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The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Moneyball Black | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 116🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the hot new(ish) mono black deck in Premodern MTG that everyone else already talked about a couple months ago. We are behind as usual. Old mages move at their own pace. Hope you enjoy!
Read Grantfly's guide on Moneyball Black: https://gleicherd.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/moneyball-black-comprehensive-deck-guide/
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2026-01-071h 29The Old Mage MTG PodcastAll About Birds | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 115🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss birds in MTG from ABU through the Premodern era and browse some Premodern bird decks. Make sure to read Sigmund's article that inspired this episode (see link above). Hope you enjoy!
Read Building on the Bird Creature Type by Sigmund Ausfresser: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/sigmundausfresser-seo-08142024-building-on-the-bird-creature-type
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2025-11-151h 54The Old Mage MTG PodcastThis Deck Dominated Worlds in '98 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 114🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the RecSur decks that crushed most of the completion (Sligh was still slighing) at Worlds in 1998. In it's modern day form, it's also a deck that consistently crushes me at local Premodern meetups. Hope you enjoy!
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2025-10-121h 40The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Words Cycle From Onslaught and Premodern Market Moves | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 113🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the Words cycle from Onslaught. A cycle of affordable and powerful enchantments to pair with your favorite card draw engine. We also discuss replacement effects, recent market moves in Premodern cardboard and much more. Hope you enjoy!
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2025-08-302h 23The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern-Legal Reprints in Final Fantasy and Summer Secret Lairs | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 112🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss a bevy of Premodern-legal reprints in the new Final Fantasy sets and the Summer Secret Lair Superdrop. Hope you enjoy!
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2025-08-301h 34The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Top Gold Cards in Premodern MTG. Pt. 2 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 111🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we review the top 20 gold-framed cards in Premodern MTG. Hope you enjoy!
Read Zvi's article from 2009: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/top-50-gold-cards-all-time-2009-05-18
0:00 Intro
5:29 That's right folks, we did a top 38 list
8:10 Armadillo Cloak
9:14 RIP to the old Gatherer
20:05 Void
27:41 Mystic Sna...
2025-06-152h 37The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Top Gold Cards in Premodern MTG. Pt. 1 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 110🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we review the top gold colds in Premodern MTG. Hope you enjoy!
Read Zvi's article from 2009: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/top-50-gold-cards-all-time-2009-05-18
0:00 Intro
5:41 The best cards in Premodern MTG
7:20 Destructive Flow
14:55 Teferi's Moat
20:43 Nicol Bolas
24:38 Heroes' Reunion
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2025-05-301h 42The Old Mage MTG PodcastMaking Empyrial White Weenie Meta-Ready | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 109Welcome in everybody. Join us as we review the premiere Premodern White Weenie primer authored by Gary Roth and apply what we learn to upgrade my current pet Premodern project: Empyrial White Weenie. Hope you enjoy!
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2025-04-272h 27The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Wakefield School: 62 Cards, 26 Lands | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 108Welcome in everybody. Join us as we learn about the tenets of The Wakefield School. If you think Magic is more fun with fatties and over 60 cards, then this episode is for you. Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
13:49 The Wakefield School
20:42 Brothers Very Grimm
45:17 Secret Force
1:12:00 Market Moves in Old-Frame MTG
1:36:40 Outro
1:39:28 Uncle Bil...
2025-03-271h 39The Old Mage MTG PodcastIs Premodern Still Affordable? | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 107Welcome in everybody. Join us as we discuss the current market for Premodern staples. Is my beloved Premodern still an approachable format for mages on a budget? Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
2:04 I bought a foil
9:33 What drew me to Premodern
15:27 Affordable decks in Premodern
17:27 Prices of Premodern staples
1:19:37 The best sets for Premod...
2025-02-281h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Stupidest Green Deck | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 106Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss "that stupid green deck" that was trouncing opponents in the spring of '98 with a bevy of toolbox creatures and a trusty ol' 5/4 trampler with a downside that was ripe for exploitation. We also briefly review the Premodern legal reprints in Innistrad Remastered. Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
1:35 A follow-up on Floral Spuzzem
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2025-02-151h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastRebels in the Year 2000 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 105Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss a classic Rebels vs Rebel battle from PT Chicago in the year 2000. A year when Fires dominated the top 8 but could not take the top spot from Rebels. We wrap things up by discussing what some are doing with Rebels in the Premodern format today. Hope you enjoy!
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1:38 What's happening
6:50 Rec...
2025-01-251h 31The Old Mage MTG PodcastA Premodern Rebels Review | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 104🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we take a walk through the Premodern Rebel card pool. Hope you enjoy!
0:00 Intro
3:18 Columbus Premodern Meetup
22:42 Things we are not talking about today
41:10 A Premodern Rebel review
1:34:48 Outro
1:38:02 Uncle Bill
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2025-01-181h 38The Old Mage MTG PodcastMarvel, Magic and Old-Frame Market Moves | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 103🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the recent Marvel Secret Lair Superdrop and take a look at the MTG market post Mana Vault ban. Hope you enjoy!
0:00 Intro
3:53 Columbus Premodern meetup
20:54 Things we are not talking about today
41:00 The Marvel Superdrop
1:15:08 Market moves in old-frame MTG
2:04:53 Outro
2:09:41 Uncle Bill
2024-11-132h 09The Old Mage MTG PodcastWhite Weenie Wins in '98 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 102🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss some cards that took the white weenie archetype to a new level in the Standard environment of 1998. Even Mike Long, perched atop his chair, ProsBloom combo in hand, was powerless when faced with this pile.
0:00 Intro
4:40 Things we are not talking about today
24:12 Empyrial White Weenie
57:07 The European Premodern...
2024-10-241h 26The Old Mage MTG PodcastSome Creatures From Prophecy We'd Actually Play | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 101🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the cycle of Avatars from Prophecy, which is a notoriously bad set, but I believe some of these creatures can do solid work at the kitchen table. We also take a brief look at the decks that make the top tables at the 2024 North American Premodern Championship at Lobstercon. Hope you enjoy!
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3:38 Thi...
2024-10-051h 38The Old Mage MTG PodcastRide the Snake to Card Advantage | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 100🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss Forbidian, a Weatherlight/Tempest block deck that soft-locks opponents with a combination of card draw and countermagic with a buyback. It's the type of deck that makes you want to flip a damn table on a blue mage. We also talk about Serrated Illusionist, our first foray into the world of modern MTG with Bloomburrow precons, and more. Hope you...
2024-09-141h 56The Old Mage MTG PodcastAlan Hates Dumb-Sh*t Control Decks | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 99🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss a boring ass dumb-shit control deck called Turbo Abeyance (not my words, I love the deck) that really ruined the vibes for all control deck haters back in 1997. We also review some more of my recent bulk buys. This time focusing on some of the budget options for building an old-frame red land destruction deck. Those also ruin the vibes...
2024-08-261h 57The Old Mage MTG PodcastWeatherlight Bangers and Bulk Buys | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 98🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we reminisce about Weatherlight and discuss an article by Mike Flores on the cards from Weatherlight that changed the world. While Thundermares were running rampant at our kitchen tables back in '97, Mike tells us all about what was making an impact on the competitive scene. We also show off some recent additions to our cardboard collections. I've been bulking and Alex...
2024-08-112h 06The Old Mage MTG PodcastSomething Old and Something New: ProsBloom + Bloomburrow | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 97🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we learn about ProsBloom. A classic Mirage/Vision era deck designed and piloted by legendary MTG heel Mike Long during his conquest of PT Paris in 1997. We also discuss some recent price action in Squandered Resources. I am trying to purchase my playset for Premodern ProsBloom but the kids and their Gitrog Monster are making it harder at the moment. Finally...
2024-07-281h 34The Old Mage MTG PodcastAssassin's Creed Cards For MTG Boomers and 5C Commander Struggles | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 96🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we review the Premodern legal reprints in Assassin's Creed. This could be an opportunity to pick up some great enchantments at lower prices. We also discuss my current struggle to consistently cast Atogatog on turn five and review some old-frame mana fetchers that may help me curve that fella out. Hope you enjoy!
0:00 Intro
2:56 Premodern Reprints in Assassin's Creed
2024-07-131h 12The Old Mage MTG PodcastCereal Series: Trix Resurrected | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 95🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we discuss the evolution of TRIX in Extended after the banning of many of it's key cards in 2000/2001, current versions of TRIX that some are running in the Premodern format, and some potentially underrated Visions cards that you might want to run in your Commander decks.
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2:53 U/R Trix
22:03 Dream Halls Trix
44:53 Mono-Blue Trix...
2024-07-041h 33The Old Mage MTG PodcastCereal Series: Talking Trix | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 94🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we learn about a combo deck that terrorized the Extended format from 2000-2001. A combo deck that utilizes what was once an unplayed, bulk rare from Ice Age. A combo deck that kills its opponent in a most unusual way. And most importantly, a combo deck that is named after a breakfast cereal.
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2024-06-271h 04The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Hasty Boys of Mirage and Visions | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 93🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we journey back to 1997 to discuss a couple decks from PT Paris. Both top 8 decks actually played a minotaur and it is not either of the minotaurs that Bill Rose said you'd be dying to summon to the battlefield with your didgeridoo.
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2024-06-191h 36The Old Mage MTG PodcastCereal Series: Presenting Pebbles | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 92🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we go back to 1999 to learn about two classic decks that kicked off the cereal name craze. Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles.
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2024-06-141h 42The Old Mage MTG PodcastLion's Eye Diamond Went From Bulk to Broken. Mirage, Pt. 2 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 91🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we continue our exploration of Mirage with a discussion of our favorite rares from the set, as well as a few others that were largely unplayed in 1996 but are now powerhouses in multiple formats.
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2024-06-071h 45The Old Mage MTG PodcastA Journey Through Mirage, Pt. 1 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 90🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we begin our exploration of Mirage with a discussion of our favorite commons and uncommons from the set.
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2024-05-292h 12The Old Mage MTG PodcastThree Deuce or Quatro Uno? | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 89🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Join us as we learn all about Three Deuce. Originally a powerhouse in Extended, Three Deuce is on life support today in Premodern, but you can still play it if that's your type of thing. We also have a look at some of the guildmages printed throughout MTGs history, and get one week closer to finishing up our 2024 Commander decks in the Old Mage...
2024-05-151h 29The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Gating Creatures of Planeshift and Premodern Reprints in MH3 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 88Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. We have gathered here today to discuss the gating creatures of Planeshift. A group of creatures that bounce their teammates back to your hand, but in exchange, they tend to be overpowered for their casting costs. We also take a look at a few Premodern legal reprints in the upcoming Modern Horizons 3 set. If you wanted to pick these up cheap, you may ge...
2024-05-091h 38The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Deadguy Ale and a Record-Breaking Black Lotus | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 87🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Does Deadguy Ale exist in Premodern? We find out today in episode 87 of The Old Mage MTG Podcast. Join us as we review what I think is a classic Premodern Deadguy Ale deck. We also discuss the recent record breaking Alpha Black Lotus sale. Does it deserve an even higher price tag than The One Ring? I think so. Hope you enjoy!
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2024-05-031h 20The Old Mage MTG PodcastA Premodern Squirrel Spectacular | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 86🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Join us as we journey through the Premodern squirrel card pool. In this episode, we review the old-frame squirrels you might want to use to spice up the upcoming Bloomburrow Squirreled Away Commander precon. We also discuss what to do with all those squirrel tokens if you're bored of simply trampling your opponents with your squirrel mob. Perhaps an Opposition Squirrel deck is more your style...
2024-04-242h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastDeck Talk: Ice Age / Alliances Constructed and ALICE | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 76🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Join us as we discuss Ice Age/Alliances decks from 1996 and today. If you like old school brews on a budget, this format is for you.
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2024-02-161h 40The Old Mage MTG PodcastAlliances Pt. 2 | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 75🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Welcome everybody. Today we discuss the impact that Alliances had when it first hit the scene in 1996 and we review some of the rares that are most interesting to us. Including a couple that can now be combo'd (sp?) in the most ridiculous ways with some cards that appeared a little later in Magic's history. Back in our prime playing days, that Phyrexian Devourer just s...
2024-02-082h 12The Old Mage MTG PodcastAlliances Pt. 1 and Cats and Dogs and Atogs | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 74🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Today we move on from the dark days of Homelands to reminisce about the expansion set that saved MTG. It's time for Alliances! A set with lower casting costs, higher power levels, and playable cards at all rarity levels. We also take a look at some wild price swings in the new Cats and Dogs Secret Lair and Alex gets one step closer to finalizing his 2024 Comma...
2024-02-032h 32The Old Mage MTG PodcastThis Set Gave Us Childhood Trauma | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 73🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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Today we discuss everyone's favorite set to hate. It's Homelands time! Thanks to the Grand Creature Type Update, a few of these cards have improved considerably over time, but the set as a whole is still about as terrible as we remember. Bad enough to nearly make a young fella quit MTG. Or at least, stop buying booster packs.
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2024-01-251h 59The Old Mage MTG PodcastIce Age Pt. 2. The Rares | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 72🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link: https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/zNvkNW
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We head back to 1995 to finish our discussion of Ice Age with the rares. We remember some old classics we played back then and review some cards we overlooked at the time but would love to brew with now. Why did I consistently play Reverse Damage but ignore Necropotence back in the day you might ask? Because I was 13 and my brain wasn't fully formed yet. That...
2024-01-191h 44The Old Mage MTG PodcastIce Age Pt. 1 and My 2024 Commander | The Old Mage MTG Podcast Ep. 71🎴 Purchase fine cardboard and cardboard accessories at TCGPlayer with our affiliate link:
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Today we head back to 1995 and reminisce about the 3rd worse expansion set we had the pleasure of opening as youngins. Ice Age was a definite step up in quality from Fallen Empires and a set I've grown to appreciate more over the years. Just ignore all of the underpowered spells with cumulative upkeeps, oppressive casting costs and paragraphs of nonsensical text. If yo...
2024-01-101h 42The Old Mage MTG PodcastSome Stompy Classics | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 70Today we have some more mono-green matters to discuss. After a brief discussion of ways to generate card advantage with a few unique green spells (I'm still learning how to take advantage of Mulch), we review some classic Stompy decks from the heart of the Premodern era. Hope you enjoy!
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2023-12-291h 05The Old Mage MTG PodcastMono-Green Oath Ponza aka TerraOath aka The Deck I Wish I Built | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 69Today we review the recent evolution of a Premodern deck that I wish I built. That deck is Oath Ponza, or TerraOath and it is way better than the puny little mono-green deck that I designed, which ramps out Mirri Cat Warrior and Ravenous Baloths. Whoop-dee-frickin'-doo. We also discuss the recent sale of the original Force of Will art. Finally, we bring back the Old Men Magic Commander Corner because I bought myself an Oubliette and I now need to figure out what the hell to do with it. Hope you enjoy!
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2023-12-211h 11The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Clerics Pt. 2 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 68In today's episode, we bring to an end (for now) our discussion of clerics with a review of our favorite Premodern clerics in black. Plus some gold clerics, some green clerics, some blue clerics, some old-school clerics and some deck discussion. We talked for 2.5 hours and just scratched the surface, but we had to end it there because Alex needed to let his dog out and I had to make queso dip for the Taco Tuesday potluck at work. It turned out awful so I had to swing by Kroger the next morning for a few jars of Tostitos...
2023-12-202h 31The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Clerics Pt. 1 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 67In today's episode, we begin our review of Premodern Clerics with the white clerics. We also talked about when Justin Bieber said that he hoped Anne Frank would've been a Belieber had she survived the Nazi invasion and we review a card that looks suspiciously like Iron Chef Michael Symon. Hope you enjoy!
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2023-12-072h 09The Old Mage MTG PodcastMore Old-Frame Slivers Decks For Your Consideration | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 66We are back from our brief hiatus and ready to discuss more old-frame cardboard. In my quest to build a fun and at least slightly competitive Premodern Slivers deck, I've been doing some playtesting and some netdecking. In this episode, we discuss a few of the most interesting old-frame Slivers decks I've come across during my search. Several are classics that placed in the top 8 of extended tournaments back in the day, while one is a more recent concoction of the Gro-A-Tog type. We hope you enjoy!
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2023-12-021h 37The Old Mage MTG PodcastBring Out Your Dead With Zombie Infestation | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 65Another week, another zombie for us to discuss. In this episode we discuss Zombie Infestation from Odyssey, review a few of the earliest decks that leveraged this card to power reanimation and discard strategies on the tournament scene, and have a look at how some are utilizing this card these days in the Premodern format. Thanks for listening!
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2023-11-081h 10The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Zombies Pt. 2 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 64In part 2 of our 2-part episode on Premodern zombies, we present to you... even more zombies. These are my B-team zombies that aren't shoe-ins for a competitive zombie deck but definitely add some spice to the kitchen table. Yes we tried to keep this episode under 2h long. Yes we failed to do so because there are just too many rotting flesh-bags to discuss in the world of old-frame MTG.
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2023-11-022h 05The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Zombies Pt. 1 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 63In today's episode, we review some Premodern zombies. The A-team zombies that should be considered for any old-frame zombie deck. It's part 1 of a 2-parter because there are too many Premodern zombies to fit into a single episode unless we made it 5h long and I can't pod for that long without a nap.
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2023-10-272h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Keepers, Atraxa and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 62In today's episode, we review a cycle of cheap creatures from Exodus known as The Keepers, discuss a few items of potential interest in the premodern card market (I'll tell you not to buy cheap foils but what the hell do I know) and are introduced to Atraxa for the first time.
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2023-10-191h 38The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Fluctuator and Spookydrop 2023 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 61After Fluctuator reached the top 8 of the Premodern North American Championships at Lobstercon 2023, I was inspired to learn how to build and play the deck. Luckily, others already did all of the hard work for me. Join us as we review a couple recent Premodern Fluctuator builds and try to understand their design. Also, we review the current Secret Lair Spookydrop.
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2023-10-121h 37The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Tempest Color Hosers and More LOTR | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 60I need to get better at building sideboards. In my quest to become the ultimate sideboarder, I am reviewing some of the best color-hosers from the Premodern era, starting with the double-hoser cycle in Tempest. We also discuss some of the new LOTR products being released to spread joy this holiday season. I do love that Hildebrandt art.
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2023-10-121h 27The Old Mage MTG PodcastPerusing Premodern Slivers | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 59On this episode, we painstakingly review all of the slivers printed from Tempest to Scourge and decide which of these creatures will make their way into my first sliver deck. The mana base sure is a b*tch, but I think I'll face the pain and play 5 color slivers because I gotta have that queen.
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2023-09-281h 53The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Retrievers Mega-Cycle, Atogatog and the Atog Family | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 58We are back to discuss not just a cycle, but a M-M-M-MEGA-CYCLE of cards that span Tempest and Exodus. Each creature in the retriever cycle allows you to return a card from your graveyard to your hand when it enters the battlefield. They are cheap and useful, but are there better ways to do what they do? We also discuss Atogatog, which I am considering as a Commander for my next EDH deck. I might have to dip into the Modern card pool for this build.
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2023-09-211h 25The Old Mage MTG PodcastEven More Licids and Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 57The people have spoken. Our licid episode was one of most poorly received podcasts we've ever done so we are here to give the people more of what they don't realize they want. Even more licids. We then review some of the reprinted enchantments from Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales that caught our attention. The art in this set is stunning.
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2023-09-141h 40The Old Mage MTG PodcastSCGCon, Licids and New Secret Lair Drops | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 56In this episode we discuss our first MTG conference, the Licid cycle from Tempest (no one plays these cards but at least one is going into my current pet Jank deck that I am very excited about) and we review the current Secret Lair Superdrop from WOTC.
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2023-09-061h 17The Old Mage MTG PodcastMiracle Grow Evolves | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 55In this episode, we discuss the evolution of Miracle Grow during it's earliest days as at it transitioned from a U/G Quirion Dryad deck packed full of merfolk to a tri-colored deck that took full advantage of the threshold mechanic. We also learn about the Land Game, which from what I've gathered, isn't just one game, but is instead a game with rule sets that have varied significantly over time and between play groups.
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2023-08-301h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastIntroducing Miracle Grow | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 54Read more about Turbo Xerox and Miracle Grow in this article by Carsten Kotter: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/gro-history-and-current-legacy/
Read Mike Flores's article on the top 10 extended decks of all-time : https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/top-10-extended-decks-all-time-2008-02-07
Read about the theoretical Power 9 of Commander in this article by Anthony Lowry: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2023/08/the-power-9-of-commander/
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2023-08-261h 24The Old Mage MTG PodcastWhat’s The Next Big Thing in Premodern? | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 53What does an aspiring tournament Spike brew now that Land Tax is gone from Premodern? We discuss a recent Sam Black article examining just that issue. We also continue our streak of covering breaking news a week or more after it broke in our brief review of WOTC's 2024 release schedule. Bloomburrow looks quite promising to me. Let us know what you're exciting about brewing or possibly buying next year.
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2023-08-171h 39The Old Mage MTG PodcastAn Ancestral Recall Every Turn | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 52Back in the mid 90s we thought Land Tax was a great way to make sure you hit all of your land drops and a low cost mana fixer. Today Alex and I learn about how people with far greater MTG minds turned Land Tax into the greatest card draw engine around, which led to its banning, unbanning, then subsequent rebanning in the Premodern format.
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2023-08-101h 18The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Cantrips Part 2. Mercadian Masques to Scourge | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 51Today we complete our review of Premodern-legal cantrips. If we missed something cool, which I'm sure we did, please let us know in the comments. We also discuss a few old-frame cards that are moving in the market thanks to their interactions with some modern spells. Hope you enjoy.
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2023-08-051h 46The Old Mage MTG PodcastPremodern Cantrips Part 1. Ice Age to Urza’s | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 50Today we begin our review of Premodern-legal cantrips. Yes I panicked when I realized that I forgot Brainstorm when we reviewed the Ice Age cantrips. Yes I was later reminded by someone on social media that Brainstorm is not Premodern-legal, which is why I originally left it out of the show notes. So basically I nailed it. Hope you enjoy.
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2023-07-301h 37The Old Mage MTG PodcastA Commander Masters Preview and A Turbo Xerox Review | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 49Today we discuss some of the cards that interest us the most from the upcoming Commander Masters set. No allied Fetchlands yet but we finally got those Medallions! We also review Alan Comer's 1997 Turbo Xerox deck which was wellspring of the decks that I always referred to as "those decks with lots of low casting cost blue cantrips or library manipulation spells." I also beg the viewers to help me fill in the last few creature slots of my old-frame green creature horde Commander deck. Hope you enjoy.
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2023-07-301h 21The Old Mage MTG PodcastDominaria Remastered Reprint Prices. 6 Months Later | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 48Establish your Mirage tutor positions now! Today we review prices of some premodern playables six months after their Dominaria Remastered reprints. We also have some more updates on the discovery of The One Ring and learn a little more about the cascade and suspend mechanics, and Living End.
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2023-07-301h 18The Old Mage MTG PodcastLight Fires, Dark Fires and My Precious is a PSA 9 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 47Today our One Ring watch segment comes to an end. My Precious is in Canada. We discuss what is known so far (not much). We then look at a couple Fires of Yavimaya decks from the Premodern era that splash some big gold bodies into the more traditional R/G framework. If there is something else out there that you would splash, let us know in the comments. Hope you enjoy.
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2023-07-291h 09The Old Mage MTG PodcastOne Week Closer to The One Ring and Budget Rares From Exodus | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 45We finish our review of Rath cycle rares for the penny-pinching player. It's Exodus time.
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2023-07-292h 08The Old Mage MTG PodcastBudget Rares From Stronghold | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 44We continue our review of Rath cycle rares for the penny-pinching player. It's Stronghold time.
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2023-06-181h 42The Old Mage MTG PodcastBudget Rares From Tempest | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 43We begin our review of Rath block rares for the penny-pinching player.
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2023-06-181h 36The Old Mage MTG PodcastZvi’s Fires Part 2 of a 374 Part Series | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 42We conclude our discussion of Fires of Yavimaya and Zvi's Fires. At least for now.
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2023-06-181h 27The Old Mage MTG PodcastZvi’s Fires Part 1 of a 374 Part Series | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 41In this episode, we begin our review of the "My Fires" articles written by Zvi Mowshowitz.
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2023-06-181h 40The Old Mage MTG PodcastOur Introduction To Fires of Yavimaya | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 40In this episode, I discuss Fires of Yavimaya and review some of the creatures that have been doing work in Fires decks for two decades and counting. These creatures are big, green (mostly) and cheap! And there's Birds of Paradise as well. Everyone loves ramping with a BOP.
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2023-06-181h 12The Old Mage MTG PodcastDragon Auras, Don’t Spec Bubble Matrix and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 39On this episode I learn that Lightning Bolt is not and has not been a part of Standard since the 90s. We then review the cycle of Dragon Auras from Scourge, which is a cycle of creature enchantments that I might actually play with. Finally, we discuss a couple happenings in the market, I try to convince the young folk to buy an S&P500 index fund instead of going all in on a Bubble Matrix spec and we add a few more cardboard rectangles to our first ever old-frame Commander decks. We hope you enjoy.
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2023-06-181h 43The Old Mage MTG PodcastBudget Cards From Visions, Market Moves and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 38On this episode I discuss my excitement about finally finding a local LGS that has Premodern basic lands to sell to me for a quarter a piece, we review some of our favorite cheap cards from the 1997 set Visions, and Alex finally names his Commander deck. Oh what a day! We hope you enjoy.
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2023-06-181h 57The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Rarest Ragavan and The Gempalm Cycle From Legions | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 37Episode 37 was the greatest of episodes but it is lost forever to the ether because I forgot to press the record button. I am blaming Alex. This is a tribute to that episode where we discuss The 001/500 Ragavan pulled by Star City Games, the Gempalm cycle of creatures from Legions and more. We hope you enjoy.
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2023-05-011h 02The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Muses From Legions, a Dreadnought Slayer and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 36Welcome to another wonderful episode of The Old Men Magic Podcast. On this episode, we discuss the muses cycle from Legions. A cycle where every card is actually playable. We also discuss of few recent ups and downs in the MTG market and Kaervek's Purge. I dream of one day incinerating a Phyrexian Dreadnought with a three casting cost purge. We hope you enjoy.
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2023-05-011h 24The Old Mage MTG PodcastDandan Market Moves, The Chain Cycle From Onslaught and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 35How about them Dandan market moves eh. Rhystic Studies posts a banger video and the whole world opens their wallet. Welcome to episode 35 where we discuss the price of Forgetful Fish, review some chain spells old and new(ish), and discuss a premodern Parfait deck that inspired the latest addition to my old frame Commander deck. We hope you enjoy.
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2023-05-011h 41The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Advocates of Judgement, Fog Spells and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 34In episode, we review a group of cards from Judgement that may be terrible but also may make their way into one old man's group hug EDH deck. Sometimes terrible makes for great fun at the kitchen table. We also discuss a recent price spike in a reserved list Exodus card and review some old-frame fog spells for Alex to use to beef up his defense. We hope you enjoy.
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2023-05-011h 26The Old Mage MTG PodcastPrices Collapsing After Reprints and Natural Order Rock | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 33Welcome back to the podcast everybody. In this episode, we review some vintage cardboard that is now cheaper just eight months after being reprinted in Double Masters 2022 and we take a quick look at some recent variations of The Rock in Premodern. More Rock you say? Yes. But just a little bit more. Did the Phyrexian Rager fix everything? Should I try Nantuko Cultivator? We hope you enjoy.
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2023-05-011h 34The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe One Ring and The Rock Gets Beefy | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 32In this episode, we discuss The One Ring, MTG ultra-rarities, and we continue our exploration of The Rock and how it evolved over its early years.
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2023-03-271h 25The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Birth of The Rock and His Millions | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 31In this episode, we discuss cereal-stealing squirrels, The Rock's (the wrestler/actor) lackluster finishing move and the origin of The Rock (the deck) and His Millions, as built by Sol Malka.
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2023-03-181h 28The Old Mage MTG PodcastOur Introduction to The Rock | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 30We start off this episode of The Old Men Magic Podcast slack-jawed and dumbfounded as we realize that an enter the battlefield creature we featured in episode 29 is not even an enter the battlefield creature. Nevertheless, we soldiered on to bring you a banger of an episode where fellow YouTuber Tong Zou explains to us how to turn 1 kill your opponent with Phyrexian Marauder (plus a few modern cards), we learn about the origins of The Rock, as constructed by Jelger Wiegersma, and I start to build the mana base for my first ever cEDH (casual EDH. That is...
2023-03-181h 42The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Enter the Battlefield Creatures of Visions. Part 2 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 29After some follow-ups to last episode and a brief discussion of some market moves (anyone out there playing Leeches?), we conclude our review of the enter the battlefield creatures from Visions. Some are about as useful as I remembered, some may be better, and one in particular is still very confusing to me. We end this weeks episode in the Old Men Magic Commander corner, where we discuss this weeks additions and I officially name my deck. Nobody cares about that other than me but I still devoted a segment to it.
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2023-03-181h 25The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Enter the Battlefield Creatures of Visions. Part 1 | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 28Yes we have talked about Uktabi Orangutan roughly 10 times on the podcast already and yes we are talking about it again. Can't stop won't stop. Today we review some of my favorites creatures from Visions: the enter the battlefield creatures. They are cheap and they are heaps useful. We also discuss some recent news in the world of plastic-slabbed, graded, collectible cardboard. I say, free the cardboard! Crack that slab baby. Just don't nick an edge or you'll knock half the price off of that Alpha rare. Finally, we reveal some recent additions to our first Commander decks, which...
2023-03-181h 11The Old Mage MTG PodcastSecretversary Superdrop, Seb Mckinnon Art and My Goblin Build | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 27In today's episode we discuss WOTC's recent removal of a figure from Secret Lair artwork. The vaguely weiner-shaped linework was too much for some eyes to handle. The anal impalement was fine though. We also discuss an old Secret Lair Superdrop that we recently learned about, featuring artwork from the legendary Bob Ross and the legendary Seb Mckinnon. Then we discuss a premodern goblin deck I recently built and whether or not it could benefit from the addition of a Goblin War Strike. AND MUCH MORE.
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2023-03-181h 56The Old Mage MTG PodcastMTG Potpourri: Mana Drain, MTG30 Promos, Mana Crypt and More | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 26Today's episode is a grab bag of topics about cards old and new (mostly old) that are currently occupying the minds of the co-hosts. I miss my Mana Drains. And I still don't want a Mana Crypt but I admit it is far better than I realized it was way back in 1995.
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2023-02-121h 58The Old Mage MTG PodcastHow to Generate Card Advantage in Green | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 25A lot has happened in green since the Old Men were casting their Forces of Nature (Force of Natures?). It's even got some card advantage now. In this episode, we discuss some Premodern-legal spells that have a built-in Regrowth function, generate multiple threats from a single spell and even some straight-up friggin' card draw. I want to play green but I also don't want to be stuck in topdeck mode from turn four on.
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2023-02-121h 30The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Pitch Spells From Mercadian Masques | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 24Today we discuss more pitch spells. This time, it's the cycle from Mercadian Masques, which was printed after we stopped playing the first time around in the late 90s. I'm looking forward to giving these a spin in some premodern decks. Except for Cave-In. Cave-In is turrible. We then followed up by reviewing some recent purchases and adding a few cards to out first Commander decks, which are sloooooowly coming together.
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2023-01-291h 58The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Best December Superdrop Secret Lairs and Demonic Consultation | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep 23The intro audio is shit but it gets better. I promise! Today we discuss some of the Hidden cards from Urza's block, as well as some other minor market moves that caught our eye. Then we review our two favorite Secret Lairs from the December 2022 Superdrop, followed by an introduction to some of the things kids these days are doing with Demonic Consultation. Thassa's Oracle ain't my jam but I also like playing with Jacque le Vert as my commander, so what the hell do I know?
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2023-01-292h 10The Old Mage MTG PodcastMTG Market Moves in Antiquities | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 22WE OUT HERE SHOWING SPREADSHEETS MAN. Welcome back to the pod everybody. After a short discussion of my current struggles with constructing my first Commander deck, we revisit Contagion, browse some black removal alternatives, then discuss Mining For Old School Spikes: Part 1 – Antiquities, a MTG finance article from 2018 that we recently read and enjoyed. After laying out a process for identifying old school cards that are poised for price appreciation, the author makes a case for targeting certain cards for investment. We take a look at their current prices. She definitely nailed some that we would've totally overlooked.
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2023-01-151h 47The Old Mage MTG PodcastOur 2023 Commander Journey and the Pitch Spells From Alliances | The Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 21Happy New Year's everyone. We begin this episode by recounting our epic New Year's Day premodern green stompy vs. B/U magic battle. We then discuss our MTG project for 2023, which is to build our first ever Commander decks. Old-frame cards only, Alpha to Scourge, cEDH (cEDH stands for casual EDH on The Old Men Magic Podcast by the way). We hardly know a darn thing about Commander so we are starting where all newbs should start. With a review of the official rules. Finally, we discussed the pitch spell cycle from Alliances. Are there more unbalanced cycles out...
2023-01-151h 39The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 20: Market Moves and More Premodern Goblins.Merry belated Christmas everybody. The old men are back with more casual cardboard conversation. In this episode, we pray to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that dual lands are banned in commander (then maybe they'll be more affordable). We also review market moves in some old-frame cards that are of interest to us, and discuss even more premodern goblins. Some of these gobos are so spicy, they will melt your damn face off. Goblin Mutant will not melt any faces.
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2023-01-071h 22The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 19: My Premodern Goblin Starting LineupOn this episode of The Old Men Magic Podcast, the goblin talk begins. I review my Premodern goblin starting lineup. These are the goblins that I believe are auto-includes in any solid Premodern goblin deck. We also discuss that weird thing our former President did (shame on him for making these NFTs and not good old-fashioned cardboard), and we discuss some market moves in the world of mtgfinance.
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2022-12-261h 56The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 18: We Peruse Dominaria Remastered. The Old Men Approve.On this episode of The Old Men Magic Podcast, we were going to talk about goblins but we spent so much time discussing the potential financial implications of Dominaria Remastered reprints and ogling borderless variants that we ran out of time. That borderless Sylvan Library is sick as hell my dudes. Goblins can wait until next week. If you enjoy, please like, subscribe, follow us on social media or send us an email.
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2022-12-201h 50The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 17: MTG 30th Anniversary Edition Was a Flop.On this episode of the Old Men Magic Podcast, we are back to talk about the thing that everyone is tired of talking about but everyone is still talking about anyways. That's right, MTG 30th Anniversary finally went on sale and it... is "currently unavailable for purchase." Whatever the hell that means. We also look over the retro-frame artifacts from The Brothers War and we learn about the gustcloak mechanic. Yes I will build a bird soldier deck and yes I will swoop down and steal your french fries.
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2022-12-111h 20The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 16: The Quest to Buy the 30th Anniversary Secret Lair.On this episode of The Old Men Magic Podcast, we review some of our recent purchases, recount our quest to secure the 30th Anniversary Edition Secret Lair and discuss a handful of premodern legal cards that we recently uncovered from the MTG back catalogues.
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2022-12-031h 50The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 15: The Oath Cycle.On this episode of the Old Men Magic Podcast, we learn about the Oath Cycle from Exodus. They did red dirty in this cycle and it ain't right man.
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2022-11-251h 00The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 14: MTG30 Tweeting and Perusing the 30th Anniversary Secret Lair.On this episode of the Old Men Magic Podcast, the Old Men discuss MTG30 Las Vegas as seen on social media. People be shoppin'! We then review the MTG 30 Secret Lair which honestly looks cool as hell. This will probably be the first new-bordered MTG product that this old man purchases.
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2022-11-251h 39The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 13: This is Financial Advice. Invest in Low Cost Squirrel Synergy Now.On this episode of the Old Men Magic Podcast, the Old Men agree that it is asinine to use your Frenetic Efreet to activate 1000 coin flips and win via Chance Encounter. However, if you must, then now is a great time to purchase an original printing of Chance Encounter at a good price. Alex recommends that our listeners invest in squirrels. You can't go wrong with squirrels. We also talk about the insane number of products Wizards is printing these days. This old man felt overwhelmed back in '97 when Visions, Weatherlight and Tempest were all printed in the...
2022-10-291h 54The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 12: MTG 30th Anniversary Edition. You Might Pull THE HIVE.People are so horny for Earthbind, they're out here buying out Revised cards. REVISED! Also, we discuss what we think are some of the worst cards you might pull from your $1,000.00 30th Anniversary booster packs and why The Hive is not the absolute bottom of the barrel.
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2022-10-251h 10The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 11: They Reprinted Black Lotus and What We Are Buying Now.No one is wondering how we feel about MTG 30th Anniversary Edition, but we are here to tell you anyways. What is it? Who is it for? Do we think it will affect Reserved List prices? Also, we review some old-frame cards that are now available at good prices after they were reprinted in Modern Horizons 2.
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2022-10-161h 53The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 9: Lobotomy Spells, Steve Issues Threats Over Buyouts and Market MovesWe discuss the cycle of Lobotomy spells from Urza's Destiny, Steve gets worked up over the recent buyout of Captain Sisay, maintains that he is stronger and/or faster than your mom (with few exceptions), and we review the price action of some cardboard.
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2022-09-301h 32The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 8: Memory Jar and Some Recent Investments in Cardboard.We learn about Memory Jar, Megrim and the Broken Jar deck, Alex discusses more of his recent Urza's block purchases and Steve buys some vintage cardboard from The Dark.
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2022-09-251h 28The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 7: SCGcon, Cheap Urza’s Pickups and Some Premodern AngelsWe learn that SCGcons exist, Alex discusses some of his budget pickups from the Urza's block, and Steve reviews some of his favorite Premodern angels he's learned about so far.
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2022-09-161h 43The Old Mage MTG PodcastThe Old Men Magic Podcast Ep. 6: More Lost Legends, LGS Visits, and Some Recent PurchasesWe discuss some of the lost Legends that will not be included in Dominaria United boosters, Steve talks about his first visit to an LGS in decades and Alex and Steve both buy some sweet, sweet cardboard.
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