As some of you have pointed out - we misplayed the Curses a bit. The player who cast the curse should get the benefit every time the target player is attacked by any player. Many apologies. This is upsetting to me, mostly because I could have had so much more Gold! -JLK

@winsonxie3179

6 жыл бұрын

The Command Zone it's ok man as long as it stayed consistent everyone makes mistakes :)

@heltoupee

6 жыл бұрын

I had to read each of the curses 3 times before I understood it, too, so I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks they are confusing.

@asideofsalt.6645

6 жыл бұрын

You see mister powers. I LOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDD!

@laynearguello4473

6 жыл бұрын

The Command Zone will you still take them all out of your decks with that extra effect in mind?

@RavarSeer

6 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this.

You know whats great? rewatching this series in 2020 because I can't remember who wins any of the matches :D

@Alia-fn4hi

3 жыл бұрын

What’s even better is watching what cards are in a certain commander deck and working them into your own lol

@jacksonrobbins6499

3 жыл бұрын

Are you me?

@AnomAnomMTG

3 жыл бұрын

Same tho

@jasonstokes7849

3 жыл бұрын

I do this all the time! The commander cube episode is epic

@thebearnado4256

3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I’ve been doing. I watched these over a year and a half ago, and now I can watch them again as if it’s new.

Its crazy that 4 years later, edgar markov and ur-dragon are 2 of the best commanders

@daylan8817

Жыл бұрын

So Mel is the lead for creating the most broken mechanic in commander. Props to her.. 🙄

@chickennoodles4491

Жыл бұрын

the ur dragon precon is like $300… im so glad i bought the kaleidoscope killers secret lair that copy is like $95

@damien2729

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Eminence really is disgusting lol

@johnpratts2856

2 ай бұрын

I love it!

That guy has super-villain wizard eyebrows. Very fitting deck choice.

2:06 "be the sneaky one" and then proceeds to get cursed and destroyed by the rest of the players.

"I dont have artifact removal, but I have player removal"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@cscotch1127

4 жыл бұрын

@Nightwizard I mean, it was a really good line

@mkill572

3 жыл бұрын

Spoken like a true black player

@lewish1248

2 жыл бұрын

The line became a meme in the show, been backtracking to find the original source, glad to rewatch and find it!

Is anyone else giddy by the fact that the way Mel won was by having Edgar lay down his sword after combat and go start a farm in the countryside, which caused Shawn to just kinda...keel over and die?

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. One of my favorite game finishes yet. That Mel. She has style.

@BahamutEx

6 жыл бұрын

best ending :)

@mellowwookiee7533

6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that was the first time anyone has swords-to-plowshares their own creature to win the game.

@jayp4687

5 жыл бұрын

@@mellowwookiee7533 even better: our 8 player free for all had taken too long so we decided to go around once and determine the winner by lifepoints. I was the last and at the end i tried to path my own commander, gaining 6 life and get no top, but someone COUNTERED MY REMOVAL ON MY OWN GUY! so I came second...

@mellowwookiee7533

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayp4687 Damn... That's gotta suck.

😁"I will equip the Lightning Greaves" ☝️ 😨"I-I'll go to equip..."

My man's eyebrows on point

@EvilOttoJrProductions

6 жыл бұрын

emphasis on "point"

@goatmilkz2638

6 жыл бұрын

Evil Otto Jr. Productions crYING LMFAO

@augustfilbert6305

4 жыл бұрын

We've got a motherfucking Kemal Ataturk here.

@simonreilly213

4 жыл бұрын

He may or may not look like a cartoon villain

@user-ww3js8ci7d

3 жыл бұрын

For real

Somewhere out there in the world, there is a seething Kathleen DeVere who is upset that she didn't get invited to play the Cat Deck.

@leohickey4424

6 жыл бұрын

so true.

@mowdownjoe

6 жыл бұрын

Gavin Li Ehh... LRR will stream their own Commander game with these decks soon enough, after their move. She'll get her shot then.

@jqxok

6 жыл бұрын

It would have been awesome to have her play the cat deck, but most guests on the show (including Shawn and Melissa), already live in the LA area. I don't really think they have a budget for travel. :)

@C4742

6 жыл бұрын

Vampires. Kat is crazy about vamps.

@michaelnaramore9310

6 жыл бұрын

just wait for the Friday nights for commander 2017 I'm sure there will be one

Mel's play at the end was extremely sick 👌

Mel is so much fun! Charming, outgoing, competitive and with a hint of malice. Invite her more often!!

Shawn brought appropriate eyebrows for a wizard deck.

@genmasaotome3503

5 жыл бұрын

on theme

Mel is fucking amazing being the lead design of my favorite set of magic.

@brochlarkwright6016

6 жыл бұрын

AND SHE PLAYED EDGAR MY FAV COMMANDER OF THE SET!!!!

@jqxok

6 жыл бұрын

It's a shame Wizards lost her to Riot Games.

@MadShike

5 жыл бұрын

Don't cuss

@aidanspeck2487

5 жыл бұрын

@@MadShike lmao idk if ur serious

@MadShike

5 жыл бұрын

Well Yes I Am Be Civilized Dear Gentleman And Wear Monocles as Well As Top Hats Dear sir Thank You Gentle Moron

the editing on this is amazing. Love how quick it is, turns what could be an hour and half video into 45 minutes of entertainment!

Shawn: plays mirror of the forebears Josh: I don't know how this card will work, I guess i have to wait and see. Josh 5 seconds later: I play mirror of the forebears

" You know what sucks ? Chump blocking with a dragon... " I`ll never get over this xD

dude, that playmat rollout. *chef finger kiss*

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

Got it on the first take too!

@BloodyScythe666

6 жыл бұрын

Ayy, I like your Podcast Commanderin'! (sneaky advertisement is sneaky)

I'm revisiting this video because I've pull out my Ur-dragon, Edgar, and Arahbo decks and started putting new cards in them. This is the video that got me into commander and got me to buy those decks.

Mel: "on board board wipes are such a draaaaag" Also mel: "bLiNd oBeDiEnCe iS oNe oF mY fAvOriTe cArdS"

@DODUCKA

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, new player here. Is there a common board wipe combo with blind obedience or something?

@mrbelbobaggins8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@DODUCKA blind obedience also makes the game drag.

@Gatzvalith

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny to think that a boardwipe that slows down EVERYONE in the game is the same thing as slowing down your opponents. It's a very narrow view of the game.

@senoreverything6366

2 жыл бұрын

@@DODUCKA blind obedience makes everything you do slower and harder, it's essentially a stax piece, if you know what that is.

@avradgaming3225

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like theres an argument to be made in favor of mel's view here. Yes I hate stax, stax are in no way fun to play against. do I run trivial stax pieces, yes everyone has at least one stax piece in one way or another in any deck, be it major or minor. They SLOW the game down. On board wraths and stuff that PREVENT you from playing anything are worse. With stuff like blind obedience, im gonna be mad, but im still gonna get to cast my janky artifacts and creatures, but larry niven's disk says, no one gets to play anything until im gone bc itll be gone when I decide to fuck everything up. TLDR Stax is stupid, but ill take slow down a turn over prevent until its gone any day

Wow, so what I saw there was... Cats: Strong early game, but like many aggro decks it needs to take people out fast to get there...which just isn't easy to do in Commander. I'm much more interested in going wide and using equipment in that deck, I prefer the other two commanders. Can't wait to add Amoncats to it too. Dragons: Exactly what I expected, crazy splashy plays made possible by seriously sweet ramp - seemed like Josh had the perfect opening hand. Shame about all the missed gold. The Utvara Hellkite play was awesome, I am SO happy that card is in the deck. Wizards: I knew it was a slower deck, but I don't think we really got to see any of its potential here, because everyone else was so aggro so fast with those curses... the others having great ramp into their aggro really didn't help. Vampires: Surprisingly effective, Sanguine Bond is such a powerful include, and sweet tech with Blind Obedience, insane with that kicker spell. Never seen Swords to Plowshares used as a finisher before :P

@ExtraordinaryJem

6 жыл бұрын

what do you think is the strongest dragon or vampire?

@CodenameJD

6 жыл бұрын

I feel like dragons will be consistently stronger, but that does rely on getting a decent opening, with enough ramp and colour fixing. It's probably one of the better decks at catching up if it does fall behind, too. Vampires does have the potential to be explosive though, if it casts like 3 vampires in a turn, say... But I could imagine it being quite a bit harder for that deck to catch up if it falls behind.

@ExtraordinaryJem

6 жыл бұрын

good to know, but I still think these precon decks are severely underpowered compared to the previous 2016 ones

@CodenameJD

6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps, but I think those decks were designed to be stronger. They were the best of what those colour combos could offer. These are designed to be great tribal decks, and for the most part they are, but unless you're playing something like goblins or elves, tribal is just not as competitive a deck. These are designed to be more casual. And after last year's price spikes, that's probably a good thing.

@BloodyScythe666

6 жыл бұрын

Well said, sir.

I have to say, the more I watch this video, the more I appreciate Shawn's presence.

Are the cat ears from ultra-pro too?

@sweetkicksvideos7566

6 жыл бұрын

yep, you can buy them on cardkingdom as well.

@pxryte557

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@genmasaotome3503

5 жыл бұрын

@@sweetkicksvideos7566 you lie.. not in cardkingdom.

@aydanlaurence4121

5 жыл бұрын

@@genmasaotome3503 calm down, its a joke.

@parthinaxe

5 жыл бұрын

Genma Saotome r/whoooooosh

I love the little touches you guys put into your videos. The animations, the little snap shots and the reality show-esque side interviews all make for a really quality show. Great content guys!

The "Wanted Card Frame" transition was really a nice creative choice when the "Bounty Counter" was played. Bravo.

27:30 that moment when you take a quick peak at what your opponent draw

@sstankfish

5 жыл бұрын

*quick stare

I enjoyed this video, one: I saw how much everyone honestly enjoyed playing these decks, and two: this is one of the first videos of watching others play and you get to actually see the mechanics play out, you take the time to explain how the cards work as you play them, and because of that I enjoyed watching this match unfold. You definitely got a subscriber

I just love the production and editing of your Game Knights series. You all are very entertaining and I'm glad this series has continued and improved along the way. Great job!

Best mtg series on KZread period!!!

Seriously gents, the production is getting better and better as these continue to roll out. Congrats on the success and continuous leveling up! :)

This is when the show made a huge difference in production and editing. Glad I got to see it.

Watching this while I wait for my decks to be delivered. So far so good!

The vampires deck is definitely the one I'm most excited for. So I'm glad it performed well. I'm gonna try to pick up the wizards deck as well.

At the end there mel, when you cast edgar he was supposed to get 2 +1+1 counters from opal palace. Glad it didn't mess up the game though. Brava to your win madam.

@serenade9115

6 жыл бұрын

I think she also only paid 1 mana for commander tax instead of two.

@d-m-n

6 жыл бұрын

serenade yep she even said "seven mana" even though it should be 8 (for some reason a lot of people mistake Edgar markov for a 5 drop apparently, already saw that happen 3 times in reviews and stuff) but it's not like it would have mattered she still had 2 lands open.

TY for this episode! After all the spoilers, to see these decks in action is amazing. I couldn't agree more that play-wise, I've never been this excited for a commander release. The plays in this episode were insane and Mel had some awesome tricks.

love the game play as always! Great job and keep up the phenomenal work! You guys provide the best commander content by far.

Rofl, make sure everyone stays to the end, that was amazing Josh!

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked :-)

YES! A NEW EPISODE OF GAME KNIGHTS! It's like Christmas During summer...

I love these gameplays! And Mel makes for an awesome villain! Loved her in your Nicol Bolas gameplay, and I loved her behind the Edgar Markov deck. Please invite her to more of these. XD

This is great. You guys are really doing something right since I don't know how to even play magic and I've been watching you're videos. Love the interviews. You're able to captivate an audience other then the one you intended. Good job.

As if I needed any more convincing to buy the Vampires deck...that game was full of SO MUCH COOL STUFF. Winning with Swords to Plowshares + Sanguine Bond?! Accidental boardwipe by cloning Butcher of Malakir?! Massive vampire flavor wins?! TOO MANY DRAGONS?! I have NEVER been this hype about Commander before!

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

I agree! But, the Butcher of Malakir clone/board wipe thing was not an accident - just sayin :-P

@TheUnchosenOne

6 жыл бұрын

Yall only got one thing truly wrong: these curses are for casting on *_yourself._*

@BloodyScythe666

6 жыл бұрын

But why?

@Stormy2021x

6 жыл бұрын

Cast untap one on yourself, and you'll always have blockers lol. (bad idea but interesting)

@TheUnchosenOne

6 жыл бұрын

@Scythic If you put it on yourself, it still triggers anytime any opponent attacks the cursed player, which is you. Instead of it only conferring a bonus to the attacking player, you both get the bonus and your opponent leaves themselves open to a counter swing after you have had the opportunity to kill some of their creatures with blocks. Its great as a deterrent because if they ignore it they just end up feeding into you.

Sean's eyebrows are straight out a cartoon.

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! This is the third episode I watched and I am well and truly hooked. Game Knights rule!!

Omg thank you for this. I really wanted to see a play by play like this. Not enough of these.

Can't wait to get my hands on one of these. I'm leaning towards wizards, hoping I can make it work better than what was shown in this episode.

A Cat, a Wizard, a Dragon, and a Vampire. Is this Magic or a Skyrim play-through?

Thank you so much for this episode! I was thinking about to start with Commander since I started playing magic last year. Now I'm sure - commander rocks the board and I have to buy one of those decks. Greetings from germany.

As usual these are such a joy to watch, also Josh works insanely to put it all together, but it turns out so seamless!

I was waiting so long for this episode.

just wanna say that my friends and I just got more into magic because of these episodes, so thanks 👍👍👍🤘

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

We absolutely love hearing that!

Cant tell you how many times I've watched both game knights and extra turns.....love these give me ideas for decks

Easily the best mtg content around. Got me into commander and it's my favourite format by far. Thanks guys.

You could say the cats are not kitten around.

@generalwolfeye9110

3 жыл бұрын

Nice pun 👍

38:24 This is absolutely my favorite line of the whole video XD

Josh LK that was the dopest board wipe ever 😄 I am truly impressed, sir @ 36:00 min +/- "non-coventional" board wipe 👍

This was one of the most interesting episodes of game knights I've seen in a while. My group are super excited for cm17

The cat deck would be ridiculous with Ajani, Caller of the Pride

@egoclosed-fisted2644

6 жыл бұрын

or any ajani in that fact

@dillpickle694

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Wise yeah I bought s box that had like I think three in it so

@dillpickle694

6 жыл бұрын

Metalsnake I think it has an ajani

@jqxok

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't come with any Ajani Planeswalkers, if that is what you are saying.

@rileywoods45

6 жыл бұрын

Midnight Magic No, but his dead brother is in it.

Sean's eyebrows makes him look like he clawed his way out of hell and is also a lawyer

Great episode, I couldn't believe how good those decks played. Awesome :)

This was really great guys! I like how balanced the decks were it felt the most balanced of game knights and that makes it fun!

It's such a shame Shawn never got to do much at all. When Mel took over the game it just became obvious noone would ever be able to stop her.

Shawn Main makes me think of what a Henson muppet would be like if it were a real person. Great guy.

Even with the misplays of the curse, I really enjoyed this episode. Thanks again, guys and keep up the good work!

Most entertaining commander content on youtube. Please don't stop the Game Knights.

Josh's outro just brought my respect for him to a whole new level

Jimmy was right. lol. I was thinking that Josh was going to ice them one by one before he pointed it out.

41:35: Opal Palace -> The “number of times it’s been cast from the command zone” includes the most recent time. For example, the first time you cast your commander from the command zone in a game, if you spent mana from Opal Palace’s last ability to do so, it will enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.

I really really enjoy these Game Knights and thanks to you guys i'm hoping to get one of the commanders myself to try out! Would buy the set myself but money is a little time for the time being but I made sure that my friends who did purchase the sets did so through your link! Thanks guys

6:09 43 to 36 6 damage...

@draconocor1309

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, i caught that too lol

@smithmiddleton8893

5 жыл бұрын

She corrects to 37

@alchemicalichor1600

5 жыл бұрын

You noticed that too!

@lildipper1047

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed thay

@debbierushton1579

4 жыл бұрын

I saw that

this game is so good every five minutes you think one player is going to win, then its the other and everyone seems to have fun!

My very first game of magic was actually with these exact decks. I had no idea what was happening, but they explained the mechanics as we went. Favorite moment was when I asked “hey, what’s a fate token?” and everyone else freaked out. That was a good boardwipe

Amazing guys!! I loved every second.

Ive been waiting for so long!!!

I still get so much joy out of the fact Mel secured the win by having Edgar lay down his arms

Watched it again here in 2023 just to see some OG wholesome commander . These commanders definitely made their mark over the years . I still have an Ur Dragon and Edgar deck , and Arahbo in my Rinn and Seri , but I think I'm gonna go back and build the other two now for nostalgia. Think it'll be a blast .

Great episode guys!! Shawn Main is hilarious and Mel is such an awesome person!

Does anyone else want to see them play previous precons out of the box?

Battles of the MELISSAS with de tora vs mel

As soon as I saw Edgar Markov was a commander, I knew he would bring home the win.. So powerful !

33:20 The moment ive been waiting for all episode. I discovered Vela a few months ago, so September 2019, and she is amazing. In my opinion a very underrated commander. Yes she's a 6 drop but if you can time board wipes correctly it will hurt everybody way more than it hurts you.

Wait so what does the wizard deck do lol

@jorgel.quiroz8862

6 жыл бұрын

MageKirby It's supposed to combo off but it's very janky compared with the other decks.

@alexdattel2757

6 жыл бұрын

The cards from the wizard deck are actually bonkers strong if built around them. The main commander just has almost no support from the deck. It's badly prebuilt but the 2 side commanders are sweet.

@Vigilanchovy

6 жыл бұрын

It wants to be stormy but fails

@allanmenzies8668

6 жыл бұрын

MageKirby it's every other izzet Grixis combo deck. Looks harmless and durdely until without warning it draws a billion cards and cast a billion spells and wins out of nowhere.

@streetsoldierhood9796

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Dattel the wizard deck is borderline awful. i don't hate it but im not going to buy it.

Already preordered the wining deck! Love that tribe.

@emdub9679

6 жыл бұрын

Zach Harris same here bro, love the cards they put in it lots of them I have wanting for ages

@milesthemage4277

6 жыл бұрын

Zach Harris you are awesome I like how u didn't spoil it for ppl reading the comments like me, thanks

@Sheriff_K

6 жыл бұрын

Tempted to get all 4.. But Wizards looks so weak.. (But has the coolest side commanders..)

@MyYouTube30335

6 жыл бұрын

Sheriff K buy the singles on tcg if that's your only pro for buying it

@BloodyScythe666

6 жыл бұрын

Wizards just looked so weak because it got pounded the whole game. Grixis isn't one of the faster decks and if it gets taken out or beaten on early, there isn't much to come back from (except you actually play with good cards like Cyclonic Rift).

Damn that was clutch plays with sanquine bond holy moly foreal! I LOVED that Vampire Pose at the end, i thought it was spot on.

Another great Game Knights - topped off with a Trogdor reference! Fantastic stuff :-) ...and the Ur Dragon comes in the niiiiiight!!

I really enjoyed watching this video. As this is the first video I've watched all the way through, I'm left wondering how they do the player commentary. Do they do it as the game goes, off to the side? They kind of talk about their own plans, so it would be a little odd just doing it right at the table (plus, I don't see cameras everywhere)... Or are they really good actors, and either note the commentary during the game that they want to say for editing later, or someone writes it for them, or do they just remember and say it later? Really good stuff, game seemed really realistic and casual and reminded me of the reason why I got into Commander in the first place. Good job, guys. I dunno if you ever respond to comments, but I'm actually really curious how you coordinate the commentary in a way that makes it seem like it's happening in the moment.

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

We play the game as normal but we pause at various points for everyone to take notes. Plus, we have a judge on site who is keeping track of every card and move made in the game. Then - after the game is over - we interview each player going slowly through each play of the game (and consulting our notes, etc) and getting their perspective on it. This is also a time when we begin to notice patterns or common themes and we do a small amount of staging or scripting. For example, we came up with the idea of Jimmy doing parodies of famous political speeches during the interview because we knew that the political argument was an interesting moment we were likely to highlight.

@snakydragon9370

6 жыл бұрын

Cool! Have we ever seen this judge in a video before, i.e. "Hey, I'm Mark, and you never see me but my job is really important!" I really enjoy how you combine Magic playing and, for lack of a better word, theatre, to make a really interesting video. I don't normally watch gameplay videos, but the work you put into these episodes is evident, and I'm sure I'll be spending more time watching future videos of yours. With the knowledge of how you do the commentary, I'm left surprised at the amount of enthusiasm you guys give a play that happened half an hour ago. As an actor, I can appreciate just how difficult it is to recreate authentic emotion to something that you've already done, let alone having played thousands of previous commander games with the same people. You guys clearly enjoy the game, and you know what you're doing. Have a nice day! Throughly impressed. Edit: I also appreciate the editing that goes into the extra stuff, like the popups of the cards and tokens, making the power and toughness bigger when you pump a creature, the bounty counters making the creature "Wanted"... Clearly you have an editor that enjoys their work, if not more than that.

@EmmettMcMullan

6 жыл бұрын

To piggy back on Snaky Dragon, I agree with everything he said about your gameplay videos format, and I love the sound design and editing. The use of colorful sound effects to underline pumping and other game events is really compelling

@zsstupidvideos6780

6 жыл бұрын

Neither the judge nor the guys who worked for Wizards bothered to say "Those Curses are being played wrong?"

@lifewithkaraeveryday583

6 жыл бұрын

Snaky Dragon they do the game the sword and then they do the interviews they have a guy there typing everything down so they can react to it

Mel's final play was so much fun to watch

Parabéns Mel Li por vencer o jogo!!! Maravilhosa s2 Me diverti muito!!

Greetings from yucatan, the land where the asteroid crashed. Great magic play! Love commander!

that ice king shirt was dope

That guy has the most villainous eyebrows I've ever seen.

Thanks for another amazing show. Always enjoy your content. Keep the good work up👏

Brought to you by ultra pro. Joking asides, great production value! I love the side commentaries!

Fist of sun's= infinity gauntlet

@nicholasstavash7880

3 жыл бұрын

This is true

Josh: "Do you wanna do a victory pose or anything?" :Mel hisses: Josh: "What is that, a cat?" Mel: "It's a vampire! >:c"

@BrowneePointz

6 жыл бұрын

:K

This was my first time watching The Command Zone. Didn't know it existed until Jeremy mentioned it on the Split Second over on SCG. So...SO glad I found out about it. That was REALLY enjoyable. This is now on my regular 'to watch' list along with Commander Vs. on SCG and Commander Clash on MTGoldfish. Great show guys.

@joshleekwai8895

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you found us!

Watching this video on August 11th, 2018 and it’s still awesome 👏🏾😂

Does anyone have an idea who the guy is on the new curse cards because he is very unfortunate? He is on every curse card. Would Mel have any insight on this?

Did anyone noticed that Shawn main has a T-shirt of the ice king from adventure time?

Great Show Guys!!! thanks for keeping it Up!!!

I truly enjoy watching you guys. You are super entertaining and witty. Keep up the great work.