Segment 1: Metagame Week in Review

The guys run through the dominance of companions from Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy on MTGO, noting that 27 of 32 of the most recent key Top 8s included companion decks, with 22 of them being split between Lurrus and Yorion.

Segment 2: Fast Movers

Your hosts recount the price motion on paper cards including Final Fortune, Misty Rainforest, Planebound Accomplice, Echo of Eons, Mishra's Bauble, Pemmin's Aura, Willow Satyr, and Necropotence.

Over on MTGO the guys note the upward momentum of Agent of Treachery, Faeburrow Elder, Underrealm Lich, Finale of Revelation, and Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast. (Note: MTGO Fast Movers only looked at Standard cards this week.)

Segment 3: Topic of the Week

James & Travis make predictions about the imminent Lurrus banning and engage in a long winded debate about the methodology and objectives of WOTC play design teams and format management.

Segment 4: Cards to Watch

James & Travis shift gears to talk over cards that may see an uptick within the next few months in both paper and online, including a forward looking Teferi, Time Raveler short on MTGO, and a solid slate of paper options for the longer term.

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