Grixis Teletubbies vs Abzan Nightmare || North 100 Showdown

[@martypunkersnap]

I don't like making comments like this because I get that things get missed and it ultimately doesn't super matter, but I've seen this mistake in two episodes now. Throne of the Dead Three at the end of the Undercity doesn't put the other nine cards on the bottom of your library, it shuffles them into your deck.

[@brynnpower]

Interacting with this comment to bump it up further

[@ramohnfisher3654]

The problem I have is that it probably does matter when everyone at the table is a judge.

[@domotoroOfficial]

@@ramohnfisher3654 do you really think judges’ brains are supercomputers that know all of magic perfectly? cut them some slack, they’re human. also: this is pretty clearly not a “rules understanding” issue but rather a “misremembering the effect of the mechanic” issue.

[@trevorstammler]

@@domotoroOfficial yeah it’s 100% this. I’m a rules advisor myself and even with my memory of how cards work there have been several times where I realize several things that put cards back in your library don’t say ‘bottom in a random order’ but just say shuffle instead. It’s on so few cards & effects that it’s really easy to miss because nobody expects it

[@SilverBordered]

Interaction bump to the top

[@upsidedan2023]

Nelly, just so you know, when Serge said "Wood Elves" and you said "Probably", and there was no reaction on set... I reacted. Genius

[@luke1x]

Welcome to North 100! This episode features 50% less Ben and 100% less Paul. I am waiting for the dates Ben-Ben off

[@miaduff3997]

Ben-diagram episode when?

[@nik700]

Nelson is, indeed, a cutie

[@WindyDelcarlo]

"I really want to find out if it's playable" is the story of my life

[@Videomaster369]

I love Nelson's mentality when it comes to "good" vs "bad" games

[@terridian]

Video idea: Nelson and Surge explain the rules of magic. Not just set mechanics, but the basics and more advanced interactions that often get confused or lost in the sauce during gameplay. Nelson explaining the Titania trigger doubling event not working was great. I've been in a lot of games where this sort of thing is missed or argued about.

[@XTimTheEnchanterX]

Oh boy the best time of every other week

[@Raymaniak]

More Urza's Saga! More Urza's Saga! No but seriously - I never experienced that card in a game, I presume it can be an oppresive feeling to play against it, but from a viewer perspective? Love it! Multiple interesting decision points on one card, and Karnstructs are just fun themselves. Big fan!

[@oafkad]

Time to start a charity fundraiser where the prize is playing Nelly some magic. Those smooth tones, that chill poker face where you don't know if you've won or if he's going to reach across the table and stab you in the heart. The thrill of those moments would make it worth every penny.

[@martinphillips2461]

I, like Serge, would be traumatised by my deck being boxed. The pain.

[@ericturner8367]

“Wood Elves.” “Probably.”

[@markbrierley6367]

Nelly is both a cutie and literally my favorite MtG player personality.

[@sandmanlives3]

Excellent, as always. Thank you! I would also Wasteland the Triome there. I prefer Nelson’s buttons.

[@dabarles]

@52:18 Nelly with middle school joke of the year, lol

[@Halinn]

But the delivery was pure dad joke

[@anthonystrapp6359]

Wow serge is running 0 nightmares in his nightmare deck, this is getting ridiculous

[@domotoroOfficial]

I find myself imagining the phrase “teletubby nightmare”, which I am finding is a hell of a good time lol

[@Silentiea]

If you search for "elder tubbies" someone made custom cards out of the idea long ago

[@necrocreature9117]

hype, I'm early. Video hasn't started yet: my prediction is Nelson wins the die roll and starts on the play.

[@D_A_D_]

I've been obsessed with making Chthonian Nightmare work in Modern lately. The best tech I've found with it so far is Grist, Voracious Larva. He's really easy to flip with nightmare effects, makes bodies to sac to nightmares after flipping, and fills your graveyard. As well as being a disenchant, a great blocker, and having a game winning ultimate.

[@TheVWarriors]

i suffer from the same thing as serge. my brain goes "how can i maximize my value?" or "how can i get *THIS* to happen?" rather than "how can i win the game?" or "does this lose me the game?"

[@rosssmith8521]

Same! It’s like a minigame, which unfortunately comes at the cost of the actual game sometimes haha

[@Before_Damage]

Wow! Graham and Paul make Ben work through his lunch break. 😢

[@Smurfomancer]

That tiny Wilhelm at 4:25 in response to Nelly's "no moxen"?? I see you, editors!

[@raisins7777]

...I think that's just a laughing exhale from Nelson.

[@adancein]

the true nightmare of the deck is not drawing the nightmare

[@protojman]

Serge's comments ~22:30 is how I feel too. I've been thinking a lot about "Magic players tend to not invest enough in their future" and trying to think through a shift in mentality similar to what he described. Right now I want to make the best choices I can given current boardstate and cards but I'd love to transition that into "how do I set this up to win."

[@Vanyr]

I came here to the comments to talk about what a cutie Nelson is. This is really my only place where it's appropriate to talk about it, and I'm thankful for that.

[@EmWem24]

17:30 Doesn’t serge get two 5/3’s because of elesh norn and Titania?

[@WBenIB]

"Loading Ready Run sent me, a kind of white mother-of-pearl button, please!"

[@TheIrishJackel]

That second game is my problem with the Synthesizer. It feels like you have to make the deck worse to try and increase the odds of triggering it, and then you still don't hit anything that triggers it.

[@kinaantaha139]

Do any of the N100 players offer canlander coaching? Definitely something I’d be interested in

[@michaeldimattia9605]

Nelson crushing my dreams by not playing Shrapnel Blast. Coulda been the flashiest end for game 3...

[@SilverBordered]

@ 5:35 I did not like that; Bowmasters is annoying in every format I play. And I’m salty.

[@erinaxel8562]

I liked that Serge!

[@kylecarson3318]

Looking good Nelly

[@michaelosy462]

Guess I'm playing Abzan tonight 🎉

[@Xarkana]

Pearl white, classic button color.

[@hamishian0]

Ben had the best buttons.

[@Xalyn937]

I liked that Serge.

[@Halinn]

Serge, why are you not on Witch Enchanter? It's just a land!

[@LineManRT71]

I am very disappointed that there was no further information on Nelson being a cutie in the description

[@ElleB-dq3dv]

Shout out to Ben's buttons

[@mediocritysbest6220]

Why did Surge never block Tamiyo

[@shabadootv493]

I just got on the train,

[@RumpledNutskin]

5:34 I liked that, Serge

[@towelguy]

nitpick but throne of the dead three shuffles the whole library!!!

[@adancein]

31:32 still waiting for the land that's just called "hot water"

[@tzaandor]

I love the initiative. It's a strong fun mechanic (I mostly play black/green gardens in pauper)

[@magnetronman298]

Hell yeah gardens is dope

[@joeferreti9442]

It's a horrible mechanic which is balanced for essentially another game.

[@AlickBeacher]

2104 Wilderman Center

[@VentusVee]

… If it takes engaging with the common section to prove Nelson is, in fact, a cutie then I can deal with that.

[@TheOnlyOrk]

would you believe, an overgrown tomb

[@fletcherpratt4281]

Is nobody playing Retrofitter Foundry these days? Seems like a shoe in in Nelly’s dexk

[@kaareendrup]

I liked that

[@heykak]

I recognise that these are filmed in bulk, shuffled around distributed with even pacing, but I feel like I am losing my mind whenever Serge mentions how little abzan nightmare has been on North 100... Am i just accidentally gaslighting myself since he mentions it a lot on the set reviews and it is "similar" to food fight?

[@magnetronman298]

He's only brought the deck once and I think got two games out of it, this new version is the second time it has appeared, of which this is the second match I think

[@Veelofar]

Nelly is an absolute cutie

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

nelly gang

[@keab42]

Left side winning the die roll again...

[@chaosmittens]

Nelly is cute.

[@A2ZDeathwish]

I am strictly here because Nelly is a cutie...

[@the4eyednerdm.125]

I can't get over how Cute Nelly is..Serge is alright too I guess

[@sethzard]

No views gang!

[@Merc1987]

285 views Gang!

[@SuperBigChops]

Nelly is such a cutie

[@OBZEDAT]

5:33 No Serge, nobody liked that.

[@XTimTheEnchanterX]

I liked that Serge its ok

[@lunameyers7093]

Meow

[@enoesiw]

The problem with the Initiative is that it was made for Commander, a multiplayer format where you're expected to have 3 opponents and 40 life. When you take it into 1v1, it becomes MUCH more potent.

[@ElDocBruh]

I didn't like that.

[@kithkindeck]

44:00 I have a friend who stubbornly refuses to remove white plume from his legacy cube despite the overwhelming amount of non-games it creates. I'll take you up on that, Nels.

[@ElDocBruh]

34:40 The rest don't get bottomed, Serge, you shuffle them into your library. Game loss. Be more careful next time! 😅

[@joeferreti9442]

You guys should put points on "Urza's Saga".

[@n1v0s]

I know Serge's memed turn of "this is very hard: land go" gets referenced a bit, but I've been having a hard time finding what episode it was in. Anyone remember or know offhand?