Allied Strategies Magic The Gathering Podcast

We’re excited to have longtime fan of the podcast and winner of Mythic Championship London Eli Loveman on the show this week to talk about his big win, as well as War of the Spark, Modern, and the intersection of the two. Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”) Download

This week we dive in to the results from the recent Mythic Championship, and cover the new War of the Spark limited format the debuted there. Learn our hosts’ opinions on the London mulligan going forward, as well as how the tournament went for them! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

This week we’re preparing you for the upcoming Mythic Championship in London by discussing the Modern format – specifically, how the new London Mulligan and the open decklists of the tournament impact the metagame. Learn which deck Sam expects will skyrocket into the top slot given these new rules! Download this episode here! (right click […]

This week we’re back to talk about more War of the Spark cards – again largely aimed at Standard, although we’ve also identified a few cards that we think might see play in Modern and even Legacy! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

It’s time to take a look at some more new War of the Spark cards! This week we’re focusing primarily on Constructed, especially Standard, and in future weeks we’ll loop back around and cover the limited format as more commons and uncommons get revealed! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

War of the Spark’s already looking to be one of the most exciting sets in Magic history, and this week we’re starting to think about how the new cards might play! We’re beginning with an analysis of the mechanics of the set: Amass, Proliferate, and Planeswalkers, with both general thoughts and specific examples of cards […]

This week is a theory episode! How do you evaluate cards in a limited environment, and how do you update those evaluations based on new information? What about decks in a constructed environment? We take a crack at these questions and more! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

Izzet Phoenix is Modern’s new bogeyman, but does action need to be taken by WOTC or by Modern tournamentgoers? We’re not 100% sure, but this episode is dedicated to figuring out exactly what the latter should look like! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

This week we’re wrapping up our cycle of episodes on the guilds of Ravnica Allegiance! Learn all about the Orzhov, and the impact of the guild in both limited and Standard. Big round of applause to Sam who joins us despite not having power due to a storm – luckily his phone still works! Download […]

Compatriot of the Podcast Matt Nass joins us again this week, as Sam is away, and we discuss the upcoming Mythic Invitational, as well as the new Modern Horizons set that Matt spoiled last week! Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

Ben and Sam are back from the first ever Mythic Championship! Find out how their tournaments went, how they landed on the decks they did, and how they felt about the limited format after a few teams dominated the drafts. We also cover the upcoming changes to the mulligan rule which will be tested in […]

This weekend is the Mythic Championship – and both Ben and Sam have been hard at work, testing all sorts of different decks to determine the best one to attack the Ravnica Allegiance standard format! We’ll be back next week to discuss the tournament and perhaps Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

It’s time to discuss the Azorius in both limited and constructed! For the next week or two we’ll be talking about the Mythic Championship, but we’ll finish off this series with Orzhov week sometime in the next month – let us know what you thought about it! Download this episode here! (right click and “save […]

Learn all about the Simic combine: What makes a good Blue/Green draft deck in Ravnica Allegiance? What standard strategies best use the Simic cards, especially powerhouses like Hydroid Krasis? What does it mean to be a member of the Simic? Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

Andrew “BK” Baeckstrom joins us this week to discuss all things Gruul! What does the red-green color combination need to do to succeed in Ravnica Allegiance draft? What is it missing from its constructed deck? What is the philosophy of the guild? Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)

This week we’re discussing all things Rakdos. How does the guild play in Limited, how does it work in Constructed, and even some bonus Rakdos color philosophy content for true fans of the cult. Please let us know what you think of this episode categorization – if it’s popular, we can think of four other […]

Which cards from Ravnica Allegiance will break out and make their way into Modern? We’ve picked out some cards that could potentially define or revive entire archetypes, some cards that may fill in as solid roleplayers in existing strategies, and some speculative picks for cards that might see play under the right circumstances. Download this […]

The Prodigal Host returneth! Grand Prix Champion Neal Oliver, former host of this podcast, is back for the first time after his departure as co-host. We talk with him about Ravnica Allegiance, Magic Arena and the Best of One format, and we reprise an old segment to match the old host! Let us know what […]

We’ve got a host of exciting new Rares and Mythics to talk about this week, and we’re joined by Magic Pro League Competitor Matt Nass to do just that! Which card is his bold prediction for best card in the set? Which co-host is absent this week? Are either of the Planeswalkers playable? Find out […]

We’ve got the full suite of Ravnica Allegiance mechanics now, and our hosts break down their implications for Limited, Standard, and Modern. We’ve also selected a few cards from the new set as we begin the Allied Strategies tradition of picking cards and talking about them. Download this episode here! (right click and “save as…”)