UW Familiars vs Combo Tron | Does Infinite Life Beat Infinite Damage?

You all asked for it so much, we had to do it again, Andrea Mengucci & Thoralf Severin battle it out with the strongest Pauper Combo decks they could find! Can Infinite Life beat Infinite Damage?
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[@CardmarketMagic]

🏰⚙ Decklists: bit.ly/3nHgt16

[@danjunior55]

Is it just me, but i dont see em?

[@door5026]

does the golem foundry work like this? it reads when you cast a spell, but you are not casting a card from your grave, it is just put onto the battle field?

[@simonetjulien6310]

​@@door5026 mir retriever puts the card in your hand, so he casts it again with the 2 mana he got from sacrificing the other mir

[@door5026]

Cool ty for clearing it up 😁

[@brisinger117]

link is broken it seems

[@jongibson4766]

I don't understand how a single pauper match can be *this* captivating and people still are afraid to play without rares and mythics. Seriously, this was one of the most entertaining matches I've seen in awhile, very well done all around

[@Hunted0LessShirt]

Pauper has become such a wild format in recent times. Described as Legacy lite for over a decade (for good reason) but the decks have gotten so powerful and diverse without insane planeswalkers and legends with walls of text that it's really something special.

[@BrazayB]

honestly as a pauper player I find it harder to play without uncommons sometimes rather than mythics and rares.

[@OtherSideLLC]

​@@BrazayBI really want to put Khenra in a prowess deck but alas uncommon

[@screamyhawk4004]

I heard someone say "Only commons? That's so slow and boring" 😂

[@devidviezzi9126]

​@@screamyhawk4004 the only reason pauper Will never become a huge format is that there are few money to be made... Beside that, it's a great affordable format even for beginners

[@jacobparker1651]

I think what makes Mengu such a great guest here (and great person for Magic in general) is that he genuinely loves every format that he plays, even if he's not as familiar with it, and it makes it so fun to watch every match that he's a part of

[@nathanielreichley4640]

Mengu is a great guest he has such good chemistry with the crew and he and Toffel bring such a high caliber of skill too (...of course so do Carl and Jamin, obviously)

[@blueplayer6197]

I don't know what it is about Toffel but the man just brings positive energy and he is really skilled too. Just fantastic.

[@DackKija]

Back and already dropping Pauper with Mengucci. Carl is king

[@colgatelampinen2501]

Mengu is the best human being ever. We want to see him every day.

[@artemiou707]

Imagine if they hire him 😂

[@Tom-qg7jx]

Yesss❤

[@ConManAU]

Andrea vs Thoralf is always an amazing matchup. Two champion Magic players, insane combo decks, really insightful commentary/interviews, and the layout of the game both physically and in post-production makes it easy to see what’s going on.

[@Awesomesausages]

Mengu and the Cardmarket team, what more could we ask for

[@CardmarketMagic]

It could have done so much 🥲

[@outputcoupler7819]

I love Mengu's deadpan sass. Oh, you have infinite counters? Fantastic.

[@Cynsham]

The Mengucci content is some of the best on the channel, please bring him back more

[@heitortremor]

I do really appreciate the competitive gameplay and commentary for paper magic. So many channels either have more casual players or just play on Arena.

[@oafkad]

I don't care about magic anymore but I still watch these. Such great folks having a good time.

[@giacomofasulo3861]

Please for the love of God hire mengu permanently, even if he doesn't want it, I crave this content

[@CardmarketMagic]

We offered, but it'll take an army to get him to move from Sunny Italy 🇮🇹

[@giacomofasulo3861]

​@@CardmarketMagic I'm from Italy so I understand him

[@goombadoagnew9358]

What an amazing matchup, these games are immensely entertaining and super valuable for learning the reasonings behind certain decisions in competitive play. also i love the way that Mengu’s deck can outpace Thoralf’s infinite damage with “infinity plus one” life

[@TaisxD]

Man I've missed you guys. The carl tips was cool, the decks were a bunch of fun and Toffel+Mengu is always a ridiculously good combi

[@polarmage2577]

Pauper with these two is probably my favorite type of videos here.

[@user-fu7no1xu5b]

Carl this was by far the best match on this channel. I really like the new "carl comments" at the top of the screen lol. Also I love both of these players and would love to see them more often. Thank you for the entertaining content!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for watching it :) maybe the Carl comments can be a regular feature

[@loxeggcheese]

It’s always a delight to see mengu playing the format of the people! Also wow meeting of the minds seems pretty insane, might have to try it out in caw gates

[@smokyprogg]

Mengu has such a fun energy to him. Gotta respect both his skill and approach to the game

[@sharnaff]

Getting to meet Toffel and having him autograph one of the cards in my pauper deck was the highlight of my Magicon.

[@dexterkennedy6710]

Absolutely love the pauper content, keep up the good work👍

[@NearlyKira]

love love love love Mengu! Enjoy seeing him lots in the already fantastic cardmarket videos ❤

[@Okreta]

Love mengu. His veedeos helped me qualify for my first bigger tournament with a borrowed deck I had never piloted before. Keep bringing him back!

[@chummer2060]

You two are some of my favorite Magic people. Thanks for the great games.

[@thesleepinggloom2603]

The crew that got me into pauper in the first place! Love it! I'll always shout out how good of a channel this is!!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! :) always glad to know we got someone into pauper! My favourite format!

[@ClanCrusher]

33:30 That was so cheeky. "If you want to negate that..." I would have loved to see the alternate timeline where it did get negated and watch that game play out.

[@ericdobrowski5033]

I love these games, you guys make this game look so easy!! I'm always down for more Mengu and will always watch a video he is in, thank you for putting this together!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for watching it :)

[@peterrowley110]

love the friendly competition. both of you are amazing!

[@aneurintaylor8084]

pauper is truly the coolest format, for sure want more of it

[@Thorg42]

Keep having fun gentlemen. We'll keep enjoying the commentary and the games. Sharing this with you is a real privilege

[@CardmarketMagic]

It's a privilege on our end too :) thank you for being here! We are very grateful

[@seleenshadowpaw3012]

The delivery of 'Mean and _hateful_ counterspells' really spoke to me :D

[@andreash.9251]

Awesome Match and you both are such awesome people. I'd love to see more like this!

[@Hikorzik]

Love the pauper veedeeos with Thoralf and Mengu! I'm brewing a fams list too eheh it was nice to see it in play

[@mosesdaugird6874]

What great editing! Awesome gameplay too! Love it.

[@marc-antoineboudreau2317]

Amazing as always!

[@AHopelessBunny]

I did thoroughly enjoy that. Thanks

[@luckyowl9191]

I've been freaking waiting for this! Hell yeah!

[@z33pys5]

More pauper please! ❤❤ Love seeing you two battle it out 🙌

[@marekjurcik]

Mengu FTW!-) More vids with Andrea and pauper are welcome. Thank you for the wonderful content! Nice animations and sounds btw.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) I put a lot of effort into making these videos. And Andrea will, of course, be coming back for more content after this series

[@1ntegrator]

Such a great video, Mengu is always fantastic to see. Not just because he is an amazing magic player with great charisma but also because he is accepts defeat so gracefully. Love to see him every time. Also both of you played really well and provided entertaining and insightful commentary

[@maxhammond3398]

I LOVE SEEING OTHER FORMATS AND I WANT TO WATCH MORE IN PERSON 1V1’s😊

[@AndreaMengucci]

It makes so happy to read the comments of these Pauper Veedeos I record with you guys. Can't wait to be back :)

[@CardmarketMagic]

According to the comments, we should be getting you a flat in Berlin 😅

[@eric.ingram]

I really enjoy the Mengucci content but I especially appreciate Thoralf and how he let me get a picture with him in Minneapolis. For the record I would’ve definitely “paid” (done) 30 push-ups for one.

[@Knightgum2]

Really fun matches to watch! Combo tron is always nice cuz it looks like a machine getting assembled. And Mengu is always great to see

[@Sk82478]

I love how the music kicks in when he ephemerates mulldrifter cause “We’re doing it baby!”

[@davidhansen5067]

Enjoying the Mengucci videos, but I'd also really love to see Frank Karsten back again sometime!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We almost had him back a few weeks ago for an exciting new series that we are starting next week! It did not work out, but we will definitely be having Frank over again :)

[@davidhansen5067]

@@CardmarketMagic That's great! I'm excited to see the new series, and whatever you can get Frank in for.

[@Chaoslorden]

Excellent show and I love when you show games like this. ❤

[@Unhappypanda]

Always love to see some good old pauper on the channel keep it up!

[@Razomka]

Excellent stuff! Definitely more of Mengucci! Also, there was a typo in the Carl updates 😅 The editing was bomb as well, I see a few improvements and they are spicy!

[@CardmarketMagic]

There will always be typos in the Carl updates 😅 English is not my first language, and my spelling is generally terrible

[@dks6515]

This was some awesome to watch, pauper is so cool!

[@ReederMG]

3 great games! Loved watching Mengu run away with it in game 1 and then Toffel run away with it in game 3

[@matteomazzola3958]

Nice deck! Keep up with the combo content

[@Niakk55]

That was a great match I truly love the interviews the thought process really helps with what I should be thinking as well thank you again

[@djanpo993]

Great video! Glad that you got 3 good keeps and 3 interactive games

[@-homerow-]

More Pauper with Mengu!!! These videos help me pick bulk to the bone!

[@josefinacabrera589]

Love these competitive 1v1 matches!!

[@kathleenbirrell3222]

Toffel saying “my chromatic if you want to negate it” calling out mengu after talking about how important it is that he doesn’t negate it is so ballsy and funny 😂😂

[@noahjaffe3094]

10:47 Thoralf's Mengu impression spot on lol

[@tigertailboss8970]

Mengu is such a fantastic player, I love watching him especially on card market with the pace yall have in your videos, legit my favourite magic content right here, please bring him back for more games and videos

[@CardmarketMagic]

We plan to :)

[@Nighterfighter1771]

Always great to watch professionals play Magic!

[@m1xxx3r]

It's always gonna be a blast when Mengu's in da house! ❤

[@PeterKorlus]

Love Pauper content. Keep it coming!

[@cowmooie]

I love these videos so much. Pioneer is my fav but all of its good with jamin and toffel

[@fabioandrade8476]

Love seeing paper pauper, keep them coming.

[@bluesmanshoes]

6:04 That Skyrim bear sound

[@bagualjueeegos5489]

Por lejos quizás el mejor canal con contenido de mtg en la actualidad. By far the best channel with mtg content. Congrats !!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@cameton_youtube]

Love pauper, very much looking forward to this!

[@dokanzan5623]

Love to see this two together, but i miss Arne VS andre/thoralf, as always nice video guys!

[@LucasCosta-hi8ig]

love you both!!! Mengu and Arne are top notch!

[@ryukaze20]

This makes me wanna build a Pauper deck... Nice match

[@FreddieCleeve]

Watching Mengu playing pauper is awesome seeing how he plays is so cool! We need more pauper and more Mengu!

[@herrar6595]

Pauper seems like a great format, never thought only commons could escalate like this....

[@johnread5030]

Love the pauper content :)

[@justinleblanc9089]

I am so happy to see you guys playing pauper again! Awesome video!

[@isaacsantos6200]

Could I get an explanation of the combo with the retriever? 😅 Would love to see more of these!!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Sure! Step 1: have one Myr retriever in the graveyard ans one on the board. Also have an Ashnod's Altar and a Golem Foundry on the board. Step 2: sacrifice your Myr retriever to the Altar, adding 2 mana and triggering the Retriever, which allows you to bring the Retriever from the graveyard back to your hand. Step 3: Play the retriever from your hand with the 2 floating mana. This adds a counter to the Foundry. You find yourself back at Step 1, but with one extra counter on the Golem Foundry. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have 999 counters on the Golem Foundry. Use the counters on the Foundry to make 333 Golems. Sacrifice any amount of Golems to the Altar to add yourself as much mana as you want. Need more mana? Repeat steps 1-3 as many times as you like. When ready, attack with your golems.

[@MrTandtrollet]

@37:00 You never discard the 1-off Mortuary Mire!!! =O

[@heitortremor]

I'm so excited for Pauper!

[@Peinfull87]

Ohh that tron deck is kinda like a deck i made tons of years ago with all the artifact lands, the retrievers, the krark clan ironworks, the goblin charbelcher and disciple of the vault. Yes i know there was more than 1 combo there, but had to do it just in case since i didn't have enough money for all the good cards i wanted, so i had to get creative, deck was lots of fun at the time.

[@Ricardo-zo1ti]

Best people, best format! ❤️

[@vulpescana1779]

Very nice,thank you ❤

[@XTimTheEnchanterX]

Oh boy more Mengu, I'll take as much Mengu on the channel as possible!

[@thatonedudejake]

Love seeing Mengu and Toffel!

[@creamabdul-jabbar]

love the rpg npc carl text box

[@PraetorianCuber]

mengu and the cardmarket team are the best human beings ever! we want to see them everyday!

[@superstarichiban]

I have this eggs deck, and it's my favorite combo in pauper next to Cycle Storm. Obviously, I love my mono red deck, but I like gaining 36 life on my opponents' turn and then untapping with infinite dummies

[@josephbelmaresiii7682]

Love your guys content keep it up

[@pleasestopdisassemblingmylimbs]

Nice to see my favourite pauper deck winning

[@Bl4cker]

by mengu's beard you can tell this episode was recoreded quite in the past :D

[@CardmarketMagic]

It was recorded a month ago. These videos take me quite some time to make 😅 I can't release them all at once

[@Bl4cker]

@@CardmarketMagic Oh yeah, production quality is insane, very well done :) I just wanted to meme on mengu's beard. 😀

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@Bl4cker a worthy cause!

[@BrootalMetalBanjo]

Loved UW familiar since I saw pauper format

[@andesmountain9178]

Ooh pro player tip from a fellow pro- mengu bottomed the ash barrens in their opening hand game two when mulling to 6, but should have kept it. The reason being you play ash barrens turn one. Turn two float the mana from it, play the chancery, and then cycle the barrens you bounced back to hand, with the mana it produced that turn. That way you deck thin by one, and instead of having an island and chancery, you have an island or plains, and a chancery, and two drawn cards to see if you need the white or blue more.

[@Sigginator1]

Very nice Match! Pauper ist very interesting

[@ewaep]

I'd like to see "Moggwartz school of chicanery" pauper deck revolving around first day of class and persist goblins. murderous redcap/putrid goblin with a sac outlet. skirk prospector + sling gang liutenant or mogg raider + attacking creatures

[@JonnMcDude]

More Andrea on any format 💗💗

[@theblakwarior]

I love pauper and I love mengu

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! That is very kind of you to say :)

[@robclayton9612]

Awesome, as a very very naive player seeing the high level of play here is fab. More! Go thoralf!

[@Shafournee]

I always want more Mengu!!

[@MOTIVATIONCINEMA]

Thoralf for hall of fame! Thanks for all of the contents, it is always five stars!

[@EmperorTime]

I've gotta buy both these decks. So awesome

[@EmperorTime]

Watching them play and talk through the plays helps so much with the general strategy and concepts. I love these videos! Thank you 😀

[@nicolocuzzocrea]

Toffel with his italian impressions killed me in a good way