We Play Your Decks | Grixis Affinity vs Enchantment Tribal

[@CardmarketMagic]

🤖🗄 Decklists: bitly: bit.ly/3YgxSLQ

[@cheddar7224]

I will always live by Thoralf the Wise’s words “Sometime life is just like this. You find a hat, It is recorded”

[@fehlbrandschwele]

That's not how Cowboys work.

[@captainofthesevenbees]

Maybe where you’re from

[@2LettersSho]

"You find a hat" "It is recorded" Eventually wizards will run out of other keywords and this will be card text. XD

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you very much for choosing my deck, I am delighted. Really excellent video and both decks played very well. A few months ago I had a bad experience: someone stole my bag containing 6 decks plus other cards and this event demoralized me and I stopped playing paper magic. I can't wait to receive the deck and buy few cards to optimize it so that I can start to play again paper magic. Thank you so much ❤

[@captainofthesevenbees]

That deck seems really fun to play ngl. Hope you have fun playing paper magic, also hope that your decks don’t get stolen again

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the video! :D Thank you for submitting such an awesome decklist! We should be shipping the deck to you with some sleeves by the end of the week to the address on your Cardmarket account, so please double check that it is correct ;) I'm really happy to hear that we get to bring back the joys of paper magic for you!

[@cristiannobile4839]

@@captainofthesevenbees thank you so much

[@cristiannobile4839]

@@CardmarketMagic I don't know how to thank you! Love your content, your videos and your contests, love you all 🤣

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@cristiannobile4839 Sending us that sweet decklist was all the thanks we need :)

[@shootfromtheright2712]

I love watching this and screaming "The hat is on backwards!!!"

[@CardmarketMagic]

Wow I heard that! That was you?

[@matthewkoch3028]

The only reason I came to the comments was to see who else noticed

[@pinipilla]

Maybe its toffel who is backwards and not the hat

[@bobbycorn3966]

always remember, cool guys wear their hats backwards

[@Issblodh]

Rest assured. You were not the only one screaming. I sooo wanted to hit Toffel on the back of his head and tell him his hat is on backwards.

[@HoboKing]

You're cowboys because cowboys were pioneers! Also, I deeply love y'all's content, please keep it up forever.

[@DarkYuan]

Completely forgot about that halfway into the video! 😆

[@CardmarketMagic]

Actually Thoralf just found a hat we were going to use for another video and decided it would be a good moment to put it ok 😃 and of course you cannot hold back from acting like cowboys when you have the hat

[@outputcoupler7819]

@@CardmarketMagic But of course! An idea for any future cowboy shenanigans. In western movies, it's traditional for the bad guy to wear a black hat, and the good guy to wear a white hat. In fact, that's where the terms "white hat" and "black hat" come from as shorthand for "good guy" and "bad guy". I think if you put Thoralf in a black cowboy hat, he'd make for quite the villain for the rest of you white hats to defeat.

[@SirPuncake]

Wow, can't believe my deck actually got picked! Shame it couldn't get there in the end. But was super entertaining to watch none the less!

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm happy you enjoyed! 🤠 You should already have the 50€ in cardmarket credit in your account as a consolation prize. Your deck was awesome but, unfortunately, the artifacts were too strong 💪🤖

[@SirPuncake]

@@CardmarketMagic I do! Really appreciate it. And the artifact deck was indeed crazy. I'm just happy I got to see Thoralf pilot the deck!

[@ComposerMathieu]

"i pass priority" "so do I" "it dies" That was a golden moment 😂 😂 😂

[@thingsthatgobomb]

"carl that kills people"-nice llamas with hats reference

[@JonaxII]

I like how at 24:45 Toffel's untapped Island magically turns into a plains. I was already wondering how he was planning to cast the two Seals.

[@lucasrios2089]

he could've cast it that turn if he hadn't used two plains to cast the mystic

[@phaustho]

Watching this video felt like when you lose on purpose at your LGS because you'd rather watch the table playing next to you due to how fun it looks. What a fun and enjoyable video! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Cluis.]

You could just bounce the same Ancestral Statue. No need to get a 2nd one. It does not specify "other" it just says you own. So you could have one more slot in the side board.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Ahhh good catch! I'd still play 2 in the side though tobe able to win through a removal spell

[@Cluis.]

@@CardmarketMagic Its a great card in any Animar EDH deck. Cause it results in an infinite Animar so everything is gonna be free after doing some Statue Chaining. ^^

[@Modest7787]

Also at 8:42 how can you play emery off the top becuz the reality chip is not reconfigured on any creature?

[@GlaceonBM]

@@Modest7787 The played emery was not off the top, it was from hand. There was both an emery in hand and an emery on top.

[@Ragnarok633]

I love these games! Spicy brews are always the best to watch. Spicy COMBO brews are even better. Grixis affinity combo was definitely not on my radar at all for pioneer.

[@cristiannobile4839]

I'm the builder of the deck 👍🏼 Of course this isn't the final decklist, It can be upgraded (lands primarly, some sideboard targets) and I had to change some numbers of cards (example: the original list Is with +1 Karn, The great Creator). It's very funny and somewhat competitive.

[@Ragnarok633]

@@cristiannobile4839 Glad to hear it holds up! Im really bad at brewing myself so finding fun interesting deck lists and piloting them is my jam. Thank you.

[@mistriousfrog]

the big upside of having a second is being able to use the first to recycle Karn.

[@calebjohn9810]

I was not expecting a Llamas with Hats reference at 10:42, but I am pleasantly surprised!

[@sl3848]

Third Path Iconoclast is one of my all-time favorite cards! Happy to see it do so well here. Also, the abrupt hard cut from the western monologue back to casting meteor golem was super hilarious.

[@minimus436]

24:37 the island is untapped but in the next seconds it's the plains , how conviniently you can play this second seal from existence ! I got you cowboy, and no montage cut can distract me 😂 All jokes aside, i love your content, I recently discover this youtube channel and I'm a Big fan, thanks for all cowboys !

[@CardmarketMagic]

Howdy 🤠 and yeah, Thoralf asked me if he could take back his land tapping and, of course, I said yes. But we cut out moments like that usually since they are clunky and detract from the game aaaaannnd, usually people don't notice 😅

[@ryanparker260]

The deck tech: This is gonna combo off and create infinite 1/1's using tezzeret, karn, and third path iconoclast and plus tezzeret for infinite! The actual games: +2 tezzeret for 6, which is lethal

[@Funkytrip73]

Thoralf was too greedy with his life total. He knew a Tezzeret could end him, but still went way below 10 life total.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Sometimes 6 is as many as 100000000

[@TrophyGuide101]

I loved the doom foretold + dance of the manse deck when it was in standard. Every game I would be singing to myself "Men without hats - No friends of mine" but the lyrics would be "We can dance with the manse, we can leave our enchantments behind because doom was foretold and if it's not told then it ain't no doom of mine"

[@kieranclarke6161]

The skill and precision behind Thor playing anything thowen at him is unmatched! (Finding the play in the double binding turn 11/10)

[@danl9030]

Thoralf forgot to play a land during his turn at 20:00, probably because he got mixed up by Restoration of Eiganjo ramping him

[@codyluna7065]

came here to say this

[@felity1773]

at 24:38 you can also see that he doesn't actually have 2 white mana to play his second seal from existence, but a few seconds later he suddenly has a plains instead of an island (edit: that's cause he tapped the wrong lands for the starfield mystic that he played before. i know that they need content to produce, but when this is some kind of tournament where fans can actually win something it feels a bit unfair not to let mistakes play out)

[@jamie1862]

​@@felity1773 I think they prefer that decks aren't knocked out by unforced & obvious pilot errors, which imo would be less fair to the deck submitter. That kind of take back is pretty typical for kitchen table magic. And these videos vibe more kitchen table than cut throat sanctioned event.

[@lainpereyra1833]

15:08 The "Excuse me" face!!! épico!!!😂

[@duuuude9291]

I have not yet seen the video but I already love it because you’re using Tribal instead of that Typal nonsense ❤️

[@duneblythe]

this channel has such good editing. rarely is paper magic watchable, but its actually great here

[@MrPiotrV]

100%!

[@MicahProvotorov]

I love cats more, but heart animation on the dogie is so cute :3 Also it is interesting to watch how a random affinity with no affinity cards can do 5 permanents on turn 2 in pioneer and then hit opponent in face for 10. Really unusual decks and really good quality of content. Thank you cardmarket for making this videos, you are one of the best mtg content creators that I know.

[@cristiannobile4839]

I'm the builder of the deck 👍🏼 Of course this isn't the final decklist, It can be upgraded (lands primarly, some sideboard targets) and I had to change some numbers of cards (example: the original list Is with +1 Karn, The great Creator). It's very funny and somewhat competitive.

[@freeejazzz]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite MTG YT channels. Keep up the amazing work!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you! :D I'm happy you are enjoying our content. We have a lot of fun making it

[@Scrollbars]

I can't say I ever expected a Llamas with Hats reference from this channel

[@hb-man]

We can see two players and the post production team having quite a lot of fun here. Really enjoyed watching, 😂.

[@tornadoben8083]

24:39 1 white and 1 blue mana open and later that island turns into a plains :D

[@eric.ingram]

That Tezzeret deck is amazingly efficient. If that's a homebrew well done to the creator.

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

[@snowhusk]

Enchantments Vs Artifacts, a rivalry as old as magic itself

[@rykx0r]

I can't believe you got Christoph Waltz to guest on this episode as his character from Django Unchained!

[@Naberius42233]

The western part at the start was amazing! Fantastic editing.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) I will pass on your compliment to the editor

[@brysonsmith1523]

idk how but the production quality keeps going up while still highlighting yalls personalities its insane

[@markus4gtown]

was wandering how toralf is gonna cast the 2nd Seal at 24:40 with the Island... but than the lands magically change :O

[@henndahm72]

I saw it too. 😂

[@CardmarketMagic]

He asked if he could retap properly and, of course, I said yes :) but we edit those bits out because they ditract from the game but also because people usually don't notice 😅

[@markus4gtown]

@@CardmarketMagic was thinking that, but after watching your behind the scenes video, i was just wandering why u guys didnt just replayed the whole turn again ^^

[@CardmarketMagic]

@markus4gtown because often we don't remember what we did exactly during that turn and going back is much messier. Like, we forget that a creature was played before attacks, for example, and then in the video suddenly a creature appears on someone's board for no reason 😅

[@markus4gtown]

@@CardmarketMagic haha ok we dont want that either 🙈

[@ravtimlady]

I had gotten stuck in my Enchantments deck, but this one showed me a new light! Can't wait to try some of the cards I saw here!

[@CianDelano]

That was an amazing match to watch! Normally I am all for Enchantment Decks, but that artifact deck was Sweet! The cowboy theming made me think of like an ending monologue line: "Unfortunately for Throfal, he made one fatal mistake... when you trade everything for power, it doesn't take much more to make you lose it all...." Given he seemed to hurt himself enough with Treacherous Blessing both times to leave him vulnerable to be one shot by the Betrayer himself, Tezzeret xD... and yes, I know it wasn't that version of Tezzeret but the flavor is just too good!

[@Darium856]

Omg these decks are amazing! They are BOTH everything I wanted to submit somehow. Great video and awesome to watch the community make some shenanigans on the playmat

[@GraemeGunn]

7:42 LMAO that was so funny I had to go back a few seconds, I didn't know who had said "Why do you gain three?" but it was Thoralf lol

[@MatijaReby]

The Doom Foretold doesnt need to be great against the opponent, if it is there to get rid of Treacherous Blessing :P

[@DerringerHK]

Finally people outside of Cube can see just how great Tezzeret is in the right deck :) Great games guys!

[@alizah8042]

Congrats Christian!!!! This was a great time!!!!

[@Narakiomal]

It's a good day when we get a new Cardmarket video

[@eearnest6147]

I am so excited for the return of this series! Keep up the great work cardmarket!

[@rentabuddha]

These community duels are some of my favorite mtg content, keep it up!

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

20:25 lol thoralf forgot to play land

[@tylerduncanson2661]

Thoralf taking out the Doom Foretold hurt my soul. I also feel like they could have been useful, in addition to sacrificing the Treacherous Blessings, it would remove SOMETHING, even if its just an ornithopter, which potentially lowers the mana available, and lowers the damage the Tezzeret could deal.

[@gndtchoopz7246]

Watching yall's videos is the dopamine I need in my life.

[@Reaprar]

this was an amazing video, i feel like the new editors are really adding a lot to the show!

[@NerzugalRP]

Was great watching this match up between some pretty wild decks! Both seemed really fun. Especially loved the dramatic editing around the decision to block in game two! I will admit I got distracted at around the 21:45 mark as the Seal from Existence in Thoralf's hand started kind of slowly sliding down and eating the Plains haha. Think Carl said he wasn't editing this time around so something to watch out for!

[@NerzugalRP]

Noticed another little one at around 28:05. The Doomscar in Thoralf's hand disappears and is replaced with the Plains that he searched for rather than it being added to the hand. Hope pointing those out don't come across as critical. CardMarket makes my favorite MTG content at the moment anxiety know you guys are dedicated to keeping that standard high! The overlays you provide are incredible and why I keep coming back over and over!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Don't worry it does not come off as negative :) I'm happy you enjoyed the video! It's true that this is one of the first gameplay videos that I (Carl) don't do myself. Our new editor Fele made this one. He's doing a wonderful job so far but there will always be a few mistakes here and there when you start a new job :)

[@Stovaa]

"There's nothing I have I care about" These are the best last words I've heard for ages

[@disafear3674]

That was a blast to watch. This channel outputs some great Magic content

[@WAXWANE]

You wonderful folks did it again. Seriously my new favorite mtg channel on the internet.

[@BaldurtheImpious]

Some how you guys always manage to brighten my day, never stop being you cardmarket! Love the giveaways and the cowboy cameos. Keep up the fun gameplay cardmarket crew!

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm happy we get to affect your day in a positive way with our work :) thank you for your kind comment

[@cryptorcd9352]

I usually dont like artifact decks, but that grixis affinity is juicy

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you🎉🎉

[@ronnyvenegas9034]

There was a misplay with the lands and they edited at 24:50... you rollback an entire turn after you attacked...

[@zanecords1821]

Great episode! You guys were hilarious with the Cowboy theme.

[@morganfussell2667]

Anybody else notice toralfs cheat with changing tapped lands at around 24:30? Didn't have 2 white up for the second seal and then a cut and he magically does

[@CardmarketMagic]

He asked to take back his land tapping and I let him :) we usually cut these moments out since they are clunky and detract from the gameplay

[@dkkona]

This channel just keeps getting better

[@stewartbell4736]

Great video! I'd love to see another Random Creature Tribal Commander video. The last one inspired me to create my own goat tribal deck! 🐐

[@CardmarketMagic]

Yes it was fun to make :) maybe we'll do another one soon

[@nilrem3]

the acting on this channel just keeps getting better and better

[@CardmarketMagic]

Funnily enough. There was no acting involved 😅 I bought the cowboy outfits for another video and when Thoralf walked into the studio he saw the hat and asked "Can I just wear this for the video". Everything else was improvised... since whenever someone is wearing s cowboy had, you have no choice but to act like that 😅

[@ryantriplett6512]

gotta be the best magic the gathering channel there is. Good humor, good laughs and good magic! Carl also seems like he could be American, did he move to Europe lol?

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm French Canadian 👋 and yes, I moved across the Atlantic :) thank you for the kind words

[@ryantriplett6512]

@@CardmarketMagic i mustn't forget, the music usually slaps too. Good beats

[@TuberTugger]

But that springleaf drum at the end of the game, sitting on the top of the library with a mana open to cast it! I cried a small tear

[@johnlancaster2841]

17:31 is literally my two moods everyday in life

[@ReederMG]

Another win for Carl! Y'all are such masters of content creation. Love watching y'all play paper Magic

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm particularly happy about this win because I got to send out the deck to a viewer! :D

[@youbluethatone1017]

OMG CARL!!! I don’t know how you keep finding ways to top yourself Video after Video, but alas you continue to deliver week after week!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@mthlay15]

It was so extra.😂 great games. Congrats to the deck builder!

[@heitortremor]

The cardmarket budget is being very well spent on these outfits! This video was another banger

[@swoppydo3794]

these users submitted decks are *chef kiss*

[@wingdinggaster6737]

You can do the Tezzeret/Karn combo with only 1 ancestral statue. Its ability doesn't exclude itself.

[@spliffi869]

Ahaha, that ending was golden. Poor Toffel. Also fun idea with the Cowboy theme!

[@CardmarketMagic]

The cowboy theme wasn't even planned. I bought the cowboy outfits for another video we are making, Thoralf saw the hat and just asked "Can I wear this for the video?" 🤠 and the rest is history

[@matteorebeschi6824]

"We knew that the saloon only had enough Mate for one of us" This is a joke that only Berliners can understand... love it! 😂

[@CardmarketMagic]

Yeah haha we kept it in the edit knowing it's mostly falling on confused ears 😅 but we drink so much Mate that we couldn't help it

[@LazarusIsBackBaby]

Thoralf missed a land drop at 20:33! Restoration of Eiganjo put the Plains on the battlefield, but he still had a Glacial Fortress in hand for turn.

[@Varler_]

36:20 "For those of you that are not Christian... you can submit a Modern deck." My name is also Christian, does that mean I'm excluded? >.< Great video! Both the viewer decks were really creative and fun.

[@CardmarketMagic]

We'll let you bypass the Christian loophole just this once :P

[@elsheis]

My actual deck of Pioneer is Esper Greaseflayer and it's really fun to play (well, i think so). Recomended!

[@jacobbaird1180]

I played Esper Doom ever since Theros Beyond Death came out, I have a deep love for this deck

[@ajpbrunet]

I laughed at "You are the Lucky Luke of land finding" and then I laughed some more thinking of the absolute blank stares that reference would elicit from American viewers

[@swellmate12]

true as american didnt know who it was refereng

[@CardmarketMagic]

Oooooh I had no idea Lucky Luke wasn't a thing in the US 🤯 I generally try to avoid making jokes most viewers won't get. But somehow in this video I referenced that, Club Mate & Mäxchen 😅

[@PraetorianCuber]

loool llamas with hats, and ice cube shirt, and the editing was fantastic,

[@Grimlock2183]

10:42 THE LLAMAS WITH HATS REFERENCE!!!!!

[@bakudanashita]

It's nice to see springleaf drum get some love. Two really fun looking decks, wish I could afford either of them, lol. Why do all my hobbies have to be so expensive?

[@LazarusIsBackBaby]

31:45 why didn't Carl play the Springleaf Drum to dig deeper into his deck for combo pieces?

[@TenPace]

Did I just hear a Llamas with Hats reference in 2023? Amazing.

[@CardmarketMagic]

My name is Carl 😅 I hear that reference at least once a month

[@AulaGeschrabbel]

Anybody else noticed how toralf mistapped his lands and then it cuts his lands change and he suddenly 2 white for the second seal from existence? At 24:33.

[@eigilbundgaard3364]

What a great video! i adore the affinity deck, and its even arena legal! yay

[@cristiannobile4839]

Yes, I played this deck a lot on arena, liked so much and then Cardmarket started the contest👍🏼

[@GoblinKoboldGaming]

The Cowboy theme fits perfectly for the classic rivalry of the "other two" permanents: Enchantments vs Artifacts.

[@moebiuseight7977]

i love this series! you make me long for paper magic again, even though WOTC deserves no love

[@shadowpsyke]

Thoralf's face seeing the WAR Tezzeret was my exact response when it was revealed as a box topper. I was always sad that it was right on the fringe of play, but it was probably for the best. That card is sweet, though!

[@loafy2]

Was that a llamas with hats reference at 10:40 😂

[@CardmarketMagic]

Unfortunately 😅

[@thingsthatgobomb]

What 1 cowboy movie has Carl seen?

[@Kniki104]

new editor did a great job

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

Fr!

[@MC_amp7]

26:40 Thoralf realizes he tapped wrong and switches his untapped island for a plains.

[@TheWaffletron9000]

These were such good games! I loved that artifact deck soooo much

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@theinfernalonline6490]

That turn two was crazy! Five mana on board like nothing!

[@davidhansen5067]

I have to admit, it's pretty funny watching a Canadian and a German try to figure out how a cinematic Western gun-duel is supposed to work.

[@rubensmith776]

24:43 Wait, how did the island become a plains?

[@twitchster77]

04:30 'is not a very common one'... I guess you could say it's an uncommon one!

[@everythingcoveredff890]

i love this series! also the grixis affinity deck is sooo spicy i love it!

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you👍🏼

[@ReiHost]

"When you and I both entered DurdleTown" - I laughed.

[@henkdachief]

did toffel forgor to play a land? 20:16 :D

[@maxhammond3398]

I love these high budget productions

[@yeetus333]

The western intro made my day

[@benjaminrivera1428]

Best Thunder Juntion video ever