The boys are back in town and they’re looking to talk about developments in Legacy and now Modern thanks to the printings of Modern Horizons and M20.

Hello and welcome to a “side-project” if you will of the Salt Mine. The Salt Mine is not over but just on a mini-break. Steve sits down with the mods from the Goblin’s Discord, GoblinLackey1, Olaf Forkbeard and ScatmanX and talk about the best tribe in the format that we call Legacy. Download Shownotes: Goblin … Continue reading Steven and Superfriends – The Gobcast, Episode 1.

The boys are back in town to talk all about the new Legacy metagame, now rid of the Deathrite menace! We talk about the decks we expect to rise, the decks we expect to be on the downswing and where people can move to in their quest for Legacy heaven. Download Link Sean’s This Week in … Continue reading The Salt Mine Episode 18 – Goodbye Deathrite Shaman!

The Salt Mine finally return, this time with Melbourne ANT specialist Michael Webb in their wings, analysing where the metagame’s moving post-GP Seattle, the perceived under performance of ANT and Death & Taxes and what they’re looking to play for Australia’s upcoming Masters event. Rugved’s Preordain Miracles Article: https://thelibraryatpendrellvale.com/beating-the-best-deck-with-upkeep-terminus/ Jim Davis’ Miracles Primer: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/36752_Basic-Lands-Are-Better-Than-Duals-Back-To-Basics-In-Legacy.html Blue Waffle (NSFW): http://www.lmfgtfy.com/?q=blue+waffle The ultimate Zealous Persecution – Thomas Hertzog (Maverick) vs. Ben Weinberg (RUG Delver): https://youtu.be/26PPRnVCLVA?t=2353 Our good friend, Cyrus Corman-GIMM: Steve's D&T list: Non-Creature Spells: (14) 4 Æther Vial 1 Sword of Body and Mind 1 Sword of Fire and Ice 1 Umezawa's Jitte 4 Swords to Plowshares 3 Spectral Procession Creature (23) 4 Phyrexian Revoker 3 Flickerwisp 2 Mirran Crusader 4 Mother of Runes 1 Recruiter of the Guard 2 Serra Avenger 3 Stoneforge Mystic 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Lands: (23) 3 Karakas 12 Plains 4 Rishadan Port 4 Wasteland Sideboard: (15) 2 Cataclysm 2 Containment Priest 2 Council's Judgment 3 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Holy Light 2 Path to Exile 2 Rest in Peace 1 Surgical Extraction Mono-Blue Painter primer from the The Library at Pendrell Vale: Part 1: https://thelibraryatpendrellvale.com/a-brief-history-of-modern-painting/ Part 2: https://thelibraryatpendrellvale.com/the-painters-palette/ Part 3: https://thelibraryatpendrellvale.com/a-broad-canvas-of-options/ Part 4: https://thelibraryatpendrellvale.com/legacy-league-with-blue-painter/ Team America “Inside the Deck” feat. Dan Signorini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6GtH7BYizs Maverick “Inside the Deck” feat. more Dan Signorini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9mvnnJjIlI

We’re back! Happy New Year dear listeners! We leap into 2018 with a longtime friend of the cast, Callum Smith also known as Whitefaces on MtgtheSource and Magic Online. In this cast we take an in-depth look at the new Miracles lists that Callum has helped to pioneer and examine the strengths and weaknesses … Continue reading The Salt Mine Episode 16 ft Callum Smith aka Whitefaces – The Unexpected Rise of Miracles and Canadian Thresh.

Welcome dear listeners to another episode of The Salt Mine! On this episode Steve, Sean and Matt are joined by streamers Alex Jay Chen and Ethan Gaieski to talk about GP Vegas. They banter about the results, Alex and Ethan's runs, as well as a variety of other topics, such as where Alex and Ethan see themselves with Magic, the nature of content creation and the typical ragging on Sneak & Show. Enjoy! Ethan Gaieski's GP Montreal Top 8! http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpmon17/top-8-decklists-2017-05-21 Alex (Grixis Delver) vs. Tom Ross (Infect) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EeejG2PVPI Alex and Ethan's stream! https://www.twitch.tv/alexjchen Andrew Calderon's interview by Thraben University: http://www.thrabenuniversity.com/?p=1145 Trent Clarke's 4c Control Report: https://thesaltminesite.com/2017/06/13/the-fair-way-into-top-8-top-8-of-legacy-masters-with-4c-control/ Who is PewDiePie? Here is PewDiePie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie Josiah's tournament report: https://www.reddit.com/r/GoblinsMTG/comments/6irlyh/gp_las_vegas_legacy_goblins_tournament_report/ NLG Dandenong Eternal Weekend metagame breakdown: https://thesaltminesite.com/2017/06/26/nlg-dandenong-legacy-masters-metagame-breakdown/ Songs, in order of appearance: "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley "Fuckin' Problems" by A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SaltMinePodcast Or comment on reddit/The Source threads!

Download Link Happy one year anniversary to The Salt Mine! This time last year we were running through our preparation for the Australian Eternal Masters event (our equivalent of Eternal Weekend) and this year, we’ll be doing the same, thinking about what we’ll be playing and what decks will be out in force. Enjoy! General … Continue reading The Salt Mine Episode 14: Australian Eternal Masters Weekend Preparation

Download Link Well, we’re finally back for a cast! After a long bit of hiatus thanks to work basically killing all of us, we regroup with Sean, Matt, Steve and third-time guest Dice who look towards the Top banning and its ramfications on Legacy. How did we all feel about the ban? What will the … Continue reading The Salt Mine Episode 13: Sensei’s Divining Top Banned feat. Dice_Box

Welcome to another episode of The Salt Mine! After all our international guests we take it back to Australia and talk about the recent tournaments we've been to. With the large Guf Ballarat tournament in the rear view, we talk about our preparation for CanCon 2017's Legacy event, how our tournaments went and other general banter about our experiences in the nation's capital and where the metagame is going. Enjoy! Guf Ballarat Metagame Breakdown: chart Tang's Report and list: https://thesaltminesite.com/2017/01/30/spin-it-to-win-it-lucksacking-into-first-place-at-cancon/ Brad Nelson's DeathBlade article: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/29004_Death-Defining--An-Esper-Deathblade-Primer.html Philipp Schönegger's Miracles primer: http://www.mtgmintcard.com/articles/writers/philipp-sch%C3%B6negger/legacy-lessons-a-new-miracle Philipp Schönegger's Flusterstorm article: http://www.mtgmintcard.com/articles/writers/philipp-sch%C3%B6negger/legacy-lessons-all-about-flusterstorm Where's my report? It's here! Sean's Death & Taxes report: https://thesaltminesite.com/2017/02/15/a-love-that-keeps-on-giving-top-8-at-cancon-2017-legacy-with-death-taxes/ Pro Tour Aether Revolt controversy: http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptaer/disqualification-in-round-5-of-pro-tour-aether-revolt-2017-02-03 Seinfeld "The Opera" snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K94YCsOIv40 CBR MTG Legacy videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPwhBsqJDTTuQALSr0mxkbQ CanCon 2017 Legacy metagame breakdown: breakdown NZ Eternal announcement in the "MTG NZ Eternal Magic" Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211644605657328/ Prostate cancer charity event - "Duals to Protect the Jewels" - Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/369318940116309/ Jonathan Alexander's Dark Thresh list: https://theweeklywars.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/theweeklywars-17-an-elf-a-human-and-a-mongoose-walk-into-a-bar/ Kai Sawatari's 6-0 with Dark Thresh: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQXbJrHBM2b/ Sean's Dark Thresh: https://deckstats.net/decks/82103/669640-dark-thresh/en Graham King's MonoBlue Painter: Lands: (19) 10 Island 4 Flooded Strand 2 Polluted Delta 2 Ancient Tomb 1 Academy Ruins Creatures: (8) 4 Painter's Servant 3 Trinket Mage 1 Spellskite Non-Creature Spells: (33) 4 Whir of Invention 4 Ponder 4 Brainstorm 4 Counterbalance 4 Sensei's Divining Top 3 Grindstone 1 Pithing Needle 1 Ensnaring Bridge 4 Force of will 2 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Hydroblast Julian's Legacy Challenge Videos: http://itsjulian.com/legacy-challenge-videos-with-elves/ Songs, in order of appearance: "Sponge State" by Sløtface "Shooting Stars" by Bag Raiders Catch us on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-salt-mine/id1129888788? RSS Feed: https://thesaltminesite.com/category/podcasts/feed/ Website: https://thesaltminesite.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSaltMinePodcast/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SaltMinePodcast Or comment on reddit/The Source threads!

A stray comment on Twitter about Show and Tell has lead to the eminent Julian Knab joining The Salt Mine for this very special episode! We concentrate on wrapping up the events, decks and lack of coverage at GP Louisville and where the metagame and coverage will be going in future. We also speak about a lot of other things - some Aether Revolt cards, Julian's JKEternal event, our Guf Ballarat experience and the future of Magic Online. Enjoy! Jacob Wilson playing UB Reanimator: http://www.channelfireball.com/videos/channel-jacob-wilson-reanimator-legacy/ Yeah, about that guy who beat Shahar Shenhar in BoM 2013... http://www.starcitygames.com/article/27386_28-1-2-With-Elves-Winning-The-Bazaar-Of-Moxen-Part-1-.html http://www.starcitygames.com/article/27386_28-1-2-With-Elves-Winning-The-Bazaar-Of-Moxen-Part-1-.html Helene Bergeot talking about GP Louisville: https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/809886420475068416 What Is "Old Yeller"? Magic on ESPN2! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95mhQF2mu0 Suzy Q's Twitter where you can find some coverage of GP Louisville: https://twitter.com/suzythegnat?lang=en The movie (and book) about Hitler in 2016 - "Look Who's Back": They've seen the outcry in "The January 9, 2017 Update": Matt mentions Fishpond, a notoriously poor online book seller in Australia: http://www.fishpond.com.au/ The Elf with Reach and a cantrip - Silkweaver Elite! "No Johns"! https://www.ssbwiki.com/John MaRo on the Reserved List: https://twitter.com/maro254/status/812041301361184768 Steve's 4c Delver: Creatures: (14) 4 Deathrite Shaman 4 Delver of Secrets 1 Gurmag Angler 2 Snapcaster Mage 1 Tombstalker 2 True-Name Nemesis Non-Creature Spells: (27) 3 Abrupt Decay 4 Brainstorm 1 Counterspell 4 Daze 4 Force of Will 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 4 Ponder Lands: (19) 4 Flooded Strand 1 Misty Rainforest 3 Polluted Delta 2 Tropical Island 3 Underground Sea 2 Volcanic Island 4 Wasteland Sideboard: (15) 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Diabolic Edict 1 Dismember 1 Grafdigger’s Cage 1 Painful Truths 2 Red Elemental Blast 1 Sudden Demise 1 Sulfur Elemental 2 Surgical Extraction 3 Thoughtseize 1 Umezawa’s Jitte The stack war versus Miracle of Science: Sean's Death & Taxes: Lands: (23) 2 Cavern of Souls 1 Horizon Canopy 3 Karakas 9 Plains 4 Rishadan Port 4 Wasteland Creatures: (26) 4 Flickerwisp 1 Mirran Crusader 4 Mother of Runes 3 Phyrexian Revoker 2 Recruiter of the Guard 2 Sanctum Prelate 2 Serra Avenger 4 Stoneforge Mystic 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Non-Creature Spells: (11) 4 Swords to Plowshares 4 Aether Vial 1 Batterskull 1 Sword of Fire and Ice 1 Umezawa's Jitte Sideboard: (15) 1 Containment Priest 2 Council's Judgment 2 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Faerie Macabre 2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 1 Leonin Relic-Warder 1 Palace Jailer 2 Path to Exile 1 Pithing Needle 2 Rest in Peace Bradon Owen's UB DepthStill Lands: (25) 1 Bayou 4 Dark Depths 1 Island 4 Polluted Delta 1 Swamp 4 Thespian's Stage 1 Tolaria West 3 Underground Sea 2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 4 Wasteland Creatures: (4) 4 Vampire Hexmage Non-Creature Spells: (31) 4 Brainstorm 4 Force of Will 1 Intuition 3 Ponder 1 Preordain 2 Spell Pierce 3 Thoughtseize 2 Crucible of Worlds 3 Expedition Map 4 Mox Diamond 4 Standstill Sideboard: (15) 3 Abrupt Decay 2 Dread of Night 2 Flusterstorm 4 Pithing Needle 3 Surgical Extraction 1 Toxic Deluge Jonathan Alexander's RUG Delver: Creatures: (10) 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Nimble Mongoose 2 Tarmogoyf Non-Creature Spells: (32) 4 Brainstorm 1 Counterspell 4 Daze 2 Dismember 4 Force of Will 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Spell Pierce 3 Spell Snare 4 Stifle 4 Ponder 1 Winter Orb Lands: (18) 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 3 Tropical Island 3 Volcanic Island 4 Wasteland Sideboard: (15) 1 Grafdigger's Cage 2 Winter Orb 1 Tarmogoyf 2 True-Name Nemesis 1 Seal of Fire 2 Ancient Grudge 3 Pyroblast 1 Spell Pierce 2 Submerge Julian's Elves list: Lands: (20) 4 Gaea's Cradle 2 Dryad Arbor 4 Windswept Heath 3 Wooded Foothills 2 Bayou 1 Pendelhaven 2 Cavern of Souls 2 Forest Creatures: (26) 2 Birchlore Rangers 4 Wirewood Symbiote 3 Heritage Druid 4 Elvish Visionary 3 Quirion Ranger 2 Craterhoof Behemoth 4 Deathrite Shaman 4 Nettle Sentinel 1 Reclamation Sage Non-Creature Spells: (14) 4 Green Sun's Zenith 4 Glimpse of Nature 3 Natural Order 2 Abrupt Decay Sideboard: (15) 2 Surgical Extraction 3 Cabal Therapy 3 Thoughtseize 2 Abrupt Decay 1 Gaddock Teeg 1 Scavenging Ooze 1 Progenitus 1 Natural Order 1 Elderscale Wurm Day[9]'s site with Hearthstone coverage: http://day9.tv/ The plan for Magic Digital Next from Hasbro's slides: Steve's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/steve2112rush Julian's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/itsjulian Julian's website, where all his content is hosted! http://itsjulian.com/ Songs, in order of appearance: “Go Go Power Rangers” by Ron Wasserman “Du hast” by Rammstein Catch us on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-salt-mine/id1129888788? 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