Rule 0 (The Weekend Wizards)
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| Pub. Date | Title | Duration | |
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| 17 Feb 2024 | Rule 0 Show Trailer | 00:01:44 | |
Meet Taylor and Shawn, the hosts of Rule 0. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 18 Feb 2024 | Sarkhan, Soul Aflame | ep. 1 | 00:41:43 | |
In this episode, Shawn discusses his newest EDH deck based on Sarkhan, Soul Aflame. He and Taylor talk about some cards that you should definitely consider running and why, and some cards that you should maybe sideline. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 21 Feb 2024 | EDH Philosophies: Deck Building | ep. 2 | 00:46:18 | |
In this episode, Shawn and Taylor talk about some methods for building decks - some tried and trues dos and don'ts. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | Azusa, Lost but Seeking | ep. 3 | 00:39:54 | |
In this episode, Shawn and Taylor give a deck tech on a budget deck from their playgroup built around Azusa, Lost but Seeking. There are a few upgrade recommendations, but the goal for the deck was to keep it under a $50 budget. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 06 Mar 2024 | EDH Philosophies: Curating a Playgroup | ep. 4 | 00:48:52 | |
In this episode, Shawn and Taylor talk about cultivating a playgroup and how to leverage that to gain friendships and experiences outside of Magic. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Mr. House, President and CEO | ep. 5 | 00:40:41 | |
In this episode, Shawn builds a crazy deck and Taylor tells him he might have a gambling problem. The guys give a deck tech on one of the new Fallout Universes Beyond commanders, Mr. House, President and CEO. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 20 Mar 2024 | Judith, Carnage Connoisseur pt. 1 | ep. 6 | 00:41:18 | |
Shawn and Taylor build a commander from MKM! A lot of links in the show notes to help feed your content cravings Vice Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plr81gaUIr0 Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | Judith, Carnage Connoisseur pt. 2 | ep. 7 | 00:41:14 | |
Shawn and Taylor wrap up their two-part series on Judith, Carnage Connoisseur, and they build the deck as a group slug style deck - the goal of the deck is to give spells Deathtouch and Lifelink, and burn the table out in one big fiery swoop. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 03 Apr 2024 | EDH Philosophies: 12 Card Draw | ep. 8 | 00:35:43 | |
Shawn and Taylor discuss a change to their game play process that speeds up the start of games and gives for better potential early game play - the 12 card mulligan proposed by @magicalhacker: https://twitter.com/Magical__Hacker/status/1619218622718812160 Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 10 Apr 2024 | Nadaar, Selfless Paladin | ep. 9 | 00:43:05 | |
Shawn and Taylor look at Taylor's budget mono-white deck lead by Nadaar, Selfless Paladin. Should we blink? YES. Should we also have all the soldiers? Maybe! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 17 Apr 2024 | Theme Decks: Thraximundar | ep. 10 | 00:38:44 | |
In this episode, the guys take a look at Shawn's theme deck Thraximundar: the Story of Thraximundar based on the movie Anvil: the Story of Anvil. They also go over some pointers on how to build a theme deck including: tips on getting ideas, ways to keep the deck viable, and a few different ideas that might spur you into creating your own deck. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 24 Apr 2024 | Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid | ep. 11 | 00:42:20 | |
Shawn and Taylor go to the Universes Beyond again, and look at Matt's Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid deck. Get ready for insane damage and lots of dinosaurs. Don't forget: when in doubt, JUND 'EM OUT! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 01 May 2024 | Precons - Grand Larceny | ep. 12 | 00:58:09 | |
Shawn and Taylor talk about some of the problems with precons, and where the most focus should be when you upgrade a precon. They also go into how to come up with finding a solution to your own precon's issues! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 08 May 2024 | EDH Philosophies: Land Destruction | ep. 13 | 00:51:04 | |
Shawn and Taylor talk about the land destruction's place in your EDH deck. Is this a new staple component in your deck building? Maybe! Are there lands that are problematic if you don't deal with you? You know it! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 15 May 2024 | EDH Philosophies: The Ban List | ep. 14 | 00:56:40 | |
Shawn and Taylor talk about the official ban list and the curated ban list they use in their playgroup for a "Rule 7" deck. Disclaimer: we've got no sway over the RC, so we're not getting anything banned or un-banned, but you should always have conversations with your playgroup about what you do and don't like to see across the table in the games you play. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 22 May 2024 | EDH Play Styles: Commander Cube | ep. 15 | 00:53:05 | |
Shawn and Taylor talk about the bridge between EDH and other formats - their cubes! A lot of show notes for this one, so we'll keep it tidy with just the links: Cube Cobra: https://cubecobra.com/ Sean’s Commander Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/kek1 Taylor’s tsludee Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/tsludee Commander Cube Building Guide: https://cubecobra.com/content/article/604010c3f8e7e0104087583a DankTrainTom’s Commander Cube: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/overview/cmdr-cube Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 29 May 2024 | EDH Philosophies: The LGS | ep. 16 | 01:11:31 | |
Shawn and Taylor have a special guest on the show this week - the owner of their local game store! They get to talk to Charla about the ins and outs and of running a shop and seeing what the world of MTG looks like through her eyes. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 05 Jun 2024 | Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded | ep. 17 | 00:58:53 | |
Shawn and Taylor talk about retooling decks that sometimes over-perform or maybe don't fit at the table where you want to play it. The guys look at Taylor's Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck that used to be an OP Daretti, Scrap Savant deck. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 27 Jul 2024 | Underplayed Commanders - Rosheen, Roaring Prophet | ep. 20 | 00:20:58 | |
Shawn tackles one of his absolute favorite commanders from Modern Horizons 3 and makes the case that Rosheen, Roaring Prophet is being slept on, hard, and is actually a very powerful, fun option that takes Gruul Stompy into some new territory. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 27 Jul 2024 | Legalize It (Top 10 silver-bordered cards) | ep. 19 | 00:21:43 | |
Shawn, with input from silver-border guru Carl, makes a TOP 10 silver-bordered card list that's A-OKAY for EDH. Also, he waxes philosophical some about how 3.5 sets worth of Magic cards are somehow illegal in this casual format, when many of them are fun, fair, and add some spice to your game night. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 27 Jul 2024 | Top 10 Bloomburrow EDH Cards | ep. 21 | 00:19:38 | |
The first part of the episode takes 5 minutes to explain the State of the Show and how it is continuing, growing, changing. Fast-forward to the 5 min. mark or so if you want to go to the second part which tackles 10 Bloomburrow cards that are going to have an impact at your EDH table. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 27 Jul 2024 | Beating Tilt | ep. 22 | 00:26:24 | |
Shawn tackles one of the toughest topics in Magic - tilt, or salt, or any word you want to use to describe the feeling of being out of emotional control while sitting to play a game of Magic. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 29 Jul 2024 | Underplayed Commanders - Alania, Divergent Storm | ep. 23 | 00:26:52 | |
Shawn tackles one of his absolute favorite commanders from Bloomburrow and gives a traditional storm deck a twist by making it a theme deck, as well - based on the film Twister. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 05 Aug 2024 | Sheldon, the Commander (Aikido Style) | ep. 24 | 00:33:48 | |
Shawn and Jude tackle Jude's tribute deck to the man, the myth, the godfather of EDH - Sheldon Menery - using the Secret Lair re-skin of Ruhan of the Fomori. We also talk about playing Aikido-style decks in EDH and how much fun they can be. Aikido being the Japanese martial art which aims to protect the practitioner while using the opponent's energy against themselves or just redirecting that energy away from you. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 12 Aug 2024 | Ms. Bumbleflower (Group Hug) | ep. 25 | 00:42:50 | |
Shawn and Josh tackle his high-power casual Ms. Bumbleflower list, giving tips and tricks on how to maximize your own rewards when giving out cards, hugs, and deals that your opponents will not want to refuse. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 02 Sep 2024 | Top 10 'Rattlesnake' Cards (And Why You Should Play Them) | ep. 26 | 00:32:28 | |
Shawn tackles an card overlooked at a player's peril - the Rattlesnake, a subtype that presents your opponent with "incentive" to look elsewhere, to not mess with your stuff, or to do any damage to you. Why should you consider these effects for your deck and what are some pitfalls to playing them? Also, Shawn offers a few tips for playing against these cards, as they are quite common in his meta. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 16 Sep 2024 | Derevi, Master of Birds | ep. 27 | 00:42:09 | |
Shawn fights through sickness to bring you a deck that is indeed "sick" in early 2000s parlance. Derevi, Master Tactician recently received a reprint in Bloomburrow as a "Special Guest," and as this deck tech will show you, bird typal is not only possible but actively GOOD with a ton of new cards from recent sets. This is a TEMPO-style deck, and if you're unfamiliar with the term, we go over some of the basics in the video. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 23 Sep 2024 | Comedy in Magic w/ MTG Variety Hour | ep. 28 | 00:54:09 | |
This week, Shawn sits down to talk comedy stylings with Brandon Amico - writer, director, and actor for MTG Variety Hour. We discuss his favorite (or least favorite) Un-sets and cards, old and new comedy creators in Magic that others should check out, and whether Mystery Boosters may be the future for WotC's jokes. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 05 Nov 2024 | Annie Flash Theme Deck & @GamersHauntAVL GoFundMe Update | ep 29 | 00:35:13 | |
Shawn brings you a update on Hurricane Helene's effects on Magic in the Asheville, NC area (fast-forward to approx. 6:30 if you want to only hear the deck tech) and a bonkers-fun mid-power casual deck that is appropriate for playing against precons or slightly souped up theme decks: Annie Flash! Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 09 Nov 2024 | Top 10 Duskmourn Commander Cards (on a budget) | ep. 30 | 00:20:37 | |
This episode, Shawn offers up his favorite cards for Commander/EDH that have come from Duskmourn that are "on a budget," all tracking at $6 or below at time of recording, but most being mere pennies! This episode will NOT feature Legendary Creatures (save one funny one), because other shows do that very in-depth and ad nauseum. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 10 Nov 2024 | Can the Commander Format Panel (CFP) keep Commander Safe? | ep. 31 | 00:45:50 | |
This episode, Shawn gives thoughts on the newly announced roster for the Commander Format Panel (CFP) and giving additional context on how the group formed, why there's still doubt as to whether or not this group will have power to determine Commander's future, or will Wizards of the Coast (WotC) simply make decisions independent of their consensus? Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||
| 12 Nov 2024 | Commander Politics 101 | ep. 32 | 00:44:16 | |
This episode, Shawn discusses politics in EDH/Commander, giving the early history, reasons to engage in Commander politics, and five tools that you can use to be more political in your games of Commander. As well as giving five tools, Shawn also discusses those tools in depths, where they fall short, and how opponents can disrupt those strategies if they seem them happening at their table. Rule 0 is a Magic: the Gathering podcast hosted by old man/EDH player Shawn with guests from around the Magic Community, centered on his hometown of Asheville, NC. Focused on Commander, the game’s most popular format, the show is about creating EDH decks, playgroups, and the best experiences the game can offer. | |||