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Magic Mics is a weekly Magic: The Gathering podcast focusing on the community, current events, and fun topics each and every week. You can catch the show live at twitch.tv/magicmics or subscribe to us here and ensure you never miss an episode!

Copyright: © Copyright Evan Erwin, All Rights Reserved

Latest Episodes:

Silver & Gold - Unstable Surprises, Rivals Spoilers, GDS 3 & More! Dec 07, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - A Booster Box of Unstable!

https://gleam.io/z3mhL/win-a-booster-box-of-unstable

First Pick - Holy cow Unstable still surprises w multiple textboxes

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/unstable-variants-2017-12-06

Gather the Townsfolk

New Rivals Cards:

https://imgur.com/a/4eqfr

World Magic Cup champions Japan https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2017WMC

Superteam of Shota Yasooka (HOF), Yuuya Watanabe(HOF), and Kenta Harane (Nat'l champ, Gold pro) win
Poland finalists, Germany & Italy semis (3rd semis in a row for Italy)
USA finishes top 16 after being eliminated by Wales
"Global Game for Everyone" promo video featuring teams

Steve Argyle makes Angel token for Christine Sprankle

https://twitter.com/Steve_Argyle/status/938505483886903296

Team MGG & sponsor Legion Games part ways with Travis Woo: https://twitter.com/TeamMGG/status/936694342906888192

GP Santa Clara off to a slow start: http://gpsantaclara.cfbevents.com/

Hotel block was not updated until last Friday. Side events today. Still missing artists, vendors, etc.

Rivals of Ixalan spoilers, or leaks: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/5/16738902/magic-the-gatherings-rivals-of-ixalan-exclusive-new-cards-art

Great Designer Search 3: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/great-designer-search-3-2017-12-04

Product Architecture: How a product is made by Gavin Verhey

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/product-architecture-how-product-made-2017-12-06

VSL finals: Reid Duke defeats Kevin Kron in the finals. **Rich Shay impression plz! https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/vintage-super-league-season-7-decklists#FINALS

Red Zone

Commander tribunal led by Sheldon Menery allows silver-bordered cards to be used until January 15, causing community upheaval.

https://twitter.com/SheldonMenery/status/936468110512742400

http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18749

So: should silver bordered cards be allowed in Commander going forward?

Desperate Ravings

Magic Board Game for Cheap - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7gxvg7/psa_you_can_get_the_mtg_origins_boardgame_for/ Origins of Phyrexian name? https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7hitky/til_the_origin_of_phyrexias_name_ϕphirexia/ Game Knights: Unstable Draft w/ Mark Rosewater l Game Knights #13 l Magic: the Gathering Gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR_CD_Lj7ds

Excellent example of Unstable gameplay, how Contraptions work, how Host works, etc.

Going Infinite

The 20 Most Important Magic Cards Printed in the Modern Era, by Brian Demars

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/the-20-most-important-magic-cards-printed-in-the-modern-era/

Our next Top Ten is this topic!

Giveaway Time!

The Finisher

With the release of Unstable, we finally have the ability to staple two creatures together with the Augment and Host mechanics, letting us have access to both our chocolate and our peanut butter. So with combinations like Half-Shark Half-Rocket, Half-Squirrel Half-Vacuum, and Half-Kitten Half-Kitten able to be created, what would be your ideal Unstablestein's Monster?

TOP TEN - Favorite Rakdos Cards! Dec 06, 2017

Show notes

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics

Visit the website: http://magicmicspodcast.com

Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com

Visit our co-sponsor: http://www.cardhoarder.com

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Filmdate - 12/4/17

The Gathering Storm - Harassment, Drama, Community Values & More! Nov 30, 2017

Show notes

First Pick

First Pick - All the harrassment.

https://twitter.com/cspranklerun/status/934192889948540928

https://twitter.com/cspranklerun/status/934235364465680384

"Cosplay is lingerie"
"I don't like Patreon requests"

Locked Reddit thread, original https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7fc5po/christine_sprankle_names_mtgheadquarters_as/ \

Locked Reddit thread on MTGHQ's YouTube video removed https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7fxjr2/unsleeved_medias_primary_harassment_video_against/

Another Locked thread, this one with the "the brigades have arrived" Mod quote, Daniel Fournier tweet - https://twitter.com/tirentu/status/934194374262607872

A history of Jeremy Hambly's involvement in MTG media and then harassment, summarized https://twitter.com/PleasantKenobi/status/934472359616147456/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.masterofmagics.co.uk%2Farticles%2Fdo-we-really-need-to-be-told-that-harassment-is-wrong%2F

Professor's video "What We Owe To Each Other" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nslCeqwKuCk&t=304s

WotC's Twitter response https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/934625377330352128

Taking Action on Harassment and Bullying https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7g8g3d/taking_action_on_harassment_and_bullying/

Desperate Ravings

Boogie2988 video response https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7fsh5n/cyberbullying_and_magic_the_gathering_lets_talk/

An Open Letter to the Magic Community from Various Magic Pros (66 total pros, published across CFB SCG TCG etc.) https://www.channelfireball.com/home/an-open-letter-to-the-magic-community/

Sperling's response: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7g7drw/the_pros_open_letter_a_case_study_in_allies/

Later Sperling tweet

https://twitter.com/sickofit/status/935758106826543104

Please Stop, by Katie Bates

https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2017/11/please-stop-harassment-mtg/

Do We Really Need To Be Told That Harassment Is Wrong, by James Wise http://www.masterofmagics.co.uk/articles/do-we-really-need-to-be-told-that-harassment-is-wrong/

EFro's proposition: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7fx9t8/what_i_intend_to_propose_to_wotc_regarding/

Game On Chattanooga to not sanction MTG events until bullying and harassment in the community addressed.

Non-HQ harassers:

Magic For Bad garbage, from Emma https://twitter.com/Em_TeeGee/status/935620592161771520

Travis Woo's response to the Magic For Bad bullshit (too little too late is an understatement) https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7gaibc/travis_woo_freezes_magic_for_bad_long_video/

**Bot reactivations from GG? I have no metrics on this; but https://makeadverbsgreatagain.us/mlp/ is a tool that leads me to believe it (Unsleeved scores 6/10, HQ scores 3/10 of likelihood of being a robot troll; for frame of ref, moxreuby is 0/10).

Kotaku article https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/11/magic-subreddit-on-lockdown-after-cosplayer-quit-due-to-alleged-harassment/

Polygon article https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/29/16709796/magic-the-gathering-cosplayer-harassment-youtube

IGN reached out to Boogie as well https://twitter.com/Boogie2988/status/934970111898898432

Notable Tweets about CSprankle/Harassment/ Cyberbullying, etc., our own opinions.

Gather the Townsfolk

2017 World Magic Cup in Nice, France this weekend: https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/2017wmc

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/2017-world-magic-cup-preview-2017-11-28

Amazing WMC dejected Jace French Riviera playmat: https://twitter.com/Wizards_MagicEU/status/935539285045981184

The New DailyMTG redesign https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7ge4ih/welcome_to_the_new_dailymtg/

MTG Youngmage raises money for charity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c0OSoop8OQ

Splash Damage

D&D had it's most "successful year" in 20 years in 2017 https://twitter.com/ChrisPerkinsDnD/status/935753973977550848

Thread in /r/boardgames on why MTG has such longevity https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/7g769p/eli5_how_has_magic_the_gathering_remained_fresh/

Blast from the Past

MTG Breakdown Rewind - Randy Buehler at Pro Tour Chicago 1997 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km8AMFUetuc&feature=share

The Finisher

Last week was Thanksgiving in these United States, a holiday where we as Americans gather with our loved ones to review the good that has happened in our lives over the last year. So I think it might be nice to end this week's episode by asking: What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

TOP TEN - Favorite Ixalan Cards! Nov 29, 2017

Show notes

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics

Visit the website: http://magicmicspodcast.com

Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com

Visit our co-sponsor: http://www.cardhoarder.com

Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics

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Filmdate - 11/27/17

TOP TEN - Favorite Simic Cards! Nov 21, 2017

Show notes

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Filmdate - 11/20/17

Unbelievable - Unstable Previews, Iconic Masters Rant, Social Currency & More! Nov 16, 2017

Show notes

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics

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Airdate - 11/15/17

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - https://gleam.io/e9axf/win-a-50-gift-certificate-to-coolstuffinccom-a-playset-of-by-gnome-means

Our Unstable spoiler!!

By Gnome Means

Slide #1 - Contraptions - How they work, what they do | Dogsnail Engine | Back of Card

Slide #2 - Bee Bee Gun | Genetic Recombinator

Slide #3 - Contraption Murals

Slide #4 - Crow Storm | Rules Lawyer | Baron von Count

Slide #5 - Extremely Slow Zombie | Three-Headed Goblin | Slaying Mantis

Slide #6 - Spike, Tournament Grinder | Grusilda, Monster Masher | Split Screen

Full-art tokens!! https://www.originalmagicart.store/blogs/oma-blog/all-art-all-the-time-unstable-token-preview

Gather the Townsfolk

Iconic Masters Rant

Social Currency, article by Gerry Thompson: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/36159_Social-Currency.html

Desperate Ravings Should Pro Players get thicker skin?https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2017/11/pro-players-should-grow-thicker-skin/

Bertoncini issued game loss for marked cards:https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7cojz2/alex_bertoncini_issued_game_loss_for_marked_cards/

Splash Damage

Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa is up for Brazil's "Best Athlete of a Card Game" against 5 Hearthstone pros and 2 Gwent pros.

https://www.premioesportsbrasil.com.br/#categories

Giveaway Winner

Giveaway time!

The Finisher

One of the most popular Reddit posts from this last week came from a user ironically named PathOfExilePlayer7. In it he asks a very simple question: "Dear Wizards: When will blocking be making a return? Love, a Longtime Player." Several respondents offered explanations, including "Didn't you see the announcement: they got rid of blocks" and "Blocking is about a 5 or a 6 on the Storm Scale, meaning it is likely to return at some point but they need to find a world / setting where it fits." So in an effort to help out PathOfExilePlayer7, when do you think blocking will make its return?

TOP TEN - Un-Set Cards! Nov 15, 2017

Show notes

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics

Visit the website: http://magicmicspodcast.com

Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com

Visit our co-sponsor: http://www.cardhoarder.com

Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicmicscast

Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/magicmics

Filmdate - 11/13/17

Transform Mafia - FTV: Transform, PT XLN, Treasure Chest Packs & More! Nov 09, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - Explorers of Ixalan set - https://gleam.io/uHrgB/win-a-free-set-of-explorers-of-ixalan

Seth Manfield wins PT - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptxln

Magic Mics PT Draft - https://twitter.com/komodo_drake/status/926991375299641344

Evan: 33+34+27+52= 146 points (1st)

Erin 33+30+9+51= 123 points (2nd)

Reuben 3+30+27+47= 107 points (3rd)

Round 15 DQ feat. LSV - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptxln/disqualification-in-round-15-2017-11-04

LSV responds: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7ausvc/disqualification_in_round_15/dpd0j0i/

Gather the Townsfolk

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/black-friday-treasure-chest-promotion-2017-11-07

https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/xln-treasure-chest-more-rares-and-foils-box

FTV Transform full list (all Origin walkers, Avacyn, Bloodline Keeper): https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/see-cards-vault-transform-2017-11-06

Explorers of Ixalan full decklists: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/exploring-decklists-explorers-ixalan-2017-11-07

Random pile of cards 5-0 League: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/819000

Desperate Ravings

Berton-cheaty still at it: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7bbhsq/why_is_alex_bertoncini_allowed_to_play_magic/

Going Infinite

WTF does this mean: http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/167220139903/are-contraptions-as-they-appear-in-unstable

Giveaway Winner

Giveaway time!

The Finisher

Yesterday was election day in Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, and a few other states. And it's also the first anniversary of the election of president Donald J Trump. And while it has been a year, it only feels like an eternity, and that means it's only another 12 months until the midterm elections. So fellow co-hosts and potential candidates, what platform will you be running on in 2018?

TOP TEN - Favorite Boros Cards! Nov 08, 2017

Show notes

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics

Visit the website: http://magicmicspodcast.com

Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com

Visit our co-sponsor: http://www.cardhoarder.com

Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicmicscast

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Filmdate - 11/6/17

Emptying the Warrens - RIX Spoilers, FTV: Transform, PT XLN & More! Nov 02, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - https://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/243744 Merfolk vs Goblins set

RIX Preview: Ghaltra, Primal Hunger
Silvergill Adept (plus full-art)

Store Championship Prizes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/ixalan-store-championship-goodies-2017-10-30

FTV: Transform

Delver of Secrets, Huntmaster of the Fells Liliana Heretical Healer

Gather the Townsfolk

PT Draft - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1arMAVhI7f20ZV1jlp_vgOWk6NZcmAAU6msicyZWm4kE/edit?usp=sharing

Changes to Grand Prix - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/grand-prix-updates-2018-promos-schedules-and-day-two-cut-2017-10-26

6-2 to make Day 2
6-2 still play in Limited for Round 9, but locked
Mutavault GP Promo
Noble Hierarch RPTQ Promo

Desperate Ravings

Bans, Unbans, and Restrictions in Legacy & Vintage: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/bans-unbans-and-restrictions-in-legacy-and-vintage-whats-the-right-approach/

Daniel Fournier's Article on Men and Magic:

http://manadeprived.com/men-magic-building-community/

Sperling's Response: http://sperlinggrove.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-search-for-useful-metrics-fair.html

Ixalan Double-Face Card Stock Issue https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-ixalan-double-faced-cards-card-stock-2017-10-20

TCC video on Card Stock Quality & Consumer Confidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gEGyH89-qg

TCC video on Gift Pack - FAIL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYkz8cmotCQ

Giveaway Winner

Giveaway time!

The Finisher

So last week we missed a Magic Mics live show and two Magic Mics Top Tens because I was in Europe (which is where the history comes from) for Essen Spiel, and I just got back and boy are my arms tired. And by "arms" I mean "intestines" because I have been dying from food poisoning since I left Germany. Now, our followers are constantly on the road for Magic": The Traveling as well, so what tips and tricks do you have for our television viewers for avoiding common journeying pitfalls?

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