Assassin’s Creed w/ Jonathan Young and D | Game Knights 71 | Magic The Gathering Commander Gameplay

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It’s time to come out of the shadows and engage in Commander combat!
This episode the Game Knights are taking a leap of faith, jumping into the world of Magic: the Gathering - Assassin’s Creed. Special guests D (Node and Cerberusarms) and popular KZbin Musician Jonathan Young return to face Jimmy and JLK, wielding cards from this lethal new set. Who will emerge as a Master Assassin, and who will find themselves at the wrong end of a hidden blade?
It’s Altair vs. Edward Kenway vs. Arbaaz vs. Da Vinci
Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. ONLY ONE MAY STAND!
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D:
Twitter: @cerberusarms
Instagram: @cerberusarmz
KZbin: / @cerberusarms / @node
Jonathan Young:
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Instagram: @jonathanymusic
KZbin: / @jonathanymusic
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Credits:
Directed By: Josh Murphy
Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai
Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong
Lead Editor: Josh Murphy
Editors: Manson Leung and Jake Boss
Lead VFX: Sam Waldow
VFX Artist: Evan Limberger
Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss
Assistant Editors: Arthur Meadowcroft and Eric Lindvall
Director of Photography: Jake Boss
Sound Mix: Josh Murphy
Rules Expert: Jamie Block
Writers: Jamie Block and Jordan Pridgen
Art Director: Ashlen Rose
Deck Coordinators: Rachel Weeks and Jamie Block
Main Title Sequence: Gaurav Gulati and Sam Waldow
Theme Music: Post Malone
ACR Theme Arrangement: Zach Heyde
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[@commandcast]

Ok who’s going to post the top comment that ISN’T about the insanity level of D’s plays in the game 😂

[@PhiladelphiaCoIlins]

Something something Goblin D's nuts

[@ajaydassani9931]

Murph killed it in direction of this.. I'm impressed

[@garcardosotan6172]

Correct me if I am wrong, but D never paid the Whisper's cost when he activated it on the warp?

[@imnotsarcastic4085]

@@garcardosotan6172 oh true, he stayed at 17 life

[@DavidBuss-qy4ce]

Did you guys forgot the knighting? =)

[@jonathanymusic]

GREATNESS AT ANY COST

[@commandcast]

AT ANY COST!!!

[@smalls4biggie202]

There was a high toll for that one, matey!

[@bleztt]

pirates life for me!

[@rambler209]

​@@commandcastFULL SEND! FULL SEND!

[@dragonkai17]

"I'll do anything. I'm fleeing for my life Josh. I'm begging, My ship is sinking, Josh. I'm descending into AVERNUS, JOSH." Soooo funny haha

[@BassMastaFlash04]

"He's gonna keep surveiling?? He's already got that goblin. D's nuts for this this." 😂😂

[@kanyda1]

They knew what they were doing.

[@vorck111]

NOT SCRIPTED BTW

[@Estus1999]

I may or may not have lost it

[@stevematthews4473]

Wong….

[@commandcast]

Surprised Pikachu face

[@jonlamoreaux2228]

The chemistry of these 4 feels the most natural i've ever seen on game knights. This could of been any home playgroup. Love it.

[@commandcast]

It helps that I’ve known D for over a decade now! We go way back, and it feels like Jonathan is a lifelong friend too - Jimmy

[@calebbrown1068]

@@commandcastJonathan has such a way with people- I had the honor to meet him at a convention last year and his energy is electric. Felt like meeting an old friend.

[@Node]

What a crazy game! I still feel bad for targeting Jonathan but he took it like a champ. Thanks for having me on again! - D

[@hugmonger]

That play was so funny, I love watching black mages burning themselves out like this.

[@commandcast]

Nah you did the right thing for sureeeeeeeeeeee - jimmy

[@hodlsage8968]

I think you suffered from a condition called Avernus emotional damage 😅 Jimmy sure loved the play. Made him a king! 🤴

[@adamchreene595]

I feel like he left you no choose. You gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

[@taofaj4217]

You did a lot of damage to yourself, then blamed him for playing an enchantment 2 turns before. Seems a little unreasonable. I’m not trying to be mean or anything though, I just think it’s goofy

[@clasherking4528]

I love the fact that the turn after Johnathan, the pirate, dies jimmy cycles a lonely sandbar. It's the place where the pirate hid his last treasure token lol

[@commandcast]

flavor win!!

[@lenny-822]

"Assassin's Creed: Black Flag was one of my favorite games growing up" is making me feel prehistoric. 😆💀

[@Imgonnapuke1]

I was 10 when that game came out 😭

[@Schmuggy2endtry]

Yeah I was about to look up how old the game is because I thought he was bullshitting for advertising.

[@timhorsburgh2193]

Same. The first AC came out when i was in my 20s. 😕

[@kobaine4486]

I was 7 in 2007 when the first game came out. Played them up until Ezio's story was done. Rest of the games all looked meh and even the last 2 Ezio games were getting old.

[@gzzuss]

​@@kobaine4486same, I still play 3 but got disappointed with the story and the characters, got back in Valhalla and man... That's the most bloated game I ever played and I play the yakusa games 😅

[@WMarco03]

For those who may not know, this is the second time that Jonathan has died because of Descent into Avernus. Legend 😂

[@pketr5]

2nd time on camera? He could have died more times that way off camera.

[@dianamesserschmidt5674]

He was also stealing opponent's stuff the other time and (technically) killed himself too. A true legend, indeed.

[@Threeve703]

Thank you! I was looking for this.

[@gunnerwest2754]

Welp. This is why I don’t read the comments. Way to spoil

[@natanelperez-cruz1987]

@@gunnerwest2754 dont read comments until after the video… people are going to talk about the gameplay

[@JimFaindel]

A deez nuts in the year of the Lord 2024, on a Magic sponsored gameknights episode no less?! There is hope for our generation yet.

[@lynxthewise7233]

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Where was it in the video?

[@cantstopmygo420]

@@Blu_Moon_Owl 26:45

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

@@cantstopmygo420 thanks

[@lynxthewise7233]

@@JimFaindel talk about a low bar.

[@knzplay]

26:59 D: just trynna play magic. Jimmy: D's NUTS for this 😀😏

[@commandcast]

Yeah, I did that XD -jimmy

[@karlon7132]

goblin d's nuts even

[@ZNEO3NZ]

It was worse, the last word of his previous sentence was "goblin"...if he had only managed to sneak in "mind"...

[@mindhackz]

@@commandcastI cast Mind Goblin

[@MalcolmLikesMtg]

​@mindhackz what's a mind goblin?

[@osiah0949]

Johnathan Young!? My MAN is playing MAGIC with THE CREW!? And like THAT, it's a beautiful day

[@samweaver9109]

This isn't his first time, in case you don't know.

[@kurtlondon2425]

why you talk like greg heffley in diary of a wimpy kid

[@osiah0949]

@@kurtlondon2425 LOL 🤣

[@osiah0949]

@@samweaver9109 Oh it's not? Well I guess that explains why he wasn't knighted in to the table like everyone else

[@chrisgebben2043]

its his second appearance in game knights his first appearance was baldur gate episode

[@Iam_UNO]

If only when people died it said “DESYNCHRONIZED” instead of “knocked out”. That would have been peak!!! But definitely a good episode

[@alexjunge5826]

How far we've come - Josh v Jimmy. Fun to see Josh with the red deck, Jimmy with the blue.

[@greywolf7577]

This is the first time in a long time that I've seen Jimmy win.

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Josh: D don’t pay the life Also Josh: FULL SEND black market connections every time lol

[@moosecampbell]

I've been watching a bunch of other Commander games lately, and only now do I appreciate how well game nights is presented. Great job guys, thank you so much!

[@milton341000]

having jimmy win after a while in this channel ... just feels good

[@gheeheron]

Jimmy VS Josh at the end got me really hyped up! that was an awesome comeback!

[@lndahayo2]

The sound track in the background was awesome

[@greywolf7577]

This is the first time in a long time that I've seen Jimmy win.

[@DarkMewtwo1994]

Jonathon killing himself with his own enchantment and then Josh saving him and then him killing himself off with a fetch just so D didn't get the satisfaction of killing him has got to be one of the top moments in magic

[@mufasafalldown8401]

Way to spoil the show.

[@dylanbrown5087]

​@@mufasafalldown8401Stay out of the comments until after. Of course people will talk about it here - THATS WHAT ITS FOR

[@mufasafalldown8401]

@@dylanbrown5087but it popped up right under the like button as soon as i opened it. Reading the title and right under "jonathan killin himse-" daaaaaangit

[@dylanbrown5087]

​@@mufasafalldown8401 oh, fair. My bad. Forgot that happens

[@lelandwhitehead56]

Jimmy with the D’s Nuts joke 😂

[@mandatutorials119]

THAT INTRO THO SO GOOD! theme music and viusals wow!

[@justinerickson2846]

Jimmy snuck in a Deez Nuts joke in a confessional and no one's talking about it!?

[@dbradford32]

This is, quite literally my favorite game of the year! This was so crazy, and every turn, seemed like it was absolutely wacky!

[@mega7157]

26:59 "goblin. D's nuts..." i see what you did there jimmy 😂😂

[@Phe0nix1986]

That’s the best possible game knights totle sequence please keep it. Its amazing.

[@emanueleragazzi341]

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS EPISODE 1 HOUR AGO!

[@owopest4166]

Omg same here

[@commandcast]

So you’re telling me you’re psychic…

[@owopest4166]

@@commandcast I mean thinking about them playing the assassin creed cards c.c

[@charleswacker7166]

@@commandcastor had Future Sight in play

[@emanueleragazzi341]

​@@commandcastcannot confirm nor deny

[@MVPotato]

26:59 Goblin D'z Nuts Well Played writers and editors

[@lokumo13]

GODDAMMIT JLK! I was excited about playing Arbaaz since I thought he wa s going to be a commander that was gonna fly under the radar...

[@michael-angelothe69th18]

Simply be faster

[@gabrielkopp9248]

I had the same thoughts, but there’s still hope-some of the Commanders he has played have ended up with less than 300 decks on EDHREC. There’s still hope to be a hipster

[@murlocmasher3368]

Jimmy: 1 deez nuts joke in an hour long episode of great content Audience: “guys did you hear the Deez nuts joke? Wasn’t it funny? Guys did you hear it?”

[@RyanBallZ]

ONE PUNCH GUY!! lol, I remember downloading that song from his link back in 2016

[@ericharrison4067]

Always love getting Jonathan Young back on the show! I'm new to Magic but I've gone back and watched most of the Game Knights in the past few years, and this has got to be one of my favorites. The decks, the constant swinging of the game between players, the players themselves, everything was just perfect. Here's to a good Game Knights!

[@luxxtcg]

D is back!!! We love D

[@beowulfmoore3399]

45:11 idk why, but "I'm gonna crack it" had me 💀

[@MattIsAMage]

Murderous red cap... what a throw back to early Game Knights... What a loop

[@christopherfu2169]

41:40 Imagine if someone had activated a random Proliferate, that would have been hilarious.

[@Berto222]

Jimmy's deck making "lil Nardos" is a cute NODE reference

[@KYeung-be4lw]

This was one of the most epic swingy GK eps ever; every player was a huge threat to win at one point. Well done! I totally marked out for D pulling his seven mana game winning bomb

[@assassin4life6]

That was a pretty cool end fight. It’s been a while since they had that. That altier deck is crazy strong tho

[@joshraynor7075]

Have Jonathan young on more often one of my favorite KZbinrs super cool seeing him on this table!

[@nik700]

If I had a nickel for every time JLK made a Karate Kid 2 reference in Game Knights... I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@deanjones3163]

Really liked the combination of the upgrade with the reveal. I do wish you could add cards from the new set into the upgrade since alot of time there are just good cards for the decks in the main set

[@Metroidhunter13]

That was an amazing game. Love to see the descent into avernus too

[@TheMorrbyd777]

As person who plays a K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth deck, i fully support the "greatness at any cost" mentality. A pact weapon and repay in kind would be devastating at that point!

[@madfinnishgamer38]

"You *should* pursue a career in arts, everybody!" "It's not just a phase, dad!" I could practically feel Jon getting triggered by that but doing his best to conceal it. :P

[@matcauthon9644]

Jimmy won!!! I mean I know it's had to have happened before but this was my first time seeing Jimmy win! Dude so proud to watch this. Also AC is such a great Universe for them to bring to Magic. Thanks guys!

[@rallyl7053]

Jonathan Young!? Heck yeah!! I have a bunch of his songs in my time to work playlist for when I need to focus up

[@runafoul1119]

Great episode boys thank you, that was funny milling cards haha

[@jakeleon381]

Poor Jimmy last in turn order and getting relentlessly attacked immediately 😂

[@flyingstormboyz3479]

I absolutely lost it when Jimmy said Davinky

[@M3WT-va]

Can't believe Jimmy made a D's nuts (Deez nuts) joke 😂😂😂

[@JaredMercer]

So great 🍻 😂

[@MC-Juggernaut]

Decent into Avernus powered everybody in a way that was fun to see. Especially at an early part of the game

[@zerozolo8981]

I've actually been looking at the background of your opening shot when you're saying welcome. And I can actually tell which decks are in the background.

[@juliyamollen5286]

Does anyone know where I can find the sick retro music that played near the end of the game?

[@alexander.tahtadjian]

This was definitely a great video and an awesome game of Commander. Also, congrats Andrew for the win. Assassin’s Creed is one of my all time favourite games/series and it was fun to see them come to MTG with their own set and I’m happy you got to show them some love. Jimmy is one of my favourite people since he’s so much fun and it was nice to see you claim victory…with my man DaVinci to boot (the OG ally of the Assassins). Johnathan is one of my favourite people/artists ever and it was fun to see him come back on Game Knights…and it was also fun to see him go out on his own terms. Great job Game Knights and I can’t wait to see what you guys do next.

[@derrickhaggard]

When I play with my Assassin's Creed Deck I'm going to be running my take on the Brotherhood Initiates Deck which means it's the Blue-Black deck commanded in a Commander/EDH style game by the man, the legend, the leader of the Italian Brotherhood himself Ezio Auditore De Firenze, and yes 4 of the creature cards will be Ezio's super-intelligent ally who is not only a brilliant mechanical engineer, but a master artist, and a brilliant doctor who revolutionized the study of the human body/anatomy Leonardo Da-Vinci, and 3 of my most favorite Assassin Creed protagonists those being the Frye siblings Jacob and Evie, and Connor Kenway.

[@Noble-Hector]

this was definitely one of the best game knights for sure the decks were so cool

[@TheCuteGamerVT]

37:52 am I the only one to notice Jonathan triggers his faerie mastermind for the second time that turn? Earlier that turn D used the flashback faithless causing Jonathan to draw then.

[@helderboymh]

Yeah, but to be fair that was a long ass turn.

[@TheCuteGamerVT]

@@helderboymh true. Just wasn't sure how many people noticed

[@JaceHubbard]

Jonathan be a true pirate, he be stealing cards, digging up some treasures and be going down with his ship! A true pirate indeed, yargh, salute to you Jonathan!!!!

[@brningpyre]

I know I'm immature, but every time they say, "D's ____", I just giggled. Edit: 26:58 THANK YOU, JIMMY

[@Loaf-sama]

The fact that he managed that setup, with "Goblin" in front, and it make sense in context, is hilarious. Don't worry Jimmy, I saw that smile.

[@GermanGaryOak]

I love Murph

[@thor82ak]

It's just sucks they decided to go the Aftermath style packs route.... That's a cringe pass for me.

[@realworldplay]

I've been watching so long to see Jimmy's crazy plays finally pay off and now I finally got to see it!! Tick that off the bucket list lol! Amazing game guys!

[@yuen4817]

Nice seeing different decks for the regulars and great guests. Loved the episode.

[@sandydelrosario6748]

“D’s Nuts for this!” Jimmy Wong

[@Vidious808]

Always nice having jimmy and josh on an episode

[@yannislohnert2474]

Holding hands cutest gameknight moment ever😂

[@Inugamirukazu]

As they say The pen is Mightier than the blade

[@lordvaust5830]

“Cut to Kenway’s boat, sittin’ in the bay. Ever since I got this diamond filled with d-n-a, it feels like someone’s watching me…”

[@micahasby2657]

D E L I c i a

[@klick37]

This episode had some great energy

[@hishquten4613]

This is a perfect example of how blue players develop in the shadows. Cool game to see

[@Foxelz]

Jimmy holding Jonathan’s hand is my favorite moment in gameknights😂

[@lenajohnson6179]

"And my deck is lead by Leonardo Davinchi from Assassins Creed 2" ... But perhaps better known for the Mona Lisa.

[@derrickhaggard]

I'm going to run the Brotherhood Initiates Deck from the Starter Set which in a commander game is led by Ezio and yes along with adding in Connor Kenway(his card calls him by his Mohawk name but I don't know how to properly spell it), both Evie and Jacob Frye I'll also be adding in Leonardo Da-Vinci cause I can't have a Ezio deck and not include his best buddy and go-to tech expert for new gadgets and gadget upgrades.

[@TheAverageGuyTAG]

@@derrickhaggard Man, I am sad that I can't justifiably include da Vinci in my Duggan deck for the flavor win, given that his one episode in Doctor Who focused heavily on the Mona Lisa.

[@NubRusty]

that double combat was brutal

[@aaronschantz6013]

Let’s go jimmy!

[@tbagginsis3681]

Wait....Jimmy won?!?!

[@joeyklieman1730]

Absolutely loving the new custom intros for each episode!

[@Vospha]

The black deck is literally just none existent on my OLED, just looks like a chunk of void has taken a part of my screen every time I get a top down view! 🤣

[@djdonstrider]

Great episode! One of the most fun ones yet

[@janostozser1176]

D had anger in the graveyard and a mountain on board. He could have attacked after the ultimatum, couldn‘t he?

[@Natedogg2]

Attacked with what? His commander? It was exiled before attackers were declared, and didn't return until the end of the turn.

[@janostozser1176]

It was exiled before going to combat as Josh had to use his floating mana. So we were still in his precombat mainphase, weren’t we?

[@Natedogg2]

Yes, and? Getaway Glamer exiles the creature and doesn't return it until the next end step. It doesn't return immediately. It won't return until after the combat phase is over and too late to attack.

[@janostozser1176]

If the commander leaves play the owner can decide what zone the commander goes to. Couldn’t he have it go to the command zone and cast it from there?

[@Natedogg2]

@@janostozser1176 With what mana? He just tapped out to cast the Ultimatum. If he had the mana, then he could move it out of exile to the command zone and then recast it, but he doesn't have any mana to recast his commander.

[@hjthesurvivor2757]

FINALLY JONATHAN YOUNG MAKES IT GAME KNIGHTS!!!!

[@chrisgebben2043]

well second time baldur gate was the first time

[@A.I.S.T.O.Y]

I love when you guys in the table interact, the politics is the sauce of commander. great cap

[@破棄]

DA VINCI?!?!

[@matthewdeleon1795]

Glad to see jimmy win and using mono blue. Makes me wanna make that deck. That was awesome

[@bensawmiller3005]

No green at a casual table makes for a fun game

[@jimboslice7363]

Jimmy wong says Goblin deez nuts @27 min mark. Its the best pun ever said on game knights

[@xiran3495]

D AND J YOUNG ARE HERE LETS GOOOOOO WOOOOO

[@OddModlin]

A great game, presented with the usual mind-blowing production. This content is some of the best on KZbin in general, not just for mtg content.

[@PkTillUrPoor]

SPOILER SHIELD

[@ScarletRose20]

The music that played when D got an extra combat before it cut to ads was SO GOOD. Anyone know were I can find that song for the workout playlist? Edit, the music when Josh and jimmy fight is also CRAZY good. The music this whole episode was 10/10. SO GOOD.

[@ZedEdd]

As always, the animated commander intros are fantastic!

[@sixtysixstyx]

YESSS! Always love seeing the legendary Johnathan Young playing commander! His work on the New Cappena OST was incredible and so underappreciated! Wish wizards promoted it more!

[@packincrax]

"D's Nuts for this" -Jimmy Wong

[@jameslightell13]

Had Josh played that one drop in the beginning, D kills Jonathan early. Not as much mana would have been available to Jimmy. In that scenario, Josh may have had chance to win. Good game.

[@styfen]

Seeing people justifying not paying tax "because they're behind" instead of paying attention to the fact that being behind is worth good will and reduces the amount you get attacked is classic Game Knights. Always pay the 1.

[@InsanoRider777]

Being behind means that you generally avoid getting directly targeted. However, it also tends to mean you've got the most punchable face

[@petermaximoff4598]

Basically I'd your not about to win you should pay the 1, cards are just too good and typically what ever your doing instead of paying isn't as good as free card advantage

[@Xavier-nk8xn]

To play devil's advocate Jimmy was still getting attacked even though he was behind

[@rev9115]

I think it depends on the table… against combo and ramp decks sure you should pay.. but if you are sitting with a bunch of assassins and pirates on the table, you gonna wish you were not so outnumbered

[@alij4778]

The intro was sooo coool❤

[@risturbeat8197]

The music on the 1v1 made it so much more epic. Well done! Great episode, too bad Jonathan got killed that fast, would've loved to see the Pirate deck pop :o

[@Crimsonclaw_]

did they forget to knight Johnathan? or was he on an earlier episode, and I forgot.

[@ertai222]

I think he was on earlier.

[@KingRorix]

He was on the Baldur's Gate episode.

[@calebbrown1068]

Jonathan Young now 2 for 2 with theft decks on Game Knights?! You love to see it. Rooting for him to steal this game!

[@justinheinrichs7226]

D's nuts for this is the best game knights quote

[@lucabo7121]

Great game! Just to know, Do the thopter copy of Leonardo Da Vinci have the same mana value of the card they are copying?

[@chrisfalconbury6862]

This will definitely be an episode I re watch 50 times

[@Demotros]

Wow. I did not expect that end. Was worth watching the plays shake out.