Magic Proving Grounds
Welcome to the Proving Grounds. The only Magic the Gathering Podcast that proves that winning is only half the battle. Join MTG lifers Dave, Ben, and Dave as they tackle the world of Magic one week at a time.
Armchair Designs
This episode, the gang definitively answers your most nagging questions: How many scrys are worth 1 card draw? What is the most useless card ever printed? Then the make a foray into the design space to create the best burn spell NOT better than bolt, a not broken red counter spell. BONUS: find out what a Batman card would look like!
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One Ring to Spoil Them All
This episode The Moderator Formerly Known As Dave dishes out the set mechanics and the guys all give their picks for best/most interesting/flavorful cards of this most anticipated set.
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Anniversary Quiz Show!
We've made it a whole year and to mark the occasion, we bring in Quizmaster Seth to grill us with questions spanning Magic's history. The questions are made up and the points don't matter (Well.... it starts that way). Tune in to see who wins!
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Story-time with MoM
It's everyone's favorite campfire recounting of Magic's newest set. Grab a seat and roast some wieners, because this story is HOT.
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Look MoM! There's Spoilers!
This episode we pick our favorite cards we have yet to play with from the new set, March of the Machine. We also choose this set's "Most lickable card". Be wary, we do have some story spoilers in here, so if you haven't read it yet, remember your earmuffs.
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Big Izzet Energy
This week on the Proving Grounds:
Oathbreaking Potential, The Flavor of Middle Earth, What is Aftermath?, and is it best to sometimes kill your fan favorite characters to keep a game fresh?
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ONE Story Review
Its campfire time when Superior Dave and Ben fill Moderator Dave in on Phyrexia: All Will Be One story. Where is Teferi? Does Jace emo-kid out for his main squeeze? Do they stop the MACHINE?! Find out this, their impressions, and even some predictions for the next set.
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Ranking of Swords and Praetors
Phyrexia: All Will Be One brought us a new sword and a new Praetor. We have ranked them all here. Which ones take the crown?
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All Will Be Spoiled
This episode, we talk our favorite cards that have been spoiled from Phyrexia: All Will Be One, as well as crown this set's "Most Lickable Card".
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Resolution Time!
Its a new year and the gang has some thoughts on 2023. Are leaks a good or bad? What will the hosts change about their magic play? What will change about magic?
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The 2022 MPG Awards!
It's time for the obligatory end of year awards! Strap in, it's been quite a ride!
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Burn, Baby, Burn
The Daves and Ben discuss podcast format changes and rank the Standard legal burn spells. You don't want to miss this.
Notes
The Completed Tier List
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Mmmm.... Bacon
This episode the gang talks about the Hasbro stock some more and hot art. Also the touch on some drama in the news some tournaments and some standard brews.
News
New Developments in Hasbro BofA spanking incident.
Christopher Rush original black lotus art sales for 4 mills
US Regional Championship Standings
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I Had An Enjoyment Dot Com
The gang catch up on all the hot news for the week including but not limited to the BofA Hasbro beef and the Magic Con schedule for 2023. plus get Ben's first impressions of the Brothers' Wars
News
Daily MTG’s new look
Arena State of the Game Nov 9th
More magiccons to come-Â information
Hasbro getting a spanky from Bank of America
Moxfield: the gathering
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BRO, this set looks spoiled
Brother's War Spoilers like you have never heard them before. Plus the gang crowns the Brother's War most lickable card.
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New and returning Mechanics
Brother's War Visual card spoilers
Other Dave recommends Jeremy Wilson art
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Where's Your Head At?
This week in the proving grounds the gang catches up on news including World Championship results, fawn over Magic 30 cosplay and discuss another meld card.
News
Golden Booster packs
 Dawn of the Phyrexian Invasion - Official Cinematic Trailer - Dominaria United | The Brothers' War
Ashiok by Dark Pact Cosplay
Serra the Benevolent by Zenaide Beckham
Atraxa voice of Praetors by Happy Lady Morgan
Tasha, the Witch Queen by Amy does cosplay
Jiang Yanggu by Mixofmilty
World Championship Standings
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Aromatherapy Gauntlet
This week that gang dives into the news. Talks Charity and discusses new plans for the Proving Grounds Twitch Channel.
News
Weekly MTG Stream
Extra life Secret lair
Other extra life charity stuff
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Pro-Tour Pioneers
This week the gang discuss the Magic 30 virtual event, MTGO moving day, Pro-Tour lineup, Manga AND MORE!.
News
Magic 30th Virtual Event details released
MTGO Moving Day
Welcome to Daybreak
Junji Ito Secret Lair
Yoji Shinkawa Secret Lair
World Championship viewers guide
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No More Noodles
This week Dave Ben and Dave talk about 30th edition again, bans and more news. Plus the gang takes a look at Mishra's Meld card from Brothers' War.
News
Magic 30th simulator
Pioneer challenger deck release update
Arena State of the Game Oct 5th
More Arena Announcements
Post Malone Secret Lair
WotC B&R announcement.
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<...A Tale of the Whale
This week Dave Ben and Dave Talk about Whale Bait, a very important Anniversary and a whole mess of cards including some that transform and others that meld.
News
Magic the Gathering 30th Anniversary Edition
30th ed Image Gallery
Kicking off Magic's 30th Anniversary Celebration- More Promo
Magic: The Gathering Arena To Get Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered This Year
The 2022 Pioneer Challenger Decks
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Phone A Grandma
This week Dave, Ben and Dave Talk about Changes to the Brother War Prerelease. Chat about Unfinity, and The Arena Championship 1 that happened this weekend.
News
Brother War Prerelease info
Arena Championship 1 Top 8 Bracket
Arena Championship 1 Top 32 Decklists
VOD- Starter Deck Challenge part 2
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<...Story Time UNITED
Gather round the campfire and listen to Dave, Ben and Dave retell and talk about the Dominaria United Story. Also get their flaming hot takes on recent news.
News
If or when: foldable cards? (tumblr.com)
Duel Masters Folding Card Demo
Magic Story
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Tire Iron the Mouse
Dave Ben and Dave talk about Mickey the Gathering and give a fond farewell to old Standard and talk about the future of current Standard.
News
First look at Lorcana cards
Lorcana cards re-imagined as Magic the Gathering cards
The Magic Arena Starter Deck Challenge-VOD
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<...Yargle / Gargle
The gang celebrate Yargle day. The house of mouse is planning an incursion into the TCG market. Ben goes deep on his impressions of the DMU limited environment and Dave issues a Challenge he feels he can win.
News
Disney is making a TCG to compete with Magic the Gathering
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One Show to Spoil Them All (DMU Edition)
In this episode Dave Ben and Dave talk Dominaria United Mechanics and reveal their top card picks including one card that got the gang fired up and caused a storm of debate and more then one Temporal Headache. They also resolve the predictions challenge and talk about their Historic Pauper Brews.
News
Dominaria United Release notes
Dominaria United Full Set Preview
Historic Pauper Challenge Brews
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<...Time Travel Retcon
The gang takes a look at WotC's plan for the coming year. They talk about the interesting new and out of the ordinary sets that are on the docket for this year. They also give an update on the Gladiator challenge and Ben issues a new challenge of his own.
News
Wizards Presents: The upcoming year of magic
MaRo's statements about March of the Machine: Aftermath
The Gladiator Challenge Game play video via YouTube
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BONUS Dominaria Predictions
Ben has awoken the crew for an impromptu episode to make our Dominaria United predictions ahead of the spoiler event. Oh, and he poised it as a thinly veiled challenge.
Predictions are made from this Maro post:
https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/692666879432622080/maros-dominaria-united-teaser
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<...Are You Not Entertained?
Do you have a powerful hankering for the Gathering part of Magic? Dave Ben Dave talk about the Magic 30 year anniversary events. They also cover Spellslingers WotCs new Hearthstone/Magic mash up game. Then Ben talks about his experiences with finally going all in on Arena. Last we talk about our Gladiator Deck brew Challenge.
News
Magic 30 in Las Vegas
Magic 30 Virtual Event
Spellslingers
Gladiator Brew Challenge Decks
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Goyf'ed
Dave Ben and Dave talk summer sales, State of Magic Design and Sideboards. Moderator Dave also issues a deck building Challenge for the Gladiator Event.
News
There is a sale going on. right now you know in case y'all like cheap cosmetics.
State of Design
Gladiator Event Announcement
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Portal Panic!
Dave Ben and Dave talk about the up coming competitive play season. Then they give their options on the new anthology sets now that they are out. Last they resolve the last weeks Historic deck building Challenge.
News
WotC is trying to get people stoked for the Pro Tour with some promos
History Anthology
Explorer Anthology
The Challenge Decks
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The Warning
In this weeks episode Dave Ben and Dave get a little nostalgic as the talk about the lost legends news. The also talk shop about the new Arena Anthology sets. Predicting what cards (based on cards announced at time of recording) might boost what decks. They resolved their Wrenn and Six foil price is right Challenge and other Dave issues a new play challenge to the gang.
News
Lost legends for DMU
As promised Explorer Anthology 1 and Historic Anthology 6 are releasing on the 28th of July.
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<...Back to the Birds
In this weeks episode the guys talk about Channelfireball is getting bought by TCGPlayer and how The Reserve List is still very much here to stay or at least that's what Bill Stark thinks. See what Dave Ben and Dave think.
News
TCG Player to buy Channelfireball and BinderPOS
Bill Stark tweets about the reserve list
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Meet the Maestro
This week Dave Ben and Dave talk about Alchemy Bans and rebalances. Their hopes for Explorer Anthology 1 and maybe some hopes for Historic Anthology 6. They take a peak at Fortnite secret lair spoilers and the discuss Japanese cult movie classic Battle Royale.
News
Arena State of the game
Alchemy rebalancing
Fortnite Secret Lair Spoilers
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Project MayHAM
Product delays and rotation are in the news and Dave, Ben and Dave discuss spoilers from Double Masters 2 and the Alchemy Baldur’s Gate set. The biggest spoiler of the show maybe that Dave and Ben don’t actually hate some of the Alchemy cards.
News
Warhammer pushed back!
Rotation is coming!!!
Spoilers
Double Masters 2
Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate
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From the Proving Grounds
Time spiral gets drawn on. North or South, same bathroom. Coming to a draft near you: Show your tournament organizer how well you can draw circles. 2x2 set draft archetypes. BREAD isn't just a delicious baked good anymore and more!
News
WotC wants to see your happy little circles and draft archetypes
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/seeing-double-masters-2022-06-16
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Brokering
This week, Moderator Dave is on assignment and Ben and Superior Dave tackle the recent Pioneer bans as well as suss out what the best counter spells are for each format. Let's do the thing.
News
On June 7th the ban hammer fell
PioneerÂ
Winota, joiner of forces….. is banned Expressive Iteration…… is bannedÂExplorerÂ
Expressive Iteration…… is banned Magic the gathering online is turning 20
Everyone get 100 play points (accounts created before June 7th)Players get an avatar the corresponds to the age of their accountThey are running a s...Rubble Rousing
On this weeks episode news is in short supply so the gang discuss the various ways to teach new players to play and get them playing. Then they argue over a handful of controversial cards and whither they stan those cards or want them banned.
News
Magic the gather 2022 start kit announcedÂ
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The Turn
This week Ben podcasts from the depth's of his dark basement, Moderator Dave apparently podcasts live from a buffalo ranch, and other Dave is normal. They talk about Comics Championships, Baldur's Gate Spoilers and more.
News
Seb McKinnon draws a comic cover
Maive the looking glass
New Capena Championship // Hisamichi Yoshigoe Naya Midrange
Arena Announcements for May 25
Baldur’s gate is going to be harder to get than originally expected.Â
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Party Crashers
In this Episode Cards are banned, Moderator Dave can't play best of 3 in the bathroom and tons of spoilers. Plus a new challenge is proclaimed.
News
Ban Hammer Falls on explorer
Warhammer 40K
Double Masters 2022, Dominaria United, Arena Organized Play and Love your LGS Promo
The New Evolution Mother Nature just Dropped
Challenge
The new Challenge is a Sealed match. Despite what Ben said 3 or 4 times it is not a draft. He knows this, it is suspected that he was trying to inception the Daves...
The Set up
In this Episode Ben hops in his covered wagon and heads west into the shining future of pioneer. Seriously He wont shut up about it. Moderator Dave joins the wrong event and Other Dave puts us all in our places.
Also there is some news....
News
Arena Open
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate- Spoilers
Commander Fest
Next 3 sets hype stream tweet
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