The SnapCast Podcast: Recent Episodes
The SnapCast Podcast
Welcome to The SnapCast Podcast where two friends who love magic, Brad O’Brien and Zach Moeller, get together each week to talk about Magic: the Gathering. Whether casual, competitive, or the secondary market sub-game, we talk about current events, our own experiences with the game, and aim to share tips, tricks, and trends for saving or making money through the secondary card market.
Farewell: 4WW Exile All Podcasters
It's been an honor and it's been fun to cast with the likes of Zach Moeller, Andy Michaud, and Michael Cooley these past two and a half years. MTG has changed a bunch and so have we and it seems like the time is right to move on and enjoy the best parts of living in Maine this summer.
We appreciate everyone who has listened and followed along as we rambled about anything and everything MTG that has caught our interest along the way. So, let's do it one more time on the way out the door!
Brad and Zach get together to talk about recent event results and look for which new cards are showing up in established decks!
Zach and Brad are excited to welcome special guest Leif Erickson back to the cast. Leif just went through a challenging time trying to make the most from selling a large Magic collection. We will talk about each of the avenues he took and the challenges and successes from each including the fast growing collection buying powerhouse, Card Conduit.
Zach and Brad discuss the potential impacts of New Capenna cards in Modern, EDH, and Pioneer. Brad shares a quick financial bellwether tip that can help with quickly considering cards for speculation. Then reviewing results of this past weekend's Modern and Pioneer Challenges.
Were we hijacked? Kind of.
This week's special 100th episode let us catch up with Andy and Mike and talk about what's been going on in our lives and in Magic since we last got together. We cover some Judge related topics, some Streets of New Capenna previews, and a whole lot of really fun bullsh^t.
Apologies! After recording a great cast, Zach left and I (Brad) realized I made a mistake with the audio while trying to improve something else. This is the first time in months I didn't run a backup. Argh!
Rather than ask anyone to contend with that terrible out-of-sync audio you get this apology instead. See you next week!
Not to bury the lead but Zach got two 5-0s since our last cast! We also talk about new cards coming in Streets of New Capenna, the other interesting 5-0 deck lists, as well as some cards at all time high and low prices.
After sifting through the Otherworldly Circus of Modern's recent results Zach and Brad try to Touch the Spirit Realm and talk about Brad's new passion, the Yorion Griefblade Modern Brew.
We talk about how it came to be, how it's been working in testing, and share thoughts on side boarding and changes going forward.
First results of the post-ban format prove that losing the cat won't stop the Grixis or Hammer monsters but we did see a lot of diverse top 8's and great results including from the Hunter Burton Memorial paper MTG event.
Joined by Jacob Dawson, Zach and Brad are excited to discuss the recent tournament results from a NH $1k Modern event and the recent, and sudden, banning of Lurrus of the Dream Den!
Interesting new GAMEGENIC deck box designed in collaboration with The Professor of Tolarian Community College. Secret Lairs that went totally under our radar. And talking about our own local and recent high level Modern Tournaments.
Really interesting Challenge results this weekend showcasing some of Kamigawa's newest offerings to Modern, Pioneer, and Standard.
Snap these up: Den of the Bugbear, March of Otherworldly Light, Foil Smugglers Copter, Alpine Moon, Primeval Titan, Zen Rising Expos!
We were luck enough to talk with Jayson Chandler shortly after his recent success at a New Hampshire 1k Modern event. Piloting BW Hammertime to a top4 draw, Jayson shares his matchup thoughts, side boarding thoughts, and some commentary on the format at large.
In an effort to pay more attention to tournament gameplay, Zach and Brad review the Modo Challenge results from Saturday and Sunday February 5 and 6 as well as the Mana Traders Pioneer results. Finally we talk about the Kamigawa ND Commander decks and a few more previews.
What's up folks? Apparently Fish people aren't just called Merfolk and recently got some top streamer love! Unrelated to seafood, one of our favorite artists gets into hot water. And Kamigawa is proving to be one of the most exciting Magic sets in recent memory, let's hit it!
Today we check in on the local 1k from this weekend, the 1/25 Banned and Restricted announcement, the recent Star City Games announcement, the fears of Magic's future.
And a few cards we're excited about!
Weekend Anime GoFundMe! - https://gofund.me/686536ea
Joining the SnapCast Podcast is local fisherman, Zach Moeller. Talking about playing Merfolk, preparing for an upcoming event, and some cards that we're looking at for fun and profit. We hope you enjoy this first episode of 2022!
New cards are sweet, Andy and Brad go over some new previews and share cards to Snap Up and Snap Sell!
High dollar EDH staple cards; are they worth the opportunity cost, the deck building, and social costs? Let's be honest, no one really likes it when you cast the "typical" game winners like Craterhoof Behemoth, Expropriate, overloaded Cyclonic Rift, etc..
Secret Lairs for Extra Life and the October Super-Drop!
It's one thing to feel like you know something is true, it's another to do a little research. Thinking about the best secondary-market options to spec on for 2022, lets look back at (arguably) the best reprint set of 2021, Double Masters!
Andy and Brad are excited about the potential for live paper Magic on the (Modern) Horizon(s), again! A discussion about selling cards directly A'la FB groups or Buylisting to TCG for store credit.
Today Andy (TechFour) joins Brad to talk about the best cards rotating out of Standard and what we're excited about in MTG right now.
Snap This Up:
Goryo's Vengance
Abundant Harvest Foil Japanese Mystical Archive
Glasspool Mimic Foil Extended Art
Today Andy (TechFour) joins Brad to talk about what's popping off in Modern and looking at some recent speculations. Per request, we will also spend some time talking about the upcoming Innistrad sets soon to be released!
MTGstocks.com
MtgTop8.com
TCGplayer.com
Can we actually see the top card of libraries all the way out into September?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/omalkc/how_hideous_is_tashas_laughter_what_the_numbers/
Faceless Haven
Vanishing Verse
Bloodcheif's Thirst
Void Mirror
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MtgTop8.com
TCGplayer.com
How do you research specs? Cards to buy? Cards to sell?
Resources:
MTGstocks.com
MtgTop8.com
TCGplayer.com
Hey, it's been a while, let's talk about MTG card price.
Today is a Dress Down kinda day. Let's talk about it!
Brad feels a certain way about Mishra's Bauble... let's talk about it!
The Dungeon mechanic revealed! Mike and Brad talk about the increasing complexity of MTG.
Good Grief! Modern, Standard, Historic, what's going on in Magic's competitive formats?! Can we just ban Brainstorm already?
Modern Horizons 2 has not disappointed, showing up in top decks in this week's Legacy and Modern Challenges already. Can we talk about Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp and all it's broken interactions in Hardened Scales in Modern??!
Likely the biggest upset in the history of the format, Modern Horizons 2 is packed with playable, potentially broken, cards that are certain to upset established archetypes and create totally new ones!
What the hell else would we be talking about this week?
Affinity making a comeback? Hardened Scales? Humans?!
New Force of Will?
You may not have to hide your nerdy habits from your girlfriends, Magic might become a household name. Still excited for the return of in-store play, Mike and Brad discuss some recent card movements, changes with the end of the MPL (Magic Pro League), and excitement in the community about a famous musician who will be featured for their love of magic on an upcoming Game Knights episode.
After some retractions and corrections from last week's episode Mike and Brad will talk about the most exciting preview card from last week and the implications of the return of in-store play!
In this episode Mike and Brad look at some legendary cards, Moxes, Black Lotus (Loti?) Time Vault, Ancentral Recall and more!
We will "bring to light" whatever tips and tricks we have on how to spot a fake!
All that Magic and then some! Talking about Cooley's recent D2R Alpha streaming experience. The happiness spectrum. Brad's salt levels and how poorly he handles it.
Snaps this week: Tarmogoyf and Urborg.
Mike and Brad look at the recent Strixhaven preview cards and talk about what cards might be great SNAP THIS UPs!
What a crazy week, the control center of our production office, my trusty iMac, crapped out yesterday and we got a backup setup up and running in about 15 minutes!
We apologize for the lower video quality and delay in getting this out! Thanks for hanging out with us, we really appreciate you all!
Did you know there was a real tournament this past weekend? We look over the decks talk picks and await the release of Time Spiral Remaster officially available tomorrow 3/19/21.
In this episode Mike and Brad talk about some recent events and highlight cards that will likely be in demand if we can be optimistic about a return to paper play before the end of 2020!
In this episode Mike and Brad talk about Time Spiral Spoilers and some amazing picks from the Reserved List and also maybe some cards you have NEVER thought about!
Power Conduit
Soul Echo
Tidal Control
Time Spiral Remastered previews started TODAY!
Strixhaven Spoilers
Reported Lord of the Rings & Warhammer 40k crossover sets.
Seb McKinnon Secret Lair Unboxing!
Party Hard, Shred Harder Unboxing!
Today we're talking about the Feb 15 BnR announcement from Wizards of the Coast.
Talk about how formats might be impacted and how limited format restriction affects long term card value.
Last week we talked about the number one creature in almost every format. Today we start to say farewell to Uro and hello to the newest most played card in every format, Valki, God of Lies. Also, this week's Snap This Up, Flashback on epic wins in our prior Reserved List pics and more!
Props to:
Cardboard Crack
Heros and Legends
TechFour
Picks:
Energy Storm
Reidane, God of Worthy
Bloodsky Berserker
Hero of Bretagard
Oops all spells going back to VINTAGE! WTAF? Kaldheim spikes a bunch of cards including some RL picks that you might want to SNAP UP!
Reddit Stonks Hype? We got it! Cards to snap up before WallStreetBets puts them out of your price range. MTG arena on Mobile. Mystic Reflection breaks MODO and more!
All you new money rich folks clearing up the Dual Lands and jumping these prices like crazy! How about some new cards? What will KHM bring to MTG?
In this episode Mike and Brad talk about Kaldheim spoilers and what it could mean for related card values. Additionally, cards to buy, cards to sell, and why!
Official spoilers start today Jan 7, WOTC released a slew of new cards and previewed the new set mechanics including Foretell, Snow, MDFC, enchantment themes.
Hey, let's do something different! Also, looking back on 2020's ban statistics and discussing White in MTG. Last episode recorded in 2020!
A look back at the Snap This Up pics and what's been going on in this crazy year of MTG.
SPOILERS! Making it work over ZOOM at the last minute. Snow storms making it feel like Kaldheim up in here. UPDATES TO THE LIST!
This week Mike and Brad are talking about the Zendikar Rising Championship and trading over-valued cards for undervalued cards. We close out this weeks episode opening a box of The Walking Dead Secret Lair.
This week Mike and Brad are talking about the opening up of the (MTG) economy! And what that could mean for our speculative investments. #Ikoria #ThroneofEldraine #GildedGoose
This week Mike and Brad are talking about the Star City Games Historic format tournament on MTGA (Arena) through MTGMelee.com, some Modern tournament deck lists and undervalued cards. (And grunts and moans.)
Mike and Brad talk about the upcoming draft-able EDH focused set, Commander Legends, and a conversation about card values and when to buy and sell!
Mike and Brad talk about the latest release from WOTC's Secret Lair series and the diverse metagame following the most recent banned and restricted announcement.
Timely as ever, Mike and I finally get to talking about the newest Secret Lair and some fake card issues that a subscriber brought to our attention.
In this episode we talk about some of the recent releases that haven't even hit paper Magic yet and how they're changing the metagame.
Mike and I discuss some cool old decks featuring new cards and new decks featuring old cards!
Today Mike and Brad discuss some perhaps less loved cards that they are excited about from the upcoming Zendikar Rising set from Wizards of the Coast.
This week Mike and I talk about some amazing new Zendikar cards and Mike's favorite new mill card.
This week we talk about the teaser trailer and make some predictions based on that and some spoiled cards.
We thought we were live streaming! Learning something new every week. How about those premium card prices, is now the best time to pick up 2xm Box toppers?
With the injection of some phenomenal cards from Jump-Start and Ahmonket Remastered it begs the conversation, how long will be before Magic's beloved eternal formats like Modern and Pioneer are available on WOTC's premier client, Magic Arena? Not long by our estimation!
This episode was brought to you by the good people over at The SnapCast Podcast with the help of YouTube live streams!
If you want the Cliff Notes:
1. After Reprints
2. After Bannings!
3. In Print Cards (high foil/non-foil price disparity.)
What an Adventure, mechanic. Using MTG stocks Mike and Brad look at some cards at their all time lowest prices and talk about why that may be. What other product releases might have impacted their costs? Are Shrines actually any good? Who knows? You tell us!
In this episode Mike and Brad talk about MTG related media and the upcoming Jumpstart set along with additional MTG 2021 spoilers and cards you should invest in.
This week Mike and Brad look at more Core Set 2021 spoilers and how the change to the Companion Mechanic has impacted almost every format in Magic.
Mike and Brad discuss some of the coolest cards previewed from from the upcoming 2021 Core Set of Magic: The Gathering.
Real Live Magic? In this economy? Playing paper Magic again and some post ban and restricted announcement thoughts.
It's a gathering again! Our LGS had it's first live Modern event since quarantine! Cards got banned. Cards got nerfed. Cooley found another Reserved List card that he wants to marry at a Vegas drive-thru chapel. All that and more!
No, but seriously! Today Mike and Brad talked about the upcoming June 1, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement that will impact multiple formats and the contentious Companion mechanic. We also discuss some ways to fix the mechanic including Mike's own spicy hot-take!
Today Wizards of the Coast announced a new Masters style set slated for later this summer, DOUBLE MASTERS and it is double-double delicious!
Mike and Brad talk about the recent banned and restricted (I mean just banned) announcement as well as cards we think might be reprinted in 2XM including one really
SPICY CONSPIRACY THEORY!
We are excited to share this conversation Mike and Brad had with Jason E. Alt of the Brainstorm Brewery Podcast. We talked about living, working, and playing Magic: The Gathering in Covid quarantine, as well as the Companion mechanic, EDHRec.com, and much much more. Jason was an amazing guest, insightful and funny, we hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we did having it!
In the 20th episode of the SnapCast Podcast we look back at some of our earlier episodes and take a deep dive into the data on cards we have suggested you "Snap UP". The numbers look good! We're healthy and looking forward to what's coming soon to the SCP.
Reflecting on the end of the DCI, Mike talks about a few of his matches against Jim Davis. Life is like a game of Magic, Companion is still broken, and buy real estate AKA lands.
What flavor of Commander are you running? If you're not playing Standard Commander you must be playing Modern Commander! Welcome to the world with Companion.
In this week's episode, Mike discovers something very important about trample and deathtouch and we learn how good Stonecoil Serpent and Kaheera, the Orphanguard are in the upcoming Standard format.
WOTC must be watching Tiger King because Ikoria and C20 are full of big cats!
Did you know that we already have a Joe Exotic in Commander? Arahbo, Roar of the World!
Ps. Carole did it.
Apologies Audio Listeners! There was a technical issue but thankfully we captured the show on our backup recording. Lots of fun conversation in this episode where Mike and Brad talk about the upcoming set's mechanics and a few choice cards. See our YouTube Channel for more!
Something for home bound and bored a short episode talking about a card that sounds like art imitating life and an update on Humans Vs Counters Company.
Talking about Mike’s testing of his new pet Modern Deck and a brief look at a historical perspective of the Covid-19 Pandemic with special guest Leif Ericksson
In this episode Mike and Brad talk about how world events might impact whether or not any of us should be investing in Magic right now and if so how best to go about it. Hint: Reserve List Cards and Modern Staples... maybe.
In this episode of the SnapCast podcast Mike and Brad discuss how the global pandemic is affecting magic play, card prices, card availability,as well as some cards that might be undervalued insights into the mind of magic players when considering how a card should be valued.
On this episode of The SnapCast Podcast Brad and Mike talk about the mystery booster product, Flashback to previous pics that panned out well and cards you should definitely be snapping up!
On this episode Mike and Brad are joined by Waldamar Silvestry. Together they talk about the new MTG product called Jump Start that takes them down the reprint rabbit hole and somehow into some reserve list cards to consider if you have the funds, and some tips on parking cards for shipping.
After the cast recording we had Mike play some mono-red on arena and convinced him that Embercleave is a better card than he thought.
An early episode this week, Mike and Brad talk about the upcoming Challenger Deck releases, Edhrec.com and much more!