Gavin Verhey

Gavin Verhey
Born (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990
Nationality United States
Occupation Magic Designer

Gavin Verhey (born March 29, 1990) is a Magic: The Gathering Designer at Wizards of the Coast. He has been a member of numerous Magic set Design and Development teams since joining in 2011, including Aether Revolt[1], Conspiracy[2], Conspiracy: Take the Crown,[3], Fate Reforged[4] Gatecrash,[5], From the Vault: Angels[6], From the Vault: Annihilation[7], From the Vault: Twenty[8], Ixalan[9], Kaladesh[10], Modern Masters 2017[11], Oath of the Gatewatch[12], and Shadows Over Innistrad[13], in addition to being the lead designer of Archenemy: Nicol Bolas[14] and Commander 2017 [15]. He also currently writes the weekly column Beyond the Basics on the official Magic website.[16] Mark Rosewater considers him part of the fifth generation of Magic designers.[17]

Biography

Verhey grew up in Washington, where he attended the University of Washington. In addition to Magic, he is known for the time he fell down a volcano on a cruise[18], and wearing a specific hat.[19]

Magic: The Gathering career

Gavin Verhey was formerly a professional Magic: The Gathering player.[20] He wrote strategy articles weekly for Starcitygames.com from February 20, 2009 through October 24, 2011[21] and also did commentary for SCGLive.[22] He was a host of the Monday Night Magic podcast from episode #9 on June 7, 2006,[23] through episode #281, on October 18, 2011.[24]

In 2010, Verhey created an entirely new Magic format called "Overextended".[25] After Magic R&D chose to adopt a similar format, Modern, for Pro Tour Philadelphia, the Magic R&D team noted that his work on Overextended was a factor in their decision and that they were "very happy to see the outpouring of support for [Verhey's] work and to have this data point of support for a nonrotating format."[26] Later that year, Verhey was hired by Wizards of the Coast to work on Magic.

In addition to designing Magic sets, since March 27, 2012 [27] Verhey has written for Dailymtg.com as a weekly columnist. He first wrote the column ReConstructed, where he critiqued and improved readers' decks on a weekly basis from March 2012 until January 2016[28], and then began a new weekly column, Beyond the Basics[29], where he teaches advanced Magic strategy.

References

  1. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/aether-revolt-information
  2. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-conspiracy-2014-02-14
  3. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-conspiracy-2
  4. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/announcingfrf-en
  5. ↑ http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Farcana%2F1016
  6. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/from-the-vault-angels
  7. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/from-the-vault-annihilation
  8. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/products/card-set-archive/from-the-vault-twenty
  9. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/ixalan
  10. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/kaladesh
  11. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/modern-masters-2017
  12. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-oath-gatewatch-2015-09-01
  13. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-shadows-over-innistrad-2015-11-02
  14. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/archenemy-nicol-bolas
  15. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/commander-2017
  16. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/117690
  17. ↑ http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/171
  18. ↑ http://gavinverhey.tumblr.com/post/111287496771/the-time-i-fell-down-a-volcano
  19. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/beyond-basics/topical-blend-4-boy-and-his-hat-2016-12-15
  20. ↑ http://www.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/activity/1082
  21. ↑ http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/archive.php?Article=Gavin+Verhey
  22. ↑ http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/22028-SCGLive-Season-Two-Announced.html
  23. ↑ http://www.mtgcast.com/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/monday-night-magic/where-are-you-rosewater
  24. ↑ http://www.mtgcast.com/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/monday-night-magic/monday-night-magic-281-this-ones-for-rocket
  25. ↑ http://mtgoverextended.com/
  26. ↑ http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2fdaily%2fld%2f155
  27. ↑ http://www.wizards.com/MAGIC/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/rc/188
  28. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/columns/reconstructed-archive
  29. ↑ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/beyond-basics/most-important-question-magic-2016-06-02
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