Tarmogoyfs & Elvish Visionaries

Andy and Anthony are back at it again, returning to the font of endless Magic discussion: Baneslayers and Mulldrifters. After years of not consciously thinking about this dichotomy, Andy has discovered that his primary cube has skewed heavily towards “Baneslayers”. The boys get into why this descriptor is so often used derogatorily, some reasons why “Mulldrifter” maybe should be used derogatorily, and how people’s perceptions of the difference between these two iconic cards changes when you choose different examples lower on the curve.

Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week is a grid draft pick from 123jhd’s Crimson Hunt.

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Timestamps:

• 4:04 — Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
• 12:09 — What are Baneslayers and Mulldrifters
• 14:25 — Why is “Baneslayer” often used in a derogatory way?
• 16:06 — How Andy’s thinking about this dichotomy has changed over time
• 36:55 — Near-Baneslayers
• 41:56 — How good are these namesake cards in Anthony’s ‘Regular Cube’?
• 44:35 — Andy’s top 5 Baneslayers he’s added to his Cube in the past 12 months

Discussed in this episode:

• Mala Market Soy Sauce
• Next Level Deckbuilding
• Jeskai Control Battle Box
• Mono Black Aggro vs. UR Murktide
• @luckypaperMtG Twitter

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9 weeks to Cube Con!

You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at [email protected] or submit your cube. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.