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Damage On The Stack focuses on the technical aspects of Magic, specifically, how do we become better players. This is not a news show, although examples and references to the current metagame will certainly be brought up. Episodes are focused on various aspects of Magic such as how the tricker parts of combat work or how activated abilities use the stack and can be interacted with. If your goal is to become a better player, this is the show for you.
Do you know your PTQ from your DCI? The world of Magic is huge with a rich history and a great variety of events and formats. This episode is a whirlwind tour through the world of Magic. Topics include how cards are organized into sets and blocks, an overview of the different formats (both sanctioned and
unsanctioned) and the major events that happen throughout the Magic year.
This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
Music provided by Roots of Rebellion from their album The Looking Glass, used under a Creative Commons license.
Sign up for the DCI at your local game store or at http://thedci.com
Learn about the various Magic formats – http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/academy/21
Learn about the Pro Tour – http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/events/protour
Your Host(s): David and Crystal Koontz
Show’s Email: damageonthestack@gmail.com
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Dan (Casual Play) on January 31, 2009
Nice first episode (a lot better than mine)! Good luck as your podcast progress
DARKING on January 31, 2009
Excellent show, definitely the best one of the new shows that had come out lately. Keep the work, I’m really looking forward for more.
Eliot on January 31, 2009
I really enjoyed the episode, serves as a great intro for people just getting into magic. A few minor issues though, Peasant magic allows 4 uncommons in the deck, Pauper magic is the all common format, and Legacy’s ban list is very different from the Vintage restricted list. They used to be the same but a few years back Wizards decided to make Legacy a more serious format and changed the ban list to better fit the format. Anyways, good luck on your podcast and I can’t wait to listen to the next one!
Lord Faust on February 1, 2009
Great show, good work.
The Restricted cards in Vintage are still exceedingly powerful, and dominate the format. The amount of tutoring and interactions available make a restricted card almost as powerful as if you could play with 4. (Let’s be honest, with the sheer range of tutors: Grim Tutor, Imperial Seal, Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, you basically can have “4″ of any card in your deck if you want to.)
I think Vintage is a great format, and honestly believe it is the format the majority of Magic players indulge in. The kitchen table crowd is huge; for every pro there are a lot of people who just get together and play. Vintage is great, as long as casual play groups avoid degenerate decks. Otherwise, the ability to make diverse decks really shines in the Vintage format — especially among casual players. This also applies to EDH!
Anyways, great job on the show. I’ve been playing for 15 years and I enjoy you take on the game. Good job!
Lord Faust on February 1, 2009
Also, in regards to EDH… The original Elder Dragons (which include Nicol Bolas) were a group of 3-coloured legendary creatures. Chromium, Arcades Sabboth, Vaevictis Asmadi, and Palladia-Mors were the other Elder Dragons. Nicol Bolas just happens to be the only decent one; in conext; realistically he’s a prime example of old card design vs. new design, when you see the mana:ability/power/toughness ratio on newer cards.
That said, the Elder Dragons have always held a niche with casual players (myself, and my friends included), thus spawning the EDH. A fun format with the Vintage B&R list (allowing, within reason, every card with few restrictions) but limiting each card to 1 copy. Our circle has recently jumped into this format — as a change of pace from the Vintage multiplayer games — and it is really fun. Learn more about EDH here –> http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~geduggan/EDH_rules.html
David & Crystal Koontz on February 1, 2009
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Elliot, Lord Faust, thanks also for the fact checking, we’ll be sure to address your comments in our next episode.
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Gianna on February 2, 2009
Love the theme of the show. Filling another niche brings further prosperity to the game. Love the manner you present it. Not another variation of ’serious business guy’ plus ‘funny guy’ is very much refreshing. The only thing it really missed was part where it explained itself as ‘A series of short digestible episodes each with a strong focus on specific(but essentially) topics like cycling, and BREAD and tournament etiquette’ or something completely different. Guess only time will tell. Blah at every new episode of anything ever.
Oh yeah, and ‘Your Host(s): David Koontz’? Better get this fixed. ‘David and Crystal Koontz’ is really that much better.
Luke Heinz on February 2, 2009
Thanks for doing this the team aproach you did was a nice touch. I look forward to the more advanced lessons in future shows!
Aaero on February 3, 2009
This was a really interesting podcast! Looking forward to more, I’m curious to see where you go with your topics.
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