Dominaria's Judgment

Dom big times his podcast obligations to go play in Worlds, which means its time for Jarvis and Ari to place their bets from the sidelines once again. With the huge prize of declaring a prediction winner at the next local Cube night on the line, Jarvis and Ari make their stances known about the formats and players we will see at Worlds this weekend. What set will dominate Standard, will someone get three draws yet again, and will Jarvis switch to believing in Dom or still declare Alex Hayne the Canadian favorite at another Pro Event?? Tracking Sheet of Predictions Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

Instead of thinking about Worlds, we are - like everyone - thinking about thos Beans. Up the Beanstalk is all the rage in every format, including some unlikely and ambitious homes - we take a tour of those before tackling the Vintage Cube tier list discourse and all the other chatter from the Twitter sewers this week.  Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

This week Dom delays testing for his upcoming Tournament with a discussion of common playtesting pitfalls and the unique challenges of preparing for high-level Standard. Then, a seemingly pedestrian nonsense roundup is derailed by a thrilling discovery of a fresh matsugan decklist dump that we get to unpick live.  Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

After Dom got lost up the beanstalk last week we are back to break down the full Wilds of Eldraine spoiler as well as the wildest discourse and nonsense of the week - does 56 card Amulet winning back to back Challenges finally Silence the (non)believers? Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

This week Team Handshake's mad scientist, generous ent, and takemaster extraordinaire Tristan Wylde-LaRue joins the show to talk through his creative process and his rapid rise from lapsed local grinder to a major force in professional Magic.  Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

(Un)ban season is upon us and some iconic blue cards are back on the menu. We break down the action and inaction across various formats, educate the young 'uns about just how good Preordain is, and give an homage to and history lesson for Mind's Desire, freed in Legacy after almost 20 years. Plus a look at the set announcements from the GenCon panel - just where does your immersion break? 00:00 Standard + Pioneer: no changes 10:20 Legacy: Mind's Desire unban 19:10 Modern: Preordain unban, no bans 1:02:00 GenCon panel: Set announcements 1:09:46 Mind's Desire happy hour Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

Dom doesn't quite have a trophy to match Ari's but he returns from his business (+ pleasure!) trip to Barcelona with a Pro Tour Top 8 to his name after a truly bizarre weekend. He's (so) back to see how well Ari and Jarvis did predicting these results, deliver some sizzling takes on Modern and LOTR Draft, tell the barely believable stories of his miraculous Top 8 run, and explain the twists and turns of life as an 'Amulet pervert' (TM friend of the pod Tommy Ashton). 00:00 PT predictions update + Modern analysis 38:05 PT Limited rounds 1:12:10 PT Modern rounds + tournament report 1:57:40 Freestyle storytime/nonsense   Show NotesPatreon / Twitter / Discord

With Dom in Barcelona at the PT, Jarvis Yu joins the podcast to make predictions about that event. Will Orcish Bowmasters or The One Ring come out ahead? Will green succeed or fail in draft? Will Dom dominate the other Canadians in head-to-head results? Find out this weekend, but first listen in to see how right (or wrong) Jarvis can be about it!  0:00 - Constructed Predictions 25:00 - Limited Predictions 35:00 - Player Predictions 53:30 - Modern Results 1:03:00 - Nonsense (Flumpher Twin) Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

The all-nonsense episode may have finally arrived - or this may just be a long overdue episode on the Cadillac of competitive Magic, if you ask the right people. After catching up on the nostalgic Team Trios event at SCG Cinci and online Modern developments ahead of the Pro Tour, Dom takes you on a tour of the format where you don't always die on Turn 1 - but you might wish you had.  00:00 Results + Nonsense45:47 Vintage! Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord

With a big batch of Modern results in it's time to check in on the stars of the hour and have a honest conversation about the weak links holding them back from even greater success. Show Notes Patreon / Twitter / Discord