It's been awhile since we've looked at a potential Commander in the Multifaceted series, so this week, it's a deep dive into the nuances that surround Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar. This little partner offers a lot of potential power when combined with another partner who wants to spread the damage around! - Our theme song is […]

Some Commander players love it when games are full of boards overflowing with powerful creatures. This week, we look at Battlecruiser as a deck's texture, as we discussed previously with Sage of Fables! We go into greater depth understanding how Battlecruiser decks tend to play, interact and how they are often built. If you're looking […]

Every so often, a card is printed without much fanfare. Then slowly, over time, it just seems to creep into a bunch of decks. Mayhem Devil is just one of those cards. Landfall decks, treasure decks, clue deck, aristocrat decks... there's a lot of angles to consider with Mayhem Devil, and that's our topic for […]

You know that player in your playgroup whose deck just *always* seems to work? They've always got their commander out a turn early, their engine cards always come out and they always seem to have interaction when things are starting to pop off? Most likely, they've built their decks with a good amount of Consistency […]

Kawigama: Neon Dynasty has brought us a *lot* of shiny new cards, but some of the most interesting cards come at *lower* rarities! This week, we're taking an in-depth look at an unassuming little card which changes the way we assess discarding a card as a cost. 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Conspiracy Theorist 01:45 Survival of […]

We've said it before and we'll say it again: the 0-10 "power level" system leaves a lot to be desired. Special guest Sage joins in this week to discuss their new deck alignment chart, proposing a simple but more robust way that we can talk about where our decks fit into the vast landscape that […]

Kawigama: Neon Dynasty previews are coming fast and furious and the rare land cycle is making a splash! It's not even a cycle of dual lands: we're getting mono-colored lands this time! This week, we break down how these new lands are likely to be used and what kinds of decks are best suited to […]

As promised, it's time to talk about one of my favorite stax pieces to bring to casual tables, one which will slow down the more optimized decks while leaving the less-optimized decks more or less alone. This week, one of our favorite stax effects, which has many interesting iterations. It's time to talk about Kismet. […]

There's a card in cEDH which has become the de-facto cornerstone of stax, one which warps the game to be almost unrecognizable... but which paradoxically holds little sway at games away from the cEDH table. This week, we're talking Rule of Law! 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Rule of Law Described 02:17 Rule of Law in cEDH […]

And now for something completely different! An unscripted episode from John this week analyzing an interesting card from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms: Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar! We're looking at how this card effects deckbuilding both in the 99 and as the Commander, and how it changes the game when it hits the battlefield! - Our […]