I always enjoy watching Luiz drafting. He’ll pick, what seems, random cards, that have no synergy (at first sight) and then he always make it work. It’s a pleasure to watch.
I started playing Magic seriously at the launch of Zendikar! So this is a huge shot of nostalgia for me! Would definitely like to see more content like it in the future!!
Documentary-style content about MTG inspires so much nostalgia. I would really like for events that feel like this to return, for constructed, of course. COVID and Commander have really made a huge negative impact on my local scene.
This is absolutely great. I enjoyed every minute of it. Also, it’s kind of shocking how much camera and broadcast technology has improved in 14 years. To my mind that footage looks like it’s 30 years old.
The best LSV story is him cheating on his crazy, far-left feminist wife (while she was pregnant with his child) with Gaby Spartz, all while pretending he is far-left, woke and a decent person himself.
With the way PTs are done now, I don't think this record can actually be broken. With PTs now, once you reach enough wins to lock top 8, they remove you from pairings in swiss...so 16-0 can't ever happen unless they change the way they do the PT pairings.
I've never cared for competative Magic, but this video moved something in me. It was different, different times. Magic will not go back to these highly competative haydays, for better or for worse. It is what it is, and we should appreciate what Magic was as well as what it is now. Idk I'm just happy to see cards like Broodmate Dragon and Putrid Leech on the screen again :) great video and I can't wait for episode 2!
man, that run ending was heartbreaking. three straight games of mulligans and mana screw. his opponent is so bad too, incredible luck all the way through the top 8. hasn't had a remotely good finish since that spike and swapped to commentary instead.
LSV is great, when i first started playing magic i seen a clip of him faking his opponent when he signalled he was going to creature a vampire token to bait an all out attack only to play settle the wreckage.
I hope you know, when i was 15 or 16, me and my friends worshipped guys like you, kai, kibler ... we saw you guys in Inquest and Scrye and Sideboard and copied your decks to play at our small town local tournaments (the birth of net decking). Now we spend countless hours watching you draft vintage and whatever winston draft is lol
I've played my fair share of competitive Magic. There a ton of pros I've faced off again, mostly great, a few bad apples, but LSV despite being one of the greatest of all times is always incredibly friendly. Always a good sport. I really don't think Magic would be quite where it is today without LSV in the scene.
Luis has been the face of magic for so many years. I remember watching him break mtgo over a decade ago and haven't stopped watching him since. I wonder if he knows how big a part of my life and many others hes been. On the off chance he browses these comments, thank you Luis.
I think it is great that this ends with Reid Duke saying that LSV is the face of professional magic. When I believe Reid is the face of the next era of magic. Great way to end the video.
