MTG Arena - Historic - Ride or Die

[@bullfrog0403]

22:07 "Our opponent is trying to make sense of what just happened..." lol nice

[@mlopezprongs]

His understatement there also cracked me up. It was a brutal turn.

[@LegenVD]

😈 brrrr

[@superduper853]

nice deck! thanks for another great video

[@evahelie7207]

No other content creator could make this comment on their own video and I love it

[@kronozord8346]

You are pushing videos non-stop lately. Literally going brrrr :D

[@nikmidclayton5933]

X gonna get cha! Rrrrr ARF!

[@Sidraughen]

1 dmg goes brrr

[@zymandias4190]

Man i just want to say thank you for the videos. I just started playing MTGA like a week ago and i found your channel while trying to learn the game via watching videos. Now i have watched like last 20 video you posted, great content! The only bad thing is now i can't search another game without saying '' Alright, onto the next one ''

[@Andy_Paris]

I've been watching him since Magic Duels and I still watch him to this day (obviously lol). I think he is a fantastic deck builder!

[@ct6666]

So, this deck looked super fun, and after having tried it it is AMAZING as a FTP/low-paying player on Arena: 1. Games are super fast so you do your dailies very quickly 2. The combos are genuinely fun 3. It is fairly easy to pilot for less-than exceptional players (such as me, I fear) 4. Best of all, it seems like the opponents are actually kinda liking the deck too! I received a surprising amounts of "nice!" reactions while combing with cavalcade/rider/spitfire. I guess it must be fun seeing an unexpected combo play out, even when you are on the receiving end. I also suspect that losing quickly is not that bad from the opponent perspective - definitely the game does not drag out! So, thanks for the excellent content!

[@CodfishJoe]

Also, unlike a lot of other mono red builds, this one ends up with enough oomph to push that last chunk of damage through if things drag out

[@Nuclearsunburn2]

I don’t even play magic anymore but I feel dirty for liking this. Great content as always LegenVD.

[@lifeisawesome1391]

intro + 10 games in under 30 minutes. That is why mono-red is the best way to climb the ladder. Clever control decks are fun but take forever.

[@Spaced92]

I think great control decks are hard to make, but easy to pilot even if they take longer.

[@getcountered1318]

'spitfire and hellrider are one hell of a combination' nice one LegenVD

[@m4p0]

"This is mono red, we play mono red..."

[@MaxPowerBSD]

attack face till they're dead

[@Jm96RoCk]

Mono red, mono red

[@saifkhaled90]

Cgb is a keck

[@mcd9468]

Face is the place

[@jussmaster]

Turn one champion

[@elnatanbitensky8314]

I'm jealous. So smoothly getting to four lands each game, and with only 24 to start with. Oh my God, such beautiful draws!

[@StrawMan1235]

24 lands for mono red is a lot . Most bo1 lists only run 20.

[@elnatanbitensky8314]

@@StrawMan1235 yeah, for some reason mono red decks manage to curve to Torbran way too consistently. I run 28 and I still miss my fourth land drop often enough.

[@lukesdewhurst]

He aint guna show the boring land screwed/flooded matches though is he

[@elnatanbitensky8314]

@@lukesdewhurst I heard he doesn't cut many games, if at all. If the deck doesn't preform well and he can't fix it, he just won't post.

[@nillstan5564]

God I missed lobotomized mono-red. Something that just feels SO right about turning a bunch of creatures sideways with the Conga song blasting in the background. T H E R A P E U T I C

[@scottb235]

I admire it's purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience... or remorse... or delusions of morality. -Ash 1979

[@andrewmasucci5243]

you know that when an lvd vid has 30 mins and 10 matches, its gonna be a sick deck

[@DaniMarko]

LVD, thanks so much for the content my friend, I always watch your videos to unwind after a full shift.

[@LeatherfaceTCG]

This deck looks like so much fun! I will have to try it out. Thank you sir.

[@Sky-Bananas]

I love ur channel dude, its insane how consistent you are with the uploads

[@rodrimaux1128]

I love this deck! Its quite powerful and it does pack a punch

[@DanyF02]

24:20 I like how you talk about Narset staying in play like "Back in the days..." and the next thing you know, Narset of the Ancient Way shows up.

[@joshuajoyce7890]

Typical LVD video: 40-45 minutes, 4-6 games. Today's video: 30 minutes, 10 games. Mono Red has entered the chat!

[@NickKuklich]

Fun combo, LegendVD :) 8 cavalcades in the deck sounds nice. But it won't work in most cases :-D So, I don't recommend to craft it. Those 10 wins I believe out of 30 games in the best case. Realistically out of 60. It's easy to break this combo, as you need 3 things on the table: 1. something that grows using non-combat damage, 2. Something that deals non-combat damage, 3. Creatures with 1 attack. So you need to put it on the table fast. And Hellrider is very expensive for this deck. Few suggestions: 1. Card draw - is a must. As there are 16 1-mana cards. (Light Up, Flame Of Keld). Without it, you will seat with an empty arm and table in 80% of games. 2. Monored aggro should not have 24 lands - that is a lot. 3. 4 knights - not synergetic for this deck. (in most cases it's just 1/1 as chances to draw 2 out of 4 in the first 3 turns is very low. -3 equip ability not working). 4. Put 2 Ramunap Ruins instead of 4. It's very expensive to do 2 damage. You will use it very late in rare cases. But 4 of them will make rare land to enter tapped pretty often. 5. Hellrider is expensive. Despite it seems synergetic. I've put 4 Lighting Strikes (you need removals as most of creatures 1/1, you need to throw something big in the face, you can enable Chandra's ability that wasn't used as well) So, something like this can make you enjoy the game more frequently: Deck 18 Mountain (ANB) 114 3 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame (M20) 126 2 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell (ELD) 147 2 Castle Embereth (ELD) 239 4 Scorch Spitter (M20) 159 4 Chandra's Spitfire (M20) 132 4 Cavalcade of Calamity (RNA) 95 4 Fanatical Firebrand (RIX) 101 4 Torch Courier (GRN) 119 4 Chandra's Pyreling (M21) 138 1 The Flame of Keld (DAR) 123 4 Light Up the Stage (RNA) 107 4 Lightning Strike (XLN) 149 2 Ramunap Ruins (AKR) 326 In any case - you have great content VD. I'm enjoying it. Especially drafts:-D

[@vonmara]

Nice deck. When I started playing on arena after a 15 years magic hiatus, I had an almost identical one. Got to mythic from bronze in 6 days without knowing the first thing about the current meta!

[@JohnyScissors]

When in doubt, go red

[@Terracronz]

I played cavalcade last standard, it generates so much salt, thanks for reminding me how much I loved T4 kills

[@brunobaw657]

Made the deck, played a tournament and made a 6-2. The only losses against Neoforms. I used Hellrider a lot back in standard, love the card. I never lived the dream (Gimli plus Hellrider or Cavalcade) and I never used the Ranumap and one loss was because drew 2 and 2 castles, so I think it should be 4 castles and 2 Ranumaps or even 1. Very good content!!

[@LegenVD]

The main concern with playing so many castles is drawing multiples and have them come into play tapped, which isn't a concern with Ruins.

[@brunobaw657]

@@LegenVD Yeah, I used to always play 3 in standard (in mono red) because of that, but in this version (all creatures except for the Cavalcade) I think the risk is worth it, because if you dont have Hellrider or Cavalcade, the extra damage is very important. If the deck were more "classic" (with shocks or direct damage and bigger creatures) and you expected longer/grindier games, the Ranumaps are much better than the 4 Castles.

[@LegenVD]

@@brunobaw657 I like that Ruins can enable our creature synergies, but to each their own.

[@fenwayandwrigley]

At some point, virtually every standard, Mono Red "Something" is just a bastard. Bastards are supposed to make everyone around them salty. You sir, have won the salt wars.

[@kismet8010]

A day without a new LVD video is a day without love...

[@Dog3D]

Those triggers are so satisfying

[@jormgundtheballast7397]

Awesome card, excellent song.

[@RunawayVoyager]

This deck looks so fun!

[@RaynmanPlays]

Basically the deck to play if you just want to grind out your daily wins.

[@charlieday7731]

Those were some Daisho level top decks.

[@1337-Nathaniel]

A shout out to one of the classics! Is IzDaisho still uploading?

[@liammorantz413]

Getting such evil vulpix vibes from your pet today.

[@leimad13]

Wooo, a historic deck that I can actually build! Nice.

[@grrr_lef]

I like that aggro decks like this put pressure on a format by having consistent turn 4 wins: You can't build decks that do nothing until turn 4.

[@cp287979]

I modified this deck and I walked into Mythic no problem. I love Hellrider!

[@jonlion9517]

Wow this deck is F A S T. Like vroom vroom autobahn fast 🚙 beep beep

[@hydra66]

I got fed up of playing against the karn artifact decks so switching to this deck got me to mythic this season.

[@magictg700]

This is mono red...they play mono red...

[@Jm96RoCk]

Mono red, mono red

[@nathanielsmith5976]

Boys and girls how will you last, Against a deck that is this fast?

[@antonioacuna9810]

This deck was hella 🔥 🔥🔥

[@douglasingersoll7486]

My goodness, very nice.

[@placebounicorn2325]

Evil LVD returns.

[@kitsovereign4127]

How do you feel about Light up the Stage in this deck? Bonus Q: How would you feel about Bomat Courier once it releases in Arena?

[@socraticsimpleton]

I agree with Light up the Stage, especially because you can probably get away with cutting four lands for them, since this deck would be so consistent at triggering spectacle.

[@LegenVD]

I don't love Light Up in decks with this many 4-drops and so few burn spells. It will lead to many awkward situations where we are unable to play the extra cards or struggle to enable spectacle.

[@ThomasL.116]

Now that you can proundly call Mono Red!

[@dikkedon1124]

Why are you playing 24 lands in bo1 as mono-red? Doesn’t the land smoother allow you to play less lands?

[@ssglitchers]

He's trying to play a four drop on curve so 24 is probably good.

[@DoomSpellSkadi]

He is a midrange big red deck, not too aggro

[@ProDeathblow]

@@DoomSpellSkadi I wouldn't call a deck that usually wins on turn 4 midrange

[@ActionJeezus]

I'd probably go to 23 and add another torbran or chandra.

[@User-jo7jp]

@@ActionJeezus yeah, let's "upgrade" the deck that just won 10 straight games in 25 minutes.

[@thcdreams654]

Ride for ruin, and the world's ending!

[@angeloragozzino2887]

Wonderful deck, fun and fast, well done and thank you! I only have a doubt, there are no draw cards and i was thinking to add Light up the stage, you think it's a good idea? If yes what substitution do you suggest? Again, nice video! :D

[@loyso9171]

Could spikefield hazard be a good addition? Seems like a nice way of dealing noncombat damage.

[@drt4527]

Tapped lands are incredibly bad for a deck trying to kill the opponent by turn 4. If you just wanted a burn spell, there are better options

[@Dog3D]

I would say most LVD fans are ride or die

[@gunner1612]

don't think i have the rare and mythic cards to fill out this deck but it looks great

[@dunpeal1923]

Holy fk this deck is explosive

[@kaemonbonet4931]

Love it

[@readenwilson1101]

hell rider is a killer in agro red wow

[@MrKushie]

At 17:38, could you have sacrificed fanatical firebrand to deal 1 damage to face after the attack step but before damage, pumping spitfire one more time for lethal?

[@LegenVD]

Can't sacrifice it when it's tapped.

[@BeyondEcstasy]

8:10 RDW player draws 2nd land: iS tHiS mAnA sCrEw

[@mikecastro2464]

5:31 "A little bit more than lethal." XD

[@nikmidclayton5933]

Im not much of a mono red fan but I like Hellrider.

[@Mon86olit]

великолепно)

[@thiagoferraz7635]

I prefer fling instead thorbran, feels so good fling spitfire flying creature on my oponnents face. That's not solid as thorbran but a lot more satisfying lel

[@logan_wolf]

Wow, not a single loss.

[@CommissarGiraffe]

How do you feel about Chandra's Incinerator in this deck?

[@LegenVD]

If you can deal enough noncombat damage to cast it cheaply you are probably already winning.

[@CommissarGiraffe]

Makes sense to me, thanks!

[@rayzhang7591]

How about raid bombardment? Also seems to be a really good card for this deck.

[@LegenVD]

It's a fine placeholder, just a little inefficient.

[@rayzhang7591]

@@LegenVD I just realized that all creature in this deck has power of 1 so raid bombardment really isnt necessary.

[@tioe]

Why did you presented this to the world? Cavalcade isn't enough? God, now I will need another bunch of rare WC to craft this hell..... lol

[@hayleyberry3437]

escape or die -blood of zeus

[@dunpeal1923]

How to get the jumpstart cards in mtga? Are wildcards the only way?

[@mus0u]

yes this is correct. unfortunately. the MTGA economy is pretty hosed when it comes to historic, compared to other eternal formats on MTGO or paper

[@dunpeal1923]

@@mus0u Holy fk. i need to spend tons of money to craft a historic deck this way. 50 bucks give ma around 10 rare and 3-4 mythic wildcards. thats insane if u consider that you dont own real cards.

[@mus0u]

@@dunpeal1923 yeah the ability to buy singles directly, and then sell them back when i want to retire a deck, is what keeps me on MTGO. despite the uglier interface. historic is such an inaccessible format for players who didn't start playing arena when it first came out.

[@dnescodino]

My God, what was that!? Lol

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

22:01 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HomoSapiensAnonymous]

I play this deck in paper but mine has more burn spells in it. Lightning strike and goblin grenade ftw

[@TheStophe2000]

Good...but needed to call the deck "One HELL of a Combo"

[@stepniak18]

I still don't know if Hellrider bug is fixed.

[@LegenVD]

I have gotten the trigger even without attacking with it.

[@stepniak18]

@@LegenVD Must have missed it. Thanks.

[@alexandernovatney9159]

I mean, sometimes you just need to roll over a bunch of people with a memey red deck

[@tiagoperretto]

I feel dirty now.

[@heliog95]

Do you think you can take this deck to the ladder?

[@lifeisawesome1391]

I think it is one of the best decks to climb the ladder (other options are goblins mono-red, embercleave mono-red, and burn mono-re). You will have the 50% win rate you need to climb even if you make some misplays. But, the most important part is that games last 1-5 minutes instead of 10-30 minutes. To get to mythic you usually need to play hundreds of games. Time adds up pretty quickly

[@ViktorVonGhoulie]

Red deck win :)

[@jamesparochetti5279]

How are you still in Bronze after these 10 matches?

[@LegenVD]

I'm not playing ranked.

[@c.jhamblin5759]

Its not every day you get 10 matches in 1 lvd video

[@jorischkovich]

Cuttimg trough opponents like butter.. Hmm

[@PureLiquidLuck]

Disgusting topdeck lmao 9:07

[@lifeisawesome1391]

Three disgusting perfect draws in a row. The game should have been over after the extinction event

[@cookiecreep9204]

I feel strange satisfaction looking at this, given how many times through the past week i've been bricked on ugin in historic...

[@SimicFishCrab]

haha mono-red go brrrrr

[@Zero_dice]

I feel someone to beat you has to counter/negate your videos!

[@RooZvonBooZ]

RUFF RIDAH

[@Shaltevencraft]

RIDE OR DIE RIDE OR DIE DIEDIEDIE DIE

[@kaemonbonet4931]

Smork

[@patharnett-marshall4173]

this should be illegal =D

[@captaindc]

Yo

[@SCKentrol]

mono red? how dare you....

[@Francisco-jh7ix]

First

[@samandonly2483]

This was cruel.

[@alexmaksimov9767]

This deck doesnt perform the same as in a video. And thats very sad. Most of the times in historic you get destroyed on turn 4 when you have 2 or 3 1/1 on the board and that's all. I dont believe author didn't cut off all his losses, and I thought Legend lets them stay in his videos which is fair to the viewers. The deck doesnt have a single removal exept maybe sacrificing firebrand, and against equipment decks and curiosity decks you just cant attack or lose in a race.

[@LegenVD]

Variance is a thing that exists. Linear aggro and combo decks can get away with playing fewer removal spells if they can consistently win by turn four.

[@judedormezil7917]

im a low life scum but *first*