There’s a bunch of awesome Commander focused YouTube content out there in the internet. One of the newer channels to bring this kind of content to the masses is “I Hate Your Deck“. In their newest episode, Joe Johnson and Michael Lynch do battle against the Professor of Tolarian Community College, and Cassius Marsh.
The game is definitely a bit of a higher powered brawl, with the Professor playing
Sliver Overlord
Sliver Overlord
{3}: Search your library for a Sliver card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{3}: Gain control of target Sliver. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
, Cassius playing
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Lathril deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens.
{T}, Tap ten untapped Elves you control: Each opponent loses 10 life and you gain 10 life.
, Joe is playing
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
Whenever you cast a red spell, untap Chandra.
{T}: Chandra deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. If Chandra has dealt 3 or more damage this turn, exile her, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
, and Lynch is playing
Marchesa, the Black Rose
Marchesa, the Black Rose
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Other creatures you control have dethrone.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
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I won’t spoil the whole thing, but let’s just say that Joe’s
Mana Flare
Mana Flare
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.
does a LOT of work in this game. Things do heat up pretty quickly, and the game ends up in what feels like an almost unlosable game state for one player, and then it wasn’t.
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The game today was played at Cassius’s card show, Cash Cards Unlimited, which opened up earlier this year in February. The video does showcase the store a bit and seems like a great atmosphere. The content that ‘I Hate Your Deck’ is putting out is great! It’s unfiltered, comedic, and really fun to watch. Definitely go check out their YouTube Channel for more games like this one!