TheMagicManSam I didn't play during this time (started during RTR) and am catching up on the older sets here. This powerlevel is crazy. Love your channel btw & the Command Zone episode you were in recently.
Yah I started playing in Innistrad, Scars of Mirrodin block with Innistrad block was insanely OP haha. I played a lot of janky heartless summoning decks. My hands down least favorite deck was Geist of St. Traft deck, Feeling of dread and Geist of St. Traft could beat you in a few turns just on their own. It was so triggering.
***** I had to do that once when i had two legendaries and a planeswalker out and lost all of them and like half my mana, god it's infuriating to fight my friends mill deck.
Im a long time yu gi oh player and I must say I just started playing magic yesterday, I am enjoying thwme hell out of it!! Cant believe it took me this long to start playing!
It's mind games. You can preempt a lot of things by just knowing what is in their opponents deck (and they do, they get to inspect the opponents deck prior to playing) and seeing a player holding on to a specific card. Shuffling negates this effectively, thus removing an advantage from the opponent.
vidlover69 well to be fair the last three Yugioh world championship winners were from North America (2012 and 2013 were from the US and 2014 was from Canada)
im new to the game but are you able to bring as many land cards as you want and do you get to put them down whenever you want. and i didnt see basic land cards so what lands were they using. thanks
Ugh, I really don't understand why people feel the need to insult this video. If you came here by accident, not quite sure why you're blaming the content of the video for anything. If you came here intentionally, I don't know why you're insulting the players; they are brilliant minds playing a very complicated game. If you need to insult some personal characteristics of the players to make yourself feel better, share it with someone who cares or someone with an equal lack of self-esteem.
I'm struggling with the concept at 23:40 A card game where you get to search through your deck and grab any cards you want? I must be missing something. Can someone explain what's going on there?
I'm relatively new to Magic, can someone tell me what cards like Soaring Seacliff does? Does it mean, If i tap Soaring Seacliff then I can place a blue land card from my deck onto the battlefield? Any help will be appreciated.
Could someone pls explain me how it is possible to play twomythic Inferno Titan's at the same time or even have two of them in the same deck?? Thought there is a rule to have just one copy of each mythic in a deck.. :/
Not only that, it was also a method of keeping the opponent from guessing what you have in hand. If there was a player who consistently kept counter cards at the left-most side of their hand or looked at them frequently then the opponent could assume there is a counter in their hand. Shuffling them around instead of looking at them keeps them from focusing too much on their hand which could give away any crucial instants.
I agree except on the second one. New players mostly aren't experienced enough to know what kind of deck they are good with and preconstructed decks make it easier for them to start.
To all the people going "Dunno what's going on lol," watch this, learn the rules, play a bunch, come back and watch again. You will truly appreciate the skill these guys have, I guarantee it.
I know the basic rules and have a deck up and running, but if anyone has any general tips for mind games and stuff, some help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
+- DBTV - You have to get a feel for your opponent. Some people will not take your mind games at all and only react to your board state. It's all about convincing the enemy that either you are too weak and unable to play cards to bait something out, or that you're super ahead and could play game ending cards, which would again bait something out. The more you try mind games the better you'll get at them.
Price of cards depends on how serious you want to get, but just to get started you can grab an intro pack for under $20 or a deck builders toolkit (which I'd recommend) for around $30, atleast here in Canada.
yeah lol like i said its just learning. you'll get used to it eventually and if you play long enough, you'll remember cards by heart and will understand more of these types of commentaries :)
If you do not have sleeves you will have to use a checklist that comes in every pack of magic cards (or you can buy online for a cent or two). You simply check the name of Double-face card you are using and when you cast it you get the double face card from outside the game, preferably where you side-deck and has to be very distinguishable from your side-deck.
the shuffling is a nervous tick, a 'tell' if you will. it is also used to some success as a tool to distract your enemy. Further more if your opponent expects you to have a card in your hand, and they can see you looking at the card, the can almost be sure what the card is. If you can imagine an opponent gazing upon their removal spell while drooling, you can expect a removal spell coming. but without being able to tell witch card your opponent is reading, ect, ect. hope i helped.
If you have an xbox 360 or PS3, purchase download any of the Magic the Gathering Duals of the Planeswalkers arcade games. They show you how the game functions in a more visual fashion than the actual card game. It's a good place to start if you really want to learn.
it just means that when you tap that 2 color land card you can choose between what color man you want one of EX: dragonskull summit is red/black so when its tapped you can gain either one black mana OR one red mana, its your choice, most if not all of the dual color land enter the field tapped unless you fufill a condition that is stated on the card
If you watch the Avacyn Pro Tour that's up they now show close ups of the cards they play , I guess if you don't know magic too well then it could be confusing
It's a way to keep your opponent from knowing if you're top-decking. If you are consistently picking the top card off your deck and immediately playing it without shuffling your hand, your opponent will know there's nothing useful in your hand. It's also kind of a nervous tick, or a way to keep focused, or any number of other reasons. I think it gets annoying when they make noise (flicking the edges, tapping the table with the cards, etc.) but otherwise it's a necessary part of the game.
Mostly out of nervousness and needing to think. I catch myself doing it sometimes, but its also a good way to be sure your opponent has no idea what's in your hand. Say they play Gitaxian Probe and then a spell that makes you discard cards they decide without looking at your hand?
That ending was classy as hell. So did I see that right, that the first game Iyanaga one shot for 20 hit? The second game was also decided by a massive hit as well?
Got a question that might look silly, but do they have to know every single card of the game Magic ? Some of them are in Japanese (which, for a japanese player is normal), what happens if a player doesn't know a card ?
At this level, they know exactly what cards are in each others' decks. Even if they didn't, the name of a card is considered "free information", which cannot be hidden from your opponent. Also, there is a rule that allows you access to the full text of any card you can uniquely identify, should you ever have any questions.
I do it, and many other players do it because it keeps information from the other player. If you draw a card, and just put it right into your hand, and play a different card, the other player knows more things about what you just drew, and what you have in your hand. If you shuffle, they have no idea what may be going on with your deck, or hand. When I stop shuffling is when I'm nervous
I play pauper tempered steel (i like calling it tempered tin) and it felt so good to quad blast my opponent. Ahhh. Just had to come here again and love this classic match 😁
Dude, I'm 21 and at least where I'm from, games of Yu Gi Oh are civilized and fun. Magic at my local FNM shop is a blast too. Both games are awesome, MTG and YuGiOh players should embrace each other.
you subconsciously keep more powerful cards closer or farther away from you (depending on who you are). You shuffle them in your hand so your opponent can't read you. I don't play mtg anymore, but that is why they do it :P
Hey I just started playing magic and I need some help setting up my deck and stuff...my current deck is a Green and Black mana ramp deck...it has around 95 cards in it only because Im looking for what to throw out and what to put in...if anyone could take the time to help me set up a good mana ramp deck I would be really thankful...my deck has 18 forests 11 swamps 2 terramorphic expanse 4 lanowar elves 4 civic wayfinder 1 borderland ranger 1 howl of the night pack 2 child of night 2 naturalize
I'm new to magic and I don't know how to construct a deck. I bought a simple Depths of Power deck to get me started. If they didn't make decks for new players then how can we grasp the concept of building our own?
what confuses me is the awkward land separations, Why wouldn't you just keep all your lands of 1 type in a pile, or laid out in a row? (I'm also new to the game ;D)
well shooters and fighters (online) tend to take the most skill out of all the other genres for gaming and i do play xbox sometimes... so ur kinda right... im not lazy tho and im on my 2nd one
Duels of the Planeswalkers is definitely the better choice for if you just want to have some fun playing occasionally, but having a deck is much better for really getting into it. It just feels more personal; the cards actually feel like YOUR cards, whereas I feel like in DOTP they feel more like you're borrowing your friends deck :\
this standard is so insane. I can't even believe the power level of Junya's deck.
nearly all of his cards still see Modern play.
just nuts.
TheMagicManSam I didn't play during this time (started during RTR) and am catching up on the older sets here. This powerlevel is crazy. Love your channel btw & the Command Zone episode you were in recently.
Yah I started playing in Innistrad, Scars of Mirrodin block with Innistrad block was insanely OP haha. I played a lot of janky heartless summoning decks. My hands down least favorite deck was Geist of St. Traft deck, Feeling of dread and Geist of St. Traft could beat you in a few turns just on their own. It was so triggering.
I don't know why but it drives me crazy how they shuffle their hands constantly while thinking lol
its an autonomous sensory response...i love watching people shuffling cards and playing with paper...it sends tingles up and down my spine and scalp
I have a horrible habit of setting down my hand, and studying the battlefield. Sometimes I forget to factor in my hand in the strategy.
*****
I do the same thing, then inwardly curse when i lose half my field and realise that i could've prevented it for two mana QQ
You have quite a bit of composure. I would outwardly curse, then sometimes I even need to get up, walk around and take a few deep breaths
*****
I had to do that once when i had two legendaries and a planeswalker out and lost all of them and like half my mana, god it's infuriating to fight my friends mill deck.
Iyanaga had the most dominant top 8 performance in PT history with this deck. He crushed 3-0 in the quarters, semis and finals.
Damn they sure look like they're having fun
You play a 2 day tournament with high theta brainwaves and see how happy you look. These guys are having a blast mentally. The emotions come after.
If you shuffle your hand enough your cards will change >.
Angel Vasquez diabolic revelation
Angel Vasquez That happened to me once Lol
The fun of titans. They were such a good idea....
Im a long time yu gi oh player and I must say I just started playing magic yesterday, I am enjoying thwme hell out of it!! Cant believe it took me this long to start playing!
Sir. That was a very well conveyed comprehensive explanation. Kudos.
why the fuck do they always go through their damn cards like that, just know wtf is in your hand and chill out....
It's just a thing you do whilst thinking about what your sequence of moves is going to be.
It's mind games. You can preempt a lot of things by just knowing what is in their opponents deck (and they do, they get to inspect the opponents deck prior to playing) and seeing a player holding on to a specific card. Shuffling negates this effectively, thus removing an advantage from the opponent.
its to give as least information to opponent as possible, they cant tell when you are nervous fidgeting if you are fidgeting all the time...
hey look at that, an asian won a tournament game, never seen that happen before
Yes, but this time it wasn't TWO asians in the final. Good enough for me!
vidlover69 well to be fair the last three Yugioh world championship winners were from North America (2012 and 2013 were from the US and 2014 was from Canada)
Thanks for being one of them.
Completely agree. I hit the gym 6-8 times a week, maintain a healthy relationship, healthy lifestyle, and a house. I still love this game!!
fucking OCD bullshit with the flipping the cards constantly
MtG is an adult version of Yu-gi-Oh and far more detailed. MtG is more fun to play than yu-gi-oh was and more complicated.... :/
This is one of the coolest things I have seen
Iyananga deck is awesome immediately had lands and sorcery to combine. Amazing
That's what I love about magic. It can be as casual or as professional as you want it to be.
Perfect video to introduce people to Magic The Gathering.
im new to the game but are you able to bring as many land cards as you want and do you get to put them down whenever you want. and i didnt see basic land cards so what lands were they using. thanks
Ugh, I really don't understand why people feel the need to insult this video. If you came here by accident, not quite sure why you're blaming the content of the video for anything. If you came here intentionally, I don't know why you're insulting the players; they are brilliant minds playing a very complicated game. If you need to insult some personal characteristics of the players to make yourself feel better, share it with someone who cares or someone with an equal lack of self-esteem.
Ah I did not see that until afterwards. Thanks!
I can almost say that Bland's constant shuffling and bending of his cards is some kind of code.
I'm struggling with the concept at 23:40
A card game where you get to search through your deck and grab any cards you want?
I must be missing something. Can someone explain what's going on there?
are there any specific tournament rules for werewolves ? like do you need sleeves to use them in tournament games ?
I want to start playing!!! :D Looks so fun! :D
I'm relatively new to Magic, can someone tell me what cards like Soaring Seacliff does? Does it mean, If i tap Soaring Seacliff then I can place a blue land card from my deck onto the battlefield? Any help will be appreciated.
Could someone pls explain me how it is possible to play twomythic Inferno Titan's at the same time or even have two of them in the same deck?? Thought there is a rule to have just one copy of each mythic in a deck.. :/
nope. you can 4 of any card type unless wizards bans you from having more than a certain amount of thm. You can only have 1 of a planes walker though.
The sweetest part about this video is how the announcers sound like they could also be doing the Masters and Wimbledon
Not only that, it was also a method of keeping the opponent from guessing what you have in hand. If there was a player who consistently kept counter cards at the left-most side of their hand or looked at them frequently then the opponent could assume there is a counter in their hand. Shuffling them around instead of looking at them keeps them from focusing too much on their hand which could give away any crucial instants.
Yeah, I do. Been playing for about 2 years now.
I agree except on the second one. New players mostly aren't experienced enough to know what kind of deck they are good with and preconstructed decks make it easier for them to start.
Where can i buy the Magic Sleeves that Iyanaga uses?
To all the people going "Dunno what's going on lol," watch this, learn the rules, play a bunch, come back and watch again. You will truly appreciate the skill these guys have, I guarantee it.
They are very good!!!
I have a green and blue deck. Which planeswalker should I get
Does Pokemon do this? If so do they do it live and how could I watch it if they did?
me too. i've seen some guys playing it live a few years ago and it seems to be duel masters and yugioh mixed to one game.
I know the basic rules and have a deck up and running, but if anyone has any general tips for mind games and stuff, some help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
+- DBTV - You have to get a feel for your opponent. Some people will not take your mind games at all and only react to your board state. It's all about convincing the enemy that either you are too weak and unable to play cards to bait something out, or that you're super ahead and could play game ending cards, which would again bait something out. The more you try mind games the better you'll get at them.
have you seen the m13 event deck? the GW one has Thragtusk, Green Sun and 2 razorverget thicket
Price of cards depends on how serious you want to get, but just to get started you can grab an intro pack for under $20 or a deck builders toolkit (which I'd recommend) for around $30, atleast here in Canada.
What is the card that the japan guy taped to win ? Could anybody tell me please.
whats that plastic around the cards ?
yeah lol like i said its just learning. you'll get used to it eventually and if you play long enough, you'll remember cards by heart and will understand more of these types of commentaries :)
what's with those 2 color lands? i'm new to magic
This was just riveting.
how many cards are you apost to have in a tornament deck
If you do not have sleeves you will have to use a checklist that comes in every pack of magic cards (or you can buy online for a cent or two). You simply check the name of Double-face card you are using and when you cast it you get the double face card from outside the game, preferably where you side-deck and has to be very distinguishable from your side-deck.
what was iyanaga's deck build?
the shuffling is a nervous tick, a 'tell' if you will. it is also used to some success as a tool to distract your enemy. Further more if your opponent expects you to have a card in your hand, and they can see you looking at the card, the can almost be sure what the card is. If you can imagine an opponent gazing upon their removal spell while drooling, you can expect a removal spell coming. but without being able to tell witch card your opponent is reading, ect, ect. hope i helped.
Is there a store that sells these cards in Puerto Rico?
Magic the Gathering. One of the best card games of all times...
do u know any vids to help me out?
In have a question what is the point of keep on cycling through ur hand
I've taken it as either a sign of concentration, or getting rid of nerves. I do it softly when I'm thinking
is there a specific use of constantly going over their cards? or is it comparable to poker players messing around with their chips?
It is the same thing :)
thx :)
Tespai
Heh, They have to see which options are open for them.
By 'constantly going over their cards' I am pretty sure he means how they are continuously shuffling their hand
It's just a thing you do whilst thinking about what your sequence of moves is going to be.
If you have an xbox 360 or PS3, purchase download any of the Magic the Gathering Duals of the Planeswalkers arcade games. They show you how the game functions in a more visual fashion than the actual card game. It's a good place to start if you really want to learn.
cuz it seems fun and I like their hand movement
very good game. Red/green best combination
Thanks for giving an actual solid, logical-sounding reason, finally!
WOW. We got a badass over here.
Oh correct me if I'm wrong but after the titan did the damage, he hit it with the solemn right?
it just means that when you tap that 2 color land card you can choose between what color man you want one of EX: dragonskull summit is red/black so when its tapped you can gain either one black mana OR one red mana, its your choice, most if not all of the dual color land enter the field tapped unless you fufill a condition that is stated on the card
If you watch the Avacyn Pro Tour that's up they now show close ups of the cards they play , I guess if you don't know magic too well then it could be confusing
I never understood Magic, I do now. My friend taught me it and I'm actually going to pick it up.
It's a way to keep your opponent from knowing if you're top-decking. If you are consistently picking the top card off your deck and immediately playing it without shuffling your hand, your opponent will know there's nothing useful in your hand.
It's also kind of a nervous tick, or a way to keep focused, or any number of other reasons. I think it gets annoying when they make noise (flicking the edges, tapping the table with the cards, etc.) but otherwise it's a necessary part of the game.
Mostly out of nervousness and needing to think. I catch myself doing it sometimes, but its also a good way to be sure your opponent has no idea what's in your hand. Say they play Gitaxian Probe and then a spell that makes you discard cards they decide without looking at your hand?
@Ghaleon15 in which game?
Can someone tell me why they keep messing with the cards in their hand? they're just switching them around, and I don't get the point.
Those abilities either look at the hand before choosing or do it randomly, at which point you can shuffle then under the table.
at 6:29 does each player have a liege of the tangle on their battlefield?
That ending was classy as hell. So did I see that right, that the first game Iyanaga one shot for 20 hit? The second game was also decided by a massive hit as well?
whats the guy on the laptop for ?
Wow, such amazing skill. It's my dream to one day become a pro MTG card shuffler.
But there is still room for both. I personally love both games, and play them both avidly.
whats up with the hand shuffle?
HOW DID I GET TO THIS VIDEO.
yea im with u on that one man
Got a question that might look silly, but do they have to know every single card of the game Magic ?
Some of them are in Japanese (which, for a japanese player is normal), what happens if a player doesn't know a card ?
At this level, they know exactly what cards are in each others' decks. Even if they didn't, the name of a card is considered "free information", which cannot be hidden from your opponent. Also, there is a rule that allows you access to the full text of any card you can uniquely identify, should you ever have any questions.
jqxok You get to inspect each others desks hours before the match :)
this may be stupid question but why do they keep shuffling there Hands?
Most cards that enable you to search your library also say to shuffle it. Some say "you may shuffle your library".
I do it, and many other players do it because it keeps information from the other player. If you draw a card, and just put it right into your hand, and play a different card, the other player knows more things about what you just drew, and what you have in your hand. If you shuffle, they have no idea what may be going on with your deck, or hand. When I stop shuffling is when I'm nervous
its kinda like a stress reliever. Or something to keep them accupied
I play pauper tempered steel (i like calling it tempered tin) and it felt so good to quad blast my opponent. Ahhh. Just had to come here again and love this classic match 😁
So...What happened with round 1? how did the inkmoth nexsus deal 5 poison counters in one turn?
you need sleeves for tourny any afaik.
You can use those indicator cards as well
amazing worlds xD!
I have no idea whats going on... amazing
That was a new one..
Dude, I'm 21 and at least where I'm from, games of Yu Gi Oh are civilized and fun. Magic at my local FNM shop is a blast too. Both games are awesome, MTG and YuGiOh players should embrace each other.
you subconsciously keep more powerful cards closer or farther away from you (depending on who you are). You shuffle them in your hand so your opponent can't read you. I don't play mtg anymore, but that is why they do it :P
I literally have no idea what this is about, but I watched the whole thing!! Whooh!! Bored Guy!!
Hey I just started playing magic and I need some help setting up my deck and stuff...my current deck is a Green and Black mana ramp deck...it has around 95 cards in it only because Im looking for what to throw out and what to put in...if anyone could take the time to help me set up a good mana ramp deck I would be really thankful...my deck has
18 forests
11 swamps
2 terramorphic expanse
4 lanowar elves
4 civic wayfinder
1 borderland ranger
1 howl of the night pack
2 child of night
2 naturalize
so true!
Where did they get those announcers?
I'm new to magic and I don't know how to construct a deck. I bought a simple Depths of Power deck to get me started. If they didn't make decks for new players then how can we grasp the concept of building our own?
what confuses me is the awkward land separations, Why wouldn't you just keep all your lands of 1 type in a pile, or laid out in a row? (I'm also new to the game ;D)
u made my day, bro xD
well shooters and fighters (online) tend to take the most skill out of all the other genres for gaming and i do play xbox sometimes... so ur kinda right... im not lazy tho and im on my 2nd one
you were watching an epic championship with alot of stress
Duels of the Planeswalkers is definitely the better choice for if you just want to have some fun playing occasionally, but having a deck is much better for really getting into it. It just feels more personal; the cards actually feel like YOUR cards, whereas I feel like in DOTP they feel more like you're borrowing your friends deck :\