We've got a guest joining us today in Joey of EDHRECast. Joey joins to get deep with us as we talk about commanders who tend to earn the ire of opponents before the game even starts. We get into the various ways a commander may call for attention despite the game actions playing out in front of us and how many of those commanders may fit better int…

You may not be picking up any new commanders from this release, but you are definitely going to be seeing cards from Modern Horizons 3 get used at your commander table. Join us to check out all the cards that stood out to our listeners for the other 99 of your decks. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s…

We don’t catch all the non-standard releases, but the council has spoken and we’re taking a dive into Modern Horizons 3. With 32 new legal commanders, we’ve got the reviews from the listeners, we’ve got the microphones and irreverent side talk, so let’s see what these new legends can bring to the commander table. As always, find deck lists from the…

It’s been a long time since we’ve done our meta gaming series where we talked about methods to contain common elements of the game you can regularly expect opponents to abuse. But it’s time for an addition to the series as treasure tokens have proven to be a leyline getting weaved throughout the game. Andy illustrates how treasure has become prolif…

We’ve talked about unconventional builds for commanders in the past on our . We’re picking that idea up again and exploring ways that listeners are taking commanders that have a notorious build or archetype and how they have found a unique way to experience and play with that commander. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod c…

There are cards in this game that are obviously powerful. There are cards that elicit a strong reaction. But there are also those cards that alter behavior at a table just based on their sheer gravitational pull to adapt to the presence of that card. Andy takes us into an exploration of a variety of just such cards and looks at where we might play …

Mana is a highly covered subject when it comes to this game we all love. But as aware as we all are to its importance to a successful game, have we given it specific thought. Kyle takes Andy into some thoughts he’s been exploring to see if we can glean specific insights to how our mana base is performing in our decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s ot…

Do you have saddle sores yet? Well, we’re role-playing as cowboys for the foreseeable future. So let’s check out the cards we should be supplementing our decks with. Get your handcart and your shopping cart ready, because it’s time to head into town and buy these cards. Thanks to all the listeners who reviewed cards for this episode. As always, fin…

Hope you’re ready for a long ride. Put some cream on those saddle sores, because the vistas of Thunder Junction are still in view. We resume our review of the new legends from OTJ, picking up in color order with the Izzet legends. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join as we dive into the…

Time to slip into your boots, saddle up your mount and ride into Thunder Junction. Whether you wanted all your favorite characters to don a cowboy hat or not, here they are trying to wrangle folks to their side of the MTG storyline. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join us as we dive int…

After talking about a starter version for Queen Marchesa Aikido in the last episode, Andy gets into some broader concepts of how the strategy has evolved over the last few years. Andy brings a couple new deck ideas to play at the edges of Aikido and see what else can be done with the strategy. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Disc…

Andy has long been a practitioner of Queen Marchesa aikido. He’s gotten into a lot of theory, but in this episode he outlines the journey the deck has been through to its current iteration. He also outlines a starter deck if you are looking to get into the aikido game. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-…

If you’re new here, we like to take a pause before we get too far into the Magic: the Gathering product future and forget about the products of the past. As we get into another spoiler season, we’re checking out some listener decks from March of the Machine, Tales of Middle-Earth, Commander Masters, and Wilds of Eldraine to help us all remember tha…

Let’s get into another starter deck. This time Kyle chats with Andy about all of his experience with butts. And then they extrapolate what may be the best things to do with big butts. Kyle then shares his starter deck for Doran, the Siege Tower. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure…

As we close out the deck rating exercise, let’s explore the more consensus votes and see if there are any lessons to glean from where decks landed. Is there something that we can see in how people interact with and want to experience decks that they play against? Join us as we look at several decks and look for the leylines. Be sure to check out An…

Now that everyone’s commander is a raging clue detective, let’s take a look at cards that can slot into the other 99 of your decks. Our listeners are coming at us with all their niche insights and comments on the obvious hot picks from the set to try out in your decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: --------------…

Let’s keep dropping clues for how you can use this set in your commander rotation. Part two brings you the remainder of the legends, as listed below. And look for our other 99 episode next week with all the niche picks from our listeners that you commander players ought to be paying attention to. Tomik, Wielder of Law Kylox, Visionary Inventor Mele…

We’re back on Ravnica with the intent to make magic players buy more than one Hasbro game. But of course, we’re here for the cards for commander players and our listeners are dishing on all the new commanders. Like last time, we’re doing this in two parts. You’ll find the below legends in this episode. Look for part two later this week for the rest…

Andy and Kyle continue to look at the groups rankings for each other’s decks to see where power levels are perceived to be. This time they take a look at the decks that divide the group. Half the people place it at one tier and the other half at another tier. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patr…

There is a constant hum in the commander community about power levels and assessing commanders and decks. But when you really sit down with your friends, do you all have a similar perspective on the power of the decks getting played? Andy and Kyle take a look at how their group feels about each other’s decks and they start off with the decks that l…

Folks have long clamored for us to take our commander color identity series to the three-color commander identities. We finally bring our thoughts on the matter out into the open. Andy and Kyle bring their thoughts together for a collision of thoughts to see what has held the podcast back from exploring the fertile ground of commanders with more co…

Last time we talked about rehabilitating a deck’s reputation after your group has grown to hate it. We illustrated the idea with a few of our own experiences. Now let’s look at a few listener decks and see what kind of PR plan we can come up with. As always, you can find decks lists we reference in our Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. …

What do you do with those decks that just seem to put a little hate into the actions of your opponents? How do you manage a reputation that precedes your commander? Andy and Kyle talk about why decks might garner a reputation and explore ways to manage the issue so you can just sit down and play like every other average Joe. ------------------- Pat…

We are closing out our Lost Caverns of Ixalan coverage with cards to consider for the other 99 of your deck. As usual with reviews, the listeners have the analysis, Andy and Kyle are here for the ride, and random comments. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The…

The set review continues! We get further into all the multi-color legends. Our listeners are bringing all their studied insights into each new one. We offer the armchair commentary. If you didn’t notice, this is part two. You’ll find the below legends in this episode. Look for the others in part one. Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider Saheeli, the Sun's…