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Lord Rumfish's Magic Arena
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Приєднався 5 лют 2023
Explore free-to-play deckbuilding options in Magic: the Gathering Arena, largely focused on Standard best-of-one and limited formats.
How MTG Blocks Created Storytelling and Immersion
A discussion about the storytelling and mechanical implications of the block format in Magic: the Gathering, how it has changed over time, and why we should consider reversing course.
A video I made about how to reverse course without Hasbro: ua-cam.com/video/SL_2qhIBfJo/v-deo.htmlsi=X2igF5Qh8_aQwikL
A video I made about how to reverse course without Hasbro: ua-cam.com/video/SL_2qhIBfJo/v-deo.htmlsi=X2igF5Qh8_aQwikL
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Magic After Hasbro
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Spice8Rack's video I referenced: ua-cam.com/video/m9AvT6mS0xE/v-deo.htmlsi=rMd2yINi97KvJSyb My videos about Wastes of Veldmar (1st set): ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html&si=7ktdz6z9UyXNm8Aw WOV cards at MTG Nexus: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/25410-wastes-of-veldma/?show=cards Videos about Defense of Veldmar (2nd set): ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4g4wRT34TluDssndgt2wNTR.ht...
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Artifacts and Lands
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Don't miss the rest of Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4g4wRT34TluDssndgt2wNTR.html Check out the first expansion of Veldmar block, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html Here is my link for Defense of Veldmar on MTG Nexus: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/26293-defense-of-veldm/?show=cards And for Wastes of Veldmar: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/25...
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Colorless
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Don't miss the rules primer and introduction to Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.html Check out the first expansion of Veldmar block, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Multicolor
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Don't miss the rules primer and introduction to Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.html Check out the first expansion of Veldmar block, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Green
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Don't miss the rules primer and introduction to Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.html Check out the first expansion of Veldmar block, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Red
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Don't miss the rules primer and introduction to Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.html Check out the first expansion of Veldmar block, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Black
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Check out the Defense of Veldmar videos: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.htmlsi=6uJ1Rs32Sp_SSbM8 See all the cards on MTG Nexus: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/26293-defense-of-veldm/?pp=400&list=images&p=1 See the first set Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/YnBL1nLy-Ew/v-deo.htmlsi=Y7Xc7xpm6Eo0PX5c
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: Blue
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Don't miss the set intro and rules primer: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.htmlsi=mYyTJGCa3I4NEO7I If you haven't checked out the first set Wastes of Veldmar, you can start here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html&si=mc4vtxGlywRB9JEW
MTG Defense of Veldmar Full Set Review: White
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Don't miss the set intro and rules primer: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.htmlsi=mYyTJGCa3I4NEO7I If you haven't checked out the first set Wastes of Veldmar, you can start here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6D0T90Q0t4i3_YDKX4EFVZFEd_W-S27M.html&si=mc4vtxGlywRB9JEW
MTG Defense of Veldmar Previews and Design Stories
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Intro video and rules primer for Defense of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/UsLFWLKlpSk/v-deo.htmlsi=_6Z26P_mWwGGo0B3 Full card set on MTG Nexus: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/26293-defense-of-veldm/?show=cards
MTG Custom Set Defense of Veldmar: Factions and Rules Primer
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Link to the videos about the first set, Wastes of Veldmar: ua-cam.com/video/YnBL1nLy-Ew/v-deo.htmlsi=iCRKxBSrSdK8x1Xa View Defense of Veldmar on MTG Nexus: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/26293-defense-of-veldm/?show=cards
The Foundry (Standard Deck Tech and Play)
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Have we been doing Simulacrum Synthesizer all wrong? Maybe a less clever approach is just what it needed! The Foundry Decklist 4 Simulacrum Synthesizer (BIG) 6 16 Island (ELD) 257 2 Worldwalker Helm (BIG) 7 2 Esoteric Duplicator (BIG) 5 4 Blood Servitor (VOW) 252 2 Cartographer's Companion (LCI) 248 2 Circuit Mender (NEO) 242 1 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter (BRO) 237 3 Thran Spider (BRO) 254 ...
Wastes of Veldmar Chapter 1: Steel, Blood, and Crystal
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This is the first story for Wastes of Veldmar, my Magic: the Gathering homebrew expansion. Check out my other videos to learn more. Story Link (text only): docs.google.com/document/d/12lNsop91gnG15AcKXqztBqq1TgJ44S4HM6iuWfrlD9M/edit?usp=sharing Wastes of Veldmar Playlist: ua-cam.com/video/YnBL1nLy-Ew/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Wastes of Veldmar Proxy Opening
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The sound quality / sync in this video is due to the microphone not recording on my usual input, so I had to use the audio track from my cell phone that was recording the cards from above. Still, everything turned out nicely! Download the card images for Wastes of Veldmar: drive.google.com/file/d/1MYQMtqYOd_xO5Bju8ZGzBn3b_ESBm3DT/view?usp=sharing Link to my Wastes of Veldmar page on MTG.Design:...
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Colorless and Land
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Colorless and Land
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Multicolor
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Multicolor
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Green
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Green
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Red
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Red
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Black
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Black
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Blue
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: Blue
Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: White
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Wastes of Veldmar Full Set Review: White
MTG Custom Set Wastes of Veldmar: Factions and Rules Primer
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MTG Custom Set Wastes of Veldmar: Factions and Rules Primer
Just a Mess (Thunder Junction Draft 14)
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Just a Mess (Thunder Junction Draft 14)
Stop Hitting Myself (Standard Deck Tech and Play)
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Stop Hitting Myself (Standard Deck Tech and Play)
Forcing in Draft (Thunder Junction Draft 13)
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Forcing in Draft (Thunder Junction Draft 13)
Flash Wrath (Thunder Junction Draft 12)
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Flash Wrath (Thunder Junction Draft 12)
Because I could not stop for Death (Thunder Junction Draft 11)
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Because I could not stop for Death (Thunder Junction Draft 11)
If you don't like place holder AI art, put your money where your mouth is and donate some free art to replace it.
I think letting Foundations stick around for 5 years as intended is a more interesting idea. As for this project, sign me up! I’ll try it out once Standard loses its Magic sets.
Excellent! And yes, Foundations seems fine to me, I can work with it.
I miss blocks more than anything
Well, I'm almost done with creating a block myself, if you're interested.
Can't finish this today, but writing this to bookmark my spot. I want to craft a true comment, but this is something I care for
Take your time, friend, and welcome.
This sounds like an excellent idea, I'm into it, just keep us all posted.
Will do! Right now I'm still finishing out the 3rd set of the block. I had an artist reach out to donate a couple of pieces, so maybe someday it won't all be AI art if that keeps happening.
Whoah, whaoh, whoah I can only get so erect. I'm your humble devotee. Whatever it is you need to make take up the torch to do just say the word commander.
News flash. "Trading" otherwise known as bartering is still capialism. Everyones just been brainwahsed to believe using only one currency at threat of imprisonment if you dont and having a central bank decide the interest rate for everyone's money isn't capitalism. Anyway nice video good ideas.
Thank you. Yeah, I'm not trying to replace capitalism, just avoid legal tangles.
I would be interested in at giving one art piece for this set, I am pretty good at art.
Would you like to pick the card, or do you want suggestions from me? Because I would love to replace the AI art with real art.
@@lordrumfishsmagicarena271also I feel that the “chronosiphon” should be 0 mana for some as impactful as skipping a turn, comparing it to the pact cards. But maybe I am wrong
@@lordrumfishsmagicarena271I could take some suggestions
And is there any other platform you would like to move this conversation to
@@deathandroses3861 Discord maybe? I'm Lord Rumfish there as well.
I’ve been interested in making a Universes Beyond block set for either D&D or Warhammer 40K (or even Warhammer) Ravenloft or Dark Sun would have so much damn flavor…also DragonLance. Looks like you are doing some great work, keep it up!
Thanks! Veldmar does tie in to D&D due to the influence of the Far Realm and illithids, and one of the races of Veldmar are dark elves (lacking ties to Lolth). In the long run I would consider Adventures in the Forgotten Realms to be canon, which opens up other planes from roleplaying games.
Honestly a really cool idea, and I also love the cards. Sadly I don't live in the U.S, but I really do think you've got a cool idea and I hope it works out.
Thank you very much!
Wow this is really cool. I have no idea where Ill be in a year but I love the idea. I was recently wondering about this same sort of idea, just taking a game and running with it regardless of what the company says. Seems like more and more communities end up having to do that these days.
Netrunner is a good example of a game that "died" yet the community refused to let it die. Magic might keep going, but I think it has room for offshoots.
@lordrumfishsmagicarena271 definitely, but I think ground work should be laid now for it. I think you should try getting the word out, try to get a larger mtg content creator to help you advertise it and participate in the event. That kind of outreach could really make your idea take off.
@@robweb2928 I'm going to try. I'm brand new to organizing events and advertising, so there's a learning curve to get past. I'm not sure how I get the right person's attention yet.
even if they did care about play test cards, they cant sue all of us lol
I won a tournament on a cheap Hymn to Tourach deck. It is shockingly powerful when combined with those 2/2 black flying creatures that remove cards from your hands.
This set is cool. What is it? How to play?
It's a custom Magic: the Gathering set. You can either proxy them (using a marker, or a printer, or a proxy card website like PrintingProxies), or one day I might figure out how to get it imported on a simulator like Tabletop Simulator or Cockatrice. All of the card images can be found at MTG Nexus here if you want to make fancy proxies: www.mtgnexus.com/customcards/26293-defense-of-veldm/?show=cards
Also: if you're near the area of northern or central Kentucky, we could have a 2-player Winston draft or an 8-person draft pod.
damn the ai art looks so bad
Well, a blank black box wouldn't be much to look at either. It's just a kind of placeholder because I don't have the resources to get real art. It breaks up the monotony of looking at a bunch of text.
@@lordrumfishsmagicarena271 Yeah I wouldn't worry about it, at least if you can't find any existing art which matches the feel of your set
Would be fun to see some draft, sealed and/or matches using your set(s).
Definitely! I have some proxies ready from the first set, but I haven't tried to film live play yet. There's also some platforms like Cockatrice where custom sets can be played. I've thought about trying to get into MSEM (Magic Set Editor Modern), I've just been a little shy to get started.
@@lordrumfishsmagicarena271 Sounds like fun! Best of luck! 😁
Maybe you should think about replacing your vanish keyword with the identical devour keyword.
The keyword on Caldera Hellion? I don't understand, devour isn't in my set. And by vanish, do you mean banish?
Your sets are quite interesting! I love the flavour and ideas you have. Maybe MSEM (Magic Set Editor Modern) would be of interest to you as a format/project :) It is a custom set eternal format/community. ua-cam.com/video/3rxk-K5SqVw/v-deo.html Edit: Im not affiliated, just have come across videos from both you and them. :)
Thanks for the heads up, I'll give it a look. Also, thank you for your kind words!
Well done Lord Rumfish! Good story and well told.
Thank you very much. ^_^
Well, that was fun. As you know, I don't follow much of the fantasy world stories, but you are an amazing writer with an awesome reading voice. Good job!
Thank you kindly. ^_^
20:00 Great video, but I would say Up the beanstalk is a bad example because it is an outlier, and was banned for being too good. Green is good at drawing cards, but that effect mostly is, and should be, stapled to creature synergies. P.S. Very well said about how Candy trail is great velocity for progressing through the beginning, middle, and late game stages! I hit mythic for the first time this season using mostly aggro decks, but I really enjoy mid range and I want to dip my toes further into control. I plan on making a 3 or 4 -color control deck and I am considering adding Candy trail to it, specifically because of this video
Yeah, Up the Beanstalk is very strong, I was trying to use cards in standard as examples. Augur of Autumn might have been a better example of a way green accelerates velocity (it can be card advantage too, it just doesn't have to be). Candy Trail should make a 3-, 4-, or 5-color control deck a lot more consistent, happy brewing.
I think the amount of velocity a card gives you is also related to how many different abilities are in your deck. Phoenix seems like it would have a lot of velocity but all the cards do the same thing
Context matters, yes.
Good concept
Thanks!
I am loving the more philosophical questions. I could describe velocity as card "agility" or "nimbleness". You improve card quality rather than quantity. I have heard the metaphor of "filtering" your hand a lot as well, similar to your churning/thinning terminology.
Yeah, I've heard it called filtering as well. Glad you enjoyed the video! I'll keep doing a mix of content.
This is super cool! I can appreciate how much work this must have taken.
Thank you! It was quite a bit of work, but after doing this once, I feel like doing it again will be much easier.
Fantastic! Love the setting you’ve crafted for this and for the different groups. Can’t wait to see the rest of the cards!
I love the enthusiasm! I'd love to hear your thoughts on the different color sections, or what you think of the factions (that might have to wait until after multicolor).
Ive been building a set based off of the stormlight archive. Glad I'm not the only one mad enough to try this.
Game design is a lot of fun, it's almost scratching the same itch that deckbuilding does.
Very cool! Glad UA-cam recommended this to me, even if I’m no longer actively playing MtG. Very fun watch, and I appreciated all the detail you gave when discussing the design decisions you made.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
I do not and will never object to AI art for a fan project made for fun, especially if you dont plan to profit. Would it be cooler to have art done by a real person? Yes, but it so heavily outweighed by practicality I don't see the harm.
Thanks. Yeah, there's no money in this project, I'm making a final pass on editing the set and then I'm going to release the files for free to anyone who wants to proxy it or otherwise use it.
1:02:21 "Thriving Grove"
Ahh, it looks like it's never been printed in a real set, that would explain why I don't recognize it. So, it will be a functional reprint, that's fine.
Ive had some similar ideas but i haven't tested it. One I like a lot, at least in theory, is nahiris warcrafting. If you hit your Servitor with it, you can look at the top 4 cards and choose 1 to pay that turn while dealing 5 to your foes' face.
Hey, good idea. That would be worth testing, other than the Servitor itself the deck is a bit light on card draw / selection.
Cool to see a fun way to use barbed servitor!
Thanks! That card had me scratching my head from the moment I laid eyes on it.
Well, they had something... 😀
No doubt.
Pure moments of ZEN,lol. Remarkable patience...I would have puked after the last game.
At that point I was just resigned, and the opponent's draw was comical. Put me out of my misery quickly. 😆💀
Glad you were suggested. A nice chill stream.
Thank you. ^_^
Your "golden pack" progress is notable too, as you want to use your common and uncommon wildcards on the most current set first as they will be the ones to get vault percentage as you progress towards the golden pack
Yes, that's a good point.
These were some cool games! Very neat to see how Cruel Ultimatum dictated the interaction uniquely in each game. Most opponents crumble under all that value evidently. I played my first premier draft yesterday. Lost two games and then won three before finally losing the last game--what a rush!
Don't forget the 10-point life swing, the card is a killer all the way around. Glad to hear you're trying draft! It can be frustrating at times, but it's one of the most fun formats once you get into it.
This is a good deck build. Fitting the most colors is quiet hard in my aspect.
Thank you! ^_^
Glad you got to go to your prelease! I had fun at mine too. Building the deck was a lot of fun and took me out of my comfort zone a bit. My promo card was Marchesa, Dealer of Death. Between her and some great value like Intimidation Campaign, Greed's Gambit, Ionize, and Slick Sequence I ended up making a Grixis crime/control deck that played pretty well. Looking forward to building an EDH deck with Marchesa. I also pulled that mana drain after the event! So exciting. I'm so excited about this limited format that I bought a box to do some paper drafts with friends, and I look forward to grinding some drafts on MTG Arena
Glad to hear it! OTJ reminds me of March of the Machine with all of the color fixing and crazy bombs everywhere, so this could be one of my favorite draft formats. Marchesa is a good one, I definitely would have run her in the deck if I'd gotten her.
There are no best format for F2P in this game once the rigging kicks in. Which is in every single game.
I started playing Arena at least 3 weeks ago. My assessment is, it is very rigged. Then someone suggested me to try MTGO. It looks very basic compared to MTGA but it has fair play.
I'm curious in what way it feels rigged. In my experience the matchmaking system is the part that feels unnatural, like it sometimes chooses purposefully good or bad match-ups that are outliers in the metagame.
@@TheLordRumfish not feel. I actually see it. Like apponents always goes first (the most obvious). And mana short and flooding the draw for up to 10 turns. If you played Paper MTG for years like me you will know this kind of shuffle rarely happens. But it casually happens in MTGA game.
Great video ! But you gotta show us the games brother ! Peace
I'm working on it. I was interrupted while making the video, so I'm going to add a post-edit section where I talk about real life interference with your Magic game.
Play boosters ruined draft. Normal players dont want more foils and rares they want a comprehensible and cohesive game play with their friends.
It is interesting to me how different draft is now, when you think about draft in the context of block formats. You'd have to create a plan for how to navigate the two smaller sets in packs 2 and 3 (then they reversed the order, then they did away with block formats), overall it was skill testing in a different way and had more storytelling elements. Modern drafts feel more like chaos drafts, where every booster could derail your gameplan with Mana Drain or some other wild card that throws you off-color.
I'm old enough to have been playing in store tournaments when Hymn to Tourach was legal in Type 2 (now standard). I think they finally had to restrict that card to 1 per/deck. At this point, it's currently banned in all but Legacy and Vintage. They either have to nerf it (maybe 1 card at random) or auto-restrict/ban it right out of the gate. If they let it go as-is in standard, they're going to re-learn the lesson of history. The straight up 2 for 1 is bad enough, but the random selection just puts it over the top. It's a terrible Magic card. I played mostly W Weenie at the time and Javelinier and Order of Leitbur were staples in that deck Aside from Hymn, at the time, Fallen Empires was considered a "dud" set, with none of the broken cards like we saw in Alpha/Beta/Unlimited, Arabian Knights and Legends. It will be interesting to see how these old cards interact with the newer sets.
That would be an interesting world. Happy April Fools' Day! ^_^
@@lordrumfishsmagicarena271You got me! I must say your commitment to the prank was impressive. Producing over 4 hours of content to sell the ruse. Kudos to you, good sir.
@@mikemichal7181 Maybe someone can use the content to create a Fallen Empires draft cube?
nice video :)
Thank you! ^_^
Dark Ritual. Dark Ritual. Hymn to tourach. Hymn to tourach. Rack. I loved that opening hand
Mind Twist and Hypnotic Specter were classics too, when I was taught how to play Magic by a friend he hadn't bought new cards in years so I got to experience all that in black, Mana Drain and Stasis in blue, Lightning Bolt and Ball Lightning in red. Somehow I was still drawn to green as a color!
Why standard!? Thats dumb
Happy April Fools' Day!
The effort is unparalleled and hopefully it can make you feel a little better that you absolutely made someones day with this concept!
Well that's nice to hear. ^_^
Nice try 😂
I have a bridge to sell you too! ... it got hit by a container ship.