Getting in just as prerelease week starts for #MTGEternities, we've got a new banlist episode featuring our first card from the Power Nine: Time Walk. Extra turns are a hot button issue with the recent advent of the Brackets system, but what about an extra turn spell for only 2 mana?! Get in here and find out just what we think about the idea of unbanning Time Walk. Cozy Magic Club episode mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgb8CVVHd8 Support the show! casualcompliance.f...
Jul 26, 2025•25 min•Ep. 25
A truly wild Magic card, Shahrazad asks you to pause the current game and play an entire new game all the way through to determine how the spell will resolve. It's been banned in Commander for quite some time, but maybe not as long as you might think? Either way, we look at whether this card could work in Commander, and some of the weird situations we'd need to consider when playing it. Support the show! casualcompliance.fun You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/F0m6pl...
Jul 12, 2025•38 min•Ep. 24
It's been a minute, huh? After a couple of weeks detouring through #MTGxFinalFantasy, we're back to our bread and butter with another episode on a card from the banlist. This time, we're looking at: Hullbreacher. If you thought Orcish Bowmasters was bad, wait until you get a load of this guy. Support the show! casualcompliance.fun You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/B3_86e4E5rE Social links: Bluesky TikTok YouTube Email us at casualcompliance@gmail.com ★ Support this...
Jun 28, 2025•32 min•Ep. 23
We had some hot Final Fantasy Collector Boosters we were itching to open, and it wouldn't be a Casual Compliance video if we didn't make it about Commander somehow. Like the Precon Precon before this, here's a new occasional series we're calling Deck%. We each open a booster pack, randomise it, take the first available Commander we see, and then try to build a full deck list for that Commander within the time limit. For this first iteration we gave ourselves 30 minutes and let me tell you: it wa...
Jun 20, 2025•26 min
It's been a long time coming - mainly because we said ages ago we'd do this and then procrastinated for months - but we've finally launched our own website and membership platform! To state the obvious: no, it's not Patreon, but it's basically the same sort of thing. Head to https://casualcompliance.fun/ to find out more and support the show! You can now sign up to financially us, and in return, there are some special benefits you will receive. If a monthly subscription isn't your jam, keep an e...
Jun 14, 2025•6 min
We were lucky enough to be sent the Counter Blitz Final Fantasy Commander deck, and we've got a very special video for you based on it: in a new occasional series we're calling Precon Precon, we'll take you through a Preconstructed Preconversation about this deck and how it works. We'll organise the cards according to how they support the deck's stated goals of "adding counters and moving them around" to give us a better perspective on how well built it is. At the end of all of that, we'll give ...
Jun 12, 2025•53 min
In late January 2025, we sat down to record an episode of this show. The wheel gave us Fastbond and we did a whole episode on it. Then, something went wrong with one of the cameras, and we had to scrap it. Cut to a couple months later and the wheel once more provided us with Fastbond. If you're worried that we just rehashed the same talking points as the first time around, think again. Neither of us remembered any of what we said, so check this video out for some hot, fresh takes on Fastbond and...
May 31, 2025•34 min•Ep. 22
It feels like we've talked a lot about board wipes recently, especially with the recent set of cards getting unbanned in Commander. Upheaval is one that has never seen play in Commander, and it seems like there might be good reason for that. We talk about what a card like Upheaval would do to a game of Commander, how it stacks up against similar (legal) board-clearing effects, and whether there's a way to fix it. Heave ho! Gramps' Aminatou miracle decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/aF9NIhhJNEW...
May 17, 2025•36 min•Ep. 21
Nearly two weeks ago, the Commander Format Panel released the first update to the Brackets beta, as well as taking 5 cards off of the Commander banlist. Immediately, this means we've got a whole lot of new cards on the Game Changers list. These articles also included clearer guidance on what the goal or intent for Brackets is. We're here this time to quickly walk you through the changes and what we think it means for the near-term state of Commander. Also, did anyone else notice anything weird a...
May 03, 2025•44 min
It feels like so long ago that Jeweled Lotus got banned, what with all the tumult and disruption that follow its ban and that of Mana Crypt, Nadu, and Dockside Extortionist. It's pretty fitting that this would be the first one to come up for us, seeing as this card was so emblematic of the Commander format as a whole. Could we really unban this card after everything that happened? You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/MVQTF3vkOxo Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok Yo...
Apr 19, 2025•34 min•Ep. 20
We're pleased to resume our regularly scheduled programming with a look at another card on the Commander banlist - and this time we brought the wheel back to choose it! This time, we're talking about Lutri, the Spellchaser. One little otter, a chill little guy, a fiesty wee companion. Lutri just wants to help you copy instants and sorceries. How much trouble could Lutri really cause? You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/3iPg6856kKU Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok...
Apr 04, 2025•41 min•Ep. 19
Gramps is back in the interview host chair, this time chatting with Tomlin. We met Tomlin playing together on a live Commander game for Cozy Magic Fest 2024 and have been big fans of his energy ever since. One of the nicest guys around, he approaches Commander with the kind of social mindset we love. Additionally, he's a BIG anime and Final Fantasy fan, so it's an exciting time for both him and Gramps. Expect to hear a lot about all of the above in this episode! Find Tomlin on the internet at: h...
Mar 20, 2025•49 min
Get your tinfoil hats and Reddit logins ready, it's Conspiracy time! A special case on the Commander banlist, Conspiracy refers not to the card named Conspiracy, but to the entire card type of Conspiracy. This card type also shares its name with the Magic sets that included them, the first of which was Magic's first ever set designed for drafting into multiplayer games. Just to make this one extra special, we also got our hands on a sealed box of Conspiracy and did a draft for research purposes....
Mar 07, 2025•49 min•Ep. 18
We liked interviewing people so much, we're doing more of it! Now in a dedicated format, we bring you Casual Chats: interviews with interesting folks with some relation to Magic: the Gathering. In our first instalment, Gramps talks to RubeePlays of Cozy Magic Club fame. They discuss her journey of discovering Magic, rediscovering it after moving to a new city, and building the kind of community and content she wants to see in the world. Check Rubee and Cozy Magic Club out at these links: https:/...
Feb 21, 2025•37 min
Oh boy, an emergency Casual Compliance release! Earlier today, we were treated to a major update from Gavin Verhey, on behalf of the Commander Format Panel. This update contained the release of the beta version of the Commander Brackets matchmaking system - a tool intended to improve your "rule 0" pre-game conversations. We've got some first impressions and early opinions on Brackets. Find out if we agree with you in this episode! Read the Brackets announcement for yourself here: https://magic.w...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min
(Editor note: due to a scheduling snafu at our new recording space, there was someone recording guitar in the next room while we recorded this one. We didn't realise until afterwards that the mics picked it up and we've guaranteed that this shouldn't happen again in future. Big oops!) Boy oh boy, do we have an exciting new episode for you! Not only is this the first episode we shot in our new recording space, but we brought on a dear friend of ours to give us an extra pair of eyes on this episod...
Jan 31, 2025•39 min•Ep. 17
You might be familiar with the Imprint mechanic from our repeated mentions of Isochron Scepter. Our card from the banlist this episode is another Imprint classic in Panoptic Mirror. What could possibly go wrong if you could pay for each instants and sorcery once and play one of them for free on every future turn? You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/veSHVmBp-Uc Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok YouTube Email us! casualcompliance@gmail.com ★ Support this podcast on ...
Jan 16, 2025•39 min•Ep. 16
There are many ways to win a game of Magic - at least 20 - but one of them has been on the Commander ban list for a long time. We take a look at that very card in this episode with Coalition Victory. An 8-mana sorcery that lets you win the game sounds like a reasonable thing to have, right? You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/LuQ-DBS-bLE Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok YouTube Email us! casualcompliance@gmail.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 03, 2025•31 min•Ep. 15
In the last instalment of Casual Compliance Nights, we discussed Wizards of the Coast taking over management of the Commander format, and teased that we'd be back for Part II of that discussion with someone who's actually on the new Commander Format Panel. This video is just that, as we welcome Tom from AttackOnCardboard to the show. He's here to talk us through his relationship to the format, how the Commander Format Panel came to be, and what's been happening in the 2 months since it was forme...
Dec 20, 2024•46 min
Like Emrakul in our previous episode, Braids is a character that has cards in Magic: the Gathering both in and out of the Commander banlist. The banned one - Braids, Cabal Minion - is the subject of this episode of Casual Compliance, and she's a bit of a bad lady. It might not sound like a lot at first blush, but is she really too powerful for Commander? You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/JUdsDWVYsGo Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok YouTube Email us! casualcompl...
Dec 06, 2024•32 min•Ep. 14
It finally happened! In our 13th episode discussing cards on the Commander banlist, we hit Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Gramps has this as his favourite card in all of Magic, and yet it has been banned in Commander for years. She's got a whole lotta words, and brings a whole lotta hurt, but do we think that's enough to keep her banned? Stay awhile and find out, friends. You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/OfErIOT33wI Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok YouTube Email us!...
Nov 22, 2024•34 min•Ep. 13
This one has been a month in the making - it's finally time for us to talk about the September 2024 Commander banlist update and the waves of fallout that followed. We've got a lot of ground to cover between the banned cards themselves, the fallout that immediately followed their bans, and the further fallout and eventual result of a complete change in management of the format. What a month! Stay tuned towards the end of this episode for a preview of Part II of this discussion, coming soon to a ...
Nov 08, 2024•58 min
He's big. He's bad. He's Griselbrand. You've probably heard the name at some point if you've been playing Magic for even a little bit, but did you know he copped an almost immediate ban in Commander after his initial release? We've got the scoop on why Griselbrand got banned, as well as our usual dives into reasons for and against keeping him banned. Cozy Magic Club Commander Show episode featuring both of us (mentioned in this episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgb8CVVHd8 Disclaimer: we...
Oct 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 12
If you ask Gramps, a little bit of land destruction never hurt anybody. There are some powerful lands out there and sometimes you just want them gone. But what if there was a card that made it extremely difficult to keep basic lands on the battlefield? Enter: Sundering Titan. This big boy hates basic land types and is the latest card that Gramps will try to save from remaining banned in Commander. Disclaimer: we recorded this episode prior to the September 2024 Commander banlist update. We're pl...
Oct 10, 2024•31 min•Ep. 11
This episode of Casual Compliance is a special one, as you're getting two cards for the price of one! Well, two cards with identical ban reasons, so we just decided on-the-fly to do them as a single episode. Just in time too, because this week saw 4 more cards get added to the Commander banlist in the September 2024 update (we'll talk about it eventually, chillybin is finally in the process of moving house right now). Check out Cozy Magic Club and all the wonderful things they do to make Magic m...
Sep 28, 2024•36 min•Ep. 10
Everyone loves a tutor in Magic the Gathering. You've got a card in mind, you play a little spell, you go get that card and put it in your hand or on top of your library. What's that? There's a spell that let's you just put it straight into play? Surely, there's no way something like THAT can be abused, right? Uh oh, it's Tinker time. You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/RvnixiOd0u8 Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok Twitter YouTube Email us! casualcompliance@gmail....
Sep 14, 2024•27 min•Ep. 9
A pattern we've started to notice with the Commander banlist is cards that can easily or reliably give you infinite amounts of anything will usually end up banned. This episode's card is one of those types of cards. Time Vault is a funky little artifact that seems like it has a downside attached to it giving you an extra turn, but tune into this one to find out how real that downside actually is. You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/ESbco9F_7YU Social links: Patreon B...
Aug 31, 2024•33 min•Ep. 8
Gaea's Cradle has appeared on our show before, as a powerful way to generate mana if you have a lot of creatures. This episode's featured banned card, Biorhythm, asks the question: how can I punish everyone else for not having as many creatures as I do? Is that a bad thing? Find out in this episode! You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/7jk-2q9waS8 Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok Twitter YouTube Email us! casualcompliance@gmail.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreo...
Aug 17, 2024•26 min•Ep. 7
Sometimes, what a good game of Commander needs is a board wipe of some kind. But what if we take that idea further? What if, instead of a board wipe, we effectively reset the whole game? Sway of the Stars is a card that does just that, but does it in a way that the Rules Committee don't like. Come and see what we think of it! You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/uO06nuAIpv4 Social links: Patreon Bluesky TikTok Twitter YouTube Email us! casualcompliance@gmail.com ★ Sup...
Aug 03, 2024•35 min•Ep. 6
Last time on Casual Compliance Nights we spoke about "Rule Zero" and in that episode we briefly discussed a system known as Spirit of the Game. This is a rating system from the sport of Ultimate (Frisbee) that seeks to ensure a fair and positive competitive environment in one of the world's only self-officiated sports. In this instalment of Casual Compliance Nights, we dig deeper into Spirit of the Game, and explore whether a system like this could have benefits in the world of casual multiplaye...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min
