The Howling Salt Mine

Welcome to Episode 161! Our live show from MC Vegas 2025!  Today, we have boyfriends playing too much interaction, the perils of hand-shake deals in front of opponents, stomping the table with a Niv deck that you don't know how to pilot, and teaming up to defeat a salt-inducing Kroxa player.  Thank you to everyone that came out to our show in Vegas! We will see you at our next show in Atlanta! Als...

Welcome to Episode 160! IT IS OUR 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Thank you all for three lovely years of salt. It has been a wild ride, and we're excited for the next three years! Today, a player gets hit with a sneak attack because of the Big Game, an opponent too faded to function, and the most insufferable LGS employee we have ever come across. We also celebrate our anniversary, sip on cursed beverages, a...

Welcome to Episode 159! Today we are talking MC Vegas! We'll walk through what we did each day and cap the episode off with our recorded Salty Tales where we asked you what makes YOU salty! We'll talk about Barry Manilow, buying Cradles, epic cEDH turns, and all the Final Fantasy hype! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" al...

Welcome to Episode 158! Today, we talk about a salty story about losing your commander in your graveyard permanently, paying back spite from a stranger with overwhelming force, and hiring your cousin to pubstomp your friends. We also talk about smart houses, dog sitting, and Bill Withers. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty"...

Welcome to Episode 157! In today's episode, surprise land destruction ruins a new player's game, we learn to butter the nugs and kudo the clapper, and when vigilante justice just leaves everyone feeling salty. Also pizza toppings, Tony hates beef, and Mike's forced segues. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase,...

Welcome to Episode 156 and the first video Gremlin Boys episode! In a weird twist, today we really focus on the rules! First, a blocker gets blinked and a friend denies the ruling, then confusing eldrazi rules getting you kicked from a pod, and lastly a cautionary tale about why you should always beware the Protean Hulk! We also talk about our shared love of amari and other liqueurs. Like a lot. W...

Welcome to Episode 155! Mike and Sam are here to workshop duo names and still be pretty gremliny even in Tony's absence. Today, what happens when LGS beef leads to a back alley rumble, the salt of trying to play perfectly, and when your precious Sheoldred leaves you for another.  Also, new Sisay tech from Final Fantasy, co-captains, and GF4P. Stay Salty! Sam & Mike ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeve...

Welcome to Episode 154! Today, we talk about a salty game that ended in kingmaking (or was it just a deal?), a long saga of salt with all the red flags you'd expect, and when someone pubstomps a new player with an Ur-Dragon deck (but not that Ur-Dragon deck I swear). Also, Kotis is cool, blind box socks, and printer go brrrrrrrrr! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves fro...

Welcome to Episode 153! It's the Gremlin Boys! Today, we talk about someone that doesn't know dockside is banned (or do they?), a player dealing with a gelatinous bully in their pod, and when backseat piloting loses you the game. Also, new tattoos, big fonts, and cougars.  Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one...

Welcome to Episode 152! Today, we talk about the targeting priority of a stoner, getting knocked out early because you played a repeatable boardwipe, and when your least favorite person says you always play decks that are too strong. Also, Sam mourns malls and is it pronounced Hakbal or Hakbal? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "stay...

Welcome to Episode 151! Today, we talk about crushing a player when you aren't really paying attention, a father teaches their son about salt, and a kingmaking situation that has Tony and Mike reliving the past. Also, board games and ping pong tournaments.  Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for...

Welcome to Episode 150! Today, we talk about playing 1v1 with the LGS owner, the guilt of a reformed bully, and setting up your wife for salty failure at a holiday deck exchange. Also, the worst EDH mistake you can make, Tony deals, and delicious beer! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a di...

Welcome to Episode 149! We kick off today's episode with a discussion on the new unbans for commander and the new article on brackets. Then we dive into the mine with a story about getting banned from a store for playing "cEDH" Norin, a massive overreaction from Tyler, and nuking your friend's deck when it was just supposed to be a chill night.  Also, Tony consults demonically, and the home at lov...

Welcome to Episode 148! OUR FIRST VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE!! The pillow fort got an upgrade! Today, what to do when a podcaster snubs you at a convention, when a merciless god turns on you, and when a Water Trainer slanders you to the LGS owner. Also regular men's haircut, bellybutton thumb, and Ash cheats. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! U...

Welcome to Episode 147! It's a GREMLIN BOYS EPISODE! (our little pistachio boy is sick) Today, what to do when an opponent hates your guts, when powering down a deck goes wrong, and when a cheater is met with a disproportionate response. YEET!  Also the Swan Princess cinematic universe.  Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one...

Welcome to Episode 146!  Today we are joined by our friends Sarah and Sandwich of Girl Pod! This week, we check back in with a very salty playgroup, talk about scooping with spells on the stack, and lament the downfall of Dog Umbra. Also, many Marks, butter, and Sarah will dog walk your ass. Go check out Girl Pod on their YouTube channel and everywhere else ! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Slee...

Welcome to a very special episode of the show as we are #MTGAmbassadors for the new Tarkir set! (#sponsored) Today we're talking about our favorite cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm! Join us as we talk about the cards that make us salty, new cEDH spice, and the sweet cards from our favorite Tarkir clans. And you know we got a pile of honorable mentions too!  This is one of the dopest sets of the year...

Welcome to Episode 145! Tony is on vacation so get ready for a Mike and Sam ep as we go DEEP on strategy. Today we talk about getting targeted out of a game by an opponent, Howling Mine's best friend Smothering Tithe, and the etiquette of keeping or breaking deals when a commander game is down to 2 players.  Also Warcraft 3 nostalgia, and if you give a Moose a Muffin, you will get mauled.  Stay Sa...

Welcome to Episode 144! Today we talk about the new EDH power level system: Brackets! We also talk about a chastising others for long turns and then taking your own, the frightening power of crankin Syr Konrad, and circumstances at the LGS leading you to accidentally pubstomp. Also this episode has juice and sauce! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "stays...

Welcome to Episode 143! OUR LIVE SHOW FROM MC CHICAGO! Today we hit a whopping FOUR stories as we talk about coworker salt, one cluster of a custom format, the after taste of a well-salted pod, and a tale where we ponder the orb and cry.  Thank you to everyone who came out to see our live show! We hope to do another one in Vegas later this year! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our a...

Welcome to Episode 142! It's a convention recap episode! Today we're talking about our time at the recent MC Chicago convention, AND we're combining this episode with our Salty Tales series for one jam-packed convention episode! From our prospector meetup to the live show to a bit too much malort, we cover it all. Enjoy the episode, and we'll see you in Las Vegas! Also check out the super salty ga...

Welcome to Episode 141! Today we talk about when an impatient cEDH player messes with your local group, a player that explodes and storms out of a store, and a salty slappin’ Sorin. Also Mike plays the new Sieve… I mean Civ. ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! G...

Welcome to Episode 140! Today we talk about a game night where you're always the 4th player, a Prismatic Pub Stomper who gets popped, and a tale of two LGSs that gets weirder and weirder.  Also Verizon sucks and we are cursed with technology.  Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our w...

Welcome to Episode 139!  Today we are joined by our new friends Jake and Joel from Jake and Joel are Magic! This week, we talk about using landfall for evil, why you never trust the Atraxa player, and a salty confessional about card theft.  Also, Gatorade showers, college days, and the worst board wipe. Go check out Jake and Joel are Magic on their YouTube channel!  Stay Salty! (oh yeah and Tony i...

Welcome to Episode 138! Today we talk about a Scapeshift shortcut that leads to a salty deluge, playing against scrap paper proxies, and using jedi mind tricks to cause your opponent to misplay into their own board state.  Also, Mike tells us about his recent trip to the LGS.  Also... SEND US YOUR SALTY STORIES FOR CHICAGO! BUY A CHICAGO SALT DOG SHIRT ! GO TO THE CHICAGO HSM MEET UP ON FRIDAY! SE...