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Aaron Forsythe
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Demographics
Residence	Kent, Washington, United States
Nationality	American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour Chicago 1998
Top Finishes	2 (0 wins)
GP top 8s	0

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Aaron Forsythe is the Vice President of Magic Design at Studio X and a former Magic: The Gathering Pro-player.^[1]

Career

Professional play

Aaron started playing Magic: The Gathering in 1994. His first cards were from Revised and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on Pro Tours between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of Team CMU. He took 3rd place at 2000 US Nationals, losing to Jon Finkel but beating Mike Long and Mike Turian to join Finkel, Chris Benafel, and Frank Hernandez on the USA team for the 2000 World Championships. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has two Pro Tour Top 8s, both as part of Car Acrobatic Team: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime Pro Points.

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
1999–00	Nationals	Orlando	Special	8–11 June 2000	3
1999–00	Worlds	Brussels	National team	2–6 August 2000	1
2000–01	Pro Tour	New York	Team Limited	29 September – 1 October 2000	2
2000–01	Masters	Tokyo	Team Limited	15–18 March 2001	4
2001–02	Pro Tour	New York	Team Limited	7–9 September 2001	4

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Aaron Forsythe
Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
1998–99	Chicago	Booster Draft	17	$2,400
1998–99	Rome	Extended	46	$610
1998–99	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	145
1999–00	Washington, D.C.	Team Limited	18
1999–00	Los Angeles	Booster Draft	277
1999–00	Worlds (Brussels)	Special	22	$1,660
2000–01	New York	Team Limited	2	$10,000
2000–01	Chicago	Standard	198
2000–01	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	87
2000–01	Tokyo	Block Constructed	232
2000–01	Barcelona	Booster Draft	138
2000–01	Worlds (Toronto)	Special	110
2001–02	New York	Team Limited	4	$5,000

→ Source: Wizards.com

Columnist

Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the Latest Developments column after Randy Buehler left it. He wrote articles for Star City Games from 2000 to 2002.

Wizards of the Coast staff

Aaron became Editor for magicthegathering.com when it opened in 2002. After participating in the Future Future League, he was selected as part of the Fifth Dawn design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of Magic R&D.^[2]^[3] Aaron was writer of Latest Developments from February 2004 till August 2007.^[4]^[5] He became Head Developer in 2006, after Brian Schneider left Wizards of the Coast.^[6] Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after Randy Buehler moved to the new Digital Gaming department.^[7]^[8]^[9] In May 2019, Forsythe became Vice President of Design.

When the comment section was still working, Aaron sometimes used to comment on random cards in Gatherer.^[10]^[11]

As Vice President of Design, Aaron is in charge of the design, production, editing, creative worldbuilding, and art teams for Magic, including both the in-house IP and Universes Beyond.^[1] Until The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, he was curator of The List.^[1]

Designing

Fifth Dawn
Ninth Edition
Ravnica: City of Guilds
Guildpact
Dissension (lead)
Coldsnap
Time Spiral
Tenth Edition
Masters Edition
Lorwyn (lead)
Morningtide
Shards of Alara
Alara Reborn (lead)
Magic 2010 (lead)
Planechase
Rise of the Eldrazi
Magic 2011 (lead)
Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning
Magic 2012
Dragon's Maze
Modern Masters
Magic 2015 (lead)
Commander 2014
Eternal Masters
Dominaria
Core Set 2021 (lead)
Modern Horizons 2
Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (lead)
Modern Horizons 3

Developing

Nineth Edition
Ravnica: City of Guilds
Guildpact
Time Spiral
Tenth Edition
Masters Edition
Shadowmoor (lead)
Eventide (lead)
From the Vault: Dragons
Shards of Alara
Zendikar
Scars of Mirrodin
Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning
New Phyrexia (lead)
Modern Masters
Magic 2014
Core Set 2019
Throne of Eldraine
Modern Horizons 2 (lead)
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

References

↑ ^a ^b ^c Wizards of the Coast (October 20, 2023). "Play Booster Discord Q&A". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (September 24, 2003). "My First Card". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (February 13, 2004). "The Life and Times of Autospell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Randy Buehler (January 30, 2004). "Looking Forward, Looking Back". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (August 31, 2007). "A Round of Goodbyes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (June 19, 2006). "Law and Order". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (March 09, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (March 23, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 06, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Monty Ashley (October 07, 2010). "Aaron's Random Card Comments". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Aaron Forsythe (August 01, 2011). "Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

[Discord_Q&A-1] Wizards of the Coast (October 20, 2023). "Play Booster Discord Q&A". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[2] Aaron Forsythe (September 24, 2003). "My First Card". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[3] Aaron Forsythe (February 13, 2004). "The Life and Times of Autospell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[4] Randy Buehler (January 30, 2004). "Looking Forward, Looking Back". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[5] Aaron Forsythe (August 31, 2007). "A Round of Goodbyes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[6] Mark Rosewater (June 19, 2006). "Law and Order". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[7] Aaron Forsythe (March 09, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[8] Aaron Forsythe (March 23, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[9] Aaron Forsythe (April 06, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[10] Monty Ashley (October 07, 2010). "Aaron's Random Card Comments". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[11] Aaron Forsythe (August 01, 2011). "Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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+'''Aaron Forsythe''' is the Vice President of ''[[Magic]]'' [[Design]] at [[Studio X]] and a former [[Magic: The Gathering]] Pro-player.<ref name="Discord Q&A"/>
 ==Career==
-===Player===
+===Professional play===
-Aaron started playing [[Magic: The Gathering]] in 1994. His first cards were from [[Revised Edition|Revised]] and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on [[Pro Tour|Pro Tours]] between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of [[Team CMU]]. He took 3rd place at 2000 US [[National Championships|Nationals]], losing to [[Jon Finkel]] but beating [[Mike Long]] and [[Mike Turian]] to join Finkel, [[Chris Benafel]], and [[Frank Hernandez]] on the USA team for the 2000 [[World Championships]]. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has 2 [[Pro Tour]] Top 8s, both as part of [[Car Acrobatic Team]]: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime [[Pro Points]].
+Aaron started playing ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' in 1994. His first cards were from ''[[Revised Edition|Revised]]'' and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on [[Pro Tour]]s between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of [[Team CMU]]. He took 3rd place at 2000 US [[National Championships|Nationals]], losing to [[Jon Finkel]] but beating [[Mike Long]] and [[Mike Turian]] to join Finkel, Chris Benafel, and Frank Hernandez on the USA team for the 2000 [[World Championship]]s. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has two [[Pro Tour]] Top 8s, both as part of [[Car Acrobatic Team]]: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime [[Pro Points]].
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+====Pro Tour Results====
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+{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-5}}|138|}}
+{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-W}}|110|}}
+{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-1}}|4|$5,000}}
+{{PTsPlayedFoot}}
+===Columnist===
+Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the [[Latest Developments]] column after [[Randy Buehler]] left it. He wrote articles for [[Star City Games]] from 2000 to 2002.
 ===Wizards of the Coast staff===
-Aaron became editor for [[magicthegathering.com]] when it opened in 2002. After participating in the [[Future Future League]], he was selected as part of the ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of [[Magic R&D]]. He became Head Developer after [[Brian Schneider]] left [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after [[Randy Buehler]] moved to the new [[Digital Gaming]] department.
+Aaron became Editor for [[magicthegathering.com]] when it opened in 2002. After participating in the [[Future Future League]], he was selected as part of the ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of [[Magic R&D]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/my-first-card-2003-09-24|My First Card|Aaron Forsythe|September 24, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/life-and-times-autospell-2004-02-13|The Life and Times of Autospell|Aaron Forsythe|February 13, 2004}}</ref> Aaron was writer of [[Latest Developments]] from February 2004 till August 2007.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/looking-forward-looking-back-2004-01-30|Looking Forward, Looking Back|[[Randy Buehler]]|January 30, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|round-goodbyes-2007-08-31|A Round of Goodbyes|Aaron Forsythe|August 31, 2007}}</ref> He became Head Developer in 2006, after [[Brian Schneider]] left [[Wizards of the Coast]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/law-and-order-2006-06-19|Law and Order|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 19, 2006}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after [[Randy Buehler]] moved to the new [[Digital Gaming]] department.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/how-i-got-here-part-1-2007-03-09|How I Got Here, Part 1|Aaron Forsythe|March 09, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/how-i-got-here-part-2-2007-03-23|How I Got Here, Part 2|Aaron Forsythe|March 23, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/how-i-got-here-part-3-2007-04-06|How I Got Here, Part 3|Aaron Forsythe|April 06, 2007}}</ref> In May 2019, Forsythe became Vice President of Design.
+When the comment section was still working, Aaron sometimes used to comment on [[random]] [[card]]s in [[Gatherer]].<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/aarons-random-card-comments-2010-10-07|Aaron's Random Card Comments|[[Monty Ashley]]|October 07, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|aarons-random-card-comment-archive-2011-08-01|Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive|Aaron Forsythe|August 01, 2011}}</ref>
+As Vice President of Design, Aaron is in charge of the design, production, editing, creative worldbuilding, and art teams for ''Magic'', including both the in-house IP and [[Universes Beyond]].<ref name="Discord Q&A">{{DailyRef|announcements/play-booster-discord-q-and-a|Play Booster Discord Q&A|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|October 20, 2023}}</ref> Until ''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]'', he was curator of [[The List]].<ref name="Discord Q&A"/>
 ====Designing====
-* ''[[Fifth Dawn]]''
+{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
-* ''[[9th Edition]]''
+*''[[Fifth Dawn]]''
-* ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]''
+*''[[Ninth Edition]]''
-* ''[[Guildpact]]''
+*''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]''
-* ''[[Dissension]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Guildpact]]''
-* ''[[Coldsnap]]''
+*''[[Dissension]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[Time Spiral]]''
+*''[[Coldsnap]]''
-* ''[[10th Edition]]''
+*''[[Time Spiral]]''
-* ''[[Masters Edition]]''
+*''[[Tenth Edition]]''
-* ''[[Lorwyn]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Masters Edition]]''
-* ''[[Morningtide]]''
+*''[[Lorwyn]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[Shards of Alara]]''
+*''[[Morningtide]]''
-* ''[[Alara Reborn]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Shards of Alara]]''
-* ''[[Magic 2010]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Alara Reborn]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[Planechase]]''
+*''[[Magic 2010]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]''
+*''[[Planechase]]''
-* ''[[Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]''
-* ''[[Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning]]''
+*''[[Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[Magic 2012]]''
+*''[[Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning]]''
+*''[[Magic 2012]]''
+*''[[Dragon's Maze]]''
+*''[[Modern Masters]]''
+*''[[Magic 2015]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Commander 2014]]''
+*''[[Eternal Masters]]''
+*''[[Dominaria]]''
+*''[[Core Set 2021]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Modern Horizons 2]]''
+*''[[Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Modern Horizons 3]]''
+}}
 ====Developing====
-* ''9th Edition''
+{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
-* ''Ravnica: City of Guilds''
+*''Nineth Edition''
-* ''Guildpact''
+*''Ravnica: City of Guilds''
-* ''Time Spiral''
+*''Guildpact''
-* ''10th Edition''
+*''Time Spiral''
-* ''Masters Edition''
+*''Tenth Edition''
-* ''[[Shadowmoor]]'' (lead)
+*''Masters Edition''
-* ''[[Eventide]]'' (lead)
+*''[[Shadowmoor]]'' (lead)
-* ''[[From the Vault: Dragons]]''
+*''[[Eventide]]'' (lead)
-* ''Shards of Alara''
+*''[[From the Vault: Dragons]]''
-* ''[[Zendikar]]''
+*''Shards of Alara''
-* ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
+*''[[Zendikar]]''
-* ''Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning''
+*''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
-* ''[[New Phyrexia]]'' (lead)
+*''Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning''
+*''[[New Phyrexia]]'' (lead)
-===Columnist===
+*''Modern Masters''
-Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the [[Latest Developments]] column after [[Randy Buehler]] left it. He wrote articles for [[Star City Games]] from 2000 to 2002.
+*''[[Magic 2014]]''
+*''[[Core Set 2019]]''
+*''[[Throne of Eldraine]]''
+*''Modern Horizons 2'' (lead)
+*''[[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]''
+}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af161 How I Got Here, Part 1]
-*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af163 How I Got Here, Part 2]
-*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af165 How I Got Here, Part 3]
-*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime Lifetime Pro Points]
-*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=USNAT00/welcome 2000 US Nationals coverage]
-*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/worlds2000/ 2000 Worlds coverage]
 ==External links==
+{{Pro Player external links}}*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=USNAT00/welcome 2000 US Nationals coverage]
+*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/worlds2000/ 2000 Worlds coverage]
 *[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/authorarchive&author=AaronForsythe Aaron Forsythe author archive at magicthegathering.com]
 *[http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/articlefinder.php?keyword=Aaron+Forsythe&Search+The+Net%21=Search%21 Aaron Forsythe author archive on Star City Games]
 *[http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/1295.html The Other Women of Magic: Dating a Pro Player - by Anne Forsythe]
-[[Category:WotC employees|Forsythe, Aaron]][[Category:Magic columnists|Forsythe]][[Category:Players|Forsythe]]
+[[Category:Wizards of the Coast employees]]
+[[Category:Magic columnists]]