FOLLOW ZOE AND CHECK OUT ALL HER CONTENT AND SHOWS HERE! https://linktr.ee/commandzoe

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? and today's episode is, you guessed it, a really fun one. We've got a big gun from over at Commander's Herald joining me today - Head writer Command Zoe comes on to talk Magic, jokes, and of course, Commander's Herald. We get into the recent unbanning of Biorhythm, Cube, and of course, Commander.

You need to go watch some VODs on Zoe's YouTube, she played several fantastic Cubes. You've absolutely got to watch.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:01:48 It's time to chat with Command Zoe

00:14:11 We talk a little bit about 1v1 formats (yes, Modern)

00:16:34 Command Zoe Pet Peeve #1 - Taking Commander too seriously!

00:20:48 TANGENT TIME! A Necromantic Gun to Your Head mailbag submission (article: https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-necromantic-gun-to-your-head)

00:41:10 Command Zoe Pet Peeve #2 - Complaining about deck strength

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? and today's episode is a really fun one. The Dragonmaster himself, co-host of Commander at Home, Magic Hall-of-Famer Brian Kibler joins ol' Mikey on the podcast to talk about Commander, competitive Magic, if lands really can bump you up a bracket, before finally talking about "real" D20s.

Follow Brian on Youtube @bmkibler and don't forget the show he hosts with his fiancee Olivia Gobert-Hicks - Commander at Home! @commanderathome

This episode might be short in time, but it is big on fun. Thanks for chatting with me, Brian!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:0:35 Sponsor talk!

00:03:13 It's time to chat with Brian Kibler!

00:23:10 Can a tuned mana base be the difference between Bracket 2 and 3?

00:30:12 Is Commander the worst way to learn Magic?

00:35:56 We talk about Riftbound

00:41:34 Brian's pet peeve: "Real" D20s.

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Also, listen to Efren on the last episode!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Sorry we're late!

It's CardSphere day! Congrats on the millionth trade, CardSphere! Heck of a milestone!

Efren, the guy behind the site and our sponsor, joins us for a mailbag! Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA couldn't make it for this one, but he says hi! Mr. CardSphere himself hops on with Mike and Morgan to talk about CardSphere, nostalgia for older Magic, retaliation for removal, and new player's eagerness. It's a breezy hour of good times!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:01:30 Sponsor talk!

00:09:27 Let's get to know Efren a little more

00:24:06 Efren's Bolas Habit

00:37:02 It's Mailbag time!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Mikey jams out with the MTG-inspired metal band Abrupt Decay about Cube, Arena players, the Hullbreecher era (RIP you were a real one) and even more fun stuff in this week's episode of the Bolcast!

Follow Abrupt Decay on Instagram and Facebook (they don't post a lot, but they're there!)

Listen to Abrupt Decay's bops and their newest album The Illusion of Our Choices In A World of No Options on Spotify, Bandcamp, and your streaming service of choice.

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:00:40 Sponsor talk!

00:04:50 Music track jam sesh and intro with Abrupt Decay!

00:19:50 Abrupt Decay's journey into Magic, LSV streams, and Cube adventures!

00:33:40 Timetwister story time!

00:56:30 Hullbreacher trauma dump!

01:08:10 Magic Arena pet peeves!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Another mailbag with a special guest today! EDHREC's newest editor and the man behind the very popular EDHREC crosswords, Nick Wolf hops on the Bolcast to chat with Mike and Michael about how to approach meeting each other's level with a new or existing playgroups.

Mike has already covered this story at this article here:

https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-big-happy-playgroup-family

Don't forget to check out the crossword here:

https://edhrec.com/games/crossword

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:00 - Intro to the thick of this episode and cohosts!

00:04:20 - Sponsor Segment!

00:07:50 - Art and mechanics: A little more on Lorwyn Eclipsed - look, this episode was late!

00:17:37 - Nick talks about writing the EDHREC crosswords

00:30:39 - Nick and the Mikes discuss the mailbag submission

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Another mailbag with a special guest today! This time it's the legendary creature, Tyler "Savesya" Bucks, budget EDHREC writer and The Pillow Fort content creator.

You can find Tyler all over the MTG internet here:

https://edhrec.com/articles/author/tyler-bucks

https://www.instagram.com/thetylerbucks/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUtnBZogc1TSttr8eLUK_w/about

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:00 - Intro to the thick of this episode and cohosts!

00:02:00 - Introducing Tyler Bucks on the Bolcast!

00:05:40 - Sponsor Segment!

00:10:27 - Interview w/Tyler Bucks and the gang shenanigans

00:22:10 - Mailbag intro!

00:25:00 - Tyler and the gang discuss the mailbag

00:59:10 - Pressin' the Button on the BOLAS

00:59:55 - Around the horn, where to find our guest!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Another interview episode, today! Featuring Andy and Kyle from the Legendary Creature Podcast join Mike to chat about playgroup woes - new members and stepping on toes.

Check out Legendary Creature Podcast anywhere you get your podcasts, but also right here: https://legendarycreaturepocast.libsyn.com

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:00 - Plugs and some other fun stuff!

00:02:02 - Interview with Andy and Kyle from Legendary Creature Podcast!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Episode notes

The first mailbag of the year! Michael Celani and Morgan Sanchez are back in the booth to talk Lorywyn Eclipsed and whether kingmaking is kingmaking if it's done a particular way.

This submission was also covered in my article series over on EDHREC.com - https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-fetching-a-king

Check out recommander.cards - Michael's new Magic project!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:11 - Skip theme song + say hi to the hosts!

00:03:14 - We talk Lorwyn Eclipsed!

00:26:07 - We get into the mailbag - here's the article https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-fetching-a-king

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

We're back for the first time in 2026! A day late, but that's Mike's fault. Turns out I messed up and sent some back audio files. Ken turned some real garbage into something at least listenable so shout out to Ken!

We came back in style with Magic shitposter and fellow Canadian Carolyn Wang aka @Caro_IRL on Twitter. She makes my feed more fun and I laugh a bunch thanks to her, highly recommend the follow. We get into the beginnings of Commander and how to represent your power level .

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:11 - Plugs and some other fun stuff!

00:05:50 - Interview with Carolyn Wang!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!

Hiatus

We're taking a brief hiatus for the holidays either after this episode or the next. Just wanted to give you all a heads up on this! We'll see you in January. We're playing it loose!

Episode notes

Ken is sick! Morgan is busy (but she sent in a little voice memo)!

Mike and Celani go over 2025 and talk about what they want to see in Magic in the new year, plus a few resolutions to improve our relationship to the game.

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected].

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Timecodes and Highlights

NO TIMECODES THIS EPISODE BOL-CUTS, YOU'RE EITHER IN OR YOU'RE OUT!

Happy holidays, gang :)

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle (usually, but not today, I dare not smear his name)

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think!