Xantcha vs Skithiryx vs Rafiq vs Edric [EDH/Commander] Gameplay 2020

[@curtissearle6462]

Great video guys! I really enjoy Xantcha as well I have actually played 3 pretty successful versions of her. Reanimator, Spellslinger and Dysfunctional friends (superfriends) and they were all really fun! Lol

[@MTGTheStack]

Xantcha is such a sweet piece of cardboard. I'd love to try a reanimator build

[@suntitan4419]

You guys have new videos almost every day great work

[@MTGTheStack]

Thanks for watching as always buddy! Glad your enjoying them

[@apock2474]

Love the game! It’s so funny to see how quickly it went from “Aw you gave me Zancha” to “oh shit wait this does commander damage too” Had it not been for infect, I think Rafiq would have won this one. Rules mistake! Curse of Disturbance (and the other curses in the cycle) can only trigger once per combat. (And give both the attacking player AND the controller of the curse the benefit) Luckily it didn’t end up mattering as the board was wiped, but I just want y’all to know! Keep up the good work!

[@MTGTheStack]

Ohhh snap good catch buddy! lmao glad you liked the game, thanks for watching

[@hiddenleaf414]

Good game! Excited for the foil etched commanders to come out! 9 of my commanders got printed in foil etched, Yuriko is one of them!

[@MTGTheStack]

You and me both dude, I need that etched yuriko real bad. Tyngsboro for watching as always buddy!!

[@MTGTheStack]

Update, I got my etched Yuriko!

[@overdiveeve7930]

skittles taste the infection nice

[@Gasket64]

Tastes like salt

[@MTGTheStack]

count. too. 10

[@MTGTheStack]

t e n

[@tannerjames2202]

You guys rock

[@MTGTheStack]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!!

[@houstonmontgomery807]

Is there anyway to find the Xantcha decklist? Seemed like it was really fun and im trying to build the opposite of voltron lol

[@syntaxerror2409]

I know it's already very late but where can i see Xantcha's deck list?

[@deathnoteforl1712]

Just discovered the channel and I’m enjoying the gameplay. Loved seeing a Rafiq deck and have thought about building one. Voltron is one of my favorite strategies in Commander and Krenko, Tinstreet Kingpin is my favorite voltron combo Commander.

[@MTGTheStack]

Voltron is the best my dude, thanks for watching!

[@JGushi87]

I have a Xantcha deck too! I'm curious how that deck works and how it fares :D

[@MTGTheStack]

This one is a curses tribal deck but there are a few ways to build her. I'd say this one is fun but not optimal.

[@Insharai]

I've got a similar build, it's extremely fun and very political especially in more casual groups. Optimal is probably more of a group hug style though xD Curses take up a bunch of the list, but the rest of mine is filled with a lot of removal/board wipes and some silly things like doll/act. Chaos wand is probably my favorite card in the 99

[@rickbright9489]

Can i get xantcha's list? 😅

[@TallgeeseMark1]

This was a particularly fun one to watch

[@MTGTheStack]

Glad you enjoyed buddy, thanks for watching as always

[@Jenkstudio97]

How did he die to infect from Curse if infect doesn't deal damage?

[@Oopsall]

I love your videos! I binged all of them in a single day, love the way you guys edit these videos, and the overall pacing behind the video and the decks. I'm starting the video now, I'll let you know if I can give you any tips as I see them! Edit 1: No time stamp for this one, but I think it'd be a helpful addition to have a running hand size total during the game, so we have more of an idea of exactly what's fueling certain decisions. Edit 2: Hooooly moly that was some risky Xantcha play, giving her to the voltron player TWICE! Also, at 9:08, the way you untap your lands is incredibly satisfying Adrian. Final Edit: That was quite the game! Very exciting, lots of interaction, and overall very entertaining to watch. This may just be personal preference, but I really liked the template for the overlay that Calvin used in his first couple of episodes he edited. It just looked really clean and easy on the eyes - not that anything is wrong with the one currently being used. Please go get Calvin some sleep. He deserves it.

[@MTGTheStack]

Thanks so much for the kind words Jacob. We might do a hand counter, that one we're still talking about. And yeah lmao Guy love watching me and Ajdin get beat up so that play was totally on brand for him. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the videos buddy!

[@Gasket64]

The spicy thing about Sirantcha is that she can't attack her owner so I was stoked to give her to the rafiq deck for all of the reasons we saw in game

[@Oopsall]

@@Gasket64 Ah, that's true. I forgot that she couldn't attack you. Because I forgot that, I almost choked when I saw you give it to him a second time lol

[@Gasket64]

Now to be fair, I still would if she could

[@connorl0204]

With curse of disturbance, you only get one zombie per combat. Since the card doesnt specify to make a zombie ‘for each attacking creature’ you just get the one for declaring attacks at the cursed player.

[@True_Ronin]

Great video and commentary

[@MTGTheStack]

Glad you enjoyed Burton!

[@MegaReklaw]

@NeonMushroom can you do a deck tech on Xantcha and Breya?

[@MTGTheStack]

Coming soon my dude

[@spencersonnier1]

Rafiq and Edric. Two of my favorite commanders of all time. Let’s go.

[@MTGTheStack]

You have good taste, hope they don't taste the r a i n b o w

[@frankiesantos1050]

What kind of snow-covered swamps are those?

[@MTGTheStack]

Not sure I'll have to ask ttrgr

[@da6868]

think I'm missing something, how does skittles deal double damage?

[@loganl8440]

Curse of bloodletting.

[@Jenkstudio97]

@@loganl8440 but infect doesn't deal damage

[@loganl8440]

@@Jenkstudio97 Infect does deal damage, but it deals it in the form of poison counters instead of loss of life.

[@LittleBigDutton]

So which new partners are everyone planning building?

[@MTGTheStack]

We'll answer that question Thursday 😘

[@Foleysaur]

Infect is a helluva drug

[@BAAWAKnight]

It is the best mechanic ever.

[@MTGTheStack]

You get it

[@tomzarek6425]

Xantcha is my all-time favorite commander to play-I got back into the game after quitting in Gatecrash because I saw someone playing Xantcha lol Holy shit what a weird game though. Goose in Edric is baffling and no board wipes whatsoever lead to everyone popping off. 6.7/10 Calvin needs to buy a quality hoodie, he looks like he's rocking a cultist costume from a Spirit Halloween shop. Edit: serious feedback-I was confused about who Foley was. If you are going to reference players, doing so in a consistent manner-with their names on screen-will help us viewers follow who is doing what.

[@MTGTheStack]

Lmao glad you liked it buddy. I'll ask Ajdin about the goose, I didn't get it either tbh. Hold on I'll tell Calvin, he says what do I even say. I think he's gonna keep his hoodie.

[@ttrgr]

i love this hoodie man Response to the edit: anything in particular made it hard for you to track who foley was? I can yell at Adrian now for you, if you'd like. He's right here. I can touch him.

[@Gasket64]

I think the most flavorful way to play Xantcha is in the 99 as your secret commander

[@tomzarek6425]

@@ttrgr At 6:35 Adrian starts to reference Foley. Is this the player Identified as Ryan or Guy? Watching it again, I think it's Ryan but I was confused the first time. I was able to follow along since the game was pretty much locked down by then but still

[@Oopsall]

@@ttrgr Go to sleep Calvin!

[@leodool3908]

In which universe players don't focus the infection's deck and let it do what it wants ? Dunno

[@Neazriel]

So from Calvin's perspective Adrian is the Tiger('s Shadow) in the background?

[@MTGTheStack]

I really hope so lmao, thanks for watching!

[@allergymeds2288]

Is Ajdin on the Edric discord? 🤔 If not, we would love to have them!

[@MTGTheStack]

I'll ask em! I'm sure he'd want in.

[@YellowEyedPuggle]

Red zone?

[@MTGTheStack]

Red Zone is slang for combat

[@goathims918]

Thanks for the content o/

[@MTGTheStack]

Thanks for watching

[@behemoth1158]

nice to see some cool new commanders this time. skittles r yummy

[@MTGTheStack]

Tropical skittles are top tier tho. Glad you liked it, thanks for peepin it behemoth

[@uriahatkinson2103]

Looking for some candy..left in a body bag

[@MTGTheStack]

y o u r i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e

[@uriahatkinson2103]

Infect me one more time 😆

[@voxpopuli2590]

My Marchesa of the Black Rose is a infect deck with ways to ping and use dethrone to buff them up. Don't let the Non-Infect people "Infect" you with their ways. XD

[@MTGTheStack]

My dude, you get it. That sounds like a good ass deck. Thanks for watching buddy!

[@Spidermanfan937]

I guess they really tasted the rainbow ? I’ll see my way out .

[@MTGTheStack]

Rainbow be tasting like sewer water these days

[@The3OfSwords]

Day five commenting every day until Calvin puts a stuff tiger in *they're* backdrop? And I realize we have to be faIR so Adrian should put something Rocky Balboa in his backdrop because "ADRIAN!!!"

[@MTGTheStack]

Oh man I haven't heard that reference since high school lmao. I don't know why Calvin's hiding the tiger.

[@Gasket64]

The tiger is hidden in one of the videos. I wont tell you which one so you'll probably have to take turns with your friends and family watching all of the older videos until you spot it.

[@The3OfSwords]

I thought the second to last episode was weird I'm going back

[@The3OfSwords]

Kitchen floor around the corner last episode

[@Gasket64]

@@The3OfSwords holy shit I was just messing around. Good job!

[@alexpritchard4755]

Spend 3 life and a fetch land for a golden goose on turn one ouch the cringe

[@MTGTheStack]

c r i n g e i n d e e d

[@tomluna1201]

I hate infect

[@MTGTheStack]

bummerrrr, infect is lit