1996 World Champion

LONE_GUNMAN · Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 46

Is 1996 World Champion legal in Legacy and Vintage? It is not a silver or gold bordered card. Arena and Mana Crypt have been allowed for years. If it is legal, can you play with more than one even though only one exists?

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 431

ur an idiot

TugaChampion · Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 319

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 431

sometimes i am but not this time

aldaryn · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 408

As for actually answering your question, I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed.

Floor rules 102

Participants may not use cards from special sets or supplements with alternate backs, squared corners or gold borders. (Examples: Collector’s Edition, Pro Tour Collector’s Set, World Championship decks.)

Hardtrack · Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 234

It's not in Gatherer, it doesn't have Oracle text, it doesn't work as printed and there is only one in existence which is encased in plastic somewhere. So no, you can't play it. Technicalities be damned.

LONE_GUNMAN · Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 46

so if i use 1 in a mws tourney, i would be dq'ed

Hardtrack · Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 234

It's always up to the HJ, but I wouldn't allow it.

Thorns · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 779 Location: Rath

Why would you want to play it anyway? BFM is superior!

NahHolmes · Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Posts: 576

_Circa_ · Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 162

"1996 World Champion"
Type: Summon Legend X Cost: {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}

Cannot be the target of spells or effects.
World Champion has power and toughness each equal to the life total of target opponent.
{0}: Discard your hand to search your library for 1996 World Champion and reveal it to all players. Shuffle your library and put 1996 World Champion on top of it. Use this ability only at the beginning of your upkeep and only if 1996 World Champion is in your library.

This card is not allowed in any tournament.

aldaryn · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 408

i thought he was talking about the world championship decks you could buy...oops.

YTheAlien · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 38

If the owner of 1996 world champion pulled it out of the trophy and sold it on ebay to Rich Shay and he built a Vintage deck with it I'm sure the DCI would go out of their way to ban it, but until then it's just assumed since it's impossible for anyone to actually have a copy. You can't play Proposal or Splendid Genesis either.

dt · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 41

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/91

Yes, it exists.

I believe it would be Legacy legal, but it's a unique card, which means that only one player could play one copy.

I'm not sure if there's been ruling on it, but I'd assume it can't be played unless you could somehow prove you were Tom Chanpheng (who incidentally, I used to play with from time to time)

Farseer · Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 3