A.E. Marling's guest appearances

A.E. Marling

MTG Pro Tutor - Insights, Tips & Advice from Magic: The Gathering Pros

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Zach Allen

Stephen Murray

Matt Brown

Alex Kessler

John Martin

Ben Rubin

Ethan Brown

Josh Taylor

Marshall Sutcliffe

Michael Simon

Prophet Adam

Jeremy Frye

Robert Anderson

Gerry Thompson

Kevin Jones

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Evaluation TipsCompare new cards to old, similar cards. That's why constantly playing Limited is important.Limited TipsDon't force a deck around pet cards that you like. Be willing to switch colors and ditch your first few picks if another strategy presents itself.Play TestingThere is no substitute for practice. Use proxies or an online client to get reps in with a deck before you decide to invest in it. Check out: Magic: The Gathering Proxy Generator - Input the cards you need and the site will generate card images the perfect size to print, cut out and sleeve up. Cockatrice - An online client to build decks and play against yourself to test things out.ImprovementOrganize your board in a consistent way that makes sense to you. ie Creatures by power in descending order. Find something that works for you and be consistent.Magic ResourcePuca Trade Send and receive cards from everywhere! We also talked about how to tell if a card is fake.Interview LinksLSV set reviews on Channel Fireball Limited Resources The Magic ShowConnect With A.E. Marling@AEMarling A.E. Marling on Facebook

Evaluation Tips Compare new cards to old, similar cards. That's why constantly playing Limited is important.Limited Tips Don't force a deck around pet cards that you like. Be willing to switch colors and ditch your first few picks if another strategy presents itself.Play Testing There is no substitute for practice. Use proxies or an online client to get reps in with a deck before you decide to invest in it. Check out: <a href="http://magic.bluebones.net/proxies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magic: The Gathering Proxy Generator</a> - Input the cards you need and the site will generate card images the perfect size to print, cut out and sleeve up. <a href="http://www.woogerworks.com/index.php/client-downloads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cockatrice</a> - An online client to build decks and play against yourself to test things out.Improvement Organize your board in a consistent way that makes sense to you. ie Creatures by power in descending order. Find something that works for you and be consistent.Magic Resource <a href="https://pucatrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puca Trade</a> Send and receive cards from everywhere! We also talked about how to tell if a card is fake.Interview Links <a href="http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LSV set reviews on Channel Fireball</a> <a href="http://www.lrcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Limited Resources</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mrorangeguy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Magic Show</a>Connect With A.E. Marling <a href="https://twitter.com/AEMarling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AEMarling</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/AEMarling/138184652942948?ref=br_rs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A.E. Marling on Facebook</a>

15: How to Tell if a Card is Fake and other Resources with A.E. Marling

A.E. Marling has won a Modern Star City Games invitational qualifier and has been one game away from the Pro Tour TWICE. He writes the incredibly popular and gratefully useful Foolproof Magic series for GatheringMagic. He is also a cosplayer, a Level 20 flavor judge, and a fantasy author.Mr. Foolproof Magic HimselfA.E. shared some amazing tips all throughout the episode and I'd be remiss if I didn't try to catch them here for you. Consume Magic event coverage. Watch what the pros are doing and learn from their successes as well as mistakes. Play your land "in isolation" to create a visual queue that you've played a land this turn. That way you won't accidentally play two lands in a turn. Organize your board in an easy-to-track way. Bottom line: Develop a system that works for you and use the Foolproof Magic articles as a spring board into systematic. The Foolproof Magic suite: Foolproof Magic Foolproof Magic 2 Foolproof Magic 3First SetRevisedFavorite SetInnistrad Favorite CardArcbound RavagerWhat makes Magic fun for you?The imagery and imagination are so fascinating while the mental sport is captivating.Early ChallengeFeeling like he deserved to win and then tilting when he didn't was A.E.'s biggest struggle. One mistake cost him a tournament when he was young and this drove him away for a time. A.E. eventually realized that losing because you made a mistake is one of the beauties of Magic: The Gathering.Level Up MomentRealizing that your decisions matter and Magic is a game that when you make a mistake you lose. That's awesome because it shows that every choice is important.Best FormatSealed / Draft and ModernBiggest Mistake Players MakeTilting and not understand why it happens or how to control/curb it. We had a great discussion about stoicism and it's application to Magic.Connect With A.E. Marling@AEMarling

A.E. Marling has won a Modern Star City Games invitational qualifier and has been one game away from the Pro Tour TWICE. He writes the incredibly popular and gratefully useful Foolproof Magic series for GatheringMagic. He is also a cosplayer, a Level 20 flavor judge, and a fantasy author.Mr. Foolproof Magic Himself A.E. shared some amazing tips all throughout the episode and I'd be remiss if I didn't try to catch them here for you. Consume Magic event coverage. Watch what the pros are doing and learn from their successes as well as mistakes. Play your land "in isolation" to create a visual queue that you've played a land this turn. That way you won't accidentally play two lands in a turn. Organize your board in an easy-to-track way. Bottom line: Develop a system that works for you and use the Foolproof Magic articles as a spring board into systematic. The Foolproof Magic suite: <a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/aemarling-110514-foolproof-magic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foolproof Magic</a> <a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/aemarling-111214-foolproof-magic-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foolproof Magic 2</a> <a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/aemarling-021215-foolproof-magic-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foolproof Magic 3</a>First Set RevisedFavorite Set Innistrad  Favorite Card Arcbound RavagerWhat makes Magic fun for you? The imagery and imagination are so fascinating while the mental sport is captivating.Early Challenge Feeling like he deserved to win and then tilting when he didn't was A.E.'s biggest struggle. One mistake cost him a tournament when he was young and this drove him away for a time. A.E. eventually realized that losing because you made a mistake is one of the beauties of Magic: The Gathering.Level Up Moment Realizing that your decisions matter and Magic is a game that when you make a mistake you lose. That's awesome because it shows that every choice is important.Best Format Sealed / Draft and ModernBiggest Mistake Players Make Tilting and not understand why it happens or how to control/curb it. We had a great discussion about stoicism and it's application to Magic.Connect With A.E. Marling <a href="https://twitter.com/AEMarling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AEMarling</a>

14: Foolproof Magic with A.E. Marling