The Command Zone
Your weekly source for all things Commander (aka EDH), a multiplayer Magic: The Gathering format, with hosts Jimmy Wong and Josh Lee Kwai. Focused on all aspects of gameplay and strategy from table politics, budget builds, to deck building and more! commandzonecast@gmail.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
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August 7, 2025 • 70 mins
Commander sucks, right? It’s impossible to balance, you have to sit through long turns, sometimes it feels like you didn’t even get to play.
Yes, as much as we love the format (we promise) there are definitely some inherent flaws in our favorite way to play. But what are they and how can we mitigate them to still have a good time even when game night doesn’t go as planned? There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s dive in and start...
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August 1, 2025 • 71 mins
When you love a deck you want to upgrade it to the best it can be, but what do you do when a beloved brew becomes too powerful?
In this episode, we explore that question by analyzing the life of Rachel’s high-powered Aeve, Progenitor Ooze deck. What started as a mono-green stormy dream became the ooze that cannot lose, until it finally had to get taken apart. Are there decks that just have no place in the Commander format? Tune...
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July 29, 2025 • 38 mins
Looking to tune up your Commander decks without taking out a loan? This episode we’re here to show off some cheaper sleeper hits you can nab for a total of 10 bucks. These cards give a ton of bang for your buck, so don’t miss our list of underappreciated tech. The budget is low but the power is high—come see what made the cut!
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July 24, 2025 • 128 mins
In Edge of Eternities, we learn the vastness of space contains a vast amount of cards—but which are worth bringing aboard your favorite Commander decks? This episode, we’re breaking down this new set’s best and brightest stars to go in the 99. Which new tech will power up your engine to warp speed? What cards are powerful in a vacuum… of SPACE! Tune in and find out.
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July 18, 2025 • 98 mins
In space, no one can hear your opponents scream. Even when you play an out-of-this-world commander from Magic’s latest set Edge of Eternities!
We’re going over all of the most powerful new legends from MTG’s first foray into the great unknown, laying out all the synergies and strategies you need to know so your next interstellar deck is guaranteed to hit warp speed!
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July 17, 2025 • 63 mins
Magic’s newest set addresses the age-old question: “Is there intelligent life in the universe?” The answer is YES! It’s in the new “Counter Intelligence” (blue/white/red) precon from Edge of Eternities. So to make you look extra smart at your next game night, we’re bringing you our $50 upgrade guide, with 10 cards to add for big-brain plays, and 10 cards to put out the airlock! Soon you’ll be making first contact… with VICTORY!
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July 9, 2025 • 62 mins
With Edge of Eternities, Wizards is shaping whole new worlds, and with this never-before-seen Commander precon, you can do the same! It’s time to reveal the brand new land-sacrifice themed “World Shaper” (Black/Red/Green) deck, including the two Commanders and 10 cosmically powerful new cards. Then we’ll help you terraform the list with our $50 10-card upgrade guide, so that you have the firepower you need to send your opponents in...
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July 3, 2025 • 62 mins
If you want to win more in Commander, it’s not just about how you play your decks—it’s about how you play your opponents!
This episode, we’re revisiting some political tips and tricks that still hold up at today’s tables. Whether you’re new to the social game or just want a refresher, don’t miss this masterclass in manipulation.
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July 1, 2025 • 64 mins
Wanna brew something broken with tokens? Then look no further, because this episode we’re breaking down the best commanders for going wide.
Come see which legends will help you wreck with a board full of rectangles, and don’t miss any of the hot tech you’ll need to make things really pop off. With our help, you won’t just be creating tokens with your next deck—you’ll be creating a masterpiece!
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June 26, 2025 • 83 mins
A lot of Commander’s most high-impact staples also come at a high price point. But which of the format’s costly cardboard rectangles are actually worth it?
This episode, we’re going through some expensive cards that actually do pay for themselves (in wins), and calling out some that may feel more like a rip-off. They say money can’t buy happiness, but winning is fun, right? So let us help you spend your Magic money wisely.
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June 18, 2025 • 74 mins
The Command Zone hosts are going head-to-head-to-head once again in an epic fantasy draft of Commander’s splashiest sorceries! This episode, Rachel, Jimmy, and JLK will be choosing from the biggest and baddest spells the format has to offer. What effects will be worth first-picking? Who will end up with the flashiest final pool? You just have to watch and find out!
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June 12, 2025 • 120 mins
Everyone has a favorite Final Fantasy character. And this episode, we’re here to help you make them as impactful on the battlefield as they were on your console!
We’re covering all the most iconic legends from Magic’s new set: from loveable Chocobos, to brooding swordy-bros, we’ve got something for everyone. Jump in and let’s start turning those characters you remember into decks you’ll never forget!
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June 3, 2025 • 138 mins
A good Commander deck doesn’t just need a strong protagonist—the whole party’s gotta pack a punch! Today, we’re breaking down which cards from Magic’s latest set, Final Fantasy, are most worth including in the 99. How busted is the Buster Sword? How far can a Traveling Chocobo take you in a game of Commander? This set is full of new tech to level up your decks, so don’t miss the strategy guide that’ll help you find the best of it! ...
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May 30, 2025 • 125 mins
Final Fantasy is completely revealed and it is FULL of powerful legends from across the franchise’s over-30-year history! But which of these new Commander contenders are the absolute strongest? This episode, we’ve narrowed down the roster to the most playable characters. We’ll lay out the strategies and synergies you’ll need to min/max their potential, so you can live out your final fantasy: winning a lot!
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May 27, 2025 • 69 mins
Final Fantasy VI did a LOT with only 16 bits, but we’re here to do even more with only 10 cards! That’s right! It's time for our $50 budget upgrade guide for the new Magic the Gathering: Final Fantasy “Revival Trance” (red/white/black) precon Commander deck. We’ll bring you 10 cards to add as playable characters, and the 10 you can cut from the party so you can show that this retro classic still packs an epic punch!
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May 21, 2025 • 74 mins
Ready to begin your pilgrimage across the land of Spira to defeat Sin and save the world? You’re definitely going to need the Final Fantasy X “Counter Blitz” (green/white/blue) preconstructed Commander deck from the new Universes Beyond set, Final Fantasy!
To help you along the way, check out our $50 upgrade guide, showing you 10 cards to add and 10 to take out. We’ll give you everything you need to play games so good, your frie...
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May 21, 2025 • 40 mins
The Final Fantasy + MTG crossover is going to be huge… TITANIC even! And today we’re summoning an equally enormous preview card: “Summon: Titan!” It could leave a massive footprint in multiple formats, so if you don’t want to get stomped, you need to be in the know. Come find out what this cool new Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy saga does!
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May 15, 2025 • 75 mins
Ready to go from MMO to MTG? Now you can with the new FFXIV Esper (white/blue/black) precon deck “Scions & Spellcraft” from the latest Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy set!
We’re here to save you some time loot-farming by providing you with our $50 upgrade guide. We’ll show you 10 cards to add to your party and 10 to remove, so that the next time you start a PVP encounter at your LGS, you’ll wind up as the last Warrior of Light st...
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May 13, 2025 • 67 mins
BOOM! No, that’s not a Mako reactor exploding, it’s Final Fantasy 7 busting out of Midgar and into the world of Magic: The Gathering!
Today, we’re bringing you our upgrade guide for the brand new Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy 7 “Limit Break” (white/red/green) Commander precon deck. Equip Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and the rest of Avalanche with 10 cards in and 10 cards out, all for under $50, so that when you show up at your next gam...
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May 7, 2025 • 100 mins
In 2018, we thought these Commanders were the worst of the worst, the scourge of the game, we HATED them! But do these boogeymen from the past still haunt our nightmares?
This episode, we’re taking a look back and reacting to episode 561 “Commanders We Hate Playing Against” to see how our evaluations hold up. Which are still banes of the format, and which ones will feel a little silly in retrospect? Tune in and find out!
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