User:Sharp-shinned.hawk/sandbox/Patrick Chapin

also known as "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 |accessdate=29 October 2020}}

Chapin works at Dire Wolf Digital where he is a game designer on the Eternal card game{https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-chapin-49583778/{{cite web |title=patrick chapin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-chapin-49583778/ |website=LinkedIn |accessdate=29 October 2020}}}

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 and produces [https://www.toplevelpodcast.com/ Top Level Podcast] with [Michael Flores].

https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/mtg/channelmagic-articles/interview-with-patrick-the-innovator-chapin/

Chapin was the first Magic R&D intern, in the early 2000s.{{cite web |title=Patrick Chapin Profile |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/pthof/2012/patrick-chapin |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |accessdate=29 October 2020}}

A mirror match against Gabriel Nassif at Worlds 2007 featuring his Dragonstorm deck is "remains one of the most entertaining matches of Magic ever seen on camera"