First Strike

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

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

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 & Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia - Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT? - Controller vs. keyboard and mouse

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: Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion Dan's prep for the Pro Tour Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there Who are some of the top players in Winnipeg? Why did Joseph end up playing Rakdos Midrange? How does Joseph plan to navigate the PT?

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: The expected meta in Calgary Best version of Mono-Green Devotion The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters? Gruul Vehicles & HappySandwich's innovation How many Albertans will be in top 8?

KYT brings the band back together and what a comeback it is with both Derek Pite and Andrew Peters top 8-ing the F2F Tour Championship in Toronto this past week. Topics include: A quick summary of both top 8 runs How good is the Pioneer format? Is Mono-Green Devotion as overpowered as Trudel thinks it is? Is Rakdos Sacrifice an actual thing? What they expect at the Tour Championship in Calgary Comments on the event as a whole

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Felix Sloo (xfile on MODO/MTG Arena) to the cast! 🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirstStrike 🎧 Anchor: anchor.fm/firststrike Andy Peters – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Guest: Felix Sloo  - https://twitter.com/FelixSloo

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Spencer Mazur to the cast! He has the most Modern Challenge Top 8s this season and if you are playing Hammer Time, you don't want to miss this episode! 🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirstStrike 🎧 Anchor: anchor.fm/firststrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Andy Peters – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Guest: Spencer Mazur - https://twitter.com/_HappySandwich

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy invites Andrew Traynor who has made 3 F2F Modern Open top 8s in a row!

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators.   On this episode, Andy invites Haiyue Yu and Carolyn Kavanagh to talk about the VML.

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne?   On this episode, Andy invites Dalia Morin who has been putting up stellar performances on the Face to Face Games tournament circuit.

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne?  On this episode, Andy invites Jonny Guttman @ginky_mtg who most recently finished 4th at the Neon Dynasty Championship.

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne? Andy starts his search with Ontario's Jack Potter who happened to finish 2nd in the F2F Toronto Open this past Saturday.

KYT brings Andy back for a quick reaction on Magic's big Organized Play announcement. They then discuss Modern with F2F Edmonton Open Champion Ash Loraas. Should players pilot 4C Elementals?

Mani Davoudi joins the show after winning 15K USD at DreamHack Anaheim (2nd place). The guys pick his brain on what's good in Standard moving forward. Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) David Rood & GP New Jersey Champion Isaak Krut join the show! (2:00) Why was MF New Jersey so popular and how was it? (15:10) DRood wanted to ditch thoughts on current competitive scene (18:10) What was Isaak's prep? Kyle Rose (@TheHamTV) the best resource for Limited? (24:15) How was Isaak's tournament? (34:35) How was finalnub's weekend in New Jersey? (37:00) F2F Vancouver Champion Roy Yang joins the show! He won with only 1 Niv-Mizzet?! (43:40) We ask Roy about his competitive career (52:40) In-depth Pioneer discussion Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Tyler Nightingale joins the show fresh off his WPNQ Finals win with Jeskai Fires. (8:15) Our own Andy also won his WPNQ Finals with Jeskai Fires as well. The two break down the deck. (30:55) What's #mtgfitness? (44:10) Why does Tyler love wrestling? Is there something to be learned from how wrestling uses their branding? (53:10) Discretionary invites (1:03:00) Pioneer and Modern analysis with the God of the Graveyard Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg Guest: Tyler Nightingale - https://twitter.com/tylernightinga3 First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (3:00) Elliot has been playing a busted Devoted Druid list in Modern (6:45) Reaction to the recent bans (20:20) Analyzing the Toronto Open+ results (25:00) Has the game passed Shaheen by? Edgar thnks so. (26:40) How was Edgar's mindset heading into the SCG Invitational this past weekend? (29:05) What was Edgar's prep / what decks did his team come up with and why? (30:20) Hardened Scales in Pioneer (41:00) What would Edgar recommend for Modern? Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (0:45) What Happened? - Andy's MC Richmond performance (6:00) Asking Shaheen about Eli's top 8 performance, lifetime split (12:00) Reactions to Pioneer ban (28:35) Shaheen's suggestion for Standard (29:55) finalnub's Pioneer deck seeing notable success (44:00) Top 16 MC competitor Andrew Huska joins the show! (57:00) Andrew had the best Constructed record at the MC (59:15) What Andrew thinks is the best deck from here on out Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:05) Isaak Krut joins the show after just Q'ing for the next Arena Mythic Championship (4:00) How'd Isaak become part of Team Hairy T? Did David Rood scout him? (9:00) Elliot qualified for F2F Montreal's WPNQ Finals with Sultai (15:00) Why Andy & Elliot think Sultai has the best sideboard in Standard (23:00) Keith Capstick joins the show to discuss state of Magic and recent OP news (36:50) Picking Keith's brain on Pioneer (49:30) Nam Dang joines the show after a 2nd place finish in the first Pioneer Challenge with UR Phoenix (57:45) Nam gets into his Standard prep, currently trying Simic Ramp with Mass Manipulation (1:03:00) Who are some of the top players in Nam's local area? (1:09:30) KYT thinks Keith sounds like Patrick Mahomes Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike KYT chats with Shaheen Soorani about Standard, Pioneer and his top 5 chicken wing sauces. Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Reaction to #MythicChampionshipV (6:40) Reaction to Field of the Dead ban (13:45) Where is Andy's head at for Standard as he preps for MC6 (21:00) Pioneer talk, early ideas (32:20) The future of digital MTG Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Shaheen joins the show to talk Standard (18:50) Is Emry the new KCI? Shaheen thinks Oko green version is better than Ascendancy (25:00) How hard is Emry to play? finalnub felt overwhelmed at MagicFest Montreal (31:00) With a PTQ top 8, how does Andy now feel about Bring to Light Scapeshift? (39:50) Mystery Packs?! Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Tariq comes back on the show after a SCG Open and GP top 8 with Legacy Hogaak (7:50) Tariq feels his deck has a 90% win percentage against fair decks (25:35) What does the crew think about fractional invites? (46:00) Has Jon broken it with a new version of Neoform? (54:35) Which deck has Andy been crushing online with? Bring to Light Scapeshift?! Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guest: Tariq Patel - https://twitter.com/TariqPatel10 First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (2:00) Cyrus won GP Atlanta last weekend. How did he decide on Ad Nauseam Tendrils? (11:50) What happened to Miracles in the format? (24:15) What's next for Cyrus in terms of content production? (40:00) BIG NEWS! KYT talks WPN Qualifiers and announces F2F Open+ events now give invites to Players Tour Regional (46:15) Jon regrets dropping the ball at his first Pro Tour and urges Cyrus not to make the same mistake Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guest: Cyrus Corman-Gill - https://twitter.com/CyrusCGmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

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Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:39) Brett Steele won 2 FaceToFaceGames.com Opens with Dredge. How'd he do it? Is Tome Scour a worthy replacement? (10:59) Shaheen thinks Whirza is probably the best deck in the format. (13:20) How does Whirza vs. Dredge go? (20:30) What should people be playing this weekend? (26:13) Fitness' role to Brett's MTG success (36:00) How excited are we about Throne of Eldraine? Which cards are catching Shaheen's attention? (56:45) How has the NFL started for Shaheen? Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/ShaheenMTG Guest: Brett Steele - https://twitter.com/bstee First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

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Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) Shaheen's reaction to the additions of Rivals and the Players Tour (5:45) Reacting to Hogaak/Looting ban & Stoneforge unban (23:20) Where was UW in terms of power level before and now after the bans? (35:40) How'd Elliot's Vegas Grand Prix go with Hogaak? (39:45) Jon started running hot and wasfeatured twice at MagicFest Vegas with Neobrand. How was his weekend? (44:15) Where do we go from her in Modern? Jon is thinking Valakut... (50:15) Should Jon have played a "real deck"? (1:02:00) Discussing Tobi Henke's mathematicial conclusion that a deck with higher variance is better to spike a tourney Follow us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Derek Pite - https://twitter.com/misplacedginger Guest: Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (2:25) Derek won a Modern 3K with Izzet Phoenix. How? (8:25) Elliot gets help from the First Strike fan base and will be playing Hogaak at MagicFest Vegas. (15:20) How long can Elliot ditch the Underground Cabal? Does finalnub feel confident heading to Vegas. (23:45) Vegas food recommendations (28:25) Discussion on Hall of Fame (36:25) What's next for everyone? A First Strike gathering at MagicFest Montreal? (42:20) How can we all make more compelling Magic content? What are the key ingredients of a good MTG vlog?  Follow us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Derek Pite - https://twitter.com/misplacedginger First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:50) Early reaction to Organized Play news (31:50) With local MCQs coming up, should people just play Hogaak?| (38:35) Thoughts on people selling Magic content for money (46:35) The First Strike podcast welcomes Pascal Maynard! What has he been up to? (49:30) Who would be in the MTG Grinders Hall of Fame? (1:01:00) How did the Arena Super Cup get started? (1:18:00) What to play in Modern for upcoming MCQs and GP Vegas? (1:22:40) tangrams returns to the show to talk about his MCQ top 8 with Coretapper Tron Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guests: Keith Capstick - https://twitter.com/KeithCapstick Daniel Fournier - https://twitter.com/tirentu Pascal Maynard - https://twitter.com/PascalMaynard David Inglis - https://twitter.com/tangrams  First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guests: Dom Harvey - https://twitter.com/dominharvia Sean Gifford - https://twitter.com/BlinkyMTG  First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Andy takes down the latest MTGO Standard MCQ with Bant Scapeshift. How broken is it? (14:05) Shaheen Soorani's team won SCG Philadelphia! He of course played UW Control. (19:55) If control is best in a predictable metagame, why is Shaheen playing UW Control? (22:05) What happened to misplacedginger? What's his take on Modern? (29:50) How did Elliot's SCG Philly go with Bring to Light Scapeshift? (32:50) Where is finalnub's head when it comes to Modern? Is Hogaak still good? (39:35) How has Shaheen's draft preparation been going? (41:45) Commentary on Hasbro revenue report (46:30) finanub responds to Ari Lax on Neoform Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Derek Pite - https://twitter.com/misplacedginger Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:15) Shaheen Soorani's thoughts on the state of competitive MTG (3:55) Destruction of pro system will cause some types of players to no longer exist - Shaheen (15:45) What's the best case scenario from this point forward? (21:45) What is the MTG dream? (36:05) Modern time: is Snakeshift the new King of Modern? (48:15) Shaheen reveals what will most likely be his MC Barcelona deck Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub Guest: Shaheen Soorani - https://twitter.com/shaheenmtg First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.

KYT, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by MTGO legend Daniel Goetschel to discuss electronic MtG in bricks and mortar stores, the Modern metagame for MC Barcelona, and the pitfalls of Modern Horizons draft.

KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by "Detective" Dhaliwal and MTGO ringer Tangrams, Dave Inglis, to look at whether any cards from the Hogaak deck will be feeling the banhammer Monday, and their Top 5 Core Set 2020 cards for Standard. 

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan catch up with Detective Dhaliwal, who cracked the case of the Hamilton Open with Modern's new best deck, Hogaak Vengevine. 

KYT, Andy, and Elliot get hyped for the Mythic Championship III this weekend by looking at the decklists published and picking their top 6 players, then start to take a cautious look at what Modern Horizons has been doing to Modern.

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate KYT's Arena Super Cup Invitational victory, talk to Gabryel Laporte about Gruul Midrange in Standard, and tackle all the gripes with the Mythic Arena Championship and Magic Pro League.

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan chat recent MCQ winner Dan Fournier about playing UR Phoenix in Standard, crowdsourcing travel to Mythic Championships, and dethroning UW Control in Modern. Special apparance by Alex Hayne!

KYT, Andy, and Jonathan chat with MCQ winner and Bant Nexus master Matt Stein. 

KYT, Andy, Elliot, and Jonathan hang out with Davies Clark, winner of the SCG Classic in Syracuse this past Sunday, to look at changes in the Standard metagame, land destruction in Standard, and what's got them excited from Modern Horizons so far.

Shawn Dhaliwal just top-8ed GP Madison and joins the show to talk WAR Limited. Markus Thibeau talks Mono Red after winning an MCQ this past weekend.

KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by MCQ-winning Brian "BoSu" Su to look at Esper Heroes, the Standard metagame, and what did Gerry Thompson do to the Magic Pro League?

KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Michael Rapp, GP Toronto champion, to look at Grixis Death's Shadow, pros switching published decks, and which deck is on the rise in Standard?

 KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy get together to look at the stories and surprises from Mythic Championship London, and predict their top 5 constructed cards from War of the Spark. 

KYT, Elliot, and Jonathan are joined by Magic Fest Niagara Falls champion Daniel Goetschel, to look at his winning Stoneblade Legacy deck and his path through the top 8. The crew then chat with Travis Somerville, author of the ground-breaking MTG Xray deck design app for PC.

KYT, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan are joined by Kelly Ackerman from Face to Face Games Toronto, Edgar Magalhaes "the Amulet Savant", and Attila Fur, winner of MF Calgary to discuss the new F2F store in Toronto, Amulet Titan territory, and Modern trends for MC London. 

 KYT, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot welcome SCG Tour leader Matt Dilks and Team Face to Face Games' Shaheen Soorani to discuss Amulet Titan, preparing for the Mythic Championship in London, and the next steps in professional Magic after the Mythic Invitational. 

KYT, Derek, Elliot, Andy and Jonathan return from MagicFest Calgary to discuss the success of the Mythic Invitational, the best decks for Modern, and preparing for War of the Spark Limited. 

KYT, Derek, Elliot, and Andy are joined by Barrie Open champion Stephen Kerr to look at Azorius Control in Modern, the new Duo Standard format, and pick favourites for the first ever Mythic Invitational.

KYT, Elliot, and Andy are joined by Jonathan Medina as they look at which decks in Modern will benefit from the London mulligan, co-streaming the Mythic Invitational, and all those War of the Spark planeswalkers. 

KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan meet up to make predictions for the impact of the London Mulligan on Modern, and which cards they want to see reprinted in Modern Horizons. 

KYT, Elliot, Derek, and Andy look back at the weekend in Cleveland, including Standard and Limited conclusions, as well as the best path to the pro tour, and a lengthy heated debate on who is the greatest of all time and why! 

 KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan talk about their expectations for the first Mythic Championship in Cleveland, the Standard metagame, and MSRP. 

KYT, Elliot, Derek, Andy, and Jonathan talk about their experiences at Magic Fest Toronto, the Modern metagame, and a Prerelease as a Grand Prix??? (00:01:20) Andy played Izzet Phoenix to great results on both Friday and Saturday of MF Toronto, and Elliot rode the Phoenix to top 8 of the Sunday MFQ. Is it the best deck in Modern? But can the Whir Prison deck lose to anything? What cards in Modern can beat it?  (00:15:16) Why did Derek wear chainmail all weekend at MF Toronto? Is Burn well- or poorly-positioned in Modern right now? Why Burn will never be broken. (00:21:08) Are pros less likely to attend Magic Fests? Are the Pro Tour Qualifiers a better event to play? Are the events softer as a result?  (00:25:48) How is the Standard Mythic grid going for Derek on MTGArena? Why is Sultai not good on MTGArena, even though it's great in paper? Why Jonathan thinks White-Blue Aggro is well-placed going into his RPTQ this weekend. What would Derek play in the RPTQ this weekend, if he weren't already qualified? How do you predict the metagame? (00:39:04) Prerelease Grand Prix at Magic Fest London! Reactions? Is this an amazing opportunity for the players or just a grab by CFB for money from local stores?  (00:48:54) KYT was providing independent coverage of the Magic Fest for Face to Face Games this weekend. Is the trade off of less official coverage for more Magic Fest events worth it? Is third-party coverage the right move in an MTGArena future? 

Elliot, Derek, and Andy look at Ravnica Allegiance sealed in the wake of Grand Prix New Jersey, Modern decks, and find lots to get excited about in the MTG Arena Mythic Invitational Announcement.

KYT, Derek, and Andy are joined by Shaheen Soorani, who first predicted on First Strike last year that KCI would be the piece to be banned from that deck. How will Modern look without KCI, how will Standard look after this weekend, and is playing on MtG Arena better than MTGO?

KYT, Derek, Andy, and Elliot are joined by SCG Leaderboard warrior and Toronto ex-pat, Tariq Patel, to discuss the fate of KCI in Modern, the strategic importance of taking the draw, and Top 5 Picks for Ravnica Allegiance.

KYT, Andy, Derek, Elliot, and Jon are joined by Markus Thibeau so we have not one but TWO people qualified for the first Mythic Championship! Also, stay tuned right to the last for the exclusive free official Ravnica Allegiance preview card, Cult Guildmage!

Click here to learn how to join the First Strike Nation! KYT, Andy, Derek, Elliot, and Jonathan celebrate Elliot’s top 4 Modern victory at the RPTQ to earn a spot in the very first Mythic Championship. (00:02:54) Elliot top 4’d his RPTQ to qualify for the very first Mythic Championship! How much experience did he […]

The First Strike crew gives their first impressions on the $10 million dollars announcement.

KYT, Andy, Derek, Jonathan, and Elliot explore what impact general entry fees might have on Grand Prix attendance, what deck to play in Modern for the upcoming RPTQs, the state of Standard, and a DQ at Grand Prix Warsaw.

KYT, Andy, Derek are graced by two thirds of the SCG Vegas Team Open winners, Markus Thibeau and First Strike's own Jonathan Zhang, as they look at making a team, the Standard metagame, and choosing Modern decks.

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Jonathan Zhang look at the Pro Tour top 8 and top PT constructed decks, Dredge in Modern, and the new Format-focussed event path to the Magic Online Championship. And Fish.

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Elliott make Standard predictions for Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica this weekend, talk frankly about Modern feelings, and welcome Jonathan Medina for his take on Ultimate Masters and those two dread words: Magic Finance.

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite special guest Eli Kassis, winner of GP New Jersey to dissect his GP victory with Jeskai in Standard, why Green-Black had such a poor top end showing, and what impact this will have on Pro Tour Standard deck selection.

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Jonathan Zhang, aka Finalnub, to the show to look at something new in Modern, what's going on in Standard, and is the Standard format solved going into the Pro Tour in November?

KYT and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhaes, Bryan Gottlieb, and Jonathan Zhang to look at a recent Canadian cheating scandal, why Amulet Titan is currently well-positioned in Modern, and can anything beat Black-Green in Standard?

KYT, Andy, and Derek are joined by the official new Team Face to Face Games captain, Shaheen Soorani. Together they share their early impressions of Guilds of Ravnica Limited, which cards they are excitied to play in Standard, and look forward to Grand Prix Montreal this weekend.

KYT, Andy, and Derek invite Elliot Fortier to help them uncover all of the surprises and drama of the World Championship. Then Andy, Derek, and Elliot pick apart each other's lists of the Top 5 constructed cards in Guilds of Ravnica, so you can know which cards to get at your prerelease this weekend!

KYT, Andy, and Derek couldn't help but bring back Dan Lanthier, who took his trusty UW Control to the top 8 of the SCG Syracuse Modern Open last weekend. Join them as they look at Modern, how the new Guilds of Ravnica cards will affect Standard, and the ramifications of cheating, or alleging cheating.

KYT and Derek welcome GP Detroit top 4 semi-finalist Dan Lanthier back to the show, and are joined by Edgar Magalhaes to discuss what they each gained and learned from Team Unified Modern, the changes to the Pro Tour for 2019, and then look at some of the previewed Guilds of Ravnica cards.

KYT and Andy get to welcome back First Strike alumni Bryan Gottlieb, as the three chat with newly-appointed Pro Player Consultant and Commentator Eduardo Sajgalik about Bryan's new HeadGAMe podcast, Eduardo's PT Hall of Fame ballot, and Pro Player feedback.

KYT, Andy, and Derek get together with Edgar Magalhaes fresh off a Standard top 8 at Grand Prix Providence, and none other than Gerry Thompson himself to talk about the GP, the Hall of Fame, cheating, and DreamHack in Montreal.

KYT and Andy welcome Pro Tour titans Jon Stern and Alex Majlaton to discuss Thursday's Organized Play announced changes, the differences between Pro Tour Club levels, Pro Players advising Organized Play, and their thoughts on the 2018 Pro Tour Hall of Fame ballot.

KYT and Andy are joined by Shaheen Soorani who helps deconstruct his team's 22nd place finish and the team Pro Tour experience, while Travis "Semulin" Sowers comes on to debate Limited's place on the Pro Tour and how his experiences growing as a streamer and digital content creator.

KYT and Andy welcome Rob Lombardi back to the show, as well as Jay Lansdaal to discuss the pitfalls of prize splitting, Saheeli Combo in Modern, Militia Bugler, and the Core M19 draft format.

KYT is back! And he's joined by Derek and Andy, as well as Edgar Magalhaes, to look at the newest Modern Humans tech, Standard leading to the team Pro Tour, and the Commander 2018 preview of Vedalken Humiliator.

Elliot, Andy, and Derek are joined by Jonathan Zhang to chat about movement in the Standad metagame, the importance of versatility in Modern, and the impact of tariffs on drafting in Canada.

Elliot, Andy, and Derek meet to share their M19 Prerelease impressions and lessons learned, as well as to share what they have observed--and what they predict--for the impact the new Core Set will have on Constructed formats going forward.

Elliot, Andy, and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhaes on the show after a nearly triumphant result at Canadian Nationals last weekend to take Dominaria draft, the Standard metagame, and where the banhammer did and didn't fall.

KYT, Andy, and Derek are joined by Kingston's Elliot Fortier (clandestine Level 2 judge) to talk about lessons learned at the Team Constructed RPTQ and Grand Prix Pittsburgh, as well as start the countdown to Canadian Nationals this coming weekend.

KYT and Andy are joined by Kelly Ackermann from F2F Toronto and Edmonton's Brian Ziemba, to get hyped about Canadian Nationals in two weeks, and even more hyped for Core Set 2019 with the free exclusive Core Set 2019 preview card from Wizards of the Coast, Alpine Moon!

KYT, Derek, and Andy take First Strike to the late night slot, with topics like how to next-level Raff Capashen in Dominaria draft, a new home for Geist of Saint Traft in Modern, and riding the Blue-Black train in Standard.

KYT, Andy, Derek, and Rob chat with Morgan McLaughlin about his 9th place finish at Pro Tour Dominaria, the Standard deck he chose, and some of the judge calls on coverage.

KYT, Derek, and Andy welcome GP DC winner Andrew Tenjum and Calgary's Brian Ziemba to talk team limited, takesy-backsies, and the Battle Bond set release.

KYT, Derek, and Andy are joined by Jennifer Crotts, Tyler Blum, and Robert Smith after their top 4 appearance in the Team Trios Constructed Grand Prix Toronto last weekend.

KYT, Derek, and Andy welcome Daniel Fournier, fresh off winning an MTGO Standard PTQ with BW Vehicles and Dean McLaren, winner of the Red Deer F2F Modern Open with Krark-Clan Ironworks.

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Pro Tour Atlanta 2005 Team winners and Canadian Magic legends Gabe Tsang and Dave Rood, as well as veteran streamer Travis Sowers.

KYT and Andy and are joined by two/thirds of the Grand Prix Columbus Team Sealed winners, David Goldfarb and Edgar Magalhaes, to discuss Dominaria Limited and team events.

KYT, Rob, and Derek are joined by guests Bryan Gottlieb and Connor Bryant, to cover new game board layout policy changes, and how Dominaria is already changing Modern, Standard, and Limited.

KYT, Rob, Derek, and Andy chat with Shaheen Soorani on how broken the Krark-Clan Ironworks is in Modern. Or is it?

Andy and Derek welcome Keith Capstick, who has returned to Canada after a top 16 finish in Legacy at GP Seattle last weekend, as they talk Legacy plays, choosing a deck for the Modern metagame, and take a close look at the ManaDeprived's two official Dominaria preview cards: War-Cry Phoenix and Blackblade Reforged!

KYT, Andy, and Derek welcome Alex Bianchi to talk Rivals of Ixalan Sealed, the dominant decks in Standard, and peek at the Modern metagame with Jonathan Zhang.

KYT and Derek are joined by Edgar Magalhes, Travis Sowers, and Jonathan Medina to talk Modern Amulet Titan, handshakes, and streaming the beta MTGArena.

KYT, Derek, and Andy welcome the Affinity master himself, Alex Majlaton to talk about Affinity in the Jace Modern, as well as discussing playing after bans, and the new Magic 25 Limited format.

KYT, Robert, Derek, and Andy invite the First Strike viewers to help celebrate KYT's birthday by looking at Modern decks, Standard tournaments, and the newly-previewed Dominaria enchantment card cycle, the Sagas!

KYT, Robert, Derek, and Andy welcome Karim Badrubin to the show to lay some Legacy wisdom on them. They cover the rest of the constructed formats by looking at Modern from the MOCS Championship and Derek wins a Standard PPTQ!

KYT, Robert, Derek, and Andy look at the new Challenger decks and the Standard metagame after GP Memphis, then welcome Edgar Magalhaes to learn the best Modern deck for JTMS.

KYT, Robert, Bryan, and Vince comes on to talk about his game café, Waypoint Games. The cast is joined by Derek Pite to look at all the possible decks in the current Standard.

KYT and Andy Peters are joined by Alex Biancchi and the one and only Grand Prix Toronto finalist Jon Stern, to take about playing Burn at the Pro Tour and Grand Prix, and other Modern matchups.

KYT and Rob Lombardi, are joined by Shaheen Soorani, Derek Pite, and Grand Prix Toronto virtual top 8 finisher Cody Gravelle to react to the news of the hot unbannings in Modern, tell stories from the Grand Prix, and look to the future of Modern.

KYT and Rob Lombardi, are joined by Derek Pite and Robert Anderson to discuss two weeks of Modern: the Pro Tour in Bilbao Spain last weekend, and the Grand Prix coming up in Toronto this weekend.

KYT, Bryan Gottlieb, Andy Peters, Matthew Dilks, and Alex Bianchi get together to discuss fair decks in Modern, Grixis in Standard, and when a disqualification can be right but unfair.

KYT, Robert Lombardi, and Andy Peters get togther to discuss Rivals of Ixalan sealed from Grand Prix Indy, new Modern decks for Grand Prix Toronto, can new content segments save Grand Prix video coverage?

KYT, Bryan Gottlieb and Andy Peters and Jonathan Goud, Canada's regional Judge Coordinator, meet to chat about the announced major changes to this great game of Magic.

KYT and Robert are joined by old friend of the show Shaheen Soorani, to talk Modern for the Pro Tour, Control decks, and Rivals of Ixalan Standard.

KYT, Robert, joined by ManaDeprived.com streamers Derek "Trophy Hunter" Pite and Travis "Semulin" Sowers, have the pleasure to introduce ManaDeprived's official preview card, Wayward Swordtooth!

KYT, Robert, and Andy Robdrup meet up with Jonathan Medina to talk about GP New Jersey, the new Challenger decks for Standard, and how to improve everything from Magic tournament video to the Grand Prix experience.

KYT, Robert, and Bryan get together to look at the decks to play in the current Modern metagame, the viability of a Pauper Grand Prix, and Ixalan sealed. Then they are joined by Jonathan Medina to discuss the success of the goofy set, Unstable.

KYT is joined by Andy Peters and Alex Bianchi, who after figuring out the best deck in Standard and Modern, they tackle the mystery of why Team Canada can't do well at the World Magic Cup. Then Jonathan Medina shows up for the last half of hour of the show to debate the financial merits of Iconic Masters over Unstable.

Michael J Flores might just have an opinion on what decks are best in Modern and Standard.

KYT, Rob Lombardi, and Bryan Gottlieb mark ONE WHOLE YEAR of the podcast by looking at Standard decks, Modern RPTQ results, and reflect on the lessons that one year of First Strike has helped them learn.

KYT, Rob Lombardi, and Vince D'Agostino welcome special guest First Strike Nation member Sergio Ferry, who made 9th place at last weekend's Grand Prix Atlanta playing Grixis Midrange in Standard!

KYT and Rob Lombardi get all the details from Pro Tour Ixalan, as Team First Strike 9-7 member Doug Potter and ever-popular guest Shaheen Soorani, Pro Tour Control Club member, share their experiences.

KYT, Bryan, and Vince are joined by Seth Black and Chantelle Campbell to discuss Legacy, Modern, and a better community.

KYT, Doug, and Robert are joined by special guest Matthew Diltz, winner of the Legacy showdown at Canadian Nationals, to compare Legacy/Modern, and how to prepare for the Pro Tour.

KYT and Robert get to chat with 2017 Canadian champ Kale Thompson, along with Andy "FOOTBALL" Peters, about Temur Energy, the Nationals format, and how Kale once got "Lombardied".

KYT, Robert, and Vince are joined by Kelly Ackermann from Face to Face Games Toronto, host of the 2017 Canadian Nationals.

KYT and Bryan have returned from Grand Prix Providence, and are joined by Rob to discuss the usual variety of topics.

KYT, Doug, Vince, and Canada Regional Coordinator Jonathan Goud look at the new Communication policy changes, and lessons leared from Ixalan Prereleases.

KYT, Robert, Vince, and Bryan look at the varieties of Modern metagames, debate how Ixalan could change Standard after rotation, and try to find the perfect way to make Limited exciting for the average viewer.

KYT, Robert, and Vince reveal two exclusive Ixalan previews, and take an in-depth look at the newly-announced MTGArena digital game.

KYT, Robert, and Bryan chat with special guest Connor Bryant about his recent Magic Online PTQ win, the state of Modern, and Ixalan cards.

KYT returns to a dino-sized week of Ixalan spoilers, so he joins Bryan Gottlieb and Vince D'Agostino, to look at all the news surrounding the newest Magic set.

Doug Potter leads the discussions with Robert Lombardi and Vince D'Agostino, covering everything from Standard to why MTGO needs more Phantom Drafts.

KYT, Rob Lombardi, and Bryan Gottlieb welcome Dan Musser to the show, as they talk Modern, all the decks of current Standard, and showing emotion when the pressure is on.

KYT, Robert Lombardi, and Vince D'Agostino welcome Derek "Misplaced Ginger" Pite and Andy "Awkward" Peters to share their views on Standard, Modern, GP coverage, and MtG Arena.

The day after Pro Tour Hour of Devastation, KYT welcomes Brian Gottlieb and Rob Lombardi to look at the events and surprises of the tournament.

KYT welcomes the newly crowned champion of Grand Prix Toronto, Robert Anderson, along with dethroned champ and co-host, Robert Lombardi, returning Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Doug Potter, and co-hosts extraordinaire Bryan Gottlieb and Vince D'Agostino to tell stories from the Grand Prix and discuss the new Limited format.

KYT welcomes the talented cosplayer Courtney Polozzo, who will be at Grand Prix Toronto this coming weekend, and is joined by the full house to debate the current Standard, and the FNM and Game Day changes announced this week.

KYT welcomes amazing streamer Travis "Semulin" Sowers, Rob Lombardi and Vince D'Agostino to debate early lessons from Hour of Devastation limited, to whether feeding the hive mind decklists is really what is killing Standard?

Modern's best decks, improving at Magic while balancing life's demands, and a look at some spicy Hour of Devastation cards!

Robert Lombardi, Bryan Gottlieb, and KYT is back to talk with special guest, Mani Davoudi (@zapgaze), winner of the Grand Prix Las Vegas Modern event, and to reveal the exclusive HOU preview card, Hollow One!

Robert Lombardi, Bryan Gottlieb, and Vince D'Agostino find themselves hosted by none other than Doug Potter, and boy did Grand Prix Las Vegas give them lots to talk about!

KYT, Robert Lombardi, Bryan Gottlieb, and Vince D'Agostino get together to debate the ch-ch-ch-changes of Metamorphosis 2.0!

KYT, Robert Lombardi, Bryan Gottlieb, and Vince D'Agostino get together to debate Standard Pro Tour diversity, MTGO PTQ changes, and those leaked Hour of Devastation spoilers!

KYT, Robert Lombardi, and Bryan Gottlieb get together to debate celebrity Pro Tour invitations, crazy Japanese decklists, and what could possibly save Standard!

KYT, Robert Lombardi, Vince D'Agostino are joined the day after Grand Prix Montreal by Top 8 competitor Daniel Fournier to discuss the GP, Standard, and more!

KYT, Robert and Bryan debrief after the Pro Tour to sound off on choosing the right deck, Amonkhet draft, and Standard going forward.

KYT, Robert, and Vince get together less than a week before Robert goes to the Pro Tour, to sound off on banning cards in Limited, the Standard deck to beat, and whether Twitch chat is really too toxic?

KYT, Robert, and Bryan shuffle up their opinions on the Mardu Vehicle-heavy top 8 from the most recent SCG Open, Amonkhet Sealed as a format, and even Frontier.

KYT, Robert, and Bryan join you this week for a SECOND First Strike podcast, to bring you their reactions to the announcement of the emergency banning of Felidar Guardian.

KYT, Robert, and Vince have something to say about the pre-Amonkhet Banned & Restricted announcements, and share their experiences with the new Limited format.

KYT, Bryan, and Robert are itching to get into Amonkhet Standard, and share the questions on their minds leading into the Amonkhet Prerelease weekend.

First Strike is joined by Mike Linneman, who shares his plans for the Magic Art Show for GP Vegans and the crew unveils two new Amonkhet preview cards!

First Strike welcomes the Expensive Sorcery Master himself, none other than Shaheen Soorani, as he joins Robert Lombardi and Vince D'Agostino to debate all the Magic news from Team Unified Modern to new Amonkhet cards.

First Strike works their way through the new mechanics of Amonkhet to controversial opinions over the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.

KYT moderates the discussion between Bryan Gottlieb and Doug Potter, as they cover Grand Prix Admission costs, a widening Standard metagame, and a weird Amonkhet spoiler card.

Three First Strikers went to Grand Prix New Jersey, and one battled all the way to 8th place!

In this episode, KYT welcomes guest Chantelle Campbell, Grand Prix Vancouver 24th place and Play It Forward winner!

KYT is joined by GP Vancouver Top 8 finisher Jon Stern to fiercely debate MTG topics with Robert Lombardi and Bryan Gottlieb, and reveal a Modern Masters 2017 preview card: Molten Rain!

KYT along with Doug Potter and Bryan Gottlieb, welcome Grand Prix Vancouver Top 8 competitor Gerry Thompson to the show!

In this episode, KYT along with Robert Lombardi and Vince D'Agostino, welcome Grand Prix Pittsburgh Top 8 competitor Daniel Fournier to talk about Jeskai Saheeli in the post-Pro Tour Standard.

Pro Tour Aether Revolt is in the books, and KYT moderates the debate topics ranging from what happened at the Pro Tour to what lies after.

Pro Tour Aether Revolt is just around the corner, and KYT moderates the debate topics between Robert Lombardi, Doug Potter, and Bryan Gottlieb.

The first weekend of Aether Revolt Standard is in the books, and KYT moderates the debate topics between Robert Lombardi and Vince D'Agostino.

Aether Revolt Prereleases have just passed, so KYT moderates the debate topics between Doug Potter and Robert Lombardi.

In this episode, the banhammer has dropped and KYT moderates the debate topics between Doug Potter, Robert Lombardi, AND Bryan Gottlieb.

In this first episode of 2017, KYT moderates the debate topics between Doug Potter and Bryan Gottlieb.

Captain Canada KYT moderates the debate topics between Hamilton Hero Robert Lombardi and Jaded Master Bryan Gottlieb.

KYT moderates the debate topics between Toronto's Grand Prix winner Robert Lombardi and special guest veteran streamer Vince D'Agostino, covering Standard bannings to Aether Revolt spoilers to MTGO pet peeves.

KYT moderates the debate topics between Edmonton's Magic the Gathering end boss Doug Potter, and American stalwart Bryan Gottlieb.

Captain Canada himself moderates the debate between Pro Tour and Grand Prix stalwart Bryan Gottlieb, and Robert Lombardi of Hamilton.

In episode two, KYT and the guys look at Eldrazi Tron in Modern, the All-VIP GP in Chiba Japan, PTQs vs PPTQs, and the Frontier MtG format.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of First Strike podcast! KYT, Doug Potter, and Robert Lombardi debate everything from the World Magic Cup to underrated Canadian players.