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Tarkir: Dragonstorm | Legends Review
BEHOLD! A DRAGON! We're back on a familiar plane, and perhaps a familiar timeline. It's Tarkir! Some of our favorite characters are here, along with some new ones. So let's get into it and see what dragon-centric and three-color design is capturing the hearts of our listeners. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
The Artifact Omnibus
It's artifacts, you fools! Well over 6 hours of artifacts. As much as one could talk about a card type from tokens, aggro, zone changes, equipment, vehicles and beyond. If it belongs in a museum or jingles and jangles, we are talking about it. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:20:00) - Artifact Aggro (01:09:35) - Cost Reduction (01:55:56) - Zone Changes (02:55:38) - Tokens (04:09:21) - Vehicles (04:54:50) - Equipment Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of . Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp!
Atraxa Gets Put to Pasture
It's been a while since we've yucked yums, but let's yuck the most popular yum of them all: Atraxa, Praetor's Voice. Andy and Kyle take a look at some of what they believe has led to Atraxa's popularity and then try to offer some alternatives for commanders Atraxa's most popular tags, and then send Atraxa off to chew her well-earned cud. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Before You Go 2025 Pt 2
Our listeners and the randomizer continue to provide us with more decks to consider before you go get fully caught up in the latest legends. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Before You Go Pt 1 | LCI, MKM, OTJ, MH3, BLB
There are always new legends to explore and solve as they get spoiled and as we work through the latest set. But we like to get a refresher on sets from the not too distant past before you go get into the hottest new comodity. Our listeners are coming at us with their tested decks from Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Modern Horizons 3, and Bloomburrow. Let's get into their lists in this part one episode. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Aetherdrift | Other 99 Review
Keep those engines revved up, we've got more cards to check out from Aetherdrift. Let's dive into the cards you, the listeners, are paying attention to in this set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/
Aetherdrift | Legends Review
Start your engines! Time to figure out which new legends from Aetherdrift are revving us up to put them into the command zone, or whether they can be passed by or just tucked into the 99. You, dear listeners, are bringing the deep dives and Kyle, Andy, and Tiff have the peppered in takes on this new set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/
Kindred Considered
As Andy thinks about recent fixations in the playgroup, he takes note of the magnetism of kindred decks and what unique card themes arise with typal decks. Andy brings Kyle into a discussion of how kindred decks can invite a refined eye to tinker and find the ideal and most balanced cards to extract the most out of kindred deck experiences. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Bae or Nah? | What Is This Legend to You?
We hope you've got time this weekend. Kyle and Andy set up their longest analogy ever to help Kyle describe how we can understand legends as more than a binary question of whether or not we should be adopting it for the command zone. Kyle then tries to apply the theory to whether or not The Mindskinner fits on his roster. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Roster Ragnarok | All New Decks
Sometimes radical change is the way to keep your hobbies fresh. Whispers in the community of people making wholesale changes to their roster of commander decks turned into our church committing to a mass change to our own roster of commanders. Andy and Kyle look to excavate how they learned to love the bomb that blew up where we were in 2024 as a playgroup, with musings of expectations and early observations. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Dan Terminus. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Starter Deck for Danse Macabre
The LCP church and lots of listeners have taken to the Danse Macabre concept for decks and found many all kinds of ways to deploy this card repeatedly. Andy reviews the core concept of the deck and sets up a starter deck for anyone looking to take advantage of this game shifting sorcery. Join us as Andy outlines how he's using Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator to get started with a deck that leverages zone changes with Danse Macabre as the star. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Starter Deck for Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Kyle loved torturing his group so much with divine possibilities that he needs all of you to experience it too. Join us as Kyle shares how you can get started with flipping Heliod into the Warped Eclipse and cheat while you play magic. In addition to the starter version of the deck, Kyle shares with Andy where his deck last stood and some alternatives to explore with Heliod's dynamic abilities. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Foundations Cards for the Other 99
We've had a second to sit with Foundations. Let's get into the cards you, the listeners, are thinking about for the other 99 of your decks. We all want to tool up our current decks, so what does this set have to offer? Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Foundations | Legends Review
It's another set. What is there to say other than there are legends to love, legends to hate, and legends to ignore. Listeners have the reviews. Andy and Kyle have the peanut gallery commentary. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Starter Deck for Athreos, God of Passage
Some decks have obvious play lines that are potent and to the point, others illicit an obsession, one might even say a cult-like one. Andy takes us into the depths of the Cult of Athreos as he outlines what got him interested in a more nuanced line of play with this Therosian god, which goes well beyond the conventional Shadowborn Apostle + demons lists. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- (but really... we're posting video podcasts there again) ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/
Magic Zen & the Art of Playgroup Maintenance
In light of the recent developments with the ban list and the subsequent fallout, Andy and Kyle reflect on how their group seems to have been insulated from the big feelings rippling through the broader community. They outline how a deeper playgroup mission that centers on experience and respect almost gives the group an intuition to avoid the most contested parts of the format. Andy outlines with Kyle a variety of tenets that the group tries to respect and they share their stories and success and failure with those tenets, in this classic LCP episode that waxes philosophical along the way. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/
Starter Deck for Vial Smasher + Gilanra
Join as Andy shares a starter deck list that can get any player a foundational place to start exploring the capacity of Vial Smasher and a Jund spellslinger or big spell deck. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out . ------------------- Look for ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Duskmourn | Other 99 Review
The spooky season continues with Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are pointing out some of their favorite cards from the set to include in your other 99 of your decks. We've got the diverting commentary. Be sure to listen to as you mess around with your new Duskmourn cards. And if you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, go join the conversation for deeper thoughts on cards from this episode on our new reviewers-mind-dump channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Duskmourn | Legends Review
Time to get into the new legal commanders from the latest set in Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are sharing their favorite insights for these new commander, we've got the diverting commentary. If you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, be sure to converse with the reviewers about their deeper thoughts on our new reviewers-mind-dump channel. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Dan Terminus. Be sure to support them! –
The Golden Mean of Card Usage
Andy takes on the golden mean discussion as it relates to selecting the cards that we use in commander. With an eternal format, the card options available to commander players are vast. Yet as new cards tempt with a sense of contemporary power, the question still begs: what cards are truly sufficient for your aims as a casual commander player. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/
Leave Me Alone! | Understanding a Feared Commander
Despite talking through commander reputations, deck rankings, and lightning rods in the zone on previous episodes, Kyle still has a commander who notoriously gets him focused on. He sits down with Andy to hash out why he thinks that is rightfully happening and they suss out how some commanders are lending to a management philosophy of direct focus because of what some contemporarily designed commanders are designed to do. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Under 500 Returns | Hipster Energy Decks
The drill here is for our listeners to provide their lists for commanders who have under just 500 decks being referenced on EDHREC for data for that commander. In an era where Atraxa and the other top commander are rocking tens of thousands of lists, you truly are drinking that hipster moose juice when your commander isn’t cracking 500 lists. So let’s see what the listeners are doing to stay unique. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
The Golden Mean of Roster Building
Our relationship with the Magic: the Gathering product ebbs and flows and we’re all prone to patterns that place on the path of fatigue or the precipice of drifting away from the game. So how do we find a happy middle ground? Andy guides a discussion of life and death cycle of decks and how that impacts roster building and through personal experience juxtaposed with Kyle’s explores what it might not look like to have a happy relationship with the product and constructing a roster of decks that bring joy. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –
Bloomburrow | Cards for the Other 99
You know the drill. Our listeners along with Andy and Kyle have a group of cards we’re all paying attention to from the Bloomburrow set that we are planning to acquire or throw into our existing decks. Let the cuteness continue. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Bloomburrow Review | New Commanders Part 2
The cuteness continues as we dive into the review of new legends from Bloomburrow! Our listeners have all the new legal commanders reviewed for you so you can find new ideas for the legends you haven’t gotten around to considering yet. This is part two of our review, so be sure to check out part one for the initial sequence in the color cycle of legends. Below are the legends you’ll find in this episode, in the following order: Alania, Divergent Storm Bria, Riptide Rogue Camellia, the Seedmiser Hazel of the Rootbloom The Odd Acorn Gang Ygra, Eater of All Mabel, Heir to Cragflame Clement, the Worrywort Wick, the Whorled Mind Baylen, the Haymaker Helga, Skittish Seer Mr. Foxglove Ms. Bumbleflower Flubs, the Fool Arthur, Marigold Knight Zinnia, Valley's Voice Glarb, Calamity's Augur As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Bloomburrow | Legends Review Part 1
Take off your cowboy hats and dust off your fur, on the Bloomburrow we go! Our listeners have all the new legal commanders reviewed for you so you can find new ideas for the legends you haven’t gotten around to considering yet. As we are reviewing in two parts, all the legends you’ll find in this episode are listed below. Check out part two for the rest. Beza, the Bounding Spring Eluge, the Shoreless Sea Kitsa, Otterball Elite Maha, Its Feathers Night Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Kastral, the Windcrested Vren, the Relentless Gev, Scaled Scorch The Infamous Cruelclaw Bello, Bard of the Brambles Hugs, Grisly Guardian Muerra, Trash Tactician Wildsear, Scouring Maw Byrke, Long Ear of the Law Finneas, Ace Archer Zoraline, Cosmos Caller As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Launch Points in the Zone
We all have an understanding that commanders can serve different roles for a deck, whether as a strategy or providing benefit for implementing a strategy. But Andy proposes that we give some attention to the idea that some commanders can get us started, but can then be abandoned as the strategy gets going. Andy shares a variety of decks that exemplify this idea of a commander that can provide resources to get rolling, but that don’t need to be present for success. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Starter Deck for Nezahal, Primal Tide
With each set we get preconstructed commander decks to get us started on the path of a new experience. But if you're looking for something with more of an LCP flavor, join us for this continuation of our starter deck series. Andy gets us up to date with what he’s been up to with his classic Nezahal, Primal Tide deck and shares a solid starter deck that can get you started on building a comparable experience on a budget. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –
What Do You Really Win? | Therapy Session
Winning is a key element of Magic: the Gathering, but it’s an unusual proposition in commander. That unusual space can make for varied expectations and feelings about winning. Kyle and Andy talk about the fine line between playing the game and being realistic about what we can achieve in this format while enjoying being at a table with friends. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/ –
Lightning Rods in the Zone with Joey of EDHRECast
We've got a guest joining us today in Joey of EDHRECast. Joey joins to get deep with us as we talk about commanders who tend to earn the ire of opponents before the game even starts. We get into the various ways a commander may call for attention despite the game actions playing out in front of us and how many of those commanders may fit better into the 99 of some decks. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Modern Horizons III | Other 99
You may not be picking up any new commanders from this release, but you are definitely going to be seeing cards from Modern Horizons 3 get used at your commander table. Join us to check out all the cards that stood out to our listeners for the other 99 of your decks. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Modern Horizons III | Legends Review
We don’t catch all the non-standard releases, but the council has spoken and we’re taking a dive into Modern Horizons 3. With 32 new legal commanders, we’ve got the reviews from the listeners, we’ve got the microphones and irreverent side talk, so let’s see what these new legends can bring to the commander table. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Treasure Hate | Meta Gaming
It’s been a long time since we’ve done our meta gaming series where we talked about methods to contain common elements of the game you can regularly expect opponents to abuse. But it’s time for an addition to the series as treasure tokens have proven to be a leyline getting weaved throughout the game. Andy illustrates how treasure has become proliferated throughout the format and the impact it can have on games. Andy then shares a list of cards suggested by listeners for containing the impact of treasure tokens. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our Discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Unconventional Builds | Listener Decks
We’ve talked about unconventional builds for commanders in the past on our . We’re picking that idea up again and exploring ways that listeners are taking commanders that have a notorious build or archetype and how they have found a unique way to experience and play with that commander. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Game Warping Cards
There are cards in this game that are obviously powerful. There are cards that elicit a strong reaction. But there are also those cards that alter behavior at a table just based on their sheer gravitational pull to adapt to the presence of that card. Andy takes us into an exploration of a variety of just such cards and looks at where we might play them, how they change the game and what pitfalls might accompany these cards. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Honing Our Mana Production
Mana is a highly covered subject when it comes to this game we all love. But as aware as we all are to its importance to a successful game, have we given it specific thought. Kyle takes Andy into some thoughts he’s been exploring to see if we can glean specific insights to how our mana base is performing in our decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Outlaws of Thunder Junction | Cards for the Other 99
Do you have saddle sores yet? Well, we’re role-playing as cowboys for the foreseeable future. So let’s check out the cards we should be supplementing our decks with. Get your handcart and your shopping cart ready, because it’s time to head into town and buy these cards. Thanks to all the listeners who reviewed cards for this episode. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Outlaws of Thunder Junction | Legends Review Part 2
Hope you’re ready for a long ride. Put some cream on those saddle sores, because the vistas of Thunder Junction are still in view. We resume our review of the new legends from OTJ, picking up in color order with the Izzet legends. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join as we dive into the second batch. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Outlaws of Thunder Junction | Legends Review Part 1
Time to slip into your boots, saddle up your mount and ride into Thunder Junction. Whether you wanted all your favorite characters to don a cowboy hat or not, here they are trying to wrangle folks to their side of the MTG storyline. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join us as we dive into the first batch. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
The Current State of Aikido
After talking about a starter version for Queen Marchesa Aikido in the last episode, Andy gets into some broader concepts of how the strategy has evolved over the last few years. Andy brings a couple new deck ideas to play at the edges of Aikido and see what else can be done with the strategy. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –
Queen Marchesa | Starter Deck
Andy has long been a practitioner of Queen Marchesa aikido. He’s gotten into a lot of theory, but in this episode he outlines the journey the deck has been through to its current iteration. He also outlines a starter deck if you are looking to get into the aikido game. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! –
Before You Go | MOM, LTR, CMM, WOE
If you’re new here, we like to take a pause before we get too far into the Magic: the Gathering product future and forget about the products of the past. As we get into another spoiler season, we’re checking out some listener decks from March of the Machine, Tales of Middle-Earth, Commander Masters, and Wilds of Eldraine to help us all remember that you don’t necessarily need new cards to find a new commander. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to . ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: Check out old shit on YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Butt Stuff + a Starter Deck
Let’s get into another starter deck. This time Kyle chats with Andy about all of his experience with butts. And then they extrapolate what may be the best things to do with big butts. Kyle then shares his starter deck for Doran, the Siege Tower. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Silver Richards. Be sure to support them! –
Lessons in the Deck Ratings
As we close out the deck rating exercise, let’s explore the more consensus votes and see if there are any lessons to glean from where decks landed. Is there something that we can see in how people interact with and want to experience decks that they play against? Join us as we look at several decks and look for the leylines. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
MKM | Cards for Your Other 99
Now that everyone’s commander is a raging clue detective, let’s take a look at cards that can slot into the other 99 of your decks. Our listeners are coming at us with all their niche insights and comments on the obvious hot picks from the set to try out in your decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Murders at Karlov Manor | New Commanders | Part 2
Let’s keep dropping clues for how you can use this set in your commander rotation. Part two brings you the remainder of the legends, as listed below. And look for our other 99 episode next week with all the niche picks from our listeners that you commander players ought to be paying attention to. Tomik, Wielder of Law Kylox, Visionary Inventor Melek, Reforged Researcher Izoni, Center of the Web Agrus Kos, Spirit of Justice Aurelia, the Law Above Feather, Radiant Arbiter Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect The Pride of Hull Clade Vannifar, Evolved Enigma Duskana, the Rage Mother Kaust, Eyes of the Glade Voja, Jaws of the Conclave Morska, Undersea Sleuth Sophia, Dogged Detective Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Murders at Karlov Manor | New Commanders | Part 1
We’re back on Ravnica with the intent to make magic players buy more than one Hasbro game. But of course, we’re here for the cards for commander players and our listeners are dishing on all the new commanders. Like last time, we’re doing this in two parts. You’ll find the below legends in this episode. Look for part two later this week for the rest. Delney, Streetwise Lookout Massacre Girl, Known Killer Krenko, Baron of Tin Street Tesak, Judith's Hellhound Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth Ezrim, Agency Chief Etrata, Deadly Fugitive Lazav, Wearer of Faces Marvo, Deep Operative Mirko, Obsessive Theorist Judith, Carnage Connoisseur Rakdos, Patron of Chaos Anzrag, the Quake-Mole Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods Tolsimir, Midnight's Light Trostani, Three Whispers Teysa, Opulent Oligarch ------------------- Patreon: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Split Decision: More Exploring the Perceptions of Power Levels
Andy and Kyle continue to look at the groups rankings for each other’s decks to see where power levels are perceived to be. This time they take a look at the decks that divide the group. Half the people place it at one tier and the other half at another tier. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Ranking Our Groups Decks: The Confused Ones
There is a constant hum in the commander community about power levels and assessing commanders and decks. But when you really sit down with your friends, do you all have a similar perspective on the power of the decks getting played? Andy and Kyle take a look at how their group feels about each other’s decks and they start off with the decks that lack consensus. Be sure to while you’re listening. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
The Three-Color Commander Identities
Folks have long clamored for us to take our commander color identity series to the three-color commander identities. We finally bring our thoughts on the matter out into the open. Andy and Kyle bring their thoughts together for a collision of thoughts to see what has held the podcast back from exploring the fertile ground of commanders with more colors at their disposal. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
An Exercise in Public Relations for Your Decks
Last time we talked about rehabilitating a deck’s reputation after your group has grown to hate it. We illustrated the idea with a few of our own experiences. Now let’s look at a few listener decks and see what kind of PR plan we can come up with. As always, you can find decks lists we reference in our Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S?si=72a9326d3c084bf3 ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Evolving Your Deck’s Reputation
What do you do with those decks that just seem to put a little hate into the actions of your opponents? How do you manage a reputation that precedes your commander? Andy and Kyle talk about why decks might garner a reputation and explore ways to manage the issue so you can just sit down and play like every other average Joe. ------------------- Patreon: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Lost Caverns of Ixalan | Cards for the Other 99
We are closing out our Lost Caverns of Ixalan coverage with cards to consider for the other 99 of your deck. As usual with reviews, the listeners have the analysis, Andy and Kyle are here for the ride, and random comments. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Lost Caverns of Ixalan | New Commanders | Part 2
The set review continues! We get further into all the multi-color legends. Our listeners are bringing all their studied insights into each new one. We offer the armchair commentary. If you didn’t notice, this is part two. You’ll find the below legends in this episode. Look for the others in part one. Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance Akawalli, the Seething Tower The Mycotyrant Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon Caparocti Sunborn Hakbal of the Surging Soul Nicanzil, Current Conductor Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood Admiral Brass, Unsinkable Don Andres, the Renegade Huatli, Poet of Unity // Roar of the Fifth People Pantlaza, Sun-Favored Wayta, Trainer Prodigy Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus Xavier Sal, Infested Captain Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Lost Caverns of Ixalan | New Commanders | Part 1
New set review! Time to get into all the pirates, dinos, vampires, and more. Our listeners are bringing all their studied insights into each new legend. We offer the armchair commentary. We’re breaking this up into two parts. You’ll find the below legends in this episode. Look for part two for the others. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization Akal Pakal, First Among Equals Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead Francisco, Fowl Marauder Breeches, Eager Pillager Inti, Seneschal of the Sun Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation Abuelo, Ancestral Echo The Ancient One Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake Zoyowa Lava-Tongue Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath Kellan, Daring Traveler // Journey On Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar Sovereign Okinec Ahau Amalia Benavides Aguirre Bartolomé del Presidio Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher Clavileño, First of the Blessed Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Descending into the Archetypal Particulars
We all have a concept of archetypes in our mind when it comes to Magic: the Gathering. But have you considered how those archetypes coexist with deck-building templates? Andy poses the topic and then through listener decks explores if we can find this tension between archetype and template. You can always find deck lists from the podcast posted on our Discord server for Patreon supporters. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Should I Build This Brew?
For many of us commander players and big part of the enjoyment of the format is brewing lists and imagining how they would play at the table. But how do you decide when to take the digital concept and sleeve up the idea for real life play? Kyle guides a chat with Andy trying to figure out when they each build their brews and attempts to decide on whether to build a few of his recent brews. You can always find deck lists from the podcast posted on our Discord server for Patreon supporters. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Therapy Session | Getting Decks Just Right
We all build decks that seem to land in different experiential zones. Our friends enjoy playing against some and others not so much. We have a great time with some of our decks, while others just aren’t as fun as the theory. While other decks still can win an appropriate number of games, some don’t win enough, and some too many. Join us as Andy takes Kyle into the exploration of getting our decks in the Goldilocks zone. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set]. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Wilds of Eldraine | Cards for the Other 99
We’re getting in on reviewing cards for the other 99 of your decks. Our listeners are dropping some of the obvious and not so obvious cards from the Wilds of Eldraine that we all ought to take a look at as commander players. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Wilds of Eldraine | New Commanders Review
It’s been a minute since we have done a review of new legal commanders. With the Wilds of Eldraine dropping over the weekend, it’s time for all of us to decide if we’re going to actually build the commanders we’ve been ogling for the last few weeks. Our listeners have all the new legends covered with their pithy and insightful reviews. Come join us and decide if these new potential commanders are worth your time or too B-land. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S?si=72a9326d3c084bf3 ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the below artists. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Protector 101 –
Thoughts on Magic Products
It’s been a while since we’ve had a good, honest discussion about how various Magic: the Gathering products have landed with us. Join us as Kyle and Andy discuss various sundries, from Universes Beyond to Commander products to Secret Lair. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Gonti, Lord of Luxury | Starter Deck
Andy carries on the quest to settle his mono-black deck itch. If you heard our last episode, Andy is looking to hone the perfect mono-black experience. As the exploration continues, he provides a compelling starter deck for anyone looking to get in on the unique experience of piloting Gonti, Lord of Luxury. He also gives his current build to show what can be done with this mopey mono-black legend. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music on various episodes of the podcast comes courtesy of the below gracious artists. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Exploring Comparable Commanders
Have you tried out EDHREC’s “View Similar Commander” tool? Go check it out. Kyle takes Andy into a conversation about ways that it is useful to find and explore commanders comparable to the ones you are brewing. They then gives the EDHREC tool a spin to see how good it is at offering useful comparisons. As a side quest, Andy looks to see if the quest for viewing comparable commanders can find him a new mono-black commander that fits the experience he’s looking for. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Universes Beyond LOTR | Lore
So you’ve gotten your hands on the new Lord of the Rings cards. You know the stories, but have you thought about them in depth lately? Samuel Griffin (aka Suns) joins us to talk about the wide world that Tolkien created. Samuel, Kyle, and Andy explore the setting for Lord of the Rings, dive into some favorite characters and events of the trilogy, and look at the Magic cards designed to represent these familiar people and places. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Dan Terminus. Be sure to support them! –
Pauper EDH | Exploring the Format
We’ve spent some time trying out different budget variants of commander. Recently, we have taken a stab at Pauper EDH. It has turned out to be wildly popular with our group and a new way to explore the format of EDH Andy leads a conversation about what has made Pauper EDH compelling and Andy and Kyle both share a handful of decks that have been getting time at the game table. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Erebos, God of the Dead | Starter Deck
Kyle is coming at you with his oldest existing deck: Erebos, God of the Dead. Andy joins to learn about some options Kyle has brewed for building a starter version of the his Erebos, God of the Dead deck. They get into concepts of discard, how it differs in commander, how you can do it on a budget and explore the ins and outs of what Kyle has honed over the years with his prized mono-black deck. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Yuriko Gets Put to Pasture
Some commanders are just too much. Set aside the popularity contest, we’re taking on Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow, and talking about what makes this commander so notoriously hated whilst popular. Andy gets into an alternative deck option for a ninja experience through Alora, Merry Thief paired with the background of Agent of the Shadow Thieves. Kyle then shares a top deck experience that doesn’t have to be so irritating from the beginning of a game in using Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Before You Go | 40K, BRO, J22, ONE
You know the drill by now. We all have a deluge of new commanders to work with, but before you go off and look into the latest legends, take a gander at a few of these ideas from some not-too-distant sets we’re already forgetting. Andy presents a variety of decks shared by Patreon supporters from the 40K Commander, Brothers’ War, Jumpstart 2022 and All Will Be One sets and commander decks. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Niv-Mizzet, Parun | Starter Deck
More starter decks! This is a big one. Andy gets into the nitty-gritty of what he’s up to with his oft-talked-about favorite: Niv-Mizzet, Parun. Join us, as Andy outlines how he departed from the usual Niv-Mizzet combos and landed on some other compelling and effective plays for Niv-Mizzet. He shares both his ode to the dragon and a starter deck version that can be a softer launch into the beloved spell slinger. As always, if you are a Patreon supporter, you can find deck lists on the Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
March of the Machine Commander Decks | New Commanders Review
Continuing on with the new legal commanders that have emerged in the latest commander product, dropped with the release of March of the Machine. Our listeners are providing the reviews and we’re providing the unnecessary commentary. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
March of the Machine | New Commanders Review
Time to dig into the new legal commanders that have emerged in the latest set: March of the Machine. From the Phyrexian praetors and their sagas, to the past legends pairing up on single cards, to the legends getting compleated, we’ve got them all covered. Our listeners are providing the reviews and we’re providing the unnecessary commentary. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! -
Blink Revisited & Another Starter Deck
It looks like we’ve got a legit series on our hands. The obsession with starter decks continues as the conversation turns to the blink/flicker theme. Kyle takes a somewhat different route, rather than offering a starter version of a beloved deck, he chats with Andy talks about a theme he has obsessed with for years. They investigate how it has changed in the face of added design and the availability of new blink commanders. He offers up Yorion, Sky Nomad as a launching point for anyone looking to get started with the theme. As always, you can find our deck lists on our Patreon supporter Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the generous artists who graciously allow us to use their music. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Glissa, the Traitor Gets a Starter Deck
We decided to continue trying our hand at starter decks. In this episode, Andy launches us into a new series where we look to create starter versions of decks we are experienced with. That way you don’t have to invest in hundreds of dollars worth of cards to try out what we play. Just kick the tires with a starter version and see if you like it. Andy gets us rolling with explaining his journey with Glissa, the Traitor as a commander and outlines his budget-friendly starter version of the deck that you all can take for a spin. As always, you can find our deck lists on our Patreon supporter Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Silver Richards. Be sure to support them!
Magical Mispronunciation 2023
It’s been a couple of years since we addressed our magical mispronunciations. In that time, you all have cringed numerous times at how we’ve chosen to pronounce many a made-up Magic character's name. We’ve brought in the linguists and compiled a list of new legends from the last year that are potential mispronunciation pitfalls. Let’s see if we change our minds about how to say the names of any of these characters. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The episode's intro and outro music comes from the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Too Many of a Commander
It may not get talked about a lot, but there exists a compelling deck theme where you simply have too many of your commander. Copies everywhere!!! Andy and Kyle set up the conversation of what is behind the idea of cloning your own commander, how to see if there is value to be had via this strategy, and how to outline a deck. They share a variety of clone deck ideas that they’ve been brewing. As always, you can find our deck lists on our Patreon supporter Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- Intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
All Will Be One | Commander Review
It’s been a second since we’ve thought about new products, but it is time again. If you got your hands on some new product this past weekend or are itching to decide which new legends to buy, come check out the review. Or just come hang out with our voices. As always, we’re bringing you reviews written by our listeners and sprinkling in a drop of our own unqualified opinions for what can be done with the new legal commanders from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Dan Terminus. Be sure to support them! –
Making Use of Your Graveyard
Graveyards are a dynamic and useful element of the game of Magic. As many experienced players know, zone changes for cards can be very powerful to abuse and the graveyard primed for that abuse. Andy launches a discussion about the nuances of using the graveyard and how the uses a commander and strategy invite go beyond a general theme and get into particulars that can be important and critical to improving success in the strategy. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Make Your Own Starter Decks
Since WotC put out some new starter decks for commander players, we’ve been thinking about this concept a lot. What is a starter deck’s purpose? How can they be used? Who are they for? As we got into this idea, we decided to take a crack at brewing a handful of our own starter deck lists for commander players. Join us as we talk about how we think they can be used. You can always find our deck lists on our Patreon supporter Discord server. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Deck Health Check
We all look at people’s deck lists on the web. Whether it’s the list of a friend or the list of stranger, it’s always helpful to figure out if the deck is truly functional. Andy and Kyle outline what they are looking for when they look at decks on the web. From surveying the basics for function to diving into the deck’s game plan. They also dive into a handful of random decks to see if they can put their principles to work. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Therapy Session | Life Without Tutors
We have had a lot of discussions over the last few years about tutors and how they impact the vibes of a game and how to build decks and how we treat the colors of the game. Andy and Kyle get into what it has been like the back half of the year to not have anything beyond land tutors in our playgroup. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the below artists. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The 0ther 99 of 2022
The year is coming to a close, so it’s time to do a survey of a handful of cards you might consider for the other 99 in your decks. Kyle and Andy run through cards suggested and vetted by listeners and throw in a few others for good measure. Be sure to check out Andy's other podcast: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music each episode comes courtesy of the a handful of gracious artists. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Alternative Build Paths | Tocasia | General Marhault
Ever wonder if a commander has the potential for a build that isn't represented in the EDHREC data? Andy and Kyle talk through a couple of questions worth asking to see if we can broaden a commander's design into alternative deck designs. What are the hoops that commanders ask you to jump through, and how can we jump through that hoop in a different way? Or are there multiple hoops and we only need to jump through one to get an effective output? Kyle then jumps into a couple of example brews with Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor, and General Marhault Elsdragon to see if there are alternative ways to think about these commanders. As always, be sure to check our Discord server for deck lists. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
The Brothers’ War | Commander Review
There’s another slew of legends to take on and digest. Our listeners have you covered with a review of every version your favorite Brothers’ War characters have taken on in card form this set and all the new unknowns. We’re also begrudgingly venturing into the Transformers and reviewing all the legendary possibilities there too. As always, be sure to check out our Discord server for any decks our reviewers may have concocted to go along with their reviews. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Before You Go | NEO, SNC, DMU, CLB
A new set has been fully spoiled in The Brothers’ War, but we still have a few more listener ideas to sling your way before you go take on all the new possibilities. Kyle is taking the help for this episode and pilots us through part 2 with listener decks from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, Dominaria United and bonus decks from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate. As always, be sure to check out Discord server for any decks featured this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! –
Before You Go | AFR, MID, VOW
We’re all on the hype train for new cards and new concepts and new decks with the new hotness. But… before you go get into all that’s new, let’s take a stroll down memory lane to see if there are any sweet ideas we may have passed along the way. Andy takes us through part 1 with listener decks from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, and Innistrad: Crimson Vow. As always, check out our Discord server for any decks featured in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Titanic.
The Ur-Dragons Gets Put to Pasture
We’re coming at you with our favorite yum yucking series! It’s been a while since we’ve taken a popular commander and told the madding crowd enough is enough, but let’s take a look at The Ur-Dragon. Kyle and Andy discuss why the popular legend has such an unrelenting stranglehold on dragon tribal decks. From examining the capacity of the tribe to carry on without all the staples of every color, the new legends available, the gross price of The Ur-Dragon, and digging into a variety of decks, hopefully, there’s a compelling case to put that dragon into your collection binder for good. As always, be sure to check out Discord server for any decks featured this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The Grimdark Magic of Warhammer 40K
It’s not a review. We’re getting new commander decks this week, but rather than turning our sights to the cards, Andy takes us into the stories of this universe beyond. Magic: the Gathering product continues the path of marrying itself to other intellectual properties. Think what you will of WotC’s tendril-like reach for more consumers, but Warhammer 40,000 has a rich narrative. Andy is an avid 40K story consumer, so he takes us into the context of the universe and helps give some life to the cards we’ll be playing with the 40K stamp. As you grab those new 40K commander decks be sure to set the mood with Andy’s Warhammer 40K playlist: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from The Armouring of a Space Marine.
Dominaria United | Reviewed by Listeners
Part 2! Let’s get back into the expansion set for Dominaria United. As per usual, our listeners are reviewing the legends available as commanders. Tiffany is delivering the content. Kyle and Andy sit around and add their mediocre ideas. If you want to participate in future reviews, join us on Patreon. Our supporters are the pool we draw from to make these awesome reviews happen. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music each episode comes courtesy of the kind artists who allow us to use their sweet, sweet tunes. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Dominaria United Commander | Review
We’re getting into the Dominaria United Commander product and our listeners are reviewing the legends available as commanders. Tiffany is delivering the content. Kyle and Andy sit around and do their best Waldorf and Statler. We’ll be back next time with the review of the available commanders in the expansion set of Dominaria United. If you want to participate in future reviews, join us on Patreon. Our supporters are the pool we draw from to make these awesome reviews happen. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music for this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Police Academy.
New Artifact Throughlines
Artifacts are old tech, when it comes to Magic: the Gathering. But if you’ve got your finger on the pulse, you may have noticed some new avenues open up with how to use and abuse artifacts. Andy brings his research and examples to the discussion in this episode, manifesting how all the self-sacrificing artifacts over the last few years have brought about new sub-archetypes and a fresh look to some old commanders. As always, you can check out deck lists featured in this episode on our Discord server. Be sure to join it by supporting our Patreon. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from The Goonies.
Backgrounds & Some Decks
We didn’t get to review the backgrounds with all of you listeners. But let’s take a dive into what we’re finding out about backgrounds and what we’re feeling about them. Kyle and Andy both share a few decks they’ve brewed using backgrounds in the zone. Andy unloads a brainstorm of possible commanders and background pairings that can get your creative juices flowing. As always, be sure to check out our Discord server for any decks featured in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Berserk: The Golder Age Arc III - The Advent. The intro also has the song Ozar Midrashim by Information Society.
Danse Macabre & Modeling Deck Brewing from the 99
Andy’s been busy brewing! So often we get focused on the commander and the theme for decks as EDH players. But can we get obsessed with a card like players in other formats? With a card that can hold opponents in suspense regarding its outcome, why not geek out over Danse Macabre? And if you can keep doing it with ways to loop it back to hand, even better. Andy brings to the discussion a variety of brews where this card can shine. As always, you can check out deck lists featured in this episode on our Discord server. Be sure to join it through supporting our Patreon. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from the Elden Ring.
Mazzy & the New Era of Legends
Kyle is taking Andy into some tech with a new auras favorite of his. But before he sets up a deck tech for Mazzy, Truesword Paladin, Kyle takes a dive into some ideas of how to conceptualize and understand this era of legendary creature design. There are tons of commanders to choose from. So how should we understand the environment and how to interact with it. If you want to check out Kyle’s deck list, be sure to join our Discord server where we post all decks featured on the podcast. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from the movie Willow.
Mono-Green Decks by Listeners
Let’s close out the series! We’ve got all the green decks you can imagine. From the potent Selvala, to the human lover, Kogla, to the artifact-loving (?!) bear, Ayula, and more. Our listeners are providing the decks, Andy is giving the details, and Kyle is bringing the awe. Be sure to check out all the decks shared in this episode on our discord channel. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music for this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode includes audio from Jurassic Park.
Therapy Session | Ebbs & Flows of Entrenched Players
We’re back! It’s been a long while since we’ve produced an episode. Kyle explains the reason for the hiatus. Then Andy and Kyle dive into a discussion of how those of us who love EDH have an ever-evolving relationship with this game. They get into some personal observations about temperament and chasing the ever-elusive high of the game and how that impacts enjoyment. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The outro music for this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode utilizes the Beach Boys' song God Only Knows as an ode to our discussion about the HBO show Big Love.
Mono-Green Revisited with Zack Commander Social
It’s time to round out the mono-color series discussions with a visit to mono-green. Zack from the Commander Social podcast joins us to investigate the last color of the pie. Complain as we might about the color, join us as Kyle leads us into a deep dive into green and what the color is all about, what design breaks exist in the color, and whether we should just embrace green as the color of commander. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro audio for this episode comes from the movie "Falling Down."
Mono-Red Decks by Listeners
Are you brave enough? Are you crazy enough? Are you turned on by wildness?! Forget your seatbelt and let's go on the wild ride through the red decks our listeners are bringing to the table. Be sure to check out all the decks shared in this episode on our discord channel. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from American Pie.
Mono-Red Revisited with Zak Commander Theory
After our detour into Kamigawa, we are back for the tour of revisiting the mono-color identities. If you haven’t checked out our 2018 series, it may be worth listening to see if we’ve learned anything the last several years. Zak from Commander Theory joins this episode to bring the noise of mono-red. Zak and Andy take a deep dive into why red is the alpha ready to take you on--and also what has made red so successful in other formats and how it fares in commander. They explore key concepts of how to use red and what design space is opening up for the color, while Kyle provides potshots and little of value, because red is for the brave. Be sure to check out Zak’s band over on Bandcamp: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! –
Mono-Black Decks by Listeners
Is black the most well-rounded color? Come check out the variety of decks our listeners came up with. There’s sacrifice for benefit, group slug, Voltron, and more. Be sure to check out all the decks shared in this episode on our discord channel. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from Conan the Barbarian.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | Review
Welcome weebs! As you’re diving into all your new Neon Dynasty cards, let’s get the lowdown on what the legends have in store. Our listeners are giving you their unique insights into every legend, whether there are any possibilities as commanders, what the craziest ones are, and what ones fit into the other 99 of our decks. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro for this episode contains opening credit music from the show Sword Art Online.
Mono-Black Revisited with Ryan of CCO & CadPop
As you’ve probably become aware, we’re revisiting our 2018 series where we covered the colors of Magic, what they are about, and shared some brews for the colors. Ryan from Commander Cookout and Commander ad Populum joins Andy and Kyle for a look at mono-black. Ryan brings some deep-cut knowledge and thought exercises to get the juices flowing for how you think about black, as Kyle sets the stage for an extended conversation about what black does and how it fits into the commander format. Check out the LCP discord or reach out to Ryan for his Balthor decklist shared in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode comes from the Netflix show Castlevania. The clip is taken from episode nine of the fourth season.
Mono-Blue Decks
From the thirst for more knowledge, to spells for tokens, to attacking for cards, blue has a lot of possibilities. We follow up our conversation about what mono-blue is all about with a bunch of listener decks that show what the color is all about. Be sure to check out all the decks shared in this episode on our discord channel. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from the mission control of the Apollo 11 launch.
Mono-Blue Revisited with Dana Roach
We continue the revisiting of the mono-color series. We’re taking a dive into our 2018 series where we covered the colors of Magic, what they are about, and shared some brews for the colors. Dana Roach from all your other commander content joins Andy and Kyle to talk about his favorite magic color: blue ;) Andy takes a more measured approach than Kyle, while still getting into an intriguing conversation about blue. There is less that has changed in design for blue in commander, but there is a broad question to explore in how commander players can and ought to play the color. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – ------------------- The intro for this episode comes from a 1999 BBC interview with the late, great David Bowie.
Mono-White Decks
The odyssey of solving white continues. Instead of diving into the minutiae of the design of the color white in Magic: the Gathering, we take a dive into the practice of mono-white. Join us as we explore a variety of listener decks that take on the tall task of playing commander in mono-white. Be sure to check out all the decks shared in this episode on our discord channel. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them!
The Absolute State of Mono-White
Time to revisit the mono-color series. We’re taking a dive into our 2018 series where we covered the colors of Magic, what they are about, and shared some brews for the colors. Nick Beatman from Commander Theory joins Kyle and Andy to take a deep dive into white. Kyle unloads a bucket of research with Nick’s insights into what white is about and where the design of the color is going for commander players. Check out Nick’s Oswald deck shared in the podcast here: Check out Kyle’s Autumn-Tail deck here: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! Home –
Andy’s Deck Memoirs
More reflections. This time we’re taking a dive into Andy’s decks. He shares with Kyle the highs and lows of his decks that have composed his roster this year. Andy’s roster has reached it’s highest deck total of all time this year. Join us to see what that has meant for Andy and his game experience this year. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from The Simpsons episode titled Worst Episode Ever season 12 episode 11.
Kyle’s Deck Memoirs
‘Tis the season for reflections. Kyle takes a look at the decks he’s been operating this year. He chats through them all with Andy to see why he keeps his longstanding commanders on the roster and what new hotness came to the table. There were also a number of failures and Kyle and Andy get into what the lessons were along the way. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from... look, you’re a nerd listening to an EDH podcast. You know this one.
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Deck tuning is the Sisyphean rock of every commander player. As you’re rolling your rock up the deck editing hill, take a minute to consider some of the cards we discuss in this episode. We’re talking about a variety of cards that hit a couple of notes. First are cards that your opponents are keen to remove and that you are happy to see eat removal or stay on the board. Second are cards that are low-key threats, hardly worthy of removal, but valuable enough to get you to your destination. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set from the 88:88 album. Be sure to support them! ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from the movie Aliens.
Crimson Vow Review | Legends
You got the other 99. Let’s dive into the legends from Crimson Vow. Whether you’re trying to figure out the vampires, see what other delights Innistrad has conjured for the command zone, or just wondering what’s new, our listeners have you covered with in-depth reviews of every legend. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! ------------------- The intro for this episode included audio from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 8 Episode 3 The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre.
Crimson Vow | Other 99 | with Commander Theory
In the last episode, we gave you the other 99 cards our Patreon supporters are enjoying this year. This time Nick and Zak from Commander Theory join us to get real intimate with the cards of Crimson Vow. We're taking a deep dive with Nick and Zak into many cards, so buckle in and prepare for a proverbial brainstorm. Also, big news comes with this episode! We recently were granted permission to use the music of the almighty . So, as you might expect, intro and outro tunes this episode come from the beautiful Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to throw some support to Commander Theory. They truly do unique commander content, with a knowledge and understanding you won't find anywhere else. Support them on Patreon: Follow them on Twitter: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature
This Year's Other 99
Our listeners graciously give you all the thoughts and reviews you could ever want for new legendary creatures, but what about those other cards? Join us as we take a dive into some of the less obvious—and a few obvious—picks that you ought to consider for the other 99 of your decks. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro for this episode is the song 99 by Toto. The outro is 99 Luftballons by Nena. These are used under fair use because we’re talking about the number 99 or something.
LCP Chats with Lenny
It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest, so strap in and see how we do as we bring on Lenny Wooley. Lenny is a new writer at EDHREC with his article series Power Sink. But he’s also a long-time magic player, a deeply experienced commander brewer, and a generally good guy. Join us as we talk all things ranging from Lenny’s magic life, his article series, capoeira, and any digression that tickles Andy and Kyle’s fancy. Check out Lenny’s column here: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro cut from this episode comes from Bob’s Burgers S1E4, Sexy Dance Fighting. Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | Reviewed by Listeners
Check your moon cycle, pack your wooden stake, and make sure the grafdigger’s cage manufactory is up and running, we’re headed back to Innistrad! Join us as the listeners of the Legendary Creature – Podcast review all the legends from Midnight Hunt. If you’ve got the itch to see what new deck possibilities might be available to you, we’ve got all your legends covered. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- The intro cut from this episode comes from . Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Members Only | Under 500 Decks
In honor of Golos getting the honor of being banned, we thought we’d point everyone in the opposite direction of popularity. Join us as Andy does a deck blitz episode with nine decks from listeners, all helmed by commanders who register fewer than 500 decks on EDHREC. Let’s get our hipster on and find inspiration to bring the truly cool and original to our tables. Be sure to check in on our Discord server for all the decklists shared in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Brewing to Build | Oswald | Taigam | Krarkashima | Athreos
Everyone has a deviled egg tray, or an apple slicer, or a shoehorn. How did we end up with that crap?! By buying before we vetted the product! Somehow, we also end up building brews that are our proverbial deviled egg trays. Join us as we explore a few criteria that can help keep us all from building brews that will end up collecting dust. Let’s focus on building actually useful decks. Be sure to check in on our Discord server for all the decklists shared in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Strixhaven | Before You Go
Strixhaven gave us a lot to work with. And with a couple of releases between us and the wealth of legends that set gave us, with a return to Innistrad around the corner, it’s time to take in as much tech from the wizarding school as we can. Join us as Andy drops a veritable deluge of decks from listeners, brewed from Strixhaven and the accompanying Commander 2021. From attacking artifact creatures, to unsung voltrons, to life gain, and of course, spell-slinging, it’s all here. Be sure to check in on our Discord server for all the decklists shared in this episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Guiding New Players into EDH
We’ve been on a bit of a wavelength lately of making sure that we all acknowledge that this game only happens if we have people willing to bring a deck to the table, sit down with us, and play. On that continued note, Andy brings a collection of thoughts from a decade of experience in bringing new players into the game. From teaching them the mechanics of the game, giving them a reason to be excited about Magic, finding something for people to identify with, and cultivating hospitable games, Andy and Kyle are opening up what it has looked like to bring new players fully into the EDH fold. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Kykar Gets Put to Pasture
Some commanders are so beyond use that pasture isn’t a good enough place for them. They need to go to the land that the light doesn’t touch, to the shadowlands. They so break the mold and design that they deserve to be ignored. Kykar is ready to cross over into those realms. Andy and Kyle explore all the ways that Kyle has sinned against the playgroup with his various iterations around Kykar. They also discuss what makes Kykar a seeming design faux pas and propose a few ideas that might itch archetype scratches that you foolishly thought Kykar would reach. For the decklists mentioned in this episode, come join our Discord server by becoming a Patreon supporter or @ us on Twitter. Both avenues are linked below. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | Reviewed by Listeners
We seem to live in the age of forced fruition. You cast a commander and WotC designs 7 more. So, gird your nerd loins, we’re reviewing Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. For you Dungeons & Dragons geeks and Magic: the Gathering nerds, let’s cross our swords and see what the smash-up has in store for us as commander players. We’ve got all the reviews you could possibly need with dedicated listeners giving each legend the tender love and care every legend may or may not deserve. If you are interested in getting in on a future review, be sure to join us on Patreon. Check the link below for information on how to join and we’ll give you a chance to dive in on the next review episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Some DND Lore for Your Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
Get your D20s ready, we’re headed out for an adventure in the Forgotten Realms! Chris joins Andy and Kyle as the resident dungeon master to illuminate what is going on in the settings of Dungeons and Dragons. From the gods to the salamander people to the vast landscapes and characters in between, Chris gives the Lonely Planet version of Dungeons and Dragons. Hopefully, by the end, you’ll be able to answer the question: “What do you want?!” ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Kaldheim | Before You Go
This becomes a theme every time we do one of these, but do you remember Kaldheim? Yeah, the set from the beginning of this year. Well, before you get too deep into all the other possibilities that have come since then, join us as we share a few deck ideas from listeners and a couple of our own that are helmed by legends from Kaldheim. Sun’s Champion’s Inga Rune-Eyes: Stormy’s Cosima, God of the Voyage: Lolkopter’s Koma, Cosmos Serpent: Sanctuary1987’s Birgi, God of Storytelling: Andy’s Aegar, the Freezing Flame: Andy’s Svella, Ice Shaper: Kyle’s Firja, Judge of Valor: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Subtle Art of Healthy Play Groups
In the most subjective of MTG formats, probably the most subjective task is that of maintaining a healthy and friendly playing environment. Yet it is the most important variable in making sure that we can all continue to play. Drawing from nearly a decade of playing commander, Andy guides a discussion of what has allowed the Legendary Creature – Podcast crew to maintain a group that still enjoys sitting down for a night of commander games. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
This Game is Too Expensive!
You’ve heard of min-maxing. We’re here to help you MID-max your deck. In this episode, we explore how you can find some wiggle room by questioning those “strictly better” staples of the game in order to make room for the juicier cards you want for your deck. We’ll take a dive into several of our decklists and show how the staples we have listed can be sacrificed for cheaper and functionally similar cards. As we do so, we’ll make room in the budget for either cards we really want to have in our collection or for savings. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Primal Forces of MTG Nature!
We’re here to therapize ourselves yet again. Perhaps we’re more like the old man yelling at the cloud. But if perchance WotC is listening, just know that you have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and we won't have it! Is that clear? You think you've merely engaged in a business deal. That is not the case. Truthfully, we're here to set up a conversation about color identity, and how it relates to commander. We get impassioned about how design breaks have a lasting legacy that can change the intent of the colors in this eternal format. We also try to make a call for safeguarding the colors for the most popular format. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Commander 2021 | Reviewed by Listeners
If we’re doing one product review, we may as well do a second. It seems WotC can’t leave us alone. So let’s dive into reviewing Commander 2021 as the tandem partner to Strixhaven. Come join us as Tiffany gives voice to all the listener ideas, thoughts, comments, and comedic takes for each legend from Commander 2021. Kyle and Andy will chip in a few thoughts along the way, but we can’t comment on their value. If you are interested in getting in on a future review, be sure to join us on Patreon. Check the link below for information on how to join and we’ll give you a chance to dive in on the next review episode. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Strixhaven Legends | Reviewed by Listeners
If you’re morally comfortable with warlocks, let’s prepare our godless shrines and dive into the wizarding school of Strixhaven. As per usual, the listeners of the Legendary Creature – Podcast are bringing you all the hot takes, smashing that “dog shit” button, and laying out the most interesting combos and synergies for every legend in the Strixhaven expansion set. Come join us to gather your ideas, see what happens when Tiffany becomes the mouthpiece of geeks across the globe, and find out if Kyle and Andy have anything useful to add. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Little Engines That Could
Sometimes it feels like combo or nothing! Well, eff that s#!t! Let’s harness that sweet, sweet energy in the spot between combos and synergy and ride it. Andy’s here to tell us all about why it’s good to use a card once, but even better to keep using it without having to go out of your deck’s way to make it happen. Andy sheds light on how engines that don’t combo, but generate value can be programmed into a deck and how to take note of opportunities to do so. Join us, because we could all use a ride on the little engines with a can-do attitude that’ll climb the hill to victory—or at least fun. Be sure to check out the decklists Andy mentions in the episode for some dope examples of building engines. Andy’s Glissa list: Andy’s Dargo & Tormod list: Andy’s Kruphix list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Chulane to Pasture | Alternatives Kadena & Karametra
It’s like another curse laying on top of the commander landscape. Anyone who has gone too deep has their share of the curse. Chulane is indeed another of the cursed commanders looking for the safety of the pasture, where the commanders too good to be useful go to live in peace. Join us as Kyle and Andy outline what makes Chulane too good to be enjoyed at the commander table. Andy also offers his Kadena morphs list as an alternative that could match some of what makes Chulane so intriguing. Kyle and Andy also suggest Karametra as an alternative and compare lists. Andy’s Kadena list: Kyle’s Karametra list: Andy’s Karametra list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Consistency & Complexity | Approaches to Decks
Stop worshipping your golden idols—we’re looking at you Golos. Kyle’s coming down from the mount with some more purported wisdom. Prepare your godless shrines as the boys take a deep dive look at what defines deck consistency in commander. Kyle also drops some theories on how despite the impulse to explore complex strategies, complexity should be considered when trying to build for the level of consistency you want to experience. Kyle and Andy try to apply what they learned by looking at a few listener decks to see if the theories hold up. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Does Life Gain Work in EDH | + Liesa Deck Tech
We’ve talked about life gain before, but Kyle’s wondering if it actually works in EDH. Join us as Kyle discusses with Andy how life gain differs in other formats and what is needed to make life gain work in EDH. Kyle also sucks Andy into a discussion of the colors for life gain and if we’ve gotten commanders in the right colors to fully use the colors interested in the strategy. Kyle also drops his tech for Liesa, Shroud of Dusk. Kyle’s Liesa decklist: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
3rd Annual Magical Mispronunciations
That’s right, we’ve been podcasting for almost four years and still can’t pronounce Magic cards to anyone’s satisfaction. So we’re here with the linguists to see if we can unscientifically vindicate ourselves and justify our ignorance, apathy, and regional accents. Don’t listen to this one if you need real Magic: the Gathering knowledge. There is none to be had. But hey, we all know that’s not why you listen to us in the first place. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Commander Legends | Before You Go
We’re back Bae-BY! We know everyone is getting into their Kaldheim product, but before you go dive into the Nordic-inspired possibilities, let’s check out a few listener brews from Commander Legends that could inspire your creativity. Below are the decks in order of appearance. Arrofil’s Belbe: T. Coats’ Halana + Vial Smasher: Goldfinger77’s Halana + Ravos… and Oketra?: Tofeh’s Dargo + Keskit: Agnos’ Rograkh + Thrasios: Sam Consumes Pie’s Krark + Vial Smasher: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Kaldheim Review | Legends
Still digesting product from 2020? Well, too bad. It’s time to go to Kaldheim! Our listeners are bringing you all the ideas and concepts you need to hear to wrap your mind around the legends from Kaldheim. Strap on your horned helm, grab your thunder hammer, and let’s do this. Remember you too can help with future reviews by becoming a Patron. Be sure to see how to support the show with the Patreon link below. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Reflections on 2020 for Commander | with Guests from Commander Theory
2020 was termed the year of commander. So let’s try to digest it and understand what the f**k just happened. Join us as we discuss all the products from the year with Nick and Zak from the Commander Theory Podcast and look for a few personal lessons from the year as commander players, as well. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Putting Yarok to Pasture | Alternatives Naban & Yorion
Time to come back to the “Putting to Pasture” series. It’s Yarok, the Desecrated’s turn. Perhaps not as obviously powered, but nevertheless notorious, Yarok invites a reputation. Andy and Kyle explore what may make Yarok an undesirable. Andy offers and wizardly alternative in Naban, Dean of Iteration. Kyle then provides a blink option in Yorion, Sky Nomad. Andy’s OG Naban list: Zak's Naban list: Kyle’s Yorion list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
More Lore | Misadventures on Dominaria
Andy carries on the story from last week. What happens with Karona the False God?! Who else could enter this wild story? Kyle and Andy also chip in a few thoughts on the challenge MtG lore has in developing stories and what is done well and what is hard to achieve. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Misadventures on Dominaria | Lore
Let’s start the year with a little story time! From the Mirari to Kamahl and Jeska to Phage and all over the map, join us as Andy tells us a story. Be sure to join us for part two and for a retrospective on 2020 as commander players in the coming episodes. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Decks That Give
‘Tis the season for giving! Kyle gets a wild hare for making that something we can viably do with commander decks. Join us as we discuss the nuance of decks that focus on giving and taking from opponents. Kyle also goes over a list brewed with Tech Tutor patrons to give things away and goes over lessons learned. Kyle then applies the lessons to his own brew and Andy gives his own version of a deck that gives. Kyle’s Giving Deck: Patron Group Brew Giving Deck: Andy’s Giving Deck: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Korvold | Putting Commanders to Pasture
For whatever reason, some commanders develop a reputation that makes them too hot to trot. Too powerful, too fast, too slow, too able to do everything. The udder of fun dries up. Rather than mourning the fact that your commander’s teats have dried up, why not put them to pasture and milk a similar cow. Join us as Andy and Kyle launch a new series where we explore building decks that have a look and feel of commanders with a reputation without the known entities in the zone. We’ll explore Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, and see why he can be a burden to pilot. We'll also explore how you can capture the Korvold experience without the pressure of having Korvold. Brad’s Alternative to Korvold list: Kyle’s Alternative to Korvold list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Before You Go | Zendikar Rising | Listener Decks
Hello! Have you ever heard of this MtG set called Zendikar Rising. Yeah, it was a thing. It had legends and everything. Stuff commander players would like. With all the Commander Legends content to consume, it's worth remembering that Zendikar Rising had a bunch of rad legends to use too. Join us as we explore SEVEN decks submitted by listeners to give us one last tour of a rad set before you go. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Commander Legends Review | Part 2
When there’s so much content to digest it can feel like our collective need to review it is like birthing a child… or taking a sh!t. There are literally hundreds into the thousands of new possibilities for what you can put into the command zone with this release. Let our listeners help get your creative juices flowing. This week we get to the other half of the legends we didn’t cover last week. The legends are ordered by color for your ease to find. Be sure to check last week’s episode if you didn’t find what you were looking for. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Commander Legends Review | Part 1
Are you ready to go up the Wonka-vator? Because ready or not, here we go. We’re pressing the one button that hasn’t been pressed. There are literally hundreds into the thousands of new possibilities for what you can put into the command zone with this release. Let our listeners help get your creative juices flowing. We cover half the legends in this episode. They are randomly chosen, the chosen are ordered by color for your ease to find. Be sure to check back next week for the rest of them. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Partner Key Party | Smash + Thrasios | Kodama + Smasher
Commander Legends is bringing us that sweet ole swinger vibe. We’re not ready to dive into the review yet, but it does feel like it's time to have a little preemptive partner discussion; set some expectations in advance of the rampant key parties headed our way. Plus Andy shares his recently updated Vial Smasher the Fierce + Thrasios, Tritan Hero and Kyle gets into his new brew for Kodama of the East Tree + Vial Smasher the Fierce. Andy’s Smash and Thrash list: Kyle’s Kodama + Smasher list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Tweaking & Editing Decks
So you have a commander deck. Good for you! But how do you make sure it reaches its potential? And when its starting to rule the battlefield, how do you keep it functional? Join us as Kyle and Andy explore the process of keeping your deck a living project. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Listener Deck Blitz 2.0
You thought you were done tapping into the collective mind of Legendary Creature listeners. You thought wrong. Much like Behemecoatyl, but the collective minds of a few listeners can certainly combine to deliver a set of decks worth some attention. Also, got get your Magic music mood on with Andy's guild playlists. Go follow him on Spotify and listen! Jamie, Chaos Brewer’s Ghired decklist: Sanctuary 1987’s Silvar & Trynn decklist: Esper Storm’s Breya decklist: Ravetide’s Atraxa decklist: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Listener Deck Blitz
It may not be beyamacoytl, but the collective minds of a few listeners can certainly combine to deliver a set of decks worth some attention. Whether you’re looking for azorius without the cop feel, crazy combos, oodles of life, or just want to hate on blue, this episode has it for you. UrDragon Me Down’s Atris deck list: Trevor’s Geist of Saint Traft deck list: Epic Experiment’s Karlov of the Ghost Council deck list: Byron’s Ruric Thar deck list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Card Draw | A Discussion
When a player and their commander come unhinged and they’re awash with cards, promising to nuke your whole game, how do you learn to stop worrying and love the bomb? Maybe there’s a way to stop the bomb that is your own opponents’ card draw, or maybe you just need to build your own card draw bomb. Join us as we discuss what card draw means and how you can take it more seriously in your deck and in your opponents’ decks. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Zendikar Rising Review
It’s a place of adventure! It’s a place that got f***ed by the Eldrazi. It’s the magic plane that is screaming plain. But maybe this vanilla domain of the multiverse actually has some cool stuff for commander. Join us for a full review of what Zendikar Rising has to offer commander players. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Roon the Meta Manager | Patreon Group Brew
Is your playgroup under assault? Have the forces of evil threatened to tear down your righteous works? We’ve got your Keanu Reeves. Roon of the Hidden Realm comes to the rescue to see what he can do to manage a meta that is over-reliant on their commanders. Kyle deploys a trio of listeners to brew a list that can manage the rude and aggressive commanders roaming his group. Big thanks to Shaun, Chris, and Samuel for helping cut Roon from the Keanu Reeves cloth. Here’s the group brewed Roon decklist: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Principles of EDH Aikido
Strike First. Strike Hard. No Mercy! Or… is there another way Daniel-san? Come join us this episode as Andy teaches us to wax on and wax off. Aikido is one of those deck themes you may or may not heard of, so Andy is helping define it and giving us all the tips you need to make sure you use your opponents’ plans for damage against them. Andy’s Pramikon Aikido: Andy’s Queen Marches Aikido: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Leveraging Commander Damage
Voltron tends to get sh!t on these days. We’ve all heard the vulnerabilities that these face smashing behemoths fall to. Hell, you’ve even heard us talk down on Voltron commander decks. But does that cause some of us to dismiss commander damage? Join us as Andy takes us on a tour de force of commander damage that starts with a listener’s Arixmethes deck and explores a host of other possibilities for making sure your commander’s combat phase doesn’t go to waste Mugiwara Lee’s AriximethesDeck: Andy’s Nezehal: Andy’s Ojutai: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Tutor Commanders | Sisay | Listener’s Deck
This week we’re going to fulfill a wish for some smitten EDH player via the Make a Wish Foundation. For any of you that need to really stick it out in front of your playgroup, let’s talk about commanders that tutor stuff right out of your library. Kyle and Andy discuss the reputation and possibilities with tutor commanders. Kyle then gets into Sisay, Weatherlight Captain and a listener’s toolkit build. He also explores building a shrines deck with Sisay at the helm. Sstillman’s decklist: Kyle’s decklist: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Approaches to Removal | AND Beloved Commanders with Bad Decks
Welcome to a chaotic episode. Let’s talk about finding the balance between being the asshole with too much removal and the asshole who doesn’t have enough. While we’re chatting, let’s just talk about something totally different, because we’re trying to appease the patrons. So let’s also try to figure out why we all love some commanders but just can’t seem to find decks for them to pilot us to enjoyment. Just come listen. There’s something in here for everyone. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Torgaar & Unlucky Numbers | Listener’s Deck
Start counting EVERYTHING! It matters! Andy dives into a listener’s Torgaar, Famine Incarnate deck to see just how quickly this unusual avatar can land on the battlefield, making you wish your maker had given you more time. Andy then gets into a take on the deck that may be familiar. Who needs a place to put Triskaidekaphobia? Put this list together and your playgroup will learn to fear the number 13 and a good many other numbers that are on the path to 13. Amoodie Steve’s list: Andy’s list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Jumpstart Reviewed by Listeners
Didn’t we just do this? I swear we just did this. But hey, they WotC keeps giving it to us. Let the feast begin. Come join us as we share the collective work of our listeners to see what the cards of Jumpstart have in store for all of us commander players. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Burden of Commanders Who Kill | Kelsien | Kumano
Just like people, some commanders are a little too interested in death for comfort. So what do you do when you’ve chosen to bring a psycho like Kelsien, the Plague to a dinner party? Join us as Andy explores the joys and pitfalls of having a commander like Kelsien and also brings up the idea of bringing a more modest, but just as lethal alternative to the party in the likes of Kumano, Master Yamabushi. Here’s Andy’s Kelsien list: Here’s Andy’s Kumano list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Core Set 2021 Reviewed by Listeners
Let the reviews begin! We’re back with another review, because who needs life without a new MtG product?! Thank god for listeners who do the work for us. Come join us as we share the collective work of our listeners to see what the cards of Core 2021 have in store for all of us commander players. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Building a Positive EDH Digital Community
Let's talk about building and evolving the online community of commander players. Join us as we get personal with our own sliver of the community that is involved in supporting the Legendary Creature – Podcast. We also get into giving props to some of our favorite commander/MTG podcasts. We hope you’ll consider supporting them or us. We just hope that you’ll take the conversation we’re having and strive to be an active supporter of the content community. Build positivity. Reward creators who you love. Be sure to check out the creators we mention this episode. Wizard’s Staff: Commander Cookout: Commander ad Populum: Commander Social: Commander Theory: Voice of All - MTG: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Vetting Net Decks | Boros Superfriends | Patron Deck
Spray off your Godless Shrines, and wipe for good measure. We’re gonna be vetting for quality assurance. Kyle shares a listener’s wildly interesting ideas for a Boros superfriends deck. He then discusses with Andy how to vet decklists found online for fitness at our own tables. T. Coats’ deck: Kyle’s edits: If you want to get immoral with planeswalkers: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Cycling | Gavi | Zur
Seems like everyone and their damn dog need to buy a bike during COVID-19 quarantine. For those of you that missed the bike craze, let’s find a new way for you to cycle. Join us as Andy explains the nuance of how to use cycling as a commander mechanic and what makes it different from conventional decks. He’ll also show us cycling in action with his Gavi and Zur lists. Andy’s Gavi, Nest Warden: Andy’s Zur cycling list: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Ikoria Apex Safari Tour | Patrons’ Pick
We’re dusting of the NatGeo magazine and reading looking for all the details we can find about the Ikorian apexes. Join us as we tour the plane in a quest for sightings of Vadrok, Nethroi, Brokkos, Snapdax and Illuna. Andy’s Vadrok: Kyle’s Nethroi: Andy’s Brokkos: Kyle’s tweak of Ameen’s Snapdax: Andy’s Illuna: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Reaper King | Five-Color Commanders | Patron Deck
Let’s get into five-color decks. What are the possibilities that sit at the end of the MtG rainbow? Join us as Andy takes a patron’s deck to illustrate using a five-color deck as an answer to your play group’s bull sh!t. Andy also checks out using five color commanders for blanketing a given strategy and offers a fun tribal-tribal alternative for the Reaper King. Check out Agnos’ list: Andy’s Reaper King Tokens: Andy’s Morophon Tribal-Tribal deck: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Make Your EDH Experience Fun
Fun is such a subjective experience. Everyone one of us is a Goldie Locks when we sit down at the commander table. But what if, in stead of being persnickety about our personal experience, we were looking out for the table’s experience. Join us as Kyle and Andy get into what they believe should be paid attention to in order to keep everyone having fun. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Zirda, the Dawnwaker | Deck Tech
Have you installed your EDH browser yet? No? Well, prepare for the weird guy from Boros to come install the latest and greatest fire fox. Join us as Kyle shares his build for Zirda, the Dawnwaker with Andy, and discusses what he believes is a perhaps more compelling way to experience a combo deck for those who are bored by linear combo strategies. Check out Kyle’s Zirda deck here: ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music comes courtesy of the sexy soul of the artist Home –
Jodah | Lore | Patrons’ Pick
It’s the last second here in Mountain Daylight Time, but the council of patrons spoke in April and we’re here to deliver at the final hour. Apparently, you people like lore. So, Andy takes a dive into the story of Jodah. What was that Brad Pitt of Dominaria up to? And more importantly, is WotC doing a good job with lore? Does Jodah’s card match his story? Join us to find out. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Other 99 | Ikoria & C20
Because we’re all suckers for new cards… That’s right, we can’t stop reviewing this new product. Now that we’ve thoroughly beat the cuss out of all the legends, let’s go see if there’s anything else in Ikoria or Commander 2020 that’s worth taking note of as commander players. Seriously. You’re gonna want to join. We’ll tell you what we really think of WotC’s attempts at political cards and Sultai and Jeskai getting more tools that are begging to get used. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
C20 & Ikoria Legends | Reviewed by Patrons | Part 2
Welcome back for more of our Commander 2020 and Ikoria grab bag review. We’re closing out the rest of the legends, as reviewed by our patrons. Seriously, it’s way better to get their insights than ours. Keep an eye out for a future post with all the decklists that listeners provided as source material for their review. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
C20 & Ikoria Legends | Reviewed by Patrons | Part 1
Welcome to the Commander 2020 and Ikoria grab bag review. Our patrons have reviewed all the legends for us and we’re picking these new behemoths and non-behemoths alike at random to review. Come join us to see what the real commander players out there have to say, rather than listen to us blather on about them like idiots. Keep an eye out for a future post with all the decklists that listeners provided as source material for their review. ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Deck Speed | Siona | Patron Deck
Has your deck hit the speed of 88 MPH? Have you sped into the future to see your victory? No? Well, join us to get some tips on how to make sure your deck hits the pace you need. Whether you need to get a train to push you or make sure you’ve got the right kind of ramp, we'll talk about it as Kyle explores a listener’s Siona deck for chances to hone in on the right speed. Check out the before of Grundy’s deck: Check out the after: And check out Kyle’s own Siona list: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Building Outside Preferred Colors | Patron Selected Topic
Have you ever dreamed that you were someone else? Freaked out when you woke after dreaming you were Genghis Khan? Wish you were still asleep after dreaming you were Duran Duran’s sex machine? Prepare your godless shrines, because that’s Kyle and Andy this episode. Per the will of the council, Andy and Kyle have assigned each other a color identity outside their respective preference zone and were tasked to build a deck. Join us to see what they came up with. Check out Kyle’s deck: Check out Andy’s deck: ------------------- Andy’s Magical Playlists by Color: White – Blue – Black – Red – Green – ------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
The Last Shade…
A deck and an earthquake meet in a bar… Check out Kyle’s deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Deck Building with Andy | +Polukranos, Unchained
We talk about decks on this podcast all the time. But what actually happens behind the scenes before we get here and share a deck with you? Join us this episode as Andy gets into all the details of how he makes sure his decks don’t just have a chance to do something cool, but unmolested, will do exactly what he wants every time. And as a bonus, Andy gets us started on a Polukranos, Unchained deck! Andy’s Polukranos, Unchained deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Rhonas the Indomitable | Patron Deck
If you’re the bottom brick in the stack, prepare your ass, because we’re bringing the dim mak to this fight. Join us as Andy takes on Jamie, Chaos Brewer’s (toffeecrisp) Rhonas the Indomitable deck. It’s a tour of building a solid foundation to leverage your commander to deliver a deathly blow to your opponents and their plans. Check out Jamie’s deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Triad of Fates | Tech Tutor
Pour a glass of kombucha. Grill up your black bean burger. Tighten up your vegan belt. Because we’ve got a hipster deck for you. This week we’re diving into a listener deck that has the Triad of Fates at the helm. Join us as Kyle explores what RaginOwlBear has cooking in the deck and takes a stab at trying to bring this lesser-used commander closer to its full potential. Stay tuned until the end for another deck Kyle brewed if you’re in the mood to make your playgroup miserable. Kyle’s changes to the deck: RaginOwlBear’s deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted | Therapy Session
You ever get something new and realize you just wish you had the old one? Who needs New Coke when you have Coca-Cola classic (we swear to God, this isn’t an ad)? Join us for a therapy session as Kyle tells the tale his journey through the underworld with Erebos, Bleak-Hearted and how he came to find he only has eyes for Erebos, God of the Dead. Kyle’s Erebos, Bleak-Hearted deck: Kyle’s Erebos, God of the Dead deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
What’s Wrong with Voltron | Will of the Council
The council has spoken yet again. We’re talking about archetypes we’d like to see improved, and in so doing, we’re focusing on Voltron. What is wrong with Voltron? Why doesn’t it work? What are its blind-spots? Join us as Andy and Kyle try to figure out what is holding Voltron back and where Wizards of the Coast needs to focus design energy to make it more viable in the format. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Ludevic & Sidar Kondo | Tech Tutor
Grab your shades, lather on the suntan lotion, trim your mustache and wash your thong, cause we’re partnering up with Ludevic and Sidar Kondo to get in there and get physical with our opponents. Join us as we explore listener Ameen P’s deck and Andy checks in with his experience and insights from this crime-solving duo. Here’s Ameen P’s decklist: Here’s Andy’s version: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
2nd Annual Magical Mispronunciation Guide
Look, we’ve been telling you that you don’t come to us for precision work. Expect approximate work from the Legendary Creature – Podcast. But because we know some of you nerds cringe each time you hear us say the name of your favorite legend, we know we have to invite the Legendary Creature – Linguistics Department in to show us the errors of our ways… or vindicate our apparent mispronunciations. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Elenda, the Dusk Rose | Tech Tutor
Come with us on a journey to a new world, a land of impossible wealth and opportunity. Put your name down in the annals of history and return to a life of fame and fortune. Or just get bit by this f*ckin’ vampire and have some fun playing Commander! This week we dive into a Patron deck and explore Sun’s Champion’s build for Elenda, the Dusk Rose. Find out what this deck is doing to create a happy medium of fun for the pilot and fun for the playgroup. Who knew allowing your commander to go the graveyard could be so fun! Here’s Sun’s Champion’s decklist: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Spellslinger | Meta Gaming
Blue. You know you hate those frickin’ fricks! They’re ruining everything! Someone at your table is marrying that god-forsaken color with some loath-able strategy that we never see coming. Everything happens out of their hand at the ideal moment, culminating in a disgusting masturbatory act that should be punishable with Magic prison. So how do we stop those spellslingers in their tracks and make them pay for their greed? Join us as Andy guides us to flipping someone’s plans to play solitaire on their heads. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Good Theory, Bad Reality | Will of the Council Episode
Science says 100 percent of people fail. Don’t quote us on that, but we’re pretty sure it’s true. Turns out that translates to deck building sometimes too. So, what happens when our clearly polished ideas for decks turn out to be real-life turds? Join us as Kyle and Andy talk a walk through their deck graveyard to see what deck failed and try to find out why. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Theros Beyond Death | Commander Review
Strap on your armor. Summon the legion. Make sacrifices to the gods. Load the kids into the extended cab chariot. We’re going back to Theros! We’d make more allusions to the story, but there isn’t one. There might not be a story, but there are cards for commander players. Join us as Kyle tries to bring the gods to the Maury Povich show and Andy tries—tries—to get us through the good and the chaff as we wend our way through the land blessed and cursed by Nyx. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Partnered Artifacts | Tech Tutor
Sometimes you’ve gotta go to the lands of the undead to really get what you want. This month for our tech tutor, we’re following a brave soul into the shard of Grixis to see if we can find an artifacts deck. Join us as Andy gets into the guts of a listener deck and explores the possibilities of Grixis and partners for piloting artifacts. Chris Von Doom’s deck: Andy’s Partnered Artifacts Decks: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
2019 EDH Reflections
Another year has come and gone. Let’s jump into our DeLorean and go back to 2019 to refresh ourselves on what happened. Join Andy and Kyle to figure out just what happened in the last year of EDH. Go check out Logan's Etsy store. He was super kind to share some merch with us. Link below: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Superfriends | Meta Gaming
Jace, Liliana, Teferi and others may look good on product promotion materials, but they can be hard to deal with when you have to face a collection of them in the deck across the table of you. Join Andy and Kyle as they dive into ideas for how to deal with the pesky planeswalkers you deal with, and especially those nuisance superfriends decks. Check out Kyle’s non-comprehensive list of anti-planeswalker cards here: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Golos | Tech Tutor | One Clever Robot
Didn’t your mother ever teach you to share? Who needs all five colors in their deck? Well, maybe Golos, Tireless Pilgrim doesn’t. Kyle explores a patron submitted Golos deck that is running cards only in the Abzan colors. Join us to find out what Golos can still do without all the colors of the wind. Ajani’s Gay Pridemate’s Golos deck: Kyle’s version: Kyle’s in-progress Golos blink deck: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Pet Cards | Chihuahuas in our Decks
Do I really need to own a small, cute, loving, yet useless dog? No, but I love having him around anyway. What about cards? Are there cards in our decks that are just as vestigial to our decks as our pets are to our families? Probably! So let’s explore those cards. We’ll throw out a few of our pet cards and a bunch of cards that you patrons threw our way too. Maybe we’ll even find a few useful pets along the way. God forbid my dog bring me the newspaper or a weird magic card actual do something for my game. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Graveyards | Meta Gaming
Is there a strategy in your playgroup that’s out of control? Does it have something to do with graveyards? You can either call the Ghost Busters at 1-800-555-2368 or join us for this week’s episode. Andy shares some cards, commanders, and strategies for combating those pesky decks that have run amok in your playgroup by abusing graveyards like some heathen demon worshipping teenagers. ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter | Tech Tutor
We may not know your name. But we will tech your deck. Andy takes on the patron deck of the month and goes through Rashmi, Eternities Crafter. He explores preserving the core of a deck and trying to get it to where it has the capacity to win more consistently. Andy’s Rashmi: Jsay9663’s Rashmi: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Therapy Session | Everybody Is Out of Control!
The will of the patron council has spoken and turns out you sick-o’s like to get in on our therapy sessions. Join us as Kyle and Andy wander into the perilous space of talking about the subjective impact of tutors and the power levels people operate with when they come to the table. Be sure to check out the dope work of Commander Theory that we reference in this episode: ----------------------------------- Patreon: YouTube: Discord: Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards –
Slobad | Emry | A Venn Diagram
This man is delusional. Get him out of here. Or bring him on in to explain this convoluted nuclear reactor of a deck. Andy explores taking artifacts and a building deck with a big enough cross-section in its Venn diagram to create a mega deck capable of being piloted by commanders with different objectives. Andy explains his Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer deck and creates a build with enough cross over to modulate into an Emry, Lurker of the Loch deck. Check out our Patreon page. You don’t have to pay money to support Legendary Creature content. Head to the page to see what you can do: Andy’s Slobad deck: Andy’s Emry deck: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Dan Terminus – Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Alela & Kykar | Legends with 1/1 Friends | Commander Themes | Patreon Chat
We’re getting into a deep dive commander theme: legends that give you 1/1 tokens for jumping through their hoop. Kyle then shares an enchantment build for Alela that is ready to punish your opponents for entering this Ferngully. Kyle then takes a listener’s idea for Kykar and adds his own twist to the build. Also! We’ve started a Patreon. Come support us. You don’t have to pay money to support Legendary Creature content. Head to the page to see what you can do: Check out Kyle’s Alela list here: Check out Kyle’s Kykar artifacts build here: And here’s the listener deck that inspired Kyle’s Kykar deck: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King | Deck Tech
Korvold’s wedding went oh so wrong. But can this commander go oh so right for us? Join us as Andy explores what boxes need to be checked for a good commander and shares his build for Korvold with Kyle. Check out Andy’s Korvold deck here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Advice for New Commander Players
Whether you’re coming from another format or you’re new to Magic, the journey to becoming a commander player can be journey fraught with a variety of difficulties. You can feel like a gazelle getting its ass eaten. Or a young boy crossing into puberty. No matter the metaphor, some helpful advice can make the change of coming into commander a little easier. Join Andy and Kyle as they draw from their experience to provide some tips that will make commander a softer format to land in. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Syr Konrad | Sylvia & Khorvath Knights | Deck Techs
With our hamster ancestry and elderberry scent, we ride into glorious adventure, hopeful that no beast with really sharp teeth shall fall upon us. In the end, we shall vanquish our foe and their spark of life shall be smothered in shite. Join us as Andy unpacks his build for Syr Konrad, the Grim. Kyle then side-steps Syr Gwyn to see if he can use all our newly acquired knights to turn his Sylvia and Khorvath deck into a Knight tribal deck. Check out Andy’s Konrad list here: Check out Kyle’s Sylvia & Khorvath Knights list here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Throne of Eldraine | Commander Review
Our transportation turned into a pumpkin. Our romantic interests turned into frogs. Apples do NOT keep the doctor away. Lakes hold great mystery and danger. The magic cards we want are hidden in gamble packages. And Wizards of the Coast made us a gigantic sandwich—and you’re wondering what we’re going to do with that sandwich. Throne of Eldraine is once upon this time. And that means another set review. Andy and Kyle review all the legends, break down the set, and try to make the product understandable. Join us and see if we can do it all before the clock strikes midnight. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Dan Terminus – Protector 101 – Home – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Rankle & Greven | Deck Techs
Are you over all the new s#!t yet? Yeah, what do you do when you can’t shake a stick at all the legends that come pouring out of new products? You keep teching like it’s Tron. Andy dives into a tech or Rankle, Master of Pranks. That’s right, Thrones of Eldraine time. Kyle keeps the Commander 2019 train going by taking a look at Greven, Predator Captain. Andy gives a breakdown of an already tested Marisi, Breaker of the Coil deck that really messes with everyone’s plans. Kyle then goes through an unlikely take on Ghired, Conclave Exile, leveraging the Naya colors for a token deck with some truly bizarre yet fiery interactions. Check out Andy’s Rankle list here: Check out Kyle’s Greven list here: Check out Andy’s Anje list here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Marisi & Ghired | Deck Techs
Join us as Trolley takes us into the imaginary kingdom of Naya, to see what it has to offer us. A cat that beats up mean cats? Check. And a guy who got excommunicated from his cult? Check! Andy gives a breakdown of an already tested Marisi, Breaker of the Coil deck that really messes with everyone’s plans. Kyle then goes through an unlikely take on Ghired, Conclave Exile, leveraging the Naya colors for a token deck with some truly bizarre yet fiery interactions. Check out Andy’s Marisi lister here: Check out Kyle’s Ghired list here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out AP’s lore videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Pramikon Super Friends Bouncer | Deck Tech | Magic Fest Vegas
Pramikon is bouncing everyone out of the combat club. But for what? Kyle explores the idea of building a wall between a bunch of planeswalkers and everyone else’s ability to have fun. Andy and Kyle also reflect on a fun weekend at Magic Fest Las Vegas. Check out Kyle’s Pramikon list here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Why’d You Retire: | Mairsil | Deck Discussion
We’re starting a new series where we explore why certain commanders got retired from our playgroup. Join us as Andy takes a walk down memory lane, a place lined with cages and the faint memory of eye-rolls, exasperation, general despair, all pointing to a time when Mairsil roamed these parts. Andy and Kyle try to find out why Mairsil no longer comes to the table and if there is a build that is socially acceptable. Or is Mairsil just too psychotic to have friends? ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Dan Terminus – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Commander 2019 Review | Mystic Intellect | Primal Genesis
Your favorite gift-giving holiday continues. We’re completing our review of the new preconstructed commander decks and all their juicy—and not so juicy—contents. Join Andy and Kyle as the dive into two of the new decks: Mystic Intellect and Primal Genesis. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Commander 2019 Review | Faceless Menace | Merciless Rage
It’s commander Christmas time. Or whatever your favorite gift giving holiday is. We’re here to review the new preconstructed commander decks and their all their juicy—is that too hopeful?—contents. Join Andy and Kyle as the dive into two of the new decks: Faceless Menace and Merciless Rage. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. This episode’s tunes are by Home. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Happy 100th Episode!
Two’s a party. Three’s a felony. Thanks to you listeners for making the Legendary Creature Podcast the biggest felony our goblin minds could’ve dreamed of. We love Magic and commander. We love just diving in and sharing and learning from all of you. Come join us as we reflect on what’s happened on our podcast journey. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Gargos | Rienne | Yarok | Deck Techs
Welcome to the Gargos Fight Club! And uh… well you know the rules… Join Andy and Kyle as Andy takes us through his Gargos build. Kyle then brings to life the value engine of Rienne. Andy also tosses out some unconventional ideas for Yarok. Check out Andy’s Gargos list here: Check out Kyle’s Rienne deck here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes from Protector 101, one of the gracious, sexy, dank souls kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all the dope musicians who let us use their beats and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Home – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
In the Zone or 99?
Andy and Kyle take a look at legendary creatures from the perspective of what qualifies them for the command zone and whether or not some popular commanders have what it takes to fit into the 99 of another deck. Kyle and Andy also explore the recent bans and what the implications are in even having a commander ban list. ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician | Deck Tech
Kyle dives into Yawgmoth with Andy to see what the Thran Physician can do at the helm of a commander deck. Kyle walks through some basic combo loops that can be abused. Kyle then explores the expansion of the combo package with Yawgmoth as a secret commander in a Scorpion God deck. Check out Kyle’s Yawgmoth deck right here: ----------------------------------- Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature ----------------------------------- The intro and outro music as always comes from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Core Set 2020 | Commander Review
Wizards of the Coast keeps making fresh turkey sandwiches for us to do with as we please. Time for us commander players to do things with this Core 2020 sandwich Mark Rosewater never saw coming. Join us this week as Kyle and Andy dive into the Core 2020 legendary creatures to see what can be done with them as commanders. We’ll also probably s#!t on some planeswalkers along the way and see what other cards might be worth paying attention to as EDH players. Come watch us actually play commander and check out other videos on our YouTube channel: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro music as always comes from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Goblin Tribal | Pashalik Mons
Get ready, Andy’s gonna take us into the caves. We’re gonna be kissing goblins. We’re gonna ingratiate goblins. We’re gonna succubus with goblins. Because God knows there’s a conspiracy afoot and the goblins are definitely involved. Andy talks Kyle through the wide world of goblins in EDH. What are the cards that make this tribe tick? Who are the commander(s)? And Andy then takes a look at how Pashalik Mons stacks up puts out a deck for this Modern Horizons legend. Don’t miss out on the chance to kiss goblins. Come get in bed with Andy’s Pashalik Mons deck on Archidekt: Come watch us actually play commander to see if we really do know what we’re doing. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The outro this episode comes from the below linked YouTube video: The intro music as always comes from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of one of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
The First Sliver | Out of the Shadows | Deck Tech
You have to admire their purity. Survivors... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. Well, it’s time to hope that the Weyland-Yutani Corporation equipped us with the right tools to survive because they’re back. That’s right. Slivers! With the arrival of The First Sliver, it’s time for us to join Andy and his awe for a breakdown of the perfect organism. Andy takes us on a history of slivers and dives into teching the latest Sliver commander. Check out Andy’s First Sliver deck on Archidekt: Come watch us actually play commander to see if we really do know what we’re doing. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro music as always come from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of one of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Modern Horizons | EDH Review
Alright everyone, prepare your godless shrines, we’re talking about a modern release. Or is it a modern release? Either way, there’s a lot of cool new stuff in Modern Horizons for commander players. Dare we say, you might even be able to get involved in a commonly used magic activity, characterized by a word Andy hates as a result of this set. Join us as Andy and Kyle take a look at all the new legendary creatures and get into the nitty-gritty to find other cards commander players could or should be interested in. Come watch us actually play commander to see if we really do know what we’re doing. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro music as always come from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of one of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Before You Go | Ravnica
Alright, it’s been a real eventful trip to Ravnica this time around. Almost like going on vacation to Florida during a hurricane. It’s time to get out of Dodge, but Before We Go and move on to new products and commander topics, join us for a few deck ideas that have emerged from the latest three Ravnican sets. Kyle considers what it would be like to let Ilharg loose to create an over-grazing problem. Andy gets into cycling with Lazav. Oketra shows off what we can potentially look for in white card advantage. And the guys finally dive into that artifact build for Teysa Karlov. Here's Andy's Teysa Artifacts list: And Andy's Lazav Cycling list: https://archidekt.com/decks/65420#Unicycle_Assassin Check out Kyle’s Ilharg list here: And check out Kyle’s God-Eternal Oketra build here: Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro music as come from the gracious, sexy, dank souls of one of the artists kind enough to let us use their beats. Check out all these dope musicians out and be sure to support them: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Good Stuffs, Good Day | Niv-Mizzet Reborn
What is a good stuff? Really though. “Good stuff” is one of those phrases we magic players throw around all the time, but what does it mean? Andy and Kyle compare definitions of “good stuff” and then Andy dives into the application of good stuff with Niv-Mizzet Reborn—thank god that dragon uploaded his consciousness as a backup plan. Check out Andy’s Niv-Mizzet Reborn list right here: Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro this episode is by Protector 101, the song is Program from the Solitary Star album. The outro is by music is by the always Silver Richards, the song is Dropout from the album Despair. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Feldon | Commander Stories
Dead girlfriends. Master machinists. Obsessive-compulsive disorder—or the OC disorder. Torture. Betrayal. A quest for magical answers. And how it all relates to a Magic card. This is either Maury Povich or things are getting weird on the Legendary Creature Podcast. Join Kyle and guest host AP, as AP takes us on a journey through the story of Feldon, of the Third Path. We’ll explore what Feldon’s story is and then take a look at his card to see if it really represents the character. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro beats this episode are from Silver Richards’ album Despair. The tracks are Despair and Late Night. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Silver Richards – Protector 101 – Home – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
War of the Spark EDH Review | Planeswalkers
So Gideon’s dead… Anyway, there’s a s#!t load of other planeswalkers in War of the Spark that we can all choose from to be the projected eidolons of our inner desires. And Kyle and Andy are going to review every last one of them. Join us this week to get the scuttlebutt on all the planeswalker from War of the Spark. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. The intro and outro beats this episode are from Protector 101’s album Neoncholy. The song is Street Trash. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Protector 101 – Home – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
War of the Spark EDH Review | Legendary Creatures
Nicky B set off a chain of events that are bound to bring about mutually assured destruction. Come join Andy and Kyle as they dive in and review the Legendary Creatures from War of the Spark. We’ll learn to stop worrying and love the Legendary Creatures—er, well, we’ll at least review them. Let’s face it, some Legendary Creatures will only ever be loved by their mothers. Be sure to join us in a few days when we review the Planeswalkers and do a survey of other commander relevant cards in War of the Spark. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Songs heard this episode are Catatonia from Protector 101’s Paramnesia album and Resonance from Home’s album Odyssey. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Protector 101 – Home – Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Magical Musings with MTG Muddstah | Mistform Ultimus Tech
MTG Muddstah. You watch his gameplay videos. So come hang out with him on this week’s podcast. Join us as Andrew shares his content origin story, explores commander philosophy and takes Kyle and Andy through the thought process behind his Mistform Ultimus EDH deck. If you haven’t been watching MTG Muddstah’s gameplay videos, you need to get internet under the rock where you live and check him out. Here’s a link to his channel: Also, check out his latest video featuring Mistform Ultimus: And here’s his decklist: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Music this episode by Home. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Home – Protector 101 – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Tokens | Commander Themes |+ Tana & Vial Smasher Deck Tech
It’s not uncommon for a token strategy to make you feel like you just invested in BitConnect. All the promises of riches get blown away with those pesky board wipes every opponent seems to have. Join us this week as Kyle and Andy explore the commander deck theme of tokens, and dive into how to make sure tokens deliver on the promised riches. You’ll be swimming in cat tokens like Jordan Jordan Belfort before you know it. Stay tuned to the end, where Kyle illustrates good token principles with his bizarre Tana, Bloodsower and Vial Smasher the Fierce deck. Check out Kyle’s decklist on TappedOut: Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Music this episode by Silver Richards. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Silver Richards – Dan Terminus – Home – Protector 101 – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Therapy Session - The Story So Far...
Get your blankie and a warm glass of milk and settle into a comfy spot. AP is here to tell us a story. Friend of the podcast, AP, joins Andy and Kyle to talk about Magic: the Gathering lore. He sets the stage for what’s currently happening in the story as we head into War of the Spark. The boys also take an overall look at how Mt:G stories have been developed and delivered in the past and opine on how well the story resonates with them. They also speculate on some basic story parameters they think or hope to see as the planeswalkers prepare to collide on Ravnica. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Music this episode by Dan Terminus. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Dan Terminus – Home – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Meta Charter
So you’ve sleeved up your decks and you’re ready for commander night. Or are you? The deck is only part of the experience. What do you and your friends do to make sure everyone has a good experience at the commander table? Join Andy and Kyle as they discuss house rules, recurring undesirable behaviors, ban cards, and Andy’s nickname for Kyle’s anus. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Music this episode by Protector 101. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Home – Dan Terminus – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Therapy Session - Pet Decks
We’ve all got those decks that needle at our minds. We build them and play them and love the idea of them. But some of those decks don’t perform, despite channeling our inner Niv-Mizzet and concocting the best build we can conceive for our beloved pet commanders. What happens when that pet deck isn’t going the distance? Join us as Andy explores some of his pet decks over the past year and how one, in particular, has its tendrils deep in his mind. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check out all the dope musicians who graciously let us use their beats, so we can mix up the intro/outro each week: Home – Dan Terminus – Protector 101 – Silver Richards – Twitter: @legend_creature Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Magical Mispronunciation Guide
Is it ‘fuh-jee-tas’ or ‘fudge-eye-tas’? It’s gotta be the former. The latter is way too close to… well… you know. How else could you possibly say ‘fajitas’ without sounding like a pervert? We’ve heard you—or maybe we haven’t—and we get it: we mispronounce all your favorite legendary creatures. So Andy and Kyle sit down with the Legendary Creature Linguistics Team to figure out how to say a bunch of magic cards. We promise that you won’t learn anything this episode, but you will get angry at our ignorance. Get some real magic experiences—or watch us screw up games too. Check out our gameplay videos on YouTube: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The music this episode is by an oh-so-sexy artist: Silver Richards. Be sure to check their beats out. It’s really a huge deal to have musicians be willing to let us use their music. Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Azorius: Petitioners for Control - with Special Guest CMDR Ninety Nine
What better guild to slow everything down than Azorius? Let's make everyone lobby and do paperwork before they can play EDH. It's a beautiful puzzle to behold. Not quite like a hand-made rug, but more like ENRON's code of ethics. Join Kyle, Andy and special guest, Austin from CMDR Ninety Nine, as we close out the guild series with a rousing discussion of what Azorius is up to in the Commander realm. Austin takes us on a tour de force of his build for Lavinia, Azorius Renegade. Andy then explores the idea of the Persistent Petitioners taking up their, well, persistent petitions with Grand Arbiter Augustin IV as the CEO of their lobbying firm. And stay until the end to see if Andy has a curveball for the Petitioners. Check out Austin's Lavinia deck right here: Also, be sure to subscribe to CMDR Ninety Nine's channel for gameplay and more deck techs: Be sure to watch our gameplay videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the podcast conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The beats this episode are all by the artist Home. The album is Resting State. There a ton of great beats by Home. Throw them your support and check him out: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Gruul: Happy Little Trees
Let’s get some nice strong trees and look to our sturdy mountains, it’s time to channel our inner Gruul and paint a happy little Stomping Ground. Join us as Kyle and Andy explore the commander offerings Gruul has to offer. Kyle takes a close look at Nikya of the Old Ways and discovers some interesting paths to take when you only use creatures to sate an non-creature averse commander. Andy then swings the opposite way to see what strange twin action Wort, the Raidmother has on her browser history. Find the decks talked about this episode and others here: Be sure to watch our gameplay videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the podcast conversation there. And find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The music this episode is by an artist new to the podcast: Silver Richards. Be sure to check his beats out too. It’s really a huge deal to have musicians be willing to let us use their music. Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Rakdos: Phantasmagoria of Ecstasy
Are you here for the Showstopper? I think we saw that a$$hole wasting his time flipping coins on the Transguild Promenade. Judith? Maybe. But, really we’re the only divas here. Join Andy and Kyle as they take the guild series to the Blood Crypts in search of Rakdos commanders steeped in enough gory glory to entertain us all. What does the Cult of Rakdos have to offer? As we journey toward Rix Maadi, our hipster hosts take a quick look at Judith. Andy then courts the potentially misunderstood Olivia and seeks to give her his bloody heart. Kyle then seeks to tweak his Scorpion God deck. Can he give an offering worthy of the deadly divine? Find the decks talked about this episode and others here: Be sure to watch our gameplay videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the podcast conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The intro beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Before the Night and the track of the same name. There a ton of great beats by Home. Check him out and support him: The outro featured an artist new to the podcast: Silver Richards. Be sure to check his beats out too. It’s really a huge deal to have musicians be willing to let us use their music. Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Orzhov: Truly Medieval
Whether it's that vindaloo you ate last night or Orzhov, both are coming back to torture you. Join us as we dive into the untold riches the Orzhov Syndicate has to offer. Fine Print: Just know that by listening to this episode you are signing your everlasting soul over to Kyle and Andy. We'll explore the guild and what it has going on in its identity. Kyle will then take us through a bit of a bifurcated deck tech intended to enable him to put either Teysa Karlov or Krav & Regna at the helm. Also don't miss his alternative route he proposes for Teysa that will get real funky. Andy then brings Selenia, Dark Angel's wares to the table. Your fellow opponents may want to avoid the kombucha she's offering at the farmer's market this weekend. Check out Kyle's Teysa Karlov decklist right here: And check out Andy's Selenis, Dark Angel decklist here: The dank beats this episode are by the immortal Dan Terminus. The song is Vesubian from the album Automated Refrains. It's 2019, you know you should show love to talented artists who share their craft. Check him out and support him: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Simic: the Format's Gonads
What is it about Simic? It's just so easy for blue and green to combine forces and realize their plans. It's almost as if they're fueled by extra body parts, virile with the force of a Gentleman Bronco. Well, we're diving back into the guilds as Ravnica Allegiance rolls out. This week we're exploring the identity of Simic. And unlike the Simic with their extra appendages, Andy tries to build around Vanifar with one arm behind his back. Did he find a good 75% place to land with the so-called Birthing Pod-mander? Kyle then wraps up the episode by trying to wrest Arixmethes from watery slumber. Hope he chewed done on enough gillyweed. Be sure to watch our gameplay videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The intro and outro beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Resting State and the track is #24. There a ton of great beats by Home. Check him out and support him: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Ravnica Allegiance EDH Review
Ravnica nine! The review of the ninth Ravnica set! The ninth one that happened... the 8th Ravnica. S#!t, it's the ninth one... Alright, it's getting hard to keep track of how many sets have happened on Ravnica. But let's do this. Join Andy and Kyle as they explore the legendary creatures and other cards that may be of interest to commander players from Ravnica Allegiance. Be sure to watch our gameplay videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The dank beats this episode are by the immortal Dan Terminus. The songs are Death by Distortion and Pegasus Pro Ultra Fusion from the album The Wrath of Code. It's 2019, you know you should show love to talented artists who share their craft. Check him out and support him: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Meta Memoirs - 2018
Andy and Kyle set down their eggnog and fruit cake to do some more reflection on the past year. Join them as they spout off EDH related memories from the past year. Did they stick to their own political advice? How is the arms race going? What commanders made it into sleeves? Which commanders turned out to be coal in the stocking? Be sure to watch our play videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The intro and outro beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Falling Into Place and the song is the same name. There a ton of great beats by Home. Check him out and support him: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
2018: An EDH Retrospective
Well, 2018 is coming to a close. There have been a lot of new MtG products. And we’ve loved some, and we’ve b!tched about some. We’ve all played and explored a lot of it. So what the cuss happened? Join as Andy and Kyle dive into a retrospective of MtG products from 2018 from the EDH perspective. Be sure to watch our play videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The intro and outro beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Resting State. There a ton of great beats by Home. Check him out and support him: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Commander Themes: Flicker + Ephara
Flicker or blink? We can’t even seem to agree on what to call this keyword-less mechanic. But much like Kyle at a social gathering, some permanents just need to get away from the fray. Join us as Kyle takes Andy on a tour of the variety of blink-wares. He'll touch on the bright lights of the perfect specimens to the functional specificities. We’ll explore flicker and see if there are design purposes and misconceptions we don’t fully acknowledge as a community. Check out Kyle’s Ephara deck on TappedOut: Be sure to watch our play videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature Outside of the immortal Vangelis accompanying this episode’s video sound bite, the music this episode is by Protector 101. The album is Solitary Star and song Hatch. Be sure to support the craft of this talented artist: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo artwork! Check his stuff out:
Where's the Top Deck Lebowski!?
Whether it’s Jackie Treehorn’s thugs, a Cromulon, or a Goblin from Palano demanding things from you, it’s good to be on top. You just might end up with an extra look at things not meant to be seen. Join us as Andy explains how an exploration took him from seeing if lantern control with Circu, Dimir Lobotomist at the helm works and landed him on a unique build for Grenzo. The only question left after you play this deck is whether or not your opponents need one more look. Check out Andy’s list: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check out our play videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Look for Legendary Creature Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or ask your smart speaker to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Twitter: @legend_creature The hip beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Odyssey, the song Come Back Down. Be sure to support the craft of this talented musician: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out:
Group Hug for the Holidays
We know, in a Cyber Monday malaise, you charged up your credit card buying what you thought were the perfect gifts for all your friends. Now you realize they don't want that limited edition Daenerys Targaryen yoga mat with Jon Snow's face printed in the middle of it. Nor do they want the companion dragon scale mug for their chia seed green drinks. And the fart-o-meter to prove that their farts do stink was just a bad idea. Never fear! We've got the perfect gift for your play group! Come to the EDH table with your brand new group hug deck! Join us as Kyle explores the pitfalls of group hug decks, explains what really can make a group hug deck fun. And find out how he lands in a balanced place where everyone can still enjoy that Dorito scented moment when neckbearded cheek caresses neckbeard cheek. For reference, here's the reddit primer that Kyle used as a foundation for his thoughts: Check out Kyle's Group Hug Deck right here: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check out our first game play video on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. The hip beats this episode are by the artist Flashlight. The album is Falling Into Place. Be sure to support the craft of this talented musician: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out:
How to Fix a High Ping
Do you hear that? It's beautiful. The song of a siren, beaconing you to her shores. Years could be lost to the irresistible call of the pingers in EDH, but oh the tale you'll have to tell. Andy brings his tell of answering the call of pingers in EDH and he shares all the secrets he's discovered along the way. Join us to find out the combos, the synergies and who Andy is putting at the helm of his pingers EDH deck. Check out Andy's pinger deck right here: As mentioned in this episode we reference the Command Zone's pinger list found here: Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check out our first couple game play videos on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. Music this episode is from the brand new Protector 101 album: Paremnesia. The song is track #1: Angel with a Gun. Be sure to support the craft of this talented artist: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out:
Deck Building with Kyle
What does your deck building process look like? The motivations and desires that go into building decks range all over the place. From counter-building for that a$$hole at your LGS, to a niche combo that gets you off, to that sweet new legend with your name on it. Once you've got a commander picked, how do you go about filling in your 99? Join us as Kyle gives away the secret to his everlasting gobstopper. He explores some of the subjective questions that guide his commander and card picks, why he thinks we all benefit from netdecking resources, and how he puts online tools to use to fill in his deck. Andy chips in his 2 cents to complete the venn diagram of Legendary Creature Podcast deck building methodology. Twitter: @legend_creature Here's Kyle's Hallar budget list referenced in this episode: Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check out our first game play video on YouTube, and feel free to join the conversation there. The hip beats this episode are by the artist Home. The album is Resting State, track 21. Be sure to support the craft of this talented musician: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out:
Dimir: Etrata & Dralnu
Dimir. What the f**k is going on in Dimir? Does it even exist? Ask around Ravnica and you'll get mixed answers. And if it does exist, what does it do? Mill? Sure. Control? Pressure? Combo? Join us as Kyle and Andy continue their guild series and try to identify not just what Dimir has been force fed, but what its identity can be as a whole. Kyle seeks to illustrate a dual-strategy build with his Etrata list. Tune up your vocal chords, because this deck will have you singing Under Pressure. Then Andy ventures into the daring depths of Dralnu's waters. Can these Dimir commander provide opportunities outside of the mill decks we expect from Dimir? As always, check out our deck lists on our TappedOut page: Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check us out on YouTube and feel free to join the conversation there. The dank beats this episode are by the artist Protector 101. The song is Hold On... from the album Dreams. Check out Protector 101 and support the craft of this talented musician: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/
Boros: Jor Kadeen, and Sylvia & Khorvath
"Hi my name is Kyle. I'm a Boros-aholic." Yup. There's one in every group and they get together in BA meetings, musing about how they wished they were just Bad Ass, not Boros-aholics Anonymous. You'll find Kyle and Arnold Schwarzenegger sitting in a circle with the others. The Boros-aholics tell their stories of how they were taught to trust the enigma of steel. They'll talk of dashed dreams, where they poised to crush their enemies and hear the lamentations of their women. But then they chose Boros. Join Andy and Kyle to get insights into what Boros looks like in commander. Andy explores a Jor Kadeen build he and Kyle brewed that may be more suitable for those newer to commander. Kyle then dives into a Sylvia and Khorvath deck inspired by loyal listener, Andre Beshta. This deck is still Boros, but it may pique the interest of those who are suckers for the unusual and has a real shot at surprising the unsuspecting. As always, check out our deck lists on our TappedOut page: Find Andre's list that inspired Kyle's Khorvath and Sylvia list right here: Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also ask your smart speakers to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Check us out on YouTube and feel free to join the conversation there. The beats this episode are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is It's Too Bad She Won't Live from the album Wrath of Code. Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats his Bandcamp page: Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Thanks dude! Check his stuff out:
Selesnya: Shalai & Emmara
This week Austin Crider from CMDR Ninety Nine joins our hacky sack circle to kick around ideas about Selesnya. The guild of herbal teas and essential oils are the topic of the week. Join us as we talk though the identity of the white and green guild. Are they bioterrorists or are they just looking to enroll you and three friends in a great business opportunity. Austin saves Andy from having to join the Selesnya discussion and walks us through his Shalai, Voice of Plenty deck. Did the wealth of legendary creatures from Dominaria cause too many people to look past this protective commander? Kyle then tries to pique Andy’s interest in Selesnya with Emmara, Soul of the Accord. Listen to find out how Kyle’s build seeks alternative options that may require more motor oil than lavender oil to make this Selesnya engine hum. Check out Austin’s list right here: Also be sure to subscribe to the CMDR Ninety Nine YouTube channel for commander deck techs and game play videos: And then check out Kyle’s list here: Twitter: @legend_creature The beats this episode are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Detonation from the album Wrath of Code. Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on (). Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Check his stuff out:
Golgari: Nath, Vhati il-Dal, & Mazirek
Life and death, it all comes full circle. Andy and Kyle take the guild series to Golgari to see what abominations are rising from the filth and detritus that the swarm swims in. Just watch out, because they may have dredged up something new with that bowel shattering burrito from last week. Join us as Kyle has an existential break down on air, collapsing a promising discussion about Vhati il-Dal in favor of exploring an EDHREC bot produced Mazirek list. Though he expresses in the episode a lack of confidence in his Vhati il-Dal list, it can do some work. You can find it on our TappedOut page. Get your hipster on. You deserve it. Andy also gives a thorough run through of some perhaps overlooked possibilities that Nath of the Gilt-Leaf presents. Are there themes outside of elf-centric discard? Take a listen to see if Andy's list 'stacks' up. Check out these and past deck lists on our TappedOut page: http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryC... Twitter: @legend_creature The beats this episode are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Fall of the Ancient World from the album Automated Refrains. Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on (). Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Check his stuff out:
Izzet: Niv-Mizzet and The Twinz
We're continuing our Fall stroll through Ravnica by starting our guild series with the Izzet League. There's no sweater wearing or corn mazes found around Nivix. Only "science bitch!" Andy and Kyle dive into exploring the identity of each guild and kick things off with Izzet. Andy takes a stab at how to build around Niv-Mizzet, Parun. Kyle then brings us back to look at the Kenrith twins. Did we sleep on these Battlebond pit fighters? Check out these and past deck lists on our TappedOut page: Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, check us out on YouTube if you're the visual type. Music this video is from the artist Home. The songs are from the Resting State Album. Check his stuff out on BandCamp: Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Thanks dude! Check his stuff out:
Guilds of Ravnica Commander Review
Let's hit up the Starbucks outside of Sunhome, grab a pumpkin spice latte, and go for a stroll on the Transguild Promenade to check out all the fall colors! Because we're back in Ravnica! Join us as Kyle and Andy take a dive into reviewing this latest guild themed set. They'll explore what's happening for commander players, with a deep analysis of each legendary creature, and a quick survey for other cards that may be of interest to commander players. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, check us out on YouTube if you're the visual type. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature The beats this episode are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Catastrophic Orbital Decay from the album Stratospheric Cannon Symphony. Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on (). Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/
EDH Poli-Sci
That's right, you're sick of politics IRL and out of respect to your, we're going extend politics to EDH. But just how do politics work in EDH? Is this a cold war? Is there Game of Thrones-esque subterfuge? Does the table become unbearably partisan? Or does it reflect the common notion of political gifts buy favors for later? Join us as Andy schools Kyle and the rest of us on the nuances of EDH politics, as well as a few things that mistakenly thought of as politics. Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, check us out on YouTube if you're the visual type. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature The beats this episode and the sound track to our ladder of chaos are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Grimoire Blanc from the album Automated Refrains. Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on (). Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/
The 13 yo Fantasy: Yuriko & Varina
It's time to relive the glory days of a childhood in the 90s! Bust out your TMNT VHS, dance around in your Raphael pajamas, and live your 13 year-old fantasy as the new TMNY--Teenage Mutant Ninja Yuriko. AP joins to talk his fantasy realized in his Yuriko deck. What's this ninja action ready to do at your commander table? Andy also kicks off the episode by steering Varina in the right direction. This zombie obsessed lich queen may be more of a trash queen, as she focuses on making everyone discard their shi!t. As always, check out our decklists on our TappedOut page: http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/ Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, check us out on YouTube if you're the visual type. And follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature Music this episode is from the artist Home. The song is Resonance from the Odyssey Album. Check his stuff out on BandCamp: https://home96.bandcamp.com/ Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/
Deck Techs: Estrid and Kestia
Time to get enchanted. Grab some glass slippers, steal a kiss from prince charming, let your hair down your window, jump into your delorean and let's go to the Bantchantment Under the Sea Ball. Join as Kyle walks through some of the infinite possibilities that Estrid affords. What enchanted possibilities await those who bring the tap and untap dance moves to the ball? And does Kyle have a fun alternative outside of the infinite combos? Andy explore Kestia with a go wide strategy. Can the enchantment creatures bring a swell of knowledge from your library? Check out our deck lists on our TappedOut page: http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/ Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Also, check us out on YouTube if you're the visual type. Music this video is from the artist Home. The songs are from the Resting State Album. Check his stuff out on BandCamp: https://home96.bandcamp.com/ Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Thanks dude! Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/
Deck Techs: Brudiclad and Xantcha
Do you want a deck full of sheepish tokens that jump on the latest fad faster than a hipster walking past H&M? Look no further than Brudiclad. Join us to find out Andy's outline of all the new styles Brudiclad will be promoting this fall season. Also check out what Kyle's doing to with Xantcha. Is this sleeper agent slowly poisoning the Sergei Skripals at your table, or playing proxy voltron from foreign lands? Or maybe all of the above. Check out our deck lists on our TappedOut page: http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1hKKfdQsg3SJ51vcqaYIA Twitter: @legend_creature Find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you grab your RSS feeds. Our logo art is by Mikey Patch. Thanks dude! Check his stuff out: http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Rethinking Precons: Aminatou and Saheeli
Andy and Kyle engage in a little exercise to see if they can make decks using a couple of the new Commander 2018 legends that are more focused and meet the value of the precon decks. Can they do it? Tune in to find out if they'll be repenting for things said and done in the review episode or if they'll be vindicated for suggesting that most players should lean into buying the singles the want. Twitter: @legend_creature Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Music this episode is from Protector 101. Big thanks for letting us use your dope music. This Program from the Solitary Star album. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Commander 2018 - Rant with Howard Beale
We've felt the disturbance. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror. Yeah, lots of commander players are not getting what they wanted out of this year's Commander set. So join Andy and Kyle as they try to figure out what it is that we got and how we should all ingest this product. And this episode requires a little work from you. We need you to listen. Then get up out of your chairs. We want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Twitter: @legend_creature Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. If you're reading these notes, we sure as hell hope you listened to the whole podcast. Andy did a sweet-ass outro. And the dope beats playing as the soundtrack to your inner Howard Beale (and this episode are by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Underwater Cities from The Darkest Benthic Division album. Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Commander 2018 Review
Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's a lot that's been said about Commander 2018. Join us as Andy and Kyle explore the high and low-lights of this set. From your Izzet artifacts to the rumored Jund lands deck, from Esper top deck stuff to Bant-chantress, let's take a look at what's new. We'll dive into each new legendary creature and see what can muster something worthy of your commander table. Also, if you're the type that enjoys a good rant, we'll be dumping an extra episode this week to talk about the disappointments many have felt with Commander 2018. We'll also look for the silver linings. Summon your inner Howard Beale and look for that video and podcast soon. Twitter: @legend_creature Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. As always, we love sharing some sick beats in our intro/outro! This episode, we've got the song we ride in on a song from Home's album Resting State. Check him out and support him! He's super kind to let us use his music. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Therapy Session: EDH Arms Race
Time for another therapy session. Kyle and Andy discuss what happens when a deck was made to be fun, gets hate and before you know it your play group finds itself in a Cuban missile crisis. Tune in to find get insights about failures to curb the race from casual to competitive EDH and ideas for how to avoid pushing your decks and group into pressing the red button (mine's bigger than yours). Twitter: @legend_creature Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Music this episode is from Protector 101. We love riding the new retro wave into the oblivion of our content. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! Check his stuff out ().
Vaevictis Thievery Corporation
Vaevictis the elder dragon is back. He's got a new look and new operations. Watch out for Thievery Corporation. This experienced CEO is hedging his bets and gambling with other people's wealth. Listen to find out how Kyle is avoiding sacrificing his own permanents and turning up the heat a little more on his opponents with some acts of treason. Check out the deck list on our TappedOut page: Twitter: @legend_creature YouTube: legendary creature podcast Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. The intro/outro beats this episode are by the Home. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for logo art work! ().
Before You Go - Dominaria
Cue the Greenday music. The Dominaria class of 2018 is here to celebrate the time of their lives before they smash into reality and have to get real f***ing jobs. Andy takes Kyle on whirlwind tour of Dominaria decks before we move on to other topics. And Kyle has one. Does he even commander, bruh? Listen to hear about: Traxos--junk yard dog. Slimefoot--he's a peeping tom. Torgaar--this guy needs a mint. Tetsuko--she probably peeps too. Valduk--this guy fucks. and Tiana, Citizens Arrester--look out Lavinia, your precinct has a new sheriff. Check out these decks and other decks we've talked about on TappedOut: https://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/ We also have our source material sited in our deck lists. Twitter: @legend_creature Youtube: legendary creature podcast Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use his music for intro/outro. The song this episode is Angelus from the Automated Refrains album. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Core Set 2019 Commander Review
Time to get your gym shorts on. We'll be working out our core. AND we'll be looking to see if your ED is working in your EDH. Join Andy and Kyle as they break down all the latest legends and explore other cards that may be of interest to you and your gym rat of an elder dragon. Twitter: @legend_creature Youtube: legendary creature podcast Ask Alexa or Google Home to play the Legendary Creature Podcast. Beats this episode by the artist Home. The album is Resting State. Check it out and support musicians. Check his tunes out: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Kess, Dissident Mage Reanimator + Graveyards
We continue our themes discussions and explore the idea of graveyard play in commander. What is a graveyard deck? What are the sub-themes? Andy answers some of these questions as he hashes it out with Kyle and techs his Kess reanimator list. Check out the cool auction of stuff from #AtraxaBowl. Visit Commander Cookout's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/CCOPodcast/ Be sure to find Andy's deck soon on (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/) Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your music for our intros/outros. The song this episode is Abandoned Ship Graveyard from the Darkest Benthic Division album. Give him your support and check him out on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Krav and Regna + Lifegain Themes
When you're a demon, sometimes all you want is for an angel to sit with you, to fulfill your dream of an eternity with her. And what demon couldn't use an angel in their eternity so he can spill into Orzhov? Kyle walks through how Krav can be abused to give an you the Orzhov of all Orzhov decks. Do you want to combo? You can. Do you want to get value? You can. Are you looking to abuse lifegain? You're in the right place? Are you into tokens and getting the most out of them? Well, Krav is your guy. As always, check out any of our deck lists on TappedOut: As mentioned, please go support the auction on Commander Cook Out's Facebook page. There's some cool stuff and all the proceeds will go to helping out with Wedge's medical expenses. Get cool stuff, and help someone out. Here's the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/CCOPodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature Music this episode is from Protector 101. Big thanks for letting us ride the new retro wave while we talk EDH. This episode has the song Night Owls from the The Next Peak Vol II album. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Virtus the Veiled & Gorm the Great
Sometimes you just need a big dude to do the dirty work. Fezzik, Andre the Giant, The Dread Pirate Roberts, or Gorm the Great: big dudes who get it done. Andy decks techs his take on these new partner commanders and you may be surprised to find that Virtus doesn't need all your attention. While your opponents are worried about him, let Gorm get you to the finish line. Check out any of our deck lists on TappedOut: Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature Music this episode is from Protector 101. Big thanks for letting us ride the new retro wave while we talk EDH. This episode has the song Desire from the Neoncholy album. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Commander Themes: Enchantress + Atraxa the Dankchantress
Dank is defined as disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold. And enchantress Atraxa is indeed disagreeably damp, musty, and cold. Kyle spends the episode weaving between the enchantress theme and applying the theme's principles to his Enchantraxa deck for the Atraxa Bowl at GP Vegas. She truly is a Dankchantress. Check out Kyle's Atraxa Bowl list here (not to be confused with his I Hate Atraxa list): We also make reference to a Karametra deck popularized on Game Knights. Here's that list: Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature Be sure to check out Home and more of the sweet beats we used this episode. The album is Resting State. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Battlebond Commander Review
Battlebond is coming to us on June 8th! And though it is a draft set, this one has a ton that is good for commander: new partners, multi-player mechanics, and a wealth of reprints. Find out what Andy and Kyle have to say about each of the new legendary creatures and what other new cards could be good for the format. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature Be sure to check out Dan Terminus's music. It's super cool he lets us use his beats in our podcast. Check out his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
This is one is kinda short, because, well... Naru Meha is the worst. But really, she is a dangerous commander. Andy walks through the combo potential this wizard from Dominaria brings to the commander table. She's not exactly flexible, but what she does do, well, it's just better if everyone get out of the way and let her do it. Check out our deck lists on Tapped Out: Music this episode is from the always awesome artist Home. The album is Resting State. Be sure to support the craft of amazing artists. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mill: Commander Themes
Do you have a friend who just doesn't quite seem to be with it? He or she are present but not really contributing. They might have a mill deck. To get them help, please visit . This could be a matter of, well, we'd say life and death, but they're really not doing anything to life totals, because they keep trying to mill everyone... But it is a matter. In this episode, Kyle explains mill themes and the many pitfalls of the strategy. Have a listen to explore the nuance of milling to win, milling for benefits--this is definitely the highly deductible of win cons--and all about nonbos and making sure your mill theme has an accountant to check your numbers. For those interested, here's a Phenax deck that exhibits a good number of things we talked about this episode: And here's a good article from EDHREC that talks a little about mill in Muldrotha: It's also worth checking out Sidisi, Brood Tyrant on EDHREC for a cursory glance at self-mill in context: Music this episode is from Protector 101. Big thanks for letting us ride the new retro wave while we talk EDH. This episode has the song Desire from the Neoncholy album. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Jhoira showed up from Dominaria with her magic bus: the Weatherlight. She's calling all students of Izzet to get on board and buckle up their seat belts. Most Izzet players have been clamoring for a commander to pilot and artifact build. Well you got one. But is it what you wanted? One of our dedicated listeners (twitter.com/thebiga641) sent us a cool non-stax, hate artifacts build: Andy takes a brief tour of the idea of hate arifacts with Jhoira and then dives into how Jhoira is really asking for a narrow build when it comes to maximizing her ability. Listen and find out what Andy brewed. Check out any of our deck lists on Tapped Out: Mr. Frizzle has the Weatherlight magic bus jamming to the beats of Dan Terminus this episode. The song is Retrieving Apparent Magnitude from The Darkest Benthic Division album. Go to Bandcamp, check him out, and support the craft. Here's (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Cuckaw!!! Teshar needs to be your new favorite bird cleric. And probably mono-white commander. This episode, freshly minted on Cinco de Cuatro, is bringing some chicken dance flavor to your commander table. Kyle explores Teshar, one of the many new commander possibilities that comes from the latest set: Dominaria. Listen as he talks to Andy about how this commander pilots a very stable combo engine, the likes of which we have yet to see in mono-white. Here's Kyle's Teshar deck list: This episode has intro and outro beats by the artists Home and Dan Terminus. Please check out both of them out. Here's Home on (). And Here's Dan Terminus on Bandcamp Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Dominaria Commander Review... Fer Realz
Damn there are a lot of cards for EDH players that come to us from Dominaria! Andy and Kyle talked a whole bunch of Dominaria after the leak, because there was just a ton of stuff leaked. And considering the impact this set has on our format, how could they not talk about it. But here's the official review. Andy and Kyle break down the legendary creatures that stand out as competitive or fun new commanders. They also talk other cards that we could see make a debut in the format. If you're a commander player, you need to pay attention to Dominaria. But hopefully you didn't buy a booster box like Kyle and Andy, desperate to get that sweet, yet somehow unattainable Boros commander. Are you riding the new retro wave? You should let Protector 101 sweep you up with their beats. This episode has the song Late Night Drive from the Protector 101 album. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Firesong and Sunspeaker
Do you love Boros? Yeah? Well, there must be something wrong with you. But so does Kyle. He keeps smashing his head against that commander wall called Boros too. Andy and Kyle take a look at Firesong and Sunspeaker, your exclusive Boros commander you can only get with a pre-order of a booster box. Which, can we just all acknowledge how fucking lame that is. I mean, dear WotC gods, please keep making Magic: the Gathering. But this is a lame move. But keep making magic. But this is lame. But I love magic... Find out what cards Kyle and Andy both brought to the table for this commander that takes a new approach to Boros with a spell slinger twist. Oh, have we mentioned how awesome Protector 101 is? This episode has the song Lana from the album Neoncholy. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Spell Slingin': Commander Themes
Some games aren't for the feint of heart. Sometimes you've just gotta challenge your best Little Finger and find out if chaos really is a ladder. You're probably more likely to get your throat cut, but if you love the view when you climb the ladder with instants and sorceries, this is the episode for you. Andy takes a dive into the commanders who are best suited for a spelling slinger strategy and takes a really close look at all the support your deck will need to just maybe go the distance. Spell slingin' can be an incredibly effective strategy if you have the guts and develop the eye for when to play your strategy. Be sure to support Protector 101. This episode flew in and out on the dark wings of his beats. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
+1/+1 Counters: Commander Themes
Kyle takes a dive into the far too broad realm of +1/+1 counters as a commander deck theme. Despite the presence of the size gaining counters in most colors, Kyle and Andy take a look at the color combos primed to take advantage of counters. They also explore the commander best suited to abuse +1/+1 counters. If you’re using +1/+1 counters in your commander deck, it may be a good time to stop cultivating mass and start harvesting! Big fatties may prove less fruitful than combos and synergies. Listed to find out how Kyle and Andy are taking mass cultivating, +1/+1 counter hogging fiends and harvesting big benefits. Take action before your deck gets type II diabetes. Here are the resources that Andy used as he gathered info for this episode: The intro/outro beats this episode are by the Home. The song is track 5 from the Resting State album. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Artifacts: Commander Themes
It's time for another series! Kyle and Andy will be spending a few episodes talking about some popular deck themes and some of the core driving principles in how commander players take advantage of and have fun with those themes. This week, Andy takes us into the bowels of his jank-ass pursuit of artifact doom-machines. Do you ever just want to build weird shit that nobody seems to understand when you play commander? Do you feel like you're explaining how bilateral kelilactirals to knuckle-dragging neanderthals when you realize you've won the game? Well, this is the episode for you. Listen as Andy talks about the commanders to use for an artifact themed deck and takes a deep dive into the wonky combos and interactions you can build when you go the artifact route. Here are the resources that Andy used as he gathered info for this episode: The intro/outro beats this episode are by the Home. The song is Head First from the Falling Into Place album. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
The Leak
Sooooo... normally we're not super into leaked material. We'd rather wait until a set is officially spoiled to talk about what might fit into commander. But with a huge chunk of Dominaria's shit not being secure--and with it being a "legendary matters" set--it seems like we just gotta talk about it. So here's our partial set review of Dominaria. We're diving into a bunch of the new legendary creatures and talking about who look like potential commanders, who fits in as support and what might be duds. We'll be back to talk more Dominaria when the whole set is spoiled. The intro/outro beats this episode are by the Home, track 12 from the Resting State album. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mono-Black: Endrek, Kothophed & Ob Nixilis
Okay, okay, okay, we play a lot of mono-black. But you have been accepted to become one of us! Join the mono-black club. Guest Cameron joins to talk about Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder. Cameron is coming to the mono-black party for the first time with a bunch of thrulls who are ready to overtake him and the table. This deck will either infect you with ambitious thrulls or a mystery STD. Find out how Cam is abusing this token machine and the altar of death that is black. Andy closes out our mono-color deck series by offering a clever deck that could be piloted by either Kothophed, Soul Hoarder or Ob Nixilis, Unshackled. This deck is a master of death that you'll love to abuse. Be sure to visit our TappedOut page to check out any of our deck lists: Also follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature We'll tweet as we gear up to stream on Twitch this weekend. Watch us play live table top commander. Music this episode is from Dan Terminus’s new album Automated Refrains. The song is Fall of the Ancient World. Please support Dan Terminus. We think he's awesome! Check out his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mono-White: Heliod & Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
Have you been maligned? Does it feel like you're alone and everything has been rigged against you. Deep down, do you know you're better than everyone else? If that describes you, you're either Macho Man Randy Savage or the pilot of a mono-white commander deck. Andy and Kyle are here to help you be the cream that rises to the top. Their highly unanticipated mono-white episode explores the space that mono-white occupies in commander. Kyle techs a Heliod, God of the Sun deck and explains the combos that you'll need to go the distance with this surprisingly good, yet forgotten commander. Andy shares a couple different perspectives on Eight-and-a-Half-Tails. He first explains the hate bears route that our friend AP provided. Andy then explores a more defensive and opportunistic build that let's your opponents play, just not at your expense. Check out our decklists on our tappedout page: Be sure to support Protector 101. His hot tunes graced our intro/outro, and we're stoked he let's us use his music. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mono-Green: Sachi and Seton
Is your playgroup lacking in centaurs or other magical beings who can take on equine form? Check out mono-green! Really though, Kyle and Andy continue their mono-color exploration by taking on green. What can mono-green do in commander? Kyle digs up an obscure snake shaman in Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro. Snake tribal? Hell no! But find out what you can do with Kyle’s deck built around mana fueling shamans. And yes, his deck does have a neat centaur trick in it. Speaking of centaurs, Andy shows off how quickly green can advance your mana with Seton, Krosan Protector. This centaur is on a druidic mission to swim in cash… er… green mana. Listen to find out how Kylanous and Andanous are taking their mana to the bank to cash in some bomb wincons. And see how they approached their mono-green decks in different ways. Check out our decklists on our tappedout page: The magical intro/outro beats are by the Artist Home, track 8 from the album Resting State. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mono-Red: Etali and Ashling
To burn or not to burn? That is the question. If you're looking to burn people in commander, this is the episode for you. Andy and Kyle discuss the niche that mono-red occupies in EDH and look to find out if they've got commanders that can go the distance. Andy takes on the new Etali, Primal Storm from Rivals of Ixalan. This mono-red dino is headed to the bank to see if you've transferred anything into his account. Find out what Andy is doing to make for a chaotic explosion of stolen wealth and turning opponents into comatose subservients. Kyle then dives into an older, perhaps forgotten legend in Ashling the Pilgrim. He explores how you can take advantage of this commander that has an itch to dial the third number of 911. Do you really want to be the last straw that convinces Ashling to set the building on fire. Check out our deck lists on our tappedout page: Be sure to support Protector 101. His hot tunes graced our intro/outro, and we're stoked he let's us use his music. Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Mono-Blue: Nezahal and Kefnet
Kyle and Andy are starting a new series, talking about mono-color commanders and exploring the possibilities when working within the mono-color constraints. Andy and Kyle talk about what blue provides for commander, its strengths and how its weaknesses may make it hard to turn very many mono-blue legends into viable commanders. Andy then dives into the dark depths and lays out his plans for using a brand new legend: Nezahal, Primal Tide. Can this commander go the distance in protecting us from the conspiracy to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids? Kyle then takes a look at Kefnet the Mindful and whether this mono-blue commander's steep demands can be utilized to derail the plans of other players and shoot for the long game victory. Check out our deck lists on our tapped out page: Also, big thanks to Protector 101 for letting us use his sweet beats for our intro/outro. Check him out and support him! Here's his Bandcamp page: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Merfolk Commanders: Kumena and Derevi
Does it feel like your merfolk decks have been dinking around, worrying more about dinglehoppers and banded bulbus snarfblats? Just haven't quite been able to go the distance with merfolk? Kyle and Andy dive into the murky merfolk depths. Kyle explores the possibility that merfolk might do well with a certain bird wizard as the commander. Can Derevi, Empyrical Tactician help the merfolk take advantage of tap effects and get them advanced faster? Andy takes a look at what Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca to see what this new commander from Rivals of Ixalan can do. This may be our strongest merfolk commander yet. Check out Kyle's Derevi deck right here: And check out Andy's Kumena deck here: http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/ Also, be sure to check out Dan Terminus' music. We used his song Digital Onslaught from his album Stratospheric Cannon Symphony. Here's his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Rivals of Ixalan Review
Oh hey, there's a new set from Wizards of the Coast. Join Andy and Kyle as they explore all your new dino and non-dino legends. They also take a look at some of the other cards in the set that they feel may have some relevance in commander. Music this episode is by Dan Terminus. The song is Electronic Snow and the album is Automated Refrains. Please support Dan Terminus. We think he's awesome! Check out his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Andy's New Year Resolutions
We've all got resolutions to eat less sugar, go to the gym, talk to our jerk relatives a little more, and whatever other unpleasant things we've decided we should subject ourselves to this year. But what about Magic: the Gathering resolutions? Andy's got a few lesser used cards to try out in commander this year. And like any good resolution, some of these may be hard to stick by. But there could also be a few gems worth trying out. I mean, just listen to this damn episode while you wait for all the reviews of Rivals of Ixalan to start hitting the interwebs. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature (or don't, that's cool too) Give some love to the artist Home. He let's us use his music for intros and outros and he's got some cool music that'll impress your special lady friends with how obscure and cool your taste is. Or she likes country music and the Fox and the Hound and you should immediately drive her to the nearest bus stop. Anyhow! Check out Home's music. the song this episode is from the album Resting State, track 14. Here's : Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Dear Simone: Exploring Queen Marchesa
Shout out to Simone for sending his deck for Andy and Kyle to check out. Andy and Kyle take a look at Simone's Queen Marchesa deck. All too often we all have high hopes for our commander decks and they don't quite perform like we envisioned. Simone is looking for ideas, like all of us in that situation. Kyle and Andy explore the process of tweaking a deck that has a variety of possibilities like Queen Marchesa. Kyle goes through a pressure build that would be more suited for an aggro light play group. While Andy shares how Queen Marchesa can be built to cut the throats of opponents that were expecting to cut yours with their aggro decks. Here's Simone's deck list: And here's Kyle's pressure version: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-queen-marchesa-pressure/ Find Andy's deck on coming soon (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/). Music this episode is by Dan Terminus. The song is Avalanche and the album is The Wrath of Code. Please support Dan Terminus. We think he's awesome! Check out his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Chainer: There's a Mono-Black Player in Everyone
Everything dies and is reborn. Only to die again. You know that there's a part of you as a magic player that wants to get everything back from the graveyard, just so you can use it and kill it again. Andy and Kyle bring in AP from their play group to talk about his Chainer, Dementia Master deck. He takes us for a midnight stroll through the graveyard and shares what he's planning on doing with death in his deck. If you're a player looking for a mono-black deck possibility, don't overlook Chainer. This oft-forgotten commander gets a lot of value and proves problematic for many opponents. Check out AP's deck and other decks featured on the podcast on (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/). Music this episode is from Dan Terminus’s new album Automated Refrains. The song is Fall of the Ancient World. Please support Dan Terminus. We think he's awesome! Check out his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Deck Tweaking: Shu Yun and Licia
Uuuuunnnnnghhhhhhh!!!!! Aaahhhhh….. Kyle and Andy have decks that aren’t going as planned. Is it time to just scrap these disappointments? No! It’s time get up and break some friends with edited decks. Andy and Kyle take a look at a couple of their decks and assess whether or not they can be competitive and how these decks can be tweaked to maximize their potential. Andy takes us through what went wrong with Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest deck and his spell-slinger build. Taking a cue from strengths and other areas of possibilities, Andy lays out a new take on his deck that has the potential for greater stability and more victories. Kyle goes through the weaknesses he has found in playing Licia, Sanguine Tribune with a companionate upkeep into lifegain and pressure build. He explores an alternative theme that surfaced in some of his more powerful synergies and explains how his deck can pivot to more wholly rely on a faster and more reliable strategy. Check out Andy’s updated Shu Yun deck and Kyle’s updated Licia deck on (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/). This episode features a song from Dan Terminus’s new album Automated Refrains. The song is Deus Mecanicus and you should go buy it from his (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Kyle's Angsty Bullsh!t Deck
Kyle tries to kill himself with his deck and then switch places with other players when he realizes he wants to stay in the game after all. Can his angsty bull shit produce a body count at the commander table? Kyle techs his new deck for Andy and walks through his hipster idea of a deck. Let’s be honest, this deck isn’t going to win any games, but it could be an entertaining way to break up your roster of more straightforward decks. Check out Kyle’s deck right here: Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your music for our intros/outros. The song this episode is Solar Maxima from the Stratospheric Cannon Symphony album. Give him your support and check him out on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Meta Bosses: Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Andy brings our meta bosses series to a close… for the time being. When you’re a goblin riding a robot through the streets of Ravnica, you have to come up with unusual ways to assert your dominance. Mizzix of the Izmagnus and Andy locked eyes the moment Mizzix was spoiled as part of the Commander 2015 set. There was never a truer love. All Andy wants you to do when you square off against him and Mizzix is walk away. There will be safe passage into the wasteland, while he takes the oil, gasoline and compound. There are some obvious things that you can do with red and blue and cheating costs with Mizzix. Andy spells out the ways that he has approached Mizzix in early iterations and how he currently has the deck built. Listen to get Andy’s deck tech of this battle tested deck. Be sure to find Andy's deck soon on (http://tappedout.net/users/LegendaryCreature-Podcast/mtg-decks/) Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your music for our intros/outros. The song this episode is Catastrophic Orbital Decay from the Stratospheric Cannon Symphony album. Give him your support and check him out on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Therapy Session: Aggro and Andy
Are you a spell slinger, dabbling in aggro, creature-centric strategies? Are you pissed off at aggro yet? Maybe you’re a Boros lover and you’re ready to bash your head against the wall. Why don’t you lay down on your couch and join us for a therapy session. Andy talks out his recent foray into aggro strategies using Shu Yun, the Last Airbe… uh… Silent Tempest, and his hopes to build around Sammut, Voice of Dissent. As a player whose style leans towards instants and sorceries, Andy explores with Kyle why he struggles to be comfortable with aggro and illuminates three key things any commander deck has to draw from to win. Big thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use his music for intro/outro. The song this episode is Steel Clouds Over Iron Trees from the Stratospheric Canon Symphony album. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Meta Bosses: Brago, King Eternal
Do you have friends? Do you want to keep your friends? Yeah? Well, you probably better just wait for the next episode then, because this won't help you gain any friends. Unless you're a spy... maybe you need to deal with an insufferable king. Well, regardless of why you stay, whether you're not interested in keeping your friends or you and the Black Rose are plotting against Brago, Kyle and Andy will break down Kyle's Brago Stax deck. Kyle will tell you he didn't build Brago with stax originally, but power corrupts. Kyle and Andy dig into how Brago maximizes value for basic things like card draw and ramp and then turns that into on oppressive board state that is difficult to overcome. (http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-brago-know-the-definition-of-sovereignty/) The dark beats this episode are by Dan Terminus. The song is Rust Titan from The Darkest Benthic Division. Please check out his music, for we have received his kindness, as he lets us use his music. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Two-Headed Giant for Commander
Are you looking to mix it up a little with your commander play group? Try out two-headed giant for commander. Andy and Kyle talk about the challenges that they've confronted in mixing it up with commander. Kingdoms can lose its novelty and two-headed giant isn't as straight forward with commander as you'd think. Kyle and Andy outline some basic rules for building team decks to play two-headed giant with commander decks. Using the duel commander ban list and a version of the unified constructed rule—each team can only have one copy of any non-basic land between their two decks—they set out to get their two-headed giant showdown ready. They talk about the journey of building team decks and what they hope to see happen when they finally match up. Intro/outro beats this episode are by the Artist Home. The song is Above All from the album Before the Night. Support his tunes. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Meta Bosses: Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
There are some spooky things happening around the graveyard. Things that just need to die, but keep coming back. You haven't seen this many small powered things come back for more since the ants at that picnic that one time. Anyhow,Brad joins Andy and Kyle to talk about another one of the decks that has performed well in their play group. Brad breaks down his Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker deck and all the small powered creatures that just don't seem to ever go away. Their refusal to stay in the grave wears opponents down and leads to a deathly oppression. Check out (. It's a good budget choice if you're looking for a deck with a competitive engine for a reasonable cost. Music this episode is from Dan Terminus' album Stratospheric Cannon Sympony. The song is One Million Dead in 2.7 Seconds. and stop living your life without his sweet beats (. Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (). The clip you heard in the intro was from Hellraiser. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature
Meta Bosses: Yisan, Wanderer Bard
Kyle and Andy continue their series talking about the commanders that have had tons of success in their play group. Andy goes musician and plays a deathly song with Yisan, the Wanderer Bard. They’re no Simon & Garfunkel, but this deck has a penchant for finding the brown note. 8 of 10 dentists say you’ll shit your pants. If you’re looking for a relatively budget deck that is highly competitive, look no further than Andy’s build for Yisan. Andy walks us through each verse that Yisan can play to simply charge at a win. He also lays out how you can protect your game plan by playing some of the Yisan verses a little differently. Check out Andy’s deck on (). Music this episode is by the artist Dan Terminus. The song is Death by Distortion from the album The Wrath of Code. Thanks for letting us use your music Dan! Everyone, be sure to support him. Check out his beats on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (). The intro uses a clip from Amadeus.
Admiral Beckett Brass: The High Seas of Vorthos
Do you just need to plunder with your very own pirate crew? Well get on board and join us as we talk about Cody's commander deck built around Admiral Beckett Brass. Cody breaks down the basics of the deck and how he's approaching thievery via Admiral Beckett Brass' ability. It's not a well supported tribe, but Ixalan is giving you the basics you need to get your pirate deck started. Kyle and Andy add some options for Cody to use to help out with his need to give his pirates evasion and assess a few changeling options that may help Cody's pirate tribe get that extra umph needed to steal your stuff. Music this episode is by Dan Terminus. Big thanks to him for his kindness in letting us use his tunes. Check him out and support his music. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (). We also used a clip from the movie Muppet Treasure Island.
Ixalan Commander Review
Are you gearing up to build a new pirate, dinosaur, or merfolk deck? Maybe you're looking for a few extra cards for that new Edgar Markov deck you picked up. Andy and Kyle go through Ixalan and talk about all the new legendary creatures and if they fit into commander. They also dive into a bunch of cards from Ixalan and talk about what has a place in commander and explore ideas for where different cards might be wanted in commander. Shout at us on Twitter: @legend_creature and be sure to let us know what cards you're using from Ixalan for commander. Music this episode is by Home. From the album Odyssey, the song Resonance. Give him your support. We're grateful he lets us use his sweet music. Look up his tunes on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Commander Staples
Kyle and Andy wax a bit philosophical as they try to define what a commander staple is and what is a card that's just too good to pass up. As they flesh out what they feel a staple is, they start to explore popular cards in each color. They discuss why those cards may or may not be staples and some deck types where they can be good to have. This episode may be helpful for players that are newer to the commander format. While Kyle and Andy don't necessarily give all the cards' stat lines, they do go over many cards that are popular in the format and their discussion may help you better understand some cards that would be good to add to your collection. Follow us on Twitter: @legend_creature We're super grateful that Home lets us use his music. This episode's intro/outro music is from Home's Resting State album, track 18. Look up his tunes on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Meta Bosses: Erebos, God of the Dead
Kyle and Andy start a new Legendary Creature Podcast series, where they talk about some of their battle tested decks. Their meta bosses take the spotlight as they not only tech the deck, but talk about why these decks have dominated their play group. In this episode they talk about Kyle’s Erebos, God of the Dead deck. Erebos may seem innocuous, but he’s got a long straw that drinks your milkshake, slowly robbing you of your sweet resources and life. Kyle talks about the black pressure pieces and other components that have made Erebos a play group legend. Andy highlights why it’s such a difficult deck to handle. Andy also breaks done some mono black mana staples for those that aren’t experienced in mono-black commander. Check out Kyle's Erebos deck: Be sure to check out Dan Terminus’ beats! He’s awesome for letting us use his music for intros and outros. The song this episode is The Chasm from the album The Wrath of Code. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Licia and Mairsil: A Vampire and Wizard Walk Into a Bar...
So you've got yourself some new commanders from the Commander 2017 set, eh? Well what are you gonna do with your fancy new cards? Andy and Kyle were supposed to come to the table with two different approaches to building a Licia, Sanguine Tribune deck. Andy concedes his idea didn't pan out. Kyle then talks about how Licia demands a very particular set of life gain spells to ensure that her steep mana cost can be overcome. He also shares his approach to including a pressure suite, so that Licia can be used to help towards a win rather than be the only way to win. Andy takes over from there and dives into his build for Mairsil, the Pretender. He illustrates several key creatures and artifacts that you want to get into the cage for Mairsil. He then goes through his plan to make sure that he takes full advantage of Mairsil's game of pretend. Check out Kyle's Licia deck: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-licia-battle-and-blood/ And check out Andy's Mairsil deck: Thanks to Dan Terminus for letting us use your sweet tunes! The song this episode is It's Too Bad She Won't Live from the album The Wrath of Code. Check his tunes out and support him! Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Dear Garrett...
Hey Garrett, buddy! We're responding to your question. We decided to devote an episode to talking about the dude in your play group that's dedicated to winning with lame infinite combos or sniping games after being a non-threat until it was too late. In this episode, Kyle and Andy dive into their experiences with a variety of difficult to deal with players. From the guy that tries to snipe games with simple combos like Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond, to the dude that can't take a hint to improve his deck, right up to the guy that's just kind of an asshole, Kyle and Andy have dealt with it. They talk about how you can handle those unsavory characters that come to your commander table. They also shed some light on how to manage the culture of your playgroup so that everyone can keep having fun. Do you have questions for Andy and Kyle? What about decks you'd like us to tech or review? Send your thoughts our way! We're on Twitter @legend_creature Also rate us where you found us and let us know what you think of The Legendary Creature Podcast. As always, we love sharing some sick beats in our intro/outro! This episode, we've got the song Overflow from Home's album Before the Night. Check him out and support him! He's super kind to let us use his music. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Vampires, Dragons, Wizards, and Cats! Oh My!
It's that special time of year, when all the commander playing girls and boys anxiously wait in anticipation for the day that they can get their hands on all their new new toys and goodies. It's commander Christmas! Kyle and Andy dive into a comprehensive look at all the new legendary creatures from the Commander 2017 set. They assess whether or not each new legend will be competitive and take a look at a few basics that could go into the decks with several of the more enticing new commanders. They also take a look at a few of the other new cards from the Commander 2017 set and give their opinion on how they could perform in the format. Let Kyle and Andy know what you think about Commander 2017 as you dive in with your new decks. They're on Twitter @legend_creature. Send them questions and thoughts about the episode and other topics you're interested in having them talk about. The sweet tunes this episode are by Home. The song is This Will Pass, from the album Falling Into Place. We're lucky he let's us use his music. Check his tunes out and support him! Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
A Terminator and A Riddle
Kyle and Andy continue exploring decks ideas for legendary creatures from the recently released Hour of Devastation. Andy explains his long standing love for burn decks and his desire to have a commander deck that is built to burn. His wait is over now that a certain lazotep covered terminator has arrived. Neheb can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear! And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead! Andy gives a deck tech for how to build a burn version of a Neheb commander deck. He explores effective ways to do damage and use Neheb's ability to cash in for loads of mana for big burn spells. Kyle then dives into a riddle: how do you build a mono-blue sphinx deck? He deck techs a sphinx deck with Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign at the helm. He notes that with Unesh, you can capitalize on the diet fact or fiction—fact or sphinxion—that comes with casting sphinx spells. But because it's mono-blue, there is a dearth of sphinxes available to fill out the strategy. He then techs some sub-strategies that can be used to build a highly interactive deck where the true riddle is how to win. Can Unesh steal another player's win con? Here's Kyle Unesh list: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kyles-unesh-fact-or-sphinxion/ Check out our other deck lists on TappedOut: The sick beats this episode are by Dan Terminus. The song is Breakfast with a Replicant, from the album The Darkest Benthic Division. We're lucky he let's us use his music. Check his tunes out and support him! Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Some Plague Gods, But Not All the Plague Gods
Are you looking to get on the right side of the plague gods from Hour of Devastation? Kyle and Andy bring Cody in from their local play group to talk about The Scarab God. He breaks down his mill, wheel, and steal strategy and the key components he feels you need to enjoy this Nicol Bolas inspired zombie infestation, without using infinite combos. Andy then dives into his build for The Locust God. But wait.... shhh... don't tell Niv-Mizzet! Andy doesn't want the Firemind finding out about Andy's sudden but inevitable betrayal. Andy explains the power creep that we are seeing with this deck and how potent it can be. He also gets into how he planned for the deck to utilize its combos to ensure victory in a variety of ways, circumventing fog effects and pillow forts. Here's Cody's deck list: And here's Andy's deck list: We had a little change up for music this episode. We love the artist Home and you'll hear more from him in the future. This time, Dan Terminus kindly allowed us to use his dark beats. The song you heard this episode was Underwater Cities from the album The Darkest Benthic Division. Check out his music and support him! Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! ().
Getting Gratuitously Violent with Saskia and Brad
Are you ready to play a violent deck that brutalizes your play group through combat? Check this episode out to hear about Brad's Saskia deck and her appetite for battle. Brad from Andy and Kyle's play group joins Kyle to break down his Saskia deck. They explore some of Brad's commander deck building philosophies and Brad gives some general tips on the types of cards you should be sure to leave space for in your deck. Brad then dives into his Saskia build and explains his strategy for making sure she maximizes his chances of winning. We'll post his deck list on TappedOut. Be sure to see it and other decks right here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/brads-saskia-do-you-like-violence/ The chill intro/outro beats you this episode are by the Artist Home, track 12 from the album Resting State. Check out his music and support him! We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Hour of Devastation Commander Review, Part 2
Andy and Kyle continue their car conversation about the Hour of Devastation. They explore black, red, green, multi-color and artifact cards that they are interested in seeing in commander decks and that they expect to see get some play in decks. Guys! We recorded in a car because it was the best place we could control the sound this week. It was a hot summer night. Damn it was hot! Anyhow, let us know what you think of the cards from Hour of Devastation! Give us a shout on Twitter: @legend_creature The intro/outro beats you know you love are by the Artist Home, the track 26 from the album Resting State. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Hour of Devastation Commander Review, Part 1
Andy and Kyle explore all the legendary creatures from the new Hour of Devastation set. They talk about the new commanders they are excited about. They also take a look at the planes walkers. Nicky B is back! They start taking a look at cards in white and blue that could be interesting or have a place in variety of popular decks and decks in their play group. Be sure to check out Part 2 to get their full take on Hour of Devastation. The intro/outro beats you know you love are by the Artist Home, the track 26 from the album Resting State. Support his craft. Check out his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on (). Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! (http://irontree.deviantart.com/).
Rhys-ies (Feces) the Redeemed Revisited
Andy's heard a rumor that Kyle has been working on resurrecting an old deck. He prods and finds out that Kyle has decided to rebuild his first commander deck: Rhys the Redeemed. They discuss the fact that they don't know how to pronounce Rhys. Rize? Reece? Shit. Who knows... Kyle talks through his thoughts on setting up an elf tribal build for Rhys to feed with elf tokens. Andy questions whether Kyle has built enough tokens into his strategy. Kyle also techs some clearly valuable cards from Amonkhet and a couple hidden gems that everyone with a Rhys the Redeemed deck ought to consider. Kyle and Andy also talk through an important part of deck building: having some ideas ready for tweaking your deck. They explore additions for the deck to protect the strategy as the playgroup responds to the Rhys elves deck. See on Tapped out. The sweet, sweet intro/outro beats you hear are by the Artist Home, the song Night Swim from the album Falling Into Place. Support his craft. Buy his music. We love him for being so gracious, as to let us use his tunes. Find his work on . Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .
Zur is Back from Bermuda
Andy built a Zur the Enchanter deck in our early days of playing commander. Our play group hasn't seen or heard from Zur in a long time though. Andy talks to Kyle about Zur being back in town after his sabbatical in Bermuda. Now Andy's got a new Zur deck. But this time, Zur is running a cycling mechanic theme. We break down the core pieces and strategy of a Zur cycling deck. Andy also talks about the intriguing possibility of building a cycling deck with partner commanders and four colors. Check out ! We're super grateful that Home lets us use his sweet beats. This episode's intro/outro music is from Home's Resting State album, track # 15. Look up his tunes on . Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .
Netdecking: Getting Mad as Hell with Howard Beale
How do you feel about netdecking? Are you mad as hell that people are getting their deck ideas from the internet?! Do you have the spirit of Howard Beale prodding you to the window to scream, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this netdecking any more!" Or... do you feel that netdecking is simply a good tool for building decks? Getting decks lists or ideas from the web is often a topic of discussion, and it came up on discussion boards recently when Adam Styborski wrote about what the data from EDHRec shows about card usage. Check out his article . There are cards that are obvious inclusions when we are building a commander deck. Then there are those cards that we maybe don't naturally think about without some online help. Andy and Kyle take a look at a few cards in each color that maybe aren't the most used, but that are hard to deal with cards and come up frequently enough in netdeck references that you probably see them regularly. Andy then gives us some good ways to deal with those cards, so that we can all be ready to deal with netdecked ideas. We're super grateful that Home lets us use his sweet beats. This episode's intro/outro music is from Home's Resting State album, track # 4. Look up his tunes on . Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .
Playing Your Temperament
Ever play a game and come away feeling like you just didn't have fun? Well Magic: the Gathering is like the ultimate personality test. Maybe you haven't found the style and colors that match your temperament. In this episode, Kyle and Andy talk through experiences in finding what might not fit your temperament and the journey to finding what does speak to your commander soul. We're super grateful that Home lets us use his music. This episode's intro/outro music is from Home's Falling Into Place album, the song Flashlight. Look up his tunes on . Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .
I Hate Atraxa
Sometimes you want to do what all the cool kids are doing, but do it your own way. Then you find out your way sucks... Kyle has a therapy session with Andy, talking out his hatred towards his Atraxa deck. They break down why he avoided calling in all planeswalkers for a super friends deck, how immoral infect is, and why +1/+1 counters don't work in our play group. Music this episode from HOME's Resting State album, track 15. We're super grateful he let's us use his music. Check his tunes out: If you're wondering what Kyle's deck looked like to instill an unpopular hatred towards Atraxa in him, here it is: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .
Gonti's Still Waiting for Tina
Andy talks about the disappointment he felt when his Yahenni, Undying Partisan deck didn't pan out. But a longing remained in his heart for a mono-black commander. Meanwhile, Tina had just broken up with Gonti, Lord of Luxury. Hoping to impress Tina, Gonti threw a party and invited everyone to bring him their luxuries. Then everything changed when Andy walked in. Andy talks about this match made in heaven and techs us through his new Gonti commander deck. Music this episode by Home from the album Falling Into Place, the song Bright Lights in Silent Rooms. Check him out! Here's Andy's deck list: Big shout out to Mikey Patch for all our art work! .