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AuthorBrian Kibler

Brian Kibler has 5 Pro Tour 8s with 2 wins, 13 Grand Prix Top 8s with 3 wins, and was voted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2010. He has also worked as a designer on games like the World of Warcraft TCG, VS System, SolForge, and Ascension. Now he produces game content full time, which you can find here at StarCityGames, on his website BMKGaming.com, as well as on Twitch and YouTube (www.youtube.com/bmkibler).

Finding The Best Card

What’s the best single card in Standard against Delver decks? Brian Kibler has an answer and a decklist. Find out whether you should play his Naya Midrange Pod deck in Standard at SCG Open Series: Baltimore featuring the Invitational.

A Little Bit Of Everything

Brian Kibler takes a look at a little bit of everything: the Doran deck he played in Modern at GP Lincoln, his Sealed deck from GP Seattle, and a B/W Aggro deck he’s brewed up in Standard. Get ready for SCG Open: Sacramento!

Legacy Week – Legacy and Cheesecake

Contributing to Legacy Week, Brian Kibler goes through his process for choosing a deck for GP Indy. Find out why he likes Bant but is also considering Maverick, and figure out what deck you should play at SCG Open: Dallas/Fort Worth.

Sharpening Your Scissors

How can you become a more successful tournament Magic player? Brian Kibler tells you how to study the metagame so you can next-level the field. Find out how to best prepare for StarCityGames.com: Tampa this weekend!

Huntmaster Of Honolulu: Part Two

The Huntmaster is back with part two of his report on his epic win at Pro Tour Dark Ascension. Read how Huntmaster of the Fells and Thrun, the Last Trolls were all-stars on the road to Brian Kibler’s second Pro Tour victory.

Huntmaster Of Honolulu: Part One

The Dragonmaster has become the Huntmaster. Brian Kibler writes about everything that led up to his Pro Tour win last weekend, the foreshadowing before the big event. Read how he prepared for Dark Ascension Standard.

Modern Metagame Brews

Kibler’s excited to see all the online creativity going on in the Modern format, and can’t wait to join the fray himself following Pro Tour Honolulu!

Is It Time?

Brian Kibler has been tinkering in Standard, and he thinks it might be time for Daybreak Ranger to break open. For a new look at red-green, here’s something to experiment with–maybe at SCG Open: DC this weekend!

That’s One Poisonous Pike…

Brian Kibler takes a trip to Japan (figuratively) and finds a new take on U/B Infect. Runechanter’s Pike makes those infectious little creatures doubly dangerous!

Who Ya Gonna Call?

If you’ve been playing Standard on MTGO, you’ve probably experienced the same thing I have. An eerie, uncomfortable feeling in almost every match you play. Just when you think you’ve gotten rid of it, it seems to come right back.

Kibler’s 2011 Review

2011 was a tumultous year for Magic: The Gathering. Brian Kibler learned a lot about preparing for tournaments, with the birth and death of Caw-Blade, the new Modern format, and much more.

Ban Lists, Rule Changes, And Brews

Brian Kibler offers his insight into the Modern bannings (bye Wild Nacatl, bye Punishing Fire!). Will the loss of Wild Nacatl really fix things? He also discusses the IPG changes and shares two decklists for Standard.

Brewing Up Some Poison

Brian Kibler took Viral Drake to the Invitational and was not disappointed. Using a completely new take on Infect, he makes his deck resilient to today’s major threats and answers. Try it out yourself!

The Problem With Planeswalker Points

Brian talks about the Planeswalker Points system, along with its flaws and what should be done to help keep people from gaming the system.

#KiblerQA

Brian Kibler writes his first career mailbag article, answering questions about how to become a better deckbuilder, his favorite Magic card, and why he shuffles so fast.