Cedric Phillips

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Cedric Phillips
Demographics
Residence	Seattle, Washington, United States
Nationality	American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour San Diego 2004
Top Finishes	1 (0 wins)
GP top 8s	2 (0 wins)

Cedric A. Phillips is an American Magic commentator, pundit, and former professional player. As of December 2024, he is the Play Design manager at Wizards of the Coast.

Career

He finished sixth at Pro Tour Kyoto 2009, his most significant tournament accomplishment. Phillips also has two Grand Prix top eights, at GP Columbus 2004 and GP Boston 2012. In recent years, he has been better known as the editor and manager of coverage of Star City Games, forms a popular commentator duo with Patrick Sullivan on that circuit, and is the resident expert commentator for the official MPL-era coverage team. Phillips also has numerous podcasts; including The Cedric Phillips Podcast, where he tackles news and controversies in the world of Magic, as well as other subjects, and The Resleevables alongside Patrick Sullivan.

In December 2024, Phillips started working as Play Design manager at Wizards of the Coast.

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
2003–04	Grand Prix	Columbus	Limited	27–28 March 2004	4
2009	Pro Tour	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	27 February–1 March 2009	6
2012–13	Grand Prix	Boston	Limited	25–26 August 2012	3

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Cedric Phillips

Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
2003–04	San Diego	Booster Draft	262
2005	Atlanta	Team Limited	117
2006	Prague	Booster Draft	191
2006	Charleston	Team Constructed	126
2008	Hollywood	Standard	311
2009	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	6	$10,500
2009	Honolulu	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	346
2009	Austin	Extended and Booster Draft	240
2009	Worlds (Rome)	Special	92
2010	San Diego	Standard and Booster Draft	88
2010	San Juan	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	105
2010	Amsterdam	Extended and Booster Draft	381
2011	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	180
2012	Dark Ascension in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	358
2012–13	Return to Ravnica in Seattle	Modern and Booster Draft	185
2016–17	Kaladesh in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	443
2017–18	Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao	Modern and Booster Draft	132

→ Source: Wizards.com

External links

• Lifetime Top Finishes
• Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
• Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders
• The Resleevables
• The Cedric Phillips Podcast
• Mark Rosewater (July 3, 2020). "Drive to Work #754 - Cedric Philips". Blogatog. Tumblr.