SADDEST Story In MTG History (Love of Vraska & Jace) | March Of The Machine Lore

[@cyprianoamadeo6830]

Other planes: Oh no! A full-scale interplanar invasion! Ravnica: First time?

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

Dominaria: Oh no... anyway.

[@sluggaboyzWC3]

Innistrad. It's Tuesday already?

[@somerandomdude3729]

Zendikar: *sigh* Tell me about it...

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Amonkhet: *dead*

[@Kokonutzlz]

​@@TheyCallMeDio LMAO 😭

[@L0S3R165]

I loved the Ixalan story, and even if they've screwed with Jace's and Vraska's relationship in War of the Spark, I'm still choosing to remain hopeful that something will finally work out for them.

[@baconbits3731]

13:50 Ravnica is perfect for this type of storytelling. It is nice that in one of the stories, you get to see the point of view of a compleated planeswalker and less of the plane’s inhabitants. Ravnica was already the spotlight of the last interplanar event so I think it is okay that this story is less about Ravnica.

[@uncertaintitle4116]

Ixalan was the set that I introduced my best friend to magic. She loved the unique setting and art, but really fell in love with Vraska(and later on, the Golgari.) She adored the relationship she had with Jace on Ixalan. Between that and nissa being her other favorite planeswalker, ONE was pretty devastating for her lol. We're crossing our fingers that they all make it somehow.

[@eagless7778]

Well the only confirme cure planeswalker so far are ajani and nissa as for vraska sadly is implied that she died no as a phyrexian but as herselft thanks to jayce magic

[@uncertaintitle4116]

@@eagless7778 From what I understood, her body was never found in the aftermath of the ravnica invasion? My guess is that she's heading to wherever Jace was heading when he left Elesh.

[@jayemdaewarehouse9027]

I want to know what happened to Jace and Vraska, based on this story I expect we’ll see more of that couple in some form or another.

[@darkwolf780]

Jace is dead, Vraska is heart broken. If I am comprehending the story correctly so far

[@hrodvithit]

I heard someone say there is still one story to be released. Considering Jace's complete absence from everything that happened this storyline, I imagine it's gonna be Jace and Vraska. She disappears after Ral smacks the thing on her.

[@sewykik5004]

@@darkwolf780jace had no mention of dying in the story, and this story implies that vraska is still alive

[@rhysfuuma4640]

​@Sewykik Jace died in All Will be One, if I remember the story correctly. Glissa would've helped heal him but the amount of time they would lose for both of them to recover from him being healed was like 3 or 4 days which was time they didn't have

[@jayemdaewarehouse9027]

@@rhysfuuma4640 Jace survived all will be one, he pulled Elspeth’s sword from his own chest in All Will Be One after he died. His first act as a Phyrexian. He seems to be around, but it appears he may have free will as a Phyrexian.

[@Battleguild]

Well, this gives me some hope that Jace will pull through, and I love the callback to Ixalan's story with the code phrase so that Vraska knows it's not a dream or hallucination. Jace has been my go to planeswalker since Lorwyn's release.

[@pelusoft]

Whaaaat. Unexpected lore videos are best! Thanks. I'm in a rough week

[@AetherHub]

Of course dude. Just cranking out the final videos for the MoM series

[@felipelanverly]

Like revitalize: gain 3 life, draw a card 😅

[@felipelanverly]

Vraska to jace: do i have to worry about your ex? Jace: of course not Liliana: hear me, dead people

[@petinonclement7872]

In Ixalan after seeing Jace memories and how Lilana have treated him, Vraska is more : Your ex have to worry about me.

[@monkaeyes]

that part wasnt that sad, i feel like most of the damage has already been done to my favourite ship. Also, If Golgari is done now (if Vraska did indeed complete the whole guild) id love to see the other guilds have to pick up after them, or at least support them if their numbers are so far down. Like I'd love the irony of a card depicting an azorious member cleaning the sewers and such.

[@hansdecatur9031]

I really enjoyed those MOM Story summary videos. Great job, keep up the good work!

[@mega2009man]

I could feel sympathy, but that doesn't permit me to not view this atrocity as anything but. Monstrous. Hopefully, she finds peace at the end of this nightmare 😔 I just wanna know if Niv-Mizzet is okay

[@austongainer4916]

They cannot hurt my boy niv

[@mega2009man]

@@austongainer4916 But Wizards can 😬

[@BathrobeKeck]

@@mega2009man Not if they don't wanna get dragged through glass.....

[@mega2009man]

@@BathrobeKeck Have you been watching them recently? They have been. They repeated the same with the Kenriths. They clearly don't care about their fans or customers

[@BathrobeKeck]

@@mega2009man then we, the fans, clearly aren't being punitive enough. we really need to start proxying more products and REALLY hurting WOTC and let them know WHY. that, or we simply storm their home offices...

[@flamedragon07]

I had a feeling my boy jace isn't completely lost to us. He faked his abs back in the Original Xliain Set. Just glad my boy Jace is still there. Please Jace return. You're my favorite planeswalker aside from Teferi. Such good story telling Ether Hub. 😊 Keep it up.

[@boxman7044]

I’m still hoping he pulled an Ugin and locked away his psyche to be a sleeper agent. Like we all know that’s something he could and definitely would do.

[@flamedragon07]

@@boxman7044 Definitely. Just by looking at his card from: "All Will be One. " Its classic Jace mill and selfmill. I always used Jace for my monoblue control/illusions deck. It was so much fun to play it.

[@boxman7044]

@@flamedragon07 I’m thinking it’ll either be that or he’ll create a true hive mind with him at the head using his mind magic. That’s like if phyrexia fused with slivers

[@STS-qi1qy]

I do like Ral rocking a mystical EMP

[@CosmicErrata]

Phyrexians: We have an army. Ral: I have technology. Lmao.

[@pancakiy7531]

I was silently begging them not to kill her the entire video lol 😢 I hope they can save her if anyone I want it to be her

[@boxman7044]

And Jace like cmon man

[@erikhallberg2248]

I stand bye Vraska being one of the best written characters in mtg.

[@musehysteria1530]

Sobbing. 😢 Hopeful Vraska and Jace are alive freed their minds somehow

[@geohhoeg8630]

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[@TKTigerkat]

I liked this story

[@EdHGuru]

I feel like jace and vraska will end up as a Bonnie and Clyde villain of the week later in the story I’m curious to see if the tree made it to bolas and ugin and if bolas can use the portal to escape the meditation plane. This story had so much potential and should have been a series of novels one dedicated to each plane during the invasion these short stories don’t do enough for it to flesh it out.

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

I hope not, based on how they've been writing characters recently, they'd probably have realmbreaker kill Ugin or something dreadful.

[@autobotjazz1972]

Unlikely as Ugin made the place as hard to find as possible so it is unlikely the phyrexian even knew it exists.

[@violeth2255]

@autobotjazz1972 Devil's advocate here: Wren had Realmbreaker crash through who knows how many planes whilst searching for Teferi and the very very hidden Zhalfir. Even if the initial use of the tree likely missed the Meditation Realm due to it being hidden, there's a fair chance it could've been breached regardless. Furthermore Wizards appears to potentially be utilizing Realmbreaker as a sort of Mending 2.0, establishing connections between planes that allow more than just Planeswalkers to traverse the planes (Planeswalkers can just do it from anywhere on a plane to any other plane). This would be the perfect way to "unleash" a spark-less Bolas on the multiverse, essentially setting his plans back so far he's not even on step one anymore but rather step negative 3.

[@bartoszganko5290]

Maybe but Jace will get a mandatory amnesia xD

[@autobotjazz1972]

@@violeth2255 I read it a bit differently, I read it as Wren used Realmbreaker to check the places it already had reached for Teferi as well as tried to reach out to him via the blind eternities and succeeded. Now i full admit there is no 100% way to know whether or not realmbreaker breeched the Meditation/Prison realm. What i will say is that WOTC will find an excuse of some sort to bring back Bolas when they are good and ready otherwise they would have just let him be killed off. Even then they may have brought him back as a spirt dragon like Ugin.

[@henryterhune8328]

Thanks, Seiben!

[@hammerspace8866]

I am still trying to wrap my mind around what happened to jace when he took the halo. Did someone do a mindwhammy on jace locking away his feelings for vraska and did the halo fix that, causing jace to race to vraska?

[@codysing1223]

Right there with you, felt like that was not explained.

[@silvertiger4441]

@@codysing1223 the Halo blocked out the oil and any magical effect temporarily. Part of that for Jace is his mental link with Vraska , Every time he lost his magic or temporarily loses communicate with her mentally. Jace comments how halo could effect them in different ways , One of those ways for Jace was mentally/telepathic link.

[@joshrobinson2409]

I do remember a rumor that one of the completed characters will become uncompleted perhaps vraska will some how through jaces unlocking of her memory allow her to survive some how and they will be reunited once again

[@yis8fire]

I really hope Jace and vraska will somehow get out of it, it just feel like they're story isn't over yet

[@stefanofagiano7054]

I would loooove to see bolas again in ravnica

[@shikanaga6081]

Her body disintegrated, Jace safed her mind, her soul. Vraska is dead guys, this is just a metaphor of her death and to forgive her soul to depart. Jace released her mind and soul. It has been planned by him from 1 years ago (in story). . . . Still, the writer did such a good work on transitioning from her mind (nostalgic/ jace's trace of magic) with her phyrexian pov. I need more green-black planeswalker to replace one of my favorite chara now... 🥺

[@kylerunkle4398]

This one has been much better than the last few. Side note, it seems strange that each of the planes easily handle the invasion. No plane has had an issue at all defending themselves. Am i the only one thinking this?

[@codysing1223]

Made Mirrodin really look like losers losing to an un-unified Phyrexia.

[@braiscarreira7565]

Dayum ral didnt have no chill

[@thetruthisoutthere8714]

If you're going to sell wallets, at least help everyone out and suggest putting them in anything but your back pocket... most men I know have poor hip alignment and bad back pain.... doesn't help to be sitting 1/2-1" higher on one side than the other. Thanks for all the lore videos, my dude. Much appreciate you taking the time.

[@gregfougere7447]

Liliana should be able to find their sparks, and maybe with other magic create clone bodies to attach the sparks to?

[@mathewjohnson9917]

Yet again, I tune in for new magic lore and once again I am left wondering if WOTC is ever going to really care about the lore of their game in any real way. Like, having these broad expansive stories that have entire planes of existence being invaded by an implacable enemy focus down on a few characters or regions and their stories really is not satisfying and frankly makes the event itself feel almost trivial. Beyond that it is just crazy how all of these planes are somehow able to turn the tide. Its weird how plot armor works sometimes I guess. Good video Aether Hub, no complaints with your content, just the source material.

[@aceundead4750]

Ouch, my stone heart

[@raydelmartinez2905]

Another decent short story, but I do agree it would have been nice to hear from the other legends.

[@goonerbear8659]

No body, no death

[@obadijahparks]

Is there still hope for these two lovebirds? Are they going to lead the phyrexians as the new bosses?

[@TheUnfallenHero]

The soul of the game got compleated 😢

[@Cynidecia]

made compleat trash.

[@davekat]

I had a thought that maybe her spark ignited a second time. Is such a thing even possible?

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

I really hope Vraska doesn't go down like this.

[@brotquel1592]

My poor, sweet baby girl... and my whole guid! My poor Golgari Swarm... at least Ravnica still stands... could have Vraska achieved the imposible? A sane mind in a phyrexian body?

[@starknight2262]

Whatever happened to Tezzeret ? Where is he in the March of the machines story ?

[@bartoszganko5290]

TLDR He got a new darksteel body from Elesh Norn and run away to hyde

[@codysing1223]

​@@bartoszganko5290That's cap, Tezz is assuming his previous position with assets he has across the planes, this man has resources everywhere. He sent some of his precious metal (the stuff the old metal arm was made of) to the Knights on Bant. Something something "for Elspeth" He knew Phyrexia would fail, so he's playing the long game.

[@jasonmccoy3280]

I have a funny feeling will not see those two for about a year at least. Maybe we'll see them when they found a way to cleanse the oil from people. But I'll say that'll be an ongoing storyline for a year or two. The thing uses she didn't technically die in the main story so neither did Jece. We'll see him back

[@Helmer54]

This story is great bit rushed wish it was 2-4 episodes more but great story

[@AetherHub]

Is always the case with modern mtg stories

[@hrodvithit]

Parts that feel like they needed a paragraph seem to span a chapter, and parts that feel like they'd span a chapter take up a paragraph. I'm not a fan of whoever's penning it.

[@alexanderficken9354]

Stories are hard to make when so many people are changing things I assume

[@zapcuno8271]

Will you cover whats going on with Koma next

[@codysing1223]

Tyvar one tapped that thing pretty sure, very underwhelming.

[@garrettsmith4034]

Watch them be melded together, John Carpenter's The Thing two faced crawling monster style. Seriously though, compleated Jace should've been dimir color.

[@shadowking3986]

Vraska returns as well? The sudden white could be the Blind Eternity

[@ajgunter8932]

Hey Seiben whats going on with Tarkir? has wotc said if its been invaded?

[@TheyCallMeDio]

*ahem* *_Zurgo and Ojutai (Legendary Creature - Orc Dragon)_* *_Surrak and Goreclaw (Legendary Creature - Human Bear)_*

[@rhisccth4094]

What confuses me about this chapter, is that Vraska had boots again. I guess she shrunk back down to travel size, or something

[@Battleguild]

Story was written before final concept art for Vraska was completed. It's one of the downsides of having your departments isolated from each other to prevent leaks.

[@rhisccth4094]

@@Battleguild Ah, that makes sense. With all these releases they really have to work simultaneously. I'd wish for a little slower pace sometimes. To crazy to keep buying something of every set.

[@ce11fire]

Wait did I miss something? I thought niv mizzet was killed by tezzaret and replaced with an artifact version?

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Sheesh. How long were you away from the story?

[@codysing1223]

It's alright because the war of the spark story picks up AFTER Niv Mizzet was already dead, only to be brought back as the Living Guildpact.

[@kazarofchult8086]

Vraska and Jace will be the new Praetor’s

[@codysing1223]

We going to ignore the aspects of the pure mana of New Phyrexia making the Domini? (The new legendary Phyrexians creatures)

[@2099arashiko]

My hopes is jace and vraska escape alive and become the new mother and father of machines. It'll make for a good future. Now does this seem like the golgari swarm has been destroyed?

[@felipelanverly]

Someone could check the meditation plane? What about ugin and big bad Nico? Jace knows about nicol, so elesh norn.

[@oinconspicuo3375]

i hope they will tell us what the F Jace is doing in aftermath. It looks like he is somehow immune to phyrexian brainwash, but we never know with wotc.

[@boxman7044]

I still headcanon he pulled an Ugin and separated his memories/mind to become a sleeper agent

[@autobotjazz1972]

The real question is what is left of the Golgari that did not accept completion.

[@sonwukong001]

I want another daddy Ral Zareks Card!

[@ProtoIndoEuropean88]

So let me get this straight: phyrexia invades alot of planes and the eldrazi don't even bat an eye? lorewise they should attack the phyrexians because you know those tendrils can wake up terrors from beyond the realms

[@kiprockwood5232]

How we gonna look in on Ravinca and not see Niv-Mizzet taking on the phyrexians

[@supercasualgamer513]

Where tf is Niv??

[@ErikTerenMullins]

Vraska has always been my favorite plainswalker and her new phyrexian look is an incredibly beautiful design. I'm hoping she comes to her senses and can mentally become herself again, while continuing to look as awesome as she does.

[@shadowking3986]

Can you imagine the power that would be? Having the ability to turn enemies into soldiers (phyrexian) but not losing your mind over it?

[@The_Murder_Party]

Yeah, really salty about not only curing Cat-Man arbitrarily, but loosing his sweet new design in the process

[@catkingtm8779]

Honestly, I love Jace even more as a character. I was pretty scared about his compleation, but blue being blue he’s sorta countered it with his magic.🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

LOL I guess the real treasure of Ixalan was a compass leading to true love :P

[@codysing1223]

Gotta say March of the Machine has really exonerated Urza in my eyes, that man fought Phyrexia for thousands of years... "New Phyrexia" It begins and ends in what... Maybe a decade at most?

[@boxman7044]

To be fair phyrexia was MUCH stronger back then.

[@vincentwerts4724]

Where is Niv-Mizzet?

[@zeropoint2594]

So they need to rebuild the azorius guildhall....again

[@seanhayes6715]

Phyrexia doesn't die... One of these planes has to loose out of all of them, and become a new New Phyrexia (maybe multiple) and someone else (maybe a thane) will step up and try to lead the Phyrexians. Then the Eldrazi will get them.

[@codysing1223]

The copium is free and unlimited.

[@Uefeti]

I mean sure, but encountering phyrexia for 10th time will just be boring and dull. Allow them to die in peace, and lets move to another story arc.

[@andyaknoby5007]

Wait,what? JAce wasn't completed?? He Gary Stu again??

[@Cynidecia]

No he was definitely turned into a puppet.

[@Battleguild]

His body at the very least was compleated. It's a matter of debate if it was Jace or Perfected Mind that helped Vraska at the end of her story. Remember, out of all the Planeswalkers, Jace has the most experience with self-mind manipulation. (For better or worse) It would be more out of character for Jace if he didn't put a contingency in place for the off-chance he was compleated. After all, it's not the first time he has done something and then mind wiped himself as a form of protection from his enemies.

[@andyaknoby5007]

@@Battleguild very good point!

[@beelor5777]

Eh just "negate" everything that happens with phyrexia.

[@Habizbah]

Force of will

[@alexanderficken9354]

Callous dismissal

[@kindalllowder3595]

Oh look, another world that just one-shot one of the most powerful Planeswalkers in MTG and singlehandedly stopped the invasion of Phyrexia. I hate this set. I hate the story of MTG now.

[@amberdelaney5641]

Okay so... Why do we get more romance in the set of war and horror than the rest of magic?!

[@icholi88]

Ravnica didn't do crap, this was 2 days after the tree was destroyed

[@jingerjesus1407]

The phyrexian ark was pretty decent the last few sets but the ending feels like a let down. I wanted them to compleat emrukul😭

[@tongatapu7325]

I'm sorry but the music is completely missplaced here. It's a romantic, melancholic story, not a dark action scene.

[@bigchungus5428]

Maybe Jace and Vraska reuinite and become "good" phyrexians, leading stragglers that might not have had their brains fried or got trapped.

[@hohjoshua1649]

but what about jace?????

[@SmoketySm0ke]

Man, whoever decided over at creative that compleation didn't have to be voluntary (or heavily coerced) for this generation of Phyrexia really just allowed for so much lazy writing and uncountable numbers of plot holes. Remember when phyrexian characters had actual backstories that showed why they decided to become phyrexians, or never knew any other way, and could run the range of morales from gix to xantcha? Instead we have what's effectively a zombie virus that takes multiple surgeries (except when it doesn't), leaves you with no will of your own (except when it doesn't) and irreversibly damages the body in the process of compleation (except when it doesn't). Without consistent rules of how it works, every interaction with it just feels completely arbitrary. This whole event was built up for years, and the invasion itself has played out like a rushed wet fart. Can you imagine how simple and easy it would have been for the Phyrexians if they had invaded only one or a couple planes at once, saving the heavily fortified ones like Ravnica and Cappena for last, after swelling their numbers with the entire populations of more easily-defeated planes? Sorry, I'm just frustrated. There are a lot of individual character moments that are REALLY well done in these stories, but the overall plot is just so square-peg-round-hole stupid.

[@novarwhoshere2sip865]

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies 😂😂😂

[@quentil]

I've been following mtg since the start. I hate where this storyline is going, and its turned me off to the game itself.

[@BobNinjaCat]

I thought it was just me, but this and The One Ring have killed it for me. Hasbro is doing a shit job and Wotc's lack of spine in pushing back is obvious.

[@alexanderficken9354]

I think it's fine, story was fine but could be better, I wouldn't go far enough to say I despise anyone for it tho. The game is getting really cool additions and I like that

[@BobNinjaCat]

@@alexanderficken9354 Battles aren't that good and I honestly cannot find any appeal to the UB stuff beyond pandering. The story was terrible. During Urza's time, it took 1) nearly destroy a plane to push the Phyrexians back, and 2) de-powering every Planeswalker ever to push them back a second time. This time, it took one newly-ascended angel and her glowing sword, and one angsty teen who can shoot fireballs to end the threat indefinitely. Ever heard of stakes? Narrative consistency? Capenna was hyped as this one plane who had the answer to Phyrexia, and it's literally the same species that Atraxa originated from. The heck?

[@alexanderficken9354]

@@BobNinjaCat atraxa was a mirran angel, cappennan angels are very different in design. Do UB cards just upset you for their premise or something? I think game design trumps all else, and what they are currently doing is much better than the fire design era of eldraine imo.

[@Feno000]

@@alexanderficken9354 mirran non-artifact creatures were brought to Mirrodin from other planes by Memnarch.

[@archebaldmurlok449]

why didnt jace just counterspell all the phyrexians

[@Case2_0]

Dang, not first

[@AetherHub]

Still close man!

[@BrianJohnson-r7j]

Nah. Ertai and Belbe is the saddest story in Magic.

[@dmv99]

Story sucks now. They’re all bad

[@timlozoya1573]

Foil JTMS? Humble brags. Lol

[@SoundsOfSushi]

This story is really weak.

[@starknight2262]

Go to 2:59 if you want to skip the sponsor bullcrap like i did lol. I want to hear the story not some sponsor bullcrap.

[@AetherHub]

It’s why I timestamp it my dude. So people can skip if they choose

[@starknight2262]

@@AetherHub No offense Sieben but i just don't care about sponsorship. I love your channel and videos that's why I've been a subscriber of your channel for years.

[@But...WhyTho]

@@starknight2262 I mean... its timestamped and it helps fund the channel so...?