Commander Social

By Ryan Greene & Zack Taylor

This is a weekly Commander podcast about Magic: the Gathering. Your hosts Ryan, and Zack attempt to entertain you with interesting anecdotes about the game of Magic, including their experience running... more

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June 23, 2021A Bespoke Chat with Inklin Customs - Ep99
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?

Prize - Two Packs of MH2

Inklin- @InklinCustoms

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@MothershipGames - 9:08

@GavinVerhey - 11:13, 51:36

@WurmCoyleEngine - 15:00

@GuardianPod - 15:00

@Scott_M_Fischer - 16:19

@howardlyonart - 16:42, 17:09, 26:27

@heyjenbartel - 16:46

@postrk - 17:29

@IllustratorJeff - 17:48

@aarondraws - 18:07, 26:27

@schmandrewart - 23:45

@uzcateguiart - 23:45

@PleasantKenobi - 24:30

@ChannelFireball - 24:30, 37:43, 43:25, 46:20

@MythicGaming_Co - 24:30

@goberthicks - 34:45

@TappyToeClaws - 35:30

@TaaliaVess - 37:43

@MagicwithZuby - 38:50

@StarCityGames - 42:51

@Top8Games - 51:36

@EM_Tee_Gee - 52:14

@Chris_VanMeter - 52:26

@_elantris_ - 54:11

@HipstersMTG - 55:32

@ZBexx - 56:05

@ctellecampbell - 56:05

@Kesswylie - 58:30

Ep 99 Community Spotlight:

Check out Inklin’s website: http://www.inklincustoms.com/

And store! https://inklincustoms.storenvy.com/

Tell us how it all started.

First Commander Deck?

Are you mostly a commander player? Any other formats you like/play regularly?

Build anything cool recently?

Do you have any favorite MtG artists?

Would you be interested in illustrating a MtG Card?

MtG Origin Story

How long have you been making art?

How did you develop your art style?

How did you get into the Token side of things?

How fun has it been to work with Schmandrewart on Creatives’ CMDR Night?

https://www.mythicgaming.com/campaign/

What was it like working Pleasant Kenobi to make your own Mythic Frame sleeves?

If you could work with anyone, whom you haven’t already, who would it be?

What is it like working with so many people in the Magic community?

What’s your favorite Anime?

Would you classify your style as Chibi?

Awesome Art Style

What does this process look like? I’m curious, and I think folks out there might want to know as well.

Do you typically have back-and-forth conversations with commissioners? (Is this what people who commission custom art are called? If not, I think it should be)

What is the process you go through to get the tokens printed, shipped etc?

What is the token/other art you’re most proud of?

Making custom tokens / art?

What’s it like?

Must be super cool to have people come up and chat?

Does it feel too much like work? IE, does it make it less fun?

What are some of the business aspects of being a freelance artist?

Running a booth at a Magic Fest

You post to TikTok pretty regularly, how do you come up with bits?

https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2021/01/the-gathering-of-magic-e-girls/

You were featured in an article on Hipster of the Coast on e-Girls and e-boys for your TicToks, how does it feel to have helped bring that to MtG

TikTok

Do you have any advice for up and coming artists?

Pretty much anything

Place for Inklin to talk about whatever is important to her

Main Topic - Inklin

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

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June 16, 2021Deck Tech: Zurzoth, Chaos Rider - Ep98
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?

Prize - Two Packs of MH2

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@MothershipGames - 9:35

@LennyWooley - 14:51, 16:36, 32:28

@TheTokenOtaku - 16:36

@scryfall - 18:16

@edhrec - 22:15

@moxfieldmtg - 22:45

@andyhullbone - 1:04:20

@infinitokens - 1:04:20

Ep 98 Community Spotlight:

Deck genesis

This came about because of a conversation I had with Lenny Wooley-Broder. We had finished playing a game, and were talking about group hug decks. He told me they were secretly control decks. This intrigued me at the time, but I have always pretty much hated group hug type cards, because the net effect is negative (howling mine example).

Sidenote: This is the kinda stuff we are always thanking the patrons for, and it really means something to me. I just wanted to thank the following patrons for kinda nudging me in the right direction for this deck:

Micah the Lunarch (He suggested Zurzoth)

Dustin Ivy

Joshua Swope

“I think you could help your opponents have more meaningful attacks with Bedlam”

This was hilarious, but also caused me to really think about Group Hug in a different way.

Lenny Wooley-Broder

Fast-forward a couple months: I’ve got the itch to build a deck, and I’m trying to decide between mono-red group hug or Codie, and the mono-red deck, and some patrons are intrigued by the idea of mono-red group hug.

https://scryfall.com/@greenegeek/decks/ebad07a7-bd53-4217-a75e-6e0b32f742c8

So, I decided it would be an interesting thought experiment to just make a list of ALL of the group-hug type effects that were available to mono-red (This is where I started to get REALLY excited about the deck). I made a scryfall list, and found over 120 cards!

I decided I had to embrace “group hug”, even though it was out of my comfort zone. This is something I often try to do when I play mono-red. I actually wanted to just turbo-charge my opponents (and also hope I’d be seen as less of a threat, as I’m playing a fairly unpopular commander with 499 decks on Edhrec.com)

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/60JC220d5k-EEI6RT0Nbxg

Victory Chimes

Spectral Searchlight

Cursed Mirror

Rainbow Vale (I ended up not purchasing this)

Field of Ruin

Who needs a mana? (Ramp)

Mana Flare

Howling Mine

Soldevi Sentry

Agitator Ant

Helm of Awakening (This card really speeds games up!)

Boldwyr Heavyweights

Hired Giant

Mana Cache

Wild Evocation

Hey, who turned out the lights? (Group Hug)

Temple Bell

Otherworld Atlas

Explosion of Riches

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

Geier Reach Sanitarium

The devils are in the details

Tibalt’s Trickery

Chaos Warp

Indomitable Creativity (Pairs well with Devils!)

Goblin Spymaster

Generous Gifts

Brash Taunter

Grab the Reins

Emberwilde Captain

Bloodthirsty Blade

Fork

Adamaro, First to Desire (Sad that Anvil of Bogardan is on the reserved list)

Judo

Comet Storm

Purphoros, God of the Forge

Impact Tremors

Jaya’s Immolating Inferno (4 legendary creatures aside from Zurzoth)

Vicious Shadows

We’re all drawing a bunch of cards, now what? (Wincons)

Diaochan, Artful Beauty

Molten Psyche (22 artifacts in the deck)

Goblin Bombardment

Skullclamp

Forbidden Orchard

Contested War Zone

The beach is that way (Flex)

The Deck

Zack, what do you think about this deck? Did you ever think you’d see me playing Howling Mine & Company?

Summary - This ended up being a pretty sweet deck! It was really fun to think about and brew. If you want to see this deck in action, check out Andy Hull’s Commander Night Live (you should definitely check this out!) https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1035362399 . https://www.twitch.tv/andyhullbone What do y’all think about this deck? Have I convinced you to give Group Hug a try? Got any sweet recommendations for this deck?

Main Topic - Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

© Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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1h 8min
June 02, 2021Modern Horizons 2 Top 8 - Ep97
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?

Prize - Two Packs of MH2

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@MothershipGames - 6:55

@BentzMr - 44:37

Ep 97 Community Spotlight:

Disclaimer - We are recording this on May 30th and only have access to the cards previewed up to this date. Also, we’re only considering NEW cards

We also did not include the artifact dual land cycle.

Secret List

Summary - What did you think of our lists? Did we overlap with your list or did we miss your favorite cards? Let us know!

Main Topic - Modern Horizons 2

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

© Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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May 26, 2021Deck Tech: Breena, the Demagogue - Ep96
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”

https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game

It’s only $3.37

We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@TripleJumpGame1 - 1:52

@UltimateGuard - 3:24

@MothershipGames - 10:43

@MTGMoo - 17:52, 26:45, 39:07

@MTGVincent - 17:52

@GingerJ0E - 49:26

Ep 96 Community Spotlight:

Breena - As someone who is not great at politics in EDH, but enjoys that aspect of the game, I figured I’d let the cards do the talking for me with this one.

Deck List - https://www.moxfield.com/decks/OhxZL0ZH-EOL-8_7y9_1sw

Politics

Wishclaw Talisman

Scheming Symmetry

Infernal Offering

Council's Judgment

Orzhov Advokist

Dranith Magistrate

Magister of Worth

Cathars' Crusade

Citadel Siege

Sunscorch Regent

Mikaeus, the Lunarch

+1/+1 counter

Ghostly Prison

Windborn Muse

Wandering Archaic

Nils, Discipline Enforcer

Mangara, the Diplomat

The Immortal Sun

Teferi's Protection

Protection/Stax

Anguished Unmaking

Despark

Fracture

Inkshield

Mortify

Swords to Plowshares

Utter End

Removal

Martial Coup

Merciless Eviction

Winds of Abandon

Mass Removal

Smothering Tithe

Talisman of Hierarchy

Ramp

Read the Bones

Phyrexian Arena

Night's Whisper

Draw

Approach of the Second Sun

Urborg / Karma

Alt Win Cons

Cards

Summary - What do you think of this deck? Are there any cards I missed?

Main Topic - Breena the Negotiator

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

© Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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May 19, 2021Dan Sheehan is Not a Wolf - Ep95
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”

https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game

It’s only $3.37

We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Dan - @ItsDanSheehan

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@TripleJumpGame1 - 1:35

@jayaaseng - 5:44

@audible_com - 6:33

@MothershipGames - 12:43

@wachelreeks - 16:30, 1:04:26

@TCGplayer - 45:36

@moxfieldmtg - 50:01

@archidekt - 50:01

@edhrec -52:30

@scryfall -54:15

Ep 95 Community Spotlight:

Main Topic - Dan and Games

Links to Lasagna Tier episodes

A Definitive System For Power Ranking

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/commandsphere/id/13449089

Lasagna Tier EDH: Explained

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/commandsphere/id/17442677

Lasagna Tier Staples

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/commandsphere/id/17862587

What’s your MtG Origin story?

What was the very first Commander Deck you ever built?

What is your general approach

Do you often find yourself starting with a Commander and going from there? Or do you more often think of an idea, and then try to find the perfect Commander?

I heard you talk with Rachel on The Commander Sphere about how brewing decks can be a fun exercise in and of itself. Do you do this often?

Let’s talk about your approach to deck building

What is your MtG Content Creator origin story?

How has Commander been for you during the Pandemic?

Bitter Feud

We’ll let Dan decide to Play or Draw

How many decks include the card, and the card cannot be in the top 100 of EDHRec, and also no lands.

A place for Dan to talk about anything that is important to him

Summary

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

© Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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May 12, 2021#MtGMentalHealth - Ep94
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”

https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game

It’s only $3.37

We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@TripleJumpGame1 - 1:41, 1:07:46

@MothershipGames - 7:18, 28:15

@scryfall - 8:48

@DLairAustin - 32:03

@MTGMoo - 1:01:15

Ep 94 Community Spotlight:

This month is national Mental Health Awareness Month (https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month). This episode we’re going to dive into some of my personal experience with mental health and how I overcame them.

Disclaimer - Zack and I are not trained medical/mental health professionals. This episode is about my personal experiences with mental health and how it’s affected me in regards to content creation and MtG. Please do not take anything said here as official advice. If you are having mental health issues please reach out to a professional. (https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help)

Main Topic - #MtGMentalHealth

My story - I’ve suffered with mental health issues for as long as I remember. It all started when I was in junior high with depression, with anxiety becoming an issue in college, and most recently with a diagnosis of being bi polar. I’ve tried a lot of medicines, therapy, and just white knuckling it while trying to hold on. Currently I see a therapist roughly every other week, but sometimes more, and I see a psychiatrist every month.

Hook your friends into playing with you.

Once you’ve hooked your friends into playing, roll to the LGS together.

Be open to new people joining your group and becoming friends with them.

I’ve def done it by myself though. I remember that’s how I met Ryan. I was casually collecting World of Warcraft cards and one day when I was at my local comic store I saw that people were playing in tournaments with each other. I called the store to find out when tournaments happened and just showed up.

This was very difficult for me to do, but I really wanted to get back into playing cards and make new friends.

Big tournaments

Magic - I’ve always been into card games and have played several over the course of my life at varying levels of competitiveness. This was not something easy for me to do, but I found tricks that helped me get over my anxiety and play.

Eventually the WoW card game was discontinued and I started getting curious about MtG again. My current roommate, Brando Calrission, and I had vowed to stay away from Magic due to price concerns, but eventually got sucked back in with some Planeswalker Decks.

I remember at the time I was also playing a Star Wars card game and went to spend a week with a friend in Houston who used to be a big MtG player. He told me I should look into playing something called Elder Dragon Highlander.

Not long after I got back Ryan and I were talking and he mentioned he and some friends had been playing EDH. I started playing for a while, but due to the anxiety caused by the size of the card pool and not knowing what a lot did I sort of backed away.

Eventually I came back to EDH when Ryan started a league that I ended up running for a few years.

I know that was a lot of build up, but that brings me to the podcast. Ryan at the time needed a third host for the podcast and asked me to fill the position. At first I was very nervous about it because I felt like I didn’t know enough about the cards or at that point EDH to coherently discuss EDH on a weekly basis. I agreed to do it though, because I had wanted to do a podcast in general for several years, but added the caveat if I didn’t like it, I’d stay until they could find someone to replace me.

I’m not going to lie, it was hard to get over the anxiety and at times I’m still very anxious about recording because I don’t feel like anyone would want to hear what I have to say.

The number one thing that has gotten me through this adventure is my partnership with Ryan. I couldn’t ask for a better co-collaborator in a creative endeavour.

He’s always been my biggest cheerleader, fan, and advocate. When I feel self conscious about things he’s there for me. He’s always willing to listen.

The second thing that has gotten me through content creating are the listeners. Nothing makes me happier than to hear a “good episode” from someone and over the years some of our listeners have become some of my best friends.

Content Creation

Covid has definitely been a blow to me depression and anxiety wise, as it has been to a lot of people.

I personally have to actively fight this. I stay in contact with friends and I find ways to busy myself.

Despite having Ryan and an internet full of friends, I often feel isolated, sad, and bored.

One of the ways I find to keep myself busy is to play mtg via spelltable. Moo and I started a stream to play more and to get to play with / meet more people. Ryan and I try to get in as many patron games as we can too.

Magic isn’t the only thing though. I’ve tried to take up new hobbies, such as bread making, and focusing more on my aquarium too.

Covid and Magic during Covid

Mental Health is a big deal, even if you don’t suffer from depression or anxiety, you need to make time for your own mental health.

There’s no shame in seeking help.

The Wrap Up

Keep it Social!

Komiku - Battle of Pogs

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Zack Gets it Together Theme

Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial

You can check us out at commandersocial.com

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial

You can email us directly at [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial

On twitter @commandersocial

twitch.tv/greenegeek

Ryan individually @greenegeek

Zack individually @z4ck38

Contact Info

© Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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May 05, 2021Precon Showdown - Ep93
Patreon

Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”

https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game

It’s only $3.37

We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best

We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week.

Ryan - @greenegeek

Zack - @z4ck38

Together - @commandersocial

You can find us on Twitter

https://store.mothershipatx.com

SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more

SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles

https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Thursday nights come play at mothership!

Our LGS has setup an online store!

@TripleJumpGame1 - 0:57

@TheTokenOtaku - 4:02

@MothershipGames - 7:20, 10:37, 21:01

@realCardsphere - 10:28

@atfloury - 13:44

@BrainstormBrew - 14:36

@MTGStocks - 15:54, 36:01, 53:31, 1:01:36

@commandcast - 17:02, 1:01:17

@JoshLeeKwai - 17:19, 1:01:17

@MTGGoldfish - 19:40

@MTGMoo - 31:29

@Card_Kingdom - 1:01:36

Ep 93 Community Spotlight:

We tend to think of 5 years as recent, but we know a lot of our listeners (and Patrons) might be newer to Magic, so we thought it might be fun to go back and look at the past 5 years of Commander Precons.

Value (We’re gonna discuss a lot of this below, but let's try and mention the others on this list as well)

Disclaimer: The MtG market is in a bit of chaos, things seem way more expensive than they ever have been. (Overmaster is $40!). We certainly aren’t finance experts but both of us follow the Secondary Market pretty regularly.

Cool Cards (We talked about this in our previous episode, but it’s still one of the most important pieces to the pre-cons long term)

Fun to Play

Balanced to play against each other

Good enough to hang with your meta’s constructed decks

There are lots of ways to evaluate Precons.

C21 - Focused on Each College Identity

Whole deck, singles price in ()

Lorehold Legacies - $38.48 (Singles - 102.80)

Prismari Performance - $39.25 (Singles - 71.66)

Quantum Quandrix - $38.06 (Singles - 86.83)

Silverquill Statement - $37.83 (Singles - 83.31)

Witherbloom Witchcraft - $37.71 (Singles - 68.48)

Bundle of all 5 - $189.04 (Mothership has this for $179.99)

I’m gonna do the values of singles in the deck based on mtggoldfish, I did look on ebay, and most of the decks were costing about the same as the cost of the singles, with maybe a slight discount.

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/commander-2017-decklists

Feline Ferocity - $269.93

Vampiric Bloodlust - $257.06

Draconic Domination - $255.23

Arcane Wizardry - $149.86

C17 - Tribal Theme

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/commander-2018-decklists

Exquisite Invention - $110.94

Subjective Reality - $90.64

Nature's Vengeance - $120.56

Adaptive Enchantment - $91.01

C18 - Planeswalker Commanders

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/weekly-update-aug-11-commander-2019-decklists

Faceless Menace - $66.20

Mystic Intellect - $91.57

Primal Genesis - $67.86

Merciless Rage - $46.07

C19 - Each deck focused on a mechanic (Morph, Flashback, Populate, Madness)

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/full-commander-2020-decklists

Enhanced Evolution - $66.25

Symbiotic Swarm - $45.86

Timeless Wisdom - $87.87

Arcane Maelstrom - $83.67

Ruthless Regiment - $63.41

C20 - Mechanics (Mutate, Cycling, Copy Spells, Token Creatures

Buying individual Decks

Top 5 Most Expensive Cards from Precons C17 - C21

C17 - - $217.01

Edgar Markov 60.08

All time low $2.39

Spent an entire year < $5

All-time low $12.29

Spent 3 months < $20

Teferi's Protection 44.13

All-time low $2.99

Spent a year < $10

Kindred Discovery 40.7

All-time low $3.23

Spent a year < $6

The Ur-Dragon 39.65

All-time low $1.49

Spent a year < $7

Kindred Dominance 32.45

Nesting Dragon 17.42

Retrofitter Foundry 16.41

Treasure Nabber 14.28

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent 13.87

Sower of Discord 11.9

C18 - $73.88

Dockside Extortionist 48.22

All-time low - $13.28

Quickly went to $20, and after 8 months just kept going up

Ohran Frostfang 17.92

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 5.1

Sevinne's Reclamation 4.36

Apex Altisaur 3.18

C19 - $78.78

Fierce Guardianship 34.43

All-time low - $29.97

All-time high - $80.24, relatively flat aside from that early spike, that lasted roughly a month

All-time low - $14.78

Stayed under $20 for 7 months, and then spiked

Deflecting Swat 30.1

Deadly Rollick 15.58

Flawless Maneuver 8.3

Ethereal Forager 4.07

C20 - $92.48

Archaeomancer's Map 19.63

Veyran, Voice of Duality 16.96

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters 13.8

Monologue Tax 13.25

Esix, Fractal Bloom 8.61

C21 - $59.00

For all of the individual cards it might be fun to look at the price graphs on https://www.mtgstocks.com/ (I looked at all the graphs for cards currently valued at $30 or more)

Summary - What has been your favorite set of Precon Decks? How do you think this year's offering stacks up to previous years? Did you like this kind of episode? Were we too heavy on the finance stuff?

Main Topic - Precon Showdown

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April 28, 2021Best 2 Mana Value Creatures - Ep92
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Ep 92 Community Spotlight:

This episode we are gonna say 2-Drop, and that means a creature with 2 mana value.

They compete with Mana Rocks/Ramp

I believe they are mostly utility creatures, and not often beating down

They can often come down after turn two, and still impact the game (in fact some of them may not be at their best on Turn 2).

Two-Drops are a pretty interesting card in Commander.

Lots of Stax Pieces

Drannith Magistrate

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Hushbringer

Stoneforge Mystic

Sram, Senior Edificer

Relic Seeker

Deals with Equipment

Tomik, Distinguished Advokist

Felidar Cub

Soulfire Grand Master

White

Thassa’s Oracle

Snapcaster Mage

Gilded Drake

Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Honorable Mention: Fblthp, the Lost

Blue

Aristocrats

Zulaport Cutthroat

Blood Artist

Oona's Blackguard

Wight of Precinct Six

Rat Colony

Keen Duelist

Black

Dockside Extortionist

Dire Fleet Daredevil

Goblin Engineer

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

Humble Defector

Red

Ramp

Sakura-Tribe Elder

Lotus Cobra

Wall of Blossoms

Sylvan Caryatid

Quirion Elves

Joiner Adept

Green

Baleful Strix

Biomancer’s Familiar

Vexing Shusher

Kiora’s Follower

Fiend Artisan

Gold

Crashing Drawbridge

Walking Atlas

Myr Retriever

Metallic Mimic

Steel Overseer

Honorable Mention: Millikin

Colorless

Summary - Do you have lots of 2 mana value creatures in your decks? What are some of your favorites that we missed? Do you forego most or all of these in favor of ramp spells/mana rocks?

Main Topic - Best 2 Mana Value Creatures

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April 21, 2021Commander 2021 Review:Part 2 - Ep91
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Ep 91 Community Spotlight:

SILVERQUILL STATEMENT

What’s Silverquill All About - COLLEGE OF ELOQUENCE

Wielding the magic of words, Silverquill students are stylish, intimidating, and tirelessly competitive. These mages are born leaders with razor-sharp wit and natural charisma that can be used for good or for ill.

Breena, the Demagogue

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

Author of Shadows

Cunning Rhetoric

Fain, the Broker

Guardian Archon

Inkshield

Keen Duelist

Stinging Study

Promise of Loyalty

Cards

What’s Witherbloom All About - COLLEGE OF LIFE AND DEATH

Witherbloom students draw power from the essence of living beings, whether that means enhancing nature or exploiting it. Witherbloom mages are most at home riding zombie crocs, picking herbs for potions, and hanging out in their swamp making grim jokes.

Willowdusk, Essence Seer

Gyome, Master Chef

Marshland Bloodcaster

Pest Infestation

Revival Experiment

Sproutback Trudge

Tivash, Gloom Summoner

Witch’s Clinic

Yedora, Grave Gardener

Cards

WITHERBLOOM WITCHCRAFT

There’s extended art cards in Strixhaven Collector Boosters

https://cardgamebase.com/strixhaven-collector-booster-contents/

Archeomancer’s Map

Monologue Tax

Guardian Augmenter

Inkshield

Cursed Mirror

Reinterpret

Cards that are expensive or might be expensive down the line

Talk about our favorite deck from amongst the 5, if we see any potential new “Dockside Extortionist” or “Fierce Guardianship”

Summary - What did you think of these decks? Which are you the most excited to play? Did we miss any cards you like from each deck?

Main Topic - Strixhaven Commander 2021 (Part 1)

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April 14, 2021Commander 2021 Review:Part 1 - Ep90
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@JasonEAlt - 54:18

Ep 90 Community Spotlight:

LOREHOLD LEGACIES

What’s Lorehold All About - COLLEGE OF ARCHAEOMANCY

Lorehold students are diligent researchers, daring adventurers, and scholars passionate about history. They explore the past by poring over artifacts and summoning long-dead spirits. For some, the past is a rich tapestry for disciplined study. For Lorehold it's a cape worn as they jump into a forgotten tomb.

Osgir, the Reconstructor

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

Alibou, Ancient Witness

Reconstruct History

Battlemage's Bracers

Monologue Tax

Archaeomancer's Map

Cursed Mirror

Cards

What’s Prismari All About - COLLEGE OF ELEMENTAL ARTS

These students' spells are spectacles of raw creativity or meticulous artistic expressions. All the world’s a stage, and whether informed by mind or emotion, Prismari always leave a lasting impression.

Rionya, Fire Dancer

Sly Instigator

Dazzling Sphinx

Radiant Performer

Muse Vortex

Reinterpret

Surge to Victory

Elementalist's Palette

Cards

PRISMARI PERFORMANCE

What’s Quandrix All About - COLLEGE OF NUMEROMANCY

Quandrix mages are ingenious math magicians. They study patterns, fractals, and symmetries to command power over the fundamental forces of nature. They can simultaneously contemplate the metaphysical properties of the universe while reciting every number of Pi backwards.

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Ruxa, Patient Professor

Guardian Augmenter

Curiosity Crafter

Esix, Fractal Bloom

Theoretical Duplication

Oversimplify

Paradox Zone

Cards

QUANTUM QUANDRIX

Summary - What did you think of these decks? Which are you the most excited to play? Did we miss any cards you like from each deck?

Main Topic - Strixhaven Commander 2021 (Part 1)

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