Serum Visions: All-Grain Brewing
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Serum Visions! This has been a fun week for home brewing in the Colman house. I got to do some bottling of beer that has been in the fermenter for well over three months. It doesn’t take too long to bottle beer, but you need a friend to do...
Brainstorm Brewery #88 – Current Pro
Taking time out of his busy schedule of Pro Tour preparation, Ray Perez Jr. (@RayFuturePro) drops by the show to give us some inside info about how the member of a team like MTGMadness prepares for a Pro Tour stop, to tell us about the decks he likes in Modern, and to talk a little...
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Modern Technology
Two weeks ago, in The Unwilling Speculators, I wrote about the Modern format and how its affordability (or lack thereof) is quickly spiraling out of control. The article got some good discussion going—thank you to all the commenters who contributed. The article wasn’t intended to be another “blame Wizards” piece. I can only fit so...
Nobles, Nacatls, and How I Learned to Love Loxodon Smiter
Just like everyone else, I have been busy trying to craft a Modern deck reflecting the DCI Banned & Restricted List changes that you are all likely aware of by now. Previously, I had been playing with a Naya-plus-[card]Deathrite Shaman[/card] build (a la Brian Kibler) that I liked very much, but with this update I...
C(ube) + C(ommander) Magic Factory #4 – Evasive Maneuvers Review
This time on C+C Magic Factory, we’ll be reviewing the Commander 2013 deck, Evasive Maneuvers. Here’s a review of the grading system we’ll be using. The first grade for each card is a Cube grade, the second, a Commander grade. Cube: [A+]: First-pick card on power level alone or tier 1 for associated archetype(s). [A]: High...
Pitt Imps Podcast #56 – Not a Wrestling God
I’m this weeks episode of the Pitt Imps we had Calvin Layfield from the Direct Damage Cast on to help us go over the Sunday Super Series results. As well as the SCG Open in Nashville. We complain about the event deck. We speculate on what cards will be in the new FTV and speak...
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The Spike Feed #24 – “New” Standard
Dustin, Curtis, and Cameron take some time to analyze the brand “new” standard format that debuted this weekend. Decks changed a bit, prices fluctuated, and we’re generally unhappy with all of it. Thanks for joining us! Hosted by: Dustin Gore Cameron McCoy – @Cameron_mccoy Curtis Nower – @CurtisNow Music by Micah Jones
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Modern: Which Zoo for You?
For those who don’t know, I play Zoo exclusively in Legacy, and likely would have been playing it exclusively in Modern too if it wasn’t for one small issue…[card]Wild Nacatl[/card] is banned. Well, not anymore! There were significant changes to the DCI Banned & Restricted list this time around, with [card]Deathrite Shaman[/card] getting booted from...
Casually Infinite – Rare Drafting
If you’re not, you should be. Rare drafting is a vital strategy if you’re seeking to cut down on your Magic expenses or go infinite. It is a way to help boost the EV of a given draft and make sure you’ll have the money to enter the next draft you want to play in....
The Puzzle Box: User’s Manual
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Puzzle Box! I have been showered with compliments these last few weeks since my final reflections on our little project were published. Maybe showered is a bit strong of a word, but it is certainly how I feel. People have been asking about the process of building the...
Plant of the Gods
Three things I think I know: 1. Modern has had a barrier-to-entry problem since its inception. It used to be (incorrectly) attributed to things like copies of [card]Hallowed Fountain[/card] being $40, but as the format has grown in popularity, very real scarcity issues have caused staples to spike at a rate far beyond anything most...
Brainstorm Brewery #87 – Finance Shminance
It’s a Modern-tastic episode as the gang is joined by Mox Reuby himself—Reuben Bresler (@moxreuby). With bannings and unbannings shaking up the Modern format, there is a lot to discuss. How much of it is finance, and how much of it is general speculation about what the Modern format will look like? You decide! So...
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