EDH Social Contract: A Magic The Gathering Commander Podcast

It's time for a Patron episode! Our Patron Scott aka Lasaugndo graced us with this idea. We took a budget build and put in some suggestions to make it a social contract deck! That means a bunch more group effects and interaction with the players. Hope you enjoy!

Heres the deck: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/social-contract-patron-deck-tech-for-scott/?cb=1714588718

Thanks to our patreons for supporting the podcast! FrutalBrutal, Lasaugndo, tinysubversions, eddieofcourse, BigBootyTanuki, marcusthelost, Findogul, fearghaill

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

Howdy y'all. This episode features our look at Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Mike and Lapper talk new mechanics and their favorite Social Contract cards in this wild set!

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

This week Mike and Judge Alex and are joined by EDHREC writter and fellow group hugger DougYnerd. They dive into some of his past articles and look at a fun Red Death deck!

Doug's Articles: https://edhrec.com/articles/author/douglas-young/ and Red Death Deck:

https://archidekt.com/decks/6823373

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

We've covered the legends and mechanics new in this Fallout Set, time to dig into the 99!

Spellify Link! https://commandersherald.com/games/spellify

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

We dive into the wasteland and look at all the new commanders and legendary creatures for The Social Contract

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

Edit: Had a weird upload issue, this has been resolved!

This episode Mike and Judge Alex have guest Brandon Amico on to discuss their Commander's Herald Article: Flavor of the Month. They discuss Magic as a whole, flavorful deckbuilding, and the creative process.

You can find all of Brandon's articles here: https://commandersherald.com/author/brandon-amico/

Thanks to our patreons for supporting the podcast! FrutalBrutal, Scott @Lasaugndo, Darius @tinysubversions, Eddie @eddieofcourse, BigBootyTanuki, emil @marcusthelost

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We cast Reverberate, targeting part 1 of the ban list explanation episode

Recently the state of the format article from The Commander RC came out and inside was their ban list explanation page. Why are the banned cards in our format banned? Mike and Judge Alex finish the list with part 2.

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We used the flashback ability for the banlist.

Recently the state of the format article from The Commander RC came out and inside was their ban list explanation page. Why are the banned cards in our format banned? Mike and Judge Alex dive in with part 1

Thanks to our patreons for supporting the podcast! FrutalBrutal, Scott @Lasaugndo, Darius @tinysubversions, Eddie @eddieofcourse, BigBootyTanuki, emil @marcusthelost

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

Mike and Judge Alex return for the multicolored and legendary creatures in MTG's newest set

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug #MTGKarlov

I do declare (attacks). Anyway, new set review! Mike and Judge Alex go through the mono colored 99 in the first of two episodes on Murder at Karlov Manor!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex continue taking a break from set reviews and discuss one of Mike's favorite (and strongest) decks Selvala, Explorer Returned, is a group hug legendary that really puts in work for the table, but the value can lead to some strange deckbuilds, as you'll soon hear!

Decklist https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/selvala-must-dance/?cb=1705769992

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

This episode, Judge Alex and Mike have a guest! Michael Celani of the Commander's Herald joins to talk about one of the more creative ways to win the game, weird MtG rules and time periods, and how Mike's secretly rule the world behind the scenes (not really, but probably).

Check Michael's Article, Deck, and Archive on https://commandersherald.com/how-they-brew-it-your-turn/

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

The Mikeumverate is strong! This week we have the second the guest Mike in as many episodes with Mike Carrozza joining us. We discuss his articles on Commander's Herald and his newest project to figure out if YOU are the Archenemy.

Check out Mike's Articles https://commandersherald.com/author/mike-carrozza/

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

Ever want to know how EDHREC decides themes? What are cards that you don't see very often that would make some of your favorite types of decks? Join Mike and Judge Alex as they take a look under the hood and also discover some nutty cards in this honorary OOO Can I See That episode.

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#MTG #MagicTheGathering #Commander #EDH #GroupHug

We talk a lot about group hug and our enjoyment of the style, but how do ya do it? This episode Mike and Judge Alex talk about the concept of playing a group hug deck.

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Dinos, Vampires, Caves, Ball? This set is a pretty awesome variety of cards for The Social Contract, so join Mike and Judge Alex as they discuss some of their favorites!

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Judge Alex ventures alone into The Dark, and uncovers hateful (and helpful) cards beyond your worst nightmares!

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We are finally ready to discuss The Doctor. Well, Doctors, and the non-doctors. Whatever, it's legendary time!

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Mike and Judge Alex gush about the rest of the best social cards in the 99 for Doctor Who.

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Lots of stuff to talk about for The Social Contract in this set; Doctor Who! Mike and Judge Alex start with White Blue and Black in the 99.

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Mike and Judge Alex are back with a review of a...well its not a secret lair or set in the traditional sense...release? Doesn't matter, super cool cards in Middle Earth!

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Who's feeling whimsical? We are back in Eldraine looking at our favorite cards to introduce to your pod.

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Magic has lotsa rules. Sometimes it's hard to remember. Our very own Judge Alex has an EDHRec article to discuss and help with!

Judge Alex's article on EDHRec https://edhrec.com/articles/judge-alex-rules-attorney-at-law-memorizing-mnemonics/

Shout outs to Jubilee (https://twitter.com/FinneyFlame)

Osric250

Judging FTW (https://www.youtube.com/c/JudgingFtW) for their clever mnemonics with this article and episode

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There isn't a ton of new cards in this set, but there's still enough for us to chat about for the social contract!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex dive further into the political LotR Precon deck and tune it to suit their social contract needs!

Full Decklist https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4913788/you_are_on_this_elven_council

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Hey again! Did you know there's a lot of famous characters in The Lord of the Rings? Yep! Mike and Judge Alex spend this episode talking about a bunch that can be the commander for your deck.

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Wowwie there's a lot of social contract cards in Middle Earth! This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about the 99 in the Lord of the Rings set. Also, sorry not sorry about the opening.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex do an OOOO Can I See That without doing an OOOO Can I See That. EDHREC is showcasing cards that are at 1% or less of eligible deck usage and we gave it The Social Contract Treatment! Also, we made a Patreon! If you wanna help support the show, we give details on how.

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Darius Kazemi @tinysubversions Eddie Edelson @eddieofcourse

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Thanks again to EDHREC.com for being the best resource for cards and cool things like EDHREC Gems!

EDITORS NOTE: Deck has been updated with new link.

Mike and Judge Alex do another live deck tech! We love Gluntch, who wouldn't? Look at all those arms, the better to hug you with!

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Google Doc of Cards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vhtiBoPsBzRJPFf1YRBwFcq35NCUP2cKkVqOMs6wlAY/edit?usp=sharing

Commander's Spellbook Combos:

https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/5695/ https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/7257/

https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/17837/

Whaaaa?! Two episodes within weeks of each other? That's right! We're back baby! Speaking of back, them Phyrexians are at it again. Join Mike and Judge Alex as they discuss the Social Contract cards of March of The Machines!

Infinite Combo of The Episode - https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/18338/

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Wow this is embarrassing. Sometimes you think things are going to get back to normal. Sometimes you think that and then move across the country and have a variety of family emergencies that take you away from your favorite card game for half a year. Regardless, we are back! Mike and Judge Alex talk about the last few sets and the most fun social contract cards in the catalog!

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Hey! Been awhile! What did we miss?  Oh...that's...wow that's a lot.
This episode Mike and Judge Alex discuss getting back into EDH after a sabbatical.  How to refamiliarize yourself with table etiquette and board states.  They also discuss looking at past sets and new cards without getting overwhelmed

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Before we go to Dominaria in a few weeks, let's go WAY back to Dominaria!  Commander is a thing back in 2018, but lets take a look at some of our favorite Social Contract cards from this set.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex jump into power level of EDH.  It's not a perfect science by any means, but TappedOut user Beebles has an awesome chart for gauging EDH decks and we dive into it!

See the full chart and credit to Beebles here! https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/the-edh-multiverse-a-model-of-the-edh-landscape/

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This week Mike and Judge Alex make their TRIUMPHANT (however delayed) return! We dive into Alex's new article on EDHREC to give an audio medium for those interested in some very interesting rules for some specific cards.  You can find the entire article at  https://edhrec.com/articles/judge-alex-rules-attorney-at-law-that-interaction-does-what/

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Scientists say MTG is HARD! https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/05/09/its-science-magic-the-gathering-is-the-worlds-most-complicated-game/?sh=329c0d07121f

Mike and Judge Alex talk colorless cards before diving into their favorite commanders in part two of their adventure into Battle For Baldur's Gate.  Not the best/most powerful cards, but the ones that most relate to the social contract of EDH in their minds.  

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Mike and Judge Alex talk mono-colored 99 in part one of their dive into Battle For Baldur's Gate.  Not the best/most powerful cards, but the ones that most relate to the social contract of EDH in their minds.  

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Editor's Note: There was a noticeable audio lag in the previous publishing.  This has been fixed. Our apologies!

This week Mike and Judge Alex take on some of their favorite posts from the EDH Reddit

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The celebration continues!  Join Nerdwurks (Mike) and Judge Lapper (Alex) as they discuss their favorite colorless and multi-colored cards in New Capenna.

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It must be The Social Contract's Birthday because this set has some wonderful cards for our flavor!  Join Nerdwurks (Mike) and Judge Lapper (Alex) as they discuss their favorite mono-colored cards in New Capenna. 

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We have another Secret Lair to talk about! This time we talk about the 8 new legends from a childhood classic.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about some of the meaner cards they and listeners of the pod run in some of their decks.  Then they discuss the importance of due diligence for content creation in our space.  

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Kamigawa is back in all it's cyberpunk glory! Mike and Judge Alex talk about the mechanics in this set and the cards that fit The Social Contract.

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This week, Mike and Judge Alex talk with Lenny Wooley.  Lenny is a writer for EDHREC and currently working on his Power Sink Series.  We discuss his Atraxa Group Hug deck, before the conversation shifts to CEDH and the Social Contract in that environment.

Find Lenny's Article and Deck Tech here: https://edhrec.com/articles/atraxa-mist-connections/

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With the new Kamigawa set on the horizon, Mike and Judge Alex look back at the Kamigawa Block and examine what cards make it into their EDH rotation.  

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Mike and Judge Alex look back at their favorite cards, sets, and mechanics of 2021.  We are thrilled you joined us on this journey and look forward to many more in the future!  Happy New Year everyone!

Editors note: Forgive the audio! Mike just moved and the house is still echo-y.  Blankets and soundproofing foam in the near future.

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Time to go back to 2000! Remember The Titans is in theaters, the Playstation 2 is released in Japan, and we have the Magic The Gathering Set: Prophecy!  Panned for being a terrible standard set, Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the cards and see if there's a new home for these cards in the EDH Era.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex go into the listener email and come out with a request for a Xyris, the Writhing Storm deck.  Check out their deck tech for the nope ropes and see how they plan to group coil the table with these danger noodles.  

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This week Mike and Judge Alex start to catch up on their favorite segment: OOO Can I See That?  With some help from the interwebs we crowd sourced some of the best EDH Cards no one plays (%1 or less of EDHREC decks).  Want some new cards to do some powerful, weird, and powerfully weird things? Have a listen.  

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