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GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels
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GerryT Podcast With Dave ShielsModern Is Full Of Nonsense
In the wake of a banning and an artifact-themed set, how has Modern been shaping up? The answer will surprise you, because it sure surprised the hell out of…
GerryT Podcast With Dave ShielsThe Discourse Episode
This week, Gerry cruelly goads Bryan into an episode of mono-hot takes. Is the stack empty? Is capitalism a shining beacon of truth, ensuring that only the…
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Reviewing the First Regional Championships
Meta-game data from the first RC is now flowing thanks to some hard work from the community, and the boys have plenty to weigh in on. How insufferable will…
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Brothers' War Arrives With a... Noise?
Gerry and Bryan want to get excited about Brothers' War, but with barren Standard tournament attendance and no Standard streamers on Twitch, where are new…
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Definitely Not a Top 10 Show
With the boys hitting levels of pre-release excitement not seen for quite some time, they're queuing up a new approach for their review of the "best" cards in…
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Final Brothers’ War Previews!
With almost the entire set previewed, Gerry and Bryan have a lot to cover. Brother’s War is a wild set with powerful applications for every Magic format and…
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The Brothers' War is Underway
Never-ending preview season kicks off again, and after a peak in at the Magic World Championships, it's time to look at new cards from The Brothers' War. Find…
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Look How They Massacred My Standard
Standard has a new look and… oh wait, it’s still Jund dominating events. But Jund’s performance in the first week post-bans only tells part of the story. Jund…
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Ach! Bans, Run! It's a New Standard!
And Modern too! The boys weigh in and early reviews say... not bad! Find out what Gerry has been crushing Arena with, where Modern goes from here, and get the…
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The Straw that Broke the Podcast's Back
Strap in. The boys have opinions. $250 dollar booster packs stuffed with cards you can't play anywhere, one of the worst designs in Magic history, the foretold…
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Pioneer Guy Appears
Bryan couldn’t make it this week, so Gerry recruited Pioneer specialist Todd Anderson to hang out, catch up, and get his perspective on Pioneer and which decks…
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To Unfinity and Beyond
Standard season marches on and the first seeds of innovation have been planted. Gruul Aggro, Bant, and Izzet Control have begun to make appearances, but…
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Every Format in Magic
The boys are doing their best to diversify. Obviously there are post-Dominaria check-ins on Standard, Modern, and Pioneer. But would you believe the boys find…
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Dominaria United Top 10
Dominaria United is a difficult set to evaluate, but Gerry and Bryan are going to try. With several cards on the Top 10 list that are either busted or…
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Dominaria United First Results
Week 1 of Magic’s newest set is in the books, and the boys are hard at work reviewing the results. Find out what’s impressed so far in Standard, Pioneer, and…
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Dominaria United Top 10
Dominaria United is a difficult set to evaluate, but Gerry and Bryan are going to try. With several cards on the Top 10 list that are either busted or…
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Final Dominaria United Review
At this point, Dominaria United is out on MTG Arena, but Gerry and Bryan haven't even finished reviewing the set yet! Get their final thoughts before their Top…
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Will Dominaria United Bring Back Standard?
After missing last week, Gerry and Bryan have plenty of Dominaria United previews to catch up on. There's not one, but two cards Gerry thinks were made just…
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RCQs March On!
As the qualifying season continues, Gerry and Bryan continue to keep tabs on all of the most important news and formats. This week, the boys are talking about…
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A Pioneering Podcast
Despite already having his invite, Gerry hit the road to observe a few Pioneer PTQs this week. Hear what underappreciated tool he built his deck around as the…
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Dominaria United and a Pioneer Near Miss
The boys are back with a show covering a menagerie of topics, including their first impressions of Dominaria United! Also featuring Bryan’s PTQ top 8 flameout…
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Gerry Wins An RCQ!
It's been a while, but Gerry played paper Magic and won his first RCQ with the Omnath deck he's been talking about for months. Is 4c Omnath the absolute best…
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A Modern Test Sesh
With their first PTQs just around the corner, it's time for the guys to get to work and do some playtesting. Thankfully, one of them seems to understand that…
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Reviewing Magic Online PTQs
PTQs are in full swing, including on Magic Online where huge fields competed in both Pioneer and Modern. Find out what the boys are sleeving up for their own…
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Preparing for a PTQ Season
Just like old times, the boys are doing their best to get everyone ready for a PTQ season! This particular episode is designed to serve as a timeless guide to…
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Explorer Crash Course
With Bryan working on other things, it’s up to Gerry to teach him everything he needs to know about Explorer! Bryan wants to know which decks are best, how the…
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Mason Clark, The 4c Omnath Expert
With Bryan currently traveling across the world, Gerry is joined by Dreamhack Dallas winner Mason Clark. They talk about how he keeps winning with Omnath in…
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A Brief Exploration of Explorer
And we do mean brief. The boys intended to talk about Arena’s newest format in depth but pressing matters like turtles, international travel, and the…
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Standard After The Capenna Championship
#MTGSNC had a huge impact on Standard. Gerry and Bryan cover the highlights and innovation of this powerful eight set Standard format (and the pitfalls of…
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Mastering Streets of New Capenna Limited
When Gerry T decides he likes a limited format, the world better watch out. He's been living on Arena for the past few weeks, crushing New Capenna limited on…
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More Complaining, Plus Some Pioneer Content
It's another week and that means another #wotcgaffe. The boys air their greivances about WotC's mistreatment of Carmen Handy and even have enough time to…
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New Capenna Modern Deck Dump
New Capenna is here and as is tradition, the boys are checking in on its influence in Modern. While it may not be the deepest set in Modern’s history, there…
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Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In
Magic: Arena must have gotten word that Gerry and Bryan felt spurned lately, because they came back this week with a desperate plea to keep them gaming and…
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The Top 10 Cards of New Capenna
New Capenna is almost here, and if you’re looking to find out who will be running these Streets after it’s release, you’ve come to the right place. Hint: his…
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New Capenna Previews Continue
Treasure these days before we get to fully dive into the treasure that is Streets of New Capenna. What new treasures will we be adding from this set to our…
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Streets of New Capenna Previews
Magic’s latest set has started to hit the streets, and early reviews of New Capenna are solid. Does a trio of old friends herald a return to a planeswalker…
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A Not-So Disappointing Announcement for MTG Players
It’s been a rough few years for competitive Magic, but the boys are finally seeing a light at the end of tunnel. Hear them break down Magic’s new Organized…
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A Disappointing Announcement For MTG Arena Players
The most recent Weekly MTG stream opened up a conversation on MTG Arena's economy and the playerbase is not happy. Gerry and Bryan break down some of the finer…
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Pro Tour Preview Show
It'll always be a Pro Tour to us. The boys are taking a crash course in Historic and Alchemy, as they review the most played archetypes for this weekends big…
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New Capenna And A Modern Tier List
It's time for new Magic cards, and New Capenna is kicking off with some serious upgrades for our future manabases. The present is a hot topic of discussion as…
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Standard, Or Something
Ostensibly, this is an episode of a Magic: the Gathering podcast focused on Standard. There will be talk about good cards and good decks. There will also be…
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The First Standard Decklists With MTGNEO
Magic Online had the first Standard tournaments with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty and the results are in! Did Kamigawa finally fix Standard or should we all go play…
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The Top 10 Cards of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Magic's newest set has arrived, and the boys are overflowing with praise for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. One card type in particular is dominating a stacked Top…
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Kamigawa Previews Continue
Magic’s newest set marches closer and despite their best efforts to be curmudgeons, Gerry and Bryan are getting hyped. Oddly, the guys seem to think this…
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Unemployment, Tanukis, and Kamigawa
It’s been an interesting week in Magic: the Gathering. This episode talks about everything you’ve been wanting to know, and some things you most definitely did…
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The Keys To The Castle (Vantress)
The unthinkable has happened. The powers-that-be in Magic: the Gathering have given Gerry and Bryan complete autonomy, and are allowing them to alter every B+R…
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If You Must Play The Alchemy Open
Let's be frank. The Arena Decklists boys don't think it makes any sense to give the Alchemy format your money right now. But, if you have already spent the…
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Listen to this Pioneer Episode or You Never Get Another One
This is it friends. Your one chance. A lot of people have been professing their love for Pioneer lately. Despite our fears that we might be making our least…
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The Modern Deck Dump Is Back Again
An Arena Decklists classic returns! Gerry and Bryan are trolling through the Modern league results to see what’s popping in everyone’s favorite format. Why do…
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An Ode to the Greatest: Magic Online and Animals
Alright friends, strap in for this one. It's gonna get weird. It's a slow news week for Magic: the Gathering, so the boys are talking about every thing under…
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Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Previews Are Here!
Preview season is never ending, and the boys are ready for their first peek at Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty… well, kinda. In addition, we’ve got our first look at…
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The Top 10 New Alchemy Cards
Just like that, Magic newest format is here and being played, and it brought with it some new toys. Like they do with any set, Gerry and Bryan are putting you…
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Welcome to the Alchemy Decklists Podcast
Alright… maybe it’s not time for a name change quite yet. But a new Arena only format is here, and the boys are dropping their hot takes about the announcement…
GerryT Podcast With Dave ShielsHullbreaker Horror Is The Only Thing That Matters In Standard
Hullbreaker Horror was dramatically under-hyped during preview season and now it's the most exciting card in Standard! Is it more oppressive than Alrund's…
GerryT Podcast With Dave ShielsInnistrad: Crimson Vow Top 10
Is Innistrad: Crimson Vow enough to shake up a less than ideal Standard metagame? Gerry and Bryan discuss the strongest cards in the set and where they fit in…
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The Most Interesting Previews From Innistrad: Crimson Vow
It's only been one week of previews and there's already plenty of cards poised to shake up Standard. Gerry and Bryan choose some of their favorites to discuss…
GerryT Podcast With Dave ShielsCracking the Historic Metagame
This weekend’s qualifiers have everyone focused on Historic, and Bryan and Gerry are no exception. The guys have been tracking the metagame carefully, and…
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The Road to SCG Con
Many of you are gearing up for your first big Magic tournament in a long time, and you know Gerry and Bryan aren't going to leave you hanging. They've got…
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Historic Bans and a Standard Update
Format changes are back on the menu, and this time, it’s Tibalt’s Trickery and Memory Lapse being put on ice. Where does this leave Historic now? Meanwhile…
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The Decklists of the Magic World Championships
Magic’s biggest tournament of the year is just around the corner, and we’ve got the decklists in our hands. Gerry and Bryan have picked their favorites for the…