New Guilds of Ravnica Legends | Game Knights 21 | Magic: the Gathering Commander EDH Gameplay

[@DarkEinherjar]

So, three players got stuck on lands? I guess Jimmy was present in spirit in this game after all. :D

[@omegablast2002]

I was hoping DJ would be on here for this one

[@gabrielurban5497]

thats y u weave

[@omegablast2002]

3 players missed land drops for 3 turns...

[@omegablast2002]

@@gabrielurban5497 weave and then shuffle i assume you're talking about... Cause just weaving is cheating.

[@gabrielurban5497]

+zeth fox, yea, i play with precons, so i need t do that, plus, they need to

[@0ghma_]

I died when Craig accidentally gave Aurelia protection from herself, 10/10 play

[@mercuryon8608]

I can't stop laughing at that

[@berndbauer969]

Definitely best Sword of W&P EUW, but can't deny i wouldn't have fallen into this trap, too.

[@simontdofl]

I know this is late but they played it wrong he still could have *chosen* Aurelia for her effect since protection only prevents effects that *target* something.

[@GH-un9uz]

Actually aurelia says Choose, not target. The sword does NOT, in fact, stop aurelia

[@lilchopan8418]

@@GH-un9uz technically it's stil a target. You missed the *choose up to one target* part of Aurelia's trigger.

[@SeabatsYT]

Just wanted to say thanks to Jimmy and Josh for having me, and Olivia and Craig being super fun to hang around. I know I misplayed pretty badly by not sacrificing the zombie token to Yahenni, but live and learn? Still a great experience and hope that I will be invited back some day.

[@MomirVic]

Hey buddy, i really though u had it with that turn one sol ring tho!!! Lol. After watching the deck tech episode I was super excited to see golgari take the win haha next time buddy next time..

[@oliviagobert-hicks3113]

You're the best, buddy! I hope we get to come back and you know ... Beat Josh. 🤣

[@spaltunes6501]

ADAM HYPE! Repping The Swarm too!!!

[@omelville]

[@konda020946]

adam the moment the teferis protection was on the stack you should have sacked your two creatures that die to elesh norn into jahenni so that no creatures of you die with erebos on the field which would have menat that elesh norn would not have to be sacked which means joshs board dies to the noorn

[@HakureiIllusion]

"We need to work together against Josh!" said everyone, trying to screw each other over at every turn rather than allowing anyone else to take down Josh.

[@jebrooks]

thats how it is every time in my group smh

[@seasnek7024]

Oh so true. Not gonna lie part of me died every time i re-watched and saw plays that did nothing good to stop josh or involved attacking josh...

[@yamitaicho9100]

When you use villain logic that's what happens "We need to join forces and defeat the heroes..." and then the backstabs start going out of control.

[@sirannonable]

Worst dictate of erebos ever

[@paulmcclain642]

EVERY. DAMN. TIME.

[@MrRealeyesrealize]

Josh - “imma do this and this and this and then imma do this” Craig - “cool” (don’t invite me again lol)

[@MindozaGaming]

Craig dissed Joshes commander *enchant: tap for one mana of any colour* Craig: Oh.. oh shit

[@darkthaumaturge587]

That's got to have been the most clutch Teferi's Protection I've seen yet!

[@devashannaidoo6877]

more like dictator of erebos and TP stack lol

[@AnomAnomMTG]

The progressively angrier "How much can Josh do with one turn?" had me cracking up

[@Maple-Gaming-z7x]

26:49

[@3veret841]

R.I.P Divine Visitation - one of the best cards in Josh's whole deck haplessly discarded a turn away from greatness

[@jormaliam705xecion7]

Well no one could black enuf of the flyers to not take lethal damage I have divine visitation in my ravnica allegense orsove deck and yes I now it’s not in fluffier but it’s so good

[@isaacminer3384]

Jaryn Hogan Divine Visitation would not have been very good in that situation because he wanted to use mentor of the meek to draw cards and get a value engine online.

[@jensklingenmaier1745]

@@isaacminer3384 12 4/4 flyers ? Trust me no more card draw needed ...

[@jimparson6960]

@@jensklingenmaier1745 some people are obsessed with value sometimes a little too much...

[@JamesSamson487]

Jim Parson Confirmed in Eldraine Brawl.

[@galapag0s603]

Olivia is the definition of sass: “I’m gunna discard Gisela, blade of goldnight” “GOOD”

[@leemiller6977]

[@arcana2098]

@@playmoancap If I remember correctly, Alias played Golgari and Ladee Danger played... Gruul I think ? Don't remember exactly, but not black or Dimir for sure. Althrough, maybe it was precons deck, don't know. If it is, my bad so

[@kirbyball97]

And my personal favorite "I am gonna phase out, I'm not here." "Can you stay that way?"

[@santiagosegovia8756]

N she so petty which makes her my favorite guess or the nfl guy

[@Maple-Gaming-z7x]

18:18

[@addambarcelos]

Dude, The lack of board wipes was so Sad xD

[@felixbillington6151]

I know no awesome animations

[@thomhitzelberger7876]

not much removal at all. no counters. sad times.

[@addambarcelos]

Thom Hitzelberger curiously the selesnya deck was the one holding a counter

[@riptorius-d2y]

The Teferi's Protection phase-in was pretty sweet

[@WinkenSmile]

Answers period

[@RobbieEctor]

If I’ve learned anything from watching Game Knights it is: Never give Josh an inch because he is always going to take a mile...

[@lightspeedasH]

so you mean don't miss land drops?

[@trbrtsn]

lightspeedasH and don’t attack other people at the table when he’s started his engine. Adam could use some lessons in proper threat assessment.

[@stormerbuzz352]

ALWAYS KILL JOSH FIRST. *ALWAYS KILL JOSH FIRST*

[@shoroku1101]

Terry Robertson def proper threat assessment

[@Kattywagon29]

Rainbow Rocket: You are right about that. I wanna be him when grow up.

[@PSroka]

I was rooting for Selesnya since the creation of this episode was announced, but no one got to play the game except Josh. :/

[@omegablast2002]

Didn't that feel terrible to watch, so uneventful... After the 8th missed land drop they should have just started over

[@cassie7611]

Hurrah, another Selesnya fan! #SelesnyaBestGuild

[@schwann145]

coleman984 How was his commander giving his 1/1 creatures +1/+1?

[@boneofmybone4264]

@@miragegaming984 Yeah, no, it doesn't do anything like that.

[@TealVelvet]

coleman984 wrong selesnya legendary buddy

[@Haver040]

Tbh, that Teferi's Protection play was pretty nuts

[@Ripken-]

Ugh looking back I see that this game could've been way better if Adam decided to sacrifice his creatures to yaheeni before the dictate of erabos hit the field, if he would've done this dictate wouldn't trigger a single time letting elesh stay and then have teferis protection go off and having all his creatures die.

[@LoberoxD]

Thank you, thinking the same

[@LoberoxD]

@arugen In response to the cast of TP, he could've use Yahenni ability

[@MiniTomYT]

This is a year late, but Craig also not used his Bounty agent since he only ended up having to sac one creature. There's a little bit of foresight needed for that, but Adam was definitely going to give Yaheeni indestructible.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Actually, I'm thinking that even with the Yahenni play, Craig still misplayed it: He should have sacrificed Aurelia, and kept Elesh Norn on the table -- that way, Josh phases back in, his stuff dies. It was an answer not given enough consideration.

[@CeltiesSin]

“That creature doesn’t look good” Oh ye of little faith. You underestimate selesnya shenanigans. Plus everyone was like “oh noes; Boros is gonna beat my face!” and ignored the threat

[@kivipaperisakset3999]

Josh is an artist. He plays fast enough for it not to be annoying with all the complexity, and he really shows the full depth of magic. I think Commander is best enjoyed from the "stands", not at the table. "How much can Josh do in a turn?"

[@erniespratt1660]

Knowledgable players like Josh are actually pretty common. The problem is that he seems to have lots more experience than opponents he faces in Game Knights. Which often skews games in his favour. Take a look at one of their earliest episodes with Kessler. He's just as much a player and a deckbuilder as Josh, and watching someone like them play off each other is more fun that having Josh artfully stomp the unsuspecting table "in style".

[@poutinemcflurry3544]

Josh having played that Teferi's protection in response to the dictate of erebos is an ingenious move that I would've completely overlooked had I been on his position!

[@Scheuersicle]

"Magic cards are like Pancakes" - an essay about the stack.

[@su0tin731]

"we should be banding together, not attacking each other" says the guy that allowed Josh to start his engine, and decided to go after liliana instead of again, Josh, with his engine online.

[@vibingoose6827]

Su0T iN well he went after lily did the reason that he explained ;having like two card draw spells and he needed to keep what he had

[@Society.gave.me.anxiety]

I never understood Craig’s reasoning to not kill Lilianna “I need the life gain to draw cards because Adam is making me discard” so get rid of the thing making you discard LMFAO

[@rakhyvel]

I got this nasty grin on my face when that Grafted Exoskeleton hit the table. So sad it didn't connect! Craig is by far my favourite guest alongside the Prof and Cassius.

[@toxik9520]

Same here

[@benjaminlehman3221]

The one good thing about Jimmy being gone is we get three guests instead of two. Can’t wait for Jimmy to come back though.

[@Haights]

"What happened to the color pie?" asks someone playing something from Phyrexia.

[@gabrielsoares3605]

At 35:40, Adam could have sacrificed his zombie token to Yahenni prior to Dictate of Erebos resolving, then when Elesh Norn resolved none of his creatures would die, meaning no Dictate of Erebos trigger. When Josh pashed back in, his creatures would die.

[@enigma1924]

Craig! There will be infect in that deck, there has to be.

[@angelabender4279]

Im just waiting for it to happen

[@enigma1924]

There was a little something, didn't do anything at all, but yeah

[@rockardist]

There most likely was a blightsteel collosus in the deck. Just because it's Craig

[@rockardist]

First Name Jenkins I did after I posted the comment, quite disappointing that there was no blightsteel collosus

[@JDWindcaster]

Sadly found this a little less enjoyable since it was complete dominance most of the episode. I like a little back and forth at least.

[@hayden32040]

Yeah I felt the same way. Still great production and all but it's never fun too watch a completely 1 sided game like this. It was just like the last 2hg episode

[@hayden32040]

to*

[@SuperPacMan1143]

Most of there episodes have a nice balance of who's winning land then that person losses , also lack of deals , and no Jimmy

[@decakebaker]

Just the fact that Josh was dominating the entire game made it so boring. And no one drew removal.

[@sweetkicksvideos7566]

Think it just shows how good Emmera is compared to the other commanders....

[@taylorbird8232]

The moment when adam single handedly won the game for josh by saving his board really hit me

[@ShadowScorp99]

46:21 It's kinda wack that back in the day you had to send your commander to the graveyard in order to benefit from the death triggers. I'm so glad they changed this ruling.

[@Reanna19ful]

"How much can Josh do with one turn!" Made me bust up laughing. Despite Josh being mostly dominant in most of the game, this was a great episode! Love the new cards in guilds of ravnica!

[@WhisperingWinds0]

15:50 "hey..." My heart just skipped several beats ♥

[@VeznansDeadbeatDad]

Lucas Fuentes lol

[@diegomeringer3953]

Horn

[@ljrandom147]

I felt that as well

[@ljrandom147]

I feel like they should do an a womens game knight.

[@jacobschiller4486]

@@ljrandom147 Are you a male feminist or what?

[@metalsabatico]

Made the Boros deck discard all of his hand, the Golgari deck gets mana screwed and the Dimir deck did practically nothing. I know this is how some games go but man was it hard to watch.

[@targetedandfiring4336]

to be fair, the golgari player was facilitating some of that. He knows elesh norn is going to wipe josh's board and that josh has the most threatening board on the field. So, what does he do? he flashes in dictate and basically screwed the elesh norn play up. when the guy with the best engine is online, maybe hold off on making powermoves (especially when you've been mana starved for a bit) and let the elesh norn do the work

[@metalsabatico]

can't really blame him though. Josh had the exact cards and set up to counter that play, which still was really cool to see. although the moment that happened the game was decided.

[@lucarioknightb7685]

metalsabatico that is the main reason I liked the old 1-2 games per episode thing. But, I also get where they stepped away from it.

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

You guys missed a butt-ton of Yahenni triggers. Like every Skullclamp.

[@Mayberrymojo]

Pretty sure just one player missed those triggers. Although in Adam's defense, it does get hard to focus on a game when your deck is doing nothing.

[@ty_sylicus]

Yahenni was getting pretty huge. I would have loved to see a Jarad come down to sac it and drain the table. haha.

[@Chrono826]

"How much can josh really do with one turn?" "How... much can josh really do with one turn...?" "HOW MUCH CAN JOSH DO WITH ONE TURN?!"

[@zairejordan4410]

My favorite part

[@williamlovemo8596]

15:50 those "Hey"s were fiery hot my guys. Sparks flying everywhere.

[@matiasrochaix2234]

Adam should have sacrificed his token to prevent elesh norn from dying. That mistake gave Josh the game.

[@kylecarlson1228]

Just got here, huge punt from Adam. Josh played well but Adam trolled the whole game so far.

[@ErikTheRedd1]

Huge punt

[@shavedata5436]

He used Yahenni's ability to sac token which says "make *Yahenni* indestructible." Am I missing something? EDIT: Plus indestructible doesn't prevent sacrifice. I don't see the play.

[@shavedata5436]

Adam was trolling though. Terrible decision making at several points.

[@ErikTheRedd1]

@@shavedata5436 he should have sacked any creature that would die to e so e wouldn't have died

[@Zendrig]

That turn with Elesh Norn on the stack was pretty epic

[@joelmonteiro1419]

It was but I don't get how Citywide bust ended up there. Was there anexo Effect to play Sorceries as instants going on?

[@owenwells7692]

yeah i noticed that too and i dont think there was unless I missed something.

[@dextermorelli952]

Vedalken Orrery

[@Altasetraa]

Two people mana starved? What interesting gameplay

[@SorinCloud]

Rule of Game Knights I think everyone should follow: No matter how behind or ahead he is, Always Finish Off Josh First. Cuz if you don't, he could just combo off later and potentially win the game or if not, make everyone miserable. Good game though.

[@CrowMercury]

It’s not even a Josh thing. They gave him an out when he had time to prepare, and he was the only one with an engine on. They gave him the win basically.

[@paulmcclain642]

While bingeing through old GK episodes I can’t help but notice how every time the other players do anything against each other JLK beats them immediately afterward in 1-2 turns. He’s a master

[@alexjustart]

I mean, it was produced very nicely but GODDAMN was that game unsatisfying. You wouldve thought that with 2 black and a white deck there should be a wipe somewhere?? Or at least some removal for say.. skullclamp? You know which was just on the table all game long :')

[@imsorrydave9000]

Sadly black doesn’t remove artifacts easily :/

[@alexjustart]

@@imsorrydave9000 black grean easily claps artifacts. Blue black can bounce it or maybe otherwise counter it. At least more then nothing at all

[@catanthill]

I like games in which I can see each person’s deck in action rather than just the deck of one person working. For an episode dedicated to Ravnica, we didn’t get to see that many new cards because people couldn’t do much.

[@BetaVersionX12]

I miss Jimmy but you're doing great, Josh!

[@Aphrasis2010]

Thanks Guys!! this channel is fantastic! I've been watching all the Game Knights episodes and i have just finished building my first Commander deck! Thanks again for the inspiration :)

[@Say_Tin]

Craig: Sword of war and peace on aurelia!! Everyone: Uh-oh. Everyone watching: pro red white craig where is your IQ

[@nikolasmeinhardt]

“A wizard is never late. Nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to.”

[@Farycane]

I want to see more of Etrata and Aurelia. More than just trying not to die :D

[@DreadPirate321]

I made a deck when I saw her get released because i thought she looled amazing. It's a shame she couldn't stay on the board long enough. Etrata could have won!

[@void.sawyer]

i love how pissed Craig looks after that Elesh Norn debacle

[@HAVgiraffe]

i was recently introduced to Magic and I found this channel. i have been watching game knights everyday since all day from the playlist and I really liked how time was taken to explain the really complicated stack mechanic! I like this channel takes time to explain these complicated things (at least for a new player like me) because I really want to learn how to play Magic properly so I can continue to play with the friends who introduced me to it! i really wished the more recent videos did something similar to what was done in this episode, but these videos have been so fun to watch and so insightful! i cant wait to have a deck, or decks, of my own to use against my friends.

[@berndbauer969]

15:50. Cutest moment in Game Knights History

[@druzo5198]

Bernd Bauer that guy is a tool lmao

[@brysonmcknight2296]

YEPPPPPPPP 🤣🤣

[@kylestack8045]

Is DJ gonna get on an episode? Are we sure he even plays commander or just tinkers with decks?

[@commandcast]

We definitely have plans to get him on an episode in the future! -JLK

[@Viewsk8]

Lol he just makes the decks. Never plays with them

[@Oridemos]

He said he wanted to save his feature episode for when josh and jimmy could be in it

[@kylestack8045]

Jon Ng I thought that was for the fan dude who was gonna be on the episode?

[@ImperialVersian]

@@krosnest0713 lol wut? Jimmy sucks, no offense. He is not an entertaining person. DJ is much better.

[@jylichan]

Josh doing the stretch test seems more compelling than when the Prof does it. I wonder why. #gunshow

[@kirbyball97]

15:48 They are just eyeing each other up. Guess there really was magic in the air.

[@BillyLoweTube]

I just want to say how wonderfully constructed and produced this show is. I also love how you keep shouting out to all the great post production work. Keep Frame >_

[@gregputnam7243]

Because of the guests, this is probably my favorite episode of Game Knights

[@erikmartir9312]

I get that sometimes one player has the advantage at certain times, it really seemed like Josh had the advantage the whole game after like turn 3.

[@lazuardibarkah7114]

Erik Martir I think the cosplay girl should play lazav, instead of the three hit kill commander.

[@rosspenney5158]

Sometimes you get bad beats. I've seen games where Karametra just runs everyone over. Though in all fairness, these guys seriously should be playing more boardwipes and removal. Command Zone's own content even suggests this in several episodes.

[@Ultraseamus]

He almost lost it though to Elesh Norn. If it had properly landed, and Adam had not tried to milk some extra value out of it, Craig would have easily come back to kill Josh. Any board-wipe (which are generally pretty common in EDH) would have also been really bad for Josh.

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

adam could simple wait until josh response he flash out dictate of erebos exact after elesh norn adam should lern how to fred assentment has he played edh at all i mean common

[@LadyLunarSatine]

I love how even Olivia's nails match her guild.

[@zachmcmillan4060]

Lord Sathien I'd love to know where she got that t-shirt,that's some str8 up Seb McKinnon type art,plus I love anything w/ skeletons.

[@goberthicks]

@@zachmcmillan4060 ihsquared.com

[@zachmcmillan4060]

LiviLunacy Awesome,thanx.

[@anselally4408]

I have been waiting with phone I hand for the past week.

[@thomaspetrucka]

LOVE the subtle reference to the OG Ravnica set!

[@madcashewnutjob3345]

I bought the Emmara starter commander deck, mostly for the commander etch and some of the key pieces it had. Spent a couple hours sorting through my collection to upgrade her. She is very fun.

[@LuhMasheen]

Adam could've sac'ed the zombie token to Yahenni before the dictate entered the battlefield so that Craig's Elesh Norn coulda stuck around to wipe josh's board :( Guess he didn't see that, but it would've made for a way less one sided episode. GGs to Josh all the same tho!!

[@Illidanboscarino]

That what i said, would be a great match

[@jacfac9969]

25:31 It was at this moment I realized what my favorite white card is. It’s not even particularly powerful by counterspell standards it’s just the absolute surprise of playing a counter in a nonblue deck that makes it absolutely worth it. I also got a foil one from the mystery boosters so that’s in whatever white deck I like the most.

[@adrianogoulartcarvalho7144]

Josh:deck that dominated the board Craig:I mean, your deck is agro or what? Adam:trying to catch up with being landscrewd Olivia:she was on dimir and, wait! Did dimir even play?(my favorite guild did nothing) Boardwhipes:dont exist

[@michaelrendler3703]

Adam with the HARD throw on that Dictate of Erebos. Josh was giggling like a little girl on the inside when he saw that lol

[@XXXXStormbringerXXXX]

Fantastic episode! You actually took the time to explain how the stack works!!! But it can be explained further in comming Game Knights as Yosh really took advantage over that part of the game that is not ever even mentioned in beginner products from Wizards. Best show so far! Thanks!

[@switch4964]

I didn't think they would upload something this one-sided. I was really waiting for some kind of miraculous comeback from someone. ... I was super wrong...

[@FrostSylph]

They had a miraculous comeback set up. Then one of them ruined it for everyone else by trying to get greedy.

[@WalkthroughHorde]

"Do I have to get up?" "No, you guys can stay seated, it's just a saying" That was so funny to me hahaha

[@akilmonkey8039]

I’m insulted no one used miv mizzet

[@d9_1056]

He is too

[@jamespooh2]

Same I wanted to watch Izzet so badly

[@Guavamente]

Why? It’d just be another Niv Mizzet/Locus god deck with curiosity, ophidian eye, and teferis puzzle box. No one cares, it’s overused

[@bunnyben5607]

As a Niv-Mizzet player that's the cheapest, laziest way to build him. There are multitudes of fun, interactive, and creative ways to make a mizzet deck and you know it. You sound like a cancerous netdecking commander player who's salty they got combo-ed off on.

[@Derek.LeStrange]

Loved the episode! It taught players how the stack works and the importance of boardwipes!

[@anthonymontalbano6020]

New to the channel, Ive been trying to find good magic content for a while. Very happy I stumbled onto this! Love the commentary! The time taken out of the game to explain cards and interactions. Great flow, even better vibes! Woohoo! Might start going to my card shop’s Friday nights again.

[@tmlrules2]

not gona lie, kinda a boring game, 1 guy goes off, the other 3 just sit there watching....

[@Rol4nnd]

True, that Etrata deck did absolutely nothing all game.

[@johndoolittle1137]

Hardly Josh's fault though; one board wipe would've completely shut him down.

[@johannpohland2826]

No. If you have no answer to anything for the whole game in friggin dimir, your deck is bad. Aurelia at least kinda did something, and Izoni seemed to just have drawn unlucky

[@omegablast2002]

@@johannpohland2826 she missed 4 land drops, so did the other guest...they should have restarted. Terrible game.

[@davidarbour2683]

boring af

[@DragonKingSkye]

Threat assessment in this episode is a huge joke halfway through. Hopefully that fixes itself. Nice politicking from Josh to take advantage of said threat assessment.

[@DragonKingSkye]

Oh, baby. That dictate of Erebos was golden from Josh. That made me laugh

[@michaelm.5148]

amazing how no one except josh played card draw, board wipes, or artifact/enchantment removal. spoiler alert, the guy who played card draw, board wipes and artifact/enchantment removal wins. and correct me if i'm wrong, but couldn't Adam have sacrificed all his creatures that would die to elesh norn to yahenni before norn resolves? then Craig would not have to sac elesh norn josh likely wouldnt be able to rebuild for several turns!!!

[@gergovass4220]

exactly my thoughts, if Adam would have sacced his 2/2 zombie to Yahenni, while Elesh Norn was on the stack, things would have gone way different ;)

[@omegablast2002]

They had 8 missed land drops in the most important stage of the game...even if they had those thing they wouldnt have been able to do anything.

[@michaelm.5148]

zeth fox i dont think they would have eliminated josh if they had played that way, i just think that would have prevented him from doing his solitaire value engine for a turn or two, giving them time to do other things

[@omegablast2002]

@@michaelm.5148 they didn't even get to play at all... Guess we'll never know how it could have been.

[@AnonYmous-mc5zx]

@@michaelm.5148 You're not quite getting how crippling a mana screw is dude. Youre only doing 1 thing while your opponent is able to do 2 or 3. Difference in value and impact alone are enough to trounce what that one thing is. The only thing that wouldve saved everyone was a boardwipe. Truth be told I think Dimir player got a tad greedy tutoring for a land and not just going for the damnation I hope was in her deck...

[@bumblefoo5169]

Loved the guest! I can't wait to see them actually play next time they are on.

[@johnodonnell2495]

"I am the smartest man alive" hilarious!

[@Tsuna_SoulSilver]

After seeing Josh play so many Vedalken Orrery on Game Knights I conclude to never put it on any of my commander deck unless my cheap casual play group has one themselves.

[@andyspendlove1019]

The halftime commercial was particularly cringey this time. "HAHA! Elesh Norn? I hear that card is pretty good! You know what else is good?..."

[@oscarmadera8267]

Andy Spendlove hahahaahha

[@crosswise98]

Wasn't expecting Lapse of Certainty, actually expected Mana Tithe

[@digitalscribbler68]

Great episode! Even though there wasn't much politicking there was some nice complexity. Four fun personalities and the commentary was great. The visual effects are lots of fun too.

[@TimmytheSorcerer]

Looking back at these older episodes makes me realise how insanely quickly wotc is making new sets. Guilds of Ravnica feels like a decade ago.

[@kavinkeenom6973]

Y'all should do commander for the elder dragons in M19

[@leemiller6977]

GREAT idea!!!

[@Whitebeardsstache]

Not a big fan of this episode. Felt like a game of archenemy. Really wish the decks were more balanced. Still a great episode with great people. Just wish the power levels were more in sync.

[@TrulySilentLie]

I wouldn't say this time it was because of lack of balance, but rather this is how certain games go sometimes. Someone gets their engine going and the others just don't draw the cards they need to disrupt it/have dead draws for too long

[@omegablast2002]

@@traycarrot the 8 missed land drops should have been a clue to these guys that the game needs a restart. How uneventful and bad. Felt terrible to watch.

[@omegablast2002]

@@traycarrot nah man at 8 missed drops thats just awful to watch... These are the guys that give us lessons on how to play and how to act... This would be something i see Josh saying "2 players missing 4 lands each is jist not fun offer a restart" To say just play it out is awful, i would not put my friends through this...turn 10 stalled at 4 lands each on the other side of the table... That's when you scope and shuffle.

[@omegablast2002]

@@traycarrot there is no comparison to a game soft locked and a game where there is literally no mana cause of mana screw....period.

[@omegablast2002]

@@traycarrot it is not the same fucking thing you fucking idiot... Turn 4 No lands is not the same fucking thing.. you are very obviously a fucking troll.

[@MyOwnAuthor]

Kinda a let down in this episode. The politics were weird, Josh was the only one to get any kind of engine going, and omg ALL THE MISSED LAND DROPS. At that point, just start over and give your fans an enjoyable game that isn't so one sided. Got my hopes up for a new episode... not a one sided bloodfest. :(

[@jeremygoslin8864]

Ted Walker you don’t get it, do you? All you people are the same. You don’t understand the time and effort put into these videos. They had about 3 hours by the time they were half way through. Jeez

[@ElucidYT]

These games and coordination and time frame to do these are really difficult to setup. Unless you'd rather not have a Guilds of Ravnica episode, this is what you get. Games of magic happen like this all the time. In all honesty, it wasn't a terrible game. I would've preferred to see better play in reference to the commander choices. Etrada and Izoni were really strange choices. Lazaav as commander probably would've played better.

[@jerodast]

@@jeremygoslin8864 Would you rather spend 3 hours on something that doesn't work out, or 3 hours on something that actively hurts folks' opinion of your channel?

[@braxsensindelar1910]

You always top each episode you make. Josh, you killed three people...IN ONE SWING! You did this once before but...you did it with a commander no one thought could be powerful than Rishkar. Great job on the production Command Zone! All of you (Olivia, Adam, Craig, Josh) did your best in this episode! I can't wait for Jimmy to get back on!

[@TheCasualSuspect]

You have no idea how happy this episode made me. I don't have a real Commander deck but I knew I wanted to make an Emmara one since I consider myself the token Token guy so this just.... I'm gonna watch this one just, so many times when I need a cheering up

[@benjaminlehman3221]

15:23 plays a dual land like it’s nothing. I wish I had those.

[@willemboele2079]

well unless your a dickhead you don't wildly announce that you have a dual land. it's either "i play this" or "look everyone, o have a dual land iand i am playing it admire me"

[@Kattywagon29]

Benjamin Lehman: It's funny you should say this cuz i thought the same thing too, like they didn't zoom in or anything. I guess it is just technically a dual land, but damn, I wish I had some too.

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

Jimmy wasn't there, but his mana-screw curse never left... 😂

[@supernoodles908]

Geez that was a great down :') brutal Game Knights this ep

[@joefishy3312]

Why didn't Adam just sacrifice his zombie to Yahenni's ability in response to the Dictate so Craig wouldn't be forced to sac Elesh Norn until Josh phased back in? I'm fairly sure his ability can be used multiple times in one turn.

[@sylvvxn15]

I’m a year late, but I noticed a pretty significant misplay on Josh’s end when he equipped the sword of Feast and Famine to the token he had and not Mentor of the Meek. He knew Elesh Norn was touching down, and this would have saved him a more valuable piece in his engine and helped him work towards building up after the turns end.

[@sylvvxn15]

Update, just saw the mirari wake

[@sylvvxn15]

I will add that Adam could have in response sac’ed the two creatures on his board that would die to elesh norn to yahenni to keep josh from keeping his board state. Yes it would leave norn on the table for a round, but it would completely skew Josh’s ability to move forward, and leave him with a BIG yahenni

[@Zepart1]

That was more like game of solitaire than Magic

[@ktrizzle6098]

Josh's opponents dug their own graves with their misplays. Seems like Craig was the only one who was trying to stop him from winning.

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

my personal misplay counter is 2 and a half or 3 to be correct olivia tutor for a land statt for a removal and comone she had a little bit of mana a good option for nucking she mus have second mistake craig makes a deal with josh by knowing he has a value engine 3 adam playing dictated of erebos to early right play craig plays elesh norn wait until josh turn ends then flash dictate then elesh norn and josh boards go away and i mean comon he has a vedalken ourrey a card which gives his card flash so 3 misplay how much has matter 2 olivia not searcing for a boardwipe and adam fail of erebos

[@eldritchbearproductions415]

For the Halloween season me and a group of friends play Halloween themed Commander decks. It's a great way to get into the holiday season. I think it would be really cool if game knights did a Halloween special. I play a werewolf tribal with Ulrich.

[@deathpunch2169]

Don't draw boardwipes - The game. I still enjoyed it though ^^

[@shawndiaz7528]

Two board wipes were played this game though. Elesh Norn and the new 3 CMC white wipe.

[@ktrizzle6098]

Don't tutor for board wipes - the game

[@CitroenDS-ij9hz]

Just accept selesnya masterrace.

[@Leelilou]

I had to give this a second watch. Josh played a few cards I can see working in this sweet Darien, King of Kjeldor deck I'm rebuilding. Great game, this episode made me rethink my first opinions on the GoR legends. Cheers!

[@ldeguzman]

I wish there was a rematch. Didn’t even get to see what that Etrata deck could do. Josh was just on a different level of Mathemagics there. And Craig is always an awesome guest.

[@Cole444Train]

thewillingwell to be fair, Etrata is terrible and that is by far the worst deck here

[@ldeguzman]

Cole444Train iv seen her deck tech on Etrata and her ideas looked solid to me. We just didn’t get to see it here.

[@Cole444Train]

you need combo peices that cost way to much. It's a nice idea but the commander is fundamentally bad

[@trident042]

Today, everyone learns what the LRR community already knows: Adam is just one of the very best boys.

[@solenaisaac820]

josh continues to astound me with how incredible he is at this game. I would of never seen that erabos play, it was incredible.

[@vjc1218]

Wow what a critical blunder by Adam! His mistake allowed Josh to win the game. The Norn was about to WIPE OUT Josh's entire board!!

[@Shiek200]

The next time someone asks me how the stack works I'm going to refer them to that section of your video. The visual representation was incredibly well done and I can't imagine people not understanding the stack after watching it.

[@MrEliakimRAS]

Seriously, why does no one learn? You never make a deal with Josh. He's slippery, and only does deals if he's buying time to win. I don't care about repercussions. He needs to die first or else he will dominate the board. He did the same in Dominaria's brawl episode, manipulating the Izzet player to win uncontested.

[@AnonYmous-mc5zx]

There's a rule in EDH politics wherein how the deal gets introduced is 90% of the deal itself. Anyone who starts negotiations with "so you wanna cut a deal" isnt looking to deal, they're looking to survive something. The best deals are the ones that start with "So what do you need to do X?" *on their turn.* My monoblue control deck does it all the time. "What do you need to swing into this person? Alright, they're bounced..." All I could think when craig was trying to get infect damage into josh was "A good boomerang would do work here and make an ally for as long as you need to win."

[@nicholasrolo886]

Just because you have a different opinion doesn't mean that you can bash the players