Editing Zvi Mowshowitz

{{Infobox player
| name = Zvi Mowshowitz
| nickname = 
| image = 
| birth_date = January 8, 1979
| residence = New York City, United States
| nationality1 = USA
| debut = Pro Tour Los Angeles 1998
| winnings = {{Winnings|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pt_top_8 = 4 (1 win)
| gp_top_8 = 9 (2 wins)
| pt_median_finish = {{Median finish|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pts_played = {{PTsPlayed|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| lifetime_pro_points = {{Pro Points|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pt_champ=1
| hof=1
| catsort=Mowshowitz, Zvi
}}
'''Zvi Mowshowitz''' is a former ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' professional player, columnist, and [[Magic R&D]] intern.

==Professional play==
Zvi made Top 8 at 4 [[Pro Tour]] events, winning PT Tokyo 2001. He also made Top 8 at 8 [[Grand Prix]] events, winning 2 of them.  His wins were at GP New Orleans 2003 and GP Pittsburgh 2003 (as part of the team [[Illuminati]]). Zvi has 236 [[Pro Points]], amongst the Top 20 all time, and was voted into the [[Magic Invitational]] in 2004. His most notable decks include TurboZvi and My Fires. [[Ben Bleiweiss]] once said that Zvi "has broken more engine cards than any other player in Magic history". 
These include <c>Yawgmoth's Bargain</c> and <c>Dream Halls</c>.  For his efforts, Zvi was inducted into the [[Hall of Fame]] in 2007.

===Accomplishments===
{{PTAchievements}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 5–6 September 1998
|l = Boston
|et = gp
|f = blc
|p = 4
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 30 April–2 May 1999
|l = New York
|et = pt
|f = blc
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 19–20 June 1999
|l = Washington, D.C.
|et = gp
|f = l
|p = 4
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 2–4 July 1999
|l =
|et = n
|f = s+bd
|p = 4
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 4–8 August 1999
|l = Yokohama
|et = w
|f = nt
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2000–01
|d = 7–8 October 2000
|l = Manchester
|et = gp
|f = l
|p = 8
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2000–01
|d = 1–3 December 2000
|l = Chicago
|et = pt
|f = s
|p = 7
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2000–01
|d = 16–18 March 2001
|l = Tokyo
|et = pt
|f = blc
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2000–01
|d = 1–4 May 2001
|l = Barcelona
|et = m
|f = blc
|p = 4
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2001–02
|d = 31 October–3 November 2001
|l = New Orleans
|et = m
|f = bd
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2001–02
|d = 29–30 June 2002
|l = New Jersey
|et = gp
|f = tl
|p = 2
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|d = 3–4 January 2003
|l = New Orleans
|et = gp
|f = e
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|d = 22–23 February 2003
|l = Boston
|et = gp
|f = l
|p = 7
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|d = 8–11 May 2003
|l = Yokohama
|et = m
|f = e
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|d = 31 May–1 June 2003
|l = Pittsburgh
|et = gp
|f = tl
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2003–04
|d = 29–30 August 2003
|l = Atlanta
|et = gp
|f = s
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2012–13
|d = 11–12 May 2013
|l = Portland
|et= gp
|f = m
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsFoot}}

===Pro Tour Results===
{{PTsPlayedHeader}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 98-3}}|12|$3,310}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-1}}|279|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-2}}|152|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-3}}|38|$840}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-4}}|3|$10,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-W}}|69|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-1}}|38|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-2}}|10|$3,750}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-3}}|269|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-4}}|202|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-5}}|12|$3,310}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-W}}|10|$5,560}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-1}}|82|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-2}}|7|$8,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-3}}|295|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-4}}|1|$30,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-5}}|319|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-W}}|14|$3,800}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-1}}|3|$6,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-2}}|187|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-3}}|35|$1,100}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-4}}|60|$540}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-5}}|185|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-W}}|12|$4,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-1}}|21|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-2}}|139|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-3}}|254|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-4}}|32|$1,250}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-5}}|140|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-W}}|135|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-1}}|74|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-2}}|99|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-4}}|164|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-5}}|127|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-6}}|19|$500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-W}}|278|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 05-3}}|61|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 07-W}}|27|$1,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 08-1}}|192|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 08-2}}|31|$1,400}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 10-1}}|242|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 10-2}}|22|$2,400}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 11-1}}|250|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 11-3}}|236|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 13-2}}|29|$1,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 13-3}}|90|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 14-4}}|34|$1,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 15-2}}|95|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 15-3}}|86|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 15-4}}|51|$1,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 16-1}}|57|$1,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 16-2}}|312|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 17-3}}|131|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 18-4}}|97|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 19-1}}|412|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 19-2}}|471|$500}}
{{PTsPlayedFoot}}

==Columnist==
Zvi wrote for [[Brainburst]] from 2002 through 2004, for [[Star City Games]], mostly during 2005 and [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/columnarchive&column=ThePlay'sTheThing The Play's The Thing] column on [[magicthegathering.com]] from July 2005 through April 2006. The column addressed game situations which were often complicated.

==R&D Intern==
Zvi served a internship with [[Magic R&D]] from August 2005 through April 2006. He worked on the [[Time Spiral block]] and argued that <c>Damnation</c> was a "mistake".  He would later explain that he greatly regretted not being able to "build the deck or find the argument that would convince those with the power to pull this card that it should not have been printed."

He chose to quit R&D in April 2006, a decision explained on his blog:
"I woke up and realized: I wasn't having any fun. I was having fun talking to my coworkers. I was having fun playing board games with them after work. I was having fun going to lunch with them and talking about stuff. But when it came down to the nuts and bolts of making a game, the same tasks that I'd dedicated myself to for years on end were not something I looked forward to. I was played out. When something went badly in a game of Magic I'd be sad, but when it went right I wouldn't be happy. Every deck and match seemed like another boring chore I had to get through. I was feeling tired all the time without doing anything outside of work beyond wind down, but I still felt I wasn't putting in the kind of work that I was capable of. Finally I realized: I'm just going through the motions. I aint got that swing. I don't want this job."

===Designing===
*''[[Future Sight]]'' 

===Developing===
*''[[Coldsnap]]''
*''[[Planar Chaos]]''

==External links==
*[http://thezvi.livejournal.com/ Zvi's Blog]
*[http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article_search_result.asp?author=Zvi+Mowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz author archive on Brainburst.com/TCGplayer.com]
*[http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/archive.php?Article=Zvi%20Mowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz author archive on Star City Games]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/authorarchive&author=ZviMowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz author archive on magicthegathering.com]{{Pro Player external links}}

==References==
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/140 Top 50 Card Drawing Cards]
*[http://thezvi.livejournal.com/98513.html Where Do We Go From Here?]
*[http://thezvi.livejournal.com/112615.html Planar Chaos Review: Damnation]
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