Dominguez Wins World Championship 30 At MagicCon: Las Vegas

Javier Dominguez won Magic World Championship 30 on Sunday with Dimir Demons becoming just the second player in history to claim the title of World Champion twice.

Dimir Demons

Javier Dominguez

1st Place at World Championship on 10-27-2024

Standard

Creatures (12)

• 4 Archfiend of the Dross
• 4 Faerie Mastermind
• 2 Caustic Bronco
• 2 Doomsday Excruciator

Planeswalkers (2)

• 2 Jace, the Perfected Mind

Lands (26)

• 4 Underground River
• 8 Swamp
• 3 Darkslick Shores
• 4 Restless Reef
• 1 Undercity Sewers
• 2 Fountainport
• 4 Gloomlake Verge

Spells (20)

• 4 Duress
• 4 Go for the Throat
• 1 Cut Down
• 3 Anoint with Affliction
• 2 Spell Stutter
• 2 Shoot the Sheriff
• 4 Unholy Annex

Sideboard

• 2 Negate
• 2 Liliana of the Veil
• 2 Cut Down
• 1 Gix's Command
• 2 Dreams of Steel and Oil
• 1 Jace, the Perfected Mind
• 1 Anoint with Affliction
• 1 Deadly Cover-Up
• 1 Outrageous Robbery
• 1 Ghost Vacuum
• 1 Withering Torment

After a runner-up finish in the 2017 World Championship, Dominguez took down the 2018 World Championship to etch his name in the history of Magic: The Gathering. He took it a step further, winning a another World Championship title, matching Shahar Shenhar as the only other player to win the tournament a second time. In addition to another World Championship trophy, Dominguez’s victory propelled him to winning the Player of the Year award, just edging out Seth Manfield.

Dominguez made the Top 8 as the No. 5 seed, going 5-1 in Duskmourn: House of Horror Draft and 6-2 in Standard, joining a stacked single-elimination bracket featuring former Worlds winners Manfield and Kai Budde, and two-time Worlds runner-up Marcio Carvalho.

Dominguez won his quarterfinals against Canadian Ha Pham on a slightly different build of Dimir Demons 3-1 to face Manfield on Golgari Ramp in the semis. Manfield jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Dominguez completed the reverse sweep in sideboarded games to reach the finals, where Carvalho awaited.

Golgari Midrange

Marcio Carvalho

2nd Place at World Championship on 10-27-2024

Standard

Creatures (17)

• 4 Archfiend of the Dross
• 2 Glissa Sunslayer
• 2 Tranquil Frillback
• 4 Mosswood Dreadknight
• 1 Sentinel of the Nameless City
• 4 Caustic Bronco

Lands (26)

• 3 Forest
• 4 Llanowar Wastes
• 7 Swamp
• 4 Blooming Marsh
• 4 Restless Cottage
• 2 Underground Mortuary
• 2 Fountainport

Spells (17)

• 3 Duress
• 4 Go for the Throat
• 3 Cut Down
• 1 Dreams of Steel and Oil
• 3 Anoint with Affliction
• 3 Unholy Annex

Sideboard

• 1 Duress
• 2 Liliana of the Veil
• 2 Choking Miasma
• 2 Tear Asunder
• 1 Gix's Command
• 1 Dreams of Steel and Oil
• 2 Nissa, Ascended Animist
• 1 Tranquil Frillback
• 1 Harvester of Misery
• 2 Ghost Vacuum

Carvalho was on Golgari Midrange and looking to finally convert his third World Championship finals appearance into a victory. Dominguez would have none of it, and capped the tournament with a swift 3-0 to defeat Carvalho and earn himself another World Championship trophy.

On top of winning $100,000, Dominguez will also become the first player to have their likeness on two different Magic: The Gathering cards. We will have to wait a few years to see what he chooses to make to pair with Fervent Champion — his card from winning in 2018.

View the Top 8 decklists and see full standings from the event on the Melee page for the tournament.