I know western folks don't celebrate this but from an Eastern watcher, Happy Lunar New Year LVD. Thanks for another year of insightful and high-quality content 🎉
I'm a pretty casual Arena viewer (I only play MTGO) but I got to say, I don't think I've seen another content creator dominate his matches as much as you. Feels like a 90+% win-rate whenever I tune in. Combine that with top-tier playmaking, cool and calm gameplay, and an excellent way of explaining everything and you're the best of the best to watch.
he's a great pilot but an even better builder, he has so much card knowledge that it influences his gameplay (figure out all the plays, choose one) but it's how he can rope a whole wide variety together, that's truly amazing and makes him one of a kind to me
Even the best player with the best deck on the current meta game has around 55-60% win rate. Don't think he wins 90 plus percent of the games because it's almost impossible. Although he's a very good player and his game knowledge is incredible.
Funny that Yasharn was preventing you from sacrificing Windswept Heath not because of the sacrifice prevention, but because you can't pay the 1 life. If it was an Evolving Wilds or a Fabled Passage you'd be able to do it because Yasharn only prevents sacrificing nonland permanents.
@LegenVD please please please can you make a deck like this surrounding 'The Gitrog, ravenous ride' I think it's super fun ramp card, super erratic. Sacrificing 6+ power creatures drawing & putting X lands from your hand on the field is wildly overlooked!
I was the painter deck, I had blood on the snow that last turn but couldn't cast it because of Yasharn. GG! I've play you before but never made the videos, of course it happens when I lose haha
Yup, in my Bonny deck it takes out a player in commander really fast. The biggest I got it to was somewhere in the 1.6e47 lol, my calculator got it to that. They kept tapping it down, but once it got freed I put my Loxodon Warhammer on it and gained a life or 2 googolplex lol
Karametra has been sitting in my binder since she was printed. I've occasionally felt bad that she didn't fit into any of my other decks. Thank you for inspiring me to make a deck all her own!
If you're gonna build a Karametra deck, let me warn you out of the gate, be prepared to shuffle your deck a billion times 😂😅 it's not nearly as smooth in paper as it is online
I used to have a Karametra EDH deck way back, like over 12 years ago. So excited to see her on Arena now! Awesome job as usual, Luca! Appreciate you tons man 🔥🤘
I've loved playing Karametra in Brawl. So many options. Three creatures I like with this commander are Kor Skyfisher (bounces itself repeatedly), Sigardian Evangel (conjures a duplicate repeatedly), and Mothlight Processionist (duplicates itself from enchantments)
Nothing like a good ol' creature heavy deck to spice up the day. BTW, during the first match, Yasharn would have been quite tough to beat for the opponent if they didn't have removal, because it would have shut down all their treasures, as well as the ramp from Phyrexian Tower. Gotta say that I am surprised that people tend to forget so much about that pig's static effect, when it's the thing I always remember when I think about that card. It can and will shut down so many strategies.
I like ramp decks much more than reanimator decks. It's just more fun when you can cast a wide array of powerful bombs, instead of reanimating the same gameending card every time
Just before a standard set is the best time, so many cool non-standard videos! Hopefully there will be enough time for that when a new set comes out every 2 months.
Contrary to how a lot of people feel Selesnya is one of my favorite color combos. Its about land and life gain which just means you get big ol creatures and also feel like a real god
Sheesh. People say you don't need to upgrade your deck with powerful new cards but you ended like half the games with the Hydra by itself. Bummer honestly 😮💨
Always bugs me when people say that. It's not impossible to make a good deck on a "budget", but your deck building completely changes once every card is on the table. I like this game but the price of the cards is what keeps me watching other people play instead.
Damn i remember a gameknights episode with professor and melissa and she was playing an enchantress deck with this commander. Shes really brutal once she pops off
You won game 1 anyway but Yasharn just hard counters everything that Kalain deck wanted to do. Can't sac treasures, can't use phyrexian towewr. Insanely good.
Any chance you could try to make Omnath, Locus of Rage work? Similarly a landfall playstyle that can really combo off. I've been trying to make it work but am struggling. I didn't take the creature focused approach this deck uses though
In game 1 maybe it was better to play yasharn on an earlier turn to prevent the opponent's sacrifice synergies? Thinking possibly the turn you played Nylea could've been Yasharn instead.
Usually look to record around 50 minutes of solid gameplay footage before trimming it down in the edit. I tend to get carried away while playing Brawl because it's so fun!
@@LegenVD And here's a LVD reply that mentions gamelog/time info, when I mentioned above how I hadn't heard much of this these many years. LOL Proost! I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love to see an LVD video that went a little into the behind the scenes of the massive LVD operation ;) Now that he's shown his face on the official Arena channel videos, and has the spiffy wall/backdrop design, maybe you can open up a little, show us behind the curtain some? Would be interested in seeing...
Here are some videos that might interest you (some are quite old): ruclips.net/video/JgUgZ7HrMEE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/hkBy34n1j14/видео.html ruclips.net/video/5RjjHfV9Poc/видео.html
Magic Arena normal decks are already Premium/Outrageous grinding. I have only managed to make 5 decks and 3 are just variants of the same colors in +300h I don't even want to start thinking about making Brawl decks.
42:00 BAH GOD IT'S YASHARN COMING OFF THE HIGH ROPES WITH A CHAIR!
I know western folks don't celebrate this but from an Eastern watcher, Happy Lunar New Year LVD. Thanks for another year of insightful and high-quality content 🎉
"This isn't going to be fun." At 42:16 Yasharn casually wins the game: "That's convenient." I don't think your opponent would agree.
I absolutely adore your deck construction. Every video puts a smile on my face. Thanks again for all the great videos, LVD.
Glad you like them!
I'm a pretty casual Arena viewer (I only play MTGO) but I got to say, I don't think I've seen another content creator dominate his matches as much as you. Feels like a 90+% win-rate whenever I tune in. Combine that with top-tier playmaking, cool and calm gameplay, and an excellent way of explaining everything and you're the best of the best to watch.
The video is edited.
I am pretty sure we don't get to see all the matches he plays
he's a great pilot but an even better builder, he has so much card knowledge that it influences his gameplay (figure out all the plays, choose one) but it's how he can rope a whole wide variety together, that's truly amazing and makes him one of a kind to me
Even the best player with the best deck on the current meta game has around 55-60% win rate. Don't think he wins 90 plus percent of the games because it's almost impossible. Although he's a very good player and his game knowledge is incredible.
It'd be nice if during editing he noted what's cut for what reason. Just so we all don't think we're facing some divine punishment whenever we flood.
Thanks for making so much brawl content! It's my favourite format!
+1!!
Funny that Yasharn was preventing you from sacrificing Windswept Heath not because of the sacrifice prevention, but because you can't pay the 1 life. If it was an Evolving Wilds or a Fabled Passage you'd be able to do it because Yasharn only prevents sacrificing nonland permanents.
Indeed, I believe I mention it later in the video.
@LegenVD please please please can you make a deck like this surrounding
'The Gitrog, ravenous ride'
I think it's super fun ramp card, super erratic. Sacrificing 6+ power creatures drawing & putting X lands from your hand on the field is wildly overlooked!
I was the painter deck, I had blood on the snow that last turn but couldn't cast it because of Yasharn. GG! I've play you before but never made the videos, of course it happens when I lose haha
Nice playing you!
Really cool deck. Potent and fun, the brawl content is always a treat. Thanks.
Mossborn hydra is so scary, every game you played it except the one where it got swept up, it dominated.
Yup, in my Bonny deck it takes out a player in commander really fast. The biggest I got it to was somewhere in the 1.6e47 lol, my calculator got it to that. They kept tapping it down, but once it got freed I put my Loxodon Warhammer on it and gained a life or 2 googolplex lol
I am OBSESSED with your brawl content
SAME
SAME
Beating up that linear combo deck with a single card is just
Karametra has been sitting in my binder since she was printed. I've occasionally felt bad that she didn't fit into any of my other decks. Thank you for inspiring me to make a deck all her own!
If you're gonna build a Karametra deck, let me warn you out of the gate, be prepared to shuffle your deck a billion times 😂😅 it's not nearly as smooth in paper as it is online
You know when the video is over an hour it's gonna be a good one!!! 🔥🤘
I used to have a Karametra EDH deck way back, like over 12 years ago. So excited to see her on Arena now! Awesome job as usual, Luca! Appreciate you tons man 🔥🤘
I've loved playing Karametra in Brawl. So many options. Three creatures I like with this commander are Kor Skyfisher (bounces itself repeatedly), Sigardian Evangel (conjures a duplicate repeatedly), and Mothlight Processionist (duplicates itself from enchantments)
Absolutely LOVE to see blue "oops all counter spells" get beat!!!! 🔥🤘
“We’re definitely doing some stuff.” - LVD, 2025
And ANOTHER brawl deck! You sir made my day
Now you're thinking with ramp! Sweet deck!
Nothing like a good ol' creature heavy deck to spice up the day.
BTW, during the first match, Yasharn would have been quite tough to beat for the opponent if they didn't have removal, because it would have shut down all their treasures, as well as the ramp from Phyrexian Tower.
Gotta say that I am surprised that people tend to forget so much about that pig's static effect, when it's the thing I always remember when I think about that card. It can and will shut down so many strategies.
this deck made me realize how many times wizards has recycled the same mechanics for green
I like ramp decks much more than reanimator decks. It's just more fun when you can cast a wide array of powerful bombs, instead of reanimating the same gameending card every time
Just before a standard set is the best time, so many cool non-standard videos!
Hopefully there will be enough time for that when a new set comes out every 2 months.
Contrary to how a lot of people feel Selesnya is one of my favorite color combos. Its about land and life gain which just means you get big ol creatures and also feel like a real god
nice ramp deck 😁
Always forget about Yasharn second effect, it can wreck some strategies.
I could hear killer instinct's "Cccccombo breaker!!!" sfx with Yasharn
Love this deck!
Would love to see you try an energy heavy deck with an energy-based commander at some point
Sheesh. People say you don't need to upgrade your deck with powerful new cards but you ended like half the games with the Hydra by itself. Bummer honestly 😮💨
Always bugs me when people say that. It's not impossible to make a good deck on a "budget", but your deck building completely changes once every card is on the table. I like this game but the price of the cards is what keeps me watching other people play instead.
Damn i remember a gameknights episode with professor and melissa and she was playing an enchantress deck with this commander. Shes really brutal once she pops off
Yay more theros gods!!! Can’t wait to see the full god cycle LVD.
Couldn't agree more! I'd love to see some kind of Klothys burn deck.
Still waiting for the Mogis deck 😂
i wish you wouldve gone full into the 'ramp' theme and added all the green and white leylines to jumpstart devotion
You won game 1 anyway but Yasharn just hard counters everything that Kalain deck wanted to do. Can't sac treasures, can't use phyrexian towewr. Insanely good.
Any chance you could try to make Omnath, Locus of Rage work? Similarly a landfall playstyle that can really combo off. I've been trying to make it work but am struggling. I didn't take the creature focused approach this deck uses though
Idk if these are on Arena but I’d love to see a Kruphix or a Iroas deck for this mode. Heck how in all the gods lol
They are now yes
I've done Iroas a few weeks ago!
Nice "Nice" at 53:00
In game 1 maybe it was better to play yasharn on an earlier turn to prevent the opponent's sacrifice synergies? Thinking possibly the turn you played Nylea could've been Yasharn instead.
brawl feels like a blueballs simulator
Man, Karametra would have completely broken my old GW Emeria, the Sky Ruin / Sun Titan control deck.
Spinner of souls feels like a must have in a deck like this??
It was certainly a consideration. In my experience it plays out worse in practice since there's a lot of ways for the opponent to ignore the ability.
Wow, 14 games in 1 video? When you record your videos, do you have a time limit?
Usually look to record around 50 minutes of solid gameplay footage before trimming it down in the edit.
I tend to get carried away while playing Brawl because it's so fun!
@LegenVD awesome! Keep up the good work!
@@LegenVD And here's a LVD reply that mentions gamelog/time info, when I mentioned above how I hadn't heard much of this these many years. LOL Proost!
I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love to see an LVD video that went a little into the behind the scenes of the massive LVD operation ;) Now that he's shown his face on the official Arena channel videos, and has the spiffy wall/backdrop design, maybe you can open up a little, show us behind the curtain some? Would be interested in seeing...
Nice.
Is Mythweaver too slow in such a deck? Got surprised seeing it not being included..
LVD and Mythweaver have some beef. I'll just put it that way 😂
Oops... all creatures!
if you like Chulane but you don't wanna be the archenemy right away:
Karametra + In Search Of Greatness + Cabaretti Revels = AUTOPILOT
why is the deck 99.99% green?
Because it's a ramp deck.
Does legendVD a joy of deckbuilding type videos (other than the two that already exists) as he is so skilled at deck building and I want to improve
Here are some videos that might interest you (some are quite old):
ruclips.net/video/JgUgZ7HrMEE/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/hkBy34n1j14/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/5RjjHfV9Poc/видео.html
What a beast of a deck, I love it already.
I love you
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Karametra is so disgusting i had to give up my Commander Deck with her :D
Wow, a generic mono green ramp deck with a whopping SEVEN generically good white cards in it! How exciting!
Awwww yeah sub 1 min
Magic Arena normal decks are already Premium/Outrageous grinding.
I have only managed to make 5 decks and 3 are just variants of the same colors in +300h
I don't even want to start thinking about making Brawl decks.