The Astrolab

Joe and Scott talk about Historic and deck history itself in an Independence Week tribute to Jeskai decks. Scott also learns the joys of Sharkstill.

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

Cards Legal in Historic: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=legal%3Ahistoric

Sharkstill - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3150788#online

Worldgorger 1st Place Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3150776#online

Joe’s Rarity Deck - https://scryfall.com/@volrathxp/decks/233aabf3-37e7-436a-997a-72cee7e771e7

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott overview JumpStart cards amidst technical difficulties, plus some talk about a 5 Tix Legacy Deck.

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

JumpStart Spoiler - https://scryfall.com/sets/jmp?as=grid&order=set

Tim Schulz 5 Tix Legacy - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3124896#online

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe's back from vacation, Scott's on stay-cation, so we decided to talk about Core Set 2021 spoilers!

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

Core Set 2021 Set List - https://scryfall.com/sets/m21?as=grid&order=set

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott give a statement on #BlackLivesMatter, and we also talk about the 6/1 BnR, Double Masters and Spellbooks, and MagicFests being cancelled.

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

To Speak or Not to Speak by Elizabeth Rice (https://twitter.com/ellieoftheveil) - https://blog.cardsphere.com/to-speak-or-not-to-speak-content-creators-role-in-socioeconomic-and-political-affairs/

Open Letter to Wizards by Lawrence Harmon (https://twitter.com/LawrenceHarmon) - https://twitter.com/LawrenceHarmon/status/1268255676150820872

June 1st Banned and Restricted - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/june-1-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement?asp=4

Double Masters Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-double-masters-2020-05-21

Magic Fest Cancellation - https://magic.gg/news/magicfest-cancellation

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott sit down with Drew Pierce (aka BeyondtheMachina) to talk about a variety of topics from art prints and playmat work to an obsession with the Rob Bliss art of the card "Pacifism".

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

Beyond the Machina on Twitter - http://twitter.com/beyondthmachina

Beyond the Machina on Inked gaming- https://www.inkedgaming.com/collections/artists/beyond-the-machina

Beyond the Machina on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/beyondthemachina

Legacy Pit Remote Player Series w/ Joe Dyer - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/630941525

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott follow up on the Banned/Restricted announcement from this past week, as well as talk about some cool closed formats such as Old School 93/94, Middle School, and Pre-Innistrad Legacy!

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

B&R Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/may-18-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement

Old School 93/94 Rules Set - https://www.eternalcentral.com/9394rules/

Middle School Rules Set - https://www.eternalcentral.com/middleschoolrules/

Pre-Innistrad Legacy Discord - https://t.co/qpARPRjGu4?amp=1

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott discuss the upcoming B&R announcement for Legacy, Vintage, and lolBrawl along with their predictions as to what is going to happen with this announcement. Plus some more community shoutouts and talk about local game stores opening back up.

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

Bazaar MTG Podcast - https://anchor.fm/bazaar-mtg

Magic Mics Episode “From Best to Lurrust” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGBIWBiVEaY

Epic Loot Games - https://www.epiclootgames.com/

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe & Scott talk about a wide range of topics, from fetchland reprints, remastered draft sets, and also Pioneer. In addition, Joe gushes about the Clone Wars series finale at the end of the episode (no spoilers!)

In addition, plenty of community shoutouts!

Relevant Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

[email protected]

Remastered Sets - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/616714877065707520/digital-got-releases-of-remastered-sets-with

xJCloud on Twitter - https://twitter.com/xJCloud

ZBexx on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ZBexx

Clone Wars Chronological Viewing Order - https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Welcome to our inaugural episode of The Astrolab! This episode we talk a little bit about who we are, and also about a range of topics from Ikoria and Companions to some Community Shoutouts!

Episode Links

@volrathxp

@mtgpackfoils

@theastrolabcast

[email protected]

Bazaar MTG Podcast - Thanks for letting us record on your server! https://anchor.fm/bazaar-mtg

All the Decks You Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtFAWkwJrc

Happy Little Gigan - https://bit.ly/3f4Ugkj

MTG Content Creator Awards - https://www.mtgcontentcreatorsawards.com/

Magic In The Time of Pandemic by TCC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVrwnCNiqY8

Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music