Gemstone Mine

We're a podcast focused on the Magic: the Gathering format Commander, and our goal is to help players cultivate a great playgroup so that they can enjoy the best social format in the game. From casual to balanced all the way up to cEDH, we play it all, and we hope to help our listeners tune their decks for the games they want.

Episodes

E011 -- What's In Our Cart -- Commander Legends

November 11, 2020

Commander Legends is upon us, and there's some sweet new stuff for the format. What's going into our decks? What's on preorder? What are we going t...

M004 -- Hidden Gems -- Ancestral Knowledge

November 11, 2020

Looking for some hidden gems in blue? Gemstone Mine has you covered with a spicy card that helps you filter your draws like no other

- Our theme s...

E010 -- Deck Themes -- It Takes a Tribal (Part 2)

November 11, 2020

We're back for part II of Alex's favorite thing: Tribal! Deck Themes is our take on what styles a deck can take, and this week, Alex and John conti...

M003 -- Seven Steps to Better Piloting

October 10, 2020

Our bi-weekly mini-episodes continue! A listener-requested episode about how to improve your gameplay.

- Our theme song is "Lonely Satellite" by B...

E009 -- Deck Themes -- It Takes a Tribal (Part I)

October 10, 2020

It's finally time for Alex's favorite thing: Tribal! Deck Themes is our take on what styles a deck can take, and this week, Alex and John take a de...

M002 -- Hidden Gems -- Leave No Trace

October 10, 2020

Looking for some hidden gems in white? Gemstone Mine has you covered with a spicy nugget from deep in Magic's past.

- Our theme song is "Lonely Sa...

E008 -- Meet the Crew

October 10, 2020

When did you crack your first pack of Magic cards? What was your first deck? What would you have told your way-back-when newbie self? All this and ...

M001 -- The Staples Binder

September 9, 2020

Got a lot of decks? Trying to stretch your expensive commander staples? This episode, we're taking a quick look at the Staples Binder System which ...

E007 -- Live Brew -- Orzhov Clerics

September 9, 2020

Jake is away again this week, so John and Alex sit down to brew with Orah, Skyclave Hierophant. It's cleric tribal, it's almost Scrap Trawler, it's...

E006 -- What's in Our Cart? -- Zendikar Rising

September 9, 2020

Another set, another chance to shop until we drop. Want to know what's in our carts for the release of the upcoming Zendikar Rising set? (Spoilers:...

E005 -- Themes -- Lands Matter

September 9, 2020

We missed a week, but we're back in force! Jake's away, and that means that there's nobody to reign in John and Alex as we get ready for another vi...

F003 -- Deck Strategies: Value vs Focused

August 8, 2020

The latest in our Foundations series. How do we describe a deck's core Strategy? What is the Commander equivalent of "Aggro / Combo / Control"? You...