Matt reveals to us the ingenuity of his inner johnny through his new deck: a combo deck featuring bitter ordeal, heartless summoning, myr retriever, and other “friends”. Definitely suitable for those of you just out to have some fun and pick up some off-the-wall kills on MTGO or at FNM. On the more competitive note:…
Modern Marvels – Episode 16 – Still cruisin’
In the latest episode of Modern Marvels we announce the cards chosen for those submitted to us to build a deck around: Meddling Mage, Bitter Ordeal, and Thopter Foundry. Big thanks to those who submitted ideas, even if yours didn’t get picked; we really appreciate it! Josh has already built his deck around Meddling Mage…
Modern Marvels – Episode 15 – New Challenger: Glitter Storm
In this episode of Modern Marvels, we introduce the latest addition to the slew of modern combo decks that has surprisingly done exceptionally well…well enough for us to discuss it on the show. Matt gives us an update on bant as well as he continues to play the deck after discussing it in a previous…
Modern Marvels – Episode 14 – Surprise Event!?
Marshall does a brief report on a small event including the preparation process and how it was important to the experience. Turns out quickly building and playing decks in the blind allows for quite a learning experience. The decks that we played were BUG Delver and Eternal Command (that was slightly budget). On an…
Modern Marvels – Episode 13 – Khans of Tarkir Set Review (from a Modern standpoint)
We might be the last podcast to get out our thoughts on the new set, but we have some good information to share on a few of the cards that could have some impact on modern from Khans of Tarkir. As always, let us know what you think. Show notes: here Show email:…
Modern Marvels – Episode 12 – Growing Modern in your MTG Community
Are you tired of people at your game store only playing Standard and Limited? Have you moved to a new area and don’t have anyone to play modern with? If yes to either of the above, this podcast is for you. Many of us have been there before and Josh, Matt, and I want…
Modern Marvels – Episode 11 – Landfall
Exciting news from the mothership: Onslaught fetch lands are back for Khans of Tarkir which means they’ll be added to the modern format! On this podcast, we *try to* discuss what we think will change in the format after fetch lands are added. We had a fun time recording this show and we think…
Modern Marvels – Episode 10 – Standard to Modern
In this episode of Modern Marvels, we focus on some tips for getting into modern from standard and make a few recommendations on decks to start out with. Also in the show, a (almost) complete list of current standard staples that can be used in modern for those deciding on which cards to hold on…