Most Overrated Cards That You Still Play | 715

The Command Zone

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Just because a card is popular doesn’t mean it’s good in every deck. With power creep becoming power leap, a lot of Commander staples have been outclassed. So don’t miss our list of well known cards you could probably cut. They may seem fine on their face, but we’ll break down why they’re overrated, and how you can do better. -------- DUELING DRAGONS PLAYMAT KICKSTARTER: We’ve got not one but TWO amazing new Game Knights playmats – get yours now before it’s too late! These epic dragon designs come together to form one stunning battlefield, especially in the PREMIUM spot foil version that’s unlike anything we’ve done before. Order yours today at: https://tinyurl.com/DuelingDragonsGK -------- SUPPORT OUR CONTENT! Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more: https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- AURA: Get an exclusive $35 off your Carver Mat frame at: https://on.auraframes.com/COMMAND with promo code COMMAND. FABLETICS: Become a Fabletics VIP to get 80% off EVERYTHING plus monthly credits toward items, bundles, and outfits. Sign up at: http://www.fabletics.com/command SHOPIFY: Power your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial period today by going to: https://www.shopify.com/tcz WHATNOT: Join us live for games and free giveaways on December 18th @ 3pm Pacific! Plus, get a free $15 on us off your first purchase on Whatnot when you sign up at: https://whatnot.com/invite/command #whatnotpartner -------- 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 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! ULTRA PRO: Huge thanks to Ultra PRO for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to check out their amazing APEX sleeves and super classy MANA 8 product line. If you want to keep your cards protected and support the show, visit: https://ultrapro.com/command -------- Relevant Links: Lost Caverns of Ixalan w/ The Professor | Game Knights 66: https://youtu.be/vA5qMDnyLc0?si=WZBgz5ETCBSWj53U -------- Follow us on TikTok: @thecommandzone Follow us on Instagram: @CommandCast Follow us on Bluesky: @commandcast.bsky.social 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://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list -------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by ORA frames.
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0:32.6	Greetings, humans. You have entered the command zone.
0:36.2	Your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander.
0:41.1	Enjoy your stay.
0:44.5	Hello everybody and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone podcast.
0:47.9	I'm your host, Rachel Weeks.
0:49.2	How's it?
0:49.7	It's Josh Lee Kwai.
0:50.8	And today we are talking about some cards that might be a little worse than you think.
0:56.2	Or a lot worse. Or a lot worse. This is like a hot takes episode. I'm excited. This is a fun one.
1:01.1	Today we're talking about cards that a lot of people play in a lot of different decks. And you
1:05.6	either shouldn't be playing these or you should be playing them in a lot fewer of your decks.
1:09.5	They've got very specific utility.
1:11.1	So we're going to be talking about a little bit of strategy behind some staples. Yeah, it's not that all
1:14.9	these cards are bad, but I think we've all been in games where somebody plays a card and you just kind of think in your mind, you're polite persons. You probably don't say it. It's like, I wouldn't put that card in that deck.
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