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@omarabdullah242 жыл бұрын
Marit Lage is not an Eldrazi because she's not an Eldrazi. She doesn't feed on planes the way eldrazi do, she is a black alligned while eldrazi are colorless, and what we see is her actual body, where as the eldrazi are just projecting an avatar into the plane. She’s definitely their take on a lovecraftian horror, and made the Eldrazi larger ~more powerful~ interpetations, corrupting the plane itself along with the inhabitants. Marit Lage was added to the game/story before eldrazi were thought of.
@ryanedwards748710 ай бұрын
I feel like #2 probably should be #1...there is a TON of the most vile things in the history of Magic that he directly set in motion.
@PhoenixTide693 ай бұрын
Nevinyrral, Lord of the pit, Sauron
@raymondshiner10463 жыл бұрын
Petition for Prof to do a lore series where he basically just reads us MTG history cuz we love listening to him tell stories :)
@kalosprismatic3 жыл бұрын
Seconded!
@crewie943 жыл бұрын
Thirded! He may be the most enjoyable human to listen to speaking about Magic. Closely followed by Lord Kenobi...but he's British like myself and we have the curse of proper speaking. Some shit just sounds better in Mericanadian.
@Desslosh3 жыл бұрын
Thirded!
@necrosylum.l30133 жыл бұрын
Yeah I would love to listen to that!
@lucio3563 жыл бұрын
Vouch
@arrowstrike11743 жыл бұрын
"The Tolarian Academy kidnapped the brightest children from the realm." says the Tolarian Community College.
@ThedarklordSauron962 жыл бұрын
What's the prof up to... 🧐🤣
@jamesrowell9012 жыл бұрын
So did the Jedi........ >.>
@274pacific2 жыл бұрын
The community college doesn’t get up to the same shenanigans as the high-fallutin’ Academy
@jacob49202 жыл бұрын
@@274pacific Yes, only the wealthiest, and most corrupt, have what it takes to attend the ACADEMY! The Community College, on the other hand, is relegated to the mediocre students, just as it is on our own Plane of Earth.
@maxdixonman2 жыл бұрын
The tolarian community college kidnapped the kind of bright but doesn't want to go into debt children from across the realm
@spagandhi2 жыл бұрын
Urza being the greatest villain is reflected cleverly with his effect on the table, where he becomes the archenemy immediately
@holdingspace2 жыл бұрын
Which urza card is this?
@mr.c81012 жыл бұрын
@holdingspace urza lord high artificer of course
@ryanschultz90372 жыл бұрын
Pshh, Walking Ballista is the perfect machine.
@TheOuroboros843 жыл бұрын
I always liked Yawgmoth the best honestly, the aesthetics of Phyrexia is what drew me to the game at 13. The sheer body horror and the fact he is still a menace from beyond the grave is litterally what makes him the worst threat to the planes. And to think a mere physician turned into THE black mana god of the multiverse.
@Tyrese-Townsend2 жыл бұрын
And the fact his presence is still felt through the current sets makes me him that more menacing as the god of black mana
@reidyo54042 жыл бұрын
I’m definitely looking forward to brothers war, maybe we will work our way back to phyrexia
@GrimTEAM2 жыл бұрын
I love the concept of Nicol Bolas but I cant take him seriously because "Bolas" means "Balls" in spanish and just saying his name makes me giggle
@rKhael532 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, Nicole is a feminine first name in french. Mostly archetype of fifty or sixty years old women. In most case, the Nicole are unpleasant and annoying. In other less current case, they are slightly nymphomaniac.
@GrimTEAM2 жыл бұрын
@@rKhael53 it's also a teenager name in Argentina. So it's like this dragon's name is Teenager girl name balls
@mayayamato73512 жыл бұрын
nicol balls
@TomLouvat2 жыл бұрын
@@rKhael53 Nicole could be the french version of Karen, now that I think of it
@twinotter10002 жыл бұрын
Las bolas de Nico jajajajjaa that is funny
@nicksnrub3 жыл бұрын
The greatest villain is my friend, Josh, who keeps loading his commander decks with targeted removal and infect then asking me to play one on one.
@mattybbg68503 жыл бұрын
Break him with a counter and mill deck. #Nomercy.
@VydeoGramesJunk3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Josh deserves Tergrid.
@balangaz3 жыл бұрын
Josh deserves to get Geist of Saint Traft-ed and have his lands boomeranged to oblivion
@aceundead47503 жыл бұрын
Id be his friend, i love infect
@Trockenmatt3 жыл бұрын
.... Wait a minute. Have I played against Josh?
@TierZoo3 жыл бұрын
this was a really cool video
@TolarianCommunityCollege3 жыл бұрын
Thanks friend!
@aaroncorsini61653 жыл бұрын
No way you like mtg dude.... I love your Videos so much!
@VerrouSuo3 жыл бұрын
my love of tierzoo grows
@danw.12503 жыл бұрын
Tierzoo, can you do a video on the MTG meta's most fearsome beast: The Monkeh Ragavan?
@alexanderficken93543 жыл бұрын
@@danw.1250 Only if you can afford the 400 dollar playset
@notmyrealnamesorry31183 жыл бұрын
The greatest villain is wizards themselves
@PlatinumScales3 жыл бұрын
Came here just for this
@mtgzone42983 жыл бұрын
Disagree
@mtgzone42983 жыл бұрын
@@justinclement5417 they care about their customers, they also have to care about making as good of a profit as they can, the only time I can remember them outright lying is with the double masters vip, which they made up for by giving free packs
@mtgzone42983 жыл бұрын
@@justinclement5417 it's funny to see how mad you are getting about this, if you don't like wizards don't buy from them it's not like you need magic cards, obviously double masters 2022 is going to be $300 plus and I like it that way, I want my cards to have value, instead of a couple dollar noble hierarch due to a cheap box
@mtgzone42983 жыл бұрын
@@justinclement5417 you can get a $200 Sorin and a $100 plus Olivia in crimson vow draft and set packs, I do get that the company isn't perfect and more transparency is always better, but it doesn't mean they are consistently trying to screw us over because if their focus was to piss us off then they would start losing a lot more money, they might be making decisions that favor them though which makes sense to me, even though I wouldn't want it in a perfect world, honestly I think collector packs need to be more exclusive if they stick around otherwise there should be set boxes and then draft boxes
@dyeremin2 жыл бұрын
I've always thought that Urza hated Phyrexia so much not because they "corrupted" his brother, but because they made Mishra into one of their biomechanical soldiers and ultimately stole his victory over his brother from him. He didn't beat his brother, he beat a tool of Phyrexia, and he was nearly incapable of forgiving that sleight...until he saw the glory of Phyrexia and Yawgmoth's vision firsthand.
@Kardur_Wrath_of_the_Abyss7 ай бұрын
Agreed
@Solitas777Ай бұрын
Urza was dominated by Yawgsmoth. Urza wanted to protect Dominaria, but he saw people as chess pieces in the war.
@justsomeguy282 жыл бұрын
I was shocked to see Yawgmoth at #2 until i saw who was at #1. Well played Prof!
@DaudROUS3 жыл бұрын
Only you could tell the story of Baron Sengir well enough to convey just how much of a corrupting infection he is. This got my thumbs up.
@kirbyjoe74843 жыл бұрын
Sengir really was a nasty piece of work and although incredibly vile and evil I'm not sure he deserves a spot as one of the greatest villains. This is a bold list he's come up with but I think it really needs to be broken into two separate lists. Greatest Villian and Most Vile and Evil Villain are not the same things. Urza, for instance, doesn't deserve a spot on the vilest and most evil list outside of an honorable mention, but he does deserve a spot as one of the greatest and the inverse is true for Sengir. Yawgmoth on the other hand deserves to be very highly ranked on both. Bolas should be near the top for greatest, and mid-rank for most vile and evil. I'm a bit surprised Volrath didn't make the list.
@Ohjeezhesbad3 жыл бұрын
Prof: "I want to make a really fun lore video" WOTC: "We can make secret lairs on this"
@Nick-sx4nn3 жыл бұрын
I would not mind Secret Lair: Nicol Bolas
@wadewilson57123 жыл бұрын
Secret Lair : mtg youtubers , wonder if they would be just legendary or planes walkers ?
@thebuthcer1233 жыл бұрын
Wotc could care less about lore lol
@Thavleifrim3 жыл бұрын
@@wadewilson5712 I think if they wanted to do down that path commander precons would be better than cards
@XerioZach3 жыл бұрын
Yo I'd LOVE a villains secret lair series
@Pintyhet3 жыл бұрын
I always imagine think of that line from 99 in regards to Urza: “Cool motive, still murder.”
@SquawkBox132 жыл бұрын
Also, long before the new Praetors compleated a planeswalker.... Yawgmoth, while still a human, essentially just screw driver lobotomized an old school power level planeswalker to use her as his personal transport between Dominaria and the plane he would turn into Phyrexia.
@jojotheswede84442 жыл бұрын
ah yes, the planeswalker-inator
@cernunnos8344 Жыл бұрын
Who was that planeswalker ?
@SquawkBox13 Жыл бұрын
@@cernunnos8344 i was apparently misremembering that he used her as transport after. He did experiment on her trying to figure out how to planeswalk, but that plan never succeeded.
@dylansylvester4719 Жыл бұрын
@@cernunnos8344 it was Dyfed iirc
@poenpotzu2865 Жыл бұрын
@cernunnos8344 I believe it was Dyfed, they never got a card.
@The-Shadow-Realm2 жыл бұрын
“The Tolarian Academy was a training ground for Child Soldiers” I’ll never look at “Tolarian Academy” the same way again! 😂
@danielhuertasg90213 жыл бұрын
Actually I would argue that the greatest villain in MTG is none other than Hasbro, Greed Incarnate
@jonvega93853 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for that plot twist at the end
@bear_68753 жыл бұрын
Honestly surprised that wasn't the top of the list. Excellent vid tho.
@kenfrmcape23553 жыл бұрын
No, its the woke SJWs that force companies to pander to them and can't accept not everything is about them.
@egregius93143 жыл бұрын
@@kenfrmcape2355 You don't see how they're destroying the game we love by pushing release after release, powercreeping with chase cards?
@BCWasbrough3 жыл бұрын
@@egregius9314 I kinda doubt Ken sees anything clearly.
@CubeApril3 жыл бұрын
I've (somewhat embarrassingly) watched more of your videos than I would care to admit, but I think this may be your best video yet. Excellent work, Prof. :)
@TolarianCommunityCollege3 жыл бұрын
My own greatest nemesis comes into my domain and offers such high praise? Kind words? What scheme is she plotting?
@TrevorJust3 жыл бұрын
Agree, this video should be adapted by WotC as their official (History of MTG Vid)
@KR-nd4dm3 жыл бұрын
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Oh, that's easy. She's gonna blow up all your lands.
@burnsboy1013 жыл бұрын
What’s embarrassing about watching his videos?
@daredewley92313 жыл бұрын
I took a solid guess as to why April would like this video. I made it to the #1 slot and i was right 😁
@brunopereira67893 жыл бұрын
I cannot stress enough how much I love Urza's story. It's truly a masterpiece of nuanced writing. He was a savior and a destroyer, hero and villain, good and bad.
@willgary87923 жыл бұрын
It really is an amazing story and character arc, and not just for magic, but storytelling in general....
@josephrosenthal92903 жыл бұрын
Entirely agree, but most vile? I disagree with that title. Ego and selfishness to that level is evil indeed, however, I believe even Nicol Bolas is far more vile with the focused destruction for self gain as a result if that's how we describe vile. Maybe Prof is saying "In all the damage done to the Multiverse..." then maybe I can see that? But even in some of his stories I view Urza as the necessary evil.
@watchm4ker3 ай бұрын
@@josephrosenthal9290 Arguably. Unfortunately, he just keeps screwing up, and despite all of his monstrous means... He never actually achieves his ends. Indeed, Phyrexia's rebirth *is his fault,* as Karn's heartstone still contained Glistening Oil. That was the source of the corruption that turned Argentum into Mirrodin, and then into New Phyrexia.
@RossCampoli2 жыл бұрын
This video is an incredible primer for just how deep the lore of Magic is. This is a better on-boarding for the lore than anything Wizards has done in recent memory. Tremendous work, Prof! I know this video was likely a huge undertaking, but I could watch a whole series of lore videos like these! I learned so much by having each applicable card onscreen with the contextual story beat. Excellent!
@joebaumgart1146 Жыл бұрын
In all honesty though. What I love about MTG is that the cards themselves tell a story. No other TCG that I'm aware of has the cards follow the lore and media it puts out so well. You can literally see every stage of all the legendary beings in card form. Nicol Bolas as a Dragon God can use everyone's abilities as in this form he's stolen nearly everyone's Spark. Bruna and Gisela have their Protector form, and their horrible fates as cards. I really love that about this game and if I like a character, I'll try to collect all of their cards.
@watchm4ker3 ай бұрын
In fairness, YuGiOh tells stories in its cycles of cards. But the stories they tell often have little to do with the plot of the Manga/Anime, made worse by the flavor text being almost nonexistent, crowded out by rule text.
@dendostar54363 жыл бұрын
New Magic Player: “So Urza was a good guy?” Me: “Well…”
@GirlPainting3 жыл бұрын
its complicted....
@Eric_The_Cleric3 жыл бұрын
Well yes but actually no!
@dendostar54363 жыл бұрын
@@Eric_The_Cleric AND THE PHYREXIANS ARE STILL HERE.
@Eric_The_Cleric3 жыл бұрын
@@dendostar5436 shhhhh we don't talk about them because obviously if we ignore the threat it doesn't exist and will go away!!!
@dendostar54363 жыл бұрын
@@Eric_The_Cleric Lol we have 7000 texts from Koth asking what’s taking so long…
@oberondargos54653 жыл бұрын
I remember reading the novels as a kid and going through Urza phases: "Hell yeah, Urza!" "Urza..." "URZAH, NO!" "Hell yes, Urza!!" "URZA, YES!" He was never a hero, he just so happened to do some greater good (mostly questionable) while following his own selfish path. Such a great character. Still love the guy to this day.
@higherpowergaming54793 жыл бұрын
If i want to read his story where should i start?
@oberondargos54653 жыл бұрын
@@higherpowergaming5479 Start with "The Brothers War" then if you can go all the way to "Apocalypse" you can get a full Urza and The Weatherlight crew experience. I really wish WotC would do novels for every set again and include them in the bundles. That used to be the a great highlight when I was a kid.
@johnj44713 жыл бұрын
@@higherpowergaming5479 The actual books? The Artifact Cycle books starting with The Brothers' War. You could also read "The Thran" to get an idea of Glacian and Yawgmoth which are essential parts to Urza's story.
@_somerandomguyontheinternet_3 жыл бұрын
@@higherpowergaming5479 the Brothers’ War. I found it at a Half-Price Books and am currently reading the series through.
@Bladezeromus3 жыл бұрын
Urza's saga is almost comical in how much damage he causes. Like when him being on Serra's plane caused oil and phyrexians to overtake it and he came back later with the Weatherlight and saw what had become of the place since he was last there. Dude's initial response was almost literally "Aight... we gonna head out. My B, gurl." Urza had to be convinced to evacuate some of the survivors. And when you think about it, Urza is the reason that Nicol Bolas is such a big problem. If Urza hadn't been fucking with time travel, reality wouldn't have been fucking broken, the mending would have been unnecessary, and Bolas and every other Walker would still be nigh- omnipotent beings of energy and thought. Bolas could be off somewhere on his own plane subjugating his own people if Urza hadn't fucked it all up.
@ProfessorAragorn3 жыл бұрын
When you ranked Yawgmoth 2nd, I knew you were gonna go for the twist with Urza. I think Yawgmoth's worse. Urza is an asshole, but Yawgmoth is a despicable, vile being who committed incalculable horrors on individuals just to make them suffer. Urza manipulated people to get what he wanted and then got bored and developed a new obsession he manipulated and screwed people over for. Urza is a sociopath. Yawgmoth is a psychopath. Also, I really appreciate this discourse in mtg lore. It's probably one of the best lore videos out there because it goes into detail on some of the oldest sets.
@HelloTuno3 жыл бұрын
I agree and by that logic I would probably put Urza third, behind Bolas that is also pure evilness in search of power.
@sethusk3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, yours is the correct opinion.
@TheArcSet3 жыл бұрын
An interesting take. One thing to consider might be, in terms of those who's actions broke the multiverse, ending countless worlds before the mending could stall it's death, Urza is a quite likely number 2, at least of those still recorded by history. If you weigh in consequences as well as intent, Urza likely beats out Bolas, with only his heir exceeding him; though I guess you can say that, like Teferi, he couldn't have dreamt of how far his actions would reverberate, though all 3 knew that there would be consequences, mostly paid for by others.
@lloydlineske26423 жыл бұрын
I agree that it should be Urza, Bolas, and Yaggybaby as 3,2,1 respectfully. Urza was trying to do the right thing. Bolas and Yagmoth both had power and destruction on their minds. Bolas did far less damage than the Mothman. I feel like picking number 1 Urza was more for shock value. Which by my records makes lists discreditable. Please don't do this in the future.
@DaDunge3 жыл бұрын
But he's our sociopath and if they did some time shenanigans and brought him back for a set we'd all cheer.
@Mrquib3 жыл бұрын
As a player that hasn't gotten to the lore. This video has really sparked my interest in knowing more. Keep these coming.
@EvanSilvia2 жыл бұрын
This was the most amazing magic the gathering video of all time. Wizards PAY ATTENTION. THIS is what we want, the huge lore to flourish and be made easily available, not fortnite secret lairs.
@calebanderson61933 жыл бұрын
Answer: Wizards of the coast
@poptalgia96533 жыл бұрын
This
@poptalgia96533 жыл бұрын
But it’s really hasbro
@Peachpistol3 жыл бұрын
Coming soon, Thanos.
@antonskor81273 жыл бұрын
@@poptalgia9653 It’s both cause wotc wasn’t the best even before they got bought by hasbro
@willemboele20793 жыл бұрын
you stole my joke
@PawelCizi3 жыл бұрын
This video actually makes for a great primer on how to extract the story from the cards. If you pause and read the flavor text, the name of the card, the abilities... it all comes together. Of course, this takes time to do. By attending Tolarian Community College, you can save time as your prof does this for you! Thanks!
@grimtrix3 жыл бұрын
Or you could read the books... ;)
@Masteroftheweb2 жыл бұрын
Or you could read the Wiki... ;)
@enokimaru2 жыл бұрын
Or you could read... ;)
@eidtelnvil3 жыл бұрын
#2 - Yawgmoth "What?! Should've been number one, this list is inaccurate." #1 - Urza "... Okay, yeah, you're right." Fantastic video, hope to see more Vorthos ones from this channel.
@cablefeed37383 жыл бұрын
Urza is not worse than Yawgmoth, worse than Nicol Bolas definitely. Yowgmoth was a Statistic Narcissistic Sociopath. Urza on the other hand was only a Narcissistic Sociopath.
@Zanzibawrr3 жыл бұрын
No he’s not right. No matter how horrible urza is, it pales in comparison with yawgmoth and phyrexia.
@rdgcury3 жыл бұрын
@@Zanzibawrr and phyrexia was defeated by Bolas and his servants, so I really can't see the reasoning behind Bolas being third other than bias. He also is eternal, which none of the top 2 are. It's obvious Wizards meant Bolas to be the bad guy above all. But, I guess the professor did not want it to be so obvious.
@EmperorPylades3 жыл бұрын
@@rdgcury Because while Bolas has chalked up a list of atrocities that is best measured in kilonazis, his end goal was ultimately supreme power, and feeding his multiverse-sized ego. Yawgmoth already had supreme power, effectively being a deity: his end goal was simply unspeakable suffering and atrocity for its own sake. Old Phyrexia was nine spheres of cyborg-zombie filled, industrial torture factory hell: biological weapons testing labs are located on levels 666 - 790, the genocide mills are below there. And the whole thing is self perpetuating and sustaining via the oil. As the Professor pointed out, New Phyrexia, with its distinct blend of religous, body and medical horror, is a direct product of his efforts. And the Machine Orthodoxy still worships him, even if they don't actually realise it.
@chanic46213 жыл бұрын
@@cablefeed3738 nothings worse than statistics
@SheffieldsPark3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. I've long had thoughts about Urza like this, that a lot of the worst things to ever happen to the Multiverse were ultimately all his fault, but I didn't actually expect anyone to agree and then break it down so convincingly and succinctly. I hope your holidays are going well, Prof. Keep well and take care.
@clayxros5762 жыл бұрын
To me (and my very limited understanding of Magic lore) Urza and Yawgmoth are the same. Yawgmoth threw out his humanity way earlier, certainly, but Urza acted in such selfish and downright petty ways that elevates him towards Yawgmoth's level. When you're no longer organic, and you hated being and seeing organics because they are "weaker", it doesn't take a logical leap to do as Yawgmoth did. Especially with his power. Urza's Plane nuke, Brother's war, and straight up cannibalizing other allied Planeswalkers.....I fail to see why Urza was painted as a hero at all. You seem well versed in lore. Is it true that Urza turned towards the Phyrexians in the end?
@Gdohhhrzzzz3 жыл бұрын
I started playing when Volrath was the main man. I loved that guy. "The fatal flaw in every plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy". What a boss!
@JoeCamarillo2 жыл бұрын
+1 Volrath
@jettblade3 жыл бұрын
Been playing for years and never thought of Urza as a villain but yeah he's done terrible things. I think one of the greatest achievements Nico Bolas has was getting Bontu, the traitor gator, on his side.(honestly just wanted to say "traitor gator")
@joshuayee83743 жыл бұрын
Uh, seems pretty easy to sway the god of ambition lol
@Zanzibawrr3 жыл бұрын
Because he’s not a villain, despite his horrible actions. To him it was all a means to an end, which was defeating phyrexia. He fought fire with fire and ultimately proved the victor.
@jettblade3 жыл бұрын
@@Zanzibawrr But before Phyrexia he fought a war that caused tons of collateral damage over a trinket. That level of selfishness does lean him toward villainous. He never did the right thing because it was right. It was to an end that benefited him. He isn't evil just selfish.
@Zanzibawrr3 жыл бұрын
@@jettblade and yawgmoth crippled entire nations with his plagues, infiltrated and ultimately took control of the thran political sphere all in order to gain power, murdered or imprisoned his opposition, and in the end he caused the fall of the thran empire. All before phyrexia became a thing.
@DrewskiTheLegend3 жыл бұрын
That’s what makes Urza one of the most complex characters in magic lore. This new wave of planeswalker storytelling feels like Marvel movies in terms of depth, which I’m sure is part of the reason the story is at an all time low popularity-wise. Urza is an interesting character, and Yawgmoth is a pretty solid villain.
@raphsere3 жыл бұрын
Remember students: "Villain" is *not* synonymus with "Antagonist", just like "Hero" is not synonymus with "Protagonist". Edit: To get a little more in-depth, the difference is that antagonist and protagonist are descriptions of narrative roles, the function a character serves within a story's structure, with the protagonist being its focus, the character whose actions drive the story forward, and the antagonist being any character that opposes the protagonist in their endavours. "Hero" and "Villain" meanwhile are moral descriptions, values judgments made on the actions or ethos of characters within a story. Interestingly, that judgment can either intradiegetic (the character is presented as such by the narrative itself) or extradiegetic (the audience makes a moral judgment that isn't present in the narrative, or directly opposes one that is present, like interpreting a villain as heroic, or a hero as a villain). The reason those terms are often considered synonymous is that the protagonist tends to also be the hero of the story (there are many reasons why that is), and villains tend to also be antagonists in their stories (though the fact that a story can contain as many villains as it wants means that there's much more leeway in that case).
@aceundead47503 жыл бұрын
Video games have taught me that. A lot of war video games have you play as the actual villain all while making you think you're the hero until the end
@kaiser776_3 жыл бұрын
Looking at you Funny Valentine
@raphsere3 жыл бұрын
@@kaiser776_ Why does everyone forget Funny tried to rape a 14 years old girl?
@retrogameweekly65713 жыл бұрын
(Dis) Honorable Mention : VOLRATH I've always been interested in this character and hoped he would somehow make a comeback. Wouldn't mind seeing him as a Planeswalker.
@Eric_The_Cleric3 жыл бұрын
It'd certainly be nice to get a reprint of Volrath's Stronghold along with another card depicting him.
@Dre2Dee23 жыл бұрын
Yeah I dont know how he got skipped over. He is absolutely wretched. He experiments on people, tortures them, turns them into monsters and will throw em away like nothing when he's bored. Everyone and the world they inhabit are expendable ingredients to his laboratory. He's basically Magic's Mister Sinister
@Eric_The_Cleric3 жыл бұрын
@@Dre2Dee2 likely because he falls under the "yeah phyrexians are bad but their main man Yawgmoth is the real problem" umbrella.
@TheComicBookJoker3 жыл бұрын
@@Dre2Dee2 Because he was ultimately a servant of Yawgmoth, so like the Praetors after him, Volrath’s crimes fall upon Yawgmoth’s shoulders.
@camerons60283 жыл бұрын
fun fact: Volrath isn't a he, Volrath is a she.
@RoastedPheasant3 жыл бұрын
At the start I was like "Urza's gotta be on this list", but as the number got higher and higher I found myself so enthralled by your storytelling that I wound up forgetting.
@ggmikebee3 жыл бұрын
This was incredible. I love the magic lore but lost track of it long ago. +1 vote for more videos like this.
@edfreeman42023 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see you highlighting Urza's past on this list, though hero is a title he carries, his flaws and faults are what really gave him character depth.
@Cyberium3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Most modern writings dare not to have someone as complicated (and amoral) as Urza to be the protagonist. He's definitely not a hero though, he just happened to commit something beneficial for Dominaria (for a time) while doing his own thing.
@EmperorPylades3 жыл бұрын
He did heroic things, and was absolutely the protagonist. He was NOT the good guy though; someone who did even a quarter of the things he did in his mad campaign of vengeance could be the villain of any number of stories. Really, his only justification was that the target of his rage was something unimaginably worse.
@trdl233 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. A tragic hero in the classical sense. I've loosely based my D&D villain off him, and it's gone wonderfully.
@edfreeman42023 жыл бұрын
@@trdl23 That's an awesome and super creative idea for a villain!
@aintijustthecutest38633 жыл бұрын
I was totally confused as to who could have topped Nicol Bolas and Yawgmoth, but your analysis of Urza was convincingly spot on! For what is a better villain, but someone who opposes and contradicts everything he stood for. He lived too long... long enough to see himself become the villain. I would love to see a part 2 of this, but for heroes this time. 👍
@xRedz110293 жыл бұрын
I’m convinced the eldrazi aren’t evil by nature, but are essential for the creation of new life on all the planes. Granted their creation occurring on planes that have life make em seem that way
@Sakura_Matou3 жыл бұрын
They are not evil as you said, they are like Lovecraft's gods which they are based on.
@bodaciouschad3 жыл бұрын
@@Sakura_Matou Yeah yeah I'm not evil for strionic resonancing my ahnihilator triggers
@Bladius_3 жыл бұрын
There is no cycle of creation with Eldrazi, they eat mana, end of. Nothing new can sprout from the void they leave behind, even the other Eldrazi are made from the consumed mana not the remaining landscapes. The lower ones are simple strip miners and processors to consume faster. They consume and want to make everything into Eldrazi, we know at the very least Emrakul wants everyone to "follow her". We have seen no hint of anything else. They likely don't have a concept of "Evil" though, or a very different one to our's; so you're right there.
@plaxy1003 жыл бұрын
In dnd terms they do not fall under evil. They are Chaos Incarnant. And beyond mortal understanding. In real terms there no more evil than an erupting Volcano or category 5 hurricane.
@EmperorPylades3 жыл бұрын
I figured they have all the morality of a natural disaster. Their mere existence unbinds mana around them after all.
@bfeldz10232 жыл бұрын
I really would love to see a set that involves Marit Lage as a main threat. Hell, it could even be the focus of the set that Marit Lage is at war with Emrakul (post moon release) and it could be a great way to show a distinct difference between them.
@joshuaboniface Жыл бұрын
I'm really getting the vibe that Marit *is* an Eldrazi, but in the sense that Nicol is an Elder Dragon: the exiled one, only unlike Bolas, she lost to Emrakul and was "trapped" on Dominaria. Would love to see that conflict!
@noneofyourbusiness41333 жыл бұрын
Obviously, the greatest villian is “The Planeswalker” that each MtG player represents, for it is them that ultimately is the one for whom all of these atrocities are done, just so we can feel the hero when we triumph.
@jameshill24502 жыл бұрын
I feel like this was the overarching plot of the Gull & Greensleeves trilogy
@bfeldz10232 жыл бұрын
Then wouldn't WotC be the real main villains for facilitating this circumstance in the first place?
@ildathet2 жыл бұрын
@@bfeldz1023 tbh they are basically gods that enforced tragedies to make interesting characters for us to enjoy, so yes ?
@ArcanaEric2 жыл бұрын
@@ildathet Couldn’t we just say that about any author though?
@ich37302 жыл бұрын
woah so edgy, so new, so smart!
@william75463 жыл бұрын
Yawgmoth, the father of machines has always been to me the greatest. He felt like a god not like the gods of theros or amonketh or kaldheim but something more. Pre mending walkers weren't a threat to him, he, a coalition lead by a man genetically bred for generations was needed to end him along with a weapon with the power to decimate worlds. The idea that the preators could make him anew on new phyrexia should have the gatewatch trembling in thier boots, but they dont know, they only face little nicol bolas who "tried" to become a god.
@ziiraeal_media36573 жыл бұрын
I would say, however, that Nicol Bolas is more powerful Magically and Physically than Yawgmoth. There's no doubt that Ugin, his Dragon Offspring and the entirety of the Multiverse' Planeswalkers would have laid waste to Yawgmoth, and Od Phyrexia.
@joelestrada67953 жыл бұрын
@@ziiraeal_media3657 Ugin is Bolas's twin brother not offspring. And yawgmoth was prettyuch equal to any Planeswalker at the Time. He had genetically enhanced his body with black magic for thousands of years. That's why Urza needed other Planeswalker just to have a chance at defeating him. One of Yawgmoth's generals almost killed Urza, Gix.
@william75463 жыл бұрын
@@joelestrada6795 i think he was refer to ugins babies, but you i agree with you i think a lot of mtg newcomers dpnt realize the power difference between old walkers and post mending walkers. Bolas was furious about the mending because he lost an insane amount of power, the war of the spark was in part and effort to regain that, he hoped enough sparks would make him whole again. (I could be wrong on that bit of lore i dont remember.where i read it). Anyways point is, Yawgmoth could hold back urza and other old walkers, he would absolutely have wiped the floor with the gatewatch (as much as i like them) its like debating precrisis superman vs new heroes...
@jorgel.quiroz88623 жыл бұрын
If they ever decide to bring back Yawgmoth to fight the Gatewatch I hope Teferi is leading the charge, otherwise they are beyond screwed.
@joelestrada67953 жыл бұрын
@@william7546 yeah, everything Bolas has done pre mending was to get his OG Planeswalker power back. People forget the pre mending Planeswalker spark made you a multiversal god. Planeswalker's we're making planes for fun. They were only limited to their imagination.
@jaketorbeck3 жыл бұрын
Course evaluations are in: Fantastic rundown. Prof makes learning fun.
@ryanousley69393 жыл бұрын
This video highlights why Magic's story is so important. I built my Marsil deck because I love swiss army creatures, but actually hearing his story made me immediately look to see if I could work in some vorthos cards. This was a very interesting video, and I hope it gets the attention it deserves based on the work and passion that clearly went into making it.
@VexylObby3 жыл бұрын
It's actually kind of cool how some of the wands and rings actually fit into that deck too.
@stephenr4653 жыл бұрын
Story really seems to be thrown aside because we've just thrown lord of the rings, walking dead, stranger things. Not that I don't enjoy other franchises, I just don't need them in MTG? Because MTG is good on its own.
@clayxros5762 жыл бұрын
I'd argue story and lore is exceptionally important in any self respecting game, card and video. MTG has had a track record of following that rather loosely over the years, with choice cards acting as the lore sinks. Recently.....the cards have directly countered canon (though by Recently I mean War of the Spark) or held details which were empty without context provided by outside sources. The old lore I will admit is quite well made though, so it is definitely a more modern trend that Wizards have dropped their effort towards lore.
@niXonc0x2 жыл бұрын
This is so well done. So many cards being used throughout, makes it all feel so closely tied to the game. Great writing here, great editing and delivery.
@darkmoose842 жыл бұрын
I actually recently used Emrakul in my Curse of Strahd campaign. One of the Yester Hill druids opened a portal to Innistrad but opened it on the moon instead. The druids then went mad hearing her and mutated into Eldrazi horrors, while Eldrazi spawn poured out of the portal. It wasn’t an easy fight for my players. (I was gonna have Sigarda show up in case they couldn’t handle it, but they turned out okay, if a bit maimed and mentally shaken).
@1krani2 жыл бұрын
How does one play a campaign with MtG cards?
@pokejeenios2 жыл бұрын
@@1krani DnD has mtg books you can use along with lore knowledge to do campaigns
@watchm4ker3 ай бұрын
Pretty sure the Dark Powers would have slammed that portal shut QUICK. Ravenloft is *their* playground, after all.
@jaypatton2173 жыл бұрын
Just wanna say thank you and that I appreciate you making this video. I’m still new to MtG and one of the things that I enjoy about it is the lore. I will definitely be watching this later. Kudos 👍🏽👍🏽
@shadowseeker243 жыл бұрын
I love these more lore focused videos- it shows a new angle to the game we love! Hope you have time to do more of these if you have the time!
@BRand-oz9lu3 жыл бұрын
MTG has imperfect but really fun lore. It feels like WOTC doesn't really respect it and that makes me a little sad. Your video was great! Really fun way to present the stories.
@ColorwaveCraftsCo3 жыл бұрын
Please do more lore videos like this!! I started playing Magic fairly recently (2019), and the older lore really interests me 😀
@teunfish9189 Жыл бұрын
19:53 : "What horrors has Elesh Norn actually done so far?" That aged well.
@thibautsoria1956Ай бұрын
Conquering a multiverse, mass genoc*de, compleating planeswalkers… She’s maybe even more evil than Yawgmoth
@cyrusalva99143 жыл бұрын
i frickin love this channel! just really getting into magic and this man oozes charisma and his passion for magic and and the lore is unmatched! I don't know what any of this video really meant but i stuck through the entire 25 minutes cuz he makes it sound interesting. Subbed.
@niedude3 жыл бұрын
Professor, this was vastly entertaining. It's causing me to want to do a deep dive or Urza's lore. Please do some more lore videos focusing on magic characters, events, or any other part of the story!
@willgary87923 жыл бұрын
There's some really good videos on Urzas lore out there, Fantasy Geographic, Mtg Untapped, lorebrarians, mtg lore seeker...I've listened to the Fantasy Geographic ones numerous times, just so good
@Pheebsgrease3 жыл бұрын
I think Tezzeret is slept on when it comes to one of the greatest threats in the current age of the multiverse. Frankly, all that was holding him back was his ties to his dark master, who is now discarded to a plane of exile. I get the feeling we will be seeing him next time we return to the plane of new phyrexia
@Bladius_3 жыл бұрын
There's a good chance we're about to see him in Neon Dynasty. There's mention of a "man with a metal arm" as the person Kaito is chasing; but Kaito makes it very clear it's nothing like the metal arms he's seen on Kamigawa.
@vert20483 жыл бұрын
Wow, this video was SO amazing. Prof is an incredible storyteller. I was hooked the whole time.
@phillippaulbauer58303 жыл бұрын
Definitely more of this please. I love the lore and really enjoy when someone does the legwork to connect dots for us so we might appreciate the breadth of it.
@TolarianCommunityCollege3 жыл бұрын
More to come!
@Nachotaco1013 жыл бұрын
I think you should do more lore based videos like this more often, I really enjoyed this.
@bluekeeper123 жыл бұрын
This video taught me so much lore so quickly! And all of the tie-ins with past cards were an excellent addition. Thank you for the wonderful video Prof!
@yoav.kats63283 жыл бұрын
One of the things I like about magic's story is that no one is simply just good or bad instead everyone have their own philosophy
@Kool2123 жыл бұрын
I feel more recently Wotc has made an effort to draw clear lines of who's good and bad. Complex characters don't work as well when most of your audience don't really care beyond flavor text.
@willgary87923 жыл бұрын
@@Kool212 in general, I agree, but characters like Heliod and in a sense, Kaya, kinda fly in the face of that. Sorin is also an interesting n complex character, but in general I do agree with your sentiment, which is why Urza lore is best lore, cuz its never just good or bad
@IAmebAdger3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t say no one
@darkdrake2222 жыл бұрын
This was your best production yet keep up the great work.
@kwanebookall76632 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Bolas fan.. love this video. Best I've ever seen in my day playing MTG and even though my favorite wasn't first, I am more than pleased with the list's order. Well done Tolarian Community College.
@777CrimsonChaos3 жыл бұрын
It really is incredible just how much devastation both Yawgmoth and Urza inflicted, to the point that their meddling would set in motion the events that would cause the very rifts that would necessitate the need for the Mending in the first place. They literally almost succeeded in breaking down the very fabric of the multiverse itself, and now with the Mending it will never be the same again.
@blindey2 жыл бұрын
I'm reading the books and that's a lot of musing about Timestreams. How Urza would rather go back in time and remake everything (and basically kill everyone in the world, in a sense) in order to try to right the rise of the phyrexians and all thus his own failures and actions.
@natezabinski56153 жыл бұрын
Bold choice of a top 3. I never knew about Marit Lage's deal; she sounds fascinating! Definitely going to make her the BBEG on my next Ravnica campaign.
@qwcew3 жыл бұрын
If you're planning on making a Ravnica campaign and have some money to spare, I suggest finding copies of the MtG comics by BOOM!. They take place primarily on Ravnica (post an AU War of the Spark) and may cover other aspects of interest.
@luisenriquerodriguezherrea81733 жыл бұрын
It was incredible!! Prof! More videos like this, please! It's awesome to hear your literary side! Keep doing great!
@MetPhD3 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! I’m so glad we still get content like this.
@Deadeye_RD3 жыл бұрын
Though I appreciate the drama twist, and admitted bias in that Urza and Sorin are my two favorite characters in mtg, he really is not more of a villain than Yawgmoth. At this point between those two you have to look at intent. The intent of Yawgmoth puts him miles in front of the argument for Urza.
@FR0STBL0D3 жыл бұрын
... intent is meaningless when it comes to consequences. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" ... is very much grounded in reality (and history). "It's for good/the greater good" ... is the single message to not only defend the greatest harm, but also gets you followers, supporters, people trying to secure your success. (The crusade, witch hunts, suicide bombers, ... it all works/worked that way.)
@Deadeye_RD3 жыл бұрын
@@FR0STBL0D sure, in a vacuum when you're not directly comparing 2. Yawgmoths intent was pure evil.
@clayxros5762 жыл бұрын
@@Deadeye_RD And would you argue that the Brother's War, the Planar Explosion, Urza's eugenics and forced attendance to his school weren't pure evil? There is ends justifying the means, and then there is straight warcrimes committed for petty or minor reasons. And then he turned around and dropped his vengence against Phyrexia when he saw what it was and liked it better than Dominaria. A hero, or even someone who is following good intentions, would be impressed but continue to fight. He turned around without a fight, forcing his own creations to kill him for the sake of Dominaria. If Good is the actions taken for the benefit of the many at cost to yourself, then Evil is actions taken for the benefit of yourself at the cost of the many. Urza acted for himself almost every time, and just so happened to act in a way that defended Dominaria right up until he got bored with it. Urza is evil.
@getusome67762 жыл бұрын
@@clayxros576 well said
@UnknownGaming..2 жыл бұрын
Two sides of the same coin. You can't tell the story of one without the other. In their feud they shattered the very essence and reality of the multiverse. Why is Urza considered more evil? (Which I agree) Yawgmoth was a delusional man, a sociopath, obsessed with the creation of the perfect organism. In order to stop a man like that, Urza had to abandon his own morality and humanity and in the process he ended up doing atrocious things himself I'll take that quote from the batman's movies, Urza might not be the heroe the multiverse want it, but it was the one that it needed
@matthewwells50983 жыл бұрын
Great episode prof. Would absolutely love more lore content like this! Happy holidays!
@funnymcfunfuns14553 жыл бұрын
Baron Sengir was my exciting pull of all time way back in the day out of a $1 Homelands booster pack. I would love to see him return as a major villain.
@Rj-fw6dd2 жыл бұрын
i want to be a vampire because of him and lestat back in the day lol
@sebitecs69 Жыл бұрын
This is so RAD!! I've always thought that Yawgmoth was trully the worst and most fearful sentient being that ever existed, but afeter being offered such delicate and precise information I must assume truth as it is... the biggest hero is the biggest villan. And also my personal single favourite being in this game. Thanks for this!
@elsesome27073 жыл бұрын
The fact that you had highlighted the Magic's Boom comics is probably most convincing argument I could hear for giving them a shot. Thanks#
@franciscomuro84273 жыл бұрын
Urza truly is the greatest villain in all of Magic's history. When you just hear his story it is not one of heroics but really is one of selfish revenge and an unwillingness to look at his own actions and hold himself responsible. He literally drove his brother to the phyrexians and is directly responsible for starting the brother's war when he tried to take the meek stone from Misha. I wholeheartedly agree that he is the single greatest villain because we are still living the consequences of his actions today. (Karn spreading that phyrexian oil, time rifts that led to the mending, which then cascaded into a whole bunch of ripples from there). I don't think we will have a greater villain who only ever saw himself as the hero in magic.
@ziiraeal_media36573 жыл бұрын
It may be undeniable, but the potential is there for Nicol Bolas and Yawgmoth with the aid of his Phyrexian plain to exceed the destructive-ness of Uzra himself.
@jenslorbeer53073 жыл бұрын
Great point! Urza lore is just the best, because it’s so deep as you’ve just pointed out
@berryjon3 жыл бұрын
Urza is the best Villain in Magic, as in the end, you could sympathize with him, and we got to watch his fall, a long and hard fall to the bitter end.
@angelofsolitude79513 жыл бұрын
You're downplaying Mishra's own motivations, Mishra didn't approach the Phyrexians by Urza's actions either, he found one of their devices, which drew Gix's attention and then he accepted the counsel of the Priests of Gix. Mishra was also responsible for starting the Brother's War, and Mishra himself threw fuel on the fire when he tried to take the Mightstone by sleeping with Urza's wife, he weaponised the Fallaj people for his own purposes, that is not the actions of someone who seeks a third way and one is actively participating of their own volition with their own ambitions.
@IAmebAdger3 жыл бұрын
I feel like you can call him the greatest and also a villain, but idk about greatest villain
@Locustnism3 жыл бұрын
The professor needs to do a lore series. That being said I miss the ones from Wedge
@loganboehnlein27382 жыл бұрын
Bruh I just miss Wedge 😭
@WolfShadowmancer3 жыл бұрын
I was betting on Yawgmoth, but you make a compelling case for Urza. Still not convinced he was worse, but yeah, not a great dude.
@ktom12082 жыл бұрын
That was best video!!!! Knocked it out of the ballpark!!! I recently started reading the old mtg novels and have came to same conclusion that Urza is just as evil as the evil he claims to fight. Bravo!!!
@mbentley62 жыл бұрын
I don't play Magic anymore but you're page is still one of my favorites!
@jacobh40773 жыл бұрын
Love this, wouldnt mind a lore video dropping every once in a while!
@JustforKikX3 жыл бұрын
I feel like it's either Yawgmoth or The Raven Man. Honestly though, MtG has so many cool characters; when I got into the game a few years ago I mostly ignored the lore. Been reading up a bunch and buying the books recently. Super fun mythos.
@thatman88483 жыл бұрын
Raven man...now thats a story that needs a conclusion!
@froschkenig3 жыл бұрын
I love this. There was so much flavor in MtG before all the "beyond" stuff and mixing. A shame they let this go to waste. I love the tribute to the lore. Adds a lot for me as a player.
@Legally_Friends3 жыл бұрын
Professor I do not know if you will see this but I really love this content being more on the lore side in this video and opening my interest to the history of MTG storyline. Thanks for your hard work and creative spirit.
@canadianchamp19802 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for taking your time to do the video, i really enjoyed it.
@piralos13293 жыл бұрын
It would be nigh impossible to cover all of Urza's evils within a video such as this one, but you did a damn good job! The moment I saw Yawgmoth at number 2, I realised with a sudden, dreadful clarity who would be the number one most evil villain. I'm super excited for the Brother's War set to come out, to really show and remind people just how evil Urza was.
@hairyhulkvideos3 жыл бұрын
i don't think urza was evil. a selfish dick, but evil? there would be nothing left in existence if that were true. peak urza is untouchable.
@christopherb5013 жыл бұрын
Do wish Konda, Hidetsugu, Joven, Oona or Volrath had merited a mention. Am happy that Mairsil was given a spot on the list, tho.
@Aqwe_DK3 жыл бұрын
Really good video. But I would have loved a timeline, showing when each villain was from and how long they were a threat.
@Huyle182 жыл бұрын
That would take seperate videos for each villian.
@TheCraftBrewers3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the first time I could not agree more with the choice of a number 1 in a top 10. Well done! Great video :D
@moderndayknight26632 жыл бұрын
This was amazing!! I would love to see an in depth look at Kamahl and Jeska! One of my favorite story lines.
@tresnalder21493 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about Urza. Interesting story of a deplorable "good guy" making sickening choices.
@joelestrada67953 жыл бұрын
He made the choice's that needed to be made. The other Planeswalker a either feared phyrexia or didn't take it seriously enough
@glenbe40263 жыл бұрын
@@joelestrada6795 Urza is only considered a hero because of Phyrexia. Urza is the Stalin to Yawgmoth's Hitler.
@nikos7313 жыл бұрын
I am getting tired of all that "Urza was no better than Yawgmoth or Mishra and was actually evil" (the usual cliche "the hero is not different from the villain") propaganda that Wizards makes these days that this video follows. It is plainly obvious for whoever reads books like The Brothers War that Urza basically was just responding to everything Mishra did (like you know, destroying the city of Kroog, trying to take Urza's wife, killing the ruler of Kroog, siding with the Phyrexians, etc). I would also like to mention that in Argoth, Urza welcomed the messangers of Titania, trying to form an alliance with her, while Mishra just burned the same messangers alive with his Dragon Machines. And the only reason he activated the Cylex (mind you, Mishra sacrificed himself trying to give him time to do so) was to stop the Phyrexians (Gix was unstoppable up to that point). Was he cold? Sure he was. But "Not telling Barrin that his daughter was dead" was more Batmanlike cold and CERTAINLY not evil. Especially since Barrin was needed for the war vs Phyrexia. Was there bad writing in Urza? Sure there was. The whole Tevesh Szat case was cringe at best. If Urza was good, he would have never allowed him and if he was evil, he would need no justification to use him as a bomb battery. Was he manipulated by Yawgmoth? Sure he did. And it caused the dead of Teysir. But Gerrard was ALSO manipulated by Yawgmoth (Yawgmoth was a total badass and he could manipulate everyone) and he is still regarded as a hero. Urza's plans and sacrifice saved Dominaria and proved that, in the end, he was right. Teferi himself admitted it many times. I get the "We should give the entire spotlight to Jace and friends", but that doesnt mean we should not recognise the greatness of the heros of the past. And Urza was the greatest hero magic's past has to offer.
@Dre2Dee23 жыл бұрын
URZA DID NOTHING WRONG 👍👍👍
@nikos7313 жыл бұрын
Please. Urza+Winter Orb is basically a combo
@danielvanginkel70813 жыл бұрын
This makes me hopeful for the MtG series in the making. Hope they do as good a job as The Professor does.
@jonsedlak1103 Жыл бұрын
Storytelling in this is so crazy! You do a ton to make all this very compelling.
@crilleedara3 жыл бұрын
Wow, Awesome vid Prof, totally did not expect Urza to end up on the no1 spot
@MechaTheSpider3 жыл бұрын
I really hope they keep Marit Lage separate from Eldrazi, it really plays up the fact that it's somehow beyond them, beyond everything, and retains that sorta unknowable threat that comes with the unexplained.
@JackTheRipper4ever3 жыл бұрын
Well if the new comics are any indication, she's solidified as being from the Blind Eternities, but not eldrazi. So that's nice 😄
@thatepicwizardguy3 жыл бұрын
yawgmoth is. it's not even a question. it's not even close. he wasn't even a planeswalker and became a living god and father of phyrexia which is STILL a menace in the MTG universe and is the biggest existential threat to exist. yawgmoth's legacy shits on every single other villain in magic without question on top of him being incredibly interesting, unlike the other huge villains like bolas or the various standard demons around or crazypants tibalt etc. it's not even close.
@brometheus50193 жыл бұрын
Precisely. And my Yawg edh deck is ruthless.
@nikos7313 жыл бұрын
Amen
@yanlopez6743 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he is even more op when you read his lore
@cax11753 жыл бұрын
The Eldrazi are not evil. Eldrazi are beyond such petty titles as "good" and "evil". They do not absorb mana out of malice. Although those of us who play colorless commander decks enjoy your tears.
@babysinclairfan3 жыл бұрын
True but a villain doesn't always have to be evil, just a threat. If anything, making the eldrazi no malevolent forces of nature makes them more interesting :)
@DerronOfCairon3 жыл бұрын
This sounds like the ramblings of an Eldrazi sympathizer.
@cax11753 жыл бұрын
@@DerronOfCairon This response sounds like someone who got their turn played by their opponent after they tried to defy the Promised End.
@Onus66883 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was the first thing I thought too, they arent really good or evil, they just kind of exist
@SirGrimLockSmithVIII3 жыл бұрын
@@babysinclairfan that's just called an antagonist tho.
@Krushwax19842 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with #1. Does not matter the result, when the motive is what it was for him. This and the heroes video were most excellent to stumble upon tonight.
@tristandagraca2072 Жыл бұрын
Great narrating Prof! Really fun to listen to👌
@CstylesX3 жыл бұрын
This was a great video. MTG has such a rich story element that I feel had been pushed to the background.
@JasonTruthsayer3 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing video and history lesson, but also makes me sad to see what lore we have lost in todays MtG.
@marcusonisor45513 жыл бұрын
I love how the card game has art that hints to things.
@Arrowatch3 жыл бұрын
It's one of MTG's great successes. Very early, they began implying as much as much or more than they state.
@deathwarriorseve2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite videos you've done!
@Shoyro2 жыл бұрын
I actually have begun Magic through the lore itself before starting the card game. It was Mirrodin itself where I began. Now for how I can relate with Urza. The whole plane of Mirrodin itself was so unique and fascinating. I loved Glissa greatly. I actually grew to love Mirrodin very much. When the Phyrexians appeared, I was rooting for the Mirrans. However, I was horrified to learn that not only the Mirrans lost, my favorite character of all of Magic was compleated. I eventually accepted the fact that Phyrexia won, but I have a lingering hatred for them. Then I became interested in the Planeswalkers, mainly Tamiyo. My old feelings resurfaced when I learned that Tamiyo shared the same fate as Glissa after Kamigawa Neon Dynasty. I can't do a thing, but I would honestly be just as hellbent to destroy Phyrexia if in the lore, except the one Praetor who stood out, the only one who allowed the Mirrans to take refuge in his domain, Urabrask. He is possibly the only one who could be reasonable and hopefully agree to a peace treaty with the Mirrans. Even after a decade, I personally have a personal grudge against a fictional evil that will be seen as unreasonable, and I would dismiss what people say. That is why I can relate with Urza.