Kessler and Ben are joined by TheMeadery.Org Blogger Scott Campbell as they debate if Blood Moon should be banned. Kessler and Scott know which side they would take - who will convince Ben to join their side?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben go through the newly released Eternal Masters to see which cards printed in the set would, if reprinted in Modern, offer the most fun changes to the format. They use diversity, impact, and power level balance to determine if they can be reprinted through Standard, or if the cards could be fun if printed into Modern with some other method. And yes, Kessler picks a card he shouldn't have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben break down three decks submitted by viewers and discuss different ways to make the lists more competitive. We're addressing Mono Black Blood Artist, Zombies, and Temur Thing in the Ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben go over the recently spoiled Eternal Masters set and what it does and does not have available for Modern. They then go over the winning decks and Top 8s of both of the recent Modern Grand Prix events in Los Angeles and Charlotte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks to our sponsors Don't Make This Weird and our Patreon supporters we were able to put on a podcast recording in front of a Live "Studio" Audience! at the Staples Center in LA Live. Ben and Kessler break down each of their Top 10 favorite Modern cards of all time, followed by live fan questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get ready for Grand Prix Los Angeles with MTG Pro and Chann el Fireball writer Sam Pardee. We discuss what the meta game is looking like going and all the different plans of attack. They then each share their picks for best cards to sideboard per color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shaun Penrod from MTG Pro Tutor joins Kessler and Ben to explain what is going on in the Magic story. They break down each of the major villains of Magic, and then go into exactly what is happening right now and what may lie in the immediate future of the Magic Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben, sick and battered, discuss some best practices when preparing for a major tournament. From GPs to PreTQs they go over important sideboarding tips, meta gaming choices, and playtesting strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paul Rietzl joins Kessler and Ben as they break down the recent Wizards of the Coast announcement in regards to the reduction of Platinum level rewards, as well as the cancelling of all future Modern Pro Tours. Was this a mistake? If so how big of a mistake? What can be done to fix it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben break down the history of milling: what milling is, how it's seen competitive play in Modern, the best ways to use mill safely, why friends don't let friends play Mill decks, and what the results at SCG Columbus mean for the future of the format. Also maybe how Sean Connery in The Rock is most likely James Bond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With all the new cards and the unbannings, Kessler and Ben take deck doctor submissions from our Patreon subscribers. Then, new brews they've been working on since the Banning announcement and release of Shadows Over Innistrad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks to the Masters of Modern Patreon, this week's episode was recorded live on Twitch! We finished the #MarchWalkerMadness tournament with a bang, opened some sweet cards in some pack openings, gave our Top Ten Shadow Over Innistrad cards for Modern lists, and responded to the Wizards Ban list announcement! Tune in the first Monday of every month to listen to the cast live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for Monday's Ban and Restricted List announcement, Alex and Ben go over the history of Modern's Ban list, going through each announcement and explaining Wizards' reasoning behind it. They also break down the first two rounds of the #MarchWalkerMadness Planeswalker Tournament, and may give a spoilerific review of Batman Vs Superman at the very end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben have decided to finally put down in stone the exact power ranking of all Modern Legal Planeswalkers. Now see who the best of the best are, as well as some underplayed gems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben have decided to finally put down in stone the exact power ranking of all Modern Legal Planeswalkers. See who the worst of the worst are, as well as some underplayed gems. Tune in next week for the top 30! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks to our Patreon subscribers we are now able to do this epic bonus episode! Magic All-Star Gerry Thompson joins the cast to discuss his Top 8 finish at GP Detroit. We also talk about what could or should be banned, what the future of Modern looks like, and if Wizards should focus on Modern during research & development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recorded in front of a live Twitch.tv studio audience, Kessler and Ben go over all of the sweet happenings on the plane of Innistrad. During this to much time may be spent on the possibility of actual one mana planeswalkers. And lastly they break down 2 decks in a Patreon submitted Deck Doctoring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben break down their picks for the Top 10 best Modern cards that the Kamigawa block has to offer. As always this is followed by a "5 Most Under Played Kamigawa Cards Contest," follow us on Twitter to vote! Also be sure to check out the Kamigawa Flash Back drafts on MTGO this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is an emergency ban required to save the Modern Format? Will the WotC gods be kind and reprint some of our favorite Modern cards in Eternal Masters and Conspiracy 2: Electric Bragoloo? Can Alex and Ben Cheer up the Professor in regards to their favorite format? These questions and more will be answered in this action packed episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Brown just Top 8'd Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch after his team invented the best version of the most dominant deck archetype in the history of Modern. He jumps on the cast to break down how he and his team figured it out, and what it takes to Top 8 one of the most difficult Magic tournaments of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben discuss the results of the most recent Pro Tour: Oath of the Gatewatch where 6 Eldrazi decks made it into the Top 8. They then go into the best ways to beat our new Eldrazi overlords from decks that went 8-2 or better at the Pro Tour, to unexplored strategies that should be good moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kessler and Ben are joined by Shaun Penrod, the host of the "MTG Pro Tutor" Podcast as they break down the inner workings of a Magic Pro Tour. They breakdown what to expect from the Modern Pro Tour: Oath of the Gatewatch from best decks to Pro Teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Magic Pro Tour Historian Brian David-Marshall joins the cast to help Ben and Kessler break down the Top Ten Modern Cards in Oath of the Gatewatch, and which of those cards are most likely to see play in the upcoming Pro Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last Friday in a surprise turn of events, Wizards of the Coast announced the banning of format staple Splinter Twin alongside the more predictable Summer Bloom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Corbin Hosler of Wizards coverage, Brainstorm Brewery, and MTGPrice.com joins Kessler and Ben to break down some of the recent price spikes in Modern and reasons why more cards are going to start spiking very soon. They then break down the Mono Blue deck: "Oops All Turns" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex and Ben take on the best color in Magic as they break down and compare their Top Ten Blue cards in Modern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex and Ben are joined by the Command Zone's very own Josh Lee Kwai as they go over what was spoiled for Oath of the Gatewatch and try and predict (and may have already gotten wrong) what is going to be coming in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex and Ben are answering listener submitted questions on today's episode! "Is there a control deck in Modern?" "Does the Stoneforge Mystic GP promo mean we are getting an unban?" "Is Living End the most fun deck out there?" and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex and Ben interview Corey Burkhart who finished in the Top 8 at Grand Prix Pittsburgh with his Grixis Control list. They cover his tournament experience, how he came about choosing the deck, which innovative changes he made, as well as his recent addition to Team Ultra Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For this week's Thanksgiving episode, Kessler and Ben discuss everything involving Tribes and Creature Types in Modern. What does tribal mean in Magic and Modern? What is the main tribe for each color? What are some under-utilized tribes that could see some more play in the format? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
