GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels

Gerry has one rule for Standard that he's going to put to good use at Grand Prix Washington DC. If you've got a Standard tournament coming up, the rule could greatly inform your deck selection. This Standard format has been mostly defined by deck selection and reading the metagame correctly. Where's it headed next?

It looked like W/U Monument was poised to take over the format, then Ramunap Red, then Zombies and B/G -- How is Standard moving so quickly? How has the dissemination of information changed things? What's the next step in staying on top of Standard?

It's time for Pro Tour Hour of Devastation! What do Bryan and Gerry think about Standard right before the Pro Tour? What are the best decks? What's going to break out? What beats Mono-Red?

Magic Online is changing how it releases results from tournaments, but what does that mean for us grinders? How do we adapt to this new world with less information? Aside from that, we have the first big results for Hour of Devastation Standard. What looked good and what underperformed? Why was the Magic Online PTQ so much different from SCGCinci?

We've been testing Standard with Hour of Devastation on Magic Online! Get the insight into what we like, what we've seen, and what we want to work on. @bryango's G/R Ramp decklist: 3 Chandra, Flamecaller 2 Hour of Devastation 3 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 4 Thought-Knot Seer 2 Abrade 2 Dissenter's Deliverance 4 Sheltered Thicket 4 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods 1 Sanctum of Ugin 4 Hashep Oasis 1 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 4 Hour of Promise 4 Beneath the Sands 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald 4 Ramunap Ruins 3 Forest 2 Mountain 1 Scavenger Grounds 3 Sweltering Suns 4 Walking Ballista 1 Evolving Wilds Sideboard 1 World Breaker 4 Tireless Tracker 3 Magma Spray 4 Reality Smasher 1 Struggle//Survive 1 Nissa's Defeat 1 Manglehorn

We have the complete set list for Hour of Devastation! In this episode, we discuss our Top 10 lists from Hour, what new Standard is going to look like, how the old decks fare, and even discuss new archetypes that are showing promise.

RIP Michael Majors! Majors took a job with Wizards of the Coast and their Play Design team, so that means it's time to find a new co-host. I did it, and he's great! You'll just have to listen to find out who. We spent the rest of the cast talking about the Hour of Devastation previews and what has us excited so far.

We took your questions and answered them! Find out a bunch of cool stuff, including what we do wrong, what mistakes people make when playtesting, and how important it is to have a team.

Gerry and Majors break down what happened in the Modern Grand Prix, their picks for the best decks, the best builds of those decks, and some cool technology that popped up. If you enjoy Modern, you can't miss it!

Is it just the best? How do you beat it? What version is the best? In this episode, Gerry and Michael break down Standard's most hated archetype. Even if you're not planning on spinning the Marvel yourself, you need to know how to beat it. They also get into some interesting theory points, such as how many reactive cards you want on the play. It's basically a can't miss episode.