Podcasts about jeskai control

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.

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.

On this week's show, Dave tries to determine what to play during the one RCQ he can attend this season. We do our best to help him out by reviewing the latest Metagame Mentor, taking a closer look at Dimir Oculus, following in the steps of some Jeskai Control masters, and trying something new with Fear of Missing Out in Rakdos and Jund Delirium. The Break Down: Frank Loves Stats The Dive Down: Dave Needs a Deck Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWNTEN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: * 7:25 - Heavy Play is our actual sponsor * 9:00 - This week's show/housekeeping * 14:36 - The Break Down begins: no Pioneer RCQs in 2025?? * 22:35 - Frank analysis on Modern's current meta * 34:22 - Current Modern winrates * 41:54 - The Dive Down begins: Shane played Dimir Frogtide * 1:04:32 - Dave and Devon played Delirium decks * 1:17:30 - Stan played actual Jeskai Control Links from this week's episode: * https://www.channelfireball.com/article/What-s-New-in-Modern-with-Duskmourn-House-of-Horror/80e67eba-474a-41bf-a704-15bc28755f02/ * Jeskai Control by YungDingo/George Jabbour: https://x.com/YungDingoMTG/status/1844245120658653515 * Dimir Oculus by Kane Daly: https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/159924 * Jund Delirium by Offl1ne: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6682017#paper * Jund Delirium by d00mwake: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/OFxKWf-jx0WIiWlS_TWENg * Rakdos Shadow by J from TDD Nation: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6701125#paper * Rakdos FOMO by @jacesdaddy from Twitter: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6701123#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

In this episode, Gerry and Dave kinda cover it all. There's the Apex Gaming team event this weekend, Dave's RCQ excursion with Jeskai Control, and their recent foray into limited, including comparing Bloomburrow to original Mirrodin. *** 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

Andy and Anthony linger on the topic of Battle Box for a second week in a row, discussing a novel design: Andy's Jeskai Control Battle Box, modeled after what some have called Magic's most interesting mirror match. They start things off by drawing and comparing opening hands from the list and then go deep on the benefits of designing an environment for a more narrow range of play and what can be learned from playing it. Follow along with the visual spoiler of all cards mentioned in the episode. Discussed in this episode: The Ship of Theseus - Cube from Rotisserie Draft Rotisserie Draft Jeskai Control Battle Box The most fun mirrors on Twitter Ben Stark vs Shahar Shenhar Jumpstart Hobo Names Timestamps: 1:59 — Brags and Bad Beats: Parker's Roto Draft Edition 8:26 — A brief review of Battle Box 11:36 — Opening hand evaluations 12:47 — Introduction to the Jeskai Control Battle Box 16:24 — Structure and design considerations 21:40 — Temples in the land package 27:15 — Expectations - Do players really just love blue that much? 31:08 — Lessons on removal from Jumpstart 35:38 — Gameplay lessons from the Jeskai Control Battle Box 43:46 — Single card discussion: Jeskai Battle Box Edition Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts' Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy's “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony's “Regular” Cube If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at mail@luckypaper.co. Please include how you'd like to be credited, your pronouns, a link to your cube if relevant. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. If you'd like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Season 12, Episode 8: Weekly Roundup **** Like our content? Support us on Patreon and join our brewing community! **** Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com ****   S12E08 Timestamps [4:08] Picking a Modern Deck for Your Store Championship [20:44] Innistrad Championships Preview: The 7 Best Decks in Historic [22:31] Selesnya Humans [23:59] Heliod Company [28:00] Golgari Food [30:22] Jeskai Control [32:18] Izzet Phoenix [34:49] Azorius Auras [35:38] Selensya Enchantress [41:05] Picking the Best Deck in Standard Picks of the Week [49:42] David's Pick: Esper Midrange by Ghost11157 [59:23] Cavedan's Pick: Golgari Deathless Regisaur by praisesiegrhino [1:03:26] Damon's Pick: Izzet Hullbreaker Turns by sneakymisato

Season 12, Episode 8: Weekly Roundup **** Like our content? Support us on Patreon and join our brewing community! **** Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com ****   S12E08 Timestamps [4:08] Picking a Modern Deck for Your Store Championship [20:44] Innistrad Championships Preview: The 7 Best Decks in Historic [22:31] Selesnya Humans [23:59] Heliod Company [28:00] Golgari Food [30:22] Jeskai Control [32:18] Izzet Phoenix [34:49] Azorius Auras [35:38] Selensya Enchantress [41:05] Picking the Best Deck in Standard Picks of the Week [49:42] David's Pick: Esper Midrange by Ghost11157 [59:23] Cavedan's Pick: Golgari Deathless Regisaur by praisesiegrhino [1:03:26] Damon's Pick: Izzet Hullbreaker Turns by sneakymisato

Season 12, Episode 8: Weekly Roundup **** Like our content? Support us on Patreon and join our brewing community! **** Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com ****   S12E08 Timestamps [4:08] Picking a Modern Deck for Your Store Championship [20:44] Innistrad Championships Preview: The 7 Best Decks in Historic [22:31] Selesnya Humans [23:59] Heliod Company [28:00] Golgari Food [30:22] Jeskai Control [32:18] Izzet Phoenix [34:49] Azorius Auras [35:38] Selensya Enchantress [41:05] Picking the Best Deck in Standard Picks of the Week [49:42] David's Pick: Esper Midrange by Ghost11157 [59:23] Cavedan's Pick: Golgari Deathless Regisaur by praisesiegrhino [1:03:26] Damon's Pick: Izzet Hullbreaker Turns by sneakymisato

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

With Gab WINNING the Modern Challenge this week we take a deep dive into what he played and what we have also tested. We also discuss Ghosting from a streamers perspective. Check out Cardmarket: www.cardmarket.com/en Twitter: www.twitter.com/MidweekMetagame Patreon: www.patreon.com/MidweekMetagame

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.

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.

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The guys have guest Will Newman on and breakdown Jeskai Control

Andrew, Gary and Joe discuss what's popular on Magic Online's metagame and in the MTG community. Follow us on Twitter at @MTG_BrewCrew and subscribe to us on iTunes and SoundCloud! Intro and outro song by Ryan Ricigliano. Intro-monologue background music is Final Fantasy 7 Prelude by composer Nobuo Uematsu. Standard MOCS results: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/standard-mocs-2019-07-14 SCG Worcester: http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Open/2019-07-13_standard_Worcester_MA_US/1/ Gary's Jeskai Control, currently ranked #326 on Magic Arena: 4 Teferi, Time Raveler (WAR) 221 2 Search for Azcanta (XLN) 74 3 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (DAR) 207 4 Narset, Parter of Veils (WAR) 61 4 Glacial Fortress (XLN) 255 3 Cleansing Nova (M19) 9 4 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251 3 Clifftop Retreat (DAR) 239 1 Prison Realm (WAR) 26 4 Opt (XLN) 65 4 Sacred Foundry (GRN) 254 2 Temple of Triumph (M20) 257 2 Plains (RIX) 192 2 Island (RIX) 193 2 Seal Away (DAR) 31 2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno (M20) 127 2 Ixalan's Binding (XLN) 17 2 Finale of Glory (WAR) 12 2 Temple of Epiphany (M20) 253 1 Dovin's Veto (WAR) 193 2 Deafening Clarion (GRN) 165 3 Lightning Strike (XLN) 149 2 Steam Vents (GRN) 257 3 History of Benalia (DAR) 21 2 Cavalier of Dawn (M20) 10 3 Legion Warboss (GRN) 109 4 Aether Gust (M20) 42 1 Deafening Clarion (GRN) 165 1 Dovin's Veto (WAR) 193 1 Solar Blaze (WAR) 216

The North 100 team cover the dominant archetypes of 2018, predict which archetypes will be present at events, and discuss the various strengths and weaknesses of those lists. Preview Article: https://canadianhighlander.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/2018-canadian-highlander-preview/ Decklists (yes, there are a lot): Storm: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/storm-sample-archetypes/ Eggs: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/eggs-sample-archetypes/ Paradox Academy: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/paradox-academy-sample-archetypes Dimir Painter Vault: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/dimir-painter-vault-sample-archetypes/ Cradlehoof: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/cradlehoof-sample-archetypes 4c Kiki Pod: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4c-kiki-pod-sample-archetypes/ Pattern Rector: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pattern-rector-sample-archetypes/ 4c Jace Control: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4c-jace-control-sample-archetypes/ Blue Moon: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/blue-moon-sample-archetypes/ Jeskai Control: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jeskai-control-sample-archetypes/ Grixis Control: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/grixis-control-sample-archetypes/ 4c Lands Midrange: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4c-lands-midrange-sample-archetypes/ Meduim Red: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/medium-red-sample-archetypes/ Red Deck Wins: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/red-deck-wins-sample-archetypes/ Gruul Aggro: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gruul-aggro-sample-archetypes/ Orzhov Hatebears: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/orzhov-hatebears-sample-archetypes/ Death + Taxes: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/death-taxes-sample-archetypes Alex Steacy — @alexsteacy Jeremy White — @jrhwhite Serge Yager — @sergeyager Benjamin Wheeler — @ bwheelermtg Canadian Highlander Points List: https://canadianhighlander.wordpress.com/rules-the-points-list-and-deck-construction/ Canadian Highlander Website: https://canadianhighlander.wordpress.com/ Canadian Highlander YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdfxCOi0vvWXFqSHfrywvw Support LRR: http://Patreon.com/loadingreadyrun

Adrian Sullivan played four copies of Niv-Mizzet, Parun in his Grand Prix-winning Jeskai deck. Learn how that transforms the archetype in this week's cast!

SCG Indy is over and done, and brought some huge changes to the modern format! So this week we're talking Militia Bugler, Wizard's Lightning, and Drogskol Captain. Plus we settle once and for all whether Jeskai Control is unplayable in Modern. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Pascal van Alphen won met Burn het Dutch Open Series Modern-toernooi van 26 mei 2018. In de finale versloeg hij Studio Magics eigen Dave Weijgertse met zijn vertrouwde Tron. Samen brengen Pascal en Dave verslag uit. Hoe zijn ze tot hun deckkeuze gekomen? Wat waren hun sideboardoverwegingen? Op welke momenten hing hun toernooileven aan een zijden draadje? En hoe hebben ze het toernooi in het algemeen en de finale in het bijzonder beleefd? Over deze en andere vragen praten ze uitgebreid met Jeroen en Arjan. Daves Tron-deck: http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=19302&d=322512&f=MO Pascals Burn-deck: http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=19302&d=322508&f=MO Tijdschema Dave: waarom Tron? 0:07:14 Pascal: waarom Burn? 0:09:30 Daves Swiss-rondes 0:13:21 Pascals Swiss-rondes 0:19:58 Daves Tron-sideboard 0:27:50 Pascals Burn-sideboard 0:34:43 Daves kwartfinale (Bogles) 0:39:32 Pascals kwartfinale (Mardu Pyromancer) 0:43:00 Daves halve finale (Jeskai Control) 0:46:23 Pascals halve finale (Grixis Goryo's Vengeance) 0:50:44 De finale 0:53:24 Links Daves toernooiverslag op Untap.nl: https://untap.nl/finaleplaats-op-het-dutch-modern-open-met-mono-groen-tron/ Dutch Open Series: http://www.dutchopenseries.nl Dutch Open Series: Modern top 8 decklijsten: http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=19302&f=MO Social Like Studio Magic op Facebook: @studiomagicnl Volg Studio Magic op Twitter: @studiomagicnl Credits Presentatie: Jeroen Koster, Arjan Ang en Dave Weijgertse Montage: Jeroen Koster Muziek: Surf Shimmy - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bloodbraid Elf en (vooral) Jace, the Mind Sculptor zijn geünband in Modern! Jeroen en Arjan laten hun licht schijnen over de meest spraakmakende unban-announcement in de geschiedenis van het format. Gaat JTMS Modern breken? Verder: hoe is het nu met Standard, (iets meer dan) een maand na de bans? En Wizards heeft een paar nieuwe producten aangekondigd voor later dit jaar. Tijdschema JTMS en BBE geünband in Modern! 0:00:59 Standard, een maand na de bans 0:34:17 2HG-set Battlebond aangekondigd 0:40:14 Nieuwe Commanderproducten aangekondigd 0:48:58 Huishoudelijke mededeling 0:52:07 Afkondiging inclusief muziekcredits 0:52:52 Bonus 0:53:57 Links Banned & restricted announcement van 12 februari 2018: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/february-12-2018-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2018-02-12 Jace, the Mind Sculptor rap featuring Patrick Chapin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYhG_ekoH8 Jund met BBE (Brad Nelson) versus Jeskai Control met JTMS (Todd Stevens): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqupx3QHNo Winnaars & verliezers na de unbans volgens LSV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5bsQS83H0 Team Modern Super League: https://vintagesuperleague.com/tmsl-info/ Aankondiging Battlebond, Commander Anthology Volume II, Commander 2018 en meer: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/valentines-day-mini-announcement-day-2018-02-14 Gaby Spartz' DDLC full playthrough (met spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAF8RxIPP48 Social Like Studio Magic op Facebook: @studiomagicnl Volg Studio Magic op Twitter: @studiomagicnl Credits Presentatie: Jeroen Koster en Arjan Ang Montage: Jeroen Koster Muziek: Surf Shimmy - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Jace, the Mind Sculptor - Tha Gatherin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYhG_ekoH8

Jimmy Wong joins Alex and Glenn as they predict the awesomeness that is to come with "Modern Masters 2". Followed by an awesome Deck Tech: Jeskai Control!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices