MTG Grindcast

OP is dead. Long live OP. With the axing of the MPL system, the possibilities for competitive Magic's future have opened up. Are we optimistic? No! Are we going to fantasize about the system we'd like to see? Yes!

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We've got preview cards for three different releases (ok Historic Anthology 97 doesn't really count but bear with us). From straight up Counterspell to the newest in busted artifact enablers there's something nutty for everyone here.

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Ok, maybe that's a little optimistic. But we're taking a look at Modern today! Is Heliod still the best deck? Almost certainly yes. Is prowess still around. Also yes! But there's some fun details to catch up on, and even--gasp--an Orzhov deck or two!

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Ok, we don't spend all that much time talking about Rogues in this episode but there's a good couple seconds where we can't for the life of us remember the name of Soaring Thought-Thief, so that's pretty good.

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CCR has been playing a ton of historic and the format is great, so we spend the first half of the episode going on about torrential gearhulk and archon of emeria. But then our legacy correspondent Jarvis Yu stops by to give us the scoop on legacy before Manatraders this weekend!

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It's an even split this time: 50% grumping about Magic Organized Play and 50% getting WICKED PUMPED for new Historic. We go over the archetypes we're excited for and the card choices we think will make the difference (especially in Phoenix!)

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Oh, huh, there's an entire set of standard-legel cards connected to the Mystical Archive. I guess we should take a look at those!

Is...is historic about to be fun? Who knows! But we're excited to try it. Before that, Lee and CCR share the benefits of their years of playing with janky cards through every format. We talk about what it'll take to make each of these cards good and try to figure out what they mean for the historic format.

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Nick Price was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about his prep for the PT this weekend. Please don't cancel him for his love of Uro.

Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

We're here and we're ready to yell about/thoughtfully analyze all of JMM's decisions that led him to a MOCS title this weekend. And then we dive into some pioneer lists and try to find out what's what in that format and, of course, go over the weirdest places we've ever played magic.

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