Grixis - The Stagnant Dregscape | Magic: The Gathering Lore

[@zpiotroski]

alara is a reason I really like the mtg world building style, cause its using the rules and alignments of the color wheel in such a fun way by just removing a couple from the shard, making it its own mini world of weirdness

[@Kaigai_Kaiju]

I really enjoyed this series exploring all the Shards of Alara. I'd love to see a similar deep dive on all the factions of Tarkir.

[@Arohan71]

I can see why someone would want to live on Naya or Bant. I can even see it on Esper though life would be hard. I can even envision the kind of reckless fool who'd find Jund paradise. But man, I can't see why ANYONE would want to live on Grixis. The place is basically hell.

[@TheUmbraSol]

Grixis is honest.

[@ryorai5804]

Who tf would want to live on Jund either lmao

[@yoggerzzz]

Really, really twisted people

[@Sanbaddy]

Grixis is the unfiltered truth of life. It's humanity at it's core. In truth, morality and traditions is meaningless in the face of power.

[@RhyvurStyxx]

I wanna live on Phyrexia, Elesh Norn is fine...

[@Cristke]

Similar to Innistrad, I'd imagine New Phyrexia trying to invade Grixis would be bad comedy.

[@christopherlucas9118]

lol grixis is phyrexia without the metal and desire for unity

[@diogene_s8032]

​@@christopherlucas9118 so, Phyrexia without everything that defines it, then?

[@Case2_0]

“Oooo, new corpses” -Literally everyone on Grixis

[@nicolasbolas2247]

If I were any threat in the multiverse, I would just stay away from Innistrad. Those mfers have survived everything

[@jantaganas8822]

ELDRAZI INVADING NEW PHYREXIA

[@NonMeaCulpa]

I really appreciate how you go into the art and flavor text of the cards, as well as the lore.

[@BlazeFlarerEclipse]

I find “the same energy is recycled” quite ironic with green’s theme of Life, death and reincarnation thing. Meanwhile Black is all about staying alive as long as possible. Black should have the Lifelink keyword since Black is about immortality and not dying despite having kill spells.

[@zoch9797]

Agreed. It is stealing the life of another for one's own survival. It should have been ubiquitous in Grixis cards. In fact, lifelink should almost exclusively be a Black ability, White should not be using it; White had other means of gaining life.

[@SRADracer]

Man. I loved playing grixis control in modern back in the day. 4 cryptic command, 4 kolaghan’s command and 4 snapcaster mage. That was a fun deck.

[@Hakaze]

Grixis is my fav of the shards. An ecosystem without life, is fasinating

[@AnonymousAnonposter]

Grixis... Home.

[@richardwilliams8008]

Thank you so much for the in-depth analysis of Alura! Might I suggest the other three-color plane, namely Tarkir as your batch of lore videos? Excellent plot, cool characters, and really good cards make this memorable block one of my favorites. Thanks again for your videos as your explanations and narrations really help put story context to the cards. Your channel is a hidden gem on KZbin, so happy I have it on my subscription feed!

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Man, the more I see of alara's art the more I want to see.

[@joelguerra9123]

Llorwyn! Shandalar! Dominaria! Mercadia! Rath! Kamigawa! Anything, just keep it up! Love your content!

[@NonMeaCulpa]

I love the art in these cards!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Golden age of mtg art for me

[@AnonymousAnonposter]

@@TheLorebrarians indeed, 2001-2012

[@justiceblack1222]

I needed this episode. I built a bolas deck. And that's why I was sooooo interested in the bolas story.

[@anakin148]

Ah yes, yet another plane that makes black equal Evil. Awesome video!

[@jlankford]

Sounds like a great vacation spot!

[@FrozenSpector]

Great series, looking forward to more!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@neorazor1403]

I'm definitely a jund fan

[@HomoCyborgZombie]

I heard dregscape and was instantly reminded of the sliver. I saw the dregscape zombie, and thats when it clicked. They return from extinction, the first sliver reborn, cascading in a new brood. Exalted and unearthed, my hope is that we get an abzan and grixis partner with sliver, so we can have "slivers your team control have x" in the new 5 colour sliver deck, and it can be a fun deck to turn into 2 for two headed giant.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video! I think that green mana is going to be great for the humans of Grixis

[@markanthony559]

Awesome 👍👍👍 This was my favorite shard.

[@nategraham6946]

Considering white is my best and primary color, I like Bant best. But black is a distant second for colors, so Grixis is kinda cool.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Very grand and bombastic music for this shard 😂

[@jautele49]

Esper, Selesnya, and Grixis 🔥🔥🔥

[@Devilish420]

Grixis is too scary of a shard for me to want to visit 😬

[@long060]

Grixis is the homie. I hope you showed an adequate level of deference in the video.

[@long060]

yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaa boyyy you done did a good'un this time

[@tylerw_art4719]

Love the work man! Especially the deep dive into these color philosophies, Will we be getting the clans of Tarkir? :P

[@kerosoldier]

It's in the works. But then there are the guilds of Ravinca.

[@paytonhaney4273]

YESSSSSS I was waiting for this!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@hirumiamado5682]

As Alara finished, I like to hear about Tarkir

[@agm5424]

Now that the series is complete here are three more video ideas that you can use after this series: One: what would a plane that's centered around one color but properly assimilated the other four would look like and what types of societies would be born from them? I'm referring about planes like the shards of alara but ones that also had the main color's enemies in it and that all four of the side colors mainly help and balance out the goals of the centered color while limiting it's negatives. Like a W centered plane were the positive aspects of each color enhances and add their touches to the goals and desires of W in their own ways while still having enough room to do their own things as long as it doesn't go against the values of W. And that each of the other colors positive aspects, specially the enemy colors (R,B), limit/stop the negative more harmful aspects of W. Two: Five Planeswalker characters with each of them centered around one color but that also properly assimilated the other four into their personalities and ways of doing things. Basically the same as the last idea but in terms of an individual person. Three: what would five Wedge colored Legendary Dominarian dragons, like Bolas and Chromium, would be? Specifically ones who's main colors are the enemy color of each of their color combinations. How would they look and what personalities they would have? My personal theory on one of these is that Ugun was originally a Blue centered Temur dragon before becoming a spirit dragon

[@waitWAID]

now that you went through Alara, you ought to go through the lore of MTG's Khans of Tarkir and the 5 clans, along with the time shift changes!!!

[@danhammie]

Where is the art from at 1:27

[@hectormorales4090]

This is a SERIOUS SERIES 😉

[@nicholasmahaffey6285]

These are my colors man let’s gooooooo!

[@christopherlucas9118]

we need a return to alara man asap

[@monkaeyes]

Are you going to do a sort of short summary with all 5 shards being the focus? Oh wait, description says 5 of 5, never mind

[@doodlePimp]

Why would vampires want to hang around there? They must be starving.

[@subpump2823]

Hell yeah!

[@Sanbaddy]

Grixis is the best representation of humanity. Laws give an illusion regulation when power is the definition of true control. Traditions rob you of individuality and limits your potential. Grixis is a world where corrupt leaders decide the lives of many, where the poor and homeless wander neglected, where there is no strength in meekness. Sound familiar? It's our world in real life, just without the illusions and sweet talk that we tell ourselves to convince us we're a good person. Truth is, deep down, man is selfish and self-seeking; and if that isn't you, then you'll be dead like the rest soon. Grixis is a world without the coddling and mercies that cater to the weak. A world that is truly free. This is why Grixis is my favorite. It is honest.

[@zoch9797]

I wish I had what you're smoking.

[@Sanbaddy]

@ I like to call it Selfrope. Comes grape flavored.

[@brentdye1504]

Oh man I'm not going to grixis is the demon and undead turf.

[@EvilM0nkeyRules]

WHAT ABOUT SULTAIIIII

[@flpn2275]

The intro music doesnt fit Grixis. Such a Metal Shard🎸💀🔥💧

[@llewelynshingler2173]

That's not music, that's the evening wind whispering through the forgotten bones.

[@rontrezbeaugard8212]

Obligatory 1st

[@theflailips1013]

Hey second comment

[@ysgramornorris2452]

You know the feeling when one of your limbs falls asleep for a long time, and blood finally returns to it? I imagine that's what it must have been like on Grixis during the Conflux.