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Commander For Beginners - An Introduction To Playing Commander - Magic: the Gathering (MTG)

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  • Опубліковано 16 сер 2024
  • Have you ever thought about learning to play MTG Commander? On todays video i give you an Introduction to playing Commander for beginners which for me is the best Magic: the Gathering format there is! This is Commander for beginners, a look at how to play and what you need to play the game! Commander is a great MTG format to play with multiple friends and is very beginner friendly. A deck can be built with any budget and the card pool is massive! Welcome to the best format in Magic: the Gathering.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 117

  • @TOTALmtg
    @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +26

    Thanks to WOTC for sponsoring this vid! And i appreciate you all for watching todays video! :)

  • @Ditronus.
    @Ditronus. 2 роки тому +38

    Surprised this format is so popular seeing it is harder to round up that many more players to play against and that many more cards to play with. Haven't played magic in years but now it seems this format is hot.

    • @samsmokes3100
      @samsmokes3100 Рік тому +2

      I’ve only played commander, that’s how the game was shown to me and I love it, I’ve played mtg arena and that’s fun too but I much rather prefer commander

  • @crovax1375
    @crovax1375 3 роки тому +46

    Commander is the format that brought me back into playing Magic and I definitely think it's the best way to play the game

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +2

      Yeah my friend it amazing , most if not all games are fun which is not the way in other formats for sure lol

    • @dj3pokemon94
      @dj3pokemon94 2 роки тому +1

      Same here. My brother bought a few commander decks and now 5 of our friends got back into mtg after almost 10 years removed from the game. It’s super fun and is always a great time with the buds.

    • @MrThfknsamurai
      @MrThfknsamurai Рік тому +1

      I wish emperor was the format that dominated instead of commander. Only reason they had commander be the winner was to make new commander cards. You.dont need new cards for emperor

  • @thebardsdungeon
    @thebardsdungeon 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you! No other youtuber has explained the 'Command Zone' so I could understand it, you did with ease!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  7 місяців тому +1

      Ah thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!!

  • @Hercules1-v9m
    @Hercules1-v9m 3 роки тому +9

    Bro all I know is poker and Yugioh. However everyone just plays Magic these days so this was helpful for a complete newbie.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +2

      Glad you found it helpful buddy Commander is great!

  • @Aerolon
    @Aerolon 3 роки тому +14

    Grats on your sponsorship! Now just pressure them to include Commander in Arena!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks mate, and wow that would be epic!

    • @carltonharahuc2130
      @carltonharahuc2130 2 роки тому

      I want this, but the rage quits would annoy the crap out of me

  • @TheLargeBard
    @TheLargeBard 3 роки тому +2

    I never played Commander back in the day, but I can definitely see the appeal now. Guess I'll have to look into these new boosters...

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Yeah certainly worth a look! It really is a fun format.

  • @JohnnyP5379
    @JohnnyP5379 Рік тому +7

    I watched this video twice and I still have no idea how to actually play the game. I appreciate your enthusiasm for Commanders, but this was not helpful at all to actually learning the game.

  • @valeriejames6316
    @valeriejames6316 2 роки тому +1

    I played MTG from 1994 to about 2009ish. Just picked up playing again and there are a lot of changes in the last decade.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому +1

      Ah glad you have come back, it's a lot different indeed even from when i started playing in RTR

  • @miinyoo
    @miinyoo Місяць тому

    Now it makes sense. Dakkon Blackblade UBW. I just need to add 30 cards to hit 100. Thanks sir.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Місяць тому

      Ah cool sounds good!

  • @MarcusTrinnias
    @MarcusTrinnias 2 роки тому +3

    I am considering getting back into magic. I was told Commander is the hottest format right now. I'm sort of a thematic sort of player, and I'm remembering how much I liked the Nezumi from the old Kamigawa set. Mayhaps I will try to build a rat and nezumi ninja themed Commander deck. I recall Marrowsnap being quite good.
    I had never heard of Commander before, so this video was very informative for me!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому +1

      Ah great to hear thanks! Commander is super fun and your deck building possibilities is endless! I'm just currently building a Thanos (Marvel) themed deck lol

  • @rivennoir3765
    @rivennoir3765 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for this this was very helpful for me and my dad who just started

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Ah great to hear thanks, it's a great format too!

  • @samsheppard2305
    @samsheppard2305 3 роки тому +4

    You were really good at explaining and guiding through the basic rules and steps
    I can’t wait to get playing😁

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks buddy i appreciate you saying :)

    • @samsheppard2305
      @samsheppard2305 3 роки тому

      No problem u r a rlly cool guy considering I’m a high school nerd

  • @Cleansweep38
    @Cleansweep38 2 роки тому

    Ty for clearing up some confusion that I’ve been having!

  • @noxvenari5002
    @noxvenari5002 3 роки тому +1

    Co grats matt on the sponsorship. Been awhile man!
    Hope your doing well man.
    Good stuff !!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Cheers Nox and great to see you in the comments

  • @theheck1895
    @theheck1895 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the easy to follow explanation. I have been curious about the other formats in MTG. I will have to give this one a go.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Ah great to hear buddy :)

  • @sc0tz_tomza507
    @sc0tz_tomza507 2 роки тому +3

    I recently bought my first pack of magic cards, it was the spirit squadron commander pack and I thought I could make a 60 card deck out of it.. turns out I was wrong but apparently commander is still great for getting into MTG so I guess it’s £35 we’ll spent!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому

      Ah it's the best format buddy! You'll have lots of fun playing Commander!

  • @davidgreene272
    @davidgreene272 3 роки тому

    So today about me and my boyfriend the newest Commander deck from The dungeon & dragons series learning this will help me to progress with this deck can't wait to see you how great this is going to be and thanks for the tips that I need to know about the commander decks

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Ah great they really fun and happy you found the video helpful :)

  • @lukaskarlgerhard
    @lukaskarlgerhard 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much for this awesome video mate!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Cheers Space mate for the support!!

  • @z.scott.porter
    @z.scott.porter 3 роки тому +2

    Great video! Very helpful. This is a tough game to get into so videos like these are great to see.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Zach, appreciate that mate!

  • @davidjamesthomas
    @davidjamesthomas 2 роки тому

    I quit playing magic years ago but now I'm back because of werewolves and Godzilla (when I started magic there were barely any werewolves! and I never even heard of commander we all just played standard) so I'm excited to make a tovolar dire overlord deck and Godzilla King of the monsters deck and this is exactly what I needed to get me started

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому +1

      Ah great to hear buddy. Commander is amazing and super fun too!!

  • @justblue974
    @justblue974 2 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @loszhor
    @loszhor 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the information.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @hllyenaylleth9576
    @hllyenaylleth9576 3 роки тому

    Great video! Very helpful, thanks!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Much appreciated buddy :)

  • @cynetr7431
    @cynetr7431 3 роки тому +3

    Honestly, I still prefer standard the best, but commander looks interesting.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Yeah i'd certainly say it's worth trying out.

  • @statutoryape9098
    @statutoryape9098 3 роки тому

    Just started love the game thanks for the help

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +1

      Glad it helped buddy

  • @GoobNoob
    @GoobNoob 2 роки тому

    The best commander tutorial out there.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks, very much appreciated 👍

  • @Almighty_Mage
    @Almighty_Mage 10 місяців тому +1

    Standard is the best format :P

  • @MagicWithZuby
    @MagicWithZuby 3 роки тому

    Congrats on the sponsor!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Thanks buddy , appreciated :)

  • @noxvenari5002
    @noxvenari5002 3 роки тому +1

    Commander and modern is all I play.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Both epic formats mate

  • @NecromancyForKids
    @NecromancyForKids 3 роки тому

    I had remembered I had some physical cards my cousin gave me, but when I looked through them, I only had 3 legends, and they were all pretty bad. Two flip legends from Kamigawa and one with Njnjutsu, which doesn't work in Commander. Lol.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Ah lol. You could certainly pick up some more, there's lots of great commanders to build around at various budgets

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 3 роки тому

      @@TOTALmtg I did find some that might be cool to play in the future, when I can get around to playing physical magic.

  • @Cameronwatt
    @Cameronwatt 2 роки тому +1

    sorry i am a beginner.. you mention using ulamog as a commander who has colourless mana wouldn't that mean that your other 99 cards would have to be colourless?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Рік тому +1

      Hey buddy, yes you're spot on it would :)

    • @Cameronwatt
      @Cameronwatt Рік тому

      @@TOTALmtg wow I never even considered that could be a thing.

  • @alltheaces89
    @alltheaces89 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! I liked the part where you said commander

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Hahahaha......Thanks buddy!

  • @OnlineHughes
    @OnlineHughes 3 роки тому +1

    Fineee I'll buy a box of Commander Legends then.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Yes my friend.....YES!!!

  • @FIFAmusicMAN
    @FIFAmusicMAN 3 роки тому

    I watched the video & didn’t attack you, so now we’re friends!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +1

      haha yes we are mate

  • @vollied4865
    @vollied4865 3 роки тому +2

    My roommate plays commander and so I bought the blue green deck with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait and I was wondering does the skills on Aesi activate while in the commander zone or only once cast?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Only when on the battlefield my friend

  • @ProfessorsResearch
    @ProfessorsResearch 3 роки тому

    Really wish Pokémon had a format like this, it might be all I'd play 🤣

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      hahaha do it lol

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 3 роки тому

      Would be pretty hard, since Pokemon relies completely on energy for attacks and not playing cards.

    • @ProfessorsResearch
      @ProfessorsResearch 3 роки тому +1

      @@NecromancyForKids Totally, I know there was a 2v2 format years ago but that sadly came and went while I wasn't playing and card text no longer really supports that format.
      MTG will always be more flexible in its formats and is definitely a big strength for it.

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 3 роки тому

      @@ProfessorsResearch Yu-Gi-Oh! also had a multiplayer format which was really busted and that they abandoned pretty quick. Haha.

  • @yamiyobi
    @yamiyobi 2 роки тому +1

    What if you dont have mtg friends :(

  • @jaredhammonds8255
    @jaredhammonds8255 Рік тому

    Noob here. So basically it's like classic but with the following changes:
    40 life
    100 cards only
    Singleton
    Incorporates a commander (legendary creature or some plains walkers)
    Commander damage
    Correct?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Рік тому

      Pretty much exactly that 🙂

  • @zachoryfostor7368
    @zachoryfostor7368 2 роки тому

    Please bring commander into arena!!

  • @aussakagamine8862
    @aussakagamine8862 3 роки тому

    How meta intensive is commander? Can older decks do well enough?
    Can you play what u want and still have fun?
    And... Is it expensive with the 100 cards in the deck?
    Does it have rotation?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому +1

      Q1 - Depeds on your playgroup .....Q2 All decks are viable but depends on the agreed power level your table is at. Q3 If it's legal in the format yes. Q4 You can make it as budget as you like.......and fimally no ratation. Hope that helps

    • @aussakagamine8862
      @aussakagamine8862 3 роки тому

      @@TOTALmtg thanks

  • @fromryuk7785
    @fromryuk7785 3 роки тому +1

    How do cards like avatar of woe work? Specifically the (if 10 or more creatures are in a graveyard this creature costs 6 less generic mana) if i use it as a commander

    • @hllyenaylleth9576
      @hllyenaylleth9576 3 роки тому

      I think as it would work normally, to play a commander out of the command zone for the first time cost the creatures normal mana fee.

  • @keithmahler4236
    @keithmahler4236 Рік тому

    So what's the general concept you start with 7 cards to start throw down a land and a creature leaving you five cards at the end of your turn do you draw back up to 7 ?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Рік тому

      Hey, so you play your lands once a turn if you have them in hand and only draw a card once a turn unless you have a card that says different. You play spells and creatures as long as you have the right mana (land) to play them.

  • @Pythagor4s
    @Pythagor4s 3 роки тому

    Really is the best format!

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Yeah really is mate :)

  • @g555ulgra4
    @g555ulgra4 3 роки тому

    I still don't understand how Commander damage work. Only work when Commander deal damage to Commander? Other creature count too? How in MP work? Does 21 damage deal by separate player stack?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Commander damage buddy is when your commander deals damage to another player and nothing else. It will then do Commander damage and damage to life total as long as it gets through.

  • @jesanders1989
    @jesanders1989 9 місяців тому

    I do think 100 cards in not practical to handle. 60 card EDH

  • @philcastle6238
    @philcastle6238 2 роки тому

    intresting

  • @rogermajsterski4728
    @rogermajsterski4728 Рік тому

    Thanks this is what I need

  • @quantumperception
    @quantumperception 4 місяці тому

    Correction: you don't have to build your deck around your commander. A few times, I have a 99 cards deck that works and synergizes well, but I don't have a commander in those colors that fits the theme. Sometimes, I just choose a commander that fits the colors of my deck, but doesn't necessarily fit the theme/synergy, because there isn't one, or the one that would fit is too expensive for me. For example, here have been a couple blue/black decks focusing on unblockable or flying/deathtouch creatures for which I used Sygg, River Cutthroat as a commander, even though there are better Commanders for that synergy that I don't own. If I don't have a commander that fits the strategy, I usually pick the lowest mana-cost one that I own that fits the color theme.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  4 місяці тому

      We all build them the best way we can.

  • @flashsenpaiii2940
    @flashsenpaiii2940 Рік тому

    You can still play 1v1 woth camander right ?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Рік тому

      Yeah certainly, I think there’s a different banned card list and your life totals start at 30 instead of 40.

  • @frankzapata7170
    @frankzapata7170 Місяць тому

    How many cards do i draw

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  Місяць тому

      Opening hand is the same as any format of 7. Then one per turn unless of game states.

  • @paulg6142
    @paulg6142 2 роки тому

    I've been interested in playing again after 20+ years but now that Commander is the most popular format it is really turning me away due to the initial investment and amount of cards it takes to start playing.

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому

      They have some great precon commander decks buddy to get into the format. Ranging from $15 to $40 for the whole deck. You can upgrade them over time but they are ready to play straight out of the box.

    • @paulg6142
      @paulg6142 2 роки тому +1

      @@TOTALmtg Thanks for the advice. I went to a local card shop and bought a precon deck everyone was cool and welcoming. People helped me get used to the format and some even went a bit easy on me since they knew I had a Precon deck.

  • @alexandernygren6885
    @alexandernygren6885 3 роки тому

    can you play two players?`or is it only 3+ ?

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      You can play 1 v1 commander , usually then your life totals start at 30 each instead of 40 and i think there is a seperate ban list of cards. But tbh if its with a friend you can play it how you like :)

  • @Nathan-rm6ln
    @Nathan-rm6ln 2 роки тому

    Are you able to play 2 player

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  2 роки тому +1

      You can buddy but it has slightly different rules in that your life total starts at 30 and if played correctly it has a different card ban list too.

  • @ghost-cy7gz
    @ghost-cy7gz 3 роки тому

    Can you play with 2???????

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      Yes you can buddy. 1 v1 Commander has a different ban list though and your life total starts at 30 not 40.

  • @clockworkpanda8
    @clockworkpanda8 3 роки тому

    98% of the things you said you like about commander can be said fkr standard play as well and the 2% of other things you said you like about commander is you get a commander.
    Not really a good sell that its "the best way to play"

    • @TOTALmtg
      @TOTALmtg  3 роки тому

      It's an introduction explaining the game Commander to new players and beginners. I'm not sure you've quite grasped what the video is about or meant to be. Standard is completely different!

    • @hllyenaylleth9576
      @hllyenaylleth9576 3 роки тому

      I really like commander format for not allowing duplicates of cards, I think it makes games more interesting.