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Listener Decks | More Commander Damage
We've talked over the last few months about different ways to build around commander damage. Your turn! We're turning the air time over to your ideas. Let's get one last discussion in for what can be distilled into the classic Voltron, the
Finding the Upsides to the Downsides | Commander Theory Corner
Nick Returns! We had more to say last we talked about turning downsides into upsides. And since Kyle is lost in the desert somewhere, Andy and Nick sneak in an episode before the end of the year! Look, you don't have to do anything of what
Decks for Each Commander Damage Class
We've talked about the theory. Andy's talked about the types of cards to look for. Now he's putting it all together into a handful of decks. Whether you're thinking about the classic Voltron, the aspirant, the duelist, or the warlord, Andy
Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cards for the Other 99
All your favorite characters helping avatar Aang face down the fire lord have been reviewed, but what else is going into your commander decks? From boomerangs to meteor swords to sagas of past avatars and more, Patreon supporting listeners
Avatar: The Last Airbender | Legends Review
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed... On to the next stop in the universes beyond. Load up Appa with your favorite versions of Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and friends, and let's play Magic: the Gath
Relative Usage | An Exercise
Building a roster that is personally expressive, plays well with your friends, and is fun to play is a tricky and ongoing task for all commander players. Kyle sets up a premise for checking how far his roster might skew towards personal pre
Debating Format Changes | Commander Theory Corner
The rules for commander feel pretty static and stable, but is there room for change? With the conversational buzz about the updates to the bracket system and the game changers came some allusion to possible changes to the rules governing co
Card Concepts for Commander Damage
Concepts are one thing, but what about some cards. If you listened to the recent Anatomy of a Killer episode, you've probably been mulling over Andy's sub-archetypes for Voltron commander decks. With the concepts in hand, let's start thinki
Before You Go | DSK, DFT, TDM, FIN
There's a ton of Magic products in the year 2025. So let's be sure to pause and get inspired by the not-too-distant past before we get into all our man spiders and element bending characters. Five Patreon supporting listeners are providing
House Rules Evolution | Therapy Session
While this is not a discussion of brackets, the brackets and game changers have provided the LCP play group with some tools to define a future evolution of what it looks like to sit down at our table with decks that fit the vibes of the gro
Turning Downsides into Upsides | Commander Theory Corner
Commander Theory Nick returns! Let's jump into the starship and turn on that theoretically sound magic warp drive and go into deep commander headspace in search of the galaxy brain! Cards have downsides right? You got pay life to draw cards
Multifaceted Mill
Mill often connotes getting to the bottom of your opponents' libraries, but does that connotation keep us from looking at some of its other uses? Kyle guides a conversation with Andy into exploring a brief history of how mill came to be a p
Anatomy of a Killer | Nuances of "Voltron" Explored
Commander damage as a tool or archetype can be overly simplified in in the connotations it conjures, but are we appreciating the available nuances? Andy outlines some stats to keep in mind when considering how you can use commander damage a
Trends in Red | Commander Theory Corner
We've missed their content, so we invited Nick Beatman of Commander Theory fame to join us for a dose of the content we love. Nick sets up a look at and conversation about trends that he's been seeing emerge in the design of red as it is re
Edge of Eternites | Cards for the 99
As everyone has been looking for homes for the cards from the latest set, let's launch on this space adventure with some insights from you: the listeners. Patreon supporters have the reviews for a handful of cards. Kyle and Andy offer added
Edge of Eternities | Legends Review
Whether a creature or a spacecraft, let's get into the new available legends and see what we can do. Our Patreon supporting listeners have the exploration of what these new legends of space are capable of. Tiffany provides the voice. Andy a
Decks We Brewed But Never Built
How many deck ideas have you drafted, but never got around to putting into sleeves? Kyle and Andy take a dive into a few brews from times of yore that they tinkered with but never got around to collecting the cards, sleeving up, and bringin
Roster Rebuild Reflections from Andy
Andy shares the joys and pains of rebuilding an EDH roster. You heard from Kyle last time talk about his deliberate approach to building a new roster of decks. In this episode, Andy shares his wildly different experience, particularly has a
Roster Rebuild Reflections from Kyle
The Ragnarok happened. What did it do to the group? Andy and Kyle set up some context for what the experiment of completely dissolving a roster of decks has been like. Kyle then takes Andy on a deep dive analysis of where his experience sta
Niche Card Viability | A Discussion
Are those pet concepts in a deck really getting the flavor you want into your games? Andy and Kyle talk about flavoring the baked potato that is our commander decks. Is that niche card or category delivering on the imagined interaction when
Final Fantasy Review for Commander Players
Final Fantasy and Magic: the Gathering finally had their baby. Time to head to the teat and suck our fantasy dreams out of it. We're not reviewing all of it. But the listeners have their selections that they are paying attention to along wi
Final Fantasy | A Personal Tour
Lenny Wooley of Ajani's Gay Pridemate fame joins the Legendary Creature Podcast to share some background on Final Fantasy for the unitiated, trying to make heads or tails of what these new Magic cards are a part of. Kyle and Andy get a sens
More Listener Therapy | In Game Play
We're back with more therapeutic musings for frustrated listeners who need people to own what they're up to at the magic table. Whether it's people not owning what they do at the table, friends making baffling plays, or disagreement about h
Stealth Over the Obvious
Kyle continues the spirit of Andy's Risk Managment episode by exploring the alternatives for cards that tend to get removed. Though the ceiling may be lower, do we always need to include the flashiest permanents in our EDH decks—only to see
Risk Management in Commander
What if building a commander deck was more like a risk management assessment? In this episode, Andy ciphers corporate principals of risk management onto the experience of looking at our EDH decks and contemplating how we approach new deck b
Therapy Session for Listeners | UB & Breaking Brew Decorum
You've listened to us try to figure out our own existential Magic: the Gathering-related crises on the podcast. Let's take a stab at trying to fix your problems based on a few lines of text. Kyle and Andy comment on listeners' complaints an
Tarkir: Dragonstorm | Other 99 Review
The dust has settled. The dragons have roared. The khans have riden. So what cards are standing out that you want to slot into the other 99 of your decks? Our listeners are coming at us with all their insights and hot takes on cards from Ta
Tarkir: Dragonstorm | Legends Review
BEHOLD! A DRAGON! We're back on a familiar plane, and perhaps a familiar timeline. It's Tarkir! Some of our favorite characters are here, along with some new ones. So let's get into it and see what dragon-centric and three-color design is c
The Artifact Omnibus
It's artifacts, you fools! Well over 6 hours of artifacts. As much as one could talk about a card type from tokens, aggro, zone changes, equipment, vehicles and beyond. If it belongs in a museum or jingles and jangles, we are talking about
Atraxa Gets Put to Pasture
It's been a while since we've yucked yums, but let's yuck the most popular yum of them all: Atraxa, Praetor's Voice. Andy and Kyle take a look at some of what they believe has led to Atraxa's popularity and then try to offer some alternativ
