Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 289: Recent Trends in Commander Commander Cookout January 29, 2022 Commander, Commander Cookout We kick off the 2022 monthly bonus episodes with some trends that we've noticed recently. Some good trends that we want to expand on, and some not so good that we'd like to steer away from. Join us and let us k... Read More...
Into the Arena: The Return of Temur Aggro? Dawson Reynolds January 28, 2022 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard Earlier this week Wizards of the Coast announced a major shake-up to the Standard format, in the form of three huge bannings! As of January 27th, Faceless Haven, Alrund’s Epiphany, and Divide by Zero will be re... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: 8-Seas Merfolk in 2022 Nikachu January 27, 2022 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Time to spread those seas! In a world where Urza's Saga is played in almost every deck, you need to deal with it before it starts creating constructs! Spreading Seas also acts like a blue Stone Rain vs the non-blue decks. Add Tideshaper, and you basi... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 173: Wholesome MtG Daddery and Arabian Nights! Ryan Peneff January 26, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum We kick off this week's show with a couple wholesome MtG stories as I relate a recent FNM experience to my younger playing days. Then, we get into the best cards that Arabian Nights had to offer and how they in... Read More...
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 288: Editor Jo’s Vadrik, Astral Archmage – Izzet Spellslinger Commander Cookout January 25, 2022 Commander, Commander Cookout This week, we take a look at Editor Jo's Vadrik, Astral Archmage deck. If you like big-damage Earthquakes and unique ways to pump your commander to give you discounts on all your spells, this is the deck for yo... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Welcoming Vampire Welcomes You! Nikachu January 20, 2022 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Orzhov Vampires has a new twist: Welcoming Vampire. This creature draws cards for each Vampire entering the battlefield with power 2 or less. Don't forget that this Vampire (like some) can fly! Time for this tribe to sink its teeth into Modern! ... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 172: A New History and Theory Review Ryan Peneff January 19, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week is a little bit of a follow up and a catch up on a couple topic ideas I've had but couldn't stretch into their own episodes. Come hear my thoughts on a new way to analyze the best cards in sets from t... Read More...
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 287: Satoru Umezawa – Fatty Boom Booms Commander Cookout January 18, 2022 Commander, Commander Cookout This week take our first look at one of the new commanders from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Join us for some old-school ninja fun with a new card-advantage engine twist! Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Ga... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk Utopia on the Attack! Nikachu January 18, 2022 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern When Modern Merfolk swaps Aether Vial for Utopia Sprawl, Merfolk is prone to more explosive starts. The extra mana can help cast creature found with Realmwalker and help cast Collected Company by turn 3! Watch this version of Merfolk make a splash! ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Drawing Ahead (Part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton January 17, 2022 Rants of Valakut I got to cast Ancestral Recall for the first time recently in the MTGO Vintage Cube. It was sweet, and flashing it back with Snapcaster Mage was even sweeter. It's very rare to find a card that effic... Read More...