Secret Lair Shenanigans

GenCon's Secret Lair Showdown spawned a new topic of conversation(for us) in the Magic-verse. We discuss the whole equity swap fiasco, and Dan rants at Bill about the upcoming Eastern One Piece ban list.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:02:13 Bill’s Fortnight in Magic

00:16:45 Dan’s Fortnight in Magic

00:49:00 GenCon Secret Lair Showdown Drama

01:14:14 One Piece ban list talk

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Lame Nadu Format

WOTC is standing by its current ban announcements for all formats, the chagrin of many Magic the Gathering players. Dan and Bill discuss this, and we finally discuss the confusing Value Boosters.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:20 Bill’s Fortnight in Magic

00:21:37 Dan’s Fortnight in Magic

00:37:10 WOTC isn't changing their ban schedule and players are mad

01:01:44 Value Boosters

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General Apathy

With larger paper events and their coverage being canceled due to WOTC's inaction during the previous B&R announcement, the Modern and Legacy formats could face irreparable damage if action isn't taken soon. Dan and Bill discuss this, plus Dan regales us about his One Piece store regional.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:02:23 Bill’s Fortnight in Magic

00:08:15 Dan’s Fortnight in card games

00:30:49 Dan's One Piece Store Regional

00:40:55 The lack of bans effect on Modern and Legacy paper events

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Na(h)Du(de)

Magic Con Amsterdam is over with Nadu combo being the big story out of the Pro Tour. We give our thoughts on how to curb the deck from a WotC perspective(and it’s not banning Nadu). Plus we discuss some other goings on at the Pro Tour including the underperformance of Ruby Storm, a cheater not in One Piece, and a legend is recognized for eternity.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:02:00 Bill’s Fortnight in Magic

00:09:20 Dan’s Fortnight in card games

00:32:57 Pro Tour Nadu

00:59:10 Pro Tour Cheater Bart Van Etten

01:12:10 Kai Budde

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The One Piece TCG Store Regional Debacle

MH3's effect has been felt on the Modern metagame, so what are the guys looking forward to playing? Plus, Dan talks about his One Piece Regional that he's been looking forward to for the past couple of months and the guys discuss yet another One Piece cheater.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:58 Dan's One Piece TCG Regional Experience

00:15:59 Bill's Pioneer RCQ Experience

00:34:04 One Piece cheaters

00:42:42 One Piece Store Regionals

00:54:55 Two RCs for the United States

01:02:12 MH3 Talk

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Modern Horizons 3 Sorta Preview

MH3 has been fully spoiled, so it's time to talk about some cards we're looking forward to playing from the set.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:02:00 Our fortnights in Magic and One Piece

00:14:20 One Piece cheaters

00:18:52 MH3 cards we want to talk about

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RCQing Together

Dan visited Pittsburgh for the week, so he and Bill played in many TCG events together. We recap all of those, including a Pioneer RCQ.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:06 Our fortnights in Magic

00:02:38 Our Modern night

00:12:45 One Piece talk

00:22:37 Pioneer RCQ recap

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A New Horizon of Cheating

Somehow, cheating continues in high-profile TCG events, again occurring in a One Piece regional tournament. Dan laughs his way through describing the cheat, and then the boys discuss the MH3 leaks.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:11 Dan’s fortnight in Magic

00:18:55 Bill’s fortnight in Magic

00:35:20 One Piece TCG cheating(again)

00:48:58 Modern Horizon 3 leaks

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Pioneering Cheaters

With Outlaws of Thunder Junction finally releasing, a lull has come over the Magic news sphere so this week, we talk about what decks we're playing for the Pioneer RCQ season, Dan regales us in One Piece TCG drama, and the guys are actually excited for Commander leagues on MTGO?!

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:11 Bill’s fortnight in Magic

00:13:35 What We're Playing for the Pioneer RCQ format

00:39:03 One Piece TCG cheating and other random drama

01:03:58 Commander Leagues on MTGO

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Outlaws of Magic the Gathering

There were an awful lot of shenanigans occurring this fortnight in the Magic the Gathering sphere, so we cover the cheater(at LMS Prague), the plagiarizer(Fay Dalton), and the gambler(Mana Vault in Secret Lairs for a lucky few).

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:52 Dan’s fortnight in Magic

00:12:52 Bill’s fortnight in Magic

00:28:00 LMS Prague Cheater

00:35:34 Secret Lair being even more gamba than usual with secret cards

00:49:55 Fay Dalton stealing art

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Two Leylines, One Scion

With the Violent Outburst ban, Modern feels like its deck building is condensing, slowly morphing into Domain piles. We discuss this and WOTC’s changes to the Premier Play system.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:00:59 Bill's fortnight in Magic

00:09:30 Dan's fortnight in Magic

00:18:20 Domain piles

00:33:30 Premier Play Updates

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The 3/11/24 Ban & Restricted Announcement

Wizards has made another significant change to the Modern format, banning Violent Outburst. Dan and Bill break it down in the current but offer predictions in the past, as well as talk about Dan's experience at a small trading card convention.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:03:17 Dan's fortnight in Magic

00:15:09 Bill's fortnight in Magic

00:32:29 Dan's trading card convention excursion

00:46:46 Ban & Restriction predictions

01:11:16 Ban & Restricted Announcement reaction

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Is Modern Broken?

Recorded on the eve of US Modern RC, Dan and Bill discuss someone else's thoughts on the Modern format. Dan goes over his recent hardships in the Modern format and Bill tells you that some local stores aren't great.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:16 Dan’s fortnight in Magic

00:26:10 Bill’s fortnight in Magic

00:49:04 Our thoughts on Mengu's thoughts on the Modern format

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Regional Cheaters

RC Ghent started off with some drama as a player was seemingly caught cheating on coverage. However, the head judge ruled that no cheating had occurred. Dan and Bill discuss their positions on the subject(Bill is wrong). Also, Dan talks about some insanity in his local One Piece TCG scene while Bill enjoys his new Modern deck.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:01:17 Alleged cheater at RC Ghent(video of incident): https://clips.twitch.tv/LachrymoseNaiveHabaneroBigBrother-g-N0TPxJbGh6KtKR

00:21:45 RC Ghent Day One talk

00:42:45 One Piece drama

00:57:00 Dan’s fortnight in Magic

01:14:01 Bill’s fortnight in Magic

01:27:54 Suspend rule change

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Savior City Games

After the litany of issues players had with US RC Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast has made a change, bringing in Star City Games to handle the RC circuit beginning in 2024. Dan and Bill discuss that change and what it means for the scene overall. Plus, Dan has issues with local players gatekeeping events to increase their EV.

00:00:00 Beginning

00:00:18 Intro

00:02:44 Dan’s Fortnight in Magic

00:09:22 Bill’s Fortnight in Magic

00:18:12 Star City Games is taking over the US Regional Championship circuit

00:47:04 Poor visibility for local tournaments

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