We Roast Each Other's Decks w/ Tomer (MTGGoldfish) | 742
5/15/20262 hr 10 min
It’s time for two renowned Commander brewers to tear down (and tune up) each other’s decks! Tomer Abramovici of MTGGoldfish joins Rachel for an epic deckbuilding challenge as they analyze each other’s lists and show how they’d do it better with a classic 10-in, 10-out upgrade. Watch and learn the logic behind each swap and you may just become a better builder yourself! Don’t miss it.
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Relevant Links: Tomer Abramovici: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/budgetcommander.bsky.social Twitter: https://x.com/BudgetCommander Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MTGGoldfishCommander https://www.youtube.com/@MTGGoldfish Rachel’s Upgraded Melek Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/21968029/cz_742_rachels_upgraded_melek Tomer’s Upgraded Norin Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/21969223/cz_742_tomers_upgraded_norin Rachel’s Upgraded Selenia Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/21968606/cz_742_rachels_upgraded_selenia Tomer’s Upgraded Shilgengar Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/21968905/cz_742_tomers_upgraded_shilgengar 45 Commander Decks Under $45: https://youtu.be/xb5JFQ0Ih2c?si=4QecIgJMW4upFCLh Game Knights Spider-Man w/CovertGoBlue | #80: https://youtu.be/d2r50q6Xa8w?si=2xDgObYFYHo1a07e New Capenna Commander Scryfall: https://scryfall.com/sets/ncc?as=grid&order=set Budget Brew Beatdown feat. Reminder Text | Extra Turns 68: https://youtu.be/xjr2AB1yTtU?si=PsZnprtJh43iNmWo Reminder Text: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKP7ufirZyTIKJ1_VeEYzQ Trainer Tips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtyNMe3xtv3CLg5QR78HzQ
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First 90 secondsRachel Weeks· Host0:00
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Speaker 20:30
[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, and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone Podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Weeks, and today I am joined by a very special guest. It's Tomer.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest0:52
Whoa.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:53
Thank you.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest0:53
Thanks for having me.
Rachel Weeks· Host0:54
I'm so excited that you're here in town in the States.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest0:58
I know. The, I... It's very rare for me to fly over from Paris, but- Mm-hmm ... I, I knew if I'm coming to Vegas, which I'm doing, uh, in a week from now... Whoa, I shouldn't say that, should I?
Rachel Weeks· Host1:08
Nah.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest1:08
[laughs] All right. But, you know, whenever this video comes out- [laughs] ... uh, I decided I was gonna little do the stop over, come to LA for the first time in, like, two decades and- Two decades? ... a- and visit people for first time. Yeah, yeah.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:20
Well, I'm so glad you made time.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest1:21
I came when I was a little kid, I went and I did Universal Studios, and I don't remember anything about it, but I remember it was wonderful.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:27
[laughs] Well, it's changed a lot since then.
Tomer Abramovici· Guest1:29
Yes.
Rachel Weeks· Host1:29
Uh,