318: HUGE Announcement + Stop Over-Thinking with Michael Kundegraber (15th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica) from 2019-01-04T08:00

Michael Kundegraber has been playing since 2000, back when rules consisted of semi-educated guesses and were always changed depending on whose parents’ kitchen table MtG was played at. Lately, h...

317: The Priceless Part of Magic with Zach Allen (13th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica) from 2018-12-28T08:00

Zach Allen is a member of Team RIW from Farmington Hills, Michigan. He Co-hosts the podcast Turn One Thoughtseize and has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, a Pro Tour top 16, and 1 SCG top 8 in his record. H...

316: Pro Tour Champion Andrew Elenbogen - Strength Through Humility (1st Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica) from 2018-12-21T08:00

Andrew Elenbogen has 3.5 Grand Prix top 8s. He recently won Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica and still doesn't believe it. Andrew is a return guest to the show and lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

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315: Passion vs. Obsession with Kasper Nielsen (7th PT Guilds of Ravnica) from 2018-12-14T08:00

Kasper Nielsen has 2 Grand Prix top 8s and 1 Pro Tour top 8. He's also won 5 Prereleases. Kasper is from Denmark and is a returning guest to the podcast.

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314: Try Your Best to Be Your Best with Zac Turgeon (5th GP New Jersey) from 2018-12-07T08:00

Zac Turgeon is a New England MTG grinder, who has top 8ed 1 Grand Prix and won an SCG Legacy Classic. He also enjoys cooking, music, writing and hopes to one day open an Ice Cream Shop. Zac live...

313: Don't Commit To Dead End Lines with GP Champion William Courson (1st GP Detroit 2018) from 2018-11-30T08:00

William Courson has been to 5 Grand Prix and has made top 64 twice, top 8 once and 1st place once when he became the champion of Grand Prix Detroit. He also has multiple top 64 finishes...

312: GP Champion Eli Kassis on How to Spot Magic: The Gathering Cheating (1st GP New Jersey 2018) from 2018-11-23T08:00

Eli Kassis returns to MTG Pro Tutor for the 3rd time as he keeps growing his accomplishments and notoriety. Eli now has 6 Grand Prix top 8s and is the Champion of Grand Prix New Jersey 2018. He ...

311: Never Play a Deck You Don't Like with Kellen Pastore (4th place GP New Jersey 2018) from 2018-11-16T08:00

Kellen Pastore is a 3 time Grand Prix Top 8 Competitor, a full-time grad student, and a noted enthusiast of linear aggro decks. Kellen lives in MAPLE GLEN, Pennsylvania.

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310: Play More Lands and Make Good Friends to Succeed with Giordano Fagiolo (2nd place GP Brussels 2018) from 2018-11-09T08:00

Giordano Fagiolo is a rising star in competitive Magic and made it to the finals at his first Grand Prix ever! (GP Bruxelles 2018) Giordano lives in Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy.

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309: Never Judge a Book by its Cover with Max Margolis from 2018-11-02T07:00

Max Margolis has been playing Magic competitively for 22 years. He has multiple Grand Prix day 2s with close cash finishes. Richmond 2018 was his first deep run to attempt to qualify for the Pro...

308: Pro Tour Champion Luis Salvatto Returns to Talk Winning, Surviving, and Bluffing (Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan Champion) from 2018-10-26T07:00

Luis Salvatto is currently tied in the Player of Year race (with Seth Manfield) and is the Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan champion. He has 7 Grand Prix top 8s which include 2 wins and was also the Su...

307: How Autopilot Kills Your Game with Quinton Lip (4th GP Hong Kong 2018) from 2018-10-19T07:00

Quinton Lip made top 8 at GP Hong Kong 2018. Quinton lives in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

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306: Judge the Game. See the World. Arseniy Egorov (8th GP Orlando 2018) from 2018-10-12T07:00

Arseniy Egorov is a Level 2 judge who got 8th place at Grand Prix Orlando 2018. Arseniy lives in Moscow, Russia.

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305: How to Test for Modern with Ricardo Sanchez from 2018-10-05T07:00

Ricardo Sanchez has been playing since 2006 and has been competitive since 2013. Pro Tour Atlanta 2018 will be his 4th Pro Tour. His best result was making Top 4 at GP Lille 2014 playing Legacy....

304: Grand Prix Champion Jessica Estephan Makes World History (Champion GP Sydney 2018) from 2018-09-28T07:00

Jessica Estephan is the first woman to win a Grand Prix and made Magic: The Gathering history when her team took first at Grand Prix Sydney 2018. She's a podcaster who loves creating content and...

303: RPTQ Champion Josh Collier Heads for His 1st Pro Tour from 2018-09-21T07:00

Josh Collier is headed off to his first Pro Tour after qualifying through the RPTQ system. Fun fact, he's a proud owner of a foil pauper cube. Josh lives in Davenport, Iowa.

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302: The International Guide to the Pro Tour with Nils Gutierrez (6th place GP Brussels 2018) from 2018-09-14T07:00

Nils Gutierrez has been playing competitive Magic since he was 16. He's made top 16 at 2 Grand Prix and just made his first top 8 when he got 6th place at GP Brussels 2018. Nils lives in Maià de...

301: GP Champion Gabriel Joglar on Rising Up and How to Handle Salt Gracefully (GP Orlando 1st Place) from 2018-09-07T07:00

Gabriel Joglar is the Champion of Grand Prix Orlando 2018! Gabriel lives in Houston TX.

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300: Love&Learning Magic with Greg Sokol (GP Orlando 5th Place) from 2018-08-31T07:00

Greg Sokol is an MTG streamer and tutor, he's an MTGO PTQ winner (Dominaria sealed), got 5th place at Grand Prix Orlando 2018, and is self-taught from grinding on MTGO. (rating as low as 12-1300...

299: Making Your First Grand Prix Top 8 with Kyle Cooper (GP Orlando 2nd Place) from 2018-08-24T07:00

Kyle Cooper made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Orlando 2018 and is excited to share with others who are on the path to the Pro Tour. Kyle lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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298: (Best of) Patrick Chapin and Focus on Yourself from 2018-08-17T07:00

Patrick Chapin, “The Innovator,” is a Hall of Famer, Pro Tour Champion, and 5-time PT Top 8 competitor. Author of Next Level Magic and Next Level Deckbuilding, his articles can be found on StarC...

297: (Best of) Jon Finkel on How You Can Improve as a Magic Player from 2018-08-10T07:00

Jon Finkel’s prolific talents and sterling resume earned him the nickname “Jonny Magic” long ago. After a substantial hiatus, Jon Finkel returned to the Pro Tour and immediately demonstrated why...

296: Stories From Pro Tour Dominaria with Aleksa Telarov (returning guest) from 2018-08-03T07:00

Aleksa Telarov has an impressive Magic record with 5 Grand Prix top 8's (including 1 win), a World Magic Cup top 8, 3rd place at the 2014 MOCS, is a 9 time National Champion and has finished 12t...

295: What to Do With What You Can't Control with Nick Waugh from 2018-07-27T07:00

Nick Waugh recently made his first Top 8 at Grand Prix Barcelona 2018 playing Boros Burn. Nick lives in Godalming, United Kingdom.

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294: Play to the End with Laszlo Poroszkai from 2018-07-20T07:00

Laszlo Poroszkai is from the North-Eastern part of Hungary, a small city without an LGS. He first started playing around 2000 and stopped when Counterspell was not reprinted. He came back in Zen...

293: How To Learn and Justify Decisions with Dani Anderson from 2018-07-13T07:00

Dani Anderson is an Engineering Ph.D. student from Glasgow, Scotland who is building his Magic resume with finishes such as winning the PTQ at GP Liverpool and making it into the Top 16 at Pro T...

292: Hot Summer Months with Goncalo Pinto from 2018-07-06T07:00

Goncalo Pinto is stacking up his record with 1 Grand Prix top 8, 1 Nationals top 8, and a Pro Tour top 8 at Pro Tour Dominaria. Goncalo lives in Barreiro Portugal.

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291: Meet the MTG Pro Tutor Admins - Luke Kimmel, Dan Bodtke, and Aaron Scott from 2018-06-29T07:00

You're in for a treat today as we get to sit down with the MTG Pro Tutor Admins. Get to know the stories behind the friendly faces that take part in making the Pro Tutor community the uplifting,...

290: Try New Cards and WIN with Janus Andersen from 2018-06-22T07:00

Janus Andersen recently broke through and made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Birmingham 2018 (Legacy). Janus lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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289: The More You Play... with Matt Brown from 2018-06-15T07:00

Matt Brown has a few Grand Prix cashes, has appeared on the Pro Tour once before and now has his first Grand Prix top 8. Matt lives in England.

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288: Have Fun, Be Nice with Luke Southworth from 2018-06-08T07:00

Luke Southworth has one old PTQ win, a handful of Grand Prix cashes and just made Top 8 of Grand Prix Birmingham 2018. Luke is from Preston, England.

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287: Prodigy to Pro Tour 2 with Michael Mapson from 2018-06-01T07:00

Michael Mapson is a fellow Prodigy who made top 8 at Grand Prix Hartford 2018. That's right! You're in for a treat as we have our second listener-turned-guest on the show. Michael is from Phoeni...

286: Becoming Tilt Proof with Joshua Bausch from 2018-05-25T07:00

Joshua Bausch has been playing card games since he was 11, started with Pokemon to Yu-Gi-Oh and now Magic. He's always been competitive and tried to be competitive in all of them with the most s...

285: How To Switch Gears Mid-Game with Robert Swarowski from 2018-05-18T07:00

Robert Swarowski has 3 Grand Prix top 8s including being the champion of one of the first Grand Prix ever. Robert lives in Las Vegas, NV.

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284: Bogles Master Daniel Ward Wants You to Discover Why You Play Magic from 2018-05-11T07:00

Daniel Ward has 5 Grand Prix top 8’s including 1 win and made Top 8 of a World Magic Cup Qualifier in 2016. Daniel lives in Catskill, NY.

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283: The Mis-Estimation Pitfall with Niklas Dahlquist from 2018-05-04T07:00

Niklas Dahlquist is a Swedish player who has been playing Magic since 1994. He started playing more competitively in the last year and positioned top 4 in this year's Magic Online Championship. ...

282: Draft a Lot and Make Your Own Decisions with Lars Dam from 2018-04-27T08:00

Lars Dam has 2 Pro Tour top 16s; 1 MOCS win and 1 MOCS top 4. He averages 2 drafts per day and is a former pro poker player. Now he enjoys sports betting on soccer. He's married with no children...

281: When You Own Up to Your Mistakes Improvements Will Come with Matt Kling from 2018-04-20T08:00

Matt Kling is the former co-host of the Constructed Criticism podcast and made his first Grand Prix top 8 at Memphis in 2018. Matt lives in West Valley, Utah.

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280: How Finding a Mentor Can Help You Succeed with Alexander Kreuz from 2018-04-13T08:00

Alexander Kreuz is a former PTQ grinder who has 6 Pro Tour appearances. He took a hiatus from Magic and came back in 2017 to finish 10th at GP Amsterdam and recently got his first Grand Prix top...

279: Don't Let the Fear of Losing Hold You Back with Aaron Barich from 2018-04-06T08:00

Aaron Barich has been playing Magic since he was 5 and is now a regular of competitive Magic. With some aggressive brewing, he has made a name for himself on the SCG Circuit. His Pro Tour grind ...

278: Eric Froehlich - From Hall of Fame to Having Fun and Following Your Heart from 2018-03-30T08:00

Eric Froehlich has an impressive 17 Grand Prix top 8s and 11 Pro Tour top 16s including 5 finishes in the top 8! He's a member of the Magic Hall of Fame class of 2015. Eric is from Las Vegas, NV...

277: Brian Braun-Duin Talks Sportsmanship, Dedication and Respect from 2018-03-23T08:00

Brian Braun-Duin is the 2016 World Champion, has 1 Pro Tour top 16 and 11 Grand Prix Top 8s, with 2 Grand Prix wins. He also writes articles at TCGplayer.com. Brian lives in Roanoke, Virginia. Listen

276: Happiness and Self-Worth with Ben Ragan from 2018-03-16T08:00

Ben Ragan began playing Magic with Magic 2010 after quitting competitive chess in middle school. He top 8ed GP Toronto and has multiple SCG Tour Open Top 8s, as well as a heartbreaking ninth-pla...

275: How to Tell if Your Opponent Has an Answer with Josh Taylor from 2018-03-09T09:00

Josh Taylor is a long time Magic: The Gathering grinder and is a feared Limited aficionado in the North East. Some of his notable finishes include Top 8 of Grand Prix New Jersey, 3rd and 9th at ...

274: Playing Lands and Making Friends with Galan Falakfarsa from 2018-03-02T09:00

Galan Falakfarsa has been grinding competitive Magic for about 6 years. His first exciting finish was in 2012 with an SCG Open top 8. Since then he's made top 8 at several PTQs and PPTQs and pla...

273: How Belief Affects Your Win Rate with Daniel Mabee from 2018-02-23T09:00

Daniel Mabee is a semi-competitive Magic player from Sacramento, California who has been playing since 2000. He made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Santa Clara.

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272: Admitting Your Mistakes with John Martin from 2018-02-16T09:00

John Martin is a long time MTG grinder who started playing in Scars of Mirridon/Innistrad block. He has 2 PPTQ wins, made top 20 at GP SA, and is the champion of GP Santa Clara. John lives in Au...

271: Game State IQ and Dealing with Loss with Isaac Sears from 2018-02-09T09:00

Isaac Sears has worked in the casino industry for a decade and his Magic accomplishments include 1 Grand Prix top 8, 1 team Grand Prix top 4, and a top 75 at Pro Tour DC. He also has 1 SCG top 8...

270: GP Champion Jeremy Frye Says Don't Give Up - Success Takes Time from 2018-02-02T09:00

Jeremy Frye has been playing competitive Magic for 8 years. In that time, he has made 2 Grand Prix top 4s with 1 win, and 1 SCG Open top 8. He has found himself to always need a competitive outl...

269: Pick One Format and Master It with Jedrek Szmyd from 2018-01-26T09:00

Jedrek Szmyd is a powerful magician, who is a dedicated blue mage. He made top 8 at Grand Prix Warsaw 2017. Besides MTG, he's also really into basketball and music. Jedrek lives in Poznań, Polan...

268: Playing Through Tough Slumps and Trusting the Success Will Come with Jacob Hart from 2018-01-19T09:00

Jacob Hart started playing Magic in 1995 at school and made his first nationals appearance in 1996 making 17th place! He went to his first Pro Tour in Los Angeles 1997. He has 4 Grand Prix top 8...

267: Learn From Every Game with Sam Zakrzewski from 2018-01-12T09:00

Sam Zakrzewski lives in Madison Wisconson and started playing Magic as a freshman in High School. He started playing competitively in 2016 and has had a fair amount of Grand Prix day 2s. He rece...

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266: Asking Questions - The Secret Sauce of Success with Thoralf Severin from 2018-01-05T09:00

Thoralf Severin has been playing Magic since Nemesis and has tried about every format, no matter how silly. He enjoys figuring out new and wacky stuff and turning it into a big advantage. His re...

265: Gp Champion Christoffer Larsen Returns to the Show and Talks the Evils of Slow Rolling ;) from 2017-12-29T09:00

Christoffer Larsen returns to the podcast, now with 8 Grand Prix top 8s including a win at GP Lyon. His origin episode was episode 114 (which was rerun as episode 254).

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264: Finally Making It with Derek Candelario from 2017-12-26T09:00

Derek Candelario is a Logistics Coordinator working on site at Google. He currently lives in San Jose, CA and has been playing Magic off and on for the last 20 years with the goal of ge...

263: GP Champion Alex Lloyd on Networking Your Way to Victory from 2017-12-22T09:00

Alex Lloyd has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, with 1 win and numerous Top 16s. He's a 2 time Pro Tour Competitor, Level 1 Judge, and engaged in community development efforts. Alex is from Manches...

262: One Round at a Time, One Game at a Time with Brandon Goe from 2017-12-19T09:00

Brandon Goe has been playing Magic since he was 4 and started hitting the competitive scene full throttle in Shards block. He has several 2nd places Pptq finish's and took 2nd at Montana State C...

261: Making Magic History with Piotr Glogowski from 2017-12-15T09:00

Piotr Glogowski is a Modern enthusiast, weird-deck lover, MTGO grinder, Twitch streamer and Silver level pro. He's made it to the top 8 of a Pro Tour and 2nd place at the World Magic Cup with hi...

260: Jacob Nagro Returns for a Year in Review and Another GP Top 8 from 2017-12-12T09:00

Jacob Nagro is a Silver level pro with 2 Grand Prix Top 8s (Denver 2016, Phoenix 2017). His goal is to play on every Pro Tour and to improve along the way. Jacob lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico...

259: Victory Is Not Owed, It's Earned with Louis Bachaud from 2017-12-08T09:00

Louis Bachaud has been playing Magic for most of his life but has only been grinding Grand Prix for about 2-3 years. This summer he played his first Pro Tour in Japan where he played a win-and-i...

258: GP Champion Jean-Emmanuel Depraz Talks Confidence and Deck Respect for the Win from 2017-12-05T09:00

Jean-Emmanuel Depraz started playing Magic when he was 11 and never really took a break from it. He's only been playing competitively for 5 or 6 years and has one Grand Prix top 8 and two top 16...

257: The Power of Magic Online and Good Math Skills with Estonia World Magic Cup Captain Karl Sarap from 2017-12-01T09:00

Karl Sarap is the 2017 World Magic Cup team Captain for Estonia and has 1 Grand Prix top 8 from GP Liverpool 2017 and won his first World Magic Cup Qualifier in 2016. Karl lives in Tallinn, Esto...

256: Analyzing Strategy and Knowing Your Role for the Win with Torsten Anders from 2017-11-28T09:00

Torsten Anders has been playing Magic since the end of 2002. He started playing competitively in 2004 but without any notable success. His best years started in 2008 when he first qualified for ...

255: HUGE A-Ha Moment from Hannes Mauch from 2017-11-24T09:00

Hannes Mauch grew up in Bern, Switzerland. At the moment he is studying civil engineering in Zurich. He's 23 years old and I has been playing Magic: the Gathering competitively for about 7 years...

254: Effective Tournament Prep with Christoffer Larsen (best of) from 2017-11-21T09:00

Christoffer Larsen is from Denmark and has 4 Grand Prix Top 8’s and has competed in at least 10 Pro Tours. He was on the Danish World Magic Cup team in 2015.

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253: Breathe. You've Got This. with Samuel Ihlenfeldt from 2017-11-17T09:00

Samuel Ihlenfeldt has just started making a name for himself by busting onto the Magic scene when he made Top 8 at Pro Tour Ixalan. Sam lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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252: Don't Let One Game Ruin Your Day with Jeff Pyka from 2017-11-14T09:00

Jeff Pyka is a long time grinder who made top 16 at his 3rd Pro Tour - Pro Tour Ixalan. He also has a top 8 finish at GP Cincinnati 2014 with UW devotion. Jeff lives in Hamden, Connecticut.

251: How Practice and Networking Yields Results with Daniel Gardner from 2017-11-10T09:00

Daniel Gardner is a 26-year-old Business Development Manager for a Global biscuit manufacturer. He's been playing magic since 8th Edition/Mirrodin and enjoys watching and playing football, playi...

250: Appreciate Your Opponent and Every Step of Your Journey with Ross Broxup from 2017-11-07T09:00

Ross Broxup is the English Nationals 2017 finalist and rounds out the World Magic Cup team that will be representing England this year. Ross lives in Durham, England.

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249: UK National Champion Autumn Burchett Returns and Shares Her Rise to the Top from 2017-11-03T08:00

Autumn Burchett last came on the podcast after her 11th place finishes at Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar. Since then she has become the English National Champion, going undefeated in a field of al...

248: UK Captain Niels Molle Returns and Encourages You to Take the Next Step from 2017-10-31T08:00

Niels Molle is the UK World Magic Cup team Captain and returns to the show with 2 Grand Prix Top 8 finishes and a Gold level Pro. Originally from the Netherlands but coming to us from England. Listen

247: Go With Your Gut and Your Subconscious Super Computer with Quentin Martin from 2017-10-27T08:00

Quentin Martin has 4 Grand Prix top 8s, 1 Pro Tour top 8 and multiple top 16s. He’s played on the Worlds team for Canada and most recently took 4th at the UK Nationals in 2017. He was the #1 pla...

246: Worlds Finalist Javier Dominguez on the Journey from Silver to Platinum from 2017-10-24T08:00

Javier Dominguez returns to MTG Pro Tutor after two years of focused improvement. He's a Spanish Magic player with 6 Grand Prix Top 8s, including 2 Wins, 4 Pro Tour Top 16s, and just recently pl...

245: Take Something Away From Every Game with Pete Ward from 2017-10-20T08:00

Pete Ward made 2nd place twice at World Magic Cup Qualifiers and has made 1st place once. He went 10-6 at Pro Tour Aether Revolt and most recently got 3rd place at English Nationals 2017. Pete l...

244: GP Champion Andrew Baeckstrom Shares How Enjoying Getting Better and Focusing on Understanding Will Change Your Magic Career from 2017-10-17T08:00

Andrew Baeckstrom is a member of team Channel Fireball Fire and was on the US National Team in 2014. He’s made Silver for the last 3 years and has 3 Grand Prix top 8s to his name including a win...

243: Be Passionate About Magic and Always Be Learning with Leon Van der Linden from 2017-10-13T08:00

Leon Van der Linden played for the Dutch World Magic Cup Team in 2016 and has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 where he was a finalist at GP Turin 2017. Leon lives in the Netherlands.

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242: Growing On Twitch and Growing in Life with Sam Rubin from 2017-10-10T08:00

Sam Rubin has one of the largest Magic: The Gathering Twitch channels and has over 8 thousand followers and 2 Star City Game Top 8's. He travels to various tournaments around the world as he str...

241: Play More Limited :) with Matthew Nickolai from 2017-10-06T08:00

Matthew Nickolai has 1 Grand Prix top 8 at GP Toronto 2017 and was a Junior Super Series Super Star. You may recognize him from his twitch stream @ twitch.tv/mattame. Matt lives in Waterford, Mi...

240: Never Ever Give Up with Christian Hauck from 2017-10-03T08:00

Christian Hauck has 3 Grand Prix Top 8`s, the most recent being the Standard GP Turin 2017. Christian lives in Mutterstadt Germany.

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239: Listen and Learn from French National Champion Bardini Alain from 2017-09-29T08:00

Bardini Alain has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and has played in 1 Pro Tour. He’s also the 2017 French National Champion after playing in 2 WMCQ last year. He made the semi-finale of the last mocs playoff...

238: Don't Be A Barrier to Your Own Success with GP Champion Kyle Boggemes from 2017-09-26T08:00

Kyle Boggemes a prolific Wizard who has an impressive record of top finishes at Pro Tours and Grand Prix. To date, he has 2 Pro Tour top 16’s, including a 2nd place finish, and 3 Grand Prix top ...

237: Top 16 at His First Pro Tour - Sergio Ferrer Shares His Secrets from 2017-09-22T08:00

Sergio Ferrer made top 16 of his first Pro Tour in Kyoto 2017. He’s also made top 64 at GP Barcelona and dominates his local scene as two-time Amonkhet Game Day Champion and the Theros block lea...

236: It Doesn't Matter What Others Think, Play YOUR Game with Theophile Delavy from 2017-09-19T08:00

Theophile Delavy is a Swiss Magic: The Gathering player living in Geneva and has 1 Grand Prix top 8 at GP Metz 2017 - Hours of Devastation Limited.

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235: The Power of Positivity with Kris McCord from 2017-09-15T08:00

Kris McCord is a Magic grinder from Switzerland who currently lives in Auburn Alabama (attending Auburn University). He’s reaching for Silver or better by the end of the 2017/18 season and is of...

234: Improve Yourself, Don't Prove Yourself with Gregory Michel from 2017-09-12T08:00

Gregory Michel is a graduate student and competitive Magic player in Minneapolis MN. He mostly plays Limited but also dabbles in Standard and Commander as well. He recently made Top 8 for the fi...

233: Don't Wait To Go To Tournaments with Joao Lelis from 2017-09-08T08:00

Joao Lelis is a Timmy/Vorthos player who loves eternal formats and had never made a Grand Prix day 2 until he became the Champion of GP Sao Paulo 2017! Joao lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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232: Preparation Is Worth More Than Results with Steve Hatto from 2017-09-05T08:00

Steve Hatto is 34 years old and started playing Magic in Mirage. He played off and on like many do until he came back for good in Scars of Mirrodin. His goal was clear at that point - make it to...

231: Believe It's Possible and Practice! with Vitor Grassato from 2017-09-01T08:00

Vitor Grassato has a couple Grand Prix top 16s and finished 6th at Grand Prix San Antonio with Jon Stern and Alex Majlaton. He recently got 2nd place at GP Sao Paulo 2017! Vitor lives in Sao Pau...

230: Face to Face with Robert Anderson - Don't Get Discouraged from 2017-08-29T08:00

Robert Anderson has played on several Pro Tours and is the Champion of Grand Prix Toronto 2017. Robert works at Face to Face Games and lives in Canada.

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229: GP Champion Mani Davoudi Keeps The Big Picture in Mind to Succeed from 2017-08-25T08:00

Mani Davoudi has 2 Grand Prix Top 8s (Houston 2013 and the Modern Champion at GP Las Vegas 2017). Mani lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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228: The Key is Putting in the Practice with Dr. Chris Ferber from 2017-08-22T08:00

Chris Ferber is a doctor who is new to the upper tiers of competitive Magic with 1 Grand Prix top 8. Chris lives in Torrance, CA and plays at Fire and Dice.

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227: Every Game Matters, Play as Much as You Can Says Ben Coursey from 2017-08-18T08:00

Ben Coursey is a Level 2 Judge who has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 and 3 Pro Tour Qualifier Top 8's. Ben lives in New Hampshire.

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226: Don't Be Too Hard on Yourself with Simon Linabury from 2017-08-15T08:00

Simon Linabury rounds out the trio that took down Grand Prix Sydney 2017. Simon lives in Canberra, Australia.

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225: Craig Wescoe Reveals Deck Building Secrets, Explores Strategies for White, and Talks Magic Coaching from 2017-08-11T08:00

Craig Wescoe is the world's foremost expert of everything White in Magic. He’s the Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Champion, has 3 Pro Tour Top 8's + 2 more Top 16s and his Grand Prix record currently st...

224: Just Keep Learning with Daniel Wong from 2017-08-08T08:00

Daniel Wong is a San Francisco Bay Area grinder with a top 8 in the Modern portion of Grand Prix Las Vegas 2017. He's an up-and-comer who will be playing in his first Pro Tour in November 2017 a...

223: Networking is Karl Eyre's Secret Sauce and It Can Be Yours Too from 2017-08-04T08:00

Karl Eyre is a 23 years old freight and logistics manager at a small POS company. He’s a casual, online gamer who started playing Magic in 2008. He started to play at Meta Games in 2009 which wa...

222: You Can't Get Better in Isolation with Ivan Schroder from 2017-08-01T08:00

Ivan Schroder is an Australian grinder and member of Team EXP who just made his first Grand Prix top 8 by taking down GP Sydney 2017 with his team. Ivan lives in Canberra, Australia.

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221: Teresa Pho Qualified For the Pro Tour By Mastering Combat and the PPTQ System from 2017-07-28T08:00

Teresa Pho is a data analyst who just qualified for her first Pro Tour by making top 4 of a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier. Teresa lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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220: GP Champion Jim Wilks Knows You SHouldn't Get Too Smart from 2017-07-25T08:00

Jim Wilks is an Australian grinder and the Captain of Team EXP. He’s made the Top 8 of World Magic Cup 2016 with Team Australia and is the Champion of Grand Prix Sydney 2017. Jim lives in Canber...

219: Lukas Blohon Returns and Shares 1.5 Years of One Game at a Time from 2017-07-21T08:00

Lukas Blohon returns to the show after increasing his already impressive record. He now has 7 Grand Prix top 8s including 2 wins and 2 Pro Tour top 8s. Lukas lives in Prague, Czech Republic. His...

218: The Secret to Recording Your Magic Games with Allen Wu from 2017-07-18T08:00

Allen Wu is a Master's student at Stanford University where he studies Management Science and Engineering. He broke onto the Pro Tour by winning an MTGO PTQ 3 seasons in a row. His best results ...

217: First Listener Turned Guest Tyrell Wheeler Shares His Secret to Making Pro Tour Top 16 on Part-Time Magic from 2017-07-14T08:00

Tyrell Wheeler is the first Pro Tutor Prodigy listener turned guest! He has been playing Magic since Revised and has one Pro Tour top 16. Tyrell lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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The Archmage of Goldnight - Magic the Story Ep. 2 from 2017-07-11T12:00:02

The Archmage of Goldnight

Magic Story is the audio presentation of Uncharted Realms, the weekly Daily MTG column that tells the lore behind Magic: The Gathering.

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215: How To Learn From Magic Downs with Benjamin Luft from 2017-07-07T08:00

Benjamin Luft is a 31-year-old Tax Consultant Assistant from Hannover, Germany. He’s been playing Magic since Visions but has stepped away from the game several times (as many of us do). He cash...

214: Hunter Cochran Shares His Rise to a Grand Prix Top 8 from 2017-07-04T08:00

Hunter Cochran is a 25-year-old graduate student of physics at Stony Brook University. He’s originally from Arkansas and Texas and has made the top 8 of three GPs, winning one. Hunter lives in L...

213: Be a Generous Winner and a Gracious Loser with Kevin Jones from 2017-06-30T08:00

Kevin Jones has been playing magic since Urza's Saga and has been playing competitively since Onslaught. He has 10 Star City Games Open top 8s, 1 Grand Prix top 8, is a 3 time SCG Player's Champ...

212: From Scratch Deck Building Expert Marc Tobiasch Reveals His Secrets from 2017-06-27T08:00

Marc Tobiasch used to exclusively play Vintage and Legacy and claims he got onto the Pro Tour “pretty much by accident”. He has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and 1 Pro Tour top 8. Marc lives in Bonn, Germa...

211: Martin Juza Shares Heavy Lifting Drafting Tips from 2017-06-23T08:00

Martin Juza has a record that speaks for itself with an impressive 25 Grand Prix top 8s including 4 wins and 3 Pro Tour top 8s with an additional 3 top 16 finishes! He’s well known in the Magic ...

210: Controlling Emotional Responses with Javier Luna from 2017-06-20T08:00

Javier Luna is a veteran player who has played in several Pro Tours and Worlds. He runs a website at magiclair.com.ar that provides free articles in Spanish. The site covers all the formats and ...

209: Max McVety Returns! and Uncovers the Factors You Can Control from 2017-06-16T08:00

Max McVety is a mechanical engineer from Ann Arbor who has 2 Grand Prix top 8 finishes, an SCG Invitational win, and a couple of Pro Tour cashes. He recently picked up RIW Hobbies as his first s...

208: You Never Forget the First Time You're Last with Ethan Gaieski from 2017-06-13T08:00

Ethan Gaieski started to play seriously when he moved to Japan in 2015. He came back to the States and did decently well on the SCG Tour but didn’t get any big results. Just a lot of cash. He fi...

207: You're Never Too Old To Learn, The Key To Charly Traarbach's Success from 2017-06-09T08:00

Charly Traarbach is 30 years old and just made his first Grand Prix Top 8 in Utrecht 2017. He will be playing in Pro Tour Kyoto (2017) as his very first Pro Tour appearance!

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206: Eli Kassis Returns to the Show and Talks About Being an Ambassador of Magic: The Gathering from 2017-06-06T08:00

Eli Kassis is a past guest of the show and now has 3 Grand Prix Top 8’s (2 back to back top 4 or better finishes), 7 Pro Tour cashes, 13 SCG’s Open Top 8’s, and 17 Old school PTQ Wins.

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205: How Trusting Teammates and Adopting New Strategies Will Yield Results Like Simon Nielsen from 2017-06-02T08:00

Simon Nielsen is a 22 year old linguistics student from Denmark who tries to play Magic for a living. He is currently testing with the team Mint card, and writes articles for mtgmintcard.com. He...

204: The Power of Reflection with Francesco Giorgio from 2017-05-30T08:00

Francesco Giorgio is an Italian Magic player living in England and a member of Team Axion Now. He's at his best with 40 card decks, but also enjoying the Standard format. His achievements includ...

203: How Focusing on the Next Game Only Will Get You to the Pro Tour with Dario Veneri from 2017-05-26T08:00

Dario Veneri is a 24 year old Clerk from Zurich, Switzerland who started playing Magic about 4 years ago. He’s been to a bit more than a dozen GPs and made his first top 8 at Grand Prix Bologna ...

202: Don't Let Circumstances Affect Your Fundamentals with Matthew Pope from 2017-05-23T08:00

Matthew Pope started playing Magic during Scars of Mirrodin and his first Launch Party was Magic 2012. Innistrad was the first pre-release he attended (and ran) at his local game. He was taught ...

201: Control What You CAN Control with Jack Dobbin from 2017-05-19T08:00

Jack Dobbin is a long-time grinder from the United States Midwest with a couple Pro Tour appearances and one GP top 8. He's living, learning and loving all things Magic: The Gathering.

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200: How To Build a Healthy, Thriving Magic Community with Paragon City Games co-owner Brian Andersen E from 2017-05-16T08:00

Brian Andersen E is a 25 year old Magic enthusiast from California, but he’s lived everywhere. He’s played magic in both Asia and the USA at the basic LGS level. He’s an investor a partner at Pa...

199: Dedication and Practice Will Get You to the Top with David Brucker from 2017-05-12T08:00

David Brucker is a returning Magic Pro who is coming back after a 9-year break. He just added his 6th Grand Prix top 8 to his record and even boasts a Grand Prix win from back in the day. On the...

198: Robert Lombardi Returns for Magic PRO-Pourri from 2017-05-09T08:00

Robert Lombardi still has a Degree in Mechatronics Engineering (he hasn't lost it), and is married and has a 15-month-old son. He has 3 Grand Prix top 8s now including a win at Grand Prix Toront...

197: Ben Friedman Made the Pro Tour a Regular Thing By Learning How to Learn Better from 2017-05-05T08:00

Ben Friedman has four Grand Prix top 8s, two Pro Tour top 16s, 5 SCG invitational top 8s, and does it all while rocking a mean cowboy hat! He is a member of the MetaGameGurus on the SCG Tour and...

196: GP Champion Corey Baumeister on Building a Successful Magic Network from 2017-05-02T08:00

Corey Baumeister is a Gold Level Professional Magic player who has 2 Grand Prix top 8's to his name including a win in New Jersey 2017! He also has 1 top 16 and 2 top 32 finishes at the Pro Tour...

195: Don't Stop and Don't Quit with Jorge Mantilla from 2017-04-28T08:00

Jorge Mantilla is 28 years old and was born in Miami, Florida. He started out by playing Poker and sneaking into casino's throughout high school to make extra money. He’s a well known Spearfishe...

194: You Need a Little Hubris with Kasper Nielsen from 2017-04-25T08:00

Kasper Nielsen is a new face on the Pro Tour as he just made his first Grand Prix Top 8 at Utrecht 2017. Kasper lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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193: Don't Quit and You Will Win with Amir Radmard from 2017-04-21T08:00

Amir Radmard lives in Oklahoma City, OK. As a daytime job, he is an IT technician for a small company. In regards to Magic, he is a glorified FNM champion and considers himself the most grindies...

192: Aleksa Telarov is the First Serbian to Top 8 a Grand Prix and Shares the Importance of Humility from 2017-04-18T08:00

Aleksa Telarov is a 7 time National Champion and has appeared in 10 Worlds & World Magic Cup events. At the World Magic Cup he’s made top8, top16, and top32. He took 3rd at the 2015 MOCS and has...

191: What You Don't Know Can Cost You with James Larsen-Scott from 2017-04-14T08:00

James Larsen-Scott is a 20-year-old magic player from Tasmania, Australia who has been playing Magic for 8 years. He is constantly trying to learn and improve his game and recently obtained his ...

190: Grand Prix Champion Ryan Hare Doesn't Not Expect Results - Always Work For It from 2017-04-11T08:00

Ryan Hare is the Champion of Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2017 and is looking towards silver and beyond. He can't resist a good pun, and his favorite colors are Black and Green (usually together).

189: How Drafting Everyday and Playing Boldly Will Help You Win Like Donald Smith from 2017-04-07T08:00

Donald Smith started playing Magic in Theros. He got his first (and only) GP Top 8 in Charlotte 2015 and has chained Pro Tour invites ever since. Now he has a Pro Tour Top 8 under his belt and i...

188: Broaden Your Base with Alex Bianchi from 2017-04-04T08:00

Alex Bianchi is a Silver-level pro from Buffalo, New York with 1 Grand Prix Top 8 and 1 win (GP Pittsburgh 2015). He is also the team captain of Team Dave & Adam's for the 2016-2017 Pro Tour Tea...

187: How to Prepare Like a True Magic Professional with Jon Stern from 2017-03-31T08:00

Jon Stern has been playing competitive Magic off an on for a long time but started to really take it seriously in 2012. He has 7 Grand Prix Top 8s including wins in Atlantic City 2013 and Atlant...

186: How to Stave Off Mental Defeat with Bronson Gervasi from 2017-03-28T08:00

Bronson Gervasi planned a trip in 2017 to do the Star City Games tour starting with SCG open Columbus. From there he played in Richmond, then in the regionals in Baltimore, and finally at the Gr...

185: Meet Your Heroes as Peers - An AJ Sacher Journey from 2017-03-24T08:00

AJ Sacher is one of the greatest minds in Magic: The Gathering. He has 2 Grand Prix top 8s and 15 StarCityGames top 8s with 2 wins. He’s created content for StarCityGames, TCG Player and is curr...

184: Pick and Stick to a Deck with Daniel Fournier from 2017-03-21T08:00

Daniel Fournier is a Toronto native, known locally for his dedication to the game and aggressive hyperbole. He had a breakout year in 2014, top 8'ing Grand Prix Montreal after going undefeated i...

183: Jonathon Zaczek Reveals the Most Important Thing You Can Do in Magic from 2017-03-17T08:00

Jonathon Zaczek is the Champion of Merfolk. He made top 8 at Grand Prix Vancouver, while his followers Przemek Knocinski and Simon Slutsky won GP Copenhagen 2015 and GP Los Angeles 2016 with Mer...

182: The Pro Tour Prophet Adam Van Fleet Shares His Secrets from 2017-03-14T08:00

Adam Van Fleet is a full-time Project Manager who plays Magic in the little spare time he can muster. He was introduced to the game back in 1998, and has played competitively off-and-on since 20...

181: Gerry Thompson Thinks YOU are Great! and How You Treat People Matters from 2017-03-10T09:00

Gerry Thompson is a master deck builder, deck-tuner, and Pro Tour mainstay. He dominated the SCG Tour and even worked at Wizards of the Coast for a bit. He has 11 Grand Prix Top 8s with 2 wins a...

180: Don't Complain and Learn from Every Single Game with Petr Sochurek from 2017-03-07T09:00

Petr Sochurek has been playing Magic since he was 11, and started grinding PTQs and GPs at about 16. He qualified to Valencia, where he made top 16 at his first Pro Tour with Merfolk. He’s a Pla...

179: Ungrinding Magic with Simon Slutsky from 2017-03-03T09:00

Simon Slutsky has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 and 1 Grand Prix win. He made day 2 at Pro Tour Sydney and is a 5 time PPTQ second place finisher. He’s a Merfolk enthusiast who goes a little deep on Modern...

178: Review Your Actions to Find Success with Roope Metsa from 2017-02-28T09:00

Roope Metsa has been playing Magic since Khans of Tarkir and just qualified for his first Pro Tour by making top 8 at Grand Prix Prague 2017. Roope lives in Vantaa, Finland.

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177: Play What You Know with Marcio Carvalho from 2017-02-24T09:00

Marcio Carvalho has an impressive record of 13 Grand Prix Top 8s including 3 wins, 3 Pro Tour Top 8s, and was a finalist at the 2016 Worlds tournament.

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176: Make Magic Fun for You and Others with Grand Prix Champion Florian Koch from 2017-02-21T09:00

Florian Koch has been playing Magic since 1994 and played semi-competitively until he got his first Pro Point in 2010. He then won GP Lyon later that year. Since 2010 he’s made the Top 8 of thre...

175: How to Theorycraft with Eric English from 2017-02-17T09:00

Eric English has cashed many Grand Prix and has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and a Pro Tour top 32, both in 2016. He’s a Silver Level Pro looking to continue the success he had last year. Eric is from Roc...

174: Grand Prix Champion John Asbach Reveals How to Get to GP Top 8 from Day Two from 2017-02-14T09:00

John Asbach is 25 years old and an active duty military member. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (Westpoint) Class of 2013 and is originally from Buffalo, NY. He loves theate...

173: Focus on Your Decisions and What You Can Control with Adam Ragsdale from 2017-02-10T09:00

Adam Ragsdale is a former MTGO grinder and content producer turned current occasional traveler. He has 2 Grand Prix Top 8s, both in the last calendar year. Adam lives in Toronto.

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172: How To Avoid Giving Away Information with Rodrigo Togores from 2017-02-07T09:00

Rodrigo Togores has several good finishes at many Magic events, but most notably is the Champion of Grand Prix Prague 2016.

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171: Matt Tabak Comes From Inside Wizards of the Coast and Talks What It's Like To Be Rules Manager from 2017-02-03T09:00

Matt Tabak is a senior editor inside Magic R&D. He is a former level 3 judge, competed at the Pro Tour four times, and holds the record for longest tenured Magic rules manager. He’s the lead edi...

170: Focus on Having Fun and the Wins Will Come with Cody Napier from 2017-01-31T09:00

Cody Napier started playing magic in 2009 and has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 (Louisville) and 1 SCG open top 8 in his record. He’s attending his first Pro Tour later this year which is only 45 minutes a...

169: Reid Duke on How to Prepare for Success from 2017-01-27T09:00

Reid Duke has an impressive record of 19 Grand Prix Top Eights with 5 wins and 2 PT Top Eights with 2 additional Top Sixteens. He’s lauded in the Magic community as a boon of positivity and a sh...

168: Australia Team Captain David Mines is Always Open to Learning from 2017-01-24T09:00

David Mines has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and 1 Grand Prix win under his belt, has 2 Pro Tour top 16 and is the captain of the 2016 Australian World Magic Cup team. David lives in Brisbane, Australia.<...

167: Seth Manfield, 2015 World Champion on What it Take to Rise to the Top from 2017-01-20T09:00

Seth Manfield is the 2015 World Champion and has 11 Grand Prix top 8's including 5 Wins. He also has 2 Pro Tour Top 8's as well as multiple Pro Tour top 16's. He’s a full time Magic player and c...

166: Sick as a Dog to King of the Hill: The Rise of Ben Hull from 2017-01-17T09:00

Ben Hull played Magic fairly casually for about four years before qualifying for Pro Tour Kaladesh. He made top 8 at Pro Tour Kaladesh and since then, also picked up his first Grand Prix top 8 i...

165: Why You Should Stick to Your Guns with Daniel Cathro from 2017-01-13T09:00

-Daniel Cathro is a newcomer to the competitive Magic scene as he only started playing competitively with Dragons of Tarkir. He qualified for his first Pro Tour at Eldritch Moon through an RPTQ ...

164: Focus on the Present with Jacob Nagro from 2017-01-10T09:00

Jacob Nagro is a competitive Magic player from Albuquerque, NM. His first Pro Tour was PT Kaladesh and he later earned his first GP Top 8 in Denver.

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163: Schedule Time for Success with Bas Melis from 2017-01-06T09:00

Bas Melis is 31 years old and won Dutch Nationals in 2010 with a 15-0 record. He finished 8th place with the Dutch team at Worlds 2010. Played in 6 consecutive Pro Tours and finished 2nd at GP R...

162: How to Build Better Decks with Master Deckbuilder and Allied Strategy Co-Host Ben Weitz from 2017-01-03T09:00

Ben Weitz is a Gold Pro Magic Player and one of the resident deck builders for East West Bowl. He has 4 Grand Prix Top 8s and is working on improving his game to get his first Pro Tour Top 8. Listen

161: Strong Support Systems with Manuel Succari from 2016-12-30T09:00

Manuel Succari is from Panama but is currently living in Taiwan studying Japanese. He’s played for team Panama in two World Magic Cups and made top 8 of the most recent one. When his schedule an...

160: How to Have Fun, Even When You're Losing with Rob Pisano from 2016-12-27T09:00

Rob Pisano was a finalist at Grand Prix Indianapolis and made top 8 at Grand Prix Denver. He’s a Silver level pro soon to be Gold.

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159: Near Misses Aren't the End with Gold Level Pro Eric Severson from 2016-12-23T09:00

Eric Severson is a Gold Level Pro and a member of Team East West Bowl who has 4 Grand Prix Top 8s to his name. Eric lives in Davis California.

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158: Playing Against the Unknown with Sergiy Sushalskyy from 2016-12-20T09:00

Sergiy Sushalskyy started playing Magic in 1999 with the Urza block. He’s been regularly competing in Grand Prixs since 2012 and has 3 Grand Prix Top 8s, 2 Ukraine National Champion's titles and...

157: Dream Big but Start Slow with Petros Tziotis from 2016-12-16T09:00

Petros Tziotis is a Greek Magic: The Gathering player who in his first year of playing won Nationals 2007. This year he came back to win the World Magic Cup with his teammates Bill, Panos and Ni...

156: Finding The Balance with Peter Vieren from 2016-12-13T09:00

Peter Vieren played continually on the Pro Tour from 2010-11, then took (sort of) a break when he started working. He got back to the Pro Tour in 2015. He has two Magic Grand Prix top 8s (Lyon '...

155: How Being Nice Will Get You Ahead with Lauri Pispa from 2016-12-09T09:00

Lauri Pispa has been playing Magic competitively for 2 years, which comes after a 10-year break from the game. In that time he played other games competitively and even opened a card shop one ye...

154: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Ryan Cubit from 2016-12-06T09:00

Ryan Cubit made it to his first Pro Tour (PT Madrid) in early 2016 where he made day 2. He’s been playing on and off since 2000 and has won states and regionals as well as other low-level tourna...

153:Masters of Modern Founder Alex Kessler Talks Content Creation and Mana Management from 2016-12-02T09:00

Alex Kessler is the creator of the web show Top Decking, the previous host of Mad Magic, and the creator and host of the Masters of Modern Podcast. He’s a Founding member of the website www.Coll...

152: Why Playing the Best Deck is Right with Zachary Kiihn from 2016-11-29T09:00

Zachary Kiihne is a 19 year old Computer Science major at Umass Amherst. Grand Prix Providence 2016 was his first Grand Prix Top 8. Previously he had top 64ed two GPs and top 8ed the last RPTQ. ...

151: Andreas Ganz Knows There is Always More to Learn from 2016-11-25T09:00

Andreas Ganz has filled his life with many Magic-related activities. When he’s not playing Grand Prixs he works at a local Magic store, manages content for Blackborder.com and does some trading ...

150: The Mitas Touch of Tournament Prep with Alex Mitas from 2016-11-22T09:00

Alex Mitas is a college student from Albuquerque, NM, and an up-and-coming Magic player with a penchant for playing control decks, experience on the pro tour and, most recently, a gra...

149: Special Guest Jason Preston Helps Us Apply Magic Skills to the Workplace from 2016-11-18T09:00

Jason Preston is the co-founder of Dent, a conference and a community of entrepreneurially minded creatives who seek to put a dent in the universe through great leadership and persona...

148: The Importance of Getting Reps in with Joey Manner from 2016-11-15T09:00

Joey Manner is the owner of The Only Game In Town and has been on and off the Pro tour. He recently took a hiatus from Magic to focus on the shop but with the help of some very talented players ...

147: Let Go of Your Expectations with GP Champion Gabrielius Kaklauskas from 2016-11-11T09:00

Gabrielius Kaklauskas has been honing his craft and can claim 2 World Magic Cup appearances and 1 Pro Tour appearance as well as making day 2 for the first time at GP Warsaw 2016 where he walked...

146: In Chase of Silver with Christian Cespedes from 2016-11-08T09:00

Christian Cespedes is a Chilean Magic: The Gathering player. He's the 2010 Chilean National Champion and made top 8 at Grand Prix Santiago 2016. He’s an avid Magic Online grinder and lives in Vi...

145: Ian Bozley Expounds on Expanding Your Limits from 2016-11-04T08:00

Ian Bozley is a local hero from Glen Burnie, Maryland who has 2 Grand Prix Top 8s (one in 2015 in Charlotte and the second in 2016 in Providence). He’s the (unofficial) team leader of Team MTGFi...

144: Ricky Chin Shares How He Top 8'd His First Pro Tour from 2016-11-01T08:00

Ricky Chin played in his first Grand Prix and Pro Tour Qualifier at the end of 2014. Since then, he has qualified for his first Pro Tour, which he also top8'd. He’s a Gold level pro and a proud ...

143: How to Learn from Mistakes with Marcus Hensing from 2016-10-28T08:00

Marcus Hensing is an up and coming Magic star from Copenhagen, Denmark who has recently made his first Grand Prix top 8 in London 2016.

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142: Bordifies.com Founder Peer Richelsen On Legacy, Organizing Tournaments and Starting a Magic Product Company from 2016-10-25T08:00

Peer Richelsen is a long time Legacy player and the principal organizer of the Bordifies Eternal Series. He is also the founder of Bordifies.com, a premium perfect-fit sleeve with solid borders ...

141: Intelligence Based Marathon with Cash Turner from 2016-10-21T08:00

Cash Turner has been playing Magic off and on for twenty years. He made Top 16 at Grand Prix Las Vegas in 2015 and Top 8 at Grand Prix Atlanta. He’s just a back room scallywag of ChannelFireball...

140: Thien Nguyen Talks Near Misses, Close Calls and Victories (aka All the Stories) from 2016-10-18T08:00

Thien Nguyen is a 26 year old engineer living Boston. He’s known as a Titanshift Innovator and has made top 8 at GP Pittsburgh 2015 and GP Atlanta 2016. He’s a Silver Level Pro lookin...

139: Pro Tour Hall of Famer Ben Rubin on Developing a Long Perspective from 2016-10-14T08:00

Ben Rubin is a Pro Tour old timer who started when he was 15 yrs old. He has 4 Pro Tour top 8s, about 8 Grand Prix top 8s, and has won 2 masters. He’s a member of the Hall of Fame and...

138: How to Qualify for the Pro Tour 3 Different Ways with Brandon Pascal (He Did All Three!) from 2016-10-11T08:00

Brandon Pascal is a professional Magic: the Gathering grinder who has qualified for the Pro Tour three different ways! He won a Regional PTQ for Pro Tour Atlanta, a MTGO PTQ for Pro T...

137: Practice to Your Energy with Matt Sperling from 2016-10-07T08:00

Matt Sperling has 6 Grand Prix top 8s and 2 Pro Tour top 8s. He writes a regular column called Sperling's Sick of It and tries to play to win without taking himself too seriously. He considers h...

136: Deepen Your Knowledge and Expand Your Skill by Playing Outside of Your Normal Group with Immanuel Gerschenson from 2016-10-04T08:00

Immanuel Gerschenson is 23 years old and is studying technical physiques. He has 2 Grand Prix wins and 1 Pro Tour Top 16. He’s made Gold level Pro for the second season in a row and is a member ...

135: What Star Craft II Taught Chris Botelho About How to Succeed Playing Magic: The Gathering from 2016-09-30T08:00

Chris Botelho is a relatively new player who started playing in Fate Reforged. Grand Prix Portland was his first Standard GP (second GP ever) and his only Top 8. He works at CCGHouse,...

134: How Focusing on Your Own Mistakes Can Get You to the Top 8 of a Grand Prix with Ryan Solave from 2016-09-27T08:00

Ryan Solave is from Sarnia, Ontario and has been playing Magic since Alara block. He plays a lot of online games, but sets aside most of his time for Magic. He had his first Grand Prix Top 8 in ...

133: 13 Year Old Magic Whiz Kid Ethan Brown Shares the Secret to Leveling Up from 2016-09-23T08:00

Ethan Brown is 13 years old and loves to play Magic! Since he started playing almost 4 years ago, he has competed in 7 Grand Prixs, made day 2 in 4 of them and top 8 in one. His favorite formats...

132: Making Top 4 of a Grand Prix with Felix Tse from 2016-09-20T08:00

Felix Tse made top 4 at Grand Prix Montreal 2016 and live in Cananda.

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131: Why Did You Start Playing? with Thierry Ramboa from 2016-09-16T08:00

Thierry Ramboa started playing magic 12 years ago but wasn’t able to travel or play competitively until April 2015. He reached Silver level pro status in 2015 and has attended every European GP'...

130: You're Not Failing at Life with Oliver Polak-Rottmann from 2016-09-13T08:00

Oliver Polak-Rottmann has 4 Grand Prix Top 8 including 1 Win, 1 Pro Tour Top 16, and is a 2-time National champion (2008, 2016). Oliver lives in Vienna, Austria.

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129: What Committing to Magic Taught Robert Santana from 2016-09-09T08:00

Robert Santana is an up and coming star who made top 16 at the Star City Games Open in Las Vegas in 2014 and is the Grand Prix Portland 2016 Champion.

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128: Travis Woo Reveals the Planeswalker that Can't Be Attacked from 2016-09-06T08:00

Travis Woo is a strong Magic personality who has made Top 8 of a Grand Prix 3 times from the 12 he'’s attended. He also developed a decklist that made it to the top 8 of a Pro Tour. He runs the ...

127: Play As Much As You Can with Saul Alvarado from 2016-09-02T08:00

Saul Alvarado has 2 Grand Prix top 8s: one at Grand Prix Los Angeles in 2009 and the other at Grand Prix Costa Rica in 2016. He’'s a 2 time National Champion and has been part of several Nationa...

126: Don't Let Your Dreams be Dreams with Erik Carson from 2016-08-30T08:00

Erik Carson spends most of his time as a musician and graphic designer but still makes room for Magic. He has 2 Star City Games Legacy Top 8s and 1 Grand Prix Top 8. He goes through spurts of st...

125: The Playtesting Tip That Made Robert Lombardi a Grand Prix Champion from 2016-08-26T08:00

Robert Lombardi has a Degree in Mechatronics Engineering, he'’s married and has a 6 month old son. He has been playing Magic since Visions, took a break in Odyssey and got back in during Zendika...

124: Philippe Gareau Shares The Best Way To Win at Magic from 2016-08-23T08:00

Philippe Gareau has been playing Magic: The Gathering for 18 years and made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Montreal which qualified him for Pro Tour Kaladesh in Hawaii. Philippe lives in Quebe...

123: How to Learn Every Time with Jonathan Melamed from 2016-08-19T08:00

Jonathan Melamed is a husband and father and has a PhD in Neuropsychopharmacology. He’s a long time Magic player, a Level 1 Judge, a Tournament Organizer AND store owner from Brasilia, Brazil. H...

122: Andrew Sullano Sets Long Term Goals and Shares How They Help You Be a Better Magic Player from 2016-08-16T08:00

Andrew Sullano is a Pro Tour veteran who has attended Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, Return to Ravnica, and Oath of the Gatewatch. He made top 4 at Grand Prix Oklahoma City. Andrew lives in Dallas, T...

121: OP Like Jace, The Mind Sculptor with Matteo Moure from 2016-08-12T08:00

Matteo Moure has been playing Magic since he was 12 and has only been playing competitively for about one year. He made the finals at both Grand Prix London 2015 and Grand Prix Stockholm 2016. I...

120: The Secret to Level Ups with Matt Tumavitch from 2016-08-09T08:00

Matt Tumavitch recently graduated college with a degree in sports and recreation management. He’s a front end leader at a grocery store during weekdays and a ski instructor in the winter. He’s a...

119: Luck = Preparation + ______ with Luis Salvatto from 2016-08-05T08:00

Luis Salvatto has 1 Super Sunday Series win, 1 Grand Prix top 8 and 1 Pro tour top 8.

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118: Competitive Deck Building with Julien Henry from 2016-08-02T08:00

Julien Henry started playing Magic in Shards of Alara but has been playing competitively for only 2 years. He made it to the Finals of Grand Prix Manchester and qualified for Sydney which is goi...

116: Long Term Goals Will Get You There with Niels Molle from 2016-07-26T08:00

Niels Molle is the frontrunner to be the Irish National Champion, he has made multiple cash finishes and has 1 Grand Prix Top 8.

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115: Why You Should Read the Cards with Clay Spicklemire - GP Champion and Youngest Guest from 2016-07-22T08:00

Clay Spicklemire is an Indianapolis area Magic player who has been playing competitively since INN/RTR Standard and on and off since M10. He generally plays on the Star City Games circuit, and h...

114: Effective Tournament Prep with Christoffer Larsen  from 2016-07-19T08:00

Christoffer Larsen is from Denmark and has 4 Grand Prix Top 8’s and has competed in at least 10 Pro Tours. He was on the Danish World Magic Cup team in 2015. Currently locked in as a Silver leve...

113: Play the Game from Your Own Perspective with Edward Eng from 2016-07-15T08:00

Edward Eng is from Chicago and lived in Taiwan for 10 years but lives in Houston now. He started playing Magic in 1994. Stopped in 2000. Came back in 2010. He’s t...

112: How to Step Up to the Next Level with Christopher Walton from 2016-07-12T08:00

Christopher Walton is well known in the Michigan legacy community, he piloted U/W Miracles to a top 4 finish at Grand Prix Columbus 2016.

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111: This One Flaw Will Make You Fail with Jonas Friberg from 2016-07-08T08:00

Jonas Friberg is a Swedish Magic: The Gathering player who played his first Grand Prix in 2014 and since then has played in 8 others including GP Barcelona and GP...

110: Visualization and Realization, Arne Huschenbeth's Key to Success from 2016-07-05T08:00

Arne Huschenbeth started playing in Khans of Tarkir. He Top 8’d ten out of 12 PPTQs last season, and won 2 of them!! He Top 8’d his fourth Grand Prix in Paris. And made Top 64 at GP Manchester.<...

109: Pascal Maynard Reveals Wizards Coverage Secrets to Help You Improve from 2016-07-01T08:00

Pascal Maynard was on the Canadian National Team in 2010 and Top 50’d his first PT (which was Worlds Chiba 2010) by making it to 5th place in the team portion. He’s played in over 15 Pro Tours a...

108: Theory Crafting with Andrew Elenbogen from 2016-06-28T08:00

Andrew Elenbogen is the captain of team Ann Arbor. He has two Grand Prix T8’s (Minneapolis and Omaha) the latter was with his favorite deck of all, Magic: RG Tron. He also finished 13-2 at GP Bo...

107: Rising to the Top with Max McVety from 2016-06-24T08:00

Max McVety is a Magic player from Ann Arbor, MI who has been playing competitively since New Phyrexia. He’s played in 3 Pro tours, two of which he top 50’d. He made his first Grand Prix top 8 at...

106: "Punt Ups" to a Better Game with Lauri Vuorela from 2016-06-21T08:00

Lauri Vuorela is an up and coming Magic star from Stockholm Sweden who had his first big finish by making Top 8 at Grand Prix Manchester 2016.

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105: Patrick Chapin Returns! Your Questions Answered - 1 Year of MTG Pro Tutor from 2016-06-17T08:00

Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," is a Hall of Famer, Pro Tour Champion, and 5-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor. Author of Next Level Magic and Next Level Deckbuilding, his articles can be found on...

104: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone with Eugene Hwang from 2016-06-14T08:00

Eugene Hwang lives a double life of a mild-mannered data analyst during the week but from Friday to Sunday, he is a Grand Prix grinder and Silver level pro from Los Angeles. He has 2 Grand Prix ...

103: Always Be Open to Learn with Adonnys Medrano (GP Top 8) from 2016-06-10T08:00

Adonnys Medrano has made the first major breakthrough of his Magic career by placing in the top 8 of Grand Prix Charlotte. He’s competed in the semi-finals of a Pro Tour Qualifier and placed 9th...

102: Drink, Sleep, Plan with Corey Burkhart from 2016-06-07T08:00

Corey Burkhart has 3 Grand Prix top 8s this season alone, is a Gold Level Pro and a proud member of team Ultra Pro.

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101: Eternal Masters Price Lessons with Eli Kassis from 2016-06-03T08:00

Eli Kassis has 1 Grand Prix top 8, another X-2 finish and has 6 Grand Prix top 16's in his record. He has cashed at 6 Pro Tours and has 18 PTQ wins and 15 Star City Games top 8's.

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100: A Surprise + Special Return Guest for Episode 100!! from 2016-05-31T08:00

Shaun Penrod is the host of the top rated Magic: The Gathering podcast, MTG Pro Tutor. The Professor runs the #1 MTG related YouTube channel, Tolarian Community College, and is the first repeat ...

99: Map Your Turn to Victory with Michael Majors from 2016-05-27T08:00

Michael Majors is a Professional Magic player who lives in Roanoke VA and works at StarCityGames. He has 3 Grand Prix Top 8’s, including a win at GP San Diego in 2015, and has 2 Pro Tour Top 16s...

98: Don't Make the Most Obvious Plays with Scott Lipp from 2016-05-24T08:00

Scott Lipp has 2 Grand Prix top 8's, and came in 16th at Grand Prix Vegas (BIGGEST GP EVER), He made top 4 at the Junior Super Series Worlds in 1999. He’s a father, a store owner, and lives in K...

97: Follow the Way of the Siege Rhino by Louis Deltour from 2016-05-20T08:00

Louis Deltour is a 24 year old, French, Silver Pro, who started playing Magic in Odyssey and got competitive in Future Sight. He’s played in 10 Pro Tours and has 4 Grand Prix top 8's as well as ...

96: Deep into Mindset and How Magic is Never Solved with Michael Simon from 2016-05-17T08:00

Michael Simon is a longtime Grand Prix grinder who went 8-1 in his first Grand Prix. He then played 15 Grand Prix in a single year. Michael has two Grand Prix Top 8s - Modern (Chicago 2012) and ...

95: Analyze Your Wins with Doug Potter from 2016-05-13T08:00

Doug Potter has been playing competitive Magic for more than half his life. He’s from Edmonton, Alberta, home of Shaun McLaren and other sick MTG players. After making 9th place on tie breakers ...

94: Ari Lax on Logicking from the End from 2016-05-10T08:00

Ari Lax is a Member of Team Ultra PRO, writes Premium articles for StarCityGames.com, has 8 Grand Prix Top 8s with 1 Win and is the Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir Champion.

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93: Stephen Murray's Secret to Improving at Competitve Magic - Scotish World Magic Cup Team Captain from 2016-05-06T08:00

Stephen Murray is a three-time Scottish National Champion, two-time World Magic Cup Top 8'r, has a couple of Pro Tour top 50's, and is a 2HG Draft and other weird format enthusiast. Stephen live...

92: Are You the Beat Down? Find Out with Autumn Burchett from 2016-05-03T08:00

Autumn Burchett broke onto the Magic scene with an 11th place finish at her first ever Pro Tour, Pro Tour Battle For Zendikar. Now a silver level pro player she is looking to follow up this earl...

91: How To Sideboard Against Scary Cards with Arnaud Soumet from 2016-04-29T08:00

Arnaud Soumet is a French Magic player who has played in several Pro Tours and was on the French World Magic Cup team in 2015 when they took 3rd place. He is a business consultant who lives in P...

90: Deep Dive Into Judging with L3 Jared Sylva from 2016-04-26T08:00

Jared Sylva is a Level 3 judge with the Grand Prix Head Judge role and is the Organized Play Department Manager for StarCityGames.com. Jared lives in Roanoke VA.

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89: Erin Campbell on Finding Your Voice and Knowing Your Worth from 2016-04-22T08:00

Erin Campbell is the creator of two successful Magic: The Gathering podcasts, The Deck Tease and The Girlfriend Bracket, and is currently a co host of the Magic Mics Podcast. She was ...

BONUS: Under The Silver Moon | Magic Story from 2016-04-20T08:00

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88: How to Unlock the Magic Online Beta and Get Early Access to New Sets with Maitland Cameron from 2016-04-19T08:00

Maitland Cameron came 3rd at Australian nationals in 2011, a year after he started playing Magic! Since then he’s come in 4th at Grand Prix Sydney 2014, 2nd at Grand Prix Auckland 201...

87: Stuck Up In Your Own Ideas! Eduardo Sajgalik Will Help You Break That Mindset from 2016-04-15T08:00

Eduardo Sajgalik is a multinational traveler based in the UK, though he started playing in France. He got his first Pro Point in 2006. He made Top 8 at Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in 2...

86: Looking at the Bigger Picture with Matt Severa from 2016-04-12T08:00

Matt Severa is a software developer from Madison, WI. He is also a silver level pro and a member of Team Ultra Pro. His magic accomplishments include top 8 at GP Detroit in 2003, top 4 at GP Nas...

85: Play the Game, See the World with Chapman Sim from 2016-04-08T08:00

Chapman Sim's been playing Magic for over 20 years and is one of the most dedicated players in Asia. Living by the motto of "Play the Game, See the World", he is a travel enthusiast known for hi...

84: How Mike Tyson helps Alex Bastecki win at Magic: The Gathering from 2016-04-05T08:00

Alex Bastecki spent years helping run premier level tournaments as a judge, then in 2015 he decided to focus more on playing, resulting in his first Pro Tour appearance at Pro Tour Ma...

83: Embrace Your Learning Tool and Seek Feedback with Ralph Betesh  from 2016-04-01T08:00

Ralph Betesh has two Grand Prix top 8s, one in Miami 2015 and the second when he slogged through the insiduous Eldrazi menace and emerged as champion of Grand Prix Detroit in March of...

82: How to Run a Successful Draft Group with Gabe Carleton-Barnes from 2016-03-29T08:00

Gabe Carleton-Barnes has played in 13 Pro Tours, with 12 day twos. He has 9 PTQ wins and 1 RPTQ top 4. He just got his first Grand Prix Top 8 in Vancouver 2016. His claims to fame in ...

81: How to Recognize What You Have Control Over with Brock Mosley from 2016-03-25T08:00

Brock Mosley is 22 years old and has been playing Magic for about three years. He’s a member of team The Pizza Leagues and made his first ever Grand Prix day two AND top eight at Grand Prix Hous...

80: Don't Block Like A Chump, Cody Lingelbach Will Teach You How from 2016-03-22T08:00

Cody Lingelbach is making 2016 his year as he’s already made Top 8 at 2 Standard Grand Prix’s. The first was GP Oakland in Jan. 2016 and the second was the following month in GP Houston.

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79: Martin Dang Shares What it Takes to Be A Pro Tour Champion from 2016-03-18T08:00

Martin Dang is a Platinum Pro Level Magic player, who lives in Aarhus, Denmark with his lovely girlfriend Tina Dahl. He makes his living by playing every Pro Tour and every Grand Prix in Europe....

78: How to Hone Your Deck and Make it the Best with Oliver Tiu from 2016-03-15T08:00

Oliver Tiu has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and 1 Pro Tour top 16 on his record. He’s also won a MOCs final, and cashed both of the PTs he’s played in. He loves Magic and plays as much as he can - mostly ...

77: Inside Wizards of the Coast with Mike Turian: Smash Doubt, Embrace Your Intuition and Play More Magic! from 2016-03-11T09:00

Mike Turian has participated in a staggering 32 Pro Tours, 5 World Championships, 6 National Championships and numerous Grand Prixs. He is the Champion of Pro Tour New York in 2000 and Grand Pri...

76: Hall of Famer Darwin Kastle on Poker, Chess, Magic, 187 and Riding Avalanches!? from 2016-03-08T09:00

Darwin Kastle has an impressive Magic record, with 8 Pro Tour top 8s - including becoming the Champion of Pro Tour Washington DC in 1999, 6 Grand Prix top 8s - including 1 win, and a win at the ...

75: Gabriel Nassif's Secret Magic Life from 2016-03-04T09:00

Gabriel Nassif has a long and storied history with Magic: The Gathering. His accomplishments include 6 Grand Prix Top 8s, one of which was a win in 2009, and 9 Pro Tour Top 8s! Three (3) of thos...

74: Marshall Sutcliffe Pauses Time and Asks: What's Your Plan? from 2016-03-01T09:00

Marshall Sutcliffe is a man who needs little introduction. If you’ve watched any amount of coverage for Magic: The Gathering events you’ve seen him as he does play by play commentary for Wizards...

73: STOP COMPLAINING! It Gets You Nowhere - Jake Mondello from 2016-02-26T09:00

Jake Mondello is a 19 year old dedicated Magic player, clocking an impressive 10-14 hours a day on Magic Online. He has 2 Grand Prix top 8's in his record, one in Cleveland and the other in Queb...

72: Positive Attitude Through and Through with Jim Davis - CHAMPION of SCG Players' Championship 2015 from 2016-02-23T09:00

Jim Davis made 24th place at Pro Tour Prague in 2006, 8th place at Grand Prix Dallas in 2007, 33rd place at Pro Tour Honolulu in 2009, 2nd place at SCG Invitational Indianapolis in 2011, 3rd pla...

71: B.R.E.A.D. and Butter Drafting Tips with Robert Wallerstein from 2016-02-19T09:00

Robert Wallerstein has played Magic for 13 years and made his first Grand Prix Top 8 in Mexico City 2016. He is mainly a drafter and bases his success on solid drafting fundamentals. He will mak...

70: Deck Construction Tips with PucaTrade Founder Eric Freytag from 2016-02-16T09:00

Eric Freytag is the founder and CEO of PucaTrade.com. He’s been playing Magic since 1994, has 14 commander decks, and spends mo...

69: How Magic: The Gathering Changed Parker Willard's Life from 2016-02-12T09:00

Parker Willard recently made day two and cashed Grand Prix Pittsburgh playing Merfolk. He’s an average Joe grinder hoping to work his way to the Pro Tour. Parker lives in Michigan.

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68: Gaby Spartz on High Variance and Not Letting a Loss Beat You Twice from 2016-02-09T09:00

Gaby Spartz streams Magic: The Gathering on Twitch by night and by day she’s the co-founder and VP of Content at Dose, the Chicago-based media company behind Dose.com and OMGFacts.com. Gaby live...

67: First Grand Prix Day 2 with Whitney Otteson from 2016-02-05T09:00

Whitney Otteson is an avid Magic: The Gathering player and game store owner from Walla Walla, Washington. She has taken recent interest in the competitive scene by making and achieving a goal to...

66: French Team Captain Pierre Dagen Balances Power&Consistency for Ultimate Results from 2016-02-02T09:00

Pierre Dagen is a 28 year old French entrepreneur who has been playing Magic: The Gathering since about 2006. His first Pro Tour was Paris 2011, and since then he has scored 3 Grand Prix Top 8s ...

65: Woodrow Engle Went from Poker to Magic with a Smart Supportive Inner Circle from 2016-01-29T09:00

Woodrow Engle is a dual Magic and poker player from Seattle, WA. He broke into the upper tier of tournament play by making his first Grand Prix Top 8 at Grand Prix Oakland 2016.

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64: Ondrej Strasky Spreads the Greatness of Magic All Over the World from 2016-01-26T09:00

Ondrej Strasky is 20 years old and is already a Platinum Pro! He was the 2015 Czech World Magic Cup captain and has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 at Grand Prix Brussels 2015, and 2 Pro Tour Top 8s at Pro T...

63: Have Fun! with Brian Eason from 2016-01-22T09:00

Brian Eason has 2 Grand Prix Top 8s and has played in multiple Pro Tours. He is a former Poker pro, and an aspiring HearthStone professional. He hopes to win a Gr...

62: Aryeh Wiznitzer Explains the Art and Science of Limited and Constructed from 2016-01-19T09:00

Aryeh Wiznitzer is a teacher and Magic grinder from Houston, Texas. After years of near misses, he has recently reached the professional level of play with Top-8 ...

61: Win a Grand Prix by Playing with People Who Have Similar Goals to Yours - Lukas Blohon from 2016-01-15T09:00

Lukas Blohon has an impressive Magic: The Gathering record with 5 Grand Prix Top 8s, including a win at Grand Prix Brussels 2015, and 2 Pro Tour Top 16s including a Top 8 finish at Pro Tour Dark...

60: You're Never Too Good to Learn From Others - Nicolas Beland from 2016-01-12T09:00

Nicolas Beland is making a name for himself at the Pro Tour and has so far Top 32’d Star City Games Open Worcester, made the Top 8 at Grand Prix Quebec City and competed in Pro Tour Theros. He l...

59: Banning Sensei's Divining Top - Legacy Thoughts with Jarvis Yu from 2016-01-08T09:00

Jarvis Yu enjoys formats with deeper card pools (especially Legacy). Having made one Grand Prix Top 8 in Legacy, as well as going 13-2 in Grand Prix New Jersey, h...

58: Focus On What You Can Control Not On The Variance of Magic - Florian Reiter from 2016-01-05T09:00

Florian Reiter is a writer and editor from Munich, Germany. He has been writing articles about Magic for various German Magic sites has been active in the tournament scene since 2009. He has one...

57: Magnus Lantto Identifies When He Makes Mistakes and Doesn't Blame Luck from 2016-01-01T09:00

Magnus Lantto is an online grinder turned pro. He’s a member of the European pro team Team Eureka. Magnus finished 5th place in the 2015 Magic World Championship,...

56: Mind the Damage You Take from Shock Lands or Alejandro Cesa Will Burn You Out from 2015-12-29T09:00

Alejandro is starting to make a name for himself in the Magic community of South America by making it to the Top 4 of one Grand Prix.

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55: Stories from the Pro Tour to Help You Level Up from Grand Prix Champion Marcos Paulo de Jesus Freitas from 2015-12-25T09:00

Marcos Paulo de Jesus Freitas is a Brazilian player with 2 Grand Prix Top 8s; one in Buenos Aires 2015 as a Finalist and the other in Porto Alegre 2015 as the Cha...

54: From Chess to Star Wars to Working at Star City Games - Chris VanMeter Takes You Through Magic from 2015-12-22T09:00

Chris VanMeter (CVM) provides content for Star City Games in the form of articles and videos and also Streams. Chris has had great success on the Star City Games ...

53: Tilting Gets You Nowhere, Improvement Requires Introspection - Patrick Dickmann from 2015-12-18T09:50:08

Patrick Dickmann is a 25 year old student at Cologne University in Germany studying Economics. His Magic record includes being the Champion of Grand Prix Antwerp in 2013 and making the Top 4 of ...

52: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered - Will Erker's Journey to String Together Pro Tours from 2015-12-15T09:00

Will Erker started playing magic when New Phyrexia came out after a few friends taught him how to draft and play. His first Pro Tour was Pro Tour Origi...

51: How You Can Remain Calm When Approaching Magic by Scott Kirkwood from 2015-12-11T09:00

Scott Kirkwood broke on to the upper levels of competitive Magic by making the Top 4 at Grad Prix Indianapolis in 2015 with RG Landfall. He lives in Illinois. Listen

50: Magic Online + Playing with Friends is Ashraf Omar's Key To Success from 2015-12-08T09:00

Ashraf Abou Omar is 26 years old and is lives in Kiel, Germany. He started playing competitive Magic at Grand Prix Strasbourg in 2007. Once he qualified for Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur in 2008, he sta...

49: The Merits of Staying Mentally in the Game Even After a Mistake with Mark Litvak from 2015-12-04T09:00

Mark Litvak has just broken into the upper Magic scene by making his first Grand Prix Top 8 at GP Lyon October 2015. He is constantly seeking to improve himself a...

48: Fabrizio Anteri Advises to Play to Your Outs and Know Your Opponent's Outs from 2015-12-01T09:00

Fabrizio Anteri has 7 Grand Prix Top 8s with 3 Wins!! He is one of 31 players in the history of Magic: The Gathering to have 3 Grand Prix wins. Fabrizio lives in London and has been the captain ...

47: Javier Dominguez Suggests You Play Your Deck a Ton to Know it Inside and Out from 2015-11-27T09:00

Javier Dominguez is the Champion of Grand Prix Paris 2014 (Legacy) and took 2nd place at another Grand Prix. He also has 3 Pro Tour Top 16s (one Worlds). He likes making decks and playing Legacy...

46: Hall of Famer Raphaël Lévy Helps You Understand the Combat Phase from 2015-11-24T09:00

Raphaël Lévy is a Magic Player from Toulouse, France. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in November 2006. He has 3 Pro Tour Top 8's and 20 Grand Prix Top 8's with 5 wins to his name and led ...

45: Be Willing to Blame Yourself with Chester Swords from 2015-11-20T09:00

Chester Swords has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 and has been to 4 Pro Tours! In addition to his Grand Prix Sydney Top 8 his notable achievements in Magic are winning a Japa...

44: Know The Decks, Understand Sequencing and Have a Plan with Brian Braun-Duin from 2015-11-17T09:00

Brian Braun-Duin produces strategy articles and video content for StarCityGames.com. He has Top 8'd four Grand Prix and won two: Grand Prix Louisville and Grand P...

43: Alexander Hayne Plays to His Strengths and Builds a Team to Shore Up His Weaknesses from 2015-11-13T09:00

Alexander Hayne is a Magic: The Gathering Platinum Pro Player with 8 Grand Prix Top 8s including 4 Grand Prix wins! He is the Champion of Pro Tour Avac...

42: Product Reviews and Strategy with the Professor from Tolarian Community College from 2015-11-10T09:00

The Professor YouTubes at the Tolarian Community College and specializes in Magic: The Gathering product reviews, as well as introductory and in-depth ...

41: Limited Tips and Playing to Win with Kenji Egashira aka NumotTheNummy from 2015-11-06T09:00

Kenji Egashira is an enthusiast of 40 card formats, and has been playing Magic since he was 10 years old. Perhaps best known for his Listen

40: Practice, Practice, Practice - The "Secret" to Sam Pardee's Success from 2015-11-03T09:00

Sam Pardee is a Grand Prix superstar. So far he’s grabbed 7 Grand Prix top 8s, with wins in Detroit (team) and Portland (Modern). Sam lives in Berkeley California.

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39: Keeping Your Emotions in Check with Hannes Kerem from 2015-10-30T08:00

Hannes Kerem is an up and coming Magic: The Gathering star who has 2 Grand Prix top 8s and 1 Pro Tour top 8 on his record. Hannes' expertise is in Limited and he is...

38: Know Your Role, Win More Matches with Lee Shi Tian from 2015-10-27T08:00

Lee Shi Tian has 5 Grand Prix Top 8s and is the Champion of Grand Prix Birmingham (2008) he has also made the Top 8 at 4 Pro Tours. He lives in, and joins us from, the tallest city in the world,...

37: Pro Tour Champion Joel Larsson Shares Advanced Side Boarding Tips from 2015-10-23T08:00

Joel Larsson keeps busy working as a Pro Magic player, writing articles, streaming and traveling. He has 3 Pro Tour top 16s, 1 Pro Tour win, 1 Pro Tour 2nd, 5 Gra...

36: Star City Games Open Primer with Ross Meriam - Top Ranked SCG Player from 2015-10-20T08:00

Ross Merriam is a writer for Starcitygames.com and is a Silver Level Pro with 2 Grand Prix Top 8s, 2 Star City Games Invitational Top 8s and 3 Star City Games Open Wins. Ross lives in Connecticu...

35: Mulligan Tips from Pro Player Andrea Mengucci from 2015-10-16T08:00

Andrea Mengucci is a cultured Italian man who has made it to the Top 16 in one Grand Prix as well as the Top 16 and Top 8 in two Pro Tours. We will definitely see...

34: Zvi Mowshowitz Teaches You To Develop A Growth Mindset from 2015-10-13T08:00

Zvi Mowshowitz has 9 Grand Prix top 8s including winning Grand Prix New Orleans. He has 4 Pro Tour top 8s including being the champion of Pro Tour Tokoyo in 2001....

33: Constant Collaboration With Others Got Justin Cohen to the Pro Tour from 2015-10-09T08:00

Justin Cohen is the 2015 Rookie of the Year and has started topping the charts by making it into one Pro Tour top 8.

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32: Frank Karsten's Sealed Deck Template PLUS His NYC 9/11 Story! from 2015-10-06T08:00

Frank Karsten was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2009 after putting up impressive results and contributing greatly to the Magic c...

31: Keep Your Mind and Options Open - Doc Orders from 2015-09-30T08:00

Doc streams late night limited on Twitch. He began playing Magic: The Gathering at age 6, in Mirage, and has been honing his game since. He gets his fix of paper magic through a Team Draft Leagu...

30: Doc Learns About Cards With A Little More Play To Them from 2015-09-29T08:00

Doc streams late night limited on Twitch. He began playing Magic: The Gathering at age 6, in Mirage, and has been honing his game since. He gets his fix of paper ...

29: How Paul Rietzl Learns From Losing from 2015-09-23T08:00

Paul Rietzl was born in Boston, MA and currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ working as an Executive Recruiter. He has 12 Grand Prix top 8s, including 2 wins, and 4 Pro Tour top 8s including winning...

28: How Paul Rietzl Focuses All His Efforts to Prepare for Tournaments from 2015-09-22T08:00

Paul Rietzl was born in Boston, MA and currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ working as an Executive Recruiter. He has 12 Grand Prix top 8s, including 2 wins, and 4 P...

27: Focus Your Play-Test Efforts with Jamie Parke from 2015-09-16T08:00

Jamie Parke has 3 major top 8s, including Worlds 1999, Wor...

26: Jamie Parke Will Feed You Imperfect Information from 2015-09-15T08:00

Jamie Parke has 3 major top 8s, including Worlds 1999, Worlds 2008 and PT ATL 2014. He also has 4 GP Top 8s and as you can tell by the dates is one of a very small...

25: Josh McClain Finds Homes for New Bombs from 2015-09-09T08:00

Josh McClain has 4 Gra...

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24: Familiar Lines of Play with Josh McClain from 2015-09-08T08:00

Josh McClain has 4 Grand Prix top 8s including win...

23: You'll Improve More if You're Having Fun from 2015-09-02T08:00

Valentin Mackl top 8’d his first Grand Prix in the summer ...

22: Why Are You Making That Play? Valentin Mackl Wants to Know from 2015-09-01T08:00

Valentin Mackl top 8’d...

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21: Wise Words - Tips and Tricks from Gary Wise from 2015-08-26T08:00

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20: Hall of Famer Gary Wise Lost a $2000 Deck and Bounced Back! Could You? from 2015-08-25T08:00

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19: Don't Be a Jerk! Tips on Solid Team Building by Rich Hoaen from 2015-08-19T08:00

Rich Hoaen is known for his skill in Limited formats and h...

18: Rich Hoaen Ended a Friendship Because Cheating is Totally Unacceptable! from 2015-08-18T08:00

Rich Hoaen is known for his skill in Limited formats and h...

17: Why Dan Jordan Thinks Inbred Testing is Bad from 2015-08-12T08:00

Dan Jordan has 3 Pro T...

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16: Dan Jordan says You're Not Going to Win Every Match ... and You'll Get Better Because of it from 2015-08-11T08:00

Dan Jordan has 3 Pro Tour top 16s, 4 Grand Prix top 8s, an...

15: How to Tell if a Card is Fake and other Resources with A.E. Marling from 2015-08-05T08:00

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14: Foolproof Magic with A.E. Marling from 2015-08-04T08:00

A.E. Marling has won a Modern Star City Games invitational...

13: Grand Prix Las Vegas 2015 Lessons Learned with Shaun Penrod from 2015-07-28T08:00

Shaun shares lessons learned from Grand Prix Las Vegas 2015 so you will be better prepared for your next big event. This episode is especially useful if you've nev...

12: Run Your Deck Through the Gauntlet with Randy Buehler from 2015-07-22T08:00

Randy Buehler has 8 Grand Prix top 8’s, including a win and 5 P...

11: Randy Buehler Inside Wizards of the Coast R&D from 2015-07-21T08:00

Randy Buehler has 8 Grand Prix top 8’s, including a win an...

10: Drafting Tips for Beginners from Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa from 2015-07-15T20:02:45

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9: View the Game as a Whole like Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa from 2015-07-14T08:00

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8: Improve on a Limited Budget with Conley Woods from 2015-07-08T08:00

Limited Tips

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7: Conley Woods Has a Plan and So Should You from 2015-07-07T08:00

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6: Breaking Down Pro Points and Tiers with Andrew Brown from 2015-07-01T08:00

 Andrew Brown is a dedicated control player who loves slee...

5: Grand Prix Denver 2015 Champion Andrew Brown's Origin Story from 2015-06-30T08:00

Andrew Brown is a dedicated control player who loves sleev...

4: Jonny Magic on How To Build a Team and Pick the Best Card from 2015-06-24T08:00

Jon Finkel's prolific talents and sterling resume earned h...

3: Jon Finkel's Desperate Ravings on Boosting Your Skill as a Magic Player from 2015-06-23T08:00

Jon Finkel's prolific ...

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2: Card Evaluation Tips by Patrick Chapin from 2015-06-17T08:01

Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," is a H...

00: Welcome to the MTG Pro Tutor Podcast with Shaun Penrod from 2015-06-17T08:00

Welcome to the MTG Pro Tutor podcast!

I'm Shaun Penrod and I am excited to share this journey with you. Here's what you'll get out of the podcast.

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1: Patrick Chapin on Being The Best from 2015-06-17T08:00

Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," i...