Laying his life down for the group. Though to be fair, Josh prooooooobably should have nuked Rachel the moment she cast Erebos. Erebos shuts down the entire life gain side of his deck and makes it virtually impossible to keep the Reservoir as anything more than a one-off. He *does* acknowledge that playing Erebos was a loophole in his conditions for targeting with the Reservoir, but he never specified that he *WOULDN'T* fire for any other reason. True, he runs the risk of Kenji and Jimmy pouncing on him when his life is low, but without her removing his F&S, he'd have had an extra 10 mana on his turn, and Kenji was unlikely to damage him too badly. He'd have been at maybe 15 life on his turn and he'd have 10 mana to Sunforger and gain some life off of Reservoir and F&S. I get that sticking to his conditions and forgoing any other reason for firing was the political play here, but it ultimately cost him the game. Jimmy was simply not the threat on the board, and there are limited ways to deal with a God.
im Orzhov and i loved the representation from Rachel (death and taxes is my type of deck), but DAMN Jimmy, proving you're a true rakdos by forcing reservoir, only a true rakdos would attack in the face of the death star with confidence. Rakdos is proud.
@@Tuturial464 I don't think Rachel and Kenji have the guts to attack Josh. I know Kenji certainly puss out, as he has the 6/6 and passed the previous turn without attacking. Rachel is the default target due to the Erebos and the taxing commander, but if she's not attacking Josh(which I doubt she will be to die immediately, not everyone is Red like Jimmy), it will give turns for Josh to find stuffs. As long as everyone is giving Josh's extra turns, Josh might eventually found something and win. Jimmy's sacrifice opened the table up so respect to Jimmy. I also like how big of a smile Jimmy has on the picture when Reservoir is slowly charging up, that's a mofo berserker right there.
@@GoliathGTX rachel was the only one doing anything to josh, including consistently attacking him with her angel, and using up so many resources to try and put a stop to his shenanigans, up until jimmy's attack. to say she doesnt have the guts to mess with him is just plain false.
@@tudornaconecinii3609 That wouldn't have made for much of a show however. Josh is a magic player, but on game nights he is also an entertainer. He made the choice that resulted in a longer more theatrical game. Most new players probably would have nuked her at that point...doesn't take a genius to figure out the threat to a life gain-deck.
Nanner Be Minin yea I get that. It’s not just for fun, they need to make it a fun game. But he ended up killing Jimmy because he attacked him. He could have just said “play erebos you die”. That would’ve worked
@@annanoirne6955 The last words for every guild member: Izzet: This seems safe Simic: We have this under control Gruul: You know, city life is not so bad after all Rakdos: Come at me bro! Dimir: Everybody loves me! Orzhov: Sorry man, im broke rn Golgari: Man, you should really taste these Selesnya cabbages! Azorius: Halt! Boros: CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE! Selesnya:
@@wrjirgrpoklgg would need to find the rule, but believe that because its in "reminder text" (in parentheses), its ok. hence, you could play something like cryptghast in a mono black list of you wanted, or blind obedience in a mono white list.
@@sxuad Absolutely. Top 4 cards in the Legion are sun forger, Gisela, Aurelia and Iroas in that order. Halving all that incoming damage and life is golden. However, this game really comes down to Josh not using the Aetherflux resevoir earlier. And I know why he didn't, its because their on camera and hes not gonna take out a guest on like turn 6. But the second I see erebos I'm using the aetherflux to take out rachel. I would have also used my teferis a bit sooner I think. He needed to protect his commander better. If that stays in play than you sun forger for more burn spells keep your life total and life is good. But i get it, their on camera they can't exactly say lets go to game 2.
@@DarkEinherjar dont forget products disappear when a card in them gets expensive...toughtsieze cause jelevas deck to vanish...true name caused that other commander deck to vanish... soon as the guildkits go out of print, good luck getting tithes for less than 40$
@@DarkEinherjar thanks for pointing that out. I've been seeing good results from people using the card and was thinking about getting one, I forgot it was in the kit which I already have haha.
@@moritzhoff6412 that was 100% it - nuking Rachel was the SMART play, keeping a 4th player in the show was the FANCY play MTG is full of these choices - Smart or Fancy, and what we choose
Yeah, I would have nuked Rachel. Red white has some nice board wipes. One of my favorites white board wipes is fumigate for the life gain and well as being in white
@@MrReyfan619 What makes you think I'm angry about it? It was funny that the things Josh hates Boros for weren't issues at all for him because he drew those two specific cards.
its still a gameshow, if he would kill her there and then the show wouldnt be as entertaining, any logic player would eather flux her and then regain the life
6:04 Wayfarer's Bauble The Commander's Quarters approves. Also they would be amazing guests for your show. You could do like a 50$ deck challenge or something.
Agree. Most other sites are 25$ I dont mind dropping 50 for a good rounded deck. I spend 50 for some games anyways. Plus I sometimes might sprinkle in more or even less add my own flavor
Josh also made a table-wide "deal" that he'd only laser someone who did something to his hammer or lowered his life total to 65 or below. Josh even acknowledges it in the interview after by saying that it was a "good loophole" to the deal.
Honestly props to Josh for going through with the reservoir, I don't think I would have done it for the sake of pulling ahead later once Rachel was the perceived threat.
The best play would have been to kill Rachel when she targetted Josh's commander with mortify. Since her mortify would be removed from the stack and he would have a sunforger equipped and save 10 mana. If he targets her with the aetherflux before she casts anything she can still mortify before she dies.
I suspect that Josh and Jimmy understandably don't want to knock out the guests too early in the game. I've seen it several times where the "optimal play" would be to take out one of the guest players, but they choose not to do so
I thought the same, she was the only doing some damage. The only problem is that all the opponents had red, so, 7 damage is very low in that situation. if the other player were selesnya or azorious, for example, his choice would've been easier.
@@Venjamin i mean they didnt have any flying yet. and he would have 20 and one less person to deal with and his commander wouldnt died as much. so much mana wasted getting it back on the field so many times.
I was like "Hey Tokens should be gone with Teferi's Protection" then I read: "Gatherer Errata 25/08/2017: If a token is phased out, it will phase in as your next untap step begins. This is a change from previous rules."
@@Unknowblerage That's something any deck in a game of commander has to deal with in order to win (except in 3-playeer games). Boros - with exceptions like Smothering Tithe - doesn't have much going for it in long-term value due to poor draw and ramp power, which means you're often forced into aggressive power play. Despite its efficiency at this, Boros can't finish three opponents quickly enough to prevent attacks on its own board and game state, which it can't defend due to lack of stack control. With a bad late game, recovery isn't really an option as well, so all you're left with are "One shot for glory"-decks that have a hard time once they're in line for the punching. This even extends into multi-color decks that invest heavily in combat damage. As someone who built and played a Kaalia deck into a local control meta, I experienced some of that myself, and I don't regret switching to Simic as a core guild one bit.
@@sebastianahrens2385 The funniest part of this is you are actually telling me this like i don't know these things. I've been playing this game for 20 years and I consider Commander to be the absolute best format due to the overwhelming variety of options in it. And I as well main Simic as my favorite color combination, but i grew tired and decided to branch out. While sure, Boros will probably never be tier one or even close, my Stroutarm beats deck still wins some games and it's more fun to play than holding up Cyc Rift to kill all my opponents in one swing or hitting an infinite graveyard loop. And, for the record, Kalia decks are not that good not because of Boros, but because it is perhaps one of the most telegraphed garbage tactics in the format. It's crap like what you said that turns new players off. Instead of just dumping on it, why not try and come up with new ways to make it better. Hell, work with other players....no no no, just kidding. You just keep doing what you do. I'm going to have some fun.
@@Unknowblerage Fun can be had in different ways. I personally enjoy playing at maximum efficiency and power. I don't think anyone is "turned off" by an analysis of gameplay, especially if they don't even know what it's about, possibly having never played the game before. The fact that MTG provides such a complex environment to explore is one of the reasons I started with it in the first place.
Fun fact: Kenji's original line was, "The clock's ticking, and I'm not a clockologist." It had us rolling in laughter, but it unfortunately didn't make the cut.
That was a great episode. Love that the fans stuck Josh with Boros, but because of Smothering Tithe and Sunforger, he was dominant through most of the game.
Loved this episode. The editing has been getting better and better and Rachel and Kenji were such great guests! Also Rachel congrats, love your nails btw!
Upon declaration of her first attack. You're alewDy a massive target, why take four damage three times? Trigger and take the gamble, before someone finds a solution to your threat.
Fantastic game. Jimmy and Josh were the clear stars. "I refuse to live in fear of what that thing can do to me. If he is gonna kill me, I am gonna make him do it." The Scottsman in me is very proud, Jimmy. Live your best life, or no life. Dream on, man, and be free
SUPERBLY entertaining episode!! I really enjoy and admire the level of casualness that the group plays with... Josh could have, and realistically should have, killed Rachel when Erebos was out! However, he was a man of his word, and that left a lot of game play remaining DURING WHICH a lot of really fun plays happened! Loved it!!
I've watched so many of these videos since discovering them only a few days ago. You guys make watching MtG be played a very fun experience and are making me want to get back in to it (too bad there's a pandemic and I cant play strangers at card shops)
Nothing but respect for jimmy in this one. It takes a true magic player to stare down the barrel of an active aetherflux reservoir and say come at me. Props. The world needs more magic players like you!!
Only josh could take Boros and make a deck like that 😂 god I was cheering you on dude, congratulations to the winner, what a game of commander! P.S never trust jimmy around a big red button that says “do not push”
You should watch commander replay. P.J. makes really sick boros decks. He had a deck devoted to sunforger and completely built around it. That was pure crazyness.
nobody is mentioning how jimmy's haircut randomly changes sometimes during the commentary of this episode lol. Look at him a 47:43 and compare it to 20:59
@@_reenzane Actually they are only filmed a couple days in advance unless something important comes up. more then half the time youtubers will film a couple days in advance if they know they will be busy the days the videos come out or have editing to do on other videos and I do agree that the hair style change isn't even that odd since the gameplay and commentary are recorded separately typically on the same day and put together within the next couple days.
I would love to see another game knights episode where the fans choose a guild or shard for the players to select a commander. This was a really cool episode!
I love game nights. Coming back to play for the first time since I was a teenager and am learning the commander format. These videos are super helpful and very fun to watch!
@@XCodes if you rewatch you would see that he was actually perfectly to do it, there were no substantial threats and he was gaining lots of life after; he just didn't want to kill someone early
XCodes no stupid, the others had no board and she was the only one throughout the game that was his actual threat . Killing her before erebos would have been the best Move
Alternative Battle phrases: The Boros Legion Marches toward victory The Orzhov Syndicate has come to collect The Izzet League has begun to brainstorm The Cult of Rakdos will put on a show
I happened to run into Rachel at GP Vegas 2017, she sat down across from me while I was in between rounds. We had a nice chat about foils and I showed her my foiled Modern deck, it was a really nice conversation and she was a ton of fun
Just wanted to say i absolutely love these he knight vids!! Friggin beautiful man ! Gives my friends and I tons of ideas for new and exciting mtg gameplay
Hmm, I would have killed her at 23:12 if I was Josh. Pay 50 in response to anguished unmaking removes her from the game and her spell from the stack further enhancing Josh's lead.
Excellent game, very amusing. The Izzet deck did soooo little it was hilarious to watch. Thanks again Game Knights! Anyone going to MagicFest Barcelona in July? My mates and I will be heading that way from France. We'll be looking for non cEDH players (we don't own cEDH decks so we won't even bother playing against top tier decks) or EDH players in general willing to play non-competitively.
The true hero of this episode was Jimmy and you all know it. That was true bravery. Much respect.
Laying his life down for the group. Though to be fair, Josh prooooooobably should have nuked Rachel the moment she cast Erebos. Erebos shuts down the entire life gain side of his deck and makes it virtually impossible to keep the Reservoir as anything more than a one-off. He *does* acknowledge that playing Erebos was a loophole in his conditions for targeting with the Reservoir, but he never specified that he *WOULDN'T* fire for any other reason. True, he runs the risk of Kenji and Jimmy pouncing on him when his life is low, but without her removing his F&S, he'd have had an extra 10 mana on his turn, and Kenji was unlikely to damage him too badly. He'd have been at maybe 15 life on his turn and he'd have 10 mana to Sunforger and gain some life off of Reservoir and F&S.
I get that sticking to his conditions and forgoing any other reason for firing was the political play here, but it ultimately cost him the game. Jimmy was simply not the threat on the board, and there are limited ways to deal with a God.
Jimmy doesn’t negotiate with terrorists.
Jimmy does a Liliana
Eric Chua too soon
Also i Like that sweater
A counter war with no blue involved! I love this episode!
More of a redirection war.
more like what the hell is happing
I am working on a black and blue command deck.
I want to cash out and support, but I am on GR, FS aka snap.
As far as watching, I enjoyed what I see.
Lol let the girl win
JK _Rolling you and me both Grixis pal...you and me both...
im Orzhov and i loved the representation from Rachel (death and taxes is my type of deck), but DAMN Jimmy, proving you're a true rakdos by forcing reservoir, only a true rakdos would attack in the face of the death star with confidence. Rakdos is proud.
He’s not showstopper like Hbk, I would have probably forced reservoir onto Rachel
Jimmy's sacrifice ensured everyone else's fun and ended the Reservoir oppression. His bravery shall not be forgotten. :')
@@Tuturial464 I don't think Rachel and Kenji have the guts to attack Josh. I know Kenji certainly puss out, as he has the 6/6 and passed the previous turn without attacking. Rachel is the default target due to the Erebos and the taxing commander, but if she's not attacking Josh(which I doubt she will be to die immediately, not everyone is Red like Jimmy), it will give turns for Josh to find stuffs. As long as everyone is giving Josh's extra turns, Josh might eventually found something and win. Jimmy's sacrifice opened the table up so respect to Jimmy.
I also like how big of a smile Jimmy has on the picture when Reservoir is slowly charging up, that's a mofo berserker right there.
Thought the demon fetch was gonna be a stifle lol cause that would have been a completely different game.
@@GoliathGTX rachel was the only one doing anything to josh, including consistently attacking him with her angel, and using up so many resources to try and put a stop to his shenanigans, up until jimmy's attack. to say she doesnt have the guts to mess with him is just plain false.
Lesson from a person who’s favorite archetype is life-gain.
Someone plays Erebos, you kill them immediately
For sure. If I were Josh I would've instantly pulled the trigger and killed Rachel with Erebos on the stack.
@@tudornaconecinii3609 That wouldn't have made for much of a show however. Josh is a magic player, but on game nights he is also an entertainer. He made the choice that resulted in a longer more theatrical game. Most new players probably would have nuked her at that point...doesn't take a genius to figure out the threat to a life gain-deck.
Yup totally agree
Nanner Be Minin yea I get that. It’s not just for fun, they need to make it a fun game. But he ended up killing Jimmy because he attacked him. He could have just said “play erebos you die”. That would’ve worked
If you don't have enchantment removal you need to find player removal
Josh: *plays wayfarer’s bauble*
Commander’s Quarters: *sweats vigorously*
Ban warfare’s bauble... it’s too broken
/s
I wish I could put wayfarers bauble thanks to mich
Jimmy was literaly daring Josh like a real Rakdos Cultist would dare a Boros Soldier to kill him.
hit me
"Come at me, bruh"
"K"
"What are you going to do?Stab me?"
Jimmy: You don't have the guts to kill me
Josh: *Kills Jimmy*
Jimmy: :0
@@annanoirne6955 The last words for every guild member:
Izzet: This seems safe
Simic: We have this under control
Gruul: You know, city life is not so bad after all
Rakdos: Come at me bro!
Dimir: Everybody loves me!
Orzhov: Sorry man, im broke rn
Golgari: Man, you should really taste these Selesnya cabbages!
Azorius: Halt!
Boros: CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!
Selesnya:
Jimmy: I'm nervous playing Rakdos. I've had bad luck with Rakdos before.
Builds a deck based on luck.
is he able to run crypt ghast on the deck? cuz it has white mana on his rules text
@@wrjirgrpoklgg would need to find the rule, but believe that because its in "reminder text" (in parentheses), its ok. hence, you could play something like cryptghast in a mono black list of you wanted, or blind obedience in a mono white list.
@@wrjirgrpoklgg rule 903.4b relating to color identity, hope this helps! :)
@@jacobshaffer7831 that's true, i found here and you can
@@wrjirgrpoklgg it's in the reminder text, not the rules text, so it is a legal card to run in a rakdos deck
Jimmy attacking Josh to see if he'd get nuked is the most Rakdos thing I've ever seen lol
"Fuck it, if I die it will be for fun at least"
Live your life to the fullest and youll be fricked
"If you can't save yourself, you fight to give someone else a chance" - Ajani Goldmane
Its like Jimmy vs Bolas (JLK) :)
I understood that reference.
a7wingedsheep I understood That reference
A black counterspell countering a white counterspell. Yep, it's commander.
Jimmy killing himself to maim his opponent is the most Rakdos thing he could have done. Good plays!
no one puts fear in the heart of a rakdos follower
The only fear a Rakdos Cult Member has, is fear that Rakdos isn’t entertained!
Thing is, if Josh had used the Reservoir on Rachel, he could have started to gain life again.
Smothering Tithe + Wheel. The Legion Approves.
love u bro
boros for life
Do you think Gisela would have done better? Lol like we talked the other week
@@sxuad Absolutely. Top 4 cards in the Legion are sun forger, Gisela, Aurelia and Iroas in that order. Halving all that incoming damage and life is golden. However, this game really comes down to Josh not using the Aetherflux resevoir earlier. And I know why he didn't, its because their on camera and hes not gonna take out a guest on like turn 6. But the second I see erebos I'm using the aetherflux to take out rachel. I would have also used my teferis a bit sooner I think. He needed to protect his commander better. If that stays in play than you sun forger for more burn spells keep your life total and life is good. But i get it, their on camera they can't exactly say lets go to game 2.
@@jevry4307 Love you too. A week or 2 from now i have a ton of Boros and mono red coming up. its gonna be a good time :)
Commander Replay exactly what I was thinking
I'm all for Rakdos and Izzet, but that Smothering Tithe play was beautiful.
Can't wait to watch it's price skyrocket.
Nah, it's in the Orzhov Guild Kit. Anyone can easily get their hands on it... at least for now.
@@DarkEinherjar dont forget products disappear when a card in them gets expensive...toughtsieze cause jelevas deck to vanish...true name caused that other commander deck to vanish...
soon as the guildkits go out of print, good luck getting tithes for less than 40$
zeth fox True Name Nemesis was in the Jeleva deck.
@@DarkEinherjar thanks for pointing that out. I've been seeing good results from people using the card and was thinking about getting one, I forgot it was in the kit which I already have haha.
"In response to your annoying counterspell, I activate my death lazer to deal 50 damage."
Laser
INB4 um akshuly it stands for "LiGhT AmPlIfIcAtIoN bY sTiMuLaTeD eMiTiOn oF rAdIaTiOn"
@@100nodog 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Actually super lore appropriate that boros hit rakdos with his baton then got dogpiled by the orzhov and izzet guilds.
Yes, Ravnica lore ftw
Everyone will remember Jimmy's bravery, or more like should remember.
Such a heroic moment. A blaze of glory. 50 'damage' to Josh. BAM!
Bravery? More like typical Rakdos xD
U THINK IM SCARED OF U? EAT MY FREAKING HELLFIRE M8!
he shouldve aimed for the head
I would thumbs up but the 444 is to good to mess with 4 being seen as unlucky and a sort of death omen. Appropriate with jimmys final play.
I can't help but think that Aetherflux Reservoir should had targeted Rachel when Erebos hit the table. That was a big missplay in my opinion
Same
But I feal that was not just a missplay
Kinda felt like a decision for the sake of entertainment
@@moritzhoff6412 exactly Josh has to put a show on, he could have one extremely early, but a 20 minute match doesn't make an episode
@@moritzhoff6412 that was 100% it - nuking Rachel was the SMART play, keeping a 4th player in the show was the FANCY play
MTG is full of these choices - Smart or Fancy, and what we choose
Yeah, I would have nuked Rachel. Red white has some nice board wipes. One of my favorites white board wipes is fumigate for the life gain and well as being in white
Danny Knight a really good board wipe, especially for the commander, is Blasphemous Act.
Boros weaknesses are a lack of card draw and mana ramp.
So naturally, Josh draws the two best cards in Boros colors for both of those weaknesses...
@@MrReyfan619 What makes you think I'm angry about it? It was funny that the things Josh hates Boros for weren't issues at all for him because he drew those two specific cards.
Yeah but Wheel of fortune cost so much, should be banned from commander. ($250)
@@FaytVanguard there are cards worth 10x that and they are legal. Banning cards based off price is absurd
@@FaytVanguard this is a dumb comment on 3 different levels.
@@MrOfTheSea well price is why the power 9 are banned. But they are like quadruple digits so more understandable
I watched this six hours after it came out, and paused it in the middle to order a few copies of Smothering Tithe before it spikes.
me too
This comment aged well
@@Inspirawesome right?! I didn't give the card a second thought before this video.
I remembered when this was $8 now it’s $20 How did that Happen!?!
@@bmaxarnold5742 and now it's 30
Josh was either being a good host and a showman by not killing Rachel when she stopped him from gaining life or missplayed massively
its still a gameshow, if he would kill her there and then the show wouldnt be as entertaining, any logic player would eather flux her and then regain the life
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Blue: you guys can't counter spells.
Boros & Orzov: Hold our beer!
"Pay for Smothering Tithe?" Is basically the white version of "Pay for Rhystic Study?"
Now someone is going to have to make that a shirt and a UA-cam channel so they Can make a comment in every magic the gathering video
And both can go in Grand Arbiter Augustin... god save us
Yes but the REAL guestion is "would you LIKE to pay one"
woa, no way! how did you come to that conclusion! :::000
Where is the change My mind memes about this
boros vs. orzhov had a counter war in this video
yeah okay????
Never forget.
It's a weird flex, but okay
.......................
Seems legit.
I run Imp’s Mischief in Xantcha, no one expects it.
@@Sheriff_K The magic that is Planar Chaos, love that set.
(yeah ik I am late to the party)
everyone who plays revel in riches: *have like zero treasures the entire game*
Josh: Casually gets 21 treasures at once
“Boros deck is lacking behind the others.” *pulls off near game winning combo.*
To be fair, he drew like the best 4 Boros cards lmao
"Lacking"😂
Hmm 21 mana on turn 4 isn't a lot
Also smothering tide needs to be buffed. A collective 30+ Mana isn't nearly enough to keep up with the other players.
6:04 Wayfarer's Bauble
The Commander's Quarters approves.
Also they would be amazing guests for your show. You could do like a 50$ deck challenge or something.
Because Mitch sure has been having trouble getting his own gameplay videos off the ground lmao
Mitch should just do a gameknights episode with the command zone
Agree. Most other sites are 25$ I dont mind dropping 50 for a good rounded deck. I spend 50 for some games anyways. Plus I sometimes might sprinkle in more or even less add my own flavor
That be kool. A low budget commander match
I'm curious, are $25 budget commander decks any good?
Just for having a counter war WITHOUT Blue this episode becomes the best one of Game Knights.
"The clock is ticking and I'm not a watch maker" That gotta be my new philosophy in life from now on haha.
"I'm just following the Cold War doctrine"
- Josh Lee Kwai 2019
Josh: would you like to pay for smothering tithe?
Jimmy:ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Lol
All Josh needed was to respond to Rachel with the Reservoir at about the point she played Erebos. I think that would've drastically turned the tide
He didn't on purpose. The game would have been really short, Josh could have won easily, but he wanted the episode to be entertaining.
Yeah, had a feel :P... still, that would've been the secure kill for any magic player going for the winz
Josh also made a table-wide "deal" that he'd only laser someone who did something to his hammer or lowered his life total to 65 or below.
Josh even acknowledges it in the interview after by saying that it was a "good loophole" to the deal.
@@Jackaroo. Playing poorly and seeing a lesser deck win is less entertaining
And then the big demon deck sitting across from him kills him with that low life total.
The Boros are ready to fight!
The Orzhov are prepared for battle!
The Rakdos will start the show!
The Izzet have a goblin on a hoverboard!
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And you think that’s not as awesome?! That’s even better!!
Golgary kills the goblin and plants a tree on the hover board!
The Selesnya are not that really into fighting!
Understandable!
F to pay respect for Jimmy. A more noble Rakdos there never was.
F in the chat
F
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Honestly props to Josh for going through with the reservoir, I don't think I would have done it for the sake of pulling ahead later once Rachel was the perceived threat.
If I were Josh I would have killed Rachel the instant she prevented him from gaining life while he was still at 70 life.
The best play would have been to kill Rachel when she targetted Josh's commander with mortify. Since her mortify would be removed from the stack and he would have a sunforger equipped and save 10 mana. If he targets her with the aetherflux before she casts anything she can still mortify before she dies.
Me too
I suspect that Josh and Jimmy understandably don't want to knock out the guests too early in the game. I've seen it several times where the "optimal play" would be to take out one of the guest players, but they choose not to do so
Rhea Sheth Lol, "mortified"
@@MrParagonical totally agree
I would've Aetherflux'd Rachel immediately. 7 life is not too low, considering the others had no board and almost no mana.
Called it 😐
If not earlier, definitely when she tutored Erebos.
I thought the same, she was the only doing some damage. The only problem is that all the opponents had red, so, 7 damage is very low in that situation. if the other player were selesnya or azorious, for example, his choice would've been easier.
He could have done it at the end of Kenjis turn. That way he could have gained some life back on his own turn.
@@Bibbedibabbedibu that's true
Your deck revolves around life gain. Creature come down that disables that.
Doesn’t obliterate the controller.
Wait what?
Immediately lose to the other two...
@@Venjamin i mean they didnt have any flying yet. and he would have 20 and one less person to deal with and his commander wouldnt died as much. so much mana wasted getting it back on the field so many times.
33:50 Subtitles: "When you draw cards mother dies"
Typical J.L.K. driving the hard bargains...
I'd happily draw 100 cards lol
Yeah. My mother is... not very good
I was like "Hey Tokens should be gone with Teferi's Protection"
then I read: "Gatherer Errata 25/08/2017: If a token is phased out, it will phase in as your next untap step begins. This is a change from previous rules."
A moment of silence for the kamikaze attack of jimmy, who sacreficed himself for the greater good.
Jimmy is now called "Jimmy the Martyr" after this episode.
@@XCodes i vote jimmy the scourge diva
@@XCodes Jimmy the Nuked Hero
@@manuelgeraldino2235 thats game knights canon now ;)
Yo, Jimmy had the COOLEST saying before the game started and that coin flip was perfect lol
Okay props to kenji playing tibor and lumia, HIGHLY underused izzet commander. Jimmy playing showstopper is awesome.
Is Josh getting a percentage of every Tithe that is sold after this episode?
I'm launching a kickstarter to pay for Jimmy's "get out of Rakdos hell" fund.
Community wanted Josh to play Boros and he still didn’t make a combat based deck 🤦♂️😂.
I mean it's the most Josh way possible.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Josh doesn't care for combat, so he makes his decks to win somehow else.
F&S are way more interesting than generic Boros in my opinion.
As a player who enjoys combat focused decks, I'll never understand Josh.
I'd probably play Feather. Was she spoiled when this was released?
Jimmy is the hero of this game and don't you forget it
You guys should get mitch from the commander's quarters and all do one of the budget decks.
oh my god, I want this so much and I never knew it. please god make it real.
THIS
I think the budget decks would immediately became a lot more pricey after 1 episode
I don’t think it will happen because Mitch is sponsored br tcgplayer
"clock's ticking, and I'm not a watchmaker" my estimated meaning: Time is running out, and I can't do anything about it
Josh: "Boros just isn't very good." Also Josh: Turn four tithe/wheel combo.
#Picard Facepalm into maniacal laughing#
Even that advantage (plus the continued mana generation by Smothering Tithe) didn't win him the game. Boros by itself really isn't very good.
@@sebastianahrens2385 you know what, you're right. It's not like he had three opponents.
@@Unknowblerage That's something any deck in a game of commander has to deal with in order to win (except in 3-playeer games). Boros - with exceptions like Smothering Tithe - doesn't have much going for it in long-term value due to poor draw and ramp power, which means you're often forced into aggressive power play. Despite its efficiency at this, Boros can't finish three opponents quickly enough to prevent attacks on its own board and game state, which it can't defend due to lack of stack control. With a bad late game, recovery isn't really an option as well, so all you're left with are "One shot for glory"-decks that have a hard time once they're in line for the punching. This even extends into multi-color decks that invest heavily in combat damage. As someone who built and played a Kaalia deck into a local control meta, I experienced some of that myself, and I don't regret switching to Simic as a core guild one bit.
@@sebastianahrens2385 The funniest part of this is you are actually telling me this like i don't know these things. I've been playing this game for 20 years and I consider Commander to be the absolute best format due to the overwhelming variety of options in it. And I as well main Simic as my favorite color combination, but i grew tired and decided to branch out. While sure, Boros will probably never be tier one or even close, my Stroutarm beats deck still wins some games and it's more fun to play than holding up Cyc Rift to kill all my opponents in one swing or hitting an infinite graveyard loop. And, for the record, Kalia decks are not that good not because of Boros, but because it is perhaps one of the most telegraphed garbage tactics in the format. It's crap like what you said that turns new players off. Instead of just dumping on it, why not try and come up with new ways to make it better. Hell, work with other players....no no no, just kidding. You just keep doing what you do. I'm going to have some fun.
@@Unknowblerage Fun can be had in different ways. I personally enjoy playing at maximum efficiency and power. I don't think anyone is "turned off" by an analysis of gameplay, especially if they don't even know what it's about, possibly having never played the game before. The fact that MTG provides such a complex environment to explore is one of the reasons I started with it in the first place.
That treasure play was amazing. Nice little combo :)
Did he really buy 21 tresure tokens?!😂😂😂
The clock’s ticking,
and I’m not a watchmaker.
FailFish
Fun fact: Kenji's original line was, "The clock's ticking, and I'm not a clockologist." It had us rolling in laughter, but it unfortunately didn't make the cut.
Nailed it.
Is this a shirt yet?
This gameplay really showed the power of Sunforger. That card put in work. GG
Sunforger is great, but without all the extra mana from the Smothering Tithe, it wouldn't have worked so well. Card is very mana intensive.
In this particular situation yes. It would have been Sunforger or; without the proper amount of ramp.
Power of Boros in general! I hope that this sways the community on the point of boros
Really cool editing! It was fun to watch! I've never seen a commander game in youtube presented that great! Nice work
It's seriously amazing how many people watch these guys. Gives our game so much life!!!!!
I love watching Josh's beautiful mind unfold. They're the kind of plays I wish I could pull off.
and then he soft threw the game by not lasering the player messing him up the most
@@OhNoTheFace Yeah he shouldn't have stipulated that he'd nuke the player who brought him down past 65. But he did keep his word
Props to Rachel for the win, but we all know Jimmy wins for being literally Rakdos.
That was amazing. The stack upon stack of instants and sorcery was sooo good!
That was a great episode. Love that the fans stuck Josh with Boros, but because of Smothering Tithe and Sunforger, he was dominant through most of the game.
It’s been really awesome to see this channel returning to its roots and putting out great commander content again. Hope it continues.
Modern wisdom with Kenji Egashira:
"The clocks ticking and I'm not a watchmaker"
I think the true winner of this game was jimmy.
He was definitely the moral winner. As an Izzet player, I really disliked Kenji's deck
@ to be fair he got skrew on land and the well gut is hand
@ Yes I also play it, it was kind of hard to watch...
Loved this episode. The editing has been getting better and better and Rachel and Kenji were such great guests! Also Rachel congrats, love your nails btw!
Josh should've pushed the nuclear button much earlier, at the peak of his life total, either when Rachel started attacking or when Erebos was casted.
Upon declaration of her first attack. You're alewDy a massive target, why take four damage three times? Trigger and take the gamble, before someone finds a solution to your threat.
Yeah I have no idea why he let that Erebos hit, I would have nuked right there.
I would have chose warped erebos waaaaay earlier!
Josh threw that match but I totally get it, the match kinda blows if you kill someone that early
If you have 21 open mana, someone dies that turn.
Exactly, he had a sunforger he could have tutored for a win con or just a gain x life card and gain 20 kill someone
I'm surprised Josh didn't just blow Rachel up after the Erebos since that by itself countered what Josh's deck does.
Regardless, this game was insane!
he lost because they thought the video wouldn't be good if she was kicked out early
Glad you guys did a drawing of the counter battle. I was getting whiplash.
Lol... never played 1v1 Counter wars I would assume
Fantastic game. Jimmy and Josh were the clear stars.
"I refuse to live in fear of what that thing can do to me. If he is gonna kill me, I am gonna make him do it." The Scottsman in me is very proud, Jimmy. Live your best life, or no life. Dream on, man, and be free
That was an awesome game of "Game Knights: Archenemy" to watch... hehe.
Too bad the archenemy soft threw the game
SUPERBLY entertaining episode!! I really enjoy and admire the level of casualness that the group plays with... Josh could have, and realistically should have, killed Rachel when Erebos was out! However, he was a man of his word, and that left a lot of game play remaining DURING WHICH a lot of really fun plays happened! Loved it!!
Anytime I see a game knights episode uploaded I stop everything and watch!
I was like breakfast can wait. Haha
Must have not a lot of things going on in your life
Ovcharka and you must not have much happiness if you have to try and be a dick in a YT comment section! :) have a nice day!
Me 2
Jimmy made the play of the game. In honor of Mel Li, if someone has a nuke, smash them until they push the button
OMG IS IT CHRISTMAS!?!?! 2 Game Knights in 1 month? Yes please
I've watched so many of these videos since discovering them only a few days ago. You guys make watching MtG be played a very fun experience and are making me want to get back in to it (too bad there's a pandemic and I cant play strangers at card shops)
Nothing but respect for jimmy in this one. It takes a true magic player to stare down the barrel of an active aetherflux reservoir and say come at me. Props. The world needs more magic players like you!!
I HAVE WAITED FOR SO LONG! just finishing up the Geek and Sundry game with Josh now.
The one from months ago? Or is there a new one?
@@dexdres5419 months ago, i was really needing my commander fix lol
Only josh could take Boros and make a deck like that 😂 god I was cheering you on dude, congratulations to the winner, what a game of commander!
P.S never trust jimmy around a big red button that says “do not push”
You should watch commander replay. P.J. makes really sick boros decks. He had a deck devoted to sunforger and completely built around it. That was pure crazyness.
Fans: Ha Josh is playing boros
Josh: Challenge Accepted
Never thought Boros could do lifegain so well! Might be a good idea for a future deck-if I ever get tired of playing the aggro variant.
This is actually one of my favorite episodes of game knights, and it’s the first episode of game knights I’ve watched
That moment in 24 minutes.. that moment... I lived to see that moment.. so sweet..
I have tears in my eyes man.
"I am going to try and redeem myself by playing...Rakdos, the Showstopper" lol I cracked up at that part.
nobody is mentioning how jimmy's haircut randomly changes sometimes during the commentary of this episode lol. Look at him a 47:43 and compare it to 20:59
Not that weird considering the game and the small comment scenes are filmes weeks or even months in advance
@@_reenzane Actually they are only filmed a couple days in advance unless something important comes up. more then half the time youtubers will film a couple days in advance if they know they will be busy the days the videos come out or have editing to do on other videos and I do agree that the hair style change isn't even that odd since the gameplay and commentary are recorded separately typically on the same day and put together within the next couple days.
I thought you were saying Kenji and Jimmy were the same person lol
@@jordanries6761 watch their behind the scenes.
I think Kenjis stare has Deathtouch.
More like infect. When I see it I cant help but feel imma die soon
Paul Jimerson s
I would love to see another game knights episode where the fans choose a guild or shard for the players to select a commander. This was a really cool episode!
I love game nights. Coming back to play for the first time since I was a teenager and am learning the commander format. These videos are super helpful and very fun to watch!
You know those smoothies you get with two straws for sharing? That’s exactly what just happened to Kenji
Josh lost that because he didnt want to ruin the show by ending someone early
tntcows 😭 the true sacrifice
Well Josh was hoping to wheel into something good I imagine. If he had wheeled into another wheel the combotrain would have left the station
@@XCodes if you rewatch you would see that he was actually perfectly to do it, there were no substantial threats and he was gaining lots of life after; he just didn't want to kill someone early
XCodes no stupid, the others had no board and she was the only one throughout the game that was his actual threat . Killing her before erebos would have been the best
Move
Yeah he should have killed her immediately once that Erebos hit leaving him with ~22 life
Damn Josh with the ramping in Boros, I'm inspired 😍
Josh: "I feel like I'm starting to fall behind in the game." ...yes, because you're intentionally throwing.
Looking back he’s so right lmao
He threw it for sure rather than nuke a guest. I think it was the right way to go though.
I have watched so many of these game knights and Josh literally always has brilliant engines...so impressed
Alternative Battle phrases:
The Boros Legion Marches toward victory
The Orzhov Syndicate has come to collect
The Izzet League has begun to brainstorm
The Cult of Rakdos will put on a show
Jimmy went out in one of the rakdos way possible, having no fear love him for that
Erebos won that. Had it not been for that, I think Josh probably could've pulled it off
eh if this wasn't a show josh would have steamrolled this. He kills her the moment she casts erebos.
I happened to run into Rachel at GP Vegas 2017, she sat down across from me while I was in between rounds. We had a nice chat about foils and I showed her my foiled Modern deck, it was a really nice conversation and she was a ton of fun
Just wanted to say i absolutely love these he knight vids!! Friggin beautiful man ! Gives my friends and I tons of ideas for new and exciting mtg gameplay
Hmm, I would have killed her at 23:12 if I was Josh. Pay 50 in response to anguished unmaking removes her from the game and her spell from the stack further enhancing Josh's lead.
Troy Thomas He would have had only 3 life, against rakdos. He could have gained some, but probs not enough
@@gammarayjunior1021 but she still would have lost right there instead of winning
He should have to win yes. But having her live longer made the show more interesting.
@@hiddenleaf414 not for me, else I wouldn't have commented. I stopped watching right after josh's line of play right there
me: smothering tithe is so good for boros!
also me: *whispers* it has orzhov art so that is a hard *no* for my boros deck
art is important to me ;-;
It's actually the Boros shaking down the Orzhov? Just trying to help
Lex Frank dude that’s pathetic
Lex Frank well I play unbreakable formation in my naya deck
@@EloquentTroll but how?
@@joshuanolte9126 punching a pontiff in the gut until coins come out?
I've never cringed harder than when Jimmy first flipped a metal coin and hit his mana crypt.
I used to know a guy who riffle shuffled.
This was in beta, years before we had slip covers.
I still get cold thinking about it.
Inside Out lucky he had UltraPro sleeves
wow the counterfight at 24 min between the non-counter colors was absolutely crazy loved it
Excellent game, very amusing. The Izzet deck did soooo little it was hilarious to watch.
Thanks again Game Knights!
Anyone going to MagicFest Barcelona in July? My mates and I will be heading that way from France.
We'll be looking for non cEDH players (we don't own cEDH decks so we won't even bother playing against top tier decks)
or EDH players in general willing to play non-competitively.