In all seriousness, these limited set reviews really provide a lot of value. A perfect package of priceless predictions providing a palpable paper panacea.
You're the only person I know who puts THIS much time into these set reviews. You really care about this game and its community every time you post a video. You're seriously something else, man. You're the best, Luca! Thank you for all that you do!!!!
LVD, the draft king! Cheers for the ratings, I tend to put more weight on your ratings than others. Edit: Lovin' the art on Inga and Esika too! it reminds me of DiTerlizzi's artwork, which always made me smile
I personally find the Inga and Esika art to look quite out of place amongst the rest of the set. It looks like something from the cover of a comic book rather than somewhat more realistic style we’re used to with magic
@1:44:24 allowing you to copy opponent's spells (and bombs!) is quite powerful! Anyway, I completely forgot LVD would be doing this. Highly appreciated! @1:56:07 Wait! Sarulf was Compleated, died and didn't get a card? This is Fayden all over again! @3:03:55 Nope, until the end of our next turn.
Sad to see you don’t have a lot of times for drafts anymore. They are the best part of Magic for me. Your draft videos are what helped me get into the format in the first place. Hope you can squeeze in some time for them every so often
Bless you! I was starting to get stressed up because pre-release is approaching. 3:04:00 Wrenn animates a land until your next turn, not until end of turn. And as reminder, it doesn't untap it.
@@LegenVD Thanks for answering! I even suspected it, because if not I would have expected you to warn us, because you are the best. The tenderly voiced perfectly paced thinker. I even feel elite just because you say We in your gameplay recordings. Have a great day :) (I'm lately tempted to say in a jovial voice to an opponent in person when he scoops, "And our opponent explodes, awesome! Onto the next one". Imagine that, the LVDagger)
Thanks! This review and the last one helped take some of the guesswork out of prerelease. I look forward to your next set review. Keep up the awesome work!
Brudiclad has extremely strong synergy with Incubate, as the tokens enter with the counters on them, so he doesn't just make a 2/1: he also turns all of your Incubate tokens into 2/1 creatures with X +1/+1 counters on them, even ones you haven't paid to flip yet. So worst case he's a permanent +2/+1 buff to all of them, and best case he's letting you flip a bunch creatures that you otherwise wouldn't have be able to that turn.
I don't know if there was anything with stun counters in the last set, but I just realized that with enough proliferate, you could keep enemy creatures tapped down forever.
I finally decided that this was the set I would start drafting in order to fill out my collection. Your opinions and insights are exactly what I need to fuel my ascension to a mediocre limited player (as opposed to the garbage one I am now)
I have a question regarding the evaluation of Realmbreakers Grasp and Stasis Field. LVD rated these two pretty far apart (resounding B and flat C respectively), which I dont quite understand. While the Stasis Field leaves behind a 0/2 that can potentially chump block, that seems to be its only downside in straight comparison. The downsides to freeing the enchanted creatures are exactly the same for both enchantments, and the Field even stops triggered or static abilities on its targets, which can come in handy (albeit I admit probably not often). Blue is also soft on removal, so having a type of arrest seems pretty good to me. This is why I would have rated the Stasis Field probably a B as well. I would love to hear the thoughts from this community on this or ofc from the great @LegendVD directly. And thanks to anyone who took the time to come to my little TED talk :D
Just reading the cards you would think that there isn't a huge difference, but once you see them in play a few times it becomes clear that the difference is quite significant. An extra blocker can represent a lot of extra life, can help protect Battles, block 1/1 tokens all day long, ... Can confidently say this since there have been a lot of effects like it in the past. Now if you're playing a blue control deck that doesn't really need to attack on the ground to win the game, than Stasis Field will be just as good.
@@LegenVD Interesting point. I had trouble evaluating how significant the lifegain really is, so thank you for the great insight! I will definietly incorporate it in my drafting decisions and might take Stasis field less highly if my deck is more aggressively slanted.
Had to wait until after work to watch this because I wouldn't get shit done otherwise. Thanks bro, these are always a solid asset for any limited player.
You say the legendary creatures that blocks activated ability is not that useful because there isn't many activated abilities, but there are a lot of them with all the transforms. it's definitely valuable to be able to prevent all the big cards like elesh norn as well as the small cards to transform.
First off, fantastic video! So interesting and insightful. I was wondering why you specifically chose to make this a limited set review and not brawl/historic/standard. Personally, I play historic brawl and would love to know how your review would change while thinking of the format. Thanks!
I've done shorter videos for the top 20 or 25 Standard cards in the past. Don't have much time to make draft videos these days, whereas I'm making daily content for constructed. So this is a way to please the folks that prefer draft.
@2:36:42 Up until this point, LVD gave me the impression he thinks Incubation Tokens are creatures (which you cannot sacrifice for anything unless transformed.. if I understand correctly) EDIT: Like @3:05:46! Realistically, there is no "Permanent" bounce in this set.. and Incubators don't have a type. Right?
The transformation turns them into creatures which can then be sacrificed or bounced (the latter being particularly painful after you've invested the mana to transform them)
You should consider breaking these down into smaller videos by color, if only to give you more videos worth of content for your efforts. It also makes it more digestible to those with short attention spans 😅 Either way, really appreciate these Limited evaluations! Thank you!
@@LegenVD It's definitely easy to navigate, and I personally enjoy the format. I was just thinking about how much work must've went into it & figured you deserve to get more views/ revenue from it 😅
Thanks, very well done. However, can I suggest you to make an google doc excel file or something to summarize the ratings? It is quite impossibile to use a 4hours video to choose cards during a limited event on Arena.
Remember: using stuff that resets base power like Zhalfirin Shapecraft and Vengeant Earth works extra well on things that normally have base power 0/0, such as your transformed Incubator tokens.
Legend, love your content. But to be honest, I would prefer a summarised version of this type of video. Maybe as a last chapter you can list all your A/A+/S tier cards as I would be mostly interested in the best the set had to give. Apologies if I may have missed something like this along the way somewhere in the vid. I trust your opinions more than most on card performances
This is my review for limited, not for constructed formats like Standard. So what's an A or S in limited may not always translate to being good in constructed. For a quick overview of the whole set, sorted by color and rating, you can consult my spreadsheet if you're a Patreon supporter.
The discussion about the card in the Limited format is the useful part, not a letter grade without any context. Even with consistent grading, a C+ doesn’t mean the same thing for two different cards.
32:59 "We don't have trample..." Exactly. I just chump with one of my Dreadmaws and attack you with the other three: life total effectivly threatened. Not to mention how much harder Yargle and Multani are to cast... AND it dies to Wakening Sun's Avatar. Literally unplayable.
I think battles are weak. When you're behind, you can't trigger them and they're just a downgrade from a normal card with their weak CIP effect. And when you're ahead, you don't really need them and people just go face and don't even bother triggering it. 95% of the time, they only use the front face and, on almost all of the battles (maybe 2 exceptions ?), the front face alone is way too weak to justify playing it. We will see how it turns out but I think in 2 weeks, most of the battles will feel like D tier to people.
I like reviews which cover the Limited cards like just common and uncommons, or, just cover constructed playables. A review of two formats seems too much information for a video. In Limited, you are not planning on seeing rares and mythics. Where in constructed you want to see just rares and mythics lol. /My two cents.
13:40 I don't think you can rate a two mana edict with upside as a C. Maybe C+ or B. As you rated the four mana bounce battle a B. I believe that the front side needs to be respected more
In all seriousness, these limited set reviews really provide a lot of value. A perfect package of priceless predictions providing a palpable paper panacea.
I can't be the only one that read that comment in Luca's voice...
Pell played, sir
🤮
You're the only person I know who puts THIS much time into these set reviews. You really care about this game and its community every time you post a video. You're seriously something else, man. You're the best, Luca! Thank you for all that you do!!!!
I appreciate that!
Welcome back. We awaited your Expertise.
It's like Rishkar's Expertise, except Luca
LVD, the draft king! Cheers for the ratings, I tend to put more weight on your ratings than others.
Edit: Lovin' the art on Inga and Esika too! it reminds me of DiTerlizzi's artwork, which always made me smile
Thanks! I try to take my time to analyze the whole set before doing my reviews.
I personally find the Inga and Esika art to look quite out of place amongst the rest of the set. It looks like something from the cover of a comic book rather than somewhat more realistic style we’re used to with magic
Just dropping a comment to reiterate how much I, and many other fans, appreciate these in-depth videos
You always deliver. Thanks for always doing this reviews.
4 hours of LVD content are always my favouriteee
@1:44:24 allowing you to copy opponent's spells (and bombs!) is quite powerful!
Anyway, I completely forgot LVD would be doing this. Highly appreciated!
@1:56:07 Wait! Sarulf was Compleated, died and didn't get a card? This is Fayden all over again!
@3:03:55 Nope, until the end of our next turn.
To your second point, same as Toski. They did get art though together. Likely will be cards in the aftermath set or beyond
Misspoke on Wrenn, but the grade takes the actual card mechanics into account.
Thanks so much for doing this. You can tell how much effort you put into it. I'm so glad you included the legends too
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sad to see you don’t have a lot of times for drafts anymore. They are the best part of Magic for me. Your draft videos are what helped me get into the format in the first place. Hope you can squeeze in some time for them every so often
As always, thanks a lot! I use this as prep for the Prerelease 🙂
i got into mtg like 2 months ago and you can't believe how helpful your videos have been. Im still a noob but still. keep up the awesome work!
Glad I could help!
That's a lot of work. Good job. And I think it is great you put it all in one video.
Glad you liked it!
As someone who is shit at drafting, and going to a big drafting event, I'm glad this was uploaded exactly when I needed it lol
Bless you! I was starting to get stressed up because pre-release is approaching.
3:04:00 Wrenn animates a land until your next turn, not until end of turn. And as reminder, it doesn't untap it.
May have misspoken, but had the right mechanics in mind for the rating!
@@LegenVD Thanks for answering! I even suspected it, because if not I would have expected you to warn us, because you are the best.
The tenderly voiced perfectly paced thinker. I even feel elite just because you say We in your gameplay recordings.
Have a great day :)
(I'm lately tempted to say in a jovial voice to an opponent in person when he scoops, "And our opponent explodes, awesome! Onto the next one". Imagine that, the LVDagger)
Thanks!
This review and the last one helped take some of the guesswork out of prerelease.
I look forward to your next set review.
Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks for the generosity!
i know draft content doesnt do as well as the others, but i really enjoy your draft content!!
Brudiclad has extremely strong synergy with Incubate, as the tokens enter with the counters on them, so he doesn't just make a 2/1: he also turns all of your Incubate tokens into 2/1 creatures with X +1/+1 counters on them, even ones you haven't paid to flip yet. So worst case he's a permanent +2/+1 buff to all of them, and best case he's letting you flip a bunch creatures that you otherwise wouldn't have be able to that turn.
Really hope to see a lot of limited content this set. Thank you for the review this type of content is very helpful!
Yes! Thank you LVD, these are the most professional and well put together reviews👍🏼
I appreciate that!
Thank you so much for your time and dedication to all of this. I really enjoy your vids. Keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Awesome, thanks for always doing these
As always. Thank you very much for your hard work. Really appreciating this.
My pleasure!
Attending my first prerelease at my LGS this weekend and I have never played sealed so this video will help, thank you!!
Good luck!
I quite like your new mana-cost ordering. Very useful! Love these reviews - you make great videos.
Let's goo! I was waiting for this to drop! Always love the limited set reviews :)
1:42:15 note that you can't change targets after copying, so you can only double etb removal spells with this (like battles!)
Thanks a bunch for the in depth reviews that are always rock solid!
Glad you like them!
Atraxa also has the sneaky mode of proliferating your opponent's battles to make it harder on them
Very true! Will be a relevant interaction in Standard with other Proliferate cards.
Incredibly good as always 🎉
Always a treat!
As usual, the best set review in the biz.
I don't know if there was anything with stun counters in the last set, but I just realized that with enough proliferate, you could keep enemy creatures tapped down forever.
I finally decided that this was the set I would start drafting in order to fill out my collection.
Your opinions and insights are exactly what I need to fuel my ascension to a mediocre limited player (as opposed to the garbage one I am now)
Another set, another great review! You're the best, man! 🙂
I have a question regarding the evaluation of Realmbreakers Grasp and Stasis Field. LVD rated these two pretty far apart (resounding B and flat C respectively), which I dont quite understand.
While the Stasis Field leaves behind a 0/2 that can potentially chump block, that seems to be its only downside in straight comparison. The downsides to freeing the enchanted creatures are exactly the same for both enchantments, and the Field even stops triggered or static abilities on its targets, which can come in handy (albeit I admit probably not often). Blue is also soft on removal, so having a type of arrest seems pretty good to me. This is why I would have rated the Stasis Field probably a B as well.
I would love to hear the thoughts from this community on this or ofc from the great @LegendVD directly. And thanks to anyone who took the time to come to my little TED talk :D
Just reading the cards you would think that there isn't a huge difference, but once you see them in play a few times it becomes clear that the difference is quite significant. An extra blocker can represent a lot of extra life, can help protect Battles, block 1/1 tokens all day long, ... Can confidently say this since there have been a lot of effects like it in the past. Now if you're playing a blue control deck that doesn't really need to attack on the ground to win the game, than Stasis Field will be just as good.
@@LegenVD Interesting point. I had trouble evaluating how significant the lifegain really is, so thank you for the great insight! I will definietly incorporate it in my drafting decisions and might take Stasis field less highly if my deck is more aggressively slanted.
Had to wait until after work to watch this because I wouldn't get shit done otherwise. Thanks bro, these are always a solid asset for any limited player.
You say the legendary creatures that blocks activated ability is not that useful because there isn't many activated abilities, but there are a lot of them with all the transforms. it's definitely valuable to be able to prevent all the big cards like elesh norn as well as the small cards to transform.
Those wwe tag team combos are sooooo cool 😮❤
First off, fantastic video! So interesting and insightful.
I was wondering why you specifically chose to make this a limited set review and not brawl/historic/standard. Personally, I play historic brawl and would love to know how your review would change while thinking of the format.
Thanks!
I've done shorter videos for the top 20 or 25 Standard cards in the past. Don't have much time to make draft videos these days, whereas I'm making daily content for constructed. So this is a way to please the folks that prefer draft.
@LegenVD thanks dawg ❤
@2:36:42 Up until this point, LVD gave me the impression he thinks Incubation Tokens are creatures (which you cannot sacrifice for anything unless transformed.. if I understand correctly)
EDIT: Like @3:05:46! Realistically, there is no "Permanent" bounce in this set.. and Incubators don't have a type. Right?
The transformation turns them into creatures which can then be sacrificed or bounced (the latter being particularly painful after you've invested the mana to transform them)
There are a few cards that also let you sacrifice artifacts, so you don't have to transform the tokens first.
@3:53:53 Well... That didn't fix that card layout. Still very ugly!!
In fact, a lot of these extra cards just look VERY bad.
Thank you!
You should consider breaking these down into smaller videos by color, if only to give you more videos worth of content for your efforts.
It also makes it more digestible to those with short attention spans 😅
Either way, really appreciate these Limited evaluations! Thank you!
I originally split them up, but prefer it this way now.
The chapters should still make it easy to navigate.
@@LegenVD It's definitely easy to navigate, and I personally enjoy the format. I was just thinking about how much work must've went into it & figured you deserve to get more views/ revenue from it 😅
Thanks, very well done. However, can I suggest you to make an google doc excel file or something to summarize the ratings? It is quite impossibile to use a 4hours video to choose cards during a limited event on Arena.
That's exactly what I did and what I mention at the start of the video!
@@LegenVD yeah I meant for everyone... but it's ok man you deserve something for your nice work
I woke up looking for some value, and Legenvd delivered
Remember: using stuff that resets base power like Zhalfirin Shapecraft and Vengeant Earth works extra well on things that normally have base power 0/0, such as your transformed Incubator tokens.
You're the best, Luka
Yooo
Thanks for this when you do these!
Glad you like them!
That Invasion of Segovia grade sure didn't age well lol.
3:04:15 As a note, Wrenn's plus lasts until your next turn!
Yes, I must have misspoken. But had the right mechanics in mind for the rating!
a week of falling asleep quickly, nice
I'm sad to see all these alloted extra cards. Completing this set via Draft is going to be extra hard..
Oh hell yes!
The hardest working man in Magic returns.
Legend, love your content. But to be honest, I would prefer a summarised version of this type of video. Maybe as a last chapter you can list all your A/A+/S tier cards as I would be mostly interested in the best the set had to give. Apologies if I may have missed something like this along the way somewhere in the vid. I trust your opinions more than most on card performances
This is my review for limited, not for constructed formats like Standard. So what's an A or S in limited may not always translate to being good in constructed. For a quick overview of the whole set, sorted by color and rating, you can consult my spreadsheet if you're a Patreon supporter.
The discussion about the card in the Limited format is the useful part, not a letter grade without any context. Even with consistent grading, a C+ doesn’t mean the same thing for two different cards.
Convoke would be nice... if Arena didn't rat you out.
32:59
"We don't have trample..."
Exactly. I just chump with one of my Dreadmaws and attack you with the other three: life total effectivly threatened.
Not to mention how much harder Yargle and Multani are to cast... AND it dies to Wakening Sun's Avatar. Literally unplayable.
Complete The Circuit with Mindsplice Apparatus is going to be bonkers.
Good morning from mid USA, 5am
Morning!
"Mom, can I get a Sublime Epiphany in my deck?"
Mom: we have Sublime Epiphany at home
Sublime Epiphany at home: 1:51:20
Oh man, night shift is sorted!
If Battles are destroyed by "destroy permanent effects" ... does it transform???
They do not
Are the multiverse legends coming to Arena?
I hope not! But seeing how previous Preators were also in Draft.. the answer is probably yes
@@pastor8647 ragavan is gonna tear up historic
They've pre-banned Ragavan in Historic as announced yesterday.
did you film this video for four hours straight?? thatd be crazy
Live streamed it yesterday! I do take quick breaks in between every color.
I think battles are weak. When you're behind, you can't trigger them and they're just a downgrade from a normal card with their weak CIP effect. And when you're ahead, you don't really need them and people just go face and don't even bother triggering it. 95% of the time, they only use the front face and, on almost all of the battles (maybe 2 exceptions ?), the front face alone is way too weak to justify playing it.
We will see how it turns out but I think in 2 weeks, most of the battles will feel like D tier to people.
yes yes yes
I love the review, but could really do without all these Phyrexians at this point 😅. New ideas please, WotC!
please dont forget to take care of yourself, take breaks from work. getting burnt out hits instantly and hard. its an instant, with flashback
LVD
I like reviews which cover the Limited cards like just common and uncommons, or, just cover constructed playables. A review of two formats seems too much information for a video.
In Limited, you are not planning on seeing rares and mythics. Where in constructed you want to see just rares and mythics lol.
/My two cents.
13:40 I don't think you can rate a two mana edict with upside as a C. Maybe C+ or B. As you rated the four mana bounce battle a B. I believe that the front side needs to be respected more
A Sorcery speed edict? I'd say I agree..specially at that "defense" and payoff.
Dang, not one werewolf card :(
My body is ready (my wallet is not)
Ironically this video still isn't as long as a limited match.
Uh?
EHEHEHEHEHE
holy shit unironically first
That provides a lot of value
Were you sick when recording this? You sound a bit out of breath and... anxious? As if someone was forcing you to make this video at gunpoint, lol
The G stands for gonorrhoea
Just making sure I kept a good pace to avoid a 5 hour video 😅