The Gam Podcast

Two platinums and a gold level pro talking about their weekend playing magic and figuring out what is actually good this week.

Now we're one Gold and two Platinum pros! Andrew Brown talks about his journey into the #PTEMN Top 8 with his Temur Emerge deck! No games, just business.

GAM E9 The Mindset of Top Level Magic by Arena Decklists

What are people going to play Week 1? The guys go over what they expect, while talking about each deck and their experiences with them. How they should be built, how they fit into the metagame, and more. If you're playing Standard next week, you shouldn't miss this.

First, some spoiler talk, then why #MTGEMN is going to break Standard. No games this time.

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. Kevin "Daddy" Jones is our first guest star. How did he get his nickname anyway? He walks us through life as a Metagame Guru and his SCG DFW Modern Open winning Grixis Delver deck. We get to play some games with Daddy at the end. This is easily our most fun episode to date. http://metagamegurus.com/ Kevin's deck: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=104444 http://www.kirwansgamestore.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/kirwansgamestore @g3rryt @murk_lurker @michaeljmajors @thegampodcast @kjvsthehighway

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. Find out how Andrew did at the WMCQ with UW NICE and discuss the pros and cons of trying to hate out G/W Tokens with Rattlechains. Also, spoilers! Not many people seem to like Emrakul, the Promised End, but The Gam Podcast is very excited about it. How should you be evaluating spoilers this season? Hugo Terra's deck: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=103739 Brennan DiCandio's deck: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=104166 Andrew's deck: 4 Port Town 4 Prairie Stream 7 Island 10 Plains 4 Thraben Inspector 2 Hanweir Militia Captain 3 Declaration in Stone 4 Knight of the White Orchid 3 Clash of Wills 2 Always Watching 4 Eldrazi Skyspawner 4 Reflector Mage 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 2 Archangel Avacyn 4 Dragonlord Ojutai Sideboard 1 Dispel 2 Scatter to the Winds 1 Westvale Abbey 2 Linvala, the Preserver 1 Gideon, Ally

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. Gerry and Michael highlight their Grand Prix Columbus experience with Grixis Control and Mono-White Eldrazi. What deck does the cast think everyone should be playing in Legacy? With the WMCQ and #SCGORL coming up, find out what Andrew is hoping to crush G/W Tokens with. Should Michael attend the WMCQ? As always, there are some games at the end...

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. We try something new this week, focusing almost entirely on G/W Tokens and Gerry's recent 15-0 run at #SCGATL. What made his deck so special? This podcast should give you everything you need to know about the best deck in Standard. As always, there are some games at the end... @thegampodcast @g3rryt @michaeljmajors @murk_lurker 4 Archangel Avacyn 2 Declaration in Stone 4 Oath of Nissa 4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar 4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 4 Hangarback Walker 2 Evolutionary Leap 2 Den Protector 4 Dromoka's Command 2 Westvale Abbey 4 Fortified Village 4 Canopy Vista 9 Forest 7 Plains Sideboard 2 Declaration in Stone 2 Linvala, the Preserver 3 Planar Outburst 2 Stasis Snare 1 Enlightened Ascetic 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 1 Den Protector 2 Secure the Wastes

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. This week, the guys discuss what happened at GP Minneapolis and GP Manchester. Where did the GW Tokens resurgence come from? Also, why are people cheating? Martin Mueller's Mono-Blue 4 Engulf the Shore 1 Rise from the Tides 4 Nagging Thoughts 4 Pore Over the Pages 4 Part the Waterveil 4 Jace's Sanctum 4 Hydrolash 4 Prism Ring 3 Day's Undoing 4 Anticipate 24 Island Sideboard 2 Invasive Surgery 4 Thing in the Ice 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 1 Displacement Wave 4 Negate As always, there are some games at the end... @thegampodcast @g3rryt @michaeljmajors @murk_lurker

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring one Platinum and two Gold pros. This week, everyone discusses their experiences playing Modern at the Grand Prix level with three different decks (Jeskai Nahiri, Ad Nauseam, Infect) and want to play in Standard this week. There's also "The Game" at the end...