Dominaria's Judgment

Dom was busy playing in the New Capenna Set Championship this weekend and had a front-row seat to the successes, failures, and (French) disconnections that defined the tournament. As this era of Organized Play comes to an end and a new one begins, we try to pair Dom's recent experience with (Pro Tour Champion!) Ari's decade of boomer Pro Tour experience to see what we can learn about preparing for high-level play in these confusing times. All this, of course, after a look at the latest Modern results on Magic Online! Timestamps: 27:20 What is this tournament and why is it crashing again? 42:25 Organized Play 1:02:25 Pro Tour preparation and execution 1:50:32 Nonsense! Patreon / Twitter / Discord Results: Challenges - Saturday / Sunday Nonsense: Jinnie Fay Tokens 8Ball Reanimator ft. Bob

You've heard the non-stop squawking about Ledger Shredder and we're back to add to that with both some abstract analysis of the card and a look at the various decks people are already cramming it into. Plus, two weeks of results including the first MTGO Showcase Challenge of this cycle - which other SNC cards are making a mark? Timestamps: 29:25 Ledger Shredder 1:26:25 Nonsense Patreon / Twitter / Discord Results: Showcase Challenges - Sunday previous / Saturday / Sunday Nonsense: Vesperlark Combo Song of Creation

This week marks a full year of the podcast and one of the most turbulent years in Modern's history. We take your questions on learning, content, Modern, and nostalgia among other things along with the usual dose of nonsense and an early look at Streets of New Capenna's impact on Modern. Timestamps: 35:45 Mailbag 1:43:04 Nonsense Patreon / Twitter / Discord Results: Challenges - Saturday / Sunday SCG Pittsburgh 5ks - Friday / Sunday Nonsense: BR Vivien Combo Rocco/Asmo Link

A sleeper agent in the original Modern Horizons, Yawgmoth has become the cornerstone of one of the most fun and unique decks in Modern - one that has put up such good results over the past few weeks that it deserved its own episode !  Timestamps: 25:15 Yawgmoth 1:45:30 Nonsense Patreon / Twitter / Discord Results: Saturday Challenge / Sunday DemonicTutors Challenge win VOD   Nonsense: CAL (Chalice Assault Loam aggro stuff) 5c Kiki/Resto BTL/Deadly Vanity Enigmatic Incarnation Elementals  

Streets won't be turning Modern on its head and our dreams of bonkers gold cards didn't materialize but there are still some curiosities in this set to chatter about after a year of set reviews. Timestamps: 40:23 SNC Previews 1:56:26 Nonsense Patreon / Twitter / Discord Results: Week 1 Challenges: Saturday / Sunday Week 2 Challenges: Saturday / Sunday SCG Dallas / Charming Rhinos Report Nonsense: Lotus Field Ponza / and again!

It's a deep grab bag this week: a ton of Modern online and offline, the return of official Organized Play in paper, and the first Shard-coloured spoilers in over a decade as we get ready for Streets of New Capenna. We ask which of these colour combinations have seen success in the past, what they need to see it again, and whether they can forge their own identity without being subsumed by the all-consuming Money Pile.  Timestamps: 43:00 OP 1:05:15 Shards/Streets 1:59:45 Nonsense Patreon Twitter Results: Monday Super PTQ / Friday Super PTQ / Saturday Challenge / Sunday Challenge / NRG Fort Wayne   Main: Return of the Pro Tour   Nonsense: Umori Sorcery / Gingerbread Gift / Yorion Amulet Eldrazi / Winota Saga   Link

 Every format has a best deck and Modern has had some truly absurd ones across the years. Dom and Ari take a trip down memory lane to find the S Tier deck among all the S Tier decks, reliving turbulent times from Eldrazi Winter to Hot Gaak Summer in more than a decade of constant change. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro and Weekly Results 33:13 - Who is the brokenest of them all? 1:44:46 - Nonsense of the Week  Patreon: patreon.com/dominarias_j udgment Twitter : @dominaria_pod Results: Showcase Challenge / Sunday Challenge   Main: Valki Cascade   Nonsense: Bard Class