Happy set review season everyone! There's one card missing from this video. They did some weird set numbering stuff as a result of jamming a few cards from the canceled epilogue set into this one. So, here's my thoughts on that card. 265 -Bucolic Ranch - F / C+ If you have enough mounts this can be a nice land. If you don't, it doesn't fix well enough to be worthwhile. When you can get that activated ability to hit a card it'll feel great, too. So, it really needs a buildaround grade. It's an F in most decks in the format, but a C+ if you have 10 or so mounts, which doesn't seem impossible.

As a note on Laughing Jasper Flint, the first line can sometimes matter because any creature you get from his second ability is one you don't own. So the first ability makes it even easier for the second to snowball

@gcleeman

3 ай бұрын

I think he missed that you're steal the cards from your opponents deck. Which is insanely more powerful exileing 3 or 4 cards a turn from your opponents deck will end a game of limited real fast

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Good call, definitely means he can snowball even more.

@toonvanzijl2351

3 ай бұрын

In the late game, this card can even allow you to mill out your opponent

@schmian95

3 ай бұрын

If your opponent doesn't immediately remove Flint, he is going to win you the game. You'll see more of your opponents cards than they will, meaning even if they're deck is better, you just get to play their deck better than them, and in a stalemate, they'll end up getting milled out. I honestly think he might just be the strongest card in the set for limited.

A couple ideas for the future that this video has inspired me into wanting to see: 1. A flavor video about this set. I was excited to see a Paul Bunyan inspired legendary, and I didn’t notice any other tall tales or real world legends. Maybe they just arent multi colored or I missed them, but if theres a lot I’d love to hear your thoughts on them.. especially as a history teacher. 2. With all these kellens getting reprinted I wonder if you’ve ever done a top 10 on like.. recurring legendaries. Like adding up all the kellen wins together or all jace wins. I’m sure thatd take a lot more researching, but the competiton would be stacked. Would love to see it. Anyway. Ty for the prerelease content, your channel is always my go to for this.

“It’s not like treasure is completely broken…it’s just not that strong of a payoff” That sentence just imploded the heads of commander players

The dual deserts commit a crime on ETB.

@blabik

3 ай бұрын

Criminalicious

@yorkieandthechihuahua

3 ай бұрын

And the one you pay three to make a creature unable to block does one each time you do that. Expensive, perhaps, but could be useful in a crime-based deck.

It's everyone's favorite time of year, set review time!

@tommysagemar

3 ай бұрын

I don't play that much anymore but these videos are still so good ❤

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Just reserved my seat at a prerelease this afternoon. Perfect time to start watching my secret weapon, Nizzahon's set reviews. Thanks for what you do and for making such quality content, Nizzahon!

Thanks for your hard work, as always!

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for enjoying it!

Another important thing about the dual deserts is that the damage targets the opponent, so you commit a crime on enter

Eriette is totally a trap rare if you have no information prior to drafting the set.

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah if this were Theros or Eldraine she might be an A+.

@DerekLippold

3 ай бұрын

@@NizzahonMagicyeah exactly. I’m getting the impression that this set won’t be as good for limited but has good potential for constructed formats.

@mrfishman9016

3 ай бұрын

three auras in the set, two of which are out of color and the other being a 4 mana blue card that completely shuts down a card thus making it useless to steal

@SirGrimLockSmithVIII

3 ай бұрын

@@mrfishman9016 well, now she's definitely a trap rare. Can't even build around her if you wanted to

24:30 You missed the fact that creatures you cast from the top of your opponent’s library count as cards you control but don’t own! Which makes this card significantly better, as it snowballs really well

@matthewludivico1714

3 ай бұрын

So he might be more of an A+ in a mercenaries deck that uses cards from the opponent's grave (Etali, Multiverse) or steals from the deck (new Rakdos). Also I wonder if there might be a niche use if you are exiting your opponents' graveyards, because then you will be exiling bonus mercenaries.

I appreciate the well organized "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Set Review" playlist you made...I am coming back to play arena after two years and this playlist helps me review information in a timely and efficient manner. Thank you 🤝 Looking forward to finishing the rest of the playlist tonight!

I think the most important part about vial smasher is that he commits a crime whenever he or another outlaw enters. Since the grixis colors are all about that (apart from maybe izzet specifically) i think he is better than you give him credit for

@ianlockard9694

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, he's great in grixis colors as an enabler and is a solid beater besides.

Thanks for the quality content. I REALLY missed your archetype guide. You are usually my first source on how to draft a new set. I noticed a lot of creators skipped the archetype video. Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge!!

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I skipped as a result of some unexpected travel. Otherwise I would have done it. Thinking I will do it a couple weeks into the format this time

Looks like the only worthwhile upkeep interaction Obeka has in the main set is Laughing Jasper Flint. Unlikely, but fun if it ever happens.

I had a Tasha deck that was fun, but when I saw the new Rakdos, I ripped it apart for Don Andres. Then I saw Flint and was like... Yes please. And Double Down, already got some fun brewing with my "Plunder the Thunder" deck. Lots of fun

Yasss! Let’s go! I’m definitely more pumped for this set than the last one.

Gold Pan: "...you have 1 mana leftover alot..." (Next card) Lavaspur Boots: "...you don't have the extra mana lying around often enough..."

@ianlockard9694

3 ай бұрын

Haha, I do agree that it sounds silly, but I think he was trying to emphasize that the haste is often irrelevant. If you want equipment, it will generate value later by being able to move stats around for cheap, but haste is more valuable on curve and in that case you will be less likely to have the extra mana. But both seem fine for the later game depending on if you value toughness or ward 1

I'm a little worried for this format based on the amount and quality of bombs running around😅. Let's hope this actually turns out to be a good format

Very nice review thanks :) Could you also mention in which deck could the cards fit best?

Let’s gooooo, it’s set review time!

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy it

Great job as always!

Thunder Junction looking to be one of the most overpowered and coolest sets yet!

great video, thanks! thought on ping duals vs rare duals: i think its the ping duals you want more, not as much because of the desert type but because of the crime trigger from pinging target opponent.

50:00 these lands also commit a crime, which is very relevant in this set! Surprised you didn’t mention this, I think this fact makes them significantly better

@matthewludivico1714

3 ай бұрын

It will also chain well in decks that reward creatures and combos for pinging the opponent's health.

I believe that the common duels also count as committing a crime so that's something, right?

@andyspendlove1019

3 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s definitely not nothing

Lilah and Honest Rutstein seem great for Constructed. Malcom the Eyes is great too.

Locomotive has some additional upside in heavy merc decks, you can overcrew it with a bunch of merc tokens to create a bunch of treasure.

@hideofujino9708

3 ай бұрын

You can only do once a turn

@Buster_Scruggs

3 ай бұрын

@hideofujino9708 once a turn you can tap as many creatures as you choose

@hideofujino9708

3 ай бұрын

@@Buster_Scruggs the luxury locomotive has written in it that it limits to only one activation per turn

@leannotmean

3 ай бұрын

​@@hideofujino9708You can crew it once per turn but with as many creatures as you want, meaning treasures for each creature that crewed it

@Buster_Scruggs

3 ай бұрын

@hideofujino9708 The description for activating a crew ability is as follows: (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more, this vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn) Each creature you tap is not a separate activation. The point of the once per turn thing is to prevent you from triggering crew effects multiple times by using the effect multiple times in one turn. It would be a weird error on wizards for the text to say that you create a treasure for each creature that crewed it if it fundamentally could only be crewed by one creature.

Something that I didn't think I heard you mention (apologies if you did!) was the the ping lands target an opponent, so they commit crimes. Also Sandstorm verge gives you a way to consistently commit a crime every turn (it's a repeatable offense!). I don't think they make the cards THAT much better, but they could in the right deck. For instance, you could play at knife point on turn 4 to follow it up with a tapped desert for instant merc token.

I know that deserts have been a land subtype for a long time. I wonder what other synergy cards there are for deserts?

@JasonOshinko

3 ай бұрын

Other than this set, pretty much just Amonkhet block. There are a couple in Arabian Nights but they don't really hold up to today's power standard.

I love your set reviews 😊

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

The Desert lands in this set can potentially fuel Scavenger Grounds, a colorless land which sac's a Desert to exile all graveyards.

Does vraska the silencer's treasure creatures activate the former creatures etb?

@sallomon2357

3 ай бұрын

It's a replacement effect that makes this a noncreature, but it is still a permanent, and nothing in ETB templating states anything against it triggering in these circumstances, so I would say yes. Good catch! Certainly makes this better.

With Taii Wakeen you forgot the 5% of the time that you just headshot your opponent with him by making a Slick Shot (or something similar) do like 8 damage to your opponent. He's actually a bit scary in that regard, as, if your opponent has him in play, any time your life total starts getting down to around the amount of mana your opponent has access to, you're potentially in the danger zone.

Eriette is a cool card. Sucks that there's only 3 auras in this set and the only one in her colors is blue tap removal so you won't even be able to attack with the creatures you gain control of unless you're going 4+ colors.

I have to say, I REALLY like the art in this set. And I don't like Westerns. But this Magic Westerns works for me. Laughing Jasper Flint is awesome. I think this set is going to be a lot of fun to add to Commander.

Arid Archway bounces a Desert-Dual-Ping-Land (or whatever you wanna call that cycle), letting you ping again.

Here we go Again People 🤠❗ 🐎

Sevala is going to be really nice in a coven deck. Because you’ll almost always be getting at least 3 mana worth when you tap her. And even if she’s the only creature you have out, casting a second creature is I’ll almost certainly get you to coven. Other than that, I don’t really see her having a designated home in constructed

akul is only really playable if youre exactly in rakdos

Honstly, BG or GU is gonna be good this set. There is a new mythic hydra that is OP as hell, creating treasures equal to its power when it dies.

Another bonus to the desert duels is they commit a crime on etb for free which seems really nice in decks that care about that.

49:45 don't forget that the ping ability of the commen duel lands in this set counts as commiting a crime

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

Yep, another point in their favor that could make them better than the rare duals

Lázav or Lazáv? 🤔

I really hope this set isn’t super fast but I’m not getting my hopes up

3:48 The good guys to me just wanted to consume all mana.

15:40 Ghired is busting "Populate" decks to the moon! 39:25 Edit: ... Wait .. Tali is CUMULATIVE? And lasting the WHOLE turn? Wow! I'll build around her! 41:30 now give Devoted Druid to an opponent and kill it -> infinite mana

Not sure how Bonny Pall can attack on it’s first turn in play. It doesn’t have haste, nor does Beau. 8:25

@Witschewatsch

3 ай бұрын

It does not need to attack, you can attack with any of your creatures and the ability will trigger.

@matthewjamesmjw4172

3 ай бұрын

@@Witschewatsch I see. I was confused by his wording of "this creature will draw a card anytime you attack" Which is technically true - but it implies that the creature would be doing the attacking.

@GTATLIEN

3 ай бұрын

​@@matthewjamesmjw4172 No, it says whenever "a" creature attacks.

@matthewjamesmjw4172

3 ай бұрын

@@GTATLIEN No it doesn't. It says "Whenever YOU attack..." Like I said.

C- for gold pan is a fair assessment. I don't think it's gonna... ...PAN out!

I easily can see Sandstorm Verge winning games. Not a lot, but sometimes

Not having Nashi in this set after seeing he was in one of this set's ministories made me feel disappointed.

Cornal profiteering major destroys every deck that uses a 'sacrifice at the end step' card with tokens. They have to sac them, you don't.

Saddle seems like a better version of Crew. Kudos to MTG devs.

Breeches is as good a card as how uncanny the face in its art is. I would love to own a copy, but I don't think I could be able to sleep knowing he might be in one of my decks, watching, waiting...

I think dual deserts will be much better, since they also trigger crime

45:42 EVERYTHING IS KICKER

Isn't Kellan nuts with all those plotted spells running around?

@ianlockard9694

3 ай бұрын

Well, he's just good in general. The problem with the plotting is it isn't necessarily happening all the time. There's no inherent pay off to plot, except cards like these that give you pay offs. If you're opponent is curving out you might need to just play out you plot spells rather than holding them for Kellan. But he is good on face value and even if it triggers once you go way ahead.

@AZNCIess

3 ай бұрын

@@ianlockard9694 Makes sense indeed that plotting might not occur as often as you hope! but still a nice card indeed

At knifepoint is insane, calling it that its great

Blue White Control is getting way too strong in standard tbh. Assimilation Aegis is one piece of removal i did not want to see in standard control decks.

So many bombs just in this video god damn, makes me really worried lol

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

It is fairly typical of the multicolored video

Colorless gang rise up.

I think old rutstein is a mythic uncommon

Can't wait to see how many players are left at 1 life, only to die to a land drop.

I think the desert lands will overperform this set. Not only do they fix but there is a lot of support and some payoffs for deserts specifically and they also commit crimes without having to burn a whole card to commit a crime.

LOVE LOOT! HE IS SO CUTE! ALSO, SURPRISE, HES JACE AND VRASKAS SON!!! ADOPTED, sure, but still. 👨‍👨‍👧

@stuflames4769

3 ай бұрын

Jace and Vraska huh? That's a weird pairing.

Satoru's ability is so poorly written change it to > Whenever Satoru, the Infiltrator or another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if no mana was spent or if it was not cast, draw a card.

: )

First!!!

Why are there a butt ton of planeswalker characters but freaking stupid oko is the only one given the type? I swear to god nothing can justify having your only planeswalker be the guy who face-f****d every format immediately

Okay ,the Rakdos 5/ 5 flying for 4 is B- und the Medium 3/3 Goblin ist B+ wtf 😅

@AroWolfArts

3 ай бұрын

Having an exact casting cost is a way bigger downside than you realize. Also the 3/3 has a worthwhile ability that you'll be able to pull off from time to time while the 5/5's effect might as well not even be there.

@NizzahonMagic

3 ай бұрын

One is much harder to cast than the other and has an irrelevant ability.

Arenas deck based matchmaking makes it dog shit compared to paper wish they would axe that nonsense

Annie Flash, the 3 color 6 drop an "A"!! What dream fantasy land are you living in, this card does not cost 1 and is not aggressive, there will be 8 commons above it on 17lands sadly

@YourAdHere4

3 ай бұрын

on 17lands the best rare in MKM was a 6 drop lol, only outpaced by a couple (maybe only 1?) mythics. And annie is kind of reminiscent of izoni in that she’s an army in a can that snowballs

Important to note that the common deserts also commit crimes

Mount cycle madness

51:32 Sandstorm Verge may find a home in Dimir crime decks as a 4-mana repeatable commit crime trigger.