Did you miss the newest Commander Shuffle Up & Play? Watch Pleasant Kenobi vs. One More Mana here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3zaGMuRqyWc.html
Every time Jimmy Wong introduces himself I just sit there going "You mean you are Jimmy Wong from Video Game High School right? The Myth? The LEGEND????"
I didn't believe you, so I went digging into my box of spin-downs to check, because I was pretty sure I had a 10th edition one. And I did, and you were right! The X is on the 10. I never noticed before.
i am so glad graham is doing better, one of the few celebs where i was rly feel scared for. good to see him and kathleen in this show i love em both :) i have no idea why their channel isnt more famous its one of the very best and absolutly wholesome
By their own admission they (LRR) know its because they're a variety content group and so their subscribers are spread across many channels and not everyone subscribes to all of their channels. I do agree though, they deserve many, many more.
@@spikysmoothness As Kathleen also admits in this episode they don't actively advertise themselves all that much; a lot of their fanbase growth is word-of-mouth and content-sharing from existing fans, or cross-promotion stuff like their doing the Pre-Prereleases / Strip Search for PennyArcade back in the day.
I am actually going to order a copy of Guild Fight for my Rakdos, Lord of Riots decks because I have never seen it before and I will almost always get more value out of it than my opponents!
I will say this at least once. I don't know the proff personally but his passion about magic really inspired me to get into it again. I would love to play once with you and just chat and chill. Thank you for being around
I saw original theros(When i started magic) and i have never screamed so loud at this show. The moment prof took it i slammed my desk in joy. The single greatest episode so far just for that LOL
I noticed this Shuffle Up & Play felt a lot like an Elder Dragon Social Club game and I loved it. Probably one of the best videos I've watched in a while!
I think the thing I loved the most about this was that rather than play out like a commander draft, the decks played out like what commander was like 10 years ago, right down to the pet cards and synergies. Even down to the way it ended was so reminiscent of the games I played back in the battle cruiser days. Very fun episode!
One of the best SUP eps in a while, i love the cool... format? restriction? draft? whatever it is, very cool. i also really liked the slightly more laid back vibe, no one was whining about having a bad hand or being targeted, just a chill game, love you prof!
The one where they had TappyToeClaws as a guest and she obliterated him so badly that he (a vegetarian) asked her for some of the pocket bacon she saved from breakfast has become ingrained in my memory for all time.
@@JonReid01 It was the War of the Spark Pre-PreRelease, final game. The start of the match: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mfTzBRm2qaU.html The start of the "pocket bacon" game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mfTzBRm2qaU.html Pocket bacon first appears: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mfTzBRm2qaU.html Cameron is given the crushing blow: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mfTzBRm2qaU.html
Funny story about Worldslayer. Early in my Commander playgroup, I was able to lock out the table by assembling Etched Champion, Darksteel Forge and Worldslayer. Etched Champion had protection from all colors and was indestructible; the realization of the situation slowly sinking into the entire table was priceless. Things were different back then.
Kresh is among the first commander decks I ever made from scratch. I have two versions. One abuses the enchantment "All Will Be One" but the second and most recent as of a few days ago is Kresh group hug 🤗 and it's super fun. You all get loads of creature tokens and I don't kill them at all to make kresh huge plus all other creatures what you talking about.... 👀
@@Tornven2003honestly elves would go crazy; constantly ramping and if they die who cares, yot a big kresh. Also Rancor seems like an auto include. Could also go more so mono black and load up on 1&2 drops and use “into the pit” where you sacrifice nonlands to cast the top card. Ive built over 300 commanders and am addicted to deck building…..its a gift and a curse
Seeing that Shards of Alara box set really sent me back in time. I had just gotten into magic when the set dropped and I remember spending my weekends during 7th grade mowing lawns in the neighborhood for the money to buy the fat packs and my first mythic was Elspeth, making her my favorite planeswalker until Huatli (because I love dinosaurs). What a time it was
"I am correct" -Editor...based af Also Pineapple is a perfectly legitimate topping and I much prefer it to other popular topping such as Peppers, Mushrooms, Olives, or Pepperoni. Also King Gizzard mention, what a dub!
This episode was awesome Prof, really loved the idea where everyone drafted their own commander decks! Really cool idea to see in this video. I know its not the cheapest but would love to see more like it in the future!
Ah, I loved this! a Bit older school (it's a bit, yeah?) Magic tended to have these old western-style one-eye stares that you really, really had to count what you have on occasion, at least on my experience. Thanks so much for sharing these.
If i had a nickel everytime Graham plays a green commander and wins a commander game during a last stand against Jimmy that is playing a commander with Golgari colors, fiddling with the graveyard and making a ton of value while struggling a lot trying to clutch the win, i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's hella funny it happened twice.
I've never been so hype for an episode of Shuffle Up and Play before! Loading Ready Run was some of my first exposure to the MtG community beyond my little play group. Love seeing the community on each other's channels!
Very fun idea to shake up commander by integrating some draft/limited like elements to the deckbuilding process. This is also proof to the naysayers stating that fast mana bans were bad for commander -- it absolutely isn't required to have fun decks at a pod, and none of these decks were built and tuned to that kind of degree. Fast mana is just an arms race where you have to run fast mana to maintain relevancy at your pod, when it's banned, yes games do take more turns, but it's not like damage and interaction can't happen just because the mana crypt is gone. A single 2 drop dealt over 15 damage alone throughout the course of the game.
The magic "Spindowns" for both D&D sets were not spindowns, but balanced D20s where the opposite sides equal 21. For practical purposes, any dice that don't have sharp edges are imbalanced to the point that it doesnt actually matter, but many D&D players are very particular about how spindowns are "unfair" (for no particular reason)
With perfectly fair dice, there should not be a problem with spindowns. Each side has a 5% chance of being rolled, and it doesn't really matter what order those sides are in. The problem is when your die *isn't* perfectly fair. On a normal d20, the numbers that are physically near one another tend to cancel one another out. The 20 is surrounded by a 2, an 8, and a 14 (on the most common design), averaging to 11 (a little high but not excessively so). But on a spindown, the numbers next to the 20 are 19, 16, and 13, averaging out to 17. So if the spindown is crooked, that imbalance will have a much stronger effect than on a regular d20. Now, with most dice this won't be a big problem - decent dice tend not to have huge manufacturing defects that would matter. But it might if you're buying cheap dice, like Chessex's Bag O'Dice (which consists of factory seconds). On a related note, stay away from Koplow's Countdown d20s. They're sort of like spindowns, except they make sure opposite sides sum to 21... which means that 10 and 11 are on opposite sides. Complete BS.
@@kilerik I mean yes, they probably aren't *perfectly* balanced. But they are probably balanced *enough*. We're talking RPGs and kitchen table Magic here, not high-roller casinos. I looked at a few videos where people had gone to the effort of comparing about a hundred rolls each of a regular d20 with a spindown and they didn't note any major difference. OFC, a hundred rolls aren't *that* many in context, but to me it seemed good enough.
This was such a fantastic treat of an episode! Great guests building cool decks from great sets and it was such a good time to watch. Props to everyone
As someone who appreciates commander but prefers when other formats are on the show, this is the most excited I’ve been for a commander episode in a while! The box decks was a brilliant idea.
I think this might be my favorite shuffle up and play yet because it does my favorite thing in magic, building with the cards you have, it makes you actually look through your cards and think about cards you might not normally play because "oh I can just by any card I want for my deck". It's why I love sealed and draft so much.
I would just like to let you know, the silly plug for the jund em out shirt made me pause the video and immediately purchase said shirt. Thanks for alerting me of such sick merch!
@1:22:24 Graham had the win by just attacking all out. His Hissing Iguanar and the Pentavus along with the 5 eligible attackers can create at least 8 damage.
What made this so fun to watch was the combination of very little removal and low power creatures that do not generate repeated value frequently. It really reminds me of playing Magic as a teen
I cannot describe how happy this made me. Thank you prof and team. I’m young and these sets were the first cards I owned after my dad taught me to play. Innistrad, Core 2012, Theros, Return to Ravnica. I’ve been having a really hard time lately and am struggling to find a job but this made my day so much better
Kresh was my first (and still my oldest!) commander deck back in late 2008. Seeing Grant play with Hissing Iguanar and Pentavus and Archdemon and all those fun cards I was playing with really warmed my heart. ❤
What a great episode and format! Thanks for this. The LRR Crew really shines and all in all the whole thing was hilarious. Would have liked even more highlights of the opening. Hopefully this gets lots of views and you can do this kind of format again.
I absolutely love this format! I'm only 30 minutes in but I'm loving this episode. Please have LRR and Jimmy on more often! And more box commander drafts please!
You have no idea how excited I was to see you pull theros out, that was my favorite magic set of all time. And I was so hoping you'd pick theros, god I love that block. It's still got my favorite decks I've ever made in it.
Loved this video. Was bummed I didn't get to meet the Professor at magic con this past weekend because I love the passion he has for this game. My first commander deck was inspired from him, Hakbal of the Surging Sea. Keep of the amazing content 👍
One of my favorite wins ever was through Worldslayer. I have a Rayami, first of the fallen deck, and though it took a very long time, getting indestructible on my commander and equipping the worldslayer creates a win if you can connect even once. It was an Olympic gymnast routine to actually get through all the hoops, but its a game I'll value the memory of forever.
