Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 251! We’re your weekly source for Community, Strategy, and Technology, hosted on MTGcast.com and our homesite, CommanderCast.com! We’re recording this on June 23rd, 2016. This week William, Calvin, Clay, and Mark bring you the first Monthly Patron’s Choice! Three  people who have donated $3 or more are having their chance to make us talk about three topics of their choice! Want to know what the topics are?!?! Well….

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CommanderCast Episode 251

Posted: June 23rd, 2016

Favorite Commanders:

William – Kaalia of the Vast  (New Kaalia List!)

Calvin – Ashling the Pilgrim

Clay – Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, Trostani, Selesnya’s Voice

Mark – Angus MacKenzie

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Community: Is it okay to run Praetor’s Grasp, Extract or Grinning Totem and other cards that lobotomize cards?

Sadistic Sacrament, Bitter Ordeal, Cranial Extraction, Praetor’s Grasp, Jester’s Cap, Slaughter Games, Infinite Obliteration, Denying Wind, Extract, Hide//Seek, Supreme Inquisitor

Strategy: Three Ways to Build a Commander

Three (or more) ways to build decks around the same general. I would choose something competitive and popular, like say {ANIMAR}, and give suggestions on how to build him based on the five player archetypes: Timmy, Johnny, Spike, Vorthos and Melvin

Technology: Top Fogs

RED FOGS: Impulsive Maneuvers, Glacial Crevasses

BLUE FOGS” Energy Field, Statecraft, Well-Laid Plans

William: Kami of False Hope/Spore Frog, Moment’s Peace, Dawn Charm

Calvin: has got nothing this week.  Don’t hate; it happens to all of us sometimes.

Clay: Arachnogenesis, Moon Mist, Constant Mists

Mark: Darkness, Gossamer Chains, Frontline Strategist

“Fogs” that are not Fogs: Flash Foliage, Curtain of Light, Dazzling Beauty

Honorable Mention for worst card with the most badass Trapper Keeper art: Indestructible Aura http://magiccards.info/scans/en/lg/190.jpg

Outtro/Contacts:

Guests:

CommanderCast  – Email: commandercast(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)Commandercast

William – Email: Wiehernandez(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)Blueram1409

Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail(dot)com  // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone

Clay – Email: EDHPanda(at)gmail(dot)com // twitter: (at)EDHPanda // Stream on Twitch: Pandalpaca (on twitter as (at)Pandalpaca)

Mark – Email: mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com

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