Hero's Blade Vibe Check, an EDH and MTG Podcast
Welcome to the Hero's Blade Vibe Check, where we talk about Commander/Elder Dragon Highlander & Magic. We chat about recent & future events, games & deck brews, new cards, articles & gameplay videos, & if your Commander passes the Vibe Check! (also, pop culture media that we've been dabbling in).
We're Cole (he/him, @TheBloodricGuy on Bluesky, editor) & Empress Quinn (fae/faer, @girldickenergy on Bluesky, composer), joining forces to chat about things we love & adore in Magic the Gathering. Let's hang out & enjoy the vibes.
(was previously Uncommon Commander: an Unconventional MTG podcast)
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 89 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Vibes Are In Shambles ft THEBENWA- HBVC Ep 9
The man's returned from Chicago to rain Malort on unsuspecting British Columbians, and carve his path...with Grafted Wargear!
Benoit, aka @THEBENWA is here to talk about MagicCon Chicago, springing su…
Commander Never Changes - HBVC Ep 8
War. War never changes. The name of the game has changed, but Commander games show off war all the same.
Let's leave the Vault for the apocalypse above! Cole and Quinn discuss some of the previewed c…
Dragon Turtle Style - HBVC Ep 7
Very little Doctor Who mentions, combats interrupted by creature type - Dragon Turtle, and maximum EDH talk!
Empress Quinn and Cole are back to chat about Post-Murders at Karlov Manor release and they…
Everyone's A Detective ft Lenny Wooley - HBVC Ep 6
You know and love him, it's Lenny "Ajani's Gay Pridemate" Wooley!
Lenny (Coast to Coast Commander and Power Sink) joins Cole and Empress Quinn on their investigation of the last two weeks of games, b…
MTG New Year's Resolutions - HBVC Ep 5
You may hear whispers in the background...that is the voice of a girlfriend playing Minecraft Dungeons in the background, pay it no mind....
Let's start the New Year with Cole and Empress Quinn's reca…
It's A Merry Cluemas! - HBVC Ep 4
Santa's in town, and he brings gifts of Food, Treasure, and Clues! (and Blood, and Powerstones, and Junk, and Scrap...)
Cole and Quinn are here with an episode to wrap up 2023, discuss games and gifts…
Nasty Treasure Goblins - HBVC Ep 3
We'll let you know what we think of you making X treasures for 1R.
Cole and Quinn are here to talk shop, check some vibes and go over their games. They also talk in length about their favourite cards …
Can I Rule 0 Despair? - HBVC Ep 2
(That's a FF7 Advent Children reference!)
The dynamic duo of #bloodricposting and #grixismeangirls join together again to catch up on their last two weeks of games, brews, follow up on last episode's …
Does Your Commander Pass the Vibe Check? - HBVC Ep 1
If you wanna get in on the action with Cole and Empress Quinn, come join the MTG Lexicon Discord, were there's a dedicated HBVC channel!
It's the Hero's Blade Vibe Check! Empress Quinn and Cole c…
Introduction - HBVC Ep 0
Cole (he/him) and Empress Quinn (fae/faer) are here to talk about all things Commander, every two weeks on a Friday!
It's a cozy cast between friends, talking about our decks, games and the crazy pla…
Slobad is Ok, Ok? - Uncommon Commander/Unconventional FINALE ft HobbesQ
It's been a wild ride, y'all. But we can at least close it on a good note, because nothing bad happened to Slobad, Bosh or Glissa right?
Right?
HobbesQ (@@HobbesQ on Twitter), the Soft-Dom for Self-…
Juri Artisan, Jeskaibowl, and Brewing - Uncommon Commander Ep 79 ft TheBenwa
In the Red corner we have Jeskaibowl made by TheBenwa, and in the Blue corner, we have Killer Queen made by Cole! And....wait why are there knife wielding clowns showing up in the arena? We're now a …
Killer Queen, the Mardu Battlebox Experience - Unconventional Ep 10
Ok lemme tell you the lightning in the bottle format I just made. It's Commander Dandân, but instead of blue it's Mardu, and everyone had Queen Marchesa as a commander, and the deck is 100-some-odd c…
Tally Ho, Cathars: Eliana and Innistrad - Unconventional Ep 9
Unspeakable horrors of the night kicking down your door? Just another day on Innistrad.
Eliana aka DefiantCathar returns, casting off the "Necro" for "Cathar", and discuss the badassery of humans on…
Teshar's Journey Through the Silver Citadel - Uncommon Commander Ep 78 ft AjanisGayPridemate
Lenny's back, and you know what that means: endless topics and conversation!
Teshar got downshifted, so now Lenny and I get to ramble about mono-white combos, discuss CEDH application, and our typica…
BeyondTheMachina's New Capenna Artisan Precons! - Uncommon Commander Ep 77
On the Streets of New Capenna, you gotta get down in the trenches to survive. Let's show you the ropes, newbie.
BeyondTheMachina joins me to talk about his Precon Theory New Capenna decks, built for…
Armix, Keskit, Necrons, and Fallout Fantasy - Uncommon Commander Ep 76 ft MrFitzyFitz
Yes we're talking about Universes Beyond again, it isn't changing anytime soon!
One of many recurring guests, Fitz, is back to talk about his mono-black artifacts deck lead by Armix and Keskit, and …
Taborax, Hope's Demise, and Baldur's Gate 3 - Uncommon Commander Ep 75 ft Empress Quinn
I mean this year of 2023 has been filled with banger video games, were we not gonna talk about it?
Hope has been restored with the downshifts in Commander Masters, so Quinn hops back into the ring w…
Commander Liara Portyr, 2024 Set Info and Universes Beyond Hype! - Uncommon Commander Ep 74 ft Lyght
Magic is broadening its horizons again, and we must do the same. I'm just hyped for the Fallout Commanders decks, honestly!
Lyght of Praetors For Change is back to chat about Dinosaurs!....after we …
Adios: It's a Video Game (and you should play it) - Unconventional Ep 8
Adios, a video game, is described as such: "A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer." Spoiler alert …