Proven Combatants

Plucky competitive Magic: the Gathering Podcast with your CATS: Chantelle Campbell @ctellecampbell Autumn Burchett @AutumnLilyMTG Teresa Pho @teresapho Sarah Zyla @babyberluce

Episode 61 - Ember Cleaving with Carolyn Kavanagh 12/05/2020

Episode 61 - Ember Cleaving with Carolyn Kavanagh On the eve (of the eve) of her first Championship, Chantelle and Zyla sit down with The MIGHTY Carolyn Kavanagh and talk about her VML and PT prep, being a gruul mage at heart, and everything in between. Keep up with the cast: and or check out our Patreon at ! Chantelle Campbell: Sarah Zyla: Carolyn Kavanagh /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/17073941

Episode 60 - Shatterskull Smashing with Emma Handy 10/27/2020

Episode 60 - Shatterskull Smashing with Emma Handy Between the Grand Finals and the Rivals Split, Emma Handy finds some time to sit down and chat with Chantelle and Zyla about crushing on Gruul Turf and her experiences getting into Magic, as well as some tips and tricks for metagaming and deck selection! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/16560629

Episode 59 - Montse, Who Shakes the World 09/17/2020

Episode 59 - Montse, Who Shakes the World Hot off her Mythic Invitational top 16, Montse joins Chantelle and Sarah to talk about the tournament experience, and the cast dives deep into what testing and preparation is like without a large team. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/16052003

Episode 58 - Stream of Thought with Haiyue Yu 07/26/2020

Episode 58 - Stream of Thought with Haiyue Yu Sarah and Chantelle are joined by Haiyue to talk about tournaments and feature matches, the state of Standard, and how she got into commentating (and how you can too!) /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/15352409

Deep Analysis with Shanice 06/26/2020

Deep Analysis with Shanice Sarah and Chantelle welcome on Play It Forward winner Shanice to talk about Tournament Magic, WotCs recent card bannings, and how to make a more welcoming community. Keep up with the cast: and or check out our Patreon at ! Chantelle Campbell: Sarah Zyla: Shanice: /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/14981597

Episode 56 - Future Sight 05/24/2020

Episode 56 - Future Sight From sabbatical and self isolation, Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla return to talk about how we've been handling quarantine, changes to the cast and the future of Proven Combatants. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/14547407

Episode 55 - Tania, the Bloodsower 02/23/2020

Episode 55 - Tania, the Bloodsower Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla welcome special guest Tania (The Bloodsower) Russell to talk about the pressures we put on ourselves and if limited should gain more prominence in high level magic (spoiler alert, it should). /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/13263308

Episode 54 - Destiny Spinners 02/07/2020

Episode 54 - Destiny Spinners Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla talk about how they spin their destinies - err, prepare for tournaments that is - along with Pioneer and Players Tour first impressions! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/13059179

Episode 53 - Heroes of the Revel 01/10/2020

Episode 53 - Heroes of the Revel Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla return from their holiday revelry focused on 2020 goals - and how to achieve them. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/12688727

Episode 52 - Knights of Autumn 12/03/2019

Episode 52 - Knights of Autumn With episode 52 marking our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY, we are joined by a very special surprise (returning) guest! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/12263180

Episode 51 - Season of Growth 11/14/2019

Episode 51 - Season of Growth Teresa, Zyla and Chantelle explore the importance of growth oriented mindsets, the results of MCVI and what to play in Standard. (Spoilers, it involves food!) /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/12034766

Episode 50 - Elvish Pioneers 10/25/2019

Episode 50 - Elvish Pioneers The big 5-0 is here, and with it Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla discuss MCV and the state of Standard, limited woes, and of course a bold new frontier - err, Pioneer that is. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/11779433

Episode 49 - Charming Prince 10/04/2019

Episode 49 - Charming Prince Title: Charming Prince The Charming Nick Prince joins Chantelle and Zyla to talk Throne of Eldraine, Grand Prix Coverage and the importance of representation Keep up with the cast: and or check out our Patreon at ! Nick Prince: Chantelle Campbell: Teresa Pho: Sarah Zyla: /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/11521865

Episode 48 - Worthy Knights 09/20/2019

Episode 48 - Worthy Knights With Chantelle Unexpectedly Absent, Charming Prince (and technical producer) Mason steps in to host this weeks cast. He talks with Zyla and Teresa about jealousy, microaggressions and... cookies? /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/11327177

Episode 47 - Nose to the Grindstone with Jamie Topples 09/05/2019

Episode 47 - Nose to the Grindstone with Jamie Topples Special guest @JamieTopples joins the cast to talk dedication, the grind, balancing priorities, and making the jump to full time streaming - and of course, limited! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/11135918

Episode 46 - Gamble 08/30/2019

Episode 46 - Gamble If the name doesn't give it away, the squad was at Magic Fest Vegas this weekend and came together to talk their Grand Prix Experiences, banlist updates, and organized play announcements. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/11058620

Episode 45 - Longshot Squad 08/07/2019

Episode 45 - Longshot Squad Chantelle and Zyla welcome special guest Ally Warfield to the cast to talk teams, nerves, and handling the pressure! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/10806149

Episode 44 - Barricade Breakers 07/11/2019

Episode 44 - Barricade Breakers Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla break down what barriers face minorities in MTG and what we can do to help. They also talk M20 and... Pauper? /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/10482971

Episode 43 - Pressure Point 06/26/2019

Episode 43 - Pressure Point Teresa, Chantelle and Zyla talk about their weekends tournaments, the importance of non-dude hangs, and dealing with pressure - both the pressures we put on ourselves and the pressures we feel society putting on us. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/10298735

Episode 42 - Winds of Change 06/18/2019

Episode 42 - Winds of Change After a slightly unexpected hiatus, the cats are back with a bit of a mini bridge episode to talk about the changes to the cast, what it means going forward, and of course our preview card! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/10190282

Episode 41 - Fabled Hero 05/17/2019

Episode 41 - Fabled Hero With Autumn preparing for the MOCS and special guest Nhi Pham hot off her Grand Prix top eight, the CATZ become CTNZ (kittens, that is) as they talk War of the Spark limited and the importance of transparency. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/9822437

Episode 40 - Idle Thoughts 05/03/2019

Episode 40 - Idle Thoughts From the MC to GP London, from hitting mythic to disqualifications - Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla cover it all (plus exactly when should you start prepping for a tournament?) /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/9637079

Episode 39 - Planeswalker's Mischief 04/18/2019

Episode 39 - Planeswalker's Mischief With Chantelle away (oops, we meant Carolyn!), Autumn, Teresa and Zyla will play! The ATZ talk about #selfcare2019, GRN best of one and if Teresa really is the human reincarnation of Nicol Bolas! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/9443009

Episode 38 - Myth Realized 04/05/2019

Episode 38 - Myth Realized Autumn competes in the Mythic Invitational, Teresa made top four of the SCG, Zyla makes top 1000 in Arena, and Chantelle gets that big card! Looks like all the CATZ are realizing their dreams this episode! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/9280640

Episode 37 - Travel Preparations 03/22/2019

Episode 37 - Travel Preparations With big tournaments abound, the CATZ are in full prep mode. From Best of One to Best of Three, from Modern to Limited. They're ready for some Mythical events! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/9098921

Episode 36 - Balancing Act 03/09/2019

Episode 36 - Balancing Act Autumn is recovering from surgery, so Chantelle, Teresa and Zyla hold down the fort with some hard hitting questions, like how to balance life and MtG, what to play in Modern, and will Squee ever get his planeswalker card?! /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/8936366

Episode 35.5 - AUTUMN IS THE CHAMP 03/01/2019

Episode 35.5 - AUTUMN IS THE CHAMP Autumn is the first ever Mythic Champion! Chantelle and Teresa walk through Autumn's weekend with them, and tackle just why this is so important for the Magic community. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/8835173

Episode 35 - Mythical Woes 02/22/2019

Episode 35 - Mythical Woes With Teresa on vacation, Chantelle, Autumn and Zyla dive deep into the recent competitive announcements and what they could mean for the future of their respective grinds. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/8743733

Episode 34 - RPTQs and Competitive Blues 02/07/2019

Episode 34 - RPTQs and Competitive Blues It's RPTQ season as the CATZ shake up Standard (and... Legacy?), and the recent announcements (or lack thereof) have the whole squad concerned about the future of paper MtG. /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/8553122

Episode 33 - Standardizing Standard 01/25/2019

Episode 33 - Standardizing Standard With Standard and Modern being shaken up, the CATZ theorize what the coming months will hold (and lament how catchy the song 'Rhythm of the Night' is). /episode/index/show/provencombatants/id/8390069

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