This week Brad and Alex are here for their most important episode yet, Introducing new players to The Pioneer Format and helping you get started. We'll cover entering the format whether you're coming from Standard, Modern, or you're new to Magic in general; As well as how to build a collection, finding what deck to play, and what to expect in the format in general. Time stamps:

0:00:00 – Anchor Sponsorship

0:00:51 – Intro (politics talk)

0:07:50 – Magic talk starts

0:09:42 – Why Pioneer?

0:22:02 – Pioneer’s fundamentals

0:29:36 – Being new to Magic

0:45:20 – Being an established player

0:59:40 – Going from Standard to Pioneer

1:07:41 – Going from Modern to Pioneer

1:15:35 – Pioneer on a budget

1:18:45 – Budget decks (with upgrade paths)

1:30:10 – Intermission about sleeves

1:38:10 – Budget decks (with upgrade paths)

1:40:38 – More episodes like this?

1:42:30 – Plugs/outr