Episode 737

Hosts: Joshua, Paul, and AJ

Episode Length: 1h 18m 38s

News:

• Unbans
• MTG 30 spoilers at Gencon
  - New in 2024: Fallout (commander, universes beyond), Assassin’s Creed beyond boosters, Ravnica Remastered, Murders at Karlov Manor (partnered with Clue), Outlaws of Thunder Junction (villains across the multiverse - wild west genre), Modern Horizons III (apparently not LOTR after all – DFCs, will be on Arena), Bloomburrow (anthropomorphic cutsy world), Duskmorn - House of Horror (top down 70’s and 80’s cinema horror).
  - “Metronome” starts with Wilds of Eldraine. 3 year story arc., Omenpath, Dragonstorm, and Censored = three sub arcs (1 per year)
  - Lost Caverns of Ixalan last set in 2023.
  - Special guests are going to be yet another way to collect magic in packs.
  - Jurassic World - Ixalan tie-in and secret lair drops.
  - Arena: Improved duplicate protection. No remasters after Shadows over Innistrad anymore for a while, full release of Khans of Tarkir (not a remaster set), 5th anniversary next month,  aiming to reach tournament legal pioneer with Pioneer Masters in 2024.Experience sharing in official local tourneys and arena. Fallout cosmetics on Arena at some point. Future: looking for new ways to draw in players. Addressing collectibility, multiplayer.
  - Beyond Booster (featuring Assassin’s Creed) new type of booster. 
  - In 2025 (maybe): Innistrad Remastered, Codename Tennis - Deathrace across 3 worlds, Codename Ultimate: Return to Tarkir(best of both worlds between khans and dragons). Universes beyond - Final Fantasy set, Codename Volleyball (3rd part of Metronome) space opera set, Codename Wrestling - return to Lorwyn/Shadowmoor.
  - 2026 Codename Yachting - Return to Strixhaven, Codename Ziplining - ???, 
  - August 10th - Secret Lair Angel commander deck.
   
• Arena Stuff
• Stuff

Whatcha been playin’:

Paul: Did not play the MWM (Alchemy) because I am bad at Magic and have no help for it. Pf: struggling in WOTR in the 4th act as per usual for that game. Chess on occasion.
 

AJ: Artifact-based Vedalken at the weekend Underdog Apocalypse. My usual Alchemy pile featuring Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and Defiler of Dreams in MWM to a 3-1 result, and testing out a number of metagame options for the ladder grind. A bit of WotR as well.

Joshua:  Pauper.  Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King.

Questions? Comments? Constructive Criticisms?

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