BIG PROF ENERGY! | Magic: the Gathering Commander

The gang from Skill Check is joined on Big Deck Energy by our Thrun-derful guest, The Professor from the Tolarian Community College! Join us at the table with Thrun, Breaker of Silence, Isshin, Two Heavens as One, Sefris, of the Hidden Ways, and Varina, Lich Queen and see who wins in a face off against The Most Prestigious Community College Instructor and the Hunger Games most prized celebrity!
Massive thanks to Prof and his team, they were truly a treat to invite into our home and we are so happy for the next chance we get to host them. Cheers!
The Professor; ‪@TolarianCommunityCollege‬
Drew & Ryan; ‪‪@SkillCheckShow‬
Charlie; ‪@penguinz0‬

[@Lilkieff]

Hearing Prof actually swear is weird

[@PerunaMuayThai]

Urza

[@GraytheGrey]

Elesh Norn

[@MetalGamely]

IT'S SO *emrakul*

[@swordsaint01]

Marith Lage

[@Xopher1222]

Yawgmoth

[@very_grey]

"Thrun, Breaker of Silence - get fucked" I've always wanted this from Prof.

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

The Thrunderdome is back

[@IIIFoul]

was like a magic spell lmao

[@kyleolsen3305]

timestamp?

[@Mr.JimPickens]

@@kyleolsen3305 1:29

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

Now we just need to hear him say it uncensored about Lord of Atlantis.

[@twinlakes8436]

The proffessor just stared at that grave titan knowing it was a giant.

[@newmadhatter6906]

I know, all the damage calcs and the free summon hurt as I made the same mistake. The guy who helped build my first decent deck drilled that into me... black white annointed procession zombie horde... still my fav deck

[@newmadhatter6906]

props to prof for not coming in with the, respectfully, "Um, actually" when calcing the damage on the final hit. he just rolled with it.

[@ThatBlondeKid95]

Charlie casually using Rooftop Storm to cast a giant

[@oliviermartin7063]

We all know that Grave Titan is a Zombie. So yeah More Shock collars!!

[@davidkindle7944]

He also casted lord of the undead with it too lmao bring back out the collars, these misplays getting out of hand

[@Elfenlied8675309]

@@davidkindle7944 Lord of the Undead is a Zombie Lord, and has been since 9th Edition from 2005. It's rules text was updated a long time ago.

[@jperry253]

He’s still learning 😅

[@qua-z5357]

​@@davidkindle7944grave titan and lord of the undead are zombies in 2005 lords and lord effects were given their creature type they boost and commander 2014 confirmed grave titan is a zombie giant

[@clcatalanbatman]

Charlie not losing the 2 from the tutor

[@T1nyFr0gg]

And casting a giant for free off of Rooftop Storm

[@WMarco03]

@@T1nyFr0gg BRING BACK THY SHOCK COLLARS 😂

[@natebeal18]

​@@T1nyFr0gg Giant zombie?

[@xBakesale]

@@natebeal18 Grave Titan is just a giant

[@gfernz]

I WAS THINKING THE SAME LMAO

[@psychicfish5636]

Charlie casting a free giant

[@LargeCraze]

Prof being nice watching all the misplays and not saying anything but definitely screaming in his head "READING THE CARD EXPLAINS THE CARD"

[@MrMADMADHATTER1]

I'll agree to that. Why be a party pooper and ruin the fun. I've definitely been on the other end, just killing vibes lol

[@timdadwagan]

@@MrMADMADHATTER1because then when later you realise you only won because of a mistake you feel like you didn’t deserve the win

[@tr13ky13]

Charlie immediately breaking the rules not paying life xd

[@D-Skotes]

I always love seeing Prof on other commander channels where he can swear it's always fun hearing him say "fuck"

[@dukevulture4562]

Urza

[@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs]

It’s like seeing a teacher out of school and learning they swear a lot

[@romancebrownjr]

I felt like Walter White screaming to Hank when Charlie played Grave Titan for 0 off of Rooftop Storm when it isn't a Zombie Creature.

[@robnorman5183]

Lord of undead as well. Lord, not a zombie

[@AraAraAraAraAraAraAraAraAra]

​@@robnorman5183 nah that one has since been updated and is a zombie; however Grave Titan definitely is not, and it would've made a lot of difference this game unfortunately.

[@TofuofLight]

@@AraAraAraAraAraAraAraAraAra I think grave Titan only attacked on the last swing and not sure if that power mattered to kill the professor. But yea the whole rooftop storm for grave Titan is the biggest misplay that would’ve changed the outcome of the game lol

[@zsorens4570]

@@TofuofLight It did create zombies on ETB that attacked for quite a bit of damage so it definitely mattered.

[@BroncosDaBomb19]

Not that it was egregious either, but Matt was doing Lightfoot Rogue wrong as well. You only add the single box that your die roll falls in, not every single box before it as well.

[@MFobes]

Charlie is such an addition to the commander content community. As are the rest of you. Welcome and thank you for bringing more players to the game.

[@MFobes]

Before anyone says anything I’m not talking about the professor lol

[@BuddyIsGarbage]

@@MFobesprofessors name is Brian anyway

[@greyliinee]

Matt: "Does anybody have a problem with me cheating?" Charlie getting ready to summon a giant using Rooftop Storm:

[@aftergood]

And play vampiric tutor and not lose life

[@sjl0552]

I love the goofy editing mixed with the kinda scuffed gameplay cuz it makes it feel more like I’m hanging with the bois playing magic than some other shows. I also love shuffle up and play so this collaboration was perfect.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

I like big production magic but, this is a good time as well. still has good production value but, it's not sanitised so much.

[@eddric]

casting grave titan for free is how zombie decks work. BRING THE SHOCK COLLARS

[@icedphat]

We want shock collars back!

[@wesmitch7322]

Round 2 baybeeeee

[@TheLastDaysOfSorrow]

5:37 crazy Isshin animation replay button

[@ZedEdd]

Love hearing Prof curse. It's like learning that your teacher is a real person and not just a robot they unplug at the end of the day

[@teddyinjapan]

When I was teaching I once got scolded for saying damn. I was like “for real? Damnnnn”

[@cvanwage1]

Charlie playing West Tek Tyrant as if it was a zombie. Bring out the shock collar.

[@TheJohnCrimson]

Prof without censoring is wonderful

[@ixgeedee]

@7:51 Charlie should be at 34. Lose 2 life from Vamp Tutor, 2 life for Godless Shrine, and lose another 2 for using Ancient Tomb.

[@MerpDerp-hz9tt]

Lmao

[@zakkurei663]

it's okay man lmao

[@PyroKinetics]

he posted about it😭

[@felixbarth3103]

Congratulations, you are the 1.000.000th player that thinks Grave Titan is a Zombie. You win sass from a commentor on KZbin. 🥳 What really cracked me up was the close up on the card image and even the editor didn't realize. 😂

[@twilightwolf90]

38:57, this is actually incorrect, but the reasoning the judge makes aligns with what we've been doing for all the other similar effects in the game. Sefris must be on the battlefield for the "when one or more creature cards [...]" to trigger, and if Sefris is destroyed with all other creatures, it does *not* trigger (because it looks for cards not creatures). This is noted in the Rulings section on Oracle.

[@GnarlyGroove]

Prof using his time to plug other creators was top notch.

[@KAR1492]

Prof of all people being one of the first Magic content creators to play with someone as big as Charlie makes me so happy.

[@giantmat4305]

Really nice job with the edit, especially leaving the cards on the screen that the previous players played, incredibly useful. And no other commander channel really does that

[@punishedbung4902]

Many magic the gathering players have asked themselves the question “alright, that’s about it, see ya.”

[@gloomygloomstalker3878]

Many magic the gathering players have asked the question “why couldn’t I be 6 foot, dad?”

[@VoxyTwitch]

Love hearing Prof curse 😆

[@Hyper88]

Urza

[@stefanwilhelm6046]

Emrakul

[@SenseiVexx]

First Charlie on SUP, and now The Professor on Skill Check. W

[@GrizzneyGames]

This was recommended to me after that one. 😅 Idk this channel, though. Lol

[@this_mind_of_mine]

Hearing the Professor curse and it not be Emrakul'd was fun. :) Also, a class act giving shout outs to basically everyone but himself.

[@Ginkrepeerc_]

“Errrm Charlie, the Gravetitan is a Giant, not a Zombie! You’d have to pay the 6 for him” 👆🏼🤓

[@jons7506]

Grave Titan is a giant not a zombie so charlie couldn’t have played it for 0 :(

[@benjaminrabuzin9957]

Love seeing the prof and Charlie in two back to back guest features

[@StinFriggins]

Charlie has reached the ultimate game. I'm so, so glad he is in this space now. We just need Posty to come back for the ultimate game's ultimate collaboration.

[@MongoTheMagnificent666]

Duuude. Prof, Charlie, Posty, and Maldhound (Olivia would be fire too)

[@frasert8779]

I’ve been teaching a friend how to play mtg the past couple of months. Watching people relatively new to the game fall in love with it is something that will truly never get old 😊

[@gamerfans1476]

Charlie and prof commander game was fire this game should be good as well

[@Reakt00r]

Another rule mishap that I didn't see mentioned yet: @38:43 Sefris asks for creature cards being put into the graveyard from anywhere, this is different from a leaves-the-battlefield ability. Because of this, she needs to be on the board when other creature cards hit the graveyard, it won't trigger when she leaves the battlefield at the same time as other creatures.

[@mr.shigyru4155]

Was just about to write this haha

[@zsorens4570]

25:38 bit of advice for people you can swords to plowshare at the beginning of combat before attackers are declared but after the first main phase is exited so people can't reequip their equipments.

[@mr.shigyru4155]

Real

[@UntouchableSSB]

By default, that is what happens if a player says they are going to combat. Unless the player casting the spell explicitly states they are casting it during the main phase, it is assumed it is being cast at the beginning of combat, which would prevent the player from continuing their main phase. But it's nice that it's also legal to let him stay in the main phase, to give him a break. Even if he knew he could prevent Matt from equipping, I think he was happy to let him re-equip, to soften the blow of losing his commander.

[@Sweetguy1821]

I always announce phase changes for that reason. Some people just speed run through steps, not giving anyone time to react

[@drunkduck]

Prof and Charlie are an awesome combo. Gib more pls.

[@TheVillainsProjects]

Uncensored Professor is actually gold.

[@xzephershadowkick7817]

I can see why you made a shock collar episode, and I would like more of it. There were so many misplays happened but still a fun game to watch!

[@doomgod1150]

Prof gives off Big Deck Enrgy😫

[@MongoTheMagnificent666]

Lol that's the name of my mono green historic deck in Arena

[@Bhorvic1]

Gotta love how wholesome the Prof is at the end shouting out some of the other channels he works with to get them some views!

[@loganshy2570]

youve got my sub! never heard of this channel until now after seeing the game with Charlie on TCC

[@koolaiddude7685894]

Love seeing Prof on other shows where he can be more of a degen lol

[@anthonyshepard1629]

Ive been watching commander videos for years. And finally finding more channels that play at least a little competitive is such a great watch. It teaches how to use the stack properly and how some cards work in ways you haven't thought of. And Prof will always be one of my favorites

[@MikeTheSith200]

I haven't played MTG in 25 years, but I love these videos. Especially with Charlie and Prof

[@hailme786]

They were nicer to prof gameplay wise than anyone has ever been on Shuffle Up 😆

[@PeterButchens]

Great to see the prof on the show. Looking forward to a lot more guests from the great magic YT community. Well, provided they dare to come to Florida

[@maxspecs]

It's great to see Charlie featuring small time creators like The Professor on his channel.

[@AshHart12392]

Played Grave titan for free?? It’s a giant, not a zombie. Did I miss something?

[@zsorens4570]

Nah they just read the card name and looked at it and felt like it was a zombie, but it is in fact, not a zombie

[@LuigiVashTrigun]

This feels like a game you would play at a lgs and I love it.

[@callumjenkins922]

That went from father and son to lovers really quickly! Wild.

[@lefixes]

All this dope collaborations in mtg, this is the brightest timeline

[@Swedeinaboonie]

I love zombie decks. That's how i started playing magic 12 years ago

[@Curiacity]

This videos editing instantly made me like this show, its so good and funny as hell

[@CarterCat60]

IT’S THE COLLAB OF ALL COLLABS

[@insanetrainhd8233]

New Idea. Instead of shock collars you have to eat the hottest peppers known to man if you make a misplay.

[@bongzilla4172]

Saw Charlie was on TCC the other day, was hoping he would come visit the guys here too. And great to see Professor a bit more relaxed. Great video boys.

[@TofuofLight]

I wish the Titan cycle has an extra creature type besides “Giant”. Grave Titan shoulda definitely be “Zombie Giant “

[@TheViv06]

Agreed. But grave (zombie) sun (soldier) and inferno (elemental) are the only obvious ones I can ever think of, what would primeval and frost be? Those 2 are literally just large lads in their respective colors 🧐

[@TofuofLight]

@@TheViv06 frost Titan can be wizard and primeval Titan can be Barbarian (or druid)

[@jamescalder5624]

@@TheViv06 Forrest one could be a troll giant?

[@captainflapjax7240]

​@@TheViv06hear me out....Prime Time-> Elder Giant

[@TheViv06]

@@TofuofLight barbarian is a super solid type I hadn’t even considered. And honestly wizard would make sense

[@Katmaniac6]

More like lovers, Drew and Ryan say. Extremely funny after watching Prof's Shuffle Up and Play with Charlie.

[@geptow_2005]

I haven’t even started the video yet, but I’m definitely excited to see the big deck energy the prof gives off

[@Draugar123]

I love seeing the prof all over my KZbin feed. It’s so weird that I only found out about prof when him and Rudy were playing with some vintage magic decks like forever ago.

[@nicofourie4384]

HAY Charlie. You take 2 damage from the Vamp Tutor.

[@acedthat]

I love seeing charlie in the magic community, as someone who used to play very lightly and just played casually now he makes me want to get reintroduced and find people to play seriously with like this!

[@mattpk1609]

I need Prof + Charlie on a weekly basis.

[@Flarkenbon]

TBH ive NEVER played Magic: The Gathering, ive heard about it, and have some friends play it sometimes, this were really interesting stuff to watch, looks really fun, to bad that im bad at math, and i have an IQ of 78 probably, i would love to see more of this :) much love from Sweden

[@Brad_Man]

No one catching Charlie not taking his 2 life for that tutor is the real play of the game 😂

[@beliffywu5804]

casting a giant for free off rooftop storm was way more outrgeous

[@Kilmarro]

​​@@beliffywu5804he's a giant. Who's gonna tell him that he can't come out for free, really? He'd stomp on a fool.

[@gabzsy4924]

I never seen the professor so bothered and so bored at the same time. He must feel like an adult in the middle of a kindergarten trying to play some MTG 😂

[@RuijsNL]

Edits on this are great tbh, game was easy to follow and funny to watch

[@thebigapplegate5404]

Charlie charlie ive seen a few games whats up with all the not paying life and casting giants as zombies. I think you need a judge at your recorded games

[@TobiVasquez39]

Thank you so much for giving me my fix after the Tolarian vid, godbless you

[@Larkinzzz]

Casting that [[Grave Titan]] at 19:16 for zero mana kind of warped the game, but overall that was a fun game. Also liked the chill vibes a lot compared to some other EDH content creators that are faster paced with non-stop hysterical chatter back and forth, will definitely watch more of your games if they're as relaxed as this one!

[@SnipingDrago]

Yeah I was gonna say the same thing, he still had to pay the two black mana.

[@Larkinzzz]

@@SnipingDrago Not true actually. Grave Titan isn't a zombie, so it doesn't get any discount from Rooftop Storm.

[@DeezGuts101]

@@SnipingDragoit’s a replacement cost, it’s 0 instead of 4 and 2 black so he doesn’t have to pay any black. If it was legal that is, cause grave titan isn’t a zombie lol

[@Kilmarro]

Free scofflaw Grave Titan absolutely tipped it because it was also having huge attack bonuses and death touch illegally applied to it.

[@A-ii5dp]

Ohh damn, I thought this was a reupload of the video from prof's channel, but its actually a whole new game?!! Yes please!

[@RegimentJoker]

Charlie, it makes me so happy to see two content creators i followed independently cross over like this.

[@joebaggs8063]

Embarrassment resolves- feel like i'm at my lgs rn ,love the commander content y'all have been doing also hearing the Prof be able to swear is S tier

[@zacdredge3859]

I always love seeing Prof on other channels so I can hear him say things like 'accord' and 'game actions'.

[@robas_]

Collab of the century

[@Shootermcgav1n69]

Sefris is my favorite deck ive been playing. Rod of absorption and immovable rod are some of my favorites

[@nathansrithong5006]

Bruh, Grave Titan is a Giant and does not have the Zombie tag. Charlie shouldn't be able to play it for 0.

[@jaywjr2456]

Neither was the lord. He missed triggers. And didn't pay life triggers. Almost no rules were followed lol😂

[@Kilmarro]

​​@@jaywjr2456Lord of the Undead has been errata'ed as a zombie. Goblin King was like that as well. His creature type was Lord at one point but has since been printed with the Goblin Creature type, starting in Tenth Edition. Same with Lord of the Undead, actually.

[@Obbtoday]

Charlie using rooftop to cast a giant and than casually calling a judge for tokens

[@parkerbrandner9428]

Love how Charlie just played grave Titan for free like it’s a zombie and then proceeded to win because of it

[@thatguyintherain3168]

I fricking love the Prof and Charlie duo, it's awesome to see them inviting each other to their shows!

[@T1nyFr0gg]

What an awesome collab. Certainly not one I ever thought I'd see

[@guzvar]

The Prof after dark

[@travislindsey1507]

Yuan Ti is a damage trigger. Not attack trigger. This is why other channels read the card text out loud .

[@draxstewart1018]

Been following for a long, long time and I absolutely love the recent surge of passion for Magic from the gang and I'd love to find myself slinging cards one day at an event!

[@ThePhotokill]

prof is such a king. absolute legend

[@chemicalbluebloo2327]

Charlie : 0 fucks given for the rules in this one 😂

[@juanyexe3313]

I love that 2 of my favorite content creators are playing together my new head cannon is that charlie and prof are besties

[@AlaskanBullworm907]

I think having charlie not read as ragebait has been a good call the engagement is insane

[@Valli0o]

i love the chemistry on the table, and i love the professor. The crossover i did not know i needed

[@tommyscars7966]

Noticing Charlie not take the 2 life from his health pool from his tudor drove me wild.

[@RivalzMtG]

been trying to get into filming commander games to start doing content. how many cameras do you all use to set this all up?

[@newttrain8667]

Episode might as well be sponsored by Honda with all these Accords.

[@seamusmcarthur666]

All in favor of signing a petition to make Grave titan a zombie, so charlies cast was legal.

[@alecmiller5296]

It also just makes sense it’s literally an undead giant that makes zombies how tf is it not a zombie itself? Kinda dumb

[@igorkarpliuk2492]

Prof's first attack should've hit for 15, he has an enchantment on his land :)

[@seanbennett494]

I really loved the TCC/Skill Check collabs... I feel like this is a fever dream hearing Prof among the crass crew here.

[@KebinVT]

"You dropped that King, it's on his head"

[@danielspahn2593]

27:54 I wonder what Matt was saying . All I hear is flick flick flick flick of Two cards over and over and over , DREW.....

[@TheDylls]

New subscriber here: Things the Skill Check guys need to work on? Triggers. Remembering them and sometimes the timing. Things the Skill Check guys DON'T need to work on? Being fun personalities that I loved watching play Magic 😊❤

[@punishedbung4902]

They needed to add a flashbang with tinnitus for when professor sweared. That was powerful.