Booster Tutor Commander w/ Rachel, Serge & Rebell! Shuffle Up & Play 67 Magic The Gathering Gameplay

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Did you miss last week's episode with Jacob Bertrand (Cobra Kai), Joey (EDHrec) and Quinn (MTG Lexicon)? Watch that Commander game here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYaVpnqvpM12ba8

[@thatbloxguy5432]

I'm a Dinosaur Tribal fan. And Zetalpa seems like the most scariest Dino Tribal Commander I play... People prefer Etali Primal Conqueror over Zetalpa. Etali, Primal Sickness + Zilortha Apex of Ikoria is a cheaper win

[@thehowlingsaltmine]

Dear diary. Today the Professor showed my Zatalpa art and shouted out my podcast on an episode of Shuffle Up And Play. SKRAWWW!

[@gossqjenkins6657]

I'm still desperately waiting for all three of you to be on Shuffle Up and Play!! Prof, make it happen!

[@thehowlingsaltmine]

That would be a dream!!

[@JamesOrr81]

That was some amazing alt art.

[@oddball_covers]

The goats

[@geezlueaze1951]

I flipped when he shouted yall out 😂

[@styfen]

That Spy waited over 30 years in the darkness of that booster surrounded by trash to get its 5 minutes of fame. What a champion. FRAME IT.

[@therachelweeks]

Thanks for having me back, Prof! This game was a blast!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Always a thrill to get to play with you!!

[@ultratilths6640]

turn 3 fabled passage shouldve fetched a tapped land am i right? love the deck and the plays

[@oldmanstrolseeyt2121]

Mirko has become my main commander deck! Love to see your version of it being repped, Rachel! Is there a Moxfield list by chance?

[@nabillun]

I just rewatched the The Colossal Dreadmaw episode of SUP yesterday and just love your vibe with the prof 😂laughing at his jokes and all

[@tomsanguinetti2758]

Thanks Rachel for the under the breath “nutz” ❤

[@vincentmccue7481]

"What are the best cards in Fallen Empires?" Serge: Creature type that didnt exist Prof: Two cards from Homelands This is why I love Magic!

[@gaz-l621]

So Prof was... off by one?

[@Dalenthas]

I think Serge *meant* Homarid. No idea what was going through Prof's head though 😅

[@liberforceonmtgarena8103]

I thought in retrospect that Prof going for the Fallen Empires could have open Leeches... Guess what, it's a sorcery AND in Homelands, d'oh! A real opening would have been a lovely fog: Spore Cloud. This had the potential to punish alpha strikes.

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

Cearly it Joven.

[@RebellLily]

ORCISH SPY STANS SOUND OFF 🎺

[@towelociraptor]

😤

[@ireland5040]

🎺 🎺

[@YaboiAndTed]

I got to get a copy of that, Ted is making an Orc tribal deck

[@JeeheeDelta]

I've been watching your content lately, and I was pleasantly surprised to see you here! Love your videos

[@Phoeveryoung]

🎺🎺

[@AquaCocytus]

WE LOVE A RACHEL WEEKS ON SHUFFLE UP & PLAY

[@kfunky209]

I wish I could give more thumbs

[@wohinwohin2517]

Only Jimmy would make me even more happy.

[@towelociraptor]

Somewhere in the distance, Vince is very disappointed that Prof didn't take his beloved Helium Squirter

[@savsa-yt]

Prof: "Don't worry, we're not playing Oathbreaker" @RebellLily *whispering*: "Oh, thank god". That killed me on the spot. 💀

[@michel0dy]

"Would you fling my own bear at me??" "NEVER! I WOULD NEVER! I'm gonna thud it at you." Prof's energy on this one made me laugh so much my lungs hurt

[@LPdecibal]

My 62 year old father doesn't understand the game totally he played Yugioh with me as a kid I havent gotten around to teaching him Magic. He said he loved the banter between y'all even not understanding the game so thanks Tolarian College & Professor + Friends. You brought a smile to his face in a difficult time of year for him.

[@fredmyers503]

Rachel's Buy singles really got me. that was good!

[@nabillun]

Hoisted by his own petard! 😂

[@RodrigoCML7]

In tonight’s shuffle up & play: Orcish spycraft brings Rebel an edge in political negotiation Serge makes it weird for moms everywhere Rachel continues to be a treasure for mankind and a triumph for the hordes Prof can’t find his actual Llanowar elves

[@ZorroDk]

14:43 I like that the Professor only mentions cards from Homelands and everybody just agrees :D

[@notmarrecs]

Just goes to show how forgettable Fallen Empires was

[@dashkatae]

I love how prof is naming cards from Homelands, not Fallen Empires.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

LOL< the two worst sets of Magic blended together in my mind.

[@8YoungNastyman8]

​@@TolarianCommunityCollegeWorse than Unfinity?

[@gilliganallmighty3]

They're the same set. I don't care if they were packaged separately, and released on different days, and have different expansion symbols.

[@DannyNinFan01]

1:08:37 gotta say, love seeing the judge call. Great to sit at home going "thats now how it works is it?" Then hear the judge come through saving the gameplay (imo)

[@ty_does]

REBEL! I LOVE HER IM SO GLAD SHES BACK ON SUP

[@RebellLily]

Thanks for the support ❤

[@RageNotch]

Rebell is so great! Keep it up!

[@matheusfmmmartins]

Not only that but she played this game masterfully. What a display 👏🏻

[@SamySapphyre]

Rachel's cackle is such an endearing laugh - I absolutely love it. Serge and Rebell are amazing guests too. Looking forward to this episode!

[@PetalousPanoply]

One of the best episodes yet! Rebell was the MVP for sure.

[@Azeria]

Serge is _not_ the premier drawing on turn one pilot of the format.

[@thomaschoma8914]

The making fun of someone's picks during the booster tutor is totally the best part.

[@howlingwolfart8380]

I have smiled from beginning to end of this entire episode. This was such a wonderful idea. By far one of the best episodes of the series!

[@rabidwhale]

Prof's loot impression was absolute gold.

[@fiendfi7119]

Serge had *no reason* to let that orcish spy through after getting enchanted lmao. he truly is too nice.

[@joschajustinski14]

That was fun! I feel like Rebel is *quietly* a damn good magic player :D

[@rayho65]

Without watching I know this is going to be one of my favourite pods ever

[@gerardgottburg9454]

I didn't recognize Rebel without her glases

[@lucyarisato6850]

This is, in fact, the exact thing I need after a frustrating day like today. Thanks Prof and Guests for making my day better. ❤

[@blackwingdragon1]

28:10 Okay, Smite The Deathless would go HARD as a metal band name.

[@lilmaeifert]

THE INITIATIVE RETURNS!!! Instant A+ content

[@andrewfornes5320]

I wanted to thank you Prof. Because of one of your Shuffle Up & Play episodes, I learned about the Playtest cards & that some were legendary. I recently built a deck using the commander Fludge, Gunk Guardian. It is a legendary - slug ooze and costs 3GB. Anyways, the weird thing about it is that whenever a Ooze, Slug, Mutant enters the battlefield, each of my opponents shuffles 3 gunk tokens into their library. (Gunk tokens are colorless sorcery cards with no effects & only have Cycling 4.) It was quite a process but I went out & purchased the special printer paper that can be peeled like stickers & also designed an image for a Gunk token on one of those Custom Magic Card creator sites. I ended up printing out 150 of them & took the time & put each sticker on my bad bulk cards. I bought enough sleeves in an ugly green color (it was a color I haven't seen any of my LGS edh players use) & sleeved up the tokens. The main deck is mostly an Ooze deck but has a few Mutants & Slugs within the 99. It is a +1/+1 counters deck. I was allowed to play it 3-4 times last week & it was very fun causing my opponents to have dead draws sometimes. I ended up having to purchase one of those deck boxes that hold two decks with the bonus spot for tokens. I put the deck in one spot & the rest of the Gunk cards in the other slots. Take care & have a merry christmas & a great new year.

[@metaldyldo3662]

This looks like the most fun game of Commander I've ever seen.

[@PsionicMonk]

😂 holy crap I'm 1/3rd of the way into the video and had to stop it from cry laughing like 5 times. I absolutely love every guest on this episode, I guess prof is cool too

[@benswalley4217]

Opening packs and playing commander! My two favorite parts of the hobby! Love y'all!

[@cannonballbrad9522]

This is one of the best videos ever. I loved the idea of having a spell each player can cast to throw in some shenanigans.

[@lvfd6117]

God i love Rachel, she seems like the most fun person to be around

[@thatguyintherain3168]

Only 10min in and the editor jokes are already killing me

[@jaytier7049]

Orcish Spy not only surviving the entire game but also being the most useful card was truly amazing

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

" built like a Pixar mom" I can respect that.

[@miomarito1453]

"I Hope my misery is entertaining" is the best sentence ever 😂 33:00

[@ljlk8583]

I don't know what's worse, prof playing a token llanowar elves or prof taking back playing a tapped land to play a land that he doesn't use that turn

[@conker1847]

He was trying to bluff 1 mana colorless interaction.

[@parnvalace1599]

This was a great episode! And Rebel's deck, and plays, were the stuff of legends!

[@HorrorGeek9]

This was a very fun game to watch. Rabel's deck was hilarious 😂

[@jaimeribeiro7096]

Good game u guys. Great win for Rebel. Smart and funny! U go girl! 💪🥳 Prof,bring back that pack thingy again when possible. Great plot twist 😅😅😅

[@StaticGPD]

Editors, y'all never fail to get a big laugh outta me. Y'all make this great show even better

[@12oranges]

What an entertaining match ! Cheers to all the guests.

[@vengerofthelight]

Good on the editor for calling out Prof. XD

[@DiabloTommaso]

Rebell! Nice to see you back

[@yoloswagginz3383]

Love this group! This show never fails to brighten up my day.

[@spencerbell8386]

Gotta be the best guests I’ve seen on shuffle up!

[@TheTricky227]

"I have given you plants, and you have ruined my life" 😂 I absolutely love Rachel Weeks! Such an amazing magic personality. Her decks slap and have a certain originality that breathes life back into the format.

[@SleepyLestatSF]

what an awesome group!! and what a performance by Rebel! I loved this episode so much. and I think every episode where Rachel gets an absurd card, is a great espisode - is triumph of the hordes this years colossal deadmaw?

[@quesog32]

Rachel, Serge, and Rebell are such a joy to see here together. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@joshuajohnson2532]

Rachel, Rebell, and Serge!! It’s a Christmas miracle

[@laerite]

incredible episode with an equally incredible cast

[@vivamongolia]

I really needed the laughs today, thank you for this! :)

[@scottmiller2873]

I made a Garth, One Eyed deck this year that had 98 lands and a Booster Tutor. Every time I crack a pack, I get to add that card to the deck at the end of the game, and that's the only way I upgrade the deck. It's awesome to see an episode dedicated to Booster Tutor; it's such a fun and janky card.

[@stelliocantos4639]

I adore this pod. This game was hilarious. Instant classic.

[@TheIrishJackel]

The editor's roasting of Serge for his confident intro immediately followed by saying his Commander's name wrong lol. Never change, Serge.

[@JuliusKlovekorn]

I am a simple man. I see a TCC video with Rachel Weeks. I click.

[@thatepicwizardguy]

Opening Fallen Empires was the correct thing to do. You see a classic pack - you open the classic pack.

[@jaywinner328]

Great game. Love seeing Psychic Possession do work. But I remain in pain that the answer to "What are good pulls in Fallen Empires" were two cards from Homelands.

[@richardfarley]

Rachel's laugh was particularly infectious on this one.

[@isochronik]

This is such a cool episode idea! I'd love to see it more often

[@NoPodcastsHere]

Could be fun to errata booster tutor to read "if the chosen card has mana value X or less where X is the amount of mana spent to cast 'booster tutor' you may cast the chosen card without paying its mana cost." This could make it more 'gambly' late game where you could hope and pray something (like the fog) might save you. You could also allow to pick from the already opened packs which creates more strategy around denying specific cards form other players and combined with booster tutor being instant and the 'cast for free' errata it makes any previously opened card potentially available to all players at instant speed late-game. I would add a rule saying you can't check through the packs whenever you want and only get the initial reveal to remember what cards were in each pack and if you pick a previously opened pack rather than cracking a new one you don't get to change your choice once you see the cards.

[@Starman_Dx]

Its nice that Prof took the initiative to introduce the initiative in todays game.

[@cooldog646]

I appreciate that they Booster Tutor on their turns and not at instant speed on someone else's

[@LukeLavablade]

I love Rachel's constant bafflement at the booster tutors, I was right there with her!

[@SebastianSkadisson]

Yay, what a great christmas episode. Merry christmas everyone. Also Llanowar Elves looking kinda sus at 23:30

[@richardmolano5538]

Hey Professor, I'm watching another episode of "Shuffle Up & Play" It's always a good video. Have you made a video for the best and down of MTG 2024? I loved how you did that video last year.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

That will be up right after Christmas!

[@TauanAzevedo]

In portuguese BR. Orcish Spy say. "... Return the cards in any order" so, you can block a player puting the worsts cards of three in the top

[@williamades8390]

I do love the twists that Prof creates for commander

[@Dudesomeify]

What an absolute awesome concept! Thanks for a great video Proff! And Merry Xmas to Ya'll

[@catanthill]

This is a fantastic game! I love all the guests and the booster tutor added so much fun! I wish the booster was randomized

[@Pokemon5597-i9w]

why did they take damage at 21:00? didn't the prof say that mana of any type an be used to cast cards from booster tutor? so they could have typed the talisman for a waste mana

[@TonyRakdos]

Shout out to Surge for always saying what everyone else was thinking

[@Parkourjumper1]

Nice that u put in these twists :) Very like it :)

[@peepothegoblin]

shoutout to the editor, killed it on this one

[@Ginger0616]

Incredible episode! Booster tutor is such a fun concept 😂

[@RE_Cope-Powell]

I genuinely run Orcish Spy in my Ertha Jo pauper edh deck, and I am overjoyed to see it here. I love that funky little card

[@emilybaker9703]

Rachel: "attempted murder? they don't give a Nobel prize in ATTEMPTED chemistry!"

[@tko_5]

I'm creating my own local tournament for Commander. I really like this concept. I might have to steal it now. Great video.

[@michaelgriffith7033]

I used to sell boxes of M:tG at my hobby shop back in 1994-1999, including Fallen Empires!

[@BigWoobiez]

This format looks so fun and silly!

[@lostmana]

I love Rachel! 🎉 So glad to see her on TCC. Funnily enough, I was also eyeing this deck Rachel made and wondered if she was ever going to play it. ❤

[@smartkaboose3806]

1:17:37 omfg prof just cant be stopped 😂

[@Silvermankitty]

Shuffle up and play the booster box game! Brilliant crossover episode!

[@tomserdar412]

that is fantastic! I love Rebell's deck!

[@Crimson9578]

Orcish Spy MVP

[@dungeonsathome]

What a cool idea! Gonna have to get some packs and try this.

[@Kydrou]

Hey! That little Orc Spy did a LOT of work and knowing 3 turns of your opponent for 1 mana is KINDA powerful... Oh no... Now comes the buyouts...

[@befuddledfrog]

Always find it funny when a curse makes it through the censorship

[@Jordyback]

Average MM15 opening experience lmaoooo

[@michaelmiller5177]

This idea would make a great addition to a pre-con party.

[@MTGKitty]

Hey ❤❤ Happy holidays to all. And im glad to see Rebell back. 😊

[@graelstream2353]

Feels good watching mtg again.. Been in the pokemon tcg pocket as of late haha

[@TomLouvat]

I am not sure it is meant to be a christmas episode, but it very much has the jolly vibe !

[@RexERohan]

Great game, but holy frijoles the next episode? Spencer, Spice, and Arin?!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Haha, you are gonna love it!

[@ECSlp]

Rachel and Rabell shred so much, they should start a Rockband!

[@mrsic2012]

Oh dang next week is gonna be great! This episode was so much fun also!