Manabonded

It's the end of our first year here at the Manabonded podcast. Thank you all for listening to us so far and joining us for this crazy year! To celebrate, the boys bring Mellie to the party, who created a legally-distinct Jeopardy-like game for us to play. After the game, we talk about our favorite highlights from the past year and if we're going to continue the podcast for another year. Mellie's v...

In this week's episode, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about some old school cards that don't pull their weight anymore, whether infect is actually strong or if people don't like it, and provide some encouragement for a player nervous about going to their LGS for the first time. Our charity event was fantastic! Final total puts us around $3,400 donated to charity. Thank you all for the amazing support!...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about some tips for playing commander and making life easier, why bracket 3 isn't as large as people think it is, and a list of rules for EDH that you might have missed. We're also announcing Ad Naus For a Cause, a charity cEDH tournament and chaos draft happening on October 17th at Phoenix Fire Games in Meridian, Idaho! For more information about...

In this week's episode, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about a strange new deck catching cEDH tournaments everywhere by surprise, some decks that just do the same thing over and over and over and over again, and our favorite ways to play EDH online with friends. We're also announcing Ad Naus For a Cause, a charity cEDH tournament and chaos draft happening on October 17th at Phoenix Fire Games in Meridi...

In this week's episode, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about some old hats of cEDH we'd like to see again, strategies when there's just too many people for a clean pod, and help a mother of two young boys get the resources she needs to get involved with the game and help them grow as Magic players. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack are joined by Chris from the Mind Over Meta channel to answer some questions about commander and to give everyone a peek behind the curtain of what it's like being small content creators and how much work it can actually be. It's totally worth the effort though. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Bro...

In this week's episode, reality becomes a little fractured as Tristen takes over the show, with Josh and Nate riding shotgun. They talk about whether or not you should intentionally power your bracket 3 decks down, a dream pod rotation, and some alternate ways to win that EDHrec may not have shown you. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown,...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about some cards that have lost their "staple" status, what to do when people are trying to sell their proxies as real cards, and some tips for attending a cEDH tournament. We're building Whtz the Bibliophile together as a community! Check out our Instagram for more information. instagram.com/manabonded The Whtz Community List so far: https://moxfi...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about some devastating situations in a game of commander, theoretical changes we'd like to see to the Commander format, and what to do when a guy who is so unbelievably wrong about the rules just won't back down. We're building Whtz the Bibliophile together as a community! Check out our Instagram for more information. instagram.com/manabonded The W...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about commanders that need to be removed on sight and some that don't, what to do with a bunch of cards that your friend gives you as they quit, and dealing with a player who just doesn't understand a lot of the basics of the game. We're building Whtz the Bibliophile together! If you want to add a card, check out our Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube a...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the morality of disclosing your proxies, your win attempts, and paying attention during your games. Obviously we make proxies punishable by death, win at any cost even if it means cheating, and if you want to play Jetpack Joyride during your opponent's turns, go for it. We're making a Whtz the Bibliophile deck together! If you want to partici...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about what it means to them to bring and keep players playing cEDH, how to solve a smelly store situation, and how Shelob turned a table on its head. 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.c...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the lessons they've learned over their years of playing EDH, balk at the audacity of some players, and defend the board game Monopoly. It's a perfectly fine game, you all are just playing it wrong. 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 Sh...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about some of our toxic magic traits, decks that didn't work for us, and some of our own personal achievements. Also notable this week, Zack intercepts an ice cream truck mid-recording. And gets ice cream. Yes, we're all jealous. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his music at steveb...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack get really distracted by all the cool stuff that was announced at MagicCon Amsterdam. So distracted in fact, that we only answered one question. But hey, Kamigawa: Titanbreach looks cool, right? And the sweet new Hobbit cards coming out? And Nauctis?? Sorry. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown,...

This week, Nate, Josh, and Zack talk about a neat way to draft a bunch with friends (cube), what to do when a player won't tell you what their cards do (get mad), and how to handle theft decks (steal it back). Kyle Hill's video on the Magic The Gathering Turing Machine deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdmODVYPDLA If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about the line between bluffing and cheating, some LGS horror stories, and some less obvious tips for building good EDH decks. Also, Zack goes skydiving and we invent a new way to play, sure to get people on their feet and then straight on the floor. Secret Lair x Global Fund for Women article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/secret...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about what to do when a store changes their tiebreaker rules, how to avoid revealing unnecessary information, and how we feel the bracket system, especially bracket 3, is just fine and you're misunderstanding the point of the system anyway. If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find his musi...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack talk about whether or not it's okay to throw a friendly game of EDH to preserve the vibes, what to do when an LGS changes their prices in the middle of a transaction, and why Marvel sets don't feel as good as the Lord of the Rings sets or even Avatar. SaffronOlive's Article about the feel of Universes Beyond - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/why-fi...

In this week's episode, we help out a friend with a decklist, then immediately get sidetracked by thinking of custom cards for a possible Brandon Sanderson set. Can you blame us? 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 Li...

In this week's episode, Josh, Nate, and Zack discuss their time at Salt City III. We do a round by round synopsis with some insights into what we could have done better, and what we will do better next time. Garrett's Top 4 Winota - https://topdeck.gg/deck/salt-city-iii/lvDdHpZ8czRf4NfwlWKx2KMKbA72 Winning Flamewar list - https://topdeck.gg/deck/salt-city-iii/z6YREklRXtSZmDQpvTKwTOt2LMe2 Grambulon...

Hey everyone! This is a shorter episode because this was recorded right after we finished up with Salt City III. While we were in the car home, we decided to record our debriefing and share it with you all. The audio is about as good as I could get it, so I apologize for that. Our normal episode will be up on Friday like normal. See you then!

This week, Zack, Josh, and Nate are joined by Rafa and Ryanne from MTG Unraveled to solve some tough questions. We discuss the easiest way to tell someone they're not welcome in your pod, make some changes to a listener's colorless commander list, and talk about food and drink etiquette during a game of Magic. Find MTG Unraveled here! - https://www.youtube.com/@MTGUnraveled If you have questions f...

In this week's episode, Nate, Zack, and Josh talk about some cards that need to be played more, some cards that will cause the whole table to hate you, and we put together a deck that helps you marry your homies. Rest in Peace Destiny 2 https://www.change.org/p/petition-sony-to-develop-destiny-3 ` If you have questions for us, send them over to manabonded@gmail.com ! Music is by Steve Brown, find...

In this week's episode, the boys chat about what foods are actually kinda bad, some memorable misplays, and the age old question: if no one interacts with my deck and I win on turn 5, is it a bracket 4? Nope. 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://shadowecl...