Close Quarters #9 | Commander Gameplay | Yurlok - Kwain - Inniaz - Sasaya | Magic the Gathering

The Commander's Quarters is your Magic the Gathering source that helps you Command Your Budget! Alek, Eddie, Eric and Mitch square off in an intense Commander game! It's Sasaya vs Kwain vs Inniaz vs Yurlok!
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Eddie's Inniaz deck:
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Eric's Yurlok deck:
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Mitch's Kwain deck:
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[@joelhatterini6392]

Honestly this is kind of what I expected this show to be from the get-go - a budget showdown kind of thing, given the theme of the channel. It was good, nice change of pace from simic value engine wins.

[@afrikaanspubg6225]

😊😊😊😊q

[@lumorowenamooncaller9811]

He was able to go infinite, with answers to interaction, on turn 9. With cards all under a dollar. Just as Mitch has been preaching all along, budget can still be powerful

[@dustinahonen6518]

Favorite flavor is for Krark’s Other Thumb: “Krark was the kind of goblin who'd lose his thumb in a wager and come right back with ‘Double or nothing!’”

[@thomas_schuette]

Obvious question - why does Eddie not have a "Blame me" shirt?!

[@ericorange2654]

Or at least a shirt that says “I’m Eddie”

[@StormDunakin]

I blame Eddie for this!

[@brunt1984]

@@ericorange2654 or blame Mitch

[@countbyme]

or a Blame Past Eddie shirt. I feel like that would be most appropriate.

[@HexproofAnarchist]

Yeah, he needs a shirt that says "I'm to Blame."

[@karlrotto]

The new visual layout / editing is slick! “Cuts with transitions” feel slow and clunky after a while…. perhaps a simpler quicker dissolve/wipe? I’m nitpicking. This is the best-looking episode by far. Layout is unique, and great. Bring in guests like cmdrvs

[@dannyc5410]

This battle was epic, and it didn’t even cost that many snickers to make

[@mackcarter5921]

Mitch really was hoping at the bit to make this bunny cop joke.

[@pierrehelie521]

although rakdos charm might have been helpfull to remove the graveyard, I think in this kind of situation where you know your opponents is going heavy on tokens, holding it to kill him would have been better ^^

[@Nezgrel237]

I enjoy the post it notes

[@starmanda88]

Same!

[@WayfarersBauble]

I feel like you missed an opportunity by not having Eddie also wear a "Blame Eddie" shirt. Anyway, my lowest TCGPlayer market price is currently $1.89 for my Modern Masters 2015 printing, which is actually cheaper than the $1.98 pre-sale price for my upcoming Commander: Streets of New Capenna printing.

[@brunt1984]

When you mentioned about producing your own combat show, I imagined that these were costs of the decks would be the sort of decks that you would be playing with as standard.

[@TSGypside]

I think my favorite flavor text in relation to what a card does is Daring Apprentice (sacrifice to counter a spell) "I've seen my master do this a hundred times. How hard can it be?"

[@dominicsandoval2214]

I played a game and took a shot everytime you guys said "bunny cop" and I'm now hammered less than 20 minutes into this video.

[@brexcubo6766]

isn't being hammered related to sex? (just asking, english is not my first language, but i'm kinda sure it is)

[@dominicsandoval2214]

@@brexcubo6766 hammered is slang for drunk in English

[@dungeonslug5244]

Bunnycop

[@jdagnino2357]

Great video! Idea: How about a budget game, where every one starts with 100 life, but they loose the market value of their deck ?

[@ManjMau]

That is pretty rad idea actually.

[@gerardoramos3179]

Wow I love this idea! Watch someone start at 1 life 😂

[@brexcubo6766]

blue black ad naus, some tutors, basic lands and jace/thassa's oracle

[@jdagnino2357]

@@brexcubo6766 what ever you like! In your deck-plan how much it willl be? around ~$50? o closer to the $99 xD?

[@brexcubo6766]

@@jdagnino2357 yeah i was just making devil's advocate. me and my friend just tried to convince our playgroup to try tuned down decks, and it went very poorly. even with 50 bucks budget we had 2 thoracle decks and one curiosity niv :(

[@dudua1425]

BUDGET DECKS WOOOOO!

[@cheezybred]

This just looks like everyone mushed together some draft chaff and started playing commander. Looks fun.

[@Rook986]

As was the spirit of original EDH

[@kingfuzzy2]

That's my favorite way to play commander unfortunately more than half of my first playgroup still doesn't agree but my second playgroup does so that's good still.

[@adameden8722]

Great game! I really enjoyed the new edits and helpful "stickies". I know there are awesomely powered, expensive cards in magic, but I love that you keep promoting the fact that even with cards you already own or a couple inexpensive upgrades you can make a fun deck with a lot of interesting synergies. More important than having the most expensive cards is playing against similarly powered decks with your friends for an enjoyable play experience. Keep punching the hippo! Oh, and good on you Eddie for taking the villain role with such good nature. Here's hoping you hit your land drops next game.

[@cylonsteve2511]

My favourite Close Quarters episode ever! 😊 Thank you for the powerful, budget showdown 😎

[@christopherlawrence4191]

Erik: "Yurlok has got to be the most metal commander out there." Joven: "....am i a joke to you?"

[@ehegger]

Touché. Joven is definitely the keyboardist of his local Midwest scene and living the dream.

[@MaddDogg316]

Thraximundar in his secret lair version. You're welcome.

[@Mp3nut1]

Really enjoyed this episode! I like when you guys build the budget decks and play them on screen!

[@e.t.6424]

Fate Unraveler is one of my favorite cards in my Tatsunari, Toad Rider deck because I think the creature type “Hag” is funny. And also it works well with the deck or whatever.

[@mibbzx1493]

I noticed this too i was like are there any other hags in MTG 🤣 (also won the game with it because this dude tried to draw his whole deck and i didnt say anything until he said it resolved) 😈

[@sethc.1366]

Great episode, I like the editing so we can see faces and game at the same time!

[@alex.sanders]

Visuals looking great, editing is pretty slick... Great production value going, Mitch, congrats! It's great to see all-budget decks episode, hope you can interchange between budget and non-buget episodes. Keep it up!

[@jonathongillard4465]

why is that i have rewatched this playlist so many times, i find the banter so close to my irl freinds. Keep it up

[@hansolo8080]

"STOP TALKING, EDDIE!" I felt that.

[@bimsherwood7006]

I bought your Kwain list and I'm loving it, thanks Mitch!

[@nicolasrodriguezbadala1024]

My favorite flavor text is from Dimir guildgate. "Every guild dreads infiltration. I should know, I've been a member of all of them" Lazav

[@ShikiRen]

10:58 : "This is gonna be a quick game!" I looked at the remaining time and was like... "Are you sure about that?!"

[@kingfuzzy2]

An hour even with editing is quite fast for a commander game most last around 2+ hours.

[@me12345635]

I love the chemistry with you all. It's genuinely funny as hell. Also love the budget decks. It's nice to not see cyclonic rifts & jewelled lotus everywhere 😁

[@leviram4089]

Really loved the balance in the game. A budget restriction feels very reasonable for a budget based commander content channel. Was the most enjoyable episode thus far in my opinion!

[@roarkkariyama]

I recently got interested in making a budget(ish) Yurlok deck and this gave me new card ideas, time to revise the decklist.

[@jacobh4077]

Hey Mitch! Something I learned from other youtubers is that if you number your episodes people sometimes wont click because they think it's part of a series. Just wanted to share to help click rates. Love the content!

[@apjapki]

Love the new style. Excellent new graphics. No separate text screens. Nice large card identifier and post it notes. Wonderful!

[@brexcubo6766]

my favourite flavour text as of late is goblin's gaveleer. "when everything looks like a nail, you really need to get yourself an hammer" paired with that art is amazing, and it's pretty funny hitting with a 9/1 trample on turn 2 in pauper

[@didupaytheone2678]

Love these games? Can't wait to see the deck u guys play from a new set

[@starmanda88]

Oooo excited to see the mega ramp deck vs mana burn. This should be good.

[@LegiondaryBro]

I didn't know he played magic. I love your work in Ghostbusters Rick Moranis.

[@themochaman]

Great production

[@DROSTAR123]

just going to say i love the thumb nail change. much better than what it was previously

[@TLG1255]

Editing looks great on this one Mitch!! Well done! (Or whoever is helping edit, I don’t know lol)

[@PraetorGix]

Mana burn should return as a regular rule, at least in EDH. With the stupidity level green decks are reaching nowadays it would be a great way to equalize a bit more.

[@starmanda88]

That’s why people need to start embracing land destruction again. To keep the ridiculous green decks in check.

[@aopndgaming7567]

best edh show on KZbin!!!!

[@fotherphrogg]

The one time Eddie's not in Simic(excluding Firesong and Sunspeaker) he can't draw land

[@Iam4lpha]

Mitch you should have a fan episode!!

[@Hunter-kp1ve]

I have a Yurlok deck, a Sasaya deck, a Kami deck that plays like Kwain, and a blue white flier deck that changes commanders. I vibe with these decks.

[@aphextwinkie410]

On today's episode of "Alek plays a straight value engine while no one interrupts him"

[@tylermurdock8252]

hey you could put different colors of sticky note edits for the different types of things your saying, like if it's a reference, have it be blue, and if it's a clarification have it some other color

[@Elitepovertt]

when mitch cut Eddie's deck late game after they both died I was dying of laughter

[@tiagomanuelzanfrademeloego7694]

Nice game guys! Two questions: 1. The lands was not creatures at the time the demon hit the table, therefore they could attack. 2. The rakdos charm could twist the game dealing infinite damage to Eric once he has enough creatures. Was it a missplay? I mean to cast early targeting the grave .

[@PaulHobaica]

The wording on the demon is a little ambiguous. It states, "When Kardur, Doomscourge enters the battlefield, until your next turn, creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able." I think this effect covers all creatures the opponent controls regardless of if they are creatures at the time. If it instead said, "each creature your opponents control..." Then it would imply affecting only the current creatures on the battlefield. I was wondering the same thing at first.

[@GrimSoulBanisher]

I have a Yurlock deck that I put Monsoon into just because it sounded fun.

[@doomofthedestiny8065]

Favorite flavor text, Mogg Fanatic, "I GOT IT! I--"

[@erikstanton3908]

Couldn't Alec have attacked Eric with the lands because they were not creatures when Kardur goaded everything?

[@MrZer093]

I could be wrong but I believe that effect applies to the players themselves and placing them in the state where their creatures are goaded until his next turn so even new creatures get goaded as well

[@alexscott8799]

@@MrZer093 that is correct

[@Cj2still]

Aetherize on the Kamahl's Will combat turn would have been the type of stuff you tell your grandkids about

[@lumorowenamooncaller9811]

What life counter app are they using?

[@kingfuzzy2]

I have an inniaz willbreaker and unnatural selection combo deck and a yurlok enchantress group slug deck without Mana doublers that I love playing hope both decks are cool here too.

[@billberndtson]

This is my 1st episode of Close Quarters! It's fun but, all I can think is "Josh Widdicombe plays Commander?"

[@cerealboxantagonist]

You guys seem to all have quite a flexible collection for building different kinds of decks to play (and lots of experience doing so) which led me to think of new ways of tackling deckbuilding: think of a pyramid that is split horizontally into four pieces of equal height, their volume ratio would be as follows: 1 - 7 - 19 - 37. If we fit these ratios to a deck of 100 cards (rounding down) , it would look something like 1 - 10 - 29 - 57. To fit it neatly to a 100 cards, we'll add the last cards to the base to make it 1 - 10 - 29 - 60. The obvious direction to take this would be the card rarity (the rarest being the most scarce) but another way would be to assign a Hierarchy of card types, which is what I'm suggesting here. Lands are something that should always be part of the base of this hierarchy pyramid (as part of #4) , but the ratio of other cards is in the hands of the player building their deck. The players choose the hierarchy for their decks 1

[@juliangarcia9488]

how is terramorphic expanse better than evolving wilds, they are exactly the same

[@davidshepherd574]

1:06:58 "And no blockers anywhere." Hilarious.

[@didupaytheone2678]

I'm building queza soon..i won my pre-release no lost. I love me some esper beat down

[@gabmegemi9]

What's the app you guys use to keep track of your damage :)? Thank you, love the show and everything on the channel 🤗

[@richardcozzuol7452]

Sprout swarm love it

[@micahhonig1575]

Eddie: why pick on me? I’ve missed land drops! Also Eddie: has 8 mana available, 9 next turn if he makes a land drop.

[@crovax1375]

I have a Yurlok and Kwain deck, so don't know who to cheer for!

[@cameronschile2764]

I wonder when we are going to see mitches Nylea storm deck. I definitely can’t wait

[@jimmyv377]

Eddie should just have a shirt that says “I’m Eddie”

[@EchoEDH]

Love the azorius representation in this episode

[@GeMiNi1735]

I love this episode! Congrats with the new editing ! Just have one questions ... How Mitch could have won with his decklist ?

[@apjapki]

Eddie and Eric trying to save the game here and Mitch is no help having not kept up any mana.

[@ehegger]

#BlameMitch

[@Sushi4Tetra]

Couldn't land's from Kamahls will attack the Kardur player through goad since they weren't creature's when goad happened?

[@IMTJAGUAR542]

I saw the name of the app they are using in one of the videos but now I can't find it. Can someone let me know what app they are using to keep track of life totals

[@X20Adam]

What app do you all use? I'm trying to find it but I can't .

[@ninjaman0003]

possibly stupid question. is there a patreon i could donate to to join a discord or something and possibly (unlikely) get in a game with mitch/friends? would love to see decks outside of my play groups as well as just play.

[@brandondavis6952]

If I only Mitch has a better poker face. Alec, and this whole comment section, was able to tell what he was planning

[@joedoe7572]

I still don't get why he wasn't able to cast it...?

[@brandondavis6952]

@@joedoe7572 costs 3uu and he only had uu up. Needed the 3 from yurlok

[@brandondavis6952]

@@joedoe7572 and it's a return all attacking creatures so it needed to happen during combat

[@Hoelywater]

well i just bought all 4 of these decks sheesh

[@felipeattux9616]

I'd very much like to see Eddie's strong Rashmi deck in a game. Could you get that, Mitch, pls?

[@danielkaether6387]

Odd game... thanks for the content!!!

[@titanium0002]

my friend has a kwain deck and everytime he cast him or activated his ability he would play the price is right theme song

[@bobakmoezziwexpert1473]

I wonder why Mitch didn't play Forsake the Worldly at end of the Alek's turn!!!

[@halvsketchy9293]

When was this recorded? Abundance hasnt been under a dollar since early November/late October

[@carbahydrytes]

Mitch you got to make a deck called Bridget cousins

[@BenjimusSaximus]

Mitch, any chance you can use slimefoot in an upcoming close quaters?

[@GrimSoulBanisher]

I know it's 2 bucks, but Citadel of Pain is an Auto include in Yurlok, in my opinion.

[@AzureSky_Music]

Listen… budget commander games are just more fun. I would rather have a swingy, unpredictable game with obscure cards than see the same overpowered staples every friggin game. 😋

[@shadei1142]

I *just* made a Yurlock and Sasaya deck and said “wow, if these two decks went against each other, Sasaya would have a really bad time.” So let’s see what happens

[@stratuvarious8547]

Let me make you an offer you can refuse, blame Eddie.

[@stevendrake3155]

YOU PLAYED KWAIN!!!!He is my most asked for deck.

[@stevendrake3155]

It's called my Komrad Kwain deck. He is super group hug, with a Kommie twist. It helps all of you but really just helps me. Lots of group draw, dreamhalls, dreamborn muse with cloning psychosis crawler and approach of the second sun.

[@yoyoguy1st]

I have a kwain deck that I'm trying to improve but I don't really see a solid win condition in his. That being said there's a lot of good stuff I want to add

[@stevendrake3155]

@@yoyoguy1st I posted my win conditions. With his draw power can color format you can easily use kwain 3-4 times a use. Also dreamhalls is expensive however if you can snag one, it makes all of your cards just cost a card that shares a color with it to discard rather than pay its mana cost.

[@stevendrake3155]

@@yoyoguy1st tidal barracuda can give all your cards flash, but shut down anyone playing/countering on your turn.

[@Kushner42]

Any chance your going out and doing signings? The pigs playing magic mat M is fading away and a bauble that longs for your touch lol.

[@dess8815]

can anyone fount how many times "bunny cop" was said this episode

[@MatthewSmith-vo8yg]

whats the kwain win con? Im interested in mitch's deck but after looking through it I dont see how it wins.

[@shamayk0]

Yeah, really interesting- what's the win con?

[@joedoe7572]

@@shamayk0 he made a Deck Tech video on it. Go back a few episodes on the channel, you'll see it. Probably a couple of months ago

[@shamayk0]

Great game! But... Alek lands wasn't creatures when "Goad" resolved, so... i think his lands when they become creatures was free to attack anyone. Am i right?

[@LINX009XBL]

That is correct so Alek could've won by killing everyone on the same turn

[@shamayk0]

@@LINX009XBL sorry, i was wrong. NOTES AND RULES INFORMATION FOR KARDUR, DOOMSCOURGE:Kardur’s first ability affects all creatures your opponents control, including any that enter the battlefield after the ability resolves.(2021-02-05)

[@Rein_Kun]

Wait, Mitch not Playing 5 Color? What Sorcery is this?!

[@gustavosousa5246]

I need to say that i love everyone using blame Eddie shirt except Eddie, next time try only Eddie using the shirt and the rest with normal clothes

[@ST3F4N017]

I’ve never seen you guys playing sol ring. Did you ban it for your group ?

[@okgut2033]

Btw at end where the green player DRAWS ALOT OF CARDS did he also LOSE 1 LIFE PER CARD?

[@tidoboyo]

Maybe bunny cop doesn't have haste because it's based on the white rabbit which was running late. There's also the case of the tortoise and the hare where a rabbit notably loses to a tortoise in a foot race. Perhaps we've overestimated the speed of our cottontail bunny buddies. 🤔

[@kpatoc]

is slippery karst a basic land?

[@janesleny728]

hey Mitch, at 10:05 maybe Alek was thinking of Overabundance, not Manaflare (my bf playings both Manabarbs & Overabundance in his group slug Klothys deck)

[@kilroy1365]

I'm surprised cartographers hawk didn't fall to find

[@huber300zx]

Why is Alec not taking damage for drawing with the 3/4 black creature that says when an opponent draws a card they lose 1 life?