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Best podcasts about jeskai

Latest podcast episodes about jeskai

Limited Level-Ups
Limited Level-Ups #207: Everything You Need to Know About Drafting Jeskai in Tarkir!

Limited Level-Ups

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 49:15


I've been winning a bunch with Jeskai deck's lately! Join me as I breakdown how to draft one of the more underrated clans in Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Draft log #1: https://www.17lands.com/deck/5fb59aff1fde453aa956a9727ed0a674/0?view=deck Draft log #2: https://www.17lands.com/deck/e71d6cfa5d8e46a39818926343d04ee9/0?view=deck

In Response - A Legacy Podcast
Post-Ban Legacy Shake-Up! Stock Up, Blue-Black Tempo & Control Comeback | Episode 95

In Response - A Legacy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 42:26


In this post-ban episode of In Response – A Legacy Podcast, Philipp, Daniel, and Peter take a deep dive into the seismic shifts in the Legacy metagame. With the bans of Troll of Khazad-dûm and Microspore reshaping the format, the hosts examine which decks took a hit and which are surging in their absence. From Blue-Black Tempo and Control's resurgence to a rising star in Stock Up-fueled brews, this is a must-listen for anyone navigating the new Legacy landscape.

Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG EDH Podcast
MARDU DRAGON AURA FARMING - HBVC Ep 36 Ft Mike Carrozza

Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG EDH Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 218:49


It's time to settle the score from episode 11. It's time to bring Chuckles in, dead or alive...Cole and Quinn are joined by Canadian comedian Mike Carrozza of Am I the Bolcast fame (the only Magic the Gathering podcast in existence, ever, of all time) to talk all things Tarkir Dragonstorm, how Mardu's Aura Farming is off the charts, obligatory Doctor Who mentions, episode 2 of Smoking Mids, Searslicer Goblin slander and SO MUCH MORE! 24 hour episode coming to you by Christmas, at this rate....Check out Mike over on Bluesky, the Am I the Bolcast Linktree, and Mike's articles over on Herald's Horn!As usual, you can find us at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebloodricguy.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@girldickenergy.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hbvc-mtg.bsky.social on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empress Quinn's music on Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Please check us out hosting MTG Lexicon, the Dive Bar of EDH over on Twitch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you wanna get in on the action with Cole and Empress Quinn, come join the MTG Lexicon Discord, were there's a ⁠⁠⁠dedicated HBVC channel⁠⁠⁠! Content:Kristen | The Ups and Downs of Taking a Break from Magic | 5 Commander Problems Solved By Just Drawing More CardsRebell Lily | TEMUR vs JESKAI in STREET FIGHT (Tarkir Spoiler Reveal)Quips&Quac | How I built a 200 Card Commander Deck (legally)Rhystic Studies | 50 Magic Cards about Everything & NothingDecks:Cole | Birds and Brawn - Mardu BackgroundsQuinn | [MTGO EDH] mono b discard voltron | The Searing Heat of Lightning [mardu shadow clone token aggro]Mike | Grixis Upkeeps - 9th Doc/Clara Oswald

The Command Zone
“Jeskai Striker” Full Deck Reveal & Upgrade | Tarkir: Dragonstorm | 663

The Command Zone

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 69:03


We're going back to Tarkir and it's time to Dragonstorm off with the “Jeskai Striker” (white/blue/red) precon reveal! Check out this brand new spellslinger deck, including 10 never-before-seen cards! Then, just to add some fury to the flurry, we've also included our $50 budget upgrade guide so you can really show off your prowess at your next game night! -------- Link to Full ‘JESKAI STRIKER' Deck List: -------- Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- GAME KNIGHTS FAN AUDITION WINNERS: We have a winner! Two, in fact! Want to see which fans will be making a guest appearance on Game Knights? Then stick around until the end of the episode. -------- FACTOR:  Eat smart with Factor. To get 50% off your first box plus free shipping, use code FACTORPODCAST at  https://www.factormeals.com/factorpodcast  SHOPIFY: Power your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial period today by going to: https://www.shopify.com/tcz  -------- CARD KINGDOM: The Command Zone is sponsored by Card Kingdom! If you want to receive your cards in one safe package and experience the best customer service, make sure to order your Magic cards, sealed product, accessories, and more at Card Kingdom: http://www.cardkingdom.com/command  ARCHIDEKT: Discover, build, catalog, and playtest on Archidekt, the deck-building website that makes it easy to brew brand new lists or manage your old favorites. Go to http://www.archidekt.com/commandzone to get started today!  ULTRA PRO: Huge thanks to Ultra PRO for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to check out their amazing APEX sleeves and super classy MANA 8 product line. If you want to keep your cards protected and support the show, visit: https://ultrapro.com/command -------- Relevant Links: The Professor: Bluesky: @tolariancommunitycollege.com Twitter: @TolarianCollege YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tolariancommunity "Storm Scale: Khans of Tarkir Block" by Mark Rosewater: https://tinyurl.com/storm-scale-ktk -------- Follow us on TikTok: @thecommandzone Follow us on Instagram: @CommandCast Follow us on Bluesky: @commandcast.bsky.social Follow us on Twitter: @CommandCast @JoshLeeKwai @jfwong @wachelreeks Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commandcast/ Email us: commandzonecast@gmail.com -------- Commander Rules and Ban List: https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list -------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Vorthos Cast
333 - The Story of Tarkir: Dragonstorm pt. 2

The Vorthos Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 56:33


We continue our discussion and summary of the Tarkir: Dragonstorm story this week with the first two side stories, centered around the lives of the Abzan and the Jeskai, and episodes 4 and 5 of the main story! A lot is happening on Tarkir (and elsewhere) and you won't want to fall behind with this story, which is sure to reshape the multiverse as we know it. If you'd like to join our Discord server to talk all things Magic, sign up for our Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where everyone who pledges a dollar or more a month gets access! For $3 a month, you get access to our live listen, where you can hear the show recorded live on Thursday evenings!

The Magic Story Podcast
Tarkir: Dragonstorm | #116: Omens Full Audio Story

The Magic Story Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 30:57


Elspeth arrives at Storm Crane, the Jeskai's flying monastery, to ask for Narset's help—only to discover that matters are worse than she thought on Tarkir.Written by Cassandra Khaw Narrated by Natalie Kreider Read the Story: "Episode 2: Omens"

Eternal Durdles
Mastering Control: The Jeskai Approach

Eternal Durdles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 45:15


Zac and Phil invite FenrusCloud to delve into the intricacies of control decks in Magic, particularly focusing on Jeskai Control. They discuss the evolution of control strategies, the significance of key cards like Tamiyo, and the nuances of deck construction in relation to the current meta. The conversation also highlights the differences between paper and online play, emphasizing how these environments can drastically affect deck performance and player strategy. In this conversation, Sam Dams shares his insights on playing Jeskai Control in Magic: The Gathering, discussing deck strategies, mana management, and the importance of sideboarding. He emphasizes the significance of adapting to the meta, particularly against combo decks, and highlights the versatility of cards like Tamiyo. Sam also shares his experiences in competitive play and upcoming events in the Magic community.

Eternal Durdles
Mastering Control: The Jeskai Approach

Eternal Durdles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 45:15


Zac and Phil invite FenrusCloud to delve into the intricacies of control decks in Magic, particularly focusing on Jeskai Control. They discuss the evolution of control strategies, the significance of key cards like Tamiyo, and the nuances of deck construction in relation to the current meta. The conversation also highlights the differences between paper and online play, emphasizing how these environments can drastically affect deck performance and player strategy. In this conversation, Sam Dams shares his insights on playing Jeskai Control in Magic: The Gathering, discussing deck strategies, mana management, and the importance of sideboarding. He emphasizes the significance of adapting to the meta, particularly against combo decks, and highlights the versatility of cards like Tamiyo. Sam also shares his experiences in competitive play and upcoming events in the Magic community.

Commander Cookout Podcast
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 449 - Zinnia, Valley's Voice - 1-power Power!

Commander Cookout Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 56:01


Want to know the power of 1-power power? Look no further than Zinnia, Valley's Voice! This kooky new addition from Bloomburrow is a ton of fun. Come join us as we kick off another month of CCO!  Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Gaming Online. They're your source for all of your gaming needs. You can find them here: www.FusionGamingOnline.com. You want a 5% discount off all of your MTG order? Head over to Fusion Gaming Online and use exclusive promo code: CCOSUMMER at checkout. For a limited time, you can also use promo code CCOPERKS to get 10% of your order credited back to your account.Want your deck or topic featured on Commander Cookout Podcast?Check out the reward tiers at Patreon.com/CCOPodcast. There are a lot of fun and unique benefits to pledging. Like the CCO Discord or getting your deck featured on the show.This week's community-submitted decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/8369781/we_are_number_oneRyan's solo podcast, Commander ad Populum:https://www.spreaker.com/show/commander-ad-populumInterested in MTG/Commander History? Check out Commander History Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mtg-commander-history--6128728You can listen to CCO Podcast anywhere better podcasts are found as well as on CommanderCookout.com.Now, Hit our Theme Song!Social media:https://www.CommanderCookout.comhttps://www.Instagram.com/CommanderCookouthttps://www.Facebook.com/CCOPodcast@CCOPodcast and @CCOBrando on Twitterhttps://www.Patreon.com/CCOPodcasthttps://ko-fi.com/commandercookout

Arena Decklists
They Were Going To Talk About Bloomburrow, But Talked About Jeskai For An Hour Instead

Arena Decklists

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 98:14


Gerry made a nice list of 40 exciting Bloomburrow cards to talk about, but Dave wanted to talk about Jeskai. And let's be honest, so did Gerry. Given Dave's 75% win rate in Baltimore, there's plenty to gush about. *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/heresasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/heresasianjon

Common Ground MTG
Common Ground 11: Jeskai & Burn & Blade, Oh My!

Common Ground MTG

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 70:25


Welcome back Pauper fam! This week the crew goes over their monthly local Pauper event that took place on February 10th. Cameron plays Orzhov Blade, Thomas is back on burn, and Hippo is on Jeskai ephemerate. The crew only has one challenge to review as Magic Online had issues on Sunday. A last still plenty of common discussions to be had! Any questions for us? Email them to commongroundmtgpod@gmail.comFollow Cameron, Thomas ,and James on twitter https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagichttps://twitter.com/ThomasDoesALothttps://twitter.com/Hippo_1124 

Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG EDH Podcast
Hero's Blade Vibe Check Ep 4 - It' A Merry Cluemas!

Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG EDH Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 87:51


Santa's in town, and he brings gifts of Food, Treasure, and Clues! (and Blood, and Powerstones, and Junk, and Scrap...) Cole and Quinn are here with an episode to wrap up 2023, discuss games and gifts given from friends gathering. They talk Clue tokens, going through bulk, and partner commanders! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays! Decks discussed this episode: Jeskai war Doctor I need it all to myself (Esper Minigames) A Doctor-Lite Episode Yasova, Sac and Throw 2023 THERE SHE BLASTS! (Vance) Comb the Desert (baby Mishra) Big Pirate and Tiny Pirate Explore Ixalan

The 8-bit Adventures Podcast
291: The Wonderful World of Mario

The 8-bit Adventures Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 38:29


The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest geeky news of the past week.NEWS ITEMSBandcamp. The Verge reports that roughly 50 percent of staff at the indie music platform were effectively laid off as part of the company's sale to Songtradr. Songtradr has not voluntarily recognized Bandcamp's unionization efforts at the time of recording. Employees who were not extended offers from Songtradr will be eligible for severance, according to the platform's previous owner, EPIC.Bethesda. The Verge reports that Bethesda's head of publishing, Pete Hines, is retiring. Hines has been with Bethesda since 1999, when he joined as Senior VP of Global Marketing and Communications. He is best known as the public face for the Fallout series.Candela Obscura. Polygon reports that Darrington Press's Illuminated Worlds TTRPG will be released on November 14. The game features the Victorian gothic setting of the Fairelands, and the players are members of a secret society that investigates strange occurrences and dangerous magick. Critical Role has both a how-to-play video and an actual play series to showcase the game. The book will have two versions - a standard hardcover for $40 and a limited edition hardcover for $60.Fallout. IGN reports that some of the cards and mechanics from the upcoming Fallout commander decks for Magic: the Gathering were revealed. The four decks will feature Dogmeat in a Naya deck revolving around Auras, Equipment, and Junk tokens; Caesar, Legion's Emperor in a Mardu deck revolving around token generation; Dr. Madison Li in a Jeskai deck focusing on energy counters; and The Wise Mothman in a Sultai mutant deck that tries to proliferate rad counters. Of particular note are cards like Rad Storm (3U, Instant; Storm, Proliferate), Nuka Cola Vending Machine (3, Artifact; 1,T: Create a Food. Whenever you sacrifice a Food, create a tapped Treasure), and Crucible of Worlds (3, Artifact; You may play lands from your graveyard).Junk tokens are an artifact that lets you exile the top card of your library to play that card until the end of your turn. For Radiation, if you have any rad counters at the beginning of your precombat main phase, you mill that many cards and lose 1 life and a rad counter for each nonland card milled that way.Magic: the Gathering. Polygon reports that Wizards of the Coast will be consolidating Draft Boosters and Set Boosters into one product, called Play Boosters, in 2024. The change will begin with the Murders at Karlov Manor set. The price will match the cost of a Set Booster and contain the following: 6 slots for common cards, 1 slot for a common or card from The List, 2 slots for uncommons, 1 slot for a rare or mythic rare, 1 slot for a basic land, 1 slot for a non-foil wildcard, 1 slot for a foil wildcard, and 1 slot for an ad, token, helper, or art card. Wizards is hoping this will reduce the burden of carrying multiple SKUs on local game stores. Longtime players will note that the game has only had different types of boosters for a few years. Pokemon. Polygon reports that the Van Gogh Museum will no longer offer a special Pikachu promo that ties in with its Pokemon exhibit due to safety concerns. Scalpers and fans ransacked the gift shop in a manner befitting a stereotypical Black Friday doorbuster sale. The museum said the card will be made available for purchase at the Pokemon Center online store and participating Dutch retailers, but will never again be available at the museum.Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Mario's next adventure is now out to widespread applause. Ars Technica notes that the game is like “somebody at Nintendo asked, ‘What if we made a game where every level was like [infamous SMW2: Yoshi's Island level] Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy?” GameInformer and IGN praised the creative Wonder effects and badges as mechanics to augment gameplay.LINKSWebsite: https://8-bitadventures.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/8bitAdventuresMerch: https://8-bitadventures.com/shopJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lorebrarians
Sultai - The Ruthless Fang | Magic: The Gathering Lore

The Lorebrarians

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 16:13


**Try my Partner Aura 2 weeks for free: https://aura.com/lorebrarians doing so supports the channel!**Welcome to Part 5 in a five part series where we explore the various clans of Tarkir in Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse. In this episode we discuss the Sultai Brood and their reliance on Blue, Black, and Green manaPart 1 - Temur: https://youtu.be/IhJ85qSia40Part 2 - Jeskai: https://youtu.be/v3HzJ1ri7VsPart 3 - Mardu: https://youtu.be/X0PgLbguR-wPart 4 - Abzan: https://youtu.be/Kks2_YjjgBADragon Shield U.S. Affiliate:https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=62Dragon Shield Euro Affiliate:https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/?aff=48Become a lore luminary:https://www.patreon.com/thelorebrariansListen to the podcast:https://thelorebrarians.buzzsprout.com/Read the Blog:https://www.thelorebrarians.com/Support the show

The Lorebrarians
Abzan - The Enduring Scale | Magic: The Gathering Lore

The Lorebrarians

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 17:20


**Try my Partner Aura 2 weeks for free: https://aura.com/lorebrarians doing so supports the channel!**Welcome to Part 4 in a five part series where we explore the various clans of Tarkir in Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse. In this episode we discuss the Abzan Houses and their reliance on White, Black, and Green manaPart 1 - Temur: https://youtu.be/IhJ85qSia40Part 2 - Jeskai: https://youtu.be/v3HzJ1ri7VsPart 3 - Mardu: https://youtu.be/X0PgLbguR-wBecome a lore luminary:https://www.patreon.com/thelorebrariansListen to the podcast:https://thelorebrarians.buzzsprout.com/Read the Blog:https://www.thelorebrarians.com/Support the show

The Lorebrarians
Mardu - The Swift Wings | Magic: The Gathering Lore

The Lorebrarians

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 17:02


**Try my Partner Aura 2 weeks for free: https://aura.com/lorebrarians doing so supports the channel!**Welcome to Part 3 in a five part series where we explore the various clans of Tarkir in Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse. In this episode we discuss the Mardu Horde and their reliance on white, red, and black mana.Part 1 - Temur: https://youtu.be/IhJ85qSia40Part 2 - Jeskai: https://youtu.be/v3HzJ1ri7VsBecome a lore luminary:https://www.patreon.com/thelorebrariansListen to the podcast:https://thelorebrarians.buzzsprout.com/Read the Blog:https://www.thelorebrarians.com/More Lore Documentaries:Yawgmoth and Phyrexia: https://youtu.be/hOFeZqDmXykA Study in Compleation: https://youtu.be/Ho3nX_OMafcSupport the show

The Lorebrarians
Jeskai - The Cunning Eye | Magic: The Gathering Lore

The Lorebrarians

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 18:27


**Try my Partner Aura 2 weeks for free: https://aura.com/lorebrarians doing so supports the channel!**Welcome to Part 2 in a five part series where we explore the various clans of Tarkir in Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse. In this episode we discuss the Jeskai Way and their reliance on white, red, and blue mana.Part 1 - Temur: https://youtu.be/IhJ85qSia40Dragon Shield U.S. Affiliate:https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=62Dragon Shield Euro Affiliate:https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/?aff=48Become a lore luminary:https://www.patreon.com/thelorebrariansListen to the podcast:https://thelorebrarians.buzzsprout.com/Read the Blog:https://www.thelorebrarians.com/Support the show

Everyday Eternal
To Staff Or Not To Staff – feat. Marcus ‘iwouldliketorespond’ Ewaldh | EP.147

Everyday Eternal

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 104:13


Famed Swedish Legacy Control mage Marcus 'iwouldliketorespond' Ewaldh joins the cast tonight. Together we go deep on his very low-to-the-ground Jeskai Staff list which he's been Top8'ing Legacy Challenges left and right with recently. Marcus prefers an incredibly streamlined approach with no end-game payoffs but balances this out by employing 4 copies of Urza's Saga. This is contrasted by Angelo "wiky" Cadei's Jeskai Staff-less list that heavily leans on endgame Planeswalkers, Shark Typhoon, and Day's Undoing. Going further we also look into an entirely new and unique take on Legacy Control that Phil Bleckman started pushing recently, which gives Julian severe Cunning Wish Landstill flashbacks. 00:00:00 Marcus, what is Control? 00:17:00 Marcus' Jeskai Decklist 00:37:30 The Cadei School of Jeskai 00:46:50 Phil Blechman's Lessons deck 00:57:50 Triumph of Saint Katherine 01:30:20 Dredge is back! 01:32:00 Which Modern shells could work in Legacy? Marcus Ewaldh's Jeskai Staff list Angel Cadei's staffless Jeskai list Phil Blechman's Lessons Deck Killabee's Wheel Combo deck MAHFUZVANGOGH's Blue Dredge PunishingWaterfalls Shadow Scam SAWATARIX.COM - New Website! Thanks a lot for tuning into today's show! Until next time, Julian

Der Commander Kompass
#131 - Farbfokus Jeskai: Stark, aber mit Fallen gespickt!

Der Commander Kompass

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 68:13


Weiß, Blau und Rot: Die Jeskai-Farbkombination ist vor allem als Heimat für Spellslinger bekannt, weil sie für diese Strategie unglaublich viele, sehr gute Karten und vor allem Commander bietet. Doch in der Stärke dieser Kombi liegen auch etliche Fallen versteckt, die vor allem neue Spieler schnell in Spielsituationen bringen, die ungute Gefühle hinterlassen können. Damit euch das nicht passiert, lotsen euch Freddy und Jochen durch die Gefahren des Jeskai-Kosmos. - Discord: https://discord.gg/Mu2EBCUwjK

Magic Beans Podcast
Ep 159: PT Recap & Splicing in Standard

Magic Beans Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 61:46


This week Shorty & Cracker look back at the recent Pro Tour. They discuss the decks as well as the coverage and how they think Pioneer is looking. Then they get Splicy in Standard with Shortys over the top Jeskai list he will be playing at the Super Series this weekend. List can be found here Head to this link to register for our upcoming events: magicbeanscast.com If you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat's MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent you jpmtgbazaar.com.au You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch store magicbeanscast.com/check-out-the-magic-beans-merch-on-redbubble/ Link to our Discord server for all to join - discord.gg/NuvSY9K  Follow us at: twitter.com/MagicBeansCast facebook.com/magicbeanscast twitch.tv/magicbeanscast Email us at magicbeanscast@gmail.com On Twitter we are: Shorty - @pieceinc Cracker - @joelhill_ Chewy - @chewyMTG Stu - @emstuie Chris - @pollywafflemtg Scott- @therealblasta  

The Dive Down
Episode 202: Modern Jeskai Breach: Get on the Grind

The Dive Down

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 85:46


Jeskai Breach has been dominating the paper and MTGO scenes for months, and Stan's obvious pleas have finally been answered. The boys dive into the deck to figure out some quick tips on what it takes to combo off. We also break down the results from NRG Louisville, including deck win rates across Saturday's Modern tournamnet, and the epic conclusion to the Player of the Year race. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Check out our sponsor Barrister and Mann! https://www.barristerandmann.com/ Use code THEDIVEDOWN15 for 15% off your first order of some incredible fragrances, soaps, beard oils, and more. Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code THEDIVEDOWN10 And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code "DIVE8" at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:15 - Housekeeping 8:06 - The Break Down - The NRG Modern Showdown 32:55 - Quick Pioneer Top 8 35:52 - Live Smell Reviews 39:15 - The Dive Down: Breaching for fun and profit 40:51 - A brief history of Grinding Breach 45:58 - How does the combo work? 50:45 - What's in the deck? 55:35 - What makes it tick? 1:02:24 - What we learned when playing 1:12:05 - How to beat it 1:18:50 - How did we like it? 1:24:19 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Breach reference list: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5272624#paper Jesse Robkin's Breach Deck Guide: https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/MTG-Modern-Izzet-Underworld-Breach-Deck-Guide/a4a197cf-3114-4d6b-b316-81a22363b068/ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Everyday Eternal
7 Months Later | EP.128

Everyday Eternal

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 123:14


Callum, Kai & Julian gather to take a comprehensive look back at metagame ever since Ragavan good banned. Equipped with all the latest numbers from the Data Collection Group, we are able to provide on of the most detailed reviews of metagames & matchups this podcast has ever seen. In the second half of the show we also analyse Ozymandias172's newly released Legacy Power Rankings, and share our thoughts about specifically Jeskai as well as the current UR trinity of top decks. 00:20:08 — October: BIG Legacy Event in the UK 00:23:40 — UW Moderation Control 00:37:13 — The LOST Episode! 00:40:38 — The COMPLETE meta of the last 8 months 01:14:48 — POWER RANKINGS 01:38:38 — The Delver Trinity Legacy Data Collection Bible UW Moderation Control Video Power Rankings Death & Taxes G1 Timeout Ozymandias172's UWr Jeskai FGC's Miracles deck Thanks a lot for tuning into today's show! Until next time, Julian

The Spike Feed
Episode 434 - Watch Talk

The Spike Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 31:12


No news is good news? With hardly much to talk about in the way of competitive play, we take a look at these new MTG branded watches. Cameron dives into a UW standard control list , while Curtis keeps going with Jeskai. And we talk Batman. Thank you for your honor.

Mana Rant, MTG Historic Podcast
death to Jeskai control! beatdown strategies!

Mana Rant, MTG Historic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 64:47


00:00 - Opening /  Ridiculous Mana Dork intros 03:30  - Untap - “We crack some drinks!”05:12 - Upkeep - Reddit Rant12:17 - Draw - What we have been playing29:52  - Main Phase 1 - Jeskai control55:25 - Combat - “Horse shit card game!”1:00:22 - Main Phase 2 - skipped it!1:00:47 - End Step - streaming & tables1:02:49  - Cleanup -Social mediaz 1:03:34 - Discard - Finish whatever you been drinkingReddit Rant post

Mox Mythic - Magic: the Gathering Arena Talk
Ep 21 - Jeskai and Jund headline the weekend

Mox Mythic - Magic: the Gathering Arena Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 35:55


Over the weekend, there were nine major Historic tournaments! Taking a look at the overall results it is clear to see the new metagame revolves around Jund and Jeskai. In today's episode, we take a look at the metagame shares of these two decks from the weekend, as well as some decks that over preformed and took advantage of the over saturation of Jeskai!Tournament Results:https://mtgmelee.com/Decklists/HistoricMono U Spirits:https://mtgmelee.com/Decklist/View/163461Simic Merfolk:https://mtgmelee.com/Decklist/View/163260Opening Theme:Magic Scout Cottages by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/4672-magic-scout-cottagesClosing Theme:Getting it Done by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/3801-getting-it-done

German Magic Stories
Tarkir: Episode 6 - Die Chensal-Zwillinge

German Magic Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 32:15


Dies ist die Geschichte der Chensal-Zwillinge, die im Namen der Jeskai für Gerechtigkeit stehen sollen und wie sie auf https://magic.wizards.com/de/articles/archive/magic-story/die-chensal-zwillinge-2014-10-15 veröffentlicht wurde. Dies ist ein reines Fanprojekt und ich werde in keinster Weise von Wizards unterstützt.

German Magic Stories
Tarkir: Episode 4 - Taigams Plan

German Magic Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 15:14


Dies ist die Vierte Geschichte des Tarkir Blocks, in dem Taigam ein ehemaliger Jeskai, der durch einen Bund zum Sultai wurde und wie sie auf https://magic.wizards.com/de/articles/archive/magic-story/taigams-plan-2014-10-01 veröffentlicht wurde. Dies ist ein Reines Fanprojekt und ich werde nicht von Wizards of the Coast unterstützt.

The Dive Down
Episode 140: Midnight Hunting & The Latest Historic Decks

The Dive Down

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 110:53


This week we're getting to band back together. Stan returns to take Shane and Dave through a tour of the format he's been playing most recently — Historic. He's learned a lot from playing at all times of the night and day and night and who knows what time it is anyway? After that, the team fully jumps into the Midnight Hunt. Dave likes some cards. Shane doesn't like them. Stan knocks the rust off. The Break Down: Stan's Back... But For How Long? The Break Down, cont: A Taste of Historic The Dive Down: Midnight Hunt, Part 1 Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Get 15% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "thedivedown2021" Timestamps: 3:19 - Housekeeping 5:58 - The Break Down: The new decks of Historic 8:49 - The Jeskai decks 22:54 - Counteracting Jeskai 26:18 - Cascade combo 29:25 - Gruul Shamans 35:31 - Scurry Oak combo 37:52 - Merfolk 41:09 - Mono-Red variants 45:43 - Vesperlark combo 49:00 - What we're playing 52:50 - The Dive Down: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! 54:50 - The mechanics of Innistrad 1:05:39 - The cards begin - Consider 1:08:03 - Play With Fire 1:09:30 - Infernal Grasp 1:11:34 - Champion of the Perished 1:12:34 - The land cycle 1:15:45 - Wrenn & Seven 1:19:07 - Poppet Stitcher 1:22:50 - Rite of Harmony 1:26:00 - Curse of Silence 1:27:59 - Croaking Counterpart 1:29:34 - Vampire Socialite 1:30:59 - Bladestich Scaab 1:31:58 - Diregraf Rebirth 1:33:48 - Brutal Cathar 1:36:05 - Curse of Shaken Faith 1:38:35 - Flame Channeler 1:40:57 - Faithful Mending 1:47:05 - Predictions Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? Watch us stream our episodes every Sunday night at 8pm Central: https://www.twitch.tv/thedivedown_shane email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Commander's Brew
Gnostro + Swans Friendly Fire - 311

Commander's Brew

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021


Ping your own creatures like Brash Taunter and Swans of Brynn Argoll for huge value in this Jeskai instants and sorceries deck! You can find this week's deck on TCGplayer! If you'd like to purchase any cards we've included in the deck if you use our affiliate link below it helps us out bigtime! https://bit.ly/E311GnostroOn top of American listeners getting our decks from TCGplayer, our Canadian listeners are better off using MTGCanada and the Wizard's Tower exclusive coupon code BREWADVENTURES to get 5% off your order and FREE Canadian shipping as long as you order $15 or more! Check it all out at www.mtgcanada.com/commandersbrew!You can always help the show directly through www.patreon.com/commandersbrew and get access to our discord to help us brew our decks as well as other perks!Visit www.commandersbrew.com for direct downloads and a streaming version of the podcast.Like our kind of humour? Check out our Brews News comedy playlist on YouTube for real inside jokes for Magic players! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLjcRrl68PLwQSmjTIRztlZNvIQWZSxlXFollow us on twitter at @commandersbrew and individually we are @seantabares and @andyhullbone."There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Elo Punters
Ep 25 - Furious George Destroys the Showcase

Elo Punters

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 66:27


Join Anu, Daniel and Showcase Champion Theo Jung (@wheredmyjuulgo) as they discuss the recent Showcase Challenge. Delver, Bant and Jeskai have cemented themselves as the top dogs, but which one is best?

Guardian Project Podcast
Whirlwind of Thoughts | Ep. 107

Guardian Project Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 53:20


This week Andy and Coyle celebrate Independence Day by chatting it up Jeskai style. Music by Jahzzar (please listen carefully & comedie) Check out our website: https://www.guardianprojectpodcast.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theguardianproject Support the channel through TCGplayer: http://bit.ly/39wbMug Support us directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/guardianprojectpod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuardianPod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guardianprojectpodcast/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atfloury Come chat with us directly: Andy: https://twitter.com/atfloury Mike: https://twitter.com/WurmCoyleEngine #mtg #edh #cmdr #magicthegathering #cards #collectible #games #commander

Commander ad Populum
Commander ad Populum, Ep 143 - Pramikon, Persistent Petitioners MILL Decktech

Commander ad Populum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 18:51


This week, we take a look at a personal deck of mine. A deck that's been requested time after time. A Jeskai control deck that seeks to lock out its opponents until late game and mill them before they have a chance to attack for the win. Welcome to another deck tech for the people, by the people, for the people! This week's Decklist: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pramikon-petitioners/ Big thank you to sponsors of the CadPop Deck Techs, Fusion Gaming Online! Find them here: fusiongamingonline.com This week's deck is another Patreon submission. I love featuring the Pateon community's decks as they represent all the categories I like to feature. The new player looking to build their Commander experience. The intermediate player, looking to refine and edge, within the game. And, the long-time, advance player looking to FEEL something. Huge thank you to all the Patreon supporters of the podcast. If you'd like to become a patron and have you deck featured, head here: https://www.patreon.com/CadPopCast Social Media locations: Twitter: @CadPopCast Facebook: Facebook.com/CadPopCast Patreon: Patreon.com/CadPopCast Music: Fresh Start by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_fresh-start Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/XN-tBgJ5CVw Track Info: Title: Fresh Start by Joakim Karud Genre and Mood: Hip Hop & Rap + Funky Available on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud/fr... Bandcamp: https://joakimkarud.bandcamp.com/trac... Contact the Artist: music@joakimkarud.com https://joakimkarud.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud https://youtube.com/user/JoakimKarud https://itunes.apple.com/artist/joaki... https://open.spotify.com/artist/0iAOX... https://facebook.com/joakimkarudmusic https://joakimkarud.com/use-my-music https://patreon.com/joakimkarud https://twitter.com/JoakimKarud

Arena Craft – A Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Arena Podcast

This week, we look at one of the hardest-to-play decks to hit Standard in a long time: Jeskai Mutate. This deck has so many combo pieces and requires so many game actions to get anywhere that it will test your time management and game action bandwidth. As such, we though it would be a good deck to encourage playing to hone your combo deck chops.ALSO, look out for our 100-card Historic Brawl Showdown this Thursday, June 24th at around 2pm Pacific Time / 5pm Eastern! Covertgoblue and Arjuna will both be streaming the showdown as we find out who will take the crown next in the ongoing battle of the co-hosts!Watch Covertgoblue's StreamWatch Arjuna's StreamWe now have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast to view the tiers and register your support. You get discord roles, goodies and more!Find Arena Craft on:PatreonDiscordTwitterTwitchYouTubeFacebookEmail UsThis show features the track 'Cascade' by Kubbi which is licensed under a Creative Commons License.Find Kubbi's amazing music at kubbimusic.com

One Mana Short
Episode #45: Tourney Time!

One Mana Short

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 69:29


It's tourney time! Honoring the annual NCAA college basketball tradition, we're going to have a playoff featuring all the 3-color combinations in Magic. In this episode, we run down the tournament structure and seeding, then have our play-in matches! Naya vs. Jund and Jeskai vs. Abzan! Who's coming out on top? Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

Premodcast
Angels and Lightning

Premodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 96:58


Happy New Year everyone! The Premodcast is back with a conversation about The Solution, or Team America, Patriot aggro, Jeskai whatever you kids are calling it these days... You know, the Lightning Angel deck. As well as a discussion of Stifle and it's many unique rules conundrums.

MTGCast
Serious Vintage: Serious Vintage – 39 – Planeswalking Around Town

MTGCast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 55:29


This episode was originally released May 6th, 2019.For episode 39, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk about the role of planeswalkers in Vintage, speculate baselessly about some new cards in War of the Spark, and discuss sous vide and other novel methods of cooking.Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:00:42 – A Brief, Half-Educated History of Planeswalkers in Vintage26:56 – What Do We Do With 36 New Planeswalkers?43:16 – Sous Vide? So What?Total runtime: 55:29 Planeswalkers in Vintage I want to start the writeup with a lament, actually, for the loss of Morphling.de. That website was a longtime store of Vintage decks and knowledge from the paper and early online days of the format, going back to 2002. I did a lot of research there for articles and podcasts and considered it a great source for questions like “Who was the first person to top eight with Rage Extractor?” and “Is there a recent 5C Stax list?” The archives are still available, but they’re not searchable. It’s a blow to people like us who enjoy the historical perspective. At least the archives of The Mana Drain are still in good working order. Using those, it seems like the first planeswalkers, from Lorwyn, mostly missed Vintage entirely. Little Jace Beleren wasn’t explosive enough and too generously gave cards to your opponent. Chandra Nalaar and Liliana Vess were too expensive, and Ajani Goldmane was too creature-centric for the time. In fact it was Garruk Wildspeaker who had the most attractive power-level to cost ratio, making into an experimental Worldgorger Dragon combo build by Rich Shay and a novel mono-green deck from Guli. These weird, attackable enchantments with activated abilities didn’t really go anywhere It wasn’t until Tezzeret, the Seeker combined with a newly re-re-un-re-errata’d Time Vault in 2008 that planeswalkers really took hold. Suddenly there was an entirely new deck archetype—two if you distinguish Turbo Tezz from the regular kind—that featured an entirely new card type. And it was winning! Tezzeret still won in a very Vintage-y way, that is, immediately. You had one to stop your opponent from taking all the turns, which meant short-term answers like counterspells and artifact removal were reasonable. Still, Thirst for Knowledge was restricted in 2009. Then, in 2010, Jace, the Mind Sculptor appeared in Worldwake. There was a lot of discussion when the text first appeared, with players trying to determine the new card’s role, if it had one. You should really treat yourself to skimming that thread, as it’s hilarious in hindsight. Big Jace didn’t catch on right away, but it definitely left a mark on the format. Jace paired nicely with Dark Confidant as a draw engine in control decks, so well that Owen Turtenwald won the 2010 Vintage Championship with it as a three-of. Jace succeeded in making the game longer, and Gush and Frantic Search were unrestricted in October 2010 to compete in that environment. It’s at this point that Vintage really turned more towards creatures as part of a strategic plan. Stuff on the board started being more important than stuff in the hand, and planeswalkers, creatures, and removal jockeyed for superiority. (This is actually where Jace Beleren (the card) started to show up, as a counter to players trying to push the envelope on Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Beleren was slightly cheaper and could strand an opponent’s Mind Sculptor in hand. It was kind of a weird time.) There haven’t been so many planeswalkers that reached Tezzeret or Jace status. Dack Fayden certainly made an impact, particularly as an anti-strategy against Workshop decks, encouraging the use of Arcbound Ravager alongside Lodestone Golem and necessitating Phyrexian Revoker. And the bar has gotten lower for other planeswalkers to be tested. Even unexpected hits like Arlinn Kord, Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher have made Vintage Top 8s. So It’s WAR Now we enter a new era of planeswalkers. Previously, they had been weird, attackable enchantments with activated abilities. Now they have static and triggered abilities too! This puts even more emphasis on preserving a board full of stuff as you increase your value as the game goes on. Not only do planeswalker abilities draw you virtual spells each turn, but you’re further rewarded for keeping a board full of stuff. Creatures and removal—particularly if it covers a variety of permanent types—thus get more important as well. We look at some cards from War of the Spark completely without context aside from being a Vintage-focused podcast. Certainly there are a few standout planeswalkers that could slot easily into an existing Vintage deck or something similar, and War of the Spark seems like it will have a major impact on the format. Consider Saheeli, Sublime Artificer, or Ral, Storm Conduit, as a fifth copy of Young Pyromancer with benefits like comboing a little with Time Vault or copying Ancestral Recall or any of Vintage’s other great spells. Teferi, Time Raveler, could make it into Jeskai as a control piece, or into Paradoxical Outcome as anti-counterspell technology. Maybe Teyo, the Shieldmage, or Dovin, Anarch of Bolas (don’t forget hybrid mana can be mono-colored!) find a place in a mono-white prison deck alongside various Thalias and other white weenies. Karn, the Great Creator, seems like a shoo-in for a Mishra’s Workshop deck. Despite being a four-drop nonartifact, Karn’s one-sided Null Rod ability is powerful, particularly in the mirror and against Paradoxical Outcome, where it can’t be removed by artifact hate. Being able to get artifacts out of your sideboard or that were exiled is also strong, potentially game-winning and well worth four mana in an artifact combo deck like Two-Card Monte. Karn’s suite of abilities could also find a home in Paradoxical Outcome decks, similar to Teferi; Karn can shut down opposing Shops or the Mirror and provide an alternate route to victory. Even getting old effects on new card types could be exciting. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries, is a new Laboratory Maniac, potentially with a built-in path to an empty library. Narset, Parter of Veils, is similar to something like Notion Thief in conjunction with Dack Fayden or any number of draw-sevens. And Ashiok, Dream Render, potentially shuts down tutor-heavy combo decks like a one-sided Mindlock Orb or permanent Shadow of Doubt. These may not see long-term heavy play without help, but they have some interesting applications. Beyond planeswalkers there are plenty of other interesting cards in the set. Some combo-minded players are salivating over Bolas’s Citadel, which seems to combine Yawgmoth’s Bargain and Channel into one Tinker-ready package, and (particularly as I write that sentence out) seems nuts. An aggressive, black-based storm or Goblin Charbelcher deck make use of that if players aren’t too scared of Mental Misstep to run Dark Ritual. And if planeswalkers do run roughshod over Vintage, The Elderspell has some seriously exciting text for two mana. I realize this section reads like a bit of a laundry list of card names, but that’s because War of the Spark has great potential. The addition to Vintage of this many planeswalkers (and associated cards) that are reasonably costed with reasonable abilities is unprecedented. Food and Drink: Unconventional Ovens We close this episode with a discussion of sous vide and other cooking techniques for the lazy hipster. Geoff likes the convenience of long-term, constant-temperature hot water baths for his bachelor chow of salmon. He can put his filet-o-fish into a bucket in the afternoon, set the temperature on the sous vide wand, and return later when he wants to eat. There’s no chance of overcooking, and a quick sear in a pan or on the grill adds caramelized flavor. It’s trendy and fun! And as you’ll learn in the podcast, you can sous vide pretty much anything, including phones. Josh is intrigued by cooking salmon in the dishwasher or on top of a car engine during a long road trip. Nat adds that he used to cook Pop-Tarts in a hot pot in his dorm in college. We all do what must be done to survive. Questions for Discussion Which is Jace, the Mind Sculptor’s best ability? What different planeswalkers have you played in Vintage? Did you ever go crazy and, like, BOOM! seven-mana Garruk, Apex Planeswalker instead of playing, like, Yawgmoth’s Bargain? What War of the Spark cards spark your interest? Did you ever cook fish in your dishwasher? How about just throwing a steak in the dryer to tenderize it? What’s the most expensive card you’ve ever sous vide’ed? Conclusion Thanks for listening! We should have something special coming up in the next few weeks so stay tuned! We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com.

MTGCast
Serious Vintage: Serious Vintage – 33 – Forest Bear Goes to Eternal Weekend 2018

MTGCast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 54:16


This episode was originally released October 29th, 2018.For episode 33, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk with Josh McCurley (@infant_no_1) about Eternal Weekend and the food of Pittsburgh. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:00:24 – Slinging Cards with Josh McCurley03:26 – “Josh, What’s the Vintage Metagame?”42:21 – Eating Out Pittsburgh53:03 – OutroFull runtime – 54:16 Enter the Forest Bear Josh McCurley visits from Texas, where he’s a Magic judge and Eternal formats aficionado. Online he streams Vintage on MTGO regularly and has even dabbled in Arena recently, all with a penchant for the Portal card Forest Bear. Despite focusing mainly on Mishra’s Workshop-based strategies himself, Josh keeps a close eye on other archetypes and is willing to experiment with radical lists he concocts or that his viewers send him. Plus, he has to recognize how other strategies are doing if he wants to beat them, right? So we brought him in as an expert. As further evidence of his expertise, Josh and Nat once played a casual Vintage game of Lantern Control versus Jester’s Scepter Uba Mask and—thanks to Ensnaring Bridge, Uba Mask, and some other dumb artifacts—finished as an actual, no-winner draw. Reminded of this, Josh said, “We are so good at Vintage.” Predictions on Eternal Weekend Note: Since our knowledge of Eternal Weekend was admittedly muddled, you should visit Card Titan for all the details. Vintage right now is a battle between five top decks: Ravager Workshops, Paradoxical Outcome Storm, Jeskai Control (or some flavor of blue-based control), Dredge, and Oath. None of the decks can beat all of the others, so there’s a tug-of-war at the metagame level as players try to pick which deck they feel will be best equipped to beat most of their opponents and then tune to make their poor matchups slightly better. For example, if you think there’s going to be a large number of Workshop decks, you would play PO Storm to beat them and then work to combat Jeskai’s draw engine and countermagic so you don’t lose too many points there. But then if you think there’s going to be a lot of PO Storm, you play Jeskai and try to adjust to beat Workshops in the sideboard. And then Oath or Dredge show up, being all weird, and just decimate an unprepared field. Good luck! Defending Champion: Workshop AggroAndy Markiton won last year’s North America Vintage Champs with Ravager MUD, and the strategy hasn’t changed drastically since then. The prison builds of years past have been replaced by a kind of aggressive tempo deck. Instead of slowing an opponent down with lots of Sphere of Resistance effects, Workshop players speed themselves up with Foundry Inspector and have a kind-of combo win with Arcbound Ravager and Walking Ballista. It’s similar to other formats’ Affinity lists; they may not hinder an opponent’s plan at all, except for putting them on an exceptionally fast clock. Expect to face it multiple times and be prepared to do better than one-for-one artifact and creature removal if you want to win. The Newcomer: Paradoxical OutcomeWhen Paradoxical Outcome debuted in Kaladesh, every Vintage player looked at it and said, “Oh, yeah, that card’s absurd.” It finally hit its stride as a combo engine and has a few different looks as players decide which colors they like and which win conditions they want to use—usually some mix of Tendrils of Agony, Monastery Mentor, Time Vault, and Blightsteel Colossus. These lists can range from very aggressive storm-focused strategies (almost like Pitch Long or TPS) to those that are happy to build more slowly to the win (similar to old Gifts Ungiven lists in pace). Outcome preys on Workshop decks because it has a lot of free mana and a generally faster clock, but it can struggle against counterspells if it can’t resolve its bombs. The Comeback Kid: SurvivalSurvival of the Fittest has been around for a long time and is good enough to be banned in Legacy. But it made a startling resurgence in Vintage when it took first at Asia Vintage Champs. This is thanks to the printing of Hollow One, which gives it a beefy aggro plan to go along with its toolbox of searchable answers to other strategies. It’s a novel look for a Vintage deck—lots of green, not a lot of blue or artifacts—and players may lose percentages just because they won’t know how to play against it. Of course, players who pick up the deck might suffer from unfamiliarity as well. Answering creatures is good, but Survival relies on its namesake enchantment and Bazaar of Baghdad to find and make threats, so stopping activated abilities is also strong. The Contender: Jeskai ControlWe lumped most of the blue-based control decks together even though they encompass a wide variety of colors and flavors. Most players agree that restricted blue cards, Preordains, and Force of Wills make a powerful broth and are then happy to add their favorite flavor of win condition, everything from Monastery Mentor, to Tinker, to Jace, the Mind Sculptor. These decks like to draw and filter cards and tend to win the game, really, by having better natural access to efficient answers and threats. That is: it’s difficult to focus on one particular card to stop because all the cards do the same thing. Workshop decks tend to do well against Jeskai Control because artifacts like Sphere of Resistance and Phyrexian Revoker can hinder the blue deck’s ability to effectively keep its hand full. The Fading Star: Oath of DruidsIs Oath a fading star? It hasn’t been popular or done particularly well recently, but it seems like it could be a dark horse in the current metagame. Oath can do well against creature-based strategies like Mishra’s Workshop and Survival decks, especially if it can remove or ignore their answers, typically Grafdigger’s Cage or Containment Priest. And Oath can easily play Preordain and restricted blue cards, so it can potentially keep up with Jeskai Control lists as it looks to resolve its one important spell. Griselbrand is a powerful demon companion, and there are any number of other useful, powerful creatures would make potential inclusions, but no one seems to have devised a list that wins consistently. Between commonly played hate (since Grafdigger’s Cage pulls double duty against Oath and Dredge) and a heavy reliance on one idea, Oath struggles. The Underground: DredgeWhen Dredge was totally a graveyard-based deck, it seemed to gain strength when opponents had become complacent, forgotten about it, and shaved graveyard hate from their sideboards. Now, again because of Hollow One, it has a solid backup plan that might not need to touch the graveyard at all. It’s consistent metagame terror, particularly in the hands of a knowledgeable pilot, and it will win a lot of games against prepared and unprepared opponents alike. To beat Dredge, apply a lot of varied graveyard answers (different types and costs of permanents and spells), and don’t forget about Hollow One. Void Winnower beats all of these decks. Eternal Weekend Dining in Pittsburgh We had a few food recommendations for Pittsburgh. Primanti Brothers is kind of a Steel City tradition. They make big sandwiches that frequently include the french fries in the sandwich (a concession to steel workers who needed to eat their lunch in a hurry). Hopefully your waiter sticks around. The Original Hotdog Shop, better known as “The O,” is kind of a Magic: The Gathering tradition, as it was the frequent meeting spot of Team CMU, one of the early premier Pro Tour teams, which was based in Pittsburgh. You can get giant fries, burgers, hotdogs, and beer in this casual, college atmosphere. Open late. Last year’s hits for Team Serious were Emporio and Starlite Lounge, each of which specializes in its own brand of comfort food. Emporio calls itself “A Meatball Joint” and lets you choose your meatball, sauce, and method of conveyance (pasta, bun, or fries). This was literally all I heard about after Eternal Weekend last year. Starlite Lounge appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and serves three kinds of pierogis, as well as other home-cooked Polish diner food. Nearby the convention center, Josh recommended Condado for their tacos and margaritas. They do a good job offering creative combination tacos, as well as letting you build your own. You’ll have to challenge yourself to see if you can acquire margaritas on the run between rounds. This year Team Serious members Jerry Yang and Rajah James had some recommendations of places they’ve been and places they were looking to try. In no particular order:● Robert Wholey & Co. for seafood and fish sandwiches.● Gaucho Parrilla Argentina for fresh South American food.● Ephasus Mediterranean for pizza with a Turkish twist.● Nicky’s Thai Kitchen for Thai food voted best in Pittsburgh.● Yuva Indian Kitchen for Indian food, including lots of vegetarian options.● Lulu’s Noodles for various Asian noodle dishes, including pho, pad thai, and ramen.● Bangal Kabab House for Indian tandoori dishes and kebabs. If you find anything you like, be sure to let us know for future years! Questions for Discussion What scares you most about the current Vintage metagame? What scares you most about a seafood buffet in Pittsburgh? Conclusion Thanks for listening! We hope our view of the Vintage metagame was helpful and insightful, or at least entertaining. Have fun in Pittsburgh. We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com.

MTGCast
Serious Vintage: Serious Vintage – 33 – Forest Bear Goes to Eternal Weekend 2018

MTGCast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 54:16


This episode was originally released October 29th, 2018.For episode 33, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk with Josh McCurley (@infant_no_1) about Eternal Weekend and the food of Pittsburgh. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:00:24 – Slinging Cards with Josh McCurley03:26 – “Josh, What’s the Vintage Metagame?”42:21 – Eating Out Pittsburgh53:03 – OutroFull runtime – 54:16 Enter the Forest Bear Josh McCurley visits from Texas, where he’s a Magic judge and Eternal formats aficionado. Online he streams Vintage on MTGO regularly and has even dabbled in Arena recently, all with a penchant for the Portal card Forest Bear. Despite focusing mainly on Mishra’s Workshop-based strategies himself, Josh keeps a close eye on other archetypes and is willing to experiment with radical lists he concocts or that his viewers send him. Plus, he has to recognize how other strategies are doing if he wants to beat them, right? So we brought him in as an expert. As further evidence of his expertise, Josh and Nat once played a casual Vintage game of Lantern Control versus Jester’s Scepter Uba Mask and—thanks to Ensnaring Bridge, Uba Mask, and some other dumb artifacts—finished as an actual, no-winner draw. Reminded of this, Josh said, “We are so good at Vintage.” Predictions on Eternal Weekend Note: Since our knowledge of Eternal Weekend was admittedly muddled, you should visit Card Titan for all the details. Vintage right now is a battle between five top decks: Ravager Workshops, Paradoxical Outcome Storm, Jeskai Control (or some flavor of blue-based control), Dredge, and Oath. None of the decks can beat all of the others, so there’s a tug-of-war at the metagame level as players try to pick which deck they feel will be best equipped to beat most of their opponents and then tune to make their poor matchups slightly better. For example, if you think there’s going to be a large number of Workshop decks, you would play PO Storm to beat them and then work to combat Jeskai’s draw engine and countermagic so you don’t lose too many points there. But then if you think there’s going to be a lot of PO Storm, you play Jeskai and try to adjust to beat Workshops in the sideboard. And then Oath or Dredge show up, being all weird, and just decimate an unprepared field. Good luck! Defending Champion: Workshop AggroAndy Markiton won last year’s North America Vintage Champs with Ravager MUD, and the strategy hasn’t changed drastically since then. The prison builds of years past have been replaced by a kind of aggressive tempo deck. Instead of slowing an opponent down with lots of Sphere of Resistance effects, Workshop players speed themselves up with Foundry Inspector and have a kind-of combo win with Arcbound Ravager and Walking Ballista. It’s similar to other formats’ Affinity lists; they may not hinder an opponent’s plan at all, except for putting them on an exceptionally fast clock. Expect to face it multiple times and be prepared to do better than one-for-one artifact and creature removal if you want to win. The Newcomer: Paradoxical OutcomeWhen Paradoxical Outcome debuted in Kaladesh, every Vintage player looked at it and said, “Oh, yeah, that card’s absurd.” It finally hit its stride as a combo engine and has a few different looks as players decide which colors they like and which win conditions they want to use—usually some mix of Tendrils of Agony, Monastery Mentor, Time Vault, and Blightsteel Colossus. These lists can range from very aggressive storm-focused strategies (almost like Pitch Long or TPS) to those that are happy to build more slowly to the win (similar to old Gifts Ungiven lists in pace). Outcome preys on Workshop decks because it has a lot of free mana and a generally faster clock, but it can struggle against counterspells if it can’t resolve its bombs. The Comeback Kid: SurvivalSurvival of the Fittest has been around for a long time and is good enough to be banned in Legacy. But it made a startling resurgence in Vintage when it took first at Asia Vintage Champs. This is thanks to the printing of Hollow One, which gives it a beefy aggro plan to go along with its toolbox of searchable answers to other strategies. It’s a novel look for a Vintage deck—lots of green, not a lot of blue or artifacts—and players may lose percentages just because they won’t know how to play against it. Of course, players who pick up the deck might suffer from unfamiliarity as well. Answering creatures is good, but Survival relies on its namesake enchantment and Bazaar of Baghdad to find and make threats, so stopping activated abilities is also strong. The Contender: Jeskai ControlWe lumped most of the blue-based control decks together even though they encompass a wide variety of colors and flavors. Most players agree that restricted blue cards, Preordains, and Force of Wills make a powerful broth and are then happy to add their favorite flavor of win condition, everything from Monastery Mentor, to Tinker, to Jace, the Mind Sculptor. These decks like to draw and filter cards and tend to win the game, really, by having better natural access to efficient answers and threats. That is: it’s difficult to focus on one particular card to stop because all the cards do the same thing. Workshop decks tend to do well against Jeskai Control because artifacts like Sphere of Resistance and Phyrexian Revoker can hinder the blue deck’s ability to effectively keep its hand full. The Fading Star: Oath of DruidsIs Oath a fading star? It hasn’t been popular or done particularly well recently, but it seems like it could be a dark horse in the current metagame. Oath can do well against creature-based strategies like Mishra’s Workshop and Survival decks, especially if it can remove or ignore their answers, typically Grafdigger’s Cage or Containment Priest. And Oath can easily play Preordain and restricted blue cards, so it can potentially keep up with Jeskai Control lists as it looks to resolve its one important spell. Griselbrand is a powerful demon companion, and there are any number of other useful, powerful creatures would make potential inclusions, but no one seems to have devised a list that wins consistently. Between commonly played hate (since Grafdigger’s Cage pulls double duty against Oath and Dredge) and a heavy reliance on one idea, Oath struggles. The Underground: DredgeWhen Dredge was totally a graveyard-based deck, it seemed to gain strength when opponents had become complacent, forgotten about it, and shaved graveyard hate from their sideboards. Now, again because of Hollow One, it has a solid backup plan that might not need to touch the graveyard at all. It’s consistent metagame terror, particularly in the hands of a knowledgeable pilot, and it will win a lot of games against prepared and unprepared opponents alike. To beat Dredge, apply a lot of varied graveyard answers (different types and costs of permanents and spells), and don’t forget about Hollow One. Void Winnower beats all of these decks. Eternal Weekend Dining in Pittsburgh We had a few food recommendations for Pittsburgh. Primanti Brothers is kind of a Steel City tradition. They make big sandwiches that frequently include the french fries in the sandwich (a concession to steel workers who needed to eat their lunch in a hurry). Hopefully your waiter sticks around. The Original Hotdog Shop, better known as “The O,” is kind of a Magic: The Gathering tradition, as it was the frequent meeting spot of Team CMU, one of the early premier Pro Tour teams, which was based in Pittsburgh. You can get giant fries, burgers, hotdogs, and beer in this casual, college atmosphere. Open late. Last year’s hits for Team Serious were Emporio and Starlite Lounge, each of which specializes in its own brand of comfort food. Emporio calls itself “A Meatball Joint” and lets you choose your meatball, sauce, and method of conveyance (pasta, bun, or fries). This was literally all I heard about after Eternal Weekend last year. Starlite Lounge appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and serves three kinds of pierogis, as well as other home-cooked Polish diner food. Nearby the convention center, Josh recommended Condado for their tacos and margaritas. They do a good job offering creative combination tacos, as well as letting you build your own. You’ll have to challenge yourself to see if you can acquire margaritas on the run between rounds. This year Team Serious members Jerry Yang and Rajah James had some recommendations of places they’ve been and places they were looking to try. In no particular order:● Robert Wholey & Co. for seafood and fish sandwiches.● Gaucho Parrilla Argentina for fresh South American food.● Ephasus Mediterranean for pizza with a Turkish twist.● Nicky’s Thai Kitchen for Thai food voted best in Pittsburgh.● Yuva Indian Kitchen for Indian food, including lots of vegetarian options.● Lulu’s Noodles for various Asian noodle dishes, including pho, pad thai, and ramen.● Bangal Kabab House for Indian tandoori dishes and kebabs. If you find anything you like, be sure to let us know for future years! Questions for Discussion What scares you most about the current Vintage metagame? What scares you most about a seafood buffet in Pittsburgh? Conclusion Thanks for listening! We hope our view of the Vintage metagame was helpful and insightful, or at least entertaining. Have fun in Pittsburgh. We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com.

MTGCast
Serious Vintage: Serious Vintage – 39 – Planeswalking Around Town

MTGCast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 55:29


This episode was originally released May 6th, 2019.For episode 39, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk about the role of planeswalkers in Vintage, speculate baselessly about some new cards in War of the Spark, and discuss sous vide and other novel methods of cooking.Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:00:42 – A Brief, Half-Educated History of Planeswalkers in Vintage26:56 – What Do We Do With 36 New Planeswalkers?43:16 – Sous Vide? So What?Total runtime: 55:29 Planeswalkers in Vintage I want to start the writeup with a lament, actually, for the loss of Morphling.de. That website was a longtime store of Vintage decks and knowledge from the paper and early online days of the format, going back to 2002. I did a lot of research there for articles and podcasts and considered it a great source for questions like “Who was the first person to top eight with Rage Extractor?” and “Is there a recent 5C Stax list?” The archives are still available, but they’re not searchable. It’s a blow to people like us who enjoy the historical perspective. At least the archives of The Mana Drain are still in good working order. Using those, it seems like the first planeswalkers, from Lorwyn, mostly missed Vintage entirely. Little Jace Beleren wasn’t explosive enough and too generously gave cards to your opponent. Chandra Nalaar and Liliana Vess were too expensive, and Ajani Goldmane was too creature-centric for the time. In fact it was Garruk Wildspeaker who had the most attractive power-level to cost ratio, making into an experimental Worldgorger Dragon combo build by Rich Shay and a novel mono-green deck from Guli. These weird, attackable enchantments with activated abilities didn’t really go anywhere It wasn’t until Tezzeret, the Seeker combined with a newly re-re-un-re-errata’d Time Vault in 2008 that planeswalkers really took hold. Suddenly there was an entirely new deck archetype—two if you distinguish Turbo Tezz from the regular kind—that featured an entirely new card type. And it was winning! Tezzeret still won in a very Vintage-y way, that is, immediately. You had one to stop your opponent from taking all the turns, which meant short-term answers like counterspells and artifact removal were reasonable. Still, Thirst for Knowledge was restricted in 2009. Then, in 2010, Jace, the Mind Sculptor appeared in Worldwake. There was a lot of discussion when the text first appeared, with players trying to determine the new card’s role, if it had one. You should really treat yourself to skimming that thread, as it’s hilarious in hindsight. Big Jace didn’t catch on right away, but it definitely left a mark on the format. Jace paired nicely with Dark Confidant as a draw engine in control decks, so well that Owen Turtenwald won the 2010 Vintage Championship with it as a three-of. Jace succeeded in making the game longer, and Gush and Frantic Search were unrestricted in October 2010 to compete in that environment. It’s at this point that Vintage really turned more towards creatures as part of a strategic plan. Stuff on the board started being more important than stuff in the hand, and planeswalkers, creatures, and removal jockeyed for superiority. (This is actually where Jace Beleren (the card) started to show up, as a counter to players trying to push the envelope on Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Beleren was slightly cheaper and could strand an opponent’s Mind Sculptor in hand. It was kind of a weird time.) There haven’t been so many planeswalkers that reached Tezzeret or Jace status. Dack Fayden certainly made an impact, particularly as an anti-strategy against Workshop decks, encouraging the use of Arcbound Ravager alongside Lodestone Golem and necessitating Phyrexian Revoker. And the bar has gotten lower for other planeswalkers to be tested. Even unexpected hits like Arlinn Kord, Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher have made Vintage Top 8s. So It’s WAR Now we enter a new era of planeswalkers. Previously, they had been weird, attackable enchantments with activated abilities. Now they have static and triggered abilities too! This puts even more emphasis on preserving a board full of stuff as you increase your value as the game goes on. Not only do planeswalker abilities draw you virtual spells each turn, but you’re further rewarded for keeping a board full of stuff. Creatures and removal—particularly if it covers a variety of permanent types—thus get more important as well. We look at some cards from War of the Spark completely without context aside from being a Vintage-focused podcast. Certainly there are a few standout planeswalkers that could slot easily into an existing Vintage deck or something similar, and War of the Spark seems like it will have a major impact on the format. Consider Saheeli, Sublime Artificer, or Ral, Storm Conduit, as a fifth copy of Young Pyromancer with benefits like comboing a little with Time Vault or copying Ancestral Recall or any of Vintage’s other great spells. Teferi, Time Raveler, could make it into Jeskai as a control piece, or into Paradoxical Outcome as anti-counterspell technology. Maybe Teyo, the Shieldmage, or Dovin, Anarch of Bolas (don’t forget hybrid mana can be mono-colored!) find a place in a mono-white prison deck alongside various Thalias and other white weenies. Karn, the Great Creator, seems like a shoo-in for a Mishra’s Workshop deck. Despite being a four-drop nonartifact, Karn’s one-sided Null Rod ability is powerful, particularly in the mirror and against Paradoxical Outcome, where it can’t be removed by artifact hate. Being able to get artifacts out of your sideboard or that were exiled is also strong, potentially game-winning and well worth four mana in an artifact combo deck like Two-Card Monte. Karn’s suite of abilities could also find a home in Paradoxical Outcome decks, similar to Teferi; Karn can shut down opposing Shops or the Mirror and provide an alternate route to victory. Even getting old effects on new card types could be exciting. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries, is a new Laboratory Maniac, potentially with a built-in path to an empty library. Narset, Parter of Veils, is similar to something like Notion Thief in conjunction with Dack Fayden or any number of draw-sevens. And Ashiok, Dream Render, potentially shuts down tutor-heavy combo decks like a one-sided Mindlock Orb or permanent Shadow of Doubt. These may not see long-term heavy play without help, but they have some interesting applications. Beyond planeswalkers there are plenty of other interesting cards in the set. Some combo-minded players are salivating over Bolas’s Citadel, which seems to combine Yawgmoth’s Bargain and Channel into one Tinker-ready package, and (particularly as I write that sentence out) seems nuts. An aggressive, black-based storm or Goblin Charbelcher deck make use of that if players aren’t too scared of Mental Misstep to run Dark Ritual. And if planeswalkers do run roughshod over Vintage, The Elderspell has some seriously exciting text for two mana. I realize this section reads like a bit of a laundry list of card names, but that’s because War of the Spark has great potential. The addition to Vintage of this many planeswalkers (and associated cards) that are reasonably costed with reasonable abilities is unprecedented. Food and Drink: Unconventional Ovens We close this episode with a discussion of sous vide and other cooking techniques for the lazy hipster. Geoff likes the convenience of long-term, constant-temperature hot water baths for his bachelor chow of salmon. He can put his filet-o-fish into a bucket in the afternoon, set the temperature on the sous vide wand, and return later when he wants to eat. There’s no chance of overcooking, and a quick sear in a pan or on the grill adds caramelized flavor. It’s trendy and fun! And as you’ll learn in the podcast, you can sous vide pretty much anything, including phones. Josh is intrigued by cooking salmon in the dishwasher or on top of a car engine during a long road trip. Nat adds that he used to cook Pop-Tarts in a hot pot in his dorm in college. We all do what must be done to survive. Questions for Discussion Which is Jace, the Mind Sculptor’s best ability? What different planeswalkers have you played in Vintage? Did you ever go crazy and, like, BOOM! seven-mana Garruk, Apex Planeswalker instead of playing, like, Yawgmoth’s Bargain? What War of the Spark cards spark your interest? Did you ever cook fish in your dishwasher? How about just throwing a steak in the dryer to tenderize it? What’s the most expensive card you’ve ever sous vide’ed? Conclusion Thanks for listening! We should have something special coming up in the next few weeks so stay tuned! We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com.

The MM Cast
Historic Deck Techs - Immortal Gideon Control & Emry's Paradox Combo

The MM Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 74:22


We've been playing a lot of Historic recently and these two decks have been our favorites. we are doing some deck techs on our favorite builds of this incredible Jeskai control deck, where Gideon of the Trials keeps you alive so you can sling lots of powerful spells without fear of them ever killing you. What do you think? Got some hot tech? A cool version of this deck for Modern? Let us know in the comments below! Alex's list: https://archidekt.com/decks/987471#Jeskai_Gideo_Tribal Ben''s List: https://scryfall.com/@benbatemanmedia/decks/2f346e46-3eea-469c-b175-79b90f5c6e37 We are all about Historic, the Arena version of Modern, and this week we are discussing a couple of awesome Historic decks that we've been brewing and climbing the ladder with. Today we are talking Emry's Paradox Forge, an all-in artifact-based combo deck looking to draw our entire deck, cast spells from our sideboards, and win with a ton of value. Emry's Paradox Forge list, by  @CROKEYZ  https://scryfall.com/@Dudard/decks/e6eaa0a9-33de-4317-9cc2-7f6e6c7bb91e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Faerie Conclave
29 - Commander Deck Interview: "Boros Done Right" with Jake

The Faerie Conclave

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 55:50


On Episode 29 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec and Jarom interview Jake about his commander deck he calls "Boros Done Right"! Come check out how Jake cheats the WR system by adding a splash of something else!Jake's Deck List: https://www.archidekt.com/decks/916987#Boros_done_rightCheck us out on Instagram: @thefaerieconclaveThe Faerie Conclave Discord: https://discord.gg/55uuaG5The Faerie Conclave logo was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be found at kirtlymaxfield.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

The Dive Down
Episode 92: The Early Risers of Zendikar Rising

The Dive Down

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 105:45


We take a good, long look at the latest decks, trends, and strategies in Modern and Pioneer, but this time with the cards of Zendikar Rising! We start with Cool Decks (and cards!), Inc, as we look through 2 Modern and 2 Pioneer Challenges. Then we head into The Dive Down and do a mini-dive on Gruul Goblin Charbelcher, and look at changes to Jeskai, Mill, and Death's Shadow. And look suspiciously at Omnath... The Break Down: Challenging Challenges The Dive Down: Recrossing, Reforging, Rebelching The Dive Down, cont: Other Concerning Things Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Get 20% off your first 3 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "thedivedown" Timestamps: 2:11 - Housekeeping 4:26 - The Break Down begins - early results with Zendikar Rising 4:50 - 2 Modern Challenges 29:00 - 2 Pioneer Challenges 44:30 - The Dive Down begins 46:01 - Gruul Goblin Charbelcher 1:06:23 - Cleansing Jeskai 1:16:05 - Mill 1:22:10 - Omnath Piles 1:32:40 - Naya Winota (Pioneer) 1:35:49 - Shadow Decks 1:39:10 - Hot Takes on ZDR Links from this week's episode: The 9/19 Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2020-09-20 The 9/20 Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2020-09-21 The 9/19 Pioneer Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pioneer-challenge-2020-09-20 The 9/20 Pioneer Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pioneer-challenge-2020-09-21 Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

The Astrolab
Procedure X-9: Historic

The Astrolab

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 113:32


Joe and Scott talk about Historic and deck history itself in an Independence Week tribute to Jeskai decks. Scott also learns the joys of Sharkstill. Relevant Links @volrathxp @mtgpackfoils @theastrolabcast Cards Legal in Historic: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=legal%3Ahistoric Sharkstill - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3150788#online Worldgorger 1st Place Challenge - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3150776#online Joe's Rarity Deck - https://scryfall.com/@volrathxp/decks/233aabf3-37e7-436a-997a-72cee7e771e7 Music by Joseph McDade - https://josephmcdade.com/music

The Dive Down
Episode 75: Pioneer Jeskai Lukka: Superfriendly Fires

The Dive Down

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 113:04


We dive into one of the most powerful and popular decks in Pioneer - Jeskai Lukka Yorion Sharknado Fires Control! Or whatever it's called! The Break Down: The latest Pioneer SQ The Dive Down: TapouT The Dive Down, continued: Agents of Snap Concessions Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Now get 15% off your first 3 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "thedivedown" Timestamps: 2:35 - Housekeeping 6:25 - The Break Down begins - the Pioneer Super Qualifier 6:50 - PSQ Top 32 Meta 16:44 - PSQ Top 8 18:17 - Interesting Decks 27:27 - The Dive Down Begins - Yorion Superfriends! 30:30 - What is tapout control? 35:40 - Fires of Invention and tapout control 43:26 - The gameplan of Yorion Superfriends 53:01 - Enabling Lukka 56:40 - The yorion advantage 1:09:50 - Closing out games 1:12:30 - The supporting elements 1:18:51 - Getting the most out of Fires 1:32:55 - Sideboarding and matchups 1:47:30 - Some thoughts on the deck 1:50:20 - Closing out Links from this week's episode: Tapout Control / PV's Playhouse / Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa: https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/home/pvs-playhouse-control/ The Pioneer SQ: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pioneer-super-qualifier-2020-05-23 Jeskai Superfriends: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/wur-20302994-c1b8-4ede-a1ad-81e213d4b28a#paper More Superfriends: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3047732#paper Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Turn One Sol Ring
Episode 016 Sultai & Jeskai, C19 Review - I Feel Like We're Playing Magic

Turn One Sol Ring

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 76:45


In this episode of Turn One Sol Ring, Eric and Kevin review the new cards in the Sultai & Jeskai decks from Commander 2019. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/turnonesolringthepodcast/ GooglePlay https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNGYzYTQzMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmWntUuDyPbRi5ohnyL6fg/featured Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4PXeDTpS40wuXiqn21WWDH Kevin's Deckstats Decks https://deckstats.net/decks/137112/?lng=en Eric's Deckstats Decks https://deckstats.net/decks/69389/?lng=en Riley's Deckstats Decks https://deckstats.net/decks/144786/?lng=en Kevin's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/commandbeacon/?hl=en

The Community Commander
28: Commanders of the Red White and Blue!

The Community Commander

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 32:06


Today I go over the often forgotten commander color combination known as Jeskai and its Commanders in honor of memorial day! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-community-commander/support

Arena Decklists
Jeskai Lukka Is A Bad Deck (And Also Busted)

Arena Decklists

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 68:19


A meme deck quickly rose to the top of Standard, which left Gerry and Bryan reeling. How did this abomination, which completely ignores everything we've learned about Magic deck-building, get to be the best deck in Standard? It might be time we have to unlearn everything we thought was true. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Why Jeskai Lukka is bad - 3:00 Misconceptions - 14:50 Matchups - 30:15 Growth Spiral vs Birth of Meletis - 33:19 Other decks to consider - 47:36 Question of the week - 1:00:30 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

MTG Grindcast
A Treacherous Metagame

MTG Grindcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 61:32


We're looking at the pioneer meta from the second tournament in Lotus Box League's Season 1, plus the Jeskai decks making standard treacherous for any midrange player. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Pioneer Cast Podcast
Episode 29: Yorion decks, Jeskai Fires, and Feather decks without Feather

Pioneer Cast Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 115:13


Episode 29: Yorion decks, Jeskai Fires, and Feather decks without Feather Magic starts at 17:00 Pioneer Super Qualifier 1: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/mtgo-pioneer-super-qualifier-12142999-tournament-62199 Pioneer Super Qualifier 2: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/mtgo-pioneer-super-qualifier-12148139-tournament-62342 Pioneer Challenge: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/mtgo-pioneer-challenge-12148183-tournament-62391 Team Lotus Box Pioneer Event: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/lotus-box-league-season-1-pioneer-1k-team-lotus-box-tournament-62363 Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/jYqSnPq Support our Patreon here! https://Patreon.com/PioneerCast Tweet at us! twitter.com/TheTannonGrace twitter.com/RossHunneds twitter.com/CastPioneer

Legendary Creature - Podcast
The Other 99 | Ikoria & C20

Legendary Creature - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 145:33


Because we’re all suckers for new cards… That’s right, we can’t stop reviewing this new product. Now that we’ve thoroughly beat the cuss out of all the legends, let’s go see if there’s anything else in Ikoria or Commander 2020 that’s worth taking note of as commander players. Seriously. You’re gonna want to join. We’ll tell you what we really think of WotC’s attempts at political cards and Sultai and Jeskai getting more tools that are begging to get used. ------------------- Patreon:  YouTube:  Discord:  Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home –  Protector 101 –  Dan Terminus –  Silver Richards –