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The Rise of LukkaThe Fall of Other MidrangeAttacking the New Menace

Lotus Box Tournament reportLurrus or Obosh?

Part 2 of our Ikoria set review. Covers Muilti-colored cards in alphabetical order, follow along on scryfall!

Part 1 of our Ikoria set review. Covers Mono Colored cards in WUBRG order, follow along on scryfallPart 2 with Multicolored releases tomorrow 4/14/2020

Matchup chart for last week MFOQs plus weekly championship #1Mono W - kanister Sultai here to stay?

How has quarantine been?MagicFest OnlineWhitehouse’s Paperhttps://twitter.com/fireshoesMTGO Super Qualifiers- Also greathttps://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pioneer-super-qualifier-2020-03-24

PT Phoenix -data studioMonored Eldrazi Standard for Worlds-Azorious ControlMono Red- Good gruulTemur Rec w/Flame Sweep

Pioneer Extravaganza https://mtgmeta.io/tournaments/798 Brusselshttps://mtgmeta.io/tournaments/799 Nagoyahttps://www.minmaxblog.com/magic/2020/1/31/pioneer-pt-deck-stats-win-and-metagame-New and improved Lotus BreachWhat we would play at PT Pheonix-Kevin- Gruul Aggro Sb is not mine, still have to figure outAdam- Sultai Inverter if I had time, I don’t so Mono-Red AggroAaron - Mono-Red Aggro

Standard:Simic Ramp Mono R - Why has Mono Red come around later in the format than usual? Mono W Kevin Mono W Aaron PioneerInverter

Theros Standard Uw Control (Current version)Mono Black DevotionGw/b PantsSultai Pod (How to combo)Red Aggroish Pioneer Lotus BreachMox BreachChanges to Possibility Storm

Aaron wins in Knoxville with Gb Yawg Modern bans Anything spoiled since last episode that changes outlook for Standard?Nessian HornbeetleIlysian CaryatidWarbriar BlessingThrenody SingerKarametra’s BlessingTranscendent EnvoyPhalanx TacticsBronzehide LionElspeth Conquers DeathDream TrawlerWolfwillow HavenLabyrinth of SkophosThassa’s InterventionShatter the SkyNightmare ShepherdNessian WandererHeliod’s InterventionHeliod’s PunishmentSetessan TrainingSentinel’s EyesDestiny SpinnerEnigmatic IncarnationMystic RepealDaybreak ChimeraAdam 50 Deck Challenge (Tweet version might be easier to parse) GW Pants Aggro

Theros Spoilers:Elspeth, Sun’s NemesisAshiok, Nightmare MuseAthreos, Shroud-VeiledStaggering InsightUnderworld Rage-HoundMire’s GraspIronscale Hydra  Good Clean Card of the Year

Friday PTQSaturday PTQSunday Challenge

Pioneer in the week following bans RW- How does this deck 5-0?Thoughts on RallyMTGO Premier Play ProgramStandard MC- Esper “Control”Rakdos FiresJund Fires5c FiresWhat would you play?Elemental Fires

Aaron’s MCV ExperienceAdam @ ELeagueStandard B&R- FotD BannedIs Oko too good? Where to go from here?Non Oko decks- GW Adventure GB AdventureKnights- does it change?BR Sacrifice  

Bant GolosB/G AdventuresW/G AdventuresU/G FlashMono-Black AggroBant RampGolos Fires

We talk about the many decks that are revolving around the focus of the format: GolosAaron’s GW Adventure ListGolos FiresJeskai Fires CavaliersMonored 

Decklists in order:Simic FlashMonored AggroMardu KnightsAaron’s Mardu ComparisonGu RampGB Adventure AggroGW AdventureWitching Hour

General and open discussion on the B&R announcement.  

Aaron’s SCG Rich Top 8 w/ Mono Red Adam’s MCW w/  Bant ScapeshiftCzech House Kethis

Discussion on Standard's shift to VampiresAttacking that shift by going off the deep end into two decksMerfolk and Big Red...will they work? 

SCG Columbus Wrap-upEmma’s GaakAaron vents about her thoughts on dynamic value in MtG after watching Adam make a few errors in one of his matches.Standard-Top 4:NexusShiftBant Ramp/PileMonoredTier under:Jund DinoVampiresEsperFeatherTier of pet decks:ElementalsFlash 

Quick wrap-up from Season 2 Points leader Aaron’s SCG Win/ Philadelphia team tournament.Also Aarons SCG Classic top 8Adam’s Boros Feather IQ Mythic with testing Sultai Flash (Keira)and Temur Shift (Ray Perez)A rant about Mono-Red and knowing your roleBantshift dominates MF Denverhttps://www.channelfireball.com/gp-denver-top-8-lists/Modern talk for Columbus

Bridge from Below got banned...but we would rather talk about Standard-Where the meta game has progressed to this week?-What mistakes are being made when building a deck? “Multidimensional Decks”-How to attack them.What we would play this weekend:Boros FeatherUG Flood->TemurFloodNexusMono Red  

Congrats to Aaron on the SCGPitt Top 8!Week 0 Standard is here...and many MPL members and SCG grinders are plucking decks from Adam's Pastebin! We go over those decks and a few more:Temur ElementalsVampiresNaya FeatherOmnifloodMolderhulkScapeshift/Gates

Quick wrap on current standard and the top 4 of MC3Review of what you need to be aware of when building decks with new M20 cards. Discussion of spoilers since last week and some that may challenge the current pillars of Standard.How some Core 20 cards may impact Modern. Including  Aaron offering to play ANY infect brew you send! @Runeclaw_Barich on Twitter!Adam's M20 Brews:https://pastebin.com/u/yoman5

Returning after a couple years off, Kevin and Aaron return with Adam(Yoman5) to discuss a plethora of competitive Magic: The Gathering Topics. The Hogaak MonsterMH1 innovations with Aaron and InfectFrom Gruul Immortal to the MC3- A quick look at standard's transformation since Adam's Gruul InnovationsM20 Preview Season- So many spoilers!Glad to be back!