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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 269 – We Wrap Up On 2023 – Part 2

Ryan Peneff
December 14, 2023
Commander, Commander Cookout
With CadPop 269, we continue looking at the year that was 2023. We take a closer look at each set that was released along with cards that effected the format in a major way. https://www.spreaker.com/user/174... Read More...

Commander ad Populum, Ep 268 – We Wrap Up On 2023 – Part 1

Ryan Peneff
December 8, 2023
Commander, Commander ad Populum
I kick off the holiday season with a couple of MTG-adjacent Christmas Miracles. Then, the 2023 wrap-up begins. How are we going to decide what the best cards of the year have been?! In this first of a double re... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 306: Denry Klin, Editor in Chief – CCO’s Spiciest Deck EVER!

Commander Cookout
May 10, 2022
Commander, Commander Cookout
This week, we feature our spiciest deck, EVER! Editor Tyler came through clutch when it counted with a Denry Klin list based on CCO's Top 5-in-5 series. And its awesome! Check out CCO's Top 5-in-5 HERE. H... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Spoilers from Streets of New Capenna

Dawson Reynolds
April 22, 2022
Into the Arena
It is officially the most exciting part of every season, as a brand new Magic set is finally here! Streets of New Capenna looks very interesting, both in its theme and the new cards its bringing. The set is foc... Read More...

Into the Arena: A Look Back at 2021’s Drafts

Dawson Reynolds
December 10, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
With 2021 quickly coming to a close, it's the perfect time to take a look back on the year. This week I’ll be specifically looking back on the draft experiences of each set that was released for Arena! Taking s... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Cards of Midnight Hunt!

Dawson Reynolds
September 24, 2021
Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena, Standard
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is coming out in paper this weekend and has already been out on Arena for a week now, so it seems like the perfect time to take a look at the top cards from the new set! I will be going... Read More...

Into the Arena: Historic’s Hidden Gems

Dawson Reynolds
July 30, 2021
Historic, Into the Arena
Historic is a growing format that includes every card released on Arena, but at its core it is still the format where cards can live on even after they rotate out of Standard. However, not every card that has m... Read More...

Modern Musings: Final Ixalan Spoilers and My Top 5

Michael Shapiro
September 17, 2017
Modern Musings
Hey guys and welcome to another Modern Musings, this week we are going to go over the last batch of spoilers that I think is relevent for modern, then rank what I think are the best cards for modern from Ixalan... Read More...

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