I found Magic through the Xbox game at 12, graduated to kitchen-table battles with my family at 14, then started grinding Standard at local shops. I’ve been a TCG kid forever (Yu-Gi-Oh, Duel Masters, a splash of Pokémon), but Magic is the one that turned cardboard into community. My first Commander deck was Tibor and Lumia with one objective: give them deathtouch, give my squad flying, and turn every red spell into a “respect the stack” board wipe. After a long break, Neon Dynasty pulled me back in (first draft win, instant addiction), and I got locked in on tight, mean lines with Tinybones. My lane is stax pragmatist / midrange: play whatever you want—just don’t whine when your deck can’t handle smoke. I live for stack wars, I’m an artifact loyalist because they’re the most versatile toolbox in the game, and my proudest build is Shorikai, Genesis Engine—artifact-core control that locks the game from multiple angles and still feels like chess. Type 4 clicked the first time I played it with Noah Long: infinite mana, limited casts, every decision matters, and I’m drafting engines + flash enablers and weird permanents that keep the fun on the table. At Proxy Friendly I handle curation—testing openers, checking lines, and making sure our products match the bracket conversation—because I want people winning with their deckbuilding brain, not their wallet. Esper is home (W/U/B), Sensei’s Divining Top is my comfort card, and if I’m presenting a game-winning action, I’ll say it out loud—beat me on the stack or die informed.