Alliances | The Resleevables #12 | Magic: The Gathering History MTG

Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan are here for their deep dive on Magic's eighth expansion — Alliances! The duo dissect Magic's most important set to date, with their thoughts on the infamous pitch cycle that revolutionzed Magic design, the random Gorillas and how they came to be, and if Alliances is the set that saved the game we all know and love. ---------- Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 4:17 Facts 30:16 Lore 36:11 Mechanics 56:51 Cycles 1:31:54 Trivia 1:48:57 Awards Show 2:00:00 Grade ---------- Follow us on Twitter @CedricAPhillips @BasicMountain @TheResleevables Follow us on TikTok @TheResleevables Email us @ [email protected] Support us on Patreon (  / theresleevables  ) ---------- Sponsors: Coalesce Apparel + Design (https://www.coalesceapparel.shop/) Tales of Adventure (https://www.toamagic.com/) ---------- Credits: Directed by: Jonathan Choi Produced by: Cedric Phillips and Jonathan Choi Edited by: Jonathan Choi Written by: Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan Graphics by: Ray Dill ---------- Information sourced from MagicTheGathering.com, TheSideboard.com, MTGWiki.com and numerous conversations with previous and current Magic players #theresleevables #mtg #podcast #magicthegathering #commander #mtgcommander #mtgstandard #mtgmodern #mtglegacy #mtgvintage #mtghistoric #mtgalchemy