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Gerry and Michael went RCQing again. This time, Michael did well with Simic. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Michael played some RCQs and learned plenty. Plus, Michael judges Gerry's Legacy deckbuilding skills. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
The deckname is exactly what you think it is. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitch.tv/gerry_t *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Today's broadcast is C1E98 for Mishmash Monday, Sept 29th, 2025. Today's broadcast will be Mishmash Monday – vol. 17 – our final installment in the Mishmash Monday series on Ch 1. Also, while, barring circumstances far beyond my control, this is most certainly not the final episode of Nerd Noise Radio, it is "an end" in a certain manner of speaking. Details in the intro. A1) Intro - 00:00:00 01) Splash Down - Ristar - Genesis - Tomoko Sasaki - 00:05:54 02) Metropolis Zone - Sonic 2 - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - 00:08:40 03) The Rosetta Stone - Double Dragon 3 - Arcade - Akira Inoue and/or Takaro Nozaki - 00:10:18 04) Menu - Fast Fusion - Switch 2 - Bjulin, and/or Francisco Cerda - 00:13:23 05) Best Tone - Driving Emotion Type S - PS2 - Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Sasō, and/or Takayuki Aihara - 00:16:48 06) Menu 3 - FIFA 94 - 3DO - Jeff van Dyck and/or Graeme Coleman - 00:21:55 07) Challenge Course 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza - Switch 2 - Daisuke Matsuoka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, and/or Tsukasa Usui - 00:24:07 08) Tidal Tempest Zone (Present) - Sonic CD (N/A version) - Sega CD / Windows 95 - Spencer Nilsen, David Young, and/or Pastiche - 00:26:50 09) Training Mode - Star Fox - SNES - Hajime Hirasawa - 00:28:31 10) Introduction 1 - Flimbo's Quest - C64 - Johannes Bjerregaard - 00:30:21 11) Stage 2 - Kirby's Block Ball - Game Boy - Sukezo Ouyama, and/or Ryoue Takagi - 00:32:32 12) There and Back - Rocket League - Multiplatform - Protostar - 00:34:34 13) Can't Sleep - Olli Olli World - Multiplatform - Alex Swim - 00:38:18 14) Tubular 2 - Fantavision 202X - Soichi Terrada - 00:42:48 15) Pulse - Tetris Effect: Connected - Multiplatform - Hydelic - 00:47:08 16) The Streets - Skate or Die 2 - NES - Rob Hubbard - 00:50:07 17) Red Out - After Burner II - PC Engine - c: Hiroshi Kawaguchi / a: Kenichiro Isoda, and/or Shigeharu Isoda - 00:52:20 18) Main Theme - Crystal Hammer - Amiga - Karsten Obarski - 00:55:26 19) Pure Stone - Zillion - Master System - Tokuhiko Uwabo - 00:59:31 20) Boss - Somer Assault - TG16 - Hidehito Aoki and/or Katsuyuki Inose - 01:02:49 21) Attacking Vah Rudania - LoZ: Breath of the Wild - Switch / Switch 2 - Hajime Wakai, Manaka Kataoka, and/or Yasuaki Iwata - 01:06:16 22) Fire Temple Phase 2 - LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom - Switch / Switch 2 - Hajime Wakai, Manaka Kataoka, Tsukasa Usui, Maasa Miyoshi, and/or Masato Ohashi - 01:08:46 23) El Quejio - Blasphemous - Multiplatform - Carlos Viola, and/or Daniel Parejo - 01:12:12 24) Temple of the Sands - The Talos Principle - Multiplatform - Damjan Mravunac - 01:17:14 25) Winter Night - Hitman Contracts - PS2/XB/PC - Jesper Kyd - 01:19:11 26) The Junction - Donkey Kong Bananza - Switch 2 - Daisuke Matsuoka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, and/or Tsukasa Usui - 01:22:34 27) Left to Bloom - Minecraft - Mutiplatform - Lena Raine - 01:24:34 28) Maintain the Firmament - Firmament - PS5/PC - Maclaine Diemer - 01:30:07 29) Crossroads - Hollow Knight - Multiplatform - Christopher Larkin - 01:33:05 30) Pokopoko - Minecraft - Multiplatform - Kumi Tanioka - 01:35:29 31) Main Theme - Atari 50 - Multiplatform - Bob Baffy - 01:40:12 32) Game Select - Kirby Super Star - SNES - Jun Ishikawa, and/or Dan Miyakawa - 01:47:51 33) Stage 1 - Legendary Wings - NES - Tamayo Kawamoto, Manami Matsumae, and/or Yoshihiro Sakaguchi - 01:49:19 34) Quick Man - Mega Man - Game Gear - c: Takashi Tateishi / a: David Lowe - 01:51:14 35) Title Music - Batman Returns - Lynx - Robert Vieira - 01:53:16 36) Aqueduct - Lagrange Point - Famicom (VRC7) - Akio Dobashi, Noriyuki Takahashi, Aki Hata, Makoto Kawamoto, Kenji Nakamura, and/or Tadashi Sawashita - 01:55:00 37) Viewros Overworld - Metroid Prime 4 (pre-release) - Switch / Switch 2 - Kenji Yamamoto - 01:57:07 38) The Divide - Donkey Kong Bananza - Switch 2 - Daisuke Matsuoka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, and/or Tsukasa Usui - 02:00:07 39) Puzzlebox - Minecraft - Multiplatform - Aaron Chernof - 02:02:45 40) Gerudo Town Night - LoZ: BotW / TotK - Switch / Switch 2 - Hajime Wakai, Manaka Kataoka, and/or Yasuaki Iwata - 02:07:34 41) North Point Mall - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - PS2 / PC - Lex Horton - 02:10:40 42) Whimsical Waypoint - Two Dots - iOS / Android - Upright T-Rex - 02:15:01 B1) Outro - 02:17:21 Music Block Runtime: 02:11:28 / Total Episode Runtime: 02:30:21 Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio, from Jet Grind Radio on the Sega Dreamcast, composed by BB Rights. Produced using a nearly equal mix of Audacity and Ardour in Fedora Workstation Linux on an ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14 (2023) laptop with perhaps a little support from a Dell Latitude 7480 (running Fedora COSMIC Linux), a 2017-spec DIY gaming PC (running Bazzite Linux) or the Steam Deck (running Steam OS Linux). Recorded with a Shure SM7B XLR dynamic microphone on a RØDE PSA1+ boom arm through a Cloudlifter and a Focusrite 4i4 XLR-to-USB interface! You can also find all of our audio episodes on https://archive.org/details/@nerd_noise_radio as well as the occasional additional release only available there, such as remixes of previous releases and other content. We are now a member podcast as well. You can find us there at https://terraplayer.com/shows/nerd-noise-radio. Also, check out their outstanding collection of other podcasts and radio stations at https://terraplayer.com/! 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With a lack of Standard changes until after SCG Baltimore, I guess we have to talk about Modern. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry sat down with Michael Simonetti to talk about his Orlando prep, how the tournament went, and tell fun stories. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry doesn't often keep secrets, but when he does, it's because he figured out how to build Scam in Standard. Sadly, it turns out there's a better combo deck in Standard. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry had his first couple of RCQs and naturally tried some weird stuff. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry has tournaments coming up in EVERY Constructed format. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Dave go over the Edge of Eternities cards, with an eye toward Standard and RCQ season. *** 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
Gerry has some weird events on the horizon, which means he needs to pay attention to every major constructed format. Surprisingly, Edge of Eternities seems to be having a relevant effect on each of them. *** 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
Gerry and Dave continue their Pro Tour coverage! Is Standard borked? Do we need rotation and/or bannings ASAP? Nah... *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Dave caught up once the metagame was posted, but before the action went down. See what they thought about Standard and Limited leading into the Pro Tour. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Between Final Fantasy limited, Final Fantasy Standard, Final Fantasy Modern, and Final Fantasy Collector Booster Box cracking, Gerry and Dave have much to catch up on. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Michael took a last minute trip to Indianapolis, mostly because Mox Opal is a broken Magic card. The two played similar decks and Michael had a solid showing, so there's plenty to talk about. *** Michael's Twitter: twitter.com/smnttmtg 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
Drake Hatcher is good, but still loses to Cori-Steel Cutter. What's an Izzet Mage to do? *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Dave played some Standard, finished watching the RCs, and drew some conclusions about where they're leaning for RC Hartford. Plus, Dave did the impossible and won an RCQ! *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
After a busy week, Gerry and Dave finally got some time to sit down and record a podcast. Gerry had to hunt him down to it, but hey, it got done. Anyway, they hung out, watched the RC, played some Standard themselves, and feel like they know what their plan is for RC Hartford. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/mattccosta twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Dave are smitten with Cori-Steel Cutter and Izzet in both Standard and Modern. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/mattccosta twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
After a brief delay, the podcast is back! Life has been hectic for Gerry and Dave, but they both managed to sneak in some Magic time. After busting out of SCG Denver, Dave took an updated Dimir Frog list into a 5K. Meanwhile, Gerry played some RCQs with some experimental decks. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/mattccosta twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Dave is a busy boy, so Matt Costa is subbing in this week, just in time for the B&R announcement! Hear what he's been up to, what he thinks about the announcement, and what he'd do differently. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/mattccosta twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Standard RCQ season is over and we need to see the B&R list before we can prep for Modern season, so what's there to do? Well, Gerry and Dave can easily yap about nothing for an hour. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Gerry and Dave went to Texas and played a bunch of Standard cards in older formats. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Visit vaultgamestore.com for Tarkir Dragonstorm pre-orders, use code "GerryT" for 5% off! Gerry went to Charlotte for the RC, played a tiny bit of Magic, but has a large amount of thoughts on Modern. He might even have a new favorite deck. Before we get to that B&R announcement, there are a few other big Modern tournaments coming up, such as the Hunter Burton Memorial Open. Gerry and Dave are recording a podcast LIVE at 3PM Friday. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Love it or loathe it, Domain is back on top in Standard! Gerry and Dave break down the Pro Tour and where Modern is heading. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt 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
After some personal news (Gerry won an RCQ + both him and Dave are headed to the Hunter Burton Memorial Open), it's time to look at the metagame breakdown from Pro Tour Aetherdrift! An initial look at the numbers might make the format look boring, but there's a massive "other" category with plenty of spice. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt 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
Gerry went to the Regional Championship in Portland and registered a deck where he found it difficult to answer the question, "What are you playing?" While often not a good sign, Gerry thought his deck was quite good. Dave had many, many questions... *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/michaeljmajors 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
Michael Majors returns! Gerry and Majors are teaming up once again for RC Portland and they've been in the kitchen nonstop for a month or so. Together, they spent about a week on the spicy combination of Faithless Looting, Sneaky Snacker, and Flare of Denial, only to discover that Modern was overly hostile to that sort of thing. Ah, well. Some other time perhaps. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitter.com/michaeljmajors 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
I don't know why this keeps surprising us, but unfair decks like Underworld Breach and Eldrazi Ramp continue to put up solid results in Modern. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt 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
Even though Gerry didn't make it out to an RCQ last weekend, he's been trying to figure out how to build the perfect Dimir deck in Standard. Breaking it sometimes takes some... unique choices. Modern finally starts moving post-B&R! Overlord of the Balemurk and Eldrazi Ramp look like standouts. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt 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
Gerry took his updated Dimir Enchantments to an RCQ and lost in the finals. Hear about his updates to the deck (including some very weird cards) and where he's going from here. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt 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
Gerry and Dave built the best deck in the field for Spotlight Series Atlanta, but unfortunately, they fell a bit short on having the best version possible. Card availability ended Gerry's tournament before it began and Dave finished one win out of Top 8. Find out how they got from Esper Pixie to the best deck in the room! *** 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
When it comes to Standard, Gerry prefers to be proactive, so he swore off the weird looking pile of Esper cards with Nurturing Pixie and Hopeless Nightmare. However, due to Dave's recent Standard Challenge Top 4, Gerry is seeing things a little different. It turns out, the deck IS proactive and maybe up Gerry's alley? *** 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
With the rough equivalent of a Standard Grand Prix happening soon in Atlanta, Gerry and Dave have been spending a ton of time trying to figure out what to play. Dimir Midrange is the clear best deck, but all the red variants aren't far behind. Not many other strategies appear close, so what's the play? Gerry has a plan. *** 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
This B&R announcement is WILD. Gerry and Dave really wanted to talk some about Standard and MXP Houston, but they didn't have time. Two hours were spent talking about the all new Modern format and they still wanted to keep going. *** 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
You might expect red aggro decks to start with 4 Monstrous Rage, but Gerry made Top 8 of an RCQ playing zero copies. He shares his decklist, the reasoning, and what he's looking at playing going forward. Also, MXP Houston is this weekend! Gerry and Dave are playing something Boros-adjacent, but there are a few interesting option. *** 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
SCG Columbus was the first big Standard event of the new season. Surprisingly, Mono-White Caretaker's Talent got 1st and 2nd. It also happened to win the last two Magic Online Challenges... *** 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
Foundations is out and Standard continues to impress. Mono-Red Aggro is the main thing you need to consider when choosing and building your deck, but is very, very beatable. Gerry has some technology after getting to play the format a bit on Tuesday. Meowodic's rank 1 Dimir deck on MTG Arena: https://x.com/meowodic/status/1854782894788555111?s=46&t=gkz_vd6GH3bDWWDP6kTTpw *** 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
Even though Modern RCQ just ended, Gerry and Dave might have some big Modern events coming up, so Dave decided to give Boros Energy a shot. Spoiler: he thought it was quite good. Plus, Gerry went deep on trying to figure out which Foundations were going to make a real impact on Standard. 38:01 - Authority of the Consuls, Day of Judgment 43:59 - Ajani, Caller of the Pride 45:31 - Lyra Dawnbringer 49:21 - Opt 52:33 - Spectral Sailor 54:50 - Faebloom Trick 57:22 - Infestation Sage 58:33 - Vengeful Bloodwitch 59:13 - Massacre Wurm 1:00:50 - Ghitu Lavarunner, Viashino Pyromancer 1:01:45 - Boltwave 1:03:41 - Burst Lightning 1:03:45 - Ball Lightning 1:07:36 - Kellan 1:09:54 - Boros Charm 1:16:26 - Llanowar Elves 1:22:50 - Reclamation Sage 1:23:44 - Vivien Reid 1:25:36 - Scavenging Ooze 1:29:10 - Maelstrom Pulse 1:32:31 - Solemn Simulacrum 1:38:23 - Mazemind Tome 1:42:58 - Pyromancer's Goggles *** 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
Gerry and Dave take a more in-depth look at the decklists from Worlds and what they're working on going forward. Despite not winning, Mono-Red Aggro made a huge impact on the format, and the format is struggling to adapt, but Gerry might have some answers. *** 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
Javier is too good... Gerry and Dave watched most of the Worlds coverage and plenty to say about recent announcements, how the tournament played out, and what's looking like the best choices for Standard RCQ season. *** 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
What's got Gerry and Dave so excited? This announcement: https://magic.gg/news/play-in-rcqs-earn-secret-lair-promos-and-qualify-for-pro-tour-3-in-2025 Standard is back on the schedule in a big way, which might mean Standard stays relevant for the next couple of years. Ideally, we'd live in a world where your investment into a format would last longer than a single season, and we might be headed in that direction. Gerry's second RCQ report: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gerrys-second-114154508?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link *** 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
Gerry missed the RC, but Dave attended. Gerry had the bird's eye view from watching coverage and looking at decklists whereas Dave was on the floor. One of the decks from the event particularly caught Gerry's attention. *** 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
Prolific shitposter and one of the best Magic coaches out there Mason Clark joins Gerry this week to help him get caught up on Pioneer for Regional Championship DC. Mason's been busting his ass for weeks leading up to this event and has plenty of great insights to share. *** Mason's Twitter: twitter.com/masoneclark Mason's podcast: twitter.com/CCMTG 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
Both Gerry and Dave thought Boros was bound to get even stronger, and that might have happened... Gerry's RCQ report: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gerrys-boros-rcq-112200828 *** 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
It's bizarro week for Gerry and Dave. Despite Dave trying Creativity in Modern and the newest Heroic-style deck in Pioneer, he eventually finds out that Treasure Cruise and Arclight Phoenix are strong cards. Similarly, Gerry has built several nonsense decks in Modern, but might be casting The One Ring in his RCQ this weekend. Well, maybe they can sneak some bad cards into their good decks... *** 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
Gerry played some Magic last weekend and decided to sleeve up the good cards! Cedric asked him for an RCQ decklist and was crushing with Mardu to the point where Gerry figured he should probably play it as well. That experience gave him a ton of insight into how energy decks should be built going forward. One thing is for sure, these are not their final versions... *** 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
Nadu is banned and Gerry gets to keep playing Magic! Not only that, but three other cards were banned in Pioneer and Modern, which means Gerry and Dave are both excited and hopeful about the future. The absolute best part of the announcement was the transparency by those involved. Full announcement: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/august-26-2024-banned-and-restricted-announcement *** 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
Gerry played a Modern team event last weekend and has a LOT to say. Dave makes Gerry speculate on the B&R, which leads to him making some bold declarations. *** 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
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