Premodern Landstill
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Mike wins a Premodern meetup with the popular Control strategy. Learn all about this important deck, from Magic's bestest format.
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Ambitious Farmhand
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Sam Black's new white control deck splashing red has taken Mike's heart! Learn all about the best grinding deck in Standard.
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The Top 8 Tips and Tricks to Crushing Ladder with CGB's Red Deck
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It's a Red Deck. Mike makes Mythic! RCQ preparation. Who is the best deck designer in the world? The answer may surprise you.
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Patience is the Anti-Curve
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Examples of how patient play can help win more games; and how impatient play is disproportionately punished and predictable.
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Finding the Three Gears
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Mostly about Modern Burn. Probably the best Magic: The Gathering article I've written in 15 years.
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Astral Slide: The Redemption Arc Begins
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Mike recounts his sad story (so far!) with RW Astral Slide in Premodern. But like the title says... The Redeption Arc is about to begin! Victory! #spoilers
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Roman Wins 2 RCQs
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The ACTUAL title of this underlying article is "The Top 8 Questions (and Answers!) with Two-Time RCQ-winner, Roman Fusco" but try fitting that in anything reasonable. Roman won! The second one with Rakdos Midrange in Standard. Mike grills him about it. You'll love it.
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One Week Three Decks Two Hundred Dollars
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Mike had quite the week in Premodern! He played Fluctuator at a local meetup on Tuesday, battled in his first match of #PSS4 on Thursday, and managed to win $200 with Survival Elves on Sunday. Probably you will love this so probably you should go listen RN tks.
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Bigger Than Sheoldred
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What's "big"? What constitutes "Control"? What does all this have to do with winning in Dominaria United Standard?
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You Can Play Any Liliana of the Veil Deck That You Want
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Like the title says... With Dominaria United entering Standard, you can play ANY Liliana of the Veil deck that you want! From Mono-Black to Mardu, Mike talks about the new trends and specific decks out of the gate.
info_outlineMike and Roman revisit a classic article about decision fatigue, an Israeli parole board, and eating snacks during a tournament...
Because of course young Roman did just that to break through to Top 8 of MTGVegas! This podcast celebrates his amazing accomplishment and sets up lessons as we return to "The Gathering" half of Magic.