A Better Way To CEDH ft. "Higher" of Playing With Power

Alex "Higher" Heyer is a content creator specializing in the Competitive Elder Dragon Highlander (CEDH) format. He is a member of the Playing With Power collective. -- 0:03:30 parenthood 0:10:54 communication as parents 0:16:05 Higher's social work and philosophy for mentoring youth 0:25:00 Higher's childhood / getting into Magic 0:36:24 how Yu-Gi-Oh influenced Higher's Magic deckbuilding 0:42:30 multiplayer Magic: threat assessment and brewer's advantage 0:52:24 getting better at multiplayer Magic & CEDH 0:57:19 high-level post-game CEDH analysis: does it exist? 1:03:55 why CEDH? it started with Selvala 1:06:12 embracing Kenrith in CEDH 1:07:54 playing online, leveling up and mindset 1:16:05 on brewing decks and leaving a deckbuilding legacy 1:21:20 value of human connection above value of content metrics 1:22:50 the point when Higher became a content creator 1:28:35 "competitive" EDH - what does it actually mean? 1:33:30 content creator advice for collaborating with others 1:36:34 joining the Playing With Power collective 1:41:57 collaborating with The Professor for Shuffle Up And Play 1:46:54 Higher's creator goals 1:48:40 current relationship with Magic 1:50:58 Higher is a beatboxer - the LIVE performance 1:58:06 Higher makes music 1:59:05 why "Higher" as the name? -- opening track: Matt Large / High Drama / courtesy of epidemicsound.com Show notes: humansofmagic.com Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic