Sep 5, 2026 · 1 hr 51 min · 14 segments
This week we've got some thoughts about Standard, or at least some thought around it. Hold on tight because we go a bit off the rails more than usual! Follow us on: Bluesky:…
Zach EulbergHost
Jeff PikeHost
yeah so I do want to say this week I haven't been playing a ton of magic because my parents have been in town which is great and I love playing I'm just playing other card games with them so I've only had so much time I'm still playing magic obviously because I always do but I've been doing something new Jeff I've been I've been playing best of one I know
No, in all honesty, the reason I'm playing Best of One, and not that Best of One is your own preference, but it is a completely different meta.
And because on the show we like to talk about the Pro Tour and things like that, talking about Best of One tends to be something we don't do.
Like, it's just divorced a bit when you lose the sideboard and you lose a way to craft your deck around your opponent's strategy.
And it means that because you don't play multiple games, aggressive or proactive decks that have strong combos that can't be hated in the main deck tend to be better.
yeah so I do want to say this week I haven't been playing a ton of magic because my parents have been in town which is great and I love playing I'm just playing other card games with them so I've only had so much time I'm still playing magic obviously because I always do but I've been doing something new Jeff I've been I've been playing best of one I know
No, in all honesty, the reason I'm playing Best of One, and not that Best of One is your own preference, but it is a completely different meta.
And because on the show we like to talk about the Pro Tour and things like that, talking about Best of One tends to be something we don't do.
Like, it's just divorced a bit when you lose the sideboard and you lose a way to craft your deck around your opponent's strategy.
And it means that because you don't play multiple games, aggressive or proactive decks that have strong combos that can't be hated in the main deck tend to be better.
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