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MTG Grindcast

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Since 2017 the MTG Grindcast has broadcast weekly, talking everything competitive Magic, from up-to-the-minute metagame updates to Magic news to tournament coverage. Hosted by Chris Castro-Rappl and Lee McLeod and home to a rotating cast of guests including Dom Harvey, Jarvis Yu, and Jesse Robkin, we're bringing you your weekly dose of competitive MTG.
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Episodes

Grindcast 306: Blanky Mode with Jesse Robkin

We've got: adventures, beanstalk innuendos, otters with prowess, and pigs in blankets. And Jesse! Truly an episode with a little something for everyone. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Aug 24, 20231 hr 34 min

Grindcast 305: Grief and WoE

While Rakdos and Rhinos trample over modern, we turn our eyes to some shiny new Wilds of Eldraine spoilers to distract ourselves! From gingerbread knights to goose hydras, this set's got a little something for everyone. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Aug 17, 20231 hr 21 min

Grindcast 304: What we Desire from Magic

TOO MANY THINGS this episode: three years of sets, modern and legacy unbans, MtG Ambassadors, how much we both loved Lorwyn. You know, all the most important bits to talk about. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Aug 10, 20231 hr 41 min

Grindcast 303: Dom-inating in Barcelona

Dom Harvey is here! Coming off an amazing top 4 run in Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings, we're talking about tournament prep, bringing amulet to a Rakdos-infested field, and wow man we talk a lot about Tron in this episode. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Aug 04, 20231 hr 37 min

Grindcast 302: Pro Tour the One Ring (with Nick Price!)

Nick is here! Due to unfortunate visa shenanigans he can't go to the Pro Tour he's qualified for, but instead of letting all his prep go to waste we brought him on to talk about Modern (and a little limited) on the eve of the PT. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Jul 26, 20231 hr 15 min

Grindcast 301: Scam Artists

Rakdos scam has risen to the top of the post-LotR modern heap, riding the mighty Orcish Bowmasters to victory against a slew of One Ring decks. What's the best choice in the new meta? Could it possibly be Rhinos (no) Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Jul 20, 20231 hr 29 min

Grindcast 300: This is Modern (with Jarvis Yu!)

Jarvis joins us this week fresh off a top 8 for an extra large episode where we're talking four color, modern, and we even check in on what's going on in legacy! Come celebrate our tricentennial or whatever you call it when a podcast turns 300 episodes old 🎉 Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Jul 12, 20231 hr 37 min

Grindcast 299: Trophies and Rings

CCR won his RCQ this weekend! We're talking pioneer Boros Pia, Banh Mi, and then we're diving back into modern for a look at all the different ways you can abuse the One Ring. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Jul 05, 20231 hr 28 min

Grindcast 298: The Three to Four Rings

LotR is here for real, and having an outsized impact on Modern! From landcyclers to Orcish Bowmasters to The "One" Ring, there's a hell of a lot going on in the format, and we're breaking it all down! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Jun 28, 20231 hr 30 min

Grindcast 297: We're putting the hobbits in modern decks

We're finally talking about LotR cards today! Ok, we're mostly talking about The One Ring, but a bunch of hobbits are going to find their way into modern decks an we're not gonna miss out on them. Come on an adventure with us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Jun 21, 20231 hr 27 min

Grindcast 296: Of Spirits and Ring-Wraiths

This week! We're joined by Jesse Robkin and going over approximately a bajillion pioneer tournament results as the past two weeks saw the rise of fair Lotus Field, Crackling Drake, and, oh yeah, monogreen is still great. Plus, join us as we manage to talk more about the Gollum game than any actual Lord of the Rings cards! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Jun 14, 20231 hr 19 min

Grindcast 295: Live from Dallas TX!

Regionals is almost here, and Chris and Collins are hanging out in an echoey room, talking about the pioneer format days before the tournament. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Jun 01, 20231 hr 6 min

Grindcast 294: What's your favorite idea?

This week! We're walking through the Pioneer format, including the latest and greatest successor to Hogaak in the "putting 14 power on the board on turn 2" class of decks. Is convoke real? Who knows! We also dive into the Gearhulk Creativity deck CCR's been investing a ton of time into. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

May 24, 20231 hr 19 min

Grindcast 293: The MtG Commander Cast

It's a super serious, very prepared episode this time around! We do update you on pioneer, what we've been impressed by and less impressed by lately, and try not to spend toooooo much time talking twitter and other nonsense. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

May 17, 20231 hr 27 min

Grindcast 292: Doing the afterMath

A lot to talk about this week! From a hell of a standard PT to an extra year of Fable of the Mirrorbreaker in standard to some spicy pioneer brews to Magic's newest, weirdest set. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

May 10, 20231 hr 35 min

Grindcast 291: Hail Hydra

We're talking pioneer! Polukranos is here, blocking fliers and generally making everyone's life miserable against monogreen. We've also been Magma Opusing, Lotus Fielding, and Rakdos'ing and we share what we've picked up over the last couple weeks. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

May 03, 20231 hr 7 min

Grindcast 290: MOM Set Review!

We're back with our Top 5s for March of the Machine! Which praetor lands on top? Which removal spells did we begrudgingly add to our list? Why are the blue cards so bad? All this and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Apr 26, 20232 hr 25 min

Grindcast 289: Preview Season Marches on

Ok, not exactly preview season since the cards are out and legal. But we had to take a break for regionals, so we're doing some remedial card previews. Lee even likes a white card this time! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Apr 19, 20231 hr 31 min

Grindcast 288: US Regionals with Jesse Robkin!

Regionals weekend has come and gone and the storyline has big plot twists at the end of standard season. Blade of Shared Souls makes its debut and Rakdos reanimator finally comes into its own. We're breaking down what has proven to be a fantastic standard format. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Apr 13, 20231 hr 12 min

Grindcast 287: RC Prep with Collins Mullen

Collins is back! (again)And this time he's sharing his takes on standard in the run-up to US Regionals. We go over your best bet between Rakdos and Grixis, his preferred build of monowhite, and everywhere you can get an edge in this format. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Apr 06, 20231 hr 20 min

Grindcast 286: Parallel Universe Standard

China and Canada both had RCs this weekend, presenting wildly different metagames. We look at the lists and check out how (and why) we got here. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Mar 29, 20231 hr 14 min

Grindcast 285: Exploring the Shadows

With Shadows over Innistrad (kind of) coming out on Arena and an upcoming Explorer qualifier season, we take a look at Magic's oddest format, where some pioneer decks are allowed to rampage untouched, and others are missing key pieces that keep them from existing. Can anything keep up with Rakdos cards? Probably not, but we talk about the options! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Mar 22, 20231 hr 10 min

Grindcast 284: TCGPlayer Management is Sauron

This week! Join us to talk about TCGPlayer's union and management's lame response, legacy bans, standard after three more RCs and, of course, Lord of the Rings spoilers. It's a full one so get hype! Thanks as always to Wave sunray for our music

Mar 17, 20231 hr 21 min

Grindcast 283: First Standard RC Results with Nick Price

This week! Nick Price joins us fresh off of his SEA Regionals top 8 run! We're talking about RCQ structure, playing magic in the Philippines, and lots of standard! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Mar 08, 20231 hr 3 min

Grindcast 282: Collins Mullen on Standard

Standard is pretty good, and it's the next RC format! This rare combination of quality and relevance has brought Collins out of retirement, so he stopped by to talk about his San Diego prep. Plus! CCR's RCQ win with 5x Wall of Omens. Don't miss this one! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Mar 01, 20231 hr 16 min

Grindcast 281: Pro Tour ONE and Jesse Lore

This week we're getting deep into the weeds on both pioneer in the wake of the Pro Tour and also for some reason all of the worst cards Jesse has registered in tournaments. We are...not the best at staying on topic. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Feb 23, 20231 hr 20 min

Grindcast 280: PT Prep with Nick Schirillo!

Bobinchese is back on the cast, talking about his first time preparing for a PT draft, why he's not playing enchanties this weekend, and a tight five on why Atraxa is so good. Come get ready for battle! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Feb 16, 20231 hr 19 min

Grindcast 279: All Will Be One Set Review!

We're here with our classic top 5s (or top 3 in the case of red in this set) episode! Do we believe in poison counters? How many green seven drops will we try to jam into a single deck? All this and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Feb 09, 20232 hr 8 min

Grindcast 278: ONE Previews (Volume TWO)

More cards! From six mana planeswalkers to seven mana planeswalkers, this preview episode has it all! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Feb 02, 20231 hr 30 min

Grindcast 277: Phyrexia Previews Episode ONE

New cards! From swords to 4 color angels to incredibly cool dragons that they're not letting us play with, there's a lot of neat stuff in the new set. So let's talk about it! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Jan 26, 20231 hr 21 min
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