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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

3:39 - lmao, the Spice otter cameo was a great callback.

[@blackdeath6085]

I just watched that episode of Shuffle up, and this capture literally almost let me fall out of my chair laughing. Really epic, so was the episode :)

[@michaelmoore8284]

The “just interrupt it with interaction” excuse is LITERALLY the exact same words WotC said when they didn’t want to ban Saheeli Cat & that was a turn 4 win. It’s flimsy at best & defense of intentional power creep at worst.

[@thatguyyouknowtheone4073]

This is a four card combo minimum, though! It's a lot harder to keep up. If it was two cards, or even just three cards, you could nail it, but you can't when you need this much on the board.

[@thatvillainjay]

Oh no prof knows what an otter is

[@Kaiasky]

everybody knows what an otter is it's an izzet colors creature type with prowess.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Hanging out with all these kids is making me hipper and more with it!

[@Suryp]

​@@TolarianCommunityCollege what else did maldhound teach you?

[@nikhilchhagan7371]

You know he lives in Portland, Oregon, right?

[@ich3730]

@@Kaiasky Damn i thought otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily lutrinae and exist in real life :O

[@a.ryanratliff4024]

"Five!" - holds up three fingers- lol Love you, Prof!

[@pr0fess0rbadass]

This is a reference to the Monty Python holy grail secret lair that no one was able to buy

[@JuliusKlovekorn]

I THOUGHT IT WAS A SECRET LAIR ALERT 😂🎉❤

[@aminabutler]

Secret Leyline Alert :o

[@noradi123]

At this point THIS CARD FROM X SET BREAK Y FORMAT is as iconic as SECRET LAIR ALERT imo

[@IneptCardCollector]

Just wait a week

[@jogewe]

And otters: Spice8Rack jump scare

[@JJMadsen-gc3ux]

The best part about the deck tho is that it doesn’t need the combo to win. It has shown itself to be good already without the leyline or turn inside out

[@soopthedog7236]

SWEET HAIRCUT PROF!!!!

[@ctomsky]

Agreed! Was just rewatching an old Dies to Removal episode back when he was still growing it back out, and I think it looks great at this length!

[@kxht]

Does anyone else feel like the "remove this now or lose the game" cards are getting too much in standard? Maybe its just me but It feels like every single playable card lately is just one big snowball after another.

[@MrOctavian2012]

Worc has been veering towards more commander cards with each set release, which these cards would feel less like outliers in.

[@RaawHax]

It's like what happened with Hearthstone, throwing huge swing bombs at each other until one side busts

[@maxspecs]

MtG has always been about who can end the game first, this is nothing new.

[@trevorschumann5808]

@@maxspecswow so insightful

[@fiendfi7119]

@@maxspecs that's poor phrasing, every competitive game works like that

[@devinayaz9210]

"a list of 5" - Proceeds to hold up 3 fingers. 4:17

[@Franciscomeirajr]

It's a Monty Python reference

[@ethanlarge3572]

He was an English major, cut him some slack

[@smartkaboose3806]

Must be new here ;)

[@The-Mads-Zone]

@@Franciscomeirajrohhhhh, thought he did a 6 in roman numerals hahaha

[@Vengfulpotato]

Thanks for the WhatNot stream yesterday! I enjoyed watching, and it really struck me with the effort you went through to make sure your fans weren't overspending on the auctioned items! ❤

[@Artist_ash-is5os]

Yesterday was my first whatnot stream(from the Prof or anybody) and he's truly an amazing host, had me smiling ear to ear basically the whole time lol, then he raided the Lgs and made their day too, truly an amazing stream🙏💜

[@Did_No_Wrong]

Kinda reminds me of Sheoldred apocalypse and how that single card completely warped standard. I know the 2 are used differently but I leyline of Resonance will definitely have as big of a impact.

[@doomkingraye7692]

it's so bad nobody will actually play in order to try winning the game

[@AllBeganwithBBS]

I don't care that the turn 2 kill isn't particularly consistent, the issue is that this particular Leyline can provide truly disgusting value for the single cost of it being a card in your hand, and can definitely enable a variety of kills on turn 3 or 4 with ridiculous ease. Yes, a well-timed removal slows it down, but on the other hand, it puts the opponent on the most famous "better have it or you don't get to play".

[@andrewwang7699]

play bo3, mulligan for removal, win g2/g3 95% of the time?

[@MrPiotrV]

@@andrewwang7699 lol that's not a realistic option. but I like that your "easy" solution involves 1) changing format 2) having a dedicated sideboard 3) conceding g1 4) mulliganing for an answer on your starting hand. maybe, just maybe, something that requires that much effort to have a chance against, is a little too strong. and one removal spell will NOT save you. you need 2 or 3 to stand a chance against today's mono red, let alone when the leyline comes.

[@andrewwang7699]

@@MrPiotrV I mean fundamentally I think this is a worse deck that stuff like last format’s Boros Convoke? which put you to 1 on turn 2 with a nut draw

[@MrPiotrV]

@@andrewwang7699 how exactly did boros convoke deal 19 damage on turn 2? because I have never seen it and I played hundreds of games against it. and to be perfectly honest, I don't think it is possible, I think you're mixing up turn 2 and turn 3. turn 2 and turn 3 are very very different things. and even if it were possible, how does that make it better? the current mono r deck kills on turn 3 EASILY (and even more easily with the leyline), it doesn't need to have a perfect hand. this deck is a million times faster, and much more reliable (in terms of pulling off fast wins.)

[@maxspecs]

So just like every other modern Leyline?

[@Shadowquacker]

The trouble, I feel, with red aggro is already that it already leads to so many non-games where either they kill you before you did anything meaningful, or they fizzle out and don’t do anything meaningful before you win. This new card exacerbates the problem by making games even quicker when it’s in the opener or completely dead for your opponent when it isn’t.

[@petrri323]

That would be true if the deck wasn’t still so damn good without the landline combo in it. Red rush has always been a very strong strategy. Now there’s red rush plus a combo maybe.

[@Shadowquacker]

@@petrri323 I don’t really think that most people would consider that the leyline turns red aggro into a “combo” deck in any meaningful sense: it has good synergy with the cards already there and its value to the deck is essentially constrained to one scenario (having it in the opening hand) but the game plan and deck construction with and without it probably aren’t much different. Honestly, it may not even improve the deck in general because the value in speeding up a win you were likely getting anyway may very well be overshadowed by how bad a draw it is later in the game. It’ll probably make those quick losses feel even more hopeless for your opponents, but whether you consider that an advantage or not probably depends on your personality;-)

[@LuizMoratelli]

2:50 wait, opponent can interact? NOOOO

[@theunease5541]

WUBBY TEASER AAAAAAH. THE PROMISED HOUR IS COMING. Also, hedge shredder looks like a really cool and strong ramp piece for decks that care about the graveyard and it has the potential for a silly half-combo deck that wants to chain absurb amounts of lands, lol.

[@litemerafrukt]

Standard outside of arena had been real fun! I’m in! But only modern and legacy played in 200 mile radius, if I don’t go to a neighbouring country that is. Cross my fingers that foundations can help remedy the lack of standard play around here.

[@meek1ns]

Why isn't there a game mode in MTGArena like Standard but only that they just ban such things out or patch them accordingly? And every 2 weeks if needed they adjust problematic cards?

[@andrewwang7699]

because everyone hates alchemy

[@SuperbFairy]

Because alchemy fucking sucks as a format, the whole point of magic is that cards are designed and playtested - shit like this used to get caught before they were released out into the world, wizards just don't bother anymore. Editing cards AFTER they physically get released doesn't work, which is why they need to stop being so lazy nowadays

[@CyberBuster93]

Lmao love the running gag with the fingers Prof xD

[@willwithanxbox]

Professor please I can't stand anymore formats being shattered 😂. Love your videos I've been having so much fun in magic lately

[@marcoottina654]

blame Hasbro for pushing WotC to create insane cards ...

[@petrri323]

This is what happens when they design cards straight for commander. The entire rest of the game crumbles because The entire rest of the game can’t handle cards balanced for a 120 life, four player format. Rip 60 card. This game is becoming YuGiOh. Edit: WHY ARE THEY MAKING RAKDOS AGGRO UNBEATABLE AGAIN?????

[@duneblythe]

I don't have access to a local game store. I barely have time for best of 1 in arena. Needing several 1 mana disruption in every deck is why I hate historic. This isn't Yugioh, games shouldn't end in 2 turns.

[@xXSamir44Xx]

You barely have time for bo1, but you want games to go long...?

[@roondar6141]

Turn one or two kills usually aren't much to worry about, especially in best of three games, they've been around since Magic began, it's where Channel Fireball gets it's name from and why Blazing Shoal is banned in Modern

[@user-tx2mu3cr2o]

That's a wonderful thumbnail man

[@Baelorsmith]

It's almost as if casting stuff for free is a bad idea. Especially if it's up to rng of having it in your hand or not

[@vaporworks5245]

I've been playing for just about two years and I'm already tired of the power creep.

[@Izlr88]

Yeah, the game was way different before 2020. There was power creep but it was slower and allowed for more interesting gameplay. Now every card can do anything and there is no strategy involved. Just slap whatever you can on the table and hope for the best.

[@michaelsilk275]

I really want to make a glissa/overlord deck. Removing counters will be fun. Glissa will be good for removing pesky finality counters too.

[@ctromsky5729]

I think Toby Beastie Befriender should be highly considered. It makes the token strategies even better by giving them flying and making a 4/4 token that caretakers talent will love to copy for 1 mana

[@StephenEmmons-mx5yz]

Love the RuneScape damage art.

[@erfarkrasnobay]

3:00 Oh yes, mulligan till turn 1 removal in any first game of the match. I like to lose to turn 1 tapped land or having 2 mana removal instead of 1 mana.

[@xXSamir44Xx]

You say that like your opponent will always have leyline in their opening hand and like it doesn't reduce their consistency.

[@hannesisking2498]

Great, as if I wasn't already losing enough matches against red aggro and mono black decks.

[@supersmashseandx1991]

Spell pierce

[@jessianderson3959]

Turn 1 Duress Behbeh!!!! But seriously thanks prof. I hope to play a standard game against you sometime! I did a spin on Saffron Olive's 8 rack deck & also am a big fan of my Azorius Control lol. Will be building Delirium in duskmourn. I love a few of the interactions they're giving us lol

[@barrytdrake]

I appreciate the Holy Grail reference! "Nemeses", at least according to Mystery Men. Thanks, Professor!

[@Tiax776]

Aggro was a bit slow, to be honest, so it should get a buff. I think a 1 red mana goblin with 3/3, Prowess, Menace, Haste, Trample, Ward 2 would be a good start. It's great that they don't want to give proper dual lands because using shitty tap lands means you can play a tap land when the opponent goes first and that's the only card you have to play.

[@marcoottina654]

Buff? It's a Starship's rocket stitched in the ass!

[@DrJambonius]

Send that idea to WOTC: They will set it at mythical rarity and add another "Add a treasure when doing anything" to match hits abilities with its rarity😊

[@taeworldcj6998]

This survival mechanic is going to blend great with my convoke deck ❤😂

[@livewire136]

hair is looking FINE a F

[@swifttalon9763]

My boi sell-sword is getting a bad rap, he deserves it.

[@JamesIIIPearson]

would love to go down and play std at my local store! ... but since wizards/ pandemic killed the paper format, we can't get more then 3 people to show up😞

[@frankskive]

Prof seems to forget not everyone has standard at there lgs And arena is the best place to get that

[@pspsmallz]

Leyline is a cool card idea when the effect is only decent but when its just outright a powerful effect even without being a leyline, we get busted combos that break the game immediately. 😂

[@MindSlain]

Man, so many obnoxious cards. Just why

[@wilddragonchase]

yeah im not particularly concerned about the new leyline and the t2 combo, but i do expect to see it a lot in Arena Bo1. im hoping that with manifest dread being a theme there'll be enough support for a deck themed around Yarus and face-down card. probably not the strongest but would definitely be fun

[@justinwalker4037]

Even if there are answers to the combo, having a meta in which you need to mul around having a turn 1 piece of removal probably isn't good for the format. Even in a Bo3, going down the card because your opponent MIGHT have the ley line in their opener is lame af. It's not that it can't be beat, rather it's just low tier game play. Obviously this is just my opinion.

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

Neat combos with that red Leyline card.

[@GFortz]

Tuck in tight everybody, combo winter is coming. With Citanul Stalwart you can actually pull off a turn 3 Atraxa - Citanul on 1, Subterranean Schooner on 2, on 3 tap Schooner for mana in artifact form with the Stalwart and that's the 4 mana for Kona. Crew Schooner now (remember, it doesn't need to be untapped to crew) and have fun.

[@Greg501-]

Play Standard Bo1 with 1 mana removal, Green in shambles rn

[@Magnet977]

Standard has devolved into Yugioh matches, where your opening hand and who goes first determines who wins. Small creatures and spells simply generate way too much value due to the power creep of sets like Bloomburrow and Duskmourn. Its absurd that your opponent can literally burn you for half your life for removing their threats and punishing them for stacking 3+ card effects on one creature so quickly.

[@cedarbobedar7223]

"I taught English not Math.." then damn dude pronounce the C before the L in Aclazotz

[@cedarbobedar7223]

I know it's probably just interaction bait but dear god everybody does it and it just makes it look like magic youtubers are all barely literate

[@declanandrewbell]

@@cedarbobedar7223 I'm so sick of it. my man couldn't even get 'Orazca' right.

[@adamwarlock59]

I think Grievous Wound should get a mention with slasher and bloodletter. It takes a turn longer to end the game but serves as a nice back up spell if the zombie is stunned or exiled. Also, having bloodletter on the battlefield a turn prior allows you to perform the same mechanic if the opponent cant block flying

[@12oranges]

WUBBY !!!!! I'm so happy prof !

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

I mean even by definition none of these cards could break Standard for longer than 3 years.

[@Pokemon5597-i9w]

before first minute gang

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

The summoning sickness effect at 7:03 needs to be on arena

[@dragade101]

I'm feeling this red leyline, though it CAN, there are plenty of matches that it will not get to do the thing. Hence it will be ‘balanced’. Should this have been printed into Standard? No. Will the designers pay attention and be careful with future sets for 3 years? Hopefully but probably not. Will this be a clear and must build deck? I don’t think so (I hope it isn’t). [I do hope Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief doesn’t get powered up even harder with the lightest of splashes for to have an additional Resonance]

[@bloomcrawler]

Oh! I would love to have that stigma lasher in my Mortarpod BR - Sac deck. Stick it to the life gain decks (For when I'm not playing my own life gain deck) :-D I never plan to attack with something like Screaming Nemesis or Stigma Lasher. As long as the sac effect allows the creature to deal the damage we get the effect without having to attack. Okay I see your going the stuffy doll route with the Screaming Nemesis.

[@marcoottina654]

screaming nemesis is way too much powerful seriously "Unholy Heat" here becames "2 Lightning Bolt stitched together AND shutting-off lifegain forever" The possibility of choosing deliberately the target AND being a 3/3 with Haste for JUST "2R" (not "RRR", which would be a bit more mana-color themed) is way too much. It should retaliate to the source *precisely*. Try to drop a "Blasphemous Act" onto it, let's see what a 13 damage to the face does ... EDIT: So, it's not "this card ruins Standard", but "THESE cardS ruin _everything_ "

[@twhartonable]

SO red can beat red?? I did not know that!!! (*eyes roll*) Wotc needs to remove their head from the ass of Red and give some decent cards to BLUE. Do you even know what blue lost this rotation? No exiles, no phase, only 1 hexproof. It's bullshit. Red has been giving EVERYTHING it needs to destroy you RELIABLY by turn three. MTG:A has become a sad joke.

[@AmaraTheBarbarian]

Okay so this Leyline may be rough for some red decks in standard, but if you could keep talking it down I could use a playset for legacy and it'd be cool if they weren't very expensive... I've been working on a turn 1 combo deck forever, and it has always been kind of jank and hard to pull off, on inception I needed the perfect 7 card god hand, Cacophony Scamp lowering the CMC of my creature to 1 and changing the color to red reduced the cards I had to have to 5, Volcanic Salvo from M21 gave me a high enough CMC with Blazing Shoal that without something to double up the damage I could hit with 20 from a Pact of the Titan token straight up, the bolt MDFCs cut the colorless cards in my deck down to 6 (only a playset of Lotus Petals and 2 Inkmoth Nexus remain) which is important for both Blazing Shoal itself and Fury of the Horde... This Leyline might just give me enough wiggle room along with the reduced colorless cards to main deck the 4 Pact of Negation in the sideboard that were there for decks that could disrupt my turn 1 with something other than a bolt (Brute Force and Rubblebelt Maaka had me covered there) because you're right the blowing the full combo and running in to removal is the worst time.

[@BasicandBizarre]

I'm not sure what to build for standard, but I pulled 4 Grievous Wounds, 2 Konas, and 2 Hedge Shredders, so I feel like the universe is saying Golgari something.

[@CianDelano]

I haven't finished the video, but while you were talking about the Survivor mechanic of Kona, made me randomly realize, Survivor is going to make those turn 1 Authority of the Consuls WAY less useful, or at very least, be less one sided.(speaking on brawl, the one thing I can regularly play... man I miss commander, but time and money are things I am both low on x_x)

[@pine790]

Been thinking of getting back into standard now that I've got time when my LGS is doing standard nights now and am beyond excited for some of the red cards coming in this set. Screaming Nemesis looks very fun, and the damage doubler isn't too shabby either imo (even if a little jank). I think the monsters and environments in Duskmourne knock it out of the park aesthetically too as much as I don't love the 80s people and TVs. Very mixed feelings on it, definitely not above Bloomburrow for me, but it's highs seem a lot more fun than OTJ and MKM for sure.

[@Brokenlordike]

I haven't been a standard player for quite a while, but when I saw the combo of Rollercrusher ride and Screaming Nemesis? Oh boy, get that out and use Obliterating Bolt on your Nemesis to hit your opponent for 16? At the low cost of Delerium? Sure thing.

[@TheJadeFist]

"what are you looking forward to?" Personally, I'm skipping this set, (still building bloomburrow decks...that came out less than a month ago), I however am interested in Kaito, Bane of NIghtmares, I have a ninja deck and let's face it, even without an ultimate ability, his +1 ability makes him better than the other two versions of Kaito. Ninjutsu is a self sabotaging mechanic, spending mana to have less board presence is very bad for tempo. At least if Kaito comes out, he's providing some kind of long term value to make up for the tempo loss, even if he doesn't live for more than a turn or two, can even ninjutsu a second copy of himself so you can use the +1 again during your second mainphase.

[@jingothejumper]

I just started playing Magic back in 2022, and yet I feel like some of these new cards are just WAY too strong. I think the best example of this is Fell, which is just a blatantly power crept version of Doom Blade.

[@BassLux]

I would like to check out standard, but I feel the entry fee is just too much. Sure I could just use some jank deck, but then I can’t imagine it’s fun to get stomped by the bulldozer decks my lgs people are showing up with. When I see them whip out cards for an estimated 500-600€ net worth I just feel overwhelmed.

[@Pabna.u]

Welp, I think that leyline pumps the damage output of the mouse/prowess type decks in Alchemy ridiculously, which are already top of the metagame. Probably will push out my already tier 3 Dino Gruul from the metagame by forcing us to play instant speed removal that doesn’t scale well in the late game :( . Screaming Nemesis on the other hand seems like it could be a hard counter to the bat decks, which is supposed to counter those decks. Hopefully some new cards will help to counter them now, or else it’ll be mouse/prowess or bust

[@tmspica]

Breaking my Standard Zur deck back out. Love enchantments and Zur was one of the cards that truly brought me back to magic (again).

[@dominickdavila1836]

This has been my first time playing Standard and I actually won my store championship yesterday! Got my foil Urzas Saga and had a lot of fun, Rakdos Lizards FTW! 😊

[@ChibiMantASMR]

The "well timed" shock idea mentioned here isn't even a good idea. I play cacophony scamp turn 1, he plays mountain, turn 2 I play another land, turn inside out, he plays shock for the two for one, I play Free From Flesh, it survives, that's game.

[@as95ms98]

With all the crazy death and graveyard synergies in the set, it makes me very happy that I have both Sunfall and Rest in Peace in my control deck LMAO

[@SmoesKnows]

Looking good Prof!

[@kraakenhex8459]

In my opinion, all of the "in your opening hand" cards are broken and completely shift the game in a way that is inexcusable. Your opponent just can't have a graveyard at all, with no investment from you. Your opponent can't target you at all, because you start the game with no mana, have not taken a turn, but you have hexproof. For no investment at all, you can copy spells that target your creatures? That sounds broken, and I haven't even played against this card one time. I know a lot of cards make more sense in the context of their set, but this seems like a bad idea no matter what set it's in.

[@nathanielleon4163]

I mean, arena best of 1 is the only format that really fits into my life, so I guess it's just too bad for me?... IF I WEREN'T THE ONE PLAYING IT!

[@danielgirard3722]

Just watched a guy go from diamond 4 to mystic on arena in an hour with mono red. He had like a 90% win rate and only lost 1 game to any deck besides another mono red deck

[@danprince3456]

Honestly I don't care much, if that is a good meta strategy, but it will kill the casual game on Arena (even more). Most players there don't care about a consistent play, they will just play to turn 2 and then either have won or will simply scoop out. Either way it will be a horrible game experience

[@minervadetauro7646]

Well, NOTC has found a way to finally turn staadard into f'ing Yugioh. The worst part is that even without Leyline of resonance, mono-red aggro is still absurdly strong

[@robinkost8249]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Screaming Nemesis gets blocked by a Deathtouch wouldn't it's trigger go on the stack and then it would be put in the graveyard as a state-based action before that trigger resolves so it can't deal damage to anything?

[@cinderstar6634]

i think the wandering rescuer and clockwork percussionist deserve mentions for how well they slot into convoke (percussionist being a perfect target for gleeful demolition and the wandering rescuer being another great convoke threat)

[@TheJadeFist]

Dumb idea for Tamiyo's Saga, Mycosynth Lattice and Donating it. (Don't even know or care if Mycosynth is in standard, just a funny thought I had watching)

[@Lightmagician60]

Player 1: i go to pump my Heartfire Hero. Player 2: i cast Shock Player 1: i pump it again anyway... it dies, you take 7.... i went -2 cards and -1 mana in this trade to deal you 7

[@sasquatchsenpai]

I live in metro area of the 7th largest city in the US. I'm lucky if a MTG shop does standard once a month. I'll just be scourged by this on arena bo3 I guess.

[@ZrinNZ]

I had very little interest in Duskmourn because a whole lot of the card art and themes have turned out to be "remember the 80s!?" but dang, those Overlord cards look spooky as hell! I'm more keen to get my hands on the proper horror stuff from this set now.

[@auenboy4571]

Red aggro shouldn’t even use this card outside of maybe a 1 off and even then not really. This cards isn’t a pump spell or a creature. Even if you open it in your hand it doesn’t magically make it a good hand you still need the actual combo pieces of the bodies and pump spells and enough mountains to even play 1-2 of those cards. This card isn’t better than potentially doing a mullagain and getting your 1 drops. Leyline is going to be good in other decks but mono red aggro has no real use for it. Reduces consistency and if it’s not in the opening hand it is just a dead card.

[@nateszigeti3653]

I tend to avoid playing 4 or 5 color Pile decks, but if there's a meta deck that people call "Bean Overlords" it'll be time to put aside my disdain for the archetype.

[@okredcoat5141]

True for the shock or removal but a true Aggro player knows what an opponent having untapped mana means so hold your winning combo for when they slip up and tap out. Ive won all 4 of the store championships by reading the board and holding my win until the perfect moment and on a few ocassions those moments i was down to 1 life almost dead and my opponent bwcame over confident and slipped up.

[@ZJasmineDragon]

I really just cannot agree with you... its not a combo deck, its a combo being added to one of the best decks in the format, which also works well when not being used as a combo piece. And the only outs are removal in red, or cutdown. Having the out isnt the best argument for something not being pushed

[@andredornelles8014]

I hate that WoTC are clearly pushing for those 2 strategies… it just to force older players to buy new stuff to be able to compete. In 5 years magic wont even be recognizable anymore

[@Dstinct]

It is a big deal. Arena is already miserable with mono red, and this is just going to fill ladder with more. You have multiple streamers with large following complaining of the issue, and this is just going to exacerbate it.

[@bigslim7777]

5 mins ago uploaded...ugh, what happened NOW? 🙄

[@chriswr_]

yes prof, Grab The Prize is going to break pauper, thank you for making a video concerning this BROKEN card

[@hayden9790]

I actually love that they added Screaming nemisis because of the meta shift. I have been going against a lot of oversaturated healing decks, and having to deal 70 damage in a standard game to defeat an opponent who is clearly losing the game in the long run is quite annoying.

[@metal--babble346]

video game MTG makes the rules. Tabletop cards are an afterthought

[@VirusVescichetta]

I know it's a good card, but Unstoppable Slasher's art is so goofy. That guy has Big Head Mode turned on. It's huge.

[@sailordaigurren8225]

So, I just have to sit there doing nothing except sitting on removal and doing nothing else when I play Arena, which is the only way I CAN play Magic these days

[@ShearGeniussharpening]

3 min and counting

[@geoffreystrong4374]

I play a gruul prowess heartfire deck and its cool when you get it to pop off but with the cut down go for the throat, shock, lightning strike and helix it can be challenging. I dont think its ban worthy

[@sergioaugusto166]

BEAN OVERLORD

[@PureSolace]

Turn 2, Prof... It's turn 2.

[@DAsrada]

I'm excited for the Leyline because it'll make my Narset Enlightened Exile Prowess deck better than it has any right to be.