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Top Level Podcast is a weekly podcast by Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Famer and Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin with Michael J Flores. Top Level Podcast focuses on competitive, Constructed, tournament Magic: The Gathering strategy, tactics, deck lists, and mindset. We appear weekly on http…

Top Level Podcast


    • Jun 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 153 EPISODES

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    A Little Historic, a Lot of Modern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 63:35


    A little bit of Jeskai Turns in Historic but lots of new and reimagined archetypes in Modern with Modern Horizons 2 becoming legal this week

    The Most Powerful Cards in Modern Horizons 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 61:01


    Modern Horizons 2 has a TON of powerful cards. Witness the rebirth of a Legacy Staple AND a brand-new two card infinite combo right here!

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Seems Amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 57:49


    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is spectacular! Is it the best red one drop of all time? Might not be tops in the SET. Still... Looks to be great

    Tainted Pact and More (and More!) This Week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 50:05


    Tainted Pact spawned not one but two new decks, then got an established card banned all last week! Which is not even most of the story this week

    Breaking Clever Lumimancer in Modern

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 47:40


    Strixhaven has been telling in Standard... But some cards are even better in Modern! Clever Lumimancer, for instance, kills turn two!

    Portable Hole, Prosperous Innkeeper & Modern Horizons II!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 47:04


    Just how great is Prosperous Innkeeper? This Halfling is a Wily Goblin with a Soul Warden tacked on! Lots of D&D. All the Modern Horizons II!

    Blade Historian is Just Incredible

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 54:22


    How can Blade Historian from Strixhaven glue together a number of existing red and white cards to produce an exciting new take on aggro?

    Lots of ways to be a Prismari Command guy...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 56:15


    Prismari Command is one of the most flexible cards in Strixhaven. It's found many homes already, playing many roles.

    Gnarled Professor, learns, Lessons, and more Strixhaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 56:24


    Class is in session at Strixhaven! What are the best Lessons? How do you want to learn? Like, can I interest you in a Gnarled Professor?

    Expressive Iteration Will be Good in VINTAGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 77:07


    Expressive Iteration is going to be good in Vintage. It'll be absolutely fantastic in Standard for that matter! Plus, tons more Strixhaven

    Going Deep into the Strixhaven Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 57:36


    Here come some of the most exciting cards from the Strixhaven Previews! A peek into the future of Boros - sorry Lorehold - and more

    Village Rites is Our Official Strixhaven Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 50:02


    Village Rites is back in Strixhaven! And with sweet new art! Our heroes chat Strixhaven, including Professor Onyx and Kasmina, Enigma Sage

    Patrick's Sweet Mono-Blue Snow Deck!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 52:06


    Mono-Blue Snow is one of the exciting new archetypes enabled by Kaldheim. Patrick's build starts off at one and tops up on... Twelve?

    Egon, God of Death in Historic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 53:14


    Egon, God of Death is an exciting addition to Historic StOmPy. Learn how this Kaldheim god can make your Champions and Regisaurs even better!

    Pick a Side on Reidane, God of the Worthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 51:27


    What about Reidane, God of the Worthy makes it so powerful? Is it its opposite side? The slowdown of your fellow Snow Decks? Or ruining Ramp?

    Witherbloom Command is Overrated for Standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 67:45


    Don't blink! WotC is already showcasing Strixhaven previews! Witherbloom Command and four others give us a glimpse into the new set...

    Tibalt, Cosmic Imposter... We Hardly Knew Ya

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 54:17


    Tibalt, Cosmic Imposter was not banned... Technically. We talk about everyone else who WAS banned, and how you will see less Tibalt anyway.

    Uro is About to Be Banned (again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 50:13


    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath is about to be banned again. Definitely in Pioneer, Historic, and Modern. Ah.. What IS going on in Modern?

    Goldspan Dragon is Showing Up Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 64:42


    Goldspan Dragon is performing in almost every Standard color combination! Plus more Valki, the emergence of Snow, and Showdown of the Skalds

    I've Become a Runeforge Champion Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 55:22


    Featuring Runeforge Champion and Runes-driven applications from Kaldheim! Grind after sideboarding! Hand your pinger a silver bullet.

    Kaldheim Serra Angel Variants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 48:26


    Kaldheim hasn't been shy about tugging our heartstrings: There are at least four different cards evoking the classic Serra Angel alone!

    Let's Take a Ride on The Omenkeel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 50:43


    Cosima, God of the Voyage is sometimes known as The Omenkeel! Learn about maybe Kaldheim's most exciting one-card duo right now!

    Valki, God of Lies (and tons more Kaldheim)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 69:45


    Valki, God of Lies is a Modal Double-Faced Card from Kaldheim. Rock and Roll with Valki and tons of additional spoilers this week!

    It's Kaldheim Spoiler Season!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 55:53


    We explore the coolest Kaldheim Spoiler Season interactions, from Angel synergies to Giant sized card draw to backwards compatible Demons!

    It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Kaldheim

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 48:45


    So what DOES Kaldheim look like? Snow? Check. Dwarves? Check. Cool artifact engines? Check and double check. Phyrexian Praetors though? ...

    The Rest of the Historic Decks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 52:40


    Yasharn is great! Uro is even better. But there are all kinds of Historic decks that we didn't discuss LAST week. Discover some other options

    What's So Exciting About Yasharn, Implacable Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 51:26


    We're really impressed by Yasharn, Implacable Earth in Historic: This Elemental Boar bodies up, draws cards, and murders a whole strategy!

    More Innovations in Modern Decks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 44:27


    What's up with the newest crop of Modern decks? New engines, new life given to old cards, and a healthy dose of... Disrespect?

    Feasting Troll King Snacks on Standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 66:08


    Americans are not the only ones feasting this week! Check out a new Mono-Green deck packing Feasting Troll King (devouring all of three eggs)

    What You Need to Know About the 2019 MOCS Decks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 51:08


    The 2019 MOCS featured amazing innovations in both Modern and Pioneer! And for once (?) the best decks paved the way for the Champion!

    Are Modern Decks Completely Busted?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 68:24


    FOR SURE Modern decks have become a hotbed for well built designs and using new cards in innovative ways. But completely busted? Find out!

    Aetherworks Marvel is the Biggest Game in Kaladesh Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 61:32


    Aetherworks Marvel is about to hit the Historic format via Kaladesh Remastered! What are the most exciting ways to play this boom boom?

    We Have Reached the Main Deck Ox of Agonas Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 81:03


    It might just say something about the metagame if Mono-Red Beatdown is playing main deck Ox of Agonas. We tell you what!

    The World According to Ruin Crab

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 70:48


    All about the newfound rise of Ruin Crab offense in Dimir Rogues and the competing Yorion strategies in post-bans Standard

    What Do We Do Now that Escape to the Wilds is Banned?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 64:12


    Escape to the Wilds is banned in Standard alongside Omnath and Lucky Clover. Patrick and Michael speculate on the next big things

    What Does It Mean to be the Best in the Format?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 50:22


    Patrick and Michael talk about the best in various formats. Standard Temur Adventures with Omnath [+ without Uro], the PT Mount Rushmore, and more!

    Is Omnath, Locus of Creation Next on the Chopping Block?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 67:09


    Omnath, Locus of Creation from Zendikar Rising is ALREADY dominating Standard! Will it be banned almost before the card sees print in paper?

    The Modal Double-Faced Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 69:08


    In this "modal double-faced" ep, we check out the 2020 Mythic Invitational, then more Zendikar Risking cards, some or which are actually modal double-faced!

    Taking a Look at the Full Zendikar Rising Spoiler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 64:39


    Patrick and MichaelJ take a deep look at upcoming formats, armed with the full Zendikar Rising Spoiler. What's good? What's completely unplayable?

    Zendikar Rising Exclusive Preview - Murasa Brute!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 61:50


    The introduction of Murasa Brute from Zendikar Rising, plus discussion of many new cards and mechanics from the exciting upcoming set!

    Sneaking in Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 63:06


    Field of the Dead got banned... Again! This time in Historic. Meanwhile Yuriko the Tiger's Shadow leads an elite squad of undercosted Ninjas in Legacy!

    Shark Typhoon in StoneBlade (and much more Modern)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 80:20


    It's a tour of the current Modern format! Shark Typhoon is cool in StoneBlade, Chandra's Incinerator in Burn, Lightning Skelemental in Elementals, & more

    Let’s Talk About Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 35:32


    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath might be the best card left in Standard; check out its performance in a near-consensus best deck... AND a brand-new challenger!

    Teferi, Time Raveler BANNED

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 60:10


    Teferi, Time Raveler and Wilderness Reclamation are [FINALLY] banned in Standard (and elsewhere). Why did so many cards get cut... And what's next?

    Let's Talk About the Players Tour Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 55:50


    The Top 8 is set for the Players Tour Finals! The talk of the tournament was Growth Spiral, but enterprising rogues were also able to succeed. Learn how...

    A HISTORIC Episode of Top Level Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 82:07


    Historic is a brand new format featuring all the legal cards on Magic: The Gathering Arena. It's fresh, different, and super exciting to explore!

    Arcum's Astrolabe is Banned in Modern!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 61:26


    Arcum's Astrolabe banned in Modern. Oath of Nissa un-banned in Pioneer! GOOD RIDDANCE to common troublemakers in Historic. Tons of formats; tons of changes.

    Everything Old is New Again in Standard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 52:56


    Rotting Regisaur is once again the biggest bad on the block, the meanest monster in the metagame! Old is new! But new is also new in Standard. Find out why:

    First Looks at Core Set 2021 Standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 64:45


    Michael Flores and Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin take their first look at the new Standard decks powered by Core Set 2021!

    Is Alpine Houndmaster the Best Card in M21?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 49:58


    Is Alpine Houndmaster the Squadron Hawk of Core Set 2021? What's required to make this the set's best card and are we willing to pay the deck building cost?

    Terror of the Peaks - Fair... and Not!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 68:06


    Terror of the Peaks is an awesome Dragon when you're playing fair... But did you know the M21 monster also enables an infinite combo?

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