-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 and just qualified for Pro tour Aether Revolt to make 3 Pro Tours in a row. Daniel lives in Provo, Utah.
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4th Edition
Magic Origins
Goblin Rabblemaster
Constructed specifically sideboarding. Daniel read a ton of sideboard guides to flesh out his knowledge.
Round one of his first Pro Tour, Daniel played against Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa and won!
At his second Pro Tour, Daniel didn't earn a Pro Point and felt really bad - since his first PT he did very well.
2016 has been amazing. Danny feels very validated.
Danny is able to see odds not pan out and not be upset.
Many [layers will over think a situation or give their opponent too much credit. Play your game plan.
Modern
Pick a deck and learn it inside and out.
Play and testing with friends have been invaluable.
Stick to your guns. Learn a deck or strategy and double down on it.
Limited Resources, CFB, SCG, Event coverage
Twitter:@djcathro
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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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Betrayers of Kamigawa
Shadowmoor / Eventide
Life from the loam
Simic
The community and interacting with people makes Magic fun for Jacob.
At his 2nd Grand Prix, Jacob finished 12-3.
Grand Prix Los Angeles (May 2016). Jacob started 5-0 and then got a loss that he realized was his fault. He qualified for day 2 but dropped to get more experience in a side event. Later he wished he played day 2 so he could learn more.
Top 8 of Grand Prix Denver.
Know from round to round the game plan of the current top decks.
Some decks which powerful for a reason. Don't be afraid to plan the best deck.
Learning how to not carry over mistake or losses.
Players sequence lands or top lands in a way that gives away information.
Leading up to GP Denver, Jacob played 5 Leagues and learned which decks were going to be good.
Deck, small box of cards, decks for side event, waterbottle
Not getting enough out of matches when playing online. After each match you want to review what happened and which cards were good and carried weight.
Stay focused during games. Reflect after the round, focus during.
Twitter:@JacobNagro
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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 Rotterdam with Brent Vos and Frank Karsten. Bas lives in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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Invasion
Alara block
Life from the loam
First match and quarter finals are tough for Bas. By persisting and understanding the numbers, Bas know his time would come.
Regularly going to events with the best players in his area. This game insights, motivation and companionship.
Grand Prix and Pro Tour in Paris, France. Bas had loss after loss in both events. The event was poorly organized and Bas finished lower than he should. He learned to only go to the GP's he wanted.
Winning Dutch Nationals with a 15-0 record.
Standard
Bas hated losing when younger. He would become sour .of things were going to South. Now, he's focused on improving that and is happy that he's a positive player, win or lose.
People loss the game before it ever starts. People psych themselves out when playing a "big name" in Magic Player.
Schedule time and practice, practice, practice. Use leagues on MTGO to get reps.
Control decks are Bas' favorite and if the meta allows it, try a control deck. If not, go ogre.
Start practicing draft a lot more.
Keep having fun. Never lose sight of that.
Bas can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook group.
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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.
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Ice Age
Time Spiral
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
Sideboarding. Ben would have sideboard powooos with friends and learn how the built sideboard.
Ben terribly at a Grand Prix with a deck that he created. His friend (piloting the same deck) did very well. The dichotomy really stung.
Hitting Gold after his second year on the Pro Tour.
Ben built a deck that Top 8'd in a Grand Prix and he realized "Wow, I'm a good deck builder".
Competitive environments is Ben's preferred way to socialize.
Not sequencing your spells correctly.
Note whether you are building for a known metagame or an unknown metagame. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the metagame and either take a deck that has a way to address what's going on or build a deck that does the same.
Magic is about having fun. If you burnout, take a break or skip a Grand Prix.
Twitter:@bsweitz123
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