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...
Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 397 – Everything That’s New, Except Dr. Who Commander Cookout October 10, 2023 Commander, Commander Cookout We're back in the real timeline of here and now. This week, we've got everything that is new and exciting, before next week's big Dr. Who review! We've got new Lord of the Rings scene cards, we've got Secret La... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 259 – Being Authentic Ryan Peneff October 5, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum After several weeks of travel and conventions, I reflect on the type of question I get asked a ton: "How do you start making content? How do you build and connect with an audience?" Things like that. The main t... Read More...
BAMulet Titan: Turning to the Dark Side to Attack the Metagame! GR_DONKIN July 21, 2023 Decklists, Donkin's Digest, Modern Hi all, Welcome back to another article about Amulet Titan! This time we're going to be spicing it up and talking about an interesting innovation that I've been working on for the past few weeks. The bad n... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 246 – The Hosts of Mordor 2.0 & Flavour Home Runs Ryan Peneff July 5, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I analyze the upgrades I was able to fit into the Hosts of Mordor precon from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. I swapped a few cards and a few lands. Come hear about what I liked best abou... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 245 – The Hosts of Mordor Upgrade Session Ryan Peneff June 28, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I break down, and then rebuild, the Hosts of Mordor Commander precon. Come listen to my theories about the deck, as it is out of the box. Then, potential includes and cuts. I finish with my (slightly... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 244 – CommandFest Edmonton Ryan Peneff June 21, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times! You need to get yourself to a Magic event! This week, I recap my time spent at CommandFest Edmonton. Great times with an awesome bunch of people. A few surpr... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 243 – Sauron and Tom Bombadil – Card Review/Analysis Ryan Peneff June 14, 2023 Commander, Commander ad Populum From cards that I didn't think should be in the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth to a character that has been left out of nearly every adaptation ever! This week, I cover the multiple iterations of Saur... Read More...