Another week, another Banned and Restricted announcement for Magic.  Isn't 2020 great?  This week the guys talk about the changes to Historic, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.  They look at why the cards left and what might happen to the format going forward.  Then they talk about the danger of leaks when it comes to speculating then immediately talk about a leaked card.  Finally, they talk about a new Historic deck built around Song of Creation

Link to the deck: https://youtu.be/hr5XFYxck9M

Historic Bans - 2:40

Pioneer Changes - 15:35

Modern bans - 28:47

Pauper Bans - 37:20

Ban disappointment - 42:16

Specs and Leaks - 45:23

Arena - Historic Song - 51:54

Jumpstart on Arena - 1:01:47

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Well Core 2021 has been out for a little bit and so we look at the various formats where it is making an impact.  First, we talk about the draft format and what we have liked and been drafting.  Then we talk through how and to some degree why Core 2021 has not had a big impact on standard.  James has a spicy brew in historic, while it does not use many Core 2021 cards, he is winning a lot. Then we take a quick run through the rest of the formats and see what cards have been showing up.

Core 2021 Limited - 14:11

Core 2021 Standard - 35:29

Core 2021 Historic - 43:11

Core 2021 Pioneer, Modern and Legacy - 49:30

Arena - 1:06:15

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This week is all about Jumpstart.  First, we break down what Jumpstart is and why it is.  Then, we go through the decks and all most of the new cards in the set. Next up is the Arena state of the game.  We breakdown the changes coming to the program, how Jumpstart might be brought to arena and talk about a new set on the horizon.

What is Jumpstart? - 4:11

Jumpstart Themes - 22:33

Jumpstart final thoughts - 1:04:07

Arena state of the game -  1:07:11

Jumpstart on Arena - 1:19:00

Amonket Remastered - 1:27:13

Brawl Changes 1:28:21

How is Jumpstart coming to arena - 1:30:22

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This week we breakdown the cards that look interesting from Core 2021.  We breakdown cards were are excited about and talk about cards listeners have asked us about.

Uncommon Limited Signposts - 3:40

Interesting Standard Cards - 19:41

Sublime Epiphany - 19:55

Teferi, Master of Time - 24:28

Teferi’s tutelage - 30:02

Archfiend’s Vessel - 33:03

Kitesail Freebooter - 38:26

Liliana Waker of the Dead - 39:42

Thieves Guild Enforcer - 42:41

Chandra’s Pyreling - 47:52

Conspicuous Snoop - 50:11

Gadrak the Crown Scourge - 54:01

Terror of the Peaks - 59:03

Unleash Fury and  Heartfire Immolator 1:04:13

Vito, Thorn of the Duskrose - 1:07:58

Invigorating Surge - 1:11:47

Silvermote Ghoul - 1:14:24

Hooded Blight Fang - 1:19:16

Pack Leader - 1:21:46

Selfless Savoir - 1:26:04

Scavenging Ooze - 1:30:12

Llanowar Visionary - 1:32:45

Quirion Druid - 1:35:44

Sparkhunter Masticore - 1:37:30

Nine Lives - 1:43:14

Ugin the Spirit Dragon - 1:49:01

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This week is a little bit of Players Tour and a whole lot of Arena Cube.  We start be reviewing the metagame this this weekend and discussing how the PT went.  Then we get into a little bit of Twitter controversy over how to count top 8s in these events.  Then we talk about cube!  We go over the basics of cube then get into detail about the Arena cube. We talk about how to draft, how to find an archetype and the little things that can make your deck better.  Finally we talk a little Arena and Jumpstart.

Jumpstart - 4:50

Players Tour 1 and 2 - 7:16

Twitter Controversy: Do RPT’s count - 27:56

How long has forest been best? - 33:22

Cube Basics - 36:15

How is Cube Draft Different - 40:50

Arena Cube Prize Structure - 59.48

Arena Cube Impressions - 1:03:00

Bad Beats Story - 1:22:24

Official Arena Time - 1:25:44

JumpStart Again - 1:36:36

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This week marks the start of Core 2021 previews.  We talk about some of the high value reprints that are in this set and discuss the best time to buy.  Then we take a dive into Historic but not just to play historic.  There are a number of decks that have analogues in pioneer.  We talk about those decks and the changes you can make to play them in a paper pioneer event.  Then we check in with the mastery pass during the Arena part of the show.

Deck Lists:

Standard 4-color Winota

Jund Storm Herald - https://www.jeffhoogland.com/decklists/jund-storm-herald/

Kethis combo

Historic - https://mtgazone.com/deck/historic-kethis-combo-by-wangmu-132-mythic-may-2020-season/

Pioneer - https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/kethis-legends-decklist-by-ar-939758

Discord Question - 4:06

Core 2021 Spoilers - 14:52

Pushed but unplayable - 45:21

Why so many Teferis - 51:29

Historic Thoughts - 57:55

Historic to learn pioneer - 1:03:03

Arena Time - 1:32:58

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This week we have more bans and rules changes.  First we discuss the changes to companion and if that will be enough to stop every deck from playing one.  Then we discuss the bans in Standard and Historic and try to figure out where the metagame goes now.  We talk about our adopt a deck Simic Mutate.  We have some Arena time and then go totally off the rails.  We get into some leaks and go deep on Visions.

Companion Rule Change - 3:39

Bans - 23:02

New standard meta game - 44:16

Adopt a Deck - Simic Mutate - 51:03

Arena Time - 1:13:11

Wild Speculation Corner: Core 2021 - 1:25:27

Off the rail outro - Visions cards edition - 1:45:04

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This week we are talking products, Lots and lots of products.  We start with some finance and discussing the expected value (EV) on a box of Ikoria.  Then we get into all the new products.  We have Double Masters, the double stuff Oreo of MTG sets.  Then we get into all the Secret Lairs that were announced this week. We take a second to see if this is all too much for people to buy.  Then we talk about the goings on in Arena.  We have the Historic format, PT's and drama, so just another week of MTG.

A little Finance Stuff - 4:!5

Ikoria Box EV - 8:13 

Double Masters - 29:42

Secret Lair - 47:54

Too many products - 1:02:43

Historic Push on Arena - 1:11:08

Best Draft Deck Aside - 1:17:14

PT’s on Arena - 1:20:31

The permaban hammer - 1:26:12

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This week we are news heavy because WOTC made a million announcements on the same day.  First, we talk about the impact of the Banned and Restricted announcement on Legacy, Vintage and beyond.  Next, we talk about the new Arena Open where you can win real world dollaridoos from home.  Wizards also introduced a new Promo to help the LGS that has some nice cards.  Finally, we talk about our adopt a deck, Grixis fires.

Quick Finance Minute - 2:52

Banned and Restricted Announcement - 5:44

The Arena Open - 30:21

Love your LGS - 52:32

Adopt a Deck:  Grixis Fires - 56:06

Unreal Magic - 1:19:35

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Based on some recent twitter activity, it seems like the creators of Magic are a little lost about where the game is going.  We talk about the fuss on twitter and what it might mean going forward.  Then we get into our adopted deck, Jeskai Cycling.  Finally, we go through some updates coming to Arena and all of the new historic cards.

Lost Designer - 4:10

Companions in Standard - 41:13

Adopt a deck - Jeskai Cycling - 43:51

Arena - 1:14:27

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