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**Commander Social**

This is a weekly Commander podcast about Magic: the Gathering. Your hosts Ryan, and Zack attempt to entertain you with interesting anecdotes about the game of Magic, including their experience running a Commander league.

Latest Episodes:

March of the Machine: Secret List Top 8 - Ep169 Apr 20, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
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Ep 169 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 8:39
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - March of the Machine
1. Disclaimer: We don’t know what’s on each other’s lists
2. Zack’s turn to set over and under 2.5
3. Summary
Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

March of the Machine Previews - Ep168 Apr 13, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 168 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 8:50
2. @scryfall - 10:04
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - March of the Machine Previews
1. Disclaimer: The cards we are discussing have been posted to scryfall on or before 04.04.2023
2. March of the Machine
  1. Conclusion of story started in Dominaria United
  2. Pre-release: 04.14.2023
  3. Release: 04.21.2023
  4. New Card Type - Battle
    1. Hinted at on Atraxa, Grand Unifier in the previous set.
    2. There are 36 planes being invaded in March of the Machine, and hence one battle for every plane with a card set in them, plus a few extras.
    3. All of these cards have the subtype are Siege
    4. Battles are susceptible to combat damage.
    5. Some spells and abilities may specifically say that they cause damage to be dealt to battles.
    6. Any spell or ability that says "any target" can target a battle.
    7. Going forward, Battles are considered to be deciduous
      1. Can be used for any set, but won’t be used in every set.
3. Scryfall search: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Amom+%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29
Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

Colorless Mana Base - Ep167 Mar 30, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 167 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 6:47
2. @wachelreeks - 9:26
3. @commandcast - 9:26
4. @TCGplayer - 13:10
5. @moxfieldmtg - 15:07
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - Colorless Mana Base
1. Disclaimer: This is a somewhat generic list, things change if you run stuff like Myriad Landscape, or big Eldrazi
2. I went through this process when thinking about building “Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter” I kinda felt overwhelmed, and so decided to break the process down into Lands and then think about other cards in the 99 at a later time.
3. I went through ALL the lands that could be played, and got it down to 138 I would consider playing, and then got it all the way down to the 37 lands you see below.
4. Lands decklist: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/cRbUXqBMYE2UcCP9WmQZsA
  1. If you want to see the full 138: https://scryfall.com/@greenegeek/decks/ccfb0803-e04b-4b02-aeec-501b0be77c5f?as=list&with=usd
5. Ramp (Higher, further, faster baby.)
  1. Ancient Tomb
  2. Crystal Vein
  3. Hall of Tagsin
  4. Urza’s Saga
6. Card Draw (I know I put those extra cards around here somewhere…)
  1. Cryptic Caves
  2. Geier Reach Sanitarium
  3. Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  4. War Room
7. Land Destruction (If I put crucible of worlds in here, does that make me a bad guy?)
  1. Dust Bowl
  2. Strip Mine
  3. Wasteland
8. Faves (Melissa McCarthy hands as heart gif goes here)
  1. Emergence Zone
  2. Field of the Dead
  3. The Mycosynth Gardens
  4. Thespian Stage
  5. Tower of the Magistrate
9. Summary
  1. How cool is it getting to run SO many utility lands? Any you think I missed?

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

Amenities at the LGS - Ep166 Mar 16, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 166 Community Spotlight:
1. @moxfieldmtg - 8:11
2. @edhrec - 8:40
3. @MothershipGames - 12:34
4. @DragonShield_ - 20:33
5. @UltimateGuard - 33:19
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - Amenities at the LGS
1. Disclaimer
  1. These are not hard and fast rules, nor is your LGS subpar if they do not have these amenities. We just wanted to discuss some of the things we like and maybe you can take some of our ideas back to your LGS. I made a recommendation to mothership recently and they did it.
2. The Amenities
  1. Clean
  2. Friendly (knowledgeable if possible) staff
  3. Good singles selection (a fine line)
    1. Preferably having cards on display or in binders to peruse.
  4. Online ordering that is up to date.
  5. Good snacks
    1. Diabetic friendly snacks
    2. Good selection of drinks
  6. Will not tolerate abusive customers.
    1. Abusive language and behavior toward other customers / players
    2. Toxic masculinity
    3. Sexism
    4. Inappropriate playmats and/or card sleeves
  7. Lots of MTG type accessories
  8. Tables for play
    1. Well spaced
  9. Curbside pickup during the pandemic
  10. Board games to try before you buy
3. Summary
  1. What do you think this list? Is there anything your LGS does that you love and we didn’t list? Let us know on twitter!

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

March of the Machine and Other Previews - Ep165 Mar 02, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
Ad Read
Ep 165 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 5:17
2. @vendilion - 9:57
3. @kieranyanner - 16:19
4. @VargasNi - 16:35
5. @scryfall - 23:58
6. @howardlyonart - 29:44
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - March of the Machine and Other Previews
1. These are preview cards from 02.27.2023 on scryfall.
  1. MOM - March of the Machine
  2. MOC - March of Machine commander
  3. MAT - March of the Machine: The Aftermath
  4. MUL - Multiverse Legends
1. What do you think of these new cards? Let us know on twitter!
1. Disclaimer
2. https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Amom%2Cmoc%2Cmul%2Cmat&unique=prints&as=grid&order=review
3. Summary

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

The Compleate Artifact Deck - Ep164 Feb 24, 2023

Show notes

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You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 164 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 9:56
2. @scryfall - 32:49
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - The Compleate Artifact Deck
1. Disclaimer
  1. This is a deck Zack came up with. I cannot be held responsible for the damage it does in the outside world. - Ryan
2. Decklist - https://www.moxfield.com/decks/o3gpl8pUpkKHEVZFp3Efsg
3. What the Deck Does
  1. I’ll admit to having wanted to build a token swarm-type deck for a while, but I had never found one that interested me. Soldiers, Zombies, and Vampires are all boring, however, artifacts are not. This is a story of my artifact token deck
4. Three Urzas
  1. - Urza, Lord High Artificer
  2. - Urza, Cheif Artificer
  3. - Urza, Prince of Kroog
5. Card Categories
  1. Protect Commander
    1. Swiftfoot boots
    2. Lightening Grieevs
  2. Anthems
    1. Cards that add +1/+1 to the board
    2. An effect that affects ALL
    3. Cyberdrive Awakener
    4. Urza, Prince of Kroog
  3. Mana Rocks
    1. Want to have a high count here
    2. your signets, talismans, what have you
  4. Token Makers
    1. Bitterblossom
    2. Skrilev's Hive
    3. Efficient Construction
    4. Mirrodin Besieged
  5. Token Doublers
    1. Mondrak
    2. Anointed Procession
  6. Draw
    1. Vedalken Archmage
    2. General stuff
  7. Ramp
    1. Wreck Hunter
    2. Forsaken Monument
6. Summary
  1. What do you think of this deck? Does Anyone have any sweet tech for this list?

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

Phyrexia All Will Be One: Commander First Impressions - Ep163 Feb 17, 2023

Show notes

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You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 163 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 6:00
2. @BrainstormBrew - 7:09
3. @schmandrewart - 28:06
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - Phyrexia All Will Be One: Commander First Impressions
1. Disclaimer
  1. We only looked at the Rares and Mythics, otherwise, it would take too long to prep for the episode
    1. https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=set%3Aonc+%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29+-is%3Areprint
2. Discuss
3. Summary
  1. What do you think of the Phyrexia ONE Commander decks? Are you planning on picking any of these up?

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

Phyrexia All Will Be One Top 8 - Ep162 Feb 09, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!
1. https://store.mothershipatx.com
2. SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
3. SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
4. Thursday nights come play at mothership!
  1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf
Ad Read
Ep 162 Community Spotlight:
1. @MothershipGames - 6:01
2. @scryfall - 22:28
The Command Zone
1. Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas
Main Topic - Phyrexia All Will Be One Top 8
1. Disclaimer
  1. We only looked at the Rares and Mythics, otherwise, it would take too long to prep for the episode
    1. https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=set%3Aone+%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29+-is%3Areprint
2. Top 8
  1. Ryan’s turn to set the over/under
3. Summary
  1. What do you think of Phyrexia ONE? How are our lists? Did we miss any? Let us know your top 8 cards on Twitter

Wrap it up
Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

Phyrexia All Will Be One First Impressions - Ep161 Jan 26, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!

https://store.mothershipatx.com
SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
Thursday nights come play at mothership!
1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Ad Read

Ep 161 Community Spotlight:

@MothershipGames - 7:25
@scryfall - 10:11
@JoshLeeKwai - 20:34
@CMDRCentral_Max - 31:08
@blakepr - 44:32

The Command Zone

Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas

Main Topic - Phyrexia All Will Be One First Impressions

Disclaimer

We are going to try our best and not talk about leaks. Here’s the Scryfall search we used (we aren’t talking about the smudged ones, nor the ones with fingers in the pictures):
1. https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=set%3Aone+%28rarity%3Ar+OR+rarity%3Am%29&unique=cards.

Phyrexia All Will Be One

Look at the cards and talk about them

Summary

What do you think of Phyrexia ONE so far? Any cards you are immediately sotting into decks, or Commanders you are planning to build?

Wrap it up

Keep it Social!
Zack Gets it Together Theme
1. Komiku - Battle of Pogs
2. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Commander Social Theme
1. Title - Trap Sport
2. By - jorikbasov
3. https://pixabay.com/music/future-bass-trap-sport-4348/
Contact Info
1. Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/commandersocial
2. You can check us out at commandersocial.com
3. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/CommanderSocial
4. You can email us directly at cast@commandersocial.com
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandersocial
6. On twitter @commandersocial
7. Ryan individually @greenegeek
  1. twitch.tv/greenegeek
8. Zack individually @z4ck38
© Copyright 2023 Leaky Dinghy, LLC

The One About Marvel Snap - Ep160 Jan 20, 2023

Show notes

https://store.commandersocial.com

You can find us on Twitter

Ryan - @greenegeek
Zack - @z4ck38
Together - @commandersocial

Our LGS has setup an online store!

https://store.mothershipatx.com
SOCIALSHIP - free shipping on orders of $50 or more
SOCIAL10 - 10% off in stock MTG singles
Thursday nights come play at mothership!
1. https://discord.gg/MMXQJqf

Ad Read

Ep 160 Community Spotlight:

@MothershipGames - 13:05
@TolarianCollege - 13:46

The Command Zone

Discussion on new cards we got and spec ideas

Main Topic - Marvel Snap

Disclaimer

We are not switching to be a podcast about Marvel Snap. It’s ok if you want to leave now, we won’t resent you.

Quick Summary

Fast paced 12 card singleton deck battler
Games are usually less than 5 minutes
1. 6 turn games baring TVA or Magik
3 Center locations that are revealed left to right on turns 1-3
1. These are kinda like Magic’s lands as they introduce a large amount of variance into the game

Is Marvel Snap a competitor to Magic?

Discuss Arena vs Snap
Developer communication
Not as deep a game as Magic, but still really meaty

Currency

Gold
1. Can be used to purchase Credits, refresh Missions, or Variants. It can be earned from caches or rank levels.
2. Can also be purchased with money.
Credits
1. Earned through missions and caches or purchased with Gold.
2. Can be used to level up cards and buy fast upgrades
Tokens
1. Earned from caches on the collector level.
2. Used to buy cards from the Token Shop

Boosters

Earned from playing games, gaining Card Levels, and gaining Season Levels

Cubes

Earned from playing games. Contributes to your Rank

Effective Ways to Use Currency

Gold

Always best used to refill quests to earn points for the ladder and tokens to upgrade cards.

Credits:
1. I always upgrade all cards once. After that, I will usually level the cards I play.
2. I feel like you get more bang for your buck when you save up a day's worth of credits to upgrade cards.

Tokens

Buy cards that enable a new deck with other cards you already own
Significant upgrades to current decks

Cubes

Discuss Snapping

Now that we understand currency, is the season pass worth it?

Discuss

Ladders

Collection Level:

A ladder you climb by upgrading cards where you can earn gold, credits, tokens, new cards, and various other aesthetics

Rank:
1. Your rank rises by how many cubes you earn from games.
2. As you rise in rank you can get gold, variants, or credits.
3. Resets every Season

Season Ladder:

Gives you a new card every month and you gain gold, tokens, boosters, variants, and other aesthetics.

Weekly Challenge

Earned by completing quests.
Earns Gold, Tokens, Seasonal Ladder Points

Decks

I personally love the dynamic deck building this game offers.
You don’t have to have an optimal deck to win
Multiple versions of the same deck (IE. Aggro Sera Surfer vs Control)
The meta changes Monthly, at a minimum every month, but there are also Hot and Featured locations
1. Hot locations are in 60% of games and appear for a 24 hour window
2. Featured locations are in 40% of games, and appear for a 48 hour window

Collecting New cards

This is the funnest part of the game, and seeing yoru collection grow is pretty satisfying, and something I think most Magic players would enjoy (It’s kinda like opening a booster, but guaranteed to get new cards only)