Shardlight Radio: The Argent Saga Podcast. Each week mrben will tackle a topic relating to the card game and break it down in way that is accessible to casual and interesting to competitive fans. Join us!
In Episode 33 mrben breaks down the good and bad about the new draft format. Facebook draft post- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1088701558165066&id=628092537559306 ArgentSaga.com draft page- https://argentsaga.com/booster-draft/ Legible images of draft pack cards- https://argentsaga.com/store/cards/
In Episode 32 mrben reviews the recently spoiled Ascension card Enemy of My Enemy and discusses the game/card that clearly inspired it.
In Episode 31 mrben reveals three new cards coming out in Ascension. Be sure to get your packs at your local game store on March 26th.
In Episod 30 mrben geeks out over the new unit type Omega Units. Â Some Omega Units- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1078941269141095&id=628092537559306 Comprehensive Rules- https://argentsaga.com/comprehensive-rules/?fbclid=IwAR3ba5wiJQfanG46YTfVBzqKHO1vsQpatGz715M9oc4PWWHKr47NzMpGmFE Â
In Episode 29 mrben breaks down some information from Argent Saga Championship VI, Vegas. Champion breakdown- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218865549063322&set=gm.2601731583414776&type=3&av=107001790661157&eav=Afaze3ZHpqW2CVDWSMGVRCJuZXJFnw7VI5Vs09S02_ERiaGpzN_XA9wHZrHs9fdROXA&theater&ifg=1 Top 8 decklists- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218867908122297&set=pcb.2601942743393660&type=3&theater&ifg=1
In Episode 28 mrben thinks out loud about the state of Argent Sage as the game feels some growing pains.
In Episode 27 mrben breaks down the full Conviction release and considers what the future of the LCG pack model might be.
In Episode 25 mrben talks about the full art reprints coming out in Conviction and the impact on card value they may have.
In Episode 24 mrben is joined by Kalen Nelson to tackle the highs and lows of the Orlando December Championship.
In Episode 23 mrben reveals and provides the best analysis in the world for two cards coming in the Conviction expansion.
In Episode 22 mrben talks about the line of play that defeats all of us- giving in to TILT. The Build Phase Episode 200
In Episode 21 mrben gets between the Reckless and the Raging and attempts to determine which Shardbeast reigns supreme!
In Episode 20 mrben breaks down each Secret Rare in Revelations.
Sooo, Ergon is back. So how does he stack up against the other Champs? Well. He stacks up super well.
In Episode 18 mrben reflects on the Revelations Sneak Peek event and talks about which cards stood out during sealed play.
In Episode 17 mrben is joined by Alex Logan, winner of the recent Columbus Championship. The conversation covers deck building and meta choices as well as come set predictions and a few complaints about broken cards. Alex is a member of True Duelist, their content can be found here. If you want to participate in a sneak peak event this weekend, check out this list of participating stores.
From Oct 23rd until Oct 30th a ton of news came out about Argent Saga. In this episode mrben stumbles through all of it without an outline. Geek City event details https://www.facebook.com/ShardlightRadio/posts/145936063434396 Wade's Comic Madness https://www.facebook.com/comicmadness/
Grab your hard hat, here we go. In this episode mrben attempts to lay out the events of the last week or so in the Argent Saga community. This episode was intended to capture what took place and comment on it. If any details are wrong or if you feel your side of the story wasn't properly told, then please hit us up on facebook so we can correct the error. John's original post. Jim's post, followed by John's comment on that post. Â Patreon post https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-update-30968667
In Episode 14 mrben is joined by Richmond Champs 4th place finisher Jonathan Ball to discuss his Gillian/Sola deck. Link to decklist https://www.argentsagadecks.com/Decks/Details/167
In Episode 13 mrben reviews every card in the Genesis expansion and muses about the value you get in each pack. Â Â https://www.patreon.com/TheBuildPhase
In Episode 12 mrben breaksdown a new deck called The Intuition Pump. This deck was submitted to ArgentSagaDecks.com for their deck building contest. Link to the decklist https://www.argentsagadecks.com/Decks/Details/148
In Episode 11 mrben profiles a deck so ferocious it knocks out opponents. Like an Edson Barboza wheel kick. This deck comes in over the top of any restrictions or Guardians the opposing player may think stand in your way. Link to the decklist-https://www.argentsagadecks.com/Decks/Details/72
In Episode 10 of Shardlight Radio mrben reveals two new cards set to be released in the Genesis Expansion of Argent Saga. Genesis will be released Oct 11th and includes 25 new cards. Out of those 25, 8 will be cards that will be featured again in Set 2: Revelations. Â
In Episode 9 mrben is joined by Kalen Nelson, one of the two casters for the recent Indy Champs event. The conversation covers Indy, Ergon, and the clearly obvious choice for the best Water 1drop. Kalen's youtube-->Â https://www.youtube.com/user/TheValachorin/videos
In Episode 8 mrben is joined by Argent Saga Community Manager Ryan Miles to discuss game design, Indy Champs, and one sullen gargolye.
IT'S TIME! Introducing first, in the blue corner! Everyone's favorite tower scouting, deck stacking cat, MR KINS! And in the other blue corner! Known for cracking towers and knocking bad draws to the bottom of the deck, Azure Seer! Who is the best blue 1drop in the game!? Listen in and find out. Â No. It is not you. Sit back down. Sigh... Amateurs.
In Episode 6 mrben talks about the deck he piloted in a recent tournament on Untap. Decklist 1 Gillian, the Witch Queen 1 Sola, The Light Spirit Units 3 Mr. Kins, Cryptic Familiar 3 Raging Shardbeast 3 Azure Guardian 1 Acid Monger 3 Yuki, The Lightning Flash 3 Mei-Yu's Assistant 1 Transfiguration Master 3 Iakuma Juggernaut 1 Twilight Knight Spells 3 Phantasmal Guards 3 Ancient Serpent's Breath 3 Omega Magic: Mizu 3 Corum Reinforcements 3 Gathering Shardlight 2 Omega Magic: Hikari 2 Shards of Winter Shards 6 Argent Shard 3 Hallowed Crystal 1 Corona, the Spirit Ruby Sideboard 1 Kyte, the Air Spirit 1 Sylphia, Spirit of the Air 2 Garga, Keeper of Gales 1 Mei-Yu, Grand Sorceress 1 Stormcaster of Azure Tower 3 Omega Magic: Kaze 1 Celestial Magic: Chronostasis 2 Monarch's Sky Dagger 3 Zephyr Crystal  Like the show? Want to buy me a beer? Cool. https://www.patreon.com/TheBuildPhase
The comprehensive rules for Argent Saga were updated on August 26th. This includes some basic clarifications as well as two signifigant changes. Tune in and make sure you know how to play the game! Â Link to the CR-Â https://argentsaga.com/comprehensive-rules/ Link to the fb rules discussion group-Â https://www.facebook.com/groups/2145728919051914/
 In Episode 4 mrben explains what is and isn't changing in Betrayal 2.0 and goes over details for the next three expansions. Jim's description of the changes in 2.0--> https://www.facebook.com/groups/2044526875801919/permalink/2382084628712807/ Look at the new card finish in 2.0--> https://www.facebook.com/jim.mcmahan.12/posts/3037763859583852 Expansion release road map--> https://www.phdgames.com/argent-saga-generations-genesis-revelations-alter-reality-games/?fbclid=IwAR1o7Qa0UHMJJo009oGyfzsjKebswrSLEIUztvN4sLuluznPMltZpDw3jsg
In Episode 3 mrben does a card by card breakdown of the Gillian/Sola deck he calls Drawn All Day. Link to the decklist-->Â https://www.argentsagadecks.com/Decks/Details/16
In Episode 2 mrben talks about the first wave of spoiled cards in Generations Pack 1. Legendary Shards, card advantage Carbuncles, and some boring blank text boxes. Oh my.
In Episode 1 of Shardlight Radio mrben breaks down and compares all of the Spirits currently available in Argent Saga.
In Episode 0 of Shardlight Radio mrben introduces himself and his background in card games, then lays out the vision for this podcast.
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