Rachel: Look at all this ramp! I'm so behind! Also Rachel: Welcome to the infinite archipelago.

Lynch: "Threat assessment! You don't know what he can do with all that mana!" Rachel: :)

Rachel: I'm so far behind 15 minutes later Rachel: I make infinite lands and then draw my entire deck.

@gustavoaffonso8942

3 жыл бұрын

but everybody drew their entire decks so everybody is happy right?

@emyron1843

3 жыл бұрын

@@gustavoaffonso8942 perfectly balanced, as all things should be

I LOVE that Rachel had a token that literally said infinite lands. That’s when you know you have a win con in hand

@andrewtl7988

3 жыл бұрын

They're called infinitokens. Dry erase and reusable. So cool

@fenixmeaney6170

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm so far behind!"

@kingfuzzy2

2 жыл бұрын

( :

@billdoetsch

2 жыл бұрын

@@fenixmeaney6170 When you live on a Mobius infinity strip being behind is being ahead...!

You made it Rachel: we hate your deck

This was one of the funniest episodes of any commander gameplay video I’ve watched. Loved the out of nowhere pop-off

13:10 "She in fact did not have the game..." - Morgan Freeman narrating the game. Rachel's sly little smile in response to her statement 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Not usually a fan of super fast games, but when it's because someone else powers up a different players deck by accident.... that is beautiful.

@thengine7

3 жыл бұрын

Group hug isn't beautiful. It's obvious that you haven't been in a game where someone ramps up your opponents. It's obnoxious.

@justanotherhuman7106

3 жыл бұрын

@@thengine7 sure it helps your opponents, but I mean it’s helping you at the same time so it’s kind of canceled out if you catch my drift

@thengine7

3 жыл бұрын

@@justanotherhuman7106 not really. There are definitely non-parity issues with group hug. Just because your land make 2 while the combo player is enabled to win, didn't mean that the effect was close to equal.

@danpk1977

3 жыл бұрын

@@thengine7 why the hostility? I am allowed to like what I like. I just liked the fact that someone paid for their own hubris by accidentally powering up someone else's deck. Of course I have been in plenty of games with group hug with varying results. Such a weird thing to call someone out on through the anonymity of the internet. If you don't like group hug decks, that is fine, but it doesn't invalidate my own opinion.

@thengine7

3 жыл бұрын

@@danpk1977 you seen to enjoy group hug and the inevitable powering up of your opponents in a non-parity way. As you said, that's your opinion. You may very well enjoy trolls playing chaos and kingmaker decks. A lot of players do not.

Rachel plays sapphire medallion and the table sees it as “good ramp”. As a fellow Orvar player all I see is combo piece... what fools haha

Rachel made this face when Joe had the big mana ramp in the beginning that made it seem like she was gonna lose. Then that double mana enchantment came out and you knew she had something big.

@jimharris5320

3 жыл бұрын

6:04 "THAT... changes things..." (goes into Beautiful Mind mode...)

@eyeh0

3 жыл бұрын

Jim Harris Then proceeds to thematically finish the table with Braingeyser 🧠

*first time seeing the vid, noticing it's only 20 mins* Me inside: Oh dear God, who popped off tOO much?

I had a feeling Rachel was gonna win as soon as I saw that sapphire medallion get copied. Can’t believe no one went after her.

@InterruptingDonphan

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that as soon as I saw it get cast. cEDH Orvar giving me flashbacks

@kristianovergaard1112

3 жыл бұрын

Like most others I had a feeling Orvar would take the win before the game begun.

@tbzergfortheswarm5993

3 жыл бұрын

but, it's an additonal cost. does that even work? i don't think so?

@MagnaDrake

3 жыл бұрын

@@tbzergfortheswarm5993 it does. Buyback adds to the base mana cost of the spell, then the medallions reduce the total cost by 1 each (for a total of 2 discount).

@spareribbs2304

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I also have a deck that's all about reducing spell costs and when I saw this plus her commander, I had a feeling who'd make it out on top :D Also, Krissie's boardstate was the perfect distraction to keep everyone's focus away from her.

Damn. That Orvar came thru with the infinite lands! Out of nowhere and no one suspected it. Dope match!

@Dragon_Fyre

3 жыл бұрын

If you dont suspect an infinite combo from an Orvar deck, you've never played versus an Orvar deck. The same goes for Selesnya... that's the win condition for those decks. The mana flare just expedited the combo.

@orvar7035

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Never seen Kelly napper in my life.

"If anyone would like to flash in a Mesmeric Orb, now is the time."

Never underestimate a Blue deck or Rachel Weeks

@ReallyCoolSite

3 жыл бұрын

I don't even play and Rachel is gonna give me nightmares with that deck.

@kulinfro830

3 жыл бұрын

i love that leading up to all the action no one sees rachel or orvar as a threat. never again.

@thengine7

3 жыл бұрын

ORrrr.. don't play group hug.

@stikkontakt4

3 жыл бұрын

Simp

Rachel: "And i'm going to make a copy of the Sapphire medallion." *It was at this moment, the rest of the play group knew...they f--ked up.*

So the first turn was Sol, Soul, Sol? Nice

This episode LITERALLY held up to the concept of the show. Good job.

That was the most sincere "I HATE YOUR DECK" from Joe lol gotta love it

How many of us have been Rachel, hyping your opponents massive play while knowing you have the win in your hand lol.

@MovieManiac67

3 жыл бұрын

not sure if she had it off bat, but as soon as Lynch played the Mana Flare, it looked like the gears were turning and Rachel probably figured she could take the game in a couple rotations if she played it cool. Honestly though, playing a card like "Mana Flare" in a pod that's less flashy and more aggressive / combo-tastic seemed like a really bad idea. Its a fun card in casual, but this pod is in no way casual.

@Dragon_Fyre

3 жыл бұрын

@@MovieManiac67 He was trying to get Gishath out fast, because it basically crushes the board once it does. Since likely no one had creature removal (no one stopped Kaalia) he could have potentially won in a few turns himself. Orvar could have just created sapphire medallions on its own and once she had 3, the combo would have gone off all the same. Mana flare really only sped up her win by a turn.

@jasonlevesque6340

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragon_Fyre Not really. Mind Games requires UU, so no matter how many medallions she has she needed her lands to tap for UU to get infinite lands. The Mana Flare play was bad, but if you haven't seen Orvar in action it's easy to think they aren't doing anything with islands and a sapphire medallion.

@MovieManiac67

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragon_Fyre Mana Flare accelerated both Orvar AND Kaalia, so Lynch really wasn't doing himself many favors with that. Plus, he's got access to green, so he should have plenty of assymetrical ramp in there. Again, not dissing the card, it's both helpful and a funny card in general, but "Mana Flare" helps it's opponents way too much in a pod this spikey. I'm pretty sure they've established that the average win in this series only takes 4-6 turns, undisturbed (if that)

@TwilitLugia

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I play all my EDH games. Quietly sit there while Joe's of the table overreact and draw all the attention away from you. My most recent example of this was a couple months ago I was playing my Yahenni deck and drew into Triskellion when I already had Mikaeus on the battlefield for multiple turns. Because I don't call attention to myself, I was able to assemble the combo for the win. That is honestly the best way to win games.

That was the most charming degenerate blue combo win ever! Rachel, I still hate your deck though!

If Orvar is anything like my friends version it will be the favourite to win. It just ridiculous, I never thought I'd see a mono blue deck that can out ramp my landfall deck :(

Before even watching a single turn, the precise 20min runtime is so satisfying

I did not expect that ending. The out of nowhere infinite mana insta win

Finally some more good magic on youtube. Using a weird old cards in combination like that is what makes EDH so much fun.

I feel Joseph and I are similar in that we seem to have a song lyric at the ready for any situation. 😂

Joe: "I hate your deck! I hate it so much! I hate Blue! I hate it!" Best line for the whole game. 😂♥️

I still cannot believe how the alarm bells didn't start ringing around the table as soon as the Sapphire Medallion got copied.

I just cannot believe the speed in which that infinite mana combo popped off, and nobody noticed it until it was too late. The perfect combo at the perfect time, and *Oh hey, you played the mana flare, so you can die last.* Just a beautiful quick game of EDH that I was like so worried about that Kaalia of the Vast, but nah, just death by Brainstorm.

It would be amazing if they bring Josh and Jimmy from the Command Zone channel over, so we can see their top tier decks in action.

@jonlamoreaux1889

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see the latest game knights? They had Cassius on again and they played cedh basically. Pretty interesting match

@bradenskaggs5350

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonlamoreaux1889 Closer to fringe cEDH, you could tell Cass weakened his deck by quite a bit

@SparePartsBud

3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy will mono-red them all 🤣

@Marally601

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonlamoreaux1889 Yeah! it was a fun episode to watch haha.

@francischungfs

3 жыл бұрын

It'll be interesting if we get to see some of their more powerful decks if possible

As soon as I saw sapphire medallion and people ignoring her I knew that was going to happen.

I always enjoy these episodes, so thanks for posting up. Orvar with access to Mana Flare and gaining infinite lands was hilarious!! Lol

I love how the first attack of this game was a matter of the soul warden asking Lynch, "What'd the five fingers say to the face?" SLAP. I've never seen a soul warden attack. That is momentous.

It's been a week, and I can't even tell you how many RL applications I've found for yelling, "ASSESS THE BOARD, LYNCH! ASSESS IT!!"

8:18 : "Blue spells I cost cast two less" xD

Commander advisory group member secrets to infinite mana... Great job, Rachel! Thinking of building around Orvar, and watching that deck go off was amazing.

"Im gonna draw this many cards" Picks up deck. AHAHAHAHA Love it!

Love this channel. Since you guys are playing high powered borderline cedh decks, some games are going to be quick, maybe consider taping two games for the episodes where that happens?(like this one) love the content, and Joe's personality is very welcoming for newcomers. Please keep producing content!

@michaeldlynch

3 жыл бұрын

Rematch drops March 29th on Patreon and April 2nd on KZread!

Great show! Can't wait for the next one!!

I just want to say thank you for being responsive and listening to feedback! I had suggested a few videos ago that you should show the commander onscreen during the intros and it's awesome to see that you've been doing that ever since. It's greatly appreciated! I'm so glad I subbed to this channel.

@michaeldlynch

3 жыл бұрын

We want to keep getting better for all of you. Thanks for the constructive feedback.

Nice! You guys are great! REMATCH!

3:18 little did they know how not lonely it would be.

That mana flare made everyone look so scary, the less scary looking actually won the game though!! What a fun (although quick) game!!

That blue mana ramp was SOOOOO SLICK! The best part is that I saw it coming xD

Looking forward to the inevitable buddy cop movie starring Michael and Joe.

how does that old saying go "No Good Deed (Doubling the tables mana) goes unpunished"

Wel that escalated quickly!! =D hAHAHah was so looking forward to some stompy dino's!

The end result was as predicted. I'd figured Orvar would get overlooked because Kaalia and Gishath tend to draw attention due to immediate on table visible threats and Orvar quietly just tends to go infinite and win. It was faster than I had anticipated though.. she had a good draw.

@thengine7

3 жыл бұрын

She didn't draw mana flare. Without that, her game would have been much slower.

@Dragon_Fyre

3 жыл бұрын

@@thengine7 The blue only commander didn't play a red spell. You don't say ? Thanks Captain Obvious. I was mistaken on the buyback cost (I forgot it included an additional blue, so while it would quickly get out of hand, it wouldn't have been infinite). So it did have more impact than I had stated.

I'm only a minute and a half in to this video, and this play groups energy and friendliness is amazing.

Man, what a game! Always so much fun, especially with everyone's personalities making this so entertaining! Also, a follow-up episode for a rematch? Hell yeah!

@michaeldlynch

3 жыл бұрын

Rematch drops March 29th on Patreon or April 2nd on KZread!

just another push for me to build Ovar.. Man this was a silly game and I loved it. Props to Rachel especially for playing innocent all game until BOOM

Honestly loving this channel so far 😍 keep it up guys!

Really enjoying the channel! Regarding the game, I can only assume people slept on Rachel's deck because they've never played against Orvar before. It gets whacky very fast and leaving Orvar alone + giving him double mana is just not the move. Especially when the other 3 decks are pretty linear and don't have much board/turn interaction. All in all, still a fun episode and I look forward to the next one!

@michaeldlynch

3 жыл бұрын

Truth. First time seeing that deck. Kill on sight for sure!

This series is dope. Keep it up guys. Definitely love your realism with each other and the chat. Love it.

Jesus that orvar combo was insane! Very cool

Binged all your episodes and loving the content. Its nice to see clean editing and casual banter together. I was just getting bored with edh shows with espn commentary or cut like a 90s game show. Keep up the good work guys!

IT would be really nice to see a decklist for each of you afterwards. Keep on keeping on!

I love that Rachel won because of what happened to her when she played squirrel deck on game knights

@angelowilliams5239

3 жыл бұрын

She still came close on that episode, but yeah...I'm glad she won.

@scoe1001

3 жыл бұрын

Spoilers F. How is this the top comment...

@vladimirampov8935

3 жыл бұрын

@@scoe1001 Sorry but still the way she wins is more important than the win itself.

@vladimirampov8935

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelowilliams5239 she really was not close on that episode, simply because she chose a tron deck and went up against a koma. The reality is if the koma had stopped the flyer from hitting him those two times he would have won that match and Jimmy was going to be dead on arrival.

@scoe1001

3 жыл бұрын

@@vladimirampov8935 I still watched and it was good. It's my fault, I try to avoid comments before but I mindlessly read the top comment which happened to have spoilers 😅

Joe’s reaction to Rachael was hilarious

That Mana Flare assist! Orvar will ride that free High Tide all day!

2:50 “I see you, I see you.” Aurelia, the Warleader, presenting her glorious self in tilted hand : ... soon.

Joe's outrage is somehow very pure and wholesome. I literally couldn't get mad if he's salty, he so fun.

Just watched this again, you guys do great work! Cant wait for the next one tomorrow!

Orvar is one of the most fun commanders in so long. There are so many cool things you can do with 1-2 cmc cards

Rachel: Where X is my deck Someone: In response: Draw one card

Amazing gameplay! Lol Ps: the sound was waaay better this time! Gg

As soon as I saw a sapphire medallion go uncontested I knew it was all over.

Was not expecting the blue ramp!

Game went from zero to 100 realllll quick haha

Respect Rachel! Congrats on that awesome win! I had a feeling your Orvar deck was gonna pop off, they normally do😅😅😁👍

Joe: Soul Sister! Every creature gains me life! Specifically! *misses like half his triggers*

I love your vids guys. Always giving me new ideas for decks.

Rachel: “I’m gonna draw this many”

first time finding your channel and watching a game and wow I must say this is really entertaining! keep up the great work

That Orvar win wound't have been posible without the help of Lynch, so we have to thank you, it was awesome!!!

@wikidclowne6891

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely not that quickly, but Rachel already had an infinite land token ready, so there had to be a way to achieve infinite land in her deck. Edit: Whim of Volrath would've done it.

@raimundopilotto2675

3 жыл бұрын

@@wikidclowne6891 You are totally correct. What i tried to say is that Lynch helped in making it happen so fast. English is not my first language, so I'm not sure if i'm saying things correctly.

@wikidclowne6891

3 жыл бұрын

@@raimundopilotto2675 Oh, I totally agree. Wasn't trying to correct you, just adding on. 👍

One of the best channels on KZread. I would love to play a game with all of you!

The best EDH channel! Keep it up you guys!

Ah I love Rachel's deck, I think that she played well and sequenced her turns well.

Channel is always fun to watch! May have been a little power gap / threat assessment. 3 non blue decks against a combo Orvar. Plus there were 2 copies of Sapphire Medallion out. I would have liked to see more interactive decks play against Orvar or it should have been archenemy early on.

I loved the infinite mana token! xD Good stuff and always fun to watch your videos!

Wtf I knew Orvar was ridiculous but this is even more impressive than I thought it would be

Love seeing Joe and Rachel playing MTG. Subscribed to your channel! More power!

I just stumbled upon this channel, and I love your content, keep it coming!

Let’s go, gishath is so overlooked, it’s funny every time I crush with him out of nowhere, people have to stop and read the card before it hits them they are in trouble

@devinscholl1012

3 жыл бұрын

ik i have a whole dino deck around him on mtga

@syntaxerror2409

3 жыл бұрын

How are you not gonna stop and read a freaking 8 cmc dino hahahahah!

@jamesgratz4771

3 жыл бұрын

It’s because it’s not sultai people underestimate it as a big dumb monsters deck despite dinosaurs having crazy good ramp

Really liking the show my friend told me about it and I just binged all the episodes but have to ask any chance of seeing decklists be posted? Would love to see the deck lists for some of these decks

Fantastic game! Braingeysered to death!

9:52 Aurelia actually untaps your creatures on her attack trigger, not at the extra combat. You can still stack it so it sees the creature you play with Kaalia, but it could influence other things

So great video boys thanks!

Hahaaaa yeah! This reminds me of the time someone used their Mercurial pretender to copy their Chancellor of the Spires, targeting the Brass's Bounty in my graveyard, making infinite treasure tokens.

I really enjoy the positive energy from your channel and this group.

But, Just I watched Rachel with Janklord, lol. Glad to see her making the rounds on these great channels!

16k subs?! You will explode in no time for sure! Great quality content, please keep up the good work

@michaeldlynch

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. We are trying and working hard to keep delivering great stuff for you all. Episode 6 the rematch is already set to premiere on April 2nd! Or early access for our Patreon patrons on March 29th.

I don't know if this is my favorite or least favorite game of commander I have ever seen.

I love it when someone else enables your deck :)

haha what a great episode! Make more! And Rachel, your deck is amazing!!!

Holy crap, I think I'm in love.... That was the best win ever!

Really liking the decks ive been seeing inspires me to upgrade my decks and build more

I was extremely tense by all those big flyers asking, how TF are they dealing with that and the dinos after and then "I make infinite lands". Thay cracked me up

2 weeks? That's a daaaaaaaaaaaamn loooooooooong slowplay... JUUUUUUUUUDGE

Funnily enough, had anyone else been playing blue - it's highly possible Rachel wouldn't have been able to combo off. Just wanted to throw that in there as a happy blue mage myself! Another great video you guys! :)