Dominaria's Judgment

Last week's ban update blindsided us all, slaying and freeing heroes and villains alike. Ari takes a break from babies and boxes to chime in on bans - what could have changed in Standard, what did change in Modern, and how on earth is Vivi wreaking havoc from beyond the dead?!

Nonsense of the Week!

I won a lot at PT Lorwyn Eclipsed... until I didn't. A reflection on a bizarre and confounding format and the mental trials of Pro Tour success + failure.

I've been joking about scheduling a Premodern episode for a slow news week but right now there's one topic that's the talk of the town and... it's Premodern! As the format gains momentum online and offline, I wanted to give a quick runthrough of what to expect, what the format is about/for, and how it compares (for better and worse) to modern and Modern Magic.
Sam Black's Premodern summary
Spike Colony Podcast

Joseph Puglisi made his mark on Modern very emphatically this RC season, developing the Jeskai list that took his Scrapheap teammate Vinnie Fino to the trophy in Houston (beating his brother John in the finals) and reviving the Izzet Opal/Cutter deck for his own finals appearance in Vegas - but he may not even be the best player in his own household! Before jetting off for an extended victory lap in Japan, he drops by to glaze his brother/team and discuss how he and they manage to ambush formats (and the English language...) so often.

Jenga vs Slop

Reformed podcaster Ari Lax relapses briefly to talk through his stint suiting up for Legacy commentary with Jarvis for Nathan Steuer's clinical domination of the DMV Legacy League 5k + Invitational and what the bans mean for a newly disentombed Legacy before turning our attention to... well, everything else!
00:00 Legacy commentary + bans
48:00 Other (non/)bans + the future of Standard