The Faerie Conclave

On Episode 131 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Medusa all about her Sharuum the Hegemon commander deck! She has been playing Sharuum in commander for many many years and the deck has gone through countless iterations. It is a classic commander and we had an incredible time talking about all of the wild things it can do! Thank you for listening! This episode will also be released with full...

HAPPY 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAERIE CONCLAVE PODCAST! On Episode 130 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Taalia Vess all about her Yargle and Multani commander deck known as One Punch Frog! Taalia's famous deck has been seen on many places around the internet and it is iconic. Taalia has been playing this deck for many years and we had a lot to discuss! We talked about the best cards in t...

On Episode 129 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Reversal Wizrd all about his Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander deck! He built this deck because of his love for Final Fantasy 10 and also because of the incredible power of Tidus as a Magic card. We also talked about Universes Beyond, the commander ban list, and many other very necessary side tangents. This episode will also be released wi...

On Episode 128 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Cas also known as Strixhaven Dropout all about their Dihada, Binder of Wills commander deck! Cas built this deck for Bracket 4 by focusing on the graveyard. It is full of graveyard recursion and value, which is extremely synergistic with Dihada. Join me in celebrating Cas's birthday today by talking about one of her favorite decks! Check...

On Episode 127 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Amy the Amazonian all about her Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh brawl deck titled  "Petty Theft"! Amy built this deck to focus on committing crimes by stealing her opponent's cards! Amy is an incredible Brawl player, so we discussed the format and how much fun it can be when you play spicy decks like Petty Theft! Check out Amy's N...

On Episode 126 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Misha (Magic Mishamigo) all about her Zangief, the Red Cyclone commander deck! Misha built this deck to feel like you are playing a fighting game at the commander table and it's incredible! Zangief can destroy opposing creatures and permanents, then swing in for huge amounts of damage. This episode was a blast, i loved talking to Misha ab...

On Episode 125 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews SK all about his Adun Oakenshield commander deck! Adun is a classic legendary creature from the 1994 set Legends. SK has been playing iterations of Adun for years and the current version is focused on Eldrazi. It is a scary deck that can do some really cool things with Eldrazi, but it also scales well with the power level of the table. We also...

On Episode 124 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Chris Mooney all about their Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma commander deck! Chris is a senior game designer at Wizards of the Coast and they built this deck around a hilarious theme: the number four! Every card in the deck references "four" somehow and therefore the deck's name is "Fourclaw". I had an amazing time chatt...

On Episode 123 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Van Quigg Cosplay all about her Chatterfang, Squirrel General commander deck! They built this deck with a lot of different win conditions in mind including aristocrats, infinite combos, and of course the classic overwhelming attack by squirrels! We had such a fun time talking about this deck and the wild things that Chatterfang enables. Enjoy...

On Episode 122 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Jordan Lablond all about her Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver commander deck! Jordan has designed this Rule Zero deck to take advantage of her opponents having a lot of their cards exiled. We talked about how fun it is to be a little bit evil and embracing your inner baddie when you sit down at the commander table! Check out Jordan's Ashiok deck...

On Episode 121 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Megan Smith all about the 5 new Tarkir: Dragonstorm precon commander decks! Megan lead the commander deck design at Wizards of the Coast for this set and I had an absolute blast asking her a whole lot of questions about it. Get a behind the scenes look at the process of designing precons, how new cards are made, and what it's like creatin...

I am honored to introduce the world to my Tarkir: Dragonstorm preview card Lotuslight Dancers! I have been Sultai's biggest fan since 2014 and this card perfectly shows their beauty and power.   Which commanders want this? What kind of CEDH combos does this enable? Listen in and i'll tell you all of my ideas! I also want to hear your ideas for cool cards to tutor for with Lotuslight Danc...

On Episode 120 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Bones with Calavera Cosplay all about her Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh "Oops All Chandras" commander deck! This deck is packed full of fire, explosions, electricity, and Chandras! We also talked about cosplay, art choices during deck building, and how cool Brash Taunter is. Thank you for listening! Check out Bones' Chandra, Fire of...

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAERIE CONCLAVE! On Episode 119 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Joey all about his Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander deck! This is Joey's signature deck that he has been absolutely adoring for the last few years. Baba is an incredible combination of sacrifice, card types, tricky puzzles, and explosive plays. We get into all of the details, plus some other...

On Episode 118 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Davy all about their Seizan, Perverter of Truth commander deck! Davy has a a love of mono color commander decks and as soon as she built Seizan she knew it'd be a forever deck. It draws cards, hurts your opponents, and allow you to play a whole lot of cool pet cards! Join us in talking about this sweet commander from Kamigawa and thank yo...

On Episode 117 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Z (aka ZMainCharacter) all about their Aminatou, Veil Piercer commander deck! Z has played this deck A LOT and has tuned it to utilize enchantments, copies, and even gremlins! Z was a delight to talk to, we also talked about cosplay, Halloween, and a few other side tangents. Thank you for listening! Check out Z's Aminatou deck list here....

On Episode 116 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Dark Pact Cosplay all about their The Keeper of Dark Pacts commander deck! This is a very special deck because the commander is literally Dark Pact! Join us while we discuss how cool the content creator unknown cards are, how cool magic cosplay is, and how incredibly fun mono black commander decks are. I had an absolute blast making this episo...

On Episode 115 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Maeve all about her Tasha, the Witch Queen commander deck! Maeve has built this deck with a few things in mind: Halloween, hot witches, familiars, curses, and of course the Season of the Witch + No Mercy combo! This is a sweet control deck that you can easily see is a passion project of Maeve's. Thank you so much for listening! Check out...

On Episode 114 of The Faerie Conclave, I go through mini-interviews of the 19 commander decks I built for Duskmourn: House of Horror! This episode was sponsored by Wizards of the Coast through the #MTGAmbassador program. Thank you so much to the folks at Wizards! If you are curious about what each of the new legendary creatures in #MTGDuskmourn are capable of, then I've got you covered! I bui...

On Episode 113 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Auburn Alchemist all about her Imotekh the Stormlord commander deck! Auburn has adjusted and upgraded the Warhammer 40k precon to fit her personal playstyle and the result is a really amazing deck! It cares about both artifacts and the graveyard in really cool ways. We also talked about how the new player experience can be affected by certain...

On Episode 112 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Damen Lenz all about his Ranar the Ever-Watchful commander deck! Damen has built this deck to be a control deck, but without all of the usual downsides associated with control strategies. He has refined the deck for many years and we had an awesome time talking about it. Thank you for listening! Check out Damen's Ranar deck list here. Wat...

On Episode 111 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Nexy all about their Grist, the Hunger Tide commander deck! Nexy has built this deck to take advantage of all of the cool ways insects can win a game of commander. Whether it's going wide, going tall, or filling up the graveyard, Nexy's Grist deck can do it all! We had an amazing time talking about this deck. Thank you for listening!...

On Episode 110 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Bugs all about their Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold commander deck! Bugs built this deck to fully embody the vibe of the phyrexian invasion. It is a very villainous deck that goes wide with toxic phyrexian mite tokens! Bugs has a very thoughtful power level in mind and we had a great time talking about how important the flavor and theme of a deck...

On Episode 109 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Joe all about his Samut, Voice of Dissent commander deck! We also talked about horror movies, fighting games, survival horror games, which Resident Evil games are our favorites, and X-Men '97! Then we got into some of the cultural issues around and in the MTG community. Look forward to a lot of fun tangential conversations and a little bi...

On Episode 108 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews MJ all about his Kothophed, Soul Hoarder commander deck! MJ built this deck to be all about Kothophed's high risk high reward style, to show off how spicy a mono black commander deck can be. It was a really fun episode and I am always excited to talk about demons in Magic! Thank you for listening! Check out MJ's Kothophed deck list h...