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Well, this is it. The final episode of Monday Night Magic. Well, for now at least. But first we're covering the 2020 Grand Finals with its incredibly healthy meta and wonderful future for its winner. Oh...wait. Then we're gonna cover the Ban list update that should have happened a few weeks ago. Then there are a few more bits of news to cover (since we are a Magic news podcast after all). We've got Kaladesh Remastered, delays for Commander Legends, MTG watches & bags, and the upcoming Eternal Weekend on MTGO!

Only after we've covered all the news, it's time we had the talk. Chewie, Cluze, and Squee go into greater detail about why we've decided to stop MNM. There's a lot, and rest assured that this isn't a snap decision or a rage quit. This is something that's been kicking around in our heads for a long while, but WotC's recent descent into utter corporate greed has made the decision a lot easier to make. But we will miss you all while we're gone. We wouldn't have been going anywhere NEAR as long as we have without all of you here with us, and we appreciate you. But, as you'll hear in the episode, we have a multitude of reasons for stopping here. But until we meet again, don't say goodbye. Say good journey. Live the journey, for every destination is but a doorway to another.

You damn right I quoted the terrible Masters of the Universe movie in the show notes for this episode.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/AYcf_8vYvzQ

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Your Hosts:
Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
Grand Finals coverage | https://magic.gg/events/2020-season-grand-finals
Totally healthy Grand Finals metagames | https://magic.gg/news/2020-season-grand-finals-metagame-breakdown
What Austin gets for winning | https://twitter.com/armlx/status/1315479239022575616?s=21
It's really quite simple | https://cardboard-crack.com/post/631473587669417984/grand-finals
B&R Update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/october-12-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
More bans in 12 months than 14 years | https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1315674584310525952
Kaladesh Remastered, apparently | https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/magic-the-gathering-arena-kaladesh-remastered-2020/
Commander Legends delay | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/commander-legends-global-release-moved-november-20-2020-2020-10-02
MTG watches & bags | https://www.super-groupies.com/feature/mtg_01_watch?utm_source=twi_global&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=20201007_mtg_global
A news link about the watches & bags | https://www.siliconera.com/magic-the-gathering-super-groupies-watches-and-bags/
Eternal Weekend on MTGO | https://magic.gg/news/eternal-weekend-2020-on-magic-online
Secret Lair Dickery | https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/j9mqv5/on_the_topic_of_shitty_secret_lair_practices/
Double the revenue! | https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/j6rwjc/hasbro_goal_double_wotc_revenue_will_this_destroy/

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On this episode we're discussing how Omnath is still a potential problem in Standard (as was expected) and the Commander Rules Committee's decision about The Walking Dead Secret Lair. We're spending a good long while on the second one, and also going into detail about how you shouldn't harass members of the RC, the CAG, or employees of WotC just because you're unhappy about something. It's sad that we have to go into this, but here we are. Then we'll discuss Mark Rosewater's role of unofficial PR for WotC and some of its ramifications for him.

Then we have to make a very important announcement about the future of MNM. Next week, episode 700 will be our final episode for the foreseeable future. For more information, listen to the episode and join us next week!

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
Omnath still an issue | https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3698
RC's TWD decision | https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/10/02/rc-statement-on-secret-lair-the-walking-dead/
Don't harass the RC & the CAG | https://twitter.com/ghirapurigears/status/1312494776931946496
Continue not harassing them! | https://twitter.com/JqlGirl/status/1312913276876066817
Rosewater - I'm just a designer! | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/631031496717795328/what-do-you-all-think-of-the-designs-does-it
Rosewater learns to read the room | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/631073458226397184/focusing-on-the-small-differences-between-nalathni
Judge Academy in 2021 | https://judgeacademy.com/judge-academy-response-to-covid-19/
Zendikar full art lands on Arena | https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/68784
Survey for Zendikar Rising | https://survey.marketpointsinc.com/wc1020gb5/Welcome

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There was no news for this episode until this morning. Then Wizards of the Coast managed to make multiple bad decisions on Monday morning, so now we have to do a show. There's a new B&R update! This isn't the best news, since the new post-rotation Standard format isn't even THREE DAYS OLD. Also, the cards that seem to be real problem are from the new set, so they didn't get banned. So that's suspect. But also, there's a new Secret Lair that sets a dangerous new precedent for Magic going forward, so we're going to spend a lot of time on that this episode. It's a bit of a nightmare scenario.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/uZvZzJJuUvw

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R Update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/september-28-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2020-09-28
A Truly Diverse Meta | https://i.redd.it/287c9ds49kp51.png
Walking Dead Secret Lair sets a dangerous precedent | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/walking-dead-shambles-secret-lair-2020-09-28
"Reprints" of TWD cards possible | https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1310627365316222977?s=20
Commander RC will make a decision about this later | https://twitter.com/SheldonMenery/status/1310725509857370112
MTR update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/september-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2020-09-28
Communication issues (sigh) | https://twitter.com/alfchaval/status/1310595989762453506

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Chewie & Cluze talk about the 2021 set roadmap that was revealed, talk about Zendikar Rising, putting Jace on your feet for some reason, and the many woes of the Mythic Invitational Top 8. Technical woes, that is, not like there was only 1 deck or anything. And then a sudden Squee shows up at the very end! Yay!

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
2021 set roadmap | https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/magic-2021-set-roadmap-features-kaldheim-return-to-innistrad
Production Updates | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/production-updates-2020-09-09
ZNR Mechanics | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/zendikar-rising-mechanics-2020-09-01
ZNR Commander decklists | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/zendikar-rising-commander-decklists-2020-09-09
New Secret Lair of course | https://twitter.com/MTGSecretLair/status/1305526499101949952
Jace... on your feet | https://footwearnews.com/2020/focus/athletic-outdoor/magic-the-gathering-k-swiss-gstaad-86-release-info-1203048400/
Mythic Invitational coverage | https://magic.gg/events/mythic-invitational-august-2020
Technical Difficulties for the Top 8 | https://twitter.com/magicesports/status/1305222614105747457?s=21
Arena still sucks | https://twitter.com/PVDDR/status/1304547705725878273?s=20
The Top 8 wasn't great for the players either | https://twitter.com/urlichmtg/status/1305534161650880516?s=21

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The MNM crew is back after another short break to cover all the news from...the last week. Huh, neat. We have yet another banning, this time for Historic. We have a mess of new products, including a surprise Secret Lair and one that was announced ahead of time. We have Commander stuff of various flavors. We have a new draft format coming to MTGO that actually looks really freakin' sweet. And since Neverending Preview Season is a thing, we have the teaser trailer for Zendikar Rising, which the three hosts watch for the first time live on the show!

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/JaFBNxf8Eok

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R update for Historic | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/august-24-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement?qr=4
Secret Lair Slimes | https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/product/611544/prime-slime
Secret Lair Dogs | https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/everydoghasitsday
Commander Legends sneak peek | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/sneak-peek-commander-legends-2020-08-22
Commander Collection: Green | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/commander-collection-green-packaging-and-contents-2020-08-22
Supreme Draft | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/introducing-supreme-draft-2020-08-24
Zendikar Rising teaser, because of course | https://youtu.be/uU8Kqe-RoVE

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Hey look, we're back! And there was another ban list update! Except this one came out of nowhere on Monday morning, with no warning and no announcement ahead of time. The MNM crew will discuss the pros and cons of this approach as well as talk about the frankly stunning number of surprise bans. Then we're diving into the ever-growing list of WotC's bad decisions, beginning with the lie (whether intentional or not) about the contents of the massively-expensive Double Masters VIP Booster. Then we head into the introduction of the brand new lootbox product, the Set Booster. This leads to a lengthy conversation about our feelings about WotC as a company, eroding loyalty, and capitalism running wild. Then we finish up with the Players Tour Finals and our usual wrap-up where we talk about the stuff we're watching or playing at the moment.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/s20J-PsCxM4

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/august-8-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Strange ramifications for bans NOW | https://twitter.com/_SeanGoddard_/status/1290319970379980800
Double Masters VIP Boosters | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/introducing-double-masters-vip-edition-2020-07-17
Whoops, we lied - WotC | https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1285250886021689344
Set Boosters | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/set-boosters-2020-07-25
Commander Collection: Green delayed | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/commander-collection-green-rescheduled-december-4-2020-07-13
State of Arena July 2020 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-july-2020-07-15
Players Tour Finals | https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-finals-online-july-2020
PT Finals Day 2 metagame | https://magic.gg/news/players-tour-finals-day-two-metagame-breakdown

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Hey there was a Banned List update! And most of it was good, except for the one format that is apparently on fire. Oh well. After that we have more examples in the "WotC is a terrible company" category, showing that the D&D side of the company is just the same as the MTG side. Also we have in-store play suspended in North America & Latin America, because COVID is American by nature. Oh, and it turns out Magic Legends is going to go the route of loot boxes, xp boosts, and other assorted microtransactions, but at least it's free to play?

Sorry to Kim Ho & Jason Doan, I screwed up the new Patreon manager page!

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-13-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2020-07-13?ws
State of Arena June 2020 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-june-2020-06-23
WotC removed a person from the Creator Program because hypocrisy | https://twitter.com/LizbethEden/status/1278413999332380674
The D&D side of WotC also sucks | https://twitter.com/DungeonCommandr/status/1279208531103629312?s=19
More D&D hypocrisy | https://twitter.com/deathbybadger/status/1277920649055518725?s=19
D&D's vague statement | https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1280973004604755968
WotC outrage cycle defined | https://twitter.com/LawrenceHarmon/status/1277297433383440386?s=19
July Commander update | https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/06/29/july-2020-update/
In-store play suspended again, duh | https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/store-play-suspension-temporarily-reinstated-us-latam
Esports news starts...tomorrow | https://magic.gg/news/esports-update-2020-mythic-invitational-upcoming-announcements-and-more
Magic Legends business model | https://www.playmagiclegends.com/en/news-article/11468533

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Hey, look at Wizards of the Coast trying desperately to get some goodwill back from the community! They're taking steps to address some old racist cards, they're cutting ties with problematic artists, and they unbanned the frivolously-suspended Austin Bursavich in time for him to play in a Players Tour Online. So yeah, we talked about Terese Nielsen and Noah Bradley on this episode, of course. Then there's Arena coming to Mac, Jumpstart Stuff, and all four the PTO events that have happened over the last two weeks!

And that's it. Black lives matter, trans rights, Covid-19 is still a thing. Be safe out there.

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Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
Racially problematic cards banned | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/depictions-racism-magic-2020-06-10
Why these cards? Here's a thread! | https://twitter.com/MerfolkMagic/status/1270874078836998146
Rosewater's generic "I'll do better" thing | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/620753160747843584/some-thoughts-id-like-to-share-this-post-is
No more Terese Nielsen art in MTG | https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/06/wizards-ends-their-relationship-with-terese-nielsen/
WotC Statement on Noah Bradley| https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-regarding-noah-bradley-2020-06-22
Secret Lair dropped him too | https://twitter.com/MTGSecretLair/status/1275207917692542976?s=20
NA product delays | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/product-delays-north-america-2020-06-15
Arena coming to Mac | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/announcing-mtg-arena-macos-2020-06-22
Austin Bursavich unsuspended, finally | https://twitter.com/mtghofbot/status/1273046205673676801?s=20
Judge stuff for digital tourneys | https://judgeacademy.com/tuesday-update-6-9/
Jumpstart Release Delays | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/jumpstart-release-delays-2020-06-18
Jumpstart decklists | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/jumpstart-decklists-2020-06-18
Cards in Jumpstart not going to Arena, because reasons | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/jumpstart-cards-being-replaced-mtg-arena-2020-06-17
Jumpstart card image gallery | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/jumpstart
Core Set 2021 on MTGO | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/core-set-2021-magic-online-edition-2020-06-19
Players Tour Online 1 | https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-online-1
PTO 2 | https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-online-2
PTO 3 | https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-online-3
PTO 4 | https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-online-4

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After spending the previous episode lambasting Wizards of the Coast for its increasingly shady business practices, you might expect us to give them a break this week, right? Yeah, we're not going to. Not at all.

Two articles that highlight more problematic practices at WotC have come to light in the last few days. The first is an open letter pointing out how there's not just a whole lot of Black folks in the story or in the player base, and that WotC's lack of any motion to fix this has been duly noted. And then there was an article just pointing out WotC's blatant racism in hiring practices and using standard corporate intimidation techniques to keep people from speaking out about it. So yeah, we'll be sharing all that with you, dear listeners. And then we'll urge you all to take off your tinfoil conspiracy hats as we go into why Invoke Prejudice's Gatherer URL is actually an amazing(ly bad) coincidence, not a dog whistle or whatever from WotC.

After that there's a rules change in Commander, a sudden suspension in Historic, new products, and the return of phasing to Standard. TO STANDARD!

And that's it. Black lives matter, trans rights, Covid-19 is still a thing. Be safe out there.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/OJezBxO_c8Q

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Chewie - @TheManaPool
Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
Lack of diversity in MTG | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tKsYkdEEfU9u-_27ZvVWu8Wkm2bThe3lfov24f2brjM/edit
WotC being racist | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RDhVZ4x_Zf1abOpGfEGMI4xtYMA7AghCN5uWIfJRa6c/edit
Invoke Prejudice is an amazing coincidence | https://twitter.com/proggyboog/status/1270031643231653888?s=21
Commander rules change | https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/06/07/june-7-announcement-on-dies-triggers/
Suddenly, another suspension in Historic | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/suspension-update-historic-digital-format-2020-06-08
SCG goes digital | https://scgtouronline.starcitygames.com/
The Greenlight Fund is here | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/greenlight-fund-now-open-submissions-2020-06-03
New Judge Promos | https://judgeacademy.com/promos-and-important-reminders-june-30th/
Signature Spellbook: Chandra | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/signature-spellbook-chandra-packaging-and-contents-2020-06-03
The products of M21 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/core-set-2021-product-overview-2020-06-05
Core Set 2021 CIG | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/core-set-2021
Reprints, new PW, new frames | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/need-i-say-core-2020-06-08
To Speak or Not To Speak | https://blog.cardsphere.com/to-speak-or-not-to-speak-content-creators-role-in-socioeconomic-and-political-affairs/

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Black Lives Matter.

We begin this episode with a brief discussion about everything that is going on in the US at the moment, what with the protests about police brutality and the police brutality that they've been getting in response. Just so you know, the No Swearing on Monday Night Magic rule has been lifted for this episode.

Then we accidentally lied to you. We assumed that this episode would be low energy because there are so many big Important Things that are taking up our brainspace. But it turns out that all the anger and frustration about actual life-and-death events can easily boil up in conversations about our disappointment in a corporation that makes a card game. And disappointed we are, as all our news for the last few months have involved bad decisions, walking back bad decisions, screwing up Organized Play more and more, and yet more products designed to separate you from your money in far more insidious ways than usual. So all that comes out in this episode, perhaps with a little more vitriol than we might have if our country wasn't falling apart around us.

So there's a pretty historic and massive B&R update, WotC bans a whistleblower, we discuss their shady-mobile-game marketing tactics, in-person Magic events are canceled for the rest of the year, and yup, there are more Secret Lairs because of course there are.

That's it. Be safe out there. Black Lives Matter.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/hvsY-w1B97g

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Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R Announcement | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/june-1-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Challenger Deck didn't quite make a month of legality | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/challenger-decks-2020-02-15
WotC Tweet about BLM | https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1267628526599102466
Esports update | https://magic.gg/news/whats-next-for-the-magic-esports-2020-partial-season
This guy got banned for doing the right thing | https://twitter.com/mtghofbot/status/1260601697887555587
Efro's response to the hullaballoo | https://twitter.com/efropoker/status/1265799370273775616?s=20
Double Masters | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-double-masters-2020-05-21?
Alleged Double Masters VIP pack pricing & contents | http://epicstream.com/news/JakeVyper/Magic-The-Gathering-Double-Masters-VIP-Edition-Price-Revealed-at-90-a-Pack
Jimquisition: The Addictive Cost of Predatory Video Game Monetization | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S-DGTBZU14
Maro's foot in mouth | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/619208593991991296/hey-marc-i-know-that-you-probably-wont-answer/amp
No In-Person MagicFests for the rest of 2020 | https://magic.gg/news/magicfest-cancellation
CFB's announcement re: MagicFests | https://www.cfbevents.com/announcements
WotC followup question about in-person play | https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1266425095959883776?s=20
Secret Lair: Summer Superdrop | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-secret-lair-summer-superdrop-2020-05-25
Whoopsy | https://twitter.com/MTGSecretLair/status/1267599845881049088
Maro's Teaser for Core 2021 | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/619742666224254976/maros-core-2021-teaser

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The Banned & Restricted List update is the big news, especially with the BAN in VINTAGE. Wow. So that's the majority of the episode, of course. After that, we're hitting more WotC news, the first Arena Open, and Historic Anthology 3! Oh, and reminding you to grab your Planeswalker Points if you want them, because time is running out! Of course, everyone please be safe out there.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Hf9jsoKXmxE

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Squee - @SqueeGoblnNabob
Cluze - @lacluyze

NEWS
B&R update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/may-18-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Commander rules tweak | https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/05/18/18-may-2020-update/
Love Your LGS promotion | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-love-your-lgs-promotion-2020-05-18
Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition delayed | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/secret-lair-ultimate-edition-release-delayed-until-june-12-2020-05-14
Here's what that was, since WotC can't be arsed | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/making-fetch-happen-secret-lair-ultimate-edition-2020-03-13
MTG Arena Open | https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1262496605506121728
Historic Anthology 3 | https://scryfall.com/sets/ha3
Sunsetting Planeswalker Points (Deleting the history of paper Magic) | https://magic.gg/news/sunsetting-planeswalker-points
PWP Exporter tool | https://github.com/giventofly/exportpwp/blob/master/README.md

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Hey look, the boys are back! We've got a few little topics to cover and one big one! We've got postponed Dreamhack events, Godzilla lands, Hasbro making face shields for medical personnel, an unfortunate young MFO player, and a teaser about the new Historic Anthology for Arena.

But the BIG news this week come from the innocently-named article, Sunsetting Planeswalker Points. What this article says is that you have until just before the end of May to check out your match history on the Planeswalker Points website before it DISAPPEARS FOREVER. So that's nice, just deleting the entire paper history of Magic forever. We'll go into more of the nuances of this whole thing in the episode of course. But needless to say, this is a really crappy way to handle this sort of thing.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/H_bhDixb1As

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NEWS
Dreamhack postpones events | https://magic.gg/news/dreamhack-dallas-arena-open-cancelled
Secret Lair: Godzilla Lands | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-secret-lair-drop-series-godzilla-lands-2020-04-24
Hasbro making face shields | https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/26/business/hasbro-face-shields-coronavirus/index.html
Why you should read the rules first | https://twitter.com/LJakobovits/status/1256656667606781952
Sunsetting Planeswalker Points (Deleting the history of paper Magic) | https://magic.gg/news/sunsetting-planeswalker-points
PWP Exporter tool | https://github.com/giventofly/exportpwp/blob/master/README.md
Historic Anthology 3 coming | https://mtgazone.com/historic-anthology-3-and-permanent-ranked-queues-coming-may-21-two-cards-spoiled/
Magicfest Online Season 2 Weekly Championship 1 | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/magicfest-online-weekly-championship-2-top-8-deck-lists-season-2/
MFO Season 2 Week 1 winner | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/news/james-ramsey-wins-magicfest-online-season-2-week-1/
MFO Season 2 Week 2 Top 8 | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/magicfest-online-weekly-championship-top-8-deck-lists-2/
MFO Season 2 Week 2 winner | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/home/oliver-tiu-wins-magicfest-online-weekly-championship/

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Ikoria has released (in digital form anyway) and Companions have made quite the splash. One of them is causing big problems on MTGO, warranting a temporary ban in all competitive formats. Commander had to rewrite a rule to accommodate them. The judging policy pretty much ONLY cared about Companions. And they are currently taking over every format on MTGO. Does that mean they're the worst thing to ever happen to Magic? Is the end nigh? Well strap yourselves in for a patented Chewie rant!

Also, for those of you in places that are trying to reopen, we urge you to continue to stay home as much as you possibly can and be extra careful when you do go out.

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NEWS
Design your own card for charity | http://bit.ly/You-Magic-Win
Bernie loves TCGPlayer | https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1250809042756345856?s=19
Gyruda problems | https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1251647150141800448
MORE Gyruda problems | https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1251665091478446080
Flash is banned in Commander | https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/04/20/april-2020-rules-update/
Companion making a BIG splash | https://twitter.com/bryango/status/1252298902293774336
JumpStart delayed | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/jumpstart-release-shifts-july-17-2020-04-20
Tournament Policy update for Ikoria | https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2020/04/20/policy-update-for-ikoria-lair-of-behemoths/
Arena State of the Game | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-april-2020-04-13
Eleague MTGA showdown | https://www.eleague.com/showdown-mtg-arena/news/second-mtga-showdown
New Magic Tees | https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/MagicTheGathering/new/
MagicFest Online Season 1 Finals Top 8 | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/magicfest-online-season-1-finals-top-8/
MagicFest Online Season 1 Finals Winner | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/fabrizio-anteri-wins-magicfest-season-1-finals/

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After missing the last two weeks due to a lack of news and, to be perfectly honest, lack of interest in anything MTG related given the recent state of the world...we're back! There's just something about Godzilla appearing on actual real Magic cards that makes us sit up and pay attention. So we're going to catch up on the news that has happened since the Virus Nation attacked and dive headfirst into Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths! We'll discuss the Toho partnership, cover the mechanics (where there is a soapbox), and just discuss the whole thing in general. There's a pretty massive soapbox from Chewie when we discuss the Statement on Spacegodzilla article. Then there's a lot of live discovery while we find out more things that WotC is doing to support local game stores during this age of self-quarantine. And then we end on the MagicFest Online Weekly tournaments!

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NEWS
FNM at Home - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/FNM_at_Home
In-Store Play Suspended - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/store-play-suspended-na-eu-and-latam-2020-03-23
Be Your Store's Champion - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/be-your-stores-champion-2020-04-06
The April Fool's Secret Lair - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/wizards-coast-presents-after-great-deliberation-we-have-compiled-and
Ikoria & Commander 2020 previews - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/where-find-ikoria-and-c20-previews-2020-03-31
Ikoria Mechanics - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mechanics-2020-04-02
Ikoria Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/ikoria-lair-behemoths
Ikoria Variants Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/ikoria-lair-behemoths-variants-2020-04-06
Ikoria Story on Cards - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-story-cards-2020-04-07
Ikoria eBook - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/ikoria-lair-behemoths-sundered-bond-ebook-available-preorder-2020-03-26
Commander 2020 Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander-2020-edition
Change to Ikoria release - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-release-ikoria-lair-behemoths-2020-03-26
WPN's response to COVID-19 - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/updated-daily-wpns-response-covid-19
Stores getting free Mystery Boosters - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/lets-double-everyones-mystery-booster-allocation
Ikoria Mastery on Arena - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mastery-system-2020-04-06
A Statement on Spacegodzilla - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-spacegodzilla-2020-04-02
MagicFest Online Weekly #1 Top 8 - https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/magicfest-online-weekly-championship-top-8-deck-lists/
MagicFest Online Weekly #2 Top 8 - https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/magicfest-online-weekly-championship-2-top-8-deck-lists/

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The spread of COVID-19 has hit Magic and, like it has hit everything, it hit Magic HARD. All the upcoming MagicFests have been canceled. All the upcoming SCG events have been canceled. The MNM crew gets serious and goes over all these things and tries to give some perspective on what's going on in the world. This whole global pandemic thing is a big, world-altering event and it's important that we're all on the same page.

And also, we have new products that were announced! First up is Signature Spellbook: Chandra, which is sure to be HOT! Then we have From the Vault: Fetchlands...hang on that's not what it's called. The Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition is essentially a rebranded From the Vault release, injecting some cash into local game stores. We'll discuss who this product is and isn't good for. And that's it.

It looks like the lack of tournaments will probably mean that Monday Night Magic becomes a little more irregular for the foreseeable future. Keep an eye on social media for updates about whether or not we'll be doing a show any given week!

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NEWS
Changes to Event Schedule | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-magics-competitive-season-and-event-schedule-2020-03-12
Event Guidelines and Accomodations | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/event-guidelines-and-accommodations-2020-03-11
SCG Baltimore and Syracuse canceled | https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/scg-baltimore-and-syracuse-cancelled/
SCG Atlanta, Worcester, & Cincinatti canceled | https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/scg-atlanta-worcester-cincinnati-canceled/
Signature Spellbook Chandra | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-signature-spellbook-chandra-2020-03-13
Secret Layer Ultimate Edition: Fetchlands | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/making-fetch-happen-secret-lair-ultimate-edition-2020-03-13

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It's a slow news week. In fact, if the B&R update hadn't happened we probably wouldn't have done the show this week. But luckily it did, so here we are! There are banlist updates across several formats, which is the big news of the week of course. There's the reveal of the full list of foils in the Mystery Booster WPN Edition. There's a list of stuff coming up soon in Magic Arena. And there's the single tournament to talk about, GP Lyon. But hey, we get a nice short show this week.

Seriously though, continue washing your hands. Be safe out there.

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NEWS
B&R Update | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/march-9-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Mystery Booster Foil Card list | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/mystery-booster-foil-card-list-2020-03-06
Arena State of the Game | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-march-2020-03-05
GP Lyon results | https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/56
GP Lyon Top 8 decklists | http://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Grand_Prix/2020-03-07_standard_Lyon_0_FR/1/
GP Lyon Day 2 Metagame | https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/the-standard-metagame-at-grand-prix-lyon/

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No really, wash your hands. The MNM crew has a discussion about how B&R updates are now done and whether it's the best way to handle it. Then we have a canceled MagicFest, a pair of Secret Lairs (complete with a warning for those of you in Canada), more MTG D&D, some WPN links, a new way to handle bugs on MTGO, and the complete non-coverage of a Limited GP!

Seriously though, wash your hands. Please.

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NEWS
B&R update coming next week | https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1234538964704428034
MagicFest Turin cancelled | https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1233451891444658177
International Women's Day Secret Lair | https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/product/601986/secret-lair-international-women-s-day-2020
Thalia Secret Lair & Historic Anthology 2 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/secret-lair-drop-series-thalia-tie-mtg-arena-2020-02-28
Canada, beware Secret Lair | https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fcjyrv/secret_lair_theros_canada_customs_surprise/
D&D Theros book | https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1234537770237878272?s=20
Premium stores might get single copy of some Secret Lair drops | https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/make-premium-april-7-get-full-sets-secret-lair
Ikoria will have box toppers | https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/ikoria-draft-booster-boxes-have-box-toppers
MTGO Replaces Bug Blog with An Issue Upvote System | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-announcements-february-25-2020
Magicfest Reno non-coverage | https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/55

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Chewie & Squee have a bit of a weird episode this week. There's a new MTG product announcement, a bizarre mix of sealed and constructed called Jumpstart. That's not so odd these days. But from there we head into all the MTG-related multimedia stuff. There's ManaStrike, SpellSplingers, Legends, and of course Arena on the video game front. There's a new MTG documentary announced (Igniting the Spark), and it'll be done by the same people that did The Toys That Made Us. And don't forget the Russo Brothers and their animated Netflix series coming sometime in the future.

The first DreamHack Arena Open happened last weekend, and it was...less than ideal. With $100k prize pool, only 93 people showed up to play. We'll take a look at some of the potential causes for that underattendance. And then there's SCG's Pioneer Open, with a day 2 metagame breakdown that shows there could be some bannings coming soon if the meta doesn't right itself.

Then, at the end of the episode, Chewie & Squee sort of get lost in random tangents for a bit. Castlevania, sudden snow in NC, DoorDash, stuff we're watching, and streaming services. Think of it as a free preview of the Odds & Ends that Lifeguards get on Patreon.

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NEWS
Jumpstart introduced | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/introducing-jumpstart-new-way-play-magic-2020-02-20
Hasbro's ToyFair Presentation (the MTG stuff) | https://outof.cards/magic-arena/823-magic-wizards-at-toy-fair-2020-early-look-at-the-mobile-mtg-arena-client
MTG documentary announced | https://www.themarysue.com/magic-the-gathering-documentary-is-happening/
MTG documentary link 2 | https://www.cbr.com/magic-the-gathering-documentary-in-the-works/
DreamHack Arena Open | https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/02/aaron-gertler-wins-the-first-dreamhack-arena-open/
DreamHack decklists | https://mtgazone.com/dreamhack-anaheim-2020-arena-open-decklists/
Seems to have been less than perfect though | https://twitter.com/efropoker/status/1230976383934877697
DreamHack signup for Anaheim | https://dreamhack.com/new-tours/top-news/sign-up-for-dreamhack-arena-open/
SCG Indianapolis coverage | https://old.starcitygames.com/events/220220_indianapolis.html?_ga=2.266003212.2029827162.1582562538-700235060.1571838870

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The MNM crew is back! The World Championship happened this weekend and PV won, cementing him firmly at the top of the Best Players Ever discussions for the foreseeable future. There's also a discussion about Andrea Mengucci's game loss and whether it's okay at this extreme level of play. Then we cover the new Secret Lair, new Challenger Decks, and a seriously late art book. Then we have to re-reiterate that PIONEER BANLIST UPDATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF TIME! Yes, again. After that we have the Hasbro Q4 Earnings Report, some Arena news, and we finish up the episode by explaining to Magic players how online games work (thanks to ManaStrike and its new skins).

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NEWS
Magic World Championship 26 | https://magic.gg/events/magic-world-championship-xxvi
Mengucci gets game loss for misregistering Arena draft deck | http://epicstream.com/news/JakeVyper/Andrea-Mengucci-Receives-Game-Loss-For-Registering-Wrong-Card-at-Magic-The-Gathering-World-Championship-XXVI
Secret Lair Drop Series: Theros Stargazing | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-secret-lair-drop-series-theros-stargazing-2020-02-14
The Wallpapers from Stargazing | https://magic.gg/news/secret-lair-theros-stargazing-art-from-magic-world-championship-xxvi
Challenger Decks 2020 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/challenger-decks-2020-02-15
War of the Spark Art Book | https://twitter.com/vizmedia/status/1228379535869083654?s=21
Seriously, Pioneer Banlist updates will be announced ahead of time! | https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1229473470691430401
Hasbro 2019 Q4 Earnings Report | https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-revenue-and-operating-profit-growth-full-year-and
Earnings Report Presentation | https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/ca600b7f-bf73-430d-af76-0725c763f399
Arena going mobile | https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/02/mtg-arena-will-come-to-mobile-in-2020/
People abusing the Arena timer were punished...somehow | https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/63451
ManaStrike skins are just neat skins | https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190863261123/i-am-suspicious-about-you-being-not-allowed-to

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The MNM crew is back with plenty of...Twitter links? Apparently we're getting all our information from Twitter these days. We've got more Secret Lairs and WotC shifting things around because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Bryan Gottlieb discovers an unsettling trend of Target carrying Collector Boosters that are actually just normal Draft Boosters. Keep an eye out if you're shopping at the big-box stores! ManaStrike is out too, let us know how you like that if you give it a shot!

Okay, now for the real talk. It would appear, based on information from Frank Karsten, that Wizards of the Coast has disallowed detailed metagame analysis for Frand Prix. Your hosts go into some detail about what's going on here, some potential reasons, and what it could mean. We'll also discuss who this could be good (and bad) for, whether it's the pros, the grinders, or WotC themselves. It was a good talk.

Then we dive into the Pioneer tournaments that happened this weekend in Phoenix and all the tourneys going on at the SCG event in Philadelphia. Then, at the very end, Cluze almost falls out of his chair laughing. There, now you have something to look forward to!

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NEWS
More Secret Lairs coming - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1225841715094925313?s=21
Coronavirus outbreak forces WotC to make some changes - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1225265307213692928
No B&R update...thanks? - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1226975908650790918
Beware buying collector boosters from big box stores - https://twitter.com/BryanGo/status/1226356225085853696?s=20
See? - https://twitter.com/BryanGo/status/1226636358195675137?s=19
Expect less data in GP Coverage - https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1226924153267052544?s=21
It's not CFBE's fault though - https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1226925000218693632?s=20
Wonder who that could be? - https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1226980295318155264?s=20
Companion Player Experience is on iOS now - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-companion-updates/companion-player-experience-comes-ios-2020-02-10
MTG: ManaStrike is now available - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/manastrike-bringing-art-magic-life-2020-02-04
PT Phoenix coverage - https://www.magic.gg/events/players-tour-phoenix-2020
GP Phoenix coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/52
SCG Philadelphia coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/080220_philadelphia.html

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The first two Players Tours happened last weekend, and Pioneer is large in everyone's mind. The instant-win combo of Inverter of Truth and Thassa's Oracle is a definite factor in Pioneer. But of course it's not a giant meta breaker (except perhaps in Nagoya), because Pioneer is a pretty diverse format. Besides, no one can stop THE SUPREEEEEEME PHANTOM!

Also, Unsanctioned was revealed and WotC announced their new video game company, Archetype Entertainment. Plus Chewie falls out laughing multiple times, which is usually a good sign.

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NEWS

Unsanctioned Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/unsanctioned

Unsanctioned Tokens - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/tokens-unsanctioned-2020-01-29

Archetype Entertainment announced - https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/30/21115752/wizards-of-the-coast-archetype-entertainment-bioware-new-studio

Players Tour Nagoya coverage - https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-nagoya-2020

PT Brussels coverage - https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-brussels-2020

GP Nagoya coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/53

GP Brussels coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/51

SCG Richmond coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/010220_richmond.html

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Now that it's the end of January we figured we should do a second Monday Night Magic of the year. We've got a new Secret Lair drop, the roster for the MPL and the Rivals League for the 2020 partial season, the new Creator Program thing, and a single tournament. That single tournament was a completely sold out GP New Jersey that took place at the massively overcrowded MagicFest New Jersey. We're spending a fair amount of time on this, from the venue to potential reasons this was booked the way it was. Spurred on by a reddit post from a GP NJ judge, Cluze even gets on (in?) his titular Ivory Soap Tower to talk about the ordeal that judges go through to make Magic tournaments happen. Warning: it's not pretty.

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NEWS

Secret Lair: Year of the Rat - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-secret-lair-drop-series-year-rat-2020-01-16

Magic Pro League for the 2020 Partial Season - https://magic.gg/mpl

Rivals League for the 2020 Partial Season - https://magic.gg/rivals

Magic Tournament Rules Release Notes: January 2020 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/january-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2020-01-20

MTG Creator Program - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-magic-gathering-creator-program-2020-01-23

GP New Jersey coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/48

GP NJ was FULL - https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1220482396233043972?s=21

Really FULL - https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1220859987636948993?s=21

Completely FULL - https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1221104656157433863?s=21

GP NJ sucked for judges too - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/euqc6j/magicfest_new_jersey_sucked_for_judges_too/

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We're back for the first MNM of 2020! We've got bans, we've got tournaments, and we've got information about multiple MTG-based video games! WotC also walks back their first major decision of 2020, which makes the rest of the year a little concerning. There's a little talk about Theros Beyond Death too since it will be releasing very soon. We finish up the episode by going over some of the more recent tournaments that had happened since our last episode. This shows us what Modern looked like before the bans (buh) and gives us a brief look at Standard and Pioneer.

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NEWS

B&R Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-13-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement?

Theros Update Bulletin - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/theros-beyond-death-update-bulletin-2020-01-10

Walking it back...again - https://twitter.com/magicesports/status/1215772450933207040?s=21

DreamHack doing Arena tournaments - https://esportsinsider.com/2019/12/dreamhack-mtg-arena-2020/

Theros Beyond Death Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/theros-beyond-death

Theros Beyond Death "story" - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/theros-beyond-death-story-cards-2019-12-16

Magic Legends - https://www.gameinformer.com/magiclegends

Arena State of the Game - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-january-2020-01-10

ManaStrike pre-reg open - https://toucharcade.com/2020/01/09/magic-manastrike-pre-registration-rewards-ios-android-netmarble-pvp/

Theros International Film Festival contest - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/theros-international-film-festival-2020-01-13

SCG Players' Championship coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/141219_playerschampion.html

GP Austin coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/47

SCG Columbus coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/040120_columbus.html

SCG Knoxville coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/110120_knoxville.html

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It makes a lot of sense that the the final Monday Night Magic of 2019 contains the final banlist updates of 2019. And the end of scheduled B&R announcements as we know them! GASP! Also Pioneer has decided to join in the holiday cheer by also banning Oko. And Nexus of Fate. Yay holiday cheer!

Then it's time for Neverending Preview Season to rear its head again as Theros Beyond Death previews have begun! We've got mechanics, Collector Booster contents, and plenty of cards already out there. We wrap up with a quick non-gameplay trailer for the long-awaited MTG MMO and two of the last tournaments of the year! We at Monday Night Magic hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season, or winter, or summer, or whatever depending on your location and lifestyle and whatever else! We'll see you all again in 2020!

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NEWS

B&R announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/december-16-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement

12/16 Pioneer banlist update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/december-16-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

Historic Suspensions - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/historic-suspension-announcement-2019-12-10

Theros Beyond Death Mechanics - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/theros-beyond-death-mechanics-2019-12-12

TBD Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/theros-beyond-death

TBD Collector Booster Contents - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/theros-beyond-death-collector-booster-contents-2019-12-13

Where to find TBD previews - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/where-find-theros-beyond-death-previews-2019-12-13

Story on TBD cards - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/theros-beyond-death-story-cards-2019-12-16

Magic Legends - https://twitter.com/BeAMagicLegend/status/1205327787931971587?s=20

SCG Players' Championship coverage - https://old.starcitygames.com/events/141219_playerschampion.html

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After taking a week off we've got a lot of stuff to cover this week. Pioneer bans, a followup to the Forsaken controversy, and extra planeswalkers in the Secret Lair are up first. Then we head into some Organized Play changes both in tabletop and Magic Online.

From there we're having some actual discussions about topics that aren't entirely news. First we debunk a misleading screenshot that caused Twitter outrage. Then there's a long conversation about Wizards of the Coast, paying with "exposure", and marketing on the whole. This is a really nuanced topic and we try to cover as much of that as possible.

And of course then there are tournaments and the final installment of Chewie's What's an EV? - Throne of Eldraine Gift Edition. Will he find the big money and fabulous prizes?

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NEWS

Pioneer Bans 12/2 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/december-2-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

Pioneer Bans 12/9 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/december-9-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

Author's response to the Forsaken controversy - https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=1231

Secret Lair has extras - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1201583704998633472

End of GP Byes (and more) - https://magic.gg/news/esports-update-2020-tiebreakers-goodbye-grand-prix-byes-and-more

MTGO Premier Play updates - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/introducing-new-magic-online-premier-play-program-2019-12-05

Misleading screenshot leads to outrage - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/e6r5f4/the_official_twitter_account_just_posted_and_then/

Jeff Hoogland vs. Exposure - https://mobile.twitter.com/JeffHoogland/status/1202020035025416198

CFBE announcements - https://www.cfbevents.com/announcements

GP Bologna coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/43

GP Brisbane coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/44

Dumb CFB coverage comment - https://i.redd.it/16nv5lp8de341.jpg

CFB Apologies for Text Coverage Language - https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1203682052106850305

Mythic Championship 7 (Arena) coverage - https://www.magic.gg/events/mythic-championship-vii

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First up we've got the weekly Pioneer update and this year's Holiday Promo Card reveal. From there we go into the War of the Spark: Forsaken controversy, highlighting WotC's response and explaining exactly what is going on here. Then it's time to dive into the Secret Lair, a new alternate art promo product unlike anything else WotC has done. There are 7 different products, each available for only 24 hours apiece. Yeah, it's a weird one. After that it's just GP Columbus an the second installment of Chewie's What's An EV? - Throne of Eldraine Gift Edition. Next episode he'll open the Collector Booster!

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NEWS

Pioneer Banlist Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-25-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

2019 Holiday promo card - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/2019-holiday-promo-card-2019-11-21

The Forsaken novel controversy - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/chandra-and-forsaken-novel-2019-11-22

Mark Rosewater's response - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189241573888/even-though-i-do-not-quite-a-few-people-view-the

Friends list in Arena is still MIA - https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1197240442846232576

GP Columbus coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/42

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The banhammer has hit Standard! And Brawl! And Legacy! And even Vintage! But...not Pioneer? Hopefully Standard will be back to something that isn't absolutely terrible now that Oko and company are gone. We've got plenty of B&R to discuss, followed by a few other bits of news. After that we're covering the recent Arena news regarding Historic and "remastered" old sets. Then we're off to tournament results, with our first look at Pioneer thanks to the SCG Invitational.

And finally, we're ending on a new entry into What's An EV? Chewie was gifted a Throne of Eldraine Gift Edition for this purpose, so he's gonna be opening it up over the next few episodes. First up, five of the ten draft boosters!

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NEWS

B&R update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-18-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement

Play Design: Lessons Learned - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/play-design-lessons-learned-2019-11-18

Pioneer banlist update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-18-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

Mystery Boosters at MagicFests thru 2020 - https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1193969287662190593

WotC Security Breach - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/dx0p5t/apparent_wizards_security_breach_copied_from/

F2F Tour coming next year - http://magic.facetofacegames.com/introducing-the-2020-f2f-tour/

Arena State of the Game - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-november-2019-11-13

Arena Historic Rollout - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-historic-rollout-2019-11-13

GP Sao Paulo coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/41

SCG Invitational coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/141119_invitational.html

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Amidst various technical difficulties, the MNM crew is here to discuss all the news of the week. First up, Pioneer's second banning happened. Then we've finally got the reveal of the Mystery Boosters, and it's definitely something...different. Of course then we have to discuss the issue WotC apparently had with some of Autumn Burchett's cards during Mythic Championship 6. It's gonna get kind of heavy around this point, but it's important.

After that we've got the upcoming death of Legacy, with SCG announcing the removal of the king of all formats from their SCG Tour events. MTG made it into the Toy Hall of Fame, so at least there's some good news. Chewie even recognized a COP: Blue from just a tiny sliver of art, which is disconcerting. Just a couple tournaments to cover and that's an episode of MNM!

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NEWS

Pioneer Bans - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-11-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement

Mystery Boosters revealed - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/mystery-booster-revealed-2019-11-11#1

Mystery Boosters test cards and release notes - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/mystery-booster-release-notes-2019-11-11#

Lee Shi Tian supporting Hong Kong protests at MC5 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/10/21/magic-the-gathering-pro-shows-support-for-hong-kong-protests-during-broadcast/

Autumn Tweet 1: the cards to be removed - https://twitter.com/AutumnLilyMTG/status/1192953657102389248

Autumn Tweet 2: the cards allowed - https://twitter.com/AutumnLilyMTG/status/1193235842363482112

SCG Tour updates the schedule - http://www.starcitygames.com/articles/39305_20-SCG-Tour-Update.html

MTG inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame - https://www.museumofplay.org/press/releases/2019/11/5690-2019-toy-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced

Mythic Championship 6 coverage - https://www.magic.gg/events/mythic-championship-vi

Magicfest Richmond coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/40

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The first Pioneer banlist update is finally here! Clearly they take long lunches at WotC, but I think this might have been worth the wait no matter what the social network haters might say. We've also got to talk about all the Commander products that were announced last week, and holy crap are there a lot of them. Then there's Mana Strike, a new mobile game that hopefully won't evaporate like Valor's Reach, because this one actually looks like fun!

Since we didn't do a show last week, we find ourselves with NINE tournaments to cover! NINE! So we're going to run through them all pretty quickly to be sure we get through them. If you're worried about Oko representation, it's fine. He's only present in actually every tournament we're going to talk about. And this includes Eternal Weekend, so ya boi Oko is movin' on up and destroying every format! Yay!

And please ignore the chocolate mayonnaise cake. Please.

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NEWS

First Pioneer Banlist update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-4-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement?s

SCG Swaps Standard for Pioneer at Invitational - https://twitter.com/starcitygames/status/1189571694488412160?s=21

Fractional Invites - https://magic.gg/news/esports-update-paths-to-the-mpl-tabletop-fractional-invites-and-more

Commander products for 2020 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/big-things-are-coming-commander-2020-2019-10-30

MTG ManaStrike - https://aetherhub.com/Article/Magic-Mana-Strike---The-new-Mobile-MTG-Game

SCG Atlanta coverage - https://www.starcitygames.com/events/261019_atlanta.html

GP Phoenix coverage- https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/37

GP Lyon coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/38

GP Nagoya coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/39

Eternal Weekend Vintage - http://www.cardtitancloud.com/coverage/2019vintage.html

Eternal Weekend Modern - http://www.cardtitancloud.com/coverage/2019modern.html

Eternal Weekend Legacy - http://www.cardtitancloud.com/coverage/2019legacy.html

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This was originally going to be a short episode. We had the Mythic Championship result, the B&R update whose contents we pretty much knew already, and that was that. And then Wizards of the Coast announced Pioneer, an entirely new competitive format, completely out of the blue today! Holy crap! So we'll discuss Mythic Championship V, explaining the double-elimination top 8 for those that can't quite tell what's going on just by looking at the bracket. Then we'll hit the B&R update as expected. And then we're going to go hard on Pioneer, explaining what it is, talking about the Day 0 Banned List, and addressing some of the concerns we've seen from the community. All in all we're excited to see what Pioneer brings us!

And then, Cluze will finally open his final pack of Modern Horizons! Will the third pack be awesome like the first, or miserable like the second?

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NEWS

Mythic Championship V coverage - https://magic.gg/events/mythic-championship-v

Banned & Restricted List update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/october-21-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement

Pioneer Format Announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-pioneer-format-2019-10-21

Pioneer bannings will be aggressive - https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1186371195748270080?s=20

2020 MagicFest Schedule (with Pioneer) - https://www.cfbevents.com/2020

Pioneer now live on WER - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/now-live-wer-pioneer-magics-new-non-rotating-format

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Chewie and Cluze are here to discuss all the MTG news of the last week. Squee isn't here, he's busy escaping from Texas. The Banned & Restricted List update has been moved up almost a month, which has led to some questions. Perhaps the meta for a tournament that hasn't happened yet has the answer, with Golos decks eating up over 42% of all decks. We'll see if Field of the Dead survives past next week. Other than that we've got some cryptic announcements of mysterious stuff before jumping into the tournament results from the weekend.

And yes, Questing Beast is legendary! Why is this even a thing?

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NEWS

Next B&R update coming EVEN sooner - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1182022924863246336?s=19

Meta for Mythic Championship 5 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC5/mythic-championship-v-metagame-breakdown-2019-10-14

Release dates for upcoming sets - https://twitter.com/Wizards_MagicEU/status/1182687309294198784?s=20

Mystery Booster - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-mystery-booster-2019-10-10

Mystery Event - https://www.cfbevents.com/mystery

UnSanctioned announcement - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-unsanctioned-2019-10-10

GP Bangkok coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/36

GP Utrecht coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/35

SCG Indianapolis coverage - https://www.starcitygames.com/events/121019_indianapolis.html

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Standard rotation has happened, so Standard is a strange new Golos-infested world! And there are ponies! Magical ponies! For charity!

Yeah it's a light news week. We just wanted to take a look at new Standard and cover the nonexistent B&R changes.

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NEWS

B&R update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/october-7-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement

Eldraine tournament rules/release notes - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/september-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2019-09-30

Challengers of Mythic Championship V - https://magic.gg/news/meet-the-challengers-of-mythic-championship-v

Bug Blog 9/26 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-bug-blog-september-26-2019

My Little Pony charity set - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/03/magic-the-gathering-reveals-my-little-pony-crossover-set-for-charity

Extra Life charity thing - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/team-magic-extra-life-2019-10-03

GP Montreal coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/34

SCG Philadelphia coverage - https://www.starcitygames.com/events/051019_philadelphia.html

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There's a lot of stuff going on this week. We're starting with WPN Retail Improvement Grants and the disappearance of the DCI Suspended Players list, which are both a little weird. Then we dive into Magic Digital, with Arena's upcoming full release and MTGO's changes that always come with rotation. From there we head to Eldraine, where the full set is available along with all the tokens. There's also the announcement of the Deluxe Collection, which is a massively expensive thing for those collectors with money to burn. Next up it's two MTG-related books that sadly won't exist, then a Legacy GP, then Cluze opens another pack of Modern Horizons for another edition of What's An EV? Can he top last week? Almost certainly not, but hey let's find out!

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NEWS

WPN Retail Improvement Grants - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/announcing-retail-improvement-grants

Suspended Players no longer visible - https://magic.wizards.com/en/content/suspended-dci-memberships

Arena State of the Game - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-september-20-2019

Followup Arena stuff - https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1176201947159773184

MTGO Updates - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo/throne-eldraine-magic-online-edition-2019-09-18

Eldraine Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine

Eldraine Variants Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine-variants

Eldraine Tokens - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/tokens-throne-eldraine-2019-09-19

Throne of Eldraine Deluxe Collection - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/throne-eldraine-deluxe-collection-2019-09-19

Chandra comic canceled before ever releasing - https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/09/21/idw-cancels-magic-the-gathering-chandra-the-trials-of-alara-comic-before-publication/

Eldraine will not have an art book - https://twitter.com/aquelajames/status/1176238964631453696?s=09

MTG Commander survey - https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5201167/f5605a0f0bbf

GP Atlanta coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/33

GP Atlanta Metagame breakdown - https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1176283474979958785?s=20

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Hey look, we're back! And in normal clothes with normal lighting! First up, some quick hits: Reid Duke made it into the Hall of Fame all by himself, the SDCC set is sold out, and the Eldraine Brawl decks are getting a reprint. Then we spend some time on Magic Arena walking back their horrible Historic format decisions and what that could mean about WotC business practices. Cluze wants to talk about the new Goblins in Throne of Eldraine, and we'll point out a few more neat cards in the set while we're in the Card Image Gallery. Then it's finally time to hit our last non-tournament bit of news! Magic has been nominated for the Toy Hall of Fame! Yes, that's a thing. You can vote to help Magic take its place alongside such huge toy hits as Blanket, Cardboard Box, and Stick! No I'm not making that up, though I really wish I was. And finally, we hit the tournament news. GP Ghent was Team Modern and SCG Syracuse was Legacy. Nice.

Oh, and Cluze finally gets to open some Modern Horizons that he picked up months ago for his edition of What's An EV? The results are...interesting.

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NEWS

Reid Duke enters Hall of Fame - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1172980233688895488

SDCC "Dragon's Endgame" Sold out - https://magicstore.wizards.com

Brawl decks getting reprints - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1172604926054166528?s=19

Arena walks back Historic stupid decisions - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-update-historic-2019-09-12

Jon Loucks comment on pricing practices - https://twitter.com/JonLoucks/status/1167520829451595776

Throne of Eldraine Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine

Variant Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine-variants

MTG nominated for the Toy Hall of Fame - https://www.toyhalloffame.org/players-choice-ballot

GP Ghent coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/32

SCG Syracuse coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/140919_syracuse.html

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Gather round and join the circle. It is time to summon our dark lord. The profane episode is upon us!

And we're talking about Eldraine, Historic on Arena, and the post-Hogaak Modern. While being extra spooky. Join us!

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NEWS

Throne of Eldraine Mechanics - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/throne-eldraine-mechanics-2019-09-04

Eldraine Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine

Eldraine Variants - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/throne-eldraine-variants

Where to find previews - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/where-find-throne-eldraine-previews-2019-09-05

Brawl Decks - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/inside-throne-eldraine-brawl-decks-2019-09-04

Arena State of the Beta - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-beta-august-29-2019

SCG Dallas Fort Worth coverage - https://www.starcitygames.com/events/310819_dallas.html

GP Indianapolis coverage - https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/31

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The Summer of Hogaak is officially over! The B&R update did exactly what everyone expected...and it also did some things that weren't expected! Three formats had changes - Modern of course, Standard, and even Vintage! Then there's the double Grand Prixen at MagicFest Las Vegas, and two juicy bits of controversy that happened there. Just a friendly reminder that judges are your friends, not power-mad lunatics that DQ you for looking at them funny. Also, don't cheat. Unfortunately these two things are completely unrelated, which is just sad.

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NEWS

Hall of Fame talks begin again - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/call-hall-fame-2019-08-20

B&R update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/august-26-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2019-08-26?t

Commander B&R happens later - https://twitter.com/SheldonMenery/status/1166028934930227200

Hasbro to remove plastic from packaging - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hasbro-removing-plastic-from-toy-and-game-packaging-2019-08-20

GP Vegas coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/30

Top 8 Decks (on SCG) - http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Grand_Prix/2019-08-23_modern_Las+Vegas_NV_US/1/

Amaz's statement about his GP Vegas DQ - https://twitter.com/Amaz/status/1165817252681306115

Old School drama - https://twitter.com/4stripmine/status/1165290586368180224?s=20

The excuse - https://twitter.com/brian_weissman/status/1165153093731766274

An untainted champion - https://twitter.com/brian_weissman/status/1165425713102520320

CFBE's response - https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1165430936701460480?s=20

ELEAGUE doing a weekly MTG Arena competition - https://esportsobserver.com/eleague-magic-arena/

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The biggest MTG news in a very long time, something people have been waiting on for years, is here at last. Yes, we get MTG-themed tights! FINALLY!

Oh, and there was a big eSports announcement too. Next year Organized Play is getting a MAJOR overhaul. There's finally a well-defined path to the MPL, and there are reasons to keep playing even if you're not in the MPL! We'll go over the entire skeleton, explaining the new MPL, the Rivals League, the Players Tour, and all that good stuff.

Also the summer of Hogaak continues in Modern!

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NEWS

TIGHTS! - https://www.wildbangarang.com/pages/magic-the-gathering-lookbook-release-friday-23rd-august-0930-uk

Future of Magic eSports - https://www.magic.gg/news/the-future-of-magic-esports

No streaming contracts for MPL players next season - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1161670418039623680

MTG Companion App available now - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-gathering-companion-open-beta-starts-today-2019-08-19

Arena Coming to Epic Games Store and Mac - https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1163529680059637760

GP Birmingham coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/29

SCG Richmond coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/170819_richmond.html

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We're back after taking last week off due to lack of news! And it turns out...not just a whole lot happened this week either! We've got lots of Hogaak (ahem), a few tournament results, and some Commander stuff. Hopefully Cluze will be back from the wilds of West Virginia next week!

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NEWS

Commander 2019 decklists - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/decks-commander-2019-edition-2019-08-08

Commander 2019 Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander-2019-edition

Changes to MPL structure - https://www.mtgesports.com/news/top-4-bracket-play-coming-to-mpl-core-split

Pearl division decklists - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/core-split-pearl-division-decklists

GP Chiba coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/27

Red Bull Untapped results - https://www.tournamentcenter.eu/en/articles/coverage-red-bull-untapped-finals-london-august-4-2019

GP Minneapolis coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/28

Hogaak won't be emergency banned - https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1160930596098412545?s=19

Commander weekend - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/magic-weekend-commander

Bug Blog August 8 2018 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-bug-blog-august-8-2019

MNM RSS Feed - https://www.mtgcast.com/podcasts/monday-night-magic/feed

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There are two big topics this week - a horrible sound in the back of your throat and the end of a thing that needed ending! More specifically, Hogaak ran roughshod over the Mythic Championship...even though its direct counter was the most-played card in the tournament. And the Judge Program is getting a much-needed overhaul. We'll explain as many of the ins and outs of each of these two topics as we can. We'll also touch on a few other bits of news as always, like the SCG event results, how the MSRP removal could be bad, and how WotC doesn't understand what is and isn't shuffling.

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NEWS

MCIV coverage - https://www.mtgesports.com/events

Martin Muller's bag stolen, still made top 8 - https://twitter.com/Mullermtg/status/1155195025090854913

WotC doesn't understand shuffling - https://clips.twitch.tv/HelplessFastMushroomPlanking

Magic at GenCon - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/magic-gen-con-2019-07-24

Judge Academy, relevant links all in this article - https://blogs.magicjudges.org/blog/2019/07/29/the-next-era-of-magic-judging/

Judge Academy AMA 7/30, 11 AM PDT - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cjihdd/ama_with_judge_academy_answering_questions_730_at/

UK LGS comments on price increases - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cjaox3/uk_lgs_owner_on_price_increases/

Hasbro & Magic on Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/07/24/magic-the-gathering-leads-hasbros-second-quarter-earnings/amp/#

SCG Columbus coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/270719_columbus.html

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We're back, this time on a Tuesday night! We're covering all the SDCC news, focusing mostly on the Project Booster Fun article, where they detail the three types of boosters that will be available starting with the next set. Be warned: Cluze has an extended version of his "fragmentation of Standard" rant. Like...EXTENDED. But hey Throne of Eldraine is cool though, right? After that there are another few bits of news and a dive into the GP and SCG event results.

Then, right at the end of the show, something...weird happened.

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NEWS

The Arena Mastery Cat thing is real - https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/wotc-responds-to-suspensions-over-spam-clicking-cat-on-mtg-arena

Project Booster Fun - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/project-booster-fun-2019-07-20

A handy chart to visualize the new booster contents - https://twitter.com/quincognito_/status/1153063478048899072?s=20

New Era of Brawl - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/new-era-brawl-2019-07-22

Hasbro Investor's Report - https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-revenue-and-operating-profit-growth-second

Arena State of the Beta - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-beta-july-2019-07-18

Twitch Prime offer on Arena is kinda out of date - https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1153152310991708160

GP Denver coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/25

SCG Philadelphia coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/200719_philadelphia.html

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After taking a week off we're back to cover all of last week's news (in about 10 minutes or so) and then all of this week's news (in another 20 minutes or so), and then take a good long look at new Standard and new Modern! Along the way we'll encounter a banlist update, sideboard cards that know their place, and hors d'oeuvres.

Oh, and there may (or may not) be a bug with the new Mastery Pass cat that may (or may not) cause crashes for your opponent and may (or may not) be leading to days-long Arena bans if you fidget with your cat too much. We actually don't know if this is legit or not, but better safe than sorry.

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NEWS

Modern Banned List Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-8-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2019-07-08

Commander Banned List Update - http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19171

Commander philosophy article updated - http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19170

July Tournament Release Notes - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/july-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2019-07-08

M20 Update Bulletin - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/core-set-2020-update-bulletin-2019-07-03

Link to the Comp Rules - https://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/rules-and-formats/rules

Comic Con Exclusives - https://io9.gizmodo.com/magic-the-gatherings-comic-con-exclusive-brings-forth-1835871979

MTG at SDCC - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/magic-san-diego-comic-con-2019-07-11

GP Krakow coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/23

GP Detroit coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/24

SCG Worcester coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130719_worcester.html

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Cluze has returned to us, so you have the full MNM crew this week! We're covering the Pauper announcement and the Celebrity Cup, then spending a good amount of time on both MTGO and Arena updates. Whatever you do, don't give Cluze the early GG. Just don't. Then we're quashing the idea that CFB leaked the sixth color on a random promotional slide. Then Chewie loses his cool at just how bad CFBEvents is at doing any sort of coverage for their GPs. After 22 events one might think they have figured out at least some things. Sadly, one would be wrong to think that. Who would even want to know about the first big Modern event after the release of Modern Horizons anyway? Apparently CFB doesn't think anyone would care. Good thing SCG knows how to do the thing.

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NEWS

Pauper now a paper format - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pauper-comes-paper-2019-06-27

Magic Celebrity Cup - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-celebrity-cup

Q4 formats for GPs - https://i.redd.it/kwgwjdmo3j731.png

London Mulligan and other MTGO Changes - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/core-set-2020-magic-online-edition-2019-06-28

Arena State of the Beta - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-beta-june-27-2019

Details on the Arena Mastery Pass - https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/57183

No sixth color leak, sorry - https://aetherhub.com/Article/Wizards-just-revealed-Purple-as-the-sixth-color-of-Magic-by-a-mistake

GP Dallas Fort Worth coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/22

Top 8 Twitter thread - https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1145479497166262279

SCG Pittsburgh coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/290619_pittsburgh.html

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The first Arena Mythic Championship happened! Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have anywhere near the hype that the Mythic Invitational did, but at least it seems to have gone off without a hitch! The top 4 was MASSIVELY stacked with three huge names...and the other guy. Spoilers: the other guy won.

Other than that we've got Core Set 2020 stuff, a fairly big Bug Blog update, and another Modern Horizons Grand Prix.

Beware of Karn In a Tube. It resets the game!

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NEWS

Mythic Championship III coverage - https://www.mtgesports.com/events

MC3 Standard Meta Breakdown - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC3/mc-iii-metagame-breakdown

Core Set 2020 Planeswalker Decks & Spellslinger Starter Kits - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/core-set-2020-planeswalker-decks-and-spellslinger-starter-kit

M20 Tokens - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/tokens-core-set-2020-2019-06-20

M20 Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/core-set-2020

Bug Blog Update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-bug-blog-june-20-2019

GP Seattle coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/21

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Do you really need to know anything beyond the title? We actually detoured the episode briefly to talk about an octopus who actually made predictions. Like, in the real world. Not the Core Set 2020 card Octoprophet. Oh, we also talked about a bunch of changes that are coming with M20 and hit the two Modern Horizons Limited GPs.

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NEWS

Curse sites sold to Magic Find - https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/49778-a-new-and-exciting-beginning

15 changes coming with M20 - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/m20-15-changes-every-retailer-should-know

Universal promo packs - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/promotions

Core Set 2020 Promos & packaging - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/core-set-2020-promos-and-packaging-2019-06-17

Core Set 2020 Preview Schedule - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/where-find-core-set-2020-previews-2019-06-13

Core Set 2020 Card Image Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/core-set-2020

GP Copenhagen coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/19

GP DC coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/20

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Chewie & Squee are back this week to cover all the news of the week! SCGCon happened, with the Invitational happening and some Best-of-One test tournaments showing up. There was a GP in Taipei. A few new players are making their way to WotC to work on the Play Design team. And there's a card stock change coming, Commander adopts the London Mulligan, and another MTG art show will happen at the end of the year! Wow, that's a lot of stuff for a short episode!

Plus we determine what Neferi, who is Teferi's evil twin, looks like. Long twirly mustache required.

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NEWS

Commander adopts London Mulligan - https://twitter.com/mtgcommander/status/1135695111864573952?s=19

Card stock changes coming - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/improvements-upcoming-card-stock-2019-06-05

Zac Elsik is going to WotC - https://twitter.com/utdzac/status/1137163114628210688

Kazu Negri too - https://twitter.com/FlametongueKazu/status/1137162660842299394

Upcoming MTG art show - https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/vorthosmike-06072019-story-and-craft-a-magic-the-gathering-exhibition

Best of One test tournaments at SCGCon - https://twitter.com/mechalink/status/1137094071338643456

SCG Invitational coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/060719_invitational.html

GP Taipei coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/18

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After taking a week off due to the light news week and the holiday, Magic news came back with a vengeance. We've got the Russo brothers attached to an animated MTG series on Netflix, the approach of the London Mulligan, and Curse shutting down Salvation and Hearthpwn. There are new tournament series popping up this summer, one from WotC and one from...Red Bull? Thank goodness, because then we get the best dumb trailer ever! Go go giant Jace space face!

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NEWS

MTG Netflix series announced - https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/03/netflix-magic-the-gathering-series-joe-anthony-russo/

Art cards in Horizons packs - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/modern-horizons-tokens-and-art-series-2019-05-30

MTG Salvation is shutting down - https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/49777-the-end-of-an-era

So is Hearthpwn, both owned by Curse - https://www.hearthpwn.com/news/1-the-hearthpwn-tavern-is-closing-its-doors

European Modern Series - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-european-modern-series-2019-05-28

Red Bull's Untapped series - https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/06/red-bull-untapped-tournament-series-announced-with-a-200000-prize-pool/

MTGO updates Play Lobby - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/state-magic-online-modern-horizons-play-lobby-2019-05-23

Chris Clay, Game Director of Arena, leaves WotC - https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/56351

London Mulligan will be instituted with Magic 2020 - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/london-mulligan-2019-06-03

SCG Louisville coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/250519_louisville.html

GP Providence coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/16

GP Kansas City coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/17

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Modern Horizons previews are upon us! This episode has Magic crayons and a giant bug attack, and that's before we even get started properly! We've got a Banned & Restricted list update, plenty of Modern Horizons discussion, Arena news, and of course, tournament results. Superfriends, anyone?

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NEWS

B&R update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/may-20-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement

MCQs won't need PWP anymore - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1129114297542598662

MTG Horizons Previews and Where to Find Them - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/where-find-modern-horizons-previews-2019-05-16

PSA from a very tall guy - https://twitter.com/WotC_Matt/status/1130637664711892992

Canadian Tariffs on MTG Cards Lifted - https://globalnews.ca/news/5295129/canadian-tariffs-us-products-lifted/

Arena State of the Beta - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-beta-may-16-2019

Arena War of the Spark Chronicles begins this week - https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena/war-chronicles

MOCS coverage - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/mtgochamp18

SCG Syracuse coverage - https://www.starcitygames.com/events/180519_syracuse.html

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This week's episode is much more serious than you might be used to. There's one Limited tournament, but everything else involves the changes to the Magic Pro League or the War of the Spark Mythic Edition mess. Gerry Thompson left, Yuuya Watanabe got removed, and we all know Owen Turtenwald was ghosted. Autumn Burchett had already been brought in, but there were still two holes to fill! Turns out it's Jessica Estephan and Savjz, which leads to all kinds of questions about how to get into the MPL and the overall purpose of the MPL.

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NEWS

Yuuya Watanabe's punishment - https://www.mtgesports.com/news/statement-regarding-yuuya-watanabe

WotC offers compensation for the Mythic Edition mess - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1126292463730036736

A frivolous lawsuit you say? - https://twitter.com/M_Wetherington/status/1126170632037781504

New MagicFest in Nagoya this year - https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1125914366728183808

GerryT resigns from MPL - https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1127965978913124352

Jessica Estephan & Savjz to fill the MPL slots - https://www.mtgesports.com/news/mpl-adds-janne-savjz-mikkonen-and-jessica-estephan

Why GerryT resigned - https://thegampodcast.com/2019/05/13/why-i-quit-the-magic-pro-league/

Simon Goertzen leaving coverage - https://twitter.com/simongoertzen/status/1127630826617888768?s=19

Turns out Magic really IS complex! - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613489/magic-the-gathering-is-officially-the-worlds-most-complex-game/

War of the Spark survey - https://survey.marketpointsinc.com/wc0519gb2/WIZARDS

GP Madison coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/15

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It's the first week of War of the Spark Standard! It's not quite as fascinating as you might think, but there are definite trends already. We've also got a follow up to last week's Yuuya Watanabe disqualification - pictures of the marked sleeves in question. It's not looking good for Yuuya's defense. And of course, there's the Mythic Edition thing. Hoo boy, the Mythic Edition thing. It happened again. You could probably tell that from the title.

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NEWS

Photos of sleeves from last week's Yuuya Watanabe DQ - http://team-cygames.com/2019/04/30/5826/

Mythic Edition was a giant clown fiesta...again - https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1123678527243603976

SCG Richmond coverage - http://www.starcitygames.com/events/040519_richmond.html

Bug Blog update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-bug-blog-may-2019-05-02

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Another Mythic Championship is in the books! There are stories good and bad from the event, and we'll go into one of each. We might dwell a little longer on the Yuuya Watanabe DQ, but it's important to explain what we know from the official statement as clearly as possible. Autumn Burchett has been added to the the Magic Pro League, replacing Owen Turtenwald without a word from WotC. We'll give our theories for why WotC still hasn't said anything about that in particular. There's a massive info dump too, with lots of news items that aren't super important but are still good to know. All the new set updates and stuff, the first season of the MPL with its oddly dumb nomenclature, and a new art book coming soon. Oh, and WotC is starting up a new multimedia games design studio that will focus on new IPs that aren't MTG or D&D. And there was a GP too.

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NEWS

Mythic Championship London coverage - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC2

Yuuya Watanabe's DQ - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC2/round-16-disqualification-2019-04-27

Yuuya's response to his DQ - https://twitter.com/Team_Cygames/status/1122804193431965702?s=19

MC4 info - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/mythicseries/2019MC4

MC6 info - https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/mythicseries/2019MC6

Autumn replaces Owen in MPL - https://kotaku.com/nonbinary-magic-champion-replaces-pro-removed-from-leag-1834301756

MPL Season 1 competition begins - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/magic-pro-league-competition-begins-may-11-2019-04-28

No B&R changes for commander, Rule 0 added - http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19104

War Update Bulletin - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/war-spark-update-bulletin-2019-04-25

Tournament Rules update - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/april-magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2019-04-29

Policy changes - https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2019/04/29/policy-changes-for-war-of-the-spark/

Hasbro Q2 Earnings Report - https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-revenue-operating-profit-and-earnings-share

New WotC game studio (non-MTG, D&D) - https://www.pcgamer.com/kotor-dragon-age-origins-lead-designer-will-lead-a-new-studio-for-wizards-of-the-coast/

Modern Horizons is a love letter to Time Spiral - https://twitter.com/emmmzyne/status/1122513518887092226

Visual History of the Gatewatch book in July - https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/magic-the-gathering-rise-of-the-gatewatch_9781419736476/

WPN changes coming - https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/5-firsts-coming-m20

GP London coverage - http://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/14

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