The Howling Salt Mine

Welcome to Episode 211! Today, a player overloads on salt and counter spells everything, Kenrith and Reaper King race to play the most board wipes, and the joy of reminding an opponent about their Esper Sentinel. Also Sam can't remove enchantments, stalactites and stalagmites, pissing out icecream, and Nathan Fillion. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom...

Welcome to Episode 210! And we are joined by our friend Dylan from Play to Win! Today, a Lumra player yaps too much and ruins a potential win, a series of tournament misplays leads to a salty loss, and a cautionary tale on why stax locks are interesting but maybe not good. Also, conceding in cEDH and SABLEDONK! Go listen to Play to Win's podcast and watch their gameplay show ! Stay Salty! Sam, Mik...

Welcome to Episode 209! Today, winning with style against that guy at your LGS, proudly salting your friends with a trigger happy deck, and dealing with Blood Moon and Urza's Saga when you're sleep deprived. Also, vet visits and Gansetts. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one wor...

Welcome to Episode 208! This week, an uncle gets summoned to pubstomp a bunch of kids, a boy gets slapped by an LGS employee, and siblings commit unspeakable crimes against each other. The vibe in this episode is... strange lol. Also, Mike gets summoned, and we share tricks to make your school papers look longer. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleev...

Welcome to Episode 207! Today, a Damia player steals and storms during a late night game, the shame when an opponent thinks your cute niche card is terrible, and the freedom of finally giving up on a deck that you're struggling to improve. Also the salty boys relive the ups and downs of Patreon Game Nights. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves fro...

Welcome to Episode 206! IT'S A GREMLIN BOYS EP! Today, a whining rival ruins the game night (and also refuses to buy singles?), when you need to release your imprisoned commander to save the table, and one of the most epic narratives we have ever received.  Also Tony goes to the optometrist for the first time in years.  Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleev...

Welcome to Episode 205! Today, a Hemingway tells us about an obnoxious opponent at the LGS, a salty stalemate in a head to head Lorwyn duel, and a story of mill and bad mulligans. Also Tony loves Baba, Sam learns Clock of Omens is broken, and Mike summons legions of goblins. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "...

Welcome to Episode 204! Today, holding back to let a new player have their moment, when your friend unknowingly silver bullets your entire deck, and the pure unfiltered vitriol of a manbaby on MTGO. Also Sam and Mike discuss their time at PAX East (which happened two months ago... just roll with it), and Tony is away on business. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and...

Welcome to Episode 203! It's our live show from MagicCon Vegas 2026! Today, having perfect answers for an increasingly salty opponent, trapping your beloved brother in Muldrotha loops, farming casuals in ticketed free play, and winning in style with a silly sticker deck. Also Sam is salty at Tony and Mike lost his voice. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our cust...

Welcome to Episode 202! We just got back from MagicCon Vegas, and we're here to talk about it! Join us as we walk through each day of the con, what we did, and the games we played! Thank you to everyone that came to the convention and said hello, attended our meet and greet, saw the live show, and played games with us! MagicCons are a celebration of our community, and we love y'all!!! Also, we bou...

Welcome to Episode 201! Today, when a speedy little monkey derails your game, the nuances of the combat phase leads to unintentional salt, and why you never let Ovika players have anything. Also, Tony is under the bus, hot girl walks and moist man crawls, and Assassin's Creed criticism. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link...

WELCOME TO EPISODE 200!!! And to help us celebrate this huge milestone, we are joined by Josh Lee Kwai from The Command Zone podcast and Game Knights! On today's episode, voltronning someone in their own home so badly that you don't get invited back, an opponent threatens to scoop to Spell Pierce, and the regret of breaking out your Baral deck to keep another player in check.  Also, managing salt...

Welcome to Episode 199! This week, a story where a new player repeatedly encounters infinite combos, a dreamy pod with a whiny baby is dismissed forever, and the freedom of letting go of old things and being your true self inspired by... Tergrid? Also, Tony and Mike pitch Sam on Slay the Spire 2, and we might be cringe but we are free. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield produc...

Welcome to Episode 198! This week, when your favorite podcast hosts consistently misunderstand one of your favorite cards, the fall out of breaking a deal and losing trust in your playgroup, and a bad match up with too much mill leads to some intense salt. Also, Sam gets a new fridge and talks about it a lot. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves f...

Welcome to Episode 197! Today, a player in a friendly tournament keeps missing triggers which leads to tension in the group, a poorly built spite deck confuses a playgroup, and the headache of trying to track down a gift exchange deck that was never sent. Also Sam is off the Balatro wagon and on the Balatro bandwagon. (or is it the other way around?) Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy Drag...

Welcome to Episode 196! Today, when your first cEDH game is against two tipsy salty boys, an opponent that fills their deck with frustrating Un-Set cards, and a salty revenge against a dismissive pirate. Also we talk about Dingus Con and we break down a salty cEDH deal between Mike and Tony. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony (also sorry if Mike's audio is a little off in the intro of this one!) __...

Welcome to Episode 195! Today, when an opponent won't stop backseat driving your partner's deck (and they counter your harmonize), an opponent spreads a bit too much salty sass and takes you to class, and the heavy burden of being your playgroup's "rules person". Tony confronts an armed citizen, and Mike mansplains mansplaining to Sam. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield produc...

Welcome to Episode 194! Today, when your own cards betray you into mass land destruction, a series of salty scoops has everyone leaving the LGS, and when an opponent decides to tell everyone in the store how they could have won. Also cooking tips with Tony and Gordon Ramsey punched a salmon . Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate...

Welcome to Episode 193! Today, when the Cromat player threatens you with a bad time you need to believe them, asking your friend to break out their meme storm list and then getting stuck playing against a meme storm list, and the ethics of making a loophole deal with a new player. Also, the new Mario Kart is incredible and pork sword. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield product...

Welcome to Episode 192! Today, when a player in your pod thinks politicking is just bribing players, an opponent counter picks their deck to defeat an evil precon, and the pain of losing to the same limited bomb over and over. Also, Tony sees some musicals in a concrete jungle wet dream tomato, and is it Kambal or Kambal? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our cus...

Welcome to Episode 191! Today, when the Tergrid player scoops in shame after wheeling in an 8 person game, getting kicked from a cEDH league for playing a "bracket 2" stax list, and setting off a someone else's combo to save yourself from losing. Also, Mike talks about Booms and Dooms, and Tony goes double rock. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeve...

Welcome to Episode 190! We're joined by our friend Cam from Play to Win! Today, watching a rude RogSi player get their comeuppance, when your friend staxes out your brand new deck, and dealing with a friend that thinks they know everything about cEDH (they do not). Also, vegetables aren't real. Go watch  Play to Win! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom s...

Welcome to Episode 189! Today, when you rebuild a salty deck hoping it will be different this time, a story about a cheater that gets us incredibly salty, and when someone plays that Maralen of the Mornsong deck. Also Minecraft servers and Terraria addictions. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all...

Welcome to Episode 188!  Today, a disproportionate amount of salt for poor Winter Orb, getting spite played at a charity event, and when an opponent knows nothing about their own decks but insists they are right. Also tournament prep and oy mista you me dad? Stay Salty! Sam & Mike (Tony is off businessing or something) ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate li...

Welcome to Episode 187! Today, a stray goblin bombardment leads to a perfect storm of salt, a pet peeve about deck editing, and when a random card from an opponent perfectly wrecks your entire strategy. Also donut talk, audio deleted, and Jarvis fetch me a pecan pie. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalt...