Serum Visions: Episode 2 - Project Mentor

The Serum Visions Podcast

Serum Visions is a Magic: The Gathering podcast about iterative brewing. Each episode we work on a project -- a deck, strategy, or archetype that we think has room for exploration -- and brew to the fringes of competitive deck building.

In this episode we check in on the field tests for Project Urza, discussing our deck lists from Episode 1 -- what worked, what didn’t, and where we plan to take Urza next. After that it’s back to the lab where we’ll open our next project, Project: Mentor. Monastery Mentor is one of few cards that occupy space on the Vintage Restricted list due to power level, but see little to no play in other eternal formats. We’ll look at the history of Monastery Mentor in competitive play, examine what conditions are necessary to make the card playable, and cook up some Mentor brews.

Decklists From Episode 2:

• Mr. Raeb's Urza Chalice Deck - https://twitter.com/MrRaeb/status/1305222429023891458?s=20
• Blastoids Bant Urza 5-0 deck - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-league-2020-09-11#blastoids_-
• Chaba_lol 5-0 Mono White equipment deck - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-league-2020-09-11#chaba_lol_-
• Rainkratos 5-0 Mono White equipment deck - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-league-2020-09-11#rainkratos_-
• Brian's UW Urza Blade - https://scryfall.com/@untwisted/decks/ddb2426f-91fc-41c8-af19-c06f454c25af
• Brian's UB Urzaffinity - https://scryfall.com/@untwisted/decks/35da875c-4479-4dd8-adde-6c324a27408f
• Arun's 5 color Greedy Mentor - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3390564#online
• Arun's 5-0 Bant Mentor Pile - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3312084#online
• Arun's Turbo Arayo - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3272475#online

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