After weeks of proclaiming the power of control decks involving Blue and Black cards, especially in Time Spiral Block Constructed, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin has finally seen the light. For his first PTQ in years, he plans to thrown the Green and White beatdown machine into the ring! So what exactly can the Innovator bring to the G/W mirror-match? Here’s a hint: there’s a clue in the article’s title…
Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin is always happy to put his money where his mouth is. Not so long ago, he brought us the lowdown on his deck of choice for Regionals… and he rocked up to the tournament and took home a Nationals invite. This week, he brings us the first pass of his deck for Nationals itself… will it be enough to book him a slot at the Sunday table?
That’s right, folks… Tenth Edition is officially just around the corner. This coming weekend sees Magic Game Day, and everyone is going wild over the hot Core Set action! Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin takes us through the White and Blue cards that take his fancy, before he teases us with more Pro Tour tales HE rounds out with two presents: decklists for both Tenth Edition Standard and Time Spiral Block Constructed.
This past weekend, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin teamed up with Mark Herberholz for some Two-Headed Giant action at Pro Tour: San Diego. This article touches on some of the good times in the lead up to Patrick’s PT return… but more importantly, it brings us a slew of new Constructed decklists across a number of formats! Vintage, Extended, Block Constructed, they’re all here!
At Grand Prix: Columbus, the world and his wife were gunning for Flash. Now that particular bugbear has been banished from the format, the search is on for the next defining Legacy deck. Today, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brings us the deck that he claims is the strongest, most resilient Legacy deck in the format today.
In the first of his weekly articles, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brings us a timely Block Constructed primer, taking us through the runners and riders in the next PTQ format. He also brings us a few new decks, some that feature the newly-popular Korlash as the kill method, and one combo deck that takes us back to the popular Draco Explosion decks. Intrigued? Then read on!
Last week, in his Road to Regionals article, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brought us his exciting B/U/R Korlash deck, primed and ready for a Regionals showdown. This week, Patrick puts his money where his mouth is and takes us through the ups and downs of his local Regionals tournament, in which he placed first after the Swiss, and qualified for Nationals. Game breakdowns, key plays, and deck changes… it’s all here!
In perfect time for Regionals, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brings us the complete lowdown on his super-top-secret Regionals deck. As the leaks about the deck continue to grow, what better way to prepare yourself for Korlash beatdown that to get the deck primer from the innovative creator himself? With decent matchups against the major players in the current metagame, has Patrick done it again? Read on to find out!
In the StarCityGames.com 2006 Awards article, Mike Flores was voted Writer of the Year… but running him a close second was Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin. Today’s Feature Article sees Patrick pick up the microphone and pose the questions to the man that many love to hate… the Resident Genius himself! Mike tells us of his favorite Flores decks, his favorite Magic writers, and reveals why PTQ players struggle to make it to the next level…
Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin returns to StarCityGames.com with an intriguing little article that attempts to touch all the relevant bases. You looking for Standard ideas? Check. Block Constructed tips? They’re here too. Vintage musings? Patrick’s got ‘em. A Legacy deck? Yup. Limited advice? You betcha. All this, and a breakdown of the greatest cards ever printed, sorted by color and mana cost! Truly, this article has something for everyone…
With Mike Flores taking a mini-break until Monday, we’ve got the next best thing (if you believe the results from our 2006 Awards article)… Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin! Today, his mercurial eye turns to the Time Spiral Block Constructed format, and he presents four decks for our consumption. Some are new twists on old favorites, while some are new offerings. Enjoy!
With Extended finally receding into the Aether, Patrick presents an update on his excellent Four-Color Red mid-range beatdown deck (his definition, not mine). He also brings us some interesting Extended food for thought, with a few strategies thrown against the wall to see what sticks. All this, and the story of a Penthouse Pet! What more do you need?
Extended season is still in full swing, and with PTQs around each and every corner, players are screaming for the latest tech in order to bring home the proverbial bacon. Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin presents two decklists for our perusal, the first an entertaining multicolor Rock variant, and the second an updated Tog list that takes advantage of the Planar Chaos cards. Will these decks take anyone to the top? Read on to find out…
Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brings us a strange Vintage concoction… one that targets the expected metagame and smashes it to pieces. According to Patrick, the deck destroys anything ever created by our own Stephen Menendian. Whether Stephen agrees is, of course, up for debate, but with a matchup guide and sideboarding plans for matches against all the major players in the Vintage metagame, this is a deck you cannot ignore.
Continuing today’s Vintage theme, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin lives up to his name in style. He throws down the gauntlet to the Powers That Be, and proposes some sweeping changes to the Banned and Restricted list… and includes some interesting new cards especially for Vintage play! However, he’s not content with mere specuation and theorizing: read on for exciting news of proposed “Vintage-Ultra” Tournaments!
