Episode 215

New Sets, First Looks: Shadows Over Hobbiton

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March 23rd, 2023

1 hr 28 mins 59 secs

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About this Episode

Sure it's 3 months away, but if that doesn't stop WOTC from sharing The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth spoilers, what should stop us from talking about the summer's straight to Modern set? We chat about Frodo, Samwise, Gollum and the One Ring, and somehow convince ourselves that maybe these cards can work in a deck with other lands and spells..?

Then we dust off our old Arena accounts to play some new Innistrad cards. We break down which decks get the biggest boost from the latest update, bringing Explorer one step closer to Pioneer. And take count of which decks still have a way to go due to critical, missing pieces.

The Break Down: One supplemental set to rule them all and in the darkness bind them
The Dive Down: Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered but not forgotten

Timestamps:
7:20 - Housekeeping
8:50 - Do we want Hobbits to shake up Modern?
25:19 - How can we evaluate cards in the post-MH2 era?
31:50 - The One Ring
43:18 - Frodo, Sauron's Bane and Gollum, Patient Plotter
46:05 - Samwise, the Stouthearted
49:21 - Reprieve
53:50 - Mount Doom
57:03 - Live smelling experiences
1:00:23 - Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered is here!
1:13:53 - Are we back on Arena?
1:18:25 - What does Shadows Remastered do for Explorer?
1:21:00 - The Pioneer decks you can play on Arena now
1:25:30 - Golden Packs are sweet
1:27:37 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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