Upgrading the Pioneer Challenger Decks

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  • @CardmarketMagic
    @CardmarketMagic  2 роки тому +2

    Find the Challenger decks here:
    www.cardmarket.com/Magic/Products/Preconstructed-Decks/Pioneer-Challenger-Decks-2022-Izzet-Phoenix
    www.cardmarket.com/Magic/Products/Preconstructed-Decks/Pioneer-Challenger-Decks-2022-Pioneer-Gruul-Stompy
    www.cardmarket.com/Magic/Products/Preconstructed-Decks/Pioneer-Challenger-Decks-2022-Pioneer-Dimir-Control
    www.cardmarket.com/Magic/Products/Preconstructed-Decks/Pioneer-Challenger-Decks-2022-Orzhov-Humans

  • @aaronw1026
    @aaronw1026 2 роки тому +13

    CardMarket is one of the best channels for competitive mtg content these days. Keep up the good work!

  • @zurreal8087
    @zurreal8087 2 роки тому +79

    Seeing Thoralf sit so much closer to the camera than Jamin is always pretty funny.
    I actually had the pleasure of meeting Thoralf Severin a couple weeks ago at YCS Dortmund. One thing that fans of the channel may not realize is that he’s 179 cm (5’ 10”) tall. It’s just that everyone else in the office is quite unreasonably large.

    • @huckthatdish
      @huckthatdish 2 роки тому +11

      Holy shit, are they giants?

    • @Chaylubb
      @Chaylubb 2 роки тому +12

      Lol having only seen one picture of him and the videos on this channel I feel like there's no way he's 5' 10" unless every other person on this channel is like 6'6"

    • @kazen16
      @kazen16 2 роки тому

      Wow 😳

    • @ChilliCheesus
      @ChilliCheesus 2 роки тому

      No way! Now I also wanna meet Thoralf in Reallife. I always thought he is way smaller than me 😂

    • @lorisbach9905
      @lorisbach9905 2 роки тому +4

      Sorry, but googling Thoralf, it looks just wrong. In all the picture, he is more or less a head smaller than everyone else. He is at most 160cm.

  • @CanadianPianoMan
    @CanadianPianoMan 2 роки тому +45

    Unsure when this was recorded, but the Gruul Stompy list does have a lot of the core cards that make up the Gruul Vehicles deck that has been putting up decent results since Regional Championship weekend. Skysovereign, Esika's Chariot, Stormseeker, and Akroan War alongside Embercleave and some creature lands like you mentioned are most of what you need to round out the deck.

    • @Griever49
      @Griever49 2 роки тому +4

      yeah, most of the base of the deck is there, pretty much you just have to change the big threats for others, I would personally keep the couple questing beasts tho, those are always good

    • @gareth4009
      @gareth4009 2 роки тому

      On top if this, the challenger decks were made before RG Atarka took off so it’s not really built around that sort of suite either.

  • @chaeritea
    @chaeritea 2 роки тому +151

    It's honestly insulting that the izzet phoenix deck doesn't have 4 phoenixes in it. Come on WOTC I shouldn't have to buy two precons just to have a playset of the namesake card. Stop acting like your arbitrarily rare cardboard is expensive for you to print.

    • @DraconicWF
      @DraconicWF 2 роки тому +2

      The two phoenixes was the same for the original standard precon, so at least it’s nothing new.

    • @williamw8590
      @williamw8590 2 роки тому +7

      shouldve had 4 phoenix and they all should've had at LEAST 2 shocks and one or 2 fastlands

    • @returningwhisper
      @returningwhisper 2 роки тому

      Completely agree.

    • @DonRaynor
      @DonRaynor 2 роки тому +4

      @@williamw8590 you're right, if players are Wizards actual customers.
      But we're not. The main customer of Lizards of the Coast is card market speculators. They buy set and collectors boxes in way excess to those who play the cards.

    • @benzpinto
      @benzpinto 2 роки тому

      no wotc doesn’t acknowledge or care about the secondary market!! eat my foot

  • @eatmoretidepods2499
    @eatmoretidepods2499 2 роки тому +8

    Please keep up all the pioneer content, deck upgrades, gameplay, and analysis! Loving the content

  • @hickersonb123
    @hickersonb123 2 роки тому +6

    Love the content and the channel. I am from US. I can say one of the best channels for pioneer as well as other formats. Love the live card play. There aren’t a whole lot of channels out there doing that these days. Keep up the great content guys. 👊

  • @oldmanmucsi527
    @oldmanmucsi527 2 роки тому +3

    I would love to see different tiers of upgrades for the decks. Then gameplay with the new upgrades.

  • @Flip4Crypt
    @Flip4Crypt 2 роки тому +1

    Just found your channel recently and have been watching tons of your content
    Thank you for all of the stuff you put out!
    I literally bought the Phoenix deck and was very excited to try it and was sad that I had to purchase 2 more phoenixes let alone actually add upgrades

  • @Lemon_Sage9999
    @Lemon_Sage9999 Рік тому +1

    Every day, I learn something new about Questing Beast. Today, apparently, it's legendary 🤣

  • @newworldsound
    @newworldsound 2 роки тому +6

    I got lost in Thoralf’s eyes at 0:18

  • @davidthomas1791
    @davidthomas1791 2 роки тому

    Thanks you guys really help a new player who is really growing to love love love this game

  • @PJB-bh8bn
    @PJB-bh8bn Рік тому +2

    Need a couple great henges in gruul stompy if you have the means too

  • @TheWaffletron9000
    @TheWaffletron9000 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the tips! Definitely been eyeing that phoenix precon!

  • @robindubois6664
    @robindubois6664 2 роки тому +2

    9:31 why the music going absolutely ham?

  • @Y0kAiS
    @Y0kAiS 2 роки тому +2

    I like control so I’m probably going dimir. 😮

  • @kheliaal
    @kheliaal Рік тому

    8:54 I’m sorry, but wouldn’t this be Disallow, as it stops triggered and activated abilities?

  • @Pravinoz
    @Pravinoz 2 роки тому +1

    17:41 Thoralf?

  • @2007Shockwave
    @2007Shockwave 2 роки тому +1

    My thoughts on upgrading the Dimir Control: When I saw the decklist I had a different direction I was thinking of taking the deck. Play off of the Shark Typhoon (and pick up another copy or two) as the possible wincon and toss in cards that can synergize with the graveyard aspect of the deck like Tolarian Terror (which can work well with Typhoon as well). This change may go in a more midrange direction but doesn't clash with the suggestions here.
    The only question is what to cut.

  • @deevad8119
    @deevad8119 2 роки тому

    Guys. Love the content for sure. Keep it up.
    PS : lower the music please it' hard to concentrate on what you are saying.

  • @nadinefarber3464
    @nadinefarber3464 2 роки тому

    Great Video, helped me so much! Thank you! One Question: How many Hopeful Initiatives, Adeline and Extraction Specialist should i put in the Human Deck? :)

  • @emidex8721
    @emidex8721 2 роки тому +3

    the person that did the music selection is based

  • @ha7e777
    @ha7e777 2 роки тому +6

    Oh I think the best way to upgrade gruul is sell all those Questing Beast, chandras, Glorybringers and go with gruul boats. Skysovereigns and chariots are op

    • @natebullock6555
      @natebullock6555 2 роки тому +2

      Questing beasts are the best part of the deck 🔥

  • @alexandercanazachambi9744
    @alexandercanazachambi9744 2 роки тому

    specific feedback...... thoralf has such beautiful eyes 🤩

  • @archma9e_879
    @archma9e_879 2 роки тому

    Didn't Toffel mean Disallow as an alternative for a 3 mana counterspell in Dimir control ( he talks about countering a trigger)

  • @Chaoslorden
    @Chaoslorden 2 роки тому +1

    Wasn't there a deck with goldspan dragon in it too?

  • @RyanDeLaTorre
    @RyanDeLaTorre 2 роки тому

    Do you have recommendations of which deck pair would work best as duel decks? (The video from last year went through how well the different precon decks were matched against each other.)

  • @ElGrandeFatso
    @ElGrandeFatso 2 роки тому +1

    You guys forgot to set "Lose all your friends" as a condition for control players.

  • @tbomb50
    @tbomb50 2 роки тому +1

    The gruul deck can also easily pivot into Possibility Storm Combo

    • @KebbieG
      @KebbieG 2 роки тому

      I play that deck often on my channel. Such a sweet deck

  • @Zeecarver
    @Zeecarver 2 роки тому

    we got shouted out!!

  • @francescognerre2408
    @francescognerre2408 2 роки тому

    I am choosing to go down the thing in the ice road because honestly, I only have 3 copies of ledger shredder (3 copies from my 2 prerelease events, very lucky) and they are all very happy in 2 commander decks and my cube, and I do not want to spend money on more copies

  • @talamran7499
    @talamran7499 2 роки тому

    gruul mid/vehicles is actually a real (tier 2) deck so a playset of skysovereign and chariots could the way to upgrade. also I don't what about you but a full playset of a big delve spell might be too much for a deck that doesn't actively fill the graveyard and especially when memory deluge nets more card while also digging deeper, control doesn't need the fast 2-mana effective draw spell because they have the time to spend like you said so a bigger draw spell that is more mana hungry should be better.

  • @simplyantihype
    @simplyantihype 2 роки тому

    ty

  • @maltepetersen9064
    @maltepetersen9064 2 роки тому

    Frage an die Deutschen, wenn man bei Arena Open Geld macht fällt da 30% quellensteuer an . Gibt es eine Möglichkeit einen Teil wieder zurück zu bekommen ?

    • @CardmarketMagic
      @CardmarketMagic  2 роки тому +1

      Ja, es werden dir 30% abgezogen. Die kannst du komplett durch eine USA Steuererklärung (+itin) wegen des double tax treaty wiederbekommen.
      -T

    • @maltepetersen9064
      @maltepetersen9064 2 роки тому

      @@CardmarketMagic vielen Dank ! Da setze ich mich direkt mal dran .

  • @Ragnarok633
    @Ragnarok633 2 роки тому

    So to sum it up...ask my parents for a card market gift card cuz I'm gonna need some untapped dual lands?

  • @valvadis2360
    @valvadis2360 2 роки тому

    Why not update Gruul Stompy to Gruul Vehicles?

  • @mms4382
    @mms4382 2 роки тому

    Neither Thoralf or the editor noticed that scrying with Dissolve will not help with triggers. Maybe Disallow would work better ;)

  • @jaundicedmisanthrope7817
    @jaundicedmisanthrope7817 2 роки тому

    Nice content as always 👌
    if you wanna make some popular casual content, how about a few rounds of gartic phone with the whole squad?

  • @NoKingButChrist
    @NoKingButChrist 2 роки тому +1

    Gruul stompy can’t be a tier 1 deck? Has no one heard of Gruul vehicles doing great lately?

    • @NateBullock-ow6on
      @NateBullock-ow6on Рік тому

      The hell it wasn't I don't know about the silly vehicle version but the questing beast/embercleave version was 💯💯

  • @timmyturner6478
    @timmyturner6478 2 роки тому +1

    Maybe turn the music down next time. It was pretty distracting😅

  • @evetrevena4309
    @evetrevena4309 2 роки тому

    I don't want to like since it is 666 right now but thanks for the video.

  • @jari5790
    @jari5790 2 роки тому +4

    Pionner

  • @rinsimplify9107
    @rinsimplify9107 2 роки тому +1

    giveaway please hehe

  • @A_Wise_Monkey
    @A_Wise_Monkey 2 роки тому +1

    I think this video is too generic. Not useful for someone who bought a precon