Lorehold vs Witherbloom Secrets of Strixhaven 1v1 MTG Commander Precon Game!!

Thank you to ‪@mtg‬ for sending us the new Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Precons, a real treat for us to experience together! We are playing them exactly 10 minutes after opening the boxes. No deck tech, no preparation - just sleeve them up and play. Dad is piloting Lorehold Spirits (red/white graveyard recursion) and I'm running Witherbloom Pestilence (black/green life gain aristocrats). Quandrix vs Lorehold -    • Quandrix vs Lorehold Secrets of Strixhaven...   Prismari vs Silverquill -    • Prismari vs Silverquill Secrets of Strixha...   One challenge will be, outside of never having seen these decks before, Dad has never played a planeswalker before. Quintos, History Chaser sits in his command zone, and he has no idea how loyalty counters work, when to activate abilities, or why you'd want a planeswalker as your commander! I try to walk him through the basics - explaining plus abilities, minus abilities, and what happens at zero loyalty, let's see if he gets it. Meanwhile, I'm figuring out my own deck's synergies: pest tokens that gain me life when they die, aristocrat effects that drain opponents, and board wipes that clear Dad's spirits while fueling my engine, and breaking his will to play. This is what it looks like to play commander precons completely blind - mistakes, discovery moments, and teaching planeswalker basics while trying to win. 00:00 - Opening Brand New Strixhaven Precons 00:01:30 - Witherbloom Pestilence Deck Overview 00:05:00 - Lorehold Spirits Strategy Explained 00:08:30 - Graveyard Recursion Cards (Anger, Sun Titan, Karmic Guide) 00:11:00 - Game Begins: Dad's First Planeswalker Commander 00:21:00 - Teaching Planeswalker Loyalty Counters 00:30:00 - Spirit Token Strategy In Action 00:44:00 - Aristocrats Life Drain Engine 00:50:00 - Dad Discovers His Deck's Synergies Looking for ad-free video options for our longer weekend videos? Check out our Patreon channel at   / griffinflymtg   #mtg #magicthegathering #commander #mtgcards #mtgcommunity #mtgambassador #mtgstrixhaven #secretsofstrixhaven #lorehold #witherbloom TikTok:   / griffinflymtg   Instagram:   / griffinflymtg   Facebook:   / griffinflymtg   YouTube:    / @griffinflymtg   Website: https://griffinflymtg.com