Just how far can you push anti-synergies in deck building? Have you ever tried fitting a Null Rod into a Dockside Extortionist deck? Well, these are questions that we answer (and more!) in this edition of the Into the North podcast

Also, welcome back Lyndon! It was a tough couple episodes without ya buddy.

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

Ever wondered what cEDH would look like if the starting life total was different? What about if a whole new set of cards was legal for low color decks to play with? Well, we have too! (along with some great minds of magic) So this week we cover our takes on potential rules changes to the format overall, and what effects they might have on our dear format.

Mentioned

https://reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/fh1uh6/competitive_edh_staples_list_februarymarch_2020/

Links

Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

Well hey y'all, today we're covering some of our favourite cards that juuuuuust don't make the cut, why they don't, and which ones we might be likely to see in the near future with some potential printings, enjoy!

Mentioned

The cEDH metagame project:  https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/fc5qo8/cedh_metagame_projectupdate_the_next/

The Commander Spellbook: https://discord.gg/DkAyVJG

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

The Into the North crew minus one and ScottyKnows take a look at the cards WotC has been designing for commander, and what impact that's had on the format as a whole, and us at the top end of the power spectrum.

Mentioned

The Notion Thieves: https://www.twitch.tv/thenotionthieves/

Playing with Power on TCC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCQcGDRlmYE

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

This time around, the crew plays "tech support", covering technology in cEDH and how to effectively build for a meta

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

We promised that we'd do our best to answer listener questions, so by golly, we're gonna answer them!

This episode, we take the time to catch up on our listener question backlog and answer some of the burning questions that you've had!

Links

Morgan's writeup on Flash: https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/esu820/why_this_is_different_an_explainer_on_what_makes/

Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

This time around, the team starts off by going over the current state of the format, covering the history and impact of some of the defining features of the best decks, and discussing the weaknesses and soft spots of those strategies.

In the second half of the episode, we cover a major recent development, and discuss the impact it will have on the current balance, and what can be done about it.

Enjoy!

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

It's our 2019 year in review! Wow was this a huge year for cEDH (I know that gets said every year, but we really mean it this time), there was so much to cover about card printings, new content, new decks, and a whole host of events, so in this episode we go over the huge developments in cEDH over the past year, and each give some of our picks for our "Top 4"s of the year, enjoy!

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

Well hey everyone, this episode, Morgan and Matt have mysteriously gone missing, and we had some friends of the podcast on to help fill in!

We briefly cover some new developments and the go right into takes that define some of said friends of the show (as well as some of our own)

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678

 As a semi-companion piece to our previous episode, this time the ITN gang tackles the task of brewing and the basics of putting together a new 100 cards!

We go over the brewing process from the conception of a new idea, to putting your initial build together, all the way through testing and refining your decks once you've started playing with them.

Links

Redshift’s "how to play vs hulk": https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/dq0lds/dealing_with_hulk_some_tips_from_the_other_side/

Discord: https://discord.gg/VfJb678