Worst Magic: The Gathering Blunder In Pro Tour History

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  • Worst Blunder In Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour History featuring Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa vs Yam Wing Chun in the Semifinals of Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.
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  • @NikachuMTG
    @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +95

    Thanks for watching and SUBSCRIBE for more! Let's get to 100k! 😁

    • @briancerkvenik9702
      @briancerkvenik9702 2 года назад +2

      O n l y if you stop making bathroom jokes

    • @ClanzDream
      @ClanzDream 2 года назад

      Fake. You aren't Nikachu. He doesnt ever smile.

    • @joseadrianoferreira944
      @joseadrianoferreira944 2 года назад

      Check game 5 of Gonçalo Pinto in Pro tour Dominaria final. He was ahead and played conservatively, just to loose :(

  • @thekilla1234
    @thekilla1234 2 года назад +1300

    This is one of those situations where you keep picking the card up to read it again to see if the rules text changes.

    • @ROYBGP
      @ROYBGP 2 года назад +26

      Hostage Taker

    • @doggosuchwow1593
      @doggosuchwow1593 2 года назад +9

      @@ROYBGP omg soooo relatable lmao! XD

    • @bigmacmm5
      @bigmacmm5 2 года назад +11

      @@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*

    • @cbmadcow
      @cbmadcow 2 года назад +7

      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.

    • @liamwelsh4665
      @liamwelsh4665 2 года назад +5

      @@cbmadcow to quote MTGRemy “I like to pass the time with friction”

  • @lodagin
    @lodagin 2 года назад +853

    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.

    • @technole
      @technole 2 года назад +3

      @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.

    • @Duskrequim
      @Duskrequim 2 года назад +28

      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.

    • @technole
      @technole 2 года назад +28

      @@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.

    • @lodagin
      @lodagin 2 года назад +6

      @@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.

    • @Duskrequim
      @Duskrequim 2 года назад +9

      @@technole Yeah... when I go to an LGS for FNM and someone is doing that, I usually catch them trying to cheat as well.

  • @AlexOvTheAbyss
    @AlexOvTheAbyss 2 года назад +584

    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.

    • @VydeoGramesJunk
      @VydeoGramesJunk 2 года назад +66

      I hate when people take back stuff tbh.

    • @PuApOoK
      @PuApOoK 2 года назад +192

      @@VydeoGramesJunk That's when you have to politely tell them, "Sorry, no. Your turn is over."

    • @VydeoGramesJunk
      @VydeoGramesJunk 2 года назад +60

      @@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?

    • @AlexOvTheAbyss
      @AlexOvTheAbyss 2 года назад +130

      @@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.

    • @ShineDawg
      @ShineDawg 2 года назад +42

      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

  • @Lanoraptor
    @Lanoraptor 2 года назад +525

    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.

    • @eliamagri7413
      @eliamagri7413 2 года назад +12

      Me too man... My soul crashed... Same reaction...

    • @T4N7
      @T4N7 2 года назад +8

      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

    • @pennastar
      @pennastar 2 года назад

      Snap!!!!

    • @BankaiFever
      @BankaiFever 2 года назад +4

      I literally said “oh no” out loud when he did that. Smh

    • @meekrab9027
      @meekrab9027 2 года назад +3

      It was awful watching it live, just crushing.

  • @travismcarthur8320
    @travismcarthur8320 2 года назад +388

    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

    • @mushimeep
      @mushimeep 2 года назад +10

      I threw a game with my witherbloom sacrifice deck by forgetting to attack with my eye twitch. Feels bad

    • @philcoats6812
      @philcoats6812 2 года назад +4

      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.

    • @ih7729
      @ih7729 2 года назад +2

      Wow cool fuckup 😐

    • @kelp-ist3469
      @kelp-ist3469 2 года назад +1

      @@ih7729 don't think your perfect man cause sorry to burst your bubble but nobody's perfect

    • @V2ULTRAKill
      @V2ULTRAKill 2 года назад +2

      I lose so many edh games by ignoring my board state and fishing for a combo

  • @VinnieKielbasa
    @VinnieKielbasa 2 года назад +41

    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.

  • @Kaisingsens
    @Kaisingsens 2 года назад +152

    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.

    • @benjaminghazi787
      @benjaminghazi787 2 года назад +1

      It’s a card game

    • @brandonprice119
      @brandonprice119 2 года назад +29

      @@benjaminghazi787 right and chess Is a board game. acute mental focus for long periods is taxing that's my point ... what's yours?

    • @Jabberwocky818
      @Jabberwocky818 2 года назад +27

      @@brandonprice119 I think his point is that he wants to express how ignorant he is.. I think he nailed it.

    • @cameronkoblitz4248
      @cameronkoblitz4248 2 года назад +13

      I just won a regional qualifier at a LGS and I can say even 1 day of 9 hours of competitive magic is exhausting.

    • @TheKazzerscout
      @TheKazzerscout 2 года назад +3

      @@benjaminghazi787 The most complicated game ever created, yes is also a card game.

  • @VinnieKielbasa
    @VinnieKielbasa 2 года назад +64

    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.

  • @hoylematt1
    @hoylematt1 2 года назад +48

    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.

  • @Xorthis
    @Xorthis 2 года назад +159

    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.

    • @DXYS95
      @DXYS95 2 года назад +7

      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

    • @KAR1492
      @KAR1492 2 года назад +14

      @@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.

    • @brzzzy
      @brzzzy 2 года назад +15

      @@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

    • @DXYS95
      @DXYS95 2 года назад +2

      @@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.

    • @brzzzy
      @brzzzy 2 года назад +4

      @@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.

  • @riusaldregan
    @riusaldregan 2 года назад +21

    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.

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +3

      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)

  • @alistaircushnie5551
    @alistaircushnie5551 2 года назад +45

    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!

    • @braddorcas9363
      @braddorcas9363 2 года назад

      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.

  • @1nePercentJuice
    @1nePercentJuice 2 года назад +22

    That was a hard one to watch.
    I love the content you're putting out Nikachu, keep it up man.

  • @IronBrutzler
    @IronBrutzler 2 года назад +22

    Please more of those videos. I just got back into magic after 15+ years and it is awesome to see all this

  • @jackalpwn42
    @jackalpwn42 2 года назад +74

    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.

    • @fenton993
      @fenton993 2 года назад +4

      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.

    • @jackalpwn42
      @jackalpwn42 2 года назад

      @@fenton993 It really do be like dat sometimes, we've all been there

  • @Vardaris
    @Vardaris 2 года назад +14

    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
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +6

      Sounds GREAT! I’ll look for it

    • @maxiewawa
      @maxiewawa 2 года назад

      @@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.

  • @magusofthebargain
    @magusofthebargain 2 года назад +20

    Mistakes happen. Yam had exact lethal. Going to attack step too early put him 1 damage off lethal. Ouch.

    • @chandir7752
      @chandir7752 Год назад

      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.

  • @MakeThisPlaceIgnite
    @MakeThisPlaceIgnite 2 года назад +52

    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

  • @guydunn8259
    @guydunn8259 2 года назад +20

    This was a fun video. I would love more commentary on pro tour stuff its fun and educational!

  • @clarenceyax8117
    @clarenceyax8117 2 года назад +31

    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!

  • @gustavoaffonso8942
    @gustavoaffonso8942 2 года назад +15

    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

  • @DakonBlackblade2
    @DakonBlackblade2 2 года назад +71

    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.

    • @LucianDevine
      @LucianDevine 2 года назад

      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.

    • @Xylarxcode
      @Xylarxcode 2 года назад +2

      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.

    • @DakonBlackblade2
      @DakonBlackblade2 2 года назад +2

      @@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.

  • @lolitacarrion4468
    @lolitacarrion4468 2 года назад +8

    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!

  • @shaneh5483
    @shaneh5483 2 года назад +9

    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.

  • @stevenalvarez2924
    @stevenalvarez2924 Год назад +9

    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.

  • @leandroteixeira33
    @leandroteixeira33 2 года назад +6

    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.

  • @harktischris
    @harktischris 2 года назад +8

    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.

  • @kccolossal3439
    @kccolossal3439 2 года назад +6

    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

  • @Spayroe
    @Spayroe 2 года назад +7

    I remember watching this one live. I felt so bad for him. He played some amazing magic, and made that one little misstep.

  • @lynk5902
    @lynk5902 Год назад +3

    That is brutal. It is the same feeling in chess when you see the ability to checkmate your opponent and pick up the wrong piece. For those that don't know, tournaments all play touch-move meaning if you touch a piece and can legally move it on your turn, you must move that piece and not any other.

  • @LucianDevine
    @LucianDevine 2 года назад +4

    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.

  • @bayanimanansala5220
    @bayanimanansala5220 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @christmas6666
    @christmas6666 2 года назад +4

    SEVEN MANA.... for 1 zombie token 🙂

  • @kherubim1
    @kherubim1 2 года назад +4

    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.😖

  • @wetwillyis_1881
    @wetwillyis_1881 2 года назад +81

    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.

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +9

      Ah okay!

    • @ayyyyy7707
      @ayyyyy7707 2 года назад +2

      @@NikachuMTG Learn how to read

    • @RobJT
      @RobJT 2 года назад +2

      Its funny and weird that Arena is much better visually but I find it worse to watch as competitive play than the real thing.

    • @wetwillyis_1881
      @wetwillyis_1881 2 года назад +2

      @@RobJT I feel you mate.

  • @deepvybes
    @deepvybes 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @noctisarcanus7894
    @noctisarcanus7894 2 года назад +2

    Why did you stop saying that you're a Merfolk Master at the beggining of your videos? Did you abbandon Merfolk? Is there a new master that is superior to you? What happened?

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +2

      I only say it when I'm making Merfolk videos on my stream channel. Most people can't relate to what I'm talking about.

  • @remillioxavier6888
    @remillioxavier6888 2 года назад +3

    First to comment ❤️❤️❤️

  • @smoke5105
    @smoke5105 Год назад +1

    I know this mans pain lol
    I stopped playing for a couple years then my old play test group convinced me to go play a random ass pptq and gave me a siege rhino deck (rhino ramp maybe?) I used to be a very solid player so a lot of it was like riding a bike
    I made it to the finals without dropping a game in prior rounds then we are on a last of x/x and I was about to win and then just went to draw a card for no fkn reason lol I didn't even look at it just took it off my deck and onto the table and they game lossed me for illegal manipulation

  • @daverichards9141
    @daverichards9141 Год назад +3

    As someone once said, the key to wining magic is to wait for your opponent to make a mistake and capitalize on it.

  • @cassandracastro2759
    @cassandracastro2759 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @srlimageschannel9739
    @srlimageschannel9739 2 года назад +1

    The biggest geek/dweebie/erkle/nerd convention of all time. Watching these athletes train and prepare for such a huge distinguished prize is such an honor. So much so that Im giving all my mtg cards away and never picking them back up. I also regergitated in my mouth knowing these veterans are turtle head tuggin each other under the table while the judge grins the whole time because hes the pivot man.

  • @TheGoldenHorncall
    @TheGoldenHorncall 2 года назад +3

    Paulo is the rightful winner for sure, it’s heartbreaking though

  • @utes5532
    @utes5532 2 года назад +2

    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

  • @imjusthere750
    @imjusthere750 2 года назад +1

    This video could of been perfect and to the point if you cut out 95% of the run time. Like to hear yourself talk much?

  • @VenraeLOL
    @VenraeLOL 2 года назад +1

    I played Yam at the SCG open that happened after the pro-tour. He was great and joked about this happening during the match.
    I got whooped btw

  • @lollyblaster
    @lollyblaster 2 года назад +3

    man i feel so bad for him. ive seen insane blunders in many TCG tournaments, and i couldnt imagine the regret they carry

  • @GodammitNappa
    @GodammitNappa 2 года назад +1

    So I understand it is a professional event but the guys hands are shaking. This is where pro tours should favor allowing people to undo obvious mistakes due to pressure. Expecting people to be robots always made me hate tourneys.

  • @vargsieber
    @vargsieber 2 года назад +10

    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.

    • @jeremycortes6349
      @jeremycortes6349 2 года назад +5

      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.

    • @GoldenSunAlex
      @GoldenSunAlex 2 года назад +1

      @@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.

    • @jeremycortes6349
      @jeremycortes6349 2 года назад +1

      @@GoldenSunAlex exactly. It’s all a part of the game being played.

    • @toddjones1480
      @toddjones1480 15 дней назад

      Why would anyone want games to be decided by the draw?

  • @jamesbrains1350
    @jamesbrains1350 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @topdeckhelix8450
    @topdeckhelix8450 2 года назад +1

    Omfg I don’t think I’ve cringed so hard and for so long. God that’s hard to watch.

  • @tonydiazist
    @tonydiazist 2 года назад +2

    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

  • @Nr4747
    @Nr4747 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @RBelmont007
    @RBelmont007 2 года назад +2

    Is anyone else getting upset by how Yam is bending Paulo's creature card after the mistake?

    • @kizuku1166
      @kizuku1166 2 года назад +1

      Yes... my soul was dying inside watching that card get bent... I like to play, but I like collecting and I want to keep my play cards as best as possible even if they dont sit up to snuff with my collection cards...

  • @josiahowen1974
    @josiahowen1974 2 года назад +7

    "You're opponent being bad is always an out."
    -Phil Gallagher

  • @screenname7905
    @screenname7905 2 года назад +1

    Paulo won; Yam botched it

  • @54m0h7
    @54m0h7 2 года назад +2

    I get the feeling Nikachu was recently on a plane and really needed the washroom.

  • @GodlordBazi
    @GodlordBazi 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @daringtraveler
    @daringtraveler 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @88mphDrBrown
    @88mphDrBrown 2 года назад +1

    I don't know much about Magic, but I'm pretty certain Nikachu shit himself on an airplane 🤔

  • @Nightmarecit
    @Nightmarecit 2 года назад +1

    Shooot I saw that live. He was a bit rude bending pv cards.

  • @tmon3y777
    @tmon3y777 2 года назад +1

    This video makes me glad I'm not on an airplane waiting in line to use the bathroom.

  • @titorex
    @titorex 2 года назад +1

    So close, Chun got excited, atleast no cheating

  • @lordteensie6156
    @lordteensie6156 2 года назад +2

    That's so rough, I feel so badly for yam he should have won

  • @theadshots
    @theadshots 2 года назад +2

    Oof that's rough. That would've 100% put me on tilt. Good job playing through

  • @ClubbingSealCub
    @ClubbingSealCub 2 года назад +3

    I member the hazoret. It was both hilarious and painful to see.

  • @andrewbmore1310
    @andrewbmore1310 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @ChristopherSwanson
    @ChristopherSwanson 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @Goldschmitt
    @Goldschmitt 2 года назад +1

    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..

  • @raphaelmorgan2307
    @raphaelmorgan2307 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @DermoNONE
    @DermoNONE 2 года назад +1

    Interestingly enough earlier that year Paulo had made a video of CFB using this exact interaction with Hazoret as an example

  • @nicolasfurger1032
    @nicolasfurger1032 2 года назад +4

    “Hey honey! Nikachu released a new video!”

  • @wh3elson
    @wh3elson 10 месяцев назад +1

    The rightful winner is obviously the one who won. There was no cheating involved, just a devastating misplay. 😢

  • @joltman81
    @joltman81 2 года назад +1

    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...

  • @UnknownMando
    @UnknownMando 2 года назад +1

    I hate how all professional magic players shuffle their hand incessantly. It bugs the shit out of me....

  • @natecatt2539
    @natecatt2539 2 года назад +1

    I remember watching this live from Yam. I would’ve thrown a chair or flipped a table out of pure frustration.

  • @musicman7943
    @musicman7943 2 года назад +2

    A blunder which threw him asunder

  • @TheSLATEcleaner
    @TheSLATEcleaner 2 года назад +1

    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.

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @soapbox187
    @soapbox187 2 года назад

    How can someone be a legendary player when everyone plays the exact same deck?
    It's kind of difficult to gauge what should be allowed but if everyone is playing the same deck judges should be forced to make the players play an entirely original deck.
    MTG is all about originality and finding what cards have synergy with the obvious element of luck. You are only limited to what you can play and what your opponent CAN'T play which is essentially how a game is won.
    Maybe in just salty but seeing world tours and grand prix with multiple players playing the same deck is so boring 😴

  • @XYGamingRemedyG
    @XYGamingRemedyG Год назад

    It sucks so so so super hard. And I hate it. But it's his own fault for getting swept up and making a mistake he definitely should've known better than to make, especially at that level. He lost the game, and basically to himself...

  • @andrewhoward6946
    @andrewhoward6946 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @lastofusclips5291
    @lastofusclips5291 2 года назад +1

    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

  • @bennycostello2472
    @bennycostello2472 2 года назад +1

    Why does everyone in pro magic shuffle their hand over and over? It's not starcraft theres no apm score lol

  • @TenShadowsAl
    @TenShadowsAl 2 года назад +1

    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

  • @sebastienyoakim904
    @sebastienyoakim904 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @johnfarrier715
    @johnfarrier715 Год назад +1

    I love how the announcer was like “it’ll take 17 mins to see what he drew” 😂

  • @xerowolf4242
    @xerowolf4242 2 года назад +3

    I know how bad something like this feels like. It was many years ago back it the mid 2000's. Ravnica: city of guilds had just been released recently. I had quit magic a couple years before this and was hanging out with some friends who still played looking at the new set and I came up with an idea for this deck. So I decided to go with them to a big tourney at Neutral Ground in NYC and was well on my way to winning. I was playing green/white with glare of subduel, scion of the wild, elves, birds, and lots of squirrel tokens. As far as I know, I think the deck was an original concept at the time. The best part was IT WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY MADE OUT OF CARDS FROM THE RAVNICA SET! lol. But I miscounted the amount of damage I could deal by 1 point in game 3 against my opponent and thought I had to hold back a defender and pray my opponent didn't topdeck his win condition. He did tho, and I lost. I could have got him to 0 and a stupid simple math mistake cost me the win lol. It still saddens me to this day thinking about it. That was the last tourney I ever played in and it would have been really nice to win it.

  • @Obelion_
    @Obelion_ 2 года назад +1

    thats gotta sting. but yeah he clearly went to attackers, even if his declaration was illegal he still changed phases

  • @tylahjames
    @tylahjames Месяц назад

    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.

  • @angryhedgehoglee6363
    @angryhedgehoglee6363 2 месяца назад

    You get to excited over a clear path to victory and you start telegraphing your moves. Keep your excited little meat puppets off rhe field till you KNOW what your game plan is. No need to be so frick'n touchie feelie. Of course it's another story when your trying to decieve and want them to think along a desired line of reasoning that will end up frick'n them up. But Yam wasn't trying to do that. HE BLEW IT BIG TIME. All he did was Swipe defeat from the jaws of victory. KEK

  • @TheEpicSpire
    @TheEpicSpire Год назад

    why would you cast an instant on your turn. if his goal was to kill that creature, just wait for it to attack and do it in response. 2 Huge blunders from that kid.. damn.. love to see it

  • @benbenji4245
    @benbenji4245 Месяц назад

    'it's just a card game, grow up' they said
    It's not. It's math, it's probability, it's memory of your opponent's decklists, knowledge of the meta, considering possible sideboard options, planning moves ahead, it's keeping track of what your opponents played among many, many other things
    We don't need to grow up. They do.

  • @karayi7239
    @karayi7239 3 месяца назад

    12:45
    I mean.. hazoret can NOT be tapped, because it can NOT attack.. why does tapping it move you to combat? it's an illegal move, it should be re-winded with a warning or DQ.
    It's literally the equivalent of saying "I tap my forehead to attack you for 3 billion dmg", it's not a move you can make, it shouldn't count as combat initiation.

  • @Despondencymusic
    @Despondencymusic 9 месяцев назад

    This is why I preferred playing Magic in a computer game format. The computer is your DCI and if you screw up it is 100% your fault.

  • @AnthonyAllen-w4n
    @AnthonyAllen-w4n 27 дней назад

    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"!
    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @evilengine9
    @evilengine9 2 года назад +1

    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!

  • @alexstef6965
    @alexstef6965 2 месяца назад

    watching this again after all these years, i am so HAPPY that he made that mistake and lost. slowrolling himself EACH TURN when drawing and even on camera is one of the most annoying things ever in mtg. HOW did he not get warnings each round is still a mistery to me. It should be slow play!!!

  • @AnimateDead
    @AnimateDead 2 года назад +1

    Still fairly new to mtg so forgive me but I believe yam should’ve won! I don’t understand why he was able to tap the card to attack if the text clearly states he can’t with his current hand. Shouldn’t he be safe? Or continue play? With out passing his attack turn? I’m Confused. 😵‍💫

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  2 года назад +1

      His problem is that he moved to the point of the turn where he is allowed to attack, but once he got there, he discovered that the Hazoret cannot attack. So he had to continue the turn without attacking.

    • @AnimateDead
      @AnimateDead 2 года назад

      @@NikachuMTG Ahhh I see, makes sense! Still a reall bummer, I feel real bad for the kid. But that chandra top deck to hand shake was savage by paulo haha.

  • @MunetsuguTakeno
    @MunetsuguTakeno 2 года назад

    Oh boy oh boy, this sucks, but honesty..This is on noone else, but Chun. He might have played well, but one mistake even though its small costed him everything...and righteriously.
    Sorry not sorry, but if you are on a pro tour you shouldnt make such a simple mistakes even if its your first PT. If you play a deck I would assume you know it. If you know your deck you should know the restriction of cards. I am awared there was stress and Chun was probably excited. But still this is basic. Nobody used any shortcut to make him go to combat, nobody bend any rulling as far as I can tell make him rush, he had all the time in the world, hell If he took Hazoret and put him back untaped he could had probably got a break - as he would be reading the card. But yeah this was clear intention of attacking, even if he was allowed to go to beggining of combat he would be 1 off as Hazoret would only deal 2 with his ability and burn 3 totaling 10.
    This is a Blunder for sure and it might still hunt him, but yeah everything was fair there., just a basic misplay. PVDDR well deserved the win.