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Elliot, Andy, and Derek are joined by Jonathan Zhang to chat about movement in the Standad metagame, the importance of versatility in Modern, and the impact of tariffs on drafting in Canada.

• (00:01:07) MTGO Standard PTQ won by UB Midrange with [card]Nicol Bolas,  the Ravager[/card] amongst a lot of Mono-Green. What does this mean for the Standard metagame? Is the [card]Sai, Master Thopterist[/card] Mono-Blue “Storm” deck real?
• (00:14:10) The Constructed Trios SCG Open showed the opposite Standard as the PTQ, with RB winning the Standard seat. Is this the “truer” metagame? Are there any other decks in Core 2019 Standard the guys are looking forward to trying? What about UB Gift?
• (00:25:56) So why did Jonatha Zhang drop Grishoalbrand for UG Infect for the Vancouver F2F Open? Is it wise to change decks simply to get a new perspective? What makes a versatile player? And why won’t Derek play control?
• (00:35:57) Are hyper-linear decks like Infect the way forward with Modern? Should you be playing Tron right now? Are YOU a Tron sympathizer?
• (00:42:37) Beyond alcohol at FNM, will opening up the WPN to age-restricted tournaments be good for the younger Magic player?
• (00:53:09) How much will the Canadian Tariffs on sealed Magic product affect Limited Magic in Canada?

Your hosts on Twitter:
Elliot Fortier – @elliot_fortier
Andy Robdrup – @AndyAWKWARD
Derek Pite – @misplacedginger

First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted that discusses the week’s hottest competitive and social topics of the game.