Casual Compliance

<p>Another piece of the Power Nine on the Commander ban list finally appears! Ancestral Recall is 1 mana for 3 cards and is one of the best deals in all of Magic. This deal might just be too good to ever see the light...

Another piece of the Power Nine on the Commander ban list finally appears! Ancestral Recall is 1 mana for 3 cards and is one of the best deals in all of Magic. This deal might just be too good to ever see the light of...

<p>One of the most recently banned cards, Mana Crypt is a lot of mana for absolutely nothing. Sure, it might hurt you later, but it can make a big impact very quickly. Could it see a return to Commander? We've got...

<p>With 100-card decks in Commander, card draw is a key part of being able to do things in a game. Leovold shuts down your opponent's options for drawing more than 1 card per turn, meaning you will have a hard time...

<p>One of the more recent additions to the Commander banlist, Dockside Extortionist is a spicy little guy! Upon entering play, it will net you a whole lot of Treasures, probably worth more than you paid for it, and can...

<p>Do you remember where you were when the Modern Horizons 3 Pro Tour happened? Do you remember all of those Nadu mirror matches? That event led to Nadu being banned in Modern and Commander, and we're here to talk about...

<p>We've mentioned it on enough previous episodes of this show, it's finally time to talk about Balance! This low-cost handbrake of a card can really drag a game backwards, but there are other legal cards in Commander...

<p>Since we started this show, there has been an entry on the spin wheel that represented 5 cards, all banned for the same reason: the Moxen. We are finally here to talk about them and what makes them too much for...

<p>Cowabunga, friends! The TMNT MTG set is here, and with it we've got a very interesting Commander deck to discuss. Through some very interesting use of the Partner mechanic, this deck has a whopping 6 different ways...

<p>NOTE: we recorded this prior to the February 2026 updates to the Commander Ban List and Brackets. As a result, we get a couple of things technically "wrong", but it doesn't really affect anything.</p><p>You'd think 9...

<p>Hey, does anyone remember Griselbrand? Remember how that was just not enough of a cost for how many cards it would draw you? Well, we're back with another black card on the Commander banlist that turns your life...

<p>We're back in Lorwyn, baby! This time for the Precon Precon, we take a look at Blight Curse, led by Auntie Ool, Cursewretch. This deck is centered around -1/-1 counters of all things, and it's got some neat tricks up...

<p>In this episode we take a look at Sylvan Primordial, which is part of a cycle of 5 Primordials from Gatecrash, but stands out from the other 4 a bit. Come and find out why!</p><p>We shot this one back in December...

<p>The first conversation we ever had about what would become Casual Compliance was about whether or not Karakas could be unbanned in Commander. Finally, the spin wheel has blessed us with that very card and we're going...

<p>While the Avatar: The Last Airbender set didn't have any preconstructed Commander decks, it did have something new and relevant to our interests in the Commander's Bundle. This focused bundle box, including a...