Love your work Evan! Between this and your podcast you have really allowed me to learn and get lost in some incredible parts of our incredible game. Thank you for the work you do and please don't stop doing it anytime soon.
Lurking Skirge isn't the first black 'sleeping' enchantment creature. Urza's Saga had one black one, Lurking Evil. It's a bit different, in that you can activate it as a creature yourself by paying a cost (half your life) rather than waiting for something your opponent does to trigger it. But it is an enchantment that transforms into a creature. Great show as usual, Evan. I'm green with envy with the hard work that went into it, and while my script has a slightly different focus than yours, you've got everything covered that needed covering. Keep up the stellar work.
Love your videos takes me back to high school when this set came out the best block ever made! Keep up the great work buddy hope you do this for ever block of magic love the history of my favorite game of all time!
Oh man I am so hyped for your take on the Weatherlight Saga Evan! Ahh it's hard to wait. Okay, about this video, it was great work as always. While I love the Gauntlet of Greatness and like that you probably introduced some people to it in this video, I don't think the clip you put in fit very well. I think it would have been better for you to mention the Gauntlet of Greatness, then walk us through the combo showing the cards as you mention them. It would have been faster and smoother for the video. Then you could have provided a link to the Gauntlet in the description. That's my only quibble though. Thanks for the video!
While these sets caught, and still catch a lot of flak, I VERY fondly remember them. Maybe it's because I was a young'un at the time as a senior in high school, but holy crap, Magic was an absolute blast back then. It took a lot of creativity to discover ways to beat these crazy fast decks. Raging Goblin was a total beat down back then. It was common in our circle of friends to say "Turn one Raging Goblin. I win." Chaining Academies and Cradles with Crop Rotation, doing busted stuff with Dream Halls, trying to rush past those decks with Sligh or Ponza, busting out massive amounts of Pestilence damage with Lake of the Dead and Witch Engine. Magic was crazy back then, and it was a LOT of fun. I find current design to be very dull and linear in comparison. Could it be rose colored glasses? Maybe... I went to a lousy school in a bad area with teachers who didn't care, and playing Magic in high school was a respite, and were I finally made some friends. All of my closest friends, I made through playing Magic. I was playing a game, and my opponent slumped over in his chair and dozed off. His blood sugar got too low, and I at the time, had no clue he was diabetic. This was 1995. He called me while I was watching this video, 20 years later. Lots of fond memories of Urza's block. I did recently look through Legacy, and think to myself "Holy crap, this set was busted", but damn was it fun.
Incredible series. I played MTG back in the day, stopping at Judgement. Just got back into it during Theros and while I enjoy competitive play the history of the game (both mechanics-wise and lore-wise) is just as if not more fascinating. At the moment I'm struggling so I'm afraid I can't support the show monetarily but until the day that I can I look forward to new episodes.
This was around the time I started playing Magic. Needless to say, I lost to a lot of combo decks both before and after the bans. I can't wait for your Urza's Destiny videos where I have no doubt you'll talk about my most hated deck of all time - Replenish.
i was never interested in the lore when i started playing in Invasion, im so looking forward to the "Forgotton Lore" episode for invasion for the nostalgia :D
I find it interesting how so many people hated the tournament scene and left the game during "combo winter." Yet, so many people seem to love playing modern.
This series is pretty darn cool. As someone who stopped playng after 96 and just got back into it 3 months ago, this is all new to me. So does this series go thru each block and discuss the big topics or just pick and choose important moments in MTG history?
remembering back in the day I played a Recurring Nightmare deck I loved this Era of standard, it wasn't until I saw Caw Blade that I almost quit magic all together. Jace made so many bad players good lol
Wow, am i the only one that loved type 2 at the time? It was not just urzas saga, back in the day 1 sideboard card would kill and many time you would have no real answer for it in your color, much like circle of prot red or black. That was not broken that was magic back then and before US.
+Vader Skywalker I totally loved it. You're right, that's just how Magic was back then. We worked around it and adapted, like reasonable people. I comboed off with ProsBloom against a newer player the other day, and all he did was whine because he wanted to attack with his little Delver of Secrets. Magic blows now. It's not "magic", it's just creature combat, which was always the most boring aspect of the game.
+Vader Skywalker Plenty of people loved it. I think people over exaggerate how much Urza's hurt the game. Blocks like Masques and Mirrodin did far, far more damage to Magic's popularity.
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Thank you Evan for this historical retrospective of these sets and their impact. It is really fun to watch and very well done!
+Stan Milkowski Thank you Stan! :)
One lesson from playing pauper
Urza block is uniquely busted at all levels.
ikr. Urza's block made vintage, legacy, pauper, commander, and cube all better formats.
good work as usual. I really enjoyed the clip of Randy destroying as well
I really like learning about the older sets keep making these videos
please keep up the work, im glade you are able to do more like this
That randy bueler Turn 1 kill had me in stitches. Great video as always.
+Oldman Jables The Gauntlet of Greatness as a whole is definitely worth the watch !
Love your work Evan! Between this and your podcast you have really allowed me to learn and get lost in some incredible parts of our incredible game. Thank you for the work you do and please don't stop doing it anytime soon.
I love these videos so much. It makes me wish I was around to experience Magic from the very beginning.
The irony of this set being Urza's LEGACY is not lost. This is a set that will forever be a huge part of Magic's overall legacy.
Really awesome stuff. Keep up the good work.
Lurking Skirge isn't the first black 'sleeping' enchantment creature. Urza's Saga had one black one, Lurking Evil. It's a bit different, in that you can activate it as a creature yourself by paying a cost (half your life) rather than waiting for something your opponent does to trigger it. But it is an enchantment that transforms into a creature.
Great show as usual, Evan. I'm green with envy with the hard work that went into it, and while my script has a slightly different focus than yours, you've got everything covered that needed covering. Keep up the stellar work.
Forgotten Lore is my single favorite show on youtube! Love you man!
+morkroth Thank you! :D
Love your videos takes me back to high school when this set came out the best block ever made! Keep up the great work buddy hope you do this for ever block of magic love the history of my favorite game of all time!
Awesome as usual!!
Oh man I am so hyped for your take on the Weatherlight Saga Evan! Ahh it's hard to wait. Okay, about this video, it was great work as always.
While I love the Gauntlet of Greatness and like that you probably introduced some people to it in this video, I don't think the clip you put in fit very well. I think it would have been better for you to mention the Gauntlet of Greatness, then walk us through the combo showing the cards as you mention them. It would have been faster and smoother for the video. Then you could have provided a link to the Gauntlet in the description. That's my only quibble though.
Thanks for the video!
While these sets caught, and still catch a lot of flak, I VERY fondly remember them. Maybe it's because I was a young'un at the time as a senior in high school, but holy crap, Magic was an absolute blast back then. It took a lot of creativity to discover ways to beat these crazy fast decks. Raging Goblin was a total beat down back then. It was common in our circle of friends to say "Turn one Raging Goblin. I win."
Chaining Academies and Cradles with Crop Rotation, doing busted stuff with Dream Halls, trying to rush past those decks with Sligh or Ponza, busting out massive amounts of Pestilence damage with Lake of the Dead and Witch Engine. Magic was crazy back then, and it was a LOT of fun. I find current design to be very dull and linear in comparison.
Could it be rose colored glasses? Maybe... I went to a lousy school in a bad area with teachers who didn't care, and playing Magic in high school was a respite, and were I finally made some friends. All of my closest friends, I made through playing Magic. I was playing a game, and my opponent slumped over in his chair and dozed off. His blood sugar got too low, and I at the time, had no clue he was diabetic. This was 1995. He called me while I was watching this video, 20 years later.
Lots of fond memories of Urza's block. I did recently look through Legacy, and think to myself "Holy crap, this set was busted", but damn was it fun.
Love your work!
Incredible series. I played MTG back in the day, stopping at Judgement. Just got back into it during Theros and while I enjoy competitive play the history of the game (both mechanics-wise and lore-wise) is just as if not more fascinating. At the moment I'm struggling so I'm afraid I can't support the show monetarily but until the day that I can I look forward to new episodes.
This was around the time I started playing Magic. Needless to say, I lost to a lot of combo decks both before and after the bans. I can't wait for your Urza's Destiny videos where I have no doubt you'll talk about my most hated deck of all time - Replenish.
i was never interested in the lore when i started playing in Invasion, im so looking forward to the "Forgotton Lore" episode for invasion for the nostalgia :D
Keep up the good work!
wow that was a fast kill... thank god i began playing during the jace era....
I find it interesting how so many people hated the tournament scene and left the game during "combo winter." Yet, so many people seem to love playing modern.
This series is pretty darn cool. As someone who stopped playng after 96 and just got back into it 3 months ago, this is all new to me. So does this series go thru each block and discuss the big topics or just pick and choose important moments in MTG history?
such a wild set
And then, 18 years later, Felidar Guardian joined Memory Jar in the emergency ban club.
Faerie Conclave was reprinted in Commander 2013.
12:19 I've always called Brine Seer Bill Cosby. Am I the only one that calls it that?
Who is the individual decipted on Brink of Madness? Is it Kerrick or Urza?
remembering back in the day I played a Recurring Nightmare deck I loved this Era of standard, it wasn't until I saw Caw Blade that I almost quit magic all together. Jace made so many bad players good lol
I find it funny how you say deranged hermit was just a "tournament staple" when its the Rocky Maivia of The Rock deck.
Wow, am i the only one that loved type 2 at the time? It was not just urzas saga, back in the day 1 sideboard card would kill and many time you would have no real answer for it in your color, much like circle of prot red or black. That was not broken that was magic back then and before US.
+Vader Skywalker I totally loved it. You're right, that's just how Magic was back then. We worked around it and adapted, like reasonable people. I comboed off with ProsBloom against a newer player the other day, and all he did was whine because he wanted to attack with his little Delver of Secrets. Magic blows now. It's not "magic", it's just creature combat, which was always the most boring aspect of the game.
+Vader Skywalker Plenty of people loved it. I think people over exaggerate how much Urza's hurt the game. Blocks like Masques and Mirrodin did far, far more damage to Magic's popularity.
Urza is dead, right? If not, then it'd be awesome to see him return. I'd like to see an Urza planeswalker card! xD
You completely forgot about Rancor.
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I don't see a ladder on "Delusions of Mediocrity" or "Illusions of Grandeur"?? ...and it makes me laugh how you pronounce Mishra.