Black Lotus + Academy = Profit | Vintage Cube Draft

Opening Black Lotus and getting passed Tolarian Academy - does it get any better?
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[@AlexanderClamilton]

There was a very audible 'ooooooo!' when I saw the cards lined up in the thumbnail lol

[@jebooiii6462]

I gasped when I saw it. I'm hyped

[@tobbisdatrain8594]

Had other plans. Aaaaaand now their gone

[@Catalyst2812]

I looked and literally said ooooo before I even saw this comment 😭

[@zaneghiskhan]

"Oh my god" - me, when I saw the thumbnail

[@jamesgreenwood1703]

Same I was so hoping for a super hype deck today bc I’m watching this on my hw break

[@ThePhazedOut]

LSV and a backfiring Show and Tell, name a more iconic duo.

[@Waghabond]

And then shrugging it off by simply drawing into tinker for citadel. Another LSV classic

[@jrjamesson]

LSV used to really not like show, and I thought he had cooled on citadel until this most recent cube cycle. I think he was right on both.

[@therealzeem]

watching lsv make suboptimal plays out of sheer excitement is truly a heart-warming feeling :')

[@AlkonKomm]

this is the first vintage cube video where I genuinely felt bad for most of the opponents

[@Lollerpwn1337]

It was okay, I was fine losing to LSV having epic draws. Mostly my t3 Thorsten would get there, not this time. I expected a counter there anyway just not drain and I didnt think I could play around it because seeing how hard this deck goes off I couldnt get there with a scooze and giver. If I had perfect info I guess I could wait out the counter. Also now I can see he was really enjoying himself so thats cool. Was looking forward to this video.

[@jonathanbohn4805]

Me, seeing the mull to 5: Surely, after all these years, he can't keep getting away with it? LSV: 47:36

[@haydenbush3545]

He has made an entire career out of getting away with it.

[@mtgbast]

Huge respect for opponent in Round 2. He let you have some fun playing it out, this would not have happaned in Team Draft.

[@Zii_Vii]

Shit man. In team draft they would have conceded the cube! LOL! They'd have said, "aight we're good right? Yeah we're good. You win"

[@Lollerpwn1337]

I usually let streamers have their content. Considering how many vintage content LSV is putting out I was looking forward to the video. Getting beat like that by a player like this is fine by me.

[@danpickett2279]

Tom Martel soul died when LSV got that late Academy 😂

[@classicrocksd]

The raging tilt monster himself :')

[@agiruda8380]

That Hullbreacher and Jewel play was so sick

[@Pedun42]

​@@cameroncorrado3935when a team draft isn't on the line, why not?

[@rekenner]

​@@cameroncorrado3935even LSV? I would argue that LSV is almost famous for Sweet Play Syndrome. He's just good enough that even tho he loves to goof off he smashes people anyway

[@NeoSamurai13]

God, match 2 game 2 was the grossest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Also, those “Black Lotus” and “Tolarian Academy” cards seem pretty interesting. I hope you’ll consider drafting them again in the future!

[@TreeFcknFiddy]

imagine brain freeze main deck

[@mattie3875]

Was so dirty!

[@egarran]

Should be tagged nsfw tbh

[@benfrenchman]

"More like a founder of my 7 mana" may not be the cleverest LSV line of all time, but it made me laugh a lot.

[@amills12334]

These decks in the MTGO queues have been spicy. This deck was a masterpiece

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

Yesterday, after watching this channel from the beginning, I downloaded and used MTGO for the first time to play Alpha’s cube. $10 a play is steep compared to Arena (although considering the prizes, not half bad in the long run), but it is a lot more fun. Going off with a Brain Freeze, LED and Leo, Hullbreacher, all the draw sevens deck for the first time is quite the experience! I don’t know whether I should thank you or curse you, but I’m already ahead of the average drafter because of your videos. Now I say things like “Is JVP or Currency Converter better here? It’s close…” Oh yeah, does anyone know where there are ranked cardlists for this cube?

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

Here's to learning that Kinnan with Basalt (infinite mana) and Walking Ballista doesn't actually translate into a win if you can't click 1,000 times in about six minutes and your opponent doesn't concede.

[@dementievatz]

Cool to have another cube convert on MTGO! $10 is only steep if you aren’t winning. If you can go at least 2-1 on average, your $10 goes a long way.

[@ivandragovic5958]

@@dementievatzwhat do you get back from going 2-1?

[@danieljackson4580]

@@ivandragovic5958 100 play points (The exact cost of the entry), assuming you are playing swiss

[@dementievatz]

@@ivandragovic5958Yeah, 100 play points = 10 tickets = $10 = you get to play again.

[@Teap35]

Sick wheels when you don't play strickly with hall of famers and Cube all stars haha. Great video thanks for the content

[@onnilattu9138]

Mull to five opponent has a banger hand, just top deck twister with mana drain hullbreacher certified lsv moment

[@colesmith5114]

Turns out he can keep getting away with it

[@hudsonwong1502]

Great content LSV. Love it and look forward to it daily ! You are the best

[@jrjamesson]

"I'm gonna convert this directly into mana... founder of benalia? more like founder of my seven mana" I LOLd

[@Zii_Vii]

I remember the last time you casted a sketchy show and tell and said, "how bad could it be? 😜". It was a couple months ago I think, but you died almost right after haha. When will you learn?!? 😂

[@amdadhassan7532]

I bet that opponent thought his ashen rider play was sick 😂😂😂 little did he know..

[@latitude990]

Getting passed Academy, I see we're back on the correct timeline :)

[@mattie3875]

That second round felt so dirty!

[@basiliaspice]

12:12 no Salvagers 😢 no bomberman this draft

[@EmperorNapoleon1815]

Tolarian Academy is BACK!

[@lucasazevedo3210]

“Ok, Sheoldred is fine…” 😂😂😂

[@vzl3ntin]

That hullbreacher into timetwister 😂

[@mathewdebol923]

Round 2… all I can think of is that Simpson’s meme. “Stop, Stop! He’s already dead!”

[@itsallenwow]

Match 2 felt like playing Tony hawk with the cheats on

[@TheSamzidat]

I was cracking up the entire gameplay. Just LSV demolishing his opponents and it wasn’t even remotely close once 😅😅😅 that deck was wildly broken.

[@hodlsage8968]

1:01:14 I thought Cubes were singleton ? First time seeing two copies of the same card ??

[@travisshover9633]

It's true @lsv. I do in fact, "love to see it".

[@anosmianAcrimony]

This is definitely an LSV deck

[@vy1585]

Dang imagine the turn he would have had if instead of ertai he left up Tolarian Academy 48:05

[@tysonstafford3258]

I saw the highlighted 3 cards and dropped everything I was doing. I'm already foaming at the mouth for a good Academy deck.

[@andrewf6167]

What a DOOOOOOOOZY of a deck....you're gonna be riding that high for a while I know

[@SessionalSalmon]

LSV you have ruined my personal vintage cube experience. A year ago, I was drafting academy decks at probably an 80% rate. Now, the only time I see academy is when I open it.

[@el_maoo]

this might be my favorite archetype!

[@AppaTheBizon1228]

that was one of the mull to 5s of all time

[@Codemasterz]

I black lotus comet on turn 1 and my opp conceded on the spot. Card is awesome

[@gaivscaesar]

I don't think i've ever seen LSV drink water lol. Man single handedly keeps the aluminium industry afloat

[@bobatog5830]

Can someone explain to me why Hullbreacher still makes treasures even with Leovold in play? I was under the impression that since Leovold prevents any cards past the 1st one, there wouldn't be anything for Hullbreacher to replace.

[@RainbowRandolf]

We could have had the Lotus, Bomberman, Walking Ballista, Trinket Mage deck but noooo. Still sweet, but I think the Karakas pick was too greedy for my tastes.

[@mariscoazul]

One of the best part of my routine. Thanks for the content;

[@gragrim]

47:10 🤣

[@iclimbeverything2990]

diksgusting plays lsv!!! amazing vid as always

[@blackbana]

You were getting all I like in your games XD

[@cursedbernard5598]

That turn 4 in match two 😍

[@jrjamesson]

could you clarify a bit - if this isn't team draft, then who all is playing with frog's cube? is it still the other 7 drafters that you'll play against? You said you weren't concerned with who would get the ragavan you passed, but I would think it's still a (smaller but still real) concern if you'd play against those you draft with.

[@benlucas3151]

This is a magic online league queue. The alphafrog cube is currently up on there.

[@resu2026]

Ehm, is this actually the most sick mana drain play ever on 48:00?

[@ivandragovic5958]

How important is passing good cards and hate drafting in non-team pod drafts? (not leagues) That’s mainly how my group cubes and want to know how much I should worry about hate drafting.

[@notice9218]

It's good to know your group's tendencies, and look for combos. If you pass a Brain Freeze for example, be aware what direction you passed it and what players might take it. That'll inform you on how important hating the Underworld Breach or Lions Eye etc. Lots of similar power combos in cube, depends on what you guys are playing with. I think in general it's more important for you to have a good deck than it is to hose your opponents, as you'll only play that card you might hate once, it might not be playable for anyone, and it could beat your opponents also. But, if you keep track of what is going around the table, and there's not a clear pick for you in the pack, hating can be the right call.

[@nthnthms1212]

Magical Christmas land

[@Flashpoint-xe2gb]

Shocked you didn't want the crop rotation. Card would be broken in half in that deck

[@crabgnome5388]

great draft but i cannot understand the decision to pass a crop rotation when you have tolarian academy, shelldock, workshop, and karakas

[@leanderthal1138]

I think hulllbreacher is the best creature in the cube

[@T0mmy9898]

Pretty decent turn 4

[@7deuc2e38]

I was in a draft with you last night and I was really hoping this video would be that but alas it is not. Was very curious what direction you went in. You either got a Fastbond or Mana Crypt pick 3 pack 2 and I don't recall seeing many artifacts or draw 7s (you were passing to me) so if I had to guess I'd say you were in the some kind of lands/artifacts shenanigans deck

[@elijahlyons8164]

This first pack is cracked

[@conorwasson4727]

IDK if he did it in this video as of this comment (between draft and g1, and I didn't catch it during the draft) but i started saying "almost assuredly" a lot recently and was wondering where it came from. He said it on another video but i forgot to comment on that one so I'm saying it here.

[@EggFuhrer]

the terrible double-power start :P thanks for the vids!

[@jonnanino]

Thankfully not nearly as bad as in the 3v3 or 4v4 hahaha

[@brunofernandes3597]

Insane!

[@sashaanne703]

Was there any consideration to run Teferi off of Scrubland & Karakas?

[@Zii_Vii]

These videos always end too soon 🥺 why no 20 rounds with these sweet decks

[@BetaJim22]

3 mana stip. If there's a card that either makes or costs 3 mana you have to take it.

[@aliasbillsmith7200]

LSV- I don’t think you made your selected cards small enough

[@GetMoneyMyrick]

I wonder if LSV 3-0s with this deck 😂

[@Ivokros]

That's a lot of power. Must have fooled the algorithm by pretending to be the real LSV.

[@okiflowa]

More like a founder of my 7 mana. Lololol

[@goldcobraarima9819]

Nice deck

[@michaelkuhn863]

🔥

[@dementievatz]

What’s up with people and Comet? I would try to splash that into almost any deck that wants to play red or white.

[@onnilattu9138]

Its just a cringe ass mechanic so people dont want to play it

[@dementievatz]

@@onnilattu9138Well their loss then! It’s a powerful card. LSV first picks it from medium packs, and so do I.

[@TreeFcknFiddy]

these decks are so much fun. one of the reasons I love watching these videos every day. thanks for the great content as always! (crop rotation sure could've been useful to find that karakas tho)

[@TreeFcknFiddy]

rd 2 gm 1 kept wishing for the brain freeze. in the first round against underworld breach too

[@kungfupandaluver6919]

Ruh Roh Raggy

[@wacco4932]

Sweet

[@thorstonk6348]

Oh yeah 💉🤳

[@thebrowningfarm]

Everyone, please keep passing me Comet.

[@BetaJim22]

42:08 this is the best I've ever seen Retrofitter be in my life. Card is trash and LSV was unlikely to spend a bunch of mana into it and it traded for a card and ramped a land. INSANE

[@morlock8936]

EZ

[@cesarramon4636]

E

[@1brushstudio]

Such a shame with these spoiler titles. The excitement of picking up that semi-late Academy was completely ruined, but I guess the spoiler titles are mEtA for cube content creators and thus here to stay.

[@LSVargas]

Yep, I gotta respect the algorithm 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TreeFcknFiddy]

show and tell out for brain freeze would be sick

[@MatthewForsytheHi]

Watching some of those matches felt illegal.

[@Anusien]

Surprising the Salvagers didn’t wheel

[@dementievatz]

I agree, I was waiting for that to come back. Maybe someone had LED? Is there anything else in the cube that combos with it (other than cards that LSV had)?

[@jstuckless]

@@dementievatz that and/or the zirda/kinnan/lotus petal storm combo.... and I guess a mono-white drafter could've just 50/50'd it over leyline binding (they'd want neither and it was too late for sacred foundry to be an option if they didn't already have a red splash.)

[@LarsJLW]

"cut the brain freeze", can someone check on LSV and make sure he is ok?

[@kithkindeck]

The amount of topdecks in this cube draft was sickening. Hit the showers, LSV.

[@Holden_Prio]

Xmas came eaaarrrllly

[@Thrasher1327]

Wow what a draft! I have watched several of your drafts and have not seen you open a time vault. Is time vault in the cube?

[@TreeFcknFiddy]

he had it at least once with manifold key