CommanderCast Ep 487

Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 487!  Here in the U.S.A. today we celebrate our Independence Day! This week we have Stephen as a guest host to help Mark with the rest of the newest subtype of cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Backgrounds! First we take a moment to talk about […]

Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 487!  Here in the U.S.A. today we celebrate our Independence Day! This week we have Stephen as a guest host to help Mark with the rest of the newest subtype of cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Backgrounds! First we take a moment to talk about how WotC had to announce a delay in product availability!  We then take a quick look at the half of the new Background cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate that we didn’t talk about last week. We wrap things up with a quick look at pairing up some of the “Choose a Background” Legendary creatures with some of the best Background enchantments.

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

 

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CommanderCast Episode 487

Posted: July 4, 2022

 

Intros: 

 

GUEST HOST: Stephen

 

Mark 

 

Keep up with the conversation on Facebook & Twitter.

 

Community

MOAR SETS!! MOAR CARDS!!

 

The “firehose” problem

 

Per the mothership: “Due to ongoing global supply chain challenges and delays in production, the global release of Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks is now October 7, 2022.”

 

Per the mothership’s Twitter: Wizards of the Coast is hosting #Magic30, the ultimate celebration of three decades of Magic: The Gathering in Las Vegas, October 28–30!

 

Interstitial fodder: 

Homemade baklava was easier than I thought it would be.
Games you put down and came back to (and enjoyed more).
Stephen’s homemade pizza
Stephen’s Buffy re-watch

 

Strategy

 

Part 2: All the Backgrounds!! (the other half of the backgrounds)

 

Black (2nd half)

Criminal Past
Cultist of the Absolute
Haunted One
Scion of Halaster

 

Red

Dragon Cultist
Guild Artisan
Passionate Archaeologist
Popular Entertainer
Street Urchin
Tavern Brawler

 

Green

Acolyte of Bahamut
Cloakwood Hermit
Hardy Outlander
Master Chef
Raised by Giants

 

Pick-a-color

Faceless One

 

Technology

 

Pairing up “Choose a Background” Legendary creatures with some of these Background enchantments

 

Stephen’s top 3 picks: 

 

THIS WEEK’S PICKS ARE…

Wilson, Refined Grizzly & Sword Coast Sailor 
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest & Cloakwood Hermit 
Abdel Adrian, Gorion’s Ward & Far Traveler 

 

Mark’s top 3 picks:

 

THIS WEEK’S PICKS ARE…

Durnan of the Yawning Portal + Passionate Archaeologist
Karlach, Fury of Avernus + Guild Artisan
Ganax, Astral Hunter + Feywild Visitor

 

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

 

Steve – Email: ardentscribbler(at)gmail.com and you can check out his columns every Monday morning on CoolStuffInc.com.

 

Be sure to check out our CommanderCast Facebook page. 

 

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!