The crazy strong thing about this deck is the resilience. The fact that Ral can "store" your storm count for later turns and give you a second chance to go off is pretty nutty when you think about it.
God, 2024, still crying about Twin. Regardless if Twin is fine or not for current Modern, it was never banned for killing too fast. Several decks could kill earlier than turn 4 when Twin was around, including old storm. There is a big difference between a deck that has to be built entirely around something to kill, and a control deck that kills on turn 4. If you think Twin should return, at least try to make valid points. Kill speed was not the reason Twin was banned, and these decks are not comparable.
@@arielgomes7989If twin was unbanned, it would lose every game in the first tournament and we’d never see it again. I think wotc admitting either they’re wrong or that they have fallen is enough reason
@arielgomes7989 hmmm where to start. Well, you have the evoke elementals, free countermagic, Cursed Totem, Force of Vigor, Haywire Mite, and Dress Down. And those are just examples off the top of my head because at least one of the examples I mentioned see play in the top 10 decks in Modern (sometimes more than one example is in their list) and would eviscerate any Splinter Twin strategy. The point here is that the answers of today are better suited to deal with the shenanigans of Splinter Twin than decks were back in it's heyday. You know, when Remand was the second best counterspell behind Cryptic Command.
Wonder if Simian Spirit Guide would make it in the deck or not? If you could exile it from exile for sure, but not being able to with impulse and not counting as a spell probably means it would not.
I call BS. If Magic truly was over 30 years old, Wizards would have released some sort of celebratory product to celebrate the 30's anniversary and that clearly didn't happen.
well, the solution is obvious Lord of the Rings 2 set, introducing Elven Swordmaster, a 2 mana creature that punishes the opponent for playing more than 1 card in a turn maybe we can also get dwarven hammermaster, to punish decks that play a lot of lands, and Hobbit Breakfastmaster to punish decks that make tokens
Hell, toss in a Maiar Spellmaster, and we can make it a complete cycle. Giving all 5 colors something on-par with Orcish Bowmasters looks like balance if you squint.
@@sagecolvard9644 and then the "God Mastermaster", a 5-color with alternative cost of discarding some stuff that punishes for "taking too many phases and sub-phases" uh and don't forget the "re-pick Elementals": rather than exiling from your hand to Evoke them, you _take an exiled card back into your hand_ as an alternative cost. And maybe they get reshuffled back in the deck (kinda the opposite of Evoke while still not needing to spend mana on casting them)
Reckless Impulse is from Crimson Vow. I remember it because I played a lot morre of that set than it was probably worth and lowkey have a soft spot for it (also Midnight Hunt's set symbol is literally a werewolf head).
@Oxygen1004 This conversation encapsulates why powercreep will continue, because when WotC tries to put on the brakes the sets get shit on by the players.
I’ve been seeing modified versions of this on Arena, too. It’s missing Pyretic Ritual, Manamorphose, Desperate Ritual, and Empty the Warrens, so it’s not quite as fast, but it’s still very strong by Historic standards.
I've seen other versions of the deck playing Shattering Spree in the board to get through Chalice and Trinishpere. Those cards are still good, but they do have options.
@@PleasantKenobi Yeah, personally I like the Gruul lists, they have access to stuff like Veil of Summer for counters, more artifact hate, and are more focused on their normal game plan
I definitely fear the impact on modern and on content creators that turn two decks have. I also enjoy seeing you play a legacy deck in modern. I have mostly bad feelings about the deck but at least I got to hear your lovely milky voice today.
@@dyne313 no pyretic or desperate. Dark Ritual is legal (and imo deserves to be restricted) but the red storm deck that I've seen doesn't play it. Runs Birgi and Runaway Steam-Kin as the primary mana sources, but the main plan of using tons of red exile draw to keep the storm train going is the same.
Decks with Trinisphere can use Ugin's Labyrinth, making all interaction they could have, including Damping Sphere or the devastating Chalice on 2 t2 interactions. Consign to Memory and Flusterstorm are also 1 CMV answers and hand disruption increases the fizzle rate. I get the feeling that sitting there any watching someone combo off is lame, but the number from MagicCon Amsterdam show that Storm can absolutely be handled, unlike a certain bird...
I use a Facecam Pro for my top down box openings, WhatNot streams and webcam gameplay. My front facing is a Canon EOS R - through the 4K X Capture device from Elgato.
@@PleasantKenobigotcha, that’s a more expensive version of what I’ve got. Mind telling me your lens as well; and do you have hard time using CameraHub with the Facecam and dslr at same time?
Damping Sphere; Rule of Law are good SB, Mindbreak Trap; as well as tax effects like Thalia or punisher effects are okay, and blue has effects which counter triggers, because storm is a trigger.
My gut says Trinisphere kills this whole deck if you can get one out before they ult Ral, since its "setting cost to 3" ability works AFTER cost reduction.
@@sagecolvard9644 Yes exactly, that's even what the pilot said after the matchups, I was just reading comments while watching the video! There was also some other niche cards shown, the affinity opponent used Soulless Jailer, while most archetype find it an underwhelming CMC2 it's a very strong hate card. I guess it depends on your deck, I like Burn, so a card like Cemetery Gatekeeper can steal the game, even though it's not great in a meta with so many Bowmasters.
Why wouldnt you play like one Grapshot in the maindeck along wish? just genuinely curious, im not that good at storm so I dont understand some of the deckbuilding choices, like having zero win cons maindeck.
It just doesn't matter much. There are no cards that hate on wish as it isn't playing from exile or graveyard. The only benefit in the main board is if you are exactly 1/2 mana short. The downsides are basically a dead card in this extremely tight deck. It's not awful to play 1 copy but given there are no tutors(bar wish) it is kind of pointless.
As a former infect player, I'm happy to see turn two kills somewhat returning to moden. However, I think I figured out that siding in the leyline of the void halts this in its tracks. Bowmasters is also funny against it. After i learned how ruby storm works I had bowmasters ready to go and plopped it as soon as the first manamorphose was played, my opponent looked like he sucked on a lemon. 😂
Just kinda hearing about this decks was pretty neat. Feels like there’s a lot of “screws and bolts” that seems kinda mad-sciencey, and it sounds like it’s kinda fun to play with and go off. God forbid price, though.
@@PleasantKenobi oh for sure. I definitely expected way more from Ruby Storm, the field was just ready for it and turns out that bird is way more powerful than most thought
@GoDzJtFr that bird is as busted as everyone not in WOTC could clearly see from when it was first spoiled. Idk how WOTC missed something that obvious. Ruby Storm has a ton of actually good cards in the meta that can deal with it, unlike the stupid bird
If I had to guess, this deck will stay intact. While fast, it just takes some creativity to beat it, as well as the other ways to beat storm. I am going to try adding a Pryomatic Accession to my list for this deck to see how well it works if this doesn't get banned
Because then you don't brick on the combo turn by drawing them too early - utilising Wish and/or flashback Wish from Past to push ghe combo turn to the win, and then grab a win con.
Oh no, people will have to adjust their sideboards in order to manage the meta, or Mulligan to have some interaction. Ruby Storm is fine and it's win percentage will drop as people get used to it.
As someone who's played Amulet Titan to death for a long time, it's around a ~5% chance for Amulet to get the turn 2 kill (Could potentially be slightly lower or higher, as the odds are based on the natural double-amulet start)
Looks interesting deck ...but as you said I don't like the idea of turn two kill deck. On the flip side,I hope my boy Sorin gets his time to shine in this pro tour.
My issue with MH3 is it feels the top 2 decks so far are just solitaire combo decks. I prefer a midrange meta with good variety and I just don’t see it coming. Gonna take a break for a bit and maybe go to legacy where I have FOW
Nadu was over hyped. Everybody was obsessed with the first combo deck to pop out that had one top 8 appearance in the last 3 notable tournaments, ready to call it "overpowered". There will be some more powerful combos to pop out of mh3 that will make people complaining about Nadu look ridiculous.
Yay they’ve broken modem to meet shareholders expectations. Turn two wins….This game won’t survive another two years of power creep before its essentially solitaire meets Yugioh.
Modern Horizons 3 is a fucking mess. Whoever's worked on those cards need to be transfered to Konami to work on YGO, cuz this shit fits better there than on Magic.
This "Storm" thing seems pretty srong, I think the mechanic has potential
I'd love to see one where you gain life instead of deal damage, I think it could have potential if printed at common.
@@Oxygen1004 Not sure if your joking if I'm getting wooshed but I'll fall for for it either way; that card exists, its called Weather the Storm
@@RowanNagy97 Yeah you got wooshed, I said "if printed at common" to hint at an already printed card.
It already has a scale named after it, so I'd imagine it'd be really interesting
The crazy strong thing about this deck is the resilience. The fact that Ral can "store" your storm count for later turns and give you a second chance to go off is pretty nutty when you think about it.
Thank god Twin is still banned, imagine being able to win on turn 4
God, 2024, still crying about Twin. Regardless if Twin is fine or not for current Modern, it was never banned for killing too fast. Several decks could kill earlier than turn 4 when Twin was around, including old storm. There is a big difference between a deck that has to be built entirely around something to kill, and a control deck that kills on turn 4. If you think Twin should return, at least try to make valid points. Kill speed was not the reason Twin was banned, and these decks are not comparable.
@@arielgomes7989If twin was unbanned, it would lose every game in the first tournament and we’d never see it again. I think wotc admitting either they’re wrong or that they have fallen is enough reason
@arielgomes7989 God, 2024. Still unable to tell the difference between a serious comment and a blatant joke
@arielgomes7989 hmmm where to start.
Well, you have the evoke elementals, free countermagic, Cursed Totem, Force of Vigor, Haywire Mite, and Dress Down.
And those are just examples off the top of my head because at least one of the examples I mentioned see play in the top 10 decks in Modern (sometimes more than one example is in their list) and would eviscerate any Splinter Twin strategy.
The point here is that the answers of today are better suited to deal with the shenanigans of Splinter Twin than decks were back in it's heyday.
You know, when Remand was the second best counterspell behind Cryptic Command.
Wonder if Simian Spirit Guide would make it in the deck or not? If you could exile it from exile for sure, but not being able to with impulse and not counting as a spell probably means it would not.
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counterspell over 20 years old? over 30!
Well over 20 is technically correct xD
@@ChrisPhelior The best kind of correct!
Also it’s still kindof a modern horizons card since it wasn’t legal in the format till it was reprinted there
I call BS. If Magic truly was over 30 years old, Wizards would have released some sort of celebratory product to celebrate the 30's anniversary and that clearly didn't happen.
"We brick and draw 3 lands" *youtube plays hearthstone video* lol
Wait, it did?
For me yeah. I've been seeing more of them. Colabs between HS and MTG RUclipsrs are affecting my ads. Just a funny coincidence. @@PleasantKenobi
I see so many hearthstone ads xD
well, the solution is obvious
Lord of the Rings 2 set, introducing Elven Swordmaster, a 2 mana creature that punishes the opponent for playing more than 1 card in a turn
maybe we can also get dwarven hammermaster, to punish decks that play a lot of lands, and Hobbit Breakfastmaster to punish decks that make tokens
Hell, toss in a Maiar Spellmaster, and we can make it a complete cycle. Giving all 5 colors something on-par with Orcish Bowmasters looks like balance if you squint.
@@sagecolvard9644 and then the "God Mastermaster", a 5-color with alternative cost of discarding some stuff that punishes for "taking too many phases and sub-phases"
uh and don't forget the "re-pick Elementals": rather than exiling from your hand to Evoke them, you _take an exiled card back into your hand_ as an alternative cost.
And maybe they get reshuffled back in the deck (kinda the opposite of Evoke while still not needing to spend mana on casting them)
Don't forget about the One Ring, Master, the colorless part of the cycle
Is everyone in this thread doing okay?
Lol
Hey, that's me in round 2! GGs Kenobi, it was cool seeing you play storm. :D
Manamorphose is going to die for this deck.
tbh manamorphose may or may not be responsible for every storm deck ever
Some of us remember Midnight Vow and Crimson Hunt quite fondly
Not very many of you lmao
@@brandonbrooks779 you may have overlooked my intentional mislabeling of the sets in sarcastic observation of their lacking popularity.
Yeah. They feel now like the last before dying era, when we could pretend Standard was still going to have a real future.
You didn’t even get the names right noob 🤦🏼♀️
We should call this deck Ruby Sunday.
Not being able to play the 15th Doctor prevents this.
@@raindrainxi I KNOW😭
Reckless Impulse is from Crimson Vow. I remember it because I played a lot morre of that set than it was probably worth and lowkey have a soft spot for it (also Midnight Hunt's set symbol is literally a werewolf head).
Also, the set code is in the bottom left corner. VOW is not MID.
@@wickederebus unfortunately, Crimson Vow was extremely mid for the most part /s
@@RoboJay-jq3cu mid is a good way to describe both sets tbh
@Oxygen1004
This conversation encapsulates why powercreep will continue, because when WotC tries to put on the brakes the sets get shit on by the players.
Content has been on fire lately! Cheers Vince
I've been messing with this deck too, and I'm very close to buying it in paper because it's hecka fun to play.
I would hate to play against this in paper with all the effects and keeping track of your opponent to make sure they don't cheat.
Heck, I'd hate to play _as_ this in paper, keeping track of everything so that I'm not called out for cheating.
I’ve been seeing modified versions of this on Arena, too. It’s missing Pyretic Ritual, Manamorphose, Desperate Ritual, and Empty the Warrens, so it’s not quite as fast, but it’s still very strong by Historic standards.
Chalice on 2 must be REALLY fun to face with this deck.
How will they be able to get to chalice on 2 if you kill them on turn 2? 🤔
I've seen other versions of the deck playing Shattering Spree in the board to get through Chalice and Trinishpere.
Those cards are still good, but they do have options.
@@PleasantKenobi Yeah, personally I like the Gruul lists, they have access to stuff like Veil of Summer for counters, more artifact hate, and are more focused on their normal game plan
@mythito5120 nah fuck that. We using ugin's labyrinth to turn 1 a chalice.
@@psych0CS2 Chalice on 1 barely even matters since the deck is built on the mana reduction to play mostly 2 and 3 drops.
I definitely fear the impact on modern and on content creators that turn two decks have. I also enjoy seeing you play a legacy deck in modern. I have mostly bad feelings about the deck but at least I got to hear your lovely milky voice today.
Glad you enjoy it! :)
You know we could just wait and see what happens at the pro tour.
I would love to play a deck like this on a client that doesn't look like MSDOS.
I have played Mono Red storm in Historic as far back as 2022.
@@dyne313 Imagine if hasbro actually cared
You can play a version of this in Timeless on Arena.
@@styfen How many Rituals are on Arena?
@@dyne313 no pyretic or desperate. Dark Ritual is legal (and imo deserves to be restricted) but the red storm deck that I've seen doesn't play it. Runs Birgi and Runaway Steam-Kin as the primary mana sources, but the main plan of using tons of red exile draw to keep the storm train going is the same.
I wonder if Ruby Storm will be a force at the PT this weekend
Definitely going to show up, but I feel people know this and will preemptively mainboard hate cards.
Yeah so turned out it was like pure Nadu LOL
@@sungodniku lmao yeah ruby storm was no match for bird
Not only did it show up at the PT it shit the bed with an abysmal win rate in the 30's I believe.
Never thought I would hear the term "more broken than the bird".
Somebody flipping off the wrong person
Decks with Trinisphere can use Ugin's Labyrinth, making all interaction they could have, including Damping Sphere or the devastating Chalice on 2 t2 interactions. Consign to Memory and Flusterstorm are also 1 CMV answers and hand disruption increases the fizzle rate.
I get the feeling that sitting there any watching someone combo off is lame, but the number from MagicCon Amsterdam show that Storm can absolutely be handled, unlike a certain bird...
What DSLR are you using for streaming? Vaguely remember you using an Elgato Facecam Pro or something for an ad previously.
I use a Facecam Pro for my top down box openings, WhatNot streams and webcam gameplay. My front facing is a Canon EOS R - through the 4K X Capture device from Elgato.
@@PleasantKenobigotcha, that’s a more expensive version of what I’ve got. Mind telling me your lens as well; and do you have hard time using CameraHub with the Facecam and dslr at same time?
I love Sidebaords!
How would you counter this deck, artifact removal?
Damping Sphere; Rule of Law are good SB, Mindbreak Trap; as well as tax effects like Thalia or punisher effects are okay, and blue has effects which counter triggers, because storm is a trigger.
My gut says Trinisphere kills this whole deck if you can get one out before they ult Ral, since its "setting cost to 3" ability works AFTER cost reduction.
Pray that you're on the play game 1 and have discard/removal in hand?
@@sagecolvard9644 Yes exactly, that's even what the pilot said after the matchups, I was just reading comments while watching the video!
There was also some other niche cards shown, the affinity opponent used Soulless Jailer, while most archetype find it an underwhelming CMC2 it's a very strong hate card.
I guess it depends on your deck, I like Burn, so a card like Cemetery Gatekeeper can steal the game, even though it's not great in a meta with so many Bowmasters.
High noon, silence, meddling mage
Why wouldnt you play like one Grapshot in the maindeck along wish? just genuinely curious, im not that good at storm so I dont understand some of the deckbuilding choices, like having zero win cons maindeck.
It just doesn't matter much. There are no cards that hate on wish as it isn't playing from exile or graveyard. The only benefit in the main board is if you are exactly 1/2 mana short. The downsides are basically a dead card in this extremely tight deck. It's not awful to play 1 copy but given there are no tutors(bar wish) it is kind of pointless.
Are quotation marks called "inverted commas" I'm the UK?!?!?
Ruby storm go brrrr
As a former infect player, I'm happy to see turn two kills somewhat returning to moden. However, I think I figured out that siding in the leyline of the void halts this in its tracks. Bowmasters is also funny against it. After i learned how ruby storm works I had bowmasters ready to go and plopped it as soon as the first manamorphose was played, my opponent looked like he sucked on a lemon. 😂
I love going into my sidebaord for a wincon
Just kinda hearing about this decks was pretty neat. Feels like there’s a lot of “screws and bolts” that seems kinda mad-sciencey, and it sounds like it’s kinda fun to play with and go off.
God forbid price, though.
Is there any advantage to play Wrenn's Resolve/Reckless Impulse over Questing Druid?
Past in flames
And the Ral ultimate can't cast Beast either, I believe.
Commander player here just wondering if phlage is good trying to figure out why it’s price is so damn high
It's price is mainly because of Modern and other 60 card formats
It's pretty good in a few 60 card formats, in Commander it heavily depends on your playgroup/area.
I started building a mono red EDH deck, completely unaware of Ruby Storm. Why do you people hate me? Wrenn's Resolve went up $4.
Shut up
Finally watching this video after the modern pro tour day 1 is so funny. RIP Ruby Storm, you didn't live up to the hype
Turns out it's just not as good as the Bird. It's still very good.
@@PleasantKenobi oh for sure. I definitely expected way more from Ruby Storm, the field was just ready for it and turns out that bird is way more powerful than most thought
@GoDzJtFr that bird is as busted as everyone not in WOTC could clearly see from when it was first spoiled. Idk how WOTC missed something that obvious. Ruby Storm has a ton of actually good cards in the meta that can deal with it, unlike the stupid bird
Crimson Vow. Midnight Hunt is easier to remember because it's a werewolf howling
Inverted commas?
If I had to guess, this deck will stay intact. While fast, it just takes some creativity to beat it, as well as the other ways to beat storm. I am going to try adding a Pryomatic Accession to my list for this deck to see how well it works if this doesn't get banned
why are the wincons in the sideboard instead of the main deck?
Because then you don't brick on the combo turn by drawing them too early - utilising Wish and/or flashback Wish from Past to push ghe combo turn to the win, and then grab a win con.
@@PleasantKenobi ah i see. thanks!
Oh no, people will have to adjust their sideboards in order to manage the meta, or Mulligan to have some interaction. Ruby Storm is fine and it's win percentage will drop as people get used to it.
Always does for the new FotM deck
Isn't Amulet Titan also a t2 deck? I know its not the most consistent at it but it can totally do it iirc.
Absolutely, although I feel its less common than with this deck, but it can nut draw a turn 2 win.
As someone who's played Amulet Titan to death for a long time, it's around a ~5% chance for Amulet to get the turn 2 kill (Could potentially be slightly lower or higher, as the odds are based on the natural double-amulet start)
Putting a legacy deck into modern sounds like just...the biggest brain move ever!
Ral Zarek has always been such a cutie. ☺
That Elgato link isn’t clickable for me
Looks interesting deck ...but as you said I don't like the idea of turn two kill deck. On the flip side,I hope my boy Sorin gets his time to shine in this pro tour.
Something, something, Splinter Twin…
However this lands the metagame is really *really* fun to watch right now for Modern and Legacy and I'll take that
I was thinking of getting into Modern and then I see price points of like 500$ and I'm not so sure anymore
proxies cost like 5€ in total
:D
Start with a competitive yet cheap deck like burn or dredge 😊
So this is what my coworker is building, that’s it I’m building sneak and show
ral is a modern kylox?
I find modern to be an incredibly complex rock paper scissors
A taste of legacy 😊 yum yum 😋
Over / under on MH3 cards getting banned shortly after the Pro Tour?
Solitaire
its so boring lol
Lord of the rings isn't modern horizons - it's mordor horizons
"sidebaord" lol
Stifle in modern pls
Yugioh up in here.
I still think the energy amulet is interesting. It is a cantrip that doubles as a win condition.
Phlage is there to bully control and midrange lmao phlage is siege rhinos older brother
It can easily be fought with a few Sideboard cards, as seen on Pro Tour Amsterdam...
It absolutely can. A reasonably fragile yet powerful combo deck.
Not looking forward to seeing Past in Flames being added to the ban list. :(
haven't played modern in many years. THIS SEEMS BONKERS! shapeshift eat you heart out. No wonder why my goyfs are no longer worth anything.
Two Red Dark Rituals in Modern can’t be a good thing.
Sidebaord
@9:38 Could someone fire the lead foley artist. Grap shot is not one bang but rather ‘plink’ N times. Maybe as rapid fire.
My issue with MH3 is it feels the top 2 decks so far are just solitaire combo decks. I prefer a midrange meta with good variety and I just don’t see it coming. Gonna take a break for a bit and maybe go to legacy where I have FOW
I lucked out and I beat it with my food deck. It ya it’s insanely a consistent turn 2 kill
New MTG card:
Cost 0 mana
Enchantment
You may tip WotC for at least $20, if you do, you win the game
I need that holy shit sound effect from halfway into the video, it caught me so off guard.
Look for "unreal tournament holy shit sound". It's from the early 2000's era Unreal Tournament announcer sounds.
Unreal Tournament 1999 announcer sound effect
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Honestly, it's a ring storm that hasn't been a competitive deck in ages in the format. Let them have their fun for a bit.
Im going full RW prison
so folds to leyline got it.
which one? it doesn't either way
lolwut
@@lesternomo6578 And that's assuming they don't run unstable amulet, which does kill through the hexproof.
Nadu was over hyped. Everybody was obsessed with the first combo deck to pop out that had one top 8 appearance in the last 3 notable tournaments, ready to call it "overpowered".
There will be some more powerful combos to pop out of mh3 that will make people complaining about Nadu look ridiculous.
Its a typical storm deck one of several cards shuts this down
I can't win with Nadu. It's wild. I thought it was one of the most powerful cards ever. It's just ok in this format.
Git gud
In a world of force of negation and spell pierce I don’t think it’s that bad
Ral being able to shoot down your opponents' hate creatures is kinda nuts
deck didn't look so hot at the PT, 1 deck in the top 64
Funny how this deck turned out to be not that great compared to the other busted MH3 stuff in the end
so uh about storm being better than nadu
WotC: "We will never do functional reprints again" ... well, 3:25 ...
Except they never said that
this looks like yugioh
Still not on the level of combo winter
It is also cheaper.
yea imma stick to not playing modern
Hawt
Ruby storm can be nuts all it wants. Nadu has been making it seems like that deck sucks and cant win a tourny lol
Turn 2 isnt modern will be banned after pro tour like nadu. Now earn money first.same procedure as usual
Yay they’ve broken modem to meet shareholders expectations. Turn two wins….This game won’t survive another two years of power creep before its essentially solitaire meets Yugioh.
This will he adjusted for. The hyperbolic circle jerk isn't necessary.
Nadu turned out to not even be that good 😂 L TAKE
Modern Horizons 3 is a fucking mess. Whoever's worked on those cards need to be transfered to Konami to work on YGO, cuz this shit fits better there than on Magic.
Bro, stop flipping people off and letting them bite your finger
Is getting worse by the video. I'm worried next one you'll be in a cast.
Haha, it's because I got it looked at properly. Don't worry, its healing fine.
What a silly deck