Our Build-Your-Own Commander Precons vs. Olivia's | Shuffle Up & Play 49 | Magic Gathering Gameplay

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Want to see me play with actual DOCTOR WHO FANS on Shuffle Up? They exist! And also me dressed as one of my favorite Doctors while I play Commander? Watch that Shuffle Up and Play here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWOQnmd3qbp_lZo

[@seanbennett494]

I was following your End of Time part 1 breakdown there... I remember how much that spooked we, the idea of cloning yourself into every human on the planet

[@joshualoiacono5488]

Loved that episode! Also I’m embarrassed to say that I knew what you were playing as soon as you knocked on the table

[@Chrixs00]

Y'all should do an episode with paymoneywubby! Would so so much fun!

[@boombox_up_to_11]

I love that your pegasus looked like it was in fact near 2 rad counters-so authentic! Good job!

[@bluecraftsandgarden5130]

This. So much this lol

[@dizzlebloom120]

I'll never forget when I met the prof. I was working a meat counter and I was wrapping up a package of pork chops, he was very kind but I kept fucking up because I was very high, then I cried.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Were you the guy who kept thinking I was Brian Kibler? That guy seemed very high.

[@dizzlebloom120]

@@TolarianCommunityCollege yeah!!! And I was, I lost my mom when I was 12 so mother's day is a rough one for me 😅😅 thanks for your patience and kindness!

[@charginggemo8340]

At least you were memorable!

[@TheCaptainhumble]

😂

[@SunniestAutumn]

This has big "boomer dad with his three daughters"-energy.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

First of all, ouch. Second of all....fair. ;p

[@joshuaharvey7505]

I WISH my dad was as cool as that. Prof is the father figure we all deserve 🥰

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

To be fair, Gen X dad.

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

Never mind. Just got to his bean joke and hat talk. Boomer.

[@BlightsteelNinja]

Omg Olivia’s face 🤣 Professor was in rare form for this one.

[@efrenmartinez6138]

What I love about Shuffle Up and play, is that it really captures that “4 friends just playing commander” energy. Which is the reason most of us play commander anyway

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

It's easy to capture that because 99% of the time, that's what it is. So many of us have known each other for YEARS at this point, so while sometimes we have a new person we are still getting to know, the majority of these are really just "OMG, I get to play Commander with my friends!"

[@Azothazo]

I also love that about Shuffle Up and Play. Takes me back to high school years where my friends and I would go to our card shop every Sunday to play hours of commander, none of us that good at the game lol. Fond memories

[@phatnana2379]

The only thing they're missing are those "too close for comfort" moments that happen from time to time lol. When someone at the table starts getting genuinely HEATED.

[@babygirlvenere]

big shoutout to Prof for being such a good sport. getting bullied on his own show has gone from being a mundane occurrence to an actual part of the highlight reel. love him for that.

[@nikhilchhagan7371]

Ngl it’s gotten a bit tired as a bit, would love to see them experiment with literally any other joke

[@Sercotani]

@@nikhilchhagan7371 same honestly, the day he wins again I'd just be cheering for an actual underdog.

[@risinghonor7]

I mean it's how hosting stuff irl works 2 u usually gang up on the host

[@YTAG33]

The social negotiation at the table of who to attack is kind of a weird element of the Commander format. I feel like a singleton 2 headed giant would have most of the same table fun but without that weird unfairness built in. Or there was another old format for any number of players where everyone simply attacks clockwise.

[@tonehunter8755]

Jesse and Spice8 are by far away my two favourite guests, they are both consistently entertaining. This episode was great as always

[@regisdecremps6571]

did you mean melody pond ? ... whistle

[@princenoreally]

I want Prof Jesse Spice8 and hadouken on the same episode

[@thetyzonator]

I really wanna see spice, rhystic and jesse all on one episode

[@elliottdrala1617]

Agreeed

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

Pinkerton joke within the first 6 minutes. Love it.

[@zerken77]

Seems like whatever table Olivia is at, she instigates against the Brian at the table

[@stefanwilhelm6046]

😂😂😂 Yeah, it seems like there is a scheme...

[@Connor-kh8sh]

Briangate?

[@Zofield9]

I always feel like she is scary away from home. On Commander at Home she plays silly things like her boat deck and is chill. Here and on GK she is a BEAST!

[@brningpyre]

49:50 Even if noone else heard you, I appreciated the joke, Jesse.

[@jimmydoescardtricks5057]

Was it a mind goblin card??

[@ToxicSkyline00]

Bro that joke had me dying. Best part of the episode

[@redheat465]

Adeezes nuts

[@whatdothlife4660]

There was an audio stinger and camera zoom so thank the editor.

[@Littlewh0]

"I have not hurt you at all" immediately after doing damage to all players

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Hahahaha

[@shadowclan100]

The chemistry between this table is amazing. Made my day better seeing everyone have fun

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Was such a blast to record this!

[@chazzer5968]

Don't worry Prof. I immediately got your doctor who reference. Those taps are too iconic to be forgotten.

[@davidbjerke6209]

100% here to show support for the Dr Who reference

[@jaysnow701]

I immediately hit the ooh uh oooooooh.

[@matthewmiller3815]

Love Doctor Who.

[@parkerheal7049]

As a newer Doctor Who Fan the reveal by prof about the Heartbeat intro was indeed mind blowing 😂

[@CoffinBait-i7z]

That story arc is so much fun! While Saxon Master genuinely scares me, Missy (the woman on Prof's Commander card) is pure gold

[@addisonfowler5591]

I have been a competitive yugioh player for years but I haven’t been having much fun with it as of late. This channel was recommended to me by the crazy youtube algorithms and wow am I so glad that it was. I am now a magic player because of this channel and am loving it! Thank you for all you do!

[@timothyvenske6519]

Cyber dragon best deck

[@ozzysmith2571]

Welcome to magic! I hope you have a great time!

[@ErisRift]

I play both as well. Magic table top and Yugioh online. Every time I get asked which is better and I can't give them a answer because both are great. It's hard to explain the difference to Magic and Yugioh non players.

[@nofilterneito]

As a fellow YuGiOh player who’s been pulled into Commander, welcome to another potentially expensive TCG. At least this one we can play with the whole friend group lol.

[@janelantestaverde2018]

​@@nofilterneitoLuckily you can always proxy cards by now, most people are chill about it. It's a cosmetic choice in the end.

[@LadySayeh]

For Prof, there's a lot of us that enjoy Doctor Who...11 &13 are my favorite and I absolutely love River Song

[@nofilterneito]

Peter Capaldi’s run was so underrated, I really wish they gave him more to work with, he really did the role justice. Watching the culmination of River Song’s story was the best for someone who started with Matt Smith then went back and watched Dr. Who from the beginning.

[@georgegottschall3439]

Jesse Robkin is a LEGEND! She needs to be on every episode. *chanting* Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse!!!

[@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430]

I know its the running gag, but sometimes I get sick of Prof getting dogpiled dunked on and killed first so much

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

I can’t believe it was a TCC video that got me to finally understand the “heart beat of a time lord”. They have two hearts, so they beat 4 times per pulse! I was such a huge fan during the SUPERWHOLOCK era of television, and just never understood what that meant, but now it all makes sense!! Thanks Prof!

[@bighairycomputers]

He doesn't know the "If you ain't first, you're last" reference, but then proceeds to respond with Ricky's dad's sober response.

[@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai]

I saw the Raff video and decided to build my own version of it with the same basic concept, but less of a budget restriction. Control spellslinger+tokens. And I love that deck! Raff flies so under the radar because when you read him, he doesn’t look like he’d draw you very many cards, but he gets the card draw ball rolling, and then once you throw in some cheap draw spells, it snowballs out of control (or _into_ control, more accurately) pretty quickly.

[@squatzandoatz92]

as someone that just got back into the game after over 10 years out of it, it's so nice that you guys read off every card and explain the action. lets this old dog keep up!

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Right there with you, haven't played since Shadow Moor.

[@lucyarisato6850]

Always a treat to see Prof and friends in my inbox. Thank you!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Glad you like them!

[@Overthinker89]

Prof is in peak comedy form this episode. Never change sir.

[@Walygo]

I heard the 4 knocks and was like "I know that sound. I dont know from where but I know them" I will always love that the prof is a doctor who fan

[@nicholasrolo886]

"I'm Olivia Gobert-hicks member and co-host of literally everything, also I'm at profs house"

[@Hugo-qf1wb]

I really need a video of the professor talking about hats for an hour now

[@colemcnutt4136]

This show just turns into the bully Prof show every time, I know the feeling with my play group

[@Jjdude101]

“Do what you gotta do” famous last words, Prof

[@richardcrum431]

I think it's funny that Prof and I both say, 'untap, upkeep, draw' at the start of our turns lol as like a reminder to ourselves! 😆

[@Cornholio94]

Olivia was not touching that pinkerton joke with a 20 ft pole lmao.

[@lukeemmo02]

Just brought the "House always wins" budget deck and have been playing it in paper. Absolutely loving it, and most of the tables have enjoyed the mechanics.

[@Miaholmes4952]

Finished the Dino Precon Vid today.. Saw at end of video that this vid was coming out Monday.. Looked to see it dropped 5 min ago! What luck :) Love this content

[@kath59]

i love how in hijinks and in commander at home olivia is like yea i dont ever attack, but then when she plays with prof she just swings at him every time xD

[@samuelhowarth9994]

My god, the cowboy "accent" hurt my soul. Never change, Prof.

[@drexciya8083]

Cooking up some chili beans, for the cowboys.

[@Drewsky32]

So actually, Bobbie wouldn't have been able to kill Prof if she chose all modes and he'd had a creature in hand because Rankle has First Strike, so that trigger would resolve before the rest of the damage, then Dreadhound triggers.

[@wanteerumisbind7407]

4:01 No one expected the lethal off the bat !

[@Rocknoob49]

5:00 our main house rule: If you draw an unplayable starting hand, feel free to mull until you got something playable. We're here to play magic, not sit and watch others play magic.

[@perg9632]

Those Pegasus tokens looked like the extra life SL where the kiss with autism drew one and a professional artist made a high quality picture of it.

[@ericap1098]

This video was so much fun. This pod was A+ for good humour, budget, and just good feels.

[@georgegottschall3439]

Can we get merch for Jesse. Shirts/playmats that say RADICAL ROBKIN. 😮

[@KallenMalefic]

"Doctor Who is a dad's show." I feel personally attacked by this.

[@exal1504]

The pegasus tokens remind me of that meme for a drawing contest, the 2nd place is a wonderful very lifelike drawing of a dog, and the winner is an amalgam of lumpy shapes made by a 3 year old

[@ErickC1996]

Im watching bobbie being swayed to swing at prof with olivia saying we’ll keep you alive. Im like noooooo the erriete trigger!!

[@quaksbongos658]

This was so good!! Prof was mvp for getting beat down and still staying super silly

[@WytchfynderGeneral]

Oh mein Gott, als George am Ende Deutsch gesprochen hat hab ich fast einen Herzinfarkt gehabt :D (George speaking German at the end almost gave me a heart attack)

[@Fabiundso]

War auch kurz überrascht. (Was surprised as well.)

[@Tyke-Myson]

Best gameplay show ever. I love watching friends bouce off each other and have a good time. Feeds me 'till the weekend when my goons and I get to indulge in the same manner.

[@CentaurionArcher]

Always nice hearing someone passionate about Doctor Who! As a British person, Doctor Who felt like essential viewing~

[@OTKok]

British one piece

[@chummer2060]

1:04:02 Prof, this is how every game Olivia is in goes. Hahaha

[@Whightknight16]

What Prof doesn't know is that Mothman is a gay icon, which would give him back allyship

[@vileluca]

What

[@falandfriends4760]

Watching prof talk about a great story from probably the best TV show ever to exist and three people not care hurts my soul. A shared enjoyment of Dr Who was the start of a beautiful relationship with my now spouse of 9 years who I have 3 children with.

[@DraggaRyuu]

I can't deny that it starts to feel a bit...genuinely annoying when no matter what's going on in the games, Prof is the first priority. Feels like a bit that's getting stale.

[@DabbleDo]

I’m pretty sure that’s game memory kicking in on all Proffs shenanigans over the years 😅

[@ArninoStorm]

Everybody loves the Mothman.

[@joshuaharvey7505]

Some of us (not naming names, mine is in plain sight) love him juuuust a little too much.

[@beccgah]

I started playing MTG a few months ago and I got my first ever win with the pre-con deck (against the other pre-cons) It's my favourite deck. My boyfriend is helping me modify it so it can keep up with the decks in my play group.

[@WurmZ420]

Overplayed, uninspired

[@dovakev]

Mothman? Uninspired? It's got a ton of flavor.. literally inspired by a video game.. ​@WurmZ420

[@benhansen5452]

love watching these decks play solataire as the game goes on, especially jesse's. Great value on these decks!

[@Rosmarus_Odobenus]

Incredible table. Jesse especially was on fire. She seems like one of these quietly hilarious people that make every game or hangout 10 times funnier.

[@HydraQU33N]

Sad to see prof get knocked out first...again 😢

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

I'm just such a powerful threat!

[@Blackadam36]

16:11 He’s the master of damage because he’s taking it all 😂

[@Brian_Bussy]

Ive been waiting for this! Hyped to see indominus rex

[@MizzMizz2241]

I genuinely love everyone's personality in this video and I wish I could play with yall. Been a huge fan of you, prof, since the original inistraad set. You helped me buy my first precon and my first sleeves and deck box. If I ever got the opportunity, I would love to come play some casual edh with all of you!

[@bronzend287]

Finished the Dino Precon Vid today.. Saw at end of video that this vid was coming out Monday.. Looked to see it dropped 5 min ago! What luck :) Love this content!

[@antoniomromo]

The professor really is MTG's internet dad and we love him! 😊

[@FreyjaMentado]

I love the Spice8Rack cameo for the 10 minutes later lol

[@DeWillpower]

thank you editor for showing when jesse made that joke and olivia and bobbie tried to contain their laughs :3

[@IzzysIssues]

8:58 the sounds of the Magic community

[@godmaster8817]

I just had the most hilarious ad timing prof said he's hip and with it then an ad played almost liked the video was embarrassed for him

[@needlesareyourfriend]

I was already a fan of the professor. I fell in love with the tapping of the drums.

[@KevinWeirG2]

The funny thing is the prof actually kinda did quote Talledaga Nights because there is a point where Ricky's dad says "There's plenty of other spots. There's second. There's third." Or something along those lines.

[@billcurran7210]

This was an awesome episode! I love the precon series and it was awesome to see how well all the decks performed!

[@LoZfan03]

Prof trying to sneak in two rad counter reminder cards like they're tokens, but he's already rad enough for us

[@kristbg]

Prof, "Tainted Love" actually had a big part in a Doctor Who episode, "The End of the World"

[@LX6R_Alexander]

We love you Prof

[@nickatwork]

Just a headsup the Spells Trouble decklist doesn't reflect this updated version (but would love if it did)

[@ghostsword6554]

I loved this one, featuring Jesse was a true delight

[@HaSTaxHaX]

i dont usually comment but i must say i love the new way of editing. and while im here ill say i have so much fun watching suffle up & play! much love for you all!!!

[@willstemm7348]

Always love to watch the professor play Magic, I could watch him play every day.

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

47:24 -- Presumably on purpose, but it was very cute how the dice lined up to be the mothman's glowing eye.

[@Spotifist]

yesssss, a pod of my king & queens! this is going to be great, thanks for the video.

[@cscurtis09]

This is literally my favorite table

[@mczyk17]

58:34 I was not ready for the Spice8Rack jumpscare

[@BMDubs]

Whoever edited Prof's "I was just being chill" at 1:04:04 deserves a raise.

[@danielwilliams8183]

"Doctor Who"'s a Dad Show. WOOF

[@FranklyImaPerson]

It is actually kind of crazy how often Shuffle Up and Play pisodes have people dog piling or focus firing Prof to the exclusion of worse threats. I'm going to make a spread sheet of every episode because I swear it's over 10 times

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Please share your data with me.

[@zennozangetsu1164]

I want to seeeee tooo

[@FranklyImaPerson]

@@TolarianCommunityCollege I have compiled the data. In the 31 episodes of Shuffle Up and Play where you have played a 4-Person Variant of Commander you have 3W-27L-1D. Of those losses, you have come in 2nd 7 times, 3rd 10 times, and 4th 10 times. Assuming we leave out the draw between Marcus, Sam of Rhystic Studies, and Connor of Spice8Rack, we can condense the percent chance of you either being the first to be eliminated, caught in a table wipe, or dogpiled before it becomes a 1v1 at around 74.07% of the larger 87% likelihood of losing. Of course looking at it as raw numbers the likelihood of getting 2 of 3 options is 67%, and of course in terms of raw numbers a person would expect to win a strictly fair 4-person game around 25% of the time, which indicates based on your records some factor or factors are being weighed against you

[@caven7931]

I love your demeanor man. Always positive and smiling. Plz keep it up

[@kevinwestermann1001]

The "Nächstes Mal bei Shuffle Up & Play" really got me. For a brief moment I was like... can it detect where I am from and auto-translate now? O:

[@Pimpulus]

80ies action movie voice prof: "just do what you gotta do..." 10/10, i rewatched a bunch of times

[@gabrielharvey956]

That was a nice episode of shuffle up and focus prof !

[@1217BC]

Love how Olivia explained all the effects of that aura except that it makes that dino incapable of blocking.

[@WizWiteKnight]

Watching Professor "I dont care about Universes Beyond" geek out over the Master deck at the start was just... amazing. I appreciated it Prof! Welcome to the dark side.

[@manick74]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but Sage’s Reverie is better than Olivia thinks. You draw a card for each Aura you control that is attached to a creature. Each. Not just the creature the Reverie is enchanting. (43:35) She should have drawn at least one extra card. Not sure if she had other auras on other people’s critters. When playing Eriette myself I regularly draw upwards 4-7 cards. It’s a nutso aura.

[@coyotefire69420]

I actually love the Doctor Who lore that Prof just ends up having. Its like when you watch Red Letter Media and Mike talks about Star Trek lol

[@sittingbull484]

Is it possible to see the actualise version of Jesse deck ? The list seems to have some upgrade since the video of build your own precon. Very fun video !

[@ethanbaccam5569]

Great game! You should try and make a Fourteenth Doctor deck with Gallifrey Stands!

[@kyleneeley1]

Super excited to watch this! I play eriette as my commander so I wanna see what kinda stuff is in this deck

[@cheezypnut9584]

I got the chance to play my dino deck against Bobbie-Christine at Dallas Command fest. She is so fucking awesome!!!

[@danimimimi7098]

It's probably pointed out already, but the primordial doesn't target the own graveyard, just opponent ones

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

41:56 - There's a little popup clarifying that, for anyone curious. ❤

[@flyingalienqueen]

“Is it in pain?” Had to break out the ROFLCOPTER for that one!

[@mawtaus]

Great episode. Cool decks, cool people, and everybody having a cool time. But that preview at the end has me very hyped. We're going to get an episode of Sam playing Dandan. It's going to be a long 2 weeks; I might have to see how much of the Spells Trouble deck I can put together with the cards I have on hand.

[@markredblue]

Hoping there are more installments of Build-Your-Own Commander Precons-deck building and play!

[@philippniemann8842]

I hope the Prof will behave as well as a guest in an episode of "commander at home" as Olivia did here... But Jesse, thanks for the social skills. Sincerely 😊

[@Duncan55Watson]

Jesse with the pinkerton comment was so cold. Awesome

[@Specs_Appeal]

"I am hip!.... Aaaannd with it!" I love you, Prof, lol.