It's the best time of the year, or at least since two months ago - it's another set release! With an artifact set promising to be full of happy little accidents, we speculate about their impact on Modern and Pioneer. Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Saturday / Sunday (Modern)16:10 Why won't any of you play Standard?! 31:07 Brothers' War 1:52:55 Nonsense Nonsense - Orb Pondering / Creative Dredge / Spirit-Sister's Call (Pio)

This week we take a trip down memory lane to the second Modern Pro Tour - one that helped to shape the identity of the format and launch Ari's career in professional Magic - with special guest Eduardo Sajgalik, who somehow went from 2-3-1 on Day 1 to a Top 8 competitor where his run was infamously ended on camera. Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Saturday / Sunday (Modern) 30:10 PT RTR - General 1:13:28 PT RTR - Eduardo 2:05:28 NonsenseNonsense - 72 Card Monte PT Philadelphia Oral History 

Today we touch on a little bit of everything from the regular tournaments last weekend to the biggest tournament of all this weekend and the current #discourse around open vs closed decklists. Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Saturday / Sunday (Modern) / Pioneer 38:10 Pioneer 47:40 Open vs closed decklists 1:16:50 Worlds 1:40:40 Eternal Weekend 1:47:10 NonsenseNonsense - Legacy Naya Stompy / Vintage Clown Car Shops

With the Pioneer card pool locked in for this round of Regional Championships (until Americans have to scramble to find Brothers' War cards on Day 1), we take a look at where the format stands at the moment from the top dogs cementing their status to some intriguing churn taking place on the margins.  Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Showcase / Sunday (Modern) MOCS (Pioneer) Showcase / Sunday (Pioneer)Nonsense - Lutri Chord / Mono-R LD

Yorion flew too close to the sun and has finally been expelled from Modern. We take a tour of all the formats covered this announcement and the (in)action taken there and manage to find time to despair over the M30 'celebration'.29:27 M30 money printer 44:04 Bans - Standard 52:20 Pioneer (+ Historic lmao) 1:00:27 Legacy 1:06:27 Modern + Companions 1:54:45 NonsensePatreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Saturday / Sunday (Modern) SCG Dallas Nonsense - Yorhinos Creativity

Modern is getting very colourful as Leyline Binding - and some less celebrated Domain cards - make their presence known. We take a look at why seemingly every deck that can is picking up Binding and what conditions need to be in place to make that a wise choice.  44:30 Main segment  1:57:58 NonsensePatreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Saturday / Sunday (Modern)Nonsense: Esper Goryo's Vengeance

(apologies for muffled audio this week) There's a lot to catch up on this week with many Modern developments across various events but we find time to sit down with Bobby Fortanely for a deep dive on one of the most powerful and controversial decks in Pioneer. 41:39 Mono-Green Devotion  1:57:58 NonsensePatreon / Twitter / DiscordResults - Modern Showcase / Sunday Challenge (last week) Saturday / Sunday Nonsense: Esper Wizard Combo

It's a short (for us) episode this week as we take stock of the shifting scapes of Modern following another wave of interesting results and scams.Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults (Modern): Saturday / Sunday 4 Seasons Axion Now Giga Modern Nonsense: 4c Artificer Combo Micromancer  

It's all results all the time this week, as we have a curiously scheduled trio of big Modern tournaments on literally the last weekend before Dominaria United enters the fray as well as the first batch of results with the new cards. We take our usual tour of Modern - including Dom's colourful near-miss in the Modern Challenge - with stops in Pioneer, Standard, No Ban List Modern (!), and even... Commander?! 1:05:30 Pioneer 1:13:30 Standard (... and EDH) 1:33:40 NBLM 1:40:10 Nonsense Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults (Modern): Saturday / Sunday SCGs Columbus: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/11110 https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/11111 https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/11112Kanister's No Ban List Modern Nonsense: Rainbow Kitten Surprise Saga War (another version)

With the whole set officially spoiled and our insatiable desire for new cards finally fulfilled, we give our thoughts on Dominaria United as a whole and its likely standouts for Modern and Pioneer. Patreon / Twitter / DiscordResults (Modern): Challenges - Saturday / SundayMTGO RCQ NRG St Louis Nonsense: Titan's Nest by cftsoc (Pio) YawgNota (Modern) 6:50 Results 33:00 DMU General 45:50 Cards/rankingsPreviews (Modern, then Pio): Destroy Evil Meria Tribal lords Leyline Binding Inscribed Tablet (again!)Electrostatic Infantry Valiant Veteran Haughty Djinn The Elder Dragon War Jaya, Fiery Negotiator Serra Paragon Evolved Sleeper Defilers Impulse