Kefnet vs Alela vs Neheb vs Kaalia | Double Header | S1E4 | cEDH Gameplay | Casually Competitive

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

**DISCLAIMER:** The nameplate for the Kefnet player is incorrect in Game 1. Jordan is playing Kefnet, Joseph was just watching from the sidelines. Apologies for the confusion! *Misplays Found:* 2 (See below, minor spoilers) Enjoy the back to back games! Be sure to vote for the commander you want to see again (by clicking the 'i' on the upper right-hand corner of the video) - once the votes for this video are in we'll be recording the 'Season 1 Favorites' match so be sure to get your vote in soon! *Misplays:* Unfortunately, it seems like a few misplays made it to the final cut. Thankfully they don't change the outcome of the game but we wanted to point them out so people are aware of them. 1. Adam attacks Nate with Alela for 2. Not really a misplay but it was missed in the narration 2. Nate draws more than 1 card from Sandstone Oracle with a Narset, Parter of Veils on the field. This was missed both in-game and in the editing process but thankfully doesn't change much and only gives Nate a solid last turn before the end

[@ThatDamnPipsqueak]

Jordan also failed to exile Spell Pierce when he flashed it back in game 1. Didn't impact the game though.

[@Darius_III]

the spell pierce that was flashed back with the snapcaster mage should have been exiled as well (not sure if it got corrected)

[@electrohouselover07]

@@ThatDamnPipsqueak exactly what I was gonna say, nice catch

[@Shadowof1ife]

I made all my friends into enemies after duplicate a spell n set back everyone

[@PhazonOmega]

I WAS wondering how Azra Oddsmaker was attacking Jordan when he swung at Joseph. XD Thanks for the clarification!

[@mikehalloran93]

"This is our way to say thank you for the support for season one." No, thank YOU for putting together such amazing content. You guys are awesome, and I hope you're having as much fun playing these games as we have watching them.

[@matthewfigueras8760]

At 26:27 Nate draws more than one card for his sandstone oracle. With Jordan's narset, he shouldn't have been able to draw more than 1 card for that trigger

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

You are correct, we must have missed it during the game, but thankfully, in the end it doesn't affect too much

[@OTheVariousKing]

Bill the madman continuing his streak of wearing the ahegao hoodie to these games

[@somefishhere]

how do you see the hoodie?

[@drdavidchacon]

otvk lmao I own one as well, it’s perfect

[@TheCatHerder]

@@somefishhere You can see his arm when he draws a card

[@bestregards9672]

Cringe af

[@ElucidYT]

@Antonio Starch stfu you're just jealous

[@DylanCEdh]

I like how they explain the loops they combo off with.

[@NEFARIOUS-D]

I love how you guys own your shit. When you make mistakes you explain how they didn't effect the game. I also love that you don't upload games with game breaking mistakes. Your narrating voice is great and entertaining to listen to. Keep up the fantastic content, in my eyes you currently have the best EDH channel on the tube.

[@apock2474]

AAHHH!!! You guys uploaded, SplitSecond uploaded, and now I know of the existence of cEDH Pickup! I have so much to watch and not enough time!!

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

Not to add too much onto your plate, but if you aren't already aware be sure to check out West Coast Commander as well. They uploaded their first video yesterday and it's a great one!

[@apock2474]

Casually Competitive MTG In reality, this is a self inflicted disaster. I can’t get enough content!

[@djrafikii559]

@@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG don't you threaten me with a good time

[@djrafikii559]

Your narration has gotten better and better over time, I personally enjoy the stack being represented on the side to show the interaction. It's helped me teach my fiance the nuances of the game, though we play in a slightly less competitive meta. Enjoy the games, keep it up!

[@kenjiromitsui6803]

It's good to see Kaalia in action. All time favorite commander.

[@jdbaggins92]

The design of these videos is excellent and considerate of your audience. The progress bar during the introduction sequence is something so easily overlooked, but I appreciate it so much. The information in that sequence is a necessary evil for any KZbin channel thanks to the algorithm, but the progress bar makes me feel like you considered and valued my time. Alongside great content, that little detail earned the subscription and even a clicked bell.

[@PhazonOmega]

Adam, I see what you did there. You used a Flooded Strand to fetch a Dimir land, and a Polluted Delta to fetch an Azorious land. I appreciate the flex.

[@PurgatorialFire]

My girl Kaalia

[@ben7kapow]

kaalia wasnt even cast once... unless i missed it. but this deck could have been any mardu collored deck

[@noahjaffe3094]

those playmats are *chef's kiss*

[@crovax1375]

Baiting out that counter with Animate Dead was a great play!

[@enoeht]

I am really enjoying your content and looking forward to seeing this channel continue to grow!

[@tertiusscipio6414]

So good to see Kefnet in action :-)

[@somefishhere]

We support you, you support us with a DOUBLE HEADER. Wow!! Both games were sweet too!

[@daanmolhuijsen8086]

Love the vids guys you all rock

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

Thanks so much!

[@HarleyZane]

Good games fellas, I like this midrange competitive format and always am brewing in that same range. I'd quickly like to point out that flashback may need paid better attention to. Neither time I saw affected the games thankfully but game 1 I think Jordan sticks Spell Pierce in the graveyard after flashing it back and game 2 sees the same with Increasing Vengeance. A little fine tuning goes a long way and I'm enjoying the viewing format, will have to play catch-up on the other content now. Keep it up!

[@lukelogston2636]

You called Joseph “Jordan” and 12:00

[@magerehenk7579]

just a quick heads up. holding priority only works in your own turn as the priority starts at the player whose turn it is. it probably didnt matter in this case, but it happened twice these games.

[@mehmehxxx]

magerehenk was going to mention this too. Nate “holds priority” on bills turn. I was going to caution phrasing it that way if he is inferring that no one else had a response to his spells

[@SuddenlyAPotatoAppears]

Bill is always the one playing the deck i wanted to see

[@ElusiveOtter]

Adam at 23:25 : Delicious, finally some good fucking lands

[@rowanbarrett9498]

Jordan put Spell Pierce back into his graveyard when he flashed it back in game 1 11:10

[@BishopDAWG]

I love this channel both for it's crisp and clear narration and graphical overlays, especially with regards to the stack- it's awesome! After viewing every single episode, however, I say it's disingenuous. It's disingenuous to name this channel "Casually Competitive". Please accept this constructive criticism from a subscriber who truly enjoys your channel and wishes it to prosper. In Commander, we all know the only true problem in our format is power level disparity between decks. As a community, we must hold each other accountable in order to exact change on this widely acknowledged problem. What we are watching on this channel is in my opinion awesome and entertaining, but there's nothing casual about it.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

If you have time I would suggest watching the video we've released called 'What is cEDH?' The goal with the name 'Casually Competitive' is to show that we are on the more casual side of competitive which is why we label ourselves as 'semi-competitive' during the video's introduction. I understand the confusion, but that's the general reasoning behind the name. I appreciate the feedback and will what I can to make the power levels as clear as possible

[@somefishhere]

Thanks for the highlight on Azra Oddmaker and why it is good like Mindblade Render!

[@anapaula45691]

Oh boy, I really want to see Kaalia again

[@stephennovak4108]

Awesome games guys this is the kind of commander I wanna play.

[@sh1pme2themune9]

That Worldgorger crap was such unbelievable cheese.

[@matihuelo]

Great decks and edition. Why is noone sacrificing lands since price of glory is on the battlefield?

[@orsettomorbido]

Uhh, some less-used commanders! (Neheb and Kaalia. Possibly even Alela, i saw almost no lists with her!) Love to see new brews!

[@ben.shields]

Double header! I'm so hyped!!!

[@Steamboat2016]

I hadn't thought of building Alela this way before. It looks really cool and I'm definitely going to give it a try

[@ben.shields]

Yeah I thought that was really sweet too! Great use of the tokens

[@Steamboat2016]

@@ben.shields I was considering building the generic artifact Alela deck but now I've been inspired

[@matthewhagedorn2511]

What printing of wheel is that at 23:26? I thought it was reserve listed but that has the security dot on the bottom...

[@darienboudreau306]

Only thing I can point out on commentary is that when people do things before phase change, it isn't a "response", it is just the gaining of priority and casting a spell before the phase change. So it should be something like "Before X moves to combat, Y casts Z"

[@yoshisalaverry5502]

Awesome video as usual, guys! Small complaint: Adam never, or almost never, attacked. Getting in a few points of damage here and there can be super meaningful even when it doesn't directly win the game, e.g. by causing an opponent to later draw fewer cards off a Bolas's Citadel/Top combo. Even in cEDH, creatures can turn sideways!

[@itaiphoenix]

My boy neheb. Sad but very good games!

[@bradenskaggs5350]

Kaalia decks make me love 😄😄😄

[@pirateye68]

hmm it probably makes no difference but you guys seem to have missed an attack by Adam at about 21:45. all of a sudden Alela is tapped when the turn passes.

[@philbojack8702]

Thank you i always love your content

[@matthewbrown336]

Sick playmats across the board. But Nate takes the win

[@smartkaboose3806]

You've just got a new subscriber boys

[@bradenskaggs5350]

Have you all ever played with the folks at Playing with Power MTG? I ask because I remember an episode where a guy named Jordan played a Kefnet turns deck against the guys

[@senorinoruiz3684]

Where did y’all buy that sliver playmat.... glass looking one

[@AceHardy]

👑

[@armbelbernal7794]

Great content!! Wish I could've seen kaalia utilizes her abilities.more..

[@isaacsaunders6869]

Lets goooo... a new video

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

Hope you enjoy the games!

[@sirgroucho9512]

So, I have a question: when Bill loses the game in game two, doesn’t that remove him and everything associated with him from the game, and how is that different from the Neheb trigger? Unless I’m forgetting other life loss that turn, of course.

[@lifeuncensored957]

neheb counts all damage dealt regardless of if the person died because it was still damage dealt to an opponent on that turn, the things that leave when a person dies are thier permanents library and cards in grave and exile. Damage isn't a thing you have its the result of an action

[@jeroenvaneekeren]

Might be an idea to show the cards that are discarded too. At least the ones that are mentioned to be of importance. Nice game again, thanks!

[@jessemckellen1412]

As always great content

[@FergyB20]

Still loving the play mats

[@jordanmcmahan5227]

Did Adam and Jordan have no creatures in graveyard when Bill exhumed in game 2? Just trying to see why they didn't put a creature into play

[@enbt93]

Love the content team ♥️ Leaving a comment for support, and the KZbin algorithm. I like the high power level of the decks, but I'd love to see some fun deck building restrictions like a certain set or card theme 🤔 idk if that fits into the kind of content you all produce

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

We plan on having more what we call 'gimic' style games (essentially decks with specific restrictions) in the future so be on the lookout for those!

[@Yeshy]

so why didnt Jordan destroy his lands with price of glory on the field 10:50? am I missing something here?

[@mehmehxxx]

Jesus Sanchez looks like he only tapped his guilded lotus for mana on bills turn

[@firestalker11]

That is a sick stained glass sliver playmat! Where can I get that?

[@magicmorris1692]

I like Nate's playmat! Where did he get this beauty from? :)

[@Mrbebe1997]

www.inkedgaming.com/products/antique-titans-playmat

[@DXD504]

Hey the kefnet triggers on the first card you draw each turn so he could cast the copy of force and hold up force right?

[@silencia08]

Kaalia of the Vast!!!

[@suarage]

Hey where did you get that godlike slivers playmat?

[@Sliver_Boi]

Inked gaming. Its definitely my favorite in my playmat arsenal

[@papaburgundy20]

Bill where did you get that glorious playmat???

[@thehitchickersbro1]

Idc what happens Neheb is my favorite, so im happy

[@AsbestosFilter]

For neheb deck You might wanna use muchmore land dest card to generate value. One of my friend plays neheb land destruction and make everybody unable to play while he getting value from damaging our life points

[@gabrielethier2046]

28:38 was there any reason to that or did Bill just want to mess with Jordan for no reason

[@emmanuelperezg]

Leaving Jordan without blockers so that Nate swing in that direction with the pro-black Neheb maybe

[@gabrielethier2046]

@@emmanuelperezg wish i remembered the context of my comment

[@iamthehaus]

I run a Scarab God zombie tribal / mill deck that I can’t ever find a good video on. I would love to see your guys put together a top tier deck that I could watch! Keep up the great content!

[@DanquezHD]

the spike feeders did play just that deck

[@chimneyimp1486]

jordan's mat looks great. what is the name of it?

[@Lashkor]

Jordan is repping the same playmat I use, so we can be friends.

[@JoshuaM141]

At the end of the second game... Alela has deathtouch. How could the Kefnet player have cleared her and kept the loop going? If he attacks with kefnet he dies if Alela blocks

[@danz_3993]

Kaalia's list is 101 cards. Which is the wrong card?

[@JorimPalmer]

I would like to see a Zedruu Storm / Combo deck! Please not the stax / bad gift version!!

[@rafaelfonseca6425]

Can i get ypur guy's oppinion on like the best deck list for tribal dinossaurs with the cards we got atm? Commander gishath!

[@LucksackGames]

Curious as to why Bill didnt concede in response to the lethal attack that would untap Nehebs lands, or is there just a no-concession rule?

[@RogueDemon1199]

Generally you don't scoop at instant speed

[@TheRealLap]

21:43 quite sure Adam attacked some one as alela became tapped and no one has blocker and he's low on life.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

I believe you are correct. Looking at the game notes it looks like he attacks Nate; however, I missed that action when doing the narration. Luckily it doesn't change too much but good catch!

[@bio230]

Estrid and Golos please!!

[@mikestephens267]

The Alela deck is supposed to win with either Lab Man or Jace, yet looking in the deck list there is no Lab Man, as it would not work well with Polymorph effects. Then we looking at the decklist it mentions Thassa's Oracle, yet again there is no Oracle in the deck. I know it can still win with Jace, but that removes the other win conditions and limits it to sorcery speed. Liked the videos - this is more of a strat/deckbuilding question.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

That was my mistake, I meant to state a Lab Man type effect, forgot to clarify that it had to be a non-creature specifically

[@ingHthomas]

Please do Edgar Makrov

[@connorl0204]

In game 2, How does he clear the board of all blockers? He couldnt swing through the blightsteel with kefnet.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

Kefnet has flying; however, if there is an issue with blocking Jordan can just keep taking turns until he finds a cyclonic rift or another way to bounce permanents

[@chancecarlson2023]

Bill didn't even play kaalia that first game lmao

[@TH3L3M0N]

What hoodje is Bill wearing?

[@somefishhere]

For the finalist's round, how will someone who won twice play both their decks?

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

Someone else will be playing the deck if someone has 2 decks in the finale. The owner or person who originally played the deck will walk through the deck with the person who will be playing it to make sure they are able to play if efficiently

[@jughead_jones]

looks like he exiled a flusterstorm at 13:17 instead of a windfall

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

He accidentally showed the Flusterstorm on screen instead of the Windfall. There are a few frames that it's noticeable that he is exiling a Windfall when he goes to put it in his exile pile (the frames that you can see the art are at 13:18)

[@jughead_jones]

@@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG i see!

[@darkdragonXD1]

Jordan or Joseph? I'm confused :/

[@ElucidYT]

Is the guy playing Kefnet named Jordan or Joseph? Because the narrator keeps saying Jordan but it says Joseph next to the life total

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

That one is on me. Jordan is playing Kefnet but I must have skimmed over the nameplates for game 1 and not noticed it. It is correct in game 2 but incorrect for all of game 1

[@ElucidYT]

@@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG Alrighty I was a little confused but it's not like it changed anything about the video. Thanks for clearing it up though, would've been on my mind all day lmao

[@raydelmartinez2905]

Was rooting for Neheb

[@gavcanflip]

Did Jordan pay for the Pact of Negation cost in game 2?

[@parkercole6389]

29:30 he does

[@gavcanflip]

@@parkercole6389 Aaaaaah yup I see now. Thought that was for the Temporal Manipulation

[@Lashkor]

Bill could have made a better play with the Leonin Relic Warder, and actually permanently exiled something by sacrificing it in response to its trigger to Razaketh

[@destructor134]

The kefnet player like didnt use kefnets effect during his turns

[@aldinaneves]

why don't you show the cards that are played in the center of the video? you are showing different versions and it's confusing

[@PhazonOmega]

Question about the channel: Would these decks be around an 8/10? If not, what power level would you say they're at? Showing friends this channel and saying "these games are ???/10" I think would go a long way in helping everyone understand power levels. It's a tricky topic, and could always use some great examples!

[@breadulous]

So is the person piloting Kefnet named Jordan or Joseph? You keep saying Jordan.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

It is in-fact Jordan. I must have just skimmed the names when updating nameplates. It is correct in game 2, not sure what happened with game 1

[@pieterpluijmers3073]

ooooeeee like like

[@DarkEinherjar]

I'd honestly rather have short games like these than that game where everyone put stax pieces on the board and then spent an eternity not doing anything...

[@fel_95]

2 games?? oh yeah

[@comedyman4896]

Why didn't Nate use Hall of the Bandit Lord on his blightsteel?

[@IBeScrappyDoo2]

You guys play the same tier 1 win-con card's that Spike Feeders use...so it's just plain competitive

[@steeltofuhat]

I'm confused, i thought the kefnet player was called joseph. Anyway great video.

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

The nameplate seems to be incorrect for game 1. It is correct in game 2 but not sure what happened for the first game

[@cannibalxpandazxx6390]

God , more reasons to hate blue

[@frago321]

Let me show my combo:

[@breadulous]

FIRST

[@CasuallyCompetitiveMTG]

SEVENTH

[@BigBoii1369]

Infinite combos are so lame. There’s a million easy infinite combos in EDH… So challenge yourself & don’t use them. My Kaalia can kill with straight up combat damage on T5 without infy combos or infect.

[@devvanderbank453]

That was a really bad showing of what Kaalia is capable of. I have her as my show off deck because she used to win around turn 4 when Iona was still legal. She needs to be super aggressive and getting constant value. Bills deck felt very unfocused for me personally.