Sullivan’s Satchel: Mana In Pioneer, All-Time Constructed Formats, And Top 10 Basic Mountains
Patrick Sullivan opens the mailbag to answer questions on Pioneer manabases, his top Constructed formats, and Mountain art.
AuthorPatrick Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan is a game designer for Dire Wolf Digital. His resume boasts four Grand Prix Top 8s, a slew of SCG Tour® top 8s (including a win), and an SCG Invitational Top 8 in Indianapolis. He is also one of the most celebrated faces in Magic commentary for his work on SCGLive.
Sullivan’s Satchel: Competitive Aspirations, Theros Beyond Death, And Modern Bannings
Patrick Sullivan opens the mailbag to discuss “making it” in Magic, his Theros Beyond Death impressions, and Modern bans!
Sullivan’s Satchel: Organized Play Ideas, Jake The Snake, And Hardboiled Eggs
Patrick Sullivan’s mailbag returns with questions about his ideal Organized Play structure and much more!
Sullivan’s Satchel: Oko’s Design Flaws, The Future Of Paper Magic, And Battle Masters
Patrick Sullivan dips into the mailbag to answer questions on Oko, Thief of Crowns; favorite non-Magic games; and paper tournaments’ future.
Sullivan’s Satchel: Magic’s First Expansions, Card Availability Issues, And Fighting Chris Paul
Patrick Sullivan gives his takes on Magic’s early expansions, the costs of Magic cards, and basketball theoreticals.
Sullivan’s Satchel: Magic Ethics, Once Upon A Time, And O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Patrick Sullivan launches a new mailbag column! Get his hot takes on Magic ethics, Once Upon a Time, and more!
The London Mulligan: A Game Designer’s Take
Patrick Sullivan looks ahead to Mythic Championship London and its experimental mulligan system. How will it affect Draft? Modern? What does it signal about Organized Play’s future?
Hidden Problems Behind Buy-A-Box Promotions Like Nexus Of Fate
Game industry veteran and SCG Tour commentator Patrick Sullivan is the perfect person to ask about ramifications of Buy-a-Box programs! Get an informed and wide look at the Nexus of Fate situation!
Fact Or Fiction: SCG Dallas Commentator Clash!
Patrick Sullivan is making short work of his Fact or Fiction opponents lately, but no man knows his weaknesses (he has none) better than Cedric Phillips! Let’s see what stances they take on Rivals of Ixalan, Modern, and Deathrite Shaman!
Fact Or Fiction: Modern And SCG Columbus
Join the SCG Tour broadcast team as they preview all the Modern goods you’ll find waiting for you on Twitch (or at the tournament hall!) this weekend! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite answers as well!
Fact Or Fiction: The New Treasure Crews Of Ixalan
Let the wild arguments begin! Ixalan is amazing looking, but it isn’t without early controversy! Two of the most respected Magic minds debate the new set and what deck they believe will win Washington DC this weekend!
Zoo In The New Modern World
Patrick Sullivan may be spending less time in the SCG Tour® booth these days, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped working on his most significant deck of the last few seasons. #SCGRegionals and #PTOGW are this weekend, and PSulli is here to weigh in on his archetype’s role in both.
Burning Down Grand Prix New Jersey
While Burn has always been on the radar, the position of the format with respect to Delver decks has made it a sudden force to be reckoned with! Check out Burn master Patrick Sullivan’s take on the deck as it stands going into the Grand Prix this weekend!
Going Upstairs in Knoxville
Patrick Sullivan breaks down the top-performing decks of #SCGKNOX, contrasting them with last week’s results, and takes a look at the Standard metagame going into #SCGSTATES.
Cincinnati Stasis
Journey into Nyx didn’t affect the SCG Standard Open in Cincinnati much…or did it? Patrick Sullivan examines the top decks and explains why a new archetype could emerge at the next Open Series stop in #SCGKNOX!