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Optimus Tom Searfoss
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Interviews with Magic: the Gathering Tournament Winners, Community Voices & Creators. Thanks for coming to my TOM Talk!

Episodes

  1. Jun 20

    TOM Talks - How I Coached a Pro Tour Team at PT SOS

    A slightly different type of TOM Talk - instead of interviewing someone, I'll be yapping about my experience as a Pro Tour Coach! I worked alongside Team Drawing Board at Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven helping them try to take down one of the most prestige Events in the MTG Competitive scene. I walk through how I got into the role, who was on the team and how our Global nature added to some testing difficulties, what types of analysis I did leading up to the Event and when we were in the testing house, going over meetings for the Standard and Draft portions of the PT, what other types of problems I ended up solving, how the team did at the Event & where it goes from here! I've got visualizations available alongside the video version for all my prep materials over on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/AymQinwN8rQ

    33 min
  2. TOM Talks - Laughing with RC Houston Champ Vinnie Fino!

    10/25/2025

    TOM Talks - Laughing with RC Houston Champ Vinnie Fino!

    Play like the Pro himself! Check out Vinnie & Ivan's Guide on Jeskai Blink! https://metafy.gg/guides/view/jeskai-scam-deck-guide-6YqKiFj6ZgI Vinnie's RC Winning List: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/09edec86-bc44-4ff1-95a7-b378004ea00d Find Vinnie on Socials: Twitter: https://x.com/binnybino Team Scrapheap: https://x.com/search?q=%23TeamScrapHeap&src=hashtag_click Store: https://www.collectorlegion.com/ Follow me on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OptimusTomTV Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/OptimusTomTV Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/optimustom.bsky.social ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00:00 - Video Intro, Info on Deck Guide --- About Vinnie & His Magic Lore --- 00:00:40 - Introduction to Vinnie Fino 00:01:27 - What else defines Vinnie outside of Magic? 00:02:10 - When did you first play Magic competitively? 00:04:10 - Has the SoCal Magic Community played a big role in your playing Magic? --- Tournament & Testing Process --- 00:05:16 - What was your Tournament prep like with team Scrapheap? 00:06:24 - Who was the most influential on your deck choice? 00:07:00 - Did you have another deck you wanted to play? 00:07:48 - What made this feel like the best deck to play? What did you anticipate seeing? 00:09:00 - Going over the maindeck & changes from Matt Costa's list 00:14:38 - Obsidian Charmaw vs White Orchid Phantom 00:16:55 - Why you should call Ghost Vacuum (& other Boros Energy H2H) 00:18:32 - More on playing vs Blood Moon 00:19:25 - How impactful was Fable of the Mirror-Breaker? With Quantum Riddler? 00:22:07 - Were the changes you & Ivan made a key reason your deck performed so well? 00:23:02 - How do you feel about the deck going forward? Would you sleeve it up again? 00:25:11 - Was there a moment you thought you would win the Event? 00:27:46 - How was it to play in the Finals vs a Teammate? 00:28:45 - What moments stuck out to you from this Event & Talking about having fun 00:31:55 - What are you playing in next? --- Spotlight Spider-Man, Future Events & Standard --- 00:32:42 - What are you bringing to Baltimore? 00:32:56 - Vinnie's Vivi List 00:33:16 - Vinnie's Sultai Spider-Man List (https://x.com/binnybino/status/1977219604574617837/photo/1) 00:33:40 - Gushing about Living End/Sultai Spider-Man 00:36:21 - Is Vivi the "tryhard" deck this weekend? Are you expectations higher? 00:38:00 - Other events after Spotlight Spider-Man (NRG, Vegas & more) --- Getting to Know Vinnie Quickly --- 00:39:18 - Rapid-Fire Questions: --- Shout Outs from Vinnie & Wrap Up --- 00:49:16 - The floor belongs to Vinnie, all his thank you(s) 00:50:15 - Where to find Vinnie, the guide & more

    52 min
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Interviews with Magic: the Gathering Tournament Winners, Community Voices & Creators. Thanks for coming to my TOM Talk!

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  • Creator
    Optimus Tom Searfoss
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
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    © Tom Searfoss 2025
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