Tom LaPille

Tom LaPille is a former Magic designer and core developer and employee of Wizards of the Coast.

History

LaPille used to be a columnist for magicthegathering.com (he wrote Latest Developments from January 2009 until December 2011). Tom played on four Pro Tours before he joined Wizards in 2008. One of his responsibilities was constructing Magic's line of introductory products. Tom was the one who first pitched the idea of using double-faced cards for Innistrad. Tom began working at Wizards in June 2008 as an intern and was then hired full-time. In 2011, he made the temporary move over to Dungeons & Dragons R&D and in 2014, he moved to Magic Online. In the December of that year, he left the company.

Designing

• Masters Edition III (lead)
• Masters Edition IV
• Innistrad
• Magic 2011
• Magic 2014
• Eternal Masters (lead)

Developing

• Magic 2010
• From the Vault: Exiled
• Masters Edition III (lead)
• Masters Edition IV
• Worldwake
• Archenemy (lead)
• Magic 2011
• From the Vault: Relics
• Mirrodin Besieged
• New Phyrexia
• Magic 2012 (lead)
• From the Vault: Legends
• Innistrad
• Dark Ascension (lead)
• Return to Ravnica
• Theros
• Born of the Gods (lead)
• Magic 2015
• Khans of Tarkir
• Dragons of Tarkir (co-lead)
• Tempest Remastered
• Modern Masters 2015 (lead)

External links

• Magic Arcana (May 06, 2009). "R&D's Secret Talents: Tom LaPille". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Magic Arcana (May 18, 2009). "Magic Dossier: Tom LaPille". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.