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Filmdate - 9/18/17
First Pick & Giveaway
Patron Stream - SUNDAY @ 9PM ET
Giveaway - A free set of Gold Doubloons! https://gleam.io/yfph1/win-a-free-set-of-2x-heavy-metal-magic-gold-doubloons
Exclusive Preview - Deathgorge Scavenger
MTG Arena -
Iconic Masters
- HASCON good idea or bad?
- Was “Iconic” the right moniker?
- Unstable full basics
Notable:
Mana Drain
Praetors
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Flusterstorm
Aether Vial
Horizon Canopy
Ancestral Vision
Grove of the Burnwillows
Mishra’s Bauble - AT UNCOMMON
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Cryptic Command
Thoughtseize
Bloodghast
Oblivion Stone
Gather the Townsfolk
Ixalan Spoilers (Don’t call on Erin)
Skulduggery - great name
Sword-Point Diplomacy - also great name
Lurking Chupacabra - also also great name
Slide #1
Vraska, Relic Seeker
Charging Monstrosaur
Spell Swindle
Slide #2
Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Crade of the Sun
Slide #3
Dousing Dagger // Lost Vale
Slide #4
Legion’s Landing // Adanto, the First Fort
Slide #5
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
Slide #6
Arguel’s Blood Fast // Temple of Aklazotz
Slide #7
Field of Ruin
Legion Conquistador
Desperate Ravings
Ultra Pro Tokens
Modern Cube...bad.
Splash Damage
FoW Game Loss Feel Bads: https://www.reddit.com/r/FoWtcg/comments/6zkbed/the_masters_screwjob/
The Finisher
Last week, I experienced my own version of adventure on the high seas when the high seas came to me thanks to Hurricane Irma. Thankfully, as you can see, my house and I are still in one relatively dry piece and we were able to come back home somewhat quickly. But as Irma moves along, we still have Jose, Katia, and more on the horizon, not to mention more in future years, so how should Magic Mics treat weather delays in the future?
First Pick & Giveaway
Giveaway - A set of XLN Planeswalker Decks
https://gleam.io/j322W/win-a-free-set-of-planeswalker-decks-from-ixalan
Exclusive Preview next week!
Iconic Masters will be fully spoiled in 2 days.
Ixalan Spoilers
Huatli hype!
Regisaur Alpha, Sanctum Seeker, Conqueror's Galleon//Foothold (crazy rares)
Opt, Spell Pierce, Duress (commons page)
Savage Stomp, Drover of the Mighty, Lightning Strike (Dino support page)
Siren Stormtamer, Kitesail Freebooter, Storm Fleet Aerialist (Pirate Tempo tools)
PAX slides & worldbuilding Ixalan info: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6xp61s/mtg_ixalan_pax_stream_slides/
HASCON playmats: https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/905491560623730688
Gather the Townsfolk
From the Regisaur Alpha artile: List of creatures now errata’d to be dinosaurs: https://i.redd.it/oigp18t72akz.png (best creature type combos: Fungus Dinosaur and To Zombie Dinosaur Beast) (lots of Dominaria Dinos… more in the next block?) (including erratas plus Ixalan, now 33 Dinos in MTG) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/royal-recipe-dinosaur-tribal-2017-09-06
1 Year Anniversary of Split Second with Jeremy Noell: https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/905527217563856901
Desperate Ravings
Puca Trade institutes ‘member dues.’
https://pucatrade.com/articles/2017/community/jonathan_medina/puca_update_common_member_dues
Judge tosses case brought by MTG judge who wants to be paid: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/real-judge-no-you-dont-have-to-be-paid-as-a-magic-the-gathering-judge/
Splash Damage
Geocaching promotion
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/exploring-ixalan-exploring-our-world-2017-08-14
The Finisher
One of the cards previewed this week was Deadeye Quartermaster, a 2/2 Human Pirate that acts as a tutor for vehicles or equipment. But it’s not the ability that set Twitter ablaze, no, it’s the art, which as you can see on the screen here… looks a lot like it might just have been Ms. Erin’s Invitational card. Now, we have heard tale that the model was in fact the artist Josh Haas’ wife, but it does beg the question: if you won the Invitational and were to be Shanghai’d into a set as a pirate, what might your swashbuckler say?
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Filmdate - 9/4/17
First Pick & Giveaway
Big News - New Sponsor! Cardhoarder.com.
Giveaway - TWO 3-Day VIP passes to Hascon!
https://gleam.io/vGknw/win-a-free-vip-pass-to-hascon
Exclusive Preview next week!
Ixalan Card Theft & Previews
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/behind-scenes-alleged-ixalan-card-theft-2017-08-28
Ixalan Spoilers
Treasure Map / Treasure Cove
Walk the Plank
Admiral Beckett Brass
Settle the Wreckage
Kenjalli’s Sunwing
Dreamcaller Siren
Ripjaw Raptor
Desperate Ravings
A Critique of Gamer Language
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-critique-of-gamer-language/
Gather the Townsfolk
10 Millionth Sanctioned Event: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/ten-million-and-counting-2017-08-16
Vintage Leagues on MTGO, Vintage Restrictions, and VSL (featuring meeee)
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/vintage-leagues-begin-august
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/august-28-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-08-28
https://twitter.com/OriginalOestrus/status/902737143369531392
No more bylines Magic Story articles:
https://twitter.com/MTGAlison/status/902935084088492032
Planeswalker legendary rule change (stupid sexy jace, looks like he’s wearing nothing at all nothing at all…)
Splash Damage
Errata being used in Star Wars Destiny
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/5/1/galactic-law-section-2278a/
They’ve done it before w X-Wing minis game: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/6e/96/6e96c3c3-85e1-4138-97f6-5b31cef1bee7/x-wing_faq_v433_low.pdf
GP Indy Missed Connections: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6whlvn/gp_indy_missed_connection/
The Finisher
Avast, me hearties, because pirates are making their long anticipated return to Magic: The Gathering with Ixalan. And since privateer puns and high seas hilarity always batten down my hatches, lilly my livers and shiver my timbers with your best pirate-y jokes you can muster from the depths of Davy jones’ Locker.
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Filmdate - 8/28/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
Giveaway - Win a Commander 2017 Vampire Deck
https://gleam.io/IpzvI/win-a-free-commander-2017-vampire-deck
Magic Mics Top 10 - Arrives on Monday
Magic Mics LIVE postponed until Wed, August 23rd
Magic Mics token sketches
Magic Digital Next == Magic The Gathering Arena
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/893173352474566657
C17 Spoilers
Fractured Identity
Stalking Leonin
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Teferi’s Protection - Phasing rules changing
Hungry Lynx
CMDR decks only 4x moving forward:
https://twitter.com/HotCblog/status/894938980764061696
Gather the Townsfolk:
GP Minn - #MakeMagicHistory - DeTora and Maria in the booth; two females in the booth
SCG NY Open - RG Vengevine
http://www.starcitygames.com/events/coverage/rg_vengevine_with_julian_grace.html
When will MTGO crack down on toxic users?
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/895275085799583745
YOU’VE GOT ME FEELIN’ EEE-MOO-SHUNS: https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/894982483955134464
Red Zone:
Sol Ring should or should not be in Commander decks.
Going Infinite:
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/what-if-every-artifact-in-magic-entered-the-battlefield-at-the-same-time/
Here was the first - all creatures at the same time:
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/what-if-all-creatures-in-magic-would-enter-the-battlefield-at-the-same-time/
The Finisher
Magic Mics is approaching their own version of the Second Sun: Sometime very soon, Magic Mics will have reached the 500,000 downloads. So well done, team! To celebrate, clearly we’re resting on our laurels and taking next week off, so what are you going to do to celebrate half a million?
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Filmdate - 8/7/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
Giveaway: Cat Tribal Commander 2017 Deck!
https://gleam.io/8btvL/win-a-free-commander-2017-cat-tribal-deck
THE PRO TOUR!
Evan done pissed off the Internet: https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/890943809454039041
HASCON Promos
Gather the Townsfolk:
Argument Over Magic Leads to Stabbing:
http://www.fox9.com/news/270725340-story
SCG PT Invites Leaving https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6r63si/wotc_officially_no_longer_offering_pro_tour/
Going Infinite
Is the PT Worth it? http://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2017/07/cancel-pro-tour/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ5KYQ-1Eyw
Splash Damage:
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/890696760959619072 - Overwatch league players getting salary, benefits
The Finisher
Steven Jay Williams, better known to his fans as Boogie 2988 on the Youtubes, took a break from his beloved character Francis for his long-planned gastric bypass surgery yesterday, which we have reports now saying that his operation was a success and he’s recovering in the hospital. So congratulations on that Boogie; we here at Magic Mics all wish you a speedy recovery. But with Francis unable to deliver his patented game-related rants for the time being, there’s a window here for some diatribes. So in honor of our fellow content creator, give us your best Boogie-rific tirade.
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Filmdate - 7/31/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
Giveaway - 20th giveaway - Jumbo D20 Plushie! http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/241298
https://gleam.io/IuMkV/win-a-jumbo-d20-plushie
MTGO 12hr downtime +3hr event shut-off
Unstable Info released
SDCC Panel info:
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/163319306028/magic-panel-info
Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/cofkH
Un-Sets - bad for Magic? https://twitter.com/RhysticStudies/status/889204382629326849
Gather the Townsfolk:
Hasbro Quarterly Report - http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAS/4864553176x0x950465/81E1FEF8-E00A-4EA3-9299-6B34D6222B03/Hasbro_Q2_2017_Earnings_Management_Remarks.pdf
MAGIC had a strong second quarter and the franchise was up in the first half. Importantly, the digital future of MAGIC: THE GATHERING is progressing and we look forward to sharing more with you in August at our investor day.
MDN news: https://twitter.com/MishrasFotoshop/status/889622819033817090
Dealing with leftover promos change:
http://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/new-policy-all-surplus-promos
PT HOU Draft
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1btD2yrm4d8ee38eZgztqn9Dw3LvLGSkn2ICVV60L0z4/edit?usp=sharing
The Finisher
The results of the Magic Hall of Fame will be revealed soon, and Magic competitors, commentators, comedians and comandantes will be the deciding voices on who gets in and who does not. And speaking of deciding voices, the three of us are well known for our voices… but also for the voices of others. So who would Helene Bergeot, Mark Rosewater, and Rich Hagon argue in favor of for the class of 2017?
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Filmdate - 7/24/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
Launch of Chaos Draft Boxes 2.0 - Now in 3 versions
Giving away an 8x Set of Bronze draft boxes:
https://gleam.io/7ebRv/win-an-8x-set-of-bronze-chaos-draft-boxes
http://www.coolstuffinc.com/page/3775
In-Store Play Evolves
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/store-play-evolves-2017-07-16
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=14055&writer=Corbin+Hosler&articledate=7-18-2017 - Corbin Hosler on FNM from a store-owner perspective; need a way to ‘graduate’ players from novice league to FNM; Give stores the ability to run Standard Showdown on Friday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2XTYIQF2I - Professor’s “Fail Night Magic”
Gather the Townsfolk:
MTGO Launch problems - Servers went to crap. People were sad.
PT/Worlds in 2018
PT Rivals of Ixalan - Feb 2-4, Bilbao, Spain - MODERN / Draft
PT Dominaria - June 1-3, Richmond, VA (?) - Standard / Draft
PT 25th Anniversary - August 3-5 Minneapolis, MN - Team Constructed (Std/Mod/Leg(!!))
PT “Spaghetti” - Nov 2-4, Atlanta, GA, Standard / Draft
World Magic Cup - Dec 14-16 Barcelona, Spain, Format TBD
PT 25th Anniversary:
How to Qualify:
Prizes:
Bronze Pro Club level gets:
Any player who wins a PT, MTGO Championship, World Championship, Rookie of the Year, or any title that grants Pro Club status, they automatically get that status for 4 full cycles aka a year.
Threshold:
Details on Hascon Collection:
Splash Damage:
Hearthstone data ground to a fine powder:
http://www.vicioussyndicate.com/vs-data-reaper-report-55/
Related: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/wizards-data-insanity
The Finisher
Last week, Bob of Bob’s Dugout led a masterclass in how best to burn every possible bridge on your way out the door from having WPN status. Now, in the past we’ve talked about stores losing WPN status from not having enough in-store space or not running enough events a week, but never before have we had the reason be the owner go off on a good ol’ fashioned racist tirade. To quote Mr. Dugout himself: “WOTC kicked me off because of something I said in my store if you can believe that! No freedom of speech here in JewMerica. I am still in shock, and anger, and disbelief but it’s true.” That escalated quickly. So, my JewMerican cohosts, if your store was to be denied WPN status, how would you make your less-than-graceful exit in your Facebook post?
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First Pick & Giveaway:
100 Episodes!
Giveaway - a box of Hour of Devastation
https://gleam.io/hpysC/win-a-free-box-of-hour-of-devastation
SDCC Promos -
Original announcement awful: http://sknr.net/2017/07/07/magic-gathering-reveal-sdcc-exclusive/
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/daily-magic-update/update-2017-07-10
MTGO Data Sharing Changes:
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/silvestris-sick-of-it-mtgo-data-hoarding/
Gather the Townsfolk:
Quest to return GP Trials
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6mpfew/cartouches_return_trials_right_a_recent_letter_to/
Splash Damage:
Dana Fischer on Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/magic-gathering-dana-fischer-6-year-old/?utm_cid=hp-n-1#ynx.kiNiNPq3
Ryan Yee Wins Chesley for ‘Die Young.’
http://asfa-art.org/
Q&A
The Finisher
Today’s episode is the 100th edition of Magic Mics. This is a special night, of course, and obviously since you remembered our anniversary… what did you get us?
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Filmdate - 7/10/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win a Chaos Draft Box from CoolStuffInc.com!
https://gleam.io/UsCaR/win-a-free-chaos-draft-box-from-coolstuffinccom
Top 10 Topic - Top 10 HOU cards
LINKS:
http://wizardsmtgo.tumblr.com/post/162630833904/commander-1v1-banned-update
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6lbckv/the_awesome_black_outlined_quinton_hoover_look_of/ (Erin)
http://magicorganizedplay.tumblr.com/post/162366686466/2017-2018-team-series-update-plus-tiebreakers
Gather the Townsfolk:
Tragic Lesson
http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mikelinnemann-07052017-gp-vegas-art-show-review/
https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/882289680095387648
Going Infinite:
“Cards you wouldn’t show grandma”
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1McLydpVAmy1ykF_KQIg3xRdBAuHf0h5GG_wTudML__A/edit#gid=0
The Finisher
This week is the 241st anniversary of the ratification and adoption of the Declaration of Independence, a document signed by 56 traitors to the British crown over the Stamp Act of 1765. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” No one had bothered to write those words down before, and today we celebrate that high treason with hot dogs and modified grenade launchers. Now, holidays are a key part of Magic too, with cards like Footbottom Feast, Havoc Festival, and of course Elvish House Party to name a few, but with few nation states in Magic-ology the concept of an “independence day” is kind of foreign. So what would that be like?
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First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win a Playset of Majestic Myriarch
https://gleam.io/F2OHS/win-a-playset-of-majestic-myriarch
Exclusive Preview - Majestic Myriarch
Going Infinite:
Hall of Fame ballots are out.
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/880167822831357952
Erin asks: ‘Do you think it’s appropriate for #WotCStaff to stump for nominees?’
Sene1’s thoughts: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sveinung-bj%C3%B8rnerud/2017-hall-of-fame-early-thoughts/10158878989960437/
Quote from LSV on FB:
The average Hall of Fame voting thread:
- "You should vote for [person not remotely close to being eligible]"
- "I know [person] is a cheater, but their results are great"
- "This person's results are clearly the best" (about someone with fewer results across the board than other candidates)
- "Based on these objective criteria, you have to vote for this person" (criteria chosen in reverse to justify voting for someone specific)
At the end of all this, everyone just votes for exactly who they wanted to initially, based on whatever they feel is relevant, and nobody changes their mind. At least Josh Utter-Leyton will get to enjoy a month of everyone talking about how great he is, because not voting for him is pretty hard to justify, regardless of the metrics you choose.
SethBurn’s MaRo/Long/Pikula opinion: https://sethburn.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/chris-pikula-vs-maro-the-soul-of-the-mtg-hall-of-fame/
Sam Stoddard’s thoughts on MTGHOF from 2011
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/22389_The_Hall_Of_Fame.html
Magic Hall of Fame should have a physical location! Travel around with Magic Art Show to GPs?
Gather the Townsfolk:
”Cassius Marsh Gets Wrecked at GP Vegas” article on Kotaku: http://compete.kotaku.com/cassius-marsh-competes-in-magic-tournament-gets-wrecke-1796367714
Official Seahawks take on Cassius in Vegas: http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/06/22/seahawks-defensive-end-cassius-marsh-link-between-two-worlds-magic-gathering-grand
Splash Damage:
WotC makes a rainbow. People lose their minds:
https://twitter.com/OriginalOestrus/status/878350288293306368
The Finisher
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6j6503/theory_the_m10_rule_changes_never_happened/
This week over on the MTG subreddit, user ScottRadish stumbled upon one of the greatest cover-ups in Magic history: The M10 rule changes never happened! The theory goes that Rise of the Eldrazi came out in 2009, as did several big rule changes that coincided with the arrival of our flying spaghetti overlords. Magic did away with mana burn, but not because it was an archaic stupid rule… but because Ulamog ate all the excess mana! 1-cost burn spells and mana dorks stopped seeing print, but not because Lightning Bolt and Elvish Mystic were too good… it’s because Kozilek was countering them all! The exile zone was introduced, but not because it sounds way cooler than “removed from game…” but because the Eldrazi can process things from there! And now, with the deaths of Kozilek and Ulamog at the hands of the Gatewatch last year, Llanowar Elves and mana burn were due to come back… which is why the Standard rotation cycle was reverted back to the old 2 year version! **Wake up people!** The M10 rule changes never actually came into effect! That means damage has been on the stack for the last seven years! The term “battlefield” was introduced then as well… so where have we been putting our 187 creatures since 2009? Dogs and cats living together! Mass Hysteria! ((breathe)) Now, clearly this is the best Magic conspiracy theory since Conspiracy, but we gotta sell more National Inquirers next week, so what is another tinfoil tricorn hat hypothesis you came up with?
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First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - 4x Scarab Heavy Metal Magic tokens
NEW SHOW STARTING TUESDAY - Magic Mics Top 10s
Exclusive Preview Next Week
Spoilers - http://mythicspoiler.com/newspoilers.html
Gather the Townsfolk:
Ixalan Foil Sheet Spoiling:
The Finisher
This past Monday, just after GP Vegas ended, the National Weather Service reported that Las Vegas, Nevada posted the highest ever recorded temperature of 117 degrees in Sin City. Since then, Phoenix, Palm Springs, and many others also reported record highs. Death Valley came within degrees of the hottest it has ever been anywhere in the United States. Burbank airport in southern California grounded regional aircraft because the air was too hot and thin to provide the lift needed to take off. #Science. Basically it’s the perfect metagame Deserts and Hour of Devastation. So based on the spoiler season and the summer season heating up, what do you expect the next official Hour of Devastation preview to be?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Gift Certificates
Announcement Week!
#1 - Metamorphosis 2.0
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/metamorphosis-2-0-2017-06-12
New Worlds each plane; the death of small sets
The Core Set Returns! Core 2019 on its way in July
Less Gatewatch characters/planeswalkers in sets
“Play Design” team developed
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-digital-next-update-2017-06-13
Magic MMORPG coming from Cryptic Studios
Magic Duels is dead
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/june-13-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-06-13
Aetherworks Marvel is banned in Standard
Looked at adding cards to Standard
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/25th-anniversary-announcement-day-2017-06-14
Ixalan is coming - leaks suck
Rivals of Ixalan in January 2018
New “Art of Ixalan” book coming
April of 2018 - “Dominaria” coming! Richard Garfield on design team!
25th Anniversary Masters Set in March 2018
UNSTABLE - New Un-Set - December 8th, 2017
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/playing-pro-tour-2017-06-15
Pro Tours not necessarily 2 weeks after set release (starting with Ixalan)
TEAM PRO TOURS - for Pro Tour Core Set 2019
How should people qualify?
What format should the qualifiers / Pro Tour use?
Red Zone: Leaks - Good or Bad? Publish / Talk About or No?
Giveaway / Trivia Questions
$10 - What Was Our First Ever Preview Card?
$25 - Who Was The Only Guest EVER On The Show?
$50 - What Episode # are we filming today?
$100 - What Day Did The First Show Air?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Nicol Bolas Archenemy set - https://gleam.io/a5WTR/win-a-copy-of-archenemy-nicol-bolas
Hour of Devastation Spoilers - Nicol Bolas, Samut, Bontu’s Last Reckoning
MTG Triple-A Video Game MMORPG!
Gather the Townsfolk:
MTGO 15th Anniversary:
Extra HOU cards - Basic Lands
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/161531668138/will-next-mondays-article-solve-the-mystery-of
Seen in Archenemy:
Red Zone:
Commander vs 1 v 1 Commander
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13987&writer=Bruce+Richard&articledate=6-6-2017
Desperate Ravings:
Magic Streamers to Watch, by Gaby Spartz:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-streamers-watch-2017-06-06
The Finisher
Ladies and gentlemen, Magicians of all ages, next week is Grand Prix Las Vegas, and that means we are a short *nine days* from the first ever Magic Mics filmed in front of a live studio audience with all three of us sitting together in the same room, and of course later broadcast live-to-tape like Saturday Night Live does it. It is very exciting, but it’s also a lot of pressure, because you all expect the best from us. So in order to live up to the hype, what’s one thing we can do to make next week’s live show extra memorable?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - $50 CoolStuffInc.com Gift Certificate
https://gleam.io/JY1OG/win-a-free-50-gift-certificate-from-coolstuffinccom
GP Vegas Announcement - LIVE SHOW!
C17 Spoilers after last week
Gather the Townsfolk:
Announcing ‘Commander: Anthology:’ http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/commander-anthology-2017-05-29
Changes to Magic Online PPTQs: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-amonkhet-championship-event-details-2017-05-31
New cards warp easier?
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6ehulg/amonkhet_print_quality_is_all_over_the_place/
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6e4a9u/wotc_you_need_to_fix_this/
Desperate Ravings:
Pro Tour Special Invite Controversy: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/amaz-comes-kyoto-plus-video-through-june-2017-05-25
Amaz (Jason Chan) bio - http://wiki.teamliquid.net/hearthstone/Amaz his Twitch AmazHS has over 76m views, 806,000 followers, regularly gets 20,000 watching him at any one time.
GP Vegas Travel Guide, by Chris Higashi on NumotGaming
http://www.numotgaming.com/GP-Vegas.pdf
Going Infinite:
“Head to Head: Fun things wizards won’t let you have” https://twitter.com/CubeApril/status/869565612128907264
Follow along: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FwvbCqupOyW5bj5PkuuQlgQlmiXJBMrY12pMaecWfE8/edit?usp=sharing
Blast From The Past:
Worst GP Playmats
The Finisher
This June, we celebrate a few life milestones: Magic Mics turns 2 later this month, we’re going to have our first live studio audience episode at GP Vegas, my son Miles turned 6 today, and thousands of folks from all over the world graduate from high school, universities, and various community colleges (both Tolarian and otherwise). So as we don our mortarboards and sign our yearbooks, what would like your current senior quote to be?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win a set of Black/Red/Green Dragon Shields https://gleam.io/MdNxW/win-a-free-set-of-blackredgreen-dragon-shield-sleeves
C17 LEAKS
Cat Dragon Story: http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora
Hascon details released:
https://hascon.hasbro.com/tickets.html
Gerry Auction
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6ck9oz/gerry_thompson_is_auctioning_off_his_ptakh_trophy/
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ehtovk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
Gather the Townsfolk:
Standard getting cheaper:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/standard-keeps-getting-cheaper
New Standard Throwback - 2000s
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/throwback-standard-gauntlet-3-early-2000s
SCG Invitational, now with sponsors! http://www.starcitygames.com/article/35150_Get-Ready-For-The-StarCityGamescom-2017-Season-One-Invitational-Weekend.html
Going Infinite:
Standard we have a problem: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13966 (Seth Manfield on Std)
What if WotC just announced that [X Card] is now legal?
Ralph Ciarlanti
Rather than banning cards, Wizards could release a statement along the lines of "B&R update: Pithing needle is now legal in standard". I think that this approach would be better received by the player community than banning cards.
PT winner gets a card?
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/866731437072031744
Splash Damage:
Force of Will putting packs of lands instead of lands in packs; also including 5x ‘new player friendly commanders (J-Rulers)’ in booster box, and booster box doubles as a card box
The Finisher
https://clips.twitch.tv/PeppyPluckyInternImGlitch
Bronze-Level Canadian Magic Pro Daniel Fournier cut out a little slice of Magic history for himself last weekend at GP Montreal when after activating AEtherworks Marvel he pulled out a fidget spinner… and spun the Fidget Marvel for all of Twitch to see. Now, I’m no stranger to using Pogs as fading counters or Furbies keeping track of life totals ((Furby, what’s my life total?)), so what’s the next fad that’s going to make an appearance on the Magic stage:
