One Mana Short

It’s set review time! The latest Magic: the Gathering set, Strixhaven: School of Magic, is about to release. We take the One Mana Short trademarked informal approach to our set review, and just talk about cards whenever the conversation takes us there. We cover the set as a whole first, then just start riffing on cards. Any favorites we didn’t talk about? Hidden favorites you’ve got? Let us know! Full set: https://scryfall.com/sets/stx?order=set&as=grid Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

It’s come down to two! Grixis vs. Sultai. Who’s going to take the crown? (And yes, there’s Marchesa references in the podcast, so that’s relevant.) We’ve heard a lot of the arguments for and against each color combination before, so this episode gets a little more conversational, anecdotal, and references other formats a little more. First, though, we discuss the Mystical Archive. The set-within-a-set coming in Strixhaven. There are some powerful, and needed, reprints in here and we’ve got some thoughts. Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

We’re down to four! In this episode, we try to answer the questions: Which is the best Shard, and which is the best Wedge? Do you agree with our findings? How’s the tournament gone for you so far? Also, happy birthday to our podcast! It’s been almost exactly a year since we released the first episode, and we couldn’t have done it without you loyal listeners. Thanks!!! The matchups: Shards: Esper vs. Grixis Wedges: Sultai vs. Mardu

The tourney continues on! In our biggest slate of matchups, we have the Quarterfinals (or the conference semi-finals, if you prefer). Who’s going to move on? Who gets left behind? The matchups this week: Shards: Esper vs. Jund Band vs Grixis Wedges: Sultai vs. Abzan Temur vs. Mardu Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

It’s tourney time! Honoring the annual NCAA college basketball tradition, we’re going to have a playoff featuring all the 3-color combinations in Magic. In this episode, we run down the tournament structure and seeding, then have our play-in matches! Naya vs. Jund and Jeskai vs. Abzan! Who’s coming out on top? Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

This week, Jessie and Jake talk about the Kynaios and Tiro deck they mindcrafted while driving back to Las Vegas after GP LA in 2016. The deck’s secret commander is Storm Herd, a 10-mana sorcery that will win the game if not dealt with. The deck is completely focused around digging for and casting Storm Herd as many times as necessary. Come listen as they talk about the deck’s inception, how it performs, and how they’d update it. The list: https://deckstats.net/decks/90542/1960131-jessie-s-k-t/en Also, preview for our upcoming March Event! Get your Brackets ready! Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

We've all been there, right? One day, you look down, and you've got more decks built than you're comfortable with. Something's got to go. But, how can you make the decision on what deck to dismantle when it's so easy to get attached to all of them? Erik Tiernan (@Erik_Tiernan) wrote a quick article that gives an objective process for deciding which of your decks you should keep, update, or dismantle. In this episode, the three of us talk about applying this process to our portfolios, and how we go about maintaining the decks we keep. Hopefully our discussion can help you through the process when it's time to update! Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

One of the defining features of every Magic set are the mechanics used in the set. Some have only appeared once or twice, some are around all the time. Some, we hope never return again. This week, Eric, Jake, and Jessie talk about their favorite mechanics throughout Magic’s history. Check our website (onemanashort.com) for the full list! Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

This week we continue our series looking at the guilds with a dive into the Simic Combine. We look into the Simic’s role on Ravnica, whether they’re still fulfilling it, and round things out by talking about all things blue and green in Magic. Question for the listeners: As we mention in the cast, it’s real easy to just build a UGx goodstuff deck. What’s the most “out there” UG deck you’ve built? The least simic feeling? Love to see your ideas! Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

This week, we go over the upcoming set, Kaldheim. Magic finally gets its Viking-themed expansion, and there’s a load of interesting cards in this one. We talk about the new and returning mechanics, then each of us brings up our 10 favorite cards in the set. Anything catch your eye in this one? It’s a really deep set, so it’s probably pretty likely we didn’t even talk about your favorite card. Eric: Weathered Runestone Dream Devourer Starnheim Unleashed Tibalt’s Trickery Fynn, the Fangbearer Glorious Protector Valki, God of Lies Mystic Reflection Tergrid, God of Fright Esika, God of the Tree Jake: Maja, Bretagard Protector The World Tree Blizzard Brawl Doomskar Blessing of Frost Narfi, Betrayer King Axeguard Armory Rally the Ranks Firja’s Retribution Shimmerdrift Vale Jessie: In Search of Greatness Tyrite Sanctum Eradicator Valkyrie Calamity Bearer Goldspan Dragon Reflections of Littjara Magda, Brazen Outlaw Koma, Cosmos Serpent Immersturm Predator Toralf, God of Fury Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

  This week, Jake, Jessie, and Eric go back to the old sets looking for underplayed, interesting cards. This week, we cover Alliances, Mirage, Visions, and Weatherlight. Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

We’re back! Rested and refreshed after the holiday break, we chat about the year that was 2020, with all that entailed. There were 16 releases this year, half of which were booster pack releases. We look back at those sets, and talk about our favorite cards, mechanics, and arts. Also, we might talk about Hullbreacher a bit. And a bit more fawning over Commander Legends. Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog), Jake Traver (@WCPower9), and Jessie Pilcher (@StrictlyWorseLV) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

In this quick episode, Eric looks back at the year, thanks all those who have helped the podcast get to where it is now, and what’s to come in the future. Also, giveaway!! Listen for details! Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog) Edited by Jake Traver (@WCPower9) Music by Eric Landes

In this episode, Jessie (@RavenousYeti) joins us to talk about his favorite tribe: Dragons! In what is the most popular tribe (according to EDHRec) and one of the most versatile, Jessie has built nearly every possible dragon deck out there. I’m sure we can all get some ideas for new decks from this one! We talk about decks we’ve built, favorite Dragons, ones that didn’t pan out, and ways to approach building this tribe. Jessie’s Decklists: Chromium Dragon Knights Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog) and Jake Traver (@WCPower9) Edited by Jake Traver Music by Eric Landes

In this episode my son Jack (@jacklpup) joins me to talk about what it’s been like growing up playing Magic. A number of issues come up around dealing with emotions, maintaining collections with multiple players in mind, the maturation of a young player growing up with the game, Grands Prix, burnout, and what it’s been like being the parent of a young Magic player. This episode leans a little more into the competitive side of the game as much of Jack’s draw to Magic has been the 60-card 1v1 formats. Shout outs include The Command Zone, Masters of Modern, Shivam Bhatt, Helene Bergeot, and probably a couple more. Podcast (@OneManaShort) by Eric Landes (@ProggyBoog) Edited by Jake Traver (@WCPower9) Music by Eric Landes