The Social Contract EDH Podcast

Wizards of the Coast Commander Brackets Update for October 2025 | EDHREC Changes in bracket power level and removal of iconic cards from the Game Changers list top off this update to the Commander Brackets System.

ICYMI: Wizards just announced some updates to the Bracket system, and SEVERAL cards are coming off the Game Changers list. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #Brackets edhrec.com/articles/wiz...

Am I The Bolas? - Giving Up | EDHREC Ever play Commander with a married couple where one person in the couple is constantly trying to "queen-make"? What do you do?

Ever play Commander with a married couple where one person in the couple is constantly trying to "queen-make"? What do you do? By @amithebolcast.bsky.social #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #HappyWifeHappyLife

Salt 2025 Scores Are Here! | EDHREC Time for the results of the 2025 EDHREC Salt Voting! It's the saltiest cards of the year, and we're throwing in the saltiest sets, as a treat.

Are you ready to see the Saltiest cards of 2025? We're breaking down the top 15 cards, top 15 NEW cards, and throwing in the saltiest sets as a treat. Get some water ready, cuz you're gonna need it. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #Salt2025 edhrec.com/articles/sal...

Kratos, God of War Commander Deck Tech | EDHREC Kratos, God of War punishes your opponents when they don't attack. So let's make sure they can't, with some Stax effects.

Mono-Red…Stax. That’s right we are embracing a bit of our evil side with a new card from the PlayStation Secret Lair. Kratos, God of War. @playstation.com

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❤️ Hug them or hurt them? ☠️

What is the best strategy at the #EDH table? And in what order?

Whether your goal is to avoid hard time in the slammer or at the table, the Axelrod tournament strategies will prove useful. Maybe we can get Mike and Judge Alex @lapper.gay out of the Prisoner's Dilemma!

Am I the Bolas? - Slowing Games Down | EDHREC Is it Bolasy to respond to your Commander pod's playstyle by building a Stax deck? More importantly, is it healthy for the pod?

Is it Bolasy to respond to your Commander pod's playstyle by building a Stax deck? More importantly, is it healthy for the pod? @amithebolcast.bsky.social has some thoughts. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #AMItheBolas

5 Commander Themes I Wish Had More Support | EDHREC Despite all the sets being released in Magic, there are still many underexplored themes in Commander. Nick breaks down his favorites.

Despite all the sets being released in Magic, there are still many underexplored themes in Commander. @nicnax96.bsky.social breaks down his favorites here. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #CMDR

EDHREC 2025 Salt Voting is Live

EDHREC 2025 Salt Voting is LIVE! Head to our site to show these mean old cards how you really feel about them. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #AngerIssues edhrec.com/salt

Politics in Commander: Don't Trade Life For Sand Or: 'The Technique Of The Agreement'

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Don't trade life for sand! ⌛

Join Mike and Judge Alex @lapper.gay for a fascinating social #MTG discussion with "noted computer vagrant" John Labelle @airza.bsky.social

Let's learn the good, the bad, and the ugly #EDH deals from the best!

EDHREC salt score voting returns September 29th.

In one week, it's time to spill the salt. Are you ready? #EDH #EDHREC #Commander #Salt

Owling Mine Returns With This Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon Deck | EDHREC The saltiest, wettest Commander deck ever? Let's bring back Owling Mine from 2006 Standard for a Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon Commander deck.

Did you know that today is World Water Monitoring Day? Let's celebrate with a salty brew around Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon. By @wolfsrunphoto.com #EDH #Commander #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGSPM

Top 10 Interesting and Interactive Cards From Marvel's Spider-Man | EDHREC Which cards from Marvel's Spider-Man are the most interesting and interactive? Let's make your Commander games more exciting.

Which cards from Marvel's Spider-Man are the most interesting and interactive? Let's make your Commander games more exciting, with @jampyr.bsky.social #EDH #Commander #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGSPM

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Spider-Man, Spider-Man, helps whoever a spider can! Join Mike and Judge Alex @lapper.gay as they discuss the friendlier (and less friendly) sides of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in the #MTGxSpider-Man #EDH social set review!

Marvel's Spider-Man Has a Powerful New Group Hug Card | EDHREC Marvel's Spider-Man just revealed a new card, Cheering Crowd, which has the potential to find a home in many Group Hug Commander decks.

Marvel's Spider-Man just revealed a new card, Cheering Crowd, which has the potential to find a home in many Group Hug Commander decks. Let's see what @unsummonedskull.bsky.social has to say about the card's potential. #EDH #Commander #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGSPM

We're all cheering for this fascinating new #MTGxSpiderMan social card!

Erestor of the Council

Today's EDHREC Commander of the Day cares about voting and gives you benefits depending on how opponents vote. Too bad he doesn't actually initiate any voting himself. It's Erestor of the Council from the LOTR precons, who leads 442 decks, ranked 1,795. #EDH #Commander #EDHREC #LOTR

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What goes up (into space) 🌌 must come down (in a fiery crash landing)! 💥

Join Mike and Judge Alex @lapper.gay as we finally reach the edge of #MTGEOE and witness incredible social phenomena in red, green, colorless, and multicolored #EDH cards.

That's one giant group slug for all mankind!

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Let's travel to the #EDH social galaxy and send down a Lander. Join Mike and Judge Alex @lapper.gay as we explore the final frontier of social Magic!

We're covering the new rules as well as white, blue, and black Edge of Eternities cards.

Join us for the first group hug in space! 🪐 #MTGEOE

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What are the most powerful words in #MTG? Of course the answer is "can't"! But what about the next ten? Winning, losing, not paying costs... or perhaps paying more?

Join Mike and Judge Alex as we draft some of the most powerful words and mechanics in Magic! #EDH

Will of the council & Council's dilemma!

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Cutting #MTG cards is the hardest part... especially when those cards have been in your #EDH deck for years! In this episode, Mike kills his darlings and we discuss why you may want to do the same.

Have you been forced to take your favorite cards out of your decks? What cards will you never remove?

Pauper Commander - Zidane, Tantalus Thief | EDHREC Alejandro builds a Pauper Commander deck that matches any power level through theft, with Zidane, Tantalus Thief.

Alejandro builds a Pauper Commander deck that matches any power level through theft, with Zidane, Tantalus Thief. #Commander #pEDH #Pauper edhrec.com/articles/pau...