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Latest Episodes

Grixis Midrange or 4C Legends for Ottawa?
March 22, 2023

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 th

Discussing Hammer and future of competitive Magic with Toronto Champion Keith Capstick
March 03, 2023

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-he

Saskatoon Top 8 with Tyvar & Devoted Druid
February 14, 2023

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 pr

Calgary Regional Champs Review - Dan Snider (Top 8) & Joseph Karani (Champion)
December 19, 2022

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

Mono-G Devotion, Gruul Vehicles and Rakdos for F2F Tour Weekend Calgary
December 08, 2022

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 Comeback with Double RC Top 8s
December 01, 2022

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 Mo

Search for Tomorrow #7: Felix Sloo (xfile)
August 29, 2022

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

Search for Tomorrow #6: Spencer Mazur (HappySandwich)
August 10, 2022

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 an

Search for Tomorrow #5: Andrew Traynor
July 13, 2022

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!--- Support this

Search for Tomorrow #4: Haiyue Yu & Carolyn Kavanagh
May 31, 2022

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.--- Support this p