<description>&lt;p&gt;Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Derek&amp;#39;s 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Christophe&amp;#39;s run with his Grixis Midrange list&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;What gave Michael in advantage playing 4C Legends&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Advice Michael would give to to up-and-coming players &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Many Derek rants about why players should just play Grixis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>

Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover:
<ul>
 <li>Derek&#39;s 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator</li>
 <li>Christophe&#39;s run with his Grixis Midrange list</li>
 <li>Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver</li>
 <li>What gave Michael in advantage playing 4C Legends</li>
 <li>Advice Michael would give to to up-and-coming players </li>
 <li>Many Derek rants about why players should just play Grixis</li>
</ul>

Grixis Midrange or 4C Legends for Ottawa?

<description>&lt;p&gt;We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Hammer in Modern&lt;br&gt;
- State of competitive Magic&lt;br&gt;
- Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC&lt;br&gt;
- What to play in Standard&lt;br&gt;
- Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over:
- Hammer in Modern 
- State of competitive Magic 
- Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC 
- What to play in Standard 
- Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul

Discussing Hammer and future of competitive Magic with Toronto Champion Keith Capstick

<description>&lt;p&gt;Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- The misplacedginger scale&lt;br&gt;
- Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in?&lt;br&gt;
- Impact of ONE on Pioneer&lt;br&gt;
- Derek &amp;amp; Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia&lt;br&gt;
- Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT?&lt;br&gt;
- Controller vs. keyboard and mouse&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed:
- The misplacedginger scale 
- Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in? 
- Impact of ONE on Pioneer 
- Derek &amp; Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia 
- Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT? 
- Controller vs. keyboard and mouse

Saskatoon Top 8 with Tyvar & Devoted Druid

<description>&lt;p&gt;Pure Canadian Magic goodness in this one as this episode features 4 players going to the first Pro Tour of the new system! Topics include:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Dan's prep for the Pro Tour&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Who are some of the top players in Winnipeg?&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Why did Joseph end up playing Rakdos Midrange?&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;How does Joseph plan to navigate the PT?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>

Pure Canadian Magic goodness in this one as this episode features 4 players going to the first Pro Tour of the new system! Topics include:
<ul>
 <li>Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer</li>
 <li>Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion</li>
 <li>Dan's prep for the Pro Tour</li>
 <li>Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there</li>
 <li>Who are some of the top players in Winnipeg?</li>
 <li>Why did Joseph end up playing Rakdos Midrange?</li>
 <li>How does Joseph plan to navigate the PT?</li>
</ul>

Calgary Regional Champs Review - Dan Snider (Top 8) & Joseph Karani (Champion)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Playing in the F2F Tour Championship this weekend? This one is going to be a banger for you! The guys got Dan Snider and GP Calgary Champion Attila Fur to join the show. Topics include:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;The expected meta in Calgary&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Best version of Mono-Green Devotion&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters?&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Gruul Vehicles &amp;amp; HappySandwich's innovation&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;How many Albertans will be in top 8?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>

Playing in the F2F Tour Championship this weekend? This one is going to be a banger for you! The guys got Dan Snider and GP Calgary Champion Attila Fur to join the show. Topics include:
<ul>
 <li>The expected meta in Calgary</li>
 <li>Best version of Mono-Green Devotion</li>
 <li>The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup</li>
 <li>Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters?</li>
 <li>Gruul Vehicles &amp; HappySandwich's innovation</li>
 <li>How many Albertans will be in top 8?</li>
</ul>

Mono-G Devotion, Gruul Vehicles and Rakdos for F2F Tour Weekend Calgary

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