The Gam Podcast

The first previews for #MTGELD are here! If you missed the live episode, you can listen to Gerry and Bryan talk about Adventure, Adamant, Food, Garruk, Oko, Knights, Rankle, Brawl, and more. We're now on YouTube! youtube.com/arenadecklists Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Bake into a Pie - 4:26 Slaying Fire - 5:22 Silverflame Ritual - 7:38 Embereth Paladin - 8:31 Beanstalk Giant - 10:03 Piper of the Swarm - 13:26 Heraldic Banner - 15:08 Garruk, Cursed Huntsman - 15:51 Fireborn Knight - 20:29 Order of Midnight - 21:28 Foulmire Knight - 22:41 Smiten Swordmaster - 24:13 Syr Konrad, the Grim - 25:32 Embereth Shieldbreaker - 26:59 The Circle of Loyalty - 28:36 Tournament Grounds - 30:46 Wintermoor Commander - 31:38 Midnight Clock - 32:40 Rankle, Master of Pranks - 34:50 Tome Raider - 38:44 Eye Collector - 39:20 Maraleaf Pixie - 39:59 Faerie Vandal - 40:27 Golden Egg - 41:25 Gilded Goose - 42:25 Run Away Together - 44:38 Wis

Magic Online posted the first decklists on Friday, so Gerry and Bryan waited to record last week's episode until those lists were up. If you missed it live, you can hear their first reactions to the post B&R Modern decklists, many of which featured Stoneforge Mystic. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Standard - 1:53 Modern - 7:21 Neoform - 7:53 Devoted Druid - 9:43 Dredge - 11:25 U/W - 14:54 W/B Eldrazi - 20:45 Esper Control - 24:27 Affinity - 25:38 Urza decks - 29:48 G/W bears - 35:26 Martyr - 40:46 Bant Midrange - 45:40 Stoneblade - 52:23 Loam - 57:49 Bring to Light Scapeshift - 1:04:09 G/W Eldrazi - 1:10:00 Mono-red prison - 1:14:03 Abzan - 1:19:35 B/W Midrange - 1:26:08 Infect - 1:33:27 Amulet - 1:39:12 Humans - 1:45:54 Mardu - 1:52:22 Eldrazi Tron - 2:14:37 Spirits - 2:22:13 Elementals - 2:28:05 U/R Delver - 2:43:41 Questions from chat - 2:47:31 twitch.tv/arenadecklists twitch.tv/bryangmtg

In case you missed us recording this LIVE on Twitch, you can listen to Gerry and Bryan discuss the B&R changes. What's up with the Rampaging Ferocidon unban? We expected Hogaak to get the axe, but Faithless Looting? Plus, the early front-runners for Stoneforge Mystic! Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: B & R announcement - 3:03 Modern shakeup - 12:43 Question from chat - 50:34

When the best deck is obvious, what do you do? Those formats often contain ways to gain easy edges, and Gerry and Bryan lay out the guidelines for when you should play the best deck or something that beats it.

Organized Play finally announced their new system for 2020 and there's a ton to unpack! Plus, with the MTGA WMCQ this weekend, Standard is on the minds of roughly 6000 people. If you want to win the tournament, should you be playing anything other than Scapeshift?

In this "level up" episode, Bryan presents Gerry with a simple scenario: Your opponent attacks their 2/2 into your 2/2. There's more than you think that goes into the decision of whether or not you block, and they use this scenario to illustrate how you should be thinking when faced with a decision. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Alex Stratton - 0:41 Bryan wins Fandom - 8:12 Main topic - 15:54 Question of the week - 1:24:16

Get the inside scoop on #MythicChampionshipIV from Gerry's point of view, his thoughts on Hogaak, how to beat it, and what decks could be great choices going forward.

Gerry and Bryan go DEEP on one of the fan favorites of Modern -- Jund! They discuss why it's suddenly viable again, how Gerry ended up picking it as his deck of choice, and what each of the most popular matchups look like. For fans of Jund (or Modern in general), this episode is for you.

Last week, Gerry and Bryan made some predictions for #SCGWOR, which were both a hit and a miss. Now they have some idea of where Standard is headed. It's also time for Gerry to start his prep for MCIV, and he is not happy.

Gerry and Bryan have been immersing themselves in Standard and have their picks for the top choices going into this weekend. Temur Elementals, Nexus, and Esper are safe choices, but what do they think is going to be holding the trophy at the end of the tournament? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Red Bull Untapped - 0:24 Modern ban - 5:13 Temur Flood - 13:12 Esper - 29:43 Feather - 35:16 Nexus - 40:22 Mono-red - 45:43 Mono-blue - 48:19 Tribal - 54:21 Question of the week - 1:02:27

Gerry and Bryan finally get their hands on #MTGM20! After two days of seeing the cards in action and playing with them themselves, they discuss which cards have been incredible, which have been misses, and how these new decks should be built.

The shortest preview season of all time means there's only one episode on #MTGM20, and this episode has it all. Gerry and Bryan discuss how M20 differs from traditional Standard set design, the best reprints in the set, their honorable mentions, and their Top 10s. With two large Modern events this weekend, they also feel the need to briefly touch on Hogaak and exactly how much you should be respecting it. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Notable reprints - 7:48 Honorable mentions - 10:26 Gerry's #10 - 22:27 Bryan's #10 - 25:32 Gerry's #9 - 27:08 Bryan's #9 - 28:20 Gerry and Bryan's #8 - 30:02 Gerry's #7 - 33:20 Bryan's #7 - 36:33 Gerry's #6 - 39:25 Bryan's #6 - 42:23 Gerry's #5 - 44:25 Bryan's #5 - 47:25 Gerry's #4 - 51:01 Gerry's #3 - 52:32 Bryan's #3 - 58:03 Gerry's #2 - 1:01:58 Bryan's #2 - 1:03:38 Gerry's #1 - 1:11:41 Bryan's #1 - 1:12:29 Question of the week - 1:17:07

There have been three deck dumps in Modern since the release of MH1 and the set has had way more of an impact than just Hogaak. Gerry and Bryan go through the most recent deck dump, looking for buried treasure in Modern. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: B2L Kiki-Jiki - 10:11 As Foretold - 12:49 Mono-White Eldrazi - 15:38 Esper Control - 17:46 Jund - 20:13 Izzet Delver - 22:31 Rakdos - 26:26 Merfolk - 29:29 Thopter Sword - 31:50 Sultai Reclamation - 34:31 Naya Aggro - 35:24 Mardu Pyromancer - 37:19 Azorius Control - 42:25 Dimir Midrange - 43:00 Temur Delver - 47:21 Grixis Urza - 49:32 Jeskai - 51:54 Izzet Phoenix - 54:54 Izzet Kiln Fiend - 59:22 Esper - 1:00:45 Esper Shadow - 1:02:30 Bant Spirits - 1:05:31 Druid combo - 1:06:59 Ninjas - 1:20:33 Mono-Black Karn control - 1:12:35 Vampires - 1:14:32 B2L Scapeshift - 1:17:52 Faeries - 1:19:32 Temur stuff - 1:22:48 Mono-Green LD - 1:24:09 Hogaak - 1:24:36 Amulet Druid - 1:28:4

SCGCON is in the books and both Gerry and Bryan share their experiences. Plus, they share their Top 10s for Modern Horizons, which has already begun to shake up Modern! Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: SCGCON & Modern - 1:50 Collecting Power - 16:30 Honorable mentions - 25:00 Gerry's #10 - 28:57 Bryan's #10 - 31:06 Gerry's #9 - 33:13 Bryan's #9 - 34:58 Gerry's #8 - 37:38 Bryan's #8 - 39:21 Gerry's #7 - 41:22 Bryan's #7 - 42:24 Gerry's #6 - 43:37 Bryan's #5 - 45:01 Gerry's #4 - 46:28 Gerry's #3 - 49:35 Bryan's #3 - 50:57 Gerry and Bryan's #1 - 52:52 Question of the week - 1:02:01

SCGCON is upon us and both Gerry and Bryan are looking to crush the Invitational. They've been prepping for both Standard and Modern, and while they agree where the formats are, they've taken different approaches. Who will be right? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Standard - 1:03 Modern - 33:47 Question of the week - 57:58

The second wave of MH1 previews are here! If you want an inside scoop on where these cards are going to show up and where, this is the place. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi On Thin Ice - 9:04 Winds of Abandon - 11:02 Generous Gift - 13:28 Vesperlark - 15:56 Echo of Eons - 17:18 Archmage's Charm - 20:30 Bazaar Trademage - 22:37 Future Sight - 24:22 Rebuild - 26:22 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician - 20:30 Dead of Winter - 34:56 Nether Spirit - 36:24 Carrion Feeder - 38:31 Plague Engineer - 41:11 Unearth - 43:00 Charming Vampire - 46:58 Hexdrinker - 48:14 Collector Ouphe - 49:50 Crashing Footfalls - 50:33 Genesis - 53:25 Weather the Storm - 54:35 Aria of Flame - 57:45 Pashalik Mons - 1:00:18 Shenanigans - 1:01:25 Kess, Dissident Mage - 1:02:29 Wrenn and Six - 1:05:39 Eladamri's Call - 1:07:52 Fallen Shinobi - 1:08:55 Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis - 1:10:52 Kaya's Guile - 1:13:21 Sword of Truth and Justice - 1:16:35 Sword of Sinew and Steel - 1:1

Previews for Modern Horizons are well underway and there have been some NICE ones. Gerry and Bryan divulge their favorites so far and where these new cards will fit into Modern. After that, they catch up on Standard, talk about how the metagame shifts have affected their deck of choice, and what they'd play this weekend!

Gerry and Bryan know exactly what they’d play this weekend and they’re more than happy to share that info. See what they think about Jeskai Superfriends, Izzet Phoenix, Simic Manipulation, and more!

The AD Cast (formerly The GAM Podcast) wants to talk about Standard this week, but before they do, Bryan had some questions he wanted to ask Gerry about the reasons for his resignation, how he feels about the MPL replacements, and what he’s going to do going forward. It ended up going longer than expected, so it became its own bonus episode!

The GAM Podcast is now known as the Arena Decklists Podcast! Gerry and Bryan discuss the rebrand and what it means for them, but then it's business as usual. With Standard MCQs starting up, Bryan needs to figure out what to play, but Gerry has all the answers. Then they discuss the 16 (!) MTGWar cards that have already been proven Modern contenders. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Standard - 5:00 Modern - 27:42 Blast Zone - 41:48 Narset and Teferi - 50:53 Finales - 53:57 Dreadhorde Arcanist - 1:00:06 Question of the week - 1:11:07