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Commander Cookout Podcast Ep 223: Nethroi, Cats and Dogs Tribal

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January 12, 2021
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Hello and welcome to another very special episode of Commander Cookout Podcast! Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Gaming Online. They're your source for all of your gaming needs. You can find them h... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: I “Fixed” Goblins

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January 11, 2021
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Goblins has been re-imagined. This goblin deck plays more lords to protect themselves from Lava Dart, and Blood Moon to hose greedy manabases while enabling mountainwalk for the Goblin King! ... Read More...

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Welcome to another deck tech for the people, by the people, for the people! Now, officially on YouTube! Head over and check things out. There're decktechs, altered-art card tutorials and the first episodes of Commander ad Populum remastered with less cringe-wo... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Lurrus Merfolk

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January 9, 2021
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All the successful fair decks in Modern are running a companion. The best fit for Merfolk is Lurrus. because most of Merfolk's creatures are 2-CMC (Lord of Atalntis, Silvergill Adept). Can Lurrus help gri... Read More...

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Channel Nikachu: Festive Azorius Spirits!

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January 7, 2021
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Hold on to the Spirit of the Season with Azorius Spirits. The deck runs enough counterspells with Mausoleum Wanderer and Spell Queller to fight off Combo and Control while exiling creature decks with Path to Exile and Skyclave Apparition (a Spirit!) ... Read More...

Commander ad Populum Ep 106: All about OG Zendikar

Ryan Peneff
January 6, 2021
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Welcome to another very special episode of Commander ad Populum. Commander for the people, by the people, for the people. This week, it's all about Zendikar.  The abilities. The cards. The Priceless Tr... Read More...

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Channel Nikachu: Splinter Fin – Merfolk Combo!

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January 5, 2021
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Introducing Splinter Fin, the new Merfolk Combo deck. Paradise Mantle and Puresight Merrow combined allow you to exile your entire library and let you win by stacking Thassa's Oracle on the top before victory. All while still playing a conventional Merfolk... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Back to the Basics

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 4, 2021
Rants of Valakut
The most important* step when building a Commander deck choosing which basic lands to use. They set the tone for your deck, and reinforce your theme. Do you want your deck to have an old-school feeling? Use pre... Read More...
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