We Play Your Decks | Grixis Affinity vs Enchantment Tribal

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[@CardmarketMagic]

🤖🗄 Decklists: bitly: bit.ly/3YgxSLQ

[@benjaminloyd6056]

If you are looking to watch more Westerns, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is an excellent one. The War Wagon, True Grit and the original Magnificent Seven are all excellent as well.

[@LaonRavenheart]

@@benjaminloyd6056 A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More helped cement the genre as well. Hollywood westerns are excellent, but the classic Western genre really came into its own with the Italian Westerns imo.

[@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

[@Hunted0LessShirt]

"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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@ComposerMathieu]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@MatijaReby]

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

[@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

[@duuuude9291]

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

[@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"

[@tornadoben8083]

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

[@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 😅

[@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! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@calebjohn9810]

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

[@eric.ingram]

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

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

[@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 🙈

[@lainpereyra1833]

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

[@kieranclarke6161]

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

[@rykx0r]

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

[@snowhusk]

Enchantments Vs Artifacts, a rivalry as old as magic itself

[@Scrollbars]

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

[@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.

[@hb-man]

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

[@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.

[@duneblythe]

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

[@MrPiotrV]

100%!

[@thingsthatgobomb]

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

[@magic_cat_1305]

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.

[@cryptorcd9352]

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

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you🎉🎉

[@aurorasodre2375]

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!

[@Naberius42233]

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

[@CardmarketMagic]

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

[@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

[@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

[@eearnest6147]

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

[@Stovaa]

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

[@Reaprar]

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

[@brysonsmith1523]

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

[@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

[@disafear3674]

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

[@Narakiomal]

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

[@zanecords1821]

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

[@gndtchoopz7246]

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

[@DerringerHK]

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

[@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

[@rentabuddha]

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

[@theinfernalonline6490]

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

[@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

[@mthlay15]

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

[@dhamp_]

I remember playing a version of Toralf's deck with Niko Aris and Archon of Sun's Grace, and it was *so* fun.

[@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

[@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

[@alizah8042]

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

[@jacobbaird1180]

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

[@WAXWANE]

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

[@heitortremor]

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

[@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 😅

[@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!

[@elsheis]

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

[@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!

[@PraetorianCuber]

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

[@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

[@GoblinKoboldGaming]

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

[@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👍🏼

[@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?

[@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 :)

[@TheWaffletron9000]

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

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@everythingcoveredff890]

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

[@cristiannobile4839]

Thank you👍🏼

[@ProSandlin]

These are always fun ones! Would love to see some more legacy on the channel. Maybe Grixis Delver vs. Doomsday? Kai Sawatari is in Berlin if you needed some help making piles 👀

[@CardmarketMagic]

We get asked for legacy every once in a while. Unfortunately, we are not legacy experts and would feel like imposters playing the decks suboptimally :)

[@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

[@ternraleigh6793]

I only watched the first game, I remembered a deck from the 90s, it was called Replenish, played on the cards Replenish, Opalescence, Parallax Wave and Parallax Tide

[@egoish6762]

Bless him, could have tapped the jellyfish with drum to attach itself. Not important but such a missed opportunity 😂

[@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

[@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

[@CilantroGamer]

These decks and this video are all SWEET!

[@padilhagabriel]

Great stuff! Grixis deck reminds me a little of what was like playing modern affinity in 2018... Bring back Mox Opal, is all I ask.

[@johnlancaster2841]

17:31 is literally my two moods everyday in life

[@ottomoorefuller5302]

Love to see more budget gameplay! Could you potentially experiment with even more budget deck lists?

[@CardmarketMagic]

I only have enough time to make 2 videos a week. If we could do more, we'd do kore fun budget brews :) they are some of my favourite content

[@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!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Kniki104]

new editor did a great job

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

Fr!

[@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 😅

[@dkkona]

This channel just keeps getting better

[@brorbrorsson9222]

Yay a new cardmarket video now im not bored anymore🎉🎉

[@RobK496]

After seeing these decks I'm glad that my Approach of the Second Fog that I submitted didn't make the video, it would probably have been annahilated haha. Love these videos, keep making your brilliant content!

[@CardmarketMagic]

But it would have been so fun! After you told me about it I was actually really really hoping it would have been picked! But unfortunately, we have to select these at random for fairness :)

[@RobK496]

@@CardmarketMagic Oh well, in that case, I'll see if I can get another one in for the Modern one ;)

[@CardmarketMagic]

@RobK496 that would be so fun! :D Approach and Moment's Piece (an old fog card) are some of my favourite cards in the whole game

[@ReiHost]

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

[@ronnyvenegas9034]

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

[@sirxander5420]

I really love your videos, best MTG content on the Internet!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) that's high praise

[@foxxybrowngaming5817]

Loved this vid! Artifacts v enchantments was super fun :0

[@Modest7787]

Haha the I’ll keep parts are the best cause I love cowboy shows lol

[@RayearthIX]

Thoralf really thought that Meteor Golem couldn't hurt him... lol. He forgot that the only reason he was safe was because the threats were in enchantment prison!

[@nathanjohnson5088]

I caught that edit change! Toralf didn't not have 2 white to cast the second exile effect before attackers into the tezzeret and then after the lands were switched giving him the needed white mana! I saw that toralf, I saw that!

[@CardmarketMagic]

He asked me if he could take his tapping back and, of course, I was happy to let him change the lands he tapped :) but we often cut out moments like this because they are clunky and distract from the gameplay, and people usually don't notice them 😅

[@nathanjohnson5088]

@@CardmarketMagic I guess that's why he's the world champion contender and youre the content creator. Lol just fucking around, absolutely love the vids!

[@nagsorinaste5658]

That grixis affinty looks really fun ^^ if I would spend money on magic rn and not safe a little, I'd 100% buy it :)

[@MrDjin420]

OMG I love the Ice Cube on Ice T Shirt xD i need one badly!! xD also the decks are cool aswell

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you I love it too :) unfortunately, I don't know where it's from I found it in a thrift shop

[@snrristurlosen2388]

I am always hyped for your videos 😊

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm always hyped for you all to watch them :) I'm thrilled we are both hyped

[@swoppydo3794]

these users submitted decks are *chef kiss*