Luis Scott-Vargas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luis Scott-Vargas
Occupation	Contributing Editor
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1983(1983-02-17)
Age	41
Birthplace	Oakland
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Luis Scott-Vargas Biography

Luis Scott-Vargas is one of the most popular and richest Contributing Editor who was born on February 17, 1983 in Oakland, California, United States. Luis Scott Vargas, commonly known as LSV (born February 17, 1983) is a professional Magic: the Gathering gamer from Oakland, California. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado. He has won five Grand Prix Top 8s and ten Pro Tour Top 8s, as well as fifteen Grand Prix Top 8s. He was inducted into Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame in 2013. LSV is well-known for his writings about the game. Before becoming vice president and editor of ChannelFireball.com (a Magic: The Gathering shop) he was a StarCityGames.com writer. LSV continues to write for Channelfireball, but he left his position as editor in 2012 to become a game designer at Dire Wolf Digital. He specialized on Eternal.

LSV’s breakthrough performance was at the 2006 US Nationals. He won a playoff to take third and secure a spot on the US Nationals team along with Benjamin Lundquist and Paul Cheon. The 2006 World Championship team competition saw the US Nationals team finish 13th.

The 2008 season would bring even greater success for LSV. He made the Top 8 of Grand Prix Philadelphia before going on to make his first Pro Tour Top 8 at Pro Tour Berlin. LSV reached the finals of the Pro Tour where he defeated Matej Zatlkaj to win his first, and so far only, Pro Tour title. He would then continue his success by winning his second Grand Prix event at Grand Prix Atlanta. By the end of the year, LSV had amassed 58 Pro points, placing him in joint second place in the Player of the Year standings alongside Olivier Ruel.

From 2009–11, LSV was one of the most consistent players on the Pro Tour, with the highest median and average finish at Pro Tour events amongst high-ranked players.

LSV was a strategy writer for StarCityGames.com, AdventuresOn.com (now BlackBorder.com) from 2006 to 2009. He left them both in 2009 to launch ChannelFireball.com. He is well-known for his set reviews and draft videos, as well as his Magic TV show. LSV has been commentating on Pro Tours since 2013, as well as the occasional Grand Prix. LSV was joined by Marshall Sutcliffe in 2015 as cohost of Limited Resources, a popular podcast that discusses the Draft and Sealed aspects of Magic.

Luis Scott-Vargas Net Worth

Luis Scott-Vargas is one of the richest Contributing Editor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luis Scott-Vargas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

LSV was first eligible for the Pro Tour in 2004 at Pro Tour San Diego. Since then, he has been an active competitor at major Magic: the Gathering events.

LSV was the son of Claudio and Penny, his parents from Oakland, California. He is the brother of Antonio and Miguel. He graduated in 2005 from UC Davis.

He went on to win US Nationals in 2007, leading a US Nationals team featuring Thomas Drake and Michael Bennett. The US National team finished in 25th place at the 2007 World Championship. He also won Grand Prix San Francisco that season, his first Grand Prix title.

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The 2010 season would be the first time since 2006 that LSV would not win a major event. However, despite not winning any events, LSV did manage to make a Grand Prix and a Pro Tour Top 8 at Grand Prix Sydney and Pro Tour San Diego. LSV currently holds the record for the longest undefeated run at a Pro Tour after going 16-0 at Pro Tour San Diego, before losing in the semifinals to eventual winner Simon Görtzen. For the second consecutive year, LSV placed seventh in the Player of the Year standings at the end of the season.

Facts & Trivia

Luis Ranked on the list of most popular Contributing Editor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Luis Scott-Vargas celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

The 2011 season was a very successful one for LSV. He won Grand Prix Kansas City and advanced to the Top 8 of US Nationals, Pro Tour Nagoya and the 2011 World Championship. This was the first time that LSV made the Top 8 two Pro Tour events in a single season, and the first time he made Top 8 of a World Championship. LSV only needed to win his quarterfinal match against Richard Bland at the World Championship to overtake Owen Turtenwald and win the Player of the Year title. He lost 2-3 to Bland, leading to Owen Turtenwald winning the Player of the Year title and LSV taking second place. Also in 2011, LSV was invited to take part in the third annual Magic Online Community Cup. The Community Cup is a special event held by Wizards of the Coast in which prominent members of the Magic Online community are invited to the Wizards of the Coast offices to play in a tournament against staff. LSV was picked for the Community Cup for his contribution to the community through draft videos and his articles and work for ChannelFireball.com. Ultimately, it was the Community Team that won the tournament defeating the Wizards Team and winning the Community Cup as well as a prize for the Magic Online community.

Top Facts about Luis Scott-Vargas

1. Luis Scott-Vargas is a professional Magic: The Gathering player.
2. He has won five Pro Tour events and made 13 Top 8s.
3. Luis has also won two Grand Prix titles.
4. He was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame in 2013.
5. Luis is known for his expertise in Limited formats.
6. He streams on Twitch under the username LSV.
7. His YouTube channel has over 100,000 subscribers.
8. Luis co-hosts the Limited Resources podcast with Marshall Sutcliffe.
9. He has written articles for ChannelFireball and StarCityGames.com
10. Luis is also a commentator for Magic: The Gathering events on coverage

Does LSV own channel fireball?

LSV still writes for Channelfireball but ended his tenure as editor in 2012 to work as game designer at Dire Wolf Digital, specifically on Eternal.

Are Gaby spartz and LSV married?

Personal life She now lives in Denver, Colorado. Spartz married Emerson Spartz, her college boyfriend, in 2011.

Why is it called Channel fireball?

The name of the website and team is derived from the cards Channel and Fireball , one of the original combos in Magic, and is also related to its video content.

Why is channel good MTG?

Channel cards have an activated ability that lets you discard them to get a temporary effect that’s similar to the creature’s normal ability. The ability after “channel” is an activated ability that you can play any time the channel card is in your hand and you have priority.

Who is Gaby spartz married to?

Emerson Spartz