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“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CardHoarder.com, MagicOnABudget.com, and MTGPad.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! – http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation!Donate today for a chance to win free stuff at the end of July!  Giveaway sponsored by Christopher Allpress and Campus Cards and Games in Bowling Green, Kentucky!  Jeremey Schofield and Jonathan Richmond are also kicking in some free stuff too! MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, or Dr. Science), L2 from Durham NC, judges at Sci-Fi Genre, @lacluyze Jonathan Richmond from Jinxed Idols, @norbert88This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News – The hosts discuss their Magic 2013 Prerelease experiences – Magic 2013 Magic Rules Update – The Latest Comprehensive Rules Guide – The updated MTGO Cube to be used soon – August FNM promo is Avacyn's Pilgrim (this page has a typo, the ID number is 8/12) – September FNM promo is Lingering Souls (ID no. 9/12) – Magic Panel at Comic-con on Friday from 6-7 – Proof that WotC is, in fact, not perfect - Wit's End has a typo in its flavor text – Mark Rosewater answers why dual lands are rare and not uncommon, stirs up controversy. Imagine that. – Former MNM host Conley Woods is now a DailyMtG writer - Daily Decks – The Magic Cruise 5 has been planned! – GP Columbus playmat by Ron Spencer – Big thanks to EVERYONE who has donated for the giveaway already! – Also a big thanks to Jonathan Richmond, who is donating TWO copies of the Japanese Jace vs. Chandra Duel Decks, still sealed!  Listen for all the details and a full list of the stuff being given away! Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. All these hours of entertainment don’t come cheap you know!MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group – Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcastChewie, Jack, Chris, & Wil – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! – http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Jeremey Schofield from the almost perfect run at GP Vancouver, @J_Schofield Christopher Allpress from this awesome giveaway here on MNM, @magician12 This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News – Jeremey Schofield tells us all about his near-historical run at GP Vancouver – Gaudenis Vidugiris wins GP Atlanta – SCG Open Seattle results – DotP 2013 DLC decks already found in the coding - dual colored decks for fun and RTR tie-ins (aka profit) – Full set revealed for Magic 2013 – Artists set up auction to help Cyril Van Der Haegen, Magic artist diagnosed with leukemia, pay for his unpaid medical costs – Cyril Van Der Haegen's Magic art – Big thanks to Ronny Martinez and Roy Shrader for the donations this week!Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. All these hours of entertainment don’t come cheap you know!MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group – Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! – http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Chris Lansdell from Horde of Notions & Judgecast North, @lansdelliciousThis Week in Magic and other MTGCast News – Land Tax unbanned in Legacy, nothing banned in Standard. Like we said. – M13 promo cards – MTGO 10th Anniversary Free Stuff! – Jyun'ichi Miyajima wins GP Yokohama with BW Tokens in Modern - wait what? – David Stroud wins GP Vancouver. Jeremey Schofield just misses a historical finish, missing X-0 at a premium event by one loss - the finals - does anyone know this guy? We need to get him on the show! – SCG Detroit results – The alleged cheats by Jon Elden – Chewie was wrong about the Shocks in M13...or was Wizards wrong not to do it? – Next comic promo card is Arrest – New Magic mothership columns; Uncharted Realms and Perilous Research – It's the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame time again - let the arguments commence! – Big shoutout to Justin Clement and Shawn Owensby for the donations! Thanks guys! Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. All these hours of entertainment don’t come cheap you know!MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group – Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Charlotte Sable from Judgecast North, L2 from Guelph (that's in Canada!), @jqlgirl Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, or Dr. Science), L2 from Durham NC, judges at Sci-Fi Genre, @lacluyze Zak Whyte, L2 from Alabama, @zakman86This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Dr. Science's Report on The Magic Cruise -- Duels 2013 promo cards - Nocturnus, Serra Avatar, Primordial Hydra -- Unofficial M13 Spoilers -- M13 intro packs will have the legendary creatures -- Wizards is taking a week off from M13 previews, and we discuss this (Spoiler: it's lame) -- SCG Invitational and Open Results -- Yuuya Watanabe wins GP Manila, his SIXTH! -- Griselbanned in Legacy? You already know by the time you're hearing this, don't you? -- No more sharing of decklists among Top 8 at non-high-level-WotC events. Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. All these hours of entertainment don't come cheap you know!MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation.  MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Chris Lansdell from Horde of Notions & Judgecast North, @lansdellicious Jon Loucks from Limited Resources, @jonloucks This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- New Store Locator on the Mothership -- DotP 2013 launches June 20th on XBLA, PSN, Steam, and iPad. With Planechase, manual tapping of mana, an End Step, and M13 cards -- M13 League exclusive goblin token -- SCG Worcester results -- LSV wins Oakland WMCQ, Team US now insane -- Marc Anderson wins Canadian WMCQ -- Carrie Oliver wins English WMCQ with Mono Green Unicorns. -- M13 spoilers and rumors abound -- Listener Shawn Hudson and his wife are hiking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research.  Follow their progress or donate to the cause on MakingMiles.com or on their Facebook page. -- Check out the Horde of Notions playmat by @LauraGDiemerMagic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. All these hours of entertainment don't come cheap you know!MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Brian David-Marshall from Top8Magic & DailyMTG, @Top8GamesThis Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Planechase released, lunacy ensues -- M13 Card Image Gallery -- Alleged art for the M13 Legends and their signature spells -- SCG Columbus results -- Desperate Ravings by Mike Flores -- Magic at the Warped TourMagic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Chris Plummer from Pauper to the People & Meet the Cast, @cmplummer Chris Lansdell from Horde of Notions & Judgecast North, @lansdellicious Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, or Dr. Science), L2 from Durham NC, judges at Sci-Fi Genre, @lacluyze This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Cavern of Souls ruling REVERSED after discussions between judges and R&D -- Marc Lalague takes down GP Anaheim -- Gerry Thompson runs rampant all over SCG Nashville -- Full decklists for Planechase 2012 Edition revealed -- M13 has Legendary Creatures and Exalted is the returning mechanic -- Pauper to the People League #2 - No sign up fees or anything like that. -- The beginning of the zombie apocalypse is here (not MTG related, but still VERY important) -- The Escapist Expo, with Magic events run by Sci-Fi GenreMagic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, or Dr. Science), L2 from Durham NC, judges at Sci-Fi Genre, @lacluyze Rick (Polish Tamales), a cartoonist, writer, storyboard artist, and graphic designer – http://polishtamales.com KYT, the man behind ManaDeprived.com, The Eh Team and Crazy Talk, @ManaDeprived This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Christian Calcano defeats Brad Nelson to win GP Minneapolis -- Matteo Versari takes down GP Malmo -- SCG Open in Orlando also happened -- Cavern of Souls controversy at PT Barcelona, explained by Cluze -- Chewie made Top 8 of a PTQ playing a deck designed by none other than Smi77y! -- Check out the Get Some Game streaming, Standard on Monday & Wednesday at 7pm Eastern, Draft on Friday. -- As of May 23 downtime, daily event schedule will be revamped. Extended, 100CS, Std Singleton, and Kaleidoscope events are going away -- The Next Official NETRUNNER Card Game! -- Planechase 2012 Card Image Gallery -- The Escapist Expo, with Magic events run by Sci-Fi GenreMagic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Tangent from MTGO Hero on GatheringMagic, @TangentDYN Justin D-Z, editor at LegitMTG, @Justin_DZ Sam Stoddard from In Contention and soon to be WotC's newest Development Intern, @samstodThis Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Alexander Hayne finds a miracle (16 in fact) to get him to the top of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona! -- Jon Loucks finishes in 151st, ahead of LSV, Conley, PV, Kibler, Karsten, Martell, Froelich, Jackie Lee, Owen, Wescoe, Juza, Chapin, Bram, GerryT. Congrats! -- SCGMAD results -- AVR Event decks -- M13 Buy-a-Box promo is "Cathedral of War" -- Gateway Promo kits replaced with Trade Marketing Kits Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Jason Clark from Brewport Avenue, @RealEvilGenius Daniel Beach, L1 Judge from Minneapolis, Minnesota, @Beach7125 This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Guillaume Matignon's suspension ended early -- Zac Hill discusses the large-3rd-set phenomenon -- Star City Games to turn their Open Series into Big Money, Big Prizes, I Love It -- SCG sponsors two big-name teams at PT AVR -- Avacyn Restored creeps slowly into Standard and Legacy -- Birthing Pod deck takes 2nd at a LEGACY Open! -- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari announced -- In Contention host Sam Stoddard will be the latest development intern at Wizards of the Coast! (They're just snatching up all the MTGCast talent around here!)Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Marcel, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Bryan Prillaman from Judgecast and L2 from Florida Marcel White from Brainstorm Brewery, @MarcelMTG Dr. Jeebus from Jinxed Idols, @Dr_Jeebus This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News This week we dive into the Avacyn Restored Prerelease and discuss the cards, the mechanics, and the set and format in general. From there we argued about the Helvault and how it was or wasn't good.  We ranted about the premium Helvaults and why people are so upset about them.  Then we offered up some suggestions for how Wizards could have potentially done it differently.  Everything else is listed below:-- How the Helvault promotion worked (released after we recorded) -- Jeebus' letter to Helene Bergeot and Mark Rosewater -- Avacyn Restored Intro Pack decklists -- MTGO set release and Pro Tour scheduling changed (yes, Cube) -- The Magic Players Championship Information (Cube and Modern, no Standard to be found) -- As requested by the listeners: Globally Recognized Avatars - This site will link your WordPress ICON to your authorized posting accountMagic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Chris Lansdell at lansdellicious@gmail.com — @lansdellicious Adena Chernosky at prsgrrl@gmail.com — @prsgrrl Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Conley Woods at conley@mtgcast.com — @Conley81 Robert Martin at robert@mtgcast.com — @thebeme Tristan Gregson at tsg@channelfireball.com — @TristanGregson Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Adena, Eric, Conley, Marcel, Chris, Robert, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Jason Clark from Brewport Avenue, @RealEvilGenius The Bann'd from Dredging for Humor, @DredgingHumor This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- GP Manchester, won by Alexandre "Wolfman" Darras -- SCG Open Birmingham -- Helvault opened early. If you really wanna know, it's out there. But we're not going tell you. -- The Achievements to open the Helvault! -- Owen Turtenwald butthurt over stuff that got quoted in an article. HA! -- Gerry Thompson and Brad Nelson go to SCG Birmingham in dresses. Somehow no one gets offended? -- Magic Sales up 40% for the year in Quarter 1 of 2012 vs. Quarter 1 of 2011.  40%!!! -- The full spoiler for Avacyn Restored -- This Week in Magic video show by Tom has been launched -- Cube will return in May, but with TIME SPIRAL BLOCK for Prizes...Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Call us and leave a voice message at 570-486-6637!Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Chris Lansdell at lansdellicious@gmail.com — @lansdellicious Adena Chernosky at prsgrrl@gmail.com — @prsgrrl Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Conley Woods at conley@mtgcast.com — @Conley81 Robert Martin at robert@mtgcast.com — @thebeme Tristan Gregson at tsg@channelfireball.com — @TristanGregson Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Adena, Eric, Conley, Marcel, Chris, Robert, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic & The Mana Pool, @TheManaPool Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic, Horde of Notions, & Jinxed Idols, @JackLaCroix Heather Meek from LegitMTG, @RevisedAngel Travis Hall from Ramen Cast and ManaDeprived, @travishall456 This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Magicdraftsim.com was taken down due to action from WotC -- SCG Des Moines Results -- SCG Arizona results -- Leaked M13 intro vid? -- Avacyn Restored promos -- Hello, wabbit! -- One dapper devil -- Avacyn Restored Card Image Gallery -- Penny Arcade strip that reminds Chewie of Appetite for Brains -- Proxy Vintage tournament in Denton, TX on April 29th Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Call us and leave a voice message at 570-486-6637!Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — @themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — @jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– @otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — @mtgcast Chris Lansdell at lansdellicious@gmail.com — @lansdellicious Adena Chernosky at prsgrrl@gmail.com — @prsgrrl Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — @EricMTGcast Conley Woods at conley@mtgcast.com — @Conley81 Robert Martin at robert@mtgcast.com — @thebeme Tristan Gregson at tsg@channelfireball.com — @TristanGregson Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — @AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Adena, Eric, Conley, Marcel, Chris, Robert, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic Chris Lansdell from Horde of Notions, JudgeCast North Jay Boosh from The Eh Team Jonathan Richmond from Jinxed IdolsThis Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- From the Djinn: The GP Minn playmat is lame -- The new art found on MTGO WAS for the MTGO: Cube - go us! -- Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 announced. -- Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker IS in M13 according to this picture. Huh. -- Next fall's large set its "Return to Ravnica". Rejoice, and let the hype commence! -- 4th Quarter GP 2012 Schedule announced / GP promo is Lotus Cobra by Terese Nielsen / Team Sealed announced as GP format -- Avacyn Restored Card Image Gallery -- May FNM promo is Ancient Grudge, June is Acidic Slime Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Call us and leave a voice message at 570-486-6637!Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– http://www.twitter.com/otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/mtgcast Chris Lansdell at lansdellicious@gmail.com — http://www.twitter.com/#!/lansdellicious Adena Chernosky at prsgrrl@gmail.com — http://twitter.com/#!/prsgrrl Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/EricMTGcast Conley Woods at conley@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/Conley81 Robert Martin at robert@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/thebeme Tristan Gregson at tsg@channelfireball.com — http://twitter.com/#!/TristanGregson Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Adena, Eric, Conley, Marcel, Chris, Robert, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!

“You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!”Our Sponsors We are brought to you by MTGOTraders.com, CapeFearGames.com, CardHoarder.com, Decked Builder / Drafter iPhone apps, MagicOnABudget.com, HalfPriceHobbies.com, MTGPad.com and MTGMintCard.com! Get your own MTGCast t-shirt today! - http://www.zazzle.com/mtgcastshirtsCheck us out on Quiet Speculation. MNM Host(s) This Week Chewie Slate from Monday Night Magic Jack LaCroix from Monday Night Magic Eric McCormick from Mr. Suitcase and Monday Night Magic Bryan Prillaman, Level 2 Judge and host of Avant-Card Show (on hiatus) Kevin Wallace, Level 1 Judge and high-ranking player in North Carolina This Week in Magic and other MTGCast News -- Double-faced Token to be given away at FNM -- Avacyn, Angel of Hope spoiled after we BROKE the Facebook app. Good job everyone. -- GP Salt Lake City - Shahar Shenhar wins -- MNM and Horde of Notions host Adena got a Deck Tech on SCG -- GP Melbourne - Dave Crewe wins -- GP Turin - Antonino De Rosa wins -- A bunch of new art was found on MTGO. Signs point to most of it being for the upcoming MTGO Cube -- Fansite toolkits available for download -- New IPG -- New IPG explained - DVD Commentary -- FNM Hero series -- Controversy involving tiebreaks cut off of the last-round standings at a PTQ in the NE Magic Calendar – MTG MOM Events Calendar – MTGO Events CalendarMTGCast Website Donations – MTGCast in is need of Donations. We are a bit behind the monthly goals at this point.MTGO MTGCast Official Clan: Limited Resources Contact “marshall_LR” in game to join the MTGO Clan, Limited Resources. Marshall can also be reached via twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/Marshall_LRSubscribe to the MTGCast Monday Night Magic RSS feed! RSS feed for Monday Night Magic iTunes feed for all shows on the MTGCast network RSS feed for all shows on the MTGCast network Twitter for MTGCast Hoodchefz favored by MTGCast crewContact Us! Call us and leave a voice message at 570-486-6637!Join the MTGCast Facebook Group - Discussion, Photos, Videos and More!Chewie at chewie@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/themanapool Jack LaCroix at jack@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/jacklacroix Christopher E. Otwell at otwellc@mtgcast.com– http://www.twitter.com/otwellc Tom Gustafson at pitimp@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/mtgcast Chris Lansdell at lansdellicious@gmail.com — http://www.twitter.com/#!/lansdellicious Adena Chernosky at prsgrrl@gmail.com — http://twitter.com/#!/prsgrrl Eric McCormick at eric@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/EricMTGcast Conley Woods at conley@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/Conley81 Robert Martin at robert@mtgcast.com — http://www.twitter.com/thebeme Tristan Gregson at tsg@channelfireball.com — http://twitter.com/#!/TristanGregson Marcel White at marcel@mtgcast.com — http://twitter.com/#!/AllUpOnMyDeckChewie, Jack, Chris, Adena, Eric, Conley, Marcel, Chris, Robert, & Tom – The Monday Night Magic News Team!