What is the Best Power Level to Play Commander At? | Dankcast Ep. 1
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Welcome to our very first podcast. Today we'll be talking about power level in Commander, enjoy!
0:00 Intro
0:23 What is Power Level?
11:17 The Power of Money
17:01 Restrictions We Use
35:49 Our Preferred Power Levels
47:58 Rule Zero
51:00 What is Fun?
57:08 Should the Format Change?
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Stormin corbins cycling decks are so dope. Even if its combo centric the fact you're taking a lesser strength deck but making it fun and winnable is dope af.
I agree with Corbin on the skill aspect of it, for example I think seeing storm decks go off is super sweet and watching the interactions between the cards are rad, but I myself wouldn’t try to build one anytime soon since I know that I’d probably take forever and barely accomplish anything in a ten minute turn
I would love any type of long form content from this group of gentlemen. Looking forward to more episodes!
I appreciate the candid conversation over most of the other podcasts out there. This seemed more geniune and you can tell that you all have have some salty games with each other, which allows you all to truthful with one another. Love it. Keep em coming!
You guys never seem to disappoint! So happy you guys launched a podcast! Now we just need a discord!
Corbin and Matt gave some really great insight into EDH. Can’t wait for more of these podcasts.
Great podcast guys. You answered all the questions I didn't know I had. I will be recommending this video to my play group. Thanks
Really enjoyed this discussion, and this form of content. Yours is one of my favorite channels out there for EDH!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dankcast?!?! We need more of these! Excellent job guys
Stoked for the pod 🙌
Keep the pod going, this was super interesting. Also, its awesome to actually hear you guys outside of gameplay. Corbin is not the evil degenerate we see in the deck previews lmao
😂😂 I mean... Maybe?
16 minutes in. Yes. This is exactly the convo that needs to be happening more often. Thanks for all the realistic, practical takes. Ok I'm going to get back to watching.
Dude, I flippin loved this video format. Listening to insight on how you guys formed your play styles and power levels within your playgroup is very interesting! Cool content 🤙
Hella smooth first cast! Going to talk about these points with my 2 homies. We been playing in a pod of 3 since 2018 when we discovered EDH. We ended up so far at keeping our decks at a budget 250euros max, no instant win 2cards combos in order to reign in on power a bit.
More podcast please this was super interesting and insightful.
Love the podcast! You guys have great synergy
Just started watching, but so stoked you guys are doing this podcast. I really like the core Dank crew and appreciate the time you guys put into the channel.
Just wanted to drop in, I usually comment every few episodes. Love this as a new series for the channel. Been cleaning the house and listening and it's a good time. You guys have a cool vibe. I generally run Optimally Themed decks. I find it the most fun because CEDH is just running these cards and you suck if you don’t. My two cents - Speed and Redundancy/Efficiency is usually what I say makes a deck the most powerful. Tutors and Fast Mana will make decks more consistent and thus more powerful. I want to counter a little bit of the discussion in power level in regards to "how good the commander helps determine the power level". Commanders that are essential for the deck to function are generally a detriment. Example would be something like Lara Croft, her first ability requires her to be out and attacking. If you build the deck around that mechanic - you will lose to removal. You just keep bouncing or destroying Lara, and that dude is chilling for the rest of the game. There are several commanders that can fit into this category. So I would add that when you want to do “the thing” make sure the commander helps but isn’t essential for the deck to win/function.
Very much enjoyed the podcast. Some great discussion. Please keep doing these.
Combo can feel bad to lose against because it just negates life. A lot of people learned magic where as when your life points hit 0 you lose the game and it is associated with combat damage a majority of the time. So when you hit zero via a burn spell or a combo/Win the game card it feels a little cheap. Combo also feels cheap because a lot of the time it comes out of nowhere. It isn't something you usually build to it is something you just find. Creatures you can see coming because they are on the board. I still like combo and a lot of my decks are durdle type decks with slow building combos, but a lot of people just get turned off by the game just suddenly being over.
I really enjoyed this podcast, I can relate a lot to Corbin and Nathan (not just because my name’s Nathan) I like what they brought up. Looking forward to the next episode
Corbin be storming off points too 😅
Great discussion, I enjoyed this a surprising amount and keen to see what other topics you do
Really interesting conversation. Really liked learning about the restrictions y'all use on the channel.
I help run a local budget league myself. You guys have a lot of valuable perspectives, I think a lot of newer players should listen to this!
great fucking video. Pretty much spot on opinions and talking points. Personally I think I've becoming jaded enough to the point where I like the same restrictions as you guys.
Building a 5C omnath with every gate in the game, the gates slander hurt... But is 100% accurate.
Great pod my dudes! Cool to see more of what goes into the games, the thought behind it, etc.
Excellent points all around! Great video, guys!
So stoked you guys are doing a podcast :D very informative!
I'm just going to say it !! I was the on who said Corbin could have been an astro physics.. GL in Chicago ..come back and let us know how were your pre game conversations went
Please keep doing these
For me personally I look at what I'm trying to do. Did I do it? okay then I'm happy my deck did what it was supposed to. that simple
Dankcast! HP is my favorite personality. Or casual cEDH.
Harry Potter?
@maxbodifee3263 high power until we get harry potter universe beyond
This is amazing! I would love to have you all on stream and play against yall! You all have a lot of the same philosophy as me and I want to see these Corbin decks lol.
I see it like that: it's pretty hard to distinguish between levels, a power 7 and a 7,5 are very similar, there are no rules on how to classify the power level. I think if your intention is having fun with your playgroup, then adjusting your deck so your win ratio is 25% that will be fair to others in your playgroup plus if everyone in your group is doing the same thing you will hit the sweet spot where everyone is having fun. Correct me if I'm wrong 😊
Great video! I like the idea of you guys podcasting, keep it up, nice work!!! ;3
i like the idea of you guys doing a podcast, this is cool
My pod just builds decks and plays. We use any card and playstyle that's legal cause no one is going to restrict each other on what they can or cannot play and it's great. I personally put restrictions on myself for building decks but that's it. Also my homie runs a Tom Saga deck and he uses Rule of Law and Rule of law type effects constantly since Tom builds up slowly. It's a pain but a great strategy ha
Easy answer; no holds barred/cedh at a $100 max budget.
This is the way to play the game. No turn one wins, it’s hard to just jam 5 colors, synergy is king, most interesting deck building, and the games tend to last about 25-50 minutes.
Super tuned proactive decks w commanders like Selvala or Kinnan can consistently threaten wins turn 4 occasionally you may see a lucky turn 3 but most games will last 5 to 7 action packed turns. Creature combat matters and decks like Winota or Yuriko can actually damage people to death but you can play a pirate tribal synergy driven layered combo deck like Malcolm Kediss if that’s your style (and it is mine)
Best sub format imo, not close!
I like hearing about the deck building restrictions you have. I was excited to hear the only 3 cards $30-$100 rule, and then sad that it excludes fetches. I feel like "shocks and fetches" are a big deck quality gap between people that have a lot of money to spend on decks and those that don't. Most people I play with, even at my LGS don't have shocks and fetches. Or if they do, it's like one or two random ones. They're just so expensive to add on to a deck. They'd nearly double the cost of a lot of my decks (which tend to run around $120-170).
I enjoyed Corbin’s takes awesome stuff and you guys got a sub from me
Loved this, well done guys. Would also love an audio version for Spotify though? 🙏🏻
For me I do care about winning to an extent. If I can achieve what my deck wants to do consistently then that’s good enough for me.
I like the podcast. Got a little off track at times. I am not sure there was any conclusion on determining power level. Not everything can be a figment of our imagination. I agree that player skill is something that needs to be determined when figuring out an even pod.
OG Dual lands don't win games. Consistent land drop and general ramping, along with card draw wins games. All assuming you have a built in wincon.
Wouldn't mind seeing yall run a CEDH game 🤔 or the underworld that you refer to it as
I like to build tuned thematic decks, but they have to have a cat in the command zone.
Meow!
I think the largest reason why people don't like combo is because the only way to stop it is to run counters. Which means If you don't have blue or a few white cards you can't stop it. If you win with a finale of devastation, normally you had to build a board state which is a lot easier to combat then a two card combo.
Counters are not the only way to stop combos, but I see where you are coming from!
@@stormincorbyn of course not all combos but a lot of them. It severely limits you in how to interact with that type of deck if you are playing in a more casual way. For example, if I am playing in a pod and one is playing storm or combo then I have to kill them before they do that if I don't have a way to directly answer that combo which can lead to a feel bad because maybe they just durdled the whole time and I killed them but there isn't much other option for the group if they don't run those kinds of answers.
CEDH bring it on all day every day. But I am probably biased as I have been playing for a while and just don't like playing blue. It's a feel bad for my play groups.
Thank you for responding Corbyn
It's taken this long for yall to finally come to terms with the type of madness I am.
Even in the podcast Corbin and Matt take the longest turns 🙃
LOL 😂
The three duals he named…………it’s rogsi lol
Lmao 😂