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  • @IRFine
    @IRFine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    “IT DOESNT FLY!??!!”
    LotR fans have been arguing over this for decades, Ben.

    • @vitriolUK
      @vitriolUK 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      But does it have fluffy slippers?

  • @bossgoji
    @bossgoji 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Wheeler just casually baiting Ben Ulmer into reopening the 'do balrogs have wings' debate in the Year of our Lord 2023.

    • @Cthulhu3C
      @Cthulhu3C 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The Lego one has wings. That’s all I’m sayin.

  • @hannahgeraghty4201
    @hannahgeraghty4201 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    "The Hot Wife has been bottomed" has the same energy as "The Witch has been startled"

  • @IRFine
    @IRFine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    “I hate ponder”
    -man who has ponder tattooed on his arm.
    Goes perfectly with the other ponder-related wheeler quote of “fish ponder is the best ponder” when it’s orb ponder on his arm

    • @SilasTheLunark
      @SilasTheLunark 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Thaaaat also has to do with Dan Scott (the ponder artist) suddenly posting a bunch of transphobic junk

    • @ThorAxiun
      @ThorAxiun หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SilasTheLunark Just goes to show how much of a gamble getting a tattoo of something can be

    • @SilasTheLunark
      @SilasTheLunark หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ThorAxiun yarp

  • @paulkleihege1509
    @paulkleihege1509 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    Ah, the Elder Dragon Shire Club.
    Also, Ben's quiet "Good for Sam." In response to Sam being tapped is underappreciated comedic gold.

  • @Mordalon
    @Mordalon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    The only scene with the Balrog literally involves it falling from a great height.

  • @spikysmoothness
    @spikysmoothness 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +179

    Ben & Ben always bring a smile to my soul, but put them up with Kathleen and Nelson? Absolutely wonderful content with the promise of wonderful bits and good fun at the table

    • @CromwellMTG
      @CromwellMTG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ben-Ben? Akki Hermit??

    • @farranf8216
      @farranf8216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They're just so gosh darn cute together ❤️

  • @superkeaton9912
    @superkeaton9912 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    "It has wings! And it doesn't fly!" Look, Ben, we've had this debate for decades about Durin's Bane...

  • @definitelynotlazav
    @definitelynotlazav 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Every time Ben called Sam "Samuel" I blurted out "it's Samwise!" out of the sheer desire for him to get the respect he deserves. What a game! And what an excellent round of precons!

  • @Tbcw42
    @Tbcw42 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I should get some Jund 'Em Out sleeves for my Esper deck; really lean into the mind games.

  • @graeme5048
    @graeme5048 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "Oh. Screaming is a sorcery" is a my favourite quote from this episode

  • @CodenameJD
    @CodenameJD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    39:28 Feel like the meme of Walter White screaming in the car. Ben! No! Cavern-Hoard Dragon has a cost reduction! You can cast it and get a huge amount of treasure immediately! Ben!!

  • @ThirdChronicles
    @ThirdChronicles 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I think I'm going to adopt Wheeler's head-in-hands pose whenever people crack things on my turn now. Seems cute.

  • @drknowtoomuchproductions5438
    @drknowtoomuchproductions5438 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Love this series. It doesnt feel overproduced like some other commander series, and the banter is very natural.

  • @IsTheWhat
    @IsTheWhat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As a maiar, I'm pretty sure Sauron is about as old as the universe, and thus older than Galadriel (one of the oldest elves - fun fact, she's older than the *sun*, I'm pretty sure). I'm sure LRR appreciate this level of into-the-weeds LOTR lore.

  • @Stoicgame
    @Stoicgame 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    We just played these last night! Sauron mind controlled all my hobbits they very quickly became the arch enemy. They had also board wiped like twice by this point so a lot of our resources were spent. The poor riders never got off the ground, it was a bloody battle, but Sauron was finally stopped when Rohan came to aid us, and then won the next turn thanks to the door of destiny. They were very big horsies, some of which had trample.

  • @Varler_
    @Varler_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The greenscreen was pretty good. I almost thought that Ben and Ben were real.

  • @Mxradio414
    @Mxradio414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    if the balrog had wings, why didn't it just fly the ring to mordor?

  • @apocalypticsquirrel
    @apocalypticsquirrel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love the background music for these. Everything on the show is really chill, except once every 10 minutes, the sax player goes absolutely apeshit

    • @tomireland3644
      @tomireland3644 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I like it for the 9 minutes and then that shrill horn is like nails in a chalkboard for me 😢

  • @MagizardInternet
    @MagizardInternet 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Yes, finally! Elder Dragon Social Club after the move! ITS ABSOLUTELY GREAT TO BE HERE.

  • @YaaliliGaming
    @YaaliliGaming 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Grahm gonna be sooo happy, More Treefolk for his Treefolk deck!

  • @sirspate
    @sirspate 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Ben makes a convincing case for Sauron.
    Hat tip to the editing team; the amount of work that must go into these..

  • @AielWolf
    @AielWolf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "I hate that card" says Wheeler, casually looking down at the artwork tattooed on his forearm

  • @HinekoAkahi
    @HinekoAkahi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "A big die, for a creature that's gonna make us big die." Quote of the episode right there xDDD

  • @Tirantekk
    @Tirantekk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The poor Sauron deck had the Sauron deck thing happen. Also the hobbit deck is my favorite precon I have ever played with

  • @Flickstro
    @Flickstro 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you, Wheeler, for resisting the "Pippin ain't easy" joke for as long as you could.

  • @KibethBelgaer
    @KibethBelgaer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For the turns where Ben Ulmer is digging for lands I kept hearing Diggy Diggy Hole in my head because it's Moria even though it's an orc

  • @DisregardedHappiness
    @DisregardedHappiness 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    53:43 the fact that it needed clarifying that Nelson was talking about his cat and not Kathleen... lol

  • @Tclark6199
    @Tclark6199 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'm a simple man; I see Wheeler playing Hobbits, I hit like.

  • @TimBergen
    @TimBergen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "I'm not going to Pignify that with a response, Ben."

  • @nathanielleon4163
    @nathanielleon4163 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So the Balrog not being able to fly is actually tied to a very long history of debating whether or not it actually has wings. To make a long story short, there's one reference to the Balrog having wings, but in an earlier passage from the same scene the Balrog is said to be cloaked in shadow "like wings", so it's unclear if it's just a simile that evolved into a metaphor over the course of the chapter.
    The only other possible references to wings are circumstantial and depend on how literally you're reading. So if you read "winged speed" to be the literal speed granted by having wings, or just flowery language that evokes great speed, which wouldn't be uncommon for the writing style. It also depends on whether you read "to fly" in a certain passage as retreating, like the good wizard says, or retreating but on literal wings.
    I think my source for this is gone, but the estate seems to fall on the side of "No Wings in canon" but it's left up to people's imaginations.
    Either way, the Balrog fell to its death, so no Ben, it doesn't get flying. Some wings are just for show.

    • @Mordalon
      @Mordalon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      while it did fall, technically it didn't fall to it's death, but that's beside the point.

    • @XpPotions
      @XpPotions 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not to throw more kindling into this fire, but it falling doesn't mean any wings it had would be useless! Most winged beings can't really fly from a standstill, much less a fall, so it's perfectly acceptable that a winged balrog would eat that fall just the same!

  • @paronomasiac042
    @paronomasiac042 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    what unbridled joy y'all bring to the internet. thank you.

  • @Lucidian13
    @Lucidian13 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Even I know the Balrog doesn't have wings. Unless it drinks a redbull

  • @starmanda88
    @starmanda88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh I am so happy to see this. I’ve watched every episode many times over at this point!!!

  • @markbrierley6367
    @markbrierley6367 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Excellent game. Big swings. Good jokes. Music mix was a little loud though.

  • @jeremyblack1929
    @jeremyblack1929 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These decks looked so much fun to play. Food based hobbit decks are so perfect!

  • @DiabloTommaso
    @DiabloTommaso 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Balrogs are never described as winged creatures in the books. That a liberty the film took

    • @AlexiconPrime
      @AlexiconPrime 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      "It stepped forward slowly onto the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall." - The book in question.

  • @pauldickson3831
    @pauldickson3831 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a person looking to major in jazz, every time that sax hits its long growled note that fits perfectly over every chord in the progression I loose the game and enter the jazz enjoyment zone.

  • @tevishszat6900
    @tevishszat6900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:57:09 "It is a beautiful day in the Shire... and you are a horrible goose."

  • @Goggledguy
    @Goggledguy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hadn't considered that Nelson was referring to anyone but his dog when talking about the mushrooms, but it's infinitely funnier to think he is actually talking about Kathleen

  • @steveme6664
    @steveme6664 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great episode and I always love watching the Bens playing next to each other.

  • @soratorb
    @soratorb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love that all the cards have new art!

  • @RammusGaming420
    @RammusGaming420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was on my hands and knees hoping for the Gaffer to somehow be the reason Wheeler pulled off a comeback.

  • @lelandwhitehead56
    @lelandwhitehead56 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Any day with a new EDSC is a good day to me!

  • @xtigerbotjoe
    @xtigerbotjoe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was a great game! I'm really looking forward to playing these decks with my group soon!

  • @ninjack11
    @ninjack11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There should be a rule that says: every time you tap a creature called 'Prize Pig' you have to say out loud "i floop the pig!"

  • @duesexistat5016
    @duesexistat5016 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ben, welcome to grixis; we don’t draw lands regardless of how many are in the deck.

  • @mweepigeon
    @mweepigeon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been so excited for this episode!

  • @Durtaz
    @Durtaz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos make me so happy. Great stuff!

  • @PaulStefko
    @PaulStefko 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was just thinking this morning that I'd love a new EDSC!

  • @kilo3989
    @kilo3989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    47:31 Oh! I didn't know that! Thanks for that fun fact, editors! 😂

  • @justinleach4775
    @justinleach4775 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “Why do you take the ribbons from the pig?”
    The pig was found to be using ham-abolic steroids.

  • @Zenith118
    @Zenith118 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't agree with all of Sauron's policies, but he did reduce Orc and Goblin unemployment in Middle-Earth

  • @voltcorp
    @voltcorp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a lot of the jokes on LOTR here remind of the D20 season Escape From The Bloodkeep. highly recommended if you enjoy fantasy parody (especially lotr)

  • @necasperaterent29386
    @necasperaterent29386 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ben playing as Sauron legit made me chuckle, considering that he's basically the human equivalent of a golden retriever in the best possible way.

  • @johnnyhall3
    @johnnyhall3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these goobers. Dream blunt rotation tbh.

  • @jjf414
    @jjf414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NELSON: You sure you should be at that much life? BENJAMIN: (under his breath) Tomatoes omg what a great flavorlicious commander game. Great play, great banter, and so glad you all knew the lore, fun!

  • @ILikePi31415926535
    @ILikePi31415926535 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    After you spoiled the release schedule I was looking for it yesterday and Monday 👀
    Super excited to watch

    • @LRRMTG
      @LRRMTG  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      oops whoops 😅

  • @jgmweston
    @jgmweston 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love that Turn Cold shirt.

  • @jomarsantiago978
    @jomarsantiago978 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Homie with the red black lumberjack shirt def goes to a hood barber 😂

  • @markbrierley6367
    @markbrierley6367 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just used the affiliate code yesterday to finish my PDH deck.

  • @germanyjones2700
    @germanyjones2700 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There are few things in this world that I love more than Ben Wheeler! And the rest of course but Ben makes me so happy.

  • @nathanfurman4455
    @nathanfurman4455 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been a huge fan of LRRMTG and appreciate all the content y'all put out ❤! With all of the prize pig attention, it feels like treebeard missed his attention for all of the +1/+1 counters each time Ben gained life. His board should have been swoll.

  • @MemoryLaneWizard
    @MemoryLaneWizard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best Commander content ever

  • @williamschumacher4078
    @williamschumacher4078 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love to See it.

  • @moherg7592
    @moherg7592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel for you Ben 😅. Sauron is always forced out of the party too early. Guess it is just the LOTR vibe.

  • @Mordalon
    @Mordalon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So often I see "I can't believe that costs that cheap" when the only reason the card was in a good position was after many turns of other things being set up. Or a 4 mana sorcery speed draw 3, something that by itself would be an okay uncommon at best, which only is a cheaper Time Warp if your opponents let you.

  • @flyingtoastr
    @flyingtoastr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @52:57 The moment Wheeler decides to start a bunch of internet comment section arguments.

  • @noahsark342
    @noahsark342 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't know how well this will land, but I kept wanting Wheeler to say "I floop the pig"

  • @FanOfMostEverything
    @FanOfMostEverything 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    39:30 Ben missing that Wheeler allowed him to get net-positive mana with that dragon hurts me.
    ETA: Oh, misremembered how many Foods Wheeler had at the time. And he could always do the pig loop. Really, criticizing gameplay post hoc is kind of a bad idea in general.

  • @lordmeep5803
    @lordmeep5803 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great playing Nelson, I was hoping you’d flash back the token spell that gets cheaper from the cmc of your commander and 1 shot wheeler with jt 🤣

  • @Vmcf1968
    @Vmcf1968 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love this show so much ty team

  • @CmdrUD87
    @CmdrUD87 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    23:00 Does Ben know "Good Guy Sauron"-Memes exist? Because if not, it's going to blow his mind

  • @sgtgensamer8693
    @sgtgensamer8693 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂priorities: hold gameplay in the name of jokes and giggles, but dont you DARE think quietly about ur next move. ❤❤❤

  • @silverlos6082
    @silverlos6082 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never seen Wheeler so giddy haha

  • @SockisS
    @SockisS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nelson getting Gafflighted about the dash trigger

  • @RainbowblitzFTW
    @RainbowblitzFTW 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just had whiplash from 4h being referenced xp

  • @cyclopsboi
    @cyclopsboi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    these decks look sweet

  • @SockisS
    @SockisS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Eomer seems like he could be a real fun aggro token deck, kinda wanna pick him up and brew something with him.

  • @michaelbutta4764
    @michaelbutta4764 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @LRRMTG would you mind telling me what type of dice you guys use in your gameplay? (specifically the oversized ones with numerals instead of pips). They are spiffy!

  • @johnnyhellkite6347
    @johnnyhellkite6347 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We just played our lord of the rings match earlier. I got the win with Wraiths :)

  • @KingTaltia
    @KingTaltia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Thinking Thinking Thinking" ... Why do I suddenly want to respect the helm?

  • @TheOnlyOrk
    @TheOnlyOrk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    farmer cotton, honorary member of the fellowship

  • @jellyfisharecool
    @jellyfisharecool 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What's the song played in the intro

  • @johnathanrhoades7751
    @johnathanrhoades7751 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bosk (sp) is in the good trilogy! Fun game as always 😊

  • @racg174
    @racg174 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i enjoyed the nirvana the band the show reference

  • @glusol
    @glusol 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    34:44 I thought the Star Wars joke was about “Orchard Strider” being a knock off Skywalker.

  • @rkk667
    @rkk667 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Learning question for me, I was confused by wheeler stacking frodos tempting before he had gained any life.
    Do you stack the trigger (when, whenever) in the order ypu want and then do something if it now is true?
    Quick rule-gle indicates ypu would remove it from the stack if thenl condition isn't true as the trigger resolves.
    I had thought that stuff just didnt trigger

    • @Sheer_Falacy
      @Sheer_Falacy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't think he did that, he was careful to put the lifegain at the start of combat while Frodo triggers when you declare attackers.

  • @set-theory
    @set-theory 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hampers, Hops, Hemp, and Home

  • @theaggrokrag
    @theaggrokrag 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hey, you guys are great

  • @minine6508
    @minine6508 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    one! more! board wiiiiiipe!

  • @ormmannen
    @ormmannen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sauron is older then Galadriel.

  • @jeannebouwman1970
    @jeannebouwman1970 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    20:56 as decreed by SAMWISE (not samual) loyal attendant

  • @mistertadakichi
    @mistertadakichi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ah, the old "Does the Balrog Have Wings" debate- still alive even today. Sorry, Ben!

  • @Radiodragonofdoom
    @Radiodragonofdoom 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have to add a correction to Wheeler. There are actually 5 H's of hobbits. He forgot about HEMP!

  • @rayhodgerney32
    @rayhodgerney32 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They should do a similar game but build a Sauron deck for archenemy using the archenemy cards

  • @jeannebouwman1970
    @jeannebouwman1970 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the balrog has shadows like wings, he doesn't actually have wings. also, do you know how cramped it is to fly in Moria? I get that it has huge halls but the balrog is also huge

  • @paytonjarrett9595
    @paytonjarrett9595 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Was souron inherently evil?
    YES!!!!

    • @RvEijndhoven
      @RvEijndhoven 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Actually no. Sauron was one of the Maiar corrupted by Morgoth.

  • @IanWeaver
    @IanWeaver 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    19:54 was that a Nirvana the Band the Show reference?

  • @fanklok8891
    @fanklok8891 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We can finally floop the pig