First Strike

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Canadian Domination Aug 02, 2019

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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.

A Podcast of Champions, Scapeshift, UW Control Jul 24, 2019

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(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 Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

New Kings of Modern the Future of Competitive MTG First Strike Jul 17, 2019

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(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

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.

Bridge from Below banned and MC Barcelona prep Jul 11, 2019

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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.

Is Hogaak overrated? Jul 04, 2019

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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.

Detective Dhaliwal & Hogaak Jun 27, 2019

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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.

Mythic Championship III Preview Jun 21, 2019

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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.

Arena Super Cup Champ and Decks from finalnub's Lab Jun 12, 2019

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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.

Winning with UR Phoenix Jun 07, 2019

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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!

Bant Nexus MCQ champion, UG Ramp & is UW tier 1 in Modern? May 29, 2019

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KYT, Andy, and Jonathan chat with MCQ winner and Bant Nexus master Matt Stein.

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