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English, Hobbies, 1 season, 128 episodes, 6 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes
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Travis Sowers & David Savill bring you the latest strategy and commentary for MTG : Arena. Intro Music by : zircon - https://zirconstudios.bandcamp.com/
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Arena Athletes # 128 - Men From Modo

Travis & David get serious in this episode.  Draft as we know it, may be dying.  
10/10/201953 minutes, 12 seconds
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Arena Athletes #127 - You Can Be My Oko Ono

David & Travis chat about the movers and shakers in week one standard.  
9/30/201956 minutes, 8 seconds
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Arena Athletes #126 - Low Hanging Fruit

David & Travis chat about the commons and uncommons they think will be most impactful, overrated or underrated from the new Throne of Eldraine set for limited.  Get the quick 411 for your prerelease here! 
9/24/20191 hour, 33 minutes, 55 seconds
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Arena Athletes #125 - Savill-Sowers 2020 Can't be Much Worse

This week Dave & Travis discuss the 2020 Events on Arena, and have a chat about prepping for a tournament late in the standard cycle. 
9/11/201951 minutes, 32 seconds
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Arena Athletes #124 - An Historic Occasion

David is back from Magic Fest Vegas with stories and the boys discuss the latest State of the Beta. 
9/2/20191 hour, 22 seconds
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Arena Athletes #123 - Vivian Las Vegas

David is getting ready for GP Vegas!  The boys chat about Travis' Mythic Esper List, M20 Drafting and how to handle rotation on MTG Arena. 
8/21/201949 minutes, 40 seconds
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Arena Athletes #122 - Practice Makes Permanent

David & Travis discuss Esper control and blue artifacts in standard, how to practice to improve, and Travis gets a crash course in M20 limited. 
8/10/201952 minutes, 52 seconds
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Arena Athletes #121 - Magical Candyland

David & Travis talk about Esper Control in Standard and why you should be trying out this deck.  Then Travis has an assertions : Every game is Candy Land or Chess.  
7/31/201947 minutes, 26 seconds
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Arena Athletes #120 - Shifting Gears

Dave & Travis discuss the latest Arena news and the shape of the new standard environment. 
7/24/201955 minutes, 23 seconds
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Arena Athletes #119 - Sultans of Sealed

David & Travis chat about cards that were better or worse than they expected in M20 Sealed.  Which cards delivered, and which cards flopped?  Tune in to find out!
7/8/201954 minutes, 10 seconds
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Arena Athletes # 118 - Elemental My Dear Watson

David & Travis pick out the commons and uncommons from M20 that they think you'll want to keep an eye on for M20 limited play.  
7/1/20191 hour, 37 minutes, 43 seconds
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Arena Athletes #117 - Catching Lightning in a Bucket

Dave & Travis chat about the upcoming Mythic Championship III and do battle in Hyper Bowl III.
6/20/201953 minutes, 39 seconds
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Arena Athletes 116 # The Feel Good Hit of the Summer

There is a lot of negativity in the world of Magic.  Always something to complain about.  To combat this, Travis & Dave present an episode where they tell you positive MTG stories.  From friends made through the game, to encouragement just at the right time.  Come enjoy the Feel Good Hit of the Summer. 
6/13/201951 minutes, 41 seconds
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Arena Athletes #115 - Are You Not Entertained?

David & Travis return to the arena to discuss recent news and thoughts on the MPL.
6/5/201952 minutes, 47 seconds
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Arena Athletes #114 - Marathon Man

Travis & David have a chat about the state of standard.  Travis gets ready for the Mythic Qualifier Weekend, what deck will he bring?  
5/23/201953 minutes, 20 seconds
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Men from MODO #113 - What is it Good For?

Dave and Travis try a WAR draft along and chat about what cards have been better or worse than they thought. 
5/12/20191 hour, 9 minutes, 9 seconds
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Men From MODO #112 - Back in Black

Dave & Travis finish off the War of the Spark limited review with Black and multi-coloured cards. 
5/4/20192 hours, 8 minutes, 26 seconds
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Men From MODO # 111 - Does This Spark Joy?

Dave and Travis continue the war of the spark set review with White and Blue cards.
4/26/20191 hour, 37 minutes, 11 seconds
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Men From Modo #110 - A Gruuling Set Review

Dave & Travis review all of the Green and Red cards from War of the Spark for limited play. 
4/19/20191 hour, 57 minutes, 37 seconds
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Men From MODO # 109 - Planeswalker Texas Ranger

Travis & Dave have a chat about the million new planeswalkers headed our way in War of the Spark! 
4/11/201956 minutes, 3 seconds
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Men From Modo #108 - March Madness of the Multitudes

David & Travis discuss the upcoming Mythic Invitational.   They explain the format, and then make bold predictions about the winners of the event.
3/28/201956 minutes, 43 seconds
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Men from MODO #107 - Long Live the King

Dave & Travis discuss the latest Arena updates, and Travis makes a plea to save limited.  
3/22/201953 minutes
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Men from MODO #106 - Tupperware Party

Ethan & Travis have a chat about the state of MTG Arena and discuss upcoming draft formats on MTGO & MTG Arena.
3/14/201945 minutes, 34 seconds
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Men from MODO #105 - Chaos is a Ladder

Travis is grumpy, the sky is blue.  Dave has some thoughts about the ladder, and Travis chats freely about his Mythic Invitational attempt.  
3/7/201953 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men from MODO #104 - Streamer of Interest

Travis & Tomi discuss the recent Twitch Rivals MTG Arena event, as well as the just released info on how to qualify for Mythic Championships. 
2/21/201947 minutes, 30 seconds
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Men from MODO #103 - Junderstanding Krasis

Dave & Travis have a chat about standard on MTG Arena and chronicle Travis' deck brewing experiences. 
2/8/201956 minutes, 36 seconds
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Men from MODO #102 - Slow News Day

Dave and Travis discuss the Mythic Invitational event recently announced by Wotc. 
2/1/201949 minutes, 27 seconds
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Men from MODO #101 - Open the Gates

Dave and Travis have a draft-a-long and discuss early RNA experiences. 
1/27/20191 hour, 14 minutes, 47 seconds
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Men from MODO #100 - Mad Drafting

Dave & Travis chat about Arena updates and a new way to look at draft personalities. 
1/18/201957 minutes, 31 seconds
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Men from MODO #99 - The Bedazzler

Dave & Travis are here to get you ready for your first encounter with Ravnica Allegiance.  The boys go over the key commons and uncommons in each guild.   
1/15/20191 hour, 54 minutes, 39 seconds
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Men from MODO #98 - Dissension in the Ranks

After a break for the holidays, Dave & Travis are back to talk about best of one ranked play in MTG  Arena. 
1/4/201956 minutes, 24 seconds
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Men from MODO #97 - eSports Ready

MTG: Arena is now an eSport, and Travis played in the first eSports event.  The boys have a lot to talk about from that event, to ranked play in this weeks episode.
12/21/20181 hour, 8 minutes, 19 seconds
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Men From Modo #96 – Splish Splash

What is splashing? What kinds of cards should I splash? How do I splash? The boys have you covered this week with this intro to splashing in Draft.
12/7/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men From Modo #95 – Graveyard Masters

David & Travis dive in to the new Ultimate Masters Draft set, available on MTGO December 6th.
11/30/20181 hour, 50 seconds
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Men From Modo #94 – Weekend Edition

David & Travis chat about the Modern Cube for Magic Online, some advice for sealed, and even a bit about splashing in this episode.
11/24/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men From Modo #93 – Angler Shooting

David & Travis have TWO preview cards from the upcoming masters set! This week they've also put together a series of quick tips to improve your game play.
11/19/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
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Men From Modo #92 – Draft 102

David & Travis present part two of the intro course for drafting. Learn about combos, synergy, first picks and staying open in draft.
11/9/20181 hour, 6 minutes, 24 seconds
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Men From Modo #91 – Draft 101

David & Travis present the intro course for drafting. If you're not sure how to pick the "right" cards, or are feeling intimidated at the prospect of trying your first draft, this is the episode for you.
11/2/20181 hour, 16 minutes, 16 seconds
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Men From Modo #90 – Adventurous Impulse

David & Travis have the latest news about the MTG Arena Beta as well as a mini Dominaria Draft primer!
10/26/201848 minutes, 40 seconds
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Men From MODO #89 – Boys Gone Wildcard

Dave & Travis Jump into the world of Standard for MTG Arena with 4 decks you can start your free to play path towards.
10/19/20181 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
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Men From Modo #88 – Dimirror

David & Travis bring you a draft along with the new set, and some advice / data points from Arena drafts.
10/12/20181 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
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Men From Modo #87 – Don’t Hate The Playa

David & Travis have news from Arena updates, thoughts on GRN limited and a level up involving Hate Drafting.
10/5/201856 minutes, 6 seconds
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Men From MODO #86 – Hot Lockets

David & Travis have been playing Guilds of Ravnica sealed, and have some early thoughts about the format.
9/28/20181 hour, 54 minutes, 2 seconds
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Men From MODO #85 – Spoiled Rotten

David & Travis have a preview card from Guilds of Ravnica for you!
9/18/201844 minutes
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Men From MODO #84 – Signaling Porpoises

David & Travis go deep on reading signals in draft.
9/14/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 51 seconds
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Men From MODO #83 – Sonic Assault

David has solved all of the MTG : Arena economy issues. Also, Travis & Dave have a chat about the new Ravnica mechanics.
9/7/20181 hour, 3 minutes
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Men From MODO #82 – Bond-kin, Krumar Bond-kin

David & Travis have a grab bag of topics, from advice for Khans flashback drafts, Arena news update, and one last "medium" card to put to rest.
8/30/20181 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
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Men From MODO #81 – When Medium Cards Go Bad

Dave & Travis talk about narrow cards in limited. How has a flattened power level changed what "unplayable" means these days?
8/20/201859 minutes, 1 second
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Men From MODO #80 – To Blave

Dave & Travis talk about bluffing in digital Magic. When and how should you bluff?
8/9/20181 hour, 2 minutes, 32 seconds
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Men From MODO #79 – Goblin Motivational Speaker

Dave & Travis discuss upcoming events on Magic Online, chat about M19 Draft and have some advice for you in limited about holding your lands.
8/2/20181 hour, 5 minutes, 28 seconds
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Men From MODO #78 – Return of the King

Dave & Travis discuss M19 Draft, have a draft along and check out some math behind the Quick / Competitive Draft offerings of MTG Arena.
7/28/20181 hour, 8 minutes, 12 seconds
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Men From MODO #77 – I Dream of Djinni

Dave & Travis chat about the upcoming MTG Arena update and share early M19 limited experience.
7/12/201857 minutes, 45 seconds
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Men From MODO #76 – Dial M for Murder

Dave & Travis take a deeper dive into M19, looking at a few pack one pick ones, the types of removal we have, and colour pairs.
7/5/20181 hour, 17 minutes, 17 seconds
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Men From MODO #75 – Welcome Home

Dave & Travis take a first look at M19.
7/4/20181 hour, 42 minutes, 3 seconds
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Men From MODO #74 – Strongly Worded Letter

In a stunning sequel to "Old Man Yells at Cloud" Travis is back with some thoughts on Competitive Draft. Dave attempts to calm the wild streamer.
6/21/201856 minutes, 41 seconds
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Men From MODO #73 – New Patch Who Dis?

David andTravis have all the info you need to enjoy MTG Arena's latest patch from a budget friendly standard list to a quick starter guide to drafting.
6/14/20181 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds
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Men From MODO #72 – Gemstone Mine

David and Travis go over the most recent "State of the Beta" for MTG Arena.
6/7/20181 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds
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Men From MODO #71 – Startled Awake

David and Travis discuss the next big Arena update. Travis has stories from the GP, and the boys wrap up with some Dominaria limited talk.
5/31/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men From MODO #70 – Start to Finnish

Tomi & Travis have a chat about Team Sealed as Travis gets ready for GP DC and discuss Dominaria Limited.
5/24/20181 hour, 18 seconds
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Men From MODO #69 – Fire it Off

David & Travis discuss when to use removal in limited. Hold it, or Fire it Off?
5/17/20181 hour, 20 minutes, 1 second
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Men From MODO #68 – Send it Back

David & Travis discuss this week in Arena & revisit an old episode with fresh eyes. You still mulligan too much.
5/11/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 27 seconds
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Men From MODO #67 – Wizard’s Retort

David & Travis explore recent criticisms of MTG Arena.
5/4/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 55 seconds
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Men From MODO #66 – Kickin’ It

David & Travis discuss the recent economy update to MTG Arena and share first experiences with Dominaria!
4/27/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
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Men From MODO #65 – Dominating the Countryside

David & Travis have a jumbo episode for you this week to get you ready for your Dominaria events!
4/19/20182 hours, 7 minutes, 33 seconds
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Men From MODO #64 – Spoiler Alert

David & Travis have four cards from the upcoming Dominaria set to preview for you! It looks like we have a limited archetype appearing....
4/10/201859 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men From MODO #63 – Modern Men

David & Travis want to get you ready for the Modern Cube, now out on MTGO. They chat about the changes to the cube and do a pack one pick one from cube tutor!
4/6/20181 hour, 1 minute, 57 seconds
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Men From MODO #62 – Beta Than U

David & Travis have been playing and streaming the MTG Arena Beta for a week, and there is still more to discuss about this game! The boys have a chat about where Arena is now, and where they hope to see it go in the future.
3/30/201857 minutes, 53 seconds
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Men From MODO #61 – NDA – Now Discussing Arena

David & Travis have been waiting to tell you about MTG: Arena, and now they can! A huge new update dropped on the 22nd creating a new format and opening the game up to streaming and discussion!
3/23/201855 minutes, 19 seconds
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Men From MODO #60 – Masters of the Universe

Travis & Dave bring you a jumbo show to get you ready to draft Masters 25 on MODO!
3/14/20181 hour, 25 minutes, 33 seconds
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Men From MODO #59 – Taking a Leak

Dave & Travis take a peek into the accidentally released information about Dominaria. We weren't supposed to have it this early, but now that we do there is a LOT to look forward to!
3/9/20181 hour, 1 minute, 23 seconds
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Men From MODO #58 – Leaving a Legacy

Dave & Travis discuss the Legacy Cube now out on MODO. What is a cube? How should someone who's never drafted cube approach this cube? The boys have you covered!
3/2/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 26 seconds
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Men From MODO #57 – Show Us Your Decks

Dave & Travis do a Theros draft-along after Travis' Streamer Showdown Victory! The boys also have a chat about more MTGO data being released. Is there such a thing as too much data?
2/23/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 24 seconds
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Men From Modo #56 – You’re The One That I Want

Theros returns to MTGO as a flashback draft format on Wednesday the 21st! Dave & Travis have a draft primer ready to go, so you can jump back in to the heroic world, or give this fantastic format a try if you missed it the first time around!
2/16/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 21 seconds
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Men From Modo #55 – The Mediocre Designer Search

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss recent State of MTGO article, and then take a crack at card design!
2/9/20181 hour, 1 minute, 48 seconds
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Men From Modo #54 – Aggressive Urge

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss the concept of Skill Expression in Magic, and do a Rivals Draft Along!
2/2/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
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Men From Modo #53 – Rival me This

David Savill & Travis Sowers have a chat about Rivals of Ixalan as a format, and discuss Travis' adventures into Standard with UW Heroic.
1/26/201855 minutes, 57 seconds
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Men From Modo #52 – It’s the Economy Stupid

David Savill & Travis Sowers bring you their thoughts on the recently announced MTG Arena economy. They go through the pros and cons about what we know so far.
1/19/20181 hour, 1 minute, 25 seconds
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Men From Modo #51 – X Marks the Spot

David Savill & Travis Sowers have a chat about the rare and mythic cards from Rivals. Rivals pre-release starts today on MTGO!
1/11/20181 hour, 37 minutes, 35 seconds
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Men From Modo #50 – Hornswoggled

David Savill & Travis Sowers go over what they think are the key commons and uncommons you should know about for your Rivals of Ixalan prerelease. Much hype for the 24 hour MODO pre-prerelease starting on January 11th as well!
1/6/20181 hour, 39 minutes, 4 seconds
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Men From Modo #49 – Season’s Beatings

Dave & Travis have a Magic Online & MTG Arena wishlist to share! They also make Magic New Years Resolutions & answer a listener question, "How do you stay focused in a format you no longer consider fun." Happy New Year from the Men from MODO!
12/29/201758 minutes, 2 seconds
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Men From MODO #48 – Storming The Castle

Dave, Travis and returning guest Tomi discuss the upcoming Holiday Cube! Tomi guides us through various archetypes and then teaches us the mysteries of storm!
12/20/20171 hour, 17 minutes, 39 seconds
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Men From Modo #47 – Something About Vintage

Dave is the grumpy old man this week, and Travis convinces him that Vintage Masters Draft is something to try out. Enjoy a quick primer on the VMA format from Travis this week!
12/15/20171 hour, 21 seconds
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Men From Modo #46 – Women of MODO

David Savill is joined by special guest Emma Handy this week! They chat Modern on MODO, 41 card limited decks, Magic Coaching and much more!
12/8/20171 hour, 10 minutes, 13 seconds
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Men From Modo #45 – Building a Better Community

David Savill & Travis Sowers have some thoughts about recent events in the Magic community. Magic is for everyone. Everyone that wants to play should be able to, while feeling safe and having fun. We'll talk about Magic the game again next week but this week, we've got to set a few things straight.
12/1/20171 hour, 6 minutes, 46 seconds
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Men From Modo #44 – Hour of Value.

David Savill & Travis Sowers draft along with Dave's first Iconic Masters Draft. Travis has thoughts on bounce lands, and a reminder about last year's draft format.
11/24/20171 hour, 36 seconds
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Men From Modo #43 – Isn’t it Iconic?

David Savill & Travis Sowers get you ready to Draft Iconic Masters with a mini set review!
11/17/20171 hour, 29 minutes, 41 seconds
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Men From Modo #42 – I Didn’t Get You Anything

David Savill & Travis Sowers celebrate a year of podcasting and adventure though a grab-bag of topics on this week's Men From MODO!
11/10/20171 hour, 14 minutes, 15 seconds
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Men From Modo #41 – Fear and Loathing in Ixalan

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss Ixalan as a format. Is it the worst limited set ever? Best set ever? Would you pack 1 pick one Ixalan? Also MODO PTQs explained, and Travis considers standard for the upcoming MOCS!
11/3/20171 hour, 1 minute, 59 seconds
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Men from MODO #40 – Flashback to Innistrad

Innistrad is considered by many to be one of the top 5 draft formats of all time. Magic Online will have this draft format available this Wednesday. Travis & special guest Tomi want you to enjoy the format to the fullest, so get ready with this draft primer!
10/24/20171 hour, 15 minutes, 56 seconds
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Men from Modo #39 – Chart a Course

David Savill & Ethan Saks take a pick by pick look at an Ixalan draft. Which one? Why World Champion William "Huey" Jensen's of course!
10/19/20171 hour, 11 minutes, 2 seconds
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Men from Modo #38 – Stake a Claim

David Savill & Travis Sowers dive deep on the tribal decks in Ixalan.
10/13/20171 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
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Men from Modo #37 – Fishing for Answers

David Savill & Travis Sowers explore Ixalan as a draft format, share a few pack one pick ones, and have a draft along!
10/6/20171 hour, 1 minute, 30 seconds
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Men from Modo #36 – Avast, Ye Scallywags

David Savill & Travis Sowers chat about their first experiences with Ixalan.
9/28/201756 minutes, 31 seconds
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Men from Modo #35 – Dinomite

Ixalan will be out on Monday on MTGO! Dave & Travis get you ready for limited release events by highlighting what they think are the important cards and archetypes!
9/21/20172 hours, 8 minutes, 52 seconds
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Men from Arena #34 – Closed Alpha

David Savill & Travis Sowers say goodbye to Amonkhet block, and then dive deep into their thoughts on MTG Arena.
9/14/20171 hour, 12 minutes, 26 seconds
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Men from Modo #33 – F2, 4, 6, 8 Who Do We Appreciate?!

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss the Magic Online interface. From tips for beginners to clock management and how to use the F keys, the Men from MODO gotcha covered!
8/25/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 32 seconds
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Men from Modo #32 – We Are The Champions

David Savill & Travis Sowers chat about the Magic Online Championship Series, "ghosting," draft collusion, and wrap things up with another soapbox for Travis.
8/18/20171 hour, 11 minutes, 48 seconds
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Men from Modo #31 – Old Man Yells at Cloud

David Savill & Travis Sowers have a chat about the recent Pro Tour, share some info on HOU Sealed, and then Travis takes a turn on the soapbox.
8/2/201754 minutes, 30 seconds
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Men from Modo #30 – 7 is not Zero

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss the first weeks of Hour of Devastation Limited play.
7/19/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 59 seconds
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Men from Modo #29 – *Two Hours of Devastation

David Savill & Travis Sowers get you ready for your Hour of Devastation pre-release by going over key cards in the format!
7/6/20171 hour, 55 minutes, 15 seconds
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Men from Modo #28 – Luck of the Irish

David Savill & Travis Sowers are joined by David Murphy to discuss Murphy's PTQ win. They discuss the road to the PT and PT testing, and say goodbye to Amonkhet with a chat about hits and misses.
6/30/20171 hour, 5 minutes, 10 seconds
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Men from Modo #27 – Team Player

David Savill & Travis Sowers have a chat about this weeks Magic announcements. Travis shares his knowledge of Team Sealed play, to get listeners ready for GP Cleveland.
6/16/201750 minutes, 51 seconds
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Men From Modo #26 – Gold Standard

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss Travis' recent constructed events, including a MTGO PTQ Top 8, what makes a gold card first pickable, and how the flattening power level of commons may make you think you're better at drafting than you are.
6/9/20171 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
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Men from Modo #25 – Who Ya Gonna Call?

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss Travis' GP Richmond experience, thoughts on diving into Standard on Magic Online, and how to deal with a "slump."
5/19/201753 minutes, 33 seconds
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Men from Modo #24 – In A Pickle

David Savill & Travis Sowers are joined by special guest Cameron "Ilyon" Aldous! They discuss Cam's upcoming Pickle Challenge and charity stream drive for Doctors Without Boarders, and then jump into thoughts about Amonkhet limited!
5/5/20171 hour, 21 minutes, 32 seconds
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Men from Modo #23 – Walk Like an Egyptian

David Savill & Travis Sowers get you ready for your Pre-Release and MODO release of Amonkhet with a quick look at the archetypes of the format, and the key commons to be aware of!
4/20/20172 hours, 1 minute, 46 seconds
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Men From MODO #22 – Grab Bag

David Savill & Travis Sowers "remember" favorite cards from Kaladesh Block & share a series of mini-topics to help you improve your game play!
4/7/20171 hour, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
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Men From Modo #21 – Signed, Sealed, Delivered

David Savill & Travis Sowers have a chat about how and why to start playing sealed if you're a drafter. Also general tips for sealed play, and a splash about splashing!
3/24/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 14 seconds
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Men From MODO #20 – Variance Is A Cruel Mistress

David Savill & Travis Sowers go deep on variance. Are variance and luck the same thing? Tilt, how you can avoid it and more! Listen now!
3/10/201758 minutes, 33 seconds
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Men from Modo #19 – Hello MODO

David Savill & Travis Sowers reminisce about Khans of Tarkir and discuss the concept of Expected Value. Dave takes a turn on the soapbox.
2/24/20171 hour, 22 minutes, 56 seconds
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Men from Modo #18 – You Mulligan Too Much

David Savill & Travis Sowers chat about Aether Revolt limited, and then go deep on mulligan decisions. When should you mulligan in limited? It might be less often than you think.
2/10/201759 minutes, 35 seconds
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Men from Modo #17 – Off the Rails

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss first impressions of Aether Revolt limited.
1/27/201754 minutes, 20 seconds
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Men from Modo #16 – Aether Revolting

David Savill & Travis Sowers review Every. Single. Card. In Aether Revolt! Get ready for your pre-release and first drafts with the Men from MODO!
1/10/20176 hours, 8 minutes, 13 seconds
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Men from Modo #15 – Magical Christmas Land

David Savill & Travis Sowers talk about Living the Dream in Magic. Travis shakes his cane in full grumpy old man mode about spoiler season, and the guys share a MODO wish list. Happy Holidays from Men from MODO!
12/9/201652 minutes, 2 seconds
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Men from Modo #14 – Return to Return to Ravnica

David Savill & Travis Sowers get you ready for the next round of flashback drafts on MODO!
11/25/20162 hours, 17 minutes, 16 seconds
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Men from Modo #13 – The Pilot

David Savill & Travis Sowers discuss better play through video recording, Kaladesh Limited & do battle in the first Hyper Bowl.
11/4/201650 minutes, 36 seconds
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Men from Modo #12 – Magic Origins Review: Blue

KYT, Semulin, and solebush1 review the blue cards from Magic Origins.
7/23/20151 hour, 12 minutes, 53 seconds
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Men from Modo #11 – Magic Origins Review: White

KYT, Semulin, and FlamingSheep review the white cards from Magic Origins.
7/15/20151 hour, 40 minutes, 23 seconds
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Men from Modo #10 – Card Evaluation and Mana Curves

KYT, Travis Sowers, Josh Frankel, and Kenji Egashira discuss card evaluation techniques and mana curve considerations.
8/29/20141 hour, 27 minutes, 12 seconds
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Men from Modo #9 – Discussing M15

KYT, Travis Sowers, and Josh Frankel discuss everything M15 Limited as some of them are scheduled to play at Grand Prix Portland this weekend.
8/6/20141 hour, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
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Men from Modo #8 – Grand Prix Montreal

KYT, Kenji, and Josh talk about their experience at Grand Prix Montreal where the three of them were able to make Day 2. Two of them were a win from top 8.
4/4/201459 minutes, 48 seconds
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Men from Modo #7 – Aspect of Hydra

KYT, NumotTheNummy, and solebush1 come back yet again to bring you Limited content to prepare yourself for the upcoming Born of the Gods prereleases.
1/31/20141 hour, 39 minutes, 28 seconds
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Men from Modo #6 – Drafting Theros

KYT, NumotTheNummy, and solebush1 reunite to give you their early thoughts on Theros Limited. You can find us on Magic Online at: manadeprived – Kar Yung Tom NumotTheNummy – Kenji Egashira solebush1 – Josh Frankel You can find us on Twitter at: @kytmagic – Kar Yung Tom @NumotTheNummy – Kenji Egashira @DenialSolebush1 – Josh Frankel
10/29/20131 hour, 6 minutes
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Men From Modo #5 – How to Approach Return to Ravnica

Josh Frankel tutors KYT on how to approach the Limited land of multi-colored cards. Tune in for a chance to win a MODO draft set!
10/17/201244 minutes, 56 seconds
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Men From Modo #4 – Boundless Realms at Grand Prix Boston

KYT and Josh Frankel review the awesome time they got to spend together at the Grand Prix in Boston. Though neither of them cashed, Josh made his weekend matter when he top 8ed the TCG Platinum Qualifier on Day 2. True to his rogue style, he decided to draft an insane Boundless Realms deck in […]
9/3/201258 minutes, 49 seconds
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Men From Modo #3 – GP Boston Prep

KYT is at it against with Josh Frankel and Kenji Egashira as KYT and Josh prepare for the upcoming weekend that is GP Boston.
8/24/201246 minutes, 51 seconds
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Men From Modo #2 – Maximizing Spelltwine

KYT returns with Kenji Egashira and Josh Frankel as they break down more cards for M13 Limited.
8/16/201239 minutes, 58 seconds
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Men From Modo #1 – Tormented Souls

KYT was seeking some guidance in M13 Limited so he decided to give two of his MODO grinder friends, Kenji Egashira and Josh Frankel, a call.
8/7/201231 minutes, 13 seconds