Some decks have obvious play lines that are potent and to the point, others illicit an obsession, one might even say a cult-like one. Andy takes us into the depths of the Cult of Athreos as he outlines what got him interested in a more nuanced line of play with this Therosian god, which goes well beyond the conventional Shadowborn Apostle + demons …

In light of the recent developments with the ban list and the subsequent fallout, Andy and Kyle reflect on how their group seems to have been insulated from the big feelings rippling through the broader community. They outline how a deeper playgroup mission that centers on experience and respect almost gives the group an intuition to avoid the most…

Join as Andy shares a starter deck list that can get any player a foundational place to start exploring the capacity of Vial Smasher and a Jund spellslinger or big spell deck. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out . ------------------- Look for ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of M…

The spooky season continues with Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are pointing out some of their favorite cards from the set to include in your other 99 of your decks. We've got the diverting commentary. Be sure to listen to as you mess around with your new Duskmourn cards. And if you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, go join …

Time to get into the new legal commanders from the latest set in Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are sharing their favorite insights for these new commander, we've got the diverting commentary. If you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, be sure to converse with the reviewers about their deeper thoughts on our new reviewers-mind…

Andy takes on the golden mean discussion as it relates to selecting the cards that we use in commander. With an eternal format, the card options available to commander players are vast. Yet as new cards tempt with a sense of contemporary power, the question still begs: what cards are truly sufficient for your aims as a casual commander player. As a…

Despite talking through commander reputations, deck rankings, and lightning rods in the zone on previous episodes, Kyle still has a commander who notoriously gets him focused on. He sits down with Andy to hash out why he thinks that is rightfully happening and they suss out how some commanders are lending to a management philosophy of direct focus …

The drill here is for our listeners to provide their lists for commanders who have under just 500 decks being referenced on EDHREC for data for that commander. In an era where Atraxa and the other top commander are rocking tens of thousands of lists, you truly are drinking that hipster moose juice when your commander isn’t cracking 500 lists. So le…

Our relationship with the Magic: the Gathering product ebbs and flows and we’re all prone to patterns that place on the path of fatigue or the precipice of drifting away from the game. So how do we find a happy middle ground? Andy guides a discussion of life and death cycle of decks and how that impacts roster building and through personal experien…

You know the drill. Our listeners along with Andy and Kyle have a group of cards we’re all paying attention to from the Bloomburrow set that we are planning to acquire or throw into our existing decks. Let the cuteness continue. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure t…

The cuteness continues as we dive into the review of new legends from Bloomburrow! Our listeners have all the new legal commanders reviewed for you so you can find new ideas for the legends you haven’t gotten around to considering yet. This is part two of our review, so be sure to check out part one for the initial sequence in the color cycle of le…

Take off your cowboy hats and dust off your fur, on the Bloomburrow we go! Our listeners have all the new legal commanders reviewed for you so you can find new ideas for the legends you haven’t gotten around to considering yet. As we are reviewing in two parts, all the legends you’ll find in this episode are listed below. Check out part two for the…

We all have an understanding that commanders can serve different roles for a deck, whether as a strategy or providing benefit for implementing a strategy. But Andy proposes that we give some attention to the idea that some commanders can get us started, but can then be abandoned as the strategy gets going. Andy shares a variety of decks that exempl…

With each set we get preconstructed commander decks to get us started on the path of a new experience. But if you're looking for something with more of an LCP flavor, join us for this continuation of our starter deck series. Andy gets us up to date with what he’s been up to with his classic Nezahal, Primal Tide deck and shares a solid starter deck …

Winning is a key element of Magic: the Gathering, but it’s an unusual proposition in commander. That unusual space can make for varied expectations and feelings about winning. Kyle and Andy talk about the fine line between playing the game and being realistic about what we can achieve in this format while enjoying being at a table with friends. As …

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…