Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt
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Welcome to Casual Magic, a show about rediscovering the fun parts of Magic the Gathering. Each week we feature guests from in and around the MTG community and discuss our lives through the lens of Magic, and the joys we discover in this game. It's not Magic without The Gathering!
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This week we're joined by Wizards Senior Game Architect Andrew Brown to discuss the art of balance and making magic cards! Casual Magic is supported by Quiver and Archidekt, and by listener support at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Amazonian, the world's premiere player of Brawl on Arena, to learn everything there is to know about this remarkable commander variant and her nearly 200 decks! Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and the fine folks who support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This time we have the number one arena streamer on Youtube, CovertGoBlue! We talk about his incredible business acumen as well as the art of performing. Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! You can also support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we have an in depth conversation with Pro Player and Content Creator Jim Davis! We discuss the art of content creation and getting better at Magic, and the work life balance between the two. Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Cass Lynn, aka Devoted Druid, cohost of the Brainstorm Brewery podcast and phenomenal dealer of Magic Cards. She's also one of the people who i go out of my way to see at events, and we had a lovely conversation about cards and the culture they create, as well as fun legacy tricks. Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! Support me directly at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This time we're talking with Meaghan A, the creator of InfiniTokens! We talk all about the genesis of these ingenious play aids and the ups and downs of running a small community-supported business! Also, Infinitokens rule and you should use them! Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! You can support me on my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Chief, Media Lead for the PlayEDH online community, and we go deep into the heart of Commander Matchmaking and Rule Zero! Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week, Pauper expert Alex Ullman returns to teach me about his favorite style of play- sacrifice for value, or as we all know it, Aristocrats! Join us as we throw our beloved friends away and bring them back over and over again! Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! Support me directly at my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Trick Jarrett, Content Strategist at Wizards, to talk about his content journey that led from his own podcasts to the mothership itself! Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! Support me on Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Alan, aka Mental Misplay, CEDH streamer, charity organizer, and all around great guy! We talk a lot about raising money for causes and being over the top in all aspects of our lives. Great chat! Casual Magic is sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver! Support me directly on my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This time, I'm joined by my friends Dan "Shoe" Hsu and Christina Ha, hosts of the Going Analog podcast, to talk all about my secret love of Boardgames! Casual Magic is sponsored by CoolStuff, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb.
This time we're joined by eternal master and CEDH champion Brian "BoshNRoll" Coval, to discuss the beauty of playing really powerful old cards! Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Quiver. Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Light Humphreys, former marketing manager at Wizards, to talk about the art of marketing, and why Neon Dynasty was so cool! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt. Support me on Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're once again joined by Derek of the Pauper EDH Rules Committee to discuss how to downshift a deck from Standard EDH to Pauper! I was sick when we recorded, and I apologize for the frazzled conversation, but Derek was a great sport =) Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuff, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week, we're joined by long time MTG Finance writer and dealer Jonathan Medina to talk about Magic, Money, Reprints, and Pricing! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week I'm joined by commander streamer and MTG Ambassador Kurohitsuki, and we sit and share our vorthos love for the game! Casual Magic was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at patreon.com/shivamb
This week, we're rejoined by the Commander Mechanic to help hammer out my Cadira deck and talk about deck building philosophy! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt. Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb.
Starting off the year with a bang, this time around I've got Deathsie, twitch streamer and draft legend, chatting with me about his absolutely boggling life and how he became a master of limited! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
Wrapping up 2023, I chat with Magic content creator and tiktoker and just all around genial human being, VeggieWagon Yee! Thank you all for joining me this year, and here's to an amazing set of episodes in 2024! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week Tim Willoughby returns to give us a seminar on the art of Zombie decks! We cover multiple color combinations and archetypes, and honestly, we didn't even cover half of his notes. Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt! You can also support me on patreon at www.patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for all your support!
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great episode but again Shivam takes the stance that innistrad does an injustice to religion when I would argue the opposite that it in fact does a more realistic depiction of real world theology, obviously minus the actual angels and magic that takes place in this fictional world.
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Just as the title suggests it's a very religion heavy episode. Nothing wrong about that except that there are some very strange takes on magics representations. They spoke about escapism but I think many go to games like this to escape from real life actively damaging real world beliefs, much better magic keeps doing what it always did.
it breaks my heart when the designer is so young and has soooo limited knowledge of the game. he seems perfectly nice but dang stop introducing so many redonk op cards every set! op doesn't mean fun every time
In addition to Wheeler time I would love to see a return of Lauder time. Great episode.
as always my frustrations with Blake grow. thought maybe Shivam could help him out but he actively chooses to remain ignorant of what actually goes on and addresses problems no one asked him too
I like that you two treated captain like a real format that failed. that was commanders quarters doing a video as a joke to help voice his displeasure with wizards and that stupid secret lair. also I can't imagine a reality where someone would come into the format and across a walking dead card that their friends or other search results wouldn't show up. plus they are far too expensive for a new player to start with. thanks as always though Shivam for all the great content
great episode, feel free to have him back as a guest again and you two can dive further into those topics and more
Some good magic Shivam talk front and back but a very large middle section heavy into religion and their beliefs. if you are into that cool, if not just a heads up.
Gonna be a cool podcast from one of my favorite people. lookin forward to more episodes of this podcast.