Ponder

The Magic esports announcement was so huge that we had to call in an expert to help us break it down. Keith Capstick is a writer for TheScore, a major esports news site. Keith helps us look at the announcement and predict how the next year will look for Magic and Arena. We wrap up by pondering how Arena might need to change, and what we'd call our Magic-themed coffee shop. Twitter: @KeithCapstick www.thescoreesports.com

Move over #KiblerGoogle, it's #PocketJudge Max Kahn here to answer all of our Magic questions. Max gives us the inside scoop on what it's like being a judge at events both big and small. He talks about why he likes to answer questions on Twitter, and together we ponder which Magic characters won't be getting their L1 certification any time soon.

Professional streamer, long time tournament grinder, and our favorite lil punk Tiffany Calandro joins TJ and Melvin to talk about her surprisingly long history of Magic competition, Arena play, being among the first into Magic Esports, and ... planeswalker pastries?

This week TJ and Melvin go over their experiences at Grand Prix Milwaukee, discuss their current favorite inclusions in Ultimate Masters, and prepare for Thanksgiving with a game from Melvin. Be sure to listen for information on a playmat giveaway! All before pondering your questions.

Five guilds go in, and White Weenie comes out? We talk with our special guest, GP winner and savvy brewer Zac Elsik about Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica. Zac gives us his impressions on the decks and the PT meta, followed by some great advice to potential brewers out there. Then we wrap it up by pondering our cast list for the first MtG feature film.

Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica and Ultimate Masters are on the Horizon! In the 31st Episode, We are joined by Special Guest Hallie Santo as we walk through the marketing of the Pro Tour and the newly announced Masters set, discuss the updated suspension list, then ponder your questions with Hallie about what she looks for in new content.

There was a clash of the titans in Charlotte, amulet titans that is! We look at how two titan decks faced off in the finals and how the meta has shifted. We also welcome special guest Dylan, owner of the Geek Fortress game store. Dylan talks about why he started a game store, what it takes to keep it going, and what the future holds for his and other LGSs. Finally we ponder card costumes just in time for Halloween.

We got the creeping chills looking at all these dredge decks from SCG Dallas, so we try to warm up with a few spicy other lists that did well. TJ follows that up with the great weekend he had at Card Kingdom's Chalice charity event. Then TJ and Melvin team up to see if they can take advantage of MtG Arena's AI by walking through a draft together. Plus, we ponder some Ravnicaffeine.

Wondering how to start out in Magic Arena, or what's the best EV? Maybe you want to know the best way to grow a collection for constructed. We go through what we know so far, from the tutorial at the beginning to the little secrets that maximize your value playing. We also ponder some red deck questions with...Melvin?

How great is Standard right now? Todd walks us through his Selesnya tokens list which he took with his team to a second place Open finish. He talks about how it and the other Standard decks are performing. We give our opinions on the whole "Magic Fest" thing, and then we ponder Magic elitism and grinding Magic Arena.

The Standard and Modern metas are quickly absorbing Guilds of Ravnica cards, and we make some predictions for SCG Columbus. We also cover the highs and lows of MtG Arena and what we see as its audience future. Then we ponder proper prerelease packaging.

After spending a couple weeks on Ravnica previews, the ol' mailbag is overflowing with questions. We knock out a bunch, and also talk a little about the MTG World Championship and everything that went down there.

There's too many great cards in Guilds of Ravnica! Everything is put on hold this week as we wrap up our discussion of the hottest cards in the set. Todd and TJ talk about what their favorite cards are, and we welcome back Smooth Bruce for his unbiased (and very smooth) opinions.

There are some heavy hitters in the Guilds of Ravnica previews this week, but are they future format staples? We start Episode 23 with TJ's GP Detroit report to see where Modern is at, and then we are joined by our special guest, Smooth Bruce from Late Night Magic Radio to help us figure these cards out. Finally we ponder playing Infect and mulligans with Affinity.

It's Guilds of Ravnica preview card time, and we've been asked to ponder some of them early. We also look at what makes a Modern deck "hard to pilot" and ponder headliners for the the first Ravnicapalooza.