A Koma playing with lands up front and sometimes half-tapping the lands making their board even messier to look at.. smh. Glad to see a win for the player with the cleanest board
@@amarauk9687 I would 100% have to have a talk with a player if they did that. I can barely see and read the cards when they are in the correct place. Let alone, hidden in the back
I wish I had a good for reason for this, but I don't. I just really hate it when people play their lands out front. I don't understand why I hate it, I just do.
I really like the slower music this video. The original speed of this song you usually use can give me a bit anxiety sometimes. The slowness makes it feel relaxed
I'm getting the impression that Vial Smasher is in the command zone just for the red color identity... have you considered other partners, like Krark for high-risk, high reward with your spells, or Jeska to clear blockers for Tymna?
correct me if I'm wrong but he would then need to run decent coin flip support (in the form of allowing him to do extra flips) because if he loses flip for Krarrk, then his spell just gets bouncedd back to his hand and the mana is gone right? Seems too high a risk for a spellslinger combo deck
@@VinceTheCoyote All he needs is Krark's Thumb, which increases his chances of successful flips from 50% to 75%. Krark is also great with other spell copy effects, as the player will have the copies even if the original spell is bounced.
Koma can't be bothered to read their own cards or even keep them on their playmat, just expects to get to six mana then cast their unanswerable threat and win. Love to see the Koma deck bullied on sight sorry not sorry
7 mana, but yes. Have removal and countermagic ready for Koma, don't let it hit the board and it's far less of a problem. They can only give it indestructible if they have serpents to sacrifice
@@ponymaster2939 the kind that doesn't use the word 'counter'. There's a few out there. To name a few that fulfil this role: Venser, Shaper Savant Time Stop Brutal Expulsion Insubstantiate Aethersnatch Spell Queller Summary Dismissal Mindbreak Trap
@@comradecameron3726 right you are on that one. More an example of the type of spells that can get around "cannot be countered". Also useful in general against decks using things like Allosaurus Shepherd
i was very curious of Xira and what the deck was about. Seemed like a lot of self mill, specially for lands. I went to the deck list and oh my dear god. Its mass land destruction for the table and mass land reclamation for you. Im so glad they didnt get a land wipe this game.
Wait, Xira Arien is not reserved list like a lot of those old legends that were like never reprinted? Hope we see her pop up in some random reprint set one day I wanna see her in the modern border with the actual typeline.
I know playing lands up front is "old school" but I feel like at this point you should have the same layout as everyone else. It makes game play way less confusing and I mean it really isn't that difficult. Don't be that guy that does is out of spite and "well that's how I play and you just have to deal with it". Just be courteous to other players. Everyone just wants to have fun and not have the game be even more confusing.
at about 5:13 I dont think your spell should have been countered as the mana rock cant make mana as there are no cards in the graveyard when OJ activates it. Unless I am misunderstanding?
I love when a spell slinger deck just lines up so perfectly. Minding your own business in the early game, then bam. Everyone dies from a big damage or drain spell out of nowhere.
@@stefantincescu7169 Magic players sure can get over-sensitive. I can understand it being displeasing to look at, but don’t forget that it’s always just a game. People should really stop taking themselves so seriously
Love you channel and your work but if you don’t enjoy playing against a certain deck and your audience is not a big fan of some decks, maybe you could switch those decks? I don’t want to make you feel uncomfortable as you give us free entertainment, but it’s just that some decks/players/strategies/lands placements are not as enjoyable as others.
I feel like if you get the opportunity to play online at least keep up the appearance of your board and try and stick to the format so to say “lands in the back”. Alsooooo if we are playing commander infect should be 20 not 10 😎😅.
Imagine thinking it's OK to keep the cards with all the pertinent information about your board state as far away from your opponents as possible. It's not edgy or cool, it's sloppy and deceptive.
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A Koma playing with lands up front and sometimes half-tapping the lands making their board even messier to look at.. smh. Glad to see a win for the player with the cleanest board
Shane is a savage apparently
It's infuriating to look at
Seriously though, it’s annoying to watch. I can only imagine how annoying it’d be to play against
I asked a judge last week about the "play lands on the front" thing and he told me that it's punishable with disqualification
@@amarauk9687 I would 100% have to have a talk with a player if they did that. I can barely see and read the cards when they are in the correct place. Let alone, hidden in the back
The eternal curse of Niv Mizzet Parun is not being able to cast him until it's already too late. 😭
That was no curse. OJ kept a terrible hand with no ramp, no draw and no spells he could cast without topdecking lands.
@@DarkEinherjar that's right haha
@@DarkEinherjar yeah that hand was garbage, nothing but 5+ drops.
For real it’s so hard to find good niv mizzet gameplay on UA-cam outside of CEDH
I think playing with lands in the front is a little sus. Harder to see what you have and some people don't want to keep asking.
Glad i'm not the only one that hates it for this exact reason.
Lands in front 🙄
yes please!
I wish I had a good for reason for this, but I don't. I just really hate it when people play their lands out front. I don't understand why I hate it, I just do.
Because it’s ugly and has no practical use case
You are so right about this
Shane and Ben should auto lose for playing their lands in front.
I love Xira Arien, I run a casual spellslinger version with DMG oriented spells and Magecraft effects, very fun to play.
I really like the slower music this video. The original speed of this song you usually use can give me a bit anxiety sometimes. The slowness makes it feel relaxed
Not hating the player or even your channel (I love what you are doing) but my god, I hate Koma as a commander so much :D
I'm not the biggest fan either.
Same here. And all other simic commanders in general. They are just so boring to pilot. I tend to stay away from simic colors now.
It is so annoying to deal with in combat metas. Its all about koma in those games stealing and copying it.
I'm getting the impression that Vial Smasher is in the command zone just for the red color identity... have you considered other partners, like Krark for high-risk, high reward with your spells, or Jeska to clear blockers for Tymna?
Krark has DEFINITELY been on my radar.
correct me if I'm wrong but he would then need to run decent coin flip support (in the form of allowing him to do extra flips) because if he loses flip for Krarrk, then his spell just gets bouncedd back to his hand and the mana is gone right? Seems too high a risk for a spellslinger combo deck
@@VinceTheCoyote All he needs is Krark's Thumb, which increases his chances of successful flips from 50% to 75%.
Krark is also great with other spell copy effects, as the player will have the copies even if the original spell is bounced.
Koma can't be bothered to read their own cards or even keep them on their playmat, just expects to get to six mana then cast their unanswerable threat and win. Love to see the Koma deck bullied on sight sorry not sorry
7 mana, but yes. Have removal and countermagic ready for Koma, don't let it hit the board and it's far less of a problem.
They can only give it indestructible if they have serpents to sacrifice
@@hebirokku what counter magic?
@@ponymaster2939 the kind that doesn't use the word 'counter'. There's a few out there.
To name a few that fulfil this role:
Venser, Shaper Savant
Time Stop
Brutal Expulsion
Insubstantiate
Aethersnatch
Spell Queller
Summary Dismissal
Mindbreak Trap
@@comradecameron3726 right you are on that one. More an example of the type of spells that can get around "cannot be countered".
Also useful in general against decks using things like Allosaurus Shepherd
@@hebirokku so run sub optimal counter magic in order to stop a very select few cards you'll almost never see at the table?
That Netdeck playmat is amazing! 😆
i was very curious of Xira and what the deck was about. Seemed like a lot of self mill, specially for lands. I went to the deck list and oh my dear god. Its mass land destruction for the table and mass land reclamation for you. Im so glad they didnt get a land wipe this game.
MLD
That mill land play was indeed BRUTAL! I loved it! Great game ya'll!
That netdeck playmat is pretty clever
Saw Xira and immediately recognized her. PTSD
I liked the video and I will continue to watch and support, but these land in front people need to stop. Put your foot down Big Daddy Muddstah!
Ben couldn' have milled Shane that first turn, since Codex Shredder didn't have haste.
Wait, Xira Arien is not reserved list like a lot of those old legends that were like never reprinted? Hope we see her pop up in some random reprint set one day I wanna see her in the modern border with the actual typeline.
It like a lot of the old legend cards are pretty bad so I doubt it
perfect! 3 out of 4 commanders me and my friends play
WHY IS EVERYONE PLAYING PUTTING LANDS IN FRONT. MY EYEEEEES
Well done!
4:35 preordain draws, missed trigger (it’s ok it happens to me all the time, what is not ok is 2 players playing lands at the top of their boards 😤)
I know playing lands up front is "old school" but I feel like at this point you should have the same layout as everyone else. It makes game play way less confusing and I mean it really isn't that difficult. Don't be that guy that does is out of spite and "well that's how I play and you just have to deal with it". Just be courteous to other players. Everyone just wants to have fun and not have the game be even more confusing.
at about 5:13 I dont think your spell should have been countered as the mana rock cant make mana as there are no cards in the graveyard when OJ activates it. Unless I am misunderstanding?
OJ has Stitch in Time in his graveyard when he casts Counterspell.
@@KingRorix ah thank you missed that
I love when a spell slinger deck just lines up so perfectly. Minding your own business in the early game, then bam. Everyone dies from a big damage or drain spell out of nowhere.
Cards shrinking way too fast... 😵💫
Sorry about that. Every time I think I have it fixed, it's not. I'll have to bug someone who knows Premiere better than I do to see why.
It’s actually quite entertaining to very quickly press pause several times. It keeps me on edge.
OJs hand was terrible... How could he keep that?
That bird token looks kinda big and sus
The lands in front gives me sadness
The cards on screen goes waaaaaayyy fast to small mode , even on ipad i keep having to pause
decklist?
Two lands on top players ugh unwatchable video
No Niv list :(
Wanted to watch the video, but can not stand when people Incorrectly put their lands above their payable's. If in a tournament Wizard corrects you
dislike for the lands in front. sorry, but it is extremely annoying.
Lol, so you dislike the video in it’s entirety? Punish the creator for another individual’s play style?
@@aintenoughroomforthetwoofus yes, I did not enjoy the match because of the messy board.
@@stefantincescu7169 Magic players sure can get over-sensitive. I can understand it being displeasing to look at, but don’t forget that it’s always just a game. People should really stop taking themselves so seriously
@@aintenoughroomforthetwoofus he disliked it, it's not like he reported them to the police, lol. Talk about oversensitive...
Maybe don’t shrink the cards just leave them up in the middle till the next card replaces it
OJ unlucky match
More like terrible hand: no ramp, no draw and no cards he could cast without topdecking lands.
Love you channel and your work but if you don’t enjoy playing against a certain deck and your audience is not a big fan of some decks, maybe you could switch those decks? I don’t want to make you feel uncomfortable as you give us free entertainment, but it’s just that some decks/players/strategies/lands placements are not as enjoyable as others.
The lands in front 🤢🤢🤢
First 😀
I feel like if you get the opportunity to play online at least keep up the appearance of your board and try and stick to the format so to say “lands in the back”. Alsooooo if we are playing commander infect should be 20 not 10 😎😅.
Imagine thinking it's OK to keep the cards with all the pertinent information about your board state as far away from your opponents as possible. It's not edgy or cool, it's sloppy and deceptive.
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