Anticipate - Trigger Warning Assault Formation - Butt Tactics Dragonlord Kolaghan - "Kolaghan't Let You Do That, Starkhan" Dragonlord Silumgar - Big SIl Dromoka's Command - Instant Hunt the Weak and Other Stuff Too I Guess Epic Confrontation - Bear Punch II: Enter the Dragon and Then Punch It Foul Renewal - Zombie Malaria Foul-Tongue Shriek - "WOT CAHNT" Glade Watcher - Garden Guy Glint - Cash Money Gudul Lurker - Goodlefish, Goodler, Goodle or Salamander Man Harbinger of the Hunt - Countryside Burninator Haven of the Spirit Dragon - Ugin's Penthouse Hidden Dragonslayer - "Peekaboo!" Icefall Regent - Shoop da Woop Dragon Illusory Gains - "Ooh, Shiny!" Keeper of the Lens - At Least It's Not Lens of Clarity Kolaghan Skirmisher - "I Left the Keys on the Table" Lightning Berserker - Fireball With Legs Living Lore - Muh PTSD Magmatic Chasm - Outta My Way Mirror Mockery - I Know You Are But What Am I Ojutai's Breath - Shoop da Woop Pinion Feast - Skyhorse Snack Time Qal Sisma Behemoth - Sleepy Shrek Rakshasa Gravecaller - Death and Dudes Roast - Roasty-Toasty (Courtesy of Sutcliffe) Sandsteppe Scavenger - Grub's Up Savage Ventmaw - World's Biggest Burning Tree-Emissary Scale Blessing - "You Got a Little Something Here" Shorecrasher Elemental - Ellie Sidisi, Undead Vizier - Be Prepared Sight of the Scalelords - Skyhorse Streetlamps Silkwrap - Scarves Over Scars Silumgar Monument - Public Art: Slums Silumgar's Scorn - Big Sil Backhand Sprinting Warbrute - Speedy Shrek Stampeding Elk Herd - StamperTV Strongarm Mok - Prowess for Everybody Summit Prowler - Now with Dragons! Surrak, the Hunt Caller - Lieutenant Dragon Punch (as opposed to Captain Bear Punch) Taigam's Strike - Give 'Em the Ol' One-Two Thunderbreak Regent - Formatbreak Regnet Tormenting Voice - "Shhhh, I'm Thinking!" Vial of Dragonfire - Shock in a Bottle, Now with No Added Preservatives Volcanic Rush - Cowabunga! Volcanic Vision - Flaming Acid Trip Wandering Tombshell - Too Soon Warbringer - Kolaghans Hit Your Hallelujah Zurgo Bellstriker - Gatorade Boy
If I might offer some I've heard or made myself: Sprinting Warbrute: "Thunder Thighs" because he is heavyset and also has lightning striking his legs Vulturous Aven: Sign in Bird Zurgo Bellstriker: Same Aggro Taste, None of the Mana Cost.
Dragon storm was played in a few competitive decks. It can/could be discarded with blazing shoal in Legacy/Modern infect and it was a win condition with Bogardan Hellkite in either Standard or Extended (not sure about that one).
But pegasi are sky-horses. Instead, May I reccommend "skysarus" , because they're dinosaurs back from extinction? For example, "barfy skysarus", or "emergency skysarus", or "teetering skysarus."
She'll stop Silumgar eating thee! Narset, she is Narset. Narset, just don't let her ult go off. Narset, she is Narset, Narset, inventor of....dragon-kabob?
I really love that little bit of flavour on Profaner of the Dead, because the things you scare off are less bulky than the sac'ed creature, so it's like "Holy shit, look at that guy he killed! D:"
I've been calling the Silumgar Assassin the "Megamorphing Murder Man" myself. I've also been calling the Spidersilk Net "Assault Pants" because Assault formation synergy.
my nicknames for Learn from the Past: "johnny's new indestructible toy", and "two-of, and electromancer, and two-of manamorphose, and two-of ritual, AND no cards in library? I'm ready for the pro tour!".
Blood-chin Rager - "Buff Hitler". I'm sorry, but you cannot unsee it. Collected Company - "YOU GO GLEN COCO!" Dragonlord's Prerogrative - "Dragonlord's Opportunity" Edits: I'm doing these as I'm watching this.
Qal Sisma Behemoth is phonetically almost there, just shorten it to "Call sis' maybe?". And if you pay 2 mana you just say "I'm gonna call sis'". Sight of the Scalelord could be a trap in limited, and to remind me of this I call it "So big or scrub home". Blood-Chin Fanatic could be blood-driver I suppose? Not sure about that one. And Conifer Strider is ofc "Slender Man". Great episode as always, so many I hadn't heard before, my favorites were probably Orc Berserker by Pitiless Hoard and Dromoka Magica.
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit: Bolstergeist Clone Legion/Mirror Mastery: You might know everything I'm going to do but that's not going to help you since I know everything you're going to do! Strange, isn't it?
You can get a turn 1 kill in Vintage with Dragonstorm with a nigh-perfect opening hand. Swamp, Dark Ritual, Black Lotus (naming Red), Seething Song, and any Mox (besides Opal), then Dragonstorm with a Storm count of 4. Bring out one of every Dragonlord and swing for game.
Salt Road Quartermasters: Was thinking "He Sells Three Scales from the Scalelord," until I realized he only enters with 2 counters. You do move them for three cmc, though, so maybe "He Sells, for Three, Scales from the Scalelord?"
Profaner of the Dead = "Can I help you get a head?" Narset = Bhangra Babe Sarkan = Dude Bro Screamreach Brawler = I have the power! Shaman of Forgotten Ways = Biorhythm Hobo Shape the Sand = Like big butts!(sung) Sight beyond sight = Hooooo! (I wonder if anyone will get this ;) ) Sight of the scale lord = Huurrrrk!
I will most definitely be forcing one...or all... of these nicknames next time my playgroup has a meet-up. Also, for some reason I always want to call the Fate Reforged Silumgar "Sillygar" and the DTK one, "Lord Sillygar," or "Silliergar."
Center Soul reminds me of M.C. Hammer, because the person looks like they're wearing parachute pants, and you "can't touch this" because it gives protection.
Ohhhh yes. I love these episodes, great job as usual. Will you be doing MM2015? Also, it is instantly apparent that Graham has a *lot* more torso than Alex or Kathleen XD
Wizards seriously missed a trick by not having Sight Beyond Sight's art feature a rakshasa instead of a djinn. Seriously Wizards, Thundercats references all daaaaaaay
Kolaghan's Aspirent: THAT MEANS SHE BREATHES KOLAGHAN
I doubt I will ever tire of hearing card nicknames composed of a full song verse. That shit is GOLD.
Kin-Tree Spirit Anafenza is called "Little Orphan Annie" in our playgroup.
JakesFavorites I dubbed it minifenza because it was in a anifenza the goatmost commander deck
JakesFavorites o.
I wanted the Icefall Regent to be nicknamed: "New Five Gum"
Dylan Jones "This... is the experience of new 5 gum..."
Dylan Jones Thanks for that one, it's going straight into my Lorthos the Freshmaker commander deck.
loadingreadyrun It's perfect!
Natset Transcendent: The Last Airbender.
Anticipate - Trigger Warning
Assault Formation - Butt Tactics
Dragonlord Kolaghan - "Kolaghan't Let You Do That, Starkhan"
Dragonlord Silumgar - Big SIl
Dromoka's Command - Instant Hunt the Weak and Other Stuff Too I Guess
Epic Confrontation - Bear Punch II: Enter the Dragon and Then Punch It
Foul Renewal - Zombie Malaria
Foul-Tongue Shriek - "WOT CAHNT"
Glade Watcher - Garden Guy
Glint - Cash Money
Gudul Lurker - Goodlefish, Goodler, Goodle or Salamander Man
Harbinger of the Hunt - Countryside Burninator
Haven of the Spirit Dragon - Ugin's Penthouse
Hidden Dragonslayer - "Peekaboo!"
Icefall Regent - Shoop da Woop Dragon
Illusory Gains - "Ooh, Shiny!"
Keeper of the Lens - At Least It's Not Lens of Clarity
Kolaghan Skirmisher - "I Left the Keys on the Table"
Lightning Berserker - Fireball With Legs
Living Lore - Muh PTSD
Magmatic Chasm - Outta My Way
Mirror Mockery - I Know You Are But What Am I
Ojutai's Breath - Shoop da Woop
Pinion Feast - Skyhorse Snack Time
Qal Sisma Behemoth - Sleepy Shrek
Rakshasa Gravecaller - Death and Dudes
Roast - Roasty-Toasty (Courtesy of Sutcliffe)
Sandsteppe Scavenger - Grub's Up
Savage Ventmaw - World's Biggest Burning Tree-Emissary
Scale Blessing - "You Got a Little Something Here"
Shorecrasher Elemental - Ellie
Sidisi, Undead Vizier - Be Prepared
Sight of the Scalelords - Skyhorse Streetlamps
Silkwrap - Scarves Over Scars
Silumgar Monument - Public Art: Slums
Silumgar's Scorn - Big Sil Backhand
Sprinting Warbrute - Speedy Shrek
Stampeding Elk Herd - StamperTV
Strongarm Mok - Prowess for Everybody
Summit Prowler - Now with Dragons!
Surrak, the Hunt Caller - Lieutenant Dragon Punch (as opposed to Captain Bear Punch)
Taigam's Strike - Give 'Em the Ol' One-Two
Thunderbreak Regent - Formatbreak Regnet
Tormenting Voice - "Shhhh, I'm Thinking!"
Vial of Dragonfire - Shock in a Bottle, Now with No Added Preservatives
Volcanic Rush - Cowabunga!
Volcanic Vision - Flaming Acid Trip
Wandering Tombshell - Too Soon
Warbringer - Kolaghans Hit Your Hallelujah
Zurgo Bellstriker - Gatorade Boy
Sandsteppe Scavenger: Who wants leg?
Pensive Minotaur: but WHY is leg?!
Graham broke his "Never use the same name twice rule." He used Clever Girl as a name for Clever Impersonator back in Khans.
OH. MY. GOD. Mirror Mockery nearly killed me. I had to pause the video because of the actual tears of laughter. Thank you, Graham, and well played.
Sarkhan Unbroken: "Man! Nothing quite like a cold shower!"
(cause blue) XD
Ainok Artilleriest's name was the best one, I was playing WarCraft 3 while listening to this... I laughed so hard, thank you so much.
If I might offer some I've heard or made myself:
Sprinting Warbrute: "Thunder Thighs" because he is heavyset and also has lightning striking his legs
Vulturous Aven: Sign in Bird
Zurgo Bellstriker: Same Aggro Taste, None of the Mana Cost.
Ancient Carp - "Ancient Crap"
Assault Formation - "Buttfight Go!"
Centre Soul - "Can't Touch This"
Dragon Hunter - "Dragon Punter"
Dragon-Scarred Bear - "Tyrion Lannisbear"
Dragonlord Kolaghan - "Dragonlord Call Again"
Glade Watcher - "Grove Guardian"
Illusory Gains - "Skipped Leg Day"
Kindled Fury - "Uncoordinated Assault"
Kolaghan's Command - "Call Again Please"
Lightwalker - Either "Glitterbarf Champion" or "Walking on Sunshine"
Marang River Skeleton - "Spooky Secret"
Necromaster Dragon - "Zombie Skyhorse"
Negate - "Nope-dot-spell"
Orator of Ojutai - "Bird of Omens"
Reckless Imp - "Flying Chimp"
Silkwrap - "Mummify"
Silumgar's Scorn - "Scorn Spike"
Skywise Teachinga - "Djinn-Slide"
Strongarm Monk - "Strong Belwas"
Vulturous Aven - "Bird in Blood"
Youthful Scholar - "Exploit-Bait"
I really like Ancient Crap because the card is crap.
Dragon storm was played in a few competitive decks. It can/could be discarded with blazing shoal in Legacy/Modern infect and it was a win condition with Bogardan Hellkite in either Standard or Extended (not sure about that one).
Trish... best nickname in the set. Simple and perfect. Mass props, Graham.
you did a good job sorting out the sound with the headset mics. it's much better than in the first episodes with them.
BEST TTC EPISODE EVAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH gon see the previous ones right away.
But pegasi are sky-horses.
Instead, May I reccommend "skysarus" , because they're dinosaurs back from extinction? For example, "barfy skysarus", or "emergency skysarus", or "teetering skysarus."
I love these Podcasts! I'm also delighted that cussing is kept to a low low low minimum, And, Great job! Love watching you guys!
Really enjoyed this nicknames, good job you guys
Sarkhan unbroken is sarkhan the stoic(how to train your dragon reference)
Lightwalker - "Walking on Sunshine"?
Deadly wanderings: There can be only one !!!
"The Bear Who Lived" is amazing.
For Sight Beyond Sight. from LSV "Slight Beyond Slight", for the dual slight of hand.
Kolaghan's Command: "Hey Kolaghan Man!"
(Probably have to be American and over 40 to get the pun.)
Also: "Narset, Narset, swimming in the ocean..."
Kevin Podsiadlik Pretty blue and pretty white. She'll beat a Kolaghan in a fight.
DeviltoGeorgia34 She's the jedi of tarkir!
She'll stop Silumgar eating thee!
Narset, she is Narset. Narset, just don't let her ult go off. Narset, she is Narset, Narset, inventor of....dragon-kabob?
40:19 , Brainbite is already a card, and it is quite good. :)
I'm actually somewhat surprised you didn't go with a Thundercats reference with Sight Beyond Sight.
I really love that little bit of flavour on Profaner of the Dead, because the things you scare off are less bulky than the sac'ed creature, so it's like "Holy shit, look at that guy he killed! D:"
In regards to "how they get the scales..."
Molting. Like birds or snakes.
I swear, I was thinking the same thing for Stratus Dancer, kudos to Graham for the reference!
39:45 graham'a face is the color of Alex's shirt.
Alex's all-out laugh is my favorite sound XD
Commune Lava not called Chandra's Revelation? I am disappoint.
Yuchen Zhou Dude, that drain is CLOGGED
loadingreadyrun Due to Chandra's alleviation? ;-)
I lost it at Dromoka Magica. Never expected a reference from that show XD
I've been calling the Silumgar Assassin the "Megamorphing Murder Man" myself.
I've also been calling the Spidersilk Net "Assault Pants" because Assault formation synergy.
When i cast sight beyond sight, I always say, SWORD OF OMENS! GIVE ME SIGHT BEYOND SIGHT!
Sarkhan Unbroken. Not Pictured here: Sarkhan Unbowed, and Sarkhan Unbent.
I was expecting some Thundercats reference for Sight Beyond Sight (what Lion-o says when peering through his sword).
Love the Buffy reference at 11:30
Sarkhan Unbroken: Dovahkiin
Volcanic Vision + Temporal Trespass = Say goodbye to your board state.
my nicknames for Learn from the Past: "johnny's new indestructible toy", and "two-of, and electromancer, and two-of manamorphose, and two-of ritual, AND no cards in library? I'm ready for the pro tour!".
Blood-chin Rager - "Buff Hitler". I'm sorry, but you cannot unsee it.
Collected Company - "YOU GO GLEN COCO!"
Dragonlord's Prerogrative - "Dragonlord's Opportunity"
Edits: I'm doing these as I'm watching this.
Narset: Standing Crane Technique?
Sight Beyond Sight -> Sword of Omens!
you know... from Thundercats, "Sword of Omens, give me sight beyond sight."
...fancy...alex! ...fancy..alex! not the same without a hat
all these years later i finally get the spidersilk net joke.
Dramoka Magica? Damnit, don't know if I should hug you or punch you Graham, but I'm going to use it either way.
Qal Sisma Behemoth is phonetically almost there, just shorten it to "Call sis' maybe?". And if you pay 2 mana you just say "I'm gonna call sis'".
Sight of the Scalelord could be a trap in limited, and to remind me of this I call it "So big or scrub home".
Blood-Chin Fanatic could be blood-driver I suppose? Not sure about that one.
And Conifer Strider is ofc "Slender Man".
Great episode as always, so many I hadn't heard before, my favorites were probably Orc Berserker by Pitiless Hoard and Dromoka Magica.
Alex is spiffier than usual
And better about the breathing now
Atarka Pummeler -> Log and Loaded
Skywise Teachings -> Djinn Slide
Sight Beyond Sight -> Something, something Thundercats?
I usually call Updraft Elemental, Updog Elemental. Haven't gotten anyone with it yet, but hopes are high.
RTR nicknames should be the next nicknames podcast
My first introduction to good white token generating instants was Raise The Alarm, so I call Secure The Wastes "DEFCON 1"
"Teamster" or "Union Scale" for the Qal Sisma Behemoth, because he does some heavy lifting for you, but you have to pay him by the hour.
An altar of Pitiless Horde with the Parental Advisory sticker thing on the bottom.
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit: Bolstergeist
Clone Legion/Mirror Mastery: You might know everything I'm going to do but that's not going to help you since I know everything you're going to do! Strange, isn't it?
Lightning Berserker is called "The 1 gun" in my play group
circle of elders should be "bingo night"
I cant wait for the origins nickname video
From "I take your feet" i lost it and it stayed lost
What's the reference at 3:04? It's driving me crazy!!
For volcanic vision it should be , "Just add Fire!"
for dragon whisperer 'its behind you'
You can get a turn 1 kill in Vintage with Dragonstorm with a nigh-perfect opening hand. Swamp, Dark Ritual, Black Lotus (naming Red), Seething Song, and any Mox (besides Opal), then Dragonstorm with a Storm count of 4. Bring out one of every Dragonlord and swing for game.
"Savage Ventmaw" is "Claquegueule Sauvage" in french, we're nicknaming it "Grandegueule Sauvage" (Savage Bigmaw) so good XD
Salt Road Quartermasters: Was thinking "He Sells Three Scales from the Scalelord," until I realized he only enters with 2 counters. You do move them for three cmc, though, so maybe "He Sells, for Three, Scales from the Scalelord?"
I think Sandsteppe Scavenger can now be referred to as "Rey." (Star Wars 7)
Profaner of the Dead = "Can I help you get a head?"
Narset = Bhangra Babe
Sarkan = Dude Bro
Screamreach Brawler = I have the power!
Shaman of Forgotten Ways = Biorhythm Hobo
Shape the Sand = Like big butts!(sung)
Sight beyond sight = Hooooo! (I wonder if anyone will get this ;) )
Sight of the scale lord = Huurrrrk!
I will most definitely be forcing one...or all... of these nicknames next time my playgroup has a meet-up.
Also, for some reason I always want to call the Fate Reforged Silumgar "Sillygar" and the DTK one, "Lord Sillygar," or "Silliergar."
Center Soul reminds me of M.C. Hammer, because the person looks like they're wearing parachute pants, and you "can't touch this" because it gives protection.
I was really hoping for a Thundercats joke for "Sight Beyond Sight"
Volcanic vision: Heat Seek in heat
Just thought of that! as I saw it on screen.
Dragon-Scared Bear: "I bearly escaped"
Shambling goblin somehow became gambling shomblin amongst my friends and me.
I named Ire Shaman: "Love Orc".
It looks like she has love heart shaped magic and she goes and gets you a gift.
Why wasn't Tread Upon "Elmer's Revenge"?
I love saying " FLASH FREEZE " with Incased In Ice xD
I always called vulturous aven "sign in bird".
Commune with lava could also be "Krull Fishing"
having just finished the episode:
Stratus Dancer: It's NOT always Will Bender anymore.
Something I realized. The Towershell actually got faster as a zombie
How about for the aven Sign in Bird?
my sugguestion for kolaghan skirmisher: My spoon was too big.
Dragonstorm is a sweet deck in modern if you like playing cool decks! And it doesn't take forever to kill you either
we know where Pensive Minotaur got Leg.
he got it from Sandsteppe Scavenger
I think a good name silumgar's sorcerer's would be essence splatter like the creature counterspell
Of these, I think ghost mom will be the one to catch on.
Ohhhh yes. I love these episodes, great job as usual. Will you be doing MM2015?
Also, it is instantly apparent that Graham has a *lot* more torso than Alex or Kathleen XD
TheUnspokenKibbles He is much taller than either of us. That helps.
Kathleen De Vere He looks like he barely fits in the chair.
Silk wrap should be “Oblivion String”
Arrested Development references make me happy.
Jeski! Give me sight BEYOND sight!
Belltoll Dragon - For Whom the Bell Tolls!
Wizards seriously missed a trick by not having Sight Beyond Sight's art feature a rakshasa instead of a djinn.
Seriously Wizards, Thundercats references all daaaaaaay
That was amazing!
dragon fodder: the snack that stabs back
Ah yes... my wurmcoil engine is Vroom Vroom! in the most badass sounding car engine i can muster!
The correct answer for Atarka was Flying House, courtesy of Evan Erwin.
I have always called Avatar of the Resolute "Avatar: The Last Counter Bender".