Magic: The Gathering| Vintage dead, check! Next: Commander!

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Many of you have asked me about my oppinion on the bans of Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt and the Extortionist. I needed to think about it for a few days, but here you go :)! Please let me know in the comments what you think about the situation!
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[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

You wanted my oppinion about the whole thing, so here it goed 😱😁👊🏻! Please let me know in the comments what you think about the situation! 🙏🏻

[@christophervalenkamph3333]

There are value cards that should be banned

[@freakshow1890]

Stop catastrophizing and crying....iIts just three cards. Stop overreacting for the sake of VIEWS!

[@jpjohns2466]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@christophervalenkamph3333yeah? which one’s?

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@freakshow1890stop assuming and actually watch the video before you leave unfounded comments 👊🏻

[@Dexstar9]

They not only destroyed the four cards…they destroyed the TRUST

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

that is the biggest problem with wizards, dexstar, exactly! they are showing too often that they do not give a f about their customers and they only care about money. they should earn money, they are a company, but there is a health and an unhealthy level of greed 👊🏻

[@danielbrisch5029]

After Magic 30th, we've now reached Wizards' next dumb decision. I wasn't expecting this until 2026 at the earliest 😀

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

hahaha! they never fail to surprise us, daniel 😱😂

[@christhemagnif]

This was a crazy ban. I sympathize for players and collectors who just lost a ton of value.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

me too, chris, me too! ❤👊🏻

[@vinzclortho80]

I agree 100%. It sucks. I have an original Mana Crypt that I won't get rid of because I enjoy it and love the art. I got rid of all my modern stuff a couple months back, which included a Jeweled Lotus and a Mana Crypt reprint. They reprint everything all the time so its not worth it to hold onto that stuff imo. I put that money into old school cards I want to have and enjoy long term. Think hard and collect what you want to hold and enjoy long term. That way you're happy no matter what the value is.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

exactly how i approach it as well, vinz, and it’s great way, imho! yeah, doesn’t make sense to hang on to anything new. and as you, i love my old cards and have no intention of getting rid of them. great minds think alike! 😜👊🏻

[@Apocalypse88175]

According to EDHREC, Jeweled Lotus is in round about 337.000 decks. Card-Market Prize of the Masters-Edition was round about 85 EUR per card. Thats round about 28 Million EUR of collectors value destroyed. Only the registered ones! And I still dont talk about the damage for shops. Mana Crypt is in more than 500.000 decks. Dont' know how far the prize will sink. If the loss will be 100 EUR we are talking about another 50 Million EUR.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

wow, apocalypse! 😱 first time i hear somebody looking at it like this! if those numbers hold up, this is truly crazy. i doubt, though, that there are 500000 mana crypts and 350000 jeweled lotus’ in circulation 🤔. that number seems extremely high to me. not saying you are wrong 👊🏻, just a personal oppinion. would love to check that!

[@Apocalypse88175]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt It's the official numbers of registered decks on the EDHREC homepage, that play Mana Crypt / Jeweled Lotus. Don't know if it could be lower because of dishonest entries. On the other side there will be many cards out there that are not registered, I guess. I own a Jeweled Lotus and I'm not registered at EDHREC. My Mana Crypt I have sold 2-3 years ago, fortunately.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@Apocalypse88175interesting! i guess it could be proxies and such, but if it’s real cards, then that number is crazy.

[@herpderp66]

Elder Dinger Highlander did an estimate 24 hours after ban. He did not include special prints of Mana Crypt and sealed boxes. These are real cards based on print quantity of each card. $127 million loss in the first 24 hours when prices were down 50%. They will fall much lower. I would not be surprised if it exceeds $200 million.

[@penguinlust6749]

Mana Vaults and Grim Monoliths will probably shoot through the roof. Still have my original Mana Crypts -- not getting rid of them -- plus I'm still way ahead as I got them when they first came out back in 1995 or so. I think this is a minor bump in the road -- nothing of the magnitude of M30. People will be upset, but in the grand scheme of things all it illustrates is Hasbro's indifference. Yoda only knows they've made larger mistakes.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

yeah, it looks like those two are the winners of the situation, i agree. i still need an unl for the set, so that doesn’t help 😬. but it is what it is. never had a monolith. yeah, i think this is bad. sure, people will forget, and the outcry is less than mtg 30, but it is bad nonetheless, imho! thanks for the comment, as always, my friend! 🙏🏻👊🏻

[@MarkusKickflip]

For me who luckily didn’t own any one of those banned cards it underlines the statement that modern magic cards are worthless. sorry for everyone who lost money. Im sticking with vintage.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

yeah, vintage is a great opportunity at the moment, markus, i agree. we still can lose money on it, but at least we have the cards we love 😜😂❤

[@JamieKelly-i2p]

Wotc didn’t have anything to do with the bannings , they are likely to lose some money since they can’t use mana crypt or the other two fast mama cards to push product. If I’m not mistaken the mystery booster set has mana crypt in it as a chase pull.

[@VIERNESDEFEELING]

P.S. I play all the sensitivity and banned cards in decks because I join playgroups with open minds. Rule Zero is crucial in any format, as WE THE PLAYERS can make our own educated rules and restrictions without the help of WotC or any BS Rules Committee. Why? Because MTG, like any other TCG requires the art of communication! That’s the main issue that WotC et al don’t want to promote within the community, be it for the sake of profit or power, as they want to impose an agenda. TCGs can end up being more woke than politics, when you think about it. Anyway, here we are again!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

i think indeed at your own kitchentable you should and can play the game as YOU want. banning those cards never really made sense to me, and neither did shunning certain artist!crusade, for example, is an event that happened throughout history. why would they ban that 🤔.

[@aydenross7605]

You are way out of place, WOTC has no involvement with the RC, these were baseless claims

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@aydenross7605well, good that is my f ing channel then and i can voice whatever oppinion i have 😁👊🏻

[@ItsMeBeeee]

lmfao people realizing for the first time they can play the game without WOTC when?

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

been doing fine and an enjoying magic without wizards for more than 20 years! 😁👊🏻

[@mikepelli]

this is when we tell people about Sorcery... : )

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

haha, mike, good one! 😱😂! i honestly believe that wotc’s actions over the last 3 years drive people towards other tcg’s! if mtg would be fine, fab and sorcery would not gain as much popularity as they do!

[@arrowodd7695]

I have been selling my magic collection over the last year and trading it in for sorcery boxes. I just sold the rest of mine yesterday and got 6 more boxes.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@arrowodd7695i can clearly see why, man! personally i have been buying a lot of sorcery too, as you might have seen in all the sorcery videos of mine, but i still love mtg and i am very nostalgic about my old cards, so i have no plan of getting rid of them 😁👊🏻

[@zazzpzazz]

With respect. You're misinformed about the subject. The commander rules commission is not a part of WOTC. WOTC would have LOVED to reprint these cards as chases to help push sub-par sets. WOTC is no doubt, pretty upset at the commission for banning cards they were planning on merchandising several times over.

[@mrfish9873]

Thank you Jürgen , I really enjoy your thoughts . After M30 stunt, some friends and I (we've been playing since the 90 ies) decided to slowly let go of our modern cards as we thought they would be all reprinted. Since Sorcery came out and we all started to spend more time playing it than MTG, it became easier to do so. We kept our ABU/AN/ RL/ old foils but like you said , we always keep in mind that WOTC doesn't care about customers long term feelings. It's all about instant money. Lots of people don't really mind/care about those bans (gAAAme PiEcEs!) but I do feel for those who did put hard earned money into expensive cardboard just to see the potential resale value destroyed. Much peace to all and remember to only buy cards that makes you happy to own imho.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

hey mrfish! thanks so much for the kind comment! yeah, you and your buddies are not the only one’s who approach it that way. as you know i do too and i have spoken to many others who did. makes it a lot easier indeed to spend money on other tcg’s like sorcery! i think i spent more on socery over the last year than on new mtg over the last 5. 😂 thanks, chase! 😁👊🏻

[@ricardojnobre]

There should be a Committee for cEDH responsibe for a banned list and another different committe for casual EDH responsible to advice on banned cards. Cards like ante or broken could be on both lists but the ones just banned should be just for cEDH. The philosophy behind casual EDH has nothing to do with cEDH

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

if that would help the whole situation, why not, ricardo! 👊🏻 but as controling as wotc is, i believe they would influence both 😂😱

[@TNTtjah]

I don't play commander and don't have these cards (except one old school mana crypt just because I love old school cards) but I agree with you regarding having some kind of reserve list for newer cards just on let's say art, framing- or foiling type it would be great for everyone. You would have kind of chase cards in each set, that would hold some kind of value. Even I would be maybe tempted to get them just form a collector standpoint. we will see what the future brings.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks for the reply! appreciate it! yeah, i think it would help. it doesn’t do anything against bannings or something like that, of course, bit it does ensure some value, even besides player demand. i think that would be good for new players building a collection. foiling next to art is an interesting one 🤔

[@niklasmorgenstjerne7650]

if my 4 unlimited mana vault purchase goes through I am pretty happy with this. my double masters 2022 boxes will properly increase in value so I can finally get them out the door.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

happy things worked out so well for you, my friend! 👊🏻

[@behappy-d2z]

Some way it seemed expected on some cards but I learned alot from this. Sad about ppl sitting on CM displays. Look forward to a better week in Spiel.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

yeah, everything has its negative and its positive sides! so if you learned something, that is alwaya s good. and remember, they have done this before and they will do it again. mtg is still here! see you in essen! 👊🏻

[@energetek661]

There are stores that are buying back then if you bought recently which is really cool. Yea reserved list is the only safe place. Either that or vintage cards are the only place I am parking my money. Old cardboard has qualities that reprints cant touch. Even if they reprint Arabian nights or antiquities the cards still have inherent value.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

oh, wow, that is very nice of those stores! i love that they think about their customers. they are losing money on this, i am sure. vintage is the only safe space, i agree. unique and nostalgic cards. new mtg is to play, not to collect. at least for me. if they ever reprint the old sets, and i don’t believe they will, i still foresee a big problem, though. 👊🏻

[@fencingfireferret1188]

the "death" of commander over losing four cards? come on now... that's so hyperbolic you'd make inflation fetishists blush

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

mtg will be fine, commander will be fine, vintage is fine. have you actually watched the video, or are you just assuming what my oppinion is? 👊🏻

[@gaarden2000]

​@@NerdAndProudOfItdid you just forget what you titled your own video, or?

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@gaarden2000posing a statement and then discussing it is not the same as making a statement or having an oppinion. but if you wanna comment without watching the video for being triggered by a title, be my guest! 👊🏻

[@bryan9257]

I “was” someone who bought collector boxes for the enjoyment of collecting. Now I’m never gonna buy any collector boxes anymore they have lost my confidence. I lost money but I’ve gained it back double because I have a big mana vault collection which doubled in price. I feel for the others who are not like me who have cards that will see the side effects of other cards being banned. It sucks bad.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

hey bryan! thanks for the comment. yeah, i hear you! what sense does it make to buy collector boxes if the content is not really collectable 🤔? you are lucky with the mana vaults, then! happy to hear that! 😁👊🏻

[@Wilhuf1]

Rule Zero and of course proxies will keep Commander alive just fine.

[@mrskittles6486]

The fourth one was nadu the simic bird that shits your deck onto the table in a slow non deterministic win so yeah not caring is fair i would just scroll thru my phone while nadu player qas shitting everywhere

[@Amyas80s]

The ban list is silly and all over the place..... get rid of the ban list!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

making cards and then banning them seems a bit weird, indeed 😁👊🏻

[@Gamer-J22]

Completely agree with expanding the reserved list. Meanwhile, WotC has stopped receiving my money and I am buying Sorcery. (And similarly trading into RL or selling my mtg)

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

same approach as my own, gamer! i think it is the safest way to not flush money down the drain. 😬👊🏻. and yes, making sure new players actually can build a collection of some value by opening boxes and collecting recent sets, by expensing the RL in some way, would be a step into the right direction! 😁👊🏻

[@VIERNESDEFEELING]

The only cards I’m keeping post premodern are the original box toppers and a few expeditions since these are the new Reserved List due to scarcity. Soon, I’ll unload over thirty post 1999 sets for cash and RL cards since it’s time to cash in. You can’t go broke if you take a profit and with so many post-2015 sets rising, I might as well unload the while I still can. WotC is a rubbish company whom I refuse to give it my money as everything I purchase is at market lows and from the secondary market. My favourite sets at the moment are Alpha lands, some Beta, BB and WB [3rd and 4th Ed], CE and ICE, Fourth Edition Alternative, Revised, Tempest [EN, IT, JP, and SP], The Dark [EN and IT], Unlimited, and the Urza block [in all languages including gold bordered cards]. Also, I’m looking at pre-1975 baseball and Sorcery. I have diversified my collection to encompass many avenues.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

i understand your frustration and it certainly makes sense that you are going down that road, if you are unhappy with wotc! it also makes sense to diversify, adding other collectables and TCG’s to you collection. generally i would not get rid of cards with nostalgic value, as you might regret that. the game is still good, even if wotc is not. but getting rid of everything with value you are not attached to and that is not on the reserved list is something i can relate to 👊🏻

[@kevinlee5753]

I dont think they can ban sol ring since itll make every precon illegal

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

that actually is. great point, kevin 😱👊🏻. you are totally right, i think!

[@SCR_ITA]

Ciao Nerd! Thanks for the video and your comments. It is so sad to see this company only interested in earning more and more and threat a valuable and historical game like Magic treated as Cash Cow. At the end the milk will end and they will have a big problem

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

ciao scr italia!! 😁👊🏻 thank you for your kind comment, i appreciate it! yeah, sometimes wotc is just f ing things up 😂. as i always say: mtg is the best game in the world made by the worst company in the world! 😜

[@GaniSowie]

I am pretty certain that beta destiny did not brought me here.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

destiny brings everyone here, gani! 😁👊🏻

[@thomashitz3040]

I think if they would care more about their player base and would be more your „friend“ they could sell more product snd be more successful. They could have not banned the Lotus and Crypt and still have pushed new strong cards to sell more product in my opinion. Nevertheless we played Commander yesterday and enjoyed it. My collegues found the decision of Wizards a bit strange but then we moved on and had good games ;)

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

i honestly think you are right, thomas! if they would approach it more customer friendly, they probably would do even better than they already do! and that’s what it’s all about: playing with your friends! the same will happen to many of us: we will just move on and have fun 😱😂👊🏻

[@jondargel1496]

Having a constant reserve list like you said would be perfect. Jeweled lotus would fit right in there, but here i am, staring at my jlo, uber sad, just having to buy one for 100

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

yeah, jondargel, it would be a good way for new players to also start a collection with some value that is a little more safe from reprinting into oblivion. jeweled lotus 🪷 certainly might be a fine candidate! 👊🏻 sorry to hear you lost some money on yours! 😬

[@CardboardTutor]

I agree with everything you said, but don’t confuse the RC (Rules Committee) with WotC. They do talk to each other, but the RC makes the decision in the end. What Wizards did with the info though is milk the consumer for those exact cards till they got banned until the very end with the Mystery2-Fest in a Box where they included more boosters of the sets that could contain the cards that’d be banned a few weeks later… 😅 RL isn’t also exactly safe, but safer, I agree. They don’t need to reprint the cards, just make powercrept versions of them… so just buy what you enjoy and don’t go all in. Diversify. Try other formats. And most of all: have fun! 🤗❤️

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

as always, great and diplomatic comment, tutor! and you know me! i have an oppionion, as i feel sorry for newer players who are not able to build a meaningful collection, but my approach is totally different anyway. i buy because of nostalgia and don’t really care about the value of my old cards. and i certainly do have fun with mtg! 😁👊🏻

[@MerpDerp-hz9tt]

I know people are believers in the RL but I would also sell RL cards (except for the good playable ones like Duals, etc). WOTC will eventually come for the RL because they know it will make them money and that no one will do anything about it (and the promissory estoppel argument is not gonna stop them lol).

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

it always depends why you collect. i would not get rid of most of my old cards, even if they would drop to a low, because i just love the cards. and they won’t go for the reserved list again. they bloodied their noses everytime they try. besides that, it won’t make them any money. it would lose them money. they can just print money by making new cards that replace that mana crypt, why would they ever touch the old one’s again and take any sort of risk, after the mtg 30 disaster?

[@MerpDerp-hz9tt]

MTG was a disaster not because they touched the RL but because they were ridiculously expensive proxies. I know there are plenty of people in the Magic community who hold the RL to be sacrosanct, but most players just don’t care about it (outside of the handful of playable cards in it … and those playable cards are why it would make WOTC a lot of money).

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@MerpDerp-hz9ttlike i said, the rejection of mtg30 happened not because it were expensive proxies, but mainly because wotc broke a promise. like you said, lots of people do not even care about the RL, but i wouldn’t underestimate the impact on even current sales of the players that do care for those old cards. stock level did not tank just because a few old collectors care too much. if they touch the RL again, it would be disastrous for the health of the game. they won’t risk it for a few bucks they make of a few cards (as you said) in a one shot product, when they endlessly can print new cards not pissing of an influencel part of their customer base, tank stock value and get horrible PR. not even mentioning losing face. they tried. they mainly wanted to earn money of those duals in mtg30 for commander and looked for a way to monetize the RL. they failed. why take any more risk and ruining the only stable factor in the game.

[@mk177]

This might be another Anthologies moment

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@mk177 why do you think so, my friend? 🤔👊🏻

[@mk177]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt correct me if im wrong but i remember players super pissed off because anthologies wiped out most of their binder from multiple sets back then and WOTC came up w reserved list. I mean i dont play commander but lost some on Mana Crypts i was really happy to pull. Many players i know are nit going to be purchasing or pulling modern cards from now on, if many on the same boat then this might lead to another value protection maybe

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@mk177oke, i get it now, mk! and yes, if you look at it this way, the situation is the same as it was with chronicles, when reprints annihalated the value of our collections and that indeed led to the reserved list. great point, actually! 👊🏻❤️

[@peggle09]

The player trust in the Commander Committee just went to zero. I feel like most people were ok with dockside and nadu. The two mana rocks were a huge deal.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

exactly, player trust and confidence went completely overboard! 👊🏻

[@Silent82Hill]

good comment - situation right now is like......is there a pilot in WOTC fly?

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks, silent82hill! it indeed seems there is no pilot to chose the direction, no! 😂👊🏻

[@christophervalenkamph3333]

band pls hat card Alter Proxy all time. Gaea's Cradle

[@christophervalenkamph3333]

the fake one in competition all the time

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

bedoel je dat er met proxies werd gespeeld in toernooien, christophe? 🤔👊🏻

[@christophervalenkamph3333]

Skullclamp High Tide Gaea's Cradle band

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@christophervalenkamph3333duidelijk. maybe thise are next!?

[@dane_anubis6213]

Just to be clear WotC didn't ban these cards. The RC did. And it hasn't killed commander it has shifted the focus back to slower more casual game play.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

do you honestly believe wotc did not know about this and possibly influence it to some degree? more casual gameplay is fine imo, but it seems many, many players seem to disagree with you. 👊🏻

[@dane_anubis6213]

They knew. The RC said discussions had been going on for ages about those cards. WotC were aware. But all they are guilty of it using the time to sell cards and maybe try to stop the ban so the cards held value.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@dane_anubis6213fair enough, then we actually are not having oppinions that differ that much from another 😁👊🏻

[@Troglodytemtg]

I've been trying to get rid of most of my non reserved list cards over time. I do play Commander though so I have been keeping high use cards and "slots into every deck" cards as some people say. So those cards got nuked. I've been trying to get people to middle finger the RC by starting out own format. Freemander. It's a ban list free Commander that has rule zero requirements before play. We can decide amongst ourselves what we pay and want to pay against.

[@Troglodytemtg]

If someone wants to play a real black lotus or power 9 against me then that's fine! Just as long as I know and nobody is upset if I play an emrakul or something!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@Troglodytemtgi like your attitude, man! you actually give your oppinion, you have a great solution for your own playgroup and you do not judge others for voicing their thoughts. you are respectful and argue from your own point of view. love it and appreciate the comment a lot! i totally agree! play like you want and with all cards you have! just have fun. if i wanna use my vintage cards, why not. if you wanna build a proxy deck using p9 and play against that vintage deck, sure, go for it! as long as we have a fun game it’s all good! i do understand players that are angry about paying 180 cards for a card and wotc nukes it to less then 50% of that a day later, though. thanks for the comment and oppinion! appreciate it! 🙏🏻👊🏻

[@BoaRepublic]

Who TF needs the MTG inflicted drama. Bye bye MTG.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

hellooooo sorcery!! 😁👊🏻

[@domicci4460]

Fuck the reserve list

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

mimimi 😎

[@domicci4460]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt i see why your channel is so small

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@domicci4460mimimimi 😂😂😂

[@sussygamer3581]

>inb4 commander lotus petal.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

200 bucks at launch! 😜👊🏻

[@aydenross7605]

Photo is a bit disingenuous, WOTC has nothing to do with the RC which is the party involved in the bans

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

if you believe that, you are pretty naive 😁👊🏻. i appreciate the comment, though 🙏🏻. have a great weekend!

[@Magnafiend]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt Any proof to back up that claim besides a tinfoil hat? The two entities have been separate since the beginning. Sounds more like trying to find any kind of conspiracy to feel validated. Horribly misinformed video and completely inaccurate to the actual situation at hand. Because apparently it bears repeating apparently since people treat them like the fucking DOW Jones, little card board squares are not a solid investment strategy.

[@joelvaldez5577]

I bought a total of 32 JLs from 2020 years ago. I loved the artwork and wanted to make a collage in a frame. Sucks it lost value, but to me, i still love the card.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

great way of dealing with it, joel! it is what it is! sometimes you win, sometimes you lose! 👊🏻❤️

[@joelvaldez5577]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt Thanks! Life is too short. It's got ups and downs. We just have to ride along and try not to stress about it.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@joelvaldez5577we can stress a little bit, to keep things interesting 😂😜, but not enough to suffer from it, agreed! have a great day, bro! thanks for the comment! 🙏🏻

[@domicci4460]

People who use magic as a stocks have lost the plot your almost as bad as crypto bros

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

people who think everything should be free should go live in a communist country !

[@domicci4460]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt where in the fuck did I say free I'm saying if your using magic as stocks you have lost the fucking plot no free shit was implied there what so ever

[@BIGNEILCOUSINS]

Everyone is fine with Nadu being banned . The other 3 are terrible bans

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

as many players spend a lot of their hard earned cash on the 3 others, it sure seems so and it’s logical that makes them more angry! 👊🏻

[@mayklakula]

Wizards of the Coast had nothing to do with this banning. The banning is from the Commander Rules Committee, an independent group of 5 people who determine the rules for the commander format only, and are unaffiliated with WotC.

[@fencingfireferret1188]

unaffiliated but in DIRECT contact with wotc staff.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

if you believe that wizards has no influence on these bannings and that they did know or even plan this, with all respect, then you are a little naive. 👊🏻

[@christhemagnif]

They are unaffiliated from WotC the same way that a train is unaffiliated from the train tracks. (We are the passengers getting taken for a ride) 🚂

[@captainfancypants8514]

Of course! 🤣 no conflict of interest at al. Fore sure 🙄 this ban was a shitty move and would even call it market manipulation at its finest.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@christhemagnifi like the comparison, chris! 😁👊🏻❤️

[@JamieKelly-i2p]

Yea it’s cool when my cards have value, but that’s not important to me, I’d rather everything be affordable like Pokemon and only special prints are valuable. Leaves a collectible market as well as a cheap route for us who only value playing the game

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

when wotc of the coast stops selling boxes for 500$ and collocter booster boxes are 10 bucks a piece, then it’s oke that all cards cost 50 cents. until that, i still believe cards should have some value so new players actually can build a collection that does not leave them dissapointed.

[@JamieKelly-i2p]

Fair point, but that’s simply why I buy singles and only pay big bucks for cards I need and feel comfortable with the idea of them losing value simply because I value using the card for fun more than it retains value. It’s not stocks in the stock market to invest in to gain returns, it’s game pieces meant to be used for a game. Any value the cards retain should be seen as a luxury, not a requirement. That’s simply just my opinion, I understand where you’re coming from, not saying anyone is wrong

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@JamieKelly-i2pgood approach and fair point as well! i only buy vintage to collect and complete my old sets. and that market is small and volatile anyway, so if it would go to zero, i’d still be happy with my cards 😁👊🏻

[@jimmiploug2333]

Those black spots in your beard reminds me of a dalmatian 😆🐕

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

it’s all the sh*t wotc did over the last few years that made me go gray af, jimmi!! 😂 and if only there were 101 of me, then i could make even more rant video’s! 😂😜

[@jimmiploug2333]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt Haha. It's a hard-knock life. Turning greyish as well. Turning 45 next year - who even cares anymore :P

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@jimmiploug233346 here! i used to be a young god! it doesn’t even seem to be that long ago 😂😜👊🏻❤️

[@lanmarknetworking3034]

Make Standard Gateway Again!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

can you elaborate!? 👊🏻

[@lanmarknetworking3034]

@NerdAndProudOfIt make Standard the gateway format for new magic players and the constraint through wich all/most cards are filtered.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@lanmarknetworking3034ahh, i see! yeah, that could work 😁👊🏻

[@lanmarknetworking3034]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt it DID work for 20+ years!

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@lanmarknetworking3034sure did! don’t fix it if it aint broken! 😁👊🏻

[@savannahlion3081]

🤘💀🤘

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks for stopping by, lion, i appreciate it! 😁👊🏻

[@omgitsdavid578]

The company behind the game is not the players friend. Lot of people learnt it the hard way. When they reprinted cards like berserk in conspiracy 2, it was clear for me and my playgroup. And wizards is getting more aggressive meanwhile.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

i am still mad about the psyonic blast reprint in time spiral, david! and about the fact they removed the dearfen demolition team from the reserved list! 😱😂! but it indeed is clear that wotc is not your friend, agreed!! 👊🏻

[@omgitsdavid578]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt I really love the dwarfs! Card looks amazing with black borders! Personally, I don't care anymore what wizard is doing to the players. I still enjoy the game with my friends, keep on cracking packs because I love it and of course keep pushing my vintage collection. Looking at the cards gives me such a good feeling. Value is important, but it's not everything...

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@omgitsdavid578same here, as you know! i buy boxes to play with friends and then buylist the cards to fill slots in my vintage sets. besides that i enjoy flipping through my binders and the nostalgia that comes along with that. do i have an oppionion about wotc!? sure do 😂! does it impact the love for mtg? sure doesn’t! 😎

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@omgitsdavid578oh, and the ddt is among my favourite pieces of art! i love that card! 👊🏻❤️

[@omgitsdavid578]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt 100 Percent

[@zacharyzuniga1599]

They could ban reserved list cards so not 100% safe bet

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

they always could, indeed! 👊🏻

[@minakatahizuru]

You can buy artwork to put on your walls,figures instead of these cards which have no value.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

when wizards starts selling collector boxes for 10 bucks instead of 300-500, then every card can be 50 cents. until that happens it’s a collectable card game!

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Honestly wotgreed can't lose face when they dont have one anymore. Fool me once.........

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Agree 100% percent with everything you said.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks for the kind comment, chesterfield! i am glad you see it the same way! and indeed, wotc cant really lose face, as that happened a long time ago already 😂😁👊🏻

[@Ecompster]

Wotc had nothing to do with this. Commander is their golden goose. What a poor take.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks for the comment. if you believe that, you are really naive. no bans without wizards knowing and approving. 100%. new plans are in the works. and poor takes are my speciality, i appreciate you stopping by to aknowledge that.

[@sandyth354ndman8]

wotc doesnt make the commander ban list

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

if you really believe that, you are pretty naive 😁👊🏻!

[@MrCenturion13]

Another clickbait title.... another Thursday.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

another mimimi comment from someone that hasn’t actually watch the video…another thursday…!

[@MrCenturion13]

@NerdAndProudOfIt : no, I watched it. But really, how many 'Magic is DEAD!!!' Thumbnails can one man be expected to take?

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@MrCenturion13if you really watched it then you know i approached the subject calmly and i looked at it from different perspectives. based on that i gave my oppionion, mot more, not less. and the thumbnail is the reason why you are here, isn’t it? my channel is small and i mainly talk about old mtg, so it probably will never get anywhere. but i don’t mind, i enjoy doing it. views are irrellevant and closing in on 1000 vids after 3 years should make it clear that neither those nor money is any motivation here. if i use a thumbnail that draws some attention to a meaningful discussion, so what!? i appreciate the second comment and explaining your reason for leaving the first. i get that it can get annyoing, but i do not really engage in any ‘clickbait’ topics. with wotc making bad moves again i actually not only felt the urge to give my oppinion after a few days, but i also was asked to do so by many members of my community. 👊🏻

[@TheSillySils]

Steal all corporate IP

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

how do you wanna do that? proxies?

[@TheSillySils]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt Yup. Im buying fakes of almost everything over 20$ and making my own fun decks. I dont need to spend lots of $ on .1 cent pieces of paper they ban/whiff at whim all while doing insider trading. Its ok to steal from unregulated thieves.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@TheSillySilsi like it! i am totally fine with proxies, never had problem with them. personally i stick to the originals, but if you just wanna play the game with certain expensive cards, i am all for proxies! 👊🏻❤️

[@TheSillySils]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt its only wrong if you try to trade and defraud other players. They never leave my possession so I have no qualms. My proxy power are better quality than if Wizards printed a current version.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@TheSillySilsfair enough! 👊🏻

[@robotactics6635]

Wizards of the Coast didn't ban anything...

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

if you really believe that, you are naive! 👊🏻

[@andrewwild3508]

Commander Rules Committee band the cards, not WotC but they probably knew about the up coming ban for some time.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@andrewwild3508exactly!

[@JovialRoger]

Whelp, considering that you didn't bother to do enough research to know that WotC doesn't determine the ban list for Commander and it is instead overseen by an independent organization and always has been, Imma head out

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

not watching the video and complaining about me not doing research is so great 😂! move your naive self along and keep believing wotc has no influence on the decision 👊🏻

[@dendostar5436]

👍👍

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

thanks for the support, i appreciate it a lot! 🙏🏻

[@aclevername7613]

The banning of those cards is fair. Fast mana has been a issue in the format for ages. These cards going help make the format healthier hardly kill anything.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

glad to hear that oppinion as well! if the format is getting healthier through this, why do you think there is such an outcry? and don’t you think some of the attraction of the game is due to cool plays that involve cards like the jeweled lotus and such? and why did they not ban sol ring, then?

[@aclevername7613]

@@NerdAndProudOfIt I think the outcry is from the following sources. One being those who paid money for the cards or traded alot for them or got them back in the hayday upset the cards potentailly lost value. This happens all the time with other cards whose value shifts and fluctuates so not expecting these to ever be touched seems kinda silly. Another reason is the classic mentallity of people not being told they can not do somehting or are resistant to any change. They like these cards, they like playing with these cards and do not like the idea they might need to play something else or make a change and adapt. Another reason is the Cedh crowd. The ones who look on what is meant to be a casual format and try to make it as competitive as they can. They do not like the idea of being slowed down. The reality is jeweled lotus, mana crypt and dockside were horribly designed. They should of been banned from edh ages ago. On no level are they balanced for the format and you can still play dockside or mana crypt in other formats. As for the attraction of cool plays sure of course everyone likes those but the issue of a player starting with 5 mana on turn one, getting their high powered commander out before anyone can really set up their board and getting a utter crapload of mana with a simple etb effect that costs barely anything that is a issue. IT warps the games and can end them and decide a winner out of nowhere. Making a game less a game and more of a show watching the one player just plow through it all. Also edh is done with four or more on the normal but it also is played one on one and one on one those cards provide a insane advantage. There is still plenty of options for cool plays. There are plenty of mana rocks still and ability for impressive plays but now it requires more effort and slows down the game to allow more of a back and forth or a game as it was. As for sol ring i wish it could of been banned but I understand legallity issues regarding it. They made the mistake of putting it in so many precons they can't ban it since that would not make the precons playable out the box if they did. Honestly I useto play yugioh ages ago. I played it when it first came out up to the end of the synchro era and left after it. I am not joking or lieing when I say mtg is following in yugios footsteps with some of the card designs and fast mana. This ban helped slow it down but unless they tone down the cards design and take a breath mtg will become more and more like yugioh where you have op cards and short barely played games that last more then three turns.

[@aclevername7613]

Last no more then three turns I meant.

[@NerdAndProudOfIt]

@@aclevername7613i hear you. so games not lasting longer than 3 turns was a big issue?

[@pascalraskal9347]

Ban cards that making the game Bad so maybe Dockside is ok with Nadu to go but the Artefakts are pure Dissrespekt to the Community