Midnight Hunt w/ Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña | Game Knights 48 | Magic The Gathering Commander

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Show Notes:
The pale light of the full moon bathes a familiar game table, turning its unwary players…. INTO GAME KNIGHTS! Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña and Twitch streamer Voxy face off against Jimmy and Josh to see who has the strength to lead the pack with legends from the new Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set!
It’s Tovolar vs. Sigarda vs. Ludevic vs. Florian
Who will survive the night? ONLY ONE MAY STAND!
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Where to find our guests online:
Xolo Mariduena:
Instagram: @xolo_mariduena
Twitter: @Xolo_Mariduena
Watch Cobra Kai (Netflix): www.netflix.com/title/81002370
Voxy:
Twitch: / voxy
Twitter: @VoxyTwitch
Instagram: @voxytwitch
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Deck Lists:
Xolo's Tovolar:
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Jimmy's Ludevic:
www.archidekt.com/decks/46640...
JLK's Florian:
www.archidekt.com/decks/46640...
Voxy's Sigarda:
www.archidekt.com/decks/46640...
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Credits:
Directed by: Josh Lee Kwai
Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss
Edited by: Josh Murphy, Manson Leung and Jake Boss
VFX, Animations and GFX: Sam Waldow
Assistant VFX: Patrick Nan
Additional VFX: Evan Limberger and Nick Seils
Director of Photography: Jake Boss
Produced by: Josh Lee Kwai and Ashlen Rose
Production Design: Ladee Danger
Theme Music: Post Malone
Florian (voice): Josh Murphy
Arlinn Kord & Sigarda (voice): Ashlen Rose
Enduring Angel & Maja (voice): Ladee Danger
Ludevic (voice): Jake Boss
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[@commandcast]

Ok chat... do you vote for FREE OR WILD!? Reply to this message!

[@KeroTheInvincible]

Money

[@alexbergstrom1133]

As someone who uses stampede in my 5 color dragon deck if I vote free you should vote wild, but generally free is the better option as Josh, I think correctly, lays out. The only reason I as the player casting stampede would vote free is if there are 4 stellar permanents in my hand that I want out all at once

[@Natedogg2]

Free.

[@aaronm.885]

Don’t worry, Josh. I’ll still vote for free despite the outcome.

[@garethsentry]

depends on if they drew a lot of cards and how many lands they have. i think you guys made the right choice this time.

[@Woodsy2575]

Xolo's prisoner's dilemma convincing both of his opponents not to kill him is one of the best examples of politicking that I've ever seen in a game of commander

[@adamglenen734]

too bad he didn't win, I was rooting for him

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

One thing that could have made it better was if he made them decide simultaneously

[@juliusembile7664]

Getting damage immunity, forcing his opponents decision, and incentivicing them to attack each other instead. That Xolo deadlock is EDH at its finest.

[@Octania544]

it was really really smart. However i believe he couldve gone further. Rather than actually playing the behemoth he couldve shown them the card then put the exact same deal forth. I am going to assume that they wouldve taken the same choice [give him blanket immunity]. Then with the behemoth still in hand during his "bonus turn" i believe he couldve won or maybe even bought himself another turn with the exact same stratagem if needed.

[@eusouzoom]

@@Octania544 thought the same, but then they would probably not take the deal and one of them would win. Otherwise, with this deal there would be no chance Xolo loses.

[@feltrix334]

"But does it really matter how many cards are in Jimmy's hand IF HE'S DEAD?" is such a savage line from Josh.

[@yifeichen8448]

I don’t have creature removal. But I have player removal.🤣🤣

[@zodazoda7083]

I feel 3 on one was over kill. I feel Jimmy was robbed of a fun game but hey that's politics

[@zimoy.701]

The philosophy of fire.

[@AlexM-bw3qh]

@@zodazoda7083 they dogged on him! poor guy XD

[@rdnick114]

I re-watched that line probably 5 times just to enjoy Josh's deadpan delivery for just a bit longer.

[@briancaro196]

"So anyways, I started casting." Pure gold from JLK

[@13Rob]

I'm watching this episode for the 2nd time and just caught that reference. I hope he's an actual It's Always Sunny fan and not just quoting the meme.

[@renfineout5350]

The Josh Lee Kwai Paradox: When a certain choice is almost always the better choice... unless Josh Lee Kwai is in the game. The Jimmy Wong Phenomenon: When you manage to skyrocket directly into the lead only to die before your next upkeep. In this episode, we have the extremely rare event where the Josh Lee Kwai Paradox immediately causes the Jimmy Wong Phenomenon.

[@ACSmoove557]

Legendary comment

[@jericknm]

Best comment

[@Dubstepper]

Very legendary

[@liamwelsh4665]

Someone get MIT on the phone I think this is one of theirs!

[@MTGDuelist8870]

"What are the odds that his got 4 really awesome cards in hand, right?" 32:13 That was on level with Jimmy's hermit Druid hitting a basic land off the top from the modern horizons game knights lmao

[@Smiggle0]

Josh’s equivalent to that, and Jimmy’s reverse equivalent.

[@chancellorpalprotein2886]

What does ‘maintain priority’ mean. I tried googling and don’t understand and fairly new to magic.

[@jaka1748]

@@chancellorpalprotein2886 I'm not exactly a veteran, but whenever a spell is cast, "priority" (basically the privilege to cast spells in response) goes around the table, starting from you. However, instead of passing priority to someone else, you can "hold/maintain priority" so that you can respond to your spell before anyone else.

[@Alarakoru]

@@chancellorpalprotein2886 when you cast an spell, active an ability, or trigger, you have the priority to chain an instant or another ability. You can maintain it before passing to your opponents to respond

[@chancellorpalprotein2886]

Thanks

[@prostitch6266]

Xolo’s deal is probably the most interesting commander move I have ever seen.

[@babytyty2953]

Yeah that was absolutely amazing I loved it.

[@bobby45825]

Honestly, it was, and it was the right call. That was straight 4-D chess. If he manages to get back on the show with "Hawk" i'd love to see their shenanigans together.

[@MrPringleson]

It really is a great example of the infinite complexity of Magic. But especially EDH

[@christiansosa8962]

I like that the threat wasn't even implied, accept the deal or die. Simple.

[@Dragon_Fyre]

@@christiansosa8962 The icing on the cake was the threat… “First one to say no, is the one that dies”.

[@lexrupus4798]

"What are the odds that he's got four awesome things in his hand, right?" - Josh Lee Kwai, 2021. Words that aged like fine milk.

[@nivyan]

53:59 This caught me so off guard! One of the funniest things I've ever seen on Game Knights Also Josh promising: "Yeah, i won't swing at you" only to do 27 damage to Xolo with Dragon's Approach was such a Josh move xD

[@Brandonious15987]

Xolo took 27 damage on a turn he had immunity.

[@ronaldmunoz3121]

Yeah that was a crappy move by JLK

[@enoesiw]

Name a more iconic duo: Jimmy and "if I can hold out just one more turn".

[@leonvalenzuela4096]

Jimmy & manascrew

[@thoop6795]

Jimmy and ancient tomb

[@hoody5863]

Jimmy and losinng the game by his own cards

[@anthonycannet1305]

I can feel that on a personal level, so many times I can guarantee the win on my *next* turn and then die before then…

[@Daedalus8K]

I hope Xolo comes back. He was super entertaining and played really well. The craterhoof deal was so god damn cool too. Probably my favorite episode as of late. Big fan of this one!

[@alexandrecarbonel5908]

what a smart doode thats some top notch game theory

[@restaurantmaracuya6068]

Yes Xolo should comeback with Jacob, they should be so fun to watch together

[@theodelacruz2799]

And he's funny too, the random prayer cracked me up

[@Meldon44]

Yeah, I really liked him. Voxy not so much. It seems that's usually the case for me with the guests on their episodes -- love one of the guests, find the other obnoxious or boring.

[@jaafarmhasan8713]

Or he could had told Josh, that I am not gonna kill You, ( Josh Wasn't tapped out) and I will kill Voxy instead, but you won't mess with me or with my board next turn.... Like how that was a good decision? What are you talking about? It was a bad decision, he totally throw that game away, and he is not that good.

[@su0tin731]

This has been the episode I enjoyed the most, and that's because Xolo's ways of negotiating in the end, that politics turn was very enjoyable. Voxy's position was so strong that I guess no move would save them from her, but that was a very smart approach, I liked it a lot.

[@RazielBR]

He pulled the pin out of the grenade and then went "SYKE". Unfortunately he had no way to survive anyway.

[@kuroenekodemon]

@@RazielBR yeah and also he wasted Craterhoof Behemoth as well and that trample and +1/+1 counters gets removed end of turn so I would’ve taken 2nd place instead of making that deal if I was dead on board to everything

[@timothye.2902]

if he had held up Craterhoof Behemoth instead of playing it, he might have been able to put the game into an infinite political lock of everyone promising not to kill each other for 1 round

[@schwindelier1449]

Xolo's Craterhoof was such a big brain move, he almost turned it in a Teferi's Protection

[@commandcast]

A lot of people are (correctly) pointing out that you do not have to reveal all of the cards off of Florian. You only need to show the one you choose. However, you CAN reveal that information if you wish to. So technically I did not break any rules :-P Anyway, hope y'all enjoy the episode. -JLK

[@Venjamin]

Honestly it was WAY more fun to see you do that.

[@nathanmcduck2999]

Definitely better for the audience even if it is strategically slightly suboptimal

[@chancellorpalprotein2886]

“You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted your outsmarting.”

[@heman595]

Josh, meathook massacre sees the angel die to decimate putting you at 8 life prior to the attack you died to. You technically survived at one when Xolo swung out at you.

[@w3rm4]

But you did cast sign in blood with a mountain....

[@TheLovelyMedusa]

Never thought I'd see The Prisoner's Dilemma play out in Game Knights XD

[@JohnArthur77]

Exactly what I thought when I saw it that move was clever.

[@fatalshore5068]

He should of still swung at Voxxy but not enough to kill her. Thus preserving the deal and putting himself in a position to win next turn.

[@TheLovelyMedusa]

@@fatalshore5068 that's what I thought

[@helderboymh]

It's not a prisoners dilemma, because both not taking the deal isn't garanteed better for both then both taking the deal. although kinda close.

[@thomasdesrosiers-dorval5158]

When Xolo said: I have one shot... I knew exactly where this was going, I could hear the beat in my head, and it did not disappoint. The episode lived to high expectations. Good show! Go go werewolves!

[@blackgrimoire4763]

I said the same thing! I was like, "he wouldn't... He couldn't... HE DID! 😂"

[@Sheriff_K]

@@blackgrimoire4763 Same.

[@bluebeartired]

Xolo is an amazing player and absolutely hilarious. Would love to see both him and Voxy back sometime

[@geckonerd3734]

On the bright side, Xolo did achieve what he set out to do. He took down both Josh and Jimmy, avenging Jacob. (That's a lot of J's.)

[@BobbyBev95]

Josh’s Florian dragon approach deck might be a top 5 for me ever in the channel’s history. Such a cool, creative deck idea

[@themaceofspades6078]

I am for sure building something similiar to that deck it was really cool!

[@MePsyYa]

The way he popped off and did 27 damage out of no where was kinda tight ngl

[@hamidalhaja]

I feel the same, definitely Josh is a legandry deck builder!

[@genericweeb3816]

I want to make it so bad

[@JLKelly2]

I already have 15 Foil Dragon's Approach hope this doesn't spike the price cuz I wanna buy up 15 more and build this

[@trew3535]

Xolo's play at the end is the literal definition of "speak softly and carry a big stick"

[@maxwellware6855]

I loved Xolo’s intentionally mistranslated prayer. My favorite edit in this series so far 😂

[@Jimmythehead]

So cool how Jimmy can make a dimir deck feel like he’s playing red

[@davidkepler5261]

I make all of my decks feel like I'm playing blue. I've been told.

[@K2llerTV]

@@davidkepler5261 nobody cares...

[@davidkepler5261]

@@K2llerTV 😁

[@MoonlitRose101]

@@K2llerTV it's me. I'm the one who cares.

[@elipetrou9308]

I don’t have a non black deck. Everyone like to stick with colours they like :/

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Yay, Voxy! If you haven't caught her MTG streams then you hella need to.

[@Timby_]

@Bruno Becker you can read it in his “raycon sponsor” voice lmao

[@adriangonzalez8024]

RADICAL! 👍 😎

[@TPXdude]

I just read this in your voice 🤣

[@josephderosier4846]

@Bruno Becker he was also free styling his intro on “I hate your deck”. This hip prof is super odd and I love it.

[@Aldrnari956]

@@Timby_ that’s exactly what I did when I saw it lol

[@Kattywagon29]

Trust Josh to make his Rakdos deck feel like he's playing blue. Love it!

[@gregslingland3576]

Reminds me of my Balan deck. It was mono-white, but played like a green deck.

[@Summer_Snows]

I've always really respected the way that Josh and Jimmy both really take into account what makes for good viewing as well as good play Saccing Dauthi Voidwalker to play Cultivate is honestly, not a good play, especially considering he had ramp in hand that turn as well, but it's arguably okay and it allows Josh to do his stuff now, making for more entertaining viewing

[@selkokieli843]

I totally appreciate a social play! ...But I'm willing to believe it's just greed from Jimmy's side xD Perhaps even healthy greed considering advancing your own game is often better than stopping just one of your three opponents. Anyhoo, good game and good shoutout!

[@bryanlim9817]

'but it's arguably okay and it allows Josh to do his stuff now, making for more entertaining viewing' this!

[@Nr4747]

Wait, what ramp did Jimmy have in hand in a Dimir deck that turn, did I miss something that was shown in the episode ?

[@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430]

You know what would be better viewing for me? If Jimmy wasn't first to die...AGAIN. They bulli lol

[@dustinjackson8270]

@@Nr4747 he had the talisman that turn

[@CaptainTempest1]

Holy crap that Shadowspear animation. Production value just keeps going up! Also great choice using the Majora's Mask clock tower sound effect for the cycling of day/night!

[@TheMrEM4N]

That craterhoof immunity play was such a sweet moment for EDH politics. Xolo is a 5-head gamer.

[@minine6508]

Xolo casually creating the Prisoner’s Dilemma at the end of game 😂

[@Hundo_Mo]

Shout out to whomever is doing the set design. The last few episodes have had such great thematic backdrops!

[@NitpickingNerds]

5:42 Can confirm Grave Titan is one of the scariest card in all of commander!

[@WaningYin]

Jimmy would have won if he had gotten that Grave Titan. It's 3 bodies on 1 card! XD

[@Oakenbull]

Whats better than one poopy baby? 3 poopy babies on one card!

[@NitpickingNerds]

@@Oakenbull so stronk

[@NitpickingNerds]

@@Oakenbull so stronk

[@felipeguidolin1055]

Grave Titan is so good they just had to give Green a version of it!

[@mwbwyatt]

i just wanna point out once again how freaking awesome it is that from their humble beginnings, to having such good quality production, music specifically made for game knights from postie, playing with some of the most popular magic celebs..its just so cool.

[@Blomstermark]

"just" the intro is bananas..

[@leighharrell6925]

Agreed 👍! I was just saying to myself "Gosh #48 wow 👏"

[@mariusdragoe2888]

Dude their beginnings were not that humble.

[@soapboxk2203]

@@mariusdragoe2888 This. Also, the CFB promo was pretty cringey, suggesting that people should only support vetted stores rather than "basement dwellers". Some serious shill nonsense.

[@nassimotheriault5641]

Can I just point out that Xolo is just the most adorable enthusiastic person ever

[@prozythos8397]

This has been my most favorited deck from Josh. Standard value decks are great but this kind of unique synergy between his commander and a janky strategy is what I live for. Watching him go off with Harnfel was amazing.

[@TrackMouse34]

Josh’s dragon’s approach deck was absolute fire. I love it!

[@dyland3r]

Josh: "Hey Xolo, if I cast one Dragon's Approach it's not breaking our deal, right?" Xolo: "Yeah that sounds all right, one isn't too much" Josh: *casts ten more Dragon's approach* Xolo: "Now hold on just a second..."

[@omethorn4156]

Xolo could have said no to Josh’s whole big play. Josh is a big meanie 😭

[@ewanhiddleston6642]

I don't know if I would have said ok to Josh, but I really appreciate the way they both talked through it

[@otwk]

"Are you going to kill us with Dragon's approach?" "Probably not." At least that was true :D

[@MrParagonical]

Wow! The best play of the game was actually Xolo's "ultimatum game" deal. Fantastic tactical choice in an otherwise horrible situation.

[@d.r.parsons]

"Xolo's deal" is like a new version of a prisoner's dilemma. It would be interesting to break that down even further and determine what the most rational choice is.

[@chrismarlow9585]

The most rational choice is to both reject the deal (simultaneously if that matters). Xolo can't actually attack either because then he loses, so he's left doing nothing and they can both kill him whenever they please. I'm amazed they played into his hand! He basically made a big bluff to make them feel threatened while he was in a losing position and they took it. It's similar to when someone tells you to not target them with a spell because they'll counter it. If everyone continues to not target them because they're scared of the counter the person effectively gets to counter lots of extra spells. The right play is often to simply dare them to use their counter.

[@gabrieltwinwithulm7466]

No, Chris. If they had both refused his deal, he would have just killed one of them because he was losing either way. There was no bluff.

[@chrismarlow9585]

@@gabrieltwinwithulm7466 Why would he do something with a guaranteed loss when there's a chance for a win if he doesn't? That makes no logical sense. What he'd probably do is see what he has in his hand to offer as help for one of the players and try to make a new deal for his survival. He seems like someone who wants to do the best he can or at least let the other two play it out, rather than taking someone out and ending the game by picking who wins.

[@graveraven39]

I'd make a separate deal with the other player where we both accept, but don't attack each other either. Just develop board states, keep your defences at max and don't weaken each other for his benefit.

[@chrismarlow9585]

@@graveraven39 That's another great way to turn it around on him. Good idea

[@eldritchgrovemedia]

I loved seeing Humans go off, but I was so into everyone's decks and felt true pain seeing Jimmy die right after that explosive turn. All around, it was an amazing episode!

[@viscarious1]

From my experience, explosive turns only lead to a target being painted on you. Setting up a board state without impacting anyone else is asking for focused retaliation

[@MintyMagicMTG]

It’s almost like Jimmy always plays the same way…

[@solrac4270]

I need the crossover with "I hate your deck", Jimmy and Josh with Joe and Lynch would be amazing. Like if you guys agree with me. Cheers

[@splingobingus8579]

I wanna see josh say fuck

[@notrkm]

yo that would be sick

[@kesler4982]

It would be nice to finally understand what Lynch and Joe are saying and playing, if they came on this show for sure.

[@jaylinthomas8353]

Joe has been on here

[@EveningHourz]

That would be amazing! Please make it happen !

[@TehFoamy]

36:40 Xolo: "Josh you said he wasn't gonna get any more cards" Voxy: "You promised!" I love how Voxy and Xolo sound like heartbroken kids who were let down by their dad

[@Aithan83]

Always a pleasure to see JLK do his twenty minute turns where he draws and casts most of his deck.

[@uziboozy4540]

Yeah that's my favorite parts about this show lol

[@benjaminking3677]

Josh: What are the odds he has 4 awesome cards? Jimmy: Imma bout to wreck this man’s whole career.

[@bryanwoolbertmusic8564]

Three things: 1. I wanna know what shenanigans were in Jimmy’s hand when he died. 2. Craterhoof Behemoth politics = my vote for President! Lmao 3. So impressed by Voxy’s deck’s resilience. Good always prevails, even in Innistrad. Amazing game. Loved this one!

[@vileluca]

> Good always prevails Only in fiction.

[@WolfTriggerMan]

Josh got played when he said “What are the chances that he has 4 really awesome cards?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was kinda funny especially when it was replayed lol

[@Eeswaran1]

Awesome episode! Xolo was great and extremely animated. Would love to see him come back for round 2.

[@ANTREU96]

this is one of the best matches ever on game knights. Humans getting huge was a surprise, xolo had the best politics move ever and that dragons approach seems great. Did I forget jimmy getting to draw dozens of card in Josh's turn? Yes Jimmy drew cards not Josh

[@cscotch1127]

oh man that Majora's Mask bell effect when it becomes day is so fitting

[@RepresentingRodina]

They should have also done the wolvos howl as it turns to night in Majora's mask, but maybe thats too close to the source. We all know how Nintendo can get with these things.

[@someepicnerd7821]

Thank you so much Josh Lee Kwai for enlightening me with the epic deck tech. This deck fits my style so perfectly. I can never thank you enough.

[@KillerCadaver]

That little dragon burning everyone's life totals is a pretty incredible animation. It's by far my favorite one in this episode!

[@hewwallis7078]

Josh’s face when Jimmy resolves Selvala’s Stampede🤣

[@vivian-alexandrarivers897]

30:40 Ok, let's be real, considering the deck that Jimmy brought, you call Free even more because his deck is quite literally filled with amazing ability creatures he wants in his graveyard. In retrospect, the choice did not matter in regards to how bad the choices would be, because yeah, it's all out of his hand now and that's the better of the two options.

[@ferdithetank7535]

The decisions on this particular vote card for every player(including one casting it) should be considered depending on context. The usual "go with a mass" plan went awry here because Jimmy played mind games on Josh, expecting him to pursue the most "optimal" play here. I always vote for hand when casting it if I have more than 3 cards, gotta show the confidence.

[@aslanhoskin1592]

Agreed

[@simonboucher5170]

Considering jimmy himself took "free" it was already a hint that he had at least 4 permanent to play. The basic guest when you play that is that at least one person will let you draw from your deck. but if they don't you can trow up enchantment and other stuff than only creatures from your hand. so it really depend on the type of deck using it.

[@aslanhoskin1592]

@@simonboucher5170 True but in this case free was the correct choice.

[@MasonSheffield]

This is, like, the only channel on KZbin I don't skip through the sponsored content on. I appreciate the production value and work that went into it. It's funny, relevant and engaging.

[@IncrediPaulAZ]

Loved the It's Always Sunny reference! "So anyway, I just started casting" 😂

[@cliffsharp1771]

Jimmy: "Kill Josh first" Everyone else: "Kill Jimmy first!"

[@dillongause7528]

#ifeellbadforjimmy

[@seasnek7024]

#stopjimmyabuse

[@lehandroz]

#stopasianhate

[@OfficialBarbarose]

It's really the little things. Love the attention to detail like the voice lines, the explanations or rulings without sounding condescending, and little animations for even non legendaries like Tireless Tracker. There's a reason this show was a great intro to me for MtG 3 years ago, and it still holds up beautifully!

[@DuskullAtDusk]

The look of joy on Josh's face when he says "it doesn't matter how many cards you have if you're dead" is pure menace

[@javierfernandez3290]

Dragonlord Kolaghan would be a perfect fit for that dragons approach deck Josh!! It gives haste to other creatures and has haste itself, taking that out of the library is nuts.

[@tyrannotycoon]

And would be a glorious counter if he happens to ever run into someone else with a similar deck :P

[@MrToxicB1izzard]

When you guys showed everyone howling in the couch you should definitely have just sat a random dog howling there too 😆

[@mordecaimorales7264]

Jimmy's dog from the early episodes

[@rivex38]

I love this Channel. I remember playing when I was a kid sneaking into the Science Lab and playing during lunch. Finally getting back into it and after VGH Jimmy has made it fun. Plus having all the new people join. Loved the return of Karate Kid!

[@gubblebumz]

Ok seriously y'all, the editing and graphics in this episode were INCREDIBLE, amazing job as always to the editing team!!!

[@kiernanmcginnis5469]

Love the Cobra Kai series. Glad to know these actors are all playing EDH between shoots. Incredible.

[@cacs2201]

Xolo learned from Jacob on the set too Gianni DeCenzo also plays, they play all the time on set

[@kiernanmcginnis5469]

@@cacs2201 I wonder how they feel about proxies and the reserve list... 🤔

[@kellylogs2642]

My GODS what a game. Never have I rooted for everyone in such quick succession and never have I seen such ballsy deals get made.

[@izzy87]

This was really by far my favorite Game Knights Episode. It just showed everything I love so much about Magic and Commander: The absurd powerful surprise cards by Jimmy, the almost infinite loop of dragon approaches with everybody praying for it to end and the debates and deals between the players. It just showed hom much joy this game can bring and how these people connect through it. Enjoyed it very much, thanks for that

[@olivierdebilde4292]

I loooove how these decks all turned out ! One of my fav Game Knights ever ! Special kudos to the amazing deck idea of Josh !

[@jaredthompson4901]

Man, that was some Nash equilibrium logic for that last stretch. Props to you guys for the prisoners dilemma.

[@TubbyBubbleLove42]

I was hoping they'd do a countdown and answer yes or no at the same time to make it a true prisoner's dilemma!

[@mistertadakichi]

That Wheel of Fortune animation might just be my favorite one yet.

[@sup3rdank694]

That sound effect really did it for me 😂

[@justincolussy-estes8447]

Absolutely! I love all the animations, but this is the first time I paused the game and went back just to rewatch one. Now I'm hoping to see a wof every game knights!

[@matthewlee9322]

Xolo's face at 31:34 is golden

[@kirklinhammill-torres7952]

I've been watching you guys for years and I play magic and love how you guys just play to have fun

[@AsterDXZ]

16:35 *monkey’s paw curls giving Xolo a Temple of the False God as his land for turn*

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Who knew Master Miyagi's Wax on Wax off training would work so good at tapping and untapping MTG cards. I find it amusing how often I draw into Temple of False God but rarely draw my Sol Ring, almost a statistical anomaly 43:19 Wolf pack of one :P

[@jokerES2]

You remember bad plays but not the good ones. Temple of the False God is often a bad draw, Sol Ring is not.

[@jeremysmith4399]

Idk what this other guy is talking about but honestly my guy take out the false god and put in a mana rock. Thran dynamo taps for 3 colorless

[@brodycooks3520]

I just wanna say you all have really upped your production value and you can tell. This episode looked amazing.

[@d33f4ult5]

That Majora's Mask clock chime at 14:50 is so sweet

[@jacobcook6921]

Xolo!!! Welcome to the show bud! Best of luck! Update: Wow Voxy killed it! Such a fun game to watch.

[@morgandastrup6576]

The animation in this episode is really on point.

[@LukeLavablade]

Xolo was a great player! I loved his politics, and his commitment to using nearly exclusively fancy basic lands

[@wesleynicewanner5855]

That was an amazing game. Josh's dragons approach combo was great and the ending was perfect

[@samsonporter7256]

How can he have 4 of the same card in a commander deck? I thought you couldnt have multiples.

[@caseywellington4761]

Shouldn't Josh have gained a life from Meathook Massacre seeing the Enduring Angel die? Besides that, though, this episode was AWESOME!!! Josh, I loved your deck! It was really creative and unique!

[@Danteninjaful]

That Selvala’s Stampede segment is literally my favorite clip of any Game Knights ever. EVER. Absolutely perfect! And don’t worry, JLK, I still know “free” is the correct choice every time!

[@SackofDooDoo]

I feel like "wild" is the better choice, because they wouldn't cast the spell if they couldn't win with the cards in their hand (it also allows any permanent); if it's "wild," yeah it's from the deck, but it's random, which means they can't necessarily win the game from those cards, and they have to be creatures only.

[@gronizherz3603]

Xolo did the best Paul Dano impression I've heard at 1:07:55

[@seththompson4805]

I appreciate the majoras mask clock sound effect everytime day or night changes, really nice touch 👌

[@nickatwork]

"Commander is a Singleton format" Josh Lee Kwai: are you sure about that?

[@nooneknows3520]

There's also his Shadowborn Apostle deck from an older episode.

[@nickatwork]

@@nooneknows3520 it's almost like I was referring to that as well.

[@DrSnap23]

Xolo casually dropping the intro of "awoooo's yourself" xD Amazing game and episode as always, you guys are killing it =)

[@TB317]

A Game Knights for the ages. One of my favorite episodes to day. Such a fun game. So many twists and turns and some really great fun politicking. Xolo seems awesome, and I loved Voxy's sequencing. Will check out her stream for sure.

[@richardthomas9529]

Love the episodes! Just the greatest choice of guests as always! Praying for a signed play mat win!!

[@ridgetownsend1010]

Best animations yet! Tovolar and Shadowspear were amazing!

[@thomhitzelberger7876]

I feel like this has been one of the most entertaining game knights. I was actually rooting for Josh!

[@Alex_Gol]

One of more memorable episodes lately and simply because of this mad dragon’s approach deck. A delight.

[@TimmytheSorcerer]

23:44 that Wheel 90’s cartoon style intro clip is amazing 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@julibaah]

So excited to see Tovolar in action. Great to see Xolo chose him :) Was hoping to the very last second he would have a secret "moonmist" in hand ;) Good game and congratz to Voxy

[@stopthatwaffle9928]

Ay Voxy and Xolo were both awesome guests, I'd love to see them on again :D Great game

[@thermoptic]

Love those new tokens! :D Speaking of Kathleen and Graham, I really really hope you can do another episode with LoadingReadyRun. The previous episodes with Kathleen and Graham are still the best you have done! :D

[@bluewater5463]

That shadowspear animation was sick. The visual effects just keep improving. Love it

[@JME2191]

I cant wait to finally try my updated version of my werewolf commander deck. Tovolar is so sweet. It's nice to finally see a werewolf deck in game knights. I love flooding the field with a bunch of werewolves and wolves that have trample, haste, deathtouch, and double their power. I use doubling season, parallel lives, second harvest.

[@michaelwaldon8136]

That Shadowspear animation was sick!!

[@siroreo]

I love that all four decks got to go off and do what their aim was this time around

[@oldmanaaron]

Looking forward to that reward package. Love what you guys do. Helping renew my love for magic. Just getting started again after about 10 years off.

[@tiesboonstra7948]

Stuck at home with corona, this is just what I needed

[@chazzybrown54]

Feel better

[@chazzybrown54]

Soon

[@nightwingrising5863]

Hope you pull through mate!

[@saranoma6910]

Don't remember asking

[@magnetronman298]

@@saranoma6910 wow you're so funny I can't believe the comedy displayed by you in this comment section

[@kandjar]

32:30 Knowing (since spoiled in a previous ep) that Jimmy runs Phage in his deck, I really wished everyone voted for "Wild" :-D

[@karimgrygiel5267]

This episode was awesome , Jimmy did as usual which is ignite in flammes then fade away ( love you Jimmy) , i loved the way Josh built his deck this was very inspiring and creative,and Xolo's deal with the Hoof was mindblowing that move was so good gg to all of you and thx for the entertainment.

[@MayDayEXE]

Once again, those animations were top notch. I loved the Arlinn one! Very well done.