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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
A Neon Shock To The Format
Kamigawa spoilers are pouring in on this week's episode of Crew3 and safe to say we've already seen plenty of cards that are poised to make an impact in…
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The End of Competitive Magic?
This week is a very news heavy episode ad we discuss the recent B&R announcement, the release of a large portion of SCG's writing staff, the release of YGO…
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Just How Diverse Is Pioneer?
There's been quite a few shifts in the pioneer meta recently along with some JAM packed league deck dumps, so this week the boys decided to focus in on all…
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Threat Level Mono-Red
This week the guys take some time to discuss what the creation of the Pauper advisory board means for the future of Magic, get hyped for SCG Indy, talk about…
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The SCGTour is Back...Kinda!
They boys are back in town and so are big paper events from SCG, the posiblities are endless and Pioneer is poised for a spot in the big leagues! This week we…
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Holiday Shopping/Budget Guide
Happy Holiday from the boys at Crew3! This week, Chris and Ruckman give some fun budget buying options if you have a little extra holiday cash burning a hole…
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Vampires vs Insects, Who Wins?
Sound the Vampire Alarm as Ruckman and Ricky take a look at the breakout performance during Saturday's challenge. But don't worry, the top seat was safe from…
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Will Pioneer Ever Make It To Arena?
Well there sure was a big announcement for Arena last week.......but what does that mean for Pioneer? This week the guys weigh in on what Alchemy means not…
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Galvanic Iteration Without Phoenix?
What a week for the pioneer meta, a whole weekend of Challenges and almost nary a Phoenix deck in sight! But that doesn't mean Izzet Decks were left hanging…
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Phoenix Watch 2021 and Vow Deck Dump
Crimson Vow dropped, so let's see how it's impacted Week 1 of a new Pioneer format! Oh and Phoenix had a really really really good weekend, no matter what…
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Crimson Vow Spoilers and Brews
Alright, we kinda missed most of spoiler season so this week it's all Crimson Vow talk as we catch up on of those sweet spoilers and go over some of our first…
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Paper Events Make a Big Return
It's a super stuff episode this week for Episode 100! We got paper tournament results, we got Q&A questions, we got Crimson Vow spoilers, and we got a bunch of…
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Is Pioneer Lacking Innovation?
In this week's jam packed episode Ruckman and Ricky take a look at October's Does It Slap? Submissions, talk about Pioneer's current lack of innovation in…
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First Reactions to the Challenger Deck Release
Challenge decks dropped last week, but how much of an early impact are they making on the format? Chris and Ruckman weigh in and give their thoughts on the…
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Most Underplayed Cards of Pioneer
For not having as big a card pool as modern or some of the other formats, pioneer still has a lot of card. So just which ones do we think are the most…
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Picking Removal in Pioneer
Fatal Push or Bloodchief's Thirst? Scorching Dragonfire or Abrade? Isolate of Chain to the Rocks? Pioneer's got a lot of removal spells to choose from, so the…
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Nothin' But Hard Hittin' Monstas
It's that time of the month to take a look at the Does It Slap Challenge results, where there's only the Hardest Hittin' Monstas around! Oh and I guess there's…
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Reintroducing the Pioneer Meta
This week the guys show off some of their Midnight Hunt brews and breakdown the top decks for new/returning players. Want to support the show? You can find our…
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Final Thoughts on Midnight Hunt
With the set released on line and paper Prerelease this weekend it's time to wrap up our thoughts on Midnight Hunt and look towards it's impact on Pioneer. Be…
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Midnight Hunt Spoilers Roll On
We are into the thick of it with Midnight Hunt Spoilers! We were 2/3 of the way through the set by time of recording so be sure to check back this…
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Bonus Episode: Midnight Hunt Spoilers pt. 1
Spoiler Season never ends, and in an effort to keep up with them all we're going to be putting out a couple bonus episodes again to cover as much of the set as…
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Rakdos Arcanist Escapes the Meta Graveyard
This was a big bounce back weekend for Dreadhorde Arcanist, so what do the guys think? It's also time to go over submissions for this month's Does It Slap? of…
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Upgrading the Pioneer Challenge Decks!
It was the big Showcase 2022 stream this week and WotC gave us a wonderful gift in the Pioneer challenger decks. They're pretty good as is, but how much better…
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Constructing Your Sideboard
The time has finally come! Ricky takes some time to break down how he builds sideboards for all styles of play. He also catches us up on his thoughts on…
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The Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Begins!
Wow, does spoiler season ever end? Midnight hunt spoilers are already here, and boy howdy are they spicy. So just what do the guys think? Want to support the…
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A Prosperous Week for Jund Citadel
It was a hot hot weekend competitive Pioneer with two very large events over the weekend. And it looks like the deck taking the lion's share was a re-emergent…
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Paper Historic is Dead! Long Live Pioneer!
This week the boys parse through the announcement that effectively killed any possible change of bringing Historic to paper, which means Pioneer just got the…
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Take a Look, It's in a Book of Exalted Deeds
Pioneer is quickly being encroached in on by Book of Exalted Deeds, but just what do the guys think of this interaction in terms of the health of Pioneer? Want…
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First Events with Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
AFR went live on MTGO and Arena last week, so the boys sit down to take a look at how the set is performing during it's first week of legality. Want to support…
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Pioneer Not Coming to Arena?
In a rather upsetting announcement Wizards has decided to shelf Pioneer on Arena for at least the next year, what does that mean for our favorite format? In…
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Bonus Episode: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoilers 2
First dungeons now classes? How many new card types and mechanics are in this set? Regardless, it a whole lot of fun and there's still plenty of cards to…
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Venturing into Dungeons
We rewind back in time to Monday for Ruckman and Ricky to go over the weekly meta update, talk about the Dungeon mechanic/card type, and determine the winner…
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Bonus Episode: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoilers 1
In an effort to make this 1 week spoiler season more digestible we're recording extra podcasts to cover spoilers a couple days at a time. Turns out that even…
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Revisiting the Pioneer Banlist
Ricky is back this week so we're happy to have him jump in and look at these awesome challenge results with us again. We also take some time to look through…
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CHALLENGES ARE BACK!
Well, Wizards finally came to their senses and reduced the player requirement back to 32 which means we have challenge results again and a meta game to look…
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Deckbuilding Advice w/ Special Guest ServoToken
This week Ruckman is joined by current and multi time Crew3 Discord Champion ServoToken to discuss his love of "bad" cards in pioneer, his deck building…
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What Does MH2 Mean For Pioneer's Future?
Beating all the odds and obstacles, the pioneer community managed to fire a challenge this weekend. Only to have the servers shut down on them before the start…
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Pioneer Budget Bonanza!
This week instead of presenting their own budget deck lists the guys decide to take a look at the massive list of deck lists to varying degrees of budget…
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The Future of Magic and the State of Pioneer
Organized play is coming back, but the pro-scene is dead. What does this mean for the future of of Magic? Listen as the guys discuss what the future holds for…
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Organized Play Returns to the Forgotten Realms
It's Crew2 this week as Ruckman and Chris vent about lack of news for the promised rollout of Pioneer on Arena. After that they turn their attention to the…
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What Archetype is Pioneer Missing?
It was a jam packed weekend for premier pioneer play, see who came out on top! After the meta update the boys discuss what archetypes they feel are missing…
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Niv to Light Strikes Again!
Niv to Light is back again this week with a vengeance, but are new cards from Strixhaven helping it and other decks perform better? We continue our deeper look…
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Strixhaven Week 1
Strixhaven is here and it's really spicing things up! So take a listen as Ruckman and Ricky go all the decks from last weekend featuring new cards as well as…
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Wizard School Finals - Spoiler Season pt. 3
It's Crew2 this week as Ruckman and Ricky take a look at the last week of a Pre-Strixhaven meta, before discussing some of the cards from spoiler season they…
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Wizard School Midterms - Spoiler Season pt. 2
With Strixhaven already fully spoiled the boys skip most of the meta and Does It Slap to work through the rest of Strixhaven. But don't worry, they'll be back…
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Strixhaven Orientation - Spoiler Season pt. 1
Strixhaven spoilers are in full swing, so just what do the guys have to say about them? Plenty of fun stuff already being spoiler, and we can't wait to see…
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Challenge Results and Strixhaven Hype Up
This week after some extensive research and twitter sleuthing Ruckman was able to figure out most of last weekends Challenge top 8's since deck lists were…
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Can Pioneer Support Control?
Well, there's not much of a meta breakdown this week as deck lists haven't been posted for over a week. Instead this week the boys discuss what they would play…
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What's Up With Bring to Light?
Once again the boys are back taking a look at the current pioneer meta game and they've been noticing a somewhat worrying shift. So just how good is Bring to…
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Where's The Meta Heading?
This week is an old school Crew3 Deck Dump. After talking about some exciting announcements the boys turn their attention for a long discussion on where the…
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Welcome (Back) to Pioneer
Texas is thawing out and all the boys have power, so let's get going! For our established players the boys break down our first week of post ban list Pioneer…
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63: Goodbye Uro!
Ruckman and Ricky give their initial reactions and thoughts on Monday's big ban list shakeup. Please note this episode was quickly recorded and edited while…
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62: Kaldheim's Initial Impact on Pioneer
*Note if there are audio issues with this episode please let Ruckman know, he had to edit this episode with limited hearing ability to help make sure it…
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61: Our First Kaldheim Brews
The frozen plane of Kaldheim has arrived! We take a look to see if it's having any early impact on the format before going over our initial brews featuring…
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60: Pioneer Format Retrospective // Kaldheim Final Thoughts
It's Crew2 this week as Ruckman and Chris take a deep dive in the the last 126 days of Pioneer Following Zendikar Rising's release before discussing the…
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59: Interview With Conor_Man11 And More Kaldheim Spoilers
This week Ruckman has the privilege of sitting down with the co-creator of the highly aggressive Orzhov Hammer deck. After that the boys take a look at the…
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58: Kaldheim Spoilers Extravaganza Pt. 1
Kaldheim spoilers are in full swing so the boys prepare to do the business of breaking down as many as they can. Are there any potential Pioneer breakouts?…
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57: The Problem With Parasitic Mechanics
It's the trial of the Crew3 Century, how will Judge Chris decide the question of who won the Pillage pie bet. From there the boys take a look at the weekly…
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56: Pioneer On A Holiday Budget
This week Ruckman and Chris take a look at the first round of official Kaldheim Spoilers before breaking down some options on how to buy into or expand your…
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55: Kaldheim Predictions (Pre-Spoilers)
The time for spoilers will once again soon be upon us so this week the boys make some predictions on what they think Kaldheim and the next year of Magic has in…