Rakdos Scam vs 12 Post | Semifinals 2 - Quest for the Best Modern Deck Ever
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- What was the best Modern deck ever? We made our community vote for one deck to represent each year since 2011, played four rounds of Swiss, and now we bring you each match of the Top 8. Carl is playing Thoralf and either Grief or Croudpost could be knocked out of the tournament.
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in game 3: how does the turn1 fury work? doesnt it have to target itself, even when it comes back with Feign Death?
@@MrJSenf”Any Number” can mean 0
feign death brings it back as a 5/5 and fury deals 4 damage
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@@amoraswiftstrike3791 feign death brings it back as a 4/4. Otherwise it would have been a two turn clock.
That third game is the reason why cloudpost got banned.
As it turns out, being able to tap for 15+ mana AFTER a Scapeshift on Turn 4 is pretty brutal.
Was actually turn 3 becuase he ramped with tribe elder lmao
Turns out it's Amulet of Vigor that's at least as much problem (what with it single-handedly carrying the same essence through time), but regardless: pretty fucking rad.
That flip was FANTASTIC!
Maybe spoiler alert or smth, so early.
I’m so pleased by the outcome of this match.
Pretty sure everyone is lol
That final turn was epic
i think the majority of modern players agree with this.
YES! Everyone hates Scam lmao
Same, scam getting knocked out by 12 post is great
"This hand is 59 converted mana cost" Oh man, I was dying 😂
So well played on both sides!
THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST MATCH EVER PLAYED ON THIS CHANNEL.
Watching him topdeck the Emrakul and find a way to get 15 was like watching Rocky knock out Drago in the final round
Seriously, watching 12 Post win under the effect of Blood Moon and choosing NOT to destroy it was BADASS!
No, that would be Fires vs Nether-Go if you haven't watched it i can highly recommend!
Imagine how insanely busted would the 12post deck be with all the cards that have been printed since then, very impressive that a deck so old can keep up with contemporary cards
Damn, that free ulamog was brutal
Something like that happened in the world finals with scam against tron. SO good.
I think a free Emrakul is brutal in ways you can not describe
Broken as f
Me reading this comment before watching the video: oh that probably means that the old deck didn't do that bad.
Me after witnessed that scene: (⚆_⚆)
The freulamog, if you will.
That glitching effect was so cool, and the match was so intense.
The CardMarket team never lets us down!
Felt like Emrakul was bending the equipment itself. Really cool touch.
And let's not forget the music either, it all created an epic moment
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I would've bet that Scam would get the win. That finish with Cloudpost though... it shows EXACTLY why the card was banned and won't ever be unbanned. Fantastic match!
The ability to topdeck an emrakul on turn 3 and hard cast it definitely goes to show how silly super tron is, lol
meanwhile, people fighting for a deck that consistently just gets to thoughtsieze you twice and gets a free 4/3 body that puts you on a very fast clock and saying the deck is ok but having to play magical Christmas land of having the exact set of cards, like he needed like 4 different cards all to show us in a very specific order where as scam only needs 2 and has multiple copies of the same thing, i don't see what was so broken about doing something that will only happen like once every like 100 games
@@lifeiaskedfor It's not one in every 100 games, consider game 2, 2 thoughtseizes and a blood moon couldn't stop the 12 post but more importantly without the blood moon that Ulamog would have been hard cast, if you don't get what's broken about it well just understand scam is probably the worst matchup for 12 post because it needs to get lands out early with a bit of ramp and then it's built to top deck amazingly.
You unban it and it starts using the tools modern tron is using, much better ramp, much better resilience, an actual sideboard and better threats on the low end (thoughtknot, matter reshaper, just having board presence would make this much harder on scam)
@@blueplayer6197He has quite a point though, this game 3 was so close, without that top deck, rakdos scam likely would've won
I guess I'm in a tiny minority but I still don't think Cloudpost should be banned. In general, I'm not a fan of bans anyway. I'd rather see formats played in the most powerful version. I might be a minority of 1 though.
12 post beating the blood moon, you love to see it!
First match was so brutal but those last 2 were absolute nailbiters, there's just something so cool about amulet decks.
It's the combination of unassuming draft chaff cards that combine to produce a powerful mana engine driven by extremely technical magic rules topped off with the biggest baddies in the history of the game.
I don't think it's a coincidence 3 of the 4 top decks cheat heavily on mana....almost like a lesson WotC refuses to learn from.
to be fair he drew like 8 nonlands in a row. any land in those 8 was GG game but heart of the cards baby
@@mr.joesterr5359 pure skill, play around it, 12 post the goat
This video was so exciting!
Carl’s call to play the Green Sun’s Zenith for the Oracle of Mul Daya was a great call. Game could have gone a different way if Thoralf had gotten 2 treasures.
I *cannot* tell you how hyped I am to see 12 post pull that off, absolutely incredible
Carl had some INSANE draws this match, but that's what it feels like you need to beat scam sometimes!
Um, second game could've ended much faster if thoralf didn't draw red card, what do you mean?
There were plenty of draws that got him there in both games, it’s the classic ramp deck experience. At some point you have like 20 draws that just win you the game on the spot
@@ethanhopper2467 um, because his deck is FILLED with them? It's a good deck building. It's like saying Calibrated Blast players are only top decking.
It's just how the deck is, and he lost first game due to his opponent goldfishing best hand he could get. But yes, it's definitely Carl who had insane draws, yeah.
One of the best matches I've ever seen, those were two razor thin games back to back with a lot of tough decisions.
One of those situations where a lot of it came down to random chance, but only because the two decks were pushing eachother so hard that they both ended up backed into a corner reliant on draws.
@@Necroskull388 12-Post is probably the *most* inevitable deck that's ever been in modern. Once they hit 6 mana it usually doesn't matter if you Blood Moon them or something. Whereas scam is all about stealing your opponent's momentum and squeezing out an early lead that's impossible to come back from. Post was always going to topdeck better than Scam on average.
The glitching effect when Emrakul entered was awesome and gave me goosebumps! Awesome how you two navigated your decks. That last play was impressive!
I'm happy you enjoyed it :) we felt really excites after filming this one. Even Thoralf, after losing, felt like we had a great game
@@CardmarketMagicsuch an amazing game, so many back and forth swings. That middle match was particularly impressive, possibly the best match I've ever seen.
This is the most viewer friendly set up ive ever seen. Everything done by editing and production is made to make this as digestable and entertaining as possible. Seriously the most well done MTG content on the platform. Liked and subbed, keep it up boys.
Thank you :) we'll do our best to make that sub worth it for you
12post is a deck that’s very special to me. That last game where Carl realizes he’s set up to win right as the music shifts into my favorite of the cardmarket background tracks…
It was like this video was made specifically just for me. Thank you for making my day cardmarket team.
I'm happy you enjoyed it! This game eas so fun to play (of course I'm biased since I won 😅)
@@CardmarketMagicspeaking of, where are you getting the music that you play in the background? Shazam doesn't recognize it, is it from a bank?
@@franslair2199 we have an artlist subscription
Honestly, I think this might be the best paper magic gameplay video you guys ever made.
Spoilers below:
The fact that games 2 and 3 where very close and incredibly dramatic really helped, but the way Carl and Thoralf bounce of each other also worked wonders! Add to that some serious production value and wow, I was thoroughly thrilled through the entire time I watched this video!
I'm so happy. That's my favorite deck. Carl had anime music going for that last turn, it was like he was summoning Exodia against Kaiba.
Toffels face at 27:07 when he gets whats happening ist soo good 😂😂😂
Poor Toffel
But Good Games Guys ❤
Those top decks after the blood moon game 2 were impressive. All castable- Tribe-elder, beast within, explore into tribe elder, (after the exiled terrastodon) dryad arbor, green sun's z, titan, titan.
LESGO 12POST YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
Edit:EMRAMOMMY FTW LESGOOOOOOOOOO!!! Great job Carl!!!!
LESGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
WE POSTING INTO THE FINALS BOYYYYSSSSSSS
the EMRAKUL FLIP. I'm CRYING on my lunch break, you guys need a youtube Oscar for this series. thanks for the crazy tourney.
i love how the two eldrazi decks are the best decks, really showes the eldrazis power
Yupp and its lore friendly too xD
More like the colorless lands are busted
This match I liked, I voted for the Rakdos Scam, and it was really close, that last game Carl played a really cool line for the victory, even with the lucky draw, it was awesome. Well played.
Thank you :) sometimes you need to give yourself the opportunity to be lucky. I'm proud of that play
Yes i voted for scam too, but i was so pleased with this result
@@CardmarketMagicYour play this match really impressed me. Well played, Carl.
@@CardmarketMagic@Carl may I ask you a question?
Why did you decide to cast Dismember on Thoralf's end step, instead of waiting until your turn? If you ended up drawing a creature, like you did, then as you explained you wouldn't need to cast Dismember and lower your life total. But if you didn't draw a creature, then wouldn't you definitely have the spare mana to cast the Dismember on your turn, after you knew you needed to cast it?
@joedoe7572 that's what my interview portion was about. I just didn't explain it in the best way 😅 I needed to draw a creature and, although Primeval Titan and Ulamog also won the game, I needed to play dismember there in case I drew an explore into a creature or if I needed to get an eye of ugin to tutor a creature, but it was redundant life loss in case I drew an eldrazi Titan or if I got a primeval Titan that was destroyed with a terminate :)
11:30 Appreciate that Thoralf understands the importance of the well-timed anime card slam for dramatic effect
that was the hypest game 2 and 3 i have ever seen, i was rooting so much for the oldest deck in this tournament to win, and oh my god that finish with the hardcast emrakul was insane
The plan for a potential Thoralf mirror in the finals almost made me start rooting for Scam. *almost*
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After the letdown I felt after seeing the Hogaak deck do literally nothing an entire match, it's nice to see 12-Post turn the tables somehow. I clicked on the video expecting to see Scam win.
To be fair, if you look at the Swiss matches prior to the top 8, Hogaak did the best of all the decks, winning all 4 of its matches (including beating Rakdos Scam!)
This is now my favorite video y'all have ever done. Got to watch Carl win. Got to watch 12post beat Scam. And games 2 and 3 were incredible. Watching Carl bring it back in game 2 after the early Blood Moon, and watching the Emrakul top-deck in game 3 were both top-notch entertainment.
Two Eldrazi decks in the finals is gonna be insane!
I'm happy you enjoyed the match! I was so happy I won 😃
So proud to see the big mana ramp deck take it to the finals.
LET'S GO POST! Still my favorite Modern deck. This match just really showcased how absolutely ridiculous 12-Post would be with more recent cards to smooth out its weaknesses in mainboard and sideboard.
12 posts weakness is hand disruption. It has no draw, and it needs scaleshift or titan to tutor up the posts, and still needs a threat or an eye of ugin after that to make use of its mana.
Also, while you *can* scapeshift on turn 2 or titan on turn 3, you need perfect ramp to do either.
Which means you need 4 separate cards in your starti g ha d and first 2 draws to actually pop off. Now, vranted, sou run 8-8-8 copies of 3 of those 4, and 12 of the last one, but if you dont get it in those first 9 cards, or get it thoughtsiezed, force of negationed, you are at the mercy of the topdeck.
Which is probably why the deck didnt take over legacy.
I haven't played Magic since I was 11 (back in 1999) and I don't know the rules at all, but even I could tell these matches were great. Very entertaining even for a non-Magic player.
What an amazing match-up. Two superpowered decks piloted expertly with some crazy luck thrown in there. Also kudos to the editor for making it all pop with the effects and the background music.
What a great match! This series is so much fun
YES! 12 post all the way! I'm so glad it ended up this way!
I love the connection you guys have! It makes this channel extra enjoyable to watch. Just two MTG friends going at it all guns blazing. I really like Eldrazi decks with the huge creatures. Throw in an Elvish Piper with that deck and watch your opponent start shaking your hand when you bust out that Eldrazi in turn 5.
Starting a turn with three lands and then hard casting both a scapeshift AND Emrakul is absolutely bonkers!!! Fantastic games!!
First! Can't wait to see how this match goes!
Edit: what an awesome set! It was close right to the end, but it was really cool to see the power level of two absolutely nutty decks in their prime. I also really appreciate how you guys explain all your plays as you go, it makes it easy to follow along even when I'm at work and have to listen without watching as well!
Such tense game, really amazing! Nothing beats a good old bunch of eldrazi
What an incredible match up hooly. After Rakdos Scam just obliterated Hogaak I thought it would just sail through the tournament with ease. The only deck that I thought could *potentially* beat it was 12-Post, and I am so happy that it did. I think that although 12-Post won, Scam just showed how insanely powerful cards like Grief and Fury are and only Emrakrul of could beat it.
Hands down my favorite Bo3 featured on this channel ever!! The glitch editing was also a major delight, really captures what it feels like to slam that one down!
Very intense match, and very good video, although I would've loved to see Toralf playing against himself or Carl and Jamin both piloting a deck
Game 2 is a great example of why Blood Moon is like a Fog effect vs a deck that has lands tapping for multiple mana (Cloudpost, Tron, Shops in Vintage, etc). The opponent can always draw more lands and play them, so you really need something to make use of the time that Blood Moon gives you. If you don't have that, the opponent will draw into their bigger threats and Just Win.
Love this series!
This is probably the best match of the series so far, both fantastic games and editing. Excited for the finals
This match was awesome!! and I'm so glad Mommy Emrakul came to rescue this tournament from the claws of modern horizons!!
Please allow me to reference my comment from the Community poll y'all made before this video:
"Turn 1 Ragavan > turn 2 Dauthi + thoughtseize one of their Eldrazi should end the game pretty quickly lol"
Haha I saw that comment and low key thought the video had been leaked 😅
This was certainly one of the better ones. I loved the ups and downs and you two have the absolutely best banter between you. Pretty sure I'm gonna rewatch this in the future
This has to be my favorite video ever. The exceptional quality in all cardmarket videos, the stakes, the suspense, the atmosphere, everything glitching while emrakul is on the stack, It just all works out perfectly. What has me even more excited is that these weren't the most skillful games on this channel, with the most impressive plays, etc. The extra effects are just that good. Extremely hyped for the finals!
Stoked about how that went. Best match so far!
That's why you never give up against scam. Make them finish the game.
It's a really good lesson to keep in mind when playing against Control and Combo decks too. If you let them keep going, mistakes may happen and in those moments, your sudden recovery is very possible.
One of the best games of magic ive ever seen! Just so great to watch. Thanks again for putting out content like this!
This one was just straight up awesome magic to watch, such cool interactions. And I really like how you guys explain the decks each time, even though you already have before, there’s a lot to keep track of!
I would love 12post to win, but Scam preys on it so damn well that I just cannot see it making the finals 😢
IT MUST BE CHRISTMAS CAUSE YOU GOT WHAT YOU WISHED FOR!!!!!! 12-POST LESSSSSSSS GOOOOOO!!!!
CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY 12-POST ON TOP LETS GOOOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Who's gonna tell him 😂
You can turn your back on the post, but it will never turn its back on you.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SCAM ELIMINATED LET's GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wow, what an absolute slammer.
I am beyond impressed by the video work here. Well played, Cardmarket.
Absolutely amazing matchup, LOVED everything about this video and the outcome was so exciting!
This was a bit unexpected and the clutch in the last game was awesome!
Quite literally the finals that I expected to see. I saw people talking about unbanning 12 post in modern on the modern subreddit, I think people forgot how absolutely busted it is.
Fantastic gameplay!! This was probably the most hyped I ever been watching a magic game lol
Those matches were wild. Absolutely loved it! Loving this series!!!
SPOILERS BELOW
After SO MANY losses to Rakdos Scam you have no idea how happy I am to see easily my favourite historic Modern deck take it out in the most beautiful fashion
Azorius control is the best modern deck in our hearts ❤
I came back to watch this match again and it's basically the best match that I've ever seen on this channel. It was an incredible match and had a lot of history of a format (the first broken deck of the format against the last broken deck).
I'm happy you enjoyed it :) more than winning or losing, we are thrilled when a match ends up being exciting and we knew this one was a banger as soon as it ended! It was such a thrill to play
What a match, I didn't expect much of a contest between those two decks, but I was on the edge of my seat! =D
Amazing content as always!
Wow, your editing, sidebars and content is excellent. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time watching ❤❤
This was fantastic, was rooting againt the new card deck the whole way. The music also really set the mood for the epic conclusion. Way to go once again guys.
What a swing!
Amazing games, guys!
The Free Ulamog was horrific to see, and the Emrakul off the top was so clutch :O
Great game! Awesome magic play. Can't wait for next week!
One of the most entertaining and insane matches on this channel. This one will definitely go down in your history books
This matchup was so close. Very fun watch seeing them fight eachother till the last card!
Wow, what a matchup. Excited for the final, keep the good work.
This episodi was so exciting ! Awesome as Always
super surprised scam didn't take this one! the absolute shut down in game 1 made it look not-even-close but those big flips from 12post were nuts! good games, and awesome video!
What a fun match! Looking forward to the next one!
No way. I didn't expect this one. Great match can't wait for the next one🎉
The editing on these gets better and better. Keep up the good work
Thank you :)
I didn't know Dauthi Voldwalker could do that with Ulamog! I'm gonna build Rakdos Scam in the future, Thanks Thoralf for giving another new way to win games
That ending was freaking EPIC!!! I was on the edge of my seat!
Oh my god what an amazing match! Started this to watch along side a game I played, and when it finished the game had been paused for 29 minutes. Gripping!
Man. The display of the Emrakul with the glitching background was ABSOLUT CINEMA.
This is the craziest game I’ve ever seen. Insane content!
maaaaaaaaan when you cast emrakul, the effects ARE SO COOOOOOL!!! I was shivering!!!!!!!
This is the happiest I've ever been washing one of these videos
Okay guys, we get it, your production quality is amazing. Now even the music is catchy and really well timed. At this point, you are just showing off.
When I first started playing magic the Rise of the Eldrazi had just been released. I immediately fell in love with the idea of ramping out these massive creatures with these crazy abilities. It was so fun and they have always been my favorite. I knew it was a long shot but I hoped for both 12 Post and Eldrazi Winter would put up a good showing in this tournament. Now, no matter which deck wins the finals, I will be happy. 😊
Another great video guys, love the channel! ❤
Masterful piloting! Thoralf speaking that into existence was amazing.
That was amazing! What a emotional rollercoaster
This was such an amazing match. I love how you guys always break down the hard decisions. It’s very educational to see how high level players approach these moments. I think that high level decision making is what separates pro players from bums like me.
Fantastic games. Ty for the show !
What a watch! Loved it
Incredible! On the edge of my seat the whole game.
I like the animated transitions, very fun and colorful
Holy shit.
Also, best editing and music yet - well done Feli.
These videos are all done by me (Carl) since this series is my baby :) but thank you
This was a very intense match! Card market truly pumping out the bangers
Wow. That was such a surprising outcome of a game. I’m thrilled!!
This is what I came here for nail biting content filled with funny commentary good job boys!
I just LOVE Thoralf's mood swing from the Dismember to the Scapeshift
such a great, hype match. loved every second.
Excellent vid guys!!
I hope that this series gets enough traction to make you do the same thing with other formats! Would love to see a Pauper version of this!