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New Phyrexia spoilers are here! Joey & Bigheadjoe discuss the 20 Japanese scans leaked this week, along with the results of SCG Atlanta, and the difficulties of trading for Legacy cards. SCG Atlanta Coverage http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/21537_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Series_Atlanta.html Mark Sun's Legacy article on MTGMetagame.com http://mtgmetagame.com/949/ New Phyrexia Spoilers! http://mtgsalvation.com/new-phyrexia-spoiler.html Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free YMTGT Stickers & Wurmcoil Tokens! http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/free-tokens-stickers/ Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening! Your Host(s):  Joey Pasco and Big Headed Joe Show’s Email:  j.americ.pasco@gmail.com

New show name! Joey & BHJ reunite for the first time in three weeks to talk about SCG LA, GP Barcelona, playing Legacy on MTGO, and the problems with Extended. • GP Barcelona Top 8 Decklists (Standard) http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpbar11/welcome#1) • SCG LA Coverage http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/expandnews.php?Article=21462 • Noyan's U/B Infect deck http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/spreading-cheese-black-sun-and-red-moon/ • News: Action is New Phyrexia http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/677 • The Magic Show #164 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXVrSMkOT4g • Boltslinger & Exiler Legacy MTGO Precontructed Decklists http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/productarticle.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/mtgodeckseries/themedeck • Sam Stoddard's excellent article about Legacy on MTGO http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/legacy/21456_A_Foray_Into_Online_Legacy.html • Brian DeMars article on the Legacy decks you need to know http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/legacy/21518_Vintage_AvantGarde_What_You_NEED_To_Know_About_10_Of_The_Best_Legacy_Decks.html • MagicTV - LSV's take on the State of Extended http://www.channelfireball.com/video-archive/magic-tv-show-82-the-state-of-extended/ Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free YMTGT Stickers & Wurmcoil Tokens! http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/free-tokens-stickers/ Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening! Your Host(s):  Joey Pasco and Big Headed Joe Show’s Email:  j.americ.pasco@gmail.com

With BHJ away in Texas, Joey is joined by Mr Scotty Mac and Jay Boosh of The Eh Team podcast to discuss the weekend's tournaments and the announcement of Innistrad! • Tezzeret The Mind Hammer http://60cards.com/decklists/tezzeret-the-mind-hammer/ • SCG Memphis Coverage http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/expandnews.php?Article=21330 • SCG Dallas Coverage http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/expandnews.php?Article=21392 • Innistrad announcement http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/666 • Innistrad from a Vorthos Perspective http://www.mananation.com/vorthos-show-and-tell-innistrad/ Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free YMTGT Stickers & Wurmcoil Tokens! http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/free-tokens-stickers/ Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening! Your Host(s):  Joey Pasco and Big Headed Joe Show’s Email:  j.americ.pasco@gmail.com

Joey & Bigheadjoe go over the results of SCG DC & SCG Edison and analyze the current Standard metagame. Then, the guys discuss why they have their sights set on breaking into the Legacy format! Coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series in Washington, DC http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/21206_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Series_Washington_DC.html Coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series in Edison, NJ http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/21264_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Series_Edison_NJ.html Mike Flores' Cephalid Life Legacy Deck Tech http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/expandnews.php?Article=21280 Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free YMTGT Stickers & Wurmcoil Tokens! http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/free-tokens-stickers/ Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening! Your Hosts: Joey Pasco and Big Head Joe Show’s Email: yomtgtaps@gmail.com

Joey and BHJ are joined by Mister Orange himself, Evan Erwin, to discuss the post-Paris Standard metagame going into this weekend's Star City Games Open Series in Washington, DC! Afterwards listen to a pair of on-site interviews from Magic Weekend Paris with Brian Kibler and Patrick Chapin. Coverage of Magic Weekend Paris http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptpar11/welcome Joey's photos of the Player of the Year playoff on iwantmymtg.com http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/photos-from-magic-weekend-paris/ Martin Juza's Forgemaster Tezzeret list & video deck tech http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/deck/649 SCG Open 2011 - Newly announced dates! http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/open_series/2011_announcement Luke Sonnier's podcast column, Cast Through Time http://www.mananation.com/cast-through-time-introductions/ Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free YMTGT Wurmcoil Tokens & Stickers! http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/free-tokens-stickers/ Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening!

Bigheadjoe and Adam Styborski of DailyMTG.com and ManaNation are here to talk about Mirrodin Besieged while Joey is away in Paris. Listen in as they discuss prerelease stories, the impact of Mirrodin Besieged on EDH/Commander, and a potential new casual Magic variant. Read Adam's column, Serious Fun, every week on DailyMTG.com, and check out his blog, The Pauper Cube! http://thepaupercube.wordpress.com/ Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening!

Joey & BHJ are joined by one of their favorite people, famed MTG theorist and SCG writer Michael J. Flores! Listen in as they talk about the standout cards from Mirrodin Besieged, the plight of the latest Phyrexian colossus, and Mike's favorite wrestler. Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/yomtgtaps Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey and BHJ are joined by their friends Travis and Noyan to talk Grand Prix Atlanta and discuss the standouts from the Mirrodin Besieged spoilers. • Grand Prix Atlanta Coverage http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpatl11/welcome • Read about James Zornes (JWay) and his 66 card Extended deck http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpatl11/day2#6 • Mirrodin Besieged - Full Spoiler! http://sales.starcitygames.com//category.php?cat=5202 • Vintage Metagame Analysis in the style of NFL Preseason Rankings (humor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8MB65myQ4 • Read Noyan's column, Spreading Cheese, on iwantmymtg.com http://en.wordpress.com/tag/spreading-cheese-2/ • Follow Noyan on Twitter @nayon7 http://twitter.com/nayon7 • Follow Travis on Twitter @trilobite_hives http://twitter.com/trilobite_hives Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842

Jon Medina joins Bigheadjoe this week to talk SCG San Jose, Mirrodin Besieged spoilers, preorder pricing, and prerelease trading strategies. Which faction do they align themselves with? Listen in to find out! StarCityGames San Jose Open Event Coverage Missed the coverage of SCG San Jose over the weekend? Catch what you missed over on GGSLive! (Featuring our own Joey Pasco along with Gavin Verhey on commentary!) Check out the Mirrodin Besieged spoilers! Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey and Bigheadjoe go over the results of the SCG Open Series in Kansas City, and then talk about the new & returning mechanics in Mirrodin Besieged! Be sure to catch Joey doing live coverage in San Jose this weekend on SCGLive! Coverage of SCG Open Series Kansas City http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20848_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Series_Kansas_City.html Mirrodin Besieged Mechanics article http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/mirrodinbesieged/mechanics Mirrodin Besieged Spoilers on MTGSalvation: http://mtgsalvation.com/mirrodin-besieged-spoiler.html Featuring music by Tha Gatherin' http://twitter.com/thagatherin Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Thanks for listening!

It's back to basics this week, as Joey and Bigheadjoe bring in the new year discussing the new Extended PTQ season and analyzing some of the Mirrodin Besieged spoilers. Other topics include SCGLive, the Manascrewed 2010 Awards, unscrupulous vendors, official YMTGT theme music, and more! Check out SCGLive! - http://scglive.com/ Joey - San Jose, DC, Memphis, Boston, Orlando BHJ - DC, Memphis, Dallas, Charlotte, Orlando Be sure to follow @SCGLive on Twitter for all the updates! Listen to the 2010 ManaScrewed Awards http://manascrewedpodcast.com See the Mirrodin Besieged promo cards http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/617 What was it like to grow up playing MTG in Turkey? Find out in Spreading Cheese: The Early Years http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/spreading-cheese-overseas-the-early-years/ Featuring music by Bill Boulden http://spruke.net/ Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Thanks for listening!

This week we celebrate our 50th episode with two of the biggest names in the game! Listen in for some discussion of the Legacy banned list changes, the new face of Standard, and some special announcements from our guests regarding their plans for 2011. DON'T MISS THIS ONE! • Legacy Banned List changes http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/122l • More music Patrick's collaborator, Spruke, of Tha Gatherin' http://spruke.net/ Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Patrick Chapin & Bill Boulden. Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey and Bigheadjoe go over the results of the World Championships, checking out some decklists and discussing the drama of the Player of the Year race.  After that, we've got an interview with Pro Tour Hall of Famer and Wizards of the Coast's own Mike Turian. Then listen in as Joey talks with Shaheen Soorani about the Icy Grip that control seems to have on the post-Worlds Standard metagame.  Also, contest winners announced! OFFICIAL WORLDS COVERAGE • http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/welcome • Player of the Year article by Bill Stark http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/featurePOY • Conley Woods' Extended Deck Tech - Ooze and Oz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DOI6h-ygUc • Two Mirrodin Besieged spoilers ttp://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/video11 • Understanding Gush - Stephen Menendian's eBook - 10% off with coupon code YOMTG10 http://www.quietspeculation.com/ebook-library/ • Justin Treadway's website (Academy West hoodies available here) http://othersideoftheplanet.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/the-perfect-xmas-gift-has-arrived/ Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

We're in Richmond for the StarCityGames.com Invitational and Open Series! This week, we're joined by Patrick Chapin to discuss a variety of topics, including Survival of the Fittest, Tomoharu Saito, Commander, and the most powerful decks in Standard, Extended, and Legacy. Afterwards, we get a few words from Christian Calcano on his Open Series win over the weekend. • Read the full coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series & Invitational in Richmond http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20643_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Series_Richmond_featuring_the_Invitational.html • Magic: The Gathering Commander announcement http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/119k • Saito Removed from Hall of Fame Selection http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/news/120810 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

This week, returning guest Jon Medina joins us to showcase a new regular segment for the show. Topics include the misconceptions of Legacy & Vintage, how to get the most out of your trades, and Jon's explorations of MTGO. Don't forget, this weekend is the StarCityGames.com 2010 Open Series and Invitational in Richmond, Virginia! We'll be there, so don't be a stranger, be sure to say hello! Have you entered our CONTESTS yet? It's not too late! http://iwantmymtg.com/contests.html Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!