Luis Scott-Vargas

Luis Scott-Vargas
Scott-Vargas at Pro Tour San Diego 2010
NicknameLSV
Born (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983 (age 41)
Oakland, California, U.S.
ResidenceDenver, Colorado, U.S.
NationalityUnited States United States
Pro Tour debut2004 Pro Tour San Diego
Winnings$337,980[1]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (10)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)5 (15)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points508[4]
Planeswalker Level50 (Archmage)

Luis Scott-Vargas (born February 17, 1983), commonly known as LSV, is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, California, USA, currently living in Denver, Colorado. His accomplishments include fifteen Grand Prix Top 8s (five wins among them) and ten Pro Tour Top 8s (one win among them).[5][6] In 2013 he was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. As well as being a prominent player, LSV is also known for his writing about the game. He was a writer for StarCityGames.com before becoming the editor and vice president for ChannelFireball.com, a Magic: The Gathering shop and strategy website. LSV still writes for ChannelFireball but ended his tenure as editor in 2012 to work as a game designer at Dire Wolf Digital, specifically on Eternal, and in 2021 LSV joined Good Luck Games to work on Storybook Brawl.

  1. ^ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Planeswalker Points". Wizards of the Coast. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Back to Back for LSV". November 15, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "LSV + ELVES Equals Champion!". October 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2020.