CommanderCast Ep 487 – Backgrounds in BfBG, round 2

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Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 487! Here in the U.S.A. today we celebrate our Independence Day! This week we have Stephen as a guest host to help Mark with the rest of the newest subtype of cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Backgrounds! First we take a moment to talk about how WotC had to announce a delay in product availability! We then take a quick look at the half of the new Background cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate that we didn’t talk about last week. We wrap things up with a quick look at pairing up some of the “Choose a Background” Legendary creatures with some of the best Background enchantments.

All that, plus our usual interstitial fodder, and all you have to do is Click the IB!!!

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CommanderCast Episode 487

Posted: July 4, 2022

Intros:

GUEST HOST: Stephen

Mark

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Community

MOAR SETS!! MOAR CARDS!!

The “firehose” problem

Per the mothership: “Due to ongoing global supply chain challenges and delays in production, the global release of Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks is now October 7, 2022.”

Per the mothership’s Twitter: Wizards of the Coast is hosting #Magic30, the ultimate celebration of three decades of Magic: The Gathering in Las Vegas, October 28–30!

Interstitial fodder:

• Homemade baklava was easier than I thought it would be.
• Games you put down and came back to (and enjoyed more).
• Stephen’s homemade pizza
• Stephen’s Buffy re-watch

Strategy

Part 2: All the Backgrounds!! (the other half of the backgrounds)

Black (2nd half)

• Criminal Past
• Cultist of the Absolute
• Haunted One
• Scion of Halaster

Red

• Dragon Cultist
• Guild Artisan
• Passionate Archaeologist
• Popular Entertainer
• Street Urchin
• Tavern Brawler

Green

• Acolyte of Bahamut
• Cloakwood Hermit
• Hardy Outlander
• Master Chef
• Raised by Giants

Pick-a-color

• Faceless One

Technology

Pairing up “Choose a Background” Legendary creatures with some of these Background enchantments

Stephen’s top 3 picks:

THIS WEEK’S PICKS ARE…

• Wilson, Refined Grizzly & Sword Coast Sailor
• Jaheira, Friend of the Forest & Cloakwood Hermit
• Abdel Adrian, Gorion’s Ward & Far Traveler

Mark’s top 3 picks:

THIS WEEK’S PICKS ARE…

• Durnan of the Yawning Portal + Passionate Archaeologist
• Karlach, Fury of Avernus + Guild Artisan
• Ganax, Astral Hunter + Feywild Visitor

Outtro/Contacts:

CommanderCast – Email: commandercast(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)CommanderCast

Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone

Mark – Email: mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com

Adam – (at)squire9999

Steve – Email: ardentscribbler(at)gmail.com and you can check out his columns every Monday morning on CoolStuffInc.com.

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And a big thanks to everyone here at the CommanderCast Network. We’ll see you next week with more community, strategy, and technology. Until then, LET’S GET IT!