Teaching players about Torpor Orb.

Magic: The Gathering Arena deck tech & gameplay with a White/Black/Red or Mardu Elder Giant deck, featuring Kroxa, Torpor Orb and Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury from Modern Horizons 3 in Historic.
Patreon: / legenvd
00:00 - Deck Tech
04:43 - Match 1
09:23 - Match 2
12:58 - Match 3
19:31 - Match 4
26:54 - Match 5
31:38 - Match 6
35:25 - Match 7
Decklist:
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"Movement Proposition" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@FaustoRodrigues]

If Legenvd was born a couple of centuries ago we would be a savant scholar discovering planets and stuff, but he's here creating monsters to destroy the meta game 🤷

[@nasekiller]

if thats true, why isnt he doing that today?

[@FaustoRodrigues]

@@nasekiller Because MTG exists and he knows that the whole meta depends on him

[@bigshid7097]

@@nasekillerit’s easier to discover new planets when none have been discovered

[@vumasster]

he would be a crab fisher and waffle baker

[@guildofthorns2064]

Or he would have been a peasant like everyone else

[@johnsmith-dn8kv]

What a diverse and healthy metagame.

[@SoreWristed]

In this episode, LegenVD faces off against the energy deck and nothing else.

[@alexmaragh7766]

There was also green white lifegain

[@genocider5868]

Jesus, there's really only one deck in historic. LVD said the same thing literally on every game. "Torpor orb is really good at shutting down Guide of Souls. They're not playing Lurrus so they might have a Phlage of their own" I don't have an issue with LVD saying that. I have an issue with metagame lol

[@pastapockets984]

When WOTC said 'MH3 is for everybody' they really meant 'everybody has to play it'

[@dkznikolaj7013]

I don't like energy. The concept is good, but you just get so much of it on every card that its barely a factor whether you have a lot or none for most cards

[@hollowknight459]

now play them with cats....

[@BlazingSerenade]

play timeless and run scam

[@joaquintristan4373]

Cool deck, shame it had to face the same exact pile 7 games in a row

[@alexisgarciahs7165]

Technically that's what Bo1 historic ladder looks like si it's proof the deck is great against it.

[@jacksun23]

Legend says he usually plays Bo1 because it provides more diversity is showcasing different matchups. Looks like for historic, Bo3 may be better for that purpose.

[@AJZesty]

No kidding, this meta is pathetic. I don’t know how people won’t get bored playing against the exact same cards all the time. Awesome deck by LVD though

[@electric_dream_machine]

That comment about Ocelot being like Ragavan, just made me wonder if they're gonna make a pushed 1 mana mythic for every color in a Horizons set now 😅

[@user-zx5gz1rd1q]

What was in the first?

[@user-zx5gz1rd1q]

Nvm it's hexdrinker

[@ScornfulEg0tist]

Tbh if hexdrinker is the first and ragavan is the second, pretty sure this one finishes the cycle with ocelot, tamiyo, and goyf

[@00110000]

That's an impressively singular meta. Those guys were probably baffled at seeing other cards in Historic.

[@sergiomorfo]

It is almost like all the games were against the same deck.

[@falcius373]

Welcome to historic!

[@CyberBuster93]

I remember when you first had thos archetype idea with negating Kroxa's etb to swing in with haste! This is an awesome upgrade and I definitely will be trying this deck out myself! Appreciate you tons!!! 🤘

[@Jebophobia]

so many energy decks

[@vl8680]

Torpor orb seems very nice for a prison deck too!

[@LaosVaeros]

Shame there's no black/white Elder Giants like Phlage or Uro. I think the increments of 3 are very interesting. Gain 3 life, draw. 3 damage, 3 life. 3 damage, discard. What else could Wizards do with that, I wonder?

[@tarkus1113]

I think realistically if we go back to Theros. The Orzhov Titan has to make sense. But the last giant we know is Skotha. Who is the Titan of Endless night.

[@Zakading]

Black/White could be Discard + Gain 3. Not sure what color the last one would be, but Blue/Black could work for Draw/Discard I suppose

[@ender4101]

Would love a Blue/Red elder giant, if only for the synergy with the Izzet giants from Kaldheim. Maybe it could be like an Expressive Iteration on a stick. Look at the top 3 cards, put one in hand, one on the bottom, and exile the other, which may be played that turn.

[@nurikhsan8821]

If that's the reason, then Uro is color break White = 3 Life Blue = Draw 1 Black = Discard 1 Red = 3 Damage Green = Play a land. Uro is UG, yet it also gets "gain 3 life" part from White.

[@skipper7152]

@@tarkus1113 Skotha could be a mill Titan, Dhimir probably

[@kevind8240]

That was a savage finish

[@johanvork9379]

If you watched this video you are obliged to build this deck and force the meta to change.

[@rafaelpardinifariabastos4545]

thanks for the video Legend, it's been a rough week (Monday)

[@Darthkoolaid]

No one can escape the curse of gamble, even in arena 😂. Thank you for the fantastic video

[@pikachucknorris5441]

Lol there's only one deck in historic

[@spencerbell8386]

Yo LVD hope you enjoyed MagicCon Amsterdan!

[@prid1234]

match 1: vs boros match 2: vs coco lifegain match 3: vs boros match 4: vs boros match 5: vs boros match 6: vs boros match 7: vs boros

[@jeremiahcep]

The boros deck just kind of wrecked the meta. It was a nice meta but now it is cats vs cats over and over and over.

[@thrillhouse4151]

I really like Arena Of Glory, I made sure to pick one up for me Krenko.

[@LegenVD]

Yeah it’s an awesome addition for a lot of red decks!

[@geronimo8159]

Torpor Orb, Torpor Orb, Torpor Orb!

[@nolffb]

I thinking of a deck with all elder giants 😊

[@brandonleev.8427]

Literally my meta forever

[@mr.marker6449]

I love the titans

[@Rokuro1]

Im happy boros is competitive again, but i just wish it was actually the Boros Legion

[@entropyad]

Been using it from day one. You dont know serotonin until you watch an Atraxa player panic over it

[@seanokuyama-smith4166]

Torpor orb and thrull are also really cool with nulldrifter. I’d love to see maybe a jeskai list!

[@LegenVD]

Considered playing four colors to fit that one in but figured there was enough going on already. Can definitely explore it in a different deck.

[@strawhataddison]

Cool deck! I think I'd try to get some lightning bolts in there, maybe instead of thoughtsieze or fatal push. Is bolt even legal in this format? idk

[@LegenVD]

It isn’t.

[@hollowknight459]

Amazing Deck. Dear Legend you showed once the fight rigging to shakedown heavy deck and im still loving it. isnt this a good upgrade to make something funny? i would love it :)

[@LegenVD]

Fight Rigging is about to leave Standard unfortunately 😢

[@uoodSJW]

@@LegenVD For anyone fretting over the loss, Collector's Cage is similar and activates at instant speed. I made a Moonshaker deck a while ago, I'm sure there will be some crazy stuff you can do in future. I might try something which can counter a large spell e.g. Hurl into History or surprise Sheoldred when they draw.

[@atadakimas]

good vision of the metagame, maybe 3 clarions ? by the way, good job !

[@Bizazah]

whats with all the historic and timeless builds.

[@munsterotaku3058]

Legend Farming meta deck with no troubles. I love deck who's think like "Phyrexian juggernaut deck"

[@MrTakeATicket]

do you think there could be something like this playable in pioneer?

[@LegenVD]

Phlage isn't legal there, so don't have many great payoffs.

[@soybomb777]

Phlage the Torchable

[@burntguy3045]

Gamble has to be the best red card ever. Half the time it works every time lol

[@FlynnApollo]

The meta SUCKS now but your video as always is great! I am glad I dont play historic or even standard or modern.

[@jeffgullion8058]

Did he miss lethal against draffa? He could've shocked in the Foundry, played both thrulls, gave them haste and swing for lethal?

[@LegenVD]

Got a timestamp?

[@jeffgullion8058]

23:00 ​@@LegenVD

[@LegenVD]

@@jeffgullion8058 I don't see lethal there with Thrull being a 1/2 and our opponent at 4 life.

[@jeffgullion8058]

@@LegenVD yea I'm a derp. For some reason I keep thinking the thrull is a 2/1

[@LordScrambles]

Jesus Christ, this meta. . . And I thought Timeless was bad.

[@logan_wolf]

3:20 Gamble!? Borrowing out of the Dark Lord's playbook, I see.

[@kevinscarberry8787]

gamble? you mean entomb?

[@Olivreira_]

what happened to historic? i

[@hhluca8062]

Wait, what if you had final showdown to scam in the giants? Lose the etb, but get a 6/6 and attack triggers next turn and can escape later if answered.

[@indebtfolife]

The abilities already on the stack when the Giant enters the battlefield, and if they haven't etb'd yet then it's too early to affect them.

[@hhluca8062]

@@indebtfolife ty, wasn't sure how the until end of turn part affected the battlefield after the instant resolved but that makes sense

[@psychotropican666]

Is it just me, or were *all seven* matches against pretty much the same deck?

[@Say_Tin]

I couldn't go to Amsterdam, but I had to go to a big online company meeting before the weekend, where one of the participants was none other than our Amsterdam office... Couldn't help but feel like the universe was taunting me

[@honestabe411]

Wow thank you for sharing this on the internet, we all care a lot

[@Say_Tin]

@@honestabe411 Is your comment supposed to be clever or something?

[@no_eel]

​@@honestabe411The internet is a place for saying random stuff. No need to be mean to others

[@honestabe411]

@@Say_Tin this isn’t your blog

[@honestabe411]

@@no_eel so I can’t say random stuff?

[@ilijaglavas1949]

Historic is just timeless without the fun cards and shitty meta

[@sup4chan]

boring

[@paulhiggins140]

precisely this, I occasionally played Historic last season but have switched to 100% Timeless now

[@hollowknight459]

if everybody play lifelink i olay blue red giants from kaldheim xD no life for them

[@ohadcohen9813]

Gamble...? Have you learned nothing from MBM?!

[@phantomime48]

Aw dang it!

[@muscifede]

nulldrifter is better

[@LordZurkov]

I am absolutely baffled by the absurd flavor fail that is Ajani transforming when you play a second copy. Throwing cats into the bombardment was already a stretch in terms of emulating his tragic backstory, but that's just ridiculous. Genuinely surprised that the trigger isn't "is destroyed" rather than "dies", which would have solved both problems without much extra text.

[@fuzzymanpeach09]

Wow, MH3 really ruined Arena formats. Nadu and Tamiyo for Brawl, Scam in Timeless and now Boros energy in Historic. As a F2P player, Standard eats too many wildcards to invest in the format so I guess I'll be taking a break from MTG until something changes.

[@nothing4mepls973]

I really wish they would change their obviously rigged match up algorithm. Half the reason I refuse to buy into Arena.

[@Xorthis]

First, we face energy souls, then, we face energy souls, next, energy souls, the game after, energy souls. Finally, for something different, energy souls is our opponent's deck. Either arena designated you as the one to punish these players, or everyone is playing one deck only...

[@SandstormGT]

Remember, it's a lot more likely to play against the same deck over and over again since Arena artificially fixes the matches and they aren't random.

[@StrawMan1235]

No this isnt entirely match fixing. There legitimately is only this one deck being played in historic right now.

[@Xorthis]

Matchmaking in ranked doesn't take deck type or power into account, only MMR. Since Legend has quite a good win % overall it's facing him against the high MMR sweaty meta players who are trying to rank up, and they're ALL running boros energy. This is the current sad state of the historic meta. Expect guide to be banned/alchemy nerfed very soon, or one of the support cards like galvanic discharge.

[@JohnSmith-rr3jt]

You know concession and concede don't mean the same thing right?

[@RicoPosho]

ok point made, I concession to you.

[@paulhiggins140]

a concession is the act of conceding . . .?

[@Enja_Near]

You know you're wrong, right?

[@chasejohnson3626]

Look up the definitions yourself man, you're a touch off-base 😂

[@starmanda88]

Please elaborate because as it stands, this sentence makes no sense.

[@Jacobthejewela]

Is *this* scam ? 🤌🏼 🦋