I couldn't resist doing another Rocco deck. He's the ultimate in versatility. This time, it's mostly a Boros Attacking Legendaries deck. They've started pushing Boros Legendaries, recently. Not enough to make me want a whole Boros deck, but Rocco will do nicely! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on…

Jan Jansen is a value Mardu Commander. He ramps, he makes an army, and he's got haste, so there's no waiting! Sean goes over the basics, a solid core, and then a few options to branch out to suit your style. Proliferate? Lifegain? Stax? All of the above?? Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on gettin…

Kodama’s triggered ability that lets us put lands into play has the fewest restrictions imaginable. We’re planning on putting out 5+ lands per turn for an explosive final few turns of the game. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on getting these, or any other cards, please go through this link. It h…

Here’s my fav Commanders from 2022 that I didn’t get to do an episode about. Out of the 300+ that came out (Yikes!)Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on getting these, or any other cards, please go through this link. It helps support the show:https://bit.ly/E378Year2022If you’re listening in Canada,…

Farid makes “useless” scrap tokens. Of course we’re going to see how we can get a ton of value from them! Here’s a look at Farid and cards that would go in their deck, as well as some other Commanders that would appreciate Farid’s extra scrap! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on getting these, or …

Tawnos seems like an artifact Commander at first, but there’s a powerful spellslinger brew in here too. Returning spells by copying creatures, untapping Tawnos, proliferating the charge counters on huge artifacts. This deck is a hoot! https://bit.ly/E376Tawnos If you’re listening in Canada, I’ve got a coupon code for money off your singles through …

Mishra Unearth doesn’t do this Commander justice. There’s a lot of neat synergies to dig up surrounding this ability. And there’s a hidden pinger deck that goes perfectly with Mishra. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on getting these, or any other cards, please go through this link. It helps suppo…

The Archimandrite has a ton going on. Multiple creature types, draw engines, attack support. I go over a few of those concepts, but my favourite is certainly Persistent Petitioner Beatdown. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards I mentioned in this episode. If you’re planning on getting these, or any other cards, please go through this link. It helps…

****** I’m switching podcast hosting sites soon! Unfortunately, it’s not possible to give you a seamless transition. I’ll keep putting episodes up here until sometime in January. To keep listening, you’ll need to subscribe to the new feed here: https://commanders-brew.captivate.fm/listen Ashnod’s copy ability will lead to some very neat moves. It c…

Ghen Enchantments is already a pretty unique Mardu brew. But what if Zirda was the companion? Are there enough really cool enchantments with activated abilities that get awesome when they’re two cheaper? Spoiler - yes, if you’re making tokens. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: (link coming soon!) If you're looking for cards from the new set, one…

Here’s a walkthrough on how to brew Ratadrabik. Pick up some tips on how to think about what a Commander asks of your deck. And if you’re an experienced brewer, I’ve got a couple of neat angles to inspire you. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E369Rdrabik If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything,…

Epic Experiment. Is this the most fun X spell ever? Easily. The most fun spell PERIOD? Could be! It’s been a while since I’ve revisited this ol’ pal. Here’s an updated take. Here's a TCGPlayer link to an older deck. Having some tech issues getting new cardlists updated right now. Probably because of the huge merger on their end. https://bit.ly/E366…

Like them or not (I do), Universes Beyond is here to stay. We’ve got new Commanders, so I’m going to talk about them! Quick takes on the more interesting ones (IMO). A few of the ideas are a bit thinner than others. Here's a TCGPlayer link to last week’s deck. (this week, it’s just the 40k precons!): https://bit.ly/E366Tatyova If you're looking for…

Tatyova, Steward of Tides. Who knew there was more to discover in a Simic ramp deck? Tatyova gives us a new angle to brew around in untapping creatures (AKA our lands) to keep come combos rolling! Plus a Maze’s End win? In TWO COLOURS?! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E366Tatyova If you're looking for cards from the new set, one…

Lagomos is a toolbox uncommon with some really creative options. There are some really neat moves based on the tutor condition of five creatures dying. And there’s also a Shadowborn Apostle version in here. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E365Lagomos If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, re…

The third iteration of Jhoira is once again super fun to brew around! Her ability to put in free artifacts is something that we can really make some big plays using. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E364Jhoira3 If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lo…

Tetsuo’s got quite a few directions to go. Here’s a grab-bag full of ideas! Most of them can be mixed and matched! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E363Tetsuo If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! We've got an even better deal for our Canadian li…

Quick takes on some of the new Commanders from Dominaria United. About twenty-five of them. Some are definitely more fleshed out than others. I would say there’s at least one joke idea in there, but it seems worth doing as a suuuuuper casual joke deck. Here's a TCGPlayer link to last week’s deck, since this would be just a bunch of legendary creatu…

This deck was originally an Ertai the Corrupted deck, but it could very well have been a Zur the Schemer deck. -this is what happens when you produce content during spoiler season! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E361Sagas If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. …

A Stranger Things theme deck. We straddle the line between the show itself, and the D&D within the show. Also, a special tip on how to make your theme decks richer in theme while maintaining (or even improving) playability! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E360Stranger If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our deck…

We started with the name and ended up with a Grixis rock band with quite a few lead guitarists. We’re aiming to clone choice legendaries for an unforgettable show! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E359Toggo If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! W…

Elminster has a lot more going on than meets the eye. We can make swarms of tokens. We can support that with tons of landfall, and also “snowfall”. And that’s not including all the extra scrying to make sure we can get exactly what we want! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E358Elminster If you're looking for cards from the new se…

Baba is a great value Commander. There’s no obvious deck so this is a great opportunity to explore how a deck like this comes together. This is the journey of how a deck like this comes together. And a few offramps too if you feel like going in a different direction. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E357Baba If you're looking for…

I opened a box of Double Masters, and here's how I put a deck together from it! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E3562XMBox If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! We've got an even better deal for our Canadian listeners. Use the Wizard's Tower exc…

👀 🌟SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT🌟👀 Tune in July 12th at 8pm EST on the YouTube channel for a LIVE Brew-and-Box! I’ll be opening a box of Double Masters courtesy of The Wizard’s Tower. Then, with the help of chat, we’re going to brew a deck with it. - or as much of the box as possible Myrkul is a fine Commander for an aristocrats deck. Or, for a hatebears de…

👀 🌟SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT🌟👀 Tune in July 12th at 8pm EST on the YouTube channel for a LIVE Brew-and-Box! I’ll be opening a box of Double Masters courtesy of The Wizard’s Tower. Then, with the help of chat, we’re going to brew a deck with it. - or as much of the box as possible Ziatora likes to fling big creatures. I only want to kill players with one…

👀 🌟SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT🌟👀 Tune in July 12th at 8pm EST on the YouTube channel for a LIVE Brew-and-Box! I’ll be opening a box of Double Masters courtesy of The Wizard’s Tower. Then, with the help of chat, we’re going to brew a deck with it. - or as much of the box as possible Izzet Dragons, but also a secret Brudiclad deck. Let’s explore which Backg…

Nalia de’Arnise loves to party. She’s a big party payoff for an aggro deck, and we look into how to pull that off as easily as possible. Bonus content: A clever mnemonic to never forget how layers work ever again! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E352Party If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anythin…

Bane may have the weakness of letting our opponents choose which part of the death trigger we’ll get. So let’s make sure both choices are as bad as possible for our opponents. This is a journey on how to brew a deck with Bane, including a clever (If I may say so) Batman vs. Bane tie-in. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards featured in this episode:…

The “cool” Legendaries reviewed, an idea to “fix” the initiative system, and Sean turns into a stone because of how many cards there are in this set. Here's a TCGPlayer link to last week’s deck: https://bit.ly/349Zombieupdate If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! O…

The Varina Esper Zombies deck came out in 2019. About eight years ago. Let’s look at what zombie updates have come out since then! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/349Zombieupdate If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of American listeners…

One more time! Rocco has too many options by being able to take any mono-coloured Commander and adding more to the colour identity. This episode covers a Light-Paws Brew as well as a bonus Moraug brew. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards talked about: https://bit.ly/348RoccoMoraug If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or …

Rocco is the ultimate “Secret Commander’ Commander. For five mana, we can get Sram on the field and now we have access to Red and Green cards for our equipment-based voltron deck. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck:https://bit.ly/347RoccoSramIf you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. …

The journey to brew Denry Klin starts off pretty straightforward with +1/+1 counters, but then we dig into some of the weirder counters to pass around Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/346DenryKlin If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of A…

We’re taking a twist on Anhelo by getting our casualty 2 off of zombie tokens. Anhelo zombies! Getting a little creative with some restrictions led to a couple neat moves! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/345Anhelo If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps …

Although there’s now Commander decks for every set, this is the big annual release with more decks and more new cards! I’ll go through each deck one by one by Commanders and cool new cards. And what it’s all about if you’re interested in playing them unchanged. I think you should be. Here's a TCGPlayer link to a past deck if you want to support the…

New Legendaries! - these are the regular set new legendaries and some standout cards that should have a home in more than a few Commander decks. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards mentioned this episode: https://bit.ly/E343NewCapenna If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It help…

Lord Xander is primed to be a real archenemy at the table. So, rather than lean into how mean Lord Xander could be, we’ll lean into how mean the 99 can be! Are you gonna save a counterspell for my Commander, or will you use it when I cast your own stuff? Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/342Xander If you're looking for cards from …

Group Hug is a surprisingly broad category of decks. There are so many dials to turn. How much hugging? How much suffering? How do we try to win, if at all? We cover most of the main options, and present a Commander’s Brew spin on things as well! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/E341TurboHug If you're looking for cards from the n…

Kyodai could be brewed infinity ways. 5-Colour Commander, after all. This deck leans into the “indestructible pal” that Kyodai promotes, and turns them into a choose-your-own-voltron style deck. Plus we go wide too. Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/340Kyodai If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anyth…

It's the Muppet Show! - Shuffle in one "special guest legendary" as the host of the show, and see how many times you can sacrifice Kermit! (Keimi, but it's so close to being Kermit, we're running with it!) Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/339Tatsunari If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, re…

Isshin doubles all combat triggers. Not just ones triggered by our creatures attacking. This means there's a nice defensive brew for this Commander. And with all these enchantments, let's throw in a little enchantress angle! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/338Isshin If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks,…

Tameshi is surprisingly deep. There’s a lot of different ways to brew around this moonfolk. Here’s a guide to figure out your preferred brew! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the deck: https://bit.ly/337Tameshi If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of American lis…

Hinata loves it salty. Join me on the journey of how this Commander found it's stride in a low-sodium (relatively speaking) brew! Here's a TCGPlayer link to the cards discussed: https://bit.ly/E336Hinata If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of American list…

Although Yuriko might be the best purely ninjutsu deck, the fact that Satoru makes every creature a potential ninja, this is the most fun ninja deck to brew up! Here's a TCGPlayer link from last week's deck. Gotta have a link! https://bit.ly/Satoru335 If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use th…

Did this deck fail? I suppose that depends on what you mean by failure. We set a goal, and it kept getting further and further out of reach. I think we pulled it off, but at what cost? You be the judge. Here's the deck's link from TCGPlayer! https://bit.ly/FerrousE333 If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, real…

Boros Superfriends is a fun time. And Mila is the perfect Commander for it. Intro by Chandra, and nothing mysterious happening towards the end. Here's the deck's link from TCGPlayer! https://bit.ly/E331Mila If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of American l…

Esix is capable of shenanigans. It did win a Creamie for the Shenanniganiniest card of 2021. So, here we are with a wild brew - with a twist of course. Here's the deck's link from TCGPlayer! https://bit.ly/E331Esix If you're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, or anything, really, please use this link. It helps a lot! On top of Am…

Eloise’sclever design means we’re surveiling every time we crack a clue, orsac a token. What mystery is she trying to solve in this deck? Wheredid all these demons come from! Here'sthe deck's link from TCGPlayer! https://bit.ly/E330Eloise Ifyou're looking for cards from the new set, one of our decks, oranything, really, please use this link. It hel…

Is there enough generic tribal support that we don't need an actual central creature type? I guess there is! We brewed up a deck full of changelings and a handful of the coolest "lords" of their respective tribes for a pretty neat deck. Here's the deck's link from TCGPlayer! https://bit.ly/E329Changelings If you're looking for cards from the new se…