Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 376! This week Mark and Adam are taking a look at one of the new Brawl decks and going over it’s potential in being used for Commander decks. But first, they guys are going to rip apart another newly announced format, Pioneer. (Quick side note- Am I the only starting to have trouble keeping up with all these formats?- Calvin)

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CommanderCast Episode 376

Posted: October 28, 2019

Intros: 

Adam

Mark 

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Community

Per Travis’ comment: “Please rant how Pioneer format is killing 2DH and Budget EDH. This was basically a move to “retain value” as a promissory stamp on new products; imo.”

• • WTF is this Pioneer bullshit?
  • MTGStocks’ “Pioneer: Top 100 expensive legal cards”

Strategy

ToE Brawl deck lists

Walkthrough of possible archetypes for this Commander (one a week for the next four weeks; I listed them all here to save time.  We can just delete the ones we don’t talk about each week.)

• Which strategies are most viable?

• Pros & Cons of each

Chulane, Teller of Tales

• Bounce
• Persistent Petitioners
• Tribal
  • Druid
  • Elf

Other new cards in this deck:

• Faerie Formation
• Steelbane Hydra
• Tome of Legends
• Thorn Mammoth
• Arcane Signet

Technology

Our thoughts on each of the “High Synergy” cards for each commander, as well as our additional picks for the ’99

Chulane, Teller of Tales

Bouncy fun

• Dream Stalker
• Shrieking Drake
• Whitemane Lion
• Aluren
• Cloudstone Curio

Low-cost mana dorks

• Avacyn’s Pilgrim
• Birds of Paradise
• Elvish Mystic
• Llanowar Elves

Value town

• Beast Whisperer
• Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• Lotus Cobra
• Coiling Oracle
• Frilled Mystic

Other toys

• Laboratory Maniac
• Eladamri’s Call
• The Great Henge

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!