The symbiote has some pretty unsettling art for being such a helpful little dude. Edit: nevermind. Just watched game 1. The art is appropriately terrifying.
Good moment for the music. When the first Symbiote hit the field I thought "oh, this is going to go for a while" and I am happy to be correct. Glorious.
Yeah it's the old cards that let you "seek" some elves or just cast them from the top of your library. MH3 didn't bring anything new to the table unfortunately =(
@@nobelphoenixthe cast from the top thing was there before in Realmwalker. Besides bringing in old cards, MH3 hasn’t done too much for Elves in terms of new cards.
@@elephantguy0790 Priest + Wirewood are legacy staples for elf ball, I think this build is strickly better with the hoof but MH3 gave it the peices needed to be a good timeless deck
Love that music edit. It’s always special when that happens :D I won’t ever forget hall of the mountain king when you played that mono green lifegain when strixhaven was fresh ;)
around12:13 he says he doesent have craterhoof but that he didnt have any other cretures that could attack, he ended up having 30 elves on the field that turn. id say swinging for 35 trample is probably good enough
20:15 Can you 'ambush' the Galvanic Discharge after they chose, how much damage they're going to deal into the creature? If that's the case, play Company after they chose?
I'd splash black for tyvar (the planeswalker from MoM) so the dorks can immediately tap for mana and shaman of the pack to occasionally oneshot oppos out of nowhere
I thought something like music starts, lvd says "I hope opponent doesn't have mass bounce spell" and then opponent plays massive bounce spell, music scratches and he says "yeah, that's me right there"
Do you think one copy of Finale of Devastation could slot into this deck? It seems like the best way to buff your team and give them haste since in theory you should be able to generate 12 mana pretty easy.
Ok this video is 4 months old at this time that I’m watching it. I’m new to the arena but to magic. I’m having a hard time using the filter to make decks for example looking for a set of cards in your play list you have. I’m trying to make an elf deck on my own that’s how I found the video
If the land were a Forest I would be more into it, but as I mention in the intro having Castle enter tapped is a disaster. And if I have to choose between the two I would take Castle, as the extra mana is very useful.
played lot of ranked matches with this deck and i rly think it lacks crater hoof. BO1 Historic is so fast you cant give the opponent another turn you need that haste finishier.
Im very suprised your not running the two drop that gives you 1/1 elf token aslong as u control another elf to give you more bodies with arch druid elf count.
That's one of the cards that ended up getting cut to make room for the new cards. It's certainly a consideration for this deck as there are lots of great options to choose from. In a meta where you expect a lot of hand disruption and removal I prefer including more cards that are individually powerful and Dwynen's Elite tends to be one of the weaker cards when the game doesn't entirely go according to plan.
Safe for the card that doesn't exist, love the video a whole lotta lot. You're the window through which I safely watch MTG gameplay without getting angry
Is symbiote essential, what do you think? Don't like the art on it, so would want to dodge this particular card. Really excited for Rebecca Guay's Priest of Titania though (and Eladamri also looks cool, both art-wise and mechanically)!!
Yeah, Wirewood Symbiote is pretty much essential. It was already one of the staples in most Elf decks back when they were played in Legacy. Quirion Ranger could be an alternative, but it's not available in Arena.
@@LegenVD Yeah, it kind of does (now that I watched some)... Freyalise (the planeswalker) is probably much slower, while Indtruder Alarm is probably better, but Timeless-only for Arena.
Something I didn't recognize and actually don't think LegenVD did either is that Priest of Titania taps for green for ALL Elves, not just yours. In that last game since the opponent had 2 elves it was actually tapping for 2 more mana than the Archdruid was.
Jim went to get Olive Garden, had a nice dinner, watched a movie, and then returned to the game as LVD was still casting Wirewood Symbiotes
Jim Davis is pure class for sticking around for that turn. He provides a lot of value.
You're not supposed to concede during the preview events. Doesn't stop people from doing it though.
@-Karnage I'm aware and yes have seen plenty do it.
He's not CGB, thank god.
@@zemrpereira For real
And the only reason he conceded after his Turn was because he knew the Game would Crash if Legend begins to pump the Team 😊
The symbiote has some pretty unsettling art for being such a helpful little dude.
Edit: nevermind. Just watched game 1. The art is appropriately terrifying.
Yeah, no. As soon as I saw it was back, I was both excited and terrified.
Lil guys out here committing war crimes lol
Imagine if it was called symbiotic elf and had the elf creature type
@@why2k87 Enabling war crimes more like, something the old elves were known for!
Good moment for the music. When the first Symbiote hit the field I thought "oh, this is going to go for a while" and I am happy to be correct. Glorious.
As soon as the music started I knew we'd be here for a good bit
You know sh*t is getting real when the Grieg kicks in!
I literally thought the same thing. Music choice was A1
How did the simbiote combo for more mana? I wasn’t following that!
Whenever that music starts i know im about to see one of the best comebacks in history
Or a long, beautiful, play
Thank you Jim Davis for letting us watch LVD play his deck game 1 XD
That first game was absolutely amazing, poor Jim. I can just imagine him on his stream sitting there with his mouth agape lmfao.
He probably used the time to calibrate his sound board
Power creep in newer sets is unprecedented!
Meanwhile you can cast your entire library with 3 lands with old cards 😂
Yeah it's the old cards that let you "seek" some elves or just cast them from the top of your library. MH3 didn't bring anything new to the table unfortunately =(
@@nobelphoenixthe cast from the top thing was there before in Realmwalker. Besides bringing in old cards, MH3 hasn’t done too much for Elves in terms of new cards.
@@elephantguy0790 Priest + Wirewood are legacy staples for elf ball, I think this build is strickly better with the hoof but MH3 gave it the peices needed to be a good timeless deck
Elf ball yeah I think that's the old school elf deck I'm trying to think of with wirewood@@alexandersedore7720
I can do that with the aetherflux generator artifact deck.
Putting Morning Mood over the deck going absolutely nuts was just beautiful.
The first game was unbelievable... that was the comeback of the year for the elf deck.
I can imagine Jim laughing while muttering "Oh God..."
It wasn't looking great for LVD until the music started, amazing editing
also 13:10 amazing visual editing too
8:30 I was worried, then I heard the song... And I knew everything was going to be alright
32:52 opponent has elves so should be untapping priest for even more mana!
Great point!
Game one was like:
Jim Davis: How much you can go off?
Legend: Yes
A crater hoof would still be useful regardless of your elves not having haste. The hoof itself would still get massive
True! Would've been useful in a few spots. It's rough to draw it early but maybe one copy is still worth it.
Was going to make this comment as well, 1 hoof seems like the way to go! @@LegenVD
@LegenVD exactly my thought, only 1 with all that card draw it would be easy to draw it just pray they are tapped out and or don't have removal
I mean if you have enough elves out you won't need that many to attack with to trample through and crater hoof is hasted.
Mono green Ezuri was my first commander deck.
Chord of calling was always my favorite tutor.
Thanks for the nostalgia!
Props to Jim for letting you play it out LVD!
man why did you have to the first game combo to jim davis 😭you two and amazonian are my fav youtube mtg people
The Carmen fantasy was a chefs kiss at the end of the first match! Love your choice of music
When the music kicks in, you know the come back is REAL
Music kicks in.
What’s that music dad?
It’s elves deck doing its thing son.
Elves in any format is a guilty pleasure of mine. Amazing content as usual. Thank you.
Glad you like them!
What a nice first game comeback!
At 33:00 untapping the priest actually makes more mana since opponent has double servant out
Great point!
I was eagerly waiting for this video! Can't wait to play new elves.
Love that music edit. It’s always special when that happens :D I won’t ever forget hall of the mountain king when you played that mono green lifegain when strixhaven was fresh ;)
Glad you enjoy it!
Rip Jim Davis in that first game.
This reminds me of my old Legacy elf deck I played a LONG time ago. Just missing an Aeons Torn and Craterhoof or two :)
Arena needs all the Rebecca Guay art it can get
You know when the classical music drops, the opponent is about to get ROCKED lmao xD
Match 4 is just brutal, kinda reminds of the old elvish decks, LUL. Great job, Luca, thank you.
The moment classical music starts... Let's make classical music great again! I love your videos and sense for humor, LVD❤!
That first game...I can't believe I felt bad for you. Disgusting stuff, fantastic content as always.
Then again, the Affinity deck seemed to be doing disgusting things of its own. So they probably deserve each other.
around12:13 he says he doesent have craterhoof but that he didnt have any other cretures that could attack, he ended up having 30 elves on the field that turn. id say swinging for 35 trample is probably good enough
Poor Jim Davis. You wrecked him.
hell yea, luca beating up jim davis?? sign me up any day
Holy smokes! Game 1 against Jim Davis was rough... for him!!!
Ok, I’m an audio engineer and the volume of the music as you were going off is hilarious. Great job. Grieg though? Are you a Czech? I’m a Slav.
When I first started playing I didn't know the rules very well and anything was basically legacy to us i remember the symbiote had a few combos
20:15 Can you 'ambush' the Galvanic Discharge after they chose, how much damage they're going to deal into the creature? If that's the case, play Company after they chose?
No, once they select an amount it's too late.
I'd splash black for tyvar (the planeswalker from MoM) so the dorks can immediately tap for mana and shaman of the pack to occasionally oneshot oppos out of nowhere
Jim just sitting there match 1 being a good sport.
I always wonder when new staple cards are added to a deck what gets cut.
Jaspera Sentinel, Dwynen's Elite and Elvish Clancaller were the main cuts.
hahahah the first opponent thought he was going hard and wide then elves came to the party hahahah it made my day
Oh no, I guarantee you Jim knew exactly when he was beaten.
Love the elf deck!
Could also potentially go infinite with symbiote if yoi could manage to make them elves I'm addition to their other types
"That should be enough.....Well, I'll cast another symbiote."
Opponent: Why do I hear classical music?
As someone who hasn't played mtg since cards like Grizzly Bears or Giant Octopus were a thing, I have no idea what happened in that first game lol
Thank you for the video LVD. Anyone can point me toward this energy combo deck ? Seems like an interesting concept
I have one scheduled for this week!
@@LegenVD I would say "great minds think alike" but that would be way too self-flattering lol
Nice to See elves get these String cards
"could still cast a collected company" *DU DUN DUN DUN!*
Game 1: Man this isn't looking good. Wait, is that Grieg I hear?
thought it was Carmen by Bizet?
Both!
I thought something like music starts, lvd says "I hope opponent doesn't have mass bounce spell" and then opponent plays massive bounce spell, music scratches and he says "yeah, that's me right there"
I’m guessing this was a timed direct match play test since the odds of finding jim are pretty crazy I would think
There weren't very many people playing constructed in the preview event, so played him a few times.
@@LegenVD I’m sure it was fun, hope I can see it from his view soon as well
Not a symbiote believer, but good stuff as always
add final devastation because it gives haste and its a huge craterhoof affect
Do you think one copy of Finale of Devastation could slot into this deck? It seems like the best way to buff your team and give them haste since in theory you should be able to generate 12 mana pretty easy.
Would probably play one Craterhoof at that point as it also works well with Eladamri.
Ok this video is 4 months old at this time that I’m watching it. I’m new to the arena but to magic. I’m having a hard time using the filter to make decks for example looking for a set of cards in your play list you have. I’m trying to make an elf deck on my own that’s how I found the video
Didn't think Disciple of Freyalise was worth it? A green MDFC that's also an Elf would seem like an obvious inclusion.
If the land were a Forest I would be more into it, but as I mention in the intro having Castle enter tapped is a disaster. And if I have to choose between the two I would take Castle, as the extra mana is very useful.
played lot of ranked matches with this deck and i rly think it lacks crater hoof. BO1 Historic is so fast you cant give the opponent another turn you need that haste finishier.
Would Finale of Devastation work in this deck?
magic Christmas land music love it
does anyone have jim's reaction to the first game?
Still laughing on the first game 😂
I heard the music start, looked over to see what was going on, and was horrified. and I play green normally
A great option is Maskwood Nexus
Plays well with Symbiote, but might be a little win-more since it still requires a developed board to shine.
Rites of spring starts playing
Uh oh
That first game was so satisfying!
Can we get a Rakdos charm in arena?
Im very suprised your not running the two drop that gives you 1/1 elf token aslong as u control another elf to give you more bodies with arch druid elf count.
That's one of the cards that ended up getting cut to make room for the new cards. It's certainly a consideration for this deck as there are lots of great options to choose from. In a meta where you expect a lot of hand disruption and removal I prefer including more cards that are individually powerful and Dwynen's Elite tends to be one of the weaker cards when the game doesn't entirely go according to plan.
untaping priest over arch druid in the game against Ali would give more mana as Ali had 2 elves of his own
Indeed!
Maskwood Nexus and Symbiote would be infinite right?! :D
Indeed!
That was nasty
Safe for the card that doesn't exist, love the video a whole lotta lot. You're the window through which I safely watch MTG gameplay without getting angry
GLORIOUS!
Too bad Allosaurus Shepherd isn't modern legal and it's not going to be reprinted in mh3...
I love the tags, but they do spoil some of the games 😅😅 thought you’re a goner in the first match
E bravo Delmo
Is symbiote essential, what do you think? Don't like the art on it, so would want to dodge this particular card. Really excited for Rebecca Guay's Priest of Titania though (and Eladamri also looks cool, both art-wise and mechanically)!!
Hopefully the gameplay speaks for itself!
Yeah, Wirewood Symbiote is pretty much essential. It was already one of the staples in most Elf decks back when they were played in Legacy. Quirion Ranger could be an alternative, but it's not available in Arena.
@@LegenVD Yeah, it kind of does (now that I watched some)... Freyalise (the planeswalker) is probably much slower, while Indtruder Alarm is probably better, but Timeless-only for Arena.
Something I didn't recognize and actually don't think LegenVD did either is that Priest of Titania taps for green for ALL Elves, not just yours. In that last game since the opponent had 2 elves it was actually tapping for 2 more mana than the Archdruid was.
I'm aware! Just didn't think of it in the last game.
this format is just hoping your bullshit gets through your opponent's bullshit
new dredge, please!
this deck did not need any update... its obnoxious enough as it is
I hate elves so much it's unreal
One of Maskwood Nexus so you can bounce your Symbiotes and have infinite mana/seeks/card draw? Throw in Thoracle for good measure :D
I hope they give is allurn and recycle, I would love to build my old elf burn deck. Lol