$20 If You Know The Random MTG Card

It's the Magic: the Gathering South East Asia Championships! And it only makes sense to TEST these top-tier players on their knowledge of Magic cards. Can they guess this Scryfall random card JUST by the rules text?
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[@QMTG]

You TOO could win something from my previous video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJi7ooSlnLmUhNU Did you enjoy this game and what should we TEST Magic players on next time???

[@y2aalkis606]

1) Show them art and let them guess the artist. 2) Name a card and let them guess how many times the card got printed in a unique product. 3) Show them a cardname in a non-english language and they have to guess the english name.

[@murpl1462]

Show them a card and ask them what percentage of legal decks on EDHREC play that card.

[@mthlay15]

That helix call was golden. Good video

[@randommaster06]

Cromat being described as a Big Mac being flipped over is the best thing I've heard all week.

[@patricklee4581]

the best thing is, now that i've heard that description... he's not wrong

[@QMTG]

Yes

[@bearman_1826]

Big Cromac.

[@randommaster06]

@@bearman_1826 I'm disappointed I didn't come up with that.

[@kenpachiyugioh1804]

I know I'm making my Burger Flip deck featuring Cromat as the commander and anything I can find involving meat and flipping. Will it be competitive? No. Will maybe one person laugh? Maybe. And that's all I need.

[@MorbidElegy]

Looking up that lightning helix had the same text was really fun and fair, I respect that.

[@AricHaldan0782]

with several of them I knew the card, the cost and the set where it came from, but I had no idea about the name. It's really hard to remember the name of random draft cards lol.

[@QMTG]

Lolol yes indeed

[@AidanWR]

I had the exact same problem. Most of them I knew the card art too, but pulling a name out isn't easy

[@devforfun5618]

yup i knew the face of the cat, but didnt remember the name

[@JTBooth]

I play this game sometimes where, given the set and text, you have to give the type and stats. It's pretty fun - players can usually do 50% correct for sets they drafted even a long time ago

[@livedandletdie]

@@JTBooth Set Alpha. Mana Cost: {3}{B}{B}{B} Type: Creature. Subtype: Demon. P/T:5/5, Rules text: : {T}: Destroy target land. At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you pay {B}{B}{B}, tap Demonic Hordes and sacrifice a land of an opponent’s choice. What is the card? If anyone asked me this, I'd be able to always answer it. It only cost 1500 Euros for the alpha edition... the cheapest playable card is from Revised.

[@jkid1134]

I can't believe "it looks like you took a Big Mac and flipped it" was just entirely true

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha ikr

[@Paidraig]

The only one I could name was Circle of Protection, despite having played with Brutal Cathar for over a year in Arena

[@QMTG]

Lol

[@gaugea]

same, im still proud of myself lol

[@IceBloo]

Circle of Protection: Black was the only one i knew right away. Surprised he couldn’t get it.

[@cagin5]

That Scryfall randomizer was ruthless that day. It came not to play but equipped with Vorpal sword 🗡️. Love that game. Make one with iconic flavour texts one day. Bonus points for making ppl tear up on camera if you bring up Blessed Spirits or Selfless Savior. But make em laugh with goblin ones ^^

[@KeroTheInvincible]

I feel proud of myself just for being able to pull Veinwitch Coven out of my head with the BAREST of confidence.

[@QMTG]

Nice

[@SvviftDeath]

I got it too but only because I play it in my Gyome edh deck and I was retooling it yesterday.

[@hAxZa100]

@@SvviftDeath fellow Gyome enjoyer represent

[@javierpatag3609]

30 years of MTG. This game is almost like playing the lottery.

[@kiransiebel4414]

Aurochs herd is randomly one of the first cards I ever owned. I thought it was so strong even though I had no other Aurochs.

[@QMTG]

Lolol nice

[@flameofmage1099]

The only one a I knew was Raider's Wake since I started playing in Ixalan. Lot of good memories with that card.

[@MasterQuestMaster]

2:52 Oh, that's a cycle, it's like... "Circle of Protection Black" 4:30 Yeah, easy, it's Bant Panorama 7:00 I also said Lightning Helix, who knows that black card? xD 07:36 Oh oh, it's Hour of Promise! I know because I play it in my land EDH deck. The others I didn't know.

[@QMTG]

Spoilers!!!

[@sethb3090]

The two other possibilities for the third one are are Essence Drain and (also has flashback) Smiting Helix. I also thought of Sorin's Thirst, which is close but only does 2.

[@trayvordemonslayer]

I said chromax out loud like five times but it was chromat, shame on my family

[@Kokonutzlz]

I loved this video. It's not many that have me smiling the whole time, but the host's and contestant's energy was really wonderful

[@QMTG]

Thanks!

[@gabrielnguyen5580]

blue shirt dude at 8:37 looked like he had a flashback lmao

[@Ellanion]

The absolute confidence when I knew Aurochs Herd and the absolute bewilderment when I barely knew anything else :D

[@winterborne1_]

"...Alchemy, let's not do that."

[@QMTG]

No let's not pls

[@WhiteWizard42]

yeah, at the beginning when he said "if it's black bordered" I thought "oh no, that doesn't exclude Digital" D:

[@adrianybarra24]

Love seeing you expand the content on this channel Esmond keep it up! 🔥

[@QMTG]

Thanks!!!

[@azmirith2515]

This was a fun change of pace for a video, surprised with how many I knew. Got a freebe a the beginning with the aurouch herd since that precon was the first magic cards I bought years ago.

[@QMTG]

Nice!

[@juggernautstyle3944]

I can't believe they didn't know about circle of protection, but it is a relatively old and honestly quite powerful card so I guess it's not gonna show up in modern tournaments

[@nomizak]

Oh man I knew the Cromat one!!!! Im a huge fan of 5c decks in EDH so Ive seen it many times but Ive never built it.

[@TheSandurz20]

For a few of them I was so familiar with them because they were really good draft cards, but I never pay attention to their names. Fun game!

[@redmageviewer]

I knew Raider's Wake, Veinwitch Coven, Bant Panorama, and Terisian Mindbreaker. I knew Agonizing Syphon, I run that in a budget brew mono-black burn, but I guessed Lightning Helix first too. Oh and Circle Protection: Black too. My first deck ever had one circle of each color.

[@QMTG]

Nice

[@mysterioso2006]

this was so fun, thank you so much for letting us in to an event many wouldnt be able to see!

[@gregoryzelevinsky9837]

I only got circle of protection : black and Brutal Cathar (and lightning helix, if that counts). Should have gotten hour of promise, but for some reason I said hour of devastation instead. Really cool video idea!

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha nice. Thanks!

[@JaxonHaxon]

I knew Circle of Protection: Black, Brutal Cathar (No idea on the backside either) and snap-called Lightning Helix (Agonising Pain!!). The only one I had any chance of getting if I got to think about it was Bant Panorama cos that makes so much sense but no way would I have got it in 30 seconds.

[@erklarkoala1004]

"It's from Alchemy .. let's not do that" - words to live by

[@QMTG]

For sure

[@tripple-a6031]

Not even a real Magic player, but I've heard of the cycle of the Circle of Protection cards and with the tip of it being an enchantment I actually knew that one.

[@drewshampine8415]

I had a Cromat EDH for more than a year and would not have been able to guess that lol. It was only for the colors in a planeswalker tribal

[@ollyinhd5081]

Circle of Protection: Black and Skyclave Shadowcat I was able to get and the joy I felt when Shadowcat came up was insane. I run it in my $25 budget Exava (rakdos) deck.

[@gus3000spam]

I had the "circle of protection: black" one ! Thanks dad for giving me this big box of bad cards, that I lovingly sorted and never touched again. It had like 10 circles of protection of each color, and so many creature with banding...

[@dragonlord951]

Skipping the Alchemy card was my favorite part 😂

[@mikemartin9345]

Always having fun! I would have failed miserably!

[@QMTG]

Same here lolol

[@dab022]

This was very fun to play along with. Keep up the good work!

[@JTByrd386]

I knew Panorama, Circle, and Cromat but couldn’t remember the name of Raider’s Wake, which is embarrassing given it’s in my Tourach deck.

[@jadedflames]

SAME. It’s in my Gwendlyn deck and I couldn’t, for the life of me, remember Raider’s Wake.

[@QMTG]

Well hopefully you will never forget it now 😄

[@everydaykronicler9974]

Actually a fan of Drinker of Sorrow now... During the time it was in Type 1, there had to have been some kind of Saproling/Fungus deck or a Thrull dexk that this could be quite good in

[@Razmatschannel]

Wow the Big Mac analogy was actually so accurate

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha ikr

[@WhiteWizard42]

I love the idea of this game, and the obvious fun everyone had with it. The ones I came up with the name successfully: Rootcoil Creeper, COP: Black, Raider's Wake, Bant Panorama, Brutal Cathar/Moonrage Brute, Agonizing Syphon/Lightning Helix, Hour of Promise, Skyclave Shadowcat, Terisian Mindbreaker, Cromat And I think I would've gotten Hand of Cruelty if I'd spent more time thinking. Would you give extra credit if someone listed Agonizing Syphon, Lightning Helix, AND Smiting Helix for that one? :P

[@lilyireland3510]

Raiders wake is a super slept on card! I knew it instantly. Only one of 4 cards with that effect!

[@Gothfield]

I ACTUALLY GOT ONE!!! I knew circle of protection black!!! OLDSCHOOL FTW! WOOO! Edit: I got to the end of the video and I actually knew a few of them. There are so many cards, to know which specific card by text feels very special. Subscribed.

[@QMTG]

Nice! Thanks!!

[@MrSaverio97]

Aurochs herd was my first preconstructed deck! I immediately recognized that text!

[@MrSaverio97]

I knew feat of flesh too!!!

[@silvervirage2491]

Such an absolutely perfect description of Cromat lol

[@undine120]

Me who last played in the 90s, and barely at that: Wait, is that just COP: Black? Guess being old pays off.

[@egoish6762]

Well i would have got cop:black and brutal cathar, but that was really hard. Got terisian mindbreaker at the end as well, scryfall random is harsh.

[@QMTG]

Yep. Might make it easier next time

[@Nightenstaff]

Only one I knew was Circle of Protection: Black. Of course, I haven't played Magic for 20+ years, so I was at a bit of a disadvantage.

[@jameschapman2782]

I guessed both Lightning Helix and Circle of Protection Black. Rest went over my head except the unearth card that I hadn’t known the name of.

[@Hot_Earth_04]

"It has fear" "Oh no 😨"

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha

[@metaphics]

This is brutal! The flip side of this game is showing somebody the art and seeing if they can get the card name that way.

[@QMTG]

Yeah I think that’s even harder lol

[@theone-jn4zq]

Or showing the name and asking for the rules text. That would be easier for most I think.

[@Vicic_]

No lie drinker of sorrow is one of the only cards I know by only reading the rules text, it's one of my most nostalgic possessions in general lol

[@Cynsham]

I’m just glad I immediately recognized the last one was Cromat

[@markcahalan5698]

I got COP black, bant panorama, lightning helix (I think there's 3 cards that do this?), hour of promise, and Chromat - close on the Aurochs, I just named the basic original one

[@waterpotionguzzler3972]

"ah yeah no one transforms brutal cathar" I love this guy he's so right

[@brothertobias]

I can't believe I knew Aurochs Herd from the top of my head.

[@QMTG]

Lol

[@murpl1462]

I got like 40% of these, which is pretty impressive considering there was garbage like bog lurker in there that probably hasn’t been looked at once in at least 5 years.

[@QMTG]

Lol yeah

[@davemustang8173]

I'm proud I was able to get Circle of Protection. I've had those cards for years and ALWAYS wanted to build a deck with them

[@Homura.Did.Nothing.Wrong.]

loved the dude at 1:30, dude was funny af 🤣

[@reddickrayterre9559]

I got 4 right! One random card that i guessed was prickly boggart because i used to play rogues in the lorwyn set. GGs!

[@MrAdi390]

Very Cool and Funny Format, thanks for this Video o/

[@QMTG]

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

[@thedeegeesaga]

Ok at least i knew circle of protection and the panorama and i was going to say lightining helix as well. Very fun game but maybe reduce the amount of library, because it's over thousands of cards. Also Cromat definition was amazing

[@7Alberto7]

This making video,make content ask question,been silly and more need to become much more common at MTG convention and tournament,this is so cool and awesome,we need more of this

[@QMTG]

Yes ok good will

[@AJSXenigma]

I played Aurochs Herd back in Standard Pauper way back in the day. MTGO was wild

[@cormacabbey2404]

Why is there a mono black lightning helix???

[@inamecomeunico8935]

I think I may have a problem I correctly guessed like 4 or 5 and I knew all the card (but didn't remember the name) a part from unseen scarab and the sacrifice a swamp for fear thingy

[@QMTG]

Nice

[@The_Davester]

I knew Bant Panorama and Hormagaunt Horde

[@edwardsperring9214]

I was so proud of myself for getting Auroch Herd but it was all downhill from there 🤣

[@mattmakescovers]

Awesome video idea! I only got Circle of Protection: Black :)

[@chaoticpoodle3582]

I got the circle of protection black because I once had all 5 and tried to make a protection deck

[@QMTG]

Nice

[@anthonywolf943]

lol when he reads of COP rules my heart broke.

[@SpiceWeazel]

I'm proud to say that I'm half way through and I correctly guessed Raider's Wake, Bant Panorama, and Circle of Protection: Black!

[@sammysammyson]

I got Raider's Wake...kind of. New it was a 4 mana black enchantment from Ixalan block lol Cute video and concept, seems like a ton of fun :)

[@davidhower7095]

Got Scarab of the Unseen, Hour of Promise, Circle of Protection: Black and Brutal Cathar! Not terrible

[@No2hISwear]

I knew hour of promise because I’ve been looking for janky ramp spells for gates edh lol

[@smokeshivgaming9150]

Literally only got Hour of Promise. Any Golgari deck worth it's weight plays this card to get Urborg/Cabal Coffers :D

[@sockka4725]

Cromat IS definitely a flipped Big Mac

[@Veiphiel]

I knew the circle, the panorama, the fear goblin but i don't know the name, and "lightning Helix"

[@fdthqwerty]

This was an awesome intro to your channel.

[@uphillwalrus5164]

Aurochs Herd used to be a meme pauper deck a long time ago

[@Netro1992]

The only one I got was circle of protection black.

[@livedandletdie]

How da hell he not know Circle of Protection: Black? These are too easy for someone who spent their entire life looking at old cards for jank bullshit. Here's a card text you can have fun guessing. {T}: Destroy Target Land. At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you pay {B}{B}{B}, tap THIS CARD and sacrifice a land of an opponent’s choice. It's one of my favourite jank cards. As a Necrotic Ooze player, I love this card. And trust me, Necrotic Ooze is a dangerous card, in said jank deck. Kiki-Jiki, in grave, Ooze on field, and a Blue Enchantment known as Intruder Alarm. Intruder Alarm makes it so that creatures doesn't untap during untap step, but instead untaps whenever another creature hits the board. In a Necrotic Ooze Deck with Kiki-Jiki in it... God is it evil and jank. Kiki-Jiki, in grave ooze on field, create a billion Necrotic Ooze, do whatever you want. Ping your opponent to death, mill them to death, destroy all their lands, gain infinite life, wipe their board, discard their hand, gain infinite mana... Oh and here's an even more jank card than the first card... Cast this spell only during your turn. Take an extra turn after this one if an opponent cast a blue spell this turn. And if that doesn't say Jank for a GREEN INSTANT, then what does... Ah Judgment what a weird set you were. Also the jankiest flavor text... The Hippo Grows Wings to fight the Condor. -Nantuko Teaching

[@rjuram]

Circle of Protection: Black was such a gimme how did he not get it lmao

[@drorian]

comeon the circle of protection: black was quite obvious :P

[@SamuelKacerik]

Only for people who know that card. ;)

[@drorian]

@@SamuelKacerik imho the circles are as famous as the power 9 :p

[@WhiteWizard42]

the COPs haven't been printed since 2005 and nobody runs them in anything. Sure it's an easy recognize for the 20-year players but newbies wouldn't have any reason to know.

[@drorian]

@@WhiteWizard42 but the guy trying to guess the card isn't a newbie, he's been on this channel before and was a guest artist with a stand at the event. well, I guess i'm way too old anyway :/ I surely didn't learn about the circles in 2005, more like 10 years earlier :P

[@de_dustybones]

Very great idea for a video, subbed. I only got Lightning Helix and it technically wasn't even the card that you randomized.

[@The_Warden]

"Now I have to end the video". XD

[@QMTG]

Hahahaha

[@oliveleaf7376]

CIRCLE OF PROTECTION BLACK! CIRCLE OF PROTECTION BLAAAACK! PLEASE IT'S SUCH AN ICONIC CYCLE NOOOOOO

[@SWAT6809]

I knew 2 cards, im proud. Also you cracking up on every nonsense card is hillarious.

[@marginis]

Alright so I got COPB, Bant Panorama, Brutal Cathar, Lightning Helix, Cromat, but those are staples or classics, and this game is still utterly broken. Even Maro would fail at, I don't know, MOST of these.

[@galiojusticejustice3191]

Yet every time I misremember a card my friends always seem to know and make fun of me

[@pedrodaffunchio675]

Imo it would be better if they showed the picture of the card and they had to guess what the card does

[@BlainmanG12]

I knew a few of these. I'm pretty impressed with myself. Funny game. I might play this with my friends.

[@QMTG]

Nice yeah give it a try hahaha

[@plutonrond9206]

I knew drinker of sorrow, because i have it lol. Don't know how it got into my collection.

[@QMTG]

Nice

[@ao_qd]

OMG! I love this game idea! Please do more and more!

[@QMTG]

Hahahahha ok!

[@Starfury117]

The easiest one for me is circle of protection black. This is actually mega hard

[@QMTG]

Yep

[@yaboityler2617]

How do you not get circle of protection: black

[@zachariahmcgovern5465]

Circle of protection: black is a classic

[@IceBloo]

What version of arcane signet is that?

[@QMTG]

It's a Magic 30 promo

[@dannyo6769]

watch out for LSV or you'll wind up paying him $5000

[@QMTG]

I'll have to make it more difficult for him lol

[@inctinder666]

I got more than I thought that I would.I got circle of protection, raiders wake and cromat. I also guessed lightning helix for the agonizing syphon but who wouldn't lol

[@murpl1462]

I agree with that guy. Drinker of sorrow is awful and it shouldn’t exist.

[@QMTG]

But it's a rare 😂

[@everydaykronicler9974]

I'm over here pausing the video over and over again and making cases for why all these cards are actually playable

[@MikkosFree]

I only got two of them. But then again I stopped during Tempest and returned on Kaldheim.