The Howling Salt Mine
A comedy/advice podcast reading salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community.
Episodes
Welcome to Episode 207!
Today, a Damia player steals and storms during a late night game, the shame when an opponent thinks your cute niche card is terrible, and the freedom of finally giving up on a deck that you're struggling to improve.
Also the salty boys relive the ups and downs of Patreon Game Nights.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 206! IT'S A GREMLIN BOYS EP!
Today, a whining rival ruins the game night (and also refuses to buy singles?), when you need to release your imprisoned commander to save the table, and one of the most epic narratives we have ever received.
Also Tony goes to the optometrist for the first time in years.
Stay Salty!
Sam & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 205!
Today, a Hemingway tells us about an obnoxious opponent at the LGS, a salty stalemate in a head to head Lorwyn duel, and a story of mill and bad mulligans.
Also Tony loves Baba, Sam learns Clock of Omens is broken, and Mike summons legions of goblins.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 204!
Today, holding back to let a new player have their moment, when your friend unknowingly silver bullets your entire deck, and the pure unfiltered vitriol of a manbaby on MTGO.
Also Sam and Mike discuss their time at PAX East (which happened two months ago... just roll with it), and Tony is away on business.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 203!
It's our live show from MagicCon Vegas 2026!
Today, having perfect answers for an increasingly salty opponent, trapping your beloved brother in Muldrotha loops, farming casuals in ticketed free play, and winning in style with a silly sticker deck.
Also Sam is salty at Tony and Mike lost his voice.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 202!
We just got back from MagicCon Vegas, and we're here to talk about it! Join us as we walk through each day of the con, what we did, and the games we played! Thank you to everyone that came to the convention and said hello, attended our meet and greet, saw the live show, and played games with us! MagicCons are a celebration of our community, and we love y'all!!!
Also, we bought some bling and don't forget the...
Welcome to Episode 201!
Today, when a speedy little monkey derails your game, the nuances of the combat phase leads to unintentional salt, and why you never let Ovika players have anything.
Also, Tony is under the bus, hot girl walks and moist man crawls, and Assassin's Creed criticism.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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WELCOME TO EPISODE 200!!!
And to help us celebrate this huge milestone, we are joined by Josh Lee Kwai from The Command Zone podcast and Game Knights!
On today's episode, voltronning someone in their own home so badly that you don't get invited back, an opponent threatens to scoop to Spell Pierce, and the regret of breaking out your Baral deck to keep another player in check.
Also, managing salt on set and whining until you w...
Welcome to Episode 199!
This week, a story where a new player repeatedly encounters infinite combos, a dreamy pod with a whiny baby is dismissed forever, and the freedom of letting go of old things and being your true self inspired by... Tergrid?
Also, Tony and Mike pitch Sam on Slay the Spire 2, and we might be cringe but we are free.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 198!
This week, when your favorite podcast hosts consistently misunderstand one of your favorite cards, the fall out of breaking a deal and losing trust in your playgroup, and a bad match up with too much mill leads to some intense salt.
Also, Sam gets a new fridge and talks about it a lot.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 197!
Today, a player in a friendly tournament keeps missing triggers which leads to tension in the group, a poorly built spite deck confuses a playgroup, and the headache of trying to track down a gift exchange deck that was never sent.
Also Sam is off the Balatro wagon and on the Balatro bandwagon. (or is it the other way around?)
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 196!
Today, when your first cEDH game is against two tipsy salty boys, an opponent that fills their deck with frustrating Un-Set cards, and a salty revenge against a dismissive pirate.
Also we talk about Dingus Con and we break down a salty cEDH deal between Mike and Tony.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
(also sorry if Mike's audio is a little off in the intro of this one!)
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Welcome to Episode 195!
Today, when an opponent won't stop backseat driving your partner's deck (and they counter your harmonize), an opponent spreads a bit too much salty sass and takes you to class, and the heavy burden of being your playgroup's "rules person".
Tony confronts an armed citizen, and Mike mansplains mansplaining to Sam.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 194!
Today, when your own cards betray you into mass land destruction, a series of salty scoops has everyone leaving the LGS, and when an opponent decides to tell everyone in the store how they could have won.
Also cooking tips with Tony and Gordon Ramsey punched a salmon.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 193!
Today, when the Cromat player threatens you with a bad time you need to believe them, asking your friend to break out their meme storm list and then getting stuck playing against a meme storm list, and the ethics of making a loophole deal with a new player.
Also, the new Mario Kart is incredible and pork sword.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 192!
Today, when a player in your pod thinks politicking is just bribing players, an opponent counter picks their deck to defeat an evil precon, and the pain of losing to the same limited bomb over and over.
Also, Tony sees some musicals in a concrete jungle wet dream tomato, and is it Kambal or Kambal?
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 191!
Today, when the Tergrid player scoops in shame after wheeling in an 8 person game, getting kicked from a cEDH league for playing a "bracket 2" stax list, and setting off a someone else's combo to save yourself from losing.
Also, Mike talks about Booms and Dooms, and Tony goes double rock.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 190! We're joined by our friend Cam from Play to Win!
Today, watching a rude RogSi player get their comeuppance, when your friend staxes out your brand new deck, and dealing with a friend that thinks they know everything about cEDH (they do not).
Also, vegetables aren't real. Go watch Play to Win!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 189!
Today, when you rebuild a salty deck hoping it will be different this time, a story about a cheater that gets us incredibly salty, and when someone plays that Maralen of the Mornsong deck.
Also Minecraft servers and Terraria addictions.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 188!
Today, a disproportionate amount of salt for poor Winter Orb, getting spite played at a charity event, and when an opponent knows nothing about their own decks but insists they are right.
Also tournament prep and oy mista you me dad?
Stay Salty!
Sam & Mike
(Tony is off businessing or something)
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