Allied Strategies Magic the Gathering Podcast

This week we’re taking a look at the archetypes in Throne of Eldraine – the payoffs, the enablers, and the color combinations they work best in! Of course we haven’t played any games yet, but hopeful…

This week we’re examining more Throne of Eldraine cards – it turns out that the ones we’re most interested in talking about are almost all Black, so if you’re a fan of Swamps, this episode is for you…

This week we’re talking about more Throne of Eldraine cards, while Sam is on a weird thing about “The” correctly being used or omitted in card names.

Here are the cards we covered this week: Witch’s …

This week we’re talking about the new mechanics from Throne of Eldraine and some cards we think are exciting from the spoiler so far. We’ve also got some predictions about future mechanics based on w…

This week we’re covering recent events – the Banned and Restricted list changes as well as the new Organized Play system! Check those out here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/augu…

Figuring out what’s in your opponent’s hand is both vital and difficult. This week we’re sharing some tips and techniques that you can use to help identify what might be in their hand – and what to d…

Modern Horizons was an extremely important Magic set for the state of the game, and this week we’re taking a retrospective look at it. Was the idea good? Was the implementation good? How would we lik…

Jon Stern joins us this week to talk all about a shared passion we share outside of Magic – Board games! Here’s a list of the games we talk about in this episode:

Hanabi

Biblios

Onitama

7 Wonders Due…

Find out the full scoop on the Hogaak deck that Ben and Sam played at the Mythic Championship, as well as the other variants of the deck. We also cover the directions this powerful archetype can be t…

This week, Sam breaks down the decks he was considering for the Mythic Championship that’s getting underway in Barcelona! This episode was recorded a while in advance for scheduling reasons, so we’ll…

Grand Prix Champion Neal Oliver returns to the show to talk about M20 draft – find the lists of cards discussed here: https://pastebin.com/1eERMaQr

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This week, Bridge from Below was banned from Modern. We’re using this to lead into a larger discussion of what kind of cards should be banned in which formats and the types of cards we expect to see …

This week we’re taking a look at a new strategy that is exciting in Standard – Scapeshift! Enabled by Field of the Dead, Scapeshift can create a horde of Zombies as a one-card win condition. Find out…

The Era of Pro Points has ended. This week we’re taking a retrospective look at the time between now and when we began playing Magic competitively. We hope you enjoy our stories.

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This week we’re reviewing every pick from Shuhei Nakamura’s Top 8 Draft (which Ben was also a participant in!!) from GP Washington DC – follow along here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZRAv…

This week we’ve been doing some Modern Horizons drafts and we’re sharing our thoughts about which archetypes are strong in the format, and the implications the metagame may have for particular cards …

Modern Horizons might bring new decks to the forefront of Modern, or breathe fresh life into older decks that have stagnated as the format’s power level has creeped upwards. Find out some archetypes …

This week’s episode is all about the Mulligan – largely focused on one controversial mulligan in particular made recently by Ross Merriam. Here’s the post he made about it, which we reference heavily…

This week we’re taking a look at some of the first spoilers from Modern Horizons! We also share our initial thoughts about the overall design and direction of the set. Find out which cards we’re exci…

This week we’re diving into some current events – changes in the structure/composition of the MPL, the Arena Mythic Championships, and our thoughts on the direction of competitive Magic! We also disc…