Trade Power for Joy with Bracket 1 Commander | 732

The Command Zone

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 109 minutes

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For some players, Commander is all about winning, but that’s not the only way to play! Enter Bracket 1, a world of decks meant to show off themes, jokes, or fun ideas without worrying so much about focus and synergy. But what does a Bracket 1 deck actually look like and how do you build one? This episode, we’ve brought on Commander Format Panel member Olivia Gobert-Hicks (Commander at Home, EDHijinks) to give you the full rundown of Commander’s least powerful but most creative playstyle. Let’s go! -------- Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- SHOPIFY: Power your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial period today by going to: https://www.shopify.com/tcz BROOKLYN BEDDING: Ready to upgrade your sleep? Brooklyn Bedding has you covered! Get 30% off sitewide when you use promo code COMMAND at https://Brooklynbedding.com RAYCON: Refresh your spring routine with Raycon’s Earbuds Classic now featuring Active Noise Cancellation! To save 20% 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: Olivia Gobert-Hicks: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goberthicks.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goberthicks/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@commanderathome https://www.youtube.com/@EDHijinks Turbo-Charge Commander Gameplay with Bracket 4 | The Command Zone 731: https://youtu.be/jzeTz9clIC8?si=p4jsRfF6UH4tVwyM Rachel's Rainbow Dash: https://archidekt.com/decks/7034967/my_little_pony_magic_is_friendship TaunaMTG's Bald Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/13191517/rude_shine_bright_for_everyone Markos' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Deck: https://archidekt.com/decks/15807106/how_the_grinch_stole_christmas_ Rachel's Norin, the Wary: https://archidekt.com/decks/4594979/norin_goes_to_the_carnival_comes_home_goes_back_to_the_carnival Master Deck Building w/ These Scryfall Hacks | The Command Zone 608: https://youtu.be/NNv2uWeCS50?si=lvA5AtL2ZUzzw1sk Scryfall Art Tagger: https://tagger.scryfall.com/ Dan Sheehan: https://www.dansheehan.co/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dansheehan.bsky.social Other People’s Decks: Dan Sheehan’s Rin And Seri Changelings (The Thing): https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/select/other-peoples-decks-dan-sheehans-rin-and-seri-changelings/ Jim LaPage: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jimtsf.bsky.social Brian David Gilbert Pondering His Commander Orbs | Shuffle Up & Play 91: https://youtu.be/2ytmjKIB3Fg?si=_bfazRf1R_6w_7iu Brian David Gilbert's Orb Decklist https://archidekt.com/decks/17644008/bdg_sup_orb Chaos Draft With Every Magic Booster Pack Ever: Pack it Up - Episode 3: https://youtu.be/9o7wEEkS7rc?si=iIj9cczXtOnxelhX Bracket 1 Decks Bluesky Thread: https://bsky.app/profile/wachelreeks.com/post/3mgvmgnlcxk2x Bracket 1 Decks X Thread: https://x.com/wachelreeks/status/2032246148480811026?s=20 -------- 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: commandzonecast@gmail.com -------- 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	Greetings, humans, you have entered the Command Zone.
0:05.0	Your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander.
0:10.0	Enjoy your stay.
0:12.0	Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Command Zone podcast.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Rachel Weeks, and I have a special guest joining me today.
0:20.0	It's Olivia Gober-Hicks. Hi, Rachel. Hi, thanks for coming. No problem, friend. I'm happy to be here. For those who missed the first one, this is the second part, any two-part series for now. But you can let me know if you want to see the other brackets, where we talk about the extremes of the casual bracket system. And today we're talking about bracket one we did another
0:38.9	episode with Joe Johnson where we talk about bracket four that's the that's the
0:42.3	gassy end of things that's when that's when it's no hold but holds barred today we're
0:46.3	holding some bars we're holding all the bars yeah we're locked in Rachel we're
0:50.7	locked in you guys are stuck in here with me absolutely you're gonna you going to deal with my garbage today. Do you want to see some suboptimal plays because you're about to? I'm going to cast a four-man, a sorcery speed removal spell. Yeah, and you're going to like it. And I'm going to make you look at the picture. For those who don't know you somehow, introduce yourself, Olivia.
1:12.3	Hi, I'm Olivia Gilbert Hicks.
1:14.2	I am one of the co-hosts on Commander at Home and Elder Dragon Hygings.
1:16.9	Rachel and I have served on Commander's community leadership for many moons now in many iterations.
1:23.3	And we're now both members of the format panel.
1:25.3	And I'm just happy to be here.
1:27.3	I'm so glad that you could do this.
1:28.9	I could think of no one else who should do the Brackett One episode because you are familiar
1:34.7	with this level of deck building, which is just what hundred cards can I put in a stack
1:40.2	that make me smile?
1:41.2	I mean, I feel like my very first deck that I built by myself was indeed
1:44.9	the origination for Brackett 1 because it was like, well, all of these colors are in, uh, who was it? Yeah, all of these colors are in proche. So as long as all the colors match, I'm good. Right. There was no synergy. It was just like, well, okay, this one only has black pips, so that can go in. And this one only has those two colors.
2:01.6	Yeah, that's what it was.
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