Send us a text This episode, Shawn breaks down the "give a gift" or "gift" mechanic for Commander/EDH. Is it good? Is it terrible? The community can't seem to make up their mind, but the truth is, it's BOTH! I'll break down and grade all 24 "Gift" cards and help you decide if you want to run them in your next game of Commander. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focuse...
Dec 16, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Send us a text Shawn brings you all you need to know about Acererak the Archlich in terms of making and playing it as a high-power casual combo deck. The format for the video is as follows: Brief History of Acererak in Dungeons & Dragons Commander Description, Rundown of Dungeon Mechanic Exploration of specific cards and card-types used in the deck Recorded Play on Arena Brawl with a similar list in order to show how one might approach the deck Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted...
Dec 09, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text This episode, Shawn discusses politics in EDH/Commander, giving the early history, reasons to engage in Commander politics, and five tools that you can use to be more political in your games of Commander. As well as giving five tools, Shawn also discusses those tools in depths, where they fall short, and how opponents can disrupt those strategies if they seem them happening at their table. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from...
Nov 12, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text This episode, Shawn gives thoughts on the newly announced roster for the Commander Format Panel (CFP) and giving additional context on how the group formed, why there's still doubt as to whether or not this group will have power to determine Commander's future, or will Wizards of the Coast (WotC) simply make decisions independent of their consensus? Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on ...
Nov 10, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text This episode, Shawn offers up his favorite cards for Commander/EDH that have come from Duskmourn that are "on a budget," all tracking at $6 or below at time of recording, but most being mere pennies! This episode will NOT feature Legendary Creatures (save one funny one), because other shows do that very in-depth and ad nauseum. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Ashevi...
Nov 09, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text Shawn brings you a update on Hurricane Helene's effects on Magic in the Asheville, NC area (fast-forward to approx. 6:30 if you want to only hear the deck tech) and a bonkers-fun mid-power casual deck that is appropriate for playing against precons or slightly souped up theme decks: Annie Flash! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, th...
Nov 05, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text This week, Shawn sits down to talk comedy stylings with Brandon Amico - writer, director, and actor for MTG Variety Hour. We discuss his favorite (or least favorite) Un-sets and cards, old and new comedy creators in Magic that others should check out, and whether Mystery Boosters may be the future for WotC's jokes. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focu...
Sep 23, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text Shawn fights through sickness to bring you a deck that is indeed "sick" in early 2000s parlance. Derevi, Master Tactician recently received a reprint in Bloomburrow as a "Special Guest," and as this deck tech will show you, bird typal is not only possible but actively GOOD with a ton of new cards from recent sets. This is a TEMPO-style deck, and if you're unfamiliar with the term, we go over some of the basics in the video. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old ma...
Sep 16, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Shawn tackles an card overlooked at a player's peril - the Rattlesnake, a subtype that presents your opponent with "incentive" to look elsewhere, to not mess with your stuff, or to do any damage to you. Why should you consider these effects for your deck and what are some pitfalls to playing them? Also, Shawn offers a few tips for playing against these cards, as they are quite common in his meta. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with gues...
Sep 02, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Shawn and Josh tackle his high-power casual Ms. Bumbleflower list, giving tips and tricks on how to maximize your own rewards when giving out cards, hugs, and deals that your opponents will not want to refuse. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the...
Aug 12, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Shawn and Jude tackle Jude's tribute deck to the man, the myth, the godfather of EDH - Sheldon Menery - using the Secret Lair re-skin of Ruhan of the Fomori. We also talk about playing Aikido-style decks in EDH and how much fun they can be. Aikido being the Japanese martial art which aims to protect the practitioner while using the opponent's energy against themselves or just redirecting that energy away from you. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH play...
Aug 05, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text Shawn tackles one of his absolute favorite commanders from Bloomburrow and gives a traditional storm deck a twist by making it a theme deck, as well - based on the film Twister. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can o...
Jul 29, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text Shawn tackles one of the toughest topics in Magic - tilt, or salt, or any word you want to use to describe the feeling of being out of emotional control while sitting to play a game of Magic. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences ...
Jul 27, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text The first part of the episode takes 5 minutes to explain the State of the Show and how it is continuing, growing, changing. Fast-forward to the 5 min. mark or so if you want to go to the second part which tackles 10 Bloomburrow cards that are going to have an impact at your EDH table. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s mo...
Jul 27, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text Shawn tackles one of his absolute favorite commanders from Modern Horizons 3 and makes the case that Rosheen, Roaring Prophet is being slept on, hard, and is actually a very powerful, fun option that takes Gruul Stompy into some new territory. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creat...
Jul 27, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Shawn, with input from silver-border guru Carl, makes a TOP 10 silver-bordered card list that's A-OKAY for EDH. Also, he waxes philosophical some about how 3.5 sets worth of Magic cards are somehow illegal in this casual format, when many of them are fun, fair, and add some spice to your game night. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander...
Jul 27, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor talk about retooling decks that sometimes over-perform or maybe don't fit at the table where you want to play it. The guys look at Taylor's Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck that used to be an OP Daretti, Scrap Savant deck. Check out the list here: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/h3xoEb8D6UqTwNIesoklsQ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focu...
Jun 05, 2024•59 min•Ep. 17
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor have a special guest on the show this week - the owner of their local game store! They get to talk to Charla about the ins and outs and of running a shop and seeing what the world of MTG looks like through her eyes. Be sure to check out the shop if you're ever in town! https://gamershaunt.com/ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused o...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 16
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor talk about the bridge between EDH and other formats - their cubes! A lot of show notes for this one, so we'll keep it tidy with just the links: Lucky Paper: https://luckypaper.co/ Cube Cobra: https://cubecobra.com/ Sean’s Commander Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/kek1 Taylor’s tsludee Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/tsludee Commander Cube Building Guide: https://cubecobra.com/content/article/604010c3f8e7e0104087583a DankTrainTom’s Commander Cub...
May 22, 2024•53 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor talk about the official ban list and the curated ban list they use in their playgroup for a "Rule 7" deck. Disclaimer : we've got no sway over the RC, so we're not getting anything banned or un-banned, but you should always have conversations with your playgroup about what you do and don't like to see across the table in the games you play. Official EDH ban list: https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/banned-list/ Rule 7 ban list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K...
May 15, 2024•57 min•Ep. 14
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor talk about the land destruction's place in your EDH deck. Is this a new staple component in your deck building? Maybe! Are there lands that are problematic if you don't deal with you? You know it! Commander Adventures: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/format-primer-commander-quests/ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander,...
May 08, 2024•51 min•Ep. 13
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor talk about some of the problems with precons, and where the most focus should be when you upgrade a precon. They also go into how to come up with finding a solution to your own precon's issues! Follow Taylor's upgrade of the Grand Larceny deck here: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/TaTjHWjn5UGyCPB4ROxaKQ/primer Who's the Beatdown? https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-the-beatdown/ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shaw...
May 01, 2024•58 min•Ep. 12
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor go to the Universes Beyond again, and look at Matt's Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid deck. Get ready for insane damage and lots of dinosaurs. Don't forget: when in doubt, JUND 'EM OUT! Original list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/jpjW9UHtkEiqlWGwV9DjSw Updated list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/iYTJmT9Oh0mrWnudzb6YCw Grand Larceny Deck Blog: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/TaTjHWjn5UGyCPB4ROxaKQ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH playe...
Apr 24, 2024•42 min•Ep. 11
Send us a text In this episode, the guys take a look at Shawn's theme deck Thraximundar: the Story of Thraximundar based on the movie Anvil: the Story of Anvil . They also go over some pointers on how to build a theme deck including: tips on getting ideas, ways to keep the deck viable, and a few different ideas that might spur you into creating your own deck. Thraximundar on Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Lbo4CDZ7AEODoCe3P0LxXQ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man...
Apr 17, 2024•39 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor look at Taylor's budget mono-white deck lead by Nadaar, Selfless Paladin. Should we blink? YES. Should we also have all the soldiers? Maybe! Nadaar's Astral Slide Into the Dungeon: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Wy8Fauq2e0al70nPmJ2qug Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is abo...
Apr 10, 2024•43 min•Ep. 9
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor discuss a change to their game play process that speeds up the start of games and gives for better potential early game play - the 12 card mulligan proposed by @magicalhacker: https://twitter.com/Magical__Hacker/status/1619218622718812160 Frank Karsten article mentioned: https://www.channelfireball.com/article/What-s-an-Optimal-Mana-Curve-and-Land-Ramp-Count-for-Commander/e22caad1-b04b-4f8a-951b-a41e9f08da14/ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old ...
Apr 03, 2024•36 min•Ep. 8
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor wrap up their two-part series on Judith, Carnage Connoisseur, and they build the deck as a group slug style deck - the goal of the deck is to give spells Deathtouch and Lifelink, and burn the table out in one big fiery swoop. Deck list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/qMP0Sx78G0O8Kz8z15BYAw Frank Karsten Article: https://www.channelfireball.com/article/What-s-an-Optimal-Mana-Curve-and-Land-Ramp-Count-for-Commander/e22caad1-b04b-4f8a-951b-a41e9f08da14/ Rule 0 is a M...
Mar 27, 2024•41 min•Ep. 7
Send us a text Shawn and Taylor build a commander from MKM! A lot of links in the show notes to help feed your content cravings Deck list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/sF65hVQ5oEKapFRjEE_28g Reid Duke Article: https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Why-You-Should-Care-About-Competitive-MTG/90b8a60f-081c-4aba-8386-6bb41b08b71f/ Jim Davis Blog: https://youtu.be/M7XaBqMyZaQ?feature=shared Enter the Battlefield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm-rRUwNGk Vice Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/...
Mar 20, 2024•41 min•Ep. 6
Send us a text In this episode, Shawn builds a crazy deck and Taylor tells him he might have a gambling problem. The guys give a deck tech on one of the new Fallout Universes Beyond commanders, Mr. House, President and CEO. Find the deck list here: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/bASl-fqAuk6VPwZXABq-WQ Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s ...
Mar 13, 2024•41 min•Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode, Shawn and Taylor talk about cultivating a playgroup and how to leverage that to gain friendships and experiences outside of Magic. Kingdoms Rules: https://draftsim.com/kingdoms-edh/ Star Rules: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Star Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creat...
Mar 06, 2024•49 min•Ep. 4
