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At GenCon this year Maro and the Magic: The Gathering Team released the plan for the next 3 years of magic sets, something they've never done before. They're calling these next 3 years the Omenpath Story and it starts with Wilds of Eldraine (which we'll start to go over soon!) and ends with "Zip-line" an as-of-yet unnamed set we know only as the capstone event set for these 3 years of releases! SO LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!! Nick and Zak discuss predictions, mechanical and otherwise, what they expect to see, and their hopes, dreams, and fears. So listen in and let us know what you think about it all too! 

This is also Zak's last podcast (at least for now) And they want you all to know that You! The listener! Were the reason to keep making these episodes. Zak hopes you all keep listening and can't wait to see what the future holds, so thank you all for the support over the years!! 

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Slothbear suggested this Episode in the CT discord server, and Nick and Zak thought it was a great idea for an episode. Slothbear asked how different formats affect the perception of build-arounds, synergies, and how to translate from 1v1 to multiplayer. So in this episode, the cohosts talk about what they've learned from limited that makes them better at commander. How are the two similar? Is there really anything these two very different ways to play magic have in common? Of course there is! So listen in and let us know what you think too! 

Decklists:
Magar of the Magic strings
Amareth Enchantress
Mina and Denn Discard
Feldon of the Third Path
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres

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There have been a TON of updates to Mono-White's suite of cards in the last few years since Nick and Zak released the "Quantifying The Color Pie" Episode, and we've checked in since, but this last year has been giving a lot of tools to white! So here we are again! Checking in and even looking ahead to see what some of this year will have in store. What was white lacking that it has now gotten? Are there any archetypes that stand out? Or can you sit down with Mono-White "goodstuff" and expect to win at most tables? Listen in and find out! Then let us know what you think wherever you can reach us usually!

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Commander Masters follows the tradition of being a reprint-only set. JK there are new cards in the commander decks and it doesn't have a separate set code! In this episode, Nick and Zak get to the thing you're all used to, card-by-card analysis and some deep dives into the new legendary creatures. This set is special/different in a few ways, and they all get some discussion, so listen in and let us know what you think about this crazy set too! 

Decklists:

Zhulodok
Narci, Fable Singer
Commodore Guff

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Well, we finished the set reviews, so what are your bets on the cards seeing the most play in LOTR??? Nick and Zak have some ideas, and do a quick check-in to see what they got right from March of the Machine from a few months back. How many did they guess correctly? How many do you think are dumb picks this time? What's your vote for the most played card in the set? Let us know! We'd love to hear from you all. 

Also, apologies about the audio quality on Zak's track. The program we were using said it was hooked up to the correct microphone, but was using a headphone mic instead. Oops! We'll be back with better-quality audio soon. 

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There comes a time in every review cycle when the two hosts of a podcast make time to get together and look at every new card in the Lord of the Rings, Tales of Middle Earth Commander Decklists. For Nick and Zak, that time was last weekend. What are the deck themes, and which themes do the two hosts like the best? What cards are the coolest for the command zone and in the 99? Well, there's a lot here so listen in and tell us your favorite cards too! 

Decklists:

Beregond of the Guard 

The Gaffer 

Treebeard, Gracious Host 

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There are a LOT of options for cards to play in Commander (basically all of them!), but that doesn't mean all cards get the love they deserve! On this episode Nick and Zak are joined once again by Valerio, better known as Golgariguy on Twitter, to discuss cards that have played incredibly well, but see play in 1% or less of decks on EDHREC.  There are a lot of hidden gems in this episode, but also some straight-up surprises, so listen in, and let us know your favorite underplayed cards as well! 

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What's middle earth bringing to the 111th birthday this year? Well, a whole lot of new Magic cards! Nick and Zak dive straight into the nitty-gritty of the new set, talking about all the cards they think could have a splash in Commander.  What's blue look like in a more casual set? How does mono-brown card draw fair in a world where white can, well, just draw cards on its own? And how many legends will we bring up from the last episode in this one? Listen in and find out! 

Also want to say thank you for your patience. It's a lot prepping, recording, and editing these episodes so we thank you for being ok with this one coming out a little late. Enjoy, and as always, let us know what you think! 

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It's finally here! Nick and Zak get into the legends from the set that are poised to make a splash and there are a lot of them! If you don't hear us talking about your favorite new commander from the main set let us know! We'd love to hear about what you'd do to build them. 

Decklists:

Gandalf, The White 

Gandalf, White Rider (yes there's two white Gandalfs!)

Goldberry, River-Daughter submitted by Dionaea

Erekbrand, Lord of Westfold 

Fanghorn, Tree Shepherd  

Radagast the Brown 

Arwen, Mortal Queen 

King of the Oathbreakers 

Shelob, Child of Ungoliant 

Smeagle, Helpful Guide 

Galadriel of Lothlorien 

Shadowfax, Lord of Horses 

Sauron, The Dark Lord 

Tom Bombadill 

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Oh Boy! Our very first in the series before we knew we'd be doing it more! Due to some conflicts, this week will be a rerun episode, but we wanted to look back to an episode we really liked and to name it officially as part of the series. The Dark will always be a special set to both of us, and we hope you can hear that in this episode too. 

Next week is the beginning of Lord Of The Rings, so get ready! We're not going to be able to cover every legend in the set, but we're gonna do our best! See you all then! 

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Nick and Zak are busy, which means more time away from the game table and friends. So how do they cope? Historic Brawl! The cohosts have sung the praises of the format before, but in this episode the two talk about what could be done to improve the format. What are queues like and how can you game them? Is that they best way things could be? Wether you play the format or not, there's some card discussion and meta-analysis of player experiences that you might find interesting, so listen in and let us know how you feel about historic brawl too! 

Sorry for the late episode this week! Some mix-ups in queues meant the episode was delayed, but we'll be back this week with regularly scheduled content. 

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There are so many new cards, maybe you'd appreciate a blast from the past? This episode looks back at Portal, one of the first supplemental products for Magic: The Gathering that was intended as an on-ramp for new players. But did it work? What did they do differently? And what was the set's lasting impact on commander? Join Nick and Zak as they look back and talk about some stories of their favorite cards from Portal, and let us know if you have any favorites too! 

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So you saw a cool legend on the backside of a battle and were wishing you could play it as a commander, huh? Well, Nick and Zak look back at not just battles, but a lot of cards that are part legendary creature, just not in the way you can helm a deck with them. The "Flip" commanders! Whether it's MDFC or actual "flip cards" from Kamigawa block, we hope you might be inspired to play a commander that might not be a commander most of the time. 

Decklists:

Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia 

Marchesa, Resolute Monarch 

Ephara, Ever-Sheltering 

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Does it count as lying if you didn't know it wasn't going to be true in a week? Nick and Zak have one last (we mean it!) spoiler episode for this cycle, and it's some of the most notable cards from March of the Machine: Aftermath! This set is interesting for a lot of reasons. It has 5/6 card boosters, a 50-ish card set (don't look at the variants), and some rad new commanders! Every mythic and some rares are new legendary creatures! So let's get into it, and let us know what your favorite (or least favorite!) things are in the set!

Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Calix, Guided by Faith
Sigarda, Font of Blessings
Jirina, Dauntless General
Tyvar the Bellicose
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
Niv-Mizzet, Supreme
Karn, Legacy Reforged

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Nick and Zak try to stay on top of what people tend to want to play from sets as a thermometer on the format, so predictions are here! What happened with All Will Be One? Did the two co-hosts hit the mark? And what do they think will be popular this time? The co-hosts get in the weeds about specific cards and reasons people might like them, so if you're into some nitty-gritty card analysis this is a great episode for you! 

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Another set another bunch of precons! What's that? This set is special and concludes a years-long, multi-set storyline about the Phyrexian invasion of the multiverse? Huh! In this episode Nick and Zak discuss the new cards you can find in the newest planechase release, I mean 5 pre-constructed decks for the MOM commander set. There's a ton of stuff to talk about, so listen in and let us know how you felt about this set of commander decks!

Decklists:
Evil Brimaz
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Kasla, The Broken Halo

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Not much to say here! Nick and Zak get into the main deck cards they thought were notable and talk a whole lot of shop. Listen in and let us know what your favorite cards from the set were! Did you like incubate? Hit us up! 

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That time again! With a huge swath of 33(!?!) new commanders, Nick and Zak get right to it! Digging into what decks might look like, what cards are really great within the decks, and the general designs they like and don't like. A standard CT approach to a very not standard set! So listen in and let us know what new legendary creature you like the most (or hate the most! Hating is fun too sometimes!) 

DECKLISTS: 

Jin-Gitaxias 

Urabra... I mean Birgi?? 

Surrak and Goreclaw 

Errant and Giada 

Heliod, The Radiant Dawn 

Inga and Esika 

Quintorius, Loremaster 

Slimefoot and Squee 

Zurgo and Ojutai 

Zimone and Dina 

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Much like the MOM story, we had problems too! While recording we didn't realize Zak's mic was being bypassed by the laptop mic (weird!) so please forgive the less-than-optimal quality on this bonus episode. THAT SAID, Nick had a lot of thoughts about Phyrexia and this "event set", so we recorded this episode about it! This is a MASSIVELY spoiler-heavy episode, so if you haven't read the story yet and would like to, I'd skip it for now. But if you are interested in some lore discussion, listen in, and tell us how you felt too! We'd love to hear your takes! This is a bonus episode this week, due to being outside of our normal wheelhouse, but also for the quality issues, so thank you for listening! 

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With the release of the Dungeons and Dragons movie comes a new Secret Lair Drop, complete with commanders for each main character from the movie, and one... large one! Did Wizards do a good job representing the characters on the cards? Are they too pushed? Not pushed enough? All this and more in this short little episode for y'all this week! 

Decklist: 

Themberchaud 

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