Everyday Eternal Podcast

In episode 29 of #EverydayEternal Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Sam Craven (@thecravenone), and Julian Knab (@itsJulian23) wrap up the last of the new cards from Khans of Tarkir. There’s not a lot left, so the discussion quickly moves from the plane of the Khans to the realm of online Magic. Sam introduces us to the Vintage Super League, which he hopes will bring more attention and interest to Vintage. Julian shares stories from the recent Legacy MOCS – the only non-GP Legacy tournament that can be used to qualify for a Pro Tour.
00:00 Stubborn Denial
03:32 Khans of Tarkir cards that just barely miss the cut: Treasure Cruise, Merderous Cut, Utter End, Empty the Pits
11:29 Vintage Super League
20:42 Legacy MOCS Qualifier
39:53 General banter and outro

– Vintage Super League
– Vintage Super League YouTube Playlists
– Legacy MOCS Championship Decklists and Results

In episode 28 of #EverydayEternal Matt Pavlic (sdematt) and Sean O’Brien (nedleeds) talk Khans of Tarkir spoilers, and Sean’s Vintage experiences at GenCon 2014. They’re later joined by Julian Knab (@itsJulian23) to talk about Matt’s recent port of Sean’s Dega Vintage deck in to Legacy. But Julian isn’t convinced. Between Miracles and Elves, is there room for such a deck in the format?
00:00:00 Fetchlands!
00:04:35 Crackling Doom
00:07:13 Sarkahn, the Dragon Speaker
00:11:07 Spoilers: Prowress
00:14:09 Temur Ascendancy
00:17:19 Changes to Block and Set Structure
00:18:25 Sean’s GenGon Experience: Forgemaster Workshops on Saturday
00:30:10 Sean’s GenGon Experience: BRW Dega Dudesweats on Sunday
00:36:50 Legacy Dega
00:42:37 Elves and Miracles and the restrictions they put on deck building
00:55:24 New flavors of Miracles: 4 Entreats
00:58:55 Pros/Cons of MTGO
01:08:58 Julian is back to streaming MTGO
01:18:12 General banter and outro

BONUS FUN STUFF
Maindeck
4 Force of Will
2 Spell Pierce
2 Counterspell
3 Counterbalance
4 Sensei’s Divining Top
4 Brainstorm
2 Ponder
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Terminus
4 Entreat the Angels
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Karakas
4 Flooded Strand
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Arid Mesa
2 Tundra
2 Volcanic Island
5 Island
2 Plains
Sideboard
3 Red Elemental Blast
3 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Rest in Peace
1 Flusterstorm
1 Counterbalance
3 Vendilion Clique
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Wear // Tear

Julian’s MTGO Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/itsjulian

With so many facets to Brainstorm, episode 27 of #EverydayEternal finds Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby), Julian Knab (@itsJulian23), and special guest Ben Wheeler (@TopOnMyUpkeep) further discussing ways to fight the blue menace. First, is Brainstorm really the problem? The team seems to agree that an over-reliance on misunderstood statistics could indicate that it’s not. In case it is, what can WotC do about it? Both card creation and potential unbannings are explored.
0:00:01 – Clearing up some things about Matt’s recent Brainstorm article
0:09:16 – Twitter question from @TheBoozeCube – Why are there so many lopsided matchups in Legacy?
0:15:41 – Is Brainstorm even the problem?
0:26:35 – Overreliance on (flawed) statistics
0:38:35 – Brewing up a new card to fight Brainstorm
0:57:55 – Unbanning things to fight Brainstorm
1:00:14 – Outro

In episode 26 of #EverydayEternal Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Julian Knab (@itsJulian23), and Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby) discuss two things key to the long term existence of Legacy. First, Matt rebuts a recent article claiming that Brainstorm is too dominant in Legacy. Later the guys discuss the recently announced Grand Prix schedule for 2015 which includes 50% more Legacy events than last year! From there, the cast discuss their recent attempts to break the format, including a new Lands deck for Jacob and a revamped New Horizons deck for Matt.
0:00:51 The omnipresence of Brainstorm
0:10:51 Organized Play Announcement: 3 Legacy Grand Prixs for 2015 Season!
0:29:37 Plays of the Week
0:39:26 What are you playing now, and why?
1:00:50 Julian reading sweet German card names
1:06:58 Underplayed cards
1:07:46 General tomfoolery and outro

– Leaving Legacy for a Modern Mistress, by Jeff Hoogland
– North American Defeatism and the Dominance of Brainstorm
– 2015 Organized Play Announcement

In episode 25 of #EverydayEternal, Sam Craven (@thecravenone), Julian Knab (@itsJulian23), and Matt Pavlic (sdematt), talk recent tournament results across both Vintage and Legacy. Matt and Julian regale with recent tournament results in each format. Julian tells us about his win at Prague Eternal, and Matt talks about why winning Feels So Good.

0:00:20 Julian’s experience with BUG Tempo at Prague Eternal
0:07:28 Recent Vintage results: NYSE and Vintage Dailies
0:25:15 Sanctioned Vintage at #GPNJ, The Mana Drain Open announced
0:30:35 Matt’s near-miss with Junk at #SCGPORT
0:47:55 Interesting recent results: Burn, Elves, and a 13 year old Top 4ing
1:08:29 Plays of the Week and outro
Other Show Notes
– Julian’s Play of the Week
– Ben Bleiweiss Confirms Vintage Side Event at #GPNJ
– #GPNJ Playmat
– The Mana Drain Open 16 Announcement

BUG
Maindeck
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
3 Spell Pierce
1 Steel Sabotage
4 Abrupt Decay
3 Null Rod
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Dark Confidant
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Trygon Predator
1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Polluted Delta
2 Verdant Catacombs
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
Sideboard
3 Surgical Extraction
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Darkblast
2 Dismember
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Energy Flux
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Mental Misstep

4-Color

Maindeck
4 Deathrite Shaman
3 Tarmogoyf
3 Dark Confidant
4 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Umezawa’s Jitte
3 Sylvan Library
2 Lingering Souls
1 Green Sun’s Zenith
3 Thoughtseize
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Swords to Plowshares
4 Abrupt Decay
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Windswept Heath
2 Marsh Flats
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Bayou
2 Scrubland
2 Savannah
1 Underground Sea
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Dryad Arbor
3 Wasteland
Sideboard
3 Meddling Mage
3 Gaddock Teeg
2 Pithing Needle
1 Scavenging Ooze
2 Zealous Persecution
2 Krosan Grip
2 Engineered Explosive

In episode 24 of #EverydayEternal, Matt (sdematt), Sam (@thecravenone), Sean (nedleeds), and Julian Knab (@itsJulian23) discuss possible eternal-playable cards from the new set, Conspiracy. A few cards from M15 have been spoiled, so we discuss those as well.

0:01:26 Council’s Judgment
0:10:00 Marchesa’s Infiltrator
0:13:37 Plea for Power
0:19:09 Treasonous Ogre
0:21:28 Brago, King Eternal
0:24:25 Dack Fayden
0:29:33 Dack’s Duplicate
0:31:31 Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
0:38:05 Magister of Worth
0:42:19 Coercive Portal
0:49:40 Waste Not
1:09:30 Ulcerate
1:12:05 Military Inteligence
1:14:27 Reclamation Sage
1:17:47 Plays of the Week
1:30:17 Outro

In a rambling episode 23 of #EverydayEternal, Matt and Julian Knab (@itsJulian23 on Twitter) discuss recent changes to several decks. Julian provides some insight into his unusual choices in Elves, and we analyze some of the changes that are becoming more popular lately. To cap it off, Julian and Matt field a community building question about getting people into playing with real cards.

0:00:00 Julian’s latest updates to Elves
0:03:11 Sideboard changes: Bitterblossom, Meekstone, Sylvan Library, Surgical Extraction, Choke
0:12:08 This deck’s worst match ups: Reanimator, Storm, Sneak and Show
0:23:45 Recent interesting decks: 2 RW Painter, Dead Guy Ale in Knoxville. Koby 15th with Dark Maverick in Sommerset
0:28:50 12 post in Sommerset; poised to become a deck to beat?
0:36:02 New wrinkles in Merfolk: Cosi’s Trickster, dropping Wastelands, Chalice of the Void
0:41:18 Back to Basics
0:47:40 Canadian Thresh to rise again?
0:57:04 Xenagos, the Reveler in Elves
1:02:10 Matt thinks Zoo is coming back (LAWL!)
1:09:14 Community building: How to wean off proxies
1:22:44 Outro

In episode 22 of #EverydayEternal, Matt is joined by some of Europe’s finest to talk about their experiences at the 2014 Bazaar of Moxen. Marc König (@Bahra01 on Twitter), Jean-Mary Accart, and regular guest Julian Knab (@itsJulian23 on Twitter) discuss their deck choices, fun stories, and the future of large Eternal tournaments, such as Bazaar of Moxen.

00:50: Deck choices and changes: Julian on Elves
05:35: Deck choices and changes: Marc on Death and Taxes
09:58: Deck choices and changes: Jean-Mary on Shardless BUG
17:45: The importance of byes in a large tournament
22:08: Rising expense of running a tournament like this
28:30: Cool stories from BoM
52:55: Outro

In episode 21 of #EverydayEternal, Matt and Sam are joined by Julian Knab (@itsJulian23 on Twitter) to discuss predictions for this weekend’s Bazaar of Moxen. We expect Miracles and Team America to be the strongest contenders, with Jund as a possible spoiler deck. In our continuing discussion on Team America, we do a deck deconstruction and discuss the core of the deck and how to deal with it. This is part 2 of this week’s DOUBLE EP release!

00:30 Legacy on MTGO
08:35 BoM Predictions
24:36 Deck Deconstruction: Team America (BUG Delver)
43:55 Plays of the week & Outro

In episode 20 of #EverydayEternal, Matt, Sam, and Jacob spend some time analyzing the final match of SCG Seattle, featuring our previous guest, Greg Mitchell on Team America vs. David Bauman on Death and Taxes. We also delve into the spoilers for the soon to be released new set, Journey into Nyx. This is part 1 of this week’s DOUBLE EP release! Check out part 2 here.
02:03 Play Analysis: Team America vs. Death & Taxes
31:02 Journey into Nyx Spoilers: Mana Confluence
35:35 Deicide
37:16 Banishing Light
40:37 Enemy Colored Gods
42:01 Godsend
44:46 Riptide Chimera
47:23 Master of the Feast
51:57 Ajani, Mentor of Heros
54:22 Play of the Week & Outro

Video coverage of the final between Greg and David