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**Competitive Magic with the Karnies!**

Welcome to our new podcast, Competitive Magic with the Karnies!
This podcast features Andrea Mengucci (Mythic Invitational Champion), Javier Dominguez (World Champion), and Anthony Lee (friends with a Mythic Invitational Champion and World Champion) and their takes on the week-to-week happenings in the world of competitive Magic.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 23: Sideboarding Silvergills in Modern, White Winning in Standard and New RCQ Policy Jan 31, 2023

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

5:20 New RCQ Policy

16:50 Modern

36:26 Standard

48:45 Legacy

55:53 The Format of the People & Outro

Wotc announcement:

https://twitter.com/Mengu09/status/1620128733398204417?s=20&t=j3TauUQFaxlxa5jvmHnZHA

MODERN

Four Modern Challenges starting from this week:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1619350423550459905?s=20&t=ZMeH9FVpT8nma_w34BRS8Q

STANDARD

Standard Challenges:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1619735775507263488?s=20&t=ZMeH9FVpT8nma_w34BRS8Q

LEGACY

Challenges:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1619739759752126465?s=20&t=ZMeH9FVpT8nma_w34BRS8Q

Pauper PTQ:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1619742973708869635?s=20&t=ZMeH9FVpT8nma_w34BRS8Q

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can support us at : https://www.patreon.com/karnies

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

Twitch: twitch.tv/andreamengucci

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Episode 22: All Will Be One Spoilers We Like & Five-Colors Zoo's Return to Modern Jan 25, 2023

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:11 Phyrexia All Will Be One preview discussion

1:04:18 Modern

Episode 22

Phyrexia All Will Be One preview discussion

Mengu: Minor Misstep

Javier: Phyrexian Champion

Anthony: Archfiend of the Dross

Mengu: Skrelv, Defector Mite

Javier: Nissa, Ascended Animist

Anthony: The Eternal Wonderer

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Modern:

MOCS Decklists: https://twitter.com/bamzing_mtg/status/1616879631273197568?s=20&t=Xwy4R3V9N1KyATwCFOAWsw

SPTQ & Challenges on MTGO:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1617596003082698768?s=20&t=Xwy4R3V9N1KyATwCFOAWsw

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can support us at : https://www.patreon.com/karnies

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

Twitch: twitch.tv/andreamengucci

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Episode 21: Javier Plays 63 Cards, Mengu's Trieste Adventure, and A New Standard Deck Jan 18, 2023

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

04:23 LMS Trieste & Modern

39:38 Standard

1:00:28 Alchemy

1:09:40 Legacy

1:16:35 Pauper

Modern

LMS Trieste (396 players)

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/13431

Sunday Qualifier Trieste (137 players)

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/13432

SCG 20K (430 players)

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/13194

SCG 5K (200 players)

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/13196

NRG Invitational:

Winner Bant Control Raja Sulaiman: http://www.streamdecker.com/deck/GBvMia_NL

Finalist Temur Grindind Breach Jesse: https://twitter.com/tiddypills/status/1614253500606595073?s=20&t=pkxK2etHJgIGl1DXed2Vxw

Winner MTGO Challenge with Jeskai Fair Breach

https://twitter.com/luisxmj/status/1614421621283880963?s=20&t=X6PC6JV1OdDe8BfDfP3-lQ

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Standard

Challenge Top8 Mogged with Rakdos: https://twitter.com/CKikidis/status/1614836935746519040?s=20&t=X6PC6JV1OdDe8BfDfP3-lQ

Challenge Top4 MonoW: https://twitter.com/Ivan_Draw_Go/status/1614853851429109760?s=20&t=X6PC6JV1OdDe8BfDfP3-lQ

Challenge 2nd place UW Midrange:

https://twitter.com/KarnageKardsENT/status/1614368925642366978?s=20&t=X6PC6JV1OdDe8BfDfP3-lQ

The Pizza Box Open (124 players)

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/12959

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Alchemy

Javier's GW Lifegain:

https://twitter.com/JavierDmagic/status/1614653156662644738?s=20&t=yLeuMGIENPrkSkimSfOe8w

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Legacy

JujuBean won with Grixis Delver https://twitter.com/JUJUBEAN__2004/status/1614783610456010752?s=20&t=X6PC6JV1OdDe8BfDfP3-lQ

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Pauper

Gavin Verhey Youtube Video about PauperFormatPanel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWyt02xyMsA

Mengu's MonoRed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3euSfaF3Ko&t=1054s

Episode 20: Breaching into Modern, Soldiers Sweep Standard, and Eternal Format MOCS Advice Jan 11, 2023

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

3:28 Modern

33:10 Standard

52:55 Legacy

1:04:30 Vintage

1:09:50 Alchemy & Pauper & Outro

MODERN

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612526506994982912?s=20&t=KmBT4cOQKp-3VRS-yAaGTw

Cascade 1st-2nd Showcase. Breach cutting Saga (two in Top8). The return of Dredge.

PIONEER

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612525084052185108?s=20&t=KmBT4cOQKp-3VRS-yAaGTw

BR Sac wins. 0 MonoG / BR in Top8 of Showcase.

STANDARD

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612522955702951948?s=20&t=KmBT4cOQKp-3VRS-yAaGTw

UW Soldiers wins both Challenges and on Sunday there's 5 in Top8.

LEGACY

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612531593540673543?s=20&t=KmBT4cOQKp-3VRS-yAaGTw

4c doing well Saturday. 4 Initiative in Top4 of Sunday.

PAUPER

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612535425100386306?s=20&t=KmBT4cOQKp-3VRS-yAaGTw

Only two MonoRed in both Top8s.

VINTAGE

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1612533671201832961?s=20&t=FQ5JLhia-LY7lq6y4qVkrg

Oath of Druids raises to beat Initiative.

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

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Episode 19: Mengu Takes The Initiative & The Karnies Disagree About Modern Jan 03, 2023

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

13:20 Modern

40:24 Pioneer

47:45 Standard

1:04:13 Legacy & Vintage

MODERN:

Hammer 2x final Will Theo: https://twitter.com/Will__Krueger/status/1609335744585428992?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

Yriel Temur Creativity Top4: https://twitter.com/YrielPenguin/status/1609629901740703744?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

4c Creativity: https://twitter.com/TheWatchWander/status/1609327147423776769?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

Barbosa Murktide 2x Top8: https://twitter.com/Shadowz2005/status/1609618340309344264?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

News of the week: Grixis Shadow ft. Breach: https://twitter.com/9slinger/status/1609061675369627650?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

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PIONEER:

Ben Jones Lotus 2nd: https://twitter.com/BenJonesMTG/status/1609662500059971585?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

Abzan Grease winner: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1609424275026345984?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

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STANDARD:

Will UW Spirits winner: https://twitter.com/Will__Krueger/status/1609792696037556224?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

MonoW: https://twitter.com/0scar211/status/1609783529608548354?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

MonoW: https://twitter.com/Ivan_Draw_Go/status/1609793683418931201?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

UR 2nd place: https://twitter.com/Schiaveto_mtg/status/1609811122906963969?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

Grixis Jaber: https://twitter.com/Jaberwocki/status/1609301689714212865/photo/2

LEGACY:

Mengu MonoW: https://twitter.com/Mengu09/status/1608632593569968128?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

Delthar MonoR Painter: https://twitter.com/Delthar2/status/1609692716283359233?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

VINTAGE:

Mengu GW: https://twitter.com/Mengu09/status/1608951555960754178?s=20&t=HXVf805JlSjyLQO7XhfapQ

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

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Episode 18: Javier's MOCS Finals; and the past, present, and future of Midrange in all Formats Dec 20, 2022

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro & Limited

11:24 Modern

34:18 Pioneer

46:18 Standard

1:00:13 Legacy

1:14:55 Pauper & Outro

MODERN

Challenge1: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604513869099147264?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Challenge2: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604856886372737024?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

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PIONEER

Central America RC: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604333674077601793?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Decklists: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/12862

Challenge1: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604511530397175812?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Challenge2: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604855894008729600?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

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STANDARD

Challenge1: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604508942607925250?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Challenge2: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604854817087684611?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

UR Djinn by Kate @TheWeirdOne__

4 Shivan Reef

4 Stormcarved Coast

1 Xander's Lounge

10 Island

2 Mountain

1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

1 Otawara, Soaring City

3 Cemetery Illuminator

4 Haughty Djinn

2 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

4 Consider

4 Impulse

2 Fading Hope

2 Shore Up

3 Make Disappear

3 Negate

2 Abrade

1 Fires of Victory

2 Rending Flame

1 Brotherhood's End

Sideboard

1 Abrade

1 Flame-Blessed Bolt

2 Brotherhood's End

1 The Elder Dragon War

2 Disdainful Stroke

2 Unlicensed Hearse

1 Torch Breath

3 Third Path Iconoclast

2 Invoke the Winds

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LEGACY

Challenge1: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604515392143122434?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Challenge2: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604858040179621888?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

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PAUPER

Challenge1: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604520264045314049?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

Challenge2:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1604859249288413184?s=20&t=FJo3PzGQB1GQkmyP8p4kUg

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

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Episode 17: Rhinos on the Rise & Mono-White Takes Over Standard and Legacy Dec 13, 2022

Show notes

Time stamps:

0:00 Intro

21:10 Modern

39:35 Pioneer

50:24 Standard

58:04 Legacy

1:12:11 Pauper

1:20:07 Vintage & Outro

Decklists:

MODERN

LMS Barcelona all the details here: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602152800791789568?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

Modern NRG : https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602089847216283648?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

The 2 Challenges: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1601949873678458880?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

PIONEER

The 2 Challenges: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1601948304165715970?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

RC in Canada: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1601817110182780928?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

Pioneer NRG: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602122132103782401?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

STANDARD

The 2 Challenges https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1601946513944547328?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

LEGACY

MOCS Showcase Top8: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602352083025510400?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

4 UR Delver 2 Elves 1 WW

Eternal Weekend Top8 lists: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602135303971545090?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

Eternal Weekend Online lists: https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/legacy-eternal-weekend-2022-2022-12-1012501228

The whole data from EW online: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PJxioTOW1oYeKWEgK9hkjjM3dcUyTBAo3n6KZjL6fNQ/edit#gid=303790053

PAUPER

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1601957630737514497?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

VINTAGE

Eternal Weekend Online Top8 lists: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1602353995485532160?s=20&t=d_NBxFuqc7xlmqFezIuA4g

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaMengucci1

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Episode 16: An Old Friend in Modern, the Lotus Boom, and Whether You Should Play the Best Card in Standard Dec 08, 2022

Show notes

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro, explaining Mengu's absence

1:42 Modern

18:33 Pioneer

35:28 Standard

59:37 Legacy

1:19:56 The Format of the People

Episode 15: Anthony's Victorious Return, A Lot of Pioneer, and Mono-White Initiative Nov 29, 2022

Show notes

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Winning speech!

24:23 Pioneer

1:05:10 Modern

1:07:50 Standard

1:17:00 Legacy

1:29:40 Pauper

Decklists:

Pioneer Australia RC:

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/12737

Europe RC:

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/12521

Mengu's Enigmatic Fires:

https://mtgmelee.com/Decklist/View/257210

Standard Showcase

https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/standard-showcase-challenge-2022-11-2612497502

Legacy Showcase

https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/legacy-showcase-challenge-2022-11-2712497503

You can follow us on Twitter @Mengu09 , @JavierDmagic , @mtgbentcard

You can check out Andrea Mengucci content on:

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Episode 14: Brothers' War In Modern & Standard, and A Defense of The Meathook Massacre Nov 08, 2022

Show notes

Timestamps:

0.00 Intro

15.00 Modern

45.00 Standard

1.05.19 Legacy

1.15.00 Pauper

Modern Challenges:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1589267995737849857?s=20&t=8jgDNttv4yEljPYULvf5LQ

Legacy Showcase:

https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1589614796508655619?s=20&t=8jgDNttv4yEljPYULvf5LQ

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