The 2000 World Championships was Nicolas Labarre s third Top 8 finish at a Pro Tour™ event (Rome 98, New York 99, Worlds 00). This Rennes, France native played a combo deck that he called "Chimera." This deck used searching cards like Academy Rector and Enlightened Tutor to fetch Fecundity, Saproling Cluster, and Ashnod s Altar. Once those three cards were in play, Labarre could generate as much mana as he wanted. With unlimited mana, he could play a very big Blaze or use Whetstone to immediately deck his opponent.