Tatsunari - Game Knights Deck Tech - Neon Dynasty | Command Zone 450 | Magic: The Gathering EDH

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Show Notes:
It’s time to jump into our “Tatsunari, Toad Rider” deck tech! This episode, we break down Jimmy’s enchanting deck from the recent Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty episode of Game Knights. We’ll go over the ins and outs of the deck, discussing strategy, card selection, play patterns, and even some possible modifications if you want to make the brew your own. There’s a lot to go over, so let’s hop to it!
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[@AcePlaysTCGs]

I'm not interested in this deck, but I just wanted to make sure I expressed complete support of these deck tech videos and would love to see more of them.

[@dcrow9650]

I believe that you dropped your crown, King.

[@obadijahparks]

Fair

[@codicarroll5537]

100% agree, I wish they would do an episode with there team doing mini deck techs of stuff they already own and love

[@AcePlaysTCGs]

@@codicarroll5537 Vote on each Game Knights deck and that gets the deck tech of the month or something would be my idea

[@tyzelwatson3321]

I like them anyway because they might talk about a card I've never even seen before

[@8bit_outcast708]

So I found your channel about a month ago when I got back into Commander. The Command Zone crew has helped relight my passion for the game. I have already watched every single game nights and extra turns, now I am moving through the rest of the content. You all are amazing people and always do a great job with the production, even in the early days. You all will be the first Patreon I have supported, keep up the good work! Your Loyal fan, Justin Congrats Jimmy on the new baby! I also loved you on dungeons and Daddies

[@mikeowens40]

Over looked the best green enchantress imo, setessan champion. Gets a counter and draws on etb not cast. It has done work in my selesnya deck and can't wait to use it in this one, been waiting for this sultai enchantment commander xD

[@ivanstancliff1496]

im glad im not the only one who immediately noticed this also

[@afspeellijstnaruto]

@@ivanstancliff1496 yeah that one is good enough to be in my Uril the mistalker deck and my Estrid deck

[@atombasher]

Im very interested in this deck, pretty new design space for this color combo

[@francoispaolantonacci2280]

I Totally agree

[@tylerlockhart4069]

Received my Game Knights Deck box, it's freaking awesome!! Thanks for all the hard work you guys and your team do!! Appreciate all the updates in the meantime to keep us in the faith!

[@mikeheximer7638]

I appreciate the deck tech, was happy that I pulled this guy in my pre release. Have been putting together modular enchantment decks in the different Color’s. I have slotted putting in a few mutates to try and get some extra keimi triggers

[@MrVoching]

Love the deck tech! Keep them coming !!

[@BevLord]

I LOVE THIS! I started playing MTG in the first UK COVID lockdown and I find these videos so beneficial!

[@jttownsend3576]

Thanks for the deck tech. This is refreshing to see again.

[@Zaeylo]

I really like deck techs especially hearing two people discuss them and give different takes on them. Even like “light” deck techs on a few of extra turn decks would be fun.

[@andvackur]

As someone relatively new to magic in the grand scheme of things, I love the deck techs. I have built a couple of decks from scratch that do have a good showing against my more experienced playgroup, but I'm still trying to figure out more deck building philosophy.

[@bryanlincks8323]

I made a Tatsunari deck right as Neon Dynasty came out and I was so shocked how much I love the deck. I was so happy to see Jimmy used him for the Game Knights deck. It was something I threw together because I like the color combo and had a lot of the cards already.

[@malachifreedman3975]

A little interaction I love, (Not exclusive to Tatsunari decks but pretty good in them) Is gloomshrieker and kaya's ghostform. Ghostform doesn't care if it goes to exile, and then when the shrieker comes back you get back the ghostform.

[@kidfrieza892]

I love this commander, I run more of a ninjutsu deck with some enchantments built in to it and it runs fine but I might need to take notes from this video as well and optimize it a bit. Thanks you guys for always providing fantastic info

[@wesleynicewanner5855]

Great video guys! You guys got me interested into building this. I got lucky on my first box and pulled Jin-gitaxsis, and im loving the deck i built around him. Its amazing to see how quick it pops off after he comes out.

[@rafaelmaldonado751]

There is an interesting interaction with mutate and keimi for multiple toads. There is also an infinite with freed from the real on sanctum weaver and self-bouncing enchantments for infinite mana and keimi triggers.

[@kulinfro830]

just slotted Estrid's Invocation into my Tatsu list. holy cats! it started as a Retreat to Coralhelm and did a ton of work with Bloom Tender and then flickered into a Binding the Old Gods. the timing of the triggers between Invocation and sagas is the bee's knees.

[@keeganlucas2071]

I still enjoy your discussions around decks when you guys get the chance!

[@daringplays3966]

I was super excited for this set! I built a greasfang deck and it’s been really fun to play so far, really glad I decided to make it ^_^

[@dab022]

I am so down for deck techs from you guys. Please do more when you can!

[@KalebQi]

w00t! I recently brewed this deck myself. Excited to hopefully play it soon!

[@beezhangholizadeh-anzabi7840]

I really enjoyed the deck tech and would watch more! Mainly I liked the conversations you had about the deck.

[@connorv3334]

Man, I love deck techs. It's just fun to see people get excited about their decks and the combos or synergies they put into them; even if I'm not interested in building the deck itself. (Although I am definitely building toad and friend after this video)

[@EchoEDH]

Great breakdown of the deck, keep up the great work!

[@yonahgreene]

Man I watched this in 1.75 and it absolutely hit the spot for my inner nerd. That ad was god tier funny and on point as usual. Sometimes I wonder how much better big companies would do if they hired you guys to make legit ads

[@drunkgerbil9962]

Would love more of these! (Especially Shorikai from Josh!)

[@bulkytheyoshi]

I was, and am, excited to build and play my Isshin deck. It's pretty much always fun for me to play. Swing wide, and twin heaven strike!

[@artress]

Been looking forward to this deck tech. LFG!!

[@arnopiederstorfer909]

I was slaving away yesterday and puttting together an order for some cards after cracking open a tatsunari and then this comes out a day later. On the one hand :((( on the other hand „Yay Josh and Jimmy deck tech!” Great Episode!

[@olivierdebilde4292]

Kura, the Boundless Sky with Marit Lage/Tespian Stage combo (thanks Mitch for the idea !)

[@alexmarshall4854]

Epic, good to see a deck tech from you.guys :)

[@fluffylegend294]

This set was so great for some unique cards. I have built Jin, Go-Shintai Enchantments that may become Tataunari, and Shigeki-who I think is gonna be better than people think. Not to mention all of the other decks already floating around

[@bonsaivgc]

Been waiting for this exact video 🤝

[@pezolds25]

Favorite is light paws emperors voice. So nice to have something new for mono white.

[@petrocksinternational4495]

Yes! More decktech videos like this one please! i love em

[@berneloh]

Great content as always. Will be nice to see some action and/or analysis around a Go-Shintai deck!

[@mikenitzsche7513]

I play my Tatsunari Deck with Helm of the Hosts. Increases the draining with multiple Keimi but also gives me the flexibility to equip Doomwake Giant for example.

[@LibertyFixxxer]

I cant wait for my deck box to arrive! #Excited

[@lucanovelli3580]

I saw a preview of Go-Shintai of Life’s Origine and I knew I wanted to build a Shrine “tribal” deck...also it was my first ever commander deck, and I have to thank you guys and girls at the Command Zone, if not for you I would have missed out this awesome game, and the best format!

[@brenobarbosa3489]

Just built Keimi mutate and I'm excited to try it out!!! It's just so awesome

[@someepicnerd7821]

I got tatsunari in prerelease and the card is super good there. I didn’t even play too many enchantments but it still was great because I just continually would swing over their creatures

[@PhyrexianPraetor]

Very, very excited to build my light-paws deck to answer the question

[@robaphone251]

Can confirm, Tameshi is very fun as a commander. I've been loving it as a saga deck with all the big enchantment recursion effects in white (no replenish though because, just no). Also very much looking forward to both building her artifact and landfall/combo

[@jackiemhfu]

I want this deck so much.

[@ShredAimlessly92]

I’m not usually super into this color combination but this deck feels the least “generic Sultai” of all the other options in these colors. Fantastic video!

[@3N3MYKN1GHT]

I've been running mine as a witherbloomish lifegain value deck, with wincon of sakishimas will (with mirror box) or Echoing equation, after untapping with bear umbra with a bolas citadel or reality chip/future sight flooding the board with enchantments and having multiple keimis to trigger . Love Dina and Vito in this deck as well even though they arent enchantments but having a second sanguine bond effect works wonders.

[@thetabletopexperience731]

Built isshin and I am supper excited for it. Only m played it twice so far but looking good

[@oxpolitik]

Already built a Tatsunari sagas deck...it's a lot of fun.

[@subhendupaul185]

I was sooo waiting for it!!

[@ProphetofEndTimes]

My Rodan deck already runs three Japanese mystic archive cards the godilla basics and Japanese Mothra's giant Cocoon. The channel lands and the Japanese basics fit great aesthetically. Sight to behold

[@joshshin6819]

Love this deck teck. Ima make a deck for this guy. 😍 I also wanted to share that my g/f watched the Commander Legends episode n wanted to make her own commander deck. She pulled 2 Jeweled Lotus cards. I thought 1 was crazy and she pulled a second. I am having her pick my card boxes from now on. Ive never had that kinda luck. Tried sharing a pic on facebook but no one we have as friends understood how awesome that was 😤

[@EnemyToad]

Hello from 2024 where I have realized that the Rancor combo works with Vesuvan Diplomacy printed in Dominaria United

[@mylesmanore6197]

I actually pulled the anime version of Tatsunari from a pack earlier, so this vid is gonna be quite helpful in deck-building.

[@krishgandhi5658]

This was absolutely amazing would love to see a deck tech on go shintai.

[@jackhoeffel6830]

Would love to see more deck techs!!

[@andrewroy5677]

I'm excited to build Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos. Throw in Prosper, Tomebound and have a nice little rakdos party Love the toadrider deck, Jimmy! Nice to see a deck tech on this channel, been too long!

[@kalosprismatic]

Thank you for this deck tech 🙂

[@zai.11]

I love this deck, might get it when im not broke.

[@jasongalloway4645]

I don't know that this particular deck is for me....but I love the idea behind this style of video!

[@michaelmcbroom819]

Loved this set. I built a hinata dawn crowned deck

[@th3otherguy558]

We love deck techs!!!! More please!!!

[@stevenobal4087]

I enjoyed this deck tech video, great job! Also, really inspiring deck, there are a few fun ways to take this deck. My version has a small drain package as well as a few frog friends to hop over my enemies with Tatsunari!

[@isaacreyna7354]

For as many fun decks played on this channel there is not enough deck techs!

[@nervecentermtg9065]

When I heard you were playing this deck I screamed like school lol awesome

[@djryat4591]

Built Isshin the day it was revealed. I love OG foils so I try to make a list asap so I can get my deck bought.

[@mjjdj88]

Such an awesome commander

[@jareddavenport1631]

You guys are really Jumping through hoops with these intro songs ;)

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

My Tatsunari deck consists of plenty of enchantments obviously, but also creatures that have the Constellation ability so playing those enchantments gives me each value. I also have so other good frog creatures like Froghemoth which could help make it stronger One way that wasn’t mentioned is easy Ninjutsu activations since you can make Tatsunari and another creature unblockable, you can swap them out for a ninja and get some value out of it.

[@gaymer4rmmeletis]

The only thing that bothers me about the commander is that the toad token looks nothing like the toad on the commander card…..just weird to me. I would have loved a token of the big frog but there’s also proxying lol

[@ericbell7]

I like Goro Goro. Red was always the best for me:) Nice deck tech, very entertaining and informative.

[@GrundysGames]

Very excited for this deck tech. I gotta thing for enchantments lol

[@jeremybrown4406]

Please!!!!!!!!!! More of these deck techs yes

[@GrimSoulBanisher]

I just ordered my cards to complete a Greasefang, Okiba Boss deck. Plenty of ways to discard cards for a benefit to continuously use vehicles like Parhelion II over and over. In addition, Greasefang is great at keeping up fuel to keep Solitary Confinement fueled

[@redartifice]

I literally was sleeving up a Raiyuu, Storms Edge deck while watching this. Good chance to put some old cool samurai in a deck!

[@afspeellijstnaruto]

I bought that card..as one of the 99 for my Wyleth deck haha

[@adamwarehime6444]

I like this deck I made mine without blue in it an build it around pestilence effects its a lot of fun

[@jimalabi3225]

Kamigawa Neon Dynasty was a great surprise. I'm excited and creating an Isshin, two heavens as One Deck, focused on a going wide strategy. During the testing process, I discovered something shocking to me. Removing all mana rocks; greatly increased the speed and consistency of the deck. (My playgroup has banned positive mana rocks). Obviously, this requires the deck to have a low mana curve and the highest MV card is Adrianna (5MV) and just 1 card at that value. I would love to see a video of the thinking process that takes place for the Games Night episode and then what goes out and what gets in after a couple of weeks of the release date. Great episode and an amazing channel.

[@quayo90]

Mutate works great for me. It fits that perfect line of combat and draining.

[@dustinpulliam9262]

I’d like to see these from decks played on game knights I often find myself building a lot of the decks you all play on the shoe

[@ElderDemonHighlander]

Wow! Great Deck Tech!

[@adamgrogitsky8018]

I built greasefang. Lots of hate for that deck but i love the reanimator vehicle style. I use the enchanted carrige to amass an army of mice tokens or loop flagship or surgehacker to burn my opponents creatures down and with fiddlebender its really easy to find what i need. Super fun.

[@chrisfalconbury6862]

I love some deck techs!

[@Robvides]

Mutate on Keimi is such a good play. When Jimmy ( do we call him James now?) was talking about green enchantresses, he left out Setessian champion, which is a really good one. But on the mutate plan, Gemrazer, and parcelbeast really help you stretch farther in this deck. as for making up for the lack of card draw from the white pieces. Underrealm lich/ Tomorrow azami's familiar are decent bodies to work around if you can't splurge for other traditional sylvan library or Mirri's guile style draw engines.

[@sindividual]

I just built around this guy this weekend! It's called Battletoads and Ninja Turtles. Heavy enchantments, with the obvious frog and Ninja theme. It was so much fun!

[@jjrosales1996]

Kaima is what I’m looking forward to the most

[@CaptainTempest1]

Gatherer of Graces does enable the Rancor/Phyrexian Altar/Tatsunari loop. 4 cards total, but its something.

[@alicesampaio8108]

the ones I'm most excited are goro-goro and tatsunari. I had already made up my mind on making a commander deck around it even before the game knights went out, and decided to build a goro-goro commander after I got him on pre-release

[@spudster8887]

Something of a suggestion, instead of mono red modular grab that chishiro precon. That deck with some basic changes is extremely enjoyable and I think most people will enjoy it more than they think they will. I'm a blue, more control player and gruul is my least favorite thing, but I love chishiro

[@Squeakel1]

Another great video!

[@ShadWalken]

With al the new artifact creatures, particularly the reconfigure creatures, Kamigawa made me want to go back to Dalakos and see what kind of build I could make. Still a WIP but it has been fun working on it

[@ThisIsACommanderChannel]

Maybe one day I'll get around to start doing some deck techs. I just have too many ideas for rules and crazy card interactions. Tatsunari does look pretty fun though.

[@craig1287]

What's your build idea?

[@ThisIsACommanderChannel]

Ha! They actually mentioned it towards the end of the episode. Using Mutate to to change the name of the creature. It's not a super powerful build, but it can be explosive if left unchecked. The balance it tricky, finding enough mutate creatures and still having a lot of enchantments. It's like Syr Gwen knights/equipment. Your theme gets split between 2 card types and can make it tricky.

[@CKarasu13]

Blood Funnel is also a good include in the deck, I think. You should be able to generate spare keimis to fuel it quite often, and it gives you a meaty mana discount on your non-creature spells.

[@kulinfro830]

excellent card choice

[@thomasriegelnegg8947]

@Ckarasu can you ever attack with tatsu and keimi then ? cause you always sacrifice keimi

[@thrasherftw]

Mana Bloom can be a good one to just trigger your enchantress and constellation effects and get back the next turn. Play it for G only and it will return to your hand next upkeep. 💪🏼 Riptide Chimera could be awesome for enchantments with ETB’s, like the “Omen of” cards, which I think can be good in this deck too.

[@scottkalkouli2242]

Didn't even know this guy existed. Once I sae the game I knew I needed to build this deck lol. I've also only been playing for 3 months

[@BirdmanG07]

I’m likely going to be building Satoru Umezawa deck, all of the crazy things you can do with ninjutsu is enticing.

[@JavierOrtizBultron]

Nice video and deck!

[@xxgrey_ravenxx2950]

"The name's Wong.. James Wong." I was waiting on that line lol the beginning of this episode was great

[@CHEFPKR]

So, Jiraiya?

[@archangelalchemist]

If you Mutate on top of Keimi the name changes and you can get a new Keimi to start stacking triggers

[@KCBGhost]

The 2 Commander's that I actually built from this set are Chishiro, the Shattered Blade and Greasefang, Okiba Boss

[@DyPie527]

Gonna nitpick a little, but as clarification. Extort is not an exception on the rule. The symbols in the extort text aren't rules text but are reminder text.

[@hotdachsbun]

JLK was right. Not many people watch the deck tech videos. Which a shame cuz they are the nicest videos to watch when you want to run a new commander. I liked this. Good job 👍