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Due to his role in a number of different multiversal threats, the silver golem Karn has been the butt of jokes for years. But beneath the jokes and oversimplification lies a richly built but ultimately tragic character. Karn is trying his best to improve a broken world, all while indelibly marked by the sins of his father, Urza. While other characters have since taken the forefront of Magic's story, Karn has been a crucial part of it since the beginning and his overall arc was recently brought to what many could speculate is a conclusion (at least for the time being). Enjoy this in-depth look at a character near and dear to many.

The uniqueness and versatility of Magic's color pie is a crucial part of the game's success over the years. It's impossible to imagine the game without the constant interplay and competition between the five colors and their conflicting philosophies. But, in this humble writer's opinion, one of these colors has been given a bad deal as of late: It's Green, baby. Green is often maligned as too homogenous or too powerful. Enfranchised players often view it as too simple, or maybe even boring. But what these folks don't know is that Green is Magic's most interesting, flavorful, color. In twenty minutes, you'll agree. This episode breaks down some of the common complaints players have about Green ranging from the somewhat misguided to the completely incorrect. This is a celebration of a color that knows exactly what it is. Support the show on Patreon for early access to episodes, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/CommandSphere   Check out the decklists referenced in this episode on Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/SweetDaniel   For literally anything else, we have a LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/CommandSphere  

For about as long as Commander has been a format, power level discourse has been ubiquitous. The more the format grows, the less the standard 1-10 scale of discerning a deck's power level can be relied on. In this video, I discuss the fact that maybe it's time to we stopped trying to evaluate decks and started trying to evaluate the people piloting them. This episode looks at the different things players value and places them into two camps, not as a means of describing the power level of their decks but as a means of introspecting and learning what we as individuals want from our games. This is Sizzle & Steak.

Excited for March of the Machine but don't have enough time to catch up on 30 years of lore? Looking for a quick brush up on the basics? Look no further! This Spring, Magic is going to be more fun if you know the story behind the cards and in just about five minutes, we'll get you caught up! Magic's lore has surrounded Phyrexia and Phyrexian influence for nearly all of its 30 year life span and looking at the totality of the stories told can be intimidating. Take a seat and get a birds eye view so that you can jump on board the lore train just in time for all the payoff!

Give me fifteen minutes and I'll convince you to concede more Commander games

Rachel says farewell to the show, the show says farewell to Rachel. We celebrate the only way we know how: being really goofy and gross.

As Commander Sphere comes to a close, Rachel and Dan take a look at the ways in which the game, the format, and their own philosophies about both have changed in the last three years.

We have some big news! Rachel has accepted a full-time position at The Command Zone! We're incredibly excited for her to finally become a full-time content creator and we hope you'll join us in celebrating the start of this hard-earned new chapter of her career. Unfortunately, this means that Rachel can no longer host Commander Sphere. She will appear in two final episodes releasing on December 5th and 12th. After that we'll say a fond farewell to Rachel and this iteration of the show will come to a close. Dan will return after the holidays with a more detailed look at what's next for Commander Sphere We understand that this is bittersweet news for our listeners, but the community you helped build isn't going anywhere. Our Discord will remain open and continue offering reliable webcam games, challenge leagues, and more. We plan to send Rachel off on a high note and hope you'll join us in celebrating three lovely years of EDH philosophy, goofs, and lasagna. Thank you all for an incredible run.

It's been three years and it's time to thank some folks.

We're trying something new here! Dan recently released his second video essay, a discussion about the cathartic process of breaking down and rebuilding your old decks. We're making it available in audio form! This is the first in a new series of digestible 10-15 minute essays tackling topics Magic players might find interesting. We hope it makes a great companion for your commute.

It's always hard to choose who should draw your ire first in a commander game. We put together a list of fifteen players that you should be focusing your attention on in the early-game.

We talked about our overall impressions of The Brothers' War and give you ten cards we're excited to see played!

We talked about the ruling bodies behind Commander and the role they play in shaping the format!

Things are getting pretty SpOoOoOoOoOoOOoky around here! We rated a bunch of Magic villains to figure out who the ultimate halloween monsters are! 

Unfinity is on the way and we wanted to make a guide explaining how to approach building a Rule Zero deck! We break down the five crucial things to consider when building a deck that doesn't follow Commander's core rule set

It's exactly what the name says! Woah!

One of the most important skills in Commander is threat assessment, but what do you do when the threat is YOU? This week we're talking about the concept of "threat" itself, how to to identify it, and how to best react when the label has been thrust upon you. 

Red, Black, and Blue! This one is all about being sneaky and mean! Great cards, great archetypes, maybe not the best friends!

We both put together a list of our five favorite new commanders from Dominaria: United! Old favorites, classic archetypes, and new concepts abound! Take a listen and get some ideas for your next build!

The Random Card Generator is back and this time we're using idioms to design spells and mechanics!