GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels

There's so much to cover in this episode! From Gerry's Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan experience to Bryan's near miss at Grand Prix Toronto and the unbannings, get ready for the craziest Modern episode yet. With Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf unleashed on Modern, where does the format go? Are Gerry and Bryan's decks of choice still viable? Gerry's Pro Tour recap - 2:17 Staticaster play & Top 8 - 19:04 HOF possibilities - 32:46 Unbans - 47:40 MTGO decklist change - 1:01:13 Patreon question - 1:04:05 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/273374#paper https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/194915#paper

The first results of RIX Standard are in. What's killing it, what's underperforming, and what looks well-positioned in the coming weeks? Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan is coming up, and it's Modern! Find out how Gerry and Bryan would approach selecting a deck for that tournament and what they have their eyes on. Standard week 1 price is right - 3:20 Mardu Vehicles - 8:05 Merfolk - 15:40 Modern Pro Tour - 26:07 Midrange decks - 33:19 Humans - 36:35 Will there be bans post pro tour? - 40:33 Amulet - 49:45 What are we playing in Standard? - 54:42

Gerry and Bryan go deep on a number of topics, including why everyone is in an uproar about the proposed economy for MTG Arena, why the Standard bannings are great (and why they're not), and what looks good going forward. Are Temur and Hazored dead? What have the two of them been playing in the "new" Standard format? Arena - 2:55 Standard bans - 8:28 The new metagame - 14:22 Profane Procession - 19:06 Mono-Red - 21:50 Temur - 25:31 Manabases - 32:46 Green's color identity in Standard - 35:54 Macro archetypes - 41:31 What decks are we playing - 48:57 Patreon question - 59:59

Gerry and Bryan reveal their Top 10 lists for Rivals of Ixalan and their lists aren't even close! Gerry #10 - 5:47 Bryan #10 - 9:48 Gerry #9 - 15:27 Bryan #9 - 20:27 Preorders - 24:12 Gerry #8 - 25:25 Bryan #8 - 25:27 Gerry #7 - 30:25 Bryan #7 - 36:23 Gerry #6 - 43:08 Bryan #5 - 47:49 Bryan #6 - 49:04 Gerry #5 - 52:55 Gerry #4 - 53:45 Bryan #4 - 55:25 Gerry #3 - 57:44 Bryan #3 - 58:55 Gerry #2 - 1:00:53 Gerry #1 - 1:01:55 patreon.com/thegampodcast twitter.com/thegampodcast

With Magic in a lull for a couple weeks, The GAM Podcast brings you a little bit of everything, including time stamps for your convenience! Favorite holiday movie - 2:03 Modern metagame - 4:19 Modern Pro Tour - 11:06 Printing only Modern legal cards - 14:39 Lantern (and polarizing decks) - 17:32 B/G Midrange - 30:55 Standard - 34:19 Yuuya Temur - 34:33 Big Sultai - 41:00 Bans in Standard? - 44:09 What to play in Hearthstone - 47:07 Christmas gifts - 49:09 GAM merchandise - 51:48 Patreon question of the week - 55:38

This episode is all things Modern! We talk about the rise of big mana, how to approach building a sideboard in Modern, and why Gerry had to go back on his word regarding U/W Control.

Gerry breaks down his World Magic Cup experience, how he went 8-1 with Sultai, plus the hows and whys of his success. Sultai is much better than people think it is! There have been some whispers of a potential Attune with Aether ban in Standard, but what do Bryan and Gerry think about that? With Grand Prix Oklahoma City coming up, there's also some Modern talk at the end.

In this timeless episode, Gerry and Bryan volunteer up some of their many weaknesses and discuss how they apply to Magic and life. Playing games competitively isn't as simple as playing the games. Sometimes it takes some real self-awareness to fix your weaknesses.

Despite spending a lengthy amount of time talking about Temur Energy and Ramunap Red, the real story of Standard is the new decks that are popping up. How do Temur and Red deal with these new threats and where does the metagame go next? Spoiler: Cut your Disenchants this weekend!

In this episode, Gerry breaks down his Pro Tour Ixalan experience, including the changes he made to his Temur Energy list to combat the field. Past that, there were six decks that did well at Pro Tour Ixalan that might still be under the radar.

What if Pro Tour Albuquerque was Modern? How would Gerry and Bryan go about deciding what deck to play? Where would it lead them? One of Bryan's greatest skills is deck selection and Gerry has been working on honing his. This is probably our best episode yet!

Whether you're playing with it or playing against it, you're going to need to be familiar with Temur Energy. Gerry and Bryan both worked on the deck for US Nationals, so they have a lot to say about Temur and its place in the metagame. Why is the deck built how it is, what are the flex slots, and what should the sideboard look like?

Gerry passes the hosting reigns over to Bryan for this episode since he's got a ton of questions for Gerry's World Championship experience! Find out how he ended up playing U/B Control, what the tournament was like, and how U/B looks going forward.

Everyone loves a Top 10 list, and Gerry and Bryan give each of theirs for Ixalan. As always, their lists differ by more than a couple cards, and each of them have their own spicy picks! Their Top 10 lists frame the discussion of what's going to be good Week 1, what the standouts from Ixalan are, and what sorts of brews are out there. This episode has it all!

Gerry and Bryan have meticulously combed through the Ixalan previews, looking for new deck ideas and how to fill out the already existing archetypes like Pirates and Dinosaurs. Merfolk is by far the most misunderstood tribe, but Gerry knows what a successful Merfolk deck is going to look like. The transform cards are also a mystery, but they're excited by more than a few of them!

Our first episode discussing Ixalan cards! The Dinosaurs look great! They're the most straight-forward tribe, whereas Pirates, Merfolk, and Vampires are a tad confusing. What are we supposed to be doing with them? Also, what do the reprints of Duress, Spell Pierce, Opt, and Lightning Strike mean for Standard? Is Opt the next coming of Preordain?

This week we tackle a little bit of Standard and a lot of Modern! With Grand Prix Washington DC this weekend, it's the last chance to play Battle for Zendikar in this ever-changing Standard format. Who is going to come out on top? Modern has gone through some shakeups lately, and conveniently enough, it's the first time Gerry and Bryan have gotten to talk about Modern. See what Bryan's approach to the format has been, why Gerry is off Grixis Death's Shadow, and what the new Modern metagame looks like. Next week: Ixalon previews!

Gerry has one rule for Standard that he's going to put to good use at Grand Prix Washington DC. If you've got a Standard tournament coming up, the rule could greatly inform your deck selection. This Standard format has been mostly defined by deck selection and reading the metagame correctly. Where's it headed next?

It looked like W/U Monument was poised to take over the format, then Ramunap Red, then Zombies and B/G -- How is Standard moving so quickly? How has the dissemination of information changed things? What's the next step in staying on top of Standard?

It's time for Pro Tour Hour of Devastation! What do Bryan and Gerry think about Standard right before the Pro Tour? What are the best decks? What's going to break out? What beats Mono-Red?

Magic Online is changing how it releases results from tournaments, but what does that mean for us grinders? How do we adapt to this new world with less information? Aside from that, we have the first big results for Hour of Devastation Standard. What looked good and what underperformed? Why was the Magic Online PTQ so much different from SCGCinci?

We've been testing Standard with Hour of Devastation on Magic Online! Get the insight into what we like, what we've seen, and what we want to work on. @bryango's G/R Ramp decklist: 3 Chandra, Flamecaller 2 Hour of Devastation 3 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 4 Thought-Knot Seer 2 Abrade 2 Dissenter's Deliverance 4 Sheltered Thicket 4 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods 1 Sanctum of Ugin 4 Hashep Oasis 1 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 4 Hour of Promise 4 Beneath the Sands 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald 4 Ramunap Ruins 3 Forest 2 Mountain 1 Scavenger Grounds 3 Sweltering Suns 4 Walking Ballista 1 Evolving Wilds Sideboard 1 World Breaker 4 Tireless Tracker 3 Magma Spray 4 Reality Smasher 1 Struggle//Survive 1 Nissa's Defeat 1 Manglehorn

We have the complete set list for Hour of Devastation! In this episode, we discuss our Top 10 lists from Hour, what new Standard is going to look like, how the old decks fare, and even discuss new archetypes that are showing promise.

RIP Michael Majors! Majors took a job with Wizards of the Coast and their Play Design team, so that means it's time to find a new co-host. I did it, and he's great! You'll just have to listen to find out who. We spent the rest of the cast talking about the Hour of Devastation previews and what has us excited so far.

We took your questions and answered them! Find out a bunch of cool stuff, including what we do wrong, what mistakes people make when playtesting, and how important it is to have a team.

Gerry and Majors break down what happened in the Modern Grand Prix, their picks for the best decks, the best builds of those decks, and some cool technology that popped up. If you enjoy Modern, you can't miss it!

Is it just the best? How do you beat it? What version is the best? In this episode, Gerry and Michael break down Standard's most hated archetype. Even if you're not planning on spinning the Marvel yourself, you need to know how to beat it. They also get into some interesting theory points, such as how many reactive cards you want on the play. It's basically a can't miss episode.

Andrew Brown takes the reins for this special episode all about Pro Tour Amonkhet and the first and sixteenth place finishes for Gerry and Michael. They talk about their preparation, the Standard metagame, and even a little bit about Amonkhet draft.

Gerry and Michael investigate why Mardu seemed to be absolutely annihilating everyone at #SCGATL. Were the bannings short-sighted? Are we in for a one deck format instead of a two deck format? They don't seem to think so, and even have some thoughts on decks that didn't dominate the weekend, but definitely looked like they had the tools to succeed.

Note: This episode was recorded before Felidar Guardian was emergency banned. Most of the information is still good though! With Amonkhet officially out on Magic Online, Gerry and Michael finally get to work on tackling Standard. What are the early winners and losers of their testing, and what has everyone else been playing? If you like the show, we'd appreciate any support you could give at Patreon.com/thegampodcast. Thank you so much!

We have some exciting news to share -- The GAM Patreon is now live! If you like the show, we'd be honored if you'd show your support by donating, as we want to make the podcast the best it can possibly be. You can find it at www.patreon.com/thegampodcast. Other than that, we talk Amonkhet! First we talked about brews, but now it's time to get into the decks that we think have the best shot of doing well in Week 1.

Amonkhet preview season is in full swing! On this episode, Gerry and Michael talk about ten decks for Amonkhet Standard, both new and old! Which one do you think has the most promise?

This week we get not one, but two preview cards for Amonkhet - Manglehorn and Magma Spray! Find out why Michael and Gerry think Manglehorn will be one of the most impactful cards in the entire set. Plus, we talk about everything else from Amonkhet that's been previewed so far!

Amonkhet preview season begins! It's pretty light so far, so Gerry and Michael mostly talk about the mechanics and their implications. There's also some Grand Prix San Antonio stuff toward the end.

Wondering what's going on in Modern and why? Is there a deck you think is overplayed (or underplayed) and don't really know why? Gerry and Michael break down the best performing decks in Modern and give their thoughts on each archetype.

This week we cover some general topics. What goes into deck selection? How do we rate ourselves? But first, we talk about planeswalkers, what they're doing to Magic, and whether or not that should change.

Whether you're playing with or against Mardu Vehicles, it's important to know what's going on with Standard's best deck. In this deck tech episode, G&M go over the history of the deck, why it's built the way it is now, and how to tweak it to great success in the future. With Grand Prix New Jersey on the horizon, you can't miss this episode!

This week, it was Michael Majors who took Death's Shadow to a Top 8 finish in Modern. We talk about Death's Shadow, updates, potential color swaps, and Modern as a whole. There's also a good bit of Standard talk in there. Plus, we get a sign off from a special guest!

Gerry and Majors both played some Modern last weekend. While Gerry's deck was broken, Majors was... Interesting. They talk about Modern, Death's Shadow's impact on the format going forward, and what to do this weekend. What needs to happen in order for Majors's deck to be great? See y'all at #SCGINDY!

We're both playing in Modern tournaments this weekend! Tune in and see what our plans are for both GPVAN and SCGBALT. They've both made some interesting deck choices...

Michael and Gerry had wildly mediocre Pro Tour performances! They talk about their testing process, the Pro Tour itself, how Mardu came to dominate. As always, they get a liiiiiittle off topic...

Michael and Gerry break down the popular decks from #SCGCOL. What they liked and didn't like will probably surprise you...

These bannings are crazy! But possibly crazy good. What are the implications? Warning: We go off on some weirrrrrd tangents.

We lost a Platinum pro, but we're keeping this train moving. Aether Revolt preview season was enough to get us out of retirement. Tezzeret the Schemer is the most underrated card in the set, and Majors has a card he thinks is legitimately broken. Gerry and Michael talk about some of the better cards in AER that aren't on anyone's radar.

Andrew leaves the podcast for green pastures. But we discuss going to wizards and the future of the GAM itself!

The only hyper-competitive Magic: the Gathering podcast featuring one Gold and two Platinum players! Kaladesh season is in full swing and the guys are brewing and playtesting already. What do they think is looking good so far?

In this week's episode the each members of the GAM talk about their top 4 favorite new cards for the brand new Standard format.

The only hyper-competitive, Constructed-focused Magic: The Gathering podcast, featuring two Platinum and one Gold pros. This week we welcome our second guest, World Champion Brian Braun-Duin! He talks about his approach to a unique tournament like Worlds, the decks he played, and what's in store for the future. Also, did Andrew meet his future wife at PAX? It's a more interesting story than you might think!

This week we discuss a bit about worlds and a lot about improving your game.

This week we discuss Major's top 4 finish at the invitational, how he broke standard, and some modern musings for this weekend.