It's time to head back to Kamigawa in the latest set... our Neon Destiny. I mean Density. I mean Dynasty. We take a look at cards from the first batch of spoilers we think are good in Modern, Historic, Pioneer, or just plain good! Before that, we break down the ManaTraders January Pioneer tournament.
Intro: Green Socks Filled With Money
The Break Down: Closing the Book on Pioneer
The Dive Down: You're My Density
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Timestamps:
2:23 - Housekeeping
8:02 - The Break Down - Manatraders Pioneer January!
17:32 - The Top 8 and our thoughts on Pio
28:00 - The Dive Down begins - the mechanics of Kamigawa
39:07 - Let's talk cards! Boseju, Who Endures
50:28 - Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
53:00 - Lion Sash
59:40 - The Reality Chip
1:04:26 - The Wandering Emperor
1:12:08 - Invoke Calamity
1:16:06 - March of Otherworldly Light
1:20:53 - Azusa's Many Journeys
1:23:58 - Secluded Courtyard
1:26:10 - Hotshot Mechanic
1:27:33 - "Procession of Joy"
1:31:19 - Lizard Blades
1:32:28 - Life of Toshiro Umezawa
1:35:11 - Mooncircuit Hacker
1:36:40 - Closing out
Links from this week's episode:
The decks and metagame of the ManaTraders Pioneer Tournament: https://pastebin.com/A6P4Dzs9
The Mechanics of Neon Dynasty: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/kamigawa-neon-dynasty-mechanics-2022-01-27
Neon Dynasty spoilers: https://scryfall.com/sets/neo?order=set&as=grid
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