Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 433! This week Mark and Adam bending the rules of Magic into a new shape with Spellshapers! Spellshapers are creature cards that have abilities that are mirror images of other well-known spells that you know. We’re talking creatures with effects that are like Wrath of God and wheel effects. But first the guys are going to discuss a recent video from The Professor about deck power levels. In this modern day of Magic, do Commander decks actually have a power level anymore or are they just different versions of play styles? Can a commander dick now be more powerful just because it plays away the other people are not used to or don’t want to play against? Also in Strategy, the guys want to see if they can make self discard work in Commander?

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

CommanderCast Episode 433

Posted: March 22, 2021

Intros: 

Adam

Mark 

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Community

We discuss the Prof’s “It’s Time To Move On From Commander Power Levels”

Discussion points:

• It’s about the game, not the decks
• “How long do we want to play?”
• “Are we playing to win or to socialize?”
• “What don’t we like to play against?”
• Pick a deck for the table, not just the game
• Have a post-game debrief
  • Be humble
  • Take some dating advice: use “I” statements, not “you” statements
  • Avoid the “I could have won if…” discussions at all costs
  • See also: “CommanderCast Off-Week #4: More cEDH with Bryan and Stephen”

Interstitial fodder: 

• Ex-Heroes series, by Peter Clines
• Dazed and Confused rewatch
• New Mutants Special Edition #1
• Fun with air fryers!

Strategy

Making self-discard work

Commanders:

• Anje Falkenrath
• Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• Dralnu, Lich Lord
• Hazoret the Fervent
• Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

“Discard a card” activated abilities:

• Cryptbreaker
• Dream Trawler
• Ghostly Pilferer
• Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
• Key to the City
• Mindless Automaton
• Mind Over Matter
• Pack Rat
• Psychatog
• Skirge Familiar

Hellbent cards

• Anthem of Rakdos
• Barren Glory
• Rakdos Pit Dragon

Madness:

• Big Game Hunter

Recursion – the real way to win here

• Shout out to Oversold Cemetery

Technology

Spellshapers!!

Known quantities:

• Bog Witch
• Devout Witness
• Dawnstrider
• Dreamscape Artist
• Hammer Mage
• Llanowar Mentor
• Mageta the Lion

Corner-case, niche stuff:

• Divining Witch
• Greel, Mind Raker
• Greenseeker
• Icatian Crier
• Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
• Notorious Assassin
• Overtaker
• Waterfront Bouncer

Personal faves:

• Avenger en-Dal
• Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• Seismic Mage
• Silverglade Pathfinder
• Sliversmith
• Skirk Ridge Exhumer
• Stampede Driver
• Undertaker
• Urborg Syphon-Mage

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!