Chris went cruising so Josh brings in Sierkovitz and Tajoordan to talk about how they think Dominaria United is going to play out. This episode was actually recorded last Sunday, but our editor (aka me) was crazy busy.

Josh and Chris take their first look at some of the cards from Dominaria United. They discuss the mechanics and some cards that caught their eye.

Josh and Chris sit down to discuss the winners and losers of the HBG rebalance which includes plenty of cards that weren't actually rebalanced. We also do all of our other normal shenanigans. 

Josh and Chris talk through some of the underappreciated archetypes in HBG and why they like to get a little cray cray. 

Josh and Chris welcome NCAA onto the podcast to discuss which is better Bo1 or Bo3. Who was declared the winner after a knockdown, drag out, battle royale? You'll have to tune in to find out. Oh and I'm sure Josh makes a bunch of snarky comments too, but he also said the wrong number for the episode so he doesn't have much ground to stand on, now does he.

Josh and Chris sit down to talk about which cards are performing better than they predicted as well as which ones aren't quite living up to expectations. We also do all our usual stuff like a pack 1 pick 1, cool play of the week, and Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh and Chris answer the listeners crazy questions while celebrating 50 episodes of shenanigans. It ranges from legitimate magic strategy to things that Chris shouldn't answer on the air.

Josh and Chris welcome founding Draft Lab member to the podcast for the first time to discuss all of their first impressions of the Alchemy Horizons Baldur's Gate limited format.

Josh and Tajoordan go over their hypotheses (or predictions) for Alchemy Horizons Baldur's Gate limited. Chris is on a much deserved vacation, but should be returning next week.

Josh brings back Tajoordan to sub in for Chris who assured me his absence was not related to Gators this time. They look over the mechanics of Alchemy Horizons Baldur's Gate and discuss some of the cards that were spoiled at the time of recording.

Josh and Chris talk about the different aspects of what makes a draft format good or bad. They also basically ignore SNC because no one wants to hear about that anymore.

Josh and Chris talk you through their thought process as they do an SNC Bo3 draft.  Will it devolve into a heated argument or will they find common ground on the way to victory? Spoiler alert: We got a trophy with the deck.

Josh brings Icky on to discuss his recent success on the Pro Tour. We talk about some of the new limited alchemy cards before getting into how a limited player transitions to a constructed pro tour including which parts transfer over and how to improve.

Josh and Chris bring lab assistant JJohn back on the podcast to talk about whether or not removal is still good in limited. They also spend way too long on a pack one pick one and includes the usual Cool Play of the Week and Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh and Chris discuss which cards have exceeded their expectations as well as which ones have been disappointing. Also contains the usual Pack 1 Pick 1, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh brings on fellow Draft Lab member Dafore to discuss how he's been dominating the Bo1 queues and his recent SNC Grand Prix win. To answer your question, no we don't know what happened to Chris, but I'm sure he will show back up next week,

Josh and Chris discuss all of the archetypes of Streets of New Capenna draft as well as their first impressions of the format. Also includes weekly update, Pack 1 Pick 1, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh and Chris discuss the upcoming set Streets of New Capenna. They go over the keyword abilities along with how they will play out in limited before discussing a few of the spoiled cards that stand out.

Josh and Chris hold a Q&A session to answer some of the deep intellectual questions we received. We also do some Magic stuff...

Josh and the returning Chris help navigate you through some Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty drafts.  You can follow along at: Bo1  https://www.17lands.com/draft/618b917bf15d4a62b026c92dc7be6969 Bo3  https://www.17lands.com/draft/26607693b6d44b1daace46eb1bbb2ca2  

Josh welcomes TaJoordan to discuss the hottest Zoomer topic of playing mono red in Neon Dynasty to combat all the multicolor saga decks floating around.  Also contains the usual Weekly Update, P1P1,  Cool Play of the Week, & "Not" Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh and Chris bring on their buddy JoeJohn to discuss his journey from being an average Arena player to being an 80% win rate gamer. Also includes the usual Weekly Update, P1P1, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat. 

Josh and Chris go over all of the archetypes in NEO including the current top performing commons in each one. They then discuss their first impressions of the format to offer up some choice tips and tricks. 

Josh and Chris wanted to talk about the current state of data usage in Magic so they brought in the expert Sierkovitz from 17lands.com.  Also contains the normal weekly update, Pack One Pick One, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat.

Josh and Chris invite special guest Dafore on to discuss forcing a particular strategy in drafts. Also includes the usual weekly update, Pack One Pick One, Question of the week, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat. This was recorded back on the 11th, but our production team was out sick.