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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.

The Top 25 Artifacts of All-Time: #1-5

It’s the grand finale! As people around the world count down to the New Year, Patrick Chapin counts down the last of his Top 25 Artifacts of All-Time! Which will be #1? Read on to find out!

The Top 25 Artifacts Of All-Time: #10-6

Could the Moxes really be this far down?! Well, sort of. See, the top 25 artifacts of all-time has been much trickier than the color counterparts! Thank goodness Pro Tour Hall of Fame player Patrick Chapin is here to sort it all out!

The Top 25 Artifacts Of All-Time: #15-11

The Innovator is approaching the top ten of the best artifacts ever! But first, he has to shine a spotlight on the best artifact creature ever, one of the most busted cycles ever, and more! What does your top 25 look like?

The Top 25 Artifacts Of All-Time: #20-16

From Vintage to Standard to Modern to Legacy, these are the toys and trinkets that nearly broke Magic! And we’re not even to the tippy top yet! Patrick Chapin continues his tour through the game’s most overpowered artifact cards ever here!

The Top 25 Artifacts Of All-Time: #25-21

Earlier this year, Patrick Chapin went through a historical chronicle of many of Magic’s greatest cards ever in celebration of the game’s anniversary! It’s time to continue that series as a holiday treat for you!

Exploring New Tech For Modern Jeskai

The less common success stories of control decks in Modern hasn’t stopped Patrick Chapin from looking for new ways to boost them back to the top! See what he’s studying up on before SCG Baltimore and SCG CON!

Top 10 Pieces Of Standard Tech This Week!

The Innovator knows innovation when he sees it! This Thanksgiving he’s giving thanks for a friend’s home court victory, a tribe just below the format’s surface, and the possible resurgence of a baddie that’s been kept down too long!

Critical Looks At The Control Decks Of The Pro Tour

Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin did some serious Standard battling at the PT! He’s laying out some crucial information about not falling behind the future of the format! Are the Boros decks too good for control to thrive at SCG Vegas? Patrick lays out the facts!

Standard A To Z

It’s tough enough to get a handle on where this Standard is going that it’s worth looking at from every angle, even alphabetically! Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin looks at the many angles of attack in this excellent format!

Finding The Right Dimir List For SCG Columbus

The wait is over! We’re back in Ravnica for some team battles in Columbus this weekend, and Patrick Chapin wants to help out the fellow Dimir mages with plenty of options for maximizing (and maybe breaking…) surveil!

Is Mono-Black Back?

Why play multiple colors when one could do the job? Patrick Chapin tries to keep the new Standard simple with some mono-black brews!