Yet another callout for the fact that the foils in each pack are not a mistake; every play booster comes with a foil, including on arena! You should include the foils in your analysis!
With a lot of RUclipsrs I'd encourage them to focus on what they enjoy the most. But with your format and professionalism I appreciate that you focus on viewer needs and education. Giving insight in every set feels right from you.
I just started listening to this podcast, it’s really great. Just trophied with a deck that would have looked very different if I didn’t follow your advice. Thank you for the content.
Poor Cheon. I live in AZ, and used to live in middle-SoCal. Yes, winter is much drier than summer down here. I suggest wearing gloves when you cook and do the dishes, and/or using lotion. Otherwise, your hands will crack.
A couple of garruks uprising makes the ceratops good when it's played, but your still need to get to six mana. Was amazing to watch Paul crush standard. 😊
So much hate for Aegis Turtle (I understand why) but they played well in my U/B sealed pool with 3 of them, 3 eaten alive and splashing Koma - I just wanted to stay alive and kill anything that was a problem. They blocked for days until they got sacrificed to Eaten Alive!
I like the Panda just not going all in on life gain. The death trigger has been pretty solid for me but it's one of those cards I only take once I know I'm BW.
I've been listening since around 2018 and have definitely improved a lot as a result, but respectfully, I'm not sure your audience is what you think it is. I typically find your content fairly basic and less nuanced than LLU or LoL, and im not sure there's much value for the person whose goal is to go infinite on Arena or qualify for a PT. Not to say that it isnt valuable, but i think its more appropriate for people pushing win rate from sub 50 to 55-60% than the people trying to push from 60% to high 60s. This is particularly true with Arena as your releases are so much slower than other podcasts (your rare set review comes out about the same time as others are giving full format impressions after a dozen drafts or so)
I have not listened to LoL but LLU will do this thing where he spends a whole episode talking about a single build around that comes together like 1% of the time. That might seem nuanced, but it's basically clickbait -- it is not the best way to help anyone, no matter how advanced. It becomes edutainment for people who like limited content, not education for people who like to play limited.
sets are coming out way too fast, foundations looks like an amazing set yet I have hardly watched any drafts because I am just too burnt out from so much product coming out.
Id say stick to standard sets, but now with them going to 6 sets a year, I'd just pick 3-4 sets you find interesting from an aesthetic, mechanical, or otherwise personal interest in
Red white can be nuts. Savannah Lions / Healers Hawk into a 2 drop. Turn 3 Prideful Parent / Goblin Surprise. Turn 4 heroic reinforcement and you are attacking for 14-16. Burst Lightning guess to the face when needed. There is that uncommon that pumps all your creatures for no mana and goblin surprise can be a pump spell when you need it. The wins are crazy but the losses are pretty painful. You get them down to 6 life, you have 5 small creatures but can attack into their 3 blockers, no cards in hand.
Yet another callout for the fact that the foils in each pack are not a mistake; every play booster comes with a foil, including on arena! You should include the foils in your analysis!
Ye, the last 3 cards in a play booster are wild card (c-m), foil wild card (c-m), and rare slot (r-m)
With a lot of RUclipsrs I'd encourage them to focus on what they enjoy the most. But with your format and professionalism I appreciate that you focus on viewer needs and education. Giving insight in every set feels right from you.
my experience so far leads me to believe that the most powerful archetype in the format is "two fucking sire of seven deaths"
Thanks for everything guys, been jamming Paul’s draft videos!
I just started listening to this podcast, it’s really great. Just trophied with a deck that would have looked very different if I didn’t follow your advice. Thank you for the content.
Poor Cheon. I live in AZ, and used to live in middle-SoCal. Yes, winter is much drier than summer down here. I suggest wearing gloves when you cook and do the dishes, and/or using lotion. Otherwise, your hands will crack.
Thanks for the stuff y'all put out.
Great show, thanks guys
A couple of garruks uprising makes the ceratops good when it's played, but your still need to get to six mana.
Was amazing to watch Paul crush standard. 😊
my last draft opponent went etali and then DOUBLE curator of destinies ... like how the hell xD
Fun fact, Cheon, you don't have to make turkey for Thanksgiving! It f'n sucks!
So much hate for Aegis Turtle (I understand why) but they played well in my U/B sealed pool with 3 of them, 3 eaten alive and splashing Koma - I just wanted to stay alive and kill anything that was a problem. They blocked for days until they got sacrificed to Eaten Alive!
I like the Panda just not going all in on life gain. The death trigger has been pretty solid for me but it's one of those cards I only take once I know I'm BW.
If green's the worst is red 4th? It's like 90% filler and cheap do nothing creatures outside of the burn spells..
1:08:00 where are they looking at the data? Is it 17lands?
Be funny to hear Ex-WotC employee in the World Championship
God, kalbi for Thanksgiving does sound great.
You're not too old for spongebob
Is anyone?
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I've been listening since around 2018 and have definitely improved a lot as a result, but respectfully, I'm not sure your audience is what you think it is. I typically find your content fairly basic and less nuanced than LLU or LoL, and im not sure there's much value for the person whose goal is to go infinite on Arena or qualify for a PT. Not to say that it isnt valuable, but i think its more appropriate for people pushing win rate from sub 50 to 55-60% than the people trying to push from 60% to high 60s. This is particularly true with Arena as your releases are so much slower than other podcasts (your rare set review comes out about the same time as others are giving full format impressions after a dozen drafts or so)
I have not listened to LoL but LLU will do this thing where he spends a whole episode talking about a single build around that comes together like 1% of the time. That might seem nuanced, but it's basically clickbait -- it is not the best way to help anyone, no matter how advanced. It becomes edutainment for people who like limited content, not education for people who like to play limited.
sets are coming out way too fast, foundations looks like an amazing set yet I have hardly watched any drafts because I am just too burnt out from so much product coming out.
Yes, limited is so fun but it's so exhausting having to keep up with so many set releases
Id say stick to standard sets, but now with them going to 6 sets a year, I'd just pick 3-4 sets you find interesting from an aesthetic, mechanical, or otherwise personal interest in
Red white can be nuts. Savannah Lions / Healers Hawk into a 2 drop. Turn 3 Prideful Parent / Goblin Surprise. Turn 4 heroic reinforcement and you are attacking for 14-16. Burst Lightning guess to the face when needed. There is that uncommon that pumps all your creatures for no mana and goblin surprise can be a pump spell when you need it.
The wins are crazy but the losses are pretty painful. You get them down to 6 life, you have 5 small creatures but can attack into their 3 blockers, no cards in hand.