Rakdos vs Kaalia vs Freyalise vs Xenagos EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

[@AP-lf7xd]

Want to give a big shout out thank you to trevor for filming games for the channel. Love most of his decks as well, always entertaining. 👍👺

[@MTGMuddstah]

Agreed! Thank you, Trevor!

[@sofer2230]

Trevor's topdecks in the last two rounds were astoundingly lucky... but he definitely earned that win by getting Cyriaque off the board.

[@DakingofAP]

Wtf those top decks were ridiculous haa

[@TCG9777]

I thought Tom was playing

[@Beldurkin]

The very epitome of old school Mise

[@Bumbum_Inspector]

Cyriaque deserved that Blightsteel play lmao.

[@ErikTheRedd1]

5:55 Things started getting dicey when cyriaque ruinous ultimatumed clayton's board for 2 mana. Yikes indeed

[@Vortexer19]

This game was absolutely disgusting 10/10

[@WastelandHunter92]

Everybody gangsta with their Kaalia, until the Blightsteel colossus hits the field.

[@DarkEinherjar]

That Steel Hellkite swing was brutal...

[@LivePhive5]

That blightsteel coming out of nowhere was just vicious.

[@savsa-yt]

Clayton and Cyriaque giving us that Brothers' War vibe. *chef's kiss*

[@silash.5535]

right? and both in the Rakdos colors as well, really liked the choice there!

[@laurenswindlehurst8484]

This is one of the few EDH channels where I feel like anyone is welcome and I’m here for it.

[@Schieddog]

I love my Kaalia deck! Then again, it makes more sense to kill one person at a time then slowly chip 3 people down over many turns.

[@Garl_Vinland]

Baan her

[@Schieddog]

@@Garl_Vinland Have you had a bad experience against Kaalia?

[@Garl_Vinland]

@@Schieddog I've never had a good experience against Kaalia. Even when I beat her, the victory is always a sour and uninteresting one.

[@samhparker]

This was one of the coolest games I've seen on this channel in a while. So swingy back and forth

[@MstrKipper]

Always love seeing two of my commanders in a game on the channel : ) I'm hoping for many Eldrazi

[@GrimR3eaper99]

I love coming back to a youtuber by chance and seeing them grow extensively. Keep up the good work muddstah!

[@AllHailBlobs]

the two evil geniuses are back to beat face and win games. Trevor is def my favorite personality on this channel and his decks are crazy

[@WiiTara]

This is another showing why you should always stick to the "Kaalia is never allowed to attack"-Rule.

[@PaulGaither]

Also the "Seriously, I keep telling you that instant speed spot removal is way better than board wipes and you should be running 8 in your deck" rule, and the "Oh, but no. Nobody listens to me until Jimmy and Josh say it on the command zone."

[@williamcarswell3012]

@@PaulGaither Jimmy and Josh say to run around 10 spot removal cards and about 4 board wipes so you kinda agree with them

[@PaulGaither]

@@williamcarswell3012 - Those numbers have changed since earlier episodes. I have written EDH/Commander primers going back to 2007/2008. A lot of what I have been advocating for has now become standard practice. 2cmc rocks and ramp? Players mocked me and said they would rather play Darksteel Ingot which survives board wipes and ramps you from three to five. Similar arguments were made for Kodama's Reach and the card advantage vs 2cmc ramp and so forth. Now? 2cmc ramp is the standard and almost NONE of it is new. Sure, Arcane Signet and the enemy Talisman cycle, but the rest are 14+ years old. Eventually people will realize the power of cantrip graveyard removal. Few decks DON'T take massive advantage of the graveyard, and even against those, the cantrip nature of said removal makes them worth it.

[@williamcarswell3012]

@@PaulGaither what cantrip graveyard hate are you referring to because control based magic is where the game is heading due to how powerful 5 drop spells are becoming i also think land based decks need to be put in check soon before they completely sweep the format

[@PaulGaither]

@@williamcarswell3012 - There are a lot. Relic of Progenitis is a classic, but any deck with black should also have Nihil Spellbomb. Phyrexian Furnace is not to be overlooked, though less powerful. Cranial Archive is a bit Mana intensive as well, yet also playable with all the other instant speed stuff we do in this format. Gaea's Blessing in green is another underplayed classic.

[@AstridCeleste96]

Cyriaque: *plays literally any card* Clayton: WhAt DoEs ThAt Do!?!? *grabs card instantly* (Just memeing, good gameplay!)

[@theultimatekid13]

I was blown away when Trevor came back so strong, especially after having lands blown out like that

[@ryanwillson2751]

What on earth was that game? That was wild...

[@kingfuzzy2]

Ur wild

[@ShadowWasntHere8433]

To Cyriaque: Goodnight Sweet Prince

[@fiddlestyxify]

Muddstah seeing Inferno TItan for the first time.

[@Onattamato]

Inferno Titan is bae. I'm sad it's fallen out of favor in Modern Ponza decks.

[@Styckcl]

That Taalia deck was pretty crazy. But the draws of Xenagos where crazier.

[@criscofields7242]

Pir's Whim should of made some Friends, although it didn't hurt the others it could of set up some good feelings for later on. Top decking like a champ there too.

[@bukie]

Ahh the great equalizer strikes again, well done Trevor!!!!!!!!!!

[@jessicam5384]

OMG Trevor! Such a sweet game

[@afspeellijstnaruto]

Inferno titan ain't bad. But Xenagos kind of makes everthing super good....

[@MTGMuddstah]

Ain't that the truth!

[@Loxorius]

Could prolly run all the 6/6 trample for 6 creatures and it'd be fine

[@Ilveryn]

@@Loxorius Colossal Dreadmaw for everyone !

[@nikos731]

Congrarulations to Cyriaque for his excellent taste in basic lands. One of the best games in the channel. I loved it.

[@Devilish420]

Got damn Cyriaque was putting out some scary ass shit in the beginning, I thought for sure he had that game on lock until Trevor busted out that blightsteel! Hell of a game!

[@spaghettibeast1706]

ayyyy rakdos. My first commander deck was a rakdos

[@kingfuzzy2]

He's a beautiful boi and the only true Rakdos deck I'll ever respect or run. Love my creatureless version a ton.

[@johnfogleman4036]

As someone who's favorite deck is rakdos lord of discounts I wish we couldve seen his deck perform without that 2 mana boardwipe lol. That win from the goose was intense!!

[@bedwarssweat6205]

Gut shot is some nice secret tech. Very cool

[@chimneyimp1486]

me clicking on this video: "I'd love to see some rakdos" 😁 me watching 3:22 😱

[@ZeeMull]

That's exactly why I clicked on this video

[@novaknight30]

This is by far my favourite game on this channel

[@pokeyclawz8727]

Alright that steel hellkite near the start was absolutely brutal

[@AidanWR]

Well, this is a family game. Guess you can say that this channel is...family friendly

[@rudyreyna5680]

Wow that was a great comeback

[@curtissearle6462]

Cryiaque with the most savage Steel Hellkite I've ever seen oof lol

[@mmogeek1]

3:24 Hello officer, I'd like to report a murder.

[@gypsieking3280]

Fantastic game. Gruul for life!

[@Cybershroom]

I sometimes wonder how come you guys have such a low like ratio on these videos, they're quite enjoyable!

[@PedroRin0o]

I wanna watch more games with that Freyalise deck! Rematch!

[@Lith5484]

Fantastic game! Holy cow!

[@bedwarssweat6205]

I've seen many Kaalia decks built wrong with too little ramp and card draw but man did Cyriaque know what he was doing. Beautifully built deck Also, armageddon seems op in the deck and he could've won

[@AceofSpades201]

I have never seen a more effective steel hellkite trigger 😂👌

[@ffjes]

Oh hot dang! That's some sweet sweet land bling! Asia Pacific Land Program with Uluru plains and sunflower plains 🌻😍 do they have the rest in there as well? @MTGMuddstah

[@hawkeye137137]

This is why I always target Kaalia first when I sit at a table with one. Also this may be the first game which I got happy when I see a Blightsteel Colossus hit the table.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

If one could describe this game with a word I would say it is a thriller, a good one, it starts and for a while one thinks one has the plot figured out but an unexpected twist sucker punches you and you know for sure the game has your full undivided attention as things escalate further until the conclusion.

[@MTGMuddstah]

Agreed! I was blown away while scripting it. I rarely get to do games where I don't know the outcome beforehand, so it was a real treat for me too!

[@AciDicTwiSter]

If your ever in or near Cincinnati, would love to play a game even if it's not recorded :)

[@MTGMuddstah]

I live in Canada now.

[@AciDicTwiSter]

I know, but if ever visiting. Offer always open.

[@Icecolten1]

That game was crazy!

[@AgentX376]

Let's go Rakdos!!!!

[@discountdruid]

Any idea where I can find that rakdos decklist?

[@hrevans83]

Damn what a game!!

[@esperderek5383]

I feel like the only mistake really made in this game was Cyraique not taking Trevor out on his last turn, coulda done that by all-out swinging and pumping Hellkite twice. The other two decks really didn't have that much going on at that point, and Xenagod can be so explosive, especially if you're playing with infect. But even that is a judgement call.

[@boneheadcycler1412]

Trevor must have intentionally kept an insanely slow hand. He kept no ramp with 3 high drops... Piloted it perfectly as usual, though.

[@DanG626]

Damn Clayton 😿 What a devastating Steel Hellkite

[@holdenrobinson6590]

Yo how do you edit your videos so nicely?

[@BIG-GRIZZLY-GAMING]

No link to the kaalia deck?

[@pkphantom]

And THAT'S why I love Xenagos. You can be behind and struggling all game, but the moment someone let's their guard down a bit *POW* you slide in the knife 🤣

[@nanoacido5174]

That Hellkite broke my soul

[@yoshiman9521]

im very happy kaalia didnt win this and was surprised at how many times he activated steel hellkite. he might have been able to clutch it if he actually focused down 1 player at a time

[@nanoacido5174]

That Steel Hellkite first swin is hard to watch, I can feel the pain

[@kurowasanabe]

O don't think I've seen Freyalise being bullied this much on the channel, poor Tom. On the other hand, hooray for Xenagod hitting people really hard.

[@MTGMuddstah]

This game was filmed after Tom thoroughly trounced the table with Freyalise, if that helps at all.

[@DarkEinherjar]

With all those lucky draws, Trevor was one step away from pulling off Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal's Shining Draw, where Yuma draws cards that weren't even in his deck before the game. :P

[@MedievalWerewolf]

Decklist for Clayton?

[@PrestonDLuffy]

This was an incredible game

[@diarrhearulz]

Great game! Could he have sacced the hydra to greater good to draw 14? Would’ve been super satisfying to undo the mindslaver turn to dump all those lands. Guess it didn’t matter!

[@MTGMuddstah]

No, sadly. The hydra would have gained 13 -1/1 counters from connecting with Emrakul, so he could have only sacrificed it to draw 1 card and then discard 3.

[@diarrhearulz]

@@MTGMuddstah ah yes good call!

[@PlasmaTheBlue]

This was a great game.

[@blackfearjays2286]

could tom not kill the hellkite with his commanders -2?

[@faerie7dragon]

Trevor avenged his Husbando.

[@m.a.9517]

I'm a simple man.. I see rakdos, I click like

[@TxarlesN]

Uh, Kaalia and Xenagos. Which player will be neglected by the others and will win? Thanks for the game, Muddstah.

[@MTGMuddstah]

The answer may surprise you!

[@TxarlesN]

@@MTGMuddstah, I see now. That Inferno Titan win, ja.

[@chrislee4524]

kaalia decklist?

[@alglagol]

Hello from Russian mtg community! What GWU commander would you recommend to fun play or maybe ultra value play?

[@DarkEinherjar]

Mindslaver is the only turn-controlling effect that really deserves its hate, because of how easy it is to recur (hi Daretti)... Worst Fears exiles itself so it can't be used again, Sorin Markov is a PW ult that takes three rotations to set up without proliferate support and Emrakul, as you said, gives the controlled player an immediate extra turn so they have a chance to recover.

[@WillWarHero]

Would be really interest in the Rakdos list there is one

[@theonedraven8007]

I need rakdos and kaalia decklists

[@drunkenchris]

on mtgo rakdos scoops at 3:30

[@saidinstouch2186]

Blightsteel, not the hero we deserve, but the hero we need.

[@fredcrinson2715]

I know I´m a day late but wow that was a fun match to watch! Kaalia is so powerful at cheating big creatures out and those two Infect kills were beautiful! Would like people´s thoughts on which Kaalia to run. I have Zenith Seeker but Vast seems to be better. Is there any reason to try Zenith Seeker ?

[@spencersonnier1]

Cyriaque... what a cool name.

[@berndihabib6802]

Real cool and Great game :)

[@DonJuanDecepticon]

Do you peoples ever play with proxies?

[@MTGMuddstah]

Yes

[@PDuddyGaming]

Now want to build a rakdos deck.

[@salmeron8660]

Cyriaque so mean!

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Honestly I feel like Rakdos and Xenagos would be best buds

[@campernocamping1]

God of Revels and a literal Party demon, I think it's safe to say they'd party pretty hard.

[@Rabbit3]

What a game!

[@Sir_Logurt]

Trevor the topdeck god

[@adams333]

playing in real life around a table... the good old days...

[@Grand_Admiral]

Don't call it a comeback, Trevor has been doing this kind of stuff for years on this channel.

[@jessemcfarland8110]

Kick butt excitment in this game

[@Mtglilypads]

You were in New York? No fair I would have visited

[@MTGMuddstah]

I was not. Trevor filmed this one.

[@Numenorean5393]

This is why kaalia is the best slug deck. Absolutely dominated.

[@kartzzy6101]

Rest in peace cereal

[@Aeonsmagicks]

Cyriaque destroying all his brothers board with that steel hellkite....that is true mtg brothers right there. So many times me and my brother fk each other over. That was epic but even better that it was his brother

[@tomnajera4906]

yeah Inferno Titan is the shiznit dude.

[@DarkEinherjar]

I predicted at least one Blightsteel death the moment I saw Trevor's opening hand... LET THE INFECT HATE BEGIN!

[@SAGEXX309]

I would've destroyed Hellkite first chance I got with Freyalise's -2, why Tom chose to not I don't understand lol

[@Mtglilypads]

This game was nutty and funny

[@specialkender]

Lol!! Cool game and topdeck power over 9000

[@Supsup516]

"trevor's husband"

[@meliodasescavor8506]

I thought the same