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Making sense of Magic
Craig and Kev do their best to make sense of Magic the Gathering, be it meta decks, wild brews or just takes on current limited; with occasional insight and the odd hot take.
Episodes
Making sense of MagicEpisode 147 - Set Phasers to Bangers : First Look at Star Trek MtG
Join Kev and Drew as they boldly go through the brand-new MTG Star Trek set to see which cards actually deliver and which ones belong in the garbage chute…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 146 - APB
Join Kev, Drew, and this week's guest Paul McLachlan as they dive deep into Reality Fracture Limited! Paul shares his unique take on drafting and building in…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 145 - We Played Reality Fracture So You Don't Have To (Just Kidding, You Need to Check This Set Out)
Join Kev and Drew as they follow up on last week's discussion to deliver their first impressions of Reality Fracture. They break down the early meta, evaluate…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 143 - Modern problems, Modern solutions
Join Drew and Calum this week for a deep dive on the modern format, the pillars of the format and what Calums planning for the Regional Championship in Ghent…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 142 - Pauper Ain't The Answer, My Guy!
Join Kev and Drew on this week's episode as they break down the sudden comeback of Pioneer, unpack the chaos behind the controversial MTG x ZET Secret Lair…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 141 - Is MTG Organised Play Dead & Can it be saved?
Join Kev and Drew as they dive into the tumultuous state of Magic: The Gathering organized play. From the demise of classic pro tours to the current local…
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Episode 140 - Cub is Curbed, Talent is Scouted and Gran Gran's Gone
Join Kev and Drew as they break down the latest bannings that have sent Gran Gran, Badgermole Cub, and Stormchasers Talent to the Shadow Realm. They navigate…
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Episode 139 - Counting to 6 and Reading the Cards : A Hobbits Tale
Kev and Drew discuss their personal highlights of the Hobbit set and discuss their homes in different metagames. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 138 - From Bag End to Brussels
Kev is back, Drew is gainfully employed and we're ready to recount the last couple of weeks. Kev was in Brussels at the Team Sealed Spotlight Series and Hobbit…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 136 - The Pon Farr Podcast : Mirror Universe Drew Emerges
Join Kev and Drew as they go over what we can expect from the Modern Pro Tour and review the first spattering of Star Trek spoilers - and Drew completely loses…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 135 - Getting Suited Up for Sealed (...but mainly draft)
Join Kev and Drew as they dive into Marvel Super Heros Limited Environment Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk Twitter-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 134 - Perfectly Balanced, as All Formats Should Be!
Join Kev and Drew as they catch back up after a two week break and see what impact Marvel has had on the constructed formats Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 133 - A Very Legendary Spoiler Season
Join Kev and Drew as they peruse the Marvel spoilers and discus their top picks for standard from the new set Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 132 - First Year Students : How to Improve as a New Player
Kev and Drew discuss the trials of being a new MtG player and how to avoid obvious pitfalls - delve into what is holding newer players back! Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 131 - Did Wizards Get Anything Right This Week?
Kev and Drew delve into this weeks banned and restricted announcements, the Through the Omen Paths U turn, and look ahead at what the Hobbit has to offer Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 130 - An Uncomfortable State of Equilibrium
Kev and Drew try to deliver a prognosis for the state of standard following Pro Tour Strixhaven and the proceeding standard Opens Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 128 - Back to School, Week One Strixhaven
Kev and Drew share their first impressions of Secret of Stixhaven Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk Twitter-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 127 - Holy Shit, Ancestral Recall in Standard!!!
Kev and Drew have the full spoiler and are popping off about some of the bangers from Secrets of Strixhaven has to offer Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 126 - Welcome BACK to Strixhaven!
Kev and Drew start to delve into the latest Strixhaven spoilers to see what the plane has in store for us on our first return to campus. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicHOT TAKES 5 : The Spicying
Kev and Drew go off the rails, as is tradition, and discuss whats been getting their goat recently! Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 124 - Top 8 In Turin - with George Berret
Kev and Drew are joined by George Berret this week to congratulate him on his recent Top 8 at RC Turin and discuss the shifting standard metagame Join our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 123 - Talking Turtles & Turin
Join Kev and Drew as chat first impressions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles limited and what they expect to see at the Turin RC this weekend. Azorious…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 122 - Last Look at Lorwyn
Join Kev and Drew as they say farewell to Lorwyn Eclipsed - discussing the limited format that has been and the legacy the set has left on constructed Azorious…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 121 - More Cheese Than Terrapin
Join Kev and Drew as they discuss the latest Magic Twitter Drama and try to figure out what the most playable cards in the upcoming TMNT set will be Join our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 120 : Is Three Year Standard Actually Awesome?
Join Kev and Drew as they discuss the events of Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed and what it means for standard evolving metagame Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 119 - The One Where the Gang Scrub Out
Join Kev and Drew as they try to get to grips with what Lorwyn Eclipsed has brought to standard. Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 118 - Lorwyn First Impressions
Join Kev and Drew as they break down their early impressions of the Lorwyn Eclipsed limited format. Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 117 - Universes Beyond Lorwyn
Join Kev and Drew as they discuss the upcoming Lorwyn set and its expected impact on standard. Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 117 - Holiday Special Part 2 - Spotlight Series, Rotation and The Death of Pioneer
Join Kev and Drew as they discuss the way magic has changed this year and the changes we are likely going to see in 2026. What does comp Magic look like in…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 116 - Holiday Special Part 1 - Spoilers, Price Increases and The Death of Midrange
Join Kev and Drew as they discuss the way magic has changed this year and the changes we are likely going to see in 2026. Are cards getting too expensive, Is…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 115 - Izzet ever going to End? A Wrap Up of Worlds 2025
Join Kev and Drew as they break down the MtG Worlds Meta Game, discuss key moments in the event and try and figure out how it will all shake out for standard…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 114 - Stacking Your Priorities : Life and Prime Time Triggers
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss Craigstrip to the Modern RCQ and the ever changing priorities of a Magic Grinder. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 113 - Changing Card Evaluation like the Fire Nation is Attacking
Join Kev andPaul as they take a very deep dive into Avatar limited Lets discuss what makles cards good and bad in this exciting new limited environment Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 112 - The Last Dance in Liverpool - Pre and Post Ban Breakdown
Join Kev, Paul and Drew as they break down their testing process for Liverpool, express their delight and disgust for the recent ban announcement and look…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 111 - Finding the fun in a Broken Format
Join Kev and Craig as they explore how the current standard format is shaping up and try to figure out is it still fun? Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 110 - Is Vivi cooking too hard
Join Kev and Craig as they get stuck into the New Standard Environment, New Limited Environment, Spoilers for the next set and the new RCQ season Join our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 109 - Rotating Back!
Join Kev and Craig as they get stuck into the impacts of rotation : New Standard Environment, New Limited Environment, Spoilers for the next set and botched…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 108 - Battleships and spacefall
Join Kev and Craig as they take at look towards edge of eternities pre release and discuss, Are spaceships battles? Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 107 - New Green Pastures and the Edge of Eternity!
Join Kev and Craig as they take at look as standards new hotness as well as board the hype train for Edge of Eternities Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 106 - They Banned last weeks episode plus 7 cards
Join Kev and Craig as they disect the Recent bannings plus look at what might be important in standard goin forward. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 105 - Final Fantasy WINS THE PRO TOUR!!
Join Kev and Craig as they disect the Pro Tour results, discuss potential bannings and discuss EXCITING new draft format Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 104- Pt Final Fantasy predictions
Join Kev and Craig as they predict what they think will do well at this weekends FF Pro tour and look at week 1 results. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 103 - A Flavour Win, a Constructed Miss?
Join Kev and Craig as they dissect week one of Final Fantasy MTG Limited, Standard, Modern and the upcoming Pro Tour Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 102 - Modern, Legacy and Universes beyond
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss Craigs Legacy dip, The spotlight dive into Modern and the Final Fantasy issues and take on how to play your prerelease. Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 101 : "So we can All Agree YGO Sucks, right?" ft Micmol & SerahVerity
Kev and Craig are joined this week by Michael McMillan (from the YYT Final Fantasy Youtube channel) and Serah Verity (from Gale FF TCG) to discuss the cultural…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 100 - Our Hot take, Your Hot takes, Everyone's Hot takes
Episode 100!!! Somehow we made it here and I'd like to thank everyone who is still with us and i hope you all enjoy our hot take rambling. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode XCIX - Final Fantasy Hitting Like a Meteor!
Join Kev and Craig as they parse their favourite cards from the current Final Fantasy Universes Beyond Spoilers Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 98 - All things RC, Ours and everyone else's
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss their RC performance as well as the results for all the standard RCs around the world Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 97 - Squid MD and Preparing for the RC
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss their thoughts on the standard metagame the evening before RC Bologna and ctach up with the latest MtG news Join our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 96 - Dragonstorm, Leaks and Final Freaks
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss the Tarkir Pre release weekend as well as the FF leaks and whats ahead in comp magic Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 95- Moderns problems required more modern bans
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss the latest Ban and restricted announcment as well as the arena champs and the upcoming pre release Join our community…
Making sense of MagicDrew You Even Meta? A Standard Deep Dive with Drew Martin
Join Kevin and guest host Drew Martin as they take a retrospective look at the standard format that just was and postulate on what will be post Tarkir …
Making sense of MagicEpisode 94 - Enter the Dragonstorm
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss the latest new releases from Tarkir Dragonstorm and discuss the set mechanics Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 93 - Secret Lairs and Standard Dares
Join Kev and Craig as they try to go a week with no new Magic products spoiled barring a Pineapple? Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 92 - The Recommended Retail Price of Progress
Join Kev and Craig as they try to predict the upcoming Banned and Restricted announcements and discuss the general health of the game and its formats Join our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 91 - PT Wacky Races
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the Aetherdrift pro tour, as well as the up and coming sets that have been annouced. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 90 - Aetherdrift Week 1 Pit Stop
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the new standard format, Aetherdrift limited and why we are getting Final Fantasy spoilers before Tarkir…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 89 - Race to the best standard brew
Craig and Kevin give you our finest off the wall brews for Aetherdrift standard Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk Twitter-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 88 - Seige Rhino BUT BETTER.. and other vehicles
Craig and Kevin give their first impressions on Aetherdrift and discuss the implications the set might have on the formats. Join our community discord-…