Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of CommanderCast! This week Mark and Adam break out the rocking chairs and have a good time reminiscing about the old days. The days when we got terrible sets, cards were weird, and we liked it. Prepare to go over some of, if not THE, worst sets in Magic’s history. So site back, relax, and come join us on the porch as we tell you of a time when men played real Magic!

CommanderCast Episode 270

Posted: Jan. 30, 2017

Intros:

Adam

Mark

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Community:

What is the worst set in Magic History for Commander?

Adam –

• Chronicles – caused reserve list (see Jason Alt’s defense of the reserve list on Commanderin’)
• Fallen empires –  
  • no legendary creatures
  • storage lands – meh
  • thallid support – one deck cares and not much
  • goblin grenade – one deck cares and not much
  • goblin warrens – This is decent
  • high tide – amazing card
  • hymn to tourach – not really great in EDH but playable
  • rainbow vale – one deck kind of cares but not much
  • night soil – meh

Mark –

• M14
  • No Legends
  • Meh set
  • On the bright side: introduced Shadowborn Apostles
• Legions
  • Only three Legends (Mistform Ultimus, Akroma, and Phage)
  • No nonbasic lands
  • Thumbs up: the Muse cycle
  • Thumbs down: practically every other card in the set.

Strategy:  

The case for playing sub-optimal cards

Technology:

Old weird stuff people might not expect

Adam – mystic remora, koskun falls, tawnos coffin, alchor’s tomb

Mark – Riptide Shapeshifter naming “Eldrazi,” Seedtime, Hunting Grounds, Monsoon

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