East West Draft Cast – MTGCast

  Not to be confused with the M15 set review, this is the episode where Jeff and Greg crunch the numbers on MTG’s latest core set. Your hosts have gathered a smorgasbord of data on mana curves, powers & toughnesses, and general synergies of the format and compiled them all in one handy spreadsheet: M15...

  They were serious about a Part 2? Yup, Jeff and Greg really are giving you the full serving of analysis on the Magic 2015 limited format. Here in Part 2, they cover all the M15 cards they didn’t discuss in Part 1. If you missed Part 1, you can find it on the EWDC...

  Surely you thought East West Draft Cast was gone forever. Wrong again, Shirley. The EWDC team is back from hiatus to talk about… core set? Yes, it’s true. Jeff and Greg have cast away their disdain for the descendants of white bordered cards to discuss the upcoming Magic 2015 limited format. Here in Part...

In this Episode, Jeff and Greg return from a long hiatus to show off their card evaluation skills on the commons and uncommons of Journey Into Nyx. What is the best common in each color? What color is the most powerful? How viable is self-mill really? Is Greg’s dog Chelsea a freak of nature? Tune...

NOTE:  This podcast was recorded in early March and has been available on the EWDC website since then, but due to your hosts’ lazyiness and general ineptitude, it is only now being posted on MTGCast.  Apologies for the delay.  New episodes (yes, they are coming eventually) will be posted in a more timely fashion. ——————————————————...

East West Draft Cast #95 – The Eye Gouge Test ————————————————— John Lallemand (@bupkkis) and Ryan Hogan (#needstwitter) join Greg to share their initial thoughts on Born of the Gods limited. A handful of individual cards are reviewed and weighed against cards with similar or contrasting effects. These evaluations are interwoven with impressions from the...

  Jeff and Greg welcome nearly the entire cast of past guest hosts onto the podcast to discuss resolutions for their respective Magic games in 2014.  Hear what happens when a chaos draft party turns into an impromptu podcast and see if your goals for the new year match up with the EWDC crew.  ...

  This week Jeff is joined by Ryan to talk about the MTGO holiday cube. They try to cover most of the cube archetypes and give some tips on how the decks come together and whether you should try them. They also forget mostly everything about magic and are a complete mess. Enjoy!    ...

  Spencer Harris joins Greg and Jeff to recap and discuss their recent Cube rotisserie draft. With every card from the Cube at their fingertips, there’s a lot to figure out. What’s the first pick? Commit to an archetype or stay open? What’s the best archetype? Why doesn’t anyone want to play red? How many...

  Jeff and Greg are fed up and they’re not gonna take it anymore on this episode of East West Draft Cast. Your hosts have been building up a stockpile of strife over the years and it’s time for them to blow off some steam with a series of good old-fashioned rants. Tune in to...

  In a very special episode of East West Draft Cast, Jeff and Greg are too lazy to record and so you get clips from old shows!  We will return with actual content soon, but to hold you over we have some of the more ridiculous moments of the show, plus outtakes!   Intro music...

  Jeff and Greg have three words for you: Who’s the beatdown?  This week on EWDC they talk all about the principles laid out by Mike Flores (of the top8magic podcast) 14 years ago and how they apply to limited.  If you are wondering why turning your creatures sideways or sitting behind your army of horned turtles sometimes...

  Jeff and Greg are reunited on this installment of EWDC and it feels so good!  Your hosts kick things off with a couple Pick-A-Card lists and close out the show with a discussion on multi-use cards.  From cantrips to power tools, this episode has it all.   Intro music –> The Pixies – Debaser...

  Ryan Hogan joins Greg once again to talk about the balance and feel of Theros.  They keep the discussion going with some Pick-A-Card lists and wrap things up with a brief report on Greg’s experiences at GP: Oklahoma City.   Intro music –> The Pixies – Debaser Outro music –> The Lawrence Arms –...

  Jeff is back for the third time without Greg, so instead John Lallemand joins the cast to break his podcasting cherry.  Jeff and John talk a little about how Grand Prix OKC went for John, then spend the rest of the hour breaking down some of the archetypes in Theros that they have had experience with. ...