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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 87- Modern problems, no solutions
Craig and Kirsten discuss their week in Magic, look at the modern RC's and look at the very long current RCQ season. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 86- Innistrad, Is for yer dad?
Kev and Craig Discuss the Innistrad remastered set, Craig wins a Poker tournament but hasnt played and Magic and Kev makes his final preperations for Prague…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 85 - The One Where Kev is Actually Kinda Into Modern
Kev and Craig are egtting prepped for the modern RC and break down the rapidly evolving standard metagame Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 84 - WOTC only went and done it
Join Craig and Kev as they react to the wild unbans we predicted coming true in Modern and also talk about the Scottish store champs this past weekend. Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 83 - BANANA
Join Craig and Kirsten as they take a break from looking at magic cards and look at how you should be interacting with a local RCQ season. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 82 - Here's How you fix Modern, right, ....
Kev and Craig catch up discussing the events of the Pioneer RC, Foundations impacts on Magic, and the upcoming Modern Bannings Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 81 - Laying the Foundations for a Brighter Standard - feat Paul McLachlan
While Craigs at the RC, Kev and Paul get down to brass tacks and discuss standard Wheres it been, wheres it heading and does Foundations change much at all?…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 80 - RC Lille and the foundations of standards future
Craig and Kev try to make sense of what Craig should play this weekend at RC Lille and also what you should be playing going forward from the release of…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 79 - The One Where Far Too Much Happened This Week
Craig and Kev have a look at the big changes happening in Magic in the near future as well as reviewing the World Championship Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 78- The united state of world pioneer
Craig and Kev have a deep dive into the news of no upcoming pioneer. as well as the new foundations set and worlds this weekend (even though this might be the…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 77 - Pioneer - New Treasures and Hidden Gems
Craig and Kev have a deep dive into what people are actually playing in Pioneer. Frank Karstens latest stats feature and are used in an unconventional way…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 76 - Keep an eye on Duskmourn
Craig and Kev take a look at duskmourn and the pioneer metagame to try to make sense of the limited format and its effect on constructed. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicHOT TAKES EPISODE 3! - Sol Ring Should be Banned!
Kev and Craig go off the rails, as is tradition, and spit some fire. Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk Twitter-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 74- Modern fireside chat
Join Craig and Kirsten as they chat about the current moden meta game, and also give some pick on what you should and shouldn't be playing for your upcoming…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 73 - More CGI Children Next Time WOTC!
Join Craig and Kev as they look through the first wave of Duskmourn spoilers, discuss the mechanics and their first impressions of the set and setting Find our…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 72 - No more grief from Nadu
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the newest ban and restricted announcement. And what it means for some of your favorite formats moving forward…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 71 - Bird is the Word
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the upcoming ban announcement. Will it make ripples across all formats or is it going to be a one and done with…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 70 - Playing Grown Up Card Games
Join Craig and Kev as they take a more conceptual look at magic and ask "What IS an acceptable way to conduct yourself at a tournament?" Accidental Hot Takes…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 69 - Bloomburrow is Ravnica??
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of Bloomburrow limited and also Craigs weekend tounaments as well as is the scg back? Find our socials bellow…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 68- Squirrels, Otters and African Swallows??
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of our bloomborrow pre release experiance. as well as the new secretlair monty python and its chosen release…
Making sense of MagicEp 67 - How Cool are Rabbits Though?
Join Craig and Kev as they review the Pioneer format as they RCQ season closes and discuss Bloom Burrow ahead of the prerelease Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 66 - The gang plays pioneer
Join Craig and Kev and guests Kirsten and Jamie as they try to help you decide what to play for the last week of pioneer season by letting you know their…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 65 - Post PT, X marks the drama and pioneer check in
Join Craig and Jamie as we try to make sense of the recent pro tour, the recent twitter drama and look back in on pioneer after our recent focus was on…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 64 - Is it a Season 2 or the Same Old Garbage?
WE'RE BACK!!! Kev and Craig are discussing RC Results, where they've been, Modern Horizons 3 and what is going on with Assassins Creed?!! Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 63 - What the Hell is Wrong with the Guy Who Designed Stickers in Black Border?!
This week Kev and Craig review a slow news week and question the sanity of R&D Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/9E7EbzKfKk Twitter-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode-62 Final losses of the season
Join Craig and Kev as they Let you know about the magic theyve been playing and get fired back into standard ahead of the RC. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 61 - Glasgow's Finest Gentryman's Club
Join Craig and Kev as they review the events of Thunder Junction Pro Tour, discuss the decks, the impact on standard and how play boosters have impacted…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 60 - Crimes of magic past
Join Craig and Kev as they look ahead to pioneer season and also look back at the crimes printed in the new sets bonus sheet and see what they think they will…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 59 - Thunder Junction Set Review
Kevin and Craig go up the mountian trail that is a set review. Laugh, Cry, and get delerious with them over this 4 hour spectacle. The full episode is also…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 58- Spoilers at dawn
Join Craig and Kev as they recap the spellbound cup before saddling up to look at the rootenest tootenest spoilers around. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 57 - Craig Has No Comfort
Kev and Craig have a little retrospective on the Standard RCQ season, a look ahead at the Pioneer one and try to figure out where all the fun has gone! Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 56- Ban and Unrestricted
Join Craig and Kev as they react to the latest B&R announcement and also they give their takes on the reasons given for no changes in other formats. Also make…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 55 - Back In (Green AND) Black : Best Deck in Standard?
This week Kev and Craig reunite to break down the standard format, deconstructing what makes Pioneer great and laying out some plans for world domination. Join…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 54- The murder at Markovs manor
Join Craig and Kev but not as normal this week as we try something a bit different, Craig and Kirsten will take you through the pro tour. Before Kev and Paul…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 53 - How I learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Green Black He Man Control
Kev and Craig get a little distracted this week by all the amazing developments in the standard format as well as some earth shaking announcements from Wizards…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 52- One year of the podcast
Kev and Craig are lookin back over the year in review as well as RC Ghent and then looking forward to whats to come for the podcast. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 51 - Manifesting Limited Success ft Paul Mclachlan
Kev and Craig are joined by Paul who tries to explain his system for breaking down limited environments he hasnt explored yet. We're talking Murders at Karlov…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 50- Hot late night ramblings
Hot takes time as Craig and Kev come off a very successful weekend in the MTG streets they spit thier hot takes Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 49 - The Scam was Inside Us All Along!
Craig tries to explain to Kevin why Modern is broken beyond repair. Kev tries to recover from a rough night out. And everyone still loves standard! Join our…
Making sense of Magicepisode 48 - Standard availability?
Making Sense of Magic socials Join our community discord- https://discord.gg/WkDTJEK5v Twitter- https://twitter.com/MakingsenseofM Instagram-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 47 - A Very Magical 2023
Kev and Craig look back at what 2023 has meant to magic! Reviewing their own perfomances, debating the best limited set and resolving to have a better 2024!…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 46 - Looters, Scooters and Karn goes bye
Join Kev and Craig as they tackle the latest bans and unpack the unban. Kev also reaches out to the community for sealed advice ahead of his one bullet at…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 45 - Two and a Half Brews (... and hosts)
Join Kev and Craig as they tackle the standard format with their brewers hats on. The episode also includes a guest appearance from one of Scotlands most…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 44 - Pioneers and those who dare to discover
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the new discoveries made about the LCI pioneer format. also join our discord below. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 43 - A Limited Understanding of Whats Going On in Ixalan!
Join Kev and Craig as they compare notes on how they have been approaching Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft Format! Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 42 - Mapping our Descent into the Lost Caverns
Kevin and Craig lay out how they plan on approaching the formats with the new Lost Caverns of Ixalan cards! Spell out their Top 5 and argue about Amulet Titan
Making sense of MagicEpisode 41- Lost in the mechanics of Ixalan
Join Craig and Kev as they dive into the mechanics of the lost Caverns of ixalan before pre release as well as look at some choice cards. Join our community…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 40- WOE a wild guest appears
Join Craig and Callum as they look back on the sealed RCQ they played at west end games and break down the WOE limited format. Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 39 - Is Standard Actually Better than Modern?
Join Craig and Kev as break down the Star City 10Ks and the Standard Showcases and debate the idea that, for the first time in a long time, standard might be…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 38- No bans and pack restrictions
Join Craig and Kev as they make sense of the lack of bans play boosters and the scottish store championships Join our community discord-…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 37 - RC Lille : Is Gruul Back?
Kev and Craig review the weekend that was RC Lille. They break down their personal performances, the meta from the weekend and resolve their prop bets from…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 36- RC Predictions and prep
Craig and Kev give their metgame predictions in the week leading up to the RC and let you know what they expected to play.
Making sense of MagicEpisode 35 - What A Wonderful Worlds
Kev and Craig break down the events of the Magic World Championship and dive into the evolution of the standard meta game
Making sense of MagicEpisode 34 - Tin foil pioneers
Join Craig and Kev after a week off to look at pioneer coming into the european RC, as well as the tin foil hat theory Kev has about the new wotc marketing.
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Episode 33 - Enchantments, Lands and Tin Foil Hats
Join Craig and Kev as they break down their experiences of Eldraine prerelease, test Craigs knowledge of Enchantments and try to improve a lands matter Pioneer…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 32- Wilds of Eldraine top 5
Join Craig and Kev as they count down their top 5 cards from the new set, as well as try to make sense of not much magic and busy events. Socials…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 31 - Things Have Gotten A Little Odd!
Join Kev and Craig as they take a retrospective into how Pioneer has evolved this season before Eldraine shakes it up. Discuss the issues with RCQs and All the…
Making sense of MagicEpisode 30: The wild spoilers of eldraine
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the new cards spoiled from eldraine. and look at the evolving modern metagame
Making sense of MagicEpisode 29 - Eldraine and Bans, Has There Been a More Iconic Pair?
Join Kev and Craig as they discuss the latest Banned and Restricted announcement and dive into what Wilds Of Eldrain has in store ofr Standard and Pioneer
Making sense of MagicEpisode 28: PT wrap up and no changes monday
Join Craig and Kev as they try to make sense of the modern Pt after its conclusion and speculate on bans for the first yearly B&R. Then we get to this weeks…