The PreGame Effect

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 89th episode of The PreGame Effect! We are back today and talking about the newest set, Modern Horizons 3! We look at some cards that could be some fun, some that will be competitive, and maybe even some that are broken! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 88th episode of The PreGame Effect! We are back after some time away from recording. We are touching base with what we have been up to over the past few weeks away from MtG. We also discuss how taking a step back can help in the future. Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 87th episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we talk about the most recent BCDL results as well as a team event we recently attended. We also look into some of the recent spoilers from Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Will this set have us giddy up or gon git! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Caste...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 86th episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we talk about the recent banning of Violent Outburst and how we think the Modern meta may adapt. We also touch base on Ponder being unrestricted in Vintage. Will that bring a huge change to decks? Have a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Caste...

Dom and Ian bring you the 85th episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we recap a team event that Ian attended while also taking a deeper look into what you should be looking for when it comes to teammates for a Magic Event. We also touch on the upcoming B&R announcement. What will go? Will something come off of the list? Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 84th episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we talk about the Universe Beyond 40k cards finally coming to Magic Online! This of course can't be that easy but let us hope that WotC can learn from this! Also we look at a few of the upcoming Fallout cards! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Cas...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 83rd episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we take a look at the upcoming tournaments running Modern. Some talk on the state of the format, what decks are at the top, and even a brew that has some newer cards to bring it all together! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the...

Dom and Ian bring you the 82nd episode of The PreGame Effect! This week we take a dive into the medium to large events going on in the area. Has SCGs grip on events held tight, or will some newer groups take the torch? Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on IG - @ThePGEPodcast Find us on Tw...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 81st episode of The PreGame Effect! We are back from a half planned Holiday break and have a bunch to talk about! How did Eternal Weekend go? Did Ian enjoy his first Dreamhack experience? We finish off the episode with some Magic based resolutions for the up coming year! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 80th episode of the PreGame Effect! We are coming to you sooner than normal to talk about the recent bans in Modern, Pioneer and Pauper. How do we believe the formats will change? Were these bans enough? What is Ian looking to play in Atlanta in a few weeks? Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Cast...

Dom and Ian bring you the 79th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we talk about the upcoming Eternal Weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. What decks will we decide to play? Will we buy new cards? How long will it take before we hit the casino close to where we are staying?! Have a listen and find out some of these answers! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All M...

Dom and Ian bring you the 78th episode of the PreGame Effect! Today we talk about some different testing habits and techniques for when you are trying to zero in on a deck for a larger tournament. Will we find the answers we are looking for? Have a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find u...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 77th episode of the PreGame Effect! We are back after a small break and are ready to talk about all those bans! Oh wait... well now what do we do? Have a listen as we dive into what we expect from some of our favorite formats now that WoTC left them untouched for now. Have a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is bro...

Dom and Ian bring you the 76th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we talk about the new hotness hitting every format, Up the Beanstalk! Is this card just a flash in the pan or will it grow into a multi format staple?! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on IG - @ThePGEPodcast Fi...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 75th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we are joined by Rob Wilson of Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy, who takes us to the wide open format of Vintage! We discuss the format from several points of view as well as the upcoming Vintage Open that Rob is hosting soon! Have a listen to hear about an awesome format! Feel free to contact us via any of the social me...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 74th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we go over the sets previews recently announced for 2024. Where is Wizards taking us and what cards will we be talking about in the next year?! Come guess with us! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on IG -...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 73rd episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode We discuss the recent B and R update that hit Modern and Legacy. Dom also talks about his recent trip to Gen Con and some of the new games that he saw. Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on IG - @ThePGEPodc...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 72nd episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we talk about Ian's most recent RCQ experience and how everything ended up. We also preview the Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy Open 2 coming up this weekend. What will come out on top and bring home the shiny chicken?! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you b...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 71st episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we talk about the new kid on the block, The One Ring. We discuss how this very powerful card is taking over several formats at once. Will it tempt us or will WoTC destroy it? Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 70th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we talk about the newest hotness from the Lord of the Rings set. Some Legacy strategy talk and Ian discuses what he wants to test before the next Buffalo Chicken Dip Open! Maybe even some theory discussion as well! Take a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is broug...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 69th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we go over what has been happening with Magic lately. Some Standard talk, Pioneer events, Legacy chat and even some reviews of the new Lord of the Rings cards that are being spoiled! Have a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a f...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 68th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we discuss some things going on with our recent break but dive right back into some MOM card predictions as well as Ian's thoughts on an upcoming Legacy for Real Estate tournament he is going to attend. Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Cast...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 67th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we go over some of our recent Pauper play and a new deck that has appeared. We also have our takes on the new Legacy format after the recent bannings! Take a listen! Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Casteele, a friend of the cast. Find us on IG...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 66th episode of the PreGame Effect! In this episode we review our time at the SCGCon in Indianapolis as well as talk a bit about the state of Modern. We also mention some of the newer cards from All is One that we have seen played already. Have a listen!  Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought to you by Colin Ca...

Dom, Ian and Luke bring you the 65th episode of the PreGame Effect! We are back and in this weeks episode we go over what has been going on since we took a little break. Eternal Weekend results, the Initiative mechanic, and the next BCDL event are all in store! Come join us and start the year off right!  Feel free to contact us via any of the social media accounts below! All Music is brought...