2019 MTG Old School World Championships 9-0 Winning Deck List. ***"The Deck" Deck Tech!!!***

[@FinalManaTrigger]

I rarely watch videos over 20 minutes long, but this was absolutely riveting. One day I'd love to lose against you, Brian 🤣

[@4HMOSMTG]

The Deck Tech to Top All Deck Techs! "THE DECK Deck Tech!" Love it and very insightful review!

[@Andrewlstewart]

That mind twist alter-alter story is amazing. Love to hear these stories. The early art makes magic for me.

[@Thebrianweissman]

I completely agree Andrew, thank you for the comment. Nothing compares to Alpha art, it's just unique and special.

[@salamanteri_]

Thanks for the in-depth deck tech, this helped me understand the format and I got a cool history lesson as well

[@Road_to_Tolaria]

In depth and thoroughly enjoyable! You're thought process regarding card selection is both solid and provides flexible answers for the myriad of decks encountered in OS. I'll be optimistically looking forward to your future analysis of The Deck in the 1 Strip, 1 Factory Gentlemen's Rules (Banned Library and Mind Twist) version. The hybrid build of yours and Nates suggestions for Paladin went undefeated in 3 consecutive round robin events after the re-introduction of City of Brass to the mana base. I wish there were greater tournament support for this format, as it seems to allow a wider variety of strategies and cards to shine.

[@RandoMattz]

interesting concept of valuing every card at around 4 life, my interpretation is that you can still recover when your opponent has 1-4 cards advantage over you considering that some may even be lands but from 5+ it starts to be backbreaking. thanks for your wisdom sir!

[@rolfbucher5469]

Great video, Brian! Really enjoyed it. Also, I think it's somewhat silly in Swedish Old-School that Strip Mine is restricted but Mishra's Factory is not. Not a big deal for most maybe but a big deal for us poor souls unfortunate enough to be in Sweden.

[@Thebrianweissman]

You're so welcome Rolf, thank you very much for the kind words. Perhaps the ball will start rolling in that direction one day, it would almost certainly improve the format.

[@FinalManaTrigger]

I actually love the Swedish format. Not a huge fan of land destruction.

[@NatePrawdzik]

The Juzaam example is such a eye-opener because back in the day, 4 factories in play meant you could trade one of them for a Juzaam, but now 2 of them does the same, and 4 of them means you trade 0 to kill a Juzaam. It's a crazy buff in power and the fact you recognized this and incorporated it into the most powerful control deck is fantastic, since that's what 90's Brian would have done too.

[@panzerfaust187]

Grab the popcorn boys! 🍿

[@DrEvo1983]

What is this madness ??? 2 consecutive videos! ??? 🎉

[@baptistmatthys6165]

Hi Brian, I do love your old school content! I would be interested how you would rebuild your MD and SB in a Swedish old school environment. Don't you think basic plains in the MD is there a must (I see a lot of Fantasy Zoo lists or URb counterburn decks).

[@Thebrianweissman]

Hey there, sorry for the slow reply. I have built my deck many times for Swedish and similar 1 Strip Mine formats. I'd be happy to share the current list if you'd like it, email me at: [e-mail]. Thanks for the kind words!

[@curiouscrow4761]

This should be fun!

[@lorenzomario3491]

Thanks for the amazing insights! Been watching your content on the deck for many years and it never gets old. This format is so interesting and deep compared to other formats. Thanks for all the effort you put in to this :). Question concerning the Ivory Tower, have you ever considered playing a few copies main deck? Gaining 3/4 life every turn kinda acts like gaining a turn against factories or other creatures giving you more time to gain resources. What are your thoughts on the card? Best, Lorenzo.

[@Thebrianweissman]

Hey Lorenzo! Thanks so much for your kind words, they mean a lot to me. I have used Ivory Tower main in the past, as recently as the 2018 Vegas Old School Championships. I think the card is excellent, and it can really lay waste to some of the more narrow strategies like mono red and U/R burn in particular. But it is extremely awful against control, as well as against mono black. I consider those two decks more dangerous overall than mono red and U/R burn, particularly later in the tournament. When I play an Old School event I'm aiming to win the thing, which means 1. getting past the randomness of the early rounds, and 2. beating the control decks later. Keeping the Ivory Tower in the sideboard is a better way to achieve that, on average. Thanks for your great question, and for watching the channel 😀

[@lorenzomario3491]

@@Thebrianweissman Thanks Brian for the response and info. Considering all the variants in OS formats, how do you adjust the deck to fit the requirements of these formats? For example the Xpoints format. Or do you play a different strategy in these kind of tournaments?

[@TheCo11ection]

Hype!!!

[@thain3016]

According to the mtg microprose game not only does a tapped factory deal no damage but the kird ape wouldn't even be considered blocked.

[@Thebrianweissman]

Wow, that's bizarre, and certainly never reflected the rules of the time. Watching a mid 1990's AI trying to parse the most complex game ever made was peak hilarity.

[@Alphonsoinvestments]

The Deck is Hyp! Notic!🎉

[@Copeland95250]

About the Mishra’s Factory topic, the French Old school rules is interesting (French Boar Rules) : the original Alpha “tapped blocker”rule is applied. Basically, a blocking Mishra’s Factory becomes a 0/3 when activating his +1/+1 ability. It brings back the original power of the card to more reasonable level while conserving the aggressive component of it (you can have a play set in your deck). What is your opinion Brian ? Thank you !

[@Thebrianweissman]

I think this is a reasonable solution, that does preserve most of the power of the card. It certainly still works just as well for finishing a game. I think that by any criteria, even nerfed, Mishra's Factory should simply be restricted. This would force the format's control decks to actually include finishers, and make the card a lot less oppressive against restricted Strip Mine. Imo, preserve the card's functionality without bending modern rules, but also restrict it.

[@Copeland95250]

@@Thebrianweissman Cool to see you answer my questions! Big fan of your videos and all the knowledge that you bring. (Hope my English is understandable) Some questions/comments come to mind if we restrict Mishra’s Factory to a singleton copy: 1) How detrimental will it be for Aggro decks (already not so powerful vs. control)? I mean, “Mishra’s Factory” is a great recovery tool to fight Abyss / Wrath of God / Earthquake etc. and push the last damage points. 2) I agree: IF 4 “Mishra’s Factory” THEN 4 “Strip Mines” 3) I feel the flavor of the Mishra’s Factory in its initial design, implies that it is meant to be played as a playset (4 seasons / pump each other) How important do you think flavor is when setting-up rules & ban-restriction list? 4) Seems like you are not a big fan of “bending the modern rules” to enforce old rules If we consider 4 strip mines, then we are talking about EC rules (which I prefer) In EC Rules, mana burn exists and can be considered as a “bending of the modern rules” to bring back old rules (to reflect the spirit of the game from 93/94 and bring a bit more balance to some cards eg. Su-Chi) Hence the question, why consider restricting to a singleton instead of bringing back old rules when it comes to nerf ? You might not want to answer due to lack of time. If so, you might consider it as a future topic for your podcast ? (lands in general are a big topic in old school) Thank again !🎉

[@Peter-ju6vn]

you say tapped creatures dont deal damage, makes no sense to ever attack with anything but serra angel then. u meant blocking creature getting tapped deal no damage?

[@BrianDiscGolf]

I should have clarified that tapped blockers deal no damage in combat. Thanks for the correction.

[@Peter-ju6vn]

@@BrianDiscGolf makes sense, i played the game back in the day but i dont really remember the rules ☠

[@briant3974]

Nice video...but Jokulhaups is the ultimate reset ;)...

[@Thebrianweissman]

It is! I play it in Minsc and Boo!

[@briant3974]

@@Thebrianweissman I just didn't know if you remembered my Jokulhaups deck ;). Or the mono-red Thawing Glaciers deck...

[@nickfanzo]

@@Thebrianweissmanwhat’s Minsc and boo

[@Thebrianweissman]

@@nickfanzo It's a Planeswalker from a recent D&D-themed set. It's red/green, and is probably the most powerful Magic card ever printed, when you account for the fact it begins in the Command Zone. Look it up to see for yourself!

[@nickfanzo]

@@Thebrianweissman sweet. I don’t play much commander so I wasn’t aware, but I’m gonna check it out!

[@jayrizzle9226]

Do you have a speech impediment? You talk really strange.

[@BrianDiscGolf]

Weird, I've never heard that. Can you explain?

[@jayrizzle9226]

@@BrianDiscGolf it shounds like you pronounce your S's like thish.

[@BrianDiscGolf]

@@jayrizzle9226 Bizarre. In all my years, I've never heard that, not even once. I'll ask some family members and see what they say. If I have a "speech impediment", it's an impediment on stopping the word flow. I have to will myself to stop talking, otherwise it'll just go for hours without interruption.

[@jayrizzle9226]

@@BrianDiscGolf it could be my speaker. Its cheap lol