Interestingly enough, when Alec resolved Bolas's Citadel from Tibalt's Trickery, he would have been able to stay in his main phase and use it that same turn. There is a rule that says if a player casts a spell or uses an ability in response to you moving phases, you can choose to continue play in that phase after that spell or ability is resolved. Basically since there's technically no "going to end step" phase, the game keeps the active player in their main phase while the stack is emptied, at which point they can continue to play in their main phase, or attempt to move to end step again. Since Eddie cast his spell in response to the attempted phase change rather than in the end step itself, this means Alec would have still been in his main phase with priority after the stack was emptied. Obscure rule, makes a huge difference tho!

@terriblenorwegiangaming547

2 жыл бұрын

You got a link for me bro on this rule? Will make a difference to a deck of mine if this is true

@edwardcowart5990

2 жыл бұрын

@@terriblenorwegiangaming547 500.2 A phase or step in which players receive priority ends when the stack is empty and all players pass in succession. Simply having the stack become empty doesn’t cause such a phase or step to end; all players have to pass in succession with the stack empty. Because of this, each player gets a chance to add new things to the stack before that phase or step ends. Key phrase is all players must pass priority in succession. If any one player responds before a phase actually ends, priority goes back to the active player when the stack is emptied and priority has to go around again before the phase is ended. In short, saying "go to end step" actually means "I'm passing priority with the stack empty, if everyone does the same, I'll enter my end step". It doesn't set you on an unstoppable path to the end step. Hope this helped, good luck with your deck!

@Farycane

2 жыл бұрын

Depends a little, that's why I specify if I want to do something in someone's endstep, or in the main phase (like with Feather) in our group, if you don't say you'll do something in MP2, it's in the endstep-

@edwardcowart5990

2 жыл бұрын

@@Farycane true, wording is very important

@bmoney6482

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Came here to say this because it pained me to see such potential passed by

ITS ALREADY BACK?! THANK YOU MITCH!!! I LOVE THIS SERIES

I want an unset with “golos, lost pilgrim” and it’s literally just his card but he’s not there

@mixolli

2 жыл бұрын

Replace Golos with Fblthp in the art

@chicken5673

2 жыл бұрын

“Yargle, chewing pilgrim” Yum

@andrewsparkes6275

2 жыл бұрын

Also is just a 5-mana 3/5, with No Strike, Double Hex (all spells and abilities targetting it resolve twice), and Destructible (gets destroyed the second it gets touched). A much fairer Golos!

@starmanda88

2 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious

@dansimmons2095

2 жыл бұрын

Gomos lost pilgrim. It's Golds with a fake mustache and some text crossed out.

I am beyond stoked there is another episode already! Keep them coming!

So as long as you have one target after casting a spell, the spell resolves. It's why they have started making cards like prismari command target a player for the treasure, so that way if you sacced the creature it was dealing 2 damage to, you still get the treasure.

@neobaldurevermore3757

2 жыл бұрын

My playgroup missed this change for a long time.

@TheCommandersQuarters

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I messed up on that! Should have listened to Eddie...but #BlameEddie

@joedoe7572

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't even need one target left. As long as when it was cast all targets were legal targets, it resolves

@cameronc530

2 жыл бұрын

@@joedoe7572 If a spells only legal target(s) are removed, say if you try to Electrolyze a creature and the creature is sacrificed in response, the Electrolyze will fizzle. That means the entire spell will not resolve and you won't even get to draw a card.

@forsureitsme

2 жыл бұрын

Modal spells still work if one of the modes can resolve. See more on modal spells rulings...

2 in one month, what did we do to deserve such beauty

@BigTonyToes

2 жыл бұрын

We are truly blessed!

@ianshevlin8675

2 жыл бұрын

Praise this holy day!!!

@Caleblmao

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome. 😍

I feel like Eddie is ALWAYS the villain. Boardstate alway going off, and just casually not letting Mitch play the game lol

@eddie_cq8276

2 жыл бұрын

#BlameEddie

@TheCommandersQuarters

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie is just doing his job and doing it well haha. Clearly a great Commander player, but yes of course #BlameEddie!

@IAmVikng

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCommandersQuarters great work on these I do thoroughly enjoy them. Makes me wish I could join the pod lol

@Circu_ch

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Alec was the one who plays villain every time XD

@joedoe7572

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCommandersQuarters can you please make a rule 0 of no infinite combos to win the game in Close Quarters? I feel like it just cuts it all short. Like "well, I wasn't close to winning, but I drew the right card. Game over." It makes the ending feel so abrupt and anticlimactic

When the congregation was countered before the player moved to his end step and flipped into bolas citadel, he could have used the citadel to cast off the top of the library. The spell cast before he could go to end step means he's still in second main and can do further effects until he chooses to again try to move phases. Great game tho!

@samsimmons1100

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. I only just learned about this rule of changing phases a month or two ago (after years of playing…) so that stuck out to me. All in all, I think it’s a pretty understandable misplay. It doesn’t seem like a very intuitive rule, and 99% of the time it doesn’t matter. I’m curious what he could have done with the citadel.

@jlbrooks74

2 жыл бұрын

@@samsimmons1100 yep 100% agree

@PoppinNoggins

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to comment the same thing. Phases pass when the stack is empty and everyone passes priority. So essentially everyone didn't pass priority due to the destruction spell targeting the witch. Once that stack fully resolved, bolas's citadel would be in play in the second main, with the active player having priority.

@riotxcore6108

2 жыл бұрын

at 40+ life and not being able to use his Citadel main phase is a MASSIVE swing in the way this game could have gone.

@jimcook7053

2 жыл бұрын

@@riotxcore6108 yea this was quite a big error especially as he said it was in the main phase twice. It might have changed the game but I think more often than not it would play out as you see it as he probably hits two lands before anything major happens, although he would have likely had ten permanents in play so they could have both killed him lol.

I’m pretty sure that Saheeli’s Artistry doesn’t fizzle on the second target. It obviously can’t copy an artifact that is no longer there but it will still attempt to resolve to the best of its ability and copy the creature. Removing one target doesn’t fizzle the entire effect. Much like decimate. It needs a legal target for both modes to be selected but not to resolve the spell.

@halvsketchy9293

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you are right. I came to the comments to say the same thing

@MattTorres

2 жыл бұрын

This is correct. Modal spells only need one valid target

@therealax6

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattTorres It's any spell, actually. A spell will only fail to resolve if _all_ of its targets are no longer valid.

@drewsimon9652

2 жыл бұрын

@@therealax6 really? I did not know that. Do you happen to know a link to the rule or how I can find the exact wording?

@thergonomic

2 жыл бұрын

@@drewsimon9652 608.2b If the spell or ability specifies targets, it checks whether the targets are still legal. A target that’s no longer in the zone it was in when it was targeted is illegal. Other changes to the game state may cause a target to no longer be legal; for example, its characteristics may have changed or an effect may have changed the text of the spell. If the source of an ability has left the zone it was in, its last known information is used during this process. *The spell or ability is countered if all its targets, for every instance of the word “target,” are now illegal.* If the spell or ability is not countered, it will resolve normally. However, if any of its targets are illegal, the part of the spell or ability’s effect for which it is an illegal target can’t perform any actions on that target, make another object or player perform any actions on that target, or make that target perform any actions. The effect may still determine information about illegal targets, though, and other parts of the effect for which those targets are not illegal may still affect them.

Love the Alek reveal in the end. He had the False Cure in hand the whole time. “Is this the card you were talking about?” Waiting for the gotcha. Good work guys keep playing and filming!!!

I wouldn't even care if they weren't edited. I just enjoy watching commander games while everyone is having a great time. Makes me wish I had people to play with!

This is top tier EDH content. Love feeling like these are all decks I could reasonably obtain, with a nice mix of real power, and then clear “it’s just cool and I like it!” additions to every deck. Very refreshing and awesome stuff! Excited for more.

Me: I love these videos. Also Me: Vigor was supposed to shuffle itself back into the library. 😒 Me: So much fun to watch.

Probably one of my favourite EDH gameplay series, so good.

I love this format of play which is very much unfiltered and the cutaways are hilarious and move things along without taking away from the core experience from commander which is having fun with friends. Cheers to all of you guys.

I really like the studio that you guys have set up for these games! Really clean, and that crest on the wall is super dope.

Fun game with cool decks. The Saheeli's Artistry would still resolve and give a copy of Accomplished Alchemist. It doesn't need every target to resolve, just one legal target to avoid fizzling. Also Alek could continue to cast spells in his second main after the Tibalt's Trickery into Citadel. Since they responded to him trying to change phases he was still in his second main and is not forced to try and move to end step again instantly.

Saw this pop up in my thread I got so excited and then realized Mitch was playing his companions seance deck and got even more excited. Great video everyone. Lots of great gameplay.

Loved last episode of close quarters glad you are doing these again. You guys have a good energy I like to watch

I gotta give a Like just because Queen Marchesa is being played. I absolutely love the Aikido commander deck and how it transforms the match from "trying to get your gimmick going faster than everybody else" to "woah, hey buddy, you're on our time now". It's one of the first times I've ever seen a TCG where you grant boons to your opponents to keep the game in equilibrium in return for a favor. That kind of dynamic is completely wild to see.

@MTG69

2 жыл бұрын

And another reason why EDH/Commander is one of the purist MTG formats.

Mystic Remora reminded me of something I found out about cumulative upkeep. How it works is each upkeep you place an upkeep counter on it and then pay mana equal to the number stated on the card times how many upkeep counters are on it. Well, with Solemnity you can ignore the placement of said counters on cards with cumulative upkeep, thus removing said cost. Just a funny thing I found I am sure many others have as well.

@therealax6

2 жыл бұрын

You can also mess with the counters in many other ways, of course. Like using effects to move them to permanents that don't care about age counters (the actual name of the counters you place). Or proliferate your opponents' permanents' age counters.

@MrReaperHand

2 жыл бұрын

@@therealax6 yes this is true, but that card is the only one I could find that straight up eliminates counters period. I found it using the Pharexian Unlife combo with it.

I must admit, I love taking pride in building decks, for it is a truly a joyful hobby of mine. That being said, I will never reach Alex's ability to "deck tech" that well and consistently. That truly was beautiful (no disrespect to anyone else)

@philsimmer

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has their strengths, I'm sure you have yours! And who knows how many years he has been refining this deck. I have a Zur deck people are often shocked to play against. They don't realize i've spent years optimizing. Sometimes spending hours agonizing on a single change. Keep at it!

So happy to see False Cure and Tainted Remedy, two of my favourite cards to build around

L1 Judge here. Mutate doesn't care about haste. When mutating, as long as the "host creature" is not summoning sick, you can attack with it that turn, regardless of which one is on top.

This is actually the first Close Quarters episode I've watched. Very fun!

Awesome would like to see more of Mitch's decks from the show. Also really impressed with everyone's deck theme.

It's a simple touch, but I really liked how you show which turn it is in the cycle. Great stuff!

It’s it just me or does Mitch love playing 5 color nonsense

@aidandevereaux1236

2 жыл бұрын

of course, his favourite deck was Golos after all. *edit: and Kenrith

@chrisgebben2043

2 жыл бұрын

To further prove that he play kenrith one josh and jimmies extra turns and yes was archenemy

@Tuturial464

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgebben2043 yeah I know that. 5 color budget nonsense

@cylonsteve2511

2 жыл бұрын

Nonsense, that WORKS! 😎

Great games guys. So much interaction and tons of surprises!

Logs into KZread, smashes play immediately

I love how they're using a Quest for the Jank Lord play mat!

Dang Mitch! I did the math and you've doubled your output of close quarters just this month! Impressive!

This is awesome. Id rank this series right next to i hate your deck, and the game knights 3rd. Why? Im glad you asked. Despite production, this is more genuine. Less corporate. Less commercials. Less "everything wotc does is amazing!!" The rawer the better. Good job mitch

Excellent game guys! Marchesa politics deck ending with an infinite combo is an hilarious way to wrap up 😂

Catching up on these and cannot believe the resilience of Eddie each episode. Mans just keeps fighting till a win. Great work fellas!!!

Graduation hat = mortarboard. love the game Mitch !

Alek missed out with the Bolas' Citadel. Priority is passed back to him and since he is still in his main phase he may choose to take more in-game actions. The phase only ends when everyone passes priority with the stack clear according to rule 117.4. If all players pass in succession (that is, if all players pass without taking any actions in between passing), the spell or ability on top of the stack resolves or, if the stack is empty, the phase or step ends. Since Alek regains priority as active player during his main phase he may choose to continue to play cards using Bolas' Citadel.

@eddie_cq8276

2 жыл бұрын

Yup - I asked him about this and he confirmed he checked the top few cards of his deck after the game and it wouldn't have affected the outcome.

Alec once again coming with the super unique and spicy builds 😊 love this series, your banter is great and at times very funny (Vecna’s pinky toe… I actually laughed out loud)

Awesome episode. Mitch, absolutely loved your deck! I think Rubinia would be an awesome add as a way to copy other peoples things with a strong cost reduction!

Your playmat Mitch! I NEED it! That is the cutest dang thing I have seen in ages! Great game and great content as always

I love that Mitch meant False Cure, but described Swat. Such iconic art

It’s a miracle. Our boy is doing it

God we have been blessed. Two for ones and you guys together give me the feeling of playing with my buddies

Love the Marchesa deck list. Very similar to my own. So much fun to play.

Hey Mitch, it's awesome to see you guys making more gameplay videos. Maybe for one of these Close Quarters games, everyone at the table tries a budget deck you came up with that week/month?

What a wonderful surprise! Thanks Mitch and Company!

Why does it feel like eddie is playing simic value grind even tho he is playing a mardu deck?! :D That ikra/bruse deck was really cool

Loving content like this! Getting good and positive energy for these rainy days. Keep them coming.

What a great game, and of course everything is always eddies fault

@eddie_cq8276

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Finally some gameplay videos with original brews! So much more interesting

Great series. Thanks for working so hard

What a fun game! Alec was playing a great deck, never seen that idea before. Cool!

ngl I really enjoy this type of content! Not mainly cause of the games but because you guys are all enjoyable to watch and listen to!

Thank you for the gameplay, Mitch. Lovely as always. Great way to wind down after work. Keep it up, boy-o!

What a wonderful surprise to open up KZread and see another Close Quarters Video, Love it Mitch!

Woooo more Close Quarters!!

49:35 Alec says he can't main phase anymore, but he can because Eddie reset priority IN the main phase with his Despark on Witch of the Moors. Alec totally gets priority again, in his MP2, after Bolas's Citadel hits the battlefield.

23:30 Saheeli's Artistry doesn't fizzle as long as one of the target remains valid.

Mitch joy at 13:59 was so pure

Really enjoying these games. Thanks for putting in the work to get them out there for us :) *SPOILERS* Eric missed that Vigor should have been reshuffled into his library as soon as it hit his GY. That Congregate->Tibalt's Trickery->"Anything would be better than Congregate"->Bolas's Citadel play was hilarious :'D Until Alek showed that False Cure, I thought you were talking about Vorpal Sword. But I did love that he actually had it in his hand...

I just built a similar queen marchesa deck a few weeks ago, great minds think alike

I love that black enchantment, the whole deck idea was awesome to see.

We are blessed! I’ve never hit play faster in my life!

Another fantastic episode Mitch! I really don't think any changes need to be made to the formatting. Also like the decks that are played. They seem like they utilize fun cards and aren't so spikey.

Every episode will have a song reference in it.

Oh yeah!! This is my favorite segment in the channel! Beats watching a film, seriously!

I'm so happy to see these episodes. I've watched mitch make all these interesting decks, it's really awesome to see them being played on KZread. That being said, someone tell eddy to let someone else win.

Alek could have played spells with the citadel as he never went past his second main phase

Yes!!!! More regular Commander gameplay. Best content on the channel imo.

That crackling doom was savage

I love this Mitch. I don't always get to play with my buds, and watching y'all gives me that little bit of dopamine.

Everyone needs to target Eddie. He has Won ALL 3 Episodes so far. Make Eddie ARCHENEMY #1. Great games though. (No offense Eddie)

Great game! We don’t play infinite combos in my pod because it makes the rest of the game feel pointless. But the whole video was entertaining nonetheless!

@joedoe7572

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! At the very least, not infinite combos that win you the game that turn. At least give non-blue players a chance to respond to a game ending threat

Great to see another episode! Keep up the great work as always.

Yay! So happy to see another gameplay video!

I love this! Definitely a fan of more content and gameplay 🤗 thanks!!

Yes 🥲 thanks Mitch!

Eddie is to Close Quarters what Richard is to Commander Clash.

The perfect blend of play and talk

Huzzah for more CLOSE QUARTERS. really enjoyed this.

Mitch forgot some draw triggers from Zendikar near the end! Love the show and the new frequency :)

As someone who loves their Aminatou deck, I agree. I have never not gone "oh would you look at that" after drawing the card I just put on top.

Mitch, I really love these videos, thanks for making them.

41:34 "Gaveyards are examined". C'mon Mitch...GAVEyards? 😂

Very cool match. Glad to see a match w/ Marchesa! Still fine tuning my own version of that commander, thanks for some ideas to try out!

First thought after deck introductions: Very interesting decks which you don't see that often.

Instant like, for the quick content. Love to see it :)

Combining Collapsing Boarders with Tainted Remedy is genius!

I love that someone else built Ikra and Bruse, i was getting lonely.

A MARCHESA DECK!!! MY FAVORITE COMMANDER!! I'm so happy to see the kind of deck I play in that video! >w>

Love all your videos please keep making these episodes

When Alek's bolas's citadel comes into play still his main phase. He absolutely CAN play thing. He and the table says he can't because he already tried to move to his end step. All that means is he passed priority during Main 2. Remember that after each item on the stack is dealt with (e.g. resolved, fizzles, etc), each player will get priority again. So main 2, alek passes priority. Spells happen and it results in a citadel in play. The stack clears and priority comes back to him as the active player. It's still main 2 so he can go nuts.

Keep up the great content, Mitch!

That marchesa deck slaps, I'm in the middle of building one, gave me some ideas huehuehue. Love these vids

Because of "Evanescence" & "Tainted Love", I think you're now obligated to include a music related title for each commander game.

Loving the content, just wish the wide shot had a better depth of field to it. Mitch and Eddie are always out of focus in the wide shot.

@TheCommandersQuarters

2 жыл бұрын

Working to improve things as best as I can! Unfortunately I am not an expert with these cameras, but I am working on it haha

@Pauls2theWall

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCommandersQuarters You are doing a great job and I am super excited for the future of Close Quarters! (My 2 cents if you'll take it) The main thing that determines depth of field will be the cameras f-stop setting. The lower the f-stop (f1 to f5.6) will have a more shallow depth of field but allow alot more light in. A high f-stop (f8 to f22) will provide a much deeper depth of field, but will darken the image. It's all about balancing the f-stop, ISO, and shutter speed. You've got this, we believe in you!

40:42 small nitpick, Alec needs to activate Heliod BEFORE moving to the declare blocks step, elsewise his white floating will be gone.

@adameden8722

2 жыл бұрын

Nice spot. I didn't realize that was the case. Thanks for the Magic lesson!

Hey Mitch! Greetings from Argentina! It’s so funny to watch those games. Please, keep it simple. Less is more… So distended. I like it very much. 🤙🏽

The "lands are found" cut screen got a big laugh out of me for some reason

Loving the games. Thank you.