CMDR Central

By CMDR Central

What's CMDR Central about?

A Magic the Gathering podcast focusing on Commander/EDH where we endeavor to provide insights and information about the game.

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CMDR Central episodes:

03.13.2023
350 – Time to Put Some Pants On
Dana and Max and Chris are back one last time. They’re sitting down to reminisce about the last 5 years of CMDR Central. Tune in for a trip down memory lane. Thank you for joining us as we journeyed through...
02.27.2023
349 – March of the Machine Impressions
Dana and Max and Chris are back discussing the previews from March of the Machines. They talk about the legendary pairs that excite them the most from both the set and commander decks. They also discuss which legend pairs they’d...
02.13.2023
348 – Poison, Infect, Toxic Oh MY!
Dana and Max are excited to have Chris back on the show this week. Tune to hear how Chris is doing, and then hear them talk about the evolution of poison in EDH. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel:...
01.30.2023
347 - All Will Be One Review
Dana and Max are back to look at the upcoming All Will Be One set. While not a compleat review of they do talk about some of their favorites. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral...
01.16.2023
346 – Listener Rifties 2022 and Mail Bag
Dana and Max are back this week. They are here with the results of what the CMDR Central community voted on for the 2022 Rifties. They also have some fun listener submitted questions to answer. TeeSpring Link for CMDR...
01.09.2023
345 – The Rifties 2022
Dana, Max and Chris are all back together! This week they’re presenting the 2022 Rifties. Tune in to hear each of their own personal favorite cards from 2022. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral...
12.19.2022
344 – Decks You Play: Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Dana and Chris are back for a Decks You Play. This week they look at patreon supporter C. Bryan’s Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer deck. Tune in to hear how they help this Doomsday deck win. Bryan’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3viRT6Z ...
12.05.2022
343 - Jumpstart 2022
Dana and Chris are on the cast this week. They go over some of their favorite new cards from Jumpstart 2022 for Commander. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral Support us by using...
11.28.2022
342 – MTG Summit and Playing with Strangers
Dana and Max are back once again. This week they go over Dana’s trip to the MTG Summit in Salt Lake City. Then they talk about what to keep an eye out for when playing with strangers, especially with events...
11.14.2022
341 – Brothers War Review
Max and Chris are back this week. They are sitting down to discuss their favorite cards from the upcoming Brothers War set. From legendary mana dorks to awesome artifacts, tune in to hear what cards really stood out to them...
11.07.2022
340 – Decks You Play: Ramses Overdark
Dana and Chris are back for another Decks You Play. This week they look at patreon supporter Bill’s Ramses Overdark Dimir Auras deck. Tune in to hear how we tune up this deck. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel:...
10.31.2022
339.5 – Brothers War Previews So Far…
Dana is riding solo this week discussing some of the awesome Brothers War cards previewed at Magic 30. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral Support us by using promo code CMDR at Flipside...
10.24.2022
339 – Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
Dana, Max and Chris are joined by patreon supporter Sieb. This week they discuss old commanders or strategies that have improved since they all started playing EDH. From equipment strategies to discard commanders tune in to hear which ones they...
10.17.2022
338 – Decks You Play: Tormod and Thrasios
Dana, Max and Chris are back for another Decks You Play. This week they look at patreon supporter Jeremy’s Tormod the Desecrator and Thrasios Triton Hero lands deck. Tune in to hear how we tune up this Sultai deck. ...
10.10.2022
337 – Deck Tech Extravaganza
Dana and Max are back this week taking a look at three patreon submitted decks. Decks from Legends only, kicker matters and old border style. Tune in to hear about these awesome decks. Chris’ Deck: https://bit.ly/3ywkyqXNick’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3RMdBcgMatthew’s Deck:...
09.26.2022
336 – Warhammer 40k Commander Decks
Dana, Max and Chris are back together. This week they give their thoughts on the Universe Beyond Warhammer 40k Commander Decks. Tune in to hear which cards they like out of the set and if they are planning to pick...
09.19.2022
335 – Should Precons Be Bad?
Dana and Max are joined by friend of the show and patreon supporter Kyle. This week they discuss a topic suggested by Asher regarding if Preconstructed EDH decks should be bad. Tune in to hear what they think. Deck...
09.12.2022
334 – Why We Target You
Dana, Max and Chris are back together once again. This week they discuss what makes them target an individual in a game. Tune in to hear their reasons and let them know if you agree! Deck Link: https://archidekt.com/decks/3199571#Ohabi_Caleria TeeSpring...
09.05.2022
333 – Live Deck Build: Ohabi Caleria
Dana, Max and Chris are back together once again. This week they have their eye on Ohabi Caleria from Dominaria United. Tune in to hear them build a deck on the spot around this new Archer Legend. Deck Link: ...
08.29.2022
332 – Dominaria United
Max and Chris are back discussing their favorite cards from Dominaria United. Which legends do they find interesting and what non legendary cards are they fans of? TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral Support...
08.22.2022
331 – The Next Year of Magic
Dana and Max are back and going over the MTG Showcase which aired last week. They give their thoughts on the next year of Magic and what cards their so far excited about from Dominaria United. TeeSpring Link for...
08.18.2022
330 – Decks You Play: Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Dana and Chris are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they look at patron Kevin Ellis’ Niv-Mizzet Reborn EDH deck. Tune in to hear how they suit this dragon up for victory!Kevin’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3bYU0qk ...
08.15.2022
329 – Decks You Play: Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper
Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they look at patron Andy Floury’s Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper EDH deck. Tune in to hear how they help this deck win with lands!Andy’s...
08.08.2022
328 – Dominaria Hopes and Dreams
Dana, Max and Chris are back together again. This week they’re discussing their hopes and dreams for the upcoming Dominaria sets. They also discuss how they feel about the new Un-set coming out later this year. TeeSpring Link for...
07.28.2022
327 – Decks You Play: Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they look at patron Kyle Gerischer’s Inalla, Archmage Ritualist EDH deck. Tune in to hear how these deck wizards suggest changes to make some...
07.25.2022
326 – Welcoming New Players to the LGS
Dana, Max and Chris are back together again. This week they’re discussing their thoughts on a recent Reddit post regarding a player not feeling welcome in their own LGS. They give their thoughts on the situation and how they think...
07.18.2022
325 – Decks You Play: Malcolm and Dargo
Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they look at patron Zach Campbell’s Malcom Keen Eyed Navigator and Dargo the Shipwrecker EDH deck. Tune in to hear how they help this...
07.11.2022
324 - Using Protection (in EDH)
Dana and Chris discuss protecting board states in EDH. They talk about specific decisions they've made for their decks and discuss when which type(s) might be most appropriate. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral...
07.04.2022
323 – For Your Consideration: Tribes in EDH
Max and Chris are back this week. They’re discussing tribes in EDH. What they like about the theory, what specific tribes they like and what tribes need more support. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on...
06.27.2022
322 – Is Boros Better Now?
Dana, Max and Chris are reunited once again. This week they are answering the question of Is Boros better now? They discuss what trying to build / play Boros was like when they first started playing EDH to what its...
06.13.2022
321 – Decks You Play: Kediss & Sakashima
Dana and Max are back for another installment of the Decks You Play series. This week they’re looking at patreon supporter Colton’s Kediss Emberclaw Familiar and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces deck. Tune in to hear how this deck wins...
06.06.2022
320 – Pre-Con Decks for Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate
Max and Chris are back to discuss their favorite cards from the pre-con decks Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate. Everything from backgrounds, to dragons, tune in to hear them discuss some cool new cards. TeeSpring Link for CMDR...
05.30.2022
319– Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate
Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss their favorite cards from Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate. Everything from backgrounds, dragons, all the way to lightning bolt, tune in to hear which cards they like the best. TeeSpring...
05.23.2022
318– Decks You Play: Reyav, Master Smith
Dana and Chris are back with another Decks You Play. This week they are taking a look at patreon supporter Brian’s Reyav, Master Smith deck. WIll this Boros Voltron be another bore? Or will it be found well-suited to their...
05.16.2022
317– Interesting Underplayed Commanders
Dana, Max and Chris are back together once again. This week they look at commanders with less than 100 decks built around them on EDH Rec. Tune in to hear their picks and how they would build these underplayed commanders....
05.09.2022
316– Zero to Nine: Best Bang for the Mana Value
Dana and Chris pick some of the cards they think can have the biggest impact in EDH from Mana Values zero to nine. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral Support us by using promo...
05.02.2022
315– Our Favorite New Capenna Cards
Dana, Max and Chris are all back talking about cards from New Capenna. Tune in to hear which 4 cards they all personally look forward to playing. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/cmdrcentral Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CMDRCentral Support...
04.25.2022
314– Play Mistakes We See
Dana, Max and Chris are all back together again. This week they sit down to discuss common play mistakes they see at the EDH table. From over extending to not so great threat assessment. Tune in to hear their entire...
04.04.2022
313– Decks You Play Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Dana and Max are back with another Decks You Play. This week they are taking a look at patreon supporter Ormendahl’s Xyris, the Writhing Storm deck. Tune in to hear how we help the snakes get the win.Ormendahls’s Deck: https://bit.ly/3J3ny0C...
03.28.2022
312– Decks You Play Rankle, Master of Pranks
Dana and Max are back with another Decks You Play. This week they are taking a look at patreon supporter Austen Yorko’s Rankle Master of Pranks deck. Tune in to hear how we help this mono black deck prank its...
03.21.2022
311– Answers to Problems
Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss answers to problem during the game. How much do removal do we run? What kind of removal specifically? Do we like being the only ones with answers? Tune in to hear how...
03.14.2022
310 – Decks You Play: Inalla Archmage Ritualist
Dana and Max are back with another Decks You Play. This week they are taking a look at patreon supporter Dylan Gibson’s Inalla Archmage Ritualist deck. Tune in to hear how the help this deck make everything and anything into...
03.07.2022
309 – Discussing our Own Decks
Dana and Max are back this week taking a look at some of their own decks. They go over how the deck tries to win, why it was built and some key cards in each one. Tune in to hear...
02.28.2022
308 – Dealing with Downsides of Cards
Dana, Max and Chris are back to discuss cards which look to have downsides to them and how they evaluate them. From Arcane Denial to certain mechanics, tune in to hear why they still think these cards with downsides are...
02.21.2022
307 – Decks You Play: Pramikon, Sky Rampart
Dana, Max and Chris are back for another Decks You Play episode. This week they’re looking at patreon supporter Jacob’s Pramikon Sky Rampart Voltron EDH deck. Tune in to hear how they help enable this flying wall get in the...
02.14.2022
306 – Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Favorites
Dana, Max and Chris are back together once again. This week their talking their individual five favorite cards from Kamigawa Neon Dynasty. From the set proper to the commander precons, tune in to hear what they like the best. ...
02.07.2022
305 – Max & Chris’ Wild Ride
Max and Chris are back this week talking about a few different topics. Starting with responding to a listener submitted email. Then they talk about the CMDR Central Chicago weekend. The wrap up this weeks show by going over some...
01.31.2022
304 – Tips for New Players
Dana, Max and Chris are back once again. Inspired by playing with a new player at the shop. This week they’re here giving their advice to new players of EDH. Tune in to hear how you can help the new...
01.24.2022
303 – Budget Versions of our Favorite Cards
Dana, Max and Chris are back discussing budget friendly versions of the favorite cards they run. Tune in to hear what they’d swap out for Teferi’s Protection all the way to Seasoned Pyromancer. TeeSpring Link for CMDR Central...
01.17.2022
302 – Wincons in EDH
With Max out of town for the weekend, Dana and Chris plot their co-host's destruction as they take a deep dive into what win conditions you can run in your decks to turn that L into a W. TeeSpring...

What's CMDR Central about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

CMDR Central episodes:

350 – Time to Put Some Pants On

349 – March of the Machine Impressions

348 – Poison, Infect, Toxic Oh MY!

347 - All Will Be One Review

346 – Listener Rifties 2022 and Mail Bag

345 – The Rifties 2022

344 – Decks You Play: Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

343 - Jumpstart 2022

342 – MTG Summit and Playing with Strangers

341 – Brothers War Review

340 – Decks You Play: Ramses Overdark

339.5 – Brothers War Previews So Far…

339 – Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

338 – Decks You Play: Tormod and Thrasios

337 – Deck Tech Extravaganza

336 – Warhammer 40k Commander Decks

335 – Should Precons Be Bad?

334 – Why We Target You

333 – Live Deck Build: Ohabi Caleria

332 – Dominaria United

331 – The Next Year of Magic

330 – Decks You Play: Niv-Mizzet Reborn

329 – Decks You Play: Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper

328 – Dominaria Hopes and Dreams

327 – Decks You Play: Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

326 – Welcoming New Players to the LGS

325 – Decks You Play: Malcolm and Dargo

324 - Using Protection (in EDH)

323 – For Your Consideration: Tribes in EDH

322 – Is Boros Better Now?

321 – Decks You Play: Kediss & Sakashima

320 – Pre-Con Decks for Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate

319– Commander Legends Battle for Baldur’s Gate

318– Decks You Play: Reyav, Master Smith

317– Interesting Underplayed Commanders

316– Zero to Nine: Best Bang for the Mana Value

315– Our Favorite New Capenna Cards

314– Play Mistakes We See

313– Decks You Play Xyris, the Writhing Storm

312– Decks You Play Rankle, Master of Pranks

311– Answers to Problems

310 – Decks You Play: Inalla Archmage Ritualist

309 – Discussing our Own Decks

308 – Dealing with Downsides of Cards

307 – Decks You Play: Pramikon, Sky Rampart

306 – Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Favorites

305 – Max & Chris’ Wild Ride

304 – Tips for New Players

303 – Budget Versions of our Favorite Cards

302 – Wincons in EDH