Tarkir: Dragonstorm | Other 99 Review

You've listened to us try to figure out our own existential Magic: the Gathering-related crises on the podcast. Let's take a stab at trying to fix your problems based on a few lines of text. Kyle and Andy comment on listeners' complaints and experiences with Universes Beyond products and how they've used deck brews in ways that didn't ingratiate them with their play groups. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:45) - Topical Preamble (00:06:15) - Attitudes Towards Universes Beyond (00:40:40) - Breaking Brew Decorum (01:38:00) - End of Session Breakthroughs Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –  

The dust has settled. The dragons have roared. The khans have riden. So what cards are standing out that you want to slot into the other 99 of your decks? Our listeners are coming at us with all their insights and hot takes on cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Look for a link to our Archidekt lists with all the cards sorted from this episode on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –

BEHOLD! A DRAGON! We're back on a familiar plane, and perhaps a familiar timeline. It's Tarkir! Some of our favorite characters are here, along with some new ones. So let's get into it and see what dragon-centric and three-color design is capturing the hearts of our listeners. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –

It's artifacts, you fools! Well over 6 hours of artifacts. As much as one could talk about a card type from tokens, aggro, zone changes, equipment, vehicles and beyond. If it belongs in a museum or jingles and jangles, we are talking about it. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:20:00) - Artifact Aggro (01:09:35) - Cost Reduction (01:55:56) - Zone Changes (02:55:38) - Tokens (04:09:21) - Vehicles (04:54:50) - Equipment Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of . Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp!

It's been a while since we've yucked yums, but let's yuck the most popular yum of them all: Atraxa, Praetor's Voice. Andy and Kyle take a look at some of what they believe has led to Atraxa's popularity and then try to offer some alternatives for commanders Atraxa's most popular tags, and then send Atraxa off to chew her well-earned cud. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:40) - Contextualizing Putting to Pasture (00:12:05) - Why Atraxa? (00:40:19) - Contemplating Superfriends (00:57:28) - Falco Spara, Pactweaver (01:20:34) - Proliferating Poison Counters (01:40:00) - Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (02:12:35) - Venser, Corpse Puppet Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –

Our listeners and the randomizer continue to provide us with more decks to consider before you go get fully caught up in the latest legends. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –

There are always new legends to explore and solve as they get spoiled and as we work through the latest set. But we like to get a refresher on sets from the not too distant past before you go get into the hottest new comodity. Our listeners are coming at us with their tested decks from Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Modern Horizons 3, and Bloomburrow. Let's get into their lists in this part one episode. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Keep those engines revved up, we've got more cards to check out from Aetherdrift. Let's dive into the cards you, the listeners, are paying attention to in this set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/

Start your engines! Time to figure out which new legends from Aetherdrift are revving us up to put them into the command zone, or whether they can be passed by or just tucked into the 99. You, dear listeners, are bringing the deep dives and Kyle, Andy, and Tiff have the peppered in takes on this new set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/

As Andy thinks about recent fixations in the playgroup, he takes note of the magnetism of kindred decks and what unique card themes arise with typal decks. Andy brings Kyle into a discussion of how kindred decks can invite a refined eye to tinker and find the ideal and most balanced cards to extract the most out of kindred deck experiences. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –