Oh (Marvel) Snap! It's Ben Brode! ft. Najeela, Arcades, Ghired & Mathas | Elder Dragon Hijinks #29

[@EDHijinks]

We're so stoked to have Ben Brode join us this week! What an incredibly cool guy he is! I hope you all love this episode as much as I do!

[@aganej2]

You always have the coolest guests! Even the Prof!

[@orvar7035]

There wasn't enough Orvar.

[@ImGamerDad]

BRODE!!!! :) (And Kibler too!)

[@Crashoverride7777]

Ben was f-ing hilarious! Please bring him back soon!

[@marcusmacleod5472]

Where did you get the alt art for Arcades, the Strategist?

[@BryonStice]

These days Brian Kibler is a legendary planeswalker named "Elder Kyle Hill Dragon."

[@grevedanko]

Kyle Hill is Brian Kibler at home.

[@savagedeals472]

Elder Dragon Kyle Hill, creature type kibler dragon

[@cell7514]

Haha i saw the shuffle up and play the other day then saw this

[@DarkPretender205]

So Kibler did the famed Jimmy Wong "Math is for blockers." Gods thats hilarious xD

[@cha0sniper]

He also did what JLK always jokes about doing and died by drawing too many cards xD he is the Command Zone personified in one body

[@Fmanjavachi]

It's so cool to hear Ben Brode laughs again...

[@drunkgerbil9962]

I love Kyle Hill playing commander! His decks are always so inspiring and I love seeing crossovers from non-magic content creators like him!

[@jolynvilla6934]

This game was so fun. I love that Kibler became his own worse enemy. Lol.

[@Turntwobounceland]

Sick, I'm super excited to see Ben Brode and Kyle Hill duke it out!

[@MandaHenderson]

Ben is so infectious with positivity. So happy to see this show grow and continue to spread laughs and good vibes.

[@brendanhart517]

Brian just decking himself was fantastic, the sheer joy and reaction at that moment was great.

[@famousstranger8468]

Awesome! You got the Prof back on the show but a even better guest would of been Brian Kibler! Maybe one day when he isn't busy on the prof's channel he could make an appearance

[@ArtEPersonal]

Brian Kibler is still disputing what happens if a rock is struck by lightning

[@Tytonic007]

holy hell ben brode is such a joy to have at the table gotta have him back sometime!

[@gregfougere7447]

That was the most fun to watch game you have had thus far, Olivia's deck just popped; Brian killing himself was a classic move we all have done.Ben was fun, please come back!

[@BoogaKiln]

Great game! Just a precision on master warcraft : you chose which creatures attack but not who they attack - the active player does that.

[@hcgneophyte]

Good spotting, i have to add that you also don't chose wich creature is damage first ( saskia could hit the plant or arcades)

[@TheBCmoon]

This is incredible, great guests, thanks for making this - Kibler is such a goon I love him! (props for doing the big play and not taking an hour turn making the "optimal" play)

[@Jaebird88]

Ben brought a level of energy to this game that makes me feel this is what Magic as a whole ought to be about.

[@EderNovacki]

This was the best episode so far, I think. The overall mood of the table was just so awesome to see.

[@DarkLawYGO]

Every time Olivia and Kibler are vs Each other its just Gold Content

[@No1ofConsequence]

So cool to see The Kibs on two shows this week after watching Shuffle Up and Play! He's beginning to be a prolific as Olivia constantly appearing on every Commander show in existence. :P

[@greglewis725]

Two losses to Voxy then to himself. 'tis a sad time for the Keebs.

[@ME-rt8pw]

THE budget Kyle Hill?? Wow, what a tremendous honor this is.

[@KingOfDoma]

Keep getting guests outside the usual Magic sphere! I love the Shivams and the Kiblers and the Serges, but Ben is a new face that brings different energy to the videos, and it's great!

[@gragrim]

This is a PRIME example of how to make combat fun in magic, really well played and well done game 😊

[@OmegaMTG]

35:20 Olivia: I just want you to know Brian, I'm not choosing any of this." In her head: "Doesn't mean I don't endorse it." lol

[@curtisd5864]

Ben is just an absolute delight to watch/listen to. Just brings the best kind of "goofing with friends around the table" energy

[@TheSaladOne]

I love how Brian flew so close of the sun in this game.

[@jamieweaver8381]

At 35:00, Master Warcraft doesn't allow Ben to choose how the creatures attack. It only allows him to choose that they are attacking. It was a bit disappointing to see it used incorrectly because it had a big impact at that point. Was a great game to watch though!

[@xWildSlicerx]

Good catch! EASILY a confusing card with how its worded. The 2005 ruling states "You choose attackers and make blocking assignments regardless of whether it's your turn and regardless of whether the creatures are attacking you. Your choices must be legal within the normal rules for attacking and blocking." Ben: Choose creatures that will attack, Owner of creature: chooses WHO/WHAT to attack Ben: Choose whether or not a creature will block Owner of creature: chooses how dmg is dealt Ben cannot: assign attackers to specific people or planeswalkers, assign how damage is dealt All must still be done within normal gameplay rules.

[@KennyPGiles]

I have to say, when I first got into Commander Game Knights was my number 1 show. Then I discovered Tabletop Jocks and that became number 1 cause they posted more regularly. Now though, even though I still love both those shows, Elder Dragon Hijinks is the GOAT. Regular, quality uploads. Great games, guests and hosts. Fantastic atmosphere and a vibe that always feels like a bunch of friends playing this amazing format. You folks are incredible. Thank you and keep up the phenomenal work.

[@greglewis725]

Come hang out on Olivia's streams sun-tues on twitch!

[@KennyPGiles]

@@greglewis725 What time does she stream?

[@EDHijinks]

Thank you for the super kind words, Kenny! We're stoked to be listed among those excellent channels and human beings!

[@greglewis725]

@@KennyPGiles 8-11 PST? Think I converted that right, I'm in MNT and it's 7-10. Sun, Mon, Tue unless something is going on.

[@KennyPGiles]

@@EDHijinks Oh my goodness I did not expect a reply haha. You are more than welcome. Seeing these episodes pop up is always a highlight of the day. Thank you again!

[@michaelsweatt88]

Brian's Kyle Hill incident is so much better after watching Prof's most recent Shuffle Up and Play with Kyle Hill

[@geofferiswheel]

Another bonkers game everyone. Thanks for sharing. Always love Kibler going rediculous and then killing himself.

[@funkyfish90]

Can’t… resist… the ”technicaly”… Argh, I give up. Prairie Tream, turn 3, should have entered tapped. Phew, I feel so much better now. Also, great show! 😊

[@HTYM]

I have a Mathas, F(r)iend Seeker deck that I enjoy very much, so it's very heckin' cool to see Ben play one as well! I can't believe that you guys got that KZbin science nerd dude, Kyle Hill! Not as awesome as having legendary MTG HoF'er and all around great guy, Brian Kibler on the show but we'll take it. 😉 One more thing, Olivia's "Fight Club" deck is very heckin' cool. I really dig it.

[@andrewroy5677]

I love that Kibbler always uses those same sleeves 🤣 Great tokens! Great game! Keep the content coming!

[@SuperNigel61]

THIS! The very definition of "Hijinks", I enjoyed every turn! Cards I haven't seen, the personalities, and the ending...ALL WONDERFUL!!!😆🤣

[@RG7620]

This was a great episode, but the standout moment was Eilidh drawing her token on camera. That should be a new rule for drawn tokens, you have to draw them on camera!

[@goberthicks]

Moving forward, we will!

[@RG7620]

When @@goberthicks notices you!

[@starmanda88]

It always takes me a couple days to finish an episode because I have a little one who requires all my time and attention, but I always make sure to watch all the way through! Love your channel and the guests you choose are top notch. Ben was hilarious and such a good sport. Great game! Amanda

[@frandynamo2143]

Epic episode is epic! Wow. Elemental bond not having a “may” clause is brutal. For some reason I thought that garruks uprising was a “may” version but turns out it’s not! Green be like the limit to our power is simply the amount of cards in your deck. Lol ggs the angel trumpet sound bite for the missed trigger of it was amazing 🤩

[@nickmillar999]

Two years late but I just discovered this episode after finishing my own Mathas deck so this was perfect!

[@gaymer4rmmeletis]

Holy s***! Mr. Kibler nosedived into the sun! 🤣

[@remembertobreathe66]

58:22 Ben: "Everyone who's not Olivia gets the bounty. So everybody else gets to draw a card and gain two life." Alias would not actually gain the life (though she would draw the card), since she resolved Teferi's Protection before the bounty resolved.

[@mattperkinson9604]

Big fan of all these shenanigans and hijinks, all of the decks on this show feel like my favorite kind of magic!

[@cha0sniper]

In honour of Brian killing himself, what's the most memorable way you've ever been hoist on your own petard in a commander game?

[@cha0sniper]

For me, I managed to get the dream of "summon every dragon from your deck at the same time and unleash the Dragon Tempest machine gun" to come together, and then one of my opponents cast that card that's like Deflecting Palm, but for all damage you'd take that turn (I forget the name and can't seem to find the correct keywords to search it up). So instead of killing everyone but myself, I killed everyone but that player xD

[@billiumdollars]

I knew I liked this Ben guy hahahah Shout out A Tribe Called Quest!!!!! “…float like gravity, never had a cavity…” :) right there with you

[@nathanmcduck2999]

So glad I found your channel thanks to Joey from EDHREC pointing it out. You always have such a great and entertaining atmosphere around the (virtual) table.

[@oldjake6261]

Ben Brode just seems like such a fun guy to talk to and play games with. Nothing but chill vibes and jokes.

[@EDHijinks]

He's so great! Gotta have him back sometime!

[@flynnpatrickcornelia4758]

I'm a simple man - I see Ghired, I hit Like! And also watch. Awesome game, as always.

[@wnightshade]

Excellent game, very cool decks! Olivia, I am pleased to see you rocking the superlative Breena, and my good man Grismold. Cards & plants for everyone!

[@darkskirge4812]

Wow what a crazy game! So funny when kibler accidentally milled himself out. 😂 That was a crazy strong play tho.

[@BastianHeinrich]

Congrats Eilidh, so great to see you win this crazy game! I really enjoyed watching 😍

[@davidfirth6325]

After watching Shuffle Up and Play I'm beyond disappointed that The Kebs didn't talk like how The Prof was representing him 😂🤣😂🤣 Great episode 👏 👌

[@hugmonger]

Judge!: Hey just so y'all know Primal Vigor is a symmetrical effect so everyone's counters and tokens would double not just Kibblers. I'm at like 57 mins in and a bunch of beneficial effects would have gone off to help the entire table. I know mostly cuz I run it as my group hug Doubling Season and it's INSANE

[@quarantanegaming3589]

At 18:35 he played Parallel Lives, not Primal Vigor, which would only give him the tokens. Edit: I just realized this video is over a year old, so probably wasn't worth commenting lol.

[@hugmonger]

@@quarantanegaming3589 Hrmm... I definitely somehow messed this up, I could have swore a Primal Vigor was on the table at 57 minutes but scanning the table it doesn't look like that is true.

[@Ryne91]

Brian offing himself with Elemental Bond is such a pro gamer move 🤣

[@buddadragonmtg]

Lol some missed triggers per usual with these wild ladies. The banter is what makes this channel great imo. Big butts for the win.

[@DomLuQc]

I liked the video when Kibler played his infamous turn. 10/10 Popping off turn!

[@mayamayhemmusic]

Wow, pretty cool you folks got science KZbin guy Kyle Hill on this show! /reference

[@burningskullhead1]

Olivia essentially built herself a pillowfort deck and sge claims repeatedly that "I'm no COWARD!!!" 😂

[@MTGCarlitos]

Came across this channel recently when I seen CGB & Olivia in the same video . I was amazed how good this channel is , Ali & Olivia are such queens 👸🏼 ❤️ This episode was just amazing , the whole cast was great! Keep it up!

[@ElDocBruh]

That Hate Mirage play was great! But then I saw Brian attacking with Myriad and Elemental Bond 🤣

[@Spifyninja]

I knew something was off when Brian was posturing to kill everyone with 26 minutes left in the video. That was hilarious.

[@HinekoAkahi]

Ben's face after being told about Pramikon though xDDD

[@rolindahlquist3124]

I love the bickering between Olivia and Ben. It gives me serotonin

[@xicy133x]

Love Kibler and Ben, excited for the Christmas special with them!

[@MrBigBentz]

Love seeing more and more cool commander players. Remember to hit the things that make the dings and go follow the hosts and guests on all the social media

[@AxillaryPower2]

Wow, I think this is the first time I've seen two Elder Dragons on the battlefield natural at the same time in a game of EDH.

[@xyllos]

When Kibler said the stalkers might aiming for Alias I laugh so hard 🤣

[@whostoblame1]

You mean there was a Elder Dragon Hijinks episode with Byran Kibler and Ben Brode, which i didnt knew about? Well there goes my evening...

[@waaram1]

Best episode, kibler killing himself, Olivia's deck what a madhouse, congrats aliasv

[@ry7hym]

I love all these decks. My latest version of my Kynaios and Tiro deck is basically an abomination of all these four decks, making tokens, large butts, and pillowfort

[@Playigamist]

Hey you have kyle hill on this episode! Love that guy. There was a episode with Kibler on the professors channel and i only wish Kibler could give your channel a try. As always love the videos!

[@theCityBear]

Hey look, it's Kyle Hill!

[@jcoe371]

After the recent tolarian college Kyle hill is Bryan kibbler shuffle up and play episode now this story, this is going to be magics next meme

[@RedCometNurse]

Butts Tribal! And holy crap, Brian blowing himself up accidentally was spectacular!

[@Etherealhorn]

Such a fun game to watch. Olivia's fort was no obstacle for master tactician Alias.

[@theflamingzard4248]

Game was fun and hilarious. Dying by doing combat to deck out! I'm in tears lmfao

[@TakaTakaMuTaka]

This was such a complicated and exciting game. I loved every person playing! I want to see a rematch!

[@zd-1249]

Oh wow! Hearthstone was a big part of my life for a long time. Very cool!

[@RobK496]

Amazing game, love me some Ben Brode. I miss him on Hearthstone vids. Last week you guys asked for some deck suggestions, since I watched that vid late I thought I'd drop one here: I'd like to see a colorless deck featured! Maybe a Kozilek, The Great Distortion deck? Even though it would lack a bit of interaction, it would feature a lot of artifacts, which would please Olivia :)

[@Oopsall]

Man its so cool to see the Prof's Ghired deck. Would like to see more of Brian Kibler though!

[@dylanmiller9162]

Lmfao the way Brian went out, incredible

[@onkelferno]

I'm gonna steal that Ghired deck list and play the heck out of it!

[@halfbloodv]

Ben laugh is still as golden as the hearthstone days.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@EDHijinks: Hey, Alias, Olivia -- I actually caught a deck tech for Olivia's deck! Turns out, if you pair Angel's Trumpet with Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist, you essentially get Silent Arbiter. But the difference is, it only applies to the controller of Mirri, instead of how the Arbiter applies to all players -- basically, the other three players aren't limited to only one attacker/blocker per turn, as long as they attack each other, rather than Mirri's controller. Note: I'm not sure if Mirri is in Olivia's decklist, but I'll check to see if it is. I just thought it was a cool interaction that isn't Collective Restraint or Propaganda.

[@ry7hym]

Man I missed Ben, he was what made hearthstone set reveals fun. Brian saying to Ben “you know in the business we call that orderLoL” was the cherry on top

[@chrisw.735]

Ben Brode, how can a man exude such happiness. Wonderful!

[@asdasvedas1]

When there is Ben Brode, i dont even need to see the game, just keep chatting its awesome xD

[@TheKidsDaaaaad]

Great Game! I have played against Ben before, great guy! Just a reminder that Arcades, the Strategist does not have defender and is just a 3/5. "Flying, vigilance. Whenever a creature with defender enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card. Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as if it doesn't have defender."

[@arcroy7]

Alias had High Alert in play all game.

[@ccassels89]

Good game. I've never seen someone pillow fort with Najeela so hard. Brian didn't have to die though. Elemental bond is not a may ability but Myriad is.

[@loka7783]

Brian, this is for you. :Golf Clap: You know why 🤣

[@mightyone3737]

Very good play to deck himself by Kyle Hill. I put a fair bit of effort into making my combos 'idiot-proof' so I don't do exactly that. ATM I do have a Dreadhorde General that can cost me a game in Meren, but that card is busted AF and worth the risk I decided (I also decided that if I was digging my way through my deck I could probably deal with Liliana in a pinch). I think my old strategy of having literally no way for my combos to go sideways limited my carpool sometimes, it can be a good choice to use some riskier cards, also because it's hilarious to accidentally deck yourself.

[@adkohler]

“Oh yeah, I die!” I didn’t see that coming.

[@GamerByron]

*Counts cards* “Oh yeah I die” 😂

[@OmegaMTG]

So glad to see Ben on another mtg channel. Keep having him back please.

[@OmegaMTG]

It's good to see Brian too better known as "Olivia's other half". :)

[@laoxep]

@@OmegaMTG Thats Kyle Hill!

[@khazandcrit3066]

Great table, was a lot of fun to watch :)

[@curiouschao1]

I can’t believe Olivia dabbed after hitting Brian with Saskia and you all just let that slide. Also, BEN BRODE!! Discovered Brian from Hearthstone and before I ever got into Magic. Awesome stuff to see Ben on

[@kingfuzzy2]

Glad to see some awesome guests and hopefully some underplayed Janky cards : D

[@orestissakkas6235]

That turn 3 Prairie stream should have entered tapped 😊

[@didupaytheone2678]

Ben with the big brain plays? Like a board wipe, get rid of some problems creatures? Ben hope u guys come back, got me rolling out my seat

[@dragade101]

@0:32:20, WotC sure makes it harder when you could simplify the text to (see logic changes for improved wording and correct logic): For each opponent a player attacks, if that opponent has more life than another opponent, then the attacking player draws a card. You put two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control. 184 char (w/ spaces), 32 words vs original text: Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, if that opponent has more life than another of your opponents, that attacking player draws a card and you put two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control. 204 char (w/ spaces), 36 words

[@monhunfox1401]

Unfortunately, your wording doesn't have the same function. It would allow players to attack you and potentially get the benefits (because you are an opponent of theirs). The original wording is what it is so that it specifies your opponents only.

[@dragade101]

@@monhunfox1401 I concur and have updated to which is still cleaner (IMO) than the original text: For any of your opponents a player attacks, if that opponent has more life than another opponent, the attacking player draws a card. You put two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control. 187 char (w/ spaces), 33 words

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@Elder Dragon Hijinks: Hey, um...Alias? Came back to watch this episode, because it was....entertaining, with Brian decking himself and it coming down to you and Ben. Just wanted to let you know that at the end of the game, when you used Path to Exile on Ben's Windborn Muse, technically the removal spell, if cast at that time, would have fizzled, because Ben, having used Teferi's Protection, phased all of his creatures out. On Teferi's Protection, it says for phasing, "Treat those permanents as though they don't exist." In other words, you would have had to wait for Ben's next upkeep to cast the Path to Exile. I know it doesn't change the outcome at all, but I still thought you should know, because I want to see the "turn stuff sideways and hit stuff" player (a player after my own heart, by the way) improve as a player and win more games. Lol Regardless, this is one of my favorite episodes, so on the entertainment scale of 1 to 10, this is a 13. Very highly entertaining. Before I forget, thanks for all the Commander content you and Olivia make, because it never fails to make my Thursday better!

[@gavinkecan6202]

What a hilarious, good time watch that was!!

[@xander_man]

Hey it’s so cool that you had Kyle Hill on the show!

[@nightbane727]

this makes me so happy i just ordered my kardur doomscourge, im the emperor and you fight for my amusement deck lol

[@michaelsinnreich6626]

Brian: does the thing. Me: why are there 20 mins left.