Brian Kibler

Brian Kibler
Kibler being interviewed at the 2018 Hearthstone Fall Invitational tournament
NicknameThe Dragonmaster[1]
BornIdaho, U.S[2]
ResidenceCarmel Valley, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Pro Tour debutPro Tour New York 1996 (junior)
Pro Tour Chicago 1997 (senior)[3]
Winnings$279,747[4]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)2 (5)[5]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)3 (13)[6]
Median Pro Tour Finish85
Lifetime Pro Points377[7]
Planeswalker Level50 (Archmage)

Brian McCormick Kibler[8] is an American collectible card game player, game designer, and streamer. In 2016 Kibler helped design Drawing Dead.[9][10] Previously, he designed Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer with Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty and John Fiorillo,[11] and worked on Chaotic and SolForge and was the lead designer of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.[12][13] As of 2016, he is a design consultant for Eternal,[14] in addition to streaming and casting Hearthstone and certain associated tournaments.

Kibler is also a professional card player, and has had great success at Magic: The Gathering with five Pro Tour Top 8s, winning Pro Tour Austin in 2009[15] and Pro Tour Honolulu in 2012.[16] He also has 13 Grand Prix Top 8s, winning three of them including the first one held in the 1997–98 season and most recently Grand Prix Sendai.[17] In August 2004, he won the inaugural VS System Pro Circuit event taking home $40,000 and a spot in history as the game's first champion.[18] Owing to a pause in his career, he was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.[19]

  1. ^ "Brian Kibler is known as The Dragonmaster". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brian Kibler is From Idaho". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Brian Kibler: Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame". Wizards of the Coast. 2010. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Magic: The Gathering Website. Wizards of the Coast. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved December 16, 2014.[dead link]
  8. ^ "AMA with Brian Kibler". August 3, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Drawing Dead". www.drawingdeadgame.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  10. ^ Brian Kibler [@bmkibler] (October 13, 2016). "If you like poker, you should check out this cool new game I helped design :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer". Boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  12. ^ "Interview with Brian Kibler, Part 1". Upper Deck Entertainment. July 31, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2009. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Twenty Questions With Brian Kibler". MTGFanatic.com. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  14. ^ "Eternal". Facebook. July 29, 2016. Thrilled to welcome Brian Kibler as a design consultant for Eternal!
  15. ^ "Kibler Completes Comeback with Austin Victory". October 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  16. ^ "Kibler Triumphs in Epic Pro Tour". February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  17. ^ "Brian Kibler Wins in Sendai". Wizards of the Coast. June 6, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  18. ^ "Atlanta Native Brian Kibler Crowned Champion in Upper Deck Entertainment Super Heroes Trading Card Game Pro Circuit Tournament". Business Wire. August 26, 2004.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference halloffame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).