I remember how good Spectral Bears was in Standard. "However it's been more than a quarter century..." *walks into the sea*
@crawdaddy20042 ай бұрын
I remember seeing Watchwolf as a preview, it blew my mind. 😂
@tapif2 ай бұрын
If you consider that Isamaru already blew our mind a few years earlier..
@FlorezSportsChannel2 ай бұрын
I came back to magic around that time and was shocked watchwolf had no drawback!
@sergiofagostinhoАй бұрын
It also has my favorite flavour text 😂
@faerie7dragon2 ай бұрын
I still got my playset of Watchwolves. One of my favorite creatures and sold me on Ravnica being The Set that changed MTG.
@mantissaPuc2 ай бұрын
After Visions, Spectral Bears was used together with Quirion Ranger, which could untap it against non-black opponents.
@sombat27882 ай бұрын
13:19 Languish: "Oh, but then there was I". Toxic Deluge: "I could take 'im if I really felt like it".
@jackvogel7012 ай бұрын
LION’S share? I see you, nizzahon. Good stuff as always
@allisonbrooks15312 ай бұрын
Came here to say the exact same thing 😂😂😂
@MrTrellheim2 ай бұрын
I think it's the first time I own the number 1 card in one of these lists.
@AndrewSmith-pn2qc2 ай бұрын
I own Cunning wish
@AlexTway-j4u2 ай бұрын
i love mogg flunkies so much.
@WillRennar2 ай бұрын
Spectral Bears...have to admit, never thought I'd see a Homelands card on any of your "BEST ____" lists, even as an honorable mention. And I say this as someone who honestly liked the set.
@slackwellman54992 ай бұрын
This is my favorite relax and unwind channel.
@Thorandor442 ай бұрын
On grave reaver there is another little upside...it is a zombie and a warrior...trigger or static effects that effected a warrior or a zombie triggers double..this is overseeing often...
@dismasthepenitent5692 ай бұрын
Melira has also put in work in the recently rotated Alchemy 5 color legends decks, powered by Great Hall of the Citadel That deck could either win with a beatdown plan, or by going infinite with Boromir, Warden of the Tower + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Elas il-Kor Melira slots perfectly into that deck, as it's an efficiently statted creature that can also protect your combo pieces if need be
@BoisegangGaming2 ай бұрын
Going to ask for a top 10 alchemy-only cards, either best or worst, i just think they're neat.
@emanym2 ай бұрын
Watchwolf needs to be reprinted as a common 😊
@JasonOshinko2 ай бұрын
Faithful Watchdog.
@Liliana_the_ghost_catАй бұрын
Yes. Naya Stompy needs more toys
@Atmapalazzo2 ай бұрын
I really like the criteria for making these lists. It really reminds us that a cards value isn't in a vacuum. Fleeceman Lion and Watchwolf might be weaker than Bronzehide Lion, but Bronzehide Lion was in a standard where white was relatively weak and you generally were better off going either Gruul or Mono Green. (also that standard era was insane, omnath, uro, oko in precisely not that order.)
@XenithShadow2 ай бұрын
That same criteria would say that oko wasn't the best planeswalker, as banned cards can't get top 8's.
@Atmapalazzo2 ай бұрын
@@XenithShadow Well Oko is about as useful as a Black Lotus in a Standard deck.
@GrimSoulBanisher2 ай бұрын
That Keen Eyed Curator is essentially a 4 mana 7/7 with trample with the right cards.
@theholywand112 ай бұрын
Keen-Eyed Curator won me a draft I went to, 2 mana 3/3 that has upside that can make it a 7/7
@magicsinglez2 ай бұрын
I’ve seen people play Albino Troll but the echo cost just seems too steep. I’ve played the 2/4 for 2 green creature with echo, the 4 on the back seems better than the ability to regen for 2, but I didn’t place in any tournaments with it!
@Clepto_and_Co2 ай бұрын
I hope next time you make this listkeen-eyed curator makes the cut, it's got built in graveyard hate and can become a 7/7 with trample for as little as 2 extra mana (scene of the crime is great for this) although it will most likely take 3 cards unless you really build your deck around artifact lands and enchantment creatures
@dyerwulf54592 ай бұрын
"lion's share“ I see what you did there.
@chaosdude862 ай бұрын
You said "Serra Angel" when talking about Aether Vial with two counters 😅
@elnatanbitensky83142 ай бұрын
Weird that Hajar, loyal bodyguard isn't on the list and Melira is. He seems much better in the legends decks and in general. I guess the poison hate is much more relevant than I imagined.
@RowanNagy972 ай бұрын
The poison hate hasn't really been relevant; and on the face Hajar's abilities looks pretty much just strictly better (doesn't exile him, is a mass protect over a targeted protect) but Melira isn't just for protection, she's widely used as one of the best ways to rebuy ETBs (or other creatures sacrifice ability) in standard, a role Hajar doesn't do at all
@elnatanbitensky83142 ай бұрын
@@RowanNagy97 Haven't thought of that, thanks!
@JustSoggyBread2 ай бұрын
Melira can save artifacts. For the 5c legends deck, Relic of Legends is/was a huge part of the engine and protecting it from a Boseiju is huge. For that specific deck at least, there weren’t particularly many ETBs to rebuy and Hajar had in fact been seeing use as an alternative protection tool.
@RowanNagy972 ай бұрын
@@JustSoggyBread Yea I just meant that part of the reason Melira has so many more points is that she saw play in multiple decks across Standard during her time to wrack up points because she was the premier re-buyer of Standard and a few decks wanted that over time; Hajar is only played in that one specific deck
@keithstolz11062 ай бұрын
I wonder if Zhur-Taa Goblin would have made the list or even qualify. Although it is technically not a 2 mana 3/3, it can be since it has Riot. With the card Break out, he can be a 2 mana 3/3 with haste as early as turn 2.
@drewf86192 ай бұрын
@5:27 Technically, she's not *strictly* better than Watchwolf; Since you can have multiple Watchwolves in play. I had this same conversation when my friend said Wrath of God is *strictly* better than Day of Judgement... I disagreed since if you are playing with creatures that regenerate and your opponent is not... Day of Judgement is actually "strictly better" than Wrath of God...
@NizzahonMagic2 ай бұрын
Don't you have that backwards? Wrath of God is the one that turns off regeneration, Day of Judgment doesn't.
@drewf86192 ай бұрын
@@NizzahonMagic No, I was saying DOJ is "strictly better" for *you* (meaning better in your deck) if you are playing creatures with regeneration and your opponent is not... Under those circumstances; Day of Judgement is strictly better than Wrath of God (because you can DOJ to sweep their creatures, while regenerating your own)... With Wrath, you cannot.
@unknownkw2 ай бұрын
By that definition a Primeval Titan is not strictly better than Claw Wurm, because your opponent could steal or kill and reanimate it with cards like Threaten, Ray of Command or Gilded Drake etc. Realistic play would be like your Titan is countered and then gets reanimated by the opponent, or a red aggro steals it and swing and fling for game. The term "strictly better" may be a misnomer but it usually refer to being better in most circumstances, not in specific scenarios that those "surplus" abilities could backfire.
@drewf86192 ай бұрын
@@unknownkw No... In *both* examples I talked about, one card is actually better than the other (without) your opponent stealing your (better) card and killing you with it... 1) Legendary is not a "surplus ability"... In fact without support for legends... It's usually a downside. The legendary thing, makes playing four of a 2 drop relevant and a solid reason to not play four.... 2) If you run regeneration cards and your opponent doesn't... DOJ *is* strictly better than Wrath... As there's no downside for you and plenty of upside... 3) Your argument of saying a card that *is* strictly better than Craw Wurm (in this case Primeval Titan) isn't "strictly better"; Simply because it could be used against you... Is incorrect and actually just shows that Titan is better *regardless* of who controls it... That's not the case in my examples.
@irou952 ай бұрын
2 mana 3/3 is just so good even in 2024. The fact that it dodges cut down is so big right now. Also fight spells are so much cheaper (and better) now and having all the stats is so important with those compared to a 3/2 for example. Werewolf packleader drawing cards enabled the whole green aggro deck alone, but that card was a bit too much for standard imo, the new raccoon is much more fair but still powerful and it's even a possible sideboard card for decks that aren't really looking to aggro.
@bretts3046Ай бұрын
If you had a way to give your spells flash, could you cast Serra Avenger on your opponent's first, second, or third turn?
@Milkybetrayal2 ай бұрын
Sweet. 3/3
@ThePiiX2 ай бұрын
My nostalgia is Nimble Mongoose, 1 mana 3/3
@Shimatzu952 ай бұрын
Do you consider 0/0s with 3 counters for the list? If so i would be interested how the modern horizon "watchwolf" variant woyld hold up.
@jackvogel7012 ай бұрын
Love that card but idk if it’s that good in pauper and it wouldn’t be played anywhere else
@DiscardatRandom2 ай бұрын
@@jackvogel701its not good in pauper creatures just for sizing usual aren’t
@Shimatzu952 ай бұрын
@@DiscardatRandom i figured, but countersynergies might hacve been enough. Are there any other cards with those specifics? Cant realy think of any.
@democrrrracymanifest2 ай бұрын
5:23 Is she actually strictly better if she’s legendary and the wolf isn’t?
@Dan-n5h9mАй бұрын
Grief reaver feels like sideboard only, carnophage hasnt been good for awhile now
@sephyrias8832 ай бұрын
I think it is crazy that none these have more than 2 points in Modern. How is 2 mana for a 3/3 with multiple upsides not enough?
@ceulgai28172 ай бұрын
Melira's only strictly better than Watchwolf in singleton formats ;)
@Jaxomh2 ай бұрын
Not seeing Bronzehide Lion was weird
@franzise36052 ай бұрын
Amusing how the best 3342 is one you don't even get to keep
@ApexZer02 ай бұрын
Top 10 one mana removal
@jingweizheng40532 ай бұрын
Volitile drake didnt make it.. surprising but gueds the catd is only out for 2 months.
@yawg6912 ай бұрын
It's also a 3/2 😅
@jingweizheng40532 ай бұрын
@@yawg691 oh lmao
@Belle_Excentrique2 ай бұрын
Lion's share
@kouriichi2 ай бұрын
Wait, so you're saying my 2 mana 3/3 Commander tribal deck isn't *entirely* impossible?
@maxscherzer95212 ай бұрын
Worst 3 mana 2/2s next?
@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor2 ай бұрын
Unlike the stats on this list, I have not been super efficient today. I slept pretty meh and have been slugging all day. I'm even 6 hours late to this video because of it. But late or not, I will still continue my quest for "Top 10 Vintage Cards (Minus Power 9)"!
@boonsaplenty39242 ай бұрын
Your endurance is an inspiration, Emperor!
@JasonOshinko2 ай бұрын
No it's not. It's annoying. I wish KZbin would let me block people.
@boonsaplenty39242 ай бұрын
@@JasonOshinko It takes half a second to scroll past it, quit being a drama queen
@SomersBugtopia2 ай бұрын
@@JasonOshinko It's barely even a thought for people who aren't soft skinned and terminally online.
@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor2 ай бұрын
@@JasonOshinko Dude, I can understand not everyone being a fan of these comments, but if you're going to reply under almost every comment I make essentially whining that I'm here, do you really think you're any better than me? It takes less than a second to not read my comments. In the time you spend commenting about how much you hate them, you could just scroll past it or even just not look at them. Leave me alone and let me do my thing.
@superbaas88222 ай бұрын
On account of the legendary tag, it's hard to call Glissa "strictly" better Watchwolf, since the inability to throw out 2 Glissa is something that still haunts Kibler in standard to this day. Fleecemane though it's hard to argue against. Card was indeed pushed.
@cspeeds962 ай бұрын
Woooo
@snakes4life7142 ай бұрын
👾
@matthewollar98422 ай бұрын
Me likey!
@bernardm3066Ай бұрын
op
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol59142 ай бұрын
Serra avenger... if a card on turn one an be cast to give Serra angel instant during turn 3 of your opponent ...instant effect so it could enter play since it's not YOUR 3rd turn
@Felixr22 ай бұрын
Turn 1 Aether Vial can also just put Serra Avenger on the battlefield on your own third turn. The trick is that Aether Vial doesn't cast the spell, it just puts the creature on the battlefield. Nothing's stopping that.
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol59142 ай бұрын
@@Felixr2 ok yes, put into play vs "cast a creature spell". Akin to "put the top card of your deck in your hand" versus the similar but hugely different "draw a card"
@hannahiscrap2 ай бұрын
First
@Sniperdragon112 ай бұрын
Damn no veiws in 13 seconds? Homie really dropped off