Commander Social

Commander Social

By Ryan Greene & Zack Taylor
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Commander Social episodes

  • Decks Outside Our Comfort Zone - Ep 49
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Henry Stukenborg
        1. Prize -Ikoria Collector’s Booster
      2. Patreon Contest- Your favorite picture of you playing magic with friends
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
        1. Prize - 3 Packs of Ikoria
      4. Twitter contest - Your favorite picture of you playing magic with friends
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Zack - Home from my mom’s
        1. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/locked-down-citizens-across-world-dress-take-out-trash-online-n1185011
      2. Ryan - (Say #MtGDad) Veronica has been wanting to wear pretty dresses everyday, and so has Malcolm
    4. What’s been going on in your personal life?
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and tiny spoon from New Hampshire
    5. Thanks
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
        1. virtualEDH.com
        2. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. MOTHERSHIP BOOKS AND GAMES
      5. https://www.cfbevents.com/magicfestonline
    6. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. @HenryStukenborg - 1:40
      2. @DoubleDaves - 5:18
      3. @MothershipGames - 9:15, 1:00:12
      4. @SpellTable - 9:44
      5. @ChannelFireball - 11:16
      6. @GingerJ0E - 11:58
      7. @Marshall_LR - 22:01
      8. @TheKristenEmily - 24:01
      9. @LennyWooley - 33:56, 37:40, 54:00
      10. @Scraignoth - 41:01
      11. @jumbocommander - 42:01
      12. @BentzMr - 43:14, 59:37
      13. @chrisvondoom1 - 45:40
    7. Ep 49 Community Spotlight:
      1. 716.5b
    8. Commander Rules!
      1. Deck outside Ryan’s comfort zone
        1. Aggressive Decks
          1. Arena
        2. Why?
        3. Zack discusses with Ryan
        1. Why?
        2. Ryan discusses some with Zack
      3. Deck outside Zack’s comfort zone - Boros / Aggro
        1. Lenny (@LennyWooley)
          1. Mono red is outside my comfort zone. I can brew it but I don't like playing it because it's not great at defense and I can't make plans with its card advantage. 
          2. 5 color is also really tough unless I have a very specific idea in mind. Otherwise I get paralyzed by all the opportunity
          1. I struggle with playing blue. In particular the whole counterspell/draw go style. I feel bad countering someone's spell and even worse countering their commander, because I find it less enjoyable to play, I play it less which means I'm worse at it.
        3. Craig -(@Scraignoth)
          1. I'm an Aggro/Midrange player and have always struggled with control. I taught myself how to play control and that helped me to understand how better to fight against control. That being said blue is the color that eludes me the most but I'm always trying to expand my prowess in commander. my main problem is I'm a very proactive player and blue intrinsically plays a reactive game
        4. Andy Bently (@BentzMr)
          1. my main problem is I'm a very proactive player and blue intrinsically plays a reactive game
          2. After he left his comfort zone to play black - It took a second to get in a groove cause of what I’m typically drawn to, but once I got going, I really hit a groove. I kinda role played it. Since I’m a Dimir mage, I approached it as I was spying on everyone else to learn their secrets
          3. #MtgAmatureFinance also taught me what I don’t really like so I avoid spending on stuff that won’t hold my interest long term
        5. Chris von Doom (@chrisvondoom1)
          1. Discuss
        6. Four patrons have specifically spoken about blue control
      4. What did some of our patrons have to say?
    9. Main Topic - Decks Outside Our Comfort Zone
      1. Stretch one’s horizons to include new things
      2. Understand your opponents strategies better
      3. Poker example, players that only put their chips in when they have the best hand
      4. So, has anyone out there stepped outside their comfort zone? Let us know!
    10. Wrap it up - why should we play decks outside of our comfort zone
    11. Thank Super Patron - Andy Bently
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    12. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    13. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    14. Contact Info
    15. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    1 hr 2 min
  • Deck tech: Brokkos, Apex of Forever - Ep 48
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Jeannie Taylor
        1. Prize -Ikoria Collector’s Booster
      2. Patreon Contest: Your favorite picture of you playing magic with friends
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
        1. Prize - 3 Packs of Ikoria
      4. Twitter contest - Your favorite picture of you playing magic with friends
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and vegimite
      2. Joe for help with ztmcfjh
    4. Thanks
      1. @GingerJ0E - 2:07, 11:51, 29:22, 1:14:35
      2. Zack’s Mom - 2:53
      3. @HenryStukenborg - 4:49, 23:02, 41:30, 50:40, 53:31, 58:08, 1:07:01, 1:14:10 
      4. @animalcrossing - 9:26
      5. @MothershipGames - 17:18, 1:04:15, 1:13:44
      6. @CraigBlanchette - 19:43, 1:09:40
      7. @CMDRCentral - 19:57
      8. @scryfall - 22:14
      9. @BentzMr - 1:11:19
      10. @CardTyrant - 1:11:19
      11. @KeshaRose - 1:13:22
      12. @Scraignoth - 1:14:10
    5. Ep 48 Community Spotlight:
      1. 702.89 A -F
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
        1. virtualEDH.com
        2. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. MOTHERSHIP BOOKS AND GAMES
      5. https://www.cfbevents.com/magicfestonline
    7. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Discuss what we’re doing. Dedicate deck to Craig Blanchette
      2. Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/521497#Craig's_Mutating_Infect
      3. Discuss the origin of the original deck.
      4. Why the change / who’s the new commander
        1. Infect Creatures
        2. Proliferate
        3. Single Target and Mass Removal
        4. Ramp
      5. Slots
      6. Currently at 118 cards w/ commander
      7. Go through the deck with ryan
    8. Main Topic - Deck tech: Brokkos, Apex of Forever
      1. Andy “Mr. Big Bentz” Bentley
      2. J.C. “Card Tyrant” Davidson
    9. Super Patrons
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    10. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    11. Contact Info
    12. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    1 hr 17 min
  • Livestream with Virtualedh.com - Ep 47
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: ChuckTheSlice (@ChuckSlice)
      2. Patreon Contest - Take a picture or screenshot of your craziest board state and send it to us in a message on Patron and we’ll pick the best one to win a Stained Glass Foil Nahiri from War of the Spark
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Three Packs of Theros: Beyond Death.
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Organic Turnips
      2. Adam Christ and Jonathan Rowny
    4. Thanks
      1. @VirtualEDH
      2. @TRayburn - 2:08, 22:24, 28:50
      3. @ChuckSlice - 3:40
      4. @animalcrossing- 9:50
      5. @GingerJ0E - 10:28
      6. @MothershipGames - 16:15, 22:00
      7. @scryfall - 19:37
      8. @thespikefeeders - 21:00
      9. @GavinVerhey - 21:00
      10. @themmcast - 24:14
      11. @Kesswylie - 24:14
      12. @HenryStukenborg - 24:33, 29:58, 38:45
      13. @CraigBlanchette - 30:15
      14. @MTG_Lexicon - 38:33, 46:12
      15. @edhrec - 38:45
      16. @real_diegoidi - 43:51
      17. @TCGplayer - 45:20
    5. Ep 47 Community Spotlight:
      1. 107.1,a,b
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    7. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Let’s summarize what virtualEDH.com is, and some of the cool features
        1. Person who’s turn it is is Highlighted! (anyone can use spacebar to change who’s turn it is)
        2. There’s a single button to click that flips your video around so it looks right-side up!
        3. Infect counter
        4. Lifetotal tracker
        5. Can add your commander and it shows up as hoverable under your life total
        6. Turn timer
        7. Best Feature: You can click on a card in play and it will pull it up (and retains a history of cards you’ve searched for this way). IMO this feature is 100% worth trying this site out
        1. How many people, and how long have you been working on it
        2. What are some enhancements that you have planned?
        3. Also, we noticed no voice, and I believe this was intentional, is that something we might see in the future?
          1. Specifically a way for someone to use their phone to display their boardstate, and another computer to join the game as a spectator to see everyone else's board?
        4. Any plans for mobile?
      3. Some questions for Adam and Jon
      4. Place for questions from Chat 
    8. Main Topic - VirtualEDH.com
      1. Rethank Adam and Jon. Remind the folks where they can checkout your stuff, social media, patreon, etc.
    9. Wrap it UP!
    10. Re-thank Mothership and mention the codes and pre-orders for Ikoria
      1. Andy “Mr. Big Bentz” Bentley
      2. J.C. “Card Tyrant” Davidson
    11. Thank the Super Patrons
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    12. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    13. Contact Info
    14. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    51 min
  • Ikoria Top 10 - Ep 46
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Michael Borchik (@MBorchik)
      2. Patreon Contest - Take a picture or screenshot of your craziest board state and send it to us in a message on Patron and we’ll pick the best one to win a Stained Glass Foil Nahiri from War of the Spark
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Three Packs of Theros: Beyond Death.
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Slide Rule
    4. Thanks
      1. @MBorchik - 2:49, 31:54
      2. @GingerJ0E - 2:49
      3. @CommanderReplay - 12:25
      4. @TheKristenEmily - 12:25
      5. @MothershipGames - 13:16, 1:09:30
    5. Ep 46 Community Spotlight:
      1. 103.5(a,b,c)
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    7. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Disclaimer: We decided to exclude the Tri-lands cards from our lists. So, let’s talk about them here:
        1. Indatha Triome - W/B/G
        2. Ketria Triome - G/U/R
        3. Raugrin Triome - U/R/W
        4. Savai Triome - R/W/B
        5. Zagoth Triome - B/G/U
        1. Zazk’s turn to set the over/under (remember .5)
        2. Ryan’s List
        3. Zack’s list
      3. Secret list style
      4. Most Ryan-est card in the set?
      5. Most Zack-est card in the set?
    8. Main Topic - Commander 2020 Set Review
      1. What are YOUR top 10 cards from Ikoria? Anything we didn’t include?
    9. Summary - Ikoria is an amazing set, with Awesome flavor, and man how sweet are those Godzilla (kaiju) cards?
      1. Andy “Mr. Big Bentz” Bentley
      2. J.C. “Card Tyrant” Davidson
    10. Thanks to the Super Patrons
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    11. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    12. Contact Info
    13. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    1 hr 12 min
  • Commander 2020 Top 10 - Ep 45
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: William Toenjes
      2. Patreon Contest - Take a picture or screenshot of your craziest board state and send it to us in a message on Patron and we’ll pick the best one to win a Stained Glass Foil Nahiri from War of the Spark
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Three Packs of Theros: Beyond Death.
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Homemade Peanut Brittle
    4. Thanks
      1. @TooMuchDew - 2:28
      2. @CommanderReplay - 6:10, 45:42
      3. @Magical__Hacker - 6:10
      4. @AminoMtg - 6:10
      5. @MothershipGames - 15:05
      6. @izzymedrano - 33:10
      7. @GavinVerhey - 37:57
      8. @TheKristenEmily - 44:52
      9. @goberthicks - 56:47
      10. @commandcast - 1:01:00
    5. Ep 45 Community Spotlight:
      1. Companion
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    7. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Disclaimer: We decided to exclude the Free cards from our lists, because they might take up half the list, they are all that good! So, let’s talk about them here:
        1. Flawless Maneuver
        2. Deadly Rollick
        3. Deflecting Swat
        4. Obscuring Haze
        5. Fierce Guardianship
      3. EACH deck has Arcane Signet! YAY!!!!
        1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under (remember .5)
        2. Ryan’s List
        3. Zack’s list
      4. Secret list style
      5. Most Ryan-est card in the set?
      6. Most Zack-est card in the set?
    8. Main Topic - Commander 2020 Set Review
      1. What are YOUR top 10 cards from C20? Anything we didn’t include?
    9. Summary - C20 is Dope and it has dope cards.
      1. Andy “Mr. Big Bentz” Bentley
      2. J.C. “Card Tyrant” Davidson
    10. Thanks to the Super Patrons
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    11. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    12. Contact Info
    13. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    1 hr 15 min
  • Commander 2020 Preview Cards - Ep 44
    1. Thank you to Wotc for the FREE preview cards!
      1. Patron of the week: Anton Klement
      2. Patreon Contest - Take a picture or screenshot of your craziest board state and send it to us in a message on Patron and we’ll pick the best one to win a Stained Glass Foil Nahiri from War of the Spark
    2. Patreon
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Three Packs of Theros: Beyond Death.
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and nifty pins!
      2. Intern TH Elliot for help researching our preview cards and coming up with some fun interactions!
      3. Joe Hoffman for helping setup and test the stream, and moderating chat
    4. Thanks
      1. @wizards_magic - 0:15, 15:57, 31:27, 59:55
      2. @AllHailBolas - 1:36
      3. @MothershipGames - 1:59, 13:38, 26:33, 28:59, 42:56, 1:01:51, 1:11:52, 1:14:45
      4. @Scraignoth - 12:07, 19:04
      5. @GingerJ0E - 12:40, 57:38
      6. @TRayburn - 28:50, 34:30, 39:13
      7. @abigbat - 38:28
      8. @CMDRCentral_Max - 53:43
      9. @scryfall - 57:58
      10. @edhrec - 1:03:45
      11. @TolarianCollege - 1:05:30
      12. @CommanderReplay - 1:07:17
      13. @BentzMr - 1:16:28
      14. @CardTyrant - 1:16:28
    5. Ep 44 Community Spotlight:
      1. MUTATE - https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mechanics-2020-04-02
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    7. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. Huge Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for giving us these FREE preview cards
        1. Marisi, Breaker of the Coil / Disrupt Decorum
        2. Hunted Dragon / Hunted Phantasm
        3. Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
        4. Forbidden Orchard
        5. And, you can also play this aura on your own creature, as a combat anthem
      2. Martial Impetus
        1. Scroll Rack / Sensei’s Divining Top
        2. Path to Exile / Winds of Abandon
        3. Sylvan Safekeeper / Aura Fracture / Trade Routes
        4. Lotus Field / Nurturing Peatland
      3. Verge Rangers
        1. Special Thanks to Paul Scott Canavan
        2. @abigbat
        3. http://www.paulscottcanavan.com/
        4. Bitter Blossum / Deadhorde Invasion / Ophiomancer
        5. Conspiracy / Arcande Adaptation
        6. Gravecrawler / Nadir Kraken / Phyrexian Altar
        7. Enrek Sahr, Master Breeder / The Locust God / Pawn of Ulamog
        8. Undead Augur / Relentless Dead / Viscera Seer
      4. Species Specialist
        1. Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder / Aurelia, the Warleader / Alesha, Who Smiles at Death 
        2. Blind Obedience / Authority of the Consuls
        3. Emrakul, the Promised End / Blightsteel Colossus / Sun Titan
      5. Nahiri, the Harbinger
    8. Main Topic - Commander 2020 Preview Cards
      1. Andy “Mr. Big Bentz” Bentley
      2. J.C. “Card Tyrant” Davidson
    9. Thanks to  the Super Patrons
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    10. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    11. Contact Info
    12. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    1 hr 21 min
  • Commander Social Distancing - Ep 43
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Daniel Martin
      2. Patreon Contest - Take a picture or screenshot of your craziest board state and send it to us in a message on Patron and we’ll pick the best one to win a Stained Glass Foil Nahiri from War of the Spark
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Three Packs of Theros: Beyond Death.
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Ventilator mask
    4. Thanks
      1. Daniel Martin - 1:20
      2. @BWWings - 10:52
      3. @chrisvondoom1 - 15:25, 22:38, 24:51
      4. @CommanderReplay - 18:50
      5. @CommandSphere - 18:50
      6. @thespikefeeders - 22:05
      7. @TheKristenEmily - 22:38
      8. @dpkrausejr - 23:50
      9. @GuardianPod - 23:50
      10. @GavinVerhey - 26:26
      11. @maro254 - 26:26
      12. @MothershipGames - 28:24, 41:19
      13. @CotB1 - 29:54
      14. @ChannelFireball - 30:49, 36:24, 44:22
      15. @blakepr - 35:38
      16. @SteveSunu - 35:38
      17. @DjangoWexler - 35:38, 48:59
      18. @wizards_magic - 43:39
      19. @animalcrossing - 46:41
      20. @GingerJ0E - 46:41
      21. @MBorchik - 46:41
      22. @fishcastmtg - 47:21
    5. Ep 43 Community Spotlight:
      1. 722.1, 722.2
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. Discuss Social Distancing
        1. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
        2. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
        3. Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
        4. Avoid touching your face.
        5. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
        6. Stay home if you feel unwell.
        7. Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.
        1. Twitter
        2. Facetime
        3. Texting
      3. How we have been communicating with folks from home
        1. Play online via Arena or MTGO
          1. Arena has made Brawl free to play until April 16th
          2. MTGO Brought back the Vintage cube for two weeks
            1. Rachel Weeks
              1. https://twitter.com/wachelreeks
              2. The Commander Sphere podcast
              3. https://twitter.com/CommandSphere
              1. https://twitter.com/CommanderReplay
              2. https://www.youtube.com/commanderreplay
            3. PJ
          3. Ryan and Zack played a game on MtGO with PJ and Rachel Weeks
          1. Technologies
            1. https://whereby.com/
            2. https://www.skype.com/
            3. https://discordapp.com/
            4. https://zoom.us/
            1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkM_v1SFSm4
          3. Excellent video by The Spike Feeders for setting up a play area and camera
          4. Ryan and Zack played a test game via Skype, and it worked decently enough.
            1. https://twitter.com/dpkrausejr
            2. https://twitter.com/guardianpod
          5. Ryan played a game with Dan Krause, and Andy and Mike from Guardian Project Podcast
        3. Play together with real cards using a webcam or your phone
      4. How can you get social and play mtg from your home
        1. Gavin has been doing these short daily teaser videos for Ikoria, and telling playtest design stories
          1. https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1242826602129457153?s=20
          2. https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1242516536507523072?s=20
          3. https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1242181663951433732?s=20
          1. Ikoria pre-release kits. Curbside pickup/Delivery
          2. Starting an online store for singles
          3. Running a Discord server, and some folks are running games in there, like pen and paper RPGs
          4. Reach out to your LGS, and see if there’s anything you can do to help.
        3. Our LGS has been doing curbside pickup as well as deliveries
          1. https://www.cfbevents.com/magicfestonline
          2. https://www.cfbevents.com/magicfestbox
        4. ChannelFireball
          1. twitch.tv/magic
          2. https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-release-ikoria-lair-behemoths-2020-03-26
          3.  
        5. Weekly MTG Stream with Blake Rasmussen and Steve Sunu from 3-26-2020
          1. https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/FNM_at_Home
        6. MTG Arena, Play FNM at Home
      5. Other
        1. Watch netflix with friends https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netflix-party/oocalimimngaihdkbihfgmpkcpnmlaoa?hl=en
          1. Ryan, Zack, and Joe have been playing Animal Crossing and trading stuff. 
          2. Zack has been playing Pokemon online
        2. Playing video games with friends
        3. MtG book
      6. Other ways to be Social not playing magic
        1. Ryan has been able to spend more time with his kids
        2. Zack has been spending time with family. 
      7. Other benefits
      8. Fear not things will get better (Zack)
      9.  
    7. Main Topic - Keeping it Social in the Time of Covid 19
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    8. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    9. Contact Info
    10. © Copyright 2020 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    58 min
  • Chandra Spellbook Predictions - Ep 42
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Brando Calrissian
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Theros Beyond Death Promo Pack
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Nasicort
    4. Thanks
      1. @lildickytweets - 2:11, 6:22
      2. @FlavorFlav - 3:34
      3. @ghirapurigears - 13:40
      4. @TolarianCollege - 16:11
      5. @cspranklerun - 16:11
      6. @blakepr - 16:11
      7. @MothershipGames - 17:30
      8. @deschampsart - 21:51
      9. @HipstersMTG - 22:34
      10. @CMDRCentral_Max - 29:42
      11. @scryfall - 34:37
      12. @edhrec - 35:13
      13. @wizards_magic - 36:53
      14. @Cathaoir1 - 42:11
      15. @Xenozfan2 - 43:45
    5. Ep 42 Community Spotlight:
      1. Zack - 720.1,720.1a,720.1b,720.2
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. Here’s the announcement article:
        1. https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-signature-spellbook-chandra-2020-03-13
        1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiM2E5X7dXM
      3. Tolarian Community College announcement video:
        1. 8 cards
        2. 2 are known: Past in Flames (n) and Chandra, Torch of Defiance
        3. 5 cards will have new art
        4. 3 cards will have old art
        5. Available only at your LGS
      4. What we know:
      5. Over/Under, Zack’s turn
      6. Secret List
        1. Chandra is totes cool.
      7. Summary
    7. Main Topic - Chandra Spellbook
    8. Thanks for watching! Please remember to Like and Subscribe, and you can follow us on Twitter, @commandersocial, @greenegeek, @z4ck38. Keep it Social!
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    10. Contact Info
    11. © Copyright 2019 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    45 min
  • Our First Foray into cEDH - Ep 41
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Jamie H
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - TBD Promo Pack
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering
    4. Thanks
      1. @TRayburn - 0:52
      2. Jamie H
      3. @MothershipGames - 2:59, 19:48, 42:05
      4. @CMDRCentral - 10:47
      5. @TheLabManiacs - 14:37, 17:41, 18:39
      6. @thespikefeeders - 17:01
      7. Lerker - 18:39
      8. Sickrobot - 18:39
      9. ShaperSavant - 18:39
      10. @CommanderReplay - 19:48
      11. @JasonEAlt - 46:41
    5. Ep 41 Community Spotlight:
      1. 721.2, 721.2a
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. Disclaimer: Zack and I have played a total of 5 or so games of cEDH between us, so we are by no means experts
        1. EDH pushed to the limit, with no compromises made in deck building. All legal cards/combos are fair game, as is stax, etc
      2. What is cEDH?
        1. We both love EDH, and it felt important for us to educate ourselves on cEDH
        2. We don’t plan on becoming Competitive Social or anything like that
        3. Since cEDH is part of EDH we wanted to have some experience playing so that we can have a frame of reference when discussing. 
          1. Here’s a good link: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/list-multiplayer-edh-generals-by-tier/
        4. We spent a lot of time reading about, and watching videos on cEDH, researched quite a few decks in the meta.
          1. http://budgetbrews.club/
          2. Discord: http://budgetbrews.club/#Discord
        5. Budget EDH page
        6. We thought folks out there might find it interesting if they have never thought about venturing into cEDH territory
      3. Why are we doing this episode?
        1. Ryan - 4 Color Curious Control, helmed by Thrasios + Vial Smasher
          1. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4c-rashmi-curious-control/
          2. This Deck was suggested to me by “Someone” from the Spike Feeders via Twitter DM. Maybe Jim???
            1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-KHswpZF1k
          3. Video about Curious Control by the Lab Maniacs (Warning, they may have some adult language)
          1. Based on: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/urza-paradox-scepter/
          2. Zack’s Version: https://archidekt.com/decks/420449#Urza_Power_Scepter_-_Semi_Budget_(cEDH)
        3. Zack - Urza, Power Scepter
      4. Let’s talk about the decks we’ve made
        1. Played with Austin, and PJ from CommanderReplay
          1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrudMyVbtvyVyadYddhousA
          2. https://twitter.com/CommanderReplay
          1. Players
            1. Austin was playing Gitrog
            2. Zack was playing a borrowed Prosh + Food Chain combo deck
            3. PJ was playing a Boros, Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero deck
            4. Ryan was playing Curious Control
          3. PJ won on turn 4 or 5 with Gerrard, Loyal Retainers, and Grinding Station
          4. I had no idea what was going on. Austin was very kind and offered me advice, but a control deck is pretty hard to pilot when you’re not sure what is going on, and what all is possible (Hard to know what to counter, for example)
        3. Game 1
          1. Zack was going to get a new pod going, and we were waiting for some players to finish, so Austin, PJ, and I decided to shuffle up for a 3 player cEDH game
          2. PJ ended up winning this one is similar fashion, although, I think I did bad things like cast a Fire Covenant at sorcery speed, and countered the wrong spells, and basically stifled Austin (playing Gitrog), and was essentially king maker
        4. Game 2
      5. Games we played at Mothership
        1. Ryan
          1. Man, I am BAD at this format. I think a lot of this is unfamiliarity, and I’m sure that will come with time.
          2. It’s really interesting to play with all of these crazy combos/busted cards that I don’t normally play with, at least not in this density in my decks
          3. I feel like there is potentially more shuffling than in a normal game, because so much of the game is DEPENDANT on your starting hand. I think this is true because in a regular game of EDH, there is more time for you to play catchup, and often time folks will leave you alone if you’re mana screwed. That being said, being able to play a whole game in under half an hour is pretty sweet
          4. Fighting battles on the stack is pretty interesting, and not something we tend to see a whole lot of in our local meta
          5. I feel like I’m less able to express myself through Deck-building in cEDH, because I feel like many/most of the card choices for any given deck are necessary/required. Maybe my thoughts on this will change over time? I just know that many of the goofy/random type things I like to do in regular EDH are not viable in cEDH (example: Mr. OPC). That being said, I still think cEDH is pretty cool, and I want to get to know the format better.
          1. Playing cEDH was very disorienting the first time because I was playing a borrowed deck, but I still had fun!
          2. Ryan and I played tonight against each other and it was only slightly less disorienting than the last time, but it was a little easier knowing the deck and I still had fun.
          3. I think mulling correctly is important. I think you want to mull aggressively to get at least part of your combo or cards to get your combo.
          4. To play cEDH seriously I think you would have to study the meta of tiered cEDH decks to be able to combat them when playing yours and when playing EDH I’d rather be surprised at what people are playing vs seeing a commander and knowing it’s exact lines of play. 
          5. I’m interested in casually playing cEDH when opportunities arise and I def see the appeal to it. 
        3. Zack - 
          1. We made sure that all 4 people knew exactly what we were signing up for, and I think that’s important. 
          2. Also, I think most cEDH players genuinely DON’T want to pub stomp. 
          3. Playing a crazy tuned cEDH deck versus non cEDH decks doesn’t seem like it would be much fun for the cEDH player
        4. We were playing socially, and having fun with folks during the games of cEDH that we played. 
      6. Our thoughts about cEDH
    7. Main Topic - Our First Foray into cEDH
      1. What do you think about cEDH? Have you tried it? Let us know your experiences!
      2. Commander is many things, to many different people. cEDH is just one way to play this game, and it’s a valid way to play. 
      3. EDH and cEDH are not mutually exclusive. PJ and Austin both had non-cEDH decks with them, and we had fun playing a few games of regular EDH before we dove into cEDH 
      4. It’s really cool that there are so many different ways to play Magic, and even with Commander there are many ways to play. Magic is a great game, and everyone should be allowed to enjoy it the way they like
    8. Summary
    9. Thanks for watching! Please remember to Like and Subscribe, and you can follow us on Twitter, @commandersocial, @greenegeek, @z4ck38. Keep it Social!
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    10. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    11. Contact Info
    12. © Copyright 2019 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    49 min
  • Is Fast Mana Bad for Commander? - Ep 40
    1. Patreon
      1. Patron of the week: Caleb Ryder (@iCalebRyder)
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial  
      4. Twitter contest - Theros Beyond Death Promo Pack
    3. You can find us on Twitter
      1. Mike Condon for audio engineering and Bocce Ball set
    4. Thanks
      1. @iCalebRyder - 1:12
      2. @TRayburn - 19:58
    5. Ep 40 Community Spotlight:
      1. 106.6
    6. Commander Rules!
      1. Disclaimer: We are not saying fast mana is good/bad/or otherwise. We just thought this is an interesting topic, and might be fun to talk about.
        1. Permanent
          1. Sol Ring
          2. Mana Crypt
          3. Mana Vault
          4. Ancient Tomb
          5. Grim Monolith
          6. Carpet of Flowers (Is this as good in non cEDH?)
          7. Chrome Mox
          8. Mox Diamond
          9. Mox Amber
          10. Mox Opal
          1. There’s lots of temporary mana cards, often used in storm decks
            1. Lotus Petal
            2. Lion’s Eye Diamond
            3. Dark Ritual
            4. Desperate Ritual
        3. Temporary
      2. What is Fast Mana? Cards that can give you more mana than they cost, the turn you play them
        1. Land, Fellwar Stone, Mana Vault, Sylvan Library
        2. Land, Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Sensei’s Divining Top
        3. Are crazy starts like this bad? 
        4. How often do starts like this happen?
        5. Do crazy starts happen like this all the time in cEDH? We don’t know, but maybe some folks out there can let us know?
        6. What’s the craziest start YOU’ve ever had?
      3. Fast Mana can enable some pretty crazy starts
        1. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/list-multiplayer-edh-generals-by-tier/
      4. Is fast mana one of the things that separates EDH from cEDH? We aren’t cEDH experts, but looking at the tier list here, it sees a lot of play in cEDH decks:
        1. Is this fair, given that nearly every EDH deck runs Sol Ring?
          1. Most of the cards on this list are more than $50, some as much as $200+
          2.  
        2. If Mana Crypt were less expensive, would this argument still be happening?
      5. I’ve seen some folks on Twitter/Reddit complaining about their opponents using fast mana, oftentimes Mana Crypt is specifically called out.
        1. Does the way your deck is built change the amount of fast mana that is “appropriate”? If you’re playing Bird Tribal, is it OK to power up your deck with a little extra juice?
      6. How much fast mana is too much?
        1. http://bit.ly/ryan_stable
        2. http://bit.ly/zack_stable
        3. Example: Ryan has a morph deck, and it’s pretty derpy. That deck runs a lot of fast mana, just so it can be on a similar playing field as a lot of other decks Ryan plays against in our meta
        4. Zack talks about Emry here
      7. I don’t think running fast mana is good or bad, it’s just a thing decks can do. We play fast mana sometimes. Feel free to look at our stables:
        1. Ryan has a Gonti Deck, and it runs mana vault, but maybe that should just be Dark Ritual?
      8. Mana vault vs Dark Ritual
        1. Ryan: I think that in general the effect is pretty similar, but again fast mana ramps you for the current turn, whereas Ramp cards make subsequent turns of yours better.
        2. At least the social contract doesn’t frown on blowing up folks fast mana, like it does about destroying lands
      9. How does Fast mana compare to Ramp effects like Rampant Growth, Kodama’s Reach, Cultivate?
        1. Cards like Signets, Worn Powerstone, Fellwar Stone, etc
        2. Why are these cards less frowned upon?
      10. We run lots of “Slow Mana” in Commander, which essentially acts a lot like ramp
    7. Main Topic - Fast Mana
    8. Thanks for watching! Please remember to Like and Subscribe, and you can follow us on Twitter, @commandersocial, @greenegeek, @z4ck38. Keep it Social!
      1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
      2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
      1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
      2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
      3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
      4. You can email us directly at [email protected]
      5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
      6. On twitter @commandersocial
        1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
      7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      8. Zack individually @z4ck38
    10. Contact Info
    11. © Copyright 2019 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
    45 min

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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…