Yeah, this guy's ratings are whack. Vitaiity's probably the best one in constructed (at least in Explorer/Pioneer) for being a 3 CMC that's on curve as a creature and has a great effect. It's a 3/3 mana dork on its own at minimum. It's the only one of the five that stands out from its alternatives. Innocence is good, but lackluster as a creature. It could be the same size as Vitality or a 2/4 and be just fine. Plus, 1/turn limitation is painful. Courage is too expensive for aggro and would have to be used as a combo piece. Curiosity is just kinda really awkward from its high CMC. Blue creature decks have better cards to be playing. Tenacity... is probably a lot better in Standard, in Explorer just play Vito, lol.
@pencilbender9 сағат бұрын
@@LymiaKanokawa yeah, i agree with all those points.
@HarverTheSlayerСағат бұрын
@@LymiaKanokawa I would give Curiosity more than that. Sure, it is expensive at 4 CMC, but it has the flexibility of being able to drop it at any point. For example, you attack with something and wait for what the opponent does. They let you through? Plop it on the table and draw right then and there. Do they block? Then keep it in hand, do something else, or wait until the end of their turn, all while threatening a counterspell that you may or may not have.
@RelicOfTheClassics18 сағат бұрын
I get curiosity being #1 but putting tenacity last is crazy
@tomscout542322 сағат бұрын
They power crept sanguine bond lmao
@NorthwestMagic18 сағат бұрын
And it's another combo piece you can put in your life drain decks for more redundancy.
@trevorjamieson889217 сағат бұрын
Not necessarily, I'd say each color can more easily deal with creatures than not. For example: Red can "Smite the Deathless" and exile it instead when it dies. No amount of hope will stop green from having it get elk'd on. White.... is white. Blue can just "Unsummon" it back to your hand. And Black's been doing rather well with creature removal that can also double as enchantment removal.
@Behmtastic14 сағат бұрын
@trevorjamieson8892, even if it's dealt with, it still comes back with the exception of exile. Plus, it costs 1 less than a sanguine bond. That sounds like a pretty good upgrade to me.
@VFD-mq2vrКүн бұрын
I just pulled one of the Japanese showcase enduring curiosity! It’s awesome I haven’t decided if I’m gonna sell it or keep it
@NorthwestMagic18 сағат бұрын
They look SO GOOD! Nice pull :)
@danielrappe71282 күн бұрын
Boring tipical stapels deck
@ZeIose3 күн бұрын
You forgot the best part about sensei’s defining top! The part where you can draw a card with it for free to cast for its miracle cost on an opponents turn!
@Shortprsnn3 күн бұрын
"I honestly do not think he will be banned" Kek
@NorthwestMagic3 күн бұрын
I cannot be held accountable for anything I have said in the past
@adamgarcia56164 күн бұрын
I am noticing that many people are glossing over or missing the fact that Zimone can flip permanents not just creatures
@zacharyfillmore55417 күн бұрын
This isn’t a cycle, this is wizards flipping off red…… again
@NorthwestMagic12 күн бұрын
What do you think of our upgrades? What else are you adding to the deck?
@VFD-mq2vr12 күн бұрын
so far i took some of your ideas for removal, im adding in manifest dread-1G sorcery, say its name, another 1G sorcery, then also house cartographer 1G creature, along with Zimone, all-questioning 1GB creature. Thoughts?
@VFD-mq2vr12 күн бұрын
i got this precon literally just for the reprints, but the more ive looked into it the more fun i think this deck will be
@adrianrodriguez105214 күн бұрын
Pronunciation (doll-eck) Dalek
@adrianrodriguez105214 күн бұрын
Interesting piece of lore davros is the creator of the daleks and was created by the doctor in turn the doctor creates debatably his greatest enemy without ever knowing it, the thing that wipes out all of the time lords except the doctor was created and destroyed by the doctor.👨⚕️
@NorthwestMagic13 күн бұрын
@@adrianrodriguez1052 That is some awesome lore for an awesome commander. Thanks for the tip!
@dylantaylor587218 күн бұрын
Are you sure they all see each other enter wouldn’t they all enter at the exact same time meaning only the first wick sees them all enter bc it has to be on the battlefield for it to see another rat enter meaning each of there enters active individually but not there other ability of watching another rat enter
@NorthwestMagic17 күн бұрын
They do all see each other enter!
@bennyconk19 күн бұрын
Im pretty sure something is mixed up here. The first Wick is already established. So therefore the 6 counters wouldn’t work. It would be 5 to the power of 5. Therefore putting 25 counters on Wicks Snail. I’m assuming this is the case
@NorthwestMagic17 күн бұрын
The 5 all see each other so 25, and the original also sees all 5 enter so actually 30 triggers there.
@bennyconk17 күн бұрын
@@NorthwestMagic yeah my mind completely jumbled because of the legendary rule. I’ve been trying to say this is how it works to my friend and he’s also confused haha
@bennyconk19 күн бұрын
Not only that, if you have the mana. You can do it five times again with (Orthion, Hero of Lava Brink) it’s another 9 mana but you won’t have to discard afterwards as he is a creature
@chromaticcaos28 күн бұрын
Krark is also crazy because if you cast a spell from your graveyard with Urabrask and Krark bounces it to your hand, it won't go to exile. And then if you recast the spell, it's a new object so it will go to the graveyard and you can cast it from the graveyard for a third time.
@InkBreathingDragonАй бұрын
I am testing him as a win engine with my Flubs deck.
@amusician1771Ай бұрын
“Sha-lobe” 😂😂😂
@BehmtasticАй бұрын
The azorious in me is going to have to build a deck with all these mechanics.
@ShortprsnnАй бұрын
I'll build an initiative deck just so I can hold Howie's hand.
@ShortprsnnАй бұрын
"Garbage decks" I feel called out
@richarddilkes328Ай бұрын
Your decks have great personalities
@juhstihnoАй бұрын
Is this Stubbs?
@richarddilkes3282 ай бұрын
Another point about Into the Flood Maw, and the Gift Mechanic generally, the gifted opponent doesn't have to be the same as owner of the bounced permanent. I think this makes it way better
@TheViolinAndMore2 ай бұрын
The best cards are missing, huh
@andreasmueller3372 ай бұрын
Into the floodmaw = blue path to exile? You are aware that unsummon exists since alpha, right? Apart from that great video and thanks for the great tips❤
@richarddilkes3282 ай бұрын
Since Unsummon was printed first, by your logic, Path to Exile is really white's Unsummon
@maradri03gaming92 ай бұрын
Lmao
@paulmayorgorham99812 ай бұрын
I think this is also pretty funny with Auton Soldier
@kametheturtle2 ай бұрын
Three tree city is a mythic rare card so you'll be able to find it in the rare/mythic slots of packs
@CardboardKiwi2 ай бұрын
Grats on the raised anime Finneas! Digging the content, keep it up <3
@HarrisonNowakowski2 ай бұрын
how??? im gooing to my hibby srore preareleasse lol how did you get these ??
@ICM92 ай бұрын
Some stores get their hands on the products early and some of them like to make a little extra money, so they break the rules by ignoring release dates and sell early online or to people they trust to keep quiet. Some places might just not know for whatever reason. I’ve been to a gas station that sold a new Pokémon set a whole week before the release date.
@HarrisonNowakowski2 ай бұрын
@@ICM9 hmmm ok, ty
@elijahmason41292 ай бұрын
this guy is lame. get some charisma before trying to make a video pal
@ramenlapper44882 ай бұрын
Need
@kosmonaut52 ай бұрын
Just got my hands on it!
@richarddilkes3282 ай бұрын
Comment for the almighty algorithm!
@timaeusdelpueblosecretodel68012 ай бұрын
Oh. A grixis commander that delas direct damage. And it comboes with rite of replication? How original.
@SneakyPirate54Ай бұрын
First time I'm hearing of it. I've been playing for the last two years!
@timaeusdelpueblosecretodel6801Ай бұрын
@@SneakyPirate54 Be'lakor the dark master deals 160 damage to eacch opponent w/ RoR
@ironicsymbolism60852 ай бұрын
I like Rite of Replication in my Reaper King deck. It usually ends games.
@Shortprsnn2 ай бұрын
I'm glad that I will always be in these videos in spirit as a playmat.
@richarddilkes3282 ай бұрын
Watching Howie struggle to understand Exchange of Words made my day.
@markdd42812 ай бұрын
That green one Def getting banned that's funny😂😂
@magnum-v7z2 ай бұрын
The legend rule still applies. Yes they all enter but you always have to sacrifice them all and just have one left 😅
@starslayer182 ай бұрын
Yes the other wicks die leaving you with only one, but you only need one to trigger the effect and deal the 32 damage to your opponents. Since they all enter at the same time they will trigger and see each other enter after that the legend rule kills them.
@arron9782Ай бұрын
UNLESS, you use something like Helm of the Host to make a token copy of Wick that no longer has Legendary, and copy that, n which case, all the Wick tokens from Rite also don't have Legendary and stay in play. Plus, as you already have multiple Wicks in play, the impact is even bigger...
@Luna-we4yc2 ай бұрын
and commander damage of 31/31 snail from wick to the dome will be how i get banned from my local edh circle
@alexvian61992 ай бұрын
It wouldn't be commander damage because only combat damage counts towards that
@Luna-we4yc2 ай бұрын
@@alexvian6199 that is very true I forgot
@noadaenderninja2 ай бұрын
This is the equivalent of five Skaven Warlocks walking in on each other and each declaring they are the leader while a snail eats their warp stone.
@residentracist32102 ай бұрын
Five what now
@noadaenderninja2 ай бұрын
@@residentracist3210 Skaven are rat people in Warhammer
@residentracist32102 ай бұрын
@@noadaenderninja oh those guys from vintage cube
@noadaenderninja2 ай бұрын
@@residentracist3210 lol They have officially mtg cards, I was just making a bad warhammer analogy
@AranTheLegend2 ай бұрын
Would you just copy it then the legend rule will kill it
@NorthwestMagic2 ай бұрын
They will die, but they will all get the “enter the battlefield” triggers first
@scheikundeiscool40862 ай бұрын
For 12 fucking mana it beter win the fucking game. Jesus
@matthewoxford86632 ай бұрын
The key is it wins the game against multiple opponents lol
@tiagodoresalmeida2 ай бұрын
@@matthewoxford8663 winning against multiple opponents is literally the definition of winning the game, you can't win the game to just a single player 😂
@tiagodoresalmeida2 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly, such an investment that can just be counter spelled or have the last Wick removed before sacking the snail unless you had even more mana for interaction.
@sgt.zacharyrothschild52802 ай бұрын
Why do they keep making these busted?Freaking rat commanders ash coat already hadTim's. Now this thing comes with a pair of Jordan's flying in haste.For all your freaking rats, this is insane.
@christopherfreeman16662 ай бұрын
If you stack the creatures correctly you can do some wicked life drainage with Bilbo Birthday Celebrant's tap ability. If you place down mirkwood bats first and then start putting down things that give you food tokens... 🫢 ✨Death✨ I do however agree that Bilbo should be a commander for his own life gain focused deck. I personally removed him from my Cooking With Hobbits deck. Not exactly what I needed to be doing. Edit: Also... Dude... Add Peregrine Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Samwise Gamgee for food gain shenanigans. When Peregrine Took pairs up with Merry Warden of Isengard each turn you can guarantee 2 extra food (1 extra for Sam's combat phase trigger and 1 extra for Merry's create a token trigger).
@MJVelascoSalvador2 ай бұрын
We did it boys, we finally broke rite of replication!
@welcomeback29122 ай бұрын
Need a degree to play mtg. I started playing my theif deck(Can't have stuff in Detroit) 1: because finding new combos is fun 2: because finding all the combos is so much easier when my opponents bring them to me Either play sub-optimally or hope i can't steal your stuff
@123buitrero2 ай бұрын
For those asking and those that might want to ask: Each Wick sees 5 rats entering. Since the Snail already exists, each Wick places 5 +1/+1 counters on the snail and that happens 6 times (5 because of the tokens and 1 because of the original Wick), meaning you put 30 +1/+1 counters, resulting in a 31/31 Snail. Math was wrong by 1, but the idea is correct and great ❤
@alexvian61992 ай бұрын
"since the snail already exists", what if you don't, or someone bolts it in response? Will it just turn one of the triggers from +1/+1 to snail mode? Or would they all fizzle?
@simplygray6716Ай бұрын
@@alexvian6199 so basically, since these are all technicallly on the stack, and its an if-Then/otherwise ability, what would happen is each wick ability would make a check. If there is no sail, then make a snail. If there is a snail, you buff the snail. So if you dont have a snail or your opponent bolts the snail like in your example youd just end up with a 30/30 snail
@igobywittyАй бұрын
Man i was trying to figure put where the 1 extra came from for the past 5 mins
@123buitreroАй бұрын
@@alexvian6199 another snail is created. Each checks at the momento of resolving. IF snail exists, put counter; IF snail doesn't exist, create snail