Spike Colony

Mike and Lanny return to your usual programming, discussing a little burn, a lot of replenish, and the dawn of battle-cruiser premodern.Iron man vs. the Hulk article: https://medium.com/@lannynyny/iron-man-vs-the-hulk-6f31362b412Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

The Goblin King, James Smits, joins Mike and Lanny to talk about his Lobstercon weekend, highlighted by a win in the Friday side event!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/ 

The Eternal Durdles guys chat with Lanny during the Lobstercon pizza break to talk through the truly wild night before. After that, Lanny breaks down his first five matches with UW dreadnought at the day 1 event.You can find Eternal Durdles on Youtube and everwhere else! https://www.youtube.com/@EternalDurdles*Spoiler* Nick drops at 6-0-2 before top 8 to get dinner, what a legend.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations/subscriptions grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

Lobstercon Precursor tournament champion Bill Ellis and scrubbed out to do commentary Andy and Lanny drive home from another joyous Lobstercon weekend!Thanks to everyone who made the weekend so special and shout out to all the listeners that said hello! SC fans stay winning, except when you play against me next year...Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

SWB and Lanny have a long drive to Boston for Lobstercon. We cover everything cuz it's a long drive! Great convo about ranges, tournament prep, wanting to win, if playing is stressful or relaxing and more!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

As Lobstercon looms, Mike and Lanny work through their complex feelings for some of the top decks in the format and Zooey Deschanel.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/ 

Visit data.duresscrew.com to follow along with this episode!Billy from Duress Crew joins the cast to chat about breakfast, salty tide, filtered winrates, and later MJF drops in to review the three gears!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

Lan D Ho joins your regular hosts to chat through the greatest players of all time, whether or not they played red decks, and more!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

This week, Lanny hits the road to play a 42 person tournament in New Jersey. In the car joining him is Andy Levine. Plus bonus chats with Mike Harris, Rich Bucey, and of course, Michael J Flores.Lots of chat spanning deck selection for sweaty tournaments, comp REL for Premodern tournaments and more! Audio is gonna be a little shakey this episode due to technical constraints.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

Mike and Lanny recap an action packed Manhattan meetup where Mike managed to beat Dreadnought 4 times in a row with Replenish (before losing to elves?)Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/

A potpourri of topics today as Mike and Lanny blast through talking about Mystic Enforcer, the everchanging meta, Terrageddon, Goblins, Attunement sucks btw, and new borders.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony⁠ (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/

SWB joins the cast to talk about all things premodern and his hot streak winning 5 of 6 NYC meetups.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

David returns to the podcast to debate if the monster he created truly has any vulnerability.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

*Tempting Wurm intensifies*Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

With decklists released and intricate combo lines explained, Mike and Lanny dive deeper into the Italian Nationals top 8 lists as well as the Polish Nationals BG Pit-less Rack deck in an effort to find the perfect deck to play at the upcoming mega-meetup.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Sam Black joins the cast to talk about the latest on his enchantress deck, the state of the format, and his process in brewing new decks!Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny talk about the flurry of tournaments this past week in Italy, Rochester, and Madison. Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny are back and dive deep on their match and post match testing of burn vs. BG Survival. We also talk some elves and what to do in what's seems to be becoming the dreadnought format. Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny work to steer the Spike Colony ship back to port with the help of Lobstercon quarterfinalist Andy Levine. Andy joins us to talk playtesting and discuss thoughts on the recently released matchup matrix from the Duress crew at data.duresscrew.com LOVE, SPIKE COLONY Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Maximum pain this episode as the Spikes can't come close to agreeing about anything about Tempting Wurm. Hopefully next episode is better! There's a fun bit towards the end though!

Mike and Lanny clash on whose UGw intuition deck is superior and then talk about brewing and what defines tier 1. Mike's Deck: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMG_7osXwAAxBaN?format=jpg&name=large Lanny's Deck: https://youtu.be/Zz7Sw7BUEeU?si=Cicjisl4l-j8woys Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny keep hashing some of the discussion from last episode surrounding the state of the format and announce a very special incentive for the next brew to break the format. Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Trying to get you that sweet sweet content but life is getting in the way! Lanny checks in really quick with Aaron Dicks and his vibes on the format as the usual community grumbling has seen a slight increase recently.

We invite Mano onto the podcast in an attempt to distill the best of both of our podcasts to bring you the best meta super-podcast episode ever! Instead we avoid talking about magic for an hour and when we finally do, it's mostly in reference to a deck pic you can't see!

Mike and Lanny discuss their collective picks for the Premodern Super Gauntlet, a wild 64 deck single elimination bracket run by Mike Arnold! Check out Super Gauntlet Matches! https://www.youtube.com/@bladeofllanowar2662 Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Rich Shay joins the podcast to go super deep on methodologies, theories, strategies, Replenish, Lobstercon, and how much we dislike The Rock. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

This week's episode is all about the deck that took Lobstercon weekend by storm! Learn all about Dr. DR Surf and Surf from its architect himself, David Raczka! We also look into how decks can consider evolving to beat the deck! Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

The spikes get to chat with the man who spiked the hardest last weekend - repeat Lobstercon champion Brian Selden! Congrats to Brian on a well-earned win and HUGE thanks to DFB, Jared, and Duress Crew for putting on a superb Lobstercon weekend. Check out decklists from the event: https://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=40553 Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Structured episode! This week Mike and Lanny work through every deck on the metagame tier list and discuss each one's chances at NA/EU champs! Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny  Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny go deep on theory this week, thinking about the three gears and how to apply them everywhere. They also discuss the winning Ponza decklist from the Universal Premodern Champs last week. Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

I'm back after a lovely trip through Europe (shout out to the German listeners, I wish New York could be that clean!) MJF and Lanny catch up on the dramatic finale of the PSS, touch back on some burn/goblins findings, and talk through some new potential in old archetypes. LOVE SPIKE COLONY! Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

I'm away in Europe for The Eras Tour, please enjoy this episode with the philosophers of fire returning to discuss more red deck wins. I haven't listened but I'm sure it covers how burn beats goblins and sulfuric vortex is the best and lava dart is poo, because why would they think anything else! LOVE LANNY AND SPIKE COLONY AND AARON

Lan D Ho and SWB join the cast to talk over the most recent $1K 'Premodern and Chill' Tournament in NYC hosted at Endless Life Brewing. Everyone but Mike made top 4 and we dive deep into our deck choices and runs through the tournament. Catch PSS the action live Wednesdays at 7p EDT: https://www.twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

(update: I played rifter, it still sucks) We talk results from the largest Premodern tournament of all time! Also catch up on 2 weeks of PSS and get back into a little gobbo vs. burn. LOVE SPIKE COLONY Catch PSS the action live Wednesdays at 7p EDT: https://www.twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny try to talk as little as possible about contemporary magic and dive into Mono B Contamination, a deck that forces you to change how you think! Plus some super deep discussion on how to build an effective sideboard! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY Catch PSS the action live Wednesdays at 7p EDT: https://www.twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

The gang debriefs the opening week of PSS and chats deck selection and general Premodern pot pourri! Catch PSS the action live Wednesdays at 7p EDT: https://www.twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike and Lanny talk about all the decks of the PSS6, a yearly webcam premodern series featuring 8 players each with 3 decks to choose from. The games are always great and the lineup is stacked with talent! Catch PSS the action live Wednesdays at 7p EDT: https://www.twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Lan joins the cast once more to talk spice and everything nice! 0:00 Spice Tournament Banter 10:28 Stack Abuse, Jenn the Judge Call, Mike is humiliated in the town square 43:00 Back to Spice- Lan's Pattern Rector Combo 52:51 Other spice deck highlights 1:03:24 Mike's meetup ‘win' with the Rock 1:22:36 Elves and Goblins 1:43:16 Metagame Talk 1:58:05 Tsabo's Web 2:23:46 Wrap up ko-fi.com/spikecolony

Mike, Lanny and Lan run down Lan's Oath-Replenish deck and bounce around some observations on emerging trends in Premodern in an attempt to get a grasp on the metagame going into the most important NA tournament of the year, Lobstercon! Keep your eyes out as registration goes live around 10a ET on 4/28

Sam Black drops in on the pod to chat about his latest takes on Premodern and dives deep into his growing catalog of Old School brews! Check out Sam's Moxfield here https://www.moxfield.com/users/SamuelHBlack And Sam's everything else @SamuelHBlack online!

Mike and Lanny go super deep on Goblins vs. Burn after Mike's shocking choice to take the draw! This week ended up being a 2 part episode as the one and only Sam Black drops in mid-record, stay tuned!

What are show notes if all time circles back into itself and topics exist not in discrete units but rather an endless continuum of circular reasoning? Hour 1: Storm at Easter Champs 58:00 a few minutes on the other t8 decks before returning to storm, and then back to the other t8 decks for the next hour or so. Hour 3: Mostly random banter Win a Mox AND cash tourney at Fifth Hammer Brewing on 4/28 Endless Wurm at Endless Life on 5/4 Details at https://www.mtgnyc.com/calendar LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

10:40 Agency detour 14:40 Marvel Snap detour 20:00 Premodern talk begins 28:30 Devourer 49:00 Tireless Tribe 52:00 Shazam vs. Superman / GAT 1:00:00 Mono B beatdown 1:16:00 What are we thinking of playing at the upcoming Bearded Dragon 1k 1:34:00 Goblins I lost my burn vs. GW oath match lol LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Show Notes?!? 0:01:20 - Discussing Mike saying burn players are bad 0:30:00 - Premodern 0:35:35 - Tsabo's web 0:49:40 - Mengu Elves, but then Mike talks a little contemporary magic 0:56:50 - ‘One card per turn' talk 1:16:40 - Detour to talk about critical mass 1:22:00 - When has Ponza been good before? 1:26:00 - Agency LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Bill joins us to discuss his championship run and the continued rise of the newest menace of Premodern. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY.

I had to run to cook dinner for the Mrs. So we recorded a quick one. So levels and background noise will be bad but sorry. I got 2nd with GAT, Mike got t4 with UW. LOVE SPIKE COLONY!

RG Terravore Oath Ponza takes down 2 mid-sized swiss tournaments on the same day. Mike and Lanny yell at each other for too long mostly about whether or not it beats burn. (Note from the editor: at the time of this recording and over the last month, we hadn't looked into much background on the RG deck and I just slapped on -pauloosh because it looked close enough to the GW deck. Turns out Billy, the recent winner at Worcester's monthly and oath-ponza brewer, came up with the first effective TvTyrant-g-oath-ponza splashing red list a while back. Fran's winning take came later and, notably, the two lists were incidentally very close. I called it a Tesla/Edison thing in the pod, which is pretty accurate. So we'll officially endorse the usage of MCLD, or BillyTyrantPauloosh? Teslaoath???) We also talk prep for our upcoming 1K at Endless Life Brewing hosted by Sunny and rehash the tier list! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Mike pulls in another 4-0 this week at meet up and the pals discuss old decks, new decks and dive somewhat deep on what they hate about certain decks. Also some mild gearing up for the $1K coming in a couple weeks! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Lanny and Mike catch up after over a month of not podding together! We chat the tournament spree, new tech, and everything in between. This was recorded on 2/3 - congrats to Bryn for winning the 1K at SCG Con Hartford! We'll be back on the mostly weekly schedule now that I'm home. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

The Premodern master of burn joins Michael J to talk about all the hot decks right now including burn and Aaron's spicy new old UB Psychanought. They also talk PSS4, Lobstercon '22, and other fun premodern memories! LOVE SPIKE COLONY! in fact, love spike colony so much that this week will be a double episode drop

Fpawlusz joins as our special guest host hot off his win at the first Magic Online Series Premodern Challenge w/ RG Oathpauloosh. I haven't listened to this episode yet so complain to Mike about any of the content… I'm back in February, LOVE, SPIKE COLONY