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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270 – Decks You Play Zareth...

06.21.2021

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 ...

CMDR Central episodes:

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 ...
01.21.2021 241 – Decks You Play Hua Tuo, Honored Physician Dana and Max welcome Nick from ScrapTrawlers to the show. The three of them sit down for another installment of the Decks You Play series, this time they’re looking at patreon supporter Trent Trombley’s Hua Tuo, Honored Physician deck. Tune ...
01.18.2021 240 – For Your Consideration: Winning with Combat Damage Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing winning with combat damage. Is eliminating three other players as hard as people say it is? They’re here to give their thoughts on how to win via combat and show you ...
01.11.2021 239 – 2021 A Year in Preview Dana, Max and Chris are back this week looking ahead to 2021. They discuss their hopes and dreams for each of the sets coming out this year. From Vikings to Wizards all the way to Hogaak 2.0. Tune in to ...
01.04.2021 238 – Decks You Play: Lazav Dimir Mastermind Max and Chris are bringing in the New Year with another Decks You Play. This week they go over patreon supporter Wes Allen’s Lazav Dimir Mastermind deck. See how they help this deck win by using its opponents’ resources. Wes’ ...
12.28.2020 237 – The Rifties 2020 Dana, Max and Chris are back to announce their nominations for the Rifties 2020. From Theros Beyond Death to Commander Legends, tune in to hear their favorite cards of each type. Make sure to cast your vote on twitter throughout ...
12.21.2020 236 – Homework Cards: Zendikar Rising and Commander Legends Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing their homework cards from recent MTG sets Zendikar Rising and Commander Legends. Time to see if the cards they tried passed with flying colors or failed miserably. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: ...
12.14.2020 235 – Editing Our EDH Decks Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing how they make changes in their EDH decks. From how we keep track of potential cards, to how we make the cuts in all of our decks. Scrap Trawlers December Stream and Raffle ...
12.07.2020 234 – Brewing EDH Decks Dana, Max and Chris welcome Patreon supporter Moris to the show. Today they are discussing how they all go about brewing their EDH decks. Do we start with a specific commander, or maybe an idea? Lands or spells first? Tune ...
11.30.2020 233 – Playing EDH Your Way Dana, Max and Chris welcome Patreon supporter Dylan to the show. Today they are discussing a topic provided by Dylan, playing EDH Your Way. How do we keep playing EDH our way when there might be a clear path WotC ...
11.23.2020 232 – Threat in EDH vs Other Formats Dana, Max and Chris are back this week to discuss threat in EDH and how it compares to threat in other formats. From your commander to cards you decide to run while playing they give tips to help identify what ...
11.16.2020 231 – The Legends of Commander Legends Dana, Max and Chris are back this week taking a look at the Legends from Commander Legends. Each of them picked their favorite from each color. See who made the cut, and some unique partner combos which could occur. TeeSpring ...
11.09.2020 230 – Commander Legends Review: Non Legendaries 230 – Commander Legends Review: Non Legendaries Dana, Max and Chris are back this week taking their first look at Commander Legends. They go over their favorite Non-Legend cards in the set. From which ones will they run personally to ...
11.02.2020 229 - Commander Collections by CMDR Central With Commander Collection Green hitting shelves in the near future, Dana Max and Chris are back to talk about what they’d include in their own personal Commander Collections. From favorite cards, to thematic collections tune in to see what they’d ...
10.29.2020 228- Decks You Play: Zaxara the Exemplary Dana and Chris are back for another Decks You Play show, this time to discuss Patron supporter Chris Boettger's Zaxara the Exemplary Sultai hydras list. Do they recommend Scavenger Grounds? Does Chris laugh a lot? Do they explain where Max ...
10.26.2020 227- For Your Consideration: Fogs Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing fogs in EDH. They talk the original fog and then expand on the idea. They discuss their favorite fog like cards that usually come with a bonus! TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: ...
10.19.2020 226- Artifact and Enchantment Removal Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing artifact and enchantment removal. Inspired by the new card Feed the Swarm they go through their preferred spells in all the colors. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: ...
10.12.2020 225– Decks You Play: God-Eternal Oketra Dana, Max and Chris are back for another installment of Decks You Play. This week they look at patreon supporter Brandon Hunter’s God-Eternal Oketra Prison Warden deck. See how they help lock down the game to get the value rolling. ...
10.05.2020 224 – For Your Consideration: Card Draw in Red Dana, Max and Chris are back this week discussing card draw in Red. From looting to impulse all the way to playing your opponent’s spells. We then decide if Red’s card draw has improved in the last 5 years. TeeSpring ...
09.28.2020 223 – Magic the Gathering Art with Aaron Radney Dana, Max and Chris welcome Fantasy Illustrator Aaron Radney to the show this week. They sit down to discuss Aaron’s background in fantasy illustration. Then Aaron answers questions submitted by the CMDR Central Patrons. Aarons’ Website: https://www.aaronradney.com/ Support us on ...
09.21.2020 222 – Zendikar Rising Legendary Creatures Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss the Legendary Creatures of Zendikar Rising. Which ones do they think can lead their own deck, and which ones are better suited for the 99. Tune in and find out. TeeSpring Link ...
09.14.2020 221 – Zendikar Rising Review Dana, Max and Chris are back forming a party to look at Zendikar Rising. From new mechanics, to cards and commanders they give there thoughts on the newest set from a favorite MTG Plane. How do MDFC’s impact their decks ...

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CMDR Central episodes:

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

241 – Decks You Play Hua Tuo, Honored Physician

240 – For Your Consideration: Winning with Combat Damage

239 – 2021 A Year in Preview

238 – Decks You Play: Lazav Dimir Mastermind

237 – The Rifties 2020

236 – Homework Cards: Zendikar Rising and Commander Legends

235 – Editing Our EDH Decks

234 – Brewing EDH Decks

233 – Playing EDH Your Way

232 – Threat in EDH vs Other Formats

231 – The Legends of Commander Legends

230 – Commander Legends Review: Non Legendaries

229 - Commander Collections by CMDR Central

228- Decks You Play: Zaxara the Exemplary

227- For Your Consideration: Fogs

226- Artifact and Enchantment Removal

225– Decks You Play: God-Eternal Oketra

224 – For Your Consideration: Card Draw in Red

223 – Magic the Gathering Art with Aaron Radney

222 – Zendikar Rising Legendary Creatures

221 – Zendikar Rising Review

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