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Episode 474 – We Can’t Handle All This Majesty!
Commander 2017 has such majestic legends that we can't even right now.

Episode 473 – The Sky Swallower Discussion
The dorks finish up the Mythic Conscriptions for Ravnica block with Dissension!

Episode 472 – History of the Banhammer, Pt 3
Chris Lansdell joins us to finish off the complete history of the MTG Banned & Restricted List, from the beginning of Modern to today's Standard cleanup!

Custom Cards from Trivester!
A listener made some sweet custom cards based on Heirs of Trivester!

Episode 471 – Fighting a Goblin Mob! (MTG RPG)
Heirs of Trivester continues! Brian's homemade RPG is awesome and a lot of fun!

Episode 470 – Learning to Attack Charitably
The dorks cover the rest of the Hour of Devastation set! There's some really great art in this set too. And camels.

Episode 469 – This Plane is So Boned
The dorks tackle even more Hour of Devastation previews! There's a zombie camel!

Episode 468 – Hour of Mournful Overtones
The dorks are hitting the first part of Hour of Devastation previews! Wow, this is some dark and depressing stuff going on here.

Episode 474 – We Can’t Handle All This Majesty!

By The Mana Pool | Published August 13, 2017 5 Comments

These Commander 2017 cards are SO MAJESTIC! Seriously. Mike forgot how to speak. Dirk forgot how to read. Chewie almost choked to death. And they were SO MAJESTIC that Brian wasn’t even here. Look at all that majesty!

But because we got so caught up in the multicolored cards (mostly the legends), we opted to leave the monocolored cards until next week so Brian can join in on the fun.

Commander 2017 Card Image Gallery – http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/commander-2017

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Episode 473 – The Sky Swallower Discussion

By The Mana Pool | Published August 6, 2017 1 Comment

We begin with another Sam Quiz, which was a little tricksy. Then, after a brief story of personal injury and public surgery from Chewie we get right into it! We’re doing a Mythic Conscription for Dissension, finishing out the original Ravnica block. This set, much like some of the other Ravnica sets, was a little hard to do. Or maybe easy. We’re not sure. There’s a bizarre switch with the leadership of the Azorius guild. Dirk actually leans towards a red rare enchantment as mythic. And then, at the very end, there’s the big discussion about Simic Sky Swallower.

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Episode 472 – History of the Banhammer, Pt 3

By The Mana Pool | Published July 30, 2017 Leave a comment

We’re back with Level 3 judge and SCG writer Chris Lansdell to finish up the history of the Banned & Restricted List. From the Day 0 Modern Banned List to the most recent cleanup of the miserable state of Standard, we’re covering it all! And since all the announcements still exist, we can give you actual explanations for each banning and unbanning. Then we’ll wrap it all up by discussing why there is a B&R list and the reasons for constantly updating it.

Just remember – Dark Ritual is fine.

Timeline of DCI bans & restrictions: http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Timeline_of_DCI_bans_and_restrictions
History of the Banhammer, Pt 1: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-462/
History of the Banhammer, Pt 2: http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-465/
Check out Chris Lansdell’s articles: http://www.starcitygames.com/tags/ChrisLansdell

Check out the sweet cards inspired by our MTG RPG campaign from Shai Ofer! – http://themanapool.com/created-cards/custom-cards-trivester/

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Custom Cards from Trivester!

By Chewie | Published July 28, 2017 Leave a comment

A huge thanks to listener Shai Ofer, who was inspired to create these based on Brian’s super sweet Magic RPG!

Find out where these come from in our MTG RPG episodes, found here – http://themanapool.com/tag/mtg-rpg/

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Episode 471 – Fighting a Goblin Mob! (MTG RPG)

By The Mana Pool | Published July 23, 2017 1 Comment

Karim, Alaric, and The Angel are back to explore more of Trivester and see what they can get into! We’re heading towards a huge tree, losing our way, and getting into a scrape with goblins! At least I get to use my awesome sword! Much love to Jars for the amazing map! Here’s a link: http://themanapool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trivester-map-logo.png

After that, we’re catching up on stuff – Mike’s prereleases, Dirk’s job hunt, Chewie’s trip to Busch Gardens, and Brian’s anniversary!

In case you’re completely lost, Brian created this MTG RPG from scratch and we periodically play it on the show. This campaign is called Heirs of Trivester. If you’d like to hear the previous installments, here are some links to get you caught up!

Character Creation – http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-407/
Part 1 – http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-423/
Part 2 – http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-430/
Part 3 – http://themanapool.com/podcast/episode-450/

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