i'm seeing decks I didn't even think were possible. I thought Ancient Dragon and Blasted Oak were unplayable cards, along with the camel and boars, while all these cards didn't impact the game in the same way Pudge or a Grapple shot might it was awesome to see these cards get some time in the limelight! Thank you for the great video and I love the stacking of cards once they are played! it makes it so much easier to know what's going on!
Thanks you SO much for leaving this comment, it means so much. I hope you're subscribed because I have a lot more (showcasing my DEATHWISH deck) along with some other spicer brews soon. :) Long live the camel!
@ontheplayco Yes, I am, and to be honest and great example is your entangled terrain, I dismissed it at first thinking "they will just move everything around it" I didn't realize how it could lock down the board as you used it, another great example of an overlooked card made great in an awesome deck! (Takes another look at the Accursed Albatross.....hmmm)
I like the list. Pretty similar to what I would have done, but I would likely have splashed water for Shrink and for Pudge safety, and would have maindecked Divine Healings.
Thank you! I mention it in the video that I only go to 4 mana, so with my play style, splashing water or trying to get 3 earth sites for Divine Healing wouldn't be consistent. I mull HARD to make sure I have 2 earth and 1 air in my opener. If that 4th site isn't Earth, then playing Divine Healing would throw everything off. I am thinking about adding 1 Aqueduct and 1 Lighthouse for Bury portion. It was in the deck originally but didn't make the cut because the Earth sites I play are so critical for my game plan.
Im new to Sorcery. Have only played few games on precons. Of course i wanted to try making a deck on Curiosa. It was a Fire Air battlemage. Very much just aggro. But now i think i have to reconsider. This air earth battlemage looks awesome!
That’s awesome! Yeah, feel free to grab the link in the description to my deck showcased in this video “ENTANGLEMAGE” and try it out! If anyone asks, let them know where you got it! :)
@@ontheplayco also this was the first video i saw from you as i just got into the game and i find it very much fun. Your commentary was good and i enjoyed watching the video. Subscribed 😎
@@ontheplayco I love your content! Very happy to see you making videos again! Are they Dragon Shield orchid and valor by and chance? I like the color combo as well!
@@KevenEbner28 Thank you SO much! Dragon Shield Ivory and Dragon Shield Lilac, both MATTE versions. However, they do not make the MATTE versions of Lilac anymore. I paid WAAYYYY too much for them because I love them so much. :) MATTE essentially just means that the front of the sleeves have the color that's on the back, where DUAL MATTE has black fronts...which I hate. :)
Do you worry about Pudge Butcher constantly dying bc he is the only target for your oppents removal?? Would Gyre Hippogriffs be better since it at least gets to do something ?? Why did you decide on the 4th Overpower vs the 3rd Trinket?? Any consideration to Mirror Realm or Observatory over the 2nd copies of the towers?? Gnome Hollows seems really conter intuitive, is it just a safe land to throw in ur back row??
Good questions! A. Absolutely not. Pudge is meant to do three things, in this order; 1. Slow down the opponent by making them play a minion in front of their Avatar so they don't get Pudged. 2. Bury bait which again slows them down by not playing a minion. 3. Get Pudged. With the ability to bring the opponent's Avatar to me without having to travel across the board is SO great, that Pudge not being an auto include in the deck is bad. B. Overpower can be tutored. Investing the 1 mana in a card that can be tutored (if I didn't draw it) for an unexpected 2 damage is huge. Having to reinvest 1 mana every turn for 1 damage is too slow and expensive. I 99.9% of the time only play 4 mana, so I need to use that mana effectively and since my deck is at it's strongest (damage wise) at 2 mana, it makes me less mana efficient. If you put 3 Trinkets in your deck, the odds of it being in your open hand are greater, which is what I absolutely don't want and if I end up mulling it (which I do almost every time it's in my opener), then I may as well only play 2 Trinkets. Trinket for me is most optimal and makes the most sense as a 2 of. C. I used to play both in my play testing version of this and I removed both. Mirror Realm was okay and could definitely make its way back someday but definitely not Observatory. I shuffle my deck so often that deck fixing my top 3 would be pointless in a lot of situations. D. It definitely is counter intuitive and in most cases I play it on my home site (Square 3 or 18) however I sometimes play it up on Square 8 or 13 to slow down my opponent. I play so many movement spells (Blink and Flank) that getting around it is easy...BUT, it definitely can be a challenge and is SAFEST in the back row. You just have to have a feel for the play lines and ensuring the opponent's Avatar doesn't tuck themselves in there. I only run 2 copies which makes it feel perfect if they end up staying in the deck but I am tinkering with another site that may replace it. Thank you for the questions! :)
Thanks for the insight! Really enjoy the deck, actually got some games in with it tonight. The only change I made was -1 Flanking Maneuver +1 Bury. The only thing I think I was doing wrong is going on the attack before playing 4 lands. And I often common sensed just for mana efficiency, which got me in trouble a couple of times. I sadly never got to pudge anything! But you are right if they are dealing with that they are not advancing their board!!
@@lantz4501 you’ve very welcome and that’s awesome! Yeah, I took 1st place with it today at an LGS. Also, the deck is not trying swing before 4 sites UNLESS you have a Core and/or Stone and even then sometimes I still wait to have 4 sites. Since I’m not playing minions, my cores/stones will become the Bury targets.
@@lantz4501 the deck originally played 2 Bury but I replaced them for Cores as the Bury is too clunky at 3 mana. With 4 sites that’s pretty much all you can play and to Common Sense AND Bury in the same turn, you have to climb to 5 sites, which I don’t like doing.
@@ontheplayco Congrats! yes I def charge in on 3 with a core my core immediately was buried and I had to take a turn off playing a land b4 I could Entangle. super awkward! How does the Avatar of Earth match up play out? I have not had a chance to test against it, but I imagine its rough. Are there any other problematic match ups I should worry about ?
Literally shuts down Enchantress. As long as I play my Entangle on 4 squares, when/if they animate Entangle it shuts down their other Auras that are minions. And when they animate their Auras, Entangle is basically covering all my sites. Enchantress no likey! Lol
@ontheplayco ahhh right makes sense. But obviously they can animate and bury/kill etc too. But it sounds like you got it figured out! Such a cool take.
Thank you for the in person plays. It is so much easier to follow than TTS.
100% Going forward, the majority/all gameplay content will be in person/paper Sorcery. :)
i'm seeing decks I didn't even think were possible. I thought Ancient Dragon and Blasted Oak were unplayable cards, along with the camel and boars, while all these cards didn't impact the game in the same way Pudge or a Grapple shot might it was awesome to see these cards get some time in the limelight! Thank you for the great video and I love the stacking of cards once they are played! it makes it so much easier to know what's going on!
Thanks you SO much for leaving this comment, it means so much. I hope you're subscribed because I have a lot more (showcasing my DEATHWISH deck) along with some other spicer brews soon. :) Long live the camel!
@ontheplayco Yes, I am, and to be honest and great example is your entangled terrain, I dismissed it at first thinking "they will just move everything around it" I didn't realize how it could lock down the board as you used it, another great example of an overlooked card made great in an awesome deck! (Takes another look at the Accursed Albatross.....hmmm)
Great stuff! love the commentary.
Thank you! So glad you found the channel and are enjoying it! :)
groovy new brew, slick sorcery content back on my watch list. what's not to like.....cheers mate
Thank you! Glad you're here! :)
Super game play.
Thanks Phil! :)
Great gameplay video Drew! Awesome deck it functions really well. Please keep it up :)
I appreciate that! Yeah, the deck is super fun and my pride and joy!
Great game walk throughs! Cheers
Thank you! :)
I like the list. Pretty similar to what I would have done, but I would likely have splashed water for Shrink and for Pudge safety, and would have maindecked Divine Healings.
Thank you! I mention it in the video that I only go to 4 mana, so with my play style, splashing water or trying to get 3 earth sites for Divine Healing wouldn't be consistent. I mull HARD to make sure I have 2 earth and 1 air in my opener. If that 4th site isn't Earth, then playing Divine Healing would throw everything off. I am thinking about adding 1 Aqueduct and 1 Lighthouse for Bury portion. It was in the deck originally but didn't make the cut because the Earth sites I play are so critical for my game plan.
Im new to Sorcery. Have only played few games on precons. Of course i wanted to try making a deck on Curiosa. It was a Fire Air battlemage. Very much just aggro. But now i think i have to reconsider. This air earth battlemage looks awesome!
That’s awesome! Yeah, feel free to grab the link in the description to my deck showcased in this video “ENTANGLEMAGE” and try it out! If anyone asks, let them know where you got it! :)
@@ontheplayco also this was the first video i saw from you as i just got into the game and i find it very much fun. Your commentary was good and i enjoyed watching the video. Subscribed 😎
Thank you SO much! That means a lot! :)
love the content
That means a lot, thank you!
Love these gameplay videos. I'm absolutely terrible at this game, but these help me learn. Also, what sleeves are you using? I'm liking those colors
Thank you so much! I'm cooking up some more as I type this! ;)
They are Dragon Shield
@@ontheplayco I love your content! Very happy to see you making videos again! Are they Dragon Shield orchid and valor by and chance? I like the color combo as well!
@@KevenEbner28 Thank you SO much! Dragon Shield Ivory and Dragon Shield Lilac, both MATTE versions. However, they do not make the MATTE versions of Lilac anymore. I paid WAAYYYY too much for them because I love them so much. :) MATTE essentially just means that the front of the sleeves have the color that's on the back, where DUAL MATTE has black fronts...which I hate. :)
Fun to watch! Thanks. Man, I've gotta move to TX just to come play lol.
100%!! Make it happen Cap'N!
Crispy mic man is back. What a wild showcase of this Battlemage list. Cannot wait to see the next video!
Your boi is back! I can't wait to post it! :)
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Lets go!
Where’d you get that shirt?
Do you worry about Pudge Butcher constantly dying bc he is the only target for your oppents removal?? Would Gyre Hippogriffs be better since it at least gets to do something ??
Why did you decide on the 4th Overpower vs the 3rd Trinket??
Any consideration to Mirror Realm or Observatory over the 2nd copies of the towers??
Gnome Hollows seems really conter intuitive, is it just a safe land to throw in ur back row??
Good questions!
A. Absolutely not. Pudge is meant to do three things, in this order; 1. Slow down the opponent by making them play a minion in front of their Avatar so they don't get Pudged. 2. Bury bait which again slows them down by not playing a minion. 3. Get Pudged. With the ability to bring the opponent's Avatar to me without having to travel across the board is SO great, that Pudge not being an auto include in the deck is bad.
B. Overpower can be tutored. Investing the 1 mana in a card that can be tutored (if I didn't draw it) for an unexpected 2 damage is huge. Having to reinvest 1 mana every turn for 1 damage is too slow and expensive. I 99.9% of the time only play 4 mana, so I need to use that mana effectively and since my deck is at it's strongest (damage wise) at 2 mana, it makes me less mana efficient. If you put 3 Trinkets in your deck, the odds of it being in your open hand are greater, which is what I absolutely don't want and if I end up mulling it (which I do almost every time it's in my opener), then I may as well only play 2 Trinkets. Trinket for me is most optimal and makes the most sense as a 2 of.
C. I used to play both in my play testing version of this and I removed both. Mirror Realm was okay and could definitely make its way back someday but definitely not Observatory. I shuffle my deck so often that deck fixing my top 3 would be pointless in a lot of situations.
D. It definitely is counter intuitive and in most cases I play it on my home site (Square 3 or 18) however I sometimes play it up on Square 8 or 13 to slow down my opponent. I play so many movement spells (Blink and Flank) that getting around it is easy...BUT, it definitely can be a challenge and is SAFEST in the back row. You just have to have a feel for the play lines and ensuring the opponent's Avatar doesn't tuck themselves in there. I only run 2 copies which makes it feel perfect if they end up staying in the deck but I am tinkering with another site that may replace it.
Thank you for the questions! :)
Thanks for the insight! Really enjoy the deck, actually got some games in with it tonight. The only change I made was -1 Flanking Maneuver +1 Bury.
The only thing I think I was doing wrong is going on the attack before playing 4 lands. And I often common sensed just for mana efficiency, which got me in trouble a couple of times.
I sadly never got to pudge anything! But you are right if they are dealing with that they are not advancing their board!!
@@lantz4501 you’ve very welcome and that’s awesome! Yeah, I took 1st place with it today at an LGS. Also, the deck is not trying swing before 4 sites UNLESS you have a Core and/or Stone and even then sometimes I still wait to have 4 sites. Since I’m not playing minions, my cores/stones will become the Bury targets.
@@lantz4501 the deck originally played 2 Bury but I replaced them for Cores as the Bury is too clunky at 3 mana. With 4 sites that’s pretty much all you can play and to Common Sense AND Bury in the same turn, you have to climb to 5 sites, which I don’t like doing.
@@ontheplayco Congrats! yes I def charge in on 3 with a core my core immediately was buried and I had to take a turn off playing a land b4 I could Entangle. super awkward! How does the Avatar of Earth match up play out? I have not had a chance to test against it, but I imagine its rough. Are there any other problematic match ups I should worry about ?
Great production quality - nice to see for Sorcery. Also - hype hype hype for AL.
Thank you! The. hype. is. real!
I'd been wondering what it felt like my Battlemage was missing, brb changing my whole deck now!
Haha, amazing! :) I appreciate you watching!
Just came across your channel. Instant subscribed. I hope sorcery continues to succeed and persists and you can continue these quality contents
Wow, thank you so much for the kind words and the subscribe! I think it will and you'll continue to see my face on UA-cam because of it! haha
Waiting on a certain avatar’s new tech video…😢
The videos will be flowing
Cool walk through! How does it fair against enchantress players with the entangles?
Literally shuts down Enchantress. As long as I play my Entangle on 4 squares, when/if they animate Entangle it shuts down their other Auras that are minions. And when they animate their Auras, Entangle is basically covering all my sites. Enchantress no likey! Lol
@ontheplayco ahhh right makes sense. But obviously they can animate and bury/kill etc too. But it sounds like you got it figured out! Such a cool take.
@@sorcerygamblersclub I appreciate that good sir! :)
@@sorcerygamblersclubwanna play next week ;)
Huge fan of earth so Love the earth battlemage!! KEEP THE VIDEOS COMMING!! 😁
That's what I'm talking about!
Awesome stuff! Always a fan of your deck naming sense xD
Thank you so much Kev! The deck name is the most important part! lol
Love seeing battlemage decks these days. I feel most people stay away from it so it’s hard to find content.
Definitely agree! I've got more from DEATHWISH coming out soon. Filming tomorrow and Sunday!
Turn on that notification bell! :)
@@ontheplayco Drew is playing Battlemage tomorrow everyone update your sideboards!!!
See you Sorcerers in Vegas!
See you there! :)
Another great video. It looks like a fun deck.
Thank you so much! Yeah, it's super fun and very annoying for the opponent! :)
Really enjoyed Game 1. It’s nice you were able to draw all 3 Pudge Butcher’s from your deck. 😅
Yeah, I definitely wasn't mad at that! lol
Alright Drew you win, I'm gonna try to brew something up for Battlemage!
Haha, that's what I like to hear
Love the video, I really like where you have gone with this deck.
Thank you so much Griff! If it has your seal of approval then I know I'm going in the right direction. :)