Episodes
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 46 - The Guilds of Ravnica Shake Up
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
With Guilds of Ravnica in the mix, Frontier once again was thrown into chaos. As with most new sets that add to the Frontier pool, each one has a noticeable impact in the metagame. In today's topic Kevin and I go over some online deck lists as well as the top decks from Hareruya and talk about which cards from the new set showed up. Some were expected, but some caught us off guard. A great look at playable decks in more 'extended' Historic format as we get closer and closer to the current pool of cards in the format.
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 45 - Not Good Enough
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Does being a great card in standard equal being a great card in Frontier? Not necessarily. In today's episode Kevin and I explore what past standard staples couldn't cut it in Frontier and why. An expanded pool of cards means there are a lot more answers to problem cards that were allowed to run rampant in standard. If you're looking to build Historic decks in the future, this is a must listen so that you don't run into the same problem new Frontier players ran into when they tried out cards they thought would be good in the format.
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 44 - Guilds of Ravnica Set Review Part 2
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Finishing up our review of Guilds of Ravnica for the Frontier format, we go over the remaining colors and also our top 5 lists from the set. While we might not have gotten everything right, there are some good deck ideas as well as some possible brews in this episode that could do well in Historic.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Frontier Archive Ep. 43 - Guilds of Ravnica Set Review part 1
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
With the full set of Guilds of Ravnica spoiled, the hosts spare no time to dive into what the set has to offer to the Frontier format. For the first part we cover most of the mono colored cards, talk about what cards we think have potential to warp the format, as well as which cards will easily find a home in already viable Frontier decks. As we get closer and closer to the current pool of cards available to us, Historic strategies start to become clearer and clearer. Another good listen for those of you wanting to play the new format between standard and modern.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 42 - Shock and Awe
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
With the announcement that shock lands will return in the fall 2018 set, the Frontier community erupts into absolute pandemonium. Kevin, Matt, and I talk about just how big of an impact having shock lands will have on the Frontier format. The mana base (which was already good) is the obvious winner, especially with fetch lands in the format, but what cards and decks get better with the inclusion of such an eternal staple? As an added bonus, we also discuss some of the new mechanics from Guilds of Ravnica and how we see them fitting in to Frontier.
If the Historic format DOES end up going back further than the Ixalan block, this would be a good topic for those players as well to see how to optimize your use of shocks in the mysterious post modern format.
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 41 - Metagames and Metagods
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
After a few weeks of the M19 metagame in Frontier, there were quite a lot of results to look through and developments to talk about. In this episode we poured over all of the decks that had been showing up in Tokyo at Hareruya's Frontier tournaments, as well as how the online metagame had evolved. A good look at competitive Frontier with some great insights for Historic if you're planning on playing that new format in the future.
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Code of the Cardboard Samurai 10: "Trader"ous
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
If you've lived or played Magic the Gathering in Japan before, then you've probably noticed that events here have always been hit or miss when it comes to trading. The Grand Prix/Magic Fest circuit is no stranger to drama related to trading, and even trading in stores is frowned upon most of the time. So what's a person going to an event to do with their trade binders and boxes? In Episode 10, I once again have Ed Nguyen of the Cartel Aristocrats podcast on to discuss what it's like trading cards in Japan compared to other parts of the world he's traveled to, and how trading has evolved since the laws surrounding how vendors do business was changed. We hope the advice and tips we give you in this episode help you out the next time you go to a big event in Japan!
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 40 - Building Frontier Starter Decks
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Whenever a new set comes out Wizards of the Coast releases starter decks which target the newer players of the game, as well people who like to play casually. If a new format such as Frontier or Historic really took off, the community would be best served by an ample amount of supply. Wizards has done great with recent starter decks and other supplemental materials in the recent past, so Kevin and I took it upon ourselves to discuss which cards we'd supply in a Frontier starter deck, and which deck archetypes would be the best experience for players getting into the format. A good idea for Historic in the future as well!
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 39 - Reprints that Could Break Frontier
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. There was an episode 38 but there were technical issues which made it un-listenable and so we had to scrap it. Instead I'm sharing episode 39 today, where we talked about which reprints we'd like to see show up in Frontier. We discussed which cards would absolutely wreck the format if printed, and we also talked about which could really super charge the Frontier and "toe the line" so to speak. Lots of cool ideas for new decks if the cards were reprinted!
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 37 - Building a Frontier Cube
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
If you love drafting and playing Frontier, or if you wanted to get your friends to play the format with you, there's really only one way to make it happen: Cubing. There are a number of reasons to build a Frontier cube. It mixes some of the best draft formats in recent memory (KTK block), puts some powerful cards in your hand such as Ulamog and Emrakul, and also lets you field a variety of archetypes from past standards that really became fleshed out with the Frontier card pool.
In this episode Kevin and I had on a Cubing aficionado to help us build a Frontier cube. We covered the basics of building a cube, talked about what cards we'd include if we were building a cube for Frontier, and also talked about various ways you could build the cube to keep it fresh and fun for you and your friends. Great topic for casual players everywhere!