The only reason to miss land drops is to force a discard for a bomb that you can cheat into the battlefield with reanimation on the next turn (my favourite being Vilis+reanimate). Miss land drop to avoid a land tax trigger is just dumb imo, especially with a 6 mana commander
@@amarauk9687 The best part was that the opponent discarded a land due to hand size, then proceeded to get stuck on 3 lands for a few turns while Legend didn't miss a land drop after, excluding the sword scry-on-top :D
Holy hell, that first game is the epitome of the "math is for blockers", props to the opponent. It felt like he should have left 2-3 wall tokens to double but I'm not good enough at math to figure if that is true. Probably not still, double strike was too oppresive at that point, still very nice play from him
The Sword Ofs in this deck put in some SERIOUS work. The fact that the commander ITSELF is a tutor is crazy!!! Get exactly what you need for the match up! Genuinely awesome job, Luca!!!!
When I built my Kellan deck I designed it to go wide with token generation instead of traditional Voltron. It is still inherently a Voltron deck but Kellan acts as a big threat that they have to deal with on top of a bunch of large tokens.
@@thefruitfan5616 yeah, but instead of the big number equipments and auras that simply makes the creature big I went for all the ones that generate tokens. So while I don’t end up with huge power on Kellan himself, I end up beating them down with enough tokens that the damage output is similar.
@@demiurge2501 You mean the Horn of Valhalla? XWW for X 1/1s is interesting especially with the equip side being so valuable. Going to try it, might not tutor for it because tutoring up hexproof, indestructible, or powerful token Gen takes priority depending on the matchup
I think you had lethal in the game against Ratadrabik if you searched for Rabbit instead of ossification, equipping it with the Hammer for 0, but maybe I overlooked something! Very good games as always ❤
33:30 Missed Lethal? Grab Rabbit Battery with the adventure and play it. Equip Colossus Hammer for free and use last 2 mana to equip Shadowspear. Exact lethal... unless I'm missing something.
I like the fun titles but do also miss being able to know the format from the title. :/ If the fun titles are getting more clicks, I wouldn't blame you for keeping them
I understand change can be annoying, but there are still plenty of ways to see which format it is. - It's written in the video description - I mention it within 10 seconds of the video starting - On my channel page every format has a separate playlist - I keep the old naming convention on both Patreon and Aetherhub for easy browsing. The upside is that this will encourage more people to check out videos on formats they would not usually play.
I think that's fair and a smart way to get engagement. I often go back through old videos to find historic brawl and explorer brew ideas- this new styling would make that hard. Still love the content- my play has improved thanks to you!
@@LegenVD I think a smart way of keeping it apparent is some kind of system where you put a symbol or color-code the top right corner of the thumbnail. That way, viewers can see the game format at face value without any extra clicks, and you don't have to make any huge changes that might affect the algorithm too much. Regardless, love the content and keep up the good work! :)
@@LegenVD While all that is fair, you’ll probably lose certain viewers. I personally hate brawl. I clicked on this video because for a moment I thought it was Historic Hammer Time. I’m 100% not watching this though and I can see someone being frustrated because of clicking on something they’re very clearly not interested in. This is just my opinion though, and I don’t know how to run a RUclips channel.
Kellan commiting mass murder on the whole benalish cavallery, one by one, is really disturbing to see xD Edit: And then Eberhart turning himself invisible to fight a whole armada of vampires. Impressive math skills from that opponent.
Oh! Another Brawl deck! Very nice, happy to see it. I do have to say that the title-thumbnail combo did not very much entice me, because I thought its just another iteration of the well worn Hammer Combo deck. The new kind of titles are not a big problem for me however, since I click on every one of your videos anyway. If it helps to get more well deserved attention, all power to you.
17:16 They have 16 power/toughness worth of knights and 18 power/toughness worth of 1/1s. They can kill Kellan with the correct blocks (block with everything)
they were playing to their outs, also. hammer has the perpetual discount. it's pretty trivial to reequip it and shadowspear next turn (or even replay kellan for that matter). taking out kellan there doesn't even buy them an extra turn. opp's best hope is topdeck moonshaker cav. to try to steal a win, and they need as many creatures as possible to do that.
I have to say sir, your deck tech is always comprehensive yet concise against other MTG content creators. Insights to every card choice is always important especially to beginner to intermediate players who are still finding their way around deckbuilding. PS "Math is for blockers, I hope you know Algebra.....the board states were crazy against that Rhys deck
I've probably watched about 10 of this dude's videos so far and haven't seen him lose a SINGLE match the entire time lmao.... does this guy EVER lose at this game?!
Maul Of The Skyclaves is one of my favorites. Give a creature 2/2 and flying and once its played it equips for free. I can't tell you how many brawl matches I won just with Maul and Kellan.
I like your puns and jokes, but I think making the only thing in the title of a video one of them isn't quite the right call. Clickbaity titles may get more views, but if the title included at least the format (and commander name if Brawl, like here), it'd be a lot easier to recommend to friends or people on Reddit or whatever. RUclips statistics will likely say I'm in the minority here, but I just wanted to express my opinion. That having been said, I love your videos. I love your calm demeanor and that you never get upset at a bad hand/screw/flood. I enjoy the decks you play, and I look forward to more videos.
My only feedback regarding the new titles is I keep thinking they are shorts someone uploaded so I don't click right away. Thanks for the great content.
I absolutely love Boros-Equip and would like to make the Swords of- playable in standard but I haven't found a proper solution for it, the format always treats equip not very well.
Hey that's what my ex said! 😂💀 Lmao jk this deck is seriously awesome Luca! Love how you improved upon an already solid archetype! You're the best, man!!!!
should the first opponent have put the green/white elves in front of the double strike captain, and put only lifelinkers in front of the wolves so they guarantee a hit? obviously kellen had to be blocked by the white tokens. But he could have gained a couple more life correct?
The RUclips arms race is such a weird thing to experience, I saw people expressing concern over the video titling format and for me it was just like, "Well the hammer did go bonk so it weren't clickbait", but then I saw the little subscribe to the channel edit over the did you have fun and it did irk me. We're all just drawing lines in different places and as long as Google demands creators push up against the fence to get a shot at being rewarded for their work,, consumers will have to push back and take conscious note of where we'll allow barriers to lie, or risk becoming part of the driving force behind changes nobody likes. I don't even want to be reminded I am a consumer, I just want to vibe. Anyway, that's a whole "whole platform" thing, LVD you've still got lots going on in the main course in terms of genuinely good gameplay and commentary, that playing around with the presentation is only fair. Though, yeah Calls To Action make me feel like a toddler lol I can't stand'em and it's all the worse because I know the data says they work. tl;dr: Hammer bonk, good video
It's 100% fair to say that interaction segments are annoying, I'm with you. However, one nice thing about LVDs reminder is how non-intrusive it is. He puts that graphic up while he says "onto theeee next one." At least he's not like volggers who remind you to like, subscribe, and comment every 10 seconds.
Do you ever do non historic brawl or is that basically a dead format on arena where no one touches it usually? I'm legit asking I have no idea. Seems like standard brawl would be a very tiny cardpool?
Indeed, it's a digital-only card. There's quite a few replacements in paper that aren't on Arena. - Puresteel Paladin - Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist - Brass Squire - Kor Outfitter - Magnetic Theft - Armory Automaton - ...
removal has no business in a commander deck. I'm so sick of this crap. The entire purpose of commander is a fun easy going magic experience. Having an opponent that plays removal after removal, basically you can't commander today hahahahahah.
In match 2, Sauron commits his greatest crime of all: tax evasion
Not a great move I'd say, but I might be wrong. He sure showed him, I guess.
The only reason to miss land drops is to force a discard for a bomb that you can cheat into the battlefield with reanimation on the next turn (my favourite being Vilis+reanimate).
Miss land drop to avoid a land tax trigger is just dumb imo, especially with a 6 mana commander
@@amarauk9687 The best part was that the opponent discarded a land due to hand size, then proceeded to get stuck on 3 lands for a few turns while Legend didn't miss a land drop after, excluding the sword scry-on-top :D
That is how they got Al Capone
Captain Eberhart in the first match sounded like he fell down the stairs in full knight armor
“Captain Eberhart is going on vacation” made me laugh so hard
20:16 "captain eberhart going on a vacation here"😂
Never comes back
Holy hell, that first game is the epitome of the "math is for blockers", props to the opponent. It felt like he should have left 2-3 wall tokens to double but I'm not good enough at math to figure if that is true. Probably not still, double strike was too oppresive at that point, still very nice play from him
I like the visual guide for what is in what column. Helpful for ideas on how to build Boros equipment decks in general.
Was looking in the comments to see if anybody else mentioned this. =D
His videos have slowly but steadily gained a lot of production value ;-)
The first opponent was the definition of never back down never give up
They weren't in a bad place if they ever drew an answer for shadowspear.
They're also the definition of math is for blockers
At least there was a lot of time to think as Kellan took an entire 3 week vacation hopping from block to block
Hahaha yep, I was surprised they stuck it out for so long. I'd have thrown in the towel long before...
The Sword Ofs in this deck put in some SERIOUS work. The fact that the commander ITSELF is a tutor is crazy!!! Get exactly what you need for the match up! Genuinely awesome job, Luca!!!!
The best part was when LegenVD said "IT'S HAMMER TIME" and hammered all over those opponents
YOUR GO STARMAN
Yeah, what a turd. Salt roped as well
When I built my Kellan deck I designed it to go wide with token generation instead of traditional Voltron. It is still inherently a Voltron deck but Kellan acts as a big threat that they have to deal with on top of a bunch of large tokens.
But they get to do both at the same time in this scenario.
@@thefruitfan5616 yeah, but instead of the big number equipments and auras that simply makes the creature big I went for all the ones that generate tokens. So while I don’t end up with huge power on Kellan himself, I end up beating them down with enough tokens that the damage output is similar.
There’s a baldurs gate equipment with an adventure half that makes a ton of 1/1s, that can be really good
@@demiurge2501 what’s it called? I’ll look into it. Assuming it’s on arena.
@@demiurge2501 You mean the Horn of Valhalla? XWW for X 1/1s is interesting especially with the equip side being so valuable. Going to try it, might not tutor for it because tutoring up hexproof, indestructible, or powerful token Gen takes priority depending on the matchup
Great video. Game 1 was truly something. Love those goofy trample animations vs. an army of tokens.
I think you had lethal in the game against Ratadrabik if you searched for Rabbit instead of ossification, equipping it with the Hammer for 0, but maybe I overlooked something! Very good games as always ❤
Checks out!
the first opponent is a math genius... took the 'math is for blockers' at Phd level :)
That kellan attacking in the first game looked like pac man just eating pellets
33:30 Missed Lethal? Grab Rabbit Battery with the adventure and play it. Equip Colossus Hammer for free and use last 2 mana to equip Shadowspear. Exact lethal... unless I'm missing something.
These high synergy decks is the best magic. Love this deck.
I like the fun titles but do also miss being able to know the format from the title. :/ If the fun titles are getting more clicks, I wouldn't blame you for keeping them
I understand change can be annoying, but there are still plenty of ways to see which format it is.
- It's written in the video description
- I mention it within 10 seconds of the video starting
- On my channel page every format has a separate playlist
- I keep the old naming convention on both Patreon and Aetherhub for easy browsing.
The upside is that this will encourage more people to check out videos on formats they would not usually play.
I think that's fair and a smart way to get engagement. I often go back through old videos to find historic brawl and explorer brew ideas- this new styling would make that hard. Still love the content- my play has improved thanks to you!
@@LegenVD I think a smart way of keeping it apparent is some kind of system where you put a symbol or color-code the top right corner of the thumbnail. That way, viewers can see the game format at face value without any extra clicks, and you don't have to make any huge changes that might affect the algorithm too much.
Regardless, love the content and keep up the good work! :)
@@LegenVD While all that is fair, you’ll probably lose certain viewers. I personally hate brawl. I clicked on this video because for a moment I thought it was Historic Hammer Time. I’m 100% not watching this though and I can see someone being frustrated because of clicking on something they’re very clearly not interested in. This is just my opinion though, and I don’t know how to run a RUclips channel.
@@Henrii01you don’t know how RUclips works. Let him cook
This is the horniest title+thumbnail combo you've ever made, well done!
Your Go.
Your Go...
[Concedes]
Kellan commiting mass murder on the whole benalish cavallery, one by one, is really disturbing to see xD
Edit: And then Eberhart turning himself invisible to fight a whole armada of vampires.
Impressive math skills from that opponent.
That was hilarious, and the sound effects were perfect.
Just for your future reference, it's spelled cavalry. No stress though, just a weird word.
I literally yesterday told my friend I'd love to play a kellan deck, thank you so much!
**CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG**
get hammered get hammered get hammered get hammered
😅
Your go.
Your go.
Your go.
As a person named John, I'm glad you defeated the Wrath of Jon xD
Oh! Another Brawl deck! Very nice, happy to see it.
I do have to say that the title-thumbnail combo did not very much entice me, because I thought its just another iteration of the well worn Hammer Combo deck.
The new kind of titles are not a big problem for me however, since I click on every one of your videos anyway. If it helps to get more well deserved attention, all power to you.
The glowing Arena shield around kellan when he has protection from something is satisfyingly synchronized with the artwork of the card
33:40 Rabbit Battery play, equip hammer for free, 2 mana to equip Spear for lethal
17:16 They have 16 power/toughness worth of knights and 18 power/toughness worth of 1/1s. They can kill Kellan with the correct blocks (block with everything)
Sword of Body and Mind says the four G/W tokens can't block Kellan at all.
they were playing to their outs, also. hammer has the perpetual discount. it's pretty trivial to reequip it and shadowspear next turn (or even replay kellan for that matter). taking out kellan there doesn't even buy them an extra turn. opp's best hope is topdeck moonshaker cav. to try to steal a win, and they need as many creatures as possible to do that.
The Deathsprout kill was actually hilarious, I wonder if the opponent forgot about that last part
New to the channel, but I love your video style! Dropping a comment in honor of the Zombieland reference.
Awesome, thank you!
I have to say sir, your deck tech is always comprehensive yet concise against other MTG content creators. Insights to every card choice is always important especially to beginner to intermediate players who are still finding their way around deckbuilding.
PS "Math is for blockers, I hope you know Algebra.....the board states were crazy against that Rhys deck
Much appreciated!
Great video
I've probably watched about 10 of this dude's videos so far and haven't seen him lose a SINGLE match the entire time lmao.... does this guy EVER lose at this game?!
Some games make for more interesting videos than others!
Win or lose it's not very interesting to see someone stumble on mana.
Maul Of The Skyclaves is one of my favorites. Give a creature 2/2 and flying and once its played it equips for free. I can't tell you how many brawl matches I won just with Maul and Kellan.
35:44 good subliminal messaging 😂
Primetime proving that math is for blockers. And dang were they good at the math!
I like your puns and jokes, but I think making the only thing in the title of a video one of them isn't quite the right call. Clickbaity titles may get more views, but if the title included at least the format (and commander name if Brawl, like here), it'd be a lot easier to recommend to friends or people on Reddit or whatever. RUclips statistics will likely say I'm in the minority here, but I just wanted to express my opinion.
That having been said, I love your videos. I love your calm demeanor and that you never get upset at a bad hand/screw/flood. I enjoy the decks you play, and I look forward to more videos.
You're awesome!
Boros equipments need more love!
Captain Hammer approves
LV Hammer Time!
why is ppl spamming your go emote when they are losing?
That was an epic game against Rhys. You should have attacked him instead of using Chandra, felt almost like an insult, haha.
My only feedback regarding the new titles is I keep thinking they are shorts someone uploaded so I don't click right away. Thanks for the great content.
some great mind games at the start of match 2
The first match was a great show! Awesome piloting, Luca!!!
At 12:02 the opponent's Halfling lit up, as if it was possible to use your opponent's mana to cast your own spells. lol
HISTORIC BRAWL CONTENT BAYBEEE
This deck really provides the tools to hammer away at the oppo
I absolutely love Boros-Equip and would like to make the Swords of- playable in standard but I haven't found a proper solution for it, the format always treats equip not very well.
Hey that's what my ex said! 😂💀
Lmao jk this deck is seriously awesome Luca! Love how you improved upon an already solid archetype! You're the best, man!!!!
This deck is BONKers!
Love the decklist looks familiar comment in the first match 😂
game 3, if fetched rabbit battery would be lethal equipping hammer for 0 + spear for 2
@LegenVD is there a reason you don’t/ are weary of including Alchemy cards in your Historic Brawl decks? Or is it just personal preference?
I prefer it when decks can be built in paper and don’t particularly like most of the digital-only designs.
should the first opponent have put the green/white elves in front of the double strike captain, and put only lifelinkers in front of the wolves so they guarantee a hit? obviously kellen had to be blocked by the white tokens. But he could have gained a couple more life correct?
Boy, you nailed it this time. Now I need to go get hammered. What a beat down.
Thanks, I'm here all week. 😊
That thumbnail tho lol
Your go.
AYO WHAT DID LEGENVD DO TO HIS OPPONENTS.
35:44 I saw what you did there..!
How about goldvein pick instead of sticky fingers ? Pretty similar card but good sinergy with equipments
Certainly an option, although Menace helps in connecting.
the title 🥵🤣🤣
nice
The title 😂
Please do an immodane deck good sir.I would love to see ur build on the best burn deck in recent sets
Theme Song: Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face
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The RUclips arms race is such a weird thing to experience, I saw people expressing concern over the video titling format and for me it was just like, "Well the hammer did go bonk so it weren't clickbait", but then I saw the little subscribe to the channel edit over the did you have fun and it did irk me.
We're all just drawing lines in different places and as long as Google demands creators push up against the fence to get a shot at being rewarded for their work,, consumers will have to push back and take conscious note of where we'll allow barriers to lie, or risk becoming part of the driving force behind changes nobody likes. I don't even want to be reminded I am a consumer, I just want to vibe.
Anyway, that's a whole "whole platform" thing, LVD you've still got lots going on in the main course in terms of genuinely good gameplay and commentary, that playing around with the presentation is only fair. Though, yeah Calls To Action make me feel like a toddler lol I can't stand'em and it's all the worse because I know the data says they work.
tl;dr: Hammer bonk, good video
It's 100% fair to say that interaction segments are annoying, I'm with you. However, one nice thing about LVDs reminder is how non-intrusive it is. He puts that graphic up while he says "onto theeee next one." At least he's not like volggers who remind you to like, subscribe, and comment every 10 seconds.
your go
Do you ever do non historic brawl or is that basically a dead format on arena where no one touches it usually? I'm legit asking I have no idea. Seems like standard brawl would be a very tiny cardpool?
Haven't really touched Standard Brawl since Historic Brawl became available.
@@LegenVD I suspected as much. Probably one of the dead formats on arena I'm assuming.
Rule #2 Double tap
I love you LegenVD but i hate this deck. Thank you!
Is kemba's outfitter only available online?
Indeed, it's a digital-only card. There's quite a few replacements in paper that aren't on Arena.
- Puresteel Paladin
- Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
- Brass Squire
- Kor Outfitter
- Magnetic Theft
- Armory Automaton
- ...
Yes, but there is a on paper legendary creature named Astor, Bearer of Blades that gives all your equipment equip 1 and all your vehicles crew 1.
@@LegenVD Ok thank you!
equipment size does matter
😊
Size matters? 👀
i like to win the game when i have 4-5 lands on the board.
These titles are getting out of hand
Use me as "I would have lost the first game" button
Why even include the game vs Sauron, guy was stuck on 3 lands for like 8 turns
You complain on every video
They discarded a land to hand size playing around Land Tax.
Ay yo?
Gotta be honest, I'm not a fan of the new video titles
No one asked
@@honestabe411 I'm sure LVD can handle feedback, you don't have to look out for his feelings.
@@Rukalin touch grass
@@honestabe411 Now you got me, how will I ever recover?
@@Rukalin bet you have no friends since you are this annoying
the collosus hammer , the most ilogical and debalanced card....1 mana 10 damage ...downside nearly 0..like wtf
Kemba Outfitter needs to be removed from historic and historic brawl, such a stupid card.
removal has no business in a commander deck. I'm so sick of this crap. The entire purpose of commander is a fun easy going magic experience. Having an opponent that plays removal after removal, basically you can't commander today hahahahahah.
Woah, does your fiance know about kellan LVD??? Shame.... :P
Awww poor Scarab God player is salty lmfao like grow up dude
Match vs. Shelob, oppo: Pfff, who needs reading cards.