Manabonded

In this week's episode, Zack, Josh, and Nate talk about a tricky cEDH situation, the dynamics of playing with friends much younger than you, and whether or not tournaments are made better by allowing draws to be worth points. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh talk about how to build a deck to make your opponents keep hitting themselves, how to combat those landfall strategies that no one wants to touch, and dealing with grudges that last multiple games, even when you're no longer playing that really strong Vren deck. Also, just a whole lot of swearing. We did censor it. Sorry. If you have questions for us, s...

This week's episode is special - it means we're halfway through our first year! Six months ago, the three of us committed to making this podcast every week for at least a year. In this week's episode, we talk about some of our favorite bits, questions, and episodes we've made so far. And of course, we can't have an episode of our advice show without answering some questions, like "What's up with t...

In this week's episode, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about their prerelease results, what to do when your LGS puts on an unrestricted EDH tournament, and why you shouldn't just scoop at the first sign of defeat. Also, Muffin is the player who shows up with a Norin the Wary chaos deck and screams in delight as everyone groans at yet another Scrambleverse. If you have questions for us, send them over t...

In this week's episode, Zack, Nate, and Josh talk about a revived alternate game mode all the way back from original Theros block, how to handle the awkward dilemma of an opponent scooping to deny you combat triggers, and what parts of playing Magic just feel good . Also, Josh could totally fight a horse. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brow...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh give some great advice like: don't play in Bracket 3 Commander Tournaments, know when you've got the rules wrong, and don't start your car until you've opened that one random booster pack you bought at Walmart. You get better pulls that way. Also, when you get to the end, prepare yourself for the wildest topics we've put in the blooper reel. It's practi...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh talk about some cards that you should probably avoid putting in your EDH decks (unless you're a certified CPA), why blue gets too much hate, and a couple of rapid fire questions from members of the Tayam cEDH Discord channel. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs...

We have a special surprise for you all today! We have been doing some talking behind the scenes looking for some open niches, and we realized that there's a big hole in the MTG podcast sphere - no one is doing gameplay episodes on a podcast! So, for your entertainment today, we present: Manabonded Plays cEDH ft. Tristen! Decklists below: Josh's Tayam List: https://moxfield.com/decks/RMNUJ68whkGhJ0...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh talk about how great Project Hail Mary is (Josh hasn't seen it yet) while also answering questions like "How do I get people to stop killing me?" and "Is there a TCG for people who aren't heathens?". We've got the answers to those and so much more for you today. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Bro...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about storage solutions, creature types we'd like to see more of, and of course, more Slay the Spire 2. Just go get it already. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at https://shadoweclipexart.carrd.co/ We have a Lin...

In this week's episode, Zack, Nate, and Josh talk about some fun hypothetical Commander decks, how to tell your friend they're bad at building decks, and some hard truths about your commander deck's power level. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at https://shadow...

In this week's episode, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about how to get better at cheating in EDH. Just in case you'd rather not do that, we also mention some great add-ons to any game of EDH to create a new an interesting twist to the game. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack answer considerably more questions than last week, including but not limited to: what do I do if I got a rules interaction wrong and it won me the game, how do we solve the cEDH tournament structure, and how many different words can romantasy authors come up with for people's sensitive parts. Girl with the Green Suit (cEDH and other MTG content) - https...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack play a fun guessing game, answer a single question, and then promptly become distracted by talking about forcing NPC's in Minecraft to work for us forever. Don't worry, we offer dental. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work i...

In this week's episode, we're joined by our very first guest as we talk about the limits of pregame Commander conversations, what to do when a player at your table is just the worst, and just about everything else under the sun. This is what happens when you put 4 people who have known each other for at least a decade in the same voice call together. If you have questions for us, send them over to...

In this week's episode, we talk about the troubles of being the table police, some suggestions for underrated and underappreciated CEDH commanders, and why taking infinite mulligans is probably not the best call. And yes, we're excited for the Brandon Sanderson Apple TV deal. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrow...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about what constitutes kingmaking, how to correct people on the rules of the game without being 'that guy', and some cards that disappointed us after playing a game or two. Also, a lot of side talk about the Fallout TV series, the upcoming Fable game, and more. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about how to ask friends for deckbuilding advice, whether or not it's okay to scoop to stax, and which is better to pick a deck for familiarity or power for a cEDH tournament. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about pointing out your opponent's combos mid-game, whether or not it's fine to whine to avoid being attacked, and discuss what kind of shark each member of the cast would be. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the upcoming Lorwyn set, discuss the commander brackets, and make fun of people who think Roiling Vortex makes you a cEDH deck. It doesn't. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at https://shadoweclipexart.carrd...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about their vote for the most balanced set for Commander players of the last 5 years, some tips for converting EDH players into CEDH players, and spend a lot of time bemoaning what Universes Beyond has become. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh talk about the color combinations they love and hate, the ways to improve our threat assessment, and planes we'd love to visit again (or for the first time!) Special thanks to Steve Brown for the special intro for the holidays! If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownson...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the struggles of becoming an "official" judge for Magic the Gathering, our pet decks for both EDH and CEDH, and how we go about building new EDH decks. A somewhat higher than normal conversation about death in this one, just so you know. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his m...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the recent World Championship controversy, some of our "White Whale" cards for our collections, and commander decks that just didn't do what we wanted them to. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.com Art is by ShadowEclipex, his work is at https://sh...

In this episode of Manabonded, the crew talk about how to teach a new Magic player without making them feel lost, some Secret Santa recommendations, and some cool lesser-known Magic formats to try. Also, Nicol Bolas is cooler than Ugin. Sorry. I don't make the rules. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at stevebrownsongs.co...