This week, Joey and bigheadjoe announce the end of this season of the show. They talk about the state of constructed Magic, the future of paper Magic and Companions, and reflect on their experiences since bringing the show back.

Info on Historic Anthology III

Check out the new fan-made Gladiator format for Arena!

Hipsters of the Coast update on daily deals on Arena

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe discuss the deaths of the Planeswalker Points website and Constructed Magic. Joking, but we do talk about Ikoria Limited and Companions in Constructed.

Sunsetting Planeswalker Points
How to export your Planeswalker Points history as a .csv file!
"Let's All Calm Down About Companion, Shall We?" by Patrick Chapin
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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe dive into the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths spoiler, discussing their favorite cards and mechanics. Also, they make a bunch of references to things that came out before you were born.

"Cool, But Rude" by Michael Jesus Flores

"Sea-Dasher Octopus Is Much Better Than You Think" by Emma Handy

"Companion Is The Worst Mechanic For The Health Of Magic Since Phyrexian Mana" by Sam Black

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe discuss the short and long term impacts of COVID-19, both on Magic the Gathering as a whole as well as on their own lives. Then they explain all of the ways the game is shifting online at this time. Finally, they discuss some decks they are playing and thoughts on the game as things stand today.

2020 Hunter Burton Memorial Arena Open Is on March 28th. Register now!
MagicFest Online Information
Channel Fireball's MagicFest in a Box
Wizards of the Coast’s Response to COVID-19
IN-STORE PLAY SUSPENDED IN NA, EU, AND LATAM
John Farrow (HeyPharaoh) on Twitch!
MTGMelee Magic Arena Tournament Software

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This week, Joey and bhj talk about bans: Why there's so much ban chatter these days, whether it's warranted, and why it has become the new normal. Then they give their predictions for Monday's upcoming B&R announcement.

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This week bigheadjoe is joined by Lawson Zandi as Joey convalesces to discuss Worlds, Mono Black Devotion in Standard, Niv to Light in Pioneer, and the Hunter Burton Memorial Open in Dallas (technically Hurst but no one knows what that means) March 28th and 29th!

Magic World Championship XXVI Coverage
"Deck Advantage: Gaining An Edge Before You Start to Play" by Jim Davis
"Everything I Know About Five-Color Niv-Mizzet in Pioneer" by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
Lawson Zandi's Twitch Channel
Hunter Burton Memorial Open Info and Preregistration Here!

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TThis week Joey and bigheadjoe dig through the results of Players Tours Brussels and Nagoya, which I guess they are calling Players Tours Europe and Asia-Pacific, respectively. Whatever. We cast a watchful eye upon the Dimir Inverter deck especially, just as the pro players and WotC will need to do this weekend at Players Tour uhhh... Americas. Which is in Phoenix. Finally, we discuss Skura's U/W Thirst Trap deck which I just renamed as I was typing this. You're welcome, Skura. In addition to that, I make a number of other references that Joey doesn't understand.

Players Tour Brussels top performing Pioneer decklists (because you'll never actually find them on Wizard's site).
Players Tour Nagoya top performing Pioneer decklists (ditto).
Skura's UW Thirst deck!
LessAlex Control Freak podcast interview with Skura.
Matchup Analysis - U/W Thirst vs Dimir Inverter.

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe lament the changes to the banned and restricted list in Modern and reflect upon their reactions to said changes.

January 13, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement
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Joey and bhj discuss their satisfaction with the current state of Pioneer and the decks they’re excited about. Then they dig into some notable cards previewed so far from Theros: Beyond Death!

“Chonky” Red - Harry MTG Pioneer challenge Top 8 video

U/W Control in Pioneer

• Nassif's version
• Skura's version

Theros: Beyond Death - Ongoing Previews

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe are joined by long time friend of the show and writer for CoolStuffInc.com (and yes bhj also the guy who did the MTG Metagame blog) Jonathan Medina! They discuss the Mythic Championship from this past weekend and their favorite decks in Standard currently. Then they talk about which cards they think might be risky investments for Pioneer, and how this might be the best time to buy in!

Edgar Magalhães Gets Ready for the Player's Championship
Jonathan Medina Article Archive on CoolStuffInc.com
Possibility Storm - decklist by Jonathan Medina
Follow Jonathan on Twitter @medina_mtg

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This week, Joey and bhj do a brief breakdown of Simic Whirza in Modern, and dig a bit into Pioneer, including reactions to last Monday's bans and predictions for the immediate future of the format. Then they discuss alternative solutions for fixing a broken Standard that don't involve banning cards.

Announcing DrawGo Designs - Check out Joey's new MTG apparel shop! Get your YMTGT shirts and other MTG-related t-shirts and apparel here!

Zan Syed’s Simic Whirza Deck Tech from SCG Atlanta

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 PIONEER BANNED ANNOUNCEMENT

Top Pioneer decklists from NRG $5k 11/2 More Pioneer decks! MTG Goldfish's Pioneer Metagame page

“Mystery” boosters announcement

INTERPLANAR BEACON - Check out the Pioneer Cast podcast by Tannon Grace & Ross Merriam!

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