The Faerie Conclave
I interview people about their favorite Magic the Gathering decks. Deck building is a fascinating form of self-expression, so let's talk about it!
Episodes
On Episode 132 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Billie Rae all about her Yarok, the Desecrated commander deck also known as Dwayne Yarok Johnson! Billie Rae is an incredible member of the MTG community, appearing on (and winning) shows like Pack It Up! She has been playing this Yarok deck for many years and we had a blast talking about everything it is capable of. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
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On Episode 131 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Medusa all about her Sharuum the Hegemon commander deck! She has been playing Sharuum in commander for many many years and the deck has gone through countless iterations. It is a classic commander and we had an incredible time talking about all of the wild things it can do! Thank you for listening!
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HAPPY 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAERIE CONCLAVE PODCAST!
On Episode 130 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Taalia Vess all about her Yargle and Multani commander deck known as One Punch Frog! Taalia's famous deck has been seen on many places around the internet and it is iconic. Taalia has been playing this deck for many years and we had a lot to discuss! We talked about the best cards in the deck and the spiciest plays Taalia has...
On Episode 129 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Reversal Wizrd all about his Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander deck! He built this deck because of his love for Final Fantasy 10 and also because of the incredible power of Tidus as a Magic card. We also talked about Universes Beyond, the commander ban list, and many other very necessary side tangents.
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On Episode 128 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Cas also known as Strixhaven Dropout all about their Dihada, Binder of Wills commander deck! Cas built this deck for Bracket 4 by focusing on the graveyard. It is full of graveyard recursion and value, which is extremely synergistic with Dihada. Join me in celebrating Cas's birthday today by talking about one of her favorite decks!
On Episode 127 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Amy the Amazonian all about her Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh brawl deck titled "Petty Theft"! Amy built this deck to focus on committing crimes by stealing her opponent's cards! Amy is an incredible Brawl player, so we discussed the format and how much fun it can be when you play spicy decks like Petty Theft!
On Episode 126 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Misha (Magic Mishamigo) all about her Zangief, the Red Cyclone commander deck! Misha built this deck to feel like you are playing a fighting game at the commander table and it's incredible! Zangief can destroy opposing creatures and permanents, then swing in for huge amounts of damage. This episode was a blast, i loved talking to Misha about her famous cosplays as well as her f...
On Episode 125 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews SK all about his Adun Oakenshield commander deck! Adun is a classic legendary creature from the 1994 set Legends. SK has been playing iterations of Adun for years and the current version is focused on Eldrazi. It is a scary deck that can do some really cool things with Eldrazi, but it also scales well with the power level of the table. We also talked about SK's gorgeous MTG alt...
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...
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!
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!
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 Tar...
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 ...
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 Bo...
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. ...
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!
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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.
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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!
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On Episode 115 of The Faerie Conclave, Alec interviews Maeve all about her Tasha, the Witch Queen commander deck! Maeve has built this deck with a few things in mind: Halloween, hot witches, familiars, curses, and of course the Season of the Witch + No Mercy combo! This is a sweet control deck that you can easily see is a passion project of Maeve's. Thank you so much for listening!
Check out Maeve's Tasha deck list here.
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On Episode 114 of The Faerie Conclave, I go through mini-interviews of the 19 commander decks I built for Duskmourn: House of Horror! This episode was sponsored by Wizards of the Coast through the #MTGAmbassador program. Thank you so much to the folks at Wizards! If you are curious about what each of the new legendary creatures in #MTGDuskmourn are capable of, then I've got you covered! I built decks for every single one and I go t...
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