The Mono-Colored Commanders from Midnight Hunt | The Command Zone 422 | Magic: The Gathering EDH

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Show Notes:
Hear that howling? The Midnight Hunt has almost begun, but there are still more Commanders to meet! This episode, we go over each of the mono-colored legends from the new set, reviewing the synergies, combos, and strategies that will put you ahead of the pack!
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[@manhattanblockade8544]

If I win a black lotus I'm trading it for a house

[@hayleyabolafia-cartwright1369]

Same! I am sure it’s not the most expensive lotus they have. Out of curiosity what is the cheapest black lotus that is out? I am sure fireball is giving something away in the low end. Just curious, can’t wait to see if I get anything! 🥰

[@felipeguidolin1055]

A BL from Unlimited (as advertised) costs about 21 000 bucks.

[@alleertmen3]

@@hayleyabolafia-cartwright1369 either unlimited or if you want a fake the gold bordererd

[@DrkWhiteWolf]

Why is Homeward Path never brought up with Gisa? Attack with the stolen stuff, do damage, before combat ends homeward path them back to their owners. They all die WHILE CONTROLLED BY THE OPPONENT to the decay trigger, and they go back into exile and loop back to you at the beginning of your next upkeep.

[@corbingovers7559]

The trigger should fizzle as you cannot sacrifice a creature you don't control. Creature still has decaying though.

[@Ors1k]

With Gisa you can use Homeward Path in response to the decayed trigger and return the decayed creatures to their owners. The creatures would then die under your opponent's control and would trigger Gisa again, returning them to the battlefield under your control next upkeep. Pretty sweet combo.

[@broken9657]

I hate you, now i have to build it

[@Mr_Myst13]

Damn that's some good synergy

[@miniroo612]

Oh shit that's awesome!!

[@staticaster1309]

Quote; "Doesn't work. Decayed sets up a delayed trigger to sacrifice the creature after it attacks, but you will be the one controlling the trigger, so if you give the creatures back with Homewward Path, they won't be sacrificed at end of combat." /Quote --- Though, giving the owner Decayed versions of their own creatures is by no means bad. :P

[@DarthTUK]

You can't scrifice permaments you don't control. So Homeward Path doesn't work the way you want it to in this case.

[@riverthecatsnyder280]

A Saryth, vipers fang fight deck could go absolutely insane with cryptolith rite, and just mana dorks in general, like lanowar elves.

[@stormycat0905]

Teferi's Veil will prevent your decay zombies from sacrificing at the end of combat. It will also protect them from sorcery speed wraths. Just stack the phasing triggers to resolve before the sac trigger.

[@jordonpohl7393]

Don’t you think a reprint of anointed procession would be perfectly on theme for innistrad … either with cathers beings anointed or vampires, anointed in blood 🩸

[@infinitedaryl2267]

Adeline is great in Tryn and Silvar. Attack with Silvar, create 3 humans, chomp chomp chomp, Silvar gets indestructible and three counters every turn and triggers all your blood artists. There’s a lot of good human creators for Silvar in this set actually.

[@blacktooth1987]

I'd love DJs opinion on these cards. Jimmy and Josh don't give "not good but fun" cards enough love.

[@mrpobogames]

I thought ormendahl was pretty cool :(

[@theevileyeduelist8144]

Mindbreak trap in Lier seems great

[@d9_1056]

So wtf happened to card kingdom

[@rosskred1160]

Channelfireball offered more money 💰

[@Arufonsa1]

Hey guys just as a heads up. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BUYING SINGLES FROM INDIVIDUALS!! eBay was a thing long before some of these stores and I know it’s shocking but retail stores mess up your orders too. I’m fine with Fireball choosing to conduct business as it likes but let’s not shit on the little guy in the process!

[@cacs2201]

Retail stores have security measures to avoid or correct mistakes from individual sellers Not only that, they have a WAY better selection and a better service What CFB is doing here has been a thing in my country for a while, and that is the best thing that can happen both for the LGS's and for consumers

[@Arufonsa1]

@@cacs2201 I can’t think of much else to say than, yes and? As well as I I just disagree. You can do this fine and not crap on smaller sellers 🤷‍♂️.

[@cacs2201]

@@Arufonsa1 this isn't shitting on small sellers. Small sellers are LGS's, not eBay scammers Want to be a reputable seller? Do the least you need to do and get a damn license to do it, untill then, you're just a scammer They went soft on individuals working as stores

[@cacs2201]

@@josephdurham4950 No, random people on eBay are not to be trusted I get that those individual sellers want to push the narrative that they are trustworthy, but there's a reason for that not being the case

[@direkitsune]

@@cacs2201 as someone who has bought a fair number of cards online via ebay, i have yet to run into a scammer. Of about 30ish orders of cards ive gotten, only once have i gotten a wrong order, and the seller sent me the correct one after while letting me keep the cards sent by mistake. I know they exist, because every open market place will have them, but that dosnt mean the majority are

[@nextgenwarrior]

6:42 30:15 you're welcome

[@BKazunori]

Anointed Procession... when this card was released, I pay around US$5 for a playset.

[@timjennings8152]

Worst part of the channel fireball sponsor is that I WANT TO USE IT NOW!!!!!!!

[@tactiCole_]

Would Kurbis be good in the 99 of a Hydra deck? Just some mono green deck that wants to ramp and put out giant hydras with that enchantment that doubles the value of X? Just a little extra protection for your big guys

[@josiahsantos6286]

I love how they added Retreat to hagra instead of Retreat to kazandu. For kurbis. (That made me laugh. Is it because there's 4 black commanders in this set)

[@FelipeSantos-cu2xy]

This colletion make my always Forgotten Sevinne Happy, is my favorite commander anyway

[@maxrollefson2631]

The last mono colored commander would go really well in a deck where gnave guru of spores is the commader.

[@diehardGG]

I'm loving J&J back on these videos. Not sure if you made the switch up back to the OGs because of comments on prior videos, but it's good listening to the dynamic between you both

[@Naturessightsandsounds7040]

Adults take time off of work during the summer that is why they were not together all the time lol people complaining on youtube didn't do anything summer is over so you will be seeing them more.

[@diehardGG]

@@Naturessightsandsounds7040 uh yeah... sure. Adults like me totally just stop working with people we normally do during the summer 🙃

[@jimbeamer5145]

@@diehardGG if you have a nice job that gives you vacation time you take time off in the summer don't worry buddy someday you will get there.

[@diehardGG]

@@jimbeamer5145 lmao I have a good job with plenty of vacation time, and make content here on KZbin part-time. There's a big difference between content creation vs typical salaried career jobs and changing your style of content (even with the members of your cast) can have big impacts to a YT channel. You can just look at their prior episodes with other hosts; the views are less on those than when J&J are together.

[@FrosTeddyFlakas]

I never knew I needed to see Jimmy and Josh sing that song until today 😂

[@brendendusey8563]

Their singing is on point👌👌

[@PonycornSmasher]

Do you know the name of the song

[@patrickperfetti2255]

@@PonycornSmasher The Black Keys : Baby I'm howling for you

[@PonycornSmasher]

@@patrickperfetti2255 thank you

[@danacoleman4007]

no

[@ayties5113]

Kurbis = Kürbis -> German for Pumpkin. I love the Deathtouch / Hexproof Lady. I play a Esika Deck and use the Vigilance of her to attack and use her Mana Abillity on my Legendary Creatures to get more value. So if you can get all your Attacking Creatures Vigilance, they still do the Damamge but have also Hexproof.

[@smittynumber1812]

I'm just realizing that Lier is sort of a Snapcaster Mage but in the command zone, good god wotc

[@jacobdavis9424]

Gunna have to run 12-14 enchantment removal in my decks :P

[@anthonymarciano6050]

I didnt realise how much I missed having josh and jimmy host together until they started doing it again. It feels like the older episodes again

[@cycalonegaming]

Hey guys any word for us on when we can expect the commander battler for this set? Also just wanna say im brand new to magic and you guys have made me fall in LOVE with the game, especially "commander" its so much fun so thank you for the amazing content

[@SovereignwindVODs]

If you mean the game knights episode, pretty sure they said it was gonna be the 22nd. So Wednesday

[@cycalonegaming]

@@SovereignwindVODs yea thats what i meant, thx for the reply man. I appreciate it.

[@QuakeMandarene]

Does anyone else find it weird that "Midnight Hunt" sounds like it should focus on Werewolves, but it seems to more focus on Zombies?

[@CianDelano]

It isn't super relevant, but I love that the Desecrated Tomb is on Gorex's back... it just... such good flavor I think.

[@kadehorton-smith6309]

Wait are you not with card kingdom anymore?

[@mastermike890]

The fact that Adeline herself doesn't have to attack to create the tokens is a big upside IMO.

[@stupisis]

Why does nobody mention Dream Halls when talking about Lier? That card is insane in this deck.

[@LiLIrishSoutherner]

ChannelFireball’s mobile purchasing and searching is terrible.

[@rmreagle]

Love how Jimmy has "How's it" as Josh's notification sound lol

[@haydn220]

Where is this in the video I need to find it

[@ProphetofEndTimes]

Lier is a great backup plan for Vadrok decks. It gives you access to your graveyard when you don't have the ability to mutate. Also it can help trigger other things that like graveyard casts. Vega, River Kelpie, Sevinne, Thalias Geistcaller, Burning Vengeance, Ominous Roost, Secrets of the Dead....etc. I've been trying it out in a Vadrok historic brawl deck and it's glorious

[@curtissearle6462]

My group of friends has a rule that we can pick any legendary creature from our 99 to partner with our decks main commander. Lier will pair very nicely with Muldrotha in my muldrotha spellslinger deck lol

[@Rabid_Wombat]

Lier as a Tribal Wizard Commander is going to be sweet 🙌

[@amostyx]

Edict effects combine well with Decayed. They combine even better with Gisa: each time one of her decayed creatures dies she gets a bunch of replacements.

[@Berto222]

singing was incredible hahaha

[@duckemperorofgk2112]

38:40 - NO, don't play catalyst stone, that card is bad!

[@okgut2033]

I want so badly croaking counterpart as a commander :)

[@Yourbeautiful666]

You didn’t choose to sing Hungry Like The Wolf?

[@ThommyK2]

Does anyone else see Kurbis' head as pumpkin? "Kürbis" actually means pumpkin in german ^^

[@oniplays1668]

There is a black tree of redemption from elderich

[@maxbeck5051]

It was fantastic, the Song. Very entertaining Start of the show😍🤣

[@duriasgiles1214]

I really wish they’d mention crow of dark tidings for gorex

[@caasIsirhC]

Docent of Perfection seems good in Lier. Along the lines of the other stuff mentioned but also gives her evasion and pumps her up.

[@TheKillerman3333]

is it possible to make a lier flashback deck that can go sorta infinate with bolas's citidel and aetherflux reservoir? one makes you lose life and the other makes you gain it. Also assuming it went from 1 hp to 50, how many spells would you need to cast to get the 5 0 you need the first, second and third time? Asking becuase i want to build a janky spell slinger deck.

[@dustinashby597]

I will be honest innistrad is one of my favorite sets

[@JerichoPride]

The singing is the greatest worst thing to ever happen :)

[@Technician302]

Half the videos you guys post now are Ads..I know you guys gotta get paid but I skipped like half the video bc you guys are just pushing peoples merchandise.

[@DJMigrane]

Oof.... bad take on adeline. Mono white control some buffs, her to finish. I've had good success with her. If she were a baseball player she'd have at least a .310 batting averagee.

[@pvtpain66k]

I feel like Gorex could have been much cooler just by having different stats & they should probably be higher since his CMC is 8, even if you are expected to pay less than that.

[@josephahrens862]

what happened to cardkingdom?

[@stfinalwrath]

The random retreat to hagra during the mono green final card was kinda hilarious lol... Oops.. hahaha...

[@nicksternyr8728]

Ooooo Saryth is going into my selvala, heart of the wild deck. My big creatures will get death touch and I can untap selvala for more mana

[@coltoncollects290]

Nice Video! 👍

[@nicksternyr8728]

Adeline with Cathars Crusade!!!

[@majormonochrome8529]

Is that a mogul moves shirt?

[@helios8911]

Stop singing forever pls

[@razielthedamn4301]

Im 26 minutes in, why dont you say "There are many garbage class monocolored commanders here, lets move to some better ones" ? So much waste of time. Next time you can make whole episode about Tobias Andrion or Jedit Ojanen or Jasmine Boreal and talk about them for 30 minutes each...

[@miniroo612]

On this episode of "What cards are gonna spike!?"...

[@1235q]

Monowhite tokens is not a new archetype but Adeline is probably the best commander for it.

[@HexQuesTT]

same vein as stitcher Supplier, MIre Triton from Eldraine is 2 mana, 2/1 with deathtouch, etb mill 2 gain 2 life

[@highshelf]

I actually like this song

[@MrVotiga]

Lier also gives your spells protection from Ward. Not your abilities though

[@DJ122995JL]

Hydras Growth on the XGG commander can make sure that it has +1+1 counters. Plus if your running +1+1 counters you definately run The Ozolith, plus card that put ability counters on cards, maybe an include in Kathril???

[@Snaglbeest]

Kurbis should have been able to protect himself or protect any other creature. The limitation of "other" creature and only a creature with a +1/+1 counter is silly and unnecessary.

[@psy_p]

giving more power to green is silly and unnecessary.

[@Snaglbeest]

@@psy_p I was judging the card by its own merits as a legendary creature, not within the wider MtG or EDH landscape. I'm not sad that a green commander is not the best card ever, but as a person who runs a version of the Commander's Quarters Turbo Fog Progenitus deck, I'm sad that this little plant guy is a terrible fog commander.

[@ArdenXD96]

Imma be using Triskaidekaphile as a win con in my Lier commander deck xD

[@RayearthIX]

Saryth is going in my Glissa Sunseeker deck. I can use her to untap Glissa and destroy even MORE artifacts and other things I'm turning into artifacts, and she provides hexproof to Glissa when she's not tapped. The deck also has a bit of "legendary" tribal, and she's legendary too! Yay. :D

[@mitchelmcgreevy7650]

Poison.deck and infect.deck are completely different things, poison still does damage to life total while also establishing poison counters, but also does NOT put -1/-1 counters on creatures. It is a small distinction, but an important one.

[@shilohartisan]

Saryth makes your mana dorks pretty great blockers. Uril the Miststalker will be thinking twice about attacking you when you can block with your Llanowar Elves, then tap it for mana, and now it has deathtouch.

[@kennethmarkwith4678]

I'm going to try and work Saryth into my Captain Sisay deck...it seems really good. I'm looking forward to eventually building a Lier deck though. Seems like a strong commander with tons of potential.

[@babyplaneswalker341]

@Josh@Jimmy My play group has been proxying Adeline as their commander for a bit now and she pops off pretty easy. Like you said, she doesn't need to attack to make the tokens and anointed/divine visitation are obvious. But when you are ready to attack like the Voltron commander she is, commanders plate, dark steel plate, lightning greaves, swiftfoot boots, whispersilk cloak, trailblazer boots and all the instant speed white spells that give protection from a color. So many things to make sure she gets in and one shot someone

[@ErikTheRedd1]

6:55 main topic

[@attiemo1665]

You said 1st October but calendar was circled 4th! Which is it ?!

[@LokNWykLeer]

I'm very happy about the name "Kurbis", because "Kürbis" (pretty much pronounced the same) is German für "pumpkin/gourd".

[@mjjdj88]

That opening was great 😂

[@zakallen1414]

That intro was fantastic

[@aishiw7434]

What does "in the 99" chapters mean? And why have these cards colors that are not of the commander in question's color?

[@Threeve703]

“In the 99” is just shorthand for a card in the rest of the deck.

[@Dekztir]

In the 99 means using the card in a deck that has a different Commander instead of using the card as a Commander. A deck consists of 1 Commander and 99 other cards, hence using the card "in the 99" instead of the 1.

[@aishiw7434]

@@Dekztir Okay that's what I thought, thanks for the confirmation!

[@hansenel27]

Couldn't help but notice you stated the Channel Fireball marketplace release was October first but the calendar displayed has October fourth circled. Just wanted confirmation as I'm planning a large purchase and would like the added bonus.

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

But does have it free shipping like Amazon

[@TheTunaSaladin]

I'm thinking about building Gorex Skullstorm Combo

[@arthurmiller1603]

I think adenine could be nasty. She can get big and deal crazy commander damage out of no where, make her unblock able and give her protection from a certain color when they try to stop it

[@charmandercommander1832]

For Lier Hive mind and paradigm shift (×2) then pass

[@robertmunroe9635]

The only thing gisa does well is a smoke stacks, pox, and small pox, bitter blossom but lets be real - who enjoys playing against that

[@thealaskanknifeguy3883]

6:55

[@huddreems3495]

Lier seems super broken. Just gotta figure out some win conditions

[@nik700]

I know you're not wrong about Voltron decks, but c'mon, we're in Innistrad this time, you have to respect OG Sigarda

[@foreal7712]

Pulled Gisa from my prerelease! But I call her discount Tergrid because whatever she steals returns to the graveyard.

[@leovaeg]

6:50 for the actual video

[@daynehahn6134]

I’d love to see a “Kitchen Table Commander” game from The Command Zone. Meaning any card can be played, even anything that is banned. Just 4 of the most powerful decks you can possibly make for the highest possible entertainment value. Who can make the best deck if literally any card can be used??? Please give this to the fans!!!

[@tttyyy949]

It's sounds like no-ban cedh game rather than kitchen table commander.

[@daynehahn6134]

Kitchen Table generally speaking meaning there's no real rule to the deck, just friends building powerful decks and having fun.

[@tttyyy949]

@@daynehahn6134 yes it means no bans etc but its most of the time very low power environment not the most powerfull decks.

[@ShivShrike]

Combine Gisa, Glorious Resurrector with Ghoulcaller Gisa, and Dictate of Eberos and just have a laugh

[@AdolfCritler210]

I want to put Kurbis into my Colfenor +1/+1 counter deck. Saves my creatures and if he dies, he is 0 toughness and super easy to recur

[@FoodASMR11-s1w]

Great Video ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️❤️

[@danielbielak6479]

Lier looks incredible

[@hunterstrong3318]

They really brushed past gorax random retrieval...

[@ingolf82]

if you wanna go with Lure for that mono green one, I suggest putting Teeka's Dragon into the deck. its a 5/5 dragon for 9 generic mana that has flying, trample and rampage 4. so you put lure on Teeka's dragon it becomes monsterously huge that might actually one shot an opponent if he plays lots of little creature. Ramage is an old mechanic from mirage or something, that gives the creature extra power and toughness for every blocker blocking said creature. so in the case of Teeka's dragon, it gets +4/+4 for every creature blocking it because it has rampage 4. so imagive this, teeka's dragon attacks with lure on it vs a talrand deck with lots and lots of small birds, if say, the talrand player has 10 2/2 birds, Teeka's dragon's power and toughness go like this: unblocked: 5/5, 1 blocker: 9/9 2 blockers 13/13 3 blockers 17/17 4 blockers: 21/21 5 blockers: 25/25 6 blockers: 29/29 7 blockers: 33/33 8 blockers: 37/37 9 blockers: 41/41 10 blockers: 45/45 so teeka's dragon does 45 damage to 10 2/2, so thats 20 damage and the rest goes to your face, 25 damage right there. Rampage is awesome, they should bring that back. if you play Teeka's dragon with Saryth out however, with 10 blockers, I think the person you attack just dies, teeka's dragon pings the 10 blockers for 1, they die, thats 10 damage, they take 35 to the face.

[@psy_p]

That will never happen like that tho... not even in christmas land.

[@technowiz94]

Lier + tidesprout tyrant = bounce everything.

[@kyerfolsom5982]

Every time somebody says Stitcher's Supplier i hear Citrus Supplier. only me?

[@radio0asis]

nice mogul moves shirt