Watch the Semifinals from Pro Tour Gatecrash, featuring Eric Froehlich vs. Tom Martell and Ben Stark vs. Joel Larsson.
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@TheBiNexus11 жыл бұрын
LSV actually knows what he's talking about and provides really keen insight for the duels; refreshing!
@DGice211 жыл бұрын
you know it's a great commentator when you learn things. Current pros in the booth is the best thing to happen to coverage!!!
@downsjmmyjones1018 жыл бұрын
God I loved these manabases. So colorful.
@maximuzdz9 жыл бұрын
I love how salty efro got when Tom stomped his ass
@IXPrometheusXI11 жыл бұрын
I've never watched pro players before. This was surprisingly exciting.
@bentonmadsen41685 жыл бұрын
Rich: yep, spear it, it goes down. Luis *very quietly* That's the spear it
@LarsTF211 жыл бұрын
'Geist is a pretty good card' 'Yeah, that it is' dem high level conversation xD
@LAZERPEOPLZ11 жыл бұрын
IM(optimistic)O, he asks asks dumb questions to LSV and BDM in order to allow the new players to hear the answers to the questions there thinking of. In a sense, he's like a voice for the noobs.
@TheCleanwood11 жыл бұрын
After about two minutes I was like: "Wait a minute... is that LSV talking?" I love his commentary, definitely one of my favourite players too.
@bblivid11 жыл бұрын
Man this was awesome. I'm glad youtube exists because who knows when this would be on ESPN again
@Sarpro724 жыл бұрын
The most satisfying moment in these games is at 35:55 when Joel picks up his fucking graveyard finally.
@tylerhamelin4811 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what he's doing. He does it every tournament he does commentary for and it was really nice when I was a beginner and didn't understand why certain triggers were being called on. Especially since Innistrad block had weird things you had to call priority and resolution for.
@StevefromPR8 жыл бұрын
dafuq? seriously? theres a stark and a martell playing there?
@progste8 жыл бұрын
+Steven Lopez Rios don't tell the Lannisters
@jihadsquad0711 жыл бұрын
the guy has the ability to make a living with a game most people consider a fun hobby. that's cool as hell in my opinion.
@RareBrink11 жыл бұрын
He is there almost entirely to ask things that would be obvious to veterans but not obvious to noobies. He is the pro tour historian. You must not have watched very many pro tours and heard him ramble off dead accurate placings, decks, players, game results and quotes. Basically data that no one but he has memorized. He has massive insight to the pro community and at this point, his experience in working at protours is irreplaceable since people of his level of experience just don't exist.
@kylebchandler11 жыл бұрын
I personally believe that a person shuffles your cards like that to get you steamed and take you off your game. So many ways to psych out your opponents
@IvoBarreiro199211 жыл бұрын
Evolve is a trigger with an intervening if clause meaning it checks the power of the creature that entered the battlefield twice, once to trigger the ability, another to check if the power is actually higher. Since tragic slip is -13/-13 the reckoner is a -10/-10 the last moment it is on the field before it dies to state-based effects. So when the trigger resolves, it checks if the reckoner has higher power/tougness. since it is a -10/-10 last time it was on the field, the trigger does nothing.
@Cmeebs1111 жыл бұрын
More people need to do this. Thank you ElMoss64
@baazarafa11 жыл бұрын
yeah, and he is also the best public speaker of them, so is good at filling the silence.
@Fvvaba11 жыл бұрын
Yes it is a shock land. shock lands are considered both collors they represent, sacred foundry is a mountain and also a plain
@fkylw11 жыл бұрын
And a sweet ring. A lot of subtle personality. I like his style.
@ElMoss6411 жыл бұрын
Eric Froehlich vs Tom Martell Round 1 0:49 Ben Stark vs Joel Larsson Round 2 13:11 Round 3 23:48 Eric Froehlich vs Tom Martell Round 4 39:28 Round 5 58:30 Ben Stark vs Joel Larsson Round 5 1:14:43
@GravyBoatable11 жыл бұрын
You're correct in that the evolve trigger wouldn't happen, but not because of those reasons. Basically what happens is the evolve trigger goes on the stack. Martell slips the Reckoner in response, and it gets -13/-13. Since the creature dies, evolve will check last known information as Boros Reckoner as a -10/-10. I believe if you were to terror the Recokner in response, the trigger would still happen since last known information is 3/3 on the creature.
@DrPhr011 жыл бұрын
He's doing it with the evolve trigger on the stack, and because tragic slip reduces power and toughness instead of destroying it, the boros reckoner becomes a -10/-10 before dying. You might have also heard them say that the evolve trigger checks the last known value.
@ElMoss6411 жыл бұрын
A lot of decks in this Pro Tour run Boros Reckoner, Azorius Charm and Boros Charm. On a turn where Boros Reckoner is taking damage, you can use Azorius Charm to give all your creatures lifelink, and Boros Charm to give make all your creatures indestructible. Due to how Boros Reckoner is worded, you can then have it target itself with its damage effect over and over again, each time gaining X life from lifelink, effectively gaining infinite life.
@DragonReaver11 жыл бұрын
no because think about it as a species a legendary creature is one who used to be part of a species but either evolved, mutated, or in the lore did something to make him/her recognizable
@awowadas11 жыл бұрын
the innistrad block will rotate out late next year when the expansion sets come out. then it'll be the return to ravnica block, the 2014 core set, and whatever block comes out late 2014.
@Colby_Draws11 жыл бұрын
It's to keep your opponent from memorizing which card is where in your hand. That way if your opponent plays something that lets them discard a card from your hand, they may not hit one of your better cards.
@bentonmadsen41687 жыл бұрын
Stark: Spear it LSV (Very quietly): That's the spear-it
@jamesdunstan227910 жыл бұрын
Im seriously like so confused, how are they bringing these cards out so fast and theres like no lands out, please explain w/out the obvious shots I'm opening myself up to :)
@IzzySpint10 жыл бұрын
Burning tree-emissary also adds mana to your mana pool when it comes into play. Also people at a professional level won't play lots of incredibly high cmc creatures like a lot of casual players do. Of course there are exceptions to this. Hope the last one wasn't too obvious.
@RealShaun11 жыл бұрын
LSV on the Commentary is just nice :)
@jayyylmao11 жыл бұрын
He unsummoned the Hellkite in response to Azorius Charm to make sure that Ben Stark could not use Nephalia Drownyard to mill Thundermaw Hellkite from the top of Joel Larsson's library.
@CrimbusDaJimbus6 ай бұрын
@7:40 the Harlem Shake reference makes me feel ancient
@TumbleDwyer122611 жыл бұрын
The evolve trigger happens. in response, tragic slip brings the 2nd reckoner to -13/-13 As the evolve trigger resolves it checks the power and toughness of the new creature and find that it isn't bigger than the gyre sage. So the evolve fizzles. :)
@thenoobdestroyer10011 жыл бұрын
best 2 matches of magic i have ever seen
@walterppk198911 жыл бұрын
LSV, you are the god of puns.
@its_JJ_111 жыл бұрын
people like you make youtube so easy! :D
@Snewman4811 жыл бұрын
I want to make a Aristocrat deck...they look so badass, and play well.
@fahmiinabdullah11 жыл бұрын
card advantage, if u got snapcaster and u mill urself an instant or sorcery card, its like drawing 2 cards except one's in ur hand and one's in ur graveyard
@thesaintofelsewhere11 жыл бұрын
It's actually really common in advertising and in fiction to pair an expert with a noob. The expert has an excuse to explain, which allows less sophisticated people in the audience to go on a sort of journey in knowledge. Also, the experts in the audience get to enjoy feeling superior.
@LAZERPEOPLZ11 жыл бұрын
Good point. Also, didn't mean to offend any noobs out there by saying their questions are dumb. My bad.
@mcainsmaul11 жыл бұрын
Eric's face when he lost.. lol
@Jose-wq4zr2 жыл бұрын
Just seeing aurelia is awesome she's favorite card ever she's so cool and what got me onto mtg angels my favorite creature type not the most powerful but super cool
@ItzTheFury11 жыл бұрын
Thragtusk should've been a legendary creature
@thegreatmajora1311 жыл бұрын
Though i like that they show the cards in hand, i think i would like it if they showed the cards as they resolve on the stack their hand camera's don't have the glare on the cards that the ones on the field do.
@fahmiinabdullah11 жыл бұрын
he was asking the judge if he gets a penalty after not killing his augurs
@ichaelma6otheracount11 жыл бұрын
I may be wrong, but in froelichs position I would have played hellrider mountain, and evolved the gyre sage to play the second hellrider then attacked with both of them. at worst all the reckoners would have been destroyed and it deals 4 off the bat anyway. plus, the next turn with aurelia in play it is insane. That may just be the influence of seeing the other players hand though.
@2oblivion2111 жыл бұрын
WatchingTom Martell is painful ! *Pins in eyes!*
@Misterbiggs111 жыл бұрын
I would punch Ben Stark if he shuffled my deck like that >_>
@devon11ist11 жыл бұрын
It deals 13 damage to Boros Reckoner which can then do that much damage to target player or creature.
@ThisNameIsJustTooLon11 жыл бұрын
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature, and protection from red prevents that damage. It's not quite wrath.
@ppnickmincucci418511 жыл бұрын
No, Tom sacs a doomed traveler to cartel aristocrat, makes a spirit and then blocks aurelia on attack step 2.
@hzero1111 жыл бұрын
the reckoner is not broken, is just very good in this format, but is not broken, try it in modern maybe just to see how is exiled with a path, or helixed in the right moment, the true broken card is the boros charm
@RealShaun11 жыл бұрын
Ben Stark... Any `A song of Ice and Fire´ fans here, thinking of Benjen Stark?
@SelilaLee11 жыл бұрын
I got it ,thank you.
@Emperorerror11 жыл бұрын
Yeah. And it would make sense, anyway, how common are minotaur wizards lol?
@ApotheosisCM11 жыл бұрын
Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target creature or player.
@TheCobraPliskin11 жыл бұрын
you do realize he´s the pro tour champion...
@devon11ist11 жыл бұрын
It will trigger on the opponents Reckoner first.
@HanDaimond11 жыл бұрын
So are mono decks crap now? Or are they playing multicolored decks because of the current block? Or both?
@786Demigod11 жыл бұрын
If a card says 'Tap: add (mana) to your mana pool, could you get that land from your deck if not your hand?
@SpencerBelanger11 жыл бұрын
shielded passage on theirs. SOO CLUTCH!
@jasonelric11 жыл бұрын
On ESPN 8, "The Ocho"
@twogirlzonemike11 жыл бұрын
I don't understand where the infinite life thing comes into play
@spedmonger11 жыл бұрын
It looks like Froehlich and Martell made it to the semifinals by eating their opponents.
@Cadian9t11 жыл бұрын
around 20 minutes, LSV explains it.
@djtw34k8510 жыл бұрын
37:51 - HBO's flagship fantasy show would appreciate this matchup.
@isaacsmith-walker33319 жыл бұрын
Stark vs Martell hah
@tameretewatch11 жыл бұрын
If there are 1 boros reckoner for each player and both player are lower than 13, witch trigger start first if a player cast blasphemous act?
@arbitermaster11 жыл бұрын
hoodi hd innistrad rotates out of standard when the next block comes out after ravnica if your talking type 2 then no innistrad but no one knows when ravnica cyles because we have no official release date of the next block
@thegreatmajora1311 жыл бұрын
I saw rootbound crag, sacred foundry, a normal mountain, and clifftop, so four. He had enough to play both hellriders. The post swing board state is what I would be most interested in, and whether eric expects the blasphemous act. I'm still not sure why he didn't go for the double rider over his own play, it presents a much more aggresive board state.
@redeyeskev11 жыл бұрын
these are pro guys. They don't give a shit about what happen to the cards being shuffled that way lol
@willlindell890411 жыл бұрын
Tom could make a Spirit token off of Doomed Traveler and still have six creature and be on 14 life
@jackgillespie464211 жыл бұрын
I think it would have been great if jace and tamio were used together, you can mill yourself and if you altimate tamio you can get all of the cards that you milled when you milled yourself. Then add ons like snapcaster and other cards. No maximum hand size. Keep getting cards then you can counter every thing that the opponent has. Your safe. What do you think? Good combo or what?
@SelilaLee11 жыл бұрын
at 26:40 whyJoel Larsson unsummon his Thundermaw Hellkite?i dont understand.
@shaloine11 жыл бұрын
can someone explain me why joel larsson target himself to put a card from library to grave with jace?, it's for snapcaster?
@LLLAAAPPP11 жыл бұрын
Not to mention that 40 grand that he won no big deal or anything
@EdgarMTG11 жыл бұрын
i'd reckon you're right
@IXPrometheusXI11 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@sango32311 жыл бұрын
Not how it works basically the word "if" on evolve is what changes this the evolve trigger goes on the stack then it checks the creature when the trigger to evolve resolves when checking the creature it was dead so there was no creature thus no evolve trigger
@bwrpwr11 жыл бұрын
Why do they flip through their hands over and over like that?
@HenryScheffer11 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks, it seemed a little weird.
@topshelfstanley28919 жыл бұрын
At 33:10, why didn't Ben just dissipate the Maw???
@TopdeckNuII8 жыл бұрын
because by just taking a largely irrelevant hit and supreme verdicting next turn he can get a 3-for-1 instead of a 3-for-2. latest reply ever, you're welcome
@modernminded54668 жыл бұрын
You answered 3 months late, here I come 7 months later and reply to you. Guess I hold the record then.
@topshelfstanley28918 жыл бұрын
Well, I don't even remember watching this game lmfao!
@Tracker9477 жыл бұрын
ModernMinded 8 months after your comment, I have arrived. Your move.
@karmajarrule6 жыл бұрын
Im hoping this comment thread continues :D
@ha1ofan55511 жыл бұрын
Hi Mom.
@misterhalo200711 жыл бұрын
Yes but if your opponent has a reckoner too then you die b4 he does.
@thegreatmajora1311 жыл бұрын
your not wrong, though you might wanna be a little more ambitious, if from that position he swung out he would have dealt 8 direct and present lethal. from there martell would setup blocks, I can't read what martell would do from there perfectly, but he would HAVE to get those hellriders off the field. He would lose at least one reckoner, more likely two, and have the gyre sage or reckoner plus aurelia the following turn. Martell's drop from there would rely on a top deck and even then it's slim
@17Rekiem11 жыл бұрын
Someone can explain why Gyre Sage doesn't evolve with the 2nd reckoner ? 46:15
@XxCrankyMoosexX11 жыл бұрын
Use a comma every once in a while. Please?
@G0DSEND11 жыл бұрын
It's more because multicolor decks are so easy to play because of the lands available. RDW is stil a very real deck.
@GeorgewhoGen11 жыл бұрын
Ben i feel sorry for him when he show the first 3 cards of him lib, and then draw the 4th and 5th, he could had sent thunder on top upkeep draw Sphinx.s Rev for 6, go to 4 and then just take game over one last miss play, i think he lost hes optimism at that point, where a player as his calibre should had being calm and even risk all. Augur some times can be a powerful creature to block and sometimes can just solve all your prob's.
@michelgm111 жыл бұрын
Por favor, existe algum con legendas em portugues? e3les falam muito rapido e não consigo acompanhar!!
@DemKookies11 жыл бұрын
how does the combo work exactly? how is the act dealing 13 dmg to the player
@mellopez689411 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't get why tom didnt use the 3 damage to kill the gyre sage and tragic slip the loxodon. could have saved him more time. would have wiped out everything on the board.
@jackgillespie464211 жыл бұрын
Yep
@ManicTheManic11 жыл бұрын
what was that guy using to mill joel so much?
@HighFlyActionGuy11 жыл бұрын
Magic: the Shuffling. what an Immensely boring day.
@zhengjing111 жыл бұрын
how much red mana did he have?
@BURNS1FISH11 жыл бұрын
you're grounded for a month
@Alex-sn8bm11 жыл бұрын
'Semfifinals'?
@piresgtr19 жыл бұрын
xD this is from the time when the harlem shake was still a thing
@schmitty126011 жыл бұрын
In game 4, when Martell casts Tragic Slip to stop evolve, evolve would still happen because evolve triggers when the creature enters the battlefield, Martell casts Tragic Slip AFTER the Reckoner enters the battlefield, evolve goes on the stack and happens regardless of what happens to the creature after it enters the battlefield.