We didn’t get to review the backgrounds with all of you listeners. But let’s take a dive into what we’re finding out about backgrounds and what we’re feeling about them. Kyle and Andy both share a few decks they’ve brewed using backgrounds in the zone. Andy unloads a brainstorm of possible commanders and background pairings that can get your creative juices flowing. As always, be sure to check out our Discord server for any decks featured in this episode. ------------------- Patreon:  YouTube:  Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Berserk: The Golder Age Arc III - The Advent. The intro also has the song Ozar Midrashim by Information Society.

Backgrounds & Some Decks

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Leisure

After talking about a starter version for Queen Marchesa Aikido in the last episode, Andy gets into some broader concepts of how the strategy has evolved over the last few years. Andy brings a couple new deck ideas to play at the edges of Aikido and see what else can be done with the strategy. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –

The Current State of Aikido

Andy has long been a practitioner of Queen Marchesa aikido. He’s gotten into a lot of theory, but in this episode he outlines the journey the deck has been through to its current iteration. He also outlines a starter deck if you are looking to get into the aikido game. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –

Queen Marchesa | Starter Deck

If you’re new here, we like to take a pause before we get too far into the Magic: the Gathering product future and forget about the products of the past. As we get into another spoiler season, we’re checking out some listener decks from March of the Machine, Tales of Middle-Earth, Commander Masters, and Wilds of Eldraine to help us all remember that you don’t necessarily need new cards to find a new commander. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –

Before You Go | MOM, LTR, CMM, WOE

Let’s get into another starter deck. This time Kyle chats with Andy about all of his experience with butts. And then they extrapolate what may be the best things to do with big butts. Kyle then shares his starter deck for Doran, the Siege Tower. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening:  ------------------- Patreon:   YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Silver Richards. Be sure to support them! –

Butt Stuff + a Starter Deck

As we close out the deck rating exercise, let’s explore the more consensus votes and see if there are any lessons to glean from where decks landed. Is there something that we can see in how people interact with and want to experience decks that they play against? Join us as we look at several decks and look for the leylines. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening:  ------------------- Patreon:   YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them!  –

Backgrounds & Some Decks

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