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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:

**Corbin Hosler has landed a new position with TCGPlayer.** We wish him the best! At the same time, this means Corbin will no longer be a regular host on the show.

Pro Tour Kaladesh banter and considerations. No stone left unturned!

Interests

Revisiting Conspiracy: Take the Crown

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

Ben Rubin is a Pro Tour old timer who started when he was 15 yrs old. He has 4 Pro Tour top 8s, about 8 Grand Prix top 8s, and has won 2 masters. He’s a member of the Hall of Fame and got there by winning and losing a lot of matches.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Ben Rubin when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep139

First Set

Revised

Favorite Set

Mirrodin Block

Favorite Card

Traverse the Ulvenwald

What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?

Network with really smart people.

Early Challenge

Really wanted to break the format and wouldn't listen to others input.

Level Up Moment

In High School, Ben was very strong relative to the field.

Who have been your mentors

William Jensen

Jon Finkel

Patrick Chapin

Worst Magic Moment

Playing in a Masters competition. Normally Ben left basic mana up to play around wasteland. Ben drew a Pyroblast and couldn't play it because of his hobbit.

Proudest Magic Moment

Very proud of team at Grand Prix Louisville. Accomplishing something great with a team is great.

Best Format

Doesn't have one but enjoys toning decks.

Activities that help you in Magic

Play a lot of Magic.

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

Ben has an affinity for competition.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Not having a long view. People get so hurry up on this game instead of understanding the overall picture.

How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event

Building pools leading up to a team sealed event and really discussing choices.

What are your shortcomings

Getting into the new method of preparation.

Magic Resource

Reviewing deck lists

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 our wizards discuss a little modern, a little draft, and the upcoming pro tour. The Crack, Sack, and Bury is all about multicolor uncommons. And somebody isn't quite sure how Azusa works. It's episode 112!

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On this episode, we answer the question "Why is pile shuffling insufficient?". It is random, but not random enough. 1.5*(log n)/(log 2) #nuffsaid

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This week on the Cardhoarder Podcast Tom Delia (mtgradio on Twitch) joins the show to share his passion for Commander online and why it shouldn't be overlooked.  The Commander overview includes why playing Commander online is worth it, how it much it costs to invest, and how Wizards can appeal to the casual market.  First ever round table segment on the show where Conor, Dave, and Tom each share specific cards either in need of reprint or is inexpensive online.

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Magic Online Wishlist

Tom's Twitch stream twitch.tv/mtgradio | Twitter @mtgradio

MTGGoldfish Series: Commander Clash

Numot Gaming Series: Elder Dragon Hoedown

Expensive Commander cards that are dirt cheap online - article by Tomer Abramovici

Dave's YouTube Channel

Music provided by Terrible Spaceship

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

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Nathaniel's Twitter: @Cardhoarder | Twitch: Cardhoarder

David's Twitter: @DavidSea89 | Twitch: davesea

This episode, any durdle may give his input on our main topic ... But only on his turn. Mom's get plowed, Dungeons get inhabited, and Scandalmongers Monger all of the Scandals!

Commander of the week

Nikša: Sygg, Lord of Thopters

Igor: Alesha, Who Smiles At Death and Salt

Topics: Any player may start this topic

1v1 Duel Commander Announcement

Outro - Cypers Hill - (Rock) Superstar

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We are a Legacy focused podcast discussing weekly tournament results, card choices, and metagame analysis.

Suggestions, tips, advice, feedbacks, questions - please email [email protected].

You can find me on Twitter at Anh_Dao. Stefan does not want his information out there for now.

I’m talking to Richard Wheatley, a Magic player from the UK. Richard has been featured on Daily MTG, the Nerdist, Reddit, Imgur and SCG for playing in prereleases with braille sleeves.

Richard is visually impaired and his love of the game keeps him motivated to learn all the cards from new sets so he can keep an accurate mental concentration of the board state.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Richard Wheatley!

Also! Congratulations to Richard for making day 2 at Grand Prix London 2016. There's pics and it's an interesting easter egg to see Jon Saso, President of Channel Fireball be the one running cards back and forth to Richard during the draft.

- Sam

Links:

Richard featured on the Nerdist

If you liked some of the music in the episode, please check out and support these artists. Special thanks to Needle Drop Co. in Portland Oregon for allowing us to sample these tracks under the Creative Commons license.

Music Credits: (in order of appearance)

Broke For Free - Something Elated

Additional Music Credits:

Washed Out - Feel It All Around

How well do you drive?  The TriHards buckle in for a MaRo review, a hype machine & a cascade of PT changes - double points if it affects you & you listen to this 'cast! Jump in your 'looter scooter & pick against the champ!  (& all of us!)

ATL Limited

MaRo's Question

Playtest Leagues

The Hyper

New PT Realities

 

Engage with the TriHards!

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Matt Hurley – [email protected] & @hurlman81 on twitter

Sean Secrease – [email protected]

This week on Constructed Criticism is modern power rankings where one deck might be taking over. They also discuss Aggro vs Tempo and how the decks are different.

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