The Magic and Monsters Podcast

Rebrand time!The Sharks MTG Podcast is now the Magic and Monsters Podcast. Find out what this means and why we have had to pivot.We hope you enjoy the next chapter in your podcasting journey.#MTG #Pokemon #TCG

The boys are back after a lengthy hiatus!We briefly recap where we have been for the last while and touch on Kals win at the SCG 10K which took place at RC Portland.We are then joined by Matthew Baros-Steyl fresh off his strong showing at Pro Tour Chicago. We ask the important questions, such as Where is Matthew? Who is Matthew? and Why is Matthew?

Just stopping by to give everyone an update since we have been away for a while. We will be back to regular programming soon, in the meantime have look at my new football project. The United Bias ⁠https://anchor.fm/theunitedbias/episodes/The-Premier-League-Preview-e27rrao⁠ You are also welcome to join our FPL community if you are so inclined: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/i80dfh

Fresh off his 9th place finish at Pro Tour MOM we are joined by Charis as we get to learn about the MTGO end boss and his journey in the beautiful game.

In this weeks show we are joined by Nikola Krsmanovic fresh off his winning performance at the Pioneer RCQ this past weekend. We get to know Nikola and learn about his path to victory. We also throw in a bonus section on RB Mid in pioneer. Nikola Krsmanovic RCQ Winning decklist 4 Cauldron Familiar 4 Unlucky Witness 4 Bloodtithe Harvester 4 Mayhem Devil 4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker 3 Fatal Push 3 Claim the Firstborn 4 Deadly Dispute 4 Witch's Oven 1 Eaten Alive 1 Kari Zev's Expertise 1 Thoughtseize 1 Village Rites 4 Blightstep Pathway 4 Blood Crypt 2 Blackcleave Cliffs 2 Den of the Bugbear 2 Hive of the Eye Tyrant 2 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance 1 Haunted Ridge 1 Castle Lochtwain 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 1 Sulfurous Springs 1 Swamp 1 Mountain SB 1 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary 1 Angrath, the Flame-Chained 1 Kari Zev's Expertise 1 Kolaghan's Command 2 Go Blank 1 Unlicensed Hearse 2 Necromentia 2 Baleful Mastery 1 Damping Sphere 3 Thoughtseize Keraan Chetty RCQ Decklist 4 Thoughtseize 4 Fatal Push 1 Abrade 1 Dreadbore 1 Heartless Act 2 Power Word Kill 4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker 3 Reckoner Bankbuster 4 Bloodtithe Harvester 2 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger 4 Bonecrusher Giant 2 Graveyard Trespasser 3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 4 Blightstep Pathway 2 Blackcleave Cliffs 4 Blood Crypt 3 Castle Locthwain 4 Haunted Ridge 2 Hive of the Eye Tyrant 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance 5 Swamp Sideboard 2 Pithing Needle 2 Kolaghan's Command 1 Ritual of Soot 1 Noxious Grasp 3 Extinction Event 3 Go Blank 3 Duress

Keraan is back from the RC in Naples and we go deep into all things Grixs. If you ever wanted to know how to Grixis, this is the episode for you. Deck 2 Cut Down 2 Abrade 3 Go for the Throat 1 Spell Pierce 1 Negate 2 Make Disappear 2 Blue Sun's Twilight 3 Invoke Despair 3 Reckoner Bankbuster 4 Bloodtithe Harvester 4 Corpse Appraiser 2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker 1 Ertai Resurrected 4 Darkslick Shores 4 Blackcleave Cliffs 4 Xander's Lounge 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 1 Otawara, Soaring City 2 Stormcarved Coast 2 Shipwreck Marsh 2 Haunted Ridge 1 Underground River 2 Shivan Reef 2 Sulfurous Springs 1 Swamp Sideboard 2 Duress 2 Cut Down 1 Negate 2 Razorlash Transmogrant 2 Siphon Insight 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 2 Brotherhood's End 1 Whack 1 Bladecoil Serpent

Local player Rishon Naidoo, overcomes the lack of RCQs in South Africa by winning a stacked MTGO Super PTQ. Rishon aka @boulderelf joins us on the pod as we get to know one of South Africa's rising stars.

We are joined by the winners of the 2 Johannesburg RCQs, Richard Solid and David Boers. In the first episode we discuss the weekend at large and focus on the modern portion of the event with a deep dive on Hammer Time. Top 16 deck lists 1 Soldin, Richard  Hammer https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060860#paper 2 Dalais, Matthew  UR Prowess https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060862#paper 3 Kwak, Jae-Ho  Hammer https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060867#paper 4 wilson, navare  Blue Moon https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060870#paper 5 Schimper , Bavan  RW Burn https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060874#paper 6 Weidenmann, kyle  UB Mill https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060878#paper 7 Bosman, Colin  Titanshift https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060887#paper 8 Chetty, Keraan  4c Omnath https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060890#paper 9 Kruger, Ryan  8cast Affinity https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060895#paper 10 Wood, John  Living End https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060909#paper 11 Keller, Rudolf  Abzan Coco https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060913#paper 12 Teladia, Taahir  UR Murktide https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060919#paper 13 Boers, David  UR Murktide https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060922#paper 14 Thirion, Gerrit  RW Burn https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060923#paper 15 Martin, Matthew  GB Yawg https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060928#paper 16 v Niekerk, Pieter  Rhinos https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5060931#paper

The team all played the recently concluded Arena Open with Anthony going all the way to claim 2500$. We discuss our #SNC limited experiences that culminated in a strong open showing. Anthony's 8-1 day 2 draft deck: 2Expendable Lackey 1Strangle 1A Little Chat 2Corrupt Court Official 1Aven Heartstabber 1Snooping Newsie 2Tainted Indulgence 1Body Dropper 1Fatal Grudge 1Dig up the Body 1Raffine's Silencer 1Corpse Appraiser 2Maestros Charm 2Involuntary Employment 1Syndicate Infiltrator 1Girder Goons 1Join the Maestros 1All-Seeing Arbiter 6Island 5Swamp 3Mountain 1Tramway Station 1Xander's Lounge 1Maestros Theatre https://twitter.com/scantzor/status/1525957214111940608

We are joined by the Magic the Gathering Hall of Famer Raphael Levy and delve into: How to be great at Magic Magic in the information age His MPL experience and what happens next Ban culture and much more... Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: https://twitter.com/MtgSharks https://www.facebook.com/mtgsharks You can follow Raphael here: https://www.twitch.tv/raphaellevy https://metafy.gg/@raphaellevy https://twitter.com/raphlevymtg