Arcane Jund - Brothers' War Standard - MTG Arena

[@MattTorres]

Damn that last one was brutal. Props to the opponent for sticking it out.

[@Lathander81]

No doubt I would have folded

[@gyrasolune5436]

@@Lathander81 I guess it all depends on the mood you're in, sometimes you fold, sometimes you're like 'damn, that's a pretty good setup actually, i wanna see more of it to get how it works'

[@teusz16]

Props to opponent - maybe they're a Legend fan and saw they could at least be a punching bag for a crazy upload

[@Lathander81]

@@gyrasolune5436 haha true this dude was already on the back foot with no red and then just took the clapping for as long as possible LOL. I thought about it too and maybe he was holding out hope for the despairs..two would have gotten him back in the game

[@filipstysiak]

He was at 20 life for basically forever. Sure, his chances of winning were practically zero, but a couple of invoke despairs from the top could win that game

[@bryantan4228]

21:30 They found such a sick line too, they might have used CTRL instead of shift-CTRL which can abruptly end full control mode

[@danielwilliams7592]

The line was to fading hope their creature, make disappear their fading hope and then pay the tithe. I don’t think it was a full control issue cause LVD’s big score gave them a pause in which to respond. I think they made the mistake we’ve all done of just clicking through the sequence to quickly and messing up. The button for accept, decline, next phase, EVERYTHING being in the exact same spot is, I believe, intentionally predatory. It makes it very easy to make mistakes like that.

[@bryantan4228]

@@danielwilliams7592 They wouldn't pay the tithe, they don't want that bounce resolving lol

[@00110000]

A control deck without an island in sight. Just people living in the moment. Beautiful.

[@ladyangelouve59]

That fourth match was SO rude. My only thoughts about the opponent sticking around: 1) They are fair gamer (when does that happen on Arena?) 2) They are pure masochist 3) They were thinking: "hang a sec, what is this insanity? I HAVE to find out what actually IS in this deck. Just to inflict misery to future opponents" Well, GGs anyway :D

[@chandlerbrown8056]

I think they were thinking, "If they're not doing damage to my life, it's possible I could run Invoke Despair into Invoke Despair and destroy the bombardments and get back into the game. Once they saw the Burn Down The House they knew it was totally unwinnable.

[@ladyangelouve59]

@@chandlerbrown8056 Desperately wishing to invoke multiple "Invoke Despair" on top of their deck? A possibility, for sure: we know they come in multiples :p

[@lawlesslyflawlessly8339]

Mono red player dying to burn is certainly ironic

[@eugenequek6797]

why? there used to be control burn even in standard... u should give his mono black burn deck a whirl heehee

[@KodasGarden]

Bruh I could literally hear you smiling halfway through that last game, you sir are a true villain! You also made a very fun deck haha

[@thelink9959]

I have never seen a grixis player run this many basic lands. I was speechless whenever he waited for a bit and then comically pulled two oversized mountains

[@Lathander81]

Might have been a new player that doesnt have the lands...thats my guess

[@mauricioortiz3930]

omg that poor soul at the end, great video!!!

[@scipio2026]

I recently played against a Bombardment deck running Tamiyo’s Safekeeping - that could provide repeatable life gain while also protecting the Bombardment

[@LegenVD]

I looked at it as an option, but won't help against the most common answers like Invoke Despair and otherwise we don't have any permanents to protect early so it would be a dead card for a long time.

[@T-Stokes]

I have one like that, maybe it was me 😅

[@Sir_Master]

I do still like LVD’s mention of cram session

[@tajicbladeofthelegion5474]

​@@Sir_Master I think he had that in the deck before it rotated, unfortunately not an option anymore.

[@asfasy]

that might have been me? I've been trying to make bombardment work since rotation. safekeeping works for boseiju (which i never see) and disenchant/prison effects, but not invoke despair which is alot more common in bo1. often I just use it on a land to protect my life total. i saw a domain bombardment deck on reddit a while back, and that made me think maybe the idea could be to add a couple more enchantments so you can sacrifice them instead of bombardment, leyline binding or military discipline for example, but that detracts from the game plan

[@soybomb777]

Match 2 opponent learns why LVD always goes full control when trying tricks on the stack

[@DimensionsInfinity]

22:58 "Luck often enough, will save a man, if his courage hold." Buliwyf, The 13th Warrior.

[@AaronRotenberg]

I have a Grixis version of this deck that frequently wins by getting Maestros Charm under Arcane Bombardment. Drains for 3 start adding up _fast_ when you are doing it twice every turn cycle. Looping Play With Fire / Lightning Strike at the opponent's face can be a real wincon too.

[@JRandall0308]

“This is pretty mean” (vs. the red mana screwed Grixis deck) - LVD broke himself!

[@reidyo5404]

And he still hung in there when he finally got red, but had all his cards pilfered away 😂. Anyways it was kind of the op’s fault he was red screwed because he was going budget on the lands looked like

[@AaronRotenberg]

@@reidyo5404 I would say that's more the Arena economy's fault than the opponent's fault.

[@JRandall0308]

@@reidyo5404 Maybe he legit didn't have the wildcards for the expensive lands? ah lands, Magic's dumbest game element

[@reidyo5404]

@@JRandall0308 which is why you play mono color instead of tri-color. Not that big brain

[@JRandall0308]

@@reidyo5404 What, and deprive myself of the ability to complain about land?! No way.

[@germanbrandeburgo5925]

Damn, that last guy has some Sparky level of taking abuse.

[@CyberBuster93]

Respect to the opponent in the last match for being a good sport!

[@stevealbert4050]

WOW that fourth game was one of the funniest things I've ever seen! Poor guy didn't know when to give up

[@matt1_]

i had tested this deck last week and it really has points that the deck is very good great video!

[@eq2lornick]

That last game was just torture.

[@Finnigan28]

- So, Thurunnation, how much torture can you endure? - They call me sparky

[@rdgcury]

Arcane Bombardment, now THIS is what I love to see.

[@davestier6247]

I've been waiting for a deck that can take anything. Even backpacks.

[@rockyblue92]

Herd Migration can be channeled for {1}{G} to gain 3 life and tutor a basic land, and once it's in the yard Bombardment can turn it into multiple 3/3 tokens.

[@LegenVD]

Definitely considered that one, although the lifegain wouldn't be repeatable which is what we're looking for. Could still be a fine tool vs burn decks as something that can close once we do get Bombardment going.

[@roblake666]

Beginning to wonder where all the Bombardment decks came from. Should have watched the video instead of playing on my lunch break after I got the notification from LVD.

[@brotherdaohanh3149]

Herd migration is fun in this deck too... discard it for 3 life and a land... and keep on casting it with arcane bombardment. :D

[@LegenVD]

Definitely considered that one, although the lifegain wouldn't be repeatable which is what we're looking for. Could still be a fine tool vs burn decks as something that can close once we do get Bombardment going.

[@SM-hr3zo]

I just love Arcane Bombardment!

[@razorthecurse]

thumbnail: "take everything" Legend while taking everything: "this is kinda mean"

[@SM-hr3zo]

I also had some success with Dreams of Steal and Oil - dead against total control matchups, but it can be crucial to snipe the creatures from hand or graveyard, or to activate bombardment right after playing it.

[@LegenVD]

Was definitely on the shortlist! Main concern is typically removal for Bombardment, which is why I didn't end up running it.

[@max-9641]

thank you for the video legen 🙃

[@caymanpurmont8808]

I enjoy every video you post but this video is my favorite since your Grolnok the Omnivore video!

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@hunterwright2611]

I've always been curious. What are your favorite colors. Mono-color, dual-color, tri-color?

[@joshuakruger4851]

I would feel bad for that grixis player for being color screwed, but they're running like 18 basic lands in their 3 color deck so they're kinda asking for it

[@jangoeder8939]

Poor Legend builds so many nice Decks and plays against the Same monoboring Decks every day - Love yout creativity in constructing

[@LegenVD]

Hey, thanks!

[@cookiesandstreams]

wow, was expecting that last guy to show up in the comments like "hey that was me!! that was really cool!" real good sport to take a lashing like that though, holy moly.

[@texansforever6782]

another great video!

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HarverTheSlayer]

As usual, an awesome deck, commentary and video! And, at risk of sounding like an idiot and not understanding sarcasm, what "went wrong" during the second match, when opponent tried to counter their own Fading Hope is that... People tend to forget that Ward only counters OPPONENT'S spells and abilities. As usual... "Reading the card explains the card". But well, at the very least, anybody who didn't get it will now know why that happened!

[@razaele5495]

The blue player also had a make disappear in hand. He could have counter the bounce spell with it, making the attack lethal. Instead he lost 4 damage in the process, and lastly the game

[@LegenVD]

At first I also thought they wanted to get it countered by Ward, but with Make Disappear in hand they actually found lethal if they held full control.

[@Slamstarproductions]

Bombardment is a sweet card

[@CyberBuster93]

I'm a simple person. I see Jund, I hit like when the video ends. I see Luca, I hit like before the video even starts. 😎

[@KiuhKobold]

Grixis player getting their comeuppance. Feels cathartic to see.

[@ericmrx]

It seemed to me that they lacked most multicolored lands to make the deck work, as was shown by them being red mana-screwed. Building a three color deck in Arena needs all rare wildcards in the world. I felt sorry for that player, even if he was trying to play Grixis :)

[@MetalHev]

I almost felt bad for the grixis guy, but then I remembered he's playing black

[@evilotto9200]

mbacons sounds different this week

[@reidyo5404]

I’m sure you are busy making decks 24-7 but I would love if you could improve on my alchemy arcane bombardment turns deck. Main cards are the bombardment and that new piece it together, burn down the house, big score, fable of mirror b, 2 key to the archives. Then a random mix of target any burn since you can go face with bombardment triggers if there are no creatures, and either saibia siphoner and bloodthirsty adversary for an alternate way to infinite turns if you have kikijiki out. Fun but definitely not competitive yet

[@LegenVD]

Not that into Alchemy unfortunately.

[@reidyo5404]

@@LegenVD lol honestly me neither. Not because of the digital mechanics though, more lack of wildcards. But it’s the most budget friendlyish format for timewalks atm.

[@Athrolaxle]

Pretty surprising to not see Fable in this deck! Might just be because I'm used to seeing it in every single deck touching Red though...

[@LegenVD]

Without other creatures to copy it loses some value.

[@Athrolaxle]

@@LegenVD That makes sense. Copying devil tokens seems marginal. Still not used to seeing a list without though!

[@FlyingSpaceOstrich]

I mean if you’re going to run 12 basics in your grixis deck it’s no wonder why you can’t find all your colors lol

[@CanadianOreoable]

This deck seems to be very soft to invoke despair. Tapping out on turn 5 or 6 for bombardment just to have it sacrificed seems bad and sandbagging it doesn't seem much better. I wonder if this deck could run some number of bitter reunion or fable of the mirror-breaker to better insulate bombardment while also being an outlet to fill the bin with instants/sorceries.

[@LegenVD]

I talk about it throughout the video!

[@alonskii]

I'm pretty sure the last opponent was a new player. The fact that they had so many basics implies they don't have the wildcards for dual lands, and I think they didn't concede earlier because they didn't realize they were locked out of the game. LVD I love your work but please don't bully the newbies

[@kingfuzzy2]

jund 'em out

[@rainerzufall5741]

so you tell me this works and mirror march doesnt? thats so unfair! :D

[@paulocampino5045]

Playing grixis mostly with basic lands kekw. Hardmode enabled.

[@hectormorales4090]

Disgusting… Love it! 😊

[@stormigopser5351]

Why did you choose to include brotherhood's end instead of sweltering suns?

[@LegenVD]

Not legal in Standard.

[@GhGh-gq8oo]

I have no clue why people run that red deck like the dude in game one. Has way more mythics and lower win % than the more basic RDW.

[@mrksjke]

LMFAO @ 21:30 Pretty much demonstrates you both mental capacity & skill level of monoU players on the standard ladder.

[@TigSu]

That was actually a kinda sick play, too bad they screwed themselves with the full control

[@mrksjke]

@@TigSu yeah I agree countering your own spell for exact lethal is big brain, but screwing up to press one button prior to the combo is bruh. Although I've previously screwed up exiling my other counterspell with dissipate, so what am I talking about lmao.

[@herrmuster5272]

i mean he fucked up by not going full control. the play itself would have been sweet. i would say thats a normal mistake

[@Kuryux]

Poor opp playing grixis with only basics...and still run out of basics XD

[@nitiratp]

99

[@eSteamation]

Good video but really awful and awkward deck to play and just straight up worse than Invoke alternative that has pretty much the same playstyle, wouldn't recommend.

[@moimoi1761]

Too hard to master for climbing in ladder. But once in Mythic Rank this deck can be good since players are less obssessed with ranking. I have a good WR with this deck in Mythic ranks. LevenVD version is better than mine and helped to tweak my deck :) .

[@randallholloway8686]

First game was fucking dope! I wanna use this deck now 😂 the zerg player in me loves the zergling-esq finesse 🤌🏾