Midweek Metagame

Epizode

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  Modern Regional Championship Season in Full Swing 17.09.2026 1h 29min

  With the first couple Modern Regional Championships in the books, including a huge field one in Baltimore, Edgar and Gab share their thoughts on the format as well as their personal testing. Gab in particular is excited about one of Modern's many forgotten archetype. RC Baltimore Results: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/405588RC China Results: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/451148Gab's Decklists: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/author/Gabriel-Nassif/decks
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  All Things Constructed and Gab's Big Online Win 02.09.2026 1h 14min

  In this week's ep, Gab and Edgar talk Moder, Timeless, Standard and even Pioneer with Gab having just taken down the most recent Pioneer Showcase Challenge on Magic Online. Gab's Pioneer Golgari Midrange List: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7934039#paper Gab's Modern Esper Control Deck: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Esper-Control/550019 Brisbane Spotlight Series Results: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/441441 Modern Showcase Challenge Results: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-showcase-challenge-2026-08-29#paper
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  August B&R - Modern with The Hobbit 19.08.2026 1h 10min

  In this week's ep, Edgar and Gab share their thoughts on the most recent Banned and Restricted announcement. They also talk about Standard, Modern, Timeless and Arena Directs!
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  The Hall of Fame is Back, The Hobbit Preview and More 07.08.2026 1h 39min

  Edgar and Gab are back and so is the Hall of Fame. Gab was part of the voting committee and shares his ballot. The pair also talk about the new Hobbit set as well as a quick recap of their Team Spotlight Series in Brussels and a little Modern update. Reid's Hall of Fame article: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/article/Who-I-m-Voting-for-To-Be-in-the-Magic-The-Gathering-Pro-Tour-Hall-of-Fame-2026/6f8fbb9a-a88e-43ca-9746-6ad2f152acfd/
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  Pro Tour Amsterdam Full Recap 23.07.2026 1h 25min

  Gab and Edgar give you the full recap of their tournament as well as their last week of testing and how and why they played the Modern decks they did. The Pro Tour Decklists: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/434455 Gab's Azorius Loki Deck: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Azorius-Loki/548974
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  Pro Tour Minus Two Weeks and the Impact of the Marvel Set 02.07.2026 1h 6min

  In this week's ep, Edgar and Gab share their experience with the Marvel limited format as well as where their heads are at in Modern two weeks before the Pro Tour.  Gab's Scepter/Chant Build: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Azorius-Scepter-Chant/547777 Edgar's Goryo's Build: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Edgar-s-Goryo-s/547776 Edgar's 5-0 Loki List: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7846358?__cf_chl_f_tk=4xSOmfVxErvM0G2b49118onuvVMqbe_UaeZwvpup.r4-1782947970-1.0.1.1-xEHHCjxpf9LJIiPAYnrmurNrqQkQGISK0lPDYon5Eng#paper
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  Is Marvel Super Heroes Going to Impact Modern? 17.06.2026 1h 43min

  In this week's ep, Edgar shares how he qualified for his first Arena Championship (beat Gab to it too!). The pair also discusses the new Marvel Super Heroes set and share their picks for potential playable cards in Modern as an update on their Pro Tour testing.   Gab's Life on the Line pick: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Black-Eyetwitch/546950 All of Gab's decks: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/author/Gabriel-Nassif/decks
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  Modern Pro Tour Testing: a Goryo's Deep Dive and More 10.06.2026 1h 32min

  In this week's ep, Edgar shares his Goryo's build as well as the reasoning behind his card choices and Gab talks about the different Birthing Ritual decks he's tried among others. Edgar's Goryo's List: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Esper-Goryo-s/546893 Gab's Azorius Chant Miracle list: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/magic-the-gathering/deck/Azorius-Chant-Miracles/546332 Arun's Selesnya Ritual list: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7828367#paper
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  Pro Tour Testing: TEN Different Modern Decks 03.06.2026 1h 37min

  Edgar and Gab have played a ton of Modern this week and share their findings as their Pro Tour testing continues. They also start the pod by quickly going over the last round of RCs. Gab's decks: https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/author/Gabriel-Nassif/decks   Edgar's Standard Mardu guide: https://metafy.gg/guides/view/mardu-discard-how-to-be-really-cool-but-al-qTOmcwUiWUB
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  Last Round of Standard RCs and Modern Pro Tour Testing 28.05.2026 1h 9min

  This week, Edgar and Gab go over the Standard RCs and an update on Mardu as well as their week of playing Modern with some old and new decks. As always, they end the podcast by putting their lives on the line with their deck choice for Standard and Modern.   Edgar's Metafy Mardu guide: https://metafy.gg/guides/view/mardu-discard-how-to-be-really-cool-but-al-qTOmcwUiWUB
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  Huge Changes to Modern and Edgar's Standard RC recap 23.05.2026 1h 35min

  Edgar starts us off with his Standard Regional recap then the duo gets into the big news of the week: the Modern bans AND unbans and their initial thoughts and experience with the new meta!
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  Edgar's Choice for his Standard RC and a wild week of Modern 14.05.2026 1h 32min

  In this week's ep, Edgar shares his week of Standard testing and results leading up to his Regional Championship and goes into detail about his two front runners. Gab also shares his early Modern testing with a new promising brew and talks about the recent development in the format.
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  A Pro Tour Strixhaven Full Recap and Standard Going Forward 07.05.2026 1h 16min

  EdgarMTG is back from the Pro Tour and a great finish and Gab and him go over the team's testing, Edgar's run as well as their thought on Standard going forward.
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  Secrets of Strixhaven Set Review for Constructed 16.04.2026 1h 21min

  The pod is back as EdgarMTG and Yellowhat review the best cards for Standard out of Secrets of Strixhaven!
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  Last Round of Standard RCs and a Look at Historic 19.03.2026 1h 4min

  In this week's ep, we take a look at the results of the last four Standard Regional Championships of this cycle and we also take a good first look at Historic ahead of the April Arena Qualifier Weekend.
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  Another Big Standard Weekend (with a little TMNT) 12.03.2026 1h 2min

  In this week's ep, we go over the results of another huge weekend of Standard, see if and how the meta adjusted to Izzet Prowess and the continued dominance of Green Landfall as well as what TMNT cards showed up in the top decks. We also talk a little bit of Modern, No Ban List Modern, Premodern and Legacy.
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  RC Recap, TMNT Standard and No ban List Modern 04.03.2026 1h 34min

  This week, Edgar shares his Regional Championship experience, we talk about Standard before and after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as some No ban List Modern recently added as a format on Magic Online!
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  All Things Standard Pre US and CA Regional Champs 18.02.2026 54min

  This week, it's all Standard as Edgar shares what his front runner for the Canadian Regional Championship is and Gab tries to help him make sense of the format as a whole.
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  Pro Tour Richmond Recap and Standard Moving Forward 11.02.2026 1h 16min

  In this week's Ep, Gab and Edgar go over their Pro Tour prep, the tournament itself with a focus on the Standard format and how it has already evolve since as well as the decks they've been working on post-PT.    
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  Lorwyn Day 1 22.01.2026 1h 9min

  This week, Edgar and Gab talk all things Lorwyn: a limited crash course as well as Lorwyn's day 1 impact on Standard and Modern!