Can I just say how much I appreciate LSV’s endless patience for reading the names of cards out loud and reminding us what they do, even after he’s played with the cards dozens of times in videos? It makes these videos so much better to watch / listen to while cleaning up, getting ready for bed, any time when you can’t give the video your undivided attention, or any time you fall behind a bit in magic sets. And he knows just how much of it to do and how often to not make it boring. It’s just great even though it’s probably a bit annoying to do - thank you for it.
As soon as I saw that he hadn't found the mox from the thumbnail by pack three I thought it'd be hilarious if he gets a academy passed with a mox. Imagine my surprise
I believe he missed lethal at 58:00. They were at 11, Kappa Cannoneer was a 5/5, and he had the ability to put 6 artifacts in play. Play great furnace, -2 Karn, and cast Sicarian Infiltrator paying squad 3 times (9 mana total, he had 10). He even asks himself "can I put 6 artifacts into play" and it turns out the answer was yes. Not that it mattered much, upheaval didn't literally kill them but it wasn't too far off lol.
Watching your channel fireball content since the beginning, and love that you got your own channel watch these every day. Great to see you back on the team drafts my favorite content.
What is the financial barrier to entry here? Do ppl have to buy these cards on mtgo? Or can you rent them? Very interested in doing these with friends.
Did you cut Namesticker Goblin? Haven't seen it in a while, and it feels way better than rite of flame which I can't recall ever seeing played in a video
This is on up there on your most broken draft decks ... and you have had a few. This one was just consistently bonkers. Literally didn't matter what your opponents were doing.
I would love to play cube this way! However, do I understand correctly that I would need to get all the cards in mgto, including power 9? If so how expensive would that be approximately?
Hi LSV, big fan of all your content! I'm wondering which era (I guess block?) of magic was your favorite to play standard/limited? Mine was zendikar block, urza block, and tempest block!
just watched only the drafting part so maybe this is dumb question but why is LED good in this deck? there are no draw 7s and no breach combo, anything I'm missing here?
Being a free artifact in a shell like this is usually good enough. Helps Improvise Kappa, help turn on Mox Opal, buff karnstructs, and later in the video he cracks it with Upheaval on the stack to help rebuild. Just finds a way usually to be good regardless in a deck like this.
If you had candelabra, would you take academy? Just a thought. I still think passing a possible 7 to 0 over always a 10 ruby. Thank you for your content
@@LSVargas Awesome. I never really could get into playing any cubes myself, but I tried this one and found it significantly easier to approach after having seen so much of your Vintage Cube play, even if it's a different format. Took down a trophy with UW Control and now I'm addicted.
I think that you should put port in the cube. It used to be a white card but with everyone drafting multicolored decks so unrestrictive it could also be a good sideboard card for every deck now.
(SPOILERS) I thought our last draft did a great job of maximizing the complaint equity to deck quality ratio, but being forced to pass a tolarian academy to someone who couldn't use it while we still had a totally busted deck was top tier.
New faces in the pod means people are less likely to hate draft your favorite cards aaaaaaaand you don't know what seat (sandy dog) is drafting W(r) aggro
I know its team draft but I'm still skeptical of the Mox over academy pick even though moxen are clearly amazing in any deck. Academy's floor is like a re-usable blue lotus with massive upsides in our deck. That has to be enough better.
Nooo not the Academy 😢. You even had the Golos to find it. Who cares about what's good for the team if you can create more powerful games with acedemy and thus fun content =)
Can I just say how much I appreciate LSV’s endless patience for reading the names of cards out loud and reminding us what they do, even after he’s played with the cards dozens of times in videos? It makes these videos so much better to watch / listen to while cleaning up, getting ready for bed, any time when you can’t give the video your undivided attention, or any time you fall behind a bit in magic sets. And he knows just how much of it to do and how often to not make it boring. It’s just great even though it’s probably a bit annoying to do - thank you for it.
agreed!
Agree, i caught up to mtg after a few years and it helps a lot
All this power just means we are going to get LSV complaining about how he never opens power in the very near future.
true!
This might be the best academy deck I’ve ever seen played, and you even had to pass the academy. Insane
Wow this is one of the strongest vintage cube decks I have ever seen, kudos LSV. Absolutely bananas.
"I would take Tundra over Hallowed Fountain" - LSV 2024
controversial pick, I'm surprised this didn't start some twitter discourse
Hey LSV, I just wanted to say thank you for remembering to draft 3 pieces of power this time around
As soon as I saw that he hadn't found the mox from the thumbnail by pack three I thought it'd be hilarious if he gets a academy passed with a mox. Imagine my surprise
Looks like artifacts are back on the menu, boys! that thumbnail is terrifying.
That upheaval with triple mox and crypt was foul. I had to look away. Well done
This one belongs in that best artifact decks playlist
6:48 Jules, Amazon Predator
Quite the thumbnail.
Amazing draft, amazing plays, amazing commentary! 10/10 will watch again!!
TOP5 'Academy Deck without Academy' UNLOCKED
47:20 is LSV going full timmy. Sound effects, giddiness, and everything.
I believe he missed lethal at 58:00. They were at 11, Kappa Cannoneer was a 5/5, and he had the ability to put 6 artifacts in play. Play great furnace, -2 Karn, and cast Sicarian Infiltrator paying squad 3 times (9 mana total, he had 10). He even asks himself "can I put 6 artifacts into play" and it turns out the answer was yes.
Not that it mattered much, upheaval didn't literally kill them but it wasn't too far off lol.
louis has been known to play with his food from time to time
Was wondering the same thing
How soon does LSV realize he can't copy tokens with Satya? 17:36
1:13:14 lol. Never punished.
Another couple drafts, probably.
Never 🫣
@lsv thank you for putting out these vids I definitely feel they have improved my vintage cube drafts a ton .
Watching your channel fireball content since the beginning, and love that you got your own channel watch these every day. Great to see you back on the team drafts my favorite content.
What is the financial barrier to entry here? Do ppl have to buy these cards on mtgo? Or can you rent them? Very interested in doing these with friends.
Renting from a rental service is like 15-20 bucks a month, it’s not too bad
Did you cut Namesticker Goblin? Haven't seen it in a while, and it feels way better than rite of flame which I can't recall ever seeing played in a video
Very powerful, but also banned in Vintage and functionally different from the paper version. If it was cut, these would be the most likely reasons.
36:16 ‘’you play them cards, fancy Dan’’. If anyone gets the reference. I instantly thought of that quote and I find it hilarious
One of the best decks I've seen you draft. That was fantastic!
LSV is a literal artifact mad scientist
One of the funniest and busted decked I've ever seen :) Nicely played too!
This is on up there on your most broken draft decks ... and you have had a few. This one was just consistently bonkers. Literally didn't matter what your opponents were doing.
So glad to see vintage cube back in my feed 😊
The best Academy deck I've seen in ages.
Imagine sitting on the opposite end of this deck
It was rough
This one is definitely going into one of the decks of the year
Thank you for all the vintage cubes!
Great to see another 4v4 team draft!
if you join the draft server do you need a full set of the cards. Just curious I have never drafted online only ever irl
You have to have a rental account or the cards, yeah
This video reminds me to never disrespect Upheaval. It can really pop off in the right deck.
honestly one of the more powerful academy decks ive seen ironically
This deck was bonkers!
LSV taking one for the team.
I built the shirtiest deck the other day. I managed to go 0-3 with a deck that had two mox and black lotus!
Amazing draft deck that video was awesome
The most busted academy deck without academy! Safe to say the mox in its place put in some work too
I would love to play cube this way! However, do I understand correctly that I would need to get all the cards in mgto, including power 9? If so how expensive would that be approximately?
As the cube is constructed, is Mana Crypt better than Sol Ring?
Hi LSV, big fan of all your content! I'm wondering which era (I guess block?) of magic was your favorite to play standard/limited?
Mine was zendikar block, urza block, and tempest block!
just watched only the drafting part so maybe this is dumb question but why is LED good in this deck? there are no draw 7s and no breach combo, anything I'm missing here?
Being a free artifact in a shell like this is usually good enough. Helps Improvise Kappa, help turn on Mox Opal, buff karnstructs, and later in the video he cracks it with Upheaval on the stack to help rebuild. Just finds a way usually to be good regardless in a deck like this.
Passing the Academy was painful lol
00:28:01 "Haha, you can't take Kappa Cannoneer...." No Kappa? lol
If you had candelabra, would you take academy? Just a thought. I still think passing a possible 7 to 0 over always a 10 ruby. Thank you for your content
Are you going to be playing the Arena Cube that they rolled out today, Luis?
Ya I’ll check it out
@@LSVargas Awesome. I never really could get into playing any cubes myself, but I tried this one and found it significantly easier to approach after having seen so much of your Vintage Cube play, even if it's a different format. Took down a trophy with UW Control and now I'm addicted.
Maybe you can move your head or the preview window next time so that they don't overlap during drafting. Love watching your cube drafts anyways!
Amazing games as always. I just wanted to say that Satya cannot make copies of token creatures so it doesn't work with Karn and Retrofitter. Cheers!
I think that you should put port in the cube. It used to be a white card but with everyone drafting multicolored decks so unrestrictive it could also be a good sideboard card for every deck now.
Just absolute insanity 😊
In the mystic forge game against grist, Syr ginger would have had haste too.
Not that it mattered
When are you battling BK for team drafts ?
This deck is top10 material.
With the academy it’d be an absolute beaut!. Still spicy fosho
Is there a cheap way to build the decks after drafting with this server? I don't have much on my account.
Card rental services. That's most people use.
Super fun content
1:05:42 Pretty sure that the best thing to do is to concede actually ;)
upheaval wins are most satisfying wins ... blue for life
this was an all-timer!
No one man should have all this power
This might have been the nastiest deck I've ever seen you play.
How would someone new to magic online join these drafts if that’s possible?
Oh he will get to see if Mystic Forge does anything here.. Forge goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I am 100% snaping off that Academy over Mox.
(SPOILERS) I thought our last draft did a great job of maximizing the complaint equity to deck quality ratio, but being forced to pass a tolarian academy to someone who couldn't use it while we still had a totally busted deck was top tier.
Wow! Did the other drafters know it was your birthday and gifted you such a powerful deck?
would love to join the draft and spectacularly embarrass myself :D
Luis, they have families!
Vintage Cube we back baby!
Passing academy hurt me
This is pornography.
Wow, best Urza’s Saga draft deck ever? Make two huge guys, get one of several free mana or one of several mana sinks
The difference between a 6/6 and 7/7 is actually one turn of combat damage. Not entirely relevant but it is something
Lunch time!
New faces in the pod means people are less likely to hate draft your favorite cards aaaaaaaand you don't know what seat (sandy dog) is drafting W(r) aggro
I know its team draft but I'm still skeptical of the Mox over academy pick even though moxen are clearly amazing in any deck. Academy's floor is like a re-usable blue lotus with massive upsides in our deck. That has to be enough better.
didn't seem like the deck had an issue winning games. That ruby could have put up some L's for the team.
This is a legit all timer…..
I'm early in the video, when does LSV learns Satya doesn't copy tokens?
Nooo not the Academy 😢. You even had the Golos to find it. Who cares about what's good for the team if you can create more powerful games with acedemy and thus fun content =)
LSV green phase lasted 2 drafts lol.
absurd deck
Poor lsv has to substitute academy with 3 moxen and a mana crypt. :(
Where Big Red Smash. Angry.
tolarin academy ssad
You probably never would have drawn the academy if you picked it...
Some things are too beautiful for this world, this deck with academy would have been.
This deck was ...
Sir 3-0? Normal.
That deck was gross . I liked seeing someone trying to make dredge cards good
Disgusting deck
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Easy academy pick. :((((
this deck is why lsv has been on a magic cube slump, the magic gods are mad over the academy mox pick