The Cedric Phillips Podcast

Cedric Phillips dials up log time pal and Magic Online superstar, Tommy Ashton, to talk about all things MPL. How did the two of them feel about yesterday's announcement by Elaine Chase? What do the additions of Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen and Jessica Estephan mean for the short term and long term of the MPL. Should be the MPL be about watching the best players play Magic or should it be about watching the most diverse players play Magic? Further, is there any way that the MPL can be both of those things? There doesn't appear to be a right answer to any of these questions but the two longtime friends try to find some anyway.

During his trip to SCG Richmond, Cedric Phillips sat down with Jim Davis and Ross Merriam to talk about what went wrong at SCG Richmond and where they think War of the Spark Standard is headed while they play an extremely competitive game of Gin. Narrator: It wasn't extremely competitive.

During his trip to SCG Richmond, Cedric Phillips sat down with Jim Davis to talk about his plans for the rest of 2019, why he played Gruul Aggro in Richmond, his thoughts on War of the Spark Standard thus far, adopting the London Mulligan rule on the SCG Tour, and what the return of the old PTQ system means for the upcoming run of MCQs.

During his trip to SCG Richmond, Cedric Phillips sat down with Brian Braun-Duin, Ross Merriam, and Peter Ingram to talk War of the Spark Standard, their thoughts on the London Mulligan after playing in Mythic Championship II, what it was like for BBD to finally make his first PT/MC Top 8, and if open decklists should be a thing at all tournaments moving forward.

During his trip to SCG Richmond, Cedric Phillips sat down with Matthew Dilks, Edgar Magalhaes, and Tariq Patel to talk about the race for the StarCityGames.com Players' Championship, their thoughts on War of the Spark Standard, their favorite cards from Magic's newest set, adopting the London Mulligan rule on the SCG Tour, and if Finale of Devastation will make its way into Amulet Titan.

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review the Superstar Shakeup and all the changes that have been taking place on Raw and Smackdown. How do they feel about Kevin Owens' heel turn? Will AJ Styles turn heel against Seth Rollins? Is Cedric Alexander already DOA? Why does Joe still hate Lars Sullivan? And why is Ced addicted to popcorn? All that and a bang bang for the ages during what can only be described as a moment of severe weakness. This week's episode has it all!

Cedric Phillips is joined, once again, by Ryan Overturf to review their predictions for Mythic Championship London. What did they think about the performance of Izzet Phoenix? How about Thien Nguyen making the Top 8 with TitanShift? Does Humans take advantage of the London Mulligan and open decklists better than any other deck? And why was Mono-Green Tron, a very well known quantity coming into the weekend, the most played deck? All that and then the two SCG Tour commentators tackle the difficult conversation of Yuuya Watanabe's disqualification.

Cedric Phillips is joined by Ryan Overturf to make their predictions for Mythic Championship London. With the introduction of the London Mulligan rule, how much does that change deck selection for the players competing? Have decks like Tron and Dredge actually gotten better with the rule change? Is Izzet Phoenix still the deck to beat in Modern? And will the success of Amulet Titan on the SCG Tour translate to the grandest stage of them all? All that and Ryan even takes the time to explain why he wouldn't be caught dead playing Death and Taxes in Legacy but *would* play it in Modern!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to review NXT Takeover: New York and Wrestlemania. Lots of titles changed hands, lots of faces won somewhat unexpectedly, and lots of hours of wrestling were had. However, were all those call correct? The dynamic duo discuss all that at length while watching the Superstar Shakeup take place on Raw. Warning: They completely lose it at the rebranding of the War Raiders but guess what - you would have too!

During his trip to SCG Cleveland, Cedric Phillips sat down with Dominic Harvey to talk about his love of Amulet Titan, how he handling the Season One race for the StarCityGames.com Players' Championship, and what he likes from War of the Spark thus far. The breakout star had a lot to say in his usual eloquent way!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for NXT Takeover: New York and Wrestlemania. Is there any chance the War Raiders lose to Aleister Black and Richochet? Will Pete Dunne retain the NXT UK title over WALTER? Are we prepared for Adam Cole (BAY BAY) to be NXT champion? Why in the hell is the Wrestlemania card so long? What are the odds for the Men's and Women's Battle Royales? Is there any chance that Kofi Kingston or Becky Lynch loses? And is Kurt Angle really going to wrestle Baron Corbin in his final match? All that and Cedric goes over his emergency surgery and the boys recap John Oliver's takedown of the WWE. This week's episode is as long as Wrestlemania!

Before the Mythic Invitational began, Cedric Phillips sat down with Gerry Thompson at Shake Shack in Boston to chat about their preparation for the biggest Magic tournament of all time and their burger rankings. What are the two of them playing at PAX East? And what's Gerry's favorite burger joint? Listen and find out!

Cedric Phillips dials up Joey Bags to make their predictions for WWE Vroom Vroom. Does Kevin Owens have any chance to beat Daniel Bryan? Is there anyway that Charlotte beats Becky Lynch? Does anyone care about another Shield reunion? And why in the hell is Rey Mysterio vs Andrade on the preshow? All that along with their thoughts on Roman's return from leukemia, Alicia Fox & Arn Anderson, Batista ragdolling Ric Flair, Joe's trip to NXT Cleveland, and, of course, food talk!

In the second of two parts, Cedric Phillips sits down with long time pal and Mythic Championship Cleveland Top 8 competitor, Alex Majlaton, to break down his blog post about his experience at MC Cleveland. In Part 2, Ced and Alex talk about the frustration of making Top 8 of the MC and still not being a Gold level pro, why Alex hated the article he wrote for StarCityGames.com, the type of content Alex wishes he saw on Magic websites, and the difficulties of coordinating a content website in 2019.

In the first of two parts, Cedric Phillips sits down with long time pal and Mythic Championship Cleveland Top 8 competitor, Alex Majlaton, to break down his blog post about his experience at MC Cleveland. In Part 1, Ced and Alex talk about the good and bad portions of Alex's weekend including what it's like for Alex to finally have a crowning achievement in his Magic career, why Alex continues to play Magic after all these years, why he suffers from Imposter's Syndrome after playing 34 Pro Tours, and the anxiety he suffers from when watching himself make mistakes in prior matches.