This week it's all about the NRG Championship Series event in Chicago. We dive deep into the data, the most popular decks, the sickest plays, and the cherished friendships that make an event like this possible. We go over the top 10 (or so) decks of the weekend, break down the overall metagame, talk with a few players from the floor of the tournament, and hear how Stan did in the swiss (spoiler: pretty well!).

Intro: Number One Horn Player Meets Captain Cascade

The Break Down: Pivots and Points Per Pilot

The Break Down, 2: What Do We Think Now?

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Timestamps:

4:23 - Housekeeping

9:04 - The Chicagoland NRG Modern 10k - Stan's tournament report

18:16 - The tournament meta report

24:50 - Stan talks to Zach Allen

34:21 - Stan talks to Jesse Robkin

41:25 - Back to the meta report

57:10 - Stan talks to Will Krueger

1:03:59 - More meta

1:14:22 - Beard talk

1:17:48 - Stan talks to Norman Cohen

1:29:37 - The top 8

1:33:38 - Cool Decks, Inc

1:37:11 - Parting thoughts

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Episode 185: NRG Chicago: It's-a Me, Yorion.

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It's finally here! The Modern Horizons 3 spoiler is complete — and wow do we have a lot to talk about. Join us this week as Dave, Devon, and Shane talk through every card * in the set from Colorless and WUBRG. We debate which new Eldrazi titan is best, how much energy you need to feel paid off, some pet cards that we wish we good, and more! Lots more because we're talking about every card *. 


We at least mention every card by name so YOU KNOW if we don't think a card is good enough to see play.
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Timestamps:

3:17 - Heavy Play is nothing to be apprehensive about

5:01 - This week's show/housekeeping

9:08 - The Dive Down: It's Modern Horizons 3 set review time!

10:10 - Colorless

23:29 - White

45:30 - Blue

1:10:05 - Black

1:32:42 - Red

1:50:53 - Green

2:07:05 - Wrapping up

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Episode 277: MH3 Full Set Review, Part 1: Colorless & WUBRG

The time has finally come for the sea change that is Modern Horizons 3. We dissect the first batch of official spoilers from Tuesday, and revisit some of our most embarrassing evaluations from MH2 spoiler season all those moons ago. 

We chat about Phlage, the Eldrazi Titans, the Flares and Medallions, new toys for Storm, and lots more!

The Dive Down: The MH3 Spoiler Season We Always Wanted

The Wind Down: The MH2 Spoiler Season We Hoped to Forget


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Timestamps:

7:10 - Heavy Play can hold MH3 cards

9:08 - Housekeeping/this week's episode

12:37 - The Dive Down begins: MH3 spoilers begin!

15:26 - Stan's Polygon spoiler: Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury

24:17 - Amped Raptor

28:00 - Devourer of Destiny

30:51 - Ulamog the Defiler

35:49 - Breaker of Creation

36:39 - Ugin's Labyrinth

39:52 - Thief of Existence

41:51 - Basking Broodscale

44:36 - Kozilek, the Broken Reality

49:00 - Flare of Fortitude (and other Flares)

54:09 - Flare of Duplication

55:11 - The Medallions

59:16 - Ral, Monsoon Mage

1:03:07 - Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student

1:05:06 - Harbinger of the Seas

1:09:58 - Orim's Chant

1:11:19 - Powerbalance

1:12:54 - Double-faced lands

1:14:54 - Eladamri, Korvecdal

1:19:01 - Our worst takes from the MH2 spoiler season

1:30:13 - Wrapping up

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Episode 276: These MH3 Spoilers Are Making Me Thirsty

On this week's show, the four amigos break down the results of the Modern Open at NRG Indianapolis, the last big paper Modern tournament before MH3 changes everything (presumably). Plus, D00mwake joins the dark side and started playing Phoenix. And Stan tries some new cards in Ensoul, plus a bunch of OJT drafts. 

The Break Down: The Motor City is a Real Zoo Meta

The Dive Down: Be the Bad Guy, Play Phoenix

The Dive Down cont.: Stan Likes OTJ


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Timestamps:

6:56 - Heavy Play is our favorite co-host

8:25 - Goodbye, Tanner!

12:23 - This week's show/housekeeping

17:15 - NRG Indy's Modern $10K

46:15 - Cool decks grab bag - d00m on Izzet Phoenix

56:36 - Stan played some new cards in Ensoul

1:08:20 - Talking about Freestrider Lookout

1:13:45 - Stan loves OTJ draft

1:25:40 - Wrapping up

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Episode 275: One Last Modern Tournament Before Everything Changes

After a brief intro, Stan is forced to drop out of the ep leaving Shane and Dave in the hot seat. First, they examine last weekend's 4 Modern Challenges in search of ideas, inspiration, and surprises. Do you know what the highest frequency deck was in all these Challenges? How about the one most likely to convert to an X-2 or better record? After all the event talk, the team goes deep into Andrea Mengucci's Gruul Prowess list from the weekend and welcome the return of the real king — Tarmogoyf. 

• Shane & Dave Take Over

• A Few Surprising Challenges

• More Talk About Tarmogoyf


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Timestamps:

1:55 - Stanley Cups x Heavy Play

5:33 - This week's show/housekeeping

9:49 - The current Modern Challenge metagame

34:48 - Gruul Prowess in Modern

51:25 - Is Abundant Harvest good?

54:22 - Is Questing Druid good?

58:26 - More on Gruul Prowess

1:11:52 - Briefly talking MH3 spoilers

1:18:37 - Turn it off if you want: some Survivor chat

1:24:50 - Wrapping up

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Bamzing's Challenge Posts:

Saturday: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/1ckv7pz/saturday_modern_challenges_results_may_4_2024/

Sunday: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/1cllxrd/sunday_modern_challenges_results_may_5_2024/

Mengu's Prowess List:  https://x.com/Mengu09/status/1786721343523704991 

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Episode 274: Goyf Are So Back: Modern Challenges, Gruul Aggro (Prowess), & More

Shout out to Wizards of the Coast for seeing some poor quality card pictures in the wild and letting us see them in high definition instead. Official MH3 spoilers dropped this week, on the heels of the latest Pro Tour. Stan and D00mwake discuss!

Do Pro Tours still mean anything? Perhaps when the format they feature is fresh and exciting! We don't talk about Standard often, but enough innovations emerged at PT Thunder Junction, we were pumped to chat about the latest cards and winning decks. 

Speaking of latest cards. MH3 spoilers came early, despite the somewhat awkward circumstances. The Dive Down doesn't discuss leaks, but official spoilers have started to roll out and we chat about some standouts, including Flare of Denial, Winter Moon, Kappa Cannoneer, and Wight of the Reliquery. 

The Break Down: A Pro Tour for the Cowboy In All Of Us

The Dive Down: A Look, A New Free Counterspell


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Timestamps:

01:40 - Intro

02:00 - Holding a Heavy Play Heart

04:10 - A d00mwake-style Omelette

07:30 - This aggression will not stand

09:20 - This week’s show/housekeeping

16:05 - PT Seattle: What does it mean now?

19:40 - Overall Metagame

27:10 - Winrates

35:25 - Top 8

43:10 - Final thoughts on Standard

48:20 - Modern Horizons 3 early spoilers

49:05 - Nethergoyf

53:50 - Chthonian Nightmare

59:15 - Ugin’s Labyrinth

1:04:16 - Flare of Denial

1:09:22 - Kappa Cannoneer

1:12:45 - Winter Moon

1:16:25 - Wight of the Reliquary

1:21:21 - Wrapping Up

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Episode 185: NRG Chicago: It's-a Me, Yorion.

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