Against the Odds: Panglacial Wurm Surprise (Modern)
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Last week, we hard a clear-cut winner during our Against the Odds poll: Panglacial Wurm, one of the most unique cards in Magic's history. While Panglacial Wurm is mostly just a big beater once it's on the battlefield, it's also one of the most complicated cards in Magic, since we can cast it from our library when we are searching our library. This essentially gives Panglacial Wurm flash, assuming we can search our library at instant speed. The end result is a strange green-white flash deck that's looking to jank out the opponent with some surprising instant-speed Wurms! Is Panglacial Wurm playable in Modern? Let's get to the video and find out!
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The real surprise is that panglacial worm is not bugged on MODO.
So true, I was worried about that.
actually though. Like one of the more fringe cards with a unique mechanic and it works fine? Why the fuck are there bugs for normal cards then -.-
Exactly what I was thinking.
I bet that if you search your library from some other effect, declare intent to cast Panglacial Wurm, activate Millikin to pay its cost, and mill Panglacial Wurm, that it'll be bugged.
It used to be bugged, but they fixed it. It used to turn all the cards in all players hands upside down if cast from the library. You could still cast them by clicking on them any paying their cost, but you didn't know the card name until it was on the stack. Quite fun.
Missed opportunity: the thumbnail art should have been a bunch of panglacial wurms throwing a surprise party for knight of the reliquary
so weird seeing a short on this and then seeing it's so old that it's under the old mulligan rules, talk about a blast from the past.
And has faithless looting in modern it’s wild lol
It's honestly refreshing not to see a modern wrecked by Modern Horizons lol
You really should have 4x Mana Tithe in here, to complete the surprise suite.
oh that's just the icing on the cake.
Oh mama, Mana Tithe is my homie. There's no faster way to light up the chat box on MTGO.
Zach Gray The last time I got mana tithed I uttered some expletives that will not be repeated here Lolol
I once had an opponent pass up a turn one sol ring to mana tithe mine man was I pissed lmao
1:04:08 SaffronOlive wins best flavor fail recognition "I think panglacial wurm comes from the ice too, it shouldn't be bounced (by thing in the ice)". If we were DM'ing D&D you would be totally correct
I don't think the bounce effect has anything to do with the ice really, freezing effects usually tap.
Mass bounce effects often have flavour to do with being swept or blown away, you can see the ships in the art aren't being frozen, they are being sunk. The bounce effect is caused by a massive creature bursting out of the ice into the ocean, it would be more flavourful for aquatic creatures to resist it (like Whelming Wave).
@@crabdog7945 i think its more fear : because every non horror creature get bounced,even those that fly. So imo it's just everyone "run away" except horrors cuz they don't know fear.
@@ahunter7563 Ironically it still bounces Nightmares
"Who would be expecting us to cast a random Wurmcoil Engine? Probably not our opponent."
-probably Seth, probably better known as SaffronOlive
definitely one of the better Seth quotes, got a chuckle out of me :P
That one made me laugh
This deck also demonstrates how prevalent Path to Exile is in Modern. Time after time, our opponent pathed a creature, ramping us into Panglacial Wurm.
And then they didn't have the Path for the Wurm! haha
Saffron: “Our opponent is a weird aggro storm deck” - Coming from the guy playing 4 Panglacial Wurm Maindeck.
Seth, I love you, but not calling this deck 'can of wurms' is a mistake that I'm not sure I can forgive.
Seth always tryna surprise people with his Wurm..
*blows whistle*
rape!
His little wurm
This deck is called the Todd Stevens
👀👀👀
🐛they see the Mana tapping🐛
🐛they know the wurm is comming🐛
🐛 I open this can and it's a wurm surprise 🐛
I came back to watch this deck again. I think the reason the episode is so fun is because it's-like-a child's deckbuilding.
"This deck is Wurm Surprise, so here's a bunch a wurms, and ways to surprise 'em, and here's a Mindcensor, so the opponent is always surprised."
We've all made a jank deck like this when younger, and it's fun seeing how successful it is here.
I once bought some cards off tcg player and in my order I found a free panglacial wurm. I gotta admit, they got me with that one.
You did that Ugin player dirty.
I found their confusion over the Aven Mindcensors delicious.
Pldl They did it to themselves when they started playing Tron.
So the theme of the deck is to surprise the opponent with flash creatures, and he includes a card that always displays the top card if the library. :)
I thought the same thing. That card choice was kinda weird to begin with.
Yeah, I get he wanted to be able to ramp with lands, but he was constantly giving away the surprise. Yet he STILL came out on top. #NoOneExpectsPanglacialWurm
On the flip-side (aha), Courser can help him choose to shuffle when Panglacial Wurm is on the top so that he might not draw any/many of his Panglacial Wurms. Especially when there's 4 in the deck already - and that finding more lands and living to 7+ Mana is key for this deck - Courser is a very snug fit here. I can't imagine wanting to take it out.
Should've floated mana when they supreme verdicted. You would've won.
dpop1 That one made me want to scream
Not, if opponent still had Path for Wurm.
This is what magic is supposed to be a fun Weird deck that you build and surprise the people
I couldn't agree more... Most people FORGET that aspect of the game. I'm new-ish to MTG but I can't help but think my view on decks will never change.. I love janky wins! I don't care if I lose 10 times searching for that One win when the deck works like it's supposed to.
@jvalex18 are you seriously trying to pick a fight on an internet comment? Why don't you reread my comment Mr. Genius because apparently you don't comprehend English!!! I said I don't care.. meaning ME !! I don't care if I lose 10 games in a row .. not you .. not Seth.. Me! I don't care if I lose 10 in a row as long as I win one game with a janky combo win the way a janky combo deck works. It's frustrating to know you took time out of your day to instigate.
This deck is a Tron killer
so much main deck tron hate, seems like the perfect deck for Seth :P
Exactly why Damping Sphere wasn't needed for that MU. Ghost Quarter, PoE, Surgical and huge beaters makes the MU fairly one-sided regardless so long as they don't have the nut-draw.
PoE? wrong game
Standard response of a Magic player: I don’t know what it does, but I’m scared, “eat scary thing number one, eat scary thing number two” 🤣, gotta love this!
Note of Caution: I've heard that if you intend to bring Panglacial Wurm to a tournament, you're also expected to know all the screwy Panglacial Wurm rules.
Yeah what happens apparently is wurm is ran in tron rarely but apparently, you can cast the wurm and you shuffle after it resolves so you can cast stuff on the stack knowing what's exactly on the top of your deck. Like I can cast the wurm and see an Ugin on top so I crack a star to draw it.
@@xed8530 And you don't need to reveal the card you draw I'm guessing?
MEMES MLG It doesn’t work like that. You can not cast or activate abilities while you are resolving a spell even if you are casting the wurm, with the exception of mana abilities. Chromatic Star has a mana ability so you can activate it to cast Panglacial Wurm but the trigger goes on the stack only after you end your first effect. You are confusing it with mana abilities like the ones of Mankin or Selvala, in which you mill/ draw the card immediately. I’m not sure about Chromatic Sphere which is not a triggered ability, but looking al the rules it seems you still draw the card after Wurm resolves (so after you shuffled your library)
@@Cangaroombi With sphere you'll draw as part of the mana ability.
@@ZenoKurosagi You are right. I initially thought Sphere worked as Selvala, but then I was confused by this part of its rulings: "you get the mana right away, but you don’t get to look at the drawn card until you have finished casting that spell or activating that ability.
"
But reading it again I clearly misinterpreted it.
This is one of the Against the Odds I want to see come back the most.
why???
@@thoticcusprime9309 THE WURMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
This is one of the coolest decks ive seen in a really long time. Never thought id see wurm tribal lol
These wurms must have at least Sneak level 100.
They are over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!
Pauper downshift for tron when?
1:17:45 is the moment you want! (Also, could've been done earlier @ 1:16:19 .. but he failed to recognize he had the mana to do it, float mana, let spell resolve, then fetch and wurm :D )
Lotus Cobra along with the Knight would seem pretty good here.
It's kinda wurm-shaped
In place of fauna shaman?
I think instead of fauna shaman or the birds
"Worm surprise" sounds like something you'd pick up while trudging through the Amazon rainforest...
Missed opportunity by not putting in an individual copy of Mana Tithe.
Panglacial Wurm is one of my favorite cards so was really happy to hear that this happened. I wish all the modern cards were on arena so I could play funny decks like these.
Also you missed a golden opportunity to make wurm-harmonicon.
Sure must be fun to inquisition someone and see panglacial wurm, wurmcoil and archangel avacyn.
Ugin wurm was play of the week... month... year
please do more of the shorts for greatest ATO moments, being reminded of this classic brightened up my day.
Match 5: Wurm Surprise vs. UR Thing
Ohhhh myyyyy
I main Blue-Red Thing in paper and at first ot hurt to see it fall against Wurm Surprise... but then I realized, not without great amusement, that the deck has no out to a cast Dragonlord Dromoka. Just lol'd
Me before watching the video: *This ain't it....*
After watching the video: *This is it, Chief 👌*
26:14 That evil laugh....
Wurming all over Eldrazi...
Big Pany has arrived!
We wurmed them good...
This one is golden
"We kinda just Wurmed all over Eldrazi".
OooooooKaaaaayyyy........
It's a wurm surprise!
Note to Opponents: don't tap out when your at 9! That last match was epic!
Ye, who would just imagine situation in modern, when being at quite comfortable 9, opponent has empty hand and table, you drop Ugin - and lose.
This was epic Seth. Who knew that casting powerful creatures at instant speed would be amazing?? It really is a good point about having 1 of those worms in your deck if you run lots of mana dorks. Once again, you set the bar high with your amazing deck building/videos. Thank you.
ive been watching since the first few months and Seth has never sounded so happy and gleeful as that last one. I caught a contact smile.
I'm recovering from COVID and need to hide in my room for several days. Luckily, I remembered this video existed, and it made me incredibly happy again. That last win against Ugin is still just *chef's kiss.*
1:18:14 No one expects the Panglacial Inquisition! LMAO
1:16:25 you could have casted wurm. Float dork mana, let verdict resolve, then fetch and cast :(
And got Path to Exiled.
1:36 "While you are searching your library you can pay Plangaicial Wurm"
I played a deck very similar to this at a Modern 2k a few months ago and went 3-3 with it. It's very powerful if you can survive to get your mana established, otherwise 1 Fatal Push is all it really takes to slow us down.
Did anyone see that round two was against mono red STROM
This is the Johnniest Timmy deck I've ever seen.
Holy....! Jank just got real 😳 Im very impressed. I must say you pilot these decks like a boss⭐
Wow, that was impressive! You destroyed Tron! Especially that first game where they had turn three Tron and you still wiped them out. I'm sure that Tron player is not used to that happening. And every game was fun to watch. Well done, Seth! Cool deck!
The shorts brought me here, and wow pre mordern horizons modern was really great
1:16:25 float mana, let it resolve, then wurm for lethal ;(
When it's not your turn, there is no way to regain priority before the next step (and your mana pool empties). You would be unable to cast it unless it's in response to a spell your opponent casts.
No, to advance through every phase of the turn you have to pass priority... So he could have casted
@@TheArbieo The opponent passes priority to end the phase and you gain priority as phases end. So floating mana would have let seth cast a panglacial wurm
Mono Red Strom is a whole lot more fair than U/R Strom.
yeah, honestly made me kind of sad... that's not the storm behemoth of a deck that we've come to love and hate!
The sheer excitement and giddyness everytime you played a Wurm made me watch the entire video
I really want to see this deck updated and see another against the odds with it. I would like to see how many decks a random 9/5 trample that comes with every fetch can beat.
Seth's sheer glee in the match against the Mono-Red "Strom" deck was great.
14:45 Interesting choice, Seth. No Damping Sphere against Tron?
Also I feel like this deck could use some white Leylines in the sideboard, to keep your surprises secret from discard decks
Or Surgical?
He definitely could've, though I'm not sure what you cut at that point, (eldrazi Tron plays enough small-ish things that you need to keep in the wraths and paths etc) but the deck already plays so much main-deck Tron hate I don't think it's really necessary, (a playset of ghost quarters, KoTR to tutor for them and Aven mindcensors to shut of expedition maps)
Aaron Nava When I saw Seth’s opponent was on Eldrazi Tron, I couldn’t help but hear Jeff Hoogland’s voice saying “Yayyyy, they’re playing bad Tron”!!! Lolol
"This hand is super expensive. Meh, let's keep it."
Classic Seth.
Please someone submit the panglacial wurm win vs the ugin for exact for top 5 plays of magic
Now I kind of wish "Summon Surprise Wurm" was an old obsolete creature type.
Just like there is a "Summon Uncle Istvan", "Summon Island Fish", "Summon Ali from Cairo", "Summon Cave People", "Summon Gaea's Liege", "Summon Goblin King", "Summon Lord of Atlantis", "Summon Mana Birds" "Summon Mold Demon", "Summon Murk Dwellers", "Niall Silvain", "Summon People of the Woods", "Summon Singing Tree" creature types. (There don't seem to be as many as I first seemed to remember of double worded creature types, there are more weird single worded ones.)
Especially if somehow Panglacial Wurm was somehow printed back in Ice Age (or with a different name perhaps, in some of the other earliest sets as well, Arabian Nights almost certainly would not have called it a "Surprise Wurm").
How could you forget "Summon People of the Woods"?
I'm so glad that Cave People was in your list.
I love the concept and idea of the deck, even if its janky and not that competitive. There is something poetically beautiful in sneaking giant wurms
There is no wurm tribal without the best wurm, Armada Wurm
Thinking about dat boi makes me want to make a W/G Panharmonican Flickerworm deck!
You're thinking about it aren't you.
Stop that.
Let us not discuss purps panharmonicon addiction. He might still be in treatment for it
This thumbnail is the best thing ever.
The lesson I learned from this video is that this deck was begging for lotus cobras
Sooo cool to watch these matches
Thx Seth for this original/fresh/unexpected and pretty viable deck
And that final moment where you had the choice to smash that 9 loyalty Ugin (just for fun before eventually winning)... epic ;)
Glad you liked it!
Amazing!! Great job. Routing for you the whole way!!
I love how happy Seth gets in this video with each worm he cast.
I'm so glad Selesnya colors came out on top. Also, I smile when you laugh like a maniac as no one expects Panglacial Wurm.
One of the all time best Against the Odds videos.
No one ever expects the Panglacial Wurm!
Just wanna point out that the wurm deck is fighting Eldrazis is super lore on point, full flavor with the story.
"We kinda just wurmed all over Eldrazi." C'mon man, don't say it like that. :D
"Mono-Red Strom"
Good one, video editor.
SO, you're my favorite jankromancer.
I feel like running that many colorless lands is pretty ambitious in a deck with so many double and triple costed spells, but I'm not an expert.
20:31 Oh. Wow Seth is playing against Mono-Red Strom.... wait...strom...
First game 6:24
6:24
6:24
panglacial wurm in commander seems like it could just be really funny.
Gotta play the worm song when it comes out
Let’s surprise our opponent by playing cards that aren’t normally played
They don’t have value but ... our opponents won’t see it coming
I mean a 9/5 trample out of a fetch land that is not discardable turned out to be surprisingly strong
@@Kiyokoghurt If you phrase it as 'Every Fetch becomes an uncounterable Summoner's Pact for a 9/5 trample with flash that cannot be discarded, without the lose the game clause, as soon as you reach 7 mana' suddenly it starts to make sense why it is so strong in the situations he pulled it off in.
@@Neirean
Why in the world is it uncounterable? You still cast Wurm, it still goes on the stack, and opponent still can respond to it.
@@Zaalbarjedi
You misread it. He's describing the fetches as a summoners pact that can't be countered because they find the wurm
What a classic 🥲 such a janky deck, such a wild time where scooze and Kruphix were staples
Best Against the Odds EVARR! Not only was it hilarious in general, but it beat some really hardcore decks!
im calling a punt at 41:00. you could've wormed by cracking the windswept heath in response to the path and then cast the worm off the path search, seth.
I feel like panglacial wurm probably shouldn't be a 4 of. Awesome as it performed, it's a card you actively don't want to draw, and the chances of needing to cast more than a copy or two are slim to none
This has got to be the most unexpectedly good jank deck in long time on here. I thought it would bomb, boy was i wrong!
I love the explanation for why the wormcoil is surprising. Ha ha!
Should try a Mycosynth Lattice Deck with cards like Splinter and March of the Machines as an Against the Odds deck, Splinter essentially exiles all lands from your opponents deck with Mycosynth Lattice out
Love this deck Seth - but also, I'd like to see you build and play that Mono-Red Storm deck you faced. Not sure if it's right for Against The Odds (although I wouldn't mind seeing it on the poll) but maybe for Much Abrew?
Seth: I want to surprise our opponent
Also Seth: plays with the top card of his library revealed
Mono Red Strom. Seth, you’re great
01:13:02 "I WONDER WHAT THE LAST CARD IS?!" it's Burst Lightning.. you knew minutes before my guy!
Modern Horizons 3 better have power creep Panglacial Wurm so we can revive this classic
I’ve built pretty much only 8rack decks with different color combos but this really makes me want to try out a rampy wurm deck soon
This deck seems to play pretty much like a weird brew of GW ValueTown, featuring Wurms and Surprise Wurms.
I like it.
I use my Panglacial Wurms on my Modern Goblin Charbelcher deck.
I believe they are a good Goblin Charbelcher sideboard card.
Match 1 Sideboard: Listed 1 Beast Within, 2 Knight of Autumn. Changed in video to 3rd Stony Silence, 1 Cloudthresher, 1 Carnage Tyrant. Sideboard is as listed for all other matches.
Also, winning with Panglacial Wurm is hilarious
You always gotta play around that panglacial wurm
God, this matchups :D Three kinda trones, two kinda storms, one kinda pyromancer, zero tier 1 versions of all above XD
You mean strom right?
Courser of Kruphix really slams home the suprise factor
1:16:28 You could have floated the mana let verdict resolve then fetch for wurm.
I know it's off theme, but this seems like it would be bananas with some Tireless Tracker. You're hitting up to four land drops a turn. Seems like better value than Ambusher, and then pull a Mindsensor, and maybe one Fauna Shaman?
Since this deck basically tutors for panglacial wurm I think you could go down to 3 (or maybe even 2?) copies. I mean, it seems unlikely that you're ever going to need to drop 4 panglacial wurms in a match, this would also make it less likely to draw it. I think the added space could be used for more early game mechanics/interaction.
Yeah, less copies makes sense (although for Against the Odds we try to play four of the winning card whether it's 100% optimal or not).
I'm proud that Panglacial Wurm doesn't crash Modo.