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:

Community Ban Poll

Magic: The Heroscaping

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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