While I agree the narration for the starting hand isn’t necessary I still generally like it when you show the starting hand and was wondering why it wasn’t there for game two.

@insomnyteq

5 ай бұрын

always wonder this as well.

Comments about the new video format: I appreciate putting the ad BETWEEN games and not in the middle of one. I would like to see the hands of the second game. Instant replay of the big plays at the end of the video are nice. Nice job, good games 👍

@zipadoo1

5 ай бұрын

Also, an intro of "Playing with power, powerful cards, powerful formats" makes the video come to life. Need to bring that back

Ashani's final life totals point to a player who knows their limits exactly and pushes wins through precisions. Fun games and great plays from everyone. Congrats to Alani!

That first game so oppressive with counterbalance and rystic study

@Trokee

5 ай бұрын

I mean that happens sometimes in cEDH lol

@ramborob7

4 ай бұрын

Opponents misplayed heavily though, casting 1 cmc knowing they had dispel was still on the top. Then casting into the dispel knowing when it was in hand. It for sure was a winning position and some luck as well.

Ashani was on point with that counterbalance! Interacting when he needed to and being smart with his plays! I love seeing Ashani on the table and his decks and gameplay don't dissapoint!

Nice all-in from Ashani, that counterbalance was on point with all the spells that mattered.

Welcome to the death throes of Marwyn as a Cedh commander. Mono-G was already struggling, but I feel like the first game perfectly exemplifies how backbreaking bowmasters is to the archetype. It was already struggling before its printing, now it doesn’t have a chance.

@cantorofleng7837

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I hate how Bowmasters sunsetting tymna/creature decks also largely kills stax, causing the meta to go full-tilt turbo.

@tking5218

5 ай бұрын

It's not just the Bowmasters, there's also so many mid game draw engines that tempo the game out too. That's the issue with Bowmasters as it creates two in-game dynamics that put a stax player further behind . I would run cards like Skyclave Apparition or Broadside Bombardiers if they are in your colors for removal to it. Skyclave is currently better but with the new thrull from Murders of Karlov, that probably will change.

That turn 1 catch of Mindbreak Trap on One Ring in game 2 was sickkkk

Ashani, this is why you get targeted regardless of who you're playing with lol

@hv7920

5 ай бұрын

That second deck looked cool as hell

@kokushogames3283

5 ай бұрын

Ashani is just too good

@LockeUSC

5 ай бұрын

If Ashani had a Jersey id full on heckin wear it when I played to support my favorite wizard chess player. That dude BALLS.

there are two arcane signets at alanas han?

@chrisvanderheiden12

5 ай бұрын

Almost certainly an editting error

@fosterdawson7339

5 ай бұрын

Cheating with power 🫡 (was probably just a mis edit)

Playing with Power: Powerful cards, powerful formats

Anyone know where Peters lotr playmat is from? I cant seem to find it online.

Why ashani plays no mindcrank on his list for the combo with bloodchief ascension since he already playing it? Im new on cedh and might be missing something simple idk

I fucking love watching Korvold go off. That's one of the coolest commanders imo.

Counterbalance hitting a trickbind to counter a Dockside is just *chef's kiss* perfection

Two Arcane Signets in RogSi's opening hand? That's the dream 😂

@asdfasgdfgsd107

4 ай бұрын

I was wondering what 2 signets were doing

Peter’s mat is amazing

Hang on.. 2 arcane signets for alana???

With food chain and squee was the skirk necessary, couldn’t he recast korvold over and over to sac the squee to also draw cards or is it just cleaner if you have a way to get skirk

@Zzectbu

5 ай бұрын

Korvold is a mandatory draw. A different payoff was absolutely necessary there since the other players had more life points than Ashani had cards in library. Korvold certainly can draw an arbitrarily large number of cards once this combo is established, but given the Mayhem Devil and Skirk Prospector were right there there was no need to spend the extra time.

I’m confused, does the counterbalance not trigger on 2:58 when orchis bowmaster is flashed?

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

4 ай бұрын

Counterbalance technically triggers on every spell cast. For the sake of the narration, we don't announce it if the player chooses to ignore the trigger.

@ItsJayBirds

4 ай бұрын

@@PlayingWithPowerMTG ah! Thank you for clarifying!

Definitely some weird decisions in this one I would’ve played rhystic study before counter, balance, and I don’t think Peter’s opening hand was a keep

Elves? My favorite!

@Grymithy

5 ай бұрын

Too bad they didn't get to do anything with how quickly bowmasters shuts them down

Alana seems to just keep having The One Ring 😂

Why does Alana target Ashani so much with all the Bowmater triggers?

@kokushogames3283

5 ай бұрын

He was about to win

thoracle boracle

@Darmanimon

5 ай бұрын

At least Flash is no longer in the format, there was nothing worse in cEDH than losing to Protean Hulk before you even got to take your first turn of the game.

@jinxed7915

2 ай бұрын

Respectfully, I don't know how you see a game with this much interaction going on and walk away with "but boring because Thoracle"

Gotta love that double arcane signet in Alana's opening haha

Ayy i see the Lilith! Love me some digimon

Idk is killing Necro before cleanup was good ngl

lol Ashani = collecting those scalps

Why give the wishclaw to ashani!? LOL!😅

I dont think Ashani needed his Skirk Prospector to win Game 2. After you have infinite jund mana you can just: cast Sqee, cast Korvold, sac Squee, ping with Mayhem Devil, exile Korvold to Food Chain, repeat

@shilohartisan

5 ай бұрын

Wait.... you'd deck yourself drawing with the Korvold triggers wouldn't you?

@PlayingWithPowerMTG

5 ай бұрын

Yes

Ashaniiiiiiiiiiii you're amazing!!!

As an Inalla player, I felt that turn 1 Mindbreak Trap in game 2. It feels so bad

Day 3 of asking for Derevi "my precious" combo deck rather than stax to see if it stands a chance at the CEDH table

“Ashani is playing Korvald” -- Ya’ll fucked.

Everyone certainly loves to hate bowmasters, but truthfully I disliked the games spent feeding 3 rhystics a SIGNIFICANT amount more.

@emerson685

5 ай бұрын

Can we just hate both?

@crppledizzle9374

5 ай бұрын

it's not a challenge to see which card is more hateable little bro

@nathanstruble8587

5 ай бұрын

uhhh... weird and demeaning "little bro" comment aside, I was kinda implying that the (disliked) bow masters design was helpful in resolving a play pattern I dislike even more

Bow masters is busted

420,069th!

@TripsAhoy

5 ай бұрын

Wow 2 good games! Ashani was killing it! Counterbalance was awesome! And as always food chain wins games!

i hope to god bowmasters is banned soon

@LateTeens709

5 ай бұрын

Grow up

@ecclesiaandune687

5 ай бұрын

because i don't like a magic card?@@LateTeens709

The One Ring and Bowmasters are so miserable. Who let those through development?

What a boring ending to an interesting first game.

there goes another bowmaster game, where the player drawing cards uses a 2nd player's orcish bowmaster to control a third player and win the game. bowmaster players are tools. bring back hullbreacher.

I'll die on this hill: BAN Rhystic Study and Orcish Bowmasters.

@AndyG3173

5 ай бұрын

Why?

@Forvesss

5 ай бұрын

Or play removal

@emerson685

5 ай бұрын

@@Forvesss”dies to removal”

@Sagittarial-A-

5 ай бұрын

​@@emerson685 Yep, ye olde ancient hypothetical, they also likely could have just countered them, but their presence is still universally game changing. The dies to removal argument stands as the weakest counterpoint still. I honestly WISH they had removal or a counter for either that first game, but it ain't always like that.

@zachw5768

5 ай бұрын

Bowmaster is only good in cedh. It's pretty easy to play around in casual.