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 has had reasonable success there. He has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 where he was the Champion of GP Colombus.
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10 Ed.
Innistrad
Electrolyze
Deep interactions, competitive outlet.
Made friends through Magic.
Just cause you lose doesn’t mean you’re a bad player.
Play super fast without thinking.
Slowing down
PPTQ, game 3, full board state, Displacement Wave from opponent
Clay didn't read the card and scooped. His opponent needed to return creatures too.
Win Grand Prix Columbus.
Legacy - Watch a lot of coverage, start playing
Most fun when working with others.
Manage resources sloppily when he's ahead. This gives opponents extra draw steps.
Players sideboard poorly. Talk to better players about your sideboard. Lay it out and take pictures.
Talk to better players about your sideboard. Lay it out and discuss it.
Play the match ups you’re unsure of and tweak your sideboard strategy.
Have a friend watch you play.
Get a good group
Dice, Playmat, Deck, and Water
Don’t buy packs.
Clay is on Facebook
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