Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We're funny, we're serious about what we do, and we love it!

There's only one thing going on in this episode, but there is seriously a lot of it! We're doing another Mythic Conscription, this time for a more recent example of the pendulum swinging back after a period of overpowered cards ruling Standard. So get to experience the lower power level but without the archaic design choices of the extremely old sets. Champions of Kamigawa was around the time when Wizards was starting towards the modern design philosophies that we currently know and love.

But because Kamigawa was printed during a time when we dorks were all playing together, we've got a LOT more to say about these rares. We've all got nostalgia goggles to see around, and some of them are just generally better than some stuff from older sets anyway. Let us know what you think would or wouldn't be mythic!

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Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We're funny, we're serious about what we do, and we love it!

This episode begins with Brian and Mike regaling us with the tale of their adventures in the blighted, frozen wasteland of Atlanta. They went to GP Atlanta, in case you didn't know. Between the main event, side events, meeting some of you guys, and the prize wall they've got plenty to tell! Sealed, Draft, Commander, and even Legacy all come into play!

After that we're doing a segment we haven't seen in a good long while. It has gone by many names, but this time we're simply calling it a Flavor Fight! The Random Card button in Gatherer gave us 8 rare non-legendary contestants, and we pitch them against each other in a single elimination tournament! We're ignoring card stats and going right to the art and flavor of the card to determine the winner! These are always a lot of fun, so let us know what you think!

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Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We're funny, we're serious about what we do, and we love it!

For our big EIGHT YEAR anniversary show, we're...not doing anything special. We're finishing up our look at the Commander 2015 previews! We've got the rest of the new stuff to go over and then we're gonna poke around the reprints to see what else we can find. There's plenty of discussion of random other nonsense, seemingly and unintentionally focused on 80's and 90's movies. No idea where that came from, but enjoy!

Commander 2015 Tokens: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/tokens-commander-2015-edition-2015-11-05Commander 2015 Card Image Gallery: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander2015Commander 2015 Decklists: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/commander-2015-edition-decklists-2015-11-06Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease 2HG thing: http://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/prerelease-oath-gatewatchParanatural (the webcomic Brian talked about): http://www.paranatural.netTobey Maguire having a mild schizophrenic episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DocHKSaceM

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Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We're funny, we're serious about what we do, and we love it!

It's that time again! Commander 2015 is right around the corner, and previews are flowing like...something that flows a lot. So we're hitting all the cards that have been revealed thus far! Nothing much else to say really, so enjoy!

Duel Decks: Blessed Vs Cursed: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/announcing-duel-decks-blessed-vs-cursed-2015-11-02Shadows Over Innistrad: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-shadows-over-innistrad-2015-11-02Commander 2015 Mechanics: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/commander-2015-mechanics-2015-11-02Commander 2015 Tokens: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/tokens-commander-2015-edition-2015-11-05Commander 2015 Card Image Gallery: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander2015Episode 394 Odds & Ends: https://www.patreon.com/posts/3643206

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Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We're funny, we're serious about what we do, and we love it!

It's time for another Mythic Consultation! This week we're finishing off the Mercadian Masques block by hitting up Prophecy. There are THREE big cycles that run through the rares in this set, so we've got a lot to talk about. This is a really strange one you guys. Like seriously.

Also, Brian tells us about a Grand Prix Trial he went to. And he robots a lot. Sorry about that. He did well though! Yay!

Announcing the Odds & Ends! These are the recordings that are made before and after the podcast proper, both The Mana Pool and Monday Night Magic! They're going to be completely uncensored and unedited except for personal information and the like, and they'll be exclusively for Patreon patrons. The first TMP Odds & Ends which comes from this very episode, is going to be public so everyone can see what they'll be getting (or missing). Let me know what you think! You can find it here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/3643206

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