The Spike Feed

After a break, we welcome 2023 by looking ahead. Will Alchemy finally die? Will Pioneer fully come to arena? Will Alchemy finally die? Is Commander the new pro Event. And will Alchemy finally die? Thank you for your honor.

We take a step back to look at what 2022 has brought us. We go over some of the highs and lows of the year. We talk about selling collections, and what Explorere and Standard look like as we head into 2023. And we talk about Glass Onion. Thank you for your honor.

We dive deep into Explorer Anthology 2, and it might be the best Anthology set we’ve seen. We go over some of the decks we’ve played and wonder what it will take to get Pioneer to be THE new non-rotating darling. We also talk movies. Thank you for your honor.

We’re feeling the burnout this Holiday season, but there is some silver lining among the onslaught of releases and less than great standard. We take a look at Dominaria remastered and celebrate the inclusion of the much misunderstood Arena Inbox. Thank you for your honor.

This week we go take a look at mono blue tempo in Standard and continue to throw praise toward Brother’s War in Limited. We take a look at a few of the cards from Explorer Anthology 2, and wonder what’s in store for Magic Con this coming year. We also take a look at the Atari 50 collection, and Willow. Thank you for your honor.

After a brief break, we are back to talk about all things Magic the Gathering. And we have a lot to be critical over, but we also talk solutions when it comes to competitive play, product fatigue, and values of collections. Curtis also gives us his update with Flesh and Blood, and we go over a few thing we’ve been watching. Thank you for your honor.

Brothers War is upon us and we take a look at the set. We also ask if Standard is irrevocably broken or is there some way for it to shine as it once did. We also dive deep into Black Panther, Andor, and God of War. Thank you for your honor.

Taking a break from Arena, we talk about our experiences with Flesh and Blood and Canadian Highlander. And despite the artifact-centric theme, Brother’s War is looking to shake up Standard in a good way. Thank you for your honor.

We take a look at some cards from Brothers War and wonder what sort of impact it will have on Standard. And we talk about some of the most current video games. Thank you for your honor.

We start the show going over our latest experiences with Standard, and aside from wanting Fable of the Mirror Breaker out, we are both ready for a new set. We also take a look at the health of Explorer, and wonder what is too much when it comes to product releases. Thank you for your honor.

Meathook Massacre and Yorion get the boot in their respective formats, and we talk as to what sort of impact this is going to have of their metas. Magic 30 is still awful. And we spend the end of the show waxing poetic about Andor. Thank your for your honor.

Somewhere, in an alternate universe, Magic the Gathering turns 30. Wizards of the Coast decides to celebrate by rereleasing cards from Beta to allow any fan of the game a chance to experience the game of Magic from that time. And we all celebrate and win: the company, the collector, and the player. In this universe, for the low low price of 1000 dollars, you can get a 4% chance of opening a non-to...

This week we talk Standard and Pioneer. Cameron starts dipping his toe into Canadian Highlander, and we ask if the Power 9 would draw us to Alchemy (spoiler: it won’t). We also talk more House of Dragons and recommend a new album from Coheed and Cambria. Thank you for your honor.

We spend the episode turning our negative vibes into something constructive, by diving into drafting and Explorer. We lament the printing of “Space Beleran” and what it represents to the legacy and vintage. And we ponder if a billion-dollar company can muster something better than a few hundred bucks to Jo-Ann Fabrics for a costume contest. Thank you for your honor.

It’s a light news week, so we dive into a few of the decks we’ve been playing in Standard. And it seems the correct thing to be doing is playing Tenacious Underdog and Seaolred…Shelrod…Shealrad….Sheolral..d? Thank you for your honor.

We dive deep into new Standard and take a look at all of the new decks to surface. There’s a common theme…black. We also talk about She Hulk and the Cowabunga Collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games. Thank you for your honor.

We are back in Dominaria and we give our impressions of the set. Everything from sealed and draft to it’s impact on the new Standard. We also talk high budget, high fantasy with a revisit of House of Dragons and the new Lord of the Rings series. Thank you for your honor.

We are days away from a new set and a new Standard, and we go over the latest spoilers from Dominaria United. We also talk about the latest prequel from the world of Game of Thrones and Dishonored 2. Thank you for your honor.

This week we take a dive into Dominaria to see what initial cards will make an impact to Standard and Explorer. We ask if we are filthy- tournament grinders when it comes to proxies in sanctioned play. And we talk video games and 90s cartoons. Thank you for your honor.

We go over our weeks. Pioneer continues to be a strong format, while Alchemy cards in cube continues to disappoint. We also talk more Sandman and Prey. Thank you for your honor.

Curtis gives us a recap of his Modern RCQ experience, rocking at 74 card deck like a rebel. We also talk about the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman and the latest Predator film: Prey. Thank you for your honor.

We’re back! We go over a few new spoiled cards from Dominaria. And we also check in to see what new Anthology cards are making an impact in Explorer. We also talk Video Games and movies. Thank you for your honor.

After some technical difficulties, summer vacations, and anthology announcements, we take time to talk about a wide variety of MTG topics. We go over some of the latest combo decks in Explorer. We talk about some of the cards from the latest anthologies, and we talk Game of Thrones and cooking shows. Thank you for your honor.

With not much news to talk about this week, we dive deep into explorer. Curtis suits up a super saucy Elemental list that might be your new favorite or most reviled deck. We also talk comics and the new Thor movie. Thank you for your honor.

We go over our weeks and discuss our experiences in Pioneer and Standard. Speculate what "whacky" things are to come from Explorer later this summer. And we talk more Neon White and... Swimming.