The MM Cast
Previously "The Masters of Modern" The MMCast is your weekly insight into the various Magic: the Gathering formats, with hosts Alex Kessler, Ben Bateman and Michael Grothe. We break down all aspects of the game, from deck archetypes to new releases, deck techs and predictions!
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Magic Digital Next and Pro Teams | #118
Magic has announced big plans in the digital space! Ben and Kessler breakdown their thoughts of what most likely to happen in Magic online’s future. They then discuss how Pro Tour teams can be a benefit to the viewing experience. Follow us on youtube! you
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Modern Masters 2017 Predictions | #117
Masters of Modern namesake set “Modern Masters” is getting its latest edition this spring “Modern Masters 2017”. As is tradition, Kessler and Ben break down what they think each color pair’s draft archetype is going to be, predict the 15+ Mythics, and dis
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Ban Announcments & Aether Revolt Review | #116
Kessler and Ben break down the recent Banned and Restricted Announcements of Gitaxian Probe and Golgari Grave Troll and what they mean for Modern. They also discuss what the new schedule on announcing updates to the Ban list means for the format as well.
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Twin 2.0 & The State of Combo in Modern
Corey Burkhart, friend of the show and a Top 25 Magic Pro player, sits down with Ben to chat Felidar Guardian combos and the state of combo decks in Modern moving into 2017. Follow us on youtube! youtube.com/topdeckingTV Follow us on Twitch for future str
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Aether Revolt Preview: “FATAL PUSH” & How Does ...
Kessler and Ben break down how Fatal Push can effect Modern and how it matches up against other essential removal in the format. They discuss how removal shapes Modern and what deck building restrictions they enforce. Fatal Push: Fatal Push B Instant Des
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Top Ten Green Cards in Modern | #113
In time for the holidays, Kessler and Ben List off their Top Ten Favorite Green cards (like Christmas trees!) for Modern. To finish things off, they each present 5 Green cards they wish saw more play in the format. Modern Ban List: http://magic.wizards.co
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What Can Be UNBANNED in Modern? w/ Corey Burkha...
Corey Burkhart joins Kessler and Ben to go over each of the cards on the Modern ban list And discuss which cards are still too powerful to be unbanned, and which could potentially be let back into the format. Modern Ban List: http://magic.wizards.com/en/g
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Best of 2016 Awards | #111
Kessler and Ben break down the year 2016 month by month. going over ban list announcements, major tournaments, and set releases. Then they give their picks for Best of the Year in the following Categories: Best of the Year: Favorite Cards: Saheeli Rai vs
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New Format “Frontier” and World Championships
Kessler and Ben go over the newest format to hit the tournament scene: “Frontier.” They discuss where it came from, what decks are popular, and why there may be a need for a new competitive format to exist. In News: World Championship Results Aether Revol
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Thanksgiving Thanks to Our Patrons
Kessler and Ben are joined by “Musical” guest Josh Kim to update everyone on where the patreon will be going in 2017, and to thank everyone who has donated IN SONG! to remind people of the updates: Swag box will move from MMCast branded content to sweet S
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Magic and Esports with Josh Kim
Josh Kim from All Chat and Riot Games joins Kessler and Ben as they go over what Magic is currently doing in Esports and how it could improve. They then go over a sweet RUG Bedlam Reveler+Traverse the Ulvenwald Delver list. Josh’s Decklist: http://decks.d
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Grand Prix Dallas with Corey Burkhart
Corey Burkhart joins Kessler and Ben after an insanely impressive finish at GP Dallas, losing only a single match to Skred red in the finals. Corey goes over his deck choice, why he went with the specific list he landed on, and a few key moments from the
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Building a Mana Base and Commander 2016
Kessler and Ben go over the news for the last week, breaking down what a few easter eggs in the Commander 2016 set could mean for modern. They then break down the best practices for how to build your mana base, going over each type of land and why you sho
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From Platinum Pro to Making Magic with Andrew B...
Ben Interviews Platinum Pro Player and soon to be Wizards R&D Employee Andrew Brown about his journey as a pro player, and his new job with Wizards of the Coast.
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Best Modern Cards from Kaladesh (2/2)
In Part 2 of our Kaladesh set review, Kessler and Ben finish discussing the top 11 picks from their favorite 25 cards from Kaladesh. From brew potential to powerhouse bombs, Kaladesh has a lot to offer. Follow us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/topdeckingTV T
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Modern Cards from Kaladesh
Kessler and Ben go through their 25 favorite cards from Kaladesh. Over two weeks they will go over each card they think has potential to effect the format; from brew potential to powerhouse bombs, Kaladesh has a lot to offer.
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September/October Deck Doctors
Welcome to the next edition of our Brew/Deck Doctor episode, where we take Patreon Member submitted deck lists and give tips and tricks on how to make the deck stronger/more competitive. This week Ben takes on the format by himself since he kidnapped Kess
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Top 20 Cards in Modern’s History
For their 100th episode Ben and Kessler counted down the Top 100 cards in Modern. Since Kessler is out of town, here are the top 20 cards from that countdown if you missed it! Check out the full episode here: https://rocketjump.com/listen/top-100-cards-mo
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Magic’s Ten Uncompleted Card Cycles
Kessler and Ben break down the Ten different cycles throughout Magic’s history that have we want to see completed! Discussing what cards remain in the cycle and what the completed cycle could possibly look like. Let us know your vote for any that we misse
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Top 100 Cards in Modern’s History + Kaladesh Pr...
For the 100th episode of the podcast, Kessler and Ben are pulling out all the stops. First you get their Preview Card “Blossoming Defense”. Then, in honor of 100 episodes they set out to accomplish the daunting task of ranking the top 100 cards in Modern’
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PAX WEST: World Championship and Kaledesh first...
A lot of awesome stuff happened at PAX West this last weekend from the Kaledesh Spoiler season kicking off to the Magic World Championship. Kessler and Ben break down the World Championship and go over each of the new mechanics from Kaledesh.
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Is Modern Diverse? & Triple Modern GP Weekend
Kessler and Ben go over the recent Modern GP Top 8s to analyze whether or not the Modern Format is more Diverse then it was pre-Splinter Twin Ban. Does an aggressive format with many archetypes make a diverse play style format?
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Conspiracy 2 and Modern Reprints
Kessler and Ben go over the newest supplemental Magic Set: Conspiracy 2! They break down which cards were reprinted, which cards were missing from the set, and which new cards they wish Wizards would reprint so that they could play it in Modern.
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Top 10 Ravnica Block cards for Modern
In a continuation of their Modern Block reviews, Kessler and Ben break down their picks for the Top 10 best Modern cards that the original Ravnica block has to offer. As always this is followed by a “5 Most Under Played Ravnica Cards Contest,” follow us o
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Everything You Need to Know About Tempo / Moder...
Kessler and Ben break down the need-to-know basics of playing Tempo decks in Modern. This includes the history of tempo in the format, different key decks, the difference between tempo and combo, and the way different color combinations deal with being a
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