How to solve this case in Standard.

Magic: The Gathering Arena deck tech & gameplay with a Green/White enchantment deck, featuring Case of the Locked Hothouse and Buried in the Garden from Murders at Karlov Manor in Standard.
Patreon: / legenvd
00:00 - Deck Tech
04:15 - Match 1
15:51 - Match 2
25:05 - Match 3
31:05 - Match 4
34:55 - Match 5
39:24 - Match 6
42:14 - Match 7
Decklist:
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"Movement Proposition" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@mantidream8179]

The end of game 1 was a perfect showcase of LVD's clear-headed play style. He recognized a dangerous edge-case, reasoned through the pros and cons of an expensive play-around, and decided correctly to go for it. Not many players would have even seen the threat in the first place.

[@AesirOdinn]

Also the way he explains every single move he makes, you can learn a lot just from that. That's why he's the best

[@AlkonKomm]

it requires basic knowledge of how trample works, it was a good play but expecting a monoblack deck to have a plethora of removal is not some next level play lol

[@mightyhulk1483]

@@AlkonKommyou gotta admit it was still insane how much he trusts his intuition to sac most of his board. Idk if I could do it because half the time I overthink things

[@pauljimerson8218]

I wouldn't have made that play woulda got wrecked

[@velikanskaglava2087]

I wonder if wording it out to wider audience also sharpens his more objective view and logic, so we might actually be helping him become a better player.

[@LeFerret335]

That call on the first match was *chef's kiss*

[@louisnemzer6801]

That was incredible! I can't imagine any other player doing that

[@dinklebob1]

I think it's safe to say that 95% of players would have lost match 1. The call to double block Obliterator is so painful but the only way you win there (other than a punt by opp). It's not like we didnt know you were good, but I'm still in awe.

[@ezra6643]

Loved the "Wasted" bit during match 2, little touches like that always make your videos more entertaining to watch.

[@gyrasolune5436]

Okay the end of game 1 is kinda legendary. Waow.

[@Olivreira_]

i would have lost that first game, nice call

[@GHCMoistGaming]

This man taught me a new line to victory Sometimes ‘you Double Block a Phyrexian Obliterator for 12 and win the game.’ 🎉😅❤️‍🔥 Loved the commentary!

[@denisskenderovic3707]

Thank you Luca. For not using clickbait titles, not using those F*CKING RED ARROWS and grandiose words in your thumbnail. Not having some cringe intro, and the plethora of other KZbinr shenanjgans I sooo despise. All of us engage with your content because you are genuine and a great player and PLEASE never ever change your own, unique, genuine ways.

[@duaneshaffer4427]

Gotta leave a like for that game one read. What a finish!

[@Daargad]

Legen "Sherlock" VD solves every case. Great finale of the first game!

[@ahegao4915]

"Pretty good turn" is constantly an understatement with this deck!

[@Miluric]

Case of the Locked Hothouse was the first rare I opened this set, so glad to see such a clean build. Thanks for the stellar gameplay as always!

[@mistdragon1226]

Hallowed Haunting continues to prove just how insane of a finisher it is.

[@CyberBuster93]

That first game was just insane!! You truly are the best, Luca! Awesome new inclusions on a strong archetype. Appreciate you a lot, man! Also as with new sets in general, thsnk you for always being so consistent with brand new videos all the time! I hope you're tsking care of yourself because you definitely work hard dude. Thank you!!! 😊

[@lolxae]

Phyrexian Obliterator is probably a good reason to stack Ossifications on the same basic

[@LegenVD]

Good point!

[@jamesnewman2580]

Trueeeeee

[@thedeathofaman]

Very cool deck! Definitely going to snag these cards up to make it over the next couple months :)

[@kianedwards2537]

Love your stuff LVD

[@jamesw2855]

I love playing off the top of my deck, thanks for the deck.

[@thcdreams654]

Nice list. Really pops off. Great content, solid game play, and top quality commentary as always. Thanks.

[@XaeroGames]

Case closed! Lovely deck!

[@J0nnyDonny]

The autotapper messing up that Buried in the garden targetting caught me by surprise in my Midweek Magic games too, especially since other ramp enchantments like Wolfwillow haven get proper tapping. Maybe they just forgot to add it for this one.

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, the highlighted lands when hovering over it can also be quite deceiving. Manually tapping lands is probably the way to go for now.

[@luisbaldas2118]

The Wasted meme really got me there Lvd 😂

[@AtrociousNightmare]

The deck is so beautiful and that first game shows both that and your incredible skill! Love it. LOL I JUST SAW THE "wasted" SCREEN HAHA

[@wind0spirit]

I normally wait until after doing a bunch of drafts to craft new cards but I already had 2 hot houses and this deck looks super fun. I liked the less creature focused haunting decks from before kamigawa and this is scratching that itch for me. Thank you!

[@aybarsgulumser2556]

lovely deck!

[@venger5705]

Keep'em coming LVD !

[@_anarki_]

i WANT rakdos sac or jund reanimator to be the best deck in the format... i HOPE arcane bombardment becomes mythic top 20 viable... but what i am committed to, if I'm going to play ranked arena at all, is winning... because winning a lot means i like a deck and I'm having fun. that means one strictly overpowered deck in one format all the way to the top. I've seen a few genuinely OP decks before, and every single (ethical, non-oops-all-counterspells) one i can remember either got more, bigger dudes out faster, and/or reliably took more winrate increasing game actions per turn, including ramping mana. it's nearly been 48 hours since mkm launch so i can confidently say i've evaluated the majority of yt creators and the decks they've put forward in the format. to me, this deck looks like something special that any mid-tier grinder could hit top 10 mythic with. thank you for your trickle down deckonomics. we needed this. -anarki p.s. I'm curious how you will brew Warleader's Call because it looks like it has OP potential but in the back of my head I'm thinking mardu .... or splashed into naya. fwiw if i ever hit mtga #1 with a deck of yours i requested, I'll gift 100 subs or equivalent. any format, even alchemy. appreciate you!

[@sparkplugbarrens]

Lol I absolutely love this build! Reminds me a lot of the very first version of selesnya enchantments at the beginning of Kamigawa neon dynasty, but this takes it to another level! Folds to Farewell, but maybe if you can rebuild fast enough, might have chance.

[@starmanda88]

Game one was truly incredible. Well done as always.

[@goldenbear724]

Man. This is a very hard deck to pilot. Great job

[@ShakerGER]

I can't wait to see umori enchantment deck! Nothing more to add than impeccable play on game 1 really incredble what a good player can achieve,

[@vanthadoun1]

Watching that 1st game against MonoBlack Aggro.... I had a heart attack. I didn't expect you to pull off a victory at 4 life.

[@CyberBuster93]

Ahhhh hot house! I should have known that was one of the cards you'd naturally gravitate to! I too love playing stuff off the top of the deck! Haha xD

[@-Karnage]

Match 1 was so fun to watch.

[@togethergutlesss]

good games! hoping you will build around the new niv commander in brawl soon ive been trying to build around him my self

[@HideSeekDie]

This deck's playstyle really reminds me of Experimental Frenzy in a very welcome way

[@WhatSmada]

legend ty

[@luogocomune4325]

first game super well played

[@alfaayed6262]

Even tho I hate Jukai Naturalist, watching this vid will help us when we matched against this deck on the future. people play LVD deck a lot in standard

[@Kuryux]

19:49 could have played restoration, then grabbed a plain and then played ossification as well!

[@LegenVD]

Good point! Having a shuffle effect with a solved Case can be nice, but was probably worth playing sooner.

[@benzeneouroboros3706]

love the deck! been having a blast with it on arena. What are your thoughts on adding Calyx, Guided by Fate to the deck?

[@LegenVD]

We're not optimizing Calix in this list. Really want Audacity and more creatures to reliably trigger it. But if you ever get it going I'm sure it's a blast!

[@paulmerritt6285]

I like this idea. But I think it's better to cut 4 lands and 4 Azusa's for 8 total between Calix, Generous Visitor and Audacity.

[@justyoutubin]

Does an enchantMENT creature count as an enchantED creature? If not, is Audacity the only thing that can trigger Calix's duplication ability? The Azusas help you chew through lands on the top of your deck, but copies of Hothouse could do the same I guess.

[@gilfilho5996]

15:29 in Portuguese we say: “you rent a apartment in head of your opponent” lol😂😂😂

[@haraldbredsdorff2699]

hothouse, looks like it could be fun in a baldurs gate deck.

[@-Karnage]

I also got screwed yesterday with the autotapper and Buried in the Garden.

[@greenphoenix17]

Man could you find a way to play Case of the Locked Hothouse with One With the Multiverse?!

[@AesirOdinn]

The "wasted" on the second match catched me out of guard, the entire screen getting grey was so confusing 😂

[@T-Stokes]

Someone played this against me earlier and popped off so hard I was like wtf is happening 🤣

[@davidbardwell712]

THE EDITING! XD i can't stop laughing

[@tiagoperretto]

Good deck. Could you show the deck stats at the end of each video?

[@LegenVD]

I always recommend to wait a week or so after a video is posted so Untapped has time to gather more data on the deck. That way you’ll get a much bigger sample size and a more honest representation of a deck. Whatever data I gather is going to pale in comparison and will be skewed by lots of factors such as play/draw and the surprise factor of an unknown deck which wears off after a few days. That’s why you won’t see me claim any outlandish win rates in my video titles, an individual will rarely play enough games for those numbers to be statistically accurate. But I’m always happy to give my opinion on a deck at the end of each video.

[@metalhev3989]

That first match reminded me that they printed Obliterator and Sheoldred in the same rotation. I don't think there was ever a worse decision made in the history of humanity.

[@jordansparks140]

That game showed that Obliterator is an inherently overrated card that is usually only good when you are ahead

[@metalhev3989]

@@jordansparks140 oh, obliterator isn't overrated at all. It does what its meant to do perfectly: remove green as a playable color. Thing is, Sheoldred does the same thing. WotC printing both without giving green a way to remove it was a supremely retarded decision on par with believing the snake and eating the apple.

[@dankrocka64]

Tatyova, Steward of Tides + Case of the Locked Hothouse?

[@cesarpiedra9165]

If it didn’t more financial sense to make youtube videos, that decision on game 1 convinces me that LVD could be playing at the highest levels of the pro tour

[@GHCMoistGaming]

could Lockdown be viable for aggro since this version of the deck has rebuild ability stance we could tweak for a 3-5mv+ midrange version to better prepare for lockdown or we can have our own little spice and to catch them sneezing off guard.

[@LegenVD]

I originally tried to go with Lockdown in the main but the deck plays better when we can make proactive plays early. Still a nice card to keep in mind for sideboard strategies.

[@BottomFrxg]

great video as always, idk if you do deck based off of yt comments but if you could try out this one/improve it that'd be great, I've had pretty good success with it in diamond. It's pretty good, for a BO1 instead of a BO3 i sub out one depopulate, one big score, and one play with fire for one campus renovation and two soul-guide lanterns. Deck 4 Lightning Helix (MKM) 218 5 Plains (SLD) 46 5 Mountain (SLD) 49 3 Sacred Fire (MID) 239 4 Depopulate (SNC) 10 3 Sunfall (MOM) 40 4 Arcane Bombardment (SNC) 101 4 Big Score (SNC) 102 4 Union of the Third Path (BRO) 31 4 Play with Fire (MID) 154 4 Battlefield Forge (BRO) 257 4 Sundown Pass (VOW) 266 3 Quintorius Kand (LCI) 238 4 Surge of Salvation (MOM) 41 3 Restless Bivouac (WOE) 257 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (NEO) 268 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (NEO) 276 Sideboard 2 Campus Renovation (MAT) 27 1 Demolition Field (BRO) 260 3 Get Lost (LCI) 14 2 Not on My Watch (MKM) 28 3 The Stone Brain (BRO) 247 4 Soul-Guide Lantern (BRR) 54

[@MicheleSonnini]

Nice deck, however like 60% of my bo1 games are vs monored/monowhite, so I dont think it could work 😢

[@NickTemperistic]

18:24 So basically if the land that you targeted didn't tap you would've been able to activate Garden's 2nd ability creating that extra mana? I thought the game is suppose to show you which lands are going to be tapped before you play the card? Also what happens if you don't solve the case in the next turn? Does the game let you solve it once you meet the requirement or does it have to be done by next turn?

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, often Auras that enchant lands to increase your mana will explicitly ask which lands to tap to avoid wasting any mana. That's clearly not how they currently programmed Buried in the Garden. You can solve a case at any time and then it will be solved end of turn. Doesn't need to happen right away.

[@NickTemperistic]

Ah I see. Thanks for the info and also the wasted edit in was hilarious. Love the content.@@LegenVD

[@erickschusterdeoliveira2662]

wow that UB control deck was straight up toxic

[@user-pi3op3pp2z]

18:30 he made a mistake, now it will happen again only after 10 videos

[@teusz16]

“Every nonland permanent is an enchantment or creature” - yes, but not only are there some creatures, ALL of the nonland permanents including the creatures are enchantments

[@thundershrike1448]

in match 3, why not answer the initiate immediately w/ ossification?

[@LegenVD]

If they can't train Initiate it's not a problem and Kellan was a bigger threat.

[@JoeleyMoley98]

Should call the deck Haunted House or smthn

[@mr.marker6449]

Yeah at least one case is used

[@haveiszalfaroqie1628]

Oh yes, that's what I'm talking about. _throw out cards from library to the table_

[@drakelastimoso8257]

That last game he must have a chance because wrong choice

[@lelandmeade-miller5081]

This is a cool deck, though seems a bit top-heavy. What would you think about cutting buried in the garden for Glimpse the Core? Off theme, but better guarantees some early ramp without needing to rely on drawing lands.

[@Bl4ckDr4co]

He's running 28 lands so that's not an issue. The problem with Glimpse the core is that you have to spend mana to do it, this deck wants to use the mana proactively to get out enchantments early which either let it play more lands, draw, or put lands into hand.

[@LegenVD]

I talk about it in the intro. Tried it but ended up cutting it.

[@AnT_EyE]

Standard video #666 😈

[@SpeakerWiggin49]

The Buried In The Garden allowing one land to tap for two mana of ANY color combined with two Jukai Naturalists is so good.

[@alexvalentine856]

If only we had more landfall in standard this could get pretty cheesy.

[@knife1406]

45:39 he can't play get lost because of thalia

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, noticed it while editing. Still a good cad to keep on your radar when playing Enchantments!

[@MainTopmastStaysail]

Solving a case has no animations at all? They really are phoning it in these days.

[@CyberBuster93]

WASTED 😂💀

[@jiyangchen505]

First

[@draconocor1309]

I think the edit in match 2 is a little too intrusive. The edit in the previous video was funny and well placed (the end of a game) but this one came before I even knew what it was refetencing and it kinda caught me off-guard.

[@LegenVD]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@draconocor1309]

@@LegenVD No problem! This is my favorite channel for Magic content and I absolutely welcome new things- but figured I'd share my opinions whenever I have them.

[@andrewp6738]

WASTED.

[@dreimann]

Adverts are getting out of control on this channel.

[@LegenVD]

They're the same quantity they've always been. KZbin decides how many ads get served to you, so that's out of my control. I don't do any sponsored segments or in-video promotions, so with KZbin premium (which I recommend) this channel is an ad-free experience.

[@dreimann]

@@LegenVD - yes, there have always been quite a few ads on your videos. I guess what has changed is the length (5-10 seconds before skip to 20-35 seconds before skip). It effectively makes the ads 2-3x more than they used to be. After watching a 3 minute game, a 30 second ad feels excessive. I find this annoying and I'm just going to watch other content with fewer ads. If you say this is out of your control, I believe you. This feedback is only my experience with your content. Do with it as you will.

[@LegenVD]

@@dreimann Thanks for the feedback! User experience is important for me. I don't decide the length of the ads and normally KZbin will only serve one if the user hasn't seen one in a while. So maybe something changed recently and the settings are a little out of whack.