I'm guessing they have already approached you to do commentary for limited at Pro Tours, GPs, and what not and you're just not available. No one goes more into depth pick to pick, and play to play in any draft video. Thanks for the great video, and fantastic commentary to go with it. Well done.
i'm actually happy we got to see Ben forced to go off the beaten path due to a subpar offering of cards. Knowing when to go for the risky strategy to salvage a deck that otherwise would have too low a power level is also an important skill to cultivate in draft, and we don't get to see it often
I am not defending Jhoira as the right p1p1 but for consistency reasons. But Jhoira -> squee -> surveyor into second squee and the easy splash of 2 Yawgmoth's vile offerings with squee as a legendary thats impossible to get rid of. It could have been pretty nice!
I don't think he had much choice, his choices were pretty limiting he had to force the vile offerings. He did miss that mirari's can't get vile offering because it gets exiled, so the 4R removal was probably a better pick with that information in mind
it doesn't really get more spikey then this draft. he ended up with a whacky deck but (like he said) not because he wanted to but that's where the draft led him by him taking what he considers the optimal cards. or to put it in other words he would have drafted exactly the same in the pro tour.
Ben missed a free attack with his Phantom through the Urgoros a turn or two earlier. Didn't get to see if it mattered. Or for that matter opp was under-utilizing his Shield because if he moves it to the ice wall it bricks the Phantom, which is most of his clock.
This is going to sound harsh but; some people have very weak egos. In my opinion he felt he was starting to lose, if he quits then he can claim it was because his opponents deck was 'unfun' and he hasn't been beaten, just decided to quit. It's the same mentality in multiplayer games when someone stops playing rather than fight and potentially lose. It's also very immature, I have no respect for the G3 opponent
Do you think it was possibly correct to play only one Vile Offering, or at least to side one out sometimes? It does nothing without a legend, and it's very easy for it to be stuck in your hand.
During the last match when they had urgoros with the shield, you could've offered the trade with lingering phantom as the 5 damage the phantom would've dealt would be reduced to 3 which would be a trade.
P1p4. What makes course better than grow where u could be 4-5 color good stuff or jugs that goes in any deck. Are u biased to uw in this format? Ididnt feel knew what colors where open and grow provides more color options.
You don't generally go into a color initially for the mana fixing. That might allow you to play 4-5 colors, but if you don't have other good cards in that color you are essentially splashing for fixing, and that doesn't actually make your deck better. So grow might be a strong pick if you already have 1 or 2 good green cards, but not as your first green card when your first picks are black, blue, and a card that already enables fixing without requiring an additional color.
"This is a hand Luis would be proud of, 4 colors 3 swamps and a plains" this is my highlight of the video
I'm guessing they have already approached you to do commentary for limited at Pro Tours, GPs, and what not and you're just not available. No one goes more into depth pick to pick, and play to play in any draft video. Thanks for the great video, and fantastic commentary to go with it. Well done.
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That is genius!
i'm actually happy we got to see Ben forced to go off the beaten path due to a subpar offering of cards. Knowing when to go for the risky strategy to salvage a deck that otherwise would have too low a power level is also an important skill to cultivate in draft, and we don't get to see it often
love how last round opp first says "i respect 4 color greed"... followed by the end of the match saying "i hate control"
A Dominaria draft video in the twilight of M19 draft format? I ain't even mad. Great draft content from Ben Stark, as always.
It's because world championship is DOM draft and not M19 draft
@Geowall - Sweet, what a great decision.
I started drafting the Jhoira deck that could have been. Man was it lovely.
soulresuscitate Jhoira with double squee would have been nuts. I could see ending up in Grixis, splashing Yawgmouth’s Barton
In this episode of DOM Draft, Ben Stark accidentally drafts a meme deck. He proceeds to kick ass because he's Ben freaking Stark.
I am not defending Jhoira as the right p1p1 but for consistency reasons. But Jhoira -> squee -> surveyor into second squee and the easy splash of 2 Yawgmoth's vile offerings with squee as a legendary thats impossible to get rid of. It could have been pretty nice!
Ben is normally pretty serious and spiky, so it was cool to see him go a little off the rails with this draft.
I don't think he had much choice, his choices were pretty limiting he had to force the vile offerings. He did miss that mirari's can't get vile offering because it gets exiled, so the 4R removal was probably a better pick with that information in mind
it doesn't really get more spikey then this draft. he ended up with a whacky deck but (like he said) not because he wanted to but that's where the draft led him by him taking what he considers the optimal cards. or to put it in other words he would have drafted exactly the same in the pro tour.
You keep talking about getting vile offering back with conjecture, but it exiles itself after you cast it
he can dump it with Dark Bargain
:/
Pretty strong green picks in first draft round. Interesting direction this went in.
I really have no idea why the opponent conceded the last game
"i draft to not deal with controlly decks, absolutly not fun to play against, nasty draft deck, gl next round"
Ben missed a free attack with his Phantom through the Urgoros a turn or two earlier. Didn't get to see if it mattered.
Or for that matter opp was under-utilizing his Shield because if he moves it to the ice wall it bricks the Phantom, which is most of his clock.
This is going to sound harsh but; some people have very weak egos. In my opinion he felt he was starting to lose, if he quits then he can claim it was because his opponents deck was 'unfun' and he hasn't been beaten, just decided to quit. It's the same mentality in multiplayer games when someone stops playing rather than fight and potentially lose.
It's also very immature, I have no respect for the G3 opponent
We need more Ben Stark!
Sounds like he's drafting in a day-care kitchen
Please do pro-tour commentary
@@henkdachief that's not stopping lsv, but then again Ben actually has a realistic chance of getting into top 8 ;)
Do you think it was possibly correct to play only one Vile Offering, or at least to side one out sometimes? It does nothing without a legend, and it's very easy for it to be stuck in your hand.
Do you record in an elementary school cafeteria?
Yes! The return of a good format!
You're so casual about submitting 41 card decks but never talk about it lol
1:42:52 he can block the aven with his 0/4 and not lose it, right?
I thought that too but the enchantment makes it lose flying.
That deck is a work of art)
What a punt taking Vile Offering #2 over the Tome. What deck with 6+ premium removal turns down inevitability.
This draft was recorded in channel fireball's breakroom
What's all the background noise? :S
good salty ending
During the last match when they had urgoros with the shield, you could've offered the trade with lingering phantom as the 5 damage the phantom would've dealt would be reduced to 3 which would be a trade.
One of those creatures has flying and the other doesn't.
Jared Armstrong Hence why he would be the one offering a trade...
P1p4. What makes course better than grow where u could be 4-5 color good stuff or jugs that goes in any deck. Are u biased to uw in this format? Ididnt feel knew what colors where open and grow provides more color options.
You don't generally go into a color initially for the mana fixing. That might allow you to play 4-5 colors, but if you don't have other good cards in that color you are essentially splashing for fixing, and that doesn't actually make your deck better. So grow might be a strong pick if you already have 1 or 2 good green cards, but not as your first green card when your first picks are black, blue, and a card that already enables fixing without requiring an additional color.
it's way better to know what your bombs are and have colourless fixing, than to go green just for fixing
4-5 color good stuff isn't a thing
LOL. And what did stark build? 4 color good stuff.
I would have taken shivan fire because then he’s sending stronger signals
Mate, you recording this in the bathroom or something?
Good god. Match 1 game 2.
Should have taken
great commentary! please improve audio quality
Agreed, love his views but that sink and microwave are pretty loud
Ridiculous