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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 May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
This week we talk about the changes to Pro magic and what that could mean for the game and players like us. Then we talk about the new cards coming to Historic with Historic Anthology 5. There is also some nonsense about video game design that we know nothing about.
Changes to Pro Magic - 5:08
Local Focus - 16:58
Casual Players - 27:45
Magic Customers - 33:02
Another Messed up Event - 38:47
We are not hackers - 45:51
Historic Anthology 5 - 49:17
Stifle in Modern - 1:11:47
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
This week, we go over the Summer of Legend announcement. We talk about Modern Horizons 2 which is right around the corner and the new card Urza's Saga. Then the summer set Adventures in Forgotten Realms. In store play is coming back and they are sending out more mystery boosters to celebrate. Finally, we check in with Arena and talk about events coming to the platform.
The Summer of Legend - 8:04
Modern Horizons 2 - 9:17
Resleevables Ad - 24:25
More MH2 - 27:45
Adventures in Forgotten Realms - 38:39
Secret Lair - 51:10
In-store Play - 52:31
Mystery Booster - 58:22
Arena Check-in - 1:01:23
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Today's show is brought to by member of the Discord, Squerp. He proposed a way an idea that would make digital only cards for Arena by fixing existing cards. This lead to a discussion of how this could be implemented and what would have to change about Arena. This somehow got us to a discussion of what the impact of getting all formats on Arena. Finally, we talk about the rise of flash decks.
Squerp’s Manifesto - 5:39
Historic as Digital Only Magic - 7:10
How to do digital only cards - 17:52
Digital Only Mechanics - 29:04
Other formats on Arena- 41:46
Flash Decks - 1:02:37
Future Magic - 1:14:09
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
This week is all about the economy. We first talk about the economy on Arena and how it be keep people out of the format. We also touch on how big content creators might not be the best messengers for this. Second, we talk about changes happening at Channel Fireball and how it could be a sign of things to come. Finally, we talk about possible changes in organized play when you start to look at all the changes coming from wizards. Through the podcast we come back to the idea of who are cards designed for now and how that is impacting game play as well as the overall direction of Magic.
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Pleasant Kenobi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLfVLultZjo&t=956s
Article - https://www.upcomer.com/the-impact-of-magic-the-gatherings-new-digital-era/
Tweet with additional questions - https://twitter.com/Krellitlikeitis/status/1385974920098680834?s=20
The Arena Economy - 7:01
Who are cards designed for? - 56:40
CFB changes - 1:03:50
Organized Play - 1:11:05
Commander’s Impact - 1:17:35
Buy cards - 1:25:39
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
This is our first episode with Strixhaven out in the world. Since we spent most of our time playing limited to build our collections we start there. Then we look at how the mystical archives have impacted historic. Next, we see if standard has changed. Finally, we talk a little finance about when to buy your mystical archives.
Strixhaven Limited - 9:37
Mystical Archives in Historic - 47:53
Strixhaven in Standard - 1:06:05
Strixhaven Finance - 1:12:08
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
This week the guys talk buyouts. They go over some of the causes of the increasing cost of reserve list cards and the creation of the list. More importantly, they provide some ideas for how you can play Legacy with your friends. Then Bryan goes nuts and "designs" some almost reserve list cards to maybe allow people to play the format competitively.
Magic as a collectable - 3:38
The reserved list - 12:04
Evil Investors - 22:47
How to play legacy going forward - 34:08
Almost Reserved List - 47:55
Death of Legacy - 59:56
Secret Lair Subscription - 1:11:24
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
We are coming up on the first day of class at Strixhaven (not Hogwarts, we swear) and the guys want to get you ready for the new set. We have go over the mechanics then go color by color to discuss some of the cards in the set.
Start 2:43:03
Mechanics - 5:05
White - 23:46
Blue - 39:12
Black - 49:10
Red - 56:25
Green - 1:00:53
Gold - 1:10:39
Lands - 1:54:49
Colorless - 1:58:34
MDFC - 2:02:54
Bonus Gold card - 2:14:51
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
This week is all about the new cards being injected into Historic from the Mystical Archive. There are cards that are powerful, cards that will do nothing and cards that make no sense. We try to help you determine which cards are which.
What is the mystical archive? - 7:48
White - 17:08
Blue - 27:06
Black - 43:57
Storm cards - 53:40
Red Cards - 1:02:28
Art on Faithless Looting - 1:08:17
Back to Red Cards - 1:11:00
Green and gold Cards - 1:13:19
The plan for Historic - 1:19:42
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
So we were not thrilled with Historic Anthologies 4, so we decided to suggest some cards. We went through Magic to try to find some interesting cards that would spice up the Historic format. We also asked our listeners to do the same. We have some interesting things to talk about.
James and Bryan’s historic picks - 8:18
Discord picks for historic - 58:27
Brainstorming some cards - 1:15:25
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Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
This week we have two very different topics. First, we talk about the changes to LGS owners and in-store players that will be happening with the release of Modern Horizons 2. We ask the hard questions like "What is spelltable?" Then we get into what we think is the best thing to be doing in historic which is casting Death Shadow. We talk about what we have tested, seen and what could be shells to look it for one of the most powerful cards in the format.
What should be in the next historic anthologies - 5:39
WPN MH2 Announcements - 11:18
What’s Spelltable? - 31:12
MH2 powerlevel - 42:04
Death Shadow in Historic - 45:52
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