The Command Zone

Show Notes: We’re unveiling the full deck list for the “Faceless Menace” Commander 2019 SULTAI MORPH precon. You may have seen a lot of the new cards as they were previewed but now you get to find out which awesome reprints are also included in the box! Does this deck have what it takes to ambush and eliminate your opponents? Let’s find out! Check out the full deck list here:https://magic.wizards.com/en/c19decks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re talking about the biggest mistakes new players make, and with two very special guests: Mark Rosewater, whom you all know, and Evan, who came to us as a recipient of the Make a Wish foundation. We’re so honored to grant this wish for Evan and for him to help write up the outline for this episode and record together. Find out more about the foundations we talked about today by visiting these links below: The Make-A-Wish Foundation https://wish.org/ways-to-help Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance https://www.tsalliance.org/ Evan’s Ted Talk about his condition and his seizure dog (6 years ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_lD5xagBLc ----------  What we talked about in THE END STEP: Indoor Skydiving:https://www.iflyworld.com The 48 Hour Film Festival:https://www.48hourfilm.com/seattle-wa ---------- Find Mark Rosewater online: Twitter: @maro254 The Blogatog: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/ Drive to Work Podcast: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/media/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Show Notes: In this special episode, Jimmy is joined by The Professor from Tolarian Community College to react to and discuss the Rules Committee’s newly released philosophy document. ---------- Rules Committee Philosophy Document: http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19170&sid=b47444c21262ff503bf27cee339170be Sheldon Menery’s Article discussing the Philosophy Document: https://www.starcitygames.com/articles/38858_The-Latest-Commander-Philosophy-And-Banned-List-Update.html ---------- What we talked about in THE END STEP: Keyforge: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/keyforge/ “How to Play” Keyforge video by The Professor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5mtpGmXiIg ---------- Find The Professor online: Twitter: @TolarianCollege YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tolariancommunity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the SECOND and FINAL half of the 2019 COMMANDER SUMMIT! Each year, we gather with prominent members of the EDH community to debate and discuss the hot button issues of the day.We're opening up the floor to Commander Luminaries from across the spectrum. We reached out to many dignitaries in the EDHsphere, from content creators to members of the CAG and Rules Committee, to get their thoughts on things like: Should PW be legal as Commanders? Should the hybrid mana rules be changed? And of course, what cards should be banned or unbanned?  ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: Jailbirds on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216756 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: In this special episode, Jimmy and Josh give their thoughts and reactions to the Rules Committee’s most recent card bannings (and the unban!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: It's our fourth annual COMMANDER SUMMIT! Each year, we gather with prominent members of the EDH community to debate and discuss the hot button issues of the day. This time we are not limiting ourselves to only those who can get to our studio here in LA. No! We're opening up the floor to Commander Luminaries from across the spectrum. We reached out to many dignitaries in the EDHsphere, from content creators to members of the CAG and Rules Committee, to get their thoughts on things like: Should PW be legal as Commanders? Should the hybrid mana rules be changed? And of course, what cards should be banned or unbanned? ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: Jailbirds on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216756 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: Magic’s latest Core Set – M20 – is almost here! Jimmy and Josh go over all the new legendary creatures and then discuss which cards they think will make the biggest impact in Commander. Are there any spicy new effects for your favorite decks? Listen and find out! ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Team Fight Tactics: https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/gameplay/teamfight-tactics ---------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: DJ from Jumbo Commander is back to talk with Josh about a very important topic: How to Maintain Your Meta. Cultivating, organizing and fostering a healthy playgroup over the weeks and months can be challenging. Different people have differing personalities and expectations that can often cause problems over time. We’re going over some tips to make sure you and your friends are all on the same page and having the maximum amount of fun on your Commander nights. ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts ---------- Where to find DJ online: Twitter: @jumbocommander https://www.youtube.com/jumbocommander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: DJ from Jumbo Commander is back on the show to help unveil and discuss our exclusive M20 preview card! It’s Kykar, Wind’s Fury, a new legendary creature in the Jeskai (WUR) colors that offers a ton of different deck building paths to choose from. What are the possibilities we see and which choices do we think will be the most/least powerful? Watch and find out! ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: To Live and Die in LA: https://livediela.com/ ---------- Where to find DJ online:Twitter: @jumbocommander https://www.youtube.com/jumbocommander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: The creator of EDHREC.com, Donald Miner, joins the show to examine some statistics and analyze some data regarding why certain Commanders become popular, while others do not. Can we use this information to predict which of the new legends from upcoming sets will become the next big thing, and which will be lost and forgotten? Let’s find out! ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Free Solo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/films/free-solo/ ---------- Where to find Donald online: @EDHREC https://edhrec.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we’re joined by the popular streamer Amaz, a player who has made waves in both the Magic and Hearthstone communities. We’re talking about how the two games are similar, how they’re different, what lessons can be learned in each, and how they can cross-apply to the other. ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Auto-Chess :https://www.zizouqi.com/en.html ---------- Where to find Amaz online: Twitter: @Amaz twitch.tv/amazYoutube.com/usuer/amazhs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Modern Horizons is almost here! And it’s so good for EDH that many are calling it “Commander Horizons”. Jimmy and Josh discuss all of the new cards and which ones they think will have the biggest impact on the format. ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Super Troopers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Troopers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we unveil our Modern Horizons preview card! Straight up, it’s one of the most powerful legendary creatures we’ve ever seen. Let’s explore just how broken the new Urza can be. PLUS, in the second half of the episode, we’re talking MTG Arena and War of the Spark draft. It’s a very complicated and difficult format that a lot of people are having trouble with. Find out our views on the limited format and get some tips on how you can up your win percentage. ----------  Braden’s cEDH Feather deck tech: https://archidekt.com/decks/74037#Feather_by_Braden ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: Handmaid’s Tale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode we’re diving deep on a complex and often misunderstood topic: The Stack and Player Priority. We’ve got L2 Judge Danny Simard in studio to help us explain how these rules intricacies work in multiplayer and, more importantly, how understanding this stuff can help you make better strategic decisions about what moves to make and when. ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Roller Derby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby ---------- Find our guest online: Danny Simard: Twitter: @dannysimsmusic Twitch.tv/ruthbaderginsbird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graham Stark and Kathleen De Vere from LoadingReadyRun join the show to talk about Blind Commander, Oathbreaker and their favorite EDH Variants. ----------  Watch LRR playing Blind Commander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNGwDfoadkI Oathbreaker Official Rules: https://weirdcards.org/oathbreaker-rules Canadian Highlander Official Rules: https://canadianhighlander.wordpress.com/intro-to-format/ ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP:  King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine ---------- Where to find our guests online: LoadingReadyRun: https://www.youtube.com/user/loadingreadyrun https://www.youtube.com/user/loadingreadylive https://www.twitch.tv/loadingreadyrun Kathleen De Vere: Twitter: @Kathleen_LRR https://www.twitch.tv/kathleen_lrr Graham Stark: Twitter: @Graham_LRR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: War of the Spark is a planeswalker paradise! As a result, we expect to see a lot more of them on the battlefield for the foreseeable future. On today’s episode, Jimmy and Josh go over all of the best ways to utilize (and fight against!) this unique card type. ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: Avengers: Endgame https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy and Josh discuss the brand new cards from War of the Spark and which ones we think will make the biggest splash in Commander. And there are a lot of them! As a result of the sheer amount of crazy cards in the set, we’ve split up our review into two parts, so if you missed episode #263, where we discuss all the new planeswalker, be sure to check that out as well. ----------  Jumbo Commander’s Massacre Girl Deck Tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wcKYNvmtAM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War of the Spark is almost here! This set is so chock-full of splashy cards for Commander that we’ve decided to split our traditional review into two episodes. In part one, we’re analyzing all of the 37 NEW PLANESWALKERS in the set and breaking down which ones we think will have the biggest impact on the format. And be sure to check back soon for part two, where we discuss the rest of the EDH-playable cards in MTGWAR! ----------  What we talked about on THE END STEP: Dungeons and Daddies podcast: https://www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we’re breaking down JLK’s Firesong and Sunspeaker deck from the latest episode of Game Knights. Y’all tried to troll him by voting that he had to play Boros, but the deck turned out really awesome and powerful. Let’s find out what makes it tick! --------- Josh’s Firesong and Sunspeaker Deck List: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jlks-firesong-sunspeaker-l-game-knights-25/ ---------- What we talked about on THE END STEP: The OA (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80044950 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time to unveil our EXCLUSIVE WAR OF THE SPARK PREVIEW CARD! And this one is sweet. We’ve got an awesome new legendary creature named Feather, the Redeemed. Is this the best Boros Commander that’s ever been designed? Watch and then judge for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices