Wrinkly Brain Podcast

This week the crew is pressing X to pay respects to cards that have been powercrept out of EDH. Obviously, this is EDH, a format where you can play whatever you want, but many of these titans have fallen from grace. Listen to Jason, Ethan, and Cameron express their inner commander boomer in this eulogy episode. Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:00 Mirror Gallery 0:05:32 Yavimaya Elder 0:07:50 Phyrexian Ingester 0:10:29 Banisher Priest/Fiend Hunter 0:12:23 Rupture Spire 0:15:12 Darksteel Ingot 0:20:13 Spellcrumple/Hinder 0:21:35 Fog Bank 0:25:18 Clone 0:27:40 Day of Judgment 0:29:45 Is Generous Gift Dead Yet? 0:35:37 Vindicate 0:39:00 Deadeye Navigator 0:40:18 Caged Sun/Extraplanar Lens 0:43:06 Myriad Landscape 0:44:47 Gilded Lotus 0:46:49 Rewind/Unwind 0:47:07 It That Betrays 0:50:38 All Is Dust 0:53:27 Falkenrath Noble 0:54:53 Debt to the Deathless 0:56:59 Decree of Pain/Plague Wind 0:57:55 Why Won't Explosive Vegetation F$&^ing Die?!?! 1:00:56 Tormenting Voice 1:02:10 Coastal Piracy 1:04:40 Putrefy and Mortify 1:06:48 Harmonize 1:10:01 Naturalize 1:12:05 Doom Blade 1:13:23 Fervor 1:14:14 Roiling Regrowth 1:16:43 Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse 1:18:25 Sphinx's Revelation 1:21:14 Krosan Grip 1:22:42 Phyrexian Arena/Greed 1:26:51 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off! https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! High Power with Ryan from Playing with Power - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSI9LXTZf1Y High Power with our patron Kelvin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25bPSVw6G10 Check out our latest live stream! We played with Fallout Commanders! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCIoBJInpkQ #MTG #EDH #MagicTheGathering #EDHPodcast #SmoothBrainEDH #WrinklyBrainEDH

Murders at Karlov Manor has just released! Or at least it would've been if we weren't a week behind on this episode! Jason, Ethan, and Cameron have many words about this set ranging from high priority conversations about hats on detectives to was Mr. Bean in the Scooby Doo Movie. And that's only the first 5 minutes! Come see what else is going on in Karlov Manor!Timestamps:0:00:00 Intro0:00:46 Hats off to Dectectives0:03:30 Delney, Streetwise Lookout0:06:41 Doorkeeper Thrull0:09:02 Demand Answers0:11:48 Archdruid's Charm0:13:49 Anzrag's Rampage0:16:40 Duskana, the Rage Mother0:21:09 Krenko, Baron of Tin Street0:24:00 Case of the Gateway Express0:26:24 Long Goodbye0:29:10 Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact0:32:38 Crime Novelist0:35:20 Slime Against Humanity0:36:49 Voja, Jaws of the Conclave0:38:15 Anzrag, the Quake Mole0:40:37 Tomik, Wielder of Law0:42:35 Urgent Necropsy0:46:06 Warleader's Call0:47:50 Cryptex0:48:48 The Surveil Lands0:51:27 Marvo, Deep Operative0:55:26 Final-Word Phantom0:57:36 Sophia, Dogged Detective1:01:48 Trouble in Pairs1:03:31 Follow the Bodies1:05:45 Prisoner's Dilemma1:09:23 Apothecary White1:11:16 Amzu, Swarm's Hunger1:14:12 Rapid-Fire Reviews1:18:54 Final Thoughts on the Set1:26:50 OutroLinks to social media and patreon in our link tree:https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedhBuy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off!https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedhJoin our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us!https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdunWant to see Murders at Karlov Manors commanders in action? Check out our newest gameplay videos!Murders at Karlov Manor pt 1 - Voja vs Anzrag vs Sophia vs Judith - https://youtu.be/jx88mK2MeB0?si=il_BUBgbnAXdfhTmMurders at Karlov Manor pt 2 - Massacre Girl vs Teysa vs Pride of the Hull Clade vs Duskana - https://youtu.be/r2Qts-7e0Zs?si=1GnY_l93amJ9EiA6Check out our latest live streams where we rate all the commanders from Murders at Karlov Manor and all of the Doctors from the Dr. Who Commander decks!Zur Scale - Murders at Karlov Manor pt 1 - https://www.youtube.com/live/75MMDHmdRcc?si=2mfBVzqOO_8rrN3h Zur Scale - Murders at Karlov Manor pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/live/syDN0droW2Q?si=O2_a7ldLM1JQMunkLinks to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode:The Bear Alignment Chart by u/IanUlman - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/8f5x1c/bear_alignment_chart/#MTG #EDH #MagicTheGathering #EDHPodcast #SmoothBrainEDH #WrinklyBrainEDH

Join Jason, Ethan, and Cameron along with special guest Callahan from The Mind Sculptors as they talk about some of their favorite underrated combos in EDH. Hopefully some of these combos impress you as much as they did us! Let us know in the comments below some of your favorite underrated combos that you play in your decks! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Introduction and Banter 0:04:59 Jason’s First Combo - The Great Machine! 0:13:22 Callahan’s First Combo - IsoRev! 0:19:32 Ethan’s First Combo - Magar has a Gambling Addiction… 0:25:12 Cameron’s First Combo - Wait, Where Did My Ant Farm Go? 0:29:46 Jason’s Second Combo - Peregrine Took Brings His Own Ham Sandwich to Combo With 0:35:21 Callahan’s Second Combo - GodoHelm! 0:41:50 Ethan’s Second Combo - Secret Technique: A Thousand Years of Death 0:47:57 Cameron’s Second Combo - Uhhh, Names are Hard 0:52:51 Jason’s Last Combo - That House is Not Safe 0:57:14 Callahan’s Last Combo - Hermit Druid Plus Shenanigans 1:01:38 Outro   Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off!https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us!https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! High Power EDH Gameplay Featuring Some New Commanders! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4e4WDd10gc&t=71s Intense High Power Game with Some of Our Personal Decks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To6wZ3oFwF8&t=3s Check out our latest live stream!The Zur Scale Lost Caverns of Ixalan Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tez6dmRbXpk&t=0s Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Check out Callahan’s and ComedIan’s Channel here! - https://www.youtube.com/@TheMindSculptorsf Wired Article for Context - https://www.wired.com/2016/02/the-physics-of-ok-gos-epic-new-zero-g-video/ Mind Sculptor’s Latest Episode, SCG Cincinnati was a Mess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZQAb261cUc #MTG #EDH #MagicTheGathering #EDHPodcast #SmoothBrainEDH #WrinklyBrainEDH

We asked and you all delivered! Join Jason, Ethan, and Cameron as they rate some of your hot takes, as well as give some hot takes of their own. Some of these takes are super spicy! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:36 The Hot Take Alignment Chart 0:04:41 Too Many Ban List Takes 0:06:47 Ban This Stuff Takes 0:17:19 Unban This Stuff Takes 0:24:35 "Lathril is a Bad Elves Commander" 0:31:15 "Sol Ring is Overrated" 0:33:50 "People Politic Too Much" 0:38:48 "36 Lands is Too Many" 0:44:39 "Blue Needs a Better Mystic Remora" 0:46:33 "Non-Basic Mass Land Destruction should be normalized" 0:49:17 "People Gaslit Themselves into Believing Vandalblast isn't MLD" 0:53:39 "The Fact or Fiction Minigame is not Fun" 0:58:31 2 Command Tax Hot Takes 1:04:16 "The Better EDH Power Scale is Limited to Vintage" 1:07:17 "Attitudes and Angle Shooters are the Biggest Gatekeepers" 1:12:36 "Take Responsibility for Losing Your cEDH Games" 1:15:36 "You Shouldn't Play More Than 5 Counterspells Outside cEDH" 1:18:31 "The Ixhel Precon is the Worst Precon in 2023" 1:22:41 "High Power EDH is the Worst EDH" 1:28:00 "Proxies Can Ruin the Power Level/Fun of a Playgroup" 1:35:53 The Last Take + Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off! https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Having some fun with our personal decks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVcCxnRi8Rs&t=8s Super Spicy $100 Budget Game! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfVA44WUwv0 Check out our latest live stream! The Zur Scale Lost Caverns of Ixalan pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tez6dmRbXpk Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Playing with Power's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCum8N4KUUC0l_NK_mybvilg Banlist Banter Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBtjALqNrOk ComedIan MTG's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCgQKCaY35CL8M99Ysa1N7Rg StackedEDH's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ogLUzXFt0DHTIyAURh95w

As 2023 comes to an end, Jason, Ethan, and Cameron take a moment to reflect on the year. It's been a fairly big year for Magic with many, many products released (like waaay too many) and large events happening like the passing of Sheldon Menery. The crew decided to go back and look at these sets, share their accomplishments for the year, and set some goals for 2024! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:19 IRL Stuff 0:07:48 2023 Magic Sets 0:56:05 Universes Beyond 0:59:40 Serialized Cards 1:01:55 Universes Beyond Again 1:02:46 Secret Lairs 1:07:07 Magic Cons 1:09:14 Expanding Content! 1:11:24 Other Magic Things 1:18:38 2024 Plans 1:22:40 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off! https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Special episode featuring Phil Gallagher aka ThrabenU - https://youtu.be/ddZPbgM5cbI?si=CDxWvF813Ihag0Ut Kindred Madness with Hakbal, Harbin, Slimefoot, and Kibo - https://youtu.be/3oqgTRRDiwE?si=EzzkvESfVyz2xAZw Check out our latest live stream! The Zur Scale Lost Caverns of Ixalan pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/live/Tez6dmRbXpk?si=_TFsgvd1rAYHhBp5 Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Magic Con Vegas episode - https://youtu.be/NGSQAezv0L0?si=bARt3ZtQ5bNKI5mm Wilds of Eldraine set review - https://youtu.be/JBJW9kvlsGg?si=YswkJKX3TsgKGmyl Link to the discord - Dr. Who Zur Scale Stream - https://www.youtube.com/live/LYTDgWLplcQ?si=lKuCTqt3Yw3u6TaS Dr. Glaucomflecken's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DGlaucomflecken #MTG #EDH #MagicTheGathering #EDHPodcast #SmoothBrainEDH #WrinklyBrainEDH

On this episode of the WrinklyBrain Podcast, the usual crew gives you all a peek behind the curtain! Join Jason, Ethan, and Cameron as they discuss our in house ban-list for new set releases, and the justifications behind them. Let us know in the comments if you think there are any cards we should add! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro, Banter, and “We have an in house banlist?!?!?” 0:11:02 Hard Ban List 0:32:44 Soft Ban List 1:04:15 Notable Exclusions to the Banlist Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off! https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Lost Caverns of Ixalan Part 2 ft. Ojer Axonil, Ojer Taq, Owen/Blue, and Abuelo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwguOB9o1Wk&t=76s Our personal high power decks! ft. Lonis, Hired, Rashmi, and Ghyrson Starnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qUHfeXdTq0Check out our latest live stream! Part 2 of our Zur Scale Ratings for Lost Caverns of Ixalan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tez6dmRbXpk Jason’s Decklist to Make a Point on Dual Lands and Fetchlandshttps://www.moxfield.com/decks/Pn4CGLssy0Wk2xVHBuel2g

Lost Caverns of Ixalan is the fresh off the press and boy do we have opinions on it! Join Jason, Cameron, and Chandler as we take a look at the newest Magic the Gathering set, breaking down the best new cards and top reprints! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:43 Sovereign Okinec Ahau 0:08:54 Earthshaker Dreadmaw 0:11:15 Thousand Moons Smithy 0:16:21 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar 0:20:09 Don't Move 0:22:24 Dowsing Device 0:27:20 Abuelo, Ancestral Echo 0:29:22 Amalia Benavides Aguirre 0:32:23 Illustrious Wanderglyph 0:35:58 Grim Giganotosaurus 0:39:27 Singer of Swift Rivers 0:40:26 Barolome del Presidio 0:42:00 Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists 0:45:12 Is Discover Better Cascade? 0:49:02 Molten Collapse 0:51:15 Tishana's Tidebinder 0:54:53 Reprints!!! 0:59:08 Quick Honorable Mentions 1:04:59 Final Thoughts on the Set 1:10:00 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link and use the code “smooth5” for 5% off! https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Lost Caverns of Ixalan pt 1 ft. the Mycotyrant, Okinec Ahau, Pantlaza, and Ellie and Alan - https://youtu.be/BAcoc7loCzg?si=_K32AD-VGWv_m_jw Ascendancies Showdown! - https://youtu.be/8H4qHxIo9tg?si=qQrJUZkE-e23GUHl Check out our latest live stream! Dr. Who Zur Scale Rankings pt 1 - https://www.youtube.com/live/LYTDgWLplcQ?si=sUtCwqQNcs5Ph7wr Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Lost Caverns of Ixalan Pronunciation Guide - https://twitter.com/loganadixon1/status/1721246283493413304 Scryfall reprint for LCI - https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Alcc+is%3Areprint+usd%3E2&as=grid&order=name

This week Ethan and Jason are joined by the cEDH detective, Memo! Memo, alongside Freedomwaffle and punnyname, has been a pivotal part of catching cheating at online cEDH events. With the growing popularity of online cEDH tournaments, it's important to be aware of the increased frequency of cheating at these events. This episode covers recent cheating at events, how the cheating was discovered, what the tournament organizers are doing, how to potentially catch cheaters in your games, and best practices at online events to avoid committing game rule violations and being accused of cheating yourself. Timestamps:0:00:00 Intro0:06:10 What is Cheating0:08:34 Mana Weaving IS Cheating0:10:00 Memo's Is This Cheating Story0:13:12 This Is Sometimes Cheating0:15:36 Please Stop Accusing Our Players of Cheating0:17:31 Keep Track of Your Triggers0:20:33 Cheating in cEDH0:47:39 The Impacts of Cheating0:52:31 How to Stop Cheating1:05:23 Summary and Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree:https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link!https://dragonshield.com/?ref=smoothbrainedh Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us!https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos!The Halloween Special ft Jadar, Kibo, Ghalta, and the Cyber Controller - https://youtu.be/WMQZzSlNkD0?si=_-I8GfeFVI1pVhxc Our second Dr. Who episode ft Ashad, the 10th Doctor, the 9th Doctor, and River Song - https://youtu.beWw7w53UOsJQ?si=NLgOMWNuVVIK0_zM Check out our latest live stream!Zur Scale - Tier List Ranking for Dr. Who pt 1 - https://www.youtube.com/live/LYTDgWLplcQ?si=870QYsXh0N7TUgcP Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode:Memo's twitter - https://twitter.com/_Memo_4302FreedomWaffle social media - https://twitter.com/FreedomWaffle_Moderately Anonymous MTG's Channel -https://www.youtube.com/@ModAnonMTGMod Anon's video on cheating in cEDH - https://youtu.be/4t04uh6C9TU?si=IZPGjS_mWXYti1lhEisenherz's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@EisenherzMTGEisenherz's video on cheating in cEDHThe Mind Sculptors' Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@TheMindSculptorsMind Sculptors' video where they address how cheaters affect ratings - https://youtu.be/LRX7hagAF4U?si=VoJjnh0CINwKKUF6Magic Tournmanet Rule 5.1 Cheating - https://blogs.magicjudges.org/rules/mtr5-1/ka0s Tournaments - https://www.ka0stournaments.com/homeMox Masters - https://moxmasters.events/Eminence Gaming - https://eminence.events/Memo and Waffle's evidence of Bigtp15 cheating at ka0s Treasure Series 6Monarch Media video covering recent cheating - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJGVmB93xpY&t=18s #cEDH #Cheaters #mtg #magicthegathering #edh

On this episode, the SmoothBrain Crew is joined by Phil Gallagher of ThrabenU! Jason, Ethan, and Cameron have all brought recommendations to Phil to help him brew his next commander deck. Let’s hope he liked some of our suggestions! 0:00:00 Intro and Greetings 0:01:55 Phil’s Parameters 0:06:25 Cameron’s First Recommendation - Tanazir Quandrix 0:11:05 Ethan’s First Recommendation - Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss 0:16:31 Jason’s First Recommendation - Ezuri, Claw of Progress 0:21:41 Cameron’s Second Recommendation - Stangg, Echo Warrior 0:26:15 Ethan’s Second Recommendation - Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep 0:29:42 Jason’s Second Recommendation - Ghalta and Mavren 0:33:16 Cameron’s Third Recommendation- Halana and Alena, Partners 0:37:18 Ethan’s Third Recommendation - Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 0:42:55 Jason’s Third Recommendation - Goro-Goro and Satoru 0:47:23 Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus 0: 53:15 Surprise Karlach and Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! New Dr. Who Commanders! Dalek Emperor vs Face of Boe vs 13th Doctor/Yasmin vs Ashad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbuuBH1Hn6w Vegas Video! Zur vs. Tatyova vs Eriette vs Karn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzvmPkmGWO0

We're back, baby! We got to spend 5 days traveling for Magic Con Las Vegas and want to share our stories. Hear about the general con experience, crazy cab drivers, stupidly expensive promos, choice meals, and more with this week's episode! We got to meet a lot great people at Vegas, especially many content creators. I tried to link their channels down below. Go give them a look! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:40 Day 0 - Travel 0:14:15 Day 1 - cEDH 0:33:14 Day 2 - Vibes 0:49:44 Day 3 - We're FINALLY Tourists 1:00:10 Day 4 - Getting Back and Breakfast with TrabenU 1:03:36 Day 4 - WTF was that trip back 1:14:02 Life Lessons and Con Prep 1:24:44 Wrap Up and Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Vegas video! Zur vs Tatyova vs Eriette vs Karn - https://youtu.be/dzvmPkmGWO0?si=vg_O4vNGrmhdc1DN Check out our latest live stream! Zur Scale Wilds of Eldraine Edition - https://www.youtube.com/live/gAwltEh6oyM?si=LKYgHjyBln_pDIys Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Comedian MTG - https://www.youtube.com/@ComedIanMTG Ian's Crimson Lion Top 16 Analysis - https://youtu.be/mUugBIiNvx8?si=HqVVpyD0ZqjMmKHA Playing with Power - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayingWithPowerMTG Play to Win - https://www.youtube.com/@PlaytoWinMTG KingdomsTV - https://www.youtube.com/@KingdomsTV One More Game - https://www.youtube.com/@Omgmtg ThrabenU - https://www.youtube.com/@ThrabenUniversity ThrabenU playing Jaxis in Legacy - https://youtu.be/h9Ln179vfXA?si=_EuZmAIhzVq0UXQ- Scrybabies - https://www.youtube.com/@scrybabies Mental Misplay - https://www.youtube.com/@MentalMisplay Geek 'n' Seek - https://www.youtube.com/@geeknseek MTG Hotdog - https://twitter.com/mtg_hotdog Raggadragga Belcher - https://www.moxfield.com/decks/d_RLpKt2LE6Jrs2AuMGnHw Casual Ponderings - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/casual-ponderings-755860 Jason Wins a Gory's Vengeance Interview - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VwXbJPghAv8

More cards! More set reviews! Jason, Ethan, and Cameron are taking a crack at Wilds of Eldraine this week. Eldraine has everything from much needed archetype support to broken legacy staples. Check out the video to hear our thoughts on them and why we are definitely not accidentally rehashing the Play to Win podcast! Timestamps:0:00:00 Intro0:03:43 Stroke of Midnight0:06:45 Agatha and her cauldron0:15:05 Asinine Antics0:19:17 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded0:23:28 Hylda of the Icy Crown0:26:57 The Goose Mother0:30:40 Talion, the Kindly Lord0:38:33 Moonshaker Cavalry0:41:57 Beseech the Mirror0:48:12 Lich-Knights' Conquest0:50:44 Yenna, Redtooth Regent0:55:13 Farsight Ritual0:56:06 Up the Beanstalk0:59:17 Honorable Mentions kinda1:04:22 Enchantment Reprints1:08:47 Final Thoughts on WOE1:12:03 OutroLinks to social media and patreon in our link tree:https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedhBuy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link!https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us!https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdunCheck out our newest gameplay videos!Most recent episode - High power with Sauron, Sam + Frodo, Jodah, and Kura - https://youtu.be/CLInGXfCiqA?si=z6QpFldj5jul0CBZ Wilds of Eldraine pt 1 ft Eriette, Hylda, Will, and Korvold - https://youtu.be/HAxW5q11nOY?si=_Vb1n-s_LuYdMqCo Wilds of Eldraine pt 2 ft Talion, Yenna, Rowan, and Beluna - https://youtu.be/2TAzEu8pyN4?si=F_qOgl_gZNePmQk7Check out our latest live stream!More Wilds of Eldraine for the Zur Scale - https://www.youtube.com/live/gAwltEh6oyM?si=GDjpCoI518fjbTKoLinks to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode:Play to Win's channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PlaytoWinMTGPlay to Win's Wilds of Eldraine Set Review - https://youtu.be/N19b4axbnIM?si=pWPrgRzh6kDTjTXoSaffronOlive Soul Cauldron Combo - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/against-the-odds-infinite-cauldron-standardAlkis's Hylda List - https://www.moxfield.com/decks/SwFYfUw9JEOLGuXsrxxxWQ JaxMTG's Infographic on Beseech the Mirror - https://twitter.com/Jax_mtg/status/1691352548001648640 TCGPlayer article about WOE - https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/The-10-Cards-Everybody-Wants-From-Wilds-of-Eldraine/9a8e343e-5a15-4939-bd7a-7a48e35c45e2/

There are a lot of commanders in EDH, almost 1900 of them. Many of them are forgotten or underappreciated as the years pass. Jason, Ethan, and Cameron take it upon themselves to find 9 commanders that they'd consider Old School Cool. Check it out to see which of these old commanders get to be the cool grandpa! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro to Old School Cool 0:05:52 Honorable Mentions 0:11:40 Jason's Number 1: Arcum Dagsson 0:16:36 Ethan's Number 1: Glissa, the Traitor 0:21:08 Cameron's Number 1: Karador Ghost Chieftain 0:26:44 Jason's Number 2: Merieke Ri-Berit 0:30:11 Ethan's Number 2: Sharuum the Hegemon 0:36:04 Cameron's Number 2: Captain Sisay 0:41:25 Jason's Number 3: Kaalia of the Vast 0:44:27 Stop Letting Kaalia Get Away with Murder 0:48:25 Ethan's Number 3: Daakon Blackblade 0:54:46 Cameron's Number 3: Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker 1:01:03 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Wilds of Eldraine 1 ft Will, Eriette, Hylda, and Korvold - https://youtu.be/HAxW5q11nOY?si=Z1NclSGSG_v1Tr0e Anything Goes ft Stax, Land Destruction, Extra Turns, and... Sagas? - https://youtu.be/S0aqjWBmWw8?si=MhkTnnMJSp11QIld Check out our latest live stream! We jammed some live games - https://www.youtube.com/live/jhSRmokwV7M?si=hwcKVVdZglkbCjkt Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: The Zur Scale - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVbq8DLlPyWnq-kbBOr8lyw2zvg2xNAP4Kz19YC1p7E/ First Zur Scale stream - https://www.youtube.com/live/Ei0qx3X3SF0?si=dlM4jdDaq6FTMWN5 $1000 Giveaway link - https://kingsumo.com/g/sskp2s/were-going-to-vegas-giveaway/l6ok88v

Join Jason, Cameron, and Sam today as we discuss the controversial subject of Secret Lairs! The crew gives their opinions on the existence of Secret Lairs, and what they believe makes a Secret Lair awesome or awful. Each cast member also came up with Secret Lairs they would like to see, just so you can roast them in the comments! Timestamps: 0:02:24 Secret Lairs Discussion 0:02:42 What makes a good Secret Lair? 0:09:33 Our Feelings on Secret Lairs 0:17:41 Secret Lair Soapboxes 0:32:36 Custom Secret Lairs 0:39:05 Bonus Card Aside 0:42:14 Back to Our Custom Secret Lairs 1:08:49 Final Thoughts on Secret Lairs 1:12:06 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! The SmoothBrain Crew plays some of their favorite personal decks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-vpQC_Tyo&t=1s Random EDH Combos the crew randomly selected from Commander Spellbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0N754Q3FxM&t=5s Check out our latest live stream! More Zur Scale Rankings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE4xHEpz50

We're back with more Custom Cards! The crew asked our patrons for some new custom cards to discuss, going deep on design philosophy and balance. Jason, Ethan, and Cameron also brought 3 cards each. Will they provide some good feedback then eat their words? A little bit... Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:59 What Do We Want to See? 0:05:29 Alkis #1: Grough, Waker of Wastes 0:12:25 Alkis #2: Hellmouth the Flametongue 0:17:22 Alkis #3: Syr Rellion, the First Knight 0:25:50 Asher #1: Gellous, the Murklord 0:36:03 Sam #1: Sam, Yavimaya Ranger 0:43:01 Sam #2: Sliver of the Many 0:47:27 AI Artwork on Magic Cards 0:54:18 Jason #1: 5c Battles 1:00:44 Cameron #1: Golgari Lands 1:04:57 Ethan #1: Mardu Sac 1:11:13 Jason #2: Orcish Bowmasters Answer 1:16:15 Cameron #2: Dual Faced Land 1:24:12 Ethan #2: New KCI 1:29:19 Jason #3: Green Hatebear 1:31:23 Cameron #3: Fertilizer 1:33:54 Ethan #3: Izzet Artifact Sac 1:38:59 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Commander Masters Full Build Precon Commanders: https://youtu.be/2zD6C8MXWRQ High power combos episode ft Dargo/Silas, 4c Omnath, Maelstrom Wanderer, and Cormela: https://youtu.be/ZOs_PG9b6OU Check out our latest live stream! Zur Scale pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/Nw6JEbKDGCE?feature=share Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Jason Rainfield's Twitter about Storm the Seedcore: https://twitter.com/rhineville/status/1640395465643507719 Jack Huang's Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/jackember

Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:43 Why the Zur Scale? 0:05:00 Zur Scale is Live! 0:06:01 Logic of the Zur Scale 0:10:30 Twelve Rankings of the Zur Scale 0:17:50 Examples of Zeroes on the Zur Scale 0:19:26 Examples of Fives on the Zur Scale 0:22:03 Examples of Tens on the Zur Scale 0:25:41 Neera, Wild Mage 0:31:33 Zimone and Dina 0:35:57 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn 0:42:12 Quintorius, Loremaster 0:49:19 Marisi, Breaker of the Coil 0:54:54 Mairsil, the Pretender 1:00:55 Live Zur Scale Rating 1:01:27 The Balrog, Flame of Udun 1:06:00 The Balrog of Moria 1:10:58 The Balrog, Durin’s Bane 1:18:49 Outro Zur Scale is Live! Go see what we rated your favorite commander and tell us why we’re wrong! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVbq8DLlPyWnq-kbBOr8lyw2zvg2xNAP4Kz19YC1p7E/edit?usp=sharing Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQwoMIgXO_E Check out our latest live stream! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6JEbKDGCE&t=2s

Yes, yes, yes, Orcish Bowmasters is busted and the best card in the set, but have you seen these other cards?! Jason, Ethan, and Cameron are back to take a look at the new Lord of the Rings: Tales in Middle Earth set for MTG. Each member of the Wrinkly Brain crew is looking at their top 3 commanders and top 3 non-commander cards from the set. Come for the cards, stay for the memes!Timestamps:0:00:00 Intro0:02:29 We Don't Know Enough About LOTR0:06:37 First Impressions0:10:49 WHY ARE THERE 4 FRODOS?!0:14:46 Aragorn, the Uniter0:17:11 Shadowfax, Lord of Horses0:19:49 Smeagol, Helpful Guide0:21:36 Samwise Gamgee0:24:32 Galadriel of Lothlorien0:28:35 Shelob, Child of Ungoliant0:32:02 Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant0:35:49 King of the Oathbreakers0:39:05 Sauron, the Dark Lord0:43:01 Delighted Halfling0:46:49 Flowering of the White Tree0:49:15 Call of the Ring0:52:47 Storm of Saruman0:58:21 The One Ring1:01:24 Forge Anew1:04:53 Last March of the Ents1:08:45 The New Lands1:11:20 Gandalf the White1:14:51 Should Orish Bowmasters Be Banned?1:26:33 Shoutout and OutroLinks to social media and patreon in our link tree:https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedhBuy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link!https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us!https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdunCheck out our newest gameplay videos!LOTR Set Release pt 2 ft Frodo, Tom Bombadil, Smeagol, and Eowyn! https://youtu.be/r3WnHeir3jcLOTR Set Release pt 1 ft Bilbo, Gollum, Aragorn, and Sauron! https://youtu.be/pgpytlFv_rYCheck out our latest live stream!Streams are back with this box opening and Arena draft! https://www.youtube.com/live/XOooAWCNPuU?feature=share Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode:Golgari Guy's Twitter poll: https://twitter.com/golgariguy/status/1668957971513057281?s=20

Join Jason, Ethan, and Seth as we delve into Part 2 of the discussion on the EDH Banned and Restricted List! In this episode, the crew discusses what cards they personally would like to see banned and unbanned in the EDH format. Let us know what you think in the comments below! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:55 Ethan's Take on Tutors 0:02:37 Adding to the Format 0:08:14 Jason Made a Banned List 0:09:04 Banworthy Fast Mana 0:19:46 Banworthy Tutors 0:30:50 Resource Imbalance 0:39:01 Powerhouse Cards 0:52:30 Seth's Problem Cards 0:57:59 Powerhouse Speedrun 1:00:24 Banned as Commander 1:11:41 B&R Elevator Pitches 1:14:25 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1sEoMB0GpM&t=148shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KghwJA1PR8&t=669s Check out our latest live stream! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPZPl55d9M Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Commander Philosophy Document - https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/the-philosophy-of-commander/ Play to Win- https://www.youtube.com/@PlaytoWinMTG Playing with Power- https://www.youtube.com/c/PlayingWithPowerMTG Canadian Highlander Homepage - https://www.canadianhighlander.ca/ Ken Baumann - https://www.youtube.com/c/stackededh

It's time for part 1 of our discuss of the EDH Banned & Restricted List! This week we brought on our new channel member, Seth, to get a new to commander player's perspective of the B&R list. Tune in to see what cards confuse newer players, terrible justifications for banning/unbanning cards, and Ethan visceral disgust at Jason. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:04 The B&R Philosophy As Written 0:04:10 First Thoughts on B&R Philosophy 0:08:27 Seth's Confused about the Banned List 0:10:17 Cards That Definitely Should Stay Banned 0:28:28 Why Are These Banned? 0:37:44 Drop Everything It's Golos Time 0:46:18 Time for Lutri 0:53:40 Primeval Titan: The Hits Keep Coming 1:00:26 Last Few Cards 1:10:47 The Real Reason Cards Are Banned 1:13:40 Historical Oddballs 1:28:15 Banned as Commander 1:31:04 Jason Disgusts Ethan 1:33:53 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! Patron guest episode ft Alkis on Ovika - https://youtu.be/tBHeqkgnQIs BATMAN video - https://youtu.be/0FZFLfUj7RM Links to Content Creators, Episodes, and Services mentioned in episode: Commander Philosophy Document - https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/the-philosophy-of-commander/

March of the Machine is the newest standard set on the block, and it's got some sweet cards. Jason, Ethan, and Cameron each brought there top 5 favorite cards from the set plus some honorable mentions. Does that make this video a top 21? Yeah, kinda, but who cares, it's time for new cards! Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:06 Jason's Honorable Mentions 0:03:38 Cameron's Honorable Mentions 0:07:19 Ethan's Honorable Mentions 0:10:45 Jason's #5: Saint Traft and Rem Karolus 0:13:30 Cameron's #5: Zurgo and Ojutai 0:16:36 Ethan's #5: Kroxa and Kuronos 0:20:42 Jason's #4: Drana and Linvala 0:22:46 Cameron's #4: City on Fire 0:24:34 Ethan's #4: Invasion of Ikoria 0:27:45 Jason's #3: Shalai and Hallar 0:30:18 Cameron's #3 Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 0:32:25 Ethan's #3: Invasion of Segovia 0:35:41 Jason's #2: Goro-Goro and Satoru 0:39:01 Cameron's #2: Phyrexian Censor 0:40:40 Ethan's #2: Complete the Circuit 0:42:38 Jason's #1: Hoarding Broodlord 0:45:27 Cameron's #1: Etalia, Primal Conqueror 0:47:42 Ethan's #1: Urabrask 0:51:11 Outro Links to social media and patreon in our link tree: https://linktr.ee/smoothbrainedh Buy your Dragon Shield products with our affiliate link! https://www.dragonshield.com/webshop/us/?aff=40 Join our Smooth Brain Discord to play games with us! https://discord.gg/tkY2UAQdun Check out our newest gameplay videos! MOM Set Release 1 ft Zurgo Ojutai, Elenda Azor, Etali, and Rashmi Ragavan: https://youtu.be/bXvjDSCFGF0 MOM Set Release 2 ft. Rashmi Ragavan, Yargle Multani, Zurgo Ojutai, and Polukranor: https://youtu.be/OSl66QktDeY

Planeswalkers are some of the most interesting cards in the game of Magic: The Gathering. In this episode we talk about a good majority of the planeswalkers that can be used as commanders as well as Oathbreaker as a format. We also talk about some of our favorite and least favorite options!