Untapped Libraries

Our guest this week is Medusa (aka: The Lovely Medusa) and her pet flying purple hippo. That's right, it's a commander deck starring the hallucinatory wonder: Phelddagrif. And, yes, we talk about the name's origin. Neale and Vinny share more Untapped Gems, starting a Cube community, and forgetting to put Mountains in your Gruul deck. You can find a link to the cube on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Joining us at Untapped Libraries is Brett who designed a cube based on a prompt for Cube For A Cause, an NYC MTG charity event. The prompt? Déja Vu. We dig into what that might mean and inspire for a Cube as well as what it might mean and inspire for a Cube. Vinny and Neale talk Reality Fracture, getting better at draft, and cards we've never even heard of. You can find a link to the cube on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Our guest this week is Tyler, aka Rope Arrow! Rope Arrow is the first Magic artist to guest on the podcast (Draw Your Hand Secret Lair). Tyler brought an Alesha, Who Smiles at Death Commander deck with some very fun cards. Neale and Vinny talk about the hype for the Zeta set before it came out. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Cole joins us on Untapped Libraries with his Odric, Blood-Cursed commander deck. It's not just keyword soup but a blinking, graveyard, and artifact machine. Vinny and Neale talk about the charity Secret Lairs, slam dunking cards, and being on the same wavelength. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

This week's guest is Lyght with their chomp-tastic keyword commander, Indominus Rex! We learn the best abilities to put into this keyword stew. The Untapped Gems are a mana rock and a saga, but which ones? Neale and Vinny talk about slathering ourselves in Magic, having difficulty with simple math, and altering cards. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Untapped Libraries is going sideways. Because this week's guest, Modular Cocoon, has brought an all-horizontal Commander deck for us to peruse. What's an "all-horizontal deck"? Let's find out! Vinny and Neale talk about a new Magic format based on Rainbow Vale, feeling checked out from Magic, and exploding corpses. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Our guest this week is Peter who introduces us to the world of Old School Magic, a set of formats that use cards exclusively from 1993-1994. We get an overview of a bunch of formats and tour his Atog deck. Neale and Vinny talk about the Knicks, finding old cards, and a Gnarls Barkley Secret Lair. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Untapped Libraries welcomes Fiona to talk about her Doctor Who precon, Masters of Evil. We discuss what it's like to enter the world of Magic: the Gathering and learning to connect with the game. Vinny and Neale talk about whales, cathode ray tubes, and leaving other players to deal with the aftermath of your Magic shenanigans. You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Our guest this episode is Jane who brings her Peasant Cube for us to explore. The cube only has commons and uncommons and is meant to be a welcoming entry to the world of Magic and drafting. The whole thing is unsleeved and fits in an old Fat Pack Box. (Plus you MUST riffle shuffle it!) Vinny and Neale talk about our names, going away to play Magic with your friends for a weekend, and the smash hit segment: Untapped Gems. You can find a link to the cube on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.

Paige TheMaverickGirl joins Vinny and Neale to explore the Pauper format and its evolution with two Elf decks, one from 2018 and another from this year to pick apart how they work and what's changed. Vinny and Neale talk about their Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease, argue about saying Yes in improv, and introduce a new segment: "Untapped Gems"! You can find a link to the deck on our Moxfield account. Follow us on BlueSky.