Awesome to see Ben win one! In the beginning, it felt like Blake was way better at getting under CGB's skin than CGB was his. Awesome content, keep giving us more!
Really loving the consistent cast on this series to see your relationships through the games, plus any carry-over of grudges from previous games ;-) Noticed that the order round the table has been fairly consistent, with only Ben and Blake swapping seats. Could be worth changing around play order, as it can make a surprising different where you sit in relation to other people, especially being directly before/after those that have a tendency to lean towards building control decks
Congrats on CGB for helping his long time friends get another win, haahah he reminded Ben for every life trigger and if he didnt mention the cindervines to Shea he would actually not be dead. Good guy CGB :D
I like that you pop up the card that is being discussed on the screen, so we can read it at home. Really helps understand the gameplay and makes it much more interesting to watch.
I've said it before, I'll say this again: I love this kind of pregame discussion. Everyone gets to know what's coming and what to look out for that the person playing the deck thinks is the most dangerous.
Thanks to all of you for such enjoyable games, I’ve never played commander and I’m loving it. Also great job with top camera, card images added on edition all the comments on cards effects, etc... You’re definitely tackling very nicely the difficulties of sharing face to face card games kudos! 🤘🏻
If ben had a heart monitor on, it would have broke near the end of the game. Just sitting there in suspense waiting patiently as his robots took the finishing blow. Congrats on the win Ben.
Big fan of your regular Arena content, but I wanted to comment how much I enjoyed this episode specifically because of the new playmat layout. I've been wanting to get into watching more commander shows to see what kinds of decks and play styles there are out there, but a big barrier for me has always stemmed from presentation: I tend to get a little disoriented when switching between face cams and overhead cam and it made it difficult to stay invested. But the new layout here helps immensely! In particular the new center playmat for the commanders but also the cross pattern you set up between the CGB mats and the Cool Stuff mats, this layout makes it really clear whose board is whose at a glance and really improved my viewing experience. Just wanted to point it out because it's clearly a change you are actively trying out, and for me at least it made a world of difference. You're cool!
THE BEST EPISODE YET!-) I like you all kept Blake alive, even if you didn't have to - it gave the game more dynamic and I think like that it was more enjoyable for everyone. Too bad he was not able to finish off CGB with that Flare... It would have been PURE PERFECTION!-) Ben earned the win. He was colour screwed at the beginning, but with the ramp and the tutors he was always able to get back into the game and rumble even after losing some lands! WHAT A GAME. Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the show. Glad the playmats are at least two types for a better orientation. Just please stop putting there the "-1"s, when tracking life loss. I suggest to just show the total amount. I would be so much clearer and easier to follow.
"Welcome my friends... Welcome.. toooo.. the Machine!" I love how the games are evolving every video. You guys are doing great 👍 keep up the amazing work 👏
I run the same Karn-Myco combo in my magda, let's just say that if it resolves, people will target you for the rest of the day, no matter what deck you change into 😂
Congratulations to Ben on an epic win! The Transformers assembled perfectly and made SkyNet self-aware. You made me see artifacts in different light, and now I will have to build my own artifact animation deck. I think I will call it "Autobots". Really enjoyed this video, and I can't wait for the next episode of THE WORST POSSIBLE Commander Show..
My favorite style of Deck won. Ben brought out the Machines! Yes GJ Ben! Love to see the Artifacts doing the thing! Does this make Ben the Borg King? Also one of the Best games I've seen with how insane the turns happened. Gaddok Teeg.. LOL
Love to see Forsaken Monument and Chromatic Orrery both be so pivotal in the game. I love both of those cards, and they are just peak commander-type cards you love to have and play in multi-player games. Awesome game, and congrats to Ben for the win!
My head tells me that CGB is the oldest one at the table (probably) but I can't get over the fact that he looks like a 20-something. But he gives off the vibe of old guy. But he acts like one of us young folk. But he doesn't get certain memes/pop culture references. But he also is a kind of a weeb. But he also has an extensive backlog of investments and business. The CGB iceberg goes very deep
I love these vids. Making me want to get in paper commander. My first MtG deck had Necropotence and that exact dark ritual in it. Nostalgia road, take me home.
Ben distributing damage to CGB and Shea trying not to make it lethal for Blake on the early stages of the game, but still getting the win at the end… that was fun to watch.
Awesome close game, definitely one of my favourite episodes so far. Loved the CGB-Blake co-op. Will it last until the next episode? Can't wait to see! Now I wish the show started with "last episode, ..." like any good drama series. That'd be a blast.
blake, talking about how chromatic orrery is legendary: I was gonna call him on it the real way helping your friends, being literally the entire point of commander: bruh
FYI - When you make artifacts that entered the battlefield this turn into creatures, those creatures have summoning sickness. This is because summoning sickness occurs on all permanents, but only creatures are affected by it. edit: nvm they got it
I'm so torn! Dinosaurs was the first deck I played when I started to learn magic but I am a total stan for Ben right now. His stuff always makes me excited to see how it plays out.
27:00 I noticed Ben did only 5 dmg with his forsaken monument turned creature - shouldn't it have been 7 since Monument buffs itself as a creature? Edit: Nevermind, the table catches that at 34:00
Not gonna lie, I was really hoping Shea was going to pull off the win. Love Zacama as a commander. But GGs to Ben! Finally got a win under his belt! Hope we see more wins! Have y’all thought about doing some old school Anthology decks? Would love to see you guys pilot those! I think it would lead to some crazy games!
So, I've made this argument many times before, but Zacama, Primal Calamity is not a dinosaur tribal commander, it's a Nyah vale engine that you play with big mana ramp and control pieces and win cons. If you're wanting dinosaur tribal value engine, and you want to see dinos hit the table, it's gotta be Gishath, Sun's Avatar with anthem and haste effects or your choking off the dinosaurs full potential to go full stompy.
CGB killed Shea's Gaddock Teeg only after knowing about Blake's board wipe, but Blake's spell should never have been on the stack. Gaddock Teeg doesn't counter, it prevents the spell from being cast at all. What is the etiquette for revealing your own hand in Commander?
CGB’s like. “Oooh talley Ho and good show old chap, I’m going RIDING with my full collection of _Révised_ mustn’t let the barons witness me without my WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Nightmare before Christmas is indeed the best Disneymovie, since 20 years I´m watching it every Christmas Edit: And one Token from Spirited Away I like it and where can I get those or make them?
Let's go Ben I love how you are playing an artifact deck with my commander as well for the deck everyone says she is terrible but we have made her powerful lol
Artifacts don't get summoning sickness when they enter. Not a creature. So it is legal to attack with an artifact animated into a creature. It's still an artifact. No sicknesses
That is not true.The permanent still must go through your upkeep to be able to attack, if you make a creature from it. This does not avoid the summoning sickness rule.
I have a gavi deck and it's one of my most powerful. With study on the field I can have half my deck in the graveyard quickly and then copy zenith flair multiple times for a one shot kill on someone
Awesome to see Ben win one!
In the beginning, it felt like Blake was way better at getting under CGB's skin than CGB was his.
Awesome content, keep giving us more!
I feel so sad for Ben at 01:50:12. He won but couldn't high five extra times. Congrats anyway dude!
Really loving the consistent cast on this series to see your relationships through the games, plus any carry-over of grudges from previous games ;-)
Noticed that the order round the table has been fairly consistent, with only Ben and Blake swapping seats. Could be worth changing around play order, as it can make a surprising different where you sit in relation to other people, especially being directly before/after those that have a tendency to lean towards building control decks
“You make such a good goat, dude”
“I practice in my free time”
“I bet you do”
Made me laugh more than it should have
“My wins tainted, I had to help Blake to do it” -CGB lolol
Ben coming in with “I am the Machine” deck! Good to see him take one. It was a fun game, can’t wait for the next one!
I like blake's way to go, "you don't kill me, i choose my death" and impales himself with cindervines
Congrats on CGB for helping his long time friends get another win, haahah he reminded Ben for every life trigger and if he didnt mention the cindervines to Shea he would actually not be dead. Good guy CGB :D
I like that you pop up the card that is being discussed on the screen, so we can read it at home. Really helps understand the gameplay and makes it much more interesting to watch.
I've said it before, I'll say this again: I love this kind of pregame discussion.
Everyone gets to know what's coming and what to look out for that the person playing the deck thinks is the most dangerous.
Thanks to all of you for such enjoyable games, I’ve never played commander and I’m loving it.
Also great job with top camera, card images added on edition all the comments on cards effects, etc...
You’re definitely tackling very nicely the difficulties of sharing face to face card games kudos! 🤘🏻
If ben had a heart monitor on, it would have broke near the end of the game. Just sitting there in suspense waiting patiently as his robots took the finishing blow. Congrats on the win Ben.
What a spoiler. Lol. -_-
Then why look at comments
Big fan of your regular Arena content, but I wanted to comment how much I enjoyed this episode specifically because of the new playmat layout. I've been wanting to get into watching more commander shows to see what kinds of decks and play styles there are out there, but a big barrier for me has always stemmed from presentation: I tend to get a little disoriented when switching between face cams and overhead cam and it made it difficult to stay invested. But the new layout here helps immensely! In particular the new center playmat for the commanders but also the cross pattern you set up between the CGB mats and the Cool Stuff mats, this layout makes it really clear whose board is whose at a glance and really improved my viewing experience. Just wanted to point it out because it's clearly a change you are actively trying out, and for me at least it made a world of difference. You're cool!
When Ben had to make a copy of his Arcane Signet just to get the 2 black sources to cast stuff from his hand, I felt that in my soul.
I don’t care what the title says, this is the BEST commander show on the internet by far. Keep up the good work to all of those involved!
THE BEST EPISODE YET!-) I like you all kept Blake alive, even if you didn't have to - it gave the game more dynamic and I think like that it was more enjoyable for everyone. Too bad he was not able to finish off CGB with that Flare... It would have been PURE PERFECTION!-) Ben earned the win. He was colour screwed at the beginning, but with the ramp and the tutors he was always able to get back into the game and rumble even after losing some lands! WHAT A GAME. Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the show. Glad the playmats are at least two types for a better orientation. Just please stop putting there the "-1"s, when tracking life loss. I suggest to just show the total amount. I would be so much clearer and easier to follow.
"Welcome my friends... Welcome.. toooo.. the Machine!"
I love how the games are evolving every video. You guys are doing great 👍 keep up the amazing work 👏
I run the same Karn-Myco combo in my magda, let's just say that if it resolves, people will target you for the rest of the day, no matter what deck you change into 😂
Congratulations to Ben on an epic win! The Transformers assembled perfectly and made SkyNet self-aware. You made me see artifacts in different light, and now I will have to build my own artifact animation deck. I think I will call it "Autobots". Really enjoyed this video, and I can't wait for the next episode of THE WORST POSSIBLE Commander Show..
My favorite style of Deck won. Ben brought out the Machines! Yes GJ Ben! Love to see the Artifacts doing the thing! Does this make Ben the Borg King?
Also one of the Best games I've seen with how insane the turns happened. Gaddok Teeg.. LOL
So nice to sit down and watch you guys playing! Every new episode is funnier than the previous one. Congratz on this new venture =D
"Is that legal in commander?"
" ... yeeeaaaa."
Love Bens smile there.
Love to see Forsaken Monument and Chromatic Orrery both be so pivotal in the game. I love both of those cards, and they are just peak commander-type cards you love to have and play in multi-player games. Awesome game, and congrats to Ben for the win!
Love the artifact deck, and props to CGB for trying to get Hidetsugu to do something in any format.
Ben's artifact deck was nuts! Wonderful back and forth type of game, love to see that!
My head tells me that CGB is the oldest one at the table (probably) but I can't get over the fact that he looks like a 20-something. But he gives off the vibe of old guy. But he acts like one of us young folk. But he doesn't get certain memes/pop culture references. But he also is a kind of a weeb. But he also has an extensive backlog of investments and business.
The CGB iceberg goes very deep
Hey y'all, two headed giant sometime? I feel like Ben is the ultimate buddy to have on your side. Also congrats Ben :)
Shays smile when she casts Gaddock Teeg was so wholesome 😁
I am shocked that this series has less views then regular videos. I am waiting for Commander Show every week :)
Long time watcher and first time commenter here for Ben's first win. You're my spirit animal dude. Congrats!
I love these vids. Making me want to get in paper commander. My first MtG deck had Necropotence and that exact dark ritual in it. Nostalgia road, take me home.
Usually you can see the win coming. This one felt like it could go several ways throughout the match. Keep up the good work everyone!
Ben distributing damage to CGB and Shea trying not to make it lethal for Blake on the early stages of the game, but still getting the win at the end… that was fun to watch.
This was the battle of the wills, everyone went absolutely crazy
Yup, those are my favorite games of EDH
Loved every minute of this one, congrats Ben really dodged a bullet from CGBs nuke all artifacts
“You’re disgusting.”
“WHO’S THE GUY PLAYING NECROPOTENCE?!”
Lmao got me good
Classic game, glad everyone had a chance to showcase a lil and we're getting everyone on the win column
i cant stop laughing at the thought of Shea at a WuTang show
Fun fact: Sheep say 'Bah', goats say 'Meh' when they are talking or whatever. Once I heard one of my goats say 'Bruh' but that was only once. :)
Seeing Forsaken Monument effectively become a super lord, yet another reason FM is such a powerful card.
Awesome close game, definitely one of my favourite episodes so far. Loved the CGB-Blake co-op. Will it last until the next episode? Can't wait to see!
Now I wish the show started with "last episode, ..." like any good drama series. That'd be a blast.
blake, talking about how chromatic orrery is legendary: I was gonna call him on it the real way
helping your friends, being literally the entire point of commander: bruh
Forsaken Monument is the MVP! Good game Ben! After 7 games you deliver some artifact beat down in an unexpected way with not a lot of creatures!
if you like flinging damage around you might like vial smasher and a partner pairing of your choice, might i suggest sakashima :)
This series makes me miss the late 90's and my play sessions with friends.
When CGB had a rant about maybe's I was reminded of disturbia. Then I was disturbed.
FYI - When you make artifacts that entered the battlefield this turn into creatures, those creatures have summoning sickness. This is because summoning sickness occurs on all permanents, but only creatures are affected by it.
edit: nvm they got it
Amazing game, I wonder how would the match turn out of cgb decidedto overload that artefact removal spell
I'm so torn! Dinosaurs was the first deck I played when I started to learn magic but I am a total stan for Ben right now. His stuff always makes me excited to see how it plays out.
27:00 I noticed Ben did only 5 dmg with his forsaken monument turned creature - shouldn't it have been 7 since Monument buffs itself as a creature?
Edit: Nevermind, the table catches that at 34:00
Dropping a comment to show respect for the T2 rant. Well done, sir.
Not gonna lie, I was really hoping Shea was going to pull off the win. Love Zacama as a commander. But GGs to Ben! Finally got a win under his belt! Hope we see more wins! Have y’all thought about doing some old school Anthology decks? Would love to see you guys pilot those! I think it would lead to some crazy games!
I love how Ben is heedless and just goes for it.
As being someone who loves artifact decks Ben's deck was really fun and interesting to watch play out.
Kudos to Ben for turning into Skynet and getting his first victory!
finally, ben has always been my favorite.......
So, I've made this argument many times before, but Zacama, Primal Calamity is not a dinosaur tribal commander, it's a Nyah vale engine that you play with big mana ramp and control pieces and win cons. If you're wanting dinosaur tribal value engine, and you want to see dinos hit the table, it's gotta be Gishath, Sun's Avatar with anthem and haste effects or your choking off the dinosaurs full potential to go full stompy.
The audio is so good. Shay is clearly audible!
CGB killed Shea's Gaddock Teeg only after knowing about Blake's board wipe, but Blake's spell should never have been on the stack. Gaddock Teeg doesn't counter, it prevents the spell from being cast at all. What is the etiquette for revealing your own hand in Commander?
This game was so damn fun to watch!! This group is amazing.
Ben, as a fellow holder of a degree in physics, I can attest to the difficulties of everyday simple math.
Can’t wait to see everyone’s favorite dino in action!
Don’t worry, Ben has an astrophysics degree.
Shea woke up and chose Dinos...
Blake woke up and chose cute cat beasts...
CGB woke up and chose foils...
Ben woke up and chose violence...
CGB’s like. “Oooh talley Ho and good show old chap, I’m going RIDING with my full collection of _Révised_ mustn’t let the barons witness me without my WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Might be worth looking into some infinitokens for cases where a token shows up that you don't happen to have on hand.
Yall owe ben extra high fives next round. that was cold at the end.
I agree with Shea! The Commander Zone thingy makes my brain happy too!
CGB not blowing all the artifacts and getting countered anyway is the saltiest bad play I have seen him make.
Nightmare before Christmas is indeed the best Disneymovie, since 20 years I´m watching it every Christmas
Edit: And one Token from Spirited Away I like it and where can I get those or make them?
Let's go Ben I love how you are playing an artifact deck with my commander as well for the deck everyone says she is terrible but we have made her powerful lol
I'd love to see you four play some 2 headed giant games...maybe with random decks?
And again a nice and fun game. Loved al the decks
Love this videos!
Great job guys
There were many 0/1s in this game but the final was when Ben looked at CGB’s devil and was like “Oh I won”
Ben finally won one!🥳 Super happy to see it. Now that I have won my bet, I'll be able to eat meat this week!😇
Ben has graduated and now has a PhD in winning Commander! Congrats Ben!
I love Shea's Wu-tang shirt. Wu-TANG FOREVER!! Protec' yo neck (from the Dinos!) Congrats Ben.
LETS GOOOO BEN!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GOOOO!!! best episode ben popped off!!!!! hahaha
Glad to see Ben win a game, its much deserved.
Good for Ben!! He "P'd the T" very well this game, even though if he's playing artifacts, he needs to bring the Scroll Rack back 😆🏆
Ben came in hard from the get go and stayed strong all game! Well earned win 😎 I’m happy everyone at the table has won one now
Finally Ben remembered the rest of text on Chromatic Orrery…
Each time he didn‘t draw with it part of my blue soul died… Screaming…😅
How's that commander mat work with Partner commanders?
hey, at least he can't use Karn to _fetch_ mycosynth lattice!
Everyone did a great job..ben I need that decklist?...
Amazing show. Well done Ben with my favourite deck. Go autobots
what a fun artifact deck I love it congrat Ben for the win
You should add the arena buttons, to pass priority properly:D
So why is ben not activating the orrery more often he had his commander out so wouldnt be that 3 cards every turn?
Artifacts don't get summoning sickness when they enter. Not a creature. So it is legal to attack with an artifact animated into a creature. It's still an artifact. No sicknesses
That is not true.The permanent still must go through your upkeep to be able to attack, if you make a creature from it. This does not avoid the summoning sickness rule.
I have a gavi deck and it's one of my most powerful. With study on the field I can have half my deck in the graveyard quickly and then copy zenith flair multiple times for a one shot kill on someone
Great game. Thanx for sharing!
Slow start ,then ben talking all the turns lol..Blake like u wont kill me ? Gg from everyone...ben nice win brother..
Shea & stompy is an ungodly combo
YESSSSSS finally ben gets the win he deserves
I haven't seen anything yet but man I'm rooting for Ben. He needs to pull one off.
dayummm, the zenith flare in handddd
Blake vs Ben: "Sage Against the Machine"
Dont know who Shea puts up with you boys lol she's a cutie!!! I love the dino deck..
I'm a simple MtG player I see Zacama i like the video, big Dinos all the way.