The Memory Jar

Episode 44 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about “fake” constructed formats - mostly unsupported formats that could use a little love. With names like Rainbow Stairwell, All-Format Brawl, and Prismatic Singleton Scrabble (what in the world, @NeverBole ), you know they’re going to be g...

Episode 43 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk to attendees of MagicFest Minneapolis about their favorite three color cards. Calvin Chang: Flying Crane Technique Eli Loveman : Abzan Charm Greg Michel : Gahiji, Honored One Andrew Elenbogen : Sidisi, Brood Tyrant Ian Jensen: Zurgo Helmsmash...

Episode 42 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about a weird bunch of cards - Magic’s red “chaos” rares. These cards can make games pretty wild...but which ones are fun? Which ones ruin games? Are there any that you should be throwing into your commander decks? Come and help us find out...

 Episode 41 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about Pauper Cube! If you love limited, we enoucrage you to build your own. We provide a “how to” lesson on building a Pauper Cube, using David’s personal Pauper Cube as an example. Then we crack a sample pack and debate which card we...

Episode 40 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, Christian interviews attendees of Magicfest DC about the reprints they love in Modern Horizons: Liz Lynn ( @devoteddruid ) - Lava Dart Andrew Elenbogen ( @ajelenbogen ) - Fact or Fiction Eric Dustin Brown ( @ericdustinbrown ) - Wall of Blossoms Mat...

Episode 39 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back Magic player, writer, podcaster, coach, streamer, and SCG Tour commentator Emma Handy! We’ve been remembering cards from each Ravnica guild that appeared in the first two Ravnica blocks, and Emma was kind enough to come back (see LR...

Episode 38 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we’re joined by Channel Fireball Senior Graphics Designer Geoffrey Palmer! Geoffrey talks about how he got into doing motion graphics (which you’ve seen all over the Magic internet) and we remember the eight cards in his personal Signature Spellboo...

Episode 37 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back to the podcast Mythic Championship winner Eli Loveman to continue with our Top 16 Humans in Magic history - we finally get to the Top 8. Find Eli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackshirtman Eli’s guide to Humans, Part 1: https://w...

Episode 36 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back to the podcast Mythic Championship winner Eli Loveman! Eli talks to us about some of the Top 16 cards in Magic history with creature type Human, and talks about his Mythic Championship win. Cards with creature type “Human”: https://...

Episode 35 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we hit the random button on scryfall and play “What’s That Card” with some very random cards! We also crack packs of two all time favorite sets (Khans of Tarkir & Onslaught) and quiz each other on what the cards do - which host will win? ...

Episode 34 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about the top 8 snow permanents - put another way, permanents with the “snow” supertype. Snow Permanents: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Asnow Cards with “Snow” oracle text: https://scryfall.com/search?as=gri...

Episode 33 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we’re joined by Azorius ace Evan Skaar to talk about the Azorius Senate.; Azorius cards from the first two Ravnica blocks: https://scryfall.com/search?q=commander%3AUW+%28block%3Artr+OR+block%3Arav%29+watermark%3Aazorius&unique=cards&as=gri...

Episode 32 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we’re joined by our friend and experienced judge Rebecca Lawrence to talk about gettin’ smashed by the Gruul Clans. Gruul cards from the first two Ravnica blocks: https://scryfall.com/search?q=commander%3ARG+%28block%3Artr+OR+block%3Arav%29+waterma...

 Episode 31 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome in Morgan Wentworth to tell us about her collection of cards featuring books in the art, and the Commander deck she built from that collection. Morgan’s Hanna, Ship’s Navigator List: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1180400#paper M...

 Episode 30 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we have a myriad of guests remember all kinds of cards they love. As it turns out, we should have, uh, been a little more specific in our ask. Fortunately, as this episode releases on April First, we hope that you’ll forgive us. Featuring: Er...

Episode 29 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we celebrate the rebirth of Spring by talking about all 20 Magic cards with creature type Phoenix. We also debate which cards that have Phoenix-like abilities are Phoenixes, and which aren’t, in a segment we creatively call “Phoenix or Not Phoenix....

Episode 28 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome in Tron connoisseur (Tronisseur?!?) Anneliese Faustino! Anneliese talks us through her personal Signature Spellbook, which includes: Sliver Queen Jace, Architect of Thought Gruul Guildgate Kruphix, God of Horizons Lion’s Eye Diamond Chal...

Episode 27 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we rank the top 8 “Flying Men” - 1/1 flying creatures that cost a single mana. Intro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby Outro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/R...

Episode 26 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. Five of the Ravnica Guilds are appearing in Ravnica Allegiance, so we’re remembering the sweetest cards from those guilds that appeared in the Ravnica and Return to Ravnica blocks. This week, we’re joined by special guest Eric Hawkins to remember some white a...

Episode 25 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome in Magic player, writer, podcaster, coach, streamer, and SCG Tour commentator Emma Handy! Emma talks us through her personal Signature Spellbook, including: Gitaxian Probe Crib Swap & Shapeshifter Token Inkmoth Nexus Rally the Ancest...

Episode 24 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we come back from the holiday hiatus! We catch up, talk about the future of the podcast, remember our Ravnica Allegiance prereleases, gush about Magic Arena, and we crack a pack of Ravnica Allegiance to see if Christian can remember some NEW cards....

Episode 23 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. Five of the Ravnica Guilds are appearing in Guilds of Ravnica, so we’re remembering the sweetest cards from those guilds that appeared in the Ravnica and Return to Ravnica blocks. This week, we’re joined by special guest Ryan Overturf to remember some blue an...

Episode 22 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we look at some of the upshifted and downshifted cards in Ultimate Masters. Which cards were too good the first time around? Which cards now that now appear at lower rarities have a higher power level than you might expect? We’re not going to tell...

Episode 21 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go back to Theros for the third time. We talk about the set’s mechanical themes, remember some sweet rares, and Christian challenges David to remember a whole pack of Theros. How well do you remember Magic’s mythology-themed set? Come and play a...

Episode 20 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we remember the eleven Magic Invitational cards and the players who made them. We also rank the cards, from those that missed the mark to those that may have been...just a little bit too good. Invitational cards: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid...