No Time to Waste – Brewing for Oath of the Gatewatch Standard
The spoilers are out. All of them. The complete card list for Oath of the Gatewatch was finally released just a few days ago. A lot of cards caught my eye. A devoid, conditional [card]Rampant Growth[/card] variant looks to push the ramp decks’ abilities to get their game plan rolling faster than ever, despite putting heavy...
Money Draught 51 — That’s a Moiré
Topics include: “Reverse power creep”, Bx Eldrazi’s breakout in Modern, Vintage Cube, JR’s Mizzix’s Mastery Dragonstorm brew, Romanesco broccoli, Jenkem, sources of iridescence, Moiré patterns, Shepard tones, and thoughts on The Force Awakens (MODERATE SPOILERS). ** This cast is for mature listeners, and contains spoilers ** Your Hosts: Jason Alt — @JasonEAlt Slick...
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Brainstorm Brewery #178- Don’t Use the B-Word
Stop saying “Buyout” because you’re almost certainly using it incorrectly. There were some price corrections, some runs and some hype this week and the gang gets to the bottom of what happened. With Oath of the Gatewatch nearly spoiled and EDH cards heating up in Financial markets, there is a to to discuss. You won’t...
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Gruul Blitz – The Most Underrated Deck in Modern
First off, a belated happy holidays and a happy New Year to everyone! As I mentioned in my previous article about the Modern ban list, I have spent the limited amount of time I’ve had to enjoy Magic: The Gathering testing different brews in Modern. Lately I’ve been going off the deep end trying to make...
The Eldrazi Mythos: The Past and Possibilities of Magic’s Eldritch Monsters
There are two things that are constant about me. The first being that I love Magic and the second being that I love a good Lovecraft story. I’ve read most of the classics and some of the more obscure ones. But that’s enough about me. I’m here today to talk to you about how Wizards...
Mono Brew #1 – A Brewer’s Manifesto
No matter the stakes, no matter the format, the only thing you’ll find in this player’s hands is a brew. It might be the pet deck they’ve been tweaking and tuning for months, or it might be something new and spicy every week. Either way, playing a popular or “tier 1” deck is completely off the table for...
Brainstorm Brewery #177- 2005 Behind, 2016 Ahead
The episode begins like all good episodes with a slip of the tongue that derails the cast for ten minutes. When you hear that, you know it’s going to be a good one and this is no exception. Oath spoilers, talk about past technology and resolutions for the new year are all on the docket....
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Bagging on Boring Old Boros
Whenever someone on the internet starts a conversation about what the best color pair is in Commander, you get a lot of diverse opinions with a myriad of reasons and arguments. “Izzet is basically a Batman and Superman team up,” they’ll say. “Yeah but Azorius is like Captain America and Thor in a helicopter!” another...
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