Bash Bros Podcast

What To Play In The Arena Open

This week, we're going by ZNR Championship Top 8 Competitor, Andrea Mengucci! With an even specialer guest in tow, we're breaking for the ZNR Championhip before helping YOU decide what to play in the Arena Open this week!

 

Upcoming Events:

Star City Games: $5K Kaldheim Championship Qualifier Historic:

https://mtgmelee.com/Organization/View/530

The Game Den Standard $1k Presented by Pinnacle:

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/4458

December 20th Legacy & Modern

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/4279

 

Intro: 0:22

ZNR Championship Recap: 10:47

Prep for Arena Open: 40:06

Cast & Crew: 1:16:25

 

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The Ultimate Standard Guide to Success

Brad's been having some trouble with a certain bird so he's brought on Corey and BBD this week to help him build the Ultimate Standard Guide to Success! We're just happy the format's in a good place!

Upcoming Events:

Star City Games: $5K Kaldheim Championship Qualifier:

 

Intro: 0:21

The Ultimate Standard Guide: 9:39

Cast & Crew: 1:28:18

 

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The Yoman5 Model

We're borrowing from one of the community's best, Yoman5! We'll be using his metagame format to let you know what Decks to Beat, Decks People Will Play But Shouldn’t, Decks People Should Respect But Won't, and finally What We’d Play in Standard and Historic!

 

Upcoming Events:

The Mythic Society: Arena Community Cup | Standard | 1500$ in Prizes!*: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3976

Star City Games: $5K Kaldheim Championship Qualifier: https://mtgmelee.com/Organization/View/530

MTG Arena Zone Historic Open: MtGHistoric Subreddit Tournament #19: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/4325

 

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Read Adam's articles at Magic.tcgplayer.com

 

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Bringing in A New Historic

With a week of the Historic metagame under their belts, the guys are examining what's been rising to the top of the Historic metagame ahead of this weekend's Historic events.

 

Upcoming Events:

The SCG Tour Presents: The Road to the Kaldheim Championships! https://mtgmelee.com/Organization/View/530

The CFB Clash Finals: https://Twitch.tv/Channelfireball

 

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Kaladesh Reloaded, Revisted, & Remastered

This week, the guys are reloading on Kaladesh and revisiting some of their favorite cards for their Historic decks! Which deck archetypes will be remastered and which new ones will emerge into the metagame?

 

Upcoming Events:

CFB Clash Qualifier #4: https://mtgmelee.com/Organization/View/674

NRG Series Online Trial #4: Modern https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3235

The Bash Bros Battles #3! https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3977

 

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Gruuling Developments

There seems to be some gruuling developments since the last MPL weekend and Brad's been having to analyze where to go from here for his MPL Play. We're talking the emergence of Rakdos Midrange, the power of Gruul, and the dark horses for gameplay in the metagame!

 

Upcoming Events:

SCG Tour Online Returns! https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/the-road-to-the-kaldheim-championship-begins-this-weekend

Bash Bros Battles #3 November 15th! https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3977

 

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Recapping MPL League Weekend

The boys are back in town and they're reviewing their gameplay from the MPL Weekend! With Corey in the booth and Brad and Brian in the hot seats, they're talking deck choices, metagame shifts, and what's next for the tech!

 

Upcoming Events:

The Bash Bros Battles #3 - Sponsored by BCW and Heptagon! https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3977

CFB Clash Qualifier #3 : https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3767 $5,000 in prizes qualifies you for 30k in prizes!!!!

NRG Series Online Trial #3: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3234

The Angela Chandler Memorial Tournament hosted by Judge Academy: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3877 1000’s in Prizes to help raise money for her children.

 

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Building a Better MPL Metagame

This week, the guys have prepared for the MPL metagame and are ready to share their thoughts on their small metagame and the one at large!

 

Upcoming Events

Mythic Society $1500 Historic Arena Community Cup: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3667

The Redbull Week of Wings:

 

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3 Spikes or You're Out!

This week, Brad, Corey, and special guest Brian Braun-Duin are reviewing the weekend's events before digging deep into their issues with the Organized Play system.

 

Upcoming Events

- CFB Pro Showdown: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3656 

Free to all CFB Pro members, Single elimination, last person standing plays LSV for double prizes.

- MTG Arena Zone Historic Open: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3529 

- Our Tournament, The Bash Bros Battles #2! https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3699 

- The Redbull Week of Wings! https://mtgmelee.com/Organization/View/374 

A whole week of qualifiers into a weekend of split format goodness!  First place is 10,000!!!!!!!

 

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Here's the Mailbag!

This week, the guys are answering YOUR questions about stories from the past formats to limited formats to tournament prep! There's a little bit of everything for everyone this week!

 

Upcoming Events:

CFB Clash Qualifier #1 Saturday 9am PDT

For more information: https://channelfireball.com/clash/

To sign up: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3698

THE Disorganized Wizards Club Organizational 6 Standard Sunday 9am

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3669

The Bash Bros Battles Sponsored by BCW Supplies November 1st, Leftover halloween costume contest!

https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3699

 

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Here We Go Again

This week, will the guys be examining another possible lame-duck Standard format? What do they think Wizards is going to do about this new, possibly broken, format again?

Upcoming Events:
Red Bull Untapped Germany
https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3229

Star City Games Championship Qualifier and Seasonal Championship!

https://scgtouronline.starcitygames.com/

TGS Open Series $500
https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3360

Arena Community Cup $1,500 Standard
https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3289

 

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Zendikar Early Access Review

This week, the guys are back with their thoughts on the Early Access event and where you should start looking with this new format!

 

This week's events:

Bash Bros Battles Sunday Sept 20th:

Hooglandia Open Sept 19th: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3117 

 

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Muxing Around in Historic

This week, the guys are talking about the upcoming Mythic Invitational from the competitor side and from the broadcast side!

Upcoming Events:

Mythic Invitational:

Mythic Invitational Broadcast: https://twitch.tv/Magic

Bash Bros Battles: Patreon Tournament (Thank you supporters!) Sept 20th: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/2843 

Pax Online by Pastimes! More details: https://pastimesevents.com/

 

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Adventure Awaits on Zenidkar Rising!

This week, the guys are recounting their time helping our playtesting for the newly announced and upcoming Modern Horizons 2 before talking about some of their favorite Zendikar Rising preview cards so far!

 

Upcoming Events:

- Pax Online by Pastimes! More details https://pastimesevents.com/

 

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Checking in on Historic

This week, the guys are checking in on the Historic metagame now that Field of the Dead has been banned! Is anything going to change ahead of the Mythic Invitational? What do some of the experts have to say?

 

Upcoming Events:

- This Saturday ManaFix.net + Lotus E-Sports Standard Open: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/2969
Lotus E-Sports has been running daily free tournaments so be sure to check them out.
- MTG Arena Zone Historic Open #15 https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/3106
- This Sunday Mythic Society Arena Community Cup Historic with $1500 in prizes.
https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/2595

 

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