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The Command Zone

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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What do you get when you fill an entire office with Commander addicts? A whole lot of decks, that’s what! This episode, we’re calling in the whole Command Zone staff to show off our favorite brews from the past year. So jump in and meet the people who work behind the scenes. We’ve got decks from every bracket, color, and era and we can’t wait to tell you about them! -------- JOIN OUR PATREON: Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- FACTOR: Eat smart with Factor. To get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast for one year, use code command50off at https://www.factormeals.com/command50off SQUARE: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://www.square.com/go/COMMAND #squarepod RAYCON: Raycon’s fan-favorite Everyday Earbuds Classic now feature Active Noise Cancellation! To save 20% sitewide go to: https://www.buyraycon.com/command -------- 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: Jordan Pridgen: Twitter: @jordanpigeon Instagram: @jordanpridgen Bluesky: @jordanpigeon.bsky.social Volo Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382220/cz_701_jordans_volo Beky Bell: Twitter: @bekybear Instagram: @bekybear Ivy Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382250/cz_701_bekys_ivy Jake Boss: Twitter: @JakeBossMTG Instagram: @jakebossmtg Bluesky: @jakeboss.bsky.social SpongeBob Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382290/cz_701_jakes_spongebob_squarepants Jamie Block: Twitter: @Jamblock GoGo Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382386/cz_701_jamies_gogo Joshua Murphy: Twitter: @alsonamedjosh Bluesky: @alsonamedjosh.bsky.social Kangee Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382399/cz_701_murphs_kangee Karina Cruz: Bluesky: @kcz24.bsky.social Cloud Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382415/cz_701_karinas_cloud Sebastian's Maralen Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382997/cz_701_sebastians_maralen Rachel Kendra: Bluesky: @rachelkendra.com Y’shtola Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382946/cz_701_kendras_yshtola JLK's Teval Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382961/cz_701_jlks_teval Rachel's Captain Sisay Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/16382983/cz_701_rachels_sisay Magic Card Designer vs His Own Creations | Extra Turns 63: https://youtu.be/6of5iD_QppM?si=46MQltZushFDgtOU JLK’s Personal Commander Decks | The Command Zone 695: https://youtu.be/ARaFN9tFTGA?si=sO2QaaPn6UxG9LtF -------- 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 Factor.
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0:32.0	Greetings, humans. You have entered the Command Zone. Your destination for all aspects of elder dragon highlander
0:39.9	enjoy your stay welcome back everyone to another episode of the command zone podcast i'm your host
0:47.2	rachel weeks how's it it's josh lee quai and today we are visiting with the team talking about
0:52.3	our favorite decks that we built in 2025.
0:55.9	Now the year isn't over, but there have been a lot of legends so far, and we wanted to check in with everybody.
1:02.0	So many legends these days are going to be hard to keep track of.
1:04.0	I like hearing what other people built because sometimes it reminds you like, oh yeah, that was a cool one that I forgot about.
1:08.0	That's that did come out this year.
1:10.2	Plus, we have a huge team that's full of Commander fans that are always building really interesting stuff that don't get on camera to you as fast as we'd like them to.
1:18.5	Like, you get excited about a deck and it doesn't show up on extra turns until, you know, sometimes a year later, depending.
1:24.5	So we want to give them a chance to talk directly to you about what they're
1:29.0	building right now and hopefully give you some very cool ideas in the meantime. Yeah, maybe you'll
1:33.8	get inspired. Yeah, without further ado, let's turn it over to the Command Zone team and hear
1:37.8	about their favorite decks. All right, everybody, we're getting started with Jordan Pridgin. You've met
1:42.2	him before in Precon Up upgrade guides, but behind the
1:44.4	scenes, he's a guy. Guy. I'm a writer-producer here on the channel. Jordan, what deck did you
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