Get Commanded!

Stop making little mistakes! We all do it, but some of these problems have very simple solutions, and this week, the Space Commanders want James and Walt to walk you through some of the most common scenarios! Got a bad mana curve? Difficulty understanding your own Commander? Talk too much? Don't talk enough? This transmission is for you! If you talk the right amount, not only are we jealous, we al...

We're gonna walk between some planes! Well, not us, but we're gonna talk about the people who do the walking! There are so many planeswalkers legal in our format, but sadly, most of them are terrible. This week, the Space Commanders want James and Walt to tell you how to evaluate a planeswalker and see if it earns a space in your latest Commander deck, and also, if you're very good little children...

We need to go bigger! We love our low-powered games, but sometimes you want to pull out all the stops and gun for victory without playing cEDH! This week, the Space Commanders have asked us to give you everything you need to navigate Commander's second highest peak... It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri Country. This land was stolen, and sovereignty was never ceded....

Support Theo's gender affirming care: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gv86pt-help-me-get-gender-affirming-surgery We gotta cut some cards! Everyone and their sister knows how to pick out 130 cards for their new deck, but only a real master knows how to cut those cards down to the best 100. We don't have a real master, so you'll have to settle for James and Walt, and a little story about experimental th...

What colour are we?! Six episodes, fourteen months, and far too many hours later, we need to put this Colour Philosophy to the test! Is Walt more Blue than James? How Rakdos is James exactly? Most importantly, what colour are you...? It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri Country. This land was stolen, and sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be...

So you want to... DRAW!! This week, the Space Commanders want us to take you through the most essential ingredient in every good Commander deck; card draw!! We outline the ideal number of pieces to play, which pieces are better than others, and how the card draw in our decks has shifted over time. It's everything you ever needed, and probably heaps more, but that's just how it's done in space! It'...

It's Question Time and everyone is invited! We've got seventeen listener-submitted questions here for us, all vetted by the Space Commanders personally, and we're going to answer them all! Favourite three-colour combo? Worst keywords? Favourite old cards? Pineapple on pizza? Jangnoche or Tambalash? That last one is contentious, sorry. It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundj...

We gotta win!! Well, it doesn't have to be us but someone has to, cause 80 episodes and two years later, the games are still too damn long! This week, we outline our favourite ways to bring the game to an end. There are combos, overruns, spells and creatures, but also, there are the ways you even think about building your deck... It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri C...

OUR GIVEAWAY POLL: https://forms.gle/PTXdHEhY9L8zoUVC6 We've come a long way!! It's been almost two years of Get Commanded! and the Space Commanders thought you might want to catch up on the story so far. There's rules mistakes, COVID lockdowns, old stories, and even the prelude podcast! And if you're looking to make your own content, you've come to the right place... It's time to Get Commanded! T...

OUR GIVEAWAY POLL: https://forms.gle/PTXdHEhY9L8zoUVC6 It's not easy being Green!! In the fifth instalment in the Colour Philosophy saga, James and Walt dive (reluctantly, if your name starts with "J") into WotC's favourite child. What does Green want? Which siblings does Green wanna punch in the head the most? And most importantly, does Green have any weaknesses?! It's time to Get Commanded! This...

OUR GIVEAWAY POLL: https://forms.gle/PTXdHEhY9L8zoUVC6 It's Convention Time! We've been to a whopping three games conventions now (for Australia that's mighty impressive) and we've learned some things about what kind of Magic you can expect to play at them, and how you should prepare to attend a convention yourself. Everything from power levels to card budgets is covered, and we even tell you how...

It's time to Confess!! James and Walt have some secrets they've been keeping close to their chest, but the Space Commanders need us to share them all. What does Walt really think of combos? When does James really start to politic? And finally, what do we do now that we know all of this?? It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri Country. This land was stolen, and sovereign...

It's time to brew with some flavour!! This week, as requested by one of the newest Space Commanders, we go all-in on building for flavour and fun! There's aesthetics, Scryfall tags, chaos and group hug (no physical touch required) and at the end of it all, just let us keep the Coveted Jewel for one more turn, we have a great plan for it... It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wu...

So you want to get into cEDH... This week, we give you all the tools you need to experiment with the most powerful way to play Commander; Competitively!! We've got the decks, the databases, the cards and the context and we just need YOU to bring your new mindset, or else we'll play with someone else or something, I don't know, we don't control you... yet... It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast...

Every single creature type, all of the time!! Everyone and their donkey (illegal creature type) has built a typal deck, but don't you want to know how to do it right?! This week, Walt tells the story of his fourth Goblin deck, and cautions you on where you can go wrong in every typal deck! He also sings some Oklahoma! because of course he does. It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded...

It's time for some spice! This week, we deposit our hottest takes directly down your gullet; no chewing allowed or you might spit them out (we're bitter)! Are combos boring? Should free spells exist? Is Orcish Bowmasters actually bad?! Listen in, and you just might learn something about what to do with your own hot takes... It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri Country...

I see red, I see red, I see red!! It's time for another instalment in the Colour Philosophy saga, and this time the Space Commanders want us tell you all about the colour of anger, fire, passion and chaos! Why do red be like that? Which colours think red is a bit much? And most importantly, why do my Chaos Warps always flip into bigger threats?? Maybe that's the whole point ... It's time to Get Co...

How do you notice invisible cards?! This week, we take a look at the crucial variables that hide behind the cards we see all the time, and try to decipher their true value. Some of your favourite cards will surely get analysed, and some of your least favourite, and James almost chokes on his glory! But first, we have to take you all the way back to World War II... It's time to Get Commanded! This...

James has too many decks! Walt did it, now it's James' turn to give you the run-down on every Commander deck he currently owns, but this time there's a twist; we need to work out which three are going to get the chop! If we have the time, we'll even tell you which cards to chop from your Grand Arbiter Augustin IV deck (all of them). It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded on Wurundjer...

2023! Love it or hate it, you can't deny it was a massive year for Commander! This week, we go over our personal highlights and lowlights from the year, including our favourite sets, cards, new decks and episodes of this podcast! Sadly, there was not any time for mediumlights, but you can refer to the EDHREC page for Jodah the Unifier if you want something really mid. It's time to Get Commanded! T...

What if Commander was like the gym?! Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't play Commander, but he should, and if he did, he would surely agree that some of us aren't taking our Commander training seriously enough! This week, we take a deep look at what it takes to be successful in the gym, and whether some of those principles could make us better Commander players. Most importantly, we can get your brain...

How do you defeat your friends?! Like you, we play a lot of Commander, and often it's with our friends, but sometimes it's with complete strangers! How should you change your strategy and approach with people who don't know you? How do we ensure that strangers enjoy the games we play in? Most importantly, why does James always counterspell me?! It's time to Get Commanded! This podcast is recorded...

Some cards just change the game! Bombs, board wipes and ballistic missiles are all commonly seen in your average Commander game, mostly the first two, but you'll need a missile to deal with a bomb sometimes! This week, we consult the data again to see which cards are warping our games, and how those cards are being answered. If you're a very good little child, we may even give your toys back! It's...

We've been abducted on our own again! This time, Walt is giving you the run-down of his Katilda and Lier deck using the Get Commanded! Rule 0 Template, telling you all about how the deck wins (it doesn't), its consistency (its what now?) and how it prevents its opponents from winning (confusion). Its a Spellslinger deck that's actually fun! (The trick is that it doesn't sling many spells). It's ti...

Learning to play Magic is HARD! These days, so many people are learning to play Magic through Commander, but it can be tricky for a beginner to get their head around all of the complicated cards we deal with on a daily basis! This episode, we set out the Levels of learning Magic, how to level up yourself, and the best order for learning our fantastic game and format. If you're an experienced play...