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Magic Mics Podcast

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:

LIVE at GP Vegas! - Announcement Week, HUGE Ixalan Leak & More! Jun 17, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway: GIVEAWAY - Gift Certificates Announcement Week! #1 - Metamorphosis 2.0 http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/metamorphosis-2-0-2017-06-12 New Worlds each plane; the death of small sets

The Core Set Returns! Core 2019 on its way in July

Less Gatewatch characters/planeswalkers in sets

"Play Design" team developed http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-digital-next-update-2017-06-13 Magic MMORPG coming from Cryptic Studios

Magic Duels is dead http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/june-13-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-06-13 Aetherworks Marvel is banned in Standard

Looked at adding cards to Standard http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/25th-anniversary-announcement-day-2017-06-14 Ixalan is coming - leaks suck

Rivals of Ixalan in January 2018

New "Art of Ixalan" book coming

April of 2018 - "Dominaria" coming! Richard Garfield on design team!

25th Anniversary Masters Set in March 2018

UNSTABLE - New Un-Set - December 8th, 2017

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/playing-pro-tour-2017-06-15 Pro Tours not necessarily 2 weeks after set release (starting with Ixalan)

TEAM PRO TOURS - for Pro Tour Core Set 2019 How should people qualify? What format should the qualifiers / Pro Tour use? Red Zone: Leaks - Good or Bad? Publish / Talk About or No?

Giveaway / Trivia Questions $10 - What Was Our First Ever Preview Card? $25 - Who Was The Only Guest EVER On The Show? $50 - What Episode # are we filming today? $100 - What Day Did The First Show Air?

Sweet 15 - HOU Spoilers, MTGO Anniversary, MTG MMORPG & More! Jun 08, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Nicol Bolas Archenemy set - https://gleam.io/a5WTR/win-a-copy-of-archenemy-nicol-bolas

Hour of Devastation Spoilers - Nicol Bolas, Samut, Bontu's Last Reckoning

MTG Triple-A Video Game MMORPG!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/06/07/neverwinter-and-star-trek-online-developer-announces-plans-for-magic-the-gathering-rpg.aspx

Gather the Townsfolk:

MTGO 15th Anniversary:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-onlines-fifteenth-anniversary-2017-06-07

Extra HOU cards - Basic Lands

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/161531668138/will-next-mondays-article-solve-the-mystery-of

Seen in Archenemy:

http://imgur.com/a/nfHwQ

Red Zone: Commander vs 1 v 1 Commander

http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13987&writer=Bruce+Richard&articledate=6-6-2017

Desperate Ravings:

Magic Streamers to Watch, by Gaby Spartz:http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-streamers-watch-2017-06-06

The Finisher

Ladies and gentlemen, Magicians of all ages, next week is Grand Prix Las Vegas, and that means we are a short *nine days* from the first ever Magic Mics filmed in front of a live studio audience with all three of us sitting together in the same room, and of course later broadcast live-to-tape like Saturday Night Live does it. It is very exciting, but it's also a lot of pressure, because you all expect the best from us. So in order to live up to the hype, what's one thing we can do to make next week's live show extra memorable?

Be Our Guest - GP Vegas Announcement, CMDR Anthology and More! Jun 01, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - $50 CoolStuffInc.com Gift Certificate

https://gleam.io/JY1OG/win-a-free-50-gift-certificate-from-coolstuffinccom

GP Vegas Announcement - LIVE SHOW!

C17 Spoilers after last week

Gather the Townsfolk:

Announcing 'Commander: Anthology:' http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/commander-anthology-2017-05-29

Changes to Magic Online PPTQs: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-amonkhet-championship-event-details-2017-05-31

New cards warp easier?

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6ehulg/amonkhet_print_quality_is_all_over_the_place/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6e4a9u/wotc_you_need_to_fix_this/

Desperate Ravings:

Pro Tour Special Invite Controversy: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/amaz-comes-kyoto-plus-video-through-june-2017-05-25

Amaz (Jason Chan) bio - http://wiki.teamliquid.net/hearthstone/Amaz his Twitch AmazHS has over 76m views, 806,000 followers, regularly gets 20,000 watching him at any one time.

GP Vegas Travel Guide, by Chris Higashi on NumotGaming

http://www.numotgaming.com/GP-Vegas.pdf

Going Infinite:

"Head to Head: Fun things wizards won't let you have" https://twitter.com/CubeApril/status/869565612128907264

Follow along: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FwvbCqupOyW5bj5PkuuQlgQlmiXJBMrY12pMaecWfE8/edit?usp=sharing

Blast From The Past:

Worst GP Playmats

The Finisher

This June, we celebrate a few life milestones: Magic Mics turns 2 later this month, we're going to have our first live studio audience episode at GP Vegas, my son Miles turned 6 today, and thousands of folks from all over the world graduate from high school, universities, and various community colleges (both Tolarian and otherwise). So as we don our mortarboards and sign our yearbooks, what would like your current senior quote to be?

Draggin' Fodder - C17 Leaks, Hascon, PT Auctions & More! May 25, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Win a set of Black/Red/Green Dragon Shields https://gleam.io/MdNxW/win-a-free-set-of-blackredgreen-dragon-shield-sleeves

C17 LEAKS

Cat Dragon Story: http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora

Hascon details released:

https://hascon.hasbro.com/tickets.html

$642 for VIP
Exclusive silver-border set of 3 cards featuring other brands
$60~ Iconic Masters sealed flights

Gerry Auction

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6ck9oz/gerry_thompson_is_auctioning_off_his_ptakh_trophy/

http://www.ebay.com/sch/ehtovk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Gather the Townsfolk:

Standard getting cheaper:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/standard-keeps-getting-cheaper

New Standard Throwback - 2000s

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/throwback-standard-gauntlet-3-early-2000s

SCG Invitational, now with sponsors! http://www.starcitygames.com/article/35150_Get-Ready-For-The-StarCityGamescom-2017-Season-One-Invitational-Weekend.html

Going Infinite:

Standard we have a problem: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13966 (Seth Manfield on Std)

What if WotC just announced that [X Card] is now legal?

Ralph Ciarlanti

Rather than banning cards, Wizards could release a statement along the lines of "B&R update: Pithing needle is now legal in standard". I think that this approach would be better received by the player community than banning cards.

PT winner gets a card?

https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/866731437072031744

Splash Damage:

Force of Will putting packs of lands instead of lands in packs; also including 5x 'new player friendly commanders (J-Rulers)' in booster box, and booster box doubles as a card box

https://www.facebook.com/fowtcg/photos/a.450100205119014.1073741828.441838905945144/1175600539235640/?type=3&theater

The Finisher

GIVEAWAY WINNER

https://clips.twitch.tv/PeppyPluckyInternImGlitch

Bronze-Level Canadian Magic Pro Daniel Fournier cut out a little slice of Magic history for himself last weekend at GP Montreal when after activating AEtherworks Marvel he pulled out a fidget spinner… and spun the Fidget Marvel for all of Twitch to see. Now, I'm no stranger to using Pogs as fading counters or Furbies keeping track of life totals ((Furby, what's my life total?)), so what's the next fad that's going to make an appearance on the Magic stage:

Bombs Away - Helene Gone, PT AKH, New R&D Group and More! May 18, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Dungeons & Dragons: Tales from the Yawning Portal (Fifth Edition) http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/237534

https://gleam.io/t7v9N/win-a-free-copy-of-dungeons-dragons-tales-from-the-yawning-portal-fifth-edition

Helene Leaves WotC https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/864970416967647233

Gerry T wins!

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptakh

Over 40k watching PT finals

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6b68z0/over_40000_viewers_on_twitch_for_the_finals_of/

Stats: https://i.redd.it/n3kj3f0ppwxy.jpg

Awkward slide: https://i.redd.it/govq6igmqixy.png

Content for subs/prime on twitch?

https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/864123353103294465

Gather the Townsfolk:

Martin Muller fuckup, BDM meme

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6b1196/martin_muller_has_fcked_up_before/

https://twitter.com/Top8Games/status/863556920673742848

http://i.imgur.com/wqgnaS1.png

http://i.imgur.com/KfKgys8.png

Kill Bill clip:

https://streamable.com/rkog2

Muller and The Wish from Sept 2016:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2016wc/the-wish-2016-09-01

"Play Design" group

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160771962008/play-design

Going Infinite:

Rivals of Ixalan and "25"

http://news.toyark.com/2017/05/17/magic-gathering-25th-anniversary-set-rivals-ixalan-252923

Desperate Ravings:

Teams - Many not qualified

Calcano Moment: https://clips.twitch.tv/GleamingCarelessAlmondFrankerZ

FINAL MAGIC MICS AMONKHET DRAFT POINTS: Reuben 136, Evan 124, Erin 76

Red Zone:

Marvel - design mistake?

Splash Damage:

Hearthstone qualifiers taking place at Buffalo Wild Wings:http://kotaku.com/hearthstone-spring-playoffs-will-be-held-in-buffalo-wil-1795147049

The Finisher

GIVEAWAY WINNER

Nathan Holt and Shawn Kornhauser, of Walk the Planes fame, have been doing a new video series called Enter The Battlefield with vignettes focusing on community folks like Christine Sprankle in the episode on cosplay and for Paul Cheon and The Professor from Tolarian Community College subtitled "creators." Now we know how impressive these guys are, and how awesome it would be to be a subject yourself, what would your episode be about?

Hack In a Box - MTGO Updates, Dumb Rules, Busted Formats & More! May 11, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Ice Tower Deck Box - https://gleam.io/qqS5Z/ultra-pro-ice-tower-deck-box-giveaway

http://wizardsmtgo.tumblr.com/post/160343614814/update-mtgo-commander - They fixed MTGO Commander!

SCG Tour Season 2 Announcements: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/35075_SCG-Tour-Season-Two-Announcements.html

Gather the Townsfolk:

Stupid rule interaction needs to change: http://magicjudge.tumblr.com/post/160487215239/weird-card-interaction-alert-kalitas-anointed

Judge afraid: https://twitter.com/jtempkin/status/862407056346820608

Non-rotating format Challenges: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-format-challenges-2017-05-04

Account hacked? Sucks to be you:

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/69c5tt/how_my_mtgo_account_got_hacked_how_i_got_my_cards/

https://twitter.com/Lesrek/status/860519546381381633

Broken Magic incoming! http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/throwback-standard-gauntlet-2-combo-winter-urza-block-2017-05-04

Budde says it looks 'horrendous' https://twitter.com/kaibudde/status/862371182506627072

Followup:

https://twitter.com/kaibudde/status/862372480597585920

Jarvis:

https://twitter.com/jkyu06/status/862369742023266304

Desperate Ravings:

"Ban bombs in limited" LOL https://twitter.com/BenS8528/status/861413110590124033

Pro Tour Amonkhet Draft

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/pro-tour-amonkhet-preview-2017-05-08

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l3Za4WOmkbQtq37oYg8U-eJwT7iENJT3NQAGO_6txDI/edit?usp=sharing

Splash Damage:

MTG Movie Dead: https://twitter.com/b_cogman/status/861738242525151232

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fox-bring-magic-gathering-big-670529

Minecraft skins

https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/860116869302411264

The Finisher

It was found out this week that the screenwriters originally working on the film are no longer working on the Magic: The Gathering movie, and he doesn't know exactly where it's at right now. So since the movie seems lost in the Multiverse, where do you think it'll end up now?

Commanded - MTGO CMDR Banlist, Women on Twitch & More! May 04, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Heavy Metal Magic Zombie Tokens - 5 Winners

https://gleam.io/CFcpy/heavy-metal-magic-zombie-token-giveaway

MTGO Commander - as tone deaf as it gets? http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/1v1-commander-banned-list

Official Sheldon Menery response: http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18600

https://twitter.com/grixisguy/status/859817629850226688

https://twitter.com/grixisguy/status/859815798633885696

AKH Limited is Great!

Gather the Townsfolk:

We complain a lot - https://twitter.com/RhysticStudies/status/859869124935155714

Desperate Ravings:

AJ Sacher's response to women should just ignore Twitch chat: https://twitter.com/AJSacher/status/859182623968460800

Emma's observation that started this: https://twitter.com/Em_TeeGee/status/858899567361884160

Q & A

The Finisher

Merriam-Webster's English Dictionary has added a brand new word to their dictionary: sheeple, a (port-man-toe) portmanteau of "sheep" and "people." Everybody loves a good portmanteau, so if you can, help the English language to continue to evolve and move forward with a portmanteau of your own.

Bans Make Her Dance - Standard Bannings, MTGO Problems & More! Apr 27, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - AKH Box https://gleam.io/R32d2/magic-mics-amonkhet-booster-box-giveaway

B&R Announcement - Top banned in Legacy, Gush & Gitaxian Probe banned in Vintage, NO BANS in Standard: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/april-24-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-04-24

Eternal Masters reprint

Counterbalance / Counterbalance /

Addendum to the B&R: Felidar Guardian! http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/addendum-april-24-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-04-26

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/856538153821360128

Hasbro $ report: Magic down?

http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/events.cfm (I HAVE NO THOUGHTS ON THIS)

https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/679p57/hasbro_financial_results_q1_2017_magic_down_for/

The Girlfriend Bracket 100 - The end of the podcast

Gather the Townsfolk:

MTG Art Show Announcement!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/magic-art-show-art-exhibition-at-gp-las-vegas-2017

Magic Online exert implementation sucks: https://twitter.com/OndrejStrasky/status/856835439545733120

New Black Lotus art walkthrough (for Eternal Weekend):

http://stevenbelledin.blogspot.com/2017/04/black-lotus.html

Continued difficulty for overseas LGSs, this time China:

https://i.redd.it/hieh1z3o7tsy.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/66m6xy/new_wotc_policy_thats_banning_most_card_stores_in/

Meanwhile…

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/67ox4a/mixed_message_from_magic_wizards_for_nonlgs_events/

Melissa DeTora hired full time at WotC: https://twitter.com/MelissaDeTora/status/855453167865053184

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfrNNwTPe8

WER crashed 3x Prereleases in a row http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/events.cfm

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/66uoex/wizards_and_wer_get_your_shit_together/

The Finisher

This week, after the banned and restricted announcement part one on Monday, StarCityGames.com announced that they would be refunding customers who purchased Invocation Counterbalances after Sensei's Divining Top spun out of the format. CoolStuffInc has offered to buy back all Saheeli Rai's bought since Monday. This is excellent customer service of course, but it got me thinking: what other format shakeups could result in order reimbursements?

Ironic Masters - New Masters Set, Ixalan Coming, OP Updates and Much More! Apr 20, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

GIVEAWAY - Win all five Unhinged Land Deck Boxes from Ultra Pro https://gleam.io/8YcuC/win-a-free-copy-of-all-five-unhinged-land-deck-boxes-from-ultra-pro

Magic Art Show almost there: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/magic-art-show-art-exhibition-at-gp-las-vegas-2017/

Iconic Masters accidentally spoiled by WPN Email.

https://twitter.com/MishrasFotoshop/status/854845797409714177

HUGE OP News: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/ixalan-worlds-pro-tour-nationals-and-rptqs-2017-04-18

Ixalan announced - where is Hour of Devastation info? Release on 9/29/17
- Previously seen style in survey leak: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/atlazan-an-atlantean-plane
Pro Tour Ixalan is Nov 3-5th - FIVE WEEKS after release (instead of two)
Nationals
- Sept 9-10
- Sept 16-17
- Oct 14-15
- Mix of Standard AND Booster Draft (AKH for first two, XLN for last)
- Nationals participation promo: Inkmoth Nexus

Commander 2017 - Tribal, 4x decks instead of 5x - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-commander-2017-edition-2017-04-18

4x instead of 5
Unexpected Tribe(s) hints
August 25th (moved up)
Creature Classes? (Cleric, Wizards) Reuben thinks: Warriors, Rogues

RPTQ charge poll: https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/854722831040598016

RPTQ Promo as "prize" for PPTQ winner, now diminished: https://twitter.com/aje8888/status/854727107779465216

Just charge for PTs - https://twitter.com/AliEldrazi/status/854394289090170880

https://twitter.com/tommartell/status/854401158776999936

Baffled - https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/854425891883044864

Gather the Townsfolk:

Did a Mass Unbanning Happen? https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/65jtq4/did_a_mass_unbanning_happen/

Magic Art Show almost there: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/magic-art-show-art-exhibition-at-gp-las-vegas-2017/

Going Infinite:

Magic Novel problem: https://twitter.com/jay13x/status/854674292147187712 (Erin)

The Finisher

In celebration of 4/20, a 4/20 joke! It came to light this week that, for some reason, Taco Bell WiFis around the country prevent those connected to it from visiting Magic: The Gathering websites, such as Wizards.com, MagicCards.info, MTGSalvation, and Gamepedia. One would think that Magic and Taco Bell would go together like nerds and junk food, so why do you think the Bell blocked the Gathering?

Oops, All Spoilers! AKH Previews, MTGO Prereleases & More! Apr 13, 2017

Show notes

First Pick & Giveaway:

Magic Mics Swag arriving!

GIVEAWAY - Rhonas Invocation version

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEWS:

Amonkhet Spoilers

http://mythicspoiler.com/newspoilers.html

Rhonas the Indomitable Invocation Version

Oketra's Attendant (and token)

Grasping Dunes

Cradle of the Accursed

Bontu the Glorified

Liliana, Death's Majesty

Nissa, Steward of Elements

Harsh Mentor

Samut, Voice of Dissent

Vizier of the Menagerie

Never // Return

Vizier of Many Faces

Glory-Bound Initiate

Pull from Tomorrow

Angel of Sanctions

Approach of the Second Sun

Gather the Townsfolk:

Play w Amonkhet the day after paper pre-release on MTGO

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/amonkhet-magic-online-earlier-ever

Sad tweet storyline: https://twitter.com/mtg_lee/status/852216964323737600 (Erin)

Invocations still only in Treasure Chests: https://twitter.com/klug_alters/status/852253899884863488 (Erin)

They edited today's story to be less...overt? https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/852248630509674497

Wizards' response: http://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/159507277666/not-to-sound-acusatory-which-its-all-too-easy-to

WotC doesn't try to recreate certain experiences: https://twitter.com/TheCardNexus/status/852256375946309633

The Finisher

This week is Passover, the Jewish Festival of the release of the Jews from Egypt, a fact I just learned because Reuben wrote this joke. But this Passover is different from all other Passovers because this Passover we're also celebrating the release of the Amonkhet set from Wizards of the Coast, so on this happiest of holidays, do you have anything you'd like to get off your chests?

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