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The Howling Salt Mine

HowlingSaltMine

Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to

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01:23:26

Snooki's Stax, Strong But Not Amazing, and Same Wins...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/10/08

Snooki baptizes new cEDH players in staxy salt, a salty game with a deck described as "strong but not amazing" (whatever that means), and it turns out there is more than one win condition.Also, Tony take a seat in the sapphire lap of luxury and shares his experience salting it up with the upper crust. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:48 Chairs and Inner Demons 00:16:43 What is Salt? 00:17:51 Story 1: Stomped at Vegas by Lazerpants 00:30:11 Story 2:

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01:09:51

Stomped by Lazerpants, What's Priority Sam?, and No...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/10/01

Pantlaza has a normal game while stomping and flickering in Vegas, understanding how priority works does in fact matter, and sometimes you just have a horrible, no good, very bad string of games.Also Tony discusses the best seat in the house for watching streams, and tries to say he's an angel who fights inner demons but loses (he is lying). Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:32 Chairs and Inner Demons 00:16:47 What is Salt? 00:18:51 Story 1: Stomped at Vegas by

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01:31:45

The Reality Fracture Set Review! | HSM 222

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/09/24

Today we walk through some of our favorite cards from the set including echo pairs, color shifted cards, potential cEDH cards, and of course, the cards we think will make people salty. Also whether you are a lore head or not, BUCKLE UP because Sam takes us on a mini deep dive because hey, he's a lore guy now. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony (also thanks to WotC for letting us be a part of the #mtgambassador program again!) Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:09 MTG Ambassadors 00:04:57 Episode

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01:22:55

Scooping While Goaded, ThreeDH Collusion, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/09/17

The ethics of scooping when you're goaded, the karma of colluding in a tournament of three player games, and a story where Sam searches for the salt.Valgavoth is best friends with Sire of Insanity, Dan Lewis is a card, and fancy icecream. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:18 Game Recaps! Valgavoth and Dan Lewis 00:31:20 What is Salt? 00:33:26 Story 1: Scooping While Goaded 00:43:22 Story 2: ThreeDH Tournament Collusion 00:57:00 Story 3: A Hint of Salt..

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01:39:15

With Zach the Bold! Proxied Bracket 4 Urza and the...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/09/10

Zach the Bold joins us in the mine today for a special guest episode!A player definitely isn't salty about their friend's proxied Bracket 4 Urza deck, how tracking games can lead to a spiral of salt to try to chase those wins, and removal spell is deflected with a new free spell: bribery (not the one you're thinking of). Also Zach loves Code Red, Jake and Amir does it again, and QuiGon wigs. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:23 Zach the Bold talks

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01:34:41

Samwise vs Prowess, Sam vs Chipmunks, and Our Longest...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/09/03

Two modern players hit a salty stalemate with a Samwise food deck and a prowess deck, an incredibly long 5 player game provides us an incredibly long salty story, and a sudden win from the graveyard leads a particularly gross scoop.Also Sam is battling chipmunks in his garden, and Mike is battling on Arena to get a Hobbit Collector Box. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:15 Sam loves gardening and hates chipmunks 00:16:40 Mike wins a Collector Booster

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01:40:21

The Collector Box Problem, Just Call a Judge, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/08/27

Tony and Sam kick it off with a chat about Collector Booster boxes and the state of the cost of Magic these days. Then, a prerelease deal to split a box is changed, another prerelease is soured from a niche rules interaction, and a Blue Farm player backseat drives their RogSi friend in a cEDH tournament.Also Tony is clearly not 1337, and HSM has too many calendars. Stay Salty! Sam & Tony (Mike is out of town) Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products

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01:29:47

Iroh's Big Turn, The Misplay Jar, and Super Zelda...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/08/20

Today, Uncle Iroh has a big turn and ruins the game night vibe, a salty friend leaves his commander in exile and leaves the commander playgroup, and an opponent casts a Worldpurge in a 12 person game to create a true nightmare of a game.Also the boys chat about the Ocarina of Time remake, and Sam is confidently wrong about Super Smash Brothers. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony The Howling Salt Mine is a comedy advice podcast where we read salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community about

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71:22

Ep 216: Missed Your Untap, That Braids Player, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/08/13

Welcome to Episode 216!Today, a "judge" at the LGS makes you skip your untap step, a braids player is that braids player, and a player fudges some rules at an edge of eternities prerelease event. Also, Sam and Mike give Selvala the ideal send off she deserves (without Tony). Stay Salty! Sam & Mike ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our

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88:30

HSM 215: Sam Pubstomps, Eggs Break, and Shroofus Did...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/08/06

Welcome to Episode 215!Today a foolish opponent board wipes into an Atla Palani deck, learning magic from a sweaty vintage player, and an LGS full of disrespectful players leads to a salty day. Also, Sam pubstomps in Bracket 3 and takes 20 minute turns. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our

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108:41

HSM 214: The MagicCon Amsterdam Recap Special!

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/07/30

Welcome to Episode 214!Today we are recapping our time at MagicCon Amsterdam! Join us as we walk through each day at the con, the games we played, the people we met, and the fun we had! Thank you to all the European prospectors that showed up and made this convention so special for us. We love y'all! Also, Joe and Juice, signed Sky Diamonds, and shower beers! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all

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87:16

HSM 213: Orcish Wheel Masters, Customer Service, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/07/23

Welcome to Episode 213!Today, getting "revenge" with a well-timed orcish bowmasters, the perils of tcgplayer optimization and dealing with customer service, and a ridiculous game moment sprouts from misreading a card. Also, we discuss holey pants, and nonstretch jeans are a prison. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM

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78:47

HSM 212: Sneaky Marit Lage, Condescending Adam, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/07/16

Welcome to Episode 212! Today, stopping an opponent with your trap card (Dark Depths), a player quits Magic after dealing with a jerk in their playgroup, and a dad looking for an easy game gets a group hug stax game from hell. Also Tony and Mike explain Love Island to Sam. and we remind you that this isn't a children's show. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a

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93:32

HSM 211: I Counter Everything, King of Board Wipes,...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/07/09

Welcome to Episode 211! Today, a player overloads on salt and counter spells everything, Kenrith and Reaper King race to play the most board wipes, and the joy of reminding an opponent about their Esper Sentinel. Also Sam can't remove enchantments, stalactites and stalagmites, pissing out icecream, and Nathan Fillion. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick

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82:45

HSM 210: Lumra Yapping and an Awful Stax Lock with...

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2026/07/02

Welcome to Episode 210! And we are joined by our friend Dylan from Play to Win! Today, a Lumra player yaps too much and ruins a potential win, a series of tournament misplays leads to a salty loss, and a cautionary tale on why stax locks are interesting but maybe not good. Also, conceding in cEDH and SABLEDONK! Go listen to Play to Win's podcast and watch their gameplay show! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code

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94:46

HSM 209: Angel Milk, Trigger Engines, and Sam's...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/06/25

Welcome to Episode 209! Today, winning with style against that guy at your LGS, proudly salting your friends with a trigger happy deck, and dealing with Blood Moon and Urza's Saga when you're sleep deprived. Also, vet visits and Gansetts. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get

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74:35

HSM 208: Uncle Stomper, The Slap, and Jury Summons

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/06/18

Welcome to Episode 208!This week, an uncle gets summoned to pubstomp a bunch of kids, a boy gets slapped by an LGS employee, and siblings commit unspeakable crimes against each other. The vibe in this episode is... strange lol. Also, Mike gets summoned, and we share tricks to make your school papers look longer. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up

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88:58

HSM 207: Damia Sage of Salt, Pawnshop Power, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/06/11

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 ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of

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77:59

HSM 206: Whining Gary Oak, Release the Beast, and...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/06/04

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 ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up

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82:19

HSM 205: Banned Cards, Lorwyn Stalemate, and Our New...

The Howling Salt Mine ·

2026/05/28

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 ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on

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