
The Commander Brackets Beta is here
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02/12/25 • 66 min
Oh boy, an emergency Casual Compliance release! Earlier today, we were treated to a major update from Gavin Verhey, on behalf of the Commander Format Panel. This update contained the release of the beta version of the Commander Brackets matchmaking system - a tool intended to improve your "rule 0" pre-game conversations.
We've got some first impressions and early opinions on Brackets. Find out if we agree with you in this episode!
Read the Brackets announcement for yourself here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-commander-brackets-beta
You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/aaXZBv2avfA
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Oh boy, an emergency Casual Compliance release! Earlier today, we were treated to a major update from Gavin Verhey, on behalf of the Commander Format Panel. This update contained the release of the beta version of the Commander Brackets matchmaking system - a tool intended to improve your "rule 0" pre-game conversations.
We've got some first impressions and early opinions on Brackets. Find out if we agree with you in this episode!
Read the Brackets announcement for yourself here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-commander-brackets-beta
You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/aaXZBv2avfA
Social links:
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Bluesky
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Email us at [email protected]
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(Editor note: due to a scheduling snafu at our new recording space, there was someone recording guitar in the next room while we recorded this one. We didn't realise until afterwards that the mics picked it up and we've guaranteed that this shouldn't happen again in future. Big oops!)
Boy oh boy, do we have an exciting new episode for you! Not only is this the first episode we shot in our new recording space, but we brought on a dear friend of ours to give us an extra pair of eyes on this episode's banned card. RubeePlays has been a big supporter of ours since the beginning and we are so pleased we could finally have her on our show, and it just so happened to coincide with us talking about a card Gramps loves: Paradox Engine.
Are you a cool enough guy to play Paradox Engine? Have you had a milky Commander experience recently? Find out more in this episode!
You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/m-oc4oISgU4
Be sure to check out RubeePlays and Cozy Magic Club on your favourite platforms:
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Meet your new favourite Magic creator: RubeePlays
We liked interviewing people so much, we're doing more of it! Now in a dedicated format, we bring you Casual Chats: interviews with interesting folks with some relation to Magic: the Gathering.
In our first instalment, Gramps talks to RubeePlays of Cozy Magic Club fame. They discuss her journey of discovering Magic, rediscovering it after moving to a new city, and building the kind of community and content she wants to see in the world.
Check Rubee and Cozy Magic Club out at these links:
https://linktr.ee/RubeePlays
https://linktr.ee/cozymagicclub
You can find a video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/iQbuZvn4Who
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