The Bad Magic Podcast

Dragons of Tarkir is upon us! It's the week before the prerelease and Mike couldn't be more excited for the weekend. Hear Mike's experience with the old Regional PR event structure and learn how he approaches new sets.

I'm at war with Magic Online. Sure I'm still playing it all the time, but there are just some problems with the new client that just make it frustrating to play. Learn more about those problems and hear my take on whether new players should invest in MTGO.

Mike discusses a grinder's favorite tournament: Pro Tour Qualifiers! In this episode he talks about PTQ prize structures and Planeswalker Point values, and shares his biggest gripe about the Magic community's approach to the event circuit.

Being primarily a control player, Mike sees the round clock run out of time often, and finds himself drawing matches more often than he'd like. In this episode Mike discusses both the intentional and unintentional kinds of drawing, and the consequences of each.

Mike goes through three easy tips to up your game and become less of a Bad Magic Player. Find out what he did to make his tournament chances brighter.

As a BadMagicPlayer, Mike has become an expert at dealing with losing. Find out some ways to learn from mistakes and bounce back from bad tournament performances.

Mike talks about his experience piloting Esper Control in Standard, and the different card choices that make up popular variations of the deck.

In the first episode, Mike talks about why he'd drive 3.5 hours alone to Virginia Beach to play in the StarCityGames Classic.