Cantrip Cartel

Matt and Jake are pleasantly surprised by the diverse top 8 in the weekly legacy challenge. While bowmasters still has a pretty high meta share the top 8 was full of interesting and different decks. Modern doesnt have too much interesting beyond a relative lack of scam in the challenge results. It is fair to say alot of players breathed a sigh of relief at that. Make Sure to submit your questions for the EPISODE 100 AMA!

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-08-27#paper 

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-08-27#paper 

Timestamps

Legacy - 50:38

Modern - 1:30:34

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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A bit shorter this week as Jake is suffering from a little burnout. He hast been working too much or anything, it's just the midwest is literally a frying pan right now. That being said in the Legacy showcase challenge thai week Blue Black CLEANED UP! In modern we even get to see a 5 color humans list pulling third place. All that being said it does seem like overall diversity is on a downward trend. Make sure to get your questions submitted for the episode 100 ASK US ANYTHING!

Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-08-20#paper 

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-08-20#paper 

Timestamps

Legacy - 45:29

Modern - 1:15:57

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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Well that was not what we expected for the yearly ban and restricted announcement. With both modern and legacy have abhorrent numbers when it comes to both meta shares and single card play rates our WOTC overlords decided to ignore all that and unban some cool cards. Legacy gets to high tide into mind's desire and Modern gets to have an efficient cantrip. Don't mind the grixis scourge or the scam hordes. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-08-06#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-08-06#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 55:58

Modern - 1:37:35

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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We have a special guest! Chris ran all the way to top 4 in the Buffalo Chicken Dip event! Our exclusive interview covers his deck choice and a tournament recap! While we didnt spend as much time on the Legacy metagame we take a decent look at the result from the Modern Pro Tour. 

Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-07-30#paper

Modern Pro Tour - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pro-tour-the-lord-of-the-rings#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 23:17

Modern - 45:43

Buffalo Chicken dip recap - 1:16:03

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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Delver is back on top in legacy, at least this week and let’s be honest it's all thanks to bowmasters. Orcish Bowmaster is in more decks than ponder and brainstorm! That is insane. Modern has a bonkers deck in first this week and we prepare for the pro tour and we even get to see some of the 14 land living end decks show up. 

Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-07-23#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-07-23#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 35:47

Modern - 1:27:14

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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The world of plumbing absolutely refused to work with the world of podcasting. That being said the Modern and Legacy meta really seem to be just dominated with LOTR cards so in minor protest the guys spend an extra amount of time on the precast chat. Let us know how you feel about it!

Legacy showcase qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-qualifier-2023-07-16#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-07-16#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 1:11:31

Modern - 1:53:10

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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Wow, legacy and modern have a lot of LOTR cards in them. Matt and Jake go deep into some of them during legacy. Bowmasters kind of owns legacy while Modern is really struggling to handle the one ring. Will the meta settle itself out? Is LOTR here to keep making waves in the formats? Will the podcast keep coming out on time? Stay tuned to find out!

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-07-02#paper 

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-07-02#paper 

Timestamps

Legacy - 29:13

Modern - 1:42:15

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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It happened twice in a row that Cantrip Cartel was recorded and released on time, no one can stop us now! Legacy looks pretty good as far as 8 different decks in the top 8. It was actually pretty interesting to see quite a few LOTR cards make it into the top 8 of legacy. We have our eye on orcish bowmasters all the others we saw didn't seem to be too crazy or broken, just good. Modern on the other hand… had  scam decks in the top 8. There are some other LOTR cards making waves in the modern challenge but surprisingly less than legacy. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-06-25#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-18#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 32:25

Modern - 1:39:50

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!

Bear with us with some rougher than normal audio. Matt and Jake are trying to break in a new to them computer for recording and there are some growing pains. There are, however, no growing pains in either modern or legacy. Both formats are looking excellent and there are no complaints from the boys. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-06-18#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-18#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 26:53

Modern - 1:14:48

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

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Super sorry everyone, Jake literally forgot that Thursday was Thursday and did not prioritize recording. The guys were able to get it recorded but not till Friday evening. Legacy is looking a little rough this week in the top but the metagame is still looking pretty Good. Modern looks pretty good this week but most of the decks in the top 8 looked pretty stock. 

Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-06-11#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-11#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 27:00

Modern - 1:30:06

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Tags: magic, magic the gathering, legacy, mtg, Modern, pioneer 

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!