Welcome to Episode 158! Today, we talk about a salty story about losing your commander in your graveyard permanently, paying back spite from a stranger with overwhelming force, and hiring your cousin to pubstomp your friends. We also talk about smart houses, dog sitting, and Bill Withers. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Ge...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 165
Welcome to Episode 157! In today's episode, surprise land destruction ruins a new player's game, we learn to butter the nugs and kudo the clapper, and when vigilante justice just leaves everyone feeling salty. Also pizza toppings, Tony hates beef, and Mike's forced segues. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats f...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 164
Welcome to Episode 156 and the first video Gremlin Boys episode! In a weird twist, today we really focus on the rules! First, a blocker gets blinked and a friend denies the ruling, then confusing eldrazi rules getting you kicked from a pod, and lastly a cautionary tale about why you should always beware the Protean Hulk! We also talk about our shared love of amari and other liqueurs. Like a lot. We talk about it so much. Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 163
Welcome to Episode 155! Mike and Sam are here to workshop duo names and still be pretty gremliny even in Tony's absence. Today, what happens when LGS beef leads to a back alley rumble, the salt of trying to play perfectly, and when your precious Sheoldred leaves you for another. Also, new Sisay tech from Final Fantasy, co-captains, and GF4P. Stay Salty! Sam & Mike ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 162
Welcome to Episode 154! Today, we talk about a salty game that ended in kingmaking (or was it just a deal?), a long saga of salt with all the red flags you'd expect, and when someone pubstomps a new player with an Ur-Dragon deck (but not that Ur-Dragon deck I swear). Also, Kotis is cool, blind box socks, and printer go brrrrrrrrr! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM mer...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 161
Welcome to Episode 153! It's the Gremlin Boys! Today, we talk about someone that doesn't know dockside is banned (or do they?), a player dealing with a gelatinous bully in their pod, and when backseat piloting loses you the game. Also, new tattoos, big fonts, and cougars. Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our ...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 160
Welcome to Episode 152! Today, we talk about the targeting priority of a stoner, getting knocked out early because you played a repeatable boardwipe, and when your least favorite person says you always play decks that are too strong. Also, Sam mourns malls and is it pronounced Hakbal or Hakbal? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire sit...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 159
Welcome to Episode 151! Today, we talk about crushing a player when you aren't really paying attention, a father teaches their son about salt, and a kingmaking situation that has Tony and Mike reliving the past. Also, board games and ping pong tournaments. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends a...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 158
Welcome to Episode 150! Today, we talk about playing 1v1 with the LGS owner, the guilt of a reformed bully, and setting up your wife for salty failure at a holiday deck exchange. Also, the worst EDH mistake you can make, Tony deals, and delicious beer! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Ja...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 157
Welcome to Episode 149! We kick off today's episode with a discussion on the new unbans for commander and the new article on brackets. Then we dive into the mine with a story about getting banned from a store for playing "cEDH" Norin, a massive overreaction from Tyler, and nuking your friend's deck when it was just supposed to be a chill night. Also, Tony consults demonically, and the home at love are peopling it. Unban article! Bracket article! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 156
Welcome to Episode 148! OUR FIRST VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE!! The pillow fort got an upgrade! Today, what to do when a podcaster snubs you at a convention, when a merciless god turns on you, and when a Water Trainer slanders you to the LGS owner. Also regular men's haircut, bellybutton thumb, and Ash cheats. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and ou...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 155
Welcome to Episode 147! It's a GREMLIN BOYS EPISODE! (our little pistachio boy is sick) Today, what to do when an opponent hates your guts, when powering down a deck goes wrong, and when a cheater is met with a disproportionate response. YEET! Also the Swan Princess cinematic universe. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our f...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 154
Welcome to Episode 146! Today we are joined by our friends Sarah and Sandwich of Girl Pod! This week, we check back in with a very salty playgroup, talk about scooping with spells on the stack, and lament the downfall of Dog Umbra. Also, many Marks, butter, and Sarah will dog walk your ass. Go check out Girl Pod on their YouTube channel and everywhere else ! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find H...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 153
Welcome to a very special episode of the show as we are #MTGAmbassadors for the new Tarkir set! (#sponsored) Today we're talking about our favorite cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm! Join us as we talk about the cards that make us salty, new cEDH spice, and the sweet cards from our favorite Tarkir clans. And you know we got a pile of honorable mentions too! This is one of the dopest sets of the year so enjoy the ride as we ramble about cards we love! Stay Salty! Go check out the set and GET HYPED! ...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 152
Welcome to Episode 145! Tony is on vacation so get ready for a Mike and Sam ep as we go DEEP on strategy. Today we talk about getting targeted out of a game by an opponent, Howling Mine's best friend Smothering Tithe, and the etiquette of keeping or breaking deals when a commander game is down to 2 players. Also Warcraft 3 nostalgia, and if you give a Moose a Muffin, you will get mauled. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all o...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 151
Welcome to Episode 144! Today we talk about the new EDH power level system: Brackets! We also talk about a chastising others for long turns and then taking your own, the frightening power of crankin Syr Konrad, and circumstances at the LGS leading you to accidentally pubstomp. Also this episode has juice and sauce! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 150
Welcome to Episode 143! OUR LIVE SHOW FROM MC CHICAGO! Today we hit a whopping FOUR stories as we talk about coworker salt, one cluster of a custom format, the after taste of a well-salted pod, and a tale where we ponder the orb and cry. Thank you to everyone who came out to see our live show! We hope to do another one in Vegas later this year! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on ou...
Mar 13, 2025•59 min•Ep. 149
Welcome to Episode 142! It's a convention recap episode! Today we're talking about our time at the recent MC Chicago convention, AND we're combining this episode with our Salty Tales series for one jam-packed convention episode! From our prospector meetup to the live show to a bit too much malort, we cover it all. Enjoy the episode, and we'll see you in Las Vegas! Also check out the super salty game we filmed with Christian and Wally over on the Chad Magic YouTube Channel! Stay Salty! ____ Buy D...
Mar 06, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 148
Welcome to Episode 141! Today we talk about when an impatient cEDH player messes with your local group, a player that explodes and storms out of a store, and a salty slappin’ Sorin. Also Mike plays the new Sieve… I mean Civ. ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories t...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 147
Welcome to Episode 140! Today we talk about a game night where you're always the 4th player, a Prismatic Pub Stomper who gets popped, and a tale of two LGSs that gets weirder and weirder. Also Verizon sucks and we are cursed with technology. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link ...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 146
Welcome to Episode 139! Today we are joined by our new friends Jake and Joel from Jake and Joel are Magic! This week, we talk about using landfall for evil, why you never trust the Atraxa player, and a salty confessional about card theft. Also, Gatorade showers, college days, and the worst board wipe. Go check out Jake and Joel are Magic on their YouTube channel! Stay Salty! (oh yeah and Tony isn't here. That boy is always busy with business.) ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate lin...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 145
Welcome to Episode 138! Today we talk about a Scapeshift shortcut that leads to a salty deluge, playing against scrap paper proxies, and using jedi mind tricks to cause your opponent to misplay into their own board state. Also, Mike tells us about his recent trip to the LGS. Also... SEND US YOUR SALTY STORIES FOR CHICAGO! BUY A CHICAGO SALT DOG SHIRT ! GO TO THE CHICAGO HSM MEET UP ON FRIDAY! SEE THE CHICAGO LIVE SHOW ON SATURDAY!!! CHECK OUT OUR NEW PLAYMATS! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield S...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 144
Welcome to Episode 137! Tony is away so it’s a Sam and Mike episode! The Pokemon Pocket Pals? The Business Boys? We’re workshopping it… Today, a combo player punishes their friends, an Ovika player that can’t handle the heat, and the person that complains about slow play plays slowly. And we ask, you got any games on your phone? Also... SEND US YOUR SALTY STORIES FOR CHICAGO! BUY A CHICAGO SALT DOG SHIRT ! GO TO THE CHICAGO HSM MEET UP! SEE THE CHICAGO LIVE SHOW!!! CHECK OUT OUR NEW PLAYMATS! St...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 143
Welcome to Episode 136! Today, a player that makes a deal to lose to someone else, pulling a chase mythic at FNM and feeling salty, and falling for your friend's bluff... again. Also whale meat, YuGiOh moments, and Mike got married! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email ...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 142
Welcome to Episode 135! Today we are joined by our buddy Zeb from Playing With Power! We talk about why you never meet your heroes, why you always need to check for the Mikokoro, and why you should never judge a deck by its Metalworker. Also revenge trades, Tony is the best Lotho player, and EatTheAngel! Go follow Zeb and watch Playing With Power ! Keep an eye out for three salty boys ! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all on...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 141
Welcome to Episode 134! Mike is away so its a Gremlin Boys episode! Today, we hear a tale of two Tarrasques with some crunchy rules, the horrors of a 30 minute turn, and a pauper player's frustration of losing against the same deck over and over. Also stinky cheese, olives, and feelin' fancy. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats fro...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 140
Welcome to Episode 133! In today's episode, we uncover old playgroup salt from the early Eldrazi days, me meet not the step-Blightsteel but the Blightsteel that stepped up, and we hear our longest saga of salt to date! Also cow hooves, end step poker faces, and tv tray tables. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 139
Welcome to Episode 132! The salty boys are back in the studio and feeling a little extra silly today. Today we talk about a rules complexity that disrupts a playgroup, playing against a deck that is all custom art, and being shamed for going too fast only to be steamrolled on the next turn. Also we talk about beer. A lot. And we drink some. Support Artists and Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 138
Welcome to Episode 131! Today we are joined by our friend and Magic Twitch streamer, Amy the Amazonian! We talk about an old salty confessional from a middle school magic club, a couple that ruins the game night, and a player that endures three pubstomps only to be kicked while they are down. Also, roping sucks, art is cool, and the DK Rap is scary? Check out Amy's content over on her Twitch stream or on her YouTube channel! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 137
Welcome to Episode 130! Its a cavalcade of returning guests! We're joined by Lua and Tori from Scrybabies, Ken Baumann, Dan from Moderately Anonymous MTG, Tyler from Play to Win, and of course Ian aka ComedIanMTG in a fun sleepover style episode of the show! This week we talk about a cascading cEDH deck that fails to interact, a salty LGS experience with a confidently incorrect player, and a prospector who just loves to spread salt! Keep an eye out for us over on the Scrybabies Youtube channel a...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 136
