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MTG GrindcastGrindcast 367: A Mark Episode!Mark is here! And we're chatting about his first Worlds experience, this standard format, and why he actually kinda loves Arena. Distract yourself from reality with the soothing sounds of the MTG Grindcast. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers get swag and bonus content! And whether you subscribe or not, you’re invited to join our discord, where we’re building a community of friendly people all looking to improve at the game we love. Check it out here: https://discor...
2024-11-071h 16MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 275: Looking Back (and Forward!)Join us as we do the requisite looking back on the sets of this past year, and forward to Phyrexia, the Flesh Well, Organized Play, and hopefully more record-breaking booster pack prices. Happy New Year! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2023-01-051h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 274: The Banana EpisodeThis week, we're talking about practice. Ashe joins us to talk about the way magic players practice and why it's...so bad. And what we can do to improve it! Maybe. Potentially. Change is hard. But we believe in you, more than we believe in ourselves. Ashe's article: https://shuddermtg.substack.com/p/how-bad-practice-can-make-you-worse-085 Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-12-221h 03MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 273: Jesse Robkin Returns!This week! We're joined again by Jesse Robkin to talk all things Modern and the upcoming NRG champs! Unfortunately not as much tierlist discussion as you might hope, but still a good episode. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-12-161h 01MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 272: Various Internet NonsensesThere's drama afoot, and we're here to lightly acknowledge it and move along! Lukewarm takes abound as we take on a 24-hour spoiler season, Explorer Anthology 2, and a mechanic called *checks notes* "taking the initiative. Fun! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-12-0955 minMTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 271: Brothers War Initial Impact (and nonsense)It's the start of the slow season for MTG so we're mostly goofing off! We scroll through some results, look at some decklists, joke about how unnecessarily grim Ichor Wellspring's flavor is. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-12-021h 12MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 270: Reviewing with the BROsThis week! A bit of RC chat followed by A LOT of new card discussion. Get out top 5s hot fresh and here! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-11-251h 56MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 269: Thing in the NiceIt's time for the first Regional Champs! We're going over all of Pioneer in anticipation of this weekend and CCR is sharing his thoughts after putting a ton of work into Phoenix. Listen to us on your drive down! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-11-161h 08MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 268: Green's Getting Gifts'tis the season! Santa came (very) early this year for pioneer monogreen mages. We're going over the must-haves for your karn board just in time for regionals, and plenty of other new cards! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-11-111h 15MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 267: This Time it's WarPreview season is upon us! From new artifacts for Karn boards to efficient removal to a LOT of soldiers, there's plenty of neat stuff already. Come check out the new cards with us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-11-031h 21MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 266: I for one welcome our Hippopotamus overlordsWith Yorion banned, it's now Keruga's time to shine! Join us as we descend the next rung on the companion ladder. We're breaking down modern and pioneer in a classic MTG Grindcast goof-around. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-10-271h 28MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 265: Breaching the Peace (with Alan Swan!)Our good friend Alan took down a local RCQ with, you guessed it, Underworld Breach! We're chatting with him about the different builds of the deck, their places in the meta, and tips and tricks you can use to grind(ing station) through your own tournaments! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-10-211h 19MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 264: Yorion? I hardly knew ionThe bird serpent is banned and, though we spend a fair bit of time this episode working through pioneer results, we spare a few words to remember he who will not really be missed, as well as a few other words for the companion mechanic as a whole. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-10-141h 06MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 263: Improving the RCQ ExperienceWith RCQ season 1 all wrapped up, we're here with our thoughts--the good, the bad, and what we'd like to see in the future from paper organized play. And yes, we do talk about thousand dollar booster packs. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-10-061h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 262: How to Prep for your RCQRCQ Season 2 is just about to kick off! And if you're hopping on the grind we're here to help you get started. Whether you're playing sealed, standard, pioneer, or modern, we share how we prepare for weekend tournaments where, if you ain't first, you're last. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-09-291h 13MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 261: DMU Limited: That's good soupIt's our quarterly limited episode! CCR's been drafting too much DMU, so we've got plenty to talk about, even if all the decks are kind of the same. But sometimes you're five color spells, and other times you're five color creatures, and every once in a while you get to attack! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-09-231h 28MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 260: Pioneer, the ApocalypseRakdos is still here, and it's better than ever! We're going through the latest pioneer results and lists and talking about how we're approaching the format to start preparing for the upcoming Regional Championship. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-09-161h 17MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 259: Dominaria United Set Review!It's here! Our lengthy breakdown of all our favorite cards in the set for constructed, early enough that you can listen on your drive to work this morning! Don't forget to wish Lee a happy birthday! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-09-081h 57MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastEpisode 258: The MTG Grindcast Featuring Collins Mullen!Collins is back! (temporarily) Fresh off of an RCQ win of his own, he's here to talk Rhinos, Lutri, and some Dominaria United spoilers. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-09-021h 23MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 257: Unveiling the Dominaria United PreviewsPreviews are here! After the longest drought on record it's raining planeswalkers, painlands, and, uh, something else that starts with P. And we're here for it all! Come check it out with us. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-08-261h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 256: Pioneer Prep PlanningWe're qualified for the Regional Championship! And even with two set releases between now and then it's never too early to get to work. But you gotta be smart about it, and this week we go over what we can do to start building the baseline knowledge to be ready when the tournament comes around. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-08-181h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 255: CCR wins an RCQ!CCR did it! He brought Living End to a first place finish at a local RCQ, and this week we're talking about the tournament, tournament organization generally, Magic30, and a million other things. Join us for a victory lap and a bunch of chill hangs. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-08-111h 13MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 254: Four Color Delirium and YuJarvis just took down an RCQ with 4c Delirium, and he's here to talk about his build, attacking the Modern format, and playing to the clock. We also fit in some old man reminiscing! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-07-281h 38MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 253: Getting Creative with bobincheseOur friend Nick just won an RCQ with modern's hottest new deck, and he's here to talk about maximizing your Archons, playing Wrenn and Six in a (gasp) 60 card deck, and the pleasures of a Dwarven Mine manabase. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-07-211h 07MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 252: The Cascade ParadeIt's an all modern episode! We're coming off a weekend of playing and commentating modern tournaments and have plenty of thoughts to share on cascade decks, the power of ledger shredder, the shifting value of sideboard staples and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-07-141h 07MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 251: Red in the LedgerOk, it's not an entirely Ledger Shredder-based show. But we do sing the praises of the bird who churns, along with its best friend Treasure Cruise, which took CCR to exactly one fewer match win than he was hoping for this weekend. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-07-071h 16MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 250: Cruising through PioneerIt's episode 250! And we're not doing anything special, don't worry. We haven't checked in on pioneer since the ban, and with a couple local RCQs coming up this seemed like the right time to take a look at Magic's only delve-based format. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-06-301h 09MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 249: RCQ Season approaches!It's almost time to start qualifying for Regionals! And we're a bit confused about how to go about doing that. From the Wizards Event Locator to our European friends' woes, we've got some bones to pick! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-06-2353 minMTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 247: Modern is Perfect"The Modern metagame continues to show great playstyle diversity, with aggro, tempo, combo, control, and ramp all represented in the ten most played decks." So why don't I feel like playing modern? This week we're exploring the current format and why it's just...not all that fun, especially at the competitive level. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-06-091h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 246: Explorer: The first fully vibes-based formatWe're getting a feel for Explorer! With no decklists available on any corner of the internet whatsoever, it's a bit of a crapshoot. But CCR's been deep in the queues, here to bring you the best (and only?) Explorer content around.
2022-06-031h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 245: The New Complaina Set ChampsThe last set championship is in the books, #wotc is trending on twitter, and we have some bones to pick. From Arena's inability to rebuild matches to WotC's less-than-stellar fan content policies, if you want to be mad about something this is the episode for you! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-05-261h 24MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 244: New Capenna Set Champs with Dom Harvey!We made Dom an offer he couldn't refuse, and he's joined us today to talk about his prep for the New Capenna Set Championship! Will historic ever get a new deck? Is three-color midrange the name of the game in standard? All your questions and more answered on this episode! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-05-201h 28MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 243: The New Capenna Limited EpisodeCCR has been in the draft trenches because it's competitive limited season, baby! We've got all the takes on this hyper-aggressive, not-really-three-color format, including his subversive Cake/Soufflé theory of limited. Come draft with us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-05-111h 24MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 242: The Legion Angel Hate EpisodeNew Capenna is here! Since we missed a week, we're going over the Arena OP announcements and then wading into the midrange swamp of standard. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-05-051h 28MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 241: New Capenna Constructed Set Review!!The full set is here! We're counting down our favorite charms and ascendancies and pinstriped demons. Or counting up. Lists are weird! But we've got em. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-04-211h 14MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 240: Getting Streets Ahead of New CapennaPreview season, baby! We've got gangsters and limousines and prohibition and cool suits and maybe tommy guns? All kinds of stuff! And new cards to talk about! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-04-141h 05MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 239: Gaming Lifestyle ExperiencesThe Pro Tour is back, baby! Paper play, draft rounds, Deadmau5--what more could we ask for? Jarvis joins us as we break down our responses to the new organized play pyramid scheme, our hopes for it and our concerns. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-04-071h 27MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 238: The MTG Grinding Station Cast (featuring Jesse Robkin!)This week! We grabbed Jesse Robkin, (relatively) fresh off of her SCG Modern top 8 with Breach to talk to us about the deck. We go over matchups, sideboard choices, the history of the word "bear," all the important stuff! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2022-03-311h 11MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 237: The Cognitive Dissonance CastAre we going to criticize the Arena economy for the first 45 minutes of this episode? Yes. Are we going to immediately segue into talking about the new Alchemy cards for the second 45 minutes of this episode? Also yes! But on the bright side it's a 90 minute episode! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-03-241h 29MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 235: Level One decks for the Set Championship (With Justin Gennari!)The Neon Dynasty set championship is coming up, so we grabbed our friend IAmActuallyLvl1 to tell us everything he knows about Alchemy and Historic. Which is, admittedly, maybe not as much as he'd like to. But we also talk about transitioning to tournament prep on Arena, spend some time praising the Zoomers, and generally get hype for this weekend. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-03-101h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 234: Content and Coverage (with Dom Harvey)Somehow we've never had Dom as a guest before, but he's here to talk with us for two hours about the present and future of competitive MtG content and coverage. We work though some tough truths and also engage in an inappropriate amount of gallows humor. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-03-032h 00MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 233: Kamigawa's Neo StandardWeek one of new standard and we've got a little bit of everything peeking its head out, from old favorites like Izzet and sacrifice, to brand new enchantment theme decks and *gasp* two-color aggro. We break down this weekend's results and work through all the neat decks and developments. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-02-241h 24MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 232: Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Week .5The future is here! And in our dystopian timeline it's basically impossible to get decklists, so we've been in the trenches of watchin' streams to bring you all the NEW CARDS seeing play in various constructed formats. Are red cards back in standard? Is an Expressive Iteration deck...still really good? We don't really know! But we're doing our best. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-02-171h 12MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 231: Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Set Review!It's time for top 5s! How many do-nothing little artifacts and enchantments can we fit on our lists? A whole hell of a lot! Get our takes while they're hot, and before they're proven wrong! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-02-112h 11MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 230: Neon Dynasty Previews!Preview season is here! We're going over new planeswalkers, rat ninjas, hoverbikes and more in Magic's cyberpunk set. Do we know what formats we're evaluating the cards for? No! Do we let that stop us? Also no! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-02-041h 24MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 229: The Ragaban (featuring Jarvis Yu!)Full disclosure: we don't really talk all that much about Ragavan himself. But we spend plenty of time on the Standard bans, goofy Alchemy buffs, and the Modern no-bans, so there's lots of fun to be had! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-01-281h 44MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Dexperts: Will Krueger on Hammertime!This week! We've brought in known Hammertime aficionado Will Krueger, aka Xwhale, to break down the deck and its place in the metagame. We talk about its matchups, different builds and card choices, and how to play with or against it. BONK Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-01-201h 21MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Dexperts: Connor Mullaly on Pioneer Lotus Field!As the first episode in our Dexperts (Deckmasters? we're still workshopping the name) series, we pulled some strings and grabbed Connor Mullaly to break down the ins and outs of Pioneer Lotus Field, a powerful combo deck for magic's most recently un-abandoned format. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2022-01-131h 04MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 226: We're Back!We're talking SCG, Huey's hiring, Kamigawa, and the resurgence of Pioneer as a format. Happy New Year! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2022-01-061h 11MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 225: Ok we'll actually talk about the Alchemy cards this episodeIt's a set review kind of thing! With VERY LITTLE complaining about Alchemy, we swear. It's mostly just jokes, and we think we're very funny. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-12-171h 23MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 224: The Grumpy EpisodeAlchemy is here and it's...something. We're giving our takes on Magic's newest, digital-only format and, you know, kind of hoping we're wrong about it. But on the bright side CCR has cool gamer lighting in his office now! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-12-091h 12MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 223: Innistrad Championship Format BreakdownsAnother fake PT, another format breakdown! Rumors of the demise of Alrund's epiphany seem to have been greatly exaggerated. With standard caught between the extremes of Izzet and Faceless Haven, can anything show up to split the difference? Plus we somehow manage to talk about historic, despite the complete lack of events and decklists. That's just our level of commitment to you. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-12-021h 21MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 222: A Modern Episode!All the standard tournaments got cancelled because Arena is not a functional piece of software, so that means one thing: time to talk about modern! From Amulet's renaissance to UW control splashing Wren and Six, to the upcoming rise of Blood Moon, we've got all your modern info right here!
2021-11-251h 13MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 221: Charmed by Crimson Vow StandardWe're only a week in, but standard is...pretty good! Epiphany is fading into the margins and we can do weird grindy stuff like generating one vampire token per turn or sacrificing our clerics to pyre of heroes. Is this the standard season that will get Lee to register a BW dual land? Find out here! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-11-181h 18MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 220: Crimson Vow Constructed Set Review!!After a spookily short preview season we have the full spoiler for Crimson Vow, so you know what that means. Time for some top 5s! We're going over what we like in the set and crossing our fingers that we're not wildly wrong, lest we be held accountable and banned from creating magic the gathering content forevermore. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-11-122h 17MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 219: Invitational CelebrationalWe're back from Roanoke! For some, this was a wildly successful invitational weekend. For others, this was a wildly successful CubeCon. But we're back with stories to tell and, more importantly, Innistrad Crimson Vow spoilers! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-11-041h 26MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 218: You're InvitedWe're back, baby! This episode's out a day early because we're traveling to the SCG Invitational, and we're talking about our deck choices, final sideboard slots, and what we're looking forward to eating over the weekend. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-10-2854 minMTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 217: Everything I know about Alrund's EpiphanyCCR's been hard at work playing every version of Alrund's Epiphany there is, and he's here to share everything he's learned while prepping for the invi. From tips to keep from confusing your galvanic and expressive iterations to the role of Goldspan Dragon, we're going over every inch of this weird standard deck. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-10-211h 34MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 216: Post-Worlds breakdownYuta!!! One of the greatest tempo players of all time just took down worlds with a completely under-the-radar deck. Goldspan dragon is back, baby!
2021-10-141h 22MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 215: Worlds Preview EpiphiganzaHow kind of WotC to "accidentally" leak the Worlds decks just in time for us to record! We've been putting standard through its paces and we're ready to give our takes on the decks our players brought to the table in this exciting three deck metagame, featuring monogreen, epiphany, and other. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music
2021-10-071h 12MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 214: Starting our (Spooky) Invi PrepGet your scariest decks together, because the SCG Invi is on Halloween AND has a vaccine mandate. What a combo! We're going through our starting places in standard and modern, and how we're going to approach our prep for this big ol PAPER duel format tournament. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-09-301h 14MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 213: It's midnight. Do you know where your werewolves are?Midnight Hunt is heeeere! Eldraine is gone for good! We're talking standard, with a little sprinkling of draft because we can't help ourselves. But mostly standard! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-09-241h 27MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 212: Midnight Hunt Constructed Set Review!The Hunt is here! And Eldraine is gone! We go through our top 5s in each color from Magic's spookiest new set, celebrating how playable each card is in a world without Bonecrusher Giant or Emergent Ultimatum. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-09-162h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 211: Innistrad InsightsIt's spoiler season! Again! Time to look at some werewolves and some vampires and some zombies gah Innistrad is back, baby! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-09-101h 33MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 210: Getting Creative in HistoricThis week we're checking in on Magic's online-est format to see how historic is starting to shape up with the new Jumpstart release. Is creativity too powerful for the format? Do tribal decks have a shot? All this and more (but the more is also magic the gathering related). Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-09-031h 22MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 209: Vintage and Vows (with Jarvis Yu!)It's vintage this week, so we invited Jarvis over to give us an update on magic's goofiest format! But first we have to spend some time talking about the possibilities of Yakuza Moonfolk and whether WotC can pull of an anti-war story with The Brothers' War. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-08-261h 52MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 208: The Potpourri EpisodeThere's nothing going on this week! So we've prepared a lovely mix of weekend modern anecdotes, cube thoughts, and listener questions! We'll be back with our hard hitting journalism next week, but for now just come vibe with us. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-08-191h 27MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 207: Simultaneous Set SpoilersHow many sets can be spoiled at the same time? I think it's, like, a lot of sets. So many. And we're great at keeping track of them all! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-08-131h 15MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 206: Modern and Historic (which is also modern)Lee just top 8'd a paper modern tournament! And Jumpstart 2: Historic Boogaloo is going to make historic, uh, a lot like modern. So Lee will probably be great at that too! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-08-051h 19MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 205: DIGITAL ONLY MAGIC CARDSWe're hearthstone now baby! Conjuring, seeking, perpetually weeping: it's time to complain. Ok, we're actually pretty ok with this stuff, except for the distribution model. But what's a description without a little drama? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-07-291h 27MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 204: Manatraders Modern with Zach Allen!Zach's here! And he's been back at it, testing a ton of paper modern so we thought we'd sit down with him ahead of this week's modern Manatraders tournament. This week we're talking through some of his favorite decks in the format, some unexplored strategies, and how to beat Hammertime! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-07-231h 42MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 203: Forgotten Realms Set ReviewWe're back! And we're, uh, super excited about Dungeons and Dragons. Ok, that's not exactly true. But if you want to hear WHY we're not excited about Dungeons and Dragons, look no further than our constructed set review! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-07-151h 56MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 202: How to Get (back) into ModernThis week! With paper magic finally returning we're looking at the format from a fresh perspective: how do you buy back into the format without throwing your money away? The format's been a minefield of bans and strategies that get left behind, so we want to help give you some confidence before you send in your order. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-07-011h 43MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 201: Modern and Pauper with the Baron of BaconThis week! We're joined by special guest Sean Hunter to chat about all the nonsense that MH2 has brought to Modern and to Pauper. We laugh, we tell jokes, we complain about Organized Play. It's fun! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-06-241h 15MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 197: Grieving for Modern Formats PastIt's Lee's favorite time of year: Modern Horizons spoiler season! We've got some bonkers stuff, some commander plants, and a wild and wacky future for modern. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-05-271h 58MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast 196: A Vision for Organized PlayOP is dead. Long live OP. With the axing of the MPL system, the possibilities for competitive Magic's future have opened up. Are we optimistic? No! Are we going to fantasize about the system we'd like to see? Yes! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-05-201h 42MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 195: So many previewsWe've got preview cards for three different releases (ok Historic Anthology 97 doesn't really count but bear with us). From straight up Counterspell to the newest in busted artifact enablers there's something nutty for everyone here. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2021-05-131h 31MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Ep. 194: Modern's Next IterationOk, maybe that's a little optimistic. But we're taking a look at Modern today! Is Heliod still the best deck? Almost certainly yes. Is prowess still around. Also yes! But there's some fun details to catch up on, and even--gasp--an Orzhov deck or two! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2021-05-061h 24MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastWe covered a tournament together!Lotus Box League is a whole series now, and the Grindcast (and Jeremy) is doing coverage! Chris and Collins break down the tournament from a coverage perpsective, then go over what we've been working on in standard, modern, and pioneer. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2020-04-021h 11MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastZAN'S NUMBER ONE (Jeremy's ok too)The Grindcast has been bested. Our roommates caught wind of our sick finishes at SCG Richmond and, quite literally, one-upped us with first place finishes in the open and the modern classic. Zan's here to give us the lowdown on Jeskai walkers, and Jeremy has the latest on running four Narsets in Modern. Plus! Modern Horizon spoilers. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2019-05-241h 23MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastSCGcon Storytime featuring Lee McLeod!We made it out of Roanoke alive! And we brought stories! CCR and Collins are joined by honorary third member of the Grindcast (and cube championship participant) Lee McLeod to break down everything that happened over this past snowy invitational weekend, from 10 thousand dollar cube drafts to the 10 million dollar pro tour--excuse me, mythic championships. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2018-12-131h 26MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastWelcome to the All-Grindcast PPTQ FinalsChris and Collins faced off in probably the single most important match of Magic the Gathering this year. While Collins did walk away with the victory and the rptq invite, there's still plenty of standard that's still up in the air. Join us for an extra special Thanksgiving episode, since you're probably not standing up for a couple hours anyway. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.
2018-11-231h 09MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Ep 018: Everything's coming up CollinsWith results from three GPs this weekend standard keeps chugging along, and we've got your ticket to ride. Whether your destination is energy, monored, tokens, energy, control, or energy, we're here to make sure you get where you want to go. Plus! Chris gets Collins to dish on what it's like being a grinder on the rise--or has he graduated to pro-in-the-making? Find out this week! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2017-11-151h 07MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Ep 017: I played Humans again this weekend. I still didn't lose a single match.So, somehow Collins did it again, winning his SCG Regionals and an IQ in the same weekend and, uh, going undefeated. For anyone who's not tired of him winning, hear about the latest changes to Humans from the man himself, plus all the secrets to not dropping a match in three tournaments. PLUS, apparently there was a Pro Tour this weekend as well! We break down the decks and the standard format after PT Ixalan, just in time for Grand Prix Atlanta. Come hang out!
2017-11-081h 09MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 016: The Champ is Here!Collins spikes Cincinnati, and he does it in style! Undefeated on the weekend with a mostly brand new 5 color humans deck featuring more Ixalan cards than most standard lists. Come hang out with us as we break down the deck, the card choices (including 0 Collected Company!) and where to go with the deck from here. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-10-2555 minMTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 015: Zen and the Art of Drafting (Also nationals!)This week on the Grindcast: Collins is fresh off of a deep run at nationals, missing out on top 8 only because of a very prepared Gerry T. We talk about his run, his deck choice, and his draft philosophy, both as applied to Ixalan and to Magic Limited in General. Tune in! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!
2017-10-191h 06MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 014: Chris and Collins vs WorldsSo, standard's only three decks now, right? Don't bet on it, friends! On this episode we talk worlds and what we're excited to play at Nationals this weekend. Plus, Collins lets us in on a bit of a project he's got going in modern. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-10-131h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 013: Hostage Taker, Popeye, and the rest of the crewChris's trip to Germany delayed the upload of this episode a bit, but we swear his Peach Garden Oath prediction was made well before Huey's run even began. Popeye, pirates, and new standard on this episode of the Grindcast!
2017-10-091h 08MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 012: Treasures from Magic OnlineIxalan is finally here! And we've braved the depths of Magic Online to bring you only the finest in standard metagame updates and limited analysis. Is Ixalan "the worst limited format of all time?" Uh, no, probably not. Are dinosaurs rampaging through standard? Find out on this weeks's episode! Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music:https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-09-2859 minMTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 011: Exploring IxalanWith Ixalan's release right around the corner, it's time to take an in-depth look at what's leaving standard and what we expect to see in the new format. Will it be all monored all the time? Or do the tribes of Ixalan have something in store for us? Plus we talk a little modern, including Goryo's Deathvine, which is an actual deck of Magic: the Gathering cards and not just a bunch of words strung together. Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-09-211h 04MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 010: Chris and Collins Enter the Arena, Plus Spell Pierce, Duress, and Opt, oh my!It's been a busy week for Magic: the Gathering, and Chris and Collins are here with the hottest of hot takes on MTG Arena, the now-spoiled Iconic Masters, and some dope reprints and other spoilers from Ixalan. Listen up for literally all the info you need about these things. You do not need information from any other source. Only us. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-09-131h 00MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Episode 009: GP WASHINGTON FINALIST COLLINS MULLENCollins ramped his way to (near) victory in DC this weekend! On this episode we talked about the deck and the innovative sideboarding strategy that got him to the GP DC Finals, as well as the evolution of his understanding of the game that's helped get him to this point. PLUS Lightning Strike and some other cool cards from Ixalan! Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-09-061h 00MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Episode 008: Where is Eldrazi Tron? Plus, some dinosaurs walk the plank.Chris and Collins are back! After a brief hiatus to grind some trails in the mountains, it's time for standard, modern, and way, way more importantly: Ixalan spoilers! We got pirates, we got feathery dinosaurs, what more could you want? Put us in your ears! Thanks to Wave Sunray for our intro music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-09-011h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Episode 007: Jeskai Geist with Jonathan RosumJoin us for a very special episode of the Grindcast, with celebrity guest Jonathan Rosum. Jon teaches us some very important lessons about love, life, and picking your spot with Jeskai Geist. Plus! We explore this weekend's insane top 8s, standard's godly new tech, and Collins reveals a deep, dark secret. Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-08-191h 15MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Episode 006: Valakut redux, metagame breakdowns, and a couple of catsHere's Episode 6, full of hot takes and molten pinnacles. Collins took the Valakut deck from last week to an exactly 17th place finish at Syracuse, so we talk about his weekend, his matchups, and what changes he's going to make to the list going forward. Plus, modern and standard metagame updates and a look at some sweet new cats that may (or may not) be making the cut in a Death and Taxes list near you. Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-08-101h 10MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Ep 005: PT HOU special: Big Feels, Big Cheats, and Mono RedEpisode 5 is here! Join Chris and Collins as we talk PT HOU/PT monored and how we'd attack this hasty format we've found ourselves in. PLUS Collins has a spicy new modern brew for SCG Syracuse, and we talk about two important, and maybe even related, concepts: feelings and cheating. Thanks to Wave Sunray for our intro music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-08-041h 11MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Ep 004: SCG Atlanta, Pro Tour Predictions, and how to MTGOWelcome to episode 4 of the Grindcast, the spikiest podcast in all of central North Carolina. Join Chris and Collins as we take a look at the aftermath of SCG Atlanta and the changes to modern and standard that have come about since. Then stick around for our discussion of how to start making magic online work for you--from getting your first deck to figuring out your goals to choosing the events you want to play in. Thanks to Wave Sunray for our music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-07-281h 42MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Ep 003: HOU Standard Meta Analysis and WOTC AnnouncementsTrying to crack standard? Chris and Collins are here to help, with an up-to-the moment look at the rapidly evolving paper and Magic Online meta. Hear our thoughts on Monument, Mono Red and friends as we break down the matchups and strengths and weaknesses of each deck. Plus, hella WOTC announcements, affecting both local play and those pro tour dreamers among our listeners. We know you were waiting to hear our takes before forming your opinions, so wait no more! Thanks to Wave Sunray for our intro music: https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray
2017-07-201h 21MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastGrindcast Ep 002: HOU Draft First Impressions and Standard PreviewWelcome to episode 2 of the Grindcast! Today Collins and Chris finish talking about the SCG Invitational, including a look at Team LotusBox's prep for the tournament. Then we dive into HOU limited generally and an in-depth analysis of the early frontrunner for best draft archetype. Finally, Collins shares some of what he and his team have uncovered about this brand new standard format in preparation for the Cincinnati Open! Thanks to Wave Sunray (https://soundcloud.com/wave-sunray) for our intro music.
2017-07-141h 07MTG Grindcast
MTG GrindcastMTG Grindcast Episode 001: Invitational Weekend and HOU Spoilers!Welcome to the first episode of the Grindcast! Join Collins Mullen and Chris Castro-Rappl as they do their best to unravel the mysteries of Standard, Modern, and of becoming the most powerful wizard you can be. This week we're talking the SCG season 1 invitational and looking at the sauciest spoilers from Hour of Devastation. Thanks to Wave Sunray for the dope intro music!
2017-07-071h 44