Commander at Home #26 - Old Stickfingers vs Narci vs Dihada vs Stangg with Rachel Weeks and AD

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Decklists
Stangg tcgplayer.pxf.io/5g06PD
Dihada tcgplayer.pxf.io/Qydo39
Narci tcgplayer.pxf.io/AWM9XJ
Old Stickfingers tcgplayer.pxf.io/6eMOKE
Hosts: Brian Kibler and Olivia Gobert-Hicks
Guests: Rachel Weeks and Aaron David DeFazio
Producers: Brian Kibler and Joshua Ryan Dietz
Director: Kris Boruff
Director of Photography: Pierce Cook
Editor: Eilidh Lonie
Sound Mixer: Drew O'Donnell
Music By: Harris Heller
Graphics & Logos by: RottingJackal

[@therachelweeks]

Thanks for having us! This game was a blast, as always. Go, Dihada!

[@TMOFApollios]

That 5 toughness though.

[@redrum923]

i have been waiting for this episodes for Weeks. ;)

[@hodlsage8968]

Us ? Wait are you and Arron together ? That would be so epic, the guy is legit funny and seems like a good dude.

[@therachelweeks]

@@hodlsage8968 Hahaha. We are!

[@hodlsage8968]

@therachelweeks Errrrr... I should not have gotten so personal, my apologies. However, seeing that I already did... I can say, Stangg and Dihada, for the WIN 😉 !! You two seem like really wonderful people, so good for you both.

[@nicholasrolo886]

"The artifact I often get is Bolas' Citadel. However a turn 4 Bolas' Citadel felt fucked up" - Rachel Weeks 2024

[@firefighter0ger809]

I used to watch many casual games, while i now usually watch mostly competitive content. But choices like that make it hard for me to enjoy casual. "This would be too strong, this would make my opponents give a hinderance and they need to find a solution..." yeah isn't that supposed to be the game? Maybe i am a little biased as the one who made the cedh primer for dihada and built the deck, but nontheless making bad decisions to have the game keep running feels so bad. Play a deck fitting the powerlevel but dont tune it down intentionally in addition.

[@mikecarroll5980]

@@firefighter0ger809 Some people prioritize fun over efficiency and winning, and that's okay.

[@nicholasrolo886]

@@mikecarroll5980 Both are valid points. I have decks built at various levels specifically for different tables and skill levels. Can I pilot my higher level decks well? Hell no. However it's still fun watching how decks go off.

[@firefighter0ger809]

@@mikecarroll5980 its by no means about winning but kind of the integrity of my deck. I play casual from time to time and i do not win many casual games. Because i build my decks around fun janky strategies and my decks will do what i built them for. What i mean is the mindset of misplaying in the fear of doing the thing your deck wants to do. I had a really bad time in some casual games because people thought it was my job to entertain them. Telling me what i have to make them playing their deck instead

[@flameofmage1099]

@@firefighter0ger809 I think part of reason is that it's a show. She might not have wanted to end the game too quickly because they would either have to record another game or edit and post a game where one person might stop pub stomp the other three and end it quickly (Which for most people is not entertaining and though I'm new here it doesn't seem like the vibes they want with this show). She might also not know how strong the other decks are, sometimes people play suboptimal so that everyone at the table gets a chance to do their cool deck things, so instead of grabbing the citadel grab something else pretty good.

[@SamySapphyre]

Oh man, I LOVE Rachel’s energy and humour. The joke about EDH reccing your deck really tickled me. Great game!

[@ovatae3349]

This joke is from the EDHrec podcast, actually. It's a reference to any of us watch/listen to that. Lol

[@ubermusli]

Rachel will always be my favorite, but it's too rare that we see her and Aaron at the same table! You guys are awesome!

[@starry-dazed]

Aaron when he said "Commander staple....frog tongue". I literally lol'd and everyone in the house looked at me all crazy. Always such a good time on Commander at Home!

[@mitchstanek7809]

Aaron has to be one of my favorite guests. His energy is contagious and he cracks the table up.

[@Zepart1]

Just wanted to add that this channel has IMHO the best intro. It just feels so homely, cozy, friendly. I really feel invited with my randomly assembled tier level 2/10 deck :D

[@Nicolas_G.]

I LOVE the intro, and the music... oh gosh

[@caseywilliams4145]

Well I've decided that this is my favorite Commander show on KZbin used to be game nights but you guys are putting in way more work than they are

[@Dragoneyes15198]

I totally agree with this statement and would just like to add that I enjoy the fun they have while playing. You can tell they really love making the content and playing the game rather then just making another episode.

[@caseywilliams4145]

@@Dragoneyes15198 the episodes with ben brode are epic

[@crawdaddy1234]

Not sure what you mean by “more work.” Gameplay is this channel’s primary focus; whereas, Command Zone is a podcast that has gameplay videos. Moreover, Command Zone’s Game Knights videos likely take weeks to complete due to animations, cuts to individual players’ comments, etc.

[@brycemattson4913]

Yeah… I’m pretty sure Game Knights is way more work. But I agree that this is probably my favorite commander gameplay show

[@caseywilliams4145]

​@@crawdaddy1234just say my opinion and the more work part is for Rachel 😉 in good fun we all know Command zone are awesome

[@like17badgers]

Dihada is one of those commanders that it's easy to tell she's good, but hard to tell just HOW good. she feels like she always MASSIVELY overperforms, she never particularly pops off but she is just a constant stream of advantage.

[@Cursedsama]

She's one of those commanders that really can get your deck spinning just from casting her once, love playing her

[@Joshbobjovi]

I built it just because I love Mardu and I had a lot of legendary bulk just laying around. I'll never forget the first time I had Odric out and bumped her up, and then had that vertigo feeling where I realized that buff went towards all of my creatures. Never my intention but it felt so good to be so evil that turn.

[@gaaragresnik4140]

I think Dihada is pretty busted. Built it as a legendary selfmill reanimator and I always end up being the archenemy

[@GrizzneyGames]

I had no idea how strong she was until after I had taken that precon apart. She's on my "to build" deck list.

[@kevinwestermann1001]

Try her again as a turbo Put-Luxior-on-Dihada-and-spam-her-+1. ;D

[@Notorious_BHG]

Fblthp locations by episode: 1: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the centre-right trophy 2: Crim and Joe cam, right side of screen, atop the wooden box (half offscreen) 3: Brian and Olivia cam, left of screen, over brian's shoulder next to the Liliana photo 4: Wide cam, centre of screen, inbetween the left trophies 5: Ashlen and Ben cam, right of screen, in front of the wooden box 6: Crim and Chris cam, left of screen, wearing the tiara 7: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the centre-left trophy 8: Wide cam, centre of screen, laid down on the right shelf 9: Wide cam, centre of screen, inbetween the left trophies 10: Wide cam, centre of screen, inbetween the left trophies 11: Wide cam, centre of screen, inbetween the right trophies 12: Wide cam, centre of screen, in front of the Liliana statue 13: Wide cam, centre of screen, inbetween the right trophies 14: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the left hand trophy 15: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the right trophy 16: Crim and Derek cam, right side of screen, atop the red box (can only be seen past 33:40) 17: Ben and Chris cam, left of screen, in the trophy 18: Brian and Olivia cam, right side of screen, in the callax square in line with Olivia's shoulder (half offscreen) 19: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the right trophy 20: Joe and Rachel cam, right side of screen, atop the red box 21: Wide cam, right side of the screen, under Liliana photo 22: BOWL 23: Wide cam, centre of screen, sat on the right shelf 24: Spencer and Jacob cam, left of screen, in the trophy 25: Xolo and Ben cam, left of screen, in the trophy 26: Wide cam, centre of screen, in the right trophy

[@miguelochoabotero]

Rachel is my favorite commander player ever! so happy that she's here! Best Commander show ever!

[@manasplained]

I love this show! The emphasis on how much you enjoy playing the game together really comes through and makes it so much fun to watch.

[@WumboWings96]

Being in a relationship where we both love playing Magic, I feel Olivia and Brian’s dilemma with Brian just taking cards from stuff Olivia has because he needs it. 😂 Also, crazy Aaron mentioned the 5-color experience counter tribal deck because that’s the exact deck I’m creating right now. It’s gonna be janky af, but it’s gonna be fun.

[@KingRorix]

I have a 5-color experience counter deck! It's incredibly fun and really flexible in how it plays out. Super proud of how it turned out. I have a deck list, but KZbin doesn't seem to like it when I try to share it. Still, if you're looking for any ideas or inspiration, I'm happy to try and share it another way!

[@williampearce5757]

I have one too! It's a whole lot of fun to just roll up with it to people who've never seen it before, because it reads as just a two-color tribal deck, but when they see it in action? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@therealax6]

I don't actually own any cards (haven't in 20 years), but I was idly wondering once if such a deck could exist, and I'm happy to hear it does!

[@ianphillipchuk1343]

@@KingRorix can you try to share anyways? Put a space in or something? I’m curious.

[@blillow5076]

I JUST built a Stangg deck because Rachel talked about her SO's Stangg deck in a Command Zone podcast episode a while back! So cool to see Rachel and Stangg in a video

[@Sk8erMonkey]

"The same thing that happens to everything else" is one of my favorite lines in any movie XD Apparently Toad in the movie was supposed to have this gimmick where he just spouted off facts about toads, which would have made Storm's line make more sense. They decided to cut all of that but still leave Storm's line for who knows what reason

[@dagehaHD]

Was just scrolling if anyone posted this. I’ll never understand why they left her line in and took out all the others.

[@Jalynfein]

It's not nearly as bad as the cutting of the B plot in Planes Trains and Automobiles.

[@jonahclayton4810]

“Is Xenagos a real boy?” 41:10 Definitely gotta use that when I have devotion stuff on the field 🤣

[@Andrep5150]

This game made me sign up for their Patreon. I truly love how they pull back the curtains and show how much fun magic can be with their silly interactions. Thank you Commander at Home 🙏🏼

[@alexmolina3973]

Such a good feeling to open up youtube and seeing a new video uploaded... took lunch from work early already to enjoy accordingly... awesome vids 😊

[@voidprism_studios666]

I see Brian Kibbler I click. Excited to see Stickyfingers. I was inspired by him to build him recently. I think yall are my fav edh channel, keep pumping out content!

[@ryanbrower1936]

By far my favorite commander channel. I do enjoy seeing Brian’s deck synergies and hearing about his pro tour experiences with cards he put into his deck

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@affinityartifacts: I'm glad you and one Brian Kibler decided to upload an episode today. I needed some laughs, as my Mom lost her doggo at 12:30 EST today: An elderly boy named Bear who was a long-haired Dachsie. Bear was 17 years old, so he had a long life.

[@Mihomiti]

Bear went to the Good Boy place.

[@therealax6]

I'm sorry for your loss, and may he rest in peace.

[@Gimpocalypse]

"A turn 4 Bolas's Citidel felt *fucked up*" I appreciate this sentiment so much. Rachel's the best.

[@ChrisMcGiggity]

"I could not tell you what pro tour i drafted that in.." "I.. wouldnt ask" 🤣🤣 omg i love the banter between you 2! (mostly olivia towards brian) total couples playing magic goals right there ❤ keep up the great work (and hilarious banter) guys! Love to see it

[@DavidBevan87]

Ah.... Awesome!!! A new episode!!! 😊 Finding you guys recently made me jump back into magic after 5 years and built my very first Commander Deck. I then went and watched the entire backlog. What a laugh its been 😂. COMMANDER DAMAGE MATTERS.... apparently 🤣 keep it up!

[@commanderathome]

Welcome back!

[@DavidBevan87]

Thanks. It's good to be back! I've missed it.

[@DJkingofkings]

As a soldier of the Ben Brode army...no it doesn't!!! Lol welcome back though

[@williampearce5757]

25:13 I have one of those! It's Niv-Mizzet Reborn as the Commander, because 7 of the 8 Experience Counter Cards are two-color! It's a lot of fun to play!!

[@JDonaldBin]

for those who're insane like me, this episode was recorded presumably a little before magiccon las vegas in late september, meaning odds are next episode we're likely out of the actor's strike era of commander at home!

[@powersofdestruction5694]

16:15 The reason that line is there is that in an earlier draft of the script, that Toad guy was saying Toad facts in every scene he was in. Without that context it’s a punchline with no setup, but they left it in because they couldn’t cleanly cut it out.

[@athenebujard9819]

I love this channel soooo much. The banter, the laughs, the decks, the consistency of the videos, Ben Brode, the DOGS. Everything is just so great.

[@moxavenger]

Just a beautiful beautiful intro song. Brings up so much emotion.

[@nathankahlecom]

Your theme music and intro is so wholesome. I actually get the warm and fuzzies every time ❤

[@casperpedersen223]

Lovely episode! Really enjoy both Rachel and Aaron. The whole table's vibe this episode seemed really good.

[@JenteSama1]

omg yes old stickfingers back at it again! I actually got the deck IRL because of Brian! But a buget version that is, but it does rock and i learn new mechanics everyday so im very gratefull for finding this channel and the decklist, its brings me alot of joy to play it :)

[@sunflowertheog]

i built it as soon as he came out, and let me tell you you can build a cedh variant for 100$ which wins with 3 really cheap cards. stickfingers is fire

[@robertschnurschuh6682]

I love how realistic this show is. Brian yawing makes me feel comfortable for also doing that on the table :D

[@CrimbusDaJimbus]

It's wild to me that nobody ever acknowledges the Wu Tang reference Brian makes practically every episode lol

[@ChrisMontgomeryCM]

When I was on the show, I made a point of calling it out, because the lack of recognition was ALSO bothering me! **solidarity fist bump**

[@CrimbusDaJimbus]

​@@ChrisMontgomeryCM Thank you for your service

[@Groovegandalf]

Rachel has taught me so much about magic. Another great episode.

[@bowins7895]

Was a blast fighting with you at bftr!!!! Always a blast to watch you all play.

[@makennymaxime9328]

Agreed! I’m enjoying yur Content A lot! I’ve repeat watched some of the older episodes too!

[@themagicofmtg]

This was a fantastic episode! I really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@Chronoshades]

love the energy of you guys its why i keep coming back to watch, but Dang i just built my own Stangg deck and this episode comes out xD

[@Cyrashe]

I built a Stangg, Echo Warrior deck after Rachel mentioned it was underrated and I have to say. It is my favorite gruul deck I have ever built, it's insane how much damage he can swing for AND duplicate😮

[@Diethro]

It's crazy how often my Stangg will just suddenly start popping off and killing folks, refilling my hand every turn and keeping the fun going. Mine has a few more artifacts than it looks like his did, but getting skullclamp triggers every end step and getting double Sword Of triggers is fantastic!

[@Cyrashe]

@@Diethro I went straight enchantress with mine. had ramped a little, and we were playing no holds barred. Nyleas Colossus turn 6 helped me take out 2 players, and Fling the next turn finished the game..... it's the only time I've won that fast but it was exhilarating

[@RazgrizAce67]

18:05 Best line of the episode!

[@shashankvithalani4145]

These episodes never fail to make me smile. The energy and banter always makes me laugh and lose it (in a good way)

[@shashankvithalani4145]

Also idk if I missed it, but did AD miss his eidolon of blossoms triggers at 19:00 for the enchantments ETBing

[@ItzSwarley]

Great Episode. Gave me 2 great deck ideas and upgrades. Keep up the great work guys!!!!!

[@combosarefun4449]

5:02 that is such an onpoint impression of Stans sister Shirley from Southpark lol

[@Soviniy]

43:45 - Wow, Ellie's such an effective sweeper!

[@Dagorick]

I always love to see Rachel play magic. It just always seems graceful and seamless :-P I learn every time I watch her play

[@SupremeChalupaSnoke]

love the final showdown. Two GOATs! Weeks vs Kibler

[@benjaminkaye5119]

Fun and silly game. Always a blast either the commander at home crew !!

[@jamesbarrigan3560]

Always a pleasure to watch you guys play, you guys are awesome.

[@Jaebird88]

Yeah, that joke from the X-Men movie was from an early draft written by Joss Whedon. Apparently there was going to be a reason for it as it was directed toward Toad, but nearly everything Whedon wrote was written out through later drafts.

[@commanderathome]

It's just sooooooo bad!

[@BalooSJ]

@@commanderathome The problem isn't so much the line itself as it is Berry's delivery. Had she delivered the second part with a nonchalant shrug, it would have landed much better. There's a similar exchange in a Buffy episode that goes like this: Buffy: "Hey Ken, want to see my impression of Gandhi?" ::kills demon:: Other girl: "Gandhi?" Buffy: "Well, you know. If he was really pissed off." *That's* the sort of energy Storm's line should have had.

[@MulliganMTG]

Another awesome episode and yet another reminder I need to make a Stickfingers deck 😂 Keep up the good work. One day, I hope to be on your show, one way or another 😂

[@JWW2-X]

I really enjoy Commander At Home. Never miss an episode. 😊👏

[@ChronoCommander]

25:23 I literally do have an experience counter tribal deck it’s red/white/black with Kelsien, The Plague as commander though and basically focuses on grinding xp by giving Kelsien deathtouch via any equipment or enchantment that gives it.

[@kanvaros4451]

God I love these so much! On my off time between my 8th graders lunch these bring me so much dumb happiness ! It’s like being at my local TCS !!!! Love y’all and the doggos and the salt !!!

[@SparkMatik716]

The intense "snap" that comes from Brian revealing cards from the top of his library is a low key flex 😂🤣

[@evanfish7434]

Aaron is such a funny guest, and it’s always amazing to see Rachel :)

[@TheSteffChris]

I cant see enough of the intro, I dont know why! Your place looks like so much fun

[@nb970]

OHMAHGOODNESS!! Just got to the part when Ellie gets on the table. I wanna cry she's so precious!!

[@isaacmoss1725]

I love this channel ! You guys provide a fun and casual manner of gaming that keeps my attention and makes me want to be a better and more positive player since our community can be less positive during games. Love yall and I wish I knew Brian's competitive Ghired so badly😢😢😢😢😢

[@patrickgrimes9707]

Always love watching kibler play his stick fingers deck cause it shows me all the cards I want for my mycotyrant deck!

[@TribalChief83]

You guys have inspired me to make so many decks. Thank you for your great content

[@1995vagouras]

13:20 Zoom on Ellie. Happiest doggo ever!❤

[@hodlsage8968]

Always love some commander at home !!!

[@TheZindash]

Dihada is one of my favorite commanders. Tons of ways to build it too considering it's just legendary tribal!

[@tapoutologist]

5:04 when Olivia says “sure thing deck masters” with that voice!!!!!😂😂😂😂 ☠️☠️☠️😂😂😂😂

[@AutkastKain]

I'm so glad that Odric and Nahiri showed up. Those were in my first kitchen table deck, and I haven't been able to put them into a deck yet. I need to do that now!

[@FPSLEBRO]

Always a treat to watch. I can't believe I forgot about Magda for my own Dihada deck. She's definitely going to find a spot soon.

[@jeffreysmall1087]

Good game, this is just a fun pod, the Stang deck was my favorite to see. Pleasant way to spend an hour before I go work on my car in a blizzard.

[@charlessmith1452]

You guys are amazing. I love this type of play.

[@jeffreysmall1087]

Have not finished the video yet, but I had to say your dog is just perfect. I hope that you guys are together forever because I would never want to see the sadness in that dogs eyes as it misses either of you.

[@trevordracos1047]

Love commander at home Olivia's energy is very entertaining

[@adamtobiasz8793]

Rachel's win 🏆 🙌 😎 💪 👏 ❤ 🏆 was great reason being she was one of the champions of gameknights tourneys at Lasvegas.

[@sealion9611]

Always a good time watching commander at home 🙂😊❤

[@commanderathome]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@sealion9611]

@@commanderathome It was another great episode like all the other ones! 🙂

[@NehNehPwn]

Great episode! I hope that at some point you get PMW on here. Now that he is putting out Commander content I'd love to see him here.

[@blubilion3996]

All your videos are great! Thanks

[@Jjdude101]

Love when Rachel is guesting!

[@Ramen4Days]

When there’s a new Commander at Home, it’s a good day

[@RazgrizAce67]

Rachel's story about the spilled cards and everyone collectively trying to help out the person is so indicative of the MtG community. There may be a very few bad apples, but overall, Magic players are so kind. I think if that was a random collection of people they would likely not help like that and probably look to steal what they could get away with.

[@platinumangel7446]

Subscribed, liked the video and currently watching.

[@commanderathome]

Welcome aboard!

[@thriftypsgr]

I love this channel! Also the dog and cat stress me around the cards lol. They are adorable and I love animals, but my cardboard. 😂

[@KZRock]

If we don't get some Sean plott commander footage soon I'll cry 😂

[@caseywilliams4145]

I agree we need a what the deck episode

[@kelloggs7720]

OMG 22:09 CUTEST PUPPY MOMENT OMG 😭😭

[@duskboy2954]

I love the old stickfingers deck it’s such a fun deck to play with too

[@jacobnestle3805]

Aaron's delivery of "Ladies, control yourselves" was absolutely hilarious

[@modernpromethius]

I was really hoping to see the Balthor into the ult but am glad Rachel got there in her own way

[@somekindadragon3414]

I run Lae’zel in my Dihada too, way before the video game was on my radar, and Lae’zel is nearly always in my party in BG3 now. I’m also super happy I bought 4 Karlach back then too.

[@crawdaddy1234]

9:47 I use the same sleeves for my decks, because some decks share cards.

[@briancashious4771]

Came for commander, stayed for table pups!

[@Opaleye36]

Elspeth is so silly and cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Opaleye36]

omg oko is here now too!! He is also super silly and adorable 😍😍😍

[@chardhrosreaper2307]

I've always liked Sagas, but lately I've been enjoying them even more with the Glissa Sunslayer and a flipped Invasion of Flora. Has made for great effect on more than just the Sagas I use: politicking be joined!

[@bashlindsay7618]

The Enchantress Precon from Commander Masters is awesome, I do want to upgrade it and then build a deck around Narci.

[@cireegdoh]

It's simple. I see Rachel Weeks, I click that like button.

[@AielWolf]

the toad line in X-men makes a lot more sense when compiled with other lines that were cut from the final screening. In the original pre-cut, Toad's motif is that he asks several rhetorical questions, which would turn Storm's line into more of a mocking jest that a weird one-off zinger

[@Erockdisal]

when doggo got on table i chanted "sac dog token" lol

[@GameLightGaming]

I love the set! I want to make a play area like that.

[@VictorC595]

You know what they say about a guy with 5 toughness!? He dies to removal!

[@DamnDaimen]

You know what they say about a lord of extinction? It also dies to removal.

[@bonanzabeaver7998]

I actually have a Piru deck. It's always fun when big dragon go boom!

[@Sirransborg]

Dihada can be built in so many ways and all of them are fun, great commander, fun games

[@ReyosBlackwood]

16:28 that line was terrible mostly because they cut the running gag it finished. Toad was supposed to interject with questins like that about toad facts through the movie, for some dumb reason they cut the setup but left the end of the gag in

[@BAdCommander]

Love the stats and card break downs. Could you build a deck solely on the data? Inclusions and exclusions based on win percentage?