The 7 Most Underplayed Commanders (And Their Decks)

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The 7 Most Underplayed Commanders (And Their Decks)

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These are the most underplayed, underutilized commanders in the entire format!
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@nonames6179 Жыл бұрын

It's called a yoked ox because of the yoke attached to the back of its neck. A yoke is the piece that attaches to an animal that is then tied to a carriage or plow, allowing them to pull it.

@ix8750 Жыл бұрын

Ah I remember Yoke of the damned from back in the Conflux set is what made me originally inquire about the meaning/origins that word.

@danielgoldberg2129 Жыл бұрын

And the Ox is wearing a yoke in the artwork on the card. 😅

@hitbycars Жыл бұрын

I have the dingus staff in my collection. No idea where it came from, but there's also the Dingus Egg. I hope we get an Unset with Dingus as a legend.

@BadDrummerCarl Жыл бұрын

My friend has a midrange Tocasia deck and it's surprising how strong it can be. Intruder Alarm makes it pretty crazy too. There's a great card called Thoughtbound Phantasm which gets +1/+1 every time you surveil (not just itself)

@Jupue Жыл бұрын

Oh no, we broke intruder alarm 😂

@rings-cn1yn Жыл бұрын

Great video, I like anything where passionate people riff on a subject they know a lot about, not everything needs to be a set review or a top 10 list. Loved this vid, keep it up nerds.

@arthursombra Жыл бұрын

Would love to see more commanders explored like this

@tonyt5383 Жыл бұрын

E. Honda is from Street Fighter

@kijakakimf4039 Жыл бұрын

E. Honda is an all star in my Dhalsim deck. The two of them together creates surprisingly strong board states. Pure Street Fighter goodness.

@jimstewart4929 Жыл бұрын

I play tocasia pretty religiously at my LGS, and let me tell you, it's juggling a lot of plates but looks really cool doing it. A token generator and/or enhanced surveillance lets you mill 15-20 cards before an untapper, so you can threaten a thassa's oracle or an interesting win con. My usual go-to is brilliant restoration

@pauldyson8098 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I tried to make Temmet work a few years ago but gave up. But you guys are spot on: there's now enough tech for Temmet to be good. I officially have too many Azorius decks . . .

@jokerES2 Жыл бұрын

It's difficult because the Commander really emphasizes a single evasive combat damage and tokens generally don't go tall in Azorius. I think it's best as one of those commanders that you use as a piece you sometimes cast from the command zone. Sneaking a few damage through each turn is nice, but you need the constant token production from the rest of the deck to stay in the game.

@JinnPixel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the E Honda tech. He's my fave char on Mortal Kombat

@coolbeans6148 Жыл бұрын

Mortal kombat!?

@ElmoTheRed Жыл бұрын

I feel so old. Yoke Ox means buff. LOL The yoke is the part that is on its back/neck.

@GorfWoodstock Жыл бұрын

Just noticed Post Malone is their highest tier of Patron lol.

@mibbzx1493 Жыл бұрын

Of course he would 😂 if not him then probably cassius marsh if he was a patreon

@Landus000 Жыл бұрын

Yoked OX - the yoke is the wooden cross beam around its neck used for having it pull and plow

@SeekerOf7ruth Жыл бұрын

Yeah, both Blex and Temmut are extremely unassuming commanders that are capable of some powerful shenanigans nowadays. Really happy to see them get some time in the spotlight. Edit: Coincidentally I've been debating whether to go with Alrund or Syr Elenora for a mono-blue commander, so I'm really happy to see her get some spotlight as well.

@Adjacent_2 Жыл бұрын

Starcream is a hilarious typo, sounds like a dessert

@thatoneguy3840 Жыл бұрын

Guessing Maelstrom Wanderer at No.1. Not because I'll be right, but to spread Maelstrom Awareness!

@JamesELLYale Жыл бұрын

I've been a huge Maelstrom Wanderer stan since 2013-2014, but they've been powercrept so hard by new Etali. The haste is a plus for Maesltrom Wanderer, but upgrading from a 3 for 1 to a 5 for 1 is a huge difference. You can even hit stuff that costs MORE THAN 8 and because it still casts, the Eldrazi titans are fair game. It's so sad. 😭

@juliantucker5695 Жыл бұрын

I for one would like to welcome our new maelstrom overlords!

@thatoneguy3840 Жыл бұрын

@@JamesELLYale Personally I think Maelstrom is more fun to build around. The mana limit is good to avoid cards like Treasure Cruise, Dig Through Time and Blasphemous Act, and giving your creatures haste is really undervalued imo. Stuff like Old Gnawbone or Klauth that you want attacking ASAP and are perfect cmc 7 for cascade, or mana like Selvala, Somberwald Sage or Orcish Lumberjack which turns them into immediate ramp. Also, not only does blue offer a lot more in general in control, it also lets you reccur Maelstrom with cards such as Suspend and Release to the Wind, or have fun interactions while Maelstrom is on the stack with Reinterpret or Plasm Capture.

@thatoneguy3840 Жыл бұрын

@@JamesELLYale haha, sorry didn't mean to go off at you or anything, you can't stop me talking about this guy once I start

@JamesELLYale Жыл бұрын

@@thatoneguy3840 You're preaching to the choir. I likely won't build Etali, and my first commander love was Riku so Temur is at the core of my love for commander. My only claim is that it's sad that Maelstrom used to be such a unique buildaround commander that did such a big, dumb, stompy thing, and they printed a bigger, dumber, stompier version of it. Now Maelstrom Wanderer has to be the thinking man's Etali.

@energetek661 Жыл бұрын

Lets go Amber!!

@freakfreak12345 Жыл бұрын

I have a Tocasia deck! She's amazing. I love playing her so much, and she's great for getting combo artifacts out.

@timburke7959 Жыл бұрын

I love that E. Honda is from street fighter but the mortal combat thing went through the whole segment lol😅 dont know if that was an intentional "bit" but it was hilarious either way

@charliemarlow647 Жыл бұрын

An incredible include for Daryl is Aether Flash, dealing 2 damage to each creature when it enters. Means the three zombies automatically die straight away and means you can hold Daryl up to make your opponents think twice about casting any creature with 4 or less toughness!

@TheOneJameYT Жыл бұрын

"French vanilla, come on it has flying!" had me rolling 😂

@Fexisepic Жыл бұрын

Dingus is used in Australia as a more lighthearted word for idiot. “Good one ya dingus”

@Sinistra359 Жыл бұрын

I have a Temmet living weapons theme deck. It's really fun to play lol.

@ethanofamerica6518 Жыл бұрын

Yoked in the name of yoked ox refers to the thing strapped to its back

@Jessmanguydude Жыл бұрын

dingus, something you cant or dont want to name specifically

@jhook6865 Жыл бұрын

Even the nerds acknowledge their Tribal Chief!

@mikgenta Жыл бұрын

The backside joke was so funny

@coryledwitch6492 Жыл бұрын

When you have both, we go with Autocracy!

@jerryloiselle8507 Жыл бұрын

Do more videos like that ! I like that format where you take commanders not played and show core pieces for the deck + how you would build it

@Sidday Жыл бұрын

i really liked the ouch from oracle of mul daya 😂 cheers william!!

@Phe0nix1986 Жыл бұрын

I lost track on how many things were great about this video. The whole lot. Nice one NN’s.

@NitpickingNerds Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@pyroaprilblader13 Жыл бұрын

In texas and anywhere in the south its a stick you wrapp with cloth dip in alcohol or some flame inducer that is used to burn certain catapilar infeatations and all the silk they leave in trees and shrubs and other such foliage.

@ChaoticKatana Жыл бұрын

Listen to the Nerds accidentally explaining why nobody plays Syr Elenora in the command zone at 36:00 and provide a much better alternative. Alrund another option

@burnsboy101 Жыл бұрын

If only you understood the point of this video

@jonathanpuccetti9258 Жыл бұрын

yoke noun 1. a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.

@jonathanpuccetti9258 Жыл бұрын

The yoke is the thing on its neck.

@insertname5195 Жыл бұрын

yeah that part of the video was funny

@guidomista2570 Жыл бұрын

I was literally looking at Daryl the day before this came outt, TWD cards finally getting in-universe variants in Eldraine is def gonna make them blow up a little.

@jonathantavitian7283 Жыл бұрын

You guys post this just as I decided to start a new deck 😋😋

@NitpickingNerds Жыл бұрын

Who is your commander?

@matthewanderson3261 Жыл бұрын

This comment is also dedicated to William. Way to get in there and play a game with the Nerds. The best I could do was awkwardly request a Cherries autograph (which i cherish).

@Spinoguy03 Жыл бұрын

I had been together with my now wife for 3 years, then broke up for 3 years, then got back together and had a lot of intimate conversations about what we wanted going forward and that if we wanted to continue this relationship, then we needed to be willing to work for it. Now we've been married for almost 2 years and have our first child on the way. I couldn't be happier with how much we both changed and both stepped up in order to make things work.

@jerf482 Жыл бұрын

You should make a video on how to build popular commanders uniquely!

@muninn92 Жыл бұрын

The thing on it's neck is called a yoke.

@brendylove4285 Жыл бұрын

I have a Tocadia bant reanimator deck that smackkkkkks. Always a big surprise to my opponents. Pretty much every spell in the deck can either be cast from the graveyard or want to be reanimated

@mufasafalldown8401 Жыл бұрын

I don't know but is it the friends we made along the way?

@ryancahill728 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to meet you guys in at CommandFest, Orlando. I was stoked to see you guys on the roster!

@christopherfields6146 Жыл бұрын

I love this style of video ! Your work just gets better and better keep it up and thank you !!!

@danielgoldberg2129 Жыл бұрын

I run Karlach, Fury of Avernus, partnered with Popular Entertainer as an Extra Combat deck and it hits hard. 12 decks, Rank #2677. The partner works as a pillow fort so you don’t get hit with a big crack-back. I’ve had people just scoop to Besmirch because they know I’m going to smash them 2 or 3 times in the face with their own huge creature. Getting 3 attacks per round is pretty common. Anyway, it’s a lot of fun!😊

@nilsjonsson4446 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Very interesting commanders I never would have found otherwise! 🤩

@Unch0sen1 Жыл бұрын

Saw the tweet about William and love that you gave him a shout out!

@Gabesuckapunch Жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting in the time to make this video guys! Very fun and leaves me looking at my binders of cards I never play going hmmmmmmmm 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@g33kaholic24 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be honest, if you did more videos like this I would bing them. This has to be my favorite video type from you guys :)

@zacburgess5318 Жыл бұрын

Dang! Been working on a syr elenora deck to just be as obscure as possible with mono- blue voltron but now everyone else is going to have one. On the other hand, thanks for the good ideas though. Keep up the good work nerds.

@Jonzin4BeatzNYC Жыл бұрын

I actually started brewing a Temmet deck during Amonkhet block because that's when I first fabled into commander. I worked on it lazy dazzy for like 2 years but never actually finished it.

@patrickboswell4399 Жыл бұрын

to Elenor you can do corrupted conscience instead of double strike and infect someone out with only 10 cards in hand and it can also be an expense pseudo removal spell when you steal someone elses creature

@marcoottina654 Жыл бұрын

2:55 Tocasia could be brought back (in the deck!) with Riftsweeper because it shuffles an exiled face-up card into the library! :D gonna make it "infinite" :D 34:50 just put Atemsis, All Seing and let her hitting an opponent: if you have six or more cards with different mana value, that opponent LOSES the game! :D (and has 2U, TAP: Draw two, discard one."

@wesbogenreif1701 Жыл бұрын

I had a Temmet deck for awhile before I downsized. He was fun as heck bc no1 knew what to expect bc they never played against him before.

@davidhower7095 Жыл бұрын

I've had my eye on Temmet for a while now... I'm just not very good at deckbuilding so it's been tough to get off the ground without just netdecking

@benroberts1052 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reigniting my passion for temmet

@BobbyBev95 Жыл бұрын

Starscream is such a house. I have it in my Gix deck and it ends games quickly

@emileriksen2481 Жыл бұрын

29:54 its refering to the YOKE the ox is carrying....

@user-gp9hr8xv9m Жыл бұрын

Definitely building a Tymet deck now

@megabran6288 Жыл бұрын

I am one of the few that have a syr elenora deck and it is pretty fun. Thanks for the upgrade ideas boys

@avatarofpapermagic Жыл бұрын

Love and appreciate you Joe and Beezy!

@NitpickingNerds Жыл бұрын

@taa347 Жыл бұрын

I'm here for the cat, but I guess I'll stay for the entertainment and info

@girishsimmonds474 Жыл бұрын

Yolk means union or to join. Similar origin to Yoga. A canoe also has a yolk, like a plow.

@Quicker-Bigger-sicker Жыл бұрын

I have Been playing temmet for a Long time now, just Breinholt and tweeking so i liked your guys take on it

@zackfro Жыл бұрын

I have been looking at Starscream and wanting to build it. Thank you for the inspiration

@jordigasulla7523 Жыл бұрын

My tocasia deck is one of my favorites, actually pretty good and unique. You mentioned most of the allstars but i want to highlight Sunstrike Leggionnaire it untaps itself really easily and you could even use it as a finisher for emmara combos, decking yourself to win with Thoracle

@evanczthehunter57 Жыл бұрын

Hm. I might actually be interested in both Tocasia and Syr Elenora. Both seem fun.

@kevinhulvey7018 Жыл бұрын

"Yea, just like episode (X) where Daryl accidentally hates everyone." 🤣

@potatoweaver4116 Жыл бұрын

Temmet was actually my first commander deck

@thekerglinberger8951 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure dingus is the word you use when you forget the name of what you're actually trying to say. Dingus: used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically. (taken from google)

@jperry253 Жыл бұрын

Cool video concept. Keep up the unique content nerds.

@TirelessGod Жыл бұрын

With that card draw deck, it's be pretty spicy to add Peer into the Abyss as you lost half your life, but you can then dish out a ton of damage.

@erikohman2294 Жыл бұрын

Blex wants the swarmyard! Love that card :D

@MrMac873 Жыл бұрын

I think E. Honda and Elspeth make for a wonderful pair. They look so cute together.

@nzephier Жыл бұрын

I like the series where you take popular commanders but do them with different strategies. For example, I made a kykar spellslinger deck where approach of the 2nd sun is the win con

@SRMC23 Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough Blex was one of the first legendaries in Magic Arena to catch my attention after Beledross Witherbloom. In fact, Pest tribal is probably my favorite archetype for jank. I tried to make a Brawl deck for Blex for that matter at some point but honestly, i think he works better in Constructed play with more Pest generating cards.

@ziamarashi5962 Жыл бұрын

I come for the EDH advice, I stay for the pro-wrestling references

@Leftists_are_Losers Жыл бұрын

Fallowsage screams “Crew” for artifact vehicles to me …

@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 Жыл бұрын

E. Honda and Syr Elenora are great in my Council of Four deck :P

@MasonSheffield Жыл бұрын

Ummm, Beezy, do you have pink eye or is it just the light?

@bernalilentejas7599 Жыл бұрын

According to google a "dingus" is a name for something whose (actual) name is unknown or forgotten

@Khaion Жыл бұрын

I just noticed that if you give Starscream double strike on the jet side, you can give the monarchy away on first strike damage, and get it back on normal combat damage

@NitpickingNerds Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@joym3357 Жыл бұрын

scaretiller + fetch lands is kinda nuts ngl you can get crazy ramp going if you have like 2 scartillers and a few fetchlands in your graveyard

@dameonpigeon2736 Жыл бұрын

My friend has a timmet deck that is super old, so a lot of these cars you mentioned are gonna be good upgrades for it

@beelor5777 Жыл бұрын

Moxfield ad read coming......NOW! Ha! I was right.

@ThePsycheWard 11 ай бұрын

e honda is from street fight lol, its funny cherries said it but never stopped beezy from saying mortal kombat

@funkyanglerfish2653 Жыл бұрын

I was already planning on making mono blue draw but with kami of the Cresent moon and howling mine type effects so this works

@timbombadil4046 Жыл бұрын

Apparently dingus is dutch rooted and means generic object closest to "thingy", but is essentially a widget, doodad, gadget, etc... So not derogatory in origin.

@RyanDibley Жыл бұрын

TEYSA ORZHOV SCION IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED

@atlasrises4 Жыл бұрын

Oh I love Tocasia! Almost nothing to do with artifacts like y'all said, just value from tapping and surveilling

@Bloody-Butterfly Жыл бұрын

Signal Pest is an amazing pest creature

@igolark Жыл бұрын

I ve made a super cool super unique deck with a commander that has under 400/500 decks. I m sure noone ever thought about this type of deck. I would like to share it. I m talking about seleina dark angel