I know brad is bored but everyone has to learn with Todd how the deck actually works, so brad conceding teaches zero people anything. It's literally a waste of time, we kinda need the diva attitudes to calm down as were trying to learn.
Not only is it great that Brad is in this video because he's great, I get extra equity because I love reading salty comments about how much people hate Brad.
Matt Nass pulled out dubs due to the intricacies that involve playing this list; which is the difference between him and you or me. Game 3 I would have prioritized casting Stirrings for the sake of information
I know he said he didn't know how to pilot it correctly, but the turn he combo'd off game one, tap buried ruin instead of fair. The play was sack all 1 and 0 drops, hope to hit one more thing to generate mana in the 3 draws you get off them, then activate the inventer's fair (7 mana gives you search plus 3 for scrap trawler). Much more likely to draw into mana on those 3 draws than draw scrappy T. At that point with the ichor wellspring left you're gaining many more draws and have a ton of mana from the moxes in graveyard. You never sack the wellspring first.
And yes when Brad scooped he had an infinite loop. Myr retriever gets a trigger for itself and one from trawler, targets are trawler and opal, play trawler opal, sack trawler and trawler gets back myr and opal. infinite mana. Repeat for chomatic stars, infinite draw.
@23:31 if Todd didn't walk into the first Stubborn Denial, he would have had a Mind Stone in play to pay for the second one when he cast Krark-Clan Ironworks.
Players should be required to have either played their deck in a tournament or to run it through a league on MTGO. There are so many things you learn when you play a deck for the first time
Sony Silence, Leyline of the Void, Rest in Peace, Silence, Damping Sphere, etc. The problem with KCI is that it gets hit by things that hit graveyards, things that hit affinity, and things that hit storm all disrupt KCI. These sorts of things should already be in people's sideboard. It's a matter of learning how to deal with the deck.
Why are, in all these tournaments and videos, the face cameras better than the ones above the cards?? CAN YOU NOT FIX THAT?? WE WANT TO SEE THE CARDS IN PROPPER LIGHT AND PROPPER QUALITY!!!
Patrick O'Rourke he's one of the best current players, where best is measured as a portion of the most played PT formats, say 50% standard, 30% draft, 15% modern, 12% sealed, and 3% legacy. Kai Budde was an amazing player for the way magic worked at the turn of the century and potentially could be for how magic works now, if he cared enough to put in the effort. Brad is an amazing player now, partially because he's naturally talented, partially because he puts in the effort. Jon Finkel was amazing then and now, almost entirely on natural talent now
Isn't this series meant to teach people how decks and interactions work? It's not so Brad can have a good time. Isn't he kinda at work in these videos?
If stirrings gets banned i quit magic. That will impact tron so hard which is already bad against hyper aggro and combo. Kci winning twice isn't cause for a ban. It being most of a top 8 regularly is. Stirrings allows a lot of decks to exist that aren't destroying the format. If it being popular is bad let's ban serum visions and bolt and path.
One mana to look at five cards and put a land or any colorless card in your hand isn't balanced. There's banned because its popular and banned because its too good.
Tron can just play oath of nissa in it's place. It's not broken, and actually does what a green card is supposed to do. There is no denying that ancient stirrings is degenerate.
Andrew Vickerman I'm all for it honestly, Ponder and Preordain are fine in comparison. People say storm will be broken if they're legal however storm already goes off on turn 3 pretty consistently and storm is not good with humans being around. Besides the same people also thought JTMS would break modern.
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Sometimes I forget Todd Anderson and Brad Nelson aren’t the same person.
I know brad is bored but everyone has to learn with Todd how the deck actually works, so brad conceding teaches zero people anything. It's literally a waste of time, we kinda need the diva attitudes to calm down as were trying to learn.
Play it out
Not only is it great that Brad is in this video because he's great, I get extra equity because I love reading salty comments about how much people hate Brad.
So happy to see my deck played again, grixis death shadow was the king of modern last year but now its hard to get content.
Why Brad conceded the first game? Todd clearly didn’t know how his deck works
Because he knows he's dead?
@@thegreatmajora13 yea but for people trying to learn the deck they dont know how he is dead
Matt Nass pulled out dubs due to the intricacies that involve playing this list; which is the difference between him and you or me. Game 3 I would have prioritized casting Stirrings for the sake of information
I know he said he didn't know how to pilot it correctly, but the turn he combo'd off game one, tap buried ruin instead of fair. The play was sack all 1 and 0 drops, hope to hit one more thing to generate mana in the 3 draws you get off them, then activate the inventer's fair (7 mana gives you search plus 3 for scrap trawler). Much more likely to draw into mana on those 3 draws than draw scrappy T. At that point with the ichor wellspring left you're gaining many more draws and have a ton of mana from the moxes in graveyard. You never sack the wellspring first.
And yes when Brad scooped he had an infinite loop. Myr retriever gets a trigger for itself and one from trawler, targets are trawler and opal, play trawler opal, sack trawler and trawler gets back myr and opal. infinite mana. Repeat for chomatic stars, infinite draw.
I actually love watching Brad play anyone because it’s hilarious when he gets tilted!! Nothing funnier than a salted Brad!
Goddamnit Brad, let us see the deck go off
Aaron use to play around here in south Mississippi but moved to Florida. He will be missed around hear on the coast
Todd and Brad insta-scoop constantly. Not useful for these tutorial videos.
@23:31 if Todd didn't walk into the first Stubborn Denial, he would have had a Mind Stone in play to pay for the second one when he cast Krark-Clan Ironworks.
Get Brad on Humans vs Todd on Mardu Pyro, that'd be sick
Why did you bring in your anti counter tech VS the counter plan of deaths shadow?
Players should be required to have either played their deck in a tournament or to run it through a league on MTGO. There are so many things you learn when you play a deck for the first time
I think all of y’all should have a meta talk
Sony Silence, Leyline of the Void, Rest in Peace, Silence, Damping Sphere, etc. The problem with KCI is that it gets hit by things that hit graveyards, things that hit affinity, and things that hit storm all disrupt KCI. These sorts of things should already be in people's sideboard. It's a matter of learning how to deal with the deck.
Matt Nass mentioned this and said that is why natures claim always comes in.
Jesus Garcia Sony Silence kappa
I really want to read brad's article
@22:57 with no pressure on the board, why walk into a Stubborn Denial?
Game one- T I L T
Why are, in all these tournaments and videos, the face cameras better than the ones above the cards?? CAN YOU NOT FIX THAT?? WE WANT TO SEE THE CARDS IN PROPPER LIGHT AND PROPPER QUALITY!!!
They think we like seeing their fat sweaty beards instead of the actual game.
aaaaaand nobody learned a thing. Nice.
Game 1 9:34
>opponent at 2
>doesn't tutor for spellbomb
🤔🤔🤔
Still would have just gotten stubed.
thegreatmajora13 there's truth to that, but with the amount of recursion in the deck it's better to have in grave than somewhere in the deck
Battle of the BEARDS!!!
When you see Brad is in the video and you just don't even bother because................................
When you see Brad is in the video and that's great because he's one of the 10 best players in the world.
Maybe one of the best newer players.
Patrick O'Rourke he's one of the best current players, where best is measured as a portion of the most played PT formats, say 50% standard, 30% draft, 15% modern, 12% sealed, and 3% legacy.
Kai Budde was an amazing player for the way magic worked at the turn of the century and potentially could be for how magic works now, if he cared enough to put in the effort. Brad is an amazing player now, partially because he's naturally talented, partially because he puts in the effort. Jon Finkel was amazing then and now, almost entirely on natural talent now
he'll scoop the moment he thinks he can't win.
THAT GROVE
Play out the games for christ's sake
This Todd really doesn't know how to play with KCI omfg
Ironwork has been BANNED!!!!
Isn't this series meant to teach people how decks and interactions work? It's not so Brad can have a good time. Isn't he kinda at work in these videos?
9:30 skiperino
I miss the funny brad
Waiting 10 mins for gameplay is a bit annoying guys. Try to be more concise.
9:45 skiparino
Just reprint Bolt in standard and we're good.
What a gross deck... at least game two you can hard side.
Lol it's banned now 😂😂
Ban ironworks, deck is a snorfest.
If stirrings gets banned i quit magic. That will impact tron so hard which is already bad against hyper aggro and combo. Kci winning twice isn't cause for a ban. It being most of a top 8 regularly is. Stirrings allows a lot of decks to exist that aren't destroying the format. If it being popular is bad let's ban serum visions and bolt and path.
One mana to look at five cards and put a land or any colorless card in your hand isn't balanced. There's banned because its popular and banned because its too good.
I think the problem most people have with stirrings is it's the best blue effect in modern but it's green.
Tron can just play oath of nissa in it's place. It's not broken, and actually does what a green card is supposed to do. There is no denying that ancient stirrings is degenerate.
I'm OK with unbanned stirrings, but then you have to unban ponder and preordain too.
Andrew Vickerman I'm all for it honestly, Ponder and Preordain are fine in comparison. People say storm will be broken if they're legal however storm already goes off on turn 3 pretty consistently and storm is not good with humans being around. Besides the same people also thought JTMS would break modern.
Play it out
Play it out
Play it out