Casual Try Hard MTG

With Modern Horizons 2 on the way, the guy check in to see where current Modern is.  They go through the pillars of the format and give a quick breakdown of how each deck operates.  They then try to figure out what type of cards of MH2 could have an impact on the format. Modern Check in 4:45 Big Mana Pillar - 7:14 Control Decks - 18:23 Aggro Deck - 26:42 Combo Decks - 40:23 Other decks - 57:14 Wha...

This week is all about Modern Horizons 2.  Specifically, what cards we hope to see reprinted into the Modern.  We go through our lists of cards and talk about why we hope the cards show up and what archetypes we think they will support.  At the end, we take a second to talk about how you should try to evaluate the new cards coming to Modern and how to avoid getting lost in the commander cards. Mod...

This week we talk about the changes to Pro magic and what that could mean for the game and players like us.  Then we talk about the new cards coming to Historic with Historic Anthology 5.  There is also some nonsense about video game design that we know nothing about. Changes to Pro Magic - 5:08 Local Focus - 16:58 Casual Players - 27:45 Magic Customers - 33:02 Another Messed up Event - 38:47 We a...

This week, we go over the Summer of Legend announcement.  We talk about Modern Horizons 2 which is right around the corner and the new card Urza's Saga.  Then the summer set Adventures in Forgotten Realms.  In store play is coming back and they are sending out more mystery boosters to celebrate.  Finally, we check in with Arena and talk about events coming to the platform. The Summer of Legend - 8...

Today's show is brought to by member of the Discord, Squerp.  He proposed a way an idea that would make digital only cards for Arena by fixing existing cards.  This lead to a discussion of how this could be implemented and what would have to change about Arena.  This somehow got us to a discussion of what the impact of getting all formats on Arena.  Finally, we talk about the rise of flash decks....

This week is all about the economy.  We first talk about the economy on Arena and how it be keep people out of the format.  We also touch on how big content creators might not be the best messengers for this.  Second, we talk about changes happening at Channel Fireball and how it could be a sign of things to come.  Finally, we talk about possible changes in organized play when you start to look at...

This is our first episode with Strixhaven out in the world.  Since we spent most of our time playing limited to build our collections we start there.  Then we look at how the mystical archives have impacted historic.  Next, we see if standard has changed.   Finally, we talk a little finance about when to buy your mystical archives. Strixhaven Limited - 9:37 Mystical Archives in Historic - 47:53 St...

This week the guys talk buyouts.  They go over some of the causes of the increasing cost of reserve list cards and the creation of the list.  More importantly, they provide some ideas for how you can play Legacy with your friends.  Then Bryan goes nuts and "designs" some almost reserve list cards to maybe allow people to play the format competitively. Magic as a collectable - 3:38 The reserved lis...

We are coming up on the first day of class at Strixhaven (not Hogwarts, we swear) and the guys want to get you ready for the new set.  We have go over the mechanics then go color by color to discuss some of the cards in the set. Start 2:43:03 Mechanics - 5:05 White - 23:46 Blue - 39:12 Black - 49:10 Red - 56:25 Green - 1:00:53 Gold - 1:10:39 Lands - 1:54:49 Colorless - 1:58:34 MDFC - 2:02:54 Bonus...

This week is all about the new cards being injected into Historic from the Mystical Archive.  There are cards that are powerful, cards that will do nothing and cards that make no sense.  We try to help you determine which cards are which. What is the mystical archive? - 7:48 White - 17:08 Blue - 27:06 Black - 43:57 Storm cards - 53:40 Red Cards - 1:02:28 Art on Faithless Looting - 1:08:17 Back to...

So we were not thrilled with Historic Anthologies 4, so we decided to suggest some cards.  We went through Magic to try to find some interesting cards that would spice up the Historic format.  We also asked our listeners to do the same.  We have some interesting things to talk about. James and Bryan’s historic picks - 8:18 Discord picks for historic - 58:27 Brainstorming some cards - 1:15:25 To he...

This week we have two very different topics.  First, we talk about the changes to LGS owners and in-store players that will be happening with the release of Modern Horizons 2. We ask the hard questions like "What is spelltable?" Then we get into what we think is the best thing to be doing in historic which is casting Death Shadow.  We talk about what we have tested, seen and what could be shells t...

Seinfeld got tons of seasons from being a show about nothing so why not us.  We started off with not a lot but ended up having a ton of thoughts on Time Spiral Remastered and the new Historic Anthology. Listener check in - 6:29 Time Spiral Remastered - 11:27 Old border cards - 25:17 Historic Anthology -41:40 Historic Championship shake up - 1:24:12 To help support the podcast, please consider goin...

This week we start off by talking about the Hasbro investor call and then move on to how the game is changing.  We talk about feeling left behind by the direction of the game.  Then we talk about how the introduction of outside IP will change the game.  With everything being a cash grab from Hasbro where does this leave players. Magic News - 3:52 Are we left behind? - 24:09 Tearing down our world...

This week we are talking Strixhaven previews.  That's right Strixhaven.  We are still covered in snow from  Kaldheim but it is on to the next set.  We cover the announcement of Strixhaven as a wizard school that is not at all like another wizard school you may know.  Get into the spoiled cards and the new premium cards coming in that set. Magic Manager - 5:22 2021 Challenger Decks - 8:10 Arena Ope...

WOTC decided to take the nuclear option.  They banned multiple cards in historic, modern and legacy all at once.  This will change the formats, but how.  The guys discuss the decks that are impacted and what kinds of decks will be good in the future. Historic Bans - 5:34 Pioneer Bans - 21:32 Modern Bans - 30:57 Magic decks from the internet - 55:44 Legacy Bans - 57:57 Vintage Unban - 1:08:11 Casca...

Bryan and James try to get a handle on Kaldheim limited.  This is the first set in a while where both of us don't feel like they are blind and can't see what is going on in the set.  We first talk about the complexity of the set, then work through the archetypes and then sum up our thoughts. Kaldheim Complexity - 7:01 Kaldheim Archetypes - 23:21     Snow - 23:21     Three Color - 27:47     UW flie...

This is the promised episode of the new podcast from Anthony (@ElCharruaRico) and Kristos(@kristosiiVEVO), Casual Try Hard LOR (Legends of Runeterra)(@casual_pod).  We wanted to put it in our feed so you had a chance to hear it.  If you like subscribe on the Podcast App, Stitcher or Spotify by searching Casual Try Hard LOR.  We will have our regular episode coming out on Thursday.  Until then, enj...

This week is a little different.  We are having the guys from Casual Try Hard Legends of Runeterra on the podcast.  We have Anthony (a.k.a. RicoPlay1723 @ElCharruaRico) and returning guest Kristos (@kristosiiVEVO) on to talk about their new podcast and the game Legends of Runeterra.  After we give you all the Runeterra you can handle, we share some stories from MTG events of the past.  Then we end...

This week Kaldheim, the land of the ice and snow, has finally arrived.  We go through the cards that look interesting to us and our listeners in constructed.  Then we talk about some synergies in the set that might help push a deck over the top. Kaldheim Cards White - 3:43 Blue - 35:23 Black - 1:00:33 Red - 1:05:50 Green - 1:07:46 Gold - 1:19:22 Listener requests - 1:32:14 Synergy Cards - 1:41:11...

This week we discuss the secret of mana.  No, I don't mean the 1993 SNES classic.  I mean, how mana has changed in modern magic.  We discuss all of the playable mana doublers that have defined standard and some older formats.  We come to the idea of calling this new archetype the snowball.  We go into how you battle this archetype and what you need to do.  We then get into why these cards are gett...

Spoilers are coming out fast and we wanted to plant a flag with some ideas we had.  We throw together some deck ideas with the new cards and try to figure out where they will fit in standard.  This leads us to talk about the power of snow-lands and how they might take over for the rotation. Vorinclex - 4:31 Awaking of Trolls - 12:27 Jorn and Snow - 20:24  Tibalt - 57:17 Treasure Decks - 1:00:14 To...

This week, we get under the hood of Kaldheim and talk mechanics.  We work through everything we currently know about about the new mechanics in the set and make some wild predictions.   Kaldheim - 2:50 Mechanics      Snow - 5:17     Changeling - 17:36     Boast - 26:39     Saga - 33:07     MDFC - 39:05     Foretell - 46:32     Rune - 58:59 Predictions sure to be wrong - 1:04:09 To help support the...

This week, we look back on 2020 in Magic.  The main take away from the year is that there are a ton of products.  We will start by taking about talking about all of the various products that happened and if they were good or bad.  Then we will talk about the move to Arena and Arena opens followed by the fallout from no in-person play.  Next, we discuss the year of commander and some of the issues...

This week we look at how magic fits into our lives.  We discuss how we find time to play in both digital and paper.  Then we talk about how our content consumption as changed over the year.  Finally, we talk about some cards you should spend your holiday cash on.   How does Magic fit into our lives? - 2:30 How does Paper play fit in? - 8:49 Content Consumption - 12:48 Finance in the new world - 35...