Secrets of Strixhaven’s Best New Cards (In the 99) | 739
4/30/20261 hr 45 min
What secret tech awaits in the new Strixhaven set? It’s time to find out as we channel our inner Lorehold students to dig up the cards you NEED to know. Prepare yourselves and your spells because there are a ton of awesome new Commander staples ready to go in the 99 and help teach your opponents a lesson. Sharpen your quills; this is info worth noting!
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Rachel Weeks· Host0:26
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone Podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Weeks.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:33
I'm Jimmy Wong.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:34
And today we're talking about the coolest, newest cards from Secrets of Strixhaven.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:41
It's no secret there are some spicy cards in this set. Um- Ton of really powerful stuff. Yeah.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:45
We've got a lot of cards to talk about, uh, and some new mechanics that I think are, are a little confusing and need to- [laughs] Well ... spend a little bit of time talking about.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:54
Yeah.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:54
So we're gonna start with some new mechanics, starting with prepared spells. I think this is the big mechanic of the set.
Jimmy Wong· Host1:00
Yeah. Are you prepared to talk about how it works? Yes. This is a new mechanic. It looks like a lot of cards that have come from the past, like Adventure or Omen, but it is different.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:09
Mm-hmm.
Jimmy Wong· Host1:09
Uh, the card basically, uh, has an additional spell on it, and if the card itself, it's a creature, if it is prepared, then you can cast the spell. A lot of the cards enter prepared.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:19
Mm-hmm.
Jimmy Wong· Host1:19
Some of them have stipulations to make them prepared, but it's a state that they can be in, and then the other part of the card becomes active. When the card's removed, you can't cast it anymore.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:28
Yeah. Uh, there's something that