Untapped Libraries

Hosted ByVinny & Neale

Untapped Libraries is a podcast where our guests take us on a deep-dive tour of one of their Magic: the Gathering decks that is near and dear to their heart. Hosted by Vinny & Neale.

    Untapped Libraries is a podcast where our guests take us on a deep-dive tour of one of their Magic: the Gathering decks that is near and dear to their heart. Hosted by Vinny & Neale.


    All Episodes

    James with Skittles, Taste the Painbow

    Joining us this week is James with his Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon commander deck. James is one of the hosts of the Planeswalker Traffic Report and we dive into magic aesthetics and customizing a deck with your favourite cards. Neale and Vinny talk about analog art, Mr. Show, and our new promo card.

    OnionBug with General Kreat in Clover

    This episode we delve into the uncommons-only format, Clover, with its creator, OnionBug! OnionBug walks us through the format and her General Kreat deck. Neale and Vinny talk about building commander decks in all colour combos, being explosive and terrible on Arena, and quasi-Partners.

    Del – Uncle Touchy

    Our guest this week is Del! He’s the co-host of the Planeswalker Traffic Report and builder of this week’s deck: Uncle Touchy (a Patton Oswalt reference). Uncle Touchy seems like it should be a beast to play against. And it is. And that’s the point. It’s built to produce the most incredible nightmare game of commander possible (with everyone’s consent). Neale and Vinny talk about our Local LGS, combo in a casual meta, and “the thirteen guy”.

    Ivy Foxglove – Circus Freak is a Compliment

    This week’s episode features Ivy Foxglove, Magic Ambassador, Doctor of Psychology, and Rakdos superfan. Ivy’s deck stars one of the most recent Voltron commanders:  “Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat”. We talk about bulk rares, giving yourself a challenge, and rubber-ducking.

    Rachel Kendra – TogSi

    This week’s guest brings the rock. Rachel Kendra’s Toggo and Silas Renn commander deck generates a lot of artifacts to make a Grixis landfall-affinity deck. We also talk Norwegian sauna, naughty rabbits, and deckbuilding as storytelling.

    EnkiBye – 99 Lands Lumra

    At first glance, this episode’s deck with 99 lands plus Lumra as the commander might seem like a joke but as we explored the nooks and crannies with our guest, EnkiBye from France, this turned out to be a bear of a deck. We also talk 4-person cube, sharpie alters, and making do with limited options.

    DJ – Dear Gonti, Love Sophie

    Our guest this episode is one we had in mind as the platonic ideal for a guest of this series, DJ and his “Dear Gonti, Love Sophie” deck. Yep, the one made famous by the Rhystic Studies video. We talk about punk aesthetics, rhinestones, and tracking coin flips.

    Mike Carozza – Lyzolda Sacrifice

    Joining us for episode TEN (the big one-oh!) is comedian and Magic content creator, Mike Carrozza. Mike tours his Lyzolda, the Blood Witch deck and explains why he absolutely must send his creatures to the ‘yard. We also talk about the Commander Sealed Event, garbage plates, and asking your parents to buy you a booster.

    Anthony Mattox – The Regular Cube

    This week our guest is Lucky Paper’s Anthony Mattox! Anthony walks us through the world of Magic Cubes: what they are, why they’re fun, and his very own creation, The Regular Cube. We also talk about food metaphors, how we sort our collections, and why you should never play “Tag” optimally.