Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 450! This week Mark and Adam are about trying to gain all kinds of new skills with Level Up. The new Forgotten Realms Class cards have the guys feeling nostalgic as the cards take a huge amount of inspiration for an older mechanic, where a creature could become better and more powerful over time as long as you could take the time to invest in them. But first, There’s been some interesting things coming out of the Commander Rules Committee. The Committee have some rule changes, clarified, and a banned announcement to help bring some much needed understanding that the latest set brings. Then the guys wrap things up with a quick look at the new Planeswalkers from Forgotten Realms. Can these new D&D flavored ‘Walkers hold their own at the Commander tables? Let’s find out!

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

CommanderCast Episode 450

Posted: July 26, 2021

Intros: 

Adam

Mark 

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Community

RC July 2021 Update: 

• Appointments to the Commander Advisory Group (CAG): Kristen Gregory and Elizabeth Rice.
• Slight modification to Rule 11 to clarify dungeon legality.
  • “Parts of abilities which bring other traditional 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.”
• Hullbreacher banned!! (but Notion Thief and Narset, Parter of Veils slip by unscathed)

Interstitial fodder: 

• Neo Contra is exactly the kind of dumb I need right now.
• Black Widow
• We debate buying the new, gigantic Galactus figure https://hasbropulse.com/products/marvel-legends-galactus 
  • Also worth checking out: https://www.jasonbmichaeltoyphotography.com/ 
• Wrap up discussion on Loki season 1

Strategy

Level Up mechanic

• Beastbreaker of Bala Ged
• Brimstone Mage
• Caravan Escort
• Coralhelm Commander
• Echo Mage
• Enclave Cryptologist
• Guul Draz Assassin
• Hada Spy Patrol
• Halimar Wavewatch
• Hedron-Field Purists
• Hexdrinker
• Ikiral Outrider
• Joraga Treespeaker
• Kabira Vindicator
• Kargan Dragonlord
• Kazandu Tuskcaller
• Knight of Cliffhaven
• Lighthouse Chronologist
• Lord of Shatterskull Pass
• Nirkana Cutthroat
• Null Champion
• Skywatcher Adept
• Student of Warfare
• Transcendent Master
• Venerated Teacher
• Zulaport Enforcer

Also ran: Time of Heroes

Technology

A deep dive into the Planeswalkers in AFR

• Ellywick Tumblestrum
• Grand Master of Flowers
• Lolth, Spider Queen
• Mordenkainen
• Zariel, Archduke of Avernus

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!