Episode Archives

Brainstorm Brewery #6 – Cavern of WTF!?!

“Top quality financial information and innovative deck brewing!”

 

Finance Corner

Cavern of Souls is the elephant in the room; we weigh in on the impact of this incredible card!

Jeff Saturn joins us as a guest host and talks about his current venture with Ryan buying massive bulk collections.

— Smack in the middle of spoiler season, it looks like this will be a heavily drafted set because of the many chase cards, looks like Standard’s headed for a shake down.

— The popular cycle of rare nonbasic lands is completed with Avacyn, which one is our favorite?

— Two new exciting planeswalkers have been spoiled but are they worth their pre-order price?

— What’s going on with Snapcaster Mage and what’s in store for its future?

 

Brew Pub

— With only half of the cards spoiled brewing took a hiatus this week, but Ryan talks about an interesting combo deck with Grislebrand!

 

What’s It Worth?

Aven Mindsensor, Iona, Shield of Emeria, Spellskite & Snapcaster Mage

 

Altered Card of the Week

3D Melira, Sylvok Outcast by Andrew Sitte

 
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Brainstorm Brewery #5 – Padawan to a Jedi

“Top quality financial information and innovative deck brewing!”


Finance Corner

— Preview Cards Galore! the hosts go over most of the cards currently spoiled.

Sam Davis (@SamDavisBoyHero) joins us as a guest host; he does a mini AMA with Ryan & Corbin about what it takes become a trader and how to become better at trading.

— Will it’ll take a miracle for Temporal Mastery to live up to the hype?

— Grislebrand is unveiled and the whole cast likes him better than Avacyn, Angel of Hope.

— Return to Ravnica is announced!!! Shocklands will likely be reprinted in M13, RtR or both!

— Ryan & Corbin talk foils and foreign cards, what should you be trading for?

 

Tournament Highlights

— MODO Cube caused the prices of packs to plummet due to the grinders; will this become a problem if Cube becomes a regular event? What can be done to make regular Cube a reality?

 

Brew Pub

— Ryan & Marcel played MODO Cube this weekend, Ryan going 16-5 in 8-4’s & Marcel going 4-4 in the Swiss drafts. Listen to their experiences.

— Marcel played with Corbin’s WBR Modern deck from last, Corbin has new sideboard tech!

 

What’s It Worth?

— Sam Davis attempts to stump the hosts with his picks this week of: Voidslime (promo), Hero of Bladehold (promo), Honor the Pure (Buy-A-Box) & Seedtime

 

Altered Card of the Week

Karn Father of Machines (Karn Liberated) by Jackie Lee Alters

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #4 – Limited Gaming

“Top quality information direct from the source, pure uncut!”

Jeffery Szelzki (@LimitedGaming) joins us as a guest host this week!
Finance Corner

— Jeff talks about being a card store and gaming in Canada.

Avacyn, Angel of Hope is previewed, how do the hosts react to the card?? What is the Angel/Dragon paradox when it comes to trading?

— What is inside the Helvault that will be opened at pre-releases? Could there be promos of Avacyn & Grislebrand? With the Helvault weighing 50 pounds, there must be more inside?

— Hellrider holds its value despite the recent bannings of Intangible Virtue & Lingering Souls in Innistrad Block.

— Shockland speculation in M13.

 

Tournament Highlights

— Delver continues to put Magic on ice winning GP Salt Lake City, SCG Standard Open & Modern in GP Turin this weekend.

— The new Legacy Open winning Blouses deck gets ported to Modern and makes Day 2 in GP Turin running a 4-of Spirit Mantle!

— Head Judges at PTQ?s made decisions that impacted players? ability to Intentionally Draw.? They stirred up controversy because DCI rules were broken in the process.

 

Brew Pub

— Corbin is playing a sick WBR Modern deck that Top 8ed a couple PTQ?s.? It plays several value cards including Dark Confidant, Kitchen Finks, Lingering Souls and Lightning Helix.

— Marcel took Ryan?s Block deck for a spin and had fun playing the block format

 

What’s It Worth?

— Jeffery stumps two of the hosts with his picks of: Norwood Priestess, Imperial Recruiter, Protean Hulk & Ali from Cairo

 

Altered Card of the Week

Wastelands by Ryan Peneff (@Peneff123Alters)

 
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Ramen Cast #2 – Gerald Freas Speaks

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“Instant speed news never watered down!”

 

Gerald Freas (@dr8sides) himself is being grilled by the host as he speaks his case. Does he feel remorse for his actions? Does he feel the 18 month banning is fair? Do you even care? Listen in and get answers to the question you want to ask.

 

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Ramen Cast #1 – Atom Bombs & Cuntwaffles!

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“Instant speed news never watered down!”

 

Wizards bans a player for 18 months over a series of Twitter post containing photos and derogatory comments about players at GP Indy & GP Baltimore.? The situation is bigger than just the events that took place, this is a new precedent set within the Magic community.? Players are unsettled because while obviously the line was crossed, where the line is draw is uncertain.? Listen in to get commentary in a rational and thought out talk.

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Brainstorm Brewery #3 – The Mavericks of Tron

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Finance Corner

— Shout Out to @OreoCorp for placing 76th at GP Mexico!!!

— SCG Innovational with Naya Pod winning in standard and Maverick winning in Legacy.? In fact Maverick was 6 of the deck in the top 8 of Legacy open. .

— Scavenging Ooze keeps rising in price as a 3-of in Maverick. Is it time to buy Counterpunch at MSRP or not?

— RG Tron is looking to break Modern with consistent turn 3-4 Karn sealing the game, we talk about its impact and potential banning.

— Please send in card picks for the “What’s It Worth?” section by emailing us.

 

Brew Pub


— Corbin can help but want to cast Emrakul as quickly as possible with his Modern deck brew.

— Ryan continues to evolving his RG agro/self-mill block deck, anticipating the changes to the meta with the recent bannings.

— Marcel takes the Werewolves deck from Daily MTG for a spin and is not disappointed.

 

What’s It Worth?

— A new segment where listeners attempt to stump the hosts as they try to guess the prices of random cards. Please send in your picks for next week via our email.

 

Altered Card of the Week

An Extended Art Gallery by Niheloim, some cool stuff there you need to check out!
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Brainstorm Brewery #2 – Cards on the Table

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Finance Corner

— Legacy has a new deck, Blouses, winning first place at SCG Sacramento. A relatively cheap deck for the format, it uses hexproof creatures, auras and disruption.

— Ryan & Corbin both attended GP Nashville making trades all weekend. Peter “Bulk Rare Kid” Young was escorted out of the venue twice by security! He was suspected of theft.

— The crew talks about protecting your cards at events by being proactive.

— Intangible Virtue will be banned in block and Ryan goes over the implications.

— Please send in card pick for the “What’s It Worth?” section by emailing us.

 

Brew Pub

— Marcel is playing WBR Human Sacrifice deck in standard with Falkenrath Aristrocrat and the likes of Loyal Cathar and Doomed Traveler

— Ryan went 4-0 in a Daily Event with his new Innistrad block brew, using aggressive creatures, self-mill and Splitterfright/Ghoultree.? This deck is nasty.

 

What’s It Worth?

— A new segment where listeners attempt to stump the hosts as they try to guess the prices of random cards. Please send in your picks for next week via our email.

 

Altered Card of the Week

Dance of the Dead by Mimi Munster – a cool extended art card fit for a rock star.
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Brainstorm Brewery #1 – Alpha & the Omega

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Finance Corner

Ryan went to GP Indy, which was a Legacy event. Both him & Corbin discus Legacy and the rising cost of several key cards in the format and potential new meta cards for the new “in” deck, Maverick.

— The hosts delve into Modern, talking about key staples in the format and how GP’s will effect price fluctuation cycles. They address price barrier of Modern and potential reprints and the impact they’ll have in the secondary market.

— Tarmogoyf and Shock Lands in Standard?!?

Corbin attended SCG Dallas with the new hot deck taking second place, Junkwalkers, a WBG deck featuring 15 planewalkers and a “perfect” mana base.

— Get you Modern foil staples because players have been hesitant to pimp their decks but the floodgates should open soon.

— Shout out to Arturo Pineda (@OreoCorp) for connecting the hosts and making Brainstorm Brewery a reality. Shout out to Tyrone from MTG Brainstorm (@Mtgbrainstorm) for being cool about the similar names.

 

Brew Pub

— Corbin talks about his Stacks deck in Modern, land destruction is finally an option with the recent bannings, so what out!

— Ryan goes over new Solar Flare deck in Standard with a new card spec that is a 4-of in the deck. Listen for the new deck tech and move in while the card is still a bulk rare.

— Marcel was mum this week for the sake of time, check back next week.

 

What?s It Worth?

— A new segment where listeners attempt to stump the hosts as they try to guess the prices of random cards. Please send in your picks for next week via our email.

 

Altered Card of the Week

Snoopy Tarmogoyf by Klug Alters saw live coverage at SCG’s Legacy Open!

 

Guest Hosts this Week

We’re being guest hosted on LegitMTG.com, thanks Jon Medina (@mtgmedina)!
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Altered Card of the Week #1

Tarmogoyf by Klug Alters

It’s always cool to see altered cards in play, it’s even cooler to see them during Live coverage at GP Indy!!!? There was interesting controversy as commentator ex-High Judge Sheldon Menery, said he wouldn’t of allowed the cards to be played because they make it hard to tell it’s a Goyf.

Deranged Outcast Spec

Deranged Outcast

MTGO: 0.05 tix – CFB: $0.49 – SCG: $0.99 – Ebay: $0.75

Definite power play on MTGO with the card at the price floor for rares.? With Avacyn Restored, humans will be the dominate force and Deranged Outcast has a relevant ability on an aggressively costed creature .? More a long term spec, the opportunities on MTGO are worth the investment.

 

Moday Night Magic #300

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Worlds 2011 Video

Monday Night Magic Worlds 2011 Special