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AuthorGavin Verhey

Gavin Verhey is right on the edge of the Pro Tour, flittering between the line of playing on the Pro Tour and having to win PTQs to get there. With thirteen Pro Tour Qualifier Top 8s, multiple appearances in Day 2 of Grand Prix events (including Top 16 at GP: LA 2009,) and the resolve to attend almost every North American Grand Prix, Gavin is a player to watch.

Flow Of Ideas – Breaking Birthing Pod: The Beginning

Gavin Verhey wants to break Birthing Pod, the new “Survival of the Fittest” artifact. Will this card define the new Standard format? Try these new decklists from Gavin to find out.

Flow Of Ideas – Breaking Birthing Pod: The Beginning

Gavin Verhey wants to break Birthing Pod, the new “Survival of the Fittest” artifact. Will this card define the new Standard format? Try these new decklists from Gavin to find out.

Flow Of Ideas – Everything Has Haste: Urabrask The Hidden In Standard

Monday, May 2 – Gavin Verhey has a special Standard treat for you–a deck where everything has haste! (Or at least can have haste.) Be sure to scroll to the bottom to hear the audio version of this article!

Flow Of Ideas – Everything Has Haste: Urabrask The Hidden In Standard

Monday, May 2 – Gavin Verhey has a special Standard treat for you–a deck where everything has haste! (Or at least can have haste.) Be sure to scroll to the bottom to hear the audio version of this article!

Flow Of Ideas – What We Deserve

Monday, April 25 – Gavin discusses destiny, fate, and variance–what do we deserve and what do we take for granted?

Flow Of Ideas – What We Deserve

Monday, April 25 – Gavin discusses destiny, fate, and variance–what do we deserve and what do we take for granted?

Flow Of Ideas – How To Play Every Turn Of Caw-Blade

Monday, April 18 – Gavin Verhey isn’t here to talk about the optimal build or card choices in Caw-Blade, just how to play it! Mulligan choices, play decisions, and more are covered in this Caw-Blade strategy guide.

Flow Of Ideas – How To Play Every Turn Of Caw-Blade

Monday, April 18 – Gavin Verhey isn’t here to talk about the optimal build or card choices in Caw-Blade, just how to play it! Mulligan choices, play decisions, and more are covered in this Caw-Blade strategy guide.

Flow Of Ideas – How To Win On A Budget

Monday, March 21 – A question that many players ask is how to build a deck cheaply and still be competitive. This article answers that question – here’s how to get the most out of your money and take down a blue envelope.

Flow of Ideas – The Aggressive Edge: Boros in Extended

Monday, March 14 – Gavin Verhey does a 180 from his usual and picks up red cards. Why is Gavin so convinced that Boros is the right deck in Extended right now?

Flow of Ideas – Magic MythBusters: Mike Long, Mythic Rares, Mulligans, And More

Monday, March 7 – Gavin takes the role of MythBusters in this week’s article, busting those commonplace Magic myths that just aren’t true! He dispels a rumor about Mike Long, the idea that Red beats Faeries, and more…

Flow of Ideas – Introducing: Stoneforge Bant

Monday, February 28 – Mirran Crusader, Stoneforge Mystic, and Knight of the Reliquary combine to take on Extended in this spicy Bant deck by Gavin Verhey and Brian Kowal. Learn why you should run this at your next PTQ!

Flow of Ideas – The Secrets to Beating Faeries

Monday, February 21 – Faeries is completely wrecking the PTQ metagame! Has no one figured out how to properly beat it yet? It’s still not too late! Gavin Verhey gives you the tricks to beat the ultimate tricksters.

Flow of Ideas – How to Become Famous

Monday, February 14 – After my article on breakups and metagame choices got linked around a lot, it seemed as though an entirely new readership was barraging me with the same question: how can I get famous?

Flow of Ideas – Breaking Up (Is Hard To Do)

Monday, February 7 – “I don’t think this is going to work.” It wasn’t that I hadn’t seen this coming. I just thought I had a couple last draw steps to topdeck myself out of a poor situation.