Good news, everyone! Vivi Ornitier is banned in Standard. Let's talk about the banlist announcement, what it means for the format, and what Standard might look like going forward 🧙‍♂️ RSS: buff.ly/Qwfsxlo Spotify: buff.ly/614iPyL YouTube: buff.ly/RYZ0JNa

Last month, Ruby Storm took down Regional Championship 10 here in Melbourne ⛈️ Let's talk about the Championship weekend, the metagame, and what makes the Modern competitive scene tick! RSS: buff.ly/m4AZueI Spotify: buff.ly/zzZX6DI YouTube: buff.ly/o5dW18l

This weekend, master the elements with Avatar: the Last Airbender x Magic: the Gathering 🌊🪨🔥🌪️ We've got our picks for playables ready for Friday's pre release events--which cards do you think will see constructed play? 👀 RSS: buff.ly/ITt5ryL Spotify: buff.ly/stVUZ6Z YouTube: buff.ly/artIXcX

Me, personally? I love casting spells without paying their mana costs 😇 Today's deck tech episode is on Simic Omniscience! With Abuelo's Awakening out the question, how are we cheating Omniscience into play this time around? 👀 RSS: buff.ly/YS2qohZ Spotify: buff.ly/tYB71kQ YouTube: buff.ly/PVf4Emb

Committee member? ✅ Long-time Magic player? ✅ 8-Point pioneer? ✅ Incredible woman? ✅ Our guest today ticks all the boxes--it's Aunt Voltie! RSS: buff.ly/UpvYjha Spotify: buff.ly/JlrzKYl YouTube: buff.ly/p2sh4Ne

Standard is in...a bit of a state right now. But what decks are lurking just below the surface? Today we discuss the "Marit Lage" decks (copyright Kira 2025) and talk about what Standard could look like when...you know...🔨 RSS: buff.ly/8pS2XQn Spotify: buff.ly/Z5FHlbu YouTube: buff.ly/hAwwaFr

While we recover from a huge weekend at PAX Australia, enjoy this archival episode (recorded in March 2025) where we discuss what we think bans could look like in Standard...little did we know what was coming! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/tQ1Z7Tt Spotify: buff.ly/5KPfAPL YouTube: buff.ly/wqIKkpt

Wait a minute...this isn't even Standard! Today, we are thrilled to debut Mildly Modern, an MTG podcast within an MTG podcast ☕ Join us as we chat about PT Edge of Eternities and dive head first into the Modern format! RSS: buff.ly/WwntzE4 Spotify: buff.ly/TU13yuP YouTube: buff.ly/JRBaUIi

We've taken more audio to a beautiful farm upstate so it can continue to live out its life peacefully 😌 ...wait, Arena lets you do WHAT?! RSS: buff.ly/2jMQmOw Spotify: buff.ly/AZ4J2LS YouTube: buff.ly/ofDZYHx

THWIP! POW! BAM! 💥 Spider-Man is here! Today, we're talking about which cards we think will see play in the Standard meta, which decks they'll see play in, and hey...most of those cards are lands...!🕷️ RSS: buff.ly/dP5QFpb Spotify: buff.ly/H6AQpry YouTube: buff.ly/Be9ZwfQ

We've got the definitive, no-bias, absolutely correct answer to the question: What is the best way to learn how to play Magic? And our answer is: by playing Standard 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/jSxCmBL Spotify: buff.ly/pyxOLOk YouTube: buff.ly/vrY0Eh2

We've got a BIG announcement to share...We'll be hosting a LIVE episode of Raise the Standard at PAX Australia 2025! 🎉 Check out our announcement video for other show + channel updates 👇 buff.ly/BtF8C2V

Exactly how tall is Tezzeret? Jace describes his mind HOW?? Join us for another Time in the Round episode, where all audio gets a second chance at a good laugh! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/ZlNMcWA Spotify: buff.ly/gneiTRN YouTube: buff.ly/fuqvef8

Let's hold hands and commiserate about Standard's Black Mage: Vivi Ornitier. The villain of the Standard format needs no introduction, so join us as we discuss what makes Vivi good (and bad) and why it's so hard to stop. RSS: buff.ly/mfRgEK3 Spotify: buff.ly/JL9azLt YouTube: buff.ly/vj6RQ6Q

We're starting off our new Decklist Spotlight series with the current villain of the Standard format: Vivi Cauldron 🍲 From dominant Top 8 appearances to an oppressive metagame share, let's talk about what makes Cauldron tick! RSS: buff.ly/EYOsnAH Spotify: buff.ly/7a773Hr YouTube: buff.ly/UWdHbna

Congratulations! 🥳 You've Q'd for your RC--and now it's the night before the tournament...! What do you do?! Let's chat about preparing for the event! 👇 RSS: buff.ly/KWZDcUu Spotify: buff.ly/l2WRv74 YouTube: buff.ly/OrxvOMm

What does Standard look like in the wee early era post-rotation? What's the same? What's different? Let's chat! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/3FLggHp Spotify: buff.ly/LObPPkn YouTube: buff.ly/EHDL4uN

Edge of Eternities Early Access was a blast! 🪐 A huge thank-you to Wizards of the Coast for inviting us to participate in this exclusive first-look, first-play event 💫 So...let's talk EOE Standard! 👇 RSS: buff.ly/Njf3xVj Spotify: buff.ly/Yhql11P YouTube: buff.ly/CaSTjt7

We've rotated! Farewell, DMU-BRO-ONE-MOM-MAT, the eternal formats will take good care of you now. But...now that we've lost some crucial Standard cards, what's going to replace them? Let's discuss! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/M8vbyiQ Spotify: buff.ly/9Yo5ZNw YouTube: buff.ly/fzTgkw5

It's a pre release week, and you know what that means---bonus episode! 🐀 Join us as we blast off to the Edge of Eternities, checking out which cards we think are going to make it in to the Standard metagame 💫 RSS: buff.ly/9VZAsvw Spotify: buff.ly/4qmWNZC YouTube: buff.ly/4gwPS43

Standard Play Season Rewards are blasting off at your local AU & NZ WPN stores starting July 25th! 🚀 🪐 Participate in four eligible events and you could take home exclusive prizes like a double-sided station counter and an ID card holder 💫 Players--prepare to warp! ⭐ #sponsored

We're spinning our way out of the format--it's rotation season for Standard! Let's discuss what we're losing and what's going to happen to the format post-rotation 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/CjpfpAz Spotify: buff.ly/8lzp7z0 YouTube: buff.ly/WJvSKpC

Did somebody say Part 2? 👀 We're picking up right where we left off with Jennifer-Rose Holloway as she takes us through her win at Regional Championship 9 Melbourne! 🤩 RSS: buff.ly/lJgagDc Spotify: buff.ly/OYd9Arl YouTube: buff.ly/drrl8M4

Take a trip back in time with us for a conversation with @jennifer-rose.bsky.social, the winner of RC 9 Melbourne, who took down the tournament on meta-defying Dimir Midrange! What does she have in store for us next? 👀 RSS: buff.ly/nuZBDfe Spotify: buff.ly/lePILWa YouTube: buff.ly/3w4R90Z

Cori-Steel Cutter? ❌ Monstrous Rage? ❌ Heartfire Hero? ❌ Up the Beanstalk? ❌ Hopeless Nightmare? ❌ This Town Ain't Big Enough? ❌ Abuelo's Awakening? ❌Let's talk about the most recent Standard bans! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/tJXGrph Spotify: buff.ly/hOaWkSY YouTube: buff.ly/UhQEVE9

On the heels of the Finalest of Fantasies, we bring you another episode of Time in the Round, where audio goes in the pursuit of life, liberty, and having a good laugh! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/gKXFvGO Spotify: buff.ly/RKwNq7o YouTube: buff.ly/3b7gA6i

Today's episode is thanks to Wizards of the Coast, for giving us Early Access on Arena to play Final Fantasy before the set released! Today we're talking about which cards we loved and where we think they'll see play! RSS: buff.ly/u5o7P0V Spotify: buff.ly/SaxV1tg YouTube: buff.ly/kkRsxF0

We're tuckered out from our double episode week, so we'll be back on Monday, 23/6 for even more Standard content! In the meantime, head back in the archives to listen to episodes you may have missed! Spotify: buff.ly/Tu33ihw YouTube: buff.ly/UT0eAIa RSS: buff.ly/1tQ5iWs

It's a double episode week! 🤩 Welcome back, friends, for Part 2 of our FINAL FANTASY x Magic: the Gathering predictions! From Summons to everybody's friend Bob, which cards will we see in Standard? Let's discuss! RSS: buff.ly/K6HcwWO Spotify: buff.ly/zXfUedY YouTube: buff.ly/rChoydK

Magic's first-ever Standard-legal Universes Beyond set is finally here! 🤯 So today, we're taking a look at FINAL FANTASY x MTG to discuss which cards we think will see play in the meta 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/Bz9J3hh Spotify: buff.ly/vdvbWok YouTube: buff.ly/bpNxBHM

Sit back, relax, and laugh with us for another episode of Time in the Round! 🐀 All audio is good audio! Our bonus episode series compiles the rants, chats, and tangents that don't quite make it into the main series...enjoy! 🤩 RSS: buff.ly/lVb3MwV Spotify: buff.ly/SVZXTct YouTube: buff.ly/5ovH6Cw

Dress up your decks, because it's time to talk FRINGE! Not decorative fringe, but decks on the outskirts of the meta, those 1- or 2-of decks that rarely see play, but are still a vital part of the meta environment! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/lVb3MwV Spotify: buff.ly/1fwwnsL YouTube: buff.ly/rf5HfGi

Merry Standard Season! Join us today as we talk about the RC/RCQ season, its impact on the format, and why you should be playing in more of those events! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/CBNoLim Spotify: buff.ly/yPdZewv YouTube: buff.ly/rRNdUpy

Fresh off the heels of Regional Championship 9 here in Melbourne, today we're talking about your first competitive Magic event! What to expect, how to prepare, and how to become a part of the beloved milkshake bracket 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/fQadiT5 Spotify: buff.ly/ThPaOIZ YouTube: buff.ly/zqVgStr

Shiiiing--swish, swish--kcha, kcha!! ⚔️ It's new episode day, and you can probably guess what we're talking about...! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/KRbI6aR Spotify: buff.ly/KRbI6aR YouTube: buff.ly/BMMC4Lk

We're back! 🐀 And we've got an awesome start to a new series to kick off our return: this is Time in the Round, episodes filled with tangents and bits that didn't quite make it in to the main series! RSS: buff.ly/rbjLWVB Spotify: buff.ly/0pL1Lqk YouTube: buff.ly/owb2zsT

Hey friends! No new episode this week as we continue to enjoy the long holiday 🐀 We'll be back next week, Monday 28/4, for even more Standard content!

Following on the heels of our chat about Tarkir: Dragonstorm limited, we bring you today's episode focused on our thoughts about Tarkir Standard! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/fCj0Bi7 Spotify: buff.ly/Wk3YC0S YouTube: buff.ly/mC7gAas

Finally! Episode 14 is real and alive! 🤩 Technical difficulties and human error aside, we're so stoked to bring you this episode, where we focus on the limited environment of Tarkir: Dragonstorm! RSS: buff.ly/XJb7SZW Spotify: buff.ly/ZrsHCzx YouTube: buff.ly/bHupPxh

hello beloved Standard players! due to persistent audio issues with today's bonus episode, the episode will be going live TOMORROW. apologies for the runaround, and we look forward to bringing you a new episode tomorrow afternoon 🫶

New episode! Following on the heels of our Tarkir episode with Ben, we settle in for a casual conversation discussing Orzhov Pixie, the Standard metagame, and predicting the metagame field 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/bVr6o1G Spotify: buff.ly/bmiiwha YouTube: buff.ly/npONDHQ

Go say hi to @kirabobeera.bsky.social a.jpg as she jams the Tarkir Dragonstorm Streamer Event! @meiamtg.bsky.social might even make a guest appearance 😮

No way?! Another episode?! How did we get so lucky!! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/XSOIy86 Spotify: buff.ly/ymFtVDp YouTube: buff.ly/HuigYSU

We have an awesome new episode for you today--Pro Tour player Ben Tudman is joining us to discuss Tarkir: Dragonstorm! 🐉 What makes a card good? What makes a card great? These questions and more in today's ep! RSS: buff.ly/uGeUuWY Spotify: buff.ly/V2cCyRb YouTube: buff.ly/Pw8Z17G

Two episodes this week?! 🤩 Welcome back for Part 2 of our archetypes discussion! Today we're covering the reactive strategies: Control & Midrange 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/un8zrLv Spotify: buff.ly/Gin4l5r YouTube: buff.ly/unUUh9p

It's a double episode week!! 🤩 Part 2 of our archetypes discussion is coming out on FRIDAY!! 🐀 In the meantime, enjoy some more out-of-context memes from the ep 🤣 And be sure to listen to Part 1! 👇 RSS: buff.ly/jD6hnhD Spotify: buff.ly/ovRUeUW YouTube: buff.ly/vHVwQqp

Happy Monday, Standard enjoyers! It's new episode day! 🐀 RSS: buff.ly/Lf5jl2U Spotify: buff.ly/hTysQEF YouTube: buff.ly/LjeCyrO

New episode tomorrow! 🐀 In the meantime, here's an out-of-context image from the ep:

It's new episode day! Today we're talking about some of the most important people at your MTG events: judges! Who are judges? What are judges? Why do we have judges? 🤔 RSS: buff.ly/myXLyoP Spotify: buff.ly/bTBaToK YouTube: buff.ly/Y4RHJkj

It's post-ProTour Standard Season! Today we're discussing ProTour Aetherdrift #PTDFT, the decks we saw, the decks we didn't see, and more! 👇 RSS: buff.ly/SzqpgHJ Spotify: buff.ly/7DvHKjQ YouTube: buff.ly/g73zvnC