Gemstone Mine
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E025 -- Combo Breakdown -- Glinthorn/Malcolm
June 6, 2021
It's another Combo Breakdown, this time looking at a newer combo enabled by one of the mono-colored partner commanders from Commander Legends! It's...
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E024 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Critical Turn
June 6, 2021
As we begin to return to the friendly local gaming shop and start playing in-person Commander again, it's time to deck-check yourself! This week, w...
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E023 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Aggro's Not Dead
May 5, 2021
Combos on the stack can be a powerful way to end the game as decks climb in power level, but even in cEDH, the combat phase can be a powerful tool ...
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E022 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Affordable Staples
May 5, 2021
Some of the most powerful cards in Magic's history see play in cEDH, but many of them are actually affordable on a budget! The crew talks about the...
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E021 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Choosing the Right Ramp
May 5, 2021
Mana rocks and ramp spells may not be the flashiest part of your deck, but they enable you to ramp ahead with your opponents. In this episode, we l...
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E020 -- What's in our Cart -- Strixhaven
April 4, 2021
New set, new annual Commander precon release, and we've got cards in our carts! The full crew is back together to give you the rundown on the cards...
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M016 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Kraum is the Future of White
April 4, 2021
Kraum is one of the unsung heroes of the partner scene in the cEDH metagame, and there are lessons to be learned from how he went from zero to hero...
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CB001 -- Thoracle Consult
April 4, 2021
We're kicking off a new series of mini-episodes with short, easy-to-digest references for how to play, and how to play against, some of the most ub...
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M015 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Critiquing Your Win-Conditions
April 4, 2021
Game's gotta end, and the more you know about how your deck wants to end the game, the better you'll be able to tune your deck to the wants and nee...
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M014 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Ready, Set, Go
March 3, 2021
What is the cadence of a game of Commander? This week, another Lesson from cEDH on how your group can get into rhythm and get better games in, and ...
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M013 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Are Tutors Bad for Commander?
March 3, 2021
Tutors are some of the most sought-after cards in the format of Commander, but are they right for every table? This week, we look at the arguments ...
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M012 -- Primer -- Torbran's Off-Brand Superfriends
March 3, 2021
We're keeping the ball rolling with another Primer, this time on Torbran's Off-Brand Superfriends! If you like seeing your opponents' jaws drop whe...
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M011 -- Primer -- Scrappy-Cat
March 3, 2021
Here we go: a new series! Adapting the cEDH primer format for non-cEDH decks, and trying to compress it into a digestible, short-form content for y...
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E019 -- Lessons from cEDH -- What Makes a Good Commander?
March 3, 2021
There are more legendary creatures printed now than ever before. The Gemstone Mine Crew try to decipher exactly what makes a commander strong, and ...
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M010 -- Hidden Gems -- Compost
February 2, 2021
The mantra of "Green is too good" has been a common refrain in recent years, but some of the older designs that R&D created for this color were pre...