MTG Grindcast

ZAN WON PLAYER OF THE YEAR!! And unfortunately he can't share much in the way of insights on the PC formats. But he joins us to talk all about the PC race, Team LotusBox's evolution over the past year, and what he's excited about for Pioneer now that everything's banned. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Since Collins's PC prep is hush-hush, we figured we'd do a mailbag episode! We cover everything from Collins-sized geese to smoochable planeswalkers. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Collins did it! After a long, hard-fought year he's secured his spot in the SCG Players' Championship. This week we're talking about the Invi, locking in that spot, and what we're looking at in all the PC formats that have just gone through HEAVY bans. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

We're working really hard on pioneer! And...not totally forgetting modern. The invitational is tomorrow so we're bringing you everything we've learned in the run up to the biggest pioneer tournament yet!

They warned us, and they weren't kidding! A whirlwind week, as we get Pioneer for the invitational, and then a swift ban of its two best decks. We're breaking down what's been working for us and what's been whiffing in Magic's shiniest new format. Come hang out!

The boys really did it this time, breaking modern in half by playing just a boatload of standard cards. Lotus Box put 4 players into the top 8 at SCG Atlanta, and Collins made the finals! So we're talking about the Urza deck that got them there, and then we're not able to help ourselves and switch gears to Pioneer. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Well, that was a hell of an announcement, wasn't it? Wizards of the Coast went out of their way to keep us from having to play historic, and we're here with all the wild speculation and hot takes we can muster up. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Just a week into Throne of Eldraine and we're playing Oko in...every deck. In every format. Is he the best planeswalker ever printed? Time will tell, but for now he'll likely be the most ubiquitous. We also talk a bit about CCR's run to mythic with standard reanimator, and how to goose modern. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

The field at SCG Philly was full of the dead, so we're breaking down what's working and what isn't in a Golos-dominated standard. Plus, how about this Mox Opal-dominated Modern? Magic's two biggest formats have two clear best decks, and we're breaking down how we see this playing out. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Whew, time for a normal episode! Throne of Eldraine has, of course, massively shaken up Standard but it's also having some immediate impact on Modern! We check out the latest iterations of Mox Opal decks and go over just how much standard has progressed in the *checks watch* two days the set has been on Arena. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

It's finally here! On this giant-sized episode, Lee McLeod joins us to go over all the fantastic new cards from Throne of Eldraine. Along the way we crush some bones, lurk in some lochs and, uh, quest some beasts. Come hang out!

Standard rotation's coming and (as always these days) it's a doozy! Come hang out as we go over all our favorites and not-so-favorites leaving standard and the competitive spotlight forever. This is entirely for the benefit of evaluating future standard and not at all so we can wax nostalgic. Trust us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

We've been working hard to break legacy in half and we're here to report the latest on delver, decks that lose to delver, and slow decks that ostensibly beat delver but probably don't. Plus! Hella Throne of Eldraine spoilers. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

That's top 8 number ten for Collins! Doing it as god intended, by playing burn in Dallas. This week we're talking about that tournament, our new and improved modern format, and even a couple Thrones of Eldraine Spoilers. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Holy crap, they really did it. Not only is Hogaak banned, but Faithless Looting is out and Stoneforge Mystic is in. What's in store for Magic's most reliably broken format? Are we talking fair fights galore? Or do we just need to look for new ways to cheat now that our graveyards are empty? Come find out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Collins, Lee, and Jeremy top 8'd SCG Richmond, so we had to get the whole team to sit down for some quality time. Come hang out for a sweet episode jam packed full of standard, modern, legacy, and tournament stories galore! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Holy crap, is this a legacy episode? We've both been grinding away at magic's most expensive competitive format and have come away with some surprising answers. Come hang out as we delve into this one! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Every once in a while our Patreon questions start to pile up, and rather than letting such a valuable resource go to waste we save them up for a quiet week with no major tournaments on the horizon. And that's this week! We're diving deep into some overarching questions of Magic strategy, giving our takes on breaking metas, building decks, and how best to improve your game for the long term. Come h...

Well, here we are. Again. The most heavily played card at MC Barcelona? Leyline of the Void, and it wasn't particularly close. This week we're talking about how to deal with our new (old) graveyard overlord, what the modern hellscape will look like for the next few weeks, and the best way to exploit Hogaak to get an edge in legacy. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

We had quite a weekend at SCG Philly! We got lost in a mall, and then CCR got lost playing Urza to an almost-top-8 at the classic. Collins DID top 8 the standard classic but who really cares about that? Let's talk some mox opals, some ichor wellsprings, and ok maybe a little standard and modern. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

With SCG Worcester finished up, we have at least an idea of what the standard meta is looking like. With Risen Reefs and Nexuses of Fate galore, this is a powerful format. You need to be doing something powerful to keep up... maybe seven power? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

It's here! We made it through 3.5 hours of set review to bring you only the best of "I don't think this can keep up with what the elementals deck is doing" over and over again. Ok, maybe slightly more interesting than that. Come see what we think of M20! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Holy hell, Jeremy won an open! He comes and hangs out with Chris and Collins as we talk about Hogaak, modern bans, and even a bit of theology. Don't miss this one!

Holy crap, we finally made it! 100 episodes in and still going strong. This week we're talking about new patreon rewards, Hogaak's impact on modern, and three mana 7/6's. Come hang out!

Just in time for M20 spoilers, we're finally going over Modern Horizons! Lee comes and hangs out with Chris and Collins to go over their top 8 picks from the new set. Thrill at our car-by-card analyses, most of which include the phrase "once they ban something from Hogaak..." Exciting times! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.