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Episode 264: Rippin’ Veins & Takin’ Names at MagicCon Chicago

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Last weekend was MagicCon Chicago — and wow are we tired, friends. Join the Rhino Boyz as we recap the main event, side events, and small events that made up what was a great weekend in the Motor City! Shane give a metagame breakdown of the PT. Stan takes a shot at the cup. D00m plays the hero. Dave falls in love with a bunch of real Jokers.

• They Broke It

• Rats, Assassins, Villians, and Free Spells
• We Tried It

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    • Timestamps:

    3:38 - Heavy Play is not on a PIP
    6:18 - This week's show/housekeeping
    10:42 - The Break Down begins: MagicCon Chicago!
    14:11 - A Pro Tour MKM breakdown
    39:08 - The PT Top 8
    41:46 - Final thoughts on the PT
    45:04 - 4 new sets from the MC Preview Panel
    1:10:53 - An interview with Blake Rasmussen and Roy Graham from WOTC
    1:32:30 - The Dive Down begins: Rakdos Vampires takes a bite out of Pioneer
    1:52:48 - Wrapping up

    Links from this week's episode:

    PT Meta on Melee: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/52679
    Frank Karsten's WR%s: https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1761570878737748061/photo/1
    Preview card reference: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/future-sets-spoilers-february-23-modern-horizons-3-thunder-junction-bloomburrow-and-assassin-s-creed
    Seth Manfield's/CFB's RB Vampires Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6211825#paper

    Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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