Legendary Creature - Podcast

Uuuuunnnnnghhhhhhh!!!!! Aaahhhhh….. Kyle and Andy have decks that aren't going as planned. Is it time to just scrap these disappointments? No! It's time get up and break some friends with edited decks. Andy and Kyle take a look at a couple of their decks and assess whether or not they can be competitive and how these decks can be tweaked to maximize their potential. Andy takes us through what went wrong with Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest deck and his spell-slinger build. Taking a cue from strengths and other areas of possibilities, Andy lays out a new take on his deck that has the potential for greater stability and more victories. Kyle goes through the weaknesses he has found in playing Licia, Sanguine Tribune with a companionate upkeep into lifegain and pressure build. He explores an alternative theme that surfaced in some of his more powerful synergies and explains how his deck can pivot to more wholly rely on a faster and more reliable strategy. Check out Andy's updated Shu Yun deck and Kyle's updated Licia deck on our TappedOut page (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/). This episode features a song from Dan Terminus's new album Automated Refrains. The song is Deus Mecanicus and you should go buy it from his Bandcamp page (https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/automated-refrains). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

Kyle tries to kill himself with his deck and then switch places with other players when he realizes he wants to stay in the game after all. Can his angsty bull shit produce a body count at the commander table? Kyle techs his new deck for Andy and walks through his hipster idea of a deck. Let's be honest, this deck isn't going to win any games, but it could be an entertaining way to break up your roster of more straightforward decks. Check out Kyle's deck right here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-suicide-deck/ Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your music for our intros/outros. The song this episode is Solar Maxima from the Stratospheric Cannon Symphony album. Give him your support and check him out on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

Andy brings our meta bosses series to a close… for the time being. When you're a goblin riding a robot through the streets of Ravnica, you have to come up with unusual ways to assert your dominance. Mizzix of the Izmagnus and Andy locked eyes the moment Mizzix was spoiled as part of the Commander 2015 set. There was never a truer love. All Andy wants you to do when you square off against him and Mizzix is walk away. There will be safe passage into the wasteland, while he takes the oil, gasoline and compound. There are some obvious things that you can do with red and blue and cheating costs with Mizzix. Andy spells out the ways that he has approached Mizzix in early iterations and how he currently has the deck built. Listen to get Andy's deck tech of this battle tested deck. Be sure to find Andy's deck soon on TappedOut (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/) Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your music for our intros/outros. The song this episode is Catastrophic Orbital Decay from the Stratospheric Cannon Symphony album. Give him your support and check him out on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

Are you a spell slinger, dabbling in aggro, creature-centric strategies? Are you pissed off at aggro yet? Maybe you're a Boros lover and you're ready to bash your head against the wall. Why don't you lay down on your couch and join us for a therapy session. Andy talks out his recent foray into aggro strategies using Shu Yun, the Last Airbe… uh… Silent Tempest, and his hopes to build around Sammut, Voice of Dissent. As a player whose style leans towards instants and sorceries, Andy explores with Kyle why he struggles to be comfortable with aggro and illuminates three key things any commander deck has to draw from to win. Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use his music for intro/outro. The song this episode is Steel Clouds Over Iron Trees from the Stratospheric Canon Symphony album. Find his work on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

Do you have friends? Do you want to keep your friends? Yeah? Well, you probably better just wait for the next episode then, because this won't help you gain any friends. Unless you're a spy... maybe you need to deal with an insufferable king. Well, regardless of why you stay, whether you're not interested in keeping your friends or you and the Black Rose are plotting against Brago, Kyle and Andy will break down Kyle's Brago Stax deck. Kyle will tell you he didn't build Brago with stax originally, but power corrupts. Kyle and Andy dig into how Brago maximizes value for basic things like card draw and ramp and then turns that into on oppressive board state that is difficult to overcome. Check out Kyle's deck (http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-brago-know-the-definition-of-sovereignty/) The dark beats this episode are by Dan Terminus. The song is Rust Titan from The Darkest Benthic Division. Please check out his music, for we have received his kindness, as he lets us use his music. Find his work on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

Are you looking to mix it up a little with your commander play group? Try out two-headed giant for commander. Andy and Kyle talk about the challenges that they've confronted in mixing it up with commander. Kingdoms can lose its novelty and two-headed giant isn't as straight forward with commander as you'd think. Kyle and Andy outline some basic rules for building team decks to play two-headed giant with commander decks. Using the duel commander ban list and a version of the unified constructed rule—each team can only have one copy of any non-basic land between their two decks—they set out to get their two-headed giant showdown ready. They talk about the journey of building team decks and what they hope to see happen when they finally match up. Intro/outro beats this episode are by the Artist Home. The song is Above All from the album Before the Night. Support his tunes. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on his Bandcamp page (https://home96.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).

There are some spooky things happening around the graveyard. Things that just need to die, but keep coming back. You haven't seen this many small powered things come back for more since the ants at that picnic that one time. Anyhow,Brad joins Andy and Kyle to talk about another one of the decks that has performed well in their play group. Brad breaks down his Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker deck and all the small powered creatures that just don't seem to ever go away. Their refusal to stay in the grave wears opponents down and leads to a deathly oppression. Check out Brad's Shirei deck list (http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/brads-shirei/). It's a good budget choice if you're looking for a deck with a competitive engine for a reasonable cost. Music this episode is from Dan Terminus' album Stratospheric Cannon Sympony. The song is One Million Dead in 2.7 Seconds. Give him your support and stop living your life without his sweet beats (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/). The clip you heard in the intro was from Hellraiser. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature

Kyle and Andy continue their series talking about the commanders that have had tons of success in their play group. Andy goes musician and plays a deathly song with Yisan, the Wanderer Bard. They're no Simon & Garfunkel, but this deck has a penchant for finding the brown note. 8 of 10 dentists say you'll shit your pants. If you're looking for a relatively budget deck that is highly competitive, look no further than Andy's build for Yisan. Andy walks us through each verse that Yisan can play to simply charge at a win. He also lays out how you can protect your game plan by playing some of the Yisan verses a little differently. Check out Andy's deck on tappedout (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/). Music this episode is by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Death by Distortion from the album The Wrath of Code. Thanks for letting us use your music Dan! Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/). The intro uses a clip from Amadeus.

Do you just need to plunder with your very own pirate crew? Well get on board and join us as we talk about Cody's commander deck built around Admiral Beckett Brass. Cody breaks down the basics of the deck and how he's approaching thievery via Admiral Beckett Brass' ability. It's not a well supported tribe, but Ixalan is giving you the basics you need to get your pirate deck started. Kyle and Andy add some options for Cody to use to help out with his need to give his pirates evasion and assess a few changeling options that may help Cody's pirate tribe get that extra umph needed to steal your stuff. Music this episode is by Dan Terminus. Big thanks to him for his kindness in letting us use his tunes. Check him out and support his music. Find his work on his Bandcamp page (https://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/). We also used a clip from the movie Muppet Treasure Island.

Are you gearing up to build a new pirate, dinosaur, or merfolk deck? Maybe you're looking for a few extra cards for that new Edgar Markov deck you picked up. Andy and Kyle go through Ixalan and talk about all the new legendary creatures and if they fit into commander. They also dive into a bunch of cards from Ixalan and talk about what has a place in commander and explore ideas for where different cards might be wanted in commander. Shout at us on Twitter: @legend_creature and be sure to let us know what cards you're using from Ixalan for commander. Music this episode is by Home. From the album Odyssey, the song Resonance. Give him your support. We're grateful he lets us use his sweet music. Look up his tunes on his Bandcamp page (https://home96.bandcamp.com/). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).