We Rebuilt Our First Commander Decks | Shuffle Up & Play 52 | Magic: The Gathering Gameplay

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Shuffle Up & Play Commander with Rachel Weeks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3m9iWWYrch4h6c

[@asianpotatofarmer1310]

We need Wubby for the next season

[@matthewoconnor4557]

That crypt ghast set symbol looks just like the one on my proxies I ordered for the dual lands lol

[@dino6080]

Respect for Sengir old school deck ;)

[@FalseNeon]

i think magic should have a rule for the card designers, like a max characters number, so even with the past of time, card cant have long and complex habilitis

[@loresiooiserol4306]

Not to sound biased, but it is always such a pleasure to see Spice8Rack and Rhystic Studies on one of these.

[@Cringeboy69420]

Maldhound would make it a table of magic content GOATs

[@SkyFire2112]

@@Cringeboy69420all 3 and the prof would be the best episode

[@BananaBanditos]

Why in the world would that sound biased?

[@asherjones5725]

"We're not in a time frame"

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

We had Maldhound in two episodes, actually! Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGOzlaSabtyXntU and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKXMeXqJgbGjnqs

[@eveoftheroses3766]

Spice: "I'm a bad queer" Prof: "You're a good queer :

[@doylerudolph7965]

This is why we stan. Prof is just such a lovely person who can't stand to see his friends put themselves down - and since that's Spice's favorite form of comedy (I feel it, it's one of mine too), these interactions are quite common. This whole table is amazing and I wish it wasn't parasocial to say I want to be friends with all of them. (Prof, I'm the drummer in a nationally touring band that maybe a few thousand people have heard of, get your people in contact with mine!)

[@watchdominion00]

@@doylerudolph7965 prof get this guy on your show!

[@7fatrats]

​@@doylerudolph7965he is, in the kindest way i can possibly say, an azorious player for sure. (Loves control of the table/being archenemy, cares for his people, loves foiling others gameplans)

[@nabillun]

Yeah that second little unprompted comment came out of nowhere and was really nice 😂

[@michaelcramer9006]

We dont care about pronouns or your identity or preference- we dont need to know. Im glad this phase is fading fast. Yes i said "we" - yes i mean the 90% of ppl that dont care. Deal....

[@Spice8Rack]

Okay but the editors on this one out did themselves. I screamed at some of those gags!

[@shroomForceOne]

Why hello there

[@theabrandt6177]

I need to ask you: when did you enter your frank zappa arc?

[@sasw4602]

Peep the acorn shirt, we love a dripped out trade unionist!

[@untrainedear]

@@sasw4602 Yes!

[@c_hoffrun7020]

Why? They weren't that scary...

[@paulpanther9044]

As a non native English speaker the best thing about Shuffle Up & Play is that I learn the correct pronounciation of so many Magic Characters, when Prof censors the swear words

[@Lemon_Sage9999]

"Mishra" FF"Urza!"

[@GazpachoSoupDuJour]

"Is Spice8Rack a Twink?" - The greatest thread in the history of MTG, locked by a moderator after 22,630 pages of heated debate

[@MsLucho1998]

Spice is, without a shadow of a doubt, an otter

[@Mognet_t]

@@MsLucho1998 *they* are, ironically enough

[@MsLucho1998]

@@Mognet_t y'know, I thought they also used he, my bad g

[@cairill]

There are no twinks in that room.

[@GigaBoost]

The followup "Can an NB be a Twink?" thread forced the entire forums to go offline for two weeks.

[@GumshoeClassic]

The abject horror on Spice's face upon realizing how many artifacts/enchatments Kenji actually had gives me life.

[@thisismyyoutubepage]

If anyone still doubted whether Prof started playing as early as he claims, admitting that Baron Sengir was the coolest thing ever has ended all debate.

[@CromwellMTG]

*laughs in Chandler*

[@amarauk9687]

Only because merfolks weren't a thing back then

[@chuckwagon3718]

​@@amarauk9687 Lord of Atlantis, put some respect on the name

[@Crushanator1]

Seasinger was one of the coolest cards from Fallen Empires and that's saying something

[@torbk]

@@amarauk9687 Merfolk was a thing. I remember having a merfolk deck all the way back when Fallen Empires was the newest set. Sunken City, Merfolk of the Pearl Trident, Lord of Atlantis, Vodalian Soldier, Vodalian Mage, Svyelunite Priest, River Merfolk and Vodalian Knight. Also used Flight in it and Unstable Mutations. Oh, and Counterspell of course. - No, I didn't use the warmachine. Merfolk, Goblins and Zombies were the first true tribal decks with Goblin King, Lord of Atlantis and Zombie Master. Merfolk and Zombies had Bad Moon and Sunken City for additional +1/+1. Goblins were stuck with using Orcish Oriflame for the time being. Old, old magic tribal was a thing though.

[@NicolaiBolas]

"Now, this is still a vampire though, correct?" "That... was never a vampire." The delivery on that line was incredible! I love the banter!

[@garabartero]

"Anecdote on the stack" is a perfect description of this show.

[@tatsuyakaiyo416]

The backup backup name for the series

[@Hateneken]

Sounds like a killer Name for a podcast with Spice and Sam 🤣

[@crawdaddy1234]

I had a college friend who was playing with Unhinged. His opponent tried putting Cheaty Face into play, but he had a creature that required everything he said to be in the form of a question. They had to ask a judge, “Does the question have to resolve?”

[@3ndlessL00p]

Gods, that's so many of my conversations with my friends. Anecdotes, sidebars and digressions on the stack constantly.

[@OlgaZuccati]

I swear they could do a card with this concept for an unset

[@MiserMalicious]

I love the accidental(?) ludo-narrative harmony of the nostalgia deck game have tons to do with time; two players with future sight (with the time-traveling magus arriving before the enchantment he's inspired by), Spice in a time loop of repeating the same turn of recurring the dead to recur the memories of magic to evoke glimpses of what's to come. Even Prof's vampires fitting the theme as immortal beings that never age, with Prof himself referring to his life total like his age as if a kind of Benjamin Button type.

[@paxtenebrae]

Man, I just love the way Sam plays Magic. I can't imagine anyone more chill to have at your table, you know? The anecdotes and wry jokes add a real, "We're playing poker with an old friend" feeling to the game that is so pleasant. Even if he was beating you down, I can't imagine feeling anything other than like, "Man, this dude is cool to hang out with..."

[@Dudesomeify]

you're so right like the way he wholeheartedly was acknowledging how cool it was that Kenji got Nin and did what Sam meant to do

[@Spoodabandit]

Ah yes good ole poker with an old friend nothing like sitting at a table drunk off your ass trying to out lie the person you probably know better than yourself! Yep sounds like magic with Sam lmao

[@SBMTG]

I for one was excited to see Baron Sengir. Got the old thumbnail bait and switch. I ain't mad at ya

[@TheWormwoodScrubs]

Dev on Shuffle up & play when?

[@SteveVerstaka]

The episodes where you have Spice8Rack and RhysticStudy are always such a treat. Everyone at the table has such a good rapport. My only regret is that the game ends.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

It doesn’t always end.

[@stikkontakt4]

Kenji is also goated

[@parkerheal7049]

@@TolarianCommunityCollegeafter all, you can’t always wins

[@tientran2448]

@@parkerheal7049I see what you did there, throwback to one of the earlier episode with spice and Sam

[@sebastiantaylor3389]

@@stikkontakt4 Kenji is THE goat

[@Trisaaru]

Welcome back to another episode of Snuggle Up and Play, where the Professor sends Sam from Rhystic Studies to sleep by reading the lullaby "Sorin's Vengeance".

[@ValerieEnriquez]

Now I'm remembering that time Rhystic Studies read Go the f*ck to sleep on his channel and am going to go back and watch it.

[@BananaBanditos]

I love seeing how long this video is already knowing they're all running unoptimized decks. Magic in its purest form.

[@ValerieEnriquez]

Playing one commander game in the tavern that goes to last call when I realize I never got my sandwich and that's why I'm so hungry and fuzzyheaded because I also had three ciders. So then I just scoop to go see if the late night pizza place is still open.

[@tatsukinomiya]

​@@ValerieEnriquezmemories

[@123pa1n]

I had a game recently with my friends that lasted 4 hours. Granted two of them were completely new to mtg and we were playing 2 40k/Lotr precons. 6 or 7 boardwipes were played and it was exhausting. Would do it again any time

[@GraemeGunn]

36:40 you can tell how excited he his to go get the thing by how he runs past the camera lmao

[@ilovebrownies1]

You know Sam has a phd in Italian when he even reads Spanish with an Italian accent

[@roelofftan8814]

god i love it when mister rhystic study starts talking, i immediately get taken to a diferent state of mind where i expect to be intrigued and educated.

[@noteveryday]

Its a voice we have all learned to love. A combination of calm confidence / slightly dead inside / humility / urging you to find beauty in this world.

[@ValerieEnriquez]

​@@noteverydayAnd then he makes a dad joke and dabs. Somehow this also makes complete sense for his persona.

[@askani21]

Sam is what peak masculinity looks like. My sapio brain is overstimulated when he speaks 😂

[@Zenondikar]

Bring back this era of Commander! Loved the video prof, and fabulous guests as always.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BbSpade]

I'm Just going to say it. This is how commander was meant to be played. This was such a wonderful nostalgic flashback. All of the old cards and all of the classic plays. Honestly the best commander episode on any channel in a long time.

[@NumotTheNummyYT]

YEAAAAAA BUDDAAAY - LET'S GET IT

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

OMG! It's Numot!

[@csdangerfield]

Was so cool to see you on this channel! Absolutely love when magic communities collide :D

[@chubibi06]

Please come back with an optimized land destruction deck, and show them what "#1 Mythic God Gamer" means !

[@mortenfrederiksen3063]

That´s Magic BABY!! Still can´t get over the Bane of Progress, holy crap :)

[@knoellyh7622]

'When we gather together, We make magic", well said (brought a tear to the eye). Brings back the memories of playing with friends from back in the day. Loved the episode!

[@artemiswallace8716]

I adore spice, they just got some of that good old fashioned charisma that makes every video with them fun.

[@BananaBanditos]

That's how he and his ancestors colonized northern Africa. He pays MSNBC to not publicize the photos, but they're out there if you look hard enough. (As someone seems to not understand sarcasm, this is an Antiphrasis, a sarcastic rhetoric that is such the opposite of referenced thing/person, that it's clearly farcical)

[@artemiswallace8716]

@@BananaBanditos *what*

[@DocHudson420]

@@BananaBanditosis this the average chronically online individual who doesn’t talk to humans in real life?

[@BananaBanditos]

​​​@@artemiswallace8716 It's Antiphrasis. A form of sarcastic rhetorical statement that is saying something that's the polar opposite of what a person says/thinks that it's obvious it's farcical. Saying Spice8Rack supports and engaged in the British's colonization of Africa is an Antiphrasis. Because as we all know, Spice is a Commie Pinko.

[@karennunyez6227]

@DocHudson420 Is this the individual that doesn't understand blatantly obvious sarcasm?

[@gordongreene7360]

I have to say Prof, this was my absolute favorite episode of Shuffle Up & Play yet! What a fantastic group, and it's even better that it ended the way it did. Honestly reminded me of when I made my first commander deck when Shards of Alara came out (I built a Kresh hydras deck, boy was that a fun time) and all the fun I had with my friends before things got so complex. Seeing that final play really made me stoked, thank you so much for the wonderful entertainment and making me feel like I played a game with old friends.

[@jamesmoore1476]

Only 20 mins in but I need to say that I freaking love the banter, this group is fantastic together!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Love these folks.

[@IzzysIssues]

Commenting to 1) boost engagement 2) contribute data to the discussion of Spice's twinkitude 3) say I got a chuckle out of all the bits 4) once again just appreciate the Professor for cultivating a positive and fun space for a community that can often be neither of those

[@georgeforbus1313]

"Is otter a sex thing?" caught me so off guard lmao. Happy pride ya'll.

[@vileluca]

What

[@Paul20661]

all the guests at shuffle up & play at name He/Him

[@CriticalSlowing]

⁠@@Paul20661 My brother in christ, Spice8Rack is literally “it/them” what are you cooking

[@Paul20661]

@@CriticalSlowing 🤣 ye lol

[@2stral]

​@@Paul20661 huh

[@eric3844]

1:42:45 is probably my favorite play in any MTG video on KZbin. The build-up with everyone bullying Kenji, the foreshadowing with the reigns of power, spice's genuine horror and fear as the words "targeting you spice" are uttered, it's truly a *chefs kiss* moment

[@BeaglzRok1]

Prof out here with real spirit of the format energy. You pick a thing you think is cool, put in things that fit the theme and make it work, and after three hours you've finally got a winner.

[@skylersuarez598]

I met spice at Mox boarding house and they are so genuinely nice it was really cool seeing somebody that really inspired me to play commander and now some of my favorite commanders

[@nohiterman]

Hey prof! @tolariancommunitycollege I just wanted to thank you for getting me into magic. The last 6 months i’ve been dealing with my puppy and somewhat of a down period, i found your channel and have been binging since. You made me buy my first commander deck, made step out of my comfortzone and i took contact with local players here in Norway whom i have been playing with the last weeks. If we ever would be crossing paths, whether in the states or anywhere else in the world, i would like to shake your hand and thank you in person. I now have a new passion, and some new friends. Thank you!

[@edidaemon]

I just started playing Magic three weeks ago and soon after that found this channel. I must say this is exactly the fun I've been looking for and I love it, thanks everyone.

[@tobiasstange8346]

The pod alone is a guarantee for fun and entertainment. I can only speak for myself, but if you would be doing this every year forward in this "composition" I would be happy to watch it all (and every other episode of Shuffle Up & Play

[@shazambiaa]

rhystic and spice are just the literal best together, and I would watch them play games and riff forever. god I love them.

[@Beefjerkey12345]

Love episodes like this. Really captures why everyone fell in love with the format in the first place, just silly goofy (cept for Kenjis lol) decks that we loved. Didnt matter what was good and what wasnt

[@U.Inferno]

This format used to build railroads!

[@lilysappho3588]

i would describe Spice's aesthetics in this vido to be otter because of the mustache and long locks and Sam looks like a twunk because of his medium frame and his face gives me "new dad that doesn't wanna have to fight anyone but is not afraid to if needed".

[@oafkad]

That moustache is incredible. Spice has dangerous levels of swag.

[@manifatzigula]

It´s giving nonbinary Waluigi in the best way possible

[@MythrilShotgun]

The "It's a top game" joke, followed by bemused tension that was expertly cut. I rewatched that joke like five times each funnier than the last.

[@hugmonger]

LMAO! Oh god... the Dad energy from the Prof was such a great fucking opener.... I AM DYING!!! Like just "Is Otter a sex thing" thinking it was was going to be immediately dropped and then actually having it mildly litigated... I AM JUST LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shelteredshadow]

The last second sentiment is the perfect capstone for this episode. Magic was indeed made, and the world is a better place for it. Thank you to everyone involved in making this show.

[@lukasspielmann108]

This video is proof that more powerful magic doesn't necessarily mean more fun magic. This was an absolute blast!

[@Umnoss]

This episode was SOOOO good. Such a trip to the past, to those old games with my friends at the beginning of the Commander journey (2011ish)... Table of 8 with planes (Planechase). Gosh, so good memories. Amazing game... even better players.

[@benito-i2g]

36:37 And again, Prof runs off camera to grab his bag of counters! Confetti and all! Thanks editors!

[@inseatea]

58:44 "Well, this is a top episode, so" "First off, how dare you. Second off, very funny." This whole interaction had me cackling. Poor Spice 😂

[@TaliesinBHeidkamp]

this and the "Otter"-discussion were my favourite bits of the entire episode. Though "Damn, the card only says he/her" "HA! I get out of it by being weird!" is a contender as well

[@mibs9151]

The mind sludge call was great, and the BioShock 2 multiplayer reference I knew exactly what that was!

[@jaggedtoothgrin]

what an amazing pod, playing the best style of commander, the slower, chill meandering kind. Always a delight to see Sam and Spice across from each other, and Kenji enabled so many fun moments. Really, top notch episode, and fantastic work on the editing too

[@King_Optimistic]

Hmm. Prof with the Spanish vampires?? He's looking a lot more aligned with the legion of dusk than his merfolks this episode 😂

[@pierremaiden]

Man , I love spice8rack , its nice to see someone play magic especially after being in the band Rush for so may years !

[@Frostin_326]

I love when its just banter back and forth for a while with no actual gameplay. It's genuinely just fun and feels like my own table when I play. Cant wait for that Behind the Campus video Prof!

[@thedragonsongtavern]

Prof, I absolutely love watching you and your friends play decks you genuinely feel love for. This episode feels so good!!

[@santuli_91]

I love how the "format" being played in this episode and the length of the video just match so beautifully. This is the type of Commander I learned to play with! Also Spice and Sam have such insane chemistry

[@lollusk]

So the "plug it in, plug it in" glade commercial jingle was based on an old song that goes "rub it in, rub it in". Prof going for the extra deep cuts

[@RhysticStudies]

38:08

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

It’s Sam!

[@BenPolaster]

@@TolarianCommunityCollege Such a funny cut.. I broke out in tears xD

[@Eramiserasmus]

A whole group playing unoptimized Commander from the early days of the format. Loved these guests and Prof having fun.

[@olleljungqvist6248]

KENJI "NUMOTTHENUMMY" EGASHIRA!!!!! Yeh baby now we talking!!😍😍

[@sebastiantaylor3389]

the goat himself !!!

[@Mortimerdrum]

I think this is the best episode of Shuffle Up & Play - great cast, great attitude, great decks from an older time! Brilliance all round!

[@nthetiteGHOST]

Episode 26 is hard to beat

[@Degenerate8]

It's always a treat having Spice or Sam in these episodes, but having them together turns it into a feast!

[@ValerieEnriquez]

I look forward to the week long video essay they come up with as a collaboration.

[@Degenerate8]

@@ValerieEnriquez they could talk about the most obscure thing ever for a week and I'd still watch that video

[@olliepolly1018]

Congrats on 1million subs. Little early your at 999k but enjoying the shuffle up and plays and as one of the new subs feel the need to say your kinda getting me into Magic the Gathering.

[@thatmtgnerd]

There is truly nothing better then shuffle up and play in the magic community, especially with rhystic and spice. What a treat. Thanks for keeping magic fun professor.

Thanks for this amazing finale ! This is now one of my favorite mtg gameplay videos with the commander nostalgia Game Knights one.

[@DammitSinged]

Cant believe you got Dr. Disrespect on Shuffle Up & Play, thats sick.

[@KillerQueenNL]

"Mom, can we have Dr. Disrespect?" "No, we've got Dr. Disrespect at home" Dr. Disrespect at home:

[@AgonalRhythm]

"we're just normal men" is such an obscure reference lmao

[@Orion-fj2kr]

It truly depends on the corner of the internet you're on, my little corner has so many people referencing it all of the time

[@FlowBerni]

My first deck was a monoblue fish tribal. Running all existing fish creatures. I called it "All-Blue" - a reference to One Piece.

[@ryancahill728]

I came back into magic when I moved from FL to Oregon to go to college… this was at the middle/end of 2009 and Worldwake had just passed and scars block was starting. I thought that was cool that’s when the professor got back into it. Met the Prof in Orlando a couple years ago and he’s a genuinely nice and humble guy.

[@gr3ndl3r]

I still have my first two EDH decks, both are tribal. The very first is Olivia Voldaren that does vampire shenanigans and the second is Grimgrin Corpse-Born that goes wide with zombies also, (inadvertently) having a couple of infinite combos.

[@tommyyu2095]

Looks like bedtime can wait, shuffle up & play ep just dropped

[@hugmonger]

I honestly think this is the most game actions I have seen Sam take in any of these games. Like Sam was doing stuff, and effecting the game and so on. I love seeing him here :)

[@Cdw1610]

Me - ‘Wow! This video is 2 hours long… I wonder why’ Kenji - ‘I’m playing land destruction’ Ah that’ll explain it.

[@Paul20661]

🤣

[@GigaBoost]

And no lands got destroyed

[@thomasfleming8131]

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

[@HiatusJojo96]

The more i watch thiss ep the funnier the bad jokes get. Shuffle up and play is one of the best mtg table top shows out there keep it going prof!

[@drannelthegoblin6389]

When he said ‘i thought we were a dictator’ i immediately thought Dictableship as a joke lol

[@davidroa2525]

Kudos to the editor and camera crew.... the reaction close ups, the timing of the angle shots, and the tightness of the frame is chef's-kiss!

[@Dante26able]

Loving Spice8Rack Gary Oldman 1992 Dracula look 😅😅

[@RedStar1111]

"oh, untapped mana? do red and blue do things at instant speed?" and the constant "Izzet, a vampire." theme running throughout great. Major props to the editors!

[@dowsingelf77]

* munches popcorn and snacks with great glee * Been waiting for this, let's go!

[@TheDerpyDeed]

hey prof, pro tip - use that bloodline keeper to make vampire tokens and tap 5 vampires (during someone else's end step so you don't open yourself up to attacks) to just make your crypt ghast a vampire before losing it to your commander...

[@danielwilliams8183]

We can see that Spicy8rack of chest hair creeping up. Spice is definitely an otter

[@flyingalienqueen]

Woo, congrats Prof! I’ll always love the older cards. It’s wild to hear anyone say they’re unplayable now, cause all I think when I see those Zendikar vampires is how much booty I kicked with them over a decade ago! Also, Rhystic just rolling up to the function in that killer Suspiria shirt. 🖤🔥

[@Flyboy245]

The heaven bit was funny. Good job editor

[@PhyrexianacademicSocialStudies]

13:50 that really rung a bell with me, OG Atraxa infect with weird combos to win was my first EDH now I’m a combo player with weird combos. How funny

[@VoidAlias]

The Bioshock 2 multiplayer reference reformatted my brain. How could I forget?

[@mousemallow8297]

haven't watched an episode of this before thinking it would feel drawn out but now that i know the game more this is actually really cool to throw on when i'm working or playing a game, remains engaging. 1m subs soon

[@goldeneye5919]

I haven't been keeping up with Spice so I haven't seen them in a while but damn that hair and stache are majestic

[@ThatDudeSmoke]

Spice and Sam will forever be my favourite guests of this show, it's never a dull moment with either of them

[@articerile]

Spice looking like Disco Crowley [affectionate]

[@SmoesKnows]

Great episode - really nice to see cards from this era. Excellent cast too!

[@Nazghallion]

Grats on the win Prof! Also love the otter/twink chat in pride month, look forward to season 3!

[@Dudesomeify]

Hands down my favourite episode, you guys are the best! Thank you for this nostalgic game

[@theaeskey2502]

Love when Sam and Spice get together. It’s pure magic. Also I’m pretty sure spice is in twink death but like go off with the confidence.

[@YahIlikemensowhat]

As someone In a digital media program, I have a whole new appreciation for these editors.

[@vileluca]

Nice to see you got Victor Zsasz into Magic

[@aprilkeese7184]

Watching you guys have fun playing magic together just brings so much joy to my life and I can always count on shuffle up and play (no matter the guests) to make me laugh and brighten my day. Thanks Prof for everything you do for magic players everywhere. ❤

[@__8120]

1:12:50 small misplay, cryptic command says "tap all creatures your opponents control" so spice should have also tapped all their permanents

[@volkovoy1191]

Every time this particular group gets together, it's magic! I wish Rhystic Studies could be on every episode.

[@Bebhell]

Baron Sengir mentioned, Resleevables brain activated

[@MysteriousSoulreaper]

This game was such a joy to watch. Games feel so much more honest with old cards than post-eldraine magic.

[@vancedvanced7236]

Here's my idea for season 3 finale: Pleasant Kenobi, Spice8Rack and Rhystic Studies. The rule for season finales is that they always have Spice and Rhystic Studies.

[@BasedJund]

21:30 The standard printing of Crypt Ghast from RVR does still have the Extort reminder text. The Retro Border cards are considered showcase/"premium" printings. They tend to remove the reminder text from all showcase printings, even within the same set the keyword was initially printed. A recent noteworthy example being the Extended Art printings of the Backup creatures from MOM having none of the reminder text for Backup.

[@apatheticclock17]

For the record, Spice is definitely an otter given the body hair

[@dantedutch6759]

Oh my GOSH, I hope your editors get bonuses for their sense of humor, the editing gold is on par with the game humor gold 😂