Every Magic Plane Ranked by How Long You’d Survive

[@DiceTry]

So where are you living despite the dangers, and what sort of life would you make for yourself?

[@-Claws72-]

I think I would do well on Strixhaven, for the reasons you stated. On Ravnica I think I could manage a life much like on Earth, and if I am careful and smart survive almost indefinitely - that is probably why the plane always engages my imagination. Bloomburrow would be wonderful if you can adjust to a simpler life. So those are my top three. 😊😁

[@neminem233]

The Artist Formerly Known as Kaladesh (Now Avishkar) was my first pick, and considering the new lore we got? Yep, sticking with that

[@DragonJack505]

So long as I found a purpose, even if that purpose is survival, I would be fine

[@calemr]

Send me to The Furnace Layer. Might be a little warm, but Urabrask is a decent guy. Maybe they could fix my body and make me a cyborg, too.

[@dreamsalongthepath7377]

I love zendikar too much. Is it probably a massive death trap? Probably, but its honestly one of the most beautiful planes in all of magic, and maybe that’s worth it. Shandalaar is probably a safer option with a lot of the same benefits, plus then I could always live as a tavernkeeper or something.

[@dekaw9138]

Dicetry: Earth is good but one day you’ll stub your toe and die from it

[@randomcommenter6097]

28 days in Innistrad. That sounds like a good horror reference.

[@DiceTry]

Figured someone would spot it

[@T4N7]

Actually, Dominaria has experienced at least 6 Phyrexian invasions. The 1st was when Yawgmoth first came back from the original Phyrexia n wiped out the Thran. 2nd was during the Brother's War. 3rd was K'rrik's assault on the Tolarian Acedemy. 4th was the Invasion block. 5th was when Sheoldred showed up as a centipede. N 6th was March of the Machine.

[@thenamedoesnotmatter]

Does the Rathi Overlay to the Shard of 12 Worlds period not really count or is that counted under 3?

[@Kal8Eth]

@@thenamedoesnotmatter that is the 4th, if i have my lore correct. That's when the overlay happened, in the set named Planeshift, part of the Invasion block

[@colehamblin8035]

👆🤓

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

@Strixhaven's score I've actually debated on this topic before and I think you're missing something important here. You don't HAVE to take classes at Strixhaven, Rowen spent most of her time outside of class. You're allowed to just chill and read at the library all the time and that's considered fine by the Strixhaven staff. You still get free food and shelter that way. Even if you found that boring, why go for Lorehold? It and Witherbloom are like THE worst you can go for safety. Silverquill could break your mind if you piss off the right person so I'd say that's off too. That leaves Prismari (still threat of scars from burns and frost magic, though healing magic exists) but the Quandrix are just math nerds. Their summons are literally as dangerous as YOU make them by giving them a fractal magic formula to grow.

[@narcisse2269]

In Witherbloom you get to make a lot of friends, drink tea with Dina and get cute pets. You probably don't even have to shower and you could make money by selling weed to Silverquill students

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

​​@@narcisse2269I was worried thinking of the accidental poisonings, the demons who come out of the nearby swamps, the rabid beasts, toxic fumes, and the students who see living creatures as things to be experimented on/sacrificed "for science." 😅

[@narcisse2269]

@@TheMightyBattleSquid We call it "having fun"

[@robertgronewold3326]

I'll make the argument that a lot of these worlds are a heck of a lot safer if you are living a more mundane life. For example, yeah, New Capenna is extremely dangerous if you wind up engrossed in the business of the gangs, but if you're just working in a bookshop or cleaning a department store, you're probably not going to be dealing with any of that directly except for a bit of racketeering money.

[@orgixvi3]

Even if you're just working a bookstore, you don't pay your "protection" money, they're gonna break your knees. Might as well sign up to the Cabaretti and just work a nightclub instead.

[@TransversePsychology]

@@orgixvi3 Like, that's just Earth though. If you don't pay your protection money (taxes), you get a bad end.

[@SiberianThunderT]

As cozy as Bloomburrow is, I don't think a plane defined by Calamity Beasts can earn a 9 for safety. But aside from that being too high and Innistrad feeling a bit low, I think the rest of this list pretty much checks out! Nice work.

[@mikotagayuna8494]

Human: *exists* MtG Planes: We're all about to end this man's whole career.

[@untrainedear]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PowerNapProductions]

And the best plane is the one with 0 humans lol

[@testpermanent417]

I believe Ikoria is absolutely more dangerous than everything after innistrad. Most of the time you die day one unless you make it to a human settlement and the human settlements are highly suspicious of potential bonders, so a random human showing up would likely get turned away. Also zendikar is a little too low. There are a lot less things (other than baloths) actively trying to kill you now that the roil and eldrazi are gone. Which means the way you’re going to do is by doing something risky. Still definitely dangerous maybe more than dominaria, but I might even put it less than thunder junction

[@majintv24]

Something about new phyrexia is if you can make it to urabrasks domain he does not force compleation on individuals as he finds it something somebody must want to do. He feels it is what they should do but if you force it then it shows that compleation isnt the true way. Even those under his purview who do go under compleation they actually keep their personality and sanity its far different from the other praetors

[@goldcreeper7376]

Yeah, good luck making it past two layers and staying alive for the whole trip as a regular human to arrive there in the first place. I doubt you'd be able to find food for such a journey, let alone survive it.

[@dalton2592]

@@goldcreeper7376you got a 1/9 chance of being there

[@neminem233]

This is genuinly a super fun concept, glad I got to contribute to it!

[@DiceTry]

Honestly was the most fun I have had writing a script in a while, since this is something I find myself thinking about

[@Komamura821]

While I agree with ravnica's danger rating, their comfort rating should be much higher. Almost no one goes hungry due to the golgari and selesnya, they have working plumbing from izzet, some form of safety and security from boros and azorious, free healthcare from simic. At least, idealy so. It's very close to the order and comforts of our world, even if guildless. The poor are still taken advantage of, and it's a very dangerous place, but a good life could be carved out there if you keep your head down

[@flaetsbnort]

Agreed. I'd say that even excluding the security from the guilds (which seems to work mostly for themselves), the mere fact that everyone has free food and health care makes it objectively better than Earth from one hundred years ago, and compared to modern Earth it's pretty much a lateral upgrade.

[@darthparallax5207]

It's not free. That's not the point. The point is that the technology or magic exists at all. Ravnica must have something like capitalism, run through the Orzhov, and I caution you that they don't have religious freedom. Despite that, Ravnica does resemble modern real world society the most of any Magic plane except Duskmourn. Duskmourn has TV and possibly the internet and everything a house needs to survive, and presumably Valgavoth is functionally mom and dad paying the bills keeping the water running. Ravnica has an edge over Innistrad but not by as much as you think. Innistrad clearly has 1800s gaslamp tech and original Ravnica was based on more Medici Renaissance tech levels, maybe pushed a bit to fantasy versions of Da Vinci. Very Assassin's Creed. No solid evidence that Ravnica's alchemists have as much mastery of electricity as Innistrad in original Ravnica block or Return block. Niv-Mizzet himself personally might have that kind of power, maybe Ral Zarek, but most Wizards and Goblins of the Izzet are tinkerers mucking about with garage bombs not knowing what they're doing. If you took some people from Innistrad and some people from Ravnica and showed them both planes through the Omenpaths then you could start fixing up both worlds to be just as nice as...... Soviet Russia. No I'm being serious. Soviet Russia was 20th century. It's always good to be rich and powerful and never good to be poor. The rich in Russia were okay just the middle class I think didn't exist. The cutoff was harsher. The Ghost Council, the Sphinxes, Niv-Mizzet, Rakdos, the Gorgons, Borborygmos, the Angels, Trostani, and the Merfolk are going to be challenging legally and politically and especially zoning and administratively to live with. That's like, at best, adding HOAs to Innistrad. You'll want to be a Wizard, or better yet, a Wizards child so you live in a nice district and don't actually have to go to work. Ravnica is like Coruscant and doesn't have any suburbs by the way. If you have any social ability whatsoever to make friends with either Vampires or Werewolves but especially both, Innistrad is presumably the best choice for implied modern conveniences. They've got ports they've got shipping. If you could pick any two planes to make a supply chain out of then you would be super well off to live in a network where you could import goods from Ravnica and go into town for services but actually reside in a mansion on Innistrad. You still wouldn't have TV unless you subscribe to Valgavoths contracts but those would be the perfect 3. I suspect that overall Kaladesh would have the problem that any of our most major cities have: bottom line is politics matter too much on Kaladesh and its not about picking the right side--- Any side you pick could be overturned by the opposition and there would always be civil unrest no matter what they benefit from everything else. Ravnica is probably more peaceful than Kaladesh in the sense that some corners are safehouses from drama but on Kaladesh both sides are going to have servo drones buzzing everywhere. Innistrad is the play *especially* if you just go ahead and become a vampire because seriously why wouldn't you. You have both magic and electricity in case either one fails. No other plane can offer such a good deal for muggles. If you're dumb and attack both the vampires and the werewolves then you're screwed but if you befriend at least one if not both vamps and weres And the Angels then you basically get to spend every Christmas in the biggest mansion and the rest of the year in whichever house is yours. Strixhaven is like being roommates with Sheldon Cooper. It would otherwise blow all other planes combined out of the water, not close. But you are living next to an entire Hogwarts full of Sheldons. That's like moving into the Izzet League and NOT being named Niv-Mizzet. Good luck?

[@screwthisin]

But don't go into debt

[@pathfindersavant3988]

As far as Tarkir goes, personally I feel Abzan isn't a bad choice to join...depending on your background. Adoption is a thing they perform, and if you have knowledge or skill in modern agriculture or animal husbandry, or if you have a military background, you could make a decent living amongst them. Plus so long as you pull your weight and serve in some way, whichever family adopts you will do their best to take the utmost care of you. This would apply to either version of Tarkir, though I'd argue in the Dragonless version you could even have a potential future as one of the caretaker's of the clan's spirit trees (I'm still salty that dumb dragon lady outlawed those)

[@darthparallax5207]

Abzan has worse water access than Amonkhet. If you can magic a solution to that problem you are probably okay. If you are a muggle you die of dehydration pretty quickly. Unless maybe you're rich. Are you rich? If you're rich it doesn't really really matter where you pick.

[@TioFranTV]

Amonkhet is oudated, now you have a new city life and dead live together, but also have the dangers of the dark lands, that it is more a danger if you are part of the warriors who patrol the outside. But at least you have 2 new gods

[@DiceTry]

Yeah it's cool to see how the plane has changed. Didn't know about it when writing this video but perhaps a look at Amonkhet could be the topic of its own video

[@themonolougist]

I absolutely love the new Chitin Court, feels very much like Warhammer Fantasy's tomb king faction. I'd love it if they actually expand on the pre-Bolas lore of the plane, old monarchs trying to reinstate the old customs. I just hope they don't make them 1 dimensional villain of the week

[@MissingNovice]

I love Bloomburrow, but I would rate Ravnica, Kamigawa, and Kaladesh above it in terms of liveability. It lacks modern amenities, and while those three planes do have dangers it mostly comes down to not going to the sketchy parts of the city, which aint that different from real life. I feel like the calamity beasts are sorta a major issue, even if they dont usually attack... your frog king decides stealing an egg sounds like a good idea and suddenly your city is destroyed, and theres no internet or cellphones to get evacuation messages out in time.

[@leopardbunny]

I agree on Kaladesh probably deserving to be higher than it is, but I think Bloomburrow places so high because, despite its lack of our typical idea of modern amenities, there seems to be such a strong sense of community, camaraderie, hospitality, and acceptance across all of the "factions" that few other planes even come close to, and none surpass as there is no other that would so readily welcome you as one of their own, while someone would certainly strike you down in Kamigawa for disrespecting their traditions, or you'd make some mistake that lands you in hot water with Kaladesh's Aetherborn gangs or the Consulate. Bloomburrow's denizens also have magic, knowledge, and teamwork to aid in evacuations. The frogs can help predict the approach of Beasts, the bats keep watch through the night and the birds in the day, the lizards and otters can make signal flares, perhaps the rats could send magical messages, the rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels ensure you have plenty of supplies, and of course the brave and noble mice will stand against the Beasts, perhaps appease them, and do their best to ensure your safety. Sure, you may not be able to settle in one place forever, but the teamwork of the denizens of the plane would make establishing a new home pretty easy, if or when you need to, making it a mostly idyllic life so long as you're willing to learn, adapt, and work together with them. The only reason it's not a 10 for comfort is probably the sudden culture shock and lack of modern technology, but even then, the locals will help you ease into life there.

[@MissingNovice]

​@@leopardbunny While the plane does have warm and cozy vibes, and certainly is more welcoming than most planes, I do think its wrong to say its without its prejudices. See how the ratfolks first instinct was to kill Mabel's party on sight, how Cruelclaw and his squirrels are more than happy to ransack towns, or even in the more mundane sense, how Mabel was the only person who actually took Helga seriously. Whatever backstory Hugs and Gev have is also implied to be pretty tragic if not directly stated. Having access to plumbing, heating, and modern medicine is a pretty big deal for me, and saying I could run afowl of an aether gang in Kaladesh is like saying I could run afoul of the cartels in Mexico City. Like... yes, I could. Its a possibility. But most people who live there don't. The average person is just living out a normal life. And the Consulate isn't even a problem anymore so I wouldn't even need to worry about the totalitarian government thing. I'm not saying Bloomburrow ain't a great choice. I'd love to go to an extended stay there. My internet addicted self is just unsure I'd be able to tolerate life in a rural plane, and I think the dangers of the more urban planes are a little overstated... hell, even New Capenna. The story and cards point us in the direction of conflict cus thats what makes a good story, but these cites are also full of people just living normal day-to-day lives. Case in point, its stated that the vast majority of Ravnica's population aren't actually part of the guilds, yet all the cards we see are guild members wrapped up in whatever the guild mischief of the day is. I think your lifespan on these planes is mostly dictated by how well you avoid putting yourself in stupidly dangerous situations.

[@KynElwynn]

Do you really need modern amenities if you're now a mouse?

[@MissingNovice]

@@KynElwynn I mean Nashi is a rat but having grown up on Kamigawa I'm sure he appreciates having tech and functional plumbing.

[@congruentcrib]

Strixhaven will always hold a special spot in my heart because it was the location of my first DND campaign. Knowing nothing about DND, I thought I’d play it safe and stick to mechanics I knew (being weapons). Nothing like playing a rich kid rogue who was sent to this magic school as punishment for constantly being in trouble with the law; just to show up and have no clue what magic even is. My first week there and I didn’t even know I was at a magic school, and I had no clue what was going on. By far my favorite odd ball character I’ve even heard of.

[@totakekeslider3835]

This was such an entertaining video! I was able to guess the top and bottom 3. Being an otter on Bloomburrow sounds like such a great, idyllic life!

[@andrewcarter1177]

Thank you, for this video. Not only was it entertaining but as a new player to MtG it was a great introduction to many planes.

[@parisulki729]

Thanks for this video! It made me remember why i fell in love with the worlds of magic. Each one is such a unique take on classic fantasy tropes! So many artists were involved to carve out those wonderful worlds.

[@holotori_senior_admin_teno]

Honestly, the stuff you said for Dominaria (about it depending on when and where you end up) applies hugely to most of these planes. For Duskmourn, do you end up in a camp of survivors who have been in the house for decades and can take care of you, or do you appear in a flooded basement full of wraiths? On Innistrad, do you end up there while the Avacyn is corrupt and the Eldrazi are attacking, or during the age of relative peace while Avacyn takes care of the humans and the walls still hold? And certainly for Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, there's a huge difference between ending up on Lorwyn with some Kithkin with a couple centuries until the Aurora, and ending up in Shadowmoor lost in the fae woods. Not to mention the decisions one makes. Because a lot of the ends the video describes sound like things a lot of people just wouldn't do. For instance, I would never walk home alone at night here on Earth, even living in a relatively safe city. And I'd absolutely never do it in a foreign land full of tales of darkness. Or, if I was somehow roped into watch duty on Ikoria, in a land of giant man-eating monsters, you better 100% believe there's no way my anxiety would ever let me fall asleep on the job. And why the hell would I ever go from being a ranch hand on Thunder Junction to being a bank robber? Just because my job doesn't pay the best on Earth doesn't mean I'm going to suddenly go all Oceans Eleven. Basically, not everyone on these planes is a stereotype; There have to be common people on most of them who just LIVE; Provide food, goods, and services, get married, have kids, live to old age, then die. Or else the planes would have died out a long time ago, both because there would be nobody left, but also because you can't have a plane where everyone is an outlaw, everyone is a knight, everyone is a gangster, everyone is a pirate/conquistador, or etc. Someone needs to make their clothes, build their ships or wagons, cobble their streets, cut their timber, cook their food, grow or harvest their crops, and provide the day to day things that make a society run. Sure, some planes lack that sort of thing entirely seemingly like Duskmourn or Shadowmoor, but even Zendikar has some roil-free settlements (Zulaport, Malakir, Sea Gate), or Ikoria settlements that have never fallen to monsters or invasion. As for where I'd pick to live and what sort of life would I make? If I was stuck as me, late middle aged and disabled, I'm not sure I could make it anywhere besides New Capenna or Kamigawa, since they have modern transportation and amenities. If I could suddenly be a perfectly healthy young adult like the video largely seems to assume, with its descriptions of parties and being a knight and going on bank heists, I might be more interested in Eldraine, Theros, Bloomburrow, or Ravnica, since they all seem like more interesting planes. * As 50 and disabled, I'll pick Kamigawa in the Neon Dynasty era, probably be a cook so I can serve ramen with spirits, like the card Dockside Chef. * Somehow renewed to health and youth, I'll pick Ravnica, live somewhere in the relative peace of an Azorious district, maybe write or keep a bookstore.

[@flaetsbnort]

I don't know what your disability is, but consider some planes might have non-technology ways to assist you. Dominaria might help you with magic, and Ravnica through Simic bioengineering.

[@liao2211]

I think to myself, pre-conflux Bant would probably be the best to live. Sure you are likely to end up as a member of the Mortar Caste, but if I am to understand, the Mortar caste are among the more respected castes as they serve as the foundation, and all of Bant recognizes it so. It’s an idealized version of Feudalism, where the peasants and serfs are treated with respect, and there is actual social mobility. And it’s not like radical areas don’t exist, just look at Jhess.

[@MusicalMethuselah]

Definitely agree

[@steelcladCompliant]

Post conflux Bant too. If you manage to make it to a Bant controlled area, I dont know why you would want to be a knight. Stay inside and become a craftsman. Then the only way a monster can get you is if the city is attacked Same with Ikoria and a lot of the other planes that have relatively safe cities surrounded by dangerous wilderness. Just dont work as a soldier/explorer, your odds of survival increase exponentially

[@marioroz3142]

That's why Elspeth chose to stay in Bant, until the Conflux happened and Bant changed.

[@the-reclining-roleplayer]

This is all very well but as someone's whose Spark ignited I don't see how this guide will help me at all. Now if you'll excuse me, I was invited to a wedding by some lovely nobles who insisted I join them for dinner and drinks afterwards.🎉😊

[@asherelias9571]

Good job with the video mate. Catch me in Serra's Realm (pre Phyrexians) though.

[@untrainedear]

Actual lol, smart move. I do wish the main lore had given us a more thorough (human) exploration of the realm pre-Phyrexia. Literally heaven as long as you already conform to their mana balance. Strikes me as a probable 10 in terms of practical liveability but possibly boring as hell? Very safe before Urza turned up though lol

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

"Bloomburrow feels like it could be your home. You find kinship, comfort and an opportunity for a new, fulfilling life that's safest than anywhere else in the Multiverse. But one day you brush too close to a blade of grass and your thigh is cut open with something comparable to a papercut. You think little of the wound, but it quickly gets some dirt in it, you fester, swell and die in agony, abandoned by the little critters you once knew as your friends, blinded by the infection and widespread gangrene running rampant in your body and screaming in mad delirium with only the lovely hills of waving sunflowers to listen to your torment and hear your final lamentations"

[@MaliciousCricket]

I love this channel so much, thank you!❤

[@DiceTry]

That means a lot to hear, I am glad you like my mad ramblings

[@didierdiez1175]

How would you Score Bikini's Buttom? Jokes aside, good job this kind of content really shows that people still cares for MTG lore, and it saddens me that UB is taking over

[@golgarisoul]

How did the humans survive on Mirrordin before the Phyrexian invasion anyway? I'd give it at least a 1 during its pre-Phyrexian era.

[@thenamedoesnotmatter]

Mycosynth (somewhat of an unintended Phyrexian invention) alters biological chemistry to include synthetic agents and allow digestion and alternative energy intake.

[@NathanielNow]

I think they were captured by Memnarch, who kept them in captivity.

[@golgarisoul]

@thenamedoesnotmatter ohhh, that makes senses. I had always wondered if the people of Mirrordin farmed metallic plants and caught metalic fish or something lol

[@flaetsbnort]

Completely disagree with the Ixalan rating. I think the original set's faction structure blinded you to the fact that two of them are very stable, highly populous empires that have existed for centuries. If you could land near a major city of the Sun Empire you could get a job like a farmer or baker and never be directly involved with war, unless something went very wrong. Same if you ended up across the ocean in the vampires' home continent of Torrezon. I think you would need to be turned into a vampire, and last we were there they were kind of on the verge of a religious schism that has everything to turn into a civil war, but assuming it doesn't come to that you could certainly become a fisherman or barkeep and live even longer than you expected human life

[@darthparallax5207]

Wait. I forgot Ixalan existed. Objectively according to real world history Ixalan is the correct answer. Nothing beats those natural resources. Nothing beats the Oceans. Nothing beats the mountains. They basically made an America where there isn't so much desert, so the whole Ixalan is strictly more inhabitable than real America. So I'm picking Ixalan and becoming a vampire and then betraying the Spanish to the British and building me some aircraft carriers on some ancient Indian burial grounds. Have fun losers. :)

[@pallen2645]

Missing some minor planes. In Segovia you would be a massive giant hundreds of feet tall for example. By no means a guarantee of survival, but it means the number of things that could reasonably threaten you would be fairly low.

[@berserkerciaran]

The best way to survive on Innostrad is probably to find a way to become part of Arlinn Kord's howlpack. Also, Mirrodin used to hold plenty of humanoid life, so it's definitely at least on par with Innistrad

[@12Fakeaccount]

1. I would also like to vouch for, in the region of "Allowing for friends", the Havengul Stitchers, since an army can come in any shape and form. 2. Mirrordin *did* have a lot of humanoids, before Glissa sent the original stolen humanoids to their home plane. This makes the humanoids of Mirrodin less reliable, since their civilization is not as well developed as places like, say, Innistrad.

[@FenrirEX]

1) So my preferred outcome anyway?

[@12Fakeaccount]

@@FenrirEX Yes! 🙂

[@Carlos-bz5oo]

Wonder how Ulgrotha rates. I guess Bloomburrow. It's too wonderful

[@jaydub5515]

This was an awesome video. Ive been wanting to live in New Capenna since the set came out. Cabaretti looks mighty fun

[@sayntfuu]

Since I started playing during The Dark it has always been the lands that sparked my imagination. Full arts fascinate me. Nice vid.

[@Skeezicking]

Wow!! Thought that Zendikar would be lower in this list! Fun video!!

[@GhostlyGhost333]

Great video! I figured my favorite horror themed worlds, Duskmourn and Innistrad, would be the lowest on the list. But I’m glad to see my second favorite world make the top, Bloomburrow! Though I think I would have waited for Strixhaven. Sure, we have a sense of what life is like in Strixhaven, but as for everything outside of the school, it doesn’t feel fleshed out yet.

[@untrainedear]

LOVE this. Great idea! Broadly agree with your reflections - I do think Ravnica might actually be a nightmare after watching Silver Myr's Guildless series though ha. And I'm pretty convinced Eldraine would get me within a week. Would have put Rath between Innistrad and Amonkhet on your ranking I think. Potential for living a captive, bleak, but relatively long time (a few months to a few years) under the evincar. A better but possibly shorter life rebelling with the kor, vec, dal or elves. Mercadia could be ok if you carved out a trade/business, but pretty likely you'd die in a mugging/robbery within a few months. Much better prospects if you end up with the Cho-Arrim or arrive post-revolution. Between Zendikar and Lorwyn/Shadowmoor perhaps? Anyway, yet another great, great video. Joyful speculation! Thanks for putting it together.

[@Balcamion79]

I enjoyed this a lot! Im personally drawn to Eldraine because I have long been fascinated by old faerie stories. I feel I would last longer there than most because I would recognize the gravity of the situation and act accordingly. I'd also love the other ones you ranked higher, too, particularly Arcavios, since im obviously a huge nerd. 🤓🧚‍♂️🧙‍♂️

[@Saijiki00]

actually good content. love the idea and creativity you put here. 5/5

[@VintageTheOtaku]

Earned a sub I look forward to more content keep up the good work

[@alexMendoza-wl5oj]

As long as it's not almond cat, duskmorn, grixis, jund, Thunder junction (?), zendikar, inistrad, new capena, phyrexia, honestly the only good planes might be kaladesh for its standard of living, and ravnica for its diversity.

[@DiceTry]

Yeah its tough out there for a normal person

[@alexMendoza-wl5oj]

@@DiceTry I feel like if you're a sphinx/dragon/angel/demon you always end up on the higher end of any society despite the plane. The only time demons have it rough is kaldheim and kamigawa. On these planes they feel more like elites instead of generals.

[@3ndlessL00p]

Isn't Ravnica brutal to live in if you're guildless? Which the majority of normal people might be

[@daemonxblaze]

​@3ndlessL00p it's no worse than being a normal person in 1800's New York or London, but with magic and better Healthcare

[@alexMendoza-wl5oj]

@3ndlessL00p instead of no guild let me counter with have two guilds, selesnya and dimir.

[@fluffy14sweet]

Either you haven't read the planeswalkers guide to Aetherdrift or this video was scripted and recorded before it was released. Ahmonket seems to be doing much better.

[@darthparallax5207]

Amonkhet still has the least water access so it would be difficult to get around that problem easily. Eh, maybe Tarkir actually has it worse waterwise but it is really really easy for a random act of magical terrorism to genocide the whole plane of Amonkhet by messing with the Nile equivalent, I think it's called the Luxa. It would be a more difficult magical feat to mess with all the groundwater and all the lakes and maybe ocean of, say, Innistrad. Eldraine is at least a green world but I'm not sure it is very well advanced for human life outside of massive dependence on magic, and pissing off the Fae is devastating. On Eldraine if you're not a Fairy you're basically effectively on Amonkhet for all the good it does you, Fairies can jack over the utilities with impunity. Ravnica no single race or tribe can dominate the others so badly but you still have more modern kinds of problems. I am really liking Innistrad because it seems doable to achieve peace with the monsters and then you just hire some weres and vamps to watch out for the psychotic necromantic twins that are basically terrorists and you're pretty much good. Your biggest problem would be the Church but that means anyone with enough points in Argue with the DM can change society quickly. You don't need magical weapons to fight clerics, you need good debate skills. Just run Twilight and that probably fixes Innistrad.

[@AprilsMoon92]

What about Rath and Rabiah?

[@thenamedoesnotmatter]

Rath doesn't really exist anymore given it was fused onto Dominaria during the Rathi Overlay. Rabiah just gets ignored because WotC doesn't like the plane and is steeped in some old rhetoric about the real life middle east. The video ignored Equilor, Dominia, Ulgrotha, Segovia, etc.

[@KaseQueso]

I'd like to try my luck in innistrad. Wonder if a human from earth could learn necromancy, or convince one of the vampire famlies to convert me

[@steelcladCompliant]

If you start asking around where to learn necromancy, I feel like the cathars are gonna find you before any real necromancers do. And they will want to have some words with you

[@erostone2266]

I feel like you could survive years on innistrad if you stayed out of the way and fled danger. If u were converted to a vampire you would get a great power boost but running into certain things would be certain death - Avacyn or certain cathars maybe even a mob of regular humans.

[@morlockmaster109]

I feel like you grossly overestimate how hard the life of a Sun Empire peasant would be. The implication is that places like Pachatupa and Pochitli are fairly prosperous trade hubs surrounded by rich and well-fortified farmland. Probably at least more comfortable than life as a Beskir tradesman sleeping with one ear open every night in case the Skelle come knocking.

[@lokismischief2512]

Ikoria, any Phyrexia, Duskmourn, Loriwen and Zendikar are places id never plains walk to. I'd love to visit Ravnica, though, that place seems endlessly interesting.

[@dustfinger_until_dawn]

15:14 Lorwyn-Shadowmoor should be lower because the it seems that both have fused into one, and while Lorwyn is dominant there are still aspects of Shadowmoor. Also it has a day-night cycle now.

[@brettnemecek8388]

There are no outside areas in Duskmourn, the entire plane is in the House. The Hauntwoods only look like they are outdoors, there is no escape. New Capenna is influenced by Earth’s Roaring 20s. It’s The Great Gatsby and Prohibition. The 30s were defined by the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the lead up to World War II. Might be good fodder for another set though

[@-Claws72-]

Damn this uploaded just as I opened KZbin - perfect timing! :D

[@DiceTry]

Sometimes everything just lines up

[@-Claws72-]

Now that I am through i can just say: great video! You could totally make this into a book - just add some tips to survive on every plane and voila: „The unofficial Planeswalkers Guide to Surviving the Multiverse“.

[@fickle3532]

New Capenna or Kamigawa I think, but Bloomburrow seems really nice too.

[@MagusFlorren]

Wow I loved this Q_Q enjoyed every second of it.

[@brendans1983]

18:10 which card art is this? Awesome painting out of context.

[@makkapakka8895]

Temple of Aclazotz :)

[@brendans1983]

@makkapakka8895 cheers mate 🍻

[@noahpearson2190]

Earth is a plane of dominated by humans, there are 4 main tribes, Western, Asian, African, and South American. The plane has been through many near-extinction events, a meteor hit and killed 99% of all species, nearly exterminating life on the plane, as well as many wars and conflicts within the human dominated sectors of the present, where millions die at the hands of their own species. Before human domination, tribes were spread out and victim to much stronger species, but using their intelligence, they have found a life of luxury amongst themselves, with there only weakness other humans. Lets say you find your way with the Western tribe, you get accustomed to life on earth, make some friends and decide you need to fight for your country at war. you survive 124 days, for the first few months you train for war, up until the tribe sends you out, where a tribe of Asians will ambush you, and kill you.

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

Kind of funny that the main story point that messes with your amonkhet analysis is another kaladesh revolution that led to the end of kaladesh with a renaming to avishkar.

[@sk84lafs]

The only thing you need to worry about surviving is the Pinkerton’s, after WotC finds out you said “Kaladesh”

[@themonolougist]

They stated that the name is not retconned, it's a conscious change both in and out of universe. Kaladesh they have already printed will stay that, only the new cards and stories will have Avishkar in it. In-universe it's the plane's people who rename it after the coup. Stop ragebaiting

[@sk84lafs]

@ this is by far the nerdiest thing i have ever read - I made a joke… Go do some pushups and get off the internet for a while

[@villa3927]

I adore the multiverse of Magic and I see how good of a time you had making this video. In the spirit of leaving out as few planes as possible, what do you think of Vryn? Certainly we have seen less of it, but it does seem like a place where you can make a life and enjoy the comforts of limited modernity, though society seems very much in service of the development of the Mage Rings and there is a factor of social volatility when it comes to groups trying to take over them. But if you dont get too involved into all that, like Jace’s mother who is a healer, you can certainly live a long life. And also... there’s Regatha I guess. At most 2 points across the board to anyone who isnt a pyromancer.

[@SteepWriter]

I am a land lover myself. Great video as usual. 👍

[@zimoy.701]

bloomborrow plot twist: mice have a lifespan of 3 years

[@hectormorales4090]

Great content! Love it! ❤

[@DiceTry]

Thanks for the love, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@underdogstory3111]

I see your points about survivability, however I am built different and would survive because I like the way the cards look

[@AnachronicRodent]

Top three: Bloomburrow as yes the there are calamity beasts, but they are much more akin to forces of nature like the seasons. It seems like it could be really comfy and be as dangerous as you are willing to go. Kamigawa: I love cyberpunk, but it does seem to lack the normal pitfalls of such a world, and it should be easy enough to avoid the dangers here. Its not 0, but like.. just don't go to dangerous places alone? New Capenna: Alright not safe at all, lots of crime and corruption. I feel like you could eke out a life here if you are smart and not trying to climb the ladder. It would be stupid and give for a likely short or rocky life, I'd love to be a detective there! Get my Noir PI groove on.

[@jesszendrex2151]

I'm surprised that Shandalar was left out. It was the plane of the core sets through M15. It's where the Chain Veil originated. Also, no mention of Vryn or Regatha mentioned, but those combined were only 1/5 of one set, so I get that

[@alexanderbrown1929]

Love the video. But I must say when you talked about Ravnica I'm very disappointed you didn't even mention the Gruul once.

[@CaptainBeardsome]

Arcavios has a special place in my heart. That or Bloomburrow.

[@DStrormer]

Follow up questions, Fiora, Shandalar, Rabiah, Mercadia, Serra's Realm, Vryn, and the rest of the 70 some-odd planes not mentioned here.

[@inaminayo5327]

You forgot something important that would factor into survival: Not every plane speaks English. For example, the humans on Kamigawa are confirmed to speak Kamigawan, which is a fantasy-version of Japanese (Think Basic from Star Wars and how it compares to English: apart from different colloquialisms, same general phonetic and grammar structure, but the writing system is different). I wouldn't be surprised if other planes, particularly ones inspired by real-world cultures, speak similarly fantasized versions of those real-world languages

[@royalpayn4089]

Actually, on Tarkir, your best bet is the Abzan. They have major cities where peoplesl can live normal lives. Itll be comfortable and MOSTLY safe and you could live a full life there

[@placeholdername3818]

This list is flawed because Dicetry didn't take into account that I'm just built different.

[@auntywhispers7747]

I know it doesn’t exist anymore in a livable sense, but I was really hoping for Serra’s Realm to be at the end of this video. Even as just a joking ♾️/♾️ for comfort and safety in its heyday

[@deadNdivine12]

This video makes me wonder how many variations there are for lengths of a year throughout the blind eternities.

[@tiagoatwi1768]

Thank you great video. Really enjoyed it.

[@urabrask_gaming]

counterpoint: bloomburrow doesn't have modern medicine

[@underrage4202]

LEGENDARY VIDEO

[@atamakita]

Very fun video! What's your gut feeling for Kylem's comfort and safety ratings?

[@victorvaldez8869]

I would have rated New Capenna higher on the comfort level, JUST because it's one of the best chances in the multiverse to find a modern Earth style bathroom. It's VERY easy to forget how much you'd miss a modern toilet until they're gone & you're left dealing with the 3rd Century facilities of Theroes. You're also assuming Neon Dynasty era Kamigawa, depending on WHEN you land you might find yourself in Kami War era Kamigawa which has a technology level equal to Feudal Japan instead of a cyberpunk future version of Japan. It's a Plane we've seen at VERY different points in it's history. IAs for what Plane I'd like to live on most of all, I'd have to say it was one that was visited by the Urza during his travels, & that would be Sera's Realm, an artificial plane constructed almost exclusively out of White Mana where knights trained for tournaments under the tutelage of angels & to be called on for extra planar heroism pulled by the powerful Planeswalker The Mother Of Angels.

[@gunpowdergelatine6358]

I like the one angle plane before Urza put it into a battery

[@ronanh.9261]

The new amonkhet is actually a lot nicer, I think it would be less deadly after the defeat of Bolas

[@flaetsbnort]

There's a factual error in the Duskmourn section: there's nothing in the physical plane outside of the House any more. From the information you present your source seems to be one of the independent short stories released along the plane, but that story is meant to have happened an unknown amount of time ago, perhaps thousands of years, and it shows the moment when the House takes over the entire plane. The best landing place in the present would be directly with one of the survivor communities

[@raigom8691]

I would be a Theros guy. Just chilling in a temple and worshiping one of the gods and have a quite normal life. And lets be fair. The last time something really really bad happened was ages ago... Right? (I play a DND Theros campain... literally yesterday a Titan rose again...)

[@Asmith218]

Just going with planes that had a set wholly set on them where would you put Ulgrotha, Rabiah, and Mercadia? I think all are middle to high end of the scale. Shandalar the setting of all the core sets is a little too tough but i think it would be in the bottom 5 since its a mana dense plane that walkers come to pretty much pit fight and is populated by summonings from all over making it Ikoria without cities to shelter you and more antagonistic godlike beings to get caught in the crossfire than theros.

[@Executioner9000]

Hmmm.... this is hard, but if it's true you can just live in the library forever in Strixhaven, that might be my favorite. I kinda miss my university days... otherwise I'd probably be on Ravnica.

[@jedstanaland2897]

Assuming that you went to one of the planes through your own power you would probably be given a PW spark but if it wasn't you still might be granted a spark. These things said you would automatically have some kind of magic though it might not be particularly powerful. You may also be able to survive on any plane just by the virtue of being given the spark. These things said you absolutely wouldn't have an inherent knowledge of how to use the magic.

[@glsilux]

Great vid!

[@williamkeiser7562]

Missing planes from older sets like mercedia, ulgrotha and rabiah. Fun to hear about overall though and makes me kinda mad that universe beyond is becoming more of a thing.

[@searunner4308]

I think Ikoria would be fun to stay on for a while.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Correct me if I'm wrong but they don't just kill you willy nilly in the trials. The ones who die in the trials are usually because they couldn't be saved in time by the god overseeing it, one of the viziers, a servant of the god, or even a good-natured trialmate. The intension is to raise strong warriors, yes, but they make it a point of trying to keep them alive to take the trials again so that they can learn. The only place where this isn't true is the final trial where those who make it to the finals must show they have the fervor to take down even their fellows they've made it all this way with, who are just as competent in a fight as they are.

[@DiceTry]

"...Only the best of the best attained the "worthy dead" and had the honor of being personally killed by Hazoret after completing the 5th trial. The corpses of the survivors were shipped through the Gates of the Afterlife at the end of the Hekma and were believed to stay in a hidden oasis. It was thought that upon his return, Bolas would grant an afterlife to the worthy dead. This "afterlife" was revealed to be the transformation into an Eternal..." mtg.fandom.com/wiki/God_Trials

[@lyndsaypeters5981]

@@DiceTry and I can't see anything in here that disproves his point

[@astrograph7875]

The 4th trial is about sacrificing your comrades. So add the 4th trial also to that list.

[@noahpearson2190]

People live there lives for a lifetime on these planes. except for phyrexia, the time lives is between about 20-60 years

[@SuperAmaton]

Either Dominaria, Alara or Strixhaven. I like Planes with lots of diffrent species and all of them have that in spades. As for how I would survive? No clue on Dominaria or Alara as it depends heavily where you are, but as for Strixhaven, I think i'd join Witherbloom

[@testpermanent417]

I think you way underestimate how long people could live on planes. Dominaria being less than a year is crazy

[@TyrantBrendorf]

loved the b roll man :)

[@lyndsaypeters5981]

About amonkhet isn't all of this in the past do they really all serve him anymore I mean all the people who survived

[@jax099]

For a second I thought I was watching a Leutin09 video and was like "wait that was the worst planet in 40k? no way that sounds like a cakewalk" Also Jund sounds worse than Innistrad

[@wemrich3405]

Hail phyrexia

[@drachir7146]

What's the Calculation if we have a 1911 with 3 mags?

[@WanderingRagabond]

0:50 Called it, Black = Bad.

[@alexMendoza-wl5oj]

#swamplife

[@TheKoriKasai]

As someone who knows nothing on these worlds and only vaugly knows anything about magic, I'd have to pick the last one to not die. I'm ok living as a furry. I hope i get a fox

[@MrRomanrin]

UH idk if bloomburrow is "that nice" as he thinks... idk if someone out of the plane would last that long

[@sirdrork8616]

Hot take but Abzan sounds like a very satisfying society to live in if you're willing to commit.

[@jo6253]

Bloomburrow might be nice, but rodents and most birds are not really known for a great long life-span. You would probably be dead after 3-5 years

[@rowerewolf]

I'm going to Bloomburrow, even if it means gaining a tail.

[@lukefrenz4259]

I just want a one-way ticket to Kamigawa.

[@x64hitcombo]

The name of the plane from Bloomburrow is Valley

[@morlockmaster109]

No, the name of the plane is Bloomburrow. The name of the region of the plane the set takes place in is Valley.