In Contention

In this episode of In Contention, Reuben and Joey are joined by Yo! MTG Taps!'s own bigheadjoe to talk about M14 limited and the impact of M14 on Standard, just in time for the Team Sealed and Standard Opens this weekend at #SCGRICH! Also, Joey goes over his ballot for the MTG Hall of Fame, and the winners of our Ultra Pro contest are announced! Don't forget, NEXT WEEKEND is the StarCityGames.com Invitational in Somerset, NJ, featuring MYTHIC MADNESS! Seven (7) copies of every Mythic Rare ever printed (including all the Mythics in M14) will be given out over the course of the weekend! Don't miss it! ULTRA PRO CONTEST WINNERS!If your name is on this list, contact us via Facebook or Twitter so we can send your prizes! Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated! dcapps8413 mxh178Lone gunman666martatestzitto7Zachary OhnemusCroon4321MTG GatorpharmHustle83IanDiamond In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss

In this episode of In Contention, Reuben and Joey discuss Reuben's recent travels and the state of Standard following Grand Prix Miami. What defines the ideal Standard? Other topics include criticizing coverage criticisms, plus some discussion on the latest M14 spoilers! WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS! - Winners to be announced on the next episode!Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deck boxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) Link to our iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-contention/id609701849?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Coverage for SCG Open Series: Philadelphia #SCGPHILLYhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130622_phi

In this episode of In Contention, Kranny and Joey discuss the recent results of the SCG Open in St. Louis, Origins 2013, Modern Masters, M14 spoilers, and the recent run of the MTGO Beta. If you're currently on the new client, do you like it or dislike it? How do you feel about WotC's communication? WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS!Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deck boxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) Link to our iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-contention/id609701849?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Coverage for SCG Open Series: Columbus #SCGCOLhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130615_columbus.html Coverage for SC

In this episode of In Contention, Kranny, Joey, and Reuben discuss the recent results of the SCG Open in Baltimore, M14 spoilers, summer tournament and the impact of Modern Masters. WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS! Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deck boxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) Link to our iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-contention/id609701849?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below! http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Coverage for SCG Open Series: Columbus #SCGBALT http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130601_baltimore.html Information for SCG Open Series: St. Louis #SCGSTL http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130608_stlouis_fact_sheet.html M14 Spoiler

Kranny, Joey, and Reuben get together to discuss all the action from Pro Tour Dragon's Maze, their thoughts on coverage, SCG Nashville, and the M14 Sliver redesign! WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS!Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deck boxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) Link to our iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-contention/id609701849?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Coverage for SCG Open Series: #SCGNASHhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130518_nashville.html Information for SCG Open Series: #SCGDALhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130525_dallas_fact_sheet.html Coverage of Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze (#PTDGM):ht

Kranny, Joey, and Reuben are all three reunited for the first time in a long time and they have a lot to get off their chests, particularly about #MTGDGM for Limited, Standard, and Block! WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS!Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deck boxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) Link to our iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-contention/id609701849?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Coverage for SCG Open Series: #SCGNJhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130504_somerset.html Information for SCG Open Series: #SCGCHARhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130511_charlotte_fact_sheet.html Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze

Joey and Reuben are joined by SCG's new Online Content Coordinator, Cedric Phillips, to talk #SCGSEA, #WMCQDC, and some of the cards they're excited about in #MTGDGM! WIN ULTRA PRO PRODUCTS! Be sure to leave a review of the show's new RSS feed on iTunes to be eligible to win some Ultra Pro swag! We've got sleeves, deckboxes, and t-shirts to give away—all you need to do is search for the show on iTunes and leave a review on the show with the In Contention logo. (While you're there, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!) In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Information for SCG Open Series: Somerset, NJhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130504_somerset_fact_sheet.html  Coverage of SCG Seattlehttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/130420_seattle.html Full Dragon's Maze spoiler! http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cig April 22 Banned & Restricted Announcement http://www.wizards.com/Ma

With Joey Pasco still out of the office, Kranny and Reuben needed some adult supervision. Unfortunately, all they could get was #SCGMD winner and StarCityGames writer Brad Nelson! Brad joins the cast to discuss The Aristocrats: Act Two, the Standard and Legacy metagame, Dragon's Maze spoilers, and more! In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Information for SCG Open Series: Seattle [http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130420_seattle_fact_sheet.html] Information for World Magic Cup Qualifier Weekend in Washington, DC (#WMCQDC) [http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/events/wmcqdc] Coverage of SCG Open Series: Milwaukee (#SCGMKE) [http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130413_milwaukee.html] Top 16 decks from Classic Series Hagerstown (#SCGMD) [http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&start_date=2013-04-14&end_date=2013-04-14&event_ID=36] Dragon’s Maze Card Image Gallery [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set

In this episode, Kranny and Reuben are joined by newly crowned two-time Invitational champion Gerry Thompson to discuss his #SCGINVI win, the Standard and Legacy metagame, Dragon’s Maze spoiler season, and more! In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Information for SCG Open Series: Milwaukee (#SCGMKE) [http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130413_milwaukee_fact_sheet.html] Information for SCG Classic Series Hagerstown (@SCGMD) [http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130413_hagerstown_fact_sheet.html] Coverage of SCG: Atlanta featuring the Invitational (#SCGINVI) [http://www.starcitygames.com/events/060413_atlanta.html] Top 8 decklists from #SCGINVI [http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?event_ID=21&start_date=2013-04-07&end_date=2013-04-07&state=GA&city=Atlanta&order_1=finish&limit=8&t_num=1&action=Show+Decks] 21-point or better Standard Decks from #SCGINVI [http://www.starcitygames.co

In this week's episode, Kranny and Reuben are joined by Evan Erwin to battle it out in the age old cube debate of power VS no power. They review this year's April foolery and give some predictions for the Invitational based on results from the Opens in Orlando. In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below!http://incontention.libsyn.com/rssReference LinksInformation for SCG Invitationalhttp://www.starcitygames.com/events/.htmlCoverage of SCG Open Series: Orlandohttp://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&start_date=2013-03-31&end_date=2013-03-31&start=1&finish=16&event_ID=19Wizards of the Coast April Foolshttp://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/241cMagic: the Newsening April Foolshttp://www.starcitygames.com/article/25907_Magic-The-Newsening-Episode-23.htmlMagic Online Cube - Gate Crash Updatehttp://www.starcitygames.com/article/25910_Magic-Online-Cube-Gatecrash-Update.htmlEvan Erwin's Cubehttp://www.cubedrafting.com/view-the-cube/Kranny's

In this week's episode, Joey, Kranny, and Reuben are joined by Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall-of-Famer Brian Kibler to discuss the Ascension: Immortal tournament happening at this weekend's SCG Invitational in Atlanta! Brian gives us his opinion on the current Standard environment and tells us which kinds of decks he'd consider playing at the Invitational. In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below! http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Fact Sheet for the SCG Invitational in Atlanta http://www.starcitygames.com/events/060413_atlanta_fact_sheet.html Ascension - Official Site http://ascensiongame.com/ SolForge - Official Site http://solforgegame.com/ Follow Brian Kibler on Twitter! http://twitter.com/bmkibler Follow us on Twitter! @incontention - Show @AffinityForBlue - Joey Pasco @kstube - Matt Kranstuber @MoxReuby - Reuben Bresler Intro Music by Pretty Little Kennedy Curse https://www.facebook.com/PLKCmusic

In this week's episode, Joey and Reuben talk Theros and M14 speculation and previews, the Dragon’s Maze prerelease, You Make the Card’s next step, and the various events from this past weekend. Which color are you hoping for and why? Leave your argument in the comments! In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below! http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss Reference Links Information for SCG Open Series: Orlando (#SCGORL) http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130330_orlando_fact_sheet.html Coverage of SCG Open Series: Kansas City http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130324_kansascity.html Coverage of Grand Prix Pittsburgh http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gppit13/welcome Coverage of the MOCS Championship http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/mocs12/welcome You Make the Card 4 http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/240 Theros block announcement http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazi

In this week's episode, Joey, Reuben, and Kranny discuss the results of the Opens in Washington DC, the Grand Prix in San Diego, Kickstarter, and You Make the Card #4.   Which card type did you choose and why? We want to hear your thoughts!   In Contention now has an RSS feed! Subscribe below! http://incontention.libsyn.com/rss   Reference Links   Information for SCG Open Series: Kansas City (#SCGKC) http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130324_kansascity_fact_sheet.html   Coverage of SCG Open Series: Washington DC http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130317_washingtondc.html   Coverage of GP San Diego http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpsd13/welcome   You Make the Card 4 - Run Off http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/239     Follow us on Twitter! @incontention - Show @AffinityForBlue - Joey Pasco @kstube - Matt Kranstuber @MoxReuby - Reuben Bresler   Intro music by Pretty Little Ke

In this week's episode, Kranny and Reuben talk about results of the largest SCG Open ever, #SCGINDY, and also the results of the pair of Standard Grand Prix in Verona and Rio de Janeiro. They also discuss what they think the most important announcement concerning MTGO will be. Reference Links Information for SCG Open Series: Washington, DC Information for SCG Classic Series: Birmingham, AL Coverage of SCG Open Series: Indianapolis SCG Classic Series: Columbia Top 16 Coverage of GP Verona Coverage of GP Rio Magic Online Program Update: 2012 MOCS Champs, GP Trials, Promo Codes, and More by Chris Kiritz Follow us on Twitter! @incontention - Show @kstube - Matt Kranstuber @MoxReuby - Reuben Bresler @affinityforblue - Joey Pasco Intro Music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin

In this week's episode, the boys dive headlong into Standard, discussing the results of #SCGVEGAS and #SCGKY, the popularity of Esper Control and U/W/R Flash, and the recent controversy of PillarGate on MTGO. Open Series Links http://www.starcitygames.com/scgop http://www.scglive.com   Reference Links Coverage of SCG Las Vegas http://www.starcitygames.com/events/130303_lasvegas.html SCG Classic Louisville Top 16 http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?event_ID=36&start_date=2013-03-03&end_date=2013-03-03&state=KY&city=Louisville&order_1=finish&limit=8&action=Show+Decks Coverage of GP Yokohama http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpyok13/welcome I Still Have a Deck to Build: Itaru Ishida http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpyok13/welcome#0 Worth Wollpert’s Twitter discussing Pillar of Flame bug on MTGO https://twitter.com/mtgworth/status/308060381128052738 Follow us on

This week, Reuben and Joey discuss the pair of Grand Prix from this past weekend, the ever-shifting Standard format, and the future of Grand Prix in response to the massive turn-out of #GPCharlotte Open Series Links http://www.starcitygames.com/scgop http://www.scglive.com Reference Links Coverage of Grand Prix Charlotte Coverage of Grand Prix Quebec City Win a Trip to GP Miami 10k Top 16 Decklists Joey's Photos from Grand Prix Charlotte The Gathering: Reuniting Pioneering Artists of Magic Kickstarter Follow us on Twitter! @incontention - Show @kstube - Matt Kranstuber @MoxReuby - Reuben Bresler @AffinityForBlue - Joey Pasco Intro Music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin

In this week's episode,the group discusses theexciting results of Pro Tour Gatecrash! They review thetop decks and the impact of Gatecrash on Standard as well as the newly announced fourthPro Tour and From the Vault set. Open Series Linkshttp://www.starcitygames.com/scgophttp://www.scglive.com Reference LinksInformation for Grand Prix Charlotte (#GPCharlotte)Coverage of SCG Open Series: CincinnatiPro Tour Gatecrash CoveragePro Tour Gatecrash - Top Standard DecksFrom the Vault: Twenty AnnouncementFourth Pro Tour Announcement Follow us on Twitter!@incontention- Show@kstube- Matt Kranstuber@MoxReuby- Reuben Bresler@affinityforblue- Joey Pasco Intro Music by Tha Gatherin'http://twitter.com/thagatherin

Joey and Reuben are joined by the Enthusiasm Enthusiast himself, Evan Erwin, to discuss the results of SCG Open Series: Edison and look ahead to Pro Tour Gatecrash and all the action happening at Grand Prix Charlotte! Open Series Linkshttp://www.starcitygames.com/scgophttp://www.scglive.com Reference LinksInformation for SCG Open Series: Cincinnati (#SCGCIN)Information for SCG Classic Series: Daytona Beach (#SCGDB)Coverage of SCG Open Series: Edison (#SCGNJ)Unexpected Results at SCG Classic Series: Memphis (#SCGMEM)Grand Prix Charlotte Event InfoThe Gathering 20th Anniversary Art Book Follow us on Twitter!@incontention - Show@kstube - Matt Kranstuber@MoxReuby - Reuben Bresler@affinityforblue - Joey Pasco Intro Music by Tha Gatherin'http://twitter.com/thagatherin