MTG In Quarantine

This is the first of the Patreon mailbag episodes where I answer questions asked by my dedicated Patrons over at patreon.com/mtginquarantine. If you would like to be featured on a future episode, consider becoming a Patron today!

EDH/Commander is a primarily-social format, yet managing our expectations going into a pod is just as important as any of other facet of the game. Twitch streamer Bobbie Christine joins the show to discuss how managing game expectations before playing can actually be separate from Rule 0 conversations but is just as important. 

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast is available on many major podcast outlets.

The Plainswalkers are back in action as JRo and Charles join me to discuss a common boogey-man of the EDH format, Stax! In order to understand how White supports Stax strategies, it is first important to understand the history of the strategy and how it has historically been played. With that understanding, we will continue this discussion in a Part 2 about White's place in Stax and how White excels at denying tempo. We also discuss how Stax differs from and is also similar to other strategies which look to affect resource accrual and deck tempo such as Group Hug and Chaos builds.

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog is available on the usual podcast outlets such as Spotify, Apple, Google, Player FM, MTG Casts, and many others.

It's time to re-evaluate some sleeper cards from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! Patron of the show and member of my regular in-person playgroup Nick S. joins me to discuss our picks for underrated cards from the latest set. It's an interesting conversation with a lot of playgroup references and card insights, so you don't want to miss it!

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalog of the podcast is available on the usual podcast outlets.

On this episode of the podcast, MonoWhiteBorder joins to discuss Moxtober, a month of fan-made MTG content by the fans for the fans. Participants are given a prompt for each day of October to create something unique that fits the theme (whether that is art, fanfic, custom cards, etc.). Peter is working on creating a custom Skeleton card each day of the month after creating 31 decklists last year.

You can find MonoWhiteBorder's Moxtober work here: https://mtg.design/u/MonoWhiteBorder/MOX

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast is available on Google, Spotify, Apple, and many other podcast outlets.

On the second episode discussing Group Hug in EDH, InfamousFridge joins the show to discuss his 5-color Group Hug deck that aims to provide resources for all players to maximize overall enjoyment from the table. Once helmed by Golos before the ban, this deck still aims to provide all sorts of interesting cards that help other players and really fits the moniker of Group Hug.

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast is available on Google, Apple, Spotify, and many other podcast outlets.

On this episode of the Guild Talk, Xynam (EDH_Academy) joins me to discuss the U/R Izzet pairing often known for slinging spells and running a number of combos. 

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast is available on the usual podcast outlets.

On this episode of the podcast, Almond from the EDH Social Contract/Nerdwurks Media joins me to discuss the Group Hug strategy in EDH which is based upon giving all players more resources and then using those extra resources to ultimately win the game. While gifting other players more resources may seem strange at the outset, building a deck to take advantage of your extra resources can be a sneaky way to accrue advantage.

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. You can find the back catalog of the podcast on Google, Apple, Spotify, and other podcast outlets.

BeyondtheMachina joins the podcast to discuss their distinctive art style and inspiration, as well as a very unique approach to Hullbreacher after the card was banned. 

You can find them on Twitter at @BeyondthMachina and their other socials on their LinkTree at: https://linktr.ee/Beyond_the_Machina

You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast is available on Google, Apple, Spotify, and many other podcast outlets. 

On this episode of the Guild Talk, NeoRoyal returns to discuss his enjoyment of House Dimir, the Blue/Black color combination. Commonly known for secretive actions, mill, counters, value, and zombies, Dimir offers many different ways to play while also providing access to two of the most powerful colors in MTG. Episode includes a breakdown of Neo's The Scarab God deck to demonstrate how to generate value throughout the game in order to claim a victory.

I can be found on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The entire back catalog of the podcast can be found on Google, Apple, Spotify, and many other podcast outlets.