Alliances please. best non-basic land card frames imo came around this era (grey marble with a subtle purple trim is just chef's kiss). also think some of those are very much EDH playables. a lot of my pet non-basic land cards growing up are from this set like Kjeldoran Outpost, Lake of the Dead and Thawing Glaciers
I stopped playing standard, but I remained subscribed to you, I'm really glad I did because I love when you make these videos. Your content is always top notch and you help shed light on the past, present, and future of magic the gathering, from standard to edh, to pre-release guides, you rock dev! Please keep making videos like this, they're really cool.
You’re the man dev. I’m teetering On giving up on magic but your videos and info and decktecks and just overall good vibes keep me brewing and coming back for more
This video is a great retrospective. I loved being brought back to the time and place of the set then talking about the legacy of it. For those of us who were in their mtg prime at a young age when this set came out, it's as iconic as any.
i love mining the 90's sets for commander gold. it's so nostalgic and actually a really sweet way to tilt the table. when i returned to the game last year, i immediately purchased a grinning totem and rainbow lands so i could abuse it in my muldrotha edh :) i would ask for weatherlight next, since it has so many off the wall cards.
For anyone who liked the idea of Lure of Prey, there's a card called Dramatic Entrance that for 3GG, you just get to put a green creature from your hand into play (just like Lure of Prey) but there isn't a restriction on when you can cast it. It's just 3GG Instant You may put a green creature card from your hand into the battlefield
For the longest time Grinning Totem was my favorite card from the set. I was so happy when I opened one in a starter pack. And thank you for the shout out for Shauku Endbringer!
That was so awesome, Dev. Mirage is one of my favorite sets, not just because it was the set when I first started playing, but because it felt so aesthetically different from previous Magic sets. I always remember Zuberi, Golden Feather because not only did it awaken the Tribal Timmy in me as my first legendary card, but also because it taught me about the importance of curving out (turns out Griffin decks weren't so good because they were all 4 mana 2/2 fliers) - and in fact, it made me so happy to see SaffronOlive win Commander Clash with Zuberi =) I was actually going to complain loudly about not seeing Teferi's Realm on the list, but then I realized it was actually from Visions. Personally I would love to see these videos about Visions and Weatherlight, and just have my heart explode with nostalgia.
I love my Zirilan of the Claw deck haha I was waiting this whole video saying ziri better be in top 5 or I'm going thumbs down 😀 beginning spicegirls reference hit home with me laugh superhard hahaha great video bro!
Tombstone stairwell gives EVERYONE zombies on EACH upkeep, meaning they have zombies to block with even if you get to attack first. But, it's AMAZING in aristocrats because it means you're getting death triggers equal to the number of creatures in your graveyard on every end step.
I loved Mirage. I was so excited when it came out. I started playing with Ice Age but Mirage came out right after I finished my first summer job. I remember being so excited to not have to ask my dad for the money to buy magic cards.
So funny, was just browsing through the mirage set this morning after getting the Arena Mirage basic land art with the event. Tombstone stairwell was one of my favorite cards back in the day.
Wait a minute... Other people (than myself) love Jungle Patrol?!?! That's so cool! A year or two ago I got Mark Pool to sign my copy of Jungle Patrol and he told me when I asked him to sign it "I forgot I did this card" or something of that nature 😂
Dude, Dev, I was trying to pause the vid to read the text about Waiting in the "Wings" so I slowed down the video to 50% speed. And it sounds hilarious. You sound so drunk! Give it a shot sometime if you want a good laugh
I've been playing tomb stone stairwell for years, I combine it with noxious ghoul or with Eldrazi monument, lol it works with so much, love it tons of fun ~
Mirage was the first set I got into and then they introduced the stack soon after I figured out how to play LOL. Mirage had so much flavor and the art was PERFECT, the new Dominaria set didn't quite hit that sweet spot that Mirage created :P
That’s cool I haven’t played mtg since that set. I had alpha, beta, Arabian all those sets. I think I sold them all for a dub sack! Girls and drugs were more appealing at 16. I do miss those times. Great video though, oh to be young again.
You said phasing was garbage. But when it came out, phasing was incredible. They made it crappy with an errata. If you play a cards as written format phasing triggers etb effects. Also my pick from merage is phatom warrior. 1/1 human warrior with when this creature blocks or becomes blocked it and creature blocked or blocking it phase out. Basically, the world's best chump blocker.
I just love the art from these old sets. Sure some of the cards are powerful or unique, but it's the sauce my man. It's the flavor son! Gotta get those gorgeous cards!
I love phasing. I think the design space is actually very interesting, with a new kind of exile zone. Things don't fall off and etb don't trigger when phasing in. It's actually an easy mechanic to learn and very different from other mechanics. Unfortunately the most cards with flanking weren't that interesting. And look at Teferi's Protection - this card is sweeeet!
Not necessarily in this video, but I Noticed an uptick across several months of random self-deprecating jokes(?), and I personally love that kind of thing. It’s a defense mechanism for myself, but I don’t know if it’s on brand for you. If your ending tag line is “Spread Love, and Be Kind” I don’t think then that self-deprecating humor is right for your content. Also I think you’re a swell dude, so please remember to love yourself. We do.
I mean, you'll still need more than just plains with Celestial Dawn, since you've got to draw it from the 99 and a five colour deck is going to want to live until then. I find that Ravnica, Alara, and Tarkir tap lands are good for budget builds.
Hall of Gemstone also has a disgusting interaction with an artifact called Mana Web, it not only forces them to use only one color of mana but also forces them to either use all their land-based mana at the same time or not at all; not a hard lock but still pretty nice for a green stax deck.
Manuel Sacha we were all new once! To answer your questions: all black-bordered (non-unset) ones, yes it does (you can use scryfall’s “search by format legality” to easily filter for that), and it’s a singleton format except for basic lands and cards that specifically say you can have as many of them as you want (think shadowborn apostles, mostly)
17:01 Look at the textbox on that card. "sorry I burned down your village. Here's some gold". that will never get old. Seriously, play reparations just for that y'all
To be fair, it's actually pretty cool that Maro wrote two episodes of Roseanne. It's also hilarious.
Anyway, Mirage good.
What set should we do next?
Homelands
Alliances please. best non-basic land card frames imo came around this era (grey marble with a subtle purple trim is just chef's kiss). also think some of those are very much EDH playables. a lot of my pet non-basic land cards growing up are from this set like Kjeldoran Outpost, Lake of the Dead and Thawing Glaciers
Keep it going with visions
Alliances, Ice Age, Visions. Hivis of The Scale is pretty fun, tap to steal a dragon, I had fun stealing people's Volcanic dragons:P
Mercadian Masques please!!!!!!!
Mirage has, hands-down, the best art of any set.
I think you should do a lot more of these types of videos. Either way, I think you're awesome. Definitely my favorite channel. Keep up the great work!
I really enjoyed flanking and phasing, I think they were really fun and different. And flanking was actually really powerful vs weenie/tokens
flanking cool
knights!
Then you should build a Telim'Tor commander deck!
I stopped playing standard, but I remained subscribed to you, I'm really glad I did because I love when you make these videos.
Your content is always top notch and you help shed light on the past, present, and future of magic the gathering, from standard to edh, to pre-release guides, you rock dev!
Please keep making videos like this, they're really cool.
This is an excellent series idea! As an edh player and a sucker for old cards I hope there will be moreof these for classic sets!
You’re the man dev. I’m teetering On giving up on magic but your videos and info and decktecks and just overall good vibes keep me brewing and coming back for more
Some of my favorite basics in this set. Pumped to see them in arena
This video is a great retrospective. I loved being brought back to the time and place of the set then talking about the legacy of it. For those of us who were in their mtg prime at a young age when this set came out, it's as iconic as any.
Those tunes at the end just make me so happy ^^ ... they are like a perfect summer day :)
i love mining the 90's sets for commander gold. it's so nostalgic and actually a really sweet way to tilt the table. when i returned to the game last year, i immediately purchased a grinning totem and rainbow lands so i could abuse it in my muldrotha edh :) i would ask for weatherlight next, since it has so many off the wall cards.
For anyone who liked the idea of Lure of Prey, there's a card called Dramatic Entrance that for 3GG, you just get to put a green creature from your hand into play (just like Lure of Prey) but there isn't a restriction on when you can cast it. It's just
3GG
Instant
You may put a green creature card from your hand into the battlefield
There's also garruk
For the longest time Grinning Totem was my favorite card from the set. I was so happy when I opened one in a starter pack. And thank you for the shout out for Shauku Endbringer!
Seeds of Innocence is pretty good too, artifact board wipe for only three mana. It's a really nice tool in mono-green creature decks.
Love when you go back and visit older sets. Great change of pace
That was so awesome, Dev. Mirage is one of my favorite sets, not just because it was the set when I first started playing, but because it felt so aesthetically different from previous Magic sets. I always remember Zuberi, Golden Feather because not only did it awaken the Tribal Timmy in me as my first legendary card, but also because it taught me about the importance of curving out (turns out Griffin decks weren't so good because they were all 4 mana 2/2 fliers) - and in fact, it made me so happy to see SaffronOlive win Commander Clash with Zuberi =)
I was actually going to complain loudly about not seeing Teferi's Realm on the list, but then I realized it was actually from Visions. Personally I would love to see these videos about Visions and Weatherlight, and just have my heart explode with nostalgia.
Also how could not even mention THAT FLAVOR TEXT ON REPARATIONS
I love my Zirilan of the Claw deck haha I was waiting this whole video saying ziri better be in top 5 or I'm going thumbs down 😀 beginning spicegirls reference hit home with me laugh superhard hahaha great video bro!
Great spotlight on edh and how Mirage still has an impact on todays format. Everyone should see this video.
Tombstone stairwell gives EVERYONE zombies on EACH upkeep, meaning they have zombies to block with even if you get to attack first. But, it's AMAZING in aristocrats because it means you're getting death triggers equal to the number of creatures in your graveyard on every end step.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane- especially that Circle of Despair. How I loved that card.
Here I am Dev! Spreading love and being kind! Thanks for all you do brother. Keep it going
I loved Mirage. I was so excited when it came out. I started playing with Ice Age but Mirage came out right after I finished my first summer job. I remember being so excited to not have to ask my dad for the money to buy magic cards.
This was great. Would be awesome to see more of these
So funny, was just browsing through the mirage set this morning after getting the Arena Mirage basic land art with the event. Tombstone stairwell was one of my favorite cards back in the day.
Wait a minute... Other people (than myself) love Jungle Patrol?!?!
That's so cool! A year or two ago I got Mark Pool to sign my copy of Jungle Patrol and he told me when I asked him to sign it "I forgot I did this card" or something of that nature 😂
Sweet my man! I love your style! The fact not more people play early harvest breaks my heart!
Early Harvest is my signature spell for my Nissa Who Shakes the World Oathbreaker deck. It’s stupid good.
dustin89clanton vitalize is good for that also
Thank you for this i have not played mirage cards for a long time, but i still like them.
Didn’t know about a few of these cards, super cool!!
I would love to see some of your commander decks. I think that would be a great vid. Thanks for commander love and I love all your stuff!
Dude, Dev, I was trying to pause the vid to read the text about Waiting in the "Wings" so I slowed down the video to 50% speed. And it sounds hilarious. You sound so drunk! Give it a shot sometime if you want a good laugh
When I saw that first picture of sunweb I thought you were trolling us haha great video man
Whoo hoo, Shaku the Endbringer is awesome! One of my first Commander decks.
I had to pause this video like 18 times to read those ridiculous text boxes lol
wow dude turns out 1996 sums up my entire childhood
Hey man, i really liked your intro this time! Great humor, great over the top "screaming" into the mic. I really enjoyed it!
I've been playing tomb stone stairwell for years, I combine it with noxious ghoul or with Eldrazi monument, lol it works with so much, love it tons of fun ~
This was when I stopped playing and then picked it back up at Dominaria big gap huh
Love mirage! Still have my tournament pack and keeping it fresh
Awesome video for an awesome set. The art on cards from the Mirage block is just amazing
I actually love mirage as a set (even though I never played this set when it came out because I was just a baby back then) for commander pieces!
Couldn’t agree more on hall of gemstone. Love that card!
I'm surprised there's actually that many great cards in the set for Commander.
I missed „Grim Feast“ in this video, it‘s a dominating card in my Glissa, the Traitor deck anytime it comes down.
Awesome vid dev! I never got to play this set but I but I always wanted too and I've always loved the art and I feel like this is as close as I'll get
Today I saw a post, the song on your 16th birthday defines you, mine was Macarana...
More videos like this please :)
Mirage was the first set I got into and then they introduced the stack soon after I figured out how to play LOL. Mirage had so much flavor and the art was PERFECT, the new Dominaria set didn't quite hit that sweet spot that Mirage created :P
But.. you didn't explain what phasing was when explaining Shimmer! I mean, I'm about to google it, but still! Lol
That’s cool I haven’t played mtg since that set. I had alpha, beta, Arabian all those sets. I think I sold them all for a dub sack! Girls and drugs were more appealing at 16. I do miss those times. Great video though, oh to be young again.
Yes!!! This is the set that introduced me to magic. I still love these cards!
My bois back with his awesome intros! Always fascinating and entertaining 💜
Dev, seriously, Thank You.
I loved the whole Mirage block …… I was 1 of those 'Cave People'. :)
Awesome video love it!!
You said phasing was garbage. But when it came out, phasing was incredible. They made it crappy with an errata. If you play a cards as written format phasing triggers etb effects. Also my pick from merage is phatom warrior. 1/1 human warrior with when this creature blocks or becomes blocked it and creature blocked or blocking it phase out.
Basically, the world's best chump blocker.
I just love the art from these old sets. Sure some of the cards are powerful or unique, but it's the sauce my man. It's the flavor son! Gotta get those gorgeous cards!
The set I learned to play with love it I had almost all those cards
This is a great video. Thank you.
Worldly Tudor!! My jam!
ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS VIDEO! GIVE ME MORE!
oh you must love the planecation this week
I love phasing. I think the design space is actually very interesting, with a new kind of exile zone. Things don't fall off and etb don't trigger when phasing in. It's actually an easy mechanic to learn and very different from other mechanics. Unfortunately the most cards with flanking weren't that interesting.
And look at Teferi's Protection - this card is sweeeet!
Some of the absolute best art
Holy Guacamole!!! Soul reaver was so awesome!!!!
To read the text at 5:10 i had to slow the video down to .25;which, inadvertently, was super funny!
i use unfulfilled desires in my sidisi deck to loop golgari brownscale. it's 1 mana, gain 1 life, mill 2, usually make a zombie
I have so many mirage cards just because I loved the art and set symbol haha. Harbinger of night going in animatou
Also big shoutout for unfulfilled desires. Training grounds makes it pay a life and loot.
Not necessarily in this video, but I Noticed an uptick across several months of random self-deprecating jokes(?), and I personally love that kind of thing. It’s a defense mechanism for myself, but I don’t know if it’s on brand for you. If your ending tag line is “Spread Love, and Be Kind” I don’t think then that self-deprecating humor is right for your content. Also I think you’re a swell dude, so please remember to love yourself. We do.
More of these type of videos would be great 👍
Agreed. Lots of great edh cards in mirage
Love the commander vid. Keep being awesome
I mean, you'll still need more than just plains with Celestial Dawn, since you've got to draw it from the 99 and a five colour deck is going to want to live until then. I find that Ravnica, Alara, and Tarkir tap lands are good for budget builds.
So, Omnath, Locus of Mana and Hall of Gemstone suddenly sounds pretty sweet...
Hall of Gemstone also has a disgusting interaction with an artifact called Mana Web, it not only forces them to use only one color of mana but also forces them to either use all their land-based mana at the same time or not at all; not a hard lock but still pretty nice for a green stax deck.
Please do commander deck tecks! Also how about a video on stronghold. Alot of good stuff there
So if I'm playing Shimmer, I can name Islands, and play Celestial Dawn so I can ignore the Shimmer?
Awesome! Always Love edh content
New awesome deck for you to try. Elfball with bainfire
Natural balance + Jodah = thanks for playing magic with me, should we sweep and start over now?
All I do I look through old sets for commander tech cards lol, I always find spicy stuff, Bereavement in grismold for one seems hella spicy haha
Manuel Sacha we were all new once! To answer your questions: all black-bordered (non-unset) ones, yes it does (you can use scryfall’s “search by format legality” to easily filter for that), and it’s a singleton format except for basic lands and cards that specifically say you can have as many of them as you want (think shadowborn apostles, mostly)
@@TheMaddestHatter234 White-bordered cards are also legal.
You're wrong about Phasing. Phasing is a great mechanic!
*PHYREXIAN PURGE*
Awesome content
Visions should be next
Just recently bought mirage fetches for my Breya deck cause I can't afford a manabase that includes both shocklands and onslaught/zendikar fetches lol
Lovaazze the video keep it up
I really enjoyed the jokes here dev, cool video, always love your stuff!
ok i loved this video more look backs, i could watch a 30 min video of that intro
17:01 Look at the textbox on that card. "sorry I burned down your village. Here's some gold". that will never get old. Seriously, play reparations just for that y'all
my first thought was "oh, that's what opaline sliver is referencing"
How would lure of prey equal an 8 drop on turn 2?
I run both circle, and purgatory in my cleric edh deck.
After watching this, I'm thinking there's a build for a mono Green control deck. 🤔
obviously the most important question is which episodes of Roseanne?
Harbinger with new Volrath.
...and now I feel old and dumb. No sleeves and not thinking one mana tutors were dumb
Seriously man, Where do you find these shirts? I need help finding some!
love this
Did anyone else get distracted by the flavor text on Reparations?
Sorry I burned down your village...
Here's some gold.
What up my wizard🤘🤘
Ah.... The year I was born! Good year😅