This is The Magic Studio with your host Robert Martin, the interview podcast with the best in Magic: The Gathering. I'd like to thank GatheringMagic.com—where you can find this show and some of the best articles in Magic—and CoolStuffInc.com. Our guest this week is Caleb Durward.

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0:00 – 0:17 – Intro to the show and guest

0:17 – 1:22 – How did you become a writer for ChannelFireball?

1:22 – 1:47 – Did you get to know Luis Scott-Vargas before you became a writer for ChannelFireball?

1:47 – 2:03 – Who do you work with when you test?

2:03 – 3:02 – Do you do a lot of Magic Online testing or paper testing?

3:02 – 3:22 – When you look at those proxy decks, does anyone go, “What where we thinking?”

3:22 – 4:02 – You have an impressive record on the StarCityGames Open series; why does it work so well for you?

4:02 – 4:42 – Is there any format that you don’t like to experiment with?

4:42 – 5:15 – A lot of players stay with their decks in Legacy, but you are always changing. Why?

5:15 – 5:54 – When it comes to the Invitationals, why do you think certain players stay with their Legacy decks? Is it percentages?

5:54 – 6:37 – Sponsor’s exemptions have been questioned by people; you have benefited from them. What are your thoughts on them?

6:37 – 7:48 – Follow-up question: What do you have to say to those people who think you shouldn’t get them?

7:48 – 8:20 – What does playing on the Pro Tour mean to you?

8:20 – 8:59 – Is commentary something you would like to do down the line?

8:59 – 9:37 – There have been issues lately with the new rules and people playing incorrectly; do those kinds of things bother you?

9:37 – 12:05 – You earned back-to-back Top 8s in Grand Prix weekends. Talk a little about highlights of them.

12:05 – 12:52 – You talked about Drew Levin; how much communication do you have regarding Legacy decks?

12:52 – 13:45 –We talk a little about Matt Hoey and the accident he had for the semifinals of StarCityGames Open: Milwaukee.

13:45 – 14:27 – Other than the friendships you develop in Magic, what is one of the other strengths you get from Magic?

14:27 – 14:44 – How do you prefer to watch a match?

14:44 – 15:42 – Have you watched a stream and saw something the players didn’t?

15:42 – 16:40 – We talk about what kind of deck a player who hasn’t played Legacy might want to play if he is an aggro player.

16:40 – 17:00 - What do you do for fun outside of Magic?

17:00 – 17:26 – Who is your favorite author?

17:26 – 17:45 – Favorite all-time card in Magic?

17:45 – 18:00 – Best deck you played regardless of result?

18:00 – 18:43 – How does it feel to get a card banned?

18:43 – 19:15 – Why do you play better in cash tournaments?

19:15 – 20:04 – What do you want from Magic in the long run?

20:04 – To End – Do you look at cards from a developer’s view or from a player’s view?