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Ikoria Lair of Behemoths

Wild Companion Change Speculations

By / May 28, 2020

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 and Curated Cuties

By / May 21, 2020

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.

Balance Versus Innovation

By / May 14, 2020

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.

From Superstar to Pro: Innovating with Mashi Scanlan

By / May 14, 2020

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.

Arena’s Renaissance

By / April 30, 2020

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.

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