The Gam Podcast

After playing multiple RCQs, Gerry has a better understanding of what his Goryo's deck should look like. Turns out, he was way off base and isn't afraid to admit it. Meanwhile, Michael plays broken fake formats. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael both made Top 8 of their 40 person RCQ, but is that a success or a failure given that neither of them won? Either way, they both learned a lot about their deck and Modern as a whole and have plenty to share. Even if you don't have any interest in Goryo's, this episode should be helpful. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

We're in between RCQ seasons, so it's time to take a trip down memory lane. Michael goes through Gerry's old decklists and asks him what the hell he was thinking. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry immediately derails the podcast by bringing up drama, but there's plenty of time for a nice, in-depth, strategy discussion on Modern and Goryo's Vengeance. NOTE: There are some audio issues on Gerry's end in this episode, but he has ordered some new equipment that should hopefully fix the issue by next episode. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

We're almost done with Standard season and my wallet is happy. It's time to chill until Strixhaven and the upcoming RCs. In the meantime, we will be putting Atraxa onto the battlefield. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry ended up registering one of the best performing decks in Standards over the weekend -- Bant Rhythm. He wanted a midrange deck that beat up on all the creature decks and that's exactly what took down RC Turin. Plus, it's finally time to gear up for Modern season. *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

After both losing in Top 4 of a recent RCQ, Gerry and Michael are ready for Spotlight Series Richmond. And by that, I mean they are both probably switching decks. *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael are gearing up for Spotlight Series Richmond. It's in their backyard and they've been playing Standard for months, so surely they're going to make good decisions and do really, really well, right? *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Michael is still a bit under the weather, but is fighting through it to share what he learned preparing for and playing in his first Pro Tour! *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Matt Costa started off his 2026 season registering the best version of the best deck, but it didn't go as planned. Hear about how he got to his version that had an edge in the mirror and where he thinks the deck should go from here. He wrote a deck guide! metafy.gg/mattccosta *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mattccosta metafy.gg/matthccosta twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Weather permitting, Gerry has some RCQs this weekend and plenty of brews with Lorwyn Eclipsed. He tasked Michael Simonetti with trying to keep his brewing from getting out of control, lest another Boros Dragons Incident happens again. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael went RCQing again. This time, Michael did well with Simic. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael played some RCQs and learned plenty. Plus, Michael judges Gerry's Legacy deckbuilding skills. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

As it turns out, Ancestral Recall is not weak.

Gerry and Michael talk Worlds, which is Standard with Avatar and the limited Avatar format. Gerry has been playing a ton of limited for the Arena Directs and has found another format he likes. Sponsored by vaultgamestore.com!

The deckname is exactly what you think it is. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitch.tv/gerry_t *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Michael queued for the PT let’s gooooooooooooooooo

Gerry sat down with long-time friend Andrew Lipkin to talk about the upcoming charity event in Minnetonka, MN. Mostly, they got all nostalgic about what the formats of the event were like: 2002 Standard, 2007 Standard, and 2010 Standard. More info on the event: https://lodestonegames.com/

WILL MATT COSTA WIN THE PRO TOUR???

Last episode, we reported that infamous cheater Mike Long joined SCG Orlando as "Michael Ringer", but that was incorrect. Michael Ringer is definitely NOT that guy and we apologize for the error. With a lack of Standard changes until after SCG Baltimore, I guess we have to talk about Modern. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/_DaveShiels twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: twitter.com/hereliesasianjon *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi