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32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Competitive Magic: the Gathering Podcast

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Episodes

Hardcast 82: Adapting to Lukka

May 09, 2020 19:48 - 58 minutes - 65.5 MB

The Rise of Lukka The Fall of Other Midrange Attacking the New Menace

Hardcast Episode 81: Breaking it with Heraldic Banner Pt 2

May 02, 2020 20:56 - 58 minutes - 67.9 MB

Hardcast Episode 80: Lurrus Vs Obosh

April 28, 2020 21:38 - 56 minutes - 59.3 MB

Lotus Box Tournament report Lurrus or Obosh?

Episode 79 Part 2- Ikoria Set Review

April 15, 2020 05:25 - 2 hours - 127 MB

Part 2 of our Ikoria set review. Covers Muilti-colored cards in alphabetical order, follow along on scryfall!

Hardcast Episode 79-1: Ikoria Set Review

April 13, 2020 22:59 - 2 hours - 130 MB

Part 1 of our Ikoria set review. Covers Mono Colored cards in WUBRG order, follow along on scryfall Part 2 with Multicolored releases tomorrow 4/14/2020

Hardcast 78: All the Standard Data

April 03, 2020 19:47 - 52 minutes - 53.2 MB

Matchup chart for last week MFOQs plus weekly championship #1 Mono W - kanister  Sultai here to stay?

Hardcast Episode 77: MF Online and Super PTQs

March 31, 2020 05:16 - 53 minutes - 57.9 MB

How has quarantine been? MagicFest Online Whitehouse’s Paper https://twitter.com/fireshoes MTGO Super Qualifiers- Also great https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/pioneer-super-qualifier-2020-03-24

Hardcast 75: Extra Salt- How Do You Fix Pioneer?

March 08, 2020 00:33 - 59 minutes - 61.6 MB

Hardcast Episode 74: Post PT Pioneer and World's Standard

February 15, 2020 19:02 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

PT Phoenix - data studio Monored Eldrazi   Standard for Worlds- Azorious Control Mono Red- Good gruul Temur Rec w/Flame Sweep

Hardcast Episode 73: Pioneer, Pioneer, Pioneer!

February 06, 2020 05:14 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

Pioneer Extravaganza  https://mtgmeta.io/tournaments/798 Brussels https://mtgmeta.io/tournaments/799 Nagoya https://www.minmaxblog.com/magic/2020/1/31/pioneer-pt-deck-stats-win-and-metagame- New and improved Lotus Breach What we would play at PT Pheonix- Kevin- Gruul Aggro Sb is not mine, still have to figure out Adam- Sultai Inverter if I had time, I don’t so Mono-Red Aggro Aaron - Mono-Red Aggro

Hardcast 72: Evolution of Theros Standard and Pioneer

January 30, 2020 05:11 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Standard: Simic Ramp  Mono R - Why has Mono Red come around later in the format than usual?  Mono W Kevin Mono W Aaron   Pioneer Inverter

Hardcast 71: Theros Beyond Death; A Fever Dream

January 25, 2020 07:15 - 1 hour - 85 MB

Theros Standard  Uw Control (Current version) Mono Black Devotion Gw/b Pants Sultai Pod (How to combo) Red Aggroish   Pioneer  Lotus Breach Mox Breach Changes to Possibility Storm

Hardcast 70: Theros Standard

January 18, 2020 08:07 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

Aaron wins in Knoxville with Gb Yawg   Modern bans   Anything spoiled since last episode that changes outlook for Standard? Nessian Hornbeetle Ilysian Caryatid Warbriar Blessing Threnody Singer Karametra’s Blessing Transcendent Envoy Phalanx Tactics Bronzehide Lion Elspeth Conquers Death Dream Trawler Wolfwillow Haven Labyrinth of Skophos Thassa’s Intervention Shatter the Sky Nightmare Shepherd Nessian Wanderer Heliod’s Intervention Heliod’s Punishment Setessan Trainin...

Hardcast Episode 69: Theros Beyond Death Preview- Nice.

January 13, 2020 07:18 - 2 hours - 145 MB

Hardcast 68 Episode 68: Wrapping up the Year

December 25, 2019 20:17 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

Theros Spoilers: Elspeth, Sun’s Nemesis Ashiok, Nightmare Muse Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Staggering Insight Underworld Rage-Hound Mire’s Grasp Ironscale Hydra    Good Clean Card of the Year

Hardcast 67: Just Want to Play Aggro

December 13, 2019 03:40 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Friday PTQ Saturday PTQ Sunday Challenge

Hardcast Episode 66: Just the Two of Us

December 06, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MB

Pioneer in the week following bans  RW- How does this deck 5-0? Thoughts on Rally MTGO Premier Play Program Standard MC-  Esper “Control” Rakdos Fires Jund Fires 5c Fires What would you play? Elemental Fires

Hardcast 65: Standard and Pioneer Updates

December 03, 2019 04:22 - 58 minutes - 66.3 MB

Hardcast Episode 63: No Mo' Field and Pioneer

October 26, 2019 08:57 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Aaron’s MCV Experience Adam @ ELeague Standard B&R- FotD Banned Is Oko too good?  Where to go from here? Non Oko decks-  GW Adventure  GB Adventure Knights- does it change? BR Sacrifice    

Hardcast Episode 62: Preparing for Mythic Championship V- Golos Fires

October 12, 2019 03:41 - 52 minutes - 55.1 MB

Bant Golos B/G Adventures W/G Adventures U/G Flash Mono-Black Aggro Bant Ramp Golos Fires

Hardcast Episode 61: Aggro in a Golos World

October 05, 2019 04:39 - 48 minutes - 51.1 MB

We talk about the many decks that are revolving around the focus of the format: Golos Aaron’s GW Adventure List Golos Fires Jeskai Fires Cavaliers Monored  

Hardcast Episode 60: Throne of Eldraine Standard Preview

September 28, 2019 01:45

Decklists in order: Simic Flash Monored Aggro Mardu Knights Aaron’s Mardu Comparison Gu Ramp GB Adventure Aggro GW Adventure Witching Hour

Hardcast Episode 59: Throne of Eldraine Previews

September 17, 2019 01:59 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Hardcast Episode 58: B&R Fallout

September 01, 2019 20:07 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

General and open discussion on the B&R announcement.   

Hardcast Episode 57: MCQW and the Rise of Kethis

August 25, 2019 04:38 - 43 minutes - 45.2 MB

Aaron’s SCG Rich Top 8 w/ Mono Red  Adam’s MCW w/  Bant Scapeshift Czech House Kethis

Hardcast Episode 56: Off the Deep End

August 12, 2019 23:48 - 43 minutes - 47 MB

Discussion on Standard's shift to Vampires Attacking that shift by going off the deep end into two decks Merfolk and Big Red...will they work?  

Hardcast Episode 55: Talking about Dynamic Value

August 11, 2019 02:45 - 50 minutes - 52.7 MB

SCG Columbus Wrap-up Emma’s Gaak Aaron vents about her thoughts on dynamic value in MtG after watching Adam make a few errors in one of his matches. Standard- Top 4: Nexus Shift Bant Ramp/Pile Monored Tier under: Jund Dino Vampires Esper Feather Tier of pet decks: Elementals Flash  

Hardcast Episose 54: Ranting and Picking a Modern Deck for SCG Columbus

July 27, 2019 05:33 - 42 minutes - 52 MB

Quick wrap-up from Season 2 Points leader Aaron’s SCG Win/ Philadelphia team tournament. Also Aarons SCG Classic top 8 Adam’s Boros Feather IQ  Mythic with testing Sultai Flash (Keira) and Temur Shift (Ray Perez) A rant about Mono-Red and knowing your role Bantshift dominates MF Denver https://www.channelfireball.com/gp-denver-top-8-lists/ Modern talk for Columbus

Hardcast Episode 53: What to Play in the Arms Race that is Standard

July 12, 2019 03:16 - 32 minutes - 35.2 MB

Bridge from Below got banned...but we would rather talk about Standard -Where the meta game has progressed to this week? -What mistakes are being made when building a deck? “Multidimensional Decks” -How to attack them. What we would play this weekend: Boros Feather UG Flood->TemurFlood Nexus Mono Red    

Hardcast Episode 52: Yoman's Decks are Everywhere!

July 07, 2019 00:47 - 38 minutes - 42.8 MB

Congrats to Aaron on the SCGPitt Top 8! Week 0 Standard is here...and many MPL members and SCG grinders are plucking decks from Adam's Pastebin!  We go over those decks and a few more: Temur Elementals Vampires Naya Feather Omniflood Molderhulk Scapeshift/Gates

Hardcast Episode 51: Answering Standard's Question with M20

June 29, 2019 00:12 - 59 minutes - 67.3 MB

Quick wrap on current standard and the top 4 of MC3 Review of what you need to be aware of when building decks with new M20 cards.  Discussion of spoilers since last week and some that may challenge the current pillars of Standard. How some Core 20 cards may impact Modern. Including  Aaron offering to play ANY infect brew you send! @Runeclaw_Barich on Twitter! Adam's M20 Brews: https://pastebin.com/u/yoman5

Hardcast Episode 50: We're Back

June 23, 2019 01:27 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Returning after a couple years off, Kevin and Aaron return with Adam(Yoman5) to discuss a plethora of competitive Magic: The Gathering Topics.   The Hogaak Monster MH1 innovations with Aaron and Infect From Gruul Immortal to the MC3- A quick look at standard's transformation since Adam's Gruul Innovations M20 Preview Season- So many spoilers! Glad to be back! 

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