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AuthorPatrick Chapin

Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," is a member of the Hall of Fame class of 2012. The Pro Tour Journey into Nyx Champion and five-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor is a renowned deckbuilder and author of both Next Level Magic and Next Level Deckbuilding.

Innovations – The 10 Best Deckbuilders Of All-Time: Nassif And Zvi

Patrick Chapin tops off the best deckbuilders of all time with 2 of the most well-respected members of the Magic Pro Tour, two Hall of Famers who continue to do amazing work on the Tour today. Read this epic conclusion to this brilliant series.

Innovations – The 10 Best Deckbuilders Of All-Time: Lauer And Fujita

If you don’t know the contributions of Erik Lauer and Tsuyoshi Fujita to Magic and its deckbuilding history, educate yourself now! These two are in the top four best deckbuilders of all time. Read why from the mouth of Patrick Chapin.

Innovations – The 10 Best Deckbuilders Of All-Time: Kibler And Saito

Patrick Chapin knows what’s important, especially when it comes to deckbuilding. These next two deckbuilders also staked their claim to fame by knowing what mattered in the formats they played. Don’t miss #6 and #5 on the list!

Innovations – The 10 Best Deckbuilders Of All-Time: Dougherty And Comer

Patrick Chapin continues with his countdown of the best deckbuilders of all time, honoring Rob Dougherty and Alan Comer today. Taste a piece of Magic history, as Patrick covers their amazing contributions to the game.

Innovations – The 10 Best Deckbuilders Of All-Time: Herberholz And Flores

Patrick Chapin asked some of the game’s top players for a list of who they thought the top ten deckbuilders in the game were. Today, he starts the countdown with two of the greats. Tune in the rest of the week for the whole Top 10!

Innovations – Things Can Be Different This Time…

Caw-Blade seems to be picking up more steam as the season picks up, but is that the end of the story? Patrick Chapin doesn’t think so. Read this article for ways to change the narrative.

Innovations – The First Taste Of M12 In Tournament Play

Patrick Chapin has decklists for you. Lots of them. Today, he takes a look at a variety of decks that have emerged out of the post-banning post-M12 Standard format from Japanese Nationals to Cincinnati this past weekend.

Innovations – The Innovator’s Guide To M12 Part 3: The Future

Patrick Chapin concludes his M12 Guide with even more ideas for decks and uses for cards. Make sure to not miss parts 1 and 2 from this week, and enjoy trying some of these new brews at SCG Open: Cincinnati.

The Innovator’s Guide To M12 Standard Part 2: The New Brews

Part 2 of Patrick Chapin’s M12 set review covers a myriad of new archetypes and decks in Standard. He beats with Azure Mage, copies Goblin Grenades, blinks Stonehorn Dignitary, and more.

Innovations – The Innovator’s Guide To M12 Standard: Part 1

In part 1 of Patrick Chapin’s set review, he gives you updates to existing Standard strategies with M12 to fully prepare you for the metagame at SCG Open: Cincinnati this weekend, as well as his list of top 12 reprints!

New Garruk And The Format’s 3 Pillars

A lot of people are hating on the new Garruk, but Patrick Chapin is here to set those people straight. The possibilities are endless with the newest green planeswalker, and these decklists are just the beginning!

Innovations – Be Stupid!

Revisit this Patrick Chapin article from March 23, now on Select! Happy July 4th!

Innovations – Exclusive M12 Preview: Solemn Simulacrum!

Yes, Jens is back, baby! This Commander/Cube all-star was first seen back in Mirrodin as Jens Thoren’s Invitational card. Patrick Chapin, one of the card’s developers, explains why this card will make leaps in Standard and beyond.

M12’s Jace, The Michael Jordan Of Magic!

Old Jace gets replaced with the new. What does Patrick Chapin have to say about the newest blue planeswalker? Look here for his thoughts on the newest M12 spoilers and ideas for possible decks.

Innovations – Epic Bans, The New Metagame

Jace, the Mind Sculptor: gone. Stoneforge Mystic: gone. Now that the metagame is in upheaval, Patrick the Innovator is here to lay down the fabric for the future of Standard.