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Martin Dang is a Platinum Pro Level Magic player, who lives in Aarhus, Denmark with his lovely girlfriend Tina Dahl. He makes his living by playing every Pro Tour and every Grand Prix in Europe. Martin has 1 Pro Tour Top 8 where he won at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels 2015! He also has 2 Grand Prix top 8s - including a win at Grand Prix Liverpool in 2015, a top 8 finish in the World Magic Cup and is a proud member of Team EUreka. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Martin Dang when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep78 First Set  Revised Favorite Set  Revised Favorite Card Jace, the Mind Sculptor What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Martin finds Magic to be a good way to relax while also exercising his competitive urges, but like most long time players, he still had to take a break from the game. He wasn’t getting to where he wanted to be with the game, but after a while he started working at a game store. Working in an environment surrounded by Magic had him Drafting twice a week and rekindled his desire to enter tournament Magic again. Early Challenge The biggest enemy Martin faced in his early days of Magic was himself. At tournaments he would be nervous in every match he played, as his opponents appeared to be better, older, or just different. This led him to play the game by their principles instead of his own, and he felt as though he was just losing to himself in these matches. In order to become comfortable playing Magic, Martin continued to play more and against different people and eventually eased into the competitive scene. He found that playing more helped him meet more friends, and that if he stuck to playing by his own principles things went pretty well for him in matches. Level Up Moment Martin’s biggest period of growth came when he started working at his local game store. Before that he was playing Magic less frequently, but after working at the game store he was playing almost every day. He believes the key to getting better is playing as much as you can against as many different types of people as you can. Playing more pushed him into formats he wasn’t comfortable playing, and that helped him become a well-rounded player. Proudest Magic Moment Martin cites winning the Pro Tour as his proudest moment in competitive Magic. It was his first Pro Tour in over 5 years, so he didn’t have high expectations for his performance. After winning it took months for him to fully grasp the reality of winning the tournament. He started to receive a large amount of recognition from the community and other players. This acted as a confidence boost that has helped him power through other tournaments as well. His Pro Tour win helped establish team Eureka, as before they were just a bunch of loosely affiliated guys who tested for that one event. Now they get together and test for all of the Pro Tours. Heaviest Magic Moment After winning Nationals in 2010 he got to go to the World Championships, but didn’t do as well as he liked. He placed in the 40’s, and felt that he had made a lot of errors in his matches. This led Martin into a down period where he felt as though he couldn’t focus on the game enough, so he distanced himself from tournament play for a while. After reflecting he started to see that he hadn’t prepared adequately for the tournament. This has pushed him to prepare more going forward, and has helped him form a team which was something he didn’t have before. Best Format Limited What Would You Tell Someone New To Drafting? Martin has noticed that players will show up to their first Draft not understanding anything about the format. Even if you’ve played a lot of formats, you can’t expect to sit down for a Draft and end up doing well. Learning the cards and their synergies is one of the first steps to understanding the format. You want to go into the draft with a plan, ideally three strategies that you can be flexible with. Try and stay open minded, and look at spoilers to see what certain colors and cards actually do. After the match ask the other players what went wrong with your deck and why it didn’t work like you had hoped. Biggest Mistake Players Make Players can often be too settled in the way they play Magic, and this is an attribute that Martin thinks gets a lot of players stuck early on. They will come to the game store for the first time, not having played much, and are thrown off by other’s play styles and the faster tempo of play. Having a mindset that lets you absorb these new experiences will help you adapt to game store play, and eventually tournament Magic. Deepest Thing Magic Has Taught You Martin really loves to win in Magic, but he doesn’t take losses so heavily anymore. Losses used to haunt him for days, if not months afterwards. While he still thinks about his losses now, it’s in terms of what could he have done better instead of beating himself up over them. How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event Training for Grand Prix’s differs from event to event, but he doesn’t practice so much for the Limited portions, as he has a good grasp of the format and plays a lot at his store. Pro Tours are different. Team Eureka will set up a forum and Facebook group 3 months ahead of the Pro Tour, and anytime one of them has an idea of something to test they will post it there. They basically prepare for the full gap between Pro Tours. Two weeks in advance of the tournament they meet up and grind out games all day long. The preparation is grueling; they pair decks against one another and will play ten games pre sideboard, and then twenty games post sideboard. They will discuss the games, add new sideboard cards, tweak decks, and start all over again. They hold daily meetings where they discuss the matchups, what cards were good, but they also talk about how they felt about their decks, not just the results. What's in Your Tournament Bag Pen Paper Deck Snacks Water Dragon Shield Sleeves  Final Wisdom Martin wants to emphasize that there are no shortcuts in Magic. You have to practice a lot if you want to improve, so get out into the world and play, and don’t be afraid to seek advice from everyone else out there. Magic Resource MTGMintCard Connect With Martin Dang Facebook: Martin Dang Twitter: @MagicMartinDang Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback. (Here's a 1.5 minute tutorial on how to leave a review if you don't already know. THANK YOU!) Sponsors  

Chester Swords has 1 Grand Prix Top 8 and has been to 4 Pro Tours! In addition to his Grand Prix Sydney Top 8 his notable achievements in Magic are winning a Japanese Pro Tour Qualifier in Chiba while being there on holiday and going 9-1 in constructed at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir! He lives in Sydney, Australia. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Chester Swords when he shared his story on MTG Pro Tutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep45 First Set Lorwyn Favorite Set Innistrad Favorite Card Cryptic Command What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? The competitive aspect and friends you make along the way. Early Challenge Limited is Chester's weak point. Talking to those who are better has been Chester's best way to improve. Other than jamming a bunch of Limited games. Level Up Moment Shifting to Magic Online and primarily playing there. This lead to his first PTQ win in 2011. Proudest Magic Moment Making Top 8 at Grand Prix Sydney 2015. Best Format Constructed. Chester likes seeing your win rate go up as you practice with a certain deck (in Modern or Standard). When you're first learning a format, pick a deck and stick with it. After you have a feel for the format you can switch decks. How to Choose a Standard Deck Knowing your own play style is key to picking a deck. By playing Magic with different decks and against different decks you will learn what you like.  Build the popular version of that deck and then tweak it as you continue playing. Biggest Mistake Players Make Keeping really loose keeps is a big mistake players are making. Especially with the new mulligan rule players should be keeping a lot fewer hands than they are. You have to be familiar with your deck and the match up to make the optimal keep or mulligan decision. Don't show up unprepared. Take snacks and water and get sleep. Card Evaluation Tips Compare new cards to similar cards in older formats, then consider how good that card was in the old format and use it as a baseline for how good the new card is. Sealed & Draft Tips Sealed: Sort cards by color and then take out the unplayables. Next see which colors are playable by identifying if your pool can support a certain archetype. In Battle for Zendikar you want a fast or bomb-centric deck. Removal is key in any Limited format. Drafting: Look at content online before you dive in to a format. By having an idea of what the archetypes in a format are ahead of time you'll be better prepared to draft than if you just showed up and sat down. Read articles and watch videos. How to Effectively Play Test Drafting two or three times a day is how Chester prepares for a Limited Grand Prix. Then he will talk about his decisions with others. For a Constructed Grand Prix he will get in reps with his deck so he can identify lines of play and become more familiar with his deck. Improvement Suggestions The red deck of any given format is usually pretty good. Starting with that deck is a great place to start. Magic Resource Surround yourself with people who are better than you so you can improve. Channel Fireball Star City Games TCG Player Connect With Chester Twitter: @2Plowshares Facebook: Chester Swords Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback.  

This week, the Doomed Travelers discuss cheating in Magic and the recent punishments handed down by the DCI as a result of the events from Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir. The post Doomed Travelers—Crime And Punishment appeared first on Hipsters of the Coast.

Pro Tour competitors Andrew Brown and Cliff Chen join the cast to talk about their experiences at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir, followed by a look back at how the Khans of Tarkir block has effected Modern.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we have a special guest with us, one of Hong Kong's most notable pro players, Lee Shi Tian. We sit down with him to analyse everything that happened in this week's Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir from the decks, to the drama and all the reactions. Lee also shares his thoughts on the current scene and which creature he wants as a pet!As always, if you like the show, follow us on Facebook and Twitter and if you’ve got something you want us to talk about, or if you’ve got some suggestions for the show, please let us know in the comments below. Remember to subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes, we really would appreciate that. Alternatively, you can listen to us on Stitcher. Music by: Bensound You can find more episodes and articles on our website, PowerNinePodcast.com.

The crew discusses the results of Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir and go over some sweet decklists from States.

The crew discusses the results of Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir and go over some sweet decklists from States.

This week on Limited Resources, Luis and Marshall reflect on Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir. We get an inside look at what the Limited playtesting was like for team ChanellFireball. LR T-Shirts: Here Modern Rotisserie Spreadsheet: Here Limited Resources is brought to you by ChannelFireball You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan. 

The crew discusses the results of Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir and go over some sweet decklists from States.

This week Stephen and bigheadjoe discuss Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir (including a statement on Patrick Chapin's game loss courtesy of Joey Pasco!) and then look at the innovative decks from SCG States, Spring Edition, Part 1, Section B.

This week our wizards discuss Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir. The crack, sack, and bury is all about uncommon dragons, and somebody spent way too much money on booster packs. It's episode 46! email: wizardsofthecast@gmail.com Evan: https://twitter.com/nobodyrly Cole: https://twitter.com/kcolef Larry: https://twitter.com/chatfiend

This week, Stephen and bigheadjoe discuss Joe's performance with Affinity at a Modern GPT, discuss the SCG Open from New York, and make predictions for Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir.