Episodes
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No last hurrah would be complete without a timeless (...and somewhat overdue) theory article so here Ari shares what's on his mind as he gallops off into the sunset - the hard problems in Magic then, now, and in between
Sam Black on Playstyles
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Bans have struck and every format is about to be caught up in a dragon storm... or are they? We go over the changes coming everywhere - including the podcast itself!
00:00 Intro + Pauper
05:15 Legacy
27:55 Pioneer/Explorer
30:50 Modern
38:44 Standard + Tarkir
1:15:15 Special AnnouncementPatreon / Discord
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Missing episodes?
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With Dom on the move this week, Jarvis Yu joins the podcast to yell at clouds during the quarterly pre-B&R announcement airing of grievances. One format is safe from our ire, the others.... who knows, and that's even ignoring that Underworld Breach is finally over.
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As Breach's reign of terror drags on, we look to a post-ban and post-Breach future and ask whether Modern is fixable as it becomes the focus for RCQ grinders everywhere. After that, we have an exciting first batch of Tarkir: Dragonstorm previews to sink our teeth into - but first, yet another slippery character finds himself in the eye of the storm...
00:00 Breach + post-ban Modern
33:30 Wily Goblins
40:45 Dragonstorm PreviewsPatreon / Discord
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There's a lot to catch up on this week - the Domain-ation of Standard at the PT, the sloppy and scandalous plays on- and off-camera, a smattering of previews from universes within and beyond, and a truly baroque Nonsense of the Year segment...
00:00 Standard
52:27 Limited
1:04:30 "Sloppiness"
1:14:36 Secret Lairs
1:25:15 PreviewsPlanes
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It's Pro Tour weekend and Dom is finally qualified for a Pro Tour pundit take-a-thon again! The volatile chimera of Dom, Ari, and Jarvis tries to glimpse the future without too much boomer reminiscing about the past...
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After a barnstorming weekend for Breach silenced our local haters and doubters, it was actually a common Amulet W as Primeval Titan enthusiast Pete Husisian and his intimidatingly large arms held a tragically mislabelled trophy. The champ joins us to talk through the tournament, the deck, and preparing for all the tougher challenges his sun run just qualified him for.
00:00 RC Portland/Chiba + Aetherdrift impact
57:55 Interview with PetePete's Portland VOD Review
Keeping Bad Amulet HandsPatreon / Discord
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Dom's (so) back from Ottawa with a Pro Tour invite in tow and tales from the trenches of Ringless Modern. With the underworld officially breached and the weird space aliens in the ascendant, are the cute cats and dogs of Boros and Sewer the heroes now? And how has Amulet remained Tier 0 or 1 through formats will all of this nonsense?!
Then, we're one-and-done with Aetherdrift spoilers as Dom finally finds his nemesis...
00:00 Modern at/post RCs
1:14:05 AetherdriftRC report + post-RC list/guide on Dom's Patreon
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Modern RC season is in full swing and the underworld is open for business. We (Dom, his cat, and Ari) break down the hype around the latest and greatest Mox Opal deck, the curious case of the missing Faithless Lootings, and the deck Dom would play (if he wasn't locked on a deck that's hopefully remained Tier 0 or 1 through metas with Underworld Breach, Phlage, Abhorrent Oculus...). This is largely unedited to get this out before everyone hops on their planes and trains so excuse any issues with audio or take quality!
Patreon / Discord
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There are weeks where decades happen, and last year had a lot of those. We revisit the sets, events, cards, and takes that defined the year - with a cheeky peek at 2025.
Patreon / Twitter / Discord
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Monday saw a much-needed hard reset in Modern and beyond, with many of its most notorious heroes and villains (?) set free. We do our best to break down this earthquake - with the help of some real-time nonsense of the day from the usual suspects.
Patreon / Twitter / Discord
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Ari came close to winning another Eternal Weekend, Dom smuggled the biggest and bestest bird into another deck/format with great results (including the impromptu return of Nonsense of the Week!), and Vexing Bauble joins the dark side. We also stand in solidarity with the brave vendors fighting off the hordes of greedy gamers trying to exploit their labour by buying sleeves from them.
cftsoc BUG Yorion Reanimator
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A great Worlds ends with a worthy and fervent champion (again) and a clean home run of a core set offers the most inviting experience for new players in years... only to be swept away in a tide of superheroes and hobbitses. How can a dopey newcomer like Dom prepare for Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage all at once when he can't even tell what set a card is in?!
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After lurching wildly between different extremes, has Pioneer been restored to its natural order (Enchanties black midrange is back on top?!) just before its untimely death? And with Eternal Weekend NA around only a few corners, what did Ari learn when he suited up alongside young GOAT Nathan Steuer to commentate the DMV Legacy League (if not how to pronounce Wojciechowski)?
DMV Legacy VOD
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Spooky spoiler season is over and we have some fun and cute and totally innocent toys to talk about - including some delightful, beautiful enchanties!!
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With Eternal Weekends just around the RC corner, Jarvis Yu renounces his Jarvis correspondent role for a more traditional Legacy gamer hat and chats post-Grief Legacy with Ari. Have the bans actually fixed a format, are other MH3 cards keeping up with Psychic Frog, or should we all just be playing Nadu in the place they still let the dirty bird fly free?
DMV Legacy League Invitational
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After a spirited debate about the merits of Lizards and lizards, we dive into a ban announcement and explanation that will go down in Magic history. A light touch in Pioneer and Legacy leaves us wanting more - bans and/or answers - while Michael Majors' confessional about Nadu prompts many more questions.
00:00 NRG Madison + Lizards
14:46 New B&R timing
37:26 Legacy (+ Vintage)
1:00:22 Pioneer
1:26:05 Modern + the Nadu debacleAug 26 B&R
Majors on Nadu
WeeklyMTG stream
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After SCG Baltimore left Ari with a bad case of bird flu and permanent psychic damage, he's back to squawk about how this stacks up against the most miserable formats, tournaments, and decks of all. For someone with over a decade at the top of competitive play it's not easy to make their WOAT rankings - but which villains have earned that dubious honour?
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After a hot and humid preview season we're back to break down a full set of freaky lil' guys with some accidental preview season speedruns for other sets along the way and a whirlwind tour of the week's Magic discourse for good measure.
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After flopping hard at yet another PT, Dom is off the train (and off it) which leaves him more time for creating #content!! We discuss the Nadu debacle, the strange state of Constructed and Organized Play, the hits and misses of MH3, and pay tribute to the best to ever do it.
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