Matt and Jake are pleasantly surprised by the diverse top 8 in the weekly legacy challenge. While bowmasters still has a pretty high meta share the top 8 was full of interesting and different decks. Modern doesnt have too much interesting beyond a relative lack of scam in the challenge results. It is fair to say alot of players breathed a sigh of relief at that. Make Sure to submit your questions for the EPISODE 100 AMA! Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 43
A bit shorter this week as Jake is suffering from a little burnout. He hast been working too much or anything, it's just the midwest is literally a frying pan right now. That being said in the Legacy showcase challenge thai week Blue Black CLEANED UP! In modern we even get to see a 5 color humans list pulling third place. All that being said it does seem like overall diversity is on a downward trend. Make sure to get your questions submitted for the episode 100 ASK US ANYTHING! Legacy Showcase C...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Well that was not what we expected for the yearly ban and restricted announcement. With both modern and legacy have abhorrent numbers when it comes to both meta shares and single card play rates our WOTC overlords decided to ignore all that and unban some cool cards. Legacy gets to high tide into mind's desire and Modern gets to have an efficient cantrip. Don't mind the grixis scourge or the scam hordes. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-08-06#paper ...
Aug 10, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 41
We have a special guest! Chris ran all the way to top 4 in the Buffalo Chicken Dip event! Our exclusive interview covers his deck choice and a tournament recap! While we didnt spend as much time on the Legacy metagame we take a decent look at the result from the Modern Pro Tour. Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-07-30#paper Modern Pro Tour - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pro-tour-the-lord-of-the-rings#paper Timestamps Legacy - 23:17...
Aug 04, 2023•2 hr 37 min
Delver is back on top in legacy, at least this week and let’s be honest it's all thanks to bowmasters. Orcish Bowmaster is in more decks than ponder and brainstorm! That is insane. Modern has a bonkers deck in first this week and we prepare for the pro tour and we even get to see some of the 14 land living end decks show up. Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-07-23#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challen...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 56 min
The world of plumbing absolutely refused to work with the world of podcasting. That being said the Modern and Legacy meta really seem to be just dominated with LOTR cards so in minor protest the guys spend an extra amount of time on the precast chat. Let us know how you feel about it! Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-qualifier-2023-07-16#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-07-16#paper Timestamps L...
Jul 22, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Wow, legacy and modern have a lot of LOTR cards in them. Matt and Jake go deep into some of them during legacy. Bowmasters kind of owns legacy while Modern is really struggling to handle the one ring. Will the meta settle itself out? Is LOTR here to keep making waves in the formats? Will the podcast keep coming out on time? Stay tuned to find out! Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-07-02#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/to...
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 37
It happened twice in a row that Cantrip Cartel was recorded and released on time, no one can stop us now! Legacy looks pretty good as far as 8 different decks in the top 8. It was actually pretty interesting to see quite a few LOTR cards make it into the top 8 of legacy. We have our eye on orcish bowmasters all the others we saw didn't seem to be too crazy or broken, just good. Modern on the other hand… had scam decks in the top 8. There are some other LOTR cards making waves in the modern chall...
Jun 30, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Bear with us with some rougher than normal audio. Matt and Jake are trying to break in a new to them computer for recording and there are some growing pains. There are, however, no growing pains in either modern or legacy. Both formats are looking excellent and there are no complaints from the boys. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-06-18#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-18#paper Timestamps Lega...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Super sorry everyone, Jake literally forgot that Thursday was Thursday and did not prioritize recording. The guys were able to get it recorded but not till Friday evening. Legacy is looking a little rough this week in the top but the metagame is still looking pretty Good. Modern looks pretty good this week but most of the decks in the top 8 looked pretty stock. Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-06-11#paper Modern Challenge - https:/...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 33
After many prayers to Microphone gods that control their lives Matt and Jake have gotten a new episode out. Legacy continues to be pretty good looking even in a super qualifier. Modern was pretty rotten in the top 8 this week with hammer time players discovering surge of salvation. Thanks to everyone for putting up with us still kind of sucking at making a podcast sometimes. Legacy Super Qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-super-qualifier-2023-06-02#paper Modern Challenge -...
Jun 08, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 33
We take a week off and miss a SHOWCASE for legacy. To make up for the lost week Matt and Jake go long on legacy. It is just so much fun to talk about. Legacy is still in an excellent spot. Modern is still modern but not in a bad way. The Modern meta has an appropriate amount of churn seems to be a healthy place. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-05-21#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-05-21#paper Ti...
May 25, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Guys legacy is just awesome. The meta is so open people are getting top 8 spots with all kinds of weird cards in their deck. Modern Looked pretty good this week as far as diversity goes. Heads up there will be no episodes next week so the guys can take a breather. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-05-07#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-05-07#paper Timestamps Legacy - 21:55 Modern - 1:15:27 Suicide ...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Matt and Jake really don’t know what to do with Legacy being this good this long. Every week we see another deck pop out of nowhere. Plenty of traditionally tier 2, tier 3, or tier 4 decks showing up. Modern is holding itself in a decent place although it is about rock, paper, and scissors this week. We will keep monitoring the meta to see what changes. We wrap up the episodes with a Force the issue week going deep on a card comparison between questing beast and rampaging raptor. Legacy Challeng...
May 04, 2023•2 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Everyone, legacy looks amazing again! It is the wild wild west out there. The police of the format have stepped away and it’s a party. It is beginning to look like most decks are playable and real contenders in the new meta. Now we are sure it will settle out to something more consistent but for the time being we are seeing decks in the top 8 for the first time in a year. Not to mention the top 8s are so diverse, something matching in the total top 32 breakdown. Modern on the other hand has not ...
Apr 28, 2023•3 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Matt and Jake are living the high life with the legacy format. It is a genuine pleasure to get to see Arclight Phoenix in the top 8 of a challenge and some genuine diversity. Modern, on the other hand, needs to get its shit together. Probably the most laughable top 8s we have seen in modern for a little while. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-16#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-16#paper Time...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Holy meta batman! Legacy is looking great right now. Delver pops up here and there on a week to week to basis but all kinds of stuff is playable. Realistically there is alot of initiative ish in the top 8 but it was completely absent last week so it's a win. Thank you WOTC for the bans. Modern Could really use a dose of legacy’s diversity, but that doesn't mean modern is in a bad place. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-09#paper Modern Challenge -...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 27
What timeline are we in where stiflenaught and tarmagoyf managed to find spots in the top 8 of a legacy showcase qualifier? Matt and Jake have a fun time talking about legacy, modern, warhammer, and life this week. Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-qualifier-2023-04-02#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-02#paper Timestamps Legacy - 33:00 Modern - 1:15:46 Suicide prevention Hotline - 988 Contact...
Apr 07, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 25
So the recording software this week shit the bed and after a lot of work the episode is passabel. There is a decent bit of echo in the episode and I tried to get it to sync up the best I could. Legacy is back to delver, although it is a RUG variant in the top spot and UR murktide took a poopoo on the modern challenge. Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-03-19#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-chall...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Im not gonna lie to you, Matt and Jake spent ALOT of time talking about legacy this week. With the bannings last week this event had some very interesting decks in the top 8 and there was some in depth discussion on some cards that probably didn't warrant it. Modern definitely didn't have anything as interesting going on but did look really good. Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-03-12#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tou...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Matt is back and Legacy got a ban announcement! It must be our birthday! WOTC came in and gave us similar to minimum bans we have been begging for to help steer legacy toward a healthy format. That being said the legacy challenge results are completely useless so Matt and Jake give their thoughts on the ban announcement. The guys wrap up with a quick modern super qualifier that was stuffed full of Creativity lists. Legacy Showcase Challenge - Completely Irrelevant! Modern Challenge - https://www...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Matt is away and Jake can barely talk, but magic must be discussed. Legacy has some pretty cool decks in the top 8 but the meta breakdown isnt anything to write home about. Modern looked pretty standard. There are a few Phyrexia cards breaking into the meta but not much. The biggest deal is definitely the Atraxa, and she is making things happen. Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-02-26#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish...
Mar 03, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Tired, so tired. Legacy looks laughable. Modern looks normal. So tired. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-02-19#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-02-19#paper Timestamps Legacy - 13:07 Modern - 1:03:37 Suicide prevention Hotline - 988 Contact us or check out our social media! Website - Anchor.fm/Cantripcartel Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cantripcartel Email - Cantripcartel@gmail.com Facebook - h...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Legacy takes a week off from being garbage and modern looks pretty good. Once again a quick episode turns into 2 hours but the boys had a great time talking about some of the new cards that broke into legacy this week. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-02-12#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-02-12#paper Timestamps Legacy - 12:33 Modern - 1:01:16 Suicide prevention Hotline - 988 Contact us or check o...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Matt and Jake made it back to the same room to look at the legacy challenge. It looks ok but that's with the grain of salt that it is half combo. The overall meta is still pretty dominated by delver and initiative so we will see if anything changes in the coming weeks. Jake runs through a modern challenge and totally misses the super qualifier proving again that it's amateur hour. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-02-05#paper Modern Challenge - https...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 19
The boys are back after an unexpected hiatus. Adult life keeps throwing things our way but this week it didn't throw any huge curveballs in the legacy and modern metas. Legacy is a full 50% delver/initiative and the top 8 is like 5 combo decks. Modern had a pretty well spread meta for its challenge and it is quickly becoming some of the favorite Jake plays. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-01-29#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/t...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 18
We have arrived at episode 69! Perhaps the greatest milestone for any podcast! It seems fitting that legacy may be in its worst state ever with disgusting top 8s week to week. It seems we have found the 2 decks that are too good and we just rotate between them. Nothing in modern we haven't seen but we still have some good data from the challenge. Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-01-15#paper Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tou...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 13
So Initiative in legacy might really be a problem. Over the weekend it put some numbers that give delver a run for its money on its worst week and claimed 5 of the 8 spots. Will WOTC ban something? How many initiative cards need to be banned? Will they ban cards from delver too or literally just king make for delver? WHO KNOWS! Rakdos scam is still bringing down modern challenges even though murktide holds the top spot of meta share. We are sorry it’s late this week but at least it's a little lo...
Jan 13, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 17
It’s a new year and at the time of recording there were no results posted for any noteworthy tournaments so we open the new year with some discussion on what we hope to see in legacy and modern. Matt and Jake get super waylaid talking about mind twist…again. They wrap up the episode by talking about the Elesh Norn spoiler that twitter went insane over. Timestamps This week is kind of a free for all Suicide prevention Hotline - 988 Contact us or check out our social media! Website - Anchor.fm/Can...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Matt and Jake are here to wrap up 2022 with a doozy of an episode! Eternal weekend took quite a while to cover, but that's normal when there is a huge tournament like the once a year event of eternal weekend. The boys def don't skip over modern either, since it does look to be in a good place still… if you don't mind it being MH2 tribal. Lastly there is a final fun force the issue - what cards could legacy gift to modern in the holiday spirit. Thanks to everyone for coming along with us and we w...
Dec 15, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 15
