All Episodes
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Episode 45 - Primeval Titan
Welcome to the penultimate episode of us talking about a card from the Commander banlist. This is a real humdinger of a card, so we brought in the big guns for this on...
Episode 44 - Ante
Much like Conspiracy, the entirety of Ante is banned in Commander. The rules still exist, it's an optional variant you can choose to play, but there are some cards des...
Episode 43 - Trade Secrets
We recorded an episode about Trade Secrets a little while back, but thanks to some technical issues (I forgot to format the memory cards prior to recording), we had to...
Episode 42 - Channel
In Commander, the phrase "life is a resource" is more true than in any other format. 40 life gives you a lot of room to move, and Channel makes the most of this by tur...
Episode 41 - Ancestral Recall
Another piece of the Power Nine on the Commander ban list finally appears! Ancestral Recall is 1 mana for 3 cards and is one of the best deals in all of Magic. This de...
Episode 40 - Mana Crypt
One of the most recently banned cards, Mana Crypt is a lot of mana for absolutely nothing. Sure, it might hurt you later, but it can make a big impact very quickly. Co...
Episode 39 - Leovold, Emissary of Trest
With 100-card decks in Commander, card draw is a key part of being able to do things in a game. Leovold shuts down your opponent's options for drawing more than 1 card...
Episode 38 - Dockside Extortionist
One of the more recent additions to the Commander banlist, Dockside Extortionist is a spicy little guy! Upon entering play, it will net you a whole lot of Treasures, p...
Episode 37 - Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Do you remember where you were when the Modern Horizons 3 Pro Tour happened? Do you remember all of those Nadu mirror matches? That event led to Nadu being banned in M...
Episode 36 - Balance
We've mentioned it on enough previous episodes of this show, it's finally time to talk about Balance! This low-cost handbrake of a card can really drag a game backward...
Episode 35 - The Moxen
Since we started this show, there has been an entry on the spin wheel that represented 5 cards, all banned for the same reason: the Moxen. We are finally here to talk ...
You can play the TMNT Commander deck 6 different ways
Cowabunga, friends! The TMNT MTG set is here, and with it we've got a very interesting Commander deck to discuss. Through some very interesting use of the Partner mech...
Episode 34 - Iona, Shield of Emeria
NOTE: we recorded this prior to the February 2026 updates to the Commander Ban List and Brackets. As a result, we get a couple of things technically "wrong", but it do...
Episode 33 - Yawgmoth's Bargain
Hey, does anyone remember Griselbrand? Remember how that was just not enough of a cost for how many cards it would draw you? Well, we're back with another black card o...
This Lorwyn Eclipsed Precon is putting in WORK with -1/-1 counters!
We're back in Lorwyn, baby! This time for the Precon Precon, we take a look at Blight Curse, led by Auntie Ool, Cursewretch. This deck is centered around -1/-1 counter...
Episode 32 - Sylvan Primordial
In this episode we take a look at Sylvan Primordial, which is part of a cycle of 5 Primordials from Gatecrash, but stands out from the other 4 a bit. Come and find out...
Episode 31 - Karakas
The first conversation we ever had about what would become Casual Compliance was about whether or not Karakas could be unbanned in Commander. Finally, the spin wheel h...
We designed a hot and flavourful ATLA precon!
While the Avatar: The Last Airbender set didn't have any preconstructed Commander decks, it did have something new and relevant to our interests in the Commander's Bun...
Earthbending Allies vs Gruul Prowess 30-minute builds
The Avatar The Last Airbender set for Magic: the Gathering recently dropped and we're very thankful to Wizards of the Coast for sending us some of it to crack open and...
Episode 30 - Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
The idea of permanents providing access to repeatable counter-magic isn't all bad in Commander, but this one in particular is just a bit too much. Would you unban Eray...