"playing with power where we play with the most powerful cards in the most powerful formats" --- "Garretts opening hand consists of a Horseshoe crab..."

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

BUSTED AND OP. The hidden gem of Urza's Saga.

@orsettomorbido

4 жыл бұрын

It's how you use those cards XP

@TheBlackdragon936

4 жыл бұрын

That card with the enchantment Opposition, is a hard lock on multiple plates if you have the mana.

@Narabedla4

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlackdragon936 how is that a hard lock? you would need similar to more mana than the rest of the table has manasources and instant would still be castable?

@garrettstacy908

4 жыл бұрын

In my defense .... moving on lol

“With that red entomb resolved.” That broke me. I love entomb and hearing Gamble referred to that way just caused me to burst.

Mike’s battlefield arrangement nearly gave me a brain aneurism

@DraconisMarchVII

4 жыл бұрын

"Mike recasts his commander." *promptly slaps Elsha into the middle of his lands and rocks*

@AtRxBetrayal

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao what do I do with all these permanents?????

@AlterRequiem

4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't care, He'll just counterspell anyones complaints about his permanents

“Mike loses his Mana Crypt trigger and takes 3 damage” LMAO I swear he lost like half his life to that damn thing

That top of library play was insane.

I'm happy to see someone play Verity Circle. I've really wanted to add that card to my enchantress build.

@jasonharville1865

4 жыл бұрын

It's a good card in my estrid deck. Has helped me draw answers more times than I can count.

@LTJ

4 жыл бұрын

I had it in 3 of my Enchantress decks, took it out of all of them. I really wanted it to work but just didn't pull its weight. After watching this though will give them another try...

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

This card can be a bit of a meta call, but it is a HOUSE.

@Kazz1187

4 жыл бұрын

Mono tap tribal? Sounds like a spicy brew :3

Sick commanders and a sick game. Here are my thoughts: Ryan: On turn 1, there might be an argument to hold up the REB and use it as spot removal before you untap, depending on what you think Folger and Garrett are going to do. If they're likely to sandbag rather than play into it you've put them both a turn behind at the cost of giving Mike a card. If they're likely to pull a Jerry and plow through, then the counter mode is absolutely the right play. The stack interaction in this game was outstanding, especially the Noxious Revival and Animate Dead/WGD battles, but ESPECIALLY the battle on the Gilded Drake. I also really love this Elsha list. It does literally everything I want to do in Magic.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Our meta is known to NEVER pay for Mystic or Rhystic, and I knew that it would hand mike the game. Jerry is our group's spirit animal, so yea, plow through is always the strategy :)

@andrewsparkes8829

4 жыл бұрын

We need a Spike Feeders vs Playing with Power episode, stat!

@paulsalterego8700

4 жыл бұрын

Am I missing something or isnt that fetch illegal bc color identity? If not I need to get me some flats im building anje.

@Koios90

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulsalterego8700 Lands are not colored rule-wise, so while it can fetch white/black it itself is neither. All fetches with at least one of your colors are viable. I'd make sure your playgroup is ok with it tho, I know some places with houserules that forbid it.

@paulsalterego8700

4 жыл бұрын

@@Koios90 then why do colorless commanders have to run wastes?

Would love to see these animated one day. 4 mages going ham on each other; summoning creatures left and right, counterspell stacks, etc. Love the speed you narrate at. It treats the viewer as competent, and is easy to follow. Great job as always, looking forward to the next one

@jordanbrown4779

4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Sheavils Me too! I am interested to see how the Netflix show represents Planeswalker powers. Planeswalkers are able to summon creatures from their home planes I think. Would be cool to see how they translate that visually

@GermanCutz

Жыл бұрын

What’s best is that if we don’t know a card we can literally just pause and read it quick. Love this guys stuff

Honestly playing with power is my favorite way of watching commander

Ryan: Casts Slaughter Pact before attempting worldgorger combo into open mana. Me: oh god don’t have a swords or path

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

He cast it so Mike wouldn't have access to the top of his library anymore.

@apock2474

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlayingWithPowerMTG It was 100% the right call, it's just that with that particular line Ryan actually just loses to removal there, but had it been a different piece, he wouldn't have to worry about upkeep costs. All in all, I think everyone played correctly throughout the game, barring the mis-fetch the clamp on the dryad arbor. The clamp play hurt my soul to watch.

@andresabastante9539

4 жыл бұрын

@@apock2474 totally the right line. After fighting 3 or 4 pieces of hate, going of with a removal and a piece of disruption is good enough.

@jimpassaro

4 жыл бұрын

@@apock2474 I think another misplay was Imp's Mischief on the Force of Will -- it would have been better to Imp's Mischief not the Force of Will but the Chain of Vapor onto Linvala (or another problem permanent not controlled by Mike)

@jimpassaro

4 жыл бұрын

a couple other misplays imo, from Garrett. First, was Dispelling the Worldy tutor from Folger. Folger wasn't a threat at the time, with less mana than Mike and no board presence -- I don't think the Worldly Tutor is as threatening as just holding it up for something Mike does, or forcing through your own threats. You can see that immediately after he untaps, his Carpet of Flower's gets Swan Songed, and he has no more Dispel. Another misplay here is Flusterstorming the Swan Song when it can just be paid for, essentially throwing that card away.

12:17 "He recasts Lasagna"

@oORoOFLOo

3 жыл бұрын

far too funny with the tone used

Mike played an obscenely good game. My Gosh!

@AtRxBetrayal

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

Here is what we need. A game with Playingwithpower, spike feeders, mtgmuddash, and the Professor/Josh/Jimmy. Call it Commandzone mtgtuber edition

@Narabedla4

4 жыл бұрын

eh, you would need to play a bunch of games, not just so most people play with the majority of the rest, but also because of the difference in powerlevel between "expropriate is a very good card, because you win" and "cast this blue two mana instant to threaten the win" I would really enjoy a budget gauntlet though, where you can't cram in all the fast mana nor all the expensive "good stuff" spells

@Narabedla4

4 жыл бұрын

@Samuel Friedman is there any video of him playing it?

@Halinn

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Lab Maniacs

Each game just seems to be so exciting and fun to watch. I had to pause and rewind the huge stack when the gilded drake came down to show my roommate. Totally insane, can't wait for the next episode!

13:27 you really get used to having a ton of fetches and duals sometimes. I know that feeling lol EDIT: Also, 16:40 REAL MEN FIGHT ON THE STACK!!

@Apkooi1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I caught that

SPOILER: That Mental Misstep into Dovin's Veto topdeck was insane.

My intro to commander was C19 - the Kadeena list. I loved it so much I wanted to build Yidris because I think cascade is awesome, but now I am so torn after seeing so many videos on this channel! You guys make CEDH look and feel so awesome (because it is) and now I’m slowly going to build my library to make my own CEDH deck. Keep up the great work, and thank you for giving CEDH the attention it deserves!

wow this game was insane, one of your best. The ammount of skill and little luck (mostly from the topdeck counters ) from Mike was outstandiing

@ZuyFean

4 жыл бұрын

No really topdeck, but top 3 of the deck xD

Interesting interaction: Ryan could have actually still cast madness cards with Rest in Peace on the board (they get discarded into exile). He probably just had some instants to play but given that he had 5 mana during Garret's turn he might have played some madness cards as blockers etc.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

That's true! Madness does get around exile clauses of things like Necropotence. However, rest in peace prevents any card from hitting a graveyard from anywhere. So if you don't cast madness from exile, it goes to it's owners graveyard, but rest in peace basically just makes it go back to exile permanently.

@kennycashman7491

4 жыл бұрын

Playing With Power MTG could they always be able to play the madness cards then if they remain in exile?

@YetAnotherScrub

4 жыл бұрын

@@kennycashman7491 Nope, you can only do that at the moment where the Madness card is discarded. Madness gives a special opportunity to cast the card from exile, but only at that one moment.

You guys still have one of the best presentation formats for MTG games I've seen... why can't CFB or WotC do it this well? Narration is spot on and very clean/easy to understand. Keep up the great work! Fun games.

@GunbladeKnight

4 жыл бұрын

The gameplay is cut and edited to cut down on search times and whatnot. If you want similar games, but not necessarily as competitive, MTG Muddstah is another good channel.

@Luckingsworth

4 жыл бұрын

Although some may find his humor offensive, and while I dont mind it, I can certainly attest his fanbase is autistic in the most cancerous way possible, Magic Aids has equally well paced and edited videos.

16:35 A misplay, because spell can't target "itself". But it can be done by target "Chain of Vapor"

This game was super intense! It didn't seem there was a single moment to catch a breath.

Always excited to see these episodes in my notifications, keep up the great work!

The new layout is fantastic and the gameplay and commentary are on point as always! I'm excited the the rest of this season

This was a great episode, that stack! I'll echo what some others have said, this is the best channel for watching commander.

Mike's deck was amazing... That kind of control and abilit to respond at everything was really impressive

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

OMG this game, so tense. Glad that the player I was rooting for won !

i like how you say "so we KNEW this was the perfect commander for him" in like the exact same tone both times

Amazing video and amazing editing. Everything is just amazing

Looking forward to seeing these commanders Duke it out

At around 16:30: imp's mischief works but is spoken incorrectly. A spell is not a legal target for itself while on the stack, so Force of Will cannot counter itself. However, Imp's Mischief can have Force of Will target Imp's Mischief. Once Imp's Mischief resolves FoW will fizzle from lack of targets.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

It's a misnomer in the narration. Imp's Mischief redirected Force of Will to Imp's Mischief.

A lot of great card ideas for my own lists here. It's fun to see what cheap cards show up in these cEDH decks.

Great stuff per usual but REALLY appreciate the change in the opening hand setup to better read all the cards!

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

We heard everyone's feedback, so we now set it up this way!

Thanks for another great match!

"Garret cracks a windswept heath for an underground sea." Someone should start a counter for this, because I know I've seen him do this at least twice lol.

Oh man this is extremely close to what I asked for on the last video, i'm so glad you're doing it, it's a shame I can't see my boy sevinne but he sadly doesn't belong in a CEDH table. Great content!

Awesome game, really cool interactions, loved it.

That was an awesome game. Earned my subscription!

Mike has some of the strongest counter game I've ever seen.

So you guys missed the counter war, huh? The interactions in this game was amazing. Really enjoyed this episode!

This was actually the most entertaining episode in MONTHS. Especially because you are all so insanely good at MtG that the "weaker" commanders "cranked to 11" made for a very exciting game!

That sensei's top counter battle lol

Great episode

It seems that blue is a good color. (So many answers this game!)

As a commander despiser, I have to admit: This is awesome! (And the production value of these videos is through the roof!)

@NMS127

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimparson6960 Narration is usually easier to follow and much shorter. Also, capturing good quality audio of several people can be tricky and expensive. Personally, I like it, but I still watch on increased speed.

@testthewest123

4 жыл бұрын

I really like this format. Why would I want to hear the mumbling of the players, when I can get the clear voice and fast paced gameplay?

anje is my favorite deck, and i cant wait for new cards and tech to amp it up further :)

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

We have a primer for this deck too: tappedout.net/mtg-decks/anje-dragon-tamer/

@davidmcgaha7932

4 жыл бұрын

Give glint horn Buccaneer a look from core 20

Watching this was a blast. This high level of play makes me really appreciate that my commander group is like a 5-6 on the power scale. We could never keep up with this level of skill (and cost $$$). Congrats on your channels growth, keep it up PWP.

@swolegolisopod7340

4 жыл бұрын

Most cEDH communities are very proxy friendly. They want to play against you and the decks your mind can come up with, not your wallet.

@swolegolisopod7340

4 жыл бұрын

@Varler definitely feel you on that one, starting in the fringes with food chain korvold but with a significant budget restraint which hurts mana base, tutor package, and fast mana rocks

@swolegolisopod7340

4 жыл бұрын

@Varler squee can generate infinite mana, then cast korv to sac squee and draw a card, FC korvold then recast both, draw entire deck. From there you can filter mana to non creature restricted with dockside temur if opponents have 3 or more combined artifacts/enchantments (FC provides the mana to recast dockside so you just have to cover temur ability) into goblin bombardment then cycle squee or if they only have 2 then you can cast mayhem devil with chain mana and cycle dockside to kill with treasure sacs. Praetor's grasping someone's labman is fun too

@swolegolisopod7340

4 жыл бұрын

@Varler I might throw mine in to fill the gaps but most lists I've seen don't run it. We can get away with less total win conditions compared to prossh because our commander draws our entire deck when we chain out.

That was awesome guys!! Can see why people say blue decks are supreme

At 13:50 Mike could have "1: Draw a card" with top and Elsha at end of turn as much as he had mana. But maybe his hand was full enough.

Force of will cant target itself in magic but he can redirect force of will to imps mischief because it's on the stack as it resolves

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Imp's mischief redirected force of will to imp's mischief. It was just a misnomer in the narration. Sorry!

My Favourite Game so Far

WHAT. A. GAME. THIS WAS INSAAAANE

watching this in jan. 2022 is absolutely nuts.

Sick game!!

this was a good video. i enjoyed this. less blue made it seem more fun for everyone. still looking forward to a 0 blue card edh video from you guys

I still love Anje. Good try and good effort Ryan.

I would love to see you guys build competitive decks on a budget. Like 100 dollars or so.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

We are looking into that!

imps mistchif targeting chain of vapor +4 life +1 bounce

I love Anje, and I am building a beautiful madness/reanimate deck with her leading the charge!!

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Here's our primer on Anje if you're interested! tappedout.net/mtg-decks/anje-dragon-tamer/

Fantastic game. I was definitely rooting for Mike the whole time, though that stack got deep. Good plays all around!

Btw big fan of the channel, keep it guys the game are so much fun and i learn a lot.

Yes

Ryan no.... 😭😭😭😭😭 I loved your list from the last season I built it myself

What a blast to watch!!! I really LOVE the Anje build, but man... Elsha... what a POWERHOUSE!!! That ability of hers sure hasn't been made to goof around! That overwhelming advantage really is a heck of a mountain to conquer! 108 spells had me grinning really hard, tho I'm not sure if the multiple casts of Top in the end go into that calculation.... Keep it up, guys! PS: maybe in the future you could show the handsize of the players? At some point, I was really confused if they have any cards left in hand :-)

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! The top casts didn't go into the final count :) We would do hand size, but it adds such a large logistical overhead to the game and editing, for too small of a benefit. We may consider it in the future if we can find a way to reduce that overhead.

@classicsidepart1477

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlayingWithPowerMTG haha :-D yeah... for us, the audience, it's just a minor thing, but I reckon the editing is a looooot of work as is... I'd appreciate it, but the fun is not decreased without ;-)

Inferno titan is the most Folger card in the game.

WEll, damn, it was really a great match!

idk how i'm just seeing this now, but this game was insane.

As per usual these games are awesome :D One minor nit on Imp's Mischief/Force of Will - the end result worked the way you wanted it to, but a spell can never target itself on the stack (CR 115.5). The "letter of the law" approach is to have Imp's Mischief change Force of Will's target to Imp's Mischief. Then, once Imp's Mischief finishes resolving and leaves the stack, Force of Will is targeting nothing and will be countered on resolution (works the same for any other Misdirection effect). Of course, this could be me interpreting "itself" differently than you meant it in the video, but just in case... :)

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

It was a misnomer in narration. The imp's mischief redirected force of will to Imp's Mishchief. We should've been more clear in the narration. Sorry!

@maximilianschroeder7675

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlayingWithPowerMTG From watching the rest of the videos in your series, it's pretty clear you all know what you're doing. It just caught me off guard when I first heard the narration, but looking back on it, the wording could definitely be interpreted to where it makes sense. If nothing else, hopefully that provides some detail to the viewers on the intricacies of Misdirection/Counterspell interactions. :) Keep making kick-ass videos!

What a great game

Im gonna create an elsha deck now bc i have grapeshot and top and a few other cards. Excellent episode

@AtRxBetrayal

4 жыл бұрын

You should! She's a blast to play, if we didn't have to keep making new videos and decks I'd play her way more :D

Great video

I always worried about worldgorger combo getting blown up on its trigger and I was happy to see it finally get punished.

A counterspell can't target itself, still would work by making it target the bounce though.

Mike even at three life with the storm/prowess win was really awesome he always seemed 1 or 2 steps ahead if the table

Damn mike got dat win giid decks were played but the best won. GG

13:27 I wish my Heath's would crack for Seas aswell :(

"Ryan wins the death by butter challenge" What... you have my attention

One-Punch Elsha does her thing again :D

YEAH! new video!

16:38 "You can’t make a spell which is on the stack target itself."

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. It was a misnomer of narration. Imp's mischief redirected the Force of Will to Imp's Mischief.

That dude fought harder then any man I've ever seen fight over a top,jesus.

Spells cannot target themselves, so the Imp's mischief would have to redirect the Force of will to itself, meaning the Force still resolved.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

It was a misnomer of narration. The Imp's mischief has force of will target Imp's Mischief. Sorry!

I love this channel

Force of Will can't target itself. But it can target any other spell on the stack, including the Imp's Mischief.

@CverYang

4 жыл бұрын

why not target the gilded drake though

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Imp's mischief redirected force of will to imp's mischief. It was just a misnomer in the narration. Sorry!

Great game! Keep it up guys! #teamryan

Holy cow this game was amazing :D I LOVE IT! But just a question in general: What are all these challenges you are doing to determin the starter?

@remulas13

4 жыл бұрын

I believe they are just a meme/joke to get a slight chuckle. Usually works for me haha

@WiiTara

4 жыл бұрын

@@remulas13 ;P I imagine how the hell this challenge might look like every time and I believe they got a pool of challenges with them training every day to improve their skills in winning these challenges!

"i just wanted to play my gilded drake !"

Mental Misstep off the top followed by Dovin's Veto off the top... never didn't have it.

Should be an enchantment creature - bird!

How many counterspells are in Mikes deck? 73?

I bought the RWU deck the day that it dropped. I immediately bought the Top and started using Elsha as the commander. There's a reason why her name is Elsha of the Infinite. I call the deck, Elsha if the Infinite combo

HELLL YEAH!!!!

Hey what's the art on Ryan's Playmat from? That looks awesome!

Academy Rector? Academy damn near killed ‘er!

Love the video, but I would recommend to make the names of the players a little bigger because that is how you refer to them throughout the game.

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback

I love Ryan's playmat. Where can I get it

At 17:28, why does destroying the dance of the dead permanently exile Ryan's permanents instead of returning them to the battlefield?

The luck on the top of that library. Jesus

cool game, knew elsha gonna win :P

Great game as always. Will we see any of you guys make a wolf tribal deck for CEDH

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 жыл бұрын

I like it. What would you recommend as the commander?