This Is Why Your Deck Feels Slow | Understanding Mana Curve | 730
3/10/20261 hr 21 min
When you have a bad mana curve, it can feel like everyone else has built their board before you’ve even started to play. This episode, we’re going over everything you need to know about crafting your deck’s perfect mana curve. If you want to win more, waste less, and make a bigger impact on your games this episode is for you. Let’s get started!
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Josh Lee Kwai0:31
[upbeat music] Greetings, humans. You have entered the Command Zone, your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander. Enjoy your stay.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:42
[upbeat music] Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone Podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Weeks.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:48
And [groans] you ruined the name!
Rachel Weeks· Host0:50
And that's- I'm Jimmy Wong.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:52
[laughs] [laughs] No, Rachel, I need to say my name first.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:55
And also- And also, don't forget I'm here.
Jimmy Wong· Host0:58
[laughs] Someone tweet about it. [laughs] [laughs] All right. We have a really fun one.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:02
Oh.
Jimmy Wong· Host1:02
We're remaking an old episode today, Rachel.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:04
Yeah, so we've talked about mana curve on the show before. We've done a couple of, of episodes, but mana curve is a thing that adjusts as the format adjusts.
Jimmy Wong· Host1:11
Yes.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:11
So we wanted- It's inherent ... to make sure that there's an updated episode that talks about, um, mana curve and how to design the first, specifically, like, first few turns of your, uh, of, of your commander game, how you anticipate things to go. So, uh, we're gonna talk through that. We're gonna talk about what a mana curve is, how to use it to your ability, and how it will affect your deck building