Hour of Devastation Podcast: Recent Episodes
Hour of Devastation
Hour of Devastation is a weekly Magic The Gathering Podcast hosted by Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. We cover everything Magic The Gathering, from Draft tips to Deck Techs; Tournament Reports to Baseless Speculation and everything in between! Look out for new episodes every Wednesday!
This week we uncover the hidden Legends of Dominaria United!
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This week we tackle everybody's favourite topic - the Modern Banlist!
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This week we get hyped for Double Masters 2 and talk the highs and lows of this new premium product.
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This week we're joined by David Inglis (@UnhingedBasic)to talk about our frustrations with Legacy(not the format!) and the current state of Competitive Magic in the UK/EMEA region.
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This week we check in on the current state of Legacy!
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This week we take a look at the Mythics of Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur's Gate!
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We hope you like announcements, because this week there were a lot!
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This week we take a look at the Mythics of Streets of New Capenna!
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This week Sam talks about their experience of attending a big Magic tournament again and we go over the mechanics of New Capenna
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THE PRO TOUR IS BACK!!!
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This week we put Joe's Magic knowledge to the test.
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This week we hit the Streets of New Capenna.
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This week we discuss proxy cards and when it's right to use them.
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Did somebody say Commander discourse?
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This week we talk about the price of Magic cards, specifically one very expensive tree.
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Hit or Myth returns as we run down the Mythics of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
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Welcome to the future! We take a first look at Kamigawa Neon Dynasty and all the excitement it holds.
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It's a big ban week! We react to bans across multiple formats and talk about how to fix Legacy.
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A lot can happen in a year! This week we make some predictions for what might happen with Magic in 2022.
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New year, same old show. We take a look back at the 2021 timeline and review the highs and lows of last year.
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Wake up Planeswalker! This week we got our first look at Kamigawa Neon Dynasty and wow - the future of Magic looks bright.
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Alchemy is here. Whether we like it or not, this is world we live in now. We share our feelings on the format and what it means for the future of digital Magic.
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The unthinkable has happened! Spoiler season is back and this time things are unbelievable! Unfinity previews are making us feel uneasy!
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It's the return of spooky Hit or Myth as we run down the Mythics of Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
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This week we discuss the mechanics and some of the first previews from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
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This (last) week we got MaRo's Crimson Vow cryptic spoiler. We go over each one and give our hot takes.
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Secret Lair crossover intellectual properties is back! This time we get spooky with Stranger Things and we must have gone to the Upside Down because our reaction is very different to The Waling Dead.
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We're in that sweet spot between set release and preview season - so let's talk finance!
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The most popular Commander has been banned! How do we feel about this and the format in general currently?
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Hit or Myth returns as we take a look at the Mythics from the latest trip to Innistrad - and they do not disappoint!
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The Midnight Hunt draws near! We discuss the mechanics and cool new cards of Innistrad Midnight Hunt.
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Announcement day is back - but this time it's called the Magic Showcase (not to be confused with the other showcase card treatments or the Silver Showcase). We cover everything revealed in the super exciting stream.
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It's our favourite time of the year! Mark Rosewater released his State of Design article for this year and we share our thoughts on the highlights and lessons from the past year of Magic.
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The Midnight hour is upon us! Preview season for Innistrad Midnight Hunt is officially here. We're hyped. Incredibly hyped.
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This week we continue to talk about Jumpstart Historic Horizons and its visceral effect on the Magic The Gathering community.
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Magic Arena is getting a new set: Jumpstart Historic Horizons - and with it comes digital-only cards! We get to the bottom of what this means and discuss if it will kill Magic.
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Hit or Myth returns! This time we take a look at which of these Dungeons and/or Dragons pass the Hit or Myth test!
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Hit or Myth returns! This time we take a look at which of these Dungeons and/or Dragons pass the Hit or Myth test!
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Dice Dice Baby! This week we tackle the controversial set mechanics of Adventures In Forgotten Realms.
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Better late than never! We cover the latest Secret Lair drop and celebrate the return of one of Magic's most beloved artists.
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This week we do something completely different! We're joined by Chris Jarvis - a complete outsider to the game to take a step back and get a fresh perspective on the hobby we love so much.
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This week we continue to get super excited about a new Modern format and Sam takes a shot at players of a certain type of deck.
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Modern Horizons 2 is out - sort of! The tabletop release schedule was pushed back but the digital release date remains and we get our first look at MH2-infused Magic Online Modern decks!
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The Modern Horizons 2 full preview is out and wow - what a set! This week we talk some exciting new cards and new additions to Modern.
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Modern Horizons 2 Preview Season is here! We run down some exciting new cards and a controversial reprint,
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Competitive Magic is dead! ...or is it? We discuss the latest Magic eSports shakeup!
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Summer of Legend is here! We've got D&D! We've got Mystery Booster! We've got Modern Horizons 2! Let's go!
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Baseless speculation is back! This time we talk Modern Horizons 2 and cards that already exist that we'd love to see printed into Modern.
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There's a new Secret Lair or five! We evaluate them and try to work out - just what the heck are some Magic players thinking?!
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This week we play Hit or Myth - Strixhaven edition! Which mythics flunk and which pass with flying colours?
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Class is in session! Strixhaven previews have officially begun and we have some strong feelings.
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The hype train returns to the station as Strixhaven previews officially begin!
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This week we go deep on MTG Finance. We cover reprints, getting the most out of the value of your cards and why you shouldn't expect to make money from Magic.
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This week we finish up the Time Spiral Remastered previews and talk Predmodern and Community Formats.
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This week we share our thoughts on Universes Beyond and get far too excited about Timeshifted cards!
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Woo-woo! The hype train has pulled into the station once again as Strixhaven previews apparate from nowhere!
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Bans! Bans! And more bans! This week we discuss one of the biggest B&R announcements in recent memory.
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It's time for another Secret Lair announcement! But this time there's an announcement within the announcement!
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This week we talk Arena on mobile, week 1 Kaldheim and ridiculously priced Magic cards!
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Join us once again for Hit or Myth! This time we're looking at the Gods and heroes of Kaldheim!
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This week we round out Kaldheim preview season with the last of our favourite new cards and we go in heavy on everybody's favourite topic: #MTGFinance
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We take a look through the latest Kaldheim previews including one particular card that has the internet talking!
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Kaldheim preview season has officially begun! There is a lot going on in the set!
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Following on from last episode this week we make some predictions for things that will happen in Magic in 2021!
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This week we take a look back at our predictions for Magic in 2020.
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Reunited and it feels so good! We talk all things Commander Legends and all the drama we missed while we were away! We're back!
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It's once again time for our totally-not-ripped-off game of Hit or Myth! How mythic, exactly, do Zendikar Rising's Mythics feel?
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We think Zendikar Rising has taken a significant fall in power level compared to recent Standard sets and we think that's great!
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Well, have all the announcements in the world! This week we try and parse all of the things WotC have told us is coming in the next 18 months.
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We've been hit with a whole load of Commander-themed spoilers so we're giving our hot takes on them!
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This week we take a look at the State of Design 2020 and give our take on the year's most interesting article. Apologies for the cold open/lack of music this week - there were editing issues.
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We're back and we missed a lot! Hear our takes on the bans and why Double Masters is an absolute gift.
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Joe's finally been worn down and has agreed to build a Commander deck! This week we're building it live on the podcast.
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A while ago we stole an idea from Channel Fireball, assuming they weren't doing it any more. It turns out they are but we're gonna run it back anyway! How many of Core Set 2021's Mythics really hit like Mythics?
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PleasantKenobi (better know as Vince off the internet) join us to discuss Legacy, power creep, reprints and accessibility to Magic!
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Core 21 spoilers have finally started and, boy, this seems like a good one. We go through some of the reprints and some of the coolest new cards.
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This week we're quickly discussing the B&R update!
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This week we're very excited to be joined by our friend Emma Partlow to discuss Double Masters, even more Secret Lairs and just what the hell is going on with Magic at the moment.
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The ban announcement is in and looks like we (and everyone else) were right!
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Well, turns out that cat really is a nightmare. WotC have finally announced that they will announce its demise. We discuss whether that's enough.
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It'll never happen but we imagine what it would be like if WotC asked us to assign an intellectual property to Magic or design new Secret Lairs. Some of them are cool. Some of them are just wild.
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After an extended period of saying "well, this seems a bit too good", we decide to look back on of the most broken times in Magic's history to find some 'good ones'. 2019 (and the beginning of 2020) had its problems in Magic but there were certainly some great and balanced designs to be found.
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R.I.P. Magic: the Gathering, 2020-2020 Have they finally killed our beloved game? Well, this time, maybe yes. We discuss just how much of an oversight the Companion mechanic and Ikoria in general seems to have been. Strap in for some truly hot takes.
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We finally know everything about Ikoria and, boy, is there a lot going. We evaluate how 'Mythic' the Mythic Rares in this set actually feel and also take a look at some of the more exciting cards from the set.
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After weeks of very little happening on the Magic front, we suddenly have a whole lot to discuss! We spend way too long breaking down everyting we know about Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. Absolute hot takes galore.
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We finally made it to episode 100! Since we've been going for over two years, we thought it was time to celebrate by answering some of your questions. Thank you to everyone who's supported us this far and here's to the next 100!
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Even with the world falling apart, there are plenty of ways to play Magic! We go through some of our favourites and lement the state of things just a little bit.
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The world is a scary and stressful place right now but there's always Magic to talk about! WotC are finally reprinting fetchlands, but we're still not that impressed. Stay safe, folks.
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Did the recent changes to the Banned and Restricted list go too far? Did they go far enough? Also, we have some more takes on Secret Lair. Who'd have thought?
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Have you noticed just how many Magic products are being released at the moment? We certainly have, so let's get some hot takes going!
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This week we're joined by Jason Alt from Brainstorm Brewery, EDHREC, mtgprice.com and coolstuffinc.com! We talk about EDH, the bad press that MTG Finance gets and football (somehow).
You can find Jason at @JasonEAlt on Twitter where he has a links to all of his wonderful content!
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Two years ago, Gerry Thompson put out a statement detailing why he would be boycotting the World Championships and things he wanted to be changed. Following Worlds 2020, we look at where we are now and whether Gerry has been vindicated.
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We enjoyed whinging about White so much, we're back to whinge about Green. Why does it get to do all the things it does? Why is it so good? Why do they keep doing this to us? WHY?
Also, we take a quick look at the recent Pioneer results and DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT LOTUS BREACH.
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It looks like Inverter of Turth is the... uh, truth when it comes to Pioneer! We break down the recent Players Tour results from Nagoya and Brussels and discuss whether the new "best deck" is a problem.
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It's no secret that White is Magic's weakest colour. We try to work out why, maybe suggest some improvements and just have a good whinge about it.
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We've finally gotten the chance to get our hands on new Theros cards and we have some thoughts. How busted are the cards in Limited? How underwhelming are they in Standard? Join us to find out what we think!
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Modern has once again been shaken by the Banned and Restricted announcement. We're here to give you fresh takes on why it happened and where we go from here. We also shed a little light on the state of Legacy and discuss a few more Theros: Beyond Death cards!
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Theros: Beyond Death is nearly upon us! We're gonna give our signature hot takes about some of the cards we've seen so far and the impact they might have on every format.
(Sam knows that Satyr Enchanter was in M19 and not M20 and they apologise profusely for misleading and lying to you all.)
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This week we're joined by Scottish Magic legend Kirsty Armstrong (@heyworstartist), so we decided to do something extra fun! Sam hosts a Magic-themed quiz all about things that happened in 2019. The only prize on the line is the title of 'Best UK MTG Podcast'!
Please forgive any errors in any of the questions or answers. Kirsty hosts her own excellent podcast called Scourge Divas that you can find here: https://soundcloud.com/user-284272783
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Join us for Episode 87 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
2019 sucked so we're here to make some ridiculous and not-so-ridiculous takes about might what happen in the new year. Also Pioneer bans and Secret Lair troubles.
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Join us for Episode 86 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
Whether you like it or not, 2019 happened. To all of us. We look at all the highs and (many, many) lows of the year including all the cards and the big changes to Organised Play.
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Join us for Episode 85 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk Legacy, Pioneer and the fall of a great Magic website.
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Join us for Episode 84 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
This week we analyse the Secret Lair product and talk all about the sweet reprints and alt-arts!
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Join us for Episode 83 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
Nearly every format has been shaken up and we're here to give you the lowdown and hot takes. Also, we really, really don't like the new 'War of the Spark' novel and we've got some things to say.
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Join us for Episode 82 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
This episode is jam-packed. We try and break down the Mystery Boosters now that we know what's in them, discuss Mythic Championship Elk, continue to fawn over Pioneer and talk about how not-dead Legacy is.
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Join us for Episode 81 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
We're getting a whole load of Commander product in 2020 and somehow Joe is more excited about it than Sam. Hear our takes on what we think will be printed and if it's even a good idea altogether. We also discuss the latest additions to the Pioneer banlist and whether WotC missed anything.
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Join us for Episode 80 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
Our takes have cooled, but they're still hot! We take a look at how the Pioneer metagame is shaping up and discuss a certain Thief of, let's face it, all the Crowns.
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Join us for Episode 79 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
This week we talk briefly about the most predictable Banned & Restricted announcement ever before jumping right into the big exciting news of the week: Pioneer. It's here - and it isn't Frontier!
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Join us for Episode 78 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.
This week we talk about the looming Ban Announcement and what cards in Standard might be ready for the chopping block. We also discuss how Magic may be affecting your mental health and vice versa.
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Join us for Episode 77 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we examine if Standard has been solved 3 days into ELD's official release! We also tackle the topic of Standard playable cards that aren't in the set. Do the problems of Nexus of Fate once again plague Standard?!
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Join us for Episode 76 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Throne of Eldraine is hear at last! We talk Prerelease, card variants and the problem with 3 mana Planeswalkers!
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Join us for Episode 75 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we evaluate the last of the Throne of Eldraine previews as we now have the full set revealed and we discuss the true cost of Premium Collectibles.
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Join us for Episode 74 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. The previews keep on rolling as we play everyone's favourite game: Sam reacts to cards they've already seen! Eldraine continues to look like a massive step up in power level and we cannot wait to play with it!
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Join us for Episode 73 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Spoiler season is well and truly in motion again! Not only do we have some super sweet cards from Throne of Eldraine to talk about; we have the entire Standard schedule for the next year!
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Join us for Episode 72 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week Sam is in charge of the podcast! We talk Legacy and why we love it. We also cover some reserve list-free decks and 'budget' options for those looking to get into the format.
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Join us for Episode 71 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Hogaak is banned in Modern. Faithless Looting is banned in Modern! Stoneforge Mystic is unbanned in Modern?! We discuss the absolute paradigm shift of the Modern format with the most recent B&R announcement.
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Join us for Episode 70 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Magic Fest Birmingham has been and gone! We give the inside scoop on Legacy at the MF!
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Join us for Episode 69 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Nice. This week we celebrate our 69th episode by talking Commander!
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Join us for Episode 68 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we continue the conversation around Modern - specifically Faithless Looting. We also bring you a very basic guide to #MtGFinance 101.
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Join us for Episode 67 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk the big story from Mythic Championship IV: Hogaak. What should be done and how do you solve a problem like Modern?
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Join us for Episode 66 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we take our first look at Throne of Eldraine! The brand new Standard set that we were not expecting at all! Buckle up! There's a lot to talk about!
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Join us for Episode 65 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we are officially out of Spoiler Season! We take a second to breathe as we check out the new additions to Standard from Core 2020.
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Join us for Episode 64 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we rejoice as Bridge From Below is banned in Modern and we debate whether or not Modern Horizons was actually good for the Format.
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Join us for Episode 63 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk Wrenn and Six, Core 2020 Prerelease and Play it Forward!
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Join us for Episode 62.5 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we have a special bonus episode where we talk The MPL, Savjz and Pro Magic. Also: it's competition time!
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Join us for Episode 62 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Core Set 2020 previews are rolling out fast! We run down our favourite cards so far as the never ending hype rollercoaster continues!
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Join us for Episode 61 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Preview season is here once again! The perpetual hype is in full swing as we begin spoilers for Core 2020 and list some reprints we'd love to see in the set ...I feel like we've done this all before!
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Join us for Episode 60 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we're back to business as usual as we discuss the initial impact of Modern Horizons across every format and we begin the hype train for Mythic Championship III!
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Join us for Episode 59 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we welcome special guests Kirsty and Cayce from The Scourge Divas podcast. We share some hot takes and on all of the latest MTG community drama.
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Join us for Episode 58 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we run down the cards from Modern Hozrions we think will have the most impact on Modern and discuss what exactly this set is.
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Join us for Episode 57 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk leaks, Modern Horizon spoilers and eggs!
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Join us for Episode 56 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week the MPL continues to implode and we talk the impact of WAR cards on all formats!
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Join us for Episode 55 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. We're back! After a MUCH needed post-Magic Fest rest we return to talk all about what went down in London and how WAR is changing the shape of every format!
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Join us for Episode 54 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we hype up Magic Fest+ London and Mythic Championship London! We will be there! It's surely going to be Mythic!
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Join us for Episode 53 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we run down 36 Planeswalkers from War of the Spark and evaluate them all - bar 1! (sorry Narset!)
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Join us for Episode 52 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk War of the Spark previews as we cover the mechanics of the set and some notable cards along the way!
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Join us for Episode 51 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we're back to just the two of us as we cover all of the events from PAX East and the Mythic Invitational.
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Join us for Episode 50 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we're joined by our awesome patron Thomas Hughes to explore understanding yourself as a Magic player. Tom was incredibly kind enough to pledge to our Patreon at the $20 level, so we welcome him onto the show to be our boss for the episode.
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Join us for Episode 49 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we're joined by special guest Kirsty McInty to talk about the 'Gathering' in Magic: The Gathering as we discuss the importance of the Magic community.
You can find Kirsty at: https://twitter.com/heyworstartist and check out her awesome writing at: https://ungluedmtg.wordpress.com/
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 48 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we have a very special guest! Emma Partlow joins us to talk all about Modern and why we're wrong about the game's (arguably) most popular competitive format.
You can find Emma at: https://twitter.com/emmmzyne and check out her awesome writing at: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/author/epartlow/ and https://blog.cardkingdom.com/tag/emma-partlow/
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Join us for Episode 47 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we take a look at Modern Horizons! What is it?! How will it shake up Modern?! What cards could be in it?!
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Join us for Episode 46 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we cover the first Mythic Championship ...and what an event that was!
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Join us for Episode 45 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. A lot can happen in a week! We jump back on the roller coaster that is Magic: The Gathering and discuss the hot topics of the past week!
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Join us for Episode 44 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we go deep on Ravnica Allegiance Limited and crack some packs!
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Join us for Episode 43 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Once again, it's been a while, but we're back! A lot of things have happened in the space of 2 weeks and we cover it all here!
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Join us for Episode 42 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. It's been a while, but we're back! Kicking off 2019 we go over a list of things Magic players should just stop doing! #controversial
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Join us for Episode 41 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we take a look back at 2018. That was certainly a year! We talk the highs and lows and predictions for the future...
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Join us for Episode 40 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week Joe has finally recovered from GP flu, Sam now owns a Gaea's Cradle and we talk some tasty Ravnica Allegiance previews!
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Join us for Episode 39 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk GP Liverpool! It's just around the corner! We're going! We're super excited! Can you tell?!
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Join us for Episode 38 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk reprints! Specifically Legacy cards that we would like to see reprinted through Standard into Modern and good Modern cards that could really just do with a Standard reprint. Can I get a reprint?!
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Join us for Episode 37 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week the very brief spoiler season for Ultimate Masters has begun and by the time you listen to this you'll probably already seen every card in the set!
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Join us for Episode 36 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we talk Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica! What was the hot deck to come out of the weekend? Is Standard solved now? Does LSV have the [fire emoji]?! All of these questions answered and more!
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Join us for Episode 35 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. Masters sets are back! Well, sort of... We cover Ultimate Masters in all it's glory (well, at least what we know of it so far!)
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Join us for Episode 34 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. After a short break, we are back! This week we discuss current Standard and the problem with Modern. What The Deck also makes a triumphant return and we're both ill and/or miserable!
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Join us for Episode 33 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we have positive things to say about both Arena and Standard... You read that right!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 32 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we cover all of the announcements and announcements of announcements we had regarding Competitive play in 2019 and onward!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 31 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we Return to Flavourtown as we cover some of our favourite flavourful cards from Guilds of Ravnica!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 30 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we shake things up with a new format; both in Standard and the content we provide going forward.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 29 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we take a look at some Guilds of Ravnica cards that have us very excited. Bring on the Prerelease!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 28 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week we take a peek at the new (and returning!) mechanics of Guilds of Ravnica as Preview Season kicks off with some exciting new cards!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 27 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week, after a brief discussion on last week's episode, we tackle the topic of picking a Power 9 for the Modern Format.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 26 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. This week, Legacy aficionado Tom Pike joins us to talk about his favourite Format: Legacy. What is Legacy? Can you play it without remortgaging your house? Is Legacy dying? We answer all these questions and more!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 25 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode Joe gives a full breakdown of his Nationals experience. Did he Top 8? Did he lose to Red decks every round? Both those questions answered and more!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 24 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we talk English Nationals as we count down the handful of days left until the big event!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 23 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we take a look at Pro Tour 25th Anniversary and examine the break out decks in each format.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 22 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we explore what happens when Magic Goes Wrong. In particular, we take a look at the hits and misses from Commander sets and Masters sets.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 21 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we talk more Core Set 2019 as we attempt to evaluate how successful it is as a Magic set and we also discuss the new Commander Planeswalkers from Commander 2018.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 20 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we return to our regularly scheduled programming as we begin to hype up Commander 2018, touch on M19 Draft and we see the return of our much loved segment: What The Deck!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 19 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we rate and review Core 19 in all its glory as we go deep on cards that may (or may not) make an impact in all Formats.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 18 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we probe the most recent Banned & Restricted Announcemnet and discuss the surprising outcome.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 17of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we take a look at the new Elder Dragons to see how they match up to their former selves, and we go over the best removal spells in Dominaria Limited among many other things!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 16 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode our Cards of the Week spark some deep discussion, we talk a bit about M19 reprints and What The Deck returns, with a spicy Standard brew!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 15 of Hour of Devastation; a weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we explore the story of Dominaria and its highs, lows and Legends aplenty.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 14 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we celebrate the Pro Tour; the highs, lows and all the drama and we go deep on Goblin Chainwhirler. Is it too powerful for Standard?
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 13 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss Commander, do a U-turn on Battlebond and Sam poses an interesting scenario with an End Step Story.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 12 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we get hyped over Announcement Day and all the exciting things that come with it.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 11 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we celebrate a successful weekend for Magic in the UK as Sam gives us a rundown of GP Birmingham and all the cool things that happened there over the weekend.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 10 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we get hyped about the upcoming GP Birmingham event and all the cool things to do and see there.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 9 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss the world of Magic finance and the dreaded Reserved List.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 8 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we continue our Dominaria theme as we discuss our experience with the Limited environment and cards we think are overrated and underrated in constructed Formats.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 7 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we take a trip to Flavour Town as we go deep on Dominaria and discuss some select cards that we can't wait to play with!
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 6 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss Old School Magic, transitioning from Casual to Competitive play and our most interesting What The Deck to date.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 5 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss respect in the Magic the Gathering Community.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 4 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss Buy-A-Box Promos, Brawl and Signature Spellbooks.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
Join us for Episode 2 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss Dominaria leaks, Legacy Cube, Pauper and our humble beginnings in Magic: The Gathering.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: echolevel.co.uk/
The Starter Set video referenced in this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rGAyCn1fJQ
Join us for Episode 1 of Hour of Devastation. A weekly Magic The Gathering podcast from Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal. In this episode we discuss Standard, Modern and all things Masters 25.
We'd like to thank Syphus (aka Brendan Ratliff) for providing us with our intro/outro music. You can check out the rest of his work here: https://syphus.bandcamp.com/ and here: https://echolevel.co.uk/