Well there sure was a big announcement for Arena last week.......but what does that mean for Pioneer? This week the guys weigh in on what Alchemy means not only for the future of Arena, but also the future of Pioneer and Magic as a whole. Saturday's Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12361894#paper Sunday's Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12361898#paper Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreo...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 104
What a week for the pioneer meta, a whole weekend of Challenges and almost nary a Phoenix deck in sight! But that doesn't mean Izzet Decks were left hanging. Also this week we go over November's Does It Slap? submissions featuring Innistrad Super Block. Saturday Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12359642#paper Sunday Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12359646#paper For the Does It Slap? Decks, please check the discord channel fo...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 103
Crimson Vow dropped, so let's see how it's impacted Week 1 of a new Pioneer format! Oh and Phoenix had a really really really good weekend, no matter what Ricky says, so the guys give some thoughts on how to handle the situation. Saturday's Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12355712#paper Sunday's Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-12355689#paper League Dump: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-league-2021-11-15#paper ...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Alright, we kinda missed most of spoiler season so this week it's all Crimson Vow talk as we catch up on of those sweet spoilers and go over some of our first brews featuring these brand new cards! Oh and we give away some cool stuff to our wonderful Extra Life donors! Ricky's First Deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4422596#paper Ricky's Second Deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4422619#paper Chris' First Deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4422663#paper Chris' Second Deck: https://w...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 101
It's a super stuff episode this week for Episode 100! We got paper tournament results, we got Q&A questions, we got Crimson Vow spoilers, and we got a bunch of thanks to you for listening for the last 99 episodes. This all wouldn't be possible without our amazing fans and community! Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In this week's jam packed episode Ruckman and Ricky take a look at October's Does It Slap? Submissions, talk about Pioneer's current lack of innovation in existing archetypes, and give their guesses on Maro's Crimson Vow Teaser. Let's see just how right they were with spoilers just now getting underway. Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Challenge decks dropped last week, but how much of an early impact are they making on the format? Chris and Ruckman weigh in and give their thoughts on the community reactions. Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? ...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 98
For not having as big a card pool as modern or some of the other formats, pioneer still has a lot of card. So just which ones do we think are the most criminally underplayed? Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Jo...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Fatal Push or Bloodchief's Thirst? Scorching Dragonfire or Abrade? Isolate of Chain to the Rocks? Pioneer's got a lot of removal spells to choose from, so the Crew3 boys give you some tips on where to get started in this daunting task. Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link h...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 96
It's that time of the month to take a look at the Does It Slap Challenge results, where there's only the Hardest Hittin' Monstas around! Oh and I guess there's also some weekend challenge results and meta game analysis to go over as well if you're into that. Manatraders Meta Matrix: https://twitter.com/mtgmetaio/status/1442560982488858626?s=20 Crew3 Extra Life Page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461258 Want to support the show? You can f...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 95
This week the guys show off some of their Midnight Hunt brews and breakdown the top decks for new/returning players. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube channel or watch our weekly streams on Twitch. If you...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 94
With the set released on line and paper Prerelease this weekend it's time to wrap up our thoughts on Midnight Hunt and look towards it's impact on Pioneer. Be sure to check out our top 5 list in collaboration with Tolarian Community College that you can find here! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wyd...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 93
We are into the thick of it with Midnight Hunt Spoilers! We were 2/3 of the way through the set by time of recording so be sure to check back this weekend/early next week for our wrap-up thoughts on the set as a whole alongside the remaining straggler spoilers. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Spoiler Season never ends, and in an effort to keep up with them all we're going to be putting out a couple bonus episodes again to cover as much of the set as possible. So let's dive right on in! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer cont...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 91
This was a big bounce back weekend for Dreadhorde Arcanist, so what do the guys think? It's also time to go over submissions for this month's Does It Slap? of Pioneer EDH. Please be sure to listen to the end for our Extralife 2021 Announcement. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 91
It was the big Showcase 2022 stream this week and WotC gave us a wonderful gift in the Pioneer challenger decks. They're pretty good as is, but how much better can we make them for $50? We also weigh in on the rest of the releases announced. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 90
The time has finally come! Ricky takes some time to break down how he builds sideboards for all styles of play. He also catches us up on his thoughts on Midnight Hunt. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube ch...
Aug 20, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Wow, does spoiler season ever end? Midnight hunt spoilers are already here, and boy howdy are they spicy. So just what do the guys think? Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube channel or watch our weekly stre...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 88
It was a hot hot weekend competitive Pioneer with two very large events over the weekend. And it looks like the deck taking the lion's share was a re-emergent Jund Citadel featuring Prosperous Inn Keeper. So find out what the guys think it's chances of staying in the Pioneer Meta Game are going forward. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with t...
Aug 06, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 87
This week the boys parse through the announcement that effectively killed any possible change of bringing Historic to paper, which means Pioneer just got the green light for a big potential push when events return. As well, it's time to go over the entrant's for July's "Does It Slap Challenge". Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? ...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Pioneer is quickly being encroached in on by Book of Exalted Deeds, but just what do the guys think of this interaction in terms of the health of Pioneer? Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube channel or watc...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 85
AFR went live on MTGO and Arena last week, so the boys sit down to take a look at how the set is performing during it's first week of legality. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube channel or watch our weekl...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In a rather upsetting announcement Wizards has decided to shelf Pioneer on Arena for at least the next year, what does that mean for our favorite format? In other news Pioneer's not dead and we had an awesome 180+ man Showcase Challenge, and there were of course more spoilers to talk about. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 83
First dungeons now classes? How many new card types and mechanics are in this set? Regardless, it a whole lot of fun and there's still plenty of cards to cover! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pioneer content? Check out our YouTube channel o...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 82
We rewind back in time to Monday for Ruckman and Ricky to go over the weekly meta update, talk about the Dungeon mechanic/card type, and determine the winner of this month's Does it Slap Challenge. Be sure to check out our bonus episode from Wednesday to hear our thoughts on the cards spoiled Tuesday and Wednesday. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to ke...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 82
In an effort to make this 1 week spoiler season more digestible we're recording extra podcasts to cover spoilers a couple days at a time. Turns out that even by splitting them up it took almost an hour to talk about 2 days worth of spoilers! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on...
Jul 01, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Ricky is back this week so we're happy to have him jump in and look at these awesome challenge results with us again. We also take some time to look through the current Pioneer banlist and see if any cards could come off, but more importantly if anything should go on. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Well, Wizards finally came to their senses and reduced the player requirement back to 32 which means we have challenge results again and a meta game to look at! And wow was a a diverse first week back. Also, the boys take a look at the newest teasers of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join o...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 80
This week Ruckman is joined by current and multi time Crew3 Discord Champion ServoToken to discuss his love of "bad" cards in pioneer, his deck building process, and tips for tuning for your local meta. Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming affiliate link here: https://bit.ly/3aX4hzO Want to keep up with the show? Join our Discord discord.gg/Wydsb6xcTC or follow us on twitter @Crew3podcast Want more Pionee...
Jun 11, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Beating all the odds and obstacles, the pioneer community managed to fire a challenge this weekend. Only to have the servers shut down on them before the start of Sunday's challenge, but hey it's a new event to talk about! On top of that the boys discuss the implications of Modern Horizons 2 and what it means for Pioneer's Future, and it's the return of Does It Slap?! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/crew3mtg Buy a playmat or used our Inked Gaming ...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 78
