ProQuest 1/30/23

1st Place- Brodie Spurlock Age: 17 Occupation: Student What Hero did you play today, and why did you choose it? Iyslander- It’s what I’ve been playing all PQ season. I think it’s one of the strongest decks in the field. What was the best card in your deck, and why? Hypothermia did some unfair things today. Today

Regional Championship Qualifier 9/18/22

1st- Quinn McGarry Age: 30 Occupation: Math Teacher What deck did you play, and why did you choose it? Boros Heroic. It has a fair matchup against most of the metagame. You just have to dodge the Rakdos matchup. What was the best card in your deck, and why? Illuminator Virtuoso. Attacking your opponent for

Road to Nationals 7/24/22

1st- Michael Thorington Age: 28 Occupation: Business Analyst What Hero did you play today, and why did you choose it? Briar, because I couldn’t beat her in testing.  What was the best card in your deck, and why? Channel Mount Heroic because it makes everything huge.  What was the best card out of your sideboard,

Community Spotlight: Seth

How long have you been playing Magic: The Gathering? I started playing magic in 2014 around the start of khans block. What got you into Magic? I got into magic through some friends at my LGS (local game store.) I was a competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! player, wasn’t happy with the state of the game and was

ProQuest2 5/22/22

1st Place- Jesse Kennon Age: 21 Occupation: LGS Worker/Student What Hero did you play today, and why did you choose it? Chane, he’s the Hero I know how to play. What was the best card in your deck, and why? Carrion Husk. It blocks 6 and I always have access to it. What was the

Team Trios 2/19/22

1st- Gavin Connor, Team You Already Know, Legacy Age: 21  Occupation: Army What deck did you play today, and why did you choose it? Jeskai Daybreach for the combo control elements attacking the field best What was the best card in your deck, and why? Flusterstorm for the fact that I played against combo decks

On the Subject of Making Plans

March 8, 2021 “… we lost ourselves In that orange glowing moment And your upturned face Seemed to answer all my questions But when I ask myself As I do from time to time now Where it all went wrong Is there really any point in making plans?” – Making Plans, Above and Beyond Laurie

Lease of Life

January 25, 2021 “Don’t take it for granted Or your life, it will be slanted And the chances you are left with are gone” Left With A Gun, Skinshape It’s always surprising to me how much you can learn about real life by just playing games. Playing Splendor, for example, requires you to learn resource

Kaladesh Remastered Drafts – First Impressions

November 18, 2020  I can still see the faces when I close my eyes. My draft decks screech in the night like Frankenstein banshees,  “Why, Chris?! What were you thinking?!”    I did three Kaladesh Remastered drafts, ending with an overall record of 4-4. It’s not horrendous, but it got me thinking about what went

Why We Game

November 12, 2020 Mara locked herself in her room. It was just another night. Around 7pm—like clockwork—the shouting match had begun. Headphones on.    The music drowned the sounds that tried to seep through her bedroom walls. It wasn’t enough, but it was the best she had.    Mara picked up a pile of Magic: The Gathering