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[[File:Erik Lauer.jpg|thumb|right|Erik Lauer (black shirt) next to [[Richard Garfield]]]]
'''"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer''' is a former ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[player]] and notable [[deck]] [[designer]]. <ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/seven-developers-seven-styles-2008-08-01|Seven Developers, Seven Styles|[[Devin Low]]|August 01, 2008}}</ref> He was invited to become part of ''Magic'' [[R&D]] by his former teammate [[Randy Buehler]], then Director of ''Magic''. Later he became head [[developer]], as counterpart to head designer [[Mark Rosewater]].
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'''"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer''' is a former ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[player]] and notable [[deck]] [[R&D#Design|designer]].<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/seven-developers-seven-styles-2008-08-01-0|Seven Developers, Seven Styles|[[Devin Low]]|August 01, 2008}}</ref> He was invited to become part of ''Magic'' [[R&D]] by his former teammate [[Randy Buehler]], then Director of ''Magic''. Later he became head [[developer]], as counterpart to head designer [[Mark Rosewater]].
   
 
==Designing==
 
==Designing==
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* ''[[Morningtide]]''
 
* ''[[Morningtide]]''
 
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering 2011 Core Set|Magic 2011]]'' (lead)
 
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* ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
 
* ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]''
 
* ''[[Dragon's Maze]]''
 
* ''[[Dragon's Maze]]''
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* ''[[Modern Masters]]''
 
* ''[[Journey into Nyx]]''
 
* ''[[Journey into Nyx]]''
 
* ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Iconic Masters]]'' (lead)
 
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* ''[[Ultimate Masters]]''
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*''[[Zendikar Rising]]''
 
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==Developing==
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* ''Morningtide''
 
* ''Morningtide''
 
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* ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[New Phyrexia]]''
 
* ''[[New Phyrexia]]''
* ''[[Commander (2011)]]''
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* ''[[Commander]]''
 
* ''[[Innistrad]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Innistrad]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Avacyn Restored]]''
 
* ''[[Avacyn Restored]]''
 
* ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' (lead)
 
* ''Dragon's Maze''
 
* ''Dragon's Maze''
* ''Modern Masters (2013)''
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* ''Modern Masters''
 
* ''[[Theros]]'' (lead)
 
* ''[[Theros]]'' (lead)
 
* ''Journey into Nyx''
 
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* ''[[Amonkhet]]''
 
* ''[[Amonkhet]]''
 
* ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
 
* ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
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* ''[[Ixalan]]'' (co-lead)
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* ''[[Dominaria]]'' (co-lead)
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* ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]'' (lead)
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* ''Ultimate Masters''
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* ''[[Ravnica Allegiance]]''
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* ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' (lead)
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* ''[[Theros Beyond Death]]''
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*''Zendikar Rising'' (co-lead)
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*''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]''
 
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Revision as of 04:48, 7 April 2021

Erik Lauer

Erik Lauer (black shirt) next to Richard Garfield

"Mad Genius" Erik Lauer is a former Magic: The Gathering player and notable deck designer.[1] He was invited to become part of Magic R&D by his former teammate Randy Buehler, then Director of Magic. Later he became head developer, as counterpart to head designer Mark Rosewater.

Designing

Developing

References

  1. Devin Low (August 01, 2008). "Seven Developers, Seven Styles". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.