Zvi Mowshowitz
3 articles · 2003–2013
Using Your Time Wisely
Zvi Mowshowitz · StarCityGames · 2010Zvi on time management for tournament weekends. With Magic information so readily available across multiple formats, he explains how to maximize potential through expert testing schedule and last-minute deck choice discipline.
If you've ever left your deck choice to the night before, this is the article. Zvi's framework for budgeting your prep hours is the bridge between FNM-grinding and RCQ-ready. Required reading the week before any competitive event.
The Elephant Method: A Case Study
Zvi Mowshowitz · StarCityGames · 2013Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz walks through how he used the Elephant method to tune Team SCG's Bant Control deck for Pro Tour Dragon's Maze. The most accessible introduction to one of the deepest deckbuilding methodologies in MTG.
Zvi's 'Elephant method' is one of those concepts pros reference constantly without ever defining. This case study IS the definition. Read it once and you'll understand why every PT-winning deck has a single 'elephant' card driving the build.
Who's the Beatdown II: Multitasking
Zvi Mowshowitz · TCGPlayer (legacy) · 2003Zvi's sequel to Mike Flores's 'Who's the Beatdown?'. Where Flores teaches the binary (you are either offense or defense), Zvi teaches the harder reality: multi-axis games where you must do both at once. The natural follow-up after the original.
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