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  • @RhysticStudies
    @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +639

    You can watch all of my Card Study videos here:
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    • @vantheman8050
      @vantheman8050 Před 7 lety +8

      LOL the life gain thing is so true! Very well put.

    • @darkzero3
      @darkzero3 Před 7 lety

      Play it in EDH with Hive Mind

    • @chep999
      @chep999 Před 7 lety +1

      in what format against what deck will this win? it plays a double white creature without any white land. But the explanation really takes the cake. "Step one draw your deck, cast omniscience". Yep resolve a 11 mana card will win you the game. But this deck wont resolve it because you are dead way before you got 11 mana. and having 2 birds out to get double white will maybe work in game one. game 2 your birds get shut down and its gg. the only deck you stand a chance against is the one that plays 25 "you gain 7 life" cards.

    • @chep999
      @chep999 Před 7 lety

      why not play mindeslicer?

    • @ArkoshEternal
      @ArkoshEternal Před 7 lety

      you can pretty consistently get the 9 mana needed for tooth and nail by turn 3/4. People are hesistant to use their removal spells on your walls. If you resolve a tooth and nail, you get Lost Auramancers and Vampire Hexmage, sacraficing vampire hexmage to kill Auramancers and get omnicience. Then if you can get to an enter the infinite, you can looop ETI, Research, Pull from Eternity and memories journey. to draw your sideboard and then exile everything except your door to nothingness (opponenet's cards + your sideboard and mainboard,." while they loose from drawing from an empty library.
      TL:DR: You cast tooth and nail entwined. That usually wins you the game, this just happens to be a stupid way of doing it.

  • @joelhaggis5054
    @joelhaggis5054 Před 4 lety +6076

    Card that gains you life: No redeeming qualities
    Card that makes you discard your hand: It has potential

    • @SpookyMarine
      @SpookyMarine Před 4 lety +146

      Joel Haggis 4D Chess

    • @ThreatLevel9
      @ThreatLevel9 Před 4 lety +417

      Well a ton of cards can make you gain life in varying levels of power. Only this card can make you discard your entire hand for one Black at Instant speed.

    • @blueoranges4215
      @blueoranges4215 Před 4 lety +133

      Coughs arrogantly there is a creature that gives you a instant win condition if you have 40 or more hp(felidar sovereign) if you combine the health gain spell with a spell multiplier (e.g howl of the hoard) that allows you to essentially do that 7 hp gain spell allowing you to win if you have more than 19 hp and if that is the decks gimmick it should be abke to win with idk but it has use

    • @mythhooked6082
      @mythhooked6082 Před 4 lety +47

      blue oranges yes but there is much better life gain than that

    • @emolovetree
      @emolovetree Před 4 lety +7

      With madness it could be neat!

  • @ayandragon2727
    @ayandragon2727 Před 5 lety +7714

    Who says this is a bad card. It’s prolly the strongest Uno card ever.

    • @andrewhunter2520
      @andrewhunter2520 Před 5 lety +372

      Uno with nothing

    • @UltraWeebMaster
      @UltraWeebMaster Před 5 lety +287

      Plays a +4, calls uno;
      “In response...”

    • @moradins7432
      @moradins7432 Před 5 lety +98

      Im totally going to print a copy and keep it around until my next uno game

    • @theredhatgirl5539
      @theredhatgirl5539 Před 5 lety +62

      But whos going to pick black?

    • @Hazerithious
      @Hazerithious Před 5 lety +43

      @@theredhatgirl5539 CMC 1 means it can be played on a 1. Durr.

  • @Clorwall
    @Clorwall Před 5 lety +4357

    "Print this badboy" should be its flavor text

    • @catoticneutral
      @catoticneutral Před 4 lety +118

      reprint it in the next un set with that flavor text plz

    • @erikburzinski8248
      @erikburzinski8248 Před 4 lety +18

      Anyone know why this card is not in the hogaak deck.

    • @TheChzoronzon
      @TheChzoronzon Před 4 lety +2

      half beast post

    • @tomaszurbanowicz1559
      @tomaszurbanowicz1559 Před 4 lety +17

      Since discarding is flavored as erasing minds/lobotomy
      "Print this badboy" would be an initial response after casting One With Nothing

    • @flappy7373
      @flappy7373 Před 4 lety +1

      Agreed

  • @doomguy19931
    @doomguy19931 Před 4 lety +2897

    "Gain 7 life." *i sleep*
    "Discard your entire hand." *R E A L S H I T*

    • @mtgsw3485
      @mtgsw3485 Před 3 lety +9

      agree

    • @shazoch
      @shazoch Před 3 lety +6

      Hey doomguy congrats on doom eternal
      Best damn game I've played in years

    • @sStyleMo
      @sStyleMo Před 3 lety +37

      "Name a card that isn't in your deck and then exile your entire library." *A S C E N D E D*

    • @pikazooka
      @pikazooka Před 2 lety +2

      I can only see that being useful for spells that are "when you gain life, do X thing". But it also has a high man's cost so good luck with that turn

    • @markpilo9559
      @markpilo9559 Před 2 lety +4

      @@sStyleMo With the blue scientist thing, yes, it's one of the fastest victory one can get

  • @darrellwillis4871
    @darrellwillis4871 Před 5 lety +1020

    I love the flavor text on this card. "When nothing remains, everything is equally possible"

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 Před 2 lety +61

      As in, it's all equally impossible

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 Před 2 lety +53

      It kinda resonates with a part of my personal motto, "...you got nothing to lose and everything to gain"

    • @maritza8825
      @maritza8825 Před 2 lety +9

      @@WingMaster562 terrible life motto

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 Před 2 lety +63

      @@maritza8825 a search party has been dispatched on who asked you.

    • @ultimaxkom8728
      @ultimaxkom8728 Před 2 lety +11

      @@WingMaster562 **Scrolls up and reread your first reply** _"a search party has been dispatched on who asked you."_

  • @onfrolicker9317
    @onfrolicker9317 Před 4 lety +1292

    The little “borborygmos for example” with borborygmos enraged showing onscreen as a reference to the iconinic pithing needle targeting “borborygmos” made me laugh.

    • @francogonz
      @francogonz Před 2 lety +17

      Yes! That's a badass reference

    • @frauasyl
      @frauasyl Před 2 lety +12

      That's immediately what I thought of

    • @boochin
      @boochin Před 2 měsíci +2

      I always name [[you are already dead]]

  • @quantum6637
    @quantum6637 Před 4 lety +1466

    One with nothing’s original flavor text - “Suicide is badass!”

    • @jek__
      @jek__ Před 4 lety +18

      No no no no no, Rudy's not trying to kill himself, he just likes to discard I guess

    • @RemyUFO
      @RemyUFO Před 4 lety +10

      Always sunny?

    • @bleakflouw930
      @bleakflouw930 Před 4 lety +1

      have you heard of dredge though ;)

    • @cormoranoimperatore8413
      @cormoranoimperatore8413 Před 2 lety

      Lmao I thought about that too

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 Před 12 dny

      "Screw you guys... I'm going home!"

  • @nairobi8056
    @nairobi8056 Před 4 lety +1465

    *Life points are valuable*
    Every black magic player: I'm sorry what was that?

    • @rusdanibudiwicaksono1879
      @rusdanibudiwicaksono1879 Před 4 lety +182

      Other: I must keep my enemies from damaging my LP.
      Black Player: I had 19 sacrificial health, cool. *Let's make my enemies regret their existence.*

    • @L1ttleWarrior13
      @L1ttleWarrior13 Před 4 lety +19

      Death's Shadow anyone?

    • @soupernes
      @soupernes Před 4 lety +82

      Black Magic Players: Life is just another resource to victory!

    • @jimmykeffer7401
      @jimmykeffer7401 Před 4 lety +129

      Hey man, we think life points are very valuable.
      They’re a secondary mana pool that starts at 19!

    • @drdiabeetus4419
      @drdiabeetus4419 Před 4 lety +35

      Black decks value life more than other decks since to them it’s also a resource

  • @Nateson
    @Nateson Před 7 lety +4798

    Man that suicide combo... that's a true way to concede

    • @YomYestreen
      @YomYestreen Před 7 lety +273

      Like Magic's own form of seppuku.

    • @KortTheRat
      @KortTheRat Před 7 lety +146

      Nateson I almost wanna build that decklist.

    • @aspicymemelord6291
      @aspicymemelord6291 Před 7 lety +26

      Kortran I'd pay for a deck like that

    • @codrindanculea8621
      @codrindanculea8621 Před 7 lety +10

      Nateson huh, I didn't know you also play Magic

    • @asraliaikum
      @asraliaikum Před 7 lety +8

      some of the og "magic cheater revealed" videos were made by him! surprised me when i found out

  • @Qamikace
    @Qamikace Před 6 lety +1821

    One with Nothing is also one of the worst orders you could make at your local burger joint.

  • @otwk
    @otwk Před 5 lety +671

    Angel's Mercy? Play it with lich's mastery, and it turns into "Gain 7 life, draw 7 Cards".

    • @shanechojnacki4177
      @shanechojnacki4177 Před 5 lety +21

      Or sunbond

    • @stuv1996
      @stuv1996 Před 4 lety +32

      Yeah I was gonna say you gotta be stupid to think that's a bad card, combos are everything.

    • @stuv1996
      @stuv1996 Před 4 lety +35

      @Red Trout I wasn't saying that combo in specific was great, just that you can always find a use for a card in a specific deck.
      If you are already using a lich's mastery based deck then angel's mercy can be a good addition to your deck. I'm not saying build a deck around that combo.
      Pretty much every card has a great use in one deck or another. That's all I'm saying.

    • @Roboyt17
      @Roboyt17 Před 4 lety +74

      And THEN you discard your hand with one with nothing

    • @felixrivera895
      @felixrivera895 Před 4 lety +5

      For 4 mana... meaning you've pretty much given up that turn :/

  • @GFCOLCQuote
    @GFCOLCQuote Před 4 lety +649

    6:19 " It explicitly says 'I go against everything you value in this game' "
    This really feels like like the finishing line a villain of an MTG anime would say as he plays this card, and somehow doing some crazy madness shenanigans and winning on the spot.

    • @thoticcusprime9309
      @thoticcusprime9309 Před 4 lety +24

      lmao someone should anime a mtg anime for youtbe

    • @TiroDvD
      @TiroDvD Před 4 lety +21

      @@thoticcusprime9309 Duel Masters "Your only technique is pulling Fullshock Dragon at the appropriate time."

    • @Bluecho4
      @Bluecho4 Před 3 lety +16

      I unironically would love to watch an anime where characters just play MTG.

    • @Brainles5
      @Brainles5 Před 3 lety +13

      @@Bluecho4 There is a really good manga thats backed by WOTC. "Destroy All of Humanity. It Can't Be Regenerated." Takes place in the 90s, its really cool!

    • @rymaxrules6416
      @rymaxrules6416 Před 2 lety

      That line is so stupid lmao, that’s like saying a card that’s one black mana ‘loose half your life’ is good because it goes against what you value in the game lmao

  • @DjYale
    @DjYale Před 7 lety +321

    Sam accidentally invested in 100,000 of these cards and is just trying to increase the price of them with this video

    • @Charles-ot2yf
      @Charles-ot2yf Před 4 lety +2

      Redredret genius!

    • @Hmongboi228
      @Hmongboi228 Před 5 měsíci +1

      It's December 23rd, 2023 and Im slowly doing this now with the ORIGINAL Kamigawa foils. Yeah, it sucks with the Mystery Booster foil reprints but the ORIGINALS? Hopefully sonewhere down the road, a new mechanic will draw attention back to this card.
      Remember Lion's Eye Diamind from the Mirage set?

  • @ourboyroy9398
    @ourboyroy9398 Před 6 lety +655

    angel's mercy is so forgettable that when you mentioned how forgettable it was you called it angel's grace lol

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +194

      convenient when your mistakes line up well, eh? hahah.

    • @thecollectiblecollectabill2298
      @thecollectiblecollectabill2298 Před 5 lety +3

      maybe so. but heroe's reunion? for only 2 mana? now THATS a card!

    • @otwk
      @otwk Před 5 lety +4

      I certainly will remember it - very helpful with lich's mastery.

  • @yamatoclassmusashi8830
    @yamatoclassmusashi8830 Před 4 lety +447

    Me who doesnt know anything about Magic the gathering:
    *"Mhm, Go On."*

    • @AliKandirr
      @AliKandirr Před 3 lety +8

      I'm a slay the spire player, never played magic. The card can be okay with good discard synergies but seems like there is not many cards the card can synergize with

    • @Lucifers-Stepdad
      @Lucifers-Stepdad Před 3 lety +6

      I am fascinated as to how you ended up here.

    • @MoonlitRose101
      @MoonlitRose101 Před 2 lety +7

      Dude same. I got recommended this vid about 2-3 months ago and it inspired me to actually pick up magic

  • @matthewl5818
    @matthewl5818 Před 3 lety +488

    It's funny because i just started playing mtg and when i saw Angel's Mercy on the screen my first thought was *_OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO GOOD_*

    • @ELFanatic
      @ELFanatic Před 2 lety +17

      I remember those days. It was 4 life. I forget the card. Old ass fucking card. like 96 or something.

    • @samb9645
      @samb9645 Před 2 lety +28

      Nah I remember absolutely loving feed the clan
      It gave you like 4 health or something but if you had a four or greater toughness creature you gained ten and I thought it was the best thing ever

    • @danielchoritz1903
      @danielchoritz1903 Před 2 lety +1

      ??? i did not pay any attention to instants...creature cards!!! Angel of Dawn, Indestructible golem!!! Avatar of Woe...this cards are amazing and fun if you can make them work. Angels Mercy is a card for nerds, who dont even check you need to defeat your opponent^^ healer are garbage XD

    • @thatnumber202
      @thatnumber202 Před rokem +1

      :(

    • @Scotch20
      @Scotch20 Před 3 měsíci

      Everybody laughs at life gain until gollum hits the field

  • @joshuataylor9508
    @joshuataylor9508 Před 6 lety +817

    I may have a hand that can do it better:
    One with Nothing, Dark Ritual, Rain of Filth, Swamp, Tormod's Crypt, Demonic Consolation, Mishra's Bauble
    This requires 2 less mana, allows you to lose at the start of an opponents turn, and does exactly what the original hand did. Here's how:
    Play Swamp, cast Rain of Filth, sacrifice the Swamp to float 1, cast Dark Ritual, Mishra's Bauble, and Tormod's Crypt, sacrifice the Bauble, cast Demonic Consulation, then One with Nothing, and sacrifice Tormod's Crypt. Pass and draw from an empty library on their turn.

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +314

      ...holy shit.
      it has been found!

    • @Tehcarp
      @Tehcarp Před 5 lety +4

      You will have a Crypt in you graveyard

    • @TheBirdOfParadox
      @TheBirdOfParadox Před 5 lety +107

      No, you won't: Sacrificing the crypt is an activation cost. You activate the crypt by tapping and sacrificing it. The crypt goes into your graveyard. The ability goes on the stack, with your crypt in your graveyard. The ability resolves, exiling your graveyard, including your own crypt.

    • @luziferius3687
      @luziferius3687 Před 5 lety +58

      For Demonic Consultation, name »Angel’s Mercy« ;)

    • @zaksmith1035
      @zaksmith1035 Před 5 lety +21

      @@luziferius3687 Better yet, name Angel's Grace.

  • @fedelanci
    @fedelanci Před 7 lety +595

    That turn one suicide combo made me want to see a format in which the objective of the game is reversed. The firs player to get to 0 life wins.

    • @deolamitico
      @deolamitico Před 7 lety +19

      Blood Celebrant is a possible T1 win (with dark ritual)

    • @fedelanci
      @fedelanci Před 7 lety +44

      Well, ban the automatic win cards.

    • @NateRowand-jo2rf
      @NateRowand-jo2rf Před 7 lety +7

      There's too many to ban

    • @NateRowand-jo2rf
      @NateRowand-jo2rf Před 7 lety +20

      Anything that has a repeatable "pay life" ability wins instantly
      Or any Pact
      Etc

    • @TaIathar
      @TaIathar Před 7 lety +4

      Pact of (whatever) on turn 1. gg

  • @Rose_Tinted1
    @Rose_Tinted1 Před 2 lety +324

    As a 10 year Yu-Gi-Oh veteran, who only recently started playing magic, my first thought when I saw this card was an infernity and darkworld players wet dream

    • @The_Visual
      @The_Visual Před 2 lety +79

      If this card was in yugioh it would somehow break the game

    • @Rose_Tinted1
      @Rose_Tinted1 Před 2 lety +42

      @@The_Visual completely agree the amount combos in something like danger would make them tier 0

    • @DrDrao
      @DrDrao Před 2 lety +35

      @@Rose_Tinted1 No, it wouldn't. There's a card, full salvo, that does this, but also burns the opponent. Cheerful coffin allows you to discard 3 for free, and if you simply want to discard your hand, card destruction allows you to do so while also drawing a new hand. Infernity can clear their hand by themselves, they don't need a card like this, and probably wouldn't play it. The only way DW would play it is if this card also triggers their second effects, otherwise, card destruction, DWD, Dragged, their field spell, and dangers all give them enough ways to discard whatever they want, while also refilling their hands.

    • @jsd4574
      @jsd4574 Před 2 lety +3

      The Yu-Gi-Oh equivalent is something like mystical refpanel

    • @XYGamingRemedyG
      @XYGamingRemedyG Před rokem +3

      LMAO, yeah ... Card Destruction exists though. So they'd probably say that card exists vs make a new one with this effect. It would be great, though. Extra fodder.

  • @hermeticascetic
    @hermeticascetic Před 4 lety +442

    Scrubs: this is a terrible card
    Me having played several dredge decks: I'm rock hard right now

    • @sandwichboy1268
      @sandwichboy1268 Před 2 lety +9

      Faithless Looting is usually better, since it can leave you with some spells to cast and let you dredge off of it

    • @demolisherman1763
      @demolisherman1763 Před 2 lety +48

      @@sandwichboy1268 But Faithless Looting is banned, making One With Nothing ironically INFINITELY better then Faithless Looting. At least in modern

    • @elgatochurro
      @elgatochurro Před 2 lety +1

      How can you utilize it?

    • @hermeticascetic
      @hermeticascetic Před 2 lety +14

      @@elgatochurro discard your entire deck, do dredge shit

    • @roetemeteor
      @roetemeteor Před 2 lety +3

      This is one of those cards where its value is inherently low in most modes, but in a EDH deck, this thing could pop off really quick.

  • @plusonerabbit
    @plusonerabbit Před 6 lety +266

    I don't even play Magic why was this recommended to me and why did I watch the whole thing and subscribe

    • @aj1218
      @aj1218 Před 9 měsíci +1

      So have you played a game yet?

    • @plusonerabbit
      @plusonerabbit Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@aj1218 not yet but I did figure out I'm trans, does that count for anything?

    • @aj1218
      @aj1218 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@plusonerabbit Congratulations, the mtg community is pretty welcoming to the LGBTQ. So feel free to join us.

  • @ImJustHereToWatch14
    @ImJustHereToWatch14 Před 7 lety +362

    That Borborygmos Engraged trolling, bless your heart

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +40

      ;) czcams.com/video/inA5z8jwWXY/video.html

    • @Tryo707
      @Tryo707 Před 7 lety +7

      For reals tho, we need that needle. You damn right!

    • @BrianAnderson150
      @BrianAnderson150 Před 6 lety +3

      It looks like it's for a dredge deck (black/green). Dredge plays most all its cards from the graveyard so that card starts up your dredge engine for one black. To be fair, I haven't played magic in a looooong time so maybe dredge isn't a thing anymore, but it looks like that's what that card is for.

    • @Ap0Kal1ps3
      @Ap0Kal1ps3 Před 6 lety +4

      Dredge hasn't been around for a long time, but you're right. It's meant to set up either dredge or necromancy. I had a deck that would have been supercharged by one with nothing. The idea: Mono black. Turn 1, I would draw, then discard. It's a waste of a turn, but I would discard a powerful eldrazi, like It That Betrays. Next turn, I'd use a dark ritual to cast necromancy. By resurrecting It That Betrays on turn 2, I lock my opponent down completely. They have 1 turn to stop my creature or they lose. Everything on the battlefield that was theirs becomes mine, and all because I played a 12 mana cost creature for 3 mana.

  • @Mercy4Hire
    @Mercy4Hire Před 2 lety +119

    You could cast it and Sudden substitution with split second to swap control of the spell and make it so your enemy discards hand, and then if you have something like raiders wake, they take 2 dmg for each card they discard

    • @joshuaking7470
      @joshuaking7470 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Now I'm going to have to try to build that on MTG online

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 Před 12 dny +1

      ...I don't think there are any truly bad cards in Magic the Gathering.
      It's just some are so situational or the benefit is so small that there's too much that's better

    • @Mercy4Hire
      @Mercy4Hire Před 12 dny +1

      @@hariman7727 well there are those blank like 4 mana 2/4s or other blank dudes, that have way better alternatives

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 Před 12 dny

      @@Mercy4Hire it's all starting to come back.
      The only really bad cards are ones that have been outclassed by power creep based replacements that are cheaper, or whose win conditions/ability is so niche or so easily countered or that opens up easy to exploit weaknesses for your opponent to exploit.

  • @tomaszurbanowicz1559
    @tomaszurbanowicz1559 Před 4 lety +81

    I really love how just looking at this card makes me feel. The name, the illustration, the flavor text and the fact that it's a rare. I would feel much like the dude in the illustration if opened it in a booster

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    So, a Buddhist monk finds himself on a pilgrimage in The United States to become more affiliated with the innate mysticism that influences the modern world.
    He decides to start in America's intellectual capital, New York City, mind open and ready to learn.
    He got plenty of strange looks from the cynical locals, and had his picture taken by many tourists wondering if it was "just another day in New York" as he walked through the city's labyrinthine streets.
    He eventually got hungry in Time's Square, and decided that it would be appropriate to patronize one of its many stands and food vendors.
    The Buddhist Monk walks up to a hot dog stand, looks to the vendor, and says "Make me one with everything."

    • @Goreblender
      @Goreblender Před 5 lety +219

      the hot dog vendor says, "that'll be $2.50." the monk hands him a five dollar bill. the hot dog man says, "thanks have a nice day."
      the buddhist monk says, "where's my change?"
      the hot dog man says, "change must come from within."

    • @mz7315
      @mz7315 Před 5 lety +2

      LOL Genius ending.

    • @kyzer422
      @kyzer422 Před 5 lety +2

      One of the best jokes I've heard in a long time.
      I may have to steal this. 👍

    • @oo-wr4pq
      @oo-wr4pq Před 5 lety

      @@Goreblender Buddhist monks can't touch money.

    • @austin31bennett
      @austin31bennett Před 5 lety +1

      @@oo-wr4pq now we know why!

  • @dakodastevens8972
    @dakodastevens8972 Před 6 lety +167

    So, I love this card. I first started playing magic years and years ago at the end of the onslaught block. Played for a bit but none of my friends were really interested so I never invested much money or time into it as a hobby until highschool. Saviors had just came out when a bunch of us started getting into magic and we all bought some packs one day. Mind you I hadn't really bought that many cards up to this point, probably less then 20, and I pulled this card. Everyone else's first impression of this card was, "Why?, Why would you ever play this card?" My first impression was "How do you play this card". The card was just so interesting and different from every other card I had ever seen that I instantly fell in love with it, and just the idea of "How do I make wacky shit work", and I have been a johny ever since. This card might have had the single biggest influence on me in terms of what decks I like to play, how I play the game, and how I approach deck building. Now it is entirely possible I would have ended up in the same or a similar place without this card, but it still holds a special place in my heart as one of the biggest inspirations to me personally as a player.

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +14

      great story. thanks for sharing that.

    • @ultralight9625
      @ultralight9625 Před 4 lety +6

      @Unknown Entity Yes but the same logic of asking how before why is how we get the destruction of the nuke, it is how we get globe warming, it is how we get cults formed, it is how we make rash decisions that only help us in the short term, because we do not think of the long term impact of things. Asking how before we ask why will invarably cause things we do not wish to happen, because we never ask why we are doing these things. Why are we invading this country, why are we following this guy, why am i doing what i am doing. These are all valid and important questions to ask your self, but is so often ignored because we are to focus on the how.
      We need a balance of asking how and asking why, rather than only asking one thing or the other.

    • @connorl.393
      @connorl.393 Před 4 lety

      @@ultralight9625 Agreed

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 4 lety

      @@ultralight9625
      I couldn't have said it better myself.

  • @Vilverna
    @Vilverna Před 4 lety +186

    As a Johnny, I saw your thumbnail and instantly clicked with intensity.
    "R&D is only human" That's how Okko was created

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 4 lety +18

      I'm a Johnny in a totally different card game and still instantly clicked on this video. "Best worst card" in any game is literally bait for us. XD

    • @thoticcusprime9309
      @thoticcusprime9309 Před 4 lety

      @@clayxros576 i dont claim any of these titles,i especially dont like the name johnny

    • @mlgproplayer2915
      @mlgproplayer2915 Před 4 lety +11

      Don't mention that name or any of his elks here ever again!
      He has been banned, but his crimes are far from being gone from our memories.

    • @manarager3413
      @manarager3413 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mlgproplayer2915 Brainstorm, Ponder, Ancestral Recall, Force of Will, Lightning Bolt, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben... His ilk goes on. He has *a lot* of ilk. Mostly in blue

  • @wardm4
    @wardm4 Před 4 lety +360

    Is that really a suicide or a brilliant way to set up an early Jace, Wielder of Mysteries victory?

    • @tomaszurbanowicz1559
      @tomaszurbanowicz1559 Před 4 lety +18

      Oh shit now I'm going to be thinking about this

    • @shreyshah5879
      @shreyshah5879 Před 4 lety +3

      @@tomaszurbanowicz1559 same

    • @ethanhall7217
      @ethanhall7217 Před 4 lety +25

      @@tomaszurbanowicz1559 go with a laboratory maniac, is cheaper. Also, you don't even need the one with nothing in this combo

    • @MisterGunpowder257
      @MisterGunpowder257 Před 4 lety +6

      Much more likely to support a victory with Barren Glory than a self-mill victory like Wielder of Mysteries or Manaic.

    • @dj_koen1265
      @dj_koen1265 Před 4 lety +4

      One with nothing with rielle everwise is a wheel of fortune
      Might be interesting

  • @briantinsman9592
    @briantinsman9592 Před 7 lety +447

    Great video! Perhaps I was wrong to pound my head. *Fist bump*

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +98

      I've learned that many folks are still passionately against this card, so perhaps not. **fist bump**

    • @johnrose411
      @johnrose411 Před 7 lety +11

      Brian Tinsman so you like... do magic?

    • @Dover939
      @Dover939 Před 6 lety +6

      head bump

    • @animechuck4219
      @animechuck4219 Před 6 lety +7

      After the 'print this bad boy', did they send you a bandage?

    • @Ephraim225
      @Ephraim225 Před 6 lety +4

      That is the most chill reaction to being trolled by co-workers ever

  • @22freedom33
    @22freedom33 Před 7 lety +122

    7:58 wait that's not Borborygmos , that's Borborygmos enrage--- oh, I see what you did there

  • @genericlurker5778
    @genericlurker5778 Před 4 lety +103

    And this card comes to mind AGAIN with the new Escape mechanic. Probably still wont be too great, but I'm curious to see if it goes anywhere.

    • @patrickmorrey1414
      @patrickmorrey1414 Před 4 lety +1

      I'n going to put one in my Damia, Sage of Stone commander deck.

    • @JayemelMusicUniverse16
      @JayemelMusicUniverse16 Před 4 lety +9

      I was thinking the same thing as well with Escape. "Why play from my hand when i can play from my graveyard." :)

  • @cbros5977
    @cbros5977 Před 4 lety +58

    That angels mercy hit me hard, that was my favorite card many years ago when I first started

    • @anthonyjs8048
      @anthonyjs8048 Před 3 lety +2

      it was stream of life for me, which is usually worse hahaha.

    • @InfluxDecline
      @InfluxDecline Před 3 lety

      @@anthonyjs8048 Wellwisher. Elf tribal with Wellwisher.

    • @baconsir1159
      @baconsir1159 Před rokem

      @@InfluxDecline That one's good in Pauper at least

  • @devonfish5825
    @devonfish5825 Před 5 lety +32

    That suicide hand is hilarious, I'd love to try it just watching your opponents face as you get rid of your entire library and hand :')

  • @thisislesbomaya
    @thisislesbomaya Před 7 lety +427

    i guess someone needs to review bad cards since wedge wont

    • @powermetalhistorian
      @powermetalhistorian Před 7 lety +20

      Zach Chaffee Except that Sam creates original, creative and valuable videos. Sam's channel is like a good book while a lot of other channels are... a tabloid.

    • @TheRaon75
      @TheRaon75 Před 7 lety +9

      Momo Mikoshiba This, wedge literally copies all of his content, anyone could do what he does.

    • @powermetalhistorian
      @powermetalhistorian Před 7 lety +12

      Erik Cobra Right. Other MTG channels are guilty of the same thing, so I don't wanna single him out now, but stuff like worst cards ever is just this terrible low level clickbait stuff like you see in online ads on porn sites. So I very much appreciate original works of art like Sam's. There are little creators out there who are as original, PROFessional and creative.

    • @TheRaon75
      @TheRaon75 Před 7 lety +7

      Momo Mikoshiba Worst cards ever isn't even the worst offender. His spoiler videos, deck techs, commander spotlights. All he does is look at mythicspoiler, a random deck, or edhrec and make a video about it. It's almost 0 effort.

    • @Jakerunio
      @Jakerunio Před 7 lety +4

      I see wedge as less of an entertainer and more of a magic news source. His goal isn't to create new amazing content but to keep you up to date on what is happening in the world of mtg. Hence the name of his channel, the Mana SOURCE.

  • @grahamward4556
    @grahamward4556 Před 3 lety +35

    I love that this video is currently your second-most popular, only behind The Black Lotus. That and the number of comments here that have been posted since well after the was released really highlight the main point: This card is constantly intriguing and is always on everyone's mind.

  • @hulkhooligan2241
    @hulkhooligan2241 Před 4 lety +48

    I wonder if WOTC printed cards like that as a “just in case we make an oops” card as the ultimate (and super niche) tech card

  • @drakegannon7518
    @drakegannon7518 Před 5 lety +24

    He put Break Through The Line in a section on forgettable cards when I literally built a whole deck around using it on small creatures and fire-breathing them to deal lots of damage and then flinging them to deal like, 18 damage in one turn...

  • @illogicalbear6200
    @illogicalbear6200 Před 6 lety +347

    I looked for a one with nothing for a Blue-Green-Black deck I had. For every creature in my grave yard, over half of my monsters gained that, +X/+X. Being able to just scrap a handful of creatures, would have instantly boosted the abilities and spells I was using, as well as made my powerhouses, even more powerful.

    • @drsatanrx
      @drsatanrx Před 6 lety +52

      Brian Halphin on top of that having monsters in your graveyard whike playing black usually means summoning them from the graveyard at a discounted cost and gaining the zombie attribute which can be beneficial especially with a lilianna on the field.

    • @snappycaster
      @snappycaster Před 6 lety +9

      Putrid imp, lotleth troll.

    • @RagingRugbyst
      @RagingRugbyst Před 6 lety +4

      IllogicalBear holy casul

    • @Nathan-zc4db
      @Nathan-zc4db Před 6 lety +10

      IllogicalBear you'd be better off with a card that discards from your library, that way you'd still be able to power up your creatures without sacrificing your hand.

    • @leonmercury3732
      @leonmercury3732 Před 6 lety +25

      Nathan Froese
      Self mill is always a dangerous game. Discarding from hand, while reducing options, ensures you know what is going into your graveyard and when.

  • @yoshinpixels9924
    @yoshinpixels9924 Před 5 lety +211

    Look at the bright side
    It's the only card that upon victory, allows you to proclaim "You got OWN'd"
    I'll see myself out

  • @juangrille1310
    @juangrille1310 Před 5 lety +79

    It would be worth it if your hand was full of Silverware Golems

    • @spemtjin5460
      @spemtjin5460 Před 5 lety +1

      Juan Grille what about nullhide feroxes

    • @juangrille1310
      @juangrille1310 Před 5 lety +1

      @@spemtjin5460 Only works if your opponent makes you discard them, not on your own, right?

    • @nokialol_
      @nokialol_ Před 4 lety +6

      How about Cluthmother Zavas?

    • @annakozuki8950
      @annakozuki8950 Před 4 lety

      My 9th Plage of Death this game: AYYYYYYYYYYYY

  • @mobinmazloomian8402
    @mobinmazloomian8402 Před 7 lety +143

    You missed the chance to compare 7 life gain to a touchdown

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +53

      damn it, you're right!

    • @MrHellsing1055
      @MrHellsing1055 Před 6 lety +11

      But a touch down is 6 points😉

    • @RanPG
      @RanPG Před 6 lety +5

      That makes it better than a touchdown!

    • @animechuck4219
      @animechuck4219 Před 6 lety +5

      It's a touchdown AND a field kick! Mest card ever! Shoulda been an uncommon!

    • @ameliaburton5313
      @ameliaburton5313 Před 6 lety +1

      Field kick? You mean a PAT

  • @Ragnarok2kx
    @Ragnarok2kx Před 7 lety +56

    5:16 Just to add a little more context, Owling Mine typically included Sudden Impact as a finisher, and One with Nothing was a panic button against it, and you probably had it in your hand because you were drawing 2-3 extra cards a turn. The 4 life a turn from the owl was easier to handle in other ways.

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +14

      that's awesome: I didn't know that. thanks for sharing.

  • @Amish_Radio
    @Amish_Radio Před 5 lety +30

    With the recent recursion of graveyard recursion decks, this card is good because most graveyard decks are based on recurring high CMC cards for a low cost. The Whip of Erebos is a good example of this.

  • @HerrDerpington
    @HerrDerpington Před 5 lety +54

    An old gem from Gatherer:
    Goes well with a new card from Gatecrash: Enter the Infinite (Draw your whole deck, put one card back, no max hand size).
    So what you do is cast Enter the Infinite. Next turn do the following:
    1) Draw last card
    2) Tap 7 lands, cast Jokulhaups
    3) Cast Tormod's Crypt
    4) Cast One with Nothing
    5) Sac the crypt targeting yourself (note that it will be in the graveyard and exile itself)
    Result: No cards in hand, library, graveyard or in play. You have become completely one with nothing. Imagine the looks on your opponent's faces! Then reality sinks in, and they realize that they have to keep playing, and they have nothing left in play either...

  • @josephmathes
    @josephmathes Před 7 lety +21

    one with nothing is a fixed Black Lotus. they tried to fix Lotus by making you discard your hand with Lions eye diamond, but it was still too good, so they increased the mana cost by 3B

  • @MissAshley42
    @MissAshley42 Před 6 lety +615

    This is such a super chill video. I'm definitely going to check out the rest of your stuff.

  • @gamesux420
    @gamesux420 Před 4 lety +29

    One with nothing is, without a doubt, my favorite magic card of all time.

    • @facepalmjesus1608
      @facepalmjesus1608 Před 3 lety +3

      cast it with Sudden Substitution and see your opponent flipping the table at your face

  • @dylanmiller9162
    @dylanmiller9162 Před rokem +10

    That turn 1 self-removal combo is incredible, laughed so so hard

  • @Franzdodlmann
    @Franzdodlmann Před 7 lety +27

    So they now should just make a card with: "When this card is in exile and you don't have any cards in your hand, library, graveyard and battlefield, you win the game."

    • @doombybbr
      @doombybbr Před 5 lety +1

      Barren glory is a card, but it doesn't do that from exile, it also triggers on upkeep and only needs you to meet the hand and permanents requirement.

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a Před 5 lety +1

      Barren glory?

    • @platinummyrr
      @platinummyrr Před 2 lety

      This is very close to the cheese stands alone

  • @nate3487
    @nate3487 Před 6 lety +74

    "Most efficient way to discard your hand." I'm gonna have to bring up Lion's Eye Diamond. Which to be fair probably deserves its own video.

    • @TheShinyFeraligatr
      @TheShinyFeraligatr Před 6 lety

      That’s only true nowadays - in the old days you would have taken 3 damage from activating it if you didn’t have an immediate use for it.

    • @khurgar8120
      @khurgar8120 Před 6 lety +9

      how much damage you take does not change how effective it is at discarding your hand tho. Its still a 6 cards to grave for 0 mana

    • @nagash2731
      @nagash2731 Před 5 lety +4

      @@khurgar8120 But life is a resource, too. You're discarding your hand at the expense of 0 mana and 3 life. Or you could spend 1 mana and 0 life to use OwN.

    • @metaljeffenc
      @metaljeffenc Před 5 lety

      good point. I tried to make that card work back in the day, but couldn't do it. I bet now it could be usable.

    • @cyrussnow6060
      @cyrussnow6060 Před 5 lety

      metaljeffenc Muldrotha EDH.

  • @joelhaggis5054
    @joelhaggis5054 Před 4 lety +41

    This card is the polar opposite of Ancestral Recall.

    • @GalileoAV
      @GalileoAV Před 4 lety +7

      Ancestral Disappointment
      I like it

    • @Bluecho4
      @Bluecho4 Před 3 lety +2

      @@GalileoAV Ancestral Disappointment is the title of my memoirs.

    • @billowen3285
      @billowen3285 Před 3 lety +1

      It's even better at what it does than recall :)

    • @nickniehaus1763
      @nickniehaus1763 Před 3 lety

      @@Bluecho4 yo

    • @johnbaird6752
      @johnbaird6752 Před 2 lety

      Ancestral amnesia or three with nothing: discard 3 cards
      Probably a white card lol, it's honestly better than Healing Salve because it works in reanimator or dredge etc

  • @Blackenwhitkaeys
    @Blackenwhitkaeys Před 5 lety +18

    The clear passion makes this watchable even though I have 0 knowledge of MTG. Thanks CZcams algo

  • @KhanGarth
    @KhanGarth Před 6 lety +67

    there should be a format where you try to be the first to lose

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +7

      I supposed Burn and Combo would be the only way to play, since you can't attack yourself :(

    • @KhanGarth
      @KhanGarth Před 6 lety +4

      Or you could cast one of the Pacts and not pay the upkeep cost haha

    • @2019inuyasha
      @2019inuyasha Před 6 lety +4

      I both accept and surrender at the same time...I therefor win..Good game

    • @aryanstanley2187
      @aryanstanley2187 Před 6 lety +17

      In response to you responding and surrendering, I put me surrendering on the stack. The game ends before you even join. Thus there is no game, and I am one with nothing.

    • @nicklasbille
      @nicklasbille Před 6 lety +3

      Aryan Stanley conceding doesn't go on the stack :p

  • @KnownAsKenji
    @KnownAsKenji Před 6 lety +51

    With the amount of cards/interactions/combos that are possible in Magic, you can't really call anything a 'bad' card.
    There could be a spell that costs 30 mana and does literally nothing, and some crazy deck out there is gonna OTK you with it.

    • @danacoleman4007
      @danacoleman4007 Před 5 lety +5

      Dumbest comment ever? Probably.

    • @ChuckNorrisIsNothing
      @ChuckNorrisIsNothing Před 5 lety +5

      Devotion to Red and Fanatic of Mogis.

    • @legoupil1819
      @legoupil1819 Před 5 lety +3

      Textless creatures with a CMC of 3/4 will be bad if their stats aren't stellar. He showed it in the video, a 3/2 for 3 is just bad. Noone wants to play that. It will never see play.

    • @avalerionbass
      @avalerionbass Před 5 lety +4

      I was playing against a burn deck once that was utterly destroying me. I then played a card that caused him to flip cards from his deck until he reached a creature, then I came in control of it.
      It was a full burn deck not a single creature... I killed his ENTIRE deck with one card and won the game.

    • @benjaminzeledon7626
      @benjaminzeledon7626 Před 5 lety +1

      @@avalerionbass I top 8'd a tcgplayer event once because I strip mine'd a person with Ghost Quarter tech. Dude completely forgot to put basics in

  • @eliludwig9385
    @eliludwig9385 Před 2 lety +4

    Just gotta say the way you format these scripts is awesome you have an amazing talent for writing persuasive speeches

  • @nikitavassilkov5587
    @nikitavassilkov5587 Před 4 lety +2

    This channel has probably the best editing skills on CZcams. Everytime i watch one of your videos it just leaves my mouth wide open. I wonder why the hell does this channel does not have more than 150k subs. Your videos are AMAZING and I always look forward to watching them. I hope you post your videos more oftenly and thank you for getting me into magic

  • @IANcel
    @IANcel Před 6 lety +119

    I bought One With Nothing from Card Kingdom because of this video. I have made it one of my goals to see how I can break the magic mold by making a deck that is 100% terrible, but can still compete. Thank you for giving me a challenge.

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +25

      challenge accepted. have fun!

    • @ciaareinthecommentssection9575
      @ciaareinthecommentssection9575 Před 5 lety +11

      Welcome to my lifestyle. Go wacky or walk home. I want to see my opponent experiencing temporary madness while they watch me do the weirdest thing they've ever seen anyone do in the game before I blow their mind with crystal clear insanity or bizarre play-styles. I never even care if i win. I simply want to dunk on ppl and scream in their face, if I happen to win, cool. I made perhaps the first Warcry Barbarian on battlenet and the comic shop erupted in endless laughter when i dueled my friend and literally blew his speakers out from screaming rapidly while stunning his character. He scrambled to turn the volume down but it was too late and then he DIED. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH It was glorious and I live for these moments. Tbh, I'm the most legendary among my friends because i always pull this shit. My brother is often top competitor and another friend of mine buts heads with him but ppl remember my shit because I literally spend countless hours secretly building something absurd to spring on all of them at exactly the right moment. They don't see it coming because I'm actually just clowning these games that I can master without effort but I just like to make ppl smile and laugh way more than win. Its not about winning, its about looking amazing no matter what you are doing. Keep the path, force them to feel the weird!

    • @thomaslurie1701
      @thomaslurie1701 Před 5 lety +1

      I would go for a commander deck seeing as your commander would be safe from the discard effect and could either use the newly discarded hand or draw into things that could, and yes I know this comment is 10 months old I’m mostly taking to myself.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Před 5 lety +6

      Ah, a jank deck. Those are most fun as one shot with friends.

    • @lilyberry8268
      @lilyberry8268 Před 5 lety +1

      Start with Avaricious Dragon and Asylum Visitor or maybe Hive Mind +Megrim+ wheel/howling mine/bounce spells with ensnaring bridge on defense?

  • @TheManaSource
    @TheManaSource Před 7 lety +1157

    ...

  • @just_no2764
    @just_no2764 Před 3 lety +43

    “One with nothing is unmatched in the history of the game” lions eye diamond does it at instant speed for 0 mana

    • @johnroush1099
      @johnroush1099 Před 3 lety +1

      Can you cast it instantly?

    • @just_no2764
      @just_no2764 Před 3 lety +1

      @@johnroush1099 you can activate the ability at instant speed to discard your hand.

    • @johnroush1099
      @johnroush1099 Před 3 lety +11

      @@just_no2764 is that what I asked? >.>

    • @Rhannmah
      @Rhannmah Před 3 lety +2

      @@johnroush1099 no, but once it hits the table, contrary to One with nothing which can be counterspelled, very few things can stop you from discarding your hand since it is a cost. Also, you get 3 mana for it.

  • @aidandurrant3513
    @aidandurrant3513 Před 4 lety +42

    Whenever I see One with Nothing, I keep thinking that Dredge almost wants it.

  • @gibaha
    @gibaha Před 7 lety +180

    Dude...
    This is so well made.

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +12

      thanks my man.

    • @KRIMZONMEKANISM
      @KRIMZONMEKANISM Před 6 lety +6

      man i now value bad cards more than anything.
      To be honest though, how come there is no synergy with this? I literally cannot believe there isn't an artifact or enchantment, or creature even that doesn't do any sort of direct damage towards players or creatures everytime you discard cards.
      Seems unreal to me.

    • @agafaba
      @agafaba Před 6 lety +7

      There is plenty of synergy with this card.... its just that there are usually better cards to get a similar effect.

  • @Beefman.0
    @Beefman.0 Před 5 lety +16

    I’ve got an okay combo,
    Opening hand: swamp, dark ritual, exhume, and your favorite fatty.
    T1: swamp dark ritual, let it resolve then cast exhume, while exhume is on the stack, cast one with nothing, putting the fatty into the graveyard, and then into play

    • @U.Inferno
      @U.Inferno Před 4 lety

      Any fatty that can cycle would probably be more effective but still creative

    • @johnbaird6752
      @johnbaird6752 Před 2 lety +1

      Even better combo: t1 land pass t2 dimir bounce land pass discard Jin Gitaxias or something t3 land Reanimate holding up Counterspell Mana 😂

  • @sirbruce70
    @sirbruce70 Před 5 lety +65

    Congrats! Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis has finally made this a good card.

    • @researchinbreeder
      @researchinbreeder Před 5 lety

      How? At most it gives you a handful of Delve fuel (pun intended). At that point couldn't you run Gurmag Angler and get more value?

    • @researchinbreeder
      @researchinbreeder Před 5 lety +1

      Wait nvm the cast from gy effect makes it work

    • @ziraaz
      @ziraaz Před 4 lety +14

      And it's gone

    • @TheChzoronzon
      @TheChzoronzon Před 4 lety

      @@ziraaz cdn.ccn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/save-droid-ico.jpg

  • @Dromoro
    @Dromoro Před 2 lety +1

    I kinda stumbled on this video, and just wanted to say your editing is amazing. Keep up the good work! Editing like this makes watching a lot more fun.

  • @rilesthegiles
    @rilesthegiles Před 7 lety +185

    one with nothing: do what lions eye does but pay a black

    • @andresabastante9539
      @andresabastante9539 Před 7 lety +4

      rilesthegiles LED is not even named in the video and that makes me so sad :(

    • @AgaresOaks
      @AgaresOaks Před 7 lety +6

      I don't think it's fair to compare most cards to something that's restricted in vintage. That's like saying "dude, why can't these lame ass draw spells/1 mana cantrips be as good as ancestral recall?" Now, comparing it to say... putrid imp would be something worth considering. Though anyone that has played putrid imp in the appropriate deck knows it can do some prettttty busted stuff and you could argue that R&D has since learned its lesson and one with nothing is the "fixed" putrid imp.

    • @rilesthegiles
      @rilesthegiles Před 7 lety +6

      AgaresOaks it's totally fair to compare it. Formats are a "player" invention, for kitchen table-type and in general it is totally alright to compare every card to every other.

    • @AgaresOaks
      @AgaresOaks Před 7 lety +6

      Kitchen tables are just flowing with all those $100+ reserve list cards. If you're insistent on that point I'd like to note for kitchen tables it's important for budget versions of cards to exist and that $2 is a much more reasonable price point than $100. You could see why I would encourge comparing it to a 25 cent card instead.

    • @Acc_Expired
      @Acc_Expired Před 7 lety +1

      literally there are so many better ways to do everything one with nothing does. i think the only thing one with nothing has is that it is an instant. so until we find a reason to instant speed discard hand in some way where led cant then one with nothing will continue to be bad in every deck

  • @supercomicbookgirl7571
    @supercomicbookgirl7571 Před 6 lety +27

    Here's another way I think this could actually be played; So I've come across a card in the Unglued set that cracked me up but also left me wondering. This card is "The Cheese Stands Alone" and it goes like this "If you control no cards in play other than The Cheese Stands Alone and have no cards in your hand, you win the game." As it is an enchantment and does literally nothing else, most would just chuckle at for a bit and wonder how this would ever actually be used. WELL, here you go. If you were somehow be able to get both of these cards in your hand at the same time, whilst having no other cards on the table, it would be an instant win. This would of course still be quite ridiculous as T.C.S.A has a mana cost of 6, which would mean that you'd have to go AT LEAST 6 rounds without putting in anything, only in the hope of getting both of these cards. So I figure you'd probably would also have to have a sacrificing system in place, to get rid of your stuff and ideally make you some extra mana in the progress.
    So there you go.

    • @Carsisir
      @Carsisir Před 5 lety +5

      Done it once with a Razia's Purification and two creature with sacrifice effects. Sure most games you lose horribly but on the rare chance you can stall long enough to board clear and empty your hand it's quite memorable.

    • @dusklunistheumbreon
      @dusklunistheumbreon Před 5 lety +1

      I could see it working with a few other cards.
      Wrath of God (or equivalent), Flashfires, and some non-land source of a single red and a single black mana, and, obviously, One with Nothing.
      Wrath of God buries all creatures on the field, Flashfires destroys all plains, One with Nothing gets rid of your hand. You just need to find a way to play a Black card and a Red card in an otherwise white deck.

    • @BaddeJimme
      @BaddeJimme Před 5 lety +2

      @@dusklunistheumbreon OG Dual lands and checklands count as basic land types, and you can get them with fetchlands. Armageddon is better though, it's white and destroys all lands.
      That said, I think the simplest combo is with Decree of Annihilation or Kaervek's Spite. There is also a tournament legal clone of The Cheese Stands Alone called Barren Glory.
      Then of course your opponent plays Rainbow Vale, blocking your Barren Glory with a card that seems almost as useless as One With Nothing.

    • @GamerdevilPro
      @GamerdevilPro Před 5 lety +2

      @@BaddeJimme I love all these ideas here in the comments :D
      I love weird win conditions (just started thinking about a self-mill deck with the new Jace, wielder of mysteries).

    • @Invisifly2
      @Invisifly2 Před 5 lety +2

      Play normally, put down TCSA as soon as you can, cast decree of annihilation the next turn.

  • @romain3135
    @romain3135 Před 2 lety

    this is the very video that made me discover your channel. I stumbled upon your latests ones and went back here. This video is great, but man, your latest stuff is amazing ! i am impressed at how much you evolved and gained skills over the years. Congrats, i'll keep watching you

  • @screechingtoad2683
    @screechingtoad2683 Před 5 lety +8

    BARREN GLORY! The combo he mentioned at the end would be an awesome way to trigger barren glories auto win condition!

  • @georgesmith439
    @georgesmith439 Před 7 lety +30

    This card is kinda like scornful egotist, a bad card that actually good.
    Egotist's cost of 8 is great with homarid spawning bed, giving you 8 1/1s on turn 4.
    Also it was kind of a bluff card in drafts, since noone knew what it was due to morph, and some play around it, even though its a 1/1.
    By itself it isn't that great, but in a deck centered around it it can do hilarious things.

    • @Ninjahankin
      @Ninjahankin Před 7 lety +4

      I think it would have been awesome if morph cards face down had an effect when it dies face down. It would definitely play mind games as they don't know which creature they should destroy.

    • @robertcotrell9810
      @robertcotrell9810 Před 7 lety +2

      Not to mention cards that work with CMC values...

    • @Dreznin
      @Dreznin Před 6 lety +3

      Scornful Egotist at least had a purpose - fueling in-block cards like Rush of Knowledge and Torrent of Fire. Onslaught Block had a lot of "CMC matters" cards that he was meant to fuel - drop him as a morph, throw a spell, morph him face-up for one mana for huge effect. Not at all efficient by modern Magic standards, but it was a thing and you'd see some people run him back then for that reason.

  • @smegskull
    @smegskull Před 7 lety +49

    one with nothing is bad? meet my madness commander deck. (one with nothing on isocron sceptre)

  • @HuntMeDown237
    @HuntMeDown237 Před 4 lety +4

    When I saw One With Nothing, my very first thought was "oh, you mean madness vampires?", or even sultai reanimate, or using Feldon of The Third Path for some really fun Artifact reanimator.

  • @xenasBS
    @xenasBS Před 3 lety +6

    This is my favourite video on youtube. Goddamn. The style is just incredible and I keep coming back to it. It's almost entirely aesthetic but I'm totally cool with that.

  • @Ben_of_Milam_Music
    @Ben_of_Milam_Music Před 6 lety +166

    You're absolutely right about how shitty cards inspire players to try and build viable decks around them. When I first discovered Lich (Enchantment), it completely changed the way I look at the game. I thought it was unplayable when I first saw it, but now I use it to one shot everyone in a multiplayer game... and having 0 life has it's advantages, you know ; )

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 6 lety +18

      I can't believe I've never seen this card before. it's incredible!

    • @gavinzurmely7998
      @gavinzurmely7998 Před 6 lety +1

      I'm curious to know what the deck is. Do you have it on tappedout or something?

    • @laserguyman230
      @laserguyman230 Před 5 lety +1

      U use token spam or damage lock?

    • @chaoticjexak
      @chaoticjexak Před 5 lety +1

      theres also a gideon that can let you remain alive on 0hp too. or on 10+poison counters or even with no library left

    • @pyromidas
      @pyromidas Před 5 lety

      Rhystic Studies with lich and other similar cards. You pay life usually via necropotence to pull up your library, then cast all the dark rituals and repay in kind

  • @barry_crisp
    @barry_crisp Před 6 lety +258

    I'm sorry, your Video Production is too high for a MtG CZcams channel.

  • @cosmic-creep1384
    @cosmic-creep1384 Před 5 lety

    Have been trying to find good MTG channels for awhile now and this and your pitching needle vid have made me a subscriber, keep up the great work my dude

  • @AnaatthiGozo
    @AnaatthiGozo Před 5 lety

    I love this video, I keep coming back to watch it every now and then.

  • @brunoras
    @brunoras Před 7 lety +43

    A Cabal Ritual instead one Dark Ritual makes the suicide combo possible in Commander and doesn't leave mana in the pool. :D

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +27

      so efficient it hurts.

    • @brunoras
      @brunoras Před 7 lety +2

      Now i'm seriously thinking in make a commander deck with this combo in it.

    • @TuberTugger
      @TuberTugger Před 7 lety +3

      You can play small pox instead of sink hole and you don't even need one with nothing. If you are looking for consistence that is.

    • @theunwelcome
      @theunwelcome Před 6 lety +3

      nice to know, now that they eradicated mana burn...

  • @Doktormustache
    @Doktormustache Před 5 lety +10

    I recently discovered your videos and they're so impressively well made. But man, pulling off a Willhem Scream was absolutely wonderful. 10/10 would blast-snort again

  • @cutecommie
    @cutecommie Před 5 lety +9

    7:23 Wait, doesn't this card have potential? Either use it for "When this creature deals damage to a player..." or use it as a combo piece to destroy your opponent in one hit with pump spells and perhaps infect.

    • @zucchini_flowers
      @zucchini_flowers Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah, I would not dismiss this card at all. Everything you mentioned is right, and a token deck would work well too.
      Imagine a horde of 1/1s, you play a card that makes them all 2/2, then dump the rest of your mana on this card turn after turn.

  • @merlintym1928
    @merlintym1928 Před 4 lety +3

    I built a one with nothing deck for casual play.
    Using necro impotence, and a dark ritual in my opening hand, you draw down to 1/2 a life before your opponents endstep and then play the combo in the video on turn 2.
    Its absolutely awe inspiring result of being able to exile your entire deck, leaving you with 1/2 a life. Using London mulligans and serum powder - its actually super consistent.

  • @RJTheHero8
    @RJTheHero8 Před 7 lety +80

    Why the fuck is this in my recommendations? I don't even play Magic! XD

  • @Guglhupfscout24
    @Guglhupfscout24 Před 7 lety +19

    I just found your channel and boy am i glad! Your taste in background music, the skillfull edit of your videos and to showcase some of the cards and the artists is great! i'm glad i found this channel and i wont leave soon! Keep going man, your doing great!

  • @EditRealityGaming
    @EditRealityGaming Před 5 lety

    I love that callback to your pithing needle video shouting out borborygmos. I wonder if there are more nods I've missed in other videos...

  • @somethingclever4456
    @somethingclever4456 Před 5 lety +11

    Idk man. I play dredge, always looking for turn 1 discard outlets

  • @LostSquire
    @LostSquire Před 7 lety +11

    At the very least, we need a entire set, full of 'bad' cards. Such as 'One with Nothing' or 'Tibalt the Fiend Blooded'. This should be a completely valid set, with true ways to win, to counter each other. But the cards, will make anyone, new or old, say 'What the fuck?'
    It'd be, extremly, extremly interesting.
    (And I want a reprinted Tibalt, cause he's amazing)

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +1

      funnily enough, there would emerge a hierarchy of good cards in such a pool! it's all relative, as it were.

  • @Ferkeshu
    @Ferkeshu Před 6 lety +11

    One with Nothing is good for
    Warlock quest

  • @PDuddyGaming
    @PDuddyGaming Před 4 lety

    Beautiful Documentary. Feels so simple yet so detailed.

  • @dialp4penguin
    @dialp4penguin Před 3 lety +10

    I come back and watch this video once a year or so, I love the artistic value in it and how the whole video is put together. I haven't even played magic for literally 20 years but I still love this video, it just FEELS good to watch

  • @hahaseab
    @hahaseab Před 7 lety +61

    how dare you suggest the afformentioned cards are medeoker! imagine, break through the line on the field. Play an adaptive snapjaw and give it haste. then play canyon minotaur evolving the snapjaw and getting in for three unlockable damage. for only twelve mana!??

    • @RhysticStudies
      @RhysticStudies  Před 7 lety +30

      the value (!!!)

    • @Tracker947
      @Tracker947 Před 7 lety +4

      jazzwlf jazzwlf My God... Have mercy on us!

    • @sofieselnes477
      @sofieselnes477 Před 7 lety +4

      Seriously though, Break Through The Line was great in its format, and I have it as a secret tech card in my Cube.

    • @TuberTugger
      @TuberTugger Před 7 lety +17

      That spelling of "mediocre" was pretty awesome. If only you could right click words and correct spelling.

    • @Khunark
      @Khunark Před 6 lety +7

      passive aggressive grammar nazis are a thing now?
      naiz

  • @edgykoala1732
    @edgykoala1732 Před 6 lety +9

    Making blatantly bad cards moves new players in the right direction of realizing that it is up to them to switch them out of their deck. Fact. And if experienced players can use a bad card in inventive ways that is just a double punch. Sometimes you can learn more from pulling a stupidly bad card because it makes you think. Most people just go online and buy decks, but there are some people out there who actually play the game like it was designed.

  • @runitsbc
    @runitsbc Před 2 lety

    Watching this 4 years after release, and i have to say i didnt know of this video before i fell in love with the card.
    this card has won me EDH games, pitching win cons into the bin, recurring them with Olivia trigger during combat. I love it. Sam as per usual thank you for the video.

  • @IsaacCollector
    @IsaacCollector Před 2 lety +5

    As a Yugioh player, I like to look at other TCG cards and image what it'd be like if YGO had it
    This card would be absolutly insanity for most modern decks and it'd reach infamous status alongside Pot of Greed

  • @SomeFreakingCactus
    @SomeFreakingCactus Před 6 lety +13

    I've never met someone who can turn MTG Metagame into a story. Until now. Sam, you make some pretty neat videos.

  • @mcpokeman
    @mcpokeman Před 6 lety +8

    Yo, i dont personally play magic all that much but i can still appreciate this well-edited well-commentated vid. Map respect, keep up the good work.

  • @Meowvela
    @Meowvela Před 4 lety +3

    Really hoping this gets added to Arena some day. It seems like it would allow for some delightful combos with the "Escape" cards from Theros :3

  • @Zander2212
    @Zander2212 Před 2 lety +1

    I love this. I play commander, and I actually run One with Nothing in a deck.
    I challenged myself to build a deck where the only win con is Barren Glory, and One with Nothing is one of the best ways to clear my hand for the win trigger.

  • @EvonyBasics
    @EvonyBasics Před 7 lety +18

    Can we get a change in the rule book? If you can exile all your cards and board you win?

    • @marpj6138
      @marpj6138 Před 7 lety +15

      The Cheese Stands Alone? Barren Glory?

  • @whitekittenvideo
    @whitekittenvideo Před 7 lety +15

    I actually played one with nothing as four of in a sideboard when we played team magic. it was for our teams black white agro deck. the card allowed you to be competitive against a deck in that format that played like 12 howling mine effects and stuff that dealt damage to you based on handsize. played on turn 3 in response to an instant that dealt damage equal to the number of cards in your hand it was a full blowout.

    • @myztik5716
      @myztik5716 Před 6 lety

      Yes, might I recommend this video czcams.com/video/A_ndD-QmPJg/video.html where the creator goes over this line of play against that deck

  • @srkinllow8719
    @srkinllow8719 Před 3 lety

    One of my favorite videos in the platform, about one of my favorite cards in the game, good job man