The Masters of Modern

Magic has announced big plans in the digital space! Ben and Kessler breakdown their thoughts of what most likely to happen in Magic online’s future. They then discuss how Pro Tour teams can be a benefit to the viewing experience. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/themmcast To buy the sweet playmat along side other sweet future MMcast M...

Masters of Modern namesake set “Modern Masters” is getting its latest edition this spring “Modern Masters 2017”. As is tradition, Kessler and Ben break down what they think each color pair’s draft archetype is going to be, predict the 15+ Mythics, and discuss possible returning mechanics. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/themmcast To...

Kessler and Ben break down the recent Banned and Restricted Announcements of Gitaxian Probe and Golgari Grave Troll and what they mean for Modern. They also discuss what the new schedule on announcing updates to the Ban list means for the format as well. Finally, a full review of the most recent set Aether Revolt. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future stream...

Corey Burkhart, friend of the show and a Top 25 Magic Pro player, sits down with Ben to chat Felidar Guardian combos and the state of combo decks in Modern moving into 2017. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/themmcast To buy the sweet playmat along side other sweet future MMcast Merch: https://www.dmtwclothing.com/collections/masters-o...

​Kessler and Ben break down how Fatal Push can effect Modern and how it matches up against other essential removal in the format. They discuss how removal shapes Modern and what deck building restrictions they enforce. Fatal Push: Fatal Push B Instant Destroy target creature if it has converted mana cost 2 or less. Revolt – Destroy that creature if it has converted mana cost 4 or less instead if a...

In time for the holidays, Kessler and Ben List off their Top Ten Favorite Green cards (like Christmas trees!) for Modern. To finish things off, they each present 5 Green cards they wish saw more play in the format. Modern Ban List: http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/bannedrestricted Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/...

Corey Burkhart joins Kessler and Ben to go over each of the cards on the Modern ban list And discuss which cards are still too powerful to be unbanned, and which could potentially be let back into the format. Modern Ban List: http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/bannedrestricted Where to Find Corey: @corey_burkhart Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch...

Kessler and Ben break down the year 2016 month by month. going over ban list announcements, major tournaments, and set releases. Then they give their picks for Best of the Year in the following Categories: Best of the Year: Favorite Cards: Saheeli Rai vs Bedlam Reveler Best New Card: Prized Amalgam vs Thought Knot Seer Best Returning Card Narcomeba vs Koth of the Hammer Best Set: Oath of the Gatew...

Kessler and Ben go over the newest format to hit the tournament scene: “Frontier.” They discuss where it came from, what decks are popular, and why there may be a need for a new competitive format to exist. In News: World Championship Results Aether Revolt Spoilers. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/themmcast To buy the sweet playmat a...

Kessler and Ben are joined by “Musical” guest Josh Kim to update everyone on where the patreon will be going in 2017, and to thank everyone who has donated IN SONG! to remind people of the updates: Swag box will move from MMCast branded content to sweet Stuff we think you will like! We will be letting people know ahead of time what the month Swag item is! International Swag Boxes will need a price...

Josh Kim from All Chat and Riot Games joins Kessler and Ben as they go over what Magic is currently doing in Esports and how it could improve. They then go over a sweet RUG Bedlam Reveler+Traverse the Ulvenwald Delver list. Josh’s Decklist: http://decks.deckedbuilder.com/d/260396 Watch our Out of the Box video for Commander 2016 with Josh Lee Kwai, Jimmy Wong, Josh Kim, and Craig Blanchette: https...

Corey Burkhart joins Kessler and Ben after an insanely impressive finish at GP Dallas, losing only a single match to Skred red in the finals. Corey goes over his deck choice, why he went with the specific list he landed on, and a few key moments from the tournament. GP Dallas Top 8 and Corey’s List http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpdfw16/top-8-decklists-2016-11-06 Follow us on youtube!...

Kessler and Ben go over the news for the last week, breaking down what a few easter eggs in the Commander 2016 set could mean for modern. They then break down the best practices for how to build your mana base, going over each type of land and why you should consider putting it into your deck. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future streams: twitch.tv/themmcas...

Ben Interviews Platinum Pro Player and soon to be Wizards R&D Employee Andrew Brown about his journey as a pro player, and his new job with Wizards of the Coast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 of our Kaladesh set review, Kessler and Ben finish discussing the top 11 picks from their favorite 25 cards from Kaladesh. From brew potential to powerhouse bombs, Kaladesh has a lot to offer. Follow us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/topdeckingTV To buy our sweet playmat along with other sweet future MMcast Merch: https://www.dmtwclothing.com/collections/masters-of-modern/products/the-maste...

Kessler and Ben go through their 25 favorite cards from Kaladesh. Over two weeks they will go over each card they think has potential to effect the format; from brew potential to powerhouse bombs, Kaladesh has a lot to offer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the next edition of our Brew/Deck Doctor episode, where we take Patreon Member submitted deck lists and give tips and tricks on how to make the deck stronger/more competitive. This week Ben takes on the format by himself since he kidnapped Kessler and has locked him in his bunker, preventing him from joining in the episode this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

For their 100th episode Ben and Kessler counted down the Top 100 cards in Modern. Since Kessler is out of town, here are the top 20 cards from that countdown if you missed it! Check out the full episode here: https://rocketjump.com/listen/top-100-cards-modern-kaladesh-preview-card Follow us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/topdeckingTV To buy our sweet playmat along with other sweet...  Learn more abou...

Kessler and Ben break down the Ten different cycles throughout Magic’s history that have we want to see completed! Discussing what cards remain in the cycle and what the completed cycle could possibly look like. Let us know your vote for any that we missed! Follow us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/topdeckingTV To buy our sweet playmat...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 100th episode of the podcast, Kessler and Ben are pulling out all the stops. First you get their Preview Card “Blossoming Defense”. Then, in honor of 100 episodes they set out to accomplish the daunting task of ranking the top 100 cards in Modern’s history. For over 5ish hours they go through each...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of awesome stuff happened at PAX West this last weekend from the Kaledesh Spoiler season kicking off to the Magic World Championship. Kessler and Ben break down the World Championship and go over each of the new mechanics from Kaledesh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kessler and Ben go over the recent Modern GP Top 8s to analyze whether or not the Modern Format is more Diverse then it was pre-Splinter Twin Ban. Does an aggressive format with many archetypes make a diverse play style format?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kessler and Ben go over the newest supplemental Magic Set: Conspiracy 2! They break down which cards were reprinted, which cards were missing from the set, and which new cards they wish Wizards would reprint so that they could play it in Modern.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a continuation of their Modern Block reviews, Kessler and Ben break down their picks for the Top 10 best Modern cards that the original Ravnica block has to offer. As always this is followed by a “5 Most Under Played Ravnica Cards Contest,” follow us on Twitter to vote!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kessler and Ben break down the need-to-know basics of playing Tempo decks in Modern. This includes the history of tempo in the format, different key decks, the difference between tempo and combo, and the way different color combinations deal with being a part of a tempo deck. They then finish off their series of Deck Brews involving the 5 main tribes of Innistrad with Modern Vampires.  Learn more...