Episode 7

Ep 07 - Brokering

This week, Moderator Dave is on assignment and Ben and Superior Dave tackle the recent Pioneer bans as well as suss out what the best counter spells are for each format. Let's do the thing.

News

On June 7th the ban hammer fell

Pioneer 

  • Winota, joiner of forces….. is banned 
  • Expressive Iteration…… is banned 

Explorer 

  • Expressive Iteration…… is banned

 Magic the gathering online is turning 20

  • Everyone get 100 play points (accounts created before June 7th)
  • Players get an avatar the corresponds to the age of their account
  • They are running a series of tournaments; the grand prize is a playset of every card from a booster release. 
  • Constructed event include formats- Legacy, Vintage, Modern and Pioneer 
  • Limited events include Sealed Deck- Masters 25, Vintage Masters, Modern Horizons, Modern Horizons 2
  • Too help players better compete in the festivities MTGO is selling an all access token that grant access to the complete card catalog (some exclusion apply) for the duration the celebration, Its $25
  • Vintage Cube is back. 

Unfinity Magic’s 4th unset comes out Oct 07

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