022: BOK Black Part 2 (Betrayers of Kamigawa)

Today’s episode features surprise appearances by not one but two of the quirkiest black commanders ever printed! This being Kamigawa, it also features arguably the worst one-mana discard spell ever printed, and finishes on an inexplicable demon that even the most dedicated combo connivers might struggle to break. Join us for part two of our Betrayers of Kamigawa Black review.

• See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=c%3Db+e%3Dbok+cn%3E75 
• Mono-green splashing Okiba-Gang Shinobi in 2005 Standard: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-mono-green-4-splash-cards/ 
• All the {B} discard spells, ever: https://scryfall.com/search?q=+o%3Adiscards+m%3D%7Bb%7D+-o%3Atransform+-is%3Afunny 
• All the four-mana black 4/4s: https://scryfall.com/search?q=mv%3D4+c%3Db+t%3Dcreature+pow%3D4+tou%3D4+-is%3Afunny&order=released&dir=asc 
• Other recurrent graveyard recursion: https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%2Fwhenever%20a.*your%20graveyard.*return%2F 
• Toshiro’s mechanical and genealogical descendants: https://scryfall.com/search?q=umezawa 
• Yukora EDH deck: https://jophelerx.blogspot.com/2019/11/durdling-in-edh-deck-tech-for-yukora.html 

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• Okiba-Gang Shinobi - 02:03
• Patron of the Nezumi - 08:13
• Psychic Spear - 13:48
• Pus Kami - 20:37
• Scourge of Numai - 23:03
• Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker - 27:38
• Sickening Shoal - 32:25
• Skullmane Baku - 36:10
• Skullsnatcher - 39:03
• Stir the Grave - 42:22
• Takenuma Bleeder - 47:04
• Three Tragedies - 55:38
• Throat Slitter - 57:52
• Toshiro Umezawa - 1:01:40
• Yukora, the Prisoner - 1:10:30

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 1:56 - Sahara, by Ikson
• 1:19:12 - Shine, by Ikson