The Resleevables

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The Resleevables is a video podcast focused on the history of Magic sets hosted by Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan.

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 34 episodes before a hiatus in November 2021. It covered most of the blocks between Masques block and Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block. These episodes are now found in podcast sites but have no central host.

The new iteration, restarting February 2023, began from Alpha and went chronologically, and had a stricter format to the episodes. For the March of the Machine and Wilds of Eldraine releases, they dubbed a new subseries "The Presleevables", previewing their mechanics and interesting cards.

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 event itself, it included a full match of the final two decklists.

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, Organised Play was only covered tangentially and mostly on 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. 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.

In addition to the set review podcast, an exclusive-to-supportes 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.

For March of the Machine and Wilds of Eldraine, Cedric and Patrick considered separate lists of powerful and well-designed cards in each color in "The Presleevables".

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

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