Hello everyone and welcome to CommanderCast Episode 252! 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 30th, 2016. This week the gangs all here and … well… there’s a big announcement from William.

CommanderCast Episode 252

Posted: July 4th, 2016

Favorite Commanders:

William – Emrakul, the Promised End  

Calvin – Linvala the Preserver

Clay – Trostani, Selesnya’s Voice “The Spirit of EDH”

Mark – The Gitrog Monster

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Community: Will’s farewell

Strategy: Best Commanders that say, “Draw a Card,” and how to build around them.  To what extent does having a consistent source of card advantage alter or affect your deck design or your in-game strategy?  

Ex) Azami, Selvala, Niv-Mizzet, Nekusar, Kozilek, Zegana, Damia, Xira Arien, Arcanis, Edric, Zedruu

Technology: Siren’s Call: cards that look good in theory and end up as crap in reality.

William: The Alpha Build Examples Island Sanctuary, Divine Intervention, Farrel’s Mantle

Calvin: Liar’s Pendulum, Curse of Shallow Graves, Shared Trauma

Clay: Archmage Ascension, Helix Pinnacle, Bludgeon Brawl

Mark: Symbiotic Deployment, Urza’s Blueprints, Storm Cauldron

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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