I think the fastlands are one of the best dual land cycles they've ever done. They're basically the only land cycle (not counting the mono-colored D&D lands) that actively reward aggressive decks and don't reward slow control decks. Basically everything else is the other way around (scry lands, slow lands, etc.) or isn't really favored too heavily towards one or the other (shock lands, pain lands).
they reward aggressive decks about as much as any other untapped land. also, shock lands and pain lands are more biased to aggressive decks as those don't particularly care about their life total, whereas slower decks have a harder time justifying the life cost.
Necropotence on turn 3 is about as bad as Inquest said it was. Necropotence on turn 1 is a different story. There's no such thing as a good deck that is a slow deck, otherwise Homelands would be worth a bunch of money because it has some really really slow cards in it. Fast decks reward cards, not the other way around.
@@darthparallax5207 How would you describe most control decks, if not slow? What is your definition of slow, is t1 goblin guide the same as t1 ponder to you? I don't get your point here.
Reveal Lands would like a word. You're significantly more likely to have something revealable when you need them in aggro decks because it'll be early on, and they're inconsistent later on.
@@darthparallax5207 there are definitely good slow decks. that's just a ridiculous thing to say. and pointing out slow cards that are garbage doesn't mean there aren't slow cards that are good. you don't exactly have a firm grasp on this game. or logic.
Revoke Existence and Grasp of Darkness get an extra boost because they also both get around indestructible, which showed up on a handful of cards in the block. Ratchet Bomb's cutest interaction is that once it enters the battlefield, it can immediately wipe out all tokens that aren't copies of cards. For instance, food tokens, clue tokens, treasure tokens or tokens from cards like Bitterblossom or Lingering Souls.
I love these looks at specific sets. I hope you can do some older sets in this style as well, as it's interesting to see what was meta in its limited format.
I am glad to see the fast lands get reprinted into both standard and pioneer. The original Mirroden block is one of my favorite blocks (second favorite) and I like seeing more from Mirroden, even if it is corrupted.
Honestly surprised Wurmcoil wasn't higher. It was such a bomb in Standard (though a little slow for that format), and from what I recall was pretty popular in Modern at the time as well due to better ramp.
The way the #1 slot was presented made me think, a cool video might be top 10 cycles of (dual) lands (with the average points being compared). We all know what the top 3 would be but I think it could be interesting to see how the middle and bottom of the list shake out
I like seeing these videos of how older sets have/still impact competitive magic. I was wondering (maybe an idea for a top ten) of which sets have had the LEAST effect on competitive magic, i.e. what sets are so meagerly impactful that the highest scoring card via your system, first printed in that set, have the lowest scores. And if they gained points through reprints then that would still be considered towards their full points. #1 Homelands ? #2 Gatecrash? Core sets might dominate the list though I guess. Maybe core sets only once they started to include sufficient new cards.
I always think about what cards would do in a format with no restriction on multiples, and memnite scores high on that standard; without zero cost cards in the opponent deck, it looks like it will virtually always be a three turn kill. (Some specialized cards, that can deal with all zero cost creatures or all creatures of toughness 1, are cheap enough to stop it; still, a format warping card.)
I don't think I could name a single card from this set. Not one. I didn't even remember it was real until today. This sets it apart from "Top 10 Vintage Cards (Minus Power 9)", which I will always remember.
I love how Revoke Existence fits Theros thematically with Gods of the plane depend on people's belief for them to exist.
I think the fastlands are one of the best dual land cycles they've ever done. They're basically the only land cycle (not counting the mono-colored D&D lands) that actively reward aggressive decks and don't reward slow control decks. Basically everything else is the other way around (scry lands, slow lands, etc.) or isn't really favored too heavily towards one or the other (shock lands, pain lands).
they reward aggressive decks about as much as any other untapped land. also, shock lands and pain lands are more biased to aggressive decks as those don't particularly care about their life total, whereas slower decks have a harder time justifying the life cost.
Necropotence on turn 3 is about as bad as Inquest said it was.
Necropotence on turn 1 is a different story.
There's no such thing as a good deck that is a slow deck, otherwise Homelands would be worth a bunch of money because it has some really really slow cards in it.
Fast decks reward cards, not the other way around.
@@darthparallax5207 How would you describe most control decks, if not slow? What is your definition of slow, is t1 goblin guide the same as t1 ponder to you? I don't get your point here.
Reveal Lands would like a word. You're significantly more likely to have something revealable when you need them in aggro decks because it'll be early on, and they're inconsistent later on.
@@darthparallax5207 there are definitely good slow decks. that's just a ridiculous thing to say. and pointing out slow cards that are garbage doesn't mean there aren't slow cards that are good. you don't exactly have a firm grasp on this game. or logic.
Revoke Existence and Grasp of Darkness get an extra boost because they also both get around indestructible, which showed up on a handful of cards in the block.
Ratchet Bomb's cutest interaction is that once it enters the battlefield, it can immediately wipe out all tokens that aren't copies of cards. For instance, food tokens, clue tokens, treasure tokens or tokens from cards like Bitterblossom or Lingering Souls.
I love these looks at specific sets. I hope you can do some older sets in this style as well, as it's interesting to see what was meta in its limited format.
Fun fact: wurmcoil engine was a prerelease promo for SOM. Not often you get such a chaser at preRelease instead of some cutesy/gimmicky bulk rare.
The suns of Mirrodin have shone upon perfection only once.
Twice. Ezuri
Those combos with Leonin Arbiter are brutal
Scars of Mirrodin was without question one of the sets of all time.
am i crazy for loving this set
@@salamanderonhere I love it too, no way ONE and MOM are better
@@salamanderonhere
Not at all, Scars of Mirrodin is awesome. The bad part of the block was Phyrexian mana
I am glad to see the fast lands get reprinted into both standard and pioneer. The original Mirroden block is one of my favorite blocks (second favorite) and I like seeing more from Mirroden, even if it is corrupted.
Ratchet Bomb
Has got it going on!
Mox opal is so good in legacy, it had to be counted twice
Honestly surprised Wurmcoil wasn't higher. It was such a bomb in Standard (though a little slow for that format), and from what I recall was pretty popular in Modern at the time as well due to better ramp.
I know it’s not the point of the video but that particular card that you said is a commander staple in a lot of decks
I'm glad they reprinted the fast land, i hope the will reprint the other 5 in the next set!
Can’t wait to see the Top 10 of Mirrodin Besieged
The way the #1 slot was presented made me think, a cool video might be top 10 cycles of (dual) lands (with the average points being compared). We all know what the top 3 would be but I think it could be interesting to see how the middle and bottom of the list shake out
I like seeing these videos of how older sets have/still impact competitive magic. I was wondering (maybe an idea for a top ten) of which sets have had the LEAST effect on competitive magic, i.e. what sets are so meagerly impactful that the highest scoring card via your system, first printed in that set, have the lowest scores. And if they gained points through reprints then that would still be considered towards their full points. #1 Homelands ? #2 Gatecrash? Core sets might dominate the list though I guess. Maybe core sets only once they started to include sufficient new cards.
I was confused about the Mox Opal score, then I realized what had happened
this was the first set i played with when i started learning mtg
You know it's going to be a stacked list when Wurmcoil is on the thumbnail.
Got a dumb idea for a video, best MTG 2013 the game for consoles/pc decks, would be funny to see, man I miss planechase
I always think about what cards would do in a format with no restriction on multiples, and memnite scores high on that standard; without zero cost cards in the opponent deck, it looks like it will virtually always be a three turn kill. (Some specialized cards, that can deal with all zero cost creatures or all creatures of toughness 1, are cheap enough to stop it; still, a format warping card.)
Favorite and one of they many complete sets I have
I’m thinking Ratchet Bomb might stop seeing play since the new Filigree Sylex is a Ratchet Bomb with upside.
I have a feeling March of the Machine is gonna go ham
Out of curiosity, what was the score for the fast lands?
#3 - Reminder of a song that was an ode to it:
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Why not show the points for the fast lands?
Didn’t see play in standard? Go watch the 2011 World championship finals bud. It was a cornerstone of Channel Fireball’s tempered steel approach
> Wurmcoil Injun
where's the next three videos!!
I don't think I could name a single card from this set. Not one. I didn't even remember it was real until today. This sets it apart from "Top 10 Vintage Cards (Minus Power 9)", which I will always remember.
There is a AI that's help in editing videos so every time you look at the scrip it edit it making you to watch to the camera.
Did an AI help you write this comment?