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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

The Flex Spot - Ep107 0
Aug 25, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - Tell us a cool story from a TTRPG game you’ve played. This can be a cool character you’ve created, or a funny moment. If you’re not a TTRPG player it can be any sort of moment from any game, just share something fun
      1. Prize - $20 gift card to mothership
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 8:25
    2. @LennyWooley - 12:35
    3. @edhrec - 12:35
    4. @Dustin__Ivy - 43:47
    5. @case_vickers - 44:52
    6. @MastDelen - 45:52
    7. @MtgProphet - 47:12
    8. @CardTyrant - 48:14
    9. @TooMuchDew - 50:05
  6. Ep 107 Community Spotlight:
    1. Disclaimer: I’m sure this idea isn’t a brand new one, but we do think it could be a useful tool to folks out there. 
    2. Disclaimer 2: I don’t do this for every deck I built, but it’s most of them.
      1. Do you always find yourself cutting the same card over and over again, right at the end of deck-brewing? Flex spots could be the answer you're looking for
      2. In every deck tech we do you might have noticed we include a slot called the flex spot. 
      3. Having a healthy amount of cards reserved for flex spots, is a good way to ensure you’re not hyper-tuning your deck. This can lead to a lower overall power level. Some folks out there have a hard time not over-tuning (nice place to plug Lenny’s Power Sink series on edhrec: https://edhrec.com/articles/author/lenny-wooley/)
      4. This idea is potentially more useful to folks that brew decks often, and don’t necessarily keep all their decks up-to-date when new cards are released (guilty!). However, I do see some merit to people who have like 3-5 decks that they frequently update. Maybe say earmark 5 cards as like “sandbox play area”. Heck, you could even do this with a star sticker on the inner sleeve
      5. If you use Flex spots in this way, you also greatly increase the chance of a deck feeling more “like you”
        1. Cards that you simply want to play that maybe aren’t synergistic with the deck.
        2. New cards you want to test out and see how good they are.
        3. Pet cards
        4. Extra removal ;-)
        5. Fun cards
        6. Spice!
      6. There are lots of different cards you can include in a flex spot
        1. Zack Examples
          1.  In Roger and Arden I run Grafted Exoskeleton, it is an equipment, so it fits the deck in that way, but It’s also infect which IMO is just fun. 
          2.  I don’t know if Vorpal Sword is good in Yawgmoth, but I want to put it in a flex spot to find out!
          1. Chatterfang
            1. Journey to Eternity
            1. Explosion of Riches
            2. Bladegriff Prototype
            3. Diaochan, Artful Beauty
          3. Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
            1. Chef’s Kiss
            2. Embercleave
          4. Delina, Wild Mage
        3. Ryan Examples
      7. Examples:
        1. Ryan Pet Cards
          1. Ryan is gonna mix-it-up here and list some cards coming-soon-to-a-flex-spot
            1. Wrong Turn
            2. Double Major
            3. Culling Ritual
            4. Rise of the Dread Marn
          1. Bolas’s Citadel
          2. Chromatic Lantern
          3. Search for Azcanta
        3. Zack Pet Cards
          1. Dustin Ivy - Shirei, Shizo’s Caretaker
          2. Case Vickers - Mist-syndicate Naga
          3. Zane - Glaring Spotlight.
          4. Prophet - Trade Routes
          5. CardTyrant -  Sarkhan the Mad
          6. Bill Toenjes - Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
        4. We thought sharing some of our patrons' pet cards might help some folks out there in audience land, maybe get some creative juices flowing. 
      8. The flex spot is also a way to put your own personal touches in a deck.
    3. What is the flex spot?
  7. Main Topic - The Flex Spot
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Classmander - Ep106 0
Aug 18, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - Tell us a cool story from a TTRPG game you’ve played. This can be a cool character you’ve created, or a funny moment. If you’re not a TTRPG player it can be any sort of moment from any game, just share something fun
      1. Prize - $20 gift card to mothership
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 8:04
    2. @getkeeps - 6:54
    3. @scryfall - 11:56
  6. Ep 106 Community Spotlight:
    1. Disclaimer: This is still very much a work in progress!
      1. It’s called Classmander because you start with one of the 12 class cards in the Command zone:
        1. https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Aclass
          1. Zack and Ryan discuss which class they would start with, and maybe look into what starting creature they would pick
            1. Zack - Warlock Class
              1. Cabal Initiate
              2. Leech Fanatic
              3. Promising Duskmage
              1. Ranger
                1. Norwood Ranger
                2. Orochi Ranger
            3. Ryan - Bard/Ranger/Rogue are tempting
        3. I think we can have the same kind of tax on your class card, as you have on a normal Commander
        4. The plan is also to start with a vanilla-ish creature in the Command zone, preferably of the same creature type as your class (Currently no Fighter or Sorcerer)
          1. It might be cool to let characters multi-class after a certain level, plus this would allow for decks to be 3 or more colors.
        5. By the end of the campaign (or maybe multiple campaigns) have a legendary creature, a class, and a 100 card singleton deck, hence the name Classmander.
    2. The idea: Play many games of Classmander over a long period of time, similar to a D&D campaign length. Basically a TTRPG but instead of dice rolling to resolve combat, you play games of Magic.
      1. We have 3 spreadsheets so far (see, it’s serious!)
        1. Monster Manual
          1. This is the least fleshed out bit so far. 
            1. You could also have a higher-level skeleton deck that runs cards like Skeletal Swarming and Death Baron
          2. The idea for this is to create “encounter decks”, so for example you could have a skeleton deck with regenerating creatures, that the players will have to team up to get out of the way, because regenerating taps the creature
          1. This is a spreadsheet with a tab for each class. I went through the exercise of creating the starting level 1 Cleric deck (I have added cards to some of the other Classes, but very few). 
            1. Cleric
              1. Classmanders: Kitsune Diviner, Keepers of the faith, Samite Healer
                1. The idea is for the deck to be as “bad” as possible at the start. The lower you start, the more you have to gain, and that’s going to be the fun part of this game, Character progression!
                1. Avacyn's Collar
                2. Healer's Headdress
                3. Potion of Healing
                4. Shield of the Realm
                5. True-Faith Censer (see the flavor coming through!!!!)
              3. Class Specific Cards
                1. Fifty Feet of Rope
                2. Adventuring Gear
                3. Blazing Torch
                4. Explorer's Scope
                5. Dungeon Map
              4. Cards that could go in ANY starting deck
              1. Paladin's Shield
              2. Sigil of Valor
            3. Paladin
              1. Sorcerer’s Wand
            4. Sorcerer
              1. Blinding Powder
              2. Thieve’s Tools
            5. Rogue
        3. Class Guide
          1. Rules Tab
            1. Place to put all the general stuff
            1. The idea here is that you can put any sort of equipment or artifact or book. You know, flavorful stuff like Bag of Holding. Basically people playing in pods/campaigns will ask to have certain cards they want to add to their decks added to the item list
          3. Items Tab
            1. Same idea as the items tab, but with creatures you want to add to your deck. Might start off with a base price for common, and then more for an uncommon, and more for rare, and more still for mythic Rare. Maybe legendary creatures cost a bunch? Still playing with this idea
          4. Hirelings
            1. The idea here is that we can have a Drizzt deck, or a Minsc deck. Some adventurer that can show up and either help the players, or be an obstacle.
          5. NPCs
            1. This is going to be a template, like the kind you print out for D&D characters, it’s still pretty rough currently.
          6. Character Sheet
            1. There isn’t much here, but the idea is that by level 20, which should be max level, you will have:
              1. Starting life total of 40 (maybe we can let this go lower/higher based on class?)
              2. 7 Starting hand size
              3. A cool legendary creature at the helm of your deck
              4. Lots of sweet cards in your deck. We can even have some cards gifted to each character upon level up
          7. Level Up Guide
        4. Classmander Core Rulebook
    3. Let’s flesh out the details a bit more
      1. We do not have a campaign created, but would be cool if we eventually get there.
      2. In the meantime, it might be fun to get a party together, and just play a few rounds against some of the encounter decks, and see what leveling up could look like
        1. The idea here is that all good adventurers take the time to keep their skills sharp, so why not have a sparring match (Montage!) against 3 other players of similar level? Good way to gain experience, and maybe gold.
      3. We’re gonna need a montage!
    4. How do you get experience?
      1. The plan is to let Patrons contribute to the spreadsheets. Ideally, a single patron could take on the challenge of creating the level 1 deck for a particular class. 
      2. Also, we plan to add a Slack channel, so that people can share ideas. Say, like Zane wants to make the Sorcerer deck, but maybe Andy Bentley has some ideas to share, 
    5. Do you want to get involved?
      1. What do you think of this idea? Is this something you’d be interested in participating in? If so, hit us up on Patreon.com/commandersocial. Was this a fun/entertaining episode? Please let us know.
    6. Summary
  7. Main Topic - Classmander
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Delina, Wild Mage Deck Tech - Ep105 0
Aug 11, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - Tell us a cool story from a TTRPG game you’ve played. This can be a cool character you’ve created, or a funny moment. If you’re not a TTRPG player it can be any sort of moment from any game, just share something fun
      1. Prize - $20 gift card to mothership
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 1:38, 7:34
    2. @CotB1 - 7:18
    3. @moxfieldmtg - 48:33
  6. Ep 105 Community Spotlight:
    1. Read the Commander!
      1. Decklist is here: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RWbvf2Nxm06S7Q9erIlNTg
    3. Deck genesis: Zack mentioned this card should be in my top 8 list, and it really should have! Not sure how I missed this. It’s kinda hard for me to say no to making a mono-red deck, and if you recall I talked about how Sword of Hearth and Home can do blink stuff in non-traditional colors. This lead me to see how mono-red Blink can work, and I think it can work pretty well!
      1. Mindclaw Shaman!
      2. Solemn Simulacrum (Note, Delina exiles, so we don’t get death triggers unless we have some sort of sac outlet.)
      3. Emrakul’s Hatcher
      4. Dire Fleet Daredevil
      5. Fanatic of Mogis
      6. Godo, Bandit Warlord (cause there is a bit of an equipment sub-theme)
      7. Imperial Recruiter
      8. Goblin Engineer
      9. Vengeful Ancestor
      10. Plundering Barbarian
      11. Rapacious Dragon
    4. Blink Targets
      1. Liquimetal Torque
      2. Burnished Hart
      3. Pilgrim’s Eye
    5. Ramp
      1. Rogue’s Passage
      2. Access Tunnel
      3. Whispersilk Cloak
      4. Trailblazer’s Boots
      5. Zephyr Boots
    6. Make Delina survive combat
      1. Sword of Hearth and Home
      2. Erratic Portal
      3. Conjurer’s Closet
      4. Mirror March (doesn’t work with tokens from Delina)
      5. Flameshadow Conjuring (same)
    7. Backup Blink
      1. Barbarian Class
      2. Panharmonicon
      3. Harmonic Prodigy
      4. Embercleave
    8. Flex
      1. Seasoned Pyromancer ($37)
      2. Fury ($10)
      3. Imperial Recruiter ($10)
      4. Thought-Knot Seer ($5)
      5. Lithoform Engine($10)
      6. Embercleave ($8)
      7. Aggravated Assault ($19)
        1. Total: $144 (This would put you right at $100
          1. https://scryfall.com/@greenegeek/decks/27c014a3-45a2-46df-b8ec-7c9977e91c58
        2. There are LOTS of cards with comes into play abilities that you could use, here are some of my favorites:
      8. Ancient Tomb ($45)
    9. Some Cards that could easily be removed to reduce budget, that aren’t integral to the way the deck functions.
  7. Main Topic - Delina, Wild Mage Deck Tech
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
How to get into D&D - Ep104 0
Jul 28, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten and how did it go?
      1. Prize - Anything from the brand new Commander Social Store
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. BJ - @CotB1
    2. Ryan - @greenegeek
    3. Zack - @z4ck38
    4. Together - @commandersocial  
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @cjovalle - 2:26, 19:03, 47:34, 1:01:17
    2. @DLairAustin - 3:51, 46:48, 1:06:05
    3. @MothershipGames - 12:11, 40:43
    4. @coL_Amazonian - 13:43
    5. @commandcast - 1:06:27
  6. Ep 104 Community Spotlight:
    1. Disclaimer: There’s not going to be a lot of talk about Magic this episode, so please let us know what you think of the episode
      1. How long you’ve been playing D&D, how long you’ve done the DM thing, I know you got a module published, etc etc
        1. Murder at Myrefall (A Cabin created adventure)
          1. Drivethroughrpg.com (place to get these books)
        2. The Studied Summoner
      2. Vorlen Publishing
      3. Collaborations with Carlos
    2. BJ’s credentials
      1. History as it relates to D&D (Being the original that spawned the rest).
      2. Different systems out there and what BJ is currently playing or has played.
    3. Overview of TTRPG (Tabletop Roleplaying Games)
      1. What are some things people can expect?
      2. Common misconceptions?
    4. Why get into D&D?
      1. Bare minimum, books, dice, etc
        1. I used to really enjoy reading the manuals when I was a kid
      3. Pathfinder Society
      4. Adventures League
      5. No thank you evil (http://www.nothankyouevil.com/)
      6. warhorn.net
      7. Does the bare minimum differ if you plan on being the DM?
      8. What people might want to think about getting down the road?
      9. Aonprd.com
    5. What people need to start
      1. What is the right number of people to be in a group?
      2. Define stuff up front: How often you want to play, etc etc
      3. Testing out gameplay through Adventure League or Pathfinder Society.
    6. Forming a Group
      1. VTT (Virtual Tabletops like Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Maptools, etc..)
      2. Online Character Builders
      3. Online Rules Resources
    7. Online resources
      1. What does it take to be a good DM?
      2. Any tips for rookies just starting out on the DM path?
      3. Setting expectations (IE What kind of campaign you’re running).
    8. Being a Dungeon Master (DM)
      1. What does it take to be a good player?
      2. How a bad player can ruin the game for everyone (Not bad as in the don’t know the rules, but bad as in they are abusing the rules or the game itself for personal enjoyment).
      3. Setting expectations (What are you looking to get out of the game?).
    9. Being a player
  7. Main Topic - How to get into D&D
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Forgotten Realms Commander Cards Review - Ep103 0
Jul 21, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten and how did it go?
      1. Prize - Anything from the brand new Commander Social Store
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @LennyWooley - 1:02
    2. @MtgProphet - 1:02, 34:45
    3. @case_vickers - 1:02
    4. @MothershipGames - 8:39
  6. Ep 103 Community Spotlight:
    1. Disclaimer: We’re doing this live! Ryan and I haven’t looked at these cards until now!
      1. It’s entirely possible that we miss something, or get something wrong, so please bear with us. 
      2. Also, tell us if you end up liking this style of card review. We like your feedback!
    3. https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Aafc+-is%3Areprint&order=color&as=grid
  7. Main Topic - Forgotten Realms Top 8
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Forgotten Realms Top 8 - Ep102 0
Jul 14, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten and how did it go?
      1. Prize - Anything from the brand new Commander Social Store
  3. store.commandersocial.com
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial
  4. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  5. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 6:44
    2. @Marshall_LR - 55:24
  6. Ep 102 Community Spotlight:
    1. There’s already a bunch of new cards out in the Forgotten Realms Commander decks, but we didn’t include them in our top 8 lists.
    2. It’s difficult to do these shows because of how close previews are getting to each other. We did last week’s show because we wanted to get something into your ears as soon as possible, but we also wanted to do our top 8 list once we knew all of the cards in the set. Hopefully this is the kind of content you want, let us know!
      1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under
    3. Secret List Top 8 style
  7. Main Topic - Forgotten Realms Top 8
  8. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  10. 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
  11. Contact Info
  12. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Forgotten Realms Previews - Ep101 0
Jul 7, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten and how did it go?
      1. Prize - Anything from the brand new Commander Social Store
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 5:47
    2. @danaroach - 13:46
    3. @schmandrewart - 23:36
  5. Ep 101 Community Spotlight:
    1. It’s hard to do the set review shows, because the cards come out so quickly, and we want to make sure we release an episode while things are still relevant. We’re going to do this differently than our Secret Top 8 lists, just keep it pretty casual. Please let us know which way you like it better.
    2. Disclaimer: We’re talking about cards previewed up until Thursday July 1st
    3. Talk about interesting cards from the latest Magic Previews
  6. Main Topic - Forgotten Realms Previews
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  9. 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
  10. Contact Info
  11. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Social Ones - Ep100 0
Jun 30, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten and how did it go?
      1. Prize - Anything from the brand new Commander Social Store
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 6:57
    2. @jfwong - 9:13
    3. @JoshLeeKwai - 9:13, 47:32
    4. @hitRECordJoe - 59:30
    5. @HamillHimself - 59:30
    6. @JoeManganiello - 59:30
    7. @TolarianCollege - 1:02:45
    8. @loadingreadyrun - 1:12:38
  5. Ep 100 Community Spotlight:
    1. Announce Rotisserie
    2. Eat some wings! 
  6. Main Topic - An Evening with Commander Social
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together Theme
    1. Title - Trap Sport
    2. By - jorikbasov
    3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
  9. 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
  10. Contact Info
  11. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
A Bespoke Chat with Inklin Customs - Ep99 0
Jun 23, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?
      1. Prize - Two Packs of MH2
    1. Inklin- @InklinCustoms
    2. Ryan - @greenegeek
    3. Zack - @z4ck38
    4. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 9:08
    2. @GavinVerhey - 11:13, 51:36
    3. @WurmCoyleEngine - 15:00
    4. @GuardianPod - 15:00
    5. @Scott_M_Fischer - 16:19
    6. @howardlyonart - 16:42, 17:09, 26:27
    7. @heyjenbartel - 16:46
    8. @postrk - 17:29
    9. @IllustratorJeff - 17:48
    10. @aarondraws - 18:07, 26:27
    11. @schmandrewart - 23:45
    12. @uzcateguiart - 23:45
    13. @PleasantKenobi - 24:30
    14. @ChannelFireball - 24:30, 37:43, 43:25, 46:20
    15. @MythicGaming_Co - 24:30
    16. @goberthicks - 34:45
    17. @TappyToeClaws - 35:30
    18. @TaaliaVess - 37:43
    19. @MagicwithZuby - 38:50
    20. @StarCityGames - 42:51
    21. @Top8Games - 51:36
    22. @EM_Tee_Gee - 52:14
    23. @Chris_VanMeter - 52:26
    24. @_elantris_ - 54:11
    25. @HipstersMTG - 55:32
    26. @ZBexx - 56:05
    27. @ctellecampbell - 56:05
    28. @Kesswylie - 58:30
  5. Ep 99 Community Spotlight:
    1. Check out Inklin’s website: http://www.inklincustoms.com/
      1. And store! https://inklincustoms.storenvy.com/
      1. Tell us how it all started.
      2. First Commander Deck?
      3. Are you mostly a commander player? Any other formats you like/play regularly?
      4. Build anything cool recently?
      5. Do you have any favorite MtG artists?
      6. Would you be interested in illustrating a MtG Card?
    3. MtG Origin Story
      1. How long have you been making art?
      2. How did you develop your art style?
      3. How did you get into the Token side of things?
        1. How fun has it been to work with Schmandrewart on Creatives’ CMDR Night?
          1. https://www.mythicgaming.com/campaign/
        2. What was it like working Pleasant Kenobi to make your own Mythic Frame sleeves?
        3. If you could work with anyone, whom you haven’t already, who would it be?
      4. What is it like working with so many people in the Magic community?
        1. What’s your favorite Anime?
      5. Would you classify your style as Chibi?
    4. Awesome Art Style
      1. What does this process look like? I’m curious, and I think folks out there might want to know as well. 
        1. Do you typically have back-and-forth conversations with commissioners? (Is this what people who commission custom art are called? If not, I think it should be)
      3. What is the process you go through to get the tokens printed, shipped etc?
      4. What is the token/other art you’re most proud of?
    5. Making custom tokens / art?
      1. What’s it like?
      2. Must be super cool to have people come up and chat? 
      3. Does it feel too much like work? IE, does it make it less fun?
      4. What are some of the business aspects of being a freelance artist?
    6. Running a booth at a Magic Fest
      1. You post to TikTok pretty regularly, how do you come up with bits?
        1. https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2021/01/the-gathering-of-magic-e-girls/
      2. You were featured in an article on Hipster of the Coast on e-Girls and e-boys for your TicToks, how does it feel to have helped bring that to MtG
    7. TikTok
    8. Do you have any advice for up and coming artists?
      1. Pretty much anything
    9. Place for Inklin to talk about whatever is important to her
  6. Main Topic - Inklin
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together 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
  9. Contact Info
  10. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Deck Tech: Zurzoth, Chaos Rider - Ep98 0
Jun 16, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?
      1. Prize - Two Packs of MH2
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 9:35
    2. @LennyWooley - 14:51, 16:36, 32:28
    3. @TheTokenOtaku - 16:36
    4. @scryfall - 18:16
    5. @edhrec - 22:15
    6. @moxfieldmtg - 22:45
    7. @andyhullbone - 1:04:20
    8. @infinitokens - 1:04:20
  5. Ep 98 Community Spotlight:
    1. Deck genesis
      1. This came about because of a conversation I had with Lenny Wooley-Broder. We had finished playing a game, and were talking about group hug decks. He told me they were secretly control decks. This intrigued me at the time, but I have always pretty much hated group hug type cards, because the net effect is negative (howling mine example).
        1. Sidenote: This is the kinda stuff we are always thanking the patrons for, and it really means something to me. I just wanted to thank the following patrons for kinda nudging me in the right direction for this deck:
          1. Micah the Lunarch (He suggested Zurzoth)
          2. Dustin Ivy
          3. Joshua Swope
            1. “I think you could help your opponents have more meaningful attacks with Bedlam”
              1. This was hilarious, but also caused me to really think about Group Hug in a different way.
          4. Lenny Wooley-Broder
      2. Fast-forward a couple months: I’ve got the itch to build a deck, and I’m trying to decide between mono-red group hug or Codie, and the mono-red deck, and some patrons are intrigued by the idea of mono-red group hug.
        1. https://scryfall.com/@greenegeek/decks/ebad07a7-bd53-4217-a75e-6e0b32f742c8
      3. So, I decided it would be an interesting thought experiment to just make a list of ALL of the group-hug type effects that were available to mono-red (This is where I started to get REALLY excited about the deck). I made a scryfall list, and found over 120 cards!
      4. I decided I had to embrace “group hug”, even though it was out of my comfort zone. This is something I often try to do when I play mono-red. I actually wanted to just turbo-charge my opponents (and also hope I’d be seen as less of a threat, as I’m playing a fairly unpopular commander with 499 decks on Edhrec.com)
      1. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/60JC220d5k-EEI6RT0Nbxg
        1. Victory Chimes
        2. Spectral Searchlight
        3. Cursed Mirror
        4. Rainbow Vale (I ended up not purchasing this)
        5. Field of Ruin
      2. Who needs a mana? (Ramp)
        1. Mana Flare
        2. Howling Mine
        3. Soldevi Sentry
        4. Agitator Ant
        5. Helm of Awakening (This card really speeds games up!)
        6. Boldwyr Heavyweights
        7. Hired Giant
        8. Mana Cache
        9. Wild Evocation
      3. Hey, who turned out the lights? (Group Hug)
        1. Temple Bell
        2. Otherworld Atlas
        3. Explosion of Riches
        4. Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
        5. Geier Reach Sanitarium
      4. The devils are in the details
        1. Tibalt’s Trickery
        2. Chaos Warp
        3. Indomitable Creativity (Pairs well with Devils!)
        4. Goblin Spymaster
      5. Generous Gifts
        1. Brash Taunter
        2. Grab the Reins
        3. Emberwilde Captain
        4. Bloodthirsty Blade
        5. Fork
        6. Adamaro, First to Desire (Sad that Anvil of Bogardan is on the reserved list)
      6. Judo
        1. Comet Storm
        2. Purphoros, God of the Forge
        3. Impact Tremors
        4. Jaya’s Immolating Inferno (4 legendary creatures aside from Zurzoth)
        5. Vicious Shadows
      7. We’re all drawing a bunch of cards, now what? (Wincons)
        1. Diaochan, Artful Beauty
        2. Molten Psyche (22 artifacts in the deck)
        3. Goblin Bombardment
        4. Skullclamp
        5. Forbidden Orchard
        6. Contested War Zone
      8. The beach is that way (Flex)
    3. The Deck
    4. Zack, what do you think about this deck? Did you ever think you’d see me playing Howling Mine & Company?
    5. Summary - This ended up being a pretty sweet deck! It was really fun to think about and brew. If you want to see this deck in action, check out Andy Hull’s Commander Night Live (you should definitely check this out!) https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1035362399 . https://www.twitch.tv/andyhullbone What do y’all think about this deck? Have I convinced you to give Group Hug a try? Got any sweet recommendations for this deck? 
  6. Main Topic - Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together 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
  9. Contact Info
  10. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

 

Modern Horizons 2 Top 8 - Ep97 0
Jun 2, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What Modern Horizons card would you most like to see in a retro border?
      1. Prize - Two Packs of MH2
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @MothershipGames - 6:55
    2. @BentzMr - 44:37
  5. Ep 97 Community Spotlight:
    1. Disclaimer - We are recording this on May 30th and only have access to the cards previewed up to this date. Also, we’re only considering NEW cards
      1. We also did not include the artifact dual land cycle. 
    3. Secret List
    4. Summary - What did you think of our lists? Did we overlap with your list or did we miss your favorite cards? Let us know!
  6. Main Topic - Modern Horizons 2
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together 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
  9. Contact Info
  10. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Deck Tech: Breena, the Demagogue - Ep96 0
May 26, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”
      1. https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game
      2. It’s only $3.37
      3. We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @TripleJumpGame1 - 1:52
    2. @UltimateGuard - 3:24
    3. @MothershipGames - 10:43
    4. @MTGMoo - 17:52, 26:45, 39:07
    5. @MTGVincent - 17:52
    6. @GingerJ0E - 49:26
  5. Ep 96 Community Spotlight:
    1. Breena - As someone who is not great at politics in EDH, but enjoys that aspect of the game, I figured I’d let the cards do the talking for me with this one. 
    2. Deck List - https://www.moxfield.com/decks/OhxZL0ZH-EOL-8_7y9_1sw
      1. Politics
        1. Wishclaw Talisman
        2. Scheming Symmetry
        3. Infernal Offering
        4. Council's Judgment
        5. Orzhov Advokist
        6. Dranith Magistrate
        7. Magister of Worth
        1. Cathars' Crusade
        2. Citadel Siege
        3. Sunscorch Regent
        4. Mikaeus, the Lunarch
      3. +1/+1 counter
        1. Ghostly Prison
        2. Windborn Muse
        3. Wandering Archaic
        4. Nils, Discipline Enforcer
        5. Mangara, the Diplomat
        6. The Immortal Sun
        7. Teferi's Protection
      4. Protection/Stax
        1. Anguished Unmaking
        2. Despark
        3. Fracture
        4. Inkshield
        5. Mortify
        6. Swords to Plowshares
        7. Utter End
      5. Removal
        1. Martial Coup
        2. Merciless Eviction
        3. Winds of Abandon
      6. Mass Removal
        1. Smothering Tithe
        2. Talisman of Hierarchy
      7. Ramp
        1. Read the Bones
        2. Phyrexian Arena
        3. Night's Whisper
      8. Draw
        1. Approach of the Second Sun
        2. Urborg / Karma
      9. Alt Win Cons
    3. Cards
    4. Summary - What do you think of this deck? Are there any cards I missed?
  6. Main Topic - Breena the Negotiator
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together 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
  9. Contact Info
  10. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
Dan Sheehan is Not a Wolf - Ep95 0
May 19, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”
      1. https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game
      2. It’s only $3.37
      3. We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Dan - @ItsDanSheehan
    2. Ryan - @greenegeek
    3. Zack - @z4ck38
    4. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @TripleJumpGame1 - 1:35
    2. @jayaaseng - 5:44
    3. @audible_com - 6:33
    4. @MothershipGames - 12:43
    5. @wachelreeks - 16:30, 1:04:26
    6. @TCGplayer - 45:36
    7. @moxfieldmtg - 50:01
    8. @archidekt - 50:01
    9. @edhrec -52:30
    10. @scryfall -54:15
  5. Ep 95 Community Spotlight:
  6. Main Topic - Dan and Games
  1. Links to Lasagna Tier episodes
    1. A Definitive System For Power Ranking
      1. https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/commandsphere/id/13449089
    3. Lasagna Tier EDH: Explained

 

  • Lasagna Tier Staples

 

  1. What’s your MtG Origin story?
    1. What was the very first Commander Deck you ever built?
      1. What is your general approach
      2. Do you often find yourself starting with a Commander and going from there? Or do you more often think of an idea, and then try to find the perfect Commander?
      3. I heard you talk with Rachel on The Commander Sphere about how brewing decks can be a fun exercise in and of itself. Do you do this often?
    2. Let’s talk about your approach to deck building
    3. What is your MtG Content Creator origin story?
    4. How has Commander been for you during the Pandemic?
  1. Bitter Feud
    1. We’ll let Dan decide to Play or Draw
    2. How many decks include the card, and the card cannot be in the top 100 of EDHRec, and also no lands.
  3. A place for Dan to talk about anything that is important to him
  4. Summary
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together 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
  3. Contact Info
  4. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
#MtGMentalHealth - Ep94 0
May 12, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”
      1. https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game
      2. It’s only $3.37
      3. We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @TripleJumpGame1 - 1:41, 1:07:46
    2. @MothershipGames - 7:18, 28:15
    3. @scryfall - 8:48
    4. @DLairAustin - 32:03
    5. @MTGMoo - 1:01:15
  5. Ep 94 Community Spotlight:
    1. This month is national Mental Health Awareness Month (https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month). This episode we’re going to dive into some of my personal experience with mental health and how I overcame them. 
    2. Disclaimer - Zack and I are not trained medical/mental health professionals. This episode is about my personal experiences with mental health and how it’s affected me in regards to content creation and MtG. Please do not take anything said here as official advice. If you are having mental health issues please reach out to a professional. (https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help)
  6. Main Topic - #MtGMentalHealth

 

  1. My story - I’ve suffered with mental health issues for as long as I remember. It all started when I was in junior high with depression, with anxiety becoming an issue in college, and most recently with a diagnosis of being bi polar. I’ve tried a lot of medicines, therapy, and just white knuckling it while trying to hold on. Currently I see a therapist roughly every other week, but sometimes more, and I see a psychiatrist every month.

    1. Hook your friends into playing with you. 
    2. Once you’ve hooked your friends into playing, roll to the LGS together.
    3. Be open to new people joining your group and becoming friends with them. 
    4. I’ve def done it by myself though. I remember that’s how I met Ryan. I was casually collecting World of Warcraft cards and one day when I was at my local comic store I saw that people were playing in tournaments with each other. I called the store to find out when tournaments happened and just showed up. 
    5. This was very difficult for me to do, but I really wanted to get back into playing cards and make new friends. 
    6. Big tournaments

  2. Magic - I’ve always been into card games and have played several over the course of my life at varying levels of competitiveness. This was not something easy for me to do, but I found tricks that helped me get over my anxiety and play.
    1. Eventually the WoW card game was discontinued and I started getting curious about MtG again. My current roommate, Brando Calrission, and I had vowed to stay away from Magic due to price concerns, but eventually got sucked back in with some Planeswalker Decks. 
    2. I remember at the time I was also playing a Star Wars card game and went to spend a week with a friend in Houston who used to be a big MtG player. He told me I should look into playing something called Elder Dragon Highlander. 
    3. Not long after I got back Ryan and I were talking and he mentioned he and some friends had been playing EDH. I started playing for a while, but due to the anxiety caused by the size of the card pool and not knowing what a lot did I sort of backed away. 
    4. Eventually I came back to EDH when Ryan started a league that I ended up running for a few years. 
    5. I know that was a lot of build up, but that brings me to the podcast. Ryan at the time needed a third host for the podcast and asked me to fill the position. At first I was very nervous about it because I felt like I didn’t know enough about the cards or at that point EDH to coherently discuss EDH on a weekly basis. I agreed to do it though, because I had wanted to do a podcast in general for several years, but added the caveat if I didn’t like it, I’d stay until they could find someone to replace me. 
    6. I’m not going to lie, it was hard to get over the anxiety and at times I’m still very anxious about recording because I don’t feel like anyone would want to hear what I have to say. 
    7. The number one thing that has gotten me through this adventure is my partnership with Ryan. I couldn’t ask for a better co-collaborator in a creative endeavour.
    8. He’s always been my biggest cheerleader, fan, and advocate. When I feel self conscious about things he’s there for me. He’s always willing to listen. 
    9. The second thing that has gotten me through content creating are the listeners.  Nothing makes me happier than to hear a “good episode” from someone and over the years some of our listeners have become some of my best friends.

  3. Content Creation
    1. Covid has definitely been a blow to me depression and anxiety wise, as it has been to a lot of people. 
      1. I personally have to actively fight this. I stay in contact with friends and I find ways to busy myself. 
    2. Despite having Ryan and an internet full of friends, I often feel isolated, sad, and bored. 
    3. One of the ways I find to keep myself busy is to play mtg via spelltable. Moo and I started a stream to play more and to get to play with / meet more people. Ryan and I try to get in as many patron games as we can too. 
    4. Magic isn’t the only thing though. I’ve tried to take up new hobbies, such as bread making, and focusing more on my aquarium too. 
  4. Covid and Magic during Covid
    1. Mental Health is a big deal, even if you don’t suffer from depression or anxiety, you need to make time for your own mental health. 
    2. There’s no shame in seeking help. 
  5. The Wrap Up
  1. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  2. Zack Gets it Together Theme
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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
      1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
    7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
    8. Zack individually @z4ck38
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Precon Showdown - Ep93 0
May 5, 2021
  1. Patreon
    1. Patreon Contest - What is your favorite indie game? Friend of the Show, Lee Saenz has made a video game called “Triple Jump”
      1. https://rebrand.ly/triple-jump-game
      2. It’s only $3.37
      3. We’re gonna give away 10 copies, 5 to the first 5 people to respond, and then 5 at the end of the month to the answers we like best
    3. We’re streaming with patrons most Thursdays now, so watch out for the message on slack to sign up to be eligible for that week. 
    1. Ryan - @greenegeek
    2. Zack - @z4ck38
    3. Together - @commandersocial  
  3. You can find us on Twitter
    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!
  4. Our LGS has setup an online store!
    1. @TripleJumpGame1 - 0:57
    2. @TheTokenOtaku - 4:02
    3. @MothershipGames - 7:20, 10:37, 21:01
    4. @realCardsphere - 10:28
    5. @atfloury - 13:44
    6. @BrainstormBrew - 14:36
    7. @MTGStocks - 15:54, 36:01, 53:31, 1:01:36
    8. @commandcast - 17:02, 1:01:17
    9. @JoshLeeKwai - 17:19, 1:01:17
    10. @MTGGoldfish - 19:40
    11. @MTGMoo - 31:29
    12. @Card_Kingdom - 1:01:36
  5. Ep 93 Community Spotlight:
    1. We tend to think of 5 years as recent, but we know a lot of our listeners (and Patrons) might be newer to Magic, so we thought it might be fun to go back and look at the past 5 years of Commander Precons.
      1. Value (We’re gonna discuss a lot of this below, but let's try and mention the others on this list as well)
        1. Disclaimer: The MtG market is in a bit of chaos, things seem way more expensive than they ever have been. (Overmaster is $40!). We certainly aren’t finance experts but both of us follow the Secondary Market pretty regularly.
      3. Cool Cards (We talked about this in our previous episode, but it’s still one of the most important pieces to the pre-cons long term)
      4. Fun to Play
      5. Balanced to play against each other
      6. Good enough to hang with your meta’s constructed decks
    2. There are lots of ways to evaluate Precons.
      1. C21 - Focused on Each College Identity
        1. Whole deck, singles price in ()
        1. Lorehold Legacies - $38.48 (Singles - 102.80)
        2. Prismari Performance - $39.25 (Singles - 71.66)
        3. Quantum Quandrix - $38.06 (Singles - 86.83)
        4. Silverquill Statement - $37.83 (Singles - 83.31)
        5. Witherbloom Witchcraft - $37.71 (Singles - 68.48)
        6. Bundle of all 5 - $189.04 (Mothership has this for $179.99)
      3. I’m gonna do the values of singles in the deck based on mtggoldfish, I did look on ebay, and most of the decks were costing about the same as the cost of the singles, with maybe a slight discount.
        1. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/commander-2017-decklists
        2. Feline Ferocity - $269.93
        3. Vampiric Bloodlust  - $257.06
        4. Draconic Domination - $255.23
        5. Arcane Wizardry - $149.86
      4. C17 - Tribal Theme
        1. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/commander-2018-decklists
        2. Exquisite Invention - $110.94
        3. Subjective Reality - $90.64
        4. Nature's Vengeance - $120.56
        5. Adaptive Enchantment - $91.01
      5. C18 - Planeswalker Commanders
        1. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/weekly-update-aug-11-commander-2019-decklists
        2. Faceless Menace - $66.20
        3. Mystic Intellect - $91.57
        4. Primal Genesis - $67.86
        5. Merciless Rage - $46.07
      6. C19 - Each deck focused on a mechanic (Morph, Flashback, Populate, Madness)
        1. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/full-commander-2020-decklists
        2. Enhanced Evolution - $66.25
        3. Symbiotic Swarm - $45.86
        4. Timeless Wisdom - $87.87
        5. Arcane Maelstrom - $83.67
        6. Ruthless Regiment - $63.41
      7. C20 - Mechanics (Mutate, Cycling, Copy Spells, Token Creatures
    3. Buying individual Decks
    4. Top 5 Most Expensive Cards from Precons C17 - C21
      1. C17 -  - $217.01
        1. Edgar Markov 60.08
          1. All time low $2.39
          2. Spent an entire year < $5
          1. All-time low $12.29
          2. Spent 3 months < $20
        3. Teferi's Protection 44.13
          1. All-time low $2.99
          2. Spent a year < $10
        4. Kindred Discovery 40.7
          1. All-time low $3.23
          2. Spent a year < $6
        5. The Ur-Dragon 39.65
          1. All-time low $1.49
          2. Spent a year < $7
        6. Kindred Dominance 32.45
        1. Nesting Dragon 17.42
        2. Retrofitter Foundry 16.41
        3. Treasure Nabber 14.28
        4. Xantcha, Sleeper Agent 13.87
        5. Sower of Discord 11.9
      3. C18 - $73.88
        1. Dockside Extortionist 48.22
          1. All-time low - $13.28
          2. Quickly went to $20, and after 8 months just kept going up
        3. Ohran Frostfang 17.92
        4. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 5.1
        5. Sevinne's Reclamation 4.36
        6. Apex Altisaur 3.18
      4. C19 - $78.78
        1. Fierce Guardianship 34.43
          1. All-time low - $29.97
          2. All-time high - $80.24, relatively flat aside from that early spike, that lasted roughly a month
          1. All-time low - $14.78
          2. Stayed under $20 for 7 months, and then spiked
        3. Deflecting Swat 30.1
        4. Deadly Rollick 15.58
        5. Flawless Maneuver 8.3
        6. Ethereal Forager 4.07
      5. C20 - $92.48
        1. Archaeomancer's Map 19.63
        2. Veyran, Voice of Duality 16.96
        3. Adrix and Nev, Twincasters 13.8
        4. Monologue Tax 13.25
        5. Esix, Fractal Bloom 8.61
      6. C21 - $59.00
    5. For all of the individual cards it might be fun to look at the price graphs on https://www.mtgstocks.com/ (I looked at all the graphs for cards currently valued at $30 or more)
    6. Summary - What has been your favorite set of Precon Decks? How do you think this year's offering stacks up to previous years? Did you like this kind of episode? Were we too heavy on the finance stuff?
  6. Main Topic - Precon Showdown
  7. Keep it Social!
    1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
    2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  8. Zack Gets it Together 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
  9. Contact Info
  10. © Copyright 2021 Leaky Dinghy, LLC
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