The PlayingArena Podcast

Darren shapeshifts into notable Wizards of the Coast employee Ian Duke, and Anthony takes his toy wheel out for a spin. Sorry the episode is late---Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Darren top 8's a tournament, Jesse builds Esper Greasefang, and Anthony thinks that an old card is not iconic. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Jesse is back with a vengeance as this time we talk about one of Magic's bigger blunders and what to do when you're just not feeling it anymore. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Darren and Anthony talk about a bad meta, a tier 0 nightmare, and things that would make magic boomers shed a tear. ---Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

This episode, Anthony and Darren talk about the secret number that makes WotC furious - the secondary market price of a card.Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Sorry we took another break right after taking a break, but the break we took before that was so good we wanted to do it again for a third time. Some day this show will get onto a regular schedule hopefully. Anyway, we talk about our Timeless tournament, Value Vintage, Modern bans I guess, and also the cards we think are cool from that Tarkir set that released last week.Visit the Value Vintage Discord HERE: https://discord.gg/fxqfY99WZ8Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

This week the crew talk about the two coolest ways to play magic, competitive pioneer and competitive modern. And after that it's on to cheating and why if you're going to do it, at least you should be good at it. Also he have a tournament! Sign up for it, or don't, i'm not your dad. FREE 1k Tournament:https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/266144Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Today the gang talks about the pro tour that happened or something, I don't know, I didn't watch it. They also discuss some of their favorite magic accomplishments and how your story ain't over till its over. Here's anthony's decklist that he placed second with at an RCQ.https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6942422#paper---Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

MAX SPEED!!!This time we picked some Aetherdrift spoilers that we thought were cool and talked about them. If you were looking for competitive advice on new cards, or accurate card evaluations that you can apply practically to your every day experience, you've come to the wrong place. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://partner.tcgplayer.com/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

The regular crew returns to get a quick glance at Aetherdrift before becoming violently ill. Then after that they talk about their favorite Pro Tour Winning decks, which is much more enjoyable.Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

In this special extra edition of the show, we are joined by Mitchell, an admin from the Value Vintage discord server, to talk about the best format that you're not playing yet, why you should, and what makes it so cool. See the discord here:https://discord.gg/fxqfY99WZ8Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

It's 2025; new year new me. We cover all the things we loved and not loved from 2024, look forward to some changes coming in the new year, and also talk about Standard a little bit.Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

BANS! This episode, we talk about all of the changes that every format received on Monday and how we're all extremely excited for each of them.Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

This episode, we continue to gush over foundations, cry over pioneer, ask a spike, and shill for an entire 5 minutes 32 seconds.Darren's Deck Listhttps://www.moxfield.com/decks/KOMuwR4UEkWztcXD-3UGHQAnthony's Deck Listhttps://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6753922#paper-Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Today, Anthony is joined by Jesse and Darren to talk about all the ways that the Magic you know and love is being ripped away from you. Also the next set is hype AF and we're all very excited to continue playing the game.Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Today we talk about the recently passed American RC, our thoughts on new duskmourn cards and their impacts, and how our Canadian friend should stick to playing good cards and good decks. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Anthony is joined by Darren and Jesse for duskmourn previews. Everyone is very excited about it and we also think that every card you enjoy is both good and has great flavor.---Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Ben and Darren join Anthony to cover the latest ban list update, wherein Grief and Nadu were banned in modern and Amalia and Sorin were banned in Pioneer. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Jesse joins Anthony to talk about how bad Bloomburrow is and why you should feel bad for liking it. ---Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg. If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support.https://patreon.com/the_gatheringTo chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord! https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhRTo support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or sealed product, with our affiliate link over at TCGPlayer.com. When you do, we get a kick back that goes towards the ever-ongoing growth of our website and its products.http://tcgplayer.pxf.io/TheGatheringThanks for listening. www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse, Darren and Ben talk Bloomburrow spoilers and Jesse learns what an otter is.www.thegathering.gg

The full podcast crew breaks down the Modern Pro Tour, Magic: Foundations (the new Core Sets) and Standard Rotation. This episode is dedicated to Kai Budde.www.thegathering.gg

This episode was recorded two weeks ago, so you get to hear us be wrong in real time.www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse, Darren and Ben talk about the impact MH3 is likely to have on Modern and Timeless, break down the Pioneer/Explorer metagame and start the conversation about the upcoming Standard rotation.www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and Big Oil/Big Pharma Lobbyist Ben discuss the first batch of Modern Horizons 3 spoilers, and we promise Ben will fix his microphone for the next episode.www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse and Darren discuss the Pro Tour, the future of Standard, and the Professional Fork Juggling World Championship.www.thegathering.gg

Jesse, Tyler, Ben and, briefly, Anthony, discuss Thunder Junction's impact on constructed formats, its Limited environment, the bonus sheet Timeless playables and the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Old Testament set currently in R&D.www.thegathering.gg

Darren, Jesse and Tyler review the Thunder Junction card spoilers that they think will see play in any constructed format. I had a really good April Fools' thing planned but I couldn't release the episode in time. www.thegathering.gg

Violent Outburt was banned in Modern, the ban announcement read as though it were actually written by a human being and we learn with certainty that Jesse doesn't want to talk to you from across the table. www.thegathering.gg

The crew recaps the Pioneer Pro Tour, the fall of Rakdos Midrange in favor of a spookier version of Rakdos, the success of Izzet Phoenix and the underwhelming performance of UW Control.www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler, Darren (and rose-emoji, briefly) evaluate a curated bunch of Murders at Karlov Manor cards in the context of Pioneer, Explorer, Standard, Modern and Timeless.www.thegathering.gg

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler, TommyTimbo and Ben review everything 2023 had to offer the game of Magic: The Gathering Arena, including best cards, best sets, our favorite art, our least favorite Explorer Anthology cards, and our favorite decks of the year.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and Ben read their holiday wishlists for Magic Arena, Jesse wishes for an end to paper Magic, and we try to strike a truce with the Spirits Discord.All music played in the episode is owned by The PlayingArena Podcast.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse and Tyler talk about the Explorer/Pioneer bans and unbans, the problem with unbanning Explorer cards that aren't available on Arena, Khans of Tarkir's printing into the Arena client, and TIMELESS! Arena's newest way to play Historic.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Ben and Darren talk about Ixalan's impact on Explorer, Standard and Historic and Ixalan Limited before being joined by a surprise guest to talk about the three new combo decks taking Explorer by Storm.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

New PlayingMTG staff writer HamHocks joins Anthony, Jesse and Ben to talk about Standard, product placements inside of otherwise empty ban announcements, deckbuilding tips and Ixalan spoilers. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Tyler debuts an Ai-generated Postie song about Pete Davidson, we talk about Standard,  Worlds, Girl Dinner, and have to censor more than we ever have before for some reason. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony and Darren "Servotoken" talk about Wilds of Eldraine Limited, the rapidly evolving Standard metagame, the World Championship decks and Explorer (mostly Waste Not). www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler, Ben and Servotoken gush over Eldraine Limited and discuss the very early days of Eldraine Standard and Explorer. Jesse talks about Sleight of Hand a lot, and The End is probably a sleeper card. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse and Ben talk about Wilds of Eldraine spoilers and celebrate our podcast's one year anniversary by taking a trip in the wayback machine. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

The bad news is there were no bans or unbans to shake up Explorer or Historic. The good news is PIONEER MASTERS, MODERN HORIZONS 3 AND KHANS OF TARKIR ARE COMING TO ARENA and every new Standard set in the pipeline looks amazing. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Jesse and Anthony yell at each other about The One Ring. We discuss the upcoming Alchemy rotation, the upcoming ban announcement and whether the two anthologies had any impact on the formats they were supposed to impact.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

In a rather grim episode, Anthony, Jesse and Ben discuss the exciting inclusion of Sylvan Scrying and Thespians' Stage for Hidden Strings Combo in Explorer Anthology 3, the endless gasoline that is Historic Anthology 29, spoil the entirely of Explorer Anthology 4 and talk ALCHEMY!www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony (who was late), Jesse, Tyler and Ben discuss Explorer's continued break from the Pioneer metagame, some Standard, and then...ALCHEMY?! Ben makes an Unbreakable Vow to play only Alchemy for two weeks for some reason.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and Rose discuss the recent groundbreaking microshifts in the Explorer metagame and why it is breaking from Pioneer a bit more than usual, the impacts of the Standard bans on the meta and Explorer Archfiend Splinter Twin Combo (and why you shouldn't play it).www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and Ben praise the Standard bans and Pioneer and Explorer's new aggro deck, Boros Convoke. They also discuss Pioneer Horizons and how terrible and also great it would be and how much everyone would hate it and then love it. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

TURN ONE REMOVAL, TURN TWO BLOODTITHE HARVESTER, TURN THREE FABLE OF THE MIRROR-BREAKER, TURN FOUR SHEOLDRED THE APOCALYPSEAnthony, Jesse, Ben and Tommy Timbo discuss Standard, where Rakdos Midrange is everywhere, and Explorer, where Rakdos Midrange is everywhere. They also discuss tilt, not surprisingly. www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Tyler, Jesse, Rose and Servo break down the Standard Pro Tour meta, discuss March of the Machine Sealed and Draft, Dimir Rogues' big comeback in Explorer and Pioneer, and the impact of Battles on Constructed formats.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Rose and Servotoken discuss March of the Machine's impact on Standard, the limited format, Explorer Rogues and Phyrexian Censor, for some reason.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Tyler, Jesse and Rose sunset Phyrexia: All Will Be One, discuss the Multiverse Legends sheet from March of the Machines, break down the recent Standard metagame and decide who would win in a fistfight.Dedicated to Matt Wunsch. Rest in 3/4 time.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and ServoToken dive into the March of the Machine spoilers in a special bonus episode, which will probably be what we do going forward to ensure the never-ending spoiler season doesn't dominate our regular biweekly episodes.www.PlayingMTG.comSupport the show on Patreon!