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Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Magic Con MinneapolisBrian David Marshall is joined by special guest Roman Fusco at Magic Con Minneapolis, where they talk about the Pro Tour, team drafting, and Roman's work on the March of the Machine cinematic trailer.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/top8magic/support2023-05-1255 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Mike and Brian Battle Over BattlesContinuing their triumphant return to Top 8 Magic, Mike and BDM discuss all the battles from March of the Machine!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/top8magic/support2023-05-041h 27Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: The ReturnBDM and Michael J make their triumphant return to Top 8 Magic to talk March of the Machine! With a slew of new mechanics what cards will pop out as the stars of the set?
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/top8magic/support2023-04-1256 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Grand Finals Deck Review: OmnathematicsThe decklists are not fully revealed at the time of this recording but the metagame has been made public and many players have already shared their lists on social media. Omnath is towering over Standard with 72% of the field playing either one of the two big decks that have sprung up around the elemental. Only NINE players chose to play without it in Standard.
Omnath has even nabbed the top of the metagame list for Historic at 34%, pushing Jund Sacrifice, Rakdos Arcanist and Goblins, which had been such a big part of...2020-10-0900 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Omnath's BodymanWith less than a week until the Grand Finals Brian David-Marshall and Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz discuss the state of Standard post-Uro ban and pre-grand reveal of the 32 Standard decks the players will bring to the virtual tables.
Topics include:
Has the over/under on the number of Omnath's changed?
Why aren't people playing Arboreal Grazer in their Omnath lists?
Red Bull Qualifier decklist discussion.
What does the Walking Dead Secret Lair mean?
Has WotC lost our trust?
...2020-10-0600 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Mythic Invitational Deck ReviewNormally Brian David-Marshall and Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz would be doing a preview show for the Mythic Invitational -- showcasing the Arena-only Historic format -- but with the decks being revealed so close to the starter pistol for the event that was not possible. Instead they are looking through the decks while the early rounds of the event play out in the background.
Metagame Breakdown
Mythic Invitational Decklists
Your Hosts:
https://twitter.com/Top8Games
https://twitter.com/TheZvi
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Support this podcast: https://anchor...2020-09-101h 28Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Quest for the Messed-up Magic CardsWith Zendikar Rising previews in full swing, Brian David-Marshall and Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz go on a quest to find the most messed-up Magic cards in the set so far. The duo go through the 41 rares and mythics that had been previewed as of Thursday Sept 3rd looking for the cards that most like to party, which ones are going to impact your Commander games and which ones meet the highest honor Zvi can bestow upon a card -- "That's a messed up Magic card!"
Your hosts:
Brian David-Marshall - https://twitter.com...2020-09-042h 10Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Next Ban UpWith the Temur Reclamation dominated Players Tour Finals in the rearview mirror, Wizards of the Coast announced a huge swath of bans in Standard, Pioneer, Historic, and even Brawl. The announcement takes the total number of banned cards in this Standard format to ten -- a number of cards we have not seen banned at the same time since Urza's Block.
Brian David-Marshall and Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz walk through the history of banned and restricted cards in Standard, talk about the impact of these bans in the various formats, and Zvi...2020-08-041h 12Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Standard Wolf RatiosBDM and Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz climb back on the virtual bicycle to resume creating new episodes of the game's longest running (okay, okay, walking) podcast about all things MTG. In this episode the duo talk about:
Zvi's wolf ratio -- how often has he cried wolf accurately and how many times has it just been a stray dog? SPOILERS Wilderness Reclamation was a MF'n wolf.
This weekend's upcoming Player's Tour Finals Top 8 and the various weapons the 8 players will be bringing to the table.
Their picks for the winner of the event...2020-07-291h 09Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: You Still Had All TheseThe longest running Magic podcast is back with a new (and long-running) episode. Brian David-Marshall is once more joined by Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz as the pair discuss the upcoming Players Tour, recent bannings, the changes to companions, and how Zvi's Stompy deck has found a lane in the Standard metagame.
With Magic 2021 spoilers coming fast and furiously they spend the rest of the episode going through the cards and trying to determine if the reprinting of Baneslayer Angel means that we are going to see R&D start to shift further away...2020-06-102h 22Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Bob Barker Says, Spay and Neuter Your PetsThe much heralded Banned and Restricted announcement has come and gone. While there is some immediate relief for Vintage and Legacy players from Lurrus, if you are a Standard player looking to avoid getting paired against a Companion deck anytime soon you are not going to be happy.
There was an interesting nugget buried in the last paragraph of the "Other Formats" section of the announcement in which Ian Duke said, "If we see signs of long-term health issues resulting from high metagame share of companion decks, we're willing to take steps up to or including...2020-05-181h 20Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Mythic Choices with ZviBDM and Zvi catch up early in the week as Zvi mulls his options for the upcoming Mythic Qualifier on MTG Arena, which he qualified for largely by playing Limited and rarely sporting more than 13 lands in his decks. Fortunately that same deck -- with not that many more lands -- is reasonably playable in Standard.
The duo talk through some of the recent metagame shifts from the Weekend Championship which former Rookie of the Year Oliver Tiu won with Jeskai Yorion Fires. Standard is not only pet-friendly right now it is downright mandatory.
As...2020-05-061h 12Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Cycling Through Ikoria Limited with Zvi: Part 3 - Rares and MythicsAt this point it is widely accepted that Ikoria Limited's shining star is the cycling deck that features uncommon build-arounds like Flourishing Fox and Valiant Rescuer; super-efficient red removal like Flame Spill and Fire Prophecy; and other key cards like Drannith Stingers and Healers, Ominous Seas, and Zenith Flare. There is a plethora of cheap options all at common or uncommon.
As Brian and Zvi get to the rare and mythic cards in their set review they do so with an eye to how many of the pricey rares rise above the high standards of the pauperific...2020-04-252h 23Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Cycling Through Ikoria Limited with Zvi: Part 2Part 2 of BDM and Zvi's journey through Ikoria limited. This episode covers Red, Green, Multicolored, Artifacts, and Lands.
Your hosts:
Brian David-Marshall - @Top8Games
Zvi Mowshowitz - @TheZvi
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-04-221h 47Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Cycling Through Ikoria Limited with Zvi: Part 1Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz has gotten as low as 13 lands in the Ikoria Limited decks thanks to the power of "Cycling 1." He sits down with co-host Brian David-Marshall to look at the commons and uncommons in White, Blue, and Black as they try to figure out which cards make this draft format tick. They have already discussed the Companions and each other them have had success with them in Draft but is this a Prince or Pauper format? Do the commons and uncommons dominate the strategies or dies it all come down to the rare inhabitants of...2020-04-201h 51Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: The Ikoria Companion PieceBDM and Zvi braved the scary new world of Skype-casting so the Hall of Fame Magic player and game designer could vent about free cards. Free cards are fun but not when everybody has them on exactly the turn they need them. Join Brian and Zvi for a brief discussion about the 10 cards with Companion and why Zvi is very wary about them.
Your hosts:
Brian David-Marshall - @Top8Games
Zvi Mowshowitz - @TheZvi
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-04-151h 20Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Worlds 2020 VisionBrian "BDM" David-Marshall is joined by Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz as they discuss the similarities and differences between the 16 Standard decks being played this weekend at the 26th World Championship.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-02-141h 08Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Totally Lost in PhoenixJust another day at the office for BDM and Zvi as the Hall of Famer returns from his weekend in Phoenix to play in his first regional Players Tour event. Topics covered in this episode include:
- The Mono Blue Devotion deck designed by Sam Black and played by Zvi
- Zvi gets Fblthp'd
- How Mike Flores "saved some money" on a hotel room
- OH. MY. GOD! Was that an Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis in the Top 8??
- Are bans called for? (spoilers: they are not)
- Does a regional Players...2020-02-111h 29Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Theros Beyond One Part - Part 3With the Prerelease coming up this weekend, Brian and Zvi talk their way through the newest Magic set with an eye toward what decks get some new toys and what building blocks will allow for some new decks. This episode covers gold, artifacts and lands. .
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-01-1444 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Theros Beyond One Part - Part 2With the Prerelease coming up this weekend, Brian and Zvi talk their way through the newest Magic set with an eye toward what decks get some new toys and what building blocks will allow for some new decks. This episode covers black, red and green cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-01-141h 13Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Theros Beyond One Part - Part 1With the Prerelease coming up this weekend, Brian and Zvi talk their way through the newest Magic set with an eye toward what decks get some new toys and what building blocks will allow for some new decks. This episode covers white and blue cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2020-01-141h 17Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Hanging Out at the Mall (Again)Brian "BDM" David-Marshall and Mike "MichaelJ" Flores get together for another episode of the longest-running Magic podcast. BDM's office is in the process of moving to a new building so they duo went back to the mall to sip iced tea and talk about some of the new cards that have been coming out for Theros: Beyond Death,
Topics covered in the discussion include:
-Valuable life advice MichaelJ picked up from his dad.
-The incredible editing and Magical prowess of Roman Fusco
-Some Theros cards
-The worst ways to...2020-01-071h 01Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Constellations of Cake: Part 2For Part 2, Michael J Flores showed up with cake from Carlos's bakery in Hoboken to celebrate his PTQ win -- more than 23 years after his first PTQ win -- as is the tradition in NY. Topics included the PreTQ, PTQ, and what makes a good Magic format. Followed by some spoilerific discussion of the season finale of WATCHMEN as well as the first three parts of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS.
Simic Flash by Michael J Flores
2 Aether Gust
2 Brazen Borrower
2 Mystical Dispute
1 Negate
3 Quench
3 Sinister Sabotage
4 Frilled Mystic2019-12-181h 05Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Constellations of Cake: Part 1The whole gang is together for this one -- sort of. First Brian David-Marshall and Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz chatted about ***spoilers*** Michael J's PTQ win this past weekend, the state of Standard, and what Zvi is hoping to find under his Utopia Tree this holiday season from the slowly-being-revealed Theros Beyond Death set.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-12-181h 54Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Mythic Championship VII Preview ShowWe got your new deck hot takes hot off the presses. With Mike Flores on the road for business, BDM and Zvi had to maintain the homefront and get down to the business of looking at the decks for this weekend's MC. They started recording minutes before the decks went live and kept going until they had covered at least one of each of the archetypes with an eye out for the Dune Award for the deck with the most spice.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-12-052h 02Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: The State of Standard with ZviBDM and Zvi look ahead to Mythic Championship VII and see where the Hall of Famer feels Standard is poised after three major events in pretty rapid succession -- not even accounting for the Twitch Rivals event where Zvi went 6-0 on Day One with his Jeskai Cavaliers deck.
Other topics include:
Zvi's crazy brew that combines Fires of Invention, Cat Food, and Niv-Mizzet Reborn into one deck that has a little something for everyone to hate on.
His other version of Cat Food that uses Emry, Lurker of the Loch and...2019-11-281h 21Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: Wrong Answers OnlyBrian David-Marshall (aka BDM) and Michael J. Flores (aka MichaelJ) [aka co-hosts of the longest-running Magic podcast in the game] get together outside Montasy Comics NYC where MichaelJ can normally be found FNMing his heart out. This Friday brought a different mission. Mike was preparing for what we assume is a lame duck Standard format with a PTQ on his docket for Sunday -- ONE DAY BEFORE A MUCH ANTICIPATED BANNED ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD SHAKE THE FORMAT BY ITS LAPELS.
*It is important to note that 5th Avenue in the heart of midtown is miles away from...2019-11-1844 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comThe Top 8 Magic Mythic Championship VI Zvi-ViewBrian David-Marshall and Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz sat down at the Upper Westside location of Hex and Company (a burgeoning chain of NYC gaming cafes) to talk about Zvi's preparation for the upcoming Mythic Championship in Richmond. He walked through his approach to draft and why he thinks it is actually easy being green in Throne of Eldraine. He also reveals the deck that was almost his weapon of choice. At the time of recording he was pretty set on playing Cavaliers but was still hoping to go back to his ElkBlade brew; a deck that combines...2019-11-071h 30Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic: A Slow News DayWith the shining NYC skyline as a backdrop, BDM and MichaelJ enjoyed one of the few remaining gorgeous days of the year to talk about all the big news of the day.
What were the biggest flavor fails of Mythic Championship V?
What will Standard look like in two weeks at Mythic Championship VI now that Field of the Dead has been banned in Standard?
Which mountains will Mike use for the new Pioneer format?
Exactly how many cards will be banned in Pioneer by the time the Pro Tour...2019-10-221h 17Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic Presents: The Mythic Championship V Preview ShowIt was a dark and stormy night... No seriously. It was both dark and stormy. What better weather to huddle up in the office and pore over pages and pages of decklists. The Top 8 Magic team was out in full force with Brian "BDM" David-Marshall, Michael "MichaelJ" J. Flores, and Zvi "The Zvi" Mowshowitz breaking down the Mythic Championship V field just days before the event happens. With decks being locked in more than a week before the actual event was to be played, how much innovation got locked out in the tight turnaround time? With 29 of the 68...2019-10-172h 22Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comZvi’s Adventures in Eldraine Parts 1 & 2Once upon a time there was a Hall of Famer and Pro Tour champion named Zvi who was going to be attending the Mythic ball in Richmond. Before he could attend that ball the wicked tournament organizer said had to complete all his chores; poring over the new cards as they were released to public, thinking about building new decks, and talking about the new cards for multiple hours on the longest running Magic podcast on the game’s history.
Magic Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz joins Pro Tour Historian emeritus for another episode — and then anot...2019-09-182h 50Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comMardu Burn... for the machinesThis podcast contains no actual modern Mardu Burn list but it does eventually get around to why not. There is extensive Magic talk though as your hosts Brian David-Marshall and Michael J. Flores both had a topic of interest.
BDM wanted to dwell on some of the new cards spoiled from Throne of Eldraine — specifically the possibility of the Adventure mechanic allowing for a Rube Goldberg-like buyback mechanic on the spell side.
MichaelJ was talking on the eve of a large local MCQ — no PTQ — wait? still an MCQ? — and he was in full pyr...2019-09-091h 33Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comBrian Got a MicrophoneThe longest running Magic: The Gathering podcast returns to talk about this year's newly renamed Magic Hall of Fame, swings at some savage rumors, and finishes up on where Modern will be after a trio of key bannings and un-bannings. Pro Tour Historian, Emeritus Brian David-Marshall is joined by onetime Resident Genius Michael J Flores AND A BRAND NEW MICROPHONE for our, um, four hundred and eighty-seventh episode!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-08-281h 31Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comLandsickMichael J Flores and Brian David-Marshall are reunited and MichaelJ doesn’t feel so good. The classic line-up for Magic’s longest-running podcast is back together after a brief interruption. MichaelJ was away on vacation and after sleeping on a boat for close to two weeks he has been diagnosed with landsickness — which apparently is not what happens when you miss Lan D Ho but something much more serious.
The guys decided to celebrate by playing a little FNM. Mike played his MonoGreen Standard deck that BDM refers to as “last year’s model” while Brian opts for a l...2019-08-2050 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comFuture of Magic eSports: First Takes/Hot TakesBDM and Zvi with their immediate reactions to the new esports announcement.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-08-1442 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #434 - The Worlds Best Comic Podcast*spoiler alert* If you haven’t watched Spider-Man: Far From Home you should STOP LISTENING WHEN BDM TELLS YOU TO. *spoiler alert*
Brian David-Marshall and Mike Flores are reunited for another episode of the longest running Magic podcast in the game. Before they did though, Brian met up with Top8Magic superfan, and professional comic book illustrator, Butch Mapa at Joe’s Coffee Shop on the iconic corner of Waverly and Gay in the West Village of NYC.
Later that day Mike and BDM reconnected to discuss their respective Prerelease weekends, why BDM thin...2019-07-111h 49Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #483 - Core Set 2020 Preview: White Mike and ZviWith BDM out of town, Mike tags in Pro Tour Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz to preview the White cards from Core Set 2020.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-07-021h 05Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #482 - Tablet for Two: Topical IslandBDM and Zvi find themselves on the road again away from Brian’s trusty co-host MichaelJ. They huddled up around a tablet in some business class motel on the other side of the country to discuss a variety of timely topics from the results from Mythic Championship III to the Wild West metagaming of the Red Bull tournament series to some discussion of the previewed gold cards from Magic 2020 to see which ones Zvi feels might breakthrough in Standard despite obvious roles in Limited and Commander formats. There is even a smattering of politics to keep it extra topical.&nb...2019-06-281h 44Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #481 - Daze of Future PastMike and BDM get together again on the eve of Mythic Championship III for another Top 8 Magic. Followed by a special bonus section of Zvi and BDM analyzing the MCIII decklists!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-06-221h 24Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #480 - Playing weirdo TetrisMike and BDM return to their old haunt at Waverly and Gay, to discuss crowd-funding travel for pro play, the weight of the impact Modern Horizons is already having on Modern (especially two specific cards), and the MPL challenger invitations.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-06-131h 34Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #479 - The eternity of the InternetBDM has returned from Canada, and he and Mike Flores get together to discuss Brian's Preprerelease first picks, more Modern Horizons cards that Mike is excited to try in Modern, and what they're watching (that isn't basketball).
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-06-051h 09Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.com#477 - Breaking vases since 1999: a talk with Zvi MowshowitzBDM is in San Francisco this week, without Mike. But good thing he is, as this gave him the chance to connect and catch up with Pro Tour Hall of Famer and old friend, Zvi Mowshowitz about Magic the Gathering old and new.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-05-241h 13Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.com#476 - The week that wasBDM and Mike discuss the Magic events of the past week (as well as some non-Magical ones as well).
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-05-171h 17Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comGroup game MagicMike and BDM get together in a mysterious mall to talk the best new cards in Standard, while Brian turns Mike on to a strange new way of playing "group game" Magic.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-05-141h 01Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #474 - Commence the Endgame! SPOILERS ALERT!!
Note to Listener: If you have not watched Avengers Endgame or the Battle of Winterfell episode of Game of Thrones... when BDM says “stop listening” at the half hour mark of the podcast you should really, really, REALLY stop listening and skip over the remaining hour or so of the recording. If you are not sure when to stop just immediately fling your headphones away when BDM says... COMMENCE THE ENDGAME!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-05-011h 24Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #473 - Turret Ogre still has reach!Mike and BDM get together again a second time this week to discuss comics, more War of the Spark story and preview cards, and once again confirm a key piece of prerelease advice.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-04-201h 03Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #472 - Turret Ogre Has Reach!Mike and BDM get together at Brookfield to hash out their Game of Thrones death pools, War of the Spark preview cards, and the key piece of prerelease advice you that will win you games.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-04-171h 29Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #471 - The 64.5th Best Player in the World
Brian David-Marshall is back in NYC after competing in the Mythic Invitational, so he and Mike meet to talk:
the Mythic Invitational and the best-of-1 format
Mike shares the absolute worst deck he's ever played
2/3 is about War of the Spark spoilers!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-04-031h 18Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #470 - The Return to Waverly and GayMike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the their old haunt of Waverly & Gay, ghosts and all, to discuss the best burger in New York, Modern bannings, War of the Spark, and more.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-03-1345 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #469 - Not a Blue Ravnica Allegiance review Mike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the soundwaves from the streets of NYC to continue their review of basketball, Mythic Championship Cleveland, Magic coverage, and everything but the Ravnica Allegiance Blue cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-03-051h 18Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #468 - Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee Top 8 Magic presents: Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee. aka Glorious Night of Soil's Betrayal
BDM was supposed to spend the day working on multiple deadlines but a man has to eat, right? Fellow curmudgeon Jon Becker was in the area and they went to a diner for eggs, burnt potatoes, bottomless coffee and absolutely no cheesecake.At some point they realize they are in a pilot episode for Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee. Topics ranged across many lanes:
Why Becker loves Orzhov so much
Why you should block with your Sauroform Hybrid (which is...)
Why...2019-02-111h 41Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #467 - Ravnica Allegiance review: RedMike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the soundwaves from the streets of NYC to continue their review of Ravnica Allegiance by poring through the Red cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-01-3155 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #466 - Ravnica Allegiance review: Multicoloured cont., Artifacts, LandsMike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the soundwaves from the streets of NYC to continue their review of Ravnica Allegiance by closing out Multicoloured cards, and then examining the Artifacts and Lands.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-01-3044 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #465 - Ravnica Allegiance review: MulticolouredMike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the soundwaves from the streets of NYC to continue their review of Ravnica Allegiance with the Multicoloured cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-01-2257 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #464 - Ravnica Allegiance review: GreenMike Flores and Brian David-Marshall return to the soundwaves from the streets of NYC to celebrate nine years of Top 8 Magic, and review the Green cards of Ravnica Allegiance.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2019-01-181h 05Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #463 – To Whom the beatdown may be concernedMike and Brian wander the West Village for a new episode of Top 8 Magic!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2018-07-201h 12Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #462 – Single Beckering a Third Gaea’s BlessingImagine the rate Mike and Brian are going to have to hit to fit in another 50 eps this year! Woah!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2018-05-291h 22Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #461 – Fifty-TwoBrian and Mike convene on what is inevitably going to be the first of fifty-two 2018 Top 8 Magic podcasts. Topics include Brian's birthday, Brian's Kickstarter, different kinds of New York pizza, and, oh yeah! Magic: The Gathering Dominaria!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2018-03-3157 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic Year in ReviewMike and Brian run down 2017 while watching Star Wars: Rogue One
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-12-222h 09Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic – Ixalan Review: RedMike and Brian go over the Red cards from Ixalan.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-10-051h 28Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic – Ixalan Review: BlackMike and Brian go over the Black cards from Ixalan. Does Mike show a little contempt for what this colour has to offer?
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-09-2651 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic – Ixalan Review: BlueMike and Brian go over some cool new cards from Ixalan (and the not-cool blue ones, too).
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-09-251h 33Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic – Ixalan Review: WhiteMichaelJ and GreedyM weather the weather to start their epic Ixalan review with the White cards!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-09-211h 33Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #455 – Julian Returns!Julian Levin returns to Top 8 Magic this week after an adventure to Grand Prix DC with Matt Ferrando.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-09-061h 23Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #454 – Hours and Hours of Devastation: GreenIn this final Hours and Hours of Devastation, Mike and Matt cover the Green and Artifact cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-07-2154 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #453 – Hours and Hours of Devastation: RedIn this fourth instalment of Hours and Hours of Devastation, Mike and BDM are joined by Matt Ferrando to cover the Red cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-07-1741 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #452 – Hours and Hours of Devastation: BlackIn this third instalment of Hours and Hours of Devastation, Mike and BDM are joined by Matt Ferrando to cover the Black and Aftermath cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-07-141h 05Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #451 – Hours and Hours of Devastation: BlueIn this second instalment of Hours and Hours of Devastation, Mike and BDM cover the Blue and Multi-coloured cards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-05-051h 14Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #445 – As Good As It AmonkhetsBDM and Mike return for another episode of the longest running (sometimes walking, sometimes napping, somewhat audible) Magic podcast.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2017-04-131h 33Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #442 – The Best of 2016BDM is back with a best of 2016 episode! Baseball, basketball, movies, comics, comic book movies, Magic moments of the year in review.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2016-08-261h 32Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #439 – BDM Is Back!It feels like it has taken most of the summer but BDM and MichaelJ are finally reunited for a new episode of the longest running Magic podcast.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2016-04-1247 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #417 – Red DragonMike and Brian come back together from a medium-long hiatus to talk about some Magic and lots of tv, comics, movies, and long-term format speculation.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-08-211h 49Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #416 – Mike Pops His FNM CherryGearing up for Pro Tour Magic Origins, Mike needs to get some Limited preparation in, and where better than Friday Night Magic?
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-05-151h 19Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #409 – Top 8 Magic on #Top8CardsMike and Brian talk about their #Top8Cards! Oh yeah! Mike won the Utah RPTQ with a crazy Mono-Blue / Five-colour Dragons list!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-05-011h 32Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #403 – One Minute LaterLots of Magic news, so you know how Mike will want to start this one... With comics recommendations! And Mike won a PPTQ with Dimir Control!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-03-0348 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #401 – Fate Reforged Save/Delete/Set as Wallpaper: Black & RedThe Top 8 Magic set review of Fate Reforged continues (albeit a bit tardily) with Black and Red cards!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-01-301h 12Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #400 – Fate Reforged Save/Delete/Set as Wallpaper: BlueMike and Brian cheat (for Top 8 Magic anyway) and record indoors. I know, I know! Still, we bring you Blue in all its ten-save glory.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2015-01-211h 25Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #397 – Fate Reforged PrologueThe iPhone died just before the end of this podcast (and we didn't notice) because... You know... Top 8 Magic Podcast. You still have over an hour-twenty of... FATE REFORGED PREVIEW CARDS!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-12-311h 21Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #396 – Dong WayMagic Discussions: Legacy v. Holiday Cubes, Mike's sweet Cube decks v. mediocre non-winners, Good Heliod's Pilgrim decks in Standard - R/W Aggro and Four-color Abzan Constellation.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-12-241h 08Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #395 – Maybe It’s Cold OutsideEp 345 has drawing comics, TV villains... all this and Brian's trip to the World Championship! (i.e. Magic: The Gathering).
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-08-0857 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #384 – PreTQs, ReTQs, and PDX with GCBWith Brian on a West Coast road trip through San Diego Comic Con and Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland he connected with an old friend of the Top8Magic podcast in Gabe "Carlton" Carlton-Barnes
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-07-212h 10Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #378 – M15 Set Review: GreenIt is time to discuss all the goodies contained within Magic 2015. Mike and BDM start in decidedly non-WUBRG order by looking at the cards in Green.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-07-0952 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #367 – Glorify My NameAfter his trip to Valencia, PT Historian Brian David-Marshall rejoins "noted JayBoosh apologist" Michael J. Flores for a podcast at the Top 8 Magic offices.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2014-03-031h 37Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #358 – MichaelJ’s Greatest Hits, or KoldCastMike and Brian weather the kold to bring you the last Top 8 Magic of 2013! What are MichaelJ’s greatest hits? What do Mike and Brian consider the card of the year (Standard legal cards only)? What deck tickles their fancy beyond all others? Why do some teams get Gregg Popovich while Mike is stuck […]
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2013-12-191h 08Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #348 – Theros for Hire (3 of 5) “Borderland Minotaur House Rules”Borderland Minotaur and thirty-six other Theros Red cards await the scathing tongues of Top 8 Magic in this rip-roaring review!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top8magic/support2013-09-1849 minTop 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #344 – You, Sir, Are No Squadron HawkTopics include: Raphael Levy’s Mono-Green Deck Americans! Mike and Brian discuss how scary various mono-colored decks are / have been over the course of Magic history. Which is scariest played by a master? Which is scariest played by “random kid”? How could Mike become a better human bin? 2013-08-271h 30Top 8 Magic – magic.facetofacegames.comTop 8 Magic #340 – Save or DeleteManaDeprived.com is happy to feature this special episode of Top 8 Magic where Flores and BDM go over the Hall of Fame and the entire set of M14. Brace yourself!
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