The Gam Podcast

Dave is back from family vacation and it's time to catch him up on what he missed. How strong is Lost Jitte in Standard? Are Birds (Aven Interrupter and Slickshot Show-Off) about to take over? Is Duelist of the Mind actually mid in Standard? *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what they come up with in the future! Use code "G3RRYT" for 10% off! *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun |

Dave is out in the world doing rad things, so we've got Matt Costa this week! Since they forgot to review the Big Score sheet last week, Matt is here to provide his input and catch us up on all things Magic-related. *** White Collector’s Cage Grand Abolisher Black Greed’s Gambit Red Generous Plunderer Green Omenpath Journey Multi-Colored Loot, the Key to Everything Colorless Lost Jitte Sword of Wealth and Power *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on s

They've done 40 episodes without ever talking about preview cards, but that ends now! Gerry forces Dave to evaluate cards he's never seen before and certainly has never played with. Unsurprisingly, Dave is quite good at it. *** White Aven Interrupter Dust Animus Blue Duelist of the Mind Jace Reawakened Seize the Secrets Black Forsaken Miner Red Demonic Ruckus Magda, the Hoardmaster Slickshot Show-Off Stingerback Terror Gold Akul the Unrepentant Kellan, the Kid Oko, the Ringleader Pillage the Bog Seraphic Steed Colorless Arid Archway *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used th

Gerry and Dave have a laundry list of Magic topics to discuss! There's Pioneer RCQ season, LMS Prague, Frank Karsten's incredible article on how many surveil lands is correct to play in Modern, and more. *** Frank's article: https://www.channelfireball.com/article/How-Many-Surveil-Lands-Should-You-Be-Playing-in-Modern-MTG/34e0ac98-3ef3-4e13-8ab4-5421124c07c4/ *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what

Gerry finally played Magic for the first time in a while and might have accidentally broken Modern? Was it because Dave's incessant nagging finally paid off? (Spoiler: No, no it was not.) Hear all about the legendary 24 person 15K held at Galaxy Con, what led to Gerry shuffling Zoo and Goryo's together, and what he thinks about the deck going forward. *** Gerry's Galaxy Con decklist: https://x.com/G3RRYT/status/1769173338725704077?s=20 *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC.

The new B&R announcement is verrrrrry interesting. Gerry Thompson and Dave Shiels talk about the specific cards, but also the announcement itself. Plus, both of them have tournaments this weekend to prep for. *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what they come up with in the future! Use code "G3RRYT" for 10% off! *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae &

Dave finally broke his RCQ curse and cruised to the Top 8 with Standard Dimir Midrange. He loved the deck, but hated one of Gerry’s favorite cards. He shares his matchups, what he’d change going forward, and whether or not he’d run it back. Plus, Gerry has SCG Philly this weekend, which means he’s thinking about Modern. This time, it means getting brain wormed by a deck that is currently .1% of the Modern metagame. Surely this will end well… *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC

Gerry and Dave break down everything from MC Chicago, including the Pioneer Pro Tour and Standard 75K! Is a new deck enough to sway their opinion on Pioneer? Does Vampires even count as "new?" Plus, how do the wild Standard results affect Dave's RCQ aspirations? Is he going to become a Splendid Reclamation gamer? *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what they come up with in the future! Use code "G3RRYT"

While Dave was busy acclimating back to normal life, Gerry and Matt were putting in work — Both of them won RCQs, and so did Dave’s brother Brian! To top it off, all three of them did it with different decks. Hear about how Gerry ended up on Boros Convoke, how Matt may have ruined Standard with Azorius Control, and what their recommendations are going forward. *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't.  You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what t

Why is Magic so hard? Gerry and Dave went to the Regional Championship in Denver, but neither won a match! Hear about their deck of choice, what happened, and whether they’d do it all over again. Plus, they talk Standard for the remaining RCQs. *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find them at heavyplay.com or on any social media site @HeavyPlayLLC. Follow them on socials to see their cool products, how they work, and see what they come up with in the future! Use code "G3RRYT" for 10% off! *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun

If there's a big tournament in Hartford, Matt Costa will be there. He'll also be here to tell you about his weekend playing Golgari Yawgmoth in both events. In the meantime, Dave might be putting down Indomitable Creativity for the time being. Another friend of the show, Adam Snook, took Grixis Death's Shadow into Sunday's Top 8 and he might have converted his friends. We talk all things Death's Shadow, but then Matt brain wormed us toward the end. RC Denver is next weekend and now we're all in danger. *** Check out our sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted the sponsorship (or used their products) if they didn't. You can find

After the recent Modern bannings, the format was in upheaval, but seemed to have settled into a fairly stable space. Or did it? Despite the metagame having every macro archetype represented and nothing seeming too strong, nearly the entire format revolves around creatures. We don't have Fury anymore, but we do have Seismic Assault! Incredible deck-builder cftsoc3 rocked Gerry and Dave's world with a take on their beloved Indomitable Creativity list, now with Seismic Assault and Life from the Loam. The boys are in love, but will it lead to heartbreaks or a happy ending? Plus, we have a new sponsor, HeavyPlay! They're a card gaming accessories brand, with innovative takes on playmats, deck boxes, and sleeves. Most notably, their products feature their EquipMAG System, which you allows you to magnetically attach your deck box, dice tray, and playmat to each other. Gerry and Dave are both accessory snobs, but love HeavyPlay's stuff, will happily be using it at their future events, and wouldn't have accepted t

With SCG Hartford and RC Denver on the horizon, Gerry and Dave's attention turns to Modern. The metagame is solidifying, but is there any way to truly exploit that? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t

Dave is back, but Matt Costa is still here too! Hear about Matt's RCQ Top 8 with Domain Ramp, the cool deck that knocked him out, why Dave hates Ramp, and how aggro is taking over Standard. Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/mattccosta twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by Jonathan Choi twitter.com/heresasianjon

Last week, Gerry and Matt provided a couple decks that are great against Domain Ramp, but Matt is still going to play Ramp for his first RCQ. He talks about why, how he's broken away from the MTGO decklists, and where he thinks his decklist will end up for the tournament. In the meantime, Gerry further explored Rakdos Reanimator and likes what he found. Plus, big news for StarCityGames and Regional Championships! Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/mattccosta twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t

With Dave still on baby alert, Gerry is joined by Matt Costa this week. They sat down to figure out if Domain Ramp was beatable in Standard and thankfully the answer is a resounding YES! Not only that, but they were able to do it with two different decks. Before all that, they talk Pioneer and Modern ahead of SCGCIN because Gerry is back on the grind this weekend. Their decklists: Deck 4 Spyglass Siren (LCI) 78 3 Swamp (IKO) 266 4 Subterranean Schooner (LCI) 80 3 Make Disappear (SNC) 49 4 Tishana's Tidebinder (LCI) 81 2 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (LCI) 63 4 Deep-Cavern Bat (LCI) 102 4 Island (IKO) 263 1 Otawara, Soaring City (NEO) 271 2 Cut Down (DMU) 89 1 Kitesail Larcenist (LCI) 61 2 Bitter Triumph (LCI) 91 2 Go for the Throat (BRO) 102 3 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor (BRO) 95 3 Ertai Resurrected (DMU) 199 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278 2 Mirrex (ONE) 254 4 Darkslick Shores (ONE) 250 4 Underground River (BRO) 267 3 Shipwreck Marsh (MID) 267 4 Restless Reef (LCI) 282 Sideboard 2 Cut Down (DMU) 89 2 Dure

Standard RCQ season is about to begin! Gerry and Dave have been trying all the decks out there and are ready to break down the pros and cons of each. But first, Dave has some updates for Indomitable Creativity in Modern. It's not getting much attention, but maybe it should? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t

Gerry and Dave are joined by Pro Tour Top 8er Matt Costa, who successfully won a Last Chance Qualifier with his Izzet Drakes deck. They chat about their history together, why Matt would fly to an RC he wasn't qualified for, and his experience with Izzet Drakes in the new Pioneer format. Regional Championship decklists: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/sat-9-30-am-u-s-regional-championship-dreamhack-atlanta-2023#paper Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t

Gerry has been going deep on Smuggler's Copter brews ever since the unban. Find out has merit, what didn't cut it, and how many cards Gerry has in his decks that Dave has never heard of. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t

Gerry tricked Bryan into doing a podcast! Get updates on his life, then stick around for nonsense, just like old times. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t