My Mythical Meta El Dorado Gaming

The gang talks about how to introduce a new friend to an existing friend group. It can be scary, but with an optimistic outlook, you can help your friend circle grow!

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Chapters
0:00 Pre-show banter
7:30 Introducing New Friends
12:23 Be Optimistic
26:08 Be Interested
36:14 Establish Norms
42:45 Mutually Enjoyable Activities
47:44 News From The Warfront!
57:33 Summary

The brothers go over Travis's Dragon's Approach Commander deck for Magic: The Gathering. This deck wants to cast Dragon's Approach as many times as possible to burn down the opponents' life totals. We'll search out Niv-Mizzet, Parun and keep the spellslinging going.

https://archidekt.com/decks/7630432/travis_dragons_approach_edh

Chapters
0:00 Intro to Dragon's Approach
6:08 Ramp
9:42 Commanders
11:57 Card Draw
29:15 Removal
34:20 Recursion/Plan B
39:00 Bonus Casting
44:26 Insane Damage
55:18 Summary

In this conclusion to the Month of Magic, Ben, Travis, and Derek discuss Quadrant Theory, a way to evaluate the usefulness of cards in certain points throughout the game.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro to Quadrant Theory
2:19 The Four Quadrants
7:46 Card Evaluation Using Quadrant Theory
16:35 Cards to Play While Winning
22:58 Cards to Play in Parity
27:12 Cards to Play While Losing
32:45 Thoughts on Win-More Cards
35:53 Summary

Ben, Travis, and Derek continue the Month of Magic by discussing mana curves and card advantage. These gameplay concepts will turn your magical fantasy card game into advanced quantum mathematics! You're gonna love it!

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Chapters
0:00 Pre-show Banter
10:06 Curves
37:41 Card Advantage
51:27 Abrupt Ending

The Metapods harden in preparation for Comicpalooza 2024 in Houston May 24 - 26. They talk about exciting events and the celebrities you can see at this Houston pop culture convention.

https://www.comicpalooza.com/guests/
https://www.comicpalooza.com/activities/schedule/

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Chapters
0:00 Pre-Show Banter
5:45 Announcements
11:14 More Pre-Show Banter
19:51 Intro to Comicpalooza!
23:20 Friday May 24
29:02 Saturday May 25
37:25 Sunday May 26
46:11 Celebrities!
54:26 Summary

Benjamin and Derek dive deep into what makes their Magic: the Gathering decks a notch above the others in the Mythical Meta. This supplement to episode 34's deck building template when have you reconsidering your levels of ramp and card draw. Prepare yourself for a level-up lesson in deck building!

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Chapters

0:00 Pre-Show banter

7:38 Intro to Building Decks That Win

11:19 Derek's Process
21:31 Benjamin's Process

34:44 Phyrexian Arena vs. Sign in Blood

36:56 Green Card Draw

38:34 Budget and Suboptimal Cards

44:46 Lessons on Ramp

51:03 Lessons on Card Draw

54:07 Your Themes

58:29 Categories and Manacurve

1:02:48 Tutors and Fast Mana

1:07:55 Summary