Fireside Magic

Darren and Anthony talk about a bad meta, a tier 0 nightmare, and things that would make magic boomers shed a tear.  --- Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discor...

This episode, Anthony and Darren talk about the secret number that makes WotC furious - the secondary market price of a card. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all things Magic, check out our d...

Sorry we took another break right after taking a break, but the break we took before that was so good we wanted to do it again for a third time. Some day this show will get onto a regular schedule hopefully. Anyway, we talk about our Timeless tournament, Value Vintage, Modern bans I guess, and also the cards we think are cool from that Tarkir set that released last week. Visit the Value Vintage Di...

This week the crew talk about the two coolest ways to play magic, competitive pioneer and competitive modern. And after that it's on to cheating and why if you're going to do it, at least you should be good at it. Also he have a tournament! Sign up for it, or don't, i'm not your dad.  FREE 1k Tournament: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/266144 Fireside Magic is a production of...

Today the gang talks about the pro tour that happened or something, I don't know, I didn't watch it. They also discuss some of their favorite magic accomplishments and how your story ain't over till its over.  Here's anthony's decklist that he placed second with at an RCQ. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6942422#paper --- Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg....

MAX SPEED!!! This time we picked some Aetherdrift spoilers that we thought were cool and talked about them. If you were looking for competitive advice on new cards, or accurate card evaluations that you can apply practically to your every day experience, you've come to the wrong place.  Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else...

The regular crew returns to get a quick glance at Aetherdrift before becoming violently ill. Then after that they talk about their favorite Pro Tour Winning decks, which is much more enjoyable. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/t...

In this special extra edition of the show, we are joined by Mitchell, an admin from the Value Vintage discord server, to talk about the best format that you're not playing yet, why you should, and what makes it so cool.  See the discord here: https://discord.gg/fxqfY99WZ8 Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at T...

It's 2025; new year new me. We cover all the things we loved and not loved from 2024, look forward to some changes coming in the new year, and also talk about Standard a little bit. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gath...

BANS! This episode, we talk about all of the changes that every format received on Monday and how we're all extremely excited for each of them. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all things...

This episode, we continue to gush over foundations, cry over pioneer, ask a spike, and shill for an entire 5 minutes 32 seconds. Darren's Deck List https://www.moxfield.com/decks/KOMuwR4UEkWztcXD-3UGHQ Anthony's Deck List https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6753922#paper - Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening a...

Today, Anthony is joined by Jesse and Darren to talk about all the ways that the Magic you know and love is being ripped away from you. Also the next set is hype AF and we're all very excited to continue playing the game. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show yo...

Today we talk about the recently passed American RC, our thoughts on new duskmourn cards and their impacts, and how our Canadian friend should stick to playing good cards and good decks. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gath...

Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord!  https://discord.gg/BSQQd2wBhR To support the show a little more indirectly, you can grab your cards, accessories, or...

Anthony is joined by Darren and Jesse for duskmourn previews. Everyone is very excited about it and we also think that every card you enjoy is both good and has great flavor. --- Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To...

Jesse joins Anthony to talk about how bad Bloomburrow is and why you should feel bad for liking it. --- Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all things Magic, check out our discord!  https://disco...

Ben and Darren join Anthony to cover the latest ban list update, wherein Grief and Nadu were banned in modern and Amalia and Sorin were banned in Pioneer. Fireside Magic is a production of TheGathering.gg.  If you enjoy the show, our tier lists, or anything else happening at The Gathering, consider using our Patreon to show your support. https://patreon.com/the_gathering To chat with us about all...

Anthony, Jesse, Darren and Ben talk Bloomburrow spoilers and Jesse learns what an otter is. Fireside Media  ©  2026

The full podcast crew breaks down the Modern Pro Tour, Magic: Foundations (the new Core Sets) and Standard Rotation.  This episode is dedicated to Kai Budde. Fireside Media  ©  2026

This episode was recorded two weeks ago, so you get to hear us be wrong in real time. Fireside Media  ©  2026

Anthony, Jesse, Darren and Ben talk about the impact MH3 is likely to have on Modern and Timeless, break down the Pioneer/Explorer metagame and start the conversation about the upcoming Standard rotation. Fireside Media  ©  2026

Anthony, Jesse, Tyler and Big Oil/Big Pharma Lobbyist Ben discuss the first batch of Modern Horizons 3 spoilers, and we promise Ben will fix his microphone for the next episode. Fireside Media  ©  2026

Anthony, Jesse and Darren discuss the Pro Tour, the future of Standard, and the Professional Fork Juggling World Championship. Fireside Media  ©  2026

Jesse, Tyler, Ben and, briefly, Anthony, discuss Thunder Junction's impact on constructed formats, its Limited environment, the bonus sheet Timeless playables and the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Old Testament set currently in R&D. Fireside Media  ©  2026

Darren, Jesse and Tyler review the Thunder Junction card spoilers that they think will see play in any constructed format. I had a really good April Fools' thing planned but I couldn't release the episode in time.  Fireside Media  ©  2026