Innovative Commanders... that FAILED | Commander | Magic: the Gathering

About this episode

The episode discusses legendary commanders in Magic: the Gathering that were expected to be innovative but ultimately failed.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Joseph M. Schultz, Dana Roach, Mathimus

Topics covered

• commanders
• Magic: the Gathering
• deck building
• game strategy
• failed designs

Keywords

• commanders
• Magic: the Gathering
• failed
• deck building
• game strategy

Sponsors

DragonShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Cardsphere

Books & works: Magic: the Gathering

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