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This week on Constructed Criticism we discuss standard and the decks doing well. Then we have a training grounds on Pace of Play and how it impacts a match of magic.

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Spencer and Danny go over the impact of one toughness creatures on any given limited format. They also discuss the “How Would You Build It?” Sealed pool for this week.

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Jason Preston is the co-founder of Dent, a conference and a community of entrepreneurially minded creatives who seek to put a dent in the universe through great leadership and personal mastery. He's known as "Spade" in Counter-Strike, and recently picked up Magic. Jason lives in Seattle WA with his wife and two kids.

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First Set

Revised

Favorite Set

Kaladesh

Favorite Card

[draft]Thing In The Ice[/draft]

Personal Mastery

There is a difference between having a set mindset and having a growth mindset. With a growth mindset you can unlock certain aspects of yourself that were previously thought to be written in the genetic code.

Deliberate Practice

The best way to improve. It most be specific, measurable and real time.

Hiring and Firing

Just like we have to evaluate the value of cards and decide which ones stays in our deck and which ones go, we likewise exercise this skill in the workplace when deciding what aspects of our culture or which team members stay or get cut.

Adaptive Leadership

Diagnose the system, come up with interventions (experiments to try), implement, check results, repeat.

Leadership vs. Authority

There is formal authority and informal authority. Who says what and who jumps because of it.

Resources

Books:

Mindset, by Carol Dweck (Amazon, Audible, Libro.fm)

Mastery, by Robert Greene (Amazon, Audble)

Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell (Amazon, Audible, Libro)

Leadership Without Easy Answers, by Ronald Heifetz (Amazon)

How to Fly A Horse, by Kevin Ashton (Amazon, Audible, Libro)

Connect With Jason Preston

Twitter: @jasonp

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The World Magic Cup happened, and we had no idea how to talk about Team Unified Modern. So we grabbed our favorite Canadian Modern player to help us out! Jeremey Schofield is back on MNM to explain some of the finer points of Modern and generally make fun of us. It's pretty great.

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions & TheManaPool on Youtube, @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, Dr. Science) from Random Discard, L2 Judge, @lacluyze

Jeremey Schofield from The Eh Team, @j_schofield

 

This Week in Magic

– 2016 World Magic Cup coverage

– SCG Knoxville coverage

– Holiday Buy-a-Box promo & gift guide

– Pro Tour Team Series soft launch begins!

– Wizards of the Coast partners with Twitch

– Thopter Pie Network

– Imperial Seal Judge Promo

– Frontier Format, now in English!

MTGO News

– MTGO Announcements

– Treasure Chests get new cards (with new art!)

– MTGO Event Calendar

– Year of Modern Flashback drafts

 

Intro/Outro music: Justice League Unlimited Theme by Michael McCuistion

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This week Corey and Darrel are jaded. Modern is in a weird spot. Standard is dead. Forgive us. Next week, it's all positivity...

Alex Mitas is a college student from Albuquerque, NM, and an up-and-coming Magic player with a penchant for playing control decks, experience on the pro tour and, most recently, a grand prix top 8 competitor.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Alex Mitas when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep150

First Set

Lorwyn

Favorite Set

Lorwyn, Innistrad

Favorite Card

Sphinx's Revelation

What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?

Flavor, story, art, but above all - the competition.

Early Challenge

Alex played too impulsively.

Level Up Moment

Discovering Twich.tv and watching videos of other Magic players.

Worst Magic Moment

At Grand Prix San Antonio years ago, Alex went 0-3 and dropped. He felt awful because he had drove a long way, spent money on the event and practiced really hard. He learned to be more open-minded about his mistakes.

Proudest Magic Moment

First time Alex qualified for the Pro Tour. Alex felt like it was all worth it.

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

Alex has learned he has a capacity for patience.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Mulligan decisions. Newbies don't mulligan enough. More advanced players (on the cusp of being really good) mulligan too much.

How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event

"Sit down and do the work." Get a team together.

Mentors

Andrew Cuneo

Guidance

Play Magic because it's fun. Not for the sunk costs.

Advice to Yourself 5 Years Ago

"Be more open-minded."

Best Format

Limited

Underplayed Limited Card

Panharmonicon

Beginner Limited Advice

Keep almost every hand with 2-5 lands.

Resources

ChannelFireball

StarCityGames

Twitch.tv

Connect With Alex Mitas

Alex can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook group.

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

Sponsors

Episode 90 of the Unspoken Realms podcast, featuring The Hunter Cannot Pity by Jennifer Clark Wilkes.

The Hunter Cannot Pity is the second of three stories that follow Garruk Wildspeaker in the aftermath of his confrontation with Liliana Vess.

To support Unspoken Realms, visit the Patreon page.

The guys roast MaRo, blunts, and discussion on the new 4-color commander sets.  Breaking news involving Sid, dick jokes, and also 2 surprise guests in studio.  Don't operate heavy machinery and listen to this podcast or take a pee test within 30 days. Enjoy!

Contacts:

Patreon support appreciated !!  www.patreon.com/Magicandhash

https://www.twitch.tv/magicandhash

Tim:  @magic_timmy on twitter – Tim Kempter on facebook – [email protected] – mogis on MTGO

Sid: @TheSIDmiester on twitter – sidmiester78 on MTGO – Sid Swami on facebook  (cast from exile group) magicandhash on soundcloud

John: John Hollein on facebook – “his house”

Closing song: Halsey - Gasoline

This week Jerry and Patrick sit down with the winner of the SCG Legacy Open in Baltimore, Jon Orr. We talk Shardless BUG, new cards in the deck, play options, and how to beat the mirror!

Shardless BUG

Don't miss this episode, and wait until the end when Patrick swears off the Roll a Die for the Outro game.

Adrian @mathematrickste

Jerry @jmee3rd

Patrick @pateuglow // Patrick's Stream!

Jon @jungleweaver

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