This week! We're going a little off the beaten path and bringing you a Topic. Are you tired of your opponent countering all your spells, killing all your creatures, and reloading with some bonkers blue planeswalker? This week we're talking all about how to beat control. Sniffing out countermagic, taxing their mana, diversifying your threats, we've got a little of everything control mages hate. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 45 min
A week after one of the biggest ban announcements in magic history, and we're examining the wreckage left behind. Is Sultai midrange really unbeatable? I mean, realllly? Plus how the clock has been turned back on Pioneer, and we finally define what it means to have fun. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 40 min
In one of the biggest (and most surprising) ban announcements since Mirrodin, Standard, Historic, and Pioneer have all been turned on their heads. Is Uro going to loom over each of those formats? Uh, yes. The answer is yes. But there's other stuff that we talk about too! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 45 min
This week we're breaking down where Modern has gone post-Astrolabe ban, including the 5(!!) different colors of prowess decks that showed up in the Manatraders tournament. Plus we complain about standard and give our takes on Historic! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Astrolabe took a ban, and now Modern is wide open. Well, wide open-er. We've got goblins and titans and sprite dragons all making a bid for the top of the heap, and Lee and CCR are looking at their favorites. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 29 min
It's a new era! Lee's first episode as a host of the podcast, and we're talking about bans, cards that weren't banned, formats that Wizards has abandoned, and the big Organized Play announcement. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 36 min
It's kind of hard to believe, but this is Collins's last episode! We're talking about future plans, the work we've done and, because we don't want to get away from our roots, we're talking about Magic too. Collins, it's been awesome. You will be missed. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr
For the first time ever, CCR and Collins are digging into the Historic format. With the Lotus Box Invitational coming up we've got to have at least some idea of what the format's about, so we dig into some lists and prepare to get some matches in. Is the format Nexus v Gruul, or can we pull out some nuance? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 8 min
M21 is here, and Chris and Collins are taking a look! How much will a set full of Baneslayers impact a meta full of Elspeth Conquers Death? Let's find out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 54 min
We're in a gap week: two PTs last weekend, two PTs this weekend. What can we learn in the meantime? Well, Temur Rec is pretty good. Pretty really good. Is there any way to keep up? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Zan is hanging out with us as he shares his prep for the PT--which he says will be defined by misinformation. Come get the scoop on standard and stick around for some m21 spoilers! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min
That big announcement is here and it's a wild one! A couple of bans to standard and historic, and a companion nerf to every format. But is it enough? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Big changes for Organized Play, some of them unavoidable, some of them...extremely avoidable. Lee and CCR sit down and talk over everything that's happened in this very full week. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
May 29, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Collins had to sit this one out so Lee joins CCR to talk modern in a world of...Rakdos prowess and Temur Scapeshift? Plus, bans! Arena opens! And our top recommendations for video games you should play!
May 21, 2020•1 hr 32 min
We're catching up on all things Modern before the Lotus Box Modern tournament this weekend! Thrill as we recite all the Lurrus and Yorion decks, gasp as we mention that Ad Nauseum is good against burn. Ok but...there actually are a lot of different Lurrus decks and we don't know what that means. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
May 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min
We're looking at the pioneer meta from the second tournament in Lotus Box League's Season 1, plus the Jeskai decks making standard treacherous for any midrange player. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
May 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The Lotus Box League Pioneer tournament is next week, so we're breaking down all the Lurrus decks, all the Yorion decks and, uh, the one deck without a companion you can play. Come on, we're doing the best we can with what we've got. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min
They're here. It's not all just some fever dream: companions have taken over every format as quickly as they've arrived. Look, we're not JUST complaining about them but a sober discussion about their incredible power level surely is worth having, right? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Clocking in at over three hours, it's our Ikoria constructed set review! We go over all the monsters, all the mutations, and more! You've got plenty of time to kill, so let us into your earholes for an afternoon. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Apr 16, 2020•3 hr 23 min
Niv Mizzet is (apparently) in control of modern, and other monsters are running rampant in Ikoria! TONS of spoilers to talk about on this episode, so come check them out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Lotus Box League is a whole series now, and the Grindcast (and Jeremy) is doing coverage! Chris and Collins break down the tournament from a coverage perpsective, then go over what we've been working on in standard, modern, and pioneer. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min
We're stuck inside, with no tournaments to play in or watch, so there's only one thing to be done: run our own! We're talking about the first Lotus Box Patreon Championship and what it's like playing in and doing commentary for an all-online tournament. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Magic, along with...everything else in the world has been disrupted. But there's no reason we can't keep talking about it! And maybe even run an online tournament or two? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min
No bans! Well, not in Pioneer at least. We're looking at what the bans will do to modern, and then spending our time talking about the handful of decks we would play in Pioneer. This episode may or may not have been recorded before Baltimore was canceled. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Abe and Collins have been working hard to figure out if this Breach deck is the real deal, just in time for Regionals! There's something there, but is it ready for primetime? Plus we're talking about all the rest of the format's bogeymen, and wildly speculating about next week's bans! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Add one more top 8 to Collins's portfolio, this time with a deck he tried his hardest not to play. But Dimir Inverter's just the best you can do in Pioneer, at least for the moment. Plus! We're getting back to modern as we prep for SCG Regionals. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min
The first e-sports World Championships are all finished up, and it's hard to imagine a more deserving champion. Chris and Collins are talking about the whole thing: the decks, the spectacle, the tournament structure, and we've got no shortage of opinions. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Collins is back from PT Phoenix! He didn't quite win the whole thing, but he did day 2 and he's back with stories from the trenches of the first US Player's Tour. Come hang out as we break down the latest pioneer tech! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Collins is q'd and he's been working hard on pioneer, so he sits down to educate CCR (and you!) on the ins and outs of the format after its first weekend on the big stage. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
It was a true ordeal, but we're here with a full constructed set review of Theros Beyond Death! Breaking down all the cards in all the formats, we promise that this episode is educational AND enchanting. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Jan 24, 2020•3 hr 36 min
