How to Read a Magic Card | 560

The Command Zone

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Properly reading a Magic card, and then translating that into an understanding of how it actually functions, is much more difficult than it sounds. Even veteran players mess it up all the time. This episode, we’ll teach you how to navigate the minutiae of rules text templating so you can better grasp what your cards actually do. -------- Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- “GO TO COMBAT” PLAYMAT: This beautiful playmat, which depicts knights in the heat of strategic planning, is the perfect way to show-off your support of Game Knights at your next game night. Order here: http://bit.ly/GoToCombat -------- GAME KNIGHTS LIVE - LAS VEGAS: Don’t miss your favorite gameplay show on the Main Stage at MagicCon Las Vegas! Watch champions Jimmy, Josh, Rachel, and Kathleen De Vere face off in an epic Commander battle for the grand championship trophy. Tickets and badge info here: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/Magic_2023_Las_Vegas -------- FACTOR: Eat clean 24/7 with fresh prepared meals from Factor! Head to https://www.factormeals.com/command50 and use code command50 to get 50% off your first box. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed! Check out the platform where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place at https://www.indeed.com/commandzone SHOPIFY: Power your business with Shopify. Go to https://www.shopify.com/tcz to start your one-dollar-per-month trial period today. -------- CARD KINGDOM: The Command Zone is sponsored by Card Kingdom! If you want to receive your cards in one safe package and experience the best customer service, make sure to order your Magic cards, sealed product, accessories, and more at Card Kingdom: http://www.cardkingdom.com/command ULTRAPRO: Huge thanks to UltraPro for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to check out their PRO GLOSS eclipse sleeves and super classy MYTHIC COLLECTION deck boxes. If you want to keep your cards protected and support the show, visit: https://ultrapro.com/command ARCHIDEKT: Discover, build, catalog, and playtest on Archidekt, the deck-building website that makes it easy to brew brand new lists or manage your old favorites. Go to http://www.archidekt.com/commandzone to get started today! -------- Relevant Links: Josh “Murph” Murphy: Twitter: @alsonamedjosh IG: @alsonamedjosh Learn to Play Magic: The Gathering | Presented by The Command Zone: https://youtu.be/pISs64CG6Tg?feature=shared Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Post Malone! l Game Knights 51: https://youtu.be/zJIKljeQK88?feature=shared Rules Magic Players Keep Getting Wrong | The Command Zone 521: https://youtu.be/ShTFssyDRio?feature=shared Wilds of Eldraine Commanders You HAVE to Build | The Command Zone 555: https://youtu.be/1DXu-QRjL4c?feature=shared Wilds of Eldraine with Brian Kibler | Game Knights 64: https://youtu.be/sEtsQptedKA?feature=shared -------- THE END STEP: 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying a Dreamcast: https://youtu.be/GG-KQmVYljM?feature=shared -------- Follow us on Instagram: @CommandCast Follow us on Twitter: @CommandCast @JoshLeeKwai @jfwong @wachelreeks Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commandcast/ Email us: [email protected] -------- Commander Rules and Ban List: https://mtgcommander.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.6	Greetings, humans. You have entered the commons. Your destination for all aspects of
0:23.4	Dragon Highlander. Enjoy your stay.
0:28.3	Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone podcast. I'm your host Rachel
0:33.2	Weeks, and today we have rules expert Josh Murphy. Hello, it's me Murf. I'm here to talk about some
0:39.4	most excellent rules and how to read a magic card, which it is the hardest part about magic,
0:46.9	right? Eating the card explains the card only some of the time. Some of the time. As long as you know
0:51.6	what the words mean in magic language, and you read all the words. As we know, that is some of the
0:58.4	different most difficult things to do in magic. Today we're going to be talking about the nuances
1:06.0	on how magic designers write magic cards so that we understand how exactly they work. So we're
1:11.4	going to write about the little details in the mechanical language of magic, the gathering,
1:17.8	and how those little changes change how the cards work and interact with each other. Then
1:23.6	we're going to talk about some of the tricky rules or interactions that you can expect. When
1:28.3	you see those words, we're going to talk about a lot of magic cards today. If you want to pick up
1:33.4	any of those you can do so while supporting the show over at cardkingdom.com slash command.
1:38.5	We love card kingdom because they are professionals. They have a huge selection of magic cards. So
1:44.3	whenever I'm getting a new deck together or I'm excited about a set, I can order all of the cards
1:50.3	that I am excited about in one place and they will get those packaged up safely with a little plastic
1:57.1	box and a little sticker or something at a token. And they send it in the mail right to you. It shows
2:03.4	up in one safe package. I swear I got a card kingdom order in the mail completely soaked through.
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