First Strike

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guests: Dom Harvey - https://twitter.com/dominharvia Sean Gifford - https://twitter.com/BlinkyMTG  First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Andy takes down the latest MTGO Standard MCQ with Bant Scapeshift. How broken is it? (14:05) Shaheen Soorani's team won SCG Philadelphia! He of course played UW Control. (19:55) If control is best in a predictable metagame, why is Shaheen playing UW Control? (22:05) What happened to misplacedginger? What's his take on Modern? (29:50) How did Elliot's SCG Philly go with Bring to Light Scapeshift? (32:50) Where is finalnub's head when it comes to Modern? Is Hogaak still good? (39:35) How has Shaheen's draft preparation been going? (41:45) Commentary on Hasbro revenue report (46:30) finanub responds to Ari Lax on Neoform Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Derek Pite - https://twitter.com/misplacedginger Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gather

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Shaheen Soorani's thoughts on the state of competitive MTG (3:55) Destruction of pro system will cause some types of players to no longer exist - Shaheen (15:45) What's the best case scenario from this point forward? (21:45) What is the MTG dream? (36:05) Modern time: is Snakeshift the new King of Modern? (48:15) Shaheen reveals what will most likely be his MC Barcelona deck Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guest: Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by MTGO legend Daniel Goetschel to discuss electronic MtG in bricks and mortar stores, the Modern metagame for MC Barcelona, and the pitfalls of Modern Horizons draft. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by "Detective" Dhaliwal and MTGO ringer Tangrams, Dave Inglis, to look at whether any cards from the Hogaak deck will be feeling the banhammer Monday, and their Top 5 Core Set 2020 cards for Standard.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan catch up with Detective Dhaliwal, who cracked the case of the Hamilton Open with Modern's new best deck, Hogaak Vengevine.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Elliot get hyped for the Mythic Championship III this weekend by looking at the decklists published and picking their top 6 players, then start to take a cautious look at what Modern Horizons has been doing to Modern. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate KYT's Arena Super Cup Invitational victory, talk to Gabryel Laporte about Gruul Midrange in Standard, and tackle all the gripes with the Mythic Arena Championship and Magic Pro League. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan chat recent MCQ winner Dan Fournier about playing UR Phoenix in Standard, crowdsourcing travel to Mythic Championships, and dethroning UW Control in Modern. Special apparance by Alex Hayne! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Jonathan chat with MCQ winner and Bant Nexus master Matt Stein.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan hang out with Davies Clark, winner of the SCG Classic in Syracuse this past Sunday, to look at changes in the Standard metagame, land destruction in Standard, and what's got them excited from Modern Horizons so far. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Shawn Dhaliwal just top-8ed GP Madison and joins the show to talk WAR Limited. Markus Thibeau talks Mono Red after winning an MCQ this past weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by MCQ-winning Brian "BoSu" Su to look at Esper Heroes, the Standard metagame, and what did Gerry Thompson do to the Magic Pro League? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Michael Rapp, GP Toronto champion, to look at Grixis Death's Shadow, pros switching published decks, and which deck is on the rise in Standard? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

 KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy get together to look at the stories and surprises from Mythic Championship London, and predict their top 5 constructed cards from War of the Spark.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by Magic Fest Niagara Falls champion Daniel Goetschel, to look at his winning Stoneblade Legacy deck and his path through the top 8. The crew then chat with Travis Somerville, author of the ground-breaking MTG Xray deck design app for PC. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Kelly Ackerman from Face to Face Games Toronto, Edgar Magalhaes "the Amulet Savant", and Attila Fur, winner of MF Calgary to discuss the new F2F store in Toronto, Amulet Titan territory, and Modern trends for MC London.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

 KYT, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot welcome SCG Tour leader Matt Dilks and Team Face to Face Games' Shaheen Soorani to discuss Amulet Titan, preparing for the Mythic Championship in London, and the next steps in professional Magic after the Mythic Invitational.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy and Jonathan return from MagicFest Calgary to discuss the success of the Mythic Invitational, the best decks for Modern, and preparing for War of the Spark Limited.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy are joined by Barrie Open champion Stephen Kerr to look at Azorius Control in Modern, the new Duo Standard format, and pick favourites for the first ever Mythic Invitational. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support