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This week Corey and Darrel discuss experiences from the RPTQ weekend, SCG Invitational Results, and Aether Revolt Spoilers.

This week the crew runs through GP Chiba!

 

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This week Rob and Jerry talk about the Standard Showdown, the leaked Aether Revolt Spoilers, and how awesome GP Chiba was. Segment 2 we talk about what happens when cards cheat on mana and we get into the discussion on which mana cheats are healthy for the game and which ones aren't.

Admittedly, I was upset when I opened a few crap rares in my showdown pack. But I wasn't completely upset. The tournament was well-run and was what I was used to as a player. But this isn't the case for every LGS.

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After nearly 2 years and over 100 hours of content we have hit episode 50. We take a look back and see how modern has changed since we've started after several big bans and a large design shift by WotC.

Thanks to everyone who has stuck with us, and to everyone who has given us a listen even if you haven't stuck around. We appreciate all of the support and look forward to doing many more episodes.

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Hello and welcome to our regularly scheduled episode of Rival’s Duel. The rivals are back and they are trying something new. Most of the time when Eric and Nole take on a let’s build, it’s with a little bit of prep-work, or at least knowing what commander they are building. This time is different, as they have gone to EDHREC and hit the random button until they found a general that was somewhat interesting and somewhat not awful (Sorry to all you Lady of the Mountain fans). They finally settled on a little known (and we’ll admit it, probably tier 2 at best) Blue horse spirit from Kamigawa, because of course it’s from Kamigawa. Did our Rivals do justice to Cloudhoof Kirin? What did they miss in their flash building session? Give them a listen and let them know in the comments below.

Intro: We’ve had a chance to play with the commander 2016 decks and have some more thoughts on them. We also take some time to respond to a comment from our last episode about Breya.

 

Main Topic: Let’s Build Live! - So, rather than have a detailed plan for this episode, Eric and Nole tried something new. We’ve tried to live build a commander deck, from choosing the general at random, to outlining specific themes and paths to victory, to finally selecting individual cards, both obvious and not. Check out the Rival’s Duel facebook page for a complete decklist.

 

Outro:

Contact Eric: [email protected] // @thatbonvieguy

Contact Nole: [email protected] // @MtGNole

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The QS Cast has returned and has now shuffled once again: Chaz Volpe, and Tarkan Dospil continue on with where the cast left off and in this episode they discuss the following:

Micheal Angelo Russo joins QS Cast! Owner of Magic.Cards and Universe Games

Magic.Cards Operational Structure - Policies and Procedures, Grading, Buylist, ect.

Micheal discusses his views on the current MTG Market landscape, and how rapidly it changes. How they constantly work to stay relevant and successful.

What is WOTC doing well? What isn't working so well?

Interests of the week

Apparently Micheal prefers Angelo - Thanks Twitter.

 

Despite what Tarkan says we still managed to talk about a Reserved List card.

 

As always, please comment and leave questions for us to address on the next cast! We will be making QS Insider questions a priority, and we want to know what you want covered.

Enjoy! We’re glad to be back.

Find us on Twitter: @ChazVMTG  @the_tark

Alex Kessler is the creator of the web show Top Decking, the previous host of Mad Magic, and the creator and host of the Masters of Modern Podcast. He’s a Founding member of the website www.Collected.Company, and is the President and game and toy designer of the KessCo toy and Game company. Alex lives in Santa Monica, California.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Alex Kessler when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep153

First Set

5TH Edition

Favorite Set

Innistrad

Favorite Card

Geist of Saint Traft

What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?

The content creation has been a large hook for Alex. He also loves the brewing side of magic as well. The creation is key.

Early Challenge

Attack step. Alex is a more passive player and plays a deck that doesn't attack a lot.

Level Up Moment

Reading a draft and pick article in Zendikar block led to his first win.

Worst Magic Moment

Alex assumed he lost a game that he actually won. He didn't count the damage and scooped. His opponent lets him lose.

Proudest Magic Moment

The first decent finish at an event. The positive response to Top Decking.

Best Format

Modern

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

Alex is more competitive than he realized. He's also greatly improved his ability to learn.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

The mana management. Tapping the wrong land, Keep your mana organized.

Shortcoming

Learning the deck that he should play and sticking to it.

Advice to Yourself 5 Years Ago

Buy fetch land.

Underplayed Card in Standard

Gideon Jura

Geist of Saint Traft

Improvement Suggestions

Always ask for help. Call a judge if you need to.

Mentors

LSV(Luis Scott-Vargas), Patrick Chapin,Brian Kibler

Connect With Alex Kessler

Twitter:@mmcast

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Corbin’s on this one and he knows he was pranked. He pretends it doesn’t bother him, but we know better. The episode took a while to get rolling and honestly, most of it isn’t suitable for you hearing and will probably be relegated to after hours. We’ll do one of those soon. One or more. We have a lot in the works - new Patreon rewards, Tee Spring, the works. This episode was by the numbers and that’s not exactly boring, but it doesn’t make for exciting show notes writing.

Douglas Johnson is our guest (@Rose0fthorns)

I hope the stuff from this section was cut

Cards spiked? Why?

Breaking Bulk

Standard. Bleh.

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Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. We Are Back and it’s the most wonderful time of the year for commander players. The new Commander pre-cons are out and we finally have four-color legends so Eric can actually build his “anything but blue” deck. We dedicate this episode to all the people who listen to us on a long commute from work, as this episode clocks in at just under two hours long. For any of you who ask why we usually talk about legendary creatures and planeswalkers as soon as they are spoiled, this is why. Cuddle up with your partner, and don’t feel daunted by this impressive set review. Give us a listen and let us know what partner pairings you are looking forward to.

Intro- News and whatnot: We take a moment to address our hiatus, as well as talk about what we are going to do from here. As this episode was recorded the day after Election Day, we also talk a little bit about politics, mostly concerning the thing we said we were going to do in the last episode.

 

Main topic- Commander 2016 set review: This is a pretty meaty review for a relatively small number of cards. We go over the four color generals, the two color generals with partner (including trying really hard to break them and being mesmerized by the impressive shirtless-ness and moustached face of Bruse Tarl), and finally both the new cards and reprints for this set. As they do every year, this set is filled to the brim with goodies and we spend a great deal of time being excited by them.

 

Outro:

Contact Eric: [email protected] // @ThatBonvieGuy

Contact Nole: [email protected] // @MtGNole

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