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The Command Zone

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Hobbies, Leisure, Games

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Ready to push “casual” Commander as far as it can go without crossing into cEDH territory? Then have we got a bracket for you! This episode, we’ve got our spikey friend Joe Johnson in the house to lay out how to soup up your deckbuilding for the Bracket 4 big leagues. It’s a playstyle full of complexity and competition, but it’s also a blast to play. So grab all your game changers and get ready to brew! -------- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: 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 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 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: Joe Johnson: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/blackneto.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/josephhjohnsonjr/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TabletopJocks Commander Gameplay POST MALONE v RACHEL WEEKS v CerberusArms v Blackneto | MTG EP 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHyoGR8jIhU When Your Deck is Too Good (But Also Too Bad) | The Command Zone 690: https://youtu.be/I6kd3ggg81w?si=l87TpSDpoLS28Uai Rachel’s Rakdos, Lord of Riots: https://archidekt.com/decks/171808/rakdos_lord_of_big_free_stuff Rachel’s Orvar, the All-Form: https://archidekt.com/decks/1003066/orvar_the_dogwarriorcephalidouphe_archived Rachel’s Aeve, Progenitor Ooze: https://archidekt.com/decks/14909789/cz_690_aeve_progenitor_ooze_updated -------- 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 and welcome back to another episode of the Command Zone podcast.
0:16.0	I'm your host, Rachel Weeks, and today joining me is a very special guest.
0:20.0	We've got Joe Johnson.
0:21.3	Hey, hey, what's happening? Thank you for having me. I'm so glad to have you. It's the perfect episode to have you. Uh, so for, I won't have released this other episode yet, but it's coming soon. We're doing a two part episode, one about bracket four, one about bracket one, talking about playing on the fringes of casual commander and why and how
0:39.1	you should get involved in that. But first, introduce yourself, Joe, for the people who
0:43.6	haven't had the pleasure. Sure, thing. Thank you for having me again. What's going on, y'all?
0:48.2	Your Honor, Joe Johnson, aka Black Nito, aka. Bushito Brown, aka Known Thug. I am the creator
0:53.4	and CEO of Tabletop Jocks. There's a lot of stuff going on other than Commander, but I do love Commander, but we're playing D&D. I'm playing, you know, just video games now. I'm through my Twitch in there. I'm doing a little Resident Evil stuff. So it's just kind of all over the place.
1:10.9	But it's just like what I love to do. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's great. So how long have you
1:15.9	been playing magic? Ooh. So I started, I learned how to play during Return to Rabnika.
1:21.8	Okay. That's when I like learn, learn how to play. So I guess since then, but like obviously there's been breaks.
1:27.2	Like long. Long breaks. I think during the pandemic is when I, out of place. So I guess since then, but like obviously there's been breaks, like, long,
1:27.9	long breaks. I think during the pandemic is when I really kind of like sunk my teeth back in
1:34.6	and was like, you know what? Because like I was like teetering on the edge of like, should I just
1:38.8	sell all my cards and just be done? And then you got locked inside. Yeah, I got locked.
1:46.9	I was like, I need entertainment.
1:50.5	Yeah, I mean, that's when you and I played the most together was during the pandemic.
1:51.4	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:54.3	Joe and I've known each other since before.
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