Volraths Dark And Unfortunate Life - Magic: The Gathering Lore

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@christianyother4392
@christianyother4392 5 жыл бұрын
I’m really glad wizards is making new cards for classic mtg characters because I’ve only been playing the game for 2 years and don’t know much about these cool older characters. The stories they have are so much more interesting than gatewatch!
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
Glad it's not just us grognards who think so. :D
@BergerFett
@BergerFett 3 жыл бұрын
Volrath was my favorite character during the Weatherlight saga which is when i started magic. I am so happy he is out as a commander and he will most likely be the main deck i focus on
@imdeszaras
@imdeszaras 5 жыл бұрын
love how you connect all the cards to the lores. ....been playing magic for more than years but havent really read the books related to them... thumbs up man
@petegregorio2326
@petegregorio2326 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if we'll be getting a new Commander Il-vec?
@Insane-Howl-Cowl
@Insane-Howl-Cowl 5 жыл бұрын
Oh that would be so cool!
@imperialtutor8687
@imperialtutor8687 5 жыл бұрын
Phyrexia was the height magic villains. Their Borg like assimilate and corrupt from with in approach is a great trope in itself. Yawgmoth and volrath are fantastic villains.
@AsylumEscapade
@AsylumEscapade 5 жыл бұрын
There will never be a villain that matches the old Phyrexians.
@andrewfornes5458
@andrewfornes5458 3 жыл бұрын
They are coming back. So glad.
@Jonqen
@Jonqen 5 жыл бұрын
His story was so traumatic
@lexluthor9279
@lexluthor9279 5 жыл бұрын
This was the reason why i ordered your channel, thanks man. Volrath is my favourite character in Mtg lore. Keep up the good work.
@cavemantero
@cavemantero 5 жыл бұрын
Tempest was and still is my favorite set. A+ on this purp.
@liminal_entity1331
@liminal_entity1331 5 жыл бұрын
This was a really interesting video. I knew Volrath was a wicked bastard, but I didn't know just how wicked he could be until now. As for what lore videos I would like to see, I would really appreciate one for Lim-Dûl the Necromancer. I've always found his story super interesting and necromancers, overall, are my personal favourite type of magic user.
@michealbohmer2871
@michealbohmer2871 4 жыл бұрын
The artwork in "Theft of Dreams" reminds me of the artwork in he Basic D&D Gazetteers.
@StormflameMW
@StormflameMW 5 жыл бұрын
I think that it is really cool, how good Volrath's colors fit his flavor/story/character. His colors are basicly simic+black, so in other words, he is a dark version of simic, which really reflects his character. Simic tries to experiment on and enhance beings, more for their benefit (who is experimented on) and preferably (or only) volunteers, often even experimenting on themselves. Volrath doesn't care, if the being experimented on is volunteering or if it is in pain, he only cares for his own benefits. That all kind of sounds like a black version of simic.
@thevincesable
@thevincesable 5 жыл бұрын
Can you make a lore video about Traximundar ?
@johnscott7808
@johnscott7808 5 жыл бұрын
I suppose that it is truely cool, how true Volraths colorings suit his flavorstorycharacter. His colorings are basicly simicblack, so in different words, he is a darkish model of simic, which truely displays his character. Simic tries to scan on and beautify beings, greater for their gain who is experimented on and ideally or solely volunteers, regularly even experimenting on themselves. Volrath doesnt care, if the being experimented on is volunteering or if it is in pain, he solely cares for his very own benefits. That all form of sounds like a black model of simic.
@michaelhealy1000
@michaelhealy1000 5 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting so long for you to cover my favorite character. Thank you sir!
@DaBeezz
@DaBeezz 5 жыл бұрын
These lore videos have become my favorite on KZbin. Very satisfying to see the cards tied into the deep story of MtG.
@cloviepounders6703
@cloviepounders6703 10 ай бұрын
Volrath needs a return arc... You don't become an envincar and not establish some contingency plans in case of your death lol. Maybe even turn it into a redemption. He awakens with no memories but ask the powers... Favorite villain.
@michaelschaub7685
@michaelschaub7685 Жыл бұрын
I'm assuming the card Smite was when Gerrard defeated Volrath at the Weatherlight and Topple is when he truly died to the flowstone.
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 3 жыл бұрын
Ya know, I liked the story back at this time more. What little I saw from the flavour.
@VexylObby
@VexylObby 5 жыл бұрын
The Phyrexians were the masters of long cons.
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 3 жыл бұрын
Tempest really was my start to magic.
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 3 жыл бұрын
I knew nothing of the story, aside from flavour text. This shit is cool.
@WyldeTripKY
@WyldeTripKY 5 жыл бұрын
wooohoo story time with Purps!
@humm.ngbird
@humm.ngbird 5 жыл бұрын
love the content brother bear
@tylerochello2679
@tylerochello2679 3 жыл бұрын
Im looking forward to the brothers war!
@zekebecker4155
@zekebecker4155 5 жыл бұрын
Love these lore videos, thanks Mike!
@DCramb69
@DCramb69 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I love the lore vids
@shadowphoenix173
@shadowphoenix173 5 жыл бұрын
The new volrath looks like he is holding some sort of poisonous cell ( - 1/-1 counter) which he implants in his victim. Or he already infected him and this is some sort of cell which he now took out now... enables him to shapshift and get his victims abilities. In the other hand It looks almost like some sort of metal scalpel. Could be that i am totally wrong, however i think it would or at least could fit.
@Actalzy
@Actalzy 5 жыл бұрын
Loved Greven Il-Vec, sad story there to. The flavor txt on his card said it all "Rage is the only freedom left me." and his art was always great. Rath cycle was over all one of the best imo for cards and story.
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
"I will flay the skin from your flesh and the flesh from your bones and scrape your bones dry. And still you will not have suffered enough." -Greven il-Vec, to Gerrard Still one of my all-time favorites.
@OfficialMagisto
@OfficialMagisto 5 жыл бұрын
Can you do the lore on The 4 vampire lords of Innistrad, Mirri and Oona???
@NikOwltastic
@NikOwltastic 5 жыл бұрын
could you do a lore video on phage the untouchable and karona?
@furyboom
@furyboom 5 жыл бұрын
Really fun lore. Keep it up.
@mattatlas8895
@mattatlas8895 5 жыл бұрын
Is their a lore vid on jhoira?
@bluepenrose4957
@bluepenrose4957 5 жыл бұрын
these videos are great! thank u purp!
@codelicious6590
@codelicious6590 5 жыл бұрын
I'm loving these lore vids. Are ya planning on doing the whole Weatherlight crew as well? I'm very interested to learn what happened to Mirri to cause her to become a vampire, and what kind of a character was she, and stuff.
@APlayOfHopesAndFears
@APlayOfHopesAndFears 5 жыл бұрын
She was very loyal and secretly in love with Gerrard but quite snarky "cut the bullshit" on the outside. About the vampire thing: In the main timeline she fought the vampire Crovax when he betrayed the crew while they where under attack and they both fell overboard. When she realised Gerrard would endanger himself and the ship trying to help her she let Crovax kill her. In the Planar Chaos block alternate timelines startet to sift into Dominaria. In one of them Mirri managed to kill Crovax but was infected by vampirsm and the madness that drove him to the Phyrexian side, finally taking his place as one of Yawgmoths chief officers. Kinda hope there is a third timeline where she got the happy ending she deserved :-(
@talshipman1347
@talshipman1347 2 жыл бұрын
Fuck yea more lore
@zachary3367
@zachary3367 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he got a new card
@TheFixer710
@TheFixer710 5 жыл бұрын
Bad man found broken wood that infected the multiverse.
@caseywilliams4145
@caseywilliams4145 3 жыл бұрын
He is the coolest villain in magic
@joshuaspector8182
@joshuaspector8182 4 жыл бұрын
It's probably been talked about somewhere here already but the trials with the ants is based on a real tribe of people. Theres a group in south america i believe that do that exact thing with bullet ants. From what I gather, this is absolutely excruciating for like bare minimum 24 hours.
@Jeffxm003
@Jeffxm003 5 жыл бұрын
Do you already have a lore video on the events of alara? Would like to see something on that if you are interested
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit. I wonder how youtube figured out I'd want to hear about Slivers and Volrath?
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 3 жыл бұрын
Cuz it probably could have done that sooner
@Sphealord
@Sphealord 5 жыл бұрын
Pls do a lore video about yawgmoth
@volrathgaming2525
@volrathgaming2525 5 жыл бұрын
i was sure Volrath's lore included something to do with the Slivers. love the videos dude, keep em comming
@johnnyscifi
@johnnyscifi 5 жыл бұрын
mark stj It does
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
He was trying to control the slivers vis the Sliver Queen to use them as weapons, if I recall correctly. As cool as slivers are, it was sort of incidental to the overall story.
@FaustKellhound
@FaustKellhound 5 жыл бұрын
Mike these are some of your best videos you have you need to capitalize on them
@PabloGonzalez-ch3hz
@PabloGonzalez-ch3hz 5 жыл бұрын
I want to know where do you get the lore, I'm very interested in magic's lore
@ilianceroni
@ilianceroni 5 жыл бұрын
Pablo Gonzalez concerning “old time” magic lore, there are many book that tells these stories. Recently they have shifted to comics, and then to “articles stories”. And now, with war of spark, they came back to a book.
@bedwablackburn
@bedwablackburn 5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful as always.... But in other news, hmmmmm curry flavor...... Now I'm hungry again
@rebeccakaltenbach887
@rebeccakaltenbach887 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting indeed have u Done a Krenko vide0 if not it would be interesting to am a Goblin based player
@johnnyscifi
@johnnyscifi 5 жыл бұрын
I think that stone is a piece of flow stone...
@huntressskyfire
@huntressskyfire 5 жыл бұрын
The antiGerard! Love it ! Good card!
@watsondontaable
@watsondontaable 5 жыл бұрын
Could've sworn I was already subscribed
@jonathonskogman8337
@jonathonskogman8337 5 жыл бұрын
Didnt volrath become memnarch?
@TheMagicHistorian
@TheMagicHistorian 5 жыл бұрын
no memnarch was created from the mirari.
@metalthrashingnerdpodcast9864
@metalthrashingnerdpodcast9864 5 жыл бұрын
Oh cool an Akira reference!!
@DavBotsArcade
@DavBotsArcade 5 жыл бұрын
My tribes rite to manhood was funneling a whole 2 liter of mountain Dew upside down while the tribe elders punch you in the groin I'm diabetic and have a hernia, but I'm a real man now.
@Sentient.A.I.
@Sentient.A.I. 5 жыл бұрын
Different tribes different hernia locations. The same mountain dew.
@NecroTV666
@NecroTV666 5 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a lore video on izoni
@philipedwindeello9102
@philipedwindeello9102 5 жыл бұрын
I am confused. Is it not that she is a woman? That person is seen in the "Unmask" card.
@Str8edgejon
@Str8edgejon 5 жыл бұрын
Oh man Team Style Commander is gonna be fun! I have a LOT of Phyrexian decks to build.😈
@johnnyscifi
@johnnyscifi 5 жыл бұрын
Morph deck!!?
@smack80
@smack80 5 жыл бұрын
KANEDA!!! We watched some good Anime, and some horrid.
@diobrando5896
@diobrando5896 5 жыл бұрын
Tetsuo
@alexmendoza9645
@alexmendoza9645 5 жыл бұрын
Woot woot woot!
@AsylumEscapade
@AsylumEscapade 5 жыл бұрын
Okay, I NEED & WANT Commander 2019
@grisselbrandthegreat5567
@grisselbrandthegreat5567 5 жыл бұрын
Mike....I have found a new commander...Its gonna be infect >:D(seems fitting to me at least)
@pinkpeacock313
@pinkpeacock313 5 жыл бұрын
Who is it? Skillets
@grisselbrandthegreat5567
@grisselbrandthegreat5567 5 жыл бұрын
@@pinkpeacock313 The new volrath seems more fun
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
I don't really like infect as a win condition, but it does sort of feel fitting and he's definitely built for it: copy any infect creature and pump his power by 3 and you're already at lethal. Lashwrithe would be pretty on-theme... damn it. Maybe I'll have to make THREE new Commander decks this year. :p
@seannissen2509
@seannissen2509 5 жыл бұрын
So he steals their body parts (giving them a -1/-1 counter) and uses those body parts to shapeshift. neeto
@zacharymcmillan2788
@zacharymcmillan2788 5 жыл бұрын
Flavor text: "I always claim what is mine. And you,Greven,are mine." What's the card? Well at least the new version is a vast improvement over the old one;imagine if they made timeshifted versions of Gerrard and Vuel...🤔 Oh man,no Dominate of Dream Halls? Those are great Volrath themed cards.😞
@christopherm.7310
@christopherm.7310 5 жыл бұрын
I wish they would have gone all in and made the main commanders for 2019 the weather light saga instead of a bunch of nobodies.
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
I know that's what I'm doing. I'm going full Vorthos for my Commander projects this year: Greven and the Predator (sort of a voltron-y beatdown deck) versus Sisay and the Weatherlight (legendary tribal, with as many of the crew as I can get my hands on making an appearance). Should be fun. :D
@toddkaczenski6889
@toddkaczenski6889 2 жыл бұрын
Y
@BBradshawProductions
@BBradshawProductions 5 жыл бұрын
Wasn't VOLRATH A WOMAN at the end?! Card Unmasked.
@TheMagicHistorian
@TheMagicHistorian 5 жыл бұрын
The art from unmask depicts takara(starkes daughter) Well more specifically it depicts volrath posing as takara
@marinstoev4505
@marinstoev4505 5 жыл бұрын
Volrath did nothing wrong, prove me wrong.
@cavemantero
@cavemantero 5 жыл бұрын
That Volrath card is terrible. They didn't word it right...ANY COUNTER on ANY CREATURE and he can become it. WotC are idiots.
@johnkidby7948
@johnkidby7948 5 жыл бұрын
I'm quite certain that was done on purpose.
@leysonmose
@leysonmose 5 жыл бұрын
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