Mike discusses the top 8 reasons why you should be playing Bant in standard, and after Roman and Mike discuss Roman's 6-0 list from the first week of MagicFest Online qualifiers and what changes they would make for the Grand Prix this weekend. Mike's original article: The Top 8 Reasons to Play Bant in Standard Your hosts: Roman Fusco - @Roman_Fusco Mike Flores - @fivewithflores Subscribe to Ancestral Recall at iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1213552541#

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Ancestral Recall #22 - The Top 8 Reasons to Play Bant in Standard

Roman and Mike go back in time to 2005, after Mike wins a Kamigawa block constructed PTQ at Neutral Ground, to look at lessons learned while brewing a rogue deck for an established metagame.

#21 - Critical Mass

Roman and Mike go back in time to 2002, as Mike Flores of 2002 takes his own trip back in time to tell the stories of the ten most memorable matches of Magic that he had ever seen.

Ancestral Recall #20 – The Ten Greatest Battles of All Time

Roman and Mike go back in time to 2004, to look at one of the most important lessons a Magic player can learn: to see ones own mistakes.

Ancestral Recall #19 – Realizing How Bad You Are

Roman and Mike go back in time to 2005, to learn how intangible skill can add up over a game to make a player seem lucky.

Ancestral Recall #18 – Magic: the Intangibles

Roman and Mike get together to pore over a 2010 article by Mike Flores about lessons learned from Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz on how to think about the game of Magic.

Ancestral Recall #17 – How to Think About Magic

Roman and michaelj are relegated to wandering the streets of Manhattan like a pair of recording vagabonds, so they talk about Roman's recent successes... All of which occurred as a result of the lessons taught by Ancestral Recall.

Ancestral Recall #16 – In the Style of Top 8 Magic

Roman and Mike learn ancient deck design wisdom from Mike Flores' 2007 article, "Bits and Pieces — The Traits of a Great Deck Designer".

Ancestral Recall #15 – Bits and Pieces

Roman and Mike take a look at Nick Spagnolo's treatise on how to win at Magic by playing the colour Blue.

Ancestral Recall #14 – Casting Blue Spells

Roman and Mike take a look at Brian Hacker's hugely influential article on gambling and Magic, "The New Pool Halls"

Ancestral Recall #13 – The New Pool Halls

Mike and Roman take a look at one of Mike's favourite Pro Tour Hall of Fame ballot articles, from the second year of the Hall of Fame, 11 years ago.

Ancestral Recall #12 – One Man’s Ballot

Mike and Roman take a look at the classic strategy of siding in an unexpected permanent type for The Old Switcheroo.

Ancestral Recall #11 – The Old Switcheroo

Mike and Roman discuss the dangers and advantages of switching to a new deck for a tournament at the last minute.

Ancestral Recall #10 – Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Mike introduces Roman to the concept of virtual card advantage.

Ancestral Recall #9 – Virtual Card Advantage

Mike and Roman talk about how preparing a deck to beat the best deck can be the right strategy to take down a tournament.

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