Tawnos Urzas Apprentice Commander 2018 Deck Tech

[@Mattismen]

You know I love you DJ, but not hearing a single word about my boy Kurkesh in this video really brings my bladder to a boil. He'll copy your activations for half the mana cost AND no tapping required. Plus, he's an Ogre Spirit, which has to be one of the coolest creature type combinations in the game.

[@mageofwar5438]

You should get your bladder checked out. That's sounds pretty bad.

[@zd-1249]

Super easy explanation of Triggered vs Activated abilities. Level up moment for me. I had never truly understood the difference. Great video. Super excited for UR artifacts.

[@dboeify]

actually, for the top, you'd draw a card, put the top on top of your library and then you'd draw your top. Putting the top on your library is part of the effect, not the cost.

[@Fury64]

Was going to mention this myself. It is notable however that this is still a pretty favorable interaction despite not working like DJ mentioned.

[@CorruptionAura]

Was also going to post this, its great

[@diamonddudeygo]

Exactly.

[@Devin-oh7gr]

Beat me to it

[@ClockworkThistle]

I was just thinking that.

[@oom-3262]

thawnos be like the reverse thanos. One halves the other duplicates.

[@giacomofasulo3861]

Dude I just thought it

[@Ravenicus]

Twonos vs Thalfnos

[@EricTheCleric93]

This is the Izzet general we've been waiting for. So excited to build a deck as broken as Daretti.

[@Summon_Aery]

Wow, you released this deck tech fast.

[@elijahmthompson2313]

INSIDER INFORMATION!!!!!

[@Arcdemon44]

Those first three artifacts you mentioned will of course enable further hilarious shenanigans with this commander.

[@ericwilliamson5548]

You've changed my mind about Tawnos. I was pretty on the fence, knew he was awesome, but wanted to go a route less travelled. You've shared plenty of ideas here that takes me down that path. Thanks, DJ, for all you do, bud! 🤘😁🤘

[@professorb623]

At this rate i will surpass your decks by next year. Grothama tonight! Excited!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man!, Rules, conditions stimulate my brain. This game is satisfactory to my needs as a complex thinker. You rock as always! Go nowhere and keep up the fun creativity!

[@MrEvan1932]

You should do a deck tech for Brudiclad as well! He looks a lot more fun than most of the other legendaries that have been revealed so far

[@GuardianAngelEatos]

You know what else is great DJ? This deck tech. Also holy cow you made this fast!

[@Causeimbatman]

Cant wait for the Xantcha, Sleeper Agent video. I feel like if anyone can make a use for that its you

[@nicolasfeske4006]

Max Santoro i got so excited when i heard of that card. It's just so unique and i think that DJ would do a great job at deck teching it

[@Itryhardder]

Xantcha is kind of like X from Unstable. I loved running that guy when he was legal for a bit there, but Xantcha being in RB and not UB makes me less excited about it.

[@tobiaskainer4685]

She is like thrasios in rakdos. Infinite mana and you win

[@bjhenry13]

my idea was to use the Worldgorger Dragon combo to generate said infinite mana and do exaclty that

[@tonsofsodium6641]

Pretty sure if you copy the Sensei's Diving Top effect, you draw the top card... Then place the Top... Then Draw the Top. ...it may actually be preferable that way

[@Hadthese]

Glad you can keep putting out techs man, always good chatting with you. Keep up the good content :)

[@jarretdupree6544]

This was fast! I’m excited to see it though as he’s my favourite legendary from c18 so far

[@rdbaron102]

Can not help but notice how many of the cards you mentioned are in my Breya deck, think I will add him to that deck once I get a copy. P.S I have the Candelabra of Tawnos mawahahahah! Can not wait for Commander 2018 and more videos! Yeah!

[@TiredWings8]

I now have an official subtheme for my jhoira captain deck. Thank you!

[@AffinityForCommander]

Seems like a powerful commander! I can't wait to see it in action!

[@joelhockin281]

Planar bridge, the artifact so nice, he named it twice

[@Smackskull]

The Sh!t Hole planer portal and planer bridge are two different cards

[@GrundysGames]

He is going right into my Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain deck!!!

[@KeiruKeiru]

I've been contemplating what to put in my Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient deck. Since he's a Rings of Brighthearth on legs, I got a ton of ideas from this deck tech. Thanks! :)

[@Arvensa]

12:00 -- You can copy Myr Battlesphere's attack trigger, but it won't net you any extra value. You do the tapping on resolution of the trigger, not as part of the cost. You can't tap the same Myr to pay for both the original trigger and its copy.

[@MrEdcast1]

The best budget card I can think of is Chaos Wand. It's already good in commander but casting 2 of your opponents spells for free is nuts. Mindslaver would be hilarious. Take 2 opponents turns. This deck could also use Jester's Cap or Jester's Mask. I have a nostalgic love for those, and this is a great excuse to bust them out.

[@mickeyhey6081]

I don't even like the commander, BUT I like you jumbo commander so I watched 👼💁

[@josht9518]

When you want your deck to go infinite but your bank account isn't on the same page.

[@xakuyer]

Fast as heck DJ

[@crazytail11]

No mention of Kurkesh? Worth the comparison as there are pros and cons for both for a similar ability. I'm sticking with Kurkesh, but this commander looks just as fun. great video!

[@mmburp]

I guess it's time to say "Goodbye Arcum Daggson - Welcome Tawnos"...

[@christopherthompson8609]

Tawnos, Urza's Assistant: Giving Infect-enabled Stuffy Dolls Double-Strike since 2018!

[@Sona_Buvelle]

This was a great video, dude! Can you do a deck tech for Xantcha next? You could probably have some fun with her

[@robinmarks4771]

An infinitely large Crackdown Construct really loves getting flung by Bosh, especially when Tawnos can double up Bosh's throwing arm.

[@patrickh5490]

I'd love to see an alternate "budget" deck list when you make these videos.

[@Arvensa]

I'm already planning on building that mill deck. I've got those Mill artifacts just sitting on a binder page that have been there for years waiting for an inspiration like Tawnos

[@Arvensa]

I guess I could have used Kurkesh... But I get to do Blue artifact shenanigans now, and run him in the main. I think Tawnos and New Saheeli is what I really wanted as a Commander. New Jhoira was a good start but she's really something I want as tech; I don't want to be dragged towards a lot of cheap stuff and not enough really fun mid-sized to large toys.

[@Allaryc]

Staff of domination. For when your so turbo you have to remember to kill at some point

[@HavocTheWendigo]

Dj we need myr token commander lol

[@GuardianAngelEatos]

Hey DJ will you please do a dech tech on Xantcha, Sleeper Agent?! It's such a crazy, unique, and fun looking card, and I would love to hear your ideas about how to build around her!

[@GoldStorm07]

Etherium-Horn Sorcerer. Have fun!

[@clovislay]

Rip paradox Engine

[@warrioraidan]

Helm of the Hosts on Tawnos that would be awesome.

[@EclipZeMuzik]

awesome video!!

[@peheoli6353]

Magistrate's Scepte looks so much better now

[@crawdaddy1234]

Planar Bridge puts things onto the battlefield. It doesn’t trigger the untap trigger.

[@Yakmage]

Why dont you have kurkesh to double abilities

[@thrillhouse4151]

13:41, hahaha Thanos doubles that dies trigger.

[@richardwolfe2089]

Hey! Can you do a deck tech for the other commander in this deck? Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer? Was thinking of deconstructing my Feldon deck and merging it with him!

[@Camupinsify]

Please do Xantcha next! I loved her immediately after seeing her, but not quite sure what direction to build her...

[@codelicious6590]

Who is that Etherium lady in the background art at the beginning when you're talking about activated and triggered abilities? Looks just like mtgsickly!!

[@KingQuetzal]

threw him in my Ramos deck. Pretty fun

[@JB-sc3fr]

I have learned my lesson seeing paradox engine on the field. Must be destroyed asap.

I am a simple man I see an izzet commander deck I like, I thumbs up

[@MinimalxEffort]

Sounds like I'm pulling apart my old Mairsil the pretender deck for Tawnos. I'll probably rebuild Mairsil someday but the deck isn't a favorite of my playgroup since I can combo off and win by turn 4 or 5.

[@WayneAnonymous]

I want an Arixmethes sea monsters deck tech! 😂

[@DeangusMcFife]

i feel like i need to see you pilot this deck. maybe in a certain monthly episode???

[@anthonydelfino6171]

That's a pretty speedy deck tech.... and there's some interesting stuff here, but I'm having a hard time seeing how Tawnos is not just worse Kurkesh. I only saw a few triggered abilities worth copying, and with Tawnos not only are you only able to do it once because he taps, your'e also paying extra to do it.

[@christinabutterfield1801]

Anthony Delfino well he's blue which is cool

[@artemoila1]

Most of the comments ive seen for the new commander spoilers are something like meh, underwhelming etc. I like when new cards make new fun strategies possible not when they make broken decks even more broken.

[@Allaryc]

Being funny is cool but if you aint have a chance to win its underwhelming I gess

[@artiniushornung6774]

After Paradox Engine became a Tier Combo in Commander Wizards just decided it's not overpowered enough and released a Commander that goes infinite with it :)! They should probably just include the Paradox Engine and Isochron Scepter in the deck for that matter

[@ArgenCR]

I run a UR artifacts deck with Combustible Gearhulk, and in my group some people prefer to take the damage. The thing is that my deck is filled with huge artifacts so one time a friend took like 18 damage out of it :P

[@knightfromlordran]

With senseis divining top copies draw card ability you only get one new card. You get the new card, put the top on library, draw top, then put it back on library.

[@morph4977]

KaizoYoshi The thing is that after the first trigger, Top isn't on the board so you can't put it

[@wavingatfat9650]

One might say this deck is TawnOP Ok that one was bad. Very few puns to be made with "Tawnos"

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Get out.

[@mrMickio]

No includes for Kurkesh onakke ancient? Cmon dude he is THE primo commander for copying artifact effects before this. He is a 4/3 for 2RR that reads "Whenever you activate an ability of an artifact, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {R}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy."

[@Pheebsgrease]

That was quick

[@COOPALOOPTROOPA]

And I'm here thinking I can use Tawnos with sol ring, until the last sentence.

[@themistocles5484]

Don’t copy myr battlesphere’s attack trigger, you tap your myr on the ability’s resolution, so if you tap 8 myr to the copy of the ability, the original won’t do anything else for you.

[@chris-sb6sq]

for top wouldn't it be draw a card and return top to your hand instead since the first copy would move top to the top of the deck?

[@GameSkunki]

Do one for Xantcha, Sleeper Agent I want her craziness

[@mattking6674]

CHAOS WAND!

[@DonovanPresents]

Assembly-Worker Tribal (tbh it made me a little salty when you had self-assembler as a background art and NOT talk about its potential. This + Arcane Adaptation allows you to get whatever creature you want with Self Assembler. It's like a Tamiyo's Journal but with an etb ability.

[@winodomo6663]

Question for everyone out there, if i cast a creature with a ETB trigger then in response use ashnod's transmogrant/thran forge or any other ability to turn that creature into an artifact creature can i then copy it with Tawnos?

[@hoontr]

Tawnos locks your opponents out with sands of time as sands of time untaps all tapped permanents and taps all in tapped permanents. Copy the ability on opponents turns to never let them untap. Copy it on your turn to gain infinite Mana and activations with tawnos.

[@innocentbystander1730]

Would you add Mycosynth Lattice and give Tawnos access to abilities from non-artifacts?

[@fuzzier9551]

I would deffinantly throw in mechanized productions

[@liamschmitt553]

Would Karn, Scion of Urza be a bad pick in this deck?

[@gabriellecureux5528]

How can you build this so quickly I mean it takes me like weeks to finish a deck

[@M1r4g322]

Do a deck tech of Lord of Windgrace pls

[@christinabutterfield1801]

You can copy your myr battlefield attack trigger but why would you want that? It wouldn't double anything except the option to tap myrs

[@zekah8446]

Brandon Butterfield Tapping Myrs is part of the cost of the triggered ability, so once cost is payed, Tawnos can copy it.

[@christinabutterfield1801]

MrBamsGoesBoom you don't pay costs for triggered abilities. They trigger.

[@crovax1375]

Would Twanos copy ability work with Magistrate's Scepter's second ability and allow you take two extra turns? Or can you just get charge counters faster

[@theob4954]

Second EDIT: anyone else hyped for commander 2018

[@WayneAnonymous]

To be honest, I was looking forward a lot to the Jund deck, but now after the spoilers I am somewhat disappointed and my hype for commander 2018 has more or less died down.

[@GuardianAngelEatos]

Same here. I was very exited for Jund lands, and then we found out the main commander was a Planeswalker, which I hate, and now the two other Jund Commanders suck and have nothing to do with lands, while all three of the Izzet commanders focus around artifacts. I'm very disappointed in Commander 2018.

[@deltadrifterd16]

Wait, doesn't top's copied ability resolve first, putting top on top then draw for the original ability?

[@andrewchen819]

Right, but paying two mana and tapping your commander just to draw a card is relatively low value

[@StrongButAwkward]

Do Xantcha!

[@DonovanPresents]

What about mana abilities? Those always confused me

[@aarongrant5367]

Where is you proliferate?

[@gochadc]

I REALLY need an answer Jumbo Commander: As this video does not present a full list I'm wondering if this cards are for upgrading the original preconstructed commander or for making one from scratch? do you have a list with the full deck?

[@StarringTheSkullsParasiteUnit]

What is the art in the background at 6:24? What card is that

[@johannpohland2826]

The Izzet deck spoilers were fuckin awesome. The Jund deck is in comparison a real letdown

[@cheesecake2449]

How would tawnos work with sundial of the infinite

[@jonasschult99]

Nelis the copy from tawnos will counter the original ability so the it doesn't work with Sundial the infinite

[@cptnmandudeguy6270]

Sad that Paradox Engine got banned.

[@Tvboy777]

Copying triggered abilities with costs Is not as good, because unlike activates abilities, you have to pay the cost for each copied trigger.

[@backpackhermit]

I see where you're coming from. But being able to copy, for example, a Dreamstone Headron twice with a mirrorworks can be huge.

[@Durtaz]

Is taking a shit an activated ability, since there’s a colon?

[@wubrg6716]

Writer Bluck bruh

[@Itryhardder]

Writer Bluck bruh.

[@MtendoTheSkunk]

No Tawnos's Coffin?

[@igniteaxiom]

can they please ban paradox engine. every minute someone is coming up with a new infinite combo with that card.

[@Itryhardder]

v.x richards Its not bannable, if its cmc was 3 I could see the argument but its a piece of a multi piece combo that costs 5 and is very fragile, a single removal spell or counterspell and it all comes crashing down.

[@RyanDotEXE]

Started spacing out around the time I heard the phrase "6 cards for 5 mana is very good"

[@Jeffxm003]

Meteor golem plus panharmonicon plus myriad plus copy the myriad trigger...who pissed me off last again? Oh yeah you all your stuff is dead

[@squeydartrinarta299]

not so hyped. Waiting for the rest of the 2018 spoilers

[@LachlanGB]

Ahhh this one ain't too budget friendly lol

[@GoodStarfish]

Comments... ctrl:f Kurkesh... NOTHING!?

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I think people forget Kurkesh exists. He's only got 200 decks on EDHREC and is barely in any decks, especially once you'd think he'd be a natural fit, like Breya.

[@DrToxic-pn2uk]

Dammit I’m not first

[@BEENOBAGamingWithBloodstone]

Said thawnos a couple times