Ep. 11 - THB Standard Metagame Update with Covertgoblue

02/24/20 • 76 min

Returning guest Covertgoblue joins us to discuss THB Standard in its post-Worlds, mid-Dreamhack glory. We go over some of the 3-color adjustments people have been making to improve their matchups, discuss how to attack the Mono-Red scourge on the ladder, and evaluate some of the fringe decks we've been seeing. CGB's enjoying Boros Control, Arjuna's loving Temur Breach, Temur Adventures is making a deep run at Dreamhack... This format is by no means solved!

Find Covertgoblue on Youtube, Twitter and Twitch.tv.

CGB's Boros Control article on Coolstuffinc.

CGB's Kiora Breach video on Youtube

Find Arena Craft on:

This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes released on the Sound Pellegrino label and is used with permission.

Find Covertgoblue on Youtube, Twitter and Twitch.tv.

CGB's Boros Control article on Coolstuffinc.

CGB's Kiora Breach video on Youtube

Find Arena Craft on:

This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes released on the Sound Pellegrino label and is used with permission.

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Ep. 10 - Worlds Metagame Analysis

The largest Magic tournament of all time has just concluded, and so it's time to commence the analysis! In this episode I go over all the archetypes we saw in the tournament, discuss what worked and what didn't, compare some different builds of the same decks, and in general dive deep into the guts of what is likely to be the shape of the Standard meta moving forward. I go into some of the breakout cards this weekend, some of the dissapointments, and the cards and decks that were conspicuously absent. It's a great time to be playing magic!

Decklists and pre-tournament analysis:

https://magic.gg/news/magic-world-championship-xxvi-metagame-breakdown

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This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes released on the Sound Pellegrino label and is used with permission.

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Ep. 12 - Interview with Aaron Gertler, Dreamhack Champion!

This week we bring you another interview with friend of the podcast and returning guest, Aaron Gertler. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you'll probably recognize him and Temur Clover deck from taking down Dreamhack Anaheim. He's been consistently #1 Mythic with this deck, and now he's proven it can go all the way in a high-stakes tournament.

More and more pro players, as well as the larger Magic community, are starting to take notice of Temur Clover as a serious contender for best deck in Standard right now. On this episode, we discuss the deck, the most common matchups, reflect on Aaron's performance at Dreamhack, and get into some of the subtler interactions in the deck. We also cover sideboarding and get some thoughts from Aaron on the shape of the meta at the moment.

Find Aaron Gertler on YouTube, Twitter and Twitch.

See the latest decklist for Temur Clover on Scryfall.

Read Aaron's Dreamhack tournament report on reddit.

Find Arena Craft on:

This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes released on the Sound Pellegrino label and is used with permission.