Best Commanders for Beginners | 740
5/5/20261 hr 7 min
When you’re getting into Commander, the whole game can feel like a battlefield. Before you even sit down to play, finding and building the right deck is a huge hurdle to overcome. This episode, we’re here to help you down the path. Come see which legends can lead you to early victories as you discover more about the game and what these cards are capable of! With these cards in your Command Zone, you’ll look like a pro in no time.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Jimmy Wong· Co-host0:21
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Speaker 20:33
[upbeat music] Greetings, humans. You have entered the Command Zone, your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander. Enjoy your stay.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:45
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone Podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Weeks.
Jimmy Wong· Co-host0:52
I'm the weirdo, Jimmy Wong.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:53
Nah. You're the, you're the- Weird's cool ... weird is cool. You're right. Never mind. You're the weirdo Jimmy Wong. [laughs] Uh- Cringe is also cool, kids.
Jimmy Wong· Co-host1:02
Don't forget- Cringe.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:03
Have you seen- ...
Jimmy Wong· Co-host1:04
all the Gen Z-ers out there ...
Rachel Weeks· Host1:05
have you seen the meme of the cow, uh- [laughs] ... is standing on the beach, and it says, "To be cringe is to be free," or something like that? [laughs] I think about that cow all the time.
Jimmy Wong· Co-host1:15
I th- I love that statement.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:16
Me too.
Jimmy Wong· Co-host1:17
But I haven't seen the cow, and I want to be that cow now.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:19
All right. Well, we're all gonna have visions of the cow.
Jimmy Wong· Co-host1:21
Very nice.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:22
Uh, [laughs] so today's episode we are talking about commanders, and specifically commanders that are very good if you're at the beginning of your commander