CMDR Central

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A Magic the Gathering podcast focusing on Commander/EDH where we endeavor to provide insights and information about the game in between all manner of general jackassery, side tangents and Trump jokes.

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291 – 2021 Color Pie Changes

10.25.2021

Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss Mark Rosewater’s Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes article. Tune in to hear what points from the article they found interesting. Do they agree with everything in the article? Article: https://bit.ly/3nnmRX9 Support us ...

CMDR Central episodes:

10.25.2021 291 – 2021 Color Pie Changes Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss Mark Rosewater’s Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes article. Tune in to hear what points from the article they found interesting. Do they agree with everything in the article? Article: https://bit.ly/3nnmRX9 Support us ...
10.17.2021 290 – Cards We’d Change Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss Gavin Verhey’s Good Morning Magic episode about the top 5 cards he regrets making. This leads to them discussing cards they would change if they could. Whether if the card is too ...
10.11.2021 289 – Retiring Our Decks Dana, Max and Chris are joined by patreon supporter Tyler this week. All four of them are here to discuss decks they’ve retired of their own and why. From the deck always played the same to it was boros, tune ...
10.04.2021 288 – Changing Up Your Commander Dana, Max and Chris are joined by patreon supporter Rekdaah this week. All four of them are here to discuss changing your commander for a deck. Whether it’s due to a banning, or maybe just because the commander wasn’t doing ...
09.27.2021 287 – The Cost of EDH Dana, Max and Chris are back this week to discuss the cost of EDH. From if card prices impact how we brew our decks, to difficulties blinging out a deck now. Tune in to hear their thoughts. TeeSpring Link for ...
09.20.2021 286 – Ban List Updates Dana, Max and Chris are back this week to discuss the most recent update to the EDH ban list. Tune in to hear their thoughts on if World Fire was a safe unban, then how they each feel about the ...
09.13.2021 285 – Homework Cards of 2021 Dana and Max are back this week to go over cards they’ve tried in their decks this year. From cards from sets which launched this year to some older cards they realized they needed to try. Tune in to hear ...
09.06.2021 284 – Free Spells and Magic in 2022 Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss the recently announced products for 2022. Then they move on to talk about some of their favorite free spells in Magic. From counters to removal tune in to hear if they run ...
08.23.2021 283 – Hot Take Summer Dana, Max and Chris are back to drop some Hot Takes for the MTG world. From ban lists, deck construction, all the way to corporate decisions. Tune in to hear their thoughts. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support ...
08.16.2021 282 – Tweaking a Brand New Deck Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss what changes they make after taking a brand new deck out for a few games. Did the deck play like they expected, does it need more creatures? Less Removal? Tune in to ...
08.12.2021 281 – Decks You Play: Veyran, Voice of Duality Dana and Chris are back for another Decks You Play show. This week they’re looking at patreon supporter Tyler S J Adams’ Veyran the Dirty Spell **** deck. Tune in to hear how we try to tackle unfamiliar grounds: a ...
08.09.2021 280 – Powering Down Our Decks Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss what they do when they think there decks are just too strong. From playing poorly, limiting certain types of cards, and making it hard to cast multiple spells per turn they go ...
08.05.2021 279 – Decks You Play: Olivia Voldaren Max and Chris are back for another Decks You Play show. This week they’re looking at patreon supporter Brian Hansen’s Oliva Voldaren Steal deck. Tune in to hear how we help these vampires steal all the cards and make sure ...
08.02.2021 278 – For Your Consideration: Voltron Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing the Voltron Strategy in EDH. From the traditional equipment and aura based decks to more unconventional methods of Voltron. They talk if it’s still a viable strategy in multiplayer magic. TeeSpring ...
07.29.2021 277 – Decks You Play: Emmara Soul Sisters and Taxes Dana and Chris are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they are looking at patreon supporter Max Linvingston’s Emara Soul Sisters and Taxes deck list.. Tune in to hear them talk about tapping Emara ...
07.26.2021 276 – Commander Precons for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Dana and Max welcome back Chris from vacation. This week they get Chris’ thoughts on Adventure in the Forgotten Realms set. Then they all dive into their favorite cards from the commander precon decks for the set. What cards do ...
07.22.2021 275 – Decks You Play Toothy, Imaginary Friend Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they are looking at patreon supporter Tim Rak’s Toothy, Imaginary Friend Deck. Tune in to hear the how they keep the card draw flowing ...
07.19.2021 274 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review Part 2 274 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review Part 2 Dana and Max are finishing up their campaign in the Adventures of the Forgotten Realms. This week they’re discussing all thirty legendary creatures in the set. Which ones do they ...
07.12.2021 273 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review Part 1 Dana and Max are rolling for initiative this week as they discuss their favorite cards for the 99 from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Tune in to hear their thoughts on some of the new card types and they actually ...
07.05.2021 272 – What We Don’t Like Brewing and Why Dana and Max are back this week to discuss what they tend to avoid when brewing EDH decks. From 3 plus color combos to certain color pairs, all the way to certain card types. Tune in to hear what they ...
06.28.2021 271 – Brewing with Answers in Mind Dana, Max and Chris are back together again. This week they’re discussing what strategies they thinking about when brewing a deck. Do they specifically plan for graveyard interaction, or what do they consider when it comes to artifact and enchantment ...
06.21.2021 270 – Decks You Play Zareth San, the Trickster Max and Chris are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they are looking at patreon supporter Shaun Bittick’s Zareth San, the Trickster Rogue Mill deck. Tune in to hear which path they take this ...
06.17.2021 269 – Decks You Play Glissa, the Traitor 269 – Decks You Play Glissa, the Traitor Max and Chris are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they are looking at patreon supporter Joe Swanson’s Glissa, the Traitor storm deck. Tune in to ...
06.14.2021 268 – Advice to Give New Players Dana, Max and Chris are back this week giving advice that you can use when introducing people to EDH. From building a welcoming environment to how to help them construct their first deck. Tune in to hear what they have ...
06.07.2021 267 – Choosing the Tools for our Toolbox Dana, Max and Chris are back this week to discuss how they choose the tools for each of their decks. They each spend time analyzing there decks to explain why the picked certain cards for each one. From how many ...
06.03.2021 266 – Decks You Play Thalisse, Reverent Medium Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they are looking at patreon supporter Geordan Henderson’s Thalisse, Reverent Medium token swarm deck. Tune in to hear the how they help this well-tuned ...
05.31.2021 265 – Modern Horizons 2 with Ginger Joe Dana, Max and Chris welcome the one and only Joe Hofmann aka GingerJ0e to the show. All four of them are talking the first week of previews for Modern Horizons. Tune in to find out which cards they love for ...
05.27.2021 264 – Decks You Play: Taborax, Hope's Demise Dana and Chris are back for another Decks You Play. This week they review patreon supporter Steve's Taborax, Hope's Demise deck. Tune in to hear them break down this Shadowborn Apostles deck. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support ...
05.24.2021 263 – Our Decks Power Level Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing how they would rank their own decks’ power level using the traditional 1-10 scale. Are they all 7’s or do some rank higher or lower? They also discuss how it might ...
05.17.2021 262 – Decks with Too Many Moving Parts Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing how decks can sometimes have too many moving parts, which causes them to fall apart. From decks they have or have built in the past, to commanders where the warnings are ...
05.10.2021 261 – Keywords We Love in EDH Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing Keywords they love in EDH. From flashback to surveil tune in to hear the keywords they like to play and why. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on ...
05.03.2021 260 – Keywords We Dislike in EDH 260 – Keywords We Dislike in EDH Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing Keywords they dislike in EDH. From voting to mutating tune in to hear the keywords they just don’t like to come across and why. ...
04.29.2021 259 – Decks You Play Xira Arien Max and Chris are back for another Decks You Play. This week they review patreon supporter David Heizer’s Xira Arien deck. Tune in to hear them break down this Jund mill combo deck. David’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3eBMJdn TeeSpring Link for CMDR ...
04.26.2021 258 – Commander 2021 Best of the Rest Dana and Max are back this week discussing their top ten cards from Commander 2021. Each brought five cards they find the most interesting from the set. Did they pick cards from the same school or do they tour the ...
04.19.2021 257 – Commander 2021 Legends 257 – Commander 2021 Legends Dana, Max and Chris are discussing the brand new Legendary Creatures from Commander 2021. Tune in to hear their thoughts on each schools new legends. Which ones do they like the best or hope to ...
04.15.2021 256 – Decks You Play: Arixmethes the Slumbering Isle Dana and Max are back for another Decks You Play. This week they review patreon supporter Nick Courville’s Arixmethes the Slumbering Isle deck. Tune in to hear some awesome suggestions for this 7 cmc haymaker deck. Nick’s Deck: https://bit.ly/2Qmciqj TeeSpring ...
04.12.2021 255 – Strixhaven Review 255 – Strixhaven Review Dana, Max and Chris are discussing the tremendous twelve of Strixhaven. Each of them have brought four cards they find personally awesome from the newest Magic set. They also discuss how they feel about Strixhaven and ...
04.08.2021 254 - Decks You Play: Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief Dana and Chris are back with another Decks You Play. This week they at listener Al Roscoe’s mono-black Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief vampire tribal deck. Vampires may suck, but this deck doesn’t. Al’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3dHuToW TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: ...
04.05.2021 253 – Square Cards, Round Decks Dana, Max and Chris are back discuss how great cards aren’t great in every deck. From counter spells to extra turns, tune in to hear their examples and how why they think they are great examples. TeeSpring Link for CMDR ...
03.29.2021 252 – Finding it on the Table Dana, Max and Chris are joined by patreon supporter Matthias. Sometimes you think your deck will be ready to go out of the gate but after a few games you realize the deck isn’t preforming. So This week they are ...
03.22.2021 251 – The Mailbag Pt 3 Dana, Max and Chris are back this week wrapping up answering questions submitted by their patreon supporters. From how did the show start to why is Simic so good. Tune in to hear what our listeners wanted to know. TeeSpring ...
03.15.2021 250 – The Mailbag Returns Dana, Max and Chris are back this week answering questions submitted by their patreon supporters. From their favorite beers and hobbies, to selling expensive cards. Tune in to find out what the listeners wanted to know. TeeSpring Link for CMDR ...
03.11.2021 249– Decks You Play: Marchesa, The Black Rose Dana, Max, and Chris are back with another Decks You Play. This week they review Patreon supporter Travis Cole’s Marchesa, The Black Rose deck. See how they try to make suggestions to a well-tuned battle cruiser. Travis’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3esfwT7 Support ...
03.08.2021 248 – For Your Consideration: Non-Blue Counterspells Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing counterspells outside the color blue. Tune in to hear the options you have to help make sure spells don’t resolve! TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: ...
03.01.2021 247 – For Your Consideration: Budget Cards Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing budget card options for EDH. They each bring a list of five cards at $1 or less which they think should see me play in EDH. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central ...
02.22.2021 246 – For Your Consideration: Sacrifice Outlets 246 – For Your Consideration: Sacrifice Outlets Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing sacrifice outlets in EDH. They review some of their favorites and discuss why they are great in EDH. They also discuss how they decide to run ...
02.15.2021 245 – Decks You Play Sisay Weatherlight Captain Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series, this time they’re looking at patreon supporter Stuart Kinnear’s Sisay Weatherlight Captain deck. Tune in to see how they help get this deck to the end ...
02.08.2021 244 – For Your Consideration: Snow Mechanic Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing the cards from the past that deal with the Snow Mechanic. See what cards might start getting played since Snow has returned in Kaldheim. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral ...
02.01.2021 243 – Designing Cards with Craig Debevec Dana, Max and Chris welcome patreon supporter Craig Debevec to the show. Craig has brought us card design ideas he has come up with by being part of a Facebook group. Together they discuss Craig’s designs and then go over ...
01.25.2021 242 – Our Favorite Kaldheim Cards Dana, Max and Chris are back this week talking their Top 5 cards from Kaldheim. Each of them crafted their own unique list for this review show. From cards that are great for the game, to card which will be ...

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CMDR Central episodes:

291 – 2021 Color Pie Changes

290 – Cards We’d Change

289 – Retiring Our Decks

288 – Changing Up Your Commander

287 – The Cost of EDH

286 – Ban List Updates

285 – Homework Cards of 2021

284 – Free Spells and Magic in 2022

283 – Hot Take Summer

282 – Tweaking a Brand New Deck

281 – Decks You Play: Veyran, Voice of Duality

280 – Powering Down Our Decks

279 – Decks You Play: Olivia Voldaren

278 – For Your Consideration: Voltron

277 – Decks You Play: Emmara Soul Sisters and Taxes

276 – Commander Precons for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

275 – Decks You Play Toothy, Imaginary Friend

274 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review Part 2

273 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review Part 1

272 – What We Don’t Like Brewing and Why

271 – Brewing with Answers in Mind

270 – Decks You Play Zareth San, the Trickster

269 – Decks You Play Glissa, the Traitor

268 – Advice to Give New Players

267 – Choosing the Tools for our Toolbox

266 – Decks You Play Thalisse, Reverent Medium

265 – Modern Horizons 2 with Ginger Joe

264 – Decks You Play: Taborax, Hope's Demise

263 – Our Decks Power Level

262 – Decks with Too Many Moving Parts

261 – Keywords We Love in EDH

260 – Keywords We Dislike in EDH

259 – Decks You Play Xira Arien

258 – Commander 2021 Best of the Rest

257 – Commander 2021 Legends

256 – Decks You Play: Arixmethes the Slumbering Isle

255 – Strixhaven Review

254 - Decks You Play: Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief

253 – Square Cards, Round Decks

252 – Finding it on the Table

251 – The Mailbag Pt 3

250 – The Mailbag Returns

249– Decks You Play: Marchesa, The Black Rose

248 – For Your Consideration: Non-Blue Counterspells

247 – For Your Consideration: Budget Cards

246 – For Your Consideration: Sacrifice Outlets

245 – Decks You Play Sisay Weatherlight Captain

244 – For Your Consideration: Snow Mechanic

243 – Designing Cards with Craig Debevec

242 – Our Favorite Kaldheim Cards

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