Gemstone Mine - Tension in Deckbuilding -- Lessons from cEDH

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 maybe you tried to build a neat new Commander but found yourself tripping over the restrictions built into that card? This week, it's time to learn about Tension in Deckbuilding!
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Eat Your Vegetables
03:02 Wants vs. Needs
03:59 Breakfast Hulk
05:22 Examples of Tension
07:28 Pros and Cons of Tension
09:59 Fine-Tuning Your Deck's Tension
11:57 Closing Thoughts
- Our theme song is "Lonely Satellite" by Bio Unit licensed via Creative Commons
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- Shoutouts for this week!
+ @CommandersBrew for "Eat Your Vegetables"
+ @CCOPodcast and @CadPopCast for "De-stygmatizing Blue"
+ @danaroach for restrictions in deckbuilding
- Reach us via email at gemstoneminepodcast@gmail.com
- This episode is available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/HP_bsNJIICY

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