EDH Social Contract: A Magic The Gathering Commander Podcast

We have another deck tech for ya this week!  Its Mike with his Vaevictis Asmadi The Dire!  Hope you enjoy the chaos warp-esque shenanigans! Full deck here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/11-06-21-vaevictis-asmadi-the-dire/?cb=1623435954 Join our discord at https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community...

We take a look at all of our favorite Social Contract cards in Modern Horizons 2!  Suspend is cool!  All lands are Forests!  Also, that's a big angry Elder Dragon! Join our discord at https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community!  Follow us on https://twitter.com/edh_social

Wanna make someone's day extremely miserable?  Alex has a perfect deck for you.  We go over his lockdown Kykar deck! Check the full deck here:  https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/im-losing-to-a-bird/ Join our discord at https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community! Follow us on https://twitter.com/e...

This week Mike and Judge Alex look at the cards that are specifically played in their favorite deck types.  What are the surprises?  What commanders stand out?  Take a look at the highest played cards in Group Hug, Chaos, Stax, and Politics? Join our discord at https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the...

This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about our favorite modal spells.  Choose one, two, or more!  This flexible cards create more options to make your deck as varied as the battlefield changes.   Join our discord at https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_social Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic...

After what seems like tons of new releases and projects, we go back to basics.  This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about their favorite mechanics in EDH!   Sit down and enjoy a conversation with two people who love Commander as much as you do.  Like to win, love to play. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_social Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/ne...

Do you like combos?  Love them or hate them, we have an episode you'll enjoy.  This week, Mike talks to Judge Alex and several members of the Commander Spellbook team; Jaelyn, Apple, and Gold.   They have created the best resource around for combos in our format. We discuss combos at large, our favorite combos in EDH, and the work involved to create a user-friendly resource for...

THEY'RE HERE!  Mike and Judge Alex talk about the Commander 21 Precon set cards!  We talk political cards (of which there are many), group hug (of which there are some), and...white ramp?! Pick up the Commander 21 Decks and any singles, boxes, everything you need for your EDH experience at bit.ly/edu_social Sit down and enjoy a conversation with two people who love Commander as much as y...

 It's time to go to school!  This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about their favorite cards from the newest set: Strixhaven!  Y'all gonna learn today!  But not in EDH cause Learn is not allowed. It's a weird topic. Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community!    Sit down and enjoy a conversation with two people...

No pun title this week, as Mike and Judge Alex have a friendly debate on our format.  Clearly Magic is a potentially expensive hobby, but is EDH "Pay to Win"?  They explore that topic, look at a couple staples and how they have changed with time, and end with a discussion on how to find games and budget friendly ways to build decks. Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmed...

This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about a permanent type that doesn't see a ton of play; Planeswalkers!  As players, we are planeswalkers in the game, so why don't we see these cards more often?  We discuss that, and talk about out favorites! Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community!   Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support...

Judge Alex is on a well deserved vacation for this episode, so this week Mike talks about his recent weird but fun deck; Jeska and Ardenn!  Let's have everyone play Voltron...as long as we can keep ourselves alive that is!  He talks the deck itself, fun synergies and cards within, and some ways to get creative and find players for Spelltable magic! Decklist is here! https://tappedout.net...

This week Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the upcoming Time Spiral Remastered Set.  We discuss the returning mechanics and our favorite cards in this amazing (and kind of mean) set of reprints! Join us Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdwurksmedia for paper magic with guests in the community! Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_social Join our discord! https://...

This week we sit down with one of the most Jumbo-Sized names in EDH:  DJ of JumboCommander!  We talk about some political cards and tactics to get the most fun, and sometimes advantage, at the table. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_social Join our discord! https://discord.gg/tpKH3ySxpT Find DJ @jumbocommander on twitter and youtube Sit down and enjoy a conver...

This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about throwing hands!  It's time to talk combat.  Easily the most common win condition in our format, but why don't we talk about it more often? We dive into several combat centered cards, potential commanders, and why there's a little bit more to the Combat Phase than you may think.   Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_so...

This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about one of our favorite pieces of political gameplay: Rattlesnakes!  What is an EDH Rattlesnake?  The guys discuss cards and strategies alike that qualify.  We get into some underplayed rattlers after giving some advice, and Alex does a special shout out to some people in his expertise. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh...

This week Mike and Judge Alex are joined by the always funny and ever-busy Rachel Weeks!  We talk about the fun is king Lasagna EDH Tier and her recent position on the Commander Advisory Group.  Later topics include: underplayed cards, metal bands and art, grumbly tummies, and the most powerful deck of all time; Flash Hulk Phelddagrif. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bi...

This week we explore brand name redundancy!  Mike and Judge Alex discuss the premise of a social contract; what does it mean in general and specifically in a game of commander?  They discuss the most common transgressions against it, and give advice based on the goal of players at the table outside of just winning the game.   They then discuss some cards you haven't heard about, but...

In this set consisting of Thor, Fenrir, Catmobiles and a legendary squirrel; what do we discuss?  Well the group hug and political cards of course!  This week Mike and Judge Alex discuss some of the unique cards and mechanics in the coming set of Kaldheim.  Is there anything game breaking?  What our favorite interactions?  What is hiding in Judge Alex's dark past for him t...

No pun titles this week; we have a guest so it's time for our best behavior!  This week Mike and Judge Alex are joined by Dana Roach!  We discuss how Dana got into EDH, what he is looking for in a game, and have a conversation about the philosophy of a playgroup and the commander community at large.   Later, Dana gives some great advice for anyone playing multiple decks.  They...

This week Mike and Judge Alex discuss one of the most comprehensive resources for EDH around; EDHREC.com!  Looking at deck builds and recommendations, the top commanders and cards played, and what cards have been voted on as "the saltiest" in our format.   Later the boys give advice on how to use EDHREC, discuss some an epic fog (Thanks @wachelreeks!) and a narrow but ridiculously powerf...

Its time for our first deck tech! The guys have referenced Judge Alex's Emrakul deck several times and now we are finally unveiling it for you all.  We reference a lot of cards this episode so go to: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/the-promised-hugs for the full decklist! Want to make your own Spaghetti Monster of Hugs and Dread?  We have you covered. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support u...

The Year of Commander is over!  So what's next?  This week, Mike and Judge Alex start with their New Year's Resolutions for Magic!  What will they make?  What challenges do the look forward to overcoming?   Later they give advice to save some stress and potentially cash this year.  We each look at a couple of lesser known cards that interact lands in a unique way. &nb...

This week Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the Banned List for our format.  They start with the Rules Committee and the philosophy behind the banned list before going into cards they'd switch around.  After that the guys look at cards that have moved off the ban list already. Buy Cards at TCGplayer and support us here http://bit.ly/edh_social Join our discord! https://discord.gg/tpKH3y...

Lets talk about some rare (and expensive) political cards.  Introducing: The Reserve List!  What is it?  Why does it exist?  Is it as bad as you think it is? (Probably) Then Mike and Judge Alex discuss some of the more political cards on it and how they interact with the game.  Later we talk about a way to give everyone a counterspell at all times, and a card that makes mo...