Taigam vs Kentaro vs Nicol Bolas vs Yuriko EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

[@MTGMuddstah]

*So there were some mistakes in this game. It happens.* *There is an error with Callous Oppressor in this game. Essentially we misread the card. The intent was to allow Nick to be able to steal Ninjas.* *There were also some spells incorrectly countered. It does not change the outcome all that much.*

[@jiralishu]

Yes. I was just about to comment this.

[@GeomancerAssassin]

Also the path to exile shouldn't have been counterspell'ed due to Taigam being out

[@EnoDekciwEht]

Ahhh ok I was thinking that too

[@thechosenmwuaha]

Also precognitive perception should first draw then scry,. :(

[@Ygo1ohcysP]

Jovan Martinovic precognitive perception was resolved correctly with the scry 3 first

[@DarkEinherjar]

And today we all learned the difference between "is" and "isn't" with that Callous Opressor error. :D

[@MTGMuddstah]

Yes. See my pinned comment.

[@DarkEinherjar]

All the misplays of this game remind me of the April Fools game at Playing with Power, where everyone kept trying to search their libraries, only to realize/remember Ashiok was on the field. :P

[@Numenorean5393]

That is a great episode.

[@noahjohanson1395]

Yuriko is such an oppressive commander with little on the board. That mystical tutor play was nasty

[@AstridCeleste96]

The deck is made or broke by tutors and extra turn spells (more than most). She's completely fair doing unblockable ninja tribal, but when you're using Mystical / Vampiric Tutors to inflict 11 damage and set up more turns it can get silly quick in casual spheres lol

[@travisbrandt8663]

I also think Yuriko is oppressive

[@Izlr88]

Commander ninjutsu is stupid because you always pay 2 mana for it. It should increase by 2 every time you use it. This way, even Yuriko wouldn't be able to recover after 2-3 removals.

[@peterbrasier1450]

@@Izlr88 But then that would limit that commander and not the game as a whole. I think the ninjitsue is fine and makes for some interesting and intense games, most of the ninjas effects can be negated by chumpblocking

[@groynin]

Yeah, I think her ninjutsu is fine because the way you build your deck around her is very unique. She *needs* to be out for her gameplay to work, and she needs multiple attacks that connect.

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

1:33 First we have Mitch which says that when it enters the battlefield it becomes a Wayfarer's Bauble.

[@Schiedog]

Wayfarer’s bauble is definitely the ‘Mitch’ card. They really need to reprint it in all new commander decks.

[@shawnamell3069]

Lmao "plays Mitch". I think I need to make a new alter now...

[@jaseannfoxoff3542]

Bruh i choked on my coffee...

[@shawnamell3069]

@@jaseannfoxoff3542 so did I. Now I got a project for the day. Altering my WB to lool like Mitch's piggy bank.

[@jaseannfoxoff3542]

Let me see the result of that

[@MultiTaraka]

I nearly spat out my drink. I thin I might make a cycle of cards, A mitch WB, a JLK Vedalcen Orrery, a Jimmy Squee(?), a Prof Sygg River Guide.

[@shawnamell3069]

@@MultiTaraka lol that sounds about right

[@BlackenedVoodoo11]

You should do an all goblin episode where everyone plays a goblin commander

[@coreysierchio4650]

*Generic Goblin Cheer*

[@sammysammyson]

Honestly, I do think the misplays that can happen at any play table are useful for us as an audience. It sucks a bit because it can change how a game plays out, but it's nice seeing them pointed out in the comment section so that we can learn some potential mix-ups with cards. And, at the end of the day, we at least get reminded to read cards carefully.

[@papyrusluvspaghetti9470]

Ahah Max cast Mitch makes me laugh so much

[@rexone9564]

PaPyrus Luv Spaghetti I don’t get it

[@sclyze]

@@rexone9564 Mitch from Commander Quarters loves Wayfarer's Bauble, hence the reference Adam made.

[@dylano4352]

So many mistakes, tarek couldn't have countered any of max's spells.

[@MTGMuddstah]

Yep, sorry! Not sure how we missed that when filming, especially because it comes up later when Nick uses Split Decision to copy the spell and not counter it.

[@oORoOFLOo]

Tbh that's Max's fault, he should know what his commander does, it is what he built his deck around, to forget this vital and "build around" part of him is bad

[@SeanteBrown]

I saw yuriko and I’m ALL IN. Can we request more yuriko play?

[@RealClassixX]

Voting for Mitch to be the community nickname for Wayfarers Bauble, like Gary is for the Grey Merchant.

[@pikachucknorris5441]

9:14 I think it's Triton Shorestalker

[@elitekillerz2504]

It was

[@AidanWR]

I really want to see how Kentaro wins, and I was literally in the middle of writing "I still haven't seen Kentaro win," as you said, "We still have not seen Martin's mysterious way of how to win with Kentaro."

[@anix712]

I swear I remember there being an infinite combo with him, but for the life of me I can't remember exactly what it is, and I can't find it... EDIT: What I *think* it is, is that by using Kentaro, you can pay colorless mana for your samurai, then you use a Cloudstone Curio and enough cost reduction effects (like Helm of Awakening) to be able to cast 1 and 2 drop samurai for free to infinitely bounce/replay samurai with an Altar of the Brood to mill out your opponents. It's a lot of cards, and super janky and easy to disrupt, but you can do it.

[@AidanWR]

@@anix712 Looking at his decklist, that's not what he's doing. Looks like it's similar, but with Cathar's Crusade and winning through combat

[@anix712]

@@AidanWR Right. I didn't actually look at his decklist... which in hindsight really seems like it should have been the first thing that I did. I just tend to forget that their decklists are often included in the video information...

[@manwithabasicprofilepic]

1:31 First there's Wayfarer's Bauble. (Seriously though, calling it Mitch was hilarious.)

[@timothylaveau]

I know everyone has beat this to death but it's not just the rebound clause that makes Tiagam good. Your stuff being uncounterable is just as strong. I get excited when I see casual gameplay with Tiagam but it never fails that the pilot is either new to him or only cares about the rebound line, letting their spells get countered.

[@jonrange35]

glad I stumbled onto your channel. love the gameplay!

[@iiGiacomo]

Even though I already had Taigam built and found it unfun to be countering people’s stuff and making my own big spells uncounterable but man this game makes me want to rebuild it.

[@Devilish420]

That was a awesome Yuriko deck! I really want to make one of my own someday...when I have more money.

[@hiddenleaf414]

Tarek should have let Yuriko get hit by Path to Exile the 2nd time so she wouldn’t have been stolen. He could have just ninjutsu her out during his combat. Probably could have finished the table off as well while keeping up Force of Negation.

[@kwikdraw7332]

As Andrew said, there are a lot of misplays this game. Path should not have been countered due to Taigam being out, and Yuriko should not have been stolen due to Ninjas being named and the Oppressor only allowing creatures to be stolen if they AREN'T the chosen creature type

[@jbs6614]

finally, Muddstah. a Yuriko deck that runs well. :)

[@GaucheEtVeule]

(isn't Callous Oppressor working... not as intended? I got kinda worried when Martin said ninjas, because that actually means that it won't be able to steal said ninjas, and, well, that happened)

[@NeoBaldev]

exactly why i thought... Tap: .... that ISN'T of the chosen type... so even if he tap it, it couldn't be stolen.

[@MTGMuddstah]

We misread the card. Basically he wanted to make sure Nick COULD steal Yuriko.

[@DarkEinherjar]

Hmm... looking at Martin's decklist and seeing the amount of artifacts alone, we can tell there are combos in there, but other than recasting samurai over and over again (thanks to all the ramp and cost reducers the deck has, combined with Kentaro's alternate costs) and building life for Aetherflux Reservoir, I can't put my finger on it.

[@Ravenpoe121]

I have a Kentaro deck, and it's definitely combo oriented. Using cost reducers and either bounce effects like cloudstone curio or a return to have effect like enduring renewal, it's possible to cast samurai for free and continually bounce them to hand to cast again, abusing infinite cast or etb triggers. Looking at this deck, it looks like it is all in on aetherflux, but you can also run stuff like altar of dementia (or maybe it's brood... Whichever one mills opponents on etb) and other effects like that

[@rasmusandersen2835]

the epiphany at the drownyard at 5:21 revealed 4 cards instead of 5, the card says: x plus one

[@maximilianallen3132]

I think he paid 1 to stop Rhystic Study? I don't remember, the game was a while ago.

[@rasmusandersen2835]

@@maximilianallen3132 andrew stated that x was 4

[@MTGMuddstah]

It's most likely a narration error on my part.

[@tedgop1932]

Really good use of taigam!

[@pbrown7501]

Thanks for the vids. Seems like your mic is peaking throughout this video? Maybe back away from the mic slightly? I think audio editing can also help address it, but I'm not an expert.

[@MexcanNinja]

HIs deck is suppose to go infinite mana with Kentaro. with Aetherflux , infinite +1/+1 counters from Cathar's Crusade it seems if he gets a Oathkeeper combo, or mirror entity It seems if reading his deck list correctly

[@PostL176]

Will you be getting the Yuriko deck list?

[@rexone9564]

I was in the middle of typing a nasty letter to the manager for all these mistakes, but then I realized the internet beat me too it. Good game!

[@WusigiDr1]

At this point, im just assuming kentaro doesnt have a win con and he is just saying that so you play with him more....

[@Zekaisa]

For real. That Kentaro deck is getting on my nerves. WHAT DOES IT DO? lol

[@tw1339]

Instant like at the Commanders Quarters dig

[@TheProjectplayer]

Man i hate how cyclonic rift can just win you the game, that card is soooooooo powerful!

[@loganl8440]

Great game. That Taigam deck was pretty cool.

[@joelmedina1176]

All these spells casted by Max are being countered but they can’t be because of Taigam right?

[@MTGMuddstah]

Correct. Not sure how we missed that when filming, especially because it comes up later when Nick uses Split Decision to copy the spell and not counter it.

[@hiddenleaf414]

Haha you would think the guy playing Taigam would have realized.

[@maximilianallen3132]

@@hiddenleaf414 Nahhh I play Taigam for the rebound and the dovescape, other people can counter me as much as he wants

[@hiddenleaf414]

Maximilian Allen How are they countering you if they can’t with Taigam out? That’s what we are talking about.

[@joelmedina1176]

MTG Muddstah thanks for replying

[@DarkEinherjar]

Puts in Ninja of the Deep Hours instead of Yuriko on turn 2... THE COLOR SCREW IS REAL

[@tarekhassan4683]

😬

[@Siridakis]

Turn 1 Mitch is my new favorite play in EDH

[@villa3927]

I was hoping to see more of Kintaro. I understand de deck allows to eventually play free samurais, or almost free, but thats not enough to win a game. D:

[@DarkEinherjar]

The decklist suggests the goal is to cast samurai over and over again and build up life for Aetherflux Reservoir.

[@robertbolea2308]

Tarek played a memorial to folly and not a mortuary mire and taigam makes your instants and sorceries uncounterable

[@morris9703]

6:48 Isn't Yuriko a ninja? How can Callous Oppressor attempt to steal it if ninja is named?

[@MTGMuddstah]

We misread the card. Basically he wanted to make sure Nick COULD steal Yuriko.

[@jinxcurse6113]

Question would max have 7 birds because it was cmc 7 when casted for overload? Or am i wrong

[@kwikdraw7332]

Overload does not change the cmc of the spell. Overloaded Cyclonic Rift still only has a cmc of 2. The only thing that "changes" a spell's cmc is the value of X in X spells (so something like Blue Sun's Zenith has a cmc of 3 when not on the stack, but on the stack, the cmc is 3 + the value of X)

[@rorykitchen2727]

Great video as always.

[@kwikdraw7332]

6:08 I'm willing to let a lot of stuff slide when I play casual, but that... That's a missed trigger.

[@dartalexx]

I really wants to see a samurai deck, because I decided to build a samurai deck on fox tail, so I wanna see how Is it playing

[@travisbrandt8663]

Idk if that Bauble “Mitch” joke was shade or playful teasing but it made me laugh

[@MTGMuddstah]

Teasing. I love Mitch, and I love the bauble as well. I think it's a great card in general.

[@travisbrandt8663]

MTG Muddstah i do love both as well lol

[@christopherpolitakis4194]

Mitch... I mean wayfarers bauble

[@tarekhassan4683]

Yuriko deck list... finally. tappedout.net/mtg-decks/yuri-co/?cb=1586454618

[@tombombadil9318]

2:43 memorial to folly; 9:11 triton shorestalker

[@MTGMuddstah]

Good eye!

[@enoeht]

The high-variance nature of Yuriko is on full display once again I see. If you flip right, the table is dead in an instant and you look like a genius. Flip wrong and you hit a bunch of 1 drops and lands, get targeted anyway because you had one good turn, and then do nothing for the rest of the game. She's a fun deck, one that I've built and played a few times, but you really need some very expensive cards (Scroll Rack and Mind Sculptor), or some way to repeatedly Brainstorm or timewalk to actually close games with her. Taigam did what Taigam does, solid deck that ran away with the game because nobody interacted. Kentaro and Bolas were unimpressive.

[@hinglemckringlebury4335]

I have to say, bolas has aged well

[@Tehnameless1]

I think Mitch is the best card cast this game

[@90kalos1]

I still want to know what the goal of Kentaro is

[@shig1761]

I am forevermore calling Wayfarer's Bauble 'Mitch'.

[@noalindqvist9826]

Does Nick know what Callous oppressor does? It can't steal creatures that is of the chosen type.

[@MTGMuddstah]

We misread the card. Basically he wanted to make sure Nick COULD steal Yuriko.

[@noalindqvist9826]

@@MTGMuddstah Ok. I was like "What? Why didn't Martin name samurai? Did he make a deal with Terek or something?"

[@PirateNori]

😂 Mitch's bobble. Gold

[@Devilish420]

Lol a "Mitch". It feels good to crack Mitch early. XD

[@AidanWR]

Did some searching, the third card at 9:12 is a Triton Shorestalker Edit: Damnit, someone beat me to it :(

[@zackjarman4264]

I forever love dovescape

[@MrFrost-sk8nv]

Ya’ll be safe during quarantine

[@tarekhassan4683]

super safe! this is pre-apocalypse archive game footage. probably fall 2019.

[@Lellerinoo]

something is off with the sound. its like youre too close to the mic

[@MTGMuddstah]

My voice is still recovering. I had to increase the recording volume which messed with it a bit I think. Sorry!

[@mariobarboza9945]

Tarex counter spells doesn't resolve bc max have taigam in the battlefield

[@Zubimane]

Wow thats looks cool

[@BelieMyBurial]

starting to think that whatever the win condition of Kentaro may be, it just isn't very good 😬😬

[@owneyw4374]

Martin is the ultimate hipster

[@noalindqvist9826]

I know there is a weird combo with Kentaro so it's probably a combo samurai tribal deck

[@MTGMuddstah]

It is Combo Samurai.

[@owneyw4374]

MTG Muddstah I’m very disappointed

[@dmany13]

Andrew taigaim says the controllers instants and sorceries can not he countered . That path should have got rid of utiko

[@MTGMuddstah]

Yes, there were some mistakes with the counters.

[@matthewmartin9983]

AND PLAYS MITCH! That killed me

[@iicontagion5864]

Thanks for another Awsome Game. Love the channel. By far, my favorite :D

[@Starcraftgamer97]

I don't care if it's a weaker deck and mono white, I'll always cheer for the underdog deck. Kentaro will win one of these times and I'll bet money on it.

[@kingginger3335]

Kentaro is a total Hispster deck! Lol

[@fenixmeaney6170]

Pretty sure that wasn't a mortuary mire

[@7someone]

They should rename the card Mitch's Bauble.

[@7someone]

or Mitch's bauble of quarters

[@AidanWR]

I think Max needs a die of shame. It looks like he missed a lot of Rhystic Study triggers

[@kwikdraw7332]

I think Max might be the only player we have seen so far that could rival Andrew for missed Rhystic triggers

[@autobotjazz1972]

Msytical tutor aside i have such hoprribl;e luck when i play my Yuriko deck and whiff at least 25% of the time

[@SeanteBrown]

autobotjazz1972 explorers scope helps me a lot. Try it out. A good way to get more lands on on the field AND not whiff on your triggers

[@SeanteBrown]

autobotjazz1972 just trying to help out, my ninja

[@DarkEinherjar]

Yuriko needs all the library manipulation she can get: Scroll Rack, Sensei's Divining Top, Brainstorm, Jace the Mind Sculptor...

[@Eldrad235]

how is your group of friends practicing social distancing?

[@DarkEinherjar]

All of the games we're seeing for the past weeks were recorded before the outbreak.

[@MTGMuddstah]

I've been self-isolating since March 3rd. These are all old games and will be old games for the foreseeable future.

[@matthewmcarthur4782]

Cast's "Mitch" Haha

[@skipbayless4156]

What card was in play that caused Yuriko to deal damage to everyone with the top two cards instead of just the top card?

[@anomalydetected7898]

@Robert Carpenter Yuriko says “Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player...” And there were two ninjas who did combat damage.

[@kapmasta]

i see one more kentato and imma scream in my own throat lmao

[@ojedeku7505]

That's not how callous oppressor works

[@MTGMuddstah]

OjeDeku correct. I made a pinned comment. There was an issue with what was named, but the intent was clear in the game.

[@ojedeku7505]

@@MTGMuddstah I see now, the only reason I mentioned it is because I have a merieke deck and callous oppressor is my baby merieke

[@mth4456]

So I think I have figured out the Kentaro deck here. Theres no win condition. The win condition is telling you theres a secret win condition so he keeps getting on the show we keep wanting to watch the deck play. The biggest brain play *This is sarcastic if It isnt obvious*

[@Big_Dai]

Yuriko was a mistake.. Love the card, but the effect is just too much for Commander Ninjutsu.

[@rylandmalcolm3825]

tidy yo BORED Max

[@P4r4k]

Kentaro did absolutely nothing lmao

[@filipi2338]

Casual is bored 😑

[@Chuubii]

The blue win button should be banned

[@horribleville]

A good example of a pub staple. Almost unplayable in cedh, gamewinner in pubs

[@awdawdawdawdawdawful]

casts mitch 🤣🤣🤣

[@MardoMauricius]

How can you make so many mistakes piloting your own decks? I don´t understand

[@goochtheotaku]

Lmfao casts mitch

[@Anaki99DK]

Sorry to say, this episode should not have been uploaded. I really do enjoy Muddstahs vids, but with this many mistakes, it ruins the enjoyment.

[@DarkEinherjar]

It's almost like there are human beings playing the game, right?

[@MTGMuddstah]

Do you mean the counters?

[@amethystwyvern]

I'm sorry, but Yuriko is so boring. This game I had thought the dude was being flavorful and I was behind that until the temporal trespass. Yuriko turns just suck.

[@apophis456]

Yuriko is such an obnoxious commander it’s just unfun

[@ThaChedda]

Sloppy game 😬👎