GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels
GerryT Podcast
We create the best Magic: the Gathering content for competitive players, focusing primarily on the various constructed formats!
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Mar 9, 2018 • 1h 10min
GAM E64 - The Best Deck in Legacy and Catching up on Modern and Standard
Between SCG Worcester, the Magic Online Championship Series, and Gerry finally streaming Standard, there's a lot to talk about!
Hear about Bryan's Legacy experience, what Gerry and Bryan thought about the MOCS results and their impact for Modern, and what Gerry likes in Standard.
Grixis Delver - 1:34
MOCS - 10:51
Guillaume Bant - 13:06
Bogles & Tron - 15:42
Standard - 22:54
Grixis Energy - 28:01
Mono Red - 30:36
U/B Midrange - 32:12
Decks we might play - 57:42
Question of the week - 1:04:28

Mar 2, 2018 • 1h 6min
GAM E63 - Bryan is Always Right, The Future of Standard, and Legacy
Bryan's Standard predictions are all coming to fruition! Is it time for Gerry to concede that he's been right all along? What happened at Grand Prix Memphis and where does Standard go from here?
Also, what's going on in Legacy?
Profane procession - 1:00
Hunter Burton Memorial Open - 6:42
GP Memphis - 10:50
Tyler's winning list - 18:51
Climb/Hydra list - 21:52
Mardu Vehicles - 26:44
B/R Aggro - 31:59
Brad's U/B Midrange - 34:00
U/B Control 37:57
Legacy 45:54
Legacy as Pro Tour format - 55:35
Question of the week - 58:37

Feb 23, 2018 • 1h 9min
GAM E62 - The Best Deck for GP Memphis and a Look at Modern
Neither Standard nor Modern are in a solved state, so Gerry and Bryan share their thoughts on both formats thus far. Bryan convinces Gerry on a great choice for Standard and both discuss what the best Jace deck is.
Standard level 0 decks 4:56
U/B Control - 8:42
Grixis - 13:56
G/W Aggro - 18:49
W/U Sram - 29:50
Modern 43:52
Zoo - 45:05
Modern Challenge decklists - 49:07
Jace decks - 53:04
What decks would we play? - 1:02:20
Question of the week - 1:06:15`

Feb 16, 2018 • 1h 7min
GAM E61 - PTRIX, GP Toronto, and JACE???
There's so much to cover in this episode! From Gerry's Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan experience to Bryan's near miss at Grand Prix Toronto and the unbannings, get ready for the craziest Modern episode yet.
With Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf unleashed on Modern, where does the format go? Are Gerry and Bryan's decks of choice still viable?
Gerry's Pro Tour recap - 2:17
Staticaster play & Top 8 - 19:04
HOF possibilities - 32:46
Unbans - 47:40
MTGO decklist change - 1:01:13
Patreon question - 1:04:05
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Jan 26, 2018 • 1h 5min
GAM E60 - Week 1 Standard Fun Facts and the Modern Pro Tour
The first results of RIX Standard are in. What's killing it, what's underperforming, and what looks well-positioned in the coming weeks?
Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan is coming up, and it's Modern! Find out how Gerry and Bryan would approach selecting a deck for that tournament and what they have their eyes on.
Standard week 1 price is right - 3:20
Mardu Vehicles - 8:05
Merfolk - 15:40
Modern Pro Tour - 26:07
Midrange decks - 33:19
Humans - 36:35
Will there be bans post pro tour? - 40:33
Amulet - 49:45
What are we playing in Standard? - 54:42

Jan 19, 2018 • 1h 4min
GAM E59 - Arena's Economy, Standard Bans, and Why Temur and Hazored Aren't Dead
Gerry and Bryan go deep on a number of topics, including why everyone is in an uproar about the proposed economy for MTG Arena, why the Standard bannings are great (and why they're not), and what looks good going forward. Are Temur and Hazored dead? What have the two of them been playing in the "new" Standard format?
Arena - 2:55
Standard bans - 8:28
The new metagame - 14:22
Profane Procession - 19:06
Mono-Red - 21:50
Temur - 25:31
Manabases - 32:46
Green's color identity in Standard - 35:54
Macro archetypes - 41:31
What decks are we playing - 48:57
Patreon question - 59:59

Jan 12, 2018 • 1h 15min
GAM E58 - Rivals of Ixalan Top 10s
Gerry and Bryan reveal their Top 10 lists for Rivals of Ixalan and their lists aren't even close!
Gerry #10 - 5:47
Bryan #10 - 9:48
Gerry #9 - 15:27
Bryan #9 - 20:27
Preorders - 24:12
Gerry #8 - 25:25
Bryan #8 - 25:27
Gerry #7 - 30:25
Bryan #7 - 36:23
Gerry #6 - 43:08
Bryan #5 - 47:49
Bryan #6 - 49:04
Gerry #5 - 52:55
Gerry #4 - 53:45
Bryan #4 - 55:25
Gerry #3 - 57:44
Bryan #3 - 58:55
Gerry #2 - 1:00:53
Gerry #1 - 1:01:55
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Dec 22, 2017 • 1h 4min
GAM E57 - A Little Bit of Everything
With Magic in a lull for a couple weeks, The GAM Podcast brings you a little bit of everything, including time stamps for your convenience!
Favorite holiday movie - 2:03
Modern metagame - 4:19
Modern Pro Tour - 11:06
Printing only Modern legal cards - 14:39
Lantern (and polarizing decks) - 17:32
B/G Midrange - 30:55
Standard - 34:19
Yuuya Temur - 34:33
Big Sultai - 41:00
Bans in Standard? - 44:09
What to play in Hearthstone - 47:07
Christmas gifts - 49:09
GAM merchandise - 51:48
Patreon question of the week - 55:38

Dec 15, 2017 • 1h 13min
GAM E56 - Modern, Building Your Sideboards, and U/W Control
This episode is all things Modern! We talk about the rise of big mana, how to approach building a sideboard in Modern, and why Gerry had to go back on his word regarding U/W Control.

Dec 8, 2017 • 1h 6min
GAM E55 - Why You Should Be Playing Sultai
Gerry breaks down his World Magic Cup experience, how he went 8-1 with Sultai, plus the hows and whys of his success. Sultai is much better than people think it is!
There have been some whispers of a potential Attune with Aether ban in Standard, but what do Bryan and Gerry think about that?
With Grand Prix Oklahoma City coming up, there's also some Modern talk at the end.


