1) Pay attention 2) Read the card 3) Understand what your cards actually do 4) Don't get salty. It's just a game. 5) Use your opponent's turns to figure out what you want to do so that you can act quickly on your turn
Watching the nerds has been really helpful. I am trying to play faster and they gave me confidence that i can plan ahead of time and then reassess if necessary.
ngl I have difficulties doing number 1 and 5 at the same time. me: _Okay so, I have X mana, that means I can cast either this card then this card, or just this one higher cost card..._ me: "uh so, what just happened? Where did that sol ring come from?"
Speaking of politics and deals, I had a fun interaction with another guy at my LGS recently. We made a deal that if he used his removal on someone else, I wouldnt attack him on my next turn. What neither of us considered was that I had Battle Angels of Tyr out at that time. When it came around to my combat step, I went to attack with BAoT and realized that I would create a myriad token that would hit him. Luckily he was super chill, and after a short discussion we decided the funny answer was that because the myriad token came in tapped and attackING, I technically didn’t attack him per game rules, and thus it did not break our deal. It was a fun game
The issue with 2-land hand is often, that even if you do draw your third land on time... you now just have the same issue with your 4th land drop and your fifth. So many decks will just falter if they're stuck on 3 or 4 lands for even just a couple turns, especially if you're going third or last. Like you missed your 4th land drop and play whatever and immediately after your turn, your opponents are already on their fifth land drop. Then it's your turn again and you draw that 4 land drop "yeah, finally!" and it goes back to your opponents and they play land #6 and it's just kind of over for you if the decks are reasonably strong. For me, even 5 land hands are easy keeps if they have some early game action going on. People are like "but what if I get flooded?" and it's like... the opposite odds of being land-screwed, only the odds are actually in your favour. At roughly a 2/5 of your deck being lands, you have a way higher chance of not drawing that 3rd, 4th and 5th land than me whiffing on spells when 3/5 of the deck is non-lands AND I have my commander waiting to be cast in the command zone. People throwing away decent 5-land hands are silly.
I think people run far too few lands in general. More games of magic are lost due to mana screw than they are flood, especially with MDFC’s, mana sinks and in commander you always have your commander like you said.
@@yoyoguy1st Yeah, I'm not uncomfortable at anything under 37 lands, often times I'm just running 40 lands, especially since 1-3 lands are MDFs anyway. And in green there's by now tons of 1 mana green spells that let you dig for land if you need it and for non-lands or creatures if you don't. They're kind of MDFCs in disguise. Brother's War "Bushwack" is SO good for one green. Either looks for a basic land or it's a fight spell.
When it comes to deals, i think you need to be a little more clearer with Newer players. but its on the person agreeing to the deal to figure out the fine print
The tutor one is actually something that's really important. Even for demonic tutor when you're building the deck, it's still only a second copy of about 20 cards in your deck
Mulligans are super interesting and nuanced. I agree with you that more aggressive mulliganning is probably good advice for most people. However, there are cases when it's better to mulligan less. Typically, if a game is lower powered, or if your deck is slower or likes to go under the radar, or if your opponents are slower, then it can be better to just have more cards in hand, even if that means maybe missing a land drop or two. It's all about knowing your deck and (preferably) your opponents' decks too!
Any time someone is on the fence about how good trading life for stuff is, I explain why Gitaxian Probe is banned in multiple formats. The non Phyrexian version Peek is pretty bad, only okay in Spellslinger sometimes, but Git Probe could honestly go in any blue deck
Paying life is why no one in my playgroup blinks for Shivan, but everyone freaks out for molten steel. The amount of games phyrexian fire breathing won that fire breathing wouldn't. That's just on a beater. Imagine what you could do with some 🌈 imagination 🌈
When putting in a tutor in a deck, you should already know what you are wanting to tutor for. Tutors should be put into a deck for a purpose, and should almost always be used for said purpose. In my atla palani deck, which is the only deck i have tutors in (seriously, tutors arent necessary in all decks), i have artifact and enchantment tutors to search for a sac outlet. I have a couple creature tutors meant to look for cards like mirror entity or one of my creatures with an artifact tutors stapled on. If you dont have a card for your tutor to look for, you probably dont need it in the deck.
What an incredible point! I never thought about the concept that if you add a tutor make sure you know exactly what your wanting! Thanks so much for the tip I know it seemed obvious but I needed to hear it haha
I almost entire agree. In my casual decks I still play tutors, but I play 4+ cost tutors or restricted tutors. Like fabriate, transmute and moonsilver key for example. However, generically have a tutor in any deck is always strong because its a 3rd or 4th board wipe while also being a color fixer and also a draw engine or a path to exile. Its too strong to have a wild card to not include it rather than JUST for consistency purposes
The 3rd one is just a remembrance that cutthroat players exist, you're not playing solitaire, And someone has to win the game, and that person may not be you. So make a deal, but don't be naive, everyone is trying to win too (or should be, anyway)
Worst hand I kept recently in my Titania deck was Dark Depths and one Forest. Drew into Glacial Chasm, sac'd the Forest... never drew another land again.
Using life as a resource. Don’t be afraid to use cards like pain lands, city of brass, mana confluence, ancient tomb, and talismans. These cards will help you especially if your deck has more than one color.
Life is definitely a resource to use. Unfortunately mana crypt and the one ring are 400 dollars of resource i don't have to use. And yes, proxy proxy proxy. But it's not right to proxy those and just use them forever.
I had a friend who Mirage Mirrored the Ring from another player... He got to draw cards, keep the counters on the Mirror, and take no damage. 3 mana per activation, but no pain. He overtook the Ring owner lol
Life as a resource is probably the hardest thing for newer players to grasp in my opinion. Often times they will panic if they are at like 15 health and I try to tell them I've seen so many people win who at one point had the lowest life.
Another issue with newer players and not using life as a resource that is worth mentioning is with mana bases. Painlands, fetchlands and shocks are some of the best lands in every format but newer players often shy away from them.
One of the "deals" i like to make isn't to protect myself, but to cause aggro with 2 other players. For example, if I don't want to be attacked by player X this turn, I'll instead offer them something like using a card draw ability on them or allowing them to choose my spot removal target in return for them attacking player Y right now. This both means they won't be attacking me and also that player Y will make player X enemy number 1. It shifts aggro from my board and sets the enemy of my enemy against each other.
People are waaay to hesitant to attack in most games unless it is for a kill or they have triggers AND protection. It significantly skews the game when people leave free early damage on the table, to the point entire archetypes have their impact swing when you go from regular groups to groups that will always take a free attack.
In regards to when blocking is important: bastion of rememberence in some decks outright screams "don't block the 1/1" to me, just to hear players 3 & 4 to block the chumps attacking them, which triggers the bastion twice.
The amount of time people don't attack me when I'm playing Prosper and Prosper is my only creature out is insane. Yes I know Prosper has Deathtouch. No I'm not gonna trade Prosper for your creature unless I absolutely have to.
For kitchen table / totally casual Commander games, I'm a big fan of Sheldon's mulligan rule: instead of a full shuffle back then draw a new grip - just set your first draw aside, then draw another 7. If you get at least 3 lands, roll with whatever you get. I like leaning into the RNG of the game a bit more, which is why I don't run tutors (outside of really specific synergy with a deck / Commander and fetch effects for basics like Sad Robot).
@@Shimatzu95 Brilliant. I've been cutting it from more and more decks - to keep it casual and let each deck be more unique. Thinking about doing the same for Arcane Signet and Command Tower... more for uniqueness for those 2.
Ehh, I’m fine with something like, “If you don’t attack me, I won’t cast Damnation this turn.” (Opponent then gives all creatures -5/-5, accomplishing the same thing a Damnation would have.) If, OTOH, an opponent goes, “I won’t kill your Haste-having Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Commander you just brought out, if he’s not coming my way this turn.” (Only to then cast Swords to Plowshares on Vorinclex, then try to argue that creatures which are exiled never “die,” so my Commander actually wasn’t “killed?”) That’s a Focus Down cassus belli, IMHO. Being deceptive and resorting to game technicalities, *when both parties clearly understood that wasn’t the frame of the negotiation that took place* are two different things to me. The first is part of EDH’s fabric. The second is seeking justification to break a deal you always intended to break. It’s certainly not cheating, but it will put you on the, “In case of three board states I either don’t feel threatened by, or feel equally threatened by, I will always attack the Bad Faith Bargainer.”
1. Knowing when to attack or block. Emphasis on when a block won’t happen. 2. Life is a valuable resource, use it don’t lose it. 3. Let’s play make a deal, says many cards. 4. Knowing what to tutor for. 5. Master the art of the Mulligan 6. Our playgroup banned all beyond universe cards regardless if it’s a reprint. Whew, I was tired of seeing gollum’s outstretched hand on every board. Now we are back to mtg lore rather than tv ads. Share if you dare.
This dude just said swing at a player who has Kaalia out. I think that’s a good way to help the Kaalia player figure out who their Avacyn Angel of hope is smacking next turn. I don’t think that is a free attack at all
Yeah but if everyone has that mentality, the Kaalia player never gets hit, and now they have an Avacyn blocker to prevent people from attacking. Learning to hit players early when you can't hit them later is so important
There are definitely other factors to take into account when attacking, but we’re just talking about will they vs won’t they. So when lining up your attacks, DON’T count Kaalia as a blocker. You might not end up attacking them for other reasons, but if you wanted to attack with a 2/2 and get through, you 100% could
@@hobez64 No, Kaalia gets bolted, or otherwise removed with a spell. Pack plenty of removal people. Kaalia should never attack, because she shouldn't be in play for more than a turn.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl I agree with you, I'm not entirely sure why you're framing it as disagreeing with me when I never mentioned removal. I'm saying it is also a good idea to attack a commander like Kaalia or Jodah or Ur-Dragon early, because if there's ever a time where people don't have removal or they protect their commander and they can get the ball rolling, it'll be WAY harder to hit them later. You want to get the damage in before they have the chance to get going so they're on the back foot life-wise if they get the gameplan going
@@Arctanis-vt3hl I agree. I'm not sure why you framed it as a disagreement when you brought up a whole different point than what I said. Sometimes tho people just don't have it, so to prepare for that, try and hit the Kaalia or Jodah or Ur Dragon player early so that if they do get the ball rolling they're on the back foot life-wise
Retitle this. It should be “5 Skills Every Competitive Commander Player Needs”. If someone in my playgroup played a Mana Crypt or The One Ring….they would either be trampled on by the 3 other opponents, or get bored of winning every game with their $500+ deck.
FIne print deal making is part of the reason I don't do deals in commander. It's lame in my opinion, and I'd prefer to win with my cards rather than by having my opponents help me.
I'm calling these hyper-specific political deals the Command Zone Effect. JLK was the first gameplay creator I noticed to start "getting" people, and ever sincd it became part of the games culture. I think because the Command Zone normalized it that it became accepted, not that it was a natural occurance. The first time I was tricked, because it is a trick, I was salty. Every new player will experience it and it doesnt feel good. Youll learn quick but it adds an element to politics that you alwayd have to look out for and people WILL exploit it. Ive also been tricked by destrot vs exile deals thinking the ultinate deal is my creature being left alone. Because of the Command Zone Effect when someonw gets tricked, the general sentiment is symoathetic to the exploiter. The benefit is that immunity deals ARE boring and this encourages more unique deals. But there is merit in the argument against tricking people, which is exactly what this is to ve hyper specific about one thing to get them somewhere else. The Command Zone Red Herring Deal.
The BEST skill in commander is to realize it's commander, it's a bullshit format and means nothing. Then, you suddenly save money and stop the "arms race" by not giving a you know what. Now, THAT is winning.
So commander players should start their magic journey by playing not commander and learning the fundamentals before being tossed into bullshit politic magic? Yea I've known that for years and the lack of proficiency in the avg commander game is the main reason I dont play the format. I get it people just want to chill with their friends and thats always a blast. But commander with people who dont know the basics is literally insufferable. Want to stomp every commander "power 7" or below game? Just run like 10+ nonland permanant board wipe and ramp your way to unkillable threats/engines. Most commander players literally cant beat that.
When you're the threat, stfu about being attacked. Past a certain point, you're just trying to manipulate another win by making the table feel guilty for targeting you. It's shitty human nonsense. Stop it.
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Need an hour long video of Beezer explaining Bionicle lore to us. No script, just ranting
And then I want him to live stream building a jank deck based on bionicle lore
1) Pay attention
2) Read the card
3) Understand what your cards actually do
4) Don't get salty. It's just a game.
5) Use your opponent's turns to figure out what you want to do so that you can act quickly on your turn
Watching the nerds has been really helpful. I am trying to play faster and they gave me confidence that i can plan ahead of time and then reassess if necessary.
I need this as a poster in every lgs
Better list haha
ngl I have difficulties doing number 1 and 5 at the same time.
me: _Okay so, I have X mana, that means I can cast either this card then this card, or just this one higher cost card..._
me: "uh so, what just happened? Where did that sol ring come from?"
I do number 5 all the time but sometimes you just draw a card on your turn that throws the plan out the window.
I hope we get a bionicle secret lair
ME TOO
That would be sick!
The only acceptable universe beyond
This is honestly a great idea.
Quick, tell WoTC we DON'T want that, it'll guarantee they print it 😅
Look what happened when they did that with Monty Python!!! So as cool as it would be I don’t want it lol
Speaking of politics and deals, I had a fun interaction with another guy at my LGS recently. We made a deal that if he used his removal on someone else, I wouldnt attack him on my next turn. What neither of us considered was that I had Battle Angels of Tyr out at that time.
When it came around to my combat step, I went to attack with BAoT and realized that I would create a myriad token that would hit him. Luckily he was super chill, and after a short discussion we decided the funny answer was that because the myriad token came in tapped and attackING, I technically didn’t attack him per game rules, and thus it did not break our deal. It was a fun game
I love when people are chill like that and are willing to consider you didn't plan on that happening.
That’s good. Also, I think myriad is a “may” ability.
Recently discovered his channel and have been really enjoying the videos. The two of you have such good energy and riff so well off each other.
So glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for the kind words :D
The issue with 2-land hand is often, that even if you do draw your third land on time... you now just have the same issue with your 4th land drop and your fifth.
So many decks will just falter if they're stuck on 3 or 4 lands for even just a couple turns, especially if you're going third or last. Like you missed your 4th land drop and play whatever and immediately after your turn, your opponents are already on their fifth land drop. Then it's your turn again and you draw that 4 land drop "yeah, finally!" and it goes back to your opponents and they play land #6 and it's just kind of over for you if the decks are reasonably strong.
For me, even 5 land hands are easy keeps if they have some early game action going on. People are like "but what if I get flooded?" and it's like... the opposite odds of being land-screwed, only the odds are actually in your favour. At roughly a 2/5 of your deck being lands, you have a way higher chance of not drawing that 3rd, 4th and 5th land than me whiffing on spells when 3/5 of the deck is non-lands AND I have my commander waiting to be cast in the command zone. People throwing away decent 5-land hands are silly.
You might be on to something about the reverse mana flooded odds.
I think people run far too few lands in general. More games of magic are lost due to mana screw than they are flood, especially with MDFC’s, mana sinks and in commander you always have your commander like you said.
@@yoyoguy1st Yeah, I'm not uncomfortable at anything under 37 lands, often times I'm just running 40 lands, especially since 1-3 lands are MDFs anyway.
And in green there's by now tons of 1 mana green spells that let you dig for land if you need it and for non-lands or creatures if you don't. They're kind of MDFCs in disguise.
Brother's War "Bushwack" is SO good for one green. Either looks for a basic land or it's a fight spell.
When it comes to deals, i think you need to be a little more clearer with Newer players. but its on the person agreeing to the deal to figure out the fine print
As a Nekusar player I really think it's worth repeating, 1 life for 1 card "I'm happy to do that" it's simple math, be grateful
Sure. Then you casually slip Thorban in your field now its a card for a bolt.
The moxfield ad from Mia got me so good. Very smooth lol
The tutor one is actually something that's really important. Even for demonic tutor when you're building the deck, it's still only a second copy of about 20 cards in your deck
Mulligans are super interesting and nuanced. I agree with you that more aggressive mulliganning is probably good advice for most people. However, there are cases when it's better to mulligan less. Typically, if a game is lower powered, or if your deck is slower or likes to go under the radar, or if your opponents are slower, then it can be better to just have more cards in hand, even if that means maybe missing a land drop or two. It's all about knowing your deck and (preferably) your opponents' decks too!
Any time someone is on the fence about how good trading life for stuff is, I explain why Gitaxian Probe is banned in multiple formats. The non Phyrexian version Peek is pretty bad, only okay in Spellslinger sometimes, but Git Probe could honestly go in any blue deck
Paying life is why no one in my playgroup blinks for Shivan, but everyone freaks out for molten steel.
The amount of games phyrexian fire breathing won that fire breathing wouldn't. That's just on a beater. Imagine what you could do with some 🌈 imagination 🌈
Probe is fun in commander since you can bs what they have
As a black player, I am happy trade away life for resources. Winning with 1 life is still winning.
I went down to 1 life twice last night with my Erabos deck and won
Winning with zero life and opponents dying before you due to state based actions 😂 mono black k'rrik 💀
@@MoNk3y8oN3 I do that with repercussions and blasphemous act lol
Winning with 0 life is also winning.
My son had a funny combo with K'rrik where he would go to less than 0 life, and then play a card to swap life totals with me 😅
Beezy, as a Bionicle lore master... what is your thoughts on the character "Hawk Tuah"
I know that's not a real character!
That's. why. they call. me. "The Chronicler."
@@NitpickingNerds 10/10 Bionicle Mask of Light reference.
I loved this episode! Not sure if anyone else has asked about it, but I know I would personally love more commander cube content... :)
When putting in a tutor in a deck, you should already know what you are wanting to tutor for. Tutors should be put into a deck for a purpose, and should almost always be used for said purpose. In my atla palani deck, which is the only deck i have tutors in (seriously, tutors arent necessary in all decks), i have artifact and enchantment tutors to search for a sac outlet. I have a couple creature tutors meant to look for cards like mirror entity or one of my creatures with an artifact tutors stapled on. If you dont have a card for your tutor to look for, you probably dont need it in the deck.
What an incredible point! I never thought about the concept that if you add a tutor make sure you know exactly what your wanting! Thanks so much for the tip I know it seemed obvious but I needed to hear it haha
@@Ginger0616 😎
Transmute is a cool tutor mechanic that fits that perfectly with this mindset and is also a little more fun imo.
I almost entire agree. In my casual decks I still play tutors, but I play 4+ cost tutors or restricted tutors. Like fabriate, transmute and moonsilver key for example. However, generically have a tutor in any deck is always strong because its a 3rd or 4th board wipe while also being a color fixer and also a draw engine or a path to exile. Its too strong to have a wild card to not include it rather than JUST for consistency purposes
I want to hear Beezy talk about Bionicle Lore.
The 3rd one is just a remembrance that cutthroat players exist, you're not playing solitaire, And someone has to win the game, and that person may not be you.
So make a deal, but don't be naive, everyone is trying to win too (or should be, anyway)
Worst hand I kept recently in my Titania deck was Dark Depths and one Forest. Drew into Glacial Chasm, sac'd the Forest... never drew another land again.
Using life as a resource. Don’t be afraid to use cards like pain lands, city of brass, mana confluence, ancient tomb, and talismans. These cards will help you especially if your deck has more than one color.
Life is definitely a resource to use. Unfortunately mana crypt and the one ring are 400 dollars of resource i don't have to use.
And yes, proxy proxy proxy. But it's not right to proxy those and just use them forever.
I had a friend who Mirage Mirrored the Ring from another player... He got to draw cards, keep the counters on the Mirror, and take no damage. 3 mana per activation, but no pain. He overtook the Ring owner lol
Life as a resource is probably the hardest thing for newer players to grasp in my opinion. Often times they will panic if they are at like 15 health and I try to tell them I've seen so many people win who at one point had the lowest life.
The transition into that Moxfield ad…..legendary!
Another issue with newer players and not using life as a resource that is worth mentioning is with mana bases. Painlands, fetchlands and shocks are some of the best lands in every format but newer players often shy away from them.
I am pretty sure the fetch and shocklands are left out due to price more than anything else. Its still 30-40$ for both in a 2 color deck.
I watched mask of light so many times as a kid and had so many of the toys. The books were good too
The One Ring has a place in my Shattergang Bros deck. They are the safety outlet if it gets to painful
People saying they’re keeping a sketchy hand is a pet peeve of mine, we’re basically playing a three pod now
One of the "deals" i like to make isn't to protect myself, but to cause aggro with 2 other players.
For example, if I don't want to be attacked by player X this turn, I'll instead offer them something like using a card draw ability on them or allowing them to choose my spot removal target in return for them attacking player Y right now.
This both means they won't be attacking me and also that player Y will make player X enemy number 1. It shifts aggro from my board and sets the enemy of my enemy against each other.
ANOTHER BIONICLE FAN HALLELUJAH.
I pulled a Sheoldred, the Apocalypse tonight! It's my second from a set booster. 😎
I played two DMU drafts, and got two Sheoldreds. Then I played a Phyrexia ONE draft, and got the special version Sheoldred. So now I got three ;)
People are waaay to hesitant to attack in most games unless it is for a kill or they have triggers AND protection. It significantly skews the game when people leave free early damage on the table, to the point entire archetypes have their impact swing when you go from regular groups to groups that will always take a free attack.
In regards to when blocking is important: bastion of rememberence in some decks outright screams "don't block the 1/1" to me, just to hear players 3 & 4 to block the chumps attacking them, which triggers the bastion twice.
The number one skill is PAYING THE ONE. DO IT!!
Ability to shuffle fast.
The amount of time people don't attack me when I'm playing Prosper and Prosper is my only creature out is insane. Yes I know Prosper has Deathtouch. No I'm not gonna trade Prosper for your creature unless I absolutely have to.
Questing beast says hello to the one ring player :)
I think you can just view important creatures as non blocking entities. I'd never risk an important piece to save a few life. Resource management
Love your content - Hope you're having a great day!
For kitchen table / totally casual Commander games, I'm a big fan of Sheldon's mulligan rule: instead of a full shuffle back then draw a new grip - just set your first draw aside, then draw another 7. If you get at least 3 lands, roll with whatever you get. I like leaning into the RNG of the game a bit more, which is why I don't run tutors (outside of really specific synergy with a deck / Commander and fetch effects for basics like Sad Robot).
Don't keep 1 land & Sol Ring. I've lived that nightmare.
@@narkflyjust cut sol ring and you wont be tempted 🤓
@@Shimatzu95 Brilliant. I've been cutting it from more and more decks - to keep it casual and let each deck be more unique. Thinking about doing the same for Arcane Signet and Command Tower... more for uniqueness for those 2.
I 100% block with syr konrad. He is built for it and any strategy that uses him likely uses reanimate to get those GY triggers.
The amount of times my friends have kept a hand of 1 land and a sol ring just for me to put the sol ring turn 2 is crazy
You can never know too much Bionicle lore lol
Ehh,
I’m fine with something like, “If you don’t attack me, I won’t cast Damnation this turn.” (Opponent then gives all creatures -5/-5, accomplishing the same thing a Damnation would have.)
If, OTOH, an opponent goes, “I won’t kill your Haste-having Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Commander you just brought out, if he’s not coming my way this turn.”
(Only to then cast Swords to Plowshares on Vorinclex, then try to argue that creatures which are exiled never “die,” so my Commander actually wasn’t “killed?”)
That’s a Focus Down cassus belli, IMHO.
Being deceptive and resorting to game technicalities, *when both parties clearly understood that wasn’t the frame of the negotiation that took place* are two different things to me.
The first is part of EDH’s fabric. The second is seeking justification to break a deal you always intended to break.
It’s certainly not cheating, but it will put you on the, “In case of three board states I either don’t feel threatened by, or feel equally threatened by, I will always attack the Bad Faith Bargainer.”
How to change a tire. Cant be late!
A few weeks ago there was a game where i had to keep using kaalia as a chump blocker
Ok so when are we going to get a video going over bionicle lore?
Oh the Bionicle lore ❤
It goes so deep ☠
I’m going to guess 27 minutes for the Moxfield ad.
1. Knowing when to attack or block. Emphasis on when a block won’t happen.
2. Life is a valuable resource, use it don’t lose it.
3. Let’s play make a deal, says many cards.
4. Knowing what to tutor for.
5. Master the art of the Mulligan
6. Our playgroup banned all beyond universe cards regardless if it’s a reprint. Whew, I was tired of seeing gollum’s outstretched hand on every board. Now we are back to mtg lore rather than tv ads. Share if you dare.
I know this isn’t a cEDH channel, but I have kept zero land hands before, and have won on them.
I take a lot of advice from this show and it's really helped me a lot when playing my mono blue azami cammander deck 😅
What did you do to Nesting Dovehawk lolol
Aggressively muliganing is my goal now....I'd rather have 5 playables than 7 cards I can't play shit
Moxfield 12:31
This dude just said swing at a player who has Kaalia out. I think that’s a good way to help the Kaalia player figure out who their Avacyn Angel of hope is smacking next turn. I don’t think that is a free attack at all
Yeah but if everyone has that mentality, the Kaalia player never gets hit, and now they have an Avacyn blocker to prevent people from attacking. Learning to hit players early when you can't hit them later is so important
There are definitely other factors to take into account when attacking, but we’re just talking about will they vs won’t they. So when lining up your attacks, DON’T count Kaalia as a blocker. You might not end up attacking them for other reasons, but if you wanted to attack with a 2/2 and get through, you 100% could
@@hobez64 No, Kaalia gets bolted, or otherwise removed with a spell. Pack plenty of removal people. Kaalia should never attack, because she shouldn't be in play for more than a turn.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl I agree with you, I'm not entirely sure why you're framing it as disagreeing with me when I never mentioned removal. I'm saying it is also a good idea to attack a commander like Kaalia or Jodah or Ur-Dragon early, because if there's ever a time where people don't have removal or they protect their commander and they can get the ball rolling, it'll be WAY harder to hit them later. You want to get the damage in before they have the chance to get going so they're on the back foot life-wise if they get the gameplan going
@@Arctanis-vt3hl I agree. I'm not sure why you framed it as a disagreement when you brought up a whole different point than what I said. Sometimes tho people just don't have it, so to prepare for that, try and hit the Kaalia or Jodah or Ur Dragon player early so that if they do get the ball rolling they're on the back foot life-wise
13:09 is my guess
You guys are cute and really finding that synergistic groove and its cool to watch in real time
You're not my real mom and dad! I'll keep a 7 land hand if I wanna!
Triples is best
Retitle this. It should be “5 Skills Every Competitive Commander Player Needs”.
If someone in my playgroup played a Mana Crypt or The One Ring….they would either be trampled on by the 3 other opponents, or get bored of winning every game with their $500+ deck.
Look at me I am pay to win.
Thats about all thats going on in the heads of pubstompers i guess.
FIne print deal making is part of the reason I don't do deals in commander. It's lame in my opinion, and I'd prefer to win with my cards rather than by having my opponents help me.
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I'm calling these hyper-specific political deals the Command Zone Effect. JLK was the first gameplay creator I noticed to start "getting" people, and ever sincd it became part of the games culture. I think because the Command Zone normalized it that it became accepted, not that it was a natural occurance. The first time I was tricked, because it is a trick, I was salty. Every new player will experience it and it doesnt feel good. Youll learn quick but it adds an element to politics that you alwayd have to look out for and people WILL exploit it. Ive also been tricked by destrot vs exile deals thinking the ultinate deal is my creature being left alone. Because of the Command Zone Effect when someonw gets tricked, the general sentiment is symoathetic to the exploiter. The benefit is that immunity deals ARE boring and this encourages more unique deals. But there is merit in the argument against tricking people, which is exactly what this is to ve hyper specific about one thing to get them somewhere else. The Command Zone Red Herring Deal.
New polling reveals 12% of recent poll participants were screwed over by poorly worded politics within the past 2 months
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It's been a while; what happened to the other guy?
The BEST skill in commander is to realize it's commander, it's a bullshit format and means nothing. Then, you suddenly save money and stop the "arms race" by not giving a you know what. Now, THAT is winning.
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So commander players should start their magic journey by playing not commander and learning the fundamentals before being tossed into bullshit politic magic?
Yea I've known that for years and the lack of proficiency in the avg commander game is the main reason I dont play the format.
I get it people just want to chill with their friends and thats always a blast. But commander with people who dont know the basics is literally insufferable.
Want to stomp every commander "power 7" or below game? Just run like 10+ nonland permanant board wipe and ramp your way to unkillable threats/engines. Most commander players literally cant beat that.
Only one skill is necessary: combo faster than the rest of the table.
When you're the threat, stfu about being attacked.
Past a certain point, you're just trying to manipulate another win by making the table feel guilty for targeting you.
It's shitty human nonsense. Stop it.
WHO THE FUCK IS SAYING MANA CRYPT IS NOT WORTH IT FOR 3 LIFE?!?!
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Gold medal!
@@NitpickingNerds Sweet recognition!
If the dude yapped 30% less those channel would be perfect