Spike Colony

The spikes get to chat with the man who spiked the hardest last weekend - repeat Lobstercon champion Brian Selden!

Congrats to Brian on a well-earned win and HUGE thanks to DFB, Jared, and Duress Crew for putting on a superb Lobstercon weekend.

Check out decklists from the event: https://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=40553

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Structured episode! This week Mike and Lanny work through every deck on the metagame tier list and discuss each one's chances at NA/EU champs!

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Mike and Lanny go deep on theory this week, thinking about the three gears and how to apply them everywhere.

They also discuss the winning Ponza decklist from the Universal Premodern Champs last week.

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I'm back after a lovely trip through Europe (shout out to the German listeners, I wish New York could be that clean!)

MJF and Lanny catch up on the dramatic finale of the PSS, touch back on some burn/goblins findings, and talk through some new potential in old archetypes.

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Lan D Ho and SWB join the cast to talk over the most recent $1K 'Premodern and Chill' Tournament in NYC hosted at Endless Life Brewing. Everyone but Mike made top 4 and we dive deep into our deck choices and runs through the tournament.

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(update: I played rifter, it still sucks)

We talk results from the largest Premodern tournament of all time! Also catch up on 2 weeks of PSS and get back into a little gobbo vs. burn.

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Mike and Lanny try to talk as little as possible about contemporary magic and dive into Mono B Contamination, a deck that forces you to change how you think! Plus some super deep discussion on how to build an effective sideboard!

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The gang debriefs the opening week of PSS and chats deck selection and general Premodern pot pourri!

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Lan joins the cast once more to talk spice and everything nice!

0:00 Spice Tournament Banter

10:28 Stack Abuse, Jenn the Judge Call, Mike is humiliated in the town square

43:00 Back to Spice- Lan’s Pattern Rector Combo

52:51 Other spice deck highlights

1:03:24 Mike’s meetup ‘win’ with the Rock

1:22:36 Elves and Goblins

1:43:16 Metagame Talk

1:58:05 Tsabo’s Web

2:23:46 Wrap up

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Mike, Lanny and Lan run down Lan's Oath-Replenish deck and bounce around some observations on emerging trends in Premodern in an attempt to get a grasp on the metagame going into the most important NA tournament of the year, Lobstercon!

Keep your eyes out as registration goes live around 10a ET on 4/28

Sam Black drops in on the pod to chat about his latest takes on Premodern and dives deep into his growing catalog of Old School brews!

Check out Sam's Moxfield here

https://www.moxfield.com/users/SamuelHBlack

And Sam's everything else @SamuelHBlack online!

Mike and Lanny go super deep on Goblins vs. Burn after Mike's shocking choice to take the draw!

This week ended up being a 2 part episode as the one and only Sam Black drops in mid-record, stay tuned!

What are show notes if all time circles back into itself and topics exist not in discrete units but rather an endless continuum of circular reasoning?

Hour 1: Storm at Easter Champs

58:00 a few minutes on the other t8 decks before returning to storm, and then back to the other t8 decks for the next hour or so.

Hour 3: Mostly random banter

Win a Mox AND cash tourney at Fifth Hammer Brewing on 4/28

Endless Wurm at Endless Life on 5/4

Details at https://www.mtgnyc.com/calendar

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10:40 Agency detour 14:40 Marvel Snap detour 20:00 Premodern talk begins 28:30 Devourer 49:00 Tireless Tribe 52:00 Shazam vs. Superman / GAT 1:00:00 Mono B beatdown 1:16:00 What are we thinking of playing at the upcoming Bearded Dragon 1k 1:34:00 Goblins I lost my burn vs. GW oath match lol LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Show Notes?!?

0:01:20 - Discussing Mike saying burn players are bad

0:30:00 - Premodern

0:35:35 - Tsabo’s web

0:49:40 - Mengu Elves, but then Mike talks a little contemporary magic

0:56:50 - ‘One card per turn’ talk

1:16:40 - Detour to talk about critical mass

1:22:00 - When has Ponza been good before?

1:26:00 - Agency

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Bill joins us to discuss his championship run and the continued rise of the newest menace of Premodern.

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RG Terravore Oath Ponza takes down 2 mid-sized swiss tournaments on the same day. Mike and Lanny yell at each other for too long mostly about whether or not it beats burn. (Note from the editor: at the time of this recording and over the last month, we hadn't looked into much background on the RG deck and I just slapped on -pauloosh because it looked close enough to the GW deck. Turns out Billy, the recent winner at Worcester's monthly and oath-ponza brewer, came up with the first effective TvTyrant-g-oath-ponza splashing red list a while back. Fran's winning take came later and, notably, the two lists were incidentally very close. I called it a Tesla/Edison thing in the pod, which is pretty accurate. So we'll officially endorse the usage of MCLD, or BillyTyrantPauloosh? Teslaoath???)

We also talk prep for our upcoming 1K at Endless Life Brewing hosted by Sunny and rehash the tier list!

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Mike pulls in another 4-0 this week at meet up and the pals discuss old decks, new decks and dive somewhat deep on what they hate about certain decks. Also some mild gearing up for the $1K coming in a couple weeks!

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Lanny and Mike catch up after over a month of not podding together! We chat the tournament spree, new tech, and everything in between. This was recorded on 2/3 - congrats to Bryn for winning the 1K at SCG Con Hartford! We'll be back on the mostly weekly schedule now that I'm home.

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The Premodern master of burn joins Michael J to talk about all the hot decks right now including burn and Aaron's spicy new old UB Psychanought. They also talk PSS4, Lobstercon '22, and other fun premodern memories!

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BK joins Spike Colony once again! This time to fill in for Lanny as scheduling the past few weeks has been very difficult. Mike and BK discuss all the excitement following a triple header weekend of live mid-sized swiss Premodern tournaments across the country. There's also some good old reminiscin' and plenty of other off-topic banter you've repeatedly shared with me doesn't bother you at all, and in fact you want more of!

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Mike and Lanny catch up on 3 weeks of missed action as they have spent more time in person than in podcast. More tier list debate as basic mountain strategies heat up after recent results from the Misty Mountain winter finals and another good showing for Mike with burn at locals. Mike attempts to prove overload is bad in the least effective way possible.

Mike and Lanny play decks they love this week as they bring Burn and GAT to the most recent meetup. They also cover MenguElves, Oathpauloosh and other deck ideas that have cropped up this week.

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This week, Mike and Lanny dive deep into play style and what Lanny believes to be the current top decks in the format (you can find the tier list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XYUnWiWgz4Sjyvi8qVU_ajBwBnvPuzVtedw3Jeh5-YU/edit?usp=sharing).

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Mike and Lanny turn their focus back fully on Premodern and discuss the exciting decks succeeding in both the Fall Brawl and Dutch Nationals.

Sorry for the inconsistent audio! in-person records are always a little finicky.

Mike and Lanny scrub out an RCQ and reflect on when to be bloodthirsty, more heavy burn talk, oath of druids being bullshit, Lanny going 2-6 with oath of druids across two online events, a little enchantress, pro tour history, and your regularly programmed wildly off-topic nonsense. LOVE SPIKE COLONY

Rough time codes:

0:00-57:00 Bloodthirst and burn talk

57:00 - oath of druids is bullshit

1:15:00 - enchantress

1:28:00 - why do you hate ritual hippie

1:54:00 - Hubris in deckbuilding

2:28:00 - coaching/learning

Mike and Lanny haven't talked in a very long time so chaos ensues. Topics include: Spanish nats, Mike playing Oathpauloosh, Modern Miracle Gro, Modern Burn, trying to understand one's true self, Oathpauloosh again for a little bit, and much much much, so much, more.

Aaron and Tom join the cast as Mike is away on business. We get the burn chat with the burn guy and cover our feelings towards midrange/control strategies. Be sure to check out the Super Gauntlet from Mike Arnold on twitch.tv/elendrile, the upcoming Spanish National Champs and the $1K at Bearded Dragon in New Jersey!

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After a week off, BK joins the pod in place of Mike who is visiting his ancestral home. We cover all the excitement of the European Premodern Championships with a focus on Burn vs. Elves. We also talk Savannah Lions, challengers to the tier 1, Fall Brawl, and whatever else!

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Mike and Lanny desperately try to catch up with all that's happening this week with Premodern while still trying to reflect on last week in Premodern. We talk results, brewing, hot takes, we say a few mean things, we're very humble, we're 2 hours long... everything you've come to expect!

Grats to good guy Ricky Thorson winning the Misty Fall Cup with Mono G Ponzoath, be sure to sign up for the Fall Brawl on facebook, Love, SPIKE COLONY

Cam Fulton and Lan D. Ho join the pod to talk over their decks and experience at the Sacred Torch Showdown $1.5k in New York. Congrats to champion Mike Harris who took down the event with Hermit FEB - Check out the Premodcast where he's sure to share his experience. Be sure to stay tuned for a forthcoming VOD stream with commentary of the event on twitch.tv/lannynyny!

Mike and Lanny meander through a recap of the taxing top 4 of the PSS, look forward to the upcoming NYC Sacred Torch Showdown. Lots of technology in this weeks cast, we touch on tons of decks including Natural Order Elves, Goblins, Dreadnought variants, Terravore Oath, and Beast tribal?

Lanny and Mike try and fail to stay on topic as they recap the chaotic final week of the PSS. Along the way, discussions of various lopsided conflicts in history due to technological advantages, Lanny wrestling with how to learn and grow from his mistakes, and figuring out what could be hot in this new premodern metagame. Don't message me saying this episode was too long, I already know that it was. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Mike and Lanny recap their weeks in Premodern discussing new innovations at the NYC meetup and the PSS playoff picture. We follow with a little dive into different aggro-control archetypes and where a deck like Gro-a-Tog fits in Premodern.

Tune into the PSS Thursdays pm on Twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger. The standings are in a dead-heat and everyone is still live for the top cut. Also by the time this podcast is published, the South American Premodern Champs will have concluded, so we'll be excited to dive into those decklists next week.

Mike and Lanny run a quick recap of Lanny's epic match vs. Tom Metelsky in the PSS and then dive into some junk lists: Kyle Monson's monthly runner-up and Francisco's new brew.

Another episode of chaos as we hope you're used to now. We have some banter over the Pro Tour, recap of the last couple weeks of PSS, arguments over whether or not Flores is a strategist or tactician, and the shocking revelation that Lanny does not understand the concept of control.

Mike and Lanny finish their review of everyone's PSS lineups and predict the winners. Also lots of yelling about Sleight of Hand. Honestly, I can't believe we found a way to talk about this for another hour and a half, but I hope if you're here, you're into it. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Sam Black joins the Spike Colony to discuss his Midwest Champs win, deckbuilding, strategy vs. tactics, A LOT of All Will Be One Standard and what's next for him in the post-land tax Premodern era. It's an extremely engaging?, meandering!, somewhat on-topic? 2 hours. Enjoy!

Mike and Lanny discuss the three decks eight competitors selected for the premodern showdown series. Also land tax gets banned mid-record. Also Sam Black joins us to do an episode mid-record. It's gonna be a fun week - this will be part 1 covering the PSS, we'll air our interview with Sam, and follow up with part 2 covering the PSS!

You can tune into the Premodern Showdown Series every Thursday 7pm EST at twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger

On this week's episode, David Tao joins us to discuss his side event win with Hermit Feb, but really we just ended up going deep on the NYC premodern community and how much love we have for one another.

Hope you enjoy a little bit more of personal episode from Spike Colony. We'll be back next week with a look at the Midwestern Premodern Champs with an exciting special guest!

Mike and Lanny run down their thoughts on The Rock following its victory at the Finnish National Championships in addition to Mike's run with the deck at the Lobstercon side event. We also reflect on UR Dreadnought and our testing and observations in the weeks since Lobstercon. Tried to keep it under an hour, but once you get us going we just can't stop! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY.

Prince of Premodern, Flint Espil, joins the Spike Colony to talk about his laid back and beer lubricated run to the top 4 of Lobstercon. On the way, we discuss table game, Flint's favorite decks, and the road ahead.

Fran takes center stage in the second half our car ride home from Boston. We cover the story of Tom Metelsky vs. Five Guys, the hidden influence of David Tao, how we feel about opaque deck names, and I guess a little bit of a rundown of Fran's side event here and there. Thank you everyone for the feedback on our first episode, we hope to keep up the good vibes!

Introducing a new podcast from Michael J Flores and Lanny Huang! We'll be covering Premodern and broader magic topics. In this episode we're joined on the road home from NA Premodern Champs by runner up, Etai Kurtzman, as well as side event 5-8th place Fpawlusz. We talk prep for the event, UW dreadnought, and our Lobstercon experience in general.

(apologies for the slightly robotic voices, had to clamp down on background noise from the car really hard)