Ari Lax's guest appearances

Ari Lax

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

Lords of Limited

Humans of Magic

Up2DateMTG

Ben Friedman

Gerry Thompson

Travis Woo

Matt Sperling

Martin Juza

Marshall Sutcliffe

Reid Duke

Andrea Mengucci

Rodrigo Togores

Jim Davis

Kenji Egashira

Jarvis Yu

Andrew Elenbogen

Mike Turian

Gabriel Nassif

OwlTail

Ari Lax stops by the show to discuss post ban standard and how it's been.  We talk some Sultai, how dominant the archetype feels, then get into if the bans were even worth doing.  We also touch on what Amonkhet Remastered will be bringing to historic so stay tuned to the end if thats what you're interested in!

Ari Lax on Post Ban Standard

“Humans of Magic” presents: Ari Lax. Ari is the Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir Champion, member of Team Massdrop, and writer for Starcitygames.com.Here is our full conversation, in which we discuss:- The process of preparing for Pro Tours: before, during, and after- Similarities between preparing for the Pro Tour vs. job interviews- Leveling up as a player- Balance: finding it, or lack thereof- How to have good debates or conversations with people- Advice for new tournament players...and much, much more!Enjoy!--Ari Lax -- @armlx

“Humans of Magic” presents: Ari Lax. Ari is the Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir Champion, member of Team Massdrop, and writer for <a href="http://Starcitygames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starcitygames.com</a>. Here is our full conversation, in which we discuss: - The process of preparing for Pro Tours: before, during, and after - Similarities between preparing for the Pro Tour vs. job interviews - Leveling up as a player - Balance: finding it, or lack thereof - How to have good debates or conversations with people - Advice for new tournament players ...and much, much more! Enjoy! -- Ari Lax -- @armlx

#036 - Ari Lax on preparing for the Pro Tour, Magic-life balance, and having a sustainable process

Ari Lax is a Member of Team Ultra PRO, writes Premium articles for StarCityGames.com, has 8 Grand Prix Top 8s with 1 Win and is the Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir Champion. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Ari Lax when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep94 First Set Ice Age Arctic Fox Favorite Set M13 Favorite Card Vendilion Clique Mind's Desire What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Magic is a constant puzzle. Early Challenge Not playing the best deck. If it's the best deck and nothing else is beating it then there is nothing wrong with playing it. Worst Magic Moment Ari was the "better-than-you" grinder for a while. This led to game losses and frustration that could have been a avoided. He learned that getting upset never helps. Proudest Magic Moment Seeing a close friend qualify for the Pro Tour. Biggest Mistake Players Make Logicking from the end. Players work backward and look for flawed interactions and then match results to those instances when in reality you could have been making the best play with the info you had at the time. What's in Your Tournament Bag Deck Mat  Dice Water  Magic Resource Star City Games Connect With Ari Lax Twitter: @armlx Check Out Magic Story Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community. Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com Sponsors

Ari Lax is a Member of Team Ultra PRO, writes Premium articles for <a href="http://StarCityGames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StarCityGames.com</a>, has 8 Grand Prix Top 8s with 1 Win and is the Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir Champion. <a href="http://ctt.ec/7KyId" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to Tweet</a>: I got a ton of value from Ari Lax when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep94" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep94</a> First Set Ice Age Arctic Fox Favorite Set M13 Favorite Card Vendilion Clique Mind's Desire What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Magic is a constant puzzle. Early Challenge Not playing the best deck. If it's the best deck and nothing else is beating it then there is nothing wrong with playing it. Worst Magic Moment Ari was the "better-than-you" grinder for a while. This led to game losses and frustration that could have been a avoided. He learned that getting upset never helps. Proudest Magic Moment Seeing a close friend qualify for the Pro Tour. Biggest Mistake Players Make Logicking from the end. Players work backward and look for flawed interactions and then match results to those instances when in reality you could have been making the best play with the info you had at the time. What's in Your Tournament Bag Deck Mat <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043C7HSY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0043C7HSY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mtgprotutor-20&amp;linkId=D4YQ5NP6277YQCS2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dice</a> Water Magic Resource <a href="http://www.starcitygames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star City Games</a> Connect With Ari Lax Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/armlx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@armlx</a> Check Out Magic Story Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community. Listen to Episode 1 here or on <a href="http://www.magicthestory.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.magicthestory.com</a> Sponsors

94: Ari Lax on Logicking from the End