This Week in Magic
This week: Growth Spiral, Deck Guides, and the Pro Tour Online.
This week: Core 2021 spoilers, the upcoming Magic PT, and how we can better our culture.
It’s preview season for Core Set 2021 and we’re feeling the puppy love. Dogs are running rampant, and we talk about which ones (and other cards) we’re already excited about.
This week: Bans in Standard, White Eldrazi in Legacy, and Bant Ramp is the top in Standard.
Wizards of the Coast has taken a mulligan on the Companion mechanic, and the newest version is, well, you read the title.
This week: Future bans in Standard, Gruul Umori Deck Guide, and LSV as the FINAL BOSS!
Changes are coming for Companion, but we don’t know what. Why bother critically hypothesizing about them when you can make crazy, outlandish guesses instead? We try both. We also ponder even more secret lairs, a leak, and rocks.
The Arena Open was just announced. Is it for you? We look at what the Arena Open structure is and compare its format and cost to similar paper tournaments. We also look forward to the CFB Pro Showdown, and Jamie gives us a Curated Cuties of ICoria list.
This week: Upcoming bans from WOTC, Pauper Power Rankings, and Lurrus is in…everything!
What’s more important when designing future sets? Innovation is important to keep the game fresh, but without balance power creep and narrow strategies can take over. We each ponder which is more important, how this trade-off has affected past sets, and what might be coming in the future. We also ponder krakens.
This week, check out the top 5 underperforming Ikoria draft cards. Learn to be a better drafter with Ben Stark.
This week: 80 is the new 60, having the perfect mana base, and Lurrus is everywhere!
From the days of Superstars to the creation of CFBPro, from Magic TV to Magic FM, our special guest Mashi Scanlan has been innovating Magic content. In our first Channelfireball podcast crossover, Mashi weaves the tales of his life’s story and CFB’s together. Then we ponder mutating our pets.
Ben Stark is breaking down the Ikoria with this ultimate draft guide. This week: BW Humans.
Rakdos Sacrifice decks have been getting pretty odd, but luckily Martin has an update to his deck guide so that you know the score.
Human drafts have finally arrived on Magic Arena, and people (especially Jamie) couldn’t be happier. Was it a make or break necessity for Ikoria? We discuss how people are returning in droves after frustration with bot drafting and what that means for players. We also say goodbye to our DCI numbers.
The number 1 deck in Standard is here. Well, it’s been here, but now improved with Ikoria! Check out this detailed deck guide by LSV.