Interview
Profile
- Name: John Rolf
- Age: 29
- Nationality: USA
- lifetime Pro Points: 99
- Pro Level 2018-2019: Platinum
- Twitter: @JRolfMTG
Occupation / Hobbies outside MTG:
Law/Chess/Hearthstone.
When did you start Magic? Which set? How did you discover the game?
Started in “Mirrodin” when Affinity was at its best. My brother and his friend introduced me to the game 🙂 My first competitive deck was 《Eternal Witness》 with 《Crystal Shard》.
Previous Achievements
Pro Tour: 3rd place at Pro Tour Ixalan.
Grand Prix: 3rd place at both GP Cleveland 2017 (Team Limited) and GP Denver 2017 (Standard).
Other: 2018 World Championship competitor.
Who is the Magic player that you respect?
PV (Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa).
If you have one, who is your favorite Japanese Player and why?
Kenji Tsumura. When I first started playing he was playing a lot and I copied all his great decks 🙂
Favorite MTG Decks and Card:
Format | Deck | Card |
---|---|---|
Standard | RB | 《Hazoret the Fervent》 |
Modern | 5C Humans | 《AEther Vial》 |
Legacy | UB Shadow | 《Daze》 |
Favorite MTG Format:
Booster Draft.
What got you interested in joining the Hareruya Pros?
A lot of great players that I respect are on team Hareruya. I wanted to be a part of it too.
Next goal as Magic player:
Top 8 another Pro Tour this season.
Message for Readers:
Go Team Hareruya!!!