Over the last few years, we've discussed hosting, running, and judging events - large and small. But what we didn't discuss is what actually goes into making these events possible from a logistics standpoint. So this week, we start our two part series about what it actually takes to start running your own, larger events.

We take a holistic, soup to nuts approach and talk about everything from staff judges to on site food. Renting tables, to where you can expect to make your margins.

There's a ton to talk about, so settle in, grab a pen, and take some notes!Picks of the week: https://goo.gl/2hHEfdFind us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MTGCabalCastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mtg-cabal-cast/id1439847289?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78wBQ3FZyg3dTquca3dxNZStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/mtg-cabal-cast

From Spotlight series to Regional Championships, from Pro Tours to Worlds, large and prestigious events shape the constructed last name but historically, none has done that more than a Pro Tour.

With an abundance of ways to play competitive Magic and what seems like a shift in the importance of Pro Tours, are their results really relevant in regards to the Standard meta game?

This week we dive through an abundance of data to discuss what we have seen across multiple large events and the impacts they have all the way down to the LGS level.

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/world-championship-2025-final-standings-wizards-of-the-coast-tournament-224903\

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/regional-championship-scg-con-portland-tournament-230979

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/pro-tour-lorwyn-eclipsed-wizards-of-the-coast-day-2-standings-tournament-231649

https://x.com/karsten_frank/status/2019506529918152834

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/regional-championship-scg-con-milwaukee-tournament-235097

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/magic-spotlight-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-scg-con-richmond-tournament-237143

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/regional-championship-rc-turin-2026-tournament-237101

https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/magic-spotlight-the-avatar-scg-con-atlanta-tournament-229357

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the 110th Magic the Gathering expansion is on the horizon, which means it's time to review our "hype" assessments for Lorwyn Eclipsed.

How accurate were we? Were we off base or was it the children who were?

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After Hasbro held their Q4 and Full Year Earnings call, we dove through their slide deck and a number of writeups from people that are well versed in decoding and reading through these kinds of announcements to pull out some interesting morsels.

Join us as we discuss everything from debt paydown to stock buybacks, Peppa Pig to Beyblade, and how things are looking over Hasbro.

https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/8cd9c02e-388e-4d85-8c35-e9d21dbe21bb

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209085774/en/Hasbro-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results

https://newsroom.hasbro.com/static-files/c0bf8f1d-2e3f-479a-a9b0-17d0896d785b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises

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This week we "put our money where out mouths are" and dive into the prices, demand drivers, and price drivers of the last six Standard sets in an effort to see if it's 60 card formats that are driving singles prices, or is it Commander?

We want to reliably and rationally, with reproduceable steps say, what is driving the financial viability of Standard products.Picks of the week: https://goo.gl/2hHEfdFind us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MTGCabalCastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mtg-cabal-cast/id1439847289?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78wBQ3FZyg3dTquca3dxNZStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/mtg-cabal-cast

Lorwyn Eclipsed, the 108th Magic the Gathering expansion is on the horizon, which means it's time to review our "hype" assessments for Avatar: the Last Airbender.

How accurate were we?

Were we off base or was it the children who were?

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As we head into 2026, with a fresh set of bans and a brand new set on the horizon, we take stock of the things in and around Magic that we are excited for. As players, vendors, store owners, and employees, what aspects of Magic have us smiling with anticipation?

Could it be seven sets in a year? Fan favorite IPs skinned as Universes Beyond? Maybe just renewed faith that WotC is paying attention to, and curating with speed and accuracy, their constructed formats.

Tune in as we discuss what we are most excited for in 2026.

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This week we cast a critical eye back at Magic across all of 2025; examining each competitive format as well as LGS issues we saw. Across the past 12 months, what was the state of the game? The state of each format? How well did WotC treat players and the LGS ecosytem?

As we pull apart each of these issues, we grade them and then grade Magic the Gathering for 2025. How well do you think Magic did in 2025? Let us know!

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It's 2025 and we're back with our yearly tradition of discussing what we would do if we ran Hasbro.

This year we're discussing the now years long trend of Wizards and "Digital" carrying revenue with other categories continuing hemorrhaging money

.And also how we'd work with the LGS in the year to come!

So buckle up and enjoy some fun back and forth about how we, two dudes yelling over the internet, would change Hasbro.

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From Standard to Pauper to Vintage, 2025 has been a wild ride for every Magic the Gathering format. There have been bans, unbans, rebans, and even just ignoring formats in need entirely!But in the end, the final Ban and Restricted announcement of 2025 touched on multiple formats, addressing concerns across almost all formats, and heralded changes for those most in need.https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-november-10-2025We discuss our expectations and the realities that this announcement brought with it for the formats most near and dear to each of us, so stay a while and listen.Picks of the week: https://goo.gl/2hHEfdFind us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MTGCabalCastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mtg-cabal-cast/id1439847289?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78wBQ3FZyg3dTquca3dxNZStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/mtg-cabal-cast