The Howling Salt Mine

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 CLOTHES 00:08:10 Zach's Magic origins, getting salty, and D&D! 00:32:50 What is Salt? 00:35:35 Story 1: Proxied Bracket 4 Urza & Friends 00:53:42 Story 2: The Tragedy of Tracking Games 01:08:10 Story 3: Deflecting Dollar 01:20:54 Salty Card of the Week! 01:34:19 Outro! 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 avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Box! 00:20:21 What is Salt? 00:21:56 Story 1: Samwise vs Prowess Stalemate 00:38:07 Story 2: The Longest Story about the Longest Game 01:12:06 Story 3: Surge to Victory, Spit to Scoop 01:19:10 Salty Card of the Week! 01:30:34 Outro! 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 avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett 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 avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 games gone wrong. It's a cross between AITA posts and Magic! If this is your first time here, enjoy the show! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 The Howling Salt Mine is a comedy advice podcast where we read salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community about games gone wrong. It's a cross between AITA posts and Magic! If this is your first time here, enjoy the show! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 The Howling Salt Mine is a comedy advice podcast where we read salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community about games gone wrong. It's a cross between AITA posts and Magic! If this is your first time here, enjoy the show! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 The Howling Salt Mine is a comedy advice podcast where we read salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community about games gone wrong. It's a cross between AITA posts and Magic! If this is your first time here, enjoy the show! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. The Howling Salt Mine is a comedy advice podcast where we read salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community about games gone wrong. It's a cross between AITA posts and Magic! If this is your first time here, enjoy the show! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Support us on Patreon ! 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 "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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 ____ 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 HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Also We sell hats now! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 pistachio loaf! ALSO ALSO! We sell hats now! 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! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link ! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site ! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats ! Use our affiliate link !! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.