LSV's videos are my favorite! I do have one piece of feedback, as I think zooming in the box for cards LSV has already picked would help people less familiar with the set understand what is going on. Even though I know what all the cards do, it just seems like there is extra space in that section that could be put to good use. Keep up the great work LSV!
If you don't wanna count W/G Proliferate in WAR limited (since technically its mostly the green cards carrying that archetype anyway) you could make the argument that White was last good in RNA since Orzhov was strong in that format. Granted a lot of that were the black cards instead but most of the W/B multi-colored cards were very strong in that set. Going back further.....Boros in Guilds?
@@Jamesserx10 Maybe? I think white in general wasn't great in WAR, even in the proliferate deck; you might be on to something with the Orzhov point, though the gold cards are an issue and going back to GRN Boros was good but Selesnya was bad, so I really don't know. I can't think of any recent sets that are really like, you want to be white.
I would argue that white was the best color in RNA because Esper was the strongest shard, with both Orzhov and Azorius being strong decks on their own as well as straight Esper or Acuity-CTM decks. Drafting somewhere within that shard was also the place to be as it was much easier to pivot between those two guilds than, say, Rakdos and Gruul. That is definitely an outlier situation because it was a multicolor set, though, and white being the best positioned color didn't have all that much to do with the actual white cards.
He explains it at 6:00. You can't run too many 5 drops because you'll have really bad tempo. Springbloom Druid is a +1 CA, ramps you, colour fixes your mana and can get more snow lands on the field (e.g. sac a basic forest, fetch 2 snow-covered forests).
@@Raelieous Like I said, this explanation isn't satisfying. It is super easy to cut a pondering mage for a Conifer Wurm. The card is insane. He talks about it as if it might table. That is ludicrous. The card just demands an immediate answer or your opponent loses.
@@Andrew-sx7wq RIght, it's a bomb. But you don't need to fill your deck with bombs, you want 1 or 2 and above all you want consistency and staying alive to cast / profit from your bombs. Druid lets you cast your spells which lets you survive which lets you win with your win conditions.
@@slurpleslixie Alright, but he has no payoffs except Wrenn and Six at this point in the draft and 1 springbloom druid. Is he just assuming that he will get a bomb at some point because he thinks there are that many of them in the format? And not enough enablers? I could buy that for sure, but it's not the explanation he gives.
@@Andrew-sx7wq For the record at that point he also isn't necessarily in snow so its bomb status is more questionable. And I can't say for sure what LSV was thinking - if I knew how LSV thought I'd be a much better Magic player
Can I be the nerd that tells you that I believe going for lethal there is a huge mistake then? That game is so over at that point - except if you try to pump the worm and he then kills it in response(think we even already saw magmatic sinkhole at that point), since then you only deal 2 damage to him and used up your entire turn. If you play the herd and he has nothing I don't think there is a combination of cards in the set that gets him back.
@@codyherring3895 Then you can't really say missed lethal. Missed lethal implies that you know there is no counterplay. If opponent has outs then it is not a missed lethal.
i love how i yelled WAIT THERES A DEAD OF WINTER and you mentioned that we were probably yelling at the screen ;D
He already had the swamp to splash it too.
LSV's videos are my favorite! I do have one piece of feedback, as I think zooming in the box for cards LSV has already picked would help people less familiar with the set understand what is going on. Even though I know what all the cards do, it just seems like there is extra space in that section that could be put to good use. Keep up the great work LSV!
Will do, that's a good suggestion!
Anytime Luis says, “That doesn’t sound crazy to me” you know that shenanigans are incoming.
Only in an LSV draft do you see 4 color aggro mill
Anyone think when pondering mage taps to attack, it looks like a loading spinner is starting
Dead of Winter is completely busted
Love your videos Luis, entertaining as always. Thanks!
"3-0, 6-0, no big deal"
HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
53:09 VERY STABLE GENIUS
Winning game 1 of match 3 with my favorite Darth Vader quote "Pray I don't altar it further!"
If you are splashing wrenn was there no consideration for picking up sinkhole over altar?
Crazy how many pros at the PT said their favourite card to first pick is Wrenn and Six and LSV gets it third here
You made an interesting point when you said that white's not been a great color lately. When was the last set when white was really good?
If you don't wanna count W/G Proliferate in WAR limited (since technically its mostly the green cards carrying that archetype anyway) you could make the argument that White was last good in RNA since Orzhov was strong in that format. Granted a lot of that were the black cards instead but most of the W/B multi-colored cards were very strong in that set. Going back further.....Boros in Guilds?
@@Jamesserx10 Maybe? I think white in general wasn't great in WAR, even in the proliferate deck; you might be on to something with the Orzhov point, though the gold cards are an issue and going back to GRN Boros was good but Selesnya was bad, so I really don't know. I can't think of any recent sets that are really like, you want to be white.
Last time I remember White being anything more than "being dragged up by the best colour" was Amonkhet block I think.
@@ALWalserauthor M19 sorta kinda with boros but yeah not great still
I would argue that white was the best color in RNA because Esper was the strongest shard, with both Orzhov and Azorius being strong decks on their own as well as straight Esper or Acuity-CTM decks. Drafting somewhere within that shard was also the place to be as it was much easier to pivot between those two guilds than, say, Rakdos and Gruul. That is definitely an outlier situation because it was a multicolor set, though, and white being the best positioned color didn't have all that much to do with the actual white cards.
I kinda assume that he missed the magmatic sinkhole in the pack with altar of dementia? Deck could use some removal and already splashing red.
I mean, the altar was crazy good in some of those games
I think he mentioned it when it came up. Altar was just better though.
....1st prize🎯🥇
A windmill slam in the dead of winter...
6:07 Easy Springbloom Druid over Conifer Wurm? I feel like this warrants much more explanation. I am baffled by it.
He explains it at 6:00.
You can't run too many 5 drops because you'll have really bad tempo. Springbloom Druid is a +1 CA, ramps you, colour fixes your mana and can get more snow lands on the field (e.g. sac a basic forest, fetch 2 snow-covered forests).
@@Raelieous Like I said, this explanation isn't satisfying. It is super easy to cut a pondering mage for a Conifer Wurm. The card is insane. He talks about it as if it might table. That is ludicrous. The card just demands an immediate answer or your opponent loses.
@@Andrew-sx7wq RIght, it's a bomb. But you don't need to fill your deck with bombs, you want 1 or 2 and above all you want consistency and staying alive to cast / profit from your bombs. Druid lets you cast your spells which lets you survive which lets you win with your win conditions.
@@slurpleslixie Alright, but he has no payoffs except Wrenn and Six at this point in the draft and 1 springbloom druid. Is he just assuming that he will get a bomb at some point because he thinks there are that many of them in the format? And not enough enablers? I could buy that for sure, but it's not the explanation he gives.
@@Andrew-sx7wq For the record at that point he also isn't necessarily in snow so its bomb status is more questionable. And I can't say for sure what LSV was thinking - if I knew how LSV thought I'd be a much better Magic player
Stable Genius, Indeed. Very legal, very cool.
Stream of thought over hollow head at that point with wren is by far the worst pick
I think you're undervaluing the Astrolabes
Come here
do I get to be the first nerd that says "missed lethal at 18:40 "? :P
Can I be the nerd that tells you that I believe going for lethal there is a huge mistake then? That game is so over at that point - except if you try to pump the worm and he then kills it in response(think we even already saw magmatic sinkhole at that point), since then you only deal 2 damage to him and used up your entire turn. If you play the herd and he has nothing I don't think there is a combination of cards in the set that gets him back.
@@Junglej0hn idk if it's right either 😊
@B. Root yaaaaay
@@codyherring3895 Then you can't really say missed lethal. Missed lethal implies that you know there is no counterplay. If opponent has outs then it is not a missed lethal.
@@BooshElf it's a joke 😜
W&S is Worth millions. Lol
You call this a brew - but this is how i've won most of my modern horizons drafts xD
Come on, W&S on third pick doesn't make any sense at all!