A slightly different type of TOM Talk - instead of interviewing someone, I'll be yapping about my experience as a Pro Tour Coach!

I worked alongside Team Drawing Board at Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven helping them try to take down one of the most prestige Events in the MTG Competitive scene. I walk through how I got into the role, who was on the team and how our Global nature added to some testing difficulties, what types of analysis I did leading up to the Event and when we were in the testing house, going over meetings for the Standard and Draft portions of the PT, what other types of problems I ended up solving, how the team did at the Event & where it goes from here!

I've got visualizations available alongside the video version for all my prep materials over on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/AymQinwN8rQ

Play like the Pro himself! Check out Vinnie & Ivan's Guide on Jeskai Blink!

https://metafy.gg/guides/view/jeskai-scam-deck-guide-6YqKiFj6ZgI

Vinnie's RC Winning List: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/09edec86-bc44-4ff1-95a7-b378004ea00d

Find Vinnie on Socials:

Twitter: https://x.com/binnybino

Team Scrapheap: https://x.com/search?q=%23TeamScrapHeap&src=hashtag_click

Store: https://www.collectorlegion.com/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OptimusTomTV

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***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00:00 - Video Intro, Info on Deck Guide

--- About Vinnie & His Magic Lore ---

00:00:40 - Introduction to Vinnie Fino

00:01:27 - What else defines Vinnie outside of Magic?

00:02:10 - When did you first play Magic competitively?

00:04:10 - Has the SoCal Magic Community played a big role in your playing Magic?

--- Tournament & Testing Process ---

00:05:16 - What was your Tournament prep like with team Scrapheap?

00:06:24 - Who was the most influential on your deck choice?

00:07:00 - Did you have another deck you wanted to play?

00:07:48 - What made this feel like the best deck to play? What did you anticipate seeing?

00:09:00 - Going over the maindeck & changes from Matt Costa's list

00:14:38 - Obsidian Charmaw vs White Orchid Phantom

00:16:55 - Why you should call Ghost Vacuum (& other Boros Energy H2H)

00:18:32 - More on playing vs Blood Moon

00:19:25 - How impactful was Fable of the Mirror-Breaker? With Quantum Riddler?

00:22:07 - Were the changes you & Ivan made a key reason your deck performed so well?

00:23:02 - How do you feel about the deck going forward? Would you sleeve it up again?

00:25:11 - Was there a moment you thought you would win the Event?

00:27:46 - How was it to play in the Finals vs a Teammate?

00:28:45 - What moments stuck out to you from this Event & Talking about having fun

00:31:55 - What are you playing in next?

--- Spotlight Spider-Man, Future Events & Standard ---

00:32:42 - What are you bringing to Baltimore?

00:32:56 - Vinnie's Vivi List

00:33:16 - Vinnie's Sultai Spider-Man List (https://x.com/binnybino/status/1977219604574617837/photo/1)

00:33:40 - Gushing about Living End/Sultai Spider-Man

00:36:21 - Is Vivi the "tryhard" deck this weekend? Are you expectations higher?

00:38:00 - Other events after Spotlight Spider-Man (NRG, Vegas & more)

--- Getting to Know Vinnie Quickly ---

00:39:18 - Rapid-Fire Questions:

--- Shout Outs from Vinnie & Wrap Up ---

00:49:16 - The floor belongs to Vinnie, all his thank you(s)

00:50:15 - Where to find Vinnie, the guide & more