"I'm playing a artifact blue deck with group hug commander" "I'm playing this complicated ninja deck that damages everyone based on mana cost" "I'm playing this ridiculously expensive deck with 2 commanders and a ton of cards with turn abilities" ... "I play big boys and hit face"
Honestly, this is the kind of game knights episode I like best. Seeing homebrew decks on a major stage. Not needing to promo whatever the new set is, and trying to include cards from that set as a way of showing them off. Just regular old EDH gameplay in the Game Knights style. I look forward to the next fan episode.
@@___ooobodybagooo___ That... doesn't make it not a home brew you bitter, salty little person. It's not a precon deck or a deck someone else constructed for them, they put it together themselves - a homebrew. Dumbass.
@@youtubepremium7492 If they are common decks, doesnt that make it a netdeck and not a homebrew. Like surely if they take a card from a new set and build a deck around it themselves then that is actually a homebrew.
@@nicholasbolas I think it's more like Jimmy trying to keep Josh around to take out the others and save the big guns to then take out Josh. Jimmy knows Josh is a great player, and he probably can't just go mano a mano, so him holding back on that strip mine I think it was more like "gonna let him use Cradle to hurt my opponents and when the time comes for me to deal with him I'll blow it up". If he could have used it sooner and potentially take power away from Josh at a time where it was more reasonable? Yes, but you know Jimmy seems to be the kind of guy that likes to take a risk, and be kinda greedy so it's not unexpect to me that he would hold it back all that time in hopes he could use it for his benefit only, after the other players were out or in a spot bad enough for him to take over.
15:01 hey now, that "womp womp" sound effect was uncalled for. Do not underestimate the strength of a 3/3 green ape creature token; *ARM WRESTLING* competitions have been fought over such power!
I'm just disappointed he did not play Sword of Feast and Famine. Imagine going infinite, tap-out at one point, go to combat, then untap once again. The Josh Way
@@penguindrummer252 Sounds like he just doesn't like combo, which is fine, but combo is far more exciting to watch (at least IMO) than the umpteen million commander damage strategy out there. Like at least with combo you get to see interesting interactions instead of just suiting up your commander with whispersilk cloak or w/e.
Just wanted to point out to everyone that at the time of this video's release, there is a massive monetary cost difference between the decks, most notably Matthew's Ruric Thar being far more budget friendly. Despite that, it definitely impacts the game a bunch and doesn't really feel behind at any point, with RT constantly shaping the game and causing a ton of damage to the board, and some small techs that really keep him in the game (Runic Armasaur/Vivien). For all the budget players, pay attention! It doesn't take too much to cause some havoc and have a ton of fun.
I feel though that the particular styles of decks in this particular game is what made the Ruric Thar deck work so well. Without the other three keeping the game in check, I feel like big dumb creatures could have been outpaced.
I want to chime in here that you can knock a lot of cost out of my deck by removing Underground Sea + Fetch lands, Jace the Mind Sculptor, judge foil Damnation, and Demonic Tutor. I play them because I have them, not so much because they're critical to my deck's strategy.
Amelia Wales can confer. Budget yuriko is still quite good and very fun. Been slowly building up my Yuriko deck since she was released and am very proud of her.
I recently played my klothys deck (which just so happens to have a Ruric Thar in it), and I won both games where the damage just piled up enough for me to go "oh... if I play this they'll just die". RT together with klothys, torbran, Rampaging Ferocidon and impact tremors made one of the games really short.
"He's using his turn to do *what?* I agreed not to counter *WHAT?"* The reactions this episode were brilliant. Also, I don't think I've ever seen this many times the entire table discarding to hand size.
Shoutout to the animation of Game Knights getting even better. Now we've got Commanders flying out of their cards and attacking people's life totals. Highlight goes to Ruric Thar for his axe flying into the life totals on each trigger and for his hilarious shouting against noncreature spells. Seriously, how much damage did Ruric Thar deal this game? It was a lot.
I don't get why he didn't blow up the gaeas cradele with his strip mine as soon as he dropped it and JLK didn't even use the gaeas cradle or use tim to kill Jimmy before he blows it up!??!
@@rexsauls8133 not a literal mana source, just essentially one since it just untaps a land, which you then re-tap. Just makes life a little easier. Also, guest sometimes can forget to do the "formally announcing action" thing since they don't do that normally. Just my thoughts.
Aside from that and his hometown, between the hair, accent and funny cheekiness, he reminded way more of Heath Slater. Also pretty sure he's a wrestling fan himself due to the "Delete Jimmy" comment and "GOAT" thing!
The animations for Yuriko and Ruric Thar's triggered abilities were really well done. Its crazy how far the presentation has come since the first episodes of the show. You guys have added so many things that, while unnecessary, make the show that much more unique and entertaining to watch. Well done as always.
My Anje Falkenrath deck is way outside my comfort zone, I normally hate rummaging and that's like all that deck does. It's still my personal deck, I own out and built it.
@@dalmacietis Tim Willoughby (the coverage guy) runs my LGS and has a sort of Yuriko deck too (well it's really Dimir Tribal Tribal, with 6 commanders he chooses from randomly/lets opponents pick which they want to play against at the start of each game - Yuriko is one of them). So make that two and a half people with professional tournament experience!
1:00:45 "Milly just saved the game" Milly was the queen of removal in this game. She was the one to reset the power balance multiple times. I felt like she spent like half of her turns stopping one player who was about to win next turn.
@@chexmix0101 Yuriko has very low defenses and often doesn't leave up blockers because the concept of it relies on attackers. In a 4 player game, if you don't have a way to keep your life topped up, Yuriko is a deck that you just have to live with getting hit in the face. That being said, my friend apparently built Yuriko to zombie engine that relies heavily on mobbing players to get Yuriko out and it is surprisingly effective.
Jimmy drawing off of Ludevic by hitting himself with Ruric Thar reminded me of Ashlen doing the same thing with Ancient Tomb in the other fan episode. Kinda funny how both fan episodes have had both Ludevic and someone willing to hurt themselves just for that extra card lol
Thank you guys for this episode. We need this. Many of us can’t get together with our friends to play a game of Commander right now due to social distancing and we needed something to remind us that we will be alright, and better days are ahead. Games will be played. Only one may stand. But we all stand together.
Hey! I notice a lot of people feel stuck with social distancing, but have you tried hooking your phone up as a webcam and play over Skype or Google Hangout? My group did this the past week and it has been pretty solid.
@@keeskontvleesgoesglobal119 Some members on my group play on table top simulator aswell, apparently you can make cards and stuff in it so you can play virtual commander. I haven't tried it yet but apparently it works!
After about 20 years away from MTG, I've spent a good portion of today watching MTG related videos. I was very pleasantly surprised to come across this channel including Jimmy Wong. Absolutely loved him as Fred in VGHS! Aaaaand here's a sub!
Watching this channel got me into Magic! Thank you so much for the countless hours you pour into the editing, making it easier to follow along and enjoy each video. Josh and Jimmy, you two are amazing!
Yeah, that was a sin. Even with counter spells hanging out, there were a few occasions were everyone was tapped out, or enough to matter, where he could have just blasted onto the table
I also thought that was crazy. But, to be fair, we don't know if he had "the wave" for the win in the deck, or value. and we didn't know everything in the grip. Ergo, if the threat at the table (as abvious by jimmy and josh always trying to deal with what he does) discards it, Im going to assume it as the right play. But SERIOUSLY that was crazy.
That was just nuts. As a gruul player, or any nonblue in general, you should always be prepared of a boardwipe. It seems that the bloke had every anti-counter measure but forgot about the controlly aspect. I like the deck but I think it's half-baked against a blue assault.
The command zone got me into commander as a social format and after this whole COVID-19 pandemic is over or tame enough I'm going to be able to have a full pod for commander.
@Havier Harvson i'm pretty sure, if you look at the history of stuff, entertainment was regularly a big booming sector after war/tragedy, as it provided escape and fun in a not so fun time. (entertainment/relaxation is somewhat of an essential too, not necessarily in huge amounts, but still)
I've been playing on xmage lately. It sucks for multiplayer but it's better than nothing. @Havier Harvson A pod is what you call a group of people playing mtg together.
Soooo, I don't know if anyone was paying attention at 1:22:29 but...Josh made an illegal move which was untapping Fatestitcher when he had LIGHTNING GREAVES EQUIPPED which PREVENTS EVEN THE OWNER FROM TARGETING IT
@@KBgamer2010 Yeah but no one responded, or it would have happened. They probably just cut out the few seconds he would have needed to explain the equip swapping.
This is how professional MTG tournaments should be presented. Anyone who isn't familiar with MTG or a certain format is completely lost in pro play. Having the animations, clear display of the card text, circling important text, etc... made this so easy to follow!
Literally 3 creatures on the battlefield Jimmy: Oh I didn't think playing my commander who does detrimental things would be detrimental! I didn't see that ability! lol I love him so much
These animations are sick! MTG is such a visual thing and the enhancements are amazing! (Any Yuriko animation made me swoon, one cause she's just so cool looking and two cause the swoop is so smooth!!) Shout out to editors y'all.
Join the club man! Magic is super fun and great for everybody. Been playing about 2 years now and I’m hooked. Love Friday Night Magic at my house to hang with friends and get away from screens for a while.
I think my favorite part of this episode is of course Ruric Thar's ability activating and the animation of his axe hitting the life counter. It's really funny.
There is always a value engine loving, go infinite guy in every play group. And they always win if you don't kill them first. Unfortunately that guy in my playgroup got very salty once we realised this and always killed him first lol.
@@fatalshore5068 The one in my playgroup is quite funny to deal with. He is, obviously, the one I and most other players target first, and when I exile/destroy/counter something he has that could be a combo piece, or attack him even with a 1/1 his answer is always something like "why me? I haven't done anything." to which the whole table replies "you haven't done anything YET.", or he says something like "so I guess we can't be friends now (during the game ofc)".
Man, I'm so upset. They had him on as a guest and kept talking endlessly about how amazing their games were together and it's been like 4 game knights videos since and none of them have him show up.
Warf, Local Trash isn’t Mitch doing his own gameplay series? I’m not sure if it’ll still happen, but if it does, he might not be on gameknights because competition? I’m not sure, just thought it might be a reason.
@@glowingmonster I hope someone sees this and can answer this question for me. At 59:12 when he summons that creature, it doesn't have haste so it has summoning sickness doesn't it? I thought summoning sickness prevents also prevents a creature from using an ability that uses a top or untap action?
About half way through the episode, but just have to say ... RURIC THAR VOICE LINES MAKES THIS EPISODE LIKE 20% BETTER. Phenomenal Editing and I have noticed some added effects, but AXE BOIS is my Jam.
@@georgedriff5156 th-cam.com/video/kLWLysI2LSE/w-d-xo.html ped·ant /ˈpednt/ noun a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
@@alexanderforbes1452 I wasn't saying it like that I was just being sarcastic but looking back on it now I could have made that more clear. Thank you for pointing this out. I will try to make my sarcasm more clear in the future.
I'd love a game where you guys take two of the regulars (Ashlen, Craig, DJ, etc.) and every one chooses as person (not themselves) and make a deck for that player then play with those decks. It would be fun to see the crazy ideas you would come up with and see you all get into the mind of the player your building for. Just an idea
Thank you Matthew for showing the awesomeness of ruric thar he s always been one of my absolute favourite commanders he was actually my first but I've never been able to make it a good deck which got me disheartened and I almost gave up on him but you showed how good of a commander he is so thank you Matthew I owe you so much you inspired me not to give up
Real talk though, shout out to Card Kingdom, even in these difficult times they still shipped me an order of card in 3 business days. Y'all really are smart with your sponsors. The affiliate link rocks too!
Spoiler Alert! Winner(s) from every episode! Episode; Out of the box: Game 1 - Jimmy Wong, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai Episode; Game Knights 1: Game 1 - Jimmy Wong (2nd win), Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (2nd win) Ep.; Game Knights 2: Game 1 - Alex Kessler, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (3rd win) Ep.; GK 3: Game 1 - Josh Kim, Game 2 - Jimmy Wong (3rd win) Ep.; GK 4: Game 1 - Vinny Truong, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (4th win) Ep.; GK 5: Melissa DeTora Ep.; GK 6: Josh Lee Kwai (5th win) Ep.; GK 7: Game 1 - Gavin Verhey, Game 2 - Mel Li Ep.; GK 8: Cassius Marsh Ep.; GK 9: Mel Li (2nd win) Ep.; GK 10: Jimmy Wong (4th win)/Josh Lee Kwai (6th win) Ep.; GK 11: Ashlen Rose Ep.; GK 12: Jimmy Wong (5th win) Ep.; GK 13: Game 1 - Gavin Verhey (2nd win), Game 2 - Mark Rosewater, Game 3 - Gavin Verhey (3rd win) Ep.; GK 14: Jimmy Wong (6th win) Ep.; GK 15: Josh Lee Kwai (7th win) Ep.; GK 16: Jimmy Wong (7th win) Ep.; GK 17: Josh Lee Kwai (8th win) Ep.; GK 18: Josh Lee Kwai (9th win) Ep.; GK 19: Jimmy Wong (8th win)/Ashly Burch Ep.; GK 20: Kyle Hill Ep.; GK 21: Josh Lee Kwai (10th win) Ep.; GK 22: Game 1 - Melissa DeTora (2nd win), Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (11th win) Ep.; GK 23: Jimmy Wong (9th win) Ep.; GK 24: Ashlen Rose (2nd win) Ep.; GK 25: Rachel Agnes Ep.; GK 26: Cedric Phillips Ep.; GK 27: Graham Stark Ep.; GK 28: Amaz Ep.; GK 29: Josh Lee Kwai (12th win) Ep.; GK 30: Josh Lee Kwai (13th win) Ep.; GK 31: Brandon Sanderson Ep.; GK 32: Jimmy Wong (10th win) Ep.; GK 33: Jimmy Wong (11th win) Ep.; GK 34: Tappy Toe Claws Ep.; GK 35: Josh Lee Kwai (14th win) Josh Lee Kwai win % - 31.1% (Including Teams) Jimmy Wong win % - 24.4% (Including Teams - Missed 4 games while filming Mulan) Guests win % - 48.8% (Including Teams)
Everything about this series keeps getting better every episode. The animations, players, cards, gameplay, etc. Everytime my wife and I watch this (as an EDH players) and we don't see 1m+ views, we rage. Please keep the great content rolling.
Man, thank you all at Game Knights! Living in isolation except for being a geriatric nurse in these times of COVID! Nice to get a special treat to take the mind off all the very difficult times!
@@VexylObby He didn't break the pie back in Alpha when he was printed. Blue was a color known for pinging people for 1. It only "breaks" the color pie today because designers over 27 years of Magic have shifted early color pie nuances to other colors (like moving pinging to Red). Context matters.
You don't need to watch too many game knights to know that Josh is at least two tiers above Jimmy as a player. While Jimmy is playing a lot of powerful cards, some dickish ones like Jin, he ain't using it wisely. Also, I personally think he isn't a blue player. Should have stuck to his actual homebrew.
But he should have lost! He misplayed hardcore turns in a row. He kept untapping fatestitcher when it had shroud so he couldnt target it. I dont even think its underestimating. I think people underestimate the misplays. I've watched all the episodes and theres misplays on his part almost every episode. I think people see and are like, "ah ok cant target that or do that" then he forgets he cant do what hes trying to either. -_-
@Joshua Cummings-- i'm with you on this one. As much as folks like to say JLK is a good player, i can only partially agree with them. Yeah he's had some fantastic plays, but he's ALWAYS misplayed card at least two times an episode. He also has a bad habit of not paying attention to the board state(as does jimmy now that I'm thinking 'bout it), so he walks right into problems. I know no player is perfect and we all have weaknesses to our playstyles(i myself tend to get "tunnel vision" and focus only on one player in multi-player games), it's just weird that it's usually the SAME mistakes....
Johnny Sizemore Im not, we all make misplays. Using them as a sort of metric is basically a poisoning of character. I am not expecting pro level, highly tuned gameplay. I guess if you asked me, JLK is a fine player. I dont think he would last in pro modern or standard play at least I think so. But come on, if we judged based on just the misplays we did and mangify them to the greatest possible level, you can still see clearly see JLK has the most runaway turns in these episodes. Period. Misplays can hardly matter if you finely tune your deck. Of course, JLK makes misplays. A lot them are really stupid. Literally every episode i ask myself if this play was correct or not for any player, including JLK.. But the first guy I think got it right. JLK is just a higher tiered player compared to Jimmy. Which sounds horrible for me to say because i love Jimmy and he is the reason i subscribed. But his game sense is generally just above the table he is usually in. A few have come close or even above. Like Obv Melissa DeTora would be above him in a purely game sense and fine tuned sense. But notice I say few because I dont usually see that happen. That said, I do think that if you compare JLK to basically any pro player in any format, that is like comparing a toddler to Mike Tyson. Pros have to tune out misplays all the time, JLK doesnt because he is primarily in a more casual setting. His misplays hardly make him lose. In fact, I swear to god if you analyzed the stats of JLK to the other players, I wont be surprised if he wins the most games. I have no evidence for that so take it with a grain of salt. Basically, JLK is a great player, using his misplays as ‘evidence’ that he is a average/bad player is just nonsense and no, if you looked at the general mechanics, he is almost always above the table in the game in this regard. Not going to say he is the best or amazing because obviously he isnt a pro and magic does have a luck factor, but I do think that good or great compared to the people he plays against is a fair adjective.
Samuel Friedman Thats every game though. With literally everyone else. I think people misjudge a boards strength sometimes and that happens once in a while. It isnt just Josh. Obviously your own bias will filter out in front so you cant see objectively if that even is ‘correct’, as in you might actually be the strongest threat and not the person you called out. It happens. I do notice though Josh says this a lot though. I hear it from the guests frequently, but Josh might as well print this on a shirt and sell it because holy fuck does he break this record on this lmao.
Ruric Thar/Yuriko Trigger probably does 80-90% of all the damage in this episode! I love it! Plus, can we all agree that the animation of Yuriko is so good! Also Ruric Thar's damage using his axe is a great idea!
I always love these videos. I’d like more of this stuff, where you guys get creative and make your own decks. Just look at how interesting this match was, and how the other decks interacted and thrived with the players! As a side note, there’s a commander I haven’t seen any of you use yet, that I think has amazing potential. It’s called Skullbriar, the Walking Grave. It’s pretty much a +1/+1 Counter, or Voltron commander. Just a little suggestion!
Honestly I was really dissappointed by the deck. I don't know why but I expected a more blunt approach to the Tim deck, with various pingers and ways to make busted creatures ping for their abilities to trigger, like Atemsis, All-Seing. The deck just looks like a rube-goldberg machine of value engines to justify the name.
That was a bad deal to begin with. You're gonna agree to give the braids player a turn without counters? Really? The deck that's designed to put out big, ridiculous stuff every turn?
Making deals with blue players in general with either: combo plays or permission effects, is a bad idea. making deals with JIMMY or JOSH is ALSO equally as bad. Two very invested players running blue?! I would NEVER make a deal with them at that table! AND she ended up taking RURIC damage anywas to DEAL with the efffects Jimmy played! I mean, I may have made the same deal as well, but I'm a veteran deal maker, I would have defiantly made it more in my favor. Either way, shes a cool chick and I'd like to see more games with her. The same goes for that gruul guy, otherwise known as "Jimmy Target 1"
That cascade activation reminds me of when I was losing a game and I cast this removal spell on my own card. The reason being you got to put the top card of your library into play. Low and behold it is the highest mana cost card in my deck and I quickly take over the board afterword.
This video production quality is amazing - first time seeing this channel and I love how each card is clearly shown and explained along with cool graphics. You guys are amazing to say the least!
This was really entertaining! Millie and Matthew had such great personality. I just loved Matt taking things like a champ and exacting sweet revenge on Jimmy.
Mine too! I've currently got one that's undefeated in my meta as i've got enough ramp in it to get Tar out by turn 5(or even 4 if i start out with the right hand).
I also have a Ruric Thar deck. It's always fun. I've built mine to be a creature heavy build that can win on the spot with Primal Surge. I really enjoy how he warps the flow of the game. Watching the pained expressions of my opponents as they weigh their options versus damage is a special kind of sadistic delight.
I haven't watched every single episode of Command Zone yet but this has to be my favorite game yet. I love seeing everyone's super-synergistic build. Something about it is more engaging than the "themed" games where the decks may not be as finely tuned.
I just got into magic and I find these videos very entertaining. A buddy of mine gave me a box filled with at least 1000+ cards of stuff he doesn't use anymore so I play the videos in the background while trying to sort all of them. I just finished my 2nd deck from scratch and like 15 episodes on this channel. Subscribed
A lovely game! I'am a french viewer, and i love the Show! With a really strong Tim's pack GJ Guyz, and bravo to the 2 challengers :p I'am really impatient to see the next episode !
Awesome game, guys. Definetly a highlight. Crazy turns, cool interactions. This was among your greatest games.. I loved Josh's combos, Matthew's Ramp & draw engines, Milly's synergistic strategies & Jimmy's Plays. Once that Omnisciente came out I thought everything was over. Now I want to build a Braids deck
Obsessed that she's a judge but kept saying "we all take X damage....what a power move!!! Watching this game honestly feels like a magical experience. There's nothing better than seeing a deck being piloted in such a natural, comfortable way that you just KNOW comes from years of dedication to fine tuning that deck. It's amazing, and inspiring!!
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"I'm playing a artifact blue deck with group hug commander"
"I'm playing this complicated ninja deck that damages everyone based on mana cost"
"I'm playing this ridiculously expensive deck with 2 commanders and a ton of cards with turn abilities"
...
"I play big boys and hit face"
My kinda man.
The only true way to play magic
No one:
Gruul Decks:
Respectable.
My kinda guy
Jimmy: "I die if someone breathes on me"
I wonder if he knew how relevant that would be today at the time of recording
Peter Monohan UwU
Kind of insensitive now isn't it 😂
Seth Wolfe underrated comment
Dude I thought the same thing!
@@sethawolfe This Is the youtube comment section what did you expect?
Honestly, this is the kind of game knights episode I like best. Seeing homebrew decks on a major stage. Not needing to promo whatever the new set is, and trying to include cards from that set as a way of showing them off. Just regular old EDH gameplay in the Game Knights style. I look forward to the next fan episode.
This comment is there real deal. Lol. Exactly my man!
Ditto
Agreed. With that being said though once I heard homebrew I was like oh man what did josh bring.
@@___ooobodybagooo___
That... doesn't make it not a home brew you bitter, salty little person. It's not a precon deck or a deck someone else constructed for them, they put it together themselves - a homebrew. Dumbass.
@@youtubepremium7492 If they are common decks, doesnt that make it a netdeck and not a homebrew. Like surely if they take a card from a new set and build a deck around it themselves then that is actually a homebrew.
" Kydele is...ok, it's really just an overcosted mana dork."
Flashes back to *"She now taps for 87 mana"*
The good ol’ days 🤣🤣
Yeah tbh I liked the editing more back then, but I think more people like it how it is now
Witch video does this happen?
@@Liliana_the_ghost_cat Game Knights episode 1 (not the Commander 2016 video)
@@bradenskaggs5350 ok
Matthew, with his commander getting stolen, his creatures getting constantly wiped, and all around getting whacked around: “It could be worse” *shrug*
Shoutout to him. Friendly, no mumbling or groaning and 100% Gruul themed. I like him
"It could be worse"-and it was!
A green player at heart.
It could be worse, like getting mindslaver locked.........
He discarded a gen wave to handsize like 2 turns earlier when he had like 12 lands in play..... probably a dumb move in hindsight
“We’re going to play our personal decks”
Jimmy: *Doesn’t play red*
Blasphemy!!
Objection
To be fair hes playing huge cheating creatures so... other side of Jimmy ig
Exatly
Typo
Jimmy: We should probably attack Josh.
Jimmy: Attack the guy with a chump blocker with Ruric while Josh is completely open.
IKR. He had the strip mine for the longest time too.
Sometimes I wonder if Jimmy is working for Josh and they aren't partners of the command zone.
@@nicholasbolas ^^^^THIS!! Waited the whole game before finally taking out the cradle. Wth?
@@nicholasbolas I think it's more like Jimmy trying to keep Josh around to take out the others and save the big guns to then take out Josh. Jimmy knows Josh is a great player, and he probably can't just go mano a mano, so him holding back on that strip mine I think it was more like "gonna let him use Cradle to hurt my opponents and when the time comes for me to deal with him I'll blow it up". If he could have used it sooner and potentially take power away from Josh at a time where it was more reasonable? Yes, but you know Jimmy seems to be the kind of guy that likes to take a risk, and be kinda greedy so it's not unexpect to me that he would hold it back all that time in hopes he could use it for his benefit only, after the other players were out or in a spot bad enough for him to take over.
15:01 hey now, that "womp womp" sound effect was uncalled for. Do not underestimate the strength of a 3/3 green ape creature token; *ARM WRESTLING* competitions have been fought over such power!
spacekrill good through back I want them to do silver boarded cards again
Joe Rogan agrees
Josh is just sad he couldn’t untap with his epic engine
It's in such a powerful pose too. If that ape isn't the best creature on the battlefield, at least it thinks it is.
ya
Jimmy and milly : Dont play ruric or we counter him.
Matthew: So, youve chosen death.
Josh's deck must have like, 80 ways to go infinite.
I'm just disappointed he did not play Sword of Feast and Famine. Imagine going infinite, tap-out at one point, go to combat, then untap once again.
The Josh Way
You mean yours don’t?
Boring as always
Josh has never played a boring deck but go off.
@@penguindrummer252 Sounds like he just doesn't like combo, which is fine, but combo is far more exciting to watch (at least IMO) than the umpteen million commander damage strategy out there. Like at least with combo you get to see interesting interactions instead of just suiting up your commander with whispersilk cloak or w/e.
Just wanted to point out to everyone that at the time of this video's release, there is a massive monetary cost difference between the decks, most notably Matthew's Ruric Thar being far more budget friendly. Despite that, it definitely impacts the game a bunch and doesn't really feel behind at any point, with RT constantly shaping the game and causing a ton of damage to the board, and some small techs that really keep him in the game (Runic Armasaur/Vivien). For all the budget players, pay attention! It doesn't take too much to cause some havoc and have a ton of fun.
I feel though that the particular styles of decks in this particular game is what made the Ruric Thar deck work so well. Without the other three keeping the game in check, I feel like big dumb creatures could have been outpaced.
To be fair Millie's deck costs so much because she has all the judge promo cards.
I want to chime in here that you can knock a lot of cost out of my deck by removing Underground Sea + Fetch lands, Jace the Mind Sculptor, judge foil Damnation, and Demonic Tutor. I play them because I have them, not so much because they're critical to my deck's strategy.
Amelia Wales can confer. Budget yuriko is still quite good and very fun. Been slowly building up my Yuriko deck since she was released and am very proud of her.
I recently played my klothys deck (which just so happens to have a Ruric Thar in it), and I won both games where the damage just piled up enough for me to go "oh... if I play this they'll just die". RT together with klothys, torbran, Rampaging Ferocidon and impact tremors made one of the games really short.
"He's using his turn to do *what?* I agreed not to counter *WHAT?"*
The reactions this episode were brilliant. Also, I don't think I've ever seen this many times the entire table discarding to hand size.
Shoutout to the animation of Game Knights getting even better. Now we've got Commanders flying out of their cards and attacking people's life totals. Highlight goes to Ruric Thar for his axe flying into the life totals on each trigger and for his hilarious shouting against noncreature spells. Seriously, how much damage did Ruric Thar deal this game? It was a lot.
I see him rolling the dice for attack
Flashbacks: "Lord's of Choas" "not it"
What Is A Name That brings back so many memories
Game Knights: *says lords of chaos
Me after learning about warhammer 40k: SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
@@Don_Ratski I want to see someone make an alter of Ruhric Thar to make it Khorne
Can't believe Jimmy wheeled his hand when he had Platinum Emperion, especially if he was gonna be casting into Ruric Thar so much.
It wouldn't have mattered all in the end because it would be affected by Damnation, but at the moment it could've saved him some life.
I don't get why he didn't blow up the gaeas cradele with his strip mine as soon as he dropped it and JLK didn't even use the gaeas cradle or use tim to kill Jimmy before he blows it up!??!
"Howdy Doodly everybody!"
Holy crap they got Ned Flanders on the show.
He's also from Springfield!!!
and hes even from Springfield
Why does he tap arbor elf as a mana source?
@@rexsauls8133 not a literal mana source, just essentially one since it just untaps a land, which you then re-tap. Just makes life a little easier. Also, guest sometimes can forget to do the "formally announcing action" thing since they don't do that normally. Just my thoughts.
Aside from that and his hometown, between the hair, accent and funny cheekiness, he reminded way more of Heath Slater. Also pretty sure he's a wrestling fan himself due to the "Delete Jimmy" comment and "GOAT" thing!
The animations for Yuriko and Ruric Thar's triggered abilities were really well done. Its crazy how far the presentation has come since the first episodes of the show. You guys have added so many things that, while unnecessary, make the show that much more unique and entertaining to watch. Well done as always.
Matthew is the impersonation of Gruul. Jimmy takes over Ruric Thar and he's just like "I mean, Ruric is still doing damage, how can I complain"
Did you mean personification?
The Ruric Thar in this episode is my new spirit animal. That was freakin hilarious
The Voice actor for Ruric deserves a huge raise! Lol
Did anybody else pick up on the little call back made by Millie? The whole ninja pose is a reference to the professor, in his game knights debut.
i did :)
"We're gonna play with our own personal decks"
"Gonna play Braids, which is out of my comfort zone"
the personal deck thing just means that they aren't using the decks to show off a new set or anything.
You can have personal decks that are outside of your comfort zone. I'm most comfortable playing Redless, but I do have a Korvold, Kykar, and K&T deck.
My Anje Falkenrath deck is way outside my comfort zone, I normally hate rummaging and that's like all that deck does. It's still my personal deck, I own out and built it.
My nichol bolas deck was my first deck I ever made and it’s well outside my Comfort zone because I prefer my mono green or Knight tribal decks.
@@claytondavis6835 +1 for knight tribal ;)
"A level 2 judge" you already know who's going to show the promo powerful cards
Of course, it's josh lol
The judge in our LGS also plays Yuriko. Coincidence? I think not!
Douugr also anti cheating she knows the rules
@@megamonVCG They have a judge on set
@@dalmacietis Tim Willoughby (the coverage guy) runs my LGS and has a sort of Yuriko deck too (well it's really Dimir Tribal Tribal, with 6 commanders he chooses from randomly/lets opponents pick which they want to play against at the start of each game - Yuriko is one of them). So make that two and a half people with professional tournament experience!
1:00:45 "Milly just saved the game"
Milly was the queen of removal in this game. She was the one to reset the power balance multiple times. I felt like she spent like half of her turns stopping one player who was about to win next turn.
Yup yet looks like ruric player constantly went after her even though josh had only mana dorks
@@chexmix0101 Yuriko has very low defenses and often doesn't leave up blockers because the concept of it relies on attackers. In a 4 player game, if you don't have a way to keep your life topped up, Yuriko is a deck that you just have to live with getting hit in the face. That being said, my friend apparently built Yuriko to zombie engine that relies heavily on mobbing players to get Yuriko out and it is surprisingly effective.
I think you're right. Well, judges stay judges I guess :D
@@chexmix0101
I wouldn't mind him coming after me ;)
She should have used her Skullsnatcher to get Anger out of Josh's graveyard rather than bringing Yuriko in and killing Jimmy.
I've been watching this channel for 3 years, and I Just have to say the quality of your videos has drastically improved over time. Keep it up!
Jimmy drawing off of Ludevic by hitting himself with Ruric Thar reminded me of Ashlen doing the same thing with Ancient Tomb in the other fan episode. Kinda funny how both fan episodes have had both Ludevic and someone willing to hurt themselves just for that extra card lol
The Yuriko animations... chef's kiss!
C'est Magnifique
Oui oui
Thought the exact same thing.
Thank you guys for this episode. We need this. Many of us can’t get together with our friends to play a game of Commander right now due to social distancing and we needed something to remind us that we will be alright, and better days are ahead. Games will be played.
Only one may stand. But we all stand together.
Hey! I notice a lot of people feel stuck with social distancing, but have you tried hooking your phone up as a webcam and play over Skype or Google Hangout? My group did this the past week and it has been pretty solid.
@@keeskontvleesgoesglobal119 Some members on my group play on table top simulator aswell, apparently you can make cards and stuff in it so you can play virtual commander. I haven't tried it yet but apparently it works!
53:55 “ENCHANTMENT! AUUAUGGH!! SMASH!!!!!”
Best. Line. Ever.
After about 20 years away from MTG, I've spent a good portion of today watching MTG related videos. I was very pleasantly surprised to come across this channel including Jimmy Wong. Absolutely loved him as Fred in VGHS! Aaaaand here's a sub!
Watching this channel got me into Magic! Thank you so much for the countless hours you pour into the editing, making it easier to follow along and enjoy each video. Josh and Jimmy, you two are amazing!
Im playing magic too because i watch this channel!
Welcome to you both fellow Planeswalkers!!
audibly gasped when he said "discard this.... and this... and genesis wave"
you did WHAT?!?!?!
Me too. That seemed like a way to get WAYYYY AHEAD. People can play how they want but I would have totally went with the gen wave 100%
Yeah, that was a sin. Even with counter spells hanging out, there were a few occasions were everyone was tapped out, or enough to matter, where he could have just blasted onto the table
I also thought that was crazy. But, to be fair, we don't know if he had "the wave" for the win in the deck, or value. and we didn't know everything in the grip. Ergo, if the threat at the table (as abvious by jimmy and josh always trying to deal with what he does) discards it, Im going to assume it as the right play. But SERIOUSLY that was crazy.
That was just nuts. As a gruul player, or any nonblue in general, you should always be prepared of a boardwipe.
It seems that the bloke had every anti-counter measure but forgot about the controlly aspect.
I like the deck but I think it's half-baked against a blue assault.
@@nicholasbolas 3 out of 4 blue players agree.
ENCHANTMENT BAAAAD!!! Love the production quality so much, my friends at The Command Zone.
The command zone got me into commander as a social format and after this whole COVID-19 pandemic is over or tame enough I'm going to be able to have a full pod for commander.
try the playedh discord where you can play games of commander over a webcam a the power level you prefer
You could always go to cockatrice
@Havier Harvson i'm pretty sure, if you look at the history of stuff, entertainment was regularly a big booming sector after war/tragedy, as it provided escape and fun in a not so fun time.
(entertainment/relaxation is somewhat of an essential too, not necessarily in huge amounts, but still)
I've been playing on xmage lately. It sucks for multiplayer but it's better than nothing.
@Havier Harvson A pod is what you call a group of people playing mtg together.
Soooo, I don't know if anyone was paying attention at 1:22:29 but...Josh made an illegal move which was untapping Fatestitcher when he had LIGHTNING GREAVES EQUIPPED which PREVENTS EVEN THE OWNER FROM TARGETING IT
Good call buddy
I mean technically he could have unequipped the boots, untapped it and re-equipped the boots. They just skipped the explaining.
The real crime here was at 44:06 yuriko was returned to the command zone at least once and she didn't pay the tax when she summoned it normally
@@crouchinglibcrab9527 using that process would give people time to respond and target if he did that
@@KBgamer2010 Yeah but no one responded, or it would have happened. They probably just cut out the few seconds he would have needed to explain the equip swapping.
This is how professional MTG tournaments should be presented. Anyone who isn't familiar with MTG or a certain format is completely lost in pro play. Having the animations, clear display of the card text, circling important text, etc... made this so easy to follow!
Literally 3 creatures on the battlefield
Jimmy: Oh I didn't think playing my commander who does detrimental things would be detrimental! I didn't see that ability! lol
I love him so much
Was surprised game didn't end right there, someone else might've just slam Vorinclex/Gin-Gitaxias at Josh's place.
"i just want to play a land that taps for a lot of mana" - JLK
*pioneer flashbacks*
These animations are sick! MTG is such a visual thing and the enhancements are amazing! (Any Yuriko animation made me swoon, one cause she's just so cool looking and two cause the swoop is so smooth!!) Shout out to editors y'all.
Josh is (or at least was) one of the editors
I don’t know why I’m binge watching a game I don’t play, but this is my favorite episode so far. Thank you, algorithm!
Join the club man! Magic is super fun and great for everybody. Been playing about 2 years now and I’m hooked. Love Friday Night Magic at my house to hang with friends and get away from screens for a while.
I think my favorite part of this episode is of course Ruric Thar's ability activating and the animation of his axe hitting the life counter. It's really funny.
The more i see of jimmys deck, the more convinced i am that he forgot his deck on filming day and he is using one of Josh's decks
Did he actually cast a red creature ? ;-;
i don't think so, the cheating out stuff and explosive turns are very much Jimmy's style.
This why you must always attack and kill Josh first. Kathleen and Ashlen know this, just watch their game knights episodes.
There is always a value engine loving, go infinite guy in every play group. And they always win if you don't kill them first. Unfortunately that guy in my playgroup got very salty once we realised this and always killed him first lol.
In my group we always have a target :3
He still survives sometimes...
Always kill Jimmy or josh first
Actually the one the tutors most usually wins. It was no coincidence Josh won.
That's why my playgroup banned non-permanent tutors and Survivor.
@@fatalshore5068 The one in my playgroup is quite funny to deal with. He is, obviously, the one I and most other players target first, and when I exile/destroy/counter something he has that could be a combo piece, or attack him even with a 1/1 his answer is always something like "why me? I haven't done anything." to which the whole table replies "you haven't done anything YET.", or he says something like "so I guess we can't be friends now (during the game ofc)".
Yo can we get Mitch from Commander's Quarter's as a guest sometime?
Man, I'm so upset. They had him on as a guest and kept talking endlessly about how amazing their games were together and it's been like 4 game knights videos since and none of them have him show up.
@@TheMightyBattleSquid they just played normally. Don't think they recorded anything. Would be amazing though wish it eould happen.
They probably won’t even keep going with game knights cuz of coronavirus lol
@@greaseboi4
They prerecord long times ahead so they are At least Covered for the next month
Warf, Local Trash isn’t Mitch doing his own gameplay series? I’m not sure if it’ll still happen, but if it does, he might not be on gameknights because competition? I’m not sure, just thought it might be a reason.
Y'all need Mitch from the Commander's Quarters and use budget decks
Jake Mangum Mhh, not precon and decks that do not cost more than my pc? Interesting idea.
You mean you don't like to see Gaea's Cradle on just about every episode? Or other reserved list cards
Sadly when he does a budget deck it immediately isnt budget anymore because the prices on those particular cards go up in demand.
@@glowingmonster I hope someone sees this and can answer this question for me. At 59:12 when he summons that creature, it doesn't have haste so it has summoning sickness doesn't it? I thought summoning sickness prevents also prevents a creature from using an ability that uses a top or untap action?
@@lilredrabbit4191 The anger in his graveyard give his creatures haste.
Matthew: "Oh no!"
Millie: "That's bad!"
Josh: "So, [this] card is great..."
About half way through the episode, but just have to say ... RURIC THAR VOICE LINES MAKES THIS EPISODE LIKE 20% BETTER. Phenomenal Editing and I have noticed some added effects, but AXE BOIS is my Jam.
the fact that "milly" didn't play a mill deck makes me sad
That would have been funny but still, it was a good deck.
most mill decks belong to black and blue
The fact that the card that killed Jimmy at two life was "Disdainful Stroke" is pretty great.
Well it was actually yuriko
@@georgedriff5156
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@@alexanderforbes1452 I wasn't saying it like that I was just being sarcastic but looking back on it now I could have made that more clear. Thank you for pointing this out. I will try to make my sarcasm more clear in the future.
I'd love a game where you guys take two of the regulars (Ashlen, Craig, DJ, etc.) and every one chooses as person (not themselves) and make a deck for that player then play with those decks. It would be fun to see the crazy ideas you would come up with and see you all get into the mind of the player your building for. Just an idea
Thank you Matthew for showing the awesomeness of ruric thar he s always been one of my absolute favourite commanders he was actually my first but I've never been able to make it a good deck which got me disheartened and I almost gave up on him but you showed how good of a commander he is so thank you Matthew I owe you so much you inspired me not to give up
Real talk though, shout out to Card Kingdom, even in these difficult times they still shipped me an order of card in 3 business days. Y'all really are smart with your sponsors. The affiliate link rocks too!
We needed this! Thanks Josh and Jimmy
Spoiler Alert! Winner(s) from every episode!
Episode; Out of the box: Game 1 - Jimmy Wong, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai
Episode; Game Knights 1: Game 1 - Jimmy Wong (2nd win), Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (2nd win)
Ep.; Game Knights 2: Game 1 - Alex Kessler, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (3rd win)
Ep.; GK 3: Game 1 - Josh Kim, Game 2 - Jimmy Wong (3rd win)
Ep.; GK 4: Game 1 - Vinny Truong, Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (4th win)
Ep.; GK 5: Melissa DeTora
Ep.; GK 6: Josh Lee Kwai (5th win)
Ep.; GK 7: Game 1 - Gavin Verhey, Game 2 - Mel Li
Ep.; GK 8: Cassius Marsh
Ep.; GK 9: Mel Li (2nd win)
Ep.; GK 10: Jimmy Wong (4th win)/Josh Lee Kwai (6th win)
Ep.; GK 11: Ashlen Rose
Ep.; GK 12: Jimmy Wong (5th win)
Ep.; GK 13: Game 1 - Gavin Verhey (2nd win), Game 2 - Mark Rosewater, Game 3 - Gavin Verhey (3rd win)
Ep.; GK 14: Jimmy Wong (6th win)
Ep.; GK 15: Josh Lee Kwai (7th win)
Ep.; GK 16: Jimmy Wong (7th win)
Ep.; GK 17: Josh Lee Kwai (8th win)
Ep.; GK 18: Josh Lee Kwai (9th win)
Ep.; GK 19: Jimmy Wong (8th win)/Ashly Burch
Ep.; GK 20: Kyle Hill
Ep.; GK 21: Josh Lee Kwai (10th win)
Ep.; GK 22: Game 1 - Melissa DeTora (2nd win), Game 2 - Josh Lee Kwai (11th win)
Ep.; GK 23: Jimmy Wong (9th win)
Ep.; GK 24: Ashlen Rose (2nd win)
Ep.; GK 25: Rachel Agnes
Ep.; GK 26: Cedric Phillips
Ep.; GK 27: Graham Stark
Ep.; GK 28: Amaz
Ep.; GK 29: Josh Lee Kwai (12th win)
Ep.; GK 30: Josh Lee Kwai (13th win)
Ep.; GK 31: Brandon Sanderson
Ep.; GK 32: Jimmy Wong (10th win)
Ep.; GK 33: Jimmy Wong (11th win)
Ep.; GK 34: Tappy Toe Claws
Ep.; GK 35: Josh Lee Kwai (14th win)
Josh Lee Kwai win % - 31.1% (Including Teams)
Jimmy Wong win % - 24.4% (Including Teams - Missed 4 games while filming Mulan)
Guests win % - 48.8% (Including Teams)
Thank you sir!
Everything about this series keeps getting better every episode. The animations, players, cards, gameplay, etc. Everytime my wife and I watch this (as an EDH players) and we don't see 1m+ views, we rage. Please keep the great content rolling.
Man, thank you all at Game Knights! Living in isolation except for being a geriatric nurse in these times of COVID! Nice to get a special treat to take the mind off all the very difficult times!
Whoever did the voice acting for Ruric Thar, that was fantastic. I love the animation for that too. Really makes him feel so impactful
It is in the description. Interesting to note that rurics two heads are voiced by two different people.
can we just talk about how good the card animation and voices are getting! Keep it up guys i look forward to this every month
Its ALL getting great. Effects voices sound effects commentary. They must have some incredible people working for them
Me: "Guess i'll try and work from home"
Command Zone:
They recorded this several months ago I believe. I remember them mentioning editing a fan episode awhile ago
Plays arbor elf turn one
"it's not much but it's honest work"
I just started playing and I cant even imagine playing this well...great job guys
Josh: says Tim wasn't the most optimal play.
Tim: Controls the game the second he gets played until he wins it
Yup, total mistake of a card. Breaks the color pie.
@@VexylObby He didn't break the pie back in Alpha when he was printed. Blue was a color known for pinging people for 1. It only "breaks" the color pie today because designers over 27 years of Magic have shifted early color pie nuances to other colors (like moving pinging to Red). Context matters.
Ban Tim
Ohhhh that Strip Mine WANTING to destroy some of those lands that generates thousands of mana.
I really think people take Josh too lightly
You don't need to watch too many game knights to know that Josh is at least two tiers above Jimmy as a player.
While Jimmy is playing a lot of powerful cards, some dickish ones like Jin, he ain't using it wisely.
Also, I personally think he isn't a blue player. Should have stuck to his actual homebrew.
But he should have lost!
He misplayed hardcore turns in a row. He kept untapping fatestitcher when it had shroud so he couldnt target it.
I dont even think its underestimating. I think people underestimate the misplays. I've watched all the episodes and theres misplays on his part almost every episode.
I think people see and are like, "ah ok cant target that or do that" then he forgets he cant do what hes trying to either. -_-
@Joshua Cummings-- i'm with you on this one. As much as folks like to say JLK is a good player, i can only partially agree with them. Yeah he's had some fantastic plays, but he's ALWAYS misplayed card at least two times an episode. He also has a bad habit of not paying attention to the board state(as does jimmy now that I'm thinking 'bout it), so he walks right into problems. I know no player is perfect and we all have weaknesses to our playstyles(i myself tend to get "tunnel vision" and focus only on one player in multi-player games), it's just weird that it's usually the SAME mistakes....
Johnny Sizemore Im not, we all make misplays. Using them as a sort of metric is basically a poisoning of character.
I am not expecting pro level, highly tuned gameplay.
I guess if you asked me, JLK is a fine player. I dont think he would last in pro modern or standard play at least I think so.
But come on, if we judged based on just the misplays we did and mangify them to the greatest possible level, you can still see clearly see JLK has the most runaway turns in these episodes. Period.
Misplays can hardly matter if you finely tune your deck.
Of course, JLK makes misplays. A lot them are really stupid. Literally every episode i ask myself if this play was correct or not for any player, including JLK..
But the first guy I think got it right. JLK is just a higher tiered player compared to Jimmy.
Which sounds horrible for me to say because i love Jimmy and he is the reason i subscribed.
But his game sense is generally just above the table he is usually in. A few have come close or even above. Like Obv Melissa DeTora would be above him in a purely game sense and fine tuned sense. But notice I say few because I dont usually see that happen.
That said, I do think that if you compare JLK to basically any pro player in any format, that is like comparing a toddler to Mike Tyson. Pros have to tune out misplays all the time, JLK doesnt because he is primarily in a more casual setting. His misplays hardly make him lose. In fact, I swear to god if you analyzed the stats of JLK to the other players, I wont be surprised if he wins the most games.
I have no evidence for that so take it with a grain of salt. Basically, JLK is a great player, using his misplays as ‘evidence’ that he is a average/bad player is just nonsense and no, if you looked at the general mechanics, he is almost always above the table in the game in this regard.
Not going to say he is the best or amazing because obviously he isnt a pro and magic does have a luck factor, but I do think that good or great compared to the people he plays against is a fair adjective.
Samuel Friedman Thats every game though. With literally everyone else.
I think people misjudge a boards strength sometimes and that happens once in a while.
It isnt just Josh. Obviously your own bias will filter out in front so you cant see objectively if that even is ‘correct’, as in you might actually be the strongest threat and not the person you called out. It happens.
I do notice though Josh says this a lot though. I hear it from the guests frequently, but Josh might as well print this on a shirt and sell it because holy fuck does he break this record on this lmao.
Really great to watch while I'm in quarentine. Thank you guys for this.
This was the best game so much was happening. I love these long games they are always exciting.
1:11:14 "Fighter Man, Fighter Man." Somebody watches JoCat!
52:56 "All non creatures!!!" I love the life you guys are giving to these cards. Plus it's so cute hearing Jimmy do his best Ruric Thar impression.
Ruric Thar/Yuriko Trigger probably does 80-90% of all the damage in this episode! I love it!
Plus, can we all agree that the animation of Yuriko is so good! Also Ruric Thar's damage using his axe is a great idea!
2:18 That's how a southern wizard sounds like.
Fav part was the end the look on the the fans faces when josh and jimmy gave their guests some gifts. Nice touch boys!
I always love these videos. I’d like more of this stuff, where you guys get creative and make your own decks. Just look at how interesting this match was, and how the other decks interacted and thrived with the players!
As a side note, there’s a commander I haven’t seen any of you use yet, that I think has amazing potential. It’s called Skullbriar, the Walking Grave. It’s pretty much a +1/+1 Counter, or Voltron commander.
Just a little suggestion!
Gotta say, Josh's deck is one of the few decks that made me say "Wow" out loud for a long time.
Great synergies, Great theme. Love it !
Honestly I was really dissappointed by the deck.
I don't know why but I expected a more blunt approach to the Tim deck, with various pingers and ways to make busted creatures ping for their abilities to trigger, like Atemsis, All-Seing.
The deck just looks like a rube-goldberg machine of value engines to justify the name.
When will you learn to stop making these deals with Jimmy.
That was a bad deal to begin with. You're gonna agree to give the braids player a turn without counters? Really? The deck that's designed to put out big, ridiculous stuff every turn?
I think it ended up being good for her. Her life total was so low that she probably would have died sooner had she taken the five damage.
Flashbacks to planar bridge.
Making deals with blue players in general with either: combo plays or permission effects, is a bad idea. making deals with JIMMY or JOSH is ALSO equally as bad. Two very invested players running blue?! I would NEVER make a deal with them at that table! AND she ended up taking RURIC damage anywas to DEAL with the efffects Jimmy played! I mean, I may have made the same deal as well, but I'm a veteran deal maker, I would have defiantly made it more in my favor. Either way, shes a cool chick and I'd like to see more games with her. The same goes for that gruul guy, otherwise known as "Jimmy Target 1"
Honestly, that deal was really good on the onset. I don't think anyone suspected he had that in his hand.
Of course the old GOAT wins 😎👍 the quality of these episodes is just incredible. Such a joy to watch!
I like how Milly's aussie accent came out more as the video progressed, it was almost as if she was trying to hide it.
Loved it! SUch fun to watch, especially now with quarantine in place! I wish I was there!
Never play Green Red against Jimmy, he’ll just steal your things.
That's why you need to run that green enchantment that gives your things hexproof 😌 Asceticism
Did no one notice that Jimmy could've just strip mined Josh's cinder Glade to stop his creatures from gaining haste
Nice catch!!
Every game has slight oversights but Lol yea that was a big mistake. You don’t put stripe mine effects in your deck to not use them
Actually its better if they know you have a counterspell because you basically get to use it multiple times because they are scared of you using it
Lol - great callback. -JLK
That cascade activation reminds me of when I was losing a game and I cast this removal spell on my own card. The reason being you got to put the top card of your library into play. Low and behold it is the highest mana cost card in my deck and I quickly take over the board afterword.
Such a well done and entertaining show. Thank you guys for a pearl in awful times. This sparks joy.
Jimmy and josh deserve more recognition, this channel is amazing.
because having the most popular mtg channel in the whole plataform isn't enough
They’re like the spokes people for commander. I don’t know how much more they get
@@vicentedelvalle2921 Tolarian Community College is actually the largest
Me: Gets notification.
Me: What’s schoolwork? It’s GameKnights day! I’m pretty sure that’s a national holiday.
Same
jimmy " I still die if someone breathes on me"
thats how we all feel Rn
"I'm still dead here if someone breathes on me" - it's okay Jimmy, it's like that for everyone now
This video production quality is amazing - first time seeing this channel and I love how each card is clearly shown and explained along with cool graphics. You guys are amazing to say the least!
"This will show me what Josh wants to do with his pinger." hehe
I see Attack of the fans and Im like "What does Magic, a card game, have to do with Star Wars?"
at first I thought it said attack on the fans and I was like so an anime reference slightly confusing but ok
Everything 😂
Bruh, I literally have a Star Wars Commander deck.
I just thought of "Attack of the Shows".
@@jamesawesome4431 What's the list?
Just saying, Jimmy has the play of the game:
"Next, I'm going to make Josh really jealous, and play Vedalken Orrery."
ROFLMAO!
Then proceed to not really use it.
@@TD-bl9lb : True, lol.
Emphasizing the point that it was just to make josh jealous
I was more confused why he was using V Orrery in Mono Blue when Leyline of Antcipation is a card in any case he did nothing with it regardless
Great fan guest selections! I really enjoyed watching both guests and their decks battle it out. Really interesting decks from everyone!
This was really entertaining! Millie and Matthew had such great personality. I just loved Matt taking things like a champ and exacting sweet revenge on Jimmy.
wow, this came as a surprise! So stoked, can't wait to watch later cozy in bed x3
You can always check on their insta
The really good thing about those fans is that they love Commander. You can see that!
That Ruric Thar deck is my kind of deck.
Mine too! I've currently got one that's undefeated in my meta as i've got enough ramp in it to get Tar out by turn 5(or even 4 if i start out with the right hand).
@@johnnysizemore5797 Nice! I've not built one yet, but he's been on my list for a while.
I also have a Ruric Thar deck. It's always fun. I've built mine to be a creature heavy build that can win on the spot with Primal Surge. I really enjoy how he warps the flow of the game. Watching the pained expressions of my opponents as they weigh their options versus damage is a special kind of sadistic delight.
I haven't watched every single episode of Command Zone yet but this has to be my favorite game yet. I love seeing everyone's super-synergistic build. Something about it is more engaging than the "themed" games where the decks may not be as finely tuned.
I just got into magic and I find these videos very entertaining. A buddy of mine gave me a box filled with at least 1000+ cards of stuff he doesn't use anymore so I play the videos in the background while trying to sort all of them. I just finished my 2nd deck from scratch and like 15 episodes on this channel. Subscribed
A lovely game!
I'am a french viewer, and i love the Show!
With a really strong Tim's pack GJ Guyz, and bravo to the 2 challengers :p
I'am really impatient to see the next episode !
Yessss, the new fan episode is out😁‼️
Awesome game, guys. Definetly a highlight. Crazy turns, cool interactions. This was among your greatest games.. I loved Josh's combos, Matthew's Ramp & draw engines, Milly's synergistic strategies & Jimmy's Plays. Once that Omnisciente came out I thought everything was over. Now I want to build a Braids deck
Obsessed that she's a judge but kept saying "we all take X damage....what a power move!!!
Watching this game honestly feels like a magical experience. There's nothing better than seeing a deck being piloted in such a natural, comfortable way that you just KNOW comes from years of dedication to fine tuning that deck. It's amazing, and inspiring!!
22:35 just so you know matthew you just created three different timelines
@unknow dealer do you watch community?
sure I have Abed.
@@jeffjenkins9022 yes, finished all of it 3 or 4 months ago
@@unknowndealer ayyyy but i finished it like 6 months ago
@@jeffjenkins9022 wait....
April was 6 months ago?
Holy heck,time is not real.