Dominaria's Judgment

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Dominaria's Judgment episodes

December 07, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 124: Weighty Banter
The prophecy has been fulfilled and bans are in. We're back for a not-so-rapid reaction to the changes, their explanations, and where Pioneer and Modern go from here.
16:38 Pioneer
41:38 Modern
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1 hr 26 min
November 29, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 123: Discovering Deja Vu + Vintage/Legacy For EW
Last week we all made a horrifying discovery of something we already knew (Cascade is kinda messed up!) and watched Pioneer collapse on itself as a result. Since this recording Geological Appraiser has passed the test while any hosts foolish enough to register Quintorius got their ivory poached and bans are confirmed for Monday. Until then, we catch up on Vintage and Legacy ahead of Eternal Weekend NA in Pittsburgh, singing the praises of some decks and bombarding others with broadsides.
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2 hr 4 min
November 11, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 122: Grief and Fury Dignifying Nothing
After no changes, it's time to turn and face the strain. Ban talk is at a fever pitch, every MTGGoldfish screenshot of a Scam-infested Modern Challenge racks up hundreds of retweets and growls, and Grief has never been more aptly named. Elsewhere, the Beans talkers are obsessed with how to get an edge in the 4C mirror - the only thing that matters when everything else is too free for the Beans. Who needs to be taken down, how should they do it, and will we like what comes next?
Show Notes
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1 hr 29 min
November 08, 2023 CubeCon Report + Cube Meditations
Dom made a pilgrimage to Madison, Wisconsin last month to defend the honour of King Charles or Cube trying. In this solo episode he gives a report from this four-day Cube extravaganza, the lessons for Cube designers and drafters, and reflects on why Magic and Cube are pretty cool if you think about it.
00:00 An ode to Magic, Cube, and CubeCon
33:12 Wisconsin vs England!
37:02 Companion Cube

Main Event Day 1
42:50 - Changeling Cube + breaking (down) new formats
58:45 - Artifact Cube + not hosing your own theme
1:03:25 - Creative Cube + the nature of synergy vs goodstuff

Main Event Day 2
1:18:10 - Buildaround Cube + interaction in a world of synergy
1:27:27 - Cascade Cube + the joy of the unknown
1:36:19 - Tiny Leaders + curves

1:42:43 - Interlude + Top 64 + Duplicate Team Sealed

1:46:25 - Vintage Cube but not as we know it

Deck Pics/Notes
Cube Lists
Written Report + General Cube Stuff
1 hr 53 min
November 04, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 121: Lost in the Sauce Caverns
Special guests are out and regular programming has resumed as your beloved hosts are back to break down an Ixalan set that actually has some cool cards this time! But first, a catchup on the discourse of the past few weeks, from play boosters (remember those?) to the Marvelisation of Magic past and present and even a vibe ranking of European cities that you might remember from a failed GP visit years ago (maybe not Berlin...)
21:20 LCI Previews
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2 hr 15 min
October 28, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 120: Competitive Cube with Gavin alfaphrog Thompson
As Dom and Ari swap their absentee roles for a bit, Gavin "alfaphrog" Thompson steps in to chat about the world of competitive Magic Online cube. How different are the try hard queues from your normal Vintage cube leagues, and what can be learned about drafting and building cubes from the experience of aiming to win over drafting the coolest Storm deck?

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1 hr 11 min
October 17, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 119: Sound and Fury with Jarvis Yu
With Ari off scaling the beanstalks of the Mediterranean, noted JOTS (Jarvis of the show) Jarvis Yu steps in for a rapid reaction to Monday's announcements and non-announcements. The nature of Booster Draft may or may not be able to change forever while Modern is chugging along as our previous guests do everything in their power to show why this visit to Eldraine may cause lasting damage too.
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1 hr 26 min
October 13, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 118: A Special Sleep-In with Simon Nielsen!
Simon Nielsen has always been a fan favourite but he's no underdog now - he's the 2023 Player of the Year in a season that also saw historic runs from several of his comrades on Team Handshake. He loves giving interviews and he was kind enough to give us one this week, taking Dom through his background as a rising star first in Denmark and then the European and global GP circuit to his domination of online OP and the Pro Tour after its return to paper. Competitive Magic with the Karnies (+ Simon) PT LOTR Draft Deep Dive Simon's YouTube channel Simon's coaching on Metafy Patreon / Twitter / Discord
1 hr 20 min
October 06, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 117: Slow Play and Fast News
Slow play is just one of many topics that consumed The Website this week so we went over Ari's article explaining how he avoided unintentional draws and all the awkwardness around them for years. What can designers, TOs, players, and judges do to address a problem that has plagued paper Magic since the beginning and is now a bigger problem than ever? We then turn to other timely and sobering threads: why coaching is/isn't a scam, and why all of competitive Magic is/isn't a scam, before raising a shared eyebrow at some of the early Pioneer RC results. 59:37 Discourse - Coaching 1:09:13 Discourse - Competitive Magic?! Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord
1 hr 40 min
September 30, 2023 Dominaria's Judgment 116: It's a Blunderful Worlds
Dom couldn't repay the faith that Jarvis didn't put in him last week but he's back from the death pits of Vegas with war stories, hot takes on Wilds of Eldraine Standard and Draft, and an epic game of Where's Vuono? Tracking Sheet of Predictions Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord
1 hr 43 min