Was Masticore the Best Creature in Magic? | Phyrexia: All Will Be One Magic: the Gathering MTG
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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Masticore changed the game forever. Today, let me tell you about it.
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Thumbnail background art is Masticore from Urza's Destiny by Paolo Parente.
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I loved this in-depth look at a single card! More videos like this are certainly welcome!
Glad to hear it! What cards would you like to see done?
@@GoodMorningMagic Spirit of the Night
@@GoodMorningMagic personally I would be most interested in a line of cards that might not have been noticed.
@@GoodMorningMagic maybe a video on the Swords cycle once it's completed
@@GoodMorningMagic It would be cool to see niche legendary creatures with explanations for their new design space/playstyles that they offer. It was cool to hear in this video for example that the appeal Masticores have with their built in removal/resilience which often justified the discard cost when playing with it. Gor Muldrak, Maralen of the Mornsong, Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher and Tivit, Seller of Secrets are all cards with unusual abilities, for example.
Huh, I never realized Masticore was chewing on scrap; I always thought it was like a tongue-based set of jaws, like Alien. What an excellent video!
In italian it's kind of a pun because masticare means to chew
This felt like a Rhystic Studies video and I loved it. Great job Gavin!
Ditto!
Please make this more of a regular feature! I love understanding the historic context behind card's inclusions in contemporary sets. Sometimes the references escape me and it's always fun to know more!
I really like the art direction from old sets like Urza's and Onslaught blocks, where the weapons and the magical implements were kind of steampunk but in a high fantasy world!
I was a teenager during this time in MTG and have some great memories playing these cards. Masticore is still my favorite card.
Yeah I definitely like this deep dive! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Particularly enjoyed hearing the comments noted on cards on files. Would be fun to see what other cards might have interesting comments/references!
YES, these videos are really cool.
Seeing the various iteration is amazing, whether it's to try and design variatons on fan cards or just revel in the coolness that is the world of magic.
LOVED the History lesson! I too played back in the broken Urza block and heard tales of the dreaded Masticore! Please do more vids like this Gavin!
Really enjoyed the look back at card design, tourney play, & historical perspective :)
I love it. Sometimes I feel like Magic needs to embrace its own real world history more. Thank you!
I want more of these so much! There is already a number of talaented youtubers doing video essays on mtg cards, but you give a unique spin on it by including the development commentaries and art prompts
Super interesting! I started playing around 2000 and I remember Masticore and Spiritmonger were considered among the best creatures in the game.
These kinds of deep dives are amazing, please do keep 'em coming!
Looks like Paolo got it upside down - the art show the metal in the lower jaws and the spit shrapnel coming from the upper set.
Really love the video!!! You get my "Yes, please do more of these" ;)
Absolutely LOST IT at that "CA-CAW!!"
This STILL makes me crack up :D
I love these videos. I was playing around that block. Things were bonkers. Masticore was an unstoppable beast.
It was a lovely video, and Maro's companion piece on Twitter made it even better 👏🏼
This is my #1 favorite video you ever made! Great work!
Awesome video! Love design insights and bits of history that newer players may not be familiar with!
Masticore was so broken back in the day. Everyone loved Urza's block, but it was a power jump, not creep. Morphling was also key for the time... damage on the stack was still around for a little longer... so you could activate it with damage on the stack... crazy shenanigans. Both are absolutely iconic reserved list cards every old school player owns, or should own.
I love masticores as a big fan of manticores and chimeras. I love when you do videos on the history of magic! Really shows how it has evolved!
Love these. Little callbacks are great, but people need to get those callbacks. That’s where stuff like this video comes in. Plus, history of the game is good considering it’s been around for 3 decades! Even if a viewer is that old, they might not have been paying attention the whole time.
I’m working on my own custom Masticore tribal commander deck, so this video is appreciated for sure.
One of my favorite cards. Thank you for this video.
I would enjoy more videos like this one. Thank you!
As a fairly new player I havent been aware of the Masticore history, though when I saw the new one I immediatly slotted in my Greasefang Commander deck as a neat way to bin my cars and simultaniously annoy my opponents
I remember winning a box of Urza’s Destiny from my LGS’s Type 1.5 Saturday Tournament that they had every week… I cracked the box right then and there and pulled a Foil Masticore.. I was stoked and the next week I worked a trade and acquired an Unlimited Mod Emerald for the Foil Masticore and a few other cards… First piece of power I owned when I was 16… Man, I miss the old days!
I love videos like this. No clue whether Argentum will show up in Standard, but it's been wildly good for me in Limited so far!
This was great, makes me want to play standard again, thank you for bringing the nostalgia Gavin
The focus on Masticores was really interesting. Perhaps a future series could cover other unique creature types like Lhurgoyfs or Phelddagrifs (though the Phelddagrif episode might be short).
Love the concept! Please keep talking about the Legacy of some old favourites! 🙂
Utterly love this video style, I would definitely enjoy more deep dives
I love all of your videos so much Especially when you focus on cards with a reputation.
Argentum Masticore is a HOUSE in Limited. It's beautiful to discard a land popping their For Mirrodin! token and realize that you don't need cards when you have a 5/5 first striker that kills stuff every turn.
Thanks for this explanation, Gavin. Even as an old-time Magic player, I never understood Masticore bc I wasn't playing Magic the particular years it was good. Compared to the Arabian Knights all-stars, Juzan Djinn, Ehrnam Djinn, Serendib Efreet, and Kird Ape, Masticore looks lousy. Then compared to all the Mirrodin affinity creatures from when I picked the game back up, Myr Enforcer and Broodstar, then the even stronger Arcbound Ravager and Cranial Plating, Masticore was even worse. Now it all makes sense!
As an aspiring designer, more please!
Loved this video’s format! Such a great informative and entertaining video Gavin!
I still love Masticore after all these years. It’s still a powerhouse in my mono green edh deck, when you can shotgun down a eldrazi. You know it still rocks.
I loved this video! As a kid and teen I was obsessed with the lhurgoyf creature type.
Mr. Verhey this was a great video! It'd be awesome to see more videos like this on single cards or even card cycles. Personally, I'd like to learn more on the history of the development of magic sets like Zendikar or Ixalan (some of my favorites) :D
Bless all of us who survived urza block! I started playing in 1997…. What a time hahahah
Loved it! I would love something similar for other cards!
Love these history lessons.
Cracked a foil OG one at my LGS. $6 pack for an $80 return, was so good.
And yes, I lost o Mascitore at the pre-release, my Negator killed me.
4/4 Wrath with Regen what a time to be alive. Miss those days, when Squee came out Masticore was so so good.
Deep analysis is one of the first cards I ever played, so... yeah, I didn't know what a Masticore was back then! Never put two and two together.
that being said, yes, I would love more of these.
More videos like this please!
I hated Masticore, it was so expensive back then in my country, every kid in my LGS had it, and all decks were hideously blue. My mono black horror/discard deck couldn't do anything. Tho it was one of the sets were I had more fun playing. Great video! Loved the nostalgia!
That caw-caw speak so true to me.
I love the mini history lessons!
10:36 TWO mouths? Why not 3 😅 I love this in-depth analysis!
Masticores are so siccck.
Can't believe I snagged an argentum masticore when I was drafting phyrexia all will be one on pick 3 or 4.
That card won me some games.
One time I won an Extended tournament because I Disenchant'ed a Masticore and my opponent didn't realize he could regenerate it. It was a bluff, and it worked.
the academy genius deck is, to this day, my favorite magic deck of all time, followed closely by caw-blade
Love these nostalgic retrospectives ❤ Keep it up!
Love this history deep dive!
Back in the days the Masticore was the best wincon for my mono green deck. What an amazing card!
I remember pulling a foil Masticore when UD came out. I knew it was good, but didn’t like the discard clause so didn’t really think it was all that. In hindsight, I should have kept it
Really well produced!
Loved this format. As a result ive put a masticore in my cube ❤
As an Elf player, I had a love/hate relationship with Masticore. Love because that and Cradle could easily take over a game, but hate because some opponents would eat my board first
Teeth! So many teeth! Teeth like you wouldn't believe, teeth everywhere, gnashing, grinding, smashing teeth!
Love lesser masticore, going infnite with grumgully the generous is something I'll never get tired of in commander
I've been tinkering with Argentum Masticore since I first saw it teased. Problem is, its so versatile that it can go into practically any deck at any color. Makes it hard to narrow down.
This was a fun video, thumbs up. 🙂
Amazing video. Thank you !
I wish more activation abilities on creatures gave regeneration-like effects. It feels like these effects come more from instants or "bodyguard" creatures today
Loved it so much!! :)
Argentum Masticore when me one of my prereleases matches
This was great, very big Rhystic Studies vibes, but more of the behind the scenes and play history angle as opposed to the philosophy and examination angle from Sam. Both valid, both wonderful!
excellent video! thanks for the history lesson
I always did like playing Sparkhunter Masticore
I opened 2 of these damn things in sealed. They were pretty hit or miss, I recommend some way of drawing extra cards if you don't want the masticore to be your entire plan.
This is awesome content! thanks :D
Just for reference, lesser masticore because of commander is the most relevant mastiore. Its very commonly run in any and all golgari hulk pile decks.
Fair enough!!
this was dope, keep it up
I played the Phyrexian Masticore at my prerelease and all but one times that I played it, it immediately died to a 1,2, or 3 mana artifact removal spell. I wish they would have given it protection from instants instead.
Love this kind of content.
Loved this! I already have 5 copies of Argentum xDDD
Good stuff!
+1 for more single card look backs
Personally, I can't wait to put Argentum Masticore into my Glissa the Traitor deck. What's better than casting a Meteor Golem to pop something, when I could just pitch it to do the same, and still get something back in return?
More like this please
Loved it huge memories for me
More please!!!!
The first background of today's video is looking sharp. Any chance the 10th edition basics can see the light of day again?
24 years later, I am learning that Masticore did in fact not have a gun barrel sticking out of its mouth that it shot other creatures with.
It's.. .too late for me. I can't change.
I got slapped by a masticore this weekend in a ONE draft... really good tech
Great video, Gavin. I remember the original Masticore, and this brought to life the whole series.
Please do more videos like this.
Love this type of video
I've always wondered why Masticore has a cannon coming out of its bottom mouth.
Great video!
God I remember seeing this new Masticore and thinking “this is blatant powercreep” just based off the other Masticores but it was sick so I don’t care lol.
Make more like this !!!!
great video!
Love it!
The new masticore is great in a black reanimation deck