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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #26 Chunky Cold Medina Dec 10, 2019

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe are joined by long time friend of the show and writer for CoolStuffInc.com (and yes bhj also the guy who did the MTG Metagame blog) Jonathan Medina! They discuss the Mythic Championship from this past weekend and their favorite decks in Standard currently. Then they talk about which cards they think might be risky investments for Pioneer, and how this might be the best time to buy in!

Edgar Magalhães Gets Ready for the Player's Championship
Jonathan Medina Article Archive on CoolStuffInc.com
Possibility Storm - decklist by Jonathan Medina
Follow Jonathan on Twitter @medina_mtg

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #25 Silver Nov 20, 2019

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This week, Joey and bhj speculate on the newly-announced product from Wizards, "Secret Lair." After discussing the recent bannings in both Standard and Pioneer, they take a look at some of the top Pioneer lists from the SCG Invitational, and then are joined by Vorthos Mike Linnemann to hear about the Magic Art Show happening now at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

November 18 Scheduled B&R Announcement

Pioneer B&R announcements:
November 11
November 18

SCG Invitational:
Modern decklists
Pioneer decklists

Twitch Rivals Day 2 decklists (new Standard)

Wizards announces “Secret Lair” at 3:45 AM Eastern, via Twitter

Vorthos Mike and the MTG Art Show: Milwaukee Magic Art show, runs Nov 11 - Jan 11

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #24 Honk If You're Horned Nov 06, 2019

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This week, Joey and bhj do a brief breakdown of Simic Whirza in Modern, and dig a bit into Pioneer, including reactions to last Monday's bans and predictions for the immediate future of the format. Then they discuss alternative solutions for fixing a broken Standard that don't involve banning cards.

Announcing DrawGo Designs - Check out Joey's new MTG apparel shop! Get your YMTGT shirts and other MTG-related t-shirts and apparel here!

Zan Syed’s Simic Whirza Deck Tech from SCG Atlanta

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 PIONEER BANNED ANNOUNCEMENT

Top Pioneer decklists from NRG $5k 11/2 More Pioneer decks! MTG Goldfish's Pioneer Metagame page

“Mystery” boosters announcement

INTERPLANAR BEACON - Check out the Pioneer Cast podcast by Tannon Grace & Ross Merriam!

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #23 The Ballad of Field and Oko Oct 21, 2019

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe discuss the results of Mythic Championship V, the Banned and Restricted announcement, and the potential state of Standard post-Field of the Dead. Then they talk briefly about the new Pioneer format. No flips just fists.

OCTOBER 21, 2019 BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCING THE PIONEER FORMAT

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #22 Stop Bitchin' Start Brewin'? Oct 15, 2019

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This week, Joey and bhj briefly discuss their Eldraine prerelease experiences and their current Standard/Modern decks before taking a deep dive into the history of bans in Magic: the Gathering, and the possible reasons for the recent sharp increase in demands for bans in Standard and Modern.

Magic Esports B & R Date Change Announcement

A Comprehensive Timeline of Banned and Restricted Cards in Magic

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #21 Teferi Tale Theatre Sep 23, 2019

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This week Joey and bigheadjoe basically ignore the fact that it's the 10 year anniversary of the first episode of Yo! MTG Taps! and dive right into Throne of Eldraine spoilers for the whole show.

Faerie Tale Theatre - S01E01 - The Tale of the Frog Prince

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #20 Get Me The Prime Minister! Sep 09, 2019

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe speculate on what the announcement for the next year of set names means for the future of Standard (and our wallets), the changes to the Historic format on MTG Arena, and then dive into Throne of Eldraine spoilers! (but not that quickly!)

"MTG is Returning to Zendikar & Theros in 2020" from Screen Rant

MTG Arena: State of the Beta - August 2019

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #19 Planewide Celebration Aug 26, 2019

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This week, Joey and bhj discuss the sweeping Banned and Restricted announcements and what they mean for their respective formats. Then they discuss results and drama from Magic Fest Las Vegas!

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August 26th 2019 Banned and Restricted Announcement

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #18 The Player Hater's Tour Aug 14, 2019

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe discuss "The Future of Magic Esports" according to the eponymous article from magic.gg (which came out just as we were about to record and left us scrambling a bit). Then, we brought the hammers to Modern early in a new Fringe Division segment. Finally, we discussed what we expect the upcoming B&R announcement to look like, before doing a 30-minute deep dive into Joey's signature Azorius Control deck.

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The Future of Magic Esports

Peer’s social experiment on GP coverage

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Yo! MTG Taps! YMTGT #17 MC Banhammer Jul 31, 2019

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This week, Joey and bigheadjoe discuss the results of Mythic Championship IV - Barcelona (which if it were following horror movie sequel conventions would have been in space), then they debate whether or not banning just Bridge and not also Hogaak was a mistake. Finally, bhj reveals his controversial opinion on MTG Arena. Now! That's What I Call A Good Clickbait Sentence.

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"It's FINALLY Time for Azorius Control" by Daniel Fournier

Judge Academy, home of the new Judge Program

Check out Joey's interview on the Control Freak Podcast!

INTERPLANAR BEACON - Check out the Tapped Out Podcast!

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