How to Dominate Commander Games Without Even Trying

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 93

  • @mightyowl1252
    @mightyowl1252 6 місяців тому +79

    I know I’m late but congratulations on your engagement!

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +11

      Thank you so much! 🙌🏻

    • @marcpr3032
      @marcpr3032 5 місяців тому +2

      Is my boy Joe Cherries the best man?

  • @YoRHa_1D
    @YoRHa_1D 6 місяців тому +10

    One strategy for druid of purification is not to target the obvious threat. Somebody will target the rhystic study, nobody is going to agree to leave that up, so choose something else so they have a harder time colluding

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, leaving the biggest threat in play can put the pressure on someone else to take it out

  • @danielhavens8819
    @danielhavens8819 6 місяців тому +3

    I've got an entire Extus deck with this as the theme! Not every single card is a 3-for-1 but I tried to pack as many in as possible

  • @diogo5805
    @diogo5805 6 місяців тому +4

    I run Fatal Grudge in my Juri deck. It's red black for "sacrifice a nonland permanent, each opponent sacrifices a permanent that shares a card type with it. Draw a card". I guess it's a bit niche since you sacrifice something yourself and it's not targeted, but for a commander like Juri it fits within the gameplan AND you get a card back for playing it. Using it in the early game before your opponents are starting to snowball feels quite good since the chance of hitting something relevant is bigger in my experience. I got rid of my friends One Ring with it which felt great lol

    • @TheBlitzgundam
      @TheBlitzgundam 6 місяців тому +1

      Not bad for a 5 cent card! It kills stuff and allows you to draw stuff? I looked at this card i was like… why is this underrated?

  • @zweis
    @zweis 6 місяців тому +12

    I've actually found myself pivoting back to single target removal like Swords/PtE over the 3-for-1s because there just aren't enough threats on the table and I have to leave up less mana

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +4

      You scared all the threats away! 😂

    • @guywitastache451
      @guywitastache451 6 місяців тому

      ⁠@@NitpickingNerdsI think mid range strats prefer the 1for 1 in order help build board having the addition 3 or 4 mana on turn 5 or 6. Then again the versatile ones are normally auto includes!

    • @gemkid85
      @gemkid85 6 місяців тому

      Sounds like a meta decision. 😂

  • @derekgunnels4856
    @derekgunnels4856 6 місяців тому +1

    When I first read Pick your Poison I must've glossed over EACH opponent. Very strong for 1 mana!

  • @Timmy___handle
    @Timmy___handle 6 місяців тому +7

    Step 1 play eldrazi
    Step 2 have perfect hand
    Step 3 turn one zhuly
    Step 4 turn 2 titan
    Step 5 win

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому

      EZ GAME

    • @BAAWAKnight
      @BAAWAKnight 6 місяців тому

      Or...
      Step 1: Play Skittles.
      Step 2: Have perfect hand.
      Step 3: T1 Swamp, Sol Ring, Plague Myr
      Step 4: T2 Swamp, Skittles.
      Step 5: Your opponents are either dead or concede on T4 because you have a 6/6 menace Skittles, and your game took 3 minutes.

  • @andrewcrump5954
    @andrewcrump5954 6 місяців тому +1

    I think blowing up nonbasic lands is fine. There so many powerful lands like maze of its, Nyxthos, Gaeas Cradle that if you don't have a way to interact then your screwed.

  • @teokoles789
    @teokoles789 6 місяців тому +1

    How dare you... ^^ my poor opponents... Sheoldred's Edict, Soul Shatter, Make an Example and Kaya's Guile coming straight into my Elenda deck.
    Thanks for such great content!

  • @henlohenlo689
    @henlohenlo689 6 місяців тому +5

    if my deck is nonflyers in it, and no artifacts or enchantments then i love cards like:
    creeping corrosion
    hurricane
    corrosive gale
    arashi the sky asunder
    steelbane hydra
    -----
    i also like creatures with lifelink or healing. like pelakka wurm, wurm coil engine, batterskull, obstinate balloth. generally healing alot in a 4 player match can be quite a good thing. i also like westvale abby. the board removals mentioned above though generally harm the opponents more than they harm me.

  • @rulamagic
    @rulamagic 6 місяців тому +5

    I was very high on these type of cards until I realised they draw a ton of hate. They make you the archenemy for no good reason becuse you aren't dropping a game winning bomb you're just making people angry for no reason. On top of that, what usually happens, in my games anyway, is that ONE person is going off and has a bunch of threats you want to remove, which you can't with most of these cards (Druid of Purification could though, if everyone targets the same player).

    • @gemkid85
      @gemkid85 6 місяців тому +1

      So what would swords do to that player? Still only hitting one permanent. The players should also understand that removal is a part of the game. Good bye smothering tithe

    • @ekuude
      @ekuude 4 місяці тому

      Politic more. Unexpected absence says "up to one" so you don't have to hinder the player who's doing nothing. Make an example allows players to make piles of 0 cards, you can make it so your ally sacs nothing. I like these a lot bc they give you flexibility of how much you actually want to eliminate from the table whereas board wipes are just indiscriminate. I gave up on 1 for 1s bc no one else played removal at my table. It gets old using everything you have to stop the powerful deck, just to lose once the "smol bean" durdle deck finally turns on at turn 11 and you're out of resources...at least with cards like this you can keep things in check without necessarily pissing off each opp equally

  • @bryden5243
    @bryden5243 2 місяці тому

    Now just imagine Negan/Malik with these each player sacrifices a creature cards. You get a treasure for each creature you hit so you can basically play them for free

  • @hanschristopherson8056
    @hanschristopherson8056 6 місяців тому +3

    1 for 1 ing in commander feels bad so this video is really helpful

  • @SWAT6809
    @SWAT6809 6 місяців тому +1

    Not-Optional modes, like soul shatter, can really ruin your ability to team up with other people to go against a single arch enemy. If every removal you cast also hurts your temporary allies you likely wont be perceived as "helping" the table.

  • @RazgrizAce67
    @RazgrizAce67 6 місяців тому +6

    Card you didn't mention: Curse of Fenric. Played that today and it was BRUTAL. For 4 mana, Saga that immediately, you kill the best creature of each opponent, and possibly convert a tiny token you have into a 3/3 with death touch. Then you get rid of one more of your opponents key creatures over next 2 turns. Like a 5 for 1 especially if you are not deck trying to win through combat. Can be a 6 for 1 if your opponents attack anyone by trading with deathtouch token. People are sleeping on this one I think cuz it seems so goofy.

  • @StazTheBeave
    @StazTheBeave 6 місяців тому +1

    At 27:00 Its just not courtesy to not follow through with deals. It can happen with randoms yea, but don't make deals with anyone that has had a history of not following through with their deals

  • @Jewels___
    @Jewels___ 6 місяців тому

    My Solphim Dragon's Approach deck loves that 3 for 1 thing you were talking about

  • @seanpfun
    @seanpfun 6 місяців тому +2

    If you're running Fire Covenant then it's worth it to check out Phyrexian Purge, too. Covenant is maybe the better card but a deck that wants one of them probably wants the other, too.

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому

      Plus Phyrexian Purge is a 100% wombo combo with Sangromancer

  • @blacktiggi66
    @blacktiggi66 5 місяців тому

    Really like "Guff rewrites History" Basically Chaos Warp for every1

    • @TheBestPraetor
      @TheBestPraetor 5 місяців тому +1

      I love it in my rocco street chef deck, I target a food and get something for 3 while get rid of 3 threats and 4 total rocco triggers

  • @OriginalNeckbeardicus
    @OriginalNeckbeardicus 6 місяців тому +2

    13:24 Moxfield ad

  • @josedcordero
    @josedcordero 5 місяців тому

    Tergrid is liking the idea of make an example😈

  • @mikeashe7270
    @mikeashe7270 6 місяців тому +2

    I've been preaching 3 for 1s over board wipes for ages

  • @narkfly
    @narkfly 6 місяців тому

    Sheoldred's Edict is good when everyone tosses out a fatty right after a board wipe.

  • @mythicbone
    @mythicbone 6 місяців тому

    Thanks, great cards! I also propose cards with Myriad to keep opponents angry :)

  • @jameslamb4846
    @jameslamb4846 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video guys so much value 👌👌

  • @Larkinzzz
    @Larkinzzz 6 місяців тому

    Olórin's Searing Light is interesting, haven't seen that one before.

  • @caseyp5665
    @caseyp5665 6 місяців тому

    I love "Make an Example" in my Krark spell copying deck! Doing it 3 times in the same turn MIGHT be overkill

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +1

      Yeesh 😭 opponents probably get sick of that reeeal quick

    • @caseyp5665
      @caseyp5665 6 місяців тому

      @@NitpickingNerds it has only happened once, but its not as bad as copying peer into the abyss!

  • @manasplained
    @manasplained 6 місяців тому +1

    My favourite removal spell is dismantling wave

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +1

      It’s very strong for three mana, plus it has the eight mana uncounterable mode!

    • @manasplained
      @manasplained 6 місяців тому +1

      @@NitpickingNerds every time I play it it’s bonkers even if I’m only getting 2 mana rocks in addition to something big like a doubling season that’s still 2 mana rocks off the table

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +1

      @@manasplained people will posture about their rocks not mattering, but they’ll usually be REALLY disrupted if you take them out

    • @manasplained
      @manasplained 6 місяців тому +1

      @@NitpickingNerds another great removal spell that will make people hate you is volcanic offering

  • @ivernedit
    @ivernedit 6 місяців тому

    Do or die is the most similar to make an example but it hits one players

  • @kliop123432
    @kliop123432 6 місяців тому

    Decimate would be a good one too since it's a 4 for 1 (land, artifact, enchantment, and creature)

    • @simplyyunak3189
      @simplyyunak3189 5 місяців тому

      Only problem: you have ti have targets for all 4 categories. If no enchantment is on the table you cant cast decimate

  • @thechief5670
    @thechief5670 6 місяців тому +1

    Anyone have a suggestion for a commander/ strategy that stays well in control of the game without being obvious that it’s in control so as to allow the other players to think they have a chance.

    • @Chocolate83Bunny
      @Chocolate83Bunny 6 місяців тому +1

      Grixis you can sit with big bombs in your hand and just wait and see if anyone does something you don't like

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +2

      Queen Marchesa plays a lot like that for me

  • @scottricks1676
    @scottricks1676 6 місяців тому

    Dope list!

  • @jaredwright1655
    @jaredwright1655 6 місяців тому

    Huh, highcliff felidar is kind of like reverse Terastadon!

  • @derekp3820
    @derekp3820 6 місяців тому

    Fiery confluence in Torbran is just filthy filthy

  • @jadenblanton1082
    @jadenblanton1082 4 місяці тому

    Is there a way that someone can find more cards like this, like any scryfall tags that one should look for?

  • @gabrielharvey956
    @gabrielharvey956 6 місяців тому

    Druid of purification is a may ability so your enemy can all decide to not choose anything

    • @simplyyunak3189
      @simplyyunak3189 5 місяців тому

      In that scenario druid of purification would be reclamation safe for 1 more mana that gets around shroud, hexproof and protection from [color]

  • @leobousset9451
    @leobousset9451 6 місяців тому

    Honorable mention: vona’s hunger

  • @joshuaday9069
    @joshuaday9069 4 місяці тому

    one problem for me when running each player style cards, they almost always get counter spelled cus now im messing with everybody, where as before i just had to make sure the one guy didnt have counter spells. just a thought

  • @the_names_rob
    @the_names_rob 6 місяців тому

    I play volcanic offering in kalamax its pretty ace

  • @Shimatzu95
    @Shimatzu95 6 місяців тому

    Ah yes the 3 for 1 removal, also known as antagonize the rest of the table for no real value as the secondary targets are generally not worth it removal.

  • @andrewkelley6039
    @andrewkelley6039 6 місяців тому

    Sick vid guys

  • @paullloyd9331
    @paullloyd9331 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video showcasing some sweet cards!
    How is Felidar better than Luminate Primordial though?!? Would "W: Destroy target creature an opponent controls with greatest power" be better than Swords to Plowshares then too?! Blasphemy.

    • @ekuude
      @ekuude 4 місяці тому

      Gaining all your opponents a bunch of life isn't a winning strategy, especially that late in the game

  • @Dragetsuyatamiki
    @Dragetsuyatamiki 6 місяців тому

    A card that takes out no. 1 and 2 is ashes to ashes

  • @MstrCorrin
    @MstrCorrin 6 місяців тому

    Fire Covenant in new Judith is fun

  • @Thaelkor
    @Thaelkor 6 місяців тому +1

    If you don't click the tongs, there is something wrong with you.

    • @lostphotographs3936
      @lostphotographs3936 6 місяців тому +2

      Its like when you grab a drill or electric screw driver and dont "Veep Veep" to make sure its working correctly.

    • @Thaelkor
      @Thaelkor 6 місяців тому +1

      @@lostphotographs3936 Exactly

  • @Jessmanguydude
    @Jessmanguydude 6 місяців тому +1

    hi

  • @xione86
    @xione86 6 місяців тому

    Idk if anyone said it but unexplained absence also hits one of your own targets unless I’m missing something.

    • @LudwigMajordomo
      @LudwigMajordomo 6 місяців тому

      If you're saying you ***have to*** hit one of your own things, the part you're missing is the "...up to...". The option to do so is there, but if you don't have some worthless token to trade for a cloaked card, exiling 0 target nonland permanents you (or any other player, for that matter) control satisfies the requirement of exiling "up to 1" nonland permanent from each player.

    • @xione86
      @xione86 5 місяців тому +1

      @@LudwigMajordomo thought I had replied to this. Just noticed I didn’t.
      You are correct. I completely missed it. Thanks man.

  • @galenflynn6725
    @galenflynn6725 6 місяців тому

    Aether Gale ineligible for this video?

  • @Dtoszi
    @Dtoszi 6 місяців тому

    The best way to control a game is politick correctly, but you become absolute scum if you’re good at this.

  • @teresaweigel3611
    @teresaweigel3611 6 місяців тому

    Interesting ♨now 💖🔆🤪

  • @Zzmj975
    @Zzmj975 6 місяців тому

    I don't know why unexplained absence isn't 45 dollars. It seems like it rules and I just got a copy of it, can't wait to slam that down

    • @NitpickingNerds
      @NitpickingNerds  6 місяців тому +1

      We bought a bunch as well, we're gonna need it for like four decks each!

    • @jayjayhooksch1
      @jayjayhooksch1 6 місяців тому

      Because it kind of stinks. How often are there 3 threats controlled by different players on the field? Almost never, because if there was 3 things that needed to die the game has gone completely off the rails; no one has removal? No one has been killed by these threats? The threats don't keep each other in check?
      Most of the time this card is going to take out 1 real threat and 2 things that are fairly irrelevant. The dream scenario of taking out 3 actual threats will rarely come up.
      Taking out 1 real threat for 4 mana is a bad deal.

    • @Zzmj975
      @Zzmj975 6 місяців тому

      @@NitpickingNerds damn I got a nitpicking nerds reply. I feel special ❤️

    • @Zzmj975
      @Zzmj975 6 місяців тому

      ​@@jayjayhooksch1 I haven't used it so we'll see how it shakes out but if it takes out 2 problems most of the time, and pisses off one person because their mana dork is gone, I'm happy with it

    • @jayjayhooksch1
      @jayjayhooksch1 6 місяців тому

      @@Zzmj975 you sure you want to be hitting mana dorks with this? ~35% of the time it's going to cloak a creature off the top. Since you presumably didn't cast this card until the mid game, you're just giving them a free shot at upgrading their mana dork.
      Giving a cloak is significantly worse than giving a generic token, and I think people are underestimating that.