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First Strike

First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.
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Episodes

First Strike #85 – Canadian Nationals aftermath

Elliot, Andy, and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhaes on the show after a nearly triumphant result at Canadian Nationals last weekend to take Dominaria draft, the Standard metagame, and where the banhammer did and didn't fall.

Jul 04, 201850 min

First Strike #84 – Countdown to Canadian Nationals

KYT, Andy, and Derek are joined by Kingston's Elliot Fortier (clandestine Level 2 judge) to talk about lessons learned at the Team Constructed RPTQ and Grand Prix Pittsburgh, as well as start the countdown to Canadian Nationals this coming weekend.

Jun 27, 201859 min

First Strike #83 – Canadian Nationals and Alpine Moon

KYT and Andy are joined by Kelly Ackermann from F2F Toronto and Edmonton's Brian Ziemba, to get hyped about Canadian Nationals in two weeks, and even more hyped for Core Set 2019 with the free exclusive Core Set 2019 preview card from Wizards of the Coast, Alpine Moon!

Jun 19, 20181 hr 11 min

First Strike #82 – The First Strike Late Night Show

KYT, Derek, and Andy take First Strike to the late night slot, with topics like how to next-level Raff Capashen in Dominaria draft, a new home for Geist of Saint Traft in Modern, and riding the Blue-Black train in Standard.

Jun 13, 20181 hr 10 min

First Strike #73 – From a Legacy top 16 to Dominaria previews!

Andy and Derek welcome Keith Capstick, who has returned to Canada after a top 16 finish in Legacy at GP Seattle last weekend, as they talk Legacy plays, choosing a deck for the Modern metagame, and take a close look at the ManaDeprived's two official Dominaria preview cards: War-Cry Phoenix and Blackblade Reforged!

Apr 10, 20181 hr 11 min

First Strike #72 – Returning to the Pro Tour

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Alex Bianchi to talk Rivals of Ixalan Sealed, the dominant decks in Standard, and peek at the Modern metagame with Jonathan Zhang.

Apr 03, 20181 hr 9 min

First Strike #69 – KYT’s birthday saga

KYT, Robert, Derek, and Andy invite the First Strike viewers to help celebrate KYT's birthday by looking at Modern decks, Standard tournaments, and the newly-previewed Dominaria enchantment card cycle, the Sagas!

Mar 13, 20181 hr 21 min

First Strike #67 – Return of the Snake

KYT, Robert, Derek, and Andy look at the new Challenger decks and the Standard metagame after GP Memphis, then welcome Edgar Magalhaes to learn the best Modern deck for JTMS.

Feb 27, 20181 hr 16 min

First Strike #66 – Daggr4 Returns!

KYT, Robert, Bryan, and Vince comes on to talk about his game café, Waypoint Games. The cast is joined by Derek Pite to look at all the possible decks in the current Standard.

Feb 20, 20181 hr 11 min

First Strike – Modern Burn with Jon Stern

KYT and Andy Peters are joined by Alex Biancchi and the one and only Grand Prix Toronto finalist Jon Stern, to take about playing Burn at the Pro Tour and Grand Prix, and other Modern matchups.

Feb 14, 20181 hr 36 min

Jace the Turn Four Win

KYT and Rob Lombardi, are joined by Shaheen Soorani, Derek Pite, and Grand Prix Toronto virtual top 8 finisher Cody Gravelle to react to the news of the hot unbannings in Modern, tell stories from the Grand Prix, and look to the future of Modern.

Feb 13, 20181 hr 25 min

Two Weeks of Modern: Grand Prix Toronto Prep

KYT and Rob Lombardi, are joined by Derek Pite and Robert Anderson to discuss two weeks of Modern: the Pro Tour in Bilbao Spain last weekend, and the Grand Prix coming up in Toronto this weekend.

Feb 06, 20181 hr 37 min

From Pyromancing Young to Raving with the Chupacabra

KYT, Bryan Gottlieb, Andy Peters, Matthew Dilks, and Alex Bianchi get together to discuss fair decks in Modern, Grixis in Standard, and when a disqualification can be right but unfair.

Jan 31, 20181 hr 2 min

First Strike – The Spirit of the Rules

KYT, Robert Lombardi, and Andy Peters get togther to discuss Rivals of Ixalan sealed from Grand Prix Indy, new Modern decks for Grand Prix Toronto, can new content segments save Grand Prix video coverage?

Jan 24, 20181 hr 19 min

From the Tower of Power to Rivaling Pauper

KYT and Robert are joined by old friend of the show Shaheen Soorani, to talk Modern for the Pro Tour, Control decks, and Rivals of Ixalan Standard.

Jan 09, 20181 hr 16 min

From Wayward Swordtooth to Rivals of Standard

KYT, Robert, joined by ManaDeprived.com streamers Derek "Trophy Hunter" Pite and Travis "Semulin" Sowers, have the pleasure to introduce ManaDeprived's official preview card, Wayward Swordtooth!

Jan 05, 20182 hr 1 min

From Challenger Decks to Challenging Content

KYT, Robert, and Andy Robdrup meet up with Jonathan Medina to talk about GP New Jersey, the new Challenger decks for Standard, and how to improve everything from Magic tournament video to the Grand Prix experience.

Dec 20, 20171 hr 30 min

Unstable Mulligans

KYT, Robert, and Bryan get together to look at the decks to play in the current Modern metagame, the viability of a Pauper Grand Prix, and Ixalan sealed. Then they are joined by Jonathan Medina to discuss the success of the goofy set, Unstable.

Dec 13, 20171 hr 31 min
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