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There's a LOT of Modern this weekend. I mean it. And a lot of people played it. Like a lot a lot. We also talked a fair amount about Pro Tour special invitations since people are currently discussing that and may or may not be losing their minds at the same time. Then it's time to cover the upcoming MTGO Throwback Standard Gauntlet, which is a lot less miserable than Combo Winter. Like a lot a lot.

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions (Youtube, Twitch), @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, Dr. Science) from Random Discard, @lacluyze

 

This Week in Magic

– GP Copenhagen coverage

– Horror of the Broken Lands art

– GP Kobe coverage

– SCG Baltimore coverage

– Amaz gets a Pro Tour special invitation

– Chris Lansdell article on PT special invites from 2013

– Melissa DeTora's article on PT Gatecrash

– Commander Anthology contents

– Design Q&A

– Development Q&A

– MTG Inclusivity panel at MomoCon

– MTG Story panel at MomoCon

– Breaking into the Gaming Industry panel at MomoCon

– WotC Amonkhet Survey

MTGO News

– MTGO Announcements

– Early 2000s Throwback Standard Gauntlet

– Flashback Favorites & Throwback Standard Gauntlets

– MTGO Event Calendar

 

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Welcome to another episode of TuskTalk with Team Tusk. Today we have Evan Nyquist (HymnYou) from Team Tusk with Chicago Mage Danny Friedman from the Lords of the Pit Club. This cast is focused strictly on 93/94 aka Oldschool magic. Danny is one of the few people that have equal or more enthusiasm for this greatest magic format. Chicago's scene has grown tremendously, and Danny brings his knowledge to the table, experiences and overall format knowledge. We dig deep into the format and some of Danny's recent adventures including Noobcon, Chicago Invitationals, and upcoming premier event: The Oldschool Player's Ball. This cast goes deep into the format from a lot of angles, but tried to keep it approachable for those new to the format. Cheers.

***EDIT: During quick legacy chat, there is a point where Song of the Dryads interaction with Jace and Thespian Stage is noted (copying enchanted Jace with stage). Although a judge told me this works due to layers, Sean O'Brien from Team Tusk noted that it would enter with no loyalty counters. If you Song of Dryads a plainswalker and use Vesuva to copy the plainswalker that will work due to vesuva getting ETB trigger.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Welcome to Dominaria

03:40 - Friedman Origins

10:00 - Here Come the Lords

14:00 - Magic Art, Qualudes and Diablo Screenshots

18:00 - Fuck the Deck

28:00 - Murderworld and other Wacky Prison decks

33:00 - Nether Voids, Mana Vortex and other Misery

35:00 - Copy, copy, copy

40:00 - The Internet and Netdeckers

44:00 - Of ships and pirates

46:00 - Chicago area 93/94 Events

51:00 - Hit and Quit the Legend of Ziggy and the Unmistakable Vape

55:00 - n00bcon

62:00 - Danny casts Rain of Salt

68:00 - Futures so Bright ...

70:00 - Swedish B&R vs. EC B&R

73:00 - Strip Mine vs. Factory vs. Workshop vs. Library

80:00 - Channelfireball the Company not the combo

88:00 - Playas Ball

94:00 - Eternal Weekend

110:00 - Magic Anniversary

114:00 - Psionic Blasts Out

Links:

Check out Danny Friedman's blog! Highly recommended!

http://www.understandingancestral.com/

Link to The Oldschool Players Ball event details:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1192362287541317/

Schools of Magic/O'Brien School:

http://www.classicdojo.org/school/SoM54.html

Eternal Central Oldschool

http://www.eternalcentral.com/oldschool/

Swedes:

http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/

This cast is NSFW as always.

the great stomp is back again!!! him and snick talk about the pro tour we both missed coverage for.

This week the Trihards sound off on Foreign v Local - what's most important in your meta preparation?  Which 'Hard is already testing for a post Marvel standard?  Matt surprises with a nomination for Most Important Release of the Year!  Stolen or Leaked?  & is it good for the game?  Are you special enough to merit a Special Invite from WotC?  Prolly not - but neither are the Trihards!  So grab your beverage & assuage your bruised ego with this week's episode of TriHards!

GP Copenhagen / Kobe

SCG Baltimore

PT Special Invites

Commander Anthology

In the Elevator: Haven of the Spirit Dragon

3M2B: Ajani Vengeant

Engage with the TriHards!

patreon.com/trihards & [email protected] & @thetrihards3 

Brian Tibbets – [email protected] & @briantibbets 

Matt Hurley – [email protected] & @hurlman81 

Sean Secrease - [email protected] & @the1seans

Dave finished 13th at GP Copenhagen.  We go over his deck choice and future plans for his quest to qualify for the Pro Tour.  AmazHS, a popular Hearthstone streamer, received a special invite to Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.  Are special invites good for the game?  We end the show with an intense 3 rounds of Let's Stump Vargas (game played on LR cast testing LSV's knowledge of old cards).  Other topics include Throwback Standard Gauntlets, Magic Online Challenge decklists, and much more!

Email us at [email protected]

Magic Online Wishlist

Early 2000s Throwback Standard Gauntlet decklists

Magic Online Challenges decklists: Pauper | Modern

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Your Hosts: Conor O'Donnell, Nathaniel Buckley-Wright, and David Murphy

Conor's Twitter: @conorpodonnell | Twitch: conor_od

Nathaniel's Twitter: @Cardhoarder | Twitch: Cardhoarder

Dave's Twitter: @DaveSea89 | Twitch: davesea

Francesco Giorgio is an Italian Magic player living in England and a member of Team Axion Now. He's at his best with 40 card decks, but also enjoying the Standard format. His achievements include 2 Limited Grand Prix Top 8s and Top 8 at the 2014 World Magic Cup.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Francesco Giorgio when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep204

First Set

7th Edition

Favorite Set

Khans of Tarkir

Favorite Card

Birthing pod

Early Challenge

At first, Francesco didn't like the "best decks". Now, he understands that others have done well and he can draw on their knowledge.

Worst Magic Moment

Losing the finals of a GP due to a terrible mistake. He didn't read all the cards.

Proudest Magic Moment

Top 8 at 2014 World Magic Cup.

What Have You Learned From Magic

Francesco learned to analyze his mistakes regardless of the outcome.

Shortcomings

Constructed. Focus more on tournament preparation.

Habits

Draft often. (Daily if possible.)

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

Francesco loves travelling.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

In Limited, players don't block enough.

How to Effectively Prepare for a Tournament

Practice and discussion. For Limited, each player ranks every card and players discuss the differences.

Parting Guidance

Look back at every game and reflect, regardless of the results.

Magic Resource

Team Axiom Now, MTG Goldfish, www.mtgprotutor.com/giveaways200

Connect With Francesco Giorgio

Twitter:@Sniesk

Check Out Magic Story

Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.

Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com

 THANK YOU!!!

This week, Corey and Darrel talk about the plethora of Modern happenings over the weekend. We also share our thoughts on the leaked Commander 2017 dragon cards.

Well guess what? After almost a year, Stefan aka @vikingmtg is back with us!

We talk recent leaks, FNM promos and random things.

Commander of the week

Nikša: Aatraxa, Voice of the Praetors

Igor: Alesha, Who Smiles at Money

Stefan: Karlov of the Ghost Council

Outro  - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

Topics:

1. Leaks http://mythicspoiler.com/c17/index.html

2. Promos http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-through-september-fnm-promo-update-2017-05-22

Outro -

Show’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ElderDragonDurdle/

Stefan's Twitter https://twitter.com/vikingmtg

Igor’s Twitter https://twitter.com/BluestManInMtG

Igor’s TappedOut http://tappedout.net/users/Mishraharad/

Nikša's TappedOut http://tappedout.net/users/TerraTron/

Igor's PucaTrade - https://pucatrade.com/profiles/show/5663

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the history and legacy of the Star City Games Power 9 Series.

Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].

0:00:10: Announcements: Upcoming events, including NYSE

0:03:00: New MTGO Weekly Vintage Challenge

0:11:00: GP Vegas Eternal events

0:12:30: Swedish Old School Restricted List update: Maze of Ith

0:14:45: Old School Combo article

0:21:00: The beginning of the Star City Games Power 9 Series

0:31:00: Storm 10 / Meandeck Tendrils

0:40:00: SCG Syracuse 2006

1:05:00: Trinisphere Restriction

1:20:00: Proxies and their effect on the series and format

1:24:00: The Power 9 Series legacy

Links:

- Quarterfinals---Kevin-Cron-vs--Jeff-Anand

- Semifinals---Eli-Kassis-vs--Kevin-Cron

- The-Two-Headed-Finals---Kevin--The-Man--Cron

- The-Two-Headed-Finals---Draw--Go-Bob-Kochis

In this episode, I’m speaking with Corey Csuhta, co-creator of the Magic community’s fastest and sleekest card lookup website, Scryfall. Corey, along with Chris Davis, Chuck Harmston, Greg MacWilliam, and Joseph Price are the merry band of Magicians that created this phenomenal new service.

Full disclosure, I am not being paid to sing Scryfall’s praises. I just absolutely love how Scryfall works and if I were the Professor, I’d give them a solid A.

Scryfall has the best advanced lookup of any card search out there, utilizing simple and powerful search syntax.

It’s super speedy, loads quickly, incorporates high resolution card images, and has a growing list of new features.

I really wanted to bring this wonderful new tool to more people.

I hope you enjoyed my conversation with Corey Csuhta of Scryfall.

Check out the fastest card search at Scryfall.com

The Scryfall team is: Corey, Chris, Chuck, Greg, and Joseph. They’re all on twitter and you can find them at scryfall.com/contact

Go say hi on Twitter @Scryfall

Corey Csuhta @cjcsuhta

Chris Davis @defbyte, dev at the Atlantic

Chuck Harmston @chuckharmston Sr. Engineer at Mozilla

Greg MacWilliam @gmacwilliam, Vox Media and teaches at General Assembly

Joseph Price @josephprice product at Washington Post

Have an idea for a new feature? Found something broken?

Give Corey and the guys feedback! They so excited to be contributing their talents to the Magic community.

Scryfall is an amazing lookup tool, and if you would like support the site, please buy cards through their affiliate link by clicking on the card prices when you search for cards.

You’ll be directed to TCG Player, MagicCardMarket.eu, and even Card Hoarder for Magic Online cards.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Corey Csuhta of Scryfall!

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