Maybe! We'll see how it does at the RCs coming up. Aggro being top of the table bodes well for UW Control - especially with Temporary Lockdown! Happy to be wrong because having good Aggro-Midrange-Control decks seems like a solid format to play in 🥳

I have a screenshot of the deck, but will effort typing it out into a Decklist later!

So the picture he sent me was missing the last card, but I think it was a 3rd Worldsoul's Rage: www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6653662#paper

One more poke, just got an updated list: www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6651345#paper A few changes between the camera game and now

I don't think Leyline is going to be that great of a card. I was going to put it in my Duds, but I honestly don't think it's going to see too much play. In Standard you have a 2.5-5.5% chance (or something like that) of getting the Leyline opener into a kill with Scamp, which I think is what everyone was focused on. It's slightly better in Pioneer with the addition of Titan's Strength into the math - but you're running 12 pump spells 4 Leyline and 12 Creatures (Scamp, Mouse, Sellsword) to ensure you can kill with the Leyline Combo so there isn't much room for your deck to do anything else. I also don't think running the card in the current Mono Red or Rakdos Prowess decks does much that running extra Pump spells wouldn't do more consistently. I don't think Prowess decks are being pushed down so hard that they need an opener similar to Devotion's Leyline start hands, and that a consistent T3/4 kill is better than an inconsistent T2/3 one. It might pop up in other Red based Aggro decks, like the old Cavalcade of Calamity style Aggro decks would run that Enchantment to damage amplify their cars effects (ping damage in that case) - but it's also limited to Instants/Sorceries so a Gruul or Boros deck using Auras wouldn't work with the Leyline either - so it's applications in the Format as a whole are really tied to the power of Monstrous Rage (and other spells, but Rage put those style decks into the top tiers because of Trample + Role). I think Auras get more of a boost from this set (like Shardmage's Protection on my Studs) so there's way more support trending that way which takes away from Leyline as well.

@@optimustomtv appreciate the in-depth breakdown on this. It seemed like a slam-dunk for prowess but may hurt more than help. I think a video on that subject (with a clickbaity title about how much leyline sucks or something lol) would be much appreciated if you can find the time for it!

@@jayrod115 that's not a bad idea! I've run the numbers for Sorin-Tell so this might be good too!

You'd think there'd be more Spirits in a Haunted House...

Thank you! As far as Kona goes, I think the card has a little bit of potential with Crew, Saddle, and Drum as you mentioned! Especially in a deck like a Gruul Vehicles list where you can curve into Kona on T3 with an Elf and then slam an additional threat as well! The one downside is that I don't think Kona does anything that Creativity decks or Transmogrify ones don't already do slightly better. Those decks get to hide their threat in their library, and require one less step to enable their payoff turn. Transmog/Creativity needs: - 4 Mana - Token - Namesake spell Kona needs: - 4 Mana - Namesake spell - Way to tap it - Card you want in hand Kona's game plan is much more susceptible to disruption, being able to kill Kona or the Vehicle with Kona on the stack, or kill Kona post combat (I believe Survivor only works if it exists as it resolves). It's also weak to Thoughseize and discard effects, while Creativity lists keep their payoff protected in their deck until it gets pulled out. I don't think Kona is going to be slamming Atraxa or Valgavoth into play most of the time - I think of it more as a value card to slam Migloz, Skysovereign, maybe Titan of Industry, and in it's worst case - another land - in a Gruul deck staying on-color. it does have the upside of playing a normal, beatdown game that Creativity cannot though! I don't think those payoffs are as good as what Creativity can run, so I left it as just a normal card in the set without tons of expectations from me - but it'd be neat to see it!

Going to ask Duncan next time I see him about it - he has two different lists but I only have the combo oriented one!

Nothing that I could see :( New Mill Crab!! But it needs Enchantments sadly

I think it's fiiiiine but I still would rather run Soul Guide Lantern for the draw a card upside or the ability to nuke an entire Graveyard IMO. I think Ghost Vacuum might be a niche card in a Roots type list where you need a card for it's effect more than you need it for the P/T. It can be beneficial if you use it yourself versus an opposing Hearse for example, while still being hate vs other GY decks. Overall I think Hearse is still better, so Vacuum just gets to be an average card from the set in my mind.

Ahhh you're right I wasn't watching I guess 😅 Teysa Karlov would be a card for that deck, and Always Watching would be a way for *non-token Creature decks (like Humans) to benefit! Will have to add a notation when I get home, ty!

I didn't even think about those decks, that might be solid. Analyst trigger works with Shredder on the field, Lotus Cobra crewing it could work, but would need to see what you would remove from those decks. Being 4 mana isn't that big of an issue with Cobra out, but could be a liability if you have to keep a non-Cobra start.

NEVER SURRENDER! SIR!

Innkeeper's Talent on Level 3! It reads: "3G: Level 3 If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead." Loyalty for Planeswalkers are Counters, so Sorin's starting Loyalty of 4 gets doubled to 8, allowing Sorin to instantly -7! This is also how Vraska, Betrayal 's Sting can instantly kill someone with the same effect. It will double the Poison Counters placed on someone, meaning a Player with 0 poison now gets 18 (and you lose at 10)! I believe we explain it in the full game VoD, attached to the short!

David definitely seemed less comfortable on the deck than Wesley was on Niv

Yup! This was exactly one week ago in Pioneer! The whole match is in the related video!

Couldn't have been WotC 🤔

Charles here. I was trying to contain the board and was too focused on not getting blown out by the command, so I discarded the Zacama, which was a misplay on my part.

I think the changes were fine, and I didn't think Phoenix NEEDED a hit. I think the biggest thing is that Devotion isn't being played as much as I thought it would be, and that the Ygra Combo gave Sac a better angle against it's bad matchups as it can win "out of nowhere." I do think Phoenix numbers will still be high at the RC(s), and Aggro will have to contend with Pyroclasm by then. For now, I think everything is pretty solid though!

I'm working on putting a Prowess on together! Actually, I'm making the deck in Paper to play myself 😂 Want to try and get it out before the RC happens in the US, but I'm also thinking of doing a quicker hit on "decks to expect at the RC" for that weekend. Hopefully I have time to do both but we'll see!

@@optimustomtv Awesome that would be really helpful great content btw really enjoying it.

Oh hell yeah! Thanks for tuning in, always glad to see another League player! 🫡 Have you seen Pastrytime's magic stuff too? He's killing the historic content part @HungryOnPlane

No one was!

sorin is the main draw to try it in pioneer. it's so good!

Thanks!

Jaspera Sentinel did 1 damage and Boros Charm did 4. Eric was commenting on the trade of damage since he did not remove the Elf - not the mana value!

I might do one on cards I think will see play! But spoiler alert - I think it'll be a very short video 😅

If you mean the one David touches at 3:31, Ting Marches Greasefang before combat starts - David was skipping ahead but gets stopped so Greasefang never triggers. He could have chose to do it in response which would've stranded the Parhelion in his hand.

@@optimustomtv ah thanks

Whoops! It didn't save in my description. Here ya go! Planes-Rock-ers Decklist: archidekt.com/decks/8864256/golgari_planeswalkers

Small, targeted practice > long, unfocused grinds!

How many ya got in hand? That's how many!

@@optimustomtvthank you. Fairly new to the game and don’t have a play group so I’m trying to learn through KZbin.

Pumped to have another Player slinging spells! Welcome to the Gathering and I hope you're able to learn a bit while tuning in! Never hesitate to ask while you're here!

Not funny ha ha, funny weeeeiiiirddd

Best of luck to you! Hopefully you can get there in DC!

RIP Dora 😭

Hell yeah! Ty!

Ahaha that's me! Thanks for noticing! Still going one way or another

I don't think I agree with that, especially after the recent bans.

www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6620306#paper