My Magic History pt 2
A continuation of a series of articles on my history with magic, and how it got me to where I am today. Last time we talked about how I started playing magic back around odyssey block in 2001.
Part 2: Artful Tactician
Throughout Middle School our play style stayed relatively the same. Picking up cards in expansions and evolving our casual decks. Mirrodin Block added isochron scepters to my burn deck, and viridian joiners to my insane Kamahl deck. The next year I played Snakes from Kamigawa and Ninjas from Betrayers, not fully understanding how to use my Jitte but liking it because of the flavor nonetheless. The next block was ravnica, and the first guild i gravitated to was selesnya, as it fit the tokens and ramping play style I adopted with Kamahl. In Guildpact that all changed when I discovered the Izzet. The main conflict of the guild is instinct vs Intellect, and the guild embraces creativity and thinking outside the box. Add on to that philosophical grounding with experimental lightning magic and steampunk garb and I was hooked. I played a super fun isochron scepter Replicate deck and have found a way to play red blue in every format since. Flash Forward to the summer of 2014 at a tattoo expo, I had a rule that I would only get a tattoo if i wanted the same thing for 5 years, and that thing was the Izzet Sigil. I look down at my left leg every morning and think about what it means and how much the game has given to me. It helps affirm and fuel my convictions of being a creative and thoughtful person, and acting with passion first and foremost.Â
Join me Next time when I talk about what I studied in college, and how Magic steered me towards there.

















