I sleeve my tokens in different color sleeves from my deck. Prevents accidental shuffling into my library and can serve as a helpful divide between my library and sideboard in my deck box.
@Cyranth9 жыл бұрын
+WizardtheGrey I find that using a number of clear Dragon sleeves with two token cards (facing each way) is a great package to take with me to Drafts
@CurrySoSpicy8 жыл бұрын
+WizardtheGrey +1 all my tokens go into cheap UltraPro's and my actual deck is double sleeved inside KMCs. Good way to not mix them up.
@AlexHauck8 жыл бұрын
+WizardtheGrey This! I always use clear sleeves for my tokens for this exact reason. I started doing that when the Commander 2014 decks came out (I'm still relatively new to MTG) and the tokens were double-sided.
@oliveryoung22608 жыл бұрын
+WizardtheGrey I do the same with my commander
@Schlumbuo7 жыл бұрын
you could just not sleeve tokens
@burbigasmurgnakobaki5869 жыл бұрын
I've trained myself to say "Untap, Upkeep, Draw" for every turn, it's useful for when opponents want to cast spells during my upkeep.
@akuloonmodder79986 жыл бұрын
YESS I do that too!
@KokNoker5 жыл бұрын
I do that. I remember the free 8th edition learn to play magic game was great at burning that into by brain
@andrewdifederico49115 жыл бұрын
I think it's useful. I've done it for years, but I can't remember where I picked it up from or exactly when I started
@ProudNitro5 жыл бұрын
Thanks to this comment I have picked up this habit too!
@nanania155 жыл бұрын
So do i. But my community has an inside joke were we alos say lunch
@thomasfleming81312 жыл бұрын
Man, as someone who only started watching The Professor's videos a year or so ago, going through the backlog is entertaining not just for the content but for how different he looks and sounds.
@Ericnorify8 жыл бұрын
The upkeep tip blew my mind. I forget upkeep effects constantly.
@ashtonemberton62078 жыл бұрын
lol try forgeting dictate of krufix
@plastikk128 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@cassieprice94796 жыл бұрын
Same here especially with nyx fleece ram on the field
@jonathandemers27866 жыл бұрын
Same that's super helpful! I'm definitely going to start doing that!
@BW-CZ6 жыл бұрын
I know it sounds weird, but I have it opposite: I always remember upkeep but I often forget to draw a card until later in the turn, lol.
@HighTechRedneck99 жыл бұрын
MTG Life Hack: Meet someone new to the game? Give them some cards to help them get started.
@brentgould9584 жыл бұрын
I started recently, and some random kid bought me a Rhystic Study while I was at a comic shop playing commander. Definitely gonna return the favor to other new players some day!
@Yoho48674 жыл бұрын
My dad has a massive collection (with some extremely expensive cards) and he was more than happy to let me pick and choose for my first deck (it sucked and I took it apart but he was just excited we finally had something in common)
@saintwalker97324 жыл бұрын
My buddy has dozens of boxes with 5k+ cards in each, and he is more than happy to just GIVE us cards as long as we put together a reasonably good deck with them. Great guy. Always trying to get more people to play MTG :D
@wildlifehelpersorganizatio17564 жыл бұрын
Someone did that to me I could never thank them properly
@vbush174 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@IndraSunrise5 жыл бұрын
When a creature comes into play, it has summoning sickness. Place the card upside down, bottom facing your opponent, not towards you. First, you won't be confused whether you can use it. Second, your opponent can read the card, if he is unfamiliar with it.
@nyft33524 жыл бұрын
I usually leave those creatures slightly separated from the rest whenever i'm playing some aggro/midrange deck... but i mostly play commander so i order them by "kinds" like mana dorks or big beefy bois and such.
@CaptPoco4 жыл бұрын
This is a great tip! I never thought about this but I'm going to use it in my next game.
@alanpetit31073 жыл бұрын
Oh good idea ! Thx for the tip !
@FiretruykLOL2 жыл бұрын
great tip
@Sick19822 жыл бұрын
AND, they don't have to touch your cards to read them!
@HD_Dabnado9 жыл бұрын
Tip: Never let your opponent overwhelm you with their deck. Just try to focus on what you need to do to win, not their 23 1/1 flying deathtouch Hornets...
@carsonperry64437 жыл бұрын
XD
@alexlorenz58526 жыл бұрын
Or your 30 1/2 crows because your playing a casual match with unstables *cough* crow storm *cough*
@bryantwest70876 жыл бұрын
I played against a guy who just used a black rat deck and the card effect said there was no limit to how many of that card type was in the deck. Can't remember the exact name of the card but believe it was close to "rat hoard". Most annoying thing ever. Rats had death touch and were easy to summon. He ended up with 16 of on the field at one point.
@Words-of-encouragement.-.5 жыл бұрын
@@bryantwest7087 probably relentless rats
@jek__5 жыл бұрын
Ie: stay calm and avoid tilting. Regardless of what Chandra says, getting mad won't help you win lol
@mythicmtgtech9 жыл бұрын
The die on library hack is 100% must. I am suggesting the upkeep counter to help with the new scrye rule also. Move to attack is also just a competitive must do. Great video as always!
@abnormallynormal88235 жыл бұрын
mythicmtgtech a coin is great too. You can find really cool challenge coins on amazon. Personally I use the 10g weight from a Logitech g403
@jek__5 жыл бұрын
@@abnormallynormal8823 those tiny weights are very cute, that's a good idea, I might have to start bringing that little case with the foam padding for counters of all sorts lol
@LegolasNordark9 жыл бұрын
Never get confused about land drops again by playing them upside down when they first enter the battlefield!! Filp them right side up when it's your next upkeep!!
@42CZ9 жыл бұрын
that can get you in trouble, because of the kimigawa flip cards
@sagebauer10779 жыл бұрын
+42CZ what? how? I don't think there are any cards from kamigawa that affect only "flipped" permanents...
@42CZ9 жыл бұрын
for inaccurate displaying of board state. in causal groups you shouldn't get in trouble. even in fnm level of rel you shouldn't have a problem. but the argument can be made.
@thomasfox09 жыл бұрын
+42CZ its only ever a problem if you are on a featured camera match or if your judge says its not allowed. most people dont really care, even judges, if you explain why you are doing this, ESPECIALLY in Amulet Bloom. I do this constantly as a way to show what i have dropped. also, he said LAND drops, not any other type of permenant. Kamigawa didn't have flip lands. just flip creatures/enchantments.
@42CZ9 жыл бұрын
***** true more just trying to warn people that their opponents can get a judge to ding you for it and be in the correct. they can also do it if you rearrange the order of your graveyard.
@tranzeagle9 жыл бұрын
I usually say combat phase for going to attack especially if I see islands.
@EmptyJarDoto5 жыл бұрын
In ygo it's normal at a higher level of play to declare all/nearly all of your phases every turn and even when attacking say out loud specific steps of the battle (so you don't get bamboozled by the other person claiming you used it immediately and he didn't chain his effect but rather used it at the damage calculation step or negating something you played and then saying you can't play anything because you "obviously" played it at the last step and it's over).
@jovi___7 жыл бұрын
Please don't take this the wrong way. When I first started watching you me videos, your style of speech was somewhat annoying to me. But now I can't tell you how much I appreciate your clarity. It's so refreshing. Keep up the great work!
@gaspardiaz1235 жыл бұрын
I love the way he talks tbh, it's so different and refreshing. His facial expressions are pretty fun, too.
@dragonboyjgh5 жыл бұрын
he used to be an english professor after all
@TheEzzran5 жыл бұрын
This is pretty much exactly my sentiment. The speech patterns sounded annoying to me but the information was incredibly useful, and the presentation was clear, even if it could be somewhat grating at times. Eventually I just got used to it, though, and it doesn't bother me anymore. TCC is pretty much my primary source for MTG advice and deckbox recommendations now.
@SwedishNeo4 жыл бұрын
@@dragonboyjgh I would have swear he used to do theater at the big stage with the way he over-pronounce everything. xD
@puttputt5244 жыл бұрын
Jo Vi it annoys me but it is fun seeing other youtubers reference him.
@Scott-J9 жыл бұрын
A way to prevent playing more than one land per turn is to play the land-for-turn where the creatures usually go, move it down with the other lands on your untap step. Or play it next to your library, or with the top of the card facing you. The point is, put the land-for-turn somewhere different on the turn it is played.
@RealSnitch9 жыл бұрын
When you're attending a sealed deck event, have a pack of already sleeved basic lands - 10 of each - it will save your time for deck construction..
@pawels.56692 жыл бұрын
This. Have an upvote.
@dominik58637 жыл бұрын
NEVER USE ELASTIC BANDS INSTEAD OF DECK BOXES. it's such a hassle to get the band off and it even ruins sleeved cards after time
@coreyhaskell73935 жыл бұрын
Agreed my sister did this and it annoyed me
@kovacszsolt60055 жыл бұрын
As a "less bad" alternative one can use cerain hairbands which have a loose fabric layer on them. They aren't as rigid and sticky as rubber, but can hold sleeved cards nicely in a pinch. Be sure to check the size though. One can also carry hard plastic cards and band them on the top and bottom of the deck so it keeps a better form. I always have a couple of them on hand because who know what can happen. Not great, but better than most bad options.
@antslarmstrong98835 жыл бұрын
Hair ties for women are just fine I get the cheap ones so they aren't super tight
@cuchilloc5 жыл бұрын
Yep and if they dry they leave your cards all sticky
@demiurge25012 жыл бұрын
I do this constantly lmao
@youpoopmasa784 жыл бұрын
It's 2020, Ugin is rampaging through standard, we're not quite sure when we get to go out again, and I just want to sit down with my buddies for some Friday Night Magic. All in all, these are still 10/10 tips and I love that this of all things popped up on my feed.
@thegoblinempire28064 жыл бұрын
Hear, Hear!
@Maximillian13298 жыл бұрын
I see players who bundle all their lands together into a single pile or cluster. I like to separate my lands out by color, having vertical rows for each type. That way it's easy to simply look down and reference how many of each you have for planning combos ahead. Plus it looks nicer
@LucaNocca8 жыл бұрын
I like to seperate them by colour but no more than 4 in each "pile". Keeps it nice and tidy.
@notjoaquindecastro7 жыл бұрын
Maximilian Fox That's because in games, like commander, they would last for a long time or if you ramp so high that those vertical rows won't even fit. If they have that many lands, they would usually divide them into two piles for utility lands or pain lands. Also, with this many lands, even if it's a five color deck, they don't need to worry about colored mana and fixing.
@andrelanca27007 жыл бұрын
Maximilian Fox I have won games where my oponente just forgot I had an utility land. so organizing and showing them exactly what you have might play against you. this is the same reason you keep shuffling your hand and never "stack lands" when you first draw. magic for me is a great mind game.
@savedroknapp19266 жыл бұрын
André Minhoto Well now... do you call that fairplay?
@newname49414 жыл бұрын
@@andrelanca2700 Sounds like a dick move, that might even get you banned.
@carlosandino55249 жыл бұрын
It takes a little getting use too but when your opponent has seen your hand leave the cards upside down in your hand. That way you know what they have seen. It is legal to write down their cards just watch any tournament broadcast.
@koskey068 жыл бұрын
my tip is to play your new deck out by yourself just to make sure you have enough lands etc.
@asbquez64948 жыл бұрын
That's called goldfishing (ie you're playing against a goldfish)
@ludwigvonbeethoven31579 жыл бұрын
As a continuation on the upkeep effect hack, you could keep a bead of the same color as the one on top of your deck so you can quickly recognize which cards have an upkeep effect.
@lukehannigan70898 Жыл бұрын
u r a genius
@Bobacus61220049 жыл бұрын
"OH GOOD! An island." I lost it.
@theinvisiblegentleman11424 жыл бұрын
"Use bath beads as counters" starts to break down when I buff my 4/4 creature to 34/34 until the end of turn.
@JimmyR424 жыл бұрын
5 people didn't realize that EoT effects aren't +1/+1 counters... I mean, you did the calculation once to realize its a 34/34, it's not as if you need to keep track of that information for "later" if it doesn't last until "later".
@AcadianBacon82 жыл бұрын
When I used beads I had large ones of one color and then tiny ones of a very different color, and the large ones I counted as 5's and small ones as 1's, or 10's and 1's depending on what kind of deck I was playing.
@Lsaldana929 жыл бұрын
If your game have an effect that makes either player reveal his/her hand write down the cards that are revealed (including lands), and when one of the cards is played from the list cross it out, this is so you still have the same information as you opponents.
@andrewmoore70149 жыл бұрын
+Laura Saldana Absolutely! It's amazing how much that helps.
@Nesree09 жыл бұрын
Some cards actually say look briefly would it be a cheat to write it down for those cards?
@Lsaldana929 жыл бұрын
+Björn Oakhand nope that is now open information
@andrewmoore70149 жыл бұрын
You see a lot of Modern players doing it (because Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek). I've had judges ok it. Public information just like Laura said.
@Carbon7629 жыл бұрын
I like to just lay out my hand on the table and start a new hidden hand of cards I draw. But remember, when you brainstorm, your opponent no longer knows what you have or do not have, so you should collect all face-up hand contents into your hidden hand at that time.
@DarkTider9 жыл бұрын
Tip: Get into the habit of always attacking BEFORE casting things in the main phase. Yes, sometimes it is relevant, such as sorcery removal or haste creatures, but otherwise there is usually no benefit to casting them before combat, and leaving the mana up means your opponent has to keep guessing whether you may be ready to use a combat trick. A lot of players actually forget there IS a main phase. Another tip is to always bring the apropriate tokens. Often it can be a problem for both players when multiple tokens are in play that can not be indentified at a glance, and it will help avoid having to ask what the board state is, especially when having to figure out if that face-down creature is a morph or a manifest
@noisepollution44739 жыл бұрын
This is a fairly simple one, but I've found the best way to both avoid arguments and avoid missing triggers in MTG is to just say each phase aloud as you go through it. Some people might find this irritating; I however appreciate when someone does this, as it gives me ample time to respond to phase changes and makes me feel less in the dark about my opponent's turn. Doing this is especially nice for upkeep triggers, because if you go through the motions of saying "Untap, upkeep, draw" every turn, it is harder to forget them.
@tmpcreep18569 жыл бұрын
If you happen to have a Crown Royal bag laying around, those make good dice bags. I was given one to me by my grandfather.
@emilysmith35945 жыл бұрын
I just thought you got a bottle of whiskey with your sweet dice bag. 😋
@rainvixen39315 жыл бұрын
My boyfriend and I have one of those too :) works great.
@noamemerson-fleming2855 жыл бұрын
Yo I have one of those
@brianwhalen695 жыл бұрын
Crown Royal, the unofficial sponsor or Magic and D&D.
@nicholasfarrell59814 жыл бұрын
I use the bag that came with an old pair of Skullcandy headphones. Works just as well, and isn't easily mistaken for another player's dice/counters bag.
@modelix1239 жыл бұрын
Use deodorant
@darthxplagueis10306 жыл бұрын
André Hatushikano dude seriously. Can't play fnm anymore because the whole place smells like shit.
@GaelGomez_-_-_5 жыл бұрын
It's REALLY underrated
@DanielKjeldal5 жыл бұрын
Also don't go too far with deodorant and cologne, just because your grandmother bought you a bottle of 2 dollar cologne for Christmas doesn't mean you should use half the bottle every time you go out.
@jek__5 жыл бұрын
Preferably, put effort into washing yourself properly. Deodorant doesn't always work great and often just makes people smell like flowers and BO. Also antiperspirant is really bad for your kidneys
@tastytetrahedron29765 жыл бұрын
B.O.-dorant
@SeraphimKnight9 жыл бұрын
I like to keep 3 colors of bath beads; they represent 1, 5 and -1 for any counters I might need. So even a creature with 25 +1/+1 still only had minimal amounts of counters on it.
@stan6659 жыл бұрын
+SeraphimKnight you can also tape pieces of paper with the numbers on them to the bottom of the counters and they should show through
@SlowDaddie9 жыл бұрын
+SeraphimKnight I used to use pennies for -1 and dimes for +1
@Myrdden712 жыл бұрын
I play casual with a group of players, and I keep about 12 different colors to use for tokens of various kinds, poison counters, 1/1 counters, and other uses. It helps differentiate Squirrel tokens from Pests and such by having different colors when you don't have token cards to use.
@jayp46879 жыл бұрын
I hacked my mountains, now they produce 3 mana.
@LongHairedTeen9 жыл бұрын
+Jay P is it all blue?
@jayp46879 жыл бұрын
Any color :D
@nitrodog969 жыл бұрын
+Jay P What color deck are you even playing?
@jayp46879 жыл бұрын
Well, the hackin went somewhat wrong, an now its pink-ish
@nitrodog969 жыл бұрын
Uhhhhh... alright then.
@alexandervilla56738 жыл бұрын
About last week one of my sleeves on my commander deck split and i didn't normally bring extra sleeves with me but after i watched this video I started keeping extras. Well I'll be damned if I wasn't in a similar situation prof explained. It was a long night of commander and the store i was at didn't have the sleeves I was using.
@locus_of_magic2178 жыл бұрын
When watching Tolerian Community College videos, it can be a good idea to speed up the videos to 1.25 or even 1.5 speed if your English skills can accommodate it. At 1.5 speed, the speech is slightly fast (like normal conversation speed with an excitable friend) and due to near perfect articulation very easily understood.
@jaydub55155 жыл бұрын
Hah. I just started doing this like 5 videos ago
@stevogurl42195 жыл бұрын
I had no idea you could even do this!
@tjyycgaming79685 жыл бұрын
It is much less relaxing though....
@SwedishNeo4 жыл бұрын
And if you want an idea of how he sounds when drunk, slow it down to 0.6x the speed. :D
@skinnedsheppard91795 жыл бұрын
MTG tips I've learned quite recently: 1. Don't leave unsleeved cards in a hot car, they will get ruined. 2. Even if your cards are in a box, AND in your backpack, try to avoid going anywhere in the rain. Somehow it always finds your cards. 3. (This one is a bit cheap and kind of not super nice) While drafting, if your local game store has an excess of lands to be used in drafts, usually they wont stop you from keeping the lands you use for the draft deck. This is a good way to get some lands if you're newer. 4. When drafting, it's usually safer to not listen to other people if they give you tips to "improve your draft deck". There are a lot of people out there who will actively give you bad advice so they have a better chance at winning more games. There are also people who sometimes will steal cards from you while modifying your deck. These people are rare, but they still exist.
@alexanderhahn5015 жыл бұрын
Can I just say, I remember watching your videos since before this one, and Im really glad that your channel has grown like it has. So deserving.
@xwraiths4 жыл бұрын
Sleeve your commander in a different color sleeve from that of your deck. This makes sure you will never have to waste time searching your deck for your commander, and makes him stand out. Many card stores send cards in colored sleeves, which can allow you to have unusual colors at the ready for that one centerpiece of your deck. Sleeve tokens in old sleeves that you no longer use for your decks. This protects them without needing additional investment, makes them look better, and since you don't shuffle tokens, those sleeves will last basically forever. I still keep my tokens in red ultra pros from the early 2000s! (which have faded a bit, so now have a very unique semi-transparent look) As much as possible, bring the tokens your commander deck uses before the game, and store them with the corresponding deck. This cuts down on time lost looking for the right token, makes the boardstate clearer, and allows you to customize decks with themed tokens!
@liv4themoments9 жыл бұрын
Sometimes players get confused as to which creatures attacked last turn (especially when Vigilance creatures are attacking). So, as a courtesy to my opponents, I always place attacking creatures either to one side of my board OR I push them up just a little bit further than the rest of my non-land permanents (sort of forming a third row of permanents on my end of the board).
@dovydasgrigas4419 жыл бұрын
Man DRAFT chaff will be hilarious at my local game store when the full art Battle For Zendikar Lands Are Released
@xzysyndrome4 жыл бұрын
4 years later...this is funny.
@Willsr149 жыл бұрын
Stack similar lands on top of each other (but not so it covers the bottom ones) to save space on the table. Carry a pen and paper set with you to write down life totals and notes, especially if you get to see their hand. It's much better than dice and judges can easily track the life totals if there's a disagreement between players. If you aren't playing anything until second main phase, announce you're going to second main phase, as it makes a difference with cards like Infectious bloodlust.
@gazzelleFLORENCE9 жыл бұрын
+Will Rogers In tournaments it's against the rules to use pen and paper to write down anything in their hand, even if you are allowed to see it.
@AlleonoriCat9 жыл бұрын
+wesley christensen Pros doing it at protour so why someone saying we can't do the same?
@84K45UN49 жыл бұрын
wesley christensen But in the MTG world championship in the finals, they used paper and pen to track the other player's hand when used though seize... So I don't think that's forbidden on any tourneys.
@griffithdota9 жыл бұрын
+wesley christensen today you can even ask for your opponents full deck list during play
@gazzelleFLORENCE9 жыл бұрын
+Peacock Knight If this is the case, then I must have been misinformed. I apologize, and thank you for informing me of this.
@samsamsABC9 жыл бұрын
I like to take a draft kit with me with 50 or so sleeves and 18 of each basic land. Usually good enough to save on time during the draft :)
@demnslayer099 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to tell you thank you for helping me learn everything I needed to know to start playing MTG a year ago :)
@TolarianCommunityCollege9 жыл бұрын
+Svenshine My absolute pleasure.
@voxena26577 жыл бұрын
Wait ... I CAN TAKE PENNIES FROM THE JAR AT STORES
@ryansraven5 жыл бұрын
No pennies in Canada 🇨🇦
@thirsty16295 жыл бұрын
Well that’s exactly what I always do
@cheez-itman27845 жыл бұрын
Only if it says "donations"
@darkmatter92335 жыл бұрын
In many stores there is a small container that says “leave a Pennie, take a Pennie”
@danacoleman40074 жыл бұрын
@@darkmatter9233 I don't think I ever saw anyone misspell penny before
@Minotaur3609 жыл бұрын
My opponents usually complain that they don't know what a card does, so if I know the cards well enough, I play with the card flipped, so that the opponent is able to read it. It helps speed the game along.
@andrewmoore70149 жыл бұрын
+Andre Galarza If an opponent seems new to the game I put the card down flipped. If it's just one card I'll just ask if they want to read it.
@fionncaomanac3395 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I've been in matches where my opponent had to pull the card off the board and read it for about 12 seconds for every card I ever played so i just decided I'd play them upside down so the game wouldn't drag on forever.
@xzysyndrome4 жыл бұрын
And then there are those who intentionally play foreign cards...
@piggles10194 жыл бұрын
@@xzysyndrome ooh, that man might be me. Foreign cards are cheaper a lot of the time.
@kainshannarra24514 жыл бұрын
@@piggles1019 building a kobold deck and some of the ones I ordered are in Italian, since they were cheaper... only about 25 - 30, rather than $40 - 60
@honeyham67888 жыл бұрын
to stat remembering upkeep, I stated playing Oloro in Commander. Not only is he my new favorite Commander next to Marath, his ability forces me to remember my upkeep before I do anything at at all
@DuzMachines9 жыл бұрын
For the Rebound mechanic, I put the card that will be rebounded next turn on top of my library face up :D
@freezewindow19 жыл бұрын
+DuzMachines they don't allow that in tournament play though, so it's best not to pick up that habit
@andrewmoore70149 жыл бұрын
+DuzMachines You can't put the card there, but you can put just about anything else. A coin, a token, etc.
@ryanhruskajr9 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't recommend doing this, as already stated you can't do that in tournaments. Best not to get used to that. If you cast a card with rebound, you exile it after it resolves. The exile zone is meant for reminding you about it. If you have issues remembering to cast your rebound spell during your upkeep, just place a bath bead on top of your library, as the Professor suggested.
@DiabolicScars8 жыл бұрын
Every time you talk, it makes me feel like sneezing, but your calm demeanor and thorough clear analysis on everything in life makes it all better..
@GigaLordShinyMudkip19 жыл бұрын
Draft chaft is an awesome concept. My store does it and it is amazing for just picking up single card of some common or uncommon needed for standard or some casual deck with friends. Its a great system.
@Parhelion25 жыл бұрын
I know this video is pretty old but this is something I’ve found helpful in my experience. Before going to any limited event you should sleeve up 10 of each color basic lands. That way you have a little extra time to deck build instead of spending time sleeping cards. It may seem minute but it helps immensely
@rbradt17 жыл бұрын
My tip is: if you're casting a bunch of spells for a combo or something, don't just rapid fire cast those spells. Ask your opponent if it resolves or if he/she has any responses.
@gemrald4 жыл бұрын
rbradt1 Unless a player wants to respond to his own spells.
@MonsterTeegs4 жыл бұрын
"Maintaining priority I play ... still with priority I'll tap ... and in response cast ... for free ... and ... I win!" - Me, a blue player
@AristocrateBienEleve Жыл бұрын
Here's a tip: When you want to represent +1/+1 counters on a creature, put a dice on the top of the card, on the picture. When you want to represent -1/-1 counters on a creature, put a dice on the bottom of the card, on the text box. It can seems useless while there is only one kind of these counters, but taking the habit makes it more clean when you encounter situations when both are presents.
@lushenguy67567 жыл бұрын
Play with the cards in your deck facing you. This way you draw them directly into your hand and not from the side. This also prevents accidentally giving your opponent a peek at your cards.
@JonHernandez-BasiliskFang7 жыл бұрын
Lushen interesting
@ContextG9 жыл бұрын
Something I like to do with my printed sleeves is to double sleeve them in clear Penny Sleeves. They are sized just right to cover the printed sleeve, makes it easier to shuffle them, and you save your printed sleeves from damage. They also come in packs of 100 so you always have an extra 25 if one of them gets damaged. This has allowed me to use a pack of my Ashiok printed sleeves for the past year and they still look fresh to this day, without any blemishes, scratches, or the back printing peeling off in any way.A set of Kiora printed sleeves I own are in the same condition and all it costs to have them stay like that is 1 dollar. Very well placed investment if you're one of the players who loves to keep their sleeves clean and in good condition.
@photosinensis9 жыл бұрын
Draft chaff can also be useful in a Standard Pauper deck. Frankly, I'd love paper pauper support. It'll help get people into the game., as it has a low cost of entry (if you're spending $100, you'd better be pimping that deck).
@ryanoutram70595 жыл бұрын
Your prayers have been answered, friend
@ettoreozzy99329 жыл бұрын
I must say, using counter on the deck to not forget upkeep always help me, and I always announce "battle" wait a lil "attacks?" to make sure I can declare attackers and I also always announce "go to damage? " to confirm there's no trick they want to use before damage. It's helpful for both players :)
@danlewis77074 жыл бұрын
Bring a binder with you, filled only with cards to are comfortable trading, to any event you attend at your local game store. Try and sort it by color and type. Also bring a pad of paper and pen. This can be helpful for keeping track of life totals during game play, but can be useful in lots of other situations as well. I also recommend the MTG: Familliar App
@PIZZLEdeTWIZZLE9 жыл бұрын
Life hack on how to shuffle a cube would be awesome :D
@prplprince87305 жыл бұрын
PIZZLEdeTWIZZLE with patience
@Giby869 жыл бұрын
You know, during the intro the first thing that came to my mind was "why didn't he ticked up the vial?" I'm proud of myself.
@Carbon7629 жыл бұрын
sometimes you don't wanna tick up that vial.
@Swimmydude119 жыл бұрын
+Will Richter Yea, but it was at 1. You generally want it at 2 for Merfolk. Most decks only run Cursecatcher as a 1 mana creature. Judging from his board state, he would have already played them.
@samholden57589 жыл бұрын
+Will Richter You never leave a single vuak on 1 when playing merfolk... you might vial in curse catcher in response to the trigger to tick it up, but there's no way it stays on 1.
@jamiehall90016 жыл бұрын
I personally am new to the MtG scene, but I know with our group, you need to specify if you want to cut decks. A way we've remembered is to roll, then ask as you roll "Cut or Uncut" it becomes habit after you do so multiple times, making it easier.
@Snorlax2375 жыл бұрын
Use the boxes that come in pack bundles to store multiple decks! I use them to carry at the most 3 sleeved commander decks at once! (Depends on sleeves, I use eclipse)
@TheNutCase6579 жыл бұрын
Try arranging your graveyard in a vertical stack along the left side of your play area, spread out enough so you can read the names - makes it a lot easier to keep track of what's available from it
@hammdogporkington30588 жыл бұрын
"There's a lot with Magic: the Gathering that doesn't have to do with skilful gameplay." Abzan.
@N8Maple017 жыл бұрын
Hammdog Porkington Rhino all the way!
@martl86154 жыл бұрын
Belcher also comes to mind...
@selkiestorm32325 жыл бұрын
For counters have a few distinctly different colors to represent different types of counters ie red for -1-1 and green for +1+1, it helps to eliminate confusion as to what has pulses or minuses ect. Oh another great thing if you play a lot of limited is to pre-sleave about 15 of each basic lands, it will give you more time to build your deck.
@petetrbovich75756 жыл бұрын
One idea I use that nobody seems to consider is to always carry a mini Post-It notepad and a pen. Slap the post-its on card sleeves, tokens, or wherever to keep track of game state, like whether a permanent can't untap during your next untap step, what creature your clone is copying, or other special effects. And hey, carry some ad cards (the kind you pull from packs) and together with the post-its, you can have a token for every occasion.
@JakeMGolle9 жыл бұрын
One mtg hack: watch tolarian community college videos
@bornedestiny81796 жыл бұрын
Jake Golle agreed
@abeldelatorre69334 жыл бұрын
Best hack
@sampo76779 жыл бұрын
Wow. Baron Sengir saw the light of day! Homelands was a hell of a set.
@Cerialeater019 жыл бұрын
+sampo7677 sorry but i need to correct you Homelands was Hell as a set
@IanWhite19799 жыл бұрын
+sampo7677 I got him out in my EDH group once. It was glorious as he got 2 counters on him before being removed. I had waited nearly 20 years for that moment.
@thedarklight67529 жыл бұрын
+sampo7677 more like set of hell
@thomasfox09 жыл бұрын
+sampo7677 The other day i learned (TODIL)- Homelands contains the ONLY card that REMOVES poison counters from a player. Leeches.
@jeremylove929 жыл бұрын
+sampo7677 Hell yeah, Homelands! Awful set, but cool as can be. Way more interesting world than the past few sets.
@andrewreuter77035 жыл бұрын
Your videos have got me into magic and the thumbnails clearly states the topic of the video (plus your modern merfolkwas my first modern deck, a deck i was skeptical about at first, but have grown to love as a solid teir 2 modern choice)your videos have helped me navigate the seas of accessories,deck boxes and sleeves, so can I say from the bottom of my heart, you are tolarian community college's equivalent of pulling a alpha black lotus:A blessing.
@decameter9 жыл бұрын
I don't usually have trouble remember upkeep triggers, it's usually remembering combat triggers which is why I always say my steps outloud now. MTGO has helped a lot with remembering steps and informing my opponent. I feel much more confident in my play now that I sort of verbally and mentally go through it. A good thing I find is always looking at your opponent and keeping your board as consistent as possible, the cleaner and easier it is to understand at a glance the easier it is for both players. Follow your opponent steps as well! Remember at any point where your opponent interacts with the stack or moves to attacks you have priority, and you can always speak up to inform them if they've skipped ahead. It's a lot easier to go back a second then to get half a turn confused.
@AnAnimalSpite9 жыл бұрын
MTG hack: When you get a fat back box, pull out the cardboard piece in the top and rip off the ends. Then use glue to stick the cardboard piece to your lid. Now your cards at the end won't get their tops dented, and you won't waste hours putting that cardboard piece back in the top of the box.
@Salamanderman1179 жыл бұрын
Good call! I always hated the randomly bent cards at the end of the box! >:/
@noisepollution44739 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Casto I've always just put deckboxes or sleeves at the ends in order to achieve the same thing.
@ellahazan-fuchs72497 жыл бұрын
Life hack that can make the board state much clearer: Seperate cards by permanent type - do an area for creatures, for enchantments, etc. This way you can save a headache for everyone. Also, sort your lands by the colors they produce, in piles.
@AristocrateBienEleve Жыл бұрын
Here's a tip: When you play your land (or your lands, in certain situations) for turn, or when you cast/create/return to the battlefield a creature that have summoning sickness, don't hesitate to put it completely on the right, or the left, of your battlefield, separetely from the others. It will help you remembering either you played your land for turn or you can't attack yet whith the creatures or use their abilities that requires them to tap, and so to your opponents, leading to a clearer comprehension of the battlefield. When it comes back to your turn after, you can put it with the others, to mark that you're free to attack or play more lands!
@delathenleso57933 жыл бұрын
This came up on my recommendations in 2021. Was expecting the (current) Prof's slightly sarcastic lilt. Ended up getting a genuinely good set of advice that I already share with newer folk at my LGS. Was surprised.
@WarBoy878 жыл бұрын
There is a box of free cards at my local RU Game. I always put cards I don't want in there and I take some cards I need from there as well.
@ajfox849 жыл бұрын
Wow, that counter idea is brilliant...I'm so doing that. Thank you!
@PandaJohn719 жыл бұрын
A personal lifehack I have is when going to a draft or sealed event if you prefer to play sleeved, sleeve up about 10 of each basic with your "draft" sleeves that way you can more easily sleeve your deck for the actual event. They are basic lands and one of the only outside the Limited pool cards legal.
@ShaineEdwards9 жыл бұрын
Just a small thing our group does, but if a creature gets tapped and does not untap during the next untap phase, we "tap it twice", making it face down towards us (like 6 o'clock rather than 3 o'clock). Next upkeep, "untap" it into the tapped position, then next upkeep after that, untap it fully.
@Sephvion9 жыл бұрын
The problem with carrying around extra sleeves is that the new sleeves, most likely, haven't seen any sort of damage. If you have played with dragonshield sleeves you have noticed that the sleeves scuff up over time. If you throw in a random new sleeves, then it becomes real obvious what card you are about to draw.
@TheGilby4569 жыл бұрын
+Sephvion the new dragon shield matte sleeves don't seem to have that problem.
@multicoloredbeanie36789 жыл бұрын
Then throw in a few.
@sanitydistortion9 жыл бұрын
+Sephvion Same issue when you swap out a card or two, when making adjustments to the deck, eso si que es
@beefj3rk8 жыл бұрын
I use Legos as counters
@fireinthehole22728 жыл бұрын
Same!! Thought I was the only one.
@jortbune81175 жыл бұрын
Legend
@raipogonowski84505 жыл бұрын
That's actually kinda cool
@RoyalBluePhoenix5 жыл бұрын
Lego. It is plural.
@matthewbevilacqua86055 жыл бұрын
Evil if you leave some on the floor
@TheArborphiliac8 жыл бұрын
I always have two Duel Decks in my backpack for either teaching new players if they're curious or a good way to sneak a match in with someone who didn't bring a deck or has something that will totally blow yours out of the water but you both still want to play a fun match. Speed vs. Cunning, at the moment.
@Jakar_Umbra7 жыл бұрын
A habit I had picked up when I started playing was to say the different phases out loud so I could remember the order of operations properly. Even though I don't say all of them now I usually go through "Untap, upkeep, draw," and the common statement for combat where I play is "going to combat" or "entering combat". The other and most important announcement where I play outside of the entering combat is "second main phase" since a lot of people seem to assume that because I finished attacking I end my turn.
@ryanbarnes13229 жыл бұрын
Wow... that's a great shop your at Professor!
@prz885 жыл бұрын
Probably his shop
@MaturinSleeps8 жыл бұрын
Wow. This is the first video I have seen on this channel. You have a new subscriber.
@TolarianCommunityCollege8 жыл бұрын
+Rain Richards Thank you! Welcome! :)
@MaturinSleeps8 жыл бұрын
Tolarian Community College Thanks for the warm welcome.
@Mechsrule18 жыл бұрын
I use metal washers for counters. they are a little bit more expensive, but are more compact, and I have glued paper to both sides, and added text so they have a specific value on the field.
@AristocrateBienEleve Жыл бұрын
Here's a tip: When you tutor for something, reveal it and put it on top of your library, or when a face up permanent you own (so not a morph or manifested card) is put back on top of your library, don't hesitate to put it on top face up, so everyone can see it. It will help everyone (including you, because believe me, you look very dumb when you realize you don't remember what you did) remembering it, and it will be more easy to prepare to you drawing it (in theory, we can know what the card is, but it can be hard to keep everything in mind in some situations, so it will be kind to help!)
@derlutzpahl8 жыл бұрын
Hello, this is the first video i have seen on your channel. Thanks for this informing video. I love that style. I am a new subcriber of your channel.
@TolarianCommunityCollege8 жыл бұрын
+DerPhysikExperte║Alles und noch viel mehr║ Cheers!
@derlutzpahl8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for answering my comment. I am thinking about to buy a Tolarian Community College.
@derlutzpahl8 жыл бұрын
Because now ive looked a lot of your videos and every video is better than the other one.
@Christian_Jensen8 жыл бұрын
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@cstaie855 жыл бұрын
big thing I have seen over the years is people playing a PW and then only putting counters on them for the +1 in a multiplayer game. for instance Ajani, Caller of the Pride and only 4 counters on it but the guy did the Ult. We all at the table went crazy thinking he was doing it early until we realized it was out for 4 turns. This caused all other players to ignore it thinking the Ultimate was far off and the guy won with his army if 40 cats. This is one example I have witnessed. Please mention this in your next video. Loyalty counters need to be placed on resolution of cast then added or removed afterwards to show accurate representation of the PW total loyalty not accumulated loyalty after initial.
@LogMeInGoddamnit5 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend does this and it bugs the Hell out of me. Counters are cheap. Use them for the full amount of their loyalty when they are cast because what are you going to do if you need less than the full amount of the ult? Put negative loyalty counters on it? Madness.
@demarge10658 жыл бұрын
Always remember to bring a bottle of water to a tournament and maybe some sunglasses or other way to cover your eyes from light. Sometimes a tournament location doesn't have a lot of concessions to last a larger than usual tournament or their AC system dies off, or you're playing close to time too often to buy a snack/water, having water in these cases can save you potentially some wins later in the tournament when fatigue can be a factor. The sunglasses also help with this by wearing them between rounds to keep your eyes from fatiguing.
@AristocrateBienEleve Жыл бұрын
Here's a tip: Especially when the stack become complicated, but pretty much anytime, don't hesitate to be clear with the stack and the priority. It can seem annoying and useless, but a great amount of mistakes are made in these situations. Clearly declare anything that goes up on the stack (with, eventually, something to mark it, like a token), and ask your playgroup in the turn order (the majority of the time clockwise) if they have something to say. At the beginning it may seem useless and exhausting, but the habit is quickly taken, and it save from mistakes, conflicts with opponents, and save time in complicated situations (if you do everything clean, you don't have to restart an action because it went too fast).
@sliwinski11239 жыл бұрын
i really enjoyed this video Professor. Keep up the good work!
@csys6908 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve Zahn mixed with Heath Ledger.
@trampborn2run4 жыл бұрын
When Playing, be audible, it reminds you of each action you have to take during each phase of your turn, as well as letting other players know what you are doing, and I am glad I am not the only one that carries extra sleeves.
@danieltincknell76149 жыл бұрын
Great idea on using a counter/bath bead on top of your library as a reminder of an upkeep effect!
@d00dxKVLT8 жыл бұрын
when playing high tide have two or more calculators handy.
@Venisor219 жыл бұрын
Play creature upside down to indicate that they are summoning sick.
@murpesx9 жыл бұрын
+Kendall Sain I've recently started doing this and love it. It really helps keep a busy table in order.
@FictionExistence8 жыл бұрын
+Kendall Sain Might get confused with another Morph creature on the field. But not the worst idea
@tiraichbadfthr6 жыл бұрын
I do this too, it let's the opponent have ample time to read the card clearly, too.
@axolotl06715 жыл бұрын
Kamigawa flip cards your opponent can get confused and think it’s one
@Cr33pYL1LTh1nG5 жыл бұрын
Or pennies. I put pennies on cards I have something sickness and I use small six sided dice for counters
@thejazzienerd37807 жыл бұрын
My very first standard deck prominently featured the Rebound mechanic. Needless to say, I learned that upkeep trick very quickly.
@nickw723510 ай бұрын
Damn I had no idea you going at it for 8+ years prof! I’m very happy for you and your success! Thank you!
@Stan30139 жыл бұрын
Number 6: Always use siege rhino, even when rotating out
@robertuzumaki59743 жыл бұрын
Still in my modern Deck😎. Got a Problem? Dr. Rhino will fix it.
@vicnedel024 жыл бұрын
Life hack: Instead of lame bath beeds use breath mints. After you remove a counter offer it to your fellow players. Instant friendship. Also as a side bonus everyone gets to have nice breath.
@ShrimpFarm239 жыл бұрын
Hello Professor, I've watched your videos for quite some time now I made your mardu budget deck which I loved an added a lot more too, but I"ve watched all your product reviews multiple times now because you sound so professional which you are and I'm making my switch from standard to EDH I plan on making a sliver edh deck and a Merfolk tribal deck. I just can't thank you enough for posting youtube videos!
@arnoldbiggins95709 жыл бұрын
4:21 'FILTHY CASUALS'
@Reggro12649 жыл бұрын
+Arnold Biggins Why? I don't like playing against abzan billion times every single event. And I don't want to drive one, while having resources to. Magic is supposed to be fun and creative, not plain and boring.
@WinstonKillDeath9 жыл бұрын
+John Locke *high fives*
@depiggyslayer64729 жыл бұрын
4:20.... hmm.. 420 BLAZE IT LOL ILL NOSCOPE U M8 GET PHUCKING REXT M8S LOL! sorry i had to
@prn_Melatonin9 жыл бұрын
+Reggro Then play EDH. Abzan? Whats that.
@DrewskiTheLegend9 жыл бұрын
NORMIES GET OUT REEEEEE
@KhanGarth8 жыл бұрын
i can't thing of any time i'd rather use glass counters instead of dice
@christianfecteau64366 жыл бұрын
Glass counters can actually represent 1/1 tokens and such...
@knickknack43386 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen someone successfully tap or untap a glass bead. I'll stick with cards for that too. I've never seen the point of glass counters either
@VrilOrgan6 жыл бұрын
Garth Palmer There are some counters that don't care about the number of counters on them, such as doom, bribery, or bounty counters. Using glass beads will let you differentiate that kind of counter from +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters. They're very helpful for big complex board states
@1slena6 жыл бұрын
Garth Palmer someone went infinite on me but I had a forgotten ancient and since they were infinitely casting a creature, I got infinite counters. We represented the copious amount of counters using a glass bead.
@obviouslylee6 жыл бұрын
That is a very old school thing to do. They still used those glass beads on the pro tour up until 2011-12
@Sheriff_K9 жыл бұрын
Why do you need Counters when you can just use Dice? So much easier... I always carry a bunch of D6s in my Deckbox for Events. (Dice is easy, because counting Counters is hard...
@thomasfox09 жыл бұрын
+Sheriff K because some players INSIST on using hard to read dice. Counters are single items and are easy to read. example: www.amazon.com/MTG-Spindown-D20-Life-Counter/dp/B00F10EPZ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1441329544&sr=8-2&keywords=izzet+spindown&pebp=1441329542443&perid=0DBHZJ3K4CTKAXKFQY4F my friend INSISTS on using this stupid spindown for life. No one at the play group likes it because it is VERY difficult to read unless you are 2 feet from it.
@FrozenSpector9 жыл бұрын
+Sheriff K I like to use both. I use the bead counters so I know how many individual Counters have been placed on the creature and then some dice (usually D20's) to visually see the summed up Power/Toughness from said counters. This way, at a glance I can read one creature which could have, say: five blue +1/+3 counters and two green -1/-1 poison counters and a temporary +3/+2 spell effect, etc., on it to differentiate different effects throughout the game. Helps reading a Heroic Deck much easier for me.
@Sheriff_K9 жыл бұрын
+Dredrik Salkon I don't condone using D20s, they can tip over rather easily, and can't mark life above 20. I mean regular D6 6-sided dice, they have dots on them, and are really clear. That's what everyone uses, and it's easy. Counters are just hard to keep track of with 2+... Easier to glance at a Die and see what number it has.
@shionkreth75369 жыл бұрын
+Sheriff K I simply have dice of one color for +1+1 counters, another color dice for +1+1 bonuses that aren't counters, and then a handful of regular counters for level-up counters or any other kind of exotic counter. For example if I used 3 different color of dice certain cards, like warden of the first tree, would regularly end up with 3 dice of 3 different colors on him. I think that's too complicated. Hell even my friends I regularly play with have trouble keeping the two colors of dice straight.
@Sheriff_K9 жыл бұрын
+Shion Kreth I've never ended up with more than 1 Counter type on a single Card.. :S
@Myrdden712 жыл бұрын
I keep my mini-dice, d20s, and bathbead-type tokens/counters in a cheap, clear plastic fishing lure box with separators that are moveable...it's single level, so if you turn it upside down or sideways, the tokens don't mix much together. You can find in any Walmart dirt cheap. It's great for keeping the different colored tokens separated, in case you want to use them (instead of token cards) for your token creatures, and with a good variety, you can differentiate squirrels from pests from saprolings.
@diegocrusius4 жыл бұрын
always call your opp for atention when you are about to draw or manipulate your deck, so he actually sees you everytime you do that. I tap on the top of my deck and look at my (often distracted) opponent: "draw for the turn/spell" and wait for his ok. sometimes I dont shuffle or cut my opponents decks to save some time. It also helps to set up a more friendlier environment. Before the start of the round I pile shuffle to count my cards in front of my opponent, while paying attention to his pile shuffle. It prevents more pile shuffling/counting to save even more time. New land into play? put it separatedly on the side of your other lads. Announce it: "land drop" and put it there. Its quick and simple and no one will ever be confused again. I do the same with creatures. Opponent is tapped out and you cracked a fetchland? Announce your play sequence to save time: "I will fetch a swamp and cast a Scathe Zombies and pass". Some opponents will untap and start their turn, saving time. It requires a bit of trust from both sides but it helps setting up a friendlier environment while making games go quicker. Speaking of fetchlands. 4 good riffle shuffles are more than enough randomization, I guess.