@@ROYBGP what's that do again? *yoinks up the card to rtc* damn, that's deece. *contemplates play then forgets what HT does, reyoinks card to rtfc again*
Or maybe if I keeping flipping my cards around in my hand will magically change them. I know they do this for a reason but seriously why do you have to keep playing with your cards in their hand.
Yeah, following the "play cards as late as possible" rule sometimes can make you do some dumb stuff. I do this all the time, so it's fair to assume anyone would while under the pressure of a grand final.
@CHEFF pool Yeah if anything current Innistrad teaches this well, effects that can only work on 2nd main phase, after creatures take damage, die to combat, etc.
I really find the way that "Pros" play to be the biggest issue. They are Way to jittery and make fast actions, while doing their constant shuffle. This leads to alot of mistakes. While they might "Appear" to people to be the "way to play as a pro"... It really is a BAD way to play magic.
@@Duskrequim constant hand shuffling makes me angry as a spectator. Like there is no advantage of doing that, using up energy that could be used for more brain power.
@@Duskrequim except the shuffling tic, I too tend to play pretty fast, so I end up making a lot of mistakes like the one in this video. Especially if I play digital.
This oddly reminded me of a game I played at an LGS years ago. Opponent attacked, it was my turn, went to combat on my turn, and then my opponent went "oh wait, no, I want to go back and attack with this instead, so I win". Don't miss playing against that guy.
@@PuApOoK yesterday it happened where someone was literally arguing with me about my own cards, they were wrong. It took the judge 30 seconds to be like no, he's right and you're wrong. To be like I want to take that play back and do it completely differently, it's like bro wtf?
@@VydeoGramesJunk I'm ok with people taking things back (or tapping mana differently, etc.) in a casual environment, and if it is the same phase. But after you've already passed turn and it's half way through the next? Yeah, no.
People need to learn from mistakes and not ask to take backs. I let my 5 year old replay mess ups, but not if you're at a shop playing locals. Let your mistakes be learning lessons. I remember like it was yesterday, twice I could of won on my turn and misplayed. The worst is when the other player over explains your mistake and just rubs it in. Best thing to do is just take the W and be kind to the losing player. All the best fam
That was just heart breaking. I knew what I was getting myself into when I clicked on the video... but my heart still sank when he turned that card sideways. God damn. I had to pause the video and walk away.
So intense! I definitely feel for Yam. Reminds me of a kaladesh standard match where I was playing simic energy/+1 counters and on my last attack completely forgot to use my hashep oasis for the last bit of pumping I needed to win
I like how the people commenting already have the whole thing analyzed in their head, know which card would win the game and instantly realize that he shouldn't attack, one quarter of a second after he taps Hazoret. They not only have an astounding knowledge about Magic and the decks in the standard they're commenting, they also have such wits and grasp on what's going on there.
RUclips suggested some of your videos to me and I really appreciate you explaining keywords like Indestructible. I haven't played MTG in decades but these are still very easy videos to follow along with.
Glad to hear it! When I got back into Magic after an 8 year break it was really hard to follow so I appreciated the little details to explain the cards (if I ever got it)
People probably underestimate how hard it is to play 2 days of 7-10 hours of highly competitive magic. I respect anyone who can keep it together to get this far in such a high level event! Plus the added pressure when you already got this far.
13:22 Look at how nervous he is after the blunder. Almost as nervous as if he has to use a toilet, on an airplane, but he can't open the toilet door, and then someone comes up and opens it, but quickly goes inside, and now he has to wait for that person to finish, and he really needs to poop.
This moment sticks out in my mind so much, cause Yam Wing Chung always slow rolled the card off the top, yet he rushed into combat and performed the blunder.
These are really great videos for new players. As someone who already knows all of these historic Mtg moments it’s still nice to see this style video for players so everyone can enjoy the game the way I got to over the years
As much as we can say, Yam should have won that, it comes down to the fact that Da Rosa handled himself better under pressure. They're playing the same cards, same deck, the difference is, he didn't misplay. That's what a world champion should be. Yep, Yam had an out. Sadly, he wasn't professional enough to keep cool and play the cards in the right order... Poor Yam though, he will probably relive tapping that Hazoret for the rest of his life. You could see how badly he wanted that win, right from when he was deciding to play it or not, down to pulling the spell he needed.
Yeah, that's the difference between good players and average ones. Anyone can play the best deck, but it ultimately comes down to whoever makes the least mistakes throughout the tournament. Small stuff like this will often cost you the game
@@DXYS95 I would hardly call Yam an average player though. He played incredibly well, but one mistake can make the difference between winning a tournament and becoming a RUclips cautionary tale.
@@DXYS95 get outta here, the guy literally made 1 fatal mistake all tournament, your saying good players have to be perfect? any champion coulda made the same mistake, have some empathy unless you really think you can do better. I also disagree with saying "anyone can play the best deck", as anyone whose played enough magic knows, the timing, the order of the stack mean there are many decisions being made at a time that could each cost you the game. Retrospect is the only way to know if playing somethign turn one was the right move by the end of the game.. common
@@brzzzy Are you all American in this comment section? Because you all seem to struggle with reading. I have never said that the guy playing Hazoret is trash at the game or anything. I said that the best players commit the least mistakes throughout the tournament and that, even though you're both playing the same deck, the most consistent player will come out on top most of the time. My point is: Da Rosa deserved to win, since he made less mistakes than his opponent.
@@DXYS95 again disagree. We are watching a video of a final game in the tournament, you think no body made mistakes all tournament? They are all professional, sure the person who makes the least mistakes will do better, but every magic player has done what yam has done in a less competitive environment. You alsoweren’t there and frankly doesn’t sound like you play much magic, considering EVERY other comment shows some empathy for a mistake we all coulda made.
It's interesting, I heard an interview with Huey Jensen, he said he deliberately slows down as he is reaching lethal as most players tend to speed up. I have done similar when you can see the finishing line and your play speeds up and you make an error, not quite the same stakes though!
Yep, especially in a situation like this where you're not running on the usual round timer. If you're in too much of a hurry to get to the finish line, you're liable to trip. If you're already in the lead all you need to do is keep an even pace. As it should be on your opponent to be sweating and dealing with racing thoughts at that point. The difference in experience level between the two plays made the difference on that day.
When you're in the heat of the moment and are thinking about all your possible situations and outs, and also plays your opponent may have based on what he has done, it is so easy to make a mistake like this in that brief moment when you get what you need and let your guard down. Classic, keep the content coming Nikachu!
What makes this even crazier is that the crowd loudly gasps as Yam draws the only out that gives him the victory, so for sure Paulo knew Yam had lethal and that he had just gained a second lease on life. PVDDR went on to win this Pro Tour btw, and if I remember correctly he did not have too much of a hard time on the final match.
Wait, what? Is that really a thing? Back in my YGO days, they actually kicked a guy out because he audibly gasped at a guy's topdeck. He didn't do it intentionally and he definitely wasn't trying to share information. He was just mindblown that that particular card was drawn exactly when needed and instinctively gasped. They kicked him out, because they saw it as tipping off the opponent. You can't react to the things people draw in a way that gives the opponent information on what it might be. I thought for sure MTG would have a similar rule. People reacting to a card that got drawn is giving the opponent information and that kind of advantage could potentially lead to them changing a strategy they wouldn't have otherwise and completely change the game.
@@Xylarxcode The rule does exist, but in a moment like that in a tournament this important shit may happen, but you can gear the gasps in the video when he draws the card. They have headsets on so maybe they can't hear it, but we certainly do.
That's absolutely brutal. I think it's safe to say we've all been there at some point. Probably not with that much at stake but we've all had those top-tier misplays that would have won us the game.
In a low stakes commander tournament years ago when I was a new player, I had a cyclonic rift in my hand that would have saved me, but forgot it was an instant, and ended up randomly discarding it to my opponent's nath of the guild leaf. A crowd had formed to watch, and when I discarded it they all audibly went "OOHH!" That was over ten years ago, but it sure was embarrassing.
I love this series, Nikachu, please keep it going. This one in particular makes me so nostalgic. This pro tour, the one where Wyatt Draby won, and the last tournament where Izzet Phoenix was legal and kicking ass will always make me almost cry. Those tournaments are so memorable and bring me back to some of the best times I ever had playing magic.
As a person who plays fighting games for fun. The blunders you make are as much your own fault as the great calls you make. It goes back to the old saying of, "The first to flinch loses." Chun flinched at a crucial moment and it cost him. Happens to the best of us.
This eminds me of one game on SCG (I think it was Modern Living End vs Scapeshift). Top 8 match, 1 - 1 tie, Living End has lethal on board through blockers. Scapeshift tries to combo with 7 lands. With the 6 triggers on the stack, the LE player uses Beast Within on a land, making 5 of the 6 triggers fizzle. Instead of just going "untap, attack with everything, win" against a tapped out opponent, he just concedes the game on the spot in a moment where this was basically the only way to lose.
I think a lot of the more inexperienced players will attempt to match the speed that there opponents play at and thats a no no. Don't run down a clock but play at your own pace and THINK IT THROUGH!
I haven't watched the video yet. But i know which one is it and I remember watching it. I can still remember the pain in his facial expression . So sad. @Nikachu MTG there is a match between Kai Budde and Seth Manfield where Kai is mana screwed the whole game but hangs in there with Seth playing very well too and in the end Kai just steals the game with a trick. One of the best examples for all those people who just nag about their lands all the time. You should make a video about it.
@@NikachuMTG Or this one game where Seth from mtggoldfish is playing turbo fog against a mono red opponent, the guy just keeps attacking into Seth's fogs and nexus of fate, then MODO just decides to have a seizure, Seth can't log in in time and loses the match. Absolute classic. I've been watching Seth since Khans of Tarkir and that's my most memorable story! Never give up.
That was crazy, I could almost physically feel the stress myself just from watching each player (the hand shaking, too)! I would be so bummed out if I made that blunder, I'd probably be on tilt, so props to the guy for getting it together and still playing sharply afterwards, even if it didn't amount to a game win.
I have to say I love watching your videos, very easy to understand what’s going on, you explain the situations in good detail, keep up your hard. I can definitely appreciate a good video
I find this especially interesting as this is not the first time that Paulo has been on the other side of the table when something like this happened in the top 8 of a pro tour! This is the first time he won though, as his opponent managed to find the line that would still beat him last time.
This is similar to the dude who dropped the football before entering the endzone. They ended up losing the game. Note that I said that they lost the game, not they should've won that game. Found it. Philly vs Dallas in 2008 DeSean Jackson flicked the ball behind him before entering the endzone. That would have put them up by 6; they lost by 4 that game.
I played MTG back in the day. It was a much simpler game back the. I’ve been out of it for a while, but stumbled across this channel and am LOVING IT! Keep up the great work and awesome videos!
I remember watching this live and rich hagons improvised coverage after the game, so tough to watch i got so anxious watching the draw for incendiary flow. Pro tours were sick at this time, this moment and lsv's vampire bluff were legendary moments.
BOOM! Your video and that amazing (!!) art in those Amonkhet cards ingnited some fire for MTG, I must say ... Also "Hazoret Aggro" sounds really cool. Thanks for the inspiration.
Not that much time ago I won the finals of a local tournament almost the same way. I was down to 5 life, opponent was down to 2, he had Hazoret on the field VS my Ahn-Crop Crasher and sadly I was one mana short of just shocking him into oblivion, so I had to pass the turn. He draws, becomes overly excited and moves to combat phase with two cards in hand. When the ref pointed out his mistake, he went from bad to worse and used shock on my face instead of my creature on top of it all. It honestly took me a minute to realise what had just happened there. Later it turned out that this guy was a major dyslexic and in the heat of the match he read my 3/2 as a 2/3, so in addition to his mistake he thought that his burn spell was one damage short of killing my only creature. Hell, my winning turn almost hurt me more than him.
Watching these videos and it always looks like the players are experiencing meth withdrawal. They're all twitchy as fuck and constantly moving shaking. It's ridiculous.
It's like both of these players think that playing a rush deck as physically fast as possible will make the cards deal more damage. I almost feel like Yam got psyched into playing really quickly by Paulo, leading to the mistake
I actually need to learn not to hold back for main phase 2. It's valid in some strategies but in aggro you have to just be fast so play your sorceries main face 1 and then swing
Well, keeping your head cool under pressure is a skill, so I think the most skilled player won. In the end, the cards you get are random, there's no skill in that, but what you choose to do with what you get is what makes the difference.
No he couldn't have put him to 1 because he's already in declare attackers. So he doesn't get to activate the ability before declaring attackers, meaning hazoret can't attack this turn no matter what. It didn't matter that the spells were sorceries.
@@chandir7752he never declared attackers, he picked up his Hazoret but never said he was attacking. He lost on a stupid rule assuming that when someone picks up a card it must be declare attackers
Oh man, to be so close to the dream, and to screw up because your excitement moves faster than your brain. We've all been there. I also enjoyed piecing together the second story, about the Nikachu once got stuck in line for the bathroom on an Air Canada Flight, and the Captain made him wait... I've also been in that situation...
Pros, just like us, are humans and make mistakes. There is a famous moment where an opponent of Lee Shi Tian played a Verdillion Clique against him in a Modern match to disrupt his combo - and simply forgot to use the trigger to look at Tian's hand a tuck away a combo piece ! Things like these simply happen, especially in high pressure situations.
Anxiety is NO JOKE. Did ya''ll see how His hands were shanking when he jumped the gun the first time? I felt his pain and almost couldn't even force myself to watch the whole video. Its my first time watching or hearing about this game. I did play MTG also and somewhat casually play now. That was tough.
Yam’s annoying behavior of slowly previewing EVERY draw bit him in the ass. He sets himself up to be surprised and excited every time he does that and in the end he actually excited himself too much that it cost him the match. And yes its annoying because it slows down the game. It might just be an extra 2-3 seconds but if you do it for every draw, that adds up to a lot of unnecessary waste of time.
Back when it happened it pissed me off, because Yam clearly won from the cards he drew and before the missplay wit the attack he piloted the game very well, but I see it a bit different these days, if you play in the semifinals of a pro tour you just can't make mistakes like that, even if you get excited. Sure PVDDR didn't deserve it, but he didn't do anything wrong either so a win is a win.
The opponent did something wrong and did not properly play to his outs by not sequencing correctly, paulo did. I personally wouldn’t say Paulo didn’t deserve it. You have to capitalize on mistakes, blunders, and opporunities given to you.
@@jeremycortes6349 Yeah. He played better by not making a critical mistake. It's like if you're dominating your opponent in chess, then make a mistake that loses the Queen and lose, your opponent still deserved the win as they didn't screw up.
He did deserve it though. He kept his cool in a high stakes match where his opponent couldn't. Nerves and anxiety will always be a part of competition. So managing them is a very important part to succeeding.
18:48 My man shat himself on that airplane... The entirety of all the passengers, And all the crew members, Threw Yam Wing Chun out the plane's door, And told him to fly, "Ya stinky bastard"! 😂😂😂😂😂
I was playing arena a lot after the pandemic. Luminarch Aspirant works differently on paper. I went to a Pioneer event and I could have won a few rounds if I was aware of the Luminarch trigger at the beginning of combat instead when she attacks. I was told during a round the week after…
i can't imagine the stress level in that type of situation. part of playing at the elite level is to be able to manage your emotions and many just wilt when the stakes are high. i'd probably make worse mistakes in that situation lol
The worst blunder in Pro Tour History is the Finals of Pro Tour Chicago 1999. You can watch the entire match on RUclips [heads up, it's long]. Bob Maher Jr. [spoiler for a two decade old match] wins 3-2 in a match where his opponent [Brian Davis] should've gotten a clean 3-0. The old adage is "[Davis] is the only player to lose a Pro Tour 5-0". Everything about watching the set is painful, from the unsleeved copies of cards like Tundra and Wasteland getting riffle-shuffled to there being an in-person crowd close enough to heckle the players to the series of obvious misplay after misplay that led to Davis losing. If you ever have an hour and a half to spare and want to watch one of the most infamous Magic Finals of all time, I can't recommend it enough.
I have a video showing one of the games from Davis-Maher ;) But I dont think it compares to having the match locked up in hand, knowing it, then failing to execute it properly.
I just got into Pokémon the TCG a few weeks ago and have been watching a bunch of TCG videos here on RUclips. It’s a new hobby I’m venturing into along with my watches, wood working and Lego hobbies. I’m watching this and am thinking that announcer sounds so familiar, and then it clicked. As in his videos he has a MTG play mat or mouse pad on his work bench for his watches. I recognized the voice. Is that @WristwatchRevival announcing the match? Edit. I just did some research and found the full match and it 100% is lol. So random.
I remember this.. I watched this live and got so frustrated I punched the wall and that gaping hole got Oko printed two years later. The hole was so big in the wall that eventually Wizards couldn't handle it and got Oko banned in the end.
Aww man.. Feel bad for the guy, but still, that's what happens when you are in a hurry.. Felt like when I discarded with Rielle before end of turn while having a Song of Creation and Psychosis Crawler on the board and losing the game while my last opponent was almost with no more life in a ''similar'' race situation.. Very sad..
Every time you get excited in magic you need to scream at yourself phase phase phase, don't draw before untapping, don't forget upkeep abilities, don't begin combat if you want to do anything during it, you need to always have your plan first then play out what you've planned
It hurts to watch. I definately understand the instinct of "play your cards as late as possible for maximum information" but seeing him pass into combat with all his mana untapped was painful to watch.
I think this is more nerves, or as my late step-father calls it, the "Yipies" Chun was about to knock off a MTG HoFer, and drew the nuts to make it happen. He got too excited he made that fatal mistake and went to combat. After playing magic for hours and going up against one of the greatest, things like this will happen. It just sucks when it does. In a situation like this, it's always smart to take a quick breather to gather your bearings, relax, and play the cards right
The part i found most enjoyable in this video was the gameplay analysis, rather than the blunder. Have u considered doing game analysis of finals of big competitions and that kind of stuff? I think magic needs an agadmator.
that sucks, i lost in a similar way, paid to equip live wire lash, but never moved it to the creature i intended to equip it to, dumped 4 gut shots into the glistener elf to kill opponent with infect damage from the lash triggers. nope never announced or moved card. it was 2 am, final match of our local shops big tourney. stupid mistakes cost games. borborygmos comes to mind
Oh my god. I had to pause and just say “no” into my pillow like 40 times. That was so devastating. No matter what you already declares the combat phase. Crazy ass game
Reminds me of that time I was a newbie in tournaments. I was playing Standard Eldrazi Green vs Caw Blade. I'm gonna cast Emrakul the next turn and needs to survive the attack from Inkmoth with sword. I forgot to activate my Wall of Tanglecord to have reach.
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Fake. You aren't Nikachu. He doesnt ever smile.
Check game 5 of Gonçalo Pinto in Pro tour Dominaria final. He was ahead and played conservatively, just to loose :(
This is one of those situations where you keep picking the card up to read it again to see if the rules text changes.
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@@ROYBGP omg soooo relatable lmao! XD
@@ROYBGP
what's that do again?
*yoinks up the card to rtc* damn, that's deece.
*contemplates play then forgets what HT does, reyoinks card to rtfc again*
Or maybe if I keeping flipping my cards around in my hand will magically change them. I know they do this for a reason but seriously why do you have to keep playing with your cards in their hand.
@@cbmadcow to quote MTGRemy “I like to pass the time with friction”
Yeah, following the "play cards as late as possible" rule sometimes can make you do some dumb stuff. I do this all the time, so it's fair to assume anyone would while under the pressure of a grand final.
@CHEFF pool Yeah if anything current Innistrad teaches this well, effects that can only work on 2nd main phase, after creatures take damage, die to combat, etc.
I really find the way that "Pros" play to be the biggest issue. They are Way to jittery and make fast actions, while doing their constant shuffle. This leads to alot of mistakes. While they might "Appear" to people to be the "way to play as a pro"... It really is a BAD way to play magic.
@@Duskrequim constant hand shuffling makes me angry as a spectator. Like there is no advantage of doing that, using up energy that could be used for more brain power.
@@Duskrequim except the shuffling tic, I too tend to play pretty fast, so I end up making a lot of mistakes like the one in this video. Especially if I play digital.
@@technole Yeah... when I go to an LGS for FNM and someone is doing that, I usually catch them trying to cheat as well.
This oddly reminded me of a game I played at an LGS years ago. Opponent attacked, it was my turn, went to combat on my turn, and then my opponent went "oh wait, no, I want to go back and attack with this instead, so I win". Don't miss playing against that guy.
I hate when people take back stuff tbh.
@@VydeoGramesJunk That's when you have to politely tell them, "Sorry, no. Your turn is over."
@@PuApOoK yesterday it happened where someone was literally arguing with me about my own cards, they were wrong. It took the judge 30 seconds to be like no, he's right and you're wrong. To be like I want to take that play back and do it completely differently, it's like bro wtf?
@@VydeoGramesJunk I'm ok with people taking things back (or tapping mana differently, etc.) in a casual environment, and if it is the same phase. But after you've already passed turn and it's half way through the next? Yeah, no.
People need to learn from mistakes and not ask to take backs. I let my 5 year old replay mess ups, but not if you're at a shop playing locals. Let your mistakes be learning lessons. I remember like it was yesterday, twice I could of won on my turn and misplayed. The worst is when the other player over explains your mistake and just rubs it in. Best thing to do is just take the W and be kind to the losing player. All the best fam
That was just heart breaking. I knew what I was getting myself into when I clicked on the video... but my heart still sank when he turned that card sideways. God damn. I had to pause the video and walk away.
Me too man... My soul crashed... Same reaction...
Ya, I was waiting like "how did he mess up? Wut could possibly go wrong right now?" N then the tap n I screamed at my phone
Snap!!!!
I literally said “oh no” out loud when he did that. Smh
It was awful watching it live, just crushing.
So intense! I definitely feel for Yam. Reminds me of a kaladesh standard match where I was playing simic energy/+1 counters and on my last attack completely forgot to use my hashep oasis for the last bit of pumping I needed to win
I threw a game with my witherbloom sacrifice deck by forgetting to attack with my eye twitch. Feels bad
Sorcery speed combat "trick"
I used to play a lot of stompy, I've blundered with Hashep Oasis more than my fair share, I feel you.
Wow cool fuckup 😐
@@ih7729 don't think your perfect man cause sorry to burst your bubble but nobody's perfect
I lose so many edh games by ignoring my board state and fishing for a combo
I like how the people commenting already have the whole thing analyzed in their head, know which card would win the game and instantly realize that he shouldn't attack, one quarter of a second after he taps Hazoret. They not only have an astounding knowledge about Magic and the decks in the standard they're commenting, they also have such wits and grasp on what's going on there.
RUclips suggested some of your videos to me and I really appreciate you explaining keywords like Indestructible. I haven't played MTG in decades but these are still very easy videos to follow along with.
Glad to hear it! When I got back into Magic after an 8 year break it was really hard to follow so I appreciated the little details to explain the cards (if I ever got it)
People probably underestimate how hard it is to play 2 days of 7-10 hours of highly competitive magic. I respect anyone who can keep it together to get this far in such a high level event!
Plus the added pressure when you already got this far.
It’s a card game
@@benjaminghazi787 right and chess Is a board game. acute mental focus for long periods is taxing that's my point ... what's yours?
@@brandonprice119 I think his point is that he wants to express how ignorant he is.. I think he nailed it.
I just won a regional qualifier at a LGS and I can say even 1 day of 9 hours of competitive magic is exhausting.
@@benjaminghazi787 The most complicated game ever created, yes is also a card game.
13:22 Look at how nervous he is after the blunder. Almost as nervous as if he has to use a toilet, on an airplane, but he can't open the toilet door, and then someone comes up and opens it, but quickly goes inside, and now he has to wait for that person to finish, and he really needs to poop.
This moment sticks out in my mind so much, cause Yam Wing Chung always slow rolled the card off the top, yet he rushed into combat and performed the blunder.
These are really great videos for new players. As someone who already knows all of these historic Mtg moments it’s still nice to see this style video for players so everyone can enjoy the game the way I got to over the years
Please more of those videos. I just got back into magic after 15+ years and it is awesome to see all this
Wasn't it so much fun back in the day. I remember playing when revised was popular. Back when you were disappointed if you pulled a dual land.
As much as we can say, Yam should have won that, it comes down to the fact that Da Rosa handled himself better under pressure. They're playing the same cards, same deck, the difference is, he didn't misplay. That's what a world champion should be. Yep, Yam had an out. Sadly, he wasn't professional enough to keep cool and play the cards in the right order...
Poor Yam though, he will probably relive tapping that Hazoret for the rest of his life. You could see how badly he wanted that win, right from when he was deciding to play it or not, down to pulling the spell he needed.
Yeah, that's the difference between good players and average ones.
Anyone can play the best deck, but it ultimately comes down to whoever makes the least mistakes throughout the tournament. Small stuff like this will often cost you the game
@@DXYS95 I would hardly call Yam an average player though. He played incredibly well, but one mistake can make the difference between winning a tournament and becoming a RUclips cautionary tale.
@@DXYS95 get outta here, the guy literally made 1 fatal mistake all tournament, your saying good players have to be perfect? any champion coulda made the same mistake, have some empathy unless you really think you can do better. I also disagree with saying "anyone can play the best deck", as anyone whose played enough magic knows, the timing, the order of the stack mean there are many decisions being made at a time that could each cost you the game. Retrospect is the only way to know if playing somethign turn one was the right move by the end of the game.. common
@@brzzzy Are you all American in this comment section? Because you all seem to struggle with reading.
I have never said that the guy playing Hazoret is trash at the game or anything.
I said that the best players commit the least mistakes throughout the tournament and that, even though you're both playing the same deck, the most consistent player will come out on top most of the time.
My point is: Da Rosa deserved to win, since he made less mistakes than his opponent.
@@DXYS95 again disagree. We are watching a video of a final game in the tournament, you think no body made mistakes all tournament? They are all professional, sure the person who makes the least mistakes will do better, but every magic player has done what yam has done in a less competitive environment. You alsoweren’t there and frankly doesn’t sound like you play much magic, considering EVERY other comment shows some empathy for a mistake we all coulda made.
It's interesting, I heard an interview with Huey Jensen, he said he deliberately slows down as he is reaching lethal as most players tend to speed up. I have done similar when you can see the finishing line and your play speeds up and you make an error, not quite the same stakes though!
Yep, especially in a situation like this where you're not running on the usual round timer. If you're in too much of a hurry to get to the finish line, you're liable to trip. If you're already in the lead all you need to do is keep an even pace. As it should be on your opponent to be sweating and dealing with racing thoughts at that point. The difference in experience level between the two plays made the difference on that day.
When you're in the heat of the moment and are thinking about all your possible situations and outs, and also plays your opponent may have based on what he has done, it is so easy to make a mistake like this in that brief moment when you get what you need and let your guard down. Classic, keep the content coming Nikachu!
What makes this even crazier is that the crowd loudly gasps as Yam draws the only out that gives him the victory, so for sure Paulo knew Yam had lethal and that he had just gained a second lease on life.
PVDDR went on to win this Pro Tour btw, and if I remember correctly he did not have too much of a hard time on the final match.
A much better outcome for PVDDR than the last time he was on the other side of a potential blunder like this in the top 8 of a pro tour.
Wait, what? Is that really a thing?
Back in my YGO days, they actually kicked a guy out because he audibly gasped at a guy's topdeck. He didn't do it intentionally and he definitely wasn't trying to share information. He was just mindblown that that particular card was drawn exactly when needed and instinctively gasped. They kicked him out, because they saw it as tipping off the opponent. You can't react to the things people draw in a way that gives the opponent information on what it might be.
I thought for sure MTG would have a similar rule. People reacting to a card that got drawn is giving the opponent information and that kind of advantage could potentially lead to them changing a strategy they wouldn't have otherwise and completely change the game.
@@Xylarxcode The rule does exist, but in a moment like that in a tournament this important shit may happen, but you can gear the gasps in the video when he draws the card. They have headsets on so maybe they can't hear it, but we certainly do.
That's absolutely brutal. I think it's safe to say we've all been there at some point. Probably not with that much at stake but we've all had those top-tier misplays that would have won us the game.
In a low stakes commander tournament years ago when I was a new player, I had a cyclonic rift in my hand that would have saved me, but forgot it was an instant, and ended up randomly discarding it to my opponent's nath of the guild leaf. A crowd had formed to watch, and when I discarded it they all audibly went "OOHH!" That was over ten years ago, but it sure was embarrassing.
@@Intellectualfreethinker It really do be like dat sometimes, we've all been there
This was a fun video. I would love more commentary on pro tour stuff its fun and educational!
More to come!
That was a hard one to watch.
I love the content you're putting out Nikachu, keep it up man.
I love this series, Nikachu, please keep it going. This one in particular makes me so nostalgic. This pro tour, the one where Wyatt Draby won, and the last tournament where Izzet Phoenix was legal and kicking ass will always make me almost cry. Those tournaments are so memorable and bring me back to some of the best times I ever had playing magic.
Ah okay!
@@NikachuMTG Learn how to read
Its funny and weird that Arena is much better visually but I find it worse to watch as competitive play than the real thing.
@@RobJT I feel you mate.
The sad thing is he actually played the game well strategically, but it's hard to keep your nerves under control in such a situation
As a person who plays fighting games for fun. The blunders you make are as much your own fault as the great calls you make. It goes back to the old saying of, "The first to flinch loses." Chun flinched at a crucial moment and it cost him. Happens to the best of us.
This eminds me of one game on SCG (I think it was Modern Living End vs Scapeshift). Top 8 match, 1 - 1 tie, Living End has lethal on board through blockers. Scapeshift tries to combo with 7 lands. With the 6 triggers on the stack, the LE player uses Beast Within on a land, making 5 of the 6 triggers fizzle.
Instead of just going "untap, attack with everything, win" against a tapped out opponent, he just concedes the game on the spot in a moment where this was basically the only way to lose.
I think a lot of the more inexperienced players will attempt to match the speed that there opponents play at and thats a no no. Don't run down a clock but play at your own pace and THINK IT THROUGH!
I haven't watched the video yet. But i know which one is it and I remember watching it. I can still remember the pain in his facial expression . So sad.
@Nikachu MTG there is a match between Kai Budde and Seth Manfield where Kai is mana screwed the whole game but hangs in there with Seth playing very well too and in the end Kai just steals the game with a trick. One of the best examples for all those people who just nag about their lands all the time. You should make a video about it.
Sounds GREAT! I’ll look for it
@@NikachuMTG Or this one game where Seth from mtggoldfish is playing turbo fog against a mono red opponent, the guy just keeps attacking into Seth's fogs and nexus of fate, then MODO just decides to have a seizure, Seth can't log in in time and loses the match. Absolute classic. I've been watching Seth since Khans of Tarkir and that's my most memorable story! Never give up.
That was crazy, I could almost physically feel the stress myself just from watching each player (the hand shaking, too)! I would be so bummed out if I made that blunder, I'd probably be on tilt, so props to the guy for getting it together and still playing sharply afterwards, even if it didn't amount to a game win.
I have to say I love watching your videos, very easy to understand what’s going on, you explain the situations in good detail, keep up your hard. I can definitely appreciate a good video
I appreciate that!
I find this especially interesting as this is not the first time that Paulo has been on the other side of the table when something like this happened in the top 8 of a pro tour! This is the first time he won though, as his opponent managed to find the line that would still beat him last time.
This is similar to the dude who dropped the football before entering the endzone. They ended up losing the game. Note that I said that they lost the game, not they should've won that game.
Found it. Philly vs Dallas in 2008 DeSean Jackson flicked the ball behind him before entering the endzone. That would have put them up by 6; they lost by 4 that game.
I played MTG back in the day. It was a much simpler game back the. I’ve been out of it for a while, but stumbled across this channel and am LOVING IT! Keep up the great work and awesome videos!
Welcome aboard!
I remember watching this live and rich hagons improvised coverage after the game, so tough to watch i got so anxious watching the draw for incendiary flow. Pro tours were sick at this time, this moment and lsv's vampire bluff were legendary moments.
I remember watching this one live. I felt so bad for him. He played some amazing magic, and made that one little misstep.
not amazing enough!! 😂😂😂
I'm just wondering why a "pro tourny" doesn't even have a place for hand cards to be placed down. The board looks so messy.
Keep the content coming Nikachu ! I rarely see channels who cover mtg pro history
That misplay must have been extremely stressful for Yam, messing up on the sequencing of plays. I would have been on tilt if it happened to me.😖
Hi Nickachu, been watching this over and over and your other videos - I just enjoy how you comentate which helps me relax at work. Nice job!!!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. Enjoy!
Whats up with the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire B.G.M. @13:20-15:10 and then it turns in F'Kin elevator music! 😆 😂
I get the feeling Nikachu was recently on a plane and really needed the washroom.
BOOM! Your video and that amazing (!!) art in those Amonkhet cards ingnited some fire for MTG, I must say ... Also "Hazoret Aggro" sounds really cool. Thanks for the inspiration.
Not that much time ago I won the finals of a local tournament almost the same way.
I was down to 5 life, opponent was down to 2, he had Hazoret on the field VS my Ahn-Crop Crasher and sadly I was one mana short of just shocking him into oblivion, so I had to pass the turn. He draws, becomes overly excited and moves to combat phase with two cards in hand. When the ref pointed out his mistake, he went from bad to worse and used shock on my face instead of my creature on top of it all. It honestly took me a minute to realise what had just happened there.
Later it turned out that this guy was a major dyslexic and in the heat of the match he read my 3/2 as a 2/3, so in addition to his mistake he thought that his burn spell was one damage short of killing my only creature. Hell, my winning turn almost hurt me more than him.
man i feel so bad for him. ive seen insane blunders in many TCG tournaments, and i couldnt imagine the regret they carry
Watching these videos and it always looks like the players are experiencing meth withdrawal.
They're all twitchy as fuck and constantly moving shaking.
It's ridiculous.
It's like both of these players think that playing a rush deck as physically fast as possible will make the cards deal more damage.
I almost feel like Yam got psyched into playing really quickly by Paulo, leading to the mistake
This video makes me glad I'm not on an airplane waiting in line to use the bathroom.
You have a strong personality. A fantastic narration ability. Just wanted to encourage you!
Thanks! There's more to come!
@@NikachuMTG I'll be eagerly awaiting
I actually need to learn not to hold back for main phase 2. It's valid in some strategies but in aggro you have to just be fast so play your sorceries main face 1 and then swing
Interestingly enough earlier that year Paulo had made a video of CFB using this exact interaction with Hazoret as an example
Well, keeping your head cool under pressure is a skill, so I think the most skilled player won. In the end, the cards you get are random, there's no skill in that, but what you choose to do with what you get is what makes the difference.
I love how you really explain what's happening here. So many mtg videos are impossible to tell what's happening. Nikachu's are the best.
Glad you think so!
Mistakes happen. Yam had exact lethal. Going to attack step too early put him 1 damage off lethal. Ouch.
No he couldn't have put him to 1 because he's already in declare attackers. So he doesn't get to activate the ability before declaring attackers, meaning hazoret can't attack this turn no matter what. It didn't matter that the spells were sorceries.
@@chandir7752he never declared attackers, he picked up his Hazoret but never said he was attacking. He lost on a stupid rule assuming that when someone picks up a card it must be declare attackers
Oh man, to be so close to the dream, and to screw up because your excitement moves faster than your brain. We've all been there. I also enjoyed piecing together the second story, about the Nikachu once got stuck in line for the bathroom on an Air Canada Flight, and the Captain made him wait... I've also been in that situation...
Pros, just like us, are humans and make mistakes. There is a famous moment where an opponent of Lee Shi Tian played a Verdillion Clique against him in a Modern match to disrupt his combo - and simply forgot to use the trigger to look at Tian's hand a tuck away a combo piece ! Things like these simply happen, especially in high pressure situations.
Anxiety is NO JOKE. Did ya''ll see how His hands were shanking when he jumped the gun the first time? I felt his pain and almost couldn't even force myself to watch the whole video. Its my first time watching or hearing about this game. I did play MTG also and somewhat casually play now. That was tough.
I've only just found your channel and I've never played Magic, but I find these films really interesting. True nail biter!
Yam’s annoying behavior of slowly previewing EVERY draw bit him in the ass. He sets himself up to be surprised and excited every time he does that and in the end he actually excited himself too much that it cost him the match. And yes its annoying because it slows down the game. It might just be an extra 2-3 seconds but if you do it for every draw, that adds up to a lot of unnecessary waste of time.
I love how the announcer was like “it’ll take 17 mins to see what he drew” 😂
Back when it happened it pissed me off, because Yam clearly won from the cards he drew and before the missplay wit the attack he piloted the game very well, but I see it a bit different these days, if you play in the semifinals of a pro tour you just can't make mistakes like that, even if you get excited. Sure PVDDR didn't deserve it, but he didn't do anything wrong either so a win is a win.
The opponent did something wrong and did not properly play to his outs by not sequencing correctly, paulo did. I personally wouldn’t say Paulo didn’t deserve it. You have to capitalize on mistakes, blunders, and opporunities given to you.
@@jeremycortes6349 Yeah. He played better by not making a critical mistake.
It's like if you're dominating your opponent in chess, then make a mistake that loses the Queen and lose, your opponent still deserved the win as they didn't screw up.
@@GoldenSunAlex exactly. It’s all a part of the game being played.
Why would anyone want games to be decided by the draw?
He did deserve it though. He kept his cool in a high stakes match where his opponent couldn't. Nerves and anxiety will always be a part of competition. So managing them is a very important part to succeeding.
I thought the worst blunder in history was the recent additions to R&D that put Saheeli Rai & Felidar Guardian in the same set block.
That red deck is the best deck I have ever played. It was so consistent and unstoppable. Crazy to think a simple misplay lost him so much.
Oof that's rough. That would've 100% put me on tilt. Good job playing through
18:48 My man shat himself on that airplane...
The entirety of all the passengers, And all the crew members,
Threw Yam Wing Chun out the plane's door,
And told him to fly,
"Ya stinky bastard"!
😂😂😂😂😂
Shows how important experience can be. The big pressure moment, has the win, doesn't keep his cool.
Love these pro play analysis videos!
4 Hazoret Aggro Challenger decks was my introduction into MTG lol
I was playing arena a lot after the pandemic. Luminarch Aspirant works differently on paper. I went to a Pioneer event and I could have won a few rounds if I was aware of the Luminarch trigger at the beginning of combat instead when she attacks. I was told during a round the week after…
Awesome video Nikachu. Def feel bad for Yam. It is what it is though. Mistakes happen but I do enjoy watching aggro decks go at it
Was waiting for this one! Lol
Can you do the top decks of Craig Jones and Gab?
yes, it's on my to-do list.
i can't imagine the stress level in that type of situation. part of playing at the elite level is to be able to manage your emotions and many just wilt when the stakes are high. i'd probably make worse mistakes in that situation lol
That deck would've went straight through those curtains and y'all never woulda seen me again.
The worst blunder in Pro Tour History is the Finals of Pro Tour Chicago 1999. You can watch the entire match on RUclips [heads up, it's long]. Bob Maher Jr. [spoiler for a two decade old match] wins 3-2 in a match where his opponent [Brian Davis] should've gotten a clean 3-0. The old adage is "[Davis] is the only player to lose a Pro Tour 5-0". Everything about watching the set is painful, from the unsleeved copies of cards like Tundra and Wasteland getting riffle-shuffled to there being an in-person crowd close enough to heckle the players to the series of obvious misplay after misplay that led to Davis losing. If you ever have an hour and a half to spare and want to watch one of the most infamous Magic Finals of all time, I can't recommend it enough.
I have a video showing one of the games from Davis-Maher ;) But I dont think it compares to having the match locked up in hand, knowing it, then failing to execute it properly.
Considering how the guy flushed an amazing victory straight down the toilet, I really dig all the bathroom analogies along the video.
I just got into Pokémon the TCG a few weeks ago and have been watching a bunch of TCG videos here on RUclips. It’s a new hobby I’m venturing into along with my watches, wood working and Lego hobbies. I’m watching this and am thinking that announcer sounds so familiar, and then it clicked. As in his videos he has a MTG play mat or mouse pad on his work bench for his watches. I recognized the voice. Is that @WristwatchRevival announcing the match?
Edit. I just did some research and found the full match and it 100% is lol. So random.
I remember this.. I watched this live and got so frustrated I punched the wall and that gaping hole got Oko printed two years later. The hole was so big in the wall that eventually Wizards couldn't handle it and got Oko banned in the end.
Really love how this adds to the lore of the mazah region
I remember watching this live from Yam. I would’ve thrown a chair or flipped a table out of pure frustration.
Aww man.. Feel bad for the guy, but still, that's what happens when you are in a hurry..
Felt like when I discarded with Rielle before end of turn while having a Song of Creation and Psychosis Crawler on the board and losing the game while my last opponent was almost with no more life in a ''similar'' race situation.. Very sad..
I feel for Yam, but when you ask who's the rightful winner... Paul. It sucks, but Yam messed up and it cost him the game. Sometimes that happens.
Every time you get excited in magic you need to scream at yourself phase phase phase, don't draw before untapping, don't forget upkeep abilities, don't begin combat if you want to do anything during it, you need to always have your plan first then play out what you've planned
yes please do more, these are dope man!🙏
It hurts to watch. I definately understand the instinct of "play your cards as late as possible for maximum information" but seeing him pass into combat with all his mana untapped was painful to watch.
I think this is more nerves, or as my late step-father calls it, the "Yipies"
Chun was about to knock off a MTG HoFer, and drew the nuts to make it happen. He got too excited he made that fatal mistake and went to combat.
After playing magic for hours and going up against one of the greatest, things like this will happen. It just sucks when it does. In a situation like this, it's always smart to take a quick breather to gather your bearings, relax, and play the cards right
The part i found most enjoyable in this video was the gameplay analysis, rather than the blunder. Have u considered doing game analysis of finals of big competitions and that kind of stuff? I think magic needs an agadmator.
I will do more for interesting matches.
that sucks, i lost in a similar way, paid to equip live wire lash, but never moved it to the creature i intended to equip it to, dumped 4 gut shots into the glistener elf to kill opponent with infect damage from the lash triggers. nope never announced or moved card. it was 2 am, final match of our local shops big tourney. stupid mistakes cost games. borborygmos comes to mind
Oh my god. I had to pause and just say “no” into my pillow like 40 times. That was so devastating. No matter what you already declares the combat phase. Crazy ass game
The excitement when you draw your win con is what -- ironically -- cost you the match.
Paulo is the rightful winner for sure, it’s heartbreaking though
Reminds me of that time I was a newbie in tournaments. I was playing Standard Eldrazi Green vs Caw Blade. I'm gonna cast Emrakul the next turn and needs to survive the attack from Inkmoth with sword. I forgot to activate my Wall of Tanglecord to have reach.
"You're opponent being bad is always an out."
-Phil Gallagher
You can pinpoint the exact moment when Chun jays himself when he turned his Haz sideways...
I'd be really mad kid sitting there bending the corners of my cards
Love your vids dude. Makes me wanna come back to mtg..
come back anytime! Play for free on MTG Arena!
That Who Wants to be a Millionaire music made my heart rate skyrocket for Yam
Turn on the automatic subtitles and find the parts where they talk about Ramunap Ruins.
You picked the best picture to show someone in their prime, I salute you
Nikachu: *makes a joke about needing to take a dump on a plane before landing*
Commentator: “Ok he needs to get a little SLAP OF THE CHEEKS here...”
😅
Yam had that but his mistake lost it. So hard to see. That is a lot of pressure at that stage. Still good effort trying to correct it.
What is the music at 15:45? I have heard it somewhere else, but I can’t remember where…
I don’t know the actual name but you can probably find it on RUclips as: Elevator Music - Gaming Background Music (HD)
At least he will never make that kind of mistake again 😭
These videos are amazing!!
11:54 have 5 lands. Pay 3 to discard a card and deals 2 damage, attacks, use incendiary flow… win…
That's so rough, I feel so badly for yam he should have won