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Commander, but with ZERO Politics | Commander Clash S16 E18

by SaffronOlive // May 17, 2024

How does Commander play when you aren't allowed to politic anything? Can the crew actually avoid their impulse to make meaningless deals over every little thing? Let's find out!

Seth's Deck

Richard's Deck

Crim's Deck

Phil's Deck

House Bans

This season, we are using the official Commander banned list along with the following house bans:

Fast mana cards Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside Extortionist, Gaea's Cradle
Smothering Tithe
Rhystic Study
Field of the Dead
Glacial Chasm

Next Week: We Gift Each Other Your Troll Decks

We asked you all to submit your meme and troll decks, and then gift them to each other!

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We Play the Saltiest Decks Ever | Commander Clash S19 E5, Nov 28, 2025
We Play Avatar | Commander Clash S19 E4, Nov 21, 2025
We Make the Best Decks from the Worst Legends | Commander Clash S19 E3, Nov 14, 2025
Commander, but Damage is Banned | Commander Clash S19 E2, Nov 7, 2025
100% Monocolor vs. 100% Multicolor vs. 100% Colorless vs. 100% Hybrid | Commander Clash S19 E1, Oct 31, 2025
We Analyzed Our Commander Playgroup | Commander Clash S18 E33, Oct 24, 2025
Grandma Voltron Takes Over the Pod | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 17, 2025
We Play Illegal Card Types as Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 10, 2025
We All Play the Same Commander, Built Different | Commander Clash S18 E31, Oct 3, 2025
We Play Spider-Man | Commander Clash S18 E30, Sep 26, 2025

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