Biggest Mistakes New Players Make with Mark Rosewater and Make a Wish | The Command Zone 279 | EDH

[@lordofthemound3890]

I’m 46 and just started playing within the past year. I’m a high school teacher and was asked to “sponsor” (i.e. supervise) a game club at our school. The students taught me how to play MTG and I’m hooked!

[@danacoleman4007]

Very cool!!!!

[@DrMoonRose]

You sound like a cool teacher

[@DrivablePig607]

Thank you guys for letting this awesome kid join you guys. It's so great to see joy and kindness to be shown and shared to those who suffer from disabilities. I hope this inspires others to be more accepting and spread love around the world

[@punsman6806]

I'm with you dude, I was just going to write something like that.

[@squeakcent825]

Know him irl good person

[@DrivablePig607]

@@squeakcent825 Yeah, definitely seems like an awesome dude

[@gladbandanna]

Agreed and well said!

[@notSoAverageGuineaPigEnjoyer]

Lazar Todorov you should still do it

[@davidjones7606]

My son is part of Evan's playgroup and I absolutely loved this video. My favorite part: Evan "We have a spike in the playgroup. All he wants to do is win." I'm 99% certain that he's talking about my son. LMFAO, because it is so true. My only disappointment was that there was not nearly enough screen time for his sweet dog Mindy.

[@talia1628]

That's really cool!!!! I'm ao happy for them!

[@Le_WIP]

I don't think I've ever seen such a positive comment section in at least two years.

[@evaninstinct1165]

Me either, and I dive deep into these.

[@michaelscahill9190]

its because evens so great

[@christiandeets8593]

Bro, I know! It’s refreshing lol

[@svendartheibergnelke5806]

Yhea No hate

[@Ritokure]

41:18 Josh: "Some of [the cards] have a whole book on them." MaRo, internally: _"Boy you have no idea."_

[@elil7945]

Any beta card just trying to describe what a deathtouch life linker is, or any card with flavor text from that time (cough) grizzly bears (cough)

[@PaulGaither]

I assume you are referring to the spoilers from Throne of Eldrain. Well played sir. Well played.

[@elil7945]

I completely forgot about the literal book cards, good point

[@v1vGAMERTAGv1v]

Lol my mind immediately went to "Gush" .. fucking book is a masterclass

[@Sheriff_K]

@@v1vGAMERTAGv1v Yeah, I was thinking that too, like it LITERALLY has a book written about it's intricacies.. lol.

[@JoshMostaertTheBoss]

As a Make-a-Wish kiddo myself, from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! Your commitment to the community is visible and much appreciated 😁

[@donatomezzenga7430]

Evan rules, surprisingly confident on camera too especially around Maro who would make me nervous.

[@evaninstinct1165]

I adjust quickly on camera.

[@MissAiaGaming]

@@evaninstinct1165 you were awesome! I saw you got used to the podcast format pretty quick and you made some very good points! Really glad you were on this episode :)

[@rookieboi3601]

Yeah he needs to come back

[@jacobshaffer7831]

saw Mark from a distance at MF Seattle this year. I was terrified. Was too shy to go say hi.

[@DuncanEllis]

Ashlen head shake is best head shake. This was a very good episode. The larger group discussion format works well. Also, you guys are awesome for hosting Evan.

[@evaninstinct1165]

Honestly, I half expected it to be a 15 minute "Meet the guys" wish, and i was so excited when I found out i'd be on the podcast.

[@adhibabu2304]

Evan Instinct Congratulations!

[@ghostware6057]

There's no way on Earth I could be that cool and confident in front of those three people now, let alone in my freshman year of high school. This kid's brilliant.

[@Sheriff_K]

Yeah no way; I'd be afraid to be assertive and try to talk.

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

As a new player to both Magic in general and also to commander as a format, I can say that Command Zone and Game Knights have played a HUGE role in getting me more and more interested in the format. The way that you guys present information appeals to a wide variety of people with a wide range of skill levels, probably even more than you guys realize. I spent all winter and most of the spring watching and re-watching every episode of Game Knights and Extra Turns so hopefully when I am able to get back to my LGS to play, I can feel more like I "belong" at the table with the more experienced players.

[@bearbear7866]

I recently taught my friend to play and really the best advice if you're trying to teach someone is to play more. The more you play, the more they'll learn.

[@Headshotz931]

I'm not crying your crying! 😭 But honestly it warms my heart to see this, the wish foundation gives kids delt unfair hands in life a chance to live a dream and it puts a huge smile on my face! Evan keep killing it my dude and command zone thank you for doing this 🙌

[@chrisbedrin3618]

MaRo: "There's an answer to everything" Planeswalker emblems: *laughs in uninteractable*

[@herzer1313]

Well Big Karn let you restart the game :D

[@filiphorvath8932]

If the emblem isnt game winning kill the person asap. I ulted Bant Tamiyo and lost because people ganged up on me.

[@pkphantom]

Not a lot of people let those ultimates go off tho, so you aren't really ever gonna see any super crazy emblems go off, unless people are just being nice

[@ich3730]

i just hate emblems from a flavor perspective xD what even are they? Is chandra giving me her business card?

[@poopedypooppants3618]

Ahahahaha that made me lol irl

[@rybertin]

As someone who had a wish from make a wish granted about 15 years ago, I LOVED this so much!

[@cutecommie]

Inb4 tactful "Why aren't you dead?" comments

[@Mason_Sova]

This is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen, this is why I love our community! Keep doing what you’re doing!

[@Ent229]

When you are winning, know when to let a player live. Sometimes finishing off the weakened player is a worse tactic than addressing the player(s) that still have a decent position.

[@sonofchlar6144]

Ent229 I wish I could like this about a thousand more times.

[@MrKuminn]

Way to go, and way to pay it forward. Taking your success and doing something so good with it! You’ve given the young man a good memory he can draw from to help him get through tough times in the future.

[@jakestyles002]

This is a great episode! Evin is well spoken and was very comfortable there at The Command Zone. Special thanks to Mr. Rosewater for being there as well. Also.. Great topic, timely and pertinent.

[@capreus1983]

This is what life is about!!!! Helping others and having fun, while still getting to do what you love! Peace, love and much appreciation!

[@lukek.5773]

i had to watch this episode in stages, the wholesome energy was too much, I am so glad this kid got this much positivity put into a few days of his life.

[@Karmakeddon_MtG]

Now this! Josh and Jimmy, keep doing all the good things that you do. You guys made very good memories to remember for this kid and his family

[@reachforthestarsaldc6488]

Thank you so much for supporting someone experiencing something so terrible, that they have to live with. The fact Evan is having so much fun makes my heart melt. Just, wow. Jimmy, Josh, Ashlin, Mark, Card Kingdom And Ultra Pro, And the the rest of the command zone crew, thank you, for making someone’s wish come true. Also, this video will really help me, as I have only been playing for 8 months, preparing to watch!

[@justingemma4054]

So enjoyable to watch!!! Evan is awesome!!!!! Love everyone who put the show together!!! My favorite episode!!!!

[@mysticaloctopus8224]

See, some people just like post time codes in the comments to where the “actual topic” starts cause they don’t want to hear you talk about your sponsors again. Personally I don’t mind, and this episode more than anything reinforces that. If you didn’t have all these sponsors you would never have been able to do all of this for Evan. I’m really glad everything worked out and I know none of it would be possible without amazing sponsors like these. That’s why I can listen to shoutouts to cardkingdom and ultrapro every episode and not feel tempted to look for a timecode in the comments.

[@commandcast]

wow- this encapsulated a lot of how I feel about our sponsors and the timecode comments, which we choose to not remove regardless. Our sponsors and Patrons are the reason we’re still going. Community support is our lifeblood and is for so many creators online. We can only thank you all for your support and letting us help make wishes come true for others. It’s a blessing and an honor.

[@BrunoCasagrandaNeves]

Less than two minutes in and I had my first pause to recompose. This, in my opinion, is an amazing use of the platform you guys built. Hope you have the chance to engage in many more positive actions. It may be two days for this lad, but might change his and many other lives.

[@----.__]

Thanks to Make-A-Wish my nephew got to meet the crew of the Simpsons about two decades ago. They really made him feel like a rock-star and I hope good things come to you guys in return.

[@peterthenoob2416]

People might not believe me, but this last Friday, Evan came to our FNM playgroup and played some Commander with us. He was super fun and he did bring his Feather deck, but played with an Atraxa deck instead. He told us about himself and showed us this video and how he got to meet MaRo and how he got to be on The Command Zone and how excited he was to be knighted. All in all, super fun guy and our playgroup was super glad to meet him!

[@peterthenoob2416]

I should mention that he was wearing the UltraPro swag during the session too lol

[@briangibson4216]

Guys, I haven't even made it to the start of the actual episode and I'm already shedding a few tears. Thank you so much for the channel you have created and for sharing the MTG love. It's not just a game, but a lifestyle that drastically improves who we are as people on this Earth.

[@TheGameGroundsHQ]

I had two friends. 1 who played magic for years, and 2. Who was just getting into it. Player 1 took player 2 through a literal class. I'm talking 2 hours explaining turn phases, and that was only the beginning. Surprisingly, friend 2 still plays magic

[@katabat3837]

It's really so excellent that you folks at CZ do stuff like this, and this was a fun and useful episode, too.

[@samanthawarren7554]

Evan! Dude! So thoughtful and eloquent. You rock. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Your generous, joyful spirit is an inspiration.

[@vernmcfarland3058]

evan was articulate and concise in his analysis of new to the format topic. this episode was so good and hit home with me. I too started magic with paper during the origins block and made elfs as my first deck. I also liked his take on introducing people to magic. I used to use my elfs for new player teaching. what I like to do now is play a muli-player 60 card game and let them use my naya dinosaur deck as it is powerful and simple. since it almost always wins it also make their first game "fun" as they smash everyones deck with it. this gives the added benefit of introducing them to muli-player their very first time, since my ultimate goal is to get more players in our meta for commander (sneaky).

[@vincentheslin9636]

Really great episode! Like to see Evan and Mark come back for another episode. Make this happen, guys😀

[@Android_Steed]

I also ran an MTG club in my high school, and something that was really helpful was teaching two new players at the same time and having them play a game against each other and learn by asking questions as they go

[@danacoleman4007]

Great idea!!!

[@LemonyFreshPine]

I love this community, it's so accepting and welcoming to newbies and old salts alike. So much positivity in the comments section. You all amaze me and I'm happy to be among you all.

[@ryanw4417]

Also, I'm an elementary principal. Everything you said about Evan (sp?) is great. It's absolutely great you use your platform to help children out. I just got into magic and you two were part of that. Thank you Jimmy and Josh. you two are absolute inspirations and the fact you use your fame from magic to help others in need is absolutely amazing, powerful, and inspirational. Thank you so much.

[@ryanw4417]

Kids need to know it's OK to be what you want to be. It's a powerful message that many kids need to hear.

[@seanbrown7073]

This episode showed a lot of class from the command zone. Thank you for also shedding some light on disability/illness and providing a terrific example of a living someone, overcoming great pain/tribulations.

[@TheAbruptdeath]

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw Evan and heard his story, I thought the sentiment was beautiful and the idea was awesome. That said, I was nervous to continue on, because he's not an established personality, and if I was in his position I would likely choke up/not contribute very much. I'm very pleased to admit that I was 100% incorrect. Not only did he bring up some great points, he brought a good amount of "insider info" to the discussion, and was a joy to listen to. It's all well and good to claim he's a strong individual given his disease, but that's unfair to him. He's a strong, intelligent kid regardless of his condition, I hope he and his friends continue to kick some ass in commander, and that he eventually is able to do something with the passion and talent he has for the game. A+ episode guys, thanks for the discussion.

[@adochild93]

This kid is awesome! I’m watching this for the 2nd time and I’m still amazed!

[@whipstitchzombie]

It's 2019 and I'm deeply, intensely jaded and desensitized to...most everything, these days, but this? this was touching. heart-warming. i felt things. so thanks for that and thanks to evan.

[@HopefortheHapless]

Great video! Warms my heart that the Command Zone staff became involved with Make a Wish. It’s a great organization. My little brother was a Make a Wish kid after his leukemia diagnosis in the 90’s. You guys are killing it! Keep at it Evan! You guys rule!

[@TheHollowBlade]

The MTG community is so amazing. Im so happy to be part of such an accepting and kind community, like all communities we have our bad sour apples but hell i think we do a much better job at making people feel welcome and i hope that both the community and Wizards continues to be so badass.

[@meatshild16]

Real talk, best episode you guys have ever made!!! I laughed, I cried, I learned stuff, and at the end my Hart feels full. Thank you to for doing this episode.

[@GreenHorde75]

You guys are such a fantastic representation of the magic community. Thank you for being awesome!

[@Ace_All_Day]

You guys are the sweetest, love the content. What you did for Evan was awesome, he'll never forget it~

[@llamainyamama3088]

What a wonderfully inclusive video, with a relevant and interesting topic. Good job guys. And keep it up Evan!

[@amazingronaldo9656]

The first two minutes in, haven't watched anything else, and I already have a huge smile and a nice warm fuzzy feeling!! Thanks guys!! You are the best! :)

[@VulcanWolf]

I have a confession... I couldn't even get to y'alls title sequence before I had to smash the Like button. Really love that you guys did this for him.

[@AJHornet1]

Huge props for working with Make a Wish! This is an organisation I’ve done work with in Australia and means a lot to me and my family. You guys are awesome. Seriously can’t say enough about this.

[@Mcfluffy123]

This episode was so pure I lost all my salt from last commander games

[@BishopDAWG]

JLK and JDubbs hittin' home runs for the Commander community! We owe them our support for this effort. Truly, the cause could not be more admirable. Many relatable experiences expressed by Evan for any beginning Commander player. Godspeed to this young man. He's sharp as a knife, and twofold as wise. Good ambassadors create more good ambassadors, and it's in that spirit of growing our community that I salute Evan and The Command Zone!

[@7upac]

I built my first deck around an Un card Mark: “WHICH UN CARD?!!”

[@IndraSunrise]

"Full art basic land. "

[@Sheriff_K]

Mark was probably like, "AHA, more ammo to convince the higher ups to let me make more Un Sets!"

[@notSoAverageGuineaPigEnjoyer]

I really hope you are getting better. I myself don’t know of that kind of physical illness, but I know of mental illness. This really helped me getting better; your hope, fun and fantastic accent. Glad you got to have fun with these amazing people! Good luck in the future :D

[@mattmyers1042]

Thank you for having this kid join you and I just hope that my little brother will get to experience that kind of appreciation from other despite his disabilities so thank you.

[@alecolson8360]

I'm literally crying at how awesome you guys are and how amazing this community is

[@timmstreeter2233]

Very nice, positive and inspirational .... welcome interaction in these trying times.

[@omgoblins]

Already tearing up 2 minutes in, damn life is crazy I'm just so happy that MTG has that special 'magic' to bring us all together, hopefully for the greater good.

[@SillySleeper]

God.. it's always so nice to see others help those who are going through difficult times. Thank you guys for doing this for Evan. You rock Evan!

[@cyberfoxgaming8494]

I literally cried during the intro. You guys are the most awesome, open hearted, inclusive people ever and keep doing what you’re doing!

[@sephyrias883]

20:20 Another example would be Rashmi with elf tribal. Seems fine on paper: Elves make mana for counterspells, counterspells protect elves. But it falls apart as soon as you add non-mana tribal payoffs or go-wide finishers, because the counterspells prevent you from reaching critical creature mass and the go-wide cards take away space that you'd need for card draw to maintain the control strategy.

[@trissdavis]

Thank you guys for showing such kindness towards a person who started off as a random stranger and soon became a lifelong friend. You rock! Certianly one of my favorite aspects of magic is the sense of comradery.

[@nicholasrolo886]

Watching all of the Guests you've had come together to play hours worth of games with Evan was so heartwarming!

[@eskimoprime09]

I had a really nice double-benefit political move the other day. This was early game and I kept a shady hand, two lands and a 3-drop mana rock. So I had 3 turns to draw a land and I'm good, but I didn't. I did have a Karametra's Favor though, and my opponent had a Fertilid. I proposed, I'll ramp you by enchanting your Fertilid if you give me a land. He took it, he was able to do a better play with the extra mana, and I was able to get back on track. Politics are awesome!

[@Turner4748]

I'm so glad to see this channel work with Make A Wish Foundation. You guys rock and are spreading a great message. This kid was able to enjoy a life changing event.

[@toby.s.21]

Props to you guys for doing this amazing thing but even more props to Evan for fully belonging and contributing to the show. Really did a good job and consistently added interesting insights to the discussion. Also he's got a great speaking voice I love his accent!

[@aidenjordan-carter5854]

So happy to see the magic community doing great things and just showin love

[@nerd_mor]

Consider having bigger groups more often. This worked VERY well. And keep doing good in the world. This warmed my heart

[@Meisterschnorrer]

This was a great hour. Thanks... Some of your tipps will be used. Best regards from Germany

[@clanechelon]

The kid is a natural, great to see him on the show ! Props to Jimmy and Josh to invite him !

[@JustinMillerAyuh]

Great episode, Evan's community is lucky to have him!

[@ColeIantorno]

Thank you for all the effort you guys put into the community of magic. I hope this message is seen by all members of the command zone because all of you are all amazing!

[@Lucasinbrawl]

This is just...so heartwarming and nice. Wishing you the very best, Evan. Rock on. And thanks to you for making this all possible, dear Commandcast :)

[@willg574]

This was awesome. I've rewatched it twice already. Evan killed it

[@FantabulousMe100]

Honestly the thing I always tell people is to watch every single game knights video, and start them on the Commander 2018 one. The videos are very well edited and although fast paced, give a good idea of how the game is played when you know what you're doing. And by watching those videos, if you pause on every card you don't know, you will learn a TON. Admittedly I picked this game up incredibly quickly compared to most people, but after about 4 days of watching just the commander gameplays, not even any podcasts, I pretty much had a full handle on the game besides the nitty gritty of the stack, priority, and such.

[@mattgoering936]

This was an amazing episode and it was awesome what you guys did for Evan. A real inspiration.

[@georgeb9977]

This kid was the bomb and had very good advice. Super great that you guys could get together and be candid with Mark Rosewater too. This show continues to inspire me to get as many people playing magic as possible.

[@islevet]

Awesome job to all for being part of this. We need more good people in the world.

[@spliffi869]

big kudos, that's so sweet of y'all. those are some unforgetful memories, which surely changed that kid's life forever!

[@lucasmkramerify]

this is absolutely amazing. I imagine for all of you as well as this young man. Good on you for participating.

[@jonahcoffman3078]

On one hand I feel sad for Evan's disability, but on the other I am a slighty jealous he got to play Magic with you guys! Keep up the great work and tons of prayers for Evan's future.

[@summonthepack8789]

Absolutely phenomenal! What a fantastic thing to do, CZ. So happy for you, Evan!

[@STIPanda]

Ah! You guys got me in the feels! Great content, even better coming from genuine good people. You guys rock!

[@redundancycheck]

I made the mistake of showing Aetherflux reservoir to new players, now our games overextend because there is always someone running lifegain. Lifegain and laser beam decks.

[@Alino-]

That's no moon..

[@MadManwithaSpoon]

Archfiend of Dispare shall be your new friend.

[@redundancycheck]

@@MadManwithaSpoon currently stopping myself from slotting in the new Tibalt in all of my red decks

[@MadManwithaSpoon]

@@redundancycheck Go the full 9 yards and make an anti-life Rakdos deck! They're gonna learn that you can't rely on 1 strat the whole time.

[@explorer4161]

More evan! That guy was awesome, it's like hes done this a thousand times before, he was as collected as any of the other 3.

[@Tyrius8]

You guys are amazing. Command zone and Mr Rosewater, that was fantastic. Good job.

[@ajazz52]

So awesome!! This is what I love to see about our community!

[@emjackson81989]

This is great. Glad to see you guys helping to reach out. Great work!

[@Bindersquinch]

you guys honestly take my breath away. this is too good. i love this channel so much, you should all be proud because im speechless and love being a patreon to this incredible channel!!!!!

[@ironballistics]

Great vid guys. The four of ya really brought something to the discussion. I've always been the guy that teaches in my group. I like to have them learn off a duel deck for a while then watch a game between two other new players. Once they think they are comfortable then I hit them with a strong deck, let them try it against me while I try their deck. Lots of fun and I have had very little failure rates... giving the duel decks away helps lots though.

[@YeeHa711]

Fairly certain this video is the most heart warming experience I've had all week =D Thank you to the CZ team and Make-A-Wish foundation for making this all happen for all to witness!!

[@evaninstinct1165]

I second this. More like, quadrilienth this.

[@veganscholar8348]

This was AWESOME! I love this channel even more now

[@SievertSchreiber]

Found out about this Make A Wish episode last week and am excited to see it now! Nice job Command Zone 👍

[@mtgunveiled874]

Game Knights is my favorite

[@MattLazzara]

Been listening and watching now for a long time, Command Zone really makes this game that much more special to all of us. You guys rock, keep up the good work.

[@nimblelafitte1923]

beautiful thing you guys are doing, you may not realize but you have the power to reach out and help alot of people

[@aa-tx7th]

Evan is a badass champion. And you guys are awesome. Every ep of Command Zone and Game Knights just gets better and better. The Magic community has so many amazing people.

[@evaninstinct1165]

The command zone was amazing to have me on. I am so thankful for this chance.

[@claineplummer3421]

Evan is a beast, he has a talent for this man. I dont what to say that others have said better. Love your insight Evan Keep up the Awesome!!!

[@lukepoplawski3230]

You guys are amazing. Thank you from the community.

[@XanderWhite]

Big ups to you guys; this was the final motivation I needed to become a patron. Great job!

[@ollelundvall7722]

Give this kid a podcast his voice is special in a very nice way.