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Episode Eighty-Three: Q&A, Part 4 49:49

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It's time for more questions! The slate today includes the most nostalgic two card combination, card association with each guild, and some very large questions about the future of competitive Magic.

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Episode Eighty-Two: Retroactive Banlists 1:04:23

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There's no denying the philosophy of Standard bannings has changed. How else does the format go from no bans in ten years to more than fifteen in the last five? So this week, we're talking about some cards in older Standard formats that could have been hit by the ban hammer if looked at through a 2022 lens. Reference article: "What Should Have Been…

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Episode Eighty-One: Replenish 1:04:07

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We're going all the way back to 2000 this episode to discuss what could be the first true graveyard-centric combo deck. Combining some enchantments that still of comparable power level in 2022 with the namesake sorcery, this archetype managed to compete with Tinker and Gaea's Cradle at the height of their powers.…

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Episode Eighty: Baneslayer Angel 1:20:40

2M ago1:20:40

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We're not quite sure how it took this long to finally talk about this card, but here we are: Baneslayer Angel. Quite possibly the most hyped preview card of all time, how did she fare once finally released? Short answer, very well.

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Episode Seventy-Nine: GP Verona 2013 1:39:01

2M ago1:39:01

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Nine archetypes, alike in legality, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene... Jumping back to 2013, we're taking a look at a GP that featured the best of the best when it came to Innistrad/Gatecrash standard. On tap for this episode - Bonfire of the Damned, Angel of Serenity, and Geralf's Messenger!

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Episode Seventy-Eight: Seismic Swans 1:25:08

3M ago1:25:08

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Sometimes when a two card combo presents itself, it's simultaneously powerful enough to be the centerpiece of a deck and odd enough to be completely off the wall. This is one of those scenarios. Seismic Assault is certainly a unique card - excess lands can be turned into damage, but when combined with Swans of Bryn Argoll, it turns into quite the c…

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Episode Seventy-Seven: Martyr-Proc 1:11:46

3M ago1:11:46

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Gaining life as a competitive endeavor is a common trap a lot of newer players fall into. Typically, this style of deck has issues converting the life advantage into game winning scenarios. This deck, however, shucks that trend. When the metagame is overly saturated by aggro decks, this strategy becomes much more appealing. Even if it does take abs…

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Episode Seventy-Six: Q&A Part Three 1:14:09

4M ago1:14:09

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Our last question and answer episode was all the way back in July, and it's long past time we did another one. On the docket today, our biggest white whale for deckbuilding, the best underrepresented tribe, most memorable organized play moment, and a couple more that I won't spoil here. Enjoy!

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Episode Seventy-Five: ProsBloom 1:09:59

4M ago1:09:59

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When talking about the best Standard combo decks of all time, any list that doesn't include this one is incomplete. In all likelihood, it was the first one to truly dominate a format, so much so that even 25 years later, we can still talk about it with reverence. How did it work? Well, a bunch of mana generation, and exploiting some very old school…

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Episode Seventy-Four: Ghost Dad 1:11:49

5M ago1:11:49

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With Neon Genesis releasing this weekend, we're going to step back to 2006 to talk about one of the best Standard decks the last time a Kamigawa set was legal! Featuring an assortment of value creatures along with the eponymous Ghost Council of Orzhova, Ghost Dad filled a spot in a truly wild metagame.…

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Episode Seventy-Three: Time Walks 1:15:56

5M ago1:15:56

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With Alrund's Epiphany recently hitting the ban list, we're taking a walk back through Standard history to look at the other turn spells that have graced the format. Why was Epiphany only the second turn spell to feel the wrath of WOTC's hammer, and how does it compare to its predecessors? Spoiler alert, pretty well.…

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Episode Seventy-Two: Trading Post 56:46

6M ago56:46

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Hello everyone! Jason's still feeling under the weather, so I decided to do this one solo. When I was thinking of a solo topic to cover this week, I had a couple ideas - most underrated Elves of all time, best non-evergreen mechanics, how to build Aristocrats in any given metagame, but the one I decided to go with was to chart the journey of one of…

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Episode Seventy-One: Life from the Loam 1:23:10

7M ago1:23:10

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If there was one card we'd use to describe our collective Magic interests, it'd be Life from the Loam. On the surface, it looks like a card you'd never play. A two mana sorcery that requires lands in your yard and doesn't directly impact the board doesn't blow you away with pure power. The key, however, is to turn those lands into actual advantage …

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Episode Seventy: Scapeshift 52:57

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Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle is a very powerful card. So powerful, in fact, that it was on the initial ban list for Modern. Why was it so feared as to be on the same list as Hypergenesis, Skullclamp, Umezawa's Jitte, and Golgari Grave-Troll? The answer is Scapeshift. When you combine the two cards, it creates a very consistent win condition. But ho…

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Episode Sixty-Nine: Restoration Angel 1:20:51

7M ago1:20:51

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It's been a while since we've talked about a single card's journey through Standard. Let's remedy that. When's the last time you were terrified of a white creature with flash? Archangel Avacyn? Spell Queller? Heron's Grace Champion? Well, the card on the table today might be the best of the bunch. Hailing from Avacyn Restored, this angel came out o…

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Episode Sixty-Eight: GP Copehagen 2008 1:22:13

8M ago1:22:13

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It's been a while since we've talked about one tournament in depth, so we've decided to cover the last tournament in the biggest standard environment of all time - GP Copenhagen 2008. The format? Time Spiral/Coldsnap/Lorwyn/Shadowmoor. The decks? Surprisingly, not a Spellstutter Sprite to be seen. Travel back over a decade into a standard metagame …

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Episode Sixty Seven: Mystical Teachings 1:28:50

9M ago1:28:50

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We're headed back to the Time Spiral block to talk about how a single card created an archetype. Mystical Teachings doesn't look like it should be incredible. Four mana instants that don't directly impact the board typically aren't even good, let alone format defining. This, however, is the exception.…

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Episode Sixty-Six: Definitely Not Thepths 1:08:09

9M ago1:08:09

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Coleman still won't let me do Thepths, so instead you get to listen to us blather on about a Tier 2 deck that deserved better. Vampires are here!

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Episode Sixty-Five: Event Decks 1:25:14

10M ago1:25:14

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One of the most important things Wizards does to attract new people to Magic is the prevalence of pre constructed decks. This idea has been around for practically all of Magic history in various forms - starter decks, tournament decks, duel decks, the list goes on. We're going to talk about one of the later iterations of this idea, the Event decks …

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Episode Sixty-Four: Naya Blitz 1:13:01

10M ago1:13:01

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One of the oldest adages for deckbuilding is to split the types of spells into thirds - twenty creatures, twenty spells, and twenty lands. What if you just cut out almost all of the spells and put more creatures in? You'd probably end up with a deck looking like the one this episode. Long before terrorizing Modern players, Champion of the Parish ha…

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Episode Sixty-Three: Lands 1:37:29

11M ago1:37:29

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We're joined by a special guest this episode - Melvin the Muppet from the Ponder Podcast! He's here to talk about the most important cards in any Standard format, lands. Lands really do impact how a format is shaped. We're covering the last five years of Standard and giving a brief overview of the ways that those particular formats were shaped by t…

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Episode Sixty-Two: Tempered Steel 1:15:51

11M ago1:15:51

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Stop us if you've heard this before. Cheap artifact creatures benefiting from a powerful two mana artifact practically takes over a tournament, sending four people into the final day of Worlds. We've already covered the most famous instance of this scenario, but this is one we enjoy more. How powerful can an anthem really be? When there's a bunch o…

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Episode Sixty-One: Q&A, Part Two 1:29:18

12M ago1:29:18

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About six months ago, we took a break from our normal programming to refresh our brains by asking some questions about the other person's Magic career. We're taking another one this week, the topics of discussion include the worst punt in a PTQ, what song is playing when brewing, and what decks shaped our early Magic memories. Enjoy!…

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Episode Sixty: Naya Lightsaber 1:24:44

12M ago1:24:44

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What do you do against Jund? That was the question on the mind of the players at Worlds 2009. Play Mono Red and try to sneak under Sprouting Thrinax? Play some kind of Spreading Seas deck to attack the manabase? The mirror? All of these options have their strengths and weaknesses, but none of them won the tournament. That honor belongs to the subje…

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Episode Fifty-Nine: Prism Ring 1:16:11

1y ago1:16:11

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How can a card like Prism Ring possibly be good? Life gain artifacts basically never are, especially post-new world order card design. On first look, it doesn't look like that much of an upgrade - only one mana, but it doesn't count your opponent's spells. However, when you combine it with a high velocity deck and a slower paced format, the potenti…

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Episode Fifty-Eight: Modern Horizons 2, Part 2 1:20:36

1y ago1:20:36

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We're finishing up our discussion on Modern Horizons 2, focusing on the rest of the notable cards in the set. From Cursed Scroll to Quirion Ranger, we've got hot takes and lightning rounds a plenty! If you haven't listened to the first part, we highly recommend you do so, as that's where the mythics are discussed. Enjoy, and have a happy prerelease…

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Episode Fifty-Seven: Modern Horizons 2, Part 1 1:12:26

1y ago1:12:26

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Just about the whole Magic world is excited about Modern Horizons 2, and we're no different. With the prerelease this weekend, it's the perfect time to gather our thoughts about the set. We have a fair bit of them, as this episode is going to be split into two parts. This first part is mostly focused on how the Mythics might impact the Modern metag…

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Episode Fifty-Six: Rec-Sur 1:00:31

1y ago1:00:31

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Following up on our last episode, we're taking a look at the time when the inspiration for Fauna Shaman was Standard legal. We're jumping all the way back to before the dawn of the millennium to talk about the combination of Survival of the Fittest and Recurring Nightmare that won the 1998 World Championships in the hands of Brian Selden. These two…

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Episode Fifty-Five: Fauna Shaman 56:02

1y ago56:02

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A creature with an ability banned in Legacy has to be good in Standard, right? The answer to that question is a combination of multiple factors. Fauna Shaman got both an injection of great cards and awful luck. Having access to Vengevine and Stoneforge Mystic is fantastic, but the format it was in was truly unfortunate. We're also premiering a new,…

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Episode Fifty-Four: Invitational Cards 1:09:42

1y ago1:09:42

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With the latest Invitational card being printed in Strixhaven, we thought it would be a great time to talk about the cards that previous versions of the tournament gave us. For ten years, the winner of the event would be able to design a card that would be printed in an upcoming set. The catch? You had to beat the best players in the world in some.…

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Episode Fifty-Three: GP Milwaukee 2002 1:01:08

1y ago1:01:08

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What was the first tournament you attended? What cards were played? This episode, we're tackling the first time players sleeved up some Standard decks. Taking place later in Magic's history than expected, some of the deck choices stand out for how well they've aged. Some, however, stand out for the opposite reason. Madness and Psychatog aren't the …

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Episode Fifty-Two: Tolarian Academy 53:11

1+ y ago53:11

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Back in 1998, Urza's Saga was released, centering around artifacts. It contained some powerful cards, to say the least. Somehow, Gaea's Cradle and Serra's Sanctum aren't the best lands to come out of the set, let alone their own cycle. That honor belongs to the topic of this episode - Tolarian Academy, a card so good it's banned in Legacy and restr…

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Episode Fifty-One: Turboland 1:00:36

1+ y ago1:00:36

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Oracle of Mul Daya is a deceptively powerful card. Playing additional lands is already a great effect, adding the ability to play them from the top of your library just makes it better. What if a certain four mana blue planeswalker from Worldwake was added to the mix? The end result is a deck with such card advantage that it was able to out grind f…

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Episode Fifty: Dragonstorm 1:22:50

1+ y ago1:22:50

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With Time Spiral Remastered currently in our minds, we're taking a look one of the possibly the most famous deck from Time Spiral Standard - Dragonstorm! Initially a blue/red actual storm deck, it evolved into the burn/storm hybrid that led Patrick Chapin and Gabriel Nassif to their famous Game Four at Worlds 2007. This is certainly a unique deck, …

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Episode Forty-Nine: Project X 1:16:12

1+ y ago1:16:12

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We've threatened it long enough, but it's finally time to talk about one of the first creature combo decks - Project X. This shell exists because of the interaction between Saffi Erikstodder and Crypt Champion, but how to tie it all together? A certain green instant with Convoke might be able to help with that. Decklist mentioned at the end: https:…

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Episode Forty-Eight: Boros Reckoner 1:14:22

1+ y ago1:14:22

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There are some cards that take a while to make their presence known. Boros Reckoner is not one of them. At the Pro Tour where it debuted, Magic coverage named it as the breakout card of the tournament. When twelve copies show up on the final day, including both finals decks, it's a fair accolade. This episode, we're taking a look at the journey of …

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E12: Something Out of Nothing! (Guests: Malin Sundberg & Kai Dombrowski) 1:36:04

1+ y ago1:36:04

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Get ready for a long & fun episode! In this one, Scott Smith had a blast talking to both Malin Sundberg and Kai Dombrowski about almost everything! Terrible jokes, creepy crawlies (sorry!), Malin & Kai's awesome time-tracking and time-based invoicing app called Orbit, SwiftUI, developing for both macOS and iOS, marketing, and more! Find the Orbit a…

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Episode Forty-Seven: Parasitic Mechanics 52:27

1+ y ago52:27

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What does the term "parasitic mechanic" actually mean? Well, as with most things in this game, it's a double edged sword. On one side, there's Energy - a mechanic that was so parasitic it got a Lay of the Land reprint banned. On the other, Snow. The jury's still out on it, but we doubt that Snow-Covered Forest is getting the axe any time soon. This…

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E11: Btw, you work for Disney now. (Guest: Donny Wals) 54:22

1+ y ago54:22

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In this—the season 3 premiere—episode, Scott Smith has a fun chat with his guest, Donny Wals. They talk about Donny's blog, his newsletter, his books, Disney, guitars and more! Donny Wals on Twitter https://twitter.com/donnywals Donny's website (blog, newsletter signup, books) https://donnywals.com Practical Combine, book by Donny Wals https://prac…

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Episode Forty-Six: Q&A 1:06:51

1+ y ago1:06:51

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Welcome to 2021! This episode we're talking about some smaller topics - Pyre of Heroes as compared to Birthing Pod, when to play three copies of a card as opposed to four, and 2020 in a nutshell. In addition, we're answering questions about our Magic backgrounds, favorite cards, and proudest deck accomplishments!…

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E10: Season 2 wrap-up! Pancake! 28:20

1+ y ago28:20

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In this wrap-up episode of season 2, Scott Smith talks about his expectations vs the reality of his content creation output in 2020. He tells the story of the creation of the slef brand for the iOS dev community. He gives an overview of season 2 and also tells about his experience as an "early adopter" of SwiftUI in a full-scale production iOS app.…

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Episode Forty-Five: GP Lille 2016 1:16:10

1+ y ago1:16:10

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Happy holidays everyone! We're finishing up our Modern detour by looking at one of the most diverse Modern tournaments in recent history - GP Lille 2016. Eight individual archetypes in the knockout rounds, a top 64 of absolutely wild decklists, Merfolk being a real contender - this has everything that made the format incredible. Enjoy!…

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Episode Forty-Four: Living End 1:06:21

1+ y ago1:06:21

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Velocity is an important concept for deckbuilding. The bare bones of it is "how often do you see a specific card in one game?" This episode, we're talking about a deck that wants to cast a particular spell every game. In fact, the deck doesn't really work without it. Problem is, it doesn't have a mana cost. How do you get around it?…

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Episode Forty-Three: Affinity 1:05:37

1+ y ago1:05:37

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From its start as the most hated Standard deck of all time all the way until the fall of the traditional version just two years ago, Arcbound Ravager and friends have been the poster child for the Modern format. Simultaneously a combo deck and an aggro deck, Affinity does it all. While the Cranial Plating version of the deck has fallen out of favor…

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E09: Embrace It. (Guest: Cesar Palma) 54:13

1+ y ago54:13

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In this episode, Scott had the very fun opportunity to virtually/remotely sit down with Cesar Palma (whose job is—surprisingly—not as a full-time iOS developer!) to hear about his recent exciting news, his journey and experience in the iOS Dev community, and more! Cesar Palma on Twitter @R4S3CDev https://twitter.com/R4S3CDev Cesar's iOS app: Days O…

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Episode Forty-Two: Hive Mind 54:16

1+ y ago54:16

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We're stepping into a different format this episode as we talk about a combo deck from the early days of Modern - Hive Mind! It started as a hyper focused strategy containing a number of cards that are now banned, but ended as a backup win condition for Amulet Bloom. Both iterations, however, are built around playing Pacts. One was significantly be…

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Episode Forty-One: Elvish Archdruid 1:02:02

1+ y ago1:02:02

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We'd like to apologize. It has taken more than a year for us to talk about Elves in a dedicated capacity. This oversight will not stand, and that's the topic this week. Specifically, M10 to SOM Elf decks containing either the best or second best Elf lord of all time, Elvish Archdruid!

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Episode Forty: Mono Black Control 1:07:51

1+ y ago1:07:51

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When players who were around during this deck's peak talk about it, the tone tends to be very nostalgic. Understandably so, as it might be the perfect specimen of what you would expect a non-blue control deck to be. Powered by Cabal Coffers and Mutilate, Mono Black rose to the top of a pretty diverse format and stayed there for quite a while.…

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Episode Thirty-Nine: Mono Red 1:15:27

2y ago1:15:27

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Lightning Bolt isn't really a card, it's a lifestyle. Since Coleman and Jason aren't especially versed burn spells, guest TJ Rogers of the Ponder Podcast has come on to extoll the virtues of these very old school red lists. Going all the way back to 1996 to talk about the original red deck and up to the first true Red Deck Wins, we've got the histo…

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Episode Thirty-Six: Psychatog 48:52

2y ago48:52

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We're going old school this week, jumping all the way back to 2002 to discuss the premier dentist of Magic history - Psychatog! It really doesn't look like it would be incredibly oppressive - a 1/2 for 1UB with some seemingly middling abilities doesn't scream metagame breaker - but that's exactly what it did. Turns out when you combine an efficient…

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