I feel like the non-commander SUP episodes are less popular, but I'm here to say how grateful I am for them! Commander is fun but we need to change it up a little bit sometimes!
I never got the appeal of commander but with time I grew to absolutely despise it. The ubiquity of commander content online and cards in every set actually got me to stop playing Magic and I only watch channels that actually talk about other aspects of the game as well (hence why I'm here). I love the non-commander episodes of SU&P and I think that in contrast to the samey commander episodes they actually feature some very welcome diversity and honestly great content. I know they don't bring the views commander content does but I really hope people finally get tired of commander within the next couple of years so that the game can actually return to being open, diverse, experimental, ACTUALLY casual (I don't see how a format with such strict deck building rules and a ban list is casual) and fun...
I've clearly watched the hidden commander episode too many times because hearing Sam say the words "basic island" without him immediately following it up with "by Raoul Vitale" just feels wrong
I love how this little game design idea by Nick Floyd from some old forum has now spread through the internet many years after its creation and has also sparked a few other variants.
Man I totally forgot that I played this game! Honestly there is not a better plan than Sam that I couldve filmed this with and I am SO happy that we showed the beauty of this format. Glad I got to wear my lederhosen too
Anytime I see Rhystic I immediately click because I know it will be something wacky and fun. But... Everytime he said "Basic Island" my brain immediately filled in "by Raoul Vitale" lol
Sam and Georg are easily two of my favorite guests on this series. They're both insanely delightful. EDIT: incredible game. never heard of this format before but it was really cool to see
This episode is stellar. They're clearly competing to win but there's no anger or bad feels, just vibing with the game. Great guests! Looking fresh with the haircuts haha
Holy crap, this was BRILLIANT to watch. Two players, highly skilled, playing an extremely thinky game, narrating their turns and explaining their lines, just perfect MtG content. Great stuff as always, Prof!
@@pinkstarburst99They’d help with focusing on what’s going on in the game and what’s going to happen when spells start resolving. In a game with basically no board, it takes a lot more mental discipline to keep track of which cards are where, what’s happening, and what may happen next.
The Dandan list I play with has Mystic Sanctuaries, which are fetchable. Would be sad to miss out on that, I prefer to just agree to not card-count the library. Alternatively, idk, exile five cards face down at random before the game, that should make it hard enough that no one's going to bother anymore
@@saschabaer3327because decklist is known, it could be "cascade into specified valid target". I know some lists are running the new izzet surveil land too, so just specify target before resolving.
Super happy that this is one of the few magic channels that provides players with not only several formats within magic (as opposed to just Commander,) but other card games as well. Huge thanks to you, Prof for continuing to give a shout to so many great ways to play the game, and thanks to Sam for his wonderful vid on the start of the concept! Oh, and thanks to Georg for continuing to be a super cool dude, and funny as hell!😂 Love you guys, gotta go and pick up the few cards I need to form a Dandan deck before prices go up... The best thing about a format like Dandan, is that the decklists are known, but that also means that you can grab the cards, sleeve them up, and have a dedicated deck box or section in your oversized deck box for this deck and not worry about improving the deck or swapping out any cards per new set release. All it takes is the one deck, a friend, and somewhere to play it!
Cheers! Obligatory: Like it when we don't do Commander? Share with friends, post to socials, all that jazz. Be an advocate of the content you love and want to see more of!
As a German viewer, it's always a little highlight for me when Georg says something in German, because you don't expect to hear an accent-free, perfectly pronounced German word in between all the English
That Rhystic Studies video made me fall in love with this format and build my own Dandan deck. I now have designs to build a white one...revolving around Barren Glory.
This was really cool to watch. The swing from Rhystic Studies looking to have an easy win to Georg having big card advatage and then Diminishing Returns just resetting the whole thing was a trip.
Hey there! Short-time watcher, first-time commenter. This is, simply, amazing. I just watched Sam's Forgetful Fish video a few weeks ago, and instantly began assembling the Dan Dan.....then I realized I, too, am woefully under-abilitied to play Dan Dan. It was so fun to watch these guys play such an informational version of the game.
Dandan has really reignited my passion for the game last year. Collecting the cards and playing with the assembled deck is a ton of fun. I have yet to meet a person who wasn’t sold on it after playing a game or two. It is easily the crown jewel of my collection. Thanks Sam for making a video on it. Happy to see it get more coverage.
People have asked for a SHuffle Up & Play where we use our "Build-Your-Own Commander Precon" decks and so...we DID! Check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/gXSd96hFd_A/v-deo.html
I love this format, it is great to play in-between games. There is a sweet printable 3D deck holder that features the two boats beginning to capsize as the fish surfaces on CuIts3D, definitely worth checking out. Longest game we've played has been about 30 minutes, this was an EPIC DanDan match. DanDan - White which is Lost Leonin is an amazing variant, you can actually toss all the Phyrexian mana cards in there and its a race to give a player 10 poison counters so it is still 5 attacks worth BUT you get to use life as a resource for all 5 colors of the Phyrexian mana which is extremely fun.
This specific decklist is posted, but I'd be really interested to see how it's updated over time but I haven't been able to find an archidect/moxfield/etc for rhystic. I have mystic tutor in mine and am removing it because it doesn't feel fun on either side of the interaction. If it were a sorcery then it'd be different I think. Great game though! Was entertaining the whole time and everything I love about blue.
I'm so glad I got to see this format in action. Loved Rhystic's video on the format, and as an aspiring game designer and blue mage seeing the plays and hidden depth of the card choices is like a dream.
I've played mtg for about 30 years now and Dandan was the art that sparked my imagination. I got my forgetful fish deck as soon as I heard about it and it's been a blast to play. Thanks for showing this!
yes dandân!!! i've never played but it's so fascinating to watch... found out about it first through the excellent rhystic studies video, so feels appropriate to seem him play it here!
Dan-Dan is one of my new favorite ways to play magic and sams video from last year got me into it! Love seeing you highlight different formats shuffle up and play prof, and I get excited to try them all too.
It is really cool to see how many different ways there are to take the basic gameplay of magic and use it to create all these unique formats like Dandan or Judge's tower
This was such a good episode not just for the cool format but also such a good clinic on sequencing and planning out your turns, id love to see it again if at all possible
17:45 A way to solve the "deduce opponent's hand" problem is to increase the decksize by 10 cards and then exile ten face down at the start of each game. It makes sure there are enough cards that arent in a game to make deducing that info not very worth doing.
You could use the top 10 cards to track the players life. And if you want a bit of a comeback mechanic then the player gets to put that card into their hand every time they lose one of their 5 lives. :D
Loved this, always nice when you get to show off other formats on Shuffle Up & Play. I understand EDH is most popular , but showcasing awesome constructed play and altzernate formats like this makes the best content for me. Personally I also love to hear players comment on their plays nd thought process, so that was a big plus for me, as well.
Dandân and Memory Lapse happen to be among my favorite magic cards (the first one because of the art - my mind was blown when I finally - many years after first seeing the card - realized that there actually is a gigantic fish on the card instead of just two little boats, and that's the real Dandân) - the second one because I love the flavor of homelands and have a weakness for that set, and Memory Lapse is one of the few actually playable cards from it), so whenver I see this format being covered, it's just a very nice treat - and this game also happened to be great. The big stack after diminishing returns was just awesome to see. Some people say blue is no fun, but you rarely get interactions like this in any other color.
A fantastic episode, showcasing a fantastic format! Quite an excellent practice/training format, teaching the importance of timing, order and the function of the stack.
Fun video that features cards you’d never see otherwise, I feel like two player games really allow cards to shine, since boards can be a little simpler, it makes me remember a time when you get to see cool cards you never new existed.
When Georg explained the Predict resolve rules about not having to name a card before the spell effectively resolved, so he could wait for responses, that blew my mind. I am still not sure I get it, I need a trip to the wiki.
essentially when you cast predict, it doesnt ask you to do anything until it resolves. You dont target anything. The "Choose a card name" only matters if the spell resolves. Therefore, only when it actually happens do you have to name a card
@@GermanGaryOak Wow, to get an answer from the man himself! You made me think about casting vs. resolve times for instant which I had never considered before. What you describe makes sense now that I focus my mind on it, but it was background noise before. I learned something useful !
This is my favourite episode of all time, I've watched it 4 times now and just made my own Dandan deck, I've never been so excited to play magic and I've been a dedicated magic player for over a decade
I’ve always loved the idea of a shared library. When I was first learning to play me and my friends didn’t have much so we would shuffle up a deck and both play from it. Dandan brings me back to those days in high school. I’m really interested in a red variant of Dandan. I envision it to be faster and possibly not even creature based. Almost like Buckshot roulette. I can also see it as a manic frenzy of random discards and land control. There’s just so many ways to build with the foundations of Magic. I live this game.
I played Dandan ages ago when I was new to Magic because some guy brought it to the LGS I was at. I now wish I could find the guy again because he was really nice and helped me a bit.
That could have been me. Where was it? When was it? I created the thing and I would drop in to game stores where I lived to play it once in a while before finally posting it online in 2016. It could have also been an early adopter if it was after 2016 or one of the friends who built there own after mine. Or the one friend that "borrowed" my deck for the summer and dropped out of college and didn't return it in the fall to give me my Dandan deck back. Let me know when and where you played it and I might be able to narrow it down or tell you who it likely was who taught you.
That's the kind of content I'm the most fond of. While I must admit I often skip episodes on some of the more "competitive" formats on the channel like Legacy or Modern, and watch all the EDH episodes, my favourites ones have been exactly these: the casual non-EDH formats, like Dandan, the Ravnica guild decks battle, the cubes, or the two-headed giants. Thank you very much Prof for always being eager to show these different and exciting ways to play the game!
I came here because I was cataloging my bulk commons, pulled 7 Arabian Nights Dandan and couldn't believe the value of this unassuming common blue creature. Never would I have thought that there was a whole format built around it. You learn something new everyday. Also, sort your bulk commons, you never know when you are going to pull a full grip of Dandan's.
The easiest solution to the tutor/perfect information problem is the Pokemon system of prize cards. Instead of life totals, each player prizes 5 cards off the top of the deck face down at the start of the game. Whenever you hit with a Dandan you put one of your prize cards in to your hand. When you take your last prize card you win the game.
This is my new favorite episode! I've only played commander and standard, but I'm stoked to give this a try (and see what the other color versions look like).
This was incredible, I really enjoyed the back and forth in this episode. George just kept in the game until the very end. Rhystic is a joy of a content creator and I would love to see more "fan created" formats even if they aren't the most popular videos to make.
Awesome some non commander content, so tired of all magic content just being arena or especially commander… always love these non commander episodes as they are the best episodes in the seasons, just wish I wasn’t so alone and they were more popular so we got more than one every 6 months
Who would've thought that a game whose most prominent components are a 4/1 with a bad drawback and a card from homelands would have such compelling gameplay? This rules. Georg and Sam are perfect players for this, too.
This was so funny and entertaining, but also so informative for mastering the stack. Love seeing Sam and Georg on the channel. Great episode. And we get Team APS next episode?! SO PUMPED!
My workaround for the fetchlands is to "cascade" into the lands. That way only a few cards are revealed, and both players get the same info. Only a few fetches tho since it's a hassle.
Never played dandan but always have wanted to. Loved this! And I love everything to do with Sam and Rhystic Studies. Truly showing the love of what Magic has to offer
This was such a well done episode, Prof. Might be one of the most interesting episodes of any MTG I have seen. Also, give props to the production team. The sing shots were looking crisp with the blurred background.
Very interesting episode showcasing other ways Magic can be played. Also I like how guys are explaining ideas behind certain plays and strategies. Thumbs up! ❤
This finally showed me that this format is worth playing. And I'm super curious about other non-blue versions! Also, PROFESSOR: I know you want to stay positive in your videos wherever you can, but can you do a video addressing how stingy WOTC is with promos? Why is standard showdown giving away a *single basic land* to 1st place only? Why are Store Championships, now required to be Standard, giving Top 8 promos for a deck nobody plays (in a different format) that are worth 25 cents? (Hollow One). Imagine if these were something useful, like Sheoldred or that Nissa from Aftermath? Why did Secret Lairs go from having awesome "bonus cards" to having random foil garbage? All this at the same time that Lorcana is giving away $600+ promos in their Store Championships. My local MTG Store Champ only had two people show up to play.
I am again honored to be mentioned by some of my favorite Magic UA-camrs. Thanks for showing off Forgetful Fish.
It's a great way to play!!
Thank you for bringing it into the world
Thank you for bringing this amazing format into the world.
Thank you for this bringing us this fantastic way to play!
Thank you for your creative thinking! I love forgetful fish!
I feel like the non-commander SUP episodes are less popular, but I'm here to say how grateful I am for them! Commander is fun but we need to change it up a little bit sometimes!
This exactly! I love commander but playing other formats is really fun too
Totally agree. In fact the non commander episodes sparked a need for playing non casual magic in me. Keep up the good work prof
I agree! The occasional change up is nice, a pauper episode on here got me into pauper and I play it almost as much as commander
I never got the appeal of commander but with time I grew to absolutely despise it.
The ubiquity of commander content online and cards in every set actually got me to stop playing Magic and I only watch channels that actually talk about other aspects of the game as well (hence why I'm here).
I love the non-commander episodes of SU&P and I think that in contrast to the samey commander episodes they actually feature some very welcome diversity and honestly great content.
I know they don't bring the views commander content does but I really hope people finally get tired of commander within the next couple of years so that the game can actually return to being open, diverse, experimental, ACTUALLY casual (I don't see how a format with such strict deck building rules and a ban list is casual) and fun...
I love these episodes the most.
I've clearly watched the hidden commander episode too many times because hearing Sam say the words "basic island" without him immediately following it up with "by Raoul Vitale" just feels wrong
That episode is like a comfort for me, when I can't decide what to put on, it's a good chance it's that. It's trouser time.
Same, I rewatch that episode like once a month at least. My favorite SUP episode by far
That episode is pure entertainment gold. My favorite so far no doubt.
Egg!
it's like the 1994 commander episode from cardmarket, where andrea keeps "playing a beta plains". can't unhear that
for anyone wondering the princess bride sicilian, and to boost interaction, his name is Vizzini
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
I would like to say, and to boost interaction, that is very interesting!
Inconceivable
@nedcurfman3486 I do not think this word means, what you think it means...
I love how this little game design idea by Nick Floyd from some old forum has now spread through the internet many years after its creation and has also sparked a few other variants.
Man I totally forgot that I played this game!
Honestly there is not a better plan than Sam that I couldve filmed this with and I am SO happy that we showed the beauty of this format. Glad I got to wear my lederhosen too
Super spannend! War eine Freude, deinen Überlebenskampf zu verfolgen :D
Amazing game!
During the outro I was like: "Wait, are those Lederhosen?" Such a shame they werent visible during the game 😂
Love the game and the prof is wrong, kpop is content
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Anytime I see Rhystic I immediately click because I know it will be something wacky and fun. But... Everytime he said "Basic Island" my brain immediately filled in "by Raoul Vitale" lol
Sam and Georg are easily two of my favorite guests on this series. They're both insanely delightful.
EDIT: incredible game. never heard of this format before but it was really cool to see
Truly appreciate it :)
They honestly are my two favs. Close is the game grump and brian + olivia as the other three in my top 5
@@huron994 i can't remember if this was on SUP but brian and olivia are a riot and so is Kyle Hill. i think him and kibler were both on one.
@BraxtonMeyer they've been on, and arin has been on CaH too. They're all buds. Kyle hill is also right up there with the other 5
@@BraxtonMeyer there was one episode where brian had kyle sleeves and vise versa. It was great
This episode is stellar. They're clearly competing to win but there's no anger or bad feels, just vibing with the game. Great guests! Looking fresh with the haircuts haha
One of the benefits of a shared deck format is that there's no added strife from bad matchups, strong feelings toward certain decks, etc.
That visualization of the stack is one of the best I've ever seen on any MtG content, HUGE props to the editing team for that one.
Play to Win have the Stack visualized better, much more cleanly.
Holy crap, this was BRILLIANT to watch. Two players, highly skilled, playing an extremely thinky game, narrating their turns and explaining their lines, just perfect MtG content. Great stuff as always, Prof!
Very excited for this episode. Dandan is the best format to tell if my ADHD meds have worn off.
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I'm curious by what you mean, do the meds help you keep up with this type of slower play? I don't know how it works
As someone who is also on adhd meds I fully know what you mean
@@pinkstarburst99 adhd meds help people with adhd focus and remember short term things better.
@@pinkstarburst99They’d help with focusing on what’s going on in the game and what’s going to happen when spells start resolving. In a game with basically no board, it takes a lot more mental discipline to keep track of which cards are where, what’s happening, and what may happen next.
18:29 my suggested workaround to the search problem- cascade into an Island. Both parties get some, but not perfect, info on the game state
That actually plays into the flavor. Dandan coming up to the surface, causing a ripple effect.
The Dandan list I play with has Mystic Sanctuaries, which are fetchable. Would be sad to miss out on that, I prefer to just agree to not card-count the library. Alternatively, idk, exile five cards face down at random before the game, that should make it hard enough that no one's going to bother anymore
@@saschabaer3327because decklist is known, it could be "cascade into specified valid target". I know some lists are running the new izzet surveil land too, so just specify target before resolving.
@@saschabaer3327maybe have a sideboard of lands and just blind shuffle the library?
i also agree this is probably the most fair workaround for the search problem.
Sicilian guy in Princess Bride is called Vizzini.
Vizzini! He was even made into a card as an alt of Baral , Chief of Compliance
Super happy that this is one of the few magic channels that provides players with not only several formats within magic (as opposed to just Commander,) but other card games as well.
Huge thanks to you, Prof for continuing to give a shout to so many great ways to play the game, and thanks to Sam for his wonderful vid on the start of the concept! Oh, and thanks to Georg for continuing to be a super cool dude, and funny as hell!😂
Love you guys, gotta go and pick up the few cards I need to form a Dandan deck before prices go up... The best thing about a format like Dandan, is that the decklists are known, but that also means that you can grab the cards, sleeve them up, and have a dedicated deck box or section in your oversized deck box for this deck and not worry about improving the deck or swapping out any cards per new set release. All it takes is the one deck, a friend, and somewhere to play it!
Cheers! Obligatory: Like it when we don't do Commander? Share with friends, post to socials, all that jazz. Be an advocate of the content you love and want to see more of!
AN HOUR OF DANDÂN !?
Yeah, sadly it’s a bit short.
As a German viewer, it's always a little highlight for me when Georg says something in German, because you don't expect to hear an accent-free, perfectly pronounced German word in between all the English
That Rhystic Studies video made me fall in love with this format and build my own Dandan deck. I now have designs to build a white one...revolving around Barren Glory.
This is like a format to train blue mages,we need one format like this for every color...i would love to see it so much! This is so special,i love it
Add in Judge Tower to train judges.
This was really cool to watch. The swing from Rhystic Studies looking to have an easy win to Georg having big card advatage and then Diminishing Returns just resetting the whole thing was a trip.
I like the out of left field formats like this. It shows how versatile magic is as a game and the ideas people can come up with.
Hey there! Short-time watcher, first-time commenter. This is, simply, amazing. I just watched Sam's Forgetful Fish video a few weeks ago, and instantly began assembling the Dan Dan.....then I realized I, too, am woefully under-abilitied to play Dan Dan. It was so fun to watch these guys play such an informational version of the game.
I learned what DanDan is through the teasers at the end of the previous videos and I'm very excited for this episode!
Dandan has really reignited my passion for the game last year. Collecting the cards and playing with the assembled deck is a ton of fun. I have yet to meet a person who wasn’t sold on it after playing a game or two. It is easily the crown jewel of my collection. Thanks Sam for making a video on it. Happy to see it get more coverage.
People have asked for a SHuffle Up & Play where we use our "Build-Your-Own Commander Precon" decks and so...we DID! Check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/gXSd96hFd_A/v-deo.html
Fantastisch
Can we get the deck list please and thank you.
Do you have deck lists for the other non-blue color versions?
I love this format, it is great to play in-between games.
There is a sweet printable 3D deck holder that features the two boats beginning to capsize as the fish surfaces on CuIts3D, definitely worth checking out.
Longest game we've played has been about 30 minutes, this was an EPIC DanDan match.
DanDan - White which is Lost Leonin is an amazing variant, you can actually toss all the Phyrexian mana cards in there and its a race to give a player 10 poison counters so it is still 5 attacks worth BUT you get to use life as a resource for all 5 colors of the Phyrexian mana which is extremely fun.
This specific decklist is posted, but I'd be really interested to see how it's updated over time but I haven't been able to find an archidect/moxfield/etc for rhystic. I have mystic tutor in mine and am removing it because it doesn't feel fun on either side of the interaction. If it were a sorcery then it'd be different I think.
Great game though! Was entertaining the whole time and everything I love about blue.
As a newer player, Dan Dan games are a really fun way to see the more intricacies of Magic and interactions.
Awesome video.
Ever since I watched Sam's video on Forgetful Fish, I've wanted to watch him play it. It hasn't disappointed.
the more I was watching, the more invest I was at learning more about the format. Very cool !!
It's an amazing format.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege It is! Now I want to see decks in other colours
I'm so glad I got to see this format in action. Loved Rhystic's video on the format, and as an aspiring game designer and blue mage seeing the plays and hidden depth of the card choices is like a dream.
I've played mtg for about 30 years now and Dandan was the art that sparked my imagination. I got my forgetful fish deck as soon as I heard about it and it's been a blast to play. Thanks for showing this!
Every time I see DanDan, I desperately want to play it. What a wonderfully simple yet deep format.
every single play they make feels lile the biggest outplay ever, which i guess that's what dandan does. Loving it ❤
This was peak Blue Mage Magic. Congrats to Sam for winning and congrats to Georg for his resilience and slipperiness.
AMAZING match! Loved how Sam and Georg explain their thought process
yes dandân!!! i've never played but it's so fascinating to watch... found out about it first through the excellent rhystic studies video, so feels appropriate to seem him play it here!
Dan-Dan is one of my new favorite ways to play magic and sams video from last year got me into it! Love seeing you highlight different formats shuffle up and play prof, and I get excited to try them all too.
I’m extremely excited for the next episode! I love Team APS and I’m so glad they finally played some Commander ❤
It is really cool to see how many different ways there are to take the basic gameplay of magic and use it to create all these unique formats like Dandan or Judge's tower
Saw the Card Market videos on Dandan so was VERY excited to see the preview from the last Shuffle Up And Play.
This back and forth is legendary.
Love these non-commander eps of the show 😊
I dont get many chances to play other formats in person so love seeing interesting stuff here!! 💜
You know, I really love the subtle information reveal from alternate arts and library searches. I think it adds to the fun!
2 of the best guests of the show! And what a fun format to see showcased! Thanks Prof and TCC!
This was such a good episode not just for the cool format but also such a good clinic on sequencing and planning out your turns, id love to see it again if at all possible
What an incredible episode. Never seen dandan before, and now i love the whole concept. Thank you to The Professor, and the players!
I put together BradenMTG's Forgetful Fish deck after watching Sam's video on the format,, I'm really happy to see y'all play this wild game :)
Dandan with Rhystic study isn't a dream, its very real and a treat.
The way they talked through it tempts me to make a proxy DanDan deck 😁
George going down to one life halfway through the video ajd Sam desperately trying to get a threat to stick for the rest of the game is wonderful
17:45 A way to solve the "deduce opponent's hand" problem is to increase the decksize by 10 cards and then exile ten face down at the start of each game. It makes sure there are enough cards that arent in a game to make deducing that info not very worth doing.
You could use the top 10 cards to track the players life. And if you want a bit of a comeback mechanic then the player gets to put that card into their hand every time they lose one of their 5 lives. :D
“Summon one DanDan, you have none left 🎼”
Loved this, always nice when you get to show off other formats on Shuffle Up & Play. I understand EDH is most popular , but showcasing awesome constructed play and altzernate formats like this makes the best content for me. Personally I also love to hear players comment on their plays nd thought process, so that was a big plus for me, as well.
Oh my god that was insanely awesome! Felt like a real wizard battle
Dandân and Memory Lapse happen to be among my favorite magic cards (the first one because of the art - my mind was blown when I finally - many years after first seeing the card - realized that there actually is a gigantic fish on the card instead of just two little boats, and that's the real Dandân) - the second one because I love the flavor of homelands and have a weakness for that set, and Memory Lapse is one of the few actually playable cards from it), so whenver I see this format being covered, it's just a very nice treat - and this game also happened to be great. The big stack after diminishing returns was just awesome to see. Some people say blue is no fun, but you rarely get interactions like this in any other color.
This episode was insane! The mind games and stack wars were very entertaining to witness.
A fantastic episode, showcasing a fantastic format! Quite an excellent practice/training format, teaching the importance of timing, order and the function of the stack.
This is awesome! I'd also LOVE to see you guys play Judge's Tower!
Fun video that features cards you’d never see otherwise, I feel like two player games really allow cards to shine, since boards can be a little simpler, it makes me remember a time when you get to see cool cards you never new existed.
When Georg explained the Predict resolve rules about not having to name a card before the spell effectively resolved, so he could wait for responses, that blew my mind. I am still not sure I get it, I need a trip to the wiki.
essentially when you cast predict, it doesnt ask you to do anything until it resolves. You dont target anything. The "Choose a card name" only matters if the spell resolves. Therefore, only when it actually happens do you have to name a card
@@GermanGaryOak Wow, to get an answer from the man himself!
You made me think about casting vs. resolve times for instant which I had never considered before. What you describe makes sense now that I focus my mind on it, but it was background noise before. I learned something useful !
Love Rhystic studies, never seen him before or seen him play but his videos are so freaking good
Dandân gameplay let’s go!!! Working on building it before another EDH deck!
When the Mystical Retrieval was flashed back, it should have been exiled when it was Memory Lapsed off of the stack. That's how flashback works.
What an insane game. I loved this. Nail biting and some cool plays.
This is my favourite episode of all time, I've watched it 4 times now and just made my own Dandan deck, I've never been so excited to play magic and I've been a dedicated magic player for over a decade
Hey it's the dude that has that hot take that every mechanic is just kicker, and horseman-ship
It is not a hot take, it is the TRUTH!
@@GermanGaryOak I mean I can't think of any other mechanic so your right.
I’ve always loved the idea of a shared library. When I was first learning to play me and my friends didn’t have much so we would shuffle up a deck and both play from it. Dandan brings me back to those days in high school.
I’m really interested in a red variant of Dandan. I envision it to be faster and possibly not even creature based. Almost like Buckshot roulette. I can also see it as a manic frenzy of random discards and land control. There’s just so many ways to build with the foundations of Magic. I live this game.
This episode was missing one thing: a counter in the corner tracking the number of times Dandan was said
Also a counter counter. To count how many times a spell was "countered"
I played Dandan ages ago when I was new to Magic because some guy brought it to the LGS I was at. I now wish I could find the guy again because he was really nice and helped me a bit.
That could have been me. Where was it? When was it? I created the thing and I would drop in to game stores where I lived to play it once in a while before finally posting it online in 2016. It could have also been an early adopter if it was after 2016 or one of the friends who built there own after mine. Or the one friend that "borrowed" my deck for the summer and dropped out of college and didn't return it in the fall to give me my Dandan deck back. Let me know when and where you played it and I might be able to narrow it down or tell you who it likely was who taught you.
That's the kind of content I'm the most fond of. While I must admit I often skip episodes on some of the more "competitive" formats on the channel like Legacy or Modern, and watch all the EDH episodes, my favourites ones have been exactly these: the casual non-EDH formats, like Dandan, the Ravnica guild decks battle, the cubes, or the two-headed giants. Thank you very much Prof for always being eager to show these different and exciting ways to play the game!
I came here because I was cataloging my bulk commons, pulled 7 Arabian Nights Dandan and couldn't believe the value of this unassuming common blue creature. Never would I have thought that there was a whole format built around it. You learn something new everyday. Also, sort your bulk commons, you never know when you are going to pull a full grip of Dandan's.
Always a delight to see Shuffle Up and Play. Thanks Prof and friends!!!
Quite possibly my favorite SUAP yet, looove both guests!
I also use Magikarps as Dandân tokens, while on the back it has a self drawn Dandân.
Every DanDan vid has been great. Love watching the way it plays
Kyle Hill once made a video on how MtG is Turing complete. I like to imagine Dandan as an old, classic game designed to run on an MtG engine.
More of non-commander formats! Loved the cube episodes, for example! I'm advocating for what I love, leaving a comment for the algorithm ;)
The easiest solution to the tutor/perfect information problem is the Pokemon system of prize cards. Instead of life totals, each player prizes 5 cards off the top of the deck face down at the start of the game. Whenever you hit with a Dandan you put one of your prize cards in to your hand. When you take your last prize card you win the game.
This is my new favorite episode! I've only played commander and standard, but I'm stoked to give this a try (and see what the other color versions look like).
YES! THANK YOU! AMAZING!
You're going to love it!
This was incredible, I really enjoyed the back and forth in this episode. George just kept in the game until the very end. Rhystic is a joy of a content creator and I would love to see more "fan created" formats even if they aren't the most popular videos to make.
Awesome some non commander content, so tired of all magic content just being arena or especially commander… always love these non commander episodes as they are the best episodes in the seasons, just wish I wasn’t so alone and they were more popular so we got more than one every 6 months
Inconceivable! What a game. I’d never want to play this, but that was awesome.
Who would've thought that a game whose most prominent components are a 4/1 with a bad drawback and a card from homelands would have such compelling gameplay? This rules. Georg and Sam are perfect players for this, too.
It’s so fun to watch evil Gary Oak play. Specially in shows like this where he can explain his train of thought.
Too kind! :)
For Sam, I always pay the 1
This was so funny and entertaining, but also so informative for mastering the stack. Love seeing Sam and Georg on the channel. Great episode.
And we get Team APS next episode?! SO PUMPED!
Ryshtic studies!!!
I was already planning to dabble with Dandan but this episode is pushing me to do it ASAP I swear. I hope my local community will be into it lol
This is such a smart game and a testament to the depth of Magic the Gathering! Really enjoyable and I'm really tempted to make a Dandan deck !
This game may have singlehandedly convinced me to get a set of Forgetful Fish.
Wow, what a game. My new favorite episode of SUAP.
My workaround for the fetchlands is to "cascade" into the lands. That way only a few cards are revealed, and both players get the same info. Only a few fetches tho since it's a hassle.
Man, I love 1v1 formats. Especially these highly interactive matches. Thanks for the video Prof😊
Never played dandan but always have wanted to. Loved this! And I love everything to do with Sam and Rhystic Studies. Truly showing the love of what Magic has to offer
This was such a well done episode, Prof. Might be one of the most interesting episodes of any MTG I have seen. Also, give props to the production team. The sing shots were looking crisp with the blurred background.
This was the coolest episode I've seen yet! I was smiling the entire episode as they went back and forth! Good win and good game.
This was such a fun game!! I love how much Sam loves Dandân.
Also, it looks like the neck of his t-shirt was mended by hand and I think that's cool :)
Very interesting episode showcasing other ways Magic can be played. Also I like how guys are explaining ideas behind certain plays and strategies. Thumbs up! ❤
Really great to to have the prof there to ask questions and act as the audience who don’t know exactly why they play when they Do! Super fun episode!
This finally showed me that this format is worth playing. And I'm super curious about other non-blue versions!
Also, PROFESSOR: I know you want to stay positive in your videos wherever you can, but can you do a video addressing how stingy WOTC is with promos?
Why is standard showdown giving away a *single basic land* to 1st place only?
Why are Store Championships, now required to be Standard, giving Top 8 promos for a deck nobody plays (in a different format) that are worth 25 cents? (Hollow One). Imagine if these were something useful, like Sheoldred or that Nissa from Aftermath?
Why did Secret Lairs go from having awesome "bonus cards" to having random foil garbage?
All this at the same time that Lorcana is giving away $600+ promos in their Store Championships. My local MTG Store Champ only had two people show up to play.