Click here to learn how to join the First Strike Nation! KYT, Andy, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate Elliot’s top 4 Modern victory at the RPTQ to earn a spot in the very first Mythic Championship. (00:02:54) Elliot top 4’d his RPTQ to qualify for the very first Mythic Championship! How much experience did he […]

What is splashing? What kinds of cards should I splash? How do I splash? The boys have you covered this week with this intro to splashing in Draft.

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David & Travis dive in to the new Ultimate Masters Draft set, available on MTGO December 6th.

KYT, Andy, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot explore what impact general entry fees might have on Grand Prix attendance, what deck to play in Modern for the upcoming RPTQs, the state of Standard, and a DQ at Grand Prix Warsaw.

David & Travis chat about the Modern Cube for Magic Online, some advice for sealed, and even a bit about splashing in this episode.

KYT, Andy, Derek are graced by two thirds of the SCG Vegas Team Open winners, Markus Thibeau and First Strike's own Jonathan Zhang, as they look at making a team, the Standard metagame, and choosing Modern decks.

David & Travis have TWO preview cards from the upcoming masters set! This week they've also put together a series of quick tips to improve your game play.

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Jonathan Zhang look at the Pro Tour top 8 and top PT constructed decks, Dredge in Modern, and the new Format-focussed event path to the Magic Online Championship. And Fish.

David & Travis present part two of the intro course for drafting. Learn about combos, synergy, first picks and staying open in draft.

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Elliott make Standard predictions for Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica this weekend, talk frankly about Modern feelings, and welcome Jonathan Medina for his take on Ultimate Masters and those two dread words: Magic Finance.

David & Travis present the intro course for drafting. If you're not sure how to pick the "right" cards, or are feeling intimidated at the prospect of trying your first draft, this is the episode for you.

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite special guest Eli Kassis, winner of GP New Jersey to dissect his GP victory with Jeskai in Standard, why Green-Black had such a poor top end showing, and what impact this will have on Pro Tour Standard deck selection.

David & Travis have the latest news about the MTG Arena Beta as well as a mini Dominaria Draft primer!

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Jonathan Zhang, aka Finalnub, to the show to look at something new in Modern, what's going on in Standard, and is the Standard format solved going into the Pro Tour in November?

Dave & Travis Jump into the world of Standard for MTG Arena with 4 decks you can start your free to play path towards.

KYT and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhaes, Bryan Gottlieb, and Jonathan Zhang to look at a recent Canadian cheating scandal, why Amulet Titan is currently well-positioned in Modern, and can anything beat Black-Green in Standard?

David & Travis bring you a draft along with the new set, and some advice / data points from Arena drafts.

David & Travis have news from Arena updates, thoughts on GRN limited and a level up involving Hate Drafting.

KYT, Andy, and Derek are joined by the official new Team Face to Face Games captain, Shaheen Soorani. Together they share their early impressions of Guilds of Ravnica Limited, which cards they are excitied to play in Standard, and look forward to Grand Prix Montreal this weekend.

David & Travis have been playing Guilds of Ravnica sealed, and have some early thoughts about the format.

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite Elliot Fortier to help them uncover all of the surprises and drama of the World Championship. Then Andy, Derek, and Elliot pick apart each other's lists of the Top 5 constructed cards in Guilds of Ravnica, so you can know which cards to get at your prerelease this weekend!

KYT, Andy, and Derek couldn't help but bring back Dan Lanthier, who took his trusty UW Control to the top 8 of the SCG Syracuse Modern Open last weekend. Join them as they look at Modern, how the new Guilds of Ravnica cards will affect Standard, and the ramifications of cheating, or alleging cheating.

David & Travis have a preview card from Guilds of Ravnica for you!

David & Travis go deep on reading signals in draft.