DegenCast

DegenCast

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DegenCast episodes

  • DegenCast Episode 8: Hacksmas 2019 Recap, and the Vintage Metagame

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) recap Hacksmas 2019, and discuss the current Vintage metagame, among other things.



    00:00 Pulp Fiction + Intro
    02:20 Thor’s family makes great BBQ Sauce
    02:40 Hacksmas 2k19 Recap – Vintage “FNM”
    05:00 Interruption: Rich Explains “Monkey Poo”
    06:30 Saturday AM – “Irish Brunch” and HyperExtended (The Battle of the Mounds)
    14:00 The REAL “Little Green Men” vs the Impostors
    15:20 Jame played a terrible Oath deck (SHOCKING)
    18:03 Saturday PM – Hacksmas 2k19 Shit Draft Recap
    20:30 Jame is a lucksack in Shit Draft
    23:50 Sunday – Hacks Trios (Legacy Unleashed, Vintage, 93/94)
    25:00 Shops was AWFUL
    26:10 Interruption – GG Alin Jund and Timeshifted Disintegrates
    27:30 93/94 Dreams Discussion – Copper Tablet
    31:00 The Grudge Match and Rich was scum
    33:20 Rusty and The Ambassador got engaged (but not to each other)
    33:50 Nebraska’s War/4 Seasons Top 8
    34:35 European Vintage Championship Top 8
    35:30 Narset restriction = More PO! (SHOCKING) – Discussion
    37:10 RIP MUD And the MUD Relief Fund Infomercial
    39:20 End of the Year Reflections from the Guys*
    48:40 Rich forgets that Lands have had Static effects
    1:05:45 A Shitcore Ode to Sean O’Brien
    Total runtime: 1:06:13

    * = Yes, there’s Another Brainstorm Rant (TM)

    1 hr 7 min
  • DegenCast Episode 7: November Banned and Restricted List Musings

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) discuss the November 1 2019 Banned and Restricted List announcement.



    00:00 Intro and shenanigans
    02:45 Beginning of actual discussion
    10:55 “You have to make mistakes to learn”
    12:00 Our brief mention of EDH for the year
    14:25 Banned card discussion – Wrenn and Six (Legacy)
    17:00 “TNN was a design mistake” (We said it again. Drink!)
    23:45 “Lets not talk about cantrips” (They talk about cantrips)
    25:10 The guys discuss planeswalkers (spoiler: we hate them)
    28:00 Banned card ciscussion – Narset, Parter of Veils* (Vintage)
    32:45 Rich thinks “fair blue” should lose to Workshops
    37:25 What makes a lock piece that’s good for the game?
    42:00 How do we feel about Legacy post-W6?
    47:00 SCGCON -what it means to us, and the future of Legacy
    54:00 BnR Predictions for 2020
    Total runtime: 58:22

    59 min
  • DegenCast Episode 6: Eternal Weekend 2019 Recap, Part 2

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) begin to recap North American Eternal Weekend 2019.



    00:00 Intro
    02:40 Lords of the Pit Friday Night Contracts
    06:35 Everything is bigger in Texas/”Meaty Balls”
    08:45 Eternal Central Old School at Eternal Weekend – Recap
    13:00 Dega Aggro (recap interrupt)
    24:35 Juxtapose/Stasis (recap interrupt)
    34:40 THE SPICE
    43:50 The Trophy – Dustin Clark
    48:20 Will Magrann wins another tournament
    49:40 Homelands Cube!!!
    56:35 Wrap-up
    Total runtime: 1:02:04

    *Note: Not once did we actually mention it in the show, but the reason James played The Deck was because his wife found out 1st place won a trip to the Fishliver Oil Cup and she really wanted to go to Italy*

    1 hr 3 min
  • DegenCast Episode 5: Eternal Weekend 2019 Recap, Part 1

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) begin to recap North American Eternal Weekend 2019.



    00:00 Intro
    02:15 Where to start to skip the Elk
    04:20 Vintage Champs recap
    19:35 Vintage Champs Top 8 discussion
    29:50 Card choice trends and obligatory Banned & Restricted List talk
    38:00 James almost loses his collection in an Uber
    43:00 Glossing over Modern Champs
    47:00 No more Legacy on the SCG Tour (BUT LEGACY ISN’T DEAD)
    51:45 Legacy Champs recap
    1:01:30 Jace is unemployed
    Total runtime: 1:11:51

    1 hr 12 min
  • DegenCast Episode 4: Pioneer, EW Preparation, and Interesting Vintage Decks

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) discuss the introduction of the Pioneer format, Eternal Weekend preparation, interesting Vintage decks, and more.



    1:00 – Oregon Trail/”Pioneer”
    9:45 – “Rich hates Magic”
    11:25 – Vintage at the Northern Stronghold, recap
    18:10 – Eternal Weekend Vintage predictions
    27:00 – Decklist Discussions (Will Magrann’s Shops list from the Waterbury)
    31:00 – Decklist Discussions (“Little Robots”)
    33:45 – Decklist Discussions (Elementals – Joe Dyer)
    35:30 – Decklist Discussions (ZiasBond)
    38:00 – Decklist Discussions (Eric’s Crab Shack)
    43:45 – Rich revises his Eternal Weekend Top 8 predictions
    44:20 – Eternal Weekend Legacy (PB is playing Jund?!)
    52:00 – Eternal Weekend Old School (Plans, The Playmat, and James’ wife wants to go to Italy)
    Total runtime: 1:05:33

    1 hr 6 min
  • DegenCast Episode 3: Welcome to Atlanta

    The Hacks (Richard Sponholz and James Easteppe) discuss the most recent GP Atlanta (Legacy), as well as surrounding underground events including Tuskvitational IV (HyperExtended) and Atlanta Old School.



    00:00 Intro
    1:15 Tuskvitational
    6:00 GP ATL – Erik Johnsosn
    19:30 Day 2
    35:50 Dr. Bill – The Ultimate Ringer
    37:00 Gigabites Cafe Old School
    47:30 Old School Cube
    Total runtime: 59:24

    1 hr

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DegenCast, presented by Eternal Central, is a booze and profanity-fueled exploration of current events in the Eternal formats by the Magical Hacks, a Carolinas-based group devoted to Eternal Magic, in…