Don't get Salty! Some things are unspoken and yet widely understood in the casual EDH community and in this episode we are going to touch on just a few. We hope you get some good take aways from this episode!-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

Zombie Tribal at its finest! This deck tech on Varina, Lich Queen is near and dear to Alex's heart! This is a deck that he has brings out at our play group and just goes off flooding the board with zombies and pure value. We hope you enjoy this build! Find the deck list here Zombie Tribal-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

You don't have to break the bank in order to run great board wipes in white!Number 4 in our 5 part series of Top 5 Budget options in each color and for what that color does best!!!Check out our other Top 5 episodes if you are looking for great budget options for your deck (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH5iFRHe6oaWDOMJiyHWZYgplqOdM1rPL) and be on the look out in the near future as we complete the color pie with red!How many board wipes do you run in your commander deck?What other options do you run for your deck in white?-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

Welcome back!  Have you ever hated being archenemy #1 and felt like you misjudged your playgroup bringing an overpowered deck to play with your friends?In this episode we will discuss what to do if you built an overpowered deck and need to power it down to match your playgroup.  Alex and I found that we both did this at the beginning of our EDH careers!  If that is you as well, this episode will give you some solid ideas on how to make your currently Unfun Deck a Fun Deck!-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

Time for another deck tech! This time we couldn't resist making an EDH deck of the new Simic Titan in the Theros Beyond Death set. Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath does everything of value in Commander. It draws you cards, ramps you quickly and even gives you life, all while connected to a 6/6 titan that can do some graveyard shenanigans!-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

2020 here we come! Let's start the year off with a bang! How about Theros Beyond Death to start us off. With all of the gods and powerful cards in this set, we are bound to have some great new cards to add to our Commander Decks. We hope you enjoy our top choices for the best cards for Commander! Let us know what your favorite cards are in the comments below? Are you a fan of the new Nyx Lotus or does one of the gods have your attention? ------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex)------------------------------------------- If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions @ [email protected], check us out on social media http://Twitter.com/CommandJourney http://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney------------------------------------------- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5g Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN ------------------------------------------- Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you! Joel & Alex

2019 was a great year for Commander and we just want to talk about our top 3 favorite things that happened this year for the format. Of course everyone is looking forward to the new year and just how much awesomeness 2020 will bring Commander! So let's just take a moment to reflect on this last year and how the sets and cards that came out has set us up for new and crazy things next year!------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex).------------------------------------------- If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions at: [email protected]. Also check us out on social media http://Twitter.com/CommandJourney http://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney------------------------------------------- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5g Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN------------------------------------------- Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you! Joel & Alex

Mechanics in Magic!  As a new player it is sometimes hard to understand all of the nuances of the various mechanics of the game.  After understanding basic game play in Magic you need to next understand the different mechanics that pop up as you play, especially in paper Magic.If you are new to Commander it is especially important for you to learn the different mechanics and this episode is for you.  We chose just a few of the mechanics that gave me (Joel) trouble as a new player and hope this information can help you as you are learning the game.  Also, if you've been playing a while there are still things that can "stump you", this episode is for you as well.-------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex).-------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions at: [email protected] Also check us out on social media http://Twitter.com/CommandJourney http://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-------------------------------------------YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

This week we are talking about the top 5 budget removal spells in black. There are so many options in this color which made it hard to narrow it down but it was also a lot of fun coming up with these. Keep in mind that these are budget options and great cards for any commander deck running black. -----------------------------------------------------Welcome to the Commander's Journey! We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex).-----------------------------------------------------If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions at [email protected] check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney-----------------------------------------------------YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN-----------------------------------------------------Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you!Joel & Alex

This deck tech is on the first deck I (Joel) ever built.  We want to show newer players just how much fun and how creative and unique you can be in Commander with your deck building. We go over some of the strategies and what gets us excited about the deck. ------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Commander's Journey!  We are here to be a resource and discussion podcast for new magic and commander players and are stoked that you stopped on by. We want to give our perspective of this awesome game from a brand new magic and commander player (Joel) and an experienced player (Alex). ------------------------------------------- If you want to see Joel's first Teysa Deck check it out here https://archidekt.com/decks/297661#Teysa_KarlovIf you want to see Alex's Teysa Deck check it out here https://archidekt.com/decks/297675#Teysa_Karlov_(Alex) ------------------------------------------- If you are enjoying our podcast please leave us a comment or email us with any advice or questions at [email protected] check us out on social mediahttp://Twitter.com/CommandJourneyhttp://Patreon.com/CommandersJourney ----------------------------------------------------- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqxgQzZUjumWYjEsZZFF5gApple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commanders-journey/id1483492996Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1wU87tCySFLajRvCkUa5GN ----------------------------------------------------- Thank you again for listening and we look forward to making more awesome Commander content for you! Joel & Alex