100 Magic: The Gathering Facts You Didn't Know (Probably)

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@bryanpmcgowan 3 жыл бұрын

I knew all of them. I'm the smartest. I'm the coolest.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

You are the ultimate fan

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

That's sweet!

@pottskillgrim 3 жыл бұрын

I knew you would say that

@jonathantillian6528 3 жыл бұрын

I call BS Mostly because Garfield never worked on SW:CCG. It was created by Tom Braunlich, the same gentleman who created the Star Trek CCG.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Trading_Card_Game This was one of our sources

@DanteInformal 3 жыл бұрын

Me favorite weird Oracle ruling is on Jadelight Ranger. "If you reveal a nonland card the first time Jadelight Ranger explores and leave it on top of your library, you’ll reveal the same card the second time it explores. If you don’t pretend to be surprised, you’ll hurt Jadelight Ranger’s feelings."

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

I love the random jokes on card rulings 😂

@Case2_0 3 жыл бұрын

I knew something was telling me to be a smart ass about exploring multiple times.

@finniangilbride7209 3 жыл бұрын

I love Void Winnower, "Yes we know, your opponents can't even"

@lcfishing859 3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds I new 69 of them

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

@@lcfishing859 well played

@zotmaster 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a Magic fact that you didn't know: If you use Liquimetal Coating to make Karn Liberated into an artifact, and then target it with Karn's Touch, you can make Karn touch himself.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Karn you dirty planeswalker

@marcodaddario3965 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt Karn's Bastion looks the way it does.

@arkanixarcmage6225 2 ай бұрын

🤯

@TheEmeraldboy100 3 жыл бұрын

The test card text of Time Walk was "Opponent loses next turn" but was changed because playtesters mistook its effrct as an instant win card.

@RobMedellin 3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@Tupiaz 3 жыл бұрын

Incorrect it was suppose to have been a Red Card called Stardust. magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/alpha-playtest-cards-more-2009-10-28

@RobMedellin 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tupiaz Starburst *

@Tupiaz 3 жыл бұрын

@@RobMedellin Well, at least a had a source with the right info. :P

@RobMedellin 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tupiaz yep and you didn't said Starbucks or something like that. Thanks for the info.

@kevlarstargate4365 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, man, you missed out on the gatherer ruling on Lovestruck Beast that reads " If Lovestruck Beast’s power and toughness are reduced to 1/1, it learns that loving oneself is the first step on the true path to happiness, and it can attack even if you control no other 1/1 creatures."

@svgo3708 3 жыл бұрын

That guy didn't invent the term "mana," he found it in an anthropology book

@rgoldsmi20876 3 жыл бұрын

I know I'm late to the party but came here looking for this. It's a term from Polynesian culture.

@blackhorizon40k81 3 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely outstanding. As always, keep up the excellent work, gentlemen! The best part about this video, was "100 hidden ways to kill the worst card in EDH." So good.

@amadeusvaca1941 3 жыл бұрын

binding of isaac actually has a ton of mtg references, there is a black lotus, a chaos orb, ancestral recall and a couple more. Great vid by the way!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's cool that Binding references magic so much

@Burevix 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Gatherer rulings is for Void Winnower: Yes, your opponent can’t even. We know.

@pauljimerson8218 3 жыл бұрын

Read the one for Rankle :)

@commanderpower99 3 жыл бұрын

Great content dudes! That Grave Titan getting owned 100 times was the Chef's kiss XD

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

It was definitely the cherry on top this video needed 😂

@dzspdref 3 жыл бұрын

#101: Ydwen Efreet from Arabian Nights was named after making an anagram of the name of Richard Garfield's friend's daughter Wendy while playtesting the set. #102: The artwork from many cards are actually cut up pieces of full artwork that are then placed on separate cards, sometimes same name, sometimes different cards. For example: the four islands in Champions of Kamigawa make one panorama; and Guardian Angel & Paralyze from original sets, plus many more; go find them all! (Hint: a few are in Homelands)

@qq1933 3 жыл бұрын

There’s also an item in issac called black Lotus which gives you one of each of the 3 types of hearts in the game, and a consumable item called Chaos card that can be fired straight and kills any enemy it touches, as a reference to chaos orb

@Burevix 3 жыл бұрын

There is another item which puts the MTG pentagram on his forehead.

@selkokieli843 3 жыл бұрын

not to mention Starter deck, which ads the five mana symbols on Isaacs forehead and allows him to carry an extra card.

@selkokieli843 3 жыл бұрын

magic spoof cards Huge growth and Era walk have also been added to the game. they make Isaac very large and strong and slow enemies for the duration of one room.

@selkokieli843 3 жыл бұрын

there's also a TBOI tabletop card game called Four Souls which copies magics stack system!

@dwpetrak 3 жыл бұрын

I really miss the literary quotes in flavor text they were one of the best features and often inspired me to go read their source!

@ImSquiggs 3 жыл бұрын

There's two types of Magic players -- those that think the Statis art was drawn by a blind elephant, and those that kick themselves for not bidding on the original art piece when it went on sale 10 years ago.

@johnantoniovontrapp8100 3 жыл бұрын

Phantasmal Bear {U} Creature - Bear Illusion When Phantasmal Bear becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it. “You know it to be false, but when its claws find you, what you know won’t matter much at all.” -Pol Jamaar, illusionist 2/2

@Air0Sparks 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a bear but not a bear. I think that’s the joke...

@crook5 3 жыл бұрын

Number 69 "Nice" Skaab Goliath, the 6/9- "Nice"

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

A joke so nice we made it twice

@COMMANDERPINT 3 жыл бұрын

For 3 Years I've thought Admiral Beckett Brass was an old man🤣😭😭😭

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@elipetrou9308 3 жыл бұрын

I like how grave titan just kept getting run over

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Hell ya!

@Domenico44055 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but i can't link this to any of my friends, i wanna remain the most interesting person at game nights

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

It's cool, we completely understand lol

@pogeman2345 3 жыл бұрын

Soon, there will be black-bordered D&D themed cards and I am so stoked to see the first spoilers of that set.

@yasutakeuchi 3 жыл бұрын

Those Grave Titan troll scrolls 😂😭

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we were big fans of that

@AllegoryGar 3 жыл бұрын

Teferi now: Serious, Stoic and Calculated. Teferi then: Uhhh, fart machine goes brrrrrpt.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Now all he does is slow down time around collapsing buildings

@Locohappy 3 жыл бұрын

17:17 There is also a hardcore band called Wildspeaker that has song titles from magic cards. They put magic cards with the merch orders and are open for games after shows.

@Case2_0 3 жыл бұрын

I was so close to asking for the artist of the alternative Alrund to sign my copy. I opened the pack and then found out he left as I entered my LGS

@dif4797 3 жыл бұрын

Poor grave titan😥

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

He'll be okay!

@josephfishman9825 3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds he had it coming for being such a garbage card

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is his comeuppance

@ApexZer0 3 жыл бұрын

In the ayer invitational cards you forgot fervent champion

@T1nyFr0gg 3 жыл бұрын

Larry Niven didn't "come up with" the term Mana

@TheWretch 3 жыл бұрын

#80 re: military magic. I served from 92-96 in Germany. Magic was HUGE there. Found a few black-border Revised on the economy. I was an Inquest guy; though I did get the Duelist monthly, too.

@smashflame2136 3 жыл бұрын

On reference to fact 93, The Binding of Isaac also has a booster pack that looks very similar to a magic pack, a starter deck, as well as a reference to ancestral recall.

@aesirloki4833 3 жыл бұрын

Alternative title : 100 reasons not to play grave titan

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

HA 😂

@DaMbast 3 жыл бұрын

Why grave titan he didn’t do anything wrong. Pick like Erza or Teferi idk. Lol

@butwhy3139 3 жыл бұрын

101, two Grave Titans were killed in the final fact.

@pantheraminita2676 3 жыл бұрын

zombies pouring out of its massive chest, where organs should be. creature type ....GIANT

@dapperghastmeowregard 3 жыл бұрын

Substance was used as a placeholder keyword to make the instantments (Grave Servitude and such) function at one point, but they found a way to make them work without it.

@architectofdreams73 3 жыл бұрын

Somehow a lone Mountain made it into Arabian Nights set.

@lamar5588 3 жыл бұрын

What’s up with wizards not recognizing 2 artist for magic card art?

@ImSquiggs 3 жыл бұрын

There's been two artists they've cut ties with recently -- I don't know all the details, but one was a white nationalist and the other was involved in some sexual abuse stuff

@cv4126 3 жыл бұрын

The binding of Issac also has 4 parody cards called Chaos Card, parodying Chaos Orb, Huge Growth parodying Giant Growth, Ancient Recall parodying Ancestral Recall, and Era Walk parodying Time Walk.

@ChrisThe1 3 жыл бұрын

Mana has been a word long before science-fiction.

@StrangeGamer859 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Larry Niven was the first person to use it in a genre fiction context, and the first to use it to name "vague magical energy that permeates the world"

@architectofdreams73 3 жыл бұрын

Magic the Gathering started out as a game that promoted gambling in the form of putting up a card from your deck for ante. The winner would get all cards in that ante. There were several cards that manipulated the ante. This ended due to possible legal issues where gambling is against the law in some locations.

@kristennorth3268 3 жыл бұрын

My brother started playing Magic while in the Navy and he got out the year after they did that Military League. I should ask him whether he did that. He was stationed in Japan and, when he came home to visit, I drove him around to all the local gaming stores to buy up all their cards. He made a mint reselling them to shipmates. That was 1996.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, that's awesome!

@ptp1999 3 жыл бұрын

This was worth every second of viewing, awesome as always.

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Awww thanks Paul

@GabetheFrog_ 3 жыл бұрын

Loving all the different kinds of videos you guys have been doing. Keep up the good work. Also RIP Grave Titan, (he deserved it)

@22Tidus 3 жыл бұрын

I knew some of these. But there was a few I had to rewind to listen to again! Love it!

@kazutokirigaya7710 3 жыл бұрын

the fact with the charmed stray is the most sweet ive ever heard of

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Literally the most wholesome thing ever

@anonomis9685 3 жыл бұрын

Just knowing I have a copy is cool. It's a common, but a good reminder of the pets one has lost

@williamwinder5011 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Beanie Babies got so expensive because they knew they could charge more on whatever they wanted

@Matt_DC 3 жыл бұрын

The binding of isaac also has a card called "chaos card" which shows a pixeled chaos orb

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

haha, that's great!

@romaincangardel6056 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen LSV say on stream that he had to swear to his wife that "Naya" was not the name of a Magic card. Talking about nitpicking nerds... xD

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

If LSV ever said anything about us on stream we'd better know about it!

@starkebrasko3405 2 жыл бұрын

I love the transition of every way to kill a grave titan

@Myrdden71 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite flavor text, from the Goblin Gardener: "Grow food in dirt? Save time...Eat dirt!"

@orsettomorbido 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, now i have a new band to check out! The Acacia Strain. Never heard about them before!

@rchikinsbanana3511 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite creature type is either Pirates or Uncle Istvan

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Both are top tier. I kinda liked pirates more when it wasn't supported at all

@DirkDiggler000 3 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! Thanks 😃

@billybobjoe5039 2 жыл бұрын

Love the fact that all the removal spells are just killing grave titan over and over

@finnsclarinet 3 жыл бұрын

I love the transitions of killing grave titan

@ColorwaveCraftsCo 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite fact on this list is definitely the one about Admiral Beckett Brass 😊 so sweet

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Mom Pirate!!!

@TheGatorDude 3 жыл бұрын

The Chaos warp on the Grave Titan made me lol before I noticed it over and over, well done again. Can't wait to be the most interesting person on game nights!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

You can use one fact each time to be the most interesting for 100 nights straight

@architectofdreams73 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the old days, there were three different types of artifacts. 1. Mono Artifacts, which is the equivalent to those that tapped for an ability. 2. Poly Artifacts, which had a colon for an activation cost along with whatever mana was required, but didn't tap, indicating it could be used multiple times in a turn. 3. Continuous Artifacts, which had on going effects to the game and didn't have to be activated. Fun fact: originally, if an artifact became tapped, it would "shut off". They kept this sort of effect on certain cards later, like Winter Orb and Howling Mine.

@benhensley3621 3 жыл бұрын

hey hey, let’s not forget Sponge here! also the lack of Niv Mizzet’s death

@ikejohnson5494 3 жыл бұрын

“Yeah you probably didn’t know about bears, the common terminology literally everyone uses”

@hypersapiencollective1751 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for making

@Agbujwf 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite official mtg ruling is that removing your pants is faster than a Mana source. Hurloon Wrangler had Denimwalk and was unblockable if your opponent was wearing denim.

@kingginger3335 3 жыл бұрын

I actually knew most of these but the fact that Teferi made a fart machine was one that I absolutely loved before this lol I use confiscate in my "I can play your deck better than you" deck and that's one of of my favorite cards and it's based off the flavor text lol

@andrewtaft48 3 жыл бұрын

Fact #100: Stream of Life also has Oracle text that matches its Alpha printing. Great video!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Your nitpicking is on-brand and appreciated 😂

@angrywizard3199 3 жыл бұрын

Another fun fact: on Arena, clicking at the edge of the screen plays the "click" sound through the opposite ear

@bubzettel922 3 жыл бұрын

this video was so much fun, thanks for putting together all those weird facts!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Super glad you enjoyed it! Now you will be even more interesting at game nights

@mcbuckets2399 3 жыл бұрын

13:50 Personally I prefer the one on Jadelight Ranger. It explains that if you explore, leave the card on top, and don't act surprised by seeing it, you'll hurt the Ranger's feelings

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

I would love all cards to have nonsense like that

@leowindlin 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for the image at 11:22 (number 65) but I can't find it, would anyone please link it to me? Thank you in advance.

@thepumagator 3 жыл бұрын

My only goal in life now is to put Krark's thumbs back on in a real game

@zackzack9341 3 жыл бұрын

selvala, explorer returned's ability is a tap to add mana to your mana pool ability. when casting spells you declare the card you want to play then tap your lands and other mana sources to add mana to your mana pool. because you do not know what is on the top of the library and if you were to follow mtg rules for playing mtg you will have this rule 17:40 explaining what to do when you were to come to a moment such as this one.

@benjaminking3677 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Mark Rosenwater has a podcast that’s pretty cool. And on that podcast he has fun fact episodes.

@VexIlluminated 3 жыл бұрын

There are other items in Binding of Isaac representing theme's or cards from MtG, such as Starter (Booster) Pack and most notably Black Lotus

@ayeyoedy9869 11 ай бұрын

Having just gotten into magic so that I can play with my bf, I didn't understand a lot of the facts since I don't know all the terminology or well known cards, but this video made me understand why magic is so special to people. Seems like such a wholesome community and the artists all seem like wonderful people that do incredible work. I'm excited to learn more and more and get better and better at the game

@NitpickingNerds 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! I hope the game can bring you a ton of fun :D

@iTzDritte 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. For #100, Stream of Life also matches its original printing in Alpha.

@darkjackl999 3 жыл бұрын

my favorite fact is that storm is a triggered ability and thus can be countered by thing like trickbind, disallow etc

@jean-luchusser5182 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if anyone mentioned it but there's an episode of "this is us" where you can see a mtg sticker in the 80's !

@Teebs1996 3 жыл бұрын

Also worth mentioning that the boxart to Binding of Isaac Rebirth is directly based on Akroma's Vengeance.

@luxii527 3 жыл бұрын

what card art is the background for number 11 with all the creatures in the back ground it looks so cool

@tomaskaizr3720 3 жыл бұрын

If you have in play Syr Gwyn, Hero of Aswhale, Mycosynth Lattice and Bludgeon Brawl you may do poker all in move. Equip your whole table on your mighty knight and declare attack. I think lands should work too.

@TheMrktanis 3 жыл бұрын

So cute how much you guys love Grave Titan😂😂

@TheMrktanis 3 жыл бұрын

Every transition is another example of Grave Titan removal? Nice. Still a solid card though in a lot of 99s😎

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Agree to disagree :P

@finniangilbride7209 3 жыл бұрын

Alternate title for the video, 100 ways to remove Grave Titan

@cardguys 3 жыл бұрын

Also, young Johnathan Taylor Thomas had cards is his bedroom on the popular show Home Improvement.

@jeffshittles3664 3 жыл бұрын

7:42 same with a printing of Serendib Efreet, just the other way around. I have two

@PawzBrownMTG 3 жыл бұрын

Beezey great job this was fun facts about MTG. I knew some but not all

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

You are now 0.01% more knowledgeable

@iangoldstein8440 3 жыл бұрын

This video has inspired me to make a ferret tribal changeling deck.

@matthiasobermayr9157 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite was the Sun Titan removals, including himself on the last one ;)

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Grave* lol

@matthiasobermayr9157 3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds doh

@jacobbrown9894 2 жыл бұрын

The joke at the end of entry 69 made me laugh so hard I’m glad I was in a different room from my family

@NitpickingNerds 2 жыл бұрын

We got you

@yungfoodstampzzz9878 3 жыл бұрын

The Acacia Strain is how you pronounce the band btw

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

we done goofed on that 😅

@TreeCutterDoug 3 жыл бұрын

Finding that cards valued over $110ish are worth more than their weight in gold, is pretty friggin wild.

@robhalliwell6275 3 жыл бұрын

number 101 in the binding of isaac there are other mtg easter eggs including ragman (one of the creators favorite creatures turned into a boss for the game ) huge growth, ancient recall and wheel of fortune

@jacobbraun8737 3 жыл бұрын

Stream of Life is another card printed in Alpha which has oracle text matching its original printing.

@ben.shields 3 жыл бұрын

These are so rediculous and cool! Brittany Spears posting Temple of Mysteries xD the hilarious Oracle texts, these facts are all over the place in a great way

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Super glad you enjoyed Ben!

@22freedom33 3 жыл бұрын

Man these were awesome

@Maezhughes 3 жыл бұрын

Well that was enlightening. Very cool, maybe do another 100 some time soon?

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

If people love this then we will totally do more

@Maezhughes 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good idea

@Case2_0 3 жыл бұрын

And then Danny Trejo spoiled Professor Onyx

@robertt.4176 3 жыл бұрын

How much of a cut do you get if we use the nn link for tcgplayer? I always forget and I want to know if I should feel bad.

@goesbyAustin 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not much, however, every little bit adds up for creators like these guy! Shouldn’t feel bad, just remember it’s an easy way to help support them in the future!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

We'd rather not disclose the actual percentage, and don't feel bad if you forget or anything! It's just a way to basically tip us for free :)

@fernwogteveril6935 3 жыл бұрын

To go along with the Seinfeld fact, MTG cards could be seen on an episode of Home Improvement.

@busTedOaS 3 жыл бұрын

#99 made me laugh out loud. makes you wonder how deep the rabbithole can go.

@nonewmsgs 3 жыл бұрын

I played the original trample rule for years before I found out it changed. OG rule was you only had to trample over one blocking creature or could hit other creatures but trampler's choice

@olivierdebilde4292 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of work behind that video. Very cool one !

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, took a fair bit of research!

@erikohman2294 3 жыл бұрын

I really figured mana was waaaayyy older then that, since its used of agift from God in Exodus - along with an ancient depiction of a staff wielding "wizard" kinda.

@thetogtube2 3 жыл бұрын

LAUGHING SO HARD AT THE GRAVE TITAN OMFG !!!!!!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Those are the REAL 100 facts 😂

@dahuntre 3 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that Yargle’s secret lair released on 9/3!

@NitpickingNerds 3 жыл бұрын

They actually nailed that Secret Lair

@Liteyears11 3 жыл бұрын

I think Craven Hulk from Kaldheim has something to say about least used (base) creature type. But who knows, coward tribal could be on the rise in the coming years!