Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 514 – What New Players REALLY Think Commander Cookout October 31, 2025 Commander, Commander Cookout We wrangled up a new player from our local gaming community and wracked his brain about everything MTG. His thoughts on Universes Beyond, Secret Lairs and even cEDH were all very fresh and interesting. Come her... Read More...
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 513 – What Makes a Universe Beyond GREAT? Commander Cookout October 22, 2025 Commander, Commander Cookout This week, we take a look at a bunch of our favorite Universes Beyond. What went well? What made them so special? Did WOTC capture lightning in a bottle? Or could they use the same delivery method and keep us c... Read More...
To Zanarkand Andre Segarra May 30, 2025 Standard, The Spirit Squad The year is 2001. 16-year-old Dre was having an absolute blast of a summer: Pokémon was at a height of popularity that wouldn’t be matched until the summer of Pokémon Go, my card games of choice were Magi-Na... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 310 – Mana Rock Etiquette Ryan Peneff October 13, 2024 Commander, Commander ad Populum How do we improve our casual decks? Is it by making them faster? If so, is it appropriate in casual Commander to just jam whatever mana rocks we want? Come hear my thoughts on the matter. https://www.spreake... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 297 – Grima Wurmtongue – Rawdog Decktech Ryan Peneff July 11, 2024 Commander, Commander ad Populum After weeks of mentioning it, many playtests and even a few live-action games, we're finally covering my budget, raw dog, no sleeves, Grima Wormtongue Aristocrats deck! Join me for what actually turned into a p... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 296 – Community Questions – Part 2 Ryan Peneff July 5, 2024 Commander, Commander ad Populum I thought I was done with the tough questions and big answers from the community, last week! Turns out, everyone still had great inquiries that they wanted my thoughts on. Join me for the conclusion of a two-pa... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 288 – Balancing Deck Building & Deck Tweaking Ryan Peneff May 8, 2024 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week's community topic is one that I don't think anyone thinks about but take some part in, every time they sit down with Magic on the mind. Do you build more decks? Or do you tweak and tune more decks? Wh... Read More...
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 409 – The Official 2023 Wrap-Up Commander Cookout December 26, 2023 Commander, Commander Cookout We're officially wrapped up on 2023! Join us to remember and discuss all the best parts and all the worst parts of the year from a Magic: the Gathering and Commander perspective! Also, we get into a few Christm... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 270 – 2023 Wrap-Up – Part 3 – Best Card Honorable Mentions Ryan Peneff December 20, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum Things are getting down to the wire for 2023. This week, I cover my favourite cards that were not selected as part of my Top 5 Cards for 2023. Additionally, I go deep on a few cards that seemed to be very popul... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 264 – Gwaihir, the Windlord and Gandalf the Grey Ryan Peneff November 9, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum New deck time! I'm diving in with Gwaihir the Windlord, an Azorius Bird deck spear-headed by a flock of flying beaters. This deck will be a love letter to Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth and an homage ... Read More...
