Patrick Chapin

{{short description|American Magic: The Gathering player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Patrick Chapin

| nickname = "The Innovator"{{cite web |last1=Heisler |first1=Steve |title=Deduction, Innovation, and Frog Monsters: Business Lessons From "Magic: The Gathering" |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3059639/deduction-innovation-and-frog-monsters-business-lessons-from-magic-the-gathering |website=Fast Company |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=29 October 2020}}

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| residence = Denver, Colorado, United States

| nationality = American

| debut = Pro Tour Paris 1997

| winnings = US$187,245{{cite web|title=Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|access-date=2020-10-20|date=2020-10-29|archive-date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|url-status=dead}}

| pt_top_8 = 1 (6){{cite web|title=Lifetime Top Finishes by Player|date=2020-06-24|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|access-date=2020-10-29|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416180813/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer|url-status=dead}}

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| lifetime_pro_points = 349{{cite web |title=Patrick Chapin Profile |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/pthof/2012/patrick-chapin |website=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=29 October 2020}}

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Patrick Chapin is an American Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour player and a game designer for Eternal (video game) at Dire Wolf Digital.{{cite web |title=patrick chapin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-chapin-49583778/ |website=LinkedIn |access-date=29 October 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Woo |first1=Travis |title=Interview With Patrick "The Innovator" Chapin |url=https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/mtg/channelmagic-articles/interview-with-patrick-the-innovator-chapin/ |website=Channel Fireball |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=29 October 2020}}

Achievements

Chapin has made six Pro Tour top eights,{{cite web |title=Lifetime Top Finishes by Player |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/statistics/top-8-by-player |website=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=29 October 2020}} spanning three decades, and four Grand Prix top eights. In 2012, Chapin was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. His induction took place during Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in October 2012.{{cite web |title=Cheating at the Magic World Championship |url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/premium/cheating-at-the-magic-world-championship/ |website=Star City Games |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=29 October 2020}} A mirror match against Gabriel Nassif at Worlds 2007 featuring Chapin's Dragonstorm deck "remains one of the most entertaining matches of Magic ever seen on camera".

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Chapin is the author of two books, [https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Magic-Patrick-Chapin/dp/B007BCGO5K Next Level Magic], published in 2010, and [https://starcitygames.com/next-level-deckbuilding-ebook/ Next Level Deckbuilding]. He has published over 85 articles on Star City Games{{cite web |title=Author: Patrick Chapin |url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/author/patrick-chapin/ |website=Star City Games |access-date=29 October 2020}} and produces [https://www.toplevelpodcast.com/ Top Level Podcast] with Michael Flores. In 2011, he published a rap album with Bill Boulden, [https://music.apple.com/us/album/tha-gatherin-feat-bill-boulden-patrick-chapin/437038714 Tha Gatherin].

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