Perfect Mana, Perfect Grixis | Vintage Cube Draft 

I watched a little bit of one of LSV’s first cube drafts from 6 years ago and the difference in card evaluation is mind-bending. Jace was “broken,” Timetwister was “mediocre,” Consecrated Sphinx was “one of the better finishers,” Treachery was a “big busted blue card,” Counterspell was better than Force of Will, and Parallax Wave and LED and many other current favorites were unmentionable. Also neat to see what was considered cube viable back then

I used to watch basically every LSV vintage cube vid that dropped. Now with these daily vids I can't keep up and have taken to just watching the most recent. A wonderful problem to have.

memory lapse over truename, and converter over oko were certainly some very interesting picks. They certainly came around full force in hindsight lol.

I would enjoy seeing the 5v5 drafts have a double power list

The variety is cool, but personally I'm not the biggest fan of the 5v5 format, specifically because IMO the wheel is the most interesting part of the draft.

"Chaos defiler is too strong to pass" immediately after passing oko is actually based

See, he was gonna get a mox pack 4, but then got greedy and asked for a grixis mox. You can tell the program jumped a bit and reset the pack when it heard him say that

"I can't take oko" when you had picked up overgrown tomb specifically because it could help you play an oko? Say it ain't so!

Loving how consistently you post. Great boost during the day

Haha, love all the artifacts FOMO during the drafting segment. Thanks for uploading daily!

Appreciate your content i learn alot and enjoy the commentary thank you lsv

4:11 You could have taken Time Warp - it can commit a crime. 😂

No initiative is so much better and 5 packs of 5 is very enjoyable too, just looks better on screen tbh

you could give me 1000 guesses and I would not predict the way game 1 ends

I love 5v5 drafts! Have you considered adding another cycle of fetches though? They are so high at everyone's list that they rarely wheel. Plus there are quite a few cards in the cube that need fetches to work...

The content has gotten much better with the removal of initiative.

Nooooo take the workshop XD give inn to the intrusive thoughts!

"Those bones are tiny" XD

Regarding the “no initiative” differences, it would be interesting if thoracle consult and time vault were also included in the initiative list. You have a bullshit list and a honest Garfield intended list.

My man made grixis aggro look like a planned archetype...

Love the content

Splashing leo & not oko when you cut the converter 🤦🏻‍♂️

That Tendrils

No power in the thumbnail. The drought is back!

Present!

this deck would be top tier in a format without power lol

Where can I find SLV's cube list without initiative?

Have you considered Florian, Voldaren Scion over Theif of Sanity in the cube list? His downside over Theif is mainly that you have to use the card at once, but he can get to see more cards, do not actually have to attack and can fairly easily get a card the turn you play him. I do think 3/3 first striker is a better creature than a 2/2 flier, but it is minor. I am not sure about your deck vs. their deck though: Your cards fit your plan better but being better if your opponent has a better deck than you is worth something.

dont you take cards like taiga and overgrown tomb and such so you can pick up an oko when it comes?

17:00-that’s what she said

Would’ve been the sickest workshop deck

Verdict: Mati not a coward.

Right after the draft, when he says, “this is 15 lands so I need to cut a couple cards…”, what does he mean by 15 lands? Like he only needs 15 in his deck? I’ve never got that (and I know it’s probably like a “duh!” But can someone please explain this to me?

33:52 opponent not pitching subtlety lost them the game at the end...

Can someone explain to me why he is so into Chaos Defiler? destroy nonland permant x2 is good and all but am I missing something here?

I think it can't possibly be correct to trade creatures and not take out the oko. IDK how it could be correct to ignore the oko when the game is ending in 2 turns at the fastest, when the worst thing it does is gain OP 3 life and you have no real gas on hand to fight against the constant advantage it is gonna give M4tti. Given the way you drew, it may be unlikely you win the game anyway, but leaving Oko in play to bury you doesn't seem like a winning line.

Not killing the Oko is very sus

Woah.

13:35 Coveted Julie

A shame that you had a fantastic Marchesa deck but never got to play her in any of the games.

I see grixis, I click grixis

19:57 why wouldn't he play the tutor there? card goes on top of library smh

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