Code of the Cardboard Samurai

The topic of ban lists almost always came up in the Frontier circles. If people like the pros actually played the format, would they break it? Would a ban list be needed to restore order? During the entire time of Frontier's existence, not one card was ever banned. However, should some have been? In this episode, the Frontier podcast crew discusses which bans they think would be necessary in the format, and why. They also talk about leaks from the Dominaria set that happened before the set itself was released.

With the new Dominaria set on the horizons and the Rivals of Ixalan set reaching it's end in the spotlight, Kevin and the crew talk about what they'd like to see in the Dominaria set before spoilers started to come out. This type of episode ended up becoming common place whenever a new set came out, especially if it was really hyped like Dominaria was. If anything, it's interesting to see how what they thought was going to happen and then compare it to what actually did.

The North American and Japan Frontier worlds collide when yours truly is invited on as a guest on the Magic the Final Frontier podcast. In this podcast I talk with the hosts about the Frontier format is like in Japan and go over the differences between the two metagames. I also share some stories about what Frontier was like in those first few months starting out in Japan. If you're looking to learn more about the history of Frontier and to get a different point of view on the format, look no further!

We're halfway through our initial rankings of every color of the Frontier format up to Rivals of Ixalan. Today's episode covers black, which usually has the best removal, hand disruption, and also powerful creatures with special powers. Which ones would be powerful enough to be played in Historic? Well you'll have to listen to find out.

The ranking of the colors in Frontier continues. Today's episode covers blue and the hosts cover a variety of cards from Magic 2015 all the way up to Rivals of Ixalan. A great topic for fishing out the best cards to use in the new Historic format. If you want to know what the best draw spells, counters, and best blue creatures are in Frontier, definitely give this a listen.

After quite a few large tournaments in Japan, the podcast crew decide to discuss the results and to also compare how Japanese players go about building decks differently than their North American counterparts. The hosts also talk about the upcoming 4th season of the online Frontier league tournament and how it could be affected by the recent results from Japan and the shifting metagame. Today's podcast is a good look at how the format evolved from Ixalan to Rivals of Ixalan in a matter of a few months and how the new cards made a name for themselves in the format.

The Magic the Final Frontier crew wrap up their thoughts on how Rivals of Ixalan will impact Frontier, covering the lands, artifacts, and multicolor cards in part 2. They also go over their top 5 list, explaining why they think their cards will have the biggest impact on the Frontier format. Another great resource for people looking to explore the Historic format more. It's one thing to play something directly from standard, but thanks to Frontier, we know what XLN block work well with Amonkhet and Kaladesh cards as well.

Rivals of Ixalan brought a lot of fresh ideas and new cards into the Frontier format. In part 1 of the 2 part RIX set review episode, the podcast crew digs deep into the White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green cards. They discuss quite a few cards and talk about how they would fit into existing Frontier decks. This will easily translate into a must listen episode for people wanting to get into the new Historic format.

Episode 14 of the Magic the Final Frontier podcast starts to wrap up the Ixalan metagame after weeks of playing the Frontier league online as well as at local events. The hosts bring on a league teammate of theirs and they chat about what they think are the most competitive decks and cards at the end of the Ixalan Meta. They discuss how each type of previously strong strategies fared this season, as well as which new ideas did well and which never got off the ground.

Taking a break from the metagame talk, the podcast crew embarks into some new territory and discusses what the best cards are in Frontier in each color. It's quite a weighted topic with tons of possibilities so of course they only covered one color at a time. The first is white, and the rest of the colors would be coming over the next few shows. This is a great episode to think about what cards would be playable in the Historic format from some of the newer sets, as well as show you how much of an impact the sets from Khans and Origins had on Frontier.