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Nick and Zak dig through more EDHREC data to determine which cards have the biggest mismatch between their power level and their popularity.

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In this episode, Nick and Zak dig through EDHREC data to determine which cards have the biggest mismatch between their power level and their popularity.

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The opening theme is Lincoln Continental by Entrophy (now Nic Cage on Soundcloud)

In this episode, Nick and Zak talk about what characteristics of commanders make for fun gameplay and what traits will lead to frustration.

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In this episode, Nick and Zak discuss a Child of Alara list that uses Gods and a lot of land synergies to break the symmetry on Child's Planar Cleansing effect.

Land of the Gods Decklist

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In the second episode in this series on budget decks, Nick and Zak talk about the best budget commanders in white/blue, blue/black, black/red, red/green, and green/white. Follow the links below to see the decklists they discuss:

Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Phenax Dredge
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Xenagos, God of Revels
Wort, the Raidmother
Atarka, World Render
Arahbo, Roar of the World

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In the first episode in a new series, Nick and Zak talk about the best budget commanders in monowhite, monoblue, monoblack, monored, and monogreen. Follow the links below to see the decklists they discuss:

Sram, Senior Edificer
Jazal Goldmane
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Arcum's Elocutors
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Krenko, Mob Boss
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Neheb, the Eternal
Feldon of the Third Path
Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro

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In this episode, Nick and Zak interview Charlotte Sable, one of six members of the newly formed Commander Advisory Group (CAG). Learn about Charlotte's Commander philosophy, her priorities as a CAG member, and her stance on some of the format's most controversial topics.

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Sheldon Menery recently announced the creation of the Commander Advisory Group, a new body made up of prominent members of the Commander community who will advise the Rules Committee on important decisions about the format. In this episode, Nick and Zak share what they know about the Group's members and speculate on how they might influence the format.

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In the final episode of this six-part series, Nick and Zak look at decklist aggregator EDHREC's stats on Commander's 4- and 5-color commanders and analyze the state of each color identity. We also wrap up our EDHREC series by sharing the insights about the format we’ve gleaned from looking at aggregate data from tens of thousands of decks.

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The opening theme is Lincoln Continental by Entrophy (now Nic Cage on Soundcloud)