Jean-Emmanuel Depraz won World Championship XXIX with Esper Legends, defeating Kazune Kosaka’s Esper Midrange deck in the finals three games to zero.

The Top 8 bracket of World Championship XXIX

The Top 8 bracket of World Championship XXIX

Kosaka played the most popular deck at World Championship XXIX—Esper Midrange, which made up 19% of the field. It was followed by Mono-Red at 9.5%, then Depraz’s Esper Legends and Domain Ramp, which placed two players (Reid Duke and Willy Edel) into the Top 8, tied for third at an 8.6% share of the metagame.

Depraz’s victory was his sixth top finish, two of which have come at previous World Championships. In fact, he was the runner-up at the 2020-21 World Championship, losing to Yuta Takahashi in the finals.

World Championship XXIX Top 8 Deck Lists

Standard Esper Legends by Jean-Emmanuel Depraz (1st Place)

Creatures (29)
Ertai Resurrected
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Dennick, Pious Apprentice
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Faerie Mastermind
Skrelv, Defector Mite

Instants (4)
Go for the Throat
Make Disappear

Land (27)
Plaza of Heroes
Otawara, Soaring City
Seachrome Coast
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Caves of Koilos
Swamp
Shipwreck Marsh
Shattered Sanctum
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Darkslick Shores
Sideboard (15)
Ao, the Dawn Sky
Blot Out
Disdainful Stroke
Negate
Cut Down
Surge of Salvation
Wedding Announcement

Standard Esper Midrange by Kazune Kosaka (2nd Place)

Creatures (13)
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Dennick, Pious Apprentice

Planeswalkers (3)
The Wandering Emperor

Enchantments (8)
Virtue of Loyalty
Wedding Announcement

Instants (10)
Go for the Throat
Make Disappear
Cut Down

Land (26)
Restless Fortress
Underground River
Darkslick Shores
Adarkar Wastes
Plains
Seachrome Coast
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Otawara, Soaring City
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Raffine's Tower
Deserted Beach
Shattered Sanctum
Plaza of Heroes
Sideboard (15)
Kaito Shizuki
Farewell
Destroy Evil
Anoint with Affliction
Disdainful Stroke
Negate
Elspeth's Smite
Cut Down

Standard Azorius Soldiers by Simon Nielsen (3rd-4th Place)

Creatures (28)
Knight-Errant of Eos
Werefox Bodyguard
Resolute Reinforcements
Zephyr Sentinel
Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Regal Bunnicorn
Yotian Frontliner
Lunarch Veteran
Recruitment Officer

Enchantments (4)
Wedding Announcement

Instants (4)
Make Disappear

Land (24)
Seachrome Coast
Mirrex
Otawara, Soaring City
Fortified Beachhead
Deserted Beach
Adarkar Wastes
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Plains
Secluded Courtyard
Sideboard (15)
The Wandering Emperor
Regal Bunnicorn
Destroy Evil
Protect the Negotiators
Lantern Flare
Elspeth's Smite
Tocasia's Welcome

Standard Golrgari Midrance by Anthony Lee (3rd-4th Place)

Creatures (19)
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Blossoming Tortoise
Glissa Sunslayer
Sentinel of Lost Lore
Graveyard Trespasser
Bramble Familiar
Tenacious Underdog
Misery's Shadow
Mosswood Dreadknight

Planeswalkers (4)
Nissa, Ascended Animist
Liliana of the Veil

Instants (6)
Go for the Throat
Tear Asunder
Cut Down

Sorceries (3)
Gix's Command
Duress

Enchantments (2)
Virtue of Persistence

Land (26)
Mishra's Foundry
Swamp
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Boseiju, Who Endures
Deathcap Glade
Llanowar Wastes
Restless Cottage
Forest
Sideboard (15)
Nissa, Ascended Animist
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
Obstinate Baloth
Gix's Command
Rankle's Prank
Path of Peril
Duress
Tear Asunder
Go for the Throat
Cut Down
Phyrexian Arena

Standard Domain Ramp by Reid Duke (5th-8th Place)

Creatures (11)
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Archangel of Wrath
Topiary Stomper

Battles (4)
Invasion of Zendikar

Instants (1)
Go for the Throat

Sorceries (8)
Herd Migration
Sunfall

Artifacts (2)
Courier's Briefcase

Enchantments (9)
Virtue of Persistence
Leyline Binding
Up the Beanstalk

Land (25)
Ziatora's Proving Ground
Jetmir's Garden
Boseiju, Who Endures
Swamp
Mirrex
Island
Plains
Spara's Headquarters
Forest
Sideboard (15)
Obstinate Baloth
Chrome Host Seedshark
Duress
Knockout Blow
Disdainful Stroke
Negate
Destroy Evil
Anoint with Affliction
Elspeth's Smite
Up the Beanstalk

Standard Bant Control by Gregory Orange (5th-8th Place)

Creatures (3)
Horned Loch-Whale

Planeswalkers (4)
The Wandering Emperor

Instants (11)
Memory Deluge
Brokers Charm
Dissipate
Negate
Make Disappear
March of Otherworldly Light
Syncopate

Sorceries (7)
Sunfall
Lay Down Arms

Enchantments (8)
Leyline Binding
Up the Beanstalk

Land (27)
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Jetmir's Garden
Boseiju, Who Endures
Dreamroot Cascade
Yavimaya Coast
Raffine's Tower
Mirrex
Island
Plains
Otawara, Soaring City
Spara's Headquarters
Sideboard (15)
The Eternal Wanderer
Hullbreaker Horror
Chrome Host Seedshark
Sunset Revelry
Memory Deluge
Knockout Blow
Negate
Disdainful Stroke
Destroy Evil
Elspeth's Smite

Standard Domain Ramp by Willy Edel (5th-8th Place)

Creatures (15)
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Archangel of Wrath
Topiary Stomper
Chrome Host Seedshark
Invasion of Zendikar

Planeswalker (1)
Nissa, Ascended Animist

Sorceries (7)
Herd Migration
Sunfall

Artifacts (4)
Courier's Briefcase

Enchantments (8)
Virtue of Persistence
Leyline Binding
Ossification

Land (25)
Boseiju, Who Endures
Spara's Headquarters
Forest
Jetmir's Garden
Plains
Raffine's Tower
Swamp
Island
Mountain
Mirrex
Ziatora's Proving Ground
Brushland
Sideboard (15)
The Wandering Emperor
Tyrranax Rex
Tranquil Frillback
Depopulate
Sunset Revelry
Negate
Disdainful Stroke
Go for the Throat

Standard Esper Midrange by Lorenzo Teralizzi (5th-8th Place)

Creatures (16)
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Ertai Resurrected
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Faerie Mastermind
Dennick, Pious Apprentice

Planeswalkers (3)
The Wandering Emperor

Enchantments (5)
Virtue of Loyalty
Wedding Announcement

Instants (10)
Go for the Throat
Make Disappear
Cut Down

Land (26)
Darkslick Shores
Caves of Koilos
Otawara, Soaring City
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Shattered Sanctum
Island
Underground River
Seachrome Coast
Restless Fortress
Raffine's Tower
Adarkar Wastes
Sideboard (15)
Kaito Shizuki
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Razorlash Transmogrant
Gix's Command
Duress
Knockout Blow
Negate
Disdainful Stroke
Anoint with Affliction
Destroy Evil
Cut Down

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