Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt

This episode we're joined by Senior Game Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the incredible one-time only event he ran at Magic Con Philadelphia, and how he created new cards just for the event! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.

Today I'm joined by streamer, model, and rising CEDH allstar Lua Stardust to talk about her experiences with commander and CEDH tournaments as well as her new show Scrybabies! This show was brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and CoolStuffInc!

This week I've decided to discuss a topic that has been heavily requested- Pauper Commander. To help me understand this format, I'm joined by Derek Shaak of the Pauper Commander Rules Committee to lead me into the world of commons! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!

The great Saffron Olive comes back to the show to discuss Magic in 2022, the state of Commander, and what he's been enjoying in our game. Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuff Inc, Archidekt, and Quiver!

This week I'm joined by Magic Hall of Famer and dragon master Brian Kibler as we discuss his career and his new foray into Commander! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!

This week I'm joined by Melissa Detora, head of the Casual Play design team at Wizards. We have a really vibrant chat about game design and WotC's pivot towards casual play! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!

This week I welcome pro player, commentator, and newly converted commander player Corey Baumeister to discuss his journey with magic! This episode was sponsored by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!

Today I'm joined by content creator and Pauper Format Panel member Emma Partlow as we talk about that most common of formats, Pauper! This show was brought to you by Archidekt and CoolStuffInc!

This week I'm joined by Justin Parnell of Commander Vs. fame as we discuss the benefits of expressing joy and celebrating the hobby we love. This episode was brought to you by Archidekt and CoolStuffInc!.  

This week I'm joined by Jim Lapage, Spike Feeder and newest member of the Commander Rules Committee. We discuss what we think the format actually is, and how to understand if the CAG and RC are succeeding at their roles. This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.  

Today marks the start of the third season of Casual Magic, and I'm joined by MagicFest 30's Cosplay winner Dark Pact Cosplay, as we discuss their costume and the event itself! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D and Archidekt!

For the 150th episode of Casual Magic, I'm joined by Lead Designer Mark Rosewater to talk about how designing for Magic has changed since the rise of Commander! I also want to take a moment to thank you all for joining me for 150 episodes of Casual Magic conversations =) This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.

Today I'm joined by my dear friend and colleague, Son Rebell, to talk about joining the CAG and the state of commander. This Episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!

Today, Cal from the youtube CEDH group Playing with Power joins me to talk about a grab bag of commander topics! I had had other plans, but this week Cal basically gave me a platform to vent whatever Commander issues had been burning in my mind =) This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!

This week I'm joined by writer, commentator, barkeep, and fellow Commander Advisory Group member Tim WIlloughby as we talk about his journey and commander play! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!

Today Magic's traveling trickster Gavin Verhey joins me to talk about Brothers War Commander decks! We discuss design, development, the set booster cards, and even go back and talk about the decks from Baldur's Gate! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.

This episode I welcome Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble from the official D&D podcast Dragon Talk to talk to me about their new book and about the impact of D&D on people and communities. It's a break from Magic to talk about my other favorite topic! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.

This week we're joined by Mike Bani, aka cEDH Dad, to learn about his methods of introducing folks to the most powerful tables of Commander, and how to get people to the tables they want to be at. We also discuss the CEDH-U discord server and the CEDH teaching box. This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.

Today I'm joined by Sahar Mirhadi, British legacy and modern grinder, and we have a far reaching conversation about Modern, Legacy, tying your identity to your hobby, the challenges of being a minority in our hobby, and how sweet Scapeshift really is. This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D!

This episode I'm joined by Game Grumps Co-host and long time internet personality Egoraptor. We talk about everything from internet culture to Urza's Saga, and everything between. And in the Outro, Arin turns the spotlight back on me, and we have a lengthy bonus discussion about shepherding a format! It's a fantastic discussion with an absolutely lovely guy. This show was brought to you by CoolStu...

This week Drew Levin joins me to help me edit and work out the kinks in my Neera Chaos spells deck, and broadly speaks about the process of deck building goals unto themselves. This episode was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce A+D!

Today I'm joined by Commander Sphere Cohost and totally not a wolf man Dan Sheehan to talk about the joys of lasagna tier magic! We explore the joys of playing with weird old cards and talk about his amazing Squee story. This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!

Today, Spike Feeder Alex returns to discuss Rule Zero Commander decks, with his delightful Assemble the Legion deck as our model. We look at ways to build non-standard commander decks and why you'd want to, and celebrate the joys of working within limitations. This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!

Today I'm joined by show producer EK to talk about the commander ban list, helping other folks build decks, and artist proofs! We also discuss what it's like to edit this show and get it ready for Youtube! Casual Magic was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D!

Today I'm rejoined by Magic soundtrack producer and youtube musician extrordinaire Jonathan Young, to talk about the joys of Commander and Explorer! This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!