Trogdor comparatively speaking, cards weren’t as swingy. Sure you had Emrakul and CoCo but for 1 thing they came with real deck building constraints (until Aetherworks Marvel was printed) and for another there always felt like there was a counterpunch out there in the card pool to fight what you wanted to fight. Standard for the last 18 months at least has been riddled with A) planeswalkers that quickly gain complete advantage and lock out games. Lili Last Hope isn’t even comparable to the liked of Oko, Teferi, Narset, etc. B) Unbelievably powerful cards in the vein of ECD, Field of the Dead, Golos, Uro, and (including Historic) Muxus all being supported be some of the best ramp spells to see standard play Maybe too long winded but I’m really burnt out on the current state of Magic. Been grinding Historic the last month and a half and if it wasn’t for Covid I wouldn’t touch it again and I’d just wait for the local Modern FNM Edit: For the record I think 13 cmc Emrakul would be busted in current Standard/Historic but in context then ramp was really mediocre
@@ModestMcMichaels thanks for the reply, I've been out of the loop for a year or so and even then don't have a huge in depth understanding on the state of sets etc
Trogdor Long story short Wizards increased power level drastically in Standard products + Modern Horizons since literally the standard featured in the video. Weird and expensive times
God, LSV being the only dude to play Tamiyo in bant made him the only bant player who could hang w/ the emrakrul decks. Truly a blast to watch live as it happened. Still remember this years later.
I miss this. Haven't watched paper coverage since GPs and PTs stopped having it. The new system is overly confusing and I just don't care about arena - if I want to watch/play a video game there are many more options that offer more than MTG online. Paper magic is unique and is what drew me in.
Amen. I like having Arena as an option, especially with the pandemic, but it’s sad how WOTC has decimated the Pro Tour scene. Nothing on Arena can match the anticipation and experience of a GP or PT event.
SPOILER: Reid wasn't beating that drom. command game 1 anyway. He would have lost on the following turn even with Atarka because the command makes tracker just kill the big spider. It wasn't wrong to double block.
Reid played game 1 correctly. You play to win, not to survive. He wasn't beating Dromoka's Command anyway, play as if he has nothing so you can set up a winning position. Don't know why they think Reid misplayed.
That's technically the correct play, but it just didn't matter. Attacking with Ishkanah doesn't up the clock at all 95% of the time, he just needed to connect twice with Emrakul
I mean for the last game, the only thing that could've saved reid there was either another emrakul or an ishkanah since a creature would've just been tapped down
Agreed. She is still behind other analysts in level of understanding, but she is still becoming solid. She'll improve as she gains more experience. It was awful her first season in the booth though.
@@mwbwyatt i too used fo like him years ago but ppl like this carry their shittyness on the inside and can hide it up until a certain point meanwhile manipulating and gaslight others(spouse/fans for example). Soonner or later the rot on the inside boils on the top and we see their true inner self. Pease
At 12:00 I think it would have been better if LSV tapped Island instead of one Coast to be able to win from topdecking white mana, so he could double Command
i kinda hate how they always focus the camera in a way where we can see all these magic players fidget like crazy moving their cards back and forth in their hand, its literally giving me anxiety
No. Once triggered, he can basically choose to exile as part of the resolution of the trigger, but in each case, LSV sacrificed his Selfless Spirit to make his board indestructible, so Reid declined to exile and deal damage. The reason LSV did this before Reid made a decision was because you can respond to the trigger, but not the resolution, so if he declined to sac, Reid can exile, wipe his board, and there's nothing LSV can do as a response.
Pretty sure LSV had the first game of the video no matter how Reid blocked. Dragon couldn't sweep enough to keep him alive. The commentators jobs are really hard but sometimes they just really miss the boardstate.
you may call it luck, and it was, but mostly it was reid's fault. Having atarka in hand, there was really no reason to let 1 attacker through in game 1
Yeah. But who knows how game 3 would have went. May have thought he could have stabilized at one. May have life gain somewhere. But it is still an amazing match. And glad to see someone else seeing this video recently, lol. Everyone else is from 3 years ago...
The 5 dmg from atarka wouldnt stabilize there with 3 life. He wouldve still lost to that board unless he got rid of some attackers. Thats why he double blocked.
God I didn't watch this when it happened but Reid made two huge player mistakes in game two after the mull to 5. He could've attack with the legendary spider an then cast the new one to come into play untapped. Also he could've forced an attack with Luis's last creature when he takes over his turn again around min 34. This would've left an open planes walker on board.
spider attack didn't matter, 3 damage wasn't going to make a difference (though technically is a mistake) he actually did force an attack with luis's other creature, and had no way to kill the second. magic is hard, so I generally default to the pros and try to figure what I'm missing when I disagree with their plays (but of course, no one is perfect, the spider play was suboptimal, but not a "huge mistake")
@@evanmurdzek2935 yea you're right. I make mistakes around round 5 of legacy and modern because I'm zoning out, but these seem to be throw away choices that could have lead to a closer game or even victory. Part of the game does come down to player choices so while I am being super critical these guys are not computers who do all the most optimal things in the game. Even so as an average player I just noticed those and figured I'd point them out.
@@wesomek totally makes sense! I have punted away more games than I can count. looking through other replies, there were also some other possible reasons to not attack with ishkanah. That is the great part of magic, its so complex that this level of skill can really get paid off (and is definitely good to be critical and analyze what people are doing)
If you're talking about the Game 2 Emrakul, I don't think he casted the Kozilek, as he didn't want to kill his tokens and Ishkanah (sorry for the spelling on that)
Also, he pointed at the return in the graveyard and says it triggers. But the return says you "may". This kind of ability is very tricky. Because when it triggers, your opponent doesn't know exactly what's going to happen.
Every time I hear Andrew Cuneo, I have those tingles from the memories of eliminating him from day 2 of Grand Prix Charlotte after he started the match out being a smartass.
he'd had very recent laser eye surgery prior to this pro tour, and i assume was very tired after having his eyes wide open for god knows how many hours while a bright laser reshaped his retinas. he definitely looks fine on his twitch streams and in the booth during pt kaladesh now, but i get what you mean from the time.
How did Gaby ever get a spot on commentary? Its really hard to listen too, especially when its over top of such a good game that deserves someone like Marshall or Ian, people who know magic and speak well. Oh well, still a great and highly entertaining match.
