Middle-Earth is chock full of legendary creatures, characters of all shapes and sizes, so we begin to breakdown the 40 legendary creatures of the Uncommon variety, looking at the Elves, Dwarf, humans of Rohan and Gondor. We discuss stats, lore, and if they're good as a commander or part of the 99. Due to the density, part 2 will be next week's episode!

You can find Derek on Twitter @genesiswavefor1.

Video games are popping off in 2023, and half the year is already over? How much more can we expect? Spoiler alert, I guess?

Phil and Davy, the dynamic couple of Neoroyal, House of Pricey Cardboard (and the personification of Hecking Murder) are here to talk their experiences with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and our collective thoughts on the game, its systems, story, and video games in general. At the time of this release, they have finally beaten the game!

Check out these fine folks on Twitter: Phil @EDHNeoroyal, Davy @DavyFJones, and Davy's Twitch, where heckin' murder occurs!

Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you just want to go ape on your opponents?

Empress Quinn returns with the second showing of Armix, slinging some madness spells, with some words of wisdom regarding casting some mean nasty spells and never apologizing for it. We make these decks with intention, so we better commit! Otherwise, why do we play these spells at all? Cast those spells with your whole chest.

Go check out Quinn on Twitter @GirlDickEnergy, and find MTG Lexicon on Twitch and Youtube, which is the home of #DrownedSecretsDotFM.

Check out faer Grixis Madness deck on Moxfield!

First of all: nice.

Continuing the Boros/Lorehold adoration, I have Trentyn return for us to gush about hypotheticals with our favourite Loxodon from Strixhaven, the recently sparked Quintorius! There's a lot of tools and pieces to get max value out of this Lorehold student. We then discuss Trentyn's exploration of other formats and challenges with his playgroup, including Modern, Pauper and Pioneers brews.

Check out Trentyn on Twitter @Trentyn907, and check out my deck and Trentyn's deck on Moxfield.

I was thrown for a loop when I re-read Slinn Voda this episode. Why aren't Merfolk thrown into sea monster cards? We're missing out.

Chain comes on to chat about the history of his Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep deck, where it came from, where it's going, and what's the best way to pilot it. We then interject with the benefits of low vs high mana value commanders, new card designs that care about that, and how trusted play can lead to better game experiences.

You can check Chain out on Twitter @Chain_Commander, and the Slinn Voda deck on Archidekt.

You've heard of her haven't you? The Legend of Gut. When I was young my father would tell me stories about her, the skeletons she conjured. It's too spooky, this party's getting crazy, LET'S ROCK!

Will, AKA ScrufyNerfHerd joins the cast to chat about a pauper Gut and Feywild Visitor deck that's focused on burning out opponents while turning creatures sideways. We then discuss the impact and influence of Capcom's super stylish game series Devil May Cry, and the projects we've been involved in while showing our love for MTG at the same time.

Check out Will on Twitter @scrufynerfherd_ and Magic the Dungeoning on Twitter and Twitch. See his Gut/Feywild Visitor pauper list on Moxfield, and check out Children of Alara's deck tech on Isshin/Vergil on Youtube.

Blink and you'll miss it: this tiny goblin was actually a dragon the whole time. Who'd have thought? Magic is so wild and random like that. Also we've never played a commander game in our lives. Don't trust what we say.

Fitz returns with his Izzet polymorph deck that's gone through some commanders before settling on Rograkh and Esior, getting value from changing low mana value creatures for banger and threatening flyers. Also, who's ready for the crossover commander game of the year: Rick, Steadfast Leader vs Megatron, Tryant vs Gandalf the Grey vs Chun-Li, Countless Kicks? Universes Beyond has opened the gate of many possibilities.

Go check out Fitz on Twitter, Casual 7's episode about cardboard fixation on Podcasters on Spotify, and his Roger/Esior deck on Archidekt.

Who knew that the Path of the Kensei lead to having creatures Blink in and out of existence? Is it possible to learn this power?

Lenny, aka Ajani's Gay Pridemate, joins me again to discuss Oji, how constant value can lead to unfun play patterns for all involved, and how white-blue is an undervalued aggro color combination. We also talk about how when people say cards are bad, our response is "I'll have a deck on your desk tomorrow morning". Also, JoJo posing?

Check out Lenny on Twitter, the Scrap Trawlers on Twitch, and Power Sink on EDHREC.

Look, it's tiny baby boy Mishra digging in the sand, combing the desert, building silly constructs. I hope he doesn't become an absolute monster in his adult life.

MJ of the MTG in Quarantine podcast and I show our homework of how pretty good mono-red Mishra is in terms of digging through your library, sifting through your graveyard and getting that burst of mana needed to create your next machine monster. Then we chat about his CEDH list that he's brewed up to have a good time in the highest tier of play. This legend will make you find what Dark Helmet is looking for. (You know, Spaceballs? Anyone remember that?)

Check out MJ over on Twitter, and check out our lists on Moxfield, my casual list, and MJ's casual and fringe CEDH list.

From the frozen east of Canada, a single man flies a banner in the chilly province of Quebec. The flag shows the hybrid symbol of Phyrexia and Mirrodin as one.

Emmanuel, aka MunsuLight, and I chat about his budget brew of Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden that focuses on using Living Weapon and For Mirrodin! cards to beat down the opponent through a hybrid of creature token and equipment value. We then discuss budget brewing, how newer frame treatments allow us to bling out our decks, the numerous new Boros cards that make our decks go brrrrr and finish with Pokemon Nuzlocke talk. Come join in the fun!

You can find MunsuLight on Twitter and his Jor Kadeen deck on Moxfield.