Ben Stone
Ben Stone is a trading card game writer and enthusiast. He covers news and analysis across the TCG space, from new set releases to the markets that form around them, and he writes Birds of Paradise MTG as his home for Magic: The Gathering.
His writing tends toward the practical. What is actually worth chasing in a new set, whether the sealed product is worth buying, how the maths behind a deck really works, and which of this week's excitement will still matter in a month. The aim is to give a player enough to make their own decision rather than a verdict to take on trust.
On Birds of Paradise MTG that means Magic: strategy fundamentals, deckbuilding maths, format guides, and reference tables that are computed rather than estimated. Every probability on this site is worked out from scratch, which is a deliberate choice. A reference is only useful if you can check it.
Away from Magic, Ben writes about the wider trading card game world, covering Pokemon, One Piece, Digimon, Star Wars Unlimited, and the marketplaces players use to buy and sell singles. That coverage lives on Medium.
Elsewhere
- Medium: wider TCG news and set analysis across every major card game.
- X: short takes, set news, and site updates.
Contact
Questions, corrections, and article ideas are all welcome at contact@bopmtg.net.
You can read everything Ben has written here on the articles page, or start with the reference tables.