For the 375th time this year, we descend into the madness of trying to work out what cards from a new set will make an impact in our formats. It's Lost Caverns of Ixalan time! Spelunk with us as Dave, Shane, and Devon debate the great questions of this set. Which removal card is better — Get Lost or Molten Collapse? Which combo piece unlocks more combinations — The Millennium Calendar or Bartolome del Presidio? Which Merfolk is the most... gilly (?) — Tishana's Tidebender or Cenote Scout? You decide! But listen first before... you decide!
• Is this Removal Good?
• Are These Combo Cards Good?
• The Splendid Descended
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Timestamps:
3:54 - Heavy Play!
5:57 - This week's show/housekeeping
7:48 - The Break Down begins: Metagame Mentor and the state of Modern
17:12 - The standout decks right now
24:23 - The Dive Down begins: The Lost Caves of Ixalan!
27:18 - Get Lost
32:17 - Molten Collapse
37:03 - Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
41:26 - The Ancient One
46:33 - Souls of the Lost
49:53 - Spelunking
53:14 - Restless Vents
55:45 - Enterprising Scallywag
58:42 - Glimpse the Core
1:02:24 - Helping Hand
1:04:42 - Tishana's Tidebinder
1:09:11 - Cenote Scout/Nicanzil, Current Conductor
1:13:07 - The Millenium Calendar
1:17:14 - Market Gnome
1:18:51 - Amalia Benavides Aguirre
1:20:39 - Bartolome del Presidio
1:24:03 - Squirming Emergence
1:29:37 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
Dr. Frank's Office Hours: https://magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-top-15-modern-decks-for-november-2023
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