LoadingReadyRun: It's Magic

[penthesilea180]

I miss Tim. Also, I vowed long ago not to get involved with Magic: The Gathering. I still have a bloody army of Heroclix under my bed. Was this episode at all inspired by the Crapshots episode "The Cards"?

 

[Tomo Stryker]

This has to be a message from God. I just started playing two days ago because he sent it to me as a gift on Steam and he hates me now because of my White Deck. Go Pacifism!

 

[Kristoffer Sivertsen]

Fucking magnets, how do they work?

 

[Matt_LRR]

In keeping with Alex, My deck:

The Ride of the Valkyries:

4x Elite Vanguard [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=208291]
2x Stormfront Pegasus [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=208294]
4x Wall of Omens [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193545]
2x Survival Cache [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193531]
2x Brave the elements [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185734]
3x Everflowing Chalice [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220534]
2x Day of Judgement [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=208297]
3x Journey to Nowhere [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=222761]
2x Condemn [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205098]
2x Luminarch Ascention [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197889]
4x Serra Angel [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205234]
1x Sunblast Angel [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=215111]
1x Deathless Angel [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193629]
1x Iona, Shield of Emeria [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190407]
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193660]
1x Admonition Angel [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197160]
1x Baneslayer Angel [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205077]
2x Emeria, the Sky Ruin [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190414]
22x Plains [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214671]

(totally don't actually even run a lightkeeper :| )

-m

Geez Matt, I just looked at some of those cards, did you buy a majority of those Angels as singles? My friend runs an Angel deck, and I'm sure she wouldn't mind some of those cards, I was only able to pull a Baneslayer Angel for her out of those Mytic Rares.

traded for the baneslayer, bought the other biggies (mostly). Nothing over $10.

-m

 

[Gammaj4]

I just now noticed when Jer grabs the box in the store, you can barely see Kathleen in the background.

 

[wildcard9]

GOBLINS! YAY!

My fave deck is Goblin rush. M10-Zendikar was the best set with Siege-Gang "Gang-Bang" Commander, Goblin "Chiefie" Chief, Goblin "Bushie" Bushwhacker, Goblin Guide, Warren Instigator, and Goblin Guide.

Pure. Zerg. Rush. Madness.

 

[bismarck55]

Hey it's Dan! I used to drop by Yellow Jacket (the comic/card shop) every so often. Sure makes me nostalgic for Victoria.

 

[Versago]

I had JUST got off of magic, after the Uni Gaming Society had FINALLY gotten over the Shard of Mirrodin release madness.

Awesomely filmed Hustle - but i've just re-made my Jund deck >sigh<

Great to see more Alex by the way

 

[soulfire130]

I curse you LRR cast member for make having a Magic: The gathering episode and making it funny as hell. I couldn't stop laughing. everytime I played against someone they were so damn serious and the game moved so slowy as in the turns. Unlike Yu-Gi_oh were the turns are fast, you can take the game less seriously and you would lose everything in your field in 1 turn after taking 10 turns to set up the field the way you planned it.

Also, Alex's calm voice is awesome and creepy at the same time. Were did he learned the magic tricks?

 

[MrDumpkins]

Well at least they never played any real tournament decks

I thought that when they went to the store they'd buy a jace TMS or goyfs

 

[Suffix]

Best New Video EVER.

Way to go guys, great hustle.

 

[rekabdarb]

As someone who has been playing Magic:TG for a while, i must say i laughed.

And i also must say that this is one of the few LRR i've watched multiple times in one sitting

 

[Mstrswrd]

I wish you could favorite episodes.

This would be favorited many times.

 

[Double A]

GOBLINS! YAY!

My fave deck is Goblin rush. M10-Zendikar was the best set with Siege-Gang "Gang-Bang" Commander, Goblin "Chiefie" Chief, Goblin "Bushie" Bushwhacker, Goblin Guide, Warren Instigator, and Goblin Guide.

Pure. Zerg. Rush. Madness.

Seriously, I do almost the exact same thing in one of my decks. Except I added some Mogg War Marshalls and Empty the Warrens for that tokeny goodness, and Koth of the Hammer in case my goblin-powered machine gun runs out of ammo. Oh, and a few fatties with echo to make good use of Thick-Skinned Goblins I have for my Moggs, for back up.

There's only two so they don't often come out together. Plainswalkers are pretty disposable, and it's AMAZINGLY funny to say "oh, you killed Ajanai. Look who's back! Ajani Vengeant! He's the angriest kitty!!"

Fair point, also

 

[quibfiddle]

Pretty sure this makes me like a tier 1 or 2 nerd, but did anyone else notice Alex's misplay against Kathleen? He could have sac'd bloodthrone vampire to itself in response to Kathleen playing Journey to nowhere, forcing Kathleen to to target one of her own creatures because journey's come into play ability had not yet been put on the stack and then giving Alex a chance to get back in the game.... Just saying.

 

[Double A]

Pretty sure this makes me like a tier 1 or 2 nerd, but did anyone else notice Alex's misplay against Kathleen? He could have sac'd bloodthrone vampire to itself in response to Kathleen playing Journey to nowhere, forcing Kathleen to to target one of her own creatures because journey's come into play ability had not yet been put on the stack and then giving Alex a chance to get back in the game.... Just saying.

Just pretend like it was a Child of Night.

 

[Matt_LRR]

Pretty sure this makes me like a tier 1 or 2 nerd, but did anyone else notice Alex's misplay against Kathleen? He could have sac'd bloodthrone vampire to itself in response to Kathleen playing Journey to nowhere, forcing Kathleen to to target one of her own creatures because journey's come into play ability had not yet been put on the stack and then giving Alex a chance to get back in the game.... Just saying.

Jesus.

-m

Edit: that's "jesus - that's a terrifying example of the ridiculous rulings surrounding JtN", not, "jesus you're a nerd"

 

[DPunch4]

Yeah btw, the promo packs have been released worldwide, and so many new players have started playing, and old players like me started again. they gave them out with blow up swords and hammers at my uni in Australia! just standing there near the bigger library handing that shit out!

Devourer deck kicked everyone's ass until they bought cards

I decided to quit again when I realized I spent $200 in one month. notice: students are POOR.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Eww... Newer edition cards. But magic is cool nonetheless.

 

[Graham_LRR]

Pretty sure this makes me like a tier 1 or 2 nerd, but did anyone else notice Alex's misplay against Kathleen? He could have sac'd bloodthrone vampire to itself in response to Kathleen playing Journey to nowhere, forcing Kathleen to to target one of her own creatures because journey's come into play ability had not yet been put on the stack and then giving Alex a chance to get back in the game.... Just saying.

I don't think that's how Journey works.
The card says "exile target creature" not "a creature", so after sacrificing the Bloodthrone resolves, there's no target, and the effect fizzles. It wouldn't force Kathleen to choose a new target.