Everyday Eternal Podcast

In episode eight of #EverydayEternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) discuss the second of Magic’s pillar archetypes; control. The cast talk about what a control deck is, including historical examples, how to play, and how to build. Non-blue mages need not fret; there’s plenty of discussion of other forms of control including Staxx’s taxing effects and Pox’s hand control. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 0:01:02 What is a control deck? 0:03:19 Examples of control decks, current and historical 0:10:06 The new face of control: Jace, the Mind Sculptor 0:14:42 Other planeswalkers as win conditions 0:16:52 Non-permission control 0:24:07 How to play control 0:31:27 When to use fetchlands 0:38:12 How to build a control deck 0:45:15 How to play against control 0:51:03 Off the rails: Building Advisor Tribal 0:52:35 What have you been playing recently? 1:00:28 Outro, including Koby & Sean’s “singing”

In episode 7 of Everyday Eternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt) and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) delve into more detail about the playability of M14’s most talked about card: Young Pyromancer. Warning: Deck discussion and brewing ahead! Our hosts also address the growing presence of combo in the Legacy metagame, and what you can do to fight it. Omni-Tell and Tendrils are the lessons for today, but the same can be applied to many of the other major combo decks. As always, the guys open up with some discussion of recent events. This week, they also spend just a couple minutes analyzing the prevalence of Shardless BUG at the invitational, and the UWR Delver/Stoneforge deck that’s been gaining traction recently. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 00:00:40 – SCG Open & Invitational at Sommerset 00:02:43 – UWR Delver/Stoneforge 00:08:09 – Shardless BUG 00:11:26 – Young Pyromancer 00:18:25 – Pox 00:19:51 – Combo Matchup: Omni-Tell 00:36:05 – Combo Matchup: Tendrils (ANT & TES) 00:55:15 – What are you playing this weekend? 00:57:35 – Upcoming Events 00:59:11 – Outro

In episode six of #EverydayEternal Sean and Sam are conspicuously absent, and Matt Pavlic (sdematt) and Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter) are joined by guests Michael Nixon and Kevin Long, level 2 judges from Vancouver and Los Angeles, respectively. The gang have a fun Q&A with the judges including interesting stories, rulings, and tips for dealing with your local judge. We wrap up with a bit of listener feedback and look forward to next week, when all four hosts (should) be together again! Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 0:01:00 Q&A with two Level 2 Judges 0:45:50 Listener feedback – Legacy format diversity 0:52:00 Listener feedback – Playing graveyard-based decks in a format full of Deathrite Shamans 0:58:10 Outro

In episode five of #EverydayEternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) discuss one of the most loved and most hated cards in legacy, Cabal Therapy. We discuss several different scenarios involving Cabal therapy and what card you might want to name most upon resolution of your Cabal Therapy. We also discuss the upcoming release of the Magic 2014 core set and its potential impact on eternal formats. If you play buzzword bingo, get ready for a good show because this episode is strictly better than a skill intensive mirror match, and that sure does seem good. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 0:00:44 Recent tournament results: SCG Legacy Open in Worchester, MA (USA) 0:02:09 Cabal Therapy discussion and situations 0:45:20 Magic 2014 Core set discussion – Is any of this playable? 1:01:08 Upcoming Events 1:06:06 Outro 1:06:23 Sean plays Didgeridoo for us

In episode four of #EverydayEternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) discuss the Legacy community as a whole and what can be done to help foster and grow that community. Returning to a previous topic, we discuss more ways to punish the metagame; this time, discussing cards we think are underplayed in the meta. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 00:00:54 : Recent tournament results 00:04:06 : Community Building 00:27:22 : Underplayed cards that punish the metagame 00:47:14 : Deck pimping 01:01:28 : Outro 01:03:05 : Sean sings

This week on #EverydayEternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) discuss the Legacy format’s reliance, or over-reliance, on non-basic lands and what you can do to punish these greedy manabases. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 00:00:34 – Tournament results: NYSE Open and SCG: Columbus 00:10:39 – Legacy – How to punish non-basic lands 00:34:27 – What would you play? 00:40:13 – New sideboard rules 00:45:50 – Upcoming events

In the second episode of #EverydayEternal, Matt Pavlic (sdematt), Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) discuss the results of the most recent Star City Opens, with a focus on the newest bully on the Legacy playground, Deathblade. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 0:01:09 – Recap of the results of the SCG Legacy Open Baltimore, including a brief deck analysis of U/B Tezzerator and Death & Taxes 0:17:35 – Upcoming events – Proxy Vintage at Grand Prix: Las Vegas, and discussion about Eternal Weekend 0:24:09 – Deathblade: An in depth analysis 0:49:23 – Modern Masters, and why pimpin’ ain’t easy in these trying times 0:56:39 – Grand Prix: Las Vegas – What’s going on? 1:04:06 – Discussion about the SCG Open Series 1:07:33 – A brief look into our thoughts and experiences with the Modern format 1:11:19 – Outro & Contact info

Welcome to the inaugural #EverydayEternal podcast! Matt Pavlic, Jacob Kory (@MTGKoby on Twitter), Sean O’Brien (nedleeds on most forums), and Sam Craven (@TheCravenOne on Twitter) circle together to discuss the new changes to the Legendary and Planeswalker rules, and analyze the play in a tight game of Maverick vs. DeathBlade from the recent SCG Baltimore. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment: 0:00:01 – Introduction 0:03:45 – M14 Rules Update and Applications in Legacy 0:14:55 – A Brief Aside on Liliana of the Veil 0:22:13 – Discussion of Maverick vs. DeathBlade Battle from SCGLive (Video Below) 0:50:10 – Tournament Announcements