ProGuides adds Magic: The Gathering drafting course, reimagines coaching with Play with Pros

ProGuides is a service that’s all about pairing folks with pro gamers, with the goal of helping people become better at their favorite games. More than 100,000 people took part in it just for its Magic: The Gathering course alone. But the company found that its customers wanted something a little different than coaching videos — someone to play with.

So it’s making a little change, adding a program called “Play with Pros,” along with announcing a new course. Now, ProGuides is offering pro players as players and teammates to its customers, after finding this was a service they wanted. It’s also launching a new Magic: The Gathering guide on Drafting, a popular format in the card game. The course’s instructor is Noxious, a noted draft player and livestreamer with over 30 million views on YouTube and Twitch. He’s also active on social media, talking about draft tactics, metagame states, and decks in Magic’s various formats.