Nothing but Value: An Introduction to Ephara, God of the Polis
I’ve been struggling to put words on the page. For years now, I’ve been wanting, nay, dreaming of being a Magic writer. Until now, I’d not found a topic I’ve really wanted to write about. Due to ever-tightening life constraints, I’ve been forced from grinding 4 local tournaments and a PPTQ or an SCG Open...
Why Linear Decks are Not a Bad Thing.
Splinter Twin got banned, Summer Bloom got banned, players raged at the world, at their family, at their lives, but mostly they just raged. I feel it was a net positive for the Modern format to grow and adapt. I think unbans should have occurred with [card]Bloodbraid Elf[/card] and [card]Ancestral Visions[/card] but thats not what...
Brainstorm Brewery #181 – What Do You Call eBay in Canada?
The eldrazi are great, but their names could be a lot more distinct. World Crusher? Reality Bruiser? I sometimes think the price of Thought-Knot Seer is so high because it’s the only Eldrazi people are able to identify and buy on purpose without trying to buy something else. The gang keeps getting tripped up on...
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Is Stoneforge Mystic Really That Good?
Let’s face it. Commander can be expensive. Though commander is a casual format, it is becoming harder and harder to build a good commander deck without draining your wallet. As much as we want to, we don’t have unlimited amounts of money. There are often cards that would make your deck really powerful, but are on the other...
Unified Theory of Commander: Synergy
Repeat after me: “Synergy is not the same thing as having a game plan.” No. No. Don’t just read it. Say it out loud with me. For real. Let’s say it again: “Synergy is not the same thing as having a game plan.” Good! Now that we’ve got that in your head, we can really...
I Find Your Lackey of Faith Disturbing
So I was kind of hoping that there would be some updates to the Legacy Banlist I could look at the new format, brew some new decks, and hope that [card]Show and Tell[/card] would finally get banned. But no, all is well. So what is there to talk about? Well my last article looked at some of...
Brainstorm Brewery #180 – You’re Not Even A Judge
There were lots of happenings the last few weeks and since we didn’t get to talk about anything last week due to the set review, we decided to jimmy jam everything into one action-packed episode and get caught up. There were prerelease weekend shenanigans, GP Oakland was a thing, multiple bannings happened and Reddit showed...
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Money Draught #52 – Jon Finkel
All-time great Jon Finkel joins us in a very special episode where discussion includes: the state of Magic and its viability as an E-sport, Jon’s thoughts on Cube and Storm, “mtg finance”, hedge fund styles, our recurring debate on the pace of technological change, and Scotch. ** This cast is for mature listeners, and contains...
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Brewing With Oath of the Gatewatch
Welcome back for Brewing With Oath of the Gatewatch. After an insane thirty decks last time, we have a much more reasonable ten decks for Standard. These decks only have “Sideboard Suggestions” other than the Atarka Red list, which is where I plan to start when the set is released. This had been the scariest...
Why the Banning of Splinter Twin is Good for You, New Modern Player
If you haven’t already heard that [card]Splinter Twin[/card] was banned from Modern play this weekend after being spoiled (yes, another inadvertent spoiler!) by an overzealous Magic Online playtester, then, my friend, you are just the player for which I am writing this article. Typically, I write about casual stuff like Commander and how I like...
Brainstorm Brewery #179 – Oath of the Gatewatch Set Review
Oath of the Gatewatch Set Review Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week We’re serious about the Patreon. Expect new perks. Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected] Contact Us! Brainstorm Brewery – Website – E-mail – Twitter – Facebook – RSS – iTunes –...
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Best Laid Plans #10 – Never Ending Triangle of CEOs
We made it to 10 episodes. Pigs have frozen over and hell is flying. Sorry about that. The gang recaps what 2015 meant to us all. Em gets dizzy remembering how much has actually happened. Tommy and Shane battle over our Naughty & Nice list. WotC drops the mic about spoilers and we are awash...
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