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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:

Exclusive C16 Preview - Manifold Insights, Player Drama & More! Oct 28, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Commander 2016 Exclusive Preview

Commander 2016 Previews

Slide #1 - Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis | Atraxa, Praetors' Voice | Cruel Entertainment

Slide #2 - Deepglow Skate | Selfless Squire

Kent Ketter thing

Oliver Tiu thing - Reuben

https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/790292045461991424

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gppro16/statement-regarding-round-15-disqualification

Pass The Salt

All basic lands extended art:

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/790941192326377472

Poll:

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/791325861215604736

Frame makes a diff (from Proxy Guy):

https://twitter.com/TheProxyGuy/status/791331412683161601

Going Infinite

All decks published at the start of PT:

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/791276852543455232

Splash Damage

Howard Lyon's daughter in Top 20 of the Voice.

The Finisher

Next Monday is Halloween, the best holiday on the calendar. Kids get to play dress-up, adults get to drink while playing dressup, and for one day a year we all decide to ignore the "don't take candy from strangers" rule because screw it. Halloween is also the one time a year American popular culture really celebrates black's section of the color pie, so in that vein what is the scariest story you know?

New Rotation On The Block - Std Shifts, Pro Tour KLD & More! Oct 20, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Commander 2016 Preview next week

Pro Tour

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

New e-sports style top 8 format, e-sports style trophy

Standard Rotation Update: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/revisiting-standard-rotation-2016-10-19

Not a good idea?: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvLDJ5-UMAA9_xv.jpg:large

You Make the Cube voting - Pro Tour Cube by Eric Klug

Eternal Extravaganza 5 recap, Eternal Weekend preview

Gather the Townsfolk

State of Organized Play

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/state-organized-play-pt-kaladesh-2016-10-06

The Real Lifestyle of the Professional Magic Player: http://sperlinggrove.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-lifestyle-of-professional-magic.html

Desperate Ravings

Enter the Battlefield (Walk the Planes endeavor)

Going Infinite

Penny Dreadful format: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/33860_Penny-Dreadful.html

Splash Damage

http://hascon.hasbro.com/

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20324471/introducing-heroic-tavern-brawl-10-17-2016

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/583w4v/good_job_wotc_youre_not_as_greedy_as_blizzard/

The Finisher

Sharpen your knives and set out a Basic Campfire, because Blizzard has announced that they will be releasing the World of Warcraft Official Cookbook, available by preorder now… but only to those who have preregistered for BlizzCon 2016 later this month. But we know good eats when we see them, so if you were to make your own gaming-themed foodstuff what would you put on the menu?

21 Pilots - Smugglers, Treasures, MTG History & More! Oct 05, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Smuggler's Copter - 146 in Top 64, all T8, all T16

Do Week One Results Matter? / Looter Scooter https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/do-week-one-results-actually-matter

Chandra not shining bright

Initial announcement regarding Treasure Chests: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/announcing-treasure-chests-2016-09-29

Response from Goatbots: https://www.goatbots.com/

Response from Cardhoarder: https://www.cardhoarder.com/content/the-mtgo-economy-it-s-about-trust-215

Wizards update to Treasure Chests: http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/treasure-chest-information-2016-10-03

Gather the Townsfolk

Corbin Hosler wrote -- Randy Buehler - Bringing the Magic to Us: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/bringing-magic-us-randy-buehler-story-2016-10-03

https://twitter.com/i/moments/783066338931646464

Going Infinite

Energy in the future - http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151167064283/hi-mark-im-curious-about-rds-stance-on#notes

Splash Damage

TwitchCon - Kenji Subs, future for MTG Streamers?

The Finisher

Tonight is the first and, thankfully, only Vice Presidential debate. We're only about a month away from Voting Day, but there is still time to announce your candidacy, so if you were to run for the highest office in the land, what would your tagline be?

Pile On! New Rules, B&R Changes, & More! Sep 29, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Kaladesh Prerelease

Gather the Townsfolk

Banned and Restricted list: No changes

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/september-26-2016-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-09-26

Desperate Ravings Pile Shuffling added to Magic Tournament Rules: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2016-09-26

Going Infinite

New format: http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx

Splash Damage

California fake signature bill: https://graphicpolicy.com/2016/09/28/california-has-made-getting-and-selling-autographs-and-limited-edition-items-more-confusing-and-labor-intensive/

https://teleread.org/2016/09/26/new-california-law-will-make-it-harder-to-sell-autographed-books-art/

http://geekandsundry.com/geek-and-sundry-joins-nerdist-to-enter-the-next-level-of-interaction-with-alpha/

http://geekandsundry.com/alpha-information-reveals-new-shows-and-the-return-of-favorite-series/ --video

https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/151065514229/so-um-new-tabletop-season-is-on-this-new-alpha

The Rise and Rise of Tabletop Gaming: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/25/board-games-back-tabletop-gaming-boom-pandemic-flash-point

(could apply to Magic, and people wanting to physically be close to one another)

The Finisher

This week, combination Bond-villain-and-technology-Jesus Elon Musk announced this week that he wants to send One Million people to Mars with his SpaceX program. And to further nerdify this story, he wants to name the Mars-bound spaceship the "Heart of Gold," in a reference to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And since vehicles also just came out in Kaladesh, what do you think the Magic Mics spacecraft should be named?

Cat Fight - Drama, spoilers, and more drama! Sep 15, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Masterchef finale: spend like 30 seconds on this, it ends right before we start

Official previews from Kaladesh

Fuckin' Masterpieces doe!

Captured by the Consulate (and all of the story watermarked cards)

Dovin Baan

Aether Hub

Aethersquall Ancient (Sky Whales!)

Brazen Scourge (Gremlin Ram-Gang)

Cathartic Reunion (Erin's Bazaar reprint!)

Glint-Nest Crane

Scrapheap Scrounger

Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter

Segue to...

The Red Zone:

Final spoiler card discussion: Impeccable Timing (new card with Ajani on it)

Gather the Townsfolk

Ladies Night / LGS loses it. Classic "A Florida Man…" https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/52rprg/round_two_for_treasure_coast_magic/

(original no longer available)

Part I: http://i.imgur.com/FdXf8co.jpg

Screenshots Part II; the internet never forgets: http://imgur.com/jcqFxvy

Helene is on the case: https://twitter.com/helenebergeot/status/776122236021317632

Desperate Ravings

https://twitter.com/CCalcano/status/775934839551852544

Helene response: https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/776119811738771457

...Which led to "Pros versus Other Pros" controversy on Twitter:

BBD: https://twitter.com/BraunDuinIt/status/776146528671035393

Sperling: https://twitter.com/mtg_law_etc/status/776136028956467200

Brad: https://twitter.com/fffreakmtg/status/776111616211427328

Cedric: https://twitter.com/CedricAPhillips/status/776125432311799808

Rietzl/Reid: https://twitter.com/paulrietzl/status/776141419366854656

Going Infinite

No max hand size?:

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/150249814313/do-you-think-magic-may-ever-do-away-with-maximum

The Finisher

The author Roald Dahl, who wrote such famous books as James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has his 100th birthday this month and to help commemorate the Oxford English Dictionary is adding six new entries and updating four phrases to celebrate Dahl's life and career. One update is for the word, and Kaladesh creature type, "Gremlin," in respect to Dahl's novel "The Gremlins" that turned the word from a slang term for something going wrong into the mythical creatures we know and love. So assuming there are no gremlins in our stream between now and the end of the show, tell the the folks at home a phrase you'd like to have updated when the world celebrates your 100th birthday.

KLD Preview - Angel of Invention & More! Sep 08, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Sept 18th - Next Google Hangout

Evan going to Essen Spiel in October - Oct 12th show will not happen

Magic Mics Water Bottles

Reuben as Leovold of Trest in "Voice of All: Leovold's Dossiers": https://twitter.com/gendoukeshi/status/772188030954311680

Our Official Preview - Angel of Invention

Pass the Salt

Ashiok is not Aetherborn, and thus will not be appearing in Kaladesh Block.

Gather the Townsfolk

LSV doing coverage for the next year or so

http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/entering-the-coverage-bracket/

The Red Zone:

Hideous World Champ trophy

http://media.wizards.com/2016/images/daily/OP20160901_trophy.png

http://nickfairdesign.com/project28.html - From Designer

The Finisher

This past week the giant panda was removed from the endangered species list. Following decades of work by conservationists, the official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China. Now, I'm a big fan of bears in all formats because 2/2s for 2 are just value... but I'm wondering: what is the best news for Magic players relating from the giant panda's recent recovery?

All The Things - Big news, spoilers, drama & more! Sep 01, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Sept 4th - Token Art Description!

Evan going to Essen Spiel in October - Oct 12th show will not happen

Water Bottles Fri or Tuesday - free to all $20+ Patrons

Congrats on Erin's Pro Point! GP Indianapolis

MTG Announcement Day

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/announcement-day-2016-08-31

3/17/17 - Modern Masters 2017 in March 2017.
4/18/17 - Amonkhet (Ah-mun-ket) - Nicol Bolas ruled, denizens are fighting in the "Trials of the 5 gods" ; "Rise Among the Worthy" the tagline
5/2017 - Duel Deck: Mind vs Might
6/9/17 - Commander Anthology
6/16/17 - Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (play as Nicol)
7/14/17 - Next set "Hour of Devastation"

Artwork for Chandra, Torch of Defiance revealed

https://twitter.com/Cathaoir1/status/771012033609396224

Saheeli's Artistry

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4zpzfp/kld_saheelis_artistry/

Desperate Ravings

Ali Aintrazi Drama - Erin takes

Gather the Townsfolk

Eternal Weekend playmats - Rishadan Port for Legacy, Jace the Mind Sculptor for Vintage

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/770239366673362944

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/2016-magic-world-championship-graphics-2016-08-30

The Red Zone:

GP Atlanta Playmats

http://gpatlanta.starcitygames.com/

Splash Damage

Feminist Reid Duke

https://twitter.com/jephlewis/status/769217062052962305

The Finisher

During this past week, hundreds of YouTube channels had their monetization options revoked thanks to having "not advertiser friendly" content. And among those channels… is mine, the MisterOrange channel on YouTube, the non-Patreon one! Something we said last week got flagged. So, as a result, Magic Mics is going to stop getting money from the world's largest video media site. That's right: we're losing all of those zero dollars we get from YouTube. Even though they say it's to keep things Rated G, there are many saying that it's more about the offending videos opinions of specific people or products. So since we're definitely getting this video flagged for this Finisher, and there's lots of Magic YouTube content creators out there these days, what would you suggest to some of those folks do to avoid our fate?

The Crown Foil - CN2 Spoiled, MTGO news & more! Aug 25, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Magic Mics Water Bottle on it's way!

Conspiracy 2

Kaya foil art different from regular printing 222/221 set #.

Garbage Fire

Stunt Double - Flash Clone!

Throne of the High City - Legacy Playable?

Surprising Reprints:

Birds of Paradise

Berserk

Show and Tell

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/conspiracy-can-be-our-salvation-if-we-let-it

1. Inquisition of Kozilek shouldn't be a rare (and other rarity upshifts).
2. Inquisition of Kozilek doesn't fit the flavor of Conspiracy 2 (and another "flavor fails"
3. Conspiracy 2 is more "Eternal Masters" than Eternal Masters.
4. Wizards is just doing it for the money.

Gather the Townsfolk

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/149228247373/i-have-to-say-conspiracy-2-looks-amazing-but

http://badatcommander.tumblr.com/post/149242922474/how-much-do-fetches-thin-your-deck

10,000 Games simulated - But, on average, by turn 20, the deck with fetches has seen one more spell than the deck that hasn't.

First Pirate in 17 years!

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4z8v61/smuggler_captain_is_the_first_new_card_with_the/?st=is827tyt&sh=38a51119

Desperate Ravings

Draft League

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-online-leagues-circle-complete-2016-08-24

http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/announcing-you-make-cube-contest-2016-08-23

Blast from the Past

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4yysok/every_card_in_alpha_if_the_set_was_reprinted_today/

The Finisher

This week has been a great one for science. The internet, which was first launched by Sir Tim Berners-Lee on August 23, 1991, celebrated its 25th birthday this week by posting pictures of cats, insulting strangers, and sharing their 7 favorite movies featuring talking babies. Not to be outdone, researchers have confirmed that they have found a rocky planet quite similar to Earth a mere 4 light years away and have named it Proxima B. Now, I'm not a science scientist, but that's going to be a tough seven days to top. So what could science do next week to best this week's triumphs?

Official CN2 Preview: Big Ol' Nope Machine Aug 18, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Conspiracy: Take The Crown Previews

Becoming "The Monarch"

New Mechanic - Melee & Secret Agenda

Pass the Salt

Paying for content

The Finisher

Well, the Rio Olympics is nearly over and they were dirtier than ever. And this time around, instead of performance enhancing drugs, the dirtiness came from Rio de Janeiro being a filthy disgusting place! Oh, and also the performance enhancing drugs. The International Olympic Committee has their hands full with this crap, so we're lucky we don't have to deal with the Duelists Convocation International breathing down our necks for that… But if we did, what should be on the Magic: The Gathering banned substances list?

Over the Moon - #PTEMN, New 'Walker, OP changes & More! Aug 11, 2016

Show notes

First Pick:

Pro Tour

Winner - Lucas Blohon - B/W Control

LSV third Top 8 in a row!

Hall of Famer - Owen Turtenwald & Yuuya Watanabe; Mark Herberholz a distant 3rd.

Owen Turtenwald - Player of the Year & National Champion by making Top 8 over Seth Manfield.

Kaya, Ghost Assassin

http://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/148459722916/if-you-read-yesterdays-magic-story-laid-to-rest

Gather the Townsfolk

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4we7wb/randy_buehler_retires_from_coverage/

Organized Play Announcement: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-2016-08-02

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-team-series-2016-08-02

Team Series - "Soft Launch" for $50k; Full Launch for 2017 - 2018.

Platinum players will receive a $500 appearance fee for the first six Grand Prix main events that the player competes in in the current season (currently, Platinum players receive a $250 appearance fee for each Grand Prix main event that the player competes in).

Platinum players will no longer receive hotel accommodations for each Pro Tour during the 2017–18 season.

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-world-championship-pro-tour-2016-08-02

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-bookkeeping-2016-08-02

No PES

Desperate Ravings

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/vault-lore-2016-08-01?

The Red Zone

https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/761653531648458752

Cut Draft from PT

Splash Damage

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4wrghs/hearthstone_developers_making_mtg_rd_look_like/

The Finisher

Sunday 10PM ET - Patreon Hangout

Magic players rejoice! Because Wizards of the Coast is better at something than Blizzard! The Hearthstone expansion One Night In Karazhan came out recently, and Hearthstone players immediately took to the internet to complain about the set that many claim adds nothing to the Standard environment, gives no meaningful tools to the class that needs it most, and also makes Limited more of a crapshoot based on the printed rarities. But Magic has had its own Homelands and Prophecies and Saviors of Kamigawas that equally pooped the bed, so what advice would you give to Hearthstone from you as a seasoned Magic player?

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