MTG - AGGRO DECKS ARE HARD TOO (GAMEPLAY) - MAGIC THE GATHERING 

My man be playing 5d chess while so many of us are playing checkers

I’ve always preferred playing control or midrange decks, so I don’t have much experience with aggro outside of limited. I absolutely adored this style of video, and hope you keep up the amazing work!

This was a super awesome walk through. you brought up so many intresting desicions in spaces i wouldnt think about at all.

Oh my god that use of the Bone Crusher read was such a huge level up. Using that read to create new lines of play was masterful.

Loving this, this is exactly what I’ve wanted for a while. An incredibly competent player teaching lessons through gameplay, rather than just playing games with us watching

The pop-up reference cards are really helpful. Please keep it up!

I’ve rarely see these kind of walk-throughs and analysis, but I think they’re super useful, it’s a similar sort of learning to chess.

This might be the best Magic video I've seen in a long time. I would watch you doing this kind of game dissection for hours. Even if I'll probably never reach that level of decision making, this opens my eyes to what to strive toward, and it's also entertaining and intellectually stimulating on its own. Thanks so much, I hope you do this regularly!

This is the kind of mtg content that youtube is lacking so severely, and this video alone is a huge breath of fresh air, please keep it coming and thank you so much for showcasing so many important lessons for free!

This channel should have more subscribers. Content is gold

WOW. This is some of the best mtg content ive seen on youtube. Could watch this kind of video for hours. Keep it up Vitor this channel is looking GREAT

Great video! i always wanted a video like this were we can see all the options that go through a pro's mind

I would have lost that game.

Aggro players don’t get enough credit

Awesome walk through! I would love to see more game play decisions like this. Textbook bluffing/analysis/punishment. Using your opponents' play decisions to inform your future plays. Seeing what you think in these situations is really cool! I'm excited to see more

Hey Paulo, I have learned something from your videos every time so far and I like the variety as well as duration and quality. Thx!

Keep it up. Its hard to find pro gameplay analysis and its something that we need more of. I really like all of your videos.

Cara, que sangue frio. eu quase morri assistindo essa partida. E aquele embercleve lá esperando só a hora certa. Hahahah

I think this is your best video. Great to see the thought process behind each play in such a depth. Keep up with the good work.

I've never played mtg ,I'm actually a competitive Legends of Runeterra player and this content is awesome. I pause the video to read the cards (cause obviously i dont know) and then it makes sense. I would love to have more of this content, it's very helpful, even though i'm playing LoR in high level.

salve PV, jogo magic a 3 meses no arena, nos dois primeiros meses n conseguia sair do gold3, vc lançou o canal, assisti seu video de dicas e o video dos top decks, consegui chegar ao platina, e anda quero subir mais, obrigado pelas orientações, continue com elas!!! e quando der, fazer um video sobre a nova expansão, seria bem legal

Pv, estou adorando os vídeos do seu canal. Especialmente esse último explicando o que você pensou durante a partida. Você é foda :)

This is like having Neymar talk about important sequences in a football game. Incredibly good material!

More of this please!!! This Is just a gem. Best 20 minutes i spent in the year so far

I think I have just learnt more in 19 minutes than 1613 hours watching twitch last year (real time)

I'm so glad you're really putting in some.effort into your channel. Us amateurs need a real POV from the cool Pro's!

I can not thank you enough for these types of videos! It is always nice to have the opportunity for a pro to tell us what was going on in their head and explain their plays. Much appreciated!

This is great, thanks for the walkthrough PV! Please do more of this. The fact that it took 20 minutes to breakdown essentially what was a few key turns in the game shows how much depth and insight you offer. Great stuff!

Thanks for the very interesting and thorough analysis. At 8:53, when Ken Yukihiro plays Growth Spiral but doesn't activate Ooze, I think there may be a few more things we could consider: 1) You have no playable spells or abilities, so once you skip combat, your client auto-passes to end of turn. That should be a moderately strong indication to Ken that you have no instants and that he therefore shouldn't play around anything. Though maybe pros in important matches do regularly bluff by e.g. setting stops at their end-step but not in their second main phase, or soft-passing turn with Enter. 2) If Ken somehow *does* expect you to have Bonecrusher Giant, he could have eaten with his Ooze before casting Growth Spiral, and thereby threaten double-activating Ooze in response to Stomp. So why didn't he? He could've made a mistake (e.g. he only thought of Stomp after he'd already cast Growth Spiral), or he might have thought the play I'm suggesting was bad (why?), or maybe he hoped to find a blue land with Growth Spiral so he could cast one of his interactive spells or another Growth Spiral? In the latter case, he wouldn't have had open mana to play around Stomp, anyway. I have a weak impression that these considerations together don't entirely make sense unless he made a mistake.

In all my year watching Magic content, I don't think I've ever seen such an enlightening, useful , and thorough breakdown. By the far the best Magic video I've ever seen. Not only was it helpful, it increased my appreciation for the game and for the players. Really looking forward to more.

Oh my god. I usually try to read the types of blocks my oponents could do before chosing my attacks, but I usually don't play around what I think that THEY think that I have (usually I only play around what I think they have, with only one layer/steps). That was a really valuable lesson, thanks Paulo! About this kinda of video, yeah I would LOVE to have more of those! Anything that could help us understand your line of plays would be of so much value! As a fellow brazillian who was cheering for you on each of your games, I am really happy to see this channel and want it to grow so much!

Man! If you could see the difference in my win percentage after this video. It's just unbeliveable. I'm sure you would be proud. That's some great job you are doing here! You are not just an incredible player but also a great teacher as well (and I'm a teacher myself, so that's a "professional" opinion). Thank you very much!

Excellent video PVDDR! Playing an aggro deck but still showing patience at key moments in the game is definitely something most players including myself don't really think of. Please keep up the great work!!!

This kind of content is just pure gold. Learning so much from someone as good as you in so little time is unvaluable. Keep up the good work! I particularly enjoy a lot these kind of videos where you don't focus on decks/format but in strategy and play patterns. Great work, in all honesty.

Please, please keep up this kind of content, dissecting and giving your analysis of the games and your decision making process. So awesome!

I love embercleave. The instant speed nature of the card creates so many interesting gameplay decisions

As someone who just plays Magic casually this might be the best play strategy video I've ever seen. I'm 100% certain before now I'd have not had the discipline to not attack earlier and would never known there was a path to victory if I'd lost.

This video was awesome. When you read the oponents mind about what he thinks about your hand and you keep faking to insuflate his fear is really cool. To show your toghts in retrospect is a really cool conceptual of video.

Loved this video! I've always been made fun of for playing more aggro than control. I find the decisions really fun.

Fantastic! This video is exactly the kind of thing I need to get past my plateau. I'm lacking in the poker side of the game where you're using your opponent's hidden information. There's not much of this content on RU-vid and I'm very happy to be getting it from the best!

Your ability to see into the decision tree is wild. I love these videos and would love to see more content like this.

That game 3 is such a masterclass, I was thinking about it since the weekend and now we have the commentary on your thought process. Thanks! Much love from Argentina!

Uma verdadeira aula de gameplay que não se vê em qualquer canto. Você é um orgulho pra nossa nação!

Thanks for the content. Always looking to improve on my strategy!

Thanks a lot ! That kind of video where you take time to explain all the possible lines is really interesting and we don't see much of that type of content around.

This channel has the best MTG content possible. Sad I found it so late. Great job, man!

It's great to have this kind of insight form the best player in the world. Your channel is awesome and you're doing a great job here, but this video is just on another level, these are the kind of contents normally locked behind a paywall and you're offering them to us just like that. Keep it up!

Fazem 20 anos que jogo Magic e, apenas nesse vídeo, acho que aprendi mais do que em muitos anos jogando 🤣🤣 O mindset e a leitura de jogo do PV são sobrenaturais 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love playing aggro, and this video taught me a lot about it. Congratulations for the content, sir! This level of discussion is what I'm looking for.

It's been 3 years since I posted a comment on RU-vid, but this is such rare and amazing content that it's worth breaking the silence. Please keep doing these type of videos! Lately I play only Limited because I find Constructed a bit dull since it often reduces to netdecking and grinding the ladder if you can't put crazy amounts of time into testing and following the meta; but I really enjoy watching your matches and those of other pro players where you can see that a lot of analysis and counterplay is going on, and this video just takes that to a whole other level.

Hi, PVVDR. Thank you for your content. That's gold. You're really thinking on another level and it shows in your writing and in these awesome videos. Please keep it up. As a F2P Arena player, I find that Mono-red tends to be the best bang-for-buck. Therefore I'd love to see more aggro content but I appreciate every bit of wisdom you decide to share. I love this and I love the Internet for making this happen. Have a good one!

Cara, excelente conteúdo, muito interessante a sua visão do que o oponente achava que você tinha, com certeza foi determinante para o jogo! Paciência é uma dádiva haha estou adorando o canal, esse vídeo em especial! Vaaaleu :)

This content is amazing. In-depth analysis after the game is much more detailed. Thanks for this!

Brilliant content. There's a ton of gameplay content at all levels of competition but not much in depth gameplay coaching. The variety of topics you've done is great too, cheers!

This was absolutely fantastic. I REALLY appreciate the in-depth breakdown on every little possibility/permutation. I like to think I'm a decent player (nowhere close to your level obviously), but I'll admit I would have made quiet a few different choices during this game which would have been incorrect. That little detail about the bone crusher giant assumption was nuts, I don't think I would have noticed that if I watched this game 100 times. Keep it up with the great videos.

PV thanks for share with us your perspective during a match and the analysis of each play! It's really useful and helpful. That kind of videos is necessary to learn how Magic needs to be played

Que vídeo incrível, Paulo. Parabéns! Uma verdadeira aula de Magic. Mostrando como é necessário sempre pensar além da sua próximo jogada e principalmente a tentar entender as decisões tomadas pelo oponente para poder prever o que ele fará no turno seguinte. Mais uma vez, obrigado pelos ensinamentos. Forte abraço!

This is some of the best MTG RU-vid content I’ve ever seen. Thank you for that amazing walk through, more of these! High quality content of top tier play!

This is why you are a world champion! I would definitely have attack in that second time you did not, and it would probably have lead me to a loss. Content like this is simply amazing, bring more of it!

Who would have a reason to dislike this? Wow...

Man, you did exactly what I commented in another video of yours. It's great to understand all the thinking that it goes on what seems to be simple play.

Thank's for that very clear explainations. Sequencing plays with potentialities are a very good way to increase our decision making. I very appreciate this format.

É por isso e com certeza várias outras razões que você é atualmente o melhor do mundo. Ótimo vídeo, conteúdo essencial, parabéns PV!

Outstanding video. Magic needs a ton of content like this. Thanks a bunch for doing the work.

This is why you're the champion. I would've definitely done the Mammoth + Beast attack. What an eye opener! I'm so happy to finally hear some advanced strategy for aggro decks! It's sorely lacking in YT land... EDIT: I won't even go into that Bonecrusher read - masterful.

Out. Standing. Love this approach to content! Thanks for all of your hard work 👍🏾

Thank you! That was really helpful. I didn't know you could choose not to attack like that. I play mono red and always press all attack button and slam down embercleave on my anax to win :D

Ótimo vídeo, PV. Muito bom ter acesso a um conteúdo assim. Principalmente pelo fato de ter legendas em ptbr também. Torcer para que muitos outros sejam feitos e quem sabe, com áudio em português.

I love this type of video - definitely would welcome more game analysis like this

Fantástico! O jogo mental a partir do momento que ele não usou o ooze foi surreal! Parabéns pelo conteúdo e pela carreira! Se puderes postar mais vídeos com decisões de dentro do jogo, são meus preferidos! Abraço

Mesmo não jogando Histórico e T2, os conteúdos tem sido ótimos, esse em particular foi demais! Gostei muito. Parabéns!

Excelente vídeo cara, continue assim, acompanhando conteúdos como os seus eu tenho evoluído bastante, não existe nada de "Deck Tier 0" aqui, apenas estratégia e realidade, se é que me entende kkkk Parabéns, seu trampo é bom demais.

Yes Paulo. Give us more content like this. Amazing work.

Very helpful video! As someone who's trying to advance from a really good player to the best of the best it's sometimes hard to find Magic content pitched to the right skill level. I'd love to see more! Also, I would love to watch analyses of famous/iconic games from throughout Magic's history

Então é isso que passa na cabeça de quem joga bem? Baita vídeo, PV!

Excelente video PV. Definitivamente interessado em mais conteúdo analisando jogadas e explicando o pensamento por trás delas.

This is quickly climbing to be my favorite Magic content! :)

Liked all the videos so far but this is the best one in my opinion. Very practical and instructive to see in a real match.

Super nice content! Please keep it up. 8:50, if Ken believes you have bonecrusher gaint, he should activate ooze first, not growth spiral (allows re-activate in response to bonecrusher gaint). Then he would have 1 more life and that can allow him to use gust at a better moment.

Absolutely agree with you about Company in the Gruul shell. Nice video by THE pro player.

I really enjoyed all of your videos so gar, but this one was mindblowing. Thanks for doing these videos!

As a Gruul player, this video was very insightful. Even though I could see a good amount of these plays, some lines I would have missed 100% and I could have definitely have lost that game if I wasn't playing as much attention as you did. I also agree that CoCo is superfluous in Gruul: I am playing a version with none and It is actually an improvement, because relying on my 4 mana play to get good enough bodies on the field is not as good as having reliable cards that I know how good they can be

I'm a simple man. I see a video from PVDDR, so I stop what I'm doing and watch it. It's a good day.

PVDDR, you are the best, always doing great stuff and playing amazing games. Im really proud you are Brazilian.

Muito obrigado, Paulo. Please keep uploading this great content. It provides a lot of value to all of us

Please do a whole series of these. You rock!

Just got back into Magic with the release of Kaldheim and this is my Historic deck for the time being. Great insight. Thanks for the great content!

I love gameplay breakdowns but the streamers I watch never upload that part to youtube. Keep it up please!

Really nice content ! So much details in this decisions! Que conteudo, pv! Bonito ver alguém fazendo algo em tão alto nível e comentando!

Finally went back to this video and it's fucking great. Great plays and great explanation all around

Because of this awesome walkthrough, I have subscribed. Thanks for the incredible content! Really insightful!

As an aggro player who plays gruul in historic thanks for making this video. It is super helpful.

Excelente vídeo. Bem legal a ideia de pegar jogos e explicar decisões.

As mathematician I can appreciates more an aggro deck than a control one, this because there's much more perfect information about plays at the start of the game: in game theory the "selten's horse" explain well this type of game, choosing the right path to optimize the chance of winning. Control decks are difficult too, but the randomness grows turn by turn not permitting you to predict the right moves.

Great video with amazing commentary. You won over a new subscriber. I would love to see this kind of video with other archetypes.

Amazing video, I especially liked the part where you pick up on why they didn't activate the Ooze and then try to represent the card they are already playing around! Sometimes the best approach is to win quickly, but sometimes patience pays off! Keep the vids coming 😊

Ótimo vídeo PV, adoro essas explicações sobre o decision making pontual de uma certa partida, ajuda demais a melhorar =)

I fricken love all the different ways the subtitles tried to spell Embercleave. Amber Cliff Umbric Leaves Ember Clip

Honestly, I feel like you can just talk about whatever is interesting to you that happened recently and that would provide high quality, entertaining content that would be diverse. Game play, meta analysis, deck/card choices, testing methods, good/bad habits. If it's interesting to you it's probably interesting to us.

Great video! This game was a good example of a game in which you did draw better than they did, but a little less precise play would have gave them lots of outs. Your play completely shut the door for them. Congratulations on the weekend results!