CommanderCast Ep 167 – Pillow Blow (William Hates Bears)
September 22, 2014
Hello everyone and welcome to Commandercast Episode 167! We’re your weekly source for Community, Strategy, and Technology, hosted on MTGcast.com and our homesite: Commandercast.com! We’re recording this on September 18th 2014! This week William is joined by Calvin, JT Kamp,…. and a Bear? A Balduvian Bear from tapnsac.com! we discuss the new EDH Banned List changes, Pillow Fort decks, some tech for your Pillow fort, some decks for… Modern?…, and we learn about Williams complete hatred for Bears!
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Commandercast Episode 167
September 18, 2014
Guests:
Bears – Professional Bears
Favorite Commanders This Week:
Calvin – Isperia, Supreme Judge
JT – Treva, the Renewer
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/foreva-treva/
Bears – Daxos of Meletis
News:
Pre-release is upon us
New Bannings
IN:
Kokusho
Metal Worker
OUT:
Braids
Rofellos
Erayo
Community: Separation of Commander and Straight-Banned
In a recent announcement, the rules committee has declared that they will no longer support a “only as a commander” ban list. Our thoughts and debate on the subject.
Strategy: Never Too Old to make a Pillow Fort
Discussions on the Pillow Fort archetype.
Technology: Key Cards for the Pillow Fort
William – Mass Polymorph, Illusionist’s Gambit, Azor’s Elocutors
Calvin – Circle of Protections
JT – Enchantress strategy for pillow fort key components:
- “Not in the face!” – Propaganda, Ghostly Prison, Collective Restraint, Sphere of Safety, Solitary Confinement
- “Leave my toys alone!” – Greater Auramancy, Sterling Grove, Privileged Position
- “Fine, we’ll play it that way…” – Open the Vaults, Replenish, Second Sunrise
- “GO FOR BROKE!” – Opalescence
- Other secret tech: Stony Silence, Hum of the Radix, Martyr’s Bond
Bears – Windborn Muse, Blazing Archon, Norn’s Annex, Silent Arbiter, Mystic Barrier, Circle of Flame, Vow cycle, Caltrops
Outtro/Contacts:
William – Email: Commandercast(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)Commandercast
JT – Email:khaoskontrol(at)hotmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)JTKhaos
Clay – twitter: (at)EDHPanda
Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail.com // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone
Mark – Email:mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com
Bears — (at)BalduvianBears, tapnsac.com, facebook.com/tapnsac, mtgbrodeals.com
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