Archive | November, 2006

Worlds 2006

Worlds 2006

–Introduction to episode 39: Worlds 2006 –Discussion of my using my Blue Highlander deck (discussed in episode 38) against a combo Highlander deck. Check out the combo Highlander deck here. –Feedback on combo decks, don’t use Draining Whelk, and a new Magic player needs help. –Worlds 2006 has begun in Paris. Check out the top Standard decks so [...] [...more]

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Just A Quicky

Just A Quicky

Due to technical problems this show is just a quick 15 minute recap of the week’s Magic news, a normal show will resume after Worlds. Tom has left us this week, but Gavin and Dom give a quick round up of This Week In Magic. Lots of Time Spiral this week. First up, a Planar Chaos booster [...] [...more]

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Champs is so Hard

Champs is so Hard

Introducing the new format for the show! Segments such as The Techdown, Casual Corner, and a theme song that can only be described as ‘rockin”. Oh, and a breakdown of the top decks coming out of champs, and what that means for standard. [...more]

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Renewal

Renewal

–Introduction to episode 38: Renewal –Revisiting the Highlander format one year later with an all blue deck (deck listing to come later). –Feedback on combo decks and a good Vintage deck with a combo them. –Music by Beyond the Pale “Sligo” Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. 2006 Blue Highlander Deck Sorceries 1 Merchant Scroll 1 Compulsive Research 1 [...] [...more]

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Echo

Echo

Intro Storm in my Heart by Scarred IV Life A look at the comprehensive rules and some items of interest for echo. Echo in Time Echo cards appearing in Time Spiral: Avalanche Riders Basalt Gargoyle (akin to Granite Gargoyle) Firemaw Kavu (brother to Flametongue Kavu) Flamecore Elemental (like Fire Elemental) Hunting Moa Mogg War Marshal (a smaller Goblin Marshal) Subterranean Shambler (similar to Subterranean Spirit) Tectonic Fiend Thick-Skinned [...] [...more]

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Just Good Friends

Just Good Friends

Magic News December FNM card is going to be Fire // Ice. We also talk about the changes to the “Christmas crap pack” where the playmat has been removed and replaced with a picture of a playmat on a t-shirt. We are not kidding. We also discuss the rapid pace and latest results of the Great [...] [...more]

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Playmats and Life Counters

Playmats and Life Counters

Lo all, sorry for the LONG wait, but I finally got my lappy back and running Anyway, the vid. is quite self-explanatory, so watch it! Future reference: Would you like ‘Clump’ casts like this with multiple subjects or more frequent shorter casts? PM me at ‘Tyler’ or Tyler@mtgcast.com Thanks! [...more]

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Comboliscious

Comboliscious

–Introduction to episode 37: Comboliscious –You asked for it so you got it: An episode about combos. –Talk of my new blog: www.losoil.typepad.com –Music by Hungry Lucy “In the Circle” Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. [...more]

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Words Paris 2006 - Christmas Fat Pack

Words Paris 2006 - Christmas Fat Pack

Dom interviews someone on from WoTC Europe marketing [...more]

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Dragons, Book Covers And The Incredible Hulk

Dragons, Book Covers And The Incredible Hulk

MTGCast Episode 31 - Amore magic! ‘You’ve read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!’ Magic News A sneak peak image of a main dragon from Planar Chaos has been leaked. The book cover found on Amazon for the Future Sight novel looks amazing! We mention the great MTG webcomic UGMadness and their current fundraiser. Also, [...] [...more]

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    Sealed Deck
    • 2+ players
    • Each player needs 1 Tournament pack and 3 booster packs
    • Players simply open their tournament packs and the cards from three additional booster packs and build a deck from the cards they opened. Guidelines require a minimum deck size of 40 cards and allow players to add as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their card pools as they like.

    Booster Draft
    • 4-8 players
    • Each player needs 3 booster packs
    • At the start of a Booster Draft, each player opens a booster pack and picks the card he or she wants from it. (You can't see the cards that the other players draft.) Then each player passes the rest of the pack to his or her left. You pick up the pack that was passed to you, select a card, and pass the rest to your left. This process continues until all the cards have been drafted. Next, each player opens a second pack, but this time, you pass the pack to your right. After all those cards are drafted, you open the third pack and pass to the left again.
      Once all the packs have been drafted, players build decks from the cards they selected, adding as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their decks as they like. Each deck must have at least 40 cards.
    Tribal Wars
    • One-third of every deck must be of a single creature type (e.g. "Merfolk" or "Beast")
    • Each deck must contain at least 60 cards, and players may build decks using Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.
    • You can use creatures of other creature types, but they do not count towards the "1/3 of single creature type" rule.

    Singleton
    • aka "Highlander"
    • No two cards in a player's deck can share a name unless they're basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests). Players can use Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.