Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley | Finals | Pro Tour The Lord of The Rings

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  • Christian Calcano (Mono-Green Tron) vs. Jake Beardsley (Rakdos Evoke)
    1:42 Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley Game 1
    16:58 Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley Game 2
    28:27 Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley Game 3
    38:09 Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley Game 4
    1:15:52 Christian Calcano vs. Jake Beardsley Game 5
    Find full coverage, decklists, and more from Pro Tour The Lord of The Rings here: magic.gg/events/pro-tour-the-... #mtg #MagicTheGathering #PTLOTR
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  • @jellysandjamz250
    @jellysandjamz250 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +190

    Him tossing the Ulamog was so funny 😂

    • @_____kb
      @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I laughed out loud, magic is fun! Both players smiling. I love seeing high level play not being too serious.

  • @SuicidalPanda2
    @SuicidalPanda2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    Honestly love how he rejected the hand shake and went for a hug instead.

    • @filippodardi2180
      @filippodardi2180 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      For real!
      Such a combination of skill and sportsmanship is what I love to see at the top tables.

  • @SomeOne-bi7qr
    @SomeOne-bi7qr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    Just for that game 4, calcano wins in my heart. Some of the tightest play I've ever seen

    • @DikkeRoman
      @DikkeRoman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      bro it was just him popping ostone and scam not being able to recover, how low is the bar for pro play when players are commending that shit

    • @sqrlmonger
      @sqrlmonger 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      ​@@DikkeRoman Achievement Unlocked: Tell me you don't know high level magic without telling me.

    • @cooljoe500
      @cooljoe500 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      ​@DikkeRoman you would have lost.

    • @phillipthompson1670
      @phillipthompson1670 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I would love to know if he held the Chromatic Star specifically to play around Kroxa, or if it was primarily just to put the extra counter on Walking Ballista. Either way, absolutely incredible playing from him the entire match.

    • @soup8786
      @soup8786 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@cooljoe500100%

  • @zfast619
    @zfast619 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Game 4 was one hell of a game.

  • @dotapubadventures7184
    @dotapubadventures7184 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +314

    Please stream on TH-cam in future, getting the match after the event just doesn't give it the exposure these players deserve.

    • @fatalbert357
      @fatalbert357 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      Please spread the word. They need to stream games live on TH-cam like they used to. I much preferred watching pro tours on TH-cam than twitch.

    • @greensmoke420ftw
      @greensmoke420ftw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      #LIVEMtg

    • @h3rtzen
      @h3rtzen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Same, twitch is just lame and laggy

    • @joebomie6642
      @joebomie6642 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Small indy company,they can only do so much with the limited resources at their disposal.

    • @vulcanh254
      @vulcanh254 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yeah Twitch is also garbage. The ads have improved a bit it seems, you no longer need to sit through 10x 40 second ads every 30 minutes but I still prefer watching on youtube.

  • @AstrologorumMonarcha
    @AstrologorumMonarcha 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    19:36 the ulamog throw

    • @pierrecineas
      @pierrecineas 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It was a perfect toss to his hand too lmao

  • @trith72
    @trith72 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    Probably one of the greatest matches in a final ever. Sure the last hand felt weak but 4 was absolutely amazing, Calcano is my new Spirit Animal...

  • @sebass4379
    @sebass4379 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Game 4 will forever be burned in my memory as one of the greatest games of Magic I have ever seen! I was on the edge of my seat like “AHHH DON’T PLAY IT! DON’T PLAY IT!” And he said go I lost my mind! Just an absolute masterclass on display

    • @billynicholson6572
      @billynicholson6572 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I did the exact same!! I was literally begging to my screen not for him to play the chromatic star and when he said go I just lost it

    • @th3giv3r
      @th3giv3r 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I knew the outcome of the tourney unfortunately but STILL was entranced and emotionally invested. I love that man, what an amazing player

  • @bbbeware
    @bbbeware 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    most entertaining pro tour final in awhile

    • @GabrielSilva-mv4fm
      @GabrielSilva-mv4fm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and that tells something about the state of the format...
      T3 win on a final is so yugioh-ish

    • @charyou3167
      @charyou3167 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GabrielSilva-mv4fmyeah it says those wins are more entertaining. It’s the most entertaining pro tour finals we’ve had in awhile and also the first time modern has been the format in awhile. That’s not a coincidence.

  • @benjamincortina7755
    @benjamincortina7755 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Game 4 is Magic The Gathering.

  • @cdude665
    @cdude665 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Can we just all appreciate we have ceddy back in the booth?! Best commentator ever

    • @nthnthms1212
      @nthnthms1212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Him and Psulli are legends

    • @th3giv3r
      @th3giv3r 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Cedric is a beautiful, warm, eloquent, and gracious human being.

    • @sashn1
      @sashn1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1:09:35 "This is a game of magic right here!" I couldn't help but smile when i heard that. Peak commentary by Cedric Phillips.

  • @microdog
    @microdog 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Man I miss this. Pro magic feels like home. I hope Cedric lives forever.

  • @Karmotrine42
    @Karmotrine42 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    game 4 was onde of the most beautiful games i ever see, holy cow

  • @jessicalundholm2773
    @jessicalundholm2773 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    What a match... I've never been so invested in a game of magic as that 4th game. These players are awesome and i love the friendly attitude they have

  • @paperskate654
    @paperskate654 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The tension of game 4 of this match will go down in mtg history lol

  • @blackdragonwave9415
    @blackdragonwave9415 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    From how gracious he is the entire time, including right after losing game 5, I can tell Christian Calcano has a really good/pure heart. :) Congrats to Jake Beardsley!

  • @georgepappas6746
    @georgepappas6746 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Game 4 was an all time classic

  • @LostprophetPL
    @LostprophetPL 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Game 1: 1:45
    Game 2: 17:33
    Game 3: 28:20
    .
    .
    .
    Game 4: 38:14
    Game 5: 1:16:03

  • @draytonyork4811
    @draytonyork4811 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    What. A. Match!! That was amaxing to watch. Congrats to Jake, and to Calcano, too! Two great players, neck and neck the whole way. You kove to see it!

  • @BenziTrain
    @BenziTrain 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    That was SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE watching coverage like this.

  • @GM-by7tc
    @GM-by7tc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    the game has come a long way. Great to see Pro Tour back and proper coverage!! Cedric and Paul are great on the call!

  • @solarsystemwulf96
    @solarsystemwulf96 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great to see paper magic again. It feels like the world is back to normal with the Pro Tours back

    • @baigpigpig
      @baigpigpig 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yea, back to the normal awful viewing experience..

    • @_____kb
      @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@baigpigpig Ah, you're one of those. Bet you're a blast a parties!

  • @yagami999913
    @yagami999913 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I just got into MTG two weeks ago, and heard about how amazing these finals were.
    And i gotta say Beardsley holding the thoughtseize to combo with Dauthi and take Ulamog, and Christian holding the chromatic star to not die to Kroxa was some of the craziest decision making i've seen in my life.
    I'm so excited as i just start my journey in this beautiful game !

  • @michaedove3562
    @michaedove3562 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was some great magic. LOVED IT.

  • @jadenpaber1952
    @jadenpaber1952 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watching an eldrazi deck in the finals, gives me great comfort coz my friend just recently died at 43 years of age and he was an avid eldrazi master in all aspects from pauper to modern to commander. Rest in peace my friend, and know that the blind eternity still lives on.

    • @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld
      @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      RIP to your friend.

    • @juventus1201
      @juventus1201 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      RIP to your friend, I hope he is playing his Eldrazi rn

    • @jadenpaber1952
      @jadenpaber1952 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@juventus1201 yahh me too his a good friend, we started playing yugioh against each other. He uses elemental heroes while i used cyberdragons, then vanguard and finally he started to play mtg with focus on eldrazi. Me i went back to mtg after a 10 year hiatus and started playing standard and modern then focused on edh. We had some epic games against each other

  • @MeddlingMageMTG
    @MeddlingMageMTG 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    this was WILD to catch live, had me on the edge of my seat. literally stood up and clapped and cheered for jake, even though i was rooting for calcano. excited for worlds!

  • @calenhoover1124
    @calenhoover1124 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great to see proffesional magic played in person again. it feels like faith has been restored.

  • @epi1763
    @epi1763 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    could go down as one of the greatest games of magic ever played

  • @12post
    @12post 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paper Magic is what I’ve been wanting to see! Did not disappoint!

  • @Duskraven377
    @Duskraven377 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Game 2... never saw such a satisfyingly painful Tron loss. And I _play_ Tron. But Game 4? That's a candidate for game of the year.

  • @OutlawCabin
    @OutlawCabin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was on Live there seen this match and was so intense, one of the best Magic Games i've seen in my entire life.

  • @g4lb4n59
    @g4lb4n59 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations to all players from the Pro Tour. They have given us an amazing show. Special congratulations to the eight finalists. My personal admiration to Calcano. His attitude, suffering, having fun but always with lots of respect and sportmanship to the end, clapping and congratulating the winner. A great competitor

  • @andrewp6738
    @andrewp6738 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    There has got to be a better way to post tournament rounds than this thumbnail + title. I was working my way through the day 1 VOD and TH-cam has recommended me the finals, spoiling the players and decks that make it. Please stop ruining the hard work that goes into this production with these spoilers lmao

  • @roydjesse
    @roydjesse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can't wait to see those championship decks back on sale again.

  • @RoninNinja47
    @RoninNinja47 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was so awesome

  • @Jacob-ee8ux
    @Jacob-ee8ux 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Calcano is the definition of a class act. What a great representative of the game. Both of these guys are, frankly. Great match, great sportsmanship, just love of the game.

  • @mikemurphy9960
    @mikemurphy9960 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cedric Phillips is the man. Hands down, favourite magic broadcaster.

  • @mcgroom8515
    @mcgroom8515 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Had to comeback and watch one of the best finals ever

  • @Anteater_Taming_Masterclasses
    @Anteater_Taming_Masterclasses 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best match in a while. Players are so nice with each other! Great atmosphere. Very funny!

  • @hexproof44
    @hexproof44 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Before coming across this video I was searching for movie suggestions for today! forget about movies!! xDThis match was even more exciting than any movie I could have watched xD great game!!

  • @z-super4782
    @z-super4782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Okay but when did we go back to paper magic 😮 I've been missing this.

    • @LawrenciumMTG
      @LawrenciumMTG 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      February 2023

    • @AerenUP
      @AerenUP 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LawrenciumMTG Really appreciate that info, thanks 👍

  • @cutebuttzlolz
    @cutebuttzlolz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You gotta love the sportsmanship of Christian when he got thoughtseized for ulamog 😂

  • @ExtraVictory
    @ExtraVictory 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Shouldn't you guys move heaven and earth to hire Patrick Sullivan to work with Cedric Phillips since those guys are the most iconic commentary duo ever in this game? I mean we have nothing like them in YGO you could really distinguish yourselves

    • @trith72
      @trith72 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      P Sully has probably moved on to a new career. It may not be possible to recruit him if he's doing well enough somewhere else....

    • @ExtraVictory
      @ExtraVictory 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@trith72 Cedric and Pat have been working together nonstop for like 15 years and even lived together for long periods lol. In fact they still make content together consistently. They have ongoing series like Unsleeved and Resleevables with the two of them. The most recent episode came out 11 days ago lol. So its not like they moved on or something, they have multiple ongoing projects together and again have been working together and an iconic duo for like my entire life almost lol.

  • @ne0komodo
    @ne0komodo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Which timestamp is the Ulamog throw?

    • @AstrologorumMonarcha
      @AstrologorumMonarcha 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      19:36

    • @ne0komodo
      @ne0komodo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AstrologorumMonarcha thanks

  • @snoddythefreak
    @snoddythefreak 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haven’t watched PT coverage in a while, I like Cedric but where is Marshall Sutcliffe?

  • @andrewmeyers6243
    @andrewmeyers6243 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love Cali....cheers

  • @danielavila7914
    @danielavila7914 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thanks for sharing. This channel need to avoid spoilers, before all of these videos uploaded, they posted on community some results lol

  • @gragrim3299
    @gragrim3299 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In game 2 with the natural tron, he had a chance of drawing an out to karn liberated off the top..

  • @03thinking
    @03thinking 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why the video doesn't have subtitles to other languages?

  • @nthnthms1212
    @nthnthms1212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love how they didnt want to call the deck scam. So ridiculous.

    • @_____kb
      @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering about that. Do you know any specific reason why they would avoid the common parlance? I feel like they've always called the decks by their given names.

    • @nthnthms1212
      @nthnthms1212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@_____kb Most likely because of a negative connotation.

    • @KSE828
      @KSE828 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because “scam” makes no sense. It’s “Rakdos Evoke.”

    • @nthnthms1212
      @nthnthms1212 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@KSE828 It's the actual name of the deck because your opp feels like they are getting scammed. What are you talking about?

  • @benolzinoproductions7110
    @benolzinoproductions7110 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    its sad how youtube channels have better production quality than WOTC when it comes to broadcasting gameplay. Their hud is so 2010 and they dont change camera angles. So strange how they havent grown.

  • @Akumaspkplayer26
    @Akumaspkplayer26 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What was the prize pool for this?

    • @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld
      @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      $500k USD, with $50k for the winner and $30k for the runner-up

  • @catteleported
    @catteleported 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't like the matchup, but wow, what a final! Glory to da winna!

  • @mrman3724
    @mrman3724 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    where's patrick sullivan????????

  • @georgeresso6835
    @georgeresso6835 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ragavan is the 2nd best 1 drop ever printed......THRABEN INSPECTOR

  • @_____kb
    @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That thoutseize/voidwalker stealing Ulamog was pretty sick.

  • @projectgarage61
    @projectgarage61 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is why i love the game of Magic: The Gathering. Big thanks to the father of MTG, Richard C. Garfield. Love Cal-C playing the green tron deck. Hated always Rakdos.. cause its a no brainer deck. Hehehe. But hey a win is a win so congratulations to Beardsley. Keep it coming.

  • @KSE828
    @KSE828 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cedric is the Michael Cole of Pro Tours. He is the voice of coverage.

  • @dariodrawer
    @dariodrawer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    37:45 round 4

  • @julianseidel7926
    @julianseidel7926 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh my god im 12 minutes in and starting to hate the one ring. Lets See where this ist going...

  • @Lexsonation
    @Lexsonation 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    game 4 kiki jiki no summoning sickness?

  • @ben_clifford
    @ben_clifford 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anyone know the random red-head girl in the audience that they keep zooming on?

    • @ben_clifford
      @ben_clifford 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok. At the end, they said it's his girlfriend. Now I know why they kept zooming on her.

  • @Megaslunk
    @Megaslunk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:05:02 couldn’t he have chosen mountain , swamp and forest and just left him with 1 land ?

    • @ebwvanced590
      @ebwvanced590 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Verdant catacombs doesn't have a basic land type, so it can't be destroyed by sundering titan

  • @robertdarnhofer536
    @robertdarnhofer536 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    at 55:00 jake throws the game because he tapped a land instead of using a treasure... he could have played fable after stone to draw into kroxa+bowmaster earlier and pressure calcano more... that way calcano loses titan to kroxa and has no pressure...

    • @burnsboy101
      @burnsboy101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      If only you listened to the commentators, or are you just repeating it to try and sound d smart?

    • @robertdarnhofer536
      @robertdarnhofer536 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@burnsboy101 why are you triggered by that?

    • @burnsboy101
      @burnsboy101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robertdarnhofer536 why are you commenting on something that was already explained in the video?

    • @robertdarnhofer536
      @robertdarnhofer536 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@burnsboy101 they said he could have played fable and missed the carddraw... i added a timestamp and an explanation what would have happened after he drawed 2 extra cards...
      seriously i do not understand why you are so triggered by that as he did win the match and i did not say something personal about him...

    • @burnsboy101
      @burnsboy101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robertdarnhofer536 different part of the video mate

  • @lordofbible
    @lordofbible 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    19:30

  • @lukasdefrancis6813
    @lukasdefrancis6813 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Game 4 - Why are the commentators going on about Jake not saccing the treasures to cast Fable in response to Oblivion Stone? Wasn't the Stone popped in combat, so the mana would disappear anyway?

    • @petercarr8890
      @petercarr8890 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Its more he should have used the treasure to do the Fable copying. That would have left the 3 lands untapped after combat for the fable.

    • @bigperk345
      @bigperk345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's true he can't use the treasure for the fable cast on his 2nd main, but can he use the treasure to activate the mirror breaker that is getting killed by the O-stone?

    • @bigperk345
      @bigperk345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Missing those draws could've easily been the difference between a win and a loss.

    • @bigperk345
      @bigperk345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Imagine drawing another bolt or something. Potentially huge.

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bigperk345 (that wouldnt have been possible)

  • @PRrrr_neutral
    @PRrrr_neutral 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    FREE ULAMOG BABY!

  • @MTGFoil
    @MTGFoil 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Simian spirit guide ban is a joke compared with printing of Fury and Grief.... #999 never forget

  • @GioRamos-ge6hk
    @GioRamos-ge6hk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really hate the new position of the camera, so awkward to watch.

  • @Enchurito
    @Enchurito 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That last game Calcano kept a really bad hand.

  • @matthewwhale4514
    @matthewwhale4514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is Jake discarding card and drawing?

  • @danielnilsen5555
    @danielnilsen5555 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    how did Beardsley get to keep the fury on the battlefield after evoking it???

    • @camdenwaldron9496
      @camdenwaldron9496 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He cast Feign Death on it so it returns to the battlefield after being sacrificed.

  • @renaudgass3146
    @renaudgass3146 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why they said 'kill blood moon" it is not a creature...??!!

  • @DaCoolDawgs
    @DaCoolDawgs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this coverage, but the way this channel uploads and doesn’t even stream is so chaotic. Ruins the suspense and excitement of following the tournament.

  • @patmacrotch5611
    @patmacrotch5611 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    USA USA USA!!

  • @xGeneralShrikex
    @xGeneralShrikex 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just watched Jake B win the Pro Tour. Glad to see him moving up from when I played FNM modern with him. He just needed a better deck then Mono U Tron

  • @Jedicake
    @Jedicake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good lord..... Modern is nuts these days

  • @williamw8590
    @williamw8590 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    game 4 was incredible but game 5 was a STINKER. Hate how many of those non-games scam creates, but when its playing more like a normal rakdos midrange deck it creates some sweet games

  • @BlazingSerenade
    @BlazingSerenade 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is playing with portals

  • @ukaszkonopko3263
    @ukaszkonopko3263 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awful coverage! For more than a decade you have been showing side view. Why did you change it to POV?!

  • @bradleycox8835
    @bradleycox8835 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Jesus the card flipping.....😅

    • @darron614
      @darron614 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's so obnoxious

  • @matheusvportela
    @matheusvportela 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Not cool to post the game *after* the spoiler of who won

  • @geeksquad626
    @geeksquad626 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    why do they repeatedly shuffle if their hands? Does it throw your opponent off? Are they hoping to magically produce another card?

    • @RafitoOoO
      @RafitoOoO 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Anxiety

    • @corvinhc
      @corvinhc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      The main reason at high level play is to conceal what you've drawn.
      When you don't shuffle your hand your opponent will know what cards you keep holding and what are the ones you are playing from the top of your deck.
      Like for example, let's say an opponent thoughtseizes you and sees a lightning bolt, now next turn you top deck another lightning bolt, if you dont shuffle your hand and just play it immediately your opponent will know that you still have one left, if you shuffle your hand first he will probably assume it's the one he saw with thoughtseize.
      The same is true for cards you expect but dont know according to the deck they're playing and might be holding, over time most skilled players can estimate a range of cards that players could be holding, if your opponent always plays cards without shuffling the hand first you will get a much higher accuracy for reads into your opponents possible hands.
      So shuffling your hand is a good habit to get into because you want to do it after every draw.

    • @pierrecineas
      @pierrecineas 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      the most simple answer is that hand shuffling feels good

    • @sindividual
      @sindividual 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It's a form of stimming. Most mtg players are either on the spectrum, neurodivergent, have anxiety, ADHD, etc. It's a way to give yourself short bursts of sensory stimulation in a tense situation. Also, it feels good...

    • @_____kb
      @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@corvinhc This is an answer I had not considered! I wish I was able to do it fast and cool.

  • @mikkelsimsek2035
    @mikkelsimsek2035 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is this Standard format? (I only play Commander XD)

    • @Mimz670
      @Mimz670 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lord of the Rings is a Modern legal set

  • @DDNEV
    @DDNEV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought the deck was called rakdos scam

  • @darthcaedus9130
    @darthcaedus9130 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For a tour being called "Lotr", i was expecting lotr theme decks. I was disappointed 😞

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      well they did have the one ring and orcish bowmaster, thats close enough right?

    • @darthcaedus9130
      @darthcaedus9130 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @alexandersepa3037 lols. Not what I was hoping for. More along the lines of a tom bombadil deck or a sauron amass deck. Just made powerful with all other modern cards

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@darthcaedus9130 that would be cool but those cards are unfortunatly there wasnt nay cards goood enought a create a new deck

    • @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld
      @wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it's more than a bit weird, especially for casual fans. i would have enjoyed seeing a single-set tournament for LoTR. actually, it would be fun to see more single set tournaments in general. thematic consistency is nice.

  • @calebmacdonald6189
    @calebmacdonald6189 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The constant shuffling of ones hand should be illegal. It’s so irritatingly disruptive to sit across from.

  • @ReyaadawnMTG
    @ReyaadawnMTG 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe we should stop calling the deck "scam".....

  • @lynchs0323
    @lynchs0323 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Commentators all excited about busted cards that just got added and broke the format smh

  • @marcogoncalves3207
    @marcogoncalves3207 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Scam is so lame!
    How is a 4/3 menace + 2 Thoughseizes on turn 1 fair?

    • @martianvideo
      @martianvideo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just keep 5/6/7 only land hand with natural Tron then its fair /S

    • @wernerbeinhart2320
      @wernerbeinhart2320 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Tbf you need to invest 3 cards and have a 2 1/2-ish cards combo in your opener

    • @marcogoncalves3207
      @marcogoncalves3207 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wernerbeinhart2320 It's not about card advantage. You can completely disrupt your opponent on turn 1 on the play and put a 4/3 menace creature on the table.

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Doesn't happen every game, Its not good in every matchup and the undying effects become pretty dead topdecks late game. All these factore balances out the upside.

    • @someguy3429
      @someguy3429 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The cope from people trying to defend undeniably busted things in magic is so annoying

  • @someguy3429
    @someguy3429 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Game 4 was pretty wild, but the modern horizons format still sucks

  • @jangrokortenhaus3036
    @jangrokortenhaus3036 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ban the one ring.

    • @billranes8541
      @billranes8541 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bowmasters too

  • @Darth_Man_X
    @Darth_Man_X 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't know what I hate more tron or scam

  • @kolbybryant1
    @kolbybryant1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    They need to do something to make it easier to see and know the cards on a casual watch, i know people arent fans of watching arena gameplay but paper is actively worse from a spectator perspective

    • @kolbybryant1
      @kolbybryant1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      To be clear, for the other 99% of the games played they should be paper for ease comfort and general fun of using your own cards. But for the major main stage feature matches, they should be on arena just for veiwability, ease of interaction, less judgecalls, and general amount of information available to be viewed as a spectator

    • @Maniaco1612
      @Maniaco1612 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Have you ever played Modern on Arena?

    • @44KoRn44
      @44KoRn44 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You cant make this tournament on Arena. Arena is a different Environment with own algorithms and own problems (starting Hand, thoughtseize Bug, set stops and so on...).
      Magic on Arena is a different game.

  • @th3giv3r
    @th3giv3r 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dauthi Voidwalker is disgusting

  • @mikelong9731
    @mikelong9731 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good match. I beat calcano before. seeing he is trying tron. good try

  • @AngelBaby-ct9kf
    @AngelBaby-ct9kf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Someone’s gotta talk w/ production about the weird zoom ins on that random woman, very jarring and odd!

    • @ericbarr734
      @ericbarr734 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Yeah that was super weird. I figured maybe I missed some background, like that's Jake's wife or friend or sister or something.
      Edit: Ah, at the end of the video she goes on the stage and they say she's his girlfriend. I'd say the pan overs make sense now.

  • @THESUP3RULTRA
    @THESUP3RULTRA 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    one ring high key ruined the game.

  • @44KoRn44
    @44KoRn44 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hope the meta shifts soon. Personally I dont like the way it goes...
    Its all about free spells (cascade, evoke) or ramp (titan, tron). Just do your thing or die.
    No creature aggro, no good control. Just midrange and combo. Boring.

    • @markchaney4469
      @markchaney4469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed want old school jund and other decks being good

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      midrange and combo are arguably the least boring to watch out of the 4 archetypes.

    • @TheForbiddenDance
      @TheForbiddenDance 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Scam isn't midrange it's basically combo

    • @_____kb
      @_____kb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Modern is just a fast format! I feel like midrange being good is a sign of a pretty healthy meta, right?
      And even combo decks know how to get grindy(bear in mind this is coming from a degenerate Hammer player)
      I agree that it sucks control isn't great right now. Some bans may fix things a bit.

    • @alexandersepa3037
      @alexandersepa3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheForbiddenDance it is midrange. Scam is the literall definition of midrange. It just happens to have a "combo" in it that's appears SOMETIMES.

  • @SchoolOfTitans
    @SchoolOfTitans 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Calcano dont know karn Is Up to One target. Sutch a huge missplay whit treasure in g4. And so many games in autopilot mode. Moderno Is in all time low and also Very low skills level for a final.