Cute But Extremely Deadly | Mythic 47 | Road To Rank 1 | OTJ Draft | MTG Arena

[@jeremytapsell]

Feel like people always forget that Holy Cow is an Ox for Bruse Tarl :D

[@ZeroIsEven]

I’m waiting for the moment in the video where Paul figures it out. There was one passed early in the draft, and now I’m watching him hit with a 4/2 cow over and over that could be double striking …

[@ZeroIsEven]

Oh no, the Forces … it didnt have to be this way!!

[@haumph]

I assume it was a cow… whoops!

[@JalebJay]

Got blown out hard because of this combo. Worst feeling ever.

[@AbaoA_Qu]

I should bottom this ox, to try to get an ox

[@avacyn.]

42:43 you should tap the mercenary to have a force chump by the cactarantula

[@Journeyman2585]

You beat me to it.

[@martinpolti4378]

Came to say that. Strange play from Cheon.

[@JustPlainAwfulStreams]

ngl from that moment forward i was rooting for an underdog win from the opponent

[@ZhenYaoYin]

34:53 Steer Clear checks if you have a mount as you cast the spell, so it still does 4 damage even if your mount gets killed in response

[@bartekstrukowski5293]

Yep, I learned this by killing a mount in response, I was not happy with the result 😅

[@donschamun273]

A 4/2 double striking Holy Cow closes games out in a hurry.

[@LittlePhoenixKid]

I was screaming NOOO at my screen! Bruse gives the Holy Cow double strike!

[@haumph]

Yeah my bad on that one!

[@patrickgonzales7825]

Great draft and vid as always. Boros is becoming one of my favorite to draft nowadays when everyone tends to lean towards 4 color shenanigans. I guess you haven’t played with Bruse and steer clear much. Holy cow is also an ox and you have multiple games you could have won with double striking holy cows (especially on the game you’ve lost to overwhelming forces) and steer clear checks on casting, not on resolution. It will not matter if they killed your mount creature. Great vid nonetheless. Keep ‘em coming!

[@tch204]

Happy to have found your channel -- heard about it from your guest appearance on Limited Resources!

[@haumph]

Welcome aboard!

[@wobjong]

Paul's got that dog in him

[@Superpsyko]

I’m amazed of Paul’s reaction to this Overwhelming Forces. Would have been on full tilt. That’s great sportsmanship. On the other hand Paul’s more upset of his own error. Something worth thinking about. Congrats.

[@linkelia7]

In the game vs Overwhelming Forces; why didn't you play bruse tarl before? I think you could have had 2 turns of attacking with a 4 power double strike Holy Cow

[@linkelia7]

And I think with that course of action the sharpshooter would've still been in your hand and the 2 dmg would've been lethal

[@haumph]

Was a mistake!

[@LizardDude]

This vid got me to look it up: Cunning Coyote is the sole Coyote in Magic so there's never a need to worry about secret Roadrunner tech.

[@WashtubScout]

Changelings are Coyotes

[@dangregory-ys2li]

3 straight trophies with Arynx and Keykeeper. Paul has found his niche!

[@haumph]

beatdowns!

[@MrWestonR]

Love watching you play the “non-optimal” colors (aka not green). Helps me learn the format better!

[@marlowelain205]

So glad you still won that third game, never seen someone try so hard to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory lmao

[@shadoe1313]

I think the game where you lost to overwhelming forces could have been ended before they cast it if we casted Bruse two turns earlier for double strike on the holy cow. I kept hoping Paul would see it because in an earlier match he does have both and the Cow did hit twice. GGS though and GL making it to Rank 1!

[@Uber_Jester]

Holy cow indeed. This felt like a better R/W than yesterday's but still I doubted you and your trophy skills, I apologize senpai. lol. This was a killer trophy, you didn't even have incredible luck, honestly even bad luck sometimes. This was incredible gameplay. Just in your opponents head at every single turn. Calling cards left and right, making good plays just in case when you could. Really really top notch. See you tomorrow.

[@haumph]

Yeah I felt mostly dialed in minus the fact that I didn't know that Holy Cow was an ox! haha

[@Uber_Jester]

@@haumph no expects the flying ox, in my best Monty python

[@tychoMX]

Can't believe you won that last one game after Betrayal. Well done hanging in there against major opposition.

[@haumph]

Thanks!

[@kristofferh.nielsen9789]

Good lord! Black/white was staring us in the face

[@gradymosay5580]

Paul against Blue Control... Chef's Kiss

[@patrickrahner1182]

It was obvious that Paul did not realize that Holy Cow was an Ox. Even in the draft he could have taken one more of them but took just one cow "because it is good with the prairie dog". Did not even mentiin Bruse so I just waited for him seeing it gets double strike when playing Bruse but even that did not happen. But still we all know he is a much better player than all of us. Still great work, love the content.

[@haumph]

You are correct about me definitely not knowing holy cow was an ox hah

[@JGlenwright]

"maybe I should bottom the holy cow to try and find an ox..." you found one and had a great synergy the whole video and didn't notice 😅😭😂

[@markwalker8846]

Steer Clear is boosted at casting- it doesn't matter if they kill your mount in response.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Was going to comment the same thing; Steer Clear isn’t worded like older cards that check on resolution

[@patrickgonzales7825]

Was about to go here and comment same thing. I was literally shouting at the screen. 😂

[@duncanchadly7666]

Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog's bark (-wiki)

[@johnjarvinen]

Loving the content! 42:36 you could’ve tapped down the mercenary, and forced him to chump with the cactarantula instead of trading off the prairie dog. Keep up the great content!

[@vrvlvnd1]

Love your videos, Paul. Thank you for your contributions! One question: You don't seem to value deserts highly. You had several spots in which you could have picked some, and you didn't seem to really consider them. Are they not essential to your strategy, or what?

[@haumph]

I think deserts are great but they really aren't that strong in R/W as they tend to have the least crime payoffs. I also don't like to stretch my mana too much in these aggressively slanted decks.

[@nickkilfoil4377]

Red White Cheons for the win! Love your stuff Paul you rock

[@haumph]

Thank you!

[@malsirian0880]

These get me hyped to draft! Then I draft. Hype goes away quickly! 😅 Nice job! I Rank one? I believe!

[@haumph]

I hope so!

[@peterscutti7078]

Same but don't let the hype fade! This man is one of the best in the world. Keep your expectations low and learn from your mistakes! Also quick drafts give you plenty of time to think about choices and require less resources.

[@malsirian0880]

@@peterscutti7078 oh I still enjoy it! he just makes it look deceptively easy :)

[@peterscutti7078]

@@malsirian0880 very very true haha he makes everything comes together sooo nicely

[@jmezzic]

1:33:06 Sweet last play!

[@xfreeman86]

Don't forget you can pump roadrunner with posse mercs and send it in unblockable. Could have been a finishing plan in a couple games.

[@haumph]

I’m aware I can do this but I don’t start pumping mana in until the roadrunner until they’re close to lethal or I’ve run out of things to cast

[@atk8r]

No love for requisition raid? +1/+1 counters on all creatures for 2 mana seems good in boros.

[@zacharycrumley5234]

47:50 too funny

[@larss4119]

You’re doing great, give yourself a break! No one’s perfect (except Eken).

[@haumph]

stupid sexy eken

[@emorkTLK]

Well, why does it say Cow when it is an Ox? Edit: I had a big laugh when two games later you were closely inspecting Praerie Dog and questioning it's race while the undercower Ox was flying next to it. Very entertaining ;) Edit 2: What in tarnation! Now you're pondering to bottom the Cow to get an Ox for Bruce. Some games to go, let's see what happens next. You and I know you're great, so I guess you can stand it. :)

[@AristotlePoyyak]

When you passed Rambling Possum after having the frontier seeker I shouted at my phone…the value engine of returning that to your hand and recasting every turn is insane. Just drafted a green white mount deck with it and made a few people scoop 😂

[@philmarc35]

I think boots would have been great in this deck to help with racing especially with all of those creatures

[@s.c.304]

Would you consider experimenting with 3 color decks? For example in this deck you drafted a lot of token makers (Boros mercenaries plus cow maker Bruce). The signpost uncommon in Orzov are all directly wanting to sunergize with Boros. Mardu seems like it is all about token creation and sacrifice, what are your thoughts on expanding into a Mardu deck from a two color deck?

[@t-dogn6171]

Thanks Paul.

[@haumph]

Np!

[@markwalker8846]

The Bruse Tarl Ascendancy

[@Zapzapkapow]

Ertha Jo , Form a Posse and Fling to their face is a nasty surptrise combo for headshot damage

[@gohol_lywood4218]

paul you would of won that match against overwhelming forces if you cast bruce almighty with the holy cow in play dang lol

[@haumph]

Yeah big punt!

[@PitBoss_ZA]

Punt several times, win a trophy. You must be a pro, only pro's can pull that off.

[@haumph]

I’m pretty good

[@yellowchair8450]

in p1p4 you didnt consider taking the desert (gruul)?

[@MorbusDe]

Passing 7 Goblins Is Wild

[@fityfive]

great games man!

[@haumph]

GGs!

[@hydra66]

Bristlebound farmer, Bruce Tarl, cruel ultimatum. There are some 1st pick cards that Paul just autowins with

[@roujin518]

My only pick difference (haven't watched the games yet,) would have been to snag the Green/Red deserts just to give an opening to go Naya if you get solid green bombs in the last pack.

[@dephunkius5885]

Ah yes, back to the good ol RW Cheons! 😂

[@marcoreyes582]

I would have snapped that 4th prairie dog, card has won me some games by itself, I feel is close to the green 2/2 badger

[@falscherhase4456]

is it just me or is paul not looking at lands at all in the draft?

[@haumph]

Just you

[@svendejong8110]

No, I saw it too. Bristling Backwoods in pack 1 that even tabled with a Spine woods Paladin already in the pile, but he specced on a Vault Plunderer. Then, after taking a Buried in the Garden early pack 2 he passed on a Mirage Mesa for a Holy Cow. This draft Paul really skipped on the lands, I feel. BUT there's no arguing the result, so what do I know? 😅

[@peterscutti7078]

Always so good bro thx

[@haumph]

Any time!

[@josephbilling3886]

34:50 classic forgetting to read the card “as you cast this spell 😭”

[@haumph]

I just didn't know the interaction there but now I know!

[@jamest1955]

good beats

[@seant2432]

I'm technically posting only 7hrs later. Bro.

[@josephbilling3886]

42:43 Why not just tap the mercenary and attack with all? Then they have to chump prarie dog with cactarantula, go to 3, and you still have a 7/7 That game was a hard watch ngl

[@haumph]

Yeah that was definitely the play. In my mind I didn't want to tap the cactarantula and have them draw a card but clearly could have tapped the token. Mistakes were made. In my mind, I was okay with that trade while getting them down to 3 and having 3 attackers with the ability to tap down their spinewoods paladin.

[@alexandrelima2766]

Paul how much do you hate eriette's lullaby than you won't play it when you only have 1 hard removal spell in your main deck?

[@haumph]

Really hate it

[@dkg17]

gg paul, I knew I had won against you when you were playing boros but forgot all about the game over the past week+. Watched the upload and thought I must have misremembered because I was getting crushed, then the overwhelming forces came out lol

[@haumph]

I messed up sadly. I should have won with Bruse Tarl!

[@roujin518]

Oh man, just finished watching you play against the GW deck, that was, rough. Like not tapping down the 1/1 when they had no cards in hand and were at 7 life and only had cactar and the 1/1 and you have a 7/7 Prariedog just... damn.

[@haumph]

yep that was bad

[@arthurryan5629]

I keep getting suprised thay Caught in the Crossfire doesnt even get considered by you. Potentially selectice board not? Or was it because you had a Boros deck and didnt want to wipe your own dudes?

[@haumph]

I think the card is pretty bad

[@cjmckay309]

Bro, you got married to your first pick. You should have been white/black.

[@haumph]

I’m happy with how the deck ended up. Sometimes it’s okay to have been multiple color combinations in a draft and I think both rw and bw were plausible in this seat bro.

[@rockhounding5775]

@@haumph they're referencing 15:39 but doesn't matter since the deck still ended up great!

[@Jermo484]

There's literally no reason Overwhelming Forces needs to be in a limited format in 2024. I don't care how expensive it is. Nice deck, though!

[@haumph]

ty!

[@joesandy3424]

Game four could you have won if you played Bruce Almighty two turns earlier and had given holy cow double strike to put them to -2?

[@haumph]

Yes!

[@jamespearsoniii914]

Pack #1: blk, green, white, red all felt open. Think you could have paired any of those together

[@MrLlamaSC]

Bro don't get married to your first pick ;). This was white black all over 😂

[@soundofmadness13]

I was yelling at the screen play the bruse tarl so holy cow has double strike for the gg. Overwhelming Forces is like thank you for the w.

[@haumph]

Great point forgot about that interaction!

[@soundofmadness13]

@@haumph 2 games in a row I got excited for the bruse tarl holy cow combo and when all the pieces were in place, you were having too much fun playing boros lol. Love the videos.

[@jamesdrummond7684]

you played game two terribly paul, it was quite surprising from you

[@haumph]

I watched game 2. I don’t see anything that was too terrible. Could you explain? Would love to learn if I can.

[@DanteAidos]

What in the world is in OPs hand in the last game lmao

[@Moskalus]

lets goooo

[@haumph]

Gogo!

[@alexandrelima2766]

Dude I can't believe you took a trained arynx over prairie dog number 4, it's a PRAIRIE DOG it wins games by itself so maaad at you

[@haumph]

Prairie dog in a deck that is looking to tap out every turn for a while isn’t as good as the arynx early which was my reasoning. I think in a very aggressive rw deck, the arynx felt like it was better for me

[@alexandrelima2766]

Sees 2 premium black uncommons pack 1 pick 4, pack 1 pick 5 I don't know if black is open so I'm going to pass on ruthless lawbringer

[@haumph]

A gold uncommon doesn’t necessarily mean a color is open. That being said black was open and I think bw would have been good but I’m also happy with the rw deck that I ended up with. It’s not like we took junk unplayables

[@kylewomack45]

Bro you should’ve been Orzhov. You got married to your first pick.

[@haumph]

brooooo

[@kylewomack45]

@@haumph sorry I didn’t wait till literally 8 hours to type that verbatim

[@throwaway7425]

I am sad we didnt take the 4th dog

[@TempestTenor]

Pour one out for the sick BW deck you could have had 😭

[@cashmoore8253]

bro! you got married to your first pick. shoulda been white black :D

[@Superpsyko]

Bro, you should have been WB

[@pullarius1]

Bro. You git married to your first pick. Should've been WB.

[@haumph]

Brooooo

[@VonRippin]

First! Go Paul!

[@brianh5844]

Among top users on 17 lands... Nurturing Pixie: 59.3% GDWR, .1 IWD Stop Cold: 60.5% GDWR, 2.7 IWD Just because a narrow and mostly bad card matches up well against a lower end but playable card doesnt make the playable card bad. If Stop Cold was as bad as you make it out to be it would at the very least be decreasing people's win % when they draw it. There's plenty of data to show it doesn't do that at all levels of users. Granted, win %s for blue cards seem inflated on 17 lands, and deflated for white cards (probably because of boros? but im not entirely sure why) But the actual bad blue cards do have negative or close to 0 IWDs. The stats for it certainly aren't incredible but the fact that it's hard removal more often than that, and when it's not, usually tempo positive (but value negative) seems to be enough to make it a playable option in a format where removal is extremely important, so even worse removal spells perform okay, and blue otherwise doesn't have great options for removing things for good. Going to ride this horse until it's a creature type: skeleton.

[@David-xb8hz]

when it's bad, it's a blowout. those things not in your control are usually avoided.

[@brianh5844]

@@David-xb8hz I mean, I think getaway glamer is the only real "blowout." Pretty much everything else you spend a card on. Pixie is a pretty rarely played card because it's mostly bad and very narrow, so it's not really a reason to not play it. Even in that situation, if they have pixie in their deck it's presumably because they have good ETBs, so they're getting back a creature instead of one of those. With a bounce spell, they're spending a card and not bouncing one of your creatures. With a sacrifice a creature effect, if they're playing it it's presumably because they have sac fodder and they get to keep a 1/1 instead or whatever. The flip side is that against graveyard recursion, it's actually better than "destroy a creature." Mourner's surprise, back for more, honest rutstein, badlands revival, lively dirge... these are all cards that are much more common to face than pixie or even bounce spells, and I think this is likely the main reason the stats aren't terrible for the card. When leaving the creature on the table is not a downside, it's either neutral or an upside. The best argument against stop cold is getaway glamer. That really can be a blowout. That said, while stop cold isn't a great card, you should still play it if you're lacking in removal options, because in this format, removing something with a small risk of them getting it back is certainly better than not removing it and having their bomb take over the game.

[@Troklo]

Broooo

[@maxmaxiboom6694]

Arena have handicaps, youtuber: draw bruce tarl every single game, rest of the world...good luck bros

[@haumph]

ggs