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“Landing Party” Precon Upgrade Guide | Star Trek | 773 Nov 05, 2026

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It’s time to explore the strange new worlds of the Bant (green/white/blue) Star Trek precon, “Landing Party,” and discover how to pump up its power! In this $50 upgrade guide, we’ve got 10 new cards to beam into your list and 10 you can ditch planet-side to make room. With these swaps, your deck will be ready to crush your opponents the moment you make landfall. Don’t miss it!

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Star Trek’s Most Powerful New Commanders | 772 Nov 03, 2026

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Magic’s newest set, Star Trek, takes MTG to the final frontier, but which courageous captain or shiny Spacecraft should you put at the helm of your next Commander deck? This episode, we’re going over the most powerful legends in the galaxy, giving you a rundown of all the strategies and synergies you need to make sure you’re equipped with the proper tools for your next away mission. What strange new decks will you discover? Let’s beam up and find out!

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“Federation Fleet” Precon Upgrade Guide | Star Trek | 771 Oct 29, 2026

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Are you Boldly Going to grab the new Jeskai (blue/red/white) “Federation Fleet” precon from MTG’s latest set, Star Trek? Well you’ve beamed onto the right planet, because It’s time for our $50 upgrade guide! We’ve got a list of 10 cards to add to your crew, and 10 you can throw out the airlock so you’ll be prepared for the REAL final frontier… your next game night! Engage!

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The Most Powerful Tribes | Game Knights 55:

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Leveling Up the Foundations Precons | 770 Oct 29, 2026

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The best Commander decks start with a strong foundation, or in this case, a strong Foundations precon! And today we’re upgrading the full suite of five new mono-color decks, giving you a few cards to swap in and fine tune their strategies and a few tips for piloting them successfully. Whether you’re new to the format or looking to expand your arsenal, these decks are worth another look. Let’s get into it!

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The Best Card from EVERY Commander Precon Ever | 769 Oct 21, 2026

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Teferi’s Protection, Fierce Guardianship, Toxic Deluge: Without Commander precons we wouldn’t have a ton of the format’s foremost staples. For this episode, we delved through ALL 150+ PRECONS to find you the very best new card from each one. What hidden gems are lurking in the 99s of all those boxes on your shelf? This is a long one, so grab your popcorn and your trade binders. Let’s get into it!

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Magic Card Designer vs His Own Creations | Extra Turns 63:

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The Best Token Commanders | The Command Zone 683:

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200-Card Decks! | Extra Turns 67:

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What is the Most Powerful Precon EVER?! | Extra Turns 27:

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Bonkers Battle Between Brilliant Brewmasters | Extra Turns 31:

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Non-Stop Commander Action | Extra Turns 44:

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10-Player Commander Game:

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Post Malone Epic Magic The Gathering Gameplay | Game Knights 51:

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Brutal Warhammer Beatdown | Extra Turns 28:

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Warhammer 40,000 w/ Cosmonaut Variety Hour | Game Knights 57:

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Magic Rules that Don’t Make Sense | 768 Oct 16, 2026

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So you think you know how Magic works, huh? WRONG! It’s almost impossible to fully know the game! Magic has hundreds of pages of rules, and some of them make no sense at all. This episode, we’re going through Magic’s weirdest, most unintuitive, least understood rules and telling you exactly how they work and exactly what boggles our minds about them. Ready to learn something? Let’s get into it!

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Level Up Your Combat Phase | The Command Zone 607:

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Stop Falling for these Commander Deckbuilding Traps | 767 Oct 08, 2026

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Deckbuilding may seem fun, but it’s also incredibly DANGEROUS! From unfocused gameplans to awkward mana curves, everywhere you look there are traps and pitfalls just waiting to kill your grand vision. Today, let us be your guides through the perilous world of brewing Commander decks. With our help, you can avoid these common missteps and make sure your decks are all ready for action!

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Why Your Deck Feels Clunky and How to Fix It | The Command Zone 730:

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We Upgrade Each Other’s Decks w/ Murph | The Command Zone 760:

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Reality Fracture’s Best New Cards (In the 99) | 766 Sep 29, 2026

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Ready to step into a fresh new world of power? Reality Fracture has you covered with a multiverse’s worth of sweet new tools for your 99. This episode, we’ll lay out all the cards you don't want to miss from MTG’s latest in-universe set, and trust us, there’s some real staple potential going on with some of these picks. Jace’s Echoverse might not have lasted long, but these cards are here to stay, so let’s get started!

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Cards We’ll Never Stop Playing in Commander | The Command Zone 763:

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Reality Fracture’s Most Powerful New Commanders | 765 Sep 22, 2026

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Bad news: Jace has broken the multiverse.

Good news: That means YOU get some broken new Commanders to play with!

That’s right, this episode we’re going over the most powerful new legends from MTG’s latest in-universe set, Reality Fracture. We’ll lay out everything you need to know to start crafting around these cool color-swapped characters, so you can turn YOUR universe into one where you have a sweet new deck. Come watch!

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We Upgrade Each Other’s Decks w/ Murph | The Command Zone 760:

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“Multiverse Reforged” Precon Upgrade Guide | Reality Fracture | 764 Sep 18, 2026

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Behold Jace’s perfect world in the form of the four-color ”Multiverse Reforged” Reality Fracture precon! He may have “improved” the multiverse, but now it’s up to us to improve his deck with our $50 upgrade guide. We’ll lay out 10 cards to bring into existence, and 10 to banish into nothingness to make this deck a true masterpiece. Soon you’ll be reforging the reality of your next game night into one where you are VICTORIOUS! Let’s get started.

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