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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@FalseNeon]

to be true... im really scary if we get to see a MM part 3

[@colossalkiller7192]

Question are you going to be doing a rundown of the set? because I'm going to a pre-release tomorrow and I want to know everything I can about the set and like how many colors I should run any help will be appreciated be my second time going to a pre-release the first time was for Bloomburrow. How many colors should I run for this set for the pre-release?

[@djsedam123]

Stormsplitter is gonna be a flash in the pan deck, but not much will help deal with Phoenix. #bantreasurecruise

[@justonky]

I like how the editors just trolled the Prof by putting his video recs on the opposite side of where he's pointing. Peak comedy.

[@gd_xl]

tbf he is pointing at the the little youtube text recommendation (idk what it’s officially called)

[@EvilLobsterKing]

​@@gd_xlmy dad works at nintendo and he says it's called the thingo

[@Feranogame]

Whoever put the Terraria reference at about 4:04 has my sincerest thanks 🙏

[@jamespeake343]

But gambling is good family fun!

[@thechikage1091]

You beat me to it, every pack you don't open is a pack that could've had a One Ring

[@Jaspersrab73]

@@Xandermall r/wooooooosh

[@ieatvirgins]

MTG literally fosters gambling addictions in people. I know MULTIPLE people who took their weekly lottery spending money and just started buying Magic cards instead to get the same rush. It's sick behavior!

[@DinoDonnieV]

Its rated e for everyone

[@Therodaas]

Or a Nightmare​@@thechikage1091

[@georgeneuman488]

4:03 Nice Terraria reference!

[@pigfish99]

A terraria secret lair would go amazing. Reskin this to eye of cthulhu, and bam!

[@geezlueaze1951]

​@@pigfish99THIS

[@Mordenaartje]

In a set called House of Horrors, I was expecting more Horror type creatures

[@TraphouseTCG]

Brother…what?

[@robertcarsten4050]

And not a single house type creature..... Big fat phony

[@darkspyro1991]

this is true. i feel the same.

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

Fair. But Toys are cooler.

[@Mordenaartje]

@@RENEG4DE4NGEL Or silly mr balloon man

[@TheTheatreKing]

Buying a box of Duskmourn sounds like a HORROR-ible idea! You’ll be MOURN-ing the pull rates.

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

Boooo! 👻

[@djsedam123]

"Oh BROTHER, this guy STINKS" - Background fish, Spongebob Squarepants

[@goodtaste2185]

It is scary how useful these videos are!

[@utopia19876]

Im surprised the professor didn’t mention the new upgraded lands, they feel amazing on any 2+ colors deck.

[@TreetopCanopy]

Especially in Pauper EDH, where we only have so many dual lands to begin with!

[@Nerex7]

That whole opening has the vibe of "Meet new singles near you NOW!" and it's not even the bad kind.

[@slavaukraini1991]

Prof. please pin this comment 😂🤣

[@hamzasaber4245]

I love how he always recommends supporting local stores 👏🏼

[@jonathanrobinson8926]

Haven't watched the video yet, but hoping to see Hedge Shredder on this list! My personal #1 pick, it will be incredible in my Kathril deck.

[@billjenkins302]

Same, it’s immediately going in my necrobloom deck

[@robertcarsten4050]

Pharika has developed mechanophilia due to hedge shredder studdliness.

[@lukebranam-wenger1999]

I kept an eye on the survival mechanic since the beginning of spoiler season for my Greasefang deck thanks to the vehicles. Cynical Loner’s payoff is more than I ever could’ve hoped for in the deck, an absolute slam dunk!

[@Starfox2020]

I love these videos because they give me things to look forward to as I open box after box and failing to get any of what I really wanted

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

6:29 - Professor is trying to get that ManaLogs mispronouncing engagement. ❤

[@thebolas000]

13:14 too. Transposing the N and G.

[@WumboWings96]

I love the fact that Cynical Loner is quite literally the “lone” survivor creature in the set that’s not in 1 or both of Selesnya colors. That being said, besides the new enchantments in the set, the Survivor cards as a whole look fun. I’m trying to make a tapped matters deck that’s a mix of Mounts, Survivors, Vehicles, a bit of convoke, and any other cards that can/want tapped stuff with Annie Flash as the commander.

[@francisserpa4465]

I was just thinking about trying to do a survivor convoke deck. Annie Flash is a great idea for commander!

[@fuzzyhair321]

She is going into my vehicle deck

[@LeePetty-p4k]

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

[@mawtaus]

I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but Abhorrent Oculus only requires that you cast it. It becomes even better value if you can cheat it into play. There's a lot of cheap reanimation that can bring this directly from the graveyard to the battlefield. It's also a great option to be manifested itself, since being turned face up also isn't a cast, so doesn't require you to exile anything.

[@AkaraTheLost]

Cynical Loner is perfect for my Greasefang deck. She can tap to crew a vehicle and then find good vehicles to stick in the graveyard for Greasefang to pull out.

[@zack5913]

The card I’m most looking forward to is the Giggling Skitterspike, it is going to be an instant add to my Killian, Ink Dualist Aura deck.

[@REWASDFGHJ]

Oh yeah, that card is nuts. It'll maybe sneak into my Danny Pink deck. It sometimes hits nutsy proliferate gamestates where it gets out of control. Attacks, blocks OR target of a spell, so even if someone removes it it gets a hit off.

[@dxctorbomb]

hedge shedder looks amazing for self-mill decks in particular. You never need to crew it, it just ramps as you mill yourself.

[@sidneymcdanger]

Give us the Duskmourn Pre-release Event primer video we so desperately crave

[@AlfredoWasTaken]

I know! Starts in 2 days!

[@jt_myth]

used your deck tech and spruced it up with some unused cards of my own after taking some decks apart! Just waiting for the balloon man to be released. Thanks for the inspiration Prof!!

[@v0idzmax]

My biggest issue with cynical loner is that it has to be not only tapped but ALSO alive for it to be effective, which I think on a 3/1 body doesn’t really make it a staple for every, if not even most black graveyard decks to be honest

[@byronsmothers8064]

Aren't there cards that reanimate creatures in a tapped state? there's even some that do so a delayed trigger for when they die.

[@pug8714]

Springleaf drum, hope there ain't blockers, politics

[@sethmclean8334]

People have pointed out cards that tap your creature but there is also Dolan's gate and other cards that prevent damage

[@hankhill5616]

not sure if there would be any usable vehicles for a mono black deck, but crew / saddle work well for this

[@byronsmothers8064]

@@hankhill5616 abzan crew/saddle & survivors looks promising, Thalia & Gitrog as commander for thematic flavor.

[@drongobrat6471]

tolarian will always be a legend for the "buy singles" catchphrase

[@anthonyambrose7830]

I've really been enjoying the creative energy precon from modern horizons so the enchantment creatures that come back as enchantments are super exciting.

[@bjordan429]

I love this attention to the 99. Just "sorting through looking for somethign that boosts an existing deck" is how I collect now.

[@SingleLupus]

The card I'm most excited about for the 99 of red decks is Untimely Malfunction. Just a nice, cheap piece of flexible interaction. The first mode is generally useful, the third mode has its niche if needed, but that second mode? Being able to redirect a single target spell or ability for only 1R has so much potential to disrupt your opponents' plans or protect your own...

[@Malicebane]

Screaming Nemesis seems brutal in any red deck that can slide it in, ESPECIALLY if your friends are fans of life gain decks.

[@kas579]

The finality counter from meathook 2 makes it where graveyard effects don't trigger such as the cards u mentioned,meathook and blood artist

[@BlightsteelNinja]

I placed a card kingdom order hours before you posted this video. I keep checking back here waiting to see the wubby episode!!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Wubby is Monday :)

[@cleetusi9559]

Big props to prof and his editors

[@oplu45]

In context of Duskmorne Play Booster Boxes selling for $130-$140 American, they are selling for a minimum of $210 Canadian, which is a 60% mark up, far beyond the currency conversion rate.

[@WackNoir]

Definitely overpriced I will give you that but youre wrong on the conversion which may spread misinformation. 135 USD to Canadian is 183.61. So, the markup from 183.61 CAD to 210 CAD is a little under 13%. I get that this stuff is overpriced af but if we are going to criticize we have to be correct so we dont spread misinfo since a 13% markup is def diff from a 60% markup,

[@oplu45]

Also, ENTOME?!

[@william4996]

​@@WackNoirYou're correct though I'd say something else to note is that at the end of the day it feels horrible as a Canadian. Roughly half of the states have higher wages (or equal) while the money is worth more. That 60% feels really bad because at the end of the day we feel like such similar countries yet our costs are insane while not really getting more money at a baseline.

[@Greg501-]

140*1.6 = 224. I guess it's over 60% more numerically in $CAD than American, but counterpoint, it will decrease once the hype passes since this isn't MH3

[@raphblain3842]

Where are you all buying play booster boxes??? 130 cad +tax at my lgs…

[@Flashgen75]

I really love the Mirror Room // Fractured Realm Room card. I love playing Gyruda, either as companion or commander, and a clone + extra panharmonican seems really sweet.

[@Beckola44]

These are some really good cards. Marvin is insane! I like Arabella, Abandoned Doll and Tyvar. Thank you for the video Professor.

[@zackpumpkinhead8882]

3:48 Oh joy! Izzet phoenix gets a new TOY!!!

[@Maxster2025]

I love your content. It got me into Magic the Gathering & I’m glad I did. Thank you for the amazing content

[@fightmeirlnoob1238]

As always a great video. Thanks for upload prof. I’m looking forward to the master of keys in the miracle precon personally.

[@thephyrexianhipster]

Now we wait for Meathook Massacre: Kamigawa Drift.

[@danielhader4026]

Great video as always prof. Thanks for all you do!!

[@darthkoo5000]

It is nice to see Ricky getting a card, and having it be the top spot in commander.

[@richardthomas9529]

Thanks Prof!! I think I’ve finally transcended to a responsible, buy singles Magic player 🙏

[@Thoughtmage100]

I think I was most surprised at Hedge Shredder. In a deck that already wants to self-mill, it's a powerful way to ramp.

[@benjaminlehman3221]

1:19 does your editor purposely put the links on the OPPOSITE place to where you point?😂

[@REWASDFGHJ]

10:09 You made a minor mistake I expect to see fairly often with Meathook Massacre 2: Directors Cut. The things that come back return with a finality counter, meaning they won't give an aristocrat trigger when they die a second time because they'll be exiled instead.

[@Vashy434]

There is no mistake he never says they will trigger aristocrat a second time. He says a second bite at the apple as in your creatures will come back after death. And he mentions having it in play because when an opponents creature dies that will mean that they are dealt 4 damage instead of just 1. Compounding the pain. You are the one mistaken, misunderstanding his point.

[@willwithanxbox]

I hope professor has a spooky themed shuffle up and play for duskmourn. Halloween is a month off but I can't wait to have a werewolves, zombies, vampires and demon themed commander game with friends

[@ReyosBlackwood]

9:13 The biggest benefit here is that it's an enchantment. Crucible and Conduit of Worlds both die to Vandal Blast and the like, Ramunap and Greenwarden die to regular wraths, and Perennial Behemoth dies to bothj. having a non creature, non artifact CoW is new and the redundancy of having these different types is huge.

[@majestyzx9081]

Enduring Courage will more than likely see play in EDH in Attack triggers decks, like Etali. Getting those attack triggers the same turn you play Etali is a big deal.

[@Miale_of_the_Void]

I will definitely add it to my Rin and Seri deck, the amount of tokens I can make in one turn that would benefit from this is great.

[@BrianKrohn]

I think we might see Marvin go the way of Paradox Engine.

[@lesternomo6578]

Absolutely not

[@BrianKrohn]

@@lesternomo6578 Why do you say that? PE was banned in EDH because it could go into any deck and enabled degenerate combos sometimes by accident. Marvin does the same thing. Marvin is in some ways worse, because it can create some unusual situations.

[@obadijahparks]

Cynical loner is pretty cool. Notice how they made her attack strong for attacking, but easily killed for the opponents. I also see that they avoided shirei including her by the stats....

[@masocheesestick2027]

Giggling Skitterspike for my Graaz deck Ancient Cellarspawn for my Marvo deck

[@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy]

Abhorrent Oculus can just be reanimated to avoid the casting cost. Even if you pay above rate to bring it back, the stats and ability can totally be worth it anyway. Even if you're paying 4 or 5 to use something Beacon of Unrest, From The Catacombs, or Geth's Summons, you're still getting a 5/5 flyer that will add 6 power and 3 bodies (at minimum) to your board before your next turn. That's a rock solid play.

[@CianDelano]

Love the picks, and while some I guessed, I completely missed the Loner... probably because they were avoiding people and hiding in corners on their phone... wait no, that is me... anyway. Absolutely love your work, and there are three commanders I am very excited to play, Rip and Arabella were the original two, tap shenanigans is fun idea and always love me a restrictive but potentially powerful lady like Arabella(going wide without any wide board pumps seems fun, but one that I hadn't even processed but want to play is Marina, a 5 Color non-shrine focused enchantment deck sounds like my kind of deck!

[@KountKristyl]

I'm very excited to make some kind of Nekusar style draw deck with Winter, Misanthropic Guide. Adding in more stuff that cares about discard like Tergrid and Waste Not.

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

I am absolutely adding Enduring Courage to my Rin and Seri deck its one of the best dogs even if its just an ok glimmer. I havent seen anybody talk about Convert to Slime or Giggling Skitterspike but those are 2 of the Duskmourn cards that are really on my radar.

[@MontaGrote]

The fish dreamed of escaping the fishbowl and into the toilet where he saw his friend go.

[@SilverionX]

The other Commander deck I was looking at building as my first deck, besides Ooze tribal, was an equipment deck and that chainsaw would probably go pretty crazy in a red/white equip deck. It would be easier for me as well since I ran an equipment deck back when I was playing last time with cards from the Mirrodin block among others.

[@savannahlion3081]

I'm only getting the full art basics ❤️‍🔥... love Real Estate ! 🤘🦁🤘

[@KingCtm]

The only sealed product I buy now a days is the pre release kits because I love the sealed draft event

[@FrontLineBuster]

Prof I think you've overlooked "Nowhere to run". In my opinion it is easily the #1 Auto include in the set for every black commander deck. Let's say an opponent resolves Narset and hits a Mithril Coat, attaching it to Narset. She is now a 3/2 Indestructible and Hexproof which prior to this the only other spell that could remove her in this scenario was Council's Judgement naming Narset as it's not a Target. But Nowhere to run drops, gets rid of her Hexproof and gives her -3/-3 killing her on the spot for just 2 mana at instant speed. It also then sticks around on the board removing hexproof and ward for all of your opponents creatures while yours still get to benefit from them.

[@Gusta_Gustav]

Built brago a long time ago and never really touched him because the deck was very typical run of the mill blink strategy. But now with abhorrent oculus, and more importantly the haunted windbreaker with the other versions that came out in duskmourn and Markov maner, I put together a cute deck that is all about getting random cards from my deck out face down and turning them face up with brago's ability. Maybe not as powerful, but it definitely looks fun

[@misterpi4344]

Unstoppable Slaser and Come back wrong are some honorable mensions imo .

[@prod.nu_gen0001]

mindskinner will fit perfectly in my dimir mill deck

[@wyldfire77]

Buy the singles instead of the packs is the advice for every set. Unless you're collecting every card, it's the best solution.

[@lucasthompson8651]

Grievous Wound is absolutely going into any burn deck I have. It's not the best card in the set by any stretch, but it's got its niche. Turning 1 damage into 21 if that player hadn't lost any yet is massive, and shutting down any pesky lifegain decks is just a cherry on top.

[@Booothismanhow]

I got my endless punishment commander deck for $60 tbf. Jump scare is only $40 from my local shop. If the booster bundles are $130 thats insane

[@fatpad00]

Not bundles, boxes

[@drbloo1905]

I'm really surprised Hedge Shredder did not make this list. Almost as surprised as Hedge Shredder not having the "this ability can only trigger once each turn" on it. Self milling and getting all lands that you mill onto the battlefield is an absolutely insane ability. The fact that it has a built in mill effect is just icing on the cake, but anyone that has surveil or dredge in their decks can really abuse this mechanic since it puts all lands that are milled, not just one per mill effect. Hedge Shredder will provide a ton of value even if you don't explicitly build around this card, but put it in a self mill landfall deck and it can quickly become broken.

[@maxv658]

I will be doing what I always do with any new set in any TCG that I play a lot. I will be buying one booster box(of play boosters in the case of MTG). Whatever I get in that box, awesome. For anything else it'll be singles.

[@Roscio360]

the copy of the black enchantment is going straight into my vampire deck as redundancy for sure, and also the card that lets you tutor when is tapped. i need it for my altair deck

[@olipod5470]

The new Kaito will be so good in my Yuriko deck, can’t wait

[@ObsidianKnight90]

Don't forget to combine Meathook Massacre 2 with Grave Pact, a 1BBB enchantment that says "Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature." This creates a no-win scenario for your opponents where if they sacrifice any non-token creature instead of losing life you can just sacrifice the token to any sacrifice outlet and have MM2 trigger again. Note that getting both in play with a non-zero number of creatures will immediately brand you as the Archenemy and probably force the entire table to either blow up both of your enchantments or just eliminate you from the game outright.

[@cleetusi9559]

Profs interjecting after @1:33 SENT ME 😂

[@KrisRogos]

2:30 It's things like these that show just how much power creep there has been in the last decade; same effect but for less mana and/or on "bigger bodies" (except for white, I guess)

[@MrHocotateFreight]

Hi there, Tolarian Community College community (that's a mouthful)! I've just recently gotten back into mtg, and put together a simple-ish deck, refined twice, but with limited cards to pull from. I was hoping to get a bit of feedback on it! It's not meant to be ultra-competitive, but I'm wondering if my cards are synergizing well enough, or some things may need more/less duplicates! Please and thank you!

[@MrHocotateFreight]

Deck: pirates 4 Volcanic Island 2 Frostboil Snarl 8 Island 6 Mountain 2 Lightning Greaves 3 Corsair Captain 4 Siren Stormtamer 2 Gemcutter Buccaneer 4 Staunch Crewmate 3 Merchant Raiders 3 Lightning-Rig Crew 3 Reckless Lackey 1 Breeches, Eager Pillager 1 Storm Fleet Swashbuckler 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator 1 Fanatical Firebrand 1 Eroded Canyon 1 Price of Glory 1 Panharmonicon 1 Kiora Bests the Sea God 1 Cloak and Dagger 1 Stone Rain 1 Konda's Banner 1 Fell Flagship 1 Daring Piracy 1 Rigging Runner 1 Fathom Fleet Swordjack 1 Exhaustion

[@brendans1983]

Getting back into Mtg is awkward at first, good luck! You will have to decide a format to play, as 'using your collection' Mtg doesn't really exist like it did back in the day. Essentially, your deck is probably not legal in most formats and the formats it might be legal in are meta calls and will probably end you before you cast your 3rd spell. Almost everyone plays Commander these days, with Modern and Standard being the 2 most popular 60card formats.

[@MrHocotateFreight]

​@brendans1983 that's good to know, I can narrow down what I CAN use, then figure out a combo I like! Thank you!

[@ianshannon5789]

A room deck is the first five color deck that I am really tempted to build.

[@ibadger9186]

Professor would you build a budget lord of pain deck or do you have ideas of where to start?

[@ken-vf5qg]

The smartest thing is giving him infect, lifelink and damage doublers from red, sadly is not that budget friendly

[@william4996]

Abhorrent Occulus looks really good in my Raffine deck that likes having cards in the graveyard but doesn't do a lot of recursion.

[@FaffyWaffles]

So excited for Screaming Nemesis for my enrage deck

[@Perceptious37]

Razorkin Needlehead is great for commander. ping ppl when they draw. You want to draw 3 cards? take 3. stacks with torbran and fiery emencipation

[@joeferreti9442]

People seem to overlook that "Cynical Loner" isn't easy to trigger.

[@Vashy434]

How is it not easy to trigger? You just use it to crew or something ensuring it is always tapped. It's super easy to trigger since it only requires it being tapped.

[@Vashy434]

There are also tons of cards that you can use to tap it and force lock it into tapped position. It's so easy to trigger it's not even funny.

[@guildmarm1859]

I’m doing the smart thing and drafting with friends so even if I don’t get what I want I still get a wonderful time with friends

[@Robshi]

I'm looking forward to the unblockable creature that mills your opponent for 10 when it connects. I love mill decks and will definitely find a home for that card.

[@wags2656]

Best suit in awhile, prof! Nice drip!

[@richardfike9339]

I went to the pre release this weekend i pulled at least 1 of all of these cards!

[@jatcher]

I'm gonna be hunting for a Secret Arcade//Dusty Parlor for my enchantment deck 😁

[@sortfaar3]

for the eye i just wanna add that manifest dread is a green card that can be cast for 1G. if the eye activates twice then you've already gotten your value back!

[@electricnick260]

Enduring Tenacity, Curiosity, and innocence look like they could be really nasty in a Zur, Eternal Schemer deck. They can basically get recycled over and over for the cheap cost of 1 and a white.

[@scottsmith9137]

nowhere to run seems like a really good card as well as it's weak removal along with removing hexproof and ward on all enemy creatures all at the cost of 2 mana.

[@joshtimian3501]

How long do I need to go to the Tolarian community college to get a degree? Love the work professor.

[@sapphirII]

I have a Rhys the Redeemed deck for ten years now. I managed to get a Dollmaker's Shop/Porcelain Gallery and the insect token. I'm only missing the Overlord of the Mistmoors now.

[@pigfish99]

Marvin will be a nice auxiliary tool for my rhys the redeemed deck. A mana dork at worst, a token doubler at best :o

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

Screaming Nemesis is permanent life gain hate that can't be removed, only countered at activation or exiled while alive. On a 3/3 creature for 3 mana. Insane.

[@frankbarbee3212]

Marvin is just too good to not include in the initial deck list even without trying to break him. I'm looking forward to adding him to my Ayara rat tribal aristocrat deck.

[@Domesthenes]

Personally I'm a fan of the new Leylines we got, the white one and the blue one especially I'm excited for.

[@KarltonFranz]

The new Kaito planeswalker will be ninjutsu'ing into my Yuriko 99 at Mach 12

[@MagicManCM]

I definitely want to get me a copy of Meathook Massacre II. Just so fun that they did that.

[@MidnightMilkMan]

Honestly i think the murderous mimic could make for a fun colorless myr commander. Obivously urtet is the go to for myrs but i think you could build something fun and interesting going full colorless with this guy.

[@arthurfleck4320]

I love how WoTC took a jab at horror movie sequels (Meathook Massacre II) and remakes (Unwanted Remake).

[@animeentranced1130]

Im convinced ancient cellarspawn is one of the most kill on sight cards they printed this set its going to be awesome im my decks!

[@Gurziak]

Where did that purple button-down come from? That is my absolute favorite shade and I gotta have it.