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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 – That Kind Of Jund In Standard!

Wednesday, March 16 – Patrick Chapin puts his innovative mind to action and produces a Standard decklist with enough power and card advantage to rival The Best Deck. Check it out for SCG Open: Dallas/Fort Worth this weekend!

Innovations – Pi

Monday, March 14 – Not for the faint of heart, Patrick Chapin pushes the boundaries with something completely different. While not for everyone, there is truth hidden in the digits…

Innovations – All Of The Answers

Wednesday, March 9 – Patrick Chapin, famed deckbuilder, Pro, and author of Next Level Magic, takes you on a journey through Extended. What’s the next step for Sword of Feast and Famine decks? Is Esper the answer?

Innovations – Standard Has Four Tier 1 Decks; Why 69% Of Pros Were Wrong

Monday, February 28 – Patrick Chapin breaks down the tiers of Standard decks – which four decks make up Tier 1? Where will the format go from here? Find out for the StarCityGames.com Open in Edison, NJ, this weekend!

Innovations – Czech Out Forgemaster: Tezzeret With Juza!

Wednesday, February 23 – Just in time for this weekend’s SCG Open in DC, Patrick Chapin analyzes the Kuldotha Forgemaster deck with Blightsteel Colossus and Myr Battlesphere played by Martin Juza and other Czech players at Paris!

Innovations – Tezzeret in Paris *6th*: Part 3

Tuesday, February 22 – Patrick Chapin has Top 8ed 4 PTs over his career and is the first to Top 8 in 3 different decades. His Tezzeret deck will play a major part this weekend at SCG Open: DC, so don’t miss the exciting conclusion!

Innovations – Tezzeret in Paris *6th*: Part 2

Monday, February 21 – Read how Patrick Chapin took his Tezzeret control deck to the top and how he sideboarded against his opponents – sleeve up artifacts for SCG Open: DC this weekend! Read about his draft strategy for Besieged!

Innovations – Tezzeret in Paris *6th*: Part 1

Friday, February 18 – Patrick Chapin Top 8ed Pro Tour Paris with a Grixis Tezzeret deck – read how the deck came to be and how it works! If you’re thinking about running the deck at StarCityGames.com Open: DC, you better look here first!

Innovations – France, Infect, Turn 3 Kills, And New Questions In Standard

Monday, February 7 – Patrick Chapin sends updates from France, testing with the Guillaumes, Ruel, Levy, Nassif, and Jacob – a group sure to dominate this weekend in Paris. He writes about Standard Infect, the metagame, and draft!

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review Part 5: Red and Green

Friday, February 4 – Patrick Chapin, The Innovator, finishes his evaluation of all the cards of Mirrodin Besieged, including Thrun, Goblin Wardriver, and Green Sun’s Zenith (possibly the best card in the set, according to Patrick!).

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review Part 4: White and Blue!

Thursday, February 3 – Patrick Chapin reviews all the white and blue cards of Mirrodin Besieged – Will Hero of Bladehold be a role-player in Standard? What’s the best way to use Mitotic Manipulation? And more questions answered within!

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review: Artifacts Part 2

Wednesday, February 2 – A master of deck innovation and card evaluation, Patrick Chapin continues his set review – which card does he think is a sleeper aggro card? How does he evaluate the new Pithing Needle creature? Read to find out!

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review: Artifacts Part 1

Tuesday, February 1 – Patrick Chapin, master of Magic deckbuilding and theory, continues his set review with the first half of the artifacts, including the controversial Blightsteel Colossus.

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review: Black, Land, and Gold

Monday, January 31 – Patrick Chapin starts off Set Review week with the black, gold, and land cards of Mirrodin Besieged. For budding deckbuilders, this is the set review to read – right from the Innovator’s mouth!

Innovations – Five-Color Control at Grand Prix Atlanta (37th)

Tuesday, January 25th – Chapin played a much-disregarded deck at GP Atlanta, built to wreck some Faeries, which he played all weekend long, and along the way, encounterd JWay with his 66-card deck…