I've been playing competitive Magic since 2003. I have played in 34 Pro Tours.
At one point, this blog only contained recaps of my drafts so that I could discuss them with other people to improve my limited skills.
Now it's mostly a place to share my thoughts and ideas about competitive Magic in general.
I'd like to extend a personal thank you to anyone who takes the time to read my posts and offer opinions.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
the hard way - PT Richmond report
I feel a little bit better about the future of competitive Magic lately, but not really enough to get super attached to it again.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
GP DC and the quest for Gold
Recently I moved from my hometown and childhood home of Lanham, MD to Reston, VA so I could move in with my partner and be closer to work. Reston is OK, but it has the distinct advantage of being about 15 minutes away from the Dulles Expo Center, where they usually host the GPs they have in "DC".
I'm at the tail end of my quest for Gold, and I'm burned out like crazy, so I really appreciated getting to play an event without having to travel very far. I practiced as much as I could with the format - I played in two release events, did maybe 5 phantom drafts, and played maybe 5 sealed leagues on modo. I like both the sealed and the draft format a lot! When you draft and build the decks, it feels like you just got a bunch of packs as a gift or something and you're making decks to play with your friends at the lunch table. The synergies and interactions that are good also happen to be fun. I was very excited for the GP.
I needed 4 total points between DC and Seattle, so I was mostly just trying to make day 2. I tend to be pretty good at going 11-4 in any given GP, so if I could just go 11-4 twice in these two events I'd make Gold. My goal was to just make day 2.
The Main Event
This was the deck I opened.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
GP Calgary mini report
Monday, March 4, 2019
unfiltered thoughts from PT Cleveland - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I top 8ed a PT. That's cool!