Card Advantage

What does it take to put on a Grand Prix? What does it take to put on the biggest Grand Prix EVER? We sat down to talk to Tim Shields of Cascade Games to find out. Ever wanted to know what a Tournament Organizer (TO) does? Tim shares what it means to be a TO,...

On this week’s show, another look back as Rich and Cluze talk about the Transform mechanic from Innistrad block. Which cards worked well with the mechanic? How was the flavor? Why didn’t white get good ones? (We don’t know the last one…)   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit...

Much has changed between Khans and Dragons of Tarkir. Rich and Cluze look at the Dragons, the Khans, and the Planeswalkers to see how they compare.   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit the Earth” by the awesome band “I Fight Dragons” and is used with permission. Check out...

Have you ever wondered what WotC does that ISN’T normal paper Magic cards? We did, so we talked about it.   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit the Earth” by the awesome band “I Fight Dragons” and is used with permission. Check out their stuff at http://ifightdragons.com Your hosts:...

Even more flavor! Joining us for our periodic look at lore are Mike from the Mana Pool (@themanapool or dorks@themanapool.com) and CJ from Judgecast (@cjshrader www.judgecast.com)!   This time, we look at the history of that most diabolical of enemies, the Phyrexians. Who are they? What do they want? Why do they taste so bad?...

A grab bag of topics for you this time. Modern pro-tour? Baseless speculation about MTG Origins? Random discourse? Yeah, we have these things.   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit the Earth” by the awesome band “I Fight Dragons” and is used with permission. Check out their stuff at...

We’ve discussed some of their stories, but what about the cards themselves? Rich and Cluze look at some of the Planeswalker cards from Lorwyn to today, and they’ll tell you why Tibalt is the best*. * For a certain value of best.   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit...

It is time again for Flavor Cast! Joining us are Mike from the Mana Pool (@themanapool or dorks@themanapool.com) and CJ from Judgecast (@cjshrader www.judgecast.com)! This time around, we discuss the crazy history of Nicol Bolas, that other dragon who recently was in a fight in the past. It gets a little confusing…   Our intro...

We are back for our first episode of 2015! Do you like dragons? We like dragons. Let’s talk about dragons; dragons from Magic’s past, dragons from recent standard, dragons from Tarkir…     Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge Show website: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com Show email: mtgcardadvantage@gmail.com Show Twitter feed: @cardadvantage Our decklists: http://tappedout.net/users/mtgcardadvantage/ Show RSS feed: http://mtgcast.com/topics/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/card-advantage/feed Also Show RSS...

We are joined by everyone’s favorite re-occurring goblin and co-host of Monday Night Magic, Bill (@squeegoblnnabob on Twitter.) Modern Masters 2015 is on the distant horizon. What do we speculate you might see in it? We might have said some crazy things.   Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge   Show website: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com Show email: mtgcardadvantage@gmail.com...

We are joined by Brandon Patton, musician and Magic player. He is on a quest to find the best standard decks of all time. You can find more in his article here: http://manadeprived.com/whats-third-best-deck-standard-time/ Brandon Patton @BR4NDONP4TTON bp@brandonpatton.com A project that we didn’t get around to talking about: http://bacterionomicon.com/ Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge...

We won’t lie to you on this, but this episode is really just us talking about random stuff. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen, it might be important random stuff. Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge Show website: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com Show email: mtgcardadvantage@gmail.com Show Twitter feed: @cardadvantage Our decklists: http://tappedout.net/users/mtgcardadvantage/ Show RSS feed: http://mtgcast.com/topics/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/card-advantage/feed Also Show RSS feed: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com/?cat=4&feed=rss2

This time around, Rich and Cluze talk about the history of the Commander products, and the newly released (by the time you see this) Commander 2014.   Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge   Show website: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com Show email: mtgcardadvantage@gmail.com Show Twitter feed: @cardadvantage Our decklists: http://tappedout.net/users/mtgcardadvantage/ Show RSS feed: http://mtgcast.com/topics/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/card-advantage/feed Also Show RSS feed: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com/?cat=4&feed=rss2

  It’s finally time to reveal the winners of the contest, announced back in episode 66.   We don’t want to give away the results, so you will have to listen. We will update this post next week with the lists.   Your hosts: Aaron LaCluyze (Cluze) @lacluyze Rich McCann @MindM4ge   Show website: http://www.cardadvantagecast.com Show email: mtgcardadvantage@gmail.com Show...

  Today we are joined by William (@BlueRam1409) of the excellent Commander Cast!   This episode, Rich, William, and Cluze take apart a Commander pre-con to make the shells of two different decks. Here’s most of what we decided (cards in bold are ones to consider adding): Cards to keep for Oloro Deep Analysis Nevinyrral’s...

It’s the start of Journey Into Nyx preview season. We celebrate by looking at a few cards and reading a ton of listener email we have been neglecting for the past several months…   Official preview image gallery: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/journeyintonyx/cig# Another good … Continue reading →

  With special guest: CJ Shrader from Judgecast! @cjshrader www.judgecast.com   Get your Vorthos ready as we discuss the Planeswalkers involved in Theros. This episode triggered by the release of the latest Magic eBook, Godsend. Don’t worry, there are no … Continue reading →

  Special guest: Rich Hagon! @mtgrich mtgeurovideo@gmail.com   Topics this time: PT and GP Coverage Right Place at the Right Time Modern A Day In the Life   Our intro and outro music is the track “The Geeks Will Inherit the Earth” … Continue reading →

Topic this time: Mostly rambling.   We celebrate making it to 50 episodes by doing an episode without show notes! Musings about the PT and various formats Listener email Big news about our new website! Ok, the site isn’t much … Continue reading →