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Commander ad Populum, Ep 297 – Grima Wurmtongue – Rawdog Decktech

Ryan Peneff
July 11, 2024
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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 Cookout Podcast, Ep 415 – Massacre Girl, Krown Killer – Wither is Back, BABY!

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January 30, 2024
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Join us for the first decktech with new commanders from Muders at Karlov Manor! Massacre Girl returns with her mono-black troops to Wither you to dust! Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Gaming Online. T... Read More...

Commander ad Populum, Ep 222: De-tuning Decks to Play Them More Often

Ryan Peneff
January 11, 2023
Commander, Commander ad Populum
This week, I take a look at a listener email and outline the ways he detuned a Commander deck as a means to play it more often. I relate his experience to my own Balthor the Defiled deck and how it was getting ... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 296: Breaking the Mono-Black Mold with Yawgmoth

Commander Cookout
March 15, 2022
Commander, Commander Cookout
We're back with our series on Breaking the Mold of mono-colors. Join us as we take a look at an Arist-NO-crats deck. That is, a Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck that includes zero aristocrat-style cards in the li... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 253: The Art of Theme Decks w/ Liliana and Zombies

Commander Cookout
July 6, 2021
Commander, Commander Cookout, Decklists
This week's CCO adventure crams as many Liliana's as we could find. And zombies. And then, more Lilianas! Come see if we spread ourselves too thin, again. Or, did we strike the perfect balance of theme, power l... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 237: Tinybones’ Titillating Tirade

Commander Cookout
April 6, 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 he... Read More...

MTG Jeff: 15 Land Mono-Black Deck in THB Standard

MTG JEFF
April 2, 2020
Decklists, MTG Jeff, Standard
Here's a fun deck for you to try. Normally I try to keep a good curve to my decks, but every once in a while you need to just try something new. I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay below! https://youtu.... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Pioneer Mono-Black Hand Attack

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 17, 2020
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As soon as Pioneer was first announced, I got very excited at the prospect of brewing decks for a brand new format. I wasn't able to keep up with the fast-paced rate of bans intially, and I've been spending wha... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Competitive Mono-Black Vampires in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
December 18, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, MTG Jeff, Standard
So, I built this just to get my two dailies I needed yesterday on Magic: the Gathering Arena. I needed to play 20 black spells for each and I figured this would be a good way to complete those quickly. Then I w... Read More...

MTG Jeff: War of the Discard – Mono-Black Davriel Discard Deck in WAR Standard

MTG JEFF
May 19, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
War of the Spark gave us a few more pieces to the Discard Drain deck. It is still a janky deck, but it is super fun when it goes off. I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay! MTG Jeff: War of the Discard ... Read More...
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