Crew3: A Pioneer Podcast
Welcome to Crew3! Join your hosts Ruckman, Chris, and Ricky as they discuss the current happenings in Magic the Gathering's newest format Pioneer. They're talking decklists, recent bans, cards you should and should not be playing, current trends in the format, and so much more.
Episodes
249 episodes since 2019
A New Prison Deck in Pioneer?
It's a Ruckman and Chris week as the boys tackle more Duskmourne spoilers and talking about a very exciting decklist from this week's challenges!
September 13, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 243
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1:21:46
New Decks and New Cards!
With Amalia and Vampires behind us, Pioneer is really opening up! But what decks are starting out at the top of the food chain?Selesnya Company: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6...
September 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 242
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1:12:13
Monday's Banlist Saved Magic!
Big episode this week! GP's are back, Amalia is banned, and NostraRicky is here to make Duskmourne predictions!
August 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 241
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1:18:53
100% Accurate Never Wrong BNR Predictions
Just like it says on the tin!
August 23, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 240
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1:22:11
What's Going on in Standard?
As we gear up for the much anticipated August 26 BnR update, the boys decide to have a little fun and check out what's going on in Standard!Gruul Aggro: https://www.mtggoldfish.co...
August 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 239
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1:14:55
Bloomburrow Brews
It's Does It Slap time again! The guys review listener submitted brews before going over their own.
August 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 237
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1:17:53
Our Bloomburrow Top 5s
Bloomburrow prereleases this weekend which means it's time to go over our top 5's from the new set. Will the guys agree, or will Ricky be super duper wrong? Listen and find out!
July 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 236
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1:17:48
Bloomburrow Hype!
Bloomburrow is Ricky's favorite set so we had to talk about our favorite cards! Also Chris would also like you to know he picked up his invite last week. There's a new Does it Slap challenge in this episode so make sure to check that out and ge...
July 19, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 235
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1:12:09
Ban Amalia? Ban Ricky!
Wow, uhhhhhhh that sure was an interesting weekend but with the dust settled let's hear Ricky's side of the story. Also we have Bloomburrow spoilers!Gruul Bard Class List: https:/...
July 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 234
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1:25:08
Sticking to Your Archetype ft. Papa Kral
This week the boys are joined by friend of the show Papa Kral who goes over his love of Mono-white humans and what the benefits of hyper focusing on and playing a singular archetype in a format like Pioneer.
July 08, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 233
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1:30:54
Amalia Survives the Rest of RCQ Season
It's a Chris and Ruckman episode this week while the guys talk about their recent RCQ successes putting up some top 8 finishes. After that let's take a look at that nothing sandwhich of a BnR announcement.
June 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 232
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59:14
Is Amalia Too Good for Pioneer?
There's a banlist on Monday so the boys are here to weigh in on their predictions, and read some listener feedback on the format!Challenge 1: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/...
June 21, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 231
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1:17:15
Making Our Own Pioneer Horizons
Whelp the guys finally broke, they gave into the Horizons idea and decided to pitch their own includes for Pioneer Horizon.Challenge 1: https://www.m...
June 14, 2024
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Episode 230
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1:23:26
Big Changes to US Regional Championships
The last Dream Hack Regional Championship is in the books, but not without it's own amount of drama. Meanwhile, SCG is shaking things up for the next RCQ season what does this mean going forward???Challenge 1:
June 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 229
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1:02:41
Finding Success at the Highest Level - Inteview with Team Main Phase
It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Alan and Jason from Team Main Phase and discuss what it takes to find success at the highest level of competitive magic!Team Main Phase Twitter accounts:Team Page :
May 31, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 228
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1:24:33
Bouncing Back From a Bad Start
This week's episode Ricky gives some helpful advice on how to bounce back from those dreaded 0-2 starts at your local RCQ
May 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 227
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52:30
Ghosts Over West Texas and Other Magic Stories
It's been a hell of a ride so far during this RCQ season, and since we don't have a BNR update to complain about that guys thought it would be nice to talk about some of their best and worst times on the road for Magic events.Challenge ...
May 18, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 226
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1:34:44
Banlist Predictions and Cheap Pickups
The boys are back once again to talk about some exciting challenge decklists, before giving their predictions for Mondays banlist, and then wrapping up with some cheap $5 pickups that are almost too good to pass up right now.Challenge 1...
May 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 225
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1:13:25
So Many Challenges!
There's so many challenges for Pioneer it's a great time to be an MTGO player, but all the results are all over the place! What decks to the guys really thing are on top?4/25:
May 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 224
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1:27:37
Slickshot Show-off Shows Up
It was a massive debut week for Outlaws of Thunder Junction, especially for Slickshot Show-Up. So the boys are here to talk all about the results of the first week of OTJ's legality!Challenge 1:
April 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 223
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1:16:50
Reacting to Your OTJ Brews!
It's that wonderful time following set release where we eagerly wait for the first tournament results to come in, so to help tide us over we're taking a look at your OTJ brews, and of course a few of our own!Ricky's Deck:
April 19, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 222
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1:25:51
Pioneer RCQ Meta-Bootcamp Week Two: Answering Your Meta Questions
The guys are back to wrap up Meta-Bootcamp this week by talking about a few straggler decklists to be aware of before diving into the mail bag and answering all of your meta questions!
April 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 221
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1:25:51
Pioneer RCQ Meta-Bootcamp Week One: Top Decks
RCQ Season is right around the corner, and after wrapping up some remaining Thunder Junction Spoilers the guys are here to go over the most important decks currently in the Pioneer format and how best to either pilot or attack them as we get re...
April 05, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 220
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2:08:30
Saddle Up for Thunder Junction!
It's another Ricky and Chris exclusive episode as Ruckman is busy unburying his new apartment. This week the guys go over some custom challenger decks they cam up with as a fun exercise before diving into to all the spoilers you requested they ...
March 29, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 219
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1:45:54