The Problem with Deckbuilding Templates | 659

The Command Zone

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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We recently unveiled our new and improved Commander deckbuilding template. This episode, we’re here to tell you why it’s… WRONG! Okay, well not “wrong” exactly, but over-simplified! Templates are a great place to start, but if you’re looking to take your deckbuilding to the next level, you can’t expect to paint-by-numbers. Let’s discuss when and why it’s often correct to bend the rules and, sometimes, even outright break them! -------- Commander Deckbuilding Template for the New Era | The Command Zone 658: https://youtu.be/OSNV6224cHg -------- 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 shipping, use code FACTORPODCAST at https://www.factormeals.com/factorpodcast RAYCON: Raycon’s latest model of Everyday Earbuds are better than ever! To save 20% on your entire Raycon order go to: https://www.buyraycon.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 -------- 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: Do This One Thing to Win More Games | How to Playtest | The Command Zone 596: https://youtu.be/swjL6prGShE Who’s the Target? Lessons in Threat Assessment | The Command Zone 652: https://youtu.be/DN_6bNCJ-kk Brian Kibler: Twitter: @bmkibler Bluesky: @bmkibler.bsky.social How to Play GREEN w/ Brian Kibler | The Command Zone 606: https://youtu.be/n-s47Bf93rU Salubrious Snail: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@salubrioussnail Website: https://www.salubrioussnail.com/ -------- 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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0:31.7	Greetings, humans. You have entered the command zone.
0:35.6	Your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander.
0:40.1	Enjoy your stay.
0:43.2	Hey, everybody.
0:44.5	Welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone podcast.
0:47.3	I'm your host, Rachel Weeks.
0:48.8	How's it?
0:49.3	It's Josh Lee Kwai.
0:50.4	And today we are discussing the problems with deck building templates. Yes, last week we gave you
0:57.1	the new and improved, upgraded deck building templates. And now we are going to tell you what's wrong
1:03.6	with deck building templates. Yeah, today we're going to go through the template and talk about
1:10.0	like all of the reasons you could
1:11.7	stray from the template. So you start there. It's a good bit of information. But you're not every
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