Let's Open Something Sweet! | Arena Open Day 1 | Outlaws Of Thunder Junction Sealed | MTGA

[@ironjawedangels2812]

Remember that targeting something in an opponents graveyard commits a crime. So 1:02:11 you could trigger Kaervek with reanimate

[@David-xb8hz]

walking us through your thought process on what cards to keep and what to eliminate was really good. i level up a bit just hearing it. way to make apple sauce out of the sour apples you are given lol

[@haumph]

We try

[@manueloberhoffner1879]

I really appreciate that u take the time to explain your thought processes ✌🏻

[@haumph]

My pleasure!

[@rockhounding5775]

Reminiscing about that time Paul opened Vein Ripper + x2 Izoni in MKM - best of luck with the Open!

[@haumph]

those were the days...

[@MetalMeLike]

That Bonny Pall deck . Geez he's riding the whirlwind with that mana base lol

[@haumph]

Sure was!

[@gusheringer]

I understand it is an Arena Open, but 5000 gems for a shot in the dark card pool, with almost no rewards unless you reach 6 wins seems unfair to me, especially for people who doesn’t have tons of gems.

[@yO-xe3ny]

Yeah, the EV of the Arena opens is terrible. Do not play them unless you are Mythic, and even then, this format for sealed specifically is awful, in my opinion. You will run into insane card pools that are unbeatable.

[@wesleydolsen]

To be fair if you want to play a real sealed tournament it'll be probably $40 to join

[@swiftdragonrider]

@@wesleydolsenbut you get actual cards and prizes if you win

[@wesleydolsen]

@@swiftdragonrider Don't you win $2000 for winning day 2? And multiple people can win?

[@yO-xe3ny]

@wesleydolsen In paper sealed, you can sell any cards you open afterward, so even if you don't do well, you can at least get something back. And if you went 7 wins in a regular sealed event, you would get much more in prizing than just getting your money back like you do in Arena. Again, the EV is just bad because the likelihood of getting in the cash is so low.

[@dudaseifert]

50:56 i'd get varmint i think, but since you drew 2 lands shepherd ended up being better

[@johnjarvinen]

Came here to say this

[@zacdredge3859]

I think Paul underestimated the potential of Raven in his deck. He had plenty of Crime for Kaervek already and that game one showed that Ankle Biter wasn't enough to save him against an aggressive opponent.

[@tedhand6237]

Took me four bullets. Definitely got to credit your content in helping my make Draft Two (my fourth!)

[@thomaschoma8914]

Crew gonna get you...nice to see I wasn't the only to see odd ball stuff.

[@mindlessmonk3322]

52:44 that dude was living the dream

[@kevinpeck1652]

Just an fyi, entering the open with coins gives you a discount when you compare it to the draft entry fees (coin to gem ratio). I'm not sure why they do it this way.

[@haumph]

Yeah realized this too late hah!

[@Rob_Kells]

The pulls were a little unfortunate but good games regardless

[@us3rnam3144]

These open events make wotc so much money

[@dangregory-ys2li]

Good luck on day 2!

[@DraftMatters]

This is why I hate sealed is it encourages playing those decks with a manabase that has "no respect for the game of Magic" as Paul says. Just so much more variance than draft.

[@kolowaal6294]

Ahhh Mr Paul, I was waiting for thia day, good luck !!

[@haumph]

TY!

[@Pidabred1]

op with 5 color nonsense just threw all their best cards into a 40 card pile and crossed their fingers

[@haumph]

sure did!

[@AyrtonotryA]

In the penultimate game, why not discard Selvala, and cast it turn one with reanimate? It would take a while before they could remove it, seems good value.

[@whattupmang]

Ugh burnt out with a wack red blue deck at 5-3. I don’t wanna run it back for the wheel of randomness

[@sirtrixx]

Well played but I gotta say I feel like you undervalue Fake your own death, esp with Rutstein and Gigapede and other creatures with etb effects

[@JacobCollier-lc4bd]

Let's do this!

[@haumph]

gogogo!

[@stephenborrill4231]

I would've got the varmint to get the tether.

[@boxingboys]

Second OP is OP af well built deck imho

[@daniduc]

Down here in bronze/silver rank for draft I get PLENTY of return the favor casted against me, I think you just play against good opponents haha.

[@TheTurtleGamer.]

how do they have enough to pay for each winner

[@haumph]

They make a ton in gems

[@TheTurtleGamer.]

@@haumph yeah cuz mtga luck is scripted the shit I've seen is something else. I wish some of the money will help lower the price irl mtg cards but for now gl and win this for me

[@Zaakar]

The worst record to get to day 2 in Bo1 is 7-2. In Bo3, it's 8-3 (4 match wins). Also, at three match wins you get 5k gems and can rebuy (or not). Am I the only one who think the Bo3 option seem a lot more generous?

[@haumph]

yes

[@Ittakesawile1]

I think this is a fair point but you aren't taking into account the BO3 aspect. You can go 8-3 (8-4 really). But that is a little misleading because you cannot lose 2 games in a row, so each loss has to be at least every 3rd game, or slightly less than that. If they gave 1 more loss I think it would be way better. But signing up and losing the first match is horrible.

[@ryanhkimmel]

"Get in there ankle biter!" 😂😂😂 Edit: would it have been worth tutoring for the varmint to get back sylvala? I feel like that wasnt even a consideration for some reason

[@haumph]

Possibly

[@brucesmith1544]

I like how they had to clarify the Jewish sounding character is indeed "honest" lol

[@EltWilder]

Docks.

[@wobjong]

FIRST