Friday Nights: Merfolk Surprise

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Cam is my spirit animal.

[@powermetalhistorian]

And you are mine, Prof.

[@drakeblood4]

Can you get a mulligan on spirit animals?

[@jamesbygames5336]

Atta boy Cam

[@nideon7826]

Cam = me when deckbuilding

[@RiptideProjectLaboratory]

Spirit animal is cultural appropriation, prof.

[@artstsym]

Funny, this is exactly how my attempts to build control go. “Hmm, yes, but what if I had more board presence to relieve early game press- when did this become Boros?”

[@theneonviking641]

"The surprise is there's no merfolk" lol

[@LooseGooseGamer]

i died

[@kennethcooper788]

Alex's deck names at the end were the perfect topping to this beautiful heaping of joy. (Also, 36 merfolk is the perfect number for EDH tribal.)

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Can’t run multiples, though!

[@fenixmeaney6170]

​@@_somerandomguyontheinternet_ but you CAN run ones not legal in standard!

[@kill100578]

I think, "The Vegetarian Option" is the best name for this deck

[@TheOriginalBoman]

"Do I want to run hornswoggle..." Look at Graham's face during that. He is both shocked and confused that Cam would consider running a leprechaun in his merfolk tribal list

[@LeviathanStorm38]

I think Graham is having flashbacks to WWE times gone by. Ironically, the guy who played the Hornswoggle character is a really cool dude.

[@TheMiniHornedRat]

Just in case it's not known, Hornswoggle is a counterspell for 2 and a blue that counters a creature and creates a treasure. If you did know, good on you :3

[@LeviathanStorm38]

It is known. *Mumbles in Dothraki*

[@florianw116]

@@TheMiniHornedRat {2}{U}

[@houseofshadow6380]

This had me absolutely gut laughing at Cams crash. So hard, that it lasted through the credits and into the zinger I had to rewind for. So golden.

[@derekjbarbee]

The end sequence of potential deck names made me laugh out loud. Also, nice Birthday Massacre shirt!

[@markahenda]

That Edgar Wright coffee edit tho.

[@davidpacker7602]

noticed it too it was beauts

[@moohawkofdrknss]

Edit too good, cannot handle.

[@octochan]

I hope the 'Edgar Wright' becomes the new 'Sam Raimi'

[@Oliver_JW]

I immediately had to pause to see if anyone else noticed that!

[@alexthethu]

Whichever of you came up with "capybaras" for the non-fish fish deck, I see what you did there and I appreciate your knowledge of obscure lent Friday meal options.

[@Matazuma]

Cam.exe has stop working

[@GrandiaKnight]

storm not found

[@a3s1r1986]

It's a glitch in his CamDance.gif ... Chat's been working on it for the last few Desert Buses

[@dinopiggy2749]

Hahaha

[@jacenjolt404]

Friday Nights has become a thing my game group references constantly thanks to episodes like this one. Cam is always a win.

[@anthonyvilla3608]

"Chunk light tuna" had me laughing for a minute straight. Actually scratch that, the whole naming sequence was a riot! XD

[@mrbreeze3954]

"The surprise is there's no merfolk", I laughed the the lungs out of my face

[@TheLordTom1]

"this isnt murfock, thats turbo fog" best line

[@garash2000]

(merfolk)

[@obbiem9274]

(meerkat)

[@Macktehduck]

Compare the merfolk dot com

[@NStripleseven]

(Other word that looks like whatever that misspelling was)

[@WhisperingWinds0]

the delivery of " I will end you" of cam is so audible smoothly

[@davidpacker7602]

Liked the hot fuzz style sound shot graham with the coffee and shuffing! I noticed!

[@proto303]

that's more edgar wright overall

[@kyler133]

Definitely one of the best Friday Nights in a while. Loved the coffee shots and the pacing.

[@EionBlue]

You know, these are infinitely more funny when you're actually playing Magic, I never really realized that.

[@DeadnCold]

One of Cam's best performances! Very nicely done.

[@Simon-ow6td]

Looks like someone has watched a lot of Edgard Wright recently and I love it!

[@GreenMonkeySam]

Oh, the GIFs they'll make with this one. Excellent as always, LRR. That James-face is priceless.

[@moohawkofdrknss]

Luckily no one was in the office with me when I started laughing like a manic at this episode. Cam is a joy (as always). Excellent writing by Kathleen. The editing was top notch and now I want to watch some Edgar Wright movies, so thanks Graham.

[@calebcologna8681]

Alex feeding Cameron shots at the end was magical

[@kgesme21]

That morning montage was the single most satisfying thing I've watched all year

[@natetwehues2428]

They've gotten a surprising amount of work out of that freestanding door

[@Ahamkeira]

This is one of my favorite episodes, Cam-centric and hilarious on all fronts

[@ashleybuchananpw]

That coffee making sequence was SUPER Edgar Wright. Nicely done!

[@ExhaustedElox]

Hands down my favorite opener for a Friday Nights. And it feels totally in keeping with Cam's character to have an overly planned out moment like that.

[@tobiasnilsson9145]

One of the best ones in ages! Cam is truly selling the comedy here!

[@bullettoface49]

I forgot how much I love the text on the cards in the intro.

[@kolymorph]

I thought it was gonna be door to nothingness

[@VGJustice]

It turned out to be door to no merfolk

[@markharland2459]

I was thinking Door of Destinies. Cause like tribal. idk.

[@MineCraftrules17]

*flashbacks to show them the door* NOPE

[@terryjohnson8261]

The true gold is the callback to the 2 Decklist Crapshots Alex and Cam have done. This is the best post-credits scene to date.

[@gavinli1368]

Holy Crap! I am literally just like Cameron! I cannot figure out how I want to build Merfolk either!

[@xhuggels]

dont. build pirates or vampires instead lol

[@calebmoberg192]

Merfolk are really sweet in this format. If you need somewhere to start you should check out Dev's deck on SBMTG.

[@hellNo116]

you can go the stupid route and just pick the most expencive merfolk and put a deck together...

[@xhuggels]

Caleb Moberg yes rhey are sweet, but are they the best? no, as they get wrecked by boardwipes, which is very common atm

[@calebmoberg192]

xhuggels they may be weak to board wipes, but they can rebuild well after one because of the card advantage they have, and they have access to blue for counter magic. The problem of board wipes also affects all of the other tribal decks to. Also you could also be running heroic intervention because of the green. I don't know if they are the best, but most pros along with a lot of content creators think they have a very good chance at being competative.

[@andrewkouba1815]

I love the Edgar Wright Style coffee/tool-up scene!

[@nerdaccount]

Love the sound edit in the play sequence!

[@s7eve1980]

That coffee making Montage feels very Edgar Wright. nicely done!

[@sephimaru2198]

Hey, this was a good video. I especially liked the montage here: 3:47 - 4:00. Also interesting to see some "character development" for Cam.

[@yyeahsure]

Ok, this is my favorite episode of the latest batch. It's just so good.

[@kerfluffle3781]

This might have been my favorite so far.

[@SuperRedmerlin]

"Roll a six-sided die, then POT that many loyalty counters on Missie Peters"

[@lucyspencer9752]

I see that Cam's transformation into a green mage is going as expected. I'm going through a similar transformation. I've always played nothing but midrange decks and so I'm trying something different in U/B control, but now that Energy got nerfed I hear the dinosaurs calling to me.

[@jozzyalthefool9273]

Truly Outrageous Jewels Bulid Naya Dinosaurs

[@one_for_one]

U/B control has been so fun on mtga, but recently ive been finding that drain strategies in G/B really counter the board flood decks you see alot

[@danielhuras617]

surprise he's been boros this whole time

[@dcnole]

Great Friday Nights episode, as always.

[@ashtonbrockway9312]

The editing in this episode was really good! The coffee scene was quick and flashy but it was still easy to understand what was going on. Good job!

[@azninsect]

Steamed Clams XD

[@BepisJones]

d'oh, no, I said steamed hams

[@camotophat]

It's a regional dialect.

[@camotophat]

Ravnica Undercity.

[@bananamancer]

Well, I'm from Golgari, and I've never heard anyone call this deck "steamed hams"

[@hijjak97]

Oh, not the Golgari, no, it's a Kraul expression.

[@politikh]

Love you guys, LRR rocks!! And great editing, pacing, etc.

[@saiconjr]

Alex's spark has narrowly focused to strip you of whatever thought you had or scatter your previous thoughts. Neat.

[@brennanbuglioni2821]

Oh my god Kathleen's opening credits card is 100% me. My creatures will always appreciate the musical significance of Steely Dan, AS SHOULD ALL OF YOU ;)

[@gryphon885]

Alex not caring about Cam while looking for CanLander playables is honestly one of the best scenes in this video. Mainly due to how true it is.

[@Sad7Statue]

Cameron joins the APA. DAMN.

[@jamesgasik3424]

Hey, you can't fool me, that's the door to the dinosaur past!

[@raylovesgames4488]

Settle the wreckage is a boss card! This video was super entertaining!

[@icejet11197]

"is it just enough to turn the man sideways" is something I still quote today

[@ritchie1457]

This perfectly showcased the amazingness that is Cameron!!!! XD I love how Cam just got crazier and crazier as this video went on :D Loading Ready Run you done well :)

[@tobiasmo8803]

Great video, love Friday Nights😊

[@ulfsaar2583]

Wait wait wait. Am I watching this right? Cam wants to play green???

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Wilson Lim and blue

[@user-pp5oh9ee1k]

He has played green before.

[@ulfsaar2583]

_ but not willingly

[@serpensviktorijewiczvonarm1011]

Have you seen Hero's Path?

[@ulfsaar2583]

Serpens Viktorijewicz von Arma well, he could also opted to just play other colors while taking that green pre-release

[@StickgeneralArmy]

proving once and for all that turbo fog is the optimal deck in any situation

[@Tofudagreat]

My parents are watching the Superbowl and I'm watching this wow

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

You chose right.

[@MetPhD]

I couldn't find this in comments yet, but surely people love, "Just let me have this, Graham!"

[@Hyp89]

I loved the coffee brew/deck build cut.

[@showingthelinks8441]

Thank you so much. I havent laughed like that in a while. Great job to everyone.

[@castlewise]

That stinger was amazing.

[@sofer2230]

"Don't forget about Fumigate :D " Graham trying to be helpful in the face of Cam's... camminess is admirable.

[@SheheenFans]

LOL! Capybaras at the end! That is both hilarious and subtle. No one who doesn't know their history or their capybaras is going to get that one.

[@Monkeyshaman]

I wasn't _very_ suprised when he named merfolk.

[@pieterworm9211]

Nice beard james

[@TheRealWormbo]

Someone had to step in for Paul.

[@bobateacafe5792]

TheRealWormbo what about Graham

[@pieterworm9211]

Hyun-Kun Animations graham has alwaysvhad a beard though

[@TheRealWormbo]

Graham himself admits that his ability to grow a beard can't compete with Paul's. And while James apparently can't (or doesn't want to) compete with Paul-levels of beard fluffyness, he easily makes it up with density. (They talked about that in a recent episode of their podcast Tap Tap Concede.)

[@zennyme5626]

This is a great. Probs one of my top 5.

[@elfinfluff]

Someone just watched Hot Fuzz. Also, James doesn't pre-wet his filters, because James is a *monster.*

[@durge12]

was that 10 seconds of evil-dead style montage with the coffee and the sleeving? I.....I approve!

[@velvetisis]

That coffee/card montage was very nice.

[@konda020946]

This made me very happy about my side board choices

[@camotophat]

The deck names at the end. omg to perfect!

[@KittyCatalyst]

new favourite friday nights episode! well done! :D

[@EternalDensity]

Steamed Cams! That's what we call sleepless Merfolk brewers. It's a regional dialect.

[@ianh1504]

Counterspells in blue? Unthinkable!!

[@2MeatyOwlLegs]

this is the best episode in a long time :'D

[@NightOfCrystals]

Cam with his glasses half off is *glorious*

[@tomjackal5708]

James Turner could be your friend

[@IanKernohan]

And we finally have Capybaras in Ixalan 2!

[@MrVovoda]

Impressive sequence with the coffee.

[@emilymallicoat4056]

Cameron is THE best person in all of film history

[@BlueBeardedDevil]

"I'm going to sleep" *thunk* I haven't lol'd so hard in a while!

[@relmz32]

The last 30 seconds may be the funniest bit in a long time

[@sekund3r]

It's actually written into their contract now, every episode has to end with cam's face on a table.

[@abelbugg8690]

Now I gotta build U/G turbo fog

[@who_m7315]

you mean turbo frog

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Merfolk*

[@cyberrittengrem4993]

Alex’s planeswalker card could be a real thing, except the +2 could be an “add 2 red mana too your mana pool until end of turn”, and to keep things wacky the ultimate should say, “shuffle your library,then take and reveal the top half of your library rounded up, then all cards revealed this way resolves , but the lowest one first”.

[@flannelshirtenthusiast4159]

That coffee montage felt like an Edgar Wright movie. Very nice

[@d3gvsdo]

boards of canada ? ive converted... #TeamKathleen

[@final1lock1down]

Props for that coffee sequence. Must have taken hours.

[@rachelrainbowphoenix]

I thought it couldn't get any better and then the stinger 🤣🤣🤣

[@novacaine8527]

I literally jumped when cam burst through the door lmao

[@10freekie2]

Ohw the empathy on james face at the end 😍😆

[@brands248]

Wow Cam that was amazing

[@njnjhjh8918]

I knew where it was going from the start and I loved it.

[@leucamaclean8900]

The artist formerly known as merfolk

[@ashthehorse5166]

James, looking good with the beard👌🏻

[@parkerwinn9343]

As a total vamp main, this made me surprisingly happy.

[@TiredinIT]

And so the true strongest deck in Standard is revealed: Mono-U Counterspells. Long may it reign!

[@Practicallyliterate]

This episode is amazing.

[@lukasbubliauskas]

“But now Merfolk are in green which opens up so much interest for new strategies!” And yet Cameron said he hated green.