Mystical Dispute

Mystical Dispute episodes:

• 04.29.2024

  107. Life vs. Magic: The Gathering

  Carl and Garrett share some news, explain their recent absence, and debate what is more important - living life, or playing this card game (it's close). Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett...

  
• 12.06.2023

  106. Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider vs. Chupacabra Echo (LCI)

  Carl and Garrett return from a short hiatus to debate the glass cannon higher risk synergy card and the pure value removal creature card. Guess who's on which side. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl...

  
• 11.08.2023

  105. Lost Caverns of Ixalan Preview Battle: Spyglass Siren (LCI)

  Carl and Garrett debate over how well a, you guess it, 1 mana 1/1 will fare as we decend into the brand new format, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan! Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl...

  
• 10.25.2023

  104. Edgewall Inn (WOE)

  Carl and Garrett debate a color fixing tapped value land in this adventure-filled format. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick topics about the latest draft format....

  
• 10.18.2023

  103. Play Boosters

  Carl and Garrett do a for-real old school official debate, taking opposite sides to duke it out over the surprising news that Play Boosters will soon be replacing both Draft Boosters and Set Boosters. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering...

  
• 10.11.2023

  102. Spell Stutter (WOE)

  Carl and Garrett debate the best performing blue common, which is a conditional counterspell, so you can kinda see where this one is going. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who...

  
• 10.02.2023

  101. Q&A With 17Lands Creator Robert Conroy

  Special guest Robert Conroy (AKA viralmisnomer) joins to answer some questions from Garrett and the MD community about 17Lands and share some exciting new features. Check out Robert on Twitter at @17Lands and the new 17Lands features here!. ...

  
• 09.27.2023

  100. LIVE from MagicCon Vegas: 100th Episode Extravaganza!

  Carl and Garrett meet IN PERSON for the first time EVER and recap their awesome weekend at MagicCon Vegas 2023 for their 100th episode. This episode was recorded LIVE and UNEDITED and also in VIDEO, so go check it out...

  
• 09.12.2023

  99. Early 17Lands Data Impressions (WOE)

  Carl and Garrett set forth on the best adventures of all: data, numbers and charts provided by 17Lands for the new Wilds of Eldraine format. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner,...

  
• 08.30.2023

  98. Wilds of Eldraine Preview Battle: Sleep-Cursed Faerie (WOE)

  Carl and Garrett found one of the most contentious preview cards in recent memory so, of course, they battle each other to the ends of the earth. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and...

  
• 08.08.2023

  97. Limited Alchemy for The Lords of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett suggest some buffs to rebalance LTR limited, and maybe make White and Green suck just a little bit less. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards...

  
• 08.01.2023

  96. Rank 'Em: 1/1s (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett individually ranked all twenty three ring-bearing 1/1s in Lord of the Rings and debate the major differences. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick...

  
• 07.25.2023

  95. The "Bad" Cards (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett debate the below-average-game-in-hand-win-rate cards of Lord of the Rings and when they are (and are not) playing them. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and...

  
• 07.18.2023

  94. Rally at the Hornburg vs. Voracious Fell Beast (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett debate one of the best uncommons in the best performing color against one of the best commons in the second best performing color. Check out Carl's article about forcing Blue Red on the Mystical Dispute website! Short form...

  
• 07.11.2023

  93. Éomer of the Riddermark vs. Nazgûl (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett debate which of two extremely powerful uncommons in two extremely powerful colors is more extremely powerful than the other extremely powerful one. And they also pronounce everything poorly. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted...

  
• 07.03.2023

  92. Generous Ent vs. Lórien Revealed (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett debate which basic land cycler is best within its color, skillfully dodging any conversation about color power imbalance in the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth. Check out Sierkovitz's data evaluation on basic land cyclers on Twitter....

  
• 06.24.2023

  91. Early 17Lands Data Impressions (LTR)

  Carl and Garrett look at some, uh, lopsided early data points from 17Lands for Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth. Buckle up, butter cup. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner,...

  
• 06.13.2023

  90. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Preview Battle

  LIVE REACTION PREVIEW BATTLE - Carl and Garrett go at each other's throats again with very little editing to cover up their flubs and bad jokes as they battle over randomized preview cards from The Lord of the Rings: Tales...

  
• 06.08.2023

  89. The "Bad" Cards (MOM)

  Carl and Garrett debate the so-called Bad Cards of March of the Machine... if there are any? Hello? Where are you, bad cards?? Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate...

  
• 05.26.2023

  88. Random Debate Generator (MOM)

  Carl and Garrett use a random card generator to randomly generate a few random debates on random cards in March of the Machine, randomly. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who...

  
• 05.18.2023

  87. Ephara's Dispersal vs. Deadly Derision (MOM)

  Carl and Garrett debate a boring old removal spell vs. a surprise top performing common bounce spell. Guess who's on each side. Seriously, guess. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who...

  
• 05.11.2023

  86. Battles (MOM)

  Carl and Garrett debate all thirty-six Battles, the brand new card type in March of the Machine. Well, they all get mentioned at least. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who...

  
• 05.04.2023

  85. Omen Hawker (MOM)

  Carl and Garrett find another 1 mana 1/1 to debate over. Carl has drafted a lot of Omen Hawkers. Like, a lot. Whereas Garrett hasn't really drafted any. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase...

  
• 04.24.2023

  84. Early 17Lands Data Impressions (MOM)

  Carl flexes those nerdy spreadsheet muscles and evaluates early 17Lands data for March of the Machine, while Garrett, who is not a nerd, and is actually super cool, has a few early data points of his own. Short form limited...

  
• 04.14.2023

  83. March of the Machine Preview Battle (MOM)

  LIVE REACTION PREVIEW BATTLE - Carl and Garrett once again draw swords and battle to the DEATH over three random March of the Machine preview cards! Live! Unedited! Unsavory! Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl...

  
• 03.27.2023

  82. Obsessive Skinner with Ethan Saks (SIR)

  Special guest Ethan Saks (AKA LordTupperware) returns to challenge Garrett, who recently questioned the limited design philosophy of downshifted-to-common Obsessive Skinner in a scalding hot take. Meanwhile, Carl tests standard (RIP Carl). Check out Ethan's Twitch stream at twitch.tv/lordtupperware, Twitter at...

  
• 03.13.2023

  81. The "Bad" Cards with Greg Hatch (ONE)

  Special guest Greg Hatch returns to describe his unique approach and journey through Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and how he leverages the maybe-not-so-great-cards, while Garrett watches incredulously and Carl is also there. Check out Greg on Twitter at @HatchingPlans and...

  
• 03.04.2023

  80. Blue Sun's Twilight vs. Hexgold Slash (ONE)

  Carl and Garrett debate an incredible, game-ending, insta-concession-inducing bomb, vs. a common one mana removal spell. For real. This format is wild. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards...

  
• 02.23.2023

  79. Hazardous Blast (ONE)

  Carl and Garrett debate the most Carl and least Garrett common in the format: Hazardous Blast. Is it good? Is it good for the format? That's like the point of the podcast... so maybe give it a listen? Short form...

  
• 02.14.2023

  78. Early 17Lands Data Impressions (ONE)

  Carl puts on his big nerd hat (just kidding, he's always a big nerd) and evaluates early 17Lands data and what insights it can provide into Phyrexia: All Will Be One. And Garrett once again calmly reacts to the generous...

  
• 02.02.2023

  77. Phyrexia: All Will Be One Preview Battle

  Carl and Garrett engage in a bloody, violent, horrifying battle over which preview cards will be better in the upcoming ONE format with new (and much simpler) preview battle rules. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by...

  
• 01.25.2023

  76. Variance and Tilt Part 3: The Shuffler

  Carl and Garrett debate our primal brains one last time in the final installment of our variance and tilt series, where we go head-to-head with the most dreaded variance-factory in Magic: the shuffler. We even built a cool online tool...

  
• 01.19.2023

  75. Variance and Tilt: Storytime

  Carl and Garrett take a short break with a mini-episode intermission for our Variance and Tilt series as we cook up the finale, and Carl shares a very relevant and relatable story. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast...

  
• 01.12.2023

  74. Variance and Tilt Part 2: Alternate Universes

  Carl and Garrett continue their debate against their angry brains in the second part of a series evaluating variance via data to combat tilt. Carl put together some high level math models to simulate Garrett's performance, a thousand seasons of...

  
• 01.06.2023

  73. Variance and Tilt Part 1: What are the Chances?

  Carl and Garrett debate their own illogical brains in the first part of a series about maybe the most important topic for improving at Magic: managing tilt from bad variance. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by...

  
• 12.28.2022

  72. 2022 Retrospective

  Carl and Garrett round out 2022 with a mini-discussion about their second-favorite and favorite limited cards of the year. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick topics...

  
• 12.21.2022

  71. The "Bad" Cards (BRO)

  Carl and Garrett debate the very, very, very many bad cards in The Brothers' War limited, defending some and... not really defending others. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate...

  
• 12.15.2022

  70. Best-of-Three vs. Best-of-One in The Brothers' War (BRO)

  Carl and Garrett debate how impactful the differences between Best-of-Three and Best-of-One are in The Brothers' War limited specifically. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick topics...

  
• 12.07.2022

  69. Splashing in The Brothers' War (BRO)

  Carl and Garrett debate if you should avoid or prioritize splashing in The Brothers' War limited. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick topics about the latest...

  
• 11.30.2022

  68. Overwhelming Remorse vs. Excavation Explosion (BRO)

  Carl and Garrett debate two incredible removal spells that are always great, but really shine in different archetypes from The Brothers' War. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards...

  
• 11.21.2022

  67. Prison Sentence vs. Scrapwork Cohort (BRO)

  Carl and Garrett have a good old fashioned showdown between two powerful white commons in the new Brothers' War format. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick...

  
• 11.19.2022

  66. Early 17Lands Data Impressions (BRO)

  Carl takes the stage like a big nerd and evaluates the approximately three days of 17Lands data we have available and what insights it can provide into The Brothers' War. But Garrett has some words before he starts. Short form...

  
• 11.11.2022

  65. The Brothers' War Preview Battle

  Carl and Garrett start the new format off right: with an epic duel over preview predictions for three commons in the upcoming format The Brothers' War. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett...

  
• 11.02.2022

  Update: Magic 30

  A (very, very) quick update from Magic 30 which Garrett attended and Carl did not (boo, Carl). Not really an episode but you heard it here folks: MORE. OF. THESE. EVENTS. PLEASE! Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast...

  
• 10.26.2022

  64. Forty One Cards

  Garrett puts Carl on trial: Why does he play more than forty cards in his limited decks so often? Or ever? Does he know he's allowed to play just forty? Has he abandoned math completely? Is it obvious who writes...

  
• 10.20.2022

  63. Essence Scatter (DMU)

  Carl and Garrett discuss, debate, deep dive and dissect counterspells in limited with a top performing common in Dominaria United: Essence Scatter. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards...

  
• 10.12.2022

  62. The "Bad" Cards (DMU)

  Carl and Garrett discuss a couple of the quote-unquote Bad cards in Dominaria United and finish off with a rapid fire list of the worst-performers in the format. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase...

  
• 10.05.2022

  61. The Tricks (DMU)

  Carl and Garrett discuss (in an extra long episode) one of the format-defining aspects of Dominaria United: the tricks. We debate how fun they are and some of the more influential tricks in this very unique format. Short form limited...

  
• 09.29.2022

  60. Quick Hitter (DMU)

  Carl and Garrett determine the winner for the preview prediction battle and mini-debate a handful of some of the stranger cards in Dominaria United. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who...

  
• 09.22.2022

  59. Sunbathing Rootwalla vs. Yavimaya Sojourner (DMU)

  Carl and Garrett debate between two Domain-fueled commons: a versatile 2-drop and a board-shaking 4/6 that can be played for cheap. Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and...