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[@thespiffingbrit]

*When is the legendary tea commander release?*

[@LolindirElros]

omg, breaking mtg as well 💚

[@BloodMoonGo]

Great to see you here good sir! I never knew I needed you narrating MTG gameplay before now.

[@Tuturial464]

Spiff exploits the world of MTg

[@michaelmilakovic9701]

YO I LOVE YOUR STUFF

[@SMFZeroXP]

I will say when I saw your logo in the thumbnail I've never been happier. Pleasant Kenobi and spiffing Brit. Only thing that would have made it better as if wizards made an orc deck and you got to pilot that flashback to your 40K orc video

[@Shark-Fist]

This is quite possibly the last place I expected to see Spiff, but it's an extremely pleasant surprise!

[@b0lkan]

Was just thinking the same thinking watching the thumbnail, but I do love the crossover.

[@Naturessightsandsounds7040]

I think spiff did a mtg arena episode once.

[@Rocjhead118]

Has Spiff done a true face reveal before this? I just remember the really memey fake reveal he did.

[@Haimi-fv5xj]

Yeah absoluteley, I never expected this

[@Shark-Fist]

@@Rocjhead118 Not on KZbin, I don't think. He's shown his face on his social media and I think on some of the Yogscast's Twitch livestreams

[@BrewersKitchen]

Spiff plays Magic?! This is wild! 🤩

[@thespiffingbrit]

Spiff plays magic and has seen some of your work :D I started last year and play 2-3 times a week mostly edh. I now own far too many magic cards

[@revenant2139]

As someone who watches both of your videos this is awesome.

[@BrewersKitchen]

@@thespiffingbrit That’s amazing to hear. Considering how bendable the rules and mechanics of Magic are, it seems like the perfect game for you :D Big fan of you content!

[@AricHaldan0782]

Ah of course Spiff has seen Brewer's Kitchen, who is known for making decks that are perfectly balanced. It's really nice to see worlds collide like this with all these wonderful sausages/content creators.

[@Dryermalt]

This is CGP Grey commenting on Rhystic Studies videos levels of unexpected crossovers.

[@victorburghi]

Spiff and Pk, the crossover I didn't knew I wanted, until now.

[@motherpuncher4343]

SAME

[@pykedj]

needed*

[@revjakenash1]

Commander is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits

[@arthurhenningsson2166]

Spiff's commitment to staying on brand is just hilariou

[@Louiscypher93]

If he was truely commited he would be playing imperium

[@goldcreeper7376]

Naaah, the cackling necron overlord bit was awesome!

[@TheFleshIsWeak394]

Wait Spiff is real? I thought he was a figment of the internet. A digital God. A creature of binary bits and tea.

[@travm.6013]

Yes he is that, he just made a meat sack filled with tea to interact with us mortals

[@EffinChat]

No you see he's actually a meat vessel of the all-powerful Reanu Keeves, who has escaped the confines of Todd Howard games and into our reality

[@highpol1ce]

@@EffinChat Oh yeah. Spiff did say that was going to happen in that one episode. I guess he wasn't bullshitting. Lmao

[@Schnaqer]

The aspiring champion effect should have done 6 damage because the bloodthirster is in fact a demon with 6 power. Together with the 6 dmg from warstorm surge that would have been lethal.

[@kams2935]

It is addressed at the end of the video. Good catch!

[@JavierOrtizBultron]

True, but only happened because he didn't block on purpose.

[@Schnaqer]

@@kams2935 Oh my bad, i skipped the last minute or so after they called GG

[@tiobridge841]

The whole game PK was using a dead soldier token as well - it had skullclamp on and base toughness 1

[@kams2935]

@@tiobridge841 it has +1/+1 counter on it

[@estebanpalacioperez7935]

Kharn the betrayer says: an oponent of YOUR choice, she didn't had to choose the owner of the damage that woul've killed it

[@Kristjan0209]

To be honest I wish it was more random. Being like this you can make a deal to throw him back and forth and the other people would really fall behind

[@remembertobreathe66]

@@Kristjan0209 It's Humble Defector, so it's pretty red. This one just actually kills stuff.

[@Kristjan0209]

@@remembertobreathe66 yeah but I don't think it's flavorful enough

[@ferdithetank7535]

Doesn't Khârn triggers when he leaves the battlefield? So even if he dies immediately, you at least get 2 cards

[@TheJcjonesacp]

I am confused on what they said about giving things death touch and when he said he’d change how he battles after spiff casts his removal on kenobi’s commander, their is three parts to combat, beginning of combat declare attacks declare blocks, after attacks are declared things can be done before declare blocks, it’s how half of white’s combat tricks work. I believe that after he declared his attacks spiff should have been baked to cast a spell before blocks are declared (because instant) which would have allowed him to alter how the Tyranid player would block. I could be wrong if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure kenobi lied to spiff there. Because if he cast the removal on the deathtouch giving card then as a result of state based effects before blocks are declared they would loses deathtouch.

[@pitakosthepwner]

The Necron Deck is a perfect deck with no exploits!

[@seraf8297]

None whatsoever! Stop reading my cards, they're fine.

[@TZKGuy]

Laughs in bojuka bog

[@andrewamann2821]

@@TZKGuy *laughs harder in Tormod's Crypt*

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

@@andrewamann2821 *Laughs even harder in Turn 0 Leyline of the Void*

[@andrewamann2821]

@@RoxyGotMoxy. methinks I would take exception to that... The last card I took exception to was a T3 Aura Shards, which, by virtue of another group hug player in the pod, I dropped a Kozilek onto the table, and told the owner that he would get hit until that particular enchantment was gone.

[@pitakosthepwner]

Drink a shot every time Kenobi confuses Death korps of krieg with armageddon steel legion!

[@PleasantKenobi]

Even I make mistakes, sometimes.

[@joshuacapps7888]

Thank you, wasn't the only one to notice it

[@envysart797]

That bit about Kharn being my dad and just “leaving to do a heresy and not coming back” had me laughing in public.

[@Egzindahouse]

I have no idea what’s going on, but I love how much fun everyone’s having. Also, I think this ranks as one of the most unexpected collaboration lineups I’ve ever seen.

[@godtiermtg]

While I don’t think it affected the outcome, Vince played two lands on his second to last turn, at 1:07:00 and at 1:07:38, which allowed him to tap down a blocker

[@MrRealyLP]

Not only that he would have also died to the Demon because of the extra 6 Damage from that Chaos Marine dude.

[@vincentmccue7481]

Pleasant "Two Explores" Kenobi

[@cycle1990]

was about to comment the same thing XD

[@jameskeenan1351]

I was about to say same thing. Basically cheated for the win

[@OneDemonsAdvocate]

Orkie also shouldn't have had the flyer either because it was under the control of a player who lost the game and should have been exiled, which affected math too

[@Lybra1022]

Spiff out here upstaging Dream's Face Reveal with his own. And it is GLORIOUS! Edit: Damn shame Orkie missed the rest of her Aspiring Champion's effect. Since she ripped a Demon off it, she should have gotten to do another 6 to PK's face in addition to the 6 she did from Warstorm Surge.

[@TheCrimsonArchivist]

PleasantKenobi, the funny thing about that swords to plowshares is that in Warhammer lore the Leman Russ is actually built off a tractor chassis and was repurposed into a tank for the imperial guard

[@Opreich]

If PK does more content with Spiff or some Yogs I'll probably cry for joy.

[@SkewedWarschark]

The Spiffing Brit's face! I figured he would keep it concealed forever! Love the content, love the decks. Thank you Spiff and Pleasant for being an absolute gift to both of your communities.

[@modothegreat108]

Kharn: "An opponent of your choice" The table: "So since I attacked, you have to give it to me now!"

[@SplashNThrash]

I came here for 40k commander and was blessed with such a gentleman as the spiffing brit time for me to grab some tea and watch him break magic the gathering. marvelous

[@Dalenthas]

The Spiffing Brit? Does that mean Magic the Gathering is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits?

[@thomasdehetre300]

Spiff looks a lot younger than I imagined

[@thejonbeaman]

Now, my heart only yearns for seeing Spiff run the EDH content gauntlet. More Spiff, More Magic, Perfectly Balanced.

[@forbiddenaether1012]

Kenobi should be dead, as the aspiring champion says that if it’s a demon it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent, then war storm surge triggers and then deals 6 more. You forgot the effect. But good game anyway

[@jorischkovich]

11:13 i guess you could say we have a wiffing Brit at the table

[@Teifling]

Holy Crap, Orkie! I don't usually watch the KZbin commander games, but I'm turning this on for my chore doing background.

[@schizosamurai8840]

Fun fact: Kharn the Betrayer is called so not because he would lack loyalty per se, but because when in battle, he often goes into a blind rage and murders anyone in reach, foe and friend alike

[@graeme5048]

Vince. Do more of this. It has got to be one of my favourite videos you've ever done

[@specter65810]

I now want to refer to all pre main phases as “vibe check”.

[@mtgcollectzmtgcollectz8798]

WOAH MANGA SAINT HILAIRE PLAYING MAGIC AND HE PICKS TYRANIDS . EPIC

[@BigMekDanskull]

I have no idea what I just watched, and I realise I'll sound like Orkie's dad when I say this, but I'm glad you all had a good time!

[@adamdouce353]

That was quite possible the most polite game of commander I've ever seen

[@sarpedon702]

I absolutely love all the different dialects! Its like listening to poetry.

[@DevoidGoat]

Can't believe kenobi missed the fact that he was supposed to take 6 damage from the aspiring champion revealing a demon then take 6 damage from the warstorm surge as the Bloodthirster entered which would have killed him XD Oh well it happens Loved this game doh. Wish the Necrons showed off more cuz they are my favorite faction. Greyfax too Sterongk💪🏾

[@grixmaw]

Came here to say exactly this. PK should have died. Great game though.

[@stantygielski3627]

she had a choice of which opponent to give Kharn to.

[@ballsmcgee7783]

My boy the Spiffing Brit nail game is on point!

[@TheOriginalIBT]

This is what precon gameplays on youtube should be, new players getting into magic and one veteran making a few mistakes, loved the video

[@williambunch7513]

Manga and Spiff playing MTG was not the crossover I was expecting today but i'm here for it

[@pr0fess0rbadass]

Awesome! I'm gonna proxy all 4 decks!

[@Tinytraveler]

Found the fellow Ork player lol

[@AnthonyJohnson-ku5wr]

I've loved your warhammer 40k coverage and your enthusiasm!! You are killing it and have inspired me to get some of those decks myself

[@Jormangunder]

What an absolute surprise and pleasure to see spiffing Brit here. ❤ Thanks for the content Kenobi, loved the chemistry of all 4 of you. What a fun romp to watch.

[@neutralggesports]

This is the first time I've seen Spiff's face, and it's not even in one of his videos, and it's not even within the realm of videos that I ever expected he'd appear in. But glad to see you here, Spiff!

[@l4rgo911]

I find it funny that if you squint a bit, Spiff looks kinda like Chulane Teller of Tales. A very balance commander for a very respectable Brit!

[@AMattyDevil]

This is nice to watch after seeing you in action at the LGT, just pre-ordered the decks for myself as well. Very excited to try and get the chaos deck to pop off.

[@PleasantKenobi]

Welcome aboard!

[@HEYabbot]

Everytime I see these decks in play I cant wait to get my hands on them. WOTC did an awesome job on these.

[@Books_coffee_and_ducks]

BTW hats off to your honesty. There is always so much to miss, or overlook, or just mistake in a game of magic.

[@RoughToughTonkasGotTheStuff]

Magic the Gathering is a PERFECTLY BALANCED game with no exploits

[@maxboot2115]

When I saw the trailer for this on Twitter I was sooo hyped but sooo disappointed that there wasn't yet a full video. Thankfully, the algorithm blessed me this day with this recommendation...I'm excited!

[@Books_coffee_and_ducks]

Wow. My husband and I just finished watching and.... wow. We didn't expect the Space Marines to play the way it did. Loved the vibes of this. Hope to see you guys play more some time.

[@0MrScruff0]

It's weird to see Spiffing Brit not in animated form.

[@Exosphere90]

Very encouraging to see how easy it is for new players to get into the format (or game altogether). Gameplay was joyous with great quality, thanks for this!

[@colinsheffieldpharm.d.8931]

One of the most enjoyable games of Commander I have watched. I really appreciated the interactions and positivity.

[@jimbones5621]

Holy crap, I never thought i'd see a PleasantKenobi and Spiffing Brit crossover.

[@pandacakes6613]

I'm building an imperial Guard (soldier tribal) themed deck with Severina Raine as a commander and this game convinced me to include assault marine in it.

[@garrettleblanc7926]

This video was amazing! Great group of people!

[@smartkaboose3806]

Great video, I loved seeing all the warhammer decks doing their thing :)

[@kristopherwatts9466]

I've never seen Spifs face before. Not going to lie did not expect him to look like that.. let alone with painted nails!!(do love the colour!)

[@porytal6390]

I wasn’t expecting Spiff, but seeing him is a very welcome surprise!

[@Phe0nix1986]

What a teamup. I only know PK but you are all an excellent lineup. I would to play with any of you.

[@CL0NK_]

This was such a great game! Really fun group, glad everyone had a good time!

[@Jebjeb]

Great game, loved the guests, but kenobi did cheat there on the zephyrim turn. He played a swamp at the start, tapped out, then played another land to activate Greyfax's tap ability...

[@iainknight2767]

major respect to the correcting in the end I was thinking that but given that it was a friendly gamble I figured whatever. the fact that you corrected that you actually lost is very cool.

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Honestly I half expected spiff’s face to be covered by his logo the entire video so that nobody knew what he looked like

[@lijana]

I really enjoyed watching this match. I can tell that these guys are Warhammer fans and it's good to see them trying commander and having fun. I would love to see more of these videos.

[@adamkokus4972]

Everyone’s General excitement for the cards and decks is so refreshing.

[@Aigis31]

What a sweet video! It was really fun to watch. I'm genuinely surprised by just how fun all the W40K decks seem to be!

[@RazgrizAce67]

Every time Orkie broke fourth wall and gave the Office style side-eye to camera while the others were talking nonsense, cracked me up!

[@porphyrylives]

Solid game and content. Cannot wait to play these decks. Thanks for posting Kenobi

[@Whiplash557]

Great video! Really fun display of the precons

[@samhalsey2155]

Please oh please do more with this group! It would make a fantastic Commander show!!

[@Seority]

This was an absolute joy to watch, thank you! 😄

[@vazp3]

loved this, hopefully Vince makes more of this

[@00naruhina]

Jeez where did this editing budget come from. Very cool. Love seeing this ❤️❤️❤️

[@gr3asemunky_868]

Manga and the *Swarm Lord* had me crackin' up! Loved the video Kenobi!

[@NightOfCrystals]

Great game! So fun to watch. Thanks for creating and sharing

[@jeffreyrector8899]

Loved the report and banter from y'all. Great game to watch

[@GoofyahhGus]

This was great fun. Vibe Step will be replacing Upkeep in my playgroup 😄

[@reighbenearlwystenm.labill536]

The world needs this to be a regular show. Excellent cast.

[@ronmarshall1566]

Because marvelous things will happen🥰 Extraordinary job on the match and Spanks for sharing😋

[@jka97]

What an awesome pod! Great vid!

[@Schwenne1994]

so happy to see everyone having fun. always a little worried with new players being overwhelmed by the experienced players bit stuff like Kenobi reminding of triggers was really nice. I hope they played another round and the Tyranids got their deserved victory :D

[@jonathandoherty9082]

Can't wait for these decks to officially come out on Friday. Picking up the Tyranid deck for sure, and will probably also pick up the Necron one later

[@kalosprismatic]

Came for Orkie, stayed for the awesome game. 🤘

[@kalosprismatic]

Finished the episode, we all know Orkie won. 😜

[@leonardwisniewski3418]

Now I want either a Blood Angels or Death Guard Secret Lair.

[@dunsinane88]

What a fun game with friends! Can't wait to play these.

[@joegaylord87]

I never realized this. I've never (to my knowledge) heard someone with a Caribbean accent playing MTG, real life or video. It's dope to see new inclusion.

[@MaxYoung-Maxinfet]

I love the idea of all Tyranids have announcing their names like pokemon in a high pitched voice

[@kharnifex]

Screamer screamer

[@phil4459]

Really nice game! Was a lot of fun seeing new players getting in to the game. I would love another one :)

[@lehybooruse3018]

I could watch Spiff playing magic all day ! Love it !

[@nik700]

Super fun game! I'm honestly amazed of how smooth it went considering some players were brand new

[@santiagoberkley920]

This makes me want more gameplay from PK like this :))

[@MrMangeSmith]

So joyful to see people dabbling into a hobby and just enjoy some casual commander :)

[@Orrphoiz]

Ahhhh, how extraordinarily pleasant to see such perfectly balanced decks.

[@starshot9418]

Don't know If this is sarcasm. But other than the commanders these decks are quite balanced with each other

[@Tomoka51]

@@starshot9418 They're riffing on the fact that The Spiffing Brit is in this video and how he is typically overly flamboyant in his speech and calls things "perfectly balanced" all the time.

[@starshot9418]

@@Tomoka51 well now I feel absolutely stupid. Thank you for enlightening me

[@jackgarn8392]

This is awesome!! Loving spiff playing magic

[@SickOfItAll1988]

Niiice, it's back! I just bought the Esper deck, it's my first PreCon. I want the 6 mana legendary for a cEDH stax deck ^^ But I initially bought it because my three casual decks are too strong for two new members in our playgroup & I'll just keep it how it is (except of the mana base of course)

[@Pintyhet]

For a few newer players jumping in I think everyone did very very well. This was a lot of fun to watch.

[@DeamonOwl]

A fun watch, despite me being out of MtG for a while. Good chemistry at the table and I was surprised by Spiff. I thought he was a stock image person. Also greeting from the guy that talked with you at FAB protour Lille on the Arcane Rising draft. Hope you recovered quickly from that and hope to see some FAB content. :D

[@00Clank]

Erasing what I was going to comment since they caught the Kharn thing by the end. Nice game, cool you got to play them so early! Excited to play these myself with a friend who bought the full suite.

[@johnbts9216]

Omg the Spiffing brit. Awesome!

[@aedangiffin1471]

I think Wizards made Szarekh the face commander of that deck to lower the power to match the other decks. Cause with Trazyn or the other guy I feel like it's significantly better out of the box than the other 3

[@Dreadnote-pf7of]

Yeah, Szarekh feels Awesome little less strong than he should. For effect that triggers only once each turn his resurrection is kinda weak, maybe it could return straight to battlefield or just target any arti-creature or vehicle, not just out of three milled... Or atleast just milled this turn, doesn't matter with what effect, that would be cool. Not both of this buffs, but just one, so we either get more explosive janky top-deck stuff with putting big guys into battlefield or just more variety of stuff (and this would be more thematic, like necrons would, you know, remember all the stuff they lost, when all their monolith got burried and could bring them back... And right now Szarekh feels more like an explorer that dig through the deck and instantly forget everything he doesn't take RIGHT NOW... Not very necron-y to me) . Because right now his effect feel... Well, not that amazing and really lower the power-level of whole deck.

[@aedangiffin1471]

@@Dreadnote-pf7of Yeah basically his recursion effect is way to restrictive - either of the changes you suggest would buff him significantly but I don't think he'd be overpowered... Obviously could be broken with cards like Sensei's divining top but that's not really problematic in this format lol. Seems like the 4 decks at the same table make for a solid game though so that's good!

[@trentonpeters8589]

Same thing with the tyranid deck the other commander is much better

[@piemastera]

Lordy what a fun game, also nice to see Spiff having so much fun!