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In this episode, we welcome the Shard Lord himself, Rob from Canada to the show. We talk about all things collecting, grading and community building related and even make hot takes on who we think is the Canadian Saint.
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This episode is a bit of a marathon, but we’re so happy it is ‘cause we got to sit down and have a FABulous conversation with the one and only Easton Douglas! We get in the depths of Easton's competitive FAB results so far! We also talk about some hopes for Outsiders, our hot takes on how hard designing the game is, dealing with and recovering from loss and a whole bunch of other friendly banter! Come get to know the amazing Easton Douglas!
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In this episode, we bring our good friend Flake back on to talk all things about mental health, being a caster in this day and age, and some of our hopes for outsiders!
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In this episode we welcome both our new co-host Shawn Hill, and our guest Charles Dunn. We talk about how Charles' background in gaming/competitive TCGs and the road that led him to going on his huge tear at Calling Indianapolis. We also talk about levelling up as a player, fatigue's impact on the game, and our hopes for Outsiders.
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It's turbulent times at The Combat Chain as Pat has decided to step down from TCC to pursue other opportunities.
Come send Pat off with his last episode as we bring on Parker Brown, also known as Br33zy, to talk about the updated Banned and Suspended announcement and what the changes could mean for the format.
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Alex Norvill has already made a name for himself working for LSS with stores all over North America. He got the fabtcg world Thirsty with his young Bravo Cosplay. Now Alex is stepping into the role of Content Creator Manager. 2023 is a big year for him Flesh and Blood! What’s his story? What’s his vision for content in the coming year? What is he and LSS looking for in a content creator to work with? Can we get him to spill some beans on their plans!? (No.) But we do have a helluva interview with LSS Alex right here on The Combat Chain!
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In this episode, we throw our script to welcome Tommy Fresh for his third time on the show! When I say, throw out the script, we really just dive into this one having a good ol' fashioned hang out sesh talking about all the exciting news surrounding the new FABTCG set, Outsiders, and more. We really went off the rails with this one, but we laugh lots and had a blast recording it and we hope you do too!
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The Combat Chain started the new year by bringing on one of the seminal leaders in the TCG space. Team Covenant has been around for 16 years now and fresh off dropping an amazing career restrospective on social media, we grabbed Zach Bunn, Team Covenant’s CEO to take a look to see how Flesh and Blood has impacted their business the last few years, the good and the bad. Stay on the edge of your seat as Zach peels back the curtain and brings us all along for the ride as we go back and experience some of the milestone moments for him, TC and Flesh and Blood. https://www.youtube.com/@thecombatchain
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Ladies and Gentlemen, direct your eyes above as the Combat Chain proudly presents the Spectacular Carolina Alvarado! Watch as she flips and twirls through tales of adversity, perseverance and hilarity. Gasp as she effortlessly eliminates the cosplay competition, collecting an ever growing pile of Taylor cards! Be Astonished at her choices of the best of 2022!! That and more as we close the curtain on the year in death defying fashion! All without the safety OF A NET! This week on The Combat Chain!
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This week we are joining by veteran caster Tannon Grace off the heels a patriotic AF appearance casting the Flesh and Blood World Championships. We take a look at the Outsiders announcement, get his unique perspective on the competition between MTG and FaB, his love of The Braves and we look at both the Fab Team Cup and Goliath Gaunlet and see what nuggets we can get out of him for the upcoming….Goliath Gauntlet 2!!!
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This week on the podcast we have the iconic Hayden Dale on with us. We talk about his whirlwind year playing high level Flesh and Blood, we take a look at Dynasty’s impact of the format, talk some Blitz Showdown and I think we put a final pin on one of the more dramatic sagas of 2022.
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There was a plan for this episode, and then Max started firing on all cylinders and we rolled with it having an amazing in depth conversation on what it means to be a great fab player and how to get there. We tossed the show notes for this one and ran with it for as long as we could before we lost our connection to him. Max Thomas is one of the most gifted minds in the game and this is just a taste of what he brings to the table. Sit back and take the ride with us down how a truly competitive player breaks down FAB concepts.
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This week we welcome one of the breakout stars in Flesh and Blood in 2022, Pheano Black. Pheano sits down with The Combat Chain and tells us the tale of a one time casual EDH player finding the game, growing his local community and emerging as one of the most recognizable faces and unmistakable names of the year.
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Ethan Van Sant is ready to conquer the streaming world between Talishar, the new Clash tournament getting started and of course, Battle Hardened Philly. On his whirlwind tour around the world for Flesh and Blood we managed to grab the head of The League of Levia and talk with him about playing the blood debt killer Queen, his victory over Pablo Pintor, what to expect for the Clash and even checked in on his luggage this time around (Spoiler alert: it made it back!) that and much much more this week on The Combat Chain!
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You smell that? It’s world championship season. You need a preview and we have the only one you’ll need right here on The Combat Chain! Pat and Adam are joined by Matt Di Marco and Bryan Gottlieb to tell you what it means to commentate the world championship, what decks to be on the look out for, their picks for the winner and of course, Dynasty Previews!!!!
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Matt Rogers is arguably the most recognizable face in flesh and blood today. The Combat Chain welcomed him to the podcast this week and we had an incredible conversation with the New Zealand national championship winner that you truly have to listen to the fully appreciate. Tune in as we talk about high stakes competition, setting and meeting expectations, self-care and more with one of the favorites to take Worlds.
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This week we have Fab star Brendan Patrick on the podcast, before his break out role casting the World Championships. Is he now Brendan Patrick the Caster? How does he stay so ripped? Was Ethan Van Sant’s win as much of an upset everyone made it out to be? This and more on The Combat Chain!
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In this episode, we bring on Frank Hung, better known on Discord and Twitter as The Lazy Dog. We talk his experience casting Canadian Nats, weird food accomplishments, and take a look inside his mind when it comes to competitive play and levelling up.
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In the episode we welcome guest host DM Armada! We talk about his Nats experience, the recent BNR update, and more!
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In this episode, we jammed in both Michael Hamilton and Tommy Fresh! We do a bit of a Nats recap, chat with Tommy about what he's got going on in the Fresh & Buds world, and chat with Hamilton about his road to becoming the US National Champion and beyond.
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Tariq Patel knows how to win National Championships. After moving back to and promptly winning Canada’s Nats, he reigns supreme in North America for a few more days. Tariq becomes our first two time guest as he sat down with the Combat Chain and broke down his victory, his mindset, working with Team Dragonshield for the sweep and more!
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In this episode, we welcome Josh Lau from The Card Guyz on the show. We talk PT Lille, the upcoming Nats season, and Josh's love for all things warrior.
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In this episode, we get caught up in the news from the past few weeks before we dive into an interview with the lead devs behind Flesh and Blood Online/Talishar.Net.
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One year into his Flesh and Blood career, Matthew Foulkes is one of the hardest working players in the game. Straight off winning Pro Tour Lille, we sit down with the controversial star of FaB and lay it all out on the table. We talk his win, his wardrobe, his reputation, his bench press, and more! It’s a no-holds-barred interview with the champ today on The Combat Chain!
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Adam is ready for Lille (and there by the time you’re reading this.) Just before he goes we have some news to catch up on as The Calling Singapore already has PT ramifications. The Combat Chain talks the Spicey decks coming out of Singapore and then settle in as they discuss the process of picking a deck for the big event.
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Adam and Pat are back with a new episode of The Combat Chain pod where they get into everything from music, movies, prepping for a Pro Tour, the controversy around Prism’s LL status and then go deep into the hot topic of the week: Blitz!? At Worlds!?
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In depth interview with one of Flesh and Blood's rising stars Travis McDaniels. The Combat Chain sits down with Travis and talks his recent RTN win, building a draconic ninja, BELITTLE!? And his future in competitive play.
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To celebrate episode 20, we dive into the mail bag. Pat also continues to voice his discontent towards the card Belittle.
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In this episode, Pat and Adam recap Vegas and give some first impressions of the new Uprising set.
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In this episode, we bring on guest host Tommy Fresh of the Fresh & Buds Podcast.
We talk a bit more about pro tour, shoot the shit, and get caught up in the news before we talk a bit about draft strategies and some early thoughts going into the release of Uprising.
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In this episode, we bring in the US National Champion, Tariq Patel, to talk about his background in TCGs, the post Pro-Tour meta, and whether pineapple belongs on pizza.
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In this episode, we get caught up with all the news since the surprise BNR announcement.
We then feature Yuki Lee Bender as we dive into her origin story and getting ready for ProTour New Jersey.
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In this episode, we dive into the past few weeks of FAB. Including the April banned and restricted announcement as well as FAB 2.0.
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Season 2 of the Flesh and Blood Team League is kicking off! So we decided to have the league commissioner, Tyler Brotton, on the pod to talk about what the FABTL, who's in it, and how you can catch the action.
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In this episode, we feature guest host Flesh & Blood Broadcaster Matt Di Marco aka Flake.
We talk about Flake's background, his take on the most recent Calling and the current meta and much more!
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Skirmish season is once again upon us. In this episode, we talk about what you can expect going into this skirmish season.
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In this episode we feature guest host Amusing from Galaxxi Gaming. We breakdown Adam's Pro-Quest win and look at the deck Adam played which was built by Amusing and has been taking down Pro-Quests all over North America.
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In this episode, we have a look at the meta halfway through the ProQuest season and talk about what we refer to as The Triad.
No Level Up Moment this week due to time constraints.
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After a few hiccups, the guys are finally back with another episode.
Along with getting caught up in the news, we'll look at the meta thus far and speculate on what we'll see going into week one of the proquest.
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In this episode, we explore the aftermath of the BNR announcement and speculate on what the new meta might shape up to look like.
Our Level Up Moment is on the finesse of equipment blocking.
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Jeff and Andrew have decided to part ways with the podcast and we wish them the best!
In this episode we introduce Pat Shaw as the new co-host of The Combat Chain. We also get a bomb dropped on us and we get to dive into the hottest meta warping news.
Our Level Up Moment covers the Archetype Triangle, what it is, and how to use it to read and adapt to any meta.
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In this episode, we get caught up with the news of the past two weeks, including spoilers and the banned and restricted update. For the Level Up Moment, we'll dive into some of the nuances of deck building for Blitz.
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In this episode we talk a bit about the announcement of the upcoming Proquest season before we do a deep dive into WTR going out of print and what the future of FAB could look like.
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In this episode we talk all things skirmish including tips for both the blitz meta and how to draft Tales of Aria.
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In this episode, Andrew and Jeff sound like they're in a washroom. I promise they're not.
We'll be doing a quick look at the final meta data from the 2021 Nationals season as well as doing a recap of our own Canadian Nationals experience. We'll also be talking about the current state of our meta and what we think could fix it. And finally we'll be diving into the big news we got and what's upcoming in the world of FAB.
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Come hang out as we introduce ourselves, talk a bit about the results from UK Nationals, ramble about how we're excited for the next set, and touch on the controversy post UK Nationals.
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In this episode, we break down the meta stats in this past week and give our impressions on the stranglehold Briar currently has on the meta. We will also briefly discuss the outcome of LSS' investigation into the Shenanigans coming out of UK Nationals.
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