117 - Z's Aminatou, Veil Piercer | MTG Commander Deck Interview

On Episode 124 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Chris Mooney all about their Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma commander deck! Chris is a senior game designer at Wizards of the Coast and they built this deck around a hilarious theme: the number four! Every card in the deck references "four" somehow and therefore the deck's name is "Fourclaw". I had an amazing time chatting with Chris about Bracket 1 decks, how to build them, how to play them, and what makes building around a silly theme fun and exciting!Check out Chris' Fourclaw deck list here.Follow Chris on Bluesky @chriskmooneyFollow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 123 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Van Quigg Cosplay all about her Chatterfang, Squirrel General commander deck! They built this deck with a lot of different win conditions in mind including aristocrats, infinite combos, and of course the classic overwhelming attack by squirrels! We had such a fun time talking about this deck and the wild things that Chatterfang enables. Enjoy the show!Check out Van Quigg's Chatterfang deck list here.Find all of Van Quigg's links here.Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 122 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Jordan Lablond all about her Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver commander deck! Jordan has designed this Rule Zero deck to take advantage of her opponents having a lot of their cards exiled. We talked about how fun it is to be a little bit evil and embracing your inner baddie when you sit down at the commander table!Check out Jordan's Ashiok deck list here.Find all of Jordan's links here.Follow the Birds of Paradise (BOP) here!Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 121 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Megan Smith all about the 5 new Tarkir: Dragonstorm precon commander decks! Megan lead the commander deck design at Wizards of the Coast for this set and I had an absolute blast asking her a whole lot of questions about it. Get a behind the scenes look at the process of designing precons, how new cards are made, and what it's like creating new decks for the beloved plane of Tarkir!Follow Megan Smith on Bluesky here!Don't forget to let the designers of the amazing new cards know how much you love them and what kinds of cool plays you've made with them!#MTGAmbassador #MTGTarkirFollow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

I am honored to introduce the world to my Tarkir: Dragonstorm preview card Lotuslight Dancers! I have been Sultai's biggest fan since 2014 and this card perfectly shows their beauty and power.  Which commanders want this? What kind of CEDH combos does this enable? Listen in and i'll tell you all of my ideas! I also want to hear your ideas for cool cards to tutor for with Lotuslight Dancers!Thank you Wizards of the Coast for this free preview card! #MTGAmbassador #MTGTarkirCheck out the Tarkir: Dragonstorm card image gallery for all of the incredible new cards!Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 120 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Bones with Calavera Cosplay all about her Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh "Oops All Chandras" commander deck! This deck is packed full of fire, explosions, electricity, and Chandras! We also talked about cosplay, art choices during deck building, and how cool Brash Taunter is. Thank you for listening!Check out Bones' Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh deck list here.Find all of Bones' links here.Listen to the Sugar Scrubs Podcast on Spotify here.Say hi to Bones at her MagicCon Chicago 2025 meet & greet here!Join Bones at the "What's Your Flavor? An Adventure into MTG Flavor Text" Panel at MagicCon Chicago 2025 here!Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAERIE CONCLAVE!On Episode 119 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Joey all about his Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander deck! This is Joey's signature deck that he has been absolutely adoring for the last few years. Baba is an incredible combination of sacrifice, card types, tricky puzzles, and explosive plays. We get into all of the details, plus some other totally relevant side tangents. Join us in celebrating the 5th anniversary of the show with an amazing guest and an amazing deck!Check out Joey's Baba Lysaga deck list here.Follow the EDHRECast on YouTube here.Follow Joey on Instagram here.Follow Joey on Bluesky here.Check out Joey's video about taking apart Meren and building Baba here.Watch Joey play budget Baba Lysaga (against me) on Shuffle Up & Play here.See Joey play Baba Lysaga on Elder Dragon Hijinks here.Find Joey updating the original 2011 commander precons here.Check out Joey's 100 creators 100 decks video here.Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 118 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Davy all about their Seizan, Perverter of Truth commander deck! Davy has a a love of mono color commander decks and as soon as she built Seizan she knew it'd be a forever deck. It draws cards, hurts your opponents, and allow you to play a whole lot of cool pet cards! Join us in talking about this sweet commander from Kamigawa and thank you for listening!Check out Davy's Seizan deck list here.Check out Davy's links here.Watch Davy's Twitch streams here.Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 117 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Z (aka ZMainCharacter) all about their Aminatou, Veil Piercer commander deck! Z has played this deck A LOT and has tuned it to utilize enchantments, copies, and even gremlins! Z was a delight to talk to, we also talked about cosplay, Halloween, and a few other side tangents. Thank you for listening!Check out Z's Aminatou deck list here.Check out Z's links here and follow them @ZMainCharacter on socials!Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.

On Episode 116 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Dark Pact Cosplay all about their The Keeper of Dark Pacts commander deck! This is a very special deck because the commander is literally Dark Pact! Join us while we discuss how cool the content creator unknown cards are, how cool magic cosplay is, and how incredibly fun mono black commander decks are. I had an absolute blast making this episode!Check out Dark Pact's deck list here.Check out Dark Pact's links here.Follow The Faerie Conclave's content and social medias here.To support The Faerie Conclave, please consider joining my Patreon here.The Faerie Conclave logo and imagery was created by Kirtly Maxfield who can be contacted for design services at thelichencollective.com.The Faerie Conclave theme music was created by Livi Cheney who can be found as soffboilite on SoundCloud.