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Posted April 5, 2016

Thanks to the Masters of Modern Patreon, this week’s episode was recorded live on Twitch! We finished the #MarchWalkerMadness tournament with a bang, opened some sweet cards in some pack openings, gave our Top Ten Shadow Over Innistrad cards for Modern lists, and responded to the Wizards Ban list announcement! Tune in the first Monday of every month to listen to the cast live!

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In episode 26, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Andy “Brass Man” Probasco (@tmdbrassman) discuss the changes afoot in Vintage since the restriction of Lodestone Golem.

Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:

0:00:56 – Wherefore Art Thou, Lodestone?

0:03:44 – What Happens Now? (Shops)

0:21:51 – What Happens Now? (Not Shops)

0:50:51 – Serious Culture

Total runtime 1:03:10

 

For the full writeup head to Eternal Central

Chris is on a work trip so I called on Kriz from The Girlfriend Bracket podcast to sit in for him. We chit chat about event prep and how we are getting ready for GP Indy!

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As always thanks for listening,

-Ahren+Chris

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I’m talking to pro player Gerry Thompson. Recently, Gerry became the first to go undefeated in the swiss rounds of an SCG  Open during SCG Open Atlanta June 2016. He's been in the pro scene since 2003 with a Pro Tour top 8 and two Grand Prix wins to his name. Gerry is also consistently at the top of the SCG Tour leaderboards.

Gerry is an active writer for Star City Games.com as he shares weekly knowledge with video deck techs and articles. In this interview, Gerry shares how he got started and imparts some words of wisdom about how to improve. I hope you enjoy this episode of Kitchen Table Magic with Gerry Thompson.

- Sam

 

Links:

Go bother Gerry on Twitter! @G3RRYT

Check out The GAM Podcast with Andrew Brown and Michael Majors

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)

YEYEY - Wild Things

YEYEY - Ghost Suit

Jahzzar - Siesta

Kenji Egashira, also known as Numot the Nummy has a popular stream on Twitch that has earned him a lot of fans and in the process, Kenji has become one of the best limited players in the MTG community. Kenji has also done coverage for the Magic Online Championship Series and played in Community Super League and Streamer Showdown events hosted by Wizards. Kenji shares how he got started streaming and a little of what he does in his downtime. I really enjoyed talking with Kenji, I hope you enjoy this episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

Kenji talks about when he started playing Magic and how he got into streaming. Kenji explains why playing on MTGO has been a level up moment for him. He also shares some wisdom about staying active and tournament preparation. (Spoiler alert: Byes are important for a GP).

I hope you enjoy the episode with Kenji Egashira!

- Sam

Links:

Watch Numot the Nummy on Twitch

Kenji's YouTube channel with old vids and musical covers

Go say hi to Kenji on Twitter @NumotTheNummy

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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)

David Szesztay - Through the City

Minden - Big Because

Jahzzar - Siesta

Igor and Nikša discover wonderful world of blowing lands up, featuring our main man, Stoneshaker Shaman!

Intro

Commander of the week

Nikša: Sygg, the master of Elbrus

Igor: Phenax, God of Deception

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Single Card Discussion - Stoneshaker Shaman Discussion aka WeHateLands.com

Outro - Spandau Ballet - Gold

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Nathan Holt is the co-creator of Walking the Planes and the new Magic documentary Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. Nathan studied theater with a concentration in acting and went on to do plays, movies and even some stand up comedy.

Early on Nathan and Shawn Kornhauser filmed a few videos that went viral in the community and quickly got picked up by Wizards of the Coast to create the series Walking the Planes.

After following the Pro Tour for years, Nathan and Shaun produced, Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour.

This feature length documentary explores into the lives of Reid Duke, Owen Turtenwald, William Huey Jenson, Chris Pikula, Patrick Chapin, Melissa DeTora, and Shahar Shenhar.

Nathan shares with us how he got started with acting, what he thinks are the fundamentals of comedy and how he likes to play Magic.

Tweet to Nathan @WalkThePlanes

Watch Enter the Battlefield on YouTube

Watch Walking the Planes on YouTube

Thanks for listening to Nathan Holt on Kitchen Table Magic!

- Sam

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)

Minden - Something Small

Minden - This Whole World Loves Me

YEYEY - Lovely Lonely

YEYEY - Secrets

In episode 25, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), Josh Chapple (@joshchapple), and Andy “Brass Man” Probasco (@tmdbrassman) look at mistakes — mistakes we make, mistakes we see others make, and maybe how to correct them.

Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:

0:00:29 Misplaying Vintage

0:22:27 The Most Savage Cheat Ever

0:48:00 Serious Green Cards

1:02:30 A Little Food and Drink

Total runtime 1:02:57

 

For the full write up head to Eternal Central

Hello and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole are playing doctor and looking at a fan’s decklist. This decklist tickles both of them in all the right places, as it’s somewhat unexpected, a control deck (Nole’s favorite flavor), and Eric’s 5 favorite colors (Red, Red, Red, Red, and Red).  Mono Red Control was the first deck Nole ever built and it’s still something that he jams on occasion, and Eric’s love of fire is well know by all (including the Ottowa fire department, we told you that that was a bad idea Eric!). Do you agree with the Rivals’ suggestions? Give us a listen and let us know in the comments below.

Opening: News, life and other such nonsens.-

There is not a lot of news this week. The french banlist was updated (who cares?), and the San Diego Comic-Con planswalker set is now out (and looks sweet, goodbye to the ugly black-on-black walkers and hello zombified Gatewatch).

 

Main topic: Playing Doctor with someone else’s deck.-

Our friend Wayne sent in his decklist, knowing it would tickle us in all the right places. Well, tickle us it did. He also asked us for feedback and tips. Well, we are nothing if not helpful to our fans, so we took a crack at tuning up his deck. His list is posted below. We hope this helps Wayne!

 

Wayne’s Deck:

Commander

Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

Creatures–9

Young Pyromancer

Chandra’s Phoenix

Guttersnipe

Dualcaster Mage

Obsidian Fireheart

Stormbreath Dragon

Inferno Titan (possibly replaced with Embermaw Hellion–haven’t been impressed with Titan)

Thundemare (yes, I know it’s not a good card, but my wife loves horses so this was her pick for the deck)

Tyrant’s Familiar

Artifact–12

Expedition Map

Shrine of Burning Rage

Sword of the Animist

Coalition Relic

Goblin Charbelcher

Hedron Archive

Gauntlet of Power

Tamiyo’s Journal

Orbs of awarding

Pyromancer’s Goggles

Cages Sun

Staff of Nin

Enchantment–4

Genju of the Spires (surprisingly, this does A LOT of work against control decks)

Sulfuric Vortex

Stranglehold

Outpost Siege

Planeswalker–7

Chandra, the Firebrand

Chandra, Pyromaster

Koth of the Hammer

Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

Chandra, Flamecaller

Karn Liberated

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Sorcery–11

Gamble

Vandalblast

Wheel of Fortune

Heat Shimmer (cool to copy things, also–infinite dualcaster Mage)

Browbeat

Fiery Confluence

Ruination

Incendiary Command

Blasphemous Act

Bonfire of the Damned

Banefire

Instants–18

Lightning Bolt (it’s foil, I have to play it)

Red Elemental Blast

Pyroblast

Price of Progress

Shattering Pulse

Fork

Reverberate

Chaos Warp

Volcanic Fallout

Reiterate

Wild Ricochet

Word of Seizing

Act of Aggression

Volcanic Offering

Comet Storm

Ravaging Blaze

Fall of the Titans

Commune with Lava

Non-Basic Lands–10

Thawing Glaciers

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

Maze of Ith

Tower of the Magistrate

Arcane Lighthouse

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Wasteland

Thespian’s Stage

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

Myriad Landscape

28 Mountains

 

Outro:

Contact Eric: [email protected] // @thatBonvieGuy

Contact Nole: [email protected] // @MtGNole

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