CAN NINJAS CLIMB OVER WALLS? Yuriko Arcades Archimandrite Zada | Worst Possible Commander Show #45

[@senorsmelly1391]

I know Ben didn't win, but he is my favorite magic player on YT. If someone sees this let him know! I love how he is always happy, smiling, cheerful, and just hanging with his friends. Blake is always cheering for someone else when they do great, Shea is just a sweetheart, and CGB loves helping to make sure everyone hits their triggers and doesn't lie about what biggest threats are. I love this playgroup so much! Thanks for the great content.

[@BlakeMTG]

This is peak wholesome commenting, you’re cool Senorsmelly 😊

[@juiceusername]

I absolutely love it when the most liked comment that gets pinned to the top has a spoiler in the first line. Every. Single. Episode.

[@senorsmelly1391]

@@juiceusername oh my bad friend. My intent wasn't to spoil it. At least you only know 1 player that didn't win. Sorry about that.

[@francoisgrobler6584]

Best quote: Ben: Oh $H1T! CGB: Keep it! Ben: Oh shoot!

[@SimonDLCruz]

Same here, love this playgroup! Just a bunch of friends hanging to play some commander no salt or whatever.

[@Lancebit]

Yuriko is super busted and super fun. Btw ninjitsu can’t change what the creature is attacking. There are a bunch of other ninjitsu shenanigans, though.

[@BlakeMTG]

Yup! Was told that they could like when a new creature enters tapped and attacking, turns out I shoulda fact checked 😎

[@Lancebit]

@@BlakeMTG Didn’t really change the game, but just an FYI if you decide to keep the deck. Gotta love the cool stuff you can do with it.

[@ThisIsAigle]

@@BlakeMTG i believe the confusion is caused by the fact that Zareth San 'can' and has a ninjutsu-like ability.

[@rabidpickleosrs2995]

He also used a colorless mana to activate the filter land, has to be a blue or black mana to activate that ability on Sunken Ruins.

[@hellproof2379]

I came to the comments for the answer and wasn’t disappointed lol

[@Teurger]

Noticed it only from second view, but... CGB on 21:16 - "Ben, if you won't attack me, I won't attack you!" *smiles* CGB on 24:42 - "...Swiftspear and Archimandrite are going to attack Ben." *for lethal* Press F for Friendship)))

[@gregboulton8230]

Double Vision makes a copy, not a cast. Zada would get +6/+6, but the other two creatures would only get +3/+3.

[@thomaseddy7347]

This is the most wholesome Commander series in existence, and after only watching for a few months, it has quickly captured my heart and is absolutely my favorite Commander show of all time. Congrats on your win, Blake! ❤️

[@davidwitt5585]

Fallen Shinobi let's you cast both the cards, doesn't have to be 1 of the 2.

[@charlottehgomez]

This is probably the most attacking I've ever seen! Love how the result could have gone either way. Really feel for Shea. I've run 44 lands in my (brawl) decks and still been stuck on 3 lands the entire game, the frustration is real.

[@TedMattos]

KZbin made me a viewer for the first time, but now I'm also a new subscriber thanks to Ben. He's just somebody I know I'd love in my playgroup - fun-loving and just happy to be playing. #TeamBen

[@The808andrew808]

I know the shows called “worst” but I think having a judge would really help CBG!

[@heitortremor]

That was so close! I was definitely chanting along with everyone on that mission impossible theme!

[@Logical_Panda]

We got to run it back with archamandrite. Did not know this commander existed. want to see it pop off even more!

[@derekgorlewski7870]

I'm sure chat or other comments have established this already, but referencing the interaction regarding Ninjutsu/Zareth San (as per mtg wiki): Zareth San can be attacking a different player/planeswalker than the one that the returned creature was attacking, which is not case for (the) creature put onto the field by the ninjutsu ability. 702.49c A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand.

[@mati.vilchez]

I enjoyed it! Wish there were more cards to be shown on screen, but seriously, really enjoyed it.

[@valt3rnative]

Zada? Oh, heck yeah. I love the love goblins are getting, first Zo-Zu, then Krenko and now this 😍

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

This series always brightens my week, it's probably my favorite vid all week as a KZbin addict, lol. I was a it worried when I didn't see it on Sunday. Hype!

[@cabellism]

Go Ninja Go Ninja GO!!!!! Dam 90's TMNT Vanilla Ice song is still stuck in my head.

[@azizsinger5142]

21:00 Zada gets +6/+6, the rest of the creatures get +3/+3. Zada triggers whenever you *cast* the instant or sorcery. Double Vision copies the spell. Copying a spell does not *cast* the spell, unless it specifically says to cast it. 707.10. To copy a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability means to put a copy of it onto the stack; a copy of a spell isn't cast and a copy of an activated ability isn't activated.

[@MrAussiekisser13]

Wall of Junk in it's latest print shows it has Defender! So it's all good for Shea. Would have love to seen her get more mana out and let that deck rip!

[@azizsinger5142]

13:58 The Ninjutsu'd in creature has to attack the same player or planeswalker the returned creature was attacking. 702.49. Ninjutsu 702.49a. Ninjutsu is an activated ability that functions only while the card with ninjutsu is in a player's hand. "Ninjutsu [cost]" means "[Cost], Reveal this card from your hand, Return an unblocked attacking creature you control to its owner's hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking." 702.49b. The card with ninjutsu remains revealed from the time the ability is announced until the ability leaves the stack. 702.49c. A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand.

[@slysi84]

That was fun. Was gutted for Shea not getting that 4th land on time. Would have loved to see death by walls!!!! Great game though guys, I'm new to commander, only played historic brawl on arena but am really tempted to find a commander I like and get back into paper mtg.

[@MTGTheStack]

Ah yes, advisor tribal.

[@justinhamilton6511]

Blake played 2 lands on his extra turn which let him shuffle with scalding tarn (second land). Used top to look at a shuffled deck to kill Shea.

[@dreifragezeichen1066]

Noticed that one too. But we all know it gets complicated with a full grip on options.

[@ThePhildefer001]

Loved the interactions, great game all around. Keep thinking fogs are underrated in commander when seeing explosive all or nothing attacks like in this one.

[@andrespestchanker3443]

That yuriko is so op! Gratz Blake! So good to see u winning!

[@willofkhonshu7287]

Ben is a saint. Protect him at all cost.

[@TCGupdate]

I’m pretty sure Double Vision doesn’t work the way you want it to with Zada, she only triggers to copy the spell if you cast it, so the copy from Double Vision wouldn’t be copied further

[@japplek]

Sadly true On the other hand - POSSIBILITY STORM goes so hard in zada.

[@ricardogranelli]

702.49c A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. *It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand.*

[@arnaudsoler6651]

Small mistake about ninjutsus : 702.49c A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand. Still a great game tho, thx for the content guys ^^

[@_-___________]

14:00 702.49c stipulates that a ninjitsu'd creature must attack the same thing that the original attacker was attacking.

[@bobbyblade7]

I don't think double vision and zada work, because Zada says when you cast and double vision just copies the spell it doesn't trigger on cast effects.

[@fablerh2476]

I was so Shea‘s card HAS to be the island. It has to be. And it was. You made me proud, girl :D better luck next time! Get them!

[@JaimeAGB-pt4xl]

This table is played with 3 of the commander decks I own (Arcades, Yuriko & Zada), so it was very entertaining to watch 👍🏻 Ps: Advice to Ben, the quality of creatures in a Zada deck is not as important, concentrate on making as much 1/1s as possible (even if Goblin tokens) instead and get copying with Zada

[@ethanr1247]

It didn't matter for the outcome because Blake could have just attacked CGB with the unblockable creature, but for future notice when you ninjutsu it enters attacking the same player as the creature that was returned to hand. So, in this case, the Fallen Shinobi would have attacked Shae.

[@PsychedelicCheeseburgers]

14:00 You guys were misinformed I guess, a creature that comes in via Ninjutsu ability definitely can NOT have its choice of who to attack, it must come in attacking the same player or Planeswalker that the creature returned to hand was attacking.

[@SimonDLCruz]

Let’s go! My favourite commander! YURIKO!

[@SedllYs]

Best commander shooooooow! Thaaanks. ❤️

[@Kalinleios]

Don't you have to pay blue or black Mana to activate the ability on sunken ruins? Blake uses his mana vault mana to so which is colorless ^^ Nothing the less it'S a great show and I love all of you 🙂

[@chummer2060]

The haymakers thrown in this game were BONKERS!

[@Kilawpilath]

Congrats Blake, Was an awesome game. Still in the Blake Stream Waiting room for when you start your Twitch Career :D

[@starp130]

Shouldn't Blakes Vault go away when he died? Not that it would've mattered

[@maidenless_tarnished]

So I was curious about copied spells triggering Zada. Apparently they don't, so Ben wouldn't have pumped his whole board twice. It would have triggered Zada once for the whole board, but the copy would only have pumped Zada

[@andrenet77]

7:00 is Wall of Junk better than Wall of Jank?

[@PhoenixInfeno]

Damn, Shea got the real short end of the stick today

[@brandantuck3147]

Changes who he's attacking during ninjitsu, never seen anyone try that

[@divnad]

I would recommend reading the rulings on Ninjitsu. As far as anything I can find it says that you can only ninjitsu after blockers have been declared which means your attack target has already been selected and cannot be changed unless by an additional cards effect.

[@odytoboman]

Not entirely true. You can ninjutsu any unblocked, attacking creature, meaning you can ninjutsu before blockers are declared (why you'd want to is another matter). You are, however, correct that the player being attacked cannot be changed.

[@diphoration_]

@@odytoboman You cannot Ninjutsu before blockers are declared (See 509.1h).

[@MareczqZglos]

If You put creature attacking in play without any special extra tekst (like the same player etc.) you can alwasy choose with player it attacks. When Ninjitsu was designed, commnader was not popular - so they didnt think of this interaction ;)

[@diphoration_]

@@MareczqZglos "702.49c A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand."

[@divnad]

@@MareczqZglos But in order to Ninjitsu you have to swap out an existing attacker that was not blocked which means you already chose the player it attacked

[@CoL_Drake]

when you ninjutsu it enters attacking the same player as the creature that was returned to hand. So, in this case, the Fallen Shinobi would have attacked Shae.

[@Ramschat]

CGB, you promised not to attack Ben!!!

[@gutierrezalf123]

Where did CGB get that magic hoodie?!

[@SaraKkkkkkkk]

I have a ninja deck - almost 100% certain you can't change the opponent who you're attacking.

[@mikeberger6001]

Blake: Ninja Vanish!

[@Xgya2000]

"Can Ninjas Climb Over Walls?" Not when all the walls have Flying, they can't. When THAT happens you need to go UNDER them (with a Goblin Digging Team)

[@zygrot]

Blake has the Real Ultimate Power; Pirates are better than ninjas.

[@tapoutologist]

Didn’t anyone notice CGB said “Ben I won’t attack you if you won’t attack me…” Ben then attacked Blake, and then CGB literally attacked Ben and knocked him out of the game the next turn… lol like… wow man… 😂

[@dreifragezeichen1066]

Yeah. Really snitched on that one.. Stick to your Deals.

[@silash.5535]

well technically Ben didn‘t take the deal 😅 he said he wouldn‘t attack CGB anyways. May be a sweaty move, but actually a fine one I think :D

[@tapoutologist]

@@silash.5535 well I guess you’re right, I did hear that… I guess I would’ve taken it as a common curiosity to not attack back since he didn’t attack CBG LOL just glad i wasn’t in that game

[@iamacharliest]

21:16 - CGB "Ben if you don't attack me I won't attack you". Proceeds to wipe Ben out of the game next turn by attacking him.. oookay. Obviously Ben was okay with that but kinda felt bad for him after you said that and he tapped out on Blake.

[@cuthere80]

if someone pulls that in our pub, has a real hard time to find a table in the future. this is by far the lowest of lows.

[@nikoboivin]

I felt the exactg same as CGB told ben he had a problem I was like "but dude, your word!!"

[@jbolseng]

Benny Bear! 🤣

[@wesrouse2599]

Love it, sadge about Shea's land though

[@kaalesrex2933]

made me doubt fallen shinobi .. "Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs." .. not just one .. the ugly bastard is a very good card ^^

[@FabGaymer]

I haven't been a judge for a long time but when did they allow Ninjutsu to change attack targets?

[@necrochan7620]

It's still not allowed, woopsies ! We all make mistakes.

[@ThisIsAigle]

Zareth San doesn't have ninjutsu, he has "2UB, Return an attacking Rogue you control to owner's hand: Put Zareth San from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking", so since he isn't ninjutsu, he isn't bound to ninjutsu's rule to attack the same target.

[@bouboulroz]

@@necrochan7620 I think whoever told Blake it could was thinking about the rule stating that when a creature enters attacking, you choose which player/planeswalker the creature is attacking, which work almost everytime (including with Zareth San), but Ninjutsu is an exception.

[@veganeconomist7453]

Wait... do curses trigger off Controls or Owns?

[@derekp2628]

Blake played 2 lands on the last turn.... fail 😆 🤣

[@russellbaker6599]

Top cam was 1000 times better this episode!

[@Neuzel1]

CGB with the red 1 drop, what's next, fervent champion?

[@barnstorming4535]

😂 LOL Blake taking damage from mana vault after Ben is dead. Made my day

[@richardwood3802]

Especially since it shouldn't have been in the game lol

[@brett5569]

Where did you get that magic the gathering hoodie from?

[@danteishere7792]

You can play both cards from Fallen Shinobi, no need to choose

[@yellowmonstr123]

This didn't appear in my recommended even though i watch every show? I think the premiere stuff makes it disappear? Cause i saw the premiere scheduled release, but not the release?

[@jimbo_slice18]

LEGO ninjago goated with the sauce gg

[@michaelgilbert5224]

LOVE YURIKO

[@BraxtonMeyer]

What app you use?

[@famousstranger8468]

What came first the ninja or the wall

[@ThisIsAigle]

Wall of Junk was in fact errated to "Artifact Creature - Wall"

[@zaifir8119]

Though it shouldn't really matter anyway, since arcades only really cares about defender.

[@ThisIsAigle]

@@zaifir8119 All creatures with the creature type 'wall' have defender. So it does matter, a great deal.

[@zaifir8119]

@@ThisIsAigle Whether it's a wall or not is not important unless the deck also has wall tribal synergies. Creatures with 'Wall' as one of their creature types do not automatically gain defender, you can still attack with your changelings. Wall of Junk has Defender as an Abillity in it's card text, so it works with Arcades. It would still work just fine even if it wasn't a wall.

[@ThisIsAigle]

@@zaifir8119 You're a special kind of stupid aren't you? Every single creature with the Wall type was given Defender as a keyword to replace 'Walls can not attack'. Wall of Junk in particular has gone through multiple erratas. The first to add missing lines of text. Those being the creature type of wall, and 'Walls can not attack'. THEN it got errata'd again when the keyword Defender was released, just like every other wall. You need to grab yourself some more education, or better yet, stop talking out your ass.

[@EdwinHernandez-nm4uq]

I swear, Shea plays all my decks I have or want to make!

[@brentoncarmichael2748]

I love you too Blake

[@TheTotallyNoob]

Idk if thats bc im new to magic or if its a house rule, but wouldn't Ben's Mana Vault leave the field with him dying? I know it wouldnt have changed anything but yeah, just asking. Edit: nvm haven't finished the episode.

[@wilhelmvanbiljon8681]

Soooo the ninjutus play was a bit wrong... well... all wrong "702.49c A ninjutsu ability may be activated only while a creature on the battlefield is unblocked (see rule 509.1h). The creature with ninjutsu is put onto the battlefield unblocked. It will be attacking the same player or planeswalker as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand"

[@afijohn5821]

No new episode? Did I miss something?

[@Shadowof1ife]

Ninjitsu ability fun before green had that ability I used a different version ninjitsu

[@CptnHowdy2475]

Best turn 1 ever

[@vawn520]

not even walls could slow that game down. awesome decks as usual, yuriko can do some crazy things but ninjas are so fun

[@joaquin2592]

why does blake kept the mana vault? it was bens and he got out of the game. rules doesnt say that when a player leaves the game he goes with all their cards he own or something like that?

[@joaquin2592]

nvm, reached the part when its retrieved it

[@rabidpickleosrs2995]

Mana Vault on Blake's board should have gone away when Ben died.

[@masonharrell5711]

Ninjas go Brrrrrrrrrrrr

[@johnwilliam8676]

Blake shouldn't have that mana vault any more. It was bens and when he got eliminated his cards leave the battlefield

[@samlerner3029]

I dont think double vision works with Zada. Zada cares about the cast and you dont cast copies unless specified. Don’t think it mattered much with all the ninja shenanigans Blake was accomplishing.

[@frinbar]

​since the creature who Blake attacked with was unblockable he could have just attacked CGB anyway to it doesn't really change the outcome if he knew how they played lol

[@nightbane727]

zada is amazing but shes even better in the 99 of a feather deck in my opinion

[@darrennelson-hall8730]

Big butt week!

[@adriandelarosa6502]

👍

[@sierrarome9512]

Did CGB promise not to attack Ben if he didn’t attack and then untap and say Ben has no blockers?

[@sierrarome9512]

Never trust a blue mage.

[@DevTheo1]

Fwiw, if Shae hadn't been mana screwed... I bet she would have won.. Arcades is scary good.. you're always drawing cards because walks are cheap!

[@semos5175]

You can't change who you attack during ninjutsu !!!!!!!!!!

[@ApacheStoryteller]

All these decks played like pants, I'm sorry Shea, Arcades should of cleaned the clock of all those other decks and sent them to the junk pile.

[@The808andrew808]

Sweeeeeeetness

[@joelhatterini6392]

702.48c, you're WRONG BLAKE. How dare.

[@kobralily]

if shea hit her land drops.....

[@anthonybrainwood8015]

Wedding ring buds

[@danpasquale1620]

ALWAYS target the yuriko player regardless of their board state

[@withoutscratch5963]

Greetings Zada is a Female Stay safe

[@meaches2117]

😀

[@noahrice1367]

Shay literally just stole my Arcades deck 😂😂. Everything she played is in my deck I was so weirded out.

[@adriandelarosa6502]

You don't play lands either? ;)