Spike on the Mic: Recent Episodes
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Spike on the Mic is a series of short essay-style opinion pieces written by Jim from The Spike Feeders. Topics range from Magic: the Gathering strategy to deckbuilding to card analysis to interpersonal interactions.
Today the Eliot joins Alex and Jim in the studio to talk about the newest Magic set - Kamigawa Neon Dynasty.
Today the Spikes chat about how to deal with emotions and situations that feel bad, and try to steer folks away from the call of indulging fear, anger, and hate when they play.
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Jim has special guest Commander Mechanic in the studio to talk about synergy in deckbuilding!
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Maddy is hosting with friend of the channel Amanda Stevens joining us as a guest!
Spike on the Mic is a podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today they're talking about the three elements that make a Commander deck POWERFUL.
Today Jim and Alex are talking about how you can pick up the pace of your play and improve overall game enjoyment for your playgroup.
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today they're talking about the types of things you can learn about your opponents before you even draw your opening hand, and how to change your assessment of cards and game actions on the fly.
THE POLITICS OF COMMANDER BY SHELDON MENERY
https://articles.starcitygames.com/select/the-politics-of-commander/
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Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Jim is joined by founding member of the Commander Rules Committee Sheldon Menery, and Senior Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast Glenn Jones!
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Alex lays out the four Ps of pre-game discussions for your Commander games, and the duo discuss some real tangible ways to work them into your Commander night.
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim and Alex take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Alex and Maddy are joined by The Merfolk Master himself, Nikachu!
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim takes a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Jim's talking about Double-Faced Cards in the command zone - a topic that's getting a lot of attention lately!
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today he's talking about cards that bring other cards in from outside the game! There's a lot more of them coming in Strixhaven, but they don't currently work in Commander. Should they?
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today he's talking about intellectual property crossovers and how they affect Commander.
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today he's talking about the possibility of raising the poison counter threshold in Commander from 10 to 20.
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today he's talking about the structural and philosophical / aesthetic things that make Commander a totally unique format!
Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today we're talking about the Commander Advisory Group, a group that acts as a community liaison to the Rules Committee. Jim also reveals a special announcement!
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Today we're talking about power levels - one of the main ways people start Rule 0 discussions before playing a game of Commander.
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Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today we're talking about stax, one of the most controversial strategies in Commander. Jim tackles what the strategy is, how to play it, and how to navigate the tricky social waters that surround it.
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Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. Today Jim talks about Fetchlands - what are they used for, and are they worth the money?
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Spike on the Mic is a video podcast where Jim (and sometimes guests) take a deeper dive into the strategy and gameplay of Commander. In the heart of Commander Legends (CMR) preview season, Jim analyses one of the most controversial cards previewed in the set. He tackles what the card does, its impact on the casual and competitive ends of the format, and whether this card needs to be banned.
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