I want Merch! Pretty Deece always has something interesting to say about Magic. In an era of content overload and copycats, its great to get something different and informative.
I WANT MERCH! Rhystic Studies gives amazing content on the themes and stories of Magic, but only Pretty Deece gives us such excellent snapshots of it's history; which is just as important
Snapcaster mage and dark confidant being relatively unplayable in modern after the subsequent releases of modern horizons and modern horizons ii is a pretty telling sign that something is messed up with those sets. Loved the history lesson, I love getting more pretty deece!
I think that Terry Soh's card would actually have been quite powerful as designed, as you could build your deck to take advantage of it. I'd see it played in some sort of low to the ground aggro deck. You also get the advantage of playing your cards on your turn, then activating it.
Glad to see someone gets it. Not only is the original card more aggressively costed, the templating of the ability both allows it both to activate the turn it drops _and_ still swing in on following turns before or after triggering regardless... Not to mention it doesn't even specify non-lands! This would allow the wielder to potentially disrupt the opponent's mana as early as turn 2, which is exactly the kind of backbreaking tempo swing aggressive decks crave the opportunity to punish. WOTC's downgrade is a fucking travesty compared to what could have been, all it really needed to fit in the set it was printed for was a red mana symbol in the casting cost. That's it, just leave the text box alone and let Rakdos have a chaotic minion truly capable of wreaking the kind of dangerously volatile havoc his guild ought to have been rightly feared for. P.S I played this card as a 4 of when it was released. As the top of the curve in a deck that sought to play as low to the ground as possible, my hope was to cast it as basically my last card after deploying a full grip's worth of 1 mana spells and break the parity of the ability by simply having nothing left for the opponent to take in return by the time I activated it. Given that I invested in a swag-af looking but otherwise lackluster playset of Beta Unholy Strength as one of the other cornerstones of the deck, it ultimately didn't go well at all... A three drop that died to Pyroclasm was just an awful place to be at the time in general, easily one of the most disappointing decks I ever had the misfortune of putting together.
Thank you so much for your coverage of the highest level of magic. As someone who started in 2020, there are decades of history I have already read about and much of that has been thanks to Pretty Deece. I hope you continue it for a long time Jon.
Just discovered this channel. I’ve been a fan on Jon Bois for years, and seeing an MTG version of the format that you’ve tailored to your own style is legendary. Godspeed
I adore this series, it’s like a friend sitting down with you, sharing stories from before your time about a shared hobby you both love. Watching old MTG coverage clips is a reoccurring hobby for me, and I loved hearing Jon walk through the odds for Nassif’s survival from Ignite Memories, and *now* I get to learn about old tournies and how cards like sad robot and Bob came into existence? Sick!
It's interesting that a few of these are just straight-up iconic at this point. Particularly Solemn Simulacrum (in nearly every commander precon at this point), Dark Confidant, and Snapcaster
Got me scared for bit there being the first. Always great to see more pretty deece! Been doing what I can to buy cards through the link when I can too!
Sylvan safekeeper can also be found in the occasional commander deck, since it’s sometimes a slower game with more ramp creature decks can afford to lose the lands for protection (as a sidenote, love your videos, always good to see them)
I absolutely love this series, I have it on repeat while I design cards myself (I study game design in college). If I had to give a critique though, please bring back the kind of music used in your older videos, I find myself getting completely absorbed in the mood. Regardless, thank you very much for these masterpieces.
I remember reading Chris Pikula’s recap in, I think it was InQuest? It first made me aware of the Invitational. I vaguely recall that he got the deck that won him the Invitational from someone else and they made some kind of agreement? My old man brain isn’t quite sure.
I love that every single player in these invitationals gets named fully. I dont know any of them, i wont bother remembering them, but for old school fans im sure its fun to wax nostalgic about it.
I wish there was like, an old border commander format that had a presence at tourneys (now that they're back). Only old border cards or cards that were printed in old border, since old border cards can be quite expensive compared to reprints. I started in Mirrodin, and the older border cards always held like, almost a mystical allure when I'd see an older deck. Kilnmouth Dragon seemed like a true boogeyman due to its frame alone to me. Seeing all of these old-school cards makes me kind of pine for that feeling again.
I WANT MERCH! It's good to see more pretty decent. Especially covering one of my favorite events in mtg history. Sometimes I wish the invitational would come back.
GP Chicago was team sealed day 1. 8 rounds with 2 diffrent sealed pools. Then day 2 it was not 1 not 2 not 3 but 4 Rochester drafts. Rochester drafting 4 times is mind melting!!
Oh wow. Pretty Deece still exists. That was/is the only reason for my to watch this channel since the rest is not my type of content. Good to know - I really loved the Kamigawa defence :D
It's such a shame they don't do invitationals any more, getting the honour of designing a card is every players' dream! If WOTC didn't hate fun, they'd bring back invitationals, or never would have stopped them in the first place.
I WANT MERCH. I'd love to see some pretty Deece shirts. If they made one with just the phrase: "It has a "dies" trigger, NOICE!" I would absolutely buy that.
I love how almost all of these cards are strong and super playable, but not busted and unfair. Really shows how knowing the game very well also improves your design abilities for that game
I’m surprised more time wasn’t spent of Finkels Invitational experience, especially since the format was Auction of Champions and the current world champ used the first ever world champ deck to beat out everyone, even guys playing Academy!
I love these. Any possibility of covering the #Goyfgate incident or Nassif’s 61 card deck for those of us who know, but Donny quite understand the whole story?
@@tcgplayercom That is fair. Both have to do with risk vs reward. The 61 card deck is an interesting story, but I also want someone to remind people that "rare drafting" isn't the best strategy.
I loved watching Mike Long play, I still have my faithful recreation of his PT Paris winning Prosbloom deck I break out on special occasions. Still haven’t lost with that monster. Might be an unpopular opinion, but he’s my second favorite pro to watch play only behind Our Lord and Saviour Patrick Chapin.
Auction of the People sounds like something people I know would do with their multiple Pauper or Commander decks. What an interesting variant! Also, I'm sad some champions don't have playable cards. Maybe if they got downshifted to Pauper it would help? Although to be fair, I doubt Rakdos Augermage would be played anywhere...
Pretty good!
hey thanks
did Meddling Mage just name "Pretty Deece"?
Yes! More pretty deece!
This plus a rhystic studies yesterday, we're doing good for magic content.
exactly what i was thinking! haha
that rhystic studies was so good
a renaissance of MTG content creation
So...Darwin Kastle won in 1988, a whole 5 years before the game existed, damn he truly was a wizard!
I want Merch! Pretty Deece always has something interesting to say about Magic. In an era of content overload and copycats, its great to get something different and informative.
i love you
I WANT MERCH! Rhystic Studies gives amazing content on the themes and stories of Magic, but only Pretty Deece gives us such excellent snapshots of it's history; which is just as important
always gonna be honored to be thought of in the same breath as him
pretty deece is the best mtg series on youtube, thank you
you're welcome
How can you possibly make me nostalgic of an era I wasn't around to witness? :):):)
idk
Because the format was so cool and unique. Simpler times. This idea was so good that Wizards won't come close to it anymore.
@@tcgplayercom By doing what you just did with this video.
Because those were by far the best magic years..... past the mistakes from early game design and before Ha$bro ruined everything
YES! Another Pretty Deece! I love this content.
glad you enjoyed
Snapcaster mage and dark confidant being relatively unplayable in modern after the subsequent releases of modern horizons and modern horizons ii is a pretty telling sign that something is messed up with those sets. Loved the history lesson, I love getting more pretty deece!
Same goes for Goyf.
@@Euclides287 goyf sees some play but it’s still far from what it used to be for sure.
I think that Terry Soh's card would actually have been quite powerful as designed, as you could build your deck to take advantage of it. I'd see it played in some sort of low to the ground aggro deck. You also get the advantage of playing your cards on your turn, then activating it.
Glad to see someone gets it. Not only is the original card more aggressively costed, the templating of the ability both allows it both to activate the turn it drops _and_ still swing in on following turns before or after triggering regardless... Not to mention it doesn't even specify non-lands! This would allow the wielder to potentially disrupt the opponent's mana as early as turn 2, which is exactly the kind of backbreaking tempo swing aggressive decks crave the opportunity to punish. WOTC's downgrade is a fucking travesty compared to what could have been, all it really needed to fit in the set it was printed for was a red mana symbol in the casting cost. That's it, just leave the text box alone and let Rakdos have a chaotic minion truly capable of wreaking the kind of dangerously volatile havoc his guild ought to have been rightly feared for.
P.S I played this card as a 4 of when it was released. As the top of the curve in a deck that sought to play as low to the ground as possible, my hope was to cast it as basically my last card after deploying a full grip's worth of 1 mana spells and break the parity of the ability by simply having nothing left for the opponent to take in return by the time I activated it. Given that I invested in a swag-af looking but otherwise lackluster playset of Beta Unholy Strength as one of the other cornerstones of the deck, it ultimately didn't go well at all... A three drop that died to Pyroclasm was just an awful place to be at the time in general, easily one of the most disappointing decks I ever had the misfortune of putting together.
Thank you so much for your coverage of the highest level of magic.
As someone who started in 2020, there are decades of history I have already read about and much of that has been thanks to Pretty Deece. I hope you continue it for a long time Jon.
Just discovered this channel. I’ve been a fan on Jon Bois for years, and seeing an MTG version of the format that you’ve tailored to your own style is legendary. Godspeed
Always excited for more of these!
I adore this series, it’s like a friend sitting down with you, sharing stories from before your time about a shared hobby you both love. Watching old MTG coverage clips is a reoccurring hobby for me, and I loved hearing Jon walk through the odds for Nassif’s survival from Ignite Memories, and *now* I get to learn about old tournies and how cards like sad robot and Bob came into existence? Sick!
The appreciation of the game this inspires is wonderful. Please do not stop making these!!
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It's interesting that a few of these are just straight-up iconic at this point. Particularly Solemn Simulacrum (in nearly every commander precon at this point), Dark Confidant, and Snapcaster
Thank you for creating this video, the subject of which was the history of the Magic: the Gathering invitational.
Great as always. For folks that took long gaps in the game, your videos are some of the best ‘ethos’ catch ups
Omg it’s a new pretty deece praise the universe! My favorite mtg content on UA-cam bar none. Thank you so much for what you do!
Got me scared for bit there being the first. Always great to see more pretty deece! Been doing what I can to buy cards through the link when I can too!
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This was fun! I had never seen these original submitted versions of the invitational cards or some of the weird formats.
I WANT MERCH
Jon thank you as always for sharing your love and adoration for the game, it always makes me happy
you're welcome
I must’ve missed this in my recommended, I love this series
The return of champions designed cards like fervent champion and pvddr is also pretty neat. Hopefully we can have more like that in the future
Sylvan safekeeper can also be found in the occasional commander deck, since it’s sometimes a slower game with more ramp creature decks can afford to lose the lands for protection (as a sidenote, love your videos, always good to see them)
I absolutely love this series, I have it on repeat while I design cards myself (I study game design in college). If I had to give a critique though, please bring back the kind of music used in your older videos, I find myself getting completely absorbed in the mood. Regardless, thank you very much for these masterpieces.
You make my favorite magic content!
I’m so happy you’re back I love you
Really love these Pretty Deece videos.
I WANT MERCH! Now you have me thinking of all these fun formats from the past.
Always been so curious as to how Snapcaster and Avalanche Rider got made, so this was a great video! Love Pretty Deece
we live to serve
this is the best series on youtube
you're welcome
You are telling me to comment, so I am! I'm so glad that someone is acting as a video historian of "pre-video" magic. I'm so glad that person is you.
Another great upload!
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I remember reading Chris Pikula’s recap in, I think it was InQuest? It first made me aware of the Invitational. I vaguely recall that he got the deck that won him the Invitational from someone else and they made some kind of agreement? My old man brain isn’t quite sure.
I love that every single player in these invitationals gets named fully. I dont know any of them, i wont bother remembering them, but for old school fans im sure its fun to wax nostalgic about it.
I wish there was like, an old border commander format that had a presence at tourneys (now that they're back). Only old border cards or cards that were printed in old border, since old border cards can be quite expensive compared to reprints. I started in Mirrodin, and the older border cards always held like, almost a mystical allure when I'd see an older deck. Kilnmouth Dragon seemed like a true boogeyman due to its frame alone to me. Seeing all of these old-school cards makes me kind of pine for that feeling again.
That's pretty cool that the modern dungeon card template is based off the invitational card.
This video changed my life for the better, again
bringing back a true classic
Bob has got to be my favorite of the bunch with Avalanche Riders being second. I WANT MERCH!
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I WANT MERCH!
It's good to see more pretty decent. Especially covering one of my favorite events in mtg history. Sometimes I wish the invitational would come back.
great video. thanks
The best magic series continues
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GP Chicago was team sealed day 1. 8 rounds with 2 diffrent sealed pools. Then day 2 it was not 1 not 2 not 3 but 4 Rochester drafts. Rochester drafting 4 times is mind melting!!
Pretty Deece is literally my favorite magic series on UA-cam.
yooo Solomon Draft sounds super fun, makes me think a bit of Winston Draft
I want merch! Great vid as always :)
Pretty Dece is one of my favorite series
Really informative! Thanks for this! I want merch!
These videos are awesome
Loved the video sadly only showed up today In my feed
More amazing content, keep it coming. It's deece
Oh wow. Pretty Deece still exists. That was/is the only reason for my to watch this channel since the rest is not my type of content. Good to know - I really loved the Kamigawa defence :D
I Said it once and I'll say it a million times more I lo e this series please do more
The Solution is such a clean decklist. Zvi had the laser read for sure.
he was considered the best deckbuilder in the world for a few years (in the US at least, I am sure the Japanese and Europeans would disagree )
Winning the Invitational and designing my own card WAS my High School dream.
I loved the interspersed TCGplayer mock ads
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I want merch. Super awesome content and helps new commander player games like me appreciate the history of magic.
It's such a shame they don't do invitationals any more, getting the honour of designing a card is every players' dream! If WOTC didn't hate fun, they'd bring back invitationals, or never would have stopped them in the first place.
Great video!
Great video!
Thank you for this great register of mtg history and of course I WANT MERCH
That's some incredible history for someone who didn't really get into the game until 2011.
I always love seeing deece in my timeline but lord the music lol
I WANT MERCH!!!!
Also, I can't believe I missed this the day it came out...actually...I think I can...that was an incredibly draining day.
Great content!
love these vids
i love you too
sylvan safekeeper sees play in commander! love that card in my tayam deck
I'm happy there's a new video but the choice in music has led me to believe they fired the old editor
Thanks again
I WANT MERCH. I'd love to see some pretty Deece shirts. If they made one with just the phrase: "It has a "dies" trigger, NOICE!" I would absolutely buy that.
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I WANT MERCH said Jon. We got it. Rhystic studies sweater dope
Hey! This video was actually pretty interesting!
I want merch! I already got a Flailing Manticore in honor of this series
Lol the ad reads are great I chuckled
justin made those. dude's nice
Sylvan Safekeeper still sees tons of play in Land Decks in Commander to be fair.
I love how almost all of these cards are strong and super playable, but not busted and unfair. Really shows how knowing the game very well also improves your design abilities for that game
I WANT MERCH! Seriously I love Pretty Deece, my favorite show about MTG on UA-cam!
I WANT MERCH! Great video, love Jon & team’s vids.
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I WANT MORE PRETTY DEECE
U GOT IT FAM
@@tcgplayercom hell yeah. honestly dont even play MTG anymore i just like your storytelling.
I’m surprised more time wasn’t spent of Finkels Invitational experience, especially since the format was Auction of Champions and the current world champ used the first ever world champ deck to beat out everyone, even guys playing Academy!
those academy players probably started on like 4 cards or so ?
I WANT MERCH! Love this series
it worries me that no other magic content might ever come close to pretty deece.
much appreciated, but there's lots of awesome stuff out there. standing on the shoulders of giants etc
I play Sylvan safekeeper in my Jund lands EDH deck :D it’s a power card!
I would love merch.
I WANT MERCH!
More pretty deece please
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No way! Pretty Deece is back!!!!
way
I love these. Any possibility of covering the #Goyfgate incident or Nassif’s 61 card deck for those of us who know, but Donny quite understand the whole story?
nassif's 61-card deck: possibly
gofygate: 0% chance
@@tcgplayercom That is fair. Both have to do with risk vs reward. The 61 card deck is an interesting story, but I also want someone to remind people that "rare drafting" isn't the best strategy.
I’ve spent my entire post knowing-about-MTG life thinking Dark Confidant was designed by and modeled after Kibler.
I WANT MERCH!
and thanks for the Jeff Cunningham article call out. Gives me something to read
you are very welcome
I WANT MERCH. Good vid. Keep em coming
I WANT MERCH! Super fun watch today!
u legend. thank you
I WANT MERCH. Good stuff as always
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5-Color: the only time, past present or future, where a match has ever been decided by a Jeweled Bird.
I loved watching Mike Long play, I still have my faithful recreation of his PT Paris winning Prosbloom deck I break out on special occasions. Still haven’t lost with that monster. Might be an unpopular opinion, but he’s my second favorite pro to watch play only behind Our Lord and Saviour Patrick Chapin.
Auction of the People sounds like something people I know would do with their multiple Pauper or Commander decks. What an interesting variant!
Also, I'm sad some champions don't have playable cards. Maybe if they got downshifted to Pauper it would help? Although to be fair, I doubt Rakdos Augermage would be played anywhere...
auction of the people is sweet. the games club i played in in college used to do them annually. it's awesome
What about Elite Spellbinder, which features PVDDR? Nevertheless, awesome video, I really love this series
Thank you! I would purchase merch. Wait, no. I DEMAND MERCH! Nailed it.
They must've been hungry back then coming up with these different draft format names
Yes, more Pretty Deece and YES, MERCH
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