Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 399! Spoilers! This week Mark and Adam are talks about some more of the cards from Ikoria as they guys go over the new Cycles of cards like the Ultimatums! But first, the guys kick the show off with some new rules changes from the Rules Committee. They also go in deep thinking about the new Partners from Commander 2020!

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

CommanderCast Episode 399

Posted: April 27, 2020

Intros: 

Adam

Mark 

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Community

The April 2020 Rules update from the RC

Summary

• Rule 11 updated to enable the companion mechanic.
  • “Abilities which bring other card(s) you own from outside the game into the game (such as Living Wish; Spawnsire of Ulamog; Karn, the Great Creator) do not function in Commander.”
• Rule 3 updated to further clarify companion.
  • “A Commander deck must contain exactly 100 cards, including the commander. If you’re playing a companion, it must adhere to color identity and singleton rules. While it is not part of the deck, it is effectively a 101st card.”
• Lutri, the Spellchaser is banned.
• Flash is banned.

Next update: June 29th (assuming that the Core 2021 prerelease is not moved)

Actual topic:

Brewing in times of spoilers: when to update and when not to update?

Interstitial fodder: 

• As it turns out, Community is pretty good. Joel McHale is kind of awful, though.
• The Hangover still holds up; in the running for best comedy of all time? (Fuck off Rotten Tomatoes, you hipster bastards.) 
• Adam and Mark finally played a game of Magic together after hosting a weekly podcast for 4+ years.
• More (constant?) Final Fantasy talk.

Strategy

Building the “Partners with…” Commanders from Commander 2020

• Brallin, Skyshark Rider and Shabraz, the Skyshark
• Cazur, Ruthless Stalker and Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
• Haldan, Avid Arcanist and Pako, Arcane Retriever
• Nikara, Lair Scavenger and Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
• Silvar, Devourer of the Free and Trynn, champion of freedom

Technology

Talking about the new cycles in Ikoria.

Mythos cycle

• Mythos of Brokkos
• Mythos of Illuna
• Mythos of Nethroi
• Mythos of Snapdax
• Mythos of Vadrok

Da’ Triomes

• Indatha Triome
• Ketria Triome
• Raugrin Triome
• Savai Triome
• Zagoth Triome

Da’ Crystals

• Indatha Crystal
• Ketria Crystal
• Raugrin Crystal
• Savai Crystal
• Zagoth Crystal

New Ultimatums

• Eerie Ultimatum
• Emergent Ultimatum
• Genesis Ultimatum
• Inspired Ultimatum
• Ruinous Ultimatum

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!