Rivals Duel 30 Milestones And Hate Bears

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole are drinking the Haterade as they help a reader figure out how to take on a meta full of infinite combos. They are also celebrating the first episode of theirs to break 1,000 downloads (Thank you all SO MUCH) as well take a look at the spoiled Temur legend. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 29- The Last Commander 2014 Review You’ll Ever Need

Hello and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. It’s finally time for Eric and Nole (who, by incredibly bad luck, recorded their last episode the day before the full spoiler came out) to review the Commander 2014 product. They also talk about the huge amount of fan mail they received full of “let’s build” suggestions. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 28: Let’s Build: Pretty Woman Edition

Hello and Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. In this weeks episode, Eric and Nole are talk about the new legends and “commander-walkers” from Commander 2014. Then, they work together to try to build a deck around a commander Nole thinks is neat, Eric thinks is terrible, and both think will need some serious help to go from “unplayable” to “OK.” Give it a listen and let them know how they did in the the comments below. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 27: General Face Off: Orzhov Edition

Hello Everyone and welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. After an unplanned hiatus (We’re pretty sure Nole died after recording this episode and had to be reanimated by Eric’s powerful necromancy (AKA Nole got sick and couldn’t edit.).) the rivals are back and ready to argue, this time about Orzhov and all of the Black and White goodness that it contains for commander. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 26- KTK Review and Pun Marathon

Hello Everyone and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. Fall is in the air and that means one thing; Pumpkin Spice Lattes The fall Magic set! In this episode, Eric and Nole give you the rundown on every Khans of Tarkir card that they feel is worth talking about (and a few they don’t). As always, full shownotes after the break.





0:00-17:14 Intro and Fan mail.
In this segment Eric and Nole talk about upcoming trips (Nole will be at GP Orlando, you should come and say hi to him) and answer fan mail about everything from Bant Generals to Multiplayer rules.

17:15-21:29 Spotlight on Surrak
Nole and Eric take a moment before jumping into the set itself to discuss the final Legend from the set. Listen to what they have to say about this famous bear-punching commander.

21:30-1:19:25 KTK Set Review
Eric and Nole are both excited for this set. Hear every card that they think is worth mentioning in KTK. Also, enjoy Nole making terrible jokes just to get that little sigh of resignation from Eric.

1:19:26-End Outro
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Rival’s Duel 25- Like Alara Only Better

Hello Everyone and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole are fully aboard the KTK hype train. To prepare for the wedge shaped awesomeness that is Khans of Tarkir, they are evaluating which off color wedge is the best, regardless of general. Take a listen and let us know what you think! As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 24- Technical Difficulties

Hello Everyone and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. Eric and Nole are back after an unplanned hiatus involving the Hamster that Nole has powering his computer drinking too much Red Bull and breaking his computer. Now that he has access to a computer again, they are back. This week is a look back at last years commander product. Specifically Eric and Nole have listed out what they each feel are the best and worst of #CMDR2013. Give it a listen and see if you agree with their assessment. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 23- The sky is not Falling (but Zombies are Coming)

Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole are processing all the sweet news from SDCC, including the concept of planewalkers as commanders and the social media firestorm that ensued. Then, once they get all through that (HINT: Go outside and look up. See that? That is the sky and it is not falling.), they get back to business and help a loyal listener work on a Zombie tribal deck. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 22- M15 set Review (AKA 7 mana is a lot)

Hello and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. M15 is upon us and Eric and Nole couldn’t be more excited. M15 is shaping up to be one of the most interesting core sets for Commander in years and Eric and Nole hit all it high notes (and low notes) at breakneck speed. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 21- General face off: Necra Edition

Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This episode marks a return to the original format of the show, where Eric and Nole choose a topic and argue about it because they can. This week, they are taking on the Necra wedge (that’s Black, White and Green for those of you not playing during apocalypse) and arguing who is the better general. They also go over the new legends from M15 and who they are excited about. As always, full shownotes after the break.


 


0:00-2:50: Introduction and Announcements

Nole will be a GP Portland, so come up and say hi to him if you are going to be there.

2:51-29:54: A look at the new M15 legends.

M15 is just around the corner, and we have now seen all 6 of the legendary creatures in M15. Eric and Nole give us the run down of what they think of all of them.

29:55-55:12: General face off: Necra Edition

Eric and Nole are arguing about the Necra wedge, with Eric arguing for the king of the Token Ghave, Guru of Spokes and Nole choosing Karador, ghost Chieftan. Give it a listen and let us know who you think is better.

55:13-End: Outro

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Rival’s Duel 20- A Conspiracy Afoot

Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. In this episode, Eric and Nole take on Wizard’s summer set, Conspiracy. They also help a listener work on his five color deck, as well as do a little M15 baseless speculation. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 19- In love with the Black Rose

Welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. This episode was recorded the night before the conspiracy set was completely spoiled (yay for timing!) and this is therefore NOT a conspiracy set review. Instead, Eric and Nole take a crack at something new. There is no argument this episode. Instead, Nole and Eric try to work together to build a primer on how to build a deck based around one of the new conspiracy legends. Will these to heated rivals be able to come together and build a deck? Give us a listen and find out?

Rival's Duel 18- Commander Tournaments

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, rather than take on something within the game itself, Eric and Nole take on how the game is played. Specifically looking at commander tournaments. While Eric’s opinion comes as a shock to no one (For those of you just tuning in, Eric is a super-competitive player who enjoys crushing the dreams of unborn commander players while they are still in the womb), Nole’s opinion may surprise you. Give it a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below. As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 17- The Obligatory JOU set review

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric (who, as an irate fan has pointed out, is not funny and ruining Commandercast) and Nole (who has always known these things but likes Eric anyway) are taking a in-depth look at Journey into Nyx. We also answer some cool fan mail (and not-so-cool troll mail). As always, full shownotes after the break.

Rival's Duel 16- Oh my Gods!

Welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole are getting into spoiler season full bore. While they did not yet have every card spoiled, they did have all of the legendary creatures. They go over them, as well as talking about the newest planeswalker. Finally they pit two of the new gods against each other in a wildly speculative beatdown. As always, show notes after the break.

Rival's Duel 15- General Face Off: Chromatic Edition

This week on Rival’s Duel, Eric and Nole are getting pumped for new Journey into Nix spoilers, as well as talking about 5 color Commander decks. Specifically, they are debating which is more broken, 5 color combo decks (mostly revolving around Hermit Druid) or 5 color tribal theme decks, such as the feared? Maligned?  Overrated Sliver Overlord tribal decks. As always, Shownotes after the break.

Rival's Duel 14- Leaving on a Jet Plane

Welcome back to another episode of Rival’s Duel. In this episode, Eric and Nole are going pretty deep into the philosophy of EDH, where they will discuss which is better, Battle cruiser magic (where the game is all about big threats, haymakers, and “moments”) or fighter jet magic (where the about Tempo, pacing, and the feeling of the competitiveness of 60 and 40 card formats). As always, shownotes after the break.



 

Rival's Duel 13- Made Just for Me

Welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. This episode, Eric and Nole are arguing about if WotC making cards designed for multiplayer is actually good for Commander. They also answer a bunch of reader emails, as well as tease something bigger that is coming. As always, Shownotes after the break.



 

Rival's Duel 12- Navigating the Deadeye Problem

Welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. This week, the rivals Eric and Nole take on a single card that seems to be on everyone’s radar, yet seems to dodge the banhammer. They are looking at Deadeye Navigator and whether or not it deserves to be banned (I’ll give you a hint: the host that doesn’t play blue wants it gone). They also talk about FTV: Annihilation and MTG Conspiracy. As always, fell shownotes after Rakdos the Clickable

90 Minutes with Nole- Why We play Commander

So earlier this week I wrote an article called "90 Minutes with Nole- Why we play Commander" for Commandercast. I rather enjoyed how it turned out, so I may continue to do them here on this site (Yay for exclusive content for Rival's Duel fans). In case you missed it, here is the one I wrote, as originally published on Commandercast.com on 2/25/14.
-Nole

Editor’s Note: So it’s been a while since I’ve put pen to paper for the site, and seeing as how we don’t have anyone else swimming in the pool today, looks like I’ll be writing tonight. This is an idea I’ve had bouncing around inside my head for a while, but have never put pen to paper. For the record, the time is now 90 minutes till this article has to go live. Consider this a thought experiment, can I put out something both worth reading and comprehensible is 90 minutes? You’ll have to let me know in the comments below.

 

(I’ll keep you posted on the clock as it ticks down: 80 minutes remaining)

Rival's Duel 11- Children of the Lesser Gods

It’s time for another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole give you their take on Born of the Gods, from the ones we are super excited to play, to the ones that give us a migraine just thinking about them. They also talk about the EDH rules committee’s latest swing on the banhammer as well as answer some listener e-mail. As always, Shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel 10- Cat-mandercast

Welcome to another episode of Rival’s Duel. This week Eric and Nole are on the hunt for the Purr-fect commander as they debate who is the best Legendary cat. They also look at the 7 new legendary creature in born of the gods. Is this all a ploy to cash-in on the internets’ love of all things feline? You’ll have to listen and find out. As always, shownotes after Rakdos the Clickable.

 

Rivals Duel 9- Timely And Other Things This Podcast Is Not

Welcome back to another season or Rival’s Duel. With the holiday hiatus behind us, the Rival’s Eric and Nole are playing catch up with all the stuff that has happened in the world of MTG, including baseless Born of the Gods speculation, a new Planeswalker, and an argument about the changes to the card frame. As always, shownotes and more after Rakdos the Clickable.

Rival’s Duel 8- General Face Off: Christmas Edition

Welcome to the Special Christmas edition of Rival’s Duel: To get you in the spirit of the Holiday, this week the Rivals Eric and Nole are debating (kinda) which is the better gift-giver General, Zedruu the Greathearted or the magical purple hippo phelddagrif. They also spend some time answering a letter from a fan, by taking a second look at the Gods of Theros. Since you won’t be hearing from us for the rest of the year, we make sure to give you lots to think about. Consider this a double helping (and double sized) edition of Rival’s Duel. As always, Show notes after Rakdos the clickable.

Rival’s Duel 7- Boros Baby!!

Hello Everyone! after a slight delay (mmmm turkey coma). The Rivals Eric and Nole are back. This week, they are looking at Boros, specifically how best to build this. Both Eric and Nole agree that Boros’ biggest problem is keeping cards coming into your hand, however they have very different ways of overcoming that hurdle. We also talk some of our favorite Boros cards and spend a lot of time on how bad Razia is. As always, full shownotes after Rakdos the Clickable.

Rival’s Duel 6- New Cards and Fake Cards

To celebrate Commander 2013 week. The Rivals Eric and Nole take a look at the 51 new cards in the precons, as well as spend time talking about proxys (We also have the first ever instance of a bleeped word on Rival’s Duel. Spoiler: It involved Eric and a Blue card.) As always, shownotes after Rakdos the Clickable.

Rival’s Duel 5- What the Tuck?

In this episode, Eric and Nole are back to look at the “other” commanders in the 2013 Commander product, as well as argue the pros and cons of general denial, such as “tucking”, Nevermore, and Spin into Myth. As always, shownotes after the break.

Rival’s Duel Episode 4- General face off: Esper Edition

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another edition of Rival’s Duel. This week, Eric and Nole take a look at the sweet newly spoiled generals for the fall commander product as well as have an argument about who is more powerful/scary, with Nole choosing Zur the Enchanter and Eric choosing Sharuum the Hegemon. Who do you think is better? Let us know in the comments below. As always, shownotes after Rakdos the Clickable.

Rival’s Duel Episode 3- Gods, Bacon, and 1v1 Commander

This week on Rival’s Duel, Eric and Nole, talk about the sweet (and in some cases, deliciously bacon-filled) new cards in Theros and how they will impact Commander. They then take a look at the Pros and Cons of 1v1 commander. (as always, shownotes after the break)

Rival’s Duel Episode 1: Commander Face off (Simic Edition)

Hello everyone and welcome to our first schedueled edition of Rival’s Duel, the podcast where Eric argues that anything is permissible and Nole argues that it’s not. This week we are answering one of the most common questions that gets asked in commander. That question is “What is the least fun general to play against in a certain color combination?” This week we are looking at Simic and whether Momir Vig or Edric is worse to play against. Give us a listen and let us know what you think. Shownotes and contact information after the break.

Rival's Duel 0: The Enrivaling

Hello Everyone! Due to some technical issues, the episode of Commandercast that was supposed to appear today will not be shown. Instead, Please enjoy this new podcast called Rivals Duel, hosted by Commandercasts’ own Nole Clauson (of (Social) Contract from Below) and Eric Bonvie (of (Vexing) Devil’s Advocate). This duo will be appearing every other week here on commandercast.com to (amongst other things) debate one topic concerning commander. This weeks topic is: “Which is worse to play against: Mana Denial or Ramp?” (Other topics include FtV:$$$, the newly spoiled Commanders for the new precons, and other general goofing around.) Give it a listen and let us know what you think about our sweet new podcast!