MTG Arena - Standard - Dino Druids

[@soybomb777]

Hardcasting The Tarrasque is always a Tyrannosaurus Flex

[@aielan]

This comment is dino-mite

[@santiproductions9318]

Really? I personally thought it was Pter-ible

[@NStripleseven]

*other pun*

[@RenReclaimed]

@@NStripleseven Not gonna lie, your comment was my favorite out of this thread.

[@JukesMcGee]

He isn’t playing Historic, he’s playing Prehistoric.

[@adammunio9633]

Your builds came up on my recommended. I really enjoy that you show an image of cards you reference on the screen so your audience can keep up with your narration. Also, you are probably the calmest MTG streamer I've seen. Definitely subscribing for more.

[@sen6516]

LVD: summons a bunch of elves Opponents still at full hp: I guess I'll concede now And I thought mono-red had fast wins

[@dkznikolaj7013]

That's how my mono green food deck used to work... I once reached 15 wins while only getting 2 in progress of my "attack with creatures" quest. Thing is, as soon as my board was big enough, they just conceded, so i never actually got to attack. At one point I started saying I was playing control, cause I mean... it kinda was.

[@MoonWatcher.]

It do be like that sometimes, if the opponent doesn't play any sweepers they know they can't handle that board presence, and a Tyvar about to go ultimate

[@dkznikolaj7013]

@@MoonWatcher. Yeah. Thats one thing I dislike about magic tho... Too many situations comes down to "Do they have a boardwipe or not". I wish it was a bit more creative than that

[@collegeisdabomb]

Just so you know, you can see what cards the opponent had in exile after the game ends if you "View Battlefield" and then click the exile pile. Would have solved the mystery of what the last opponent was doing.

[@LegenVD]

Right, could've taken a peek. Although I respect their privacy.

[@TheXeeman]

@@LegenVD Would you ever do a deck that is janky? like steal your opponents lands or something like that

[@owneyw4374]

@@TheXeeman literally every deck he features is pretty darn janky

[@ilikeapplepi]

If you pause at around 18:09 the cards flip up right as they enter exile when the opponent concedes. Surprisingly it looks like a Doomskar and Behold the Multiverse, so the second card they foretold was probably the Doomskar.

[@Repaurcas]

I also checked at the end. This feature is implemented because in real life settings after a game you have to reveal all face down cards in play or foretold cards to prove that they are actually foretell (/morph) cards. On Arena you obviously can't cheat the system, but since the rule exists, the game allows you to look. LVDs last opponent had 2 Dual strike and a crush the weak foretold (and an epiphany).. They must've drawn the crush the weak the turn prior to their concession, otherwise they could have messed him up good.

[@22freedom33]

oh Tarrasque, the trampleless 10/10

[@Bluecho4]

Seriously, the Tarrasque was not done justice in this set.

[@scholarofthelosttrove]

@Adam's Gaming Tips exactly. Trample AND a "fight target creature" on attack would be wayyy too OP

[@vumasster]

He monch

[@PizzaCake360]

The trampleless 10/10, 10 ward, Tarrasque

[@euronimo34]

@@scholarofthelosttrove I mean, the whole point of the Tarrasque is that it's OP. They could just have put Trample in the cast clause with haste.

[@canis39]

I think there are many reasons why we love your channel, LVD. First and foremost, because of your deckbuilding skill and your calm understated demeanor. But second, I think it's because you're living the dream. Great opening hands, lands when you need them, and opponents who are *NOT* playing the exact perfect cards to defeat you 100% of the time. The rest of us never experience this, so we get to live vicariously through you. :D

[@joshuakruger4851]

I clicked expecting a druid class deck, but was not disappointed. Thanks for the upload!

[@LegenVD]

Glad you enjoyed! Could try a land ramp deck with Druid Class and cards like Happen on a Glade, but that feels less consistent than mana creatures despite the upside of dodging removal.

[@JHJActions]

Seriously the best MTG channel out there! Your insightful gameplay really changed the way I approach the game. Thinking about how I can have the most mana efficient turns and theorizing what the opponent might have in their hand, just to name a few.

[@NStripleseven]

“Dino druids” (It’s actually an elf deck but we don’t talk about that)

[@bumpy1031]

But that’s what druids means.

[@miloreinhart]

Why did wizards decide that the tarrasque, the most dangerous creature known to man, that by itself is considered an apocalypse event, can't trample over an insect

[@hammdogporkington3058]

My guess is balance Think of the amount of treasure generation in Standard, if people were slamming an untargetable 10/10 that attacks immediately on turn 6, that would be almost guaranteed lights out in two turns with trample

[@mrjamba4368]

Lmao, good point. I dont know any lore, but what the hell...

[@samiroquai5175]

Lol i agree at least trample over insects right haha

[@braedenwinstead1984]

This video is super old but it really warms my heart to see legenvd using funny little cards like the tarrasque... And still getting wins! Suboptimal jank is the best way to play 😂

[@ChrisOsberg]

I love the decks you play.

[@PHDPool]

This bad boy dino deck can fit so many elves in it

[@Sol0666]

It is 3:30 am, LegenVD uploads and my day finishes perfectly.

[@francisstranieri2067]

Love how good you are on deckbuilding. Am I struggling on how to build a viable elf deck. Golgari or Mono-G. 1st issue is how to go around mass removal so not losing steam, using targeted discard to remove the mass removal from hand or just card draw to keep up against control 2nd issue is to find solid wincons with all that mana except for Warmaster, so i do not get so dependent of 1 card to finish them off (liked Tarrasque, but I think it is not it yet).

[@pst5345]

I like Standard Elves with Ranger Class and Vorinclex. The current big hitters all have no trample otherwise.

[@samiroquai5175]

yay another LegenVD vid!

[@SIiv3r]

You can look at the foretold cards after the match in the exile pile if you are curious

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, although looking at the video frame by frame still gives you a glimpse of the exiled cards at the end of the match.

[@crovax1375]

The fact The Tarrasque is a dinosaur is huge flavor fail. Something like Avatar would be more appropriate

[@collin4555]

It also would have made sense to be Indestructible, but at least it's still very cool, and a great use of Ward in a design

[@JL-tv3lw]

I stuck a Tarrasque in your Vorpal Skeleton deck by replacing a vorpal. I saw better results with it instead of Vorpal.

[@LegenVD]

Vorpal Sword is more of an achievement unlocked kind of card than actually a good card.

[@gcvibe]

If it was me playing this deck, there would not be any opponent without Crippling Fear, Shadow's Verdict and Doomskar ! ahah

[@icetarrantula]

Seeing mill decks getting rekted is fun

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

Alternate title : Early Concession Tribal

[@Breakbeat.]

Dino Druids, streaming on Netflix now.

[@Legov7]

The middle of the video sure is something xD The Tarrasce doesn't even get a chance...

[@Asian_Caleb]

Holy crap this deck slaps man

[@elburden]

In MTG do you know what makes me happier than mill decks losing? Nothing.

[@CuShorts]

Not giving Terrasque indestructible and trample was really weak on wotcs part

[@jorgecardoso5863]

Damn, your pronunciation was slower and crispy clean in this one, reminded me of the old days on Magic Duels

[@calijs9420]

Cara Elf’s are nuts, I don’t have enough to make a good deck, so I’ve never seen from this said until now. But sheesh cheese and rice

[@r_t9419]

Thers a reason im subbed to lvd.. its cus of awesome content like this 👍

[@22freedom33]

The title is missleading lol, Circle of Dreams Druid + Elvish Warmaster were the MVPs Tarrasque saw almost no play

[@LegenVD]

Such is life for a 9-drop.

[@collin4555]

Also in fairness, a few times the opponent conceded right before a Tarrasque was deployed

[@ogsjupiter]

Of all the Elf tribal lists in Standard 2022, which one do you think is the most powerful? There's Mono Green that you just showcased here; there's Green/Black with access to some removal and some other powerful cards (like Harald Unites the Elves and Harald himself); and there's also the Green/Blue version with Reflections of Littjara (that you played earlier this year and would require some updating). I ask this because I have a personal passion for Elves in MTG and would like your opinion on it. As always, thank you for being the best creator of Magic videos out there. EDIT: Oh, another thing: do you think Varis could fit in this deck? Maybe a couple copies replacing Elven Ambush?

[@LegenVD]

I like Circle of Moon Druid, which is harder to fit into a Black/Green build at the moment given the lack of good dual lands. Splashing Blue for Reflections is an option or adding cards like Varis over Terrasque.

[@FanOfMostEverything]

Maybe the real tarrasque was the elfball we made along the way.

[@mladjo2505]

A pretty powerful deck TBH.

[@MHAAAAANZ]

On to the next one

[@Amphok]

i would try a big green standard ramp deck instead for the terrasque

[@lillehei]

Always a good day when LVD uploads!

[@GodVsMachines]

you can see the foretold cards after the match ends by looking at the exile zone

[@LegenVD]

Indeed, although looking at the video frame by frame still gives you a glimpse of the exiled cards at the end of the match.

[@LeFerret335]

@@LegenVD seems to be Saw it coming and Doomskar

[@Darchias]

I'm betting, in match 4, they were trying to cast a Doomskar from their hand and accidentally foretold it instead

[@LegenVD]

After looking at the footage frame by frame at the end of the match we can actually see Doomskar and Behold being the cards in exile.

[@Repaurcas]

Your opponent had 2 Dual strike and a crush the weak foretold.. They must've drawn the crush the weak the turn prior to their concession, otherwise they could have messed you up good.

[@charleswable3339]

Elves are scary strong

[@reticentsins]

The algorithm seems to disproportionately match elves against crush the weak considering I have seen 0 decks with that card in the last few weeks.

[@The_BlvckSun]

Are you playing in an event que or just normal Standard 22, seeing a lot of variety in these videos.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Soooooo hoping that mill would be gone in 22’, but Nooo Wizards have to keep one of the most annoying card types around!!

[@daveslave7858]

i just afk

[@wirelessbaguette8997]

Both mill opponents played really loose as well. The crabs are just too dirdly for this meta if you want to play mill. Much better to play mill as a win condition in a control shell where you just surprise mill for 20+ with a kicked cacophony and then dualstrike a hideous laughter the following turn.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@wirelessbaguette8997 I know.

[@zombieninjapitbull3856]

@@wirelessbaguette8997 I run it in izzet dragons instead of counterspells, just sub in a play set of dual strikes and Tashas.

[@caracatoacacepe]

holy shit why are there so many god damn mill decks out now?

[@mrginge143]

Matchmaker is rigged so certain decks literally always run into other certain decks. I play against non stop blue black removal tribal with all my green decks or green red.

[@demanoth]

Blue has to be the most boring thing in MGT

[@_Fabian_]

If only the big dinosaur had pointy ears for synergy

[@joshmion7943]

Imagine sitting on 2 lands and your opponent just plays a 10/10 haste with Ward 10. That man uninstalled the game.

[@mobili2]

The fact Tarrasque does not have trample is completely bs. At least they could've allowed his fight ability to do damage to opponent if the Tarrasque's Power exceeds the creature's toughness he fights and give the guy a pseudo trample if the problem is on the static ability.

[@NStripleseven]

The pseudotrample could actually be kinda powerful, you could target the low-toughness creatures and get a lot of free damage in. Then again, it does cost 9 mana, so it should be powerful.

[@mobili2]

@@NStripleseven Yeah, I know. Both from flavor and technical perspective it doesn't make much sense a big creature with almost 10 CMC like a Dinosaur do not have trample. I mean, I don't play D&D, but I know something about and like 10-12 years ago when I was in school, people used to talk about Tarrasque as the big boss of De&D, but his design seems mediocre.

[@CodfishJoe]

Poor DemeaningCashew lost twice in the same video

[@SirMcAwesome]

Maybe that will teach him to stop being so demeaning.

[@halitguven91]

your videos are calm and soothing, also educational and fun, but i am curious, why don't you play ranked? you are the only casual mode player content creator i watch, you could (probably) hit significantly higher views if your content is ranked, even only keywords in the titles could make a difference regarding that. thank you for the quality content, god bless. (as i said i'm just curious, i am neither willing nor capable to question you in an arrogant way)

[@mateotrimboli1232]

Daaaamn never been this early

[@patrickcameron6524]

Can there be a UG build with CoD Druid and the tap/untap kelpie from STX?

[@patrickcameron6524]

Maybe big ramp into Ecological Appreciation?? Just spit-balling

[@RandomPerson-mv8bn]

sounds fun. Kelpie + Maskwood + Magda is another one to consider.

[@backslashthe3rd]

you've literally just added terrasque to the elf deck shell...good day sir

[@vumasster]

Craterhoof behemoth’s substitute teacher replacement

[@LeMuzi]

really wish the Dino had trample

[@joedoe7572]

@LegenVD how about Jorn, God of Winter?

[@LegenVD]

Don't love it here as it doesn't help with casting cards like Tarrasque. Could be useful with instant speed abilities like Warmaster, but probably too narrow for not being an Elf.

[@georgeblair3894]

Historic: Nissa × Virinclex × Tree that gives 3x mana + Tarrasque

[@storyhousePMod]

Ding

[@agentofashcroft]

I roll my eyes so hard when I see Alrund's Epiphany. Such a bs card.

[@PizzaCake360]

But do you really roll your eyes knowing that they end up resetting to their previous state?

[@1337-Nathaniel]

@@PizzaCake360 they get two flying 1/1's and a card draw in addition to their previous state though..

[@daveslave7858]

"... and then"

[@calvinmobley9628]

I think the takeaway from this is that everyone hates elves.

[@demanoth]

Some historic decks with the new cards please 😁

[@douglasingersoll7486]

Hello 🙂

[@DaniMarko]

So, Elf-ball good, Terrasque bad.

[@wirelessbaguette8997]

Do people just not read cards? About halfway through the video, and two of your opponents have made poor blocking decisions in response to the face up play of pumping with Elvish Warmaster. Very bizarre lol

[@captaindc]

Yo

[@Sensoger]

no llanowar elves :_)

[@LegenVD]

Not available in Standard unfortunately

[@lelgottem]

I was gonna say something funny but couldn’t think of something D:

[@jacksepticeyesdadisburning7982]

Mill players will end up where Jack's racist dad is holed up now

[@ChugThatEstus]

Man, monogreen deck are so boring to watch 😔 at least you make it interesting. Thanks for the vid 👌

[@dontaccoll]

I"d say looks fun but not even that, terrasque is so underwhelming. If i try this list id go 0-4 and delete deck

[@prosperow]

oh dear pathetic mill deck dies what a shame

[@mateotrimboli1232]

3rd

[@dominikheil8566]

Sorry to say, but what is the point of playing such a ass**le deck your first enemy did ? I'm an oldschool magic player and even hated counterspells back then. But ishan's deck is built only to harass players. Thats not the spirit of magic anymore :(

[@theaeskey2502]

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