Death & Taxes vs Merfolk || North 100 Showdown

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  • čas přidán 13. 12. 2022
  • It's the North 100 Showdown! Serge and Wheeler are showcasing some of their favourite Canadian Highlander decks in a 1v1 showdown.
    Decks:
    Death & Taxes - www.moxfield.com/decks/6ZTMVq...
    UG Merfolk - www.moxfield.com/decks/jSnpew...
    Serge Yager - / sergeyager
    Benjamin Wheeler - / bwheelermtg
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Komentáře • 171

  • @Azadiam
    @Azadiam Před rokem +219

    I swear, this is my favorite series on CZcams.

  • @bwheelermtg
    @bwheelermtg Před rokem +182

    Folks have been asking about my DNT points in this video, so here's a little behind the scenes info.
    We recorded this on September 24th, and at the time of recording my points were Mana Crypt 4, Sol Ring 4, Mana Vault 1, Umezawa's Jitte 1. On October 17th, less than a month later, the points list updated, increasing the points on both Mana Crypt + Umezawa's Jitte.
    If folks are looking to play this DNT list, I'd recommend a points spread of either Mana Crypt 5 + Sol Ring 4 +Mana Vault 1 or Mox Pearl 3 + Strip Mine 3 + Umezawa's Jitte 2 + Mana Vault 1
    Happy highlandering!

    • @adamthorne6136
      @adamthorne6136 Před rokem +7

      Crypt5+Mox3+Jitte2 is also not terrible!

    • @MintChocDoublin
      @MintChocDoublin Před rokem +1

      (Viewer Engagement) I've been happy with Mana Crypt 5 + Strip Mine 3 + Jitte 2, but my collection isn't flush with power 9. Then again, maybe vault deserves more credit than I'm giving it.

    • @scythmeisteralex
      @scythmeisteralex Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@adamthorne613699⁹

  • @jeffreyjohnson3687
    @jeffreyjohnson3687 Před rokem +140

    Serge: Can I just win here?
    Me, checking the time on the video: oh no.

  • @xindlepete8316
    @xindlepete8316 Před rokem +52

    Serge @55:52 : "I could make a food token so I don't die out of nowhere, but I don't think I die out of nowhere."
    Cut too...
    Serge @58:01, losing out of nowhere. Brilliant to watch a man challenge the universe and the universe not bat an eye at putting him in his place.
    Great games guys!

  • @XavierGrim
    @XavierGrim Před rokem +40

    Can't believe these Fish are doing Taxes, what a time to be alive.

    • @janmelantu7490
      @janmelantu7490 Před rokem +1

      Hope they don’t forget to report their Fishing Boat Proceeds

    • @J4D3R053
      @J4D3R053 Před rokem +1

      @@janmelantu7490 that's a deep cut no matter how you slice it

  • @RhadeBoss
    @RhadeBoss Před rokem +26

    Serge's reactions are hilarious as always 🤣🤣 Thank you for making this amazing series 😁

  • @ILikePi31415926535
    @ILikePi31415926535 Před rokem +77

    I already thought Jitte was good
    But EVERY time it shows up in these games it is so oppressive

    • @zotha
      @zotha Před rokem +9

      It's dumb in creature mirrors, but it's not great if you come up against control or combo

    • @filippodardi2180
      @filippodardi2180 Před rokem +8

      I would disagree: it helps you kill them faster. Not as good, but still relevant

  • @BrazayB
    @BrazayB Před rokem +5

    I love the conversations they have post - round when they describe what they could've done, probably should've and discuss information they had and thought process. very Interesting and fun. Wheeler is my favorite character on this show

  • @AmazingChestTTV
    @AmazingChestTTV Před rokem +23

    Great series of games. Real tight play all around, though at 56:05 Serge adds a loyalty to Oko to use its -5 ability. I know Oko is busted but it's not THAT busted! Didn't end up mattering though.

  • @martonmihaly568
    @martonmihaly568 Před rokem +6

    Im hooting and hollering like a baboon every time one of these episodes comes out

  • @jakobvindelbo8723
    @jakobvindelbo8723 Před rokem +6

    57:37 serge embraces the snerge going full throttle instead of the careful food play and immediately gets punished by the shadow spear

  • @Rycore
    @Rycore Před rokem +8

    you you Wheeler, me me entertained

  • @tylerhensel6130
    @tylerhensel6130 Před rokem +44

    15:00 I'm curious what Serge had in hand. Containment Priest had also lost all abilities, so he could've activated Aether Vial.

  • @BhbtheRock
    @BhbtheRock Před rokem +5

    I'm glad Ben pointed out the Vial bluff. Part of why I watch this series is it's focus on education

  • @Masterfrogg
    @Masterfrogg Před rokem +25

    I feel like the better play for Serge game 1 might have been to use Fading Hope on his own Thieving Skydiver and then recast it to steal Jitte, he even had the protection spell in hand if he needed it.

    • @zotha
      @zotha Před rokem +2

      Or just waiting to cast it the first time on the Jitte he knew was in hand

    • @MrThewooter
      @MrThewooter Před rokem +2

      @@zotha na stealing the vial allows him to run over wheeler.

    • @Drecon84
      @Drecon84 Před rokem

      @@MrThewooter Only if he has a way to deal with Jitte, right? I don't think it's reasonable to expect to beat Jitte straight up with his deck.

  • @HoneyJack07
    @HoneyJack07 Před rokem +2

    always a pleasure to see you guys play powerful magic
    Would love to see a cut scene of Wheeler and Serge discussing what they kept in their opening hands and why

  • @MrDeliworker
    @MrDeliworker Před rokem +4

    I love how incredulous Wheeler was at Serge going through the other side of the Undercity. I can probably count the number of times I've seen someone do that on one hand.

  • @GusXFowler
    @GusXFowler Před rokem +10

    I could feel that turn one Aether Vial in my bones

  • @Genderkaiser
    @Genderkaiser Před rokem +1

    that final turn was a full daylight robbery

  • @StinkyPete357
    @StinkyPete357 Před rokem

    The conversations between games are always so intuitive and interesting. Loving each of the showdowns!

  • @emieldehouwer4507
    @emieldehouwer4507 Před rokem +2

    Amazing games. These two people are amazing, so it figures.
    That said, these were incredibly difficult puzzles of games. I noticed two points in the games where something different could have happened:
    - Serge could have used his eather vial after tapping the containment priest and making it lose all abilities until end of turn during the first game.
    - In the second game, the first time Serge stole the innitiative, he could have played his merfolk lord after combat, giving him one more mana from going into the dungeon so he could have payed the extra 1 and making another merfolk token. It would have ment losing 1 point of damage that turn, but giving him another (buffed) merfolk token to end the game later on. I think...

  • @samwalter940
    @samwalter940 Před rokem +3

    First Friday Night Paper Fight and now North 100? All in the same week? I am beyond pleased.

  • @btbwilkinson
    @btbwilkinson Před rokem +11

    Man, I love Canlander. I am trying to start a Canlander event at the store I work at in Utah. Thanks for posting these!

    • @austinminer2244
      @austinminer2244 Před rokem +1

      Which store? I'm in Utah as well and am definitely interested.

    • @btbwilkinson
      @btbwilkinson Před rokem +1

      @@austinminer2244, it'll be Galaxy of Games in West Jordan! I'll be there all day Saturday if you want to drop by!

    • @austinminer2244
      @austinminer2244 Před rokem +1

      @@btbwilkinson I work this Saturday. I could try to make it up there Jan. 7, though!

    • @btbwilkinson
      @btbwilkinson Před rokem +1

      @@austinminer2244, sounds good. I'm generally there every Saturday.

  • @MasterTrombonePlayer
    @MasterTrombonePlayer Před rokem

    Great Series! Can’t get enough!

  • @sandmanlives3
    @sandmanlives3 Před rokem

    Excellent as always. Thank you.

  • @spaltunes6501
    @spaltunes6501 Před rokem

    Y’all are great! Thanks for this content!

  • @Stupidexport
    @Stupidexport Před rokem +1

    It's funny how quickly the conversation went from 'I think this is at least a tier 1.5 deck' to 'how do I beat this 6 mana 7/5'

  • @SandsBuisle
    @SandsBuisle Před rokem +3

    14:20 One thing I noticed was Serge seems to not have realised his Merfolk Trickster turned off Containment Priest's ability. He could have activated the Vial there, and by his admission later he had some two drops for it.

  • @IndreadColde
    @IndreadColde Před rokem +6

    In the first game serge went for the steal on Aether vial and couldn't find value because of the containment priest that wheeler had which Serge didn't know about. Without the containment priest complication, I personally still really prefer getting rid of Jitte - the allure of both going much faster and shutting down Wheeler's ability to go fast is very tempting but in merfolk I like waiting the extra turn before playing the thief to try and protect the units. Great game 1 tho.

  • @TheLookout27
    @TheLookout27 Před rokem

    Great episode!

  • @foraker6487
    @foraker6487 Před rokem

    Second game was sick! Thx guys

  • @MarkFillmore
    @MarkFillmore Před rokem

    Such a fantastic set of games! Stay to the end folks!!!!!

  • @alltheorynopractice5467

    What a sick series!

  • @Minijibbleflab
    @Minijibbleflab Před rokem +2

    For elk marking; use a clear toploader with elk and 3/3 in black sharpie written on it

  • @Weasels42
    @Weasels42 Před rokem

    What a nail biter - great games!

  • @Crypt4l
    @Crypt4l Před rokem +2

    "I don't think I die out of nowhere"

  • @davidsquires1340
    @davidsquires1340 Před rokem

    wow insane game! that last top deck…..😮

  • @djk89
    @djk89 Před rokem

    That last game was beautiful. Just the pinnacle of Magic.

  • @ClexYoshi
    @ClexYoshi Před rokem +3

    I love Serge pogging for Shadow Spear. INSANE Top deck. very much Craig Jones Top Decking Lightning Helix energy.

  • @harrow9389
    @harrow9389 Před rokem

    More like North 100 Snowdown... love you guys and love the series

  • @2MeatyOwlLegs
    @2MeatyOwlLegs Před rokem

    those games were amazing!

  • @D_mm_rc
    @D_mm_rc Před rokem +1

    50:02 Wheeler did a really good interpretation of a player in a tense match: Opponent draw a card and start reading it. First thought: "Yikes, thats bad"

  • @swenerickson1704
    @swenerickson1704 Před rokem

    Fantastic!

  • @kaitlyndavis6861
    @kaitlyndavis6861 Před rokem

    I love your games keep up the amazing work

  • @filippodardi2180
    @filippodardi2180 Před rokem

    This series is the absolute best.
    Sidenote: at 52:30, I like putting two counters on the 3/3 legend, which would then be able to eat the attacking 5/5. At that point, Wheeler has one card in hand, and would haev fired off any sort of removal long ago

  • @TaruHalt
    @TaruHalt Před rokem +4

    I think in the first game there was an opening for Serge to use the Vial after playing the Trickster, as it does not just tap, but also gets rid of all the abilities.

    • @GamerdevilPro
      @GamerdevilPro Před rokem +1

      Definitely, don't know his hand at that point tho

  • @broshmosh
    @broshmosh Před rokem

    Incredible games of Magic.

  • @HighlanderBrasileiroMTG
    @HighlanderBrasileiroMTG Před rokem +1

    Thank you guys great games and game one is the reason why we baned jitte in the Brazilian version of highlander 😂 thank you very much.

  • @MrMarclax
    @MrMarclax Před rokem

    God I love watching you 2 banter and play magic

  • @bendertusepaki8995
    @bendertusepaki8995 Před rokem

    Wake up babe, new highlander gameplay just dropped!

  • @PrincePossum
    @PrincePossum Před rokem +1

    Top tier content right here

  • @ErayoTwilight
    @ErayoTwilight Před rokem +2

    I like how Serge +1ed Oko instead of -5ing to use his exchange ability and neither of them noticed because Oko is so busted that it just seems natural to assume that's how it works.

    • @Mordalon
      @Mordalon Před rokem +1

      so it's less busted than people think it is.

  • @lobotomiseme1653
    @lobotomiseme1653 Před rokem

    the ending was sickeniiiiiiing

  • @Venoseth
    @Venoseth Před rokem

    You both played really well and obviously had a good time.
    Both a gracious winner and a very gracious loser, well done

  • @EternalRoxas
    @EternalRoxas Před rokem

    What a cool set of games

  • @Guevon_Pajaro
    @Guevon_Pajaro Před rokem

    Best style of magic, can lander is a fantastic format I wish I could play more. It feels competitive like modern but much more old school and classic 'magic' than anything. I ADORE this series. 😍

  • @set-theory
    @set-theory Před rokem

    I would like to reiterate that i love this show and would like you to continue it. All hail algorithm etc etc

  • @JonathanHecht
    @JonathanHecht Před rokem

    man the last game was holy clutch

  • @Mordalon
    @Mordalon Před rokem

    Containment Priest's ability is a replacement effect that replaces where a creature that would enter the battlefield goes. Since it already has to be on the battlefield to work, it isn't effected by it's own ability.

  • @davidrodriguez5721
    @davidrodriguez5721 Před rokem

    What a second game!

  • @alphonse2234
    @alphonse2234 Před rokem +1

    58:40. Such a luck sack. Dodge the mana crypt and drew the card to win the game. Crazy.

  • @AzazelBlau
    @AzazelBlau Před rokem

    Brutal. Just Brutal.

  • @joeferreti9442
    @joeferreti9442 Před rokem +1

    For elk use some sort of marker token like the ones for Morph and Manifest creatures.

  • @Gophersaurus
    @Gophersaurus Před rokem

    Oofa Doofa, bad luck Serge. Great games!

  • @Veradux96
    @Veradux96 Před rokem

    Great Gameplay!
    Wouldn't Kytheon transform and go back to Wheeler at end of combat though?

  • @stevenlongoria9912
    @stevenlongoria9912 Před rokem

    My lord starting at 57:55, I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings😂

  • @jaelte
    @jaelte Před rokem

    One of these days I may actually build that Merfolk deck (or a similar one)... probably with a few proxies. ;-)

  • @Azalzan
    @Azalzan Před rokem

    PPPPPowerful magic!

  • @CynicalScribbles
    @CynicalScribbles Před rokem

    Best Possible Ending

  • @shawnluehrs2426
    @shawnluehrs2426 Před rokem

    Love the content, just wondering if we’re getting other guests at some point? No problems with Serge and Wheeler, but they have their own styles of deck building and play, and I’d like more variety.

  • @nicholasfalasco8539
    @nicholasfalasco8539 Před rokem

    The top deck of all ages.

  • @jasonmorgan2263
    @jasonmorgan2263 Před rokem

    End of game 2 is prime wheeler skill moment

  • @beastzerkerjet
    @beastzerkerjet Před rokem

    gotta love a grindy aggro mirror

  • @TheOnlyOrk
    @TheOnlyOrk Před rokem

    what an ending! don't need the food, serge says...

  • @lordmeep5803
    @lordmeep5803 Před rokem

    19:59 I do like surges play here. Having the token further stresses wheelers Jitte resources

  • @samdunn5846
    @samdunn5846 Před rokem

    Is there anything else you'd run on the points list if you didn't have the moxen for merfolk

  • @olafweidner8227
    @olafweidner8227 Před rokem

    maybe i'm missing smth but serge attacked 2 times with his token making it unblockable instead of the emperor which is less dmg? and also taps the go-to chump blocker against a board of bigger creatures. still great games

  • @treyconover4107
    @treyconover4107 Před rokem

    The longer it went on the longer I wondered how they'd fit in the third round.

  • @jacobmilicic5656
    @jacobmilicic5656 Před rokem +1

    18:33 Serge REALLY needs to start tapping his mana before eliciting a response on his spell. Getting the option of "I left blue blue up for a counter" or "I left green up my blossoming defense" based on what happens is too strong.

  • @jbreau
    @jbreau Před rokem

    "If I live, I have lethal." 😂😂

    • @cpeterso
      @cpeterso Před rokem +1

      Needs to be a card kingdom button

  • @DiabloTommaso
    @DiabloTommaso Před rokem

    I was wondering why no game 3. Impressive

  • @janmelantu7490
    @janmelantu7490 Před rokem

    POWERFUL MAGIC

  • @Balderdashing
    @Balderdashing Před rokem

    Serge taking several turns to realise he’d countered clamp rather than vial in game two was pretty hilarious.

  • @otiskingsman8814
    @otiskingsman8814 Před rokem

    Why are Serge & Ben on the opposite sides of the screen to how they are displayed in the thumbnail?

  • @tonyferra2134
    @tonyferra2134 Před rokem

    33:31 couldn’t serge hit wheelers creature with the councils judgement as well?

    • @filippodardi2180
      @filippodardi2180 Před rokem

      Nope, Judgement doesn't allow to choose something its caster controls

  • @GAMINGWITHCABBAGE
    @GAMINGWITHCABBAGE Před rokem

    18:55 if he taps the animated mishras factory to give it +1/+1 wouldnt it make it unable to block even if blocks are already delcared?

    • @Mordalon
      @Mordalon Před rokem

      A tapped creature can't be declared as a blocker, that's not the same as being tapped while blocking. It's the same how "put onto the battlefield tapped and attacking" isn't the same as being declared as an attacker.

    • @GAMINGWITHCABBAGE
      @GAMINGWITHCABBAGE Před rokem

      @@Mordalon that makes sense

  • @phobos_deimos748
    @phobos_deimos748 Před rokem +1

    I want to build Highlander RWD. If you feature it on Showdown i'd love it

  • @SilverBordered
    @SilverBordered Před rokem

    I was tabbed out and my video started to buffer at 22:48, so through I silence I just thought Serge was deep in the tank

  • @samdunn5846
    @samdunn5846 Před rokem

    The power of finship if you will

  • @irt3hsaint
    @irt3hsaint Před rokem

    Don't worry Serge, that's also the reaction I get when I rip Shadowspear for lethal

  • @Minijibbleflab
    @Minijibbleflab Před rokem +1

    Serge getting ranched again 💀🤣

  • @Sklertic
    @Sklertic Před rokem

    Jitte should be considered this shows official mascot

  • @flyingtoastr
    @flyingtoastr Před rokem +2

    Good to see Oko again putting in work
    ...said no one ever.

    • @Mordalon
      @Mordalon Před rokem

      Serge didn't minus Oko when he should have.

  • @user-dx2nb1xq1k
    @user-dx2nb1xq1k Před rokem

    At 48:25 I'm not sure why castle ardenvale went to the graveyard

    • @j27s44
      @j27s44 Před 3 měsíci

      Wasteland

  • @richardcrafton3711
    @richardcrafton3711 Před rokem

    Towards the end of the second game, the time code serves as a spoiler :p

  • @evanperkins3467
    @evanperkins3467 Před rokem

    at 56:08 when you activated Oko's minus 5, why did you uptick him one?????????????

  • @wavesofbabies
    @wavesofbabies Před rokem +1

    Wonder why Wheeler didn't black out the Giver of Runes art like he has for other PoS artists.
    Probably just the answer is "he forgot" or "didn't have time" which is legit

  • @badgeronriodz6792
    @badgeronriodz6792 Před rokem

    Wheeler time vaulted serge feelsgoodman.

  • @samspalding6286
    @samspalding6286 Před rokem +1

    Engagement! Also, couldn’t Serge have killed wheeler at around 57:00 if he attacked with everything, including the Kytheon? It wasn’t summoning sick or anything

    • @Trowls
      @Trowls Před rokem +2

      More engagement! Also, no.
      It did have summoning sickness because Serge stole it that turn 🤓

    • @samspalding6286
      @samspalding6286 Před rokem

      @@Trowls wow, I always assumed Oko gave haste but I guess since it’s not a one-turn thing it makes sense

  • @dylanchambers8187
    @dylanchambers8187 Před rokem

    Wheeler can we get some Medium R E D for the next showdown?