Ninjas All The Way Down in the Vintage Cube

[@austinnadz1]

"These Lavaspur Boots are really giving Sven the business here," things I'd never thought I would heard said.

[@darienmckenzie7729]

Right I died

[@LSVargas]

they did though!

[@nikhilchhagan7371]

I jump for joy like a small child being told he’s going to Disneyland when I see Fallen Shinobi in the thumbnail

[@bettorup_]

Just commenting for the algorithm. I like watching LSV cube. I learn something every time, especially since I'm too lazy to read cards or figure out interactions on my own.

[@quarkraven]

grabbing skydiver M1G3 was truly galaxy brain. I never would have done that but it was totally correct on many levels, playing around both boots and formalwear

[@TheAlexanderkl]

I watch these everyday. That game one was one of the few times I'm fairly confident I would have lost the game and LSV managed to win it. I don't think I would have used my lifetotal as a resource to the degree LSV did, played too passively, and died.

[@anthonyjs8048]

Ninjas? Sick. I love seeing Kaito and dimir sneakery.

[@advilnight1441]

Match 2 wouldnt have letting life/death resolve on grisle brand have been fine? Opponent takes 8. If he tries to give it haste you can bitter triumph. If opponent pays 7 ontop of that hes dead in board to malcom. You would still have ertai in hand

[@DieEnteable]

I think so, too. Could also use ertai to destroy after death resolves instead of trimuph, ends with the same boardstate as LSV did but with opponent at 8 life instead and bitter reunion presumably being gone. Bit of a tossup between being mana efficient and putting on most pressure.

[@LSVargas]

yeah, that would have been much better i think

[@LunaLasceria]

I was so confused whether I was missing something or what because yeah this seemed way better.

[@richwilliams1863]

41:30 Hold up Mystic Confluence/Stoic Sphinx instead of tapping out for Shinobi? If Sphinx comes down it's a 3 turn clock with counter backup or a 2 turn clock if he taps low. Still aggressive, but forcing the opponent off sorcery speed options seems much better

[@alexanderdickens2517]

Frog with Boots or Greaves is like Splinter Twin

[@CCkun91]

Does anyone have a link to this cube list?

[@matteofabiani7230]

I don’t know why but I love when sandydog gets smashed lol

[@nikhilchhagan7371]

D1 hater

[@cz19856]

46:42 why not instead kill the griselbrand in response to drawing seven cards/hasting it?

[@OracleoftheAlpha]

Can you please provide the cube link for this cube? It looks fun!

[@LSVargas]

it's "PowerMack" on Cube Cobra

[@eitansoussan8158]

Why did he pick remand over lutri ? I mean.there is one lutri and more counterspells in the cube? What do i miss?

[@LSVargas]

I think remand is a lot stronger

[@eitansoussan8158]

@LSVargas i understand the point that if the opponent plays a big and you play remand it s" like a time walk "because he redraws it and you draw a card but against someone playing multiple one or two drop it looks weaker than lutri copying push or any removal in the late game. So in which way is it obviously stronger?

[@bobboberson8297]

@@eitansoussan8158 remand time walking your opponent is vastly more common than using lutri to double a removal spell

[@dementievatz]

Seeing this instant-speed deck reminds me - what do you think about High Fae Trickster in VC? The flash on sorceries from Teferi, Time Raveler can do some interesting things, and I can imagine it being a wild change up if you could play your entire deck with flash.

[@LSVargas]

I think it's too weak unfortunately - it would have some cool moments but four mana for something without an ETB is rough

[@mattwecrazy3236]

Love the lunchtime vid! But isn't Twister great with frog? And leaves you open for some kind of combo (like Narcet later). FOW is the goat though..

[@TheoryTechDotDek]

Force is better with frog than twister tbh. Twister with frog is alright if you win immediately, but if you're not winning then you give your opponent 7 shots at an answer to frog. Think about it like this, frog is strongest when it's giving you 2 cards per turn compared to your opponents 1 card per turn. Twister gives your opponent 7 cards. It's almost the opposite of the frog gameplan.

[@dementievatz]

I was thinking about that also. Like the other person said, Timetwister alone isn’t better. I can definitely see looking for other ways to combo with it once you’re down that path though.

[@Waghabond]

14:50, no consideration for commercial district as a fetchable via scalding tarn for Oko?

[@dementievatz]

I saw that too. I think that kind of land mostly makes your mana worse when it’s for a splash. Drawing a fully off-color tap land is so bad. If it was a Hedge Maze instead, I think it’s something you would consider playing.

[@deciswu6488]

I’m your fan from china! Love your vid! But plz more mo cube! Love ya!

[@vanwright7821]

Lunch time

[@IcePhoenixMusician]

28:44 why didn’t you just swing out with all creatures? Wouldn’t that be guaranteed lethal?

[@DieEnteable]

How? They chump sphinx with their flier and take 4 (or 5 if you discard to frog). Next turn you die on the crack back.

[@IcePhoenixMusician]

Oh, f… lmao. Yeah, math is hard sometimes. I don’t usually make that sort of mistake though.

[@zenegos]

nope, opp blocks sphinx with the spirit and takes 5 (only 1 card to discard to the frog), then has lethal on the board

[@Stokkeland23]

Don't get why you love the bat so much. I think it's good too but mostly belongs in some type of Mardu color combinations where you have alot of other creatures, and those creaturs have a fast clock or offer protection to the bat. In this deck since you have so few creatures that kills fast it's so often just going to die to removal. So eventually they are just going to get their card back and it ends up not doing a whole lot. Maybe i'm too low on the card who knows.

[@ZacharyBurr]

Even if it dies a few turns later it can very often slow your opponent down considerably, as they lose access to their best card for several turns. Plus eating a removal spell is not so bad either. I do agree that it's better in mardu, but I think it's decently strong in any color combo.

[@Stokkeland23]

@ Yeah, it's a good card and definitely the best of the enter discard creatures. I just don't value it as highly as Emp of Bones and Barrowgoyf or whatever he passed for it. I can't remember. I think the card is not that great just on it's own. Without other threats or counters to protect it in a deck with few creatures it will often just die on the spot. It does require "some" build around to be good. Abit like Figure of Destiny. If you don't have much realistic chances to ever make it a 4-4 it's a pretty mediocre card.

[@jonesdarryn1]

fun video

[@Kendal411]

Dmir? In this economy?!?

[@crawdaddy1234]

12:00 I'm gonna take the obligatory, "Well technically...," because it's that kind of day. TECHNICALLY every card in Cube other than the worst 14 cards are "first pickable." lol

[@advilnight1441]

Match 2 wouldnt have letting life/death resolve on grisle brand have been fine? Opponent takes 8. If he tries to give it haste you can bitter triumph. If opponent pays 7 ontop of that hes dead in board to malcom. You would still have ertai in hand.

[@LSVargas]

definitely

[@LunaLasceria]

@@LSVargas I love that this person's comment somehow got double posted and you replied to both of them 😂💕