One's Relationship with Optimizing in EDH

Tis the season for more therapy. Let's talk about optimization and the many ways in which we can optimize for this game. From the group you play with, to the bracket level you play in, but more particularly the way that we related our decks, what does it mean to optimize an experience in EDH? Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

While we're all nerds who are congregate to think about this game that is Magic: the Gathering, it's not always easy to build a circle of people who enjoy the game in the same way and socialize the same way. Andy outlines his misadventures in seeking to Goldilocks his way toward an LCP mega church. Join us to hear the stories and the musings of how we're learning to be better at identifying who and how to fit people into a play group. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

Because there are always so many new legends to be thinking about, top down building tends to dominate attention. But are there some tendencies we can think about with bottom up? Kyle sets up conversation about how a commander can indirectly support bottom up deck builds by simply showing up with relevant keyword abilities. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

With strong typal synergies and the always potent UB tech, what is The Hobbit offering outside of legends for the command zone? Join as listeners take a tour of niche cards they want to see get tested at the table along side some of the cards that are surfacing for top usage in the broader EDH meta game. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord, including the custom list of cards covered in this episode. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

Pack a bag and get ready to leave Bag End. We're going on an adventure. With the wealth of new legends, we commander players are ready to channel our inner Smaug and hoard the wealth of the new possibilities. Join us as the listeners give their takes on the new legends and how they are planning to use them in the zone and the 99. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast: You Know What's Cool. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

Graveyards are a known valuable zone for exploitation in Magic, but do we think about the particular value and uses of that zone in EDH? Andy sets up a new series where we will explore the many advantages of using the graveyard in commander. In so doing, he and Kyle think about repeated use of cards in a singleton format, deck resilience, card access, and more as we set up future discussion. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of: Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

We've been interested in this exploration of late we're we--Andy and Kyle--both take a look at legends the other formerly used and take a stab at what we would do with those legends were we to try brewing our own list around them. This time around, Kyle drops the equipment and looks to see what kind of control he can exert with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist's unique ability. Andy then takes Thassa, God of the Sea and dives into the possibilities of an easily devoted, hard to remove, evasive commander. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zosr3qlc1rbTpTeWX3Z2S ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarycreature Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/legendarycreaturepodcast ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of: Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

There's always the quest to have an experience through the cards, but let's think about our social skills too. Kyle brings up a few life anecdotes to illustrate an evolution of showing up to competition relative to how others are showing up and invites some exploration with Andy into how we all can sit down with people to play this social format that is EDH Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

There are always new sets to think about, but let's not forget these ones. Edge of Eternities, Spider-Man, Avatar: the Last Airbender, and Lorwyn Eclipsed all had plenty of legends to think about. We're here with listener decks to reminder you not to leave them in the past before you get consumed with all the latest legends. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Home – https://home96.bandcamp.com/

Different decks built around the same commander may even call for different approaches to mana development. Andy takes Kyle into his two different builds for Bruna, the Fading light—one around making angels hellishly persistent, the other recovering valuable low-curve humans. As they look at the two lists, focus descends onto how differently the construction of mana access has been important for realizing these two adjacent, but different styles of play. Look for links to deck lists on our lists-from-the-pod channel on Discord which can access as a Patreon supporter. Check out Andy's other podcast. ------------------- Look for Legendary Creature - EDH on Patreon Find us on YouTube ------------------- Music this episode comes courtesy of Makeup and Vanity Set – https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/