First Strike

KYT, Elliot, and Andy are joined by Jonathan Medina as they look at which decks in Modern will benefit from the London mulligan, co-streaming the Mythic Invitational, and all those War of the Spark planeswalkers.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan meet up to make predictions for the impact of the London Mulligan on Modern, and which cards they want to see reprinted in Modern Horizons.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Elliot, Derek, and Andy look back at the weekend in Cleveland, including Standard and Limited conclusions, as well as the best path to the pro tour, and a lengthy heated debate on who is the greatest of all time and why!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

 KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan talk about their expectations for the first Mythic Championship in Cleveland, the Standard metagame, and MSRP.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan talk about their experiences at Magic Fest Toronto, the Modern metagame, and a Prerelease as a Grand Prix??? (00:01:20) Andy played Izzet Phoenix to great results on both Friday and Saturday of MF Toronto, and Elliot rode the Phoenix to top 8 of the Sunday MFQ. Is it the best deck in Modern? But can the Whir Prison deck lose to anything? What cards in Modern can beat it?  (00:15:16) Why did Derek wear chainmail all weekend at MF Toronto? Is Burn well- or poorly-positioned in Modern right now? Why Burn will never be broken. (00:21:08) Are pros less likely to attend Magic Fests? Are the Pro Tour Qualifiers a better event to play? Are the events softer as a result?  (00:25:48) How is the Standard Mythic grid going for Derek on MTGArena? Why is Sultai not good on MTGArena, even though it's great in paper? Why Jonathan thinks White-Blue Aggro is well-placed going into his RPTQ this weekend. What would Derek play in the RPTQ this weekend, if he weren't already qualif

Elliot, Derek, and Andy look at Ravnica Allegiance sealed in the wake of Grand Prix New Jersey, Modern decks, and find lots to get excited about in the MTG Arena Mythic Invitational Announcement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, and Andy are joined by Shaheen Soorani, who first predicted on First Strike last year that KCI would be the piece to be banned from that deck. How will Modern look without KCI, how will Standard look after this weekend, and is playing on MtG Arena better than MTGO? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Derek, Andy, and Elliot are joined by SCG Leaderboard warrior and Toronto ex-pat, Tariq Patel, to discuss the fate of KCI in Modern, the strategic importance of taking the draw, and Top 5 Picks for Ravnica Allegiance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Derek, Elliot, and Jon are joined by Markus Thibeau so we have not one but TWO people qualified for the first Mythic Championship! Also, stay tuned right to the last for the exclusive free official Ravnica Allegiance preview card, Cult Guildmage! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Click here to learn how to join the First Strike Nation! KYT, Andy, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate Elliot’s top 4 Modern victory at the RPTQ to earn a spot in the very first Mythic Championship. (00:02:54) Elliot top 4’d his RPTQ to qualify for the very first Mythic Championship! How much experience did he […] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

The First Strike crew gives their first impressions on the $10 million dollars announcement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot explore what impact general entry fees might have on Grand Prix attendance, what deck to play in Modern for the upcoming RPTQs, the state of Standard, and a DQ at Grand Prix Warsaw. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Derek are graced by two thirds of the SCG Vegas Team Open winners, Markus Thibeau and First Strike's own Jonathan Zhang, as they look at making a team, the Standard metagame, and choosing Modern decks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Jonathan Zhang look at the Pro Tour top 8 and top PT constructed decks, Dredge in Modern, and the new Format-focussed event path to the Magic Online Championship. And Fish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Elliott make Standard predictions for Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica this weekend, talk frankly about Modern feelings, and welcome Jonathan Medina for his take on Ultimate Masters and those two dread words: Magic Finance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite special guest Eli Kassis, winner of GP New Jersey to dissect his GP victory with Jeskai in Standard, why Green-Black had such a poor top end showing, and what impact this will have on Pro Tour Standard deck selection. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Jonathan Zhang, aka Finalnub, to the show to look at something new in Modern, what's going on in Standard, and is the Standard format solved going into the Pro Tour in November? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhaes, Bryan Gottlieb, and Jonathan Zhang to look at a recent Canadian cheating scandal, why Amulet Titan is currently well-positioned in Modern, and can anything beat Black-Green in Standard? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Derek are joined by the official new Team Face to Face Games captain, Shaheen Soorani. Together they share their early impressions of Guilds of Ravnica Limited, which cards they are excitied to play in Standard, and look forward to Grand Prix Montreal this weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite Elliot Fortier to help them uncover all of the surprises and drama of the World Championship. Then Andy, Derek, and Elliot pick apart each other's lists of the Top 5 constructed cards in Guilds of Ravnica, so you can know which cards to get at your prerelease this weekend! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support