Mike Flores

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**Mike Flores**

Born
Nationality	American
Lifetime Pro Points	29^[1]

Michael J. Flores is one of the most prolific writers of Magic: The Gathering deck construction and game theory.

The Philippines-born ^[2] Flores has written articles about Magic: The Gathering for The Duelist, The Sideboard, the Usenet, The Magic Dojo, The Psylum Dojo, Neutral Ground, Brainburst and all of the major independent Magic sites. He currently writes weekly columns for MagicTheGathering.com, Wizards of the Coast's official site, and Starcitygames.com.

Flores was also the regular color commentator on the Pro Tour webcasts. Acknowledged as a deck designer, he designed Jon Finkel's deck, Napster, for the 2000 US National Championship.

The first 10 years of Flores' writing were recently collected into a book, Michael J. Flores: Deckade "10 years of decks, thoughts and theory!" by Top8Magic.com.

Flores is also an avid comic book fan and aspiring artist. He is currently working on an Original Graphic Novel with Platinum Studios.

Flores has qualified for the Pro Tour numerous times, but has not made top 8 at any of them. He has earned the nickname "Bad Player Flores" due to his continued failure to succeed at the top level of the game as well as his many play mistakes. He finished 26th at Pro Tour Charleston with teammates Steve Sadin and Paul Jordan, with an individual record of 11-3, and won the 2006 Standard State Championship in New York.