Episodes
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.
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!
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 36 - Revisiting the Tribes of Frontier
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
After 3 new sets had been added to the Frontier format, it was time to take a look once more at tribal strategies. Quite a few new cards were added in Rivals of Ixalan, M19, and Dominaria so Kevin and I sat down to discuss which of those new cards either added to previous tribal decks or finally made some of them viable. Considering all of these mentioned sets are playable in Historic, this is a great topic to see how each deck would fare without the cards that were only in Frontier.
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 35 - Budget Frontier Decks
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Not everybody can afford a playset of fetches or Ulamogs for Frontier. Even though the format itself is comparatively much cheaper than other eternal formats (and standard for the most part), there are quite a few decks that will break the bank. Because of this, the we discussed how you could play Frontier competitively without going broke to do so. We focused on decks that you could easily get for around $100, and discussed how to make other competitive decks cheaper as well. Might be worth listening to so that you can get an idea on cheap Historic decks as well.
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 34 - Emerging M19 Metagame and Decks
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
The hosts talk about how the M19 Frontier metagame is shaping up and which cards seem to be showing up most often in decks both online and in paper. As Ryan gears up for a weekend God of Frontier trial in Tokyo, he and Kevin discuss how best to attack the metagame and what deck Ryan should play.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 33 - M19 Set Review Part 2
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Part 2 of our M19 set review covers the rest of the colors, artifacts, and multicolor cards from the Core set. We also talk about the top 5 cards we think will make the biggest impact in Frontier, which was actually kind of hard considering how much power came in the form of reprints and other chase rares. In my opinion, this set had a lot of potential for Frontier, but was overshadowed by the stronger sets that came before it. In Historic, M19 should shine even brighter.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Frontier Archive Project Ep. 32 - The M19 Set Review
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
It seems like only a few weeks ago the hosts discussed how Dominaria would change the Frontier metagame, yet here they are again talking about how the M19 core set would impact the format. Lots of great points from the "Spikes" Kevin and Matt, and some crazy dreaming by the resident "Timmy", myself. If you're planning on building a Historic deck in the near future, this is another must listen so you can learn how the newer cards interact with the older ones, as well as get some deck ideas from the us.