Commander at Home #25 - Samwise vs Eriette vs Jhoira vs Carth the Lion - Ben Brode & Xolo Maridueña

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Hosts: Brian Kibler and Olivia Gobert-Hicks
Guests: Ben Brode and Xolo Maridueña
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

[@vwgreen77]

Studies show it's impossible to have a bad day when Ben Brode pops in to Commander at Home

[@marksworkshop8724]

He has so much charisma lol

[@dragonmaster1601]

And complaining about commander damage being irrelevant

[@TimHense-m5k]

He should do his own show with crim. Just goofy fun commander games.

[@cathanbreen5294]

Facts! I love this show but man when Ben is there too? Chefs kiss

[@draftmagicagain1000]

Ben is so much louder than everyone. It’s hard to get the volume where he’s not super loud And I can here everyone else.

[@DerpHerper]

I gotta say the current iteration of Brian Kibler's look is really doing it for him. Very Linux Software Engineer/Cool Dad vibes.

[@smeatar]

It’s such a glow up

[@Pinfeldorf]

Didn't you watch the video, Olivia explicitly says nobody's supposed to inflate Brian's head!

[@hellatron1475]

HOW DID I NOT REALIZE WHO HE WAS UNTILL NOW. HE LOOKS LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON.

[@silverfoxbro4168]

"I'm gonna play Phyrexian Metamorph targeting food!" Is so unhinged and absolutely golden.

[@WyldJezter]

Phyrexian food morphing has got to be one of the most hilariously beautiful plays ive ever seen. Second only to BILL THE GODDAMN PONY

[@thadrin]

Bill the Pony does WORK. That small equine powered my LotR prerelease deck hard, and I've seen him swing Commander games.

[@aandylane]

Xolo the master of "less is more comedy" with the occasional one-liner to the solar plexus. "spent too much time on the shirt" killed me.

[@00punkroker]

I'm starting to think Ben comes over and stays for the weekend like we all did as kids! Is he always at your house? If you need to get him out blink twice....

[@gregwagner3698]

"But you spent so much time on the shirt" should have won him the game right on the spot by dealing 21 out of combat commander damage to everyone.

[@miguelfreitas5343]

It's funny how Xolo isn't a "pro gamer". Like, he still misses some interactions and sometimes doesn't make the most optimal play, not because he misplayed but because he genuinely doesn't know it's possible. And I absolutely *love it* !!! Gives this show that old "kitchen table" nostalgia, makes it seem like this is genuinely just a group of friends having fun at home with a game of magic 🥰

[@MrFelixmo]

Sad that brian takes advantage of that coercing him into making bad plays...

[@Helios810]

⁠@@MrFelixmoI don’t think he coerced him into doing any bad plays. All his suggestions were reasonable and good.

[@samcates5308]

​@@MrFelixmo Hall of Famer makes bad plays 🧠

[@MrFelixmo]

Good for him yes. Xolo wouldn't have been dead to brians attack if he didn't pressure him to attack ben.

[@MrFelixmo]

Not bad for himself. Bad for Xolo.

[@miclash013]

It's great that Ben Brode's love is conditional on how much commander damage you do to him and others. Loved the video as always!

[@Alcowin123]

I am ready for the Laughter! Also as an old school Joira player this makes me happy. I gave up my collection of Magic 6 Years ago. I live vicariously through this group.

[@seanthiel2530]

I love how they're all so supportive and helpful and trying to teach Xolo everytime he's on the show.

[@taylorforsyth4278]

You gotta be nice to your son's best friend

[@LordDrieg]

I tried so hard to pay attention when the camera shifted to Brian & Olivia but Ellie being absolutely adorable and staring at her mommy pretty much the whole match was the highlight for me! Love you guys! This show is amazing & I'm always excited for the next episode!

[@UmikaruHadRisen]

Favorite channel as always. When is JLK coming on the show? It be great to see a mono colored battle with everyone playing the same color, or everyone playing with 5 color decks. That be sweet!

[@commanderathome]

Soon (TM)

[@samcates5308]

​@@commanderathomeI'd also absolutely love to see Jim Lapage and Ben Wheeler on here together, the dream team ❤ Love this series so much!

[@insainraven9875]

God this episode is killing me, “ITS NOT LIKE I HAVE TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME OR ANYTHING BEN!”

[@damyendevries7662]

Everytime ben brode is there its instantly, ben brode at home show. Fucking love it

[@AspenForsythia]

The "pregame action" KILLED ME, gods I love Ben Brode - already know this game is going to be amazing

[@brianhawkins8397]

I will watch each and every Ben Brode episode, he is such a thoroughly entertaining addition to the pod 😂

[@brandonpaine1032]

Fblthp in the trophy behind Ben and Xolo! Hey buddy! See you in Ravnica in a couple days! Thank y'all!

[@pixelbomb97]

These two guests are pure happiness and good vibes. I love them.

[@dalarden]

Watching this show is always such a joy! The atmosphere is fantastic, the jokes hilarious, and the gameplay entertaining. Every episode is a hit 🎉

[@grizzlyreaper7477]

I'm now only bringing Voltron to conventions, just in case I run into Ben.

[@aliasmask8365]

May I recommend Trealasarra, Moon Dancer as she is both a voltron, and life gain deck. This means Ben is dead to commander damage, and has to win with commander damage.

[@crankthatrebecca12]

i reccomend grim grin, corpse born! he’s my favorite for a voltron commander.

[@aliasmask8365]

Wait I found a more cruel idea: Rubina, Soulsinger. She is a bant version of Merieke so imagine. You steal his commander, then use greens buff spells to kill with commander damage. Also since you have white and green to have life gain to force him to kill you with commander damage, so you can use the buffs against him.

[@kylegonewild]

Ben is always a treat. Also, Boseiju says "with a basic land type" not "a basic land" so you can fetch duals and triomes and special lands like Mystic Sanctuary, etc..

[@Illrunyou]

I absolutely love the atmosphere you guys produce in your videos. I wish i had a community around me like this! That is the dream!

[@christopherjones2185]

Nothing makes the day better than watching the new commander at home episode. Keep up the great work also happy to see the growth you all are going to get this year. PS happy new year to everyone that sees this comment and wish everyone the best in this upcoming year

[@themagicofmtg]

Fascinating episode! Always fun to see Ben Brode on an episode. He brings a certain level of energy that is hard to find in other places.

[@TheJocularJurist]

Yay, more Ben!!! Gotta say, this is one of my fav Commander shows. Lotta commander KZbinrs are in the Pasadena area and that gives me hope I'll run into one at a LGS commander night one day

[@bryanstevens7021]

I love watching Brian help another player to come up with strategies to win. Wholesome.

[@larrysellers9204]

I've only recently began watching your videos here, and I have to say so far there isn't a single game I've seen where the amount of insanity didn't have me laughing until I cried

[@Halrian-Christopher]

Ben might be one of my favorite people you have on your show as a guest! Great game btw!

[@zombiefiedchris]

Best Intro vid in the commander yt game.

[@keithc.9590]

I want to live my life with the same amount of joy that Ben Brode has while playing magic.

[@davidtikwa423]

Ben Brodes Laughter fills my soul with joy and glee, by god what i would do to just spend a day with that man playing commander and talking game design haha

[@thadrin]

Finally found time to finish watching the episode. As cool as the game was, I can't help feeling it was stoken by the extreme cuteness of Elspeth. Oko just being all chill, but Elli going full puppy eyes totes adorbs tongue out action the whole ep... omg.

[@michaelsinnreich6626]

As someone who was a huge fan of brians back in the protour days (not exclusively, i still am) but had to sell my collection to start my family it is wonderful to see you all playing with your family.

[@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

[@WestCoastbro91]

Gotta say never missed an episode. Love to see Olivia and Brian plus I love to see Ben I love his energy big fan of this channel you guys keep pumping out great episodes

[@MrMalorian]

I see Ben on Commander At Home and I instantly brace for "the talk" :D

[@markloyd4700]

My favorite shirt to wear in public, specifically conventions, is "protect your deck" with the magic and ultrapro logos on the back

[@iPokemonAi]

Just saw a shorts of the channel, I love it so far

[@FTWinchesterTV]

Brian, I'm surprised there's no Displaced Dinosaurs in your food deck. Where's them dino nuggies

[@Mattycake5]

Ben is definitely my fan favorite guest, dude is always super funny and the shirts! His laughter is contagious

[@YouisMUTED]

Ben Brode is easily my favorite guest he just brings the best vibes anytime I see him immediately watching.

[@insainraven9875]

Ben’s snap to attention towards the camera was fantastic, made me giggle

[@KnucklesGum]

You could even say that Snap was.. Marvellous

[@insainraven9875]

@@KnucklesGum you human get all the snaps 🫰 🫰🫰

[@nerdlabmtg]

once again, Great episode. I can't wait to get invited to the show.

[@UnfitRuler]

Who are you

[@nerdlabmtg]

@@UnfitRuler exactly and that's the problem.

[@caseywellington4761]

I don’t think they know that Carth also changes the cost of minus abilities on planeswalkers…

[@AZombieWizard]

I love Ben's YOLO approach to Commander. Would vibe well with a Rakdos deck

[@ItzSwarley]

Is this Brian's first win on Commander at Home? Great epsiode again. Ben Brode is so animated.

[@jeromesexton1426]

6 minutes in and any kind of terrible day you were having is gone. Love seeing Ben and Commander at Home together.

[@WestCoastbro91]

Love the show never miss an episode of your guises show at all. I am also super Duper excited to see Ben back. I love his energy. He’s like one of my favorite personalities.

[@ignacioalmonacid6153]

How can Bed be so darn funny? I keep watching and rewatching the episodes where he appears.

[@jayckyhim]

15:52 its a land that has a basic type, could get a shockland too

[@geofferiswheel]

This game was an amazing example of what a rule 0 conversation looks like. Everyone is happy in the end and ready to play.

[@jasonfrederick6564]

great episode. your channel gets better and better each episode

[@wade6600]

Id love to see Commander at Home and Command Zone collabs!!

[@dustinmartin648]

What an absolute blast of a video to watch! Such a fun game! Good job guys! 🤙🏽

[@Gimpocalypse]

This really is my favorite EDH show. It's not even close.

[@CaptVooDooGaming]

Ben is probably my favorite person you guys play with. He’s so funny and goofy. Like he’s the embodiment of how I play Magic. Just being silly 🤣🤣

[@matthewoconnor4557]

By gar my favorite commander channel love u guys

[@ryantwomey3463]

Best quote of the video "I got this at hot topic"

[@SupremeChalupaSnoke]

So great to see Ben and his son Xolo team up together for some Commander!

[@SmaugUKA]

Kibler giving Xolo a level up on his own Commander deck in real time. I'm willing to bet that happens a lot with Brian and Magic in general.

[@Dandyfloss]

The moment I see it's a Ben video is the moment I know I have to have a low volume episode 👍

[@TheCoyote808]

I can postpone sleep after a long night shift for a new Commander at Home ep. Right?

[@zkull777]

These episodes with the Brode man are always awesome!

[@CyriltheWolfmusic]

the algorithm worked because I wasn't even subscribed and this was fed to me :-)

[@raneemfathy2581]

Elspeth looking at Olivia with so much worship and love in her eyes the entire game is ADORABLE ❤ oh, nice game of magic too

[@ilsonoita99]

Maaan Ben Brode episodes are always a blast, i love him

[@gilbertoriveramedia8437]

Got to say production level has improved. Do you boom audio? I don’t see lav mics. Always a good show.

[@leroyderange5080]

I really love this commander show, it's for sure my favorite. But Ben Brode is a f'ing Gem and just elevates it so much more. I want Ben Brode's shirt lmao.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@evraght]

I rly like episodes with Ben. The guy just has such energy.

[@kstephenson5857]

Commenting mostly for engagement - love these guys and of course Ben Brode

[@bashlindsay7618]

I love Ben Brode, he is hilarious and the shirt is funny. He needs to go onto other commander shows like Game Knights and Table Top Jocks. Ben Brode is the definition of a good time.

[@RodrigoCML7]

“Are they also a rapper?!” Not 10 minutes in and Kibbler drops the quote of the game 😂 I love this roster

[@SP00KY110]

the dog just staring at Olivia the whole game thinking "Mother please look at me, I crave attention."

[@Crowned_Goblin]

I kinda want a Full Metal Alchemist flex off between Brian & Ben.

[@theaeskey2502]

Great episode. Can’t wait to hear Ben complain about commander dmg. 🤣

[@kingvire]

The trouble with doubling season in a planeswalker deck is it won’t add additional counters from plussing a planeswalker cause it only counts counters given by effects and not cost.

[@dragonmaster1601]

YES I’ve been waiting for the enchantress queen to play eriette. Eriette is completely OGHs play style. Sit back and watch the chaos

[@MegaMK13]

36:07 aww the dog

[@rees1058]

Great guests, great episode. Had me laughing aloud.

[@Amazonian]

The shirt reveal KILLED ME

[@MaxMckayful]

All I can hear when Ben speaks now is wanting more snippits of his Schwarzenegger voice. That said, any amount of Ben however it arrives is always fantastic. Also, yay Xolo for the A+ burn and (first few turns) zero planeswalker superfriends deck.

[@xMarble]

Quick question: Totem armour does nothing if the creature attached gets -x/-x (either by a spell or a wither creature) correct?

[@commanderathome]

Yes - it would just die again for having 0 toughness anyway

[@ivanpetrov280]

Judge! Boseiju looks for a land with a basic land type, it can be a dual a shock land etc. :D

[@infernodestiny4614]

Great stuff & love watching, just confused on how you can respond to Toxic Deluge with Timely Ward when it doesn’t target the commander.

[@Redpanda9791]

I like Ben Brode, I am happy when he on the screen :)

[@jantheflyingdutchman]

Best rule 0 discussion and reveal pre-game ever. :'D Honestly, it is an interesting discussion. 9/10 times you're overcomplicating the game by tracking commander damage, even though it will not matter. Typically, it is only with Voltron type decks that it matters.

[@MrTheophenes]

Ben is such a chaotic guy, I respect it.

[@williamwells2981]

I love xolo! He’s always a joy to see

[@ravenssorrow]

only 20 mins in and I now want 2 things. An Epic Rap Battle of Ben vs Xolo about commander damage and to have Brian do guest art for marvel snap! I'd buy them all!

[@JAKETHEACCOUNTANT]

love this channel! Keep up the great work :)

[@lilyreyna6045]

Nice "Pre-game action" Ben! It's weird to see a game designer such as you take such a stance on commander damage. Maybe it's not weird to me just because I'm used to it. Though there are some decks that can turbo out commander damage

[@skykur]

Ben: hates commander damage Also Ben: likes rhystic study I thought you were cool bro

[@isaiah8568]

My worlds have collided with these collabs

[@OmegaMTG]

Respect for Ben running Mindshrieker. I run it in my simic mill deck.

[@s3073535]

Great episode, thank you. Is it possible to get the Samwise deck updated? The linked version only has 98 cards.

[@lichtheimer]

I now want an altered art just for "Bill the goddamn Pony" because that's too good.

[@thadrin]

LET THE COMMANDER DAMAGE BEGIN.

[@PrositSylle]

Man Ben Brode is my spirit animal fr fr. I never play with commander damage even in my voltrons and I'm a chaos gremlin in any game I'm in.

[@octagon8769]

I don't know if Brian is already running it but one of my favorite cards in my Gyome food deck is rampage of the clans, especially with the pippin that can sac three foods to give haste. Make 50 food, send in 47 hasty 3/3s.