Brian Selden (born 1980 in
San Diego
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,
California
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) was the winner of the 1998 ''
Magic: The Gathering''
World Championship
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.
His strategy in the tournament was to use two cards, called ''Survival of the Fittest'' and ''Recurring Nightmare'' repeatedly. The former card puts creatures into the
graveyard, while the latter allows the user to return them to the battlefield without using any
mana. This results in a constant cycle of
resurrected creatures. Selden used this tactic to bring back utility creatures or either ''Verdant Force'' or ''Spirit of the Night'', both very expensive, powerful, and usually game-ending cards.
Selden received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of California, Berkeley
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in 2003, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from
MIT in 2005.
References
External links
1998 World Championships Coverage
1980 births
Living people
American Magic: The Gathering players
People from San Diego
UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni
MIT School of Engineering alumni
Players who have won the Magic: The Gathering World Championship
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