Sorcerers Broom actually is a reference to the poem "Der Zauberlehrling" by Goethe, which Fantasia is based on. "Something something if you haven't read the manga" :)
At 3:12 there is a key ruling for this situation. If Lovestruck Beast’s power and toughness are reduced to 1/1, it learns that loving oneself is the first step on the true path to happiness, and it can attack even if you control no other 1/1 creatures
It's always weird going back to the book of children's stories and fairy tales that I read as a child - but one that always stuck with me is the tale of Beauty and the Beast - largely because the Beast of that story is absolutely NOT the sonofabitch at the Beast of the Disney movie initially is. The story-Beast is certainly odd (spending the first part of Beauty's stay at his castle hiding from her entirely, and communicating only through text in the form of letters of flame that form upon the wall when she addresses him, then communicating verbally from out of LoS), and operates on fairytale rules at times (with the inciting incident stemming from his sheltering and feeding a lost merchant without question, and only taking angry exception and demanding dire recompense when the man breaches hospitality by stealing a rose from his garden). Nevertheless, when Beauty comes to stay at the castle (which had initially been demanded of her father as penance, and which she chooses to do in his place) he's largely courteous and welcoming, willingly grants Beauty's request when she asks to go home to assure her family she is well. It's astonishing *how* dirty the Disney movie did the Beast of the story, is what I'm saying. --- On a related note, if you can pick up a copy of 'Fairy and Folk Tales From Around The World' from Treasure Press at a decent price, I strongly recommend it, as it's a beautifully illustrated work filled with all manner of less-common tales. It has some of the common (in North America) ones, too, of course - Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, etc. However, it also had stories I'd never heard of at the time and only saw referenced years/decades later (with the prime example being 'The Black Bull of Norroway' - from which the phrase 'Bake me a bannock and roast me a collop, I'm away to seek my fortune' was, for whatever stupid reason, burnt onto my brain). Other stories from the book, I have NEVER seen referenced in any other context ('Ngarri Jandu and the Nimmamoo', for example), or only by indirect reference (e.g. the backstory of Runequest, the ttRPG, contains an event mirroring the tale of 'Children of Sky and Earth' - the Maori story of how the Earth and Heaven came to be separated from one another). It's well worth your time if you can find it. Also, it gets bonus points for containing the only story I've ever seen - even to this day - which personifies the actual caped-and-hooded-skellington-with-a-scythe Grim Reaper Death as female.
It seems that nobody pointed it out so far so I will say it : Charming prince is literally a charm. He also happens to lift the frog curse and free the princess from the tower. He also enables happily ever after by gaining you life. It's an all around flavour win that did not even get to be talked about individually.
2:39 Lovestruck Beast actually can block without the 1/1, he just can't attack. Meaning that thematically he'll just sit in his castle and only kill people who enter it.
Keeper of fables is aesopp's fables, the lion is a common image on the front of that collection of tales, therefore it is the keeper of the fables therein.
I actually think the lack of synergy between Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After is pretty genius. Since these cards have no specific allusion to any fairy tale, but rather to fairy tales as a genre, it allows you to create your own fairy tale. YOU figure out what the story is; which cards tell the tale to connect the beginning and end is up to you. No story starts then very suddenly ends. It has to have something in the middle, and these two cards are just meant to be the beginning and the end of the story. That's why it would make sense that these cards don't have a direct connection.
You can say that Excalibur wasn't pulled by the mightiest person, but was pulled by the person who could draw people in unity. Arthur gathered all the knights of the round table together, Embercleave benefits you from having your creatures attack together....
That’s pretty fucking far from “man who served Jeanne D’Arc, went crazy when she died, and started going after children with a strange proclaimed magic man.”
i love that, in a set chock-full of edgy humor and sick twist endings, they decided to let hansel and gretel escape on the back of a big fluffy fox. those two living my dream smdh
We just going to ignore the opportunity you had to slap Maleficent’s headpiece onto Sarkhan? No better ascetic for the dragon weeaboo who ruined Tarkir
He did ruin Tarkir, but would we not be worse off if Ugin was not resurrected to oppose his brother? Maybe now that he's stuck jailing Nicky B in another dimension, the Khans can rise again!
@@donnylurch4207 no, no they cannot. They're not subject to the dragons, that's what Sarkan traded. He traded the freedom and history of his people, all but enslaved then to the dragons. That's what he did. That's how he ruined Tarkir.
I _would_ really like a return to Tarkir where, after maybe learning some Lorehold Archaeomancy just to be safe, Narset manages to lead a rebellion against dragonkind.
Wile the normal art of "Lonesome unicorn" doesn't give it right away, the one made by Alayna Danner is a clear reference to Termin.... The last Unicorn.
I thoroughly enjoy the way you say 'squirrel' and hope you never change. In fact, I would petition you do a video entirely on the history of squirrels in MTG. Cheers!
@@smore2096, are you kidding?! He's got the mind of a steel trap! He's a lighthouse of intellect among the stormy seas of the MTG universe! I wouldn't be opposed to an Apr. 01 parody-esque squirrel video either.
hey i dont mean to make a joke into something Real but like i think its really nice how you as a visible lgbt person make yourself known. whether performative or not you're letting us see not only yourself but ourselves reflected in you, and while I'm sad to hear that that is something you're currently struggling with, I hope you keep up the good work. also yorvo is a bear and im not talkin about 2/2s
All comedy comes from a place of realism and everything I said in that gag is certainly stuff that's been on my mind. As such, I really do appreciate comments like this
@@Spice8Rack You don't need to make your sexuality a joke, there are many lgbt mtg players, me included and we love your content just as much. Also: in the original little mermaid, she's cursed to die and turn into sea foam because the prince didn't fall in love with her, this is unless she kills him with a special dagger her sisters gave her. This is why probably why she talks about vengeance in the card flavor text, woman spurned and all.
@@Spice8Rack Thanks for confirming the Snackiness of Oko. For a while felt like my beligerent posts on mtg shitposting pages were falling on deaf/straight ears.
I think Yorvo may also be a reference to Galehaut of Arthurian Legend, a massive Half-Giant that raised up an army to rival Arthur's, but joined the round table at Lancelot's bequest. The fact that he is a Giant and that he gets stronger as be builds up an army leads me to believe that this may be the case.
“At Lancelot’s bequest” if you mean because he instantly fell in love with Lancelot on the battlefield and surrendered a sure victory just for the chance to see him without his helmet and died of heartbreak when Lancelot was lost to madness...yeah
@@TheRoonage Yep, he does (and Will too at the same time), albeit following Oko's orders, though Garruck might have done the same... maybe not while cursed ?
You lot could ask Spice8Rack what he thinks of the monarchy? Surely someone of his leanings would LOVE to do a whole video on the different types of governing in MtG ;)
My guess for Korvold is that he's not technically printed in Throne itself (he's only available in a brawl deck). As for Feasting Troll King... yeah, I got nothin'
Charming Prince has some pretty neat stuff going for him, his flicker effect means he can free the princess from a Charmed Sleep and so on in the same way as True Love's Kiss does. The name is also a reference to charms, he's "charming" because he does three things when he etbs. Also on a similar note, Faerie Guidemother's Gift of the Fae can free things from being Trapped in the Tower because when they get flying the enchantment falls off.
@@EvilCherry3 no it cant. You have to enchant a creature without flying. If that creature received flying after the enchantment was placed, than it still has the enchantment. So it still can't attack, block, or activate abilities.
I love to think that all the Princess stuff is regarding the same princess. Unlucky Planeswalker type scenario, it's all the same princess that gets slept, trapped, etc
One actual chair? Ahem: Dragon Throne of Tarkir Sigil of the Empty Throne Throne of Empires Throne of Bone Throne of Geth Throne of the God-Pharaoh Throne of the High City
Iirc, the sword in the stone is not Excalibur itself, it’s a different legendary sword, and after it breaks/is lost or something, Arthur goes searching for another sword and is given Excalibur. Also the scabbard of Excalibur is the important part, for as long as you wear it in battle you will never bleed. Arthur doesn’t heed Merlin’s warning about this and it leads to his death. Rant over now lol
This video is just the coolest, not unlike literally every other video on this channel. You've got such great charisma and I love the style these videos are all written in, tangents and all.
I'm sorry "The huntsman never killed anyone"? The card says destroy target creature, not target human. Typically hunters do in fact kill creatures. RUclips pedant strikes again!
@@Spice8Rack For me, the huntsman has also always been more of a red riding hood character than the snow white version. That one definitely kills a famously speaking role
i assume this doesn't happen in the disney version, but the way i remember snow white, the huntsman kills some animal and brings its heart to the queen as proof that snow white is dead.
Yup, both hunters, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood, DO, indeed, kill creatures. The Snow White huntsman (sometimes the Evil Queen's sheriff), shoots a deer to present its heart as proof of Snow White's death. The huntsman in Little Red Riding Hood bonks the wolf over the head, draws his knife, cuts Little Red Riding Hood out of the still living wolf and replaces them with stones. Later the wolf wakes up, feels all full and thirsty, and waddles off to the well, promptly falls in and drowns! I've reenacted that story many a time, both as a child (aged 3-6), and as a certified pedagogue. Yes, kindergarten is a dark time here in Denmark!
Lonesome Unicorn is probably also a reference to The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle. It was also made into a movie, and the title song has been covered by Ninja Sex Party for one of their Under the Covers albums.
Absolutely love your work. Another smash hit! I swear, once I get out of my “poor Anthropology/History undergraduate phase”, you will have my Patreon support! Keep up the good work you stupid, sexy Spice 8 Rack you!
Thanks for such a lovely comment! I really appreciate it. Be sure to take care of yourself first, you're already massively supporting the channel as it is!
Tiny Gods, this is an absolute triumph. Every one of your videos is incredible. I laughed audibly and embarrassingly loudly through this entire video and several times just yelled with joy.
8:09 I think Garruk, Cursed Huntsman is a reference to the huntsman/woodsman in Red Riding Hood, who kills the wolf in some versions of the story. That would explain why he summons wolf tokens and why he gets an ability to destroy target creature.
You have made my day and helped me justify my degree in Celtic Studies a wee bit more. Thank you good sir! I also feel less pedantic for correcting everyone's pronunciation of Chulaine and Syr Gwyn!
Heya! Malevolent Noble is a reference to Bluebeard - the noble with a secret room full of his murdered wive's heads! And the cauldron of eternity is deffo about immortality and the holy grail, but also the Black Cauldron - a welsh myth about a cauldron which dead soldiers can be placed into and revived to fight again (also featured in one of disney's lesser known films)
Clarent is a different and totally unrelated sword - while the Sword in the Stone was broken, necessitating Excalibur, Clarent was actually Uther Pendragon’s ceremonial sword, used for knighting and not actual combat. And then Mordred stole it and stabbed King Arthur fatally with it.
Diskflame the sword in the stone is actually called Caliburn whose name probably came from the word Excalibur getting translated back and forth a few times.
More like “Excalibur as a name is them rejiggering Caledfwlch a bunch, temporarily settling on Calesvol and Caliburn amongst other names.” They’re the same thing. The Sword in the Stone, when it is named, shares its name with Excalibur.
Eldraine has been a really pleasant set to experience. It’s not too broken or underpowered, it fits snuggly between fantastical lands like Lorwyn and Innistrad. Garruk is back and his card was the most hype shit ever. It’s just been a good palette cleanser before we’re forced to dive explicitly back into the Jacetist league on Zendikar (Really excited for Theros though). Oathsworn knight is probably my favourite flavour win of the set and just black in the set has been done brilliantly when you look into the different colour realms mantra. Perseverance for lockwain and it’s cards has just been done really well. Same goes for red and a lot of the cards depicting reckless but valiant knights, and just so much more.
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20:05 One way that this would make both scenarios work would be that Arthur pulls out Excalibur from the stone when he is a kid, then Excalibur gets stolen, and the person who stole it yeets it into the lake that houses the Lady of the Lake, and then when Arthur is an adult, she gives him Excalibur again
Absolutely loved the video! Just a few things to note: 1. Someone else already pointed this out, but the sword Arthur pulls from the stone and the one the Lady of the Lake gives him are actually two different swords. 2. The Glass Casket is not just a reference to Snow White. It is also a reference to one of the Grimms' fairy tales called "The Glass Coffin," in which a maiden also gets trapped in a glass casket. That being said, I have no idea why there is a fox in it. 3. I'm not necessarily saying this is what I believe, but one could argue that the absence of any legendary princesses in the set is a deliberate allusion to the way that female characters in fairy tales are often relegated to secondary roles and rarely given the same respect as their male counterparts.
3. I don't think Wizards would deliberately do something like that, Maro has stated that there is a limited number of legendary creatures they can do on a set, and Eldraine already pushed it. And there are plenty of fairy tales with women as main characters.
@@poluicionador Yeah, to be honest I was really just playing devil's advocate on that one. I don't think Wizards would do that either; I just thought it was an interesting idea.
Ah man been psyched for this ever since you showed us the thumbnail with your Eldraine typo, love your vids and they have really helped make me happy and brighten up my day which i needed cause ive kind of been going through some gender problems, anyway thats enough about me, keep up the good work spice daddy cause you put a smile on all our faces.
I'd been occasionally watching your videos for a while, but that third take on Shepard of the Flock, followed by just a long enough pause to make me think there wouldn't be a fourth one to prove its point and yank the tone back from seriousness absolutely cinched it. +1 sub for you.
"Fabled Passage" seems to be a reference to the general trope of "mundane but slightly weird location leads to fantasy world" As others have pointed out, Malevolent Noble is a reference to Bluebeard Merchant of the Vale could be a reference to the merchant with whom Jack bartered the cow for the beans Mysterious Pathlighter is a reference to Will o the Wisps Opportunistic Dragon is a reference to the tropes of Dragons kidnapping maidens and hording treasure Overwhelmed Apprentice is a reference to The Sorcerer's Apprentice Run Away Together is probably a general reference, but could be seen as a reference to Hermia and Lysander running away at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream Bake Into a Pie was probably a reference specifically to Four and Twenty Blackbirds, not just the general trope you discussed Clockwork Servant is another Disney BatB reference
Rosethorn Acolyte is likely another sleeping beauty reference. Her name was Briar Rose and the building has been overtaken by thorny vines, like her castle, which wasn't brought out from under that curse fora very long time despite what either movie tells us.
Rosethorn Acolyte could also be a reference to Sleeping Beauty as she was originally “Briar Rose” referring you all the thorny things that grew when she was asleep
She could also bw referencing one of the fairies from sleeping beauty, because in one of the original tellings one of the fairies encased the castle in plants (briars in particular) to protect the princess. Especially seeing as the art depicts them in a ruin of some kind
Gwyn has that flaming sword though, isn’t that and the name much more of a Gawain thing? Cause he was the guy with the magic sun powers. Spinning Wheel might be another “double duty” card to the story of the Lady of Shalott, but I’m not 100% on that one. Speaking of which, while Magic Mirror isn’t explicitly a reference to that, someone did fit the destruction of the Magic Mirror into the stanza of The Lady Of Shalott, which I appreciate greatly. Mirrormade, though, MIGHT be a reference to it. Also, the Cauldron of Eternity is either the Cauldron of Bran The Blessed, which brought the dead back to life (you know, the thing The Black Cauldron was based on), or... literally any other number of mythic Cauldrons with the exact same ability in Welsh myth. Or it’s the Holy Grail. Either one.
The Cauldron seems more of a reference to Gaelic myth, namely the cauldron owned by the god Dagda. He would place his soldiers within it if they died on the battlefield, and they would return to the living, albeit unable to speak. This was to ensure no knowledge of the afterlife reached mortal ears.
@@thomascollins5622 Seems a bit too deep for WotC. The set is (presumably) inspired by arthurian legends, so it's clearly the holy grail. Especially with festive funeral referring to it as not having been found yet.
I hit Revenge of the Ravens, and now I need to lie down. With the lights on. Definitely awake. Memories of prerelease will haunt my dreams tonight, thanks.
Love the review style. It's super interesting to see this from an English perspective. As someone who grew up in Germany, discovering this set exists when I started playing again has been a complete throwback to my childhood.
@@BlueTemplar15 No, I'm saying, Play more Brawl and ou'll get why brawl isn't very fun. Though before he was banned, Oko brawl decks were a dime a dozen and lame as hell.
As a certified welshman I though I'd just give in my 2 cents on cauldron of eternity basically it might be a reference to this welsh folk story about the princess branwen long story short, the welsh princess married the irish prince, who turned out to be a bit of an A-hole, so the irish and the welsh went to war. Unfortunetly, the welsh for some reason decided that a good gift to give as a present during the wedding would be a cauldron of immortality, which the irish king quite conveniently decided to use during the war, until one of the welsh princes chucked his living body into the cauldron, both breaking it and killing him in the process. The whole putting a dying creatures onto the bottom of your library thing could be a reference to how throwing himself in the cauldron killed the welsh prince, but they didn't want to have it destroy the artefact for balance reasons.
Honestly these refrences were what got me into magic. They are just so fun. Also if your first standart is Oko standart, then any other standart seems super diverse.
Supposedly the castles are references to pop culture: Garenbrig = pride rock (lion king) Embereth = irontown? (princess mononoke) Vantress = dalaran (wow) Lockthwain = star destroyer (star wars) Ardenvale = minas tirith (lotr) Different forums and reddits have noticed these. I myself like the idea
I knew I was getting star destroyer vibes from Lockthwain What if Eldraine is just an undercover marketing scheme dreamt up by Disney in conjunction with Wizards?
Hey man I cam to this video to be entertained by MtG not to suddenly hear someone completely mirror my own state of mind when talking about Sheppard of the Flock... I still love the video though and I am glad you're making me think
Oportunistic Dragon and Epic Downfall refers to the legend of St. George and the Dragon, which are the base of every generic prince saves damsel in distress from a monster. Also the Charming Prince has 3 modal abilities because he's a charm. A lot of these are explained in MaRo's articles which i highly recommend.
@@EvilCherry3 I can actually see _five_ points that add up. - It's a strong and handsome, yet smug dude. - The adventure (Curry Favor) mirrors how the townspeople all support him, rallied up by him against the Beast. - Gaston went against the Beast with a sword. The artwork (and even the promo) show him having bested a beast. - While most women fell for him, he wanted Belle in particular. - The flavor shows his over-confidence, and actually matches the fact that he _did_ die trying. *TL;DR:* Nobody gets his own card like Gaston!
@@LinkEX whats also pretty cool is that your point on curry favor matches with his stats. He is quite weak, so after he returns from the adventure, most creatures easily best him. His only power is the rallied masses, he himself is just some vanilla dude.
Looking back on this set with Wilds of Eldraine in mind, you really do see the massive difference in how the plane is presented. Original Eldraine had very little actual cohesion in its world building (imo) and it shows with how so many of the cards are just kinda random references that don't actually tell you much about the world. I appreciate Wilds with it actually using these references and making them fit together such as having different types of witches be connected via blood or how the different stories intertwine. Looking back on Throne really shows how much of a reference fest it was
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Sorcerers Broom actually is a reference to the poem "Der Zauberlehrling" by Goethe, which Fantasia is based on. "Something something if you haven't read the manga" :)
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@@Spice8Rack ha! got 'eem!!
Walle! walle
manche Strecke,
daß, zum Zwecke,
Wasser fließe
und mit reichem, vollem Schwalle
zu dem Bade sich ergieße.
Thing is a reference to the thing that other thing was reference to not the thing that the reference was referencing
Also, the broom gets chopped up (something sacrificed) and the splinters make more sorcers brooms.
At 3:12 there is a key ruling for this situation.
If Lovestruck Beast’s power and toughness are reduced to 1/1, it learns that loving oneself is the first step on the true path to happiness, and it can attack even if you control no other 1/1 creatures
Cute! :)
It's always weird going back to the book of children's stories and fairy tales that I read as a child - but one that always stuck with me is the tale of Beauty and the Beast - largely because the Beast of that story is absolutely NOT the sonofabitch at the Beast of the Disney movie initially is.
The story-Beast is certainly odd (spending the first part of Beauty's stay at his castle hiding from her entirely, and communicating only through text in the form of letters of flame that form upon the wall when she addresses him, then communicating verbally from out of LoS), and operates on fairytale rules at times (with the inciting incident stemming from his sheltering and feeding a lost merchant without question, and only taking angry exception and demanding dire recompense when the man breaches hospitality by stealing a rose from his garden). Nevertheless, when Beauty comes to stay at the castle (which had initially been demanded of her father as penance, and which she chooses to do in his place) he's largely courteous and welcoming, willingly grants Beauty's request when she asks to go home to assure her family she is well.
It's astonishing *how* dirty the Disney movie did the Beast of the story, is what I'm saying.
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On a related note, if you can pick up a copy of 'Fairy and Folk Tales From Around The World' from Treasure Press at a decent price, I strongly recommend it, as it's a beautifully illustrated work filled with all manner of less-common tales. It has some of the common (in North America) ones, too, of course - Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, etc. However, it also had stories I'd never heard of at the time and only saw referenced years/decades later (with the prime example being 'The Black Bull of Norroway' - from which the phrase 'Bake me a bannock and roast me a collop, I'm away to seek my fortune' was, for whatever stupid reason, burnt onto my brain).
Other stories from the book, I have NEVER seen referenced in any other context ('Ngarri Jandu and the Nimmamoo', for example), or only by indirect reference (e.g. the backstory of Runequest, the ttRPG, contains an event mirroring the tale of 'Children of Sky and Earth' - the Maori story of how the Earth and Heaven came to be separated from one another). It's well worth your time if you can find it.
Also, it gets bonus points for containing the only story I've ever seen - even to this day - which personifies the actual caped-and-hooded-skellington-with-a-scythe Grim Reaper Death as female.
It seems that nobody pointed it out so far so I will say it : Charming prince is literally a charm. He also happens to lift the frog curse and free the princess from the tower. He also enables happily ever after by gaining you life. It's an all around flavour win that did not even get to be talked about individually.
This is a great spot that I SUPER missed
It also gets rid of Charmed sleep!
Isaiah Lankford and casket
@@EvilCherry3 Nope, can't target a creature already exiled by Glass Casket...
2:39 Lovestruck Beast actually can block without the 1/1, he just can't attack. Meaning that thematically he'll just sit in his castle and only kill people who enter it.
Ohhhh that's good
Brimstone trebuchet is a reference to terminator 2 judgement day.
Everything is a Terminator 2 reference, even Jojo is a Terminator 2 reference.
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@@TheSpearkan Ah yes, that time Terminator traveled back in time to kill Hitler !
I mean have you seen monty python and the holy grail, soldiers get murdered by a rabbit 1/1 seems fitting.
I want a joke set based on Monty Python.
its a killer rabbit
When Fluffy Bunnies Attack from Unhinged was actually supposed to reference that.
@@rhymeswithmoose228 Someone at wizards' read your comment and we got the secret lair :v
23:20 *Clears throat loudly* Maid Marian is the only one who turns on Robin Hood!
That is all.
well... her and Robin hood himself
@@charlespeyton2307 classic narcissist
@@ChieftainKirk ???
You forgot how Grumgully is an obvious representation of my uncle.
Jellyfish-Sama and just literally me. Short, gibbly boi with a sweet beard and loves mushrooms.
Keeper of fables is aesopp's fables, the lion is a common image on the front of that collection of tales, therefore it is the keeper of the fables therein.
@@ACRAZYMNKEY that would be a deep cut
I thought I could've also been a nod to Aslan, especially with his interaction with Humans entering the battlefield
I actually think the lack of synergy between Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After is pretty genius. Since these cards have no specific allusion to any fairy tale, but rather to fairy tales as a genre, it allows you to create your own fairy tale. YOU figure out what the story is; which cards tell the tale to connect the beginning and end is up to you. No story starts then very suddenly ends. It has to have something in the middle, and these two cards are just meant to be the beginning and the end of the story. That's why it would make sense that these cards don't have a direct connection.
silly spice8rack, All That Glitters is clearly a reference to the whimsical poetry by the giants of the fine arts, Smashmouth
Only Meteor Golems break the moOoOold?
I think it is a referrence to Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven.
Sundering Stroke shoulda been named Shooting Stars fight me
We all know that Once upon a time should have been named "Somebody once told me..."
Shit that actually works
You can say that Excalibur wasn't pulled by the mightiest person, but was pulled by the person who could draw people in unity. Arthur gathered all the knights of the round table together, Embercleave benefits you from having your creatures attack together....
The scarewcrow, tin man, and the cowardly lion are all in the game as artifact creatures !
I know the Scarecrow and the Tin Man, but which one's the lion??
@@Spice8Rack very lously if you squint Prophet of the Peak is a lion in a forest thatbis scary.
Also blue beard is in this set!
He is? I don’t remember any horrible child murdering Frenchmen in the set. Not any SAIKYO NO COOOOOOORUs either. Where was he?
@@TheShinyFeraligatr say hello to Malevolent Noble, still a serial killer of woman, but now only kills evil witches.
That’s pretty fucking far from “man who served Jeanne D’Arc, went crazy when she died, and started going after children with a strange proclaimed magic man.”
i love that, in a set chock-full of edgy humor and sick twist endings, they decided to let hansel and gretel escape on the back of a big fluffy fox. those two living my dream smdh
We just going to ignore the opportunity you had to slap Maleficent’s headpiece onto Sarkhan? No better ascetic for the dragon weeaboo who ruined Tarkir
He did ruin Tarkir, but would we not be worse off if Ugin was not resurrected to oppose his brother? Maybe now that he's stuck jailing Nicky B in another dimension, the Khans can rise again!
Maleficent’s headpiece is Ugin's horns
@@donnylurch4207 no, no they cannot. They're not subject to the dragons, that's what Sarkan traded. He traded the freedom and history of his people, all but enslaved then to the dragons. That's what he did. That's how he ruined Tarkir.
Finally someone who agrees with me lore wise.
I _would_ really like a return to Tarkir where, after maybe learning some Lorehold Archaeomancy just to be safe, Narset manages to lead a rebellion against dragonkind.
Wile the normal art of "Lonesome unicorn" doesn't give it right away, the one made by Alayna Danner is a clear reference to Termin.... The last Unicorn.
It reminds me of the unicorn from the movie Legend.
I was hoping someone would make that reference. The first thing I thought when I saw the card was The Last Unicorn.
I thoroughly enjoy the way you say 'squirrel' and hope you never change. In fact, I would petition you do a video entirely on the history of squirrels in MTG.
Cheers!
Seconded! I realize the video will be like 30 seconds but that's only because squirrels are, in fact, the strongest tribe in MTG
Oh god it's the Goblin video all over again. He already lost his sanity, have mercy!
@@smore2096, are you kidding?! He's got the mind of a steel trap! He's a lighthouse of intellect among the stormy seas of the MTG universe!
I wouldn't be opposed to an Apr. 01 parody-esque squirrel video either.
I need a battlefield analysis of 15 squirrels vs Emrakul.
that! i want that! and i finally want an actual squirrel commander.
I cannot adequately express my love for your MTG version of The Raven.
I stayed home sick today and this is literally giving me life.
I hope this aided you in some capacity
I had to stay home since I was sick as well! I was coughing and laughing, it hurt, but it was worth it.
@@Spice8Rack it most certainly did! Distracted me from school work on my second watch as well!
hey i dont mean to make a joke into something Real but like i think its really nice how you as a visible lgbt person make yourself known. whether performative or not you're letting us see not only yourself but ourselves reflected in you, and while I'm sad to hear that that is something you're currently struggling with, I hope you keep up the good work.
also yorvo is a bear and im not talkin about 2/2s
All comedy comes from a place of realism and everything I said in that gag is certainly stuff that's been on my mind. As such, I really do appreciate comments like this
@@Spice8Rack You don't need to make your sexuality a joke, there are many lgbt mtg players, me included and we love your content just as much.
Also: in the original little mermaid, she's cursed to die and turn into sea foam because the prince didn't fall in love with her, this is unless she kills him with a special dagger her sisters gave her. This is why probably why she talks about vengeance in the card flavor text, woman spurned and all.
Ken Wilder but the prince is a 2/2 and not a bear. Flavor fail.
@@Spice8Rack Thanks for confirming the Snackiness of Oko. For a while felt like my beligerent posts on mtg shitposting pages were falling on deaf/straight ears.
I think Yorvo may also be a reference to Galehaut of Arthurian Legend, a massive Half-Giant that raised up an army to rival Arthur's, but joined the round table at Lancelot's bequest. The fact that he is a Giant and that he gets stronger as be builds up an army leads me to believe that this may be the case.
“At Lancelot’s bequest” if you mean because he instantly fell in love with Lancelot on the battlefield and surrendered a sure victory just for the chance to see him without his helmet and died of heartbreak when Lancelot was lost to madness...yeah
@@jacobbrown9894 yes. That is *exactly* what I mean.
Garruk feels more like a reference to the hunter that saves Little Red Riding Hood imo.
I haven’t read the official story stuff, but planeswalkers tend to meet up. If rowan is red riding hood, Garruk probably saves her from something
Which Spice8Rack mentions when he complains that Garruck cannot kill a Wicked Wolf still high on Food ?
@@TheRoonage Yep, he does (and Will too at the same time), albeit following Oko's orders, though Garruck might have done the same... maybe not while cursed ?
Technically, in the story of Little Red Riding Hood she's saved by a woodsman and not a huntsman
"As the only king printed in throne of eldraine" when referring to Kenrith.
What did Korvold ever do to you? He may be a dragon but he's still a noble
oko is also referenced as 'the fae king' so that would technically make 3.
Spice 8 Rack confirmed xenofobe
Don't forget Feasting Troll King
You lot could ask Spice8Rack what he thinks of the monarchy? Surely someone of his leanings would LOVE to do a whole video on the different types of governing in MtG ;)
My guess for Korvold is that he's not technically printed in Throne itself (he's only available in a brawl deck). As for Feasting Troll King... yeah, I got nothin'
I really love your sense of humor with the midroll ads, makes them bearable to watch and far less of an annoyance
Charming Prince has some pretty neat stuff going for him, his flicker effect means he can free the princess from a Charmed Sleep and so on in the same way as True Love's Kiss does. The name is also a reference to charms, he's "charming" because he does three things when he etbs. Also on a similar note, Faerie Guidemother's Gift of the Fae can free things from being Trapped in the Tower because when they get flying the enchantment falls off.
he can also turn the frog back into a human ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Flower Omg guidemother removes Trapped in a Tower ??
@@EvilCherry3 no it cant. You have to enchant a creature without flying. If that creature received flying after the enchantment was placed, than it still has the enchantment. So it still can't attack, block, or activate abilities.
@@CalebDenn Yes it does. Try it in arena, guidemother's adventure removes trapped in a tower.
Re: Beloved Princess
It's entirely possible that this is the place where Disney drew the line for their IPs.
This.
no, they cant claim the gebrüder Grimm Tales
*Brothers
@@jalchi8367 Do not underestimate the monopoly which aims to stranglehold all of the entertainment industry.
37:17 Possibly the most aggressive introspection in all of human history lmao.
Your content is so painstakingly niche and I love it.
My heart goes out to Jimmy, although one wonders if he’d be accepting of the raving madman his father has become.
I love to think that all the Princess stuff is regarding the same princess. Unlucky Planeswalker type scenario, it's all the same princess that gets slept, trapped, etc
Why is every image that isn’t official Mtg or card art cursed as hell?
Because I value my audience
@@Spice8Rack And we value you! Pour your loathsome curses into the holes in my face that contain photoreceptors!
One actual chair?
Ahem:
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Throne of Empires
Throne of Bone
Throne of Geth
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
Throne of the High City
also that one from unstable. the perfectly ordinary armchair
I'm hoping they add a Throne of Blood someday.
Exactly, one ACTUAL chair.
these are thrones, not chairs, as their names might show xD
Iirc, the sword in the stone is not Excalibur itself, it’s a different legendary sword, and after it breaks/is lost or something, Arthur goes searching for another sword and is given Excalibur. Also the scabbard of Excalibur is the important part, for as long as you wear it in battle you will never bleed. Arthur doesn’t heed Merlin’s warning about this and it leads to his death. Rant over now lol
This video is just the coolest, not unlike literally every other video on this channel. You've got such great charisma and I love the style these videos are all written in, tangents and all.
Really good point about the princesses, or lack thereof. It really seemed off and I didn't notice it until now.
At least there are a decent chunk of female knights in the set?
The stretch you went to for the Let It Go bit was bloody amazing!
Never change Spice8Rack, you are an absolute Diamond in the MTG Community ❤
I'm sorry "The huntsman never killed anyone"? The card says destroy target creature, not target human. Typically hunters do in fact kill creatures.
RUclips pedant strikes again!
I wish I didn't love animals as much so I could argue with you. You got me
@@Spice8Rack For me, the huntsman has also always been more of a red riding hood character than the snow white version. That one definitely kills a famously speaking role
i assume this doesn't happen in the disney version, but the way i remember snow white, the huntsman kills some animal and brings its heart to the queen as proof that snow white is dead.
Then Garruk should say non-human creature as many cards in the set also reference.
Yup, both hunters, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood, DO, indeed, kill creatures.
The Snow White huntsman (sometimes the Evil Queen's sheriff), shoots a deer to present its heart as proof of Snow White's death.
The huntsman in Little Red Riding Hood bonks the wolf over the head, draws his knife, cuts Little Red Riding Hood out of the still living wolf and replaces them with stones. Later the wolf wakes up, feels all full and thirsty, and waddles off to the well, promptly falls in and drowns! I've reenacted that story many a time, both as a child (aged 3-6), and as a certified pedagogue. Yes, kindergarten is a dark time here in Denmark!
I was literally crossing my fingers someone would make a video just like this, this is awesome. Great job man!
Thank you :D I’m glad you enjoyed it!!!
The fact that the monk is Hbomb is just sooooooo accurate
i love how the ads were used for comedic or otherwise and entertaining effect, made them more bearable. thanks for your cool ideas
I'm never going to find out how ethical it is to play mill and/or discard, am I?
Trust me, when it comes it's going to be so worth it.
It’s never gonna happen, I milled three turns ago.
@@Spice8Rack - Please, I play mill and need to know how unethical I probably am.
Lonesome Unicorn is probably also a reference to The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle. It was also made into a movie, and the title song has been covered by Ninja Sex Party for one of their Under the Covers albums.
I thought of this too, but then nothing on the card turns the unicorn even temporarily human, so I wasn't sure.
@@anthonydelfino6171 True, but not every card is always a perfect reference.
Absolutely love your work. Another smash hit!
I swear, once I get out of my “poor Anthropology/History undergraduate phase”, you will have my Patreon support!
Keep up the good work you stupid, sexy Spice 8 Rack you!
Thanks for such a lovely comment! I really appreciate it. Be sure to take care of yourself first, you're already massively supporting the channel as it is!
The rant during Shepherd of the Flock was magnificent. You're a peach and we love you.
This is the quality stuff I'm subscribed for. Watched it early yesterday and I'll watch it again today.
The biggest love possible to you Ghost
Tiny Gods, this is an absolute triumph. Every one of your videos is incredible. I laughed audibly and embarrassingly loudly through this entire video and several times just yelled with joy.
I get a strange queer vibe from this video. I swear I’m hearing “I’m gay, and I’m beautiful” but maybe that’s the wind
Glad my brand is shining through here
"How gay are you?"
"Enough to make a living off of it"
@@schokoladenjunge1 I wish to one day be that gay. Or straight. Whatever gets me more money.
I still have “This homosexual is homoeletrical” reverberating in my skull.
@@Spice8Rack 37:10
8:09 I think Garruk, Cursed Huntsman is a reference to the huntsman/woodsman in Red Riding Hood, who kills the wolf in some versions of the story. That would explain why he summons wolf tokens and why he gets an ability to destroy target creature.
You have made my day and helped me justify my degree in Celtic Studies a wee bit more. Thank you good sir! I also feel less pedantic for correcting everyone's pronunciation of Chulaine and Syr Gwyn!
Heya! Malevolent Noble is a reference to Bluebeard - the noble with a secret room full of his murdered wive's heads! And the cauldron of eternity is deffo about immortality and the holy grail, but also the Black Cauldron - a welsh myth about a cauldron which dead soldiers can be placed into and revived to fight again (also featured in one of disney's lesser known films)
The sword Arthur receives from the Lady of the Lake is Excalibur, while the sword he pulls from the stone is called...
Clarent
Clarent is a different and totally unrelated sword - while the Sword in the Stone was broken, necessitating Excalibur, Clarent was actually Uther Pendragon’s ceremonial sword, used for knighting and not actual combat. And then Mordred stole it and stabbed King Arthur fatally with it.
Diskflame the sword in the stone is actually called Caliburn whose name probably came from the word Excalibur getting translated back and forth a few times.
More like “Excalibur as a name is them rejiggering Caledfwlch a bunch, temporarily settling on Calesvol and Caliburn amongst other names.” They’re the same thing. The Sword in the Stone, when it is named, shares its name with Excalibur.
Honestly with how european legends get combined your all probably right in the version you heard.
I loved that Maid Marion is a murderous rogue, but also she wears a wimple, to signify her piety and devotion to whatever God that Eldraine has.
This is my absolute FAVOURITE set, and I’m so happy to nerd out about all the references!!!
I’m so happy to see this as the first thing in my feed. Keep it up you spicy person of the internet.
Eldraine has been a really pleasant set to experience. It’s not too broken or underpowered, it fits snuggly between fantastical lands like Lorwyn and Innistrad. Garruk is back and his card was the most hype shit ever. It’s just been a good palette cleanser before we’re forced to dive explicitly back into the Jacetist league on Zendikar (Really excited for Theros though).
Oathsworn knight is probably my favourite flavour win of the set and just black in the set has been done brilliantly when you look into the different colour realms mantra. Perseverance for lockwain and it’s cards has just been done really well. Same goes for red and a lot of the cards depicting reckless but valiant knights, and just so much more.
The palate /ˈpælɪt/ is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is found in crocodilians, but in most other tetrapods, the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separated. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior, fleshy soft palate (or velum).
Not to be confused with palette (disambiguation) or pallet (disambiguation).
"Not to broken"?
I'm sorry, this post is now a 3/3 Elk.
@@Stray7 1 card =/= whole set
@@sallomon2357 How many broken cards do there need to be? One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
@@@Stray7 in fact everyone including this video are also now 3/3 elks. Also insert cavalcade joke.
20:05 One way that this would make both scenarios work would be that Arthur pulls out Excalibur from the stone when he is a kid, then Excalibur gets stolen, and the person who stole it yeets it into the lake that houses the Lady of the Lake, and then when Arthur is an adult, she gives him Excalibur again
Absolutely loved the video! Just a few things to note:
1. Someone else already pointed this out, but the sword Arthur pulls from the stone and the one the Lady of the Lake gives him are actually two different swords.
2. The Glass Casket is not just a reference to Snow White. It is also a reference to one of the Grimms' fairy tales called "The Glass Coffin," in which a maiden also gets trapped in a glass casket. That being said, I have no idea why there is a fox in it.
3. I'm not necessarily saying this is what I believe, but one could argue that the absence of any legendary princesses in the set is a deliberate allusion to the way that female characters in fairy tales are often relegated to secondary roles and rarely given the same respect as their male counterparts.
3. I don't think Wizards would deliberately do something like that, Maro has stated that there is a limited number of legendary creatures they can do on a set, and Eldraine already pushed it.
And there are plenty of fairy tales with women as main characters.
@@poluicionador Yeah, to be honest I was really just playing devil's advocate on that one. I don't think Wizards would do that either; I just thought it was an interesting idea.
the fox is a nod to flutterfox, another card in the TOE set
@@chaoticjexak Of course it is! I can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks :)
There's so many main female characters. I was hoping so hard that there would be a reference to tatterhood, but I guess copying Disney sells more.
Sir Gwyn, lord of cinder *ahem* I mean Hero of Asheville. Seriously, he even had a flaming sword
Ah man been psyched for this ever since you showed us the thumbnail with your Eldraine typo, love your vids and they have really helped make me happy and brighten up my day which i needed cause ive kind of been going through some gender problems, anyway thats enough about me, keep up the good work spice daddy cause you put a smile on all our faces.
I'd been occasionally watching your videos for a while, but that third take on Shepard of the Flock, followed by just a long enough pause to make me think there wouldn't be a fourth one to prove its point and yank the tone back from seriousness absolutely cinched it. +1 sub for you.
2:40 excuse me but he can block, I can't believe you, how could you break my immersion like this Spicy?!
"Fabled Passage" seems to be a reference to the general trope of "mundane but slightly weird location leads to fantasy world"
As others have pointed out, Malevolent Noble is a reference to Bluebeard
Merchant of the Vale could be a reference to the merchant with whom Jack bartered the cow for the beans
Mysterious Pathlighter is a reference to Will o the Wisps
Opportunistic Dragon is a reference to the tropes of Dragons kidnapping maidens and hording treasure
Overwhelmed Apprentice is a reference to The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Run Away Together is probably a general reference, but could be seen as a reference to Hermia and Lysander running away at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bake Into a Pie was probably a reference specifically to Four and Twenty Blackbirds, not just the general trope you discussed
Clockwork Servant is another Disney BatB reference
Although the knight is the only mechanical reference to Monty Python, King Kenrith does look like Graham Chapman
the humorous pictures you put up throughout the video really make it for me
39:58 Ah yes, Avengers: Endgame, my favourite fairy tale
Rosethorn Acolyte is likely another sleeping beauty reference. Her name was Briar Rose and the building has been overtaken by thorny vines, like her castle, which wasn't brought out from under that curse fora very long time despite what either movie tells us.
Rosethorn Acolyte could also be a reference to Sleeping Beauty as she was originally “Briar Rose” referring you all the thorny things that grew when she was asleep
She could also bw referencing one of the fairies from sleeping beauty, because in one of the original tellings one of the fairies encased the castle in plants (briars in particular) to protect the princess. Especially seeing as the art depicts them in a ruin of some kind
This was by far the funniest MtG video I've ever watched. Thank you so much for the effort you put into your content.
Kero Kero Bonito and multiple DOOM references make you truly patrishen
Getting a Mike Bloomberg ad at 16:49 was the most surreal experience youtube has ever given me
Gwyn has that flaming sword though, isn’t that and the name much more of a Gawain thing? Cause he was the guy with the magic sun powers.
Spinning Wheel might be another “double duty” card to the story of the Lady of Shalott, but I’m not 100% on that one. Speaking of which, while Magic Mirror isn’t explicitly a reference to that, someone did fit the destruction of the Magic Mirror into the stanza of The Lady Of Shalott, which I appreciate greatly. Mirrormade, though, MIGHT be a reference to it.
Also, the Cauldron of Eternity is either the Cauldron of Bran The Blessed, which brought the dead back to life (you know, the thing The Black Cauldron was based on), or... literally any other number of mythic Cauldrons with the exact same ability in Welsh myth. Or it’s the Holy Grail. Either one.
YOU MADE ME RELIVE GURGI’S SACRIFICE.
The Cauldron seems more of a reference to Gaelic myth, namely the cauldron owned by the god Dagda. He would place his soldiers within it if they died on the battlefield, and they would return to the living, albeit unable to speak. This was to ensure no knowledge of the afterlife reached mortal ears.
@@chasebalcziunas4289 Gurgi is not the guy who sacrifices himself in the cauldron in the books.
Fredrik Dunge I’m aware, but he does in the Disney movie.
@@thomascollins5622 Seems a bit too deep for WotC. The set is (presumably) inspired by arthurian legends, so it's clearly the holy grail. Especially with festive funeral referring to it as not having been found yet.
I hit Revenge of the Ravens, and now I need to lie down. With the lights on. Definitely awake. Memories of prerelease will haunt my dreams tonight, thanks.
best comment from our pre release "Its just a ghostly prison i can pay with life for, whats there to be afraid?"
Re: Cauldron of Eternity: It's an ancient cup shaped artifact that grants eternal life. That's a Holy Grail reference if there ever was one.
Love the review style. It's super interesting to see this from an English perspective. As someone who grew up in Germany, discovering this set exists when I started playing again has been a complete throwback to my childhood.
The Loch Ness Monster has 3 activated abilities and 50 words of rules text and needs about tree fiddy
SO glad this exists! was planning on skimming all the cards and going from memory. THANK YOU!!
I think I found one you missed! Oko, Thief of Crowns is actually a subtle reference to Brawl not being very fun
I don't get it ?
@@BlueTemplar15 Play more brawl.
@@erisdiscordia5429 Oh, wait, because Oko tended to be a bit *too* frequent in Brawl ?
@@BlueTemplar15 No, I'm saying, Play more Brawl and ou'll get why brawl isn't very fun.
Though before he was banned, Oko brawl decks were a dime a dozen and lame as hell.
@@BlueTemplar15 That, buy also because brawl kinda sucks. The best aspect of commander is having more than 2 players. 1v1 brawl is kinda.. meh.
35:50 cauldron’s pretty clear a nod to mabanogian and its derivative work, Terran Wandered
This video generated genuine laughter and delight.
AS DID THIS COMMENT!!! (minus the laughter, you know what I mean)
I've watched this three times and my only question is how I still laugh at the Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Every. Single. Time. HOW???
As a certified welshman I though I'd just give in my 2 cents on cauldron of eternity
basically it might be a reference to this welsh folk story about the princess branwen
long story short, the welsh princess married the irish prince, who turned out to be a bit of an A-hole, so the irish and the welsh went to war. Unfortunetly, the welsh for some reason decided that a good gift to give as a present during the wedding would be a cauldron of immortality, which the irish king quite conveniently decided to use during the war, until one of the welsh princes chucked his living body into the cauldron, both breaking it and killing him in the process.
The whole putting a dying creatures onto the bottom of your library thing could be a reference to how throwing himself in the cauldron killed the welsh prince, but they didn't want to have it destroy the artefact for balance reasons.
That reminds me of The Black Cauldron! The book and videogame, not the movie.
Reminds me of Medea too…
Honestly these refrences were what got me into magic. They are just so fun.
Also if your first standart is Oko standart, then any other standart seems super diverse.
When you showed 'All That Glitters', I was disappointed that you didn't reference Strider from LOTR
Funniest Magic the Gathering channel on RUclips!😂😂 Channel Fireball's lucky to have you! Thanks for sharing your humor (or humour?) With the world.
Supposedly the castles are references to pop culture:
Garenbrig = pride rock (lion king)
Embereth = irontown? (princess mononoke)
Vantress = dalaran (wow)
Lockthwain = star destroyer (star wars)
Ardenvale = minas tirith (lotr)
Different forums and reddits have noticed these. I myself like the idea
I knew I was getting star destroyer vibes from Lockthwain
What if Eldraine is just an undercover marketing scheme dreamt up by Disney in conjunction with Wizards?
Star Wars is a fairy tale in space.
I hear that malibu ken in the background, you sneaky boi. Nice touch
Hey man I cam to this video to be entertained by MtG not to suddenly hear someone completely mirror my own state of mind when talking about Sheppard of the Flock... I still love the video though and I am glad you're making me think
Can we just stop to appreciate the The Raven parody at 33:35? Can we do that for a moment? Thanks for blessing us with this.
I really liked the royal scions as a reference to the twins from god emperor of dune.
Oportunistic Dragon and Epic Downfall refers to the legend of St. George and the Dragon, which are the base of every generic prince saves damsel in distress from a monster.
Also the Charming Prince has 3 modal abilities because he's a charm. A lot of these are explained in MaRo's articles which i highly recommend.
Gingerbrute is a stud in standard affinity.
This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Keep it up you amazing weirdo
There was a theory rolling around that I really like: Smitten Swordmaster is Gaston.
ComingUpDilhouse That’s what I felt when seeing the card too but it’s hard to defend.
@@EvilCherry3 I can actually see _five_ points that add up.
- It's a strong and handsome, yet smug dude.
- The adventure (Curry Favor) mirrors how the townspeople all support him, rallied up by him against the Beast.
- Gaston went against the Beast with a sword. The artwork (and even the promo) show him having bested a beast.
- While most women fell for him, he wanted Belle in particular.
- The flavor shows his over-confidence, and actually matches the fact that he _did_ die trying.
*TL;DR:* Nobody gets his own card like Gaston!
@@LinkEX whats also pretty cool is that your point on curry favor matches with his stats. He is quite weak, so after he returns from the adventure, most creatures easily best him. His only power is the rallied masses, he himself is just some vanilla dude.
He wants ayara tho, not belle. Which is quite logical, since ayara is the ruler of locthwain
I'm thoroughly impressed by the way you integrate ads into this video.
39:40
Lonesome Unicorn is definitely a reference to the book and film "The Last Unicorn."
I love this as a movie
Looking back on this set with Wilds of Eldraine in mind, you really do see the massive difference in how the plane is presented. Original Eldraine had very little actual cohesion in its world building (imo) and it shows with how so many of the cards are just kinda random references that don't actually tell you much about the world. I appreciate Wilds with it actually using these references and making them fit together such as having different types of witches be connected via blood or how the different stories intertwine. Looking back on Throne really shows how much of a reference fest it was
Smitten swordmaster is Lord farquaad and you can fight me on that.
32:59 that ad break was smooth I wish RUclipsrs would do that more
For shepherd of the flock, what about the parable of the shepherd who goes out to find the one sheep who ran away?
I feel like the alternate art is directly referencing this as well
16:49 The first image of the ad I got had a dog in a sandwich board that read, "I ruin childhood memories." Thanks serpentine hellspawn!