EDH Social Contract: A Magic The Gathering Commander Podcast

This week Mike and Judge Alex look into some of the cards that are legal in EDH, feel like they COULD/SHOULD be commanders, but can't. Get ready for some rule 0 talks everyone!

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It's time for a Patron episode! Our Patron Scott aka Lasaugndo graced us with this idea. We took a budget build and put in some suggestions to make it a social contract deck! That means a bunch more group effects and interaction with the players. Hope you enjoy!

Heres the deck: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/social-contract-patron-deck-tech-for-scott/?cb=1714588718

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Howdy y'all. This episode features our look at Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Mike and Lapper talk new mechanics and their favorite Social Contract cards in this wild set!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex and are joined by EDHREC writter and fellow group hugger DougYnerd. They dive into some of his past articles and look at a fun Red Death deck!

Doug's Articles: https://edhrec.com/articles/author/douglas-young/ and Red Death Deck:

https://archidekt.com/decks/6823373

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We've covered the legends and mechanics new in this Fallout Set, time to dig into the 99!

Spellify Link! https://commandersherald.com/games/spellify

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We dive into the wasteland and look at all the new commanders and legendary creatures for The Social Contract

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Edit: Had a weird upload issue, this has been resolved!

This episode Mike and Judge Alex have guest Brandon Amico on to discuss their Commander's Herald Article: Flavor of the Month. They discuss Magic as a whole, flavorful deckbuilding, and the creative process.

You can find all of Brandon's articles here: https://commandersherald.com/author/brandon-amico/

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We cast Reverberate, targeting part 1 of the ban list explanation episode

Recently the state of the format article from The Commander RC came out and inside was their ban list explanation page. Why are the banned cards in our format banned? Mike and Judge Alex finish the list with part 2.

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We used the flashback ability for the banlist.

Recently the state of the format article from The Commander RC came out and inside was their ban list explanation page. Why are the banned cards in our format banned? Mike and Judge Alex dive in with part 1

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Mike and Judge Alex return for the multicolored and legendary creatures in MTG's newest set

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I do declare (attacks). Anyway, new set review! Mike and Judge Alex go through the mono colored 99 in the first of two episodes on Murder at Karlov Manor!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex continue taking a break from set reviews and discuss one of Mike's favorite (and strongest) decks Selvala, Explorer Returned, is a group hug legendary that really puts in work for the table, but the value can lead to some strange deckbuilds, as you'll soon hear!

Decklist https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/selvala-must-dance/?cb=1705769992

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This episode, Judge Alex and Mike have a guest! Michael Celani of the Commander's Herald joins to talk about one of the more creative ways to win the game, weird MtG rules and time periods, and how Mike's secretly rule the world behind the scenes (not really, but probably).

Check Michael's Article, Deck, and Archive on https://commandersherald.com/how-they-brew-it-your-turn/

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The Mikeumverate is strong! This week we have the second the guest Mike in as many episodes with Mike Carrozza joining us. We discuss his articles on Commander's Herald and his newest project to figure out if YOU are the Archenemy.

Check out Mike's Articles https://commandersherald.com/author/mike-carrozza/

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Ever want to know how EDHREC decides themes? What are cards that you don't see very often that would make some of your favorite types of decks? Join Mike and Judge Alex as they take a look under the hood and also discover some nutty cards in this honorary OOO Can I See That episode.

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We talk a lot about group hug and our enjoyment of the style, but how do ya do it? This episode Mike and Judge Alex talk about the concept of playing a group hug deck.

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Dinos, Vampires, Caves, Ball? This set is a pretty awesome variety of cards for The Social Contract, so join Mike and Judge Alex as they discuss some of their favorites!

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Judge Alex ventures alone into The Dark, and uncovers hateful (and helpful) cards beyond your worst nightmares!

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We are finally ready to discuss The Doctor. Well, Doctors, and the non-doctors. Whatever, it's legendary time!

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Mike and Judge Alex gush about the rest of the best social cards in the 99 for Doctor Who.

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Lots of stuff to talk about for The Social Contract in this set; Doctor Who! Mike and Judge Alex start with White Blue and Black in the 99.

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Mike and Judge Alex are back with a review of a...well its not a secret lair or set in the traditional sense...release? Doesn't matter, super cool cards in Middle Earth!

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Who's feeling whimsical? We are back in Eldraine looking at our favorite cards to introduce to your pod.

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Magic has lotsa rules. Sometimes it's hard to remember. Our very own Judge Alex has an EDHRec article to discuss and help with!

Judge Alex's article on EDHRec https://edhrec.com/articles/judge-alex-rules-attorney-at-law-memorizing-mnemonics/

Shout outs to Jubilee (https://twitter.com/FinneyFlame)

Osric250

Judging FTW (https://www.youtube.com/c/JudgingFtW) for their clever mnemonics with this article and episode

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There isn't a ton of new cards in this set, but there's still enough for us to chat about for the social contract!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex dive further into the political LotR Precon deck and tune it to suit their social contract needs!

Full Decklist https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4913788/you_are_on_this_elven_council

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Hey again! Did you know there's a lot of famous characters in The Lord of the Rings? Yep! Mike and Judge Alex spend this episode talking about a bunch that can be the commander for your deck.

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Wowwie there's a lot of social contract cards in Middle Earth! This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about the 99 in the Lord of the Rings set. Also, sorry not sorry about the opening.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex do an OOOO Can I See That without doing an OOOO Can I See That. EDHREC is showcasing cards that are at 1% or less of eligible deck usage and we gave it The Social Contract Treatment! Also, we made a Patreon! If you wanna help support the show, we give details on how.

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Thanks again to EDHREC.com for being the best resource for cards and cool things like EDHREC Gems!

EDITORS NOTE: Deck has been updated with new link.

Mike and Judge Alex do another live deck tech! We love Gluntch, who wouldn't? Look at all those arms, the better to hug you with!

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Google Doc of Cards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vhtiBoPsBzRJPFf1YRBwFcq35NCUP2cKkVqOMs6wlAY/edit?usp=sharing

Commander's Spellbook Combos:

https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/5695/ https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/7257/

https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/17837/

Whaaaa?! Two episodes within weeks of each other? That's right! We're back baby! Speaking of back, them Phyrexians are at it again. Join Mike and Judge Alex as they discuss the Social Contract cards of March of The Machines!

Infinite Combo of The Episode - https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/18338/

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Wow this is embarrassing. Sometimes you think things are going to get back to normal. Sometimes you think that and then move across the country and have a variety of family emergencies that take you away from your favorite card game for half a year. Regardless, we are back! Mike and Judge Alex talk about the last few sets and the most fun social contract cards in the catalog!

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Hey! Been awhile! What did we miss?  Oh...that's...wow that's a lot.
This episode Mike and Judge Alex discuss getting back into EDH after a sabbatical.  How to refamiliarize yourself with table etiquette and board states.  They also discuss looking at past sets and new cards without getting overwhelmed

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Before we go to Dominaria in a few weeks, let's go WAY back to Dominaria!  Commander is a thing back in 2018, but lets take a look at some of our favorite Social Contract cards from this set.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex jump into power level of EDH.  It's not a perfect science by any means, but TappedOut user Beebles has an awesome chart for gauging EDH decks and we dive into it!

See the full chart and credit to Beebles here! https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/the-edh-multiverse-a-model-of-the-edh-landscape/

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This week Mike and Judge Alex make their TRIUMPHANT (however delayed) return! We dive into Alex's new article on EDHREC to give an audio medium for those interested in some very interesting rules for some specific cards.  You can find the entire article at  https://edhrec.com/articles/judge-alex-rules-attorney-at-law-that-interaction-does-what/

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Scientists say MTG is HARD! https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/05/09/its-science-magic-the-gathering-is-the-worlds-most-complicated-game/?sh=329c0d07121f

Mike and Judge Alex talk colorless cards before diving into their favorite commanders in part two of their adventure into Battle For Baldur's Gate.  Not the best/most powerful cards, but the ones that most relate to the social contract of EDH in their minds.  

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Mike and Judge Alex talk mono-colored 99 in part one of their dive into Battle For Baldur's Gate.  Not the best/most powerful cards, but the ones that most relate to the social contract of EDH in their minds.  

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Editor's Note: There was a noticeable audio lag in the previous publishing.  This has been fixed. Our apologies!

This week Mike and Judge Alex take on some of their favorite posts from the EDH Reddit

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The celebration continues!  Join Nerdwurks (Mike) and Judge Lapper (Alex) as they discuss their favorite colorless and multi-colored cards in New Capenna.

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It must be The Social Contract's Birthday because this set has some wonderful cards for our flavor!  Join Nerdwurks (Mike) and Judge Lapper (Alex) as they discuss their favorite mono-colored cards in New Capenna. 

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What's your decks strategy? No, really!?  This week we have Benjamin Nicol from EDHRec come by and discuss his articles on game theory in EDH and how to apply a little more strategy to your specific strategy.  Judge Alex also discusses a card interaction that becomes cheating when you know how it works. 

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You can find Ben's articles on
https://edhrec.com/articles/author/benjamin-nicol/
and more of his work at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNV2X1P9gkAv-IKLrg7U_Qg/featured

https://www.tiktok.com/@budgetmtgshorts

Selvala Explorer Returned Video Essay by FishMTG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otaOjQClkpc

We have another Secret Lair to talk about! This time we talk about the 8 new legends from a childhood classic.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about some of the meaner cards they and listeners of the pod run in some of their decks.  Then they discuss the importance of due diligence for content creation in our space.  

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Kamigawa is back in all it's cyberpunk glory! Mike and Judge Alex talk about the mechanics in this set and the cards that fit The Social Contract.

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This week, Mike and Judge Alex talk with Lenny Wooley.  Lenny is a writer for EDHREC and currently working on his Power Sink Series.  We discuss his Atraxa Group Hug deck, before the conversation shifts to CEDH and the Social Contract in that environment.

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With the new Kamigawa set on the horizon, Mike and Judge Alex look back at the Kamigawa Block and examine what cards make it into their EDH rotation.  

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Mike and Judge Alex look back at their favorite cards, sets, and mechanics of 2021.  We are thrilled you joined us on this journey and look forward to many more in the future!  Happy New Year everyone!

Editors note: Forgive the audio! Mike just moved and the house is still echo-y.  Blankets and soundproofing foam in the near future.

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Time to go back to 2000! Remember The Titans is in theaters, the Playstation 2 is released in Japan, and we have the Magic The Gathering Set: Prophecy!  Panned for being a terrible standard set, Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the cards and see if there's a new home for these cards in the EDH Era.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex go into the listener email and come out with a request for a Xyris, the Writhing Storm deck.  Check out their deck tech for the nope ropes and see how they plan to group coil the table with these danger noodles.  

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This week Mike and Judge Alex start to catch up on their favorite segment: OOO Can I See That?  With some help from the interwebs we crowd sourced some of the best EDH Cards no one plays (%1 or less of EDHREC decks).  Want some new cards to do some powerful, weird, and powerfully weird things? Have a listen.  

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This episode Mike and Judge Alex put on their wedding best and look into the cards that fit their social contract in Innistrad Crimson Vow. Do you take these cards to be your deck 99? To hold in full grip or no hand? Do you promise to group hug, political talk, chaos and stax in sickness and in health? In ramping or mana-screwed, till shuffle up and new game?

Also, there's already an edit from WotC? Turns out they make mistakes too. We are all human, or werewolves, or vampires...mostly human though.

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Time to check out the upside-down!  The Stranger Things Secret Lair has been revealed and that's cool...but look at the political commanders!  Judge Alex and Nerd Mike take a look at some interesting effects with two of the forever friends.

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Innistrad Midnight Hunt is here and woah there are a ton of political cards!  Nerd Mike and Judge Alex go through their favorites this set and some of the cool ways you can curse your friends.

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Breaking news!  Golos, Tireless Pilgrim has been banned!  The most popular commander on EDHREC is no more.  Judge Alex and Nerd Mike dive into the details.  We also discuss the unbanning of Worldfire, and talk about the cards associated in the Press Release, extri extri, listen all about it here!

https://commandersherald.com/golos-banned-the-shocking-decision-explained/

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This week Nerd Mike talks through a touchy subject.  Some ways to recognize it, and ways to broach the subject.  


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This week Nerd Mike and Judge Alex create a deck live! ...well as live as you can be on a podcast.  Special thanks to Chris Goodhind for the excellent suggestion.  Welcome to Piru the Volatile, Social Contract Style!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex go through some of the most common staples of EDH and substitute them with more Social Contract friendly cards.  We also select and announce our winner of the live deck tech ep!

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Let's talk about the most epic and powerful cards in one of our favorite archetypes.  Everyone, welcome to the Group Hug Power Nine


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Welcome back to the Forgotten Realms!  Join Mike and Judge Alex as they discuss the most interesting cards in the commander decks for upholding The Social Contract.  

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BAN ALERT!!!  Mike and Judge Alex scramble to their mics to talk about the breaking news of Hullbreacher being banned.  They discuss the card itself, the message it sends, and hypothesize about the banning process as a whole.  


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This week Mike does an update on the podcast, give our thanks, an announce an exciting prize to give away to a lucky listener!

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We're back!  Real life can get crazy sometimes, sorry about that.  We missed you, and didn't mean to leave you hanging.  Speaking of mean; this week, Mike and Judge Alex talk about some of the mean and powerful cards in our format.

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We have another deck tech for ya this week!  Its Mike with his Vaevictis Asmadi The Dire!  Hope you enjoy the chaos warp-esque shenanigans!

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We take a look at all of our favorite Social Contract cards in Modern Horizons 2!  Suspend is cool!  All lands are Forests!  Also, that's a big angry Elder Dragon!

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Wanna make someone's day extremely miserable?  Alex has a perfect deck for you.  We go over his lockdown Kykar deck!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex look at the cards that are specifically played in their favorite deck types.  What are the surprises?  What commanders stand out?  Take a look at the highest played cards in Group Hug, Chaos, Stax, and Politics?

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about our favorite modal spells.  Choose one, two, or more!  This flexible cards create more options to make your deck as varied as the battlefield changes.  

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After what seems like tons of new releases and projects, we go back to basics.  This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about their favorite mechanics in EDH!  
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Do you like combos?  Love them or hate them, we have an episode you'll enjoy.  This week, Mike talks to Judge Alex and several members of the Commander Spellbook team; Jaelyn, Apple, and Gold.   They have created the best resource around for combos in our format. We discuss combos at large, our favorite combos in EDH, and the work involved to create a user-friendly resource for every combo in EDH (it is exactly as hard as it sounds).  

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THEY'RE HERE!  Mike and Judge Alex talk about the Commander 21 Precon set cards!  We talk political cards (of which there are many), group hug (of which there are some), and...white ramp?!

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 It's time to go to school!  This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about their favorite cards from the newest set: Strixhaven!  Y'all gonna learn today!  But not in EDH cause Learn is not allowed. It's a weird topic.


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No pun title this week, as Mike and Judge Alex have a friendly debate on our format.  Clearly Magic is a potentially expensive hobby, but is EDH "Pay to Win"?  They explore that topic, look at a couple staples and how they have changed with time, and end with a discussion on how to find games and budget friendly ways to build decks.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about a permanent type that doesn't see a ton of play; Planeswalkers!  As players, we are planeswalkers in the game, so why don't we see these cards more often?  We discuss that, and talk about out favorites!

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Judge Alex is on a well deserved vacation for this episode, so this week Mike talks about his recent weird but fun deck; Jeska and Ardenn!  Let's have everyone play Voltron...as long as we can keep ourselves alive that is!  He talks the deck itself, fun synergies and cards within, and some ways to get creative and find players for Spelltable magic!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the upcoming Time Spiral Remastered Set.  We discuss the returning mechanics and our favorite cards in this amazing (and kind of mean) set of reprints!

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This week we sit down with one of the most Jumbo-Sized names in EDH:  DJ of JumboCommander!  We talk about some political cards and tactics to get the most fun, and sometimes advantage, at the table.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about throwing hands!  It's time to talk combat.  Easily the most common win condition in our format, but why don't we talk about it more often? We dive into several combat centered cards, potential commanders, and why there's a little bit more to the Combat Phase than you may think.  

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about one of our favorite pieces of political gameplay: Rattlesnakes!  What is an EDH Rattlesnake?  The guys discuss cards and strategies alike that qualify.  We get into some underplayed rattlers after giving some advice, and Alex does a special shout out to some people in his expertise.


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This week Mike and Judge Alex are joined by the always funny and ever-busy Rachel Weeks!  We talk about the fun is king Lasagna EDH Tier and her recent position on the Commander Advisory Group.  Later topics include: underplayed cards, metal bands and art, grumbly tummies, and the most powerful deck of all time; Flash Hulk Phelddagrif.

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This week we explore brand name redundancy!  Mike and Judge Alex discuss the premise of a social contract; what does it mean in general and specifically in a game of commander?  They discuss the most common transgressions against it, and give advice based on the goal of players at the table outside of just winning the game.  

They then discuss some cards you haven't heard about, but should, and talk a bit more of the mechanics and flavor of the freshly released Kaldheim set!  

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In this set consisting of Thor, Fenrir, Catmobiles and a legendary squirrel; what do we discuss?  Well the group hug and political cards of course!  This week Mike and Judge Alex discuss some of the unique cards and mechanics in the coming set of Kaldheim.  Is there anything game breaking?  What our favorite interactions?  What is hiding in Judge Alex's dark past for him to talk about skin braiding? (We promise it makes slightly more sense with context)

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No pun titles this week; we have a guest so it's time for our best behavior!  This week Mike and Judge Alex are joined by Dana Roach!  We discuss how Dana got into EDH, what he is looking for in a game, and have a conversation about the philosophy of a playgroup and the commander community at large.  

Later, Dana gives some great advice for anyone playing multiple decks.  They all give some spotlight to cards you probably haven't heard about, and close with a friendly debate into what group hug is and if it's viable strategy to win.  

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This week Mike and Judge Alex discuss one of the most comprehensive resources for EDH around; EDHREC.com!  Looking at deck builds and recommendations, the top commanders and cards played, and what cards have been voted on as "the saltiest" in our format.  

Later the boys give advice on how to use EDHREC, discuss some an epic fog (Thanks @wachelreeks!) and a narrow but ridiculously powerful cheap draw spell.

Finally, a celebration for one of our podcasts hosts and his new role in the EDH world!  

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Its time for our first deck tech! The guys have referenced Judge Alex's Emrakul deck several times and now we are finally unveiling it for you all.  We reference a lot of cards this episode so go to:

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The Year of Commander is over!  So what's next?  This week, Mike and Judge Alex start with their New Year's Resolutions for Magic!  What will they make?  What challenges do the look forward to overcoming?  

Later they give advice to save some stress and potentially cash this year.  We each look at a couple of lesser known cards that interact lands in a unique way.  We end with Mike asking our resident judge how to resolve a goofy commander ability.  

Thank you all for your support this year.  Everyone at The Social Contract agrees this has been a fun process and we look forward to growing and giving you more content in the future!  Like, Follow, Subscribe, Rate, Share, and contact us with any feedback to make the podcast better!

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This week Mike and Judge Alex take a look at the Banned List for our format.  They start with the Rules Committee and the philosophy behind the banned list before going into cards they'd switch around.  After that the guys look at cards that have moved off the ban list already.

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Lets talk about some rare (and expensive) political cards.  Introducing: The Reserve List!  What is it?  Why does it exist?  Is it as bad as you think it is? (Probably) Then Mike and Judge Alex discuss some of the more political cards on it and how they interact with the game.  Later we talk about a way to give everyone a counterspell at all times, and a card that makes mono-white laugh at every black deck.

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This week Mike and Judge Alex discuss their deck building strategy.  It seems really simple but how do you make cuts at the end?  What do you do if you are running out of cards?  How do you make the games end!?  The guys lay out their guide to deckbuilding and editing.

Also touched on this episode:
How to get a feel for a new deck before investing too much in it
How to have even more pride in creating your deck
A way to make all the cats and a polite disagreement on a lesser known ramp card

We close with Judge Alex explaining Companion, and discuss why the mechanic didn't work in Commander at large.  

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This week Mike and Judge Alex talk about Game Variants of EDH!  From a simple change to flipping entire win conditions on the playgroup, we go through multiple game variants to bring to your table.

Later we discuss our advice for old and new players alike, talk about some cards you aren't seeing enough of, and close with how protection and targeting work!  

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We have a jumbo sized episode for you this week!  Following our conversation on the upcoming Commander Legends set, Mike and Judge Alex talk about the commander creatures you can't use because they are the wrong color, Silver!  What could work?  What is absolutely busted and a non-starter? Does Mike accept stax into is life?!

Also touched on this episode:
Interaction pieces as a recipe and changing up your routine game
A sac outlet that's underutilized and a cool creature to pass around the table

We close with Judge Alex explaining State Based Actions, and discuss the rules committee at large.  

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No clever title, puns, or non-sense.  Actually a good amount of non-sense.  Commander Legends is (almost) here!  On this episode Mike and Judge Alex talk about their cards in Commander Legends that fit into their favorite playstyles: Group Hug and Politics!  They discuss a few reprints before diving into the ridiculously large set.  Mana burn is back?  What Commander is Rita Repulsa?  Is Mono-White getting help?  You'll have to listen to find out!  (Except mono-white, the answer is almost always no).  

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Mike and Judge Alex spotlight a few more cards for the upcoming Commander Legends set.  Some for unique effects, some for fun gameplay, some because its about dang time (Mono-White Staple?!) and finally some because the rich don't just get richer they get wealthy.  Then they discuss what the set might mean as a whole for Commander and Magic at large in the future.

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Here at The Social Contract we promote the phrase, "Like to win, love to play."  The game is a great time, win or lose.  That doesn't mean you shouldn't try to win though!  This week Mike and Judge Alex go over all of the cards in our format that serve as Alternative Win Conditions, specifically that say, "if _____ You Win the Game."  How hard are these to pull off?  How much fun are they? Does Mike come to terms that Stax can be fun?  No, no he doesn't.

Later we advise players new and veteran alike on how to not be a jerk in different ways.  We put the spotlight on some budget cards that are in less than 100 decks each on EDHRec, and why it's insane.  We close with Judge Alex telling us the most powerful word in Magic, and why it's still not perfect.

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If you haven't picked up on it yet, Mike and Alex love Group Hug.  Why don't we see it more often?  This week we discuss the stigmas surrounding group hug as a playstyle.  We give advice to players to broaden their horizons and run more symmetrical effects, shine a spotlight on some interesting group hug cards, and end with Judge Alex going over the rules of the Assist mechanic.  It's the first of what will be many episodes talking about our favorite type of deck.  Come on in, don't be shy.  Let's hug it out. 

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What makes a for a good game, well played session of EDH?  Every player is different but some things are universal.  This week we set our definitive list for things that make a for a fun time with your group.  We then advise you on what your deck is missing and why you should warn people when you're going to win. We examine two different ramp effect cards you probably don't see a lot.  The episode closes with Alex telling Mike about where cards go when the controller dies but the owner is still around.   

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Hello world!  We are Mike Almond and Alex Lapp; a couple of guys who like Magic The Gathering and REALLY love Commander. One of us is a Judge for MTG with a wealth of knowledge and experience. The other is Mike.  Let's talk about how to enjoy the game as much as possible!  Topics include:

Deck Building
Fun Interactions
Advice for new and veteran players alike
Lesser known cards and interactions

A complicated but cool interaction and why YOU should know about it.

We are new, please be gentle.  We promise the audio gets better.

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Sit down and enjoy a conversation with two people who love Commander as much as you do.  Like to win, love to play.
Follow us on twitter @edh_social
Email us at [email protected] with questions or comments to help the podcast.