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After many prayers to Microphone gods that control their lives Matt and Jake have gotten a new episode out. Legacy continues to be pretty good looking even in a super qualifier. Modern was pretty rotten in the top 8 this week with hammer time players discovering surge of salvation. Thanks to everyone for putting up with us still kind of sucking at making a podcast sometimes.

Legacy Super Qualifier - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-super-qualifier-2023-06-02#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-04#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 36:48

Modern - 1:43:54

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

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We take a week off and miss a SHOWCASE for legacy. To make up for the lost week Matt and Jake go long on legacy. It is just so much fun to talk about. Legacy is still in an excellent spot. Modern is still modern but not in a bad way. The Modern meta has an appropriate amount of churn seems to be a healthy place.

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-05-21#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-05-21#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 32:40

Modern - 1:30:10

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

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Guys legacy is just awesome. The meta is so open people are getting top 8 spots with all kinds of weird cards in their deck. Modern Looked pretty good this week as far as diversity goes. Heads up there will be no episodes next week so the guys can take a breather. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-05-07#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-05-07#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 21:55

Modern - 1:15:27

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

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Matt and Jake really don’t know what to do with Legacy being this good this long. Every week we see another deck pop out of nowhere. Plenty of traditionally tier 2, tier 3, or tier 4 decks showing up. Modern is holding itself in a decent place although it is about rock, paper, and scissors this week. We will keep monitoring the meta to see what changes. We wrap up the episodes with a Force the issue week going deep on a card comparison between questing beast and rampaging raptor. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-30#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-30#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 34:34

Modern - 1:31:55

Questing beast vs Rampaging raptor - 2:11:40

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

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Everyone, legacy looks amazing again! It is the wild wild west out there. The police of the format have stepped away and it’s a party. It is beginning to look like most decks are playable and real contenders in the new meta. Now we are sure it will settle out to something more consistent but for the time being we are seeing decks in the top 8 for the first time in a year. Not to mention the top 8s are so diverse, something matching in the total top 32 breakdown. Modern on the other hand has not seen an insane shakeup in the recent months and continues to be a stable and enjoyable format. It would be nice to see some shake ups take place in modern but we are not ones to spit in the face of a good thing and modern being a little boring but overall healthy is certainly a good thing. Wrapping up the episode we have an interview with doomsday pilot Prosekken (Hunter) where he gives Jake a decent dive into the common builds of doomsday and even has some interesting exercises on how to build doomsday piles. 

Doomsday Document - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ftHcvJLRJOwOcDEy4JUeYXFACbh6eNw8MSHDULo4mtg/edit?usp=sharing

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-23#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-23#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 29:55

Modern - 1:34:04

Doomsday discussion - 2:10:22

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

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Matt and Jake are living the high life with the legacy format. It is a genuine pleasure to get to see Arclight Phoenix in the top 8 of a challenge and some genuine diversity. Modern, on the other hand, needs to get its shit together. Probably the most laughable top 8s we have seen in modern for a little while. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-16#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-16#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 33:00

Modern - 1:15:46

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

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Holy meta batman! Legacy is looking great right now. Delver pops up here and there on a week to week to basis but all kinds of stuff is playable. Realistically there is alot of initiative ish in the top 8 but it was completely absent last week so it's a win. Thank you WOTC for the bans. Modern Could really use a dose of legacy’s diversity, but that doesn't mean modern is in a bad place. 

Legacy Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-04-09#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-09#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 33:00

Modern - 1:15:46

Suicide prevention Hotline - 988

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

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!

What timeline are we in where stiflenaught and tarmagoyf managed to find spots in the top 8 of a legacy showcase qualifier? Matt and Jake have a fun time talking about legacy, modern, warhammer, and life this week.

Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-qualifier-2023-04-02#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-04-02#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 33:00

Modern - 1:15:46

Suicide prevention Hotline - 988

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

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!

So the recording software this week shit the bed and after a lot of work the episode is passabel. There is a decent bit of echo in the episode and I tried to get it to sync up the best I could. Legacy is back to delver, although it is a RUG variant in the top spot and UR murktide took a poopoo on the modern challenge.

Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-showcase-challenge-2023-03-19#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-03-19#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 28:23

Modern - 1:30:35

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

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!

Im not gonna lie to you, Matt and Jake spent ALOT of time talking about legacy this week. With the bannings last week this event had some very interesting decks in the top 8 and there was some in depth discussion on some cards that probably didn't warrant it. Modern definitely didn't have anything as interesting going on but did look really good.

Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-2023-03-12#paper

Modern Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-03-12#paper

Timestamps

Legacy - 25:05

Modern - 1:50:40

Suicide prevention Hotline - 988

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

Thanks to Phil Blechman for our amazing intro song!