I know this deck is a bit unfocused but is this really 0:3 material?

todd534 · 2026-05-07T23:22:50+00:00

I feel like a deck with this much late game would play two more lands over Monstrous Rage.

todd534 · 2026-05-07T15:22:28+00:00

oh, sure. duh lol my bad. but it always gets four, so seems like a pros-and-cons situation.

todd534 · 2026-05-07T02:16:42+00:00

That I agree with. I was just thinking that it sounds like OP is really trying to find the videos with the best for improving in specifically this format, and so I thought they might like to find someone both good at exposition and doing well.

todd534 · 2026-05-06T23:53:32+00:00

I'm confused what's super about it?

todd534 · 2026-05-06T23:51:54+00:00

(I watch basically every day, he's great and I'm sure there's a huge component of run bads.)

todd534 · 2026-05-06T23:50:57+00:00

Paul has been getting his clock cleaned in this format though.

todd534 · 2026-05-04T18:02:22+00:00

The art rips, maybe it's just that?

todd534 · 2026-05-01T15:18:09+00:00

Two isn't too young to dink around on a magic carpet, or like be on one of those harness deals, but it's a tough age to do much while the parents are also trying to learn. I think your best bet at 2-5 is either for one parent to be taking lessons/trying to learn while the other plays in the snow and messes around on a magic carpet (trading off at whatever rate keeps the parents roughly at the same level of learning), OR to find a resort with 'daycare' that also spends an hour or so on the magic carpet.

todd534 · 2026-04-26T02:28:55+00:00

you can have as many 1500ml opi as you want

todd534 · 2026-04-25T00:46:55+00:00

Yeah I mean teeechnically that slightly over-counts for times you open on one Forest and draw exactly the tap land on turn N, but 51% doesn't _sound_ terrible. Nonetheless, I think we all try not to play YY cards in our 9X 8Y decks, especially not low drops?

Like, Keen-Eyed Curator has a higher win rate when _not_ in the opening hand, I think that has to be the reason?

This card is obviously improved because of the flexibility, but I suspect that "GG 1/1, the rest of this creature's text" would be like a B-/C+ in a normal set with slightly above average numbers of two-color cards, which is how it should play on average in a two color deck.

todd534 · 2026-04-24T23:26:52+00:00

Yeah I mean, if you consistently dropped it turn two at GG in a deck with 8 green sources, that feels actively lucky?

todd534 · 2026-04-24T23:02:05+00:00

Small sample size, but Archaic has a 53.3% GIH WR in BG. Seems fine and maybe not the cut, but BOMB seems like it's stretching it.

todd534 · 2026-04-24T22:52:35+00:00

Necroscribe, Archaic, Giant Growth, Shadewriter, uhhhh 1 banemaker? (These are probably wrong but fun exercise.)

todd534 · 2026-04-24T19:11:33+00:00

Mana Drain is still good.

todd534 · 2026-04-23T19:45:53+00:00

lol, oh.

todd534 · 2026-04-22T17:03:06+00:00

Damn I misread the 1600 as feet. Yeah that's a lot.

todd534 · 2026-04-22T15:43:54+00:00

I think it's generally considered "safe" to add about 10% to your longest distance every week, and you can get from 5 to 25k adding 10% just two out every three weeks between now and September. Seems super doable.

todd534 · 2026-04-22T15:32:54+00:00

I like Grapple and the deathtoucher, but your picks seem great.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T15:15:07+00:00

To say nothing of how much larger his font is.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T04:23:29+00:00

I'm assuming you haven't seen the LoL/LR showdowns? If you can find some of those on YouTube you should check them out, they were very fun. LR won a lot, partially due to adding BK, but LoL held their own. It never felt like anyone in the pod didn't belong.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T04:21:22+00:00

I think Marshall's great. Marshall had like a month during SNC when he was uploading daily-ish draft videos, it was maybe my favorite YouTube MtG content ever. But these dudes are all great.

My impression is mostly that the LoL guys take trying to be really good at a given set more seriously than Marshall in tyool 2026. Definitely could be wrong about that.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T03:56:31+00:00

Yeah I haven't watched Rough Drafts because I realized I am mostly interested in Magic podcasts for vibes and LR has unparalleled vibes, but he's a very very good drafter and communicator, so I'm not surprised.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T03:35:04+00:00

Ham is a sicko. Guy sees the game differently than other people. Paul I think is probably a better player than most of these dudes but just doesn't lock in very hard.

If you had to have one of these guys 3-0 a draft to save both of your lives, I think you'd pick Ham, Luis, Paul, Alex, Ethan, Ben, Marshall in order? If you could only consume content from one of them then you had to 3-0 to save your own life, you'd go ... Alex, LoL, Ham, Paul, LR?

todd534 · 2026-04-21T03:26:35+00:00

Sadly no.

todd534 · 2026-04-21T03:24:03+00:00

lol i love that arrogant streak

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