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

Fucking short version

Favorite Commanders This Week:

Calvin – Isperia, Supreme Judge

JT – Treva, the Renewer

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/foreva-treva/

Bears – Daxos of Meletis

News:

Community Ban Poll

Pre-release is upon us

Ravnica Cereals

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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