Assassin’s Creed w/ Jonathan Young and D | Game Knights 71 | Magic The Gathering Commander Gameplay

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It’s time to come out of the shadows and engage in Commander combat!
This episode the Game Knights are taking a leap of faith, jumping into the world of Magic: the Gathering - Assassin’s Creed. Special guests D (Node and Cerberusarms) and popular KZbin Musician Jonathan Young return to face Jimmy and JLK, wielding cards from this lethal new set. Who will emerge as a Master Assassin, and who will find themselves at the wrong end of a hidden blade?
It’s Altair vs. Edward Kenway vs. Arbaaz vs. Da Vinci
Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. ONLY ONE MAY STAND!
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Where to find our guests online:
D:
Twitter: @cerberusarms
Instagram: @cerberusarmz
KZbin: / @cerberusarms / @node
Jonathan Young:
Twitter: @JonathanYMusic
Instagram: @jonathanymusic
KZbin: / @jonathanymusic
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Deck Lists:
Jonathan’s Edward Kenway:
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D’s Altair:
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Jimmy’s Leonardo da Vinci:
www.archidekt.com/decks/74061...
JLK’s Arbaaz Mir:
www.archidekt.com/decks/74062...
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Credits:
Directed By: Josh Murphy
Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai
Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong
Lead Editor: Josh Murphy
Editors: Manson Leung and Jake Boss
Lead VFX: Sam Waldow
VFX Artist: Evan Limberger
Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss
Assistant Editors: Arthur Meadowcroft and Eric Lindvall
Director of Photography: Jake Boss
Sound Mix: Josh Murphy
Rules Expert: Jamie Block
Writers: Jamie Block and Jordan Pridgen
Art Director: Ashlen Rose
Deck Coordinators: Rachel Weeks and Jamie Block
Main Title Sequence: Gaurav Gulati and Sam Waldow
Theme Music: Post Malone
ACR Theme Arrangement: Zach Heyde
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[@commandcast]

Ok who’s going to post the top comment that ISN’T about the insanity level of D’s plays in the game 😂

[@ajaydassani9931]

Murph killed it in direction of this.. I'm impressed

[@garcardosotan6172]

Correct me if I am wrong, but D never paid the Whisper's cost when he activated it on the warp?

[@imnotsarcastic4085]

@@garcardosotan6172 oh true, he stayed at 17 life

[@DavidBuss-qy4ce]

Did you guys forgot the knighting? =)

[@thewarriors820]

@@garcardosotan6172 ​ @imnotsarcastic4085 They joked about him activating the Doom Whisper ability on the Chaos Warp, but he didn't actually go through with it. But he did draw for the Esper Sentinel trigger from Warp.

[@jonathanymusic]

GREATNESS AT ANY COST

[@commandcast]

AT ANY COST!!!

[@smalls4biggie202]

There was a high toll for that one, matey!

[@bleztt]

pirates life for me!

[@rambler209]

​@@commandcastFULL SEND! FULL SEND!

[@dragonkai17]

"I'll do anything. I'm fleeing for my life Josh. I'm begging, My ship is sinking, Josh. I'm descending into AVERNUS, JOSH." Soooo funny haha

[@BassMastaFlash04]

"He's gonna keep surveiling?? He's already got that goblin. D's nuts for this this." 😂😂

[@kanyda1]

They knew what they were doing.

[@vorck111]

NOT SCRIPTED BTW

[@Estus1999]

I may or may not have lost it

[@stevematthews4473]

Wong….

[@commandcast]

Surprised Pikachu face

[@WMarco03]

For those who may not know, this is the second time that Jonathan has died because of Descent into Avernus. Legend 😂

[@pketr5]

2nd time on camera? He could have died more times that way off camera.

[@dianamesserschmidt5674]

He was also stealing opponent's stuff the other time and (technically) killed himself too. A true legend, indeed.

[@Threeve703]

Thank you! I was looking for this.

[@gunnerwest2754]

Welp. This is why I don’t read the comments. Way to spoil

[@natanelperez-cruz1987]

@@gunnerwest2754 dont read comments until after the video… people are going to talk about the gameplay

[@clasherking4528]

I love the fact that the turn after Johnathan, the pirate, dies jimmy cycles a lonely sandbar. It's the place where the pirate hid his last treasure token lol

[@commandcast]

flavor win!!

[@Node]

What a crazy game! I still feel bad for targeting Jonathan but he took it like a champ. Thanks for having me on again! - D

[@hugmonger]

That play was so funny, I love watching black mages burning themselves out like this.

[@commandcast]

Nah you did the right thing for sureeeeeeeeeeee - jimmy

[@hodlsage8968]

I think you suffered from a condition called Avernus emotional damage 😅 Jimmy sure loved the play. Made him a king! 🤴

[@adamchreene595]

I feel like he left you no choose. You gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

[@taofaj4217]

You did a lot of damage to yourself, then blamed him for playing an enchantment 2 turns before. Seems a little unreasonable. I’m not trying to be mean or anything though, I just think it’s goofy

[@jonlamoreaux2228]

The chemistry of these 4 feels the most natural i've ever seen on game knights. This could of been any home playgroup. Love it.

[@commandcast]

It helps that I’ve known D for over a decade now! We go way back, and it feels like Jonathan is a lifelong friend too - Jimmy

[@calebbrown1068]

@@commandcastJonathan has such a way with people- I had the honor to meet him at a convention last year and his energy is electric. Felt like meeting an old friend.

[@lsrubin22]

"Assassin's Creed: Black Flag was one of my favorite games growing up" is making me feel prehistoric. 😆💀

[@Schmuggy2endtry]

Yeah I was about to look up how old the game is because I thought he was bullshitting for advertising.

[@timhorsburgh2193]

Same. The first AC came out when i was in my 20s. 😕

[@kobaine4486]

I was 7 in 2007 when the first game came out. Played them up until Ezio's story was done. Rest of the games all looked meh and even the last 2 Ezio games were getting old.

[@gzzuss]

​@@kobaine4486same, I still play 3 but got disappointed with the story and the characters, got back in Valhalla and man... That's the most bloated game I ever played and I play the yakusa games 😅

[@Pluto137]

In the opening sir young just said it was 1 of his favorites And that he played a lot of assassin creed growing up

[@JimFaindel]

A deez nuts in the year of the Lord 2024, on a Magic sponsored gameknights episode no less?! There is hope for our generation yet.

[@lynxthewise7233]

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Where was it in the video?

[@cantstopmygo420]

@@Blu_Moon_Owl 26:45

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

@@cantstopmygo420 thanks

[@lynxthewise7233]

@@JimFaindel talk about a low bar.

[@knzplay]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1619">26:59</a> D: just trynna play magic. Jimmy: D's NUTS for this 😀😏

[@commandcast]

Yeah, I did that XD -jimmy

[@ZNEO3NZ]

It was worse, the last word of his previous sentence was "goblin"...if he had only managed to sneak in "mind"...

[@mindhackz]

@@commandcastI cast Mind Goblin

[@MalcolmLikesMtg]

​@mindhackz what's a mind goblin?

[@DavidSimonTetruashvili]

Oh my sweet summer child. Prepare. ​@@MalcolmLikesMtg

[@alexjunge5826]

How far we've come - Josh v Jimmy. Fun to see Josh with the red deck, Jimmy with the blue.

[@osiah0949]

Johnathan Young!? My MAN is playing MAGIC with THE CREW!? And like THAT, it's a beautiful day

[@samweaver9109]

This isn't his first time, in case you don't know.

[@kurtlondon2425]

why you talk like greg heffley in diary of a wimpy kid

[@osiah0949]

@@kurtlondon2425 LOL 🤣

[@osiah0949]

@@samweaver9109 Oh it's not? Well I guess that explains why he wasn't knighted in to the table like everyone else

[@chrisgebben2043]

its his second appearance in game knights his first appearance was baldur gate episode

[@MVPotato]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1619">26:59</a> Goblin D'z Nuts Well Played writers and editors

[@lelandwhitehead56]

Jimmy with the D’s Nuts joke 😂

[@moosecampbell]

I've been watching a bunch of other Commander games lately, and only now do I appreciate how well game nights is presented. Great job guys, thank you so much!

[@DarkMewtwo1994]

Jonathon killing himself with his own enchantment and then Josh saving him and then him killing himself off with a fetch just so D didn't get the satisfaction of killing him has got to be one of the top moments in magic

[@mufasafalldown8401]

Way to spoil the show.

[@dylanbrown5087]

​@@mufasafalldown8401Stay out of the comments until after. Of course people will talk about it here - THATS WHAT ITS FOR

[@mufasafalldown8401]

@@dylanbrown5087but it popped up right under the like button as soon as i opened it. Reading the title and right under "jonathan killin himse-" daaaaaangit

[@gheeheron]

Jimmy VS Josh at the end got me really hyped up! that was an awesome comeback!

[@lndahayo2]

The sound track in the background was awesome

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Josh: D don’t pay the life Also Josh: FULL SEND black market connections every time lol

[@mega7157]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1619">26:59</a> "goblin. D's nuts..." i see what you did there jimmy 😂😂

[@milton341000]

having jimmy win after a while in this channel ... just feels good

[@emanueleragazzi341]

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS EPISODE 1 HOUR AGO!

[@owopest4166]

Omg same here

[@commandcast]

So you’re telling me you’re psychic…

[@owopest4166]

@@commandcast I mean thinking about them playing the assassin creed cards c.c

[@MattIsAMage]

Murderous red cap... what a throw back to early Game Knights... What a loop

[@Vidious808]

Always nice having jimmy and josh on an episode

[@ericharrison4067]

Always love getting Jonathan Young back on the show! I'm new to Magic but I've gone back and watched most of the Game Knights in the past few years, and this has got to be one of my favorites. The decks, the constant swinging of the game between players, the players themselves, everything was just perfect. Here's to a good Game Knights!

[@Metroidhunter13]

That was an amazing game. Love to see the descent into avernus too

[@mandatutorials119]

THAT INTRO THO SO GOOD! theme music and viusals wow!

[@ryangsluke]

Jimmy holding Jonathan’s hand is my favorite moment in gameknights😂

[@lokumo13]

GODDAMMIT JLK! I was excited about playing Arbaaz since I thought he wa s going to be a commander that was gonna fly under the radar...

[@michael-angelothe69th18]

Simply be faster

[@gabrielkopp9248]

I had the same thoughts, but there’s still hope-some of the Commanders he has played have ended up with less than 300 decks on EDHREC. There’s still hope to be a hipster

[@justinerickson2846]

Jimmy snuck in a Deez Nuts joke in a confessional and no one's talking about it!?

[@Berto222]

Jimmy's deck making "lil Nardos" is a cute NODE reference

[@murlocmasher3368]

Jimmy: 1 deez nuts joke in an hour long episode of great content Audience: “guys did you hear the Deez nuts joke? Wasn’t it funny? Guys did you hear it?”

[@luxxtcg]

D is back!!! We love D

[@RyanBallZ]

ONE PUNCH GUY!! lol, I remember downloading that song from his link back in 2016

[@jakeleon381]

Poor Jimmy last in turn order and getting relentlessly attacked immediately 😂

[@zerozolo8981]

I've actually been looking at the background of your opening shot when you're saying welcome. And I can actually tell which decks are in the background.

[@yuen4817]

Nice seeing different decks for the regulars and great guests. Loved the episode.

[@assassin4life6]

That was a pretty cool end fight. It’s been a while since they had that. That altier deck is crazy strong tho

[@joeyklieman1730]

Absolutely loving the new custom intros for each episode!

[@christopherfu2169]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2500">41:40</a> Imagine if someone had activated a random Proliferate, that would have been hilarious.

[@rallyl7053]

Jonathan Young!? Heck yeah!! I have a bunch of his songs in my time to work playlist for when I need to focus up

[@brningpyre]

I know I'm immature, but every time they say, "D's ____", I just giggled. Edit: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1618">26:58</a> THANK YOU, JIMMY

[@Loaf-sama]

The fact that he managed that setup, with "Goblin" in front, and it make sense in context, is hilarious. Don't worry Jimmy, I saw that smile.

[@kstephenson5857]

Jonathon and D burning themselves out in like 5 turns is ABSOLUTELY the type of chicanery I love seeing at my own table and on this show. And that tense showdown between Josh and Jimmy was legit great

[@JaceHubbard]

Jonathan be a true pirate, he be stealing cards, digging up some treasures and be going down with his ship! A true pirate indeed, yargh, salute to you Jonathan!!!!

[@alexander.tahtadjian]

This was definitely a great video and an awesome game of Commander. Also, congrats Andrew for the win. Assassin’s Creed is one of my all time favourite games/series and it was fun to see them come to MTG with their own set and I’m happy you got to show them some love. Jimmy is one of my favourite people since he’s so much fun and it was nice to see you claim victory…with my man DaVinci to boot (the OG ally of the Assassins). Johnathan is one of my favourite people/artists ever and it was fun to see him come back on Game Knights…and it was also fun to see him go out on his own terms. Great job Game Knights and I can’t wait to see what you guys do next.

[@derrickhaggard]

When I play with my Assassin's Creed Deck I'm going to be running my take on the Brotherhood Initiates Deck which means it's the Blue-Black deck commanded in a Commander/EDH style game by the man, the legend, the leader of the Italian Brotherhood himself Ezio Auditore De Firenze, and yes 4 of the creature cards will be Ezio's super-intelligent ally who is not only a brilliant mechanical engineer, but a master artist, and a brilliant doctor who revolutionized the study of the human body/anatomy Leonardo Da-Vinci, and 3 of my most favorite Assassin Creed protagonists those being the Frye siblings Jacob and Evie, and Connor Kenway.

[@jdmagtibay]

You are very awesome doing unique intros for each episode now. I mean wow, with its own music arrangements too. Nice work.

[@Demotros]

Wow. I did not expect that end. Was worth watching the plays shake out.

[@beowulfmoore3399]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2711">45:11</a> idk why, but "I'm gonna crack it" had me 💀

[@TheMonsterClips]

Ayyy perfect guests for this episode! So cool to see Jonathan Young on the show

[@djdonstrider]

Great episode! One of the most fun ones yet

[@user-hc6kj9fp8u]

What a game. Cool to see everybody pop off

[@klick37]

This episode had some great energy

[@realworldplay]

I've been watching so long to see Jimmy's crazy plays finally pay off and now I finally got to see it!! Tick that off the bucket list lol! Amazing game guys!

[@madfinnishgamer38]

"You *should* pursue a career in arts, everybody!" "It's not just a phase, dad!" I could practically feel Jon getting triggered by that but doing his best to conceal it. :P

[@Isk-x9m]

One of the best episodes, crazy turns, great guests and childhood memories from playing the first game. Loved it ❤

[@dustinhutcheson7825]

I like how you guys foreshadowed the extra combat spell by highlighting how “confused” you were by his play pattern. Will look for those eggs in the future.

[@Phe0nix1986]

That’s the best possible game knights totle sequence please keep it. Its amazing.

[@Inugamirukazu]

As they say The pen is Mightier than the blade

[@CrypticBore]

That game was so good so much back,and forth with everyone poppin off.

[@CHANDLERTRON]

I love that D died to Ragavan - great memorial moment for John as it was the first card he played

[@manqueoxrisas7019]

I love when you guys in the table interact, the politics is the sauce of commander. great cap

[@Aceflow442]

First time I’ve watched a in video ad all the way through first time here great stuff

[@Qdrew78]

Thank you game knights, I love supporting truly beautiful artists and now I can listen to Mr Young. Always love and laughter to your lives and thank you for the content.

[@travisdouglas4970]

That was an awesome game guys. I'll definitely be looking into D and Jimmy's decks for my own collection

[@casperpedersen223]

Very fun episode. Haven't really been interested in this set, but looks like there's some cool stuff. Really liked the end where you felt like you sped it up or at least made it a bit more snappy. Got that fighting game feel going real well imo.

[@michaelviccica1138]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2288">38:08</a> is literally one of my favorite game knights moments ever between jimmy and johnny. This episode had me screaming the entire time rooting for those pirates ❤️🙌🏻

[@bensawmiller3005]

No green at a casual table makes for a fun game

That final standoff between Jimmy and Josh was amazing!

[@OddModlin]

A great game, presented with the usual mind-blowing production. This content is some of the best on KZbin in general, not just for mtg content.

[@enoesiw]

Love the final boss music when it gets down to the final two.

[@nik700]

If I had a nickel for every time JLK made a Karate Kid 2 reference in Game Knights... I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@vespajason]

This was one of the more unique games of commander I’ve watched online. No one was non competitive and the ending was kind of crazy in how it just became normal magic.

[@julianthe2ndjewelry]

So blown away by the synergy of Jimmy’s deck

[@lenajohnson6179]

"And my deck is lead by Leonardo Davinchi from Assassins Creed 2" ... But perhaps better known for the Mona Lisa.

[@derrickhaggard]

I'm going to run the Brotherhood Initiates Deck from the Starter Set which in a commander game is led by Ezio and yes along with adding in Connor Kenway(his card calls him by his Mohawk name but I don't know how to properly spell it), both Evie and Jacob Frye I'll also be adding in Leonardo Da-Vinci cause I can't have a Ezio deck and not include his best buddy and go-to tech expert for new gadgets and gadget upgrades.

[@M3WT-va]

Can't believe Jimmy made a D's nuts (Deez nuts) joke 😂😂😂

[@JaredMercer]

So great 🍻 😂

[@dontme5856]

This game was one of the most fun you guys posted! So swingy! Thanks descend into Avernus I guess

[@jacobbabson6786]

I honestly feel that no video has ever shown how passing yourself in magic can be a good thing more than this video did

[@Iam_UNO]

If only when people died it said “DESYNCHRONIZED” instead of “knocked out”. That would have been peak!!! But definitely a good episode

[@RogueAlchemist]

Wow! That was a good one! I would love to see a return of this group for another game :)

[@danielslack9114]

I've been listening to Jonathan Young for years but never knew he was a Magic player.

[@Open2eyes]

Wow! Crazy edits. Great episode

[@TheCuteGamerVT]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2272">37:52</a> am I the only one to notice Jonathan triggers his faerie mastermind for the second time that turn? Earlier that turn D used the flashback faithless causing Jonathan to draw then.

[@helderboymh]

Yeah, but to be fair that was a long ass turn.

[@TheCuteGamerVT]

@@helderboymh true. Just wasn't sure how many people noticed

[@broboys7632]

I’ve been waiting for this episode 🎉

[@sixtysixstyx]

YESSS! Always love seeing the legendary Johnathan Young playing commander! His work on the New Cappena OST was incredible and so underappreciated! Wish wizards promoted it more!

[@TeaHauss]

The pure joy on Jimmy's face sells the moment

[@BaconJake14]

So stoked to see Jonathan Young on GK again! That deck was sick. All the decks were sick but as a fellow pirate enjoyer I definitely need to build Edward Kenway. I love pirates and vehicles so that seems like a perfect commander for me

[@ejelizondo5861]

Such a cool video! Watched the whole thing I loved it!!

[@andyh9381]

A BIG thank you to whoever made that ornithopter-of-paradise come to life. I have not laughed that hard so far this year; unfortunately, the chair is proving hard to clean. edit: until the death at Bloodstained Mire. That was dynamite.

[@luapual]

This match was insane! The clutch moments 😭

[@felixwunderlich2021]

I loved everething of this game❤ You performed all so great

[@sethflores79]

I for sure haven't seen every Game Knights episode but this is legitimately the first time in years of watching this show I have *ever* seen Jimmy Wong win xD

[@kstephenson5857]

Jimmy pointing at himself after saying "only 1 may stand" tells me he must have kept like a 5-land hand

[@LtlChief16]

Artifact decks are always so insane. With little to no mana color dependency they can so easily synergize and stack up.

[@NJac05]

One of the funniest episodes with a lot of great twist and turns! great use of the new cards with some great staples

[@SteveVerstaka]

And this is why Descent Into Avernus is one of my favorite cards in commander regardless of whether it’s on my side of the table or an opponent’s it always leads to a fun game

[@yoda9240]

Great to see D back on the show!

[@NerdNerfer]

That....was one of THE best Game Knights of all time, if not best. Wow, so back and forth, lots of strats, almost wins.....soo good!

[@arbitraryscary]

"I can't believe you've done this, matey." It's an old code, but it checks out.

[@SupercjcGames]

“That’s a gooda card” Jimmy - wanna see my jimmy fallon impression

[@Jackthetattedone]

The best episodes always come down to basically anyone having a chance to win. I feel like all 4 players were in the game and had winning within their grasp.

[@SonofSugiono]

The last 1 v 1 is epic!!