UG Sorenson vs Recurring Nightmare || North 100 Showdown

It's the North 100 Showdown! Serge and Wheeler are showcasing some of their favourite Canadian Highlander decks in a 1v1 showdown.
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[@JagannathMxO]

I'm so engaged with this video we could get married in a couple months.

[@connor_rhoads]

This comment wins my engagement

[@Anthropomorph0]

North 100 to me is perfect constructed. Friendly atmosphere, diverse and cool format, generous rules enforcement with reasonable rewinds. The goal seems to be not to win but to play as good Magic as possible but without any backseat gaming. Chefs kiss!

[@Timhann]

I love this series. Truly wonderful. I would love to see the full deck lists that are going to be played and have a run down of the cards and why they are in the decks so during play I can try and figure out what each player is hoping to get and try and figure out the lines. Would be excellent if the deck overviews showed off the lines with graphics and the like, though I know the expense necessary to do such things. Doing so would make this series even more of the delicious tasting platter it is and when another Yellow Jacket tournament (please) is done the decks being played can be linked to the videos explaining them and we can root out the secret tech and spice players have brewed. Maybe I am just too excited for all the Canlander content. It might just be the best competitive format to watch.

[@ronaldkantelberg]

This is the content I love. Well done. Well done.

[@oafkad]

These videos are a charisma overload.

[@nik700]

Serum Visions into Preordain into Ponder into Thought Scour into Brainstorm... Wheeler might be the quintessencial blue mage

[@Gadora]

This series, and sometimes the North 100 set reviews, is now my main engagement with Magic the Gathering.

[@Dammarc1]

putting aside the similarity between wheeler and Mac from Indiana jones for a second, the spell snare's moment ruled because it's always exactly like that ahahah

[@rkk667]

Another lovely show, down

[@durge12]

clicks on north 100 content but notices the shortness of the video watches video...wowsers that was a bloodbath

[@empil98]

Man i love these vids so much:)

[@CharlesGouraudgaming]

looking at the time and the title, I was sure that Sorenson would run away with this.

[@rommelnuqui1638]

With this is iteration of abzan nightmare, would grist fit into the deck due to the number of cheap dorks?

[@ilyshion2047]

Serge: "Thoughtsieze?" Audience: "Stop, stop he's already dead!"

[@klick37]

Love me some canlander, love me some N100 Showdown, love me some LRR. All of my dreams can come true at once.

[@zuzug9753]

Serge winning the first match! Let’s gooo

[@ebmusicman84]

Serge may have won the games, but Wheeler Spell Snared the Jitte so who REALLY won?

[@naterhoof_behemoth]

No CK sponsor for this video?

[@strawhat274]

Serge he has a family

[@germanyjones2700]

Mo mo mo-oh-oh

[@danieljensch3754]

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[@DesWombat32]

When I saw the length of the video and what deck Wheeler was playing I knew it was impossible for him to get two wins in that time frame 😀Well played Serge!

[@gkiyo]

Always glad to see more Canlander. Wheeler posted a VOD of a whole tournament on his channel recently that's also worth checking out. Many hours of powerful magic.

[@SilverDrgn14]

what is his channel's name?

[@gkiyo]

@@SilverDrgn14 It's just called "Benjamin Wheeler" - you can also search "highlander for Chris", that should bring it up

[@OMClyde]

Thanks for the rec

[@dylanthomas2393]

Serge was gaming out of his mind this match. Great episode guys.

[@dontpanic9772]

Here is a little idea. How about you guys choose some decks you both like and make a small tournament to see wich deck comes out on top. Like, just play a bo3 at a time like you do now, but with a narative throughline of a tournament so people can root for a deck to go all the way.

[@tmadeviant5375]

they have done it before. both brought 3 decks kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZm0o6iedqt8mpo

[@blaketreleaven1993]

They did that! Friday Night Paper Fights gave over a bunch of episodes over for awhile with a "Spring/Summer/Fall" season where scores were kept over the course of the season and no player swapped decks. Search for FNPF CanLander "seasons", the content is out there.

[@dontpanic9772]

@@blaketreleaven1993 I remeber those! I really liked them, but if I'm not wrong they where more about the players competing with each other and they would not always bring the same deck. I feel like the idea behind the showdown was more about showcasing the decks themselfs.

[@lordmeep5803]

People always try to take such cute lines with the flip garruk but serge showed perfectly how a 2/2 every turn for 3 is just dang good

[@Argusthecat]

A ceaseless procession of dogs really does seem like a good play in basically any game of Magic

[@hnsa3203]

Man, love showdown, but these steamroll episodes end so abruptly lmao. One more round wouldn't hurt if a deck wins sub 25 mins, would make for better TV too since the losing deck would be given another chance to show itself off. That spell snare still makes this a 10/10 episode though, so good job lads

[@actualFix]

I'm absolutely love with the Jitte counter. "Augh! Spell Snare! Yeah! WOOO!" Please, oh blessed algorithm, share this video with others, for it is engaging

[@Sugarman96]

Sees title: excite Sees runtime: confuse

[@flatluigi]

i do appreciate north 100 showdown a hell of a lot but it'd be nice if it adopted the rule from some recent pprs and fnpfs where if the bo3 runs fairly short it keeps going to a minimum time limit. it lets decks get shown off a lot better than when blowouts happen twice in a row off the top, and i think it'd fit the intent of the show better the shortest episode before today was 35 minutes, with others ranging from 40 to almost an hour; today's ep is seventeen minutes and it kind of blindsided me

[@KC_Enthusiast]

Serge's deck looks entirely like my jam. So much fun to see in action.

[@PhiSpiral]

I click on a North 100 showdown and see the video is 17 minutes long.... W...why do I hear boss music?

[@HoneyJack07]

Since this is edited , could yall do a segment where each player talks about the hand they kept ? Like what was in it and why they kept or mulled ?

[@gryphon885]

Speedrun Speedrun Speedrun! I also love seeing Abzan Midrange Graveyard decks, even when they are secretly aggro decks.

[@MrThewooter]

The moment wheeler said 123 I did the laugh, just a beat before him. my mind is poisoned.

[@starelementpoke2632]

Wait 17 minutes

[@PharaohofAtlantis]

A little bit shorter than the last match lol

[@biggringus5499]

Would've been cool to see wheeler's deck do anything lol

[@WoWRakan]

he played it a bunch on the channel if you search its easily findable

[@Trowls]

The best boys with the best content again!

[@Neohampster]

Holy crap is this not a lands deck, neither player is running lands? Thank you for this gift. I like lands but literally 50% of the decks featured so far are lands lists, including this episode. I'm just glad to see another match up.

[@aoedot]

So... an odd comment... because I'm not complaining about anything or anything... but I sorta wanna express something, while being too dumb to have the potential answers or any useful suggestions... I love the idea of this show. I like that it's showcasing brief presentations of ACTUAL play of just meta competitive decks... And so, with that in mind, I appreciate the speed of play and this is content for people deep in the weeds of investment... But then there is something about the presentation set up that feels like it was build for PPRs that supports presenting players who aren't playing AT that top level, and the current presentation doesn't support it... So in abstract, just sorta maybe making the suggestion that the overlay presentation needs a soft jiggle to keep up with the play pace of this show over previous LLR presentations? :S I mean, I have "ideas" about how you'd accomplish this, but they just sound like adding horrible visual noise to the presentation that I buck at that concept of suggesting them... But just, wanting to suggest that, if somebody has the time and head space to think about it, possibly worth the thought...? I don't want the game pace to slow down, I LOVE that LLR have A SHOW that show cases top-end (even if not "hyper competitive") magic games and what the pace and flow of the game looks like in "actual play", through a lens that gives the show its conceit... but yeah, just wish the presentation could in some way "keep pace" I do love this show as it currently exists. I'm not saying anything is wrong. Just something I keep thinking about the presentation vs pace of games over this series...

[@JimmyJames-om2uw]

I'm loving these videos, thanks LRR!

[@Drecon84]

UG Tempo does not have that many threats and if you can prevent any board presence from being there you can just overrun the deck. Great match honestly. Thank you.

[@tocu98]

Serges deck sounds like it can be included in the weirdest name that caught up because no on really knows what it means or the origin Nik Fit . Junk even though that work kinda been replaced with Abzan also feels fitting as Junk ment WGB very good stuff

[@JP-mg5hy]

Request for future north 100 showdown videos. In the event of a 2-0 stomp, could you play additional games and skip to one where that shows the other deck getting on the board, as some of these are just 'Heres two interesting decks with a lot of thought put into them, and we're only going to show one of them beating the other up like a crying school child'

[@Sklertic]

Like the format, love watching you play. Wish you'd try out some new stuff once in a while though. Same decks every week more or less gets boring fast.

[@johnf9710]

Love this content, but wish that there was a minimum amount of time to get more games if match is quick. Feels like the point is to see what decks can do, and the variance with flooding or bad beats can lead to short blowouts. Certainly part of the game and I love the series, but I guess I'm asking for more :-P

[@TheDysonielman]

More Canlander please 🥺

[@filippodardi2180]

Creature based midrange vs simic tempo in a singleton format played by the gayest cowboy out there and the kindest judge out there? E N G A G E M E N T E N G A G E D

[@tuisku444]

Isn't it spelled Sorensen (title and description say Sorenson)? Thank you for the amazing content :)

[@nicholasfalasco8539]

Canlander is the only reason I still have a mtg collection, and I don't have a local highlander scene. I dont make sense. The point is, this positive community keeps me around.

[@Thekingsmantm]

Huge nitpick: Would it be possible for the thumbnail to be reversed so that Serge & Benjamin are on the same side of the screen that they play on?

[@wormspeaker]

Something, something, Engagement. Something, something, Algorithm. But seriously though, I love Canlander content. It just scratches my itch. I love to see every card in Magic's history (aside from the problematic ones) played in the format. I love that there are no bannings and the points list keeps you from just seeing the Power 9 in every deck. The wild interactions you can see as a mater of normal play in the format are just entertaining to watch.

[@OckhamsChainsaw1337]

Wait, is it SorensOn or SorensEn? Unfortunately, it's one of those names that gets spelled incorrectly like half the time.

[@caseheroes9835]

Is it possible to get a game 3, even if the first two games go 2-0, both because the length of the video spoils the results a bit and because we all love more canlander content!

[@artemi7]

It's wild to me that Serge went from this directly into the PPR Judge match right after.

[@frizbehobit9919]

Great video, I love just watching you guys play.

[@brandonrichard9568]

So Recurring Nightmare is just make tokens and equip with Jitte, got it.

[@PhoenixWrong]

I'm very engaged. Also holey moley Surge, what a beat down!!!

[@seanfallon2271]

Loving all this new MtG content! Just want to say I appreciate the length of this match, as you all put out so much video material that it's actually hard to keep up with it all, so thanks for that!

[@velraith]

Love these so much guys! Keep up the great work. Mardu monarchy!

[@CmdrUD87]

"Jitte isn't that bad"- Wheeler, before getting mucked by Jitte

[@WeatheredPeach]

The playtime has me really curious just what on earth happened in this vid xD

[@XldemonbloodlX]

Turn 1, deck in your hand. It's called foreplay.

[@qzzyozzy]

holy shit that transition at the very start was so smooth. im in awe

[@RumpledNutskin]

I would love to see some games with Big Red!

[@mattperkinson9604]

I saw the time stamp and knew I was in for some powerful magic!

[@popvaleska5622]

Love watching wheeler get out in his place and lose for once on this show

[@dizzycriminal]

I thought televised murder wasn't allowed?

[@Veelofar]

I misread that as OG Sorenson and was interested to see what that meant. XD

[@nealfitzgerald]

That Endurance removal into an Endurance was filthy.

[@888ian2]

is that sniff thing Wheeler kept doing normal for people from the US? I don't mean to be rude, just not quite sure. Also this is my first time seeing Wheeler as never watch edh or canlander and he seemed like a cool guy, I think I read in a comment that he streams so I'll have to check him out for sure!

[@leress]

it's 'benjamin_wheeler' on twitch

[@victoro.9792]

"Why'd I bring Tempo?" Haha

[@spiffinn_music_lists]

I love how wheeler cast pretty much every good blue cantrip in the first few turns

[@jaroslavszaharenkovs6273]

How is Sorenson different from regular tempo?

[@MrMarclax]

Im a simple man. I see recuring nightmare, I pog

[@10JudgeP]

Click video, 17 min, gunna be a good one

[@themaddhadder4826]

Fastest match of canlander in the west

[@M3XYPZ]

Video good, comment bad, engagement done.

[@TyranitarStudios]

I think Serge won the die roll

[@castlewise]

Yeesh Serge. Wheeler had a husband. 🙂

[@bendertusepaki8995]

So sad to see tempo loose so badly 😭😭😭

[@adamkealy2630]

Man UG getting diced again. Big sad

[@jw5087]

Engagement for the algorithm

[@donaldtaylor724]

Someone get Wheeler a tissue!

[@kaitlyndavis6861]

These guys are super awesome in this video is so awesome!

[@adancein]

More like Serge Slayger

[@dragonmz5274]

Oh no 17 minutes

[@eliasmagg7799]

I love those games

[@Encarvlucas]

This was a fast one

[@Pintyhet]

I think we’ve seen a dip in tempo power with the decline of dedicated combo and the rise of midrange in power. Tempo is still good but trading on pace feels less impactful when curves have been slashed so hard even on midrange.

[@Addeand]

Engagement, engage!

[@crestondavison1701]

Abzan goes brr

[@darylccc]

These showdowns are bloody amazing! Please continue the series. I would definitely watch even rematches of the same matchups as the scope in play is so huge and also the general chat is always entertaining and informative between Serge & Wheeler about the decks.

[@Giga-lemesh]

Amazing 😂

[@jjrosales1996]

That was fast

[@MarkAvo]

Fast games

[@maxwellwallace7760]

Engagement

[@lithocite8049]

engagement

[@beckettakins6198]

Flesh! \