If you were around for the era of Prophet of Kruphix in Commander, or the Flash // Hulk Metagame in cEDH, you know how strong playing your permanents at instant speed can be. This week, John sits down with Michael Levine, one of the Mono-White Guys from the Mind Sculptors, to talk about how Wizards' experimentation with cards which give you the ability to cast permanents as though they had Flash completely changes the game. If you're looking for a more condensed version of this interview, check out our regular episode here: https://youtu.be/ZjFNSLjDjuo
00:00 Introduction
00:52 What is Flash?
01:34 Introducing Michael
01:50 Why Play at Instant Speed?
04:10 Flash Enablers
05:24 Winning "On Top"
08:35 Recent Trends in Flash
10:43 Commanders Enabling Flash
11:12 Closing Thoughts
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- Background music for this episode is "Maze" by Bio Unit licensed via Creative Commons
- Thanks to Michael Levine for joining us: https://twitter.com/MichaelVLeVine
- Getting hyped for LOTUSCON: https://www.lotusconevents.com/
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