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If by "Bolt" you mean "Watch" and "The Bird" meaning "The Latest Magic Arcanum Video"--then yes. I always Bolt The Bird

Having a little series on all the weird little sayings, their origins and meanings could fit the channel, i can see it.

@jacob4920

22 күн бұрын

He should put it into song form, like MtG Remy does, and create "music videos" explaining all of these little history lessons. I know for a fact they would get a lot of views. Of course... he has to be at least an AVERAGE singer, to pull this off, and maybe he's not. But that's just an idea. I know it's something that I would do, if I had the resources.

@revenantproxy9100

22 күн бұрын

Gameplay lore

The generic form of the wisdom would be “burn the dork”, but it just doesn’t have the same ring as “bolt the bird”. The “stomp the goose” you mention is one of the only set specific replacements that comes anywhere near the the catchiness.

Bolt the bird? But I wanna bolt EVERYTHING. Decision making is not my friend, my friend 😂

@sethb3090

19 күн бұрын

May I recommend Searing Blaze?

Looks like a volcanic island not a BOP 😉

@MagicArcanum

23 күн бұрын

IYKYK

@shinykitsunelive

23 күн бұрын

gotta be one of my favorite factoids about early magic

I think the Bolt the Bird heuristic takes all its meaning when we view Bolt as a generic removal spell (that happens to be able to go face) instead of a damaging spell in a Burn deck context. In the same scenario presented, with a single mountain on your first turn, should you: - kill the harmless bird at sorcery speed before it can generate mana? - or keep mana up to kill the actual threat (like a 3 mana 3/3) they'll be able to cast ahead of schedule? And for reasons stated in the video, in most circumstances the correct answer is: Bolt the Bird :D This heuristic works with most cheap removal spell, but Bolt's efficiency and flexibility is what makes it so ubiquitous Man I love Lightning Bolt This would make a cool serie, exploring sayings, magic slang and heuristics and their origin!

@jacob4920

22 күн бұрын

Lightning Bolt on BOP is a waste. Not when you have SHOCK, which, for the same amount of mana, will kill the birds anyway. Thus saving your bolts for much bigger targets.

"Stomp the goose".... love it. I'm spanish speaker so a lot these phrases are missing for us.

Abrade the Ring

@MagicArcanum

22 күн бұрын

Excellent corollary.

Had a BoP in my Chishiro deck. He want bolter. He grew to be a 26/27. This is why you always bolt the bird.

[deep thonks here] I'll start applying some of that wisdom and see how it impacts my games. _Or I may find out I was already doing it, but wasn't aware yet_

I've been thinking about card game design a lot, and getting ahead on resources on the first turn of the game is huge. The speed and pattern of the game changes drastically when your 5+ cost bomb comes out 2 turns early due to some mana dorks

As I was taught very early on in my Magic Playing life, screwing your opponent over is almost always the best course of action. Bolt the Bird!

you shouldve mentioned alchemy with Delighted Halfling

We're really quite fortunate that the early cards lended themselves to such a pity saying. "Strike the Bandit" just doesn't roll off the tongue like "Bolt the Bird" does. "Stomp the Goose" is really good, though.

@jacob4920

22 күн бұрын

"Strike-up the Band...it" I think is the intended pun with the bandit kill. I'd rather just say that whole sentence out loud, because it makes more sense.

Ya my dinosaur deck hates it when you kill my mana dorks. Stop that! I needed that mana for ghalta into etali next turn!

I have been playing Magic for 30+ years by this point (yes, I'm old). I have never, in all those years, ever bolted the birds! I have also never lost a game before, to a green deck, so maybe that's just my experience talking. Birds are worthless, so long as you have enough ammo to kill all of the bigger things that the bird can help summon. And if the birds of paradise continue to be an annoyance, there are always cheap red "boardwipes" handy, like Sweltering Suns, that'll clean up the whole mess anyway, for only three mana. Red damage-dealing is cheap. You shouldn't need all that much mana in the first place, to keep your opponent from stacking up a huge army against you. It's all in how you use the strategy.

@Melvinvanharn

22 күн бұрын

Wow, you sound really experienced. Have you played at any Grand Prixs, or Pro Tours, or any other big tournaments? I'm "kind of a rookie" and I always like hearing advice from "seasoned players" who "know what they're talking about".

@jacob4920

22 күн бұрын

@@Melvinvanharn Even if I said "yes" to your question, you'd be crazy to believe me anyway. You do you. I'm only speaking for myself.

@Melvinvanharn

22 күн бұрын

@@jacob4920 I'd be crazy to believe an inane claim about never losing to a green deck in 30 years of playing Magic.

@jacob4920

22 күн бұрын

@@Melvinvanharn Not that hard to believe, really. Green is a truly simple color to counteract. It's not nearly on the same level as colors like "Blue," or "Black." As a mono-color, it's more or less among the very weakest colors in the game, because it actually lacks a whole bunch of multi-layered tactics that the other four colors actually boast in spades. Now, green DOES work pretty well with other colors (particularly red and black). But by itself? It's actually terribly easy to derail the strategy. I never said that I never lost to a multicolored green deck. I simply never lost to a green one. And yes, that INCLUDES "elf" decks! You can believe me or not, if you wish. All I did was leave a comment on a video.

@Melvinvanharn

21 күн бұрын

@@jacob4920 You know nothing of this game, and that saddens me a little bit. Sven Geersten's World's 97 Stompy list. Raphael Levy's Legion Land Loss deck. Jamie Wakefield's Legendary Secret Force. Seth Burn's Stupid Green Deck from 98 Nationals. Stompy variations in any form since Sven's original deck. Mono green poison decks. Mono green devotion decks. Elves. All decks that have done well at major tournaments. But you NEVER dropped a match to any of them, in 30 years. Truly, you are the greatest magic player in the world.

This isn't rocket science. Its not really counter-intuitive at all. Land destructions spells typically cost 3 mana-Pillage, Stone Rain, Winter's Grasp, Rain of Tears, etc. Birds is essentially a land. If the text of Lightning Bolt read-"Destroy one target land" would you play it on your turn one? The answer is usually yes. By Bolting the Birds, you are not only removing acceleration, you are removing a potential blocker and(less likely) a potential threat. You'd basically need a near perfect hand of something like 2x Mountain, Goblin Guide, Bolt, Bolt, Bolt, Fireblast to think about it,

@Kryptnyt

22 күн бұрын

Oh, it can become endlessly complicated. The rule is often cited to apply to any removal spell and any turn 1 mana generating play. This means you could be asking yourself if the only removal spell you drafted into your 40 card limited deck is worth losing your turn 2 board advancing play in order to remove, for example. Maybe a removal spell in your deck also functions as a combo piece to win the game with. Often you'll have to decide between using a removal spell or a hand disruption spell. Or, imagine your opponent is on Infect and has a few very threatening small creatures and a bunch of pump spells that you have to somehow chew through with a few removal spells, which may be very bad if they are burn-based removal spells. The literal "Bolt the bird" is basically only going to happen if you're playing Shandalar.

@Melvinvanharn

21 күн бұрын

@@Kryptnyt You um, face down a lot of Birds of Paradise in limited?

@Kryptnyt

21 күн бұрын

@@Melvinvanharn Mana Dorks.

@Melvinvanharn

21 күн бұрын

@@Kryptnyt Obviously strategy doesn't change at all from limited to constructed, and this is a relevant conversation.

@Kryptnyt

21 күн бұрын

@@Melvinvanharn I didn't only mention limited scenarios. You don't have thoughtseize and bolt in your hand in limited. There's other stuff too!