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Does Boros have an equipment ADDICTION?
Переглядів 7972 години тому
Here I muse over the heavily supported equipment theme in Boros commander decks.
Modern Horizons SUCCEEDS where other sets FAIL
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Apologies for getting this one out so late. I was out of town this past weekend and got stuck in a procrastination/anxiety loop. 😔 I finally downloaded an editing program and will slowly start to learn and improve, so bear with me. 🙏 Ooh! Also, I will start to post community polls 📊 this week, which should be fun.
"Energy" is another MEDIOCRE parasitic mechanic
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Here I muse over the downsides of the energy mechanic.
Modern Horizons 3 MDFC lands bring utility to a NEW LEVEL
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Here I muse over the value and prevalence of MDFC cards in Commander.
Eldrazi are BACK and more terrifying than ever
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Here I muse over the new additions to the Eldrazi archetype.
Magic card frames are getting OUT OF HAND
Переглядів 2,3 тис.21 день тому
Here I muse about the various showcase frames and treatments over the past ~8 years, commenting primarily on readability.
Un-cards should be LEGAL in Commander
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With the recent B&R announcement, Twitter has been talking about Rule 0 again, which opened up discussion about Un-cards in general. Maro tweet: maro254/status/1790107719065874867?t=Hxs6besTi4GnBMPiH94jdw&s=19 Jim Lapage tweet: JimTSF/status/1790743232055578853?t=kkKGoYUSezVO7V-bxwOmmQ&s=19 Saffron Olive tweet: SaffronOlive/status/1790038771917873308?t=iklKSt...
The "Queen" Problem: Why Wizards NEEDS to print more monocolor support
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Multicolor has dominated Commander for too long! Apologies for the general audio quality and dry mouth near the end of the video. (Gotta stay more hydrated). I gotta start recording at a more reasonable hour to improve quality.
Is Rhystic Study FINALLY on the chopping block?
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Phew! This was a long one.
Has the PUNISHING meta begun?
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With the new spoiler Winter Moon, folks are again talking about whether Blood Moon effects are acceptable. I extend the discussion to other stax permanents as well.
Have utility lands reached a TIPPING POINT?
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Utility lands have been an issue in Commander for many years. Are we reaching a critical mass of these hard-to-remove cards?
"Free" spells are SLOPPY game design
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It's my belief that these types of cards go against the nature of the Magic mana system, and should have very conservative power level.
"Tribal" is officially GONE
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I know, I know, it's silly. Please be civil in the comments!
Temple of the False God is PLAYABLE (sometimes)
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Today we answer the ultimate question ...
"Spree" is a new STAPLE mechanic
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"Spree" is a new STAPLE mechanic
House bans are a NECESSARY EVIL
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House bans are a NECESSARY EVIL
Are you running ENOUGH wraths?
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Are you running ENOUGH wraths?
What is the Commander Rules Committee DOING?
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What is the Commander Rules Committee DOING?
"Enters" is a GREAT change
Переглядів 3,7 тис.Місяць тому
"Enters" is a GREAT change
Green ramp is busted. Is Armageddon the SOLUTION?
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Green ramp is busted. Is Armageddon the SOLUTION?
Are unwritten rules HURTING commander?
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Are unwritten rules HURTING commander?
FINISH these land cycles, Wizards!
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FINISH these land cycles, Wizards!
Are there TOO MANY Panharmonicons?
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Are there TOO MANY Panharmonicons?
"Once per turn" is GOOD, actually
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"Once per turn" is GOOD, actually
Dear Wizards, this is EGREGIOUS
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Dear Wizards, this is EGREGIOUS
Is Ward a PROBLEM for MTG?
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Is Ward a PROBLEM for MTG?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @iansvoice5774
    @iansvoice5774 59 хвилин тому

    Nadu has big Zada vibes for me. Obviously she is in better colors, a way better stat line and cheaper to cast. However, just like a Zada deck, a Nadu deck is going to be dead without Nadu on board. Seriously, wtf are you going to do with a Shuko? There is a reason it was worth nothing prior to MH3. Perhaps Nadu is what finally gets more casual players to run more interaction. The herald to better play for everyone! The hero we needed, but don’t deserve! Nahhhhhh, we should all just complain instead. Way easier.

  • @PUDRETE919
    @PUDRETE919 20 годин тому

    Knowing WotC your idea commander has too many key words OR the Fiery speech would have some sort of restriction, like it only ablies to creatures with MV 3 or less, it would still be broken (Dockside/Sentinel/Ocelot Pride), they are deathly afraid of creating Boros Stompy

  • @chillinon3263
    @chillinon3263 День тому

    In MH3 Phlage and the new Ajani are pretty interesting Boros commanders, both kinda wanting you to run sac effects like Fling to get the most value out of them. At least in Brawl they're very good from my testing, but aggro is much more viable in that 1v1 format

  • @franslair2199
    @franslair2199 День тому

    The problem with equipment focus (in boros especially) is that you kinda want all of your equipment to go on your commander for voltron gameplan but the cards encourage you to go wide instead, so it kind of does not work

  • @m.fraguelaxd2546
    @m.fraguelaxd2546 День тому

    I get what you're saying but like, idk, maybe it's just that, as the boros Legend that got spoiled first shows, it's just this sets archetype

  • @xhazlas2572
    @xhazlas2572 День тому

    I looked at all those cheap boros commanders and did put them together on a Merry esquire of rohan deck. Just equipment, legendary and way too much card draw for a boros deck

  • @reccaman
    @reccaman День тому

    I don't think squad works that way, isn't it like kicker where you can only do it when it's on the stack and not in you hand? I do like that idea with boros, sort of an army in a can.

    • @PUDRETE919
      @PUDRETE919 20 годин тому

      as far as my understanding goes of the rules, Squad is like an on-cast trigger so the cards needs to have that ability before it enters the stack and is able to resolve; so giving it to creatures in hand should fulfill that, but I am no judge

    • @laerite
      @laerite 20 годин тому

      is that not the same problem Henzie had when they were released? and they changed the rules to allow it to work? a similar fix could apply?

  • @gotz2410
    @gotz2410 День тому

    They gave mono-green better Lotus Cobra in the command zone, idk why no one else is playing Nissa Resurgent Animist.

  • @Unknown-qj9sm
    @Unknown-qj9sm День тому

    Fair points yeah. Boros probably has too many, but stopping designing them could stop them from designing really good ones. If I could communicate with them I’d just ask for them to find more interesting ground for equipment commanders in Boros and only print the best ones.

  • @input-latency2684
    @input-latency2684 День тому

    no i can quit any time i want how dare you accuse boros of such a thing

  • @priinceoftiime
    @priinceoftiime День тому

    I think that Boros should focus on what red and white have in common... Stax

    • @BlobThoughtsMTG
      @BlobThoughtsMTG День тому

      Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby 😰

    • @priinceoftiime
      @priinceoftiime День тому

      @@BlobThoughtsMTG Winota Stax is the only good boros deck that isn't equipment themed. Join the dark side.

    • @wbw911
      @wbw911 День тому

      @@BlobThoughtsMTG Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Obliterate

    • @franslair2199
      @franslair2199 День тому

      ​@@priinceoftiimefeather is right there. (having sunforger in the list doesn't make it an equipment deck)

  • @laerite
    @laerite День тому

    my one critque of the squad on creatures in hand is that red has so much impulse draw, that it should probably apply to all cards you own in exile as well :) I enjoy the idea of boros equipment but despite all it's support it never seems to get any more... real power? people have been calling it weak for so long I can't tell if it's because it's boros, or because it's equipment, or what, but the vibe just never seems to change lol. I'll probably build it one day, I do like that nahiri legendary. I would like to see wotc continue to explore other avenues with boros tho, it does get old seeing every other legendary do the same thing, kinda like seeing simic commanders tell you to draw cards and play lands. Unironically when you brought up nadu I asked myself if it'd be as popular if it were in boros lol.

    • @PUDRETE919
      @PUDRETE919 20 годин тому

      Commander is all about sacrifices, well in that case no impulse draw for you and instead more Cut A Deal and Secret Rendezvous

    • @laerite
      @laerite 20 годин тому

      @@PUDRETE919 my sibling in the blind eternities, playing boros is the sacrifice. nah but seriously - red white is already the worst combination for card draw, and impulse draw is already worse than straight card draw. do we need to punish that? I'm all for more sacrifices in commander, too many cards reward themselves especially in the command zone... but I don't think this one is it chief.

  • @hellNo116
    @hellNo116 3 дні тому

    running too much wraths means you are presenting a lot of answers but you are not presenting questions. i try to run either wraths in which i can break parity or are modal (damn), so if i am ahead they are never dead cards in my hand. for instance if you are playing a creature deck that can't risk its creature for blocking because they are value pieces play settle the wreckage. personally i have seen that running a lot more threats, a lot more live draws. i don't run wraths in some decks. i run cards that create board states that without a wrath don't become unmanageable they win. it always depends on the kind of game the table wants though. what i described is a playstyle that works with decks that deploy there engines and ramp early and need too few resources to pull the trigger to win. or with other decks that may take longer to win because the are combat centric but create a lot or pressure in life totals really early. pako and haldan is the most notable example in my playgroup. i would argue that there are decks you don't run wraths or the wraths you run are not creature based. mono green is such deck. i don't care about your creatures. most likely mine are scarier any way. it really depends on the speed of the deck and the local meta. if you don't have a stable play group i recommend increasing efficient spells wraths and tutors so your decks can answer most deck and how aggressive you go is not up to the draw but a reaction to what the table is doing.

  • @pblaser1774
    @pblaser1774 4 дні тому

    If green gets to play all these aftermath analysts and splendid recs after a land wipe, why can’t the armageddon player play more artifact ramp to make it less symmetrical? Everyone seems to discount armageddon by itself compared to a whole green deck instead of considering how armageddon would fit in decks that would play it

  • @Garl_Vinland
    @Garl_Vinland 4 дні тому

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it is not the individual cards that should be banned but the combination strategy associated with those cards that should be banned. What if you ran Grisselbrand in a janky demon tribal battlecruiser deck with Lord of the Pitt? What if Thassa’s Oracle was in a deck without Ad nauseum and was just in an artifact merfolk deck? I have Gollos as my five color Maze’s end gates commander. It hasn’t won a single game. Just run good cards in bad decks to balance them out. Sometimes bad decks need good cards to keep them afloat in MtG. Run Iona, but you have to hard cast her and you can’t put Painter’s Servant in the deck. There, problem solved.

  • @josephpurdy8390
    @josephpurdy8390 4 дні тому

    If a card had a mana cost of 3+ of the same mana color. Then, upon casting the spell it untapped 3+ of the associated basic lands. This would essentially make the spell "free" to cast. However, a player needs to build up enough basic lands to take advantage of it. This with the 1 land put into play a turn. It shall slow down delivery of the card into play for many decks.

  • @ChibiRuah
    @ChibiRuah 4 дні тому

    I think panharmonicons effects are fun and good but I worry it will be like "treasures tokens" where everything has something like it, making it less special.

  • @RestoSexual
    @RestoSexual 5 днів тому

    Global land hate is not nearly as unspeakable as it was 12 years ago. Armageddon was a considerable ban at the time

  • @slimeproject2868
    @slimeproject2868 6 днів тому

    Playing cards with a high salt score depend on the power level you want to play at, if your are playing high power decks, I really don't see the problem in running pieces like cursed totem or collector ouphe, since most of the time this is the only thing that will stop people from winning with a combo on turn 4/5

  • @RestoSexual
    @RestoSexual 6 днів тому

    People love terese neilson, just because she grifts for the right doesn’t mean shit. That’s everyone in the USA

  • @OrdemDoGraveto
    @OrdemDoGraveto 6 днів тому

    Share the images of the lands you made! My group don't mind playing with proxies nor custom cards hehe

  • @psy_p
    @psy_p 7 днів тому

    I run Temple in monoblue 36 lands alongside Guildless Commons and never had a problem wth it, I even got it in play with Druidic Satchel once. *laughs in top deck manipulation*

  • @chillinon3263
    @chillinon3263 7 днів тому

    I know it was a small part of the video, but the funny thing about your reaction to MH1 commanders is that Sisay is actually THE best commander in the entirety of cedh going by tournament data, whereas Urza is considered unviable these days

  • @kwagmeijer26
    @kwagmeijer26 7 днів тому

    I kinda don't like too many "staples" being printed. I love cards to be more situational and less overpowering.

  • @bumfricker2487
    @bumfricker2487 7 днів тому

    from what I understand what people really don't like about MH sets is that: 1) it's essentially a 'rotation' for what was once intended as an eternal format since the power level is so much higher that the format is warped around the new cards. Every standard set can and maybe should have some impact on Modern however in this very video you've highlighted that the difference is of intent and scale: MH sets will have far more cards/archetypes poised to radically reshape the format by design. 2) the price is quite high - which makes point 1) worse since people who want to keep up with modern are compelled to at least buy singles 3) it's emblematic of Wizards' abandonment of Standard. I mean, this year MH3 occupies the 'Big Summer Release' Slot which was once (years ago) home to Core Sets - time spent developing cards playable in every format except Standard (and pioneer ofc) is definitionally time not spent improving that format. It's interesting to hear a Commander player's take however that's a format with an even wider nonrotating card pool than Modern. The creation of new staples in such an environment almost always means power creep; for example, I don't believe the new cycle of "Flare" free spells really have what it takes to last in Modern, but I guess we'll have to see there and at least Free Cultivate is likely more than playable in Commander. It's always fun to get new cards to brew with, especially if they occupy new and interesting niches instead of just being strictly better than existing options, but I can't exactly agree that "this set has more new toys" makes MH3 a "success" while standard sets "fail".

  • @cv4126
    @cv4126 7 днів тому

    Modern Horizons sets are some of my favorites, and all three have great commander staples, but MH3 really feels like Commander Horizons over being a modern set. The first two were clearly more focused on other formats or at least just made cards that are good in all eternal fomats, but the vibe of MH3 is for sure commander. Wizards should learn to balance the design of cards in Modern Horizons sets between being playable in Edh, Modern, and Legacy.

  • @Unknown-qj9sm
    @Unknown-qj9sm 7 днів тому

    I really don’t like the price, and I think the sets need to be powerful pushes the game in some really toxic directions see the incarnation cycle or the flare cycle. However, if we were to cut the bloating fat off these sets we’d have a really cool thing. I love that we can push the direction of modern sideways, we get new decks that could be more or less fun than the old one of the same power level, I just wish they pushed up less I guess.

    • @BlobThoughtsMTG
      @BlobThoughtsMTG 7 днів тому

      Yeah, I agree that the MH price point is a bit high. I should have mentioned in the video, but I'm glad that they learned with the free spell cycle this time. Double pips + a real cost makes them more fair for Commander. As for Modern, I'll defer to the experts on that 😅

  • @Garl_Vinland
    @Garl_Vinland 9 днів тому

    Swapping this out for a homeward path, and the curve I want to hit is 6 anyway

  • @8Smoker8
    @8Smoker8 9 днів тому

    I hate Rhystic, it's way too toxic for casual, but banning cards because of the artist? That's some fascist revisionist sht right there. I can't believe people suggesting to censor art because of the artist's beliefs or even just statements aren't instantly canceled in this "Just" society.

  • @daolothe1043
    @daolothe1043 9 днів тому

    I can’t believe they changed “enters the battlefield” to “enters”, which actually results in a loss of meaningful information, before they changed “cardname” to “this”.

  • @Garl_Vinland
    @Garl_Vinland 10 днів тому

    Enters is slang for sexually entering someone

  • @gauwal
    @gauwal 11 днів тому

    players aren't putting too few lands in their deck tho, in EDH the first mulligan is free, which changes a lot, since you don't need your first hand to be good as much and you have much more time to find your lands anyway with games going so long (I mean an average of 36 might be low, but that includes cedh decks)

    • @thetom341
      @thetom341 11 днів тому

      No, I agree that players are playing too few lands, unless they are also playing 10 ramp spells. One difference between EDH and 60-card Magic is that in EDH you always have an extra "business" card, your commander, that you need mana to cast. So this would also argue in favor of more lands. And the first mulligan being free doesn't mean you should play fewer lands (you want to maximize the best of both hands, which just means maximizing the utility of each hand), it just means you get punished less for it.

  • @zerowolf9938
    @zerowolf9938 11 днів тому

    When it comes to bans I'd like to see more bans like Golos so to speak. They banned him because he was over used and it was leading to a stagnant format. Cards that are used as much as Dockside and Rhystic Study should be banned for the same reason. It's kind of like sol ring. If you're building a deck with red or blue in to color identity you throw Dockside or Rhystic down and then pick your other 98 cards to go in the 99. When cards are so good they are considered auto includes for a deck running that color I think those are the cards that need to be considered for being banned.