MTG In Quarantine

On today's episode of The Card-Pool Lane, MonoWhiteBorder joins me once again while driving home from work to discuss Fey Steed, a white creature from the new Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander preconstructed decks. Fey Steed provides an interesting effect by offering temporary indestructibility to another one of your creatures, as well as a way to DRAW CARDS whenever a creature or Plane...

On this episode of the Lightning Build series, DougYNerd joins the show to build a mono-red Aristocrats/"pinger" deck around Ryusei, the Falling Star. Ryusei pings all creatures without flying for 5 damage when it dies, so Doug sought to have sacrifice outlets which the Commander can be fed to in order to wipe the board. There is also a Devil token theme for dealing extra damage, along with Stuffy...

With Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set to release later in the week, Commander Theory drops by the podcast to discuss some of the new mechanics/flavor of the AFR set as well as to use as a jumping-off point for discussions about how Universes Beyond could be structured and how it may eventually change the face of MTG. There is some speculation about how things could change and how it might im...

DougYNerd joins the podcast to discuss how EDHRec can be used both as a tool and as a guide depending on what players are looking to build. We then discuss how we have actively avoided EDHRec recommendations for some of our personal builds because we want to explore unique themes that are not supported in the deck database tool. Examples include my 5-Color "Colorless" Najeela build as well as Doug...

MonoWhiteBorder joins the show (while driving) to discuss the huge reception which Priest of Ancient Lore received for the new AFR set and how Wall of Omens should see more play in the same role. We ponder about the direction White is going in for card draw and if we will see more cards like this in the future. I am on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalog of the podcast is available on Go...

It's spoiler season, so that means that we're back to have the first word on the new Innistrad sets coming out! Listen to Ryan and I speculate on what we believe this 2-part set/block to be about as well as some things we'd like to see in the new sets. Guaranteed to not blow up in our faces this time, I promise! (lol) You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalog of the podcast...

On today's episode, Andy from the Guardian Project Podcast drops by to discuss running an MTG podcast as well as how to tackle Content Creator Burnout. A lot of creators have broached this topic as of late given the never-ending spoiler season for new sets as well as keeping a schedule to record podcast episodes, and we cover our experiences in this arena. We also have a discussion about other EDH...

Happy One Year Podcast-eversary for the MTG IN Quarantine podcast! I celebrate the one-year mark of making MTG content by reviewing the highs and lows of the past year of content creation and thanking everyone who has guested on the show and inspired me to be a better Magic player and creator!  I hope that this is just the beginning for the podcast and that greater things will come with time....

On this episode of the Lightning Build series, Chris the Commander Mechanic returns to the show to build mono-red artifacts with Kurkesh, Onnake Ancient! Kurkesh allows you to copy the activated abilities (non-mana) of artifacts for a single red mana, so Chris walks us through his process for building a deck as well as outlining some of the ways this deck can win. You can find me on Twitter at @MT...

On this episode of the podcast, I discuss my use of a Play Log to record the results of each game of EDH that I have played in 2021. The Log is not only a way for me to see how well my decks have done across all games, but also can be used to identify decks that have become too powerful for my playgroup and thus see less use there. While this does not replace Rule 0, it does prove an interesting t...

Chad of Signature SpellBomb joins the show to talk about Oathbreaker, a 60-card singleton format where Planeswalkers are Commanders and each player has a Signature Spell available to them it's own special zone! We discuss the concept of the format as well as some of the misconceptions about the format. Lots of EDH parallels are included. You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back cat...

Unloved Commanders unite! Commander content creator MagicalHacker joins the podcast to discuss his interest in building EDH decks with Commanders who most players overlook for one reason or another. He has compiled a list of all Commanders on EDHRec with less than 50 decks to their name, and has collected almost 50 decklists from various players using those Commanders. We discuss why we both enjoy...

On this episode of White in MTG is GOOD, Actually, guest collaborators CoachJRo, MonoWhiteBorder, and I identify 5 "staple" cards in Mono-White that are very expensive and suggest budget alternatives for those looking for a similar effect at a fraction of the cost. We also identify cards with similar effects that go in different directions should you want to look at a series of cards instead of a...

On this episode of Control Room, Ryan and I go in-depth on my first set of MTG, War of the Spark. Though pigeon-holed as a "poor" set by a lot of Magic players, I still run a ton of cards from this set in my decks to this day and swear by their constant utility and value. Hopefully you'll learn a lot more about how underrated this set actually is and how it can be used to teach new players. You ca...

ItsDemonyk joins the podcast for a Lightning Build around, you guessed it, a Demon! Varragoth allows you to tutor for a card and place it atop your library with its Boast ability while also having Deathtouch! This episode focuses on maximizing the Boast trigger in a Voltron-style build while also using other Demons to boost your board while simultaneously taking resources away from your opponents....

On this episode of Control Room, Ryan and I return to 2007/2008 to talk about the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block. Featuring tons of tribal support for Faeries, Goblins, Kithkin, and other tribes, the block has been forgotten by a lot of players. Ryan explains how his own playing experience was shaped in part by these sets, and we explore the various mechanics of each set in the block and some of the card...

On today's Lightning Build, MonoWhiteBorder joins the show to build an Avacyn, Guardian Angel deck from scratch! Be prepared for big mana in mono-White, as well as some big beefy creatures and tons of explosive pay-offs for devotion. You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. You can find the back catalogue of my podcasts on Spotify, Google, Apple, MTGCasts, Podcasts.com, Player FM, and many...

Modern Horizons 2 is just around the corner, so that means it's almost time for Preview Season! MonoWhiteBorder joins the show to discuss various aspects of Mark Rosewater's Tumblr post (found here on 5-18-21), including what cards we are excited to see, as well as to identify any cards that we believe could be banned in any format.  And there is a lot of talk about MTG story/Vorthos aspects...

On today's episode of the White in MTG is GOOD, Actually, series, CoachJRo joins me to talk about one of my new favorite cards - Secret Rendezvous. It allows you to draw THREE cards for THREE mana as long as target opponent also draws three cards. There are tons of political implications stapled to this card, which is what makes it so good! You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. You can f...

On today's episode of he Lightning Build, the guys from the Mana Rock podcast join me to build a 5-color Commander in Cromat! You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalogue of the podcast is available on Spotify, Google, Apple, and many other podcast outlets.

On today's Lightning Build, the Filthy MTG Casuals join the show to build a Thriss, Nantuko Primus Insect-tribal EDH deck completely from scratch! You can find the back catalogue of this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, and many other podcast outlets. I am on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine.

On today's episode of White in MTG is GOOD, Actually, CoachJRo joins me to discuss our builds of 20-card JumpStart-like packs for mono White, in which we include many of the core tenants of the color including +1 counters, enchantments, and pump effects to get our attackers through.  We found that we shared some of the same opinions on the pack builds but also had some key differences in our...

On today's episode of the podcast, DJ Johnson joins me to discuss the COMBAT STEP (hide your eyes, combo players!) and how we enjoy using combat (or forced combat) as a way to win games or at least keep games interesting. We both personally enjoy using combat as a viable win condition but have found multiple ways to build around this sort of strategy. You can find CardGarden here: https://linktr.e...

On today's episode of Control Room, Ryan and I discuss Part 3 of our series on Uncommon cards that do a TON of work in EDH or that we just like to play. You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalog of this podcast is available on Spotify, Apple, Google, and many other podcast outlets.

On today's Lightning Build, Tap That MTG joins the show to build an Azusa, Lost But Seeking EDH deck from scratch without any time to pre-plan. Prepare yourselves for a mono-Green Landfall build! You can find me on Twitter at @MTGInQuarantine. The back catalogue of my podcast is available on Spotify, Google, Apple, and many other podcast outlets.