Dominaria's Judgment

No last hurrah would be complete without a timeless (...and somewhat overdue) theory article so here Ari shares what's on his mind as he gallops off into the sunset - the hard problems in Magic then, now, and in between

Sam Black on Playstyles

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Bans have struck and every format is about to be caught up in a dragon storm... or are they? We go over the changes coming everywhere - including the podcast itself!

00:00 Intro + Pauper
05:15 Legacy
27:55 Pioneer/Explorer
30:50 Modern
38:44 Standard + Tarkir
1:15:15 Special Announcement

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With Dom on the move this week, Jarvis Yu joins the podcast to yell at clouds during the quarterly pre-B&R announcement airing of grievances. One format is safe from our ire, the others.... who knows, and that's even ignoring that Underworld Breach is finally over. 

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As Breach's reign of terror drags on, we look to a post-ban and post-Breach future and ask whether Modern is fixable as it becomes the focus for RCQ grinders everywhere. After that, we have an exciting first batch of Tarkir: Dragonstorm previews to sink our teeth into - but first, yet another slippery character finds himself in the eye of the storm...

00:00 Breach + post-ban Modern
33:30 Wily Goblins
40:45 Dragonstorm Previews 

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There's a lot to catch up on this week - the Domain-ation of Standard at the PT, the sloppy and scandalous plays on- and off-camera, a smattering of previews from universes within and beyond, and a truly baroque Nonsense of the Year segment...

00:00 Standard
52:27 Limited
1:04:30 "Sloppiness"
1:14:36 Secret Lairs
1:25:15 Previews

Planes

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It's Pro Tour weekend and Dom is finally qualified for a Pro Tour pundit take-a-thon again! The volatile chimera of Dom, Ari, and Jarvis tries to glimpse the future without too much boomer reminiscing about the past...

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After a barnstorming weekend for Breach silenced our local haters and doubters, it was actually a common Amulet W as Primeval Titan enthusiast Pete Husisian and his intimidatingly large arms held a tragically mislabelled trophy. The champ joins us to talk through the tournament, the deck, and preparing for all the tougher challenges his sun run just qualified him for. 

00:00 RC Portland/Chiba + Aetherdrift impact
57:55 Interview with Pete

Pete's Portland VOD Review
Keeping Bad Amulet Hands

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Dom's (so) back from Ottawa with a Pro Tour invite in tow and tales from the trenches of Ringless Modern. With the underworld officially breached and the weird space aliens in the ascendant, are the cute cats and dogs of Boros and Sewer the heroes now? And how has Amulet remained Tier 0 or 1 through formats will all of this nonsense?!

Then, we're one-and-done with Aetherdrift spoilers as Dom finally finds his nemesis...

00:00 Modern at/post RCs 
1:14:05 Aetherdrift

RC report + post-RC list/guide on Dom's Patreon

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Modern RC season is in full swing and the underworld is open for business. We (Dom, his cat, and Ari) break down the hype around the latest and greatest Mox Opal deck, the curious case of the missing Faithless Lootings, and the deck Dom would play (if he wasn't locked on a deck that's hopefully remained Tier 0 or 1 through metas with Underworld Breach, Phlage, Abhorrent Oculus...). This is largely unedited to get this out before everyone hops on their planes and trains so excuse any issues with audio or take quality!

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There are weeks where decades happen, and last year had a lot of those. We revisit the sets, events, cards, and takes that defined the year - with a cheeky peek at 2025.

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