"Tenacious Dead is not the greatest title line on a skeleton in Magic. No, it is only a tribute." That might be my new favorite Rhystic Studies line of all time.
@livedandletdie9 ай бұрын
All Tenacious D references are much welcome.
@jdvred92109 ай бұрын
I don’t play video games no more
@countOfHenneberg9 ай бұрын
Similar to picking up on the Mighty Boosh references that Spice8Rack comes out with.
@lightfut9 ай бұрын
Came here to post this
@yorokobeshitbag46189 ай бұрын
The single best Rhystic Studies line will always be “Life happens in the red zone, and death is the byproduct of time well spent.”
@ZacLovoy9 ай бұрын
I greatly appreciate the respect shown to The Twelve Foot Human Skeleton From Home Depot by using its full title at all times as we all should.
@Spice8Rack9 ай бұрын
Don't you DARE tell me what may or may not be inside of me.
@collinbeal9 ай бұрын
Spice has a mind goblin within it
@marlonabelsilvarios25669 ай бұрын
"Ok, but we have to take that out" - Spice8rack´s Doctor probably
@sashalittledemon67669 ай бұрын
Among us there be spooky scary skeletons
@Bluecho49 ай бұрын
Do not resist, Spicey. You, too, will join the Skeleton War soon enough. It is your destiny.
@dylanehooverlibrarian70269 ай бұрын
DON'T GIVE UP, SKELETON!
@princephantom12949 ай бұрын
I can only assume that the lack of any mention of the best skeleton card, Skeleton Ship, is because you are planing a full length video to feature that card exclusively, and I eagerly await the arrival of said video. (It has a skeleton riding a sea turtle!)
@Kryptnyt9 ай бұрын
Aye, sea turtles
@hndrxmn9 ай бұрын
Agreed. Best skeleton-related art in all of Magic!
@FuryMaster9 ай бұрын
i too will be waiting with bated breath, this needs to happen
@SquareViking9 ай бұрын
@@Kryptnyt Sea turtles, Gibbs?
@renfineout53505 ай бұрын
You misspelled lightning skelemental
@gabba-hey9 ай бұрын
I appreciate how seriously the skeleton has been treated in Magic. I do like goofy skeletons, but I also enjoy their symbolic significance and how a well presented skeleton can be one of the most unnerving images of death which many cards have captured. They do all sound like that Everquest skeleton though.
@strikermodel9 ай бұрын
I agree, the portrayal of skeletons in MTG art actually makes them look spooky in a more intimidating sense. It's a refreshing change of pace.
@thechikage10913 ай бұрын
@@strikermodel absolutely. I was looking at the Warhammer 40k printing of Skullclamp recently, and was actually loving how much it unnerved me.
@ThunderJ169 ай бұрын
5:58 - Rather than a possessed figure, I think that was meant to be a jiangshi, a kind of Chinese vampire (with a hint of zombie characteristics). It doesn't have a paper talisman but the coffin and outstretched hands matches.
@annevarmint46599 ай бұрын
Good catch! The posture also matches up since jiangshi are typically depicted as hopping, their bodies being too stiff to walk
@nathanielleon41639 ай бұрын
You love to go to the comments to find someone already did the work for you.
@Thelegoterrapin9 ай бұрын
@@nathanielleon4163But why did I read all those Xianxia novels if not for the clout of correcting people on the internet?
@ackbooh90329 ай бұрын
@@Thelegoterrapin You can always try to change the value of your experiences afterwards. You can always try to change the meaning, in the present and for the rest of your days.
@DemonikDom9 ай бұрын
For anyone wondering the song Sam is playing at the end is When Skeletons Live by Coheed and Cambria. I had the pleasure of meeting Sam in Vegas in September and we both gushed about our love for Coheed. This made me so happy!
@casketbase77509 ай бұрын
My favorite skeletal art is from Unburial Rites. It's unclear whether the subject is fighting to escape or fighting to stay put. Fitting, since its themed around involuntary resurrection. "All crave the Blessed Sleep. Few receive it."
@danielesse4709 ай бұрын
That subtle nod at the end to the skull hidden in Rotting Mastadon...so good, man.
@meshuggahshirt3 ай бұрын
I'd never noticed that before until this moment
@seanh27859 ай бұрын
I love the concept of skeletons as simultaneously foolish and jester-like, while also being threatening and dangerous!
@gspoiler9 ай бұрын
A deadly joke
@seanh27859 ай бұрын
@@gspoiler You said it perfectly!
@WowItsErin9 ай бұрын
I can’t imagine how painful it must’ve been to have this script written and an upload lined up, and then Ixalan shows up to do Skeletons Matter for the first time in years
@ghost_fueled_scarecrow9 ай бұрын
Seeing typal actually being used killed me a little inside
@Zomburai459 ай бұрын
Sam going along and BOO! A SKELETON (type) JUMPS OUT AND SURPRISES HIM!
@tigerninja189 ай бұрын
What the fuck is a typal
@BlueNemo39 ай бұрын
@@tigerninja18new wording used in place of the older "tribal"
@christophercarson35909 ай бұрын
*tribal
@snowboundwhale68609 ай бұрын
15:00 It's known that Yugioh started out as a Magic the Gathering reference that grew into it's own thing, but they have some amount of this there as well. One of the earliest undead skeletons in the game is Skull Servant, a weak non-effect monster whose flavour text is "A skeletal ghost that isn't strong but can mean trouble in large numbers." It later went on to get support & became a kinda strong but also very silly deck, collecting skeletons in the grave to empower the boss skeleton(s), who themselves are weak and get stronger for each "Skull Servant" in grave Relentless rats style.
@AlluMan969 ай бұрын
I'd say it's almost inversed of the effect, where weak bodies are but fodder to the deck's chief, who will discard them to continue it's own existence. Much more in line with the D&D concept of a necromancer or lich, where the horde is merely just window-dressing to the big bad on the scene. Also a card-flavour that feels really funny in hindsight with the way the Skull Servant lore became more about the chillest skeleton dad that doesn't feel like he'd banish his loyal servants and family members to resurrect himself.
@goldenarmour79756 ай бұрын
The king of all skull servants. Funny that this deck became a deck that turbos out a ~5k beatstick instead of spamming links as the original text suggests.
@goldenarmour79756 ай бұрын
Yugioh also embraces the sillyness of skeletons with cards like there can only be one where a skull servant and his family are not allowed to go on vacation by the border agencies, one of many silly cards featuring skull servant.
@Gingerbrute9 ай бұрын
Don’t panic, but there’s a skeleton inside you right now
@lancelot7179 ай бұрын
Mmmfffmmmffgggg
@genzo4549 ай бұрын
"Bart, I don't want to alarm you, but-"
@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii61499 ай бұрын
*_AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-_*
@bosslca96309 ай бұрын
Thats the title of my faviorites children's book.
@XaleManix9 ай бұрын
Somehow, I was not expecting the When Skeletons Live cover. Even though you are literally the man who taught me to play that and countless other Coheed songs over the years. Well played, Dr. Sam.
@sadisticsalmon73239 ай бұрын
I was playing dark sentencer whilst watching the video!! It was such a shock to the system 😭
@LadyGainhart9 ай бұрын
I was expecting it to open, not to close!
@laboratoryrack64889 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting me know what song it was...After your comment, I went down the rabbit hole and found this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5e9lJd9nr-IaNE 🤪
@janmelantu74909 ай бұрын
“Spooky Scary Skeletons send shivers down your spine Shrieking skulls will shock your soul Seal your doom tonight!”
@ianfranke16749 ай бұрын
I think the Chinese raise dead at 5:58 is actually a Jiang-Shi (not sure if that’s the correct spelling), a more culturally relevant form of undead on china
@raymondan47013 ай бұрын
僵尸basically means a zombie.
@hereticaljake7409 ай бұрын
Best Magic: The Gathering content creator on the Tube. Absolute monster of an intellectual. Thanks for the amazing content, Sam! Keep up the good work.
@askani219 ай бұрын
"Great Yawgmoth moves through the seas of shard and bone and rust. We exalt Him in life, in death, and in between." You scared the shit out of me. As always, magnificent work, Rhystic Studies.
@moleculeman279 ай бұрын
As ever, probably the most thoughtful Magic channel around.
@kyleallan86769 ай бұрын
You're videos are always insightful and top quality, but dude it's so cool to see you shred on that guitar
@bchavez1499 ай бұрын
Huge fan of the designer of the Skeleton, stroke of genius is an understatement to say the least. I'm so glad I have my own.
@Hellrider_1459 ай бұрын
9:35 that joke got me good. Great video, I missed this style of videos from you.
@KodaxorАй бұрын
Came to the comments to see how many other people noticed this lol
@PdrZnt9 ай бұрын
gotta give props for the mid riff pich harmonics. vid a banger, as always.
@RichJMoneyTV9 ай бұрын
That “spare ribs” video is my favorite bit of all time. I regularly watch it to improve my mood
@marquismahan80169 ай бұрын
I keep seeing Skeletal Grimace in scryfall’s randomizer, so when I saw this title, my heart jumped out of my body, taking my skeleton with it.
@demolisherman17639 ай бұрын
The yearly Halloween update makes it feel like a second Christmas!
@nicolascamacho72199 ай бұрын
Loving all the references to Coheed lately. Perfect intersection of two of my favorite things 🖤
@makonevernow9 ай бұрын
Sad that my fave card of all time Augur of Skulls didn't make it into the video, its art and flavor text was what pulled me into the game. That bit about Rotting Mastodon was amazing though, drafted KTK so much but I never knew that about it
@strikermodel9 ай бұрын
That's one of my favorite card arts. That, and the painterly bone splinter.
@ludosgd9 ай бұрын
That Rotting Mastodon fade-out sent SHIVERS down my spine. Phenomenal work!!!
@jaegster13129 ай бұрын
Absolutely badass song at the end there. Thanks for sharing your playing with us.
@mekklord9 ай бұрын
Congratulations on the most ominous title I've ever seen on a Magic the Gathering video!
@effren5 ай бұрын
8:05 the EverQuest skeleton laugh will always have a special place in my heart.
@zonkodraw34809 ай бұрын
Rhystic coming in clutch for the spook season.
@lollusk9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you included the EverQuest skeleton laugh. So many ai skeletons killed between that and EQ2. That stock sound effect is forever burned in my mind as what a skeleton sounds like lol, glad to see it represented
@ChiralWolf9 ай бұрын
I think there's also a really interesting element to magic's (and other fantasies) more serious tone for skeletons in how they pose such a tangible threat in a world with necromancers. Real skeletons serve as a grim reminder of mortality but in their harmlessness can also be turned to mock it. When a skeleton can actually stand up again though one might not be so inclined to partake in the same levity.
@cyrus62369 ай бұрын
Tinybones was actually the first legendary creature i ever owned in magic, and when i saw that magic had some humor to it, i was hooked
@salvatorenoth2489Ай бұрын
8:05, The EQ Skeleton laugh is iconic.
@mahtimonni974 ай бұрын
"Halloween clown" is such a perfect thing and perfectly condenses the essence of the skeleton.
@jaredbanks56069 ай бұрын
When referencing skeletons in other media, I find it criminal that no attention was put on Spinal, from Killer Instinct 2013. That cackle is forever in my memory of what a reanimated bone man sounds like. Still, a great video as always, keep up the good work.
@proto3039 ай бұрын
Can't forget the fact that the round start noise in Spinal's music track is a Tibetan kangkling, a horn made out of a human femur.
@twarnold149 ай бұрын
15:07 Oh, so like B1 battle droids in Star Wars. Funny (especially since Clone Wars) but deadly in a large group. And they match the skinny aesthetic too. One is even named Mr. Bones!
@chadjones12669 ай бұрын
Reminds me of a post I saw: Kid "why do I need an xray?" Dad "they're just checking for skeletons inside you. They probably won't find anything. "
@hugmonger7 ай бұрын
My man just said the words "Maniacal Bonish" which might be my favorite pair of words ever.
@ZackeroniAndCheese9 ай бұрын
I never saw the skull in Rotting Mastadon before. Very cool!
@alexabney79133 ай бұрын
I LOVE the flavor text for persistent specimen
@annevarmint46599 ай бұрын
Really appreciated bringing up the contrast of skeletons not only as stoic reminders of inevitable death and eventually becoming low-level goons in modern action-combat systems. They take a more hands-on approach to confronting you with your own mortality (i.e. by relentlessly pursuing you and hacking at you with blades), but funnily enough their refusal to yield even when reduced to bone feels like it illustrates much more commitment to life. Historical skeletons don't have nearly as much joie de vivre -- death doesn't need to rush, he's waiting for you to come to him. Sanitarium Skeleton was one of my first favorite cards when I started learning Magic, and every so often I still try to put together skeleton-based sacrifice decks because, much like the bony dead themselves, I cannot give up until I fall apart
@Titleknown9 ай бұрын
I will say, it is impossible to take Manor Skeleton seriously at all with how hard Chorocojo, Zorak & friends ended up memeing him. "NYEH, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT BITCOIN!"
@NotSkywalker249 ай бұрын
He just wants to dry strawberries and mine bitcoin, and he's all out of strawberries
@lugvantrug59679 ай бұрын
Gotta Give a Shoutout to my Favourite Skeleton which is mainly carried by its 2nd Subtype: The one and only Skelemental
@korakys9 ай бұрын
One of your best videos, and I really didn't expect that to be the case going in.
@intelligentcounterspell169 ай бұрын
I really wish u had a channel just on occult things , so much occult symbolism in your videos, and symbolism is a form of magic
@McArRuIzO9 ай бұрын
That riff at the end sounds like something Coheed and Cambria would play.
@johnsabilla58979 ай бұрын
Rhystic Studies videos + coffee = great morning
@LoxeBi9 ай бұрын
Sam waxing poetically about skeletons and then shredding the sickest riff for the credits was not something I was ready for.
@Verlisify9 ай бұрын
Who would have guessed the best analysis on skeletons in art and history would be inspired by MTG
@jamesevans63329 ай бұрын
RATTLE 'EM, BOYS! The Bad to the Bones Secret Lair was basically an instant buy for me because I do love me some wacky boney boys, and I have been desperately holding out for an dedicated skeleton tribal commander for years at this point. I cannot tell you how hyped I was when I saw MaRo's teaser on Tumblr saying a skeleton lord is going to be in Ixalan, so here's hoping my wish eventually comes true
@orionfire19479 ай бұрын
In the middle of the table of Hans' The Ambassador is the Universal S, depicted as we all know it now and is yet another reminder that we return to where we were, be it bone or otherwise.
@nagashizzar39789 ай бұрын
This is my favorite video I have ever watched. Thank you for all the hard work.
@Transformers44449 ай бұрын
Rhystic Studies video with Skeletal Grimace as the main image? I'm sold lol
@Maniaco16129 ай бұрын
This is a masterclass for presentation and viewer’s captivation. Rhystic Studies’ videos are just getting better and better. From behalf of the entire Magic community- please don’t stop working, Sam.
@simonecasolo31229 ай бұрын
I studied at Uni next door to S Bernardino alle Ossa. I talked once to those who were restoring the Chapel. There is a cabinet opposite to the altar wall, containing skulls of 5 criminals, they didn't want to mix them with those of innocent people. Thanks for the amazing video, coming out right while I am building a jund skeleton tribal deck.
@kapiriasis9 ай бұрын
"hid the skull in the painting" meanwhile it's just a massive skull that you can't miss
@MortonGoldthwait9 ай бұрын
This will probably fly over everyone's heads, but my favorite skeleton related anything is the 2001 spoof movie The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. Every time I see a bony grimace, all I hear is "Animalllaaaa... Animalllaaa..." or "Follow me. Climb down these rocks like I do."
@poenpotzu28659 ай бұрын
Always glad to see another video from Rhystic Studies. I'm not a big fan of the spooky season but a fan of your works.
@potatogrease24202 ай бұрын
17:18 “there are skeletons within us” *Proceeds to shred harder than the skeleton in skate 3*
@catoticneutral9 ай бұрын
It's kinda cool how the unworthy dead are shaped kinda like vultures because of their posture, and the chins of the two in the background almost look like beaks. pretty sweet art overall.
@SamundraDarion9 ай бұрын
"Art and life remain intertwined" - INCREDIBLE!
@blackgear989 ай бұрын
Another great video, perfect for the season! Great cover at the end too!
@theunwelcome9 ай бұрын
"There were skeletons back there, Danny!" "I don't know nuffin' about no Skellingtons!"
@donut_jam9 ай бұрын
Love your deep dives and stories on so many things through the use of magic cards. Keep it up
@ianquick42849 ай бұрын
I love how much work you put into investigating obscure details. Reminds me of Aaron Mahnke.
@GR200009 ай бұрын
Raise dead is actually a very, very clever one. 5:57 THAT is a Jiangshi, a Chinese folk monster that is somewhere between a zombie and a vampire. They can't bend their knees, so they hop around to get places, and their touch can steal your life force as they hop, arms out stretched, towards you.
@nathanl86229 ай бұрын
I'd like to make a case for Grim Roustabout. He's a proud Rakdos, dressed in a pile of rags and circus clothes, putting on a flashy pose that highlights his cruel-looking weapons. But for all the bravado, all the swagger... he's an usher. As the flavor text (which is an absolutely abominable pun, a truly wince-inducing dad joke of a punchline) says, it's his job to show you to your seat so the real show can begin. It's a distillation of the Rakdos ethos, the silly theatrics undercut by menace, and putting it on a skeleton brings the whole piece together. Skeletons are Halloween clowns, and if there's anyone who knows a thing or two about laughing at death, it's the Rakdos.
@cowfighteing9 ай бұрын
Banger riff with a susperia tshirt? Hell yeah
@iannobes43699 ай бұрын
Speaking of bones. One of my favourite built commander decks. Is a Muldrotha the Gravetide list I built that is skeleton tribal. The Bone Zone. It seems weak, but when the bones rise, they hurt!
@golgariguy9 ай бұрын
Amazing video, although I'm a bit sad that the iconic Necropotence skeleton wasn't mentioned!
@sadisticsalmon73239 ай бұрын
COHEED IN A RHYSTIC STUDIES VIDEO WTF, AND SUCH A BANGER TOO. Your music taste is elite. Sam i love you.
@alrice7389 ай бұрын
30 min till class with a 20 min Rhystic Studies video. I have been blessed.
@austinsmith82877 ай бұрын
I love these types of videos, cant wait for a video on mirrodin
@jakabrezavscek9699 ай бұрын
Never in my life would I have imagined hearing my tiny country mentioned in a rhystic studies video... You really do your research and your videos are so poeting, pieces of art just like the paintings you talk about
@tiszach9 ай бұрын
The Grim Captain and Uchbenbach are hands down my favorite legends from Caverns of Ixalan because look at them
@ricolasX9 ай бұрын
My father was a science teacher. In the lab space between the class rooms was all the tools and junk used for the classes. Including a real skeleton. As a kid I used to shake hands and dance with it. This duality of seeing the actual remains of a dead person who had a life, dreams, love and the goofy Halloweenesque nature of this skeleton mounted on a wheel rack fascinated me. Nowadays only plastic replicas are allowed. But I'll always keep the memory of this unknown dead person I played with.
@timsim839 ай бұрын
Ten-D shout out! It is amazing how different fiction can shed light on each-other!
@camilovarela4789 ай бұрын
In skeletal grimace, the skull is peering through the person's mouth...truly horrifying
@adamzielinski10539 ай бұрын
Cool video & guitar outro. One of my favorite paintings is Ecce Homo by Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux, he used the elegiac aesthetic of skeletons to paint about the end of religion.
@danacoleman40079 ай бұрын
Geez o man! That bit at the end! Sam, is there anything you can't do! Really great video, as always!
@theaeskey25029 ай бұрын
Another great video from Sam. The man never misses. My favorite skeletal cards are surgical extraction and skeletal grimace.
@David_Symonds9 ай бұрын
That coheed cover was a nice treat
@Frostgiantbutsmall9 ай бұрын
Dude, your guitar work just keeps getting sweeter, love it!
@erikisfat19 ай бұрын
he plays the guitar!!! this guy is epic!
@textualarc85349 ай бұрын
There is a metal band called skeleton, it has an album called skeleton, the title track is also named skeleton. The outro prompts me to inform everyone of this.
@thraxus66619 ай бұрын
Kinda forgot that outro song was called "When Skeletons Live" because my friends and I always called it "The Coheed song that sounds like it's off of Sonic Adventure 2"
@Liteyears119 ай бұрын
"Don't give up, Skeleton!" ~ unknown Dark Souls 2 player
@hellNo1169 ай бұрын
Why does it make so much sense to me that you at an sg. That is one great looking guitar and the tone you captured is on point for the video and the theme
@scrottilathehun60859 ай бұрын
Great video as always. My favorite part is the guitar riffing at the end, though. There is something very genuine and personal about the display. I would like to request more lol
@muotes9 ай бұрын
First time I've ever sat through the credits. That was rad
@the_rahn9 ай бұрын
This video cured my hangover, 10/10
@nathanialshicks6 ай бұрын
I had already liked the video, but would like it again for the credits jam
@robertbadgley62919 ай бұрын
I think about Alex Steacy’s character in LRR from time to time, specifically a recurring bit he had about refusing to admit he had a skeleton inside him, and being racist against skeletons specifically. Great bit, great vid!
@pookygallahad47499 ай бұрын
Damn Sam that ending riff with Mr Bones went hard
@DJ_CULLEN9 ай бұрын
This will be the video that convinces Wizards to buff skellies