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Crew3: A Magic Podcast
Welcome to Crew3! Join your hosts Ruckman, Chris, and Ricky as they discuss the current happenings in their favorite game Magic the Gathering. With combined decades of experience their goal is to help players find succcess in their local communities and make the jump from kitchen table to competitive success. Come for the advice, stay for the hilarity that ensues.
Episodes
- Crew3: A Magic Podcast
Making Our Own Pioneer Horizons
Whelp the guys finally broke, they gave into the Horizons idea and decided to pitch their own includes for Pioneer Horizon. Challenge 1…
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Big Changes to US Regional Championships
The last Dream Hack Regional Championship is in the books, but not without it's own amount of drama. Meanwhile, SCG is shaking things up for the next RCQ…
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Finding Success at the Highest Level - Inteview with Team Main Phase
It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Alan and Jason from Team Main Phase and discuss what it takes to find success at the highest level of competitive…
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Bouncing Back From a Bad Start
This week's episode Ricky gives some helpful advice on how to bounce back from those dreaded 0-2 starts at your local RCQ Want to support the show? You can…
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Ghosts Over West Texas and Other Magic Stories
It's been a hell of a ride so far during this RCQ season, and since we don't have a BNR update to complain about that guys thought it would be nice to talk…
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Banlist Predictions and Cheap Pickups
The boys are back once again to talk about some exciting challenge decklists, before giving their predictions for Mondays banlist, and then wrapping up with…
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So Many Challenges!
There's so many challenges for Pioneer it's a great time to be an MTGO player, but all the results are all over the place! What decks to the guys really thing…
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Slickshot Show-off Shows Up
It was a massive debut week for Outlaws of Thunder Junction, especially for Slickshot Show-Up. So the boys are here to talk all about the results of the first…
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Reacting to Your OTJ Brews!
It's that wonderful time following set release where we eagerly wait for the first tournament results to come in, so to help tide us over we're taking a look…
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Pioneer RCQ Meta-Bootcamp Week Two: Answering Your Meta Questions
The guys are back to wrap up Meta-Bootcamp this week by talking about a few straggler decklists to be aware of before diving into the mail bag and answering…
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Pioneer RCQ Meta-Bootcamp Week One: Top Decks
RCQ Season is right around the corner, and after wrapping up some remaining Thunder Junction Spoilers the guys are here to go over the most important decks…
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Saddle Up for Thunder Junction!
It's another Ricky and Chris exclusive episode as Ruckman is busy unburying his new apartment. This week the guys go over some custom challenger decks they cam…
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Crew3 shows up big at the HBMO
Coming off a very successful Hunter Burton Memorial tournament, the boys talk the latest magic news and give their tournament reports and Nostra-Ricky shows up…
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No Changes In Pioneer???
Chris and Ruckman are here this week to talk about Monady's lack of changes to Pioneer and what that means for the format going forward. Challenge #1…
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Is Fable's Saga Over In Pioneer?
With a BnR announcement on the horizon, the guys settle in with some predictions. Is it time the Fable faces seven years back luck? Have we taken our Last…
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Vampires Exsanguinate PT Chicago
It was a big weekend for Pioneer action as 250 players descended upon Chicago for some high stakes Pro Tour Action, but only one player walked away with the…
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Getting Ready for PT Chicago!
Pro Tour Chicago is this weekend, so the boys are here with all their meta call and predictions ahead of this Pioneer filled spectacular! Challenge 1…
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RC Denver Recap and MKM Week One (REUPLOAD)
(REUPLOAD) Ricky is back from Denver to regal the boys with stories of the weekend before we take a look at some of the changes sweeping over the Pioneer meta…
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Karlov Manor Brews
New set means new brews! So check out the new decks the boys are brewing up before they rate some new decks from the viewers at home. Ricky's Surveil Deck…
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Best Cards for Pioneer in Karlov Manor
It's prerelease weekend this week and that means it's time for the boys to weigh in on the best new cards for Pioneer in the new set! Agree with our list, or…
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Will a New Leyline Shakeup Pioneer?
This week Ruckman and Ricky take a look at a different Pioneer meta game following the previous week's Amalia dominance. Same decks, but different…
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Was Karlov Manor's Best Card Already Spoiled???
Ruckman makes his triumphant return this week......albeit with some audio issues! But don't be dissuaded by those because there was A LOT to talk about this…
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$300 For Karlov Manor Predictions
After an unfortunate emergency the boys are once again without Ruckman, but don't fear Chris and Ricky are here to hype up the upcoming Standard RCQ Season and…
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Is Pioneer Horizons on the Horizon?
After a week off, Chris and Ricky take over hosting duties to go over a controversial blog post by Mark Rosewater himself and finally cover Ricky's…
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Azorious Control Stands Tall in Atlanta
In an event full of Phoenix's, Inti's, and Amalia's, it was Azorious Control that emerged victorious in Atlanta this weekend. Chris and Ruckman are here to…
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A Vampire, a Phoenix, and a Helicopter Walk Into a Bar
RC Atlanta is THIS WEEKEND so the boys are here to give last minute thoughts and opinions on some recent events to help with your last minute tournament prep!…
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Thank the Bus Driver for Ravnica Spoilers
What a whirlwind week for Magic, but more specifically Pioneer! Karn is finally gone, but maybe at an awkward time, Appraiser was shown the door before we had…
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Major Bans Inbound Ahead of Dreamhack Atlanta???
Wizards recently sent waves through the Pioneer and Modern communities with Tuesday's stream announcing upcoming action set to take place on Monday's B&R…
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Will Discover Take Over Pioneer?
Wow, just barely even released and Ixalan has added not just new exciting updates to existing strategies, but also making a big splash with two brand new combo…
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Brewing With Ixalan
Lost Caverns of Ixalan is here and we've got some fun brews to share with you! Be sure to send us your post-Ixalan Decklists for Does It Slap next week! Inti…
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Lost Caverns of Ixalan Top 10
It's episode 200 this week and what better way to celebrate than by debating the 10 best cards from the upcoming Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Initially a predicted…
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A Powerful Two Card Combo In Ixalan?
Wow, who would have thought that LCI would be as exciting as it has been this spoiler season? Honestly, this se looks so amazing and there's a lot to talk…
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Marveling At Ixalan Spoilers
This week the boys grapple with the current direction of magic, talk about their awesome weekends at SCG Dallas, and then talk about some of the sweet new…
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Boosting Pioneer Play With a Diverse Meta
Despite a truly abysmal B&R update......I mean product avertisement, none of that matters because Pioneer is in amazing shape and there's always something to…
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This Candle Smells Like My Knighthood
It's been one hell of a week for everyone, and well.......I have no other way to describe this episode. Enjoy? Pioneer Qualifier…
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Izzet Phoenix Wins Big in Calgary
Following Phoenix's huge win in Calgary, Ricky is here to help you build out your own Phoneix collections and get ready for your next event! Lillie Classic…
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Cavern of Souls Coming to Pioneer?!?! ft. Thayne from Shockseize
While Worlds in Vegas didn't include Pioneer action, it did give us a look at the upcoming Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Will a land from the original Innistrad box…
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Discussing Non-Fable Value Engines
Chris and Ruckman discuss just what is it that makes Fable such a dominant value engine, and are there others that can rival it's prevalence? Saturday's…
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Izzet Phoenix Rises From the Ashes of Eldraine
Wilds of Eldraine has been officially release upon the world, so it's time to look at all those sweet sweet deck updates! Saturday Challenge…
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Wilds of Eldraine Sleeper Picks and Limited Advice
It's the Chris and Ricky show this week with Ruckman taking the week off. But don't worry, they go over some early WOE limited advice as well as some sleeper…
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WOE Brews and Interview With Joaquin Montes
This is a STACKED episode this week thanks to the flood of community deck list submissions of all your Wilds of Eldraine brew! We're also lucky enough to be…
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Is Rakdos Transmog the New Best Rakdos Deck?
This is one stacked episode: some sweet new Pioneer decks, plenty of new spoilers, and community deck submissions! Saturday Challenge…
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Is Eldraine Here to Save Pioneer?
Spoiler season is here, and you know what that means! The NEVER. ENDING. HYPE-TRAIN, ROLLS ON!!!!!!!! But is there enough here to save us from the menace of…
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Banlist Reactions and the GenCon Roadmap
It is time for a special early podcast release as the boys react to Monday's somewhat disappointing BNR update. What do you think about the lack of changes in…
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The Current State of Pioneer and Potential Bans
On Monday August 7th Wizards will usher in their new yearly ban list policy. So the guys sit down to give their honest opinions of the current state of Pioneer…
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Pioneer Pickups For Less Than A Box Of Commander Masters
On this week's episode Chris recounts his shot at Beyblade glory and the guys give some suggestions on what you can buy instead of a box of Commander Masters…
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Top 5 Cards For Pioneer You Aren't Playing
Pioneer has seen a lot of big meta changes in the following week, however the guys still thing there are some powerful cards that aren't seeing enough play. So…
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Boros Pia Continues To Impress
So ummmmmmm that Explorer Anthology sure is something huh? Anyway at least Boros Pia is exciting to talk about as it continues to wow in all the major events…
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The New Pillars of Pioneer
Now that this round of RC's are in the record books, the guys decide to discuss what they think are the new Pillars of the Pioneer format. Oh, and we also give…
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Another Win for Mono-Green and LOTR Draft
So last week Ruckman was wrong about RC's being over, so we have two more to talk about this week! After that Chris and Ricky talk about their experiences with…
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Rakdos Midrange Can't Win A Regional Championship
With RC Canada 2, the current series of Pioneer RC's comes to a close. While the curtain closes let's take a look at the diverse list of decks that won over…
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RC Athens Spice and Budget Brews!
After the very diverse fields we saw during last weekend's RC's , RC Athens wasn't one to disappoint with some of the sick brews that were highly successful…
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Seven Major Pioneer Events in One Weekend?
The guys are back from a wonderful trip to Dreamhack Dallas Featuring the Pioneer Regional Championship for the US, but turns out that wasn't the only RC this…
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Dreamhack Dallas Meta Predictions
Alright Pioneer players, after all your prep the time has come to tackle the US Regional Championship at Dreamhack Dallas......you got this! Don't worry…
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Pioneer Meta Boot Camp Pt. 2: Prepare for Convoke
There's been a massive shakeup in the pioneer meta game on the eve of RC Dallas, so the guys weigh in on Pioneer's new speed demon while taking a look at all…
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Pioneer Meta Boot Camp Pt. 1: Top Decks
In part one of our Pioneer Meta Boot Camp the boys go over the top decks you need to prepare for before stepping into your upcoming Regional Championship…
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Standard Rotation and Listener Questions
The guys decide to mostly take a break this week from the magic grind and answer some listener questions! Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon…
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Let's Talk About Aftermath....
Pioneer Showcase: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-showcase-challenge-2023-04-30#paper Want to support the show? You can find our Patreon here…
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Polukranos Leads the Mono-Green Resurgence
Saturday's Challenge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-challenge-2023-04-22#paper Sunday's Challenge…
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Interview with US Regional Championship Finalist Isaac Sears
This week, Chris sat down with recent US Regional Championship finalist Isaac Sears to get their thoughts on all things magic! The guys also share some early…