Standard Commander Gatecrash Archetypes and Example Decks, Part 1
Author’s note: Since this article series was started, Born of the Gods has been released. Its addition alters the Dimir, Simic, and Gruul decks enough to warrant a revision of the example deck lists. Those lists will be included in part two of this article. For a Standard Commander format, Gatecrash guilds are going to...
The Dark Holds a Variety of Depths
There is something slightly poetic about [card]Dark Depths[/card] dominating Legacy events while the Midwest is trapped in a seemingly never-ending “polar vortex.” Today I’d like to look at a pile of different [card]Dark Depths[/card]-powered combo decks that have been seeing success in Legacy recently. Maverick Depths The first time a Dark Depths deck posted successful...
Pitt Imps Podcast #54 – Goodbye Old Friend
In this weeks episode of the Pitt Imps we say goodbye to the original co-host of the show Will. We will miss him but understand his reasons for exiting. After all that we go over the 2 GPs and the Baltimore SCG event. We then do our traditional best of the set run down, and...
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Brewing with Born of the Gods, Part 1
Welcome to my first brewing article for Brainstorm Brewery. For those who haven’t read my brewing articles in the past, I try provide a glimpse at what I feel is possible in Standard. Since I obviously can’t test all of these decks, though, I don’t build complete 75-card decks. Instead, I provide four cards to...
The Puzzle Box: Reflections and Updates
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to the Puzzle Box. Today, we’ll be reflecting on the past couple months. When this whole thing got started, I actually had no idea what I was doing and how good this cube would look in the end. I was afraid that this thing could be a catastrophic failure and my writing...
Brainstorm Brewery #85 – Jason in Stereo
Brainstorm Brewery doubles down on Jasons as they are joined by real world and MTG Financier Jason (@time_elemental) to talk about Born of the Gods, the 20 tix contest, his finance philosophy and more. Is this set really Dragon’s Maze 2.0? Is Pain Seer the next Bob or the next Blood Scrivener? How many cards...
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Putting GW Scion Through the 20-Game Challenge
Lately, I’ve been a little down on GW’s chances in the new metagame. You may have noticed that recent results show mono-blue and mono-black winning almost ever tournament. Neither of these matchups are great and sometimes these decks can have hands where you just lose. I love GW Scion too much to just quit, however....
Investing 204 – What is the Value of a Short-Term Pick?
The Dude abides. I don’t have to take this abuse from you, I have hundreds of people dying to abuse me. Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into. Congratulations! You have slogged through a sea of numbers to get here. The last couple Investing 200 articles were short but dense. We broke down...
Casually Infinite – Understanding EV, Part 2
In my last article, I discussed all the parts that play into estimated value (EV). This article is going to have lots of terms and math from the previous article, so if you haven’t read it yet, I’d recommend going back and doing that first. Picking a Queue The math behind picking a queue takes...
Shifting Metagame
Hello, fellow speculators! Are you all looking forward to the prerelease this weekend? I know I’m not, as Born of the Gods has close to zero implications for Modern. As if it wasn’t bad enough that the prerelease is on Super Bowl weekend. What everyone does care about is the upcoming Modern banned and restricted list...
The Spike Feed Episode 22 – To Ban or Not to Ban
In this week’s episode we go over Cameron’s recent pursuit of Legacy, discuss some of the new spoiled cards, and speculate wildly about the fate of the banned list for Modern. Thanks for listening! Your hosts: Dustin Gore Cameron McCoy – @Cameron_mccoy Curtis Nower – @CurtisNow Music by Micah Jones
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C(ube) + C(ommander) Magic Factory #2 – Mind Seize Review
Welcome to the second installment of C+C Magic Factory, where we’ll be reviewing the Mind Seize Commander 2013 deck with regards to its impact on the Cube and Commander formats. So let’s get to it! Here’s a review of the grading system we’ll be using. The first grade for each card is a Commander grade,...
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