CommanderCast Ep 433 – Shapin’ Them Spells

Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 433! This week Mark and Adam bending the rules of Magic into a new shape with Spellshapers! Spellshapers are creature cards that have abilities that are mirror images of other well-known spells that you know. We’re talking creatures with effects that are like Wrath of God and wheel […]

Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 433! This week Mark and Adam bending the rules of Magic into a new shape with Spellshapers! Spellshapers are creature cards that have abilities that are mirror images of other well-known spells that you know. We’re talking creatures with effects that are like Wrath of God and wheel effects. But first the guys are going to discuss a recent video from The Professor about deck power levels. In this modern day of Magic, do Commander decks actually have a power level anymore or are they just different versions of play styles? Can a commander dick now be more powerful just because it plays away the other people are not used to or don’t want to play against? Also in Strategy, the guys want to see if they can make self discard work in Commander?

 

All that, plus our usual interstitial fodder, and all you have to do is Click the IB!!!

 

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CommanderCast Episode 433

Posted: March 22, 2021

 

Intros: 

 

Adam

 

Mark 

 

Keep up with the conversation on Facebook & Twitter.

 

Community

 

We discuss the Prof’s “It’s Time To Move On From Commander Power Levels”

 

Discussion points:

It’s about the game, not the decks
“How long do we want to play?”
“Are we playing to win or to socialize?”
“What don’t we like to play against?”
Pick a deck for the table, not just the game
Have a post-game debrief

Be humble
Take some dating advice: use “I” statements, not “you” statements
Avoid the “I could have won if…” discussions at all costs
See also: “CommanderCast Off-Week #4: More cEDH with Bryan and Stephen”

 

Interstitial fodder: 

Ex-Heroes series, by Peter Clines
Dazed and Confused rewatch
New Mutants Special Edition #1
Fun with air fryers!

 

Strategy

 

Making self-discard work

 

Commanders:

Anje Falkenrath
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Dralnu, Lich Lord
Hazoret the Fervent
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

 

“Discard a card” activated abilities:

Cryptbreaker
Dream Trawler
Ghostly Pilferer
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Key to the City
Mindless Automaton
Mind Over Matter
Pack Rat
Psychatog
Skirge Familiar

 

Hellbent cards

Anthem of Rakdos
Barren Glory
Rakdos Pit Dragon

 

Madness:

Big Game Hunter

 

Recursion – the real way to win here

Shout out to Oversold Cemetery

 

Technology

 

Spellshapers!!

 

Known quantities:

Bog Witch
Devout Witness
Dawnstrider
Dreamscape Artist
Hammer Mage
Llanowar Mentor
Mageta the Lion

 

Corner-case, niche stuff:

Divining Witch
Greel, Mind Raker
Greenseeker
Icatian Crier
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Notorious Assassin
Overtaker
Waterfront Bouncer

 

Personal faves:

Avenger en-Dal
Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
Seismic Mage
Silverglade Pathfinder
Sliversmith
Skirk Ridge Exhumer
Stampede Driver
Undertaker
Urborg Syphon-Mage

 

Outtro/Contacts:

 

CommanderCast  – Email: commandercast(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)CommanderCast

 

Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail(dot)com  // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone

 

Mark – Email: mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com

 

Adam – (at)squire9999

 

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And a big thanks to everyone here at the CommanderCast Network. We’ll see you next week with more community, strategy, and technology. Until then, LET’S GET IT!