Jun 23, 2026 · 1 hr · 12 segments
Join us as we chat with Nick about two of the strongest partners in Magic paired together. We discuss the how this explosive duo isn't just speedy, but also looks to adaptively combo.01:08 PUNTER'S…
So do you have a punt for us, Nick?
Yeah.
Um, I actually have one from the redemption event after The Siege, where I was kind of storming off, uh, with an Avendo Brush Razor, which is a card that impulse draws every time you sacrifice a non-token permanent.
[smacks lips] And I had found a Gamble to go get my Underworld Breach and discarded my Breach, um, which kinda threw me off of how I planned to win the game, and didn't realize that if I just casted the Goblin Bombardment that I had, I was able to sack Dargo and then recast Dargo to sack more things.
And I played it out after the game, and I would've found a line if I had just realized that Goblin Bombardment wasn't just a combo piece, it can do other things as well.
Hindsight is 20/20.
[laughs]
[laughs]
And I, I can commiserate in my, in my story as well.
Um, you know, we, [laughs] we learn, but that unfortunately is a, is a feels bad.
[laughs] Um, but to be fair, with the color combination we got going on, sometimes it might be a, a little bit of feels bad if you're gonna have to primarily use a Gamble.
[laughs]
[laughs] Yeah.
Uh, just to go with that, uh, I was also playing in the redemption event at The Siege, and I was playing in a three Kinnan pod.
I don't remember if I was first, but I was definitely in a good place.
I, uh, took somebody's Mystic Remora with a Ragavan, and I also got down Vivi with a Tandem Lookout.
So I had drawn some cards, but I couldn't really storm off.
I was primarily, like, holding interaction pieces, and I was kinda tapped out, uh, with no Vivi but neither, uh, to use further.
And, uh, the player who actually only at first had a Mana Vault, and they Lotus Petal Mana Vault for that earlier in the game.
And yes, I had a Disrupting Shoal in my hand, but I didn't have a two-cost pitch, and the only other card was Pact of Negation.
Um, maybe I should just let it happen, and I have a Sink into Stupor, and I'll try to bounce it back to hand, something like that.
Uh, so I let it resolve, takes my Vivi, and then they're just back in the game, and they get into the game where they get a Rhystic Study and later a Mystic Remora.
And I shoulda just taken the risk on that, uh, seen what cards I was able to see, maybe do some stuff in my upkeep.
And, uh, opponents coulda still had answers, but I feel like I definitely threw my lead there, uh, when I could have seen more options.
So do you have a punt for us, Nick?
Yeah.
Um, I actually have one from the redemption event after The Siege, where I was kind of storming off, uh, with an Avendo Brush Razor, which is a card that impulse draws every time you sacrifice a non-token permanent.
[smacks lips] And I had found a Gamble to go get my Underworld Breach and discarded my Breach, um, which kinda threw me off of how I planned to win the game, and didn't realize that if I just casted the Goblin Bombardment that I had, I was able to sack Dargo and then recast Dargo to sack more things.
And I played it out after the game, and I would've found a line if I had just realized that Goblin Bombardment wasn't just a combo piece, it can do other things as well.
Hindsight is 20/20.
[laughs]
[laughs]
And I, I can commiserate in my, in my story as well.
Um, you know, we, [laughs] we learn, but that unfortunately is a, is a feels bad.
[laughs] Um, but to be fair, with the color combination we got going on, sometimes it might be a, a little bit of feels bad if you're gonna have to primarily use a Gamble.
[laughs]
[laughs] Yeah.
Uh, just to go with that, uh, I was also playing in the redemption event at The Siege, and I was playing in a three Kinnan pod.
I don't remember if I was first, but I was definitely in a good place.
I, uh, took somebody's Mystic Remora with a Ragavan, and I also got down Vivi with a Tandem Lookout.
So I had drawn some cards, but I couldn't really storm off.
I was primarily, like, holding interaction pieces, and I was kinda tapped out, uh, with no Vivi but neither, uh, to use further.
And, uh, the player who actually only at first had a Mana Vault, and they Lotus Petal Mana Vault for that earlier in the game.
And yes, I had a Disrupting Shoal in my hand, but I didn't have a two-cost pitch, and the only other card was Pact of Negation.
Um, maybe I should just let it happen, and I have a Sink into Stupor, and I'll try to bounce it back to hand, something like that.
Uh, so I let it resolve, takes my Vivi, and then they're just back in the game, and they get into the game where they get a Rhystic Study and later a Mystic Remora.
And I shoulda just taken the risk on that, uh, seen what cards I was able to see, maybe do some stuff in my upkeep.
And, uh, opponents coulda still had answers, but I feel like I definitely threw my lead there, uh, when I could have seen more options.
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