Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt: Recent Episodes
Shivam Bhatt
Welcome to Casual Magic, a show about rediscovering the fun parts of Magic the Gathering. We talk about everything from Commander to casual draft formats like Battlebond and Conspiracy to duel decks and precons, all in a non-competitive and joy filled environment. It's not Magic without The Gathering, after all =)
This week games journalist extraordinaire Kat Bailey returns to discuss her novice journey into becoming a Magic fanatic, and how great the Final Fantasy set is!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by Ken of One More Mana to discuss his entry into the game (through highway traffic??) and the Mana Squad's approach to the game!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you all for your support!
This week I'm joined by my dear friend and cube enthusiast Andrew Mangrini to talk about community, cubing, cool art we've collected, and just general friendship vibes.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you all for your support!
This week I'm joined by acclaimed fantasy author Kate Elliott to talk about Nicol Bolas, Ugin, and her new novel The Witch Roads! This is a fantastic talk which covers morality, spirituality, the spark of creativity, and more.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by Callie Shae, aka MagicNewGirl, to talk about our shared trip to the Aetherdrift PPR and her experience as a new player in Magic!
I accidentally forgot to upload the audio file last time, so enjoy the double show!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we welcome Magic artist Justine Jones to discuss her style and career!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by Wizards Principle Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the Commander Format Panel and the recent changes to the ban list! We go into the mechanics of how the panel works and discuss in depth thoughts about the cards.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week we are joined by community superhero and just all around bright light, Bobbie Christine! We talk about bringing inclusion and diversity to Magic events, and about finding our joy in the game.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by another member of the Loading Ready Run Collective, my dear friend Coriander Dickinson! Cori is delightful and we talk about her path to Victoria and how she got back into making Magic content with the LRR crew.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by the award winning cosplayer Magic Mishamigo! We talk about the art of craft, the joys of Slimefoot and Fblthp, and transporting costumes around the world!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your continued support.
This week I'm joined by the host of Are You The Bolcast, Mike Carrozza! We talk about growing up an English speaker in Quebec, and the art of stand up comedy!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This time we're joined by Dutch Magic artist Leon Tukker to talk about his process of world building and using VR to make art!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support.
This week I'm rejoined by my dear friend Magic Man Sam, aka Rhystic Studies, to discuss everything from our friendship to finding art in suprising places.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by Magic Tiktok's puppetmaster Sullivan the Monster, to talk about the art and artistry of piloting a card playing puppet!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at Patreon.com/Shivamb.
This week I'm joined by rising star fantasy author RR Virdi as we discuss his hugely popular debut novel The First Binding, and his magic career!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week we're joined by the the engine that keeps LoadingReadyRun running, Paul Saunders! We have a great chat about the LRR collective and how he has built a production system to keep all the shows running.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by journalist, scholar, and professor Cameron Kunzelman to discuss his forthcoming book about Magic the Gathering!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by genius statistician and hall of famer Frank Karsten to talk about his career and the complexities of mana math! Very cool conversation with a player I've long wanted to talk to.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!
This week we're joined by the incredibly brilliant and creative scientist and cosplayer Anna Margaret! She was incredibly wholesome and this was a great chat.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by the phenomenal Magic artist Ryan Pancoast! We talk about his career and many of his significant paintings.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by limited streamer HeadologyMTG to talk about the state of modern limited design, play boosters, and teaching in America!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you all for your support!
This week we're joined by world reknowned fantasy author Tad Williams to discuss his new book The Navigator's Children, and what it's like to inhabit characters far from your core personality.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Bugs Maytrix, a filmmaker and internet celebrity who is also just the most delightful person to chat with. We have a lovely conversation about garbage rares and the strange era of commander we live in.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quivertime and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you all for your support!
To start the fifth season of Casual, we're joined by one of the true legends of the judge program, the Dutch master Gijsbert Hoogendijk. He had a huge influence on the early days of commander and competitive magic overall! This was a fascinating chat and I could have listened to his stories for hours.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're rerunning episode 30, featuring the first appearance of the paragon of Magic podcasting, Marshall Sutcliffe! Casual Magic is on holiday break until 2025, so enjoy this dive into the archives!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're rerunning episode 22 from the first season of the show, featuring the father of Commander, Sheldon Menery, in his first appearance on Casual Magic! New shows will resume in 2025.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
Wrapping up 2024 with a wonderful chat with Czech hall of famer Martin Juza! This is the last new episode of the year. The next two will be reruns from the earliest days of the show. See you all in 2025!
Casual Magic has been brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and by my wonderful patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by an absolutely fabulous bubble of light, cosplayer and content creator Zenaide Beckham, aka ZBexx! We talk about her journey, cosplay, and eternal magic!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week Casual Magic is graced with the presence of one of the true pillars of the community, the art curator extraordinaire, Vorthos Mike! We talk about art, artists, art shows, and art appreciation.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we chat with the extremely pleasant and entertaining merfolk master Nikachu about the trials of picking a deck and sticking with it through thick and thin!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This week I'm joined once again by Magic's director of communications Blake Rasmussen to chat about everything from cards to communication to Magic Cons!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we celebrate our 250th episode with the mavens of Magic's Rules, Matt Tabak and Jess Dunks! It's a delightful talk and we laugh a lot.
Casual Magic is sponsored by Archidekt and Quiver and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. I am so, so grateful to everyone who has joined me on this journey for 250 conversations. Thank you.
This week Sahar Mirhadi returns to discuss her thesis on playing games and mental wellness as well as to talk about eternal weekend!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by comedian and gameshow host Ify Nwadiwe of Dropout to discuss his comedy, his career, and Magic!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB. Thank you for your support!
This week I'm joined by Alison Luhrs, former Wizards storyteller and community manager, to talk about our shared love of stories and the amazing arcs that she wrote!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by League of Legends caster and Magic player Medic! We talk about his history in India and of the art of casting games. This episode had some severe sound problems that took extraordinary work to solve, so please forgive me if there are weird blips =)
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This time, I'm joined by one of the true forefathers of casual play, and honestly one of my biggest inspirations, Anthony Alongi! We discuss his history as a writer and columnist covering casual formats and deck ideas, and his relationship with Sheldon and Commander.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you.
This week I'm joined by my dear dear friend Ben Ulmer, member of the Loading Ready Run collective! We talk about improv, and pets, and being friends!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This time I take a trip down memory road to talk to my dear friend Karen Chu, host of the incredibly popular and long running trivia podcast Good Job Brain!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Aaron Graham, owner of Good Games Morley, the LGS in Perth Australia that makes incredibly funny shorts! We talk about Magic in Australia and board games from Gencon, as well as how the Magic playing community has changed over the years!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by limited master and pro player Eduardo Sajgalik to discuss the art of teaching people to draft better.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This time we have phenomenal content creator Nile Rivers to talk about the art of making high level Magic accessible to everyone.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt as well as by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're rejoined by friend and former editor of the show EK to have a wide ranging chat about Commander! It's pretty much a soap box show, so buckle down!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by the littlest planeswalker, Dana Fischer! She's way bigger now, but will still run you over with elves any day of the week =)
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Command Zone and Game Knights Producer Jake Boss to talk about the art of putting on the biggest shows in Magic!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver Time and Archidekt, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This time I'm joined by cosplayers Gin and Matt of Jackal Costuming to talk about furries, making epic costumes, and Bloomburrow!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB!
This time I recap my adventures in Amsterdam with my dear friend and returning guest Daniel Cane! I also cough a lot. Sorry!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This week we have Pro Tour commentator Mani Davoudi talking about his road to the desk and what it's like to cover Magic tournaments!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week I'm joined by former WotC R&D member Tom LaPille to talk about Cube, Archenemy, and Queer representation in Magic!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by the ever delightful Carmen Klomparens to talk about the cards and stories of Modern Horizons 3! Note- we don't talk about Nadu!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb
This week I'm joined by one of the winningest players in CEDH, Ian Flannery, to discuss playing high level tournament commander and still being casual about it!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by Esports evangelist and content creator Travis Gafford, and talk about Magic vs other games and how much better our Cons could be!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This week we're rejoined by Rachel Weeks, CAG member and host of the Command Zone podcast! We talk about the responsibility of having a platform that big and speaking to the entire commander community.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/ShivamB!
This week we're joined by former SCG Commentator, current LGS owner, and Cube afficionado Ryan Overturf! We discuss card frames and card communities and the art of making a cube, and what the hell a twobert is!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Cube designer and Commander bon vivant David McDarby to talk about his time at WotC and SCG, and making Street Fighter Cards!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I chat with my pal, the eternal grinder and streamer Tronisbad! We discuss mental health and the grind of competitive magic, and our mutual love of Serial Experiments Lain.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quiver, and my supporters at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This week I'm joined by one of the best players on the Pro Tour, Simon Nielsen! We talk about his intro to competitive play and his mind blowing streak of four top 8s in a row!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver, and by my supporters at Patreon.com/Shivamb.
This week I'm joined by one of the leaders of Team Handshake, World champs competitor Anthony Lee! We talk about the art of testing on a team spread across the globe, and what it's like to play at the highest levels!
This week I'm incredibly honored to welcome one of my inspirations in Commander, Bennie Smith! His book on how to build and play EDH decks changed my outlook on the game, and his articles did too. Absolutely lovely chat!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! You can also support me directly at patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we're joined by Wizards Senior Game Architect Andrew Brown to discuss the art of balance and making magic cards!
Casual Magic is supported by Quiver and Archidekt, and by listener support at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Amazonian, the world's premiere player of Brawl on Arena, to learn everything there is to know about this remarkable commander variant and her nearly 200 decks!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and the fine folks who support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This time we have the number one arena streamer on Youtube, CovertGoBlue! We talk about his incredible business acumen as well as the art of performing.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! You can also support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week we have an in depth conversation with Pro Player and Content Creator Jim Davis! We discuss the art of content creation and getting better at Magic, and the work life balance between the two.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Cass Lynn, aka Devoted Druid, cohost of the Brainstorm Brewery podcast and phenomenal dealer of Magic Cards. She's also one of the people who i go out of my way to see at events, and we had a lovely conversation about cards and the culture they create, as well as fun legacy tricks.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! Support me directly at Patreon.com/ShivamB.
This time we're talking with Meaghan A, the creator of InfiniTokens! We talk all about the genesis of these ingenious play aids and the ups and downs of running a small community-supported business! Also, Infinitokens rule and you should use them!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver! You can support me on my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Chief, Media Lead for the PlayEDH online community, and we go deep into the heart of Commander Matchmaking and Rule Zero!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week, Pauper expert Alex Ullman returns to teach me about his favorite style of play- sacrifice for value, or as we all know it, Aristocrats! Join us as we throw our beloved friends away and bring them back over and over again!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt! Support me directly at my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb.
This week I'm joined by Trick Jarrett, Content Strategist at Wizards, to talk about his content journey that led from his own podcasts to the mothership itself!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt and Quiver!
Support me on Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Alan, aka Mental Misplay, CEDH streamer, charity organizer, and all around great guy! We talk a lot about raising money for causes and being over the top in all aspects of our lives. Great chat!
Casual Magic is sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
Support me directly on my patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This time, I'm joined by my friends Dan "Shoe" Hsu and Christina Ha, hosts of the Going Analog podcast, to talk all about my secret love of Boardgames!
Casual Magic is sponsored by CoolStuff, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb.
This time we're joined by eternal master and CEDH champion Brian "BoshNRoll" Coval, to discuss the beauty of playing really powerful old cards!
Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Quiver.
Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're joined by Light Humphreys, former marketing manager at Wizards, to talk about the art of marketing, and why Neon Dynasty was so cool!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
Support me on Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week we're once again joined by Derek of the Pauper EDH Rules Committee to discuss how to downshift a deck from Standard EDH to Pauper! I was sick when we recorded, and I apologize for the frazzled conversation, but Derek was a great sport =)
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuff, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week, we're joined by long time MTG Finance writer and dealer Jonathan Medina to talk about Magic, Money, Reprints, and Pricing!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt! Support me directly at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week I'm joined by commander streamer and MTG Ambassador Kurohitsuki, and we sit and share our vorthos love for the game!
Casual Magic was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt! Support me on patreon at patreon.com/shivamb
This week, we're rejoined by the Commander Mechanic to help hammer out my Cadira deck and talk about deck building philosophy!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt. Support my patreon at patreon.com/shivamb.
Starting off the year with a bang, this time around I've got Deathsie, twitch streamer and draft legend, chatting with me about his absolutely boggling life and how he became a master of limited!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
Support me on patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
Wrapping up 2023, I chat with Magic content creator and tiktoker and just all around genial human being, VeggieWagon Yee!
Thank you all for joining me this year, and here's to an amazing set of episodes in 2024! Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quivertime, and Archidekt!
Support me on patreon at Patreon.com/shivamb!
This week Tim Willoughby returns to give us a seminar on the art of Zombie decks! We cover multiple color combinations and archetypes, and honestly, we didn't even cover half of his notes.
Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt! You can also support me on patreon at www.patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for all your support!
This week we chat with PWP Ryan, one of the leaders of the Playing with Power content collective! We talk content creation, CEDH, and how seriously we should be taking ourselves!
This show is sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt! You can also support me on Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week on Casual Magic, we're joined by Gunner Wuher to discuss the phenomenal charity tournament Commander Sealed! We discuss the challenges of running events for commander, and the joys of building decks out of limited pools of cards.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
EPISODE 200! Thank you all so much for taking this ride with me! Today I talk to one of the greatest of all time, Luis Scott Vargas!
Casual Magic has been brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt. If you'd like to support me directly, please go to my patreon at www.patreon.com/shivamb.
This week, we chat with one of the greatest deck builders in the game, Gerry Thompson! We discuss his checkered past, his deck tuning insights, and how he changed his life to become more level headed and kind.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
Support my patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Shivamb!
This week we're joined by pro player and Magic coach Mason Clark to discuss the methodology and art of coaching folks to be better Magic players!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
Check out my Patreon at patreon.com/shivamb!
This week, MTG Goldfisherman Crim returns to gush about how much we both love Universes Beyond, and where we hope it goes! This was recorded three days BEFORE Wizards announced their collaboration with Marvel, so you can see how good our predictions were, lol.
This podcast was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week we have a very special interview brought by the Magic Ambassador program, featuring Senior Art Director Ovidio Cartagena talking about the culture and inspirations of Lost Caverns of Ixalan! Absolutely fantastic and moving conversation.
This show was sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
This time, RC member Gavin Duggan comes on for a lively discussion about combo in commander, and a broader study of having fun at the table. It's a really interesting philosophical discussion with one of the founders of the format!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week I'm joined by Anuraag Das, legacy grinder, commentator, and current host of the relaunched Modern Super League, to talk about winning a brainstorm at Vegas, and tournaments in the modern era! We also discuss the power of representation and seeing yourself in your hobbies.
This episode was brought to you by Quiver, CoolStuff Inc, and Archidekt!
This week we have James Turner, producer and streamer with everyone's favorite Canadian comedy troupe, Loading Ready Run! We discuss the challenges of putting on a Pre-Prerelease as well as the history of Loading Ready Run itself, in honor of their 20th anniversary!
This show was sponsored by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Quiver!
This time I'm joined by one half of the Scrybabies, Tori of the Vast! We talk about Modern and Commander and her life as as Content Creator!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver.
This week we're joined by a true legend, the master artist Magali Villeneuve! We have a wonderful conversation about her art and her methods, and she's just a delight.
This episode was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Quiver!
This week we have Commentator and co-chair of the VML, Haiyue Yu! It's a fantastic conversation about the challenges of doing commentary on digital games.
This episode was sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This time around I chat with Amy the Amazonian, famed twitch streamer and arena breaker! She's incredibly cool and I was thrilled to get to chat with her as a long time fan of her crazy arena hacks.
This show was sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week I'm joined by Corbin Hosler, cohost of Brainstorm Brewery and scribe of all things coverage. We talk about the Pro Tour and finding amazing stories to share, and how coverage has evolved over the years.
This show was brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and CoolStuffInc!
This week we have Phil Gallagher of Youtube channel Thraben University to talk Legacy and the impacts of Lord of the Rings on eternal formats!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week on Casual Magic, I talk to one of my favorite comics on twitter (who played magic back in the day) about our lives on social media and the art of comedy in brief. This is admittedly one of my more self indulgent episodes, but it was a really great conversation!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This time around, I'm rejoined by my pal Hermit Druid to talk about gardens, food, colonialism, and the intersections thereof. We got so involved we forgot to talk about the actual magic cards!
Also, a note- this episode features strong language that I tried to bleep out, but some may have slipped through. Be aware!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This time around I have the fantastic card alterist SK Alters on to talk about the challenges of changing cards! We go through his alters and his inspirations and how to do it yourself.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week we're rejoined by AliasV to discuss her fantastic show Elder Dragon Hijinks!
Casual Magic was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week we're joined by Dutch musician and commander content creator Daniel Cane to talk about Magic in Holland and his life in music! We also detour through a discussion about languages, so strap in!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week I'm joined by friend of the show Ben Wheeler as we discuss Canadian Highlander and our new show Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week we're joined by Tom Marks, reviews editor at IGN, and we discuss how they handle covering Magic the Gathering in a traditional video games site.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week on Casual, we're joined by one of the coolest and most important folks in the history of Magic outside of Wizards themselves, legendary man-about-town, Brian David-Marshall! BDM and I share stories about cool decks and cool plays through the history of the game, as well as his history in comics.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week on Casual Magic, I'm joined by IGN's Senior News Editor (and very dear friend of mine) Kat Bailey to discuss Magic and Microtransactions, and how it lines up with the Video Games industry!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week, Twitch streamer extrordinaire Jorbs joins me to talk about his new memoir as well as the ups and downs of being a popular streamer. We also talk about his lengthy experiences with Magic!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This episode we have one of my favorite players of all time, Hall of Famer Gabriel Nassif! We discuss his career and his approach to the game, as well as what its like to train for a pro tour.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This episode we're joined by Pauper specialist Alex Ullman to talk about pauper format management, Golgari decks, and his journey as a writer!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
This week beloved friend of the show TappyToeClaws returns to talk (ostensibly) about MagicCon, and then we go deeeeeeeep into Eurovision? It's a wild one, folks, so hold on tight!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quivertime!
This episode we have Geoffrey Palmer, aka LivingCardsMTG on the show to talk about his career with Magic Coverage, animating cards, and his hilarious and viral Paddington as Magic Art posts!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuff Inc, QuiverTime, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by your favorite content creator's most important asset, tech support to the stars and uber Bolas fan Logan Isch! We talk about running content and our favorite shared commanders!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week we have an incredibly cool guest, Senatorial hopeful for Missouri Lucas Kunce! We talk about his love of the early days of Magic, his entry into politics, and his amazing collection of Wanderlusts. This show goes deep into the state of America in 2023, and is a great conversation.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week we're joined by WotC Senior Game Designer Daniel Holt to chat about card frames, expansion symbols, designing commander decks and Kamigawa!
This episode is brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Quiver!
This week on Casual, I'm joined by EDHREC writer and podcaster Dana Roach to talk about our approaches to the format and about content creation in the commander space.
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
MTG Secret Lair secrets unfold this week as Shivam talks to Tom Jenkot, Sarah Wassel, and Jacob Covey, art and creative directors from Wizards of the Coast about all things Secret Lair past, present and future! How does a Secret Lair get made? How does Wizards find artists?
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week I'm joined by Esmond Heng of Quintessential MTG to talk about the Magic scene in Singapore!
This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week we have master data cruncher and stats wrangler Sierkovitz on the show to help me understand the math of Magic the Gathering!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week I'm joined by Dave Humpherys, Wizards Game Design Architect and Hall of Famer, about his contributions to set design, philosophies about limited, and more!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by Liliana, aka DefiantNecro, to talk about the Praetors for Change charity fundraiser as well as her own history as a wrestler and content creator.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
This week I'm joined by professional MMA Fighter Zac Pauga to discuss his career as a fighter and his life as a magic nerd!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
This week we're joined by Cary of The Splinter Bin parody account and one of the voices of the Vorthos Cast! We discuss tweaking wotc's nose and also go deep on the lore and story!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuff Inc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This episode we're joined by Senior Game Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the incredible one-time only event he ran at Magic Con Philadelphia, and how he created new cards just for the event!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by streamer, model, and rising CEDH allstar Lua Stardust to talk about her experiences with commander and CEDH tournaments as well as her new show Scrybabies!
This show was brought to you by Quiver, Archidekt, and CoolStuffInc!
This week I've decided to discuss a topic that has been heavily requested- Pauper Commander. To help me understand this format, I'm joined by Derek Shaak of the Pauper Commander Rules Committee to lead me into the world of commons!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Quiver, and Archidekt!
The great Saffron Olive comes back to the show to discuss Magic in 2022, the state of Commander, and what he's been enjoying in our game. Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuff Inc, Archidekt, and Quiver!
This week I'm joined by Magic Hall of Famer and dragon master Brian Kibler as we discuss his career and his new foray into Commander!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!
This week I'm joined by Melissa Detora, head of the Casual Play design team at Wizards. We have a really vibrant chat about game design and WotC's pivot towards casual play! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!
This week I welcome pro player, commentator, and newly converted commander player Corey Baumeister to discuss his journey with magic!
This episode was sponsored by CoolStuffInc and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by content creator and Pauper Format Panel member Emma Partlow as we talk about that most common of formats, Pauper!
This show was brought to you by Archidekt and CoolStuffInc!
This week I'm joined by Justin Parnell of Commander Vs. fame as we discuss the benefits of expressing joy and celebrating the hobby we love.
This episode was brought to you by Archidekt and CoolStuffInc!.
This week I'm joined by Jim Lapage, Spike Feeder and newest member of the Commander Rules Committee. We discuss what we think the format actually is, and how to understand if the CAG and RC are succeeding at their roles.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today marks the start of the third season of Casual Magic, and I'm joined by MagicFest 30's Cosplay winner Dark Pact Cosplay, as we discuss their costume and the event itself!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D and Archidekt!
For the 150th episode of Casual Magic, I'm joined by Lead Designer Mark Rosewater to talk about how designing for Magic has changed since the rise of Commander! I also want to take a moment to thank you all for joining me for 150 episodes of Casual Magic conversations =)
This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by my dear friend and colleague, Son Rebell, to talk about joining the CAG and the state of commander.
This Episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today, Cal from the youtube CEDH group Playing with Power joins me to talk about a grab bag of commander topics! I had had other plans, but this week Cal basically gave me a platform to vent whatever Commander issues had been burning in my mind =)
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
This week I'm joined by writer, commentator, barkeep, and fellow Commander Advisory Group member Tim WIlloughby as we talk about his journey and commander play!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today Magic's traveling trickster Gavin Verhey joins me to talk about Brothers War Commander decks! We discuss design, development, the set booster cards, and even go back and talk about the decks from Baldur's Gate!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.
This episode I welcome Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble from the official D&D podcast Dragon Talk to talk to me about their new book and about the impact of D&D on people and communities. It's a break from Magic to talk about my other favorite topic!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.
This week we're joined by Mike Bani, aka cEDH Dad, to learn about his methods of introducing folks to the most powerful tables of Commander, and how to get people to the tables they want to be at. We also discuss the CEDH-U discord server and the CEDH teaching box.
This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff Inc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.
Today I'm joined by Sahar Mirhadi, British legacy and modern grinder, and we have a far reaching conversation about Modern, Legacy, tying your identity to your hobby, the challenges of being a minority in our hobby, and how sweet Scapeshift really is.
This episode was brought to you by Cool Stuff, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D!
This episode I'm joined by Game Grumps Co-host and long time internet personality Egoraptor. We talk about everything from internet culture to Urza's Saga, and everything between. And in the Outro, Arin turns the spotlight back on me, and we have a lengthy bonus discussion about shepherding a format! It's a fantastic discussion with an absolutely lovely guy.
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
This week Drew Levin joins me to help me edit and work out the kinks in my Neera Chaos spells deck, and broadly speaks about the process of deck building goals unto themselves.
This episode was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce A+D!
Today I'm joined by Commander Sphere Cohost and totally not a wolf man Dan Sheehan to talk about the joys of lasagna tier magic! We explore the joys of playing with weird old cards and talk about his amazing Squee story.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today, Spike Feeder Alex returns to discuss Rule Zero Commander decks, with his delightful Assemble the Legion deck as our model. We look at ways to build non-standard commander decks and why you'd want to, and celebrate the joys of working within limitations.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by show producer EK to talk about the commander ban list, helping other folks build decks, and artist proofs! We also discuss what it's like to edit this show and get it ready for Youtube!
Casual Magic was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D!
Today I'm rejoined by Magic soundtrack producer and youtube musician extrordinaire Jonathan Young, to talk about the joys of Commander and Explorer!
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Loading Ready Run's resident judge Nelson Sahalub to discuss deck building, parenting, streamer life, and more.
This episode brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Meghan Wolff and Maria Bartholdi of Good Luck High Five! We discuss their journey into Magic and Content Creation, how heavy an Emmy is, and much more!
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today we're joined by Andrew Thompson, aka @SchmandrewArt, to discuss pop art, his kickstarter, Commander decks, and really pretty tokens!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by TappyToeClaws as we go over the summer of cons, and talk about great dos and don'ts for enjoying yourself!
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
On this week's episode I'm joined by Nicholas Hammond, Director of Monarch Media, to discuss CEDH and Tournament EDH, including the recent Marchesa tournament.
This Episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by fellow CAG member Greg Sablan to talk about experiencing Magic in Guam, altering cards, and his work in spreading Commander in the US Military! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by fellow content creator and CAG member DeQuan Watson, as we talk about his remarkable life and what it was like to own his own store, and playing commander through the years! He also gives a ton of great advice on becoming a successful content creator.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by actor, streamer, and host of Tabletop Jocks, Joseph Johnson. We talk a lot about the minority experience in playing Magic, and about how important it feels to know you belong.
This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Magic broadcaster, tournament pro, and entrepreneur Cedric Phillips to talk about his work with Coalesce Apparel and Design and what it's like to call tournaments!
Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and Archidekt.
Today we are rejoined by the incredible Cosplayer, Crafter, and CAG friend Olivia Gobert-Hicks to discuss how EDH has evolved recently!
This episode was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce Apparel and Design.
Today I'm joined by Magic Judge, activist, and diversity consultant Amanda Stevens to talk about ways to make our game more welcoming, as well as lots of fun EDH chat.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by James Hsu, host of the interview podcast Humans of Magic! We discuss his life in Shanghai, his work outside the game, and why he wants to interview folks. We also get real deep into the inside baseball of the art of the interview and share tips back and forth.
This show was brought to you by Archidekt, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and CoolStuffInc!
Today I'm joined by my dear friend Jason Wilson (@jason_wilson), a veteran video games journalist, long time RPG fan, and newcomer to Magic, to discuss Magic, D&D and learning the game.
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today we are joined by Ben Brode, former director of Hearthstone, currently of Second Dinner, and diehard Commander player, to talk about designing decks for streams and entertainment. We also talk about digital card game design and the challenge of making magic electronically.
This episode was brought to you by Coalesce, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Corey Bowen, lead set designer for Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate! We discuss the mechanics of the set as well as my experiences playing with it.
This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
This week we're joined by Ben Schnuck, AKA BenMakesStuff, the proxy vaporwave artist who got to see his work become a Secret Lair! We talk about the process of how he got discovered and what it was like to work on a project for Wizards.
This show is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today on Casual Magic, Loading Ready Run's Adam Savidan joins me to talk about streaming, mental health, and finding happiness in ourselves.
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today's guest is Magic Game Designer Chris Mooney, sharing stories about cards from the Streets of New Capenna Commander decks, as well as the state of White in Magic!
This show was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by Arch-Vorthos Loreley Weisel-Librizzi to talk about the story, writing flavor text and giving voice to New Capenna!
This Episode brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by Orcish Librarian, a twitter vorthos cosplayer and fiction writer, and we talk about our shared history in Video Games instead!
This show was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce Apparel and Design!
Today I'm joined by Educator and Nerd Faciliatator Mike Wildspeaker to discuss the Magic and Gaming club he runs at his High School, and the importance of games for kids.
This episode was brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce A+D!
Today I'm joined by BlackGirlMage Lexi, a TTRPG and Magic content creator and streamer, and we discuss the fine art of learning and exploring highly complicated games as a new player.
This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Mental Health Advocate and Podcaster HobbesQ, as we discuss the pandemic and coping with the impacts on our games and social skills.
This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by MTG Goldfish's Budget Commander, Tomer Abramovici, to discuss commander builds, D&D, MTGO and more!
This episode brought to you by CoolStuffInc, where the code Casual gets you 5% off your purchase, and by Coalesce Apparel and Design, where the code Casualmagic gets you 10% off, and the deckbuilding site Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by Magic Senior Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about topics ranging from Not-GP Vegas to the state of Commander in 2022 to Kamigawa!
This episode was brought to you by Coalesce Apparel and Design, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt!
Today on Casual Magic, my friend The Hermit Druid comes and teaches me about the wonders of Dargo in CEDH and of matchmaking and finding our place in the format. We also talk a lot about food.
This Episode was brought to you by Coalesce A+D, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by indie musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, youtuber, and commander fan Jonathan Young to discuss the Kamigawa Soundtrack and how he put it together! Also about the struggle of creation as well as chatter about Pioneer and Historic. This show brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today's episode turns Casual Magic into Business Casual! I'm joined by toymaker Alex Kessler to discuss the toy industry, Hasbro's place in it, and what it means to be an Activist Investor. This is a really long and fascinating episode, brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Ben Wheeler returns to join me for day 1 analysis of Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, mainly so that we can just gush about how rad this set is.
This show brought to you by Coalesce A+D, where you can buy the brand new Casual Magic tshirt, CoolStuffInc, and Archidekt.
Today on Casual Magic I'm re-rejoined by Ben Wheeler to discuss Kamigawas old and new, including the stories, the formats, notable cards, and lots of nonsense.
This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D.
Today I'm joined by Alex of the Spike Feeders to discuss content creation, putting on a show, and being empathetic during play.
This show is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce A+D, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Chris of Commander Mechanic to discuss the fine art of tuning a commander deck to make sure it is always doing what you want it to do, and not just leaving you with halves of random combos with no payoffs. This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce A+D!
Today I'm joined by host of the Commander Sphere Podcast and my CAG Colleague, Rachel Weeks. We talk about her philosophy towards the social challenge of commander.
This show is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel and Design, and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by EDH Endboss Sheldon Menery to discuss the Rules Committee's thoughts on the future of Commander and the expansion of the Advisory Group and Rules Committees.
This episode is brought to you by Archidekt, CoolStuffInc, and Coalesce A+D.
Today I'm joined by my dear friend Alex Kessler for a conversation about Modern and Pioneer in 2021, as well as some delving into Spider Man and Dragonball, alongside the usual meanderings of two long time friends sitting to chat.
This show was sponsored by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Coalesce Apparel!
Today I'm joined by long time player, grinder, and game designer Ben Seck, and we have a fantastic chat about what makes Magic such a compelling game!
This Episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce AD, and Archidekt.
Today, the Professor of Tolarian Community College does a house visit and we banter live and in person!
This Episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt. Here's to another 100!
Friend of the show Chase Manacurves returns to discuss breaching hulls and a brand new commander variant they came up with. This show is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by one of the most important people in my personal journey of Magic, the pro hall of famer Reid Duke! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt.
Today my friend K. Arsenault Rivera returns to discuss her stories for Crimson Vow, as well as our shared love of the Wheel of Time tv show. This is one of the saltier episodes of the show, so maybe skip this with your kids. This show is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce, and Archidekt!
Today I am rejoined by my friend Jacob to have further discussion about the Innistrad storyline. This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today marks the return of my beloved friend Tappy Toe Claws on perhaps the most unhinged and untethered ep of Casual as I've ever had. Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today we're graced with the return of Carmen Handy, newly minted WotC designer, to talk about her recent forays into commander! This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by writer, SCG Grinder, and professional streamer Caleb Durward to talk about the realities of streamer life. Casual Magic is brought to you by CoolStuff Inc, Coalesce Apparel, and Archidekt!
Today, Marshall Sutcliffe returns to lay down the truth of what it means to be a content creator in this pandemic era, and we go deep into the struggles of being able to sustain ourselves, and the emotional drain it can be. This episode is brought to you by Coolstuffinc (use Casual for 5% off!), Coalesce Apparel (Casualmagic gets you 10%), and Archidekt!
Today I'm joined by Midnight Hunt author K Arsenault Rivera to talk about Arlinn Kord, Midnight Hunt's story arcs, and her love of commander. This episode is brought to you by Coolstuffinc (use the code CASUAL for 5% off!), Coalesce Apparel (CASUALMAGIC gets you 10% off your order), and Archidekt!
Today's episode features Josh Krause, @originalMTGart, talking to me about the world of the most niche high end of magic collectibles, the actual art itself. This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, where using the code Casual will get you 5% off your purchase, by Archidekt, and brand new sponsor Coalesce Apparel, where the code CasualMagic will get you 10% off your purchase.
Today's episode of Casual Magic features prolific author and hardcore nerd Seanan McGuire, talking about her recent foray into Magic web fiction as well as what planeswalkers would eat, and writing during a Pandemic. This episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc (use code CASUAL for 5% off your order) and Archidekt.
Today I'm joined by EDHREC contributor and podcaster Joey Schultz to talk about the nature of a one stop clearinghouse for commander data, and also explore what it is like to play commander with his parents and family. It's a really fantastic episode, and is brought to you by CoolStuffInc. Use the code CASUAL for 5% off your order!
Today on Casual Magic, proxy artist Sheepwave joins me to talk about her art, as well as her Shockbox project, which zaps players whenever they lose life in a game. Casual Magic is sponsored by CoolStuffInc, and folks can get 5% off their purchases with the code CASUAL.
Today's podcast features former pro player and former SCG columnist Drew Levin, joining me to talk about making sure the good cards are also the fun cards. This week's episode marks the beginning of a brand new partnership with CoolStuffInc.com! Use the code CASUAL for 5% off all purchases at https://www.coolstuffinc.com/
Today my guest is Doug Johnson, better known as DJ of the Brainstorm Brewery, and we talk about owning a card store and his legendary, incredibly beat to hell Gonti deck.
Today I'm joined by CEDH theorist and Monowhite afficionado Charles Zhuang for a talk that, well, went places I did not expect, skipping the topic of white entirely to concentrate more on the idea of what it means to be on the casual or competitive side of Commander. This is a very cerebral, and very interesting, chat.
Today I'm joined by Product Architect Mike Turian to discuss his hall of fame career in Magic, his time as a developer, and also get into the nitty gritty about Booster Fun and The List. We had a small mic failure in the beginning so I apologize for the sound quality.
Today Ben Wheeler and I just pick a starting point at random and then just talk for an hour about cards we love or have never heard of but still love.
Today my guest is Hipsters of the Coast columnist and professional theologian Jacob Torbeck who joins me for a far reaching conversation about faith, forgiveness, the way we carry ourselves, and magic the gathering.
Today I'm joined by one of the greatest players of the modern era, and absolute master of Legacy and Cube, Andrea Mengucchi. We have a lovely and far ranging conversation, and he's just a joy to talk to.
Today D&D Senior Designer James Wyatt joins me to talk about the beautiful fusion of D&D and Magic that is Adventures in the Forgotten Realms!
By popular demand, my dear friend Ben Wheeler returns for a third visit, ostensibly to talk about deck building changes with the return of paper play, but really just to shoot the breeze about Modern Horizon 2 with me for a while. This one goes off the rails real quick, folks.
Today I'm joined by CEDH's favorite pink haired AI, Rebell! She's a real gem of a creator and has a brilliant mind for commander, and this was a fun chat.
Today I'm joined by science educator and youtuber Kyle Hill, to talk about high end commander and also content creation.
Today I'm joined by game designer and Minecraft maven Marc Watson, as we discuss bling, game design, and the beauty of emergent gameplay in Commander.
Today I'm joined by Game Designer and SCG Tour commentator Patrick Sullivan to talk about the Tour, the differences between competitive and casual, and philosophies of game design.
Today my dear friend Serge Yager returns to the show to join me in discussing the existential challenges of burn out and content creation and rediscovering our love of Magic as a game.
Today I'm joined by Wizards of the Coast Vice President Aaron Forsythe to discuss Modern Horizons 2 and also his relationship with Commander and the community at large. This episode was recorded over zoom, so I apologize for the variance in sound quality.
Today I'm joined by Star City Games' own Jeremy Noell to talk about Commander Vs, the SCG Open, and deckbuilding.
Today I'm joined by my friend Femmtg to talk about her path into Magic and also the art of breaking into content creation and streaming. Today I'm joined by my friend Femmtg to talk about her path into Magic and also the art of breaking into content creation and streaming.
Today I'm joined by Sheldon Menery to discuss working on the Silverquill Commander deck and the thought process behind companions vs learn
Today I'm joined by YouTuber MagicalHacker as we explore the non-spellslinging side of Red/Blue in commander!
Today I'm joined by Kotaku's Ash Parrish, as we discuss casual engagement with Magic as well as, uh, Korean dramas. It's a great chat!
Today I'm joined by writer and financier Jason Alt to talk about my favorite way to play digital magic, Shandalar, as well as his brand new Commander focused news site.
Today I'm joined by the absolutely wonderful Spice8Rack as we discuss community, humanity, and cards.
Today I'm joined by WotC designer Corey Bowen to talk through the design of Commander 21 as well as the Kaldheim commander decks. My apologies for the audio quality, as the zoom recording was a little crunky.
Today I'm joined by my dear friend Sam, aka Rhystic Studies, as we talk about language, art, bread, and the connections we make.
Today I continue my conversation with Ethan Fleischer about Commander Legends and Kaldheim!
Today I'm joined by Senior Designer Ethan Fleischer to talk about design stories from Kaldheim. We had a connection issue, so there's a part 2 where we talk about Commander Legends coming next week!
Today I'm joined by Cameron Lauder, Loading Ready Run member, streamer, and polymath, and we go on a long journey discussing communication, semiotics, acting, and some card game too.
Today I'm joined by WotC's Senior Communications Manager Blake Rasmussen to discuss Wizards of the Coast and the incredibly tumultous year they and the community had in 2020. We talk about Godzilla cards, Secret Lairs, WotC's response to racism, curled foils, and more in an incredibly candid discussion.
Today I'm joined by Gavin Verhey as we reveal my two preview cards for Time Spiral Remastered, generously provided by Wizards of the Coast.
Today, I'm joined by one of my dearest friends on a long, rambly talk that covers everything from the communities we curate to parasocial relationships to tiktok memes. It's a wild one, folks.
Today I'm joined by one of the most brilliant and innovative minds in Magic, Sam Black. We discuss a ton of his philosophy and how he develops new deck ideas. Also Bread.
Today I'm joined by pop culture journalist Princess Weekes as we discuss the perils and pitfalls of being a visible minority in Magic the Gathering.
Today I'm joined by my good friend Ben Wheeler for a rambling excuse to just chat about things we like, from Commander Legends' Prismatic Piper to Nethroi reanimator. Today I'm joined by my good friend Ben Wheeler for a rambling excuse to just chat about things we like, from Commander Legends' Prismatic Piper to Nethroi reanimator.
Today I'm joined by former professional NFL player and current professional nerd, game designer, author, and political savant, Chris Kluwe! We discuss everything from punting to equality and inclusion in gaming.
Today I'm joined by the hosts of The Memory Jar podcast to talk about Invasion and the joy of multicolor magic.
Today I'm joined by one of the kings of casual content, Seth, better known as SaffronOlive!
Today I'm joined by superstar player, columnist, tournament grinder, and play by play announcer Emma Handy, on the eve of her departure to Wizards of the Coast.
Today I'm joined by Streamer and Speedrunner Skybilz as we talk about being in the Mythic Invitational and esports in general.
Today I'm joined by MtG artist Aaron Miller to talk about what it's like making paintings for Magic.
Today I'm joined by writer and vorthos AE Marling to sit and talk Oathbreaker, the planeswalker driven commander variant.
Today I'm joined by my friend Adam Klesh, one of the designers at Card Kingdom, and we talk about building casual decks and even custom sets out of cards. We also have an interlude to talk about my Commander Jumpstart project.
Today I'm joined by the amazing caster and streamer AliasV as we discuss her exploration into commander.
Today I'm joined by WotC Senior Game Designer and friend of the show Gavin Verhey to talk all about the set that is going to change the face of EDH forever, Commander Legends. Enjoy this double sized extravaganza!
Today I'm joined by WotC Game Designer Glenn Jones to talk about Commander 2019 and designing for specific playstyles and power levels.
Today, i'm joined by DJ of Jumbo Commander to talk about the many ways to personalize and trick out the aesthetics of your edh deck.
Today I'm joined by CEDH content creator and good friend Jim LePage of the Spike Feeders to just chat and share thoughts about the value of community.
Today I'm joined by frequent guest Ben Wheeler to talk about that most maligned of edh archtypes, White Aggro. It's a real joy to turn a card sideways once in a while!
Today I'm joined by Magic's Head Designer Mark Rosewater for an amazing freeform discussion about casual play, commander, diversity, inclusion, culture and more.
Today I'm joined by one of the most popular and well known card alterists in Magic, Eric Klug. Naturally we spend the first half talking about his Cube.
Today I'm joined by Dave Kosin (@daviekumd) to talk about keeping ourselves healthy in quarantimes.
Today I'm joined by former WotC Creative Maven Kelly Digges, and we talk about Dominaria's successes as a set of glory for the first half, and the utter and complete failure of Magic's treatment of religions in the second.
Today Brian David-Marshall joins me to unveil my new preview card for Zendikar Rising! Unfortunately we had some interference on BDM's audio but the stories are great!
Today, friend of the show Chase rejoins us to talk about the content creation grind, and how we can avoid burning out.
Today I'm joined by John Darnielle, Singer and Songwriter of The Mountain Goats! We talk about God, Home, the vibe of who we are, and somewhere in there about cards as well. The audio is a bit unique in this ep as John was recording from a porch in a rainstorm, but it adds to the ambiance. Please enjoy!
Joining me today is the most famous podcaster, broadcaster, and draft master in Magic, Marshall Sutcliffe!
Today I'm joined by my friend Ellie Rice aka @ellieoftheveil to talk about a serious and difficult topic- Magic and the poor financial decisions we make to play the game we love.
Today, i'm joined by Pleasant Kenobi to commiserate over the world of pricing in Magic the Gathering.
Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for providing me with free preview cards for Double Masters! And to help me reveal them, Ben Wheeler returns!
Today I'm joined by Loading Ready Run's resident Judge and Canlander master, Serge Yager.
Today I'm joined by the fabulous Erin Campbell as we discuss harrassment, the spotlight, and the joy of commander.
Today I'm joined by commander luminary and fellow CAG member Adam Styborski, affectionately known as Stybs.
Today I'm joined by the fourth and final member of the Commander Rules Committee, Toby Elliott!
This week I'm joined by cosplayer extraordinaire Tappy Toe Claws for a wide ranging discussion of just enjoying good times.
Today I'm joined by Corey Bowen, lead designer of Commander 2020, to share design stories about the brand new precons!
Today I'm joined by Rules Committee member Scott Larabee to talk more about the history of Commander from the inside of WotC.
Joining me today is Ben Wheeler (@bwheelermtg), one of the folks running the Canadian Highlander format and all around supporter of all things singleton.
Today I'm joined by fellow CAG member Charlotte Sable to talk about Judging and her take on the CAG.
Today I'm joined by Loading Ready Run's co-founder and frontman Graham Stark to talk about the realities of streaming a game you love and keeping your passion alive.
Today I'm joined by Kristen Gregory, Content Manager for Hipsters of the Coast, to talk about our shared love of Boros, the red/white headed stepchild of EDH.
Today I'm joined by Olivia Gobert-Hicks to talk about playing edh and paper magic over the internet.
This week I'm joined by Rules Commitee member Gavin Duggan to discuss his history with Commander and his amazing Planechase Map variant.
Today I'm joined by Senior Architect Gavin Verhey to discuss my two preview cards from Commander 2020!
This week, Magic Senior Designer Ethan Fleischer (@ethanfleischer) and I delve into the mystery that is Blue.
Today we're joined by the lovely Chase Carroll, better known as @manacurves on twitch and twitter, and we do deep dives into decks that match flavor with function, starting with a look at a very atypical Chulane and ending with Chandra tribal.
Today on Casual Magic, we're joined by Wizards of the Coast Product Architect Gavin Verhey (@gavinverhey) to talk about the brand new chaos-in-a-box product, Mystery Boosters!
Today's guest is none other than the biggest content creator and ombudsman in the history of Magic, my dear friend Brian, the Professor of Tolarian Community College (@TolarianCollege). We're sharing our opinions about various Preconstructed decks over Magic's History, and throwing in our opinions about Commander along the way.
Joining us today is Kendra Smith (@theMaverickGal), mistress of elves, to talk about my favorite creature type in every format we could think of, from Pauper to Pioneer and all points in between.