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Magic X Marvel Secret Lair DISASTER - Dual's & Mana Dorks ep. 79

OOOOOOOO BOY. Was anyone really surprised that the Secret Lair website only lasted 6 minutes before crashing for the Magic x Marvel drop? We certainly aren't. But there is much to discuss about the Limited run model for Secret Lairs, a brief recap of all the announcements out of Magic Con Las Vegas, and laughing at D&D Beyond for posting nearly all of the new Dungeon Masters Guide for FREE!

EVERYTHING Announced at Magic Con Las Vegas! - Bonus Action ep. 8

The Bros bring back the Bro from another... Mo?  @TypicalGeminiMTG  to talk about all the announcements at the recent Magic-Con Las Vegas!

Foundations announcements, rules changes, universes beyond being legal everywhere, the slate of 2025 sets, and many many dumb jokes and bits abound!

Stay tuned for the Foundations set review for a deep dive into the cards!

The Marvel Leaks were real!

The Marvel x MtG leaks we talked about a couple weeks ago were real! We dive into the full slate of Marvel Secret Lairs that will be dropping very soon, we discuss the implications of a Spider Man Magic the Gathering set separate from the rest of Marvel.

We also dip our toes into some early previews for the 2024 Dungeon Masters Guide, a hilariously poorly written, clearly AI generated, article from Gizmodo; and credible reports that Wizards of the Coast has a clause in the contract for soon to be members of the Commander Advisory Panel that says they cannot speak negatively about Wizards of the Coast publicly... IN PERPETUITY???

Duskmourn Set Review feat. Typical Gemini - Bonus Action ep. 7

The Bro's sit down with the illustrious Wyatt AKA  @TypicalGeminiMTG  to talk about the spookiest Magic the Gathering set, Duskmourn House of Horrors! How good is this set compared to the other best sets of the year, what are the core mechanics, and some of our choice cards from the set!

Wizards of the Coast OWNS Commander now!

So have a tumultuous week for Magic the Gathering, the Commander Rules Committee has given over control of the commander format to the design team of Wizards of the Coast! This of course is a massive change to how the format is run, but is the community concern reasonable, or are they as usual overblowing the negative impact of this change?

We also get a look into the Competitive Commander Collective, also known as the second attempt at a cEDH rules committee. The D&D 5e 2024 Dungeon Masters Guide is being previewed, and PETA makes D&D subclasses now???

The BIGGEST Commander Banlist Update EVER

We may have just gotten the biggest commander banlist update we've ever seen. Mana Crypt, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside Extortionist, and Nadu, Winged Wisdom all caught the Commander Rules Committee ban hammer. Dockside and Nadu were somewhat expected. Mana Crypt and Jeweled Lotus on the other hand were a shock.

 

Many are now very upset with the massive loss in value of their collections, many decks in cEDH are now simply no longer viable without access to this form of fast mana, and nearly everyone is upset with the commitee's very poor communication and are asking for change in how they go about discussing bans.

 

We also dive into the collection of Secret Lairs that have been recently announced, and Daggerheart going into pre-orders!

Why did the cEDH Rules Committee Fail?

The cEDH community in an attempt to self regulate their format brought together several major tournament players in the format to put forth a cEDH specific set of tournament rules/bans. This was met with widespread backlash both from the idea of cEDH needing a rules committee, but moreso from the fact the committee was only white men. And due to Twitter being a cesspool of garbage, the would be Rules Committee was disbanded within two weeks. Does cEDH even need a Rules Committee? Were the issues levied at them fair? The Bros discuss.

We also talk about Duskmourn House of Horrors previews, Greg Tito leaving D&D's community team, and yet another D&D controversy! This time D&D can't have sushi or tacos apparently?

D&D Beyond is NOT deleting 5e!

In a surprise to literally nobody, we find ourselves having to discuss a misinformed outrage, courtesy of an article on Wargamer! D&D Beyond is updating their content to reflect the new changes to the 2024 revision of the game. Despite the fact they are not, and never were, going to deleted the 2014 content, the people have been led to believe they were!

Magic the Gatherings yearly "State of Design" is in and much is what we expected. "Bonus Sheets good" "Detective mysteries on Ravnica bad", but we did learn something interesting! Universed Beyond Lord of the Rings cards are legally able to be reprinted?!?! Where is our One Ring?!

The BEST Magic Set you Can't Play!?

In the Post-GenCon world we found ourselves with a copy of the 2024 revision to 5th editions Players Handbook! (Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast) In a months time it will be on shelves for you to enjoy, but what about the other 2024 D&D products? The DMG? The Monster Manual? Project Sigil????

To offset the fortune of the PHB, we were not the lucky few who were hand delivered packs of Mystery Booster 2 EARLY at GenCon from Gavin Verhey himself, BUT we have lots of new information about Mystery Booster 2 and how it is SO COOL! The Downside: You're unlikely to every play with them...

Lastly, the Dungeon Bros are leaving the Dungeon Home and Parting ways! Fear not, the show will go on, but remotely. This is the last in person Dual's and Mana Dorks!

Wizards of the Coast's New President is ACTUALLY GOOD???

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After much uncertainty, Hasbro has found a new president and leader for Wizards of the Coast! John Hight, formerly of Blizzard Entertainment, has worked on video games and played table top rpg's and card games! Isn't that novel... Will he do better than their previous failures at leadership??

Bloomburrow is OUT and has brought with it some rule changes that material effect previously printed cards, and after much community outcry, many will be errata'd to have their original functionality maintained!

Plus it's Secret Lair time with Monty Python and the Holy Grail!!!