Mountain, Pass: a Magic: the Gathering podcast

What has ten guilds, a bunch of cats being placed in ovens, and no more Elk? Standard, thanks to the recent round of bannings! Brandon, Charla, and Kevin discuss the ban’s implications on what feels like a Wild West of decks raring to take the mantle now that Simic Food has been abolished—but not before they eulogize Oko, Once Upon a Time, and Veil of Summer...and talk about Charla’s burial plans. Uh, this one got weird. In our Stories from the Left Field Bleachers segment, we talk about...

Kevin was prepping for MagicFest Richmond, so we had to talk about the 3/3 Elephant in the room. Er, the 3/3 Elk, really. We’re joined by special guest, Matt Baetzhold (@TrainMTG), in our inaugural “Standard for Haters” segment where we look at Standard in the context of what’s going on in other formats. Prepare yourself for lots of Elk puns. Come for the Cervidae jokes, stay for another round of Kevin’s Serious Magic: the Gathering Professional Corner of Mythic Advice, and a look at a fun...

Charla and Brandon take on the Standard format (or at least a small portion of it), competing in Star City's Standard Classic in Atlanta on October 27, 2019. Listen to their experience *as* it happened! Episode 4 coming soon! In the meantime enjoy this in-the-moment look at a tournament and like, subscribe, rate and share Mountain, Pass with others!

Well, that was fast. Bye, Field. Brandon, Charla, and Kevin discuss the recent Standard ban’s implications on the format and what decks stand poised to benefit from the hydra-made-of-2/2 zombies deck that was Golos getting put on the bench. Also featured is a lightning round discussing if the bans didn’t go far enough; should Oko have been banned? Nissa? Teferi or Krasis? Ban everything, see if we care. Plus the introduction of our future Pulitzer-winning segment, Kevin’s Serious Magic: the...

It’s Golos’s world, we’re just living in it. Join Brandon, Charla, and Kevin as they discuss how Golos decks have taken over the Standard metagame early in the Throne of Eldraine season, and what you can do to combat the tireless, faceless menace and his accompanying zombie hordes. Come for the Magic: the Gathering strategy and analysis, stay for the primer on early counterculture webcomics. Intro music: Day Trips by Ketsa Don’t forget to rate and subscribe to us wherever you enjoy MTG...

Welcome to Mountain, Pass: your window into the Standard Magic: the Gathering Format! Join Brandon, Charla, and Kevin every other week as we discuss what’s new, exciting, and upcoming in Magic—just in time for your local FNM. We’re on the precipice of a bold new Standard format, so this week our hosts discuss what cards from Throne of Eldraine have them most excited, counting their lucky Broodstars and thanking their Fairy Guidemothers. Intro music: Day Trips by Ketsa Don’t forget to rate...