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Yeah, we didn't really care that this was a big milestone episode. It's like we've done six other 50-episode increments!

We started off this episode with a bit of news, then go into one of Brian's Magic Mad Libs! This one was pretty funny, so we hope you guys enjoy. All the links for the news are down below!

From there, we dove into the main topic of the episode. You know, once we finally all got on the same page during the musical break. We're taking a deep look at the Abzan clan (not tribe!) of Tarkir. More specifically, we're looking at how the colors (and guilds) that make up the Abzan work with the Outlast mechanic. This is a pretty good mental exercise that allows us to look at the fundamentals and see how all the pieces fit together, which is pretty nice.

Kenny McCormick invited to the Pro Tour - http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/frf/invitationsWord Championships coverage - http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2014WCWorld Magic Cup coverage - http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2014WMCModern Masters 2015 FINALLY announced - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-modern-masters-2015-edition-2014-12-08

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - I Won't Do What You Tell Me (Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance theme) by Jim JohnstonThis episode’s post: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-350 Forum thread for this episode: http://cardshark.freeforums.org/episode-350-we-ignored-the-milestone-t1051.htmlCheck out our archive at http://themanapool.com/category/podcast Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @TheManaPool Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheManaPoolTube Our Google+ page: http://gplus.to/themanapool Cardshark Member Promotions: http://www.cardshark.com/Promotions/Member-Promotions.aspx Subscribe to our RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool

Happy Dorksgiving everyone! Before Thanksgiving, Brian invited us all over to his house to have a big meal and some Magic. He also invited our good friend (and Monday Night Magic cohost) Bill Bloodworth (Squee) to join us. During all that time, we wanted to do a new installment of our Commander Shenanigans series, which we do whenever a new Commander product is released. To keep it from becoming an extra-long monstrosity of an episode, and since there were five monocolored decks, we decided to play a game of Star. If you don't know what that is, don't worry - we explained it in the show.

Since the Dorksgiving portion of the show was not an extra-long monstrosity, it just didn't feel right. So we decided to put one of our Kickstarter backer rewards on here too! Two people took the "Send us a decklist and we'll play it" reward tier - Michael Serrahn and Rachel Franzen. Michael sent in a mono-white Avacyn, Angel of Hope equipment-based deck, and Rachel submitted her "hippy-dippy Trostani EDH deck". So Mike came over to Chewie's house and after a VERY long setup time (holy crap), we knocked out a few games as promised!

Follow Bill @SqueeGoblnNabob

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - Time Travel from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time by Mutsuhiko IzumiThis episode’s post: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-349 Forum thread for this episode: http://cardshark.freeforums.org/episode-349-dorksgiving-commander-shenanigans-t1050.html Check out our archive at http://themanapool.com/category/podcast Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @TheManaPool Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheManaPoolTube Our Google+ page: http://gplus.to/themanapool Cardshark Member Promotions: http://www.cardshark.com/Promotions/Member-Promotions.aspx Subscribe to our RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool

It's back! We haven't done one of these flavor-fights in a long time, so here's how it works:- We use the Random Card button on Gatherer to find 8 creatures that go into a tournament bracket.- We take their art, flavor text, and abilities into account and ignore their power and toughness.- We argue with each other until we determine a winner!Here's the bracket for this tournament:Deadly Recluse vs. Blood CelebrantAven Mimeomancer vs. Gnat MiserTar Pit Warrior vs. MeglonothMegatherium vs. Duskrider PeregrineIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - Guile's Theme from Super Street Fighter IIThis episode’s post: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-348 Forum thread for this episode: http://cardshark.freeforums.org/episode-348-virtua-street-combat-legend-of-immortal-fist-t-t1049.html Check out our archive at http://themanapool.com/category/podcast Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @TheManaPool Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheManaPoolTube Our Google+ page: http://gplus.to/themanapool Cardshark Member Promotions: http://www.cardshark.com/Promotions/Member-Promotions.aspx Subscribe to our RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool

It's our seventh birthday here on The Mana Pool! To celebrate, we're taking a look back at where things were way back when we started. How our personal lives were going, how Magic was looking, that sort of thing. We then take a look at where we are now and where we're going, both with life and Magic. It's a more personal episode, with less Magic than usual, but very much worth the listen.

Also, Sam Quiz and Hearthstone included at no extra charge!

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - We don't take breaks here, this is serious business

This episode’s post: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-347 Forum thread for this episode: http://cardshark.freeforums.org/episode-347-the-dorks-then-and-now-t1048.html Check out our archive at http://themanapool.com/category/podcast Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @TheManaPool Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheManaPool Our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheManaPoolTube Our Google+ page: http://gplus.to/themanapool Cardshark Member Promotions: http://www.cardshark.com/Promotions/Member-Promotions.aspx Subscribe to our RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themanapool

We're back at GP Las Vegas! As always, I’m asking Three Questions to anyone willing to answer them, whether they’re a listener, judge, pro player, innocent bystander, or just someone that catches my eye.

The real purpose of this show, like most of the stuff I do, is to entertain you – the listener. Rather than asking the same old questions that everyone else does, I’m looking to give you a slightly more off-the-wall look into these Magic players and judges and what-have-you by catching them off guard and putting them on the spot.

This episode covers the middle part of Day 2, which was Sunday. I was in a mad rush to make sure I found as many people as I could, and it shows. The episode kicks off with well-known MTG cosplayer Christine Sprankle and never slows down! I've got a few judges: Bryan Prillaman (just hours before he went L3), Cluze, John Alderfer, and the very intimidating Sheldon Menery. I talked to several members of the MTG community at large like Lauren Lee, Jonathan Richmond (Norbert!), Spencer Howland, and Jason Alt. I found a few more pros I hadn't bothered yet too: Willy Edel, James Searles, Reid Duke, and Andrew Cuneo. And finally, I ran into a couple masses of degenerates including but not limited to: Slick Jagger, Matty Studios, GingerItalian, Time_Elemental, Sup Stevie, and the incomparable Kevy Metal.

Hope you enjoy! Let me know what your answers would be! And keep an eye out for the last batch of Three Questions from Grand Prix Vegas coming soon!

Your host: Chewie Twitter: @TheManaPool Email: [email protected]Music: The Journey Continues by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)