The Astrolab

Joe and Scott catch up on MTG unbannings, new Pauper downshifts, and Baldur's Gate 3.

Joe and Scott are back after a month of busy stuff to talk about Bowmasters. And other stuff, of course.

Joe and Scott catch up on MTG and other things.

Joe and Scott catch up after a few weeks of break time.

Joe and Scott go over some local tournament scene issues, call in the Pinkertons, and Scott goes on a tirade. Just a regular day in The Astrolab.

Joe & Scott talk about the D&D movie, and probably some Magic.

Joe & Scott talk about Legacy bans, Lord of the Rings, and more.

Joe and Scott talk about a lot of paper Magic stuff.

Joe and Scott talk about Vintage/Pauper and The Legend of Vox Machina.

Joe & Scott talk more D&D and some Phyrexia cards.

Joe & Scott talk about D&D for a change and about the recent OGL 1.1 controversy.

Joe & Scott get one final episode in before the end of 2022 and the holidays. Relevant Links Dark Depths Podcast w/ Gavin Verhey as guest - https://anchor.fm/darkdepthspod/episodes/Making-Magic-with-Gavin-Verhey---Ep--118-e1shmn2

Joe is back from vacation, so Joe and Scott talk about Legacy/Modern/Pioneer and other stuff.

Joe and Scott talk a bit before Joe's vacation about Brother's War, stickers, Andor, and other stuff.

Joe and Scott hang out and catch up on Magic and other stuff.

Joe and Scott talk about post DMU stuff, Pioneer, and more.

Joe and Scott dive into a quick episode to talk about the latest QoL changes for Magic Online. Relevant Links MTGO Announcements - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-announcements-august-30-2022 Dominaria United MTGO - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/dominaria-united-magic-online-edition-2022-08-30 Urza's Saga by Justin Gennari - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVFoxN631Nw Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott cover a lot of Magic news in catching up, and also gush over Doctor Who.

Joe and Scott talk about Dominaria United, Unfinity, and Arena Anthology sets. Relevant Links: Dominaria United - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/legends-return-first-dominaria-united-previews-are-here-2022-07-21 Mark Rosewater on Unfinity - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/690641000695218176/here-are-the-cards-previewed-in-todays-panel Mark Rosewater on Stickers - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/690640495809019904/back-in-november-we-said-that-the-draft-boosters Explorer Anthology 1 / Historic Anthology 6 - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/explorer-anthologies-1-and-historic-anthologies-6-spoilers Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe's back from Trotcon, and he and Scott talk about stuff like Commander, Vintage Leagues, Legacy events, and more. Relevant Links Arena Historic Anthology 6/Explorer Anthology 1 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-announcements-july-20-2022 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott catch up and talk about Displacer Kitten, Modern/EDH, and stuff. Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe & Scott are back after a bit of another break and talking about D&D, MTGO All Access, and all sorts of stuff. Relevant Links Magic Online Turns 20! Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott are back after a break and talking about Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. Relevant Links Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate - https://scryfall.com/sets/clb?as=grid&order=spoiled MTGO Announcements - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-announcements-may-24-2022 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Technical difficulties with Zoom lead to a shorter episode this week, recorded on May the 4th where Joe and Scott talk a bit about Explorer, SCG Con Pittsburgh, and some Star Wars. Relevant Links Explorer Announcement:https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-streets-new-capenna-2022-04-21 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk a bit about 8Mulch in Legacy after Joe's day at Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 8, as well as some Modern and New Capenna spoilers. Relevant Links Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 8 - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/buffalo-chicken-dip-legacy-8#online Travis Brown Hammer - https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/157484 Steven Yean Yawgmoth - https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/157450 Mono Red Midrange - https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/157471 Azorius D&T - https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/157475 Pioneer Tier List - https://playingpioneer.com/pioneer-tier-list/ New Capenna Spoilers - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Streets+of+New+Capenna#online Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about formats, Commander Legends, and New Capenna. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott follow up on Modern post Lurrus ban! Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast BnR Announcement 3-7 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/march-7-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement Modern League 3-15 Results - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-league-2022-03-15#online Modern Super Qualifier 3-13 Results - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-super-qualifier-12396363#online MTGO Announcements 3-15 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-announcements-march-15-2022 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott just chat about Magic because it's a slow news week. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast BCDL 8 Announcement - https://twitter.com/BcdLegacy/status/1499137095683780615 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott follow up on Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander stuff with some talk about Kappa Cannoneer, as well as Secret Lair stuff PLUS some Vox Machina discussion. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Secret Lair - https://secretlair.wizards.com/us Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott follow up off the heels of Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 7 as well as talk about Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty spoilers. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 7 - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/buffalo-chicken-dip-legacy-7#online This Week in Legacy - Golden Chicken 3.0 - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/this-week-in-legacy-golden-chicken-3-0 Kamigawa Neon Dynasty - https://scryfall.com/sets/neo?as=grid&order=spoiled Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

The monkey is gone! Joe and Scott talk about BnRs both for Pauper and for Legacy, and also a bit about the lack of Modern. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast January 20 BnR - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-20-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement January 25 BnR - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-25-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement Forsythe Modern Tweet - https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1486413738181758979?s=20 SCG Article - https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/scg-announces-forthcoming-content-changes/ Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about the Pauper Format Panel and how this might function for other formats. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Pauper Format Panel - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-pauper-format-panel-2022-01-10 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

We're a Centaurworld podcast now, didn't you know? Just kidding. Scott and Joe get back together after the New Year to discuss upcoming MTG events and some Pioneer. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott catch up post Thanksgiving and talk about various Magic topics. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about Innistrad: Crimson Vow / Commander as well as some Disney+ Day stuff. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast VOW - https://scryfall.com/sets/vow?as=grid&order=set VOC - https://scryfall.com/sets/voc?as=grid&order=set Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott catch up and talk about various formats. Also, topics of Eternal Weekend, Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy, and Secret Lairs. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Secret Lairs - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/stranger-things-are-happening-secret-lair-2021-10-14 Eternal Weekend 2021 - https://magic.gg/news/get-ready-for-eternal-weekend-2021 BCDL 11/20 - https://twitter.com/BcdLegacy/status/1451165475547885571 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe's back from vacation, so we talk about that a lot, also stuff about Midnight Hunt/Historic Brawl + event news. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott are back after a bit of a small break before a larger break to talk about Magic set announcement news in the last week. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Secret Lair Superdrop Out of Tiem - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/good-times-secret-lairs-out-time-superdrop-2021-08-24 Magic Showcase 2021 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk a bit about the coverage on Twitter of the Secret GP, the playmat, and all the insanity as well as Innistrad: Midnight Hunt spoilers and a love letter to "The Suicide Squad". Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast The Secret GP - https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2021/08/the-secret-gp/ CGU Playmat - https://twitter.com/JennyMatrixDXM/status/1424372527477010433 TCC video on Premodern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3vJEZeBH0 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt - https://scryfall.com/sets/mid?as=grid&order=spoiled Legacy Showcase Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-12326134#online Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

It's the 50th episode and quite frankly there's not a lot of MTG news outside of Historic Horizons! Joe and Scott talk about that and a bunch of non-MTG life stuff. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast JumpStart Historic Horizons - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Jumpstart+Historic+Horizons#online Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about Secret GPs, AFR Story stuff, some Historic Horizons talk and of course, Loki. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Secret GP - https://twitter.com/andersoneclair/status/1417492799352623107 AFR Story Modules - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/scarlet-flames-2021-06-30 AFR MTR Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2021-07-19 Historic Horizons - https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1418652869272776710 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about experiences with the Forgotten Realms, Forgotten Realms Commander, some Secret Lair stuff, and a little catch-up on Loki. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast AFR Commander Precon Lists - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms-commander-precon-decklists Secret Lair Swag Box - https://twitter.com/coL_Amazonian/status/1414069336558510081 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott dive deep into Adventures in the Forgotten Realms! Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast AFR Spoilers - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Adventures+in+the+Forgotten+Realms#online State of the Game Arena - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-adventures-forgotten-realms-2021-07-02 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk a little MH2, but then we talk a LOT about Forgotten Realms and DUNGEONS! Also a bit of Loki spoilers. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Maro's Teaser - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/654796149819162624/maros-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms-teaser AFR Spoilers - https://scryfall.com/sets/afr?order=spoiled&as=grid Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott discuss the impact of Modern Horizons 2 on various formats. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Vintage 101: The Land - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/vintage-101-the-land Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott dive into Modern Horizons 2! Plus a little bit from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms! Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Mythic Spoiler MH2 - http://mythicspoiler.com/ MH2 Scryfall - https://scryfall.com/sets/mh2?as=grid&order=spoiled AFR Scryfall - https://scryfall.com/sets/afr Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about the MPL/Pro Play sunset, BnR announcements about Historic, and Historic Anthology 5. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast MTG ESports Announcement - https://magic.gg/news/esports-transitions-and-getting-back-to-gathering Mark Rosewater- https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1393201459039281155 Historic Banned Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/may-19-2021-banned-and-restricted-announcement Historic Anthology 5 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/get-ready-historic-anthology-5-2021-05-17 WPN Store Policies - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/wpn-updates-store-event-policies Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott go over a TON of Magic news this week from Modern Horizons 2 to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast THE HORSE STREAM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGiAOmOFodQ Summer of Legend Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

It's our one year anniversary! We wax poetic on what we've learned in a year, and what Magic might look like post pandemic in paper. Also, Secret Lairs and Captain America and the Winter Soldier. We also give a shout out to Nathan Golia of Eternal Durdles, who recently departed that show! ALSO, JEWELED LOTUS IN LEGACY! Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Eternal Durdles - https://twitter.com/EternalDurdles Jeweled Lotus Legacy Deck - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3944780#online Modern Walks - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-wurg-90629d84-bff9-436f-826f-b3752cd7f19f#paper Secret Lair Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/now-entering-dr-lairs-secretorium-superdrop-2021-04-22 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Our 40th episode! We talk about Week 1 of Strixhaven so far, plus Episode 5 of Falcon/Winter Soldier! Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

Joe and Scott talk about the full Strixhaven spoiler, plus Commander 2021, and Falcon/Winter Soldier. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Strixhaven Spoilers - https://scryfall.com/sets/stx?order=set&as=grid C21 Spoilers - https://scryfall.com/sets/c21?order=spoiled&as=grid Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music