Magic needs more players like Aims, asks questions politely when she doesn't understand things, gets excited when someone does a disgusting thing rather than salty, she even apologized for mistakenly not pointing out she had an arcane signet that could be removed. I'll gladly play the slower game to not have to put up with the salty over competitiveness of other players. Props to the others for helping teacher her too.

@careljoubert8184

5 ай бұрын

I agree, but my favourite is that Brian and Olivia always try to help newer players in their games and show them better available plays. I've seen so many people who just love destroying new players that this is super endearing and my favourite MTG channel!

@metricarea7546

5 ай бұрын

So many people tend to get salty and overcompetitive over time... I have people I play with outside of my play group from time to time whose argument is literally "I play board wipes because I don't wanna give up" after 2-3 have already been played... Yes. So it's refreshing to see Aims.

@theoneandonlyAeth

5 ай бұрын

@@careljoubert8184 It's the niceness curve, new players tend to be nice and excited when cool stuff happens then as people get competitive they turn sour and you get people rules lawyering and getting salty as they feel like they should be winning. And then on the far end of the spectrum you get guys like Kibler who can just be nice. They know how good they are and they're not afraid to laugh at their own mistakes. It's just the people who fall into that trench of awful in the middle who think they are far better than they are, blame others and get salty who ruin the mood.

@stefanwilhelm6046

5 ай бұрын

I got a nice elfball commander deck for new players / play with new players - it got its "breaks" for a reason. People tend to relate to elves. Elves got okay-ish keywords and golgari provides good interactions at well. It is easy to teach and it's funny to play. But the main thingys for new players shouldt be: A) "Ask" - if you don't understand a thing B) "Mistakes are okay" / accept help C) "to lose is part of the game" - no need to be salty D) It shouldt be fun ride for the other three as well! ( Next level to get a blink of idea how in-depth the game can be is a 5-color chaos deck 😅)

@samuelbeall439

5 ай бұрын

Preach! Saltiness in Magic over someone just playing their deck and making their own assessments of the board is just highly unnecessary, it's a game and we're here to have fun, let people play and learn!

As a newer player, I identify with Aims just getting excited by decks doing cool things.

@WIBYTIEDH

5 ай бұрын

As a seasoned player, I also identify

@godoy_

5 ай бұрын

Dude, I started playing magic 8 years ago, started playing commander 3 years ago and still get happy when some other deck start doing things.

@WIBYTIEDH

5 ай бұрын

@@godoy_ big explosive plays are what make Commander awesome

@StuffCraigLikes

5 ай бұрын

This is why I love playing with new players. Seeing those moments of realization ("Does everybody have a Sol Ring?") and the outsider perspective (how she commented on watching seasoned players flow). It's awesome.

@endorin5506

5 ай бұрын

Aims seems like such a genuinley nice person, I would love to see her play again. Cheers to a coozy channel 🤗

I got you, Brian. "You are the worst pirate I've ever heard of." But you have heard of me. I can't let that one go unacknowledged. Lol

@commanderathome

5 ай бұрын

Someone gets me

@isaiahwelch8066

5 ай бұрын

​@@commanderathome: Makes sense. After all, I wouldn't put it past Olivia to slap you, you say, "I don't think I deserved that," her slap you again, and a bystander say, "Let me guess: You didn't deserve that, either?", and then you respond, "No, I deserved that one." Because you definitely seem like you're Magic's version of Captain Jack Sparrow. Which, if you are, Brian, now you need to make a Pirates Tribal deck, lol. Complete with ships as Vehicles in the deck. Because...you know...Pirates need ships. And treasures. 😅

@TheFAUST911

5 ай бұрын

😊

@jumblemess

5 ай бұрын

Queue Pirates of the Caribbean theme song

@consolescrub4031

5 ай бұрын

"The commander damage rule is more like a guideline really." -Barbossa Brode

As a newbie to Magic and Commander, it was SUCH a joy to watch Aims play and see how friendly, encouraging, and educational the rest of the table was. I hope y'all get the chance to play with folks who are still learning more often - its entertaining in a different way then seeing four experts play, it sets a great example for other players who may have new players at their tables, and it demystifies the game even more for new players and they would hopefully feel encouraged to join a pod or go to a LGS for a Magic event.

@goberthicks

5 ай бұрын

Being nice and helping people that are new at magic means more people to play magic with! No reason to dunk on new people when you can show them cool stuff and help them be better players and have even more fun :)

@masterbd0505

5 ай бұрын

Also, because they were explaining things, I feel like I learned things and I’ve been playing for years now. At one point I think Brian quoted actual rules text, and I really appreciated that I got to learn something new too!

@StuffCraigLikes

5 ай бұрын

I LOVE playing commander with new players. I always tell them "Ask anything. Magic players love talking about Magic." And Brian was absolutely right about how crazy it is that the biggest 'casual' format is also the most complicated.

@kennethandrews1111

23 күн бұрын

​@@StuffCraigLikesnot all commander players are nice people. I've had quite a few people who got salty because I was helping a kid learn her triggers & what her cards do in game, during a tournament at my local LGS.

Bryan is the epitome of how commander should be played. Win or lose every time I’ve watched content he is always laughing/joking around and just enjoying the company! Thank you Olivia & Bryan for really making me feel like I’m actually there watching friends play and just having a great time ❤

That reaction when Aims finds out about the Dihada / Odric interactions is so wholesome. Seeing new players learn cool stuff is what makes Magic great.

@Meteor270

5 ай бұрын

I got into Commander around the exact same time as DMU and Dihada was my first precon this interaction pretty much made me fall in love with Commander!

@wigglytuffgaming

3 ай бұрын

Yah net decking super fun!

oh I can correct Kibler too, yay as Roaming Throne lets abilities trigger an additional time and Pantlaza's ability says only once per turn he gets only one discover per turn corrections aside, that was an amazing game, thanks again for making this happen

@ike2783

5 ай бұрын

I just saw this as well.

@DisSonik760

5 ай бұрын

Was going to point this out too. I was called out for this last month in our pod hahaah.

@MattTorres

5 ай бұрын

Seen this mistake in quite a few games, wonder if there was a more apparent way they could have worded pantlaza since so many people seem to miss it who are otherwise pretty solid at knowing interactions like this.

@therealax6

5 ай бұрын

@@MattTorres The solution to this problem is usually reminder text, but they can only catch so many mistakes with it.

@spec-opsteve756

5 ай бұрын

Still worth it in my pantlaza deck for all the other dinosaur triggers but yeah only one discovery

20:12 I have never ever heard of or even thought of the possibility of someone responding to an Etali with "What, that's cool". But it makes me very happy to have been wrong. It is nice to see newcomers being amazed by effects and not annoyed and jaded as most older MTG players are due to the powercreep.

@912zap

5 ай бұрын

As an older player, I get amazed... until I see those cards on the other side of the battlefield and pointed at me.

@Dragonwarrior125

Ай бұрын

Honestly I remember my first time seeing a combo go off in a game and a light just kinda flicked for me for the possibilities. I did end up learning the lessons about what combos make the game fun or end quickly, rather than what Hive Mind + Eternal Dominion does. (Or Eye of the Storm)

"And then an angel in a black hoodie descended and said 'Go to Hell, Brian'". LOL. I love this show so much! :'D What a great episode, as usual.

This game was such a treat. Kibler doing Kibler things, DrLupo is such an entertaining person, seeing Aims (or anyone relatively new to the game) learn cool new interactions with their cards is always fun, and Olivia got to actually play her deck instead of just getting picked on

@N3mdraz

5 ай бұрын

And you are great for having a nice comment. Oprah: everyone is great today

I want to call out my boy Kibler too! At 52:00 Kibler discovers twice with Throne and Pantlaza but due to Pantlaza's OPT, he can only discover once! I love you Kibler!

@Thehammiest

5 ай бұрын

As a heavy Pantlaza player I noticed that as well!

@kishibelunatik

Ай бұрын

not how it works, Pantlaza can only trigger once, the Throne copies the trigger which works, it can't proc again but copying it works

Eilidh's frustrated editor vfx are priceless... And the growl, too! 😂 We appreciate you Eilidh! Seriously.

Super fun game! Love seeing DrLupo join one of my favorite Commander show. Small misplay though: At 1:15:02 everything that damaged Aims should've been destroyed due to No Mercy. Feed the Swarm would've been played in postcombat main phase since it's a sorcery. Either way, great game!

@andrepl608

2 ай бұрын

The creatures had indestructible though because of the two creatures that he controlled from aims

I love watching Brian play commander. He always seems to play for those huge turns and make himself the target! It’s a delight to watch.

Aims figuring out how the one ring works and revelling in how broken it is warms my heart ❤️

I'm still a new veiwer (about 1yr)...I appreciated this episode so much more, that you all were playing together at the same level even though Aims was new... I hate when ppl just stomp on new players and make mtg not fun and they quit... proud of you guys for even recording this episode🎉🎉🎉❤❤

@megamert2848

5 ай бұрын

I mean this channel is only like 1.2 years old so basically everybody is a new viewer.

@stefanwilhelm6046

5 ай бұрын

To stomp on newbies is possible but unnecessary. Cause, if you like the game of Magic and Commander in particular, give them a chance to get interessted in the game at all, instead of putting their face in the dirt cause you can...

Watching Aims learn and discover some of the intricacies of magic in real time is so wholesome and just amazing to watch!

As the most experienced player in my play group I had to laugh at Kibler saying I don't WANT you to attack me buuuuut its the right choice! haha

That was such an exciting game! All of the decks felt really strong and could have been "the problem" at any point

New mtg player here - don’t know that I’ve ever gotten to watch a newer player on an actual-play show like this, it was really cool and super encouraging to see!

When evacuation got cast at 27:02, Olivia didn’t return her Ramunap Excavator to her hand. Hopefully she sees this

@goberthicks

5 ай бұрын

Well that's embarrassing 😬 good eye!

@bipolarbear3743

5 ай бұрын

Also she took back her enchantment on Brian's board that got cast by Etali. XD

@jacobisbell9388

5 ай бұрын

@@bipolarbear3743 Joiner adept is a creature, although you're probably better off with chromatic lantern.

@bipolarbear3743

5 ай бұрын

@@jacobisbell9388 OH MY BAD! I always think this print of joiner adept is prismatic omen for some reason I've even lost a game where it blocked my lethal and I died on the crackback I guess I can't learn from my mistakes.

Missed Bronzebeak Foragers ETB at 40 min. :)

I really enjoy how Aims is clearly a newer player to the game, and everyone is helping her out, making sure she gets the game. Reminds me of my play group. We have a guy who started playing in Novemeber, although He thinks he's the best thing since sliced bread when we play, We still help him out. Gotta love the MTG community

DrLupo & Aims were so fun and chill. Great game. Super sweet also seeing the encouragement and help towards Aims. Fun wholesome game. Even with Brian's army of big bad Dinos! EDIT: Okay I commented that before finishing the video. Correction. Even with Olivia's army of Swarms!!! hahaha

Just got into magic, and found this channel because Aims said she was going to be on it and now I’ve seen every episode and will be sticking around

@ryankelly1246

5 ай бұрын

I also reccomend checking out Tolarian Community College. Super dad energy host who brings on super cool people. Game Knights is also super popular but is a bit overproduced imo feeling sometimes more like a movie than a game of magic.

@eventuelleon748

5 ай бұрын

Tabletop Jocks, Elder Dragon Hijinks and Tolerian Community College are cool too. Chad Magic i can also recommend. @FinalPrecursorDavid

@FinalPrecursorDavid

5 ай бұрын

@@eventuelleon748 I know about Elder Dragon Hijinks for the same reason but thank you for the others

@famousstranger8468

5 ай бұрын

I hate your deck, quest for the janklord & loading ready run

Aims playing as a new player with Bryan Kibler! Its like a childs first kick of a ball being with Messi.

For newer players there's a particularly neat moment. Olivia pauses Aims at 53:41 from playing after attacks are declared by Brian to play a fog. You should get in the habit of checking in order of priority. A player ahead of you might have an action that is a reply to a situation and save you a play. Look to and communicate with others to see if they have a response. I love the casual yet technical points in these videos.

@alecmullaney7957

4 ай бұрын

I think they did that because Aims os relatively new and they're helping them along

When Aims finally realized that happened, I would of thought there would be a a huge emoji for that!!! This is wild lol

1:29:48 Didn't see this in a quick browse of the comments, so: Olivia: "Two lands cards enter my graveyard from anywhere." Brian: "So she gets two more triggers." No, actually. The Gitrog Monster reads "one or more" so you only get one trigger per event that puts lands into the graveyard even if it puts multiples. As Underrealm Lich's ability is one event, it would only add one trigger. Essentially, you can never GAIN triggers with Underrealm Lich and Gitrog Monster, you can only break even if you bin a land from every single one. Easy mistake to make, though.

I didn’t know I needed lupo playing magic but here we are

@GreyGoosee

5 ай бұрын

Came here to comment this same thing🥲

@ericarikaliean172

5 ай бұрын

As long as it anit warzone or fornite I'm in need for drlupo

I love commander at home. The games are always exciting to watch. Thanks for sharing your home with us Brian and Olivia

For everyone: 🎵 Cut My Treat Into Pieces, This Is My Loundest Bork! Fluffy Canine! Still Teething! Don't Give A Heck 'bout The Living Room Seating!🎵

@EDHijinks

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the chuckle 😆

So happy to see that this is out! My favorite streamers alongside my favorite commander channel!

Aims was the best part of the episode. The excitement for learning was great. I think they missed a landfall at the end. 138 scute swarms was the final total, i think.

I couldnt stop watching. Very wholesome and enjoyable seeing players of different skill hang out and just have fun. Thanks!

Thanks for playing pantlaza, I just built this deck and I’m seeing a very similar deck to what I have in mine. This is my favorite commander series on KZread. Thanks for posting the great videos guys! I look forward to the next one!

Sometimes as an outsider, Commander games can be wildly swing-y at the cost of the entertainment value of the episode. It was nice to see all the decks come online and flaunt some of what they were able to do. I think this actually might be my favorite episode so far, actually. Cheers, ya'll!

i love seeing this channel grow so quickly! probably my favourite commander show on youtube now, pretty close to EDHijinks haha

I love the support of this channel! Its nice seeing moments to learn and get to see things and card interactions! Honesty, this is amazing and the support everyone gives is amazing. You all are lovely people!

I love the channel. Poor scute was missed for each forest creature coming in from ashaya

@ruekaen

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I was about to say, not a single landfall triggers from her non token creatures after her, not even from ashaya herself.

I'm glad I didn't miss this upload! Great decks, lovely pilots, all around Hall of Fame match of commander. When I need to show someone, what commander is like, it's this match from here on out.

Not that it mattered in the game, Brian was actually correct at 38:34 with Cascade. The land from the Cascade would go on the bottom of the library after Cultivate fully resolves, so after the shuffle. Edit: I am wrong, disregard.

@alexjodlauk

5 ай бұрын

Cascade will let you cast the card. So you put Cultivate on the stack while resolving the cascade ability. Then you finish resolving the cascade ability by putting all other exiled cards on the bottom. Just after that the Cultivate will resolve and search for basic lands and then shuffle.

@wikidclowne6891

5 ай бұрын

@@alexjodlauk you are correct, I misinterpreted the rule for Cascade. The land does get shuffled in.

This is THE greatest magic channel BY FAR! My fiancé and I just got into Magic and you are teaching us so much. Keep up the great content!

@commanderathome

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Aims seemed genuinely hyped about stuff in magic. That made me happy.

@style0vertalent191

5 ай бұрын

Yea and with that she's actually so cute it hurts.

It's so adorable seeing her learning her own cards. She's just so excited about her learning her own deck. Helps me remember the excitement of being new to Magic.

I love seeing how excited Aims is to be doing the thing in a commander game!

I've love this channel so much and have watched since day 1. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, especially Aims. Having a little bit slower match with moments of genuine inspiration really brought a bit of magic to this eisode.

really enjoyed having a newer player at the table. ive been playing a while now but its nice getting explanations for cards and others politely explaining them

Love watching the best Magic content creators play. Thanks Olivia and Brian for inviting them back! 😊

Thanks for such a cool game! Loved seeing DrLupo and Aims playing, such a vibe! I play Don Andrés myself so it was great to see how the deck played out here :)

The attitudes at this table are prime, top-tier commander! Love watching this and the vibes from everyone at the table! It's not about winning, it's just about having a good time with my friends!

This is a fantastic show. Really appreciate the atmosphere! Good job and keep it going.

i recently found the channel and as a mtg player who dropped/stopped playing at S4 is sooooooooo cool and a freaking joy to watch Aims plays and all the rest helping her instead of going bonkers and smashing her face with no reason at all, super glad that i found that episode among the other that i've recently watched ... by far my favorite channel since i got back to mtg(like 2 weeks :P) ... i get super overwhelmed by stuff on commander's and i totally understand how Aims feel !

24:40 Exactly Brian. Same as mill. It's only the last card in your library that matters.

@burnsboy101

5 ай бұрын

Imagine seeing you here haha

This is genuinely my favorite commander channel. The games are always hilariously entertaining and the guests are always so fun! Thank you for your contribution to making the internet a better place!

Man, this made it into my top 3 games on this channel. Such a great interesting match. Thanks as always

1:24:50 doesn’t Ashaya come in as a forest land ( thus triggering Scute Swarm )?

@YayoCruz28

5 ай бұрын

Yup, it does, little big misplay for sure

That sudden realization of card synergies is such a wonderful feeling. Like solving a puzzle without knowing you had one right in front of you.

Channel always getting better. Last episode would be my all time favorite!

I'm fairly certain Aims had game in her hand but the whole match was just so wholesome I'm not even mad. Y'all are such great teachers and it's so refreshing seeing such wholesome reactions to cool card interactions ❤

This was an awesome game! Please have more in the future where you have one person learning from you all. Not only was this game fun to watch, but the explanations were wonderful!

Seeing Brian play Pantslaza Sun Flavored really makes me glad I was able to get that precon and spruce it up! Love me some dinos!

I love this channel! I've been a Kibler fanboy since the ye-olden days, and absolutely love the energy and vibe that Olivia brings to any table she sits at. Thanks for the great content! Friendly reminder, when you have Ashaya in play, having a nontoken creature ETB also counts as a land ETB. Pretty sure at least two Scute Swarm triggers were missed.

@ariahamilton8194

5 ай бұрын

There was definitely one missed when Olivia played Lighthouse as a land entering near the end, when she was at 64 scutes. So she should have had at least 128 at that point. Not that it mattered really, as she had it in the bag. GG Olivia.

Watching Aims play reminds me of my earliest days of Commander. What a wonderful pod

Yay! Perfect way to spend my break on Wednesday! Thanks Y'all!

Coming back from an eight year hiatus. You guys are fun.

Excited for this one with Dr Lupo

This is my favourite video so far. And you guys have a lot of good ones. Amazing vibe ❤

That little One Ring squeek at 28:30 xD

I enjoy this channel far too much

This was a crazy game! So much going on and everyone had a moment to shine.

I love Lupo I love Aims I love Commander at Home This is the best episode ever, all my nerd-isms crossing paths

Brian and Olivia explaining all the plays helps me understand the board state more clearly. love the show

This is such a comfort channel for me yall are wonderful, positive, and blessed ❤❤❤

When Lich puts 2 lands in the graveyard it only triggers Gitrog once because his wording says "one or more" because they are dropping at the same time on the same trigger. Whereas for example squandered triggers each time technically because you sac one at a time

An absolutely amazing game to watch as always. You guys are so cool with your interaction with each other and, it is something I always try to do when playing with newer players. If the newest player is having fun then you are always onto a winner.

Super loved watching a new player enjoy the game with you guys!!!

I feel like if you’re risking the biscuit, you’re also, simultaneously risking it for itself, the biscuit. You’re risking ur biscuit for the continuity of the biscuit yk

Aims radiates massive "Little sister, must protect" vibes.

Love that you had a newer player on. It's nice to see the excitement in the learning process.

Watching Aims play and being genuinely excited to simply play, having fun and having a good time healed something in me and i actually decided to play again.

I love watching Aims play, her excitement for the game as a new player fills me with joy. DrLupo is a blast to watch as well. Thanks for the fun game!

This episode was really fun to watch. I didn't know who was going to win! Very entertaining 🙌

You guys are amazing, keep up the great work!

@commanderathome

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

This is such an awesome pod.

Always find myself rewatching your intro just to admire your fur babies😂❤️

Another awesome episode! So many fun cool people playing magic!!!

Holy shit! I love this!!! Lupo AND Aimee in a commander at home episode!!! LETS GOO

I am starting playing Magic again after a looong time of not playing and I really like this content. Great to see stremers that I enjoy here…

Commander at home definitely seems more what I would expect from a casual commander game.

the number of times I have taught a new player the power of the one ring and just the flavor of it being so tempting to tap it every turn, its just so good to witness haha

Having a newer player at the table made the episode very interesting

this table is especially attractive

@Woogachaka42

5 ай бұрын

I mean, look at that tablecloth! It accentuates the rectangular features beautifully

This may be weird but a tour of the room yall play in would be awesome! I'd love to see the collection in those drawers and so on!

I love this show. It also feels like every episode turns into archenemy vs. Kibler.

The camera zoom on Brian as he ferociously flipped through his cards to count the fifteen that he was discarding to hand size was actually hilarious. Great video once again! Would be fun to see Lupo and Ben Brode together - I think it would be a hilarious combination.

Great show. Really enjoying the channel

I LOVE Aims. Her getting excited over every interaction was funny af. Easily my favorite episode.

I would like to thank these four beautiful souls for the content and fun games. My health keeps me from playing the game I enjoy with the friends I love and yet there is no loss as I have such wonderful resources as these friends laughing and playing in my heart! Love and laughter to you all and thank you so much.

Love watching you guys play watch hijinks aswell you always give me great ideas for new decks 😎👍🏻 keep up the great content guys 👍🏻