Slasher Villains with Sage Coffey
Today I chatted with illustrator and comics artist Sage Coffey about the color identity of slasher villains! It's a Halloween spooktacular!
Reality TV with Jake Browne
Newly minted PT Magic Player and Commander Sphere editor and friend of the show Jake Browne is here to talk about competition reality shows! We also go on a 15 minute digression about how Castaway is…
The Grand Opening with Mark Rosewater
Welcome to Pie Break! A show where a guest and I take something from the real world and figure out where it falls on Magic's color pie. This show is all about the point of intersection between the g…
Introducing a NEW PODCAST: Pie Break!
Been missing regular podcast episodes from the Commander Sphere feed? Well miss it no more, PIE BREAK, Dan's new show about the color pie starts this Tuesday! Take a quick listen and learn more!
Karn: Legacy & Loss
Due to his role in a number of different multiversal threats, the silver golem Karn has been the butt of jokes for years. But beneath the jokes and oversimplification lies a richly built but ultimate…
Green.
The uniqueness and versatility of Magic's color pie is a crucial part of the game's success over the years. It's impossible to imagine the game without the constant interplay and competition between …
The End Of Power Level: Steak & Sizzle
For about as long as Commander has been a format, power level discourse has been ubiquitous. The more the format grows, the less the standard 1-10 scale of discerning a deck's power level can be reli…
Five Minute Lore: A Guide To Magic's Phyrexian Plotlines
Excited for March of the Machine but don't have enough time to catch up on 30 years of lore? Looking for a quick brush up on the basics? Look no further! This Spring, Magic is going to be more fun if…
Scoop: The Case For Concession In Commander
Give me fifteen minutes and I'll convince you to concede more Commander games
Juice.
Rachel says farewell to the show, the show says farewell to Rachel. We celebrate the only way we know how: being really goofy and gross.
Then & Now: Commander Sphere's Philosophy Retrospective
As Commander Sphere comes to a close, Rachel and Dan take a look at the ways in which the game, the format, and their own philosophies about both have changed in the last three years.
Some Big News
We have some big news! Rachel has accepted a full-time position at The Command Zone! We're incredibly excited for her to finally become a full-time content creator and we hope you'll join us in cele…
Commander Sphere's Third Anniversary Thanktacular
It's been three years and it's time to thank some folks.
Burn It All Down: The Case For Taking Apart Your Decks - A Commander Sphere Audio Essay
We're trying something new here! Dan recently released his second video essay, a discussion about the cathartic process of breaking down and rebuilding your old decks. We're making it available in au…
Who Dies First? Players To Kill
It's always hard to choose who should draw your ire first in a commander game. We put together a list of fifteen players that you should be focusing your attention on in the early-game.
Best BROs: A Brothers' War Set Review
We talked about our overall impressions of The Brothers' War and give you ten cards we're excited to see played!
The Roles of the Rules Committee
We talked about the ruling bodies behind Commander and the role they play in shaping the format!
The Commander Sphere Halloween Spooktacular
Things are getting pretty SpOoOoOoOoOoOOoky around here! We rated a bunch of Magic villains to figure out who the ultimate halloween monsters are!
How To Build Illegal Decks
Unfinity is on the way and we wanted to make a guide explaining how to approach building a Rule Zero deck! We break down the five crucial things to consider when building a deck that doesn't follow C…