Another Casual Friday, another set of decks in need of the Lasagna treatment! This week's decks come from WinOnUpkeep and Simon! This marks the end of season 3! What does that mean? Rachel and Dan are going on a little vacation! The hosts are taking some much needed post-covid time to go see friends and family and will return to their regular posting schedule in late July! See you then!
Once again everyone is fighting and once again nobody seems to understand why. We've released next week's episode early to talk about some of the recent issues in the EDH Twittersphere and to present our own model for Rule Zero conversations.
Identity Crisis, The Commander Sphere's in-depth examination of Magic's color pie, is BACK and getting into color pairs! First up is Gruul! Red and Green put their heads together and the results are...not particularly bright! But they're tough as hell.
The inaugural episode of Casual Fridays features decklists for Ghen, Arcanum Weaver and Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign! These decks come from patrons Joe and Fitz! To become eligible for a future episode of Casual Friday, just pledge at our $10 level!
Another new set is upon us and this one is BIG. Check out the best legends, reprints, and new cards for your decks!
STOP getting stuck in games you were never going to enjoy to begin with and START asking the right questions that'll lead you to the playgroup of your dreams
Dan and Rachel have been back out in the world getting games in! It's good to be back but the format has changed. The power gap has never been more apparent and the hosts try to get to the bottom of how best to deal with it.
By popular demand, Dan and Rachel discuss which magical creatures would produce milk, what that milk would be like, and how much money it would take to get them to consume said milk. May god have mercy on us all.
It's green's time to shine! What can you attribute to the color that has everything? Turns out, a whole lot!
Rachel and Dan talk about the impending return of in-person EDH and how the format, players, and community have changed in the wake of our forced year-long pause.
Rachel and Dan go through the story spotlight cards from Strixhaven and give you a (very condensed) update on what's going on at everyone's favorite bird-filled school for magic children.
The journey through the color pie continues with the color of church & soldiers! Magic's most rules-obsessed color finally gets its identity crisised.
Dan and Rachel's favorite legends and new cards from the new Commander product!
Time to go back to school! Rachel and Dan pull their favorite cards and their favorite legends to help get your brain brewing before Strixhaven comes out later this month!
Before our Strixhaven and Commander 2021 set review episodes hit, the Sphere has squeezed in one more installment of Identity Crisis! This week: BLUE. Blue seeks perfection through knowledge and that means it's for NERDS. Also, we talk about types of comedy's alignment within the color pie and the mystifying nature of Chicago dive bars.
Join Rachel and Dan as they continue the Identity Crisis series by taking a dive into the swamp! MaRo has described black as the most Machiavellian of Magic's five colors, referring to the color's ultimate goal as "power through ruthlessness." The hosts discuss what that means in a fantasy context and then how it applies to the world at large. Hint: Capitalism!
In the first installment of a new (hopefully) 32 part series, Rachel and Dan try to break down what color identity means in relation to the real world. Sure, we all know what card mechanics are Red but what about hot dog toppings? Hairstyles? Historical figures? Your hosts get to the bottom of what makes Red Red.
So we've been inside for a year. Not ideal! Rachel and Dan talk about how a year of remote/solo commander play has effected the way they build decks and interact with EDH as a whole. Note: The audio is a little wonky on this, we're working to make sure this addressed by next week.
Rachel and Dan were lucky enough to sit down with Senior Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about Gavin's history with the game, what it's like to design it, and how Commander brings people together. Rachel and Dan also help Gavin design some brand new sets for 2022. They may not be real but they ARE terrifying.
Rachel and Dan place their bets on what's going to happen to Magic in 2021! Also: stories about donating blood!
Over the course of the last handful of years, something has changed in Magic. Counter spells stopped being polite and started being rude as hell. Rachel and Dan discuss the silliest counter spell names and play a little game.
Rachel put together a list of cards that can help you build decks that do big things without sacrificing the table's good time. Check it out!
An episode that is ostensibly about the many different types of mulligans gets off the rails almost immediately and becomes a discussion of neg-centric midwestern restaurant chains and whether or not the dog from Air Bud is dead (He is)
It's new set season which means it's time for Rachel and Dan's top cards they're looking forward to. This week the hosts break down the good, the goofy, and the bad-but-interesting. Also: they try to piece together the lore situation! It's still confusing!
Kaldheim previews are here and changeling is BACK. Dan and Rachel talk about tribal support and look at some of Kaldheim's story cards!
Rachel and Dan have joked a lot about power level on the podcast, but what does it truly mean to play at Lasagna Tier? This is the episode where you can finally find out. Open your mind and perfect the art of playing in concert with the table.
UNLOCKED! After being a patron exclusive, Good Vibes Only is being released as our holiday gift to you! Two installments of this D&D adventure will be dropping every week for the next two weeks in lieu of the show's normal episodes. Enjoy a comedic trip to Theros while Dan and Rachel take a couple weeks off! Regular episodes will resume on January 11th!
UNLOCKED! After being a patron exclusive, Good Vibes Only is being released as our holiday gift to you! Two installments of this D&D adventure will be dropping every week for the next two weeks in lieu of the show's normal episodes. Enjoy a comedic trip to Theros while Dan and Rachel take a couple weeks off! Regular episodes will resume on January 11th!
UNLOCKED! After being a patron exclusive, Good Vibes Only is being released as our holiday gift to you! Two installments of this D&D adventure will be dropping every week for the next two weeks in lieu of the show's normal episodes. Enjoy a comedic trip to Theros while Dan and Rachel take a couple weeks off! Regular episodes will resume on January 11th!
UNLOCKED! After being a patron exclusive, Good Vibes Only is being released as our holiday gift to you! Two installments of this D&D adventure will be dropping every week for the next two weeks in lieu of the show's normal episodes. Enjoy a comedic trip to Theros while Dan and Rachel take a couple weeks off!
