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 she enjoys most competitive formats, with a preference for standard and modern. Though she does have a soft spot for a well-powered cube. Jessica lives in Sydney, Australia.
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Born of the Gods
Innistrad
Back to Basics
Not understanding what it meant to be competitive. The Australian scene is very different than the States and it was hard for Jess to get started.
Jessica learned by observation that you "needed" to be a rules lawyer to succeed. She realized that that's not the case.
Winning Grand Prix Sydney 2018 (Team Unified Modern).
Jessica now plays poker on a serious.
The thing that helped the most was having a good team chemistry.
Newbie mistakes include sleeving your deck wrong.
Spend your Magic time having fun and creating positive memories for yourself and others.
Limited Resources, CFB, SCG, YouTube, The V Clique Podcast
Twitter:@jesstephan
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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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Gatecrash
Kaladesh
Ongoing Investigation
Josh picked one standard deck and would play it the whole season. He learned that in standard, what worked for him, was playing the best deck.
At an Eternal Masters sealed event, Josh was playing in the finals and missed a line of play. He learned to know the rules better.
Qualifying for his first Pro Tour via an RPTQ.
Be persistent. Results take time.
Josh reviewed the best decks and chose one similar to a play style he knew from a previous season.
Players put cards in the sideboard or in their decks and they don't know why.
Conscious beating.
Constructive Criticism, LR Cast, GAM Podcast
Twitter:@agent_of_blight
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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 Montcal, Spain.
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Lorwyn
Khans of Tarkir
Cabal Therapy
Nils' first GP was hard because he wasn't used to 9 rounds in one day and he didn't have anyone to give him advice.
Missing day 2 over and over again after making top 16 of a Grand Prix for the first time. Nils felt like he didn't have what it takes. He kept going to local events as well as competitive.
Qualified for Pro Tour 25, Nils was on a team that did really well at an RPTQ.
Nils has learned critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Standard
Play Magic Online. It helps you improve because the players online are really good.
Players over sideboard. They'll bring in too many cards and ruin their decks' core plan.
When going to a Grand Prix look at the metagame first and choose your deck accordingly.
Nils can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook group.
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Gabriel Joglar is the Champion of Grand Prix Orlando 2018! Gabriel lives in Houston TX.
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M13
Return to Ravnica
Thragtusk
Gabriel always felt the need to brew. He struggled with the balance between wanting to plan his own crazy stuff and proven competitive.
Gabriel had a string of losses at big events that was tough.
Winning GP Orlando 2018 / Going to his first Pro Tour in Japan.
Magic has helped Gabriel handle losses.
Controlling tilt. Handling your mistakes is hard but necessary.
Handle your salt. It's okay to be upset when you lose or don't do well, but its how you choose to act that matters.
Twitter:@GabrielJoglar
Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.
Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com