This is Joe, the Marchesa player! Thank you again for the amazing time, it was truly a once in a lifetime experience! Also Esper Sentinel 😍😍😍

@captainofthesevenbees

11 ай бұрын

As far as I know you’re the first player to concede on game knights (I may be wrong idk) but great deck would’ve loved to see it win

@izdyne6833

11 ай бұрын

Make them bring you back

@MrToujang

11 ай бұрын

Dude, your vibes were awesome! Hope you come back!

@yosefzanerva806

11 ай бұрын

Next time you won't underestimate the power of the Goth GF!!!!! (Y'know? Because rats, and all the black, and lulz?)

@YaBoyEdGames

11 ай бұрын

This was an awesome episode. Loved you and Violet’s vibe throughout the episode.

Bringing a custom "Kill Josh/Kill Jimmy" coin is such a power move!

@ferdithetank7535

11 ай бұрын

Next level metagaming 😂

@Wiktorion

11 ай бұрын

I just laughed out loud, it was such a perfect move

@victorGimlin1

11 ай бұрын

Imagine selling those custom coins. Profit guaranteed

Huge props to the production team for not only making a great show as always, but also calculating the rat colony’s powers.

The Kill Josh/Jimmy coin was the biggest flex

@xpendabull

5 ай бұрын

Josh should've said "not it"

Imagine you go to game knights. Imagine, you got a "kill Jimmy/kill Josh coin". Imagine you are able to flip it. Imagine you flip it with both Jimmy and Josh trying to negotiate a deal with you. And then imagine you win the game. Just a crazy game

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

So good! Loved every bit of it!

@nivyan

11 ай бұрын

This totally sounds like one of those awkward Mary Sue fanfiction stories.

@mcbescheiden725

11 ай бұрын

Imagine you than kill Thema both anyway.

@torredurant1523

11 ай бұрын

She literally killed Jimmy with 8 125 attack creatures. That’s 1000 damage, probably the most damage in combat on game knights (that I can think of)

@kyuura4324

11 ай бұрын

@@torredurant1523i mean, the keeper of the sacred word in the un-set game could have theoretically been more but it’s undefined

Joe is the guy who got me into Magic and welcomed me into his pod. He's a man of many talents and a wonderful friend, I'm so happy that the MTG community gets to experience the positive vibes he brings to this and any hobby.

@anthonymarciano6050

11 ай бұрын

I'd like to think we all know joe personally

@ghostsnipertrue

10 ай бұрын

Lucky, my pod is small and I'm the one who loves mtg way more lol hurts tbh

I hope they get Joe back. He was amazing to watch. One of the best episodes.

@ryancahill728

10 ай бұрын

Joe was very compelling and I thought the rats deck was pretty cool… but l found her commentary a bit needy/annoying. It’s could have been the way that GK did their edits/cuts but I wasn’t impressed with her interactions with the crew.

@InnateOwl

10 ай бұрын

​@ryancahill728 nah you're totally right. She sounds mean at times

@Sutefusama

10 ай бұрын

@@InnateOwl Imagine having someone you don't know enjoying a chill commander game with content creators they like and read your comments. YOU are being mean. It wasn't and never was supposed to be a contest of who would be the best guest.

@InnateOwl

10 ай бұрын

@@Sutefusama I ain't reading all that sorry bud

@RD-cc9nk

9 ай бұрын

@@ryancahill728 can you just chill and enjoy the game instead of shitting on her? It’s giving jealous vibes.

Card draw totals: Josh: 25 (+1 Tutor) Joe: 19 (+1 Tutor) Jimmy: 24 (+1 Tutor) Violet: 17 (+25 Tutor, +4 Cast from top)

@coryirvin6651

11 ай бұрын

First thing I scrolled down to see. Thanks for the counts, and sad to see Joe didn't outdraw Josh

@toomanyrats534

11 ай бұрын

Wait does that mean I drew the most cards?! Wow

@DatShepTho

11 ай бұрын

@@toomanyrats534 You definitely grabbed the most cards out of your deck!

@dwpetrak

11 ай бұрын

@@toomanyrats534Nekusar says "we could count that if you like..."

@Hemlocker

11 ай бұрын

Now these are the stats we really need.

I'm only 25 minutes into the episode, but Joe has been one of my favorite guests. Chill, funny, he's just bringing in a positive vibe. Man is happy to be there and it shows.

@marcusn4814

11 ай бұрын

Right all these guys played well n had fun! Very gg

@pierluigiadreani2159

11 ай бұрын

Clark Kent vibes

@bobroberts5820

11 ай бұрын

Violet was really good and the coin was an absolute power move but yeah, Joe was so good I'd love to see him again sometime

@phantomlord77

8 ай бұрын

@@bobroberts5820 Think it's mainly the deck Joe's had a lot of interaction and never became to much of a threat while Violet's became powerful so fast that it wanted you to root against her at least that's how I felt. Though that's me in general I see someone dominate the majority of an episode with little to no real challenge from the oppenents I end up disliking the episode wishing that there was another match to see more of the other decks.

I’m here for Joe, that dude is chill and funny. Fantastic picks for fans this episode

@SH-im6gq

11 ай бұрын

W Joe

@insertname6670

11 ай бұрын

Maybe people named with the name lee like drawing card 🤔

@lukamoon6094

11 ай бұрын

Loved him

@damnjekyll

11 ай бұрын

The Asian Hank Hill honestly, can't not love him 😅

@HighPriestofPhyrexia69

11 ай бұрын

@@toomanyrats534 no the fact that they choose that person only for the fact they are trans is the “woke” part

Josh : "We dont know Who is gonna win until the very end" Violet, Who was the main threat for more than half the game : "Am I a joke to you?"

@rockerknight25

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was kind of a straight up lie.

@Phished123

10 ай бұрын

yeah i mean, as soon as the synergy was revealed it was pretty obvious to me rats were gonna pretty much overrun the game. Inkmoth was probably the only thing that couldve beat her. People always sleep on rat decks until they are getting attacked by over 20 rat colonies and then they go "ahh yeah, rats..".

@robertborder3208

9 ай бұрын

I kept thinking joe would pull something up to the end because of his comment. Lies 😂

@user-dz6lr8rj3u

5 ай бұрын

that violet dude was weird. lol. Joe killed it though.

@WarpedByTheNHK

5 ай бұрын

To be fair, Joe could've searched a board wipe instead of ink shield and Josh or Jimmy would've probably won, but I respect the choice to go for what could've been a winning play instead

Josh saying “we don’t know who is gonna win until the very end” had me thinking that Chaos Warp was about to be the greatest play in history

‘Rats notoriously do not have wings’ - *Laughs in Simic*

@nomeacuerdo

11 ай бұрын

Oh look, a pigeon!

@TheVWarriors

11 ай бұрын

leave it to the simic combine to take an extra 4 steps to invent "bats"

@nateb.9947

11 ай бұрын

“It’s easy! Look! I made a pigeon rat!”

@Tyl7la

11 ай бұрын

Bats: described as rats with wings

@wEakling1918

11 ай бұрын

*laughs in Old Flitterfang*

Joe Lee is great I would enjoy playing a game with that dude lol

@slendy1641

11 ай бұрын

I 100% agree he seems to bring light to the table with such a calm voice, love his vibe. So peaceful and intelligent

Violet pulling out the coin felt like a whole JoJo part 2 moment or just some huge brain next level anime thought moment. "Your fates were sealed the moment you started this game! I predicted this very moment long before the game even started!"

@Zenitsuthelightning

5 ай бұрын

"Play your cards, yugi boy"

I did the math and was saddened by the result. I was rooting for Joe, but Josh managed to out-draw him. Josh drew 26 cards and Joe drew only 23, though Joe did actually have more card advantage than Josh, since Josh had to discard cards as part of drawing with Shoruki (Joe had 15 card advantage while Josh had 13). By the end, Jimmy had actually drawn more cards than Joe too, having drawn 25 cards, but only having 11 card advantage since a bunch of draw came from Valakut Awakening which discarded much of his hand. Violet only drew 14 cards, but had 38 card advantage thanks to tutoring all the Rat Colonies to her hand and thanks to Bolas's Citadel. Overall, Josh had the most card selection and Violet had the most card advantage.

Game Knights, you NEED to get Joe back on the show. What a cool dude!

Hey! I’m the friend of violets that made the kill coin! Shoutout my sister Kim for sculpting and 3D printing it for her. Teehee.

@bobroberts5820

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely massive flex lmao

@dancingpotplant

Ай бұрын

It was so cool, well done you!

Joe is probably my favorite guest to have ever been on game knights!

Joe: I will outdraw Josh. Violet: Hold my hand while I draw 24 rats.

Can we all agree that Violet pulling that coin as absolute incredible?😂

@robertbolea6442

11 ай бұрын

Well, she was given it by a friend just for the decision that needed to BE decided with the coin flip

@mystikx2205

11 ай бұрын

One of the biggest gigachad moments ever.

Oh my god. Someone actually killed josh first and stopped him from running away with the game! All in all an awesome game to see!

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

I know, right??

@weirdo82

11 ай бұрын

Ummm, I get that you guys are new to Game Knights, but that's not exactly new guys.....

@wowomah6194

11 ай бұрын

I mean to be totally fair, it wasn't some-ONE that killed Josh, it was Jimmy literally throwing every thing at him and then Violet doing just about the same back to back. Pretty unfair to be honest. But I think it's probably cause they went easy to not just try to wreck the guests/fans because that would probably come off pretty lame and also be unfun for the guests. Josh wasn't the main threat on the board for pretty much the entire match. Sure his board was getting pretty good, but Violet had the most threats the entire match and Jimmy didn't put a single thing except his bird at her the entire match. IDK, I felt like they did Josh dirty lol.

@weirdo82

11 ай бұрын

@@wowomah6194 Yea, there's a bias against Josh here because he likes to play blue and control style decks. Trust me, he's won games without playing blue or control, but the people here often ignore that. Just to warn you.

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

definitely not new to game knights@@weirdo82

Bring back Joe! He such a cool dude!

Everyone else: *thinking extremely hard, playing politics, making stacks* Violet: *pouring out another bucket of rats on the table & flipping a coin to decide who she eats first*

There was better threat assessment this episode than the last 10 episodes. Great game!

@CaptainZone1337

11 ай бұрын

Not really, Jimmy fucked up by not saving the Natures claim to destroy the Bolas Citadel. Instead, he chose to destroy Shoriki which wasn’t doing anything, and Josh was gonna die anyways.

@meeekx

11 ай бұрын

@CaptainZone1337 Agreed. But I did say better, not perfect. There was actual back-and-forth

@SovereignwindVODs

11 ай бұрын

​@CaptainZone1337 part of his deal was to do as much damage as possible to Josh. With combat blocked, he upheld his deal by spending removal. Was it smart? No. Was it honest? Yes

@CaptainZone1337

11 ай бұрын

He never specifically said that and the deal was to kill Josh with inkmoth

@thaflimac1861

11 ай бұрын

2 players had the occasion to deal definitly with Violet who was the obvious letal threat and chose not to do it to prevent a future potential threat, both ending dying by her hand. That's frustrating.

This episode had me reeling. These fans brought such a great vibe and the cutaways were so great. Man this game was an absolute blast. THE COIN!!! Like omg how to have the foresight to not only have a coin but also be in the situation where it comes into play is frickin' hilarious as much as it was iconic. What a great yearly tradition, and what a fantastic game.

Two weeks ago, I discovered Rat colony on Arena, and made a marrow gnawer deck, I love it. Then I saw this video, I screamed

It turns out that Violet is the giant rat that makes all of da rules

@user-dz6lr8rj3u

5 ай бұрын

Violet is a dude playing games. lol.

knowing that they brought there favorite decks im guessing jimmy is playing red and josh is playing blue

@weedragonauts4729

11 ай бұрын

well you ain't wrong

@robertbolea6442

11 ай бұрын

Well Jimmy is a red player since he likes to burn people out & kill people quickly, whereas Josh prefers to draw a bunch of cards and be the blue player basically being the control player in the table

@raynegro666

11 ай бұрын

When you're right you're right

@dillongause7528

11 ай бұрын

Jimmy red green, josh blue white

@weedragonauts4729

11 ай бұрын

@@dillongause7528 red green and blue white are still red and blue respectively. just with additional colors

Jimmy: hits violet with a 10/ something bird Violet: and I took that personally * swings with a 16/2 rat

@BBQNerds

11 ай бұрын

The vengeance of the rat came strong and swift.

@tobiasburke9495

9 ай бұрын

Than swings for a THOUSAND rat damage 😂

Joe is the type of dude i wish i could play with every friday.

Josh playing the skull clamp like “I don’t want them to know what I am up to. “ it’s Josh Lee Kwai, he is always going to draw cards

Vi here (rat queen) thank you so much for the games! This has been an incredible opportunity! And since you mentioned it Josh, I wanted you to know that your old athreos deck is how I learned the secret salvage trick!

@honeybee6953

11 ай бұрын

you're so iconic!!! congrats on getting on (and winning!!!) the show! and you pulled the BIGGEST power move i've ever seen in mtg gameplay video with that coin lmao. i hope your friend knows she's a genius for making that

@raylau528

11 ай бұрын

This comment needs more attention! I'm so glad it worked out, I was expecting a graveyard wipe when you discarded 20ish rats

@robertfrank5839

11 ай бұрын

Your desk was amazing! It really did pop off. The coin was a great idea too 😂

@jaiden3195

11 ай бұрын

Congrats on the win!! Your deck has absolutely made me want to play rats sometime now 😅

@toomanyrats534

11 ай бұрын

@@jaiden3195it’s got a pretty repetitive strategy, but when it works it’s really fun

Wow those guests were great, the rat deck really did shine, and Joe outdrew Josh. One of the best episodes.

One of the funniest games of Game Knights i've seen in a long time. Joe and Violet were great!

Can't believe Violet had that coin ready - amazing!

Awesome guests, I vibe real hard with Joe and his card choices and Violet's coin was absolutely hilarious

I always root for Jimmy even though he never wins. Go Jimmy!

@SpecialKail

11 ай бұрын

Jimmys a champ

@SpecialKail

11 ай бұрын

In fact it's bc of jimmy that I even started watching game knights and got into commander in the first place.

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

@@SpecialKail Yup, Jimmy is fun, he keeps this watchable.

@wadewilson5712

11 ай бұрын

jimmy has won a very few times but like others he IS the reason i found and watch Game Knights and the the Prof too for being the other person i found when learning to play the game. they are also the reason i found and really got into EDH and deck building and have 50 plus decks now not counting precons.

@kevxjn

11 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHA THAT'S SO TRUE

Violet absolutely crushed it, I love it when players just go for the big plays and don't hold anything back. Swinging for exactly 1,000 damage with rats. Legendary game.

Josh at 0:31 "Trust me, you can not tell who's going to win until the very last moment." Me from about 41:15 on: "Wow, I can't wait to see how they stop Violet from killing them all." Me at 1:07:32 "WOW! I can't wait to see what Chaos Warp flips that keeps Violet from winning the game!" Me at 1:08:10 "Oh. You lied to me Josh, it was pretty clear Violet was going to win from halfway through the game."

Heyo!! Big congrats to both Joe and Violet! You did the fans proud 👏👏👏

The coin was so fun. I can’t believe she pulled that out of her pocket 😂😂😂😂

Absolutely adore both Violet and Joe! That Rat deck was insane!

Joe is really the manifestation all of us who been watching CZ for ages Lol Awesome game from Joe & Violet!

I loved this fan episode. Both fans were amazing to see on camera and I will absolutely audition to give myself a chance to join the crew in a game.

The best Esper Sentinel in the history of Game Knights!

@Words-of-encouragement.-.

11 ай бұрын

That honestly may have been the best Esper Sentinel ever lol.

The entire time playing with Bolas’s Citadel for the past year, I had no idea that tap ability was on there

Joe was a cool AF dude! I'd play with him any day of the week! I was rooting for him the entire time! Great pick guys!

Joe's vibe is awesome! Bring him back!

man I was rooting for a Rakdos Charm from Joe! with the amount of creatures on the board, could have one-shot the table.

@swipen1670

11 ай бұрын

I guessed Deflecting Palm

@TheComicBookJoker

11 ай бұрын

@@swipen1670That was also my guess.

This is one of the most entertaining episodes I've seen, and I've seen all of em. Glad y'all had a good time :]

I've watched every single episode of Game Knights since the first one. Violet pulling out that coin was my all time favorite moment on the series. I literally lost it 😂 what an MVP

Huge props to violet for making a rat deck with cool and interesting lines of play! I was really expecting just another "Thrumming Stone + 30 Rat Colony" slog, but that Haunted One strat was sick

Joe seems like an awesome player to have in a pod. So chill

Everyone had a chance to say "and then, I had my marrow gnawed" and no one took it

The fans this time around made for some of the most entertaining, hilarious, one-in-a-million interactions I’ve ever seen!!(Let alone in Game Knights!!) I would love to see them come back!! That Jimmy/Josh kill coin was gold😭😭😂😂😂

The coin was BY FAR the best moment of the game

Marrow-Gnawer was my second ever commander deck. Actually makes me want to rebuild it. Thanks for this awesome episode!

I think this is my favorite episode I have seen from you guys. Just watching the reaction of the fans and how they explain how amazing their experience was. I am so happy for those fans. I truly believe you guys should do these more often and let other fans take part of the experience.

I don't know if it's because it's one of my playgroups collective favorite cards, but I saw that [[Inkshield]] coming from about 1,000 miles away; it was then confirmed for me when he wanted the [[Phyrexian Altar]] gone. Great game btw, loved the rediculous amount of lethal damage done.

@Dragon_Fyre

11 ай бұрын

I was about 99% confident it was an Inkshield. As soon as he wanted the Altar to be removed, it was 100% certainty.

@SkaalKesh

11 ай бұрын

I thought Rakdos Charm. Probably me playing too much Jund lol.

@austintomlinson7863

11 ай бұрын

@@SkaalKesh while a good pick, funny, and he'd behave like that, Rakdos Charm kills her and Inkshield wins him the game. Rakdos Charm should have been eliminated as a guess when he said he couldn't save Josh.

@syferpolski4344

11 ай бұрын

Also, Joe could have made a deal with Jimmy to destroy the altair instead of bolas citadel

Every time I see a Rat Colony deck it just makes me want to make one...guess I know what deck I'm building next then :D

That new shorikai animation was so sweet ❤

These are always my favorite episodes. Thank you for continuing to build the commander community.

Joe should get another episode! Loved his demeanor and what he brought to the table.

the animations ARE SO GOOD like the channel has gotten so much better and the New Shorikai is an improvement

Josh phasing out with Teferi’s Protection the one time a board wipe is played so he has all the advantage is exactly why board wipes aren’t often played in Game Knights lol

@wowomah6194

11 ай бұрын

That's why you should keep about 4 of them in your deck haha.

@skykur

11 ай бұрын

should have played farewell, austere command is way outdated.

@LouisKing995

11 ай бұрын

@@skykurFarewell is somewhat feels bad though, it would have lead to a very sluggish game if everything, including graveyards, were exiled.

@skykur

11 ай бұрын

@@LouisKing995 I show zero remorse to someone that plays rhystic study

I just started playing MTG within the last Month, my friends showed me how to play commander and I became hooked. I now have my own deck and watch this channel has been so entertaining and helps me better understand some strategies for playing!

This was great. The fan episodes have become my favorite episodes on the channel.

gotta love jimmy being king maker against a board that immediately ends the game vs someone that has an answer to said board and him losing because of his choice.

Joe Lee is seriously awesome!!

Great game! Fantastic to see Genuine enthusiasm and excitement from the guest players. Violet and Joe vibe well!

Was anyone else expecting Joe to pull out a tutored Rakdos Charm the whole time? Lmao

@Loaf-sama

11 ай бұрын

Same

@darylmcnaughton748

11 ай бұрын

i didnt even think about that, i was expecting a settle the wreckage

@paulbuckley2301

11 ай бұрын

I was so hoping for Rakdos Charm! Always the perfect bittersweet answer to a massive board state like that. Inkshield is pretty boss though too. Most I've seen is 87 Inklings.

@patrickschmidt6140

11 ай бұрын

That would have been soo sweet

@Klaritsa

11 ай бұрын

Same

That rat deck hit absolute magical christmasland and it was great to watch. Great game by everyone!

Amazing vid! Realy feels like Old Command zone! Loved the guests! Would looooove to see Carl and jamin from cardmarket on here!!!❤

Fun game! I even correctly guessed the card that Joe tutored for, but didn't predict the twists that were still to come!

Instant classic! Great variety of decks and twists and turns.

Of course Josh plays shorikai

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was my reaction too.

@dillongause7528

11 ай бұрын

There should be an art where he drives shorikai into battle!

@Tacti_Kal

11 ай бұрын

Right. Kinda wish his Shorikai was more of a Vehicle Theme instead of just straight value. Then again JLK loves value. Just would like to see another version of Shorikai that we haven't seen before. Everytime we see JLK's Shorikai it feels like the same exact deck lol

4:27, video starts

@bernie9817

11 ай бұрын

not all heros wear capes!

@helcome2well507

11 ай бұрын

tnx

This was probably the best episode of Game Nights I've seen in a long time. Good choice on the players.🎉

Such a fun game! I need to take a look at my Marrow-Gnawer deck, I haven't updated it in years!

jimmy's laugh when joe says he's going to pass the turn made me laugh so hard XD that was great

I think this is the episode I enjoyed the most of all the gameknights. Great power lvl, everybody got to do their stuff. I didn't notice any noticeable missplay or rule error. The coin was awesome. Don't know, loved everything. This is proof these episodes aren't scripted; you can't script something this good. Congrats to everyone!

@olafthemoose9413

11 ай бұрын

One small missplay was that all of jimmys dorks would've died when ragadraga died in combat since they all had 1 damage marked on them and lost the +2/+2 from his commander. Didn't change anything.

@InnateOwl

10 ай бұрын

Another one, the girl blocks with rat tokens when rat tokens can't block (edit : thanks to olafs helpful knowledge I realize i am wrong)

@olafthemoose9413

10 ай бұрын

@@InnateOwl the new rat tokens from wilds of eldraine can't block. Rat tokens created by older cards usually can block

@InnateOwl

10 ай бұрын

@@olafthemoose9413 ahh good catch, thank you!

That rat deck was insane! I love token decks like that where you can make a million tokens, and each token has a billion power. So awesome!

That was a fantastic episode. Fun to watch. The fan personalities were a delight and the interaction between the players really helped bring the game to life. Everyone got to do the things their deck enjoyed doing. Also yeah, that custom coin was spot on and really fun to see! Another great episode. Thanks for making these.

JLK, been a fan since your guy's first game knights episode came out. Great job on the quality and growing your production/business. Keep up the good work!

1:00:21 I really appreciate someone did the math.

I must say, this is my favourite episode of game knight untill now! Loved the game, the guests, the decks- just everything! Uwu

What a great episode! One of the best ones you've made. This game had everything!

Man.. this man Joe Lee has such an amazing vibe..

It would be cool to see fan episodes more often

Wholesome content right here. Had a great time watching. Love to my fellow Shorikai players.

Them being the devil and angel on the shoulder of Violet sent me! Omfg I am cackling.

The way Josh pulled that sword out was fairly intimidating

I think we can all agree that those were some Rats Of Unusual Size Congrats Violet! And a phenomenal game over all

@jamesmoore1476

11 ай бұрын

Perhaps the biggest ROUS's ever!

@Executioner9000

11 ай бұрын

Well played

What a great game! The coin flip, the back and forth. Epic!

What a great game! Best episode in recent memory!! Scarlet's deck was so beautifully crafted!!!

Would love to see a Winter and Summer edition of the Fan episode.

I’m a rat deck player as well, and I got so excited seeing someone else bring it to game knight

The guests on this game were AMAZING! props to them for being such good fun!

This was such a fun episode! Great choice of fans to bring on!