Favorite Commanders of 2023 | Commander VS | Magic: the Gathering Gameplay

[@SCGCommander]

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[@revengedealer]

1:20:55 that was priceless. The reaction from everyone was amazing. Never change Corey. Great episode.

[@christopheririzarry4812]

I second that, my god I'm in tears, lol!!

[@ngdreaper1647]

So I went to locals with a freshly built yuriko deck, checked the ban list put Emrakul in my deck thinking it was the other one that isn’t banned, was playing against one of the judges in the pod, ninjutsu’d emmy in and was told it was banned. Was so embarrassed I put it to the side and chose a new target. Everyone was in good spirits and I was getting the comments of ‘seeing Emmy ninjutsu’d in was pretty cool and funny’. We make mistakes it’s all in good fun at the end. Great and funny episode like always

[@YaoBao1]

Man, with everyone playing some effect or other triggering when opponents do things, this genuinely was such a fun game to follow along with! 😂

[@LordRaif]

I was SCREAMING at my monitor that Stephen Green could've attacked Corey because he had an Aragorn and the Monarch. Corey couldn't have blocked.

[@CodenameFuyuki]

The fact that 5 seconds before the emrakul Steven is talking about cheating makes "the" moment even funnier. Amazingly fun episode

[@sandmanlives3]

Thanks guys. This definitely made me brush up on the ban list. There was at least one that I didn’t know was there before, so thanks.

[@subtleknife1]

51:52 “you could kill Jeremy” - Johnathan Suarez “I never said kill Jeremy” -Johnathan Suarez, 10 seconds later

[@dominic4195]

I was playing a commander game some years ago and was going against a hogaak deck and the smile on his face when he tried to cast a Griselbrand just for me to tell him its band was priceless he got so sad i told him im going to loose but not to a banned card haha

[@remembertobreathe66]

Non-magic topic, but Steven's and Jon's matching black shirts looking on point, bleeding into their sweet gamer chairs and making the colored backgrounds pop.

[@RyanOlander]

Definitely had a friend show me a Reoccurring Nightmare that he ordered for his EDH deck... he was very sad when I broke the news to him...

[@imhoenn5710]

1:29:05 Actually for the battle once the player assigned to defend it is no longer in the game you assign a new player to defend it.

[@kingfuzzy2]

Crazy

[@AgonalRhythm]

I told my friend who started playing magic in '94 about Commander and the next time I saw him he brought a Rofellos Eldrazi deck with the banned Emrakul in it as well 😂

[@allstarjason]

Funniest instance of someone playing a banned card for me was when my brother tried to put in an Iona, Shield of Emeria into play with his Kaalia attack trigger.

[@bradstanky]

not trying to be that guy but wanted to point out that john tapped his mox amber for mana to put luris to his hand when the mox shouldnt have tapped for any mana at all @40:49 but as always i look forward to Wednesday morning for these commander games

[@RealSacredCow]

He also tapped it for mana @1:03:30 without having a legendary creature/planeswalker as well. Still in the middle of the episode, so there may be another time that he does it.

[@MaxMckayful]

Jeremy has a perfect ring on that could've been used as the Ring to indicate ringbearer. Also, as a content watcher, love the game mechanic of take opponent's turn. Brutal as a receiving player, but the "how do I best destroy this turn" is such a fun MtG puzzle.

[@VeilofDeathMTG]

Well the Emrakul was fun :D I had someone in our local community put a Do-It-Yourself Seraph in his deck cause he did not understand silver boarder cards....and when we talked him its not legal he was like but Transformers are legal :D was a sad day for Transformers being called out

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

Somebody new to magic ended up playing the blue card it is that bounces literally everything (99% sure its Upheaval), and I told them it was banned. We agreed it could just be the one that returns all nonlands to hand instead

[@erfunk]

I once tried to cast a Trade Secrets I'd put into a new deck straight from my binder as I was hustling to get it playable. Only saw the set symbol was CMD, and never even considered it might be banned. Likely would have pretty quickly, since resolving it inevitably shows off how unfair it is in multiplayer.

[@skipbayless4156]

I went to a card shop and saw recurring nightmare. Told the guy at the shop it looked perfect for my Sefris commander deck. He said yeah it will work great. Played it at my playgroups weekly game, to find out it was banned. To this day I’m salty at that card shop. 🤣

[@boxofcocoa]

There may have been an opening for Steven to attack Corey at the end with Aragorn's "creatures can't block" ability given he erroneously had the monarch. All in all this game was absolutely hilarious.

[@blazerboy55]

A fun fact about Companions in Commander is that the default for Companions is that they simply come into the game from out side the game just like that. No sideboard needed. The weird exception to that is actually in tournament play where MTR 3.16 restricts "outside the game" effects to look only in the sideboard. Companions working in commander work as normal.

[@d00pi1]

Corey played Jon like a fiddle getting Jon to do the dirty work and Corey benefiting, nice reanimate

[@BIGxWIGGLY]

is john the only one who played their “favorite” commander here? just because u played river song or pantless dinosaur recently doesnt make it illegal to replay it. this is a FAVORITE OF 2023 video just wanted to complain. still watched the whole video and i know how much work goes into these videos.

[@BluEChargE494]

Pretty early into playing commander as a format, I had a mono-black reanimation deck led by liliana, heretical healer. Won a couple games by looping Gary with a recurring nightmare until someone pointed out there was a ban list, so I do sympathise Corey 🤣

[@alexanderriffe2956]

I was definitely typing about Blind Obedience being missed but then erased my message as they worked it out.

[@joshmg5465]

The invasion was supposed to go to Steven green after John died not that it mattered but usually it goes to the next player

[@steveandmandyvela1367]

I bought the banned emrakul and was so happy to show my friends this awesome card I'd never seen before and with out cracking a smile or anything my friend just says thats banned you can't play it I was so sad I still have the card that was like almost 12 years ago I think

[@philippebeaudoin4272]

Like always, i’m on team Suarez ! Super good show !

[@pedrodylan8252]

Thats one of the funnyest episodes of my life

[@k1n6n07h1n6]

I know how to resolve the sneaking in a banned card issue. For one episode, everyone gets to build a deck with no ban list except Corey. Corey gets a precon

[@Azami-v3e]

That thumbnail of Corey actually makes John look small

[@swingrowers13]

This is the most unhinged episode I’ve seen

[@evflasevfla4147]

Jeremy fan especially since he won a game on my birthday

[@sugemagnolia5423]

If he genuinely didn't know -1 point and let it ride. Also Stephen gets to pick his next deck.

[@mandielyn0416]

Well two of the CEDH commanders I built this year on an episode of SCG… what is going on!?!

[@Phat_Tokes]

I really hope the post the deck list because after seeing Jon's commander I can think of so many broken things you can do with it and I am curious to see what his list is.

[@bradstanky]

Corey will never live this episode down

[@nickjoseph77]

I made the mistake of saying "I'm glad you don't have Naya Charm to tap down my creatures" when I had lethal on an opponent in the prerelease of that set and then he read the card in hand and tapped me down and killed me. My first prerelease. Lol

[@Caludot]

everyone should have Corey sign their Emrakuls

[@days8421]

I wonder how many decks he’s had emrakul in but just didn’t draw into it.

[@BluePatrone]

Steven should have played aragorn the uniter then played the other aragorn and the surrak and he could have gotten 2 lightning bolt triggers plus a 1/1 soldier and 2 scry 2

[@Mr12345pokemon]

They should capitilize off the corey mistake and make next week no banlist commander! Would be great.

[@kyleb7047]

I am all for that, haha

[@isaabd1334]

How did corey flick the elesh norn when it was exile from Wanderer????

[@its_chris2323]

It was the 6 cost, not the 4 cost.

[@shayneweyker]

Overhead and green/yellow seat cameras have a green cast and are a little underexposed.

[@22Alex5]

Wow shocker Atraxa won, completely unbelievable.

[@joelbricker9920]

This is the second time Jon is using Mox Amber when it doesn't produce any mana

[@serafimb2319]

Are you sure skipping the untap lets you stay phased out?

[@trevorpeters4976]

Like, comment, share, subscribe, binge, bring those tasty commanders, and ring in a new season and year!!

[@blueeyedenvy9715]

Have we ever had a total for season wins ?

[@christiankedenburg5489]

Thank you all ❤

[@zekthan32]

On paper rhystic just draws cards. In reality its about the tilt factor.

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

why isn’t Expropriate banned 1:31:59 ?

[@DuckDoolittle]

Because it’s a 9 mana sorcery that isn’t uncounterable. There are at least a dozen of those that just outright win you the game

[@khub5660]

I haven't gotten that far, but extra turn spells tend to be pretty bad unless you're setting up for a win or looping them for infinite turns. That being said, Expropriate can't be looped without a Narset's Reversal. Even then, you only buy it back the one time unless you're Ghostly Flickering an Archaeomancer and a Mnemonic Wall. But now you're talking about a 5 card combo that requires damn near 20 mana to pull off

[@yingyangman11]

Anyone know where the decklists are so we can make sure there aren't more banned cards?

[@carlosrickman1310]

Corey, stop saying you're sorry when you're not. Please!

[@ghost64626]

God damnit Corey lol

[@marcosperez1283]

has jeremy ever won a season? im just used to seing him in the 1st chair

[@canamrtryder]

Maybe 2 or 3 years ago, he never wins just wish he would be more competitive

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

@@canamrtryderhe has am a Jeremy fan

[@owpn1]

Can we get some decklists? Jon's decks looks sweet

[@stevengunn3532]

It’s in the description

[@owpn1]

​@@stevengunn3532 unfortunately not. Most of the time they post the link in a pinned comment. The description is the same standard one as previous seasons

[@maxfrisch5565]

Jon using mox amber over and over with no legendary

[@RobotButlerJ]

Great video!!! I become a bigger fan of Corey each video

[@zekthan32]

Its crazy how long they've been getting paid to play magic. Wild.

[@MagicMonkZA]

For the rest of the season Corey needs to put at least three copies of Cheatyface in every deck. At the end of every game he loses a point for every Cheatyface in his hand. 🤣

[@DonaldDuck420]

Stephen is more of an 0/2 than a 1/1

[@matthewbeard7841]

I have a Commander deck that runs several banned cards in it (and even proxies one non-legal card from that old MTG computer game) but that deck only gets played to add a sort of goofy chaotic "Planeschase" aspect to the game which isn't for the purpose of winning. My regular playgroup is A-Ok with the deck being in games every now and then and if it ever gets played with new people, I always announce beforehand that there are banned cards in it and if they're not cool with that I have replacement cards for all of them. I wouldn't regularly play with banned/illegal cards, but, as with most things Commander, I think it's an issue that can easily be handled by an understanding playgroup that has a good Rule Zero talk beforehand.

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

That was miss opportunity to play the other Elesh and his commander would double trigger 42:31

[@riotxcore6108]

Corey really needs to learn to stop saying "Sorry" when doing things to other players. Nothing feels worse than getting killed and the person keeps saying "sorry" over and over.

[@Crispy-McFister]

My favorite episode of the year, is the episode that Corey gets a hair cut.

[@PerpetualChristopher]

Honestly, for the exception of one loser who stood behind his "I bought the card, I dont care if its banned" defence, everytime at my LGS whenever someone gets cought playing banned cards its simply because they didnt know it was banned, and given what cards they usually are, and certainly compared to some of the cards that ARENT banned, most of us usually believe them.

[@papaflowers5726]

We played a months-long tournament, reporting data over time. Semifinals had me playing an orzhov control list, and i played limited resources. We were 7 turns after it came down, and we all realized it was banned. Whoops. Had to restart the entire game as it was too far along to back up. Gg fellas

[@josht8156]

Don't think Corey should get minus a point as he didn't play the banned card he was already in a position where him having 1 less card wouldn't have affected the game

[@DuckDoolittle]

He submitted the deck. He’s lucky he doesn’t get 0 points. -1 is like the bare minimum.

[@Ryadic]

I think you should play a game with no ban list. Let Corey play the card.

[@Brademon7]

Free Lutri.

[@robinhood-hr2el]

For Jon the c in cEDH stands for cheating

[@dylanpatterson5995]

-6 points for playing a banned card. Think I had someone try and play a primeval titan in a casual game once.

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

Well you can play banned card Via rule zero just ask

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

I accidentally bought the card that returned all Permanent to the head

[@josephmaldonado9439]

New season let's go hoping this is Corey's season

[@CyberSecond]

EARLY

[@clayandros2038]

Corey shouldnbe fine he didnt know i feel.their goin a bit hard over menaingless points

[@ZvoJa]

Lets go team Corey!! 🍻

[@Thinker_of_things]

best episode since cory has joined the show , no arguments lol

[@calebgosnell7566]

early

[@giovannishepard653]

Corey paid the penalty for running Emrakul in the game; he had a dead card he couldn't play in hand. It's not like he won or scored any points because of the Emrakul, so why would he lose any because of it?

[@khub5660]

Especially when a certain someone was tapping a Mox Amber when they couldn't. More than once as well

[@lootlordlendo]

I am probably wrong here, but if you play Emrakul, the Promised End and take control of his turn, and then cast heroic intervention as your first spell, would you then not lock yourself out of targeting his creatures for the rest of that turn? Emrakul, the Promised End says you take control of that turn. Hexproof says cannot be the target of spells your opponents control. I don’t see any reason why that wouldn’t include the ones you are controlling from Emrakul, the Promised End. Just a thought, but I’m probably wrong. Heroic intervention also gives indestructible, and he was trying to destroy the creatures that he just gave indestructible to.

[@matthiasvecanski7044]

So I’m not there yet.. so I might be missing something but when you control a players turn you are taking actions as if you were that player. So hexproof on the opponent’s creatures doesn’t matter if you (emerakul player) are casting opponents cards on the controlled turn because you are controlling the actions of the player, not casting their spells like you would with say Gonti, Siphon Insight, “theft” cards.

[@robinvandepoele2117]

It’s funny that everyone is hating on Corey for putting a banned card in his deck, which he didn’t cast, while Jon just puts Buried Alive (a 3 mana card) in his Lurrus deck :p and to all the haters: grow up. Mistakes are made, don’t ever think you have played even one commander game without making a mistake.

[@2424nb]

Lurus only looks at permanent cards, not instants or sorcerys

[@robinvandepoele2117]

@@2424nb welp, that explains it 😅 thanks man! As i said, mistakes are made :p

[@Mavonis]

To destroy Jon's Drannith with the Invasion, Corey had to choose non-legendary. Steven's creature was legendary because it was his ring bearer, so his creature would have lived.

[@Sloth337]

He chose to destroy both

[@tylerharris2516]

Ya invasion of Fiora hits both Legendary and non legendary. It's just formatted weirdly

[@timothybrown1020]

I thought the same thing, but the invasion says choose one or both

[@lexyleyendecker4720]

I think leovold should be unbanned. It's not as terrifying as it once was. Then yawgmoth's bargain and braids

[@Optimator7]

ew

[@khub5660]

If you're here just to leave a hate comment. Congrats, you played yourself. They get money from your view, and you're feeding the algorithm plus boosting the amount of people who might potentially see it. Go do something with your life. I get that your existence might be sad and pitiful, but that's a you problem. You're wasting your time spreading hate instead of bettering yourself. Do better

[@benjaminladd]

You win Most Ironic Comment of the day, so thank you😂

[@ajaydassani9931]

Corey should get 0 points and dont appear on the next show.

[@cameronneveu7277]

You'd never see loose plays like that Emerakul on Game Knights... Which is why I enjoy this show better :) Also there should be some repercussion for Corey Playing a BANNED card. Respect the Format. ;)

[@khub5660]

Then don't watch the video. No one is holding a gun to your head or threatening to kill your family. Spend time on something you enjoy and be constructive. The world is full of hate, stop adding to it

[@cameronneveu7277]

@@khub5660 You should finish reading the whole post... I was complimenting this channel, Its not over produced, its real. They actual have fun at the table, They goof around, laugh at the stupid mistakes, its not "scripted". kzbin.info/www/bejne/poKYgH6gj9yfrKM Here where Corey actually "Controlled" target player was my favorite part.

[@khub5660]

@cameronneveu7277 I misread. My bad bro

[@cameronneveu7277]

@@khub5660 No Problem :)

[@willyfasick6245]

I'm about done with this group the gang up on Jeremy is really starting to piss me off

[@fighteroffates2284]

To be fair, Jeremy needed possibly two cards and he would have won. He does play some of the most terrifying decks that he plays with high efficiency. When you do that in commander you tend to get focused.

[@mattja1998]

Just another game of 3 really fun decks and some absurd unfun deck that makes me not want to watch the rest of the episode by Corey, man do i miss Justin. Time to go watch Justin

[@erikstokely4734]

Corey is so bad at this game it's not funny he can't even read what cards are banned I really think they should get someone else to fill his spot if you agree give me a thumbs up

[@damnjekyll]

He's a bit of a spiteful spaz indeed 😅

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

Disagree hater

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

I mean i bought the card that returns are Permanence to your hand

[@robinvandepoele2117]

Just don’t watch then

[@bryantvia4478]

how did Corey ever play competitive magic if he doesnt know what is banned in a format? made an otherwise fun game crap

[@apophis456]

I’m a simple man, I see 3 UB commanders, I click off the video

[@khub5660]

Buh bye, you can cry somewhere else

[@apophis456]

@@khub5660 wasn’t crying but keep thinking that if it helps you sleep lil bro

[@erikstokely4734]

Corey say I not going to play atraxa next turn then proceeds to play atraxa on his turn and then lies about it is this the guy you want on your commander show really I watch for the rest of you

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

Your just a hater

[@khub5660]

Welcome to politics. People lie. It's a game that doesn't affect you. If you're gonna cry, at least cry over something useful. Your most recent comments are across different videos hating Corey. Dude is living rent-free in your head for what? Because you're not on the show?

[@alexkluck4959]

Cory is the worst part of this show, hands down

[@DarkPikachuYTV]

People like you are

[@khub5660]

​@Dark-Pikachu1 it's a bot. All of the hate comments directed towards Corey are. They're all leaving the same style comments across any video he comes up in

[@alexkluck4959]

​@@khub5660 no, my disdain for Cory is purely human

[@khub5660]

@@alexkluck4959 spoken like a true bot