Frodo, Sauron's Bane - Historic Brawl - MTG Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena deck tech & gameplay with a White/Black Tempted by the Ring Nazgul deck, featuring Frodo, Sauron's Bane as commander in 100-card Historic Brawl.
00:00 - Deck Tech
09:24 - vs The First Sliver
15:32 - vs Marrow-Gnawer
22:37 - vs Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
28:50 - vs Acererak the Archlich
33:18 - vs Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
39:54 - vs Tom Bombadil
44:37 - vs Aragorn, the Uniter
Decklist:
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Untapped: bit.ly/untapped-LVD
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[@davestier6247]

Being able to play this online and not having to pay well over 100 dollars just for the 9 Nazgul provides a lot of value.

[@cluckoftheduck]

I know right!? I was so sad when they jumped ten bucks right before release. Goodbye to my wraith deck 😢

[@davestier6247]

@cluckoftheduck yeah, it's almost inexplicable. The far more popular rats that you can run any number of are much cheaper. Same with shadowborn apostle and 7 dwarves. Maybe it's the fact that there are 9 different arts. We cracked almost a whole box of set boosters and got 0 Nazgul.

[@cluckoftheduck]

@@davestier6247 that's rough buddy. I bet you're right about the arts thing. Only thing that makes sense. They are good cards but not game breaking

[@Cujucuyo]

Assholes at WOTC could've made the LOTR secret lair Nazguls but instead went with trash.

[@andrewp6738]

@@davestier6247It’s exactly the fact that there are nine different arts. A play set is nine cards, which means nobody is really buying just one or two Nazgûl

[@MrElliotholman]

The fact that Frodo has to sneak through to get the win is very thematically enjoyable.

[@DanoLefourbe]

The fact that the nazgul are his personal bodyguards and enablers is a bit more silly ^^

[@TheStanishStudios]

@@DanoLefourbeAlternate reality where Frodo uses the Ring to command the Nazgûl!

[@pranakhan]

The enemy of my enemy...maybe the Nazgul fear another powerful force from laying claim on the ring, so they appear to intercept on Frodo's behalf, when its just a safer path to lay claim to the Ring

[@daltonkroll7546]

Just played a game with this deck. First game was against Sauron and I won with frodos alt win condition. Thanks LegenVD for the lore satisfaction

[@mfoltran]

In the category of unblockability: there's also a new equipment that provides nonbasic landwalk, in historic brawl is almost always guaranteed, even against mono colored decks

[@LegenVD]

Yes, somehow missed that one!

[@thelunchlady8276]

You mean Trailblazer's boots? That's not new. just reprinted.

[@TheStanishStudios]

@@thelunchlady8276Well, new to Arena at least

[@thelunchlady8276]

@@TheStanishStudios Ah. Not familiar to what cards are there since I only play paper.

[@thcdreams654]

So many awesome decks lately. Great work as always man. Really appreciate the consistent quality uploads.

[@LegenVD]

Much appreciated!

[@bryantan4228]

40:09 "We've got all the tools we really need" he says after hovering over Thieves' Tools

[@soybomb777]

I have a ringbearer deck with the G/W Frodo and I've found double strike on Frodo to be really effective to close out the game. The spirit from Midnight Hunt that disturbs into a double strike aura is the best since you can discard it on level two.

[@rafaelpardinifariabastos4545]

Really sweet deck man, as always

[@ziziorens348]

Frodo and Nazguli united? That's some fanfiction I'm up for!

[@RuneDrageon]

Oh God, I don't want to see the Fan art.

[@ziziorens348]

​@@RuneDrageonyou know the template, and so do I...

[@RuneDrageon]

@@ziziorens348 *Badum Tss* Well played

[@davestier6247]

As long as it isn't pregnant Knuckles with Sonic I'm good with it

[@raulpacheco7488]

28:45. That's hilarious lol

[@Enok_Sun]

Been a long time viewer, loving your personality and quality content.❤

[@LegenVD]

Thank you so much!!

[@ScottofOakland]

This deck is completely awesome. I built it last night and won immediately! Thank you for the great content

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@tomaszzaborek4413]

I am glad that I found a very valuable channel. Can you show me how to make a deck against mill. I always lose when I see a blue deck.

[@LegenVD]

Mill decks hate this one simple trick: adding Gaea's Blessing to your deck! Although aggro decks usually beat it without much difficulty.

[@fgergver]

​@@LegenVDone or more?

[@mmerryweather6950]

​​@@fgergvermight as well have two in case you draw your only one. You can also recycle your first one with the second to put it back into your deck, if you happen to draw both throughout the match

[@CyberBuster93]

Every time you post a new deck Luca, I fall more and more in love with this set. So much flavor and theme, yet powerful and fun!!!! Thank you for all you do man!!

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@pranakhan]

Game 4 was narratively satisfying, great to watch as always.

[@LegenVD]

Glad to hear it!

[@AtrociousNightmare]

Cool deck and every game was interesting! Amazing.

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@solarupdraft]

Man, some of the top-decks in this video were wild

[@switch788]

Love this commander

[@TheJokeKiller1]

Isn't there a two-card combo where you can be tempted as much as you wanted? WIth Ratadrabik of Urborg and the turn-a-card legendary part of the temped?

[@benjaminirving2593]

Yeah, it’s Boromir, Warden of the Tower. It’s free sac ability includes getting tempted, so you activate the sac ability, make a non-legendary copy of Boromir, and then make it legendary by having it be your Ring-bearer. Then just rinse and repeat as many times as you want.

[@syferpolski4344]

Call of the ring is Phyrexian arena on steroids - less upfront mana, more hp paid, but same draw

[@patrikrathousky5791]

A beautifully thematic deck.

[@dunderraka238]

Please make a historic Nazgul deck also!

[@lmfz4800]

Hey, that's my deck!

[@sethblausey1977]

Honestly Nazgúl Ratadrabik mill is the best use of the nazgúl's. It's hilarious.

[@wafflesarelove5801]

maybe its just me but i used this exact decklist and i draw practically no cards witrh the tempt mechanic. Only in a single game have i gotten tempted 4 times. And thats using all the card draw available

[@ostrogodo]

the flavor...

[@Finnigan28]

This deck is the reason this set was made

[@douglasingersoll7486]

😊

[@jeremysmith4620]

The woman on the artwork for Shelter doesn't actually need shelter. She need pants.

[@dragade101]

My poor wildcards lol (I'm sure they will forgive me, somehow lol)

[@NightKev]

Against the Marrow-Gnawer deck, you could just fail to find with the saga instead of fetching a legendary that's going to be discarded anyways. Any effect that asks you to search your library lets you choose to find nothing even if you have a valid find available.

[@LegenVD]

True, although sometimes you still want to thin out the deck or force them to make us discard.

[@monsoon1234567890]

LoTR really is the coolest set ever printed.

[@honestabe411]

Love the flavor but I’m not a fan of the ring mechanic

[@BigRedShooter]

First

[@oliverwetter9186]

Thea

[@Lama-Su]

No more Standard Decks ? :(

[@TheStanishStudios]

Standard is solved, it’s boring to play every day-these cards just came out and are more likely to get views too

[@andrewp6738]

LOTR is not standard legal so while LVD is covering new cards from the set it’ll only be in Historic and Historic Brawl where they’re legal

[@Lama-Su]

@@andrewp6738 LOTR is valid in Alchemy

[@thavonephanthavongsa4962]

this deck is stoopid , hate game mechanic that has stoopid win condition

[@benjaminh7548]

I very much dislike Nazgul and want it to be banned from Historic Brawl. To me it feels like it goes against the whole purpose of the format: to constantly have different interactions and gamestates/boardstates. Now every time I play against a black deck they have a Nazgul and it feels like regular Historic.

[@MrHat.]

Wait till you find out about the ultimate Rat deck

[@honestabe411]

Seven Dwarves

[@soybomb777]

I think it will settle down eventually, having nine three drop creatures that do the same thing really clogs up a deck

[@mmerryweather6950]

​@@MrHat.Instant concede for me, ain't got time for that 😂