Eternal Durdles

Nathan, Zac, and Phil respond with thoughts about this new companion Errata. What it means for the game, and what sort of precedents this could set in the future.  

Phil and Nate realized that they couldn't possibly play enough Legacy to have an informed opinion about the real impact of Companions on the format, so they called in a guy who plays more than enough! Anuraag Das is a Legacy streamer and podcaster who is three months into daily streaming. He streamed the recording live and we got into some more specifics about the actual texture of the format with input from his audience. You can find Anuraag on Twitter and Twitch at anzidmtg. He's also on the Elo Punters podcast with Daniel Goetschel and Bob Huang. Enjoy.

Nate goes Buck wild about a particular nonsensical companion interaction in standard that has implications that ripple through all formats. Zac and Phil sit back and share a bucket of popcorn. 

Zac, Nate and Phil discuss some of the remaining cards from Ikoria. 

Phil Nathan and Zac look at the spoils from this 2x spoiler season.  Time Stamps Companion Discussion 12:50 Keruga 20:15 Obosh 23:23 Gyruda 26.50 Lutri 29:03 Umori 30:35 Rielle 34:20 Mana scape refractor 44:00 Ominous seas 50:30 Shark typhoon 54:50 Mass extinction 56:23 Drannith Magistrate 57:40 Lukka 102:00 Vivien 107:00 Call of the Death-Dweller 1:11:20 Valiant Rescuer 1:13:09 Grimdancer 1:14:16 Shredded Sails 1:16:33 General Kudro 1:16:37 Chevill, bane of Monsters 1:19:16 Fiend Artisan 1:23:00 Webcam Discussion 1:26:37 Sprite Dragon 1:27:48 Kalamax 1:30:04 Lavabrink adventurer 1:39:00 Species specialist 1:41:15 Nascent Metamorph 1:43:10 Heavenly Whale 1:46:10 Cartographer’s Hawk 1:49:50 Nesting Grounds 1:50:57

Longtime Magic player and Legacy streamer Romario Vidal is going to the PT thanks to a second-place finish with Doomsday in an MTGO special event! We chat about the deck and the tournament. Then Phil answers some questions about his Miracles deck. But we start with a special message that we hope you all take to heart. Here's some other relevant timestamps. 4:30 New song 7:55 Introducing Romario Romario's deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/legacy-doomsday-160267 Phil's Miracles matches are in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jtJR57GS4&list=PLakHnJvOjoOeTQ542er__Zs5EHY2NXU6v

Nate and Phil catch up as the lockdown in New York begins. Zac is missing, but he's fine (he told us later).  Improbable Edric: 4 Ice-Fang Coatl 2 Snapcaster Mage 2 Edric, Spymaster of Trest 1 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath 4 Brainstorm 4 Arcum's Astrolabe 4 Ponder 4 Force of Will 3 Improbable Alliance 2 Daze 2 Lightning Bolt 2 Punishing Fire 2 Dack Fayden 2 Spell Pierce 1 Preordain 1 Oko, Thief of Crowns 1 Sylvan Library 1 Intuition 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Grove of the Burnwillows 3 Misty Rainforest 2 Tropical Island 3 Snow-Covered Island 1 Snow-Covered Forest 1 Wooded Foothills 1 Snow-Covered Mountain 1 Volcanic Island Sideboard 1 Pithing Needle 1 Ancient Grudge 2 Veil of Summer 1 Collector Ouphe 1 Echoing Truth 1 Return to Nature 4 Leyline of the Void 2 Firespout 2 Pyroblast Premodern Ichorid: 4 Ichorid 4 Carrion Feeder 4 Putrid Imp 4 Mesmeric Fiend 4 Psychatog 3 Wood Sage 2 Necratog 2 Ashen Ghoul 2 Wonder 4 Careful Study 3 Cabal Therapy 1 Mental Note 1 Deep Analysis 4 City of Brass 4 Polluted Delta 3 Underground River 3 Swamp 2 Island 2 Llanowar Wastes 2 Yavimaya Coast 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Cephalid Coliseum Sideboard 2 Naturalize 2 Thran Foundry 2 Cursed Scroll 2 Unmask 2 Vendetta 2 Zuran Orb 1 Engineered Plague 1 Chill 1 Null Rod

Zac And Phil struggle to pass the time in self isolation. They come up with 2 top 5 lists for what to do when you can't play paper Magic for a while.  Portal World  https://www.audible.com/pd/Portal-World-Audiobook/B07CJ28KQ2?qid=1584458350&sr=1-8&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_8&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=B8Z0GSC8AQXHNPZ1DZTA Orion https://www.audible.com/pd/Orion-Audiobook/B07D5JWDZ9?qid=1584458350&sr=1-9&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_9&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=B8Z0GSC8AQXHNPZ1DZTA

Nate Phil and Zac tackle the banned list announcement in real time.  You can support our efforts at pateron.com/eternaldurdles

Nate Zac and Phil talk about what the format will look like after the BnR annoucement.