Tolarian Tutor: Midrange vs Tempo Decks - A Magic: The Gathering Study Guide
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Tolarian Tutor series is far from over, but now I want to hear from YOU! What Magic: The Gathering gameplay lessons, tools, and tips would you like to see in a future online study guide? Let me know in the comments below!
Quadrant Theory! Quadrant Theory! Quadrant Theory! Quadrant Theory...
...please? Thank you! :)
Drafting strategies!
Strengths and weaknesses of each color and how to combine certain colors.
That or more in depth tutoring about things like the stack and how to use them to your advantage.
How to play ahold black and blue deck
"Which of these archetypes should I play?" ALL OF THEM!! The more you learn about how everything works the more you respect the game and your opponents.
Next on Tolarian Tutor : Ramp, Permission and Prison decks.
Oh hi buddy
Next on tolarian tutor: ramp and suicide prevention
Permission is just control, dude. And ramp is usually a mid-range strategy taking advantage of the greater efficiency of a higher curve, although it can also be seen as a form of combo.
Ramp is it's own archetype that seeks to use early loss of tempo to rech "Past the curve" and play bombs ahead of time. I think it is it's own archetype. Permission is just control like you say. Prison is permanent based control.@@NXTangl
@@brandonguffey5959 No, prison is to combo as control is to mid-range. Control is about saying no to everything your opponent does with one-to-one answers until you eventually win, prison is assembling a lock that says no to everything your opponent does once it's assembled.
Prof, this is the best series I've seen for mtg. The content is interesting, the comparisons are unbiased as they can be, and your presentation of your content is stellar. Thank you
I want you to know prof that I really enjoy this video series and look forward to it every week
Haha this is amazing.
This archetype of a classic Professor teaching you about a trading card game in the most professional way - thumbs up!
I still come back to this video years & years after having discovered this channel & Magic. This helped make Tempo my favorite archetype in Magic, and I often come back to this video whenever I want to make a new tempo deck or changes to my cube. Thank you for your work, Professor.
I haven't played Magic in something like 10 years, I'm looking at getting back into through the new pre-release thanks to your videos :)
I probably won't get super into it, but it'll be fun to play it during downtime or if I have nothing else to do on a Friday.
Awesome! Hope you have a good time
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Thanks :D
try the pauper format! you will play competitively AND for cheap!
Amonkhet was a great block to rejoin the game. With its Egyptian theme, it created a great cat tribal deck (my favorite to play). Ixalan looks like a lot of fun with pirates and dinosaurs too. I am also looking forward to the new pre-release!
Great video: i think i finally "get" what midrange is.
I can't stress enough how much these videos mean to me. As someone fairly new to magic (my first FNM was last month) I am learning so much about deckbuilding and piloting my brews. Thank you Professor!
Moreover, I love your subject presentation. It provides accessible depth to a returning player like me.
I dabbled with MTG at a younger age and subsequently alienated my friends and family by being too good. Your content is, as of yet, the best way for me to broaden my understanding of the game and to prepare for competitive play..
Once again, bravo.
Such a great series! Even 6 years later. Look at that handsome young professor! Still looking great today and as well spoken as ever. 🎉
I seriously love these new Tolarian Tutor videos!
It's crazy how I see this channel suuuuper late after I'm already into magic
I started playing magic in 8th grade (I'm in my first year of college now) and I remember I built a shitty, cheap B/W Tribal Warriors deck to kill off creatures that I didn't like and keep biting at my opponent's life.
Now, I made that Tribal Warriors a quasi-midrange/tempo deck based to path creatures out, buff and synergize with each other, gain life while swinging, and push pivots when I get the chance. I'll put a decklist if anyone wants it, but it's a big achievement of mine, and I even have it enshrined with a huge MTG-loving teacher of mine back at my High School who had recreated the deck and keeps it named and labeled as my own, personally built deck, which took 4-5 years to make.
Wasn't the whole point of this video to say you cant have a Midrange/Tempo deck, and that it's either one or the other rather than both?
I figured out that I like tempo, you've made me a better player watching your videos thank you 👍👍
thanks Professor! I’ve been struggling on why i haven’t been able to focus or optimize my deck building but now that I know the archetype that fits my aim i have better clarity in the direction.
I wonder how he feels about the new merfolk.
well they are crap, so I don't think they matter for anything, Pirates could be a tempo deck if Mono-red isn't too dominate. Vamps are also garbage, and Dino's aren't really a tribe so much as a ramp deck.
Keith Filibeck kopala is pretty good and will definitely see at least some testing in modern merfolk
Doesn't really matter, The Professor is a casual anyways.
His target audience anymore is new players
Keith Filibeck Kopala and Merfolk Branchwalker are both actually very strong.
Thank you for clarifying those two archetypes. I had no idea what the difference was between tempo and mid-range; now I think I can learn to deck build a little bit more easily.
Can't thank you enough for this series.
Oh man! I thought I was a midrange guy but after hearing Tempo cards, I am a tempo guy
Outfit and Video is a 10/10!!!
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Hi professor, i'm from uruguay, i would like to personally thank you and congratulate you for the great quality of the content of your channel as well as the huge amount of effort that you put in it.
I got hooked up again thanks to your vídeos, it's like re-living my childhood, thank you so much, keep it going
Your videos have helped me greatly to improve my drafting. From the basics up to mana curve and archetypes, each time I feel more and more like I know what I'm doing. Thank you, professor!
My favourite series of yours by far. As a relatively new Magic player, having someone explain the archetypes is great as I find the archetype and playstyle I want to settle down with. Thanks, Prof!
Hi Professor! Long time watcher, (sort of) first time leaving a comment. I have always appreciated how you elevate the more academic qualities of this true thinking-person's game. Would you consider doing a Tolarian Tutor centered around tribal? It strikes me as a topic that someone such as yourself could really unpack in a deep and surprising way.
as a new modern Ponza player this and a review of Who's the Beatdown helped a lot!
Thank you so much for explaining Tempo!
love your video's, looks so great in your new office :D
You teach these concepts well. When you discribe the combos as such, it reminds me of chess--but a bit more complex. Thank you.
I think it's because our beloved professor is an actual college professor (see some of his other videos) and he draws a lot of techniques from his job 😉
Keep these coming! As a new player, I find a lot of your videos very helpful.
I'm so happy that he's been able to make more videos lately! Keep it up!
One of the most useful series you've put out Prof. Thank you for this, as I don't tend to play anything other than Limited and EDH these are very relevant to me as the archetypes are a bit differently built in other formats.
Thats a great vidéo whatever game you re playing actually !
Typically I play Kards atm, and the core mechanic of the game supports the idea of tempo decks
New magic player here. I've been learning so much from you, sir. I thought you should know you've helped progress my knowledge of the game leaps and bounds. On top of that, you always look like a complete boss. have a sub m8.
Loving the intro used in the videos for this series :) and it was an honor to meet you at hadcon proff!
Congrats professor, Tolarian tutor is just the best content you can do to help the understanding of the game to anyone!
I learn sooo much with this series! Prof, please keep on with this
Hey Prof. I am an avid follower of your channel. This series has become an excellent resource for me as I attempt to improve my game. I'm a homebrewer and I was hoping you could discuss some of the finer points of constructing your own decks and having them actually succeed in in a competitive meta. with many fringe decks popping up and dominating smaller metas, do you think there's room for a wild new deck to suddenly hold its own within modern?
I'm simply in love with your videos! The content is great, well presented and fun to watch
im not a magic player but these videos are really good for upping your game for all card games, bless up for the knowledge 🤝
New to magic here! I really like tempo, and I *think* I stumbled my way into a prototype tempo deck around using Dread Presence, Vampire of the Dire Moon, and this other vampire card that’s all about draining and healing- setting my opponent back while pulling me forward.
Wow, I think I just learned something. I kept hearing to term tempo thrown around by players, and now I know what it means. Thanks.
Ideal is to be able to play any style and to choose the best one for the situation, factoring in even such things as whether you're trying to hold back against a less skilled opponent to make things more interesting and which style to deploy against a difficult opponent to make them maximally uncomfortable
Excellent video. will fully admit that I didn't understand the differences between these decks, as well as why my own deck (Merfolk) was considered to be a tempo deck vs an aggro deck
Hi there! long time player (started with Portal, Sixth Edition, Urza Saga and Mercadian Masques in grade school) have been on a hiatus off and on (mostly off) since Kamigawa block. Your videos have been a great resource as far as getting caught back up into the game!
I would like to see a video explaining the deck archetypes names and what they mean. Terms like 'jund', "grixis", etc make little sense to me in terms of describing a deck type to me.
I have picked up on segments of lore but this doesn't do much to explain why these decks are named as such.
I think there are plenty of MTG players out there that wonder the same question. I hope you consider my idea for an episode!
Cheers
Jund and Grixis aren't deck types, they are just color combinations (named after the fractions ("shards") in Alara).
Thank you for the information.
I came on hoping to find this video and I'm so happy.
I love this series Prof
This is undoubtedly going to come off as weird or unnecessary, but it stood out enough to me to mention it: very professional suit and tie in this video, Professor! The colors are more serious and smart in my opinion. On that note, your hair was on point, too.
Appearance aside, this video was very insightful. My favorite archetype is Mid-range, but I think I fell into that camp of not being able to adequately identity and describe it in a coherent expression. Thanks for clearing that up. I look forward to the next TT video. :)
So i have been playing MTG since 1998.. And even i find this show interesting. You are able to put into solid thoughts an words elements of play i know o
n an instinctual level but don't have the words for myself.
These videos have been really helpful to me. Maybe a video about tribal decks or something along those lines next?
Oh wow! This lesson’s outfit is fantastic!
That animation with cruel tutor is sweet
Please do a video on what archtype are they to help people define what archtype they should be playing or would enjoy the most
my fav video on this channel
I'm loving so much this series!
maaaaaan i looooove tolarian tutor videos.
Love these videos! Keep up the great work!
After what you just said, I realized I was never a control player, I am a Midrange player. Tempo sounds very funf, I might try that style of deck someday very usefull video.
Well done Professor!! Yet another amazing lesson!!
Great job so far, would be interesting to listen about decision trees
I don't feel like I know what they mean, and I definitely couldn't define them, so thanx Prof!
This is my first Tolarian Tutor video. I just wanted to say that I really like the new opening.
I love this series! You do such a good job!
I want a Tolarian Tutor episode on the banlist. Please share with me some tips and how to react to a ban, preparing for possible bans, and what to do after a ban. If Death's Shadow is going to get banned in Modern, then how should I prepare for a meta without Death's Shadow? Should a Standard or Modern player with a smaller budget only buy tier 1.5 - 2 decks and avoid tier one decks in order to not get hit by the ban hammer? Thank you.
I really enjoy this series,keep it up prof.
abzan midrange is always my preferred playstyle ive always enjoyed playing just good creatures like glissa or seige rhino
I really like these, Prof. Keep up the great work!
Great series, thanks.
Ramp next one? Ramp and midrange are my go-to decks in standard. So fun to drop huge threats quickly and im there like "deal with this or you die in a few turns."
Great video. Thank you!
Modern examples are Jund for midrange, or Delver/Faeries for Tempo.
Maybe finding strength in unknown and unused cards might be a good theme for a video? Going in depth on what makes a spell great for the deck you're making?
I usually go for unknown cards to catch my opponents by surprise. Then again, I do play more casually than the majority of the community...
My favorite tempo deck is Grixis Delver I find that it hits all the right notes and can often steal a win.
I would like to see a playing strategy video about phases, when to play different types of cards, planning and how to play quicker. Also would be good to see something about combat, determining when is best to save for blockers or attack and combat tricks. Special mention for what to do in these scenarios when playing against different archetypes already mentioned would be a bonus.
btw I love these videos! Is there a way to get a Tolarian qualification by watching them and perhaps sitting an exam? ;-)
Love these videos prof!!!
this is the one i need. i understand aggro and control. ive heard of midrange but have no idea what it means. on with the video ...
Great video, man. I've been tinkering with my tempo deck (on a budget) for a while now and well, tuning and piloting them is really hard, in my opinion.
Nevertheless, keep up the good work, prof!
"Don't you love his hair?" Why yes, yes I do, even when it was gone, and even more when it came back. We love our prof.
Must...have....IXALAN!!! So close now.
Man I've got to mention, the video quality has gone up so much. It's great keep it up :)
I've recently fallen in love with Tempo by playing.. U/W Spirits in Modern. Creatures are Drogskol Captain, Spell Queller, Rattlechains, Mausoleum Wanderer, Figure of Destiny.
Geist is like $20 online so I use 2x Invocation of Saint Traft instead, and I like being able to drop it onto a Maus Wanderer or Rattlechains if I have to.
For the tempo/protection part, Ive got Vapor Snag, Mana Leak, 2x Unsubstantiate, 2x Path, and Serum Visions to clean up draw mid-late.
Manabase is simple, and semi-budget: 4 check lands, 4 shock lands, 4 battle lands, 4 Nimbus Maze (super underrated), 5 basics and a Moorland Haunt.
Comes in just shy of 80 tickets online, about $150 paper, and seems to hold its own so far, even with me punting every other game.
Absolutely love this deck and really wanna put it through its paces some more. Perhaps one day I will actually get to play Merfolk as well!
Thanks for the great videos, Professor!
I'm currently playing aggro/combo Blue/Black Ninjas in Standard
Tries to curve out
1/2/2-3/3-4
dealing about 10 damage by turn 4
Tries to close out the game between turns 5-7
By phasing the opponent board and swinging for 7-14
Please discuss the archtypes in Commander.
Oh please do make a tolarian tutor on how to be a better tempo player!
I do really enjoy this series, but this episode left me with some concerns. While your examples do work now, if I refer a new player to this series 3-6 months from now I don't know that the decks you mention will be known to them. A number of your Standard deck examples are going to rotate out in 2 weeks. In the future, I think it might be worth considering using examples from some of the eternal formats.
Thanks again for all the great content.
Mono-black midrange dominating standard right now!
Love the video, keep up the good work.
Hey Professor, I would love to see a video on your opinions about the different tribes of Ixalan. For example: How do you feel about the new merfolk?
hey professor are you going to do a tolarian tutor on draft and pre release? I have a friend new to mtg and asked for a guild for saturday (I also could use a helpful refresher course)
Great tutorial prof, keep it up!
Give this video
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There's plenty of mid-range and tempo in constructed formats! Jund, Junk, and anything good stuff come to mind for Modern mid-range. UR Delver, Grixis Shadow and Faerie for tempo in Modern. Canadian Threshold for Legacy tempo. Mono blue Delver for Pauper. I'm sure I'm missing a whole lot. Tempo is hard to play but very rewarding. I love Tempo.
After last episode I was wondering about midrange. I guess my wish is granted!
More tutor prof! Amazing content
Shhh, guys class is starting! *Shoots a spitball at Timmy*
I recently picked up cards for a dimir pirate Tempo deck inspired by one featured by sbmtg - I really like how it plays, but I can tell I am not playing it to it's fullest. I find that I am torn between aggressive mulligans so I can play aggressive and disruptive elements as soon as possible but also terrified about running out of steam too quickly. I was looking at various graveyard reclaiming effects or card draw effects to alleviate this, but I am still a bit torn- especially since having the excess mana to play a non-aggressive card to regain steam feels like it loses me tempo.
Can you cover an episode on The Stack along with example abilities that do not use it (eg - Morph)?
I guess you've been asked before for this, but I guess I'd like to see examples of this archetypes applied to current meta game un standard and modern, for example now there is a tier-1 mono blue tempo deck which is really interesting. I mean tempo competitive decks don't appear really often in the meta, so it might be worth it to review one of these in something like magic arena.
I love these videos please keep it up !
Thank you professor! This is actually a very frequent missconception as both arquetypes fall righ next to each other on the CMC scale. Long story short, if you´re protecting you´r threats, that´s tempo, if you´re generating new threats, you´r heavier and on the midrange plan