Eternal Durdles

Nate invites Cyrus a known storm grinder on MTGO on. Zac and Phil emerge from the parking deck with questions. LANDS 1 Bayou 4 Misty Rainforest 4 Polluted Delta 1 Snow-Covered Island 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 1 Tropical Island 2 Underground Sea 1 Volcanic Island INSTANTS and SORC. 1 Ad Nauseam 4 Brainstorm 4 Cabal Ritual 3 Cabal Therapy 1 Dark Petition 4 Dark Ritual 3 Duress 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Infernal Tutor 2 Past in Flames 4 Ponder 2 Preordain 1 Tendrils of Agony 8 OTHER SPELLS 4 Lion's Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal SIDEBOARD 2 Abrupt Decay 2 Chain of Vapor 1 Empty the Warrens 2 Fatal Push 2 Flusterstorm 2 Ground Seal 2 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Tormod's Crypt 1 Xantid Swarm twitch.tv/cyruscg

Zac and Phil Head off to Regionals, Nate looks at the meta this week. Zac's Twitch: www.twitch.tv/durdlemagus Nate's Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thefrozendivide Phil's Book is still on audible! Check that out! Use the First Link for his book, the second is our promo code for Audible. If you sign up it helps support the show. Of course you can always subscribe to our Patreon as well. https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Portal-World-Audiobook/B07CJ28KQ2 www.audibletrail.com/eternaldurdles www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles

Zac and Nate cover Battlebond for desirable legacy offerings. Apologies this week for Zac's low volume. He's got that worked out so you can expect a better average next week. Zac's Twitch: www.twitch.tv/durdlemagus Nate's Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thefrozendivide

Phil's Back from England, Zac and Nathan Are getting interested in Premodern, Zac has some MTGFinance tips that he hopes saves you a few bucks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YWOaIJ6zBM&feature=youtu.be Phil's Book is still on audible! Check that out! Use the First Link for his book, the second is our promo code for Audible. If you sign up it helps support the show. Of course you can always subscribe to our Patreon as well. https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Portal-World-Audiobook/B07CJ28KQ2 www.audibletrail.com/eternaldurdles www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles

Zac and Nate, take some bold guesses that pay off immediately about GP Birmingham. Phil's out this week, Playing in the GP! Good Luck Phil!

Phil's traveling this week. Nate and Zac interview Turbo Depths aficionado Matthew Hackbert. They scour his thoughts on the deck, how to play it and ways to attack it. "Stock" GB Turbo Decklist Main: Lands - 23 3 Bayou 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Dark Depths 4 Thespian's Stage 3 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 1 Sejiri Steppe 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Ghost Quarter 1 Swamp (S-C if ItN) 1 Forest (S-C if ItN) Creatures - 11 4 Vampire Hexmage 4 Elvish Spirit Guide 3 Sylvan Safekeeper Other - 26 4 Lotus Petal 4 Thoughtseize 4 Duress 4 Crop Rotation 4 Sylvan Scrying 2 Expedition Map or 2 Into the North (Map usually over ItN) 3 Pithing Needle 1 Flex (This is often S. Library or 3rd Map/ItN) Sideboard - 15 1 Pithing Needle 1 Karakas 1 Dryad Arbor/Mishra's Factory 2 Thorn of Amethyst 2 Surgical Extraction 2 Rite of Consumption 3 Abrupt Decay 3 Flex SB Flex is often some combination of the following: More Thorns/Spheres Decay/Grip effect Surgical Bosejiu for vs U/x Control Card Advantage (Bob/S.Library, etc.) Bitterblossom --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUG "Negator" Depths - This variant designed and championed by Tom Hepp Main: Lands - 28 4 Dark Depths 4 Thespian Stage 4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Verdant Catacombs 2 Bayou 1 Underground Sea 1 Tropical Island 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Sejiri Steppe 1 Wasteland 2 Flex Spots (Some combo of Gemstone Mines and/or a Forest) Creatures - 4 4 Vampire Hexmage Other - 28 4 Mox Diamond 4 Crop Rotation 4 Brainstorm 4 Thoughtseize 2 Duress 2 Inquisition of Kozilek 3 Sylcan Scrying 2 Pithing Needle 2 Expedition Map 1 Stifle Sideboard - 15 3 Flusterstorm 3 Surgical Extraction 2 Krosan Grip 2 Abrupt Decay 2 Pithing Needle 1 Dryad Arbor 1 Ghost Quarter 1 Karakas Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles Our Tee Shirt: https://teespring.com/shop/eternal-durdles-brew-crew?aid=marketplace&tsmac=marketplace&tsmic=search#pid=46&cid=2742&sid=front www.audibletrial.com/Eternaldurdles Phil's voice on a book: https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Portal-World-Audiobook/B07CJ28KQ2?ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=ZQNQDDQP24MQDTJCJH6D&

Zac Nate and Phil look at a the first week of Dominaria being legal, check out a couple of deck innovations and get a quick snapshot of the meta. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles Our Tee Shirt: https://teespring.com/shop/eternal-durdles-brew-crew?aid=marketplace&tsmac=marketplace&tsmic=search#pid=46&cid=2742&sid=front www.audibletrial.com/Eternaldurdles Phil's voice on a book: https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Portal-World-Audiobook/B07CJ28KQ2?ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=ZQNQDDQP24MQDTJCJH6D&

Phil, Nate and Zac look at Dominaria now that its out and see what gems they can find. You can support the show several ways: Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles to directly support the show audibletrail.com/eternaldurdles for a free audiobook with your subscription ALSO Phil narrated a book that came out on Friday. It's Portal World by J.L. Ender. Perfect choice for your first free book.

Phil Nate and Zac react to the BnR update. Then dissect @MTGAARON's "Pillars of the Format" tweet.

Nate Phil and Zac discuss the top 8 of GP Seattle. What this means for the health of the format, and answer a series of conundrums related to Deathrite Shaman.

Phil takes Back to Basics and puts is in a Dimir shell. Zac plays Temur Shift in a Modern 2k. Nate goes full mentor in a Legacy 4k. http://www.audibletrial.com/eternaldurdles www.patreon.com/eternaldurdles Phil's Black to Basics Creatures 4 Baleful Strix 3 Snapcaster mage 2 Vendilion clique 1 Tasigur, The Golden Fang Spells 3 Jace, The Mind Scupltor 4 Force of will 4 Ponder 4 Brainstorm 1 preordain 4 Thoughtseize 4 Fatal push 2 Counterbalance 1 counterspell 2 Back to Basics 1 Diabolic Edict 1 Toxic Deluge 4 Polluted Delta 2 Misty Rainforest 2 Scalding Tarn 1 Flooded Strand 5 Island 3 Swamp 2 Underground Sea SideBoard: 3 flusterstorm 3 surgical extraction 2 vampire hexmage 2 pithing needle 2 dread of night 1 dragonlord silumgar 1 hostage taker 1 notion thief Zac's Shift LANDS 2 Breeding Pool 1 Sheltered Thicket 2 Forest 3 Island 4 Misty Rainforest 1 Mountain 3 Wooded Foothills 4 Steam Vents 3 Stomping Ground 1 Cinder Glade 2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle CREATURES 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Snapcaster Mage 1 Primeval Titan SPELLS 3 Cryptic Command 1 Explore 1 Farseek 1 Izzet Charm 1 Lightning Bolt 3 Prismatic Omen 4 Remand 4 Scapeshift 4 Search for Tomorrow 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 2 Search for Azcanta SIDEBOARD 2 Anger of the Gods 2 Abrade 2 Relic of Progenitus 2 Negate 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 3 Obstinate Baloth 2 Vendilion Clique

Phil Nate and Zac talk about what defines a brew, and when its right to brew.

The crew takes a queue from the community and guess the chaos that would ensue with a ban on fetchlands. www.audibletrial.com/eternaldurdles

Phil, Nate, and Zac take a look at the recent Dominaria leaks and try to find spoils for eternal formats. There are some gems!

Phil places in the top 32 at SCGWOR with Esper Mentor. The Gang gets into a heated debate about DRS's life expectancy in the format. Creatures (12) 2 Baleful Strix 4 Deathrite Shaman 4 Monastery Mentor 2 Snapcaster Mage Planeswalkers (1) 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor Lands (18) 1 Island 1 Plains 1 Swamp 4 Flooded Strand 2 Marsh Flats 4 Polluted Delta 1 Scrubland 1 Tropical Island 1 Tundra 2 Underground Sea Spells (29) 4 Brainstorm 2 Fatal Push 4 Force of Will 2 Spell Pierce 4 Swords to Plowshares 4 Cabal Therapy 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Ponder 1 Unearth Sideboard 1 Nihil Spellbomb 1 Pithing Needle 3 Disenchant 2 Flusterstorm 1 Hydroblast 2 Surgical Extraction 2 Zealous Persecution 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 Unearth 1 Forest