On July 26, the German WCQ took place in Essen. This qualifier welcomed 128 players vying for the title of WCQ Champion, and the Champion earned a qualification for the Altered World Championship Finals!

A huge thank you goes out to our partners at White Rabbit for organizing the event, and a shout-out to the many of you who showed up! Get ready for many more WCQs planned throughout the season, taking place in numerous countries and even online.

To learn more, check out our World Championships 2025 page.

NadirM is the grand winner of WCQ Essen, leading an Afanas & Senka deck. He faces Klaze also piloting an Afanas & Senka deck in the finals. Congratulations to our new champion, we look forward to seeing you at the World Finals this Fall!

Find the Champion's decklist below, and view the full deck details on 39cards.com.

As usual with Altered, we'd also like to congratulate all the Faction Champions from WCQ Essen:

You can find the full coverage of WCQ Essen, in English and French, on the following channels:

• Coverage in English on paandyandy 's Twitch channel : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522774120
• Coverage in French on Sigismundd's Twitch channel : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522771300