Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover:
Derek's 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator
Christophe's run with his Grixis Midrange list
Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver
What gave Michael in advantage playing 4C Legends
Advice Michael would give to to up-and-coming players
Many Derek rants about why players should just play Grixis
4 Mar 2023
Discussing Hammer and future of competitive Magic with Toronto Champion Keith Capstick
We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over:
- Hammer in Modern
- State of competitive Magic
- Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC
- What to play in Standard
- Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul
14 Feb 2023
Saskatoon Top 8 with Tyvar & Devoted Druid
Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed:
- The misplacedginger scale
- Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in?
- Impact of ONE on Pioneer
- Derek & Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia
- Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT?
- Controller vs. keyboard and mouse
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