The Ragnarok happened. What did it do to the group? Andy and Kyle set up some context for what the experiment of completely dissolving a roster of decks has been like. Kyle then takes Andy on a deep dive analysis of where his experience started and how he used that to build a deliberate guide for designing a new roster he could feel good about. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:45) - Context of Roster Ragnarok (00:26:35) - Kyle's Prior Deck Roster Insights (01:07:30) - Kyle's Rules for Rebuild (0...
Jul 18, 2025•1 hr 55 min
Are those pet concepts in a deck really getting the flavor you want into your games? Andy and Kyle talk about flavoring the baked potato that is our commander decks. Is that niche card or category delivering on the imagined interaction when the deck was brewed, giving you a nuanced and satisfyingly flavorful Magic experience? Or are there cases where we might be better served by getting back to basics with a deck and just delivering on a known Magic palette pleaser? (00:00:00) - Introduction (00...
Jul 09, 2025•2 hr 20 min
Final Fantasy and Magic: the Gathering finally had their baby. Time to head to the teat and suck our fantasy dreams out of it. We're not reviewing all of it. But the listeners have their selections that they are paying attention to along with their thoughts on why. Let's get into it and see what cards and calling all commander players. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:20) - White Cards (00:32:05) - Blue Cards (00:44:15) - Black Cards (01:08:20) - Red Cards (01:16:20) - Green Cards (01:30:40) - M...
Jun 20, 2025•2 hr 27 min
Lenny Wooley of Ajani's Gay Pridemate fame joins the Legendary Creature Podcast to share some background on Final Fantasy for the unitiated, trying to make heads or tails of what these new Magic cards are a part of. Kyle and Andy get a sense through Lenny of what Final Fantasy players have been experiencing through the decades and how it relates to a handful of the new legends in the most recent set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- -...
Jun 10, 2025•2 hr 46 min
We're back with more therapeutic musings for frustrated listeners who need people to own what they're up to at the magic table. Whether it's people not owning what they do at the table, friends making baffling plays, or disagreement about how to end a game of commander, let's talk about it. We'll be billing your insurance. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:50) - Preamble & Setup (00:02:15) - Own What You're Doing (00:37:02) - Did We Play This Right? (00:47:45) - Handling Missed Triggers (01:0...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Kyle continues the spirit of Andy's episode by exploring the alternatives for cards that tend to get removed. Though the ceiling may be lower, do we always need to include the flashiest permanents in our EDH decks—only to see them become removal magnets? With card examples provided by Patreon supporters and Kyle, the boys explore strategic swaps for commander decks that may save you some aggravation and money. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:50) - Musical Adventures for the Road (00:07:30) - Di...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 58 min
What if building a commander deck was more like a risk management assessment? In this episode, Andy ciphers corporate principals of risk management onto the experience of looking at our EDH decks and contemplating how we approach new deck brews. Joined by Kyle, the two explore how deckbuilding decisions like over-reliance on the commander reliance, mana composition, strategy complexity, and more all carry inherent risks. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ...
May 23, 2025•2 hr 15 min
You've listened to us try to figure out our own existential Magic: the Gathering-related crises on the podcast. Let's take a stab at trying to fix your problems based on a few lines of text. Kyle and Andy comment on listeners' complaints and experiences with Universes Beyond products and how they've used deck brews in ways that didn't ingratiate them with their play groups. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:45) - Topical Preamble (00:06:15) - Attitudes Towards Universes Beyond (00:40:40) - Breaking Brew...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 45 min
The dust has settled. The dragons have roared. The khans have riden. So what cards are standing out that you want to slot into the other 99 of your decks? Our listeners are coming at us with all their insights and hot takes on cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Look for a link to our Archidekt lists with all the cards sorted from this episode on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to s...
Apr 23, 2025•2 hr 27 min
BEHOLD! A DRAGON! We're back on a familiar plane, and perhaps a familiar timeline. It's Tarkir! Some of our favorite characters are here, along with some new ones. So let's get into it and see what dragon-centric and three-color design is capturing the hearts of our listeners. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Apr 16, 2025•2 hr 15 min
It's artifacts, you fools! Well over 6 hours of artifacts. As much as one could talk about a card type from tokens, aggro, zone changes, equipment, vehicles and beyond. If it belongs in a museum or jingles and jangles, we are talking about it. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:20:00) - Artifact Aggro (01:09:35) - Cost Reduction (01:55:56) - Zone Changes (02:55:38) - Tokens (04:09:21) - Vehicles (04:54:50) - Equipment Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. --------...
Apr 01, 2025•7 hr
It's been a while since we've yucked yums, but let's yuck the most popular yum of them all: Atraxa, Praetor's Voice. Andy and Kyle take a look at some of what they believe has led to Atraxa's popularity and then try to offer some alternatives for commanders Atraxa's most popular tags, and then send Atraxa off to chew her well-earned cud. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:40) - Contextualizing Putting to Pasture (00:12:05) - Why Atraxa? (00:40:19) - Contemplating Superfriends (00:57:28) - Falco Sp...
Mar 24, 2025•2 hr 55 min
Our listeners and the randomizer continue to provide us with more decks to consider before you go get fully caught up in the latest legends. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min
There are always new legends to explore and solve as they get spoiled and as we work through the latest set. But we like to get a refresher on sets from the not too distant past before you go get into the hottest new comodity. Our listeners are coming at us with their tested decks from Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Modern Horizons 3, and Bloomburrow. Let's get into their lists in this part one episode. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from...
Mar 07, 2025•2 hr 35 min
Keep those engines revved up, we've got more cards to check out from Aetherdrift. Let's dive into the cards you, the listeners, are paying attention to in this set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://protector101.bandcamp.com/
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Start your engines! Time to figure out which new legends from Aetherdrift are revving us up to put them into the command zone, or whether they can be passed by or just tucked into the 99. You, dear listeners, are bringing the deep dives and Kyle, Andy, and Tiff have the peppered in takes on this new set. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Protector 101. Be sure to support them by ...
Feb 17, 2025•2 hr 52 min
As Andy thinks about recent fixations in the playgroup, he takes note of the magnetism of kindred decks and what unique card themes arise with typal decks. Andy brings Kyle into a discussion of how kindred decks can invite a refined eye to tinker and find the ideal and most balanced cards to extract the most out of kindred deck experiences. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeu...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 58 min
We hope you've got time this weekend. Kyle and Andy set up their longest analogy ever to help Kyle describe how we can understand legends as more than a binary question of whether or not we should be adopting it for the command zone. Kyle then tries to apply the theory to whether or not The Mindskinner fits on his roster. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. B...
Jan 31, 2025•2 hr 7 min
Sometimes radical change is the way to keep your hobbies fresh. Whispers in the community of people making wholesale changes to their roster of commander decks turned into our church committing to a mass change to our own roster of commanders. Andy and Kyle look to excavate how they learned to love the bomb that blew up where we were in 2024 as a playgroup, with musings of expectations and early observations. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 58 min
The LCP church and lots of listeners have taken to the Danse Macabre concept for decks and found many all kinds of ways to deploy this card repeatedly. Andy reviews the core concept of the deck and sets up a starter deck for anyone looking to take advantage of this game shifting sorcery. Join us as Andy outlines how he's using Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator to get started with a deck that leverages zone changes with Danse Macabre as the star. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod ch...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Kyle loved torturing his group so much with divine possibilities that he needs all of you to experience it too. Join us as Kyle shares how you can get started with flipping Heliod into the Warped Eclipse and cheat while you play magic. In addition to the starter version of the deck, Kyle shares with Andy where his deck last stood and some alternatives to explore with Heliod's dynamic abilities. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- -------...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We've had a second to sit with Foundations. Let's get into the cards you, the listeners, are thinking about for the other 99 of your decks. We all want to tool up our current decks, so what does this set have to offer? Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 57 min
It's another set. What is there to say other than there are legends to love, legends to hate, and legends to ignore. Listeners have the reviews. Andy and Kyle have the peanut gallery commentary. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! –
Nov 22, 2024•3 hr 14 min
Some decks have obvious play lines that are potent and to the point, others illicit an obsession, one might even say a cult-like one. Andy takes us into the depths of the Cult of Athreos as he outlines what got him interested in a more nuanced line of play with this Therosian god, which goes well beyond the conventional Shadowborn Apostle + demons lists. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. ------------------- (but really... we're posting video podcasts ther...
Oct 31, 2024•2 hr 7 min
In light of the recent developments with the ban list and the subsequent fallout, Andy and Kyle reflect on how their group seems to have been insulated from the big feelings rippling through the broader community. They outline how a deeper playgroup mission that centers on experience and respect almost gives the group an intuition to avoid the most contested parts of the format. Andy outlines with Kyle a variety of tenets that the group tries to respect and they share their stories and success a...
Oct 25, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Join as Andy shares a starter deck list that can get any player a foundational place to start exploring the capacity of Vial Smasher and a Jund spellslinger or big spell deck. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out . ------------------- Look for ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set. Be sure to support them by buying their music on Bandcamp! – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 59 min
The spooky season continues with Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are pointing out some of their favorite cards from the set to include in your other 99 of your decks. We've got the diverting commentary. Be sure to listen to as you mess around with your new Duskmourn cards. And if you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, go join the conversation for deeper thoughts on cards from this episode on our new reviewers-mind-dump channel. Be sure to check out . ------------------- Joi...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 51 min
Time to get into the new legal commanders from the latest set in Duskmourn: House of Horror. Our listeners are sharing their favorite insights for these new commander, we've got the diverting commentary. If you are a Patreon supporter on our discord server, be sure to converse with the reviewers about their deeper thoughts on our new reviewers-mind-dump channel. 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 . ...
Sep 29, 2024•2 hr 13 min
Andy takes on the golden mean discussion as it relates to selecting the cards that we use in commander. With an eternal format, the card options available to commander players are vast. Yet as new cards tempt with a sense of contemporary power, the question still begs: what cards are truly sufficient for your aims as a casual commander player. 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 . -------------------...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Despite talking through commander reputations, deck rankings, and lightning rods in the zone on previous episodes, Kyle still has a commander who notoriously gets him focused on. He sits down with Andy to hash out why he thinks that is rightfully happening and they suss out how some commanders are lending to a management philosophy of direct focus because of what some contemporarily designed commanders are designed to do. As always, find deck lists and card lists from the podcast on the Discord ...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 56 min
