Yargle/Multani, Thalia/Gitrog, Omnath, Slimefoot/Squee | March of the Machine Commander Gameplay 

Thank you everyone for your input! This game was definitely divisive to say the least, we'll be thinking of ways to reduce the feel bads in the future ;)

You could see Brent's soul leave his body when that Ravages dropped..

There's just something brutal about getting mass landwiped and it happened more than once. Godspeed everyone at the table sheesh

I've actually never seen (and luckily never been against) a mass land destruction deck. It was interesting to note that the Gitrog deck did not seem ready on board to take advantage of the land wipe and it was more of a way to slow everyone else down, but their decks could eventually take advantage of the situation. It was disheartening to see how much it affected the table though and I'm sure everyone did their best to be a good sport about it. Thanks for the content!

That was kinda miserable…

Fantastic strategy for Thalia and Gitrog, using your opponents graveyard as your own as well recurring all your own stuff is brilliant. I never wouldve thought to use MLD to do it, but it really makes sense when you think about it. Good vid, keep up the good work.

Yargle should finish the Gitrog one when he have the chance!

That was the single most un-fun game of magic i've ever witnessed.

Was truly baffled when Yargle didn’t take out Thalia & Gitrog when he had the chance, seemed like the clear choice. Still a good game despite all of the MLD!

“Dick move” was the theme of this episode

Not to add to the hate, but when 3 players are clearly playing at a casual level, going that sweaty and try-hard seems to be too much. Slimefoot and Squee should have polito-talked their abrupt decay into not being targeted and keeping it for future protection. They didn't tho, because yargole/multani was about to one shot, and its a casual match. That made it clear they werent playing competively and was keeping up the fun of the match. After the first land wipe, Thalia/gitrog should have been prime target, and even after the future board wipe. scute swarm was in the thalia/gitrog players hand! How does yargole/multani roll the dice for an attack and swing at someone, who at the time, had done nothing all game? Because only the thalia/gitrog player was playing competively. Everyone else was being casual. I dont mind sitting at a table and playing at all kinds of levels, if the expection is at least relatively equal. The thalia/gitrog player was willing to do whatever it takes to win, and no one else really seemed to be on that page. That all being said, i still did like the video because it clearly got me all up in arms enough to type multi-paragraphs on youtube, lol. I just kind of wish all the decks got to play a little more because the second I saw the video featured my favorite upcoming commanders, i was dumb excited to see what they would do. Only to have that excitement crushed by multiple landwipes as two players didnt even get to play the game. I respect playing competively, but idk, maybe discuss game expectations thoroughly beforehand. If there was a clear level of competitive expectation, than I can only say that the thalia/gitrog player played very well and that decklist is absolutely cracked.

I've never seen mass land destruction in person and although it's not something I'd play. Once in a while I'd be happy to play against it to test my decks resilience. I enjoyed the game and the meme short is what brought me here

Was Matt jumped after the camera shut off 😂

Those concessions were totally valid.

Man what a brutal game definitely became unbearable to watch after the land destruction. I’m scrapping a whole deck I had an idea for solely off how miserable this looked for the others.

I'm curious how you guys set out to build your decks when doing a brew like this where everyone picks a commander from a set. Is there any discussion about power level, combos, strategies etc? It seems like everyone goes pretty hard with the free spells, fast mana, stax etc. Is there anything off the table as far as what can be included in a deck? Is MLD something that is discussed ahead of time or was that a surprise to the table?

I bet that Ravages player had to have someone else start his car afterwards

Personally the Thalia deck is not for me but reading the comments makes me happy that some people really like the lockout style gameplay and I'm glad there's something here for everyone!

Oh boy fun and interesting gameplay. I love seeing the lack of interaction squee, omnath and yargle had with mass land destruction. Terrible game

Love the mass land destruction need more stax in the deck

Not fun game. Imho. If you play ravages. End the game quickly. For viewers, most of the time they want to see how the commanders play. Wana see omnath though unfortunately, it is in a wrong table

Decided to build Locus of All which brought me here. Can't believe I missed the sweatiest game ever played 😂 I am 100% leaving the table after the "You have an Arcane Signet" 😂😂😂

Aww, he almost got the Flawless Victory. Also this has given me ideas for my own Thalia+Frog deck. Terrible, Horrible, ideas...

Yargle fella sold the entire game holy goodness

It's so wild to see this and go "hey I know that guy from my LGS! What's he doing in a RU-vid short?" And then he played cards

I love Thalia and The Gitrog Monster and the deck was built masterfully. This game was awesome!

No complaints against MLD, its in the game for a reason.

Rematch requested! Enjoying you guys content

I enjoyed the match and even the salt that MLD brought to the table. It is cool to see it showcased as it is so much more painful to play against then to watch. The only issue I had was the roll to decide who to attack with Yargle. There is no way a deck running MLD and Attrition effects should have ever not been an instant target with their current boardstate. Being just within kill range thanks to Mana Crypt greed/unluck was the icing on the cake. Still enjoyed the video overall.

Jason not killing Matt with yargle because he wanted to attack a random opponent.... I mean c'mon, you've seen the deck, you know how it is going to end.... You had a guy that almost scooped early, and you're still oblivious to the damage land destruction has done

Bad threat assessment. The land recursion/land destruction deck should've went first. Shocked that Thitrog won 😱 Love your content though. Keep up the great work

This game seemed so fun.......

What’s the deck list for Thalia and git? Matt was playing a cool deck 0:31

Very cool game, that definitely solidified my Thalirog deck! Thanks guys!

In my playgroup we don’t play WMDs so this gameplay was in some sense a new experience for me. I mean every playgroup has its rules and I am happy for you if you enjoy your rules however this match showed me that I am happy with our rules, I wouldn’t have enjoyed this non-game as a player.

Land destruction is never fun for the table imo

Poor Omnath dude lol. This game hurt my soul watching his soul leave his body.

Honestly I’d scoop after two land wipes too

why is the background so dark? I liked the previous room

The issue with control/MLD decks is that when the odds turn to your favour, it just becomes unplayable for the opponents which IMO is less fun than a Mega Ramp Deck simply playing more than the other players. All in all it was a fair game, just reconsider posting games that didn't play very fun for most players, as it will translate to the viewers usually. Great work anyway!

Something about this game felt dirty

Idk the fact he wiped a few times and just barely got it done makes me feel like why run the wipes unless it’s for pure salt which felt like it was He didn’t even look like he had a good time 😂

MLD for life

you could clearly see how nobody on the table had any fun, what a great way to play commander

This game reminds me of why I haven't bothered to put together my Thalirog deck because I like having friends ;p

That was just dumb, not attacking Thalog Player and taking him out. He always plays spite cards.

Wooow! Freaking awesome game. Love seeing taboo cards get to shine. Mass land destruction into stax, into attrition is so nasty, I loved it.

While land destruction decks aren’t always fun to go against I still think this episode showed that each deck had some sick stuff to do, had the LD not happened. And even tho it did it’s still cool seeing what Thalia/Frog can do. Thanks for the content gents!

People need to get over the land destruction. Just because it isn’t your preferred way, doesn’t mean people shouldn’t play it. Perfectly viable strategy and happy to see it getting visibility. Awesome content!

Not taking out a player with mass land destruction and other shit like that when you can is always a mistake imo.

Thanks for the guidance playing Thalía monster I know that the moment I see the deck I’m targeting it out the game

That “Gross” from the Gitrog player was “Gross”

Honestly was hoping to watch a game showcasing these new commanders but it seem counter intuitive to see them shine when everyone's mana bases keep being destroyed. Maybe in the future if you're showing off commanders for a new set to get people excited and looking to brew their own decks you should avoid playing mass LD.

Ngl the like unfun having is fun to watch, but man I'd hate to be in that game. (Also fun to see as a newbie to commander, not too salt inducing yet)

Yeah Thalia is so oppressive...was hoping to see Omnath pop off. That land destruction feels bad.

Why spend all that time editing a game where mass land destruction makes a slow and unfun game?

Locking decklists behind a paywall? Lol

I really wanted omnath do omnath thing The guy that put ravages of warIs being slightly scummy with his deck strategy

Wow land destruction is so fun and enjoyable that guy was bullied as a kid

That thalia dexk is just mean bro

Opposition agent and Land destruction? lol Who sits down at these tables?

I for one thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm always the spike at the table trying to convince everyone that we should focus on expressing cool stuff with our decks and not get obsessed with what cards/strategies are unfun to play against. Staxx gameplans are cool, I love thalia/gitrog as a commander and only haven't made it because my friends told me they would hate it.

What a power play to blow up all lands at that stage of game

MLD is a valid strategy. Matt played it incredibly well. Peoples feelings of MLD being "unfun" or "sad" is irrelevant. Great job, Matt.

Well played by Thalia/Gitrog, brutal with the MLD and made the right plays to win. You should post another video tho, where the other players actually get to play magic and use their commanders lol. Every game I've watch with Omnath in it he never gets played due to oppressive opponents haha

The omnath player is so tilted. We've all been there

ThaliRog drives some brutal tactics! I thought it was a really good build, though.

Look at all of you guys wit da fancy full art cards lol!

That was beautiful

anyone have a list for thst thalrog deck? i want to play it

I would include root maze into the deck. Stax is now one of the harder archetypes to play imo due to flash speed and free spells. Good job lock the table. Not easy when taking on the whole table. If u didn't have Armageddon in there you should add it in for consistency. 4 turns geddon rotation with ouphre is the new break partial.

They're not tracking commander damage? Reckless

Men that Brent tryhard too much for a edh match relax bro not a GP or Magic Fest! Cool video like always guys !

Please, where is Gitrogs deck list?

Decklist for slimefoot and squee???

MLD, it's only fun once until you become the archenemy and you realize you can't play it anymore

I loved this game. The only thing that was a little bothersome was Brent's attitude and gameplay after the ravages dropped. The moment he had 4 mana, he literally dropped a Ramos and a Nyxbloom, which means he probably would have run away with the game had the ravages of war not happened. I find this is the issue with many green players is they play green assuming the social contract is that lands don't get touched, but they have no problem with ramping, and shutting down artifacts. I know I'm in the minority, but i do not mind MLD. Especially looking at the power of these decks: fast mana, a ton of tutoring, best in slot cards, i think the ravages of war was well situated. It could be that MLD was not mentioned pregame, and that's why Brent seemed to be so disappointed, but i just prefer when people come to the table excited to play, and encourage big plays, and not sulk when the game doesn't go their way.

This is what I like

Is there a deck list for Thalia and the gitrog monster?

I come to this video just for see the land destruction spells, and I enjoyed a different gameplay, Am I just weird?

I loved it… Land destruction is part of the game… the short made it more spectacular

While it was nice to roll for that first Yargle attack they really should have went after the Thalia/Gitrog. The only one with a board that was developed and was ready to pop off... I don't think it changes anything, but maybe makes the game go one more turn... EDIT Just remembered T&G has first strike/deathtouch sooo it really didn't matter at all lol

THIS PLAYER IS MY SPIRIT GUIDE.

I would never play with Matt again. Screw that. I was triggered so many times on his turns lol

I despise land destruction more even than mill. I applaud the composure on the table though the body language spoke loudly. Facing a deck like that my sole purpose, win or lose, would be to damage the villain in every way possible.

Gotta feel for the Omnath player. That was ROUGH.

Is there are deck list for that Thalia?

FINALLY! Another person who plays land destruction.

Dark background good! Loving the content.

Yeaaaaah...wasn't expecting ThalRog to be that brutal. Don't get me wrong, I love it. Just did not even consider the land destruction route when it was first revealed but, hey, I am all for it!

Super disappointing. Get to minute 5 land destruction. Not finishing the vid. Matt is 'that' one player at the table and least likable. Play with the other folks.

Land destruction strategy causing others to ragequit, degenerate and un-fun. I watched this to see what Om can do. 23 minutes I regret.

honest suggestion for future videos. never ever bring mass land destruction. If it was in a game between your friends group thats fine, but i could not think of a worst content for a video. Litterally want to shoot my brains out. Keep up the good work

As far as I see everyone had an attempt of winning (Seedborn, Yawrgmoth, Genesis Ultimatum) it just happened that he had the answer to every situation just in this case. IMO Yawgmorth player, Should've swung thalia instead of rolling a dice at random, and focusing him. The table was soft on the thalia player.

Honestly, i dont think the mass land destruction was that bad especially at a table at this power level

Great game. Haters can get wrecked.

I've never seen anyone actual play mld before

Im sorry but how the fuck does a golgari deck have a Ruinous ultimatum in it ? Did i mis something ?

That looked like 3 semi budget decks against a super deck lol

I love mtg but I hate decks that stop me from playing my deck. all counters. mill. land destruction. gain control. no hand. etc I just scoot almost right away and dont play with those people anymore. I know the cards exist but i dont let that style in my play group more than once. I like to play mtg not watch other people do it while i just sit there (except on youtube i guess lol)