About Us
Guildmages' Forum is actually a land card from the 2018 set Guilds of Ravnica. Anyone who plays MTG knows that Ravnica is best known for its Guildpact: a plane governed jointly by ten two-colour guilds. In MTG, the five colours white, blue, black, red and green are the root of every card, and combining them in different ways creates endless variety. Just like that, every player arrives representing their own guild in pursuit of their own goals, and here we can gather, share with one another, and create more fun gameplay experiences and connections within the MTG community!
Below are our regular staff and authors:
Current Members
MiohitoKiri5474
aka 台南猴王的耍猴日常, one of the site's co-founders and its tech person.
Former cEDH grumpy old-timer, now a resigned constructed player. Favourite formats are Modern and Pauper.
Can never play aggro or combo well; any deck that needs to assemble a combo is always missing one piece.
Jru
Plays both constructed and limited. Constructed formats: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, EDH (1v1 Duel Commander, casual multiplayer). Has also studied Legacy and Pauper but has no local scene for them.
Main format is Standard; likes slow decks built around removal and resources.
T1BloodMoon
aka 炸地·血月·組合技 and 夸寶終曲. A tournament casual player who loves constructed, with decks from Standard all the way to Legacy, plus both casual and competitive Commander decks. Favourite constructed decks are combo and anything with Blood Moon. Was once told I wouldn't know how to play Magic without combo.
faintmama
Real name 王靖 (Wang Jing). Lately enjoys writing diary-style posts on the small page FaintmamaのTCG實驗室.
Guildmages' Forum's resident poet, unpaid farmhand of the Taipei Conquest EDH crew; published author with China Times Publishing and Mirror Fiction.
A Modern, Pauper and Commander player who loves brewing budget decks and then causing a stir with them at events — a bored middle-aged guy who imagines he can popularise weird decks.
JerobaMTG
A casual player who loves building fun themed decks and then taking them to events to enjoy being crushed by the meta.
Plays both constructed and limited. Constructed formats: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Commander (casual multiplayer, 1v1 Duel Commander).
Prefers midrange and tribal decks, with an emphasis on interactive back-and-forth games.
Kappa
aka Kappa The Gathering, a ramen-type player (?) — I can lose the event, but I must go eat ramen afterwards (mystery).
Has decks for Standard, Pioneer, Modern, casual and competitive Commander, Legacy and Pauper (though for the last two I can't find anyone to play with). Still best at limited, and given the choice, draft always comes first.
As long as the deck draws cards, I know how to play Magic. Also partial to graveyard decks; favourite cards are Soulflayer and Archon of Cruelty.
ClarkShih
aka 荒野騎士 (Wilderness Knight). A tournament player focused on constructed, mostly grinding Pioneer and Modern lately, with a knack for midrange and aggressive decks. Recently founded DreamOn Studio and started the podcast 龍尊與荒野騎士的玄境之談, chatting about everything happening in Magic each week. Follow us on IG and our Facebook page, and give the podcast a listen!
jeffchen
Joined during Dominaria. More comfortable with midrange/control and loves playing limited. Plays Dimir most often and is still learning.
GY_Player
Has dabbled in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper and Commander (multiplayer, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, cEDH, PEDH).
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Forever in love with graveyard decks, though what I actually play most is tempo.
Building a Cube lately.
Egavas
One of the hosts of Spark Double.
aka 特別亂打, an amateur Magic player trying hard not to misplay. Lives in the competitive formats (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, cEDH). Signature decks are Modern Grixis Death's Shadow and Pioneer 艾莉霸權 (though the grass on both their graves has grown tall). Loves high-skill decks and fair decks. The biggest threat to my Magic career is a memory so bad that I keep misplaying.
Peter
One of the hosts of Spark Double.
In recent years has kept challenging professional-level competition as an amateur. Formats include Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and limited. Best at pure aggro and pure control decks, then tempo. Currently honing value-trading midrange. Currently believes limited is the true path to happiness in Magic.
ZHAN
Ah-Zhan, a casual Commander player whose favourite commander is Awaken the Blood Avatar.
Plays without much method, a right-hand-type player who loves racing down the library once both sides have traded off their resources.
dalance
A gaming nomad who loves wandering between all kinds of games and enjoying each one. After a full lap I found I still love MTG and Richard Garfield the most. I usually play Draft, Standard and Pioneer on Arena. After discovering Cube I decided to stay a while and see what sparks fly.
XSBeeble
A foodie whose first thought after playing is what to eat. Dedicated to finding hidden gems near every card store so tired bodies no longer have to live on fast food, convenience stores and Sukiya.
A cEDH, Modern and Pioneer player who likes to play every meta deck at least once, leaving piles of cards at home to sort and a permanent zero balance of rare wildcards on MTGA.
Chennel
A constructed player who follows the RC formats. I've played a full round of Standard, Pioneer and Modern, and after all that I still love Pioneer the most (even though there are no events for it, QQ). I love tempo decks with unfair combos, especially Izzet. Besides playing, my favourite thing is dragging friends into the game and watching them buy more and more cards.
The d20 of fate has never stopped spinning since it was first rolled. So it is today, and so it will be; it keeps turning, pushing me onward along this road.
Terryrr
Plays whatever format is available. Joined during Kamigawa; favourite cards are Edgar Markov and basically every vampire card. Probably especially loves Rakdos and Azorius. Working on thinking three more seconds and playing slower. Hopes to follow in the footsteps of my mentor Siyuan — and also hopes not to end up like him (X
michaelchen
A goofy player who loves brewing original decks. Joined during Zendikar Rising, more comfortable with aggro/midrange, and still learning how to win — Magic is really hard.
Hall of Fame
Enki Honorary
A tournament player focused on constructed, playing Standard, Pioneer and Modern.
Best at midrange and control-leaning decks, with a very cautious playstyle (always convinced the opponent is about to go off).
Has a soft spot for multicolour themes, especially five-colour decks, and often brings them to events.
David Yeh Honorary
David Yeh aka 魔風三寶爸 aka 約力昂大叔 Uncle Yorion
Former editor-in-chief of Mystic Zone
Enjoys Arena limited, and midrange and control decks in Modern.
yu-chen Honorary
An efficiency-type player (?) whose constructed formats are mainly Standard, Pioneer and Commander. Prefers aggro (especially Mono-Red). When I get tired of my usual red aggro, I brew unexpected aggro builds.
mm Honorary
Wanders through card games wanting to play with as many friends as possible. Often feels that just opening packs is a waste; an aggro player hooked on limited and deck math.
bruce1235566 Honorary
aka 中二紳士想會打牌. Loves draft: Chaos Draft, Cube, all of it. You can occasionally spot me at constructed events too. I hope more people in our community come to love draft, and that I'll see more and more people drafting at their local stores.
zhi-mao Honorary
A player who enjoys constructed and limited — just not much Commander. Based in Taipei; if you see me, let's play!
JerryYang Honorary
Joined during Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths because of the giant monsters. Plays both constructed and limited now, and hopes to make it to a Pro Tour someday. Always happy to discuss or practice together!
classiccool Honorary
A constructed player who joined during Strixhaven. Mainly played Standard for the first two years, now focused on the eternal formats Modern and Pioneer. A tribal deck enthusiast — and an all-in aggro enthusiast too! Favourite cards are Ensoul Artifact and Consulate Dreadnought.
Goal: collect a playset of every card from every Standard set since the M15 frame, plus one of every planeswalker from those sets!
MarkWen Honorary
In constructed, mainly plays Standard and EDH (casual multiplayer). In limited, joins sealed or draft at the start of almost every new set. Currently leans toward aggro in Standard and combo in EDH.
Patrick Honorary
A semi-competitive player since Kaladesh who loves the feel of big events. Plays Standard almost exclusively. A Sultai devotee — no matter how the format rotates, the spirit of Sultai lives on.
Weihow Honorary
Joined during Murders at Karlov Manor. Plays constructed and limited when I have time, but has never played Commander or Legacy. No favourite colour pair — I want to try every one.
sertyple Honorary
A former EDH player who joined during Ravnica Allegiance, now seriously learning to play constructed.
Requiem_Black Honorary
An amateur Magic player who started with the M14 tutorial and has been growing slowly ever since.
Looked after by the seniors and peers at my home store in Hsinchu, who never go easy on me and are very tough. Even when I'm basically their punching bag, I keep aiming not to lose 0-2!
Regularly plays draft and sealed, occasionally Standard, and helps out with newcomer tutorials at events.
ZengZengZeng Honorary
A player who loves Magic; can be found at 遊戲平方 and ALG.
Khó͘ Se̍k-un Honorary
Taiwanese, from Chiayi. Started drafting back when damage still used the stack, with a seven-digit DCI number. Now a middle-aged guy who plays MTGO and MTGA from time to time.
SamuelChang Honorary
aka 鳥不喇基
WhiskyBlackBoss Honorary
Started playing during Tempest and currently promotes Modern. Loves all kinds of old things: drinking old whisky, playing old formats, using old-frame cards, and listening to old songs. In short, a nostalgic person.