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We've been drafting Innistrad Midnight Hunt and we have some advice, mainly trying to help you learn from our many shortcomings.  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 What's on Tap? 1:57 Magic News 4:57 Drafting Midnight Hunt 17:09 Colors Ranked 47:16 Beer Break 48:18 Archetypes 1:31:51 Last Call 1:46:19 Closing Time

It's the best time of the year, a new Magic set just dropped and we things to say about it! Tune in for our first thoughts....or first sips of what Innistrad Midnight Hunt has to offer. Plus as always we have our Worth a Slot segment to call shots on which cards we think are worth a slot in your Standard decks. Timestamps 0:00  Intro 0:59 What's on Tap? 3:06 First Sips 33:54 Beer Break ...

Let's dive into the mechanics coming to new standard! Plus we take a stab at guessing what the best commons of the set will be for limited and some of them may actually surprise you. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:59 What's on Tap? 1:59 Magic News 6:09 Midnight Hunt Mechanics 43:47 Beer Break 44:39 Top Commons 1:45:00 Last Call 1:50:50 Closing Time

We are back with a new Drunken Vorthos episode! This time we are catching you up with everything that happened the last two times that we went to the plane of Innistrad to get ready for the Midnight Hunt. Plus we are doing our second Silver Series because why not! Learn something new or yell at us for all the mistakes we made. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:13 What's on Tap? 4:17 Magic News 6:32 Innistra...

It's that time again! We are looking back fondly on all the things we liked about the D&D set and see if any of our Worth a Slots from the beginning of the set held up. This is the perfect time to say farewell to AFR before we turn our focus to Innistrad and the standard rotation! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:47 What's on Tap? 1:59 Magic News 7:51 Happy Hour 32:43 Mechanics 39:37 Beer Break 40:13 M...

Wow did we get a big Magic announcement this week! The entire lineup for next year has officially been announced so obviously thats all we want to talk about. We have some lukewarm takes and tangents that go all over the place. It's a great time. Plus we embark on our new Silver Series where we try to give the Silver tier beers some love and decide which one is the best. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:40...

Everyone is ready for rotation, so we might as well talk about all the sweet Standard 2022 decks that have been hitting the Bo1 queues! Also get ready for some tangents because boy do we have lots of things to say about things! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:53 What's on Tap? 2:30 Magic News 9:44 Standard 2022 34:55 Beer Break 36:48 Two-color Pairs 1:10:12 Three-color Decks 1:31:14 Last Call 1:41:35 Clos...

Historic is about to get a HUGE make over, so of course we need to talk about all the new cards coming to Arena. How many new archetypes will be relevant in the Historic meta game or will everything be pieces for 100-card Historic Brawl decks? Can Zach talk about anything other than just the art on the cards? Find out right now! Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:59 What's on Tap? 1:52 Magic News 7:09 Digital...

If you're looking for which deck to play in this weekends Arena Open then you have come to the right place! We break down every single deck in the current Standard format and say which ones you should play, which ones to look out for, and which ones to avoid. Also BREAKING NEWS!! We have some HUGE shack ups in not only the Historic card pool but Arena in general and it's future separate from paper...

This week we are talking all about limited! Drafting at the beginning of a new set is one of the best things Magic has to offer so we do a deep dive into Adventures into the Forgotten Realms draft archetypes. Plus something about ....... Wizard Soup?  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:51 What's on Tap? 2:07 Magic News 8:33 AFR Draft 48:33 Beer Break 49:39 AFR Draft Cont. 1:10:09 No Pass List 1:28:20 La...

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms has officially been released on Arena so it's that time again! We discuss our first thoughts (or first sips) of the set, it's limited format, and how it's impacted other ones. Of course as always our first sips include some cards that we think will be Worth a Slot in your standard deck (but maybe after rotation).  Timestamps  0:00 Intro  0:51 What'...

There is a new standard set of magic so of course we gotta dive in a talk all about it and the new mechanics we are going to be using! Not only are we talking Dungeons, but we are also talking Dragons. Plus the Strixhaven League Weekend #3 just happened so you know what that means....its the FINAL FANTASY RESULTS! Who won the weird two four that we have been talking about for so long? How was the...

It's that time again! The new set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is starting it's spoiler season next week so we wanted to take the time and reflect on all that Strixhaven has given us, the good and the bad (but mostly the good).  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:20 What's on Tap? 2:43 Magic News 10:21 Strixhaven Happy Hour! 36:20 Beer Break 37:10 Happy Hour Cont. 1:26:52 Last Call 1:36:10 Closing...

Magic the Gathering has been around for quite awhile and at this point has basically its own language to describe almost every aspect around the game. Whether you're a new player looking to learn something or an enfranchised player wanting to refresh and go down memory lane, this one is for you!  Link for a diagram showing all the different names for color combinations. https://www.pinterest....

*DISCLAIMER -  This episode was recorded on Tues 6/8/21, before WOTC Banned Time Warp in Historic* The Strixhaven Championship was last weekend and we do a full breakdown of everything that happened, who the top players were, which decks reached the Top 8, and who won it all. Plus as always we tally up the points for our Magic Pro Fantasy League. Did Jeff win the Weird Two Four or was Zach ab...

Historic has once again gained some new cards over the last week and the format feels like the wild west! We discuss how the format has evolved over the last week and what we expect will be coming out of the Strixhaven Championship. As always we also draft our Magic Pro Fantasy teams and this may be the last week as the bet is coming to a close and if Jeff pulls off one more win he will claim the...

We (drunkenly) explain everything we know about the episodic short stories for Strixhaven School of Mages. Back by popular demand! We had so much fun with this episode during Kaldheim that we decided to bring it back for Strixhaven. If you haven't read any of the stories or are just wanting to revisit them, this episode is for you!  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:40 What's on Tap? 4:38 Magic News 11...

We give our thoughts on the organized play announcement from last week and tell you all about what happened at the League Weekend. Who is one step closer to claiming the weird two four of beer? Also we look over Historic Anthology 5 to tell you our thoughts and whether we think you should buy it. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:57 What's on Tap? 2:19 Magic News 23:04 Strixhaven League Weekend #2 Results 4...

We finally sit down and have the discussion about if Strixhaven is really all that different from Ravnica. Will these new college names take over the enemy color pairs from here on out? Is there a world where these two colored pair names will represent a decks play style and not only the colors in it? Will we actually have answers to any of these questions? Find out right now! Also we draft our Ma...

Getting ready to play the Arena Open coming up this weekend? Haven't played much Strixhaven limited or just need a little refresher? Well do we have the show for you! We have some advice for how to get the most out of your Strixhaven sealed pool and some tips on how to do your absolute best. Timestamps 0:00 Intro  3:47 What's on Tap? 5:01 Magic News 11:43 Arena Open Strixhaven Sealed 36:38 Be...

We have put together a system on how to brew new decks and how it relates to brewing beer! Jeff even shares his most recent home brew with probably the best name a beer could ever have. The link to Frank Karsten's building a mana base article that Jeff mentions. https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/mtg/channelmagic-articles/how-many-colored-mana-sources-do-you-need-to-consistently-cas...

Finally Strixhaven has been released and this episode has our first sips....or first thoughts of the new set. Plus we bring back our Worth a Slot segment to see which Strixhaven cards could make the cut in constructed formats. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:46 What's on Tap? 3:14 Magic News 12:20 Strixhaven First Sips 37:05 Beer Break 37:43 Worth a Slot 1:24:27 Last Call 1:30:51 Closing Time

We take a look back at all the fun we had with Kaldheim and all the home runs WOTC hit with this set before we officially move on to Strixhaven next week. Also with the first Strixhaven League Weekend coming up we of course had to get all of our Magic Pro Fantasy Sports teams in order as well as giving our thoughts on the new Elder Dragons of Strixhaven. It's a big one that is for sure! Timestamps...

Strixhaven spoilers are everywhere so of course we are going to be talking all about them, plus we breakdown the Kaldheim Championship. If you missed the tournament we recap the whole thing and tally up our Magic Pro Fantasy Sports teams points. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:48 What's on Tap? 1:41 Magic News 3:49 Mystical Archive 19:41 Strixhaven Spoilers 43:19 Beer Break 44:02 Kaldheim Championship Res...

Strixhaven spoilers start the day this episode comes out so we wanted to talk about the few spoilers we've already received and what we are looking forward to or think we will be getting in this set! The Kaldheim Championship is also this weekend so of course we draft our Magic Pro Fantasy teams, but this draft is special. Since the Strixhaven League Weekend is so close to this Championship, the t...