All Episodes

318: HUGE Announcement + Stop Over-Thinking with Michael Kundegraber (15th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)

317: The Priceless Part of Magic with Zach Allen (13th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)

316: Pro Tour Champion Andrew Elenbogen - Strength Through Humility (1st Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)

315: Passion vs. Obsession with Kasper Nielsen (7th PT Guilds of Ravnica)

314: Try Your Best to Be Your Best with Zac Turgeon (5th GP New Jersey)

313: Don't Commit To Dead End Lines with GP Champion William Courson (1st GP Detroit 2018)

312: GP Champion Eli Kassis on How to Spot Magic: The Gathering Cheating (1st GP New Jersey 2018)

311: Never Play a Deck You Don't Like with Kellen Pastore (4th place GP New Jersey 2018)

310: Play More Lands and Make Good Friends to Succeed with Giordano Fagiolo (2nd place GP Brussels 2018)

309: Never Judge a Book by its Cover with Max Margolis

308: Pro Tour Champion Luis Salvatto Returns to Talk Winning, Surviving, and Bluffing (Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan Champion)

307: How Autopilot Kills Your Game with Quinton Lip (4th GP Hong Kong 2018)

306: Judge the Game. See the World. Arseniy Egorov (8th GP Orlando 2018)

305: How to Test for Modern with Ricardo Sanchez

304: Grand Prix Champion Jessica Estephan Makes World History (Champion GP Sydney 2018)

303: RPTQ Champion Josh Collier Heads for His 1st Pro Tour

302: The International Guide to the Pro Tour with Nils Gutierrez (6th place GP Brussels 2018)

301: GP Champion Gabriel Joglar on Rising Up and How to Handle Salt Gracefully (GP Orlando 1st Place)

300: Love & Learning Magic with Greg Sokol (GP Orlando 5th Place)

299: Making Your First Grand Prix Top 8 with Kyle Cooper (GP Orlando 2nd Place)

298: (Best of) Patrick Chapin and Focus on Yourself

297: (Best of) Jon Finkel on How You Can Improve as a Magic Player

296: Stories From Pro Tour Dominaria with Aleksa Telarov (returning guest)

295: What to Do With What You Can't Control with Nick Waugh

294: Play to the End with Laszlo Poroszkai

293: How To Learn and Justify Decisions with Dani Anderson

292: Hot Summer Months with Goncalo Pinto

291: Meet the MTG Pro Tutor Admins - Luke Kimmel, Dan Bodtke, and Aaron Scott

290: Try New Cards and WIN with Janus Andersen

289: The More You Play... with Matt Brown

288: Have Fun, Be Nice with Luke Southworth

287: Prodigy to Pro Tour 2 with Michael Mapson

286: Becoming Tilt Proof with Joshua Bausch

285: How To Switch Gears Mid-Game with Robert Swarowski

284: Bogles Master Daniel Ward Wants You to Discover Why You Play Magic

283: The Mis-Estimation Pitfall with Niklas Dahlquist

282: Draft a Lot and Make Your Own Decisions with Lars Dam

281: When You Own Up to Your Mistakes Improvements Will Come with Matt Kling

280: How Finding a Mentor Can Help You Succeed with Alexander Kreuz

279: Don't Let the Fear of Losing Hold You Back with Aaron Barich

278: Eric Froehlich - From Hall of Fame to Having Fun and Following Your Heart

277: Brian Braun-Duin Talks Sportsmanship, Dedication and Respect

276: Happiness and Self-Worth with Ben Ragan

275: How to Tell if Your Opponent Has an Answer with Josh Taylor

274: Playing Lands and Making Friends with Galan Falakfarsa

273: How Belief Affects Your Win Rate with Daniel Mabee

272: Admitting Your Mistakes with John Martin

271: Game State IQ and Dealing with Loss with Isaac Sears

270: GP Champion Jeremy Frye Says Don't Give Up - Success Takes Time

269: Pick One Format and Master It with Jedrek Szmyd

268: Playing Through Tough Slumps and Trusting the Success Will Come with Jacob Hart

267: Learn From Every Game with Sam Zakrzewski

PSA: BIG Changes to MTG Pro Tutor in 2018

266: Asking Questions - The Secret Sauce of Success with Thoralf Severin

265: Gp Champion Christoffer Larsen Returns to the Show and Talks the Evils of Slow Rolling ;)

264: Finally Making It with Derek Candelario

263: GP Champion Alex Lloyd on Networking Your Way to Victory

262: One Round at a Time, One Game at a Time with Brandon Goe

261: Making Magic History with Piotr Glogowski

260: Jacob Nagro Returns for a Year in Review and Another GP Top 8

259: Victory Is Not Owed, It's Earned with Louis Bachaud

258: GP Champion Jean-Emmanuel Depraz Talks Confidence and Deck Respect for the Win

257: The Power of Magic Online and Good Math Skills with Estonia World Magic Cup Captain Karl Sarap

256: Analyzing Strategy and Knowing Your Role for the Win with Torsten Anders

255: HUGE A-Ha Moment from Hannes Mauch

254: Effective Tournament Prep with Christoffer Larsen (best of)

253: Breathe. You've Got This. with Samuel Ihlenfeldt

252: Don't Let One Game Ruin Your Day with Jeff Pyka

251: How Practice and Networking Yields Results with Daniel Gardner

250: Appreciate Your Opponent and Every Step of Your Journey with Ross Broxup

249: UK National Champion Autumn Burchett Returns and Shares Her Rise to the Top

248: UK Captain Niels Molle Returns and Encourages You to Take the Next Step

247: Go With Your Gut and Your Subconscious Super Computer with Quentin Martin

246: Worlds Finalist Javier Dominguez on the Journey from Silver to Platinum

245: Take Something Away From Every Game with Pete Ward

244: GP Champion Andrew Baeckstrom Shares How Enjoying Getting Better and Focusing on Understanding Will Change Your Magic Career

243: Be Passionate About Magic and Always Be Learning with Leon Van der Linden

242: Growing On Twitch and Growing in Life with Sam Rubin

241: Play More Limited :) with Matthew Nickolai

240: Never Ever Give Up with Christian Hauck

239: Listen and Learn from French National Champion Bardini Alain

238: Don't Be A Barrier to Your Own Success with GP Champion Kyle Boggemes

237: Top 16 at His First Pro Tour - Sergio Ferrer Shares His Secrets

236: It Doesn't Matter What Others Think, Play YOUR Game with Theophile Delavy

235: The Power of Positivity with Kris McCord

234: Improve Yourself, Don't Prove Yourself with Gregory Michel

233: Don't Wait To Go To Tournaments with Joao Lelis

232: Preparation Is Worth More Than Results with Steve Hatto

231: Believe It's Possible and Practice! with Vitor Grassato

230: Face to Face with Robert Anderson - Don't Get Discouraged

229: GP Champion Mani Davoudi Keeps The Big Picture in Mind to Succeed

228: The Key is Putting in the Practice with Dr. Chris Ferber

227: Every Game Matters, Play as Much as You Can Says Ben Coursey

226: Don't Be Too Hard on Yourself with Simon Linabury

225: Craig Wescoe Reveals Deck Building Secrets, Explores Strategies for White, and Talks Magic Coaching

224: Just Keep Learning with Daniel Wong

223: Networking is Karl Eyre's Secret Sauce and It Can Be Yours Too

222: You Can't Get Better in Isolation with Ivan Schroder

221: Teresa Pho Qualified For the Pro Tour By Mastering Combat and the PPTQ System

220: GP Champion Jim Wilks Knows You SHouldn't Get Too Smart

219: Lukas Blohon Returns and Shares 1.5 Years of One Game at a Time

218: The Secret to Recording Your Magic Games with Allen Wu

217: First Listener Turned Guest Tyrell Wheeler Shares His Secret to Making Pro Tour Top 16 on Part-Time Magic

The Archmage of Goldnight - Magic the Story Ep. 2

215: How To Learn From Magic Downs with Benjamin Luft

214: Hunter Cochran Shares His Rise to a Grand Prix Top 8

213: Be a Generous Winner and a Gracious Loser with Kevin Jones

212: From Scratch Deck Building Expert Marc Tobiasch Reveals His Secrets

211: Martin Juza Shares Heavy Lifting Drafting Tips

210: Controlling Emotional Responses with Javier Luna

209: Max McVety Returns! and Uncovers the Factors You Can Control

208: You Never Forget the First Time You're Last with Ethan Gaieski

207: You're Never Too Old To Learn, The Key To Charly Traarbach's Success

206: Eli Kassis Returns to the Show and Talks About Being an Ambassador of Magic: The Gathering

205: How Trusting Teammates and Adopting New Strategies Will Yield Results Like Simon Nielsen

204: The Power of Reflection with Francesco Giorgio

203: How Focusing on the Next Game Only Will Get You to the Pro Tour with Dario Veneri

202: Don't Let Circumstances Affect Your Fundamentals with Matthew Pope

201: Control What You CAN Control with Jack Dobbin

200: How To Build a Healthy, Thriving Magic Community with Paragon City Games co-owner Brian Andersen E

199: Dedication and Practice Will Get You to the Top with David Brucker

198: Robert Lombardi Returns for Magic PRO-Pourri

197: Ben Friedman Made the Pro Tour a Regular Thing By Learning How to Learn Better

196: GP Champion Corey Baumeister on Building a Successful Magic Network

195: Don't Stop and Don't Quit with Jorge Mantilla

194: You Need a Little Hubris with Kasper Nielsen

193: Don't Quit and You Will Win with Amir Radmard

192: Aleksa Telarov is the First Serbian to Top 8 a Grand Prix and Shares the Importance of Humility

191: What You Don't Know Can Cost You with James Larsen-Scott

190: Grand Prix Champion Ryan Hare Doesn't Not Expect Results - Always Work For It

189: How Drafting Everyday and Playing Boldly Will Help You Win Like Donald Smith

188: Broaden Your Base with Alex Bianchi

187: How to Prepare Like a True Magic Professional with Jon Stern

186: How to Stave Off Mental Defeat with Bronson Gervasi

185: Meet Your Heroes as Peers - An AJ Sacher Journey

184: Pick and Stick to a Deck with Daniel Fournier

183: Jonathon Zaczek Reveals the Most Important Thing You Can Do in Magic

182: The Pro Tour Prophet Adam Van Fleet Shares His Secrets

181: Gerry Thompson Thinks YOU are Great! and How You Treat People Matters

180: Don't Complain and Learn from Every Single Game with Petr Sochurek

179: Ungrinding Magic with Simon Slutsky

178: Review Your Actions to Find Success with Roope Metsa

177: Play What You Know with Marcio Carvalho

176: Make Magic Fun for You and Others with Grand Prix Champion Florian Koch

175: How to Theorycraft with Eric English

174: Grand Prix Champion John Asbach Reveals How to Get to GP Top 8 from Day Two

173: Focus on Your Decisions and What You Can Control with Adam Ragsdale

172: How To Avoid Giving Away Information with Rodrigo Togores

171: Matt Tabak Comes From Inside Wizards of the Coast and Talks What It's Like To Be Rules Manager

170: Focus on Having Fun and the Wins Will Come with Cody Napier

169: Reid Duke on How to Prepare for Success

168: Australia Team Captain David Mines is Always Open to Learning

167: Seth Manfield, 2015 World Champion on What it Take to Rise to the Top

166: Sick as a Dog to King of the Hill: The Rise of Ben Hull

165: Why You Should Stick to Your Guns with Daniel Cathro

164: Focus on the Present with Jacob Nagro

163: Schedule Time for Success with Bas Melis

162: How to Build Better Decks with Master Deckbuilder and Allied Strategy Co-Host Ben Weitz

161: Strong Support Systems with Manuel Succari

160: How to Have Fun, Even When You're Losing with Rob Pisano

159: Near Misses Aren't the End with Gold Level Pro Eric Severson

158: Playing Against the Unknown with Sergiy Sushalskyy

157: Dream Big but Start Slow with Petros Tziotis

156: Finding The Balance with Peter Vieren

155: How Being Nice Will Get You Ahead with Lauri Pispa

154: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Ryan Cubit

153:Masters of Modern Founder Alex Kessler Talks Content Creation and Mana Management

152: Why Playing the Best Deck is Right with Zachary Kiihn

151: Andreas Ganz Knows There is Always More to Learn

150: The Mitas Touch of Tournament Prep with Alex Mitas

149: Special Guest Jason Preston Helps Us Apply Magic Skills to the Workplace

148: The Importance of Getting Reps in with Joey Manner

147: Let Go of Your Expectations with GP Champion Gabrielius Kaklauskas

146: In Chase of Silver with Christian Cespedes

145: Ian Bozley Expounds on Expanding Your Limits

144: Ricky Chin Shares How He Top 8'd His First Pro Tour

143: How to Learn from Mistakes with Marcus Hensing

142: Bordifies.com Founder Peer Richelsen On Legacy, Organizing Tournaments and Starting a Magic Product Company

141: Intelligence Based Marathon with Cash Turner

140: Thien Nguyen Talks Near Misses, Close Calls and Victories (aka All the Stories)

139: Pro Tour Hall of Famer Ben Rubin on Developing a Long Perspective

138: How to Qualify for the Pro Tour 3 Different Ways with Brandon Pascal (He Did All Three!)

137: Practice to Your Energy with Matt Sperling

136: Deepen Your Knowledge and Expand Your Skill by Playing Outside of Your Normal Group with Immanuel Gerschenson

135: What Star Craft II Taught Chris Botelho About How to Succeed Playing Magic: The Gathering

134: How Focusing on Your Own Mistakes Can Get You to the Top 8 of a Grand Prix with Ryan Solave

133: 13 Year Old Magic Whiz Kid Ethan Brown Shares the Secret to Leveling Up

132: Making Top 4 of a Grand Prix with Felix Tse

131: Why Did You Start Playing? with Thierry Ramboa

130: You're Not Failing at Life with Oliver Polak-Rottmann

129: What Committing to Magic Taught Robert Santana

128: Travis Woo Reveals the Planeswalker that Can't Be Attacked

127: Play As Much As You Can with Saul Alvarado

126: Don't Let Your Dreams be Dreams with Erik Carson

125: The Playtesting Tip That Made Robert Lombardi a Grand Prix Champion

124: Philippe Gareau Shares The Best Way To Win at Magic

123: How to Learn Every Time with Jonathan Melamed

122: Andrew Sullano Sets Long Term Goals and Shares How They Help You Be a Better Magic Player

121: OP Like Jace, The Mind Sculptor with Matteo Moure

120: The Secret to Level Ups with Matt Tumavitch

119: Luck = Preparation + ______ with Luis Salvatto

118: Competitive Deck Building with Julien Henry

116: Long Term Goals Will Get You There with Niels Molle

115: Why You Should Read the Cards with Clay Spicklemire - GP Champion and Youngest Guest

114: Effective Tournament Prep with Christoffer Larsen

113: Play the Game from Your Own Perspective with Edward Eng

112: How to Step Up to the Next Level with Christopher Walton

111: This One Flaw Will Make You Fail with Jonas Friberg

110: Visualization and Realization, Arne Huschenbeth's Key to Success

109: Pascal Maynard Reveals Wizards Coverage Secrets to Help You Improve

108: Theory Crafting with Andrew Elenbogen

107: Rising to the Top with Max McVety

106: "Punt Ups" to a Better Game with Lauri Vuorela

105: Patrick Chapin Returns! Your Questions Answered - 1 Year of MTG Pro Tutor

104: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone with Eugene Hwang

103: Always Be Open to Learn with Adonnys Medrano (GP Top 8)

102: Drink, Sleep, Plan with Corey Burkhart

101: Eternal Masters Price Lessons with Eli Kassis

100: A Surprise + Special Return Guest for Episode 100!!

99: Map Your Turn to Victory with Michael Majors

98: Don't Make the Most Obvious Plays with Scott Lipp

97: Follow the Way of the Siege Rhino by Louis Deltour

96: Deep into Mindset and How Magic is Never Solved with Michael Simon

95: Analyze Your Wins with Doug Potter

94: Ari Lax on Logicking from the End

93: Stephen Murray's Secret to Improving at Competitve Magic - Scotish World Magic Cup Team Captain

92: Are You the Beat Down? Find Out with Autumn Burchett

91: How To Sideboard Against Scary Cards with Arnaud Soumet

90: Deep Dive Into Judging with L3 Jared Sylva

89: Erin Campbell on Finding Your Voice and Knowing Your Worth

BONUS: Under The Silver Moon | Magic Story

88: How to Unlock the Magic Online Beta and Get Early Access to New Sets with Maitland Cameron

87: Stuck Up In Your Own Ideas! Eduardo Sajgalik Will Help You Break That Mindset

86: Looking at the Bigger Picture with Matt Severa

85: Play the Game, See the World with Chapman Sim

84: How Mike Tyson helps Alex Bastecki win at Magic: The Gathering

83: Embrace Your Learning Tool and Seek Feedback with Ralph Betesh

82: How to Run a Successful Draft Group with Gabe Carleton-Barnes

81: How to Recognize What You Have Control Over with Brock Mosley

80: Don't Block Like A Chump, Cody Lingelbach Will Teach You How

79: Martin Dang Shares What it Takes to Be A Pro Tour Champion

78: How to Hone Your Deck and Make it the Best with Oliver Tiu

77: Inside Wizards of the Coast with Mike Turian: Smash Doubt, Embrace Your Intuition and Play More Magic!

76: Hall of Famer Darwin Kastle on Poker, Chess, Magic, 187 and Riding Avalanches!?

75: Gabriel Nassif's Secret Magic Life

74: Marshall Sutcliffe Pauses Time and Asks: What's Your Plan?

73: STOP COMPLAINING! It Gets You Nowhere - Jake Mondello

72: Positive Attitude Through and Through with Jim Davis - CHAMPION of SCG Players' Championship 2015

71: B.R.E.A.D. and Butter Drafting Tips with Robert Wallerstein

70: Deck Construction Tips with PucaTrade Founder Eric Freytag

69: How Magic: The Gathering Changed Parker Willard's Life

68: Gaby Spartz on High Variance and Not Letting a Loss Beat You Twice

67: First Grand Prix Day 2 with Whitney Otteson

66: French Team Captain Pierre Dagen Balances Power & Consistency for Ultimate Results

65: Woodrow Engle Went from Poker to Magic with a Smart Supportive Inner Circle

64: Ondrej Strasky Spreads the Greatness of Magic All Over the World

63: Have Fun! with Brian Eason

62: Aryeh Wiznitzer Explains the Art and Science of Limited and Constructed

61: Win a Grand Prix by Playing with People Who Have Similar Goals to Yours - Lukas Blohon

60: You're Never Too Good to Learn From Others - Nicolas Beland

59: Banning Sensei's Divining Top - Legacy Thoughts with Jarvis Yu

58: Focus On What You Can Control Not On The Variance of Magic - Florian Reiter

57: Magnus Lantto Identifies When He Makes Mistakes and Doesn't Blame Luck

56: Mind the Damage You Take from Shock Lands or Alejandro Cesa Will Burn You Out

55: Stories from the Pro Tour to Help You Level Up from Grand Prix Champion Marcos Paulo de Jesus Freitas

54: From Chess to Star Wars to Working at Star City Games - Chris VanMeter Takes You Through Magic

53: Tilting Gets You Nowhere, Improvement Requires Introspection - Patrick Dickmann

52: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered - Will Erker's Journey to String Together Pro Tours

51: How You Can Remain Calm When Approaching Magic by Scott Kirkwood

50: Magic Online + Playing with Friends is Ashraf Omar's Key To Success

49: The Merits of Staying Mentally in the Game Even After a Mistake with Mark Litvak

48: Fabrizio Anteri Advises to Play to Your Outs and Know Your Opponent's Outs

47: Javier Dominguez Suggests You Play Your Deck a Ton to Know it Inside and Out

46: Hall of Famer Raphaël Lévy Helps You Understand the Combat Phase

45: Be Willing to Blame Yourself with Chester Swords

44: Know The Decks, Understand Sequencing and Have a Plan with Brian Braun-Duin

43: Alexander Hayne Plays to His Strengths and Builds a Team to Shore Up His Weaknesses

42: Product Reviews and Strategy with the Professor from Tolarian Community College

41: Limited Tips and Playing to Win with Kenji Egashira aka NumotTheNummy

40: Practice, Practice, Practice - The "Secret" to Sam Pardee's Success

39: Keeping Your Emotions in Check with Hannes Kerem

38: Know Your Role, Win More Matches with Lee Shi Tian

37: Pro Tour Champion Joel Larsson Shares Advanced Side Boarding Tips

36: Star City Games Open Primer with Ross Meriam - Top Ranked SCG Player

35: Mulligan Tips from Pro Player Andrea Mengucci

34: Zvi Mowshowitz Teaches You To Develop A Growth Mindset

33: Constant Collaboration With Others Got Justin Cohen to the Pro Tour

32: Frank Karsten's Sealed Deck Template PLUS His NYC 9/11 Story!

31: Keep Your Mind and Options Open - Doc Orders

30: Doc Learns About Cards With A Little More Play To Them

29: How Paul Rietzl Learns From Losing

28: How Paul Rietzl Focuses All His Efforts to Prepare for Tournaments

27: Focus Your Play-Test Efforts with Jamie Parke

26: Jamie Parke Will Feed You Imperfect Information

25: Josh McClain Finds Homes for New Bombs

24: Familiar Lines of Play with Josh McClain

23: You'll Improve More if You're Having Fun

22: Why Are You Making That Play? Valentin Mackl Wants to Know

21: Wise Words - Tips and Tricks from Gary Wise

20: Hall of Famer Gary Wise Lost a $2000 Deck and Bounced Back! Could You?

19: Don't Be a Jerk! Tips on Solid Team Building by Rich Hoaen

18: Rich Hoaen Ended a Friendship Because Cheating is Totally Unacceptable!

17: Why Dan Jordan Thinks Inbred Testing is Bad

16: Dan Jordan says You're Not Going to Win Every Match ... and You'll Get Better Because of it

15: How to Tell if a Card is Fake and other Resources with A.E. Marling

14: Foolproof Magic with A.E. Marling

13: Grand Prix Las Vegas 2015 Lessons Learned with Shaun Penrod

12: Run Your Deck Through the Gauntlet with Randy Buehler

11: Randy Buehler Inside Wizards of the Coast R&D

10: Drafting Tips for Beginners from Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa

9: View the Game as a Whole like Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa

8: Improve on a Limited Budget with Conley Woods

7: Conley Woods Has a Plan and So Should You

6: Breaking Down Pro Points and Tiers with Andrew Brown

5: Grand Prix Denver 2015 Champion Andrew Brown's Origin Story

4: Jonny Magic on How To Build a Team and Pick the Best Card

3: Jon Finkel's Desperate Ravings on Boosting Your Skill as a Magic Player

2: Card Evaluation Tips by Patrick Chapin

00: Welcome to the MTG Pro Tutor Podcast with Shaun Penrod

1: Patrick Chapin on Being The Best