Episode 268 – Finality Found
This is the final episode of Allied Strategies, and we have none other than the original co-host of the show, Neal Oliver, to reminisce abou...
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20 of 150 episodesEpisode 267 – Ben Registers Ancestral Recall for the PT
Benjamin’s competing in the upcoming Zendikar Rising Championship – learn about the decks he’s chosen for both Standard an...
Episode 266 – No More Doppelgangers
This week’s episode features the debut of a fun new magic-card naming game, inspired by Alex Horne’s No More Jockeys. There̵...
Episode 265 – MOCS Retrospective
This week we’re taking a look at what went down at the MOCS, both in broad terms of how the metagames looked for the constructed forma...
Episode 264 – MOCS Formats Overview
This weekend is the MOCS – read about it here: https://magic.gg/news/2019-magic-online-championship-viewers-guide In this episode, we...
Episode 263 – ZNR Standard Metagame Snapshot
This week we’re taking a look at several of the decks that occupy the most sizeable portions of the Standard metagame. Though there ar...
Episode 262 – Will of the Council
This week we’re busting out an old segment, Will of the Council, in which we present two options, vote on them, and then declare the l...
Episode 261 – London Mulligan Strategy
This week we’re taking a strategic look at the London Mulligan and discussing how it impacts gameplay, deck selection, deck building,...
Episode 260 – Omnath’s Flash in the Pan
This week we covered the 2020 Season Grand Finals. Topics include Benjamin’s tournament results and deck thoughts, Intentional Draws i...
Episode 259 – Benjamin Prepares for Worlds
This week Benjamin is getting ready for a tournament he’s decided to refer to as Worlds! Learn all about the Standard and Historic met...
Episode 258 – Zendikar Rising Historic Candidates
This week we’re not going to dwell for too long on the state of standard, just for a few minutes at the start. Our main topic is a sel...
Episode 257 – Saying our Rotation Farewells
This week we’re honoring (and dishonoring) some of the cards exiting Standard with this rotation. Download this episode here! (right c...
Episode 256 – Zendikar Rising Spoilers 2
We’re back with more Zendikar Rising individual card discussion! Join us again next week to see if we will repeat the pattern for a th...
Episode 255 – Zendikar Rising Spoilers 1
This week we’ve picked out some exciting cards from Zendikar Rising to discuss, mostly in the context of constructed but with a little...
Episode 254 – Drafting High vs Low Powered Sets
Learn the strategic adjustments we suggest based on the power level of the format! Tips and tricks are given for formats everywhere on the s...
Episode 253 – Some Top 5 Lists!
This week we’re ranking stuff! Find out our top 5 Planeswalkers, Sweepers, Draft Commons, and more! Download this episode here! (right...
Episode 252 – Surprise Bans!
Here’s the B&R announcement: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/august-8-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement T...
Episode 251 – Benjamin Finally does OK at a Magic Tournament
Benjamin has experienced some uncharacteristic success and will be making an appearance in the top 8 over at twitch.tv/magic this weekend as...
Episode 250 – Untitled Podcast
This week we didn’t really have anything to talk about – the PT finals are coming up this weekend and both Ben and Sam have been...
Episode 249 – What to do if you’re bad at the best deck.
As is tradition, there are some Organized Play changes that draw discussion from us as part of this week’s show. Here’s a link i...