GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels

With Kaladesh Remastered hitting MTG Arena this week, Bryan and Gerry comb through the set and point out all of the potential haymakers that may impact the Historic format. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Aetherworks Marvel - 3:37 Fatal Push - 17:25 Winding Constrictor - 18:37 Bomat Courier - 20:43 Scrapheap Scrounger - 23:23 Sram, Senior Edificer - 25:20 Fast Lands - 26:33 Blossoming Defense - 28:47 Metallic Rebuke - 30:18 Heart of Kiran - 33:38 Baral, Chief of Compliance - 35:58 Toolcraft Exemplar - 37:46 Refurbish - 40:35 Torrential Gearhulk - 41:29 Minister of Inquiries - 44:03 Whir of Invention - 45:33 Chandra, Torch of Defiance - 48:27 Aethersphere Harvester - 51:33 Hope of Ghirapur - 52:41 Ceremonious Rejection - 54:20 Skysovereign - 59:56 Question of the week - 1:03:10 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Gerry and Bryan are back to review the decklists from another Magic Online league, and this time their focus is on Modern! The format is in one of the healthiest states it’s seen in a long time, and a lack of competitive focus on the format seems to be inspiring some wild deck choices. Follow along at https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-league-2020-11-03 Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Rakdos Shadow - 2:54 Valakut - 3:40 Eldrazi - 6:10 Zombies - 9:18 Rakdos Midrange - 10:54 Yorion Scapeshift - 12:34 Ghosts of Standard's Past - 15:22 Heliod - 18:22 Field of the Dead - 20:34 Sultai Control - 23:02 Azorius Yorion - 25:01 Humans - 27:55 Izzet Phoenix - 29:13 Amulet - 30:20 Mono-Red Eldrazi - 32:03 Polymorph - 33:37 Storm - 35:35 Jeskai - 38:30 Bant Company - 41:14 Life gain - 42:42 Temur - 46:06 Abzan Company - 49:13 Goblins - 51:20 Gyruda - 52:33 Golgari Midrange - 54:50 Neoform - 56:08 All Spells - 58:03 80 Azorius Yorion - 59:29 Vampires - 1:03:23 Living End - 1:04:10 Sultai Vengvine - 1:05:37 Tribal Zoo - 1:07:55 Battle of Wits - 1:11:32 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Standard has been through some tough times over the past year, but this current incarnation is proving to be a return to form. As Gerry and Bryan get ready to make their return to the caster's booth for the Red Bull Untapped Finals, they're unpacking the results of last weekend's league play. What do they have to say for Yorion? Did Bryan trick everyone into playing a bad deck Week 1 AGAIN? What's the plan for the upcoming Arena Open? All this and more on this week's episode! Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Red Bull Untapped - 1:04 MPL Rivals results - 8:10 Temur - 24:41 Gruul Adventures - 35:55 Arena Open - 46:14 Question of the week - 56:29 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

This is a big weekend for tournament Magic and Yorion is the headliner. What caused its meteoric rise and can anything stop it? Gerry and Bryan share their experiences with the different Yorion variants, their mirror match strategies, and the other decks in the format that have their attention. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: MPL & Rivals - 0:50 Standard Yorin - 11:28 Lukka setups - 27:58 Rogues - 36:27 Adventures - 46:00 Ramp - 51:11 Fake Blue Tron - 59:57 Rakdos & Mono Green Food - 1:04:35 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Magic is back baby! Sweeping bans have finally made the format feel fresh again, and Gerry and Bryan have been hard at work figuring out the rules of engagement for new Standard. They present their pillars, and explain how the presence of five format defining cards should be shaping your deck building in the coming weeks. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: B&R - 3:41 What Standard looks like now - 15:35 The Great Henge - 20:36 Heartless Act - 30:34 Ruin Crab - 34:39 Food decks - 39:37 Embercleave - 42:39 Shark Typhoon - 47:49 Skyclave Appartition - 51:30 Izzet Spells - 57:39 Setessan Champion - 1:02:21 Question of the week - 1:14:22 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Two formats and a small field of some of the best players in the world have left Gerry and Bryan with plenty of food for thought headed into the biggest Magic tournament of the year: the Grand Finals! The guys talk about why the Omnath problem has proven so difficult to solve in Standard, and whether the competitors here have found any glimmers of hope. When it comes to Historic, Omnath is only beginning to assert its dominance. Did anyone in this field find the answer? Also, what video game came out of nowhere this week to consume the lives of our hosts? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Grand Finals small metagame - 8:43 Standard decks - 22:08 Rakdos - 30:11 Historic - 51:12 Question of the week - 1:07:40 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Look, the bans didn’t go exactly how Gerry and Bryan had hoped. Omnath remains a huge fixture of Standard, and engines are still the order of the day. However, there’s still work to be done and moves to make. The guys are hard at work, both figuring out the best version of Omnath and the best way to fight it. Hear what’s been working for them, and learn about Standard’s surprisingly deep second tier. Do any dark horse archetypes have what it takes to unseat the four-armed menace? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Uro Ban & Playing Omnath - 2:44 Mono-Red - 25:53 Mono-Green - 35:38 Gruul Adventures - 40:23 4 Color Adventures - 47:22 Mill - 54:17 Dimir Control - 1:05:03 Rogues - 1:12:18 Question of the week - 1:21:38 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Wow. Prior to the actual release of Zendikar Rising, bans are already on the horizon. Why does this keep happening, and what do Gerry and Bryan think needs to change to prevent bans in the future? What cards do they expect to get the axe? Is this the straw that breaks the camel’s back when it comes to player morale? It’s not all bad news this week though. With Standard temporarily on ice, the guys check in on a Modern league, and find a format picking up some exciting new tools from Zendikar Rising. Is Modern the best format in Magic again? Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Incoming B&R announcement? - 0:55 Modern - 29:37 Neoform - 40:44 Mono-White Taxes - 42:08 Scourge of the Skyclaves - 46:01 Grixis Shadow - 48:42 Belcher - 52:33 Niv-Mizzet vs Omnath - 55:21 Uro Ramp - 57:50 Naya Landfall Scapeshift - 1:01:59 Kiki Chord - 1:05:07 8 Crab - 1:08:56 Azorius Control - 1:11:00 Jeskai Control - 1:14:08 Eldrazi Tron - 1:16:54 Better Scourge Decks - 1:18:58 Question of the week - 1:27:51 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

With a couple days of new Standard under their belt, Gerry and Bryan are ready to share their first impressions. And those impressions are generally summed up by a simple mantra: "Play Omnath and Lotus Cobra." Drawing your deck on Turn 4, turns producing dozens of mana, passively gaining tons of life, ample card advantage... It's all possible for Four-Color Genesis Ultimatum. Is there any hope, or are we doomed to another two years of Standard defined by ramp? 4 Omnath, Locus of Creation (ZNR) 232 1 Mountain (UND) 94 2 Island (UND) 90 1 Plains (UND) 88 4 Lotus Cobra (ZNR) 193 4 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath (THB) 229 4 Genesis Ultimatum (IKO) 189 3 Radha, Heart of Keld (M21) 224 4 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (THB) 169 2 Forest (UND) 96 4 Fabled Passage (ELD) 244 2 Riverglide Pathway (ZNR) 264 3 Cragcrown Pathway (ZNR) 261 4 Tangled Florahedron (ZNR) 211 1 Bala Ged Recovery (ZNR) 180 4 Turntimber Symbiosis (ZNR) 215 4 Escape to the Wilds (ELD) 189 1 Thassa's Oracle (THB) 73 2 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166 4 Shatterskull Smashing (ZNR) 161 2 Glasspool Mimic (ZNR) 60 Sideboard 2 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166 3 Valakut Exploration (ZNR) 175 4 Mystical Dispute (ELD) 58 3 Elder Gargaroth (M21) 179 3 Redcap Melee (ELD) 135 Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Gerry and Bryan's Omnath lists - 4:43 How to combat Omnath - 12:54 Reevaluating DFCs - 32:13 Janelle was right - 49:55 Question of the week - 59:49 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango

Gerry and Bryan have been hard at work building decks for new Standard, and their work has unveiled a bevy of new information about the format. Cards have been rapidly moving up and down their personal rankings, and they discuss each and every card they considered for inclusion in their Top 10s. If you're looking for a head start on deckbuilding come release week, you CANNOT miss this episode. Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi Timestamps: Pathways - 7:49 Omnath - 16:14 Bloodchief's Thirst - 21:37 Nullpriest of Oblivion - 24:29 Orah, Skyclave Hierophant - 28:06 Acquisitions Expert - 30:56 Zareth San, the Trickster - 36:22 Skyclave Apparition - 47:16 Akoum Hellhound - 50:30 Jace, Mirror Mage - 56:53 Magmatic Channeler - 1:00:20 Ancient Greenwarden - 1:05:07 Bala Ged Recovery & Shatterskull Smashing - 1:15:59 Ranking DFC mythic spell lands - 1:27:13 Gerry's Top 10 - 1:38:23 Bryan's Top 10 - 1:39:48 Question of the week - 1:47:56 arenadecklists.gg patreon.com/arenadecklists youtube.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/arenadecklists twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/bryango