Best Theory
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How to Succeed at Magic
I thought the mini-piece from the end of my GP Atlanta report was worth publishing as a stand-alone! Focus on what you can control, focus on what matters. I've had t…
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How to Test Effectively
The prep process for PT DFT saw a lot of new members join Sanctum's Pro Tour team, and while it was amazing to have so many new faces on the team, in our retrospecti…
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The One About Gameplay
I've been wanting to write a deep-dive post about gameplay for a while, but it's a very tricky subject. Let's get the annoying, yet obvious stuff the way first... Ma…
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2024
Habits of Highly Effective Magic Players
It's been a while since we've had a soundtrack, but we're bringing it back! I've met so many new friends over the course of this year while I've been getting back de…
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What I Want New Sanctum Members to Know
I'm competing in the Magic World Championships for a second year in a row. Making it back here is an incredible feeling. At the same time, I'm never going to get to …
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Stop Trying to Win
If you get everything right, then there's nothing else left. I've been playing so much Magic. Bloomburrow Limited for RCQs and Arena Opens, Pioneer for the RC, Stand…
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The Value of Information Advantage in Competitive Magic
I've recently been mulling over (wait! please don't try to dunk on me!) a concept that I think goes underappreciated in its importance when preparing for Magic tourn…
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On Empathy as a Skill in High Level Magic
I've recently been working my way through a huge anthology of Ursula K. Le Guin's books, and they've done what the best sci-fi can do: completely blow you away with …
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On Variance
Magic twitter was on fire last week with discussions about whether there is increased variance in limited and whether this means that skill matters less these days. …
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Axis Theory
I've talked a decent amount about being a somewhat new competitive constructed player this year, and I think this gives me a relatively unique perspective. In ways I…
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Axis Theory, Pt 2
Last time I introduced Axis Theory was mostly just the setup. Today I'm hoping to squeeze a lot more juice out of this orange, specifically with a focus on construct…
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How to Communicate About Magic
I thought I'd tackle a bit of a lighter topic this week - Let's talk about communication! Before this year, I had barely used Discord. Now it feels like half my life…
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Deck Selection
This week I want to tackle a topic that I think is one of the most stressful, and also most systematically mismanaged ones, from what I've seen from myself and my fe…
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More thoughts on slowing down, patience, and curiosity
I want to write content that is useful in a short-term strategic sense (with format and/or deck knowledge), but also stuff that helps folks reflect on their relation…