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Commander CrunchEpisode 50 - The Magic of Art, with Vorthos MikeWelcome back for some new year Crunch! Super excited to be back for another year of magical delights and awesome guests. We're joined this week by Vorthos Mike to chat about the role of flavour and expression in magic, his role curating magic art shows, and some musings about what Secret Lairs we'd make if we could. Enjoy!
You can find Vorthos Mike at:
Twitter
Cool Stuff Inc
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2022-01-272h 23
Commander CrunchEpisode 49 - Appreciating the details, with Cole from Uncommon CommanderGreetings legends! We're back again this week for a lofty guest feature with another nice Canadian, it's Cole from the Uncommon Commander podcast! We hang out to chat through his journey in content creation, finding a niche with brewing and appreciating more alternative commander choices, and a good run through of the Crimson Vow previews to date. All that plus Cole's epic guest profile, including nerding out about Megaman, the Tales series, Divinity 2, and Blue Stahli. Enjoy!
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Twitter
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2021-11-033h 16
Commander CrunchEpisode 48 – Sportsmanship in EDH, with The King of EngineersGreetings Brekky' mates, it's been a hot minute! We return from a few weeks break for a cracking guest episode joined this week by someone who's miraculously in our own timezone here in Melbourne! It's our great friend, creater of things, and cultivator of gratitude in EDH, Rodrigo aka The King of Engineers! We dive into the barrage of recent Secret Lairs, including the wins and the controversies, plus the importance of understanding in EDH and day-to-day with perspectives on life on the spectrum. All that plus a dive into Rod's influences, including great chats on Inscryption, Nier Automata...
2021-10-292h 59
Commander CrunchEpisode 47 – Commander is Comedic, with Rachel WeeksWe're joined this week by Co host of Commander Sphere, Designer for CFB, Comedian, and Member of the Commander Advisory Group, it's the wonderful Rachel Weeks! We hang out to chat about the RC and CAGs effect on the game and community, finding the right language to find mutual understanding in commander, wacky deckbuilding, drowning your neighbours in The Sims, and some excellent comedy recommendations. All that and so much more in this mega chat, enjoy!
You can find Rachel at:
Linktree
You can find The Commander Sphere Podcast at:
Patreon
Twitter
2021-09-282h 02
Commander CrunchEpisode 46 – Pure Magic Memories with Charlotte SableHowdy cereal denizons! This week we had the priviledge to hang out with the great Charlotte Sable, Level 3 Magic judge, Commanders Herald writer and member of the Commander Advisory Group, to chat about the recent banlist updates, some favorite cards from Innistrad Midnight Hunt, Charlotte's journey with Magic, judging and the CAG, fun magic memories, and a whole lot of nerding out with ancillary topics. Enjoy!
You can find Charlotte at:
Twitter
Commanders Herald
Plus, discussed on the show:
Charlotte's Goblin Tribal masterpiece
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2021-09-222h 10
Commander CrunchEpisode 45 – Keeping it real; the Chris von Doom DiariesHowdy Breakfast Friends! We're back again this week with another ripper guest feature, this time with commander community voice Chris von Doom to hang out and chat all things magic and life. We delve into our relationships with the game and product fatigue and how to keep it healthy, plus some discussions on the importance of social connection in our game. We also induldge many a side track to chat about the New York Knicks, Hopes for the MCU, evocative horror cinema, great music influences and so much more. It's a wild one, enjoy!
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2021-09-093h 05
Commander CrunchEpisode 44 – cEDH is positive, with Moderately Anonymous MTGWelcome back cereal sentinels! This week we hang out with the lovely Dan aka Moderately Anonymous MTG, known for great cEDH content and community cultivation, and being a positive voice for mental healh and queer representation in Magic. We hang out for a great chat about cEDH, including the misconceptions, the creativity, the positive community and how money should never be the gateway to play. All that plus we get Dan's awesome perspectives on all things life and magic including prog rock, cooking with pokemon and 90s movies. Enjoy!
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2021-08-312h 23
Commander CrunchEpisode 43 – Life, Family�& EDH with Cowboy KyleGreetings! As Chesh takes a well earned break this week, Sam hangs out with the legendary Cowboy Kyle from One More Mana aka The Mana Squad to chat originality in EDH, the orgins of The Mana Squad, appreciation for Canadian Highlander, and all things life and family and how this game has allowed connections across the world. Enjoy!
You can find Cowboy Kyle at:
Twitter
and all the incredible content from One More Mana at:
Youtube
Twitter
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2021-08-182h 20
Commander CrunchEpisode 42 – Fortitude, with�Unsummoned SkullWelcome back breakfast champs! We're joined this week by our good friend JRo aka Unsummoned Skull, streamer, teacher, judge, host of the Quote of Arms podcast, community cultivator of the Skull Symbol discord and knower of more unsummon effects than anyone we know. We hang out with JRo to hear his story about his pathway into magic, the pro tour, becoming a judge and finally to the community focus of current day. We also run through some recent updates to Wizards' support in ANZ, and an array of expected off topic content with our guest - it's a spicy...
2021-08-092h 50
Commander CrunchEpisode 41 – Positive Projects in Quarantine with MJWelcome back cereal warriors! This week we welcome the wonderfully positive MJ from the MTG in Quarantine Podcast to the breakfast table to share experiences on creating a positive podcast outlet, perspectives gained, and what keeps us excited to talk about this game every week. All this plus we delve in to MJs influences, with chats about basketball rivalries, iconic Seattle music and Pokemon games. Enjoy!
You can find MJ at:
Twitter
Spotify
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2021-07-202h 38
Commander CrunchEpisode 40 – Celebrating the Year of the Crunch!Welcome back Breakfast friends! This week we're celebrating 1 year since we started this rewarding passion project, so we figured we'd take a look back at the year that's been for Commander Crunch including some great stories, favorite moments with our incredible guests, and what it's all meant to us with the perspectives we've gained from the amazing discussions. It's been a blast, and we look forward to another year of celebrating the culture, creativity and community of commander. Cheers!
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2021-07-122h 01
Commander CrunchEpisode 39 – Music & Magic with Gabe aka ICETEPGreetings heros! This week we're joined by our good friend Gabe aka ICETEP, composer, producer and creative edh mind. We discuss keeping commander exciting with the community and creative brewing , notably Gabe's latest Ruxa list, some under the radar cards from MH2, plus plenty of the tangential life stuff including Gabe's work in music and screen, and some amazing album recommendations. Enjoy!
Big shoutout to Gabe for producing the intro music for this week, be sure to check out his incredible work as ICETEP.
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Twitter
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2021-06-242h 35
Commander CrunchEpisode 38 – Modern Horizons 2 and maple syrup with FitzWelcome back legends! This week we welcome our dear mate the Canadian woodsman Fitz, host of new EDH gameplay channel Arena of the Ancients and all round community all star, to hang out to chat through our picks from Modern Horizons 2, dive into his story and edh philosphies, plus discuss the important stuff like Canadian Bacon, Mega Man and technical death metal. It's a bloody fun time, enjoy!
You can find the lovely Fitz at:
Twitter
You can find Fitz's gameplay channel Arena of the Ancients at:
Twitch
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2021-06-082h 46
Commander CrunchEpisode 37 – Pricing EDH with DJ from Brainstorm BreweryGreetings folks! With Chesh out with an injury from the top rope this week, Sam hangs out with one of the most entertaining voices in magic finance, co-host of Brainstorm Brewery and Magic financier, Douglas (DJ) Johnson. DJ runs us through his personal play style in EDH, his incredible unsleeved Gonti deck, stories from his life in Magic finance, and some epic tangents spanning parkour, Soul Calibur, New York pizza and being a morning person. Enjoy!
You can find DJ at:
Twitter
Linktree
DJ's Gonti deck needs to be experienced at:
Link
2021-05-182h 01
Commander CrunchEpisode 36 – Hot Soup & Empathy, with Ginger JoeWelcome back legends! We're excited to welcome Ginger Joe Hofmann to the Crunch today, a much loved name in the commander community renowned for sharing empathy and good vibes. Joe regales us with some philosophies and stories of what culture and community mean to us in magic, and how those special bonds endure way beyond the game. Joe also shares his edh perspectives, some creative brewing ideas and cards; what makes this game special, plus a big chat about product releases particularly MH2 and DnD Adventures in the Forgotten Realm. All that plus Joe's answers to our profile questions...
2021-05-133h 44
Commander CrunchEpisode 35 – Finding Balance, with Nick S from MTG LexiconThanks for the patience friends, been a little while between breakfasts! This week we welcome the wonderful Nick S from MTG Lexicon to the Crunch to chat about balance in magic and life, some MTG Lexicon lore and history, including Nick's years leading the show, Chesh wonders about some of the changing of the guard impacts from the mothership affecting product releases and errors, plus shares thoughts about the end of creator program and Australia's lack of love or opportunities in the grand scheme. All that plus latest EDH happenings, and we run Nick through the guest gauntlet of...
2021-05-032h 32
Commander CrunchEpisode 34 – Dana Roach drops by for breakfastWelcome breakfast friends! We're joined by the illustrious Dana Roach on the Crunch this week, co-host of amazing podcasts CMDR Central and the EDHRECast, plus writer for Commanders Herald and EDHREC. We chat about how Dana keeps such a busy schedule whilst keeping commander exciting and fresh, plus the evolving commander landscape, Strixhaven commander deck reveals, and how community involvement has changed in the spelltable era. We of course delve right into the off topic zone with some great discussions and stories about record collecting, Neutral Milk Hotel, and interesting dinner guests. Enjoy!
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2021-04-122h 35
Commander CrunchEpisode 33 – EDH is Esoteric with G3 from MTG LexiconWelcome Cereal fans! We welcome a very dear friend of ours to the cast this week as Nick G aka G3 from MTG Lexicon hangs out at the breakfast table to chat all things life and magic. We run through G3's commander and MTG Lexicon origins, his intensly detailed deck brewing documentation and style, what it's been like managing the MTG Lexicon community and the support we've been grateful for, and we take a trip on the vessel of our minds to discuss the deep esoteric themes of cognitive science and actionable concepts we can think about and...
2021-04-023h 10
Commander CrunchEpisode 32 – An Audience with Erin Campbell, Dredge QueenWelcome Breakfast Dredge Fiends! We're very excited this week to be graced by the presence of Magic royalty, she's the host of Magic Mics, the former host of groundbreaking podcasts The Deck Tease and The Girlfriend Bracket, it's Dredge Queen Erin Campbell! We hang out to chat about approaching commander from competitive eternal formats, and the lessons learned and creativity found in both; plus what it means to be an influencial community figure in Magic, including channelling negativity into something to positive and powerful, practicing self-worth and what it means to feel truly happy. We also get regaled with...
2021-03-222h 38
Commander CrunchEpisode 31 – Hanging out with Joshua Grant, CEO of BinderPOS & CFB GroupIt's an absolute honour this week to welcome Joshua Grant to the breakfast table to discuss the merger of BinderPOS and Channel Fireball including Josh's history with BinderPOS, plus the positive vision of placing power back in the hands of the people at the heart of the game, the LGS'. We also run through the future of events, including the idea of more representation for the Magic community on this side of the world, some wacky ideas for universes beyond crossovers (Microsoft's ever helpful Clippy?) and just generally nerd out with one of the coolest kiwi's imaginable about everything...
2021-03-151h 59
Commander CrunchEpisode 30 – Sam & Max Crandell hit the roadWelcome back breakfast friendos! As Chesh departs this weekend on official trading card business, we fill the grinning Chesh-sized void with an extra special guest to share some hearty conversations with, it's none other the CMDR Central's Max Crandell! Max joins us to challenge the great trophy of longest guest feature (previously held by Jeff from MTG Lexicon), and absolutely delivers. We start with discussions on Wizards' latest announcements on Universes Beyond, including the ramifications of the Warhammer 40k and Lord of the Rings IPs being added to the game we all love, plus also muse over IPs we...
2021-03-093h 18
Commander CrunchEpisode 29 – Let's talk about Mental Health (and Strixhaven)Greetings friends! This week we tackle two meaty topics with more in common than you may think... Firstly we run through the first Strixhaven offerings to be revealed this week, including the discussing the flavour of the set, what the school houses are leading on for relatability, and why Chesh feels particularly problematic with some of the trope-driven depictions of some of the school houses. On a big positive, we also run through the stunning new showcase and japanese exclusive card treatments (big thumbs up), before linking to the big topic; Mental health and how it connects with us...
2021-02-232h 22
Commander CrunchEpisode 28 – Curiosity and appreciation with MonoWhiteBorderThanks for joining us at the breakfast table friends! This week we enlisted the brilliant mind of the always charming Peter aka MonoWhiteBorder to discuss building not only in mono white, but also generally to optimise enjoyment and originality. We run through the ever present topic of what exactly constitutes enjoyment for everyone at a commnder table, some discoveries from Peter's deep dives into the workings of mono white, plus even some Skeleton Ship appreciation! All that plus we cover those important ancillery influences with our guest, with chats involving competitive Mario Party, shoegaze, Morrowind and a heap of...
2021-02-102h 26
Commander CrunchEpisode 27 – Let's talk about the social contractGreetings friends! We're taking a little intermission between guest features this week to spend some time chatting about the social contract, and showing consideration in Commander. Inspired by our previous guests the Scrap Trawlers recently, some discussions started around how do we all show kindness in commander, which led to our run through on this episode touching on our perspectives on navigating the social contract in commander, including a little about Rule Zero (we could easily do many more episodes on just that topic), and having healthy discussions to establish expectations in commander games. We run through some ways...
2021-02-031h 16
Commander CrunchEpisode 26 – Budget decks & creativity, with Scrap TrawlersWelcome back friends! We're joined at the breakfast table this week by the brilliant Andy & Nick from Scrap Trawlers, an edh stream featuring budget deck challenges built around themes, and featuring regular guests from the commmander community. Andy & Nick have been fantastic advocates in the community for positive and creative commander play, using challenges to discover interesting cards and dynamics in the game, whilst promoting the idea that the game shouldn't be cost prohibitive for everyone to play. We hang out and chat through some great tales from the first few months of Scrap Trawlers, including interesting discoveries, bad...
2021-01-261h 58
Commander CrunchEpisode 25 – Winning is Secondary, with Lenny WooleyGreetings wizards! We're joined at the breakfast table this week by the wonderful Lenny Wooley, known around the commander community as Ajani's Gay Pridemate, to hang out and run through his never ending list of reputable and exquisitly creative deck brews and personal philosphies for cultivating fun in Commander. We also take a left down tangent lane to chat great board games, and the link that often exists to themes and concepts in playing edh with social interaction, plus we run Lenny through our profile obstacle course for some chats on everything from spooky doughnuts to a story about...
2021-01-192h 03
Commander CrunchEpisode 24 – Crackin' Packs with Mr BeversThe Crunch is back to continue exploring our magical conversations with the commander community for 2021! We welcome our favorite Canadian cracker of packs Mr Bevers to the breakfast table this week to hang out and discuss the addictive nature of the humble booster pack and our relationship with value, and his latest project of Cracking for a Cause which pairs opening packs with donating to charities. We also run through latest commander brews, with Chesh building Averna and MrB's project to build the entire set of Theros gods with the stargazing Secret Lair, and of course we run Mr...
2021-01-112h 01
Commander CrunchEpisode 23 – Time for reflection, with Colin o'clockWelcome back to the Crunch for the last time this year breakfast denizons, we made it! To end the year on the most positive note possible, we're joined by one of the most joyous smiling faces in the commander community we could think of, it's Colin o'clock! Colin hangs out with us to chat about streaming commander with a focus on creativity and positivity, our forays into the epic commander sealed league, thoughts on the first previews of Kaldheim, and wrap it all together with huge reflections on what 2020 has been personally and for commander in the form of...
2020-12-222h 14
Commander CrunchEpisode 22 – Cookouts and Camaraderie, with Ryan PeneffWelcome back friends! We've got a super special guest for another mammoth episode this week, he's an exquisite alterest of cards, advocate of Brash Taunter and good times, hosts of legendary podcasts Commander Cookout and Commander AdPopulum, joining us live from the great Prairies of Saskatchewan it's Ryan Peneff! We promptly crack a beer and kick it with Ryan with chats about Australia and Canada in the global Magic scene and how it can improve, what living with nature has taught about community, and also Ryan's all time decks in the quiver. We also run through our profile questions...
2020-12-142h 21
Commander CrunchEpisode 21 – Games are supposed to be fun, with EnthralimundWelcome back friends of the breakfast table! This week we continue our explorations into the essence of edh with a very special MTG (and well, Hearthstone) community member and all round wonderful Canadian Joel, aka Enthralimund from the Hearthstone podcast Squelch! Joel brings years of magic and life experience to the table with great perspectives as an art teacher, family man, and advocate for reinforcing the positive side of why we play card games. We run through the release of Commander Collection: Green, Joel's background in Magic and Hearthstone, and what each game has taught about the other, plus...
2020-12-072h 34
Commander CrunchEpisode 20 – Spicy Brewing with Brandon from MTG LexiconWe sure love those folks from MTG Lexicon, so much so that the epic conversations continue this time with Brandon, producer, control player, paragon of creative spicy brews and absolute media fiend! Brandon joins us to discuss his creative process to brew unique lists, what community means in 2020 and how that's been at the heart of the MTG Lexicon ethos, and some of the background of how the MTG Lexicon meta has developed and influenced building in a positive way for the best possible fun interactive games. Brandon also comes to the table for one of best fun guest...
2020-11-302h 01
Commander CrunchEpisode 19 – EDH is about�enjoyment, with Coach DavieWelcome back coffee wizards! This week we're joined at the breakfast table by our good friend Dave Kosin, CoolStuff Inc writer, EDH voice and Personal Trainer to the MTG community. We sit down to chat about why we play EDH for enjoyment, how Commander is going in 2020, including some Commander Legends chatter, plus some good discussions around the difference between card issues and people issues, product release fatigue, and the volatility of the hype cycle in the magic community. We also run through the importance of playing the cards you enjoy in commander, and what we bring to the...
2020-11-232h 27
Commander CrunchEpisode 18 – Commander Legends Prerelease ImpressionsIt's beginning to look a lot like (Commander) Christmas! We can't wipe the grins off our faces this week as we both got our first experiences opening and playing Commander Legends at prerelease weekend. Chesh runs through some stories and experiences from playing the primary intended way to play limited; draft, whilst same heads up some observations from playing the format sealed. All in all we're finding this could be one for the ages, and we've never seen anything quite like it. All that plus Chesh runs through the blueprint of his new Liesa, Shroud of Dusk deck build...
2020-11-171h 37
Commander CrunchEpisode 17 – Commander Legends Part 2 with Create CommanderThis week we welcome another Commander Legend to hang out and discuss all things Commander Legends, it's Brandon from Create Commander! Brandon creates fantastic content focusing on creative deck brews and guides for players beginning their journey into the expansive world of commander, we run through some of his channels beginnings and deck building philosophies, as well as diving back deep into the huge pool of new cards we have to absorb from the upcoming Commander Legends set. Enjoy!
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Twitter
Youtube
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2020-11-112h 06
Commander CrunchEpisode 16 – Commander Legends with Guardian ProjectThey are Commander Legends, and we're talking Commander Legends! We're joined this week by the magnificant Andy and Coyle, paragons of positive commander, from the Guardian Project Podcast. Stick around for a free-for-all roundtable on all of the amazing spice we've seen in the first wave of Commander Legends previews, including the good, the janky, and of course, the controversial, it's gonna get wild! All that plus some solid Star Wars chat, Pumpkin spiced lattés, and the uncomfortable word 'cream pad' (Thanks Chesh.)... Enjoy!
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2020-11-032h 43
Commander CrunchEpisode 15 – Ch-Changes with Chain of Commander'Mornin Breadlords! Continuing our trend of discussions with Commander community members and content creators, we're joined for breakfast this week by the wonderful Chain from Chain of Commander. Chain's a new name of the EDH creator scene, and responsible for an already solid library of creative, insightful and fun commander content, which continues to release regularly. We run through his early impressions and feelings of this year in content creation, what creativity and joy in commander is all about, and of course we run through our hard hitting list of funky illuminating profile questions - spoiler alert; there's some...
2020-10-261h 50
Commander CrunchEpisode 14 – Breakfast with Commander at ArmsWelcome back Cereal Warriors, We're joined this week by James and Paul from the Commander at Arms Podcast to share some edh thoughts over a hearty Australian breakfast. We run through Chesh's upgrades and thoughts on the new Zendikar Rising Commander Precons, Some collective thoughts and discussions on the problematic Commander Legends leaks recently, The origins and vision of The Commander at Arms Podcast, and of course some inspired food chat because what else would you expect from the most Australian AND Breakfast focussed Commander podcast going round? Enjoy friends.
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2020-10-181h 24
Commander CrunchEpisode 13 – Riptide Pro Lab tour with ThirteenGood morning breakfast lords, its been a hot minute! We're joined this week by the great Thirteen of Riptide Project Laboratory to get stuck right in to the proverbial elephant in the Magic room, The Walking Dead Secret lair. We offer some thoughts and objective point of views and potential ramifications, before moving into some broader chats about content creation, mental health, what Magic means to us, and the greatest card type created, the almighty Equipment! Enjoy friends.
You can find Thirteen and the Riptide Pro Lab at:
@riptideprolab
youtube.com/RiptideProjectLaboratory
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2020-10-072h 16
Commander CrunchEpisode 12 – Haldan & Pako, Deckbuilding for webcamGreetings Cereal Cephalids! We've got a nice dainty episode between community guests this week, where Chesh and Sam run through some of their thoughts, experiences and considerations for deckbuilding with webcam/SpellTable play in mind. We run through some card types that may best not to include, as well as some that may work better than expected - and as a general rule, communication is key, and a healthy integral part of commander play. Rounding out this concept is a look a nice new thematic Haldan and Pako brew deck tech from Chesh. Enjoy!
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2020-09-231h 11
Commander CrunchEpisode 11 – Searching for Magic with Booster TutorWe're joined at the breakfast table today by the great Brandon Crane aka Booster Tutor - limited enthusiast, creator of great unboxing videos, commander player, and most importantly known for his content scouring online listings and flea markets for hidden gems of forgotten magic card collections. We venture through some epic tales of magic card discovery in the wild, Brandon's origins of magic, thoughts on the state of the game in 2020 and of course our usual barrage of nonsense questions we love to put our guests on the spot to try and answer – because it yields such great conversations ab...
2020-09-141h 20
Commander CrunchEpisode 10 – Zendikar's nice this time of yearWelcome to Zendikar Breakfast Lords! Thanks to the Zendikar Rising Preview Show this past week, we were inundated with so much magic news about Zendikar Rising, and the year of magic ahead, that we couldn't quite process all thats going on. We run through all of the announcements of upcoming specs and speculation on what we may see (fetch lands hmmmm?), then bring it closer to the present for a run through of everything released so far about our foray back to the beloved jungle wonderland of Zendikar, including set boosters, expedition lands, and a bunch of hot picks...
2020-09-061h 46
Commander CrunchEpisode 09 – Gavin Verhey, Legendary FeatureWe're joined at the breakfast table this week by an extremely special guest this week, Commander afficiando, hero of the people, crafter of the very cards and sets we love, and receiver of more “print this card” requests than perhaps anyone else.
It is of course Gavin Verhey, Senior Designer and Writer at Wizards of the Coast, and he joins us to talk all things Commander culture in 2020 and the future, the exciting synthesis of draft and commander in the upcoming set Commander Legends, and our usual enlightening profile deep dive to discover Gavin's influences, and generally nerd out...
2020-08-301h 29
Commander CrunchEpisode 08 – Dive Bar Tales with Jeff from MTG LexiconYou're in for a breakfest treat this week jank lords, we're joined by Jeff from MTG Lexicon, the internet's very own Dive Bar of Magic. We discuss everything from the background of MTG Lexicon, what 'The Gathering' means to us, culture, beer, anime, prog rock, and oh yeah some new Commander product just released! It's a mammoth episode, that goes on all kinds of wonderful and mysterious tangents, but seriously, when the conversation is this good you just keep recording – we hope you enjoy.
You can find the magnificant Jeff:
@LexiconJeff
and the rest of th...
2020-08-253h 20
Commander CrunchEpisode 07 – Creativity & Self Expression with SheepwaveMornin' breakfast lords! We're excited to be joined for breakfast this week by artist, content creator and all-round wonderful person Meghan, aka Sheepwave. We dive deep on what it means to be self expressive at the commander table, including the discussion of social contracts in Commander, the use of proxies and artistic inspiration, plus of course the related financial implications and complexities of our favorite social format. Enjoy!
You can find Sheepwave and her awesome artwork at:
@sheepycutie
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2020-08-181h 52
Commander CrunchEpisode 06 – Effective Cards for a Positive TableGreetings commander jank lords! This week we're opening up a discussion about a theme of positive table interaction in commander. A couple epsiodes back JR from SpellTable brought up the idea of playing cards that result in some table chatter, which got us thinking about what it is that really helps make a commander game enjoyable and positive for eveyrone, and the heart of it is interaction. In the spirit of promoting the best sides of the game we love, we take a look at some specific cards that embody the spirit of positive table interaction, and provoking a...
2020-08-101h 05
Commander CrunchEpisode 05 – Upgrading the Commander 2020 PreconsWelcome back Commander Addicts! This week we resist the urge to have yet another guest, and instead learn to talk among outselves about the latest juicy commander release this year, the Ikoria themed Commander 2020 precons. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast, Chesh received one of each of the decks from mothership to produce a series of sponsored videos showing an upgrade path for each of the precons. We run through Chesh's thought processes for each of the deck upgrades, outlining key deck building considerations, interesting discoveries, fun gameplay stories, and the regular serving of wacky tangents and spinoffs you've...
2020-08-041h 52
Commander CrunchEpisode 04 – Remote Magic with JR from SpellTableWelcome coffee fiends! This week's esteemed guest is responsible for the very platform that is keeping us connected virtually for paper magic through these weird and wacky times - it's Jonathan Rowny from SpellTable. JR runs through with us the beginnings of SpellTable, the uncanny timing of it's success, observations on commander culture, and then we go right down the rabbit hole for barrage of wild topics, including NHL, NBA, Rocket League and Surf Ninjas - Enjoy.
You can find JR and SpellTable at:
@SpellTable
https://www.spelltable.com/
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2020-07-271h 47
Commander CrunchEpisode 03 – Chasing Waterfalls with ManaCurvesWe're super excited to chat this morning to Chase Carroll, aka ManaCurves - she's known for her articles on TCGPlayer, awesome twitch commander deck brewing sessions, being an incredible figure in the Magic community, and for her work and writing around mental health and how that relates to Magic.
We get right into topics of commander deck brewing and some of Chase's latest deck articles, inclusive culture in Magic and your LGS, Chase's work in the mental health field, and a great deal of other great tangents. Enjoy.
You can find Chase at:
@ManaCurves
2020-07-212h 02
Commander CrunchEpisode 02 – Breakfast with Jason AltToday we're joined at the breakfast table by none other than Jason Alt, known around all corners of the Commander websphere for his works with Brainstorm Brewery, EDHREC.com, writing at MtG Price and CoolStuff Inc, and most recently from the Film Hooligans podcast, as well as a great little term we know of eternally in EDH as the '75% Theory'.
We run through everything from Commander philosophy, latest product releases, the future of magic and work as we know it, film and the state of comedy.
You can find Jason at:
@JasonEAlt
2020-07-131h 35
Commander CrunchEpisode 01 – Sublime Epiphanies from Core 21Need to start somewhere! Sam & Chesh get things with a run through of all the latest from the release of Core Set 21, including some choice new cards on our radar and what they mean for Commander.
In the entertaining, we discuss Dorohedoro, found on Netflix, as well as The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, also found on Netflix.
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Chesh is at @CheshirePlays
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