Week 1 of Shadows over Innistrad Standard are in the books and the Eldrazi menace is gone from Modern! Let's break it down!

This week I'm joined by Stephen, Justin, Will, and Chris aka Captain America, and there's plenty to talk about.

Tonight's First Strike is a two part-er! WOTC announced a Magic movie yesterday and it's not THE Magic movie, just a documentary about the Pro Tour. Still pretty cool though. WOTC also has a new president! Everyone welcome former Microsoft exec Chris Cocks! Stephen really hopes that he fixes Magic Online.

Next there's a massive Rooftop Storm brewing as we go over the results from the Standard Open and Modern Classic in Baltimore last weekend.

What were the big winners? The big losers?

Stay tuned for more next week!

Be sure to check out my breakdown of my first Shadows over Innistrad Prerelease pool here!

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With the new format looming over everyone's shoulders, we wonder what will be the next big thing? And it seems Collected Company keeps coming up over and over again. Even when we're not playing green.

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This week the hosts of the show talk about the SCG Open in Baltimore and the first week of new SOI Standard.

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Spencer and Drew go over the Commons in Shadows over Innistrad that they believe are the best for each color.

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New set, new IPG, new infractions!

We go in depth on Hidden Card Error and how it looks now. It’s much more clear and generally we’re all a lot happier with it, and you will be too after you listen to us!

We also cover a brand new infraction – Mulligan Procedure Error. And throw in some other odds and ends like minor changes to GRV, D/DLP, and the MTR.

Links from the show:

Article about policy changes: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2016/04/04/soi-policy-changes/

Article about HCE corner cases: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2016/04/04/revisiting-the-hidden-corners-of-hce/

Something is wrong with this world when Cameron is enjoying limited. We discuss our weeks with Shadows Over Innistrad and the recent changes for the Modern format. We go in depth with some of our favorite decks to surface during SCG Baltimore. Also, a new Star Wars trailer for a new Star Wars movie gets us excited again for Star Wars. Also, Star Wars. Thank you for your honor.

00:00 - Our Weeks

12:40 - New Standard Discussion

26:40 - Leagues Announcement

33:50 - Star Wars Talk

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Music by Micah Jones

On Today's Episode Zuby discusses what to do during rotation and it is super serious, so be sure to follow all of his tips! Also at one point his mind explodes, why? Listen and find out! Be sure to follow Zuby on Twitter @Zubatron and @MagicwithZuby also email him any questions and he will read them on the air! [email protected]

∆ What up what up all you degenerate animals!? Welcome back to the Island for a very sexy episode of Cast from Exile, your anti-heroes are here to jam it in your ear!∆ What does Lawrence keep in his holster? Are you a racist if you assumed the answer was a gun? What does Ryan want to shoot onto everyone’s faces? Will he ever learn not to drink on an empty stomach or has he found a cheap way to get drunk faster? When is it ok to prerelease & when is it a good experience? What is WotC actually doing right these days that has us excited? How exactly do you pronounce Hakon & how unforgiving are the Scandinavian peoples? Is there a future for werewolves or are they relegated to the bulk/casual bin? What new rules update should you be aware of regarding flip cards? Do we like the flavor of Shadows Over Innistrad? What do we like about the design? What cards came up short? How wrong will Ryan be about Westvale Abbey? What did Nahiri bring with her to Innistrad? Marit Lage or Emrakul? Where on Earth is listener Ryan Tice, the Vorthos God, when you need him? Are Krakens goth? What bet does Ryan make regarding the stock of Olivia, Mobilized for War? What are we losing with the rotation of standard & what cards will we miss the most? What are we happy to see leaving the format & what does this open up? Can we have a moment of silence for our dear friend Kevin Jones who recently lost a very close friend of his in Mantis Rider? What cards improve with rotation? Does any one care about the ban talks? What were we talking about? What exactly is collusion & is there an issue or expectation of it in the game?  How nice of a guy is Lawrence? Is he on his way to the PT? 60% unemployment why you think we selling d....?

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Shawn French (Frenchie), Zack Wilson (DEEEEEEED), Sean O'Brien (nedleeds) are joined (late) by blue afficienado Greg Mitchell (hotcarl) for the fifth episode of Tusk Talk. This episode we take a look at the various BBQ styles, the April 4th banned and restricted announcement and the pile known as Tin Fins.

Recorded Monday, April 5th 2016

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00:00 : Intro and BBQ Texas vs. Everyone

11:00 : Forcing Black Lotus?

17:00 : Lodestone Golem is Restricted, rationale, reaction

40:00 : What about Oath? Don't you want someone to care about you?

50:00 : Timing of the decision

60:00 : Gorging on the new metagame

70:00 : Teeg Strikes Back

80:00 : What would Mishra do?

90:00 : Tinfins Idiocy

95:00 : Upcoming Events

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Shadows Over Innistrad and analyze the April Banned and Restricted List updates for Vintage.

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

0:01:00: Banned and Restricted List Update

0:58:00: Asia Vintage Championship

1:03:00: Removal of MTGO Replays

1:16:15: Oath of the Gatewatch Report Card

1:26:45: Shadows Over Innistrad Mechanics

1:43:50: The Gitrog Monster

2:04:17: Sin Prodder

2:07:19: Brain in a Jar

2:21:12: Drownyard Temple

2:27:50: Heir of Falkenrath

2:34:54: Anguished Unmaking

2:41:48: Declaration in Stone

2:47:52: Sigarda, Heron's Grace

2:51:33: Prized Amalgam

2:55:21: Archangel Avacyn

3:02:39: Thing in the Ice

 

Links:

- April Banned and Restricted List Announcement

- November Premier Event Article

- Q1 Vintage Metagame data

- Asia Vintage Championship Decklists

- Shadows Over Innistrad Card Image Gallery

- Shadows Over Innistrad Release Notes

- MTGO Decklist Search utility

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