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Airdate - 8/28/19
First Pick
B&R Update
I’m With the Banned
https://twitter.com/HipstersMTG/status/1165995183714050049?s=19
Aaron Forsythe Is Allowed to Change His Mind:
https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1166052558558744581
#FreeFerocidon:
https://twitter.com/AliaDeschain/status/1166053154653396992?s=20
Gather the Townsfolk
MTG Vegas Roundup
Live Painting:
https://twitter.com/howardlyonart/status/1165151467050680320
Circle of Protection: Red:
https://twitter.com/harlanfirer/status/1165128017313710080?s=21
https://twitter.com/brian_weissman/status/1165153093731766274?s=21
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1165431162845745152
Modern Metagame:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1165337978010357760
Modern Top 8:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1165420054114177025?s=19
Amaz DQ’d:
https://twitter.com/Amaz/status/1165817252681306115?s=20
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cvil9v/amaz_dqd_from_gp_vegas/
https://twitter.com/yoman_5/status/1165959960771084288?s=20
https://twitter.com/MisterNBS/status/1166064984117448706
https://twitter.com/mtgRikipedia/status/1166328927784263680
Command Zone Coming to a MagicFest Near You:
https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1164923786077995008
https://twitter.com/AdamBarnello/status/1166749981228843008
MaRo’s State of Design:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/state-design-2019-08-26?b
No DFC in ELD
https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187319805918/mark-will-we-have-double-faced-card-in-eld
HoF For Non-Pros?:
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1164657589524635648
MTGO POWper:
https://twitter.com/TheMaverickGal/status/1165294308288868352?s=20
https://twitter.com/themaverickgal/status/1165669081900625924?s=21
ELEAGUE and MTGA:
https://esportsobserver.com/eleague-magic-arena/
MTG GP ELO Data:
https://twitter.com/argzax/status/1166229450784006145
Desperate Ravings
Owen and Hearthstone:
https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/1166079082951409664?s=19
https://twitter.com/ctellecampbell/status/1166145129339478016?s=19
Owen’s Apology:
https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/1166837429690494977?s=20
SDCC Dragon’s End To Be Sold Online:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1166400986950307841?s=21
https://twitter.com/Smalltown_gosip/status/1166454536929763335
https://twitter.com/mtgbattlebox/status/1166402151066869760
TCC’s “The End of Magic Story”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntBWFOmSpE&feature=youtu.be
Brandon Sanderson’s Reply:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/494192092780691457/614381880753782785/IMG_20190823_045323.jpg
The Broken Pact s3 Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQJjuet_ZiY
Splash Damage
SUBtember:
https://blog.twitch.tv/subtember-is-back-and-its-better-than-ever-9533f39098d5
The Wanderer LEGO:
http://cyclopicbricks.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-wanderer.html
Hasbro Acquires Entertainment One:
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-23/peppa-pig-sold-to-maker-of-gi-joe-and-transformers-hasbro/11441610?pfmredir=sm
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49443785
WoW Classic on Twitch:
https://twitter.com/FishStix/status/1166111017337704448?s=19
The Finisher
Amongst the weirdest news stories this week was that HASBRO, the parent company of Magic, now has a new subsidiary: Death Row Records. The old school rap label founded by Suge Knight, The D.O.C., and Dr. Dre today is owned and operated Entertainment One, which recently inked a deal with HASBRO for 4 billion (with a b) dollars. Now, getting eOne also means that HASBRO can start making things associated with more toy-aligned properties like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks, but those are less interesting to me. So tell me: How do you hope Wizards of the Coast and West Coast collaborate in the future?
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Airdate - 8/21/19
First Pick
HoF Season:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/call-hall-fame-2019-08-20
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1163847184812564481?s=20
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1163861420078858240
https://twitter.com/bertuuuu/status/1163872526675656704?s=20
https://twitter.com/LuisSalvatto/status/1164053467490635777?s=09
https://twitter.com/raphlevymtg/status/1163877941736038400
https://twitter.com/donaldwsjr/status/1163884099984998400
https://twitter.com/sickofit/status/1164228007948476416?s=19
https://twitter.com/paulrietzl/status/1164317903685951488?s=20
Data Compilation:
https://twitter.com/AdrianLSullivan/status/1164280019440394240
Gather the Townsfolk
MTG Companion:
https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/interview-with-bill-stark-digital-project-manager-for-mtg-companion/
https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/mtg-companion-app-available-today-on-ios-and-android/
Is This an App for Ants??:
https://twitter.com/CubeApril/status/1163538928378556417
MTG Arena Coming to More Platforms:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/bringing-mtg-arena-more-players-and-places-winter-2019-08-19
No Content Exclusive to Epic Games Store:
https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1163535218780672000
MTG Birmingham:
Stag Party:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1162770451849981953?s=19
Decklists:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1162822390461730817
Abdullah al Alwadhi Top 8s GP Birmingham:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1163130241835028483
Rory Kear-Smith Wins GP Birmingham:
https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1163137484760465409?s=21
70 Applications for LMS:
https://twitter.com/bazardebagda/status/1162125087161671680
Kethis Deck Broke Standard:
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-new-kethis-combo-deck-broke-standard-at-the-mtg-arena-qualifier
Wild Bangarang’s New Leggings:
https://twitter.com/wildbangarang/status/1163402737062699009?s=19
Dredge Wins EW Asia for the first time since 2011:
https://twitter.com/wdferoma/status/1163050364012077056?s=19
TCC’s 6-Year Anniversary: Magic is Dead!:
https://twitter.com/TolarianCollege/status/1162381509195517952
Stained-Glass Liliana Playmat at PAX West:
https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cqzjr5/magic_at_pax_west_presented_by_pastimes/
Desperate Ravings
Mishy at MTG Vegas:
https://twitter.com/MishyFishyWhoo/status/1164274621119467520?s=19
https://twitter.com/MishyFishyWhoo/status/1164277115509825536?s=19
Nearly 1000 People Registered for Command Zone at MTG Vegas:
https://twitter.com/ProggyBoog/status/1163850449788657664?s=19
Command Zone Setup is Sick:
https://twitter.com/Aaron_MTG/status/1164313509137543168?s=19
Hasbro Removing Plastic Packaging:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hasbro-removing-plastic-from-toy-and-game-packaging-2019-08-20?mod=newsviewer_click_seemore
MTGO Win Trading Continues:
https://twitter.com/chubby_rain1/status/1163828710073667584?s=21
MTGO Legacy Playoffs Conflicts With Europe’s Only Legacy GP:
https://twitter.com/itsJulian23/status/1163426570008190977
Sam Black’s Reactions to OP:
http://www.starcitygames.com/articles/38978_Reactions-To-The-Future-Of-Magic-Esports.html
Challenge Coins at PTs/Events:
https://twitter.com/stainerson/status/1162030806287753219
Splash Damage
Half Truth, From Richard Garfield and Ken Jennings:
https://twitter.com/KenJennings/status/1164235413617201152
The Finisher
Somebody call Frank Karsten! Four-Color Kethis broke Standard at the most recent Mythic Championship Qualifier Weekend. Only a few people played the new combo deck, with both Ondrej Strasky and Stanislav Cifka managing 5-1s on Day 2 to qualify for MC5. With those impressive results, it seems the Czech is in the mail! Eh, get it? They’re bringin’ Kethis back. Well regardless, overly complicated graveyard-based iterative combo decks and StanCifka go together like Erin and the “block” button. But it kind of came out of nowhere, so tell me: what’s the next big surprise deck to take the metagame by storm?
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Airdate - 8/14/19
First Pick
The Future of Magic eSports
https://www.magic.gg/news/the-future-of-magic-esports
https://twitter.com/bertuuuu/status/1161659294359728128?s=20
https://twitter.com/AlexMajlaton/status/1161663444376064001
https://www.facebook.com/BNTMtG/posts/348155959462946?__tn__=K-R
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1161670418039623680?s=19
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1161709085965684736
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/introducing-players-tour-qualifiers
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1161761842445729792?s=20
Willy Edel breaks down: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XyC8jmrhUbhUVKhe2lyEPXJ6zqkLEoARImTYxuQV6RQ/edit
For stores: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/introducing-players-tour-qualifiers
Gather the Townsfolk
MTG Minneapolis:
https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1160193884779110403?s=21
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1160658714472460290
The Dab Heard Round the World:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBuV_3EWsAEl56-.jpg
Top 8/16:
https://www.channelfireball.com/home/grand-prix-minneapolis-top-16-decklists/
MaRo Suggests Hogaak Might be Stronger Than Expected:
http://bit.ly/HogaakMistake
No Emergency Bans:
https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1160930596098412545?s=20
Bryan Gottlieb’s Memorial Stream:
https://twitter.com/BryanGo/status/1159495756543217664
https://twitter.com/BryanGo/status/1159623409237553152?s=19
TCC Breaks 100M Views:
https://twitter.com/TolarianCollege/status/1160028382538547201?s=20
Desperate Ravings
Evan’s Idea for Fixing GP Coverage:
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/1160903554061799429
Jeff Hoogland on Stream Viewers:
https://twitter.com/JeffHoogland/status/1160307425087541250?s=09
Hogaak Deck 5-0s Modern League With No Sideboard:
https://twitter.com/Boss_MTG/status/1159884540837605379?s=19
Red Zone
Splash Damage
Chris Clay Joins Gods Unchained:
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/19/08/14222338/chris-clay-former-head-of-mtg-arena-joins-blockchain-game-gods-unchained
https://twitter.com/godsunchained/status/1159451876904935426?s=21
Going to touch on Mics & Magic?
Going Infinite
GIVEAWAY & THANKS
https://streamlabs.com/dashboard#/subscribers
The Finisher
For months, I’ve been asking the question: What is the MPL? Well, this week we finally got an answer. But sometimes when you reach the end of a quest, it leaves a hole in your heart. A knight who finally slays the dragon they’ve been searching for their whole life suddenly needs new purpose. So help me, friends: now that there is a clear path to the Magic Pro League and my grail quest has come to an end, help me find purpose again by telling me: what should my next quest be?
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Airdate - 8/7/19
First Pick
Commander 2019 Preview #1: Bloodthirsty Blade
C19 Previews:
Evan: Pramikon, Sky Rampart
Reuben: Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
Erin: Selesnya Eulogist
Commander 2019 Preview #2: Geth, Lord of the Vault
Magic Weekend: Commander:
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/magic-weekend-commander
Judge Academy Roundup
The Formal Announcement:
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/blog/2019/07/29/the-next-era-of-magic-judging/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/coordinators/2019/07/29/future-of-judge-program/
https://twitter.com/heyworstartist/status/1155857768059953152
Upcoming Promos:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/605424721059905556/IMG_20190729_084130.jpg
Announcement Roundup:
https://twitter.com/maxplaysmtg/status/1155857821398945793?s=21
Will Support Other Games:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/605458188451708998/49244cda8312601cc0b0e2fae9365911.png
Mashi Scanlan on MagicFest Staffing:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/605482969217630228/67386087_10115585402151034_4101946642469486592_n.png
Riki Hayashi on SCG Tour Staffing:
https://twitter.com/mtgRikipedia/status/1156229887805538304
AMA:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cjihdd/ama_with_judge_academy_answering_questions_730_at/
https://old.reddit.com/r/mtgjudge/comments/ckym4h/cfb_events_ama_moving_to_judgeapps/
PSulli’s Take:
https://twitter.com/BasicMountain/status/1156375589021868034?s=09
Eric Levine Breaks it Down:
https://www.channelfireball.com/home/what-players-need-to-know-about-judge-academy/?_ga=2.78046612.1082711771.1564523739-1600590833.1532969021
Forbes’s Story:
Tim Shields’s Address to Judge Program at GenCon:
https://youtu.be/1L_x6N1nnQw
Hibbs’s Blog Post:
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/usasouth/2019/08/07/judge-academy-and-more/
Gather the Townsfolk
Alex Stratton:
https://twitter.com/feingersh/status/1158454978916360192?s=21
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1158528288240762881?s=21
Jim Davis’s Stream:
https://twitter.com/JimDavisMTG/status/1158758609817227264
MCIV Roundup (That Ho(gaak) Over There)
Metagame Breakdown:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC4/mythic-championship-iv-day-1-metagame-breakdown-2019-07-26
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/604335177228877825/unknown.png
Standings Hard to Find:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cihl7x/why_is_it_so_hard_to_find_standings_for_mc/
Day 2 Metagame:
https://www.mtgesports.com/news/mythic-championship-iv-day-2-metagame-breakdown
Martin Müller Has His Bag Stolen:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/604946951737180171/image0-6.png
Thoralf Severin Wins:
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1155506002369949696?s=20
Day 2 Highlights:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC4/day-2-highlights-mythic-championship-iv-2019-07-27
Modern Win Rates and Spiciest Decks:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC4/modern-win-rates-and-spiciest-decks-mc-iv-2019-07-28
HogaakVine’s Weekend:
https://twitter.com/liam_mtg/status/1155545655495950336
Compare to Eldrazi Winter:
https://twitter.com/liam_mtg/status/1155551744576770048?s=21
Reddit Thread on a Judge Ruling:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/605166919146012780/b96b7744f553f187bbbd136f4ecf1c16.png
https://twitter.com/raginglevine/status/1155607180629991424?s=21
Marijn Lybaert On the Future of Pro Events:
https://twitter.com/MarijnLybaert/status/1155595538873630722?s=20
Jake Flaczinski Has Bag Stolen, Cannot Play, Gets Paid Anyways:
https://twitter.com/oarsman79/status/1158841544897523712?s=20
Pros Traveling to Fewer Events:
Jim Davis:
https://twitter.com/JimDavisMTG/status/1154464215371046912?s=19
Mike Sigrist:
https://twitter.com/MSigrist83/status/1155183639329759232?s=20
SPBKASO Notices:
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1155611296131428352
Steve Rubin:
https://twitter.com/RubinZoo/status/1157177689708490753?s=20
Sam Black’s Thoughts on MTG shifts:
https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack/status/1154986279047696384?s=19
https://twitter.com/samuelhblack/status/1154990955528904704?s=21
Magic Leads Hasbro’s Q2 Earnings:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/07/24/magic-the-gathering-leads-hasbros-second-quarter-earnings/amp/#
PVDDR Will Continue to Write, Just Not for CFB:
https://twitter.com/PVDDR/status/1155394176747483137
PVDDR Writing for SCG:
https://twitter.com/PVDDR/status/1156601123064537090?s=20
Zack Stella Joining WotC:
https://twitter.com/zack_stella/status/1154421596586725376
MCVII:
Dates: Dec 6-8
Location: Thunder Studios, Long Beach, CA
Format: Best-of-Three Standard Constructed
MCQW Dates for Mythic Championship VII: Oct 26-27
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1156958265915465729?s=09
Reuben Writes a Book:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/607666871814324224/image1.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/607666872464310282/image0.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/607666872464310284/image2.jpg
The Queen Returns (Christine Sprankle):
https://twitter.com/AndrewMagrini/status/1158038227867066368?s=19
https://twitter.com/cspranklerun/status/1159156990486016006?s=21
Seb McKinnon’s Process for Designing Planeswalker Art:
https://twitter.com/SebMcKinnon/status/1159212645377069056
Desperate Ravings
Anson Maddocks Stolen Art
https://ansonmaddocks.com/blogs/news/stolen-artwork-list-statement-and-offer
Cheater on Camera at MKM Series:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MTGLegacy/comments/cltxwi/cardmarket_mkm_series_legacy_tournament_stream/evz4ld8/
DQ’d:
http://series.magiccardmarket.eu/2019/08/04/statement-on-disqualification/
Eli Loveman Giving Out Sideboard Guides:
https://twitter.com/blackshirtman/status/1158476835635597313?s=19
No One’s “Selling” Sideboard Guides:
https://twitter.com/veesa_mtg/status/1159163458736336896?s=21
Mythic Qualifier Weekend’s Terrible Attendance:
https://justplaygames.uk/blogs/news/mythic-qualifier-update
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/606540071415447562/image0.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/606540071931215873/image1.png
Throne of Eldraine Price Increase to Distributors:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/604012466300518403/image0.jpg
Prerelease Allocation Slashed in UK:
https://twitter.com/Xlblaze/status/1155114299536183301?s=19
The Wildered Quest (Weekly Story is gone):
https://twitter.com/HipstersMTG/status/1154506847006519296?s=19
No More DailyMTG Story Column:
https://twitter.com/stillcary/status/1154504473542299660?s=19
On Official Magic Playmats:
https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/ci33po/on_official_magic_playmats_a_brief_history_a_faq/
Splash Damage
Disney Cans Most Fox Movie Production:
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/cn79m4/disney_scraps_all_fox_theatrical_films/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
MtG’s Movie Halted:
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/cn79m4/disney_scraps_all_fox_theatrical_films/ew8h33r/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
The Finisher
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/argentsagatcg/argent-saga-trading-card-game
Argent Saga from games-maker ARG is a new game with a very popular Kickstarter and an ever-increasing following thanks to Gen Con that’s just come out. Problem is, they’re one set in and we’re already hearing they have a metagame problem. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: they have issues with a lack of graveyard interaction, an overpowered creature in a graveyard-based deck is a main culprit, and a box-topper as one of the most powerful cards in the game. Now, we Magic folks are fortunate that we can survive a Saviors of Kamigawa or three, but it’s tougher for the new kids on the block. So tell me: what advice would you give an Argent Saga fan hoping their game can keep on truckin’ past their second set?