Commander Clash S4 Episode 14: Rivals of Ixalan Part 1! (Azor vs. Etali vs. Kumena vs. Zacama)

[@SventFulgur]

When Tom asked Seth if he was going to play a land and draw some cards all I heard was shoot the birds draw some cards lol

[@capmal8884]

Tomer missed saying he extended a Saffronolive branch at 37:30

[@tomerabramovici32]

I hope I can remember this one for next time.

[@TGK1rk]

I cried from laughter when Seth started whispering!! And when Tom kicked that massive punt lol

[@JRandCoKG]

13:20 Seth pronounced Kumena correctly! What a time to be alive folks! Keep it up, Seth, we believe in you!

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

He mispronounced Azor though, he does *not* rhyme with "razor" :(

[@JRandCoKG]

BrewBrewBrewTheDeck but he's getting there, please don't ruin this, I'm so proud :D

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Sadly, with Seth it sometimes feels like one step forward and two steps back :(

[@UberNinja95]

That sigh from Tom after Seth played Moat made me laugh so hard. Love you guys XD

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

I loved Jen's moaning and groaning while Seth's locks got tighter and tighter.

[@jacobmohr3061]

Who is this Seth? Is he probably better known by another name?

[@Deris76]

I think that's Saffron Olive, probably better known as Seth

[@thesmuguwu381]

Its Seth, probably better known as "seth, probably better known as sefronolive."

[@KoiPondDreams]

"pROBABly better known"

[@tylercrowley8441]

Its not so much a community of people who like Merfolk Jen.......dare I say it's more a SCHOOL of thought?

[@ianmcabee8036]

Tyler Crowley ba dum tish

[@KerrickLong]

ba dum ...fish?

[@Edricama]

I loved this Commander Clash! Everyone kept the flow of each thought and the group synergy was amazing!

[@richardford266]

Cat is outta the bag now. Can we get some sweet D&D content from Seth, probably better known as SaffronOlive?

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

* Seth proooooobably better known as "Seth proooooobably better known as SaffronOlive" ;p

[@N1ghthavvk]

Hm. Will this be the channel where they upload?

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Who knows.

[@mrbreeze3954]

tom is the moral winner, that sweet aggravated assault combo was epic

[@t.beckettchristensen3493]

Quote of the week, "That's a sphinx Tom"-Seth, probably better known as SaffronOlive

[@ashra8281]

T.Beckett Christensen probably better known as seth

[@jlawsl]

Seems like if you watch any of Seth's recent videos outside of commander, you could guess with a high degree of accuracy he will run-Solemnity, Phyrexian Unlife and/or Panharmonicon if white is in the deck. It seems like a constant issue with many commander decks everywhere, is really dealing with enchantments. People bring one or two of removals, but for the most part, enchantments lock up games for a long time because there are rarely any answers. Funny thing is, the only reason that the game moved anywhere is because Seth blew up his own enchantment, though, I guess Tomer would have just won given one more turn and Tom would have won if he hadn't miss-clicked. All together a good game.

[@thof4971]

This x5. Like Jennifer said she had answers but after looking through her decklist I saw cyclonic rift and nothing else to deal with enchantments/artifacts on board. I was sad because her deck is awesome but definitely needed more interactive removal.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

T Hof zacama could have killed it but nooooo big things aren't allowed.

[@MTGGoldfish]

I'm trying to help people build better decks. I figure if I lock them out of the game a few times they'll start playing enchantment removal :)

[@psychozen7169]

pine cone I always run enchantment hare artifact hate and creature hate both individual and wipes.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Psychozen 71 I would definitely reccomend patricians scorn

[@MountieBeaver42]

The idea of a moat stopping a bunch of fish creatures is kinda weird.

[@thyetyeyryeretyery]

The moat is freshwater while the merfolk live in saltwater?

[@bernardomacedo1622]

Ixalan merfolks seem to be riverdwellers

[@VAB0L0]

Castle moats are partially filled with water, and partially filled with the castle's waste. Merfolk don't want to swim in there, freshwater or not :P

[@MassiveFoot29]

Suspicious timing of Seth with Azor and Richard not being around

[@vipper57779]

Fyi for next time guys Im PRETTY sure when someone dies any control shifting effects (i.e. Control magic) end and players get their permanents back. BUT an Effect like Etalis doesnt steal control it actually casts the spell onto your field so when you die it ceases to exist instead of going back to the owner,

[@michaelburt9888]

@10:30 The Black Mage says... some, or all of your creatures may die, but that's a sacrifice I am willing to make. 🤣

[@thesp1r1tdragon55]

Azor as the founder of the Azorius would clearly want to stop all his opponents from casting stuff and dealing damage

[@ashra8281]

Paul Titze have you read the story. Guys an a hole

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

How so?

[@WilhelmScreamer]

Give the D&D game please

[@kobisjeruk]

4:50 "Sphinx tribal but with some fun subtheme" and the most prominent cards on display being Grand Arbiter Augustin 4th and Decree of Silence. Methinks someone has a twisted sense of 'fun'.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

kobisjeruk I've seen worse

[@marcellocrafter]

love the sportsmanship, always a joy to watch :)

[@christopherthokar8697]

everyone was really close to winning at one point, that was fun

[@poipoi9816]

Paused the video the moment Jen's deck came up to look for a Kiora. Found it, 10/10 week.

[@angie.e]

Seth comes back and hates tomer out first. Surprising

[@kingfuzzy2]

Celestial convergence is my favorite way to win love that seth put it in his deck ( :

[@Nersuhl]

YES to Seth playing Azor, he was so hyped. Glad he gets to play this lol

[@bretterry8356]

I got Etali as my prerelease promo, and it went DIRECTLY into my Maelstrom Wanderer deck. Makes me very happy.

[@joekeny]

I like how Tom said cards like Sol ring and such are banned in their group and then Seth has a Sol ring in his deck.

[@tomerabramovici32]

Azor makes his own rules.

[@ODIRGO]

also, tom using rocks, and tomer doublers

[@matthewnodwell4847]

I mean they arn't banning mana ramp.. They are banning fast mana that if you have one t1 you have a massssssssive head start. (sol ring, mana crypt etc)

[@MTGGoldfish]

I actually removed the Sol Ring from the deck just before we played (I didn't actually know about the house bannings since I hadn't been on for a few episodes), I just forgot to change the deck list.

[@charmandenator5686]

ZACAMA!

[@PalPlays]

Etali is definitely my favorite Elder Dinosaur. He's so fun!!

[@arachniderchen1788]

I love how you guys play it so fun :D I hope I can play some fun EDH games like this too in my community...

[@adamfiliatreault3393]

Interesting there had to be house bans. Loved seeing the fun decks - especially Seth's! Not surprised Jen went power with merfolk, but it wasn't as bad as her usual try hard decks. I still really want it back to Tomer, Seth, Tom, and Richard; loved their playstyle together

[@thetruth4654]

In my eyes Tom`s the real winner in this game. The punt was brutal to watch though

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

I'm really excited to see what you guys do with ghalta. Honestly one of the most interesting commanders I've seen in a while, food chain combos awaaaay

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

(not that food chain is in budget)

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Daemon Quadros food chain is such a good legacy deck for a budget

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

Yeah, but food chain is 16 tix and their budget is 20.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Daemon Quadros I know, I was just thinking about my mono green legacy food chain deck. I'm suprised it's so expensive on mtgo though

[@DamienE11]

I think it's more like a 35-40 ticket budget these days

[@muffinhydra]

that cowboy bebop wallpaper

[@tbaggins5349]

Its good to see that tomer and i think alike i play panharmonicon in my list as well as temur sabertooth and every big dumb x burn spell

[@Adremulis]

Yay Seth for an episode! Azor is the most Seth card in RIX, so I was excited to hear it was him piloting it

[@SilverAlex92]

Hey tomer, in the urn you first tried to zacama, you should have vorniclex first. It would have either baited seth's decree or made it more painfull to counter the zacama afterwards

[@r4g1ngph03n1x]

Alejandro Arturo Pumpido plus, extra Mana left over to cast Kodama's Reach, Nissa, or the Mana Reflection.

[@jamesshaver1429]

kinda dissapointed that tomer didn't shout ZACAMA like parnell did on his rivals of ixilan commander game XD

[@twray6897]

Tom won this game in my heart.

[@ComfyDents]

YAY Seth is back in play!

[@sofer2230]

Tomer, I know KZbin took away your Anime Doctorate for admitting you never watched Princess Mononoke, but with that wallpaper, I still think you deserve it. Anyway, fantastic (+puntastic) game. I'm glad all 4 decks basically got to show off their thing.

[@Volvary]

Any timestamp to when he shows his background?

[@SaruParadise]

Moat protecting against merfolk? Flavor fail...

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Nah, the moat is filled with crocodiles and traps :p

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

BrewBrewBrewTheDeck and interaction. Merfolk are alergic to interaction

[@RockStar5656]

That wallpaper made Tomer my favorite.... sorry y'all. 😂😂😂

[@Babytussler]

Exia Ptolemy what is the wallpaper of?

[@ZackSavage]

Cowboy Bebop

[@coryclark8689]

Seth played sol ring

[@cooool74]

Is there a list of house banned cards? Where can we find it?

[@Larsooz]

Seth you should've played Azor at the time Jen was digging for an answer for solemnity. It would shut down her spells and you could attack the turn after for lethal in the air ;-)

[@RavebirdRock]

Boy, that mana reflection, into vorinclex, into zacama wouldve been great

[@matthewjennings7645]

Cowboy Bebop! Great show.

[@nickgrey7114]

where can we find your D&D game

[@CSDragon]

8:35 That was me! :D Though it was on Twitter not the comments :P

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Yes, yeeees! I was rooting for Seth so hard and he came through, winning it for Lawmages everywhere (even he himself considers himself more of a Dimir player)! Well done, well done.

[@argonnas2]

i like the house bans explanation, can we get a list on the main site. also i like the idea that you guys have a game every season with no holds barred.

[@argonnas2]

also like that tomer was playing a deck that is very tomer.

[@Lucarioguild7]

It's funny I didn't actually like merfolk at all until Ixalan but now I love them

[@seldersdj]

Sweet Cowboy Bebop wallpaper Tomer!

[@RavebirdRock]

You could say Kumena is quite the Command-mer

[@xavisimon3095]

KZbin will not complain about Tomer plays this time. Time to complain about Tom fail!! I'm disappointed I wanted to see Etali infinite attacks and exiling a lot of cards T_T

[@hydra66]

where do I find the house banned list? Welcome back seth

[@CSDragon]

38:00 I was under the impression "friends" meant "I can do something that hurts you you and you won't retaliate"

[@wolfiitv6942]

That whisper wants me to meet you in rl Seth. So funny. Love the content. Can we get a whisper into a mic t shirt?

[@johnryoung4558]

Why no Merrow Commerce in Jen's deck? It combos quite nicely with Kumena.

[@TheMaskedHero]

I am happy to Jen got MERFOLK.

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

I am happy that Seth got Azorious :)

[@ytkob]

jennifer's laugh is so sweet

[@BlueSakon]

Rhoans makes Ghalta cheap, as it has 5 power for 3 mana. Also giving trample/pumping to your other creatures is a thing too. The commander is important, but sometimes you need other pieces too.

[@spencerburris-brown6911]

That merfolk deck made me unhappy... where are the deeproot champions, metallic mimics, LORDS!!! Sorta what I came for. Still loved the video. Thanks!

[@matthewnodwell4847]

The deck had everything you mentioned but metallic mimic.

[@sorvian25]

She cast Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

[@cameronpond5862]

D&Dgoldfish confirmed

[@PalPlays]

5:55 Is he...a Three-Headed Giant? I'l leave now.

[@federicobaraldi2785]

The tom punttt

[@waynehansen4366]

Intense game way to go

[@woolsyzygy]

Hey, Tomer! See ya, Space Cowboy...

[@Furavara]

What do yu guys think of Merrow Commerce to doule up on Kumena's abilities? it even taps for Kumena as it is a merfolk. ^^

[@theboosterfactory2135]

Merfolks FTW !

[@malexhart180]

friendship, the real f-word

[@alexaurisch9530]

Surge spanner for merfolk? Conjurer's closet for sphinxes?

[@cedricfilion5100]

We need a d&d livestream/video! (i know its not magic related but that would be awesome)

[@mrbreeze3954]

it's still a wotc product! it could work XD

[@cedricfilion5100]

Hanzo Hasashi Omg you're right!

[@SilverAlex92]

Awesome deck seth

[@DJhotenchilada]

I'm surprised Seth didn't make azor blink as much as he likes his opponents not playing magic lol

[@TheMadManHimself]

I think dralnu lich lord could be a really cool commander for these games

[@TrollArkOffice]

I no its kinda seth's thing to not cast his commander, but Azor wouldve closed this game out quickly

[@nickenriquez6857]

It's all about them kavus

[@Btrackx]

Seth should have played his commander to force jen to have a creature base enchantment removal since his commander silences opponents for next turn. Then swung for victory next turn. Advance your board-state seth over drawing cards...

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Word. Also, to get the Commander first of him winning with his commander.

[@wrennthewizard144]

I say it to everyone, this is the seventh time this Day: MERFOLK ARE SUPER AWESOME!!!

[@Amphidsf]

37:55 Seth dropping that F-Bomb.

[@brewbrewbrewthedeck4138]

Friends?

[@JointheRompingClub]

Tom still could have flash backed seize the day.

[@killerkurez9233]

#WhisperingIntensifies

[@Cabbrickk]

Tetzimoc looks like it will make a great commander Kappa

[@jeremyw5231]

You cannot use the prey ability while it is in the command zone last time I checked, making it a 6/6 with deathtouch for 6

[@ianmcabee8036]

Jeremy W pretty good

[@MeriadocMyr]

ZACAMA!!!!

[@no1hansolo]

Hold on! Wait. Which cards are house banned? I kinda want to know now

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Logan Han solring, mana crypt and vault, mystic remora, rhystic study and edric I belive

[@will11233]

I do believe tomer said zacama wrong

[@masterx1907]

Or wait till tom pulls out a warp world and plays it !!!

[@PaladinOfHope]

a few resolutions seem to be missing.

[@francescogulisano2917]

High definition anybody?

[@tylercarr1051]

I’m ready to see how azor runs

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Tyler Carr how amusing

[@savewithteak]

So did I math right and could Tomer have cast Mana Reflection, Vorinclex, and Zacama all in the same turn?

[@JakeMC521]

Teak Foster Seth had Glen Elendra which would've countered Mana Reflection otherwise yes you were right

[@savewithteak]

Jake C. Yeah I knew that, but thank you for reminding me haha. I was more or less just trying to see if I could count the mana correctly, and that no one had answers. Would of been a hella splashy turn, classic Timmy aka me for sure hahaha

[@HypnoticGG]

Mana Reflection gets countered by the on-board Glen Elendra Archmage. But he should have cast Vorinclex first, then he wins. If it gets countered his commander goes infinite. If Vorinclex doesn't get countered, Tomer has enough mana to cast his commander twice and go infinite (I believe).

[@savewithteak]

HypnoticGG yeah thats what I saw. I knew abiut the Faerie, I was more asking to make sure I was mathing correctly haha

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Teak Foster it's so fun to then cast an eldrazi titan with 3 lands

[@andrewwilson117]

Cool

[@markharland2459]

Jen, why no enchantment removal?!

[@nicholassteffan9364]

It was a good game, but it’s always sad to see them not think a few turns ahead i.e. austere command not blowing up jens board

[@feralwolf5452]

Does Tom still stream?

[@elizakleinman1332]

Pretty sure

[@Fubnin]

Mad long term punt plan there jen

[@MWorl91]

Seth and Stephen Green played Azor this week and both won. I might consider an Azor deck

[@quincybriley4113]

I'll give you Stephen Green. He played a Azor deck. Including lots of flicker effects that synergize with Azor. Seth played a blue/white commander deck. He could have used any Azorius commander for this deck. I didn't actually see much of anything that shouted Azor in Seth's deck at all really. This deck probably would have been much better with Grand Arbiter Augustin or Hanna Ships Navigator as the commander

[@quincybriley4113]

it would actually be better as as some sort of selesnya or bant enchantress deck for the extra card draw and tutors

[@SparTadepT]

Stephen was dead on board like 400 times over but everyone just let him live because he wasn't a threat, Seth's deck looked legit tho.

[@quincybriley4113]

SparTadepT I'll agree with you on both points. They could have taken out Stephen multiple times. Seth's deck does look legit. But it doesn't look like a Azor deck.

[@MWorl91]

quincy briley Seth’s deck had the Sphinx that makes other Sphinx’s cost less. He just never drew/played it

[@endermeap6488]

Wait they have a recorded D&D thing?

[@kingfuzzy2]

0.O

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

When seth cast zacama he could have cast both mana doublers in his hand and had enough for zacama

[@Gingerbreadley]

Louise Drake glenelendra was out she would have just countered it

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Bradley Kirsch stupid faries

[@t.beckettchristensen3493]

Wait, Seth cast Zacama?!?!

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

T.Beckett Christensen it got countered by the cycled enchantment

[@t.beckettchristensen3493]

Louise Drake I was making a joke, Seth never cast Zacama. However I know Tomer did