The Command Zone
The Command Zone
The Command Zone
This Deck Is Too Powerful For My Playgroup | 690
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Aug 1, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
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When you love a deck you want to upgrade it to the best it can be, but what do you do when a beloved brew becomes too powerful? 


In this episode, we explore that question by analyzing the life of Rachel’s high-powered Aeve, Progenitor Ooze deck. What started as a mono-green stormy dream became the ooze that cannot lose, until it finally had to get taken apart. Are there decks that just have no place in the Commander format? Tune in and find out!


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RELEVANT LINKS:


Jordan Pridgen:

Twitter: @jordanpigeon


Original Aeve Progenitor Ooze Decklist: 

https://archidekt.com/decks/14909742/cz_690_aeve_progenitor_ooze_original


Updated Aeve, Progenitor Ooze Decklist: 

https://archidekt.com/decks/14909789/cz_690_aeve_progenitor_ooze_updated


Tabletop Jocks:

Twitter: @tabletopjocks

Instagram: @tabletopjocks

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TabletopJocks


Post Malone v Rachel Weeks v CerberusArms v Blackneto | Tabletop Jocks | EP 12:

https://youtu.be/cHyoGR8jIhU?si=SpdXGdyWbBd44XdH


Rachel’s Personal Commander Decks | The Command Zone 535:

https://youtu.be/LCqGf27Xyvk?si=xEtHaDagzth8FiGw


The Stupidest Deck I’ve Ever Built | The Command Zone 628:

https://youtu.be/yQcH5K-oEqY?si=HYz7YOgc5VZYQ_6E


Kaldheim w/ Hawk from Cobra Kai | Game Knights 42:

https://youtu.be/JuDcK9dYwqY?si=pQeRqrjtYY60p0e1


This Game is WILD | Extra Turns 52:

https://youtu.be/n9oVLO1f_uM?si=VBvvfgjS14sm5lGo


Spelltable:

https://spelltable.wizards.com/


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https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades-ii/


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https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list


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