The Resleevables
The Resleevables is a video podcast focused on the history of Magic sets hosted by Patrick Chapin and Patrick Sullivan, previously by Cedric Phillips.
History
The podcast began as a long-format audio podcast on the StarCityGames YouTube Channel but has since been reborn as an independent video podcast on its own YouTube Channel. Its current format looks back to the very first sets of Magic: The Gathering that allow the hosts to review each set from its historical perspective in the game.
The original form of the Resleevables covered blocks, one set at a time, but in no particular order. Originally sticking to set-based facts, it quickly began to expand into work and competition anecdotes, Organized Play at the time, and expanding the awards on cards in each set. The first iteration of the podcast went for 33 episodes before its hiatus in November 2021. It covered all the blocks between Masques block and Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block except Onslaught block, plus Innistrad block, Shadows over Innistrad block, Coldsnap, Modern Horizons and Shards of Alara. These episodes are now found on podcast sites and the Star City Commander YouTube channel.
The new iteration, restarting February 2023, began from Alpha and went chronologically, and had a stricter format to the episodes. It included Core Set and "beginner product" releases, which were not covered previously.
With no Pro Tour but still intending to cover major events, the hosts opened up another subseries, "Resleevables: Tournament Edition" to cover the first World Championship in 1994. After a review of the wider context, top players, and the event itself, it included a full match of the final two decklists. This continued for each Pro Tour and World Championship. For the March of the Machine and Wilds of Eldraine releases, they dubbed a new subseries "The Presleevables", previewing their mechanics and interesting cards. This subseries was abandoned once the Tournament Edition began.
After Cedric was accepted as Play Design lead, he departed from the podcast at the end of 2024, leaving two sets before the revamped podcast caught up to a set the original series covered in Mercadian Masques. After that, Patrick Chapin joined the podcast.
Content
Each episode reviews the Facts, Lore, Mechanics, Cycles, Misprints, and Trivia (often drawn from this wiki) of each set. With the material available in each Pro Tour and how the first few years had none, Organized Play was only covered tangentially and mostly was packaged into the Tournament Edition. The hosts recount their experience playing with each new set when they came out. Patrick Sullivan provides his analysis of the game design of each set, leaning on his work experience in the industry. Cedric Phillips is the showrunner and provides the key talking points to drive each episode. Once Patrick Chapin joined, Sullivan became showrunner, and while both have design experience, Chapin would leverage his earlier competitive career than Sullivan's for insight. Every episode ends with Awards and Grades for the set under review, with categories such as the best card, worst card, role players, weirdest cards, best land art, and over- and underestimated cards. From Portal: Three Kingdoms onwards, the awards were modified to better reflect the hosts' experience of Magic.
In addition to the set review podcast, an exclusive-to-supporters Q&A podcast accompanies it, named "Unsleeved", which some snippets were uploaded to the YouTube site, and also "Tournament Edition", which looks at the knockout rounds of Pro Tour-level events and presents some gameplay.
Episodes
| № | Article Page | Meta-series | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode R1 | Alpha + Beta + Unlimited | Set Review | February 28, 2023 |
| Episode R2 | Arabian Nights | Set Review | March 15, 2023 |
| Episode R3 | Antiquities | Set Review | March 29, 2023 |
| Episode R4 | Revised | Set Review | April 18, 2023 |
| P1 Battles | March of the Machine | Presleevables | April 20, 2023 |
| P2 White | April 21, 2023 | ||
| P3 Blue | April 22, 2023 | ||
| P4 Black | April 23, 2023 | ||
| P5 Red | April 24, 2023 | ||
| P6 Green | April 25, 2023 | ||
| P7 Multicolored | April 26, 2023 | ||
| Episode R5 | Legends | Set Review | May 17, 2023 |
| Episode C5 | Crack-A-Pack | May 18, 2023 | |
| Episode R6 | The Dark | Set Review | June 9, 2023 |
| Episode C6 | Crack-A-Pack | July 11, 2023 | |
| Episode R7 | Fallen Empires | Set Review | June 28, 2023 |
| Episode C7 | Crack-A-Pack | July 12, 2023 | |
| Episode R8 | Fourth Edition | Set Review | July 28, 2023 |
| Episode C8 | Crack-A-Pack | August 4, 2023 | |
| Episode R9 | Ice Age | Set Review | August 11, 2023 |
| Episode C9 | Crack-A-Pack | August 17, 2023 | |
| Episode R10 | Chronicles | Set Review | August 31, 2023 |
| Episode C10 | Crack-A-Pack | October 16, 2023 | |
| P8 Mechanics | Wilds of Eldraine | Presleevables | September 1, 2023 |
| P9 White | |||
| P10 Blue | |||
| P11 Black | |||
| P12 Red | |||
| P13 Green | |||
| P14 Multicolored | |||
| P15 Lands & Artifacts | |||
| Episode R11 | Homelands | Set Review | September 29, 2023 |
| Episode C11 | Crack-A-Pack | October 16, 2023 | |
| Episode R12 | Alliances | Set Review | November 1, 2023 |
| Episode C12 | Crack-A-Pack | November 4, 2023 | |
| 1994 World Championships T1 | 1994 World Championships | Tournament Edition | November 21, 2023 |
| Episode R13 | Mirage | Set Review | December 8, 2023 |
| Episode C13 | Crack-A-Pack | December 12, 2023 | |
| Episode R14 | Visions | Set Review | December 22, 2023 |
| Episode C14 | Crack-A-Pack | December 22, 2023 | |
| 1995 World Championships T2 | 1995 World Championships | Tournament Edition | January 19, 2024 |
| Episode R15 | Fifth Edition | Set Review | February 7, 2024 |
| Episode C15 | Crack-A-Pack | February 8, 2024 | |
| 1996 Pro Tour New York T3 | 1996 Pro Tour Season | Tournament Edition | February 16, 2024 |
| Episode R16 | Portal | Set Review | February 28, 2024 |
| Episode C16 | Crack-A-Pack | March 1, 2024 | |
| Episode R17 | Weatherlight | Set Review | March 10, 2024 |
| Episode C17 | Crack-A-Pack | March 12, 2024 | |
| 1996 Pro Tour Los Angeles T4 | 1996 Pro Tour Season | Tournament Edition | March 21, 2024 |
| Episode R18 | Tempest | Set Review | April 8, 2024 |
| Episode C18 | Crack-A-Pack | April 9, 2024 | |
| Episode R19 | Stronghold | Set Review | April 23, 2024 |
| Episode C19 | Crack-A-Pack | April 28, 2024 | |
| 1996 Pro Tour Columbus T5 | 1996 Pro Tour Season | Tournament Edition | May 15, 2024 |
| Episode R20 | Exodus | Set Review | June 7, 2024 |
| Episode C20 | Crack-A-Pack | June 9, 2024 | |
| Episode R21 | Portal Second Age | Set Review | July 10, 2024 |
| Episode C21 | Crack-A-Pack | July 14, 2024 | |
| 1996 World Championship T6 | 1996 World Championships | Tournament Edition | July 20, 2024 |
| Episode R22 | Unglued | Set Review | August 7, 2024 |
| Episode C22 | Crack-A-Pack | August 14, 2024 | |
| Episode R23 | Urza's Saga | Set Review | September 26, 2024 |
| Episode C23 | Crack-A-Pack | September 28, 2024 | |
| 1996 Pro Tour Atlanta T7 | Pro Tour Atlanta 1996 | Tournament Edition | November 5, 2024 |
| Episode R24 | Urza's Legacy | Set Review | November 29, 2024 |
| Episode C24 | Crack-A-Pack | January 6, 2025 | |
| Episode R25 | Urza's Destiny | Set Review | January 3, 2025 |
| Episode C25 | Crack-A-Pack | January 8, 2025 | |
| Episode R26 | Sixth Edition | Set Review | January 18, 2025 |
| [Episode C26] | Crack-A-Pack | , 2025 | |
| Episode R27 | Mercadian Masques | Set Review | March 1, 2025 |
| [Episode C27] | Crack-A-Pack | , 2025 | |
| Episode R28 | Portal: Three Kingdoms | Set Review | April 19, 2025 |
| Episode C28 | Crack-A-Pack | August 30, 2025 | |
| Episode R29 | Nemesis | Set Review | May 24, 2025 |
| Crack-A-Pack | |||
| Episode R30 | Prophecy | Set Review | June 10, 2025 |
| Crack-A-Pack |