We're baking CATS - Magic The Gathering Arena: PART 2

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[@TKManne]

Arin is the little brother who took karate classes and Dan is the older brother who just picks him up and throws him into the wall.

[@cameronaberner]

Can't beat OG skilz.

[@chimeranix]

That's unbelievably accurate...

[@lauravturner]

This literally happened to me. My twin sister had one karate class and said she could beat me up. I pinned her in 30 seconds with her arms behind her and my foot on her back. Thank you for giving me access a fun memory I forgot I had.

[@ariwl1]

I cannot think of a better way to describe what I just witnessed.

[@sifuculreif6448]

Notice Arin started doing better when he started playing a faster deck with LESS than 4 colors.

[@nathanrailsback9667]

I respect how honorable and truthful Arin plays. He's fully up-front about his every mistake, and tells Dan how to do things that help Dan defeat him.

[@billvolk4236]

Every mistake he notices, anyway. He makes a lot of mistakes he doesn't realize are mistakes.

[@AshlynOne]

@@billvolk4236 Gotta love the Magic community.

[@shanadir]

@@AshlynOne yeah...

[@lonniejones2525]

@@billvolk4236 and theres "that guy"

[@booey6190]

@@billvolk4236 right? Like Dan should've won as soon as he dropped that oven

[@smilesalot555]

Please do more magic uploads. I dot even play magic but I love how they do these. Arin is super good at balancing helping Dan out and also letting him make his own mistakes. I also love how they comment on the card art and talking about card strategy and just doing the general back and forth.

[@sircharlesninefingers4170]

If you're interested, the game is free and easy to pick up. There's a tutorial to help teach you and the computer rec's are pretty dang low, so anyone can play no matter the pc. I started playing for the fist time yesterday and already can play as well as Dan.

[@Channel-cy4lh]

I see Arin also opts for the infinite figure 8 mouse gesture while he's idle.

[@shotguntornado]

I thought it would only be satisfying to do myself, not to watch someone else do, but I was quickly proven wrong. I enjoyed watching it.

[@GordanFreeman420]

More specifically a figure 8 as fast as you can around something on screen without touching it.

[@Hariol_]

@@shotguntornado Interesting, I was just thinking how I do the same but when he was doing it I started getting irrationally annoyed by it.

[@bricekrispees]

@Lara ! y.o I WANT SЕЕХ !!!! OPEN MY VIDEO !!!! i think your profile name is giving people the wrong impression

[@shaggy0917]

I'm pretty sure he's actually circling the opponent's lands and then creatures. You may be saying to yourself, "That just sounds like a figure eight with extra steps." Yes. Yes it does. )

[@SMTHPFFMB]

"Don't Touch my Vibrator" is named as such because Oven Cat goes brrrrrrrrrrr

[@samportillo7635]

🤣 can we get 69 likes on this comment pls?!

[@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai]

Sam Portillo We did it! And then we kept going....😐

[@samportillo7635]

@@Crunchatize_Me_Senpaiyou noticed me senpai! (Woooowww) 😍

[@FatesDecision]

iFailed here. The deck artwork is phylactery lich, who inspired the decks name that I made in m19. Cat oven went in later because it's hard to deny how stong it is

[@chrispysonic21]

@@FatesDecision you have some impressive decks good sir. Keep up the good work 😁

[@felare9001]

So what happened in the last game was that Dan had tapped three swamps manually before activating Icon of Ancestry, this is fine so far. However, we can both see and hear that he pressed "continue" afterwards, this moves him to the combat phase and all mana that was tapped disappears. Mana in MTG does not transfer between phases unless a card says otherwise. Easiest way to avoid this is to click the artifact you wanna activate and then the game asks you to tap lands for it. Hope this helped some one that's fairly new to the game. Bonus trivia: There used to be a rule in MTG that was called mana burn witch meant that a player would lose life for each mana that was floating when changing phases.

[@martfp88]

What? Mana Burn is no longer a thing? :(

[@Necroskull388]

@@martfp88 Yeah, cards that were balanced around mana burn like Mana Drain don't get printed anymore because, well, that's blatantly overpowered without mana burn.

[@martfp88]

@@Necroskull388 Man... When I played back in the day I had a deck based on mana burn by putting a bunch of mana in the opponent's mana pool, not a great deck but it was hilarious to pull it off xD haha

[@sephirothsadvent]

@@Necroskull388 it was blatantly overpowered with mana burn too. Take it from someone who was there lol.

[@benhendricks8404]

@@martfp88 yeah man, it's why cards like omnath locus of mana are so valuable now. any card that prevents mana from phasing out is invaluable for any format. I'm a newer player so i can only imagine how the meta looked when mana didn't expire when you changed phases lmao

[@morietur1861]

Arin, such a master of shuffling that the computer gives him bad hands just to make it fair

[@ethangilworth7891]

His hands are bad because his decks are bad lol

[@shanadir]

@@ethangilworth7891 at least he isn't net decking, but making actual decks himself. And even the best decks can get mana starved/bloated, so I don't know what you're basing that on.

[@ethangilworth7891]

The Glorious Champion of all that is Good and Just he should be net decking. No point in playing decks that main joust and disenchant lmfao

[@x.zi.404]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS DO MORE MAGIC ARENA

[@morietur1861]

@@ethangilworth7891 hard to say since I didnt see a deck list, but that gate deck seemed promising. Maybe not a tier 1 standard deck but it looked like it had the potential to combo off

[@TheChemist418]

Arin: *helping Dan with his new deck that he’s never seen before* Dan: *savagely beats Arin with the deck he barely knows about* I love this relationship 😂 Edit: YAY ARIN!

[@pandagamer-hg5be]

69th like

[@durandle9226]

also arin refusing to play a card that shuts down the deck he is playing against and instead spending his entire turn and 3 life to draw 1 extra card

[@TheChemist418]

durandle i dont actually know anything about Magic, I just observed this from what they said lol.

[@Spider_Mike023]

Isn’t this how ppl teach magic and introduce it? I watched a friend teach someone to play and walk them through it with a starter deck and basically just played useless crap on there turn mostly focusing on their understanding. Then when I was taught same thing, they focused on explaining how the deck, cards I had and how to bounce and they played crap basically on their turn to make sure I rebuttals in an understanding way and won, now I’m teaching my kids during quarantine and let them win their first rounds doing the same thing.... kinda assumed it was like a thing when walking someone new or returning after a long hiatus really.

[@peculiar]

@@Spider_Mike023 It's absolutely a thing, if you genuinely want the other person to pick up the game and hopefully play against you going forward, yes.

[@bibliofowl]

Usually when I'm watching Game Grumps they're the ones confused about gameplay.

[@LaceNWhisky]

You're not alone. I love Magic, but I still get lost when I'm watching people play it in videos.

[@CallMeNeecko]

I’m just here for 47 minutes of the fire cat 😻🔥

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@LaceNWhisky It's easy. All you have to do is play the right cards at the right time and then you win. Unless you don't, in which case you flip the table and end your friendship with your opponent.

[@gargoyles9999]

I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@andrejuarez]

It's better that you don't get it bro. Understanding the game makes it a very frustrating experience. That was Arin playing Sonic heroes for me. So much yelling at the screen.

[@phantasticgrump]

This reminds me of when Dan promised to go see cats with Arin and betrayed his wife Arin by going with someone else . Never forget cats. I'm glad their relationship was not tarnished by it.

[@louisblack8474]

Too bad Ashley got a divorce from her husband Suzie when he saw the movie dogs without her!

[@Rio..o7..]

I wonder if they've watched lord of the rings? or any of the other movies

[@Stripehat]

Love that you two are playing Magic for the show. One suggestion. It may be better to show Dan's perspective. As most of the time is during his control, Arin's view is pretty static. If the viewer saw Dan's perspective, they could have more engagement as they follow Dan's thought process. Love ya guys, and most importantly, have fun!

[@sephirothsadvent]

Itd be cool if they could do the thing coverage does and show both hands.

[@GenericSupervillain3]

It would be great to just not have to see Arin move the mouse around in circles so much.

[@katbiremanlive]

Well Dan doesn’t have any of the recording equipment at his house

[@azurebalmung4520]

"Supremity" would make a fantastic spaceship name.

[@internettevarolanadam]

Dan Avidan, the captain of USS Supremity. Ready to engage.

[@Dublkros]

Would it be a lightning-bug class ship?

[@blankblank6214]

What color is the ship

[@internettevarolanadam]

@@blankblank6214 Transparent? Bullet dodged

[@blankblank6214]

@@internettevarolanadam bullet dodged indeed

[@_skyfullofstars]

Ah, wonderful! It felt like ages since the last episode. NOW, DESTROY EACH OTHER.

[@thestanlee1534]

yeah

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Now keeeess

[@Eneov]

Comment reported, for excellence..🤟

[@IKIGAIofficial]

6:23 Dan: "um... where's my cat?" Arin: "...I killed your cat."

[@RandomImaginings]

Out of context quote of the week

[@andrewshufelt1948]

KITTY, NOOOO!!!

[@skrowetortio3621]

Arin, the bike stealing cat killer strikes again.

[@IKIGAIofficial]

@@skrowetortio3621 this confirms that he did in fact steal matt's bike!

[@sephirothsadvent]

This needs to be a Game Grumps animated.

[@Shiralkian]

3:53 It's so funny watching the cursor doing 8 shapes because I do that sometimes and it's the kind of thing you don't expect others to do too.

[@nuclear_nautilus]

In two episodes Dan has managed to play BOTH decks that I dispise. Again, probably just dumb luck but Arjani's and cat oven decks are my BANE!

[@vandirk7270]

Idk how big your magic community is but as a fellow magic player I love this! Plz play this more!

[@clovercreationz]

arin: *has a channel where he claims to be the shuffle master* dan: *is* the shuffle master

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

Dan has a very much more in depth history with Magic, Arin is more of a novice/newbie with a lot of excitement and passion for it.

[@pearlexquisite935]

@@CarlsCozyCorner I....sure

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@pearlexquisite935 why did you respond that way? It's true.

[@blueplayer6197]

@@CarlsCozyCorner What are you talking about? Dan makes way way worse plays than Arin and has difficulties understanding the functionality of his cards. For example not sacrificing a creature to the oven in response to removal, not double blocking the colossus, missing endless cat activations, making poor decisions on when to attack and when not to in general... Arin is new but clearly Dan played even less.

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@blueplayer6197 well he's spoken about his _past_ with Magic, but it's very possible he's forgotten/hasn't kept up with what cards do. Arin is new and enthusiastic and thus has a more in-depth understanding of newer generation cards.

[@FFXfever]

The cat oven explanation sounds like prozd's card game videos.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I've got 5 cheese tokens, which I trade in for a Cheesemaker

[@_skyfullofstars]

I WAS JUST THINKING THAT

[@kappaross6124]

That really kind of is how some decks are though

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

@@kappaross6124 artifact decks are the worst for that, especially ones that create 1/1 creatures. Nothing like winning because you summoned like 15 1/1 creatures in a single turn, it's like killing a dragon with a sack of mice... actually that's probably literally a scenario that has happened in Magic 😂

[@YourCrazyOverlord]

I mean, isn't that the point of a good parody?

[@TheAndersJames]

I'd love for the Grumps to keep playing MTGA even when they get back to more regular play of other games. Maybe a weekly, hour long episode of Shuffle Grumps? Do some commander, four player, team, etc?

[@Spider_Mike023]

I’d alctually like to see a power hour where they draft, see what they get, and build a quick deck each and play a few rounds against each other.

[@YourCrazyOverlord]

I think i would die of joy

[@Neburenn]

I love this idea

[@Renegadebane]

I could watch Dan beat the hell out of Arin at magic 5 out of 6 times many more times.

[@AlwaysRobert]

Me too

[@andriypredmyrskyy7791]

It honestly sounds like Arin's deck requires some cigs to fall right in place and he's pissed that he's not drawing exactly the right cards. That's what you get for playing a three color deck xD

[@gamingelementalist6725]

The only three colors I like is red green blue or black white blue. I can't imagine doing anything else with three colors.

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

@@gamingelementalist6725 temur is okay(got worse with the rotation), and esper is always good. Multicolor decks have basically had the advantage for the last like 9 years(outside of mono-red). The main problem for Arin seems to be a lack of deck building principles.

[@alainpbat3903]

Your not casting the cat when you're bring baby kitty back from the graveyard boogaloo. You're activating its ability. This means that this action does not give you "whenever you cast" triggers, but still gives you the "enter the battlefield" trigger, and you can do it on the opponent's turn

[@lonniejones2525]

Look you got a fan toobad its your only fan buuu dum tiss

[@joyfulman40]

this is why magic is hard

[@CallMeNeecko]

Everyone else: oh my God, Dan is CRUSHING Arin! Me: LOOK AT THE FIRE CAT ITS SO CUTE!!!

[@solanceDarkMOW]

"the battle betwixt the netherregions" sounds like an NSP song title

[@gamenuck4288]

I love this series I hope I keeps going as long as fire red, magic is just a fun and entertains game to watch and it’s even more fun and entertaining when it’s Dan and Erin playing

[@shooterperson]

This is like the Card Wars episode from Adventure Time where Finn just keeps flooping the pig causing Jake to lose his mind.

[@bigolbrainworm219]

I love the shopping list covering the friends list

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Also 80008135

[@jayechristian9697]

@@imveryangryitsnotbutter I'm also angry that it's not butter. Thank you for voicing it. You are hero here in India thank you buddy

[@_Stormfather]

I love MTG, but this video is a perfect example of how there's very little skill involved in actually playing the game. All the skill is in building the deck. As long as you have even a moderate understanding of how your deck works (which Dan didn't, but it doesn't take much practice to get the hang of it) then the action to take at any given time is pretty obvious. It all comes down to what cards are in your deck and how lucky you get with your draws

[@archbishopmactasty76]

That's almost every TCG. The only skills you need are deck building and risk assessment.

[@l4l01234]

Lol Dan knows how to play the decks, he’s played magic a lot longer than Arin, he just doesn’t know the new sets or the arena client. Arin’s decks are bad, yes, but he also made lots of mistakes he didn’t notice. The most glaring and obvious one was never mulligan-ing even the most awful starting hands, but there’s other stuff like scrying for useless cards he won’t be able to play, and never playing for tempo instead of mana efficiency

[@CheetahBigKitty]

TCG are made to take your money. This isn't new.

[@_Stormfather]

@@CheetahBigKitty except the game in this very video is free

[@Obokaj]

Drinking game: Have a drink every time Dan forgets the oven-cat combo. Have a drink every time Arin gets frustrated.

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

You tryna kill people Jakob?

[@jordansnyder4232]

Arin did tell Dan to save the combo for when Arin attacks, when Dan should be using it before every untapped step.

[@demonzabrak]

@@jordansnyder4232 Dan should be saving it for before every untap step unless he's trying to chump block, which wouldn't work on the flyer deck, but still.

[@oopopp]

Arin keeping on reminding everybody Dan has a stronger deck is HILARIOUS... you can tell he's dying inside that Dan keeps beating him.. and I LOVE IT!!... lol...

[@mg-oe3qr]

He really is the sorest loser 😂

[@l4l01234]

“Well you’re playing historic decks that are more optimized than my decks so...” no, Arin, your decks are just horribly constructed.

[@gamingelementalist6725]

@@l4l01234 I was really surprised he managed to put a semi decent Azorious deck together after seeing that gate deck. I wish I could take his money and build the decks for him. Most of these historic decks are still beatable with standards at least 50/50.

[@CheetahBigKitty]

@@l4l01234 too many colors

[@kei_otake]

insane that there are game grumps hatewatchers please take your toxic shit elsewhere dude

[@andreschion2334]

I read the title and was like... no, it can't be. I thought those were banned! No! Not again!

[@Handles-Suck-YouTube]

We need a support group for this...

[@jasoncg2956]

​@@Handles-Suck-KZbin "My name is Jason, and I played against a cat oven player." "Jason, would you like to tell the group how it made you feel when you played against these decks?..." "...*holds back tears* I felt...angry. Like, the kind of anger that makes you want to hurt yourself...or others." "And did you ever act on that anger?" "Yes..." "And what happened, Jason?" "Well...I was playing a cat oven deck and I broke the computer..." "Did it make you feel good?" "No, because I couldn't play Arena anymore." "Well, Jason, I would recommend seeing it as an opportunity to break from the cycle that most Arena players never break out of. It's empowering to be able to break away from such a powerful addiction." "I suppose...."

[@The_Kaichu]

I love watching you guys play this! However, I haven't played Magic in a long time, and I'm itching to read the cards when they're played to see what they do! Arin, even though you know what most of these cards do, it would be very helpful to your viewers to hover your mouse over new cards that enter the game for a few moments, so everyone can read them. (:

[@Johnnyb3g00d]

Totally agree. It would also help with the downtime when Dan is deciding what to do, rather than just spinning the cursor in circles.

[@MegamanStarforce2010]

for sure. i had to pause a lot to get what was happening

[@fatcatsgoneblack]

Agreed. The print is so damn tiny too even when he hovers it I can't read it on my phone. Hopefully Arin sees this!

[@gamingelementalist6725]

Same and I've played magic since 2012, but no one knows every card. There's thousands.

[@reubenmccoy2520]

I feel like I'm speaking for a lot of the non-Magic Lovlies when I say, I'd love to see more Magic games AND more Hanafuda!

[@robjohnsonmusicandgaming]

Same dude

[@dreaminginnoother]

Do you understand what's going on at all?

[@FrancosBabyGirl]

I love how Arin still helps Dan even w-ile Dan is beating him! So sweet!

[@christopherlundgren1700]

"Helps" Dan. Not all of his suggestions are actually good. I assume he's not leading Dan astray on purpose, but sometimes it's hard to tell.

[@sentineloforder]

Ah I loved it when Arin brings back Sugar bear from the grave just to sing his tune once more.

[@robertdavidsen2800]

During this video i liked putting my curser over there curser and pretending i we were holding hands. no homo.

[@jasoncg2956]

I usually shove my taint where Arin has his cursor to emmulate him rubbing it. No homo.

[@GenericSupervillain3]

That must take some skill, considering how he never stops moving that dang curser all over the screen constantly.

[@DonovanPresents]

Ah yes. One of my favorite Miyazaki films... "The Cat Returns" 😂

[@noremac7436]

So does Dan become the new shuffle master or what?

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

XD

[@Humdebel]

24:11 "I'm the phylactery Lich, I'm the one who phylactors nyeh NYEH NYEH" I love that Arin gave to the Lich the Papyrus voice, pure gold!

[@KaptinScuzgob]

i see Arin is drawing nothing but lands for five straight turns, this happens to me all the goddamn time. Arena's shuffler is broken

[@Arkouchie]

Nah, that's just variance. Happens to me in paper all the fucking time.

[@newflesh666]

Yeah mana flood/mana screw is an annoying bit vital part of the game

[@MGosling94]

If it happens to you very often, your deck has too many lands.

[@Arkouchie]

@@MGosling94 nah, using an appropriate number of lands it can still happen pretty frequently if variance is against you. That's how randomness works.

[@donb7519]

@@Arkouchie or if like me youre just shit at shuffling

[@ericpeterson6520]

Forgot the Game Grumps VS intro again

[@Pancakeli]

It's less a "Game Grumps VS" and more a "1 grump gets stomped, which one will it be this time?"

[@samportillo7635]

@@Pancakeli "Grump" is very Grump, and "Not So Grump" is very not so...you get it lol

[@cristinasandoval8541]

Would you call a massacre a VS battle?

[@alexanderwebb9781]

Alternative Title: Dan stomps Arin repeatedly until Arin pulls out a hard counter (flyers, lifelink, and enchantment-based removal)

[@MARKOoo]

Ah, so the first episode wasn't a mistake

[@quinsomnia4934]

When will Arin stop being an accessory to his own murders?

[@matthewsama23]

The Gamblers Fallacy is strong with Arin

[@WiteNite666]

Arin beat me to it "and all it took was a cheap ass flyers deck"

[@Mr.Meowgical]

The only reason Arin was losing up until the last match was simply because he never flooped the pig. Ya _gotta_ floop the pig.

[@niffintherpggamer4338]

i'd like to see more of this, if thats even on the table

[@alainpbat3903]

At the end, Danny's mana didn't float cause he went through phases. You can't float mana through the phases

[@Jirusama]

I love this series i've always wanted to get into MTG after dabbling with friends cards. Can you guys PLEASE please hover over the card effects a little longer? or maybe arin give a little summary of the cards/terminology? Really confused sometimes hahaha. love you guys stay safe ty

[@DDuffy143]

I love how Arin moves his cursor around things in a pattern motion. I’m the exact same way 😂

[@SirPentYT]

Ever put the loading blue ring inside a large O or someones eye on an image to make it seem as if the blue ring was looking around?

[@DDuffy143]

Brady Prentice I definitely do similar things like that one! 😅

[@Skrappy420]

hey guys i just want to say thank you so much for doing this!! my partner and i had a riot on the first video, and im waiting to watch this with him! (paused!

[@buttssanchez6763]

I love how even when playing a game he is incredibly familiar with, Arin still gets his ass SAVAGELY beaten by Dan at games he is comparably less knowledgeable about. It's like a curse.

[@jrreedve2825]

8:11 Dan: He’s going on an adventure! Me: A butt-sniffing adventure! With his friend Dan!

[@Rsixsix]

I havent played Magic since the late 90's. Im having a tough time keeping up with all the junk that's going on here. But i also had a tough time with the original pc game back in the late 90's too.

[@MangaGirl232]

Thank you for reminding me what to add on my shopping list for next time! 👍

[@jack-o-leo7778]

25:54 Arin sounds like Xavier renegade angle.....anyone remember that show?

[@gatfatf]

I guess the editing team only cared about hiding Arin's friends's identities for the first half.

[@shocker271435]

I love when the grumps play magic, my favorite part is when dan wips out his big black deck.

[@MGosling94]

Dan: "I'm selecting my deck!" Arin: *silent* ARIN WHY DONT YOU SPEAK UP WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG?

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

Wut

[@shotguntornado]

Probably thought he could salvage it

[@aidanschuttler4371]

Arin's screen is so stressful to watch, since hes constantly wiggling the cursor 😂

[@xsky1929]

This must continue... But, Dan needs to build his own decks

[@CheetahBigKitty]

This is funnier.

[@braydonginder]

Please more of this but also arin is like weirdly intense about it for no reason

[@carlotta4th]

Arin loosing in this game sounds like how Dan usually looses. He's clearly reaaaaal sullen not to be winning his favorite game. =P

[@codyrex9265]

Arin has mixed feelings about this because Dan used to be way into MTG back before planeswalkers were a thing and MTG is something Arin has gotten way into in the past year. I suspect he was really wanting to impress Dan by playing good decks that he's built himself and for this reason it bums him out to be losing so fiercely right off the bat. At the same time, Arin is a good friend and teaches Dan exactly how to beat him since Dan isn't familiar with current cards and mechanics.

[@DarkRaen666]

"This game didn't have a friends list until like a month ago" Oh so the game is just like the average MTG tournament player?

[@depalapili-pala4859]

ShaZINGG

[@JDNboy12]

18:58 EDITOR, I CAN SEE THE FRIENDS LIST

[@CyrilOfTheWind]

they missed quite a few

[@evilsquirrel0573]

Well don’t bring attention to it then man, c’mon

[@hellomoonkay9180]

Please do more of this! Watching you guys play magic is the most fun I've had watching you guys. Watching Arin open ridiculous amounts of magic cards I will never get on shuffle master is fun too, but it is much more fun to get Dan involved and let them be silly at eachother. And watching Dan relearn the modern game after being a casual 90s player makes it really interesting. And the new Kaldheim set seems pretty cool, it would be fun to see you guys try out the new cards when they come out.

[@ExLivingGhost]

Well that was a good episode... watched it in 57 seconds.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Sweet, new PB

[@aganaom1712]

we now return to your regularly scheduled program of "arin tries to beat a competent pre made deck with his own self made horseshit featuring topdecking and dante from devil may cry"

[@shiki53124]

I just wanted to say thank you guys for uploading. My puppy passed away yesterday and you guys are getting me through another dark time. I know you guys may never actually see this comment but I just wanted you to know how grateful we are for your humor when we can't find a reason to smile, for laughter when all we can do is cry, and for the promise that maybe their still is light in the dark when we are ready to look for it again. Take care and thank you for all that you do.

[@Tacklepig]

I'd love if this becomes a regular series. Just you two playing casual magic with each other. It's such a welcome change to most other magic channels focussing on competitive play (or commander, alternatively).

[@roxasrox123]

Omfg please more arena, PLEASE MORE ARENA THIS NEEDS TO BE A THING

[@bluelfsuma]

_Smells like _*_nerd_*_ in here._

[@ryanmoser3495]

Arin (for months): Talks excitedly about magic Dan: (using decks he's never used before): Absolutely wipes the floor with Arin's beloved decks

[@leedlebeedle1761]

I literally love this series so much, I have no idea what's happening but I want them to continue anyway!

[@JamesEDonaldson]

Started last year with Eldraine then covid put everything on hold, weird seeing Game Grumps playing right when I'm trying to get back in :D (MTGA related, only oddity with the game is: the BS matches always against guys with 190 card decks with perfect curve. How you running so many cards and not bricking and always pulling counter cards exactly for what is being played exactly when it's being played? Whenever it happens I always see they have massive numbers of cards)

[@seanreed6652]

I know, right? I made a deck built around drawing cards so I made it 120 but still get screwed sometimes yet they ALWAYS get exactly what they need every time

[@Yukikaze617]

Arin has a new channel where he streams himself opening MTG packs, it’s called Shuffle Master

[@JamesEDonaldson]

@@Yukikaze617 Thanks for the info, I'll give it a look

[@rabb1t_421]

It is quite simple, MTGA shuffler is the most rigged piece of crap in existence. Before you actually start the match the game has already determined if you will win or not.

[@cameronaberner]

I used to run a 280 all red deck, it was absolutely devastating. The secret is in having multiple iterations of different cards with the same effect(say, 4 each of 3 diffrent cards that all have "destroy target enchantment or artifact." so that you can crush 12 things) It's all about the ratios, if you take a standard 60 card deck and increase the size but hold the ratio, it plays almost exactly the same.

[@massconnect9329]

Arin is that guy who falls into the trap of thinking a deck is good because of the 0.002% chance that he'll draw the right shuffle. He can't grasp making a deck that works more than 10% of the time.

[@foxbordeaux8]

I don't know anything about this, but the conversation is comforting. People say it all the time, but it's like having pals around playing games.

[@taytay4348]

does anyone else just love that arin can't keep his mouse in one place. the little figure 8's just make me smile when he does them. his is like a kid that can't sit still

[@thetaerdin]

Doesn't seem much fun to draw nothing but land, and then next game not draw enough land. Design issues like this are partly why I don't play anymore.

[@ryandick2490]

Yay first time seeing within a minute of upload

[@SmashPortal]

I'm not subscribed because I find a lot of the games they play hard to watch, but I've come here within 15 minutes of the upload.

[@ryandick2490]

@@SmashPortal well I'd say these two earn a sub, especially if you still come knowing the games are not your favorite to watch 😋 but happy you are here regardless!

[@Sheimock]

This is like Magic the Gathering ASMR, a duo of friends having wholesome fun, the veteran player (Arin) helping out the less experienced player (Dan) and just balancing the flow of the game for Dan's enjoyment, and not to mention the genuine appreciation of the card art. ...and yes Arin, I know that "awesome draws" feel

[@AuroraMarvaela]

Those poor cats. I appreciate how Arin is helping Dan with his deck by telling him what he can do BEFORE he would need to do it, unlike how most people would tell you after the moment has passed. I would love to see a series where Arin teaches us how to start playing Magic and how to build a deck.

[@LaBlueSkuld]

I would love to watch more Arena. Danny's enthusiasm of re-learning a game he used to play is a delight.

[@TheKinseth]

The art on every single one of these cards is absolutely delightful. I would put all of them, lifesize, on my wall.

[@kimevans5273]

I love how dan taught arin magic and arin took it and loved it and got super obsessed with it and knows way more than dan now!! It awesome!

[@benhendricks8404]

I'm so glad that i'm not the only one that continually makes patterns with the cursor when they're waiting in MTGA, very cool Arin, very cooooool

[@sirbillius]

ARIN WINS!!! ARIN IS THE VIDEO GAME BOY!!! I’m so happy and I want more of this please. I understand nothing about magic the gathering but I want more Dan curb stomping Arin and more Arin’s triumphant comeback mixed with the usual Game Grumps humor.

[@hannyb.1364]

Arin doing little figure eights with his mouse cursor is such a mood. I’m always catching myself doing things like that.

[@bradfordeaster1892]

Ya know what I just realized makes Arin such a great gamer? He only ever gets angry in a way that is funny to everyone while remaining sportsmanlike. He is never unprofessional about competing against other people.

[@boopmcgoo]

i love love love watching y'all play mtg. i used to watch my brothers play all the time, and you two already remind me so much of my brothers. this really takes me back.

[@superderpyderps]

I like that Arin gives the advice to save the cat for blocking, but literally none of Arin's creatures can be stopped by the cat

[@SWCcomposer]

As someone who has never played Magic, please continue this series; it's very entertaining.

[@Buster_Scruggs]

Arin: has no creatures Also Arin: convinces dan not to cat oven so that he has a chump blocker Dan: doesn't know he can cat oven at end of Arin's turn

[@saltydalty7665]

My entire mindset while watching this is I don't know what's happening but I still love it.

[@TheKiddo2468]

Please play more of this. I’ve started getting into Magic because of this and I’m loving every second

[@foodyghost3178]

I’ve just recently gotten into Arena and I kinda suck but I’m getting the hang of it! And I really enjoy watching Arin and Danny play together and it’s helping me learn about combos and such. I would love for this to be a series!

[@jcace13]

We've all had that moment where you introduce someone to a game and they instantly decimate you.

[@gamingelementalist6725]

My wife and mortal kombat. Never again.

[@TokageDemon]

More of these. This was the best way to spend my morning drinking black water.

[@azure018]

Arin: This deck is a little quirky and fun to play Dan: This deck is called something silly but there are absolutely no obsolete cards and will stomp you to the ground.