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[@Rarran]

This was recorded before the new expansion. Fanottem has become good.

[@peepo6328]

PLEASE if you can somehow make a matchup happen with Day9 loaning decks I think a ton of people would be happy with that content

[@sunbleachedangel]

I wish you could show him the new Jade Idol lmao

[@chainest7660]

NO WAY U ARE WRONG AND VERY BAD! /S (Jk, you and Dayß were fun to watch!)

[@admiraltonydawning3847]

Not only did Blizzard remove Shadowform from Standard, they also removed the upgraded Shadowform hidden interaction.

[@Shykaze]

I had just started scrolling to the comment section to complain about your take on Fanottem when I saw this as the pinned message. Now I'm scrolling back to the video

[@Envy_Dragon]

Day9, jokingly: "I have never been wrong about any balance prediction, ever!" Also Day9: nails pretty much everything with detailed and well-reasoned analysis

[@InexplicableInside]

Yeah, I think one of the only things he really underestimated here was the power of the Hail Mary in that Yogg-Saron Prison card, which he was clearly immediately kicking himself over.

[@rajkanishu]

@@InexplicableInside even that, there's literally no way of knowing that would be the case without having any knowledge of the pool of spells available, so in a way he didn't really get it wrong

[@InexplicableInside]

@@rajkanishu Not specifically, but anyone who's played a competitive card game has definitely seen a game swing drastically so a near-guaranteed win/loss was flipped by a reckless Hail Mary (because what do you have to lose?).

[@katesperinck1401]

@@InexplicableInside That sounds like a very uniquely Hearthstone specific scenario not a general card game thing. Coin flip mechanics aren't really seen in other games

[@InexplicableInside]

@@katesperinck1401 Actually, I started out playing Android Netrunner. Any time a player throws long-term sustainability away in favour of a last, desperate gamble, that's a Hail Mary, and it will seem to pay off a disproportionate amount of the time.

[@RealityMasterRogue]

"dies to doom blade" is pretty funny

[@Silver-ow9no]

explain plz

[@Bpyr]

literally - "dies to removal"@@Silver-ow9no

[@genjiprophet8467]

​@@Silver-ow9noits a card in magic that allows you to destroy a creature, so the joke is it dies to removal which makes the card worse. Its just been a running joke in the magic community

[@ender4101]

Certified Magic Classic.

[@Terry.M.I.]

Doomblade in magic only destroys nonblack creatures so 5/6 times it's good 5 colors and colorless in magic everything dies to it for 2 mana except other black spells

[@popamvictor]

Holy crap not only is Day9 on point with most of his analysis but the 2 of you are an amazing comedic duo. Maybe you guys can do some more colabs in the future.

[@Noobie2k7]

Rarran just has amazing chemistry with basically everyone.

[@popamvictor]

@@Noobie2k7 True , but I feel like he just enhances how naturally funny Day9 is .

[@nathaeladalyah9681]

​@Noobie2k7 that's how I feel about Rarran. His energy is too sporadic for solo content, but mixes very well with other creators

[@SomeOldGeezer]

I'm sure they will if the metrics and views show it's a winning duo (I hope so)

[@cat5kable]

Sean: *speaks* Rarran: *dies laughing* My favorite duo ❤

[@ancientspark375]

Dies to Doom Blade is a Magic the Gathering joke, as Doom Blade is a 2 mana kill-most-things-removal spell and at the time, anything that didn't get you immediate value would be bad due to "dying to doom blade". Now people just use it as a meme to make anything sound bad ("yeah, but it dies to doom blade, therefore it sucks")

[@jeroenslaghout]

As a old MTG player (played until 6th edition and picked it back up in 2019 for a year) I had to look up the card. Reminds me of Terror. Although terror has the added benefit of not allowing regeneration (we called it Bury back in the day), but the downside is not being able to use it on artifacts.

[@potest_nucis8012]

It’s not only just a meme but also is valid argument - “I play a creature” -> “I kill your creature” is a common interaction between players. So if you play a creature and doesn’t get anything out of it (assuming your opponent kills it right away) then it’s a questionable inclusion.

[@Boxland_]

Is that were we got "dies to BGH" from?

[@Jelissei]

@@jeroenslaghout yeah, Doom Blade is just short hand for cheap removal.

[@Alwayz114]

A card could say "1 Mana, [Battlecry] Win The Game If This Is Still Alive As This Resolves" and someone would still say "bad, dies to doom blade"

[@SuperZelda1712]

Insane how good his analysis was

[@whatwouldsaido]

Almost toooo good.

[@therealkami]

It's funny cause Day9 is actually a super talented gamer when it comes to strategy, but he has too much fun doing dumb shit for memes. It's what makes him so great to watch. Can't wait for his stream today.

[@chairwolf5446]

He's played a lot of many different card games so he has really good instincts. He's had his hopes crushed too many times. I feel like Rarran always gives Cornelius Roame, for example, as a bait but devoid of all logic Day9s instincts immediately told him how bad a 6-mana yeti would feel to play.

[@shreycod4]

@@therealkamiHE GOT GM IN SC2 WITH RANDOM, GOD GAMER

[@KrisEv01]

Day9 is legit too smart. Watch him play puzzle games and his space awareness to see the puzzles are insane

[@Sonitus523]

Man he killed it with the analysis of the cards god dam lol. Also god I hope you do more collabs with Day9 I love you both

[@juanmanuelruizromero7989]

He was 2 good to dont be suspiciois bout, more when he screamed RATTLEGOREEEE matching the line of the card lol

[@nickknight8692]

I am glad that Rarran finally found a partner that can keep up with his energy, best of luck to you two. All seriousness, I love your collabs with him.

[@kurasea]

2:02 dude, that's objectively hilarious

[@filthyjones6150]

Dude, that was funny!

[@Shabbadu]

I feel Day9 should have known some of the early shown cards. In my head I hear him yell 'RATTLEGORE!' and it feels like it really happened one day...

[@askmeagain43]

Day9's reviews are spot on. He said no one would play 4 colour Omnath and after a week of it in standard that was absolutely the case.

[@cuttlefish6839]

He predicted the future what can you do but admire his talents

[@razvanrusan9319]

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[@firedrake110]

*war flashbacks to playing against Omnath in modern & pioneer* I'm very upset with you, OP. I didn't expect to see an S-tier MtG war criminal getting name-dropped in a hearthstone comment section lol

[@tonjolley6422]

pioneer omnath with gates ramp Maze's End is a funny deck.

[@colboy1fish]

No one is playing 4 colour Omnath in standard now, so there you go. 😂

[@Zakading]

The fact Day9 saw Rattlegore and IMMEDIATELY perfectly imitated its summon cry was absolutely hilarious to me

[@heroicvileplume7184]

Day 9 remains two standard deviations above the mean for guessing things

[@AzureTheSky]

This is definitely how he would choose to be described.

[@askmeagain43]

'Dies to doomblade' is an absolute classic of MTG jokes/lines/bits. For context for anyone wondering: Doomblade is a 2 mana spell that says 'destroy target non-black creature'. When evaulating the quality of a creature card it is often useful to consider how well it protects itself and what value it provide besides simply being on board (e.g. ETB or dies triggers will make most cards a lot better). So the idea is if a card dies to cheap removal like doomblade then it isn't worth much, especially if the creature has a much higher mana value than 2 and doesn't provide ETB or death value. The bit is pretty versatile since you can use it sarcastically to evaulate a genuinely good card (e.g. 'Questing Beast might have a lot of text but it dies to doomblade'), or you can use it while sincerely evaulating a card (e.g. 'Questing Beast might have a lot of text but it dies to doomblade').

[@johnstonefield1935]

That Questing Beast example made me laugh out loud. I was also thinking the haste would still count for it vs doomblade but apparently not. Glad I've never played a (draft) set with that level of removal!

[@ajaxorion]

this is a more helpful explanation, thank you

[@KnownAsKenji]

Reminds me of some of the old Hearthstone phrases like 'dies to Hero Power' for anything with 1 Health, or 'dies to Silence' if the effect of the card is good but people are playing Silence effects.

[@falc0n12]

pretty much, its like back in the day anything with 7 or more attack "just died to big game hunter"@@KnownAsKenji

[@GaussianEntity]

We literally had "dies to BGH" as a rough equivalent. Then again Day9 hasn't played in ages so remembering that meme is going to be difficult.

[@AntiVectorTV]

We've seen Yugioh -> Hearthstone, Magic -> Yugioh, Hearthstone -> Runeterra, and every combination thereof, but never would I guess we'd see Hearthstone -> Hearthstone.

[@slapstick9047]

Call back to when I was in a control mirror. I played prison of yogg while entering fatigue, and you'll never believe what happened. It cast 3 arcane intellects, killing me on the spot. 10/10 will use again :)

[@KarelTheKaiser]

00:00 It's ma man Sean!!! Holy crap! Long ago i was a Mod for Day9TV on the Starcraft 2 Strategy Forum. I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this video! Give this man ALL the love!!!!

[@marcusc9931]

Yes, Scholomance was a location in vanilla WoW - a ruined school of magic haunted by all sorts of undead, with the Barov family as the bosses.

[@quineloe]

is basically bad people hogwarts

[@QuakeCorps]

​@quineloe like how Hagrid describes slytherin lol

[@PrimarchRoboleonFrenchyman]

Based on a mythologic school in Romania (I think)

[@bromora989]

You can tell this was recorded before Whizbang’s release, since Fannatom is actually pretty good now thanks to Wheel (and has further synergy with the 6 mana dude who discovers a minion and summons a taunt with stats equal to it’s own)

[@evanlaforet484]

That's what I was thinking. Fannatem is one of my favourite cards in that deck

[@Ryniano]

And prison of yogg isnt good anymore

[@Haru-ym9fi]

@@Rynianowhich is crazy because at the same time chaotic tentacle warrior is viable specifically because the only 2 10 mana spells it can roll are both amazing, especially the mage one

[@Random-person-on-the-internet]

Day9's ratings are terrifyingly accurate. For a person who has not touched the game in years, it is really, really good. And Day9 is just hilarious as always.

[@scottmillor]

Day9 is one of the most consistently funny creators out there

[@mitch5944]

Lol the anecdote about ben brode slipping the hs team the prison of yogg design was hilarious 😂

[@hctaz]

Actually insane that Day9 figured out Roame just based on imagining a hypothetical alternative universe where he continued playing hearthstone. How in the hell did he manage that one I will never know.

[@FluffyPlush]

Doomblade joke was amazing very funny loving it

[@holdenwoofter5896]

For non-magic players it is similar to saying "it dies to bgh, unplayable" but for magic.

[@Muljukiiski]

Really appreciated the "dies to doom blade" memery - these collabs are amazing!

[@rhywasabot]

As a wow player, it is incredibly trippy to see hearthstone players that are this passionate about the game while being semi oblivious to World of Warcraft lol what an awesome time to be alive

[@galaxy4750]

Day9 hearthstone nostalgia is hitting so hard. I almost smiled the entire video because of this man. I am also this guy. Haven't touched HS since Season 3? Which was Secrets of Naxx I believe.. but played OG HS with all the AID's decks like Zoo, and Control warrior, an Miracle rogue, or OTK Druid.

[@ignatushavalentine2907]

voracious reader was 2 mana actually at the start

[@xxdboy]

A 2 drop is even crazier than I guessed. I can't forget how almost every aggro deck in 2014 was playing jeeves at 4 mana

[@saladmcjones7798]

18:27 Holy crap, mentioning dirty rat just brought a flood of Hearthstone memories! I AINT TALKIN’!!

[@TheKaratejesus]

I'm so glad we get another Rarran Day9 collab. 10/10 content.

[@ParodyKnaveBob]

your next spell casts twice each player draws an extra card each turn ::sigh::

[@uselesst3xt359]

Only 4 minutes into this video, and Rarran, you knocked it out of the park again. If Day9 is ever available to make more videos with you, please try and get him for more, because these videos are honestly so so good!

[@patrickgass787]

Day9 makes light of his analysis but he did so good. Super stoked to see him come back (if ever so briefly). I'm going to claim with absolutely no basis to this that he's kept up a little bit with the scene, because he's so insightful here.

[@mikehawk8984]

Goddamn I love Day9. I love the way his brain ticks 😂 Holy shit! Day9 is coming back to StarCraft!? I'm definitely checking that shit out 👌👁👄👁

[@brandoncampbell1537]

I am more of a "Bolt the Bird" kind of guy, but doom blade tickles the funny bone too.

[@thepiggstein]

That take on Cornelius Roame was so on point. This guy looks so good, was very hyped up going into the expansion, and then people tried it and it just feels bad. Absolutely amazing intuition!

[@banterbosse8042]

This is the best of the series by far. Your chemistry with day 9 is amazing. And the videos went from feeling unprofessional to start with,some understanding mistakes and whatnot but now you have really mastered this video style W Rarran.

[@mitchbrook4112]

8:28 Jandice was in a tier 1 deck for mage with conjurers calling and a bunch of giants

[@amethonys2798]

Honestly after showing Cornelius Roame it would've been interesting to show him Aluneth which unironically saw play until like Sayge replaced it as the top end draw in secret mage.

[@alihorda]

I actually played roame a lot, liked that card

[@alexbiersner3350]

Holy cow, Day9!? Haven't seen this goat since his Spell Slingers show. He was also a joy in Wil Weaton's Tabletop

[@ajkcool]

I love instead of being super hype and surprised at all of these cards, Day9 is just like "Yeah, that card seems quite excellent 😌."

[@dt35591]

day9 describing roame's mechanic as essentially a crypto scam pitch is so fucking funny and spot on

[@Tumbleflop]

"They don't have mill anymore" Druids: 😂

[@firedrake110]

Sean: "OH NOOO, IT'S WAXADRED" Man, you know what that reminded me of? When he was reviewing the set with Y'sharj, and he got google to pronounce it for him... Why-shah-arr-jay had me laughing until I was turning blue, I was wheezing and seeing spots lmao

[@shandabear3096]

Holy crap Rarran this content has been absolute banger after banger. Its becoming more and more apparent how much I need all of my OG Hearthstone streamers back in my life. Day9 is one of the few that i never stopped watching and he's a truly magical soul. Thank you for making all of these wonderful videos!!!!

[@taliesine.8343]

You can really feel Rarran is a fan of Day9. So funny to see him giggle so much when Day9 is being hilarious x)

[@QMOne]

Rarran is a real HS content goat I hate this game for 4 years already and still watching Rarran because content is really goated

[@Vi0ar]

You really should show them the prenerfed version if the card was nerfed. Two reasons, first it gives them a better chance of them getting it right, second if they get it wrong, you can show that it was so strong they had to nerf it.

[@Proxalox]

Day nine had some wild insight into Cornelius Roame, I don’t think I saw a single person get it right before it was released

[@XTSonic]

Day9 is such a uniquely charismatic dude. Smart. quick and just always good vibes.

[@dark_rit]

That bit about Day9 naming his kid Theotar was gold lmao.

[@crockettlauncher]

The two GOATs of Hearthstone content and the two GOATs of laughing in one video. More please!

[@PeterZaitcev]

18:55: They unnerfed Renathal, so he's now 40/40

[@diegodoumecq5144]

That's an impressive statline! Still dies to doomblade though

[@sonarchy5158]

​@@diegodoumecq5144 You fool For just 3 more mana, a Warrior can turn Renathal into a 42/40 with charge and go face! Doesn't beat Minecracker Druid though

[@PeterZaitcev]

@@diegodoumecq5144 not sure, I would assume Renathal is black color.

[@CptnYarrow]

Day9 is so absurdly funny, i am perplexed. Thanks for introducing him to your channel

[@freshfavorites7212]

Man I used to watch day9 when he first started out. Old school hearthstone when zoo warlock was OP. He has changed so much, dude used to give out some good life advice to people in his chat that would ask questions. Good guy.

[@Bumbillion]

1:58 Dude that was pretty funny

[@CmotDribbler]

I didn’t realize how long it’s been since day9 streamed hearthstone! He used to be one of my favourite streamers, good to see him coming back.

[@hq3473]

Rattlegore was "pay 9 win arena game "

[@grakuynosc7270]

It was stolen by priest even in arena

[@Japan-sc7tg]

Fanottem works well with the wheel spell, basically costs 0 and then try to survive for 5 turns

[@cptmacmillan1111]

There's just something about Day9's eloquence and witty humor that draws me in. The lack of any fillers with his sentences just makes him so captivating to listen to. Also his math jokes.

[@crittertree]

I'm a Day[9] fan, but new to Rarran, and the two of y'all have some INCREDIBLE onscreen chemistry. Would LOVE to see some more collab videos of the two of you. Also, some really nice editing!

[@dazaran714]

Theotar Plott sounds like a TV Tropes entry right next to Xanatos Gambit.

[@dynesaurus8264]

I love Day9's knowledge of card games and his ability to explain why a card is good or bad

[@_mocart_]

13:25 This was perfect, can't believe how quickly he thought of this 😂

[@zuralani1]

i dont play constructed so i didnt know about the Reno "It's high noon" reference but that's hilarious. McRee/Cassidy is voiced by Matt Mercer and Reno is voiced by Travis Willingham, who are good friends and both part of Critical Role.

[@slendydie1267]

Rarran i gotta say I've never stuck with watching a hearthstone creator for so long. Your vid ideas are always click worthy and I always end up staying till the end.

[@ShadowmancerLord]

On the Scholomance thing, basically it was a mage academy that Kel'Thuzad founded while he was the Lich King in order to train new necromancers to join his forces.

[@wesleygriffiths8089]

The Albatross showed up and my first thought was "I wonder if Rarran is gonna be biased from his PTSD from that one match where he had a million Albatross added into his deck?" lol

[@UndergroundSanctum]

I miss Day9 so much. His laugh is so infectious

[@balder9033]

He's still alive

[@teatusnoone6332]

And he's returning to hs

[@gaugea]

sometimes it feels like i can still hear him

[@Dreadnote-pf7of]

...larger... ... and larger... ... man...

[@saitbaser5871]

@@teatusnoone6332 is this real life? ty for sharing the news

[@kaddish68]

21:40 Yeah game is over before turn 3 is epic experience, uninstall worthy even

[@kevindu9843]

Please have Day9 back again for anything, you guys have great chemistry

[@alegend2337]

The fact you keep saying when Day9 comes back to hearthstone is making me SOOO happy lol can't wait!

[@APeXofMarksmen]

i love that both day9 and stevie blunder both had the exact same initial reaction to bad luck albatross

[@kenliecer]

22:30 Fanottem rn is quite good in Wheel Warlock, and it's funny, because I've won games because Dirty Rat inadvertently summoned it.

[@Cubicthing]

Dude Rarran! You missed such an opportunity with the fist card to go "Oh, I forgot to send you the token.", then send him the Spanish Inquisition. Not a card. The real one.

[@zakanyimen]

now the video is unwatchable

[@EebstertheGreat]

16:53 "You remember getting Edwin VanCleefed on turn 3? Imagine if that had stealth." It did, lmao. They had to nerf it the same way for the same reason. That was back in the closed beta, but still.

[@OrmyGaming]

The second part is here let's go! I've been waiting for this :D

[@oscaranderson5719]

played a Yogg v. Yogg deck with a buddy, he managed to accidentally slap me with a “heal character to full health” from 3 hp. in a later round I managed to lose lethal by turning my entire board into chaotic tendrils with the paintbrush guy.

[@ND-State]

Wow day9 waking up on the right side of the bed this day, not only making great predictions but unbelievable charisma. Hugely entertaining video, great synergy between the two folks here, one of the best videos you've put out Rarran. You are a great entertainer as well but holy smokes day9 really showing why he is one of the greatest of all time here. Absolutely loving the vibe you two put out.

[@shiioyt]

why is Day9 the funniest person on this planet, I love them

[@eillee8394]

This day9 guy has some on-screen charisma, it's refreshing. I like those other old players you showed stuff to, but I like day9 better

[@badassoverlordzetta]

Day9 is unfathomably based, brilliant card analysis and objectively funny humor

[@zakmaklak]

9:09 this thing summons smaller and smaller men

[@commandoryu]

GOATed comment.

[@Kelberoth]

It's always such a joy to watch this balding man who I've been following since 2010 but stopped in like mid 2014 after I lost interest in SC2/HS. Day9 I miss you.

[@ncreznic]

So good to see Day 9! Thank you Rarran!

[@cordenhuman]

Funny how this must have been recorded before wheel of death was released because Fanottem kinda goes hard in that deck, also forge of wills and that 6 mana guy also work so well with it

[@JJBeauregard1]

Rarran is a treasure, Day9 is a legend and together they're just so wholesome and awesome. I could watch them talk about stuff all day

[@slip86er48]

This video is so much better knowing that rarran is a massive fan of day9.

[@GreelTheMindRaker]

I havent played Hearthstone since probably 2016 but this was a fun watch. Brought back memories of watching Day 9 and grinding for Legend.

[@johannfaust1507]

I stopped playing years ago and this just popped up in suggested videos. Piloted shredder was the absolute bees knees!

[@SomeSlushies]

Day9 and CGB have the greatest personalities for this type of content, they’re just so fuckin’ funny man. Y’all bounce off each other so well

[@AdamGaffney96]

As someone else who hasn't played since like 2015 it's so interesting to watch these videos and see the changes that have happened to the game. Dread to think the cost to try come back!

[@runenorderhaug7646]

Theotar is funny in game too. I am surprised they didnt give him an umbrella or tea releated ability

[@jsnlxndrlv]

As a dedicated Hearthstone player (who started with Magic), I laughed out loud at "dies to Doom Blade".

[@Rob-qe3cg]

Few notes: you said highlander was introduced with descent of dragons, but that's not true. Reno was all the way back in League of Explorers, 4 years before. And there were many highlander cards between then and descent of dragons (Mean Streets). You also said "for the first time ever you got dual class cards" which while technically correct, Day9 played during Mean Streets which had multiclass cards. Dual class was just a narrower version of something they'd already done, it wasn't really new. You said he doesn't know dormant minions, but he was around for Un'Goro (Sherazin).

[@JoshSweetvale]

Old Day9 doesn't look much older than 2016 Day9

[@eaglest0554]

Rattlegore and the one "deathrattle: lose 4 armor to resummon this" are some of the coolest warrior win cons cause it's just a big guy you can't kill. Honestly, as much as I love brann warrior, I also can't wait for him to rotate so we can go back to just wiping the board into a big sticky beatstick like that again.

[@aidananderson9350]

Hilarious as usual, please keep collaborating with Day9

[@OverworkedPostalEmployee]

Day9 is gonna be "channeling the power of the duck" on his upcoming streem! Also, dies to doom blade is hilarious, and I still rewatch his math joke video!

[@helikaon5]

Sean is legitimately one of the smartest people I know of in like...the games sphere, or just life really. Always love hearing from him on pretty much any topic.

[@NoxarBoi]

23:40 I dont think this was intentional, but it is certainly a bonus to the hilarity lol

[@paolo8665]

Ikr so random yet so funny

[@josuemunoz1993]

Fannottem is pretty broken in warlock now though when paired with the card that destroys your deck