The Memory Jar

By The Memory Jar

The Memory Jar is a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. It's for players of all levels to have a reminisce, laugh, and share some... more

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The podcast currently has 94 episodes available.

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May 15, 2020 54. Ikoria Facts
Episode 54 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, the old cards that Ikoria has made completely obsolete, and some of the things in the set that we haven’t seen before...or at least haven’t seen very often.
This week’s Random Card: Reckless Wurm! (And its Gateway 2007 friends)
Reprints: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=set%3Aiko+is%3Areprint
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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1h 5min
March 30, 2020 53. Unmasquing Masques with Shivam Bhatt
Episode 53 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we welcome well-known Shivam Bhatt, host of the Casual Magic podcast, former member of the Commanderin’ MTG podcast, and member of the Commander Advisory Group! Shivam’s here to talk about cards from the Masques block. Why Masques? After this tweet, it had to happen: https://twitter.com/ghirapurigears/status/1225660673054498816
This week’s Random Card: fancy Gaea’s Cradle!
Masques name origin story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/take-job-and-love-it-2002-10-28-0
Featured cards include:
Rishadan Pawnshop
Forgotten Harvest
Renounce
Cowardice
Armistice
Mercadian Atlas
False Demise
Overtaker
Vernal Equinox
Calming Verse
Snake Pit
Sailmonger/Squallmonger
Brawl
The “Flailing” Cycle
Divining Witch
Charisma
Celestial Convergence
The “Wind” Cycle
Sheltering Prayers
Overlaid Terrain
Kill Switch
Find Shivam on Twitter: @ghirapurigears
Find Shivam’s podcast, Casual Magic, wherever you find podcasts (for example, Spotify)
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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1h 18min
March 12, 2020 52. Wind Drake
Episode 52 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.
This week, we give you the Top 8 Wind Drakes! That’s right - if it’s a 2/2 flyer that costs two generic mana and one colored mana...it’s eligible for this list. In no particular order, we discuss:
Aerial Guide/Trusted Pegasus/Heavenly Qilin
Angel of Vitality
Animating Faerie
Apex Hawks/Academy Drake
Aven Eternal
Granite Gargoyle
Nimbus Naiad
Screeching Bat
Warden of Evos Isle
Okay, so that was Top 8-ish. Close enough!
We also go back to update the Top 8 Grizzly Bears and Top 8 Flying Men - and we have some changes? Who will make the list? Challengers include Ayula, Queen Among Bears, Wildborn Preserver, Collector Ouphe, Faerie Guidemother, and Spectral Sailor! Check it out!
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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29min
February 20, 2020 51. Theros Beyond Death Facts
Episode 51 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Theros Beyond Death! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, the old cards that Theros Beyond Death made completely obsolete, and some of the things in the set that we haven’t seen before...or at least haven’t seen very often.
This week’s Random Card: https://scryfall.com/card/ogw/111/goblin-freerunner
Theros Beyond Death Story Summary
Is Elspeth being tormented by...a Phyrexian Negator?
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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51min
January 16, 2020 50. Cards of the Year Decade Review
Episode 50 (FIFTY EPISODES!) of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.
This week, we celebrate the New Year by picking our favorite cards of the year for each year of the past decade. The Magic world saw a lot in the 2010s, and we take a quick run through the cards we loved the most.
2010: Vengevine & Grand Architect
2011: Snapcaster Mage & Birthing Pod
2012: Chromatic Lantern & Sphinx’s Revelation
2013: Maze’s End & Prophet of Kruphix
2014: Hornet Nest & Tri-Lands from Khans of Tarkir
2015: Tasigur, the Golden Fang & Collected Company
2016: Thought-Knot Seer & Fevered Visions
2017: Oasis Ritualist & Treasure Map//Treasure Cove
2018: Thief of Sanity & Niv-Mizzet, Parun
2019: Syr Konrad the Grim & Ilharg, the Raze Boar
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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56min
December 18, 2019 49. Quiz Show with David Lyford-Smith
Episode 49 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we welcome back Level 3 Judge and Magic Bracket creator David Lyford-Smith to talk STATS! David clues us in to some fascinating facts about where Magic is at and we talk about where it may be going. David gives the hosts some challenges and YOU can play along at home! Open the links under “Quiz!” below and get ready to challenge yourself. Oh - and spelling counts.
STATS!
Number of standard legal cards, expressed as a chart: LINK
Same data, but rolling 12 month averages: LINK
QUIZ!
What’s the Set? Image Gallery
Connecting Wall Image
MAGIC BRACKET!
Tumblr: https://mtgbracket.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtg_bracket
Bracket Explorer: https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~imilos2/MTGB/
For more from David Lyford-Smith: https://twitter.com/SaviaWanderer
This Week’s Random Card is Maralen of the Mornsong!
Other Mandatory searches: Avatar of Growth, Collective Voyage, Fertilid, Field of Ruin, Pir’s Whim, Scheming Symmetry, Winds of Abandon. Best friends with Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.
As discussed in the open, it’s Zodiac Dog! What a good boi.
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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1h 20min
November 27, 2019 48. Mystery Boosties
Episode 48 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we talk about about Mystery Boosters! We participated in a bunch of Mystery Booster events at Mythic Championship/Magicfest Richmond, and we interviewed our fellow Mystery Boostie drafters to see what cards they were excited about.
Featuring interviews with:
Morgan Wentworth & Travis Gibson
Ally Warfield
Dylan Hand
Freddy Dickens & Lane Johnson
Dominic Z
Meg Rickman
Gabby Carter
Case Johnson
This week’s Random Card: Power Leak!
Mystery Booster reprints: https://scryfall.com/sets/mb1
Mystery Booster “test cards”: https://scryfall.com/sets/cmb1
Gabby’s Tempting Witch Cosplay, if you dare
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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59min
November 14, 2019 47. Throne of Eldraine Facts
Episode 47 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Throne of Eldraine! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, the old cards that Throne of Eldraine made completely obsolete, and some of the things in the set that we haven’t seen before...or at least haven’t seen very often.
Also, this was recorded before we went to Richmond, so check out what we got right and wrong about Mystery Boosters!
This week’s Random Card: https://scryfall.com/card/pcel/3/proposal
Nobles: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Anoble
Warlocks: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Awarlock
Peasants: https://scryfall.com/search?q=type%3Apeasant&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
The Sculpture: https://scryfall.com/card/tc19/24/sculpture
The Mouse: https://scryfall.com/card/teld/4/mouse
Kings and Queens that aren’t type “Noble”
Eli Shiffrin’s article explaining the creature type oracle changes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/oracle-changes-2019-09-27
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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44min
October 30, 2019 46. The Spooky Cube with Ryan Overturf
Episode 46 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.

This week, we bring back listener favorite Ryan Overturf to talk about another one of his cube creations - The Spooooooky Cube! This unique cube is curated to creates tension in both the draft and the gameplay. You loved Ryan’s Grixis Cube on Magic Online, so come check out his latest creation!
The Spooooooky Cube: https://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/91345
Archetypes and Color Map:
COLORPAIR: Primary Archetype (supported archetypes)
WU: Blink (Spells Matter, Humans, Zombies)
WB: Aristocrats (Humans, Zombies, Creatures in GY matter)
WR: Humans (Spells matter, Aristocrats)
WG: Humans (Blink, Creatures in GY matter)
UB: Zombies (Madness, Delirium, Creatures in GY matter)
UR: Spells matter (Madness, Grow)
UG: Grow (Blink, Delirium, Madness, Creatures in GY matter)
BR: Madness (Spells matter, Aristocrats)
BG: Creatures in GY matter (Delirium)
RG: “Werewolves” (Madness)
Dragon Shield’s Spooky (?) Sleeves - https://www.dragonshield.com/product/halloween-dragonart-sleevesmatte-100-standard
Ryan’s Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ryanoverdrive
Ryan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanOverdrive
Star City Games’ new Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/starcitygames
Check out Ryan’s store, Lodestone Coffee & Games
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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1h 20min
October 10, 2019 45. Signature Spellbook - Sam Ihlenfeldt
Episode 45 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.
This week, we’re joined by Magic’s 2018 Rookie of the Year Sam Ihlenfeldt! Sam joins us for an absurd amount of complete nonsense, and we also get around to remembering the eight cards in his personal Signature Spellbook, which includes:
Silvos, Rogue Elemental
Lightning Bolt
Bituminous Blast
Brimstone Volley
Coalition Relic
Villainous Wealth
Myr Battlesphere
Munda, Ambush Leader
Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ihlenfeldt
Assorted nonsense from this episode:
Jareth, what’s happening with your abs? Please see a veterinarian immediately
Read this to know your Caduceus from your Asclepius
Corbin Hosler’s article about Sam
Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)
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1h 12min

FAQs about The Memory Jar:

How many episodes does The Memory Jar have?

The podcast currently has 94 episodes available.