That’s Two-Time State Champion To You – Arizona States, 1st Place For The Second Time
I won last year – but needless to say, I wanted to defend my prestigious title. Most of my testing occurred by playing formats other than Champions Standard. That last statement is a bit misleading, since Mirrodin Block and pre-Kamigawa Standard are pretty much the same format as the States. You play Affinity and try to win the mirror match, or you play a deck that does nothing but beat Affinity and go home when you play someone who didn’t get the memo.
States is the greatest tournament of the year. Over the past year, nothing has given me greater pride than to say that I’m the defending Arizona…
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