Ben Stark faces off with Shahar Shenhar in the mirror match of the Semifinals for the 2013 Magic World Championship!
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@RhysticStudies10 жыл бұрын
this game is so fantastic.
@RomanQrr7 жыл бұрын
Just came here from your video.
@shanjudo45107 жыл бұрын
me too!! awesome game!! draw go!!
@IvanRSaldias7 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@malcolm16877 жыл бұрын
same lol
@denniscantrell54867 жыл бұрын
Same. It's definitely a good match, and I don't even play control.
@tamriilin4 жыл бұрын
"a judge asked them why they ordered their graveyard, and they both replied 'we organized them into relevant and irrelevant'."
@julianlastname57305 жыл бұрын
I enjoy how friendly these high level matches are. Allowing minor take-backs, chatting in between games and whatnot
@coolrunner40953 жыл бұрын
7 years later and this is still my favorite match of magic I've even seen
@IgnatzzMaus9 жыл бұрын
"You know the format is good when your opponent sighs as you play think twice"
@aorusaki5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@Travis70603129 жыл бұрын
I seem to come back to this match every month or so
@snowcoveredplainswalker4429 жыл бұрын
Torvak Mendelek Thank God, I thought I was the only one lol
@dayrunner919 жыл бұрын
Kat2323 I come back to the hole top 4 of this event because every match is really solid in my opinion.
@terrabite875 жыл бұрын
This is legitimately my all time favorite match of competitive magic. The commentary is amazing, the game itself is amazing, and that game one is the stuff of my dreams. My playgroup has started calling a quad bolt a “Shenhar”
@jazzyjay45953 жыл бұрын
7 years later and this still might be one of the best modern control mirrors ever. The master and the prodigy. Ben putting Shahar on 3 bolts but not the 4th. Shahar only 19 years old against one of the best to ever do it
@MrJkenzie9710 жыл бұрын
I've honestly watched this match 6 times since it's been uploaded. It has really taught me a lot & I think it's fantastic. Magic really has the best coverage, kudos.
@joe.51032 жыл бұрын
Another year, another rewatch. One of the GOATS.
@rocketsmall45472 жыл бұрын
all the shuffle in the hand. throws 4x lighting bolt. bish u know u have it. the other guy. all the shuffling bish u know u cant counter it
@threoples6 жыл бұрын
I really wish they had better mics on the players. Ben's interactions with his opponents is amazing.
@MrPauliewag10 жыл бұрын
basically, cards that can be flashed back with snapcaster mage, and cards that cant... LMFAO
@Quitetherebelliousindividual13 күн бұрын
The amount of (tectonic) edging in this video is great. Truly before it’s time
@lucyspencer97522 жыл бұрын
Call me nostalgia blind because this opinion is entirely based off of my own nostalgia but early 10s MTG was amazing.
@Strype1311 жыл бұрын
Shahar Shenhar is a beast. Guy's gonna be a HOF'er/Superstar in no time. And he's got one of the coolest names in Magic. Ben Stark is a badass too. One of the coolest personalities in the major circuit. Much respect to both of these guys.
@TheRustd11 жыл бұрын
I think a big part is due to the fast play these two put out. Mirror control matches can really be a drudge but its really refreshing to see such a steady pace.
@michaelharbach198711 жыл бұрын
That makes the bracelet even more admirable. I like Shenhar and he played well these games.
@veedindeed133 жыл бұрын
Great match to come back to after all these years
@Zacadea11 жыл бұрын
Always great listening to LSV
@yohanesparuntu49805 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite match of magic ever
@Travis7060312 Жыл бұрын
I've been watching it every once in a while since it was played. every year im more and more convinced it is the best game of magic ever played
@leftysheppey7 ай бұрын
It's certainly one of my favourites too. Another one of mine, which is probably controversial: Stanislav Cifka second breakfast Vs Yuuya Watanabe Jund. Eggs might be boring to watch, but watching Yuuya deconstruct the games is awesome.
@Glorious_Mane10 жыл бұрын
This match is amazing
@VaraNiN3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great match. I really hate that we only got 3 games, basically, but oh boy were those 3 great!
@noworldforeric10 жыл бұрын
Quad Bolt. I win.
@bluesoxyt53433 жыл бұрын
I love this match so much
@SketchyManInWhiteVan11 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@fabiogarzaro82723 жыл бұрын
I'm here to remember that a 19 years old, at his first pro tour (if I remember correctly), defeated Ben Stark (a control god) in a control mirror
@Koopa474711 жыл бұрын
BAH, MAKE IT PLAY!!! I MUST WATCH IT NOW!
@thehappyfishguy6012 жыл бұрын
nostalgic indeed
@codebroker_11 жыл бұрын
Love the quad bolt!
@RagingPoo9 жыл бұрын
It seems like every video that I watch of a professional event there is always someone or some people rattling on about how the players constantly shuffle their cards. There are reasons for this! Get over it! "Judge, my opponent won't quit shuffling his cards"
@phatboi7166 жыл бұрын
Cake Minor edges. Say you draw your hand and never move the cards around, your opponent can then see which cards you draw for your turn and which were in your opening hand. They can gather information like how many lands you likely have in hand. Another is that rhythmic patterns increase concentration.
@faisfaizal51944 жыл бұрын
@@phatboi716 "Now I'm gonna do whats called a pro-gamer move" *puts hand under the table*
@phatboi7164 жыл бұрын
@@faisfaizal5194 That might be against the rules
@electric_dream_machine11 ай бұрын
Remember when modern was Interesting?
@deftduelist10 ай бұрын
Modern is more interesting than it's ever been. TOR is annoying, but even with it in the format, it's STILL the best format.
@LumaBopShop8 ай бұрын
I agee electric. I am disgusted with the current modern format. Abysmal to play and try to keep up with buying all the abominations they print
@ElMoss6411 жыл бұрын
Semifinal 1 - Ben Stark vs Shahar Shenhar Game 1 1:09 Game 2 29:41 Game 3 55:05 Game 4 1:35:38
@Kessig_IRL6 жыл бұрын
Can we do these again? I love control mirrors! *sigh*
@ShatterPalm11 жыл бұрын
23:50 or so. Something you never expect to see in a game of magic.
@spinakker144 жыл бұрын
37:30 I have rewatched that part many times, and I think Shahar missed his draw step. The last card he drew from his electrolyze. I'm not blaming him, there was a lot going on. That's the downside of live play, that you can miss steps and triggers and not even high-level judged can tell what to do
@Theguitarmansam11 жыл бұрын
game 3 was incredible.
@sickofreality10 жыл бұрын
Kthx.
@LazyPerfectionist31411 жыл бұрын
You can find them at the Magic the Gathering Website.
@Reriiru8 жыл бұрын
Oh, this time 4 judges actually watched what the fuck is going on. The next year, on the very same tournament Shahar would lose in round 4 due to the judge's mistake.
@InsertCleverNameHere0 Жыл бұрын
Great match, but a BRUTAL way to lose in that last round.
@AndresDm10111 жыл бұрын
I already know who wins this game, but this is so exciting anyway!
@aochv111 жыл бұрын
No Reid Duke vs. Josh Utter-Leyton (Modern) semifinal in this playlist and two videos of this match?
@kurtilein311 жыл бұрын
quadruple lightning bolt is really a cool move.
@svenyproud3 ай бұрын
Omg shahar draws everything lmao
@joshuaknitter752411 жыл бұрын
I think it would be great if they would put the deck lists in the description, or at least more information.....
@Tholrek11 жыл бұрын
That would be great, it is a pain to find the decklists at the wizards site.
@DaCoolDawgs10 жыл бұрын
Shahar's bracelet says 'Boobies!' :D
@terrabite876 жыл бұрын
Half-Eaten Sandwich I believe that it’s actually a thing for breast cancer awareness
@phillipmele85336 жыл бұрын
Half-Eaten Sandwich Daggum. The ol’ “Save the Boobies” bracelets. That’s a blast from the past.
@Cubeguy72 жыл бұрын
This is crazy how bad mana leak is compared to Counterspell that we now have
@prinnydood11 жыл бұрын
7/1/2012: If the damage that would be dealt to a creature with flying is prevented, that creature will still be tapped. If that damage is redirected to another creature, the creature with flying will be tapped, not necessarily the creature that ultimately was dealt damage.
@baldwinicus11 жыл бұрын
where's the video for the other semifinal?
@MegatronJAVIER11 жыл бұрын
why no upload of Josh Utter-Leyton vs Reid Duke??
@hellasforever624210 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing bro.
@TheBlueFavorites10 жыл бұрын
EpicGame
@ShatterPalm10 жыл бұрын
Because of the format. Mana leak might as well be a hard counter as far as this format is concerned. Most modern decks I've seen have plenty of land, but they almost never run CMC higher than 4 because it's simply too slow, too vulnerable to counters/removal. Modern is about consistency more than speed, and mana leaks do a fantastic job of screwing up your opponents mana, whether they pay it or not. Besides, there are maybe 3 'robust' counters in the format.
@MrAndMrsGrover5 жыл бұрын
At 1:36:30 when Shenhar plays a Molten Rain, which land does he destroy? I don't see Ben countering it either? Thanks
@alexhill2495 Жыл бұрын
I think it gets countered by Mana Leak which is then placed to the left side of Ben's deck, you can see several cards in the discard a few turns later.
@MrAndMrsGrover Жыл бұрын
@@alexhill2495 Cool, thank you!
@sda18195 жыл бұрын
Why didn't Ben pay X or exile X amount for the logic knot in response to the electrolyze? It looked like he just paid 1 mana?
@why.should_i10 жыл бұрын
this match up seems so stressful
@partykrew66611 жыл бұрын
it doesnt deal the damage, but it still taps it
@ubersign11 жыл бұрын
If you change your resolution to 720p it should work
@marm66499 жыл бұрын
how do they deal dmg in the beginning by using only lands..(.i guess they are lands since i cannot see very clearly)
@Sugarman969 жыл бұрын
+Mar M (DJ Avalanz) fetch lands
@marm66498 жыл бұрын
thanks :D though i found out about half a month later :P ,but thanks again for taking the time to answer
@summitroast10 жыл бұрын
Where is the final?
@ZalvionProductions11 жыл бұрын
where are shahar shenhar's standard matches?
@summitroast10 жыл бұрын
Where is the final????
@sickofreality11 жыл бұрын
Only so many counters you can throw chunking up your hand with mana.
@groveskeeper11 жыл бұрын
if the baneslayer and hellkite both hit the table, i'd wanna see everyone's face when it's brought up that baneslayer has pro dragons.
@lordofcinder06935 жыл бұрын
So weird to hear them say the full name of the deck instead of Jeskai, weird to think that the clan was never created before
@NickOnFire14905 жыл бұрын
back when we called this color combo USA
@MattyUrameshi11 жыл бұрын
mirror match are usually boring...but this is quite a nice match
@WoWAdmanGuitaring11 жыл бұрын
KING IN THE NORTH
@MrTandtrollet5 жыл бұрын
What format is this? Standard?
@yosephbailey81145 жыл бұрын
Yup
@etaikurtzman35254 жыл бұрын
@@yosephbailey8114 This is modern.
@BigHit99227 жыл бұрын
Commenting from 2017, I miss American Control being powerful
@modernminded54666 жыл бұрын
It's good right now.
@chillmarky43476 жыл бұрын
Just call it jeskai.
@peyk886 жыл бұрын
Or maybe something a little more imaginative? I vote Czech- or Icelanding Control!
@DoomStarRequiem5 жыл бұрын
Or Russian aggro?
@peteydidit6911 жыл бұрын
where's josh vs reid? anyone know?
@Arcnaught11 жыл бұрын
THE BOLTS
@91elpiris4 жыл бұрын
I've played magic for some years and ... WTF is this game one. 8 land drops and no spells? Am I missing something?
@shorts_gaming3 жыл бұрын
Control mirrors usually work where the first player to tap out will get his spell countered, then his opponent can untap and play a spell for free (because his opponent tapped out first) so both players want to play enough lands to be able to play threats and play defence in the same turn to prevent being punished.
@GToul13 Жыл бұрын
Quad-boltage!
@SB-fd8el3 жыл бұрын
34:43 : can someone please explain to me what's wrong with Portal (Second Age, btw) lands, already ?
@joe.51032 жыл бұрын
Nothing, LSV just makes a sarcastic joke Bc Ben is known as veryyy rational and not attached to anything in mtg such as a certain set of lands. Back in the day I drafted with BenS and we’d say “Plains are forests and Forests are swamps” if we didn’t have enough of each without having to get up to go to the land box lol.
@willgary87922 жыл бұрын
@@joe.5103 lol wouldn't it make more sense to just say plains r swamps? Cool story tho, I've certainly been in that situation before, took a box to someone's house to draft, forgot to bring extra lands and was left with what we drafted plus what I had in 2 other decks
@joe.51032 жыл бұрын
@@willgary8792 in the situation , we had enough forests for the amount of swamps Ben needed but not enough for the amount of forests he wanted to play. We did have enough plains though lol. So 10 plains became 10 forests and 7 forests became 7 swamps. It’s the most extreme and stupid case of how lazy we were haha.
@rubyreddrums11 жыл бұрын
49:30 for reference.
@robertbouley7697 Жыл бұрын
Everyone has a plan until they take 4 lightning bolts to the face.
@howardhouse991311 жыл бұрын
Modern. They're using a bunch of standard lands, so i get the confusion.
@partykrew66611 жыл бұрын
49:31 thundermaw doesnt target
@tamriilin4 жыл бұрын
it still can't damage the Baneslayer because protection means can't be damaged.
@prinnydood11 жыл бұрын
Yay. Spoilers. Great. Good job, dude.
@Killallmangahaters Жыл бұрын
why do they keep shuffling and flicking through their hands in the same way every couple seconds? its so twitchy and distracting why do they keep doing that
@SymmetricalDocking Жыл бұрын
They do it to annoy and distract their opponents. There was one big tourney where a big name who doesn't do the annoying card flicking came in and wiped the floor with everyone. Very glorious.
@charleyliu746511 жыл бұрын
They're both playing control decks, not aggro so a turn 4 win wouldnt happen. American control happens to be a top tier deck, and the fact that shahar took his deck to the finals probably means he beat out even most of the best "fast" decks.
@MrGarruk12311 жыл бұрын
But it deals damage?
@DanWalker178 жыл бұрын
doesn't path to exile get countered by Teferi's ability?
@DanWalker178 жыл бұрын
nvm, i realized what happeed already 😂
@troyrussell1773 жыл бұрын
24:30 I got knocked out a qualifying tournament sorta like that, in draft. The card was touch of moonglow or some shit like that. It gave +2 +1 and some janky effect. It wasn't even really a playable but this kid had four in his deck, and four in his hand. I'm clearly ahead, one creature with death touch has to hit me, so I can stay ahead and the kid played four of those cards to kill me. I was shocked, it was hard not to be sour. I did congratulate him, but all the people watching the match were like " why is that in your deck ". Why are four in your deck? Its almost surprising he made it to the point in the tournament that he did with four of these in his deck, but they fucked me good.
@shorts_gaming3 жыл бұрын
It's always interesting when players think about how good it feels to win off an extremely narrow topdeck, but when your opponent pretty much had the game sealed up you take it from them is such a reverse feeling.
@troyrussell1773 жыл бұрын
@@shorts_gaming oh god it truly is. Personally i dont like winning off a top deck, but its win. Its those games where you know your ahead, you're tasting victory, then it just gets ripped from you. Shit happens though
@Khazuki_11 жыл бұрын
Lol. Those first 8-10 turns. LANDZ LANDZ LANDZ
@Jiggyx4211 жыл бұрын
0:15
@porlae10 жыл бұрын
tragic the gathering!
@Gauche6911 жыл бұрын
Baneslayer has pro dragons...
@yellowChipMONK11 жыл бұрын
thundermaw doesn't target
@JakeMGolle9 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if there were any affinity players in this tournament, and where they placed?
@ameistake11 жыл бұрын
Would be fun if really some new cards appear.. this way it's just annoying.
@mistervanni11 жыл бұрын
not working for me...
@skilljoy92464 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how they play enter battlefield tapped lands unless you pay life and none of them lose life and the lands dont enter tapped!!!
@shorts_gaming3 жыл бұрын
End of turn fetch for a land so you can untap before you start your next turn.
@boltboy23210 жыл бұрын
You're right... the winner of the world magic cup is terrible for picking such a bad deck.
@pandapri97456 жыл бұрын
Why the fuck does stark have foils and non foils and especially foils single sleeved!?!?!?!?!
@thenoobdestroyer10011 жыл бұрын
shahar is the same age as me and he is at worlds thats silly haha 0.o
@anynomous54 жыл бұрын
0:13 lmfao
@RKlovecraft10 жыл бұрын
Progenitus Commander deck :3 so OP with Iona the Shield of emeria