Arena Regulars

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...

We are finally getting to talk about the shake ups that have happened since Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath was banned from Historic and how the format has settled since then. Going in depth on all the most popular decks of the Historic, we vote whether they are Top Tier or should get Outta Here! We also finish up our tap takeover from Blood Brother's Brewery with some really great and interesting be...

We go through every card that is being added to Historic in the Historic Anthology IV, how it as a hole stands up to the first 3, and how we think this will impact the format. Plus we continue our tap takeovers with some beers from Blood Brothers Brewery! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:01 What's on Tap? 5:00 Arena Week 8:21 Historic Anthology IV 37:24 Beer Break 37:58 Historic Anthology IV Continued 1:14...

The second Kaldheim League Weekend is in the books and we have a lot to say about it! Our Magic Pro fantasy results are in so we break down what happened and who is in the lead to win the Weird Two Four of Beer. Also the season has ended which means a new one just started and we outline our goals for this next one. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:19 What's on Tap? 3:23 Magic News 5:13 Twitter Tweets 16:04...

We debrief after the first sealed Arena Open and draft our Fantasy teams for the second Kaldheim League Weekend Feb 27-28. 0:00 Intro 3:41 What's on Tap? 5:43 Magic News 9:41 Arena Open 28:46 Beer Break 29:35 Fantasy Draft 1:00:50 Last Call 1:07:44 Closing Time

The upcoming Feb 20-21 Arena Open is Kaldheim Sealed so we discuss how to approach the format for those not familiar with it, also some pitfalls you should avoid when building. Plus we have a great discussion about how important gameplay is to the game of Magic and how not everything can be blamed solely on your deck choice and variance.  Time stamps 0:00 Intro 1:07 Beers 2:16 Magic News 8:36...

We look at the Kaldheim Standard meta game and guess which decks will have staying power and which ones will fall away or go under big rebuilds. The link for all the numbers we are referencing are in the link below! https://twitter.com/mtg_data/status/1358771157298794500

We are loving Kaldheim so much that we decided to put together a BINGO card of a bunch of all the objectives we want to accomplish. This episode we explain exactly what each square is referring to and our first impressions of the new set. Click the link below to generate your own BINGO card! https://bingobaker.com#eac1993458d78bdc Whenever you cross off a square make sure to take a screenshot and...

If you ever wondered what the story of a Magic set was but didn't want to find and read all the materials, this is the episode for you! We break down Kaldheim's 10 realms and the stories behind the cards a bit more tipsy than usual. 

The results for our 3rd Magic Pro Fantasy League are in! Find out who is now in the lead and what the perfect team would have looked like. Also we debut a new segment entitled "Worth a Slot?" where we argue over whether certain cards are worth a slot in our decks. Here is the link to Ball Lightning, Ph. D. who we got a lot of the info about MPL/League standings. Check him out! https://twitter.com/...