MTG- An Introduction To Archenemy - A One vs Many Multiplayer Magic: The Gathering Format
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An introduction to Archenemy.
A multiplayer format variant for Magic: The Gathering
What is Archenemy?
Archenemy is a one vs many multi player format. In it, one player is the Archenemy, essentially the villain, who the other players must all team up against.
Each player has his or her own deck, as does the archenemy. But the archenemy player gets some added advantages, since they are battling against the rest of the group for survival.
The key difference is that the archenemy gets a second deck, known as their scheme deck, from which they can set scheme cards in motion. Scheme cards are special bonus cards that interact with the archenemies deck to make them a force that requires the teamwork and cooperation of all the other players.
Can the other players team up, unite, to stop you, the archenemy from eliminating them all?
ArchEnemy is a lot of fun! It’s main is going to be to more casual players, players who enjoy multiplayer games, and although it was not intended as such, archenemy is of special interest to commander players.
In fact, Commander is probably the format Archenemy is most widely played in. It’s a great way to mix things up for your playgroup, relax, and have fun ganging up with everyone against one player.
But taking out the archenemy isn’t as easy as it sounds, because scheme cards aren’t the only thing they have at their disposal . - Hry
Archenemy, aka when your Commander Deck is too strong and everyone teams up against you. :P
+Sheriff K usually what happens when i pilot Oloro....too bad i don't get any schemes tho....still a ton of fun most of the time :D
+Soetpotatis That's why we mix EDH and archenemy when my GF wants to play her Oloro deck. More fun for everyone, and she loves being the archenemy :D ...and losing to oloro is better when you lose as a team...
my sliver deck agrees
That's why Jund should be a more prominent EDH archetype. Think of the collateral damage...
Omg archenemy is so me. I'm always getting jumped
We need a new arch enemy set: new phyrexia, bolas and eldrazi themes would be great
I feel like they should wait till the next DnD set. A party vs a BBEG is a staple of DnD.
Archenemy seems like a D&D campaign in TCG form.
If you're gonna do this, go big - Commander + Archenemy + Planechase, all in one game ^^. Name of the format: "Epic Shit" ;)
+Strato Incendus Commander Archenemy Planechase is lame. I say go BIG or go home. Two Headed Giant Commander Archenemy Planechase Emperor. I actually worked out the rules for this a few years ago.
+MrZBKMan I'm with you on that, but how do you merge emperor and archenemy into one format? THG is clear, six vs two players (if you find a group of eight that is tired of drafting ^^), so with emperor you'd have to do nine vs. three? XD Even at our local game store we rarely have that many players gathered at the same time.
so Each normal emperor player is represented by a 2hg team meaning the emperor is a 2hg team, the left guard is a 2hg team and the right guard is a 2hg team. So the Archenemy group is 6 players divided into 3 sets of 2 players with emperor rules. Then each normal player battling the Archenemy has the same rules except they can only attack the Archenemy team. Example: a normal 1v3 game becomes a 6v18 game.
+MrZBKMan Sounds like something you can only do at a Grand Prix ^^ . But epic for sure if you can get it to work.
How about 1 Archenemy versus everyone at once in commander and planechase. The Archenemy starts off with 10,000 life and everyone else start at 40 life. Have fun with that.
Did you like the animated Inspiration at the start of today's video? It was done by the one and only Geoffrey Palmer @livingcardsmtg !!
It's great! I hope you keep doing it, I feel it suits you well.
+Tolarian Community College Yea I chuckle at this every time.
Love it
+Tolarian Community College yeah when i first watched this both myself and my gf were like omg he upgraded yay! not to say the old logo was bad but its pretty cool to see it come to life now :D
I think it's great. It reminds me of "Mr.Wizard!"
I wish more of these were made
Adam Prueher soon ugin's archenemy decks comming
I think you mean Nicol Bolas, which is set for a June release.
Me too
I still dont get how this works. You shuffle the scheme-deck, right? When it comes to the turn you reveal the top card and resolve its effects. Then you put the card on the bottom of the scheme-deck, right? And then it goes on like this and when every card from the scheme-deck has been played you play it again the very same order?
@@KronprinzWaldemarYes
Your evil laugh is actually good
+The Almighty Nidolett So good...it's evil! Bwahahaha!
+Tolarian Community College Maybe a little too evil! How can I still trust you...
My friends and I play Archenemy and Planeschase every now and then. Sometimes when we feel extra frisky, we do both.
+Casey Norman damn now somehow add commander you will have a stupidly complex format
I am personally not a commander fan. I don't dislike the format, I just enjoy using the slimmer decks. xD Size doesn't matter.
+Gameipedia starcitygames guys did it once it looked fun lol
+Gameipedia EDH Emperor Planechase, and everyone has Archenemy decks and a Vanguard card.
+Casey Norman Ever heard of Tiny Leaders?It's a variant of commander that requires only a 50 card deck (49 + 1 commander) with an added twist: No card can cost more than 3 mana (X mana cards banned).
Here' an idea. Two-Headed Arch-Enemy Commander.
2 Villains, 6 Heroes
The Arch-Enemies play in the Two-Headed Giant Commander format. 60 health, shared health pool, they count as one opponent but two players.
What about Two-Headed Arch-Enemy Planechase Commander. And every player can have one Conspiracy card...
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I've written a story based on Archenemy Planechase Commander.
I would link it if it weren't on a NSFW site (the only place I could find to host it for free).
Doubt thatd work well as I have taken down six opponent's by myself in commander archenemy. They conceded by turn 4. God pharoah can really do a number when brought out T1 with perhaps youve met my cohort
You should do a review of the Horde format. If you're unaware of Horde magic, basically the players are against an automated deck filled with token creatures and bomb style enchantments, artifacts, sorceries, and creatures. Our play group loves the format. It was based off the idea of a zombie horde attacking the players, but we all just chose a tribe and built our decks with that. Our favorite tribal builds are our squirrel and our myr horde decks!
+Starcoffin
I love hoard. I have a zombie horde, and I'm working on building an angel/soldier "holy army" horde, and possibly a Sliver Horde. I'm just trying to tweak them before I fork out the money for tokens and cards so that the decks are challenging without being the same as my zombie horde.
I've also been contemplating a Mardu Horde...horde?
When the Star Wars the Gathering custom set came out, I made an Imperials/Trooper Horde
Archenemy was a blast and my friends and I all purchased one when they originally came out. Many a nights were spent playing that.
Can't wait for archenemy nicol bolas
XToverdrive but egeyption god commander seems rad.
This reminds me of those challenge decks. I feel this is what makes magic fun even to solitaire against yourself. Just all sorts of ideas. Wish expensive cards became affordable but whatever, I guess a dual or evolving wilds/lay of the land type search can cover for fetchlands (I only have 1 myself)
i would love to see wizards put out some more archenemy decks
Archenemy sounds awesome! I definitely want to give it a shot!
They should really make it draftable. It goes like this: You draft in pods of 8. You split into two groups of four. Packs are normal but there are two schemes inside of each, one instead of the land and the other is an addition. Each group of four keeps the schemes in their packs while drafting. An Archenemy is chosen for each group. and then you play in multiplayer with your group, as or against the archenemy. Maybe some conspiracy mechanics can be added like Draft Matters or Will of the Council to make it more interactible. This sounds like LOTS of fun to anyone else? Thumbs up if you like.
oh goodness these formats are so fun. 4 way free-for-all, planechase, even 2 headed giant are the things that got me playing magic again.
I love playing archenemy. I hope they make more of these...
This is still my favorite way to play Magic. Admittedly, I find the format kind of stale. We need more scheme cards. We need more variation in the format. I feel like there's so much more room for experimentation and evolution in this format. Now, the scheme cards are all expensive too since they've been out of print. Really hope we see more support for Archenemy!
Great timing on this video. I'm in the process of making a custom archenemy format for my RTR themed cube. Making custom Schemes for two different ways to play. Hoping to get them all printed when I'm done to make it easy to play.
I was about to run an Archenemy Event in my Store (all the way to Perú) and this video was really helpfull to show my players the basic rules.
Thanks prof!
I remember on april fools of this year, the SCG youtube channel released a commander game where they mixed commander, vanguard, and planechase. they also mixed some unhinged and unglued cards into their decks. one of the funniest things that i have ever watched in that series of videos.
Definitely seems like an interesting format... I will have to try it out with my commander group. Great video as always Professor!
I love when you do the voices. You had me cracking up the whole episode.
i love that you have the death gate cycle in your bookcase... havent read it in 15 or so years, but that series rocked.
This was really helpful! My play group for commander is oloro, which is what I play, narset, animar, and the weird purple hippo combo deck. This will really help with out play group, so thank you!
I agree about Commander and Archemeny going hand in hand.
Unglued-Unhinged Archemeny is beyond fun and absolutely hysterical. We got the guy stuck speaking in Pig Latin for half an hour.
The ultimate test of formats Archenemy, Vanguard, Commander, Planechase.
Maybe mix in Tribal Wars and Kings and Knights for even more rules and craziness. And if you are feeling super evil play for ante! ( if it is legal in your state please do not get arrested)
That evil laugh tough.
I have never heard of this format in the past. It seems like it could be really fun to play, going to have to look into picking one up.
I had no idea Archenemy even existed. This looks like a crazy fun format. I will be picking up a pack for our next beer and pizza Magic night, for sure. Thanks!
gunna get my casual game on! thanks for the video, always helpful and insightful :)
Very informative & reminded me of when I used to play archenemy in DC years ago. I hope you continue to cover other variants like Planechase
+Marcus Leary Planechase is coming very soon.
I got all of these years ago when they first came out. I haven't had a play group willing to play with them since, but I'm always ready to bust out my customized archenemy deck whenever I'm playing Nicol Bolas.
Love your channel and your voice! I'm a big fan! Keep making good vids and I'll keep watching!!
Professor confirmed as bad guy for next Bond movie (?)
Thanks for the video. I did not even know that this sort of product existed. This would be perfect for my to play with against a group of my students, since they always are wanting to play against me at the same time. Unfortunately, all of the archenemy sets are so expensive.
Thank you!!! I want to try the Archenemy format with my friends now! but using Our Commander decks :D
I bought Assemble the Doomsday Machine right when Arch Enemy came out. I picked it solely based on the name, because the band Arch Enemy had an album called Doomsday Machine. I even bought a one of those double-wide faux leather deck boxes last year because it has an oversize card compartment that can hold schemes, and have recently overhauled the original deck into a real mean bastard of a deck. I don't play Arch Enemy often, but it holds a special place in my heart. It's such a fun format!
Actually, worth noting, this is my favorite ensemble so far. Very classy.
The beginning was perfect. I am terrified.
I recently got a 20 card archenemy oversized deck from fixing a friends computer, and have been working on building a Planechase deck from singles on amazon (so far I have 13 and the die from that one) to give my playgroup a few different varients to keep things fresh.
!!! Hold da phone! I just noticed that you have one of my favorite book series of all time on your bookshelf: The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Much love for Haplo and Dog! ^_^
Hi Professor! I'm a huge fan of your videos, and I had some questions for you. Seeing the recent revisitations of Zendikar, and soon Innistrad, which blocks would you like to planeswalk to next? Do you like or dislike the way they've chosen to revisit the planes we're on now (along the lines of lore as well as mechanics)? What is your favourite block? Thanks, and keep up the excellent work! Your work is well appreciated by my play group, and I can't wait for the next video! :)
I had always wondered what was this "Archenemy" and how did it play. I wish WotC will make more of these in the future, as well as new Planechase stuff.
GIVE US PLANECHASE!!
+Marcus Mähring That's next.
+Tolarian Community College What about Vanguard?
THANK GOD!! THANK YOU GRAND MASTER PROFESSOR!!
+Marcus Mähring Yeah, I actually was going to do both in one video, but in sitting down to write (and of course get A LOT of games of each...uh...for research!) I felt they were distinct enough to need separate reviews.Yes, people do often combine the two (and I'll talk about that) but I want separate "threads" as it were for Planechase and Archenemy.
+Tolarian Community College wow, I didn't realize that this side game was released over 4 years ago, and that some of these are over 100 dollars, sealed.
I am excited for the new one to come out!
I've always wanted to try this format
this is exactly the kind of product I need. I have a friend who gets mad when he loses and doesnt understand that magic is a game, we can't go to my local game store because he hates playing with anyone but myself. I need to see if I can get my hands on one of these.
I am SOOO buying the Bolas Archenemy set this summer!
Holy smokes professor, that game doesn't come for cheap. Wish to try it someday!
I think it's a great idea requiring teamwork as opposed to free for all tactics more archenemy cards would be a great way to expand the alternate format
This makes me want to pair my Horde deck with Archenemy. It would be awesome. (my horde is Allies, runs like the minotaur hoard but with all the rally effects, and a few wipe spells to keep it fair), as I could be the Archenemy behind the hoard haha.
Evil laugh needs more crazy. Would watch again:)
looks like a ton of fun! My scion of the ur-Dragon edh deck would love to demolish all who opposses it
This laugh, real Joker :D great vid!
ARCHENEMY!!! I love archenemy. A few months into my Magic career, I was playing multiplayer games regularly with other players on my college campus. Everyone was a new or returning player. Everything we did was casual. And I wanted to build a dragon deck at the time. Lo and behold, I found a preconstructed dragon deck with things for our multiplayer group at Walmart. The deck has since been modified slightly over the years, and now that I am off campus the schemes get played less. But what a blast! The first time I lost it was 1v6! (I nicknamed them the Avengers.) I would love to see more. I like having the preconstructed decks to give an idea of where to go, but the main thing they need is more schemes. Next round of archenemy should allow for greater customization of the scheme deck. And now I will have to try archenemy commander. We got into commander at t he end of my college career so my play group disbanded shortly after we all got commander decks.
I hope you make a new video with the new rules since this format is returning.
I'm really excited
I'd love to see and Archenemy Eldrazi deck some day...
Wow, a Commander Archenemy game seems a lot of fun!
Trust me, It's little hard , but it's a lot fun
I love Archenemy so much! Its really fun to build a theme deck and play it against a group and getting into character is the best part! To bad nobody ever wants to play in my group. They say its 'unfair' even though I lose most of the time.
Sounds fun, Prof. What was that sleeve you used on the scheme card. Those would be super useful for those oversized commander cards.
Could this become a special pack, like Conspiracy? Having packs with new cards for the format? I think that this world be interesting to try out with a deck of "free spells" due to the fact only one set was released, and those spells effect all players. What do you all think?
I didn't pause on all the scheme cards and the archenemy cards but are they strong enough to stand up to something like the Gideon in BFZ?
I bet the Archnemesis deck would love the new myriad cards from the 2015 commander decks.
I seem to recall coming across a random scheme generator site online a few months back that would allow you to just randomly generate a scheme effect each turn. If its too difficult for some play groups to obtain arch enemy cards, they could use sites like that to artificially generate a scheme deck.
No discussion on how to best store and care for those big cards?
Buy the large card sleeves
Your openings are "inspirational"! I think you should do some EDH content involving Planechase and Archenemy, with ideas etc
What kind of sleeves you are using to protect your scheme cards? Or have you made a video about whats best sleeve for oversized cards? :)
I definitely enjoy Archenemy format, and love playing the Archenemy. I have a deck built specifically for this format that tries to hold off my opponents for as long as possible while I allow the Arch-deck to tilt the game in my favor. (It doesn't always work out that way, however, as some cards from the Archenemy special deck have preconditions which may not exist on the table at that moment.) Still, it's a fun format, even for newer players, as they play alongside more experienced players as their 'teammates.'
Haven't played Archenemy in forever, tons of fun.
Planechase is a ton of fun too. :D
Professor. A question,if I may.
In EDH Archenemy game, do everyone start at 40 life(like regular EDH) or are there some special rules for it?
I love how you embrace the cheesy and silly puns! :)
This remember me the good old days on my Emperor throne, dismantling my Coretapper powered Darksteel Reactor. Maybe i can adapt my dusty deck for this format, it could be cool (or totally unfair).
That laugh is something the professor from RHPC would issue!
I love archenemy. In fact it's how I started mtg. Many socializing, many diplomacy, many raging, a lot of fun.
So if i'm making my own archenemy set, what should I do for schemes? Should I make new ones, or just use s scheme cards from other archenemy sets, or...
In Pauper you can look up cardlists for the scheme cards and pick out 20 cards then roll a D20.
there are 4 promotion scheme cards that are not contained in the 4 boxes.
will professor talk about them also?
is their a possibility of doing a review on plane chase as well professor, I love plane chase and as well as archenemy plane chase also goes well with commander
The adpocalypse is going to make the prof more evil than Bolas himself
+Tolarian Community College What about card sleeves for Archenemy cards? I've been getting into Planechase and I'm pretty sure the cards are the same size, I'd love some recommendations for card sleeves. I've heard that post card sleeves work, but I don't know what the best brand would be. -Thanks, Ben
I feel like I need some of these and some planechase cards to make a planechase archenemy kind of game
I played this a couple times. It was neat. I liked it far better than Planechase or whatever that was called. I wish WotC had expanded more on this, rather than just cranking out some Commander heap to clog up shelves everywhere I go. I recall Archenemy getting snapped up pretty quick when it came out.
hey prof one thing my group do is we take the Planechase set and we do an EHD game with it and go through wacky events.
My playgroup has adopted both Archenemy and Planechase. We mostly play EDH and it adds a lot of fun variants, though some cards are really broken. I run 2 copies of "Perhaps you've met my cohort' and it can win the game if it comes up on the first couple of turns, as it just lets you have a card like Karn, or Bolas immediately. Karn specifically just wins the game if its early. As far as planechase though, we tend to not follow the exact prescribed rules, but instead make an edh style singleton deck of all the planes we have, so the game can be wildly varied and doesnt really benefit one player over another
always woundered about these.
there was a planeswalker deck too, correct?
I'm curious if anybody knows if each set has the same scheme cards in them and the 60 card decks are different
djskype020202 Each set had it's own schemes. There were also promo schemes not included with these decks.
Rejoyce, for Nicol Bolas is rising as the next Archenemy!
I kind of want to get some schemes for my Commander play group to spice things up, you think that is a good idea, Prof?
Left no headroom from the camera. You monster!
Would love to see a video on Planechase :D
I wish we got more of this and planechase
sounds so fun now I wana build a grixis commadies deck with bolas and get some games going
comander
EDH/Commander-Archenemy and EDH/Commander-planechase are two great casual multiplayer format
Do you only get one scheme per game or do you get multiple? i.e. you play a new scheme at the beginning of your upkeep
Anywhere I can find a recorded stream of people playing Archenemy? I've only seen an episode of FN_LRR when Kathleen and Misty were the villains.
I doubt you can find one. It's a casual format, so most streamers won't play it. I do know of some pre recorded videos by clonehead game plays.
and now we get more archenemy!!
archenemy is my favorite format tolarian
Would like to try archenemy
Cept not many friends, and not many who play mtg
As well as finding an archenemy set is... rough