A Numot Challenger Has Entered the Fray | Vintage Cube

NumotTheNummy jumped into his first Cube queue on the server, and it was a good one. Check out how the showdown went, as we ended up on opposite teams!
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[@seanhutt4621]

Not only is Kenji an excellent player and content creator But the dream of getting to watch the same draft from multiple seats is just A+++

[@alext.1244]

his deck is pretty slick!

[@GermanMetalreview]

In which video from Kenji can you see this draft? I didn't found it.

[@mdoughty]

I couldn't find this one either! maybe he didn't record his first draft on the server

[@rafaelscheel]

It's so much fun to watch LSV's Cube videos from 5, then 4, then 3.... years ago and see how the rating of the cards changes so drastically.

[@dimitrimacris3364]

Srsly poor fof as well

[@iampsykoi]

I miss the Bolas’ Citadel storm phase lol

[@iampsykoi]

@@conman-sr5md love those archetypes, you’re right though breach has made storm pretty one-note. Yawg Will got supplanted

[@Anusien]

The biggest change is probably the level of competition. If you go back three or four years, he has storm decks that 3-0 even though they can’t win a game without Fastbond. But his opponents give him ten turns.

[@rafaelscheel]

I think the hardest hit got poor Jayce... he used to go nuts about how broken the card is and now he is barely excited seeing it :P Guess thoughtseize is his new Jayce.... @@conman-sr5md

[@zivkobabz]

That was the sickest ending to a draft ever. Char draw, into extra game, into win, it was so good. Hank the hero.

[@sjake8308]

It's certainly going to be hard for future drafts to top that.

[@Hunted0LessShirt]

Char is such a sick card, love that it's both good enough to actually play in such a sweet format and how it pushes games to end, one way or another (or another).

[@Anusien]

51:47 “Not unlucky at all. I’ve been very lucky.” I’m pretty sure this is the secret message LSV would send to let us know he’s been kidnapped.

[@sjake8308]

Yeah, whatever happened to "complaint equity"? XD

[@harryyeatman5718]

Numot and LSV, what is this, a crossover episode?!

[@richardwaters5433]

The dog just scared the living Cheons out of me 😂

[@RushingRiverSmoothStones]

I lost it

[@Napoleon1805]

Great to see such a cool person join these! I’m probably not the first to suggest this, but I think Caleb Gannon would make a great addition too; he’s a smaller KZbinr but is great at Cube and drafts all sorts of decks.

[@LSVargas]

I sent Caleb an invite but he hasn’t drafted yet as far as I know

[@BuffaloPicture]

Might be all kinds of boggled up with his Algomancy game right now.

[@Napoleon1805]

@@LSVargas Great to know! Thanks for the reply.

[@ultimateo621]

@@LSVargasYay! he’s been working on his game, so he hasn’t done much magic for a while but he’s one of my favorite cubers

[@kingfuzzy2]

@@LSVargas he did say that he tried to contact you back but couldn't figure out how.

[@martinryan6373]

I’d really enjoy watching you and Kenji commentate over a replay of a draft where you were seated next to each other. Talk through pick order, strategy within the draft, signals you were reading from each other.

[@quarkraven]

Honestly the sickest top deck war I've seen in a long time, that game 2 v TJB

[@emperornapoleon6204]

A draft for the ages! That sequence at the end was WILD!

[@germanvazquez3225]

I love every game you play, and the commentary at the end is fantastic. Please keep that up and the vintage cube comming!

[@ToenIII]

These have been great :). I really like having your matches be uninterrupted and then getting to spectate as the team draft comes to a close.

[@zacparkinson900]

Loved seeing the final games even though it wasn’t you playing them, Luis! Like you said, it’s always good to see more cube games.

[@ArianJafariTheMagnificent]

Some amazing games here. Really like the format with showing any spectated games at the end of the video, after your own matches.

[@JDubsCCGsOnline]

Excited to see numot join. I've been contemplating for like a month now what would be the most tactful way to ask if he could join since it fits his content so much. Glad I didnt actually have to do that.

[@Complexxx123]

You could've just asked lol. People who make content want to know what their fans like

[@jeffe2267]

@@Complexxx123 I imagine this guy having mental pains every day for a month, trying to figure out how to ask LSV.

[@MartialCardist]

This is the perfect format, thank you! I would never assume you would spectate while your own matches were still going on, but it is really fun to get to see the conclusion like this if you have the time. Awesome stuff.

[@MartialCardist]

Also, because I thought it would be fun to see who in this whole cube Discord reigns supreme, I started to keep some stats some videos ago. Assuming LSV doesn't hide all his 0-3s and we get to see all the games, he is actually 11-4 (entire matches, not games) in the videos I started to stat against varying opposition. So, he is not only basically the most entertaining mtg content creator out there, he is also arguably, literally, the best cube player in this whole lot. At least one of the best, as I don't see many players having as good a record in these matches. I could be wrong though. LSV is definitely an incredibly strong player though and you probably want him on your team. THank you for the content. :)

[@Gorz204]

this was a really sick fair deck, love you're drafting style! Seeing Kenji was also amazing!

[@Napoleon1805]

I think it would be great to include a link to the cube y'all are drafting in the description for each video.

[@amacuro]

Really appreciate the extra content at the end as spectators! As you said, we get to watch a bit more cube which is great!

[@dogboneman69]

First round match was incredible. Two cube titans going at it. Thanks for all the uploads LSV you're pumping out enjoyable content.

[@TheJohtaja]

IS THIS A CROSSOVER EPISODE?!

[@paulallison3974]

THank you for the additive content, and this is a really smart way to do it, but honestly I feel that if it's too much work I'm capable of skipping content that doesn't thrill me :)

[@LuckyLuckySlotsSlotsSlots]

Really enjoy coming home from the casino every morning to an luv draft with lunch!

[@thewakaemu117]

YEESSSS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE NUMMY JOINED!!!

[@milo8425]

YES. Finally the best two coobers, both total durdlers, together.

[@leotrollstoy2351]

Woop there it is

[@mdoughty]

LOVE the no-info spectator matches. better than official coverage for me😆

[@dkay182]

Oh man, following the first pick White Plume, you missed the opportunity for a killer mono white deck. Hero of Bladehold, Skrelve, Council's Judgment, Blade Splicer, all in the first pack.

[@alext.1244]

resto angel too! he had the resto pick!

[@sjake8308]

I think LSV has absolutely nailed it with this format: Watch LSV's draft and matches, then spectate the other matches if the cube is still live. Chef's kiss.

[@tonyontilt3522]

That 1st round was pretty wild, love some good magic

[@griefman6550]

that draw off of the gearhulk. thing of beauty

[@jamsmadison3495]

I was going to ask when Numot would be playing! dreams really do come true.

[@DrakeWash]

Would be awesome to see a little bit of numots perspective of the same draft

[@TheNochess]

What a phenomenal ending!

[@UltimateDrDoom]

Cheon still catching strays. Damn.

[@RoughToughTonkasGotTheStuff]

One thing I try to learn from these drafts is how to not get obsessed with a pick. I would say that I pick most of the same cards as LSV on average when picking objectively, but I can let myself get swayed easily by things that excite me. For example in this draft, once LSV picked Soulherder I would have had a hard time *not* picking to make a deck that will always play Soulherder. Since I'm not a heavy drafter of vintage cube I'll often make an exception to push for fun, but I think that it is also one of the best formats to learn about drafting in.

[@kingfuzzy2]

It's definitely going to take a long time for that to happen to me.

[@jonsalvadori6275]

Being able to drop a pick or switch mid pack is hard AF, hardest lesson there ever was for me to learn. My "oh crap, I did this wrong, I'm not going to it wrong like this again" was in the last Ravnica, where the seat I was in should have been base green (absolutely no green drafters to the right, first pickable green cards on pick 5, 6, and 8) and I didn't switch. Now? Now I'll switch. It's hard to do sometimes

[@pug_]

These videos make me so happy

[@irifhir]

The single best piece of mtg content ever created.

[@kikiishii8454]

Thanks for the entertaining content, a Video a day keeps the doctor away.❤

[@CullingCrimson.]

That match with jbro was absolutely bonkers. All 3 games were so tight and interesting. Cube is goatttt!!

[@r2dezki]

The first match peeling battle was something else!

[@kungfupandaluver6919]

Very good rounds, the top deck battle was great

[@amacuro]

Wow that first match against Jbro was amazing. Nail biter all the way through!

[@brothertobias]

I'm just as excited about the collab as everyone else, but I would like to mention how amazing match 1 was. What a back and forth. EDIT: Game 9 was hype. The best draw I have ever seen.

[@nathannjh]

M1G1 was a great display for why Fable is one of my favorite cards to play with. I put it in every legacy deck that has red, and almost always grab it in cube.

[@jakfrost2]

So glad you started streaming the other players games

[@jrjamesson]

incredible ending!

[@davidvachon6443]

That was awesome 🔥🔥

[@quinnquitars]

That top deck war was insane

[@JohnnyChimpo577]

super sick games with JBro, edge of your seat Magic 👍

[@mclark347]

Question, how far in advance of publishing are the videos recorded? Looks like AlphaFrog's cube just got updated, but this is definitely not the new one. I'm wondering when we'll start seeing videos for the new cube.

[@G.Aaron.Fisher]

Even after two full decades of playing Magic, experiencing a drawn game is still exciting.

[@sjake8308]

It feels like they're even less common now, possibly because there are fewer cards that have double-edged effects printed these days.

[@glasseagle8368]

Thanks LSV!

[@erikrosario5592]

Is there a cube list anywhere I can see? I’ve been really enjoying these drafts and the games and would love to feature this cube in my FNM drafts with my friends.

[@olleljungqvist6248]

Bless you!

[@chriswilkinson388]

Hey LSV, curious about your thoughts on Esper Sentinel. I feel like it’s a super powerful effect for 1 mana in vintage cube but you had 2 chances to pick it and didn’t even mention it as a consideration, am I heavily overrating the card?

[@brandonowen1069]

Very sick game 1

[@halfdanfiskerangen9025]

Love these drafts! Is there any way to be able to see the hands of the people you spectate? Maybe screen share or something?

[@sjake8308]

As cool as it would be, I can't imagine it'd be worth the hassle of setting something like that up.

[@thorstonk6348]

Wooooow that d**w was so hype, sick videos lately. You’re such a great commentator, you should really try to get a color commentator for those sections if you could get a volunteer from your team

[@nickreynolds7935]

Can we get a video from each player in one of these future drafts? It would be a great series to go through the entire draft from each players view.

[@BobertJoe]

Are you allowed to preboard for these? Normal limited you can completely change decks between rounds if you so want, so Im curious if it has been houseruled against

[@Simon-gi8mz]

Oh Esper for a change this time? Fascinating

[@jaminyaface]

Morpheus is fighting Neo!

[@BetaJim22]

2:00:00 some of the best mtg content I've ever seen

[@gayedemiray]

those bonus games were.. something

[@nicolasmarquez8843]

Epic ending

[@Waghabond]

not sure about this, but at 37:11 is reflection + glasspool mimic a potential lethal next turn? (provided your opponent has no removal which is unlikely, but still you don't lose much if the opponent has a removal spell right? just a 1 for 1.) EDIT: oh wait i forgot reflection isnt a free copy effect like original kiki jiki

[@Pedun42]

The amount of value you got out of fable game 1(?) was just insane.

[@Princeofseance]

See yourself the way LSV sees snuff out

[@monogreen]

You talk about these drafts being competitive. What exactly is at stake?

[@salahuddeenahmad1319]

Around 1:57:41 doesn't Garruk -1: sac archon, nightmare back archon just win?

[@Shizzle7111]

I feel like that Hallowed Fountain woulda been really good

[@kevinnfknsd229]

Punished hard match 2 not having double white for council's judgement. It was really weird he wasn't considering it more. His deck is 90% UW with tough mana and he passes all the fetchable UW lands.

[@fremeer]

If you have enough spells or fetch lands the gap between breach and snappy isn't big in a non counter spell deck. You lose out on a creature but get access to non instant and sorcery spells. Red regrowth with possibility of double spelling and combo outs. Is parallax wave combo still in this cube?

[@sjake8308]

If you're talking about Parallax Wave/Containment Priest, then yes.

[@Trainwithseb]

Based on the reaction I am curious what the friendly wagers are on these drafts 😉

[@sjake8308]

I'm pretty sure they're money drafting.

[@kperk1]

I do believe it may have been a mistake not to grab the raugrin!

[@gragrim]

Next guest gotta be Caleb Gannon Good dude, I'm telling you

[@Trizjoe]

How can I see what's in this cube all together?

[@jameskuhns3544]

Our dog had to wear a cone for 6 full months and did not ever manage to learn how to navigate doorways properly

[@Dimpl739]

39:48 Surprised you didn't make 3 extra reflections before copying the cathar

[@geefron]

An all timer right here

[@clubz1]

Kenji got passed a wheel balance and tinker he’s 1000000% a mana rock artifact deck

[@RainbowRandolf]

Jeez, Kenji 0-2ing and then drawing the actual perfects against Luis is rough.

[@sjake8308]

Yeah, LSV certainly got Vintaged in that second game.

[@jordancaldwell2208]

YES

[@iloverufio200]

Hank Hank Hank!!

[@clementachard4724]

Can we have the updated list please?

[@matke743]

Passed nummy balance and then coalition relic, good to know that he never passes those xD

[@MacHenk007]

Yessir

[@lovelylemonfactory]

Numot was going HARD!

[@zwouip]

with so many colors I would have never passed raugrin triome, there cannot be too much fixing in 4c decks imo. especially considering that you had already many good playables and ended up cutting some of them.

[@markchaney4469]

Be fun to attempt reanimator In this cube. It’s always open on modo lol

[@MarylandBF]

Hot take: Should have taken Wheel of Fortune😂

[@sjake8308]

XD

[@justinth963]

I just realized i've never seen anyone play hogaak in these. Is it because the format doesn't have the enablers for it, or is it because hogaak isn't good enough in vintage?

[@nekrataali]

There just aren't any Dredge cards. The cube doesn't have Golgari Grave-Troll or Stinkweed Imp. Dread Return, Narcomoeba, Ichorid, and Bridge from Below aren't in the cube, either. The only thing that lets you play Hogaak is Bazaar of Baghdad.

[@justinth963]

@@nekrataali Is that because it's too niche of archetype to be in the cube? Like all of those cards are only good in dredge?

[@sjake8308]

@@justinth963 Pretty much. Hogaak also isn't especially powerful even if you get it into play: It's basically a worse Inkwell Leviathan with more steps.

[@dinnerpartyempire]

hogaak works a lot better when you have 4 of all the cards that you want instead of in limited like this

[@kingfuzzy2]

Oh look white cards can be good 😋

[@colesmith5114]

I knew kenji wouldn’t pass coalition relic

[@teliots]

Your mana was really good for a draft, but given that you had 11(!) double mana cost cards, playing 4 colors may have been too ambitious.

[@sjake8308]

He wasn't really playing 4c, his only red card was the Fable (which was essentially a 'free' splash off the Sacred Foundry and several fetches) and he was only really splashing black, too. The problem with the deck was that it was basically a Legacy Cube deck with no zero or 1 mana interaction, so it was a bit underpowered against the broken stuff he got paired against.

[@masonashlock5461]

@50:50 Anyone else yelling at their screen to attack vraska? 😞

[@try5142]

sometimes i think you force blue, not every draft should be based on or include blue

[@hamishfox]

Dog cam when???

[@alext.1244]

HANKHANKHANKHANKHANKHANK

[@sjake8308]

You almost sound like a flock of geese. 🤣

[@ublabaah3908]

We have entered a weird timeline where it needs to be specified that JTMS is (still) a good card and it doesn't seem like an unnecessary comment.

[@burtreynoldz6308]

Is Field of the Dead too good for Cube? That is one card that I am missing from this Cube.

[@TheNochess]

Not good enough

[@sjake8308]

It's both far too slow and too low impact for powered cube.