CommanderCast Ep 171 – Mono-color Pun
October 20, 2014
Hello everyone and welcome to Commandercast Episode 171! We’re your weekly source for Community, Strategy, and Technology, hosted on MTGcast.com and our homesite: Commandercast.com! This week William and Calvin are joined by Ryan, The Leech, and Brian a.k.a. ISBPathfinder from MTGSalvation.com! To prepare for the upcoming Commander 2014 product, we discuss Mono-Colored decks. We go over the why and the why not, strategies, strengths, and weaknesses of going Mono. Plus we talk about deck ideas we would like to play. Don’t forget to stick around for the Dangly Bits!
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Commandercast Episode 171
October 16, 2014
Guests:
Brian – ISBPathfinder on MTG Salvation, Admin and Mono-color guru
(Brian’s Lin Sivvi Primer w/ alters!)
Ryan – “Legendary EDH Plays” via Tumblr
Favorite Commanders This Week:
Calvin – Ashling the Pilgrim
Brian – Anafenza, the Foremost
Ryan – Surrak Dragonclaw
News:
OCT. 29’TH MARK THE DATE
Community: What can Brown (and White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green) do for you?
Insidious Dreams + Null Profusion in Toshiro Umezawa
Strategy: How do we avoid the repetitiveness of mono color?
Mana Doublers (Gauntlet of Power, Vernal Bloom, Gauntlet of Might), Utility Lands (Buried Ruin, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale for the lulz)
Technology: Cards that will help your Mono colored needs
William – Draft Fodder
Calvin – Skullclamp, Swords of X and Y, Color specific lands
Brian – Oblivion Stone, Karn Liberated, Mind’s Eye, and All is Dust
Ryan – Ice Storm, Mad Prophet, Icequake
Cool Interactions:
Brian – Distoring Lens vs Lazav, Dimir Mastermind + Sword of War and Peace / Toshiro Umezawa + Cremate
Outtro/Contacts:
William – Email: Commandercast(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)Commandercast
Clay – twitter: (at)EDHPanda (at)SirNotAppearingInThisPodcast
Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail.com // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone
Ryan – Email: ryansainio(at)gmail(dot)com & (at)ryansainio
Brian – ISBPathfinder on MTGSalvation.com
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