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@Gzwhiz 11 сағат бұрын
Personally, I've enjoyed all of the videos you've done in this series. I like listening to your stories and hearing your perspectives of the time, as well as reading along to see what else came out in the years you've covered. I'm in my 30s so I may not have existed or been around long enough to appreciate the time when the music was released but I am a big fan of so much of the music you've covered. I used to buy so many cds when I was growing up, and I think after I started learning guitar in my teens it really opened up all these avenues to music that paved the way to what it is today. So I really appreciate the stories of buying records and going to all these gigs and shows during a time when the internet and aspects of life were minimal compared to today's standards.
@theflourishing 5 сағат бұрын
@@Gzwhiz Thanks for this comment. It was very motivating and good to hear that you share interest in the music I have covered. I hope you find the upcoming 80s series just as interesting. These are fun to make and a great excuse for me to create playlists for a year to listen to when out walking. Thanks once again for taking time to comment and share your thoughts.
@Zjivarra 6 күн бұрын
I would like to see more deck builds after opening these sealed pools ^^ Do you record using your phone? I’ve been thinking if doing these kind of videos when I have time again.
@theflourishing 6 күн бұрын
@@Zjivarra In an interesting bit of synchronicity I have a bonus Yuletide video scheduled for release soon where I do exact that. 🙂 I use a Canon Vixia HFR20 and a cheap compact tripod. I’ve had the Vixia since the early days of filming on the channel so it’s well over 10 years old now, maybe close to 15. Any modern phone should be good enough if you can find a way to hold it while you film. You may also have to play around with some sort of light source. I have a simple 3 spot domestic pole lamp. I swapped out the light bulbs that were originally in it for some LEDs that have more of a daylight spectrum (although they are not those so called “grow bulbs” used for indoor plants).
@ganglyc 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for this! Brings back fond memories of traveling to London for a couple of work trips (quite a few years ago now). The Paddington area is great; two great parks within walking distance and lots of good food options.
@theflourishing 11 күн бұрын
@@ganglyc Yes, Paddington area is awesome. One time we will get to do the canal walk from paddington basin to Camden Lock. I did the bit from Camden Lock to Islington last year, so will nice to do that preceding bit on a future visit. 🙂
@xiulin279 12 күн бұрын
Do you know where all the books about tarot written by Smith Wate are?
@xiulin279 12 күн бұрын
Thankyou
@theflourishing 12 күн бұрын
@@xiulin279 I don’t know. Have you tried using Goodreads to help you find out? www.goodreads.com/author/list/174512.Pamela_Colman_Smith
@xiulin279 8 күн бұрын
@ thank you very much
@NovaBugDrayosix 13 күн бұрын
I think i've discovered a new tradition, watching these every year, was a very relaxing and enjoyable video :)
@theflourishing 12 күн бұрын
@@NovaBugDrayosix I already have a reminder note in my recording schedule for 2025 😀
@NovaBugDrayosix 12 күн бұрын
@@theflourishing Allright, thinking ahead! Checking that list twice : ) Side note, just saw the new christmas movie Red One with my family, it was is awesome ^^
@danielzitnik4247 13 күн бұрын
What a great episode. Too many great lands to highlight, so I'll just say Throne of Eldraine has many gorgeous landscapes. I was also surprised by how good Theros Beyond Death and Ikoria looked! I'm looking forward to the full art lands and foil lands as well :)
@theflourishing 13 күн бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Thanks. Yes, I found some more full art lurking in at least one of my card boxes and then I remembered the reason why there was less of some land art in certain sets was because some were printed with both full art and regular art for the lands. Particularly once WOTC went full bore alt art in magic sets.
@veralnox457 14 күн бұрын
At 7:40 the sparkly lights are most likely wisps and following them will usually lead to some manner of mythical creature or spirit drowning you. 😅
@theflourishing 14 күн бұрын
Ahh, Will-o'-the-wisp. I feel like a folklore rabbit-hole/side-quest awaits me - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
@veralnox457 14 күн бұрын
Ooh, I absolutely love these.
@theflourishing 12 күн бұрын
@@veralnox457 let’s see what I can come up with for the next one. On a separate but related note I spent a very pleasant afternoon just sorting through some core set land for a future deck building episode. Ahh, the simple things in life.
@TheDaveHarold 14 күн бұрын
Are you gonna try to get more lands for the next land ahoy for next year?
@theflourishing 14 күн бұрын
I’m sure I will find something for Yuletide 2025
@buzzboy1001 14 күн бұрын
we got a whole year to come up with something for next year!
@theflourishing 14 күн бұрын
@@buzzboy1001 Yes, plenty of time 🤔
@Suudsu2200 14 күн бұрын
what we've all been waiting for!
@theflourishing 14 күн бұрын
@@Suudsu2200 Yes indeed 😀
@Zarbon000 15 күн бұрын
Great video! This is my favorite set!
@theflourishing 15 күн бұрын
@@Zarbon000 Thanks 😊 I did a couple of videos related to this set a couple of years ago. You may have already checked them out. Magic The Gathering - Set Musings - Dragon’s Maze (DGM) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4i2iXmGeqdmj9E Magic The Gathering - Dragon’s Maze Artwork - Random Pulls kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJPIlH6VisqtrJo
@Suudsu2200 15 күн бұрын
I love these 15 cards videos! You have such a knack for pointing out the beauty in the art. That said, I've definitely got my fingers crossed for some sort of Christmas episode this year!
@theflourishing 15 күн бұрын
@@Suudsu2200 Thanks. I love making them. There are several special episodes this year 😀. First one drops Friday.
@danielzitnik4247 17 күн бұрын
Good timing on Deceiver Exarch being in the video since Splinter Twin just got unbanned lol
@theflourishing 17 күн бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 This series seems to often have happy accidents, where there is unintended synchronicity with something else that’s happening in magic or another card I featured in a different series on the channel. 😀
@DisgruntledElk 17 күн бұрын
Ooh, have you considered doing this type of thing for mega cycles like the -lings? Morphling, Endling, Torchling, Thornling, and Brightling for example?
@theflourishing 17 күн бұрын
@@DisgruntledElk That would be interesting to try in paper, as part of this series. It’s certainly something that might also end up in a future scryfall shenanigans video. 🤔
@NovaBugDrayosix 17 күн бұрын
Is it bad that I really like the idea of this deck? This deck sounds very fun to build in concept and I'm definitely going to build a commander version of this, something I previously call a "perfect lockdown" deck, but i know not many players would enjoy playing against this. Your thoughts?
@theflourishing 17 күн бұрын
@@NovaBugDrayosix I think it’s always interesting to try at least once to see how things play out in a multi player environment.
@oddpersona22 19 күн бұрын
Very cool. I am very curious about your collection of classical music. I think you said once that you have one too?🏵
@theflourishing 19 күн бұрын
@oddpersona22 Thanks. Yes that’s right. Sometime in the 2000s I bought a number of CDs released by the Naxos record label that had got favourable reviews in leading classical music related magazine. I do need to do more of these videos going through my physical music collection. Maybe I should commit to doing that for 2025 once I get some of the December UK visit purchased stuff that I will be featuring in the New Year out the way. Also, not specifically classical music related, I have a couple of music related bonus Yuletide videos dropping between the 24th and the 31st December, so keep a look at for those.
@buzzboy1001 19 күн бұрын
Lands ahoy soon?
@theflourishing 19 күн бұрын
@@buzzboy1001 Oh Yes 😀 Saturday 21st - December. Also, keep an eye out for bonus Yuletide material that I’ve recorded for the period following that up til the end of the year - in addition to the current regular schedule. Some lands make a surprise appearance in the December 31st bonus Yuletide video.
@danielzitnik4247 20 күн бұрын
19:50 going through artwork in Commander decks seems cool
@theflourishing 20 күн бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 I’ll add it to my recording schedule spreadsheet 😀
@mariaestrada4336 21 күн бұрын
Oof that deck cost! Makes me wonder how much money my old collection would go for nowadays..
@theflourishing 21 күн бұрын
@@mariaestrada4336 Yes, it most certainly does that.
@veralnox457 23 күн бұрын
I also find myself getting completely sidetracked after looking at cards for a while. I end up going through my (considerable) collection and building no reason decks for hours before I even realize I've wasted my day 😅
@theflourishing 23 күн бұрын
@@veralnox457 For the greater good it just has to be done. 😁
@danielzitnik4247 24 күн бұрын
Nice that you finally have a co-commentator so you don't have to do all the talking. I like all the mentions about cards banned in formats they were intended for. Good job Wizards...
@theflourishing 24 күн бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Mav’s a busy guy, so I was lucky to get him on. Although his contribution in this one was possibly, “give more treats, urgent!” Regarding the format bans, there is that moment when I read the card and think, 🤔 💭 “and they didn’t see a problem here?” 🤦♂️
@Suudsu2200 24 күн бұрын
surely we'll get to meet Mav the cat someday? Or at least a showing of cards that remind you of him ~
@theflourishing 24 күн бұрын
@@Suudsu2200 I’ll have to speak with his agent, and there is the issue of appropriate treat recompense. In fact I’m being pestered for treats as I write this comment. It’s also interesting that you mention cards that remind me if him, in a much later video (it was recorded this week for release in 2025), I jokingly mention this card scryfall.com/card/hou/2/adorned-pouncer in a slightly different context.
@theflourishing 24 күн бұрын
In the interim there are a few photos of him on the community section of the site. Here is one of us hanging out. kzbin.infoUgkx87XSTkSguAWp6CkCGu40H98SGIPP_Fdn?feature=shared and the one where he stole my blankie kzbin.infoUgkxdVgd72b6jUiPChcK9VuUxCwSGB3AZ8lc?feature=shared - “it’s my blankie now!”
@NovaBugDrayosix 26 күн бұрын
I love dreamhalls <3
@NovaBugDrayosix 26 күн бұрын
I love how much you clearly enjoyed yourself thorough the video, it's alot easier to enjoy the content when the creator is clearly enjoying making the content I find =). I liked this! It was nice taking a walk through the past, through a set from before my time, and some of the pricing stuff was interesting. I've always been someone very interested in the lore of MTG and the lore behind the cards within it. Also i love Slivers and Buyback! :D Edit: My favorite card of this set has to be Bottle Gnomes! I love the art, the quote is funny, and i just wish it was 1 mana instead of 3. ^^;;
@theflourishing 26 күн бұрын
@@NovaBugDrayosix Thank you for taking time to post your kind comment. At some point I will probably get around to doing some pre-Tempest sets that I did not get around to doing as part of the set musings series. 🙂
@NovaBugDrayosix Ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel and this video, I enjoy your voice already and the unique perspective. I love these older cards from before my time (I started playing mtg in 2010). Very cool ^^. Also side note, thanks youtube algorithm for sending me this video in recommended, doing something right for once :)
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@NovaBugDrayosix Welcome to the channel. Thank you for the kind words. I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel. I have a lot of older content on here. There are a number of ‘series’ which I have created playlists for that have older cards featured, here are four playlists out of several that might interest you. Magic The Gathering - Set Musings kzbin.info/aero/PL_mM4cC3R5MUC5kE-Io5hdl8Non_h9cg9 Magic The Gathering - Nostalgia Time - Pack Openings for Older Sets kzbin.info/aero/PL_mM4cC3R5MVgW544-iKAogAquWzmBJD2 Magic The Gathering - Fat Pack / Bundle Unboxings kzbin.info/aero/PL_mM4cC3R5MXBQLmzlMy5ySbjczxZqTKr Magic The Gathering - Artwork - Cards and Theme Decks kzbin.info/aero/PL_mM4cC3R5MWuf1q9-lPsVJydpnfbKd_g
@NovaBugDrayosix Ай бұрын
@@theflourishing Allright, i'll give them a look :)
@TheKaijudist Ай бұрын
Really enjoy this series
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@TheKaijudist Thank you.
@Vintage_Khaiell Ай бұрын
At about 13:56 you scroll past an album called Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy. 1996 slapped me across the face with the song Banditos….now it won’t leave my head. Thanks for that…I guess😂
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@Vintage_Khaiell 🙂
@danielzitnik4247 Ай бұрын
I absolutely love the Invasion sac lands. I've mentioned them before on one of your videos. They are so good in certain combo decks! 5:28 so many pricey cards you just scrolled into from Lotus Vale to Tolarian Academy! It's always so cool seeing the up close looks at the card. Lots of pieces of artwork become clearer, and sometimes we notice things we otherwise wouldn't have. Nice to see you staying on brand and saving the best cards for the end.
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Yes, your comment inspired this video. Agreed, end on a high.
@K1LLKD Ай бұрын
I am a ride-or-die fan of the 15 card series!!
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@K1LLKD Awesome 😎
@danielzitnik4247 Ай бұрын
That one card does look an awful lot like someone from Sons of the Harpy. Also, funny to hear you reference Daario on the next card when it's from the LOTR set (a reprint of an in-universe card)
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 I wonder if they will do a GOT UB set
@albertocabello3778 Ай бұрын
Really cool to see, for me especially the Sabbath box set with the tinier version of the cover artwork and the inside as well
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@albertocabello3778 I seem to remember that they also did a full vinyl version, at some point, with similar box artwork.
@MagizardInternet Ай бұрын
Where did you get the art for the thumbnail?
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@MagizardInternet Basically all the thumbnails are created through various layers of picture effects/transformations in PowerPoint from an ‘abstract’ theme image created using MS copilot.
@oddpersona22 Ай бұрын
Very cool, thank you🥱One nation under a groove🏵
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@oddpersona22 🎸
@danielzitnik4247 Ай бұрын
23:45 the original EDH only used the 5 Elder Dragons from Legends, so even more restrictive!
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Very true.
@danielzitnik4247 Ай бұрын
6:10 Hugs. The one on the left has the Planeswalker stamp on the artwork near the bottom right corner. It's probably from a promo pack. EDIT: you eventually figured it out lol
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Sometimes I get there in the end 🙂
@TheDaveHarold Ай бұрын
Some of these old lands are crazy
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@TheDaveHarold I know. Just love ‘em. 😀
@foxtalksgames Ай бұрын
Do you know how many years I've known of eggs without actually understanding why they're eggs? They're fragile, and you have to crack them open to use them.
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
I really like the art for the odyssey egg cycle scryfall.com/search?q=otag%3Acycle-ody-egg&unique=cards&
@martijnharle8111 Ай бұрын
great video! i used this to set up my own SG special and my harley benton explorer.
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@martijnharle8111 Thanks.
@ameliadesertsong Ай бұрын
Yes Natalie imbruglia! Left of the middle was one of my favorite albums of my childhood and she is still making great music and writing lyrics these days
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@ameliadesertsong Agreed
@danielzitnik4247 Ай бұрын
Hazezon is on the Reserved List FYI. I've never used Cube Cobra outside of cube, but that's a good idea! You certainly could find additional synergies there. Plus, edhrec can be an echo chamber. Lots of people are running this card with this Commander, therefore everyone sees those cards as popular choices and runs them as well, perpetuating their popularity. As for Cube Cobra, if you ever want to dive into a cube that would be fun. You can draft them and do all sorts of things. if you did, I'd be honored if you checked out my own. Thanks as always for the great content!
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
@@danielzitnik4247 Thanks. That’s a good point about popularity bias in edhrec. I’m sure I read a data science paper once that talked about those sort of problems in recommendation systems. It may have been called something like “everyone wants a pony”, but I might be misremembering here. I’ll be giving the cube content thing some more thought over the rest of what is left of 2024. I’ve got a bit ahead of myself in the video schedule for this year and have content ready for release for the remainder of the year, including the all important Yuletide ‘lands ahoy’ 21st December video. Getting ahead of myself proved very useful for this year as I was able to keep to my current release schedule and get another project of the ground and hopefully finished by the end of the year. It’s not magic related, but I needed to scratch a creative training material / AI generated / programming code itch without impacting the content on this channel. If it’s something anyone is curious about, it’s currently under development here and I will do a formal hard release video sometime towards the end of 2024, beginning of 2025. programmingpolyglot.wordpress.com Thanks for your usual super helpful comments. Cheers.
@oddpersona22 Ай бұрын
Very cool. Thank you🌲(this is evergreen tree, not a christmas tree😉).
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
Cheers. I’ll have to see if I have any other interesting box sets to talk about. On a related note, I do have a group of these coming up that look at my singles collection from way back.
Ай бұрын
I wish Wizards boosters were slowly turning into Dollarama boosters. The repacks still keep the same level of quality over the years, which sadly can't be said about the Wizards boosters.
@theflourishing Ай бұрын
😂
@reallybig 2 ай бұрын
Great deep dive... might I suggest Invokers next?
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion and I will add to the release list. I’ve got rather ahead of myself with filming content, so I could temporarily work on another project before the end of 2024, so it might be a while before this will appear.
@dougbrown9048 2 ай бұрын
They missed Autonomic
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
@@dougbrown9048 Thanks for pointing out. I found an article on this site regarding Autonomic. absoluteloss.com/features/lost-guide-autonomic Looks like another genre I need to add to my “must check out” list. It’s a very long list. 🙂
@markottewell8897 2 ай бұрын
Nearly the exact same apart from mine would be “ the jewel” by pendragon instead of solstice “ silent dance” but still a great album.
@augustjologs1 2 ай бұрын
This Tombstone is one of the weakest precon decks. The strategy is like reanimator decks - fill graveyard with creatures which you bring back to the battlefield. The problem is the creatures in the precon deck are just weak and overcosted with no special abilities. With so few and unreliable 'reanimate' spells, you would usually be able to play them from your hand while waiting to draw your 'reanimates'. One of the weakest precons, which I actually built/put together from my Urza Saga excess cards. I usually play this when I want to lose to my wife who plays a different precon.
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
@@augustjologs1 I seem to recall seeing a really interesting article several years ago on one of the mtg related sites where the author went through all the old theme decks and ordered them by weakest to strongest. I can’t remember specifically what deck came out on top but I do remember it being some kind of burn deck.
@augustjologs1 2 ай бұрын
@@theflourishing I saw that article 2 days ago and was surprised to see "The Sparkler" preconstructed deck from Stronghold mentioned as #1 (ranked subjectively from worst to best, not based on deck's power/winning %). The Sparkler was my very first Magic deck/cards bought, in Jan 2000, and it's a Counter-burn deck with just 3 lousy creatures, and counterspells and burn spells (reusable with buyback). I consider that as probably my weakest precon deck, though could be argued as one of the more 'interesting' decks because of its strategy and card composition.
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
@@augustjologs1 I should revisit counter-burn as part of the This Olde Deck series. Yes, that sounds like the article I remembered. I also have a vague memory of another I read, around the same time, where someone had systematically played various decks against one another. But again it’s a distant memory that I can’t remember how many of the decks were done and what the system was for pairing up the decks, the elimination process, and then the pairings for moving on to the next ‘round’.
@Baibakov88 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking this one up. I think they're an interesting tribe from a key period in the history of "early" Magic.
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
@@Baibakov88 Yes, and feel free to suggest any others that you might think of over time.
@peterhebden1557 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Could you link me to the image of the wizard used in your thumbnail?
@theflourishing 2 ай бұрын
@@peterhebden1557 You are welcome. That wizard image doesn’t come from the web it’s one of my thumbnail “idents” built from several steps🙂.