Warhammer 40,000 w/ Cosmonaut Variety Hour | Game Knights 57 | Magic Gathering Commander Gameplay

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Show Notes:
Forty-thousand years in the far future, super soldiers, alien monsters, and demonic entities wage endless battles for control of a hostile and merciless galaxy… Sounds like fun right?! Special guest Marcus of the Cosmonaut Variety Hour and returning Game Knight D of Node and Cerberusarms join Jimmy and Ashlen to wage planet-shattering war with the new Warhammer 40,000 Universes Beyond precon decks! Their epic confrontation could tear the very galaxy asunder, so you’re gonna want to be there!
It’s Marneus Calgar vs. The Swarmlord vs. Abbadon vs. Anrakyr
In the grim darkness of the far future…ONLY ONE MAY STAND!
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Marcus (Cosmonaut Variety Hour):
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D (Node/Cerberusarms)
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Instagram: @cerberusarmz
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KZbin (Cerberusarms): / cerberusarms
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Deck Lists for all of the Warhammer 40,000 precon decks:
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Credits:
Directed by: Josh Murphy
Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss
Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai
Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong
Lead Editor: Josh Murphy
Edited by: Manson Leung and Jake Boss
Lead VFX: Sam Waldow
VFX Artist: Evan Limberger
Additional VFX: Gaurav Gulati
Production Design: Ladee Danger
Assistant Editor: Arthur Meadowcroft
Assistant VFX: Patrick Nan and Shauna Gilles
Director of Photography: Josh Murphy
Sound Mix: Josh Murphy
Theme Music: Post Malone
Casting Director: Ashlen Rose
Judge: Jordan Pridgen
Script Supervisor: Arthur Meadowcroft
Writers: Jordan Pridgen & Jamie Block
Assistant Art Department: David Coleman
Production Assistant: Truc Thai
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[@Argusthecat]

I love how they Tyranid plan really is just "but what if... the same thing... only bigger?"

[@StagOfStars]

I mean, follows the 40k lore of Tyranids

[@SparkShadow212]

Seems on brand with Tyranids.

[@RisingAurora]

To be fair, it generally works.

[@themanifestmage]

Twice now I’ve committed the Magic equivalent of a tactical nuke with the Tyranids using Exocrene. Deck is too fun. 😅

[@trizkit995]

​@@themanifestmage just pick the Tyranid deck after using the necron and imperium decks. It is so much fun I was giddy reading the cards while sleeving.

[@Danothyus1]

Jimmy's last turn was literally the moment when you think everything is fine, until you discovered you're fighting on a Necron tomb world who just awaken.

[@ireallycant4416]

This felt very cinematic even tho it's just people playing cards

[@peplzwachr]

​@@ireallycant4416 Honestly, it's the way i've been feeling since i started getting into magic. Like every game (played only 3 and watched 2 live) felt cinematic for me. Just so into it. it's awesome!

[@jesseknorr8037]

​@@peplzwachr Magic is where the flavor's at

[@mranderson9553]

the image of a conga line of swarmlords walking one by one onto the battlefield and dying in various comedic ways is an amazing image

[@MastaDRD]

Visions of Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising......

[@X_XD]

Yes.

[@tbaggins5349]

The swarm lord getting absolutely merced every time hes cast is hysterical

[@elijahpatterson3583]

A couple friends and I played these decks, and I played the 'Nids. Can confirm, Swarmlord made it longer than a turn only once. Then he was promptly killed for the 5th time

[@madhatten00]

@@elijahpatterson3583wizards should've given him some form of protection since he comes in ridiculously big already after dying just once 9/5 and draw power? no, no, no lol

[@thomaslindstrm8052]

@@madhatten00 Lucea Kane is the best commander for the nids, double the draw on ravaenous, double the effects of x spells, and double the creatures, I absolutely blasted someone to death with a double X=18 Zoanthrope, I would have died next turn, he had me dead on board. xD

[@zynstein8059]

Swarm is a beast if you drop him with Winged hive tyrant, 7/7 flying haste slaps but yea, very vulnerable to removal.

[@gabzsy4924]

​@@zynstein8059 and that's the issue. He's already expensive, has no protection and relies on other cards to be useful.

[@mr.mercury3600]

The swarm lord dying all the time to random stuff is actually pretty lore accurate

[@unseencrowyomare4143]

Good thing they did not make an avatar of khaine. The amount of removal would have been staggering

[@draketheduelist]

Hahahaha... true.

[@WellBattle6]

@@unseencrowyomare4143 Have to wait for the Eldar deck. Removing enemy creatures on command while scrying everything.

[@elliottreadings8029]

Sad, but very, very true...

[@SnowFoxWithAGasMask]

His amount of resurrection this game would make necrons jealous.

[@chadgiornogiovannikarp6772]

Ashlen every time She plays swarm lord: *"I'm faster,i'm stronger, im Better...I AM BETTER!"*

[@windy7820]

Canon

[@AshlenRose]

Dormammu I've come to bargain....

[@windy7820]

Ashlen: I am once again asking for my commander to stay on the board for a turn rotation

[@GatheringTheMagicYT]

The art and flavour text in this set is actually S tier

[@graysonchristian2668]

Yeah. I don’t play warhammer. But people I’ve talked to who know about Warhammer say it’s a flavor win

[@ryanvm9728]

The Imperium of Man winning through a war of attrition is so spot on! GG

[@RodrigoCML7]

Some may question Marcus’ right to destroy a board full of permanents, those who truly understand realize he had no right to let them live.

[@revolt-gamingrevolutions8201]

I love this comment knowing exactly which card this is on and when this happened lol

[@willb5658]

Marcus being on this episode was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@TheSableyeGuy]

I love democracy I love the Republic

[@noitsvini]

Damn I loved this one. Had no idea Marcus was a commander player. Also he's funny AF.

[@bradmalcolm45]

Holy crap yes, I was like ayo hold up? My boi marcus?! YES

[@elliottreadings8029]

I was hoping he would call something a Ghoul lol.

[@Slowe2001]

When Marcus showed up I literally jumped 😂. I had NO idea he like mtg or war hammer

[@labranehit7687]

That was a brutal game. The fact that every player had to cast their commander more then 3 times shows how much removal happened. For a long time people just couldn't get a value engine.

[@ehecatzin]

It's refreshing to see them play just straight up unupgraded precons, it was a really fun episode to watch. (and that Kill, Maim, Burn transition was awesome )

[@therealax6]

For such a simple animation (compared to the ones they usually do), it was great, and probably one of my all-time favourites.

[@benkse2010]

Yeah I'm new to MTG, and starting with commander. I like seeing just out of the box stuff, cuz I don't have enough cards or knowledge to start substituting stuff. They seem really fun ootb.

[@SwagMaster824]

@@benkse2010commander is the most fun I’ve had since playing card games in years. I’m a Yugioh player and it’s always fun to me but commander just hits different when 4 players can just sling out crazy stuff.

[@meijipham]

​@SwagMaster824 also a ygo player here who recently got into mtg and I was shocked by the amount of formats mtg has compared to ygo

[@gnomeomontague]

36:08 Jimmy fell victim to a classic Warhammer blunder: splitting your fire

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Happens to every guy in the toilet *wink wink*

[@andrewsparkes6275]

4:27 Jimmy fell victim to a classic Jimmy blunder: Spending too much life too quickly.

[@creffi9966]

Classic “space marine Steve” strategy

[@DJROCKSTAZ]

@@creffi9966 You forget Nick! "Split fire to Victory!:

[@MastaDRD]

@@DJROCKSTAZ It never works.... ....until it does. ;D

[@vince1376]

If I had a dollar for every time Jimmy misses a land drop, I'd be able to afford the cards I want

[@Ty4good]

Underrated comment

[@dillongause7528]

If I had that money I'd buy a boat and sail the seas in search of the one piece

[@rimuru3257]

At this point, I'd probably be able to afford to buy Wizards of the Coast if I had that amount of money.

[@joelhaggis5054]

Jimmy going to 1 life to get 20 1/1's is the Ultimate Jimmy Wong Play.

[@platinumangel7446]

41:54 When D's Knight Rampager died, it should have dealt four damage to an opponent chosen at random.

[@erdega2964]

I noticed that too and was wondering why it didn't

[@Kristjan0209]

@@erdega2964 with 160 new cards mistakes are going to happen

[@erdega2964]

@@Kristjan0209 True, I'm thinking D simply forgot about the trigger and that's why it didn't happen

[@callumstonehouse8407]

Was just coming down to the comments to mention that!

[@TuskedMedia]

Yeah that 4 damage right then would have changed the whole game. It just sucks that triggers get missed. Happens to me sometimes with new cards or things with tons of text.

[@faerie7dragon]

I was hoping for an Exterminatus and the animation was spot on. *THE EMPEROR PROTECTS*

[@draketheduelist]

May Imperial justice account in all balance. =I=

[@JMarcus52]

35:33 For those trying to find it

[@StagOfStars]

Ave Imperalis

[@lordwhatshisname3408]

The back and forth utter destruction is so on key with 40k. These decks are incredible.

[@irontrumu1528]

It’s crazy how they move their room every time so the background through the window matches their deck. So cool.

[@duwan8260]

If I remember correctly the GK Set has legs like the Baba Yaga's house

[@Croltown]

green screen.

[@therealax6]

@@Croltown It's not green screen; it's a fake window. The "window" is actually a bunch of TV screens. They've shown them a few times turned off.

[@justinbaker4608]

I like how the Josh Lee Kwai tokens combine with Marneus Calgar to draw cards. Makes you feel like he is in this episode in spirit

[@chinaman8888]

I felt Ashlyn's frustration this whole game. The amount of hate targeted at the Swarmlord was honestly kinda over exaggerated, especially since it doesn't have trample. Threat assessment was also a little iffy for several of those turns.

[@alicedruitt4805]

I mean, that's 40k accurate though, everyone always overtargets Swarmlords. They're a hell of a Distraction Carnifex.

[@Exodard]

She also had not so much luck with card draw : she had tons of lands, but one to none cards in hand. Tyranid "Swarm" is a bit exaggerated in this deck, it is more like Tyranid "Behemoths"

[@imanujakku]

there is a trample lord and a creature that gives flying to all creatures with counters on them in the deck. Yeah ashlen had a pretty good why is everyone targeting me face lol but she conceivably have had either of those creatures in her hand as a next turn follow up. D also was playing a game where he was weakening other ppl to make them vulnerable to attacks which is opposite of what usually happens where ppl pick at the front runner.

[@chrisfatality1367]

That annoyed tf outta me also. I was like dam everything going on the board but ashlyn had one creature that can be chump blocked and targeted everytime. I definitely can't stand players that are like that.

[@Aiba271]

Couldn't agree more!!!

[@Birbbato]

Ya know, despite the internet completely trashing him, The Swarmlord seemed to always be everyone's #1 target lmao

[@bluedog4248]

I know right? Every gameplay video I've seen, the instant the swarmlord is out it's targeted. And then surprisingly, the Necrons always seem to fly under and then go off in late game The imperium deck and chaos deck seem to be the most well tuned and work everytime and can just overwhelm easily

[@blakey9869]

It's biggest problem is that's exactly what happens, the swarmlord just gets killed, or chump blocked, I really don't know why they didn't put trample on the card. It's just a big dumb boi, and big dumb bois don't do great in commander without evasion

[@amiablereaper]

@@blakey9869 yeah it's easily the worst of the four.

[@EwMatias]

@@blakey9869 I think that with Trample it would have been a bit too good. You have to remember that he is not just a big dumb boi, he's supposed to be a value engine. It being a removal magnet and giving you some cards it's not trivial. It's not the best commander, but it's not bad.

[@gabriellecureux5528]

I actually love swarmlord but he needs to be like 4 mana because he has a lot of requirements for him to do something I feel like he is just too slow sadly

[@zackogden3178]

"I can one shot any of them next turn," ... 2 turns later " I'm not that big a threat"

[@madhatten00]

This whole set has so much removal and board wipe it is insane. Literally super hard to see who was going to come out on top.

[@danielgoldberg2129]

D: “Hahaha, I hope Jimmy never draws another land!” Proceeds to miss his next two land drops. Ain’t karma grand?😅

[@ShikiRen]

Hope we'll see an Extra Turns also playing these just to see more of that amazing art and those interesting cards.

[@twoneraps3352]

@@chesterfieldthe3rd929 how

[@elliottreadings8029]

@@chesterfieldthe3rd929 Actually the art is pretty awesome imo, but I'm glad you don't like them! Perish!

[@graxal8076]

I’m happy everyone enjoys the game :) live long and perish after!

[@jacobjones9050]

Ashlen took "rapid regeneration" very literally lmao

[@jeanettecorrick8854]

This show has inspired my sons and I to start playing! Thank you for doing what you do!!! They’re 10 and 12 and this is the only game that keeps them interested. They’re gifted and it’s hard for me to connect and MTG helped us do that! You guys are all amazing! What an amazing community!

[@washada]

That’s awesome!

[@michaelgimenez4032]

Kharn dying to the "Butcher's Nails (Skull Clamp) was irony at its finest.

[@wintersakiller]

MARCUS? The colab I didn’t know I needed but love.

[@billygregory1547]

same like i’ve been watching both Cosmonaut and Command Zone and i never expected this collab it was a surprise for sure

[@lukestacey9018]

The fact that we got Marcus in a Game Knights episode, playing 40k decks is absolutely insane, wtf is this timeline

[@billygregory1547]

@@lukestacey9018 yeah and (spoilers for anyone who hasn’t finished the episode) but he actually won like what that’s cool. I hope we get to see him again

[@pmoneyelite4719]

Love that you are using the precons as they are out of the box. I think it makes for a lot more interesting game without the cards you always end up having to put in when you make changes.

[@LolindirElros]

I mean, 2 people did change their commanders and, tbf, it's the reason Marcus won and Jimmy was able to pop off, the other commanders from those decks aren't as strong imo

[@pmoneyelite4719]

@@LolindirElros Yeah that's a fair point. At least it was an additional option you had from within the precons and not an outside card they chose.

[@jgicantfindaname]

@@LolindirElros I'm standing by Imotekh and Trazyn being the best necron commanders printed.... just not for the precon.

[@nachhattarsingh625]

@@jgicantfindaname imotekh is much more synergistic than the chosen commander, it did next to nothing.

[@rmreagle]

Omg the animation for the talisman with the moving eye was so subtle and awesome!!!

[@december25guy]

All the animations were DOPE

[@ZeroShadow90]

YEAAAH I had to rewind to check if I just imagined that! Very creepy and spot on

[@TheGrayMach1]

Ashlen must have parked in D’s spot seemed like he had a personal vendetta against her the whole game 😅

[@williameccles8952]

Trying to justify killing one meh creature over wiping all of Marcus tokens was laughable

[@JohnJones-es8cl]

This is easily one of the best episodes they've had in awhile! A thrilling game from start to finish

[@pr0fess0rbadass]

Because there were no OP 20 minute solitaire turns

[@JohnJones-es8cl]

@@pr0fess0rbadass Lol that Baldur's Gate episode was tough to get through for this very reason

[@pamfsy3725]

Love me a Cosmonaut video. Love me a Commander Zone video. High fives to all involved in making this happen

[@mstampertenor]

Cosmonaut x Magic is the Universes Beyond I didn’t know I needed.

[@johnbolton2183]

Ashlen has such style both in mtg and in fit all the time. Man, always glad when she’s on the channel!

[@aether_bean24]

Kudos to the animators! The card animations keep getting better and better

[@JustforKikX]

Glad I bought the imperium deck. I think you absolutely wanna do what Marcus did and swap out for Marneus. He's just so good, and in esper too.

[@duplexubiquitary]

That Necron turn was awesome. I love that deck.

[@timledestructeur3586]

When Kharn died 1:10:33 Marcus should have drawn 4 Cards: 2 for the Clamp and 2 for Kharn himself since losing control includes it leaving the battlefield. (For those curious it's in WotCs release notes for the Set) Great episode, I love the 40k Decks and I loved to watch you play with them!

[@robertbolea6442]

Techincally speaking, Kharn did not get blocked, so it would not have drawn him 2 Extra cards from him and only got 2 cards from the skull clamp.

[@AnthonyLurty]

@@robertbolea6442 it says when you lose control of him. Didn't he technically do that?

[@robertbolea6442]

@@AnthonyLurty no.

[@robertbolea6442]

Because if u read Kharn, it says whenever he is dealt damage, not when he deals damage u give him to target opponent.

[@simoncss1]

Unless I missed somethin, I’d say that Robert’s overly tunnel-visioned into the fact that drawing 2 off Kharn’s trigger, only happens when another player gains control of it & an opponent gainin control of it, is tied to would-be damage dealt to Kharn (like, from a block). Agree with Tim & Anthony that dying & leaving the battlefield, etc also count towards the broader category of “losing control of this permanent”

[@akaufman89]

KILL MAIM BURN! Hats off to the editing team all around, but for that moment especially.

[@aimatis1310]

Round of applause for whoever made that animation for the assault intercessor animation. That was metal as hell👍

[@Hyxtrem]

Even if Jimmy lost, his last turn was so sick with theses Necrons I'm just HAPPY.

[@ireallycant4416]

He really represents that necron comeback play style

[@picklejar2574]

Never been a warhammer person but man these decks look sweet. And the set design was super cool!

[@ireallycant4416]

Gonna get that necron set bro.. they are that type of "I always get the pussssy and I'm Fabolous"

[@unthoughtwords]

I feel for Ashlen here. They were focusing on her weirdly for no good gameplay reason and the constantly killing her Commander - who is decent but hardly game-dominating - would've got me down real quickly, since it felt targeted. Props to her for keeping game face on and a positive attitude.

[@blxckmxge5055]

I like when Marcus says d's the threat but I'll target swarmlord felt like a gang up but can't say for sure

[@theNEWMASKSdudexxx]

That's what I was saying. The guys were idiots too because they were just making the Swarmlord bigger.

[@usof75756]

Or killing her one creature with a board wipe that could have taken Marcus out of the game. That was completely nonsensical in my eyes.

[@Mercyful1Lion15]

Yeaaah, I really don't like D or Marcus after this game. They bullied the hell out of Ashlen this game with no reasonable call for it. Ashlen got a lot of respect from me after this game.

[@carloslima8929]

They: Ashlen is the bigger threat Ashlen literally with one creature and 18 life when they have a full engine, a full board and aren’t doing anything to each other and can’t even read her face to acknowledge how uncomfortable she was

[@YvraineSimp]

necrons being the grumpy old dudes kicking the youngins off their board is mint lol

[@Jimmythehead]

Marcus. Warhammer. Magic. Game Knights. Long ago (right now) my four favorite things ever lived together in harmony. But nah seriously this episode is MADE FOR ME

[@dillongause7528]

Sir can you move your blocking the sun aka this video the game was more dope than the amount of weed snoop dogg smokes

[@ty_does]

Cosmonaut was actually the entire reason I was introduced to and love 40k so much, I’m so happy he’s on this episode of Game Knights

[@plaguedoctor917]

Jimmy spoke of the necrons true belief. Sleep until the galaxy becomes weak and bloated. Then strike

[@cambannon3527]

31:28 i love how D just broke his promise with jimmy and they didnt even notice

[@TheCrispAlien]

The promise was good for only 1 turn

[@chrisgebben2043]

Im shocked this is definitely hitting top 10 favorite game knight episodes easily and i was definitely rofling from the KILL!...MAIM!...BURN! animation and it even felt spongebob like i hope they do more animations like that for other spells oh by the way for people who want to replay this animation first one is at 55:45 second one is at 1:07:31

[@MunchBurger9]

Love seeing D back on the show, his last episode was one of my favorites! Hope he keeps coming back for more commander!

[@blackmailer26]

The God-Emperor smiled upon Marcus this day!

[@Beelzebubba1983]

For some reason I always root for jimmy. I guess because he brings a lot of fun to the games! And it's always cool to see what weird thing he comes up with. Thanks everyone for making me smile!

[@yossigershon8357]

I am cosmonaut's biggest fan omg!!!!! Thank you so much for bringing him

[@LiberatorGalore]

Kill! Maim! Burn! Had me laughing 😂

[@sushislayer6974]

The use of Godzilla's scream for swarmlord is so fitting

[@Woodsy2575]

I love that you got Marcus on here for this episode, now he HAS to make that Magic video that he's been putting off for so long

[@thumbwrestler12]

This episode was quite bonkers that add set up was fantastic lol seeing Jimmy take a deal then become archenemy was a little funny! All the deck seem great but had quite good answers. It was such a close game ❤

[@deltarosa]

It was great to see these precon decks as they are, especially because there is so many NEW cards! :D

[@SlavicMoose]

"I play a goliath truck" has to be my favourite magic-related sentence in recent history

[@Joescotterpuss]

Ah yes, the Tyranid's famous Goliath Truck.

[@davidwalter9162]

Because even an extragalactic swarm of ravenous bioterrors appreciates having a big truck.

[@Chance801]

For not looking much into any of the 40K decks it was awesome seeing the theme and flavor of them and getting a lil understanding what each one does. Great episode!

[@CJGilbert91]

MARCUS AND D?!?!!? IVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY WITH THE WORLDS COLLIDING! Game knights universes beyond

[@acledfloyd]

I really liked these decks, I'd love to see another Game Knights with them.

[@patrickdavis8271]

Absolutely Amazing Command Zone! There was one error that Jimmy made at 28:07 with the Starstorm resolution. The Deathmarks had the Res Orb attached to them so they should have come back after the Starstorm resolved. That would have led to 3 more cards being milled. No creatures to be killed but a creature to attack / block with. This error may not be significant but once the commander comes out, Jimmy had a way to deal with the other "creatures" that caused a lot of stress later in the game.

[@Dylan-vs6sf]

Res orb wasn't attached to anything at the end of Jimmy's Turn

[@patrickdavis8271]

@@Dylan-vs6sf I missed that. I assumed it reattached to the creature when it returned to the battlefield. I had Animated Dead's effect on my mind. Thank you for pointing that out. 👍😉

[@starmanda88]

Omg MARCUS ON GAME KNIGHTS I AM SHIDDING AND CRYING WITH EXCITEMENT

[@envysart797]

That caged sun - the chaos gods provide, and they take away.

[@furonet138]

THIS IS A CROSSOVER I NEVER EXPECTED AND I AM SO HERE FOR IT

[@furonet138]

I was talking about Marcus btw lmao

[@benhendricks8404]

i only started watching marcus last month but ive binged most of his videos by this point cuz i love movies, games, and video essays, and now seeing him on my favorite mtg channel?? a crossover that i never knew was in the works, but am beyond happy that it happened!

[@jordanhansen5934]

This has got to be the most amount of card destruction and board wipes I've ever seen in a single game. Also, I LOVE the animation and music used every time they played Kill! Maim! Burn!

[@dagdammit]

Warhammer factions have been known to use scorched earth tactics on entire planets (sometimes even more). Very much fits.

[@Fred-fb2vz]

Actually love Marcus being here. Crossover is lovely

[@cassieshea7758]

These animations were NUTS!! Loved it. Great job!

[@tankwalsh3362]

Love to see them playing with the actually precons, very enjoyable

[@TripleDotZ]

The ending - "For the glory of the emperor". Chef's kiss! Good game. The decks are sweet!

[@teddyjohnson7527]

41:56 Missed the death trigger for Knight Rampager.

[@dustinpalmer]

Came here to see if anyone else noticed

[@fajenthygia5760]

@@dustinpalmer same. I was really looking forward to Jimmy's reaction when it hit/missed him.

[@thiccestboi5114]

There were a lot of missed triggers, but they're brand-new decks and this was probably their first time playing them, you can't really blame 'em.

[@SirRanSax]

Oh wow!! Marcus?!?!? Huge COSMONAUT fan here!! Amazing collab!

[@Varler_]

That was a really fun game! It's always cool when multiple people get to pop off and there's not just a single archenemy in the game. I'd love to see an Extra Turns with the decks but upgraded!

[@ts25679]

I was dubious when I saw WotC were doing 40K for MTG, but the IP is so strong and the art so good that it just works.

[@therealax6]

After the disaster that was the Stranger Things stuff, I wasn't expecting Universes Beyond cards to be good. I don't know anything about either franchise: I've never watched Stranger Things or played Warhammer 40k. But these cards just feel like completely natural Magic cards - the kind that wouldn't really look jarring as random one-offs in a "regular" deck. It's a much better experience, and if future Universes Beyond cards are like this, I wouldn't mind them at all.

[@ireallycant4416]

@@therealax6 the Warhammer lay the foundation for a good future.. like how they did it in StarCraft and warcraft

[@NightOfCrystals]

I agree completely. As some who used to play a ton of 40k, I was so skeptical. But these decks are amazing.

[@adamklesh3304]

Love that you are back with Card Kingdom! We missed you!

[@Oon86]

Most important thing that needs to be said here: Thanks for not altering the decks at all... no ridiculous Commander staples but just a fun romp in the 41st millennium. Came in to the video with apprehension... ended it with awe & delight 🤗

[@Gondor80]

nice you got Cosmonaut Variety Hour to play with you guys nice.

[@IMTHEKING123]

Swarm lord: *gets played* Literally everyone else: Aw shit here we go again.

[@christopherprygon6760]

And this is exactly what I thought would happen to the swarm lord the moment they previewed the commanders. It’s just a big body with a big target on its back.

[@seidhes8815]

But you have to admit he does make everyone burn through removal spells so the rest of your board might live on.

[@nhogan84]

This is my favorite episode so far, I love when y'all play preconstructed decks, so that it's much more politicking and choice heavy rather than "oops, I win".

[@cameronsamek7298]

Love Marcus’ channel! Love this channel! Seeing y’all together really made my day :)

[@rougespectre6577]

This has been my favorite episode in a long time. Love seeing D and getting to see the warhammer 40k decks in action

[@xxdevilslayerxx9753]

That card art is absolutely insane

[@soulthrone]

I loved this video alot. I like to listen to these while I'm cleaning because for some reason listening to you guys makes me focus better and I learn alot from you guys so good job!

[@ejtphys7479]

The music for this episode was on point! When Jimmy was about to combo off you could feel the dread.

[@TheGamingHutt]

Glad to see you guys back with card kingdom

[@Tidus3350]

Why did they stop?

[@TheGamingHutt]

@@Tidus3350 my guess is they took a chance on channel fireball for it to pop off.

[@jaydub5515]

D forgot to target the 4 damage to a random opponent when his red creature died

[@ireallycant4416]

The adrenaline is just tough

[@3boardbrothers830]

this is a dream come true, Marcus on Game Knights!!!!!

[@CJ-ym8tt]

I think this is the most fun I have ever had watching Game Knights! Great Episode.

[@RazgrizAce67]

Jimmy flying too close to the sun? Who could have predicted?

[@fatalshore5068]

Calgar killing the Tyranid player is very flavoursome. As was those chaos warp shenanigans

[@smartkaboose3806]

What a great episode. I had no idea Marcus would be on an episode but I love his stuff and he definitely belonged here for this one :)

[@crypto727]

Fantastic work on the set yet again! Keeps blowing me away how far Game Knights has progressed from starting at a living room to where we are now!

[@SonnigesDeutschland]

Everybody playing their instant speed interaction at sorcery speed makes me miss Josh's tight play.

[@danield.r.5039]

everybody thinking that the emperor player was a fool, until he sworded to plowshares that creature at instant speed at the most crucial time at the game

[@NightOfCrystals]

Ok. So the decks are so cool. But the threat assessment? I had so many disagreements. D had an opportunity to get a 12-for-1 on Marcus… and he targeted Ashlen’s creature! Love the decks, and everyone is so great, but I think Ashlen was way over-targeted with spot removal and Marcus was left alone too much. Also the potentially game-ending commissar was not prioritized anywhere near enough. I just bought the imperium deck and I’m stoked. Will probably pick up one other deck too.

[@SinicalDemon]

So glad I bought the Necrons deck when I did. Loving my skele-bot armada! Well played everyone here!

[@TB317]

That was a really awesome game. Literally everyone had a moment where it looked like they were in the lead, and Marcus managing to come back and clench it after being arch enemy hammered for a full rotation late game is really something.

[@legozilla2797]

Szarekh, The Silent King, the true phaeron, ruler of legion, with a body of necrodermis, throne, and weapons befitting of an eternal ruler, a god killer, warping reality itself with his technological might, a miniature of great detail and even greater power in the Warhammer tabletop. MTG commander: eh, he's fine, probably use one of the other necron legendaries though, they're way more flexible and powerful Love the 40k decks, loved the game, but Szarekh got done dirty

[@felipeguidolin1055]

I replaced him with a Solemn Simulacrum in my deck. That's how bad they did him.

[@tachibanamuneshige8389]

Sitting in that ctan chair got him fat and lazy

[@Someone-lg6di]

@@felipeguidolin1055 if the tabletop in order to play him u loose half your army due to cost. He should have been so bigger