Gemstone Mine
Episode
M005 -- The Monarch
December 2, 2020
Commander Legends is here and it's almost doubled the options we have to bring one of the most fun multiplayer mechanics in all of Magic to our tab...
Episode
E011 -- What's In Our Cart -- Commander Legends
November 18, 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...
Episode
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...
Episode
E010 -- Deck Themes -- It Takes a Tribal (Part 2)
November 4, 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...
Episode
M003 -- Seven Steps to Better Piloting
October 28, 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...
Episode
E009 -- Deck Themes -- It Takes a Tribal (Part I)
October 21, 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...
Episode
M002 -- Hidden Gems -- Leave No Trace
October 14, 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...
Episode
E008 -- Meet the Crew
October 7, 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 ...
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M001 -- The Staples Binder
September 30, 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 ...
Episode
E007 -- Live Brew -- Orzhov Clerics
September 23, 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...
Episode
E006 -- What's in Our Cart? -- Zendikar Rising
September 16, 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:...
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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...
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F003 -- Deck Strategies: Value vs Focused
August 26, 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...
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E004 -- New Brews -- Neheb the Eternal
August 19, 2020
Jake's got a new brew for us, and he's doing it without any black cards! Go big and blow up the world with a mad cow.
New Brews is a series on dec...
Episode
E003 -- What's In Our Cart? -- Core 2021
August 5, 2020
Better late than never! Here are the cards that have us interested from Magic Core Set 2021. Not all the best cards, not all the hottest reprints, ...