"Forces of the Imperium" Full Deck Reveal - Warhammer 40k x MTG Commander & EDH

It's time to take a full look at the entirety of the Universes Beyond Warhammer 40k deck for the Forces of the Imperium. I am a hype goblin now.
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[@PleasantKenobi]

If you want to see a slightly less comprehensive breakdown of the most exciting bits from the Chaos deck, you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGiwe5mKj52mepo

[@regaleagle6533]

Can’t be blocked and can’t block seem like different things

[@Enigmaessence]

Man, it's like giving a deck reveal to someone who is passionate about both properties results in a higher quality video.

[@abitofsupport601]

Right? The others were crap compared to this

[@dirken1174]

@@abitofsupport601 hey now, Muddstah put some creative work on his tyranid deck reveal video. Playing it like a space marine giving a mission report was fitting

[@tristananderson8165]

@@dirken1174 yeah and I really liked how lrr actually talked about the lore and characters too.

[@poonice2651]

The command zone reveal was awful lost a lot of respect for them

[@tristananderson8165]

@@poonice2651 I wouldn't go as far as to say i lost respect or anything, but this was definitely just a normal deck reveal for them and nothing special like it was for the other 3, it would've been better had they let the video be longer and talked more in depth about the lore and mechanics of the cards.

[@kevinlaflamme8568]

They gave this reveal to the right person. Thank you for the amazing breakdown. Love seeing two of my hobbies thrown together.

[@OneMindSyndicate]

A perfect look into the deck. You can tell the work, passion, and excitement is genuine from someone who plays both Mtg and 40k. Keep ‘em coming Kenobi

[@PleasantKenobi]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@joshuadempsey5281]

"Deploy to the Front" and the Soldier Token are not Death Korp, they are Steel Legion of Armageddon (And for long time 40k fans, yes yes I know that Death Korp were originally a paint scheme for Steel legion, but they are their own different regiments now)

[@Peter-vv1sb]

Thank you for this, as an imperial guard player i winced when i heard him say that 😆

[@9899931]

As a Death Korps player I appreciate you saying it not me XD

[@joshuadempsey5281]

@@9899931 I got you fam

[@goreobsessed2308]

Oh neat some deep meta knowledge I'll have to look up the differences

[@joshuadempsey5281]

@@goreobsessed2308 They're both super cool regiments with lots of great lore behind them!

[@AndJDrake]

Congratz to PleasantKenobi getting a full deck reveal. You've come a long way man!

[@steamperegrine]

That was really cool. I just wish that this deck came with a whole set, so we could make a space marine deck, a Mechanicus deck, a Sisters of Battle deck, an Inquisition deck, etc., all of them. It is a cool idea, but the forces of the imperium are quite varied. Even in the Chaos deck, they get more than one Demon Primarch! I really thought that this was going to be an Ultramarine bonanza.

[@janemayhew5159]

If they do a Sisters deck, the Face commander should absolutely be either Alicia Dominica or Helena the Virtuous

[@punkjay4681]

Since it's a commander deck and thus has only one of each card, maybe you could make the different themed decks with the regular "4 of each card" rule after buying 4 of these decks :D

[@DemagogueBibleStudy]

It seems the crossover will be super successful. I imagine there will be a follow up in a few years or so.

[@wormer104]

My only gripe with Chaos is that the Thousand Sons and Death Guard primarchs are included (plus Abaddon) but no World Eaters or Emperor’s Children Primarch :( No Angron or Fulgrim?

[@princeLaharl2]

It's insane how this game has way more interesting lore and characters than the last 8 years or so of Magic.

[@JoelChenFa]

This what happens when you have people like Dan Abnett writing the lore instead of random McRandom

[@Metal_Maoist]

I think the Chaos Knight not being a vehicle makes sense. In a lot of Chaos Knights, the pilot is fused with the machine, which makes Chaos Knights much more like autonomous creatures than their imperial counterparts

[@ahsleywithabeard]

The inclusion of Eisenhorn and Cherubial is so sick!!!!! The Eisenhorn novels are amongst my favorite warhammer books!

[@jensnielsen4585]

Imagine if every deck reveal video on this site had this much care, passion and enthusiasm put into it.

[@RayearthIX]

Great reveal! Your 40k knowledge definitely made this better than the others so far. Also, I love the Sisters of Battle cards. I wasn’t going to put any 40k cards in my decks, but I might make an exception for a couple of those.

[@Zakading]

Those "Death Korps of Krieg" tokens were actually Iron Legion tokens, of which Yarrick is a commisar.

[@ptodd5373]

I love your enthusiasm for these precons. And im not going to lie I wish they game you all 4 decks cus your love for both magic and 40k shines in this video.

[@rodgerlang884]

As soon as they started the reveal videos I kept thinking "Vince better get one of these". I'm thrilled that you got this because of your love of 40K and I think you hit this vid out of the park!

[@chaoticzer0688]

I know very little about 40k and this video not only went over each of the cards (also giving me ideas of what I’m going to add/take out) but also the bits of lore and inspiration behind each card made this video super interesting. Love it and I appreciate the work you put into this as well!

[@davidboyle3721]

Just here to say thank you for a superb deck reveal. As someone who deeply enjoys the lore and gameplay of both MtG and 40k, it's so nice to see someone introducing these decks that so obviously understands both properties. Without intending any disrespect to the other 3 reveals this week, you managed to hit exactly the right balance of flavour, information and passion. Nice one, Vince 👍 I hope WotC and GW realise what an asset they (potentially) have in you.

[@connorb33]

24:55 As someone with a lower power cube where the aggro decks have a tribal bend to them with support for either humans or warriors, these commander decks as a whole are going to provide so many new pieces to play with.

[@MrTobotzeez]

This was my favorite deck reveal of the four. Great balance of lore and function.

[@WhiteHexane]

Really baffling that Guilliman isn't in this. Especially after the chaos deck had two daemon primarchs. I figured it would be a given after seeing the primarch creature type. Other than that the deck looks so fun, can't wait to try it out!

[@danpsyker6122]

Yeah it absolutely baffles me that Guilliman isn't in it, yet some random Rogue trader that we've never heard of is in it with some random Comminsar that hardly anyone has heard of is too? Instead of those 2 we could have had Dante too!

[@michaelknight8021]

When you announced that you would be giving the preview for the forces of the imperium deck I was excited because I know how passionate you are about both games and you did not disappoint. Thank you for a stellar representation.

[@jttownsend3576]

I am so thrilled you got to preview one of the decks! Hearing your excitement about the cards makes me more excited.

[@TheJoker3334]

God im so glad you are the one revealing it, love you Vince

[@MikeGeney]

I love how much effort you put into this Vince. This is one of the best videos you've ever done.

[@davidgiuseffi3882]

Of the four deck list reveal videos, this one is my favorite. Kept me engaged the entire time.

[@graefx]

I've loved that Iron Hands art on know no fear precisely because how weird it is. In 5th I wanted to run "Iron Hands" using the space wolves rules to have a Melee army that seemed to mesh with the old lore. It sparks great joy for how ridiculous it is in retrospect.

[@fitness]

I don’t see anyone doing a better commentary than this. I can’t believe what a good job they did with the art, narrative, and flavor; stay true to 40k. This is a big win.

[@crispy2802]

I am SO happy you got a deck reveal. I can’t think of any other mtg creator on KZbin better suited for this. Cheers, Vince!

[@HaleG9]

What a great set of cards! I'll definitely buy. Thanks for the very well made review, mate!

[@toma7077]

DAMN YOU PLEASANT VINCE! You hyped this deck so well that I immediately preordered it, thanks for costing me $50. It’s so flavorful I don’t think I’ll change it at all, but also not really good enough as it is that I want to keep the whole decklist. I guess everyone needs a lower power deck to break out on occasion, and this will be fun to play. TOP NOTCH SHILL JOB VINNY.

[@joelboismenu-lavoie1070]

Thank you Vince! You brought me into this universe of 40K and now, to see this mix of magic and Warhammer, presented by you is juste the best!

[@travisc2127]

great vid Vince, and congrats on getting a war hammer preview. That must have felt so validating to be included in the preview the introduction of a world you're so obviously a fan of.

[@bongatumtum]

Can't think of a better person they could have given this reveal to! Nice work!

[@thebookscollective8543]

Possibly my fave deck reveal ever done. All that history and flavour highlighted by a passionate presenter 🎉

[@octosage2861]

The swords to ploughshares art is itself a reference to how the leman russ is actually a genuine tractor (albeit not an agricultural one) that was modified into a weapon of war because of a mix of desperation and it's cost efficiency at the time and due to the nature of the imperium it just stuck as a battle tank.

[@reigh_leigh]

Oh nice, very happy to see you were able to preview the esper deck. This is the deck I would buy myself from the set. Great review, thanks PK :)

[@BloodMoonGo]

Good job Vince, not sure I'm sold on 40k yet but can definitely see the power of these new releases. Keep up the Steller work

[@emperornapoleon6204]

Is command tower Ichar IV? It feels like a reference to the Second Tyrannic War. Either way, awesome reveal! You were an excellent choice for this on WoTC’s part!

[@Leonemian]

Your enthusiasm was so infectious I actually bought this deck. I'd preordered a friend who loves 40K the Necron deck, so now I'll be able to play against him! One of the only things I know about 40K are the Ciaphas Cain novels, I've read one or two and found them so much more entertaining than they had any right to be. I dunno if anyone else had this experience, but my library had a basket of books in the sci-fi/fantasy section trying to get people to read, and they were all licensed game novels. That said, they were actually all surprisingly good, Cory Herndon's Ravnica trilogy, Starcraft: Liberty's Crusade by Jeff Grubb, and one of the Ciaphas Cain ones, I think it was Traitor's Hand. I gotta say, I'm disappointed not to get a card for the HERO OF THE IMPERIUM, but this deck looks *RAD*.

[@matthewyoho5422]

Sanguinary Priest and the quote aren't really off at all Vince: the thing about the Red Thirst is that it's a separate, and older, flaw within the Blood Angels that's been around since the very beginning, and it doesn't lead to the Black Rage at all - it leads to the marines becoming ravening, blood-crazed cannibalistic monsters - because it has nothing to do with being angry... its name is quite, quite literal. The Red Thirst is, as the name suggests, an ever present thirst for the particular red fluid that pumps through the veins of all the delicious people that the scions of Sanguinius are meant to be protectors of, and not to eat: they're space vampires, they very literally drink blood - giving in to the Thirst means to indulge that need to the point of mania, to the point of not caring that its your allies you're snacking on in the middle of a battle, rather than willing donations from chapter serfs being sipped around a table in the company of your battle brothers. The Black Rage is a separate genetic flaw that the psychic imprint of the death of Sanguinius left on his sons, where a particular event or circumstance propels them back into the memories of Sanguinius or that of ancient Blood Angels in the proximity of Sanguinius, during the Siege of Terra - the Rage they fall into is the righteous fury of their gene sire directed against the vile traitors, but theirs is unfocused and blind, because they're reliving a war long ended and seeing enemies all around them instead of what's actually there; you don't generally recover from the Rage because it's nearly impossible to snap yourself back out of that memory, once you fall into it completely (there are examples of marines teetering on the brink who were able to reassert their sense of the present, but it's really only Mephiston that ever "recovered" from the Black Rage with his mind intact). You're as apt to fall to the Rage during a thunderhawk insertion where no one is shooting at you as you are to fall to it in the height of battle, you guard against it by anchoring your sense of self, not refraining from fury; falling to it is what produces the uncontrollable fury.

[@PleasantKenobi]

This was a great comment! Thank you! I've always seen the Thirst and the Rage as part of a sliding scale - because I feel like that's how I understood it growing up and playing as a kid. However, I'm almost certainly wrong. A learning moment. Recently listened to Fear to Tread where they talk about the Thirst as a dark secret Sanguinius doesn't know how to solve. The Black Rage is explictly the memory of Sanguinius' fall - I had never put these two together to realise that my previous belief was off. Weird how you internalise this stuff. Always willing to learn, ans thank you for the well thought out reply. Really appreciate it.

[@endlevelboss4798]

I was having second thoughts about my pre-purchase of all the textured W40K MTG Commander sets due to all the MTG wallet fatigue of 2022, but after watching this video I am so glad I did not cancel my order. The deck looks outstanding! Great job on this video - super informative, with great commentary and production value!

[@adym15]

As someone who knows little to nothing about Warhammer 40k, seeing you break down each and every card’s visuals and mechanics while relating it to the lore is a real treat. Great video.

[@project_swift]

Good work on Wizards sucking it up and finally giving Vince the full deck reveal he deserves.

[@tinyguy8326]

Dude this was so damn good! Your enthusiasm really showed through. Your criticisms seemed fair and never mean or pouty. This reveal made me excited to play the deck as is a time or two. Also...can we talk about that banger of an intro! Genuinely one of your best videos. I can't imagine the amount of work it took to make this so good yet feel so effortless!

[@TangibleTravis]

Excellent video. This collaboration is what will get me into reading the lore of 40k and your presentation is what encourages me to buy this deck in particular. I’m partial to Esper and this Commander deck does it well.

[@chrismaxwell3001]

So much to talk about. A Parhellion II lil brother. Mech titans yeeeesss. Love hearing the backgrounds of the factions. Imagine what the decks for each faction would look like. Felt to passion in this one Vince. Congrads on getting to showcase it. 👏👏👏

[@whatsupdoc6358]

Damn, this was the best deck reveal! You should have revealed all of the decks. Good vid!

[@SilverAlex92]

Loved your deck reveal! Amazgin work, and it shows how much effort you put into this. The intro was sick too! On the deck itself, im buying it, an esper tokens deck sounds spicy and it can be really good with a few upgrades. Also im pretty sure these things will cost A LOT of money in a few years, cuz Im sure the art and flavor alone is enough to make this very desirable for warhammer players that are into collecting things. I will say that I have to give it to wizards, not only the they delivered on flavor and making the decks interesting and not feel out of place for magic, but they didnt put an ultra staple like fierce guardanship on them. Deny the witch is a pretty good example of that. Im sure that if this wasnt a wh40k product, but a random esper deck, it would have been rare and cost only three esper mana, making it almost an staple for anyone running those colors. And I feel similar to the shapeshifter that etbs clones and kill. Amazing effect, amazing flavor, but at 6 mana it feels safe. Also the reprinted the frigging talismans. Must be a miracle from our savior The Emperor, because a 14usd mana rock was a heresy for sure.

[@chrisgoodhind1821]

Thank you Vince! It was so great to hear you talk about the cards. The passion was awesome

[@christopherpumphrey7023]

I loved every minute of this video with you Splashing the lore in for each card.

[@davecorbett0507]

Cracking video bud! I’m super stoked on the whole set, can’t wait to try them all out with my playgroup!

[@matblack4721]

The best of the deck reveals and it’s because of your knowledge of the 40k lore. Great jobs PK.

[@shardfire4469]

Nice intro, that was really cool. Your excitement is palpable, I love it!

[@phaedrosx]

Re: Chaos Knights It likely wasn't a vehicle due to there being a high chance that the pilot had melded with the machine.

[@MrKeroro623]

can I say how much more I loved yours and LRR's reveal then the other channels that got these decks

[@williamfolkesson944]

I'd say Muddstah did a good job, the only dissapointing one was the CZ reveal

[@thomasleffers5304]

That was the most epic and lore filled dripping intro thanks you!

[@SHADOWCLOUDGAMING]

Little pre-watch wish here: God I want a Custodes card so bad. Edit: Oh yeah. Flash protection for your commander. Very thematic. Edit Edit: Maybe the secret lair will have some more flashy Custodes?

[@arendneyhouse8950]

I really liked this. Though you’re not spoiling it, I would love to hear you go through the other decks too and talk about them.

[@PleasantKenobi]

I've already looked at Chaos AND Tyranids. Check the cards!

[@l0u13__3]

Shame we missed out on Robot Gillman as an azorius commander, it would’ve been cool to see him focus on card draw or scrying to set up planning

[@nightkids29]

If this set sales well, def it will have more 40 K commander deck. But i will.AOS commander deck myself

[@Killericon]

I actually would bet we'll see a 42nd Millenium secret lair with him at some point.

[@nightkids29]

@@Killericon I heard they are going to release AOS secert lair, first

[@Killericon]

@@nightkids29 Yep, alongside an Orks SL and a Blood Bowl SL!

[@vitorzelao]

@@Killericon please not in a secret lair, edh decks are way more accessible

[@KnicKnac]

It'd be cool to see you play the deck as is before you customize it. Could see the passion for both hobbies in this video

[@fennecfawx973]

Quality deck reveal. I usually skip to cards or wait for them to be in one post online, but I dig how it went about what the card does/lore. Good stuff

[@CyberUrza]

Thanks for doing your channel, and discussing these decks. I love both MtG and WH40K. I am SUPER hyped about Necrons as that is the army I play.

[@danollerenshaw8410]

I think the Command Tower art might be Tarsis Ultra. The quote rings a bell from the Ultramarines novel Courage and Honour, where the Ultramarines stayed off a Tyranid invasion

[@sinanisik7415]

Love the intro! I was hoping for more battle sisters, but the deck still looks dope 🔥

[@BigFatGarry]

I swear upon the golden throne if Yarrick does not end up getting a card in one of the secret lairs I'm going to write a VERY strongly worded letter to WOTC for thier Herasy....

[@HEGAVELIFE]

I was hoping he’d be in this deck too!

[@vitorzelao]

i wish that they make new decks, secret lair it's not really accessible

[@ryanroncancio7889]

I hope these cards aren't too expensive because even though I'm buying the full set, I want more copies of these cards to put in other decks

[@sammartin8746]

Not going to lie, I saw the opening and hot damn, with that production quality clear love of the hobby it makes me jealous you didn't do the deck for my Tyranid boys. Genuinely love the work you do Kenobi

[@kevinelrick6605]

Im tempted to buy the reprints from this (in addition to the actual deck as I’m a huge 40K fan) to stick them in non-40K commander decks because I love the art so much on these cards and want to use them everywhere I can.

[@jerome8303]

Can't wait to sleeve these up. Haven't played 40k in 10 years, but makes me wanna dust off my old models, too... keep it up!

[@ElliotCrary]

Very cool, thank you Pleasant Kenobi.

[@TandemTuba]

After getting multiple Primarchs in the Chaos deck, I'm surprised we didn't get Guilliman. Or Sanguinius at least.

[@Normandy42]

Sanguinius is dead in Warhammer 40K. Maybe if they did a Heresy deck, they’d show the primarchs

[@davidcuenca2730]

Wait to the secret lair of 40k! Is near after this product!

[@TandemTuba]

@@davidcuenca2730 wasn't the leak on that just that it's a Orks deck?

[@davidcuenca2730]

@@TandemTuba I haven't seen the leak. But an entire deck in a secret lair is a bit strange. I would like to believe that it was a reinforcement with important characters like Guilliman

[@АйдоралСмертестойкий]

YES. I was waiting for Eisenhorn and I am not dissapointed. He is everything I wanted. You should totally check out the books about him, Vince, they are awesome!

[@clickonthedingo]

That intro sold me on deep diving into 40k lore. Not trying to make it a competition, but your vid is easily the most digestible and inviting when it comes to crossing both IPs. Also shout out Soton

[@just_gut]

I'm pleased that there are some Blue, Black, and artifact cards in here that will slot in nicely to a themed Chaos deck I'm going to do (probably Nurgle, since I can art-swap-proxy some existing Magic cards that are already very Nurgle themed).

[@nanclibarb]

Awesome video Kenobi, deep knowledge of the lore. It brought me back lots of memories when my Orks faced my mate's Marines. The deck looks really useful card-wise for brewing others. Looking forward for more 40k deck reviews. Appreciate that

[@raydelmartinez2905]

Amazing decks, i love that the art is unique in all reprints.

[@creakyasp1023]

I’m so glad you got to do this deck preview

[@natahliazaring5291]

To be fair, while Celestine doesn't have a recursion mechanic on her as a card directly, if she's your commander then there's a bit of the "keeps coming back" flavor going on. I assume that was the thought behind not giving it to her on the card itself that way they could explore more elements of her character without adding more text? Or maybe I'm reading into it too much

[@elias1579]

This is so awesome! Hopefully it does really well and we get some AOS commander decks later. WARHAMMER MTG hell yes

[@poofypeanut0221]

Congrats on getting a full deck reveal! This was definitely a time for you to get one eh? The deck is looking pretty sweet!

[@Enos666]

Perfect reveal, glad they gave this deck to someone who knows 40k proper

[@rossjamestobitt]

No shade to creators like The Command Zone, but honestly listening to someone who actually knows 40K reveal this, makes it so much more engaging.

[@gemmen98]

Man I was skeptical of these decks when it was announced, but they really came in clutch with amazing design. Kudos to the deign team. This makes me excited for the LOTR set coming.

[@NebulaRed2493]

I was painting some Skitarii Rangers while I watched this Vince! The Admech cards were a little underwhelming, but I think I can at least find a place for the Sicarians in my Yarok deck. So happy you got this reveal!

[@itsconnor638]

Fantastic video! So happy you got to reveal one of these lists

[@JustABrokenToy]

Space Marine Devastator (first reasonable rec sage in mono white, sorry Rambunctious Mutt) and Prismaris Eliminator seem like good fits for my Aminatou blink deck, which also has a miracle subtheme. I could swap Noxious Gearhulk or Massacre Wurm with the Eliminator. unlike Ravenous Chupacabra and the Gearhulk, it'll hit those damned Void Winnowers. but cuts are tight thanks for imparting some of your Warhammer knowledge to us, Vince, really glad you got a deck preview here

[@felipeguidolin1055]

Great job, Vince! That was my favorite deck preview!

[@sebastianmartiny2452]

Great review! Even I learned a tonne about the different backstories (40k players for a couple of years). As a Grey Knight player, I have some things to add. 12:50, that's not an Inquisitor - That's Aldrik Voldus, Grandmaster of the Third Brotherhood of Grey Knights. 18:50, here WotC used a weird picture. That's not a Paragon, but an Apothecary. Paragons are the leaders of squads of Paladins (Elite Grey Knights) while the Apothecaries are often found as supports for these squads, and the rest of the Grey Knights. But of course, this is all Heresy to know - so you'll all have to report to your nearest Inquisitor for mind-wipe and / or servitor duty.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

It is crazy how good these decks look. Reminds me of what WOTC has cheapened out on in the last few years: the art! When you make a new set make new art, new flavor text. LOL New miracles for Aminatou ;)

[@Seedmember]

I'm down for wh40k getting a side set, even if it's commander legal only. The potential for decks based on the emperium and chaos factions is already huge. I'd love to be able to build an Adeptas Sororitas or an Inquisition deck.

[@kevinoconnor7193]

Here we GOOOO

[@lucasbune]

Vince out here doing the Armageddon Steel Legion dirty just to drive engagement and farm comments, gotta respect the hustle. In all seriousness, this is a fantastic walkthrough of the entire deck. Lots of lore i didn't know. Keep at it, it's great stuff.

[@MrJonathan107]

So glad it was you who got to do this preview!

[@lukasskov5523]

Thanks for this awesome review. So passionate and the insight was tremendous. I know close to nothing about Warhammer 40k, and this made me hype for it :D

[@slivex676]

Really pumped about the decks! I will say it feels like a miss to not have Anointed Procession in the deck.

[@rteishe]

First off...top job on this deck reveal. Thorough, passionate about both IPs, and it wasn't TWO HRS LONG 👏👏👏😆 Secondly...holy shit I love Commisar Severina Raine! When they spoiled the face card for this deck I wasn't too hyped, but I am building her for sure. An Orzhov deck that focuses on attacking with an "each opponent" gain & drain trigger on attack. Yes pls.

[@Phe0nix1986]

What a reveal. Starting with lands to paint the scene. :) great work.

[@thelocustgod9098]

Seeing all of these Warhammer cards just makes me want a Fallout themed set tbh.

[@robertvaughan4296]

Great video. This deck has it tough because they pulled from the full Imperial roster which waters down the overall theme. Maybe next time they will do individual factions within the Imperium.

[@capreus1983]

Sick! Great knowledge grants awesome possibilities; really well done!