S17E16. David & Dan rate LotR previews and review Dan’s results with Sultai Crabvine at the HBMO Modern 15K, where a brutal feature match had a surprise ending.
Capricious Hellraiser: Disappointment or Multi-Format Sleeper?
S17E15. Capricious Hellraiser has been racking up 5-0s… but also 0-5s. Is this Dragon a bust, or a multi-format sleeper for Modern and Pioneer?
Shining Shoal for Advanced Modern Players (ft. Lawson Zandi)
Season 17, Episode 14: Brew Session (Shining Shoal) + Lord of the Rings First Look is well on its way to becoming a Modern staple.
Blade Splicer 2049: Malcator, Purity Overseer in Pioneer & Modern
S17E13. Blade Splicer is back thanks to Malcator, Purity Overseer and this time we get double Golems. David and Cavedan brew decks in Modern and Pioneer & share their findings with Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines.
We’re Gonna Have Tryouts: Modern RCQ Prep with Crabvine, Eldrazi, Shining Shoal & More
S17E12. With Modern RCQs coming up, Dan put three rogue decks through a testing gauntlet. Did any of them stand up to the tier 1 Modern meta?
ELESH NORN: Oil-Slick Brews to Challenge the Machine Orthodoxy
S17E11. Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is a new staple in Modern and Pioneer. Cavedan and Morde look at a dozen Elesh decks, plus updates with Mindsplice Apparatus and Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler.
Unstoppable Juggernauts: Graaz for Treasure, RCQ Prep & March of the Machines First Look
S17E10. Cavedan and Morde discuss March of the Machines previews, tournament prep for paper RCQs, and exciting new brews that crashed the Modern Challenges over the weekend.
MINDSPLICE APPARATUS: How to Break Wilderness Rec 2.0
S17E09. David and Dan brew decks with Mindsplice Apparatus, the biggest cost reducer we have ever seen. We also track the rise of Atraxa, Grand Unifier and test two new Pioneer builds.
RECAP: The Pros Tried to Break Pioneer. Here’s What Happened.
S17E08. Cavedan and David look at the best Pioneer technology from Pro Tour Phyrexia, and review the 12 cards nominated for our next monthly vote.
Atraxa Is Everything. Brewing with Magic’s Greatest Creature
S17E07. Atraxa, Grand Unifier has been winning in every Magic format from Standard to Vintage. Dan and Emi try to break her in new Pioneer and Modern decks as well.