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Episode 039 — Dice, decks, and disappointing Dad

Fresh off GP Toronto, Wilson shares his thoughts on the meta, team tournaments, and bad cards (read: Bomat Courier). We talk dice rolls, some hot new decks (find lists below), and somehow end on a note of disappointing the people we care most about. The cat’s in the cradle, y’all.

Steel Stompy
Courtesy of Jarvis Yu

4 Walking Ballista
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Steel Overseer
3 Vault Skirge
3 Etched Champion
3 Karn, Scion of Urza

4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lotus Petal
3 Mox Opal
4 Thorn of Amethyst

4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
2 Ghost Quarter
2 Karakas
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Sorcerous Spyglass
1 Umezawa’s Jitte
1 Warping Wail
4 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Leyline of the Void

(Untested) Brainstorm Show Steel Stompy
4 Walking Ballista
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Steel Overseer
4 Vault Skirge
3 Karn, Scion of Urza

4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lotus Petal
3 Mox Opal
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Umezawa’s Jitte

4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Sorcerous Spyglass
2 Warping Wail
4 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Leyline of the Void

“Medium Depths”
Ben Friedman article

4 Dark Confidant
4 Deathrite Shaman
3 Sylvan Safekeeper
4 Vampire Hexmage
3 Pithing Needle
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Crop Rotation
4 Duress
2 Sylvan Scrying
4 Thoughtseize

2 Forest
2 Swamp
2 Bayou
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Sejiri Steppe
4 Thespian’s Stage
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Dark Depths

Sideboard
1 Pithing Needle
1 Sorcerous Spyglass
2 Tireless Tracker
1 Abrupt Decay
3 Surgical Extraction
3 Cabal Therapy
1 Marsh Casualties
2 Bitterblossom
1 Karakas

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Special Hosted Episode — Crossing the Streams (From “Leaving a Legacy”)

We are sharing a “Leaving a Legacy” episode because Wilson Hunter sat down with Jerry Mee (“Leaving a Legacy”) and James Hsu (“Humans of Magic”) to talk about their experiences at GP Seattle!

Disclaimer: All credit for sound editing and production goes to the hardworking folks over at “Leaving a Legacy” podcast (Jerry Mee and Patrick Euglow). The owners of the original content requested we post. Check out their podcast at https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/leaving-a-legacy/

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Episode 033 — Lessons from GP Vegas

Welcome back to The Brainstorm Show. All eyes were on Las Vegas for cues from the first major tournament since the banning of Sensei’s Divining Top. The results didn’t disappoint. In this episode, we talk about D&T, Miracles, some surprises from the Top 64, and where we see Legacy going over the next couple months.

GP Vegas Legacy Top 64 Breakdown
ALL CREDIT FOR THIS LIST GOES TO CALLUM SMITH AND THE HARDWORKING FOLKS AT MTGTHESOURCE.COM
11 Grixis Delver
5 Bant Deathblade
5 Show and Tell
5 Elves
4 BUG Delver
3 Miracles
3 4c Loam
3 DnT
2 Czech Pile
2 Food Chain
2 BR Reanimator
2 BG Depths
2 Lands
2 RUG Delver
2 UR Delver
2 Grixis Control
1 UW Stoneblade
1 UWr Stoneblade
1 UB Shadow
1 Eldrazi
1 Infect
1 Aluren
1 Merfolk
1 BUG Lands

Updated Grixis Control List
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Young Pyromancer
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Gurmag Angler
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Cabal Therapy
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Fatal Push
1 Dismember
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Counterspell
1 Kolaghan’s Command
4 Force of Will

1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
4 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Bloodstained Mire

SB
2 Blood Moon
3 Surgical Extraction
1 Thoughtseize
2 Flusterstorm
2 Pyroblast
1 Izzet Staticaster
1 Darkblast
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Liliana, the Last Hope

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Brief Brainstorm 009 — Predictions for GP Vegas + Grixis Control

Wilson keeps The Brainstorm Show alive in the month of June with a brief overview of his predictions for GP Vegas. Some are bold, some are obvious, and some are downright bizarre — we will know soon if he’s a real Nostradamus.

Check out this super fun Grixis Control list, too:

Grixis Control
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Young Pyromancer
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Gurmag Angler
1 Liliana, the Last Hope

4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Cabal Therapy
2 Fatal Push
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Dismember
1 Counterspell
2 Kolaghan’s Command
4 Force of Will

1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Badlands
1 Tropical Island
4 Polluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Bloodstained Mire

SB
2 Blood Moon
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Izzet Staticaster
1 Forked Bolt
1 Marsh Casualties
1 Darkblast
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Pyroblast
2 Flusterstorm
1 Painful Truths
1 Garruk Relentless

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Episode 027 — GP Louisville, a History

Welcome back to the Brainstorm Show. In this episode we talk about our results and experiences at GP Louisville. We also take on some important topics about our community, and recommit ourselves to innovating great decks for all players to enjoy. Below you can check out our Brainstorm Show lists for the GP:

Wilson and Phil’s Mentor Miracles
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Sensei’s Divining Top
4 Counterbalance
2 Counterspell
1 Spell Snare
4 Force of Will
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Terminus
2 Engineered Explosives

4 Monastery Mentor
3 Snapcaster Mage

2 Arid Mesa
4 Flooded Strand
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Plains
4 Island
2 Tundra
2 Volcanic Island

SB:
1 Back to Basics
1 Containment Priest
2 Disenchant
1 Entreat the Angels
2 Flusterstorm
1 Mountain
3 Pyroblast
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Vendilion Clique

Paul’s Shardless BUG
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
4 Abrupt Decay
4 Ancestral Vision
2 Hymn to Tourach
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Umezawa’s Jitte

4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Baleful Strix
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Shardless Agent
2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest

2 Wasteland
1 Creeping Tar Pit
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Polluted Delta
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Swamp
1 Forest
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Bayou

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Disfigure
1 Thoughtseize
1 Duress
2 Hymn to Tourach
2 Toxic Deluge
2 Garruk Relentless
1 Pithing Needle

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Episode 026 — GP Chiba, Berenstain Bears, and Legacy Collected Company

Welcome back to The Brainstorm Show. We are excited to give our thoughts on the (surprising?) results from Legacy GP Chiba. Also in this episode: disappearing decklist/alternate timelines, a trademarked Wilson Hunter rant about Daze in ANT, and a spicy new brew. And we do mean brew… Feast your eyes:

4-Color Collected Company
Creatures (25)
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Spell Queller
2 Flickerwisp
4 True-name Nemesis
1 Eternal Witness
2 Vendilion Clique

Spells (14)
4 Brainstorm
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Collected Company
1 Umezawa’s Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Batterskull

Lands (21)
2 Scrubland
2 Savannah
1 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
1 Tundra
4 Windswept Heath
4 Verdant Catacomb
3 Marsh Flats
1 Flooded Strand
1 Mana Confluence

SB
4 Meddling Mage
4 Sanctum Prelate
2 Reclamation Sage
3 Leyline of the Void
2 Force of Will

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Episode 020 — GP Columbus: Top 8 with Miracles

Welcome back to the Brainstorm Show! This episode is a bit self-indulgent, but I’m sure our listeners will allow us to recompose ourselves after Wilson Hunter grabbed his 2nd Legacy GP Top 8. Next episode we look forward to coming back with a deck tech on Shardless BUG. Stay on the lookout.

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Episode 011 — GP Lille & Magic: Origins

We’re baaaaaaack! Phil and Paul take on GP Lille and Magic: Origins. Looks like Dig Through Time is here to stay at least for the time being. As Phil says in the episode, though, the writing might be on the wall. We will have to see how things develop over the next few months.

Hope you enjoy, and as always don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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Episode 007 — Legacy in the Land of the Rising Sun

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! This week the Brainstorm crew talks GP Kyoto. There were some crazy card choices and a metagame very different from the US’s or Europe’s showed up. Given the limited information Wizards released about the event, we did our best to go over what was popular, what dominated, and what was new. Please refer to the links below for the Top 8 decklists and a really quality SNL sketch.

GP Kyoto Top 8 Decklists

SNL’s Maine Justice

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