CommanderCast Ep 414 – ZR Commanders
September 21, 2020
Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 414! This week Mark and Adam are back and going over the new Commanders from Zendikar Rising! But first, do you know how much Commander has grown as a format? The player base had grown 3 times bigger than it was 2 years ago! But how? Well the guys go over the details in Community. Then we wrap things up with a quick look at some of the new cycles coming out of Zendikar Rising!
All that, plus our usual interstitial fodder, and all you have to do is Click the IB!!!
CommanderCast Episode 414
Posted: September 21, 2020
Intros:
Adam
Mark
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Community
Commander Play Jumped 3x in 2 Years
- Kitchen table friendly
- Multiplayer format
- Eternal formats are more fun
- Not competitive
Interstitial fodder:
- Regional foods worth fighting over?
- Mark’s only real regional food: Hartford Election Cake
- Will Ratched be good?
- Among Us, Fall Guys, the next whatever game
- Marvel subscription services
Strategy
New Commanders in Zendikar Rising
- Akiri, Fearless Voyager
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Charix, the Raging Isle
- Drana, the Last Bloodchief
- Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
- Kaza, Roil Chaser
- Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
- Moraug, Fury of Akoum
- Omnath, Locus of Creation
- Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
- Phylath, World Sculptor
- Taborax, Hope’s Demise
- Tazri, Beacon of Unity
- Verazol, the Split Current
- Yasharn, Implacable Earth
- Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
- Zareth San, the Trickster
Technology
- Mythic sorcery/lands (“bolt lands”)
- Inscription cycle
- Rare cycle
- Uncommon cycle
- Common cycle
Outtro/Contacts:
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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!