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This week we are down to two hosts. Knife and Crow review what they talked about last week since they had another botched episode. They also discuss the Amonkhet pre-release, the ridiculous emergency ban and its repercussions, and Knife talks about his list that finally makes zombies decent in Standard. Stick around until the end to find out what song we were listening to when we made out with your sister in Jr High.

Hosts

Knifecity Alchemist

Samhain Crow

Hot Sauce

Twitter Handles

@knife_city

@tehHotSauce

@samhaincrow

@iflandscouldkil

Deck Lists

http://tappedout.net/users/knifecity/

http://tappedout.net/users/SamhainCrow/

http://tappedout.net/users/tehhotsauce/

Our very own website:

http://www.iflandscouldkill.com

Contact

[email protected]

Make sure to check out our booster box opening and versus videos on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/IfLandsCouldKill

And check us out on this other stuff:

http://www.twitch.tv/iflandscouldkill

https://www.facebook.com/iflandscouldkill

Do the Renton-dwellers owe the community-at-large more than we received after last week's sloppiness?  Were we ready for a short notice post-Cat world?  What an earnings report revealed about the duality & possible future of our favorite game!  To celebrate Episode 50, Matt takes a look back at successes & failures In The Elevator!  Crack one, or more, open & prepare yourself for this week's episode of TriHards!

B&R Addendum

SCG ATL

The early definitive draft list

Earnings & CEO comments

Jadine Klomparens: Where is Standard Going?

3M2B: The Black Discard Spells

Engage with the TriHards!

patreon.com/trihards & [email protected] & @thetrihards3 

Brian Tibbets – [email protected] & @briantibbets 

Matt Hurley – [email protected] & @hurlman81 

Sean Secrease - [email protected] & @the1seans

In this episode, I’m speaking with Brian Weissman, former Pro Player known for his creation of The Deck. The Deck focuses on an attrition plan to brutally control your opponent while swinging in with big creatures like Serra Angel, Juggernaut, and Juzam Djinn.

Brian’s innovations in deck tech blossomed into what we now know as the “control” archetype and the concept we know as “card advantage”. For a while The Deck was unbeatable and evolved to combat new threats like Necropotence.

Brian’s been playing EDH on Magic Online and he posts his videos with commentary on his YouTube channel. Brian also has a massive collection of Beta Power. So if you wanna see a handful of black bordered Moxen, head on over to KitchenTableMagic.org

I sat down with Brain last fall, I hope you enjoy my interview with legendary Brian Weissman.

Watch Brian's 1v1 EDH matches on YouTube

Read the comprehensive write up on The Deck at VintageMagic.com.

This episode of Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Paragon City Games.

The Kitchen Table Magic podcast has been all about the origins of the game and members of the community.

And as a community, we’ve come a long way since the game first started.

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Thanks everyone for listening to this week’s show.

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Mark, thank you so much for becoming a $6 supporter of Kitchen Table Magic.

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I literally ran down the street and chased down one of those USPS mail vans and handed it over myself.

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There's a lot to go over in this policy episode, but first we introduce the newest regular co-host of JudgeCast. Please welcome Brogan King back to the show for her first episode as a full-fledged co-host!

The MTR, the IPG, the combat shortcut, and decklist problems. Also deck problems.  Wait, what? There's two of them now?  Find out about all of this and more in this episode of JudgeCast!

You can always find the most recent policy docs at our JudgeCast policy redirect: http://www.JudgeCast.com/docs.

Toby Elliot's Amonkhet Policy Update Blog:

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2017/04/24/policy-changes-for-amonkhet/

Toby Elliot's Combat Shortcut Examples:

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2017/04/27/how-to-think-about-the-new-combat-shortcut/

An emergency ban in Standard came out of nowhere.  Conor, Nathaniel, and Dave share their frustrations with the constant tinkering with Standard.  Fingers are crossed that the format will be improved moving forward.  Andrew Jessup won SCG Atlanta with Mardu Vehicles.  Other topics include deck of the week, deck names, and Dave trying to get Trogdor over.

Addendum to latest B&R announcement

SCG Atlanta Standard Open

Standard PTQ decklists

Deck of the week: G/R Monsters

Music provided by Terrible Spaceship

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

Conor's Twitter: @conorpodonnell | Twitch: conor_od

Nathaniel's Twitter: @Cardhoarder | Twitch: Cardhoarder

Dave's Twitter: @DaveSea89 | Twitch: davesea

No matter what you think of it, it's been done. The ban hammer falls upon the cat, and now we have to carry on without our favourite pet. Also, it's our 100th episode on MTG Cast! Thanks for joining us on this amazing journey!

Whatever happened to all those cats that used to live here in Standard? Oh, put up for adoption huh? Well maybe it's for the best...

The big BIG news  is Wizards deciding to issue a banning addendum, knocking Felidar Guardian out of Standard. How does this affect Standard going forward? Hell, we don't know. That's why we grabbed Chris Lansdell to help us out this week! As one of SCG's brewing writers he's in a good position to explain how the lack of crazy cat ladies opens up Standard.

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions (Youtube, Twitch), @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

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

Chris Lansdell, writer at StarCityGames, L2 Judge, @lansdellicious

 

This Week in Magic

– Addendum to the B&R update

– SCG Atlanta coverage

– Day 2 Metagame Breakdown

– Amonkhet Update Bulletin

– WotC sent a home prerelease to a cancer patient

MTGO News

– MTGO Announcements...for last week

– Felidar Guardian Banned & Exert Reminder

– Player made Top 8 of a Power 9 Challenge with a Power-less deck

– MTGO Event Calendar

 

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

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Corey Baumeister is a Gold Level Professional Magic player who has 2 Grand Prix top 8's to his name including a win in New Jersey 2017! He also has 1 top 16 and 2 top 32 finishes at the Pro Tour. Corey lives in Fargo, North Dakota.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Corey Baumeister when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep196

First Set

Onslaught

Favorite Set

Ravnica City of Guild

Favorite Card

Ogre savant

Early Challenge

Deck design during new sets.

Worst Magic Moment

Pro Tour Austin. Corey was playing a win-and-in match for Top 8 of the Pro Tour. Corey misplayed because he didn't know the matchup.

Proudest Magic Moment

Winning Grand Prix New Jersey 2017.

What Have You Learned From Magic

Recognizing mistakes and adjusting.

Best Format

Standard

Advice for New Standard Players

Follow events and see what's winning. Find answers to that deck by scouring legal cards.

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

Don't be so critical of yourself.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Using luck as a crutch for your losses. It takes a smart player to realize they did something wrong.

How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event

Corey played hundreds of games leading up to the Grand Prix. He knew his deck inside and out.

What's in Your Tournament Bag

Boogie board, stockpile of cards, dice

Parting Guidance

If you have the will to chase the dream then don't quit playing.

Magic Resource

Knowledgeable friends

Connect With Corey Baumeister

Twitter:@CoreyBaumeister

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Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com

THANK YOU!!!

Spencer and Michael evaluate what happened week 1 of Amonkhet Standard.

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Michael: @magicmikemtg

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This week, Corey and Darrel examine the first weekend of Amonkhet Standard and dig into the decks that gain the most from this new set.