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Commander Social is a podcast about the Magic: the Gathering variant, Commander! Your hosts Ryan, and Zack attempt to entertain you with interesting anecdotes about the game of Magic, including their experience running a Commander league.

Check Us Out on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/commandersocial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial/

Contact us on Twitter @commandersocial
Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38

Email: cast@commandersocial.com

May 19, 2022
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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com 
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 139 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 6:53
      2. @edhrec - 12:19
      3. @LennyWooley - 12:40
      4. @Blackneto_ - 20:32
  • Main Topic - Budget Hug
      1. Disclaimer: Second time we are recording this episode, so hopefully it’s even better this time!
      2. Deck List: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/R3QzcI9Kh0ug8w4HYhsdFw
      3. I’ve always wanted to build a group hug deck. A buddy of mine and his son who live in the same apartment complex wanted to do a $100 deck challenge, so I came up with this brew.
      4. What is a group hug deck - “Group Hug is a Commander deck archetype known for providing resources to opposing players, sometimes in exchange for political favors, for the purpose of using those resources or favors to eventually win the game.” - EDH Rec
        1. Lenny told me it was a control deck in disguise.
      5. The commander - Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
        1. These dudes seem cool because I like drawing an extra card and laying an extra land. It’s not extra threatening because it’s at the end of my turn and I feel like ppl are disincentivized to kill it because they’re getting an extra land drop or card draw
      6. The categories
  • Rampin on up
          1. Rootweaver Druid
  • Drawing cards on cards on cards
          1. Humble Defector
          2. Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
          3. Selvala, Explorer Returned
          4. Howling Mine
          5. Dictate of Kruphix
  • Extra Mana on the Side Please?
          1. Tireless Provisioner (Sort of)
          2. Tempt with Discovery
  • Extra Value Appetizer for the Table
          1. Fecundity
          2. Spectral Searchlight
          3. Rites of Flourishing
          4. Heartbeat of Spring
  • Extra Value Meal for Me!
          1. Tidal Barracuda
          2. Tatyova, Benthic Druid
          3. Spellbook
          4. Tamiyo’s Safekeeping
          5. Sphinx’s Revelation
          6. Teferi’s Ageless Insight
  • Desert to finish the meal
          1. Rampaging Baloths?
          2. Psychosis Crawler
          3. Triskaidekaphile
          4. Approach of the Second Sun
  • Summary
        1. What do you think of this deck? Any suggestions or cards I missed? Let us know
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
May 5, 2022
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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com 
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 138 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MastDelen - 0:43
      2. @MothershipGames - 8:03
  • Main Topic - Capenna Precon Pitches
      1. Disclaimer: Prepare yourself. You might not be ready for these deck ideas. They are strong and mostly probably original. They will melt the rest of your play group (literally) if you bring them to EDH night. EDH night is def going to need water… to put out the fires left in the seats where you opponents used to be sitting. 
      2. Card List: https://scryfall.com/@z4ck38/decks/b1551f0b-7dde-4b52-9bfb-3d942b42092b
      3. Zack
        1. Anhelo, the Painter
          1. Deck Ideas
            1. Make a bunch of tokens and find a way to cast a lot of spells
            2. Take extra turns
            3. Draw up your Win Cons
            4. Definitely a late game deck
          2. Cool Cards
            1. Talrand, Sky Summoner <- Tokens
            2. Dragonmaster Outcast <- Tokens
            3. Gravetitan <- flicker maybe?
            4. Kess, Dissident Mage <- Recast spells
        2. Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
          1. Deck Ideas
            1. Power enchantments / creatures
            2. Copy Stuff
          2. Good Cards
            1. Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant <- Lets you copy stuff and shuts down others copying stuff
            2. Good enchantments: Double Vision, Rhystic Study, Phyrexian Arena
            3. Guttersnipe
        3. The Beamtown Bullies
          1. Deck Ideas
            1. Bring big creatures from your yard into play for opponents that have to attack, cast them yourself after ramping
          2. Good Cards
            1. Entomb
            2. Oona's Prowler
            3. Corpse Connoisseur
            4. Faithless looting
            5. big creatures - craterhoof, ulamog, etc
        4. Tivit, Seller of Secrets
          1. Deck Idea
            1. Hard control with cards that make you vote.
          2. Cool Cards
            1. Expropriate
            2. Capital Punishment
            3. Split Decision
            4. Coercive Portal
      4. Ryan
        1. Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
          1. Deck idea: Fun and interesting counters. Resilient and hard to block creatures.
          2. Top 2-4 Cards
            1. Splendor Mare
            2. Luminous Broodmoth
            3. Tyrite Sanctum
            4. Nesting Ground (Comes in the Precon)
        2. Jolene, the Plunder Queen
          1. Deck idea: Treasure Tribal. Goad Opponents and punish the treasures they get.
          2. Top 2-4 Cards
            1. Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
            2. Manglehorn
            3. Powerleech
            4. Viridian Revel
            5. Karn, the Great Creator
              1. Xorn
              2. Academy Manufactor
        3. Kros, Defense Contractor
          1. Deck idea: Have fun fighting amongst yourselves
          2. Top 2-4 Cards
            1. Skyboon Evangelist (Comes in the Precon)
            2. Magnetic Web
            3. Musician
            4. Immaculate Magistrate
            5. Serrated Arrows
            6. Eureka
            7. Tempting Wurm
        4. Henzie “Toolbox” Torre
          1. Deck idea: Cheap creatures with good etb effects + Sac outlets. Value Town!
            1. Note: You could build this like Obeka or my Purphoros Deck
          2. Top 2-4 Cards
            1. Elvish Visionary (Doesn’t work)
            2. Kura, the Boundless Sky
            3. Stingscourger (Doesn’t work)
            4. Dusk Legion Zealot (Doesn’t work)
      5. Summary
        1. What do you think of these pitches? Good? Do you have other ideas? Let us know. 
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Apr 29, 2022
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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com 
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 137 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 5:29
      2. @MTGGoldfish - 30:17
  • Main Topic - New Cappena Commander Precons
      1. Disclaimer: Not reading reprints
      2. List of Decks
        1. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/streets-of-new-capenna-commander-decklists-and-previews
        2. New cards (92!)
          1. https://scryfall.com/sets/ncc?as=grid&order=set
  • Cabaretti Cacophony
          1. Top 3 New Cards
            1. Grand Crescendo
            2. Indulge // Excess
            3. Seize the Spotlight
          2. Notable Reprints
            1. Scute Swarm (4.53)
            2. Selvala, Explorer Returned (3.49)
            3. Path to Exile (3.99)
            4. Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs (6.49)
            5. Beastmaster Ascension (6.99)
            6. Rugged Prairie (5.49)
  • Obscura Operation (Zack) $185.28
          1. Top 3 New Cards
            1. Smuggler's Share
            2. Life Insurance
            3. Change of Plans
          2. Notable Reprints
            1. Strionic Resonator ($5.18)
            2. Silent-Blade Oni ($6.78)
            3. Fallen Shinobi ($5)
            4. Alela, Artful Provocateur ($4.02)
  • Riveteer Rampage (Ryan)
          1. Top 3 New Cards
            1. Next of Kin
            2. Rain of Riches
            3. The Beamtown Bullies
          2. Notable Reprints
            1. Twilight Mire (9.99)
            2. Blasphemous Act (3.04)
            3. Avenger of Zendikar (5.99)
            4. Kresh the Bloodbraided (5.37)
  • Maestros Massacre (Zack) - $155.74
          1. Top 3 New Cards
            1. Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
            2. Make an Example
            3. Extravagant Replication
          2. Notable Reprints
            1. Lightning Greaves ($7.93)
            2. Bedevil ($.98)
            3. Mystic Confluence ($1.99)
            4. Twinning Staff ($2.91)
  • Bedecked Brokers (Ryan)
          1. Top 3 New Cards
            1. Resourceful Defense
            2. Skyboon Evangelist
            3. Brokers Confluence
          2. Notable Reprints
            1. Devoted Druid (4.99)
            2. Steelbane Hydra (5.98)
            3. Slippery Bogbonder (4.99)
            4. Flooded Grove (5.99)
      1. Summary
        1. How did we do? What are your favorite cards from the new Commander precons? Are you gonna pick up one or more of these new precons?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Apr 21, 2022
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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com 
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 136 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 6:45
  • Main Topic - New Cappena Top 8
      1. Disclaimer: We didn’t include the new Triomes, but they are great!
      2. Top 8
        1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under
      3. Summary
        1. How did we do? What are your top 8 cards from New Capenna? What cards are immediately going into a deck?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Apr 14, 2022
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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com 
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 135 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 10:54
      2. @maro254 - 38:18
  • Main Topic - New Cappena Off the Cuff Review
      1. Disclaimer: Ryan and I have been avoiding previews up until tonight so the listeners at home can be with us for our first impressions on the cards from New Cappena
        1. Not going to talk about shard triome lands
        2. Mention how sick the full art basics are.
      2. Discuss cards
        1. https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=set%3Asnc+-is%3Areprint
      3. Summary
        1. How are you feeling about New Cappena? Are you digging the set so far? Are there any amazing EDH cards we missed? Let us know!
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Mar 31, 2022

Let’s Talk About Green - Ep134

 

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  1. You can find us on Twitter
  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 134 Community Spotlight:
      1. @LennyWooley - 0:52
      2. @iskall85 - 5:08
      3. @MothershipGames - 7:37
      4. @scryfall - 8:06
      5. @edhrec - 14:03
  • Main Topic - A Case for Green
      1. Vault Hunters link- https://vaulthunters.gg/
      2. https://scryfall.com/@z4ck38/decks/fbb9c44d-55cb-4848-a9a4-47505c429541
      3. Disclaimer: There is no right or wrong here. Everyone has feelings, and all feelings are valid. This is an attempt to encourage discussion. 
      4. It seems like with each new set over the past few years green tends to get more and more powerful cards. I’ve heard many players argue maybe even too many good cards. 
        1. Let’s talk about Green in general here, for just a few minutes
      5. What Green Does Well
        1. Ramp - playing against green can be hard due to other players ramping. You can feel left hopelessly behind when your opponent has twenty lands and you have a mere five.
          1. Azusa Lost But Seeking
          2. Dryad of the Elysian Groove
          3. Cultivate
          4. Farseek
          5. Mana Dorks
          6. Carpet of Flowers
          7. Nyxbloom Ancient
          8. Gaea’s Cradle
          9. Growing Rites of Itlmoc
  • How to Combat what Green ramp
          1. This is kinda tough, because MLD is frowned upon in Commander (I don’t particularly like playing against it)
          2. Confounding Conundrum is a step in the right direction I think
          3. Some of these cards are also unfun to play against :(
            1. Punish lands
              1. Ankh of Mishra
              2. Zo-zu the Punisher
              3. Tunnel Ignus
              4. Anathemancer
              5. Price of Progress
              6. Root Maze
              7. Treacherous Terrain
            2. Hinder Search
              1. Aven Mindcensor
              2. Stranglehold
              3. Ashiok Dream Render
              4. Opposition Agent
            3. Destroy MOST lands
              1. Keldon Firebombers
              2. Natural Balance
  • Graveyard Recursion
          1. Eternal Witness 
          2. Noxious Revival
          3. Reclaim
          4. Bala Ged Recovery
  • Removal
          1. Force of Vigor
          2. Beast WIthin
          3. Return to Nature
  • Effective and Aggressivly Costed Creatures
          1. Temur Sabertooth
          2. Craterhoof Behemoth
          3. Rampaging Baloths
          4. Scute Swarm
          5. Scavaging Ooze
  • Other Just Good Cards
        1. Sylvan Library
        2. Doubling Season
        3. The Great Henge
        4. Concordant Crossroads
        5. Survival of the Fittest
        6. Seedborn Muse
        7. Reclamation Sage
        8. Guardian Project
        9. Veil of Summer
        10. The Great Henge
      1.  

 

  1. Summary
    1. How do you feel about Green? Is Green RAMPantly out of control? Any cards we missed?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Mar 24, 2022
    1. https://store.commandersocial.com
  • You can find us on Twitter
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  • Ep 133 Community Spotlight:
      1.  @NH118 - 0:40
      2. @MothershipGames - 7:06
      3. @scryfall - 7:54
      4. @edhrec - 7:54
  • Main Topic - Lesser Used Lands
  • Disclaimer: 
  • We did a scryfall search for colorless lands, and sorted by EDHRec relevancy descending, so this should get us the least used lands. We also, manually excluded lands that can tap for a color of mana.
  • For contrast, the most used:
        1. A little over a million decks 1018273
        2. Reliquary Tower (278936 - 27%)
        3. Rogue’s Passage (166203 - 16%)
        4. Ancient Tomb (132828 - 13%)
          1. Buried Ruin (62946 - 6%)
          1. If Ancient Tomb is cheating, and we want lands that do SOMETHING besides tap for mana, 3rd place would be:
  • The Lands
        1. Isolated Watchtower (in 4551 decks)
        2. Endless Sands (5411)
        3. Mirrorpool (8597)
        4. Mutavault (9612)
        5. Swarmyard (9629) - This one is a little niche
        6. Drownyard Temple (9751)
        7. Witch’s Clinic (9963)
        8. Detection Tower (10178)
        9. Terrain Generator (10630)
        10. Cryptic Caves (11324)
  • Summary - What do you think about these lands? Do you run any of these? Are there any we missed that you think are good? Let us know!
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Mar 9, 2022
    1. https://store.commandersocial.com
  • You can find us on Twitter
      1. Ryan - @greenegeek
      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 132 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 7:00
      2. @scryfall - 9:31
      3. @commandcast - 24:03
  • Main Topic - Cards we want
  • Disclaimer: These are cards that Ryan and I personally want, we’re not saying these are god-tier cards for EDH. 
        1. Zack and I are lucky enough to have been playing for a long time, and have gotten cards before they got very expensive!
        2. Not discussing Promos
        3. Prices were taken from scryfall.
  • The other interesting bit is the cards we are listing are based on our playstyles, personal preferences, and collections, which are both fairly deep, probably more so than the average player. 

 

  • Summary - What do you think about the cards we want? Do you want them too? What are some cards you’d like to pick up?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
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    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
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    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
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    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Mar 2, 2022
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  • You can find us on Twitter
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      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
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      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
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  • Ep 131 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 7:01
      2. @MtgProphet - 9:36, 17:31, 20:00, 48:58
      3. @moxfieldmtg - 18:38
  • Main Topic - Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos: Deck Tech
  • Disclaimer: Not a budget friendly deck, but could absolutely be built that way
      1. Huge Shoutout to Prophet!
      2. Read the Commander
        1. There are some PRICY versions of this card…
      3. Decklist: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/oO0udNo92UG78oELs9pw5Q
      4. Lands or lack thereof
        1. 5 mdfc
          1. Hagra Mauling
          2. Kazuul’s Fury
          3. Malakir Rebirth
          4. Valakut Awakening
          5. Zof Consumption
          6. Could also include Shatterskull Smashing and Agadeem’s Awakening
      5. What’s on the top?!?!
        1. Scroll Rack
        2. Sensei’s Divining Top
        3. Timesifter (Could really paint a target)
        4. Vampiric Tutor
        5. Scheming Symmetry
        6. Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
        7. Sin Prodder
        8. Keen Duelist
        9. Baneful Omen
      6. Why Grandma, what big Mana Value you have
        1. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
        2. Emrakul, the Promised End
        3. Apex of Power
        4. Scion of Draco
      7. BANG! For your buck (4.26 average mana value, the curve is quite high!)
        1. Blasphemous Act
        2. Chandra’s Incinerator
        3. Ingot Chewer
        4. Shriekmaw
        5. Boom // Bust
        6. Dead Drop
        7. Insult // Injury
        8. Never // Return
        9. Volcanic Salvo
        10. Bedeck // Bedazzle
        11. Murderous Cut
        12. Curtain’s Call
        13. The Cauldron of Eternity
      8. It’s Flex Manning Day!
        1. Prosper, Tome-Bound
        2. Vial Smasher the Fierce
        3. Toralf, God of Fury
        4. Wild-Magic Sorcerer
        5. Glistening Oil
        6. Phyresis
  • Summary
      1. What do you think about Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos? Is this the type of deck you can get behind? What other Legends from #MTGNeo are brewing?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
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    6. On twitter @commandersocial
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
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    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Feb 23, 2022

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Our LGS has setup an online store!
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Thursday nights come play at mothership!
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Ep 130 Community Spotlight:
@MothershipGames - 7:32
@ghirapurigears - 29:12
@GavinVerhey - 49:39
Main Topic - MtG Secret Lair x Street Fighter
Disclaimer: This sale ends in: 25 Days 15 Hr 33 Min 54 Sec… Probably less now…
About Universes Beyond
Create and print rebranded versions of the mechanically unique Secret Lair Universes Beyond cards that are set in Magic 's Multiverse approximately six months (the exact time may vary) after their release in Secret Lair.
In Magic Versions will be available via The List, which can be found in Set Boosters.
Possibly Reprint cards in other products
Non cannon and cannon cards will be equivalent game pieces
This wasn’t going to be the case for TWD SL, but this was reversed in Oct. 2021.
https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Universes_Beyond
 Order Link - https://secretlair.wizards.com/us
Foil - $49.99
Non-Foil - $39.99
Included - 
E. Honda, Sumo Champion  
Ryu, World Warrior  
Ken, Burning Brawler  
Blanka, Ferocious Friend  
Chun-Li, Countless Kicks  
Dhalsim, Pliable Pacifist  
Guile, Sonic Soldier  
Zangief, the Red Cyclone
Single use Code for Street Fighter themed sleeves for Arena
Our backgrounds with Street Fighter
Card link - https://scryfall.com/@z4ck38/decks/9dfcf53b-a9c7-450d-81d2-5a790599643e
Discuss Cards
Summary
What do you think of the new cards from the SLD x Street Fighter Drop? Are you going to buy these? Are there any other Universes Beyond crossovers you’d like to see with Magic?
Wrap it up

Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
Komiku - Battle of Pogs
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
Title - Trap Sport
By - jorikbasov
https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
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Feb 16, 2022
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      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
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      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
      3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 129 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 7:13
      2. @scryfall - 9:21
  • Main Topic - Discussing Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Top 8
  • Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Commander Decks
        1. Extended art versions of new cards can be found in collector’s boosters
      1. 8 cards are only in Set Boosters - https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/mtg-go-shinatai-shrine-lord-and-cycle-of-myojin-fill-in-commander-kamigawa-set-booster-slots
        1. 5 Myojin
        2. Ruthless Technomancer
        3. Go-Shintai of Life’s Origin
        4. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
      2. Reprints link - https://scryfall.com/search?as=checklist&dir=desc&order=usd&q=set%3Anec+%28rarity%3Ar+or+rarity%3Am%29+is%3Areprint&unique=cards
  • Discuss Cards by Color
  • Summary
        1. What do you think of the new cards from the Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Commander Decks? Are they worth it? Are you going to buy one or both? Let us know!
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
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  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Feb 9, 2022
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  • You can find us on Twitter
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      2. Zack - @z4ck38
      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
      1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
      2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
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      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 128 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 6:39
      2. @MtgProphet - 34:20
  • Main Topic - Discussing Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Top 8
  • Disclaimer:
        1. We didn’t include any lands in our top 8
      1. Zack’s turn to set the over/under
      2. Secrets!!!
  • Summary
        1. What did you think of our lists? What are your favorite cards from Kamigawa Neon Dynasty?
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
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    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
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      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Feb 2, 2022
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  • You can find us on Twitter
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      3. Together - @commandersocial
    1. Our LGS has setup an online store!
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      4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
        1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  • Ep 127 Community Spotlight:
      1. @MothershipGames - 4:43
      2. @scryfall - 5:23
      3. @MtgProphet - 45:12
  • Main Topic - Discussing Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Previews
  • Disclaimer:
        1. We are only discussing the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty previews up to 1.30.2020.
        2. Ryan has little to no knowledge of the previewed cards and I have picked 15 of what I believe are the best cards from the set so far for us to see Ryan’s reaction to and discuss. 
  • Reconfigure
          1. Both Artifact Creatures and Equipment
          2. Pay reconfigure cost at sorcery speed to attach the equipment to a creature, move it to another creature, or unnattach for it to be an artifact creature again.
  • Modifications
          1. Equipment, auras you control, and counters are modifications, which can impact different ways modifications can interact with specific cards. For instance, one card (Goro-Goro, a Legendary Creature) can create a 5/5 red Dragon Spirit creature token with flying for 3 colorless mana and two mountains. You can only activate this if you control an attacking modified creature. As a side note, it’s auras you control.
  • Dual Faced Sagas
  • Ninjitsu
        1. Ninjutsu allows a Ninja to sneak onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. To activate a ninjutsu ability, reveal the card with ninjutsu from your hand and pay the ninjutsu cost. Then, choose an unblocked attacking creature you control and return it to its owner's hand. Remember that an attacking creature is unblocked only after blockers have been declared. If an attacking creature is blocked, but all its blockers are removed before combat damage is dealt, the attacking creature is still blocked, so you can't return that creature to activate a ninjutsu ability.

 

  1. The Ninja will enter the battlefield tapped and attacking the same player or planeswalker the returned creature was attacking. Blockers have already been declared this combat, so the Ninja should have a clear path to deal combat damage. Technically, you can activate ninjutsu during the combat phase after combat damage has been dealt. This won't normally come up, but if your attacking creature has first strike, there are some tricks to be had.
  • Channel
    1. Each channel ability allows you to discard the card with the ability from your hand for an effect
  • White
        1. Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
        2. Lion Sash
        3. Era of Enlightenment
        4. Mention Shrine
  • Blue
        1. Armguard Familiar
        2. Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
        3. The Reality Chip
        4. Agent of the Future
  • Black
        1. Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
        2. Tatsunari, Toad Rider
        3. Prowling Shredder <- not english
  • Red
        1. Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryuei
        2. Scrap Welder <-
        3. Tempered in Solitude
  • Green
        1. Kodama of the West Tree
        2. Kappa Tech-Wrecker
  • Multi-Color
        1. Kaito Shizuki
        2. Satoru Umezama
        3. Silver Fur Master
        4. Jukau Naturalist
        5. Tamiyo, Compleated Sage.
  • Colorless
        1. Mirror Box
  • Land
      1. Boseiju, Who Endures
      2. Ukiyo-E (ookeyoh-eh) Lands - The art for the ukiyo-e lands is inspired by Japanese woodblock print styles. There are ten ukiyo-e lands, two of each basic land type.
  1. Summary
    1. So last time we did an episode like this we received positive feedback, but that is lost somewhere in the circular construct we know as time. Hopefully, this one is good, but for reals let us know what you think! I always aim to make content our esteemed listeners will enjoy. 
  • Wrap it up
  1. Keep it Social!
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Contact Info
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
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    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
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  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
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    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 125 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MtgProphet - 3:48, 26:49, 39:00
  2. @dpkrausejr - 3:48
  3. @MothershipGames - 7:10
  4. @Card_Kingdom - 15:05
  5. @MTGMoo - 26:01
  6. @moxfieldmtg - 55:25

 

  • Main Topic - Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • Disclaimer:

 

    1. There should def be something here.
  1. Shout out to the listeners who helped me on twitter!

 

  • Read Sythis, Harvest’s Hand

 

  1. About
    1. I’ve always wanted to make an enchantment deck, as enchantments are one of my favorite types of cards. I’ve tried in the past and the result has always been meh. I also have never built a g/w deck before and wanted to start the new year with a new color combination. 

 

  • Green without the ramp?

 

  1. Abundant Growth
  2. Fertile Ground
  3. Gift of Paradise
  4. Overgrowth
  5. Sanctum Weaver
  6. Karametra, God of Harvests
  7. Smothering Tithe

 

  • Enchanting Enchantresses

 

  1. Argothian Enchantress
  2. Femeref Enchantress
  3. Mesa Enchantress
  4. Verduran Enchantress
  5. Eidolon of Blossoms
  6. Enchantress's Presence

 

  • Synergistic Removal that Synergizes 

 

  1. Kenrith's Transformation
  2. Soul Snare
  3. Darksteel Mutation
  4. Lignify
  5. Seal of Primordium
  6. Banishing Light

 

  • Enchantments that make you say, “PAWGERS!!!”

 

  1. Blind Obedience
  2. Mirari's Wake
  3. Aura Shards
  4. City of Solitude
  5. Ghostly Prison
  6. Aurification
  7. Court of Grace
  8. Teleportation Circle
  9. Holistic Wisdom
  10. Fountain Watch

 

  • Recursion, AKA Getting the Band Back Together

 

  1. Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  2. Auramancer 
  3. Eternal Witness

 

  • Win conditions?

 

  1. Starfield of Nyx
    1. Flickering Ward / Whip Silk / Broken Fall
  2.  Sigil of the Empty Throne
    1. Mirari’s Wake pumps these
    2. Skullclamp can draw cards
  3. Siona, Captain of the Pyleas / Shielded by Faith

 

  • What Ryan’s Heart Wants

 

  1. Cloud Key
  2. Open the Vaults
  3. Endless Wurm
  4. Sphere of Safety
  5. Satyr Enchanter
  6. Solitary Confinement
  7. Heliod's Pilgrim

 

  • Brewing on a budget - Cuts

 

  1. Argothian Enchantress
  2. Endurance
  3. Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  4. Force of Vigor
  5. Enlightened Tutor
  6. Idyllic Tutor
  7. Smothering Tithe
  8. City of Solitude

 

  • Summary

 

  1. What do you think of this deck? Does it sound as enchanting to you as it does to us? Did we miss any cards? Let us know!

 

  • Wrap it up

 

    1.  
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
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    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  4. Contact Info
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Jan 12, 2022
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  • You can find us on Twitter

 

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    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial
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    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 124 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 8:41
  2. @moxfieldmtg - 10:50
  3. @GingerJ0E - 15:36
  4. @MtgProphet - 21:27
  5. @AlterSleeves - 32:39
  6. @GavinVerhey - 1:08:41

 

  • Main Topic 
  • Disclaimer:

 

  1. We are in no way MTG Finance specialists. Also, these are just our thoughts, and all of this is fairly subjective. Every person’s situation is different, and what may be worth it to us may NOT be worth it to you, and that’s OK!
  2. We aren’t going to read out the cards this episode (please let us know if you like this or not). Also, there is a link to the moxfield list below, and you can View: Text, Group: Color, Sort:Price that list.

 

  • Cards that are good are for their value

 

    1. We are realizing (more and more each day) that Magic cards are expensive. The thought of convincing someone new to play Commander is hard. So, I thought maybe this is something that could help newer players, or at the least help folks that got some Gift Cards for Christmas
  1. https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29&order=edhrec&as=checklist
  2. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/tJoBg03YVEGlJiuXhHupKQ
  3. Red
  4. Green
  5. Multi-Colored
  6. Colorless

 

  • Summary

 

  1. We hope everyone out there in Audience Land had a good year, and we’re looking forward to spending more time with y’all in 2022!

 

  • Wrap it up

 

    1.  
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
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    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  4. Contact Info
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
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    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
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  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 120 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 6:10
  2. @moxfieldmtg - 7:47, 22:34
  3. @edhrec - 13:30

 

  • Main Topic - Magic Cards are Expensive
  • Disclaimer:

 

  1. We are in no way MTG Finance specialists. Also, these are just our thoughts, and all of this is fairly subjective. Every person’s situation is different, and what may be worth it to us may NOT be worth it to you, and that’s OK!
  2. We aren’t going to read out the cards this episode (please let us know if you like this or not). Also, there is a link to the moxfield list below, and you can View: Text, Group: Color, Sort:Price that list.

 

  • Cards that are good are for their value

 

    1. We are realizing (more and more each day) that Magic cards are expensive. The thought of convincing someone new to play Commander is hard. So, I thought maybe this is something that could help newer players, or at the least help folks that got some Gift Cards for Christmas
  1. https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29&order=edhrec&as=checklist
  2. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/tJoBg03YVEGlJiuXhHupKQ

 

  • Summary

 

  1. We hope everyone out there in Audience Land had a good year, and we’re looking forward to spending more time with y’all in 2022!

 

  • Wrap it up

 

    1.  
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  4. Contact Info
  5. © Copyright 2022 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Dec 29, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - What is the best gift you’ve ever given? Doesn’t have to be a Christmas gift. Share a cool story with how you surprised or delighted someone in your life
    2. Prize - Crimson Vow Collector’s Booster
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 120 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 9:05
  2. @MtgProphet - 0:59, 21:33, 37:40, 43:21, 46:46
  3. @dpkrausejr - 15:38
  4. @andyhullbone - 37:40, 37:40
  5. @LennyWooley - 37:40, 43:21
  6. @MikeMac389 - 37:40
  7. @MTGMoo - 43:21
  8. @case_vickers - 43:21, 51:40

 

  • Main Topic - Top 8 Commanders for 2021

 

    1. Disclaimer: 2021 was a weird year. Neither Ryan nor I played at our LGS, nor did they open for play. Due to this Ryan was able to play less due to time restrictions. I played quite a bit in the first half of the year but began to both drop off in playing and recording games, so I would say my data represents the first half of the year. 
      1. Explain how we recorded all the results
        1. Ryan
          1. Take notes with Phone, and then transfer to a spreadsheet at the end of the year
          2. I’ll make a template from my spreadsheet and share it with all of you!
          1. Google Sheet
        2. Zack
        1. Date
        2. Location
        3. Player 1 (usually me): Deck Played
        4. Player 2: Deck Played
        5. Player N: Deck Played
        6. Did player 1 win the game?
        7. Wincon: How the game was won
        8. One or two-sentence summary of who won, and how they won
      2. An entry looks like so:
    2. Methodology
    3. Spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iThWvnkrqHSVTtUUbV3F7jGEmdzC1qIrrpG_WoxmDfU/edit?usp=sharing
      1. How many games were played by each of us?
      2. How many games we played with together
      3. Where did we play most often?
      4. What percentage of games were 2,3,4,5,6 players?
      5. Did those going first win at a higher percentage than subsequent players in a game?
        1.  How many times?
      6. (Which deck did each of us play the most? (Each guess)
        1. Dive in a bit here
      7. Which decks had the best win percentage?
      8. How many different decks have we played over the year
      9. How many different people did we play against this year?
        1. Who did I have the best record against? (played 5 or more times)
        2. Who did I have the worst record against? (played 5 or more times)
      10. Notable win/loss ratios against people? (Both of us)
      11. Ryan’s overall win/loss percentage?
      12. Zack’s overall win/loss percentage?
    4. To the Numbers!
    1. We hope everyone out there in Audience Land had a good year, and we’re looking forward to spending more time with y’all in 2022!
  1. Summary

 

  • Wrap it up

 

    1.  
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  4. Contact Info
  5. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Dec 15, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - What is the best gift you’ve ever given? Doesn’t have to be a Christmas gift. Share a cool story with how you surprised or delighted someone in your life
    2. Prize - Crimson Vow Collector’s Booster
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 121 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 6:47
  2. @scryfall - 8:19, 57:14
  3. @UrsaBearwalker - 11:37
  4. @LenaSketchin - 52:14

 

  • Main Topic - Top 8 Commanders for 2021

 

    1. Disclaimer: We didn’t include any lands that just add mana, we know they are good. We also only included cards that are good in the 99, because we did top 8 Commanders last week.
      1. Scryfall search
        1. https://scryfall.com/search?q=legal%3Acommander+%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29+-is%3Areprint+year%3D2021&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
        1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under
      2. Top 8 Secret List Style
      3. Summary
      4. What do you think about our lists? What are your favorite cards from this year?
    2. Wrap it up
    3.  
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  3. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  4. Contact Info
  5. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Dec 8, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - What is the best gift you’ve ever given? Doesn’t have to be a Christmas gift. Share a cool story with how you surprised or delighted someone in your life
    2. Prize - Crimson Vow Collector’s Booster
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 120 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @edhrec - 0:30, 27:30
  2. @MothershipGames - 7:15
  3. @scryfall - 8:34, 56:30
  4. @hate_your_deck - 26:50
  5. @case_vickers - 28:30
  6. @commandcast - 29:56
  7. @MtgProphet - 35:14
  8. @Blackneto_ - 37:53

 

  • Main Topic - Top 8 Commanders for 2021

 

    1. Disclaimer: We didn’t include cards like Euroakus (Heroes of the Realm - These cards are specifically created for Wizards of the Coast in very limited numbers, and handed out by the execs to some of their employees as a token of appreciation.) Nor the MtG Alchemy Arena only cards (for example: Gitrog, Horror of Zhava)
      1. Scryfall search
        1. https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29+-is%3Areprint+is%3Acommander+year%3D2021&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
        1. Zack’s turn to set the over/under
      2. Top 8 Secret List Style
      3. Summary
      4. What do you think about Jacob? Is this the kinda deck you want to try out? How do you feel about the overly large budget? What cards would YOU add?
    1.  
  1. Wrap it up
  2. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. Contact Info
  6. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Dec 1, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - What is the best gift you’ve ever given? Doesn’t have to be a Christmas gift. Share a cool story with how you surprised or delighted someone in your life
    2. Prize - Crimson Vow Collector’s Booster
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 119 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @TheKristenEmily - 2:35
  2. @MothershipGames - 5:47
  3. @scryfall - 12:40
  4. @MicahMTG - 37:34, 50:52
  5. @MtgProphet - 39:04, 47:59
  6. @edhrec - 55:39

 

  • Main Topic - Jacob Hauken

 

  1. Disclaimer: This deck is NOT budget friendly. I kinda challenged Ryan to make this deck as busted as possible. ($1441.87)
    1. Link to deck: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RzBGSYZDgE6cRRLBTK12-w
  2. Read Jacob Hauken

 

  • I’m not playing a Show and Tell deck, YOU’RE playing a Show and Tell deck!

 

  1. Show and Tell
  2. Omniscience
  3. Mystical Tutor

 

  • Cards that may or may not have secret volcano hideouts

 

  1. Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur (Many of us just got the Praetor Secret Lair in)
  2. Sphinx of the Second Sun
  3. Tidespout Tyrant
  4. Hullbreaker Horror
  5. Memnarch
  6. Alrund’s Epiphany
  7. Nexus of Fate

 

  • He’s still Jakey from the Block

 

  1. Chromatic Orrery
  2. Grim Monolith
  3. Mana Crypt
  4. Mana Vault
  5. High Tide
  6. 4x Mox (Amber, Chrome, Diamond, Opal) 27 artifacts (3 creatures, 2 lands, 22 normal)
  7. 5x 2 mana rocks 

 

  • We’ve secretly replaced your high-costed cards with Folger’s Crystals

 

  1. Sea Gate Restoration
  2. Temporal Mastery
  3. Treasure Cruise
  4. Dig Through Time

 

  • What’s on the Top?!?!?!

 

  1. Sensei’s Divining Top
  2. Brainstorm
  3. Search for Azcanta
  4. Long-Term Plans (Thanks Micah!)
  5. Future Sight (Thanks Prophet!)
  6. Soothsaying
  7. Scroll Rack

 

  • You wouldn’t hit a man with a magnifying glass, would you?

 

  1. Fierce Guardianship
  2. Force of Will
  3. Curator’s Ward (Thanks Prophet!)

 

  • Weird Flex spot, but okay

 

  1. Wizard’s Spellbook
  2. Paradox Haze (Thanks Micah!)
  3. Mind’s Dilation

 

  • Summary

 

    1. What do you think about Jacob? Is this the kinda deck you want to try out? How do you feel about the overly large budget? What cards would YOU add?
    1.  
  1. Wrap it up
  2. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. Contact Info
  6. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Nov 24, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. New patron: Enthralimund!
    2. Patreon Contest - November is National Gratitude Month. For us being grateful isn’t something you should just do in November or as a holiday, we believe it's something that’s worth practicing throughout our daily lives. Let us know what you’re the most grateful for in your life. 
    3. Prize - Three Packs of Crimson Vow
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 118 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @Enthralimund1 - 0:51
  2. @MothershipGames - 6:14
  3. @moxfieldmtg - 8:25
  4. @MikeMac389 - 45:57

 

  • Main Topic - 2021 by the Numbers

 

  1. Disclaimer: We’re not discussing a one-to-one trade out on the cards from my deck to new cards. We are discussing cards I feel like should come out of my deck and potential cards to add. 
    1. Link to deck: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/62pJoCp99k2sK_u1g-ghKQ
    2. Sideboard Cards are to be taken out and considering are to possibly be added.
  2. Read Edgar Markov

 

  • Cards to take out

 

  1. Anje Falkenrath
  2. Blind Obedience
  3. Bloodline Necromancer
  4. Door of Destinies
  5. Heirloom Blade
  6. Kindred Dominance
  7. Patron of the Vein
  8. Sanctum Seeker
  9. Stromkirk Occultist
  10. Tainted Strike
  11. Urza's Incubator

 

  • Newer Cards to consider  adding

 

  1. Callous Bloodmage
  2. Dominating Vampire
  3. Edgar, Charmed Groom
  4. Falkenrath Pit Fighter
  5. Florian, Voldaren Scion
  6. Henrika Domnathi
  7. Immersturm Predator
  8. Nighthawk Scavenger
  9. Olivia, Crimson Bride
  10. Welcoming Vampire
  11. Agadeem's Awakening
  12. Rite of Oblivion
  13. Impact Tremors < I know this isn’t a new card, but it soo good
  14. Voldaren Estate

 

  • Summary

 

    1. What do you think about the cards we’re thinking about adding to Edgar Markov? Are there any we missed? Let us know!
    1.  
  1. Wrap it up
  2. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. Contact Info
  6. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Nov 17, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - November is National Gratitude Month. For us being grateful isn’t something you should just do in November or as a holiday, we believe it's something that’s worth practicing throughout our daily lives. Let us know what you’re the most grateful for in your life. 
    2. Prize - Three Packs of Crimson Vow
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
    1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
    2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
    3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
      1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
    4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  • Ep 117 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 6:41
  2. @scryfall - 8:58
  3. @GavinVerhey - 21:18
  4. @schmandrewart - 24:05
  5. @edhrec - 25:28, 42:57
  6. @michaeldlynch - 33:46
  7. @hate_your_deck - 33:46
  8. @blairwitchgreen - 38:31

 

  • Main Topic - 2021 by the Numbers

 

  1. Disclaimer: We’re fairly certain all of the cards that are going to be released in 2021 have been shown. We might be wrong? Also, it looks like this does NOT include the Commanders from Secret Lair Stranger Things.
  2. Inspiration:  https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/qrxeu1/there_were_186_new_commanders_released_in_2021/

 

  • Non-Reprint Cards By Year

 

  1. 2021 - 1,849
  2. 2020 - 1,211
  3. 2019 - 1,205 
  4. 2018 - 1,017 
  5. 2017 - 915 
  6. Wotc Is printing over double the unique cards per year this year as they did in 2017!

 

  • Non-Reprint Commanders by Year

 

  1. Scryfall Search: 
  2. https://scryfall.com/search?q=border%3Ablack+-is%3Areprint+is%3Acommander+year%3D2021&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
  3. Excludes silver-bordered cards. 
    1. 2021 = 186
    2. 2020 = 185
    3. 2019 = 79
    4. 2018 = 101
    5. 2017 = 55
    6. 2016 = 50
    7. 2015 = 45
    8. 2014 = 39
    9. 2013 = 38
    10. 2012 = 20
    11. 2011 = 28 (15 were in the Commander precons)
    12. 2010 = 14
    13. 2009 = 13
    14. 2008 = 16
    15. 2007 = 29
    16. 2006 = 36
    17. 2005 = 64
    18. 2004 = 52
    19. 2003 = 8
    20. 2002 = 16
    21. 2001 = 12
    22. 2000 = 23
  4. Commanders Printed by Year

 

  • 186 commanders in 2021 is wild!
  • Let’s look at the color break down

 

  1. Mono
    1. White - 12
    2. Blue - 15
    3. Black - 17
    4. Red - 12
    5. Green - 13

 

  • Total - 69

 

  1. Dual
    1. WU - 6
    2. UB - 9
    3. BR - 11
    4. RG - 7
    5. GW - 10
    6. WB - 9
    7. UR - 10
    8. BG - 15
    9. RW - 13
    10. GU - 14

 

  • Total - 103

 

  1. Tri
    1. GWU - 2
    2. WUB - 2
    3. UBR - 1
    4. BRG - 0
    5. RGW - 1
    6. WBG - 0
    7. URW - 0
    8. BGU - 1
    9. RWB - 2
    10. GUR - 0

 

  • Total - 9

 

  1. Four Color
    1. WUBR  - 0
    2. UBRG  - 0
    3. BRGW  - 0
    4. RGWU  - 0
    5. GWUB  - 0

 

  • Total - 0

 

  1. Five Color
    1. WUBRG - 4

 

  • Top 8 Commanders from 2021 according to EDHRec

 

  1. Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  2. Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  3. Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  5. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  6. Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
  7. Beledros Witherbloom
  8. Koma, Cosmos Serpent

 

  • Top 8 Cards Printed in 2021 that cannot be a Commander according to EDHRec

 

  1. Esper Sentinel
  2. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist
  4. Dauthi Voidwalker
  5. Urza's Saga
  6. Solve the Equation
  7. Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  8. Archmage Emeritus

 

  • Summary

 

    1. How do you feel about the number of commanders printed this year? What about the sheer number of cards printed this year? Let us know your favorite Commander or card printed this year!
    1.  
  1. Wrap it up
  2. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  4. Commander Social Theme
    1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
    2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
    3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
    4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
    5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
    6. On twitter @commandersocial
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
  5. Contact Info
  6. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Nov 10, 2021

 

  • Patreon

 

    1. Patreon Contest - November is National Gratitude Month. For us being grateful isn’t something you should just do in November or as a holiday, we believe it's something that’s worth practicing throughout our daily lives. Let us know what you’re the most grateful for in your life. 
    2. Prize - Three Packs of Crimson Vow
  1. store.commandersocial.com

 

  • You can find us on Twitter

 

  1. Ryan - @greenegeek
  2. Zack - @z4ck38
  3. Together - @commandersocial  

 

  • Our LGS has setup an online store!

 

  1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
  2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
  3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
    1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
  4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!

 

  • Ep 116 Community Spotlight:

 

  1. @MothershipGames - 7:41
  2. @MTGMoo - 32:30
  3. @Hamsterfly - 47:28
  4. @MtgProphet - 48:47

 

  • Main Topic - VOW Previews Week One

 

    1. Disclaimer, we have not seen each other’s lists. We will also not be talking about the hunt lands, which in this set are five enemy dual-colored lands that come into play tapped unless you control two or more other lands. 
      1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under
    2. Secret List Top 8!
      1. How’s Crimson Vow looking to everyone at home so far? Are you going to be revamping your Edgar Markov deck? (I see what you did there) I know I will be, but seriously let us know if there were any cards we forgot to mention or if there are any we did that you absolutely love!
    3. Summary
    1.  
  1. Wrap it up
  2. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  3. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
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  1. @MothershipGames - 5:37
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  • Main Topic - A Case for Blue

 

  1. Disclaimer: There is no right or wrong here. Everyone has feelings, and all feelings are valid. This is an attempt to encourage discussion. 
    1. Lenny - It feels like blue players always have a trick up their sleeve.
      1. And this is one of the most legitimate criticisms of Blue, I’ve ever heard, and it’s also one of the reasons I love blue! With so many cards available at instant speed, Blue gets the longest amount of time to make decisions, and gets to have the most information available when they make said decisions.
      1. I think this one is somewhat related to the point above. Specifically, that Blue players can leave up interaction mana, and then if nothing needs interacting, they can draw some cards, or with a lot of things having flash, they can commit resources to the board, and then untap with protection, and the creatures have pseudo-haste.
      2. I think this is one of the things that gets people to say “Kill the blue mage first”, and maybe that’s valid. It’s also a real point that blue players can often “not look too scary until it’s too late” This is kind of a good reason to play Blue :)
    2. Blue decks tend to sneak by and win out of nowhere.
      1. This one upsets people a lot, and I definitely understand it sometimes, like in the case of Blatant Thievery and Expropriate, where the opposing players have invested cards and mana into the permanent. Something like Thada Adel, Acquisitor often gets the same type of reactions, and that one feels less true to me.
      2. I think I’d rather clone than steal
    3. Thievery
      1. feel bad and can cause people to feel afraid to make big plays
      2. I’ve heard of playgroups that rule 0 ban ALL counterspells
        1. Don’t get me started on Brawl on Arena, in 1-1 counterspells do feel pretty bad :(
        2. Sometimes a combo would be able to win at “instant speed” and so even normal removal won’t cut it.
        3. Prophet’s example of Craterhoof and Dockside
          1. Have much stricter timing when compared to traditional removal
          2. You need to know when a creature is going to be pointed at you when it’s on the stack, with traditional removal, you can wait until someone *actually* attacks you.
          3. 1-for-1 cards don’t scale in Commander. A deck with 30 counterspells in it is probably NOT very good.
          4. I honestly think Propaganda is much more annoying than Counterspells.
          5. Counterspells can be teamed up on. Although this does kinda stink for the person to the left of the Counterspeller. (But it’s also much more tempting for a Blue mage to let spells of player on their left resolve).
        4. I think Counterspells are actually kinda bad in Commander (Free ones are the exception here). 
          1. My Blue Braid’s deck has 6 counterspells, but 2 are situational
          2. My Morph deck has 2 counterspells
          3. Nymris deck has 9, that might be too many… (Many of them cost 5 or more mana)
          4. Mono blue wizards has 5, but they are pretty situational and/or versatile, Kheru Spellsnatcher, Mystic Confluence
        5. Counterspells in my decks (I do love Draining Whelk)
      3. This is tricky, because Counterspells can certainly cause feel bads, but they can also be heroes
    4. Counterspells
      1. 32/100 cards are blue (or have blue in their color identity). This is roughly ⅓ when it, if everything was equal, it should be ⅕ or less (due to artifacts and lands), so the math definitely points to blue being Salt inducing.
        1. Yeah, these can be rage-inducing. Also, these are the kinda effects that lead people to team up on a player, and I tend not to run them too too often (I am guilty of Expropriate AND Time Stretch in the same deck though)
        2. Comparison to Sword of Feast and Famine
      2. Extra turns
    5. Blue wincons can be salt inducing. (iw. Control, combo, or extra turns)
  2. It feels like we’ve been hearing more and more players say they don’t care to play or play against blue, so we took to our patrons to find out some reasons people aren’t down with one of our favorite colors. 
    1. White - Stax / MLD
    2. Green - Ramp
    3. Black - Tutors and discard effects
    4. Red - Wheels and other chaos type effects
    5. Basically, the rule zero talk needs to be in full-effect here. It really matters when you’re BUILDING the deck.
  3. Thinking about the given answers playing blue seems like it could be a feels bad, but when you look at the other colors they have mechanics that can cause the same kind of feelings
    1. Fact or Fiction
    2. Illusionist's Gambit and Aetherize - Protection from being attacked
    3. Wrong Turn
    4. Plagiarize 
      1. These are sooo blue, and soooo fun, and perfect 75% cards
    5. Clones - Phantasmal Image
    6. Can change color, land words, and creature types
    7. Supplant Form
    8. Spellweaver Volute
    9. Sudden Substitution
    10. Rite of Replication
    11. Clone Legion
    12. Faerie Artisans
    13. Bident of Thassa
  4. Does blue have things other to offer than counters, combos, or extra turns that aren’t oppressive?
    1. Zack
      1. Artifact synergies!
      2. Zack wings it
      1. Blue lets me feel smart. People like to feel smart. 
      2. I like having as much info as possible when making a decision, and Blue let’s me do that. I mean, come on, Flash!
      3. Blue can “Fly under the Radar”. At the same time, when someone attacks you or messes with your stuff, you as a blue player should try and understand this, and take it as the compliment it is (and yeah, be honest with yourself). Also, realize that sometimes you won’t have anything going on, but THEY don’t know that, and so you might have some unfun games when that happens.
    2. Ryan
  5. Why do we like blue?

 

  1. Summary
    1. How do you feel about Blue? Is it worth going out of your comfort zone to give Blue a try?

 

  • Wrap it up

 

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