Gemstone Mine
Episode
E044 -- White's Color Pie 2021
October 27, 2021
MaRo has published a new article about the Mechanical Color Pie for 2021, and there are some really interesting notes which could suggest more dire...
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E043 -- The State of Green Ramp
October 20, 2021
There are a lot of options out there for ramp in the color of green, and sometimes it's easy to fall into certain patterns when deckbuilding which ...
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E042 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Tension in Deckbuilding
October 13, 2021
Have you ever had a deck that seemed like it needed another 50 card slots, while another deck seems to come together practically by itself? Or mayb...
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E041 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Alternate Win Conditions
October 6, 2021
The full crew is back, and this week it's all about Alternate Win Conditions! What's the history of these cards? What are some important ones to kn...
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E040 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Playing Your Seat
September 29, 2021
Talk to anyone who's played cEDH long enough and they'll tell you about the bad breaks they've had. Not just lucky topdecks for their opponents or ...
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E039 -- Lessons from cEDH -- The Action Economy
September 22, 2021
There's a secret sauce to what makes a card strong in Commander, and what makes a deck really tick at the Commander table, and it is the idea of th...
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E038 -- How to Analyze a New Set
September 15, 2021
It seems like there's always a new Magic set on the horizon, and this week we break down to to analyze new sets to find the cards that you actually...
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E037 -- Lessons from cEDH -- How to Stax Responsibly
September 8, 2021
There are few deck types in Commander as divisive as Stax decks. In cEDH, Stax has seen a resurgence, and some of the lessons learned from these St...
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E036 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Playtesting Your Deck
September 1, 2021
Trying to get a grip on how a new deck works can be difficult, but goldfishing and playtesting can help you put a deck through its paces before it'...
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E035 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Defensive Speed
August 25, 2021
How do you face a deck which always seems to be two, three or even four steps ahead of you? This week, we talk about the concept of "Defensive Spee...
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E034 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Greed & Respect
August 11, 2021
In Commander games where the players and decks are on an even playing-field, over-committing to a play or playing around a threat that doesn't mate...
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E033 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Building a Playgroup
August 4, 2021
This week, we talk about the art of cultivating a playgroup! John is joined by cEDH community member Mercy to talk about forming a new playgroup, i...
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E032 -- Giving Advice on Deckbuilding
July 28, 2021
Do you have friends in your playgroup looking to you for advice on how to upgrade their decks? Is fretting over the last five cuts from a deck nerv...
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E031 -- Mechanic Spotlight -- Treasures
July 21, 2021
Move over, John: Jake's driving the Gemstone Mine Cart this time! We've got an exciting episode focusing on one of the crew's favorite mechanics in...
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E030 -- Lessons from cEDH -- Critiquing Silver Bullets
July 13, 2021
In-person Magic is coming back, and many of us have been playing in small, isolated metagames for some time. It's time to start looking at some sil...