Shot in the Dark at the New Modern
Buying season for Modern is here. Or long past, as some would like to say, as prices of perceived staples have already quadripled or more. To say that there has been a cataclysmic shift in the Modern metagame due to the B&R announcements would be an understatement. Modern prices are shooting through the roof as speculation...
C+C Magic Factory #3 – Eternal Bargain Review
For the third installment of C+C, we’ll be reviewing the Eternal Bargain preconstructed deck, looking at the impact of new cards and notable reprints for Cube and Commander. The first two installments can be found here and here. Here’s a review of the grading system we’ll be using. I’m switching it up to match the...
Pitt Imps Podcast #54 – Laughing, Choking
Well on slow tournament week we decided to finally have Chewie on to share his Pre-Release story from Born of the Gods. Angelo shares his as well and Ryan sucks. We talk about the need(or lack of one) for seeded packs at a Pre-Release and put in our 2 cents on the B&R announcement. Our Guest...
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Weekend of February 7-9 Review
This weekend marked the first in the tenure of Born of the Gods in Standard. That being said, every Standard deck that managed a top-eight finish this weekend belonged to a preexisting archetype. While I have no doubt that Born of the Gods will have a significant impact on the Standard landscape, it seems that one...
Getting L.U.C.K.y: Buying Into Hype
The time around the release of a new set is one of the best to be involved with our favorite trading card game. New product being opened, new decks breaking the format, and best of all, money to be had. The question is, what do I buy? What will be good in the upcoming meta?...
Brewing with Born of the Gods, Part 2
Welcome back for part two of Brewing with Born of the Gods. You can read part one here. Once again, I can’t provide tuned lists or sideboards, as there’s no way I could test that much, but I can provide some suggestions to consider for each sideboard. I’ve updated a couple of the top-tier decks this...
Serum Vision: Brewing Methods 201
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Serum Visions! Last week we took a look at some introductory methods of making beer: the can, the kit, and the steep. If anyone has taken a shot at making their own beer—whether through inspiration from this series or as long-time home brewer—leave me a message in the comment...
The Financial Five: Born of the Gods
It’s the first set of 2014! The second installment of Theros block, Born of the Gods, is here, ready to improve your favorite Standard brew. More importantly for MTG financiers, a whole batch of potential investments are waiting for speculation. Here are my five picks for a beneficial Born of the Gods speculation session (say...
Brainstorm Brewery #86 – Bored of the Gods
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the Born of the Gods set-review episode. Dispens-ing with a confusing letter grade, the gang decides to focus its energy on analysis and predicting what the cor-rect price to pick up and sell off each card will be. Are the rares or mythics more exciting? Which card...
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Conjured Currency – The Costs of Magic that Aren’t Magic
Welcome back, readers, to [card]Conjured Currency[/card]! Until now, this series hasn’t had a name, but thanks to my roommate and good friend, Sean, that is no longer the case. Although my articles won’t always have an extremely specific common topic, everything I write for this website does deal with specific goals. I always want to...
The Spike Feed #23 – Death Rites
Following up on last episode’s talk, we go in-depth on the changes to the banned and restricted list in Modern. Dustin covers the financial impact, Curtis hits the new metagame, and Cameron dreads his impending bankruptcy. We also spend a little time on the prerelease, and Cameron gets a whole ten seconds to review a...
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The Unwilling Speculators
There has been a lot said and written about the spikes in Modern card prices over the past few months, and much of it has been aimed at speculators. I completely understand the frustration with ever-increasing Modern card prices—I am a player and I feel it too. Until last weekend, I would have told you...
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