Ponder Podcast

This week we are celebrating our one year anniversary with CFB and ponder being Kaladesh inventors!

This week the crew chats about the controversial Jeweled Lotus and ponder how Kaladesh Remastered will play out.

Wizards announced that Magic Arena Mobile won’t be released in 2020. Are we shocked even a little bit? We ponder what to really expect for mobile and when.

Racism has reared its ugly head in the community again, we talk about how to handle those who create it and those who support it.

After a more than grand showing at the Grand Finals, Omnath is out of here! We look towards a locus-free Standard future. We also ponder tostadas.

The Walking Dead Secret Lairs set has caused an uproar, but is it any more predatory than the Booster Pack lottery we’re used to? We ponder if this is the start of a bad trend. But don’t worry, Jamie lifts our spirits with her Zendikar Rising Certified Cuties list.

Magic is a big part of our lives, but what happens when it’s the only thing? Jamie shares how she feels when Magic becomes too, and TJ recalls when it almost overwhelmed him. We also ponder Omnath’s future and with whom we really want to party.

Zendikar Rising has been out for a week and your hosts are already having problems. TJ explains why a ramp card might get banned before it’s even legal to play. Jamie shares her frustration with Arena’s release, and the whole gang ponders more shoes for the Gatewatch.

Zendikar Rising has been fully revealed, and Jamie is back to help us out with her professional limited opinion. Will it be fast or slow? What’s the bombiest bomb for draft? What will shake up Standard? We ponder what the new set will bring to both limited and constructed play.

Previews are rolling in, and we are starting to get a feel for the theme of Zendikar Rising and what it has to offer. We look at some of the cards that excite us, might be game changers, or are just plain fun.

It’s preview time, and the party is coming to us! We look at the party mechanic and the new spin on modal cards, check in on the Hall of Fame update announcement, and ponder who we’d want to see in and why.

All players have bad runs, get cold, and just can’t seem to win a game. Jamie talks about hers from last week and how losing streaks affect streamers.

Mark Rosewater released his annual “State of Magic” article this week about what WotC has learned in a year. We go over it and give our own opinions. We also check in with Jamie on how Amonkhet Remastered is going and ponder what it takes to truly remaster a previous set.

We all love the smell of fresh cards straight out of a booster pack, but did you know that each pack has its own unique aroma? We act as your set sommeliers this episode, weaving a sensory story with our descriptions. We also ponder what to do when our relationship with Magic starts to get unhealthy.  

There’s only a few weeks left until Standard rotation, but this week’s Banned and Restricted announcement has finally axed the cards that people have been unhappy about for a long time. Will the fun return? Is it too late?

We check out the new set boosters! It’s a new product to get more playables into your hands. We talk about who they’re for and why they even exist.