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Control Room Ep. 6: "Planned" Deck Building vs. "Chaotic/Play-Testing" Deck Building
March 3, 2021
On this episode of Control Room, guest host Ryan and I discuss two ways of building decks. Planned decks are defined as decks that are mostly buil...
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A Discussion on vEDH and Playgroup Dynamics and How to Maintain a Healthy Discord Server (ft. CoachJRo)
February 27, 2021
In this episode, CoachJRo and I discuss the expectations players should have handy when they try to join an existing playgroup, whether over vEDH (...
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Control Room Ep. 5: Thoughts on the Strixhaven Announcement and Mana Value Keyword Change
February 24, 2021
On this episode of Control Room, guest host Ryan and I discuss our thoughts on the recent information released about the new Strixhaven set and the...
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White in MTG is ALREADY GOOD, Actually: How to Generate Card Advantage in White (feat. MonoWhiteBorder and CoachJRo)
February 23, 2021
You read that right! White in MTG, especially mono-white, is widely considered the worst color combination in EDH because it lacks many of the same...
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Talking Technical Deckbuilding and Kaldheim with YOUR Commander Mechanic!
February 19, 2021
On this episode, I welcome Chris, Your Commander Mechanic, to the show to talk about Technical Deckbuilding as well as some of our thoughts on the ...
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Control Room Ep. 4: Underrated Commander Options from CMDR Legends
February 17, 2021
In today's episode of Control Room, Ryan and I discuss some of our picks for underrated Commander options from the CMDR Legends set. Most of the p...
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Building a Colorless EDH Deck
February 10, 2021
Building a colorless EDH deck can be a major challenge given that colorless doesn't have the same arrangement of spells that the main 5 colors of t...
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BEARS: A New Method of Analyzing EDH Decks (feat. Ursa Bearwalker)
February 4, 2021
On today's episode, guest collaborator Ursa Bearwalker and I discuss his BEARS system for determining some of the different ways EDH players can an...
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Control Room 3: "Set" Commander Preconstructed Decks
February 3, 2021
In the third episode of "Control Room", Ryan and I discuss our thoughts on the "Set" Commander precon product starting with Zendikar Rising in Fall...
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Control Room Ep. 2 - Prerelease Events
January 29, 2021
In Episode 2 of Control Room, Ryan and I discuss our favorite and least-favorite memories from prereleases past and why we look forward to attendin...
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The 6 Simple Steps on How You Can Truly Win at your Next Prerelease Event
January 28, 2021
I outline 6 simple steps on how to truly win at your next prerelease event, whether you are there to rip open packs, win packs, or to hang out with...
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Temple of the False God: Not a Useless EDH Land
January 27, 2021
I've heard a lot of folks saying that Temple of the False God is unplayable in EDH, but it is in fact quite playable in the right scenarios. I out...
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Jank is NOT Junk - A Treatise on Why Jank EDH Decks Can Be Powerful and Fun to Play
January 22, 2021
There are a lot of definitions for "jank" in the MTG Community, and a lot of them hinge on decks/strategies/commanders/cards that are deemed "unpla...
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Control Room Ep. 1 - 5 Favorite Cards from MTG
January 20, 2021
In the first episode of the "Control Room" segment on the MTGIQ channel, guest collaborator Ryan and I discuss five of our favorite MTG cards. The...
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Fun Size Spotlight: Coalition Honor Guard
January 19, 2021
On today's episode, I give my thoughts on another random common from my card long-box: Coalition Honor Guard. Its ability makes it suitable to run ...