Hazored vs Abzan Control | Quarterfinals 1 - Quest for the Best Deck Ever

What was the best deck ever? We started with the 27 Standard decks to win a World Championship, played five rounds of Swiss, and now bring you each match of the Top 8. Andrea Mengucci is Playing Thoralf Severin here and either Siege Rhino or Hazoret could be knocked out of the tournament.
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[@CardmarketMagic]

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[@pr0fess0rbadass]

I actually wanna see the games prior to the top 8. This is a really cool idea for a series

[@Valnjes]

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[@CardmarketMagic]

@@Valnjes if you submitted your ticket on Friday, it is normal that it has not yet been answered as our customer service is closed on weekends :) I assure you that our agents will get to your query as soon as possible

[@OtherSideLLC]

Thoralf just immediately knowing its probably a Chandra in Andrea's hand at around 10 minutes is just so good.

[@germanyjones2700]

Clever girl

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

Daniel Kruger style

[@jeandouyeth6682]

i don't understand why it couldn't have been a land ?

[@BlueJay567]

He played a cycle land, which would have been more advantageous to keep in hand than any other kind of land@@jeandouyeth6682

[@Rayan01012]

He already played a land​@@jeandouyeth6682

[@loafy2]

This series looks like it'll be a banger very excited

[@CardmarketMagic]

I've been wanting to do this video series forever but the idea behind dedicating so many videos to one idea always seemed simply irresponsible. I am truly thrilled to finally have this recent passion project come to life! I hope it does well!

[@Pistolsatsean]

​@@CardmarketMagic As someone that has been very sad after the loss of VS Live, I will always watch gameplay videos from this channel!

[@CardmarketMagic]

@pistolsatsean VS live is actually what inspired me to make these videos and made me apply to this job in the first place. They were always great and I'm happy we get to fill that void for some people :)

[@Pistolsatsean]

@@CardmarketMagic The thing I miss the most is that I felt like I had my thumb on the meta, without having to grind (as I am mostly a deckbuilder, and enjoy building more than playing) I would absolutely love to see weekly gameplay of whatever competitive format here, if you guys can make those videos profitable to produce!

[@obsidiansiriusblackheart]

​@@CardmarketMagic it's gonna be a great series!

[@mopanda81]

Game 1 honestly felt like it was in the pocket for abzan so much value but it just goes to show how insanely resilient Hazored was even in aggro mode. This is a really great series because decks like Hazored that just pushed every other deck out of the meta were so hard to evaluate on a raw power level, seeing them up against other lists is amazing.

[@percyvile]

And this is the deck after bannings! It was a real brutaliser

[@mopanda81]

@@percyvile They only hit the dino right I don't remember anything else in this deck getting hit since most of the bannings were kaladesh and energy related.

[@Baritone_RyanHenry]

@@mopanda81 Ramunap Ruins and Ferocidon were both banned. The reach that the ruins gave the decks was unbeatable and people started to innovate and add eldrazi into the sideboard because of the 8 colorless lands. It became very problematic because the khenra coming back gave very good late game. Combined with the land it had staying power. Probably one of the best standard decks of all time

[@egoalter1276]

Ramunap red made up lile 6 of the top 8 when it was legal. It was as opressive as hogaak, just not as visibly due to a single playpiece. Sligh was always the deck that would perpetually occupy at least second place, no matter the meta, and amon khet pushed it over the edge to 'would perpetually win, no matter the meta'.

[@mopanda81]

@@egoalter1276 as a lifelong sligh player I've never felt like it was always 2nd. Innistrad for instance was a particularly dark time before RTR with all the thrags and resto angels in the format.

[@lucasrios2089]

19:11 definitely cracked me up, shame to see Thoralf got a bit flooded in the second game but that was some great Magic for sure, cannot wait to see more PS: We notice the little things like showing us the Scry at 21:50, I for one very much appreciate the effort you put in to make these videos clear and fun to watch

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! I specifically put extra effort into these videos because I've been wanting to make this series forever. I realize I'm taking a risk in dedicating so many resources and videos to one concept, but I really hope this series does well 🤞

[@outputcoupler7819]

@@CardmarketMagic Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[@marekjurcik]

@@CardmarketMagic Definitely WORTH IT! Much love, Marek

[@Gabriel64468]

I'd love to see the results from Swiss - I assume the actual games are off the table just because of volume, but having a quick overview of what decks got close, which might have gotten screwed over by matchups, etc. would be interesting.

[@HjelpImAFish]

Yes please!

[@davioliveira7233]

Please please please!!

[@paradoxicalsg3522]

Commenting in the hopes it boosts this idea up so they see it!

[@sashaanne703]

Same! This would have been so cool.

[@AAGEnzee]

yes, 100%. I was surprised that prismatic black and abzan control made top 8 honestly. I thought some of the older decks would dominate with the old broken cards. Also, a lot of the 'control' decks had answers specific to their meta that I figured would be a handicap for them.

[@Pyrodactyl]

Love you guys, hope Mengu can be a regular too

[@CardmarketMagic]

He's basically a main character in the Cardmarket Cinematic Universe now :P We won't stop releasing videos with him any time soon

[@josephspeak6366]

The MKMCU has a ring to it 😂

[@Eleventyearl]

The team at Card Market never fails to deliver with quality content - it's hard to ever pass up on your videos. You guys are killing it! Don't slow down!

[@CardmarketMagic]

🥳 Thank you for your kind words :)

[@blondiwithstyle]

I love that you have decided to push physical MTG. This makes me proud of buying my cards at Cardmarket.

[@mediocritysbest6220]

I will tell yall right now, this is the absolute greatest content idea of all time. I love mtg competitive history and I have learned all about it, now to see some of my favorite decks of all time play each other is a dream come true. Thank yall so much!

[@CardmarketMagic]

That's so kind of you to say :D I'm happy you are enjoying them! We'll likely give this series a second run, but with a spin, and hope you like that as well :)

[@lucasrios2089]

As always very happy to see Andrea in a video, also really liked showing the deck years up by the health/wins, excited to see more of this series!

[@Panttz12]

Love seeing these guys play together. So much charm and enjoyment from both sides of the table. Well played gents

[@jongibson4766]

Yo this series looks FIRE. I really wish we could revisit old standards and this is a wonderful way to do it.

[@seanlawsonsound]

Hazoret Aggro is one of my favorite decks of all time. I have been trying to adapt this deck for modern and love watching it get played! Can't wait for the rest of the series!

[@percyvile]

Trying to recall any deck that's played quite like it since, such strong early game with a killer sideboard for slower matchups

[@sushi521]

I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see this sort of concept done with your level of production quality and having good players on camera jamming and having fun :) Love y’all and this channel, it’s kept my passion and love of Magic at its peak despite WOTC being nonces recently.

[@Baritone_RyanHenry]

I absolutely love your channel! Thoralf and Andrea are awesome to watch together!! Revisiting old standard formats is an incredible idea and I’m sure this series will garner many views.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞 I'm taking putting a risk in putting so many videos and resources into a single idea, but it's a project I've always wanted to do :D and I agree, Thoralf and Andrea are always great

[@ArgentIcon]

Just wanted to say your content is great. I'm always watching your videos when they come up :)

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say :)

[@cskludt]

YOOOOO! This idea is awesome and I can't wait for more!

[@chillinaroundtheworld]

This channel is by far the best magic channel, so much quality, congrats!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :D

[@supersalamanders1901]

Seems like an awesome start to a series, can’t wait to see more!

[@GraemeGunn]

Once again, I live vicariously through this channel lol. I would LOVE to play through this Standard environment again

[@simonteesdale9752]

This is awesome! Thanks for making it, and look forward to more installments in the series.

[@ubermusli]

This concept is amazing! Can't wait for the next one ^^

[@Griffen25]

Thank you so much for more MENGU VEEDEOS! 👏

[@dimitrialberti2092]

The editors have done an absolutely amazing job. Also, I have been wondering what was the best standard deck for year's. This was an amazing video idea I can't wait to see all of them.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@loxeggcheese]

Y’all are content geniuses. I am so excited to see this series continue!!!!

[@LookNoHands_]

That series sounds so interesting. I never got into competitive Magic but I absolutely love watching it. Also Andrea Mangucci is always a huge joy to see

[@youvorli]

This was fun. Really enjoy your videos, and looking forward to the rest of the series. Really good job on adding the details about triggers and scrys etc. Keep it up!!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@Jbastardov]

Love seeing "Hazored" in action! Can't wait for the rest of the games!

[@jaklegend3]

Got to say all your content you release is really high fidelity. I like the good split between shorts and longer videos

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) that's very kind of you to say

[@davec8385]

Great video and an incredible idea! Can't wait to watch the rest of the series

[@ComfyPepe]

good job on editing this one carl, you may not be in this video but youre definitely my favorite member of the cm crew

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! :D that is so kind of you to say

[@ltms_7851]

I love how Andrea says "Ahia" (Italian equivalent of "Ouch") after the dice roll at 2:34

[@caleb7882]

YESSS! This series is exactly what I needed in my magic life!

[@CatSculptor]

Carl's "hello" at 19:13 was so clear it made me look around like someone had snuck up on me

[@AmazingAaxor]

Gotta say- your production quality has improved greatly over the past year. Very well done! This series is looking very good. Looking forward to seeing the other matches 😊

[@DJBarrister]

I feel like I've thought of doing a lot of these videos with my friends. And you guys seem to just be a bunch of friends thinking "what would be a super fun Magic thing to do?" And then doing it. Also, as always, a pleasure to see Andrea. I always look for his content along yours! Bravi ragazzi!

[@JazzKaioshin]

This will be a fascinating series to watch! I feel like the decks from recent sets (i.e. in the last 5 years or so) would be at an advantage over the others due to the drastic shift in power level and gradual erosion of the colour pie during that time, especially post-2020. Also, I LOVED resolving The Eldest Reborn when it was in standard, so powerful for an uncommon.

[@dks6515]

This series is amazing, so much fun to watch. Can't wait for more episodes!

[@ElektechN9ne]

Great idea! I also wanna call out how lovely and well edited these video is! really enjoyed it!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thabk you! :)

[@brandonmeyer4362]

Honestly I hope you guys post all the games this is so awesome!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We'll be posting one a week, on every Thursday :) the next game is coming out in 9 hours

[@bqmiller]

Looks like a great series and amazing to see Mengu!!!

[@XTimTheEnchanterX]

Very excited for this series, great job as always guys!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@Flip4Crypt]

Faeries vs UW is such a fun match up, im super excited for the next video This game was great- Toralf's call of the Chandra was so cool Awesome stuff as always

[@gabecohen-nv7nq]

Love this idea for a series, I was looking at some of the deck lists from the 90s and I truly want to see them played at least once just to see how they played out as I can't really visualize the games with them. I really liked the Frank Karsten episode where they played the old mono green aggro list for the control list to show how they actually played out.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Happy you like the concept! I really hope you enjoy the rest of the series as they come out :) I really put a lot of effort into these -C

[@Scrollbars]

Yooooo, I remember thinking this would be a cool experiment earlier this year, very excited that it came to fruition!

[@luminarch1607]

This was such an awesome video! Would you guys ever release the Swiss gameplay? Seeing Standard decks compete against each other is my dream. Great job!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We did not film the Swiss, but we have notes so I'll be happy to make a video breaking it down if the series does well :)

[@josephcourtright8071]

I always find it interesting watching decks from different era's clash.

[@nidunha14]

Standard tournament is super cool can’t wait to watch this series as it comes out!

[@EmpMrazomor]

Cardmarket never disappoints with content and ofc Mengu is the best human being

[@fabioandrade8476]

Great content! Can't wait for the rest of the series.

[@alessandrorossi9742]

Never comment anything ever, but this, and all of the videos with andrea in it, are such bangers! keep it up!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for making an exception :) that is very kind

[@thievthiev]

Can't wait for the next episode ! What a great concept

[@NerzugalRP]

Such an awesome concept! Looking forward to the rest of the games!

[@benjamindavidgoebel1818]

This is great, can't wait to see more!

[@JanGeertBruggink]

Some great content this series. Tabletop magic at its finest.

[@theBestInvertebrate]

Love it, something I've thought about for ages. A shame to see the flooding but such is magic.

[@tyronium6950]

I'm very excited for this series!! You guys make such amazing content!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@654jimbob654]

I really loved Abzan's entire run in standard. The core cards of the deck (particularly Siege Rhino) were so flexible that they could slot just as easily into an aggro build as they could in the control build featured in the video. I played Abzan Aggro at my first ever GP with two copies of Surrak, the Hunt Caller for a bit of spice - Curving a turn 3 Anafenza into a turn 4 Surrak would end games very quickly!

[@zschor]

Awesome video! Looking forward for more

[@arty_jay7000]

Super excited for this series! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Hope it delivers :) I'm really excited for these and am glad you enjoyed the first one

[@blakewilliams8148]

VERY excited for this series and always happy to see Mengu

[@arivald6677]

That read at 10:00. Poor Andrea he was super terrified how good that read was.

[@jeandouyeth6682]

yeah, I don't get that read. What made Thoralf think the last card in Andrea's hand was a spell, rather than a land ?

[@golgariguy]

Wow, that Haozored deck looks incredibly fun!

[@Razomka]

Really cool idea for a series. Looking forward to the next one! Shame about the second match but that's Magic for you! Also Mengucci 🎉 I'd say make him part of the team to be honest.

[@greenlight5455]

So excited for this series!

[@ajslade8727]

I am so excited for this series!! Love the content guys keep it up!

[@juanlasthope3847]

The music in the second game makes me happy. Thoralf and mengu are also objectively the best hosts with Carl as a close third.

[@blindguard123]

Such a great game, and the idea of the video series!

[@GotchaPlaysGer]

This video format is insane! Mengu!❤️

[@ilike2cudance]

ooh i like this series! cant wait for more!

[@kkahakusan5591]

Let's go (: Looking forward to it and ready to see more 🍀

[@kolr2873]

Man I remember the guys at the shop would actually talk about this theoretic matchup ALL the time. Hazoret kills Rhinos but dies to Languish and exile effects, Chainwhirler deals with elspeth tokens and weakens Rhinos, Fleecemane Lion trades with Scroungers... the decks both have great game against each other and it was fun to watch.

[@aqeelrawjee9651]

HAZORED LET"S GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Theeeee deck that I feared when I began playing magic in 2017. What a blast

[@Swimmerwoad]

Two of my favorite standard decks go head to head, love to see it

[@Fractales15]

Love the concept of this strongest standard deck

[@DarkYuan]

Looking forward to the rest of them!

[@ThankYouForTheVideos]

Love this series! The hits just keep coming!!

[@brandoncarver2474]

such a good series, holy crap. keep up this content.

[@colinsickels8013]

R/B vehicles was the only reason I ever played standard, glad to see it again, cut//ribbons is a personal favorite

[@Nighterfighter1771]

This is an amazing series idea!

[@adamwee382]

THIS MENACE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED! You must crush Hazored once and for all!

[@joshuagriffith9191]

Is there an article with a breakdown of the Swiss you guys played? I would love to see the records of decks that made and didn’t make it from top 8. It looks like it will be a fun video series though. Hopefully this series does well so more of these type of tournaments can be recorded.

[@CardmarketMagic]

If the series does well, I'll make a video breakdown of the Swiss :)

[@joshuagriffith9191]

@@CardmarketMagic Awesome. I will keep my fingers crossed. Thank you.

[@huggernaut55]

I mean, these games were super fun, but that music is nailing it🤣

[@Izelor]

Excellent content! I love the chemistry your group has!

[@josefinacabrera589]

This series looks amazing!

[@turdavio1517]

This series looks like pure fire ❤!

[@DankAudioStash24]

Loving the music here as well ❤

[@FPRobber]

I've only watched half a minute so far but I already know this video is going to be amazing

[@andrewp6738]

So excited for this series! Let’s go

[@aesir112]

Excited to see the rest

[@williamsbidgood2662]

This is a great idea for a series (:

[@Pistolsatsean]

Damn Thoralf that Chandra prediction was 👌

[@tiresome20]

SO excited for this series

[@JonnMcDude]

Obviously happy to see Andrea and Thoralf, I'd like to see a bit more feature matches just like in 2022.

[@CardmarketMagic]

What do you miss about the videos in 2022? Maybe we can try to bring it back :)

[@JonnMcDude]

@@CardmarketMagic oh, editing and all is good, what I miss is the frequency of paper matches and some more new and returning guests. I assume it is not always possible and it's quite time consuming so it's all good 😅

[@CardmarketMagic]

@Fabio we are bringing back weekly feature matches :) I was a little burnt out this year and did not always have time to produce the paper gameplay videos, but we just hired new team members and the weekly gameplay is definitely coming back! If you are talking about Dan & Will for the guests, unfortunately, it's just not economically feasible for us to set up a whole second studio for them in the UK. But you can still catch will casting at the Legacy European Tour :)

[@JonnMcDude]

@@CardmarketMagic glad to hear it. Production can be really like heavy lifting so it is understandable and, regarding guests, I was referring to the occasional guest like some other creator, pro player or anyone you feel like is fit for the show. MagicCon Barcelona is also an opportunity to meet some US based personalities to catch a bit more audience 🤔

[@Epicloa]

Am I the only one that is having this issue where a lot of these videos just don't have voice audio for long chunks? The entire beginning has music and sound effects but no voice and no one else seems to be mentioning this. Edit - It was totally on my end, I've never had that where only part of the audio cut out like that. Great content as always now that I can hear it! lol

[@MrChaosbouncer]

Great idea! A bit sad that the abzan deck got flooded so hard in the second round

[@mightyone3737]

Cool game! Yay Rakdos, a usually fun colour pair!

[@KnicKnac]

Dam that land flood though. Good stuff everyone

[@gpeixe]

Man, I love these videos!!