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'''"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer''' is a former [[Magic: The Gathering]] player and notable [[deck]] [[designer]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/dl48|Seven Developers, Seven Styles|[[Devin Low]]|August 01, 2008}}</ref> He was invited to become part of [[Magic R&D]] by his former teammate [[Randy Buehler]], then Director of ''Magic''. Later he became head [[developer]], as counterpart to head designer [[Mark Rosewater]].
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'''"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer''' is a former ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[player]] and notable [[deck]] [[R&D#Design|designer]].<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/seven-developers-seven-styles-2008-08-01-0|Seven Developers, Seven Styles|[[Devin Low]]|August 01, 2008}}</ref> He was invited to become part of ''Magic'' [[R&D]] by his former teammate [[Randy Buehler]], then Director of ''Magic''. Later he became head [[developer]] as a counterpart to the head designer [[Mark Rosewater]].


===Designing===
Erik retired from [[Wizards of the Coast]] in January [[2024]]. At the time of his retirement, [[Mark Rosewater]] considered him to have been in the top 10 people who most influenced ''Magic'' design.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/741230199857872896/|title=Drive to Work #1108 - Erik Lauer|February 02, 2024}}</ref>
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* ''[[Morningtide]]''
==Designing==
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering 2011 Core Set|Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
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* ''[[Masters Edition II]]'' (lead)
*''[[Morningtide]]''
* ''[[Shards of Alara]]''
*''[[Magic: The Gathering 2011 Core Set|Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
* ''[[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra]]''
*''[[Masters Edition II]]'' (lead)
* ''[[Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic]]''
*''[[Shards of Alara]]''
* ''[[Masters Edition III]]''
*''[[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra]]''
* ''[[Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana]]''
*''[[Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic]]''
* ''[[Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret]]''
*''[[Masters Edition III]]''
* ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
*''[[Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana]]''
* ''[[Dragon's Maze]]''
*''[[Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret]]''
* ''[[Modern Masters (2013)]]''
*''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
* ''[[Journey into Nyx]]''
*''[[Dragon's Maze]]''
* ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' (lead)
*''[[Modern Masters]]''
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*''[[Journey into Nyx]]''
===Developing===
*''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' (lead)
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*''[[Iconic Masters]]'' (lead)
* ''Morningtide''
*''[[Ultimate Masters]]''
* ''[[Eventide]]''
*''[[Zendikar Rising]]''
* ''Masters Edition II'' (lead)
*''[[Double Masters 2022]]''
* ''Shards of Alara''
*''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]''
* ''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra''
*''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]''
* ''[[Conflux]]''
*''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]''
* ''Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic''
*''[[Modern Horizons 3]]'' (lead)
* ''[[Alara Reborn]]''
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* ''[[Magic 2010]]'' (lead)
 
* ''Masters Edition III''
==Developing==
* ''[[Zendikar]]''
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* ''Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana''
*''Morningtide''
* ''[[Worldwake]]''
*''[[Eventide]]''
* ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]''
*''Masters Edition II'' (lead)
* ''[[Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
*''Shards of Alara''
* ''Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret''
*''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra''
* ''Scars of Mirrodin''
*''[[Conflux]]''
* ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'' (lead)
*''Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic''
* ''[[New Phyrexia]]''
*''[[Alara Reborn]]''
* ''[[Commander (2011)]]''
*''[[Magic 2010]]'' (lead)
* ''[[Innistrad]]'' (lead)
*''Masters Edition III''
* ''[[Avacyn Restored]]''
*''[[Zendikar]]''
* ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' (lead)
*''Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana''
* ''Dragon's Maze''
*''[[Worldwake]]''
* ''Modern Masters (2013)''
*''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]''
* ''[[Theros]]'' (lead)
*''[[Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
* ''Journey into Nyx''
*''Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret''
* ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' (lead)
*''Scars of Mirrodin''
* ''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]''
*''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'' (lead)
* ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' (lead)
*''[[New Phyrexia]]''
* ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
*''[[Commander (2011)|Commander]]''
{{Div col end}}
*''[[Innistrad]]'' (lead)
*''[[Avacyn Restored]]''
*''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' (lead)
*''Dragon's Maze''
*''Modern Masters''
*''[[Theros]]'' (lead)
*''Journey into Nyx''
*''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' (lead)
*''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]''
*''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' (lead)
*''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
*''[[Kaladesh]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Modern Masters 2017]]'' (advisor)
*''[[Amonkhet]]''
*''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
*''[[Ixalan]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Dominaria]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]'' (lead)
*''Ultimate Masters''
*''[[Ravnica Allegiance]]''
*''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' (lead)
*''[[Theros Beyond Death]]''
*''Zendikar Rising'' (co-lead)
*''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]''
*''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Dominaria United]]'' (co-lead)
*''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' (co-lead)
*''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'' (co-lead)
*''Murders at Karlov Manor''
}}


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Latest revision as of 10:02, 28 May 2024

Erik Lauer
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General Information
Status Retired: Morningtide to Modern Horizons 3

"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer is a former Magic: The Gathering player and notable deck designer.[1] He was invited to become part of Magic R&D by his former teammate Randy Buehler, then Director of Magic. Later he became head developer as a counterpart to the head designer Mark Rosewater.

Erik retired from Wizards of the Coast in January 2024. At the time of his retirement, Mark Rosewater considered him to have been in the top 10 people who most influenced Magic design.[2]

Designing

Developing

References

  1. ↑ Devin Low (August 01, 2008). "Seven Developers, Seven Styles". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 02, 2024). "Drive to Work #1108 - Erik Lauer". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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