Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Reaction to #MythicChampionshipV (6:40) Reaction to Field of the Dead ban (13:45) Where is Andy's head at for Standard as he preps for MC6 (21:00) Pioneer talk, early ideas (32:20) The future of digital MTG Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://tw...
Oct 23, 2019•43 min•Ep. 145
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Shaheen joins the show to talk Standard (18:50) Is Emry the new KCI? Shaheen thinks Oko green version is better than Ascendancy (25:00) How hard is Emry to play? finalnub felt overwhelmed at MagicFest Montreal (31:00) With a PTQ top 8, how does Andy now feel about Bring to Light Scapeshift? (39:50) Mystery Packs?! Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup...
Oct 17, 2019•42 min•Ep. 144
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Tariq comes back on the show after a SCG Open and GP top 8 with Legacy Hogaak (7:50) Tariq feels his deck has a 90% win percentage against fair decks (25:35) What does the crew think about fractional invites? (46:00) Has Jon broken it with a new version of Neoform? (54:35) Which deck has Andy been crushing online with? Bring to Light Scapeshift?! Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitte...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 143
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (2:00) Cyrus won GP Atlanta last weekend. How did he decide on Ad Nauseam Tendrils? (11:50) What happened to Miracles in the format? (24:15) What's next for Cyrus in terms of content production? (40:00) BIG NEWS! KYT talks WPN Qualifiers and announces F2F Open+ events now give invites to Players Tour Regional (46:15) Jon regrets dropping the ball at his first Pro Tour and urges Cyrus not to make the same mistake Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – ...
Sep 25, 2019•54 min•Ep. 142
Timestamps incoming...
Sep 20, 2019•48 min•Ep. 141
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:39) Brett Steele won 2 FaceToFaceGames.com Opens with Dredge. How'd he do it? Is Tome Scour a worthy replacement? (10:59) Shaheen thinks Whirza is probably the best deck in the format. (13:20) How does Whirza vs. Dredge go? (20:30) What should people be playing this weekend? (26:13) Fitness' role to Brett's MTG success (36:00) How excited are we about Throne of Eldraine? Which cards are catching Shaheen's attention? (56:45) How has the NFL star...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 140
Timestamps incoming....
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 139
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Shaheen's reaction to the additions of Rivals and the Players Tour (5:45) Reacting to Hogaak/Looting ban & Stoneforge unban (23:20) Where was UW in terms of power level before and now after the bans? (35:40) How'd Elliot's Vegas Grand Prix go with Hogaak? (39:45) Jon started running hot and wasfeatured twice at MagicFest Vegas with Neobrand. How was his weekend? (44:15) Where do we go from her in Modern? Jon is thinking Valakut... (50:1...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 138
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (2:25) Derek won a Modern 3K with Izzet Phoenix. How? (8:25) Elliot gets help from the First Strike fan base and will be playing Hogaak at MagicFest Vegas. (15:20) How long can Elliot ditch the Underground Cabal? Does finalnub feel confident heading to Vegas. (23:45) Vegas food recommendations (28:25) Discussion on Hall of Fame (36:25) What's next for everyone? A First Strike gathering at MagicFest Montreal? (42:20) How can we all make more compel...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 137
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:50) Early reaction to Organized Play news (31:50) With local MCQs coming up, should people just play Hogaak?| (38:35) Thoughts on people selling Magic content for money (46:35) The First Strike podcast welcomes Pascal Maynard! What has he been up to? (49:30) Who would be in the MTG Grinders Hall of Fame? (1:01:00) How did the Arena Super Cup get started? (1:18:00) What to play in Modern for upcoming MCQs and GP Vegas? (1:22:40) tangrams returns...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 136
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guests: Dom Harvey - https://twitter.com/dominharvia Sean Gifford - https://twitter.com/BlinkyMTG 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...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 135
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Andy takes down the latest MTGO Standard MCQ with Bant Scapeshift. How broken is it? (14:05) Shaheen Soorani's team won SCG Philadelphia! He of course played UW Control. (19:55) If control is best in a predictable metagame, why is Shaheen playing UW Control? (22:05) What happened to misplacedginger? What's his take on Modern? (29:50) How did Elliot's SCG Philly go with Bring to Light Scapeshift? (32:50) Where is finalnub's head when it come...
Jul 24, 2019•56 min•Ep. 134
Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Shaheen Soorani's thoughts on the state of competitive MTG (3:55) Destruction of pro system will cause some types of players to no longer exist - Shaheen (15:45) What's the best case scenario from this point forward? (21:45) What is the MTG dream? (36:05) Modern time: is Snakeshift the new King of Modern? (48:15) Shaheen reveals what will most likely be his MC Barcelona deck Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic El...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 133
KYT, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by MTGO legend Daniel Goetschel to discuss electronic MtG in bricks and mortar stores, the Modern metagame for MC Barcelona, and the pitfalls of Modern Horizons draft.
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 132
KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by "Detective" Dhaliwal and MTGO ringer Tangrams, Dave Inglis, to look at whether any cards from the Hogaak deck will be feeling the banhammer Monday, and their Top 5 Core Set 2020 cards for Standard.
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 131
KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan catch up with Detective Dhaliwal, who cracked the case of the Hamilton Open with Modern's new best deck, Hogaak Vengevine.
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 130
KYT, Andy, and Elliot get hyped for the Mythic Championship III this weekend by looking at the decklists published and picking their top 6 players, then start to take a cautious look at what Modern Horizons has been doing to Modern.
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 129
KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate KYT's Arena Super Cup Invitational victory, talk to Gabryel Laporte about Gruul Midrange in Standard, and tackle all the gripes with the Mythic Arena Championship and Magic Pro League.
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 128
KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan chat recent MCQ winner Dan Fournier about playing UR Phoenix in Standard, crowdsourcing travel to Mythic Championships, and dethroning UW Control in Modern. Special apparance by Alex Hayne!
Jun 07, 2019•59 min•Ep. 127
KYT, Andy, and Jonathan chat with MCQ winner and Bant Nexus master Matt Stein.
May 29, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 126
KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan hang out with Davies Clark, winner of the SCG Classic in Syracuse this past Sunday, to look at changes in the Standard metagame, land destruction in Standard, and what's got them excited from Modern Horizons so far.
May 23, 2019•59 min•Ep. 125
Shawn Dhaliwal just top-8ed GP Madison and joins the show to talk WAR Limited. Markus Thibeau talks Mono Red after winning an MCQ this past weekend.
May 17, 2019•1 hr 13 min
KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by MCQ-winning Brian "BoSu" Su to look at Esper Heroes, the Standard metagame, and what did Gerry Thompson do to the Magic Pro League?
May 14, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 123
KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Michael Rapp, GP Toronto champion, to look at Grixis Death's Shadow, pros switching published decks, and which deck is on the rise in Standard?
May 08, 2019•58 min•Ep. 122
KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy get together to look at the stories and surprises from Mythic Championship London, and predict their top 5 constructed cards from War of the Spark.
May 01, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 121
KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by Magic Fest Niagara Falls champion Daniel Goetschel, to look at his winning Stoneblade Legacy deck and his path through the top 8. The crew then chat with Travis Somerville, author of the ground-breaking MTG Xray deck design app for PC.
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 120
KYT, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Kelly Ackerman from Face to Face Games Toronto, Edgar Magalhaes "the Amulet Savant", and Attila Fur, winner of MF Calgary to discuss the new F2F store in Toronto, Amulet Titan territory, and Modern trends for MC London.
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 119
KYT, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot welcome SCG Tour leader Matt Dilks and Team Face to Face Games' Shaheen Soorani to discuss Amulet Titan, preparing for the Mythic Championship in London, and the next steps in professional Magic after the Mythic Invitational.
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 118
KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy and Jonathan return from MagicFest Calgary to discuss the success of the Mythic Invitational, the best decks for Modern, and preparing for War of the Spark Limited.
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 117
KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy are joined by Barrie Open champion Stephen Kerr to look at Azorius Control in Modern, the new Duo Standard format, and pick favourites for the first ever Mythic Invitational.
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 13 min
