How To Control In Commander | Tolarian Tutor | A Magic: The Gathering Study Guide

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[@undercoverwhale6891]

Professor you should do a whatnot steam on a weekend for the people that work Monday - Friday 😢

[@MichaelPesta]

Hey boss professor man do more of these videos instead of the shuffle up and plays

[@merlannin2108]

Tolarian Tutor finally returns!

[@palicaoo]

yay 🎉🎉🎉

[@abuelovinagres4411]

The control players in my pod: _I'm going to counter that Arcane Signet because I feel threatened when someone else casts a spell._

[@malachai1381]

The only "mana rocks' I have counted are combo pieces like grim/basalt monolith

[@drewkehoe1805]

Lol my sol ring got hit with targeted removal on turn 8 earlier today because idk he was gonna lose next turn so he dragged the game out an extra turn lol. I was kinda salty cause it was pointless and just felt like a spite move

[@AndrewLaPrade]

Sheesh, have these people not heard the good news of vandalblast?

[@abuelovinagres4411]

@@AndrewLaPrade The point is not about sweeping artifacts, but about bad threat assesment...

[@stigurna]

I relate to this feeling As a izzet player whenever someone plays basically anything im like "noooo I don't like that... I wanna counter it so bad..."

[@TeamAPS]

This all makes so much sense to me now.

[@darthretor8466]

Floodgates in Commander, anyone? Mystic Mine, let's go Control is so much fun in Yugioh ;D

[@henrye3935]

I think it might have been Richard of MTGGoldfish (but I could be wrong) who once said "In Commander, politics is control." This massively changed the way I play control in Commander for the better. Controlling opponent's advantages to gain your own advantage. It's why I love commanders like Breena, or even Marisi.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I build Queen Marchesa as a "let's make a deal" kind of deck... and she absolutely controls the table when I bring her out both with the ability to punish players who refuse my deals, and to gain favors from those who do.

[@benjaminlehman3221]

For the 1 million subscribers special, can we please see all of your suits? I love your collection.

[@casually_lurking]

Hi, Designated Control Player here- because someone has to be or the group goes full anime protagonist. One, this guide is excellent; it's a great primer for getting comfortable with actual control play. Two, you CAN play cards like Arbiter; you just couch them in the 99 with good draw and search to reach them. Hinata does that, protecting him and giving her a wicked gear 2 in waiting. Overall, in my experience most people who are newer or started in Commander tend to respond to the first targeted removal or counter spell by screaming Stax and hitting their panic buttons, so if you walk this road be responsible but be prepared to also get hit first every time, on the time, even if you countered someone two years ago that one time and you haven't seen them but thrice since.

[@Eckendenker]

Jokes on you, I go full protagonist and play law enforcement for the table, letting them vote what to remove and counter. (until I am set up)

[@casually_lurking]

@@Eckendenker So, "Secretly I am" Protagonist versus "Destiny is on my side" Protagonist? That, I can dig.

[@Shaddymaze]

@@Eckendenker You're doing God's work. Carry on. And no, I won't play the 1 for replying.

[@blaineallen5297]

Sadly my pod hates when i play control, they just wanna play solitaire😂

[@casually_lurking]

@@blaineallen5297 *Shrugs supportively* Sadly, that tracks.

[@whirlwindsky]

Have I been playing MTG for almost a decade? yes. Have I always enjoyed control decks, even before I played magic? yes. Did I still watch the video start to finish? YES! Love this series, and I am so happy to see it return. Thank you for another wonderful lesson, Professor!

[@azelia2464]

Ayy I've been playing for almost 10 years as well. This year's August/September will be my 9 year mark!

[@WarmasterXVI]

Missed this series! I started out watching Tolarian Tutor back in college more than five years ago.

[@benji-obi]

I was convinced years ago that arcane denial wasn't good for commander, but hearing your example against counterspell was brilliant!

[@leestauffenecker6227]

Thank you for these videos! I was struggling to move from “knowing the rules” to “being able to play competently”, and this series has been a huge help

[@DrSavitruc]

Hey Prof, I wanted to take a moment to tell you that your content made me jump from digital on Arena to buying my first commander deck to play with friends. I bought the Painbow one based one your recommendation in a previous video, and I am having a blast. This morning, I upgraded it with my first purchase of singles on Card Kingdom but forgot to use your link. I thought I would at least tell you how much you have helped in getting me in the hobby ! Thanks again Prof

[@1Lord1Faith1Baptism]

Control is the best part of MTG in my humble, yet accurate, opinion, and one of the great things that makes Magic stand out from other TCGs.

[@agentkhaine2204]

I missed this series - and love playing control. I’ve helped a lot of players who vented frustrations to me about their efforts porting 1v1 60-card control into Commander.

[@ZrinNZ]

It might have been obvious for veterans of MTG, but as a player who only started playing mid-2023 (praise be to Phyrexia, who brought me into the game), the "you don't want one-to-one control cards" and instead using ones that give you a 'profit', so to speak - was mind-blowing and eye-opening. Thank you Prof :)

[@JesseCarver-b7l]

As someone who built Augustine in 2011 as my first deck... Yeah, you're just a target. "I just want to sphinx's rev for 2 more!" "I just want you dead"

[@michaelraymond7576]

Watching the professor is actually what got me into magic. I was always afraid to get into it after all these years it’s been around, but after watching profs videos it gave me the confidence and interest in giving the game a try. So far I love it! Especially commander format, I’m happy I actually decided to try this game out cause I feel I’ve been missing something by not playing it. Thanks prof!

[@omahonda]

I appreciated the Serra Angel reference to Brian Weissman’s control deck “The Deck”.

[@BlazeBops]

I'm building a "Nick Valentine, Private Eye" control deck right now and this video helped a ton! Thanks for the just-in-time post!

[@emuclone154]

Winota stax is my favorite way to control the table!

[@ZSAITOSEI]

The point about having a non threat in the command zone is key! My two control decks are an interesting duality. One is Elsha, a spellslinger that's just a toolbox of jank that really taught me how to work around interactions in game. People certainly know you're gonna be casting things but you don't get wiped off the board immediately. The other is 2nd Doctor/Adric. "Group hug" in the command zone plus optional stifle. Everyone loves the extra draws but the 99 is filled with a brutal amount of oppressive enchantments and artifacts that make playing the game (for opponents) nearly impossible and wins with Approach of the Second Sun. I will agree that playing 2nd Doctor may also violate the Geneva Convention, so I at least know what I'm getting myself into 😂

[@agentkhaine2204]

I have a Kynaios and Tiro control deck. The social perception of “this player is my friend/not a threat” even though the 99 is pure control allows punching up way too often.

[@Triskitguru]

Larry Niven's Disk got a good laugh from me.

[@KinginZeCastle]

One of my favourite literary references in Magic. I use Disk in a lot of decks just because it's cool.

[@bondgirl129]

Prof, please, PLEASE keep doing educational series such as these. They are ridiculously useful and insightful. I nearly wept with joy when I saw this one.

[@darushkii]

I really appreciate this video. We need to normalize control in commander. The worst EDH games are the ones where everyone just plays solitaire. How boring! Some of the best moments can happen when there's a ton of interaction throughout the game. Control is really fun, effective, and challenging in commander, and does not deserve the boogeyman status that it gets in this format.

[@moralessanchezoscarelias6412]

Hard agree. Some of my friends just want to sit next to each other and goldfish with their decks. I just don't get a lot from that experience 😅

[@folkenphoenix]

The thing is help other players to deal with frustration Control decks bring. I understand that _full control players_ like to solve puzzles, yet that is not the way of having fun of other people, hence the difficulty to add likeness or popularity to control decks.

[@jeremiahjbarnes06]

I would argue that the problem with control is that in a 4 player game with 3 control players that can make a game take hours. And if it's something like Esper blink then you're also taking a lot of game actions and making it an unfun experience for everyone at the table. It's got to be a question for your playgroup and if I'm at an LGS with randoms I would never bring a hard control deck. That being said, I'm primarily attracted to aggro and midrange strategies in the Naya shard anyways, but most players I know would be uninterested in games that last more than an hour and a half or so. As a side note, because of the multiplayer nature of commander you honestly don't end up playing much pure control and your wincon is almost certainly combo anyways.

[@OddMidnight]

​@jeremiahjbarnes06 Esper blink is midrange, though.... A control deck would be something like Sen Triplets with the majority of spells being interaction and card draw spells and a couple hardlock combos like knowledge pool and rule of law. Control decks don't take a lot of game actions either. Most of the time, you're just holding up spells and waiting for someone to try to do something game ending.

[@JulesTesla]

I feel like I cracked the code of control decks in commander when I build Beluna Grandsquall. It’s a more “Timmy” Tempo deck where you stall your opponents enough for your to gain Beanstalk Giant or any other card that just swings the game in your favor. It has counters and removal and bounces, sure, but it plays in “in response…” mode fairly effectively against multiple opponents, as you can recast the creature part later and gain that instant/sorcery adventure back to hand if need be. The point in commander is multiplayer interaction (and lack thereof), so being able to recycle spells back into hand without needing to lean into multiple spell combos is pretty key. Beluna and Riku of Many Paths excel at this. Go give these a try if anyone wants to build a tempo deck made to stomp out late game. That or you’re into the Temur colors. Go Timur! 😂

[@kungfuwizard4633]

This was a wonderfully written breakdown of how to play Control. I really appreciate the Intermediate level videos!

[@phillipfry8141]

The professor doing what he does best: teaching! we all like the reviews and box openings and games, but you ARE a professor, this is a perfect video to show to my friend's boy! Excellent lesson, class adjourned! EDIT: That suit is fresh as F***. This man LOOKS professional, what a Chad.

[@LudwigRamirez]

Combo decks are rampant in our LGS, which is why I play control & aggro decks to counter them. 😁

[@dfekety]

Anyone else just randomly say "maaany Magic the Gathering players" to themselves while walking around their home doing chores or whatever? Just me? Ok.

[@Infamouscritter]

Just you

[@Grumpywolf3121]

Very guilty of this.

[@jorgemartins1390]

Not just you

[@robertnorman3821]

Your not the only one 😂😅❤

[@RaunienTheFirst]

Coming across a strange event irl like "many magic the gathering players ask the question, what the hell is going on here?"

[@LilArquebus]

special shout out to the aggro, combo, and control glowing text at 0:56. Very nice bloom effects *chefs kiss*

[@mmmy4282]

My biggest issue with commander is that too many people let their emotions play for them. They focus out someone playing a control deck while someone else is ready to end the game next turn anyways. Actual threat assessment is something a LOT of commander players need to learn lmao. (Including me ngl)

[@bestnumberever73]

Talrand was my very first Commander deck, way back before Wizards officially recognized the format. Needless to say, I've been playing control in EDH/Commander for a very long time. Nice to see my favorite commander shouted out here. Great video Prof!

[@Fabled.-]

This series is a very welcomed return. I am trying to relearn how to play after a several year hiatus.

[@Bolasaur]

I am so glad prof did this, he literally just explained my whole niv deck in its entirety in 20 short minutes

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Yesssss, Tolarian Tutor is back!!!!

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

Rule of law effects are great. They balance out the heavy use of casting manys spells. Also good with counterspells.

[@jasonruth7414]

Just built a Jeskai Control Deck with The Second Doctor and Donna Noble. Watching this to improve my gameplay. Had a win with it last night that was the most fun game I've ever had in magic. Lots happened but the winning blow was when the Sidisi player across from me got off a Rise from the dark realms and put about 60 power on the field, and then passed turn to me, during which i used Reins of Power to trade my nin the pain artist for his entire board and swing in for the win!

[@XJBG1001X]

I baven't even started the video, yet I'm excited! I like that this is coming hot off the heals of Dan Dan on S.U.P.. I learned so much from that video that this almost seemed necessary. I hope to learn so much more, thank you for making this series!!!

[@AHG1347]

As one who is currently figuring out my Sen Triplets deck, this speaks to me. Thank you Professor

[@darkfaithful]

"Control is a perfectly valid strategy in Magic" - thank you! I'm tired of content creators disencouraging players from venturing into control decks, saying that this is not fun. It is fun for the controller.

[@pug8714]

My shorikai control deck is one of my favorites, if not a bit repetitive

[@bob101021]

I don’t run a strict control deck but maybe just a good amount of interaction. After playing many times, you really just need to focus on stopping things that stop you. Rather than just trying to stop others playing.

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

I big fan of hate bears and stax pieces. Board wipes too!

[@punahougirl84]

I just finished building my first mono-blue commander deck, and this is so educational. This will help me refine it (my son's initial reaction was NOOOO! Lol). My "Big Splashy" will fight his "Big Stompy" and we will see if the sea rules the land! Thank you, Professor!

[@Alwayz114]

Perfect timing! I've been working on upgrading the Deep Clue Sea precon into a pseudo-control deck and am really finding it difficult to balance all the things I want to do

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

I've just been using Stella Lee to generate tokens as a shield while I try to draw my way to victory with Laboratory Maniac, Jace, and Thassa's Oracle. This has more or less been the only deck I've had any success at. And a Tyrant somewhere in the back just in case I manage to hoard enough artifacts.

[@benjaminloyd6056]

You need to pick 2-3 things to be good at, anymore and you end up being okay at everything. That is my experience anyway.

[@jeremiahjbarnes06]

I feel like Morska is secretly a +1 counter Voltron deck with a clue sub theme rather than a shell for control. What drew you to her as a control shell?

[@flargon0]

I was just building a Hinata control deck for commander and this was tremendously helpful thank Prof!

[@DarkDealer666]

Great video. Another one of the control players here. I agree with most everything you said. Especially when it comes to counters, I think an important lesson for control players in Commander is learning what types of cards you actually care about and need to remove. For example, I often don't care if my opponent resolves a Craterhoof because I run cards like Aetherize and can just bounce their board if it comes my way, but I will care greatly about a card like Jin Gitaxias (pick your version), and counter it on the spot. Also, my personal favorite control commander I have is Quaeza Augur of Agonies, since they allow me to just do normal control things and profit off of it (much like your Talrand example but in a very different way).

[@arborealblazer283]

This was so awesome!!! I've been wondering about how to make control work in commander for a while now but didn't really put any effort into finding out, this was immensely helpful. For other strategies, and I know this one is really niche, I've always been unboundingly curious about Cheerios and how they possibly win.

[@onewithsin]

Outside of shuffle up and play, this is my favorite series of yours Prof. Thanks

[@Sagaratnl]

Even if you don't play, or plan to play control; I highly recommend watching the last bit ( 16:12 ) of this video. It's great general advice on how you should use interaction in ANY strategie.

[@peeporiot9948]

This may not get the views of reviews but i love series that talk about improving gameplay

[@thomasgamperfeitoza7319]

Great video! I have a Nezahal mono blue draw-go deck that wins by suffocating opponents with psychic corrosion type effects One important aspect of playing control in commander is politics, you will probably be the archenemy so you need to play politics and make advantageous trades with your opponents to gain that extra edge. - making a deal for removing something that you want to remove anyway is a simple heuristic to add to your arsenal

[@charliemarlow647]

My control commander of choice is Kruphix, God of Horizons. They allow you to not lose tempo if you didn't need to use all your mana to interact in a turn cycle, and enable playing big haymakers as your "inevitability" engine (which normally end the game pretty quickly). Would love to see a Tolarian Tutor video on the "forced combat" archetype, as I think it's super fun and something I don't see too much!

[@lukehathaway9674]

So close to 1M! So happy for you prof, I remember not long ago being happy to see you cross 600k. Thank you for being a constant good in this ever changing hobby ❤

[@dodo299]

9:40 and this is why I love the Nelly commander from Kharlov, probably the best control commander. Goad is so good for commander control and together with white also just brings that inevitability.

[@TheMalarz1989]

I have a Zaxara Xspell controll deck. The last time I won, was due to me casting and buying back a counter spell and untapping all my stuff each round. Fun.

[@danikahicks2210]

+1 engagement ~♡ I learned how to play magic from watching the tolarian tutor series. Love to see it back ~♡

[@nickolaslillogodoy3496]

I missed Tolarian Tutor, glad the series is back!

[@jshaffer3370]

I am a big fan of Esper Control. I run Tymna//Ishai as my commanders. The reason that I love the deck is that the commanders themselves just give me value into the late game. It plays creature based stax that have some type of evasion like Archon of Emeria, Dauthi Voidwalker, Aven Mindcensor, etc in order to get value off of Tymna. Ishai is there just as a backup play or to eat a removal spell that would be meant for Tymna. The key to playing control is realizing that your deck is meant for the late game. Lay low, time your counters correctly and you should have a solid win percentage.

[@IanPeon]

Do a counterspell tutorial (as a companion to this one about control) and illuminate everyone about the most underrated counterspells (such as *Delay* or *Spell Swindle* ), and also about how if you're playing Blue at all you should forget about most any type of interaction besides counterspells. Because really, why deal with something that's causing you problems when you can just prevent it from ever hitting the board or resolving in the first place? Basically telling any opponent at any time they can't do whatever it is they want to do for the low cost of 1 card and 2 mana, or maybe 2 cards and 0 mana. Or spend 5 mana on the aforementioned *"Spell Swindle"* and win the game? Why does Blue have this level of control again? Because that's what Blue is. Don't fight it, just embrace it... Let it happen.

[@blazetrinity9462]

Really great video Prof ! I have been playing my oloro control deck for almost 8 years now, one thing I can share about playing it successfully is to build it more into the stax direction. Stax pieces are great, it basically solves the problem of card parity for control decks in EDH, just 1 or 2 pieces of it on the board can hinder or outright answer the board while slowing the game down to your pace. My personal take is to build the deck in such a way that it really punishes players for even putting creatures into play, because let's face it, creatures are the main way ppl lost the game after all. My oloro is playing stax pieces like tainted aether and humility for example. The deck has several ways to achieve infinite extra turns and wins through inevitability by PWs or second sun.

[@Scuta8787]

Do you have a list. I'm interested

[@pastelcia42]

I love playing control in commander and have had a lot of success with it without much salt. I like having a win condition in the command zone with them, usually people don’t feel that salty losing to 3 hits of a Chromium

[@nickw6084]

Love this, professor! I can already tell you we’re a wonderful teacher. Please keep these coming.

[@Kantharr]

The only control commander deck I made was a Grixis Nicol Bolas themed deck. I just thought to myselr "what would Nicol Bolas do?" Then I threw in a bunch of control cards and cards that fit the theme of Nicol Bolas. It works and can definitely be improved to be more controlling but it's the right level of fun for the group.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I didn't build the commander to be a control deck... but I do very much think Dennick, Pious Apprentice works fantastically well for the archetype. Most people don't realize, unless they're playing a commander like Meren, just how much not being able to target cards in graveyards can shut down what they're trying to do, letting him fly a bit under the radar. Additionally his spirit side both works well in the later game for helping you generate card advantage, but can provide you a potential win with spirit tribal and flying synergies

[@Moxon-nl5mg]

Looking at my Kellan the Kid deck in a new light, thanks Prof!

[@Vohtwomax]

Tolarian Tutor, this is a perfect segment to run on your channel. Please do more of these. You ARE a professor, after all 😂

[@chirpink]

This video made me realize that I built a control deck by accident. My first ever deck was all about card draw, and since that was threatening I shifted into a very self-protective control strategy and didn't even realize

[@mattmaass3920]

Choosing mana base in commander would be a great tutor episode!

[@end-er_1023]

Thank you Professor. For years you have dropped countless gems and helped me so much. You are amazing. Can the next one be about Tempo in Commander?

[@Solidus-]

The insight that the prof provides, is top tier.

[@GridRivers]

I did not know I was a control player until I watched this video. love this series

[@jeromehoulle]

Thanks a lot prof for this lesson on control player, playing Alela with a beginner level it's very difficult to find the right moment to interact with the others players.

[@joshprice4855]

I love modal spells in commander, especially if I can pick more than one mode. A card that does great in my Toxrill deck is Silimgars command. It isn't efficient at all but hitting an important spell and dealing with a scary permanent on the battlefield at the same time always feels good.

[@jillianlee2615]

This is two fold good. This is good for those wanting to build this deck and for those to understand how these kinds of decks work. I hope to see some with Group Hug or something else like this.

[@crimsonleg4237]

Enjoyed this video. I'm a control player in Commander, and I also like using stax and hatebears as well. This was a pretty informative video and showed the differences between 1v1 and 1v3 (which is essentially EDH/Commander). Also looking forward to seeing Team APS play Commander. They're my favorite Yugitubers and you're my favorite Magictuber, so that video should be fun.

[@hillelmerkin8498]

Rule of law is my favorite control card

[@asimplefuture_]

Look, my Heliod Radiant Dawn group hugs deck doesn't have hard removal in it that doesn't also give something in return. And my pod still groans. But, we groan about every deck any one of us plays.

[@joshprice4855]

Real commander experience

[@jaredwright1655]

Thanks for putting some light on arcane denial. Some youtubers recently have questioned it's place as the best 2cmc counntermagic behind mana drain

[@CanadianBaconPwnage]

Arcane Denial is the GOAT. I don't really care if my opponent draws 2 cards off of it. If I cast it to stop them from winning on the spot, or I cast it protecting my board state, it's done its job. The 2 cards I give them rarely matter in the long run. Honestly, the same can often be said of An Offer You Can't Refuse.

[@Izuyoi7215]

I missed this series professor

[@zerosum789]

Great video. Im not good at deck building and focusing on specific game interractions and goals is a really helpful topic.

[@nesronesro]

please... do Tolarian Tutor like once in a month. It's hard to learn magic and this videos are great

[@Fluffy_Kun]

I recently been playing with a new pod and we play budget and low-mid power, so I cooked up a £50 Marchesa Crimes control deck themed around using opponent's cards against each other. Be it goad, removal or stealing spells from graveyards they all mostly commit crimes letting me cantrip and break the 1 for 1 issue control can face in commander. The deck plays enough bombs and card draw through interaction, that once in the 1v1 I attrition the last person out. But to get there I have 4 mass one turn goad effects and crackle with power. It also runs stuff to detour attacks at me as well. It's my favorite rattlesnake* deck.

[@jeremiahperdue5518]

I would love to see a video about aggro in commander! I just cannot wrap my head around what threats to play without just looking for an infinite combo

[@edricsanchez6125]

A tutorial on how to play combo at casual tables sounds really cool, whenever I've put one together it's hard for the deck not to feel really spikey

[@caysino]

This is great deck building advice all around instead of just control.

[@seanmachlan3282]

Thanks for continuing this series.

[@zeo4481]

Preach Brother! PREACH!!

[@zd-1249]

I recently built a Niv-Mizzet, Supreme deck. I didn’t even realize that it would be a control deck at its heart until I played my first game. But it’s been a great experience to learn how to try to win the game and not just cast a ton of spells lol

[@Skylos]

Long time EDH control player here. One commander that I find to be extremely underrated is Chromium The Mutable. What makes him great is that he is essentially the only wincon you need. Not only can he protect himself with hexproof, but the fact that he has flash is HUGE in an archetype where you may want to leave lands untapped to use to answer your opponents. The biggest downside with stuff like Counter Spell is that if your opponents don't play anything worth countering, then you have essentially wasted mana. Having a big flyer with flash in the command zone that you can throw into the fray whenever you need it is extremely good

[@GoDirectly2Jail]

Omg the best mtg series ever returns! All hail tolarian tutor!

[@kadavercade3597]

Currently building my Urza control deck, thanks!

[@Arcko9]

Let's gooooooo! The series that showed me the Prof the first time. Glad to see it again!

[@mzex1307]

I love trying to figure out control in commander. There's something about identifying the actual threats, taking all the incidental bumps and surviving just long enough to take over that's exhilarating. The last game was Esper flash with multiple turns at 1 life, and I saw every card in my deck. Was I desperately rummaging for a sweeper that didn't exist? perhaps. But that didn't stop Slitherwisp from getting the job done.

[@drakko95]

Alela, Cunning Conqueror is also a great pick for a would-be control deck. She produces fliers that you can turn into control pieces themselves by goading your opponents' best creatures on each of your combats. While the one token a turn limitation might seem too strict, the addition of black with Alela can't be underestimated, as it gives you the ability to leverage the tokens you create as potential cards in hand with spells like Deadly Dispute or Plumb the Forbidden, should you ever find yourself in a position where you either don't need them or they're going to go away anyway like when an opponent attempts to board wipe.

[@josephsmith1494]

I would like to see a a tutorial for Combo decks, my main deck atm is a Shalai and Hallar deck and would like some ideas on how to pilot the deck more effectivally :) keep up the great work prof!

[@alexanderwylie702]

absolutely love this video format, excited to see more Tolarian Tutor!

[@TheSassaboss]

Commenting for the algorithm, really love this kind of content and feel we need more of it!

[@narvuntien]

Learing to win as a commander control deck was the hardest part. Interacting forever is impossible you need to hold them down long enough to win. My Control Commander is Dragonlord Ojutai, evasive, protected from spot removal and card advantage, the perfect control commander. It took me years to work out what my control deck was missing and it was the Serra Angel. I still have a lot of hate cards in that deck like Rest in Peace, Stony Silence and Dranneth magistrate. So I only pull it out when I know I am up against players with a higher power deck. Which has actually made me move towards more and more efficiency and away from the versatility and multi targets. If you are going to do it sometime you have to go hard and only pull it out when against similar power level decks.

[@RNCAST]

Ohhhh Im really looking forward for the next episode. I love watching those yugi guys play old yugioh decks!