Brainstorm Brewery #182 – Eldrazi Spawning?
Sleep is for the weak. At least that is what Jason and Marcel want you all to believe as they both pick the first week of February to have their kids. Marcel has to bow out this week due to child-related obligations so the gang gets a very special guest to fill in – Mr....
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Money Draught #53 – Equilibrate Up
Topics include: The impact of Oath of the Gatewatch on Modern, “garbage tier finance”, Legacy Cube, JR’s art and mid-century credenza search, the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, The London Beer Flood of 1814, and a call for favorite parliamentary brawls. ** This cast is for mature listeners** Your Hosts: Jason Alt —...
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Best Laid Plans #11 – Chair Stanky Leg
A new year is upon us and the Plan must go on. Em, Shane, Tommy, and Ken all managed to get some streaming in but schedules continue to elude us. Then we briefly check in on Proxypocaplyse 2016 and the series of related missives from WotC. Oath of the Gatewatch has everyone juiced to play...
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Kozilek and the Four Es of Running a Commander Night
Life is hectic. Our schedules are conflicting. We can never seem to find the time to get a group together for a game. Many people have trouble trying to get games together, or are forced into Commander nights at local game stores (LGSs) that can often involve griefing or gaming whatever prize support system is...
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...
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