130: You're Not Failing at Life with Oliver Polak-Rottmann
MTG Pro Tutor - Insights, Tips & Advice from Magic: The Gathering Pros
English - September 13, 2016 08:00 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsGames Leisure Hobbies bant boros ccg card dimir esper gathering grixis gruul mtg Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Oliver Polak-Rottmann has 4 Grand Prix Top 8 including 1 Win, 1 Pro Tour Top 16, and is a 2-time National champion (2008, 2016). Oliver lives in Vienna, Austria.
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First Set4th Edition
Favorite SetColdsnap (Draft) / Champions of Kamigawa
Favorite CardIsland
Mana Drain
Master of Waves
Underplayed Standard CardWoodland Bellower
Gilt-Leaf Winnower
What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?Oliver has made great friends playing Magic.
How to have fun and be competitiveBy understanding variance always happens it will even out the highs and lows
Early ChallengeTry to finish his black border dual land collection. Money was an issue. Through trading and drafting. Oli was able to get the money for the card.
Level Up MomentThe year Oli qualified for 3 of 7 Pro Tours is when he realized he had leveled up.
Worst Magic MomentIn the 2008 season, Oli skipped the Pro Tour because he only needed 1 point. He needed to make to 200 of 380 players, and he didn't make it. It felt terrible . Oli learned you have to take the game seriously but not let it consume you."If you're failing at Magic, you're not failing at life".
Proudest Magic MomentMaking Platinum at Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Best FormatStandard
Deepest Thing You've Learned About YourselfOli learned about the world by traveling with Magic.
Biggest Mistake Players MakePlayers don't Sideboard correctly and they don't seek advice as much as they should. People feel they know it better.
Short comingsMake Pro Tour Top 8.
How to Effectively Prepare for a Big EventBooked a house two weeks before the Pro Tour with his team to practice. Know the balance you need. Playing a lot of games (10-15) per match up helps Oli get a feel and collect data.
Conversation 5 Years Ago"Pick up Power cards and dual lands."
Improvement SuggestionsEnjoy the game, Make friends.
Magic ResourceCFB
Hareruya
Twitter: @polakrottmann
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