This Topdeck Won The Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour

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  • @NikachuMTG
    @NikachuMTG  Před rokem +13

    If you want more topdecks, watch Luckiest MTG Topdecks That Became Legendary: czcams.com/video/_asnSs1PhtU/video.html

  • @MechPaul
    @MechPaul Před rokem +205

    Love how you break it down simple enough for people who don't know all the cards. Always click on your videos because I know I'll understand it. Great for beginners.

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  Před rokem +24

      You're welcome!

    • @patrickraynor8083
      @patrickraynor8083 Před rokem +1

      Ditto

    • @zagoskintoto
      @zagoskintoto Před rokem

      Same here! Also love chinchillas x3

    • @alexbiersner3350
      @alexbiersner3350 Před 7 měsíci

      I've been playing this game since the 90s, and I still don't know what most of the cards do XD. I really gotten into pioneer lately and it's a blast

  • @WookieRookie
    @WookieRookie Před rokem +50

    Topdeck that won my game:
    Untap
    Upkeep
    Draw...
    A swamp
    My opponent wins

  • @kazen16
    @kazen16 Před rokem +87

    Yugi here with heart of the cards moments

    • @rayzeckz4573
      @rayzeckz4573 Před rokem +1

      I tot its darby brothers from jojo adventures

    • @notaraven
      @notaraven Před rokem +1

      I was bored so did some math, I assume that glory bringer is 4 copies. He was on turn 9 so he had drawn from the deck 9 cards in addition to his starting hand of 7. By the start of turn 9 he would have cleared 15 cards leaving about 45 cards in deck. He had, at this point, had a 1/11.25 or a little under 9 percent chance to draw a glory bringer.
      Now due to this being red he also most likely had burn spells, if he drew a bolt he could have stalled for more turns. Even if its just a playset of the one bolt we saw in game that increases the chances to like 1/7 which bumps it up to 15 percent at minimum. That would not have guaranteed a win but at least gives a chance.
      Tldr: he had about a 1 in 11 chance to get the card he needed to win at that moment. With that said if we add other answers he may have its goes up quickly

    • @diogenes42069
      @diogenes42069 Před rokem +1

      @@rayzeckz4573 fun fact original manga Yugi would have immediately been able to send Darby to the shadow relm (or much worse) due to his cheating and how his magical powers used to work

  • @camfunme
    @camfunme Před rokem +128

    11:00 this was the mistake: not pumping twice. The second scrapheap is useless. Putting the opponent to 3, and thus having 2 lethal fliers would've meant there would be no card that could be top-decked to stop the win.

    • @oo7x7oo
      @oo7x7oo Před rokem +18

      The last turn Pinto had was also misplayed. Play the scrapheap to crew the vehicle and swing for lethal is the right play, there's no card in opponent's deck that could have saved him.

    • @nonlamesniper
      @nonlamesniper Před rokem +4

      Or just play both scrapheaps. Pinto wanted to lose this.

    • @badmoon710
      @badmoon710 Před rokem +4

      Or just sac 3 arrtifsct creatures to pia so the others can’t block and win

    • @antonissofoulis6032
      @antonissofoulis6032 Před rokem +2

      also he could kept the early energy to pump it up with lifelink

    • @DiabloTommaso
      @DiabloTommaso Před rokem +16

      Yeah yeah but we still here backsitting while he was under pressure and lost to top decks

  • @wetwillyis_1881
    @wetwillyis_1881 Před rokem +37

    This was my year. I won every local standard tournament with this Darby deck. I will some times go back and watch this pro tour, just for pure nostalgia for when MTG was good and fun for me.

    • @AngelusNielson
      @AngelusNielson Před rokem +7

      Thank you for saying "for me." People seem to think that if it's not fun for them it's not fun for anyone sometimes.

    • @impow5649
      @impow5649 Před rokem

      @@AngelusNielson eh the game is not that fun anymore compared to before, commander and mh ruined the game

    • @AngelusNielson
      @AngelusNielson Před rokem

      @@impow5649 No, UR wrong. *shrugs*

    • @abigcupofwater
      @abigcupofwater Před rokem +1

      @@impow5649 care to elaborate? I started playing Commander a few years ago, what about it turned you off?
      It was treasure tokens, right?

    • @impow5649
      @impow5649 Před rokem +1

      @@abigcupofwater well wizards started designing standard cards for commander specifically, the other big issue is that it created a big separation with casual and competitive magic, and while I think there is nothing wrong with casual play, you get a lot more commander than Standard or Modern showing up to events, on top of the design hurting both of the formats, and I could also get into the Modern Horizons rant but that's a different story

  • @wizardsmix7961
    @wizardsmix7961 Před rokem +10

    Looking forward to seeing more of these beginner friendly recaps of past legendary plays, great content I can share with my less experienced friends
    .. and if I may suggest, the PT semi-final between Kibler and Jon Finkel ending in triple galvanic blast might fit your criteria

  • @775james
    @775james Před rokem +3

    I must say this is one of his best videos in awhile. He should do more long ones like this 😊

  • @mapiwnl
    @mapiwnl Před rokem +5

    Magic's most underrated Pro Tour moment.

  • @AXPDougie
    @AXPDougie Před rokem +2

    I don’t play magic and have struggled to understand the rules since I was in grade school. I enjoy your breakdowns they’re entertaining and informative especially for someone just trying to learn the flow of the game

  • @mateuszboczkiewicz5170
    @mateuszboczkiewicz5170 Před rokem +3

    Correct me if im wrong - when Darby was on 4 hp, with 1 card, Pinto blows up the vehicle, thopter and one scrapheap to prevent all the opponents creatures from blocking, then attack with Pia, Scrapheap and chainwheeler. Abrade only kills one and Darby gets 5 to the face. That was missed lethal right there

  • @Tbor12
    @Tbor12 Před rokem

    That was amazing... thank you Nikachu for the video!

  • @DakeriCougaroo
    @DakeriCougaroo Před rokem +7

    First game I ever won, super new to magic started playing during the Origins/Battle for Zendikar sets. I was playing mono red because it was the easiest thing to understand at the time. My opponent was playing big, bad Eldrazis. I had burned most of them several turns in, and the opponent played Ulamog. I had no creatures left on the field and the Ulamog had already attacked once. I had maybe 5 life left, I didn't have enough cards in my library to withstand another attack, and before they ended their turn, they played Endless One with 10 +1 counters. All I had left on my side of the field was Pyromancer's Goggles. I topdecked an Act of Treason, copied it with the goggles, stole the Ulamog and Endless One, and swung for the exact 20 life they had to win the game. I was super stoked.

  • @charlesmaillho367
    @charlesmaillho367 Před rokem +1

    Ya boy top decking an abrade and then the glory bringer for the win is the exact reason I don't enjoy standard. Pinto was dominating the game but two cards de-railed his pro tour win. Dude looked in shock when he saw the dragon slam on the table.

  • @jaxsonbateman
    @jaxsonbateman Před rokem +5

    Enjoyed the video, but I'd argue that Pinto not hitting the fifth land (admittedly something that happens to Rx aggro more than many other decks due to the low curve) was just as impactful to him losing the game - that Siege-Gang Commander would have straight up ended things. But that's ultimately Magic - Pinto had a great start; Darby had a great end, and we got to watch a great game as a result.

  • @joseignaciofernandez5585

    This moment is one of the best of this year in Mtg.

  • @LeapingRat
    @LeapingRat Před rokem +2

    I remember this game and it was so insane to watch turn by turn. I didnt see the win coming at all.
    What really bothered me about Pinto was that look of “disbelief” at the end. The reason he did that is because he wanted a judge call on the triggered ability of Darbys Kari Zev. His position is that Darby didnt audibly announce the trigger in time and therefore wouldnt get the attacking Ragavan token which would keep him alive. You can see that Darby did drop the token after the Glorybringer exert but Pinto said he didnt audibly “announce” it. Overall it was just a slimy thing to do in my opinion, to try to win based on a vague technicality. Darby earned that one, shake his hand, accept defeat dude.

  • @SpectreXS
    @SpectreXS Před rokem

    I barely even lurk around competitive magic, so I don't know much about what goes on in terms of metagame etc, but these match stories are always so cool!

  • @TheLowki999
    @TheLowki999 Před rokem +5

    I did a very similar thing in the last round of a 5k against Gerry Thompson and I drew the last vengevine in my deck to steal a win! Obviously much smaller stakes lol

  • @TheShapingSickness
    @TheShapingSickness Před 10 měsíci

    Excellent video! It was very intense

  • @RukiHyena
    @RukiHyena Před rokem +4

    he truly is a "GLORY BRINGER"

  • @Gorilla_MTG
    @Gorilla_MTG Před rokem +1

    When you win by bringing your opp down to exactly 0 we call that a gentleman's win

  • @DeeperWithDiego
    @DeeperWithDiego Před rokem +2

    Crew is sort of like Banding. People just don't notice... :)

  • @durin6358
    @durin6358 Před rokem

    "finally having a big butt pays off" I literally laughed out loud with how serious this statement, dead pan looking straight into the camera jesus christ! xD

  • @gjnmwg1
    @gjnmwg1 Před rokem +7

    One time I was loosing really bad. Then I top decked a f***ing land! Shoutout to Francis

  • @tristenjarrell1073
    @tristenjarrell1073 Před 3 měsíci

    That was NUTS!!!🎉 I like your videos they are really really good thank you.

  • @Hydrogen101
    @Hydrogen101 Před rokem +3

    Nikachu makes me feel cheated. I paid full price for this seat but I only needed the edge of it. This game was a nail biter and the Who Wants to be a Millionaire music was perfect

  • @matthewdancz9152
    @matthewdancz9152 Před rokem

    I'm just happy it was two red decks battling at the highest levels for a pro-tour win.

  • @D-Rockk
    @D-Rockk Před rokem

    Love the content, keep going Nikachu!

  • @Fiskie666
    @Fiskie666 Před rokem

    The face of his opponent.
    I think after this he 'chain whirled' his deck in the trash.

  • @bncghdlur76i
    @bncghdlur76i Před rokem

    Stylin' mountains there on the left

  • @abigcupofwater
    @abigcupofwater Před rokem

    My opening hand had 2/3 things I needed for a combo and I drew into the third turn 4 or 5.
    I run Muldrotha and drew into a card that let me put Triplicate Titan in the graveyard, then was able to kill it and bring it back every turn. Fun stuff

  • @kikimdo
    @kikimdo Před rokem +3

    Glorybringer the strongest creature in the deck? Even with Ragavan being in there. Impossible!

  • @jepchinas1
    @jepchinas1 Před rokem

    The last Pro Tour I played was Dublin 2013. on the PTQ finals we were tied 1-1, I was playing jund and my oponent monogreen, I got stuck on 4 lands with 3 Thragtusk on my hand and had to chump block with Olivia, he had 2 predator Oozes, I was at 1 life, he played his third Ooze and I topdeckes my only severe the bloodline, then land 5 to play 3 Thragtusks in a row.

  • @Semmelein
    @Semmelein Před rokem

    I love this format! ❤️

  • @edwinpoon
    @edwinpoon Před rokem

    When I ran a mono G module deck at GP Birmingham, I needed to top-deck a Ghalta to win. Ghalta said hi, and yay followed.

  • @shinfitz
    @shinfitz Před rokem

    03:44 That always paid off, sir. Always.

  • @zodiark93
    @zodiark93 Před rokem +1

    The only top-deck I did that was good enough to speak about, was at a tournament against a modern green elves deck. I was playing GR Tron. I won the first game, he won the second one. At the third game, I knew that he had cards against my lands from the side, so I mullig to 6 and I kept an hand with 4 lands, between Tron lands and Groves. As expected, he break my lands twice, however both times I put them back, once from the hand, and the second time drawing the exact land he destroyed. Seeing that, he fuc*ed up, leave the table and concede to me the victory, even if he was able to go on with the game and maybe win the match.

  • @nathanheming9270
    @nathanheming9270 Před 8 měsíci

    I remember top decking a board wipe against an agro player when I was playing blue white control

  • @jinpachibobochan3532
    @jinpachibobochan3532 Před rokem

    Bloody hell. What a nice match!

  • @TheSoparacomentar
    @TheSoparacomentar Před rokem

    I dont even play magic, dont understand half of is being showed but still its a lot of fun.. nice video!

  • @theobserver4848
    @theobserver4848 Před rokem

    The look on pinto's face at the end. thats draining

  • @tiagochoairy9755
    @tiagochoairy9755 Před rokem

    At 6:08 its very funny to portuguese speakers when you say something about turninf up the hit and "Pinto comes out" because pinto is also use as weenie.
    Anyway. fun video

  • @MTGFoil
    @MTGFoil Před rokem

    I love you video's man! I only mis your older intro's. Hello its Nickachu merfolkmaster!

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  Před rokem

      you still hear that sometimes on my stream channel nikachumtglive

  • @solngvir
    @solngvir Před rokem

    I’ve never been this early. Great video to start my morning. Thanks Nikachu!

  • @Snikpoh1390
    @Snikpoh1390 Před rokem

    Top deck W's really make you believe in a little magic in the cards man. Even just playing against your buddy, you pull that card and you gotta stay calm but you're like, "IT IS TIIIIIIIIIIIIME....."

  • @NerdiestofGamers
    @NerdiestofGamers Před rokem +5

    I was once in a game of commander, it was just me and my opponent left, and he had 4 blightsteels (he was playing Brudiclad) and I topdecked devastation tide. Went on to win after that, felt pretty good 😊

  • @zebrastripedyt6050
    @zebrastripedyt6050 Před rokem

    once in a game of modern and was once getting beat prety bad and was at one life with a strangleing grasp on me top decked a crush contraband and won the game

  • @earlsaverson5387
    @earlsaverson5387 Před rokem

    "Finally having a big butt pays off"
    [Sir Mix-A-Lot enters the chat]
    "Now YOU LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHI-"

  • @taurincochran3398
    @taurincochran3398 Před rokem +1

    I was playing my first game ever at my LGS. It was a seven player game,and I was playing my Krenko,mob boss deck. After a few turns, I had 16 goblins ,Krenko on the field ,and the table had 32 or less life. It came to my turn, and I top decked Purphoros, god of the forge.I played Purphoros, and no one had any responses,so I tapped Krenko to make 16 goblins,dealing 32 damage to my opponents, winning the game.

    • @RuudAwakening
      @RuudAwakening Před rokem +1

      That must have felt amaaaazing
      Where you allowed to come again? :P

    • @taurincochran3398
      @taurincochran3398 Před rokem +1

      @@RuudAwakening it did feel wonderful, until the second game,when the table ganged up on me and wiped me out!🤣 And ,yes I was allowed back.😄

    • @RuudAwakening
      @RuudAwakening Před rokem +1

      @@taurincochran3398 That tends to happen 😆
      My Krenko deck retired, because the commander never gets allowed to stay for long. But now is a full-on Purphoros spam dem critters deck.
      Whenever I hear people ask for a fast game "Got that covered for ya!"
      Winning or not, it makes certainly for a fast intense game.

  • @NattyNes
    @NattyNes Před rokem

    Lmao Pinto's face 14:14.. we've all been there. That wtf just happened moment 😆🤮

  • @YaoMingsFriend
    @YaoMingsFriend Před rokem

    Man's lost to a 1-2 slap from a Dragon and Monkey.

  • @k1illagorilla
    @k1illagorilla Před rokem

    nice draw bro, gg

  • @BlazeHeroic
    @BlazeHeroic Před rokem

    Just recently topdecked a Grand Master of Flowers in a game where my opponent had a Kaldheim Vorinclex that was pumping each turn and I won the game by sheer attrition. Never say die folks, never say die!

  • @luizrafael7939
    @luizrafael7939 Před rokem

    That was truly insane

  • @rowenabautista2061
    @rowenabautista2061 Před rokem +1

    *It aint callled glorybringer for nothing xD that top deck for two rounds were clutch*

  • @breawycker
    @breawycker Před rokem

    Glad to see Ragavan has been stinking up games for years

  • @unpassantquipasse8268

    That was glorious !

  • @stefanobermair2761
    @stefanobermair2761 Před rokem

    Love your content

  • @magicmirror6729
    @magicmirror6729 Před rokem +1

    Pinto got refried 😂

  • @MyRealDelusion
    @MyRealDelusion Před rokem

    oh my god lets gooooo wow wtf this is freaking crazy the one card

  • @seanreed3089
    @seanreed3089 Před rokem

    My opponent had been very quickly building a scrute swarm army with fetch lands and sorcery. I was staring down at least 4 dozen and only had 2 Shambling Ghast in play. I top deck Meethook massacre, used Ghast for 2 treasures, he played another Scrute next turn but no land, top decked a dusk mangler, opponent scoops. Felt like the MC in a childrens card game anime.

  • @nnjanobody6083
    @nnjanobody6083 Před rokem

    Just found you I’ll sub like the way you explain stuff

  • @Nockwolves
    @Nockwolves Před rokem

    this is what is usually referred to as a "bad beat"

  • @jimhopkins3972
    @jimhopkins3972 Před rokem

    Seems to me a Goblin Chainwhirler top-deck would've prolonged the game, Darby being able to force chumps in a turn or two, but that would've given Pinto a chance at a land for Siege-gang Commander and game-ending face damage,

  • @eljuanpapas
    @eljuanpapas Před rokem

    This is so dramatic hahaha incredible

  • @Smesh_U
    @Smesh_U Před rokem

    Ari lax top decking siege rhino at PT khans of tarkir is pretty dope too

  • @tehmodestmouse6275
    @tehmodestmouse6275 Před rokem

    Was that who wants to be a millionaire music playing quietly during that abrade drop? Lmfao

  • @thatm107user
    @thatm107user Před rokem +1

    I top decked a shock when my opponent was at 2 life

  • @BrianShaw06
    @BrianShaw06 Před rokem

    I top decked Mindswipe in a really close game. My opponent had lethal on board if they just attacked, but they decided to cast their Siege Rhino to assert dominance, letting me kill them with Mindswipe :) That was a good win.

  • @jeandouyeth6682
    @jeandouyeth6682 Před rokem

    11:00 why not attack with the Goblin Chainwringler ? forcing at least 1 blocker

  • @gonzo8898
    @gonzo8898 Před rokem

    Thumbnail is nightmare fuel

  • @chelseagoring7200
    @chelseagoring7200 Před rokem

    Used to love mtg I think maybe it’s gotten a little to crazy

  • @aidanweaver9724
    @aidanweaver9724 Před rokem

    Anyone know where I can watch this pro tour ? Could find it on Wizards MTG CZcams channel …

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  Před rokem

      check the description for the original video

  • @filipnassen9076
    @filipnassen9076 Před rokem

    I once topdecked a Deathbringer Regent in a Commander game. I didn’t won that round but after that, the game was mine.

  • @elmafico7605
    @elmafico7605 Před rokem

    I was have this kind of matches a lot

  • @TheTiredFim
    @TheTiredFim Před rokem

    I was at 4 life and in a 4 person modern ffa and had siege gang lieutenant out a conspicuous snoop and drew and top decked kiki jiki, as in he was the card on top so conspicuous snoop combo's out w him and I won

  • @chocolatethunda45
    @chocolatethunda45 Před 3 měsíci

    I topdecked star of extinction with a wrathful raptors on my battlefield for game last week😂

  • @roguedrones
    @roguedrones Před rokem

    Glorybringer brings glory on 1 life.

  • @KuroiRenge
    @KuroiRenge Před rokem

    My favorite win by top deck is still Lightning Helix off the top.

  • @user-ii8tu5vv2n
    @user-ii8tu5vv2n Před rokem +1

    I had a game in a local event against dredge. I was playing boggles, I won first game and sided in RIP, it came right in my opening hand, I slam it on my second turn, opponent conceded. It was most satisfying game ever, cause I hate dredge!

  • @incredibleflameboy
    @incredibleflameboy Před rokem

    Chainwhirler is a legend of a card. Get 4 in a deck and deal with soul sisters then let it sit there.

  • @ericap1098
    @ericap1098 Před rokem

    I play mono red burn in modern. Many years ago, I had just started getting into modern. I run Thunderous Wrath in my deck (still do).
    I was playing against blue delver.
    I had 3 life left, 0 Cards in hand, no creatures. He had 4 or 5 life left, and a flipped Delver (3/2 insectile aberration).
    On my upkeep, I said "there's only one card that can save me, and it's...this?", I flipped the card and it was Thunderous Wrath.
    He said, "I can't even be mad at that, gg".
    I have top decked it since, like on my opponent's upkeep with manamorphose (TW+bolt on upkeep, but opponent still won with Seige Rhino - I dislike that card, lol), but that was my favourite time since it was my first.

  • @joelmonteiro1419
    @joelmonteiro1419 Před rokem

    Gonçalo Pinto's face at 14:13. He's in disbelief.

  • @Lovuschka
    @Lovuschka Před rokem +7

    He lost because he used the Aethersphere Harvester's activated ability too early. If he did it when it was a 4/5 instead of a 3/5 he would have survived with 1 life at the end. So the Glorybringer would have stabilized but not won on the spot.

    • @NikachuMTG
      @NikachuMTG  Před rokem +2

      That’s a really nice line you discovered!

  • @rockmanvollnutt8037
    @rockmanvollnutt8037 Před rokem

    Lol he topdecked perfect answer after perfect answer. Meanwhile im here in mtga with 12 Lands on play and topdecking another 6 in a row or playing the full match with 2 Lands. Magic is a hilarious game lol.

  • @faust167
    @faust167 Před rokem

    Topdecked a Destroy Evil yesterday, used it to destroy my own Citizen's Arrest to make the opponent draw a card and lose their last point of life when their Phyrexian Rager re-entered the battlefield. So satisfying.

  • @HuxtableK
    @HuxtableK Před rokem

    Winning with exact lethal damage, with a top-deck card, and you're at 1 where you'd lose next turn?
    That is literally the best method of winning.

  • @simonetozzi7912
    @simonetozzi7912 Před rokem +12

    At 10:50 Gonzalo could have gained 4 life by paying the energy counter, which would have actually won him the game. Also pumping twice was a good idea (thus gaining 5 life).

  • @patches1758
    @patches1758 Před rokem

    He won because he believed in the heart of the cards.

  • @kNightPhantom392
    @kNightPhantom392 Před rokem

    It is said that after this match pinto changed his last name to refried.

  • @urbano999
    @urbano999 Před rokem

    14:14 look at the face of a man who will not sleep for a week

  • @xWhackoJacko
    @xWhackoJacko Před rokem +1

    My Portugee brother got robbed, but good game of Magic nonetheless :D

  • @Ikirupp9994
    @Ikirupp9994 Před rokem

    What a great set of teeth

  • @Foozefighter
    @Foozefighter Před rokem

    i was facing lethal next turn and top decked a gideon, ally of zendkar, i already had a gideon, aoz on the field with archangel avacyn, opponent was 3 with a ton of blockers, so i switched up the gideon to creature and played the other gideon, so the gideon creature died and eot flipped avacyn doing the 3 damage lol

  • @viniciusemi
    @viniciusemi Před rokem

    1 of life is so much life

  • @notrkm
    @notrkm Před rokem

    OH MY GOD IT'S GLORYBRINGER

  • @sirbiff10
    @sirbiff10 Před rokem

    Yea never had a top deck like that. I always get the oh crap I drew a 1/1 with haste. Then concede.

  • @GeezEU
    @GeezEU Před 5 měsíci

    why to use a creature without blocking ability at all???

  • @georgetaylor9873
    @georgetaylor9873 Před 5 dny

    Lightning helix!!!!