The Command Zone

Strixhaven is here and that means Elder Dragon Highlander is finally getting new Elder Dragons! Also students and a talking book? There’s a lot to be excited about! This episode we review the new non-MDFC Commanders from Strixhaven. Find out who to pick to lead your deck so you can take your opponents to school! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grab your shovels and start digging up some artifacts! Today, editor Josh “Murph” Murphy joins us for the “Lorehold Legacies” precon budget upgrade guide. We're going through which 10 cards to add (at around $30) and which 10 cards to excavate so this deck can hold its own against “real” competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ready for some token-transforming mathemagic? Our “Quantum Quandrix” precon budget upgrade is here! We’ve done all the addition and subtraction for you, picking out which 10 cards to put in (for around $30), and which 10 to take out to maximize your coefficient to victory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sorceries? In the command zone? It’s more likely than you think! This episode we review the flexible new MDFCommanders from Strixhaven, and discuss which ones are worth playing, and which flips are just flops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to show off some Prismari flair without breaking the bank? Our budget upgrade guide for the new Strixhaven “Prismari Performance” precon is here to help! We give you our suggestions for 10 cards to put in (for ~$30) and 10 cards to take out that will help make this deck really sing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preview season isn’t over yet, in fact today we have a whole deck to preview! This episode we reveal the entire decklist for the upcoming “Lorehold Legacies” Strixhaven Commander precon, full of new cards, cool synergies, and (FINALLY) some good new white ramp! ---------- Lorehold Precon - Full Deck List: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/commander-2021-edition-decklists-2021-04-05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Strixhaven is right around the corner, and we’ve got an exclusive new preview card to unveil! It’s a powerful piece of card advantage that can help you steal the lead on the right board, but just how strong is it? Join us as we discuss Tempted by the Oriq! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want to get the most out of your cards, you’ve got to make sure that they’re working together. This episode, DJ from Jumbo Commander returns to discuss synergies, some of the most powerful tools in Commander. Make sure you know know what they are, how they work, and when you should use them in your deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a high-powered Game Knight full of wheels and deals, it’s time to call together The Roundtable! NFL player Cassius Marsh and cosplayer Ashlen Rose join our hosts to discuss the best moments, biggest decisions, and all the mistakes and misplays that made the Time Spiral Remastered Game Knights one of the craziest (and most contentious!) episodes to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wrath effects. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, when the battlefield gets out of control, sometimes you just need to hit the reset button. This episode we the different types of board wipes, how many you should run, which ones work most effectively in which decks, and how to know when to use them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Command Zone has come a long way, but how did we get to where we are? Who were Jimmy and Josh and what did they do before starting the podcast? To answer those questions, we’ve remastered one of our very favorite episodes, recut with clean audio and fresh visuals, to explore our origin stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Old is new and new is old! Time Spiral Remastered is on the way and that means we need to reveal our three exciting preview cards. Including a format staple in sweet new (old?) retro framing. Come check it out before the future becomes the past! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Choosing 100 cards for your Commander deck can feel like an overwhelming task, but The Command Zone is here to help! This episode we update and revisit our deck building template, laying out everything you need to craft your own working, and highly effective EDH deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve had a premonition! The future holds… a stronger commander deck! This episode we take a look at the Kaldheim “Phantom Premonition” precon deck, and give you our 10-card budget upgrade recommendations to make sure you get the most out of this ghost for $25 or less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We reconvene at the Roundtable once again to discuss the Kaldheim episode of Game Knights. Guests Jacob Bertrand (Cobra Kai) and Rachel Weeks (CAG member) join Jimmy and Josh to answer your questions, discuss the biggest gameplay decisions and misplays, and reminisce about that time giant indestructible snakes tried to destroy them all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does it take to make an empire stand the test of time? This episode we give you our 10-card budget upgrade recommendations to make the “Elven Empire” Kaldheim precon into a deck that can duke it out with “real” commander decks with only $25 worth of changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grab your battleaxe and a warm jacket, it’s time to venture deep into the snows of Kaldheim! This episode we review the new cards for your 99 and try to foretell which ones will have the biggest impact on the format. ---------- What we talked about during THE END STEP: Game Knights Audition Winner(s) Announcement! https://collected.company/audition/ ---------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode we take a look at all the new traditional (non-MDFC) legends in Kaldheim and discuss their best combinations and synergies. Find out which commanders we think are the coolest and which ones just leave us out in the cold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever dream of having an equipment in your command zone? How about an enchantment or artifact? Well, now you can! (kind of) On this episode, we take a look at the new MDFCommanders from Kaldheim and discuss the implications of having new card types in the command zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Commander players, we spend a lot of time looking for techniques to improve our gameplay, but don't always give the same focus to improving ourselves. Today, we'll flip the script and see how the lessons of MTG can be applied to life outside of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander is constantly growing and evolving, with new players joining the community every single day. This episode, we go back to the basics and take a look at what an incoming player needs to know to learn the format, build a Commander deck and start having fun. ---------- OFFICIAL COMMANDER RULES, BANLIST, ETC: https://mtgcommander.net/ ---------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The “Year of Commander” has come and gone, leaving us with a HUGE number of new products and cards. This episode, we review the year in it's totality and take a look at what we expected, what worked, what flopped, and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Besides legendary creatures, there are a TON of new cards from Commander Legends that can go in your 99. In this episode (Part 2) we talk the blue, black, and green plus artifact and land cards that we think will make the biggest impact on the format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Besides legendary creatures, there are a TON of new cards from Commander Legends that can go in your 99. In this episode (Part 1) we talk about a few of the splashy cycles plus all the red and white cards that we think will make the biggest impact on the format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we're examining all 8 of the new BLUE PARTNER cards from Commander Legends. With so many combinations, these creatures are going to have a TON of possibilities. Let's see what interesting combos and synergies we can come up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we're examining all 8 of the new BLACK PARTNER cards from Commander Legends. With so many combinations, these creatures are going to have a TON of possibilities. Let's see what interesting combos and synergies we can come up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we're examining all 8 of the new GREEN PARTNER cards from Commander Legends. With so many combinations, these creatures are going to have a TON of possibilities. Let's see what interesting combos and synergies we can come up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our budget upgrade guide for the Simic Landfall "Reap the Tides" CMR precon deck. We're giving our suggestions for the 10 cards to add (for ~$25) and 10 to remove in order to bring this deck to the level of "real" Commander decks asap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel and Joe are back in our studio to answer the most asked questions and discuss the most commented-on moments from YOU, the audience, in regards to the Commander Legends episode of Game Knights. What rules and gameplay mistakes did we make? What went on behind the scenes? Tune in and find out the answers to all of your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our budget upgrade guide for the Boros Equipment "Arm for Battle" CMR precon deck. We're giving our suggestions for the 10 cards to add (for ~$25) and 10 to remove in order to bring this deck to the level of "real" Commander decks asap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we're examining all 8 of the new WHITE PARTNER cards from Commander Legends. With so many combinations, these creatures are going to have a TON of possibilities. Let's see what interesting combos and synergies we can come up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we're examining all 8 of the new RED PARTNER cards from Commander Legends. With so many combinations, these creatures are going to have a TON of possibilities. Let's see what interesting combos and synergies we can come up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we look at the remainder of the SOLO (non-partner) legendary creatures from Commander Legends and breakdown the coolest combos and synergies that we see for each of them. If we don't talk about the Commander you're looking for here, that means we already covered it in episode #359. That, or we're going to be covering it soon in the upcoming partner episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander Legends looks awesome overall, but a couple of the card designs are causing some concern in the community. On this special mini-sode, Jimmy and JLK discuss Opposition Agent and Jeweled Lotus and go over what they think about these controversial new cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander Legends is here! And it brings with it over 70 brand new legendary creatures to build around. On this episode we're discussing half of the SOLO (non-partner) Commanders from the set. What cool new decks are you gonna wanna build? What awesome synergies and combos go in each one? Watch and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can research and theorize as much as you want, but sometimes there's no substitute for direct experience. On this episode, we're going to talk about the decks everyone should brew on their own at least once, and the important lessons you learn when build and play them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to unveil our exclusive Commander Legends preview cards! Yes, we have multiple. And one is a very interesting and powerful new legendary creature. What does it do? Well, tune-in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's HALLOWEEN TIME! We're talking about some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the year so far and weighing in on whether we think they were TRICKS...or TREATS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Commander format has evolved a lot in recent years. On this episode, Jimmy and JLK talk about how their card evaluations have changed and which specific effects they used to play a lot in the past, but rarely put into decks anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy and Josh discuss all of the controversy surrounding Secret Lair: The Walking Dead and answer a bunch of interesting listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy and JLK discuss the cool new decks they built and played on the most recent episode of Game Knights: Akiri, Fearless Voyager and Phylath, World Sculptor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy and JLK sit down with D to answer the most asked questions and discuss the most commented-on moments from YOU, the audience, in regards to the Zendikar Rising episode of Game Knights. What rules and gameplay mistakes did we make? What went on behind the scenes? Tune in and find out the answers to all of your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zendikar Rising has ushered in a brand new mechanic: Modal Double-Faced Cards (MDFC's). These cards offer a high level of flexibility and choice to players who put them in their deck. But exactly how good are they? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zendikar has risen! It's time for us to go through the new cards from ZNR that can go in your 99. Watch and find out which ones we think will make the biggest splash in Commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at every new legendary creature from Zendikar Rising and discuss their coolest combos, smoothest synergies and most interesting interactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our budget upgrade guide for the Rogue Tribal "Sneak Attack" ZNR precon. We're giving our suggestions for 10 cards to add (for ~$25) and 10 cards to remove in order to bring this deck to the level of "real" Commander decks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our budget upgrade guide for the Naya Landfall "Land's Wrath" ZNR precon. We're taking a look at the full list, analyzing all the stats and discussing the reprint value. Then we give you our recommendation for 10 cards to add and 10 cards to remove in order to get this deck quickly tuned-up and ready for battle with "real" Commander decks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re unveiling the full deck list for the “Sneak Attack” Zendikar Rising Rogue Tribal Commander precon! This is includes a reveal of the three brand new cards, a look at the most notable reprints, and a breakdown of the STATS and value of the deck. Find the full deck list here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/zendikar-rising-commander-decklists-2020-09-09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mulan is finally here! In celebration of the release (on Disney+ Sept 4th) and Jimmy's role in the film, we've got a lot going on in this episode: 1) We're breaking down a special Mulan themed vorthos Commander deck that Jimmy has brewed up. 2) We're premiering a never-before-seen featurette (thank you Disney!) that gives an exclusive look behind-the-scenes of Mulan. 3) We're doing an EPIC GIVEAWAY tied to the release of the film. So make sure you tune in for a chance to win a bunch of awesome free stuff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MTG artist (and avid Commander player) Jesper Ejsing joins the show to talk about how to secure victory by preventing, blocking, or otherwise stopping your opponents from winning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices