First Strike

Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover: Derek's 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator Christophe's run with his Grixis Midrange list Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver What gave Michael in advantage playing 4C Legends Advice Michael would give to to up-and-coming players Many Derek rants about why players should just play Grixis --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststrike/support

We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over: - Hammer in Modern - State of competitive Magic - Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC - What to play in Standard - Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed: - The misplacedginger scale - Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in? - Impact of ONE on Pioneer - Derek & Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia - Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT? - Controller vs. keyboard and mouse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Pure Canadian Magic goodness in this one as this episode features 4 players going to the first Pro Tour of the new system! Topics include: Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion Dan's prep for the Pro Tour Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there Who are some of the top players in Winnipeg? Why did Joseph end up playing Rakdos Midrange? How does Joseph plan to navigate the PT? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Playing in the F2F Tour Championship this weekend? This one is going to be a banger for you! The guys got Dan Snider and GP Calgary Champion Attila Fur to join the show. Topics include: The expected meta in Calgary Best version of Mono-Green Devotion The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters? Gruul Vehicles & HappySandwich's innovation How many Albertans will be in top 8? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT brings the band back together and what a comeback it is with both Derek Pite and Andrew Peters top 8-ing the F2F Tour Championship in Toronto this past week. Topics include: A quick summary of both top 8 runs How good is the Pioneer format? Is Mono-Green Devotion as overpowered as Trudel thinks it is? Is Rakdos Sacrifice an actual thing? What they expect at the Tour Championship in Calgary Comments on the event as a whole --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Felix Sloo (xfile on MODO/MTG Arena) to the cast!

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Spencer Mazur to the cast! He has the most Modern Challenge Top 8s this season and if you are playing Hammer Time, you don't want to miss this episode!

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy invites Andrew Traynor who has made 3 F2F Modern Open top 8s in a row! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.   On this episode, Andy invites Haiyue Yu and Carolyn Kavanagh to talk about the VML. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne?   On this episode, Andy invites Dalia Morin who has been putting up stellar performances on the Face to Face Games tournament circuit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne?  On this episode, Andy invites Jonny Guttman @ginky_mtg who most recently finished 4th at the Neon Dynasty Championship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne? Andy starts his search with Ontario's Jack Potter who happened to finish 2nd in the F2F Toronto Open this past Saturday. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

KYT brings Andy back for a quick reaction on Magic's big Organized Play announcement. They then discuss Modern with F2F Edmonton Open Champion Ash Loraas. Should players pilot 4C Elementals? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Mani Davoudi joins the show after winning 15K USD at DreamHack Anaheim (2nd place). The guys pick his brain on what's good in Standard moving forward. Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) David Rood & GP New Jersey Champion Isaak Krut join the show! (2:00) Why was MF New Jersey so popular and how was it? (15:10) DRood wanted to ditch thoughts on current competitive scene (18:10) What was Isaak's prep? Kyle Rose (@TheHamTV) the best resource for Limited? (24:15) How was Isaak's tournament? (34:35) How was finalnub's weekend in New Jersey? (37:00) F2F Vancouver Champion Roy Yang joins the show! He won with only 1 Niv-Mizzet?! (43:40) We ask Roy about his competitive career (52:40) In-depth Pioneer discussion Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firststrike/support