Thanks for doing this, guys. I'm real bad at finding the proper deck out of a sealed pool, so it's always wonderful to watch others and hear/see different lines of thought. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more videos like this per block!
Green/Black is really good in this set. I made a Golgari Deck during my PreRelease. Golgari also showed up in my Draft Deck the following weekend...along with the person next to me in the pod. If that doesn't show how good it is, nothing does.
I have a special love for Trespasser's Curse. It won my game against a cycling drakes deck. Got it out turn two and he couldn't get any more flying drakes out. Shut him down the whole game. I believe in the curse!
I am loving the sealed league. Getting my 5th pack today for my league (we started with 3, already got my first loss pack, and now getting my first week pack). Really wish MTGO would do this kind of league too.
James has a history of thinking most cards are bad, so I tend not to take much stock on what he says. This is one of the few times where the normal difference of opinion was brought up beyond just someone saying 'fair'.
Originally, it was a seeded pack and 3 other packs, but for this one they're using 6 in the first set released (AKH). When they do another one (like, say, for Hour of Devastation) they'll do 3 from AKH and 3 from HOD.
I personally may have gone Simic with this pool. The Blue seemed better than the Black. My only concern with the Simic deck would have been that the removal may have been really light. But I would have had to get a real good look at it to accurately measure it. But that's just me.
The only thing you forgot to mention is that after 4 weeks if you're still in need of games from any of the 4 weeks there's a 5th week(You don't get a new pack to add to your pool this week) in order to help you complete all 4 weeks if need be.
When deck building, I would have played Oketra's Monument over Trial of Strength. It is more powerful making repeatable 1/1's with Vigilance than a one time 4/2.
The INCORRECT part in this video is what you get to add to your pool after week 1. You don't just have to choose from the sets currently legal in Standard you can get a pack from ANY set. If you get a pack from Standard then you don't have to pay the tax for that pack. We play 4 weeks total and have a 5th week in order to catch up on our weeks if need be.
TheMrVengeance Here's a little "Newsflash" for you though. The store that these guys are referring to for league is the one that I'm also referring to.
Might have wanted to lead with that, mate, cause without some indication that that's the case nobody had any reason to assume that of all the gamestores worldwide Yellowjacket was the one you play at.
11:50 Can confirm, having two or more Trespasser's Curse on the field is backbreaking. Ran three in my pre-release deck, they did work.
Heraldo Surpriz I was running W/B zombies
I was in a Sealed and I opened two Approach of the Second Sun and I was hated, but hey I won.
Thanks for doing this, guys. I'm real bad at finding the proper deck out of a sealed pool, so it's always wonderful to watch others and hear/see different lines of thought. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more videos like this per block!
Liked it very much, especially the roundtable style where we get each of your perspective on the pool, would love to see more of this!
I've been having a hard time wrapping my head around this set, so watching you guys break it down was really helpful. Thanks a bunch!
Green/Black is really good in this set. I made a Golgari Deck during my PreRelease. Golgari also showed up in my Draft Deck the following weekend...along with the person next to me in the pod. If that doesn't show how good it is, nothing does.
I actually really liked this content!
To those who didn't watch till the end: next week they're building a Cube with Alex, and the week after its the nicknames podcast! :D
I have a special love for Trespasser's Curse. It won my game against a cycling drakes deck. Got it out turn two and he couldn't get any more flying drakes out. Shut him down the whole game. I believe in the curse!
"Alex is building a cube next week"
OH BABY GRILL. Ask Alex to sign up for a Cubetutor account. It's Tappedout for cubes.
11:43 I got five of them off in a draft last week. IT WAS AMAZING
I am loving the sealed league. Getting my 5th pack today for my league (we started with 3, already got my first loss pack, and now getting my first week pack). Really wish MTGO would do this kind of league too.
James has a history of thinking most cards are bad, so I tend not to take much stock on what he says. This is one of the few times where the normal difference of opinion was brought up beyond just someone saying 'fair'.
I thought the sealed league was only 3 packs to start and then add packs after. Why are they opening 6 boosters?
Depends on what your store wants to do! I guess YJ wanted to do a more standard sealed league.
Originally, it was a seeded pack and 3 other packs, but for this one they're using 6 in the first set released (AKH). When they do another one (like, say, for Hour of Devastation) they'll do 3 from AKH and 3 from HOD.
ok
+Temporal MTG Every store runs their events differently, but typically Sealed is 6 boosters.
I was thinking of the league's WotC was promoting for May.
magic.wizards.com/en/event-types/magic-league
im gonna get my lgs to oraganize one of these, seems like a lot of fun
oh damn, mono red cube!
I personally may have gone Simic with this pool. The Blue seemed better than the Black. My only concern with the Simic deck would have been that the removal may have been really light. But I would have had to get a real good look at it to accurately measure it. But that's just me.
I'd love to see an update changelog and a win loss record for the deck in other TTC. Could make for a fun segment.
it would be cool if they could show some of their league games
can't wait to try all of the catushes in my cube
Building a cube? Sweet!
CUBE! Yeah, just finished my redesign!
please make a crapshot like this 37:20
The only thing you forgot to mention is that after 4 weeks if you're still in need of games from any of the 4 weeks there's a 5th week(You don't get a new pack to add to your pool this week) in order to help you complete all 4 weeks if need be.
Cam see's Seeker of Insight "I like that card alot!" I think I know why...
I got really uncomfortable when Graham started separating cards by color, but the piles were not in WUBRG order.
Sam Brada lucky it's not your pool then, isn't it?
U is the magic abbreviation for blue.
If you're in Seattle, Card Kingdom is running a league soooooo stop by meybe
When deck building, I would have played Oketra's Monument over Trial of Strength. It is more powerful making repeatable 1/1's with Vigilance than a one time 4/2.
yay!!!
Whatever happened to Friday Nights?
At my pre-release a guy got four trespassers curse out.
approach the second sun nickname nomination: "double rainbow"
I paid for two day shipping with Card Kingdom took my stuff five days to get to Alabama. WTF five days to Korea??
alex: what's a sealed league!!?? cam: well James uh.
alex: gra-alex.
Kathleen: my name is James.
also I love TTC.
I've murdered someone with trespassers curse xD
You can say they've got fatally unlucky xD
A friend of mine has the most disgusting sealed deck ever for our league, Mind Twist and Cryptic Command! All he does is Cycle and Annoy you...
The INCORRECT part in this video is what you get to add to your pool after week 1. You don't just have to choose from the sets currently legal in Standard you can get a pack from ANY set. If you get a pack from Standard then you don't have to pay the tax for that pack. We play 4 weeks total and have a 5th week in order to catch up on our weeks if need be.
Newsflash, not every store runs leagues like your store. Chill out.
TheMrVengeance Never said they did bud.
TheMrVengeance Here's a little "Newsflash" for you though. The store that these guys are referring to for league is the one that I'm also referring to.
Might have wanted to lead with that, mate, cause without some indication that that's the case nobody had any reason to assume that of all the gamestores worldwide Yellowjacket was the one you play at.
CleverCrumbish Guess I assumed too much of people & their deductive like skills. My bad.
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