Our war correspondent is back, with fresh information from the field after finishing 2nd at NRG champs! Jesse's here to share about her testing process, modern and pioneer, and the ins and outs of a 3 hour finals match. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Join us as we do the requisite looking back on the sets of this past year, and forward to Phyrexia, the Flesh Well, Organized Play, and hopefully more record-breaking booster pack prices. Happy New Year! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
This week, we're talking about practice. Ashe joins us to talk about the way magic players practice and why it's...so bad. And what we can do to improve it! Maybe. Potentially. Change is hard. But we believe in you, more than we believe in ourselves. Ashe's article: https://shuddermtg.substack.com/p/how-bad-practice-can-make-you-worse-085 Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
This week! We're joined again by Jesse Robkin to talk all things Modern and the upcoming NRG champs! Unfortunately not as much tierlist discussion as you might hope, but still a good episode. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
There's drama afoot, and we're here to lightly acknowledge it and move along! Lukewarm takes abound as we take on a 24-hour spoiler season, Explorer Anthology 2, and a mechanic called *checks notes* "taking the initiative. Fun! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
It's the start of the slow season for MTG so we're mostly goofing off! We scroll through some results, look at some decklists, joke about how unnecessarily grim Ichor Wellspring's flavor is. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
This week! A bit of RC chat followed by A LOT of new card discussion. Get out top 5s hot fresh and here! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
It's time for the first Regional Champs! We're going over all of Pioneer in anticipation of this weekend and CCR is sharing his thoughts after putting a ton of work into Phoenix. Listen to us on your drive down! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
'tis the season! Santa came (very) early this year for pioneer monogreen mages. We're going over the must-haves for your karn board just in time for regionals, and plenty of other new cards! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Preview season is upon us! From new artifacts for Karn boards to efficient removal to a LOT of soldiers, there's plenty of neat stuff already. Come check out the new cards with us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
With Yorion banned, it's now Keruga's time to shine! Join us as we descend the next rung on the companion ladder. We're breaking down modern and pioneer in a classic MTG Grindcast goof-around. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Our good friend Alan took down a local RCQ with, you guessed it, Underworld Breach! We're chatting with him about the different builds of the deck, their places in the meta, and tips and tricks you can use to grind(ing station) through your own tournaments! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
The bird serpent is banned and, though we spend a fair bit of time this episode working through pioneer results, we spare a few words to remember he who will not really be missed, as well as a few other words for the companion mechanic as a whole. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
With RCQ season 1 all wrapped up, we're here with our thoughts--the good, the bad, and what we'd like to see in the future from paper organized play. And yes, we do talk about thousand dollar booster packs. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
RCQ Season 2 is just about to kick off! And if you're hopping on the grind we're here to help you get started. Whether you're playing sealed, standard, pioneer, or modern, we share how we prepare for weekend tournaments where, if you ain't first, you're last. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
It's our quarterly limited episode! CCR's been drafting too much DMU, so we've got plenty to talk about, even if all the decks are kind of the same. But sometimes you're five color spells, and other times you're five color creatures, and every once in a while you get to attack! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Rakdos is still here, and it's better than ever! We're going through the latest pioneer results and lists and talking about how we're approaching the format to start preparing for the upcoming Regional Championship. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
It's here! Our lengthy breakdown of all our favorite cards in the set for constructed, early enough that you can listen on your drive to work this morning! Don't forget to wish Lee a happy birthday! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Collins is back! (temporarily) Fresh off of an RCQ win of his own, he's here to talk Rhinos, Lutri, and some Dominaria United spoilers. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Previews are here! After the longest drought on record it's raining planeswalkers, painlands, and, uh, something else that starts with P. And we're here for it all! Come check it out with us. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
We're qualified for the Regional Championship! And even with two set releases between now and then it's never too early to get to work. But you gotta be smart about it, and this week we go over what we can do to start building the baseline knowledge to be ready when the tournament comes around. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
CCR did it! He brought Living End to a first place finish at a local RCQ, and this week we're talking about the tournament, tournament organization generally, Magic30, and a million other things. Join us for a victory lap and a bunch of chill hangs. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Jarvis just took down an RCQ with 4c Delirium, and he's here to talk about his build, attacking the Modern format, and playing to the clock. We also fit in some old man reminiscing! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Our friend Nick just won an RCQ with modern's hottest new deck, and he's here to talk about maximizing your Archons, playing Wrenn and Six in a (gasp) 60 card deck, and the pleasures of a Dwarven Mine manabase. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
It's an all modern episode! We're coming off a weekend of playing and commentating modern tournaments and have plenty of thoughts to share on cascade decks, the power of ledger shredder, the shifting value of sideboard staples and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Ok, it's not an entirely Ledger Shredder-based show. But we do sing the praises of the bird who churns, along with its best friend Treasure Cruise, which took CCR to exactly one fewer match win than he was hoping for this weekend. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
It's episode 250! And we're not doing anything special, don't worry. We haven't checked in on pioneer since the ban, and with a couple local RCQs coming up this seemed like the right time to take a look at Magic's only delve-based format. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
It's almost time to start qualifying for Regionals! And we're a bit confused about how to go about doing that. From the Wizards Event Locator to our European friends' woes, we've got some bones to pick! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
It's MOCS time again! And Will Krueger was kind enough to join the cast to go over prepping modern and vintage cube (!!) for the highest stakes 8-man of the year. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
"The Modern metagame continues to show great playstyle diversity, with aggro, tempo, combo, control, and ramp all represented in the ten most played decks." So why don't I feel like playing modern? This week we're exploring the current format and why it's just...not all that fun, especially at the competitive level. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
