̶U̶P̶ DOWNGRADED PRECONS from Lost Caverns of Ixalan

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We've got pirates! We've got vampires! Merfolk! And of course, DINOSAURS! We are venturing into the lost caverns of Ixalan with Admiral Brass, Clevileno, Pantlaza and Hakbal! Which creature tribe will come out on top?
All of these precons have been upgraded(?) by Esmond! decklists below ~
Decklists:
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable: www.moxfield.com/decks/QqNfxe...
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored: www.moxfield.com/decks/ZS0Eid...
Hakbal of the Surging Soul: www.moxfield.com/decks/yRUCDb...
Clavileno, First of the Blessed: www.moxfield.com/decks/ubg2JY...
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[@QMTG]

Apologies for my out-of-focused face and horrible plays. Thanks for watching anyway and WHAT OTHER COMMANDERS DO YOU WANNA SEE???

[@mahubii]

The horrible plays were what made this episode so much fun 😄 For commanders I'd like to see, some more obscure commanders that you rarely see would be awesome! First one coming to mind would be something like Renari, Merchant of Marvels. That would be a great deck building challenge, I think :)

[@MrCrazycarlwinter]

I think the world is ready for the Universes Beyond battle of transformers v dr who v lord of the rings v jurassic park!

[@QMTG]

That's an idea....

[@QMTG]

Hahaha I'll see if any of the crew are interested to tackle that challenge lol

[@justiceblack1222]

Nicol bolas

[@bantabob8532]

How one INCREDIBLE missplay changes a whole match 😀 love pirates

[@justseewut1tdoo12]

Best commander series on KZbin. Love the energy, the range of power levels, and the editing!

[@QMTG]

Thank you!!

[@wui-kittan2383]

Pirates were sleeping with the fishes hence why the merfolk acted like their relatives doing nothing to stop them.

[@scarfhat1]

Paul was like the big brother you go to when you get beat up by someone Everytime hazim got out of control its "paaaaaul board wipe please we are getting bullied"

[@QMTG]

Lol and he delivered

[@MrCrazycarlwinter]

"I'm going to take the least damage!" Famous last words!

[@QMTG]

Fooled by the pirates!

[@Dunkerinho]

Haha the extra combat part was fantastic 😂

[@mahubii]

That was an incredibly fun episode to watch! Poor Paul stuck in damage control 😂

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha yeah, he did his job well. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DerpyLaron]

With the Pirate deck winning here are some fun Pirate (in Magic) facts 1) As of now 50% of all Merfolk pirates are banned...well there are only two Brineborn Cutthroat and Hullbreacher 2) As of Lost Caverns elf is the last characteristic race (basically the race linked to but not limited to a colour) as we got a Vampire Pirate 3) Out of the 147 pirate creatures only 26 make treasures 4) Pirates are primarily blue with 60 of them being blue, 42 are red and only 25 are black. This is mainly due to commander legends, but a bit funny as originally the pirates of Ixalan where more in dimir and rakdos, but since commander legends wotc has been focusing on izzet as the primary pirate colours 5) With the release of Francisco it is finally possible to have a Rakdos pirate deck with a pirate at it's helm. There simply isn't a RB pirate legend as of now 6) speaking legendary. the inconsistency in red Pirate mythics might be that. Ragavan might be one of the strongest red mythics ever, while Rowdy Crew is one of the worst. 7) On the topic of colours again Xavier Sal is the only pirate with green in his colour identity and as of now there is now pirate with white in its colour identity. thanks for reading and keep enjoying pirates my friends

[@ibrahimowh4770]

Why would you spoil the whole episode like this

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

Really cool factoids man. Kudos

[@MrAdi390]

What a Game !!!. Many Pirates... Paul Boardwipe ?? One Turn later. Esmond: Paul Boardwipe. One Turn later ESMOND: Paul Boardwipe 😂😊. It was a great Match and Video 👍

[@jasonhart543]

I know you said the metrics weren't great on them, but I do miss the posts game discussion. Great gameplay as always, guys. Merchant Raiders is such a ridiculous card.

[@ott6206]

Very fun gameplay! You're all a joy to watch. And yeah i have to agree, the new precons are surprisingly strong ! I didn't expect them to run me over like they did, haha!

[@QMTG]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@d23durian52]

Thumbs up to Hazim for asking permission to handle other people's cards.

[@Alwayz114]

Wow the Admiral Brass deck was really upgraded by adding "Play Against Esmond Who Lets You Do Whatever You Want". Where can I pick that card up?

[@QMTG]

It's a Singapore exclusive

[@drorian]

I think you can't cast damn before combat if direfleet daredevil is being resurrected by brass, cause damn is a sorcery and daredevil says "this turn" so you have to respect timing restrictions.

[@QMTG]

Oh yeah lol good catch!

[@2kJacomini]

Great episode! But now only token copies can transform or flip, because clones only copy the face of the card that they see when you choose.

[@QMTG]

Thanks!!

[@gn0s1s]

@@QMTG Yeah the rules are a bit confusing, but things like Irenicus vile duplication, that create a token copy can flip, where as clones etc, that enter the battlefield as, or become a copy of ... like pirated copy can only copy the characteristics they see. It was basically done to accommodate incubator tokens, which transform. Great game though , entertaining, especially the combat sequence "taking the least damage" haha.

[@Remrau]

First time on this channel. Good job with the gfx and animations. Was very enjoyable 😊

[@QMTG]

Thank you! 😄

[@goergerakly1496]

The copy would be a 4/4 because Brass ability says "it become". So no matter what, it always be a 4/4 unless pump.

[@samuelbrousseau7731]

Also it can't transform. 701.25a Only permanents represented by double-faced cards can transform.

[@perk2469]

One thing of note even though it doesn't affect the result: a copy of etali can not transform as it doesn't have a back side to flip to

[@drorian]

also I don't think a clone can transform into another card's back

[@chrispydesign585]

Great game! Small mistake at 12:04, the Demons from Clavileno's ability enter tapped

[@chrispydesign585]

Also at 28:10 I believe Francisco would have explored twice, because you hit two different players with pirates

[@QMTG]

Yep! Missed a bunch of triggers

[@chrispydesign585]

Yea totally fair, there was a lot going on in this game, especially with brand new commander decks from a new set. Was a great game to watch!

[@CosmicGiggalo]

Man the pirate pre-con really just steamrolled once it got momentum eh!

[@andrewcalebmat]

Etali cant transform, and is 4/4

[@MFewwy]

Hazim came and slammed everyone with pirates, what a chad

[@SteakOSaurier]

This was awesome! A little mistake: the 4/3 Demons actually enter the battlefield tapped.

[@QMTG]

Lol yeah :/ missed that

[@SteakOSaurier]

we all miss triggers all the time, don't worry about it. Especially with new Cards where there is so much text on. You're awesome :) @@QMTG

[@koichi3208]

Great episode!! 🎉

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

Wow... Amazing upgrades. Cool to see pirates so strong, and on flavor stealing shit 😂 wow

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha yeah that was super flavorful

[@malmsteen1984]

Nice video dudes! Question….. what’s the life counter app’s name you’re using for commander? Haven’t Been able to find a good one for iOS 😢

[@QMTG]

Moxtopper

[@goergerakly1496]

What app are u using? plz tell

[@piotraugustyniak6591]

Great epizod.thanks for epizod Extra combat was amazing. Today i learn importen thing always block creature what gives extra combat.👍💯🆒

[@QMTG]

Yes

[@stelygomez]

That pirate deck DID THE DAMN THING WOW hackball did nothing which is so odd

[@dafewger]

Didn't get Merfolk out first. Depends on his starting hand and decklist

[@Bryan-T]

I'm fairly certain the etali copy would be a 4/4.

[@QMTG]

I still don't know tbh

[@gypsieking3280]

Wonderful game. Clutch mistake though. :D

[@PariahWalker]

Did his merfolk have haste?

[@Zeromus5555]

Biggest issue with Pantlaza is that once per turn. Gishath is just better. I do thi k it would have bern cool if it said do it again if it hits a dinosaur spell. Oh well... you can kinda get around it with blink spells like ephemerate.

[@barryb.benson3370]

Pantlaza is a perfectly fine design for a midpower deck. Not every commander needs to be pushed to the moon

[@goergerakly1496]

And if not once per turn, do you think you can stop Pantlaza when Gishath deal a full damage? and enters all dinosaurs + discover.

[@georeza264]

RUN IT BACK WITH PANTLAZA 🙏 FAN FROM CHICAGO ❤

[@francois939]

Nice games as always guy’s. Paul can you on a next games make a planewalker Tasha the Witch Queen deck blue and black for a fan thank you.

[@Say_Tin]

Which app did you use to trawrck your life?

[@QMTG]

mockstapper

[@alucardvv]

​@@QMTGu mean moxtopper?

[@tedgop1932]

When you hear: the pirate deck is the weakest..... Quintessantial: hmmmmmm let me try something!! Gg guys!

[@QMTG]

Lol i didn't know that!

[@fredrikgansmark9445]

where are you guys from? singapore?

[@QMTG]

Yup

[@carlosayusosanchez5163]

wow

[@josibom1]

im at 2k and it looks kinda bad on persons while the table is fine. so dont know what happened there, still gj

[@QMTG]

Yeah that's a camera focus issue

[@drorian]

by the way really nice match, as always ;)

[@QMTG]

Thanks 😁

[@ImTevin]

RRRAAAWWR!

[@HinduGangsta]

Paul still had 2 opponents lmao

[@QMTG]

Lol who

[@HinduGangsta]

@@QMTG he was going to play a dual that required 2 or more opponents and retracted it cause someone was out, but he still had 2 opponents.

[@QMTG]

Hazim was his only opponent left at that point

[@HinduGangsta]

​@@QMTGohhh I didn't realize that hazim killed 2 players, my fault

[@jayrome9804]

My dude is drinking from a bag? 😅

[@QMTG]

That's how we do it here

[@PugFeist]

Rrraaaawwr!

[@simplyprism5854]

Man I hate blue