🌈 Complete Set Review! 🌈 - Lost Caverns Of Ixalan - Multicolor Cards - Constructed And Limited

[@Dewario]

This is interaction! Go, algorithms, go!

[@colinjones5379]

Beep! Boop!

[@austinturgoose]

I totally agree on your take with Molten Collapse! Did Rakdos really need a boost? It’s already the top deck in both pioneer and modern

[@robertcolton3144]

Always like these reviews , its a lot of effort and deserves a nod.

[@fishpastethe4th340]

Absolutely insane that you do this every set: least I can do is like and subscribe

[@doormatt72]

quintorious in the naya pia deck looks perfect. i'm super excited about that card. that's already one of my favorite decks in standard, and this card is great there.

[@AaronRotenberg]

6:30 There are several zero mana unbounded creature sac outlets in Pioneer already, but a lot of them aren't on Arena yet: Nantuko Husk as you mentioned, Cartel Aristocrat (one of the original namesakes of the "Aristocrats" archetype), Varolz the Scar-Striped, and a bunch of other less useful ones from circa RTR block. There are also Woe Strider, Yahenni, and Immersturm Predator which are already on Arena. Bartolomé will be one of the best versions of this effect for sure though. 20:24 This Saheeli is either going to be busted or unplayable. Possibly unplayable for a long time until someone breaks it, or useful only in some obscure combo deck like the Rona + Mox Amber combos. But I wouldn't rule out the possibility that paying two mana to get basically the back side of Fable is good enough by itself as a midrange/value threat.

[@Sibula]

12:20 Kutzil draws two cards if you have creatures with an without first strike or a creature with double strike, right?

[@davidbain7629]

Love the set reviews as always

[@derpyderperson2912]

Great content Jim! Get that algorithm!

[@jasond7743]

Completely agree with what you said about Molten Collapse. I almost exclusively play goblins in modern. I have barely played modern since MH2 due to Prismatic ending and Fury existing, not to mention Orcish Bowmasters further shadowbanning 1 toughness creatures. I don't see myself playing modern anytime soon if more cards like this will be printed.

[@vulcanh254]

Totally agree with you about Molten Collapse. They are honestly killing formats with this kind of powercreep. They already removed most 1 thoughness creatures from the modern card pool and now they're deleting 1 drop permanents. There was a time when you actually needed to sideboard graveyard hate, disenchant effects and Pyroclasm. Now you don't need to because everything maindeck can deal with everything. That is NOT magic the gathering to me. That's how you kill modern and make it so there's only 2-3 truly viable decks.

[@doormatt72]

i swear, there's like one guy designing rakdos cards that's just not talking with the rest of the team to keep color balance. lol

[@superclaw28]

Thanks for doing all of this work!

[@ConMan-bx1rk]

I think Amalia is a reference to Aguirre the wrath of God, because she has a literal Wrath of God effect. That seems like something wizards developers would know about and sneak in.

[@urnx6172]

The one home for palani hatcher I could see is an ancient imperiosaur convoke deck. Having a 12/12+ haste trample ward 2 coming at you is scary

[@Pyrfalcon]

A lot of fun looking cards

[@DrToadstoolSR]

Quintorius Kand triggers up the beanstalk, I'm in lol Jeskai control here we come 👀

[@pequi7]

As a native Spanish speaker, watching you struggle with most names in this set has been funny AF, sorry! 😂

[@josephzaczkowski5820]

Sovereign Okinec is actually sick in my GW aggro buff deck. Super inconsistent when playing against a ton of removal though:/

[@dankrocka64]

squirming emergence is a 3 mana revive anything. Usually, that effect is, say, creature only for 5 mana. When people start reviving ugin on turn 4 consistently... or really, anything, yeah, thats a problem. Turn 1 Dork Turn 2 New whirlwind effect red artifact Turn 3 ... Turn 4 Squirming Emergence for 3 + whatever you added to yard on 3. Turn 1 Faithless Looting Turn 2 Grisly Salvage or whatever Turn 3 Faithless Looting Turn 4 Squirming Emergence for 8

[@joshuasbrooks]

Squirming Emergence being 3 mana does atleast mean you can use the 2 mana you'd usually spend on getting this sort of effect to instead hold up a counterspell. Issue I see there is building a deck with enough permanents that you can get into your graveyard whilst being able to find the space for some of your non-permanent cards that really make this good such as the counterspells. But if you can build a deck that self mills using mostly permanents with your only non-permanents being maybe this, some counterspells and removal. Not sure on the math of how few non-permanent spells vs permanent spells you need to be able to mill 7 nonland permanents by the time you can have say 5-6 mana open. There's a shot in standard, historic and pioneer/explorer though. As for modern though this card does seem very playable in allowing for a reanimator strategy to have another reasonably cheap and this time more diverse reanimation effect compared to Persist.

[@jasmint6703]

Always the marathoner in these set reviews.

[@ciaran.downey]

Yes, I am also a card enjoyer

[@oldirtysean00]

Grandpa is my favorite card!!

[@atomskpk997]

Im making a quintorious cheerios deck in historic brawl! Dump a ton of 0 and 1 drops in the bin, ultimate and win.

[@davidwitt5585]

The word "each" on Kutzil Malamet Exemplar....does that prevent you from drawing a card if you attack with 2 creatures and only 1 of them has higher power than it's based power? Is the word "each" requiring that every creature that damages the opponent has to be augmented? Meaning you either don't attack with base power creatures in order to draw the card....or you do and forfeit that? 🤔

[@jeremymorris6000]

You didn't do the orange cards, Jim. I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH FREE CONTENT JIM!!! J/K, always love your stuff!

[@paultravers4739]

I like myconids as a gb tribe. I hope gb dark elves get more support in future sets.

[@123boy125]

man I really like some of the creatures and artifacts in this set but I can already see how often farewell is gunna ruin my day D:

[@tasteoftacos]

The wave of vitriol of anger towards molten collapse was hilarious 😂

[@ericlizama8552]

Im really not sure what Best In Show will this time around, so I'll go with my favorite: Nicanzil, Current Conductor.

[@Knight-Storm-Gaming]

Woot multicolor time!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@siege275]

Jim is whiter than bread with these pronunciations 😂

[@JimDavisMTG]

Guilty as charged

[@siege275]

@@JimDavisMTG love your content keep up the good work as always I keep watching even when I not playing magic at the time

[@cmelch]

Molten Collapse is weird. It feels like a Golgari card to me. The Dreadbore part makes sense in rakdos but I could see it being GB. The second ability feels very Golgari being able to hit nonlands. It's weird that red and black are two of the three the worst colors at dealing with enchantments yet it can hit them.

[@davidwitt5585]

Best in Show: Squirming Emergence - I think Sultai got a ton of good pieces in this set...so much so that there is almost an embarrassment of riches for the deck. It already has good stuff like Invasion of Amonkhet and such. Running stuff like Teachings of the Kirin....this feels like a quality reanimation spell and it being for any permanent type is pretty gas. Sleeper: Wail of the Forgotten - see above...same deck. Also like Itzquinth quite a bit, but the legendary aspect makes it seem hard to run 4 and/or end up with 1 or 2 rotting in your hand if you do play all 4. Trap: Vito - Good text box I suppose...but is a 4 drop in colors with really good options already at that slot.

[@davidwitt5585]

Quintorious is kind of gross and I definitely undervalued the passive on it and how little effort it takes to proc and give value.

[@sveltemax3606]

Please consider this comment an offering in recognition of your pronunciation sacrifices this set lol Kinda terrified to see what Saffron Olive is doing with these cards

[@davidrubury2726]

Why is Master’s Manufactory not worded as “if an artifact etb-ed this turn”? Why does it say itself or another?

[@leonardocalcagno9135]

The way mycotyrant is worded means That if you mill 4 permanents, you only descended once and therefore get only one token. It is at its best in sac decks IMO

[@RafitoOoO]

Molten Collapse is even enchantment removal in Rakdos ffs.

[@Jeff.Kollects]

Jim you are the best

[@Dom9606]

mogg monday rakdos goblin aristocrats with zoyowa and stalactite stalker?

[@masaoni9534]

can you please clarify what mean when you say side post card.

[@JoJo-ie9mt]

So outta 100+ card a set we get like 2 good ones?

[@usmansabir3897]

Gishlath??? that made me actually lol

[@atomskpk997]

Molten collapse of hardened scales xD

[@Zii_Vii]

I think Lost Caverns Of The Unpronounceable Names is going to be a banger of a set tbh.

[@damianvc31]

For us Spanish speakers is actually very easy lol Abuelo is literally spanish for Grandpa

[@kevinsun7617]

Go go gadget interaction

[@bryanleblanc5648]

Abuelo looks fun, and a much more fair version of Brago for edh. That being said, such a weird name. Literally "Grandfather" in Spanish. I get this set is Spanish/Mayan, trasitions like Day of the Dead have familial spirits that aren't "spooky" but the name is a little bit too on the nose.

[@Villakarvarousku]

In the story, he's a spirit who doesn't remember his own name, but someone says "he looks like my abuelo" and he remembers his grandchildren calling him that, so that's what he goes by. I agree that it seems very odd out of context though.

[@beejaytea5964]

A deck with up to 8 Adeline instead of 4 is gonna kill me twice as fast, right?

[@housemouse86]

The joke with Kellan is that you make the map token, then cast Kellan for 2, then you can use the map and if you explore a creature to the top you can draw it as you attack with a 3/4.

[@harrison1735]

Anim Pakal just being extra redundant versions of an Adeline effect is probably enough to justify the red splash in white humans.

[@raiseer]

I hate Amalia already. In Constructed (on Arena), the life-gain deck already makes out like a quarter of all games and is absolutely annoying and boring to play against. Now they get unlimited exploring and a board-wipe with immediate follow-up win aswell? Aweful.

[@daanverschaeren7197]

Quintorius is perfect for Pia decks. It is another pay off for playing spells out of exile.

[@CreamEBiggums77]

Jim good🎉

[@Funder1Nk]

Jim is the best

[@GolemRising]

Man, WotC really does just hate synergy decks in constructed dont they.

[@Dewario]

Jim, the Spanish word for grandfather threw you? Abuelo? Come on now!

[@JimDavisMTG]

I took French in school!

[@EltWilder]

Goblins.

[@chapeldweller]

WotC doesn't want synergy decks. They just want money piles.

[@swdjr33]

Yuh

[@danielgregory1321]

Algo Com

[@joshuarawlins7793]

for yt

[@ahoy1]

jim learn spanish pronunciation 2023 challenge

[@Tmatlow05]

This set seems very mid

[@m1xxx3r]

Abuelo seems really good, this set is all about value through permanents and having source of reliable and recursive blink is really good( and its just mana sink no sneaky "tap to dos"), akawali seems busted in any Golgari graveyard/Old Stickfingers type of deck, Ancient one may be useful for that Craft with creature card that care about used creature stats

[@urnx6172]

The one home for palani hatcher I could see is an ancient imperiosaur convoke deck. Having a 12/12+ haste trample ward 2 coming at you is scary