Magic but the Cards Keep Upgrading |

[@CardmarketMagic]

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[@Kristjan0209]

Why Urborg?

[@Mpg0907]

@@Kristjan0209 why not

[@Kristjan0209]

@Mpg0907 the deck was supposed to be upgraded, not downgraded

[@CardmarketMagic]

@Kristjan0209 some of the possible upgrades were other colours or utility lands

[@Kristjan0209]

@@CardmarketMagic that makes a lot more sense. Are we going to see more of this type of gameplay?

[@172prv]

Carl is singlehandedly keeping Germany's Goofy Costume industry alive when it's not Halloween season.

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

it is officially Karneval season since 11.11. hehe

[@michaelsimao495]

I like to belive he makes them himself

[@cantfeelmyfacehelp7375]

Lmao 🤣

[@jjff8816]

I still dunno if the Spice dude is using a costume

[@jafrkoey7278]

Hand of Blood would like a word

[@Spice8Rack]

Always an unmitigated delight to be filming with you all again

[@CardmarketMagic]

Murduress was so good! But you were indeed distracted by the menagerie of odd opponents, so it's normal that your wits were busy on other things than puns :) thanks again for coming, it was truly a blast to work with you once more!🥳

[@BoundlessxArts]

Guess you'll have to come back for a second round

[@jefl3228]

@@BoundlessxArtsoh no! That’s so sad, but it is law so it must return

[@georgb710]

A bit random, but that "Dithmarschen accent" comment has to mean that you play eu4. Or is your knowledge about (obscure) German regions so intimate that you a) know the region and b) know its about the furthest away from Bavaria (the region where this costume/accent is supposed to be from) you can get.

[@MarkAvo]

@@Spice8Rack OH! Damn that’s brilliant!

[@ClanCrusher]

"It's murder with a Duress stapled onto it!" So... it's a murderess.Thank you, I'll be in your KZbin comments all week.

[@CardmarketMagic]

That was actually great! 🤯

[@ThunderhunterFTW]

might be the murderest

[@byrontheusurper6505]

🎵He had it coming🎵

[@Surg-265]

murduress a female murder

[@codypratt3590]

Why does the 3 mana version of Murderess feel like a card that they would actually create.

[@KingSejongTheGreatOfKorea]

So nice of WotC to let you playtest some cards from Modern Horizons 4 ;)

[@CardmarketMagic]

I could be wrong but my impression from Mark Rosewater's last update announcement is that they would stop doing horizons sets, as they have trouble balancing them

[@therealax6]

@@CardmarketMagic What update announcement?

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@therealax6 when they announced next year's sets and how Universes Beyond would be straight-to-standard from now on, since they were having too much trouble balancing the power of straight-to-modern sets

[@therealax6]

@CardmarketMagic Oh, that one. I thought there had been a new one. Mark said in Blogatog a bit later that he believed they'd still make MH, as it was very popular, but they wouldn't make any _other_ straight-to-Modern products due to balancing concerns.

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@therealax6 ah! Thanks for the extra info :)

[@52flyingbicycles]

When the “first challenger” pulled out the force of will, I immediately realized something was wrong. I should have known at archon of cruelty

[@Surg-265]

shoulda known at Underground Sea

[@YoonnsAvec2N]

Good job Carl you managed to make it very entertaining for the spectator !

[@CardmarketMagic]

This was the video you pitched me actually :D unfortunately, I had to cut out all the decision making of what cards to upgrade because it was a little too slow

[@YoonnsAvec2N]

@@CardmarketMagic i know, i designed it to be fun to play but it's a bit boring for a spectator, i knew you'd manage to correct this flaw

[@paulboudybizard487]

Mais que fait tu là Yoonns, en plus du reste tu conseille cardmarket maintenant c'est magnifique

[@neleps]

​@@paulboudybizard487 c'est lui qui a "inventé" ou du moins mis en forme une première version d'un magic version roguelike, je suppose qu'il l'a montré à Carl

[@CardmarketMagic]

​@@paulboudybizard487il m'a montré son propre Roguelike qu'il a créé suggérant d'en faire une video similaire et j'ai été trop inspiré alors j'ai fais cette vidéo avec Spice :)

[@austinwilburn1772]

I was not mentally prepared to see a [Murder] get countered with a [Force of Will] 😂

[@marcoottina654]

by pitching a SECOND FoW

[@eaglest0554]

"Is someone stabbing you? Just say no! They legally can't kill you without your consent"

[@maciejwawrzyn4674]

In the sense of the flavour or in the sense of S tier card vs draft chuff

[@austinwilburn1772]

@@maciejwawrzyn4674 technically both but yeah, mostly the power discrepancy.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Crazy that they did the videogame trope of having a scripted loss against the final boss in the opening act. Crazy how much thought went into this!

[@victhefoxygamer]

"you're the Jigsaw of the Magic Community" I actually love that line. I hope that sticks Carl. Also sick Fele impression. You had me fooled

[@austinkreulach9295]

I'm just trying to decide which card is the most absurd by the end: Almost Strictly Best Mana Rock, Almost Strictly Best Removal, or Ambush Murder Titan

[@Caio22011]

Ambush 2 mana murder titan is actually too busted lol It could keep being a 2/2 and it would trade well into basically ANY attack

[@plasmakitten4261]

I gotta go with the mana rock. it's better than every card ever printed except black lotus.

[@SenpuuNoMa1]

@@plasmakitten4261 arguably better than black lotus as well, because it sticks around to give 1-2 mana every turn AND does card selection with the scry

[@Flamingcloud083]

Yeah aside from some black lotus + yawgmoths will into replay black lotus combo deck shenanigans this is the overall better card.. this might be strong enough to shift the balance from blue to black/artifact in vintage

[@therealax6]

If that upgraded Charcoal Diamond was printed, it would be the best card in the game.

[@Flibedyjibit]

30:16 "You're the Jigsaw of the magic community" god spice8rack is great

[@SunroseStudios]

their quips are always a delight

[@jakeholland1961]

This is just Inscryption!

[@YoonnsAvec2N]

Inscryption was my inspiration, nice guess !!

[@Cubicthing]

That was my exact thoughts when Thoralf said "Go Fish". 'HEY HOLD ON THIS IS JUST INSCRYPTION'

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

Bad move. P 0 3

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

​@@CubicthingMMMH, GOOD FISH.

[@Fyller]

I like how the Urborg was just a strictly worse swamp in all of the matchups, lol

[@LeifTheRogue]

A roguelike monoblacj that fought EVERY dual colored black deck was actually genius. Hoping to see more of this in the future maybe? 👀

[@byrontheusurper6505]

33:15 love how carl covered its statline while upgrading so this was a surprise for all of us!

[@Thatguy223-vc4wb]

Carl is a wonderful cross between a magic the gathering player, fashion designer, and gameshow host.

[@andrewmcdougall3133]

Thoralf "I hear fear!" Spice "..thats probably just traffic outside" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Kaiasky]

I thibk Carl has a personal challenge to ensure that no matter what, spice8rack ends up seeming like the "normal guy" at the table

[@dinklebob1]

"Wow this is the most vanilla I've ever seen Spice8." [Sees midriff] "Ah yup. That's them."

[@BarginsGalore]

idk the keffiyeh is pretty on brand

[@neminem233]

You forgot “godless commie” in introducing Spice8Rack, arguably their biggest title

[@BoardGameBrian97]

4:48 Thoralf is holding his cards upside down o.O

[@CardmarketMagic]

He does that a lot :P

[@victhefoxygamer]

​@@CardmarketMagicthat's genuinely a flex

[@whaleofdarkness]

I do that all the time. In my library there's usually a mix of cards in the right and the wrong direction.

[@MrPiotrV]

@@whaleofdarknessthat’s the fastest way to destroy your sleeves

[@BoardGameBrian97]

@@whaleofdarkness Uh, I've never noticed. I'll look for it in next videos ;) Also, does it increase win percentages xD ?

[@DarthMorius]

anytime I see Spice with no facial hair my first thought is "oh yeah it is Yawgmoth".

[@lsandoval5435]

Failed to understand this comment. What do you mean? Spice had facial hair? If so when? Looked up Yawgmoth I am now enlightened, Spice can cosplay Yawgmoth with little to zero effort.

[@PeterButchens]

Magic Jigsaw vs the 6th Spice Girl gotta be my favourite Yu-Gi-Oh Episode.

[@comlitbeta7532]

I want a whimsy Carl to change the cards in my deck over a game night

[@violaknapp7904]

So is this the inverse of Sharpie Magic? Instead of blacking out stuff you add text to make the cards more powerful! But to make it fair your opponents are allowed to wear the coolest and/or most terrifying costumes to add a psychological warfare factor to the mix. Too bad the match was against the unflappable Spice, they just calmly sip their tea in response

[@NoOne42]

Nah, Carl lost because he took *off* the costume, obviously

[@MathisGries]

Classic Carl, always doing Fele impressions

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Carl really is a born carney, I could watch this man make up nonsense games in eccentric outfits for actual hours!

[@Mercenary0712]

Pro wrestling world lost on not having Carl being a manager to a wrestler

[@byrontheusurper6505]

​@@Mercenary0712 freaking agreed!

[@Crushanator1]

"I play Force of Will, discard Force of Will" is such a flex. Love Spice8, love it's keffiyeh too

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

“Was you raised in the jungle?” “Sorry i was being rude” Always being such a kind soul

[@oyxox]

Feles accent was amazing :D.

[@nonlamesniper]

Like Meister Eder himself.

[@x_chaos_x]

5:16 Cardmarked average: priceless lol

[@MasterQuestMaster]

The buffs to existing cards were the most interesting part of this. What a great idea!

[@albo_ar]

The first game was everyone first experience going to an MTG store where you have no friends that play competitive.

[@aliasmask8365]

Carl being called Jigsaw has got to the most accurate and hilariously correct way to describe Carl.

[@JonaxII]

Very nice concept. And our old spicerack doing it's best yugimoto impression is something we need more often.

[@janmelantu7490]

23:34 JUDGE! This copy of Thoughtseize says “reveals _his or her_ hand”. Since spice uses neither of those pronouns, it shouldn’t have any effect on them.

[@danieldelaney1377]

In the event of this situation the judge must perform a DNA test

[@CardmarketMagic]

That's a good point! But unfortunately, the card has been errata'd to "They", stripping spice of their discard immunity :P

[@past-lifechemist1199]

14:30 Come on, Jamin, Deep-Graveyard Bat was right there :D

[@intoxicary]

"Sharks aren't known for their hooing." We clearly know different sharks.

[@laionneves3477]

Instant nostalgia right there! This reminded me of back in the day when I played MTG: Shandalar a lot. For those who don't know, it is a Magic the Gathering RPG released in 1997, and the premise of this video is basically what you would do in the game.

[@BarginsGalore]

except instead of fake cards you would get power and ante

[@OctupleThreat]

I feel like this is the pilot for a live-action MtG Anime and honestly I'm here for it.

[@victorsaliba6081]

First game is the average new Magic player experience

[@victorsaliba6081]

And the last game will be the average new Magic player experience in 5 years

[@alchemicpink2392]

"But if you were the Gorilla, then who was Carl?" to Carl's face is the most Spice question that ever spiced.

[@LaLiLuLeLo1293]

Okay, why was it a 6/6!? Hilarious video, would love to see more.

[@chakax1000]

Clearly this is Carl coming back from 2026 Magic with the draft chaff of that time period.

[@gamptrak]

Rogue-like magic is now one of my new favourite formats that I didn't know could exist! And Spice being the spiciest of entertainers is always a delight! Super great video Carl and Cardmarket team!

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm really happy you enjoyed it :) this one was super fun to make!

[@KunushiH]

You guys are hilarious. I loved the Smash Bros Gauntlet style homage to the challenge. Spice8 has been an excellent guest as of late. Really nice to see them in more stuff. The bit with Carl doing the Fele impression at the end really sent me laughing hard. Thanks for this.

[@AAIIYAAA]

That impression in the last game made me giggle so hard. Additionally “that was my turn?!” had me laughing. Thanks guys.

[@gveltaine]

"You're the jigsaw of the magic community" ... That's a very appropriate response I never would have thought of.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I thought Jamin would maybe have a thunder junction themed deck but no he's just dressed like that for shits and giggles

[@rogueabyss]

I enjoy how he describes it as a roguelike, the idea of a roguelike mtg tournament would be very cool tbh lol

[@AspieGG]

23:33 when Fele said "his or her hand", I thought "well then Spice is immune to it"

[@twb2837]

Calling Carl the Jigsaw of the Magic Community is so accurate.

[@VladimirStormblessed]

This video just gave a lot of Inscription vibes and loved it, nice work and also thank you Carl because you always have crazy ideas that are hard to do in paper but the result is magic (pun intended).

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) also, I've only heard about inscription from the comments to this video but I can't wait to check it out!

[@fusronah2789]

*Casts murder. Cute 64-bit music stops. Wizard pulls out knife, everything goes black. Music and light return, and the card is no more.*

[@PartTimeEuphoRia]

Dude these edits are *amazing*! So entertaining

[@Beaudunk]

This was a really fun idea, do more of these!

[@Zakading]

Ja Himmelvater, Fele's accent was absolutely on point.

[@rol9834]

I love how the costume game has progressed so far that it is just 2 random costumes stitched together now. Also, I say this every time, but Fele is awesome!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Fele is indeed awesome :)

[@Dandyfloss]

"Thoughtseize: target opponent reveals his or her hand" but Spice goes by neither of those soooo it's immune? 👍

[@danieldelaney1377]

Dna test answers question

[@CardmarketMagic]

That's an interesting point 🤔 Spice is immune to discard! Scratch that, the card has been errata'd to "They". Spice is no longer immune to discard

[@AspieGG]

@@danieldelaney1377 no it doesn't

[@Adam27X]

29:23 Wow Carl that was a truly impressive Fele impression! I think you might have missed your call to voice acting!

[@spencerbell8386]

Jamin saying "howdy" is so pure

[@MasouShizuka]

Really love this concept. Using older cards/draft cards and seeing how they can be upgraded and improved to be playable/broken. In fact I think letting the guest upgrade or add certain cards of their choice might be interesting. (i.e present addable cards/upgradable cards, they have 3 picks to either add/upgrade cards.)

[@zeo4481]

2:40 ,,They do that in Yu-Gi-Oh ". Whit a turn 1 like that in Yu-Gi-Oh you would be dead sir

[@СырнаНе-Бака]

It's commander in practice

[@Bigwave3K]

Imagine someone creating a mtg roguelite irl for you to play with paper cards. Insanity lmao

[@doim1676]

Your videos are always so creative, full of whimsy and made with so much joy and passion, i really love it! You are definitely my favourite out of all my subscriptions and I'm always happy to see a new video

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm really happy you enjoy them :) this was particularly fun to record! Thank you for your kind words!

[@faerielance]

Ah snap new video. I love the various costumes and dramatic acting. 😂

[@raphaelmort6366]

I would watch a series of these for sure

[@ConvayerBeltGirly]

i very much appreciate how respectful carl is of Spice's pronouns

[@kazko2563]

I love the clean shavin' 8 rack! That wasn't on my BINGO card!

[@RyuichiShinomori]

Spice is SERVING today.

[@elusiveillithid2633]

Always absolutely happy to see Fele in a video!

[@jakapobp.8949]

This is weird and cool, love to see more like this!

[@PirateFoxBox]

in the first match his "mysterious" opponent sounds like how i would expect an opponent in an mtg video game to sound like, hehe

[@Ranakel]

The intro sends me back to one of the first time I went with my "local high school cafetaria strong" magic deck at the back of the game store, then ate 256 saprolings by turn 5.

[@aliceheck6056]

more more more of this content please! I hope it was easy to make (probably not) but I loved it!

[@vcrypte]

That was epic! Nice job, Carl!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@bencheevers6693]

Broodspinner is such an allstar, I played the entire set and forgot to surveil at least once every time I drafted it.

[@hazeljoy1]

I was expecting cards to get swapped out but I wasn't expecting proxy upgrades to existing cards! Kept me on my toes, very fun!

[@GlutzahnLP]

I dont know what I love more Thoralf as a shark wizard, Jamin as a Cowboy or Feles Bavarian/Tirolian accented English? I think the most impressive one is the english with an accent bc I cant imagine how hrd it was to do and it sounded sooo good!

[@teamcyeborg]

I love Spice8Rack bringing the pure anime protagonist energy

[@GothicHobbit]

Spice using Yugioh references was actually in response to starting the game at the final boss, as you do in the ps1 classic, Yugioh Foribidden Memories. Similarly, Carl references the Forbidden Memories by creating a game that as very little to do with the rules of the property it is named after. Don't forget to check your zodiac before fusing!

[@njohn043]

33:15 the genuine shock in Spice’s voice here is golden

[@byrontheusurper6505]

4:20 This is some inscryption bullshit and I'm in love with it!

[@donzen9749]

never expected a spice cameo here but that's awesome I love them

[@tommyg121]

Spice Girl joke off the top was great. Thank you

[@MarkAvo]

That impression was terrific!

[@SpizzyRich]

CARD MARKET SO SPICY LATELY! I dig it. Racks on racks on racks.

[@bencheevers6693]

That kid on the playground who's dad had a really good printer

[@aloha4eva794]

29:19 Superior spongebob reference 😂😂😂

[@WORSEREYE]

WE ARE SO BACK

[@JagannathMxO]

I appreciate the amount of ADR that went into this video.

[@Alvin-wx2ep]

Carl as the gorilla was a huge twist not gonna lie

[@STS-qi1qy]

Always great seeing Spice so can't wait to see how this plays out with extra crazy added.

[@JustsomeMTGplayer]

I still love your guys videos after all the years ❤

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for sticking around so long :) I really appreciate it

[@jamesaditya5254]

How did the MTG channel of Cardmarket is the one to take the essence of Yugioh anime with these very specifically themed adversaries lmao

[@mrcampi9797]

Love roguelikes, this was fun ! Hope you'll add one of those upgraded cards to the party box =)

[@dude11579]

I'm a simple man; I see Spice8Rack (AKA the manifestation of your personal demons) in a video and I click it.

[@laeclorentzen6111]

Could not be more excited to see spice!

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

nice! spice8rack and fun and strong decks and games! and monoblack too!