Brian Kibler vs. Etienne Eggenschwiler | Round 6 |  

I keep telling you I'm good at Magic

Brian's back in pro scene

The commentary could be cut back a solid 35% I like to hear the table talk of the players that's half the joy of watching them play.

id honestly pay to watch a stream of just the audio at the table

Seriously, commentators didn't speak of the game nearly at all. They just kept saying the first word on cards, didn't talk about strategy, or anything that felt important for anyone that was newer to the format. It's not a good way to get new people excited about the game.

Nice to See Kibbler looking healthy

I wish the commentators would tell us what cards they’re playing and what actions they’re taking

I’d like to have both versions - a live stream with commentary and a live stream without commentary. Still a great experience all around!

Commentators ?!? Talk about the game 😆 "We are on Brian's turn... I believe.." BROO 😂😂

New magic fan here. After youtube randomly presented me with the TCC episode featuring Cedric and Patrick and then by proxy commander at home this is in fact my first time seeing Brian Kibler play competitively.

Shiro sleeves!!!

Sure wish game 1 theyd talk about what was happening more rather than just rambling...

Haven’t watched Magic in a couple years and had no idea what was happening in game with this commentary.

Etienne and Kiblers match is just amazing; talk about restoring faith in humanity. Great games.

Sweet! But I'll agree with others that it would be nice to hear more of the table and some more commentary about what's actually happening in game

this is my first time seeing Etienne and they're such a sweetheart, great games >>

I cant believe Kyle Hill made a pro tour, thats crazy. Congrats man!

10:25 I believe Titiana triggers twice since discarding Takanuma is part of the cost for the ability and the mill happens as the ability resolves, so two separate times where lands enter the graveyard.

Regarding the judge call, it couldn’t have been described better… I took a warning at GP PDX because I accidentally had my notebook, that I was using to track my life total, open *physically over* the Blood Moon I had out and both of us had cracked fetchlands (opponent first) before it was noticed by the opponent. I got the warning for missed triggers and I leaned things lol.

Great match for both teams! So glad to see Brian playing in pro tours again, cant wait to see more!

That was a very lenient judge ruling for a PT level. I've had a game loss penalty for the same mistake at a Grand Prix.

Thanks for the engaging commentary, really helpful as I like to listen to the matches while i work!

Kibler is doing the defenition of aging well. If he continues with this trajectory, he will be unstoppable.

Brian showed up to play Commander

Wow, the game sure got more complicated since 1993 😅

Love seeing Brian back in his element. GGs to both

What a gentleman, calling judge on himself

No UI to actually tell what cards or triggers are resolving, no commentators on what is actually going on... this is unwatchable.

I didn't know Kyle Hill was this good at magic!

@32:40 Kibler calls the judge on himself because he accidentally sees the top card of his deck while resolving the Jodah cascade. Then they have a protracted discussion because Hazoret was placing cards on the bottom, and they accidentally didn't preserve that part of the game state. But then right after getting his freshly shuffled deck from the judge, he uses Siggarda's ability to look at the top card. Was it actually a game rule violation to look at the top card while resolving cascade in the first place? Does Siggarda's "any time" only work when a player has priority, or when state based effects would be checked?

Came here for the bkibler stayed for the magic.

OMG!!!! Kibler is back!!!!

So, in game 2, when Kibler accidentally revealed an additional card, why did it cause an issue? With Sigarda, he can look at the top card of his library, so it didn't give him information he wouldn't have.

I see a lot of people being annoyed at a lack of live commentary on cards and specific strategy, so I feel obligated to point out that live game commentary in professional/tournament matches of MtG the way you may be used to from other games or sports is basically impossible in any meaningful way. Pro play, especially with decks like these, is a bad place to learn strategy or even just what cards do. Pros tend to take their game actions fast because for one, they're pros, they know what the cards do, and on the other hand they like to go fast because that gives them more time to think and their opponents less. That contributes to a rather fast pace and makes live commentary hard in any meaningful way. Sure, they could talk about what cards are being played and maybe what the effect is, but that's it. If you want more detailed play-by-play commentary, you'll have to look for analysis videos, or non-tournament matches where people play more slowly. I feel like the commentators are doing a great job considering the pace of the match and the complexity of the decks. Yes, you need to have a decent understanding of the game to follow the commentary, but that's basically who the commentary is by and for. If you want to learn Magic, welcome, but you're better off watching something other than pro play.

In game 3 of Kibler and Etienne's match the melira was supposed to be exiled. Luckily it didn't seem to make a difference here, but could have been an issue, if he had seen an ashnod, for it's ability.

Kibler looking like he’s about to start a fire by shuffling his hand so fast

I know the ability was resolving but nothing was going to the top and he could look at that card anyway with Sigarda so esh.

That Orzhov Bronco deck is pretty cool. Gonna yoink that and try it in arena.

Banter was very wholesome

39:58 Does Etienne play a land from the Inti exile trigger from Brian's previous end step?

Lmao kiblers "Humans... shocking" when etienne asked what hed name for cavern when he played it without speaking was funny

Etienne is a real champ for that instant judge call. I was not able to keep track of Game 1 really with all the triggers - usually I really appreciate Riley Knight's commentary, but making sure viewers can follow the game should be the top priority. He's the most entertaining of the commentators for sure.

What's weird is that they consider these Legends decks to be weird. They're definitely not T1 decks but they're still pretty consistently played throughout Standard. I think I see the Slogurk variant more than the Jodah one these days and this matchup shows why: Jodah can get crazy but Slogurk can be very consistent.

Quick question because I'm curious: why does Etienne have a basic mtg logo instead of the flag of their country? Like Brian and the others do

Happy for Brian, remember when i play against he in Hearthstone, then i go to his live and he gives me a subscribe

im glad my home brew legends deck is actually being used and competitive, even if only an edgecase

Spam rewind at the first second for an interesting sound effect

God I love Djeru and Hazoret

32:40 this would simply be Out of order sequencing because of the Sigarda since he can look @ the top of the library at any time. No reason for judge to shuffle or anything

Kibbs on pro tour game I click! See how it goes outside commander! 🎉 lets flick some cards

Brian is a legend of the sport.

Lovely match, lovely players, great commentary!

at 56:30 I think Shuhei is not able to play both the aftermath analyst from hand and the Kellan from exile with 6 mana available due to the Aven Interrupter taxing casts from exile by paying 2 more?! How did nobody caught that xD

Just like the good old days

im a commander player, and this seems like a lot of fun

Sigarda also had flying in game 2 so it was lethal dmg either way lol

If brian can look at the top card of his library. Why was it a big deal when he mis picked up cards and saw the next card?

at 33:45ish did it even matter that he seen the top card because of sigarda ability?

Now this is content

I get commentary coan be hard in complicated matches like this but these matches are where the small things matter the most. At least early on so we know why Kibler is casting things for free (off of hazoret and djeru) and so on. What a great match, though!

Why isn't there Patrick Sulivan in the commentary with Cedric? I love that guy!

A bit of cacophony during the judge call. As much as i love Cedric and Riley, I feel they should have let the judge call resolve before giving commentary.

I can’t believe Kyle Hill is so good at Magic.

The only way that cedric could sound better as a commentator is if he had more Patrick in the booth.

Easily the best match of the weekend - not close.

Kibler was a man I mean, he was a dragon man Or, maybe he was just a dragon But he was still, Kibler! Kibler! Burninating the countryside Burninating the peasants Burninating all the peoples And their thatched-roof cottages Thatched-roof cottages! Whoa, this has wicked dueling guitar solos It's like squeedly versus meedley over here Go squeedly! Go squeedly! Squeedly wins! When all the land is in ruins And burnination has forsaken the countryside Only one guy will remain My money's on Kibler! Kibler!

What format is this?

Both sides… the constant nervous shuffling… this is why I’m not a pro, i just set my cards down…

Brian has influenced my life about as much as anyone

I could barely understand what ia happeneing, commentators talk over the whole time.

Let’s go Brian!

Etienne got some insane draws got dam

Just a reminder that you exile Melira not put into grave. She is not quite a saffi for those who caught it :)

Vs system primarily

Kib making me feel old…

damn couldnt have Kiblbler just won on the spot @10:00 if he sacrifice Hajar to buff is creatures?

I got a game loss at an RCQ for the same exact thing that happened around the 19:40ish part…. i called the judge on myself as soon as it happened as well.

So weird to keep seeing these people who used to be teenagers as middle-aged men.

wait kibler is playing competitively again? uh wow this might genuinely be what I needed to start caring about non-edh again 😅

When the players are talking, it would be cool if we could hear them :(

The midwest joke earned my like

Seeing brian i think i have met him

Great game to watch! Nice commentating! Would love to hear more the players talk between games or the after match talk to get a more personal viewing experience!

Hell yeah Kyle

Brian Kibler? What year is it?

😢it's too bad Brian didn't see the interaction with the reality chip and relic of legends. So as long as reality chip is equipped to a creature you can look at and play cards from the top of your library. So since your creatures are all legends you would be able to cast them by using the freshly played creature from the top of your library which would trigger Jodah and dig them further and if you run into a. Double of a legend while you have a ratadrabik in play and are casting from the top of your library it becomes profit but to make the chip work the best you want a copy or two of danitha so her etb will grab the chip wherever it is and attacj it immediately so you can start to churn thru your library .

wait a minute, is this the guy from the Purina commercial?

i hate it when someone plays a card and then taps the mana

Playing a deck you didn't enter is a game loss

This would be easier to watch if they talked about whats goin on in the match. They are very distracting

why cant I see all the cards they are playing? at least for a second dammit. this is worse than a 6 player commander game where u have to walk around the table

now its odd seeing Kibler playing a format thats not Commander lmao

No commentators would've been better than these two. Can't hear what the players are saying at the table, they're not talking about the game and just rambling on and on.

Too bad the commentators talk over the players the whole time...

For anyone on the social media analytics team... you should probably exclude this video's views ("engagement") from your KPIs; or at least throw in that asterisk on your monthly slide XD Great to see Brian back in competitive features!

Why did Etienne draw a card at 29:16?

Commentators barely talk about the game. I'd rather hear the players more

cedric phillips will always and forever be a goat in the booth

Dare to dream!

CEDRIC!!!!!