We all have an understanding that commanders can serve different roles for a deck, whether as a strategy or providing benefit for implementing a strategy. But Andy proposes that we give some attention to the idea that some commanders can get us started, but can then be abandoned as the strategy gets going. Andy shares a variety of decks that exemplify this idea of a commander that can provide resources to get rolling, but that don’t need to be present for success. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

With each set we get preconstructed commander decks to get us started on the path of a new experience. But if you're looking for something with more of an LCP flavor, join us for this continuation of our starter deck series. Andy gets us up to date with what he’s been up to with his classic Nezahal, Primal Tide deck and shares a solid starter deck that can get you started on building a comparable experience on a budget. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them!  – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/

Winning is a key element of Magic: the Gathering, but it’s an unusual proposition in commander. That unusual space can make for varied expectations and feelings about winning. Kyle and Andy talk about the fine line between playing the game and being realistic about what we can achieve in this format while enjoying being at a table with friends. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/ – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

We've got a guest joining us today in Joey of EDHRECast. Joey joins to get deep with us as we talk about commanders who tend to earn the ire of opponents before the game even starts. We get into the various ways a commander may call for attention despite the game actions playing out in front of us and how many of those commanders may fit better into the 99 of some decks. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

You may not be picking up any new commanders from this release, but you are definitely going to be seeing cards from Modern Horizons 3 get used at your commander table. Join us to check out all the cards that stood out to our listeners for the other 99 of your decks. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

We don’t catch all the non-standard releases, but the council has spoken and we’re taking a dive into Modern Horizons 3. With 32 new legal commanders, we’ve got the reviews from the listeners, we’ve got the microphones and irreverent side talk, so let’s see what these new legends can bring to the commander table. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

It’s been a long time since we’ve done our meta gaming series where we talked about methods to contain common elements of the game you can regularly expect opponents to abuse. But it’s time for an addition to the series as treasure tokens have proven to be a leyline getting weaved throughout the game. Andy illustrates how treasure has become proliferated throughout the format and the impact it can have on games. Andy then shares a list of cards suggested by listeners for containing the impact of treasure tokens. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our Discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

We’ve talked about unconventional builds for commanders in the past on our Alternative Build Paths episode. We’re picking that idea up again and exploring ways that listeners are taking commanders that have a notorious build or archetype and how they have found a unique way to experience and play with that commander. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

There are cards in this game that are obviously powerful. There are cards that elicit a strong reaction. But there are also those cards that alter behavior at a table just based on their sheer gravitational pull to adapt to the presence of that card. Andy takes us into an exploration of a variety of just such cards and looks at where we might play them, how they change the game and what pitfalls might accompany these cards. You can find lists and deck lists on our #lists-from-the-pod channel of our discord server. Be sure to join to take a look and chat with other listeners about the episode. Also, be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Mana is a highly covered subject when it comes to this game we all love. But as aware as we all are to its importance to a successful game, have we given it specific thought. Kyle takes Andy into some thoughts he’s been exploring to see if we can glean specific insights to how our mana base is performing in our decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Do you have saddle sores yet? Well, we’re role-playing as cowboys for the foreseeable future. So let’s check out the cards we should be supplementing our decks with. Get your handcart and your shopping cart ready, because it’s time to head into town and buy these cards. Thanks to all the listeners who reviewed cards for this episode. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Hope you’re ready for a long ride. Put some cream on those saddle sores, because the vistas of Thunder Junction are still in view. We resume our review of the new legends from OTJ, picking up in color order with the Izzet legends. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join as we dive into the second batch. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Time to slip into your boots, saddle up your mount and ride into Thunder Junction. Whether you wanted all your favorite characters to don a cowboy hat or not, here they are trying to wrangle folks to their side of the MTG storyline. Our listeners are coming at you with all the insights for the latest 50+ new legal commanders. Join us as we dive into the first batch. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

After talking about a starter version for Queen Marchesa Aikido in the last episode, Andy gets into some broader concepts of how the strategy has evolved over the last few years. Andy brings a couple new deck ideas to play at the edges of Aikido and see what else can be done with the strategy. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/

Andy has long been a practitioner of Queen Marchesa aikido. He’s gotten into a lot of theory, but in this episode he outlines the journey the deck has been through to its current iteration. He also outlines a starter deck if you are looking to get into the aikido game. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Protector 101. Be sure to support them! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/

If you’re new here, we like to take a pause before we get too far into the Magic: the Gathering product future and forget about the products of the past. As we get into another spoiler season, we’re checking out some listener decks from March of the Machine, Tales of Middle-Earth, Commander Masters, and Wilds of Eldraine to help us all remember that you don’t necessarily need new cards to find a new commander. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast. ------------------- Join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Check out old shit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

Let’s get into another starter deck. This time Kyle chats with Andy about all of his experience with butts. And then they extrapolate what may be the best things to do with big butts. Kyle then shares his starter deck for Doran, the Siege Tower. As always, find deck lists from the podcast on the Discord server’s #lists-from-the-pod channel. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S?si=72a9326d3c084bf3 ------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Silver Richards. Be sure to support them! – https://silverrichards.bandcamp.com/

As we close out the deck rating exercise, let’s explore the more consensus votes and see if there are any lessons to glean from where decks landed. Is there something that we can see in how people interact with and want to experience decks that they play against? Join us as we look at several decks and look for the leylines. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S?si=72a9326d3c084bf3 ------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them!  – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Now that everyone’s commander is a raging clue detective, let’s take a look at cards that can slot into the other 99 of your decks. Our listeners are coming at us with all their niche insights and comments on the obvious hot picks from the set to try out in your decks. Be sure to check out Andy’s other podcast while you’re listening: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S?si=72a9326d3c084bf3 ------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Home. Be sure to support them! – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

Let’s keep dropping clues for how you can use this set in your commander rotation. Part two brings you the remainder of the legends, as listed below. And look for our other 99 episode next week with all the niche picks from our listeners that you commander players ought to be paying attention to. Tomik, Wielder of Law Kylox, Visionary Inventor Melek, Reforged Researcher Izoni, Center of the Web Agrus Kos, Spirit of Justice Aurelia, the Law Above Feather, Radiant Arbiter Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect The Pride of Hull Clade Vannifar, Evolved Enigma Duskana, the Rage Mother Kaust, Eyes of the Glade Voja, Jaws of the Conclave Morska, Undersea Sleuth Sophia, Dogged Detective Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact ------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- The intro and outro music in this episode comes courtesy of the artist Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/