Based on the sheer number of comments on this, I feel the need to clarify this interaction. *SPOILERS BELOW* Koma has an ability to sacrifice another Serpent to tap a target permanent, it’s activated abilities can’t be used this turn. If Jimmy has 5 treasures on board, there is no way for Koma to stop Magda from using her ability. The moment that Magda activates her ability and pays the cost of sacrificing 5 Treasures, it goes on the stack- Koma using its ability on it does not cancel Magda’s ability on the stack, just her ability to use it when Koma’s ability resolves. Jimmy can also activate Magda’s ability in response to Koma’s ability to the same effect. The only situation where Koma can lock down Magda is if Jimmy does not have the prerequisite 5 Treasures to sacrifice to Magda’s ability. In that scenario, Koma can use its ability anytime Jimmy takes a game action- if Jimmy taps a Dwarf to go from 4 to 5 treasures, Koma can then use its ability in response. It will resolve before the Treasure you get from the tapped dwarf- then Jimmy will have 5 treasures, but only after Koma’s ability has resolved. Magda and Koma can get into a treasure generating war- Koma can keep usings its ability to get in front of Magda’s treasure generation for as many Serpents are available. In that scenario, Jacob can most likely stop Jimmy. However, Jimmy has 10 treasures on board, so the only way Jacob can stop Magda from using her search ability is with a spell like Sublime Epiphany, as we saw earlier in the game. -jimmy
I was thinking that as well. I don't know how he won with many minor play mistakes like that. He should've sacked the bauble a lot sooner using one of his treasures.
@@jonlamoreaux1889 Truth right here...... Watching him get out valued was priceless. He's a great player, but that was really funny seeing him squirm vs. his own play style.
And the fact when like a bored wipe comes in you don’t actually see them pick up the cards so it feels like the card is actually killing the other cards
If Jimmy hadnt wheeled, then Josh would have untapped on his turn with the Epiphany to answer some Koma. The guardianship would still be in the graveyard at this point with no way to draw it into hand with Noxious Revival.
For a large part of the game, that bauble was simply an extra artifact that helped let his first dragon actually be able to attack. It may not have served its intended purpose but it still served a purpose lol
@@antfayden Wayfarer's Bauble is not a bad card. It's not the best card, but for those decks who struggle with land ramp, it helps out a lot to be able to fetch out a basic onto the battlefield
or it ran it 'cause of pushed blue and green cards, free counters and what have you. I really don't like being that guy, but in this episode you can see the power creep from the past years pretty badly. Jacob is sympathetic though, would like seeing him again with a less oppressive deck lol
@@silash.5535 it's power level was not as high as it looked. Is the commander a horrible match up vs decks that depend on their commander's attacking? Yeah probably, but Josh was in sultai and I'm sure they could of figured a way of dealing with it between the three of them.
The Dwarves coming to the aid of the Elves in their time of need against the Serpents was some LOTR cannon that wouldve made Tolkein proud. And then they died.
He played serpents? I dont get the hate on control decks. The only reason he had this board state was because of poor decisions around it. He didnt even tap down lands, so he played very friendly, everyone couldve done something about it (and before someone says: but he played counterspells, well.... yeah he plays blue?)
@@lionbartlegends People don't hate control decks, if you play your counter magic well and keep the board even, it requires good decision making, resource management, knowledge of opponents cards etc. Playing Simic deck is lame, playing as ""a soft tax"" (idk how to describe it otherwise) deck is lame, especially on relatively casual table where people don't play many board wipes and just wanna play "cool cards". His deck was just non fun and tbh not really creative, generate bunch of tokens for free on each upkeep and lock down creatures of people who almost always play creatures deck, wow so creative and skilfull.
@@oORoOFLOo I don't mind Simic decks one bit, but I agree about the deck being uncreative. It looked like just a bunch of the top edhrec cards in the colors thrown into a pile. You can even do that imo, but if you're playing a game like this where you know that your opponents are playing specific generals from the same set and building around them, the least you can do is be a little creative, specifically with the second strongest color combination on the table. Of course, the others were running good cards as well - I tend to really enjoy the decks at Game Knights - but they didn't simply run a generic pile, but put some thought into how to make their deck a little more than just "best cards in my color". There's also a glaring absence of Tergrid at that table - probably so it would be a more balanced game. If you're making a decision like that as a group and one player just runs a pile of generically busted cards to run the table anyway, that's no fun. tl;dr imo you can play whatever you want, as long as it fits what your playgroup is doing, and this deck did not Edit: he wasn't even running Mystic Snake. What the heck? Edit 2: this is by no means intended to be a personal attack on Jacob. He seems like a fun guy to play Magic with, and I wouldn't mind watching another episode with him. I just hope he'll put in a little more thought / communication before prepping his deck for a new group.
I wouldnt say that the other decks were more creative tbh. Dwarf deck playing more dwarfs to get something big is not creative at all. Jorn deck basically making big amounts of mana to play big spells isnt creative at all. A Voltron deck isnt creative at all. Basically 3 of the 4 decks just did what the commander wants to do.
@@methany8788 jlk's list ran huge good stuff bangers like nyxbloom aincient, thrasios, seedborn muse, villainous wealth. Jimmy's list was litterally combo dwarves into bangers like blightsteel. Also jlk ran fierce guardianship in his list as well. Jacob's deck was not even as powerful as their decks. They just made poor decisions in not leaving mana up for the original cast of koma. Jacob made the correct decision in killing josh first because josh was in sultai and had the most answers for Jacob's deck.
Couldn't he have just sacced a few tapped serpents to prevent Magda from activating? If it comes to a stack battle of some kind, he had more sneks than Jimmy had, well, anything.
@@qwormuli77 sure, in the universe where the dwarf's ability could only be used as a sorcery. I get that Magic rules aren't always clear and inruitive, but this is pretty basic stuff.
Yeah, turns out a commander in the two best colors in Magic that makes itself incredibly hard to kill and also hard stops other people from executing their plans isn't quite fun to play against.
I once circumvented its indestructible ability by playing Toxic Deluge, and Koma is also one of those commanders that are hard to replay and play without its presence on the battlefield.
Up until the plot twist, I was ready to call it my least favorite episode. Idk if the ending redeemed the whole episode for me. Still pretty hard to watch up until the twist.
@@whitesaintatarmaon5766 Felt like a lot of sitting still just watching the guy with the busted commander pop off constantly. There was very little interaction elsewhere and it wasn't as much of a toss up until the very end as other episodes have been. It looked way too one-sided for far too long and it wasn't really anyone's to win as much as it became Jacob's to lose. And that pulled me out of it.
@@MintyMagicMTG but jimmy has played mono red a total of three times and won once.(once very early and again in the throw back episode) josh has played simic twice before that i can remember (the merfolk one where ashley won, and the uro deck) and lost both times.
@@mark1A100 Who is generally in the driver seat here though? Most games it’s Josh, regardless of deck. So he may not win, but it’s because he’s constantly the threat. Jimmy plays a decent amount of red matters, or at least it feels like he’s known as the red player. And usually red burn style decks just don’t hold up in edh. This deck was nice because it was different. Even if the end was basically a burn ;)
Exile removal is more important wraths would only cause minimal damadge since coma coil just gets hes sacable bodys back during eafh upkeep to make itself indestructible
I feel that is jimmy didn't play that wheel that turn and let Josh play his removal, the game would be a totally different one where Jacob was not the archenemy.
@@ColdCryomancer Yea maybe. There was definitely a mistake one of them made a few episodes back that was so blatant and inexcusably stupid that it had to be scripted to give the guest the advantage. This one maybe not. Especially if you have a "friendship agreement" with the largest threat then it could be worth it to accelerate your own game state by going from 2 to 7 cards.
Haha yeah she really got bullied out of the game despite holding him off long enough near the end, but it's understandable given the commanders abilities.
@@Spaced92 i mean, you have a dwarf who can blightsteel colossus turn 4, a dude who has sword of feast and famine as his triggered ability and a simic card as the opponents and they all worry about the meme-enchantress squirrel deck?
@@ich3730 Honestly by the end of the game she had all the cards she needed to Voltron out of control. If they hadn't blocked her a few times it really would have just been commander damage to death while they sat and watched. The squirrel at the end was an unblockable, hexproof, industructable commander 8/7; that's terrifying.
Biggest flex you can make on a blue player is letting someone win the game because you KNOW they're holding an answer, but expecting you to waste resources dealing with the problem.
10 minutes into the episode, and felt the need as a digital artist to stop and give the animations a shout out. All of them so far are amazing. Huge leap up in quality from what are already always an excellent part of Game Knights. Great Work!
Why pay full price for spells in magic anymore this is the age of super reduced if not just free casting whatever you want. I'm sure if they could magic would just get rid of mana altogether to be like hearthstone
@@Demosthenes6666 oh lol oops I did not 😅 well a game that doesn't then hehe although if hearthstone is the once that get a guaranteed extra 1 per turn I feel like thatd solve the mana screw problems with magic pretty well
@@rorylastname7635 but summoning(cast) restrictions. ( i left during the synchron are and i know even then summoning an intire board in a turn still happend) but yhea
"This is one of the best cards in my deck, it synergizes so well with my commander. It lets me tap Dwarves at instant speed!" This kind of comments only make sense in a Commander game lol
I mean I would probably shrug and go "He'll draw another thing to deal with stuff." He had no way to see the Noxious Revival coming, and needed to advance his board.
@@TheDarthsteve316 Right? Jimmy knew Josh had an answer to two Koma's, and he still wheeled. Idk, not very smart if you ask me, considering how Jacob was already running the table.
This wheel came really surprising. However, Jacob would have just replayed Sakashima in his turn, since sublime epiphany just bounces. I think Jacob would have recovered pretty fast from this play.
Can we just take the time to appreciate how CLEAN the animation was for Treasure Map 10:26 ?!?!?! Big props to the guy behind that, you're the best part of games knights in my opinion!
I just wanted to say what a incredible job the editors are doing every single episode. The effects when playing all the cards like Arcane Signet and Treasure map etc. are amazing. Thank you and well done
The Sublime Epiphany being double copied to end up giving Jacob a THIRD Koma was absolutely nuts. One of the best interactions I've seen on this channel
That was one of the best episodes I've seen! The sublime epiphany shenigans was hilarious. You can also tell that Hawk has watched plenty of Game Knights episodes because he took Josh out first. Josh always swings back so hard hahaha
Jimmy's gonna get a lot of flake for the wheel but I see the logic, stopping your opponents from winning is pointless if you don't have the ability to win yourself. He needed the refill or else he was just gonna spin his wheels so he spun that wheel and once all was said and done he got the W. I'm proud of you, Jimbo!
39:14 - The *frustration in Josh's expressions* and voice, the *lack of eye contact and minor disdain in Rachel's voice* and the sheer *surprise for him having a response* in Jimmy's face summarizes what this archenemy of a game was all about, that Koma is a BRUTAL commander and is sure to make a lot of games get pretty 🧂
between Koma and all the free/EDH specific auto-includes, this episode was an example of how WOTC is making Commander a little worse with every new product
God that ending is so incredibly satisfying. After basically saying 'no,' the entire game, Jacob just gets absolutely B O N K E D by the mono-red deck.
Josh: Okay, I have Sublime Epiphany, which can take out two Komas and then we can probably take out the last one. Jimmy: Well yes, but actually no. Jimmy: *Wheel of Fortune*
This show was awesome and showed why “power level” is important with a playgroup. You can sense the frustration in pretty much being forced to play arch enemy but it was also an incredibly exciting match. Kudos
@@lionbartlegends another idiot comment. Why would he run stax as well??? This show actually wants people to play there decks , showcase them, and most importantly have fun. You are so idiotic
I finally got around to watching Cobra Kai. It’s so good! I binged 3 seasons in 2 days. Jacob’s deck definitely follows Cobra Kia’s creed of “no mercy”
@@kathleencollins7406 Idk, she made it pretty clear she was going to be swinging at him. If she had said "I'll swing at not-you" she likely could have politicked her way in.
Holy cow! I just finished watching the video and it was such an amazing match to watch. So happy to see Jimmy winning the match and I hope we can see more of Jacob in the future. Love watching you guys. So wholesome
People are complaining about these players using “busted cards”, but these cards gave us some of the best interactions we’ve seen this year. Solid episode in a while
Yeah I'm 100% with you on this. There was so much cool interaction here. I yelled out loud when Jacob hit the Narset's Reversal. That was a great exchange.
It's all fun and interactive until you take this to the next level and everyone is playing free busted counters and veil of summer to protect their busted combos , rip edh , the now normal edh experience feels like cedh from a few years ago , free spells everywhere and free i win combos everywhere ( looking at you thassas oracle
Based on the sheer number of comments on this, I feel the need to clarify this interaction. *SPOILERS BELOW*
Koma has an ability to sacrifice another Serpent to tap a target permanent, it’s activated abilities can’t be used this turn.
If Jimmy has 5 treasures on board, there is no way for Koma to stop Magda from using her ability. The moment that Magda activates her ability and pays the cost of sacrificing 5 Treasures, it goes on the stack- Koma using its ability on it does not cancel Magda’s ability on the stack, just her ability to use it when Koma’s ability resolves.
Jimmy can also activate Magda’s ability in response to Koma’s ability to the same effect.
The only situation where Koma can lock down Magda is if Jimmy does not have the prerequisite 5 Treasures to sacrifice to Magda’s ability. In that scenario, Koma can use its ability anytime Jimmy takes a game action- if Jimmy taps a Dwarf to go from 4 to 5 treasures, Koma can then use its ability in response. It will resolve before the Treasure you get from the tapped dwarf- then Jimmy will have 5 treasures, but only after Koma’s ability has resolved. Magda and Koma can get into a treasure generating war- Koma can keep usings its ability to get in front of Magda’s treasure generation for as many Serpents are available. In that scenario, Jacob can most likely stop Jimmy. However, Jimmy has 10 treasures on board, so the only way Jacob can stop Magda from using her search ability is with a spell like Sublime Epiphany, as we saw earlier in the game.
-jimmy
red deck wins the way red decks are supposed to win!
Hey jimmy, couldn’t you have helped rachel kill Jacob with your dwarf by tapping your creatures?
Why are you talking in the third person, Jimmy?
Ahhhh, I was wondering about that last play, thank you for the clarification!!
Many thanks, from NZ :)
Hey, thanks
"The answer to more blockers is more attackers."
A more Cobra Kai thing has never been said
I deadass read that in Johnny's voice before seeing the second sentence.
the best defense is more offense
Strike First Strike Hard No Mercy. Hahahaha
Not to mention he played "koma" you know like Miguel was in after the fight at the school in season 2
@@christianjordan1068 This comment right here deserves more notice lmao
I like how Jimmy hyped the turn one Wayfarer's Bauble but then never even cracked it.
I was thinking that as well. I don't know how he won with many minor play mistakes like that. He should've sacked the bauble a lot sooner using one of his treasures.
*Sad Mitch Noises*
Man hearing Josh get salty was oddly satisfying. This is what it feels like to be on the opposing side of the simic value train
@@jonlamoreaux1889 Truth right here...... Watching him get out valued was priceless. He's a great player, but that was really funny seeing him squirm vs. his own play style.
*Sad Commanders Quarters noises*
Everyone: trying they’re best to get rid of Koma
Jacob: Koma Kai never dies
And Best Comment goes to Duke Must Die
@@hiro1234512345 thank you lol
TECHNOBLADE NEVER DIES!!!!!!!
HAHAHA!!
Their*
mad props for whoever makes the animations when the cards are played, it's really impressive
#truth
Your profile pic gave me flashback depression
The production value on this show is crazy
Absolutely, these animations are probably the best I have seen.
And the fact when like a bored wipe comes in you don’t actually see them pick up the cards so it feels like the card is actually killing the other cards
"We need something to deal with Jacob's board"
Said the guy who WHEELED A PERFECT ANSWER AWAY.
this comment tho
Koma would have prevented the Hellkite to attack.
@@Luca-mv9vd The perfect answer was Josh's sublime empathy, which would have gotten rid of two of the Comas, leaving only the original to deal with.
@@nickryan3295 Jacob brought back his counter spell during the wheel. It wouldn’t have mattered.
If Jimmy hadnt wheeled, then Josh would have untapped on his turn with the Epiphany to answer some Koma. The guardianship would still be in the graveyard at this point with no way to draw it into hand with Noxious Revival.
" Welcome to Game Knights, shut Josh lee kwai down" a greater truth has never been spoken.
Jimmy: "I play Wayfarer's Bauble"
Somewhere else in MTG universe:
Mitch: *Heavy Breathing*
XD
I don't think he ever cracked it lol
Lmao xD 😂😂
Happy Mitch Noises
Mitch: Sad Noises as now the price will go up again as it was on the show. And he can't have it in budget builds xD
Jimmy: Wayfarer's Bauble is the best start for my deck
Also Jimmy: never cracks the bauble!
Mitch from Commander's Quarters would be mad.
For a large part of the game, that bauble was simply an extra artifact that helped let his first dragon actually be able to attack. It may not have served its intended purpose but it still served a purpose lol
Bad card is bad
@@antfayden Wayfarer's Bauble is not a bad card. It's not the best card, but for those decks who struggle with land ramp, it helps out a lot to be able to fetch out a basic onto the battlefield
@@noahcarroll4944 for any non green deck its basically a staple ramp card. Perfect to get a 4cmc commamder or higher out a turn earlier
jacob is an awesome player. his deck ran the table, but his plays and sequencing were a big part of the reason.
was thinking exactly this. His play was tight and I was particularly impressed w/ the noxious revival
or it ran it 'cause of pushed blue and green cards, free counters and what have you. I really don't like being that guy, but in this episode you can see the power creep from the past years pretty badly. Jacob is sympathetic though, would like seeing him again with a less oppressive deck lol
When is your next video coming out?
@@silash.5535 if only they never printed new unique cards that people want to play, then the game could just stay the same and boring!
@@silash.5535 it's power level was not as high as it looked. Is the commander a horrible match up vs decks that depend on their commander's attacking? Yeah probably, but Josh was in sultai and I'm sure they could of figured a way of dealing with it between the three of them.
Jimmy playing Wayfarers Bauble: " This is a perfekt turn one for me."
Also Jimmy: Never using it.
The pain Mitch must feel is immense...
He has a 2 mana commander, I don't even know what for did he put it in his deck
@@Russian_engineer_bmstu yeah, because no one ever needs more mana than to cast their commander once.
@@ubermusli he gets mana from commander. Any dwarf in his deck will be a better mana source than bauble.
lol bauble is pretty useless when your command has a cmc of 2
Anyone else had that deep feeling of satisfaction knowing that someone from Cobra Kai is sporting a HUGE, world-spanning snake as a commander?
Somebody call Guy Fieri, cuz we just went to Flavortown.
It was the perfect commander for him
No mercy
Koma Kai never dies
@@cliponbowties4799 This comment is critically underrated.
The Dwarves coming to the aid of the Elves in their time of need against the Serpents was some LOTR cannon that wouldve made Tolkein proud.
And then they died.
Vn hdu
But the Dwarfs Won? Did you watch the video?
But their good hearts were rewarded! Dwarves for the win!
Year later, bet Jimmy dies 😂
@@rxlu They’re clearly talking about the elves, lil bro
The Boys: All play sublime epiphany
Rachel: *cries in acorn*
You made a mistake. You had the chance to say _”cries in acorny”_
Like in agony?
@@owenzheng8357 so?
@@hrevans83 for the memes. Clearly a sign of honor, but basically just approval from random strangers who like magic
@@owenzheng8357 sorry. The way u wrote it sounded a bit rude
@@hrevans83 it’s fine. I see what you mean. I added the “Like in agony” part in case people didn’t get it at first.
Jimmy: I'm playing Dwarves!
Josh: I'm playing Snow stuff!
Rachel: I'm playing Squirrels!
Jacob: I'm playing No, you're not!
He played serpents? I dont get the hate on control decks. The only reason he had this board state was because of poor decisions around it. He didnt even tap down lands, so he played very friendly, everyone couldve done something about it (and before someone says: but he played counterspells, well.... yeah he plays blue?)
@@lionbartlegends People don't hate control decks, if you play your counter magic well and keep the board even, it requires good decision making, resource management, knowledge of opponents cards etc. Playing Simic deck is lame, playing as ""a soft tax"" (idk how to describe it otherwise) deck is lame, especially on relatively casual table where people don't play many board wipes and just wanna play "cool cards". His deck was just non fun and tbh not really creative, generate bunch of tokens for free on each upkeep and lock down creatures of people who almost always play creatures deck, wow so creative and skilfull.
@@oORoOFLOo I don't mind Simic decks one bit, but I agree about the deck being uncreative. It looked like just a bunch of the top edhrec cards in the colors thrown into a pile. You can even do that imo, but if you're playing a game like this where you know that your opponents are playing specific generals from the same set and building around them, the least you can do is be a little creative, specifically with the second strongest color combination on the table.
Of course, the others were running good cards as well - I tend to really enjoy the decks at Game Knights - but they didn't simply run a generic pile, but put some thought into how to make their deck a little more than just "best cards in my color".
There's also a glaring absence of Tergrid at that table - probably so it would be a more balanced game. If you're making a decision like that as a group and one player just runs a pile of generically busted cards to run the table anyway, that's no fun.
tl;dr imo you can play whatever you want, as long as it fits what your playgroup is doing, and this deck did not
Edit: he wasn't even running Mystic Snake. What the heck?
Edit 2: this is by no means intended to be a personal attack on Jacob. He seems like a fun guy to play Magic with, and I wouldn't mind watching another episode with him. I just hope he'll put in a little more thought / communication before prepping his deck for a new group.
I wouldnt say that the other decks were more creative tbh.
Dwarf deck playing more dwarfs to get something big is not creative at all.
Jorn deck basically making big amounts of mana to play big spells isnt creative at all.
A Voltron deck isnt creative at all.
Basically 3 of the 4 decks just did what the commander wants to do.
@@methany8788 jlk's list ran huge good stuff bangers like nyxbloom aincient, thrasios, seedborn muse, villainous wealth. Jimmy's list was litterally combo dwarves into bangers like blightsteel. Also jlk ran fierce guardianship in his list as well. Jacob's deck was not even as powerful as their decks. They just made poor decisions in not leaving mana up for the original cast of koma. Jacob made the correct decision in killing josh first because josh was in sultai and had the most answers for Jacob's deck.
First rule of Koma-Kai: No Mercy.
This is the comment I was looking for
When Jacob took out Josh, I was like “FINISH HIM!!!” Then Josh got pummeled like that brutal scene.
And now sacrifice all the Coils to tap down their Lands in their upkeep.
Jimmy: plays wayfer’s bauble
Jimmy: this is one of the best cards in red to start because it ramps you
Jimmy: proceeds to never crack the bauble
Omg you're right I didn't even notice that LOL
Josh: about to take out two Komas
Jimmy: let me stop you right there
Jacob: then I'm gonna stop you right there
@@chrisgebben2043 😂
Just chalk another one up to the Jimmy and Josh rivalry lol.
in the end it worked out for jimmy, because koma killed the board leaving jimmy open to take the win.
Lets just be honest. At this point, Simic is just a fuckin meme.
Anybody else just love how Jacob threw his fierce guardianship on the table? That’s how you play that card!
38:15 if anyone wants to loop it
Only slam force of will
On the other hand, Jimmy deserves a medal. Not everyone wins a game with Blightsteel Colossus by flinging it at someone's head for regular damage.
Yeah, it almost makes it look fair. (Not that cheating 11cmc monster infect trample and indestructible is really fair)
@@labranehit7687 he saved up and spent his treasures fairly!
You know that was on his bucket list...
Laughs in Thromok
is this the first time he won with a mono red deck?
Simic Ramp Control: "I can do everything!"
RDW: "20 to the face?"
Simic: "Except stop that."
But the sad thing is they could stop it. With a fog. Green really can do everything.
@@ColdCryomancer Fog is only combat damage, wouldn't have done a thing to stop a large dragon dropping an even larger Colossus on Jacob's head, right?
Couldn't he have just sacced a few tapped serpents to prevent Magda from activating? If it comes to a stack battle of some kind, he had more sneks than Jimmy had, well, anything.
@@qwormuli77 check the pinned comment
@@qwormuli77 sure, in the universe where the dwarf's ability could only be used as a sorcery. I get that Magic rules aren't always clear and inruitive, but this is pretty basic stuff.
Jacob: "And during your upkeep I will make a Koma Co-"
Everyone: "YEAH WE KNOW!"
When was this part in the vid?? Lol
@Pariah in the game with post Malone he drew Atleast 20 cards off rhystic study
I swear whenever I run out of things to watch a new episode just magically appears.
On God
Lol
I can relate to that sir
same!
Amen
After seeing Koma in action:
“Now I see why the Gods banished you...”
LOL
*The world serpent joined the chat*
Gods:
Outa here.
card really does live up to the lore
Welp Koma is a kill-on-sight commander for me after watching this.
Yeah, turns out a commander in the two best colors in Magic that makes itself incredibly hard to kill and also hard stops other people from executing their plans isn't quite fun to play against.
@@kenpokid10 I see your "no fun" and raise you an all koma game.
@@jimbeam7636 I would watch, if only to laugh at the players trying to figure out a bunch of Koma activations targeting other Komas.
@@jimbeam7636 I see your no fun and raise you an all baral game
I once circumvented its indestructible ability by playing Toxic Deluge, and Koma is also one of those commanders that are hard to replay and play without its presence on the battlefield.
That turn 1 wayfarer’s bauble REALLY came in clutch.
If only Wizards would reprint it😔
Jimmy: We need to deal with Jacob's board.
Also Jimmy: Wheels away Josh's answer to 2 Koma's.
That was dumb
I don't think Jimmy knew Josh had the answers in his hand lmao
@@tacothursdays6546 How could he not know? The card was bounced to his hand.
I think Jimmy, for once, wanted to steal the show lol.
@@fuzywuzyboomboom1549 And for that I will always hate him
When you play the new snake commander:
"Koma Kai never die"
KOMA KAI KOMA KAI KOMA KAI KOMA KAI KOMA KAI
Okay, so it wasn't just me who had this in mind...
KOMA KAI KOMA KAI KOMA KAI KOMA KAI!
OMG I LOVE THIS
THAT ENDING WAS THE DEFINTION OF PLOT TWIST!!!!
MY NEW FAVORITE EPISODE
Up until the plot twist, I was ready to call it my least favorite episode. Idk if the ending redeemed the whole episode for me. Still pretty hard to watch up until the twist.
@@AcePlaysTCGs why?
@@whitesaintatarmaon5766 Felt like a lot of sitting still just watching the guy with the busted commander pop off constantly. There was very little interaction elsewhere and it wasn't as much of a toss up until the very end as other episodes have been. It looked way too one-sided for far too long and it wasn't really anyone's to win as much as it became Jacob's to lose. And that pulled me out of it.
@@AcePlaysTCGs fair enough
Me at the beginning of the game: “Jimmy is playing mono red AGAIN!? Jimmy whyyyyyyy”
Me after the game: “I should build mono red”
Cuz he is a Red player. Yet you don't say anything about Josh playing Simic[+] AGAIN?? :P
@@Sheriff_K No because Josh/Simic win a lot. Red does not lol
@@MintyMagicMTG but jimmy has played mono red a total of three times and won once.(once very early and again in the throw back episode)
josh has played simic twice before that i can remember (the merfolk one where ashley won, and the uro deck) and lost both times.
@@mark1A100 Who is generally in the driver seat here though? Most games it’s Josh, regardless of deck. So he may not win, but it’s because he’s constantly the threat.
Jimmy plays a decent amount of red matters, or at least it feels like he’s known as the red player. And usually red burn style decks just don’t hold up in edh. This deck was nice because it was different. Even if the end was basically a burn ;)
that 3 mana 5/4 dragon that produces treasures every turn seems amazing
Josh: Noooo! You cant just make me discard the answer to the biggest problem on board!
Jimmy: Haha, card draw go brrr
Jimmy playing red dragon go brrrrr
This episode is a masterclass in why you should have a bunch of wraths in your deck.
Komas would survive biggest problem was deals with the strongest player
Exile removal is more important wraths would only cause minimal damadge since coma coil just gets hes sacable bodys back during eafh upkeep to make itself indestructible
Wraths would have made this game go quicker for Koma.
How do you wrath an indestructible commander? There’s only Josh with toxic deluge who could do it, and he didn’t have any tutor
Hate to say it, but this is where an Ugin the Spirit Dragon could have come in handy.
I feel that is jimmy didn't play that wheel that turn and let Josh play his removal, the game would be a totally different one where Jacob was not the archenemy.
Yup. I knew from that moment that it was their intention to give Jacob huge advantage.
Yes, if things were different things would be different.
@@helderboymh seemed like jimmy went the greedy route - which in red combo totally can steal a game!!
@@seanduncan9722i wasn't saying on or the other way is better :)
@@ColdCryomancer Yea maybe. There was definitely a mistake one of them made a few episodes back that was so blatant and inexcusably stupid that it had to be scripted to give the guest the advantage. This one maybe not. Especially if you have a "friendship agreement" with the largest threat then it could be worth it to accelerate your own game state by going from 2 to 7 cards.
"I hope the green deck we denied of card draw this entire game has an answer"
Haha yeah she really got bullied out of the game despite holding him off long enough near the end, but it's understandable given the commanders abilities.
@@Spaced92 i mean, you have a dwarf who can blightsteel colossus turn 4, a dude who has sword of feast and famine as his triggered ability and a simic card as the opponents and they all worry about the meme-enchantress squirrel deck?
@@ich3730 she was only a few turns away from basically shutting down EVERY deck
@@ich3730 Honestly by the end of the game she had all the cards she needed to Voltron out of control. If they hadn't blocked her a few times it really would have just been commander damage to death while they sat and watched. The squirrel at the end was an unblockable, hexproof, industructable commander 8/7; that's terrifying.
It's green. It can do anything. She had multiple answers. She just didn't use them.
*Jacob's board state just crammed full of value
Everyone else at the table "I really was hoping someone else would deal with Jacob..."
Biggest flex you can make on a blue player is letting someone win the game because you KNOW they're holding an answer, but expecting you to waste resources dealing with the problem.
@@AnonYmous-mc5zx bruh 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Think about it this way Brian. Why would I waste my cards answering a player when someone else
Can and I get the advantage instead?
10 minutes into the episode, and felt the need as a digital artist to stop and give the animations a shout out. All of them so far are amazing. Huge leap up in quality from what are already always an excellent part of Game Knights. Great Work!
That Thought Vessel animation at 8:15 is 10/10 amazing!
The Treasure Map animation is incredible!
Josh: "When is he going to have the treasure to activate her?"
Me, who's played against a Magda deck: Eh, about turn 4 or 5
So true tho 😂
"Math is for blockers." - Jimmy Wong.
Josh: spends 6 mana for sublime epiphany, jimmy: spends 0 mana to cast sublime epiphany, jacob spends 2 mana to cast sublime epiphany
Why pay full price for spells in magic anymore this is the age of super reduced if not just free casting whatever you want. I'm sure if they could magic would just get rid of mana altogether to be like hearthstone
@@supranova7594 You know Hearthstone has a mana system, right? It's just not tied to land drops.
@@Demosthenes6666 oh lol oops I did not 😅 well a game that doesn't then hehe although if hearthstone is the once that get a guaranteed extra 1 per turn I feel like thatd solve the mana screw problems with magic pretty well
@@supranova7594 Yugioh has no mana system.
@@rorylastname7635 but summoning(cast) restrictions. ( i left during the synchron are and i know even then summoning an intire board in a turn still happend) but yhea
Wayfarer's Bauble finally got expensive enough to get Jimmy's attention
Did he even activate it?
@@matthewdevine8275 no
"This is one of the best cards in my deck, it synergizes so well with my commander. It lets me tap Dwarves at instant speed!"
This kind of comments only make sense in a Commander game lol
Jimmy: We need an answer for Jacob's board!!
Also Jimmy: Let me wheel when I know Josh has an answer in his hand
Right? What in the blue hell. Feel like they cut out some trash-talking to justify that decision lol
I mean I would probably shrug and go "He'll draw another thing to deal with stuff." He had no way to see the Noxious Revival coming, and needed to advance his board.
@@TheDarthsteve316 Right? Jimmy knew Josh had an answer to two Koma's, and he still wheeled. Idk, not very smart if you ask me, considering how Jacob was already running the table.
This wheel came really surprising. However, Jacob would have just replayed Sakashima in his turn, since sublime epiphany just bounces. I think Jacob would have recovered pretty fast from this play.
@@Dabby3 He would have bounced the token sakashima, and exiled the sakashima with the mutineer
Can we just take the time to appreciate how CLEAN the animation was for Treasure Map 10:26 ?!?!?! Big props to the guy behind that, you're the best part of games knights in my opinion!
hell yea
ALL the animations are so tight, that's why this is the only MTG content I watch.
I just wanted to say what a incredible job the editors are doing every single episode. The effects when playing all the cards like Arcane Signet and Treasure map etc. are amazing. Thank you and well done
Yeah i loved the treasure map animation, never realised the cove was on the map!
@@lionbartlegends Yeah right! Me neither
Jimmy put a whole new definition on "pay to win"😂
The Sublime Epiphany being double copied to end up giving Jacob a THIRD Koma was absolutely nuts. One of the best interactions I've seen on this channel
Jimmy finally got to burn someone down to zero out of nowhere with a mono-red deck! What a comeback!
Ahh yes, all four colors of magic.
LOL but really I don't know why the bother keeping white in the game when they clearly don't want it doing anything unique
Yeah, I wish that they just devoted a set to giving white a new identity, because right now it has no jdentity
Way underrated comment
I laughed soooo hard when I saw this
@@danielyarsky6128 Or devote a whole set to just destroying white as a Force, then resurrect it (heh) in the next set.
Hahahahah Josh’s expression when he says “I really don’t want there to be two Komas on the field” lol there was pure fear and concern in those eyes
Jacob: "I don't see how I lose."
Me: Looks at time.
Time: 37:40 out of 1:08:49
Me: Hmmm...
The card animations in this episode are on another LEVEL! HUGE props to you guys and the editing team for such a visually stunning episode!!
I know right! The editors are really starting to give these episodes the MTGA feel. No complaints here.
The editing and the effects in this video were absolutely insane!! A million compliments to all the people on the production team!!
When Jacob had heroic intervention, and made Rachel decide blockers, to do useless math was all too hilarious. 😂😂
I love how Rachel felt more behind in a mono green deck than a boros one
Jacob really pulled a Cobra Kai.
"Strike First. Strike Hard. No Mercy."
I truly hope someone sweeps the leg.
Strike first!
That's not a swordfighting move! (I know its not from Cobra Kai, but whatever)
Chef never thought I would see u here
*coil
OMG, I'm surprised that you like MTG. btw love your cooking channel, I loved your reactions over Shokugeki
Not jimmy wheeling away the way to stop Koma then saying “we need to find a way to stop koma” for the rest of the game 😂😂😂
That was one of the best episodes I've seen! The sublime epiphany shenigans was hilarious. You can also tell that Hawk has watched plenty of Game Knights episodes because he took Josh out first. Josh always swings back so hard hahaha
Just realized that Jimmy never cracked the wayfayer's bauble this entire game. Mitch is saddened
Jimmy's gonna get a lot of flake for the wheel but I see the logic, stopping your opponents from winning is pointless if you don't have the ability to win yourself. He needed the refill or else he was just gonna spin his wheels so he spun that wheel and once all was said and done he got the W. I'm proud of you, Jimbo!
WHY DO THE ANIMATIONS GIVE ME CHILLS
We are one step closer to a whole episode in a yugioh hologram anime style.
:)
Jimmy's win relied on 10 treasures? I guess he really reveled in his riches
Nobody can NEGATE that.
Underrated comment. Kudos!
The way Jacob slapped down the fierce guardianship was so goddamn clean
That Thought Vessel animation was amazing, congratz to the artist !
At 27:54, that Sakashima animation is just... *chef’s kiss*
39:14 - The *frustration in Josh's expressions* and voice, the *lack of eye contact and minor disdain in Rachel's voice* and the sheer *surprise for him having a response* in Jimmy's face summarizes what this archenemy of a game was all about, that Koma is a BRUTAL commander and is sure to make a lot of games get pretty 🧂
painful to watch, he may as well have it built the Stacks way
worst thing is... koma is nit just brutal but also 1 ofbthe lamest and most boring commanders out there
between Koma and all the free/EDH specific auto-includes, this episode was an example of how WOTC is making Commander a little worse with every new product
He just broke their spirits and took all the fun away
I feel inspired to play simic and dimir because of him
"All of these zero-mana plays"
-Josh Lee Kwai
I feel for ya' buddy.
The one guy who can actually say "i'm here to kick ass and play card games"
Isn’t it awesome that our boy Jacob still be utilizing cobra Kai in magic ? Snakes snakes and more snakes
Can't believe this show went from 4 friends filming their games to having full on celebrities on it.
Keep up the good work
I mean it certainly doesn't hurt that both JLK and Jimmy have a presence in the film industry outside of CZ
God that ending is so incredibly satisfying. After basically saying 'no,' the entire game, Jacob just gets absolutely B O N K E D by the mono-red deck.
Jacob- "I'm going to win the game!"
Jimmy- "No."
Josh: Okay, I have Sublime Epiphany, which can take out two Komas and then we can probably take out the last one.
Jimmy: Well yes, but actually no.
Jimmy: *Wheel of Fortune*
Bro whoever edits these videos deserves so much praise
“All these goddamn snakes on this goddamn plain!”
What Plain? No one played White! 😂
@@smtyke plain as in a field...
@@nicholasepsilon3534 whoosh
I don't see any plains :P
Plane, as in Kaldheim? Although it doesn't change the original spelling I guess, it still works
This show was awesome and showed why “power level” is important with a playgroup. You can sense the frustration in pretty much being forced to play arch enemy but it was also an incredibly exciting match. Kudos
Love how on brand Jacob was playing Koma 😂
And that "the answer to a bunch of defenders is more attack" was definitely Cobra Kai material!
Jacob kicked ass but I was soooo hyped about that big Jimmy play there at the end.
I feel like game knights just made a documentary about how wotc made simic the most annoying commander colors to play against.
Well, but he didn't won, did he?
@@OHana-mo5xw Is that relevant? It took three people to stop him.
Why is it annoying? It ramped and had control, he didnt play stax? (Which he couldve with this commander) i really liked the deck!
@@lionbartlegends another idiot comment. Why would he run stax as well??? This show actually wants people to play there decks , showcase them, and most importantly have fun. You are so idiotic
@@lionbartlegends and yes it took three people to stop
Him
Best guest ever. Love when someone isn't afraid to play powerful cards for lower power strategies like combat damage.
Honestly that stack shortly after the ad break was one of the best things on Game Knights in a while
Maaan, I've been sleeping on this episode. That was fun! Well done jimmy
“Finally a worthy opponent:” hawk
Jimmy: prevents Josh from dealing with many of the Komas by wheeling
Jimmy: why did no one deal with Koma?!
So true, I was thinking he has no right to complain about them after the wheel play lol.
I feel there's a 'surprised pikachu'-meme waiting to be made.
I was waiting for Jacob to just Cyclonic rift and sweep.
Ted wong and hawk playing magic together??? Speechless. Simply amazing
Of course Josh built Jorn, it’s the most JLK commander I’ve ever seen.
Unfortunately he can't pronounce the name of the card
Jimmy played that Rogue that gets his whole party killed, then gets the last blow in, and steals the treasure.
I had a one-shot just today that ended like this
Nice to see all four colors of magic represented at the table. It makes for fun and diverse gameplay.
I finally got around to watching Cobra Kai. It’s so good! I binged 3 seasons in 2 days.
Jacob’s deck definitely follows Cobra Kia’s creed of “no mercy”
Am I the only one mildly upset Jacob never said “No Mercy”
Yeah he was kinda a dick to the girl. He won't even let her play
I thought he was gonna say something like that when he took out Josh or Rachel but .... oh well.
@@kathleencollins7406 why would you let anyone play if you are aiming for the win?)
@@kathleencollins7406 Idk, she made it pretty clear she was going to be swinging at him. If she had said "I'll swing at not-you" she likely could have politicked her way in.
FINALLY, someone who knows to take Josh out when they have the opportunity!!!
That Treasure Cove animation was soooooooooo sick, I rewinded it like 10 times. Well done to whoever did that!
Holy cow! I just finished watching the video and it was such an amazing match to watch. So happy to see Jimmy winning the match and I hope we can see more of Jacob in the future. Love watching you guys. So wholesome
People are complaining about these players using “busted cards”, but these cards gave us some of the best interactions we’ve seen this year. Solid episode in a while
Yeah I'm 100% with you on this. There was so much cool interaction here. I yelled out loud when Jacob hit the Narset's Reversal. That was a great exchange.
right? when I saw the Koma deck I was like "finally someone using real cards"
*taps ur card*
*taps ur card*
*taps ur card*
*taps ur card*
*taps ur card*
Great interaction, bro
It's all fun and interactive until you take this to the next level and everyone is playing free busted counters and veil of summer to protect their busted combos , rip edh , the now normal edh experience feels like cedh from a few years ago , free spells everywhere and free i win combos everywhere ( looking at you thassas oracle
@@JP-id7zq I just got Thassas Oracled yesterday on MTGA. I had no idea what was going on till it was too late... lmao. I was a little salty.
That treasure map animation, so beautiful ;_;
Noooo! You can't just control the board and shut down everyone's plays!
Jacob: Haha Coma Coil go brrrrr
This was one of the most interactive games on the channel, some advanced playing on this episode, love it 🤘
I love that he's in cobra kai, and he chose a serpent as his commander lol
"Welcome to Game Knights- shut Josh Lee Kwai down" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Daaaamn the animations are crazy this episode!! Incredible stuff