Known as the "King of the Grand Prix," Kai Budde earned an unprecedented three Grand Prix titles in 1999. Though he went only 4—2 during the Swiss portion of the World Championships, he cruised through the Final 8 to become the 1999 World Champion. The 19-year-old Köln, Germany native played a red-artifact deck that contained more than 30 artifacts. He used those artifacts to quickly generate huge amounts of mana, with which he could play a big creature like Masticore or Covetous Dragon. He would then finish off his opponent with a well-timed Wildfire.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duelnot legal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
futurenot legal
legacynot legal
modernnot legal
paupernot legal
alchemynot legal
pioneernot legal
vintagenot legal
historicnot legal
standardnot legal
Timelessnot legal
commandernot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Old Schoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Oathbreakernot legal
Standard Brawlnot legal
Pauper Commandernot legal
Context
Across the 1 printing of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $1.22 to $1.22 across 32 observations. Headline volatility across the concept reads stable.