Shows
Spike ColonyRed's not dead? Redemption!Mike and Lanny run through Mike's recent league runs and dive deep into the new face of Premodern burn.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2026-02-211h 01Spike ColonyLFNY:ITN! vol. 3 Feat. Matt Sperling!Matt Sperling joins MJF and Lanny for a live thursday night recording at Hex and Co Premodern League!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2026-02-0932 minSpike ColonyBig Apple Highlander Live!Mike and Lanny record live at BAH Humbug II. A specialty no-banlist premodern singleton tournament for fun and charity! They recap their rounds and chat a little bit about regular premodern as well.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2026-02-031h 13Spike ColonyThere's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp...Mike and Lanny are back on the airwaves to discuss the shockwaves following the addition of Premodern to MTGO.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-12-301h 27Spike Colony2009 Naya Lightsaber, 2026 Premodern ElvesMike and Lanny flashback to 2009 worlds and flash forward to the many futures of Elves.Lightsaber: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=443&d=253193&f=STCheck out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-11-292h 23Spike ColonyDoes theory matter? and more bobsMike and Lanny get back to figuring out this Magic thing once and for all.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-10-291h 04Spike ColonyLFNY:ITN! vol. 2Mike and Lanny record another Thursday night, Hex and Co league night live!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-10-2448 minSpike ColonyMATH IS DEAD!Lanny and Mike are DONE WITH MATH! No more math.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-09-151h 25Spike ColonyBurn in every format, No Deck Touching November, and BAH!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-09-041h 11Spike ColonyMoneyball Black, Meddling Mage, and more! w/ Lan D HoLan joins Mike and Lanny to talk mono-black, Meddling Mage tactics, and Lan's run in the Hex and Co Premodern League finals.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-08-261h 37Spike ColonyPicking a Deck w/ Andy Levine!Andy joins the pod to discuss picking a deck for a tournament and more!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-08-182h 18Spike ColonyLive from New York, it's Thursday Night!Mike and Lanny record live on the night of the Hex and Co weekly meetup, audio is a mess because New York is a mess!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-08-131h 05Spike ColonyLoud Speculation! and Sacred Torch Showdown $3K ReflectionsMike and Lanny discuss how the format might look with the potential rise of Cataclysm-Oath-Quiet Spec following a great showing at back to back events!Check out the upcoming livestream/vod! https://www.twitch.tv/lannynynySacred Torch Decklists! https://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=41549Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-07-261h 29Spike ColonyInterviews on the floor of Sacred Torch Showdown $3KLanny picks up some quick interviews with contenders at the 83 player Sacred Torch Showdown held in NYC this past Saturday! Decklists from the event: https://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=41549Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-07-211h 22Spike ColonyA Format in Flux?Lanny returns to chat with Mike about the changing landscape of Premodern.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-07-122h 01Spike ColonyMicro-Metagaming with Rich Bucey!Rich Bucey joins Mike to discuss if Stasis is good v. a meme, League Top 8, and Sacred Torch preview!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-07-071h 55Spike ColonyWinner’s car ft. Roland and SWB!MJF, SWB, and Roland Chang drive home from a great showing at The Bearded Dragon win-a-mox
2025-07-0239 min2025-06-292h 25Spike ColonyOne Hundred Matches vs. Jon FinkelMike rejoins Lanny to discuss the upcoming league top 8, the ongoing Pro Tour, some hypotheticals involving Hall of Famers playing Premodern, and untapper-less elves.Heads up, we may be down for the next 2 weeks while Lanny is out of town, we'll see!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-06-211h 56Spike ColonyGetting Good with Lan D Ho!Lan's been on a tear recently with different decks at our weekly premodern league at Hex Union Square, so he's in to cover for Mike!You can see Lan's deck pics and more on https://www.instagram.com/fivewithfloresPod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-06-143h 01Spike ColonyDiscourse, Process, and EquityMike and Lanny discuss discussing! And how much equity do you actually have? God only knows!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-06-071h 38Spike ColonyThe Stasis Episode with Substantially Less Yelling!Mike and Lanny return with 4 more total reps of Stasis played and are now qualified experts of the archetype. Is Stasis the next scariest deck in Premodern???Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-05-312h 04Spike ColonyThe Stasis Episode, I guess??? Also, Listener Hot Takes!!!Mike and Lanny dive into a debate about the Stasis vs. Dreadnought matchup that lasts longer than the matchup would! Skip to 1:18:00 if you don't care! Then we open up the mailbag to see what hot takes the community has been cooking up during an eerily quiet period of post Lobstercon Premodern.LOVE, SPIKE COLONYCheck out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the...
2025-05-242h 40Spike ColonyIron Man vs. The HulkMike and Lanny return to your usual programming, discussing a little burn, a lot of replenish, and the dawn of battle-cruiser premodern.Iron man vs. the Hulk article: https://medium.com/@lannynyny/iron-man-vs-the-hulk-6f31362b412Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-05-171h 30Spike ColonyLobstercon Side Event Champion, James Smits!The Goblin King, James Smits, joins Mike and Lanny to talk about his Lobstercon weekend, highlighted by a win in the Friday side event!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-05-121h 39Spike Colony[Bonus!] Getting High w/ Eternal Durdles and LC day 1 match recaps!The Eternal Durdles guys chat with Lanny during the Lobstercon pizza break to talk through the truly wild night before. After that, Lanny breaks down his first five matches with UW dreadnought at the day 1 event.You can find Eternal Durdles on Youtube and everwhere else! https://www.youtube.com/@EternalDurdles*Spoiler* Nick drops at 6-0-2 before top 8 to get dinner, what a legend.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https...
2025-05-0830 minSpike ColonyThe Road *From* Lobstercon!Lobstercon Precursor tournament champion Bill Ellis and scrubbed out to do commentary Andy and Lanny drive home from another joyous Lobstercon weekend!Thanks to everyone who made the weekend so special and shout out to all the listeners that said hello! SC fans stay winning, except when you play against me next year...Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out...
2025-05-053h 03Spike ColonyThe (Literal) Road to Lobstercon!SWB and Lanny have a long drive to Boston for Lobstercon. We cover everything cuz it's a long drive! Great convo about ranges, tournament prep, wanting to win, if playing is stressful or relaxing and more!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-05-013h 49Spike ColonyIndecision time!As Lobstercon looms, Mike and Lanny work through their complex feelings for some of the top decks in the format and Zooey Deschanel.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-04-211h 50Spike ColonyQuantitative and Qualitative with Billy!Visit data.duresscrew.com to follow along with this episode!Billy from Duress Crew joins the cast to chat about breakfast, salty tide, filtered winrates, and later MJF drops in to review the three gears!Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-04-141h 46Spike ColonySkill DiffLan D Ho joins your regular hosts to chat through the greatest players of all time, whether or not they played red decks, and more!Pod:Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynynySupport Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-04-082h 38Spike ColonySC on the road! ft. Andy Levine and Guest Appearances!This week, Lanny hits the road to play a 42 person tournament in New Jersey. In the car joining him is Andy Levine. Plus bonus chats with Mike Harris, Rich Bucey, and of course, Michael J Flores.Lots of chat spanning deck selection for sweaty tournaments, comp REL for Premodern tournaments and more! Audio is gonna be a little shakey this episode due to technical constraints.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant a...
2025-04-042h 48Spike ColonyMike Conquers DreadnoughtMike and Lanny recap an action packed Manhattan meetup where Mike managed to beat Dreadnought 4 times in a row with Replenish (before losing to elves?)Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List and other articles: https://spikecolony.com/
2025-03-231h 19Spike ColonyHi, is this Spike Colony? No, this is Patrick!A potpourri of topics today as Mike and Lanny blast through talking about Mystic Enforcer, the everchanging meta, Terrageddon, Goblins, Attunement sucks btw, and new borders.Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony (donations grant access to the follower discord!)Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/
2025-03-161h 12Spike ColonyNYC Meetup End Boss, SWB!SWB joins the cast to talk about all things premodern and his hot streak winning 5 of 6 NYC meetups.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony
2025-03-082h 01Spike ColonyThe Doctor is in! with David Raczka!David returns to the podcast to debate if the monster he created truly has any vulnerability.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony
2025-03-021h 47Spike ColonyRed's Dead, Black is Back!*Tempting Wurm intensifies*Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony
2025-02-221h 49Spike ColonyDance Academy, Pitless Rack, RG Zoo!With decklists released and intricate combo lines explained, Mike and Lanny dive deeper into the Italian Nationals top 8 lists as well as the Polish Nationals BG Pit-less Rack deck in an effort to find the perfect deck to play at the upcoming mega-meetup.Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony
2025-02-151h 41Spike ColonyFollowing the Muse with Sam BlackSam Black joins the cast to talk about the latest on his enchantress deck, the state of the format, and his process in brewing new decks!Check out the Premodern Tier List: https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/Check out the latest on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lannynyny Support Spike Colony on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spikecolony
2025-02-092h 58Spike ColonyBig Week in PremodernMike and Lanny talk about the flurry of tournaments this past week in Italy, Rochester, and Madison.
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2025-02-021h 44Spike ColonyYou're telling me a shrimp fried this format?Mike and Lanny are back and dive deep on their match and post match testing of burn vs. BG Survival. We also talk some elves and what to do in what's seems to be becoming the dreadnought format.
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2025-01-251h 48Spike ColonyPlaytesting with Andy Levine!Mike and Lanny work to steer the Spike Colony ship back to port with the help of Lobstercon quarterfinalist Andy Levine. Andy joins us to talk playtesting and discuss thoughts on the recently released matchup matrix from the Duress crew at data.duresscrew.com
LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
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2025-01-192h 31Spike Colony3 Hours of Tempting WurmMaximum pain this episode as the Spikes can't come close to agreeing about anything about Tempting Wurm. Hopefully next episode is better!
There's a fun bit towards the end though!
2025-01-113h 11Spike ColonyHappy Brew Years!Mike and Lanny clash on whose UGw intuition deck is superior and then talk about brewing and what defines tier 1.
Mike's Deck: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMG_7osXwAAxBaN?format=jpg&name=large
Lanny's Deck: https://youtu.be/Zz7Sw7BUEeU?si=Cicjisl4l-j8woys
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2025-01-041h 32Spike ColonyThe Spike Colony Brewer's Bounty!Mike and Lanny keep hashing some of the discussion from last episode surrounding the state of the format and announce a very special incentive for the next brew to break the format.
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2024-12-191h 24Spike ColonyPremodern Vibe Check with Aaron DicksTrying to get you that sweet sweet content but life is getting in the way! Lanny checks in really quick with Aaron Dicks and his vibes on the format as the usual community grumbling has seen a slight increase recently.
2024-12-071h 09Spike ColonyWhat is this? A crossover episode? with Mano!!!We invite Mano onto the podcast in an attempt to distill the best of both of our podcasts to bring you the best meta super-podcast episode ever!
Instead we avoid talking about magic for an hour and when we finally do, it's mostly in reference to a deck pic you can't see!
2024-11-262h 25Spike ColonyThe Premodern Super Guantlet!Mike and Lanny discuss their collective picks for the Premodern Super Gauntlet, a wild 64 deck single elimination bracket run by Mike Arnold!
Check out Super Gauntlet Matches!
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2024-11-032h 24Spike Colony3 Hours of Bad-Mouthing The Rock with Rich Shay!Rich Shay joins the podcast to go super deep on methodologies, theories, strategies, Replenish, Lobstercon, and how much we dislike The Rock.
LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
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2024-10-123h 11Spike ColonyMono U Dreadnought with David Raczka!This week's episode is all about the deck that took Lobstercon weekend by storm! Learn all about Dr. DR Surf and Surf from its architect himself, David Raczka! We also look into how decks can consider evolving to beat the deck!
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2024-10-091h 57Spike ColonyBrian Selden - Two-Time NA Premodern ChampionThe spikes get to chat with the man who spiked the hardest last weekend - repeat Lobstercon champion Brian Selden!
Congrats to Brian on a well-earned win and HUGE thanks to DFB, Jared, and Duress Crew for putting on a superb Lobstercon weekend.
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2024-09-291h 24Spike Colony46. The Case For Every Deck at ChampsStructured episode! This week Mike and Lanny work through every deck on the metagame tier list and discuss each one's chances at NA/EU champs!
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2024-09-082h 42Spike Colony45. The Theory of Everything and also PonzaMike and Lanny go deep on theory this week, thinking about the three gears and how to apply them everywhere.
They also discuss the winning Ponza decklist from the Universal Premodern Champs last week.
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2024-08-242h 15Spike Colony44. Looking back at PSS6 and forward at Lobstercon!!!I'm back after a lovely trip through Europe (shout out to the German listeners, I wish New York could be that clean!)
MJF and Lanny catch up on the dramatic finale of the PSS, touch back on some burn/goblins findings, and talk through some new potential in old archetypes.
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2024-08-112h 21Spike Colony43. The Red Deck w/ Aaron DicksI’m away in Europe for The Eras Tour, please enjoy this episode with the philosophers of fire returning to discuss more red deck wins. I haven’t listened but I’m sure it covers how burn beats goblins and sulfuric vortex is the best and lava dart is poo, because why would they think anything else!
LOVE LANNY
AND SPIKE COLONY AND AARON
2024-07-251h 13Spike Colony42. $1k recap! Replenish, GAT, Goblins, Terrageddon chat!Lan D Ho and SWB join the cast to talk over the most recent $1K 'Premodern and Chill' Tournament in NYC hosted at Endless Life Brewing. Everyone but Mike made top 4 and we dive deep into our deck choices and runs through the tournament.
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2024-07-062h 07Spike Colony41. Spanish Nationals!(update: I played rifter, it still sucks)
We talk results from the largest Premodern tournament of all time! Also catch up on 2 weeks of PSS and get back into a little gobbo vs. burn.
LOVE SPIKE COLONY
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2024-06-251h 36Spike Colony40. Contamination and Sideboarding TheoryMike and Lanny try to talk as little as possible about contemporary magic and dive into Mono B Contamination, a deck that forces you to change how you think! Plus some super deep discussion on how to build an effective sideboard!
LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
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2024-06-092h 12Spike Colony39. PSS Chat w/ Aaron Dicks, Nick Mayo and Chris DiBiaseThe gang debriefs the opening week of PSS and chats deck selection and general Premodern pot pourri!
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2024-06-012h 10Spike Colony38. Premodern Showdown Series 6Mike and Lanny talk about all the decks of the PSS6, a yearly webcam premodern series featuring 8 players each with 3 decks to choose from. The games are always great and the lineup is stacked with talent!
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2024-05-291h 50Spike Colony37. Spice Colony, Mike gets judge-called, and Metagame chatLan joins the cast once more to talk spice and everything nice!
0:00 Spice Tournament Banter
10:28 Stack Abuse, Jenn the Judge Call, Mike is humiliated in the town square
43:00 Back to Spice- Lan’s Pattern Rector Combo
52:51 Other spice deck highlights
1:03:24 Mike’s meetup ‘win’ with the Rock
1:22:36 Elves and Goblins
1:43:16 Metagame Talk
1:58:05 Tsabo’s Web
2:23:46 Wrap up
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2024-05-132h 33Spike Colony36. The Road to Lobstercon w/ Lan D HoMike, Lanny and Lan run down Lan's Oath-Replenish deck and bounce around some observations on emerging trends in Premodern in an attempt to get a grasp on the metagame going into the most important NA tournament of the year, Lobstercon!
Keep your eyes out as registration goes live around 10a ET on 4/28
2024-04-272h 49Spike Colony35.2 Catching up with Sam Black!Sam Black drops in on the pod to chat about his latest takes on Premodern and dives deep into his growing catalog of Old School brews!
Check out Sam's Moxfield here
https://www.moxfield.com/users/SamuelHBlack
And Sam's everything else @SamuelHBlack online!
2024-04-192h 06Spike Colony35.1 Taking the draw w/ Burn vs. GoblinsMike and Lanny go super deep on Goblins vs. Burn after Mike's shocking choice to take the draw!
This week ended up being a 2 part episode as the one and only Sam Black drops in mid-record, stay tuned!
2024-04-161h 29Spike Colony34. Easter Champs and an Endless StormWhat are show notes if all time circles back into itself and topics exist not in discrete units but rather an endless continuum of circular reasoning?
Hour 1: Storm at Easter Champs
58:00 a few minutes on the other t8 decks before returning to storm, and then back to the other t8 decks for the next hour or so.
Hour 3: Mostly random banter
Win a Mox AND cash tourney at Fifth Hammer Brewing on 4/28
Endless Wurm at Endless Life on 5/4
Details at https://www.mtgnyc.com...
2024-04-043h 06Spike Colony33. Shazam vs. Superman10:40 Agency detour
14:40 Marvel Snap detour
20:00 Premodern talk begins
28:30 Devourer
49:00 Tireless Tribe
52:00 Shazam vs. Superman / GAT
1:00:00 Mono B beatdown
1:16:00 What are we thinking of playing at the upcoming Bearded Dragon 1k
1:34:00 Goblins
I lost my burn vs. GW oath match lol
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2024-03-181h 51Spike Colony32. Loving Spike Colony means Mike never having to say he's sorryShow Notes?!?
0:01:20 - Discussing Mike saying burn players are bad
0:30:00 - Premodern
0:35:35 - Tsabo’s web
0:49:40 - Mengu Elves, but then Mike talks a little contemporary magic
0:56:50 - ‘One card per turn’ talk
1:16:40 - Detour to talk about critical mass
1:22:00 - When has Ponza been good before?
1:26:00 - Agency
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2024-03-132h 14Spike Colony31. 1k Champ, Destroyer of Lan(d), Bill Ellis !!Bill joins us to discuss his championship run and the continued rise of the newest menace of Premodern.
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2024-03-032h 07Spike Colony30.5 Brews and Bottle Gnomes 1K mini recapI had to run to cook dinner for the Mrs. So we recorded a quick one. So levels and background noise will be bad but sorry. I got 2nd with GAT, Mike got t4 with UW. LOVE SPIKE COLONY!
2024-02-2628 minSpike Colony30. Welcome to Magical Christmas Land Death!RG Terravore Oath Ponza takes down 2 mid-sized swiss tournaments on the same day. Mike and Lanny yell at each other for too long mostly about whether or not it beats burn. (Note from the editor: at the time of this recording and over the last month, we hadn't looked into much background on the RG deck and I just slapped on -pauloosh because it looked close enough to the GW deck. Turns out Billy, the recent winner at Worcester's monthly and oath-ponza brewer, came up with the first effective TvTyrant-g-oath-ponza splashing red list a while back. Fran's winning take...
2024-02-212h 27Spike Colony29. Everything I hate about your deckMike pulls in another 4-0 this week at meet up and the pals discuss old decks, new decks and dive somewhat deep on what they hate about certain decks. Also some mild gearing up for the $1K coming in a couple weeks!
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2024-02-152h 23Spike Colony28. What did I miss?Lanny and Mike catch up after over a month of not podding together! We chat the tournament spree, new tech, and everything in between. This was recorded on 2/3 - congrats to Bryn for winning the 1K at SCG Con Hartford! We'll be back on the mostly weekly schedule now that I'm home.
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2024-02-111h 58Spike Colony27. Philosophers of Fire (Ft. Aaron Dicks!)The Premodern master of burn joins Michael J to talk about all the hot decks right now including burn and Aaron's spicy new old UB Psychanought. They also talk PSS4, Lobstercon '22, and other fun premodern memories!
LOVE SPIKE COLONY! in fact, love spike colony so much that this week will be a double episode drop
2024-02-061h 53Spike Colony26. PAULOOSH!Fpawlusz joins as our special guest host hot off his win at the first Magic Online Series Premodern Challenge w/ RG Oathpauloosh. I haven’t listened to this episode yet so complain to Mike about any of the content… I’m back in February, LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
2024-01-251h 53Spike Colony25. Boomer ReunionBK joins Spike Colony once again! This time to fill in for Lanny as scheduling the past few weeks has been very difficult. Mike and BK discuss all the excitement following a triple header weekend of live mid-sized swiss Premodern tournaments across the country. There's also some good old reminiscin' and plenty of other off-topic banter you've repeatedly shared with me doesn't bother you at all, and in fact you want more of!
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2024-01-171h 20Spike Colony24. A Very Poorly Argued Case Against OverloadMike and Lanny catch up on 3 weeks of missed action as they have spent more time in person than in podcast. More tier list debate as basic mountain strategies heat up after recent results from the Misty Mountain winter finals and another good showing for Mike with burn at locals. Mike attempts to prove overload is bad in the least effective way possible.
2023-12-231h 51Spike Colony23. F*** it, We BallMike and Lanny play decks they love this week as they bring Burn and GAT to the most recent meetup. They also cover MenguElves, Oathpauloosh and other deck ideas that have cropped up this week.
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2023-12-022h 37Spike Colony22. Premodern Tier List and Playing with StyleThis week, Mike and Lanny dive deep into play style and what Lanny believes to be the current top decks in the format (you can find the tier list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XYUnWiWgz4Sjyvi8qVU_ajBwBnvPuzVtedw3Jeh5-YU/edit?usp=sharing).
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2023-11-272h 18Spike Colony21. Hermit Feb and Flippi-stillMike and Lanny turn their focus back fully on Premodern and discuss the exciting decks succeeding in both the Fall Brawl and Dutch Nationals.
2023-11-191h 56Spike Colony20. The Very Long Episodes Will Continue Until Morale ImprovesSorry for the inconsistent audio! in-person records are always a little finicky.
Mike and Lanny scrub out an RCQ and reflect on when to be bloodthirsty, more heavy burn talk, oath of druids being bullshit, Lanny going 2-6 with oath of druids across two online events, a little enchantress, pro tour history, and your regularly programmed wildly off-topic nonsense. LOVE SPIKE COLONY
Rough time codes:
0:00-57:00 Bloodthirst and burn talk
57:00 - oath of druids is bullshit
1:15:00 - enchantress
1:28:00 - why do you hate ritual...
2023-11-072h 35Spike Colony19. Sorry in advanceMike and Lanny haven't talked in a very long time so chaos ensues. Topics include: Spanish nats, Mike playing Oathpauloosh, Modern Miracle Gro, Modern Burn, trying to understand one's true self, Oathpauloosh again for a little bit, and much much much, so much, more.
2023-10-302h 44Spike Colony18. Burn, Midrange and More with Aaron Dicks and Tom Metelsky!Aaron and Tom join the cast as Mike is away on business. We get the burn chat with the burn guy and cover our feelings towards midrange/control strategies. Be sure to check out the Super Gauntlet from Mike Arnold on twitch.tv/elendrile, the upcoming Spanish National Champs and the $1K at Bearded Dragon in New Jersey!
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2023-10-141h 31Spike Colony17. Euros and More with Brian Kowal!!!After a week off, BK joins the pod in place of Mike who is visiting his ancestral home. We cover all the excitement of the European Premodern Championships with a focus on Burn vs. Elves. We also talk Savannah Lions, challengers to the tier 1, Fall Brawl, and whatever else!
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2023-10-092h 12Spike Colony16. Misty Fall Cup and The Prime DirectiveMike and Lanny desperately try to catch up with all that's happening this week with Premodern while still trying to reflect on last week in Premodern. We talk results, brewing, hot takes, we say a few mean things, we're very humble, we're 2 hours long... everything you've come to expect!
Grats to good guy Ricky Thorson winning the Misty Fall Cup with Mono G Ponzoath, be sure to sign up for the Fall Brawl on facebook, Love, SPIKE COLONY
2023-09-242h 16Spike Colony15. $1.5K Debrief: Enchantress and Mulch OathCam Fulton and Lan D. Ho join the pod to talk over their decks and experience at the Sacred Torch Showdown $1.5k in New York. Congrats to champion Mike Harris who took down the event with Hermit FEB - Check out the Premodcast where he's sure to share his experience. Be sure to stay tuned for a forthcoming VOD stream with commentary of the event on twitch.tv/lannynyny!
2023-09-181h 47Spike Colony14. NYC $1.5k and PSS Finals PrepMike and Lanny meander through a recap of the taxing top 4 of the PSS, look forward to the upcoming NYC Sacred Torch Showdown. Lots of technology in this weeks cast, we touch on tons of decks including Natural Order Elves, Goblins, Dreadnought variants, Terravore Oath, and Beast tribal?
2023-09-102h 21Spike Colony13. Goblins take over the PSS???Mike and Lanny talk preparing various decks against the goblin menace for the PSS top 4 which will have concluded by the time this is published.
2023-09-061h 38Spike Colony12. Crossbow vs. AK47Lanny and Mike try and fail to stay on topic as they recap the chaotic final week of the PSS. Along the way, discussions of various lopsided conflicts in history due to technological advantages, Lanny wrestling with how to learn and grow from his mistakes, and figuring out what could be hot in this new premodern metagame. Don't message me saying this episode was too long, I already know that it was. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
2023-08-272h 31Spike Colony11. Who's the Aggro-Control?Mike and Lanny recap their weeks in Premodern discussing new innovations at the NYC meetup and the PSS playoff picture. We follow with a little dive into different aggro-control archetypes and where a deck like Gro-a-Tog fits in Premodern.
Tune into the PSS Thursdays pm on Twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger. The standings are in a dead-heat and everyone is still live for the top cut. Also by the time this podcast is published, the South American Premodern Champs will have concluded, so we'll be excited to dive into those decklists next week.
2023-08-132h 06Spike Colony10. Junk? Junk!Mike and Lanny run a quick recap of Lanny's epic match vs. Tom Metelsky in the PSS and then dive into some junk lists: Kyle Monson's monthly runner-up and Francisco's new brew.
2023-08-061h 22Spike Colony9. Lanny doesn't understand controlAnother episode of chaos as we hope you're used to now. We have some banter over the Pro Tour, recap of the last couple weeks of PSS, arguments over whether or not Flores is a strategist or tactician, and the shocking revelation that Lanny does not understand the concept of control.
2023-08-011h 53Spike Colony8. Premodern Showdown Series Review Part 2!Mike and Lanny finish their review of everyone's PSS lineups and predict the winners. Also lots of yelling about Sleight of Hand. Honestly, I can't believe we found a way to talk about this for another hour and a half, but I hope if you're here, you're into it. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY
2023-07-191h 30Spike Colony7. Midwest Premodern Champion - Sam BlackSam Black joins the Spike Colony to discuss his Midwest Champs win, deckbuilding, strategy vs. tactics, A LOT of All Will Be One Standard and what's next for him in the post-land tax Premodern era. It's an extremely engaging?, meandering!, somewhat on-topic? 2 hours. Enjoy!
2023-07-182h 06Spike Colony6. The Premodern Showdown Series Review Part 1Mike and Lanny discuss the three decks eight competitors selected for the premodern showdown series. Also land tax gets banned mid-record. Also Sam Black joins us to do an episode mid-record. It's gonna be a fun week - this will be part 1 covering the PSS, we'll air our interview with Sam, and follow up with part 2 covering the PSS!
You can tune into the Premodern Showdown Series every Thursday 7pm EST at twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger
2023-07-171h 26Spike Colony5. Lobstercon side event champion David TaoOn this week's episode, David Tao joins us to discuss his side event win with Hermit Feb, but really we just ended up going deep on the NYC premodern community and how much love we have for one another.
Hope you enjoy a little bit more of personal episode from Spike Colony. We'll be back next week with a look at the Midwestern Premodern Champs with an exciting special guest!
2023-07-051h 31Spike Colony4. 44.7% Win Rate, Paper, ScissorsMike and Lanny run down their thoughts on The Rock following its victory at the Finnish National Championships in addition to Mike's run with the deck at the Lobstercon side event. We also reflect on UR Dreadnought and our testing and observations in the weeks since Lobstercon. Tried to keep it under an hour, but once you get us going we just can't stop! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY.
2023-06-261h 43Spike Colony3. Flint Espil - Sleeveless, Unbothered, Moisturized, In His Lane, Flourishing.Prince of Premodern, Flint Espil, joins the Spike Colony to talk about his laid back and beer lubricated run to the top 4 of Lobstercon. On the way, we discuss table game, Flint's favorite decks, and the road ahead.
2023-06-201h 29Spike Colony2. Fpawlusz and more Lobster Tales!Fran takes center stage in the second half our car ride home from Boston. We cover the story of Tom Metelsky vs. Five Guys, the hidden influence of David Tao, how we feel about opaque deck names, and I guess a little bit of a rundown of Fran's side event here and there. Thank you everyone for the feedback on our first episode, we hope to keep up the good vibes!
2023-06-121h 48
Spike Colony1. Premodern Champs Runner Up Etai KurtzmanIntroducing a new podcast from Michael J Flores and Lanny Huang! We'll be covering Premodern and broader magic topics. In this episode we're joined on the road home from NA Premodern Champs by runner up, Etai Kurtzman, as well as side event 5-8th place Fpawlusz. We talk prep for the event, UW dreadnought, and our Lobstercon experience in general.
(apologies for the slightly robotic voices, had to clamp down on background noise from the car really hard)
2023-06-092h 19
I've Got ?????'s, A Premodern PodcastWhat is the Rock Cooking? w/ Lanny Huang - I've Got ?????'s, A Premodern Podcast EP 2Today we are joined by rising literary star and Rock explorer, Lanny Huang. We dive into what lead him to the temple of the Rock, various versions he has tried and what it feels like to have a hit content article.
Iron Man vs. The Hulk
https://medium.com/@lannynyny/iron-man-vs-the-hulk-6f31362b412
Rager Rock
https://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=38276&iddeck=351629
Proactive Rock:
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/t0eZzB7m_ECb4N64KDAsPw
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