Brian Weissman Semifinals LURKERCON 4 Old School 93-94 MTG Commentary
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- Legendary old school Magic pro Brian Weissman playing the semifinals of LURKERCON 4 at GP Seattle 2018. Commentary with Sam Tang of Kitchen Table Magic podcast and Brian Weissman.
LURKERCON 4 was a lot of fun. Over 50 players showed up for Old School Magic, and it was great to see enthusiasts of 93-94 Magic. I hope to see more players at upcoming GP Vegas 2018.
If you see us jamming games, come by and say hi. If you’re looking for that special old school card or need to complete your deck or collection, visit www.vintagemagic.com.
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My favorite magic videos on TH-cam are the old school matches narrated by brian
wow, Hands down, the best Video on this channel! Please, Daniel, more Content like this!
ßòóm ye 4 real! Would love 2 see more of this
nuff said
Watched it from end to end ✔️
Still in awe of how awesome this is! MORE, PLEASE! Brian continues to cement himself as the most important and amazing player from the 93/94 MTG era! Brings back memories of his commentaries during early World Championship tournaments back in the late 90's! Thanks again!
It's honestly really worth it to watch his games, hear Brian's commentary, and pick his brain, since he really does think several steps ahead.
Thanks for watching!
Why would anyone click a thumbs down on this uncanny podcast Magic game with perfect commentary from a legendary player..
Thank you guys very much for making videos like this one 🖖
so youtube doesnt recommend a bunch more of same to you. i down vote all the time for that reason
Wow, this is exactly what I've been hoping to see - Brian talking us through his decision making as he plays the deck, just like he does with games in the EDH format on his channel. I've recently become interested in the deck and watching it in action being piloted by its creator is fascinating. Thanks for putting this together guys, hope to see more like it!
Wow this video was phenomenal thank you Brian and Daniel.
thanks Daniel, appreciate the support!
I do like Brian a lot, and his commentary has been invaluable in advancing my understanding of the game, and especially how to play his deck which is one of my favorites. But I also got so much pleasure watching him get smoked 2-0 despite the clear difference in skill level between these two players.
Old school is crazy and swings
Brian is such a beast, top notch commentary, thanks for the content!
Damn the commentary was awesome!
Best Magic video ever
Brian is amazing
I had a NM beta set in 1999 and this video brings back so many great memories. More like this please!
Brian once said in one of his deck tec videos that Ancestral Recall is the best card in the game ever printed.
I always was unsure about that but after such an experienced player confirmed it - there is really no doubt
It definitely is
I’m new back to the game after being a pretty good Type II player back in the day. I loved this video. It’s so informative. I love that there’s an old school format now, though I never got close to getting all the power nine. I thought I recognized your name. You look quite young for a ~25 year veteran. Great stuff. Subscribed.
Now we are talking! Fantastic video! Thank you Brian for the commentary and to the ones filming great work!
Honestly, this is super fascinating, well thought out: next level stuff. The teaching Brian is doing in this video is incredible, and very generous. Furthermore: as a teaching tool the fact that he did not win the match (though he played very well, so no slight intended)- it's actually better to learn from, so we are hearing primary and fallback strategies the entire narration. Well done, and I really hope more of these are made in this style, and with as thoroughly thought out narration. Thanks!
Thanks tons for the positive feedback! This was definitely my aim with the video: to educate. It's quite easy to narrate a game where you're ahead the whole time, just explaining how you dismantle your opponent. It's a different story when you're on the back foot an entire game, squeezing the resources you have, trying to figure out a way to win. I intend to produce more videos like this if the reception is positive, so stay tuned!
Fantastic, Thanks again, and looking forward to more!
keep it going Brian ! We would love to see more videos like that. Maybe there is a slight chance to see you piloting a mono black some day?
Hmm, not too likely given its deficits in Old School format. I do play mono black sometimes in online Commander, though that's an entirely different animal. When I do play heavy black in Old School, it's usually paired with white and blue to shore up some of the weaknesses.
@@Thebrianweissman more of these please! i would love to see you play against a UR aggro style deck which I find is a difficult matchup for the deck but I might be playing it wrong...
Superb thought process by "The Man"... I'm thankful to you guys for sharing these wonderful OS matches. Keep up the good work, Daniel!
Guillermo Blanco thank u!!!
Wow, this is the first time delving into vintage, it looks super interesting
Some of the best commentary I've ever heard.
This is a fantastically well produced video. I especially love the Vintage Magic burning logo on entry.
Sam's editing was spot on, the music was enjoyable, and Brian's comments were great. Definitely some of the top notch content out there for Old School.
That really makes we wanna get into OG magic again. Complex commentary was quite nice.
This is EPIC. Thanks Brian & Daniel & Sam! :)
Very welcome Timothy, glad you liked it!
Loving the new Intro, editing and commentary. Sam is worth every penny to the production. A+
Totally agree, he did a fantastic job with the editing and graphics for the video.
All I could think of was that fountain splashing water everywhere! My OCD was killing me 😂
Love to see Weissman playing Old School. Played against several players with their carbon copies of The Deck back in the day. Too many Magic players don’t know about the history from the early days.
Super insightful commentary, great video Daniel & Brian
David Lee thanks David, all the work was by Sam & Brian!!!
Was a pleasure watch this video! it only increase my desire to start learning play Magic as soon as this quarantine ends!
Just watched this whole thing. Brian seems like a class act, and its super interesting hearing the play by play, card by card...More of this please!
Very interesting. Thanks for the commentary!
New intro and background stuff looks very greats !! nice improvement here! Good jobs guys ;)
Guillaume_Drift thanks!
This was so wonderful, and yeah this should probably be re-uploaded with a 30% reduction in music volume so that his voice is more clear and unmuddled. You can raise volume to hear him better but then there's a heavy bass drums pummeling your ears.
This is TH-cam where everyone puts music over commentary. They don't even know why. Because others do it. Or something.
I'm liking the new look. I like the new thumbnail style and the intro.
Great video and beautiful commentary 👌
Love this kind of content, this is awesome!
The "only 1 out against Library" argument against restricting strip mine also goes the other way around: there is only 1 Library so the chance of drawing one in the beginning is not that big. I personally haven't found Library to be all that dominating in Swedish old school. One Strip mine plus Orb and Demonic Tutor is usually enough to deal with it. That's 3 outs against 1 threat. Yes, some games boil down to a battle over Library, but the same goes for Mind Twist. Powerful restricted cards are a hallmark of the format.
great video! with excellent commentary and the break down on decisions was very on point.
Best video yet! Please more of this
Those cut off shorts 27 minutes in made my day
Great listening to your insights! Wish I had either of those decks!
imagine if that Chaos orb flew into the water LOL!!!
Th best mtg format
fantastic commentary and editing!
Awesome commentary! Love it!!!!
I'm 40 mins in but I can already say this vid is definitive proof that Magic is not and has never been pay to win xD
Nice production quality man. Enjoyed the video.
Shane Davis appreciate the support
would loved to have played Brian back in the day. we both have the same play style...
I was about to write not casting ancestral or sacrificing the lotus or playing the fireball with no counter land were the dumbest moves in Seattle since Pete Caroll threw decided to throw the ball into the teeth of the Pats defense. However, since he won, I'm sure Eric can laugh at those mistakes now. Congrats Eric for getting it done!
He got the last laugh, he won Lurkercon, and beat the smug bearded guy.
Whoa look at that fresh thumbnail and intro!! very nice brotha keep it up!!
ink_ stain thanks man! Might produce one of these fully edited vids a month...
Vintage MTG man ive always enjoyed your content, but i guess others arent as excited cause of stuff like that. Stupid but would love to see you get MORE EXPOSURE
thanks man. yeah, no time to do edited videos, I get it … but i'm going to do more creative content soon, which is more important than what looks good.
Vintage MTG exactly, your actual content is very unique sir
This was great! Thx Guys
Quality content !!!!!
Such a great Video.
Amazing video!
Epic
more braina videos playing the deck, they are fire
After this video how many people will now start placing their cards onto the table and staring down their opponents. Brian settings trends!
excellent video !
Eric with the raw dog fireball... this man is gonna catch aids with this type of thinking lmao
love the video but i did really anticipate having Daniel in this and the music is way to loud.
michael belcher volume turned lower :) ???
That fountain is doin me an anxiety
yep, that was annoying!
fkn love this video!
Make some shirts with the flaming vintage magic logo (do they exist? already, going to pick one up if/once they do) Loved the video
I feel like I recognize your voice... Did you ever do commentary for M:TG events on ESPN2 with Buheler? Didn't you call worlds 2000?
Great call! I actually did a bunch of pro-level commentary in the mid to late 1990s. Though I think it may have concluded with the 1999 World Champs.
Perhaps that’s what you’re recalling?
No way that he knew he had a library in his opening hand hahaha
35:45 Brian, did you ever find out why Eric sacked the Lotus for Recall?
I never did, though I did ask him through Daniel why he didn't just cast Ancestral Recall the turn he tutored for it, to draw immediately up to seven cards for Library. His response was something like "I wanted to do something he wouldn't expect", or something to that effect. He's right about that for sure, I wouldn't have expected him to elect to not essentially win the game on the spot.
@@Thebrianweissman lol. Then again, had he cast the Ancestral immediately, this video probably wouldn't exist!
@@rarevalo83 You are completely right! It took me so long to draw my first Strip Mine, he would have drawn an extra 6-7 cards from the Library.
@@Thebrianweissman I wanted to ask you, I watched the incredible Channel Fireball Top 100 Magic Cards of All Time. The list was very impressive although I think there were a few glaring Old School misses. The panels mentioned Sylvan Library and Blood Moon as two misses that belonged on the list (which I totally agree). I'm shocked no one really mentioned Mishra's Factory as belonging in the Top 100! Moat could be another possibility, although debatable. I think we need a Top 100 "Old School" Magic Cards of All Time countdown! I'm very curious to know which Old School cards you thought were missed?
@@rarevalo83 Glad you enjoyed the series, I was quite happy to participate in a couple of the panels! The fact Black Lotus outranked Ancestral Recall is a testament to the overall sentiments of the panel, that they're more contemporary players and not Old Schoolers. I do think Black Lotus is the better card in Vintage, because three free mana at the start of the game is generally more degenerate than three extra random cards from the top of your deck.
I didn't agree with a lot of the ranking choices either, though my perspective was more a consequence of years of Commander. At one point, before we started filming, I mentioned Commander to Reid Duke, and he looked at me like I had three heads :P. Undoubtedly, a "Top 100 Old School Cards" compilation would look a lot different from the Channel Fireball list, owing not just to the fact it's a tiny subset of all of Magic, but also because the priorities are just different. The eras and decks from those eras are just too hard to compare. How good was Blood Moon, for example, during the "Necro Summer" of 1996, when all the decks were either mono black or white/green? How good is Moat in a Vintage format where you get combo killed consistently on turn two or three? Vintage is so fast and ridiculous that cards like Library of Alexandria, Mana Drain and Mind Twist are obsolete. The game changes, and so too do relative card values.
Maybe one day we can do a "Top 100 cards in Old School" video. However, you do need to realize the rankings for the Channel Fireball videos were the consequence of community voting. It's hard to compare your subjective sentiments to a broad consensus. The collective is usually right.
I've noticed in several of the Lurkercon videos Brian always keeps his cards very separated and never puts lands on top of each other. I've never seen anyone else play this way. Is it due to old rules from Chaos orb? You can see how his opponents put moxes and lands and other similar items stacked on top of each other. Brian, can you explain why you do this?
I sure can. I started playing this way due to the presence of Chaos Orb in the format back in early 1994. Back then, when the card was played with its literal wording, you had to be careful to have your permanents spaced apart. Over time, it just became a comfortable way to organize my cards, with the added benefit of confusing my opponent. I generally have my permanents laid out in a somewhat haphazard way, which can be tough for the opponent to assess, especially when it's a complicated board state. Sometimes people will overlook a creature or an artifact that's embedded within a grid of lands. I'm extremely used to monitoring a desultory battlefield, and it generally doesn't affect my ability to play well. I also find tapping and untapping easier with my cards organized into a grid.
If Brian decides to become a serious poker cash game player, the way he watches his opponent and studies, has good forethought and instincts he would probably make a killing. Sounds like Matt Damon in rounders(although Matt Damon is a horrible poker player irl lol)
:D
why didn't he cast the Ancestral Recall??????????????????????????
I really like the video, however the music seems pointless and is distracting.