Some players like to "lie low", avoiding trouble for fear of incurring the wrath of opponents while others like to instigate and start trouble, drawing ire and getting the game moving. This week, we talk about how the concept of "heat" in Commander changes the way that players assess threats! 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Everything is […]

For our final episode of 2021, we take a look at not 1 lesson, but 5 smaller lessons, framed around 5 cards released this year. What do some of the most interesting cards from each color released during 2021 have to teach us? 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Werewolf Pack Leader 05:12 You Find Some Prisoners 08:22 […]

One of the unique factors to consider in a multiplayer format like Commander is that your opponents have their gameplans too. A big level-up moment in your skill as a Commander player is learning to interrupt your opponents' gameplans. The next level-up moment is learning to use your opponents' gameplans against your other opponents. 00:00 […]

2021 saw a deluge of new potential Commanders, and there are still tons who haven't been explored enough yet! This episode, we take a look at the Commanders from the past year who we still need to take a look at. With so many new potential Commanders, lots of these cool deck ideas are being […]

There is a powerful category of card which is slowly starting to make its way to casual tables from cEDH groups. Silence and similar cards can be used both offensively and defensive in Commander, and in this episode, we break down many of the most interesting cards which work along the same lines as Silence. […]

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Do you like manual storm? Do you like dinosaurs? Do you like manually storming off with dinosaurs?! If so, Ghalta, Storm-o-Saurus Wrecks might be the deck for you! The latest in our deck primers is here, and it's time for mono-green Brostorm! 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Why Play This Deck? 01:37 Strengths & Weaknesses 03:38 Strategy […]

Magic: the Gathering Las Vegas is nearly upon us, and there has to be a better way to pick out our decks than to just say that everything is a "7". This week, we talk about a quick template you can use to share what you're deck's about and what it can do when you […]

No deck survives first contact with your playgroup intact: there's always room to tweak. From identifying cuts to analyzing the good and the bad in your decks, this episode looks at a simple guide you can use when you sit down to make adjustments to your decks. 00:00 Introduction 01:41 What Works? 02:45 What Underperforms? […]

A 25% win-rate would be pretty disappointing in 1v1 60-and-4 formats, but the multiplayer nature of Commander means that this is pretty much what's expected for us. Is there any way for us to take advantage the defeats we're more likely to suffer in the format to better ourselves? This week, we talk about some […]