Throne of Eldraine || Crack-A-Pack - Jan 7, 2025

[@ElementalResistant]

Ah 7 dwarves! There are a lot of 7s on that art in a similar manner to 13s on Triskaidekaphobia. 7 lit torches on the walls, 7 torches on the stairs in the background, 7 tools, 7 visible slats on the rail, 7 sacks, 7 Plates on the armour of the front dwarf, also 7 holes in his belt, 7 ropes in the back with 7 hanging counterweights, 7 doorways, 7 boxes, one dwarf is holding / wearing 7 scrolls, 7 rubies behind the rope holding dwarf and the rope has 7 hoops in it.

[@brendaneichler5244]

8:33 Let the record show that none of Syr Konrad's abilities target, so none of his abilities constitute committing a crime

[@Lcngopher]

And they also get around protection

[@OriginalMrBibz]

@@Lcngopher Not if they have i.e. protection from black or protection from everything, Konrad is dealing the damage, not making people lose life

[@Lcngopher]

@@OriginalMrBibz yeah. I think i shoudve said something more along the lines of hexproof instead of protection. Its clear there is still ways to prevent the damage

[@Disastromatic]

They're all Brognolds. There's seven of them.

[@austinaustinaustin]

the tapping artifacts are all so evocative here. tipping over the cauldron, unleashing the trebuchet, lowering the drawbridge, it's so great

[@skuddstevens]

The seven dwarves: Brognold Brognold the Second Brognold the Third Brognold the Fourth Brognold the Fifth Brognold the Sixth Larry (he's adopted)

[@Stormshader]

You beat me to the jokes by 3 minutes… well done!

[@Kryptnyt]

Notably, some of the Brognolds must be his (Or her?) sisters.

[@skuddstevens]

@@Kryptnyt The Brognolds are all siblings. "The Nth" in their name signifies when they were born relative to the others. I also choose to believe that Brognold is, in fact, a gender-neutral Dwarven name

[@adancein]

I love that the Giant's Skewer implies that the Crashing Drawbridge is perfectly edible to whatever creature is equipped.

[@bassface1018]

Mmm.... Fiber.

[@hiimemily]

I'm in the "still writing the previous year" part of January, and judging by the title, I guess I'm not alone. EDIT: And just like that it's fixed! Spooky.

[@Veelofar]

I didn’t even notice until you said that

[@externalgills6886]

"Remember, it's 1 year higher than you think it is." I told myself today, as I wrote the date as 2026. Guess I can stop doing that now.

[@wehpudicabok6598]

"'Trebucket' is French for 'very bucket'" - Cameron Lauder, 2019

[@ShammityShamSham]

The bucket edit almost caused my drink to be ejected upon my monitor. Good job editor!

[@JulesLeoDirect]

Oh Graham, I overdid my New Year’s resolution by gymmibg for 3 hours and feel terrible, but this vid popping up legit cheered me up

[@Audico2]

"Or be a demon and run both" If you want to be an extra demon, play Patron of the Nezumi as well. Guaranteed fun!

[@clovergannon]

The three little pigs last place to hide is the brick house, after the two other pig's houses were blown down

[@AgentSparklepeach]

Alternate Seven Dwarves theory: they're all Brognald in descending order

[@professorfether9338]

Would be cool if there were 7 different art cards for all of the 7 dwarfs. Nothing else different....even flavor text the same, but 7 different dwarves depicted.

[@mstieler8480]

As in Brognald the Third, Brognald the Second, Brognald the First, Brognald the Zero, Brognald the Negative First, Brognald the Negative Second, and Brognald the Negative Third?

[@artemi7]

8:30 Graham, i think you'll find that Konrad in fact is not a criminal! He commits no crimes! This opening feels even more unhinged then normal 😂

[@CharlotteMimic]

6:03 I love a good scaldron

[@RiverGloom]

i would argue that a shelf you can see is very practical

[@dykkerlaus]

Gonna have to intervene here and say the scalding cauldron is and will forever be the scauldy cauldy

[@HydeTheSturdy]

Dang this pack was a great walk down the Eldraine memory lane

[@devdanferguson7616]

boy I remember when throne came out and being like "jeez they probably gotta do a few underpowered sets after this to help bring power creep back down" and then lo and behold

[@rough111]

Ah yes then a few months of the holy trinity of turn 2 Oko, T3feri, or Narset

[@christopherlundgren1700]

Brazen Borrower still shows up occasionally in Legacy too. A bounce spell that's also a threat is pretty dope.

[@tabithafrank1917]

I’m convinced that some of the cards never actually get said aloud before going to print. An example case being Sharding Sphinx.

[@Programmerman]

Honestly love how y'all pronounce menace

[@lostmarble540]

rare case of "greetings, lonesome unicorn" being an appropriate greeting

[@BlueSunHiredGun]

Could just be a West Coast thing as Menache and Trebucket are exactly the way we (by which I mean I) say it down in Seattle. Also, Wijju-lents and Worst Strike. And Nuclear Wessels.

[@TheRealSpellstar]

on the subject of the mill deck in early Arena quick draft: you could very easily counter the deck simply by picking as many playables as you could and building a deck with well over 40 cards in it. It worked literally every time I tried it, and I never saw any other player try this.

[@NStripleseven]

This different table is throwing me off

[@quentinboutin1436]

Graham missed an excellent opportunity to say Faerie good card with brazen borrower

[@melissajones492]

I am a monster that runs Syr Konrad. Once I won a game with Bloodletter of Aclazotz and Feldon's Cane. And yes I do run both Konrad and the dread puppy.

[@dragonmz5274]

Demon's Souls nods at Giant's Skewer

[@DavidRaichelt]

*I love Crack a Pack.. thank you* ❤

[@DuncanEllis]

ah, Seven Dwarves... the backbone of my favourite Brudiclad commander deck

[@adancein]

Giant Kniiight ~~ Adamant Kniight ~~ all is greeen ~~ armor parts gleam ~~

[@mikewicked.x]

I also enjoyed Adamant. He has some great songs.

[@zdaboo4832]

CRASHING DRAWBRIDGE MENTION ARCADES THE SWAGEGIST GO BRRRRRRRRRRR

[@ianfranke1674]

I love graham saying that idyllic grange isn’t the worst card in its cycle and then going though all the other cards, which are all better than idyllic grange

[@iziahgile5071]

I dunno, I'd argue creating a food token isn't better, but *shrugs* to each their own.

[@Mordalon]

It at least immediately supports your board, so there are scenarios it can be better.

[@robertfranklin8522]

I am a demon - my Sidisi deck runs Konrad and Dreadhound, and my table sadly knows whats up with Dreadhound now (although there is a little less groaning with the big dog).

[@theunwelcome]

I collect 'er? I barely know 'er!!!

[@artacuno7564]

Brazen borrower still very playable in Pioneer and even Legacy.

[@sldoma]

Trust me I use your jargon all the time. It’s MTG jargon!

[@vincentmccue7481]

New Camera? Looking crisp today.

[@Lcngopher]

Syr konrad + mindcrank = possible combo win…in commander at least

[@demolisherman1763]

Oh hey a recent set, I started playing a few years before this time! Wait no . . . NOOOOOOO

[@heykak]

another tips on konrad. he deals the damage so slap som lifelink on that dude

[@akhitman]

love that Jacket Graham! Where to get that?!

[@KynElwynn]

Adamant's a great mechanic that rewards you for being monocolor (more or less) but the problem was all the payoffs for it were middling to boring. Often it just meant a creatures would be +1/+1

[@Mordalon]

To be fair, that's the case with most set mechanics on commons.

[@NStripleseven]

Trebuchet + Torbran is kinda funny if you can get it

[@Ariamaki]

Pax Unplug is a version of the show that never got its GED. :V

[@Kryptnyt]

Buchets are useful here

[@MasterShley]

I'm sure Hyacinth Bucket would have opinions about your pronunciations.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

LRR won't be invited to the riverside picnic with riparian entertainments.

[@taylord2006]

Crack! A! Pack!

[@daverapp]

Wait is that how Menace is pronounced?

[@violetto3219]

yes

[@sylvrstone]

[@wombleking]

Throne of Eldraine was full of bangers like Syr Konrad and Brazen Borrower. I had great fun playing it, despite Oko and Chulane being in the set.

[@Mordalon]

Chulane was not in the main set, it was one of the Brawl commanders.

[@TheIrishJackel]

I still don't understand why a trebuchet has reach. The only way a bird is getting hit by a trebuchet is if it runs into it of its own accord or is cosmically unlucky.

[@Mordalon]

Reach on creatures isn't just for their ability to snipe tiny things out of the sky. There's been plenty of rock throwing giants, cyclops and other brute force creatures in Red with Reach, just check Scryfall. Your argument can apply to any Wall, since they are inanimate and thus there's little reason why your opponents creatures can't just go around them.