Emma is the Content Manager for MTG Rocks with work featured in Dicebreaker and Polygon. Emma loves helping players dive into Magic: The Gathering. She's big on games of all kinds and always happy to jump in on the fun. You can find Emma shuffling Magic cards, gushing about Thraben Inspector, or referencing The Simpsons.
Emma Partlow has hosted 97 Episodes.
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Episode 106: Pioneer Primer: Mono White Humans
August 11th, 2022 | 38 mins 1 sec
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Emma is back, and she's brought a deck deep dive! She and Scott cover Mono White Humans for Pioneer, a budget deck that's putting up impressive results! They talk about the strengths of the deck, its weaknesses, and how to navigate some of the more tricky lines with this disruptive aggro deck.
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Episode 102: The Variety Episode with Angelo
July 14th, 2022 | 54 mins 46 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Emma takes the wheel while Scott's off galavanting at CommandFest Birmingham, and she's joined by Angelo (@thejesguy). They talk about affordable pickups from Double Masters 2022, their thoughts on Battle For Baldur's Gate, and they even talk about the disc horse...
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Episode 101: Stuff & Things
July 7th, 2022 | 34 mins 43 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
The month ahead is going to be a bit different. A sick Scott and tired Emma give a quick breakdown of the future of the show, Scott gives his five currently overperforming Commander cards, and they discuss the benefits of Mystical Archives...
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Episode 100: 100 Episodes: Then vs Now
June 30th, 2022 | 54 mins 43 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott & Emma look back on a hundred episodes and two years of The BM Cast. They look back on formats and bans, how the game has changed in that time, and what they'd like to do more of in the future.
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Episode 99: Double Masters 2022: Reprints & Pauper Downshifts
June 23rd, 2022 | 51 mins 9 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott & Emma take a look through the Double Masters 2022 previews this week! They talk about some of the valuable pulls, why Wizards include dud rares, and they express their real feelings about chaos cards...
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Episode 98: Battle For Baldur's Gate Precons & Upgrades
June 16th, 2022 | 50 mins 35 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott & Emma break down the preconstructed decks from Dungeons & Dragons: Battle For Baldur's Gate! They talk about the value cards & reprints, as well as ways to improve the decks for cheap. They also talk about the recent Pioneer Banned and Restricted announcement, and they might just have found a food take that they have in common...
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Episode 97: Artisan Commander & Baldur's Gate Previews
June 9th, 2022 | 45 mins 19 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott & Emma take a look at Artisan Commander this week! They explain the difference between Artisan and regular Commander, give a quick rundown of the format, and then cover the best new legendaries that might make waves there.
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Episode 96: What About Second Baldur's Gate Previews?
June 2nd, 2022 | 38 mins 10 secs
afr, baldur's gate, budget, card, card game, commander, commander legends, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott and Emma are back to round out the rest of the D&D: Battle for Baldur's Gate preview season! They talk about the affordable powerhouese in the set, why Cut a Deal is so good, and they reveal their own class and background...
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Episode 95: Baldur's Gate Previews!
May 26th, 2022 | 39 mins 51 secs
afr, baldur's gate, budget, card, card game, commander, commander legends, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
This week, Scott and Emma tackle the first portion of the Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur's Gate preview season. They talk about the quirky new legendary creatures and their backgrounds, a new Boros commander that is actually good, and they express their true feelings about Greasefang in Pioneer...
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Episode 94: Oh God, Even More Stuff!
May 19th, 2022 | 42 mins 28 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Scott & Emma tackle a lot of stuff this week, from Universes Beyond, to announcing another announcement stream, and even discussing the finer points of fantasy characters engaging in naughty activities (blame Angelo)...
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Episode 93: Week Of The Cards
May 12th, 2022 | 33 mins 5 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
Sometimes, Card Of The Week just isn't enough. Scott & Emma catch up as they give a laundry list of great budget cards to pick up soon. They also talk about what they don't want to see across the table in a Commander game, and Scott's reveals his true feelings about Hofri Ghostforge...
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Episode 91: Making Magic With MaxMakesMagic!
April 28th, 2022 | 49 mins 11 secs
afr, budget, card, card game, commander, content creation, core2021, d&d, dungeons and dragons, edh, forgotten realms, game, historic, magic, modern, mtg, mtg arena, pauper, pioneer, standard, tcg, zendikar
This week, Emma chats with Max (@MaxMakesMagic) about magic content. They talk about YouTube, Shorts and Tik Tok, as well as how to get started with your own content, and what to expect as a creator...