Do Not Buy Kaldheim! Buy These Cards For Commander Instead | Magic: The Gathering

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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Sorry, I read the script crooked and didn't catch it in editing. The combo still works with Avenger, it's just that the tokens are created on ETB not on Landfall. Same premise, and it applies to about 10,000 amazing possible tricks you can do with this card.

[@captivity06]

I just posted this then refreshed and yours was up a minute before mine lol.

[@lisliaer7999]

This trick actually works insanely worse for everyone sitting on the other side of the table. Cause the tokens all get the etb trigger. That's 81 0/1 tokens. That's an additional 72 tokens for 1 blue mana. Then you drop that same land you mentioned and they're all now 1/2. Someone better have a board wipe. And got forbid it was a fetchland.... Edit: 9 missed triggers T_T

[@Secretasianman888]

Don’t forget that all the transformed plants are actually Avengers of Zendikar and will each trigger landfall so each land adds +1/+1 counters equal to the number of Avengers.

[@Kuronosa]

@Daniel Mathews No.. The wording of the card is "The NEXT time that a creature would enter the battlefield," not "ANY time"...so the Avenger enters, and you cast Reflection with the trigger on the stack... That would make the tokens made by Avenger into copies of Avenger, but then after that, it would be the SECOND time that creatures would enter the battlefield, and that would NOT trigger Mystic Reflection, as it only triggers off the first time...however, that still could make a TON of tokens, and if you then play a land, all those tokens would then get bigger. The same idea applies to Master of Waves....Nikachu MTG showed a graph that another player made(I don't remember who), that showed how many tokens you get off of Master of Waves with Mystic Reflection being used, and it's exponentially immense based off of how much Devotion to Blue that you had before casting the Master... Something to the tune of over 800 power on the board with like...4 Devotion before casting Master...which is not difficult.

[@only1sn1not1taken]

Oh look, someone has an agent of treachery out...guess I'll just cast avenger and foretell.

[@elipetrou9308]

Silly prof, I'm not wasting my money, I'm buying singles like you said. Just randomly.

[@Bakemono8666]

And in bulk of 15 😁

[@jdoom1345]

Random singles bundles are my preference as well, sometimes in bulk so they come in a box!

[@ryaninzana5640]

CrazySwede86 buying in bulk always saves you money!

[@obadijahparks]

Me too! I just spent over 300$ on singles in an actual game store. Not sure that it's cheaper.

[@LoveStrangeDr]

Someone needs to buy boxes, otherwise there wouldn’t be enough singles to begin with!

[@thetyrantoforazca5878]

Prof: Repeat after me Me: ok Prof: Buy Me: Buy Prof: Singles Me: Singles Prof: GREAT! Buy singles!! Me: Buy 10 prerelease packs to increase my chances of getting full art cards I don't need!! 😀

[@williamzhang153]

This is the way

[@vincentmccue7481]

Do you know how many singles come in a box of Collector's Booster Box and a Set Booster Box?! I would be crazy not to!! Look at how many foils you get, and they most certainly fixed the problem from Commander Legends (even though they said that they product was not defective since the foils didn't come curled in the pack, even though there is documented evidence of the cards already being curved when the pack is open)...right? Like, that is a LOT of singles which you can then try to sell and get more singles in the off chance you accidently didn't get the cards you really wanted.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

I've already preordered to Set Booster Boxes 🤣

[@joshbailey7775]

Me: 4 booster boxes later. Time to buy singles!

[@kerolokerokerolo]

@@joshbailey7775 exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@MetPhD]

He never ceases to amaze me with the dry humor... that old thing called a game store by the pot dispensary... LOLOL

[@SzandorAdinsx]

I actually know where there is a card shop within a block of a dispensary.

[@necrosylum.l3013]

LoL my local game shop is directly connected to a pot vape shop.

[@coolnezz0944]

Mine is next to an ally way with lots of graphiti

[@MetPhD]

@@coolnezz0944 sounds like it needs a dispensary!

[@MetPhD]

@@necrosylum.l3013 They have those now? Wow, technology.

[@Sardoza]

Prof: Don't buy booster boxes, buy singles Me: Open packs, goblin brain happy

[@KeroTheInvincible]

Jokes on you, Prof. The pot dispensery is actually ACROSS THE STREET from my LGS.

[@charanth182]

Pot is legal where i live, they outnumber LGS by 10 to one.

[@quantumperception]

I am jealous. I can't wait for the backwards South (where I live) to catch up to modern times, so I can have a similar setup. If I want actual weed, I still have to meet someone in a parking lot for a secret exchange like a criminal. Right now I'm settling for D8, because that is legal, and due to my situation, that is something I now have to consider (I don't mind breaking unjust/racist laws). P.S. My situation is that just before Covid lockdowns (last March) a tornado hit my apartment complex, which was then condemned, so I had to move in with my mom (who is immune-suppressed). It was supposed to be short-lived (couple months), but then the pandemic hit, and we were completely locked down (mainly for her safety). She doesn't like intoxicants, and barely tolerated me legally vaping D8, so unless its my birthday, I eschew actual weed for her sake (which I have smoke for 20 years). Man, I can't wait until I can smoke actual plant again- I miss it so. Vaping D8 is better than nothing, but really is a poor substitute.

[@jonathankowatch6947]

Two blocks down for me

[@jaya2168]

Me: this set I will finally only buy singles! My goblin brain: but shiny packs! Pretty box!

[@thomasborders6882]

Accurate statement is accurate. NEED SHINY THING!

[@shadowwolf12351]

We be goblins friend

[@Yakkosprite]

"Stain-dard" is a pretty appropiate name for standard nowadays

[@maxpepelotas2059]

It's not that bad after omnaths ban

[@mikewood3911]

Life gain Mill Life gain Mill Life gain Red agro Mill Life gain YAWN

[@araamahasla555]

@@maxpepelotas2059 It's literally unplayable until Eldraine rotates.

[@edsonsouzaneto6251]

Bullshit

[@socalacura1338]

@@araamahasla555 or until we get a single piece of anti mill in standard

[@laynegrey2003]

No matter how many times you say it, Prof, it won't stop me from buying packs. The rush of serotonin lasts me the rest of the week.

[@pleasantlynobody8863]

Hey dude, just wanted to say thanks! Your the reason I got my group into magic recently 😊

[@DropkickGoose]

I just noticed the copy of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere on the shelf in the back. Brought me back to lit classes in college, and made me smile. Keep up the work prof!

[@doctordistracto8390]

Daddy, where do singles come from? Well, son, when a man or a woman loves a game very much, they buy the game.

[@t3hDarkness]

Singles come from whales chasing foils.

[@Aedi]

singles come from people playing limited

[@jasondeutschbein8102]

Plus, if more money was going through LGS, LGS would have more pull with the game like they used to. The game has gotten out of hand with the bottom-line attached to "whales." I genuinely like the story and many aspects of the game. I dream someday of playing Magic:VR where we can actually be planeswalkers and the focus is the story, not the manufactured rarity of magic.

[@LolAsdOmgWtfAfk]

"Daddy, where do singles come from?" From the LGS?

[@Xaltotun]

@@jasondeutschbein8102 if you want to be a planes walker try out Shandalar. It's an old mtg pc game.

[@casketbase7750]

It’s a darn shame *Scrying Sheets* wasn’t reprinted in this set. Card is stinking expensive, and would’ve been a natural fit for a snow-centric set.

[@shawndiaz7528]

I would've expected it to be on The List this set. A bit disappointing tbh.

[@piercetan9112]

if it was printed it would probably make snow even worse tho

[@djryat4591]

It is being reprinted in The List

[@shawndiaz7528]

@@djryat4591 Oh sweet. No yeah that seems like the perfect place for it to be reprinted right now tbh. Must have missed it scrolling through the list because it's not really a competitive card.

[@FolloweroftheBlind]

They missed a great chance to print Boreal Druid into standard again. Would have been cool to see it.

[@RandomPassrby]

Point of order: Boast doesn't require the creature to deal damage to a player. It just needs to have attacked. So it can be activated at ant time after attacks have been declared.

[@GrandpasMagic]

Back in my day, we had to walk uphill both ways to play games of magic the gathering.

[@WeaponXYZ]

Walking uphill both ways through snow while fighting off bears with our cheap MTG binders

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

And we didn't have shoes;we had to wrap our feet in discarded booster pack wrappers and duct tape to keep them from freezing!

[@quantumperception]

A basic day: You are hiking in the Japanese highlands. A pair of snow leopards is stalking you, and the blade of your katana is frosted into its scabbard...

[@atomicsquirrel6457]

Amazingly enough, it was uphill both ways to my store: there’s a river valley in the way.

[@warhawk5138]

That was a really amusing intro, thank you for keeping it engaging prof!

[@h2ojr1]

Professor: stayndard Captions: "staying dirt" Checks out

[@joeydtst9213]

I love how much you're shitting on wizards at the moment, proves you're not biased unlike some other magic content creators

[@DiabloTommaso]

If you are talking about the white mess everyone is talking about it. You now what noone is talking about? Arena economy

[@adamj4759]

@@DiabloTommaso tbf the prof has bashed that before too

[@leress]

@@DiabloTommaso Several Magic content creators have talked about it, Prof, PleasentKenobi, MTGGoldfish (Seth in particular), and on multiple occasions.

[@ivettea.192]

I just love how you keep changing the books behind you. Today was revealed the cover for the Catalan edition of Octavia Butler's "Adulthood rites" and I was so excited to see that book in today's video. What a nice coincidence 😄

[@Darthartanis]

Awesome video! I am crafting a Yuriko deck, and I will most assuredly be adding Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire!

[@woofergranade2044]

Holly cow, my LGS is next to a pot dispensary! I didn’t even know this was a thing.

[@jamesgasik3424]

When he started talking about Koll, I was like, hey, isn't that the song The Magic Historian uses for his videos?

[@kenttsui6024]

Thanks for the tips Prof! I will be picking up those lands you mentioned in this video!

[@TitaniumLegman]

This may be the first set in a while I don't buy a box for, and I'll be looking to videos such as this for guidance if I don't. Thanks prof!

[@heirkaiba]

But what if I want to spend my Timmy dollars on these products! Screw the Prof I have money!

[@guillermolopez6130]

Just say you got Kaiba money and go

[@randomusername1735]

Just become a whale and you become wizard's target audience again instead of those peasants with their "budgets" and "second hand markets"

[@schrottinator]

Stop shooting cards into space.

[@jonklaus1466]

@@randomusername1735 Imo I’m a whale and a budget player haha. I like to open packs so i’m guilty haha.

[@tylersavitz1529]

The credit card hasn’t failed him yet

[@Bakemono8666]

Woohoo, im early on this professor lecture And that suite is on point! Ps. You must be a master of puns and dad jokes

[@nukabe869]

This is so dainty fun real and informative once again with your elegant style amazed us with information one can actually use .. Superb lol

[@rickyhenry4161]

I f*cking love your videos dude, literally none of them disappoint. Subscribed last year in March when everything shutdown, now I'm a Tolarian Community College Stan.

[@Xynic.7391]

Prof: "Say it with me now-" Me: "BUYyY SINGLESSS"

[@cosmicturban2797]

1:17 I'm literally heading to my LGS next to the dispensary later today.

[@chrismaxwell3001]

Btw nice to see the enthusiasm back in full kilter prof. 🙂 Gd to see bit of your old self again.

[@sandgoggles6168]

The post credits have a real 80s TGIF sitcom feel. Love it! Great video, looking forward to adding another vampiric tutor to my Yuriko deck! Thanks for the video!

[@dragonballgt245]

I’ve stopped playing magic and just watch the professor for his great video work and hilarious persona. Sorry not sorry Wizards.

[@froschkenig]

Totally understand it. We agreed in my playgroup to only buy editions before 2020 in store for MtG.

[@ericnoyes9148]

I second this.

[@toof987]

the videos really are top notch quality

[@lazerd3662]

I’m a wrapper addict. I see new packs and my caveman brain lights up

[@sergeyshabotinsky8615]

Introduction video is hilarious. Glad they are back )

[@dexagos7688]

Not related to this vid, but thank you for the work you do in pauper. I took your tron list from 5 years ago and updated it, I've been having a blast since then!

[@thewitchef]

I've failed you, prof. I ordered a Bundle because I wanted the die.

[@Anaverageguy41]

Honestly that's fair

[@slowmo56]

same! yet somehow a set booster box fell into my cart also. an honest mistake, i swear!

[@jasonmcdonald1042]

The prerelease kit has the normal size die that is the same as the large bundle die

[@ashley587]

Say it with me! Buy the spindown on eBay!

[@dannykstick]

@@jasonmcdonald1042 its not the same

[@bradenskaggs5350]

Uh Prof, Avenger doesnt make tokens when you play a land. It makes tokens when it enters the battlefield

[@cadenbelcher3105]

I was coming to say this lol

[@xChikyx]

he corrected it in his comment, but the idea is the same

[@bradenskaggs5350]

@@xChikyx I saw that

[@maxvanhuffelen5230]

wouldn't that mean that all copies enter as more Avengers, which then each make a bunch of copies, so then your landfall trigger suddenly gets you a huge buff to a metric tonne of plants?

[@cadenbelcher3105]

@@maxvanhuffelen5230 if you wanted test, but if you wanted you could also just pick something like an opponents dockside, or a gray merchant, a flesh bag, really anything that would be valuable if it's etb happened like 9 times

[@Doanay]

Prof, your crushed red velvet jacket is so so good. Kudos on good style.

[@JaemSolitude]

Thanks for working board in making these videos. 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏👏

[@spizzerspunk]

Honestly when I need a new book to read I just look at prof's shelf

[@mtgcalix8977]

Prof says: buy Singles at Local stores Me: yeah but there are no locals anymore near me ... and that i have i drive 2 hours to Reach dont have Singles and go down so i ordered boxes there . SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS BECAUSE THEY ARE DIEING!

[@feritperliare2890]

Maybe if they didn't preset chaos draft packs to have my pod be stuck with shit while they got stuff like urza's legacy I'd agree

[@makogp747]

Goddamn. I cant imagine a day where all the game hobby shops I know that are near me disappear.

[@leress]

He also adds the caveat that 'when it is reasonable'.

[@mtgcalix8977]

@@makogp747 this day will be the last day on earth... or at least feel like this

[@mtgcalix8977]

@@leress i agree on that. To Support you locals is very important although prof is a fan of Singles why i am a fan of sealed products and trading to get what i want

[@777CrimsonChaos]

I was thinking about adding Varragoth to my new Tymna/Sakashima ninja deck, and this has definitely convinced me

[@amarauk9687]

Thanks for the video prof! It'll be definitely useful to keep in mind... After I spend a fortune in booster box/prerelease kits and don't find them

[@nanahobBob]

Drake, averting his gaze: Hengegate Pathway Drake, pointing in approval: Glacial Floodplain

[@nicksnrub7265]

I'm stocking up on those spicy uncommons.

[@therealastralhaze]

Love the video prof! I can't wait for kaldheim! Did I hear the Magic Historian theme song at 7:53 or is it just me 🤔👌

[@RipAndShip]

As always, thanks for the insight!

[@shawndiaz7528]

Unfortunately my LGS doesn't carry singles from the newest set for like a month at least and usually will never have the cards people want the most except for the exact moment that someone cracks a booster and trades in one of those cards.

[@kenthehobo]

No one cares. Just buy singles, damnit!! But seriusly, how can we support our LGS if all we do is buy singles off of amazon?

[@shawndiaz7528]

@@kenthehobo who buys singles off of Amazon? TCGPlayer, @DynamoNestico on Twitter, Flipside Games, and eBay are where it's at if you have to resort to online sales to get the cards you want.

[@HexInfinity]

Looking forward to the day the LGS IS the pot dispensary, they already sell cardboard crack

[@crooker23]

add a fast food place to the combination LGS/dispensary and I will be there every friday

[@bclark7113]

My locals has a dispensary and a pizza place next door lmao

[@potatowhiskers8923]

Cant wait to buy all the singles I need from my LGS, awesome video prof!

[@TomTom-tq6rs]

Awesome video! Maybe I’ll get into building a blue deck sometime. That new shapeshifter seems awesome :-)

[@hannwaters]

While there are several cards that look cool to get singles of, I have to pick up Arni Brokenbrow for my Neyith deck on pure flavor factor alone. Boasty boy coming down, talking crap, and then fighting something! It’s too fun not to include in a fight deck!

[@Rukalin]

Don't forget about Pongify V3, now with 100% more artifact removal!

[@FearOgre]

But also weaker overall

[@raveneff]

I enjoy the card hunt. Cracking packs to see what I manage to get and those surprise super valuable pulls

[@davidbakker263]

Poison the Cup will work in my Nekusar Monarch deck. Seeing which two cards I'll draw in my turn attached to instant removal. Plus flavor.

[@ruudvanlaarhoven5776]

When will a Landfall trigger make plants for Avenger of Zendikar? You'll have to Mystically Reflect the Avenger with its ETB trigger on the stack.

[@FearOgre]

Yep.

[@jakepetruolo1847]

I love how in his saltiness vorenclex didn't make the list knowing his filthy doubling counters abilities lol

[@LolAsdOmgWtfAfk]

And it fits perfectly with the phyrexian flavor of Atraxa!

[@davidfehr6712]

Tyvm, your video's provide with something that makes everything worth while. Ty again.

[@patrice2847]

You've hit allot of great choices prof. Although there are a few others missed like tergrid. The 3cmc blue removal, the world tree and more

[@philvess6376]

I actually said "Buys singles!" out loud at the same time.

[@jumpstick9446]

He talks about the old way of playing magic, talks about the ancient times where people could meet face to face, uses skype.

[@christopherdatil6756]

Professor, I'd like to thank you for your videos. They are very helpful. I'm a returning player from back when Ice Age was new. You really helped me to understand what products I need to buy and what cards are worth playing. Thank You.

[@amadeaweber993]

I am building a deck for the Koll I preordered. I know you didn't have him as a commander, but he feels like a great support for a Boros deck that can swing with a bunch of different legendaries. I'm so excited to play it!

[@The_Loreseeker]

I just want to hang at the game store with friends...

[@jwaffles9269]

I love it when prof acts like he’s an old man and doesn’t understand all the lingo the zoomers use “Stan”

[@Zenondikar]

11:15 Springjack shepherd... Prof. Springjack. Shepherd. Finally the goat tribal support I've been searching for!

[@patrickstephenson958]

A great source of information in a clear and humorous way. a true professor.

[@ashwinvangrevenhof4056]

I knew it was you I saw at that pot dispensary every friday!

[@snaypj]

All 5-color commander decks need The World Tree, even without the god stuff

[@araamahasla555]

Every 3+ color deck needs it whether they have green or not.

[@lordgriselbrand4600]

@@araamahasla555 I repectfully disagree. It comes in tapped

[@lordgriselbrand4600]

Meh, it comes in tapped. I will, however, take one for my 5 color changeling deck but that's the only one

[@araamahasla555]

@@lordgriselbrand4600 There is dozens of playable tap lands and A World Tree is the strongest effect amongst all of them. It is objectively twice better than any triome.

[@Fistfullofpizza]

Hilarious introduction! Well-done sir.

[@fpjrzman]

I absolutely love Foretell as a mechanic, there's so many cards with it that slot just so easily into my various decks, with Saw It Coming looking like a potential powerhouse.

[@anthonywolf943]

Honestly elixir is bad beacuse I use my life as a resource most of the time. I rarely have more than my starting life total. Not to say it can't go into my white decks.

[@Tsuna_SoulSilver]

Me: "this would make a great white card." WotC: "let's make it colourless so we can get more cash."

[@captaincrazy6936]

Mystic reflection is such a cool card. I really want some of the uncommon lands for my decks. Reanimation, copy effects, token creation, and aura/equipment tutors.

[@kryskilgannon]

Vorinclex is headed straight in to my Straxa +1/+ counters deck centered around Simic Ascendancy!

[@stephenklien]

Still calling them "booster packs" instead of "draft packs?" Who's the Gramps, Gramps??? ;)

[@drewbesteck4512]

Set and collector boosters are a thing.

[@Ragwar]

Alternative title: do not buy Kaldheim, proxy these cards instead

[@GarciLP]

Loved the video prof! Just one thing. The ETB trigger on Avenger is the one that makes tokens, the Landfall one pumps them. So you'd want to respond to Avenger's ETB trigger with Mystic Reflection, not its Landfall trigger!

[@samdalfthegray4495]

I've been hyped for Mystic Reflections for a budget lil Talrand Polymorph Deck I just made!

[@Miztickow]

What's this "Ständurd" nonsense?...I've been stuck in a Brawl hole for months with Party commanders.

[@freezingfire1278]

You're always saying to "buy singles" but we all know you're going to play the booster box game anyways, because you waste money so we don't have to, but we still do anyways

[@joeveneklase711]

Never thought of EDH before, mainly because non of my close friends really play magic. I do plan on putting together a deck after covid and going back to my local game store

[@keillharrison2704]

Absolutely love your personality and videos! Stay awesome!

[@1235q]

Magic: The Gathering

[@balrogdahomie]

It sure is dude

[@alphabetaomegainvestments3444]

Sure about that.

[@lorderoks]

so tired of seeing blue get everything every other color wants, and more. it's very clearly the favorite color of those who design at wotc, and it's quite unfair.

[@newtpondskipper]

I still think green is but thats me. We can al l agree that white is still hated.

[@ganzzert3477]

I'm a blue player, and even I'm like "I just want to draw a stupid amount of cards, the rest is just overkill"

[@lordgriselbrand4600]

Always has been. Half of all legacy decks have blue in them

[@RiseInAfterlife]

Blue even gets a flat out exile removal in kaldheim.

[@lorderoks]

@@RiseInAfterlife lol! part of my complaint! it's at common too!!

[@chrismaxwell3001]

Am keen on grabbing Tibalt cosmic imposter for my Tariel sack, theft & recurr deck. Already sorted mana for higher cost spells, so his stealing top cards is gonna accent the steal aspect of this deck nicely. 😁

[@tristanherrick7273]

Great picks, Prof!

[@Burevix]

Thank you for making me realize this is what I sound like when I tell stories of playing Magic in 1995 to Magic players born in 2004. Back in my day six mana for a 3/3 with first strike was OP, and we used to have this ability called banding which was super powerful if you knew how it worked!

[@Antare5]

Grabbing Elixer stat. As well as some elf cards to slot into the elf precon. I'm not used to having shocks for land types in most of my decks because of budget reasons, so the more and more I think about the common dual cycle the more apparent it is what I can do with it. Farseek Activate Tainted lands (tainted Field, Tainted Wood) I didn't even think about Knight of the White Orchid and my Trynn and Silvar deck would love more help fixing its colors.

[@jinxed7915]

This is my engagement boosting comment, love the video and hope we can have a chance to do some in person drafts in the near distant future

[@mizzogames]

Acid yet polite, you are an inspiration Professor!

[@TheGangster1505]

Good stuff as always :D

[@Cardboardgrinch]

Thanks man, too bad I already prebought it - but now I at least know what pull I do hope for! 😁

[@dailydose1729]

Yeah I got me 2 of each full art dual modal lands. They are really nice because they don't come in tapped. It will go really well in my Thrasios/Tymra and 4c Omnath decks which are my somewhat competitive decks. I'll definitely look into mystic reflection for the omnath deck since it's all about making tokens through landfall. Thanks Prof

[@agrape2887]

I got a tibalt's trickery on pre-order, gonna try having anew red counterspell in my anje cEDH deck

[@befuddledfaun]

So many great commander cards in this set. Foretell is my new favorite mechanic!

[@NekoDavid]

Those are some pretty sweet cards. Mystic Reflection was totally under my radar

[@TransSoulAlesha]

Honestly, I'm excited for Fynn the Fangbearer, him and the other few deathtouch lords seem good for giving my snake tribal deck some much needed focus.

[@Jimmif310]

I'm planning on picking up a tibalts trickery for each of my red decks