I love and hate the unbanning at the same time. It makes affinity much stronger but it also makes them more expensive and as a not so rich magic player i cant afford them.
Same here. First i was so happy that i get opals back to my lantern and then i realized they are 150€ per piece now. Its good that we can do fun stuff again, but we dont have money for it. Happiest and saddest day of my mtg career,
I personally am thinking about a red version. Back before 2020 i was running mono-red affinity and it was fantastic. Galvanic Blast is a helluva magic card
It is good that we finally passed the "Mono One Ring" metagame, and back to the deck diversity modern is known for. Though now i remembering how people were complaing back in the day about artifact and graveyard cards being prevelant in meta, because the used too much slots of sideboard for hate cards for both.
HS with opal is so much fun. And it'll get around bowmasters. Enjoy my dude i have my HS stuff in a deck box, i am also going to be trying out HS in current meta
Try using tamiyo instead of heist, she can make artifacts to help affinty and tap for kappa! Plus you may be able to activate her with the draw spells.
@@AndreaMengucci Ohhh thats surprising, I heard you spoke about it, Now I directly went to the long overdue pressing of the subscribe button. Thanks Mengu and much love from germany ❤
I sold most of my modern stuff, I don’t get to play much mtg anymore aside from commander with the homies, but I still have 4 sagas 4 opals. All the affinity stuff. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!
Very interested in building my first modern deck.. and I really want to play dredge, I love the dredge mechanic. From the "recent" modern dredge deck, which cards would you recommend switching out for faithless looting?
I'm so glad they replaced the 100$ staple with a 200$ staple, it makes the format so much more playable, enjoyable, and affordable. Meta was getting stale with the boros energy one ring spam so it is really a wonderful thing that the more expensive and dominating affinity can now fill that exact same spot until it gets ban nuked again. Jumping to pauper was the best decision I've made in this game honestly.
Watching muted because I'm at work and 5 minutes in I can tell how stoked you are to be playing this new modern because of how much you're bouncing around in your chair lol
Why didnt he build the old affiniti deck. When players vomit there whole hand turn 1. Than turn 3 or 4 they feed everything to arch bound ravager and put it on inkmoth nexus for the win?
i think definitely would be better to have dispatch in the deck i dont see why not. esp if youre running azorious lands already. just replace the heist poopy card. why not an all that glitters too just for fun
Paradoxically enough, the unban is about to make me drop my deck because god no I don´t want to spend this much money on 4 Mox Opals and constantly being reminded I´m playing a subpar deck that could be much stronger if I just put in this expensive card isn´t fun either...
The first page of my binder has my 4 Mox Opal sitting there waiting. Same ones I've had since Mirrodin standard. I am so excited.
Mirrodin had Chrome Mox, not Mox Opal.
@@lars_rosenberg Scars of Mirrodin*
buy high never sell!
Same! From before the ban!!!
Isn't mox opal still the lowest valued of all cards with "mox" in the name?
Can't wait to watch all the Mengu content with these fresh "new" cards! God bless affinity
Yeahhhh
I love and hate the unbanning at the same time. It makes affinity much stronger but it also makes them more expensive and as a not so rich magic player i cant afford them.
Same here. First i was so happy that i get opals back to my lantern and then i realized they are 150€ per piece now. Its good that we can do fun stuff again, but we dont have money for it. Happiest and saddest day of my mtg career,
I have a strong felling there will be some sort of a reprint at the start of the year
The poor can't afford legacy and modern, that's why I play pauper
@@burgherozzo I might as well just play Grixis Affinity. I really wanna play Affinity in Modern, but man....Prices ;w;
just play online
I personally am thinking about a red version. Back before 2020 i was running mono-red affinity and it was fantastic. Galvanic Blast is a helluva magic card
Im glad theres a chance for graveyard decks and artifact decks to come back
As a former original Affinity player that still has their opals, it might finally be time to get back into modern
It is good that we finally passed the "Mono One Ring" metagame, and back to the deck diversity modern is known for.
Though now i remembering how people were complaing back in the day about artifact and graveyard cards being prevelant in meta, because the used too much slots of sideboard for hate cards for both.
44:00 get back mox opal with emry, equip boots on new construct, swing out with all, win instantly
As a hardened scales player I am hyped to try opal out
HS with opal is so much fun. And it'll get around bowmasters. Enjoy my dude i have my HS stuff in a deck box, i am also going to be trying out HS in current meta
That first game was a solo win by Urza's Saga.
Shows what a powerhouse that card is.
Can't wait for all the twin, affinity, scales, dredge, hatebears etc. content to come out
I loved watching this from both sides. You guys rock
The g1 first round was awesome…they conceded haha
Now THIS feels like modern!
Try using tamiyo instead of heist, she can make artifacts to help affinty and tap for kappa! Plus you may be able to activate her with the draw spells.
Also could possibly try "Forging the Anchor" over hiest to keep artifact draw.
i think at 52:30 the drum taps cause you tapped a creature to pay for the kappa and maybe it tried to do the drum before the improvise?
Lantern Control/ Puresteel Combo when?
@@Justadeathgod soon
@@AndreaMengucci Ohhh thats surprising, I heard you spoke about it, Now I directly went to the long overdue pressing of the subscribe button. Thanks Mengu and much love from germany ❤
MOOOOX OPAAAL IN DAAA HOUUUSE
Have you considered dropping Reality Heist for Forging the Anchor? Considering most of the deck is artifacts its like a 3 mana draw 4 or 5.
Mengu! You are the best!!! Affinity Love is real! ❤
This is the greatest ban announcement ever
I sold most of my modern stuff, I don’t get to play much mtg anymore aside from commander with the homies, but I still have 4 sagas 4 opals. All the affinity stuff. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!
Thoughts on Nettlecyst and Simulacrum Synthesizer in Affinity?
"We don't need lands to win games of Magic from this day on" LOL
why not use forge the anchor instead of reality heist?
Very interested in building my first modern deck.. and I really want to play dredge, I love the dredge mechanic. From the "recent" modern dredge deck, which cards would you recommend switching out for faithless looting?
Yup, I still had my Opal's sitting in a box...never being played...just like you said lol. Buy high, never sell!
WE’RE SO BACK BABY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm so glad they replaced the 100$ staple with a 200$ staple, it makes the format so much more playable, enjoyable, and affordable. Meta was getting stale with the boros energy one ring spam so it is really a wonderful thing that the more expensive and dominating affinity can now fill that exact same spot until it gets ban nuked again.
Jumping to pauper was the best decision I've made in this game honestly.
I like black for deadly dispute. So good.
I'm currently testing if I can get really greedy with Sai, Master Thopterist and Mox Amber.
That turn 2 round 2 was insano
Shout out inspiring Tommy.
Splinter twin unbanned. Was my pet deck back in the days.
Too bad I quit playing compatative.
Watching muted because I'm at work and 5 minutes in I can tell how stoked you are to be playing this new modern because of how much you're bouncing around in your chair lol
Which set can I find Mox Opals in?
Scars of Mirrodin
Scars, 2 different masters sets and twice as a special guest
Twin soon? 👀
Yeah we wanna see Twin!!! 😊😊😊
The way meltdown is worded, I would have thought it hit the lands as well.
It does, the lands are indestructible.
@ ahhhh. I knew DSC is, I didn’t realize the two color ones are too though. Very nice. I should read more 😂
I am SO happy affinity is back. I love that deck. I’m only worried that I won’t be able to afford a play set of mox opal 😔
would u mind doing a new dredge video for modern as faithless looting got unbanned
Meltdown says hello...
I would buy them if they weren't going to be unbanned soon again!! Love the content
Hi Mengu, consider playing dredge
I still can't believe they unbanned Mox Opal. I thought right way Affinity should be T1
Heck yes
Why didnt he build the old affiniti deck. When players vomit there whole hand turn 1. Than turn 3 or 4 they feed everything to arch bound ravager and put it on inkmoth nexus for the win?
where frogmite???
Is Cappa really that good?? I’m not sure
@@ARtheDork did you watch any of the games?
@ okay, it is good xD sorry
i think definitely would be better to have dispatch in the deck i dont see why not. esp if youre running azorious lands already. just replace the heist poopy card. why not an all that glitters too just for fun
Now play splinter twin!.. I saw where you built a deck for it..
Never shoulda been banned. Modern isnt modern without one of its pillars of the format.
I think that Mox Opal is too op...
Paradoxically enough, the unban is about to make me drop my deck because god no I don´t want to spend this much money on 4 Mox Opals and constantly being reminded I´m playing a subpar deck that could be much stronger if I just put in this expensive card isn´t fun either...
Ok, now they have to ban urza's saga
it's so funny to see spike decks get lots of 3-2 and 4-1 in leagues but when they match up against a good player with a good deck can't win a game
So they unbanned a $150 card. Great.
I think its a bad unban tbh
It was a bad ban. Never shoulda been banned.
It's certainly a powerful and dangerous card.