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Grixis Midrange or 4C Legends for Ottawa? Mar 22, 2023

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Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover:

Derek's 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator
Christophe's run with his Grixis Midrange list
Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver
What gave Michael in advantage playing 4C Legends
Advice Michael would give to to up-and-coming players
Many Derek rants about why players should just play Grixis

Discussing Hammer and future of competitive Magic with Toronto Champion Keith Capstick Mar 04, 2023

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We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over:

- Hammer in Modern
- State of competitive Magic
- Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC
- What to play in Standard
- Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul

Saskatoon Top 8 with Tyvar & Devoted Druid Feb 14, 2023

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Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed:

- The misplacedginger scale
- Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in?
- Impact of ONE on Pioneer
- Derek & Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia
- Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT?
- Controller vs. keyboard and mouse

Calgary Regional Champs Review - Dan Snider (Top 8) & Joseph Karani (Champion) Dec 19, 2022

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Pure Canadian Magic goodness in this one as this episode features 4 players going to the first Pro Tour of the new system! Topics include:

Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer
Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion
Dan's prep for the Pro Tour
Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there
Who are some of the top players in Winnipeg?
Why did Joseph end up playing Rakdos Midrange?
How does Joseph plan to navigate the PT?

Mono-G Devotion, Gruul Vehicles and Rakdos for F2F Tour Weekend Calgary Dec 08, 2022

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Playing in the F2F Tour Championship this weekend? This one is going to be a banger for you! The guys got Dan Snider and GP Calgary Champion Attila Fur to join the show. Topics include:

The expected meta in Calgary
Best version of Mono-Green Devotion
The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup
Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters?
Gruul Vehicles & HappySandwich's innovation
How many Albertans will be in top 8?

The Comeback with Double RC Top 8s Dec 01, 2022

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KYT brings the band back together and what a comeback it is with both Derek Pite and Andrew Peters top 8-ing the F2F Tour Championship in Toronto this past week. Topics include:

A quick summary of both top 8 runs
How good is the Pioneer format?
Is Mono-Green Devotion as overpowered as Trudel thinks it is?
Is Rakdos Sacrifice an actual thing?
What they expect at the Tour Championship in Calgary
Comments on the event as a whole

Search for Tomorrow #7: Felix Sloo (xfile) Aug 30, 2022

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In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.

On this episode, Andy welcomes Felix Sloo (xfile on MODO/MTG Arena) to the cast!

🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirstStrike
🎧 Anchor: anchor.fm/firststrike

Andy Peters – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD

Guest:
Felix Sloo - https://twitter.com/FelixSloo

Search for Tomorrow #6: Spencer Mazur (HappySandwich) Aug 11, 2022

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In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.

On this episode, Andy welcomes Spencer Mazur to the cast! He has the most Modern Challenge Top 8s this season and if you are playing Hammer Time, you don't want to miss this episode!

🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirstStrike
🎧 Anchor: anchor.fm/firststrike

Find us on Twitter:
Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic
Andy Peters – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD

Guest:
Spencer Mazur - https://twitter.com/_HappySandwich

Search for Tomorrow #5: Andrew Traynor Jul 13, 2022

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In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.

On this episode, Andy invites Andrew Traynor who has made 3 F2F Modern Open top 8s in a row!

Search for Tomorrow #4: Haiyue Yu & Carolyn Kavanagh May 31, 2022

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In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.

On this episode, Andy invites Haiyue Yu and Carolyn Kavanagh to talk about the VML.

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