Jared Carthalion, True Heir - EDH / Commander Legends Deck Tech | Magic: The Gathering Preview Cards

[@EricTann]

Its a cool card mechanically, but god damn did they nail the flavor on this one. Giving your opponent the Monarch and then needing to waiting a turn for Jared to "grow up" to be able to take it, what a simple yet wonderful way to capture his story.

[@cloaking111]

I feel like it makes sense for the card to be Naya, but I feel like Jared as a character would be more on the side of mardu or even jund

[@Case2_0]

Reminds me of the Fallen Kingdom story from Captainsparklez

[@voidprism_studios666]

@@karlsmink But then you can't get Monarch by combat, you'll have to wait till you get an etb on a non-creature monarch type card

[@RowanHeartwood]

" Rakdos Intolerance " made me choke on my water.

[@ajburgess6843]

Feeling sorry for Jimmy got me.

[@moreparmesan5261]

I'm still laughing about it!!!! I'm using this from now on seeing as I never play B/R

[@garrettmartin4750]

Came here to comment about "Rakdos Intolerance" I see you are a person of class.

[@brodi7748]

Several good items on that list! "spells fizzling prematurely" and "high Sodium levels". Pure Gold But, and forgive me for this, what the heck is Pubstopping?

[@TalonOfoalain]

@@brodi7748 Pubstomping in mtg is when someone uses a deck that is too strong for their playgroup because they enjoy winning more than a fair game. Usually against people they've never played with before. Think of it like a giant showing up to stomp all over a bunch of ants.

[@julesramsden5740]

"Unwarranted or excessive sympathy for Jimmy when watching Game Knights" Prof, you can't do that to me. I laughed out loud on the bus to work and now everybody's giving me the eye. EDIT: A Homestar Runner reference!? I didn't think I could love this channel more.

[@mihneagusu3736]

same

[@MattGoodreau]

Same!!! I was literally crying i was laughing so hard hahaha

[@MewnFrostFang]

I laughed at this too, Prof making me look like a fool :C

[@xanderjones6239]

Im glad someone else noticed ol Lappy

[@MrFrankthefun]

Rakdos Intolerance got a good chuckle out of me

[@BradleyRose]

The quality of the preview video was *chef kiss* Thanks for making preview season magical

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Daaaw, dude, thank you.

[@wikidclowne6891]

Le magnifique

[@reubenshiflet]

The true power of Court of Ire is that you can target jared with it, thus giving him seven +1/+1 counters.

[@chrishetmanski1709]

Your preview videos are the only ones I actually watch (as opposed to just skipping to the card). The effort and originality you put into them are their own reward; the card can wait.

[@IceForACake]

I couldn't agree more

[@trumperino7458]

Commanders quarters is worth watching as well!

[@noy6291]

I love how the Professor nodded his head to signal cue card change lol

[@officialbusy]

Has me dying

[@Sheriff_K]

Maybe I’m a Millenial EDH player? I still think Riku is the height of Commanders.. maybe I should rebuild my Riku deck.. 🙄🤔

[@fosterark]

The amount of shade in this intro is just epic. /chef's kiss

[@ILikePi31415926535]

"He used the black lotus to... summon a Shivan dragon!" Best use of a black lotus in history

[@zacharysain8516]

Now with my Garth one eye commander deck I can do this all the time lol

[@alexleblanc6364]

I feel like the entire opening of this video was so you could say Rakdos Intolerance and I fully support you in this

[@pauldyson8098]

Last time I was this early, Pleasant Kenobi was actually 21 years old.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Ok but seriously how old is he it's doing my head in. He looks older than my dad.

[@jeffnosdivad3080]

@@aR0ttenBANANA early 30's is my guess.

[@isnanesavant]

Hes like Oliver Age 24, but 21

[@pauldyson8098]

@@aR0ttenBANANA He's 40, I believe.

[@maouthundermedia1169]

Its his legendary beard lets be honest bois it makes him look distinguished

[@brandonteppelin6353]

Finally. FINALLY! My entire Commander career I've been wanting a Carthalion to lead my army. Ever since the ice age comics I've loved the Carthalion family, and wanted more than just flavor text.

[@BoucherRaphael]

Court of Ire trigger the 7 damage, target your own Jared while being the Monarch if there's a player with no blockers and all of a sudden you're swinging in for 10 cmdr damage. Storms Wrath is a good one too, boardwipe anything with toughness of 4 or lower and pump your Jared with +4/+4. Very cool Commander.

[@m1gr3nA]

"sudden" is a bit of a stretch since you need to have court and jared in play since your previous turn AND steal the crown with some other effect. :) this is the issue i have with those cards - they are very very veeeeeery slow. i would expect more immediate effects from red part of color pie. the same issue plagued naya commanders from previous commander precons.

[@ericzettl1563]

star of extinction, gideons sacrifice, deafening clarion...any fight spell etc. its kinda similar to stormwild capridor, except for the monarch stuff going on

[@ericzettl1563]

and it say "damage" and not "noncombat damage"

[@BoucherRaphael]

@@m1gr3nA Yeah agreed my use of sudden was a stretch but, I was more just seeing it as a 3/3 suddenly turning into a 10/10, is he going to use the 7 on a creature to get rid of or will he pump his commander? It ends up being a cool sudden twist, that's what I ment.

[@BoucherRaphael]

@@ericzettl1563 yeah it's amazing, I'm looking into a mass burn spell/fight deck with a little seasoning of Monarch.

[@Yakkosprite]

"Unwarranted or excessive sympathy for Jimmy when watching gameknights." Omg I laughed so loud at this. I know Im guilty of this, and dont lie to yourself, so are you!!!

[@faerie7dragon]

Keeping Sketching Hands, Jimmy Wong Style!

[@Sheriff_K]

I had to rewatch and screenshot that joke.. 😅👌🏼

[@mgarratt101]

This is still the most cringe comment ever after three years

[@Rukalin]

But the most important thing about him: His hair's amazing

[@AshenKing97]

Jared Carthalion, the true hair

[@Rukalin]

@@AshenKing97 I actually came up with the same joke and used it somewhere else but I'm glad that it's been immortalized here

[@kevtagg2925]

I heard they based it on the adventures of the young Professor

[@seanv42]

He has protagonist hair

[@Sheriff_K]

Romance novel cover hair

[@Erspel]

Dude, Naya is my favorite color combination and monarch is definitely one of best multiplayer mechanic. I'm thrilled to build around this dude

[@Joescotterpuss]

If no one at WOTC will say then I will. Thanks for all these great preview videos prof! I appreciate the extra effort put into jazzing up what could be a very straightforward video.

[@christianhova]

Me: "Hey check out my badass new commander, he stole a black lotus to summon a shivan dragon..." My playgroup: "Yeah, we don't care, also counterspell your commander"

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

And then you respond with Autumn's Veil or Veil of Summer. You got to adapt to your playgroups.

[@ZakanaHachihaCBC]

I can see this guy being allowed to resolve, but just killed after entering play.

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

@@ZakanaHachihaCBC Fortunately there are plenty of ways in green and white to grant your creatures hexproof, regenerate them, or just outright make them indestructible. As I said, adapt to your playgroup.

[@impendio]

@@ZakanaHachihaCBC in my tables this guy gets ignored at all while someone else just combo outs or chain of vapor it with 72 counters on it

[@m1gr3nA]

@@Krishnath.Dragon and then you see your opponent tapping seven mana to cast two cmc spell... pyroblast and reb will protect you from more devastating effects than spot removal. in green you can afford to recast your commander multiple times so spot removal is not that problematic. having veil or asceticism still seems like good idea though.

[@Reruro]

Professor I just wanna say you and your team have really stepped up your video quality game. They've always been good, but as a (former) professional video editor myself I really appreciate the small details. Good use of movement, smooth transitions, all that jazz. Excellent scripts and narration that flow seamlessly and track well with memorable bite-size moments that all come together. Just nice job, that's all.

[@samniemann6890]

I remember when Ambush Viper first came out in Innastrad and we were all like "it's green doomblade!". Glad to see it return.

[@11jmerlo]

Wow! There was a ton of effort put into this one, Proff and Team! The editing, script and music were all *chef's kiss*. We're lucky to have a gang like you all to make stuff for us!

[@EffinChat]

"Jared Carthalion, True _Hair_" more like amirite

[@hybridmoments333]

I was just abt to look the character up and then the lore segment started. Really glad you included lore in this!

[@Eramiserasmus]

So much work on making this video. Thanks to Prof and the editing team. Also feeling a bit called out as a Vorthos who makes his Commander decks around that lore that no one knows.

[@bradsimpson8724]

I feel that; I have several flavour decks built around stories that nobody else in my playgroup has ever heard. They are, however, called out as "needing work".

[@LordLightning764]

If I didn't already have a monarch deck in the form of Queen Marchesa, I would definitely want to build this deck! It's awesome that we've got so many more monarch cards now! I love the mechanic!

[@TheKingRiku]

I like the idea of including a lot of "fight target creature" cards like Ancient Animus or Ulvenwald Tracker. It works great as creature removal and getting Jared bigger with more counters as well.

[@dustinsanity85]

And then you make the alter either Kratos or Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.

[@jacobharman443]

I’m pretty sure that was one of the best, if not the best video intros for anything I’ve seen on KZbin.

[@AceDRoses]

Prof can I recomend a video on "How to start Learning MTG lore in 15 min" ? or something? I really like the oldschool lore but I never know where to start I just go down the wiki rabbit wizard hole. Maybe recommend books or good starting points divided in eras? something like that?....Thanks! Also the the brand Blackfire wich is a UP competitor in the EU at least and seems quite nice and has a plethora of products hasnt showed up on your reviews yet , so I leave the sugestion here aswell. Great video overall!

[@isnanesavant]

You can ask spice 8 rack, he's read a shit load of magic books

[@voraito]

Try the Artifacts Cycle books starting with the Artifacts Cycle 1 omnibus

[@NecromancyForKids]

A lot of the old books and lore sources are gone now, from what I hear.

[@alexisnunez3533]

I recommend the podcast “the vorthos cast” they focus on well the lore of mtg

[@MCBCHC27]

2nd vote for vorthos cast podcast

[@stefbot88]

Oh man! I have a bunch of my brothers' old magic comics in my dresser drawer . I always wondered who Jared Carthalion was, this is so exciting!

[@Archelepago]

"Elder Millennial Highlander", I feel attacked. I will still build this deck because VORTHOS!!! Even if I can't put all the story staples in the deck and it isn't really effective...

[@cloaking111]

I think you need to use black lotus to cast a shivan dragon, assemble three moxen and end the game without either player having their commander in play

[@rastrisfrustreslosgomez544]

That's the spirit my dude

[@JavierOrtizBultron]

Probably the best preview video I've seen so far. Seems like a sweet commander.

[@big13O]

Absolutely fabulous intro, also that end thing with Jimmy just made me crack up even louder. Love ya Prof

[@fyvanx]

Nice video Professor as always ! Isn't the "It's good to be the Monarch" at 8:16 a reference to "It's good to be the King" in The history of the world part I of Mel Brooks ? It made me laugh so much ! Thank you !

[@KalElelVigilant]

The Tolarian Academy VHS videos always crack me! And very thorough exploration of the possibilities of the new card!

[@alexanderforbes1452]

I can't wait to build a Kenrith monarch deck, I'm sure it will be good but I really just want it to be super flavorful with all kinds of nobles and cards that reference royalty in some way.

[@seankerns2256]

I'm like half-way through and I KNOW the Prof is LOVING THIS GUY (especially that art, WOW)! He may SOUND like he's being sarcastic, but he's and elder millennial just like us!

[@alexmendoza9645]

Prepare for wizards of the coast to send you a case of tolarian scholars, foil, so they all are warped. Great video Sir.

[@thebarnanimal0]

You’ll never see glare watching this with all that shade. Love you Professor!

[@ghostsword6554]

Spectacular video and deck, really a commander that appeals to me, and cheers to Ashlin for those stills at the start ^^

[@feliciaamore1105]

I have a coworker at work who only ever played for the story waaaay back in the 90s. This set has been amazing for getting him excited to try commander a format he considered too new for himself to enjoy. Because he knows all the obscure character's xD I'm just like "and whose this?" And i get a rant about that character who they are what they did. Its been great fun. The dude already ranted about these characters every time magic came up. So this is like christmas for him xD Good or bad I'm happy this set exists because anything that brings that much joy to someone, deserves to exist.

[@lordvaust5830]

So far, I’m liking a lot of what I’m seeing for Commander Legends. I’ve already thought of two decks I can make with the new commanders and am brewing combos and support bases for them so I can put these decks together after the set comes out.

[@michaeljweaver1]

The editing in this video is absolutely fanstastic

[@robertchavarria4166]

I love love love this! Thanks Professor! This is badass! Thank you!

[@Pyraxian1]

Hey Professor, just wanted to let you know that I opened a foil-etched Jared and will be building this deck as my first Commander deck based on your recommendation! Thank you!

[@benhensley3621]

Awesome intro, Professor!! Loved the ENTIRE video as always

[@kg1728]

This intro still holds up. Love ya, Prof!

[@jthrone7768]

My first thought was to spike it up and play hatebears and general blue screw; however, the true beauty of Naya is embracing your Timmy (jimmy :^) and slapping people. I look forward to making this!

[@Sheriff_K]

I just had a Command Zone Legends ad in the middle of this video, and it was AMAZING! 😱👌🏼

[@moralessanchezoscarelias6412]

The edition of this video is on a whole new level. Awesome!

[@jallen3775]

I've been wanting a good naya commander that is also a bit of a build around. Also I loved the format you chose to show these cards.

[@jasonlarue5694]

I knew the name was familiar! Thank you Professor. ❤

[@SiusBleach]

That art is the most 90s fantasy novel thing I've seen and I love it

[@ysnkhll]

I love it! It looks like so much fun to play. I think a Naya Charm from shards would be a nice little addition too! For that final push or another means of gaining the monarch etc.

[@feedigiri3704]

Hey Prof, I wanted to thank you so much for this video today, it made my birthday to a great day. I really love your content!

[@DurdleMTG]

These are the laughs I needed this morning. Thanks Prof. Don't forget Soltari Guerillas. Shadow helps. Yeah, it's weird and there is better stuff, but I love some of those old RW cards. As for Jared, it's okay. It's a Naya card with a very Naya ability at the bottom, but the top ability really makes the cards stand out. However, while Jared is flexible with what it does, I often feel that Naya could be more than it is. Him being able to also somehow redirect damage would have been and interesting add on. How that works on this I don't know, but I miss that from the old Boros cards when they also used battle magic (ie Thundersong Trumpeter, Razia Boros Archangel) and were less "hit that thing, harder this time". The monarch take is also interesting and flavorful. The color lend themselves to the same old stompy however, which is why I mentioned the Guerillas. I think for this however the Goad thing in particular is spot on, and will lead to many successes with the deck. This is less the subtle cloak and dagger kind of politics and more the feudal lands kind.

[@GalaxiaKnight666]

Pariah! Great card with Jared once you've reclaimed the monarch. I could very well see him becoming a nice Voltron commander with the right support as well.

[@devilsadvocate6381]

YES! I've been waiting for this one ever since I read the flavour text on "Flaming fists". I knew he had to be in commander legends

[@okanut]

Love the editing and production on this preview! Really polished free advertising lol

[@orgazmo686971]

I really appreciate Ashlen holding up Kaysa. I love it, great card.

[@kleptobinx]

I built jared around outlast and fight mechanics and i love the way it runs so much fun

[@TheSpunYarn]

Naya are my colors! Love seeing new friends to represent!

[@TheCrimsonYoshi]

Sold. New favourite Naya commander. I love this design so much.

[@jonarvaez8232]

Why did you have to shout me out like this prof? Hahahahaha! Love this video and totally love Jared's inclusion in the game!

[@Kiwi_originel]

Such an amazing preview video, thank you prof

[@ErasmusHereticus]

Your openings have always been great, but this is the best one yet

[@HydeTheSturdy]

This really helped me realize what I could do with Marisi too. It's a deck that I've wanted make and have not figured out how to do

[@marjoramme]

Echo Circlet/Brave the Sands/High Ground could both be fun includes here. You can make Jared a better blocker and get more counters on him.

[@pkn4lyfe]

Awesome video Prof, I love these oldschool lore recaps, Long live VORTHOS!

[@thehumanjukebox77]

AGH! I'm so torn! I've been gathering the pieces for a Thantis the Warweaver "combat/goad/monarch matters" deck for months now, but Jared looks so cool for that!!!

[@johnsuttles7577]

Jordan Esau dude amen.. I’m scrapping my Marchesa deck for this

[@ninjafished]

What a fun video! Well done tolarion community college!

[@tylerbarnes8748]

Lol, the Riku joke was very on point. My first precon and the height of fun!

[@GardenVarietyTroll]

This is just brilliant Prof, you made my day

[@ryangainey94]

Is it bad that I have heard of this guy and his backstory? I was more interested in Ravidel at the time though, obviously because I love me some villains. I made a Ravidel custom card a few years back as a Planeswalker in Bolas colors - but cheaper to cast than Bolas while having a reduced power level.

[@clidebroker1389]

Dude this was my favorite video yet. I feel the red letter influence.

[@michaelcieri3723]

Not even a minute in, thumbs up. love the infomercial style video. also, court of ire can target jared while your the monarch to pump him up real good.

[@Kattywagon29]

I love how the Professor went from no preview cards to 4! Keep up the good work.😃

[@ManaTubeMtg]

So happy that Wizard gave you such good preview cards😊You deserve them ( remember Tolarian Student 😂)

[@InactiveMemes]

My buddies are making monarch decks and after seeing this vid I really wanna make this deck, thanks professor!

[@nik700]

*sees Aurelia passing by on the background* Yep, this is a Kristen-touched video

[@kristengregory7014]

It’s like my signature at this point

[@Zaeylo]

Really neat deck tech! I think Jared has a few cool build paths.

[@puffin-onehandedgamer1164]

there is a new card from the set that also grants monach on etb. it's a 8/8 for 5GG that says "when Dawnglade Regent enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. As long as you are the monarch, permanents you control have hexproof"

[@xilch0]

I plan on building a Jared fight deck. Super excited for this commander.

[@patrickcarlile8532]

I built a deck all around +1/+1 counters with him as my commander. If you add Shalai and Hallar, Ancient Bronze Dragon, as well as Court of Ire, you have a few ways of doing damage as well as adding additional counters. I got to use this combo recently and it was incredibly satisfying to attack with my Bronze Dragon, roll a D20 (rolled a 14) and finished an oponet for 28 points of damage instantly.

[@leviscott8802]

Probs the best intro to anything in the last decade!

[@GamingBear_Q_E_D]

Pmsl, propper old school .. love it Prof, thanks as usual .. keep up the hipster reviews ;) Really interesting & fun looking build, very interested to try this commander out.

[@kevtagg2925]

I don’t know if Wizards thanked you but I’m sure we all will. Great video well done to Kristen for brewing it and I’m sure its going to love the new Dawnglade Regent.

[@chevin0]

Unlike Chulane, Teller of Tales Emma Handy- I will fight you

[@ohiofalconer]

Love Naya! This looks cool. I would like to see some more Mardu love though. Edgar Markov is cool, but I can only play tribal so long

[@jcoludar]

I will never say "Fury of Akoum" in any other voice than Professor's mock rage :)

[@Tannhauser42]

I loved the Strong Bad reference with the Lappy 486.

[@JonathanHecht]

im happy i got to learn about old lore i wasn't aware of today

[@petebedwellphotos]

When you go from thanking WOTC for the sweet preview card, to getting WOTC to thank you. That’s when you know you’ve made it.

[@Nyxoxic]

Moraug, Fury of Akoum plus Nahiri's Lithomancy could help net a large amount of damage onto opponents and combo with other landfall triggers. Hell Scute swarm in there as well with stuff like Crucible of Worlds or the Excavator could be nice.

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

I love the 90's feel ot the card's art.

[@HessianHunter]

This VHS video quality gives me powerful and embarrassing flashbacks of my youth. Well done.

[@jamesdoble7580]

Thank you for all your hard work Prof.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Always welcome

[@Snaglbeest]

Cards like Hushbringer and Torpor Orb can stop the ETB and allow you to keep the monarch if you already have it or go for it on the same turn.

[@eamonbell6378]

He didn't mention the first combo I saw: Become Monarch, then give Jared Pariah's shield.

[@metalsabatico]

fight effects also seem to work really well in here. seems like a fun deck to build.

[@seb_fancysheep]

"Rakdos intolerance" got me real good