We’ve been on a bit of a wavelength lately of making sure that we all acknowledge that this game only happens if we have people willing to bring a deck to the table, sit down with us, and play. On that continued note, Andy brings a collection of thoughts from a decade of experience in bringing new players into the game. From teaching them the mechanics of the game, giving them a reason to be excited about Magic, finding something for people to identify with, and cultivating hospitable games, Andy and Kyle are opening up what it has looked like to bring new players fully into the EDH fold. ------------------- Patreon:  YouTube:  Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home –  Protector 101 –  Dan Terminus –  Silver Richards –

Guiding New Players into EDH

We are the Legendary Creature Podcast. We're a few dudes that just want to play Magic: the Gathering. So we talk about EDH when we're not slinging spells.

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After talking about a starter version for Queen Marchesa Aikido in the last episode, Andy gets into some broader concepts of how the strategy has evolved over the last few years. Andy brings a couple new deck ideas to play at the edges of Aikido and see what else can be done with the strategy. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –

The Current State of Aikido

Andy has long been a practitioner of Queen Marchesa aikido. He’s gotten into a lot of theory, but in this episode he outlines the journey the deck has been through to its current iteration. He also outlines a starter deck if you are looking to get into the aikido game. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –

Queen Marchesa | Starter Deck

If you’re new here, we like to take a pause before we get too far into the Magic: the Gathering product future and forget about the products of the past. As we get into another spoiler season, we’re checking out some listener decks from March of the Machine, Tales of Middle-Earth, Commander Masters, and Wilds of Eldraine to help us all remember that you don’t necessarily need new cards to find a new commander. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon:   Check out old shit on YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –

Before You Go | MOM, LTR, CMM, WOE

Let’s get into another starter deck. This time Kyle chats with Andy about all of his experience with butts. And then they extrapolate what may be the best things to do with big butts. Kyle then shares his starter deck for Doran, the Siege Tower. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening:  ------------------- Patreon:   YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Silver Richards. Be sure to support them! –

Butt Stuff + a Starter Deck

As we close out the deck rating exercise, let’s explore the more consensus votes and see if there are any lessons to glean from where decks landed. Is there something that we can see in how people interact with and want to experience decks that they play against? Join us as we look at several decks and look for the leylines. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening:  ------------------- Patreon:   YouTube:   ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them!  –

Guiding New Players into EDH

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