Protecting from Everything | Progenitus | Modern | Against the Odds

[@davidfrance2915]

That Wild Nacatal / Stone Forge / Boros Charm deck felt like the living embodiment of "33% of the time it works every time"

[@colinjones5379]

I thought this deck was just some kind of aggro/burn hybrid until they whipped out honest to jesus stone rain. What the heck was their plan!

[@bryantan4228]

Aaron Johnson Stone Rain certainly was nonsensical. Molten Rain would have made loads more sense as it’s an actual burn spell. Maybe they are running both?

[@MTGGoldfish]

In a weird way it was better than playing a more traditional deck. I had no clue what was happening or what to play around.

[@ninshjok]

We need that playlist now and seth should play it on next stream! XD

[@mrauxy]

@@MTGGoldfish that's how people feel when they play against you! A taste of your own medicine.

[@bryantan4228]

30:12 Next week “Against the Odds - Naya Zoo Burn Ponza with Stoneforge Mystic”

[@DimT670]

Alternative title: cardsilike.deck

[@ecopis]

I call it 'miniponza'

[@FlawlessRhythmGG]

I call it Naya Trade Binder.

[@MobiusCoin]

Not gonna lie, I love that deck. Just for the utter confusion in Seth's voice. 😂

[@wasted4satan390]

30:00 Seth actually feels that Boros Charm through his computer

[@TheMattmatic]

RIP Ear users

[@alexmaragh7766]

as it always is, they never not have it

[@colinjones5379]

Opponent on Naya Zooburnponza was playing the real against the odds

[@davidhansen5067]

Don't forget the Stoneforge plan! It was clearly a vital part of their undersized Naya commander deck!

[@Phnxkon]

Came here to say don't forget the blade lol

[@Auriorium]

That looked like Naya good stuff.

[@FakeFake-rq2yr]

Against the Gods

[@SpektralJo]

Naya Zooburnponzablade

[@evancuyuch9260]

Match 2 game three when seth was so giddy about swinging in with progen and the elf only to come to the horrific and sudden realization that deflecting palm could be in his op's sideboard had me cracking tf up. I was in tears at how utterly terrified he sounded

[@dallaschaffin1946]

As someone who plays deflecting palm (in burn) nothing makes me happier than to see a bogles players dreams shattered with it

[@samuelmontiel4340]

evan cuyuch I was dying 😆

[@MTGGoldfish]

There was a match a long time ago where I ultimated Tamiyo to get Omniscience, played like 10 planeswalker, eventually Nahiri's for Emrakul to kill the opponent, only for the opponent to Deflecting Palm the Emrakal and win. Since then I *have* been utterly terrified of Deflecting Palm.

[@Atmapalazzo]

there is nothing as satisfying as casting a palm, having your opponent pause for a minute, look through their hand and curse under their breath.

[@chrisstephens923]

"Boy Veil of Summer us a messed up Magic card" -Seth, while using it to full effect.

[@DimT670]

Vail of summer keeps control player honest that's for sure.

[@MTGGoldfish]

That's what made me realize is messed up it is :)

[@Atmapalazzo]

@@MTGGoldfish #BringbackAutumnsVeil

[@yungmgapusayungmgapusa4242]

30:06 "Waddaya got, opponent... OOOOOHHH, OOOHH, OH...." Me: That, was hilarious 😂

[@matthewlohmeier2056]

Game two is pure entertainment in this crisis. Thanks Seth for lifting my spirits and actually making me laugh. Now play that card binder deck next week! That would be funny. Come on I know you want to.

[@kwads1909]

Game 2 reminded me of the story of the worlds best chess player playing a computer designed to beat him. During the game, the computer made a seemingly random move that drove the chess champion nuts as he tried to determine why it would make the move. He was so puzzled by the move he began to believe it was a conglomerate of humans playing against him to outsmart him, not a computer. Turns out it was just a bad move as a result of a coding error.

[@WayneMeichsner]

Kevin Wadsworth Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov?

[@deadded5793]

@@WayneMeichsner exactly

[@benderisgreat95able]

Shoutout to the "pile of cards" deck. I love building unpredictable shit like that.

[@liam_neal]

"What kinda of magic cards do you want in your deck?" Round 2 opponent: "yes"

[@Suppaichu]

Damn.. that second opponent, the way seth was shaking... I was fully expecting opponent to go double manamorphose into cryptic

[@mah7999]

I love how Seth gets mad when a jank deck that is not his actually gets good draws

[@jjohansen86]

Ok, the second match was priceless, just watching Seth go insane trying to understand what his opponent was doing

[@phazing9]

I think this might be the first time someone beat Seth at his own show with that naya *gestures vaguely* deck

[@TheQueerLeaf]

phazing9 UwU

[@Kryptnyt]

It looks like the old Tribal Flames zoo without Tribal Flames and with Stoneforge?

[@WilliamLimao]

I laughed so hard watching the Random Deck match.

[@dpop1]

I’ve been going through a really terrible time with everything and other things, but this video is a wonderful and hilarious (boros charm) distraction. Love your content!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Hoping things get better :) Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ExtremeMedium]

Boros Charm, Destroyer of Seth

[@pudgimelon]

Send that guy a T-shirt: "I made Seth quit magic."

[@MTGEDH]

Not gonna lie if that Naya pile of cards player actually played Deflecting Palm I'm sure the video would have went black and had a sign posted for technical difficulties.

[@c.jhamblin5759]

Seth? How could you not tell? Op in game 2 was CLEARLY on naya zoo ponza burn midrange storm. Its a VERY well known archetype.

[@PlayByPlay_Productions]

Who else wants to see the deck list of the opponent match 2?

[@darkseeker1112]

Christian Jensen me

[@ValariaxSword]

“Here comes Daddy!” -Bearded Fish guy

[@meownezz]

"If opponent topdeck's a boros charm, I might just quit magic" -🤣🤣🤣

[@DakingofAP]

Hahahaha omfg too good...

[@ADudeWhoExperiences1393]

Noooo Seth! 45:11 you could've used klothys to exile a land from yard to play Atarka instead of scooping 😭😭😭 don't know how much good it would have done in the end, but maybe it would have been enough!

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Everything about that top-decked Boros Charm was A+ content. I was laughing my ass off.

[@ParadiseNigh]

Progenitus: I am an indestructible god. Pack Rat: RATS. WE'RE RATS. WEEEE'RE THE RATS.

[@cloysterd]

I always forget that Veil of Summer isn't banned in every format. What were they thinking?

[@kartoffelnpommesgut]

Facking blue, which I like :)

[@afk5112]

It makes me die inside

[@kartoffelnpommesgut]

@@afk5112 It's a price I'm willing to pay XD

[@evraegrace7461]

I also approve of giving oops all counters a taste of their own medicine

[@afk5112]

@@evraegrace7461 i made a deck that all counter land and 1 storm crow

[@EndsonLawrence]

Naya Pile is my new favorite modern sleeper.

[@austinolet3507]

Our opponent is refusing to die nicely 😂

[@alasanof]

You can hear Seth's fear and pain in every syllable of amulet.

[@jacobshaffer7831]

Seth's giddy laughing is everything i need while stuck at home.

[@rat488]

Match 2 opponent Living the Against the Odds lifestyle.

[@josejesuscontrerassalazar9140]

"If opponent top decks Boros Charm, I quit magic". Oh well! It lasted so long. We will miss you Seth.

[@jacksonstein809]

“I *might* quit magic”

[@jodypschaeffer]

That thumbnail is art. Ilharg and Progenitus struttin' in singing Hakuna Matata is *chef's kiss*

[@tjraiderfan]

Thank you for the video. I'm a little sad stuck at home and had great news that there was a new video from you to watch. You're a hero!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Thanks for watching!

[@BloodLegaZ]

"If opponent plays Boros Charm I might just quit magic." MtgGods: "It is time!"

[@ernestmatthews9867]

This was amazing to watching, loved it so much. Fighting through counters and a mash up of what lol the best and more.

[@bryantan4228]

Progenitus is just a big True Name Nemesis :(

[@endermeap6488]

Honestly

[@danlewis7707]

That Jonny come Lately? Pishshaw sonny. Our True-name doesn't cost three and isn't a usueful creature type in a competitive sense. It's big. It's hard to hit and it hits harder. And it has lots of heads. Now. Quit your scatebosrding on my sidewalk. I have a WWII documentary to watch!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Big and hard to cast :)

[@TheQueerLeaf]

UwU

[@MacTruckBrickHouse]

Murphy's Law said it best, "Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs"

[@petersmythe6484]

(0:00) Part of me is wondering if Spawnsire of Ulamog is bugged (and to a much lesser extent if The Unspeakable is bugged, despite having a fairly straightforward ability and there being plenty cards that also return a single card of a certain type each time from graveyard to hand, that are clearly not bugged). But yes mostly wondering if Spawnsire of Ulamog is bugged. And therefore choosing to go with the most "thematically similar type of card/s" and that being Progenitus, which other than being very coloured is kind of "big powerful with weird and wonderful abilities Eldrazi-like". . [My vote was The Unspeakable, it just fit my criteria for what to choose best. Being older and generally unplayed since the beginning definitely was a factor in my consideration. If Spawnsire were as old as Unspeakable (for example), then I think my choice would have been more closely contested. [Edit] Also sometimes I forget Against The Odds tends to be "four ofs". Even if that is clunky and less than ideal or perfect deck building. Mind you A deck with The Unspeakable as a "four of" is probably also weird and clunky and perhaps overly represented compared to if there were to be three or maybe even two copies of it hypothetically instead.

[@grabbity]

Seth going back to trolling us all with his pronunciation of amulet. I'm with it.

[@anaphysik]

55:10 Since you know Klothys is on top (from Aether Gust), this was another opportunity to use a draw step stop for value. Klothys's trigger happens at beginning of precombat main, so you can get it a turn earlier than normal by Quicksilver Amulet'ing it during your draw step. (In fact, Klothys is a reason to have a draw step stop in general for this configuration, just in case you randomly draw her while Amulet's out.)

[@scharma]

Boy did I laugh at the naya match, i'm in tears

[@neil5652]

That Nya Singles deck was wild. Lost it at the called shot Boros Charm. Then wincing at every worse possible outcome.

[@tmbocheeko]

17:48 well of course you it made you like veil of summer Seth, YOU were the one casting it! Lol

[@DeepCDiva]

I feel kinda bad for Progenitus. It was supposed to be this giant super boss creature and got so powercrept by the Eldrazi it barely deserves a mention in decks that try to cheat those kinds of creatures. He's a cool commander, tho'. Oh, and that Naya Pile deck was super cool, such a jumble of cards, I couldn't stop laughing.

[@Underkraeftet]

I keep rewinding to when Safron realizes the other guy could play deflecting palm and I’m dying every time 😂😂

[@leonardogetuli4500]

Super sweet idea for the deck and great video As always Seth!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Thanks!

[@adamfiliatreault3393]

That first match is a good demonstration why Veil of Summer is a necessary card. Blue is pretty much unbeatable with all the low cost counters, and green needs a way to fight through them

[@MTGGoldfish]

I actually don't mind Veil of Summer in older formats. I know other people disagree, but I actually like it in Modern. It was miserable in Standard though, probably because of the War of the Spark planeswalkers it protected.

[@benjaminsouthworth5698]

Someone should play "F Blue.dec", 4 Choke/4 Boil/4 Veil of Summer

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Add quicksilver fountain in there to slowly shut off their lands :P

[@Lightshade49]

Oh my goodness that boros charm player absolutely baffled me. Absolutely loved that moment tho, amazing call by Seth.

[@fmasxd5691]

30:07 The sound of getting janked out. #Shadowrealm

[@wurmcoilengine161]

Match 2 was absolutely hilarious. I'm wondering if they were on some kind of transformative sideboard plan... maybe? Possibly?

[@kartoffelnpommesgut]

So glad to see the all counter bullsheit deck implode.

[@Nvenom8.]

I'm really glad that the novelty of pioneer has worn off a bit and we're back to semi-regular modern brews.

[@MexicanDre]

Do the other deck too! The eldrazi one seemed super cool 👌

[@magicguy1345]

Imagine all these people this salty over free entertainment in a pandemic lol. Loved the video man, laughed my face off at the Naya match. Well played not taking the bait and waiting til they dropped Liliana in the Golgari match, that was a good read. Thanks for the smiles in tough times Seth :)

[@alexleblanc6364]

46:35 Mickey Mouse complaining about counterspells?

[@lucasenraraujo]

HAHAHAHAHA.

[@elliotyamamoto38]

Best comment I've read on this video 😂😂

[@hablasetacobell]

You know an episode of against-the-odds is going to be good when I immediately just start cracking up laughing uncontrollably at the thumbnail

[@GaryFromLiberty]

1:02:40 Seth talks like the old Godzilla dubs to subtly give his support of the new Ikoria card alters

[@MrSandman115]

In the inevitable montage that marks Seth's entry into the MTG hall of fame, I hope 29:54 makes it in.

[@onlinecline6998]

That Naya Bloodbraid list is similar to mine and I do pretty well with it at my LGS and GP side events. I think of as a more efficient burn list

[@Nobody2989]

Great games. Some odd stuff was happening at the end with the wrap-up though.

[@beelor5777]

Reminds me of the deck I built when he first came out. Turn 3 eot dramatic entrance, extend hand shake.

[@Jonathan-qk5ed]

Progenitus here, probably better known as PRO-GEE-NITE-US

[@Entropic_Alloy]

I can't believe that people voted for Progenitus over something more interesting.

[@harker-san6903]

It’s because we were divided. The boors had a single point to penetrate.

[@thehatcaseonyoutube]

Johnathan Harker UNITE US!

[@thehatcaseonyoutube]

Johnathan Harker unite the clans!

[@tjraiderfan]

I totally agree I think people just vote cuz they know the name. There should be card views with the vote so people could read how hard it will be before voting.

[@Small_Panda]

The straw poll shows spawn sire won with 32% of the votes unspeakable at 28% and prog at 17%

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Pile decks are great because half the time they dont work at all, but every now and then there are "perfect storm" games where you just have every possible answer you need at exactly the right time and you're just untouchable.

[@JoMabo1]

Nice :). Why not eldrami when opp had one tpped breeding pool

[@roberty7999]

nothing better than watching your opponent getting wrapped up and squeezed up by Progenitus

[@nuri3707]

Seth please, I beg of you, play that match 2 deck on against the odds

[@MTGGoldfish]

I might have to put together the list and give it a try :)

[@MCBCHC27]

@@MTGGoldfish I will do whatever necessary

[@kelvinliu-huang5955]

Against that Golgari opponent with Liliana and no basics on board, fetching do-nothing Klothys instead of Magus seemed very wrong. Magus would've locked them out AND killed Lili

[@Enigmaessence]

I actually really liked Naya Pile, seemed pretty good. I'm guessing the Stone Rain was sideboard tech against Tron?

[@FiereZero]

I feel like board the weather light would’ve been really solid for time of need as it hits amulet too

[@Zentenski]

I like how the sidebar decklist just can't handle the awesomeness of Progenitus.

[@double2254]

“Against the odds: Godzilla tribal” when?

[@grim3646]

Yes... 5 color kaijuu please make this happen!

[@TheQueerLeaf]

That naya deck 👍👍👌👌😂😂

[@camfunme]

37:50 doesn't topdeck land just let you hard-cast Gisela?

[@ElGrilledCheezus]

26:00 "eladrami's call" it's not a safron olive video without misnaming cards

[@speedmtg7028]

Wow, I would've never realized that quicksilver amulet would be an effective way to put a progenitus into play in modern. If you think the deck needs more of that effect I would consider thran's temporal gateway.

[@robertbeck5356]

Ok who does the art for these videos? they are so good.

[@lucaslahlum6331]

52:15 is high quality Seth asmr.

[@jackpabich763]

Really wish Seth got a deck list from the Naya Zoo burn stoneforge Stone Rain BOP BBE deck

[@markus4gtown]

"opponent is just playing a pile of magic cards" - time of needs progenitus 5mins earlyer...

[@dingding12321]

Pretty sure that guy just gatherer'd "Modern RGW" and put in the top results. The deck still somehow looks awesome though.

[@MTGGoldfish]

I does look like a list of the most played cards in the color, without much thought about synergy.

[@alexmaragh7766]

is there an augment to split quicksilver amulet with thran temporal gateway to protect against surgical?

[@petefry82]

If he plays a Boros Charm, I'm quitting magic. - Seth circa 2020

[@dashkatae]

Hmm.. No summoning trap? Seems like it would be a good fit for a deck like this.

[@zacharyfishman7617]

The correct way to cast Progenitus is with a forest enchanted with 4 utopia sprawls (1 for each colour) and an arbor elf

[@the_snakelicious]

That naya zoo match was hilarious.

[@Tree3D]

That Boros Charm hit Seth in real life

[@jasonl1184]

What’s the upside of progenitus vs emrakul? There’s no dramatic entrance which would favor progenitus.

[@wesley147208]

After the Tron clip around 1:02:30, audio and visual desync

[@ricardoarroyo8182]

The thumnail killed me hahahaha I love it

[@turnersmith8009]

Deflecting palm! Oh no!

[@thezerowulf507]

If Sigarda gives protections from sacrifice. Shouldn't progenitus not be sacrificable from purphorous?

[@ToxicallyMasculinelol]

funny, if I'm not mistaken, if opponent did end up having deflecting palm, you actually could have fizzled it by quicksilvering your other progenitus into play and burying the attacking progenitus lol

[@midnalight6419]

This, I feel lacks the soul of against the odds. This isn't some cool and janky combo, or 3070 rhinos(cool concept that seems stupid but funny). This is your classic "I want to cheat in emrakul in a janky way" Except you aren't using the better creature. Same deck, same strategy, but worse cards. I love your content as a whole, Seth; please don't take this as harsh.

[@LucksackGames]

Wish it at least used the Garruk for show and tell to justify progenitus over Emrakul.

[@D1g1talAli3n]

Agreed tbh. Coulda played it in legacy with natural order

[@jaymirabito5029]

TBH I voted Prog cause I thought he was gonna hard cast it

[@MWorl91]

Tbf you can’t purphoros Emrakul or Grislebrand

[@LucksackGames]

@@MWorl91 The one of though :'( The games are still making me laugh tho, Seth is a great content Creator.

[@ecopis]

Cool games thanks!

[@mikegibb5082]

Progenitus on the stream tracker being a jumbled pile is the best

[@ivan201294]

If Op. attack with the stoneforge. He would have letal damage in the backswing after the board make progenitus enter the bf. He can play Batterskull and block the board.