The Pre-Game Podcast by WZKD-

About The Pre-Game Podcast by WZKD-

The PREGAME Podcast is your weekly competitive Commander briefing hosted by Craig Mack of WZKD Games. Every Monday, Craig breaks down the biggest stories in cEDH, including tournament results, emerging decklists, metagame shifts, new card technology, spoiler season reactions, and the community conversations everyone is talking about. Whether you're preparing for your next tournament, looking for the latest cEDH tech, or just trying to stay ahead of the meta, PREGAME delivers fast-paced analysis, hot takes, deck discussions, and event coverage from across the competitive Commander landscape.

Publisher

Craig Mack WZKD

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Sam Black: cEDH Deckbuilding, Rograkh & Thrasios | Pregame Ep. 21

   Sam Black joins the Pregame Podcast to talk cEDH deckbuilding, the brewer’s edge, and how Rograkh and Thrasios keeps evolving. Can an unfamiliar deck outperform the established best deck? And what does your list do when three opponents shut down Plan A? SUPPORT PREGAME ON PATREON Enjoy the interviews, tournament coverage, and deck discussions? Help support the show and what we’re building at WZKD Games: https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES (https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES) IN EPISODE 21 Sam’s approach to finding overlooked cards and building through interaction. How a viewer’s Oboro Breezecaller suggestion changed Rograkh and Thrasios. Tournament draws, seat order, incentives, and the community trust that makes competitive Commander work. Sam’s case against fetchlands, plus an unforgettable childhood Ancestral Recall trade. Duncan Gilchrist winning MBG Commanderpalooza #3 and Harley Anderson winning the Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4, both on Blue Farm. Two different approaches to Tymna and Kraum, plus The Wandering Minstrel’s third-place finish. Upcoming cEDH events: Rocket City Liftoff and Yapsgiving. If you enjoy the episode, hit like, subscribe, and tell us: what overlooked card deserves another look in cEDH? PUSH TO 10K We’re kicking off our Push to 10K giveaway next week. Full details are coming in the announcement. Stay tuned! SAM’S TABLE — SAM BLACK ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@samuelhblack (https://www.youtube.com/@samuelhblack) EVENTS YOU SHOULD BE AT Rocket City Liftoff — Huntsville, Alabama November 7 weekend; two-day cEDH schedule. Prize payouts scale with attendance. https://topdeck.gg/event/rocket-city-liftoff (https://topdeck.gg/event/rocket-city-liftoff) Yapsgiving cEDH 10K — Provo, Utah November 7–8, 2026. Saturday at Utah Valley Convention Center; Sunday’s cut moves to Riftgate. https://topdeck.gg/event/yapsgiving-10k (https://topdeck.gg/event/yapsgiving-10k) Check the organizer listings for current registration, schedules, prize structures, and proxy requirements. CONNECT WITH PREGAME & WZKD GAMES All our links: https://linktr.ee/Craigmack (https://linktr.ee/Craigmack) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES (https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES) WZKD Games: https://wzkdgames.com/ (https://wzkdgames.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wzkdgames (https://www.youtube.com/@wzkdgames) Discord: https://discord.gg/c5cCuSPtdY (https://discord.gg/c5cCuSPtdY) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wzkdgames (https://www.instagram.com/wzkdgames) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@craig.mackmtg (https://www.tiktok.com/@craig.mackmtg) X: https://x.com/craig_mack (https://x.com/craig_mack) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wzkdgames (https://www.facebook.com/wzkdgames) Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wzkdgmz (https://www.twitch.tv/wzkdgmz) cEDH coaching with Andrei: andrei.blanton@gmail.com (mailto:andrei.blanton@gmail.com) #cEDH #SamBlack #MTG

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   From the cEDH Table to Real Life: Problem-Solving with Adam Holmes

   What does solving a tough Magic problem have in common with figuring out your next move in life? Adam Holmes of F6 Supplies joins Craig Mack for Episode 20 of the Pregame Podcast for a conversation about problem-solving in Magic: The Gathering, business, and life beyond the table. We talk Magic, cEDH, and the story behind F6, one of my favorite stops at any tournament. From the lightbox to the playmats and accessories, Adam brings a lot to this community. And those charging banks? I own two. My phone gets more backup plans than my deck does. Plus, we break down the weekend’s cEDH results from Pamplona and Fort Wayne, with Arcum Dagsson and Krark/Thrasios taking home the wins. Then it’s Tournaments You Should Be At, featuring Houston, Yapsgiving, Decatur, and Tacoma. What’s one lesson from Magic you’ve actually used outside the game? Let us know in the comments. Like, subscribe, and share this episode with your tournament travel buddy. Your support helps us keep bringing great people and great conversations to the Pregame. F6 SUPPLIES https://shopf6.com/ (https://shopf6.com/) TABLE READY CARDS https://tablereadycards.com/ (https://tablereadycards.com/) SUPPORT THE SHOW WZKD Games Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES (https://www.patreon.com/c/WZKDGAMES) ALL OUR LINKS Craig Mack’s socials, content, and more: https://linktr.ee/Craigmack (https://linktr.ee/Craigmack) WZKD Games: https://wzkdgames.com/ (https://wzkdgames.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WZKDGAMES (https://www.youtube.com/@WZKDGAMES) cEDH coaching with Andrei Blanton: andrei.blanton@gmail.com (mailto:andrei.blanton@gmail.com) TOURNAMENT RESULTS & WINNING DECKLISTS CEDH Norte: Pamplona https://topdeck.gg/event/cedh-norte-bilbao-zaragoza-pamplona (https://topdeck.gg/event/cedh-norte-bilbao-zaragoza-pamplona) Sendoa Cardiel’s Arcum Dagsson: https://topdeck.gg/deck/cedh-norte-bilbao-zaragoza-pamplona/egYwSEzhLIhHbw0OZnZg9kx0dBj2 (https://topdeck.gg/deck/cedh-norte-bilbao-zaragoza-pamplona/egYwSEzhLIhHbw0OZnZg9kx0dBj2) Perfect Storm: Tabernacle 10K https://topdeck.gg/event/perfect-storm-comins-games-tabernacle-10k (https://topdeck.gg/event/perfect-storm-comins-games-tabernacle-10k) Ethan / Pickle_poltergeist’s Krark & Thrasios: https://topdeck.gg/deck/perfect-storm-comins-games-tabernacle-10k/F7oWrpk8MANUVKbpgzidjrj3Ia93 (https://topdeck.gg/deck/perfect-storm-comins-games-tabernacle-10k/F7oWrpk8MANUVKbpgzidjrj3Ia93) TOURNAMENTS YOU SHOULD BE AT Houston CCS Qualifier | October 24–25, 2026 https://topdeck.gg/event/css-20000-cedh-invitational-qualifier-6 (https://topdeck.gg/event/css-20000-cedh-invitational-qualifier-6) Yapsgiving | November 7–8, 2026 https://topdeck.gg/event/yapsgiving-10k (https://topdeck.gg/event/yapsgiving-10k) Decatur Deathmatch | November 7–8, 2026 https://topdeck.gg/event/the-decatur-deathmatch (https://topdeck.gg/event/the-decatur-deathmatch) Brainstorm, Tacoma | November 21–22, 2026 https://topdeck.gg/event/brainstorm-tacomas-cedh-open-10k (https://topdeck.gg/event/brainstorm-tacomas-cedh-open-10k) Check each organizer’s current registration, venue, prize details, and proxy policy before making plans. #cEDH #MTG #Commander

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   They Saw Vraska. They Didn’t See Magda Coming. | cEDH Deck Tech

   We have Storm-Kiln Artist at home. Apparently, we also have tournament wins. I recently won a LandGO Qualifier with Vraska, Soul of Stone—and in this Pregame Podcast deck tech, I’m breaking down the list, the mulligans, and how all those Treasures turn into wins. From the top down, it looks like Rog/Ishai. Behind the wheel, it’s a midrange control deck that builds draw engines, fights over the stack, and saves up for an explosive turn. We’re covering: 🍔 Why Vraska is our “Storm-Kiln Artist at home” 💰 Treasure engines, haste enablers, Academy Manufactor, and Xorn 🤫 Silence effects and choosing your window to win 🔥 Underworld Breach and the secret Magda plan 🐉 Niv-Mizzet, Hullbreaker Horror, and alternate finishes 🃏 Draw engines, clones, and what makes an opening hand worth keeping And yes—we’re talking about the game where I tutor-chained into a Breach line DURING a stack battle with Niv-Mizzet already on the battlefield. You should have seen their faces. Priceless. 📋 FULL DECKLIST: https://moxfield.com/decks/iLagAXcOXnScboVvDDLv5Q Would you sleeve up Vraska? Drop your questions and card suggestions in the comments, and subscribe to The Pregame Podcast for more cEDH deck techs, tournament talk, and interviews. Clown on the commander if you want. You’re about to Vraska ’round and find out. #cEDH #MTG #Vraska

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