Announcements! Post-ban modern results! Worldsoul's Rage! This episode has it all DO NOT MISS IT Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all looking to improve at the game we love. Check it out here: https://discord.gg/Uq8x2RHYRU
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Oh no, they banned Violent Outburst! We served up our hot takes as fresh as possible this week! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all looking to improve at the game we love. Check it out here: https://discord.gg/Uq8x2RHYRU
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 8 min
We were too busy talking about Chicago last week to get to all the previews. But fear not! We're talking about your favorite criminals dressed up in adorable cowboy outfits and also a card based on the concept that Psychatog sounds like you're saying "psychic frog" wow maybe I can design cards one day too! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you ...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 30 min
CCR is back from Chicago, and he's got stories to tell! From a decent run in the 75k to Pro Tour birding to adventures in cubing, there's plenty to talk about. And that's not even getting into the Vein Ripper or 68 card Slogurk of it all! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re bui...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Mark was kind enough to stop by again and give us the inside scoop on his pro tour prep. We talk a LOT of Pioneer UW control, with a bit of Modern and MKM limited for spice. See you all in Chicago! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all ...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 38 min
I told you we'd get around to it! MKM is here, and it's already making waves in Standard and Modern. We explore all the darkest mysteries (like where are all the good black cards?) and the funniest detective caps. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a co...
Feb 14, 2024•2 hr
Collins is back, and he's here to talk about everyone's favorite otter! We do responsibly talk about modern in general for a bit, but then it's all business: singleton card choices and why Tombstalker is better than Jace the Mind Sculptor. Don't miss this one! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our di...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 9 min
With the European RC in the books it's time to check in on Modern, magic's...most stale format? Ok, maybe that's going a little too far but this looks like the most constricted modern format in a while. Don't worry, though, we've also got plenty of MKM previews to get through in this episode! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or n...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 30 min
CCR and Lee have been having success with very different standard decks, so we can't not talk about the format for a bit. But! We've got hella MKM cards, including a mana leak, adds for monogreen and maybe Incarnation in Pioneer, and a bunch of neat standard nonsense! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to joi...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Whoa! Tannon stopped by today and we're talking about the RC system, the ins and outs of covering magic tournaments, and a pet topic: Deck Difficulty and You. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all looking to improve at the game we love....
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 53 min
CCR's coming off of a top 16 and top 32 in this weekend's standard challenges, and we're both prepping for our standard RCQ season that starts this week! Is domain dead--or just dead on magic online? Can this Bant deck featuring unplayable creatures and worse mana really be good? All that and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscrib...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! We're back and ready to talk about standard! RCQ season is finally here and we've got, uh, two RCQs to prepare for locally. Maybe it wasn't worth ordering five hundred dollars' worth of standard cards? If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people ...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Hey everyone! We traditionally take off for Christmas week, but CCR sat down with Stan of the Dive Down and Oaf McNamara to talk Phoenix at the close of Pioneer season. We figured we'd drop the episode into our feed as well in case you're jonesing, but make sure to check out their other episodes--the Dive Down does great deck dives and often has on awesome guests like D00mwake and Aspiringspke. See you in the new year!
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 46 min
Pioneer season is finally over! And although CCR couldn't quite close out RC Atlanta after a decent start, Mark took Phoenix all the way to the finals. We talk through prep, the tournament, and the Pioneer format with him in an extra large episode! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where...
Dec 20, 2023•2 hr 2 min
In the wake of major Pioneer and Modern shakeups we're taking a look at how things are shaping up, especially with a new Splinter Twin-esque combo making big waves just before the RC! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all looking to imp...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Huge ban update in Modern and Pioneer! We saw some of these coming (because they...told us) but it's time to talk through the implications. Will the Fury ban free creature decks in Modern? Is Smuggler's Copter good enough for Pioneer? Let's find out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, whe...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Fresh, hot takes following the ban announcement announcement! Appraiser: gonna get banned. Karn: gonna get banned. But, like, not now. In a week. Probably. Strike through all the show notes that CCR created comparing different discover builds and sleeve up your lotus field deck because it's time for chaos at the RC baby! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! A...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 28 min
While Pioneer is on fire we took a little break to talk through the modern banlist. Our opinion: banning Grief isn't gonna work. The whole thing could use a once-over, and a lot of cards could come off the list. Are we totally off-base or did we just fix the format? Come yell at us in Discord! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or ...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 35 min
With the whole set released and legal on Magic Online it's time for our fully vetted and evidence-based set review! Only the finest pure gut takes as we look at everything from terrible pioneer combos to straight upgrades for the best deck in modern. Let's go spelunking! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to ...
Nov 15, 2023•2 hr 1 min
We're back with more LCI previews! We now have more than enough discard outlets to do whatever you want to do with the graveyard, infinite two-drops to curve into Raffine, and a solid three-and-a-half playable dinosaurs for your dino birds of paradise! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Ixalan's back and it's...really cool? And an artifact set for some reason? We're going over the biggest hitters previewed so far, from a great one-drop for pioneer humans to--wait, an upgrade to modern scam? That can't be right. Spooky! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Fresh takes here! We've got Marvel cards incoming and what kind of podcasters would we be if we didn't have Opinions on them? Plus Lee's got stories from cubecon and whoops almost forgot Ixalan previews just started. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 26 min
No changes to any format! But, by the way, draft is changing forever! We're going over everything from this past week including the all-new play booster. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Ok we're actually not really mad about Dr. Who but maybe a clickbait title will rocket us to fame and fortune in podcasting. We're talking about the tournaments we played this weekend, a bunch of nonsense in the twittersphere, and why do the Dr. Who cards...look like that? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 28 min
We're keeping up with modern, and CCR talks about his favorite build of scam and the reasons behind the card choices. Plus we've got our first results from pioneer RC season and there's plenty to talk about! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Jarvis is back from Vegas to regale us with stories of Ragavans and Princess Bride cards and Bean-based shenanigans. We're talking about new products, an itty bit of standard, and plenty of randomly interjected asides. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Hey, would you look at that! PT Champ Jake Beardsley stopped by to talk about his Worlds prep. He answers all of our hard-hitting questions from "is the cascade deck real" to "would you ever draft UW in Wilds of Eldraine" and we even get to hang out with his cat! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min
The "least impactful modern set ever" is making a bit of an impression on the format. From triggering our beans to putting ballistas in the cauldron, there's a lot of nonsense happening in the format, and Rakdos Scam is also here to tell everyone to chill. Join us as we start gearing up for RCQ season and check out what's going on! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 38 min
That's right, it's a 2.5 hour episode jam packed with adventures and mana rocks and thoughts about Doom Foretold decks and a million other things. Hope you have a long commute! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Sep 06, 2023•2 hr 26 min
We're back at it with our second full preview episode, checking out all the adventures, bunnies, and horrifying candy monsters of the upcoming set. Will a 4 mana uncommon enchantment make a splash in modern? Can we make Doom Foretold playable in pioneer? All this and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 33 min
