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We are two casual try hard Magic the Gathering players. We are trying to balance jobs, families and other responsibilities while also trying to be the best players possible. We want to help you get from the 1-3 bracket of your FNM to 3-1 or 4-0 then move on to Mythic Qualifiers, Magic Fest and beyond. We will talk about fundamental strategy, Arena, traveling and more.
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Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
We know we just finished Lorwyn cards, but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are on their way. Prerelease is coming up soon and Wizards have not official released the set mechanics, so James combed through the leak and found the mechanics. We talk you through the mechanics before they are official released.
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
This week the guys talk about the rest of the Lorwyn Eclipsed cards. They talk green, multicolor, colorless and some of the cycles in the set. There are some cool cards that are seeing play and that will see play in the future.
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
This week the guys are back talking about the cool cards of Lorwyn Eclipsed. They talk about the back and red cards that might impact formats and that just look like fun.
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
This week the guys start their analysis of Lorwyn cards. They breakdown the cool White and Blue cards from the set. See what cards they think are cool.
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Email: casualtryhardmtg@gmail.com
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Youtube: CasualTryHardMTG
Discord: https://discord.gg/6uCuW79
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
This week the guys breakdown the draft archetypes and signpost uncommons. You are going to have a good foundation when you head into your prereleases and first drafts this week. The set is cool but has some tricky things going on in the limited environment.
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
We have a new set, so you get a breakdown of the mechanics to get your ready for prerelease and all the other formats these cards will be in. This set has some returning favorites and some interesting new mechanics for the guys to discuss.
Facebook: Casual Try Hard MTG
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Email: casualtryhardmtg@gmail.com
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
This week Bryan and James discuss changes to make to the Arena Cube. Bryan identified some issues and tried to suggest some cards swaps that might improve the next iteration of the cube. See if you agree and have other suggestions.
LSV Cube Video: https://youtu.be/lPtJ3T7WGes?si=PY_R2isdgrxwfp8r
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
This week the guys are talking about some cards you may not get to play with much, the Avatar Eternal cards. They talk about the cards and discuss what other formats these cards could have been legal in. There are some cool cards to here to know about for your decks or cubes.
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Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
The week the guys finish talking about the cool cards in the Avatar Set. They go through the green, gold and colorless cards.
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Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
The guys are talking about the cool Black and Red cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender set. There are some cool and maybe broken cards in here.
Facebook: Casual Try Hard MTG
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Email: casualtryhardmtg@gmail.com
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Youtube: CasualTryHardMTG
Discord: https://discord.gg/6uCuW79
You can find us on the Apple podcast app, Google Play, Podbean, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher or YouTube just search casual try hard.
Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com