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Airdate - 12/19/2019
First Pick
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - Nessian Boar
Gather the Townsfolk
2019 Magic Micsies
#1 Dumbest WotC Move (last year's winner: Silver Showcase)
- MPL Confusion - Reuben, Erin
- Chandra/Nissa Milkshake Turn - Evan
#2 Smartest WotC Move (last year's winner: MTG Arena)
- Command Zone at GP Vegas - Evan, Reuben, Erin
#3 Hashtag of the Year (last year's winner: #PayTheArtists)
- #ThankYouBDM - Evan, Reuben, Erin
#4 In Memoriam
EVAN BIT
- Alex Bertoncini banned in January
- MTGO ORCs (Online Response Crew)
- BDM, Craig Gibson nixed on coverage
- Yuuya Watanabe, Owen T out of the MPL
- Gideon (Rest In Peace)
REUBEN BIT
- Jeff "Zanman" Zandi (Texas Guildmages)
- Dennis Bentley (1996 US National Champ)
- Alex Stratton (FL grinder)
- Willow the Cat (Chris Rahn's Charmed Stray)
- Modern: KCI (Jan), Bridge from Below (June), Hogaak/Faithless Looting (July)
- Standard: Nexus of Fate (Bo1, Feb), Field of the Dead (Oct), Oko/OuaT, Veil of Summer (Nov)
ERIN BIT
- Vintage: Karn TGC/MMisstep/Grave-Troll/Mystic Forge (July), Narset PoV (Nov)
- Legacy: Wrenn and 6 (Nov)
- Pauper: G Probe/Daze/Gush (May), Hymn/Sinkhole, High Tide (June), Astrolabe (Oct)
- Pioneer: Fetchlands (Oct), Felidar Guardian/Leyline of Abundance/Oath of Nissa, Veil of Summer (Nov), Field of the Dead/OuaT/Copter, Oko/Nexus (Dec)
- Brawl: Oko (Nov)
- Commander: Paradox Engine/Iona (July)
#5 Most Hated Card (last year's winner: Nexus of Fate)
- Field of the Dead - Reuben, Evan
- Veil of Summer - Erin
#6 Most Loved Card (last year's winner: Yargle, Glutton of Urborg)
- Pteramander - Evan, Erin
- Secret Lair Leonin Warleader - Reuben
#7 Drama of the Year (last year's winner: Gerry boycotts, protests Worlds)
- Forsaken: Nissa and Chandra - Erin, Evan
- Owen dropped from Mythic Invitational, Championship, HS comeback - Reuben
#8 Artwork of the Year (last year's winner: Aminatou, the Fateshifter, C18, Seb McKinnon's whole body of work)
- War of the Spark Japanese Liliana, by Yoshitaka Amano - Evan - Reuben
- Commence the Endgame, by Noah Bradley - Erin
#9 Coverage Moment of the Year (last year's winner: Gary Campbell wins GP Birmingham)
- MC1 Finals: Autumn Burchett wins, BDM interview, Rich speech - Evan, Erin
- Lee Shi Tian at MC5 - Reuben
#10 Format of the Year (last year's winner: Pauper)
- Pioneer (introduced) - Evan - Reuben - Erin
#11 Set of the Year (last year's winner: Dominaria)
- Modern Horizons - Reuben, Erin
- War of the Spark - Evan
#12 Card of the Year (last year's winner: Teferi, Hero of Dominaria)
- Oko, Thief of Crowns - Evan, Erin
- Teferi, Time Raveler - Reuben
Heliod + Walking Ballista:
https://twitter.com/jeffhoogland/status/1212060833834061824?s=21
Gavin's Bear Snake:
https://www.facebook.com/gavin.verhey/posts/10216976549580726
Tomoharu Saito Retiring from Pro Play:
https://twitter.com/TomoharuSaito/status/1210836339110727682
Desperate Ravings
TBD BaB Production Error:
Chris Mooney Thinks 2019 Was Magic's Best Ever:
https://twitter.com/chriskmooney/status/1212109205798178816?s=21
MaRo's Take:
https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1212157343451893761?s=21
MaRo's Original Tweet for Reference:
https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1077624839827992576?s=21
Fakes are Getting Better:
https://twitter.com/MaxPlaysMTG/status/1210658214322331648
Splash Damage
One of 2019's Biggest Esports (#6, Behind League of Legends - 8.89Mil across paper & digital):
https://esportsobserver.com/biggest-esports-2019-prize-pool/
Brian Kibler and Natalie Split:
https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/1208436978724691968?s=19
The Finisher
So if you're looking a year ahead at the Fifth Annual Magic Micsies, what are you expecting to see a dozen months down the line?
