Ponder

Normally only available to our patrons, we decided to give everyone access to this preshow. We talk about comedy, death, and starting some only fans channels. (Warnings: mature content)

As a surprise to no one, there have a lot of complaints about the latest premium product, Double Masters. Unfortunately, your friends on Ponder are here to break it to you that not every product is designed just for you. We ponder the outrage of entitlement that seems to come with each new premium product.

After a quick look at the B&R announcement, TJ breaks down how the pro Magic 20-21 season works, and we see what it takes to get into the MPL and Rivals and what it takes to stay there. We also ponder if it's good or bad for current pros, rising stars, and players hoping to get there.

This week it was our listeners who did the pondering for us when we asked "What is your one big rule or complaint for Magic Etiquette?" We share your stories, advice, rules, and complaints from tournaments, casual paper, online, and everything in between.

After some powerful sets and complex mechanics in the last few sets, it's nice to get a bit of a break with Magic Core Set 2021. The limited play feels like a return to the comfortable, while still being challenging. We give our early impressions of the set this week and also ponder picking new creature types for ourselves.

The WotC Content Creator Program has a lot of people scratching their heads after some players were removed from it. Who is it even for and what's it serving? Why are people upset with it? We ponder what it is now, what's not working, and what it could be.

Core set 2021 is out and we.... well, we're having a hard time focusing on Magic right now, and it feels like it's been pushed into the background of our lives. We strive to carry on and summon the core set cuties to help us lift our spirits. We also ponder Core Set 2022, because it's never too early.

It's preview season for Core Set 2021 and we're feeling the puppy love. Dogs are running rampant, and we talk about which ones (and other cards) we're already excited about. We also get hyped on some great reprints, a twist on some old favorites, and a new planeswalker. We finish up by pondering planeswalker talk shows.

Wizards of the Coast has taken a mulligan on the Companion mechanic, and the newest version is, well, you read the title. We try to figure out how this particular version came to be and what it means to limited and constructed going forward. We also ponder the bannings and share a must-listen segment from the Color of Magic Podcast.

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Changes are coming for Companion, but we don't know what. Why bother critically hypothesizing about them when you can make crazy, outlandish guesses instead? We try both. We also ponder even more secret lairs, a leak, and rocks.

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