Legendary Creature - Podcast

As you dive into the episode, be sure to help us out by taking our listener survey: https://forms.gle/rWrBD79Zp62n8HQr5 We're in the Echoverse! Let's enjoy it. We're taking a look at all the popular and middling popularity legends with your listener insights into how these legends can get put to use. We have a little bit of a different organization this set review where we're catching legends by c...

Tis the season for more therapy. Let's talk about optimization and the many ways in which we can optimize for this game. From the group you play with, to the bracket level you play in, but more particularly the way that we related our decks, what does it mean to optimize an experience in EDH? Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast....

While we're all nerds who are congregate to think about this game that is Magic: the Gathering, it's not always easy to build a circle of people who enjoy the game in the same way and socialize the same way. Andy outlines his misadventures in seeking to Goldilocks his way toward an LCP mega church. Join us to hear the stories and the musings of how we're learning to be better at identifying who an...

Because there are always so many new legends to be thinking about, top down building tends to dominate attention. But are there some tendencies we can think about with bottom up? Kyle sets up conversation about how a commander can indirectly support bottom up deck builds by simply showing up with relevant keyword abilities. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord....

With strong typal synergies and the always potent UB tech, what is The Hobbit offering outside of legends for the command zone? Join as listeners take a tour of niche cards they want to see get tested at the table along side some of the cards that are surfacing for top usage in the broader EDH meta game. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord, including the custo...

Pack a bag and get ready to leave Bag End. We're going on an adventure. With the wealth of new legends, we commander players are ready to channel our inner Smaug and hoard the wealth of the new possibilities. Join us as the listeners give their takes on the new legends and how they are planning to use them in the zone and the 99. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Di...

Graveyards are a known valuable zone for exploitation in Magic, but do we think about the particular value and uses of that zone in EDH? Andy sets up a new series where we will explore the many advantages of using the graveyard in commander. In so doing, he and Kyle think about repeated use of cards in a singleton format, deck resilience, card access, and more as we set up future discussion. Look...

We've been interested in this exploration of late we're we--Andy and Kyle--both take a look at legends the other formerly used and take a stab at what we would do with those legends were we to try brewing our own list around them. This time around, Kyle drops the equipment and looks to see what kind of control he can exert with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist's unique ability. Andy then takes Thass...

There's always the quest to have an experience through the cards, but let's think about our social skills too. Kyle brings up a few life anecdotes to illustrate an evolution of showing up to competition relative to how others are showing up and invites some exploration with Andy into how we all can sit down with people to play this social format that is EDH Look for links to deck lists on our list...

There are always new sets to think about, but let's not forget these ones. Edge of Eternities, Spider-Man, Avatar: the Last Airbender, and Lorwyn Eclipsed all had plenty of legends to think about. We're here with listener decks to reminder you not to leave them in the past before you get consumed with all the latest legends. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord...

Different decks built around the same commander may even call for different approaches to mana development. Andy takes Kyle into his two different builds for Bruna, the Fading light—one around making angels hellishly persistent, the other recovering valuable low-curve humans. As they look at the two lists, focus descends onto how differently the construction of mana access has been important for r...

Legends tend to attract some players more than others, but what happens if you take a legend your friend loves and build your own brew for it? Andy and Kyle explore a couple legends that were formally on the other's roster of commander decks to see what kind of ideas get generated from occupying a different point of view. Kyle takes a stab at the contemporary capabilities of Glissa, the Traitor, w...

Time to find a farm upstate for the rabbit citizen to call home As with any of the most popular commanders, reports are mixed. Clearly there is an appetite for what Ms. Bumbleflower provides access to from the zone. But can we find the type of experience players are chasing with alternative legends and game plans. Kyle and Andy look at both practical experience with group hug type decks and theory...

Everyone is always testing the boundaries of balance in decks. How does complexity impact balance? Kyle brings to the table a consideration to explore with Andy is trying to categorize an idea in directives, which might be different jobs sets of cards have in a deck. Kyle and Andy then discuss how multi-directive decks might be facilitated or become too cumbersome, depending on the commander or th...

All kinds of new knowledge, all kinds of new spells! There's a lot to pay attention to in this set for all kinds of commander players. The LCP listeners have their picks and we sprinkle in the cards that are shaking out on top in EDH. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S -----...

We've been talking about spellslinger all month, let's see what the wizarding school is giving us to build with. Every new legend that is legal as a commander from the set is reviewed by you, the listeners. Your insights are coming across the microphone with the added commentary from Kyle, Andy, and Tiffany. Whether it's going to be a new favorite in the zone, has an odd fit, belongs in the 99, or...

Let's see what we learned and what you all are doing. Whether it's the big splashy spells, or a chain of small spells, a deluge on your turn, or waiting for the right moment to spring the right spell, you all are doing it. All across the color pie--though you all seem to be partial to red--spells are slinging. Follow along for all the cool tech and ideas you listeners are bringing to the table. (0...

Who needs to use their turn when the luxury of timing is on their side? Some may think of the classic spellslinger as annoyingly taking their turn on someone else's turn--check the last episode to explore why that doesn't need to be the case. In this episode, Andy gets into the reasons for delaying actions until the needful moment, how to keep that from becoming a pitfall, and how this stance can...

We talked about the mana value composition of a spellslinger deck, now let's get into thinking about the deck's posture. Often times we can craft decks and we let the archetype and cards dictate whether we are aggressively playing cards or waiting for the right moment to strike. Andy explores how we can be more deliberate with the choice and gets into examples of how spellslinger can be constructe...

Andy gave the overview of low mana value spellslinger last episode. Let's get into the high mana value. The distinction may be lost on some and obvious to others, but the capacity of low mana value and high mana value spellslinger decks is worth noting. Andy takes a dive into the tools, textures, and payoffs that can serve as the reason for sitting in the School of High Mana Value. Look for links...

In classic LCP fashion, let's add nuance to the spellslinger archetype. With years of casting spells and an upcoming visit Strixhaven scheduled, Andy sets up the spellslinger series by delineating two schools of spellslinger decks: the low mana value and the high mana value. With the notion in mind of the two strategies functioning like their own schools of the archetype, Andy plumbs the theoretic...

We've been showcasing enchantment ideas or the whole month. Your turn. Kyle and Andy with the help of Nick from Commander Theory have been exploring what is possible with enchantments over the last three episodes and looking at how the thematic concepts have expanded in design scope and play possibilities. Now we turn to the Patreon supporting listeners for their deck ideas to see how you've been...

Like any EDH archetype, tools and resources for enchantress have changed with the expansion of the game. Let's explore that. Kyle brings Andy into an exploration of what cards existed in the enchantress realm a la 2018--a time when commander was starting to get some dedicated tools designed for the archetype and that were generally expanding the type's capabilities. He then compares that against w...

Last episode we explored how we can be thoughtful about applying an archetype to our enchantment decks, let's now get into thinking directly about those win conditions. Nick of Commander Theory fame joins to take a deep-dive look into a variety of ways beyond simple aggro that we might direct our enchantress themed decks towards a deliberate win. From animating our enchantments to combos and Voltr...

Turns out that despite Kyle's frequent love and mention of enchantments, he hasn't done an episode on them in a while. With the length of the podcast's history, Kyle takes Andy back to some ideas discussed in 2018 and opens up discussion about the seismic changes to how the card type can be played in commander. Andy opens the analogy of liminal spaces in Magic and the two take a look at how differ...