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AuthorPaulo Vitor Damo da Rosa

Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is widely regarded as one of the best five players to ever play the game. He's a Hall of Famer with twelve Pro Tour Top 8s, including two wins - PT San Juan in 2010 and PT Kyoto in 2017. He was the 2017 Player of the Year and is currently a member of the Magic Pro League.

Is Historic The Next Format Omnath, Locus Of Creation Is Going To Dominate?

What’s the right Historic deck for Grand Finals weekend? Competitors Autumn Burchett and Carmen Handy plus six more SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Building The Right Version Of Dimir Rogues In Zendikar Rising Standard

Rogue creatures in Zendikar Rising Standard: Payoffs? Enablers? Something else entirely? World Champion PVDDR seeks the answer.

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With The Banning Of Uro In Standard, Are All Of Magic’s Competitive Formats Balanced?

Have Magic’s major metagames finally reached balance? Sam Black, Cedric Phillips, and World Champion PVDDR make their calls.

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With Uro Gone, What’s The Best Deck In Zendikar Rising Standard?

What’s the deck to play in post-banning Zendikar Rising Standard? World Champion PVDDR and five more SCG creators have their say.

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Is Rakdos Arcanist The Deck To Beat In Historic?

What’s the deck to play in Historic? World Champion PVDDR and six more SCG creators say what they’d play.

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How To Build Four-Color Ramp In Zendikar Rising Standard Without Uro, Titan Of Nature’s Wrath

How will Four-Color Ramp carry on in Zendikar Rising Standard without Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath? World Champion PVDDR surveys the field.

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With The Banning Of Uro, Titan Of Nature’s Wrath, Is Dimir Rogues A Tier 1 Deck In Zendikar Rising Standard?

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath is banned in Standard. Ross Merriam, Ari Lax, and World Champion PVDDR weigh in on five key questions.

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Introducing Izzet Aggro To Zendikar Rising Standard

Does Izzet Aggro have what it takes to compete in Zendikar Rising Standard? World Champion PVDDR unleashes his latest build on the metagame.

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Has Zendikar Rising Changed The Landscape In Historic?

Zendikar Rising has reached Historic, but is it shaking up the format or providing incremental change? Seven SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Is Something Going To Be Banned In Standard Next Week By Wizards of the Coast?

Will something get banned in Zendikar Rising Standard before September ends? Three SCG columnists take on five big questions.

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So… What’s The Deck To Beat In Zendikar Rising Standard?

Omnath, Locus of Creation in Zendikar Rising Standard: beat it or join it? World Champion PVDDR and five more SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Unwrapping Mono-Black God-Pharaoh’s Gift In Historic

World Champion PVDDR piloted Mono-Black God-Pharaoh’s Gift to a Top 32 finish at the Mythic Invitational. Get his guide to the hot Historic deck.

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Felidar Retreat Is The Definition Of Power Creep In Zendikar Rising

World Champion PVDDR sees Felidar Retreat as a souped-up Retreat to Emeria. How does he want to use it in Zendikar Rising Standard?

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Prepare To Get Tricky With Zareth San, The Trickster In Zendikar Rising Standard

Zareth San, the Trickster is going Rogue in Zendikar Rising Standard. Magic: The Gathering World Champion PVDDR builds two new decks around it.

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Is Phyrexian Tower The Most Broken Card To Build Around In Historic?

What We’d Play goes big for Historic! Ten SCG creators give their picks for the deck to run in the SCG Tour Championship Qualifier and beyond.

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