Ravnica Allegiance || Crack-A-Pack - June 13, 2023

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Жыл бұрын

Someone's gotta open these packs eventually and that someone is Graham. Today's pack is from Ravnica Allegiance.
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@serenitysilvermoon2309
@serenitysilvermoon2309 Жыл бұрын
"Is this an Orzhov pack or a Rakdos pack?" Clearly, it's a Mardu pack
@RyanNerdyGamer
@RyanNerdyGamer Жыл бұрын
Mardu is red-centred. Rakdos+Orzhov has the unique distinction of being black-centred. Total mirror to Mardu. Marror… Marrirror… Mirrdu… Mirrdin… Moros… I’ll stop now. 🫤
@ArchRequiemD
@ArchRequiemD Жыл бұрын
I once blew a game on purpose in this format. I had drafted a sick Orzhov deck and had 4 Final Payments. I drew 3 in my opening hand one game and told my opponent to “just go with me on this”. I drew the fourth one only a couple of turns later and successfully knocked myself from 20 to 0 killing fairly worthless creatures. I must say it is my best MTG example of Mission Failed Successfully.
@Bongus_Bubogus
@Bongus_Bubogus Жыл бұрын
The wrestling version of this show is Crack-A-Back, where audience members are chosen at random to receive a elbow drop on their spine.
@ferdithetank7535
@ferdithetank7535 Жыл бұрын
That's why Grahm said "Bear with me", right?
@feltyone
@feltyone Жыл бұрын
Can I instead take a chokeslam or scorpion death drop?
@Bongus_Bubogus
@Bongus_Bubogus Жыл бұрын
@@feltyone Whatever causes a pop to the disks I suppose
@feltyone
@feltyone Жыл бұрын
@@Bongus_Bubogus legit expected this to say whatever causes a pop from the crowd. But both work
@edgarmarques97
@edgarmarques97 Жыл бұрын
Finally, a good patreon reward
@FanOfMostEverything
@FanOfMostEverything Жыл бұрын
The Simic being in a set with the code RNA still delights me, even if they had little representation in this pack.
@LadyLunarSatine
@LadyLunarSatine Жыл бұрын
I never made that connection before and that's amazibg.
@AlaricXIII
@AlaricXIII Жыл бұрын
When you said bear with me, I thought there was going to be something more.
@Mordalon
@Mordalon Жыл бұрын
My one complaint about this format was that Green had literally zero ways to answer artifacts or enchantments at common. Despite it being something Green is supposed to always have, it was really noticeable in this format because of all of the high impact Enchantments from High Alert, Cavalcade of Calamity, Dovin's Acuity, Ethereal Absolution, Ill-Gotten Inheritance, Rhythm of the Wild, and Wilderness Reclamation.
@Ariamaki
@Ariamaki Жыл бұрын
Very weird how this ended up being the most financially balanced pack we've ever seen: Almost every single common up at a quarter, almost every other card DOWN at about 35-40 cents. Came out a little ahead of cost but in the strangest way possible.
@falconJB
@falconJB Жыл бұрын
I suspect they used cardkingdom for this, where lowest price for a NM common is $.25 and the lowest price for a NM uncommon or rare is $.35 because those were definitely not the normal market price for those cards. Most of these can be picked up NM on TCGPlayer for $.01. TCGPlayer market prices add up to $1.09 with Judith being the high value card at $.29: Arrester's Zeal .05 Slimebind .02 Savage Smash .03 Vizkopa Vampire .04 Plague Wight .02 Axebane Beast .02 Goblin Gathering .05 Blade Juggler .05 Justiciar's Portal .08 Final Payment .06 Pitiless Pontiff .10 Macabre Mockery .13 Syndicate Guildmage .09 Rakdos Guildgate .06 Judith, the Scourge Diva .29
@LadyLunarSatine
@LadyLunarSatine Жыл бұрын
CK works with a union, TCG is against unions. LRR is sponsored by CK.
@falconJB
@falconJB Жыл бұрын
@@LadyLunarSatine Yes but CK's prices are not really accurate market prices so make it look like everything is worth way more than it is, it means that every pack will have a price at minimum $4.15 even if in reality you couldn't sell it for $.15. This pack is a perfect example of that as every card was worth under CK's minimum price and for some of them you would probably only be able to sell as bulk.
@gamerbear84
@gamerbear84 Жыл бұрын
Justiciar's Portal is a defensive combat trick, the opponent thinks they have a clear path of attack, all your dudes tapped down or otherwise unable to block, then suddenly not only is there an untapped blocker, but it has first strike as well. Particularly nice when used on a creature with Arrest and Claustrophobia effects and, sure, Slimebind. But yes, it's quite situational to feel good.
@NotAnEvilMastermind
@NotAnEvilMastermind Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, one time on Arena i managed to get 6 Goblin Gatherings, that was a fun time. I believe i was in Rakdos for that draft, and even got a Cavalcade of Calamity to go with the huge amount of goblins!
@dancook6114
@dancook6114 Жыл бұрын
that is really gross. I love it!
@bullo247
@bullo247 Жыл бұрын
6:12 - I can't believe this mockery you're playing. It's macabre.
@dancook6114
@dancook6114 Жыл бұрын
This was honestly one of my favourite draft environments I've played for any serious length of time. The variety of cool decks available beyond the guild colours was so much fun. There was the chance for the gates deck, the high alert deck, the screaming shield mill deck and the goblin gathering + cavalcade of calamity deck. This crack a pack brings back fond memories
@fanklok8891
@fanklok8891 Жыл бұрын
Plague Wight has flanking
@BM-rd4ms
@BM-rd4ms Жыл бұрын
This was one of my first sets in my return to magic. I love Teysa Karlov!
@SirZapdos
@SirZapdos Жыл бұрын
Judith is also the name of a really sweet song by A Perfect Circle
@Reach_W
@Reach_W Жыл бұрын
I got Goblin Gathering to work exactly once, near the end of the format, with 7 copies of it, 3 of Cavalcade of Calamity, and some aggressive mulligans. Also a few Blade Jugglers but I forget how many, clearly because they weren't too important.
@AutkastKain
@AutkastKain Жыл бұрын
A vanilla creature by definition can't sit there menacingly
@ferdithetank7535
@ferdithetank7535 Жыл бұрын
Gigantosaurus looks pretty menacing to me
@tomsauser2184
@tomsauser2184 Жыл бұрын
I once (just once) had a 7 Goblin Gathering deck. Statistically unlikely, but made for a really good draft night.
@Jaebird88
@Jaebird88 Жыл бұрын
I think this is the first time I'm noticing the second "i" in Justiciar's Portal. I always read it as "Justicar's Portal". And I wish can say it's because of Mass Effect 2, but that isn't true as there was too much time between that game and this set.
@manfred909
@manfred909 Жыл бұрын
you asked, Graham. 5 Goblin Gathering's and 2 Cavalcade of Calamity made a fun draft deck. not the most consistent but fun
@theunwelcome
@theunwelcome Жыл бұрын
hu-MAHN sha-MAHN, doot dooooo, do-do doo
@RiverFlows-ky9xj
@RiverFlows-ky9xj 9 ай бұрын
I drafted goblin gathering alongside Judith and Cavalcade of Calamity once, and it was so much fun! I spend many drafts trying to recreate it.
@steveheist6426
@steveheist6426 Жыл бұрын
Thought: Macabre Mockery as a four-mana way to reanimate your opponent's Atraxa, Grand Unifier
@Peronioz
@Peronioz Жыл бұрын
You can even hold the mana to cast it in response to their reanimation! You don't get to hit them for 9 with lifeline this way, but it's good!
@tylerlane2579
@tylerlane2579 Жыл бұрын
Judith, yes.
@219Hexagons
@219Hexagons Жыл бұрын
This was the first set I ever won a FNM draft playing. I opened a Hydroid Krasis, and took every quench I was passed. As someone who basically forced boros every draft in the last set it was a strange feeling.
@MarlaDesat
@MarlaDesat 11 ай бұрын
Delightful as always!
@TheBaronDen
@TheBaronDen Жыл бұрын
I never quite dialed in on this set for draft, but it's special to me as it introduced Nikya. She's my favorite commander to have, partially because it gives me a very different angle from which to evaluate new cards.
@LupineVolt
@LupineVolt Жыл бұрын
Hooray for engagement!
@kraxosOBK
@kraxosOBK Жыл бұрын
My favorite tribe is the humanshooman
@lightfut
@lightfut Жыл бұрын
I think the portal could also be used as pseudo-vigilance + first strike? Idk I never used it
@wojtektaracinski7977
@wojtektaracinski7977 Жыл бұрын
I remember using Justiciar Portal in my Feather deck in Standard? It wasn't super-good, but it helped dodging target exile (like that one Vraska's card from Ixalan), before Theros showed up with one-mana protection Also, Aristocrats were DOPE in this set. Priest of Forgotten Gods was probably my all-time favorite deck of all times, and I brought it to Mythic on Arena
@bustakev420
@bustakev420 Жыл бұрын
Any time is see blade juggler, all I hear is *Adam's voice* the juggler
@brianlimoges2946
@brianlimoges2946 Жыл бұрын
Love the edits Matt. Great show Graham and James.
@rmorganslade
@rmorganslade Жыл бұрын
I look forward to each crack a pack!
@diggerdog9205
@diggerdog9205 Жыл бұрын
That origins pack is always next
@artemi7
@artemi7 Жыл бұрын
Surely Axebane Beast is a Beast Pangolin. Look at it!
@Drecon84
@Drecon84 Жыл бұрын
I think the main idea with Justiciar's Portal is to save your creature from a removal spell, but I also don't remember it happening to be honest. Also: I love Judith! She was the centerpiece of my Mardu Aristocrats deck in standard in the day.
@LadyLunarSatine
@LadyLunarSatine Жыл бұрын
I remember using her and (General Kudro?) and some other ppl for Mardu Humans on Arena Standard at some point.
@bearswithknives1296
@bearswithknives1296 Жыл бұрын
My favorite show!
@artemi7
@artemi7 Жыл бұрын
Oh man, they're gonna have to take all of these packs to the new Moonbase, just so they can sit around in that drawer unopened for the next few years until they get to it.
@DeaconTaylor
@DeaconTaylor Жыл бұрын
4:42 ah, it does indeed have 2 I's. i've been pronouncing it justi-car this whole time.
@robertfranklin8522
@robertfranklin8522 Жыл бұрын
More Zhosmir lore please!
@memebot69k31
@memebot69k31 Жыл бұрын
I think justiciars portal could be used as a pseudo combat trick, using it to untap a blocker and make your opponents attack really bad
@RobertBass
@RobertBass Жыл бұрын
So hazarding a quick guess here, but I'm thinking maybe the point of Justiciar's Portal is to blink something you control that was tapped (to untap it and recycle an ETB effect), give it first strike, and then block with it? Given it's an Azorius card, I'm guessing it's supposed to be used defensively. Might be able to use it offensively in a pinch if you have something with haste or a real good ETB, but the defensive scenario seems more likely given the context.
@apjapki
@apjapki Жыл бұрын
Isn't this nearly word for word what Graham said?
@MrDeliworker
@MrDeliworker Жыл бұрын
I loved both this limited format and this set so dearly. I really can't get enough of the general art direction of the GNR/RNA block, the colors and vibes were so immaculate. It helps that they were the last sets before WAR skyrocketed the general power level of the game.
@KakuEpsilon
@KakuEpsilon Жыл бұрын
So, yeah, I managed to get Goblin Gathering in either an Arena Draft or a real life draft, possibly both, and got to summon like 5 or 6 of them in one turn. It was pretty rad, but inevitably not really that exciting.
@joshuadempsey5281
@joshuadempsey5281 Жыл бұрын
Is Ancient Tomb good in Canadian Hilander?
@gonzoron
@gonzoron 11 ай бұрын
you get a like and a comment just for the pronunciation of humonshamon... I'll be using that, thanks!
@LightArcanine59
@LightArcanine59 Жыл бұрын
woo!
@tarickw
@tarickw Жыл бұрын
I have a very strong memory of graham grading the quality of the cards based on the strength for the gates deck. is this a reupload?
@CSDragon
@CSDragon Жыл бұрын
Any RNA pack will have that discussion.
@OGNoNameNobody
@OGNoNameNobody Жыл бұрын
Graham's 1st pick is correct, even if late & you are non-R, non-B drafting #hateDrafted
@estebanrodriguez5409
@estebanrodriguez5409 Жыл бұрын
Goblin Gathering would be better if it was called Goblin: The Gathering
@ashtonjames8701
@ashtonjames8701 Жыл бұрын
ₕᵤₘₐₙ ₛₕₐₘₐₙ
@AmritaZardor
@AmritaZardor Жыл бұрын
Mardu rakdos
@ThatGuyW3s
@ThatGuyW3s Жыл бұрын
"It doesn't sound exciting, Slime Bind" All the stuck pervs in the comments: *vibrates*
@robertunijat8299
@robertunijat8299 Жыл бұрын
Oh the good old days of normal Magic sets!
@janmelantu7490
@janmelantu7490 Жыл бұрын
RNA was the only not-busted set of 2019
@Mordalon
@Mordalon Жыл бұрын
Yet it started the “Simic has always been OP” bandwagon despite the lead up to it being all about how Simic was never competitive.
@hviring7441
@hviring7441 Жыл бұрын
Did WotC complain you showed everybody there's no value in these packs?
@Mordalon
@Mordalon Жыл бұрын
There's a reason they introduced set and collector boosters.
@hviring7441
@hviring7441 11 ай бұрын
@@Mordalon 🙌🏼Oh wise man🙌🏼, please enlighten me: what does that reason have to do with my remark pointing out LRR showing bs prices? And even more so: do you actually believe (more expensive) set & collector boosters hold any value either?
@Mordalon
@Mordalon 11 ай бұрын
@@hviring7441 I would be sorry that I didn't get that was what you were saying from the vague nature of your comment, but your rudeness is entirely uncalled for. It seems logical that "these packs" would refer to the pack being opened in the video, which is just a normal pack meant for drafting, and the new pack types were introduced for those people who aren't interested in Limited. Draft packs for out of print Standard sets that are only a few years old normally have little value.
@rayswift5711
@rayswift5711 Жыл бұрын
Ah, Ravnica Allegiance, from the time before power creep happened and cards were designed for Commander. Well, not entirely (looking at you, Smothering Tithe) but I still preferred the power level compared to today. Not playing anymore, so meh, I guess.
@falconJB
@falconJB Жыл бұрын
As an old magic player the idea that this was before power creep is funny.
@Mordalon
@Mordalon Жыл бұрын
You weren't paying attention then it seems. People have been complaining about "designed for commander" since Return to Ravnica at least. Also, people who think that don't really pay attention to the really old days of Magic, when EDH first began. There's always been flashy, uncompetitive do-nothing rares that make up the bulk of sets. I had many of them from before Commander was called Commander and were worth a lot more when I came back to the game because the format became popular and thus those cards rose in demand. They've also literally designed cards around multiplayer since the first couple sets. Syphon Soul is from Legends and intentionally scales with the number of opponents you have.
@falconJB
@falconJB Жыл бұрын
@@Mordalon Power creep has also nearly always been a thing, it was not a thing the just popped up 4 years ago.
@Mordalon
@Mordalon 11 ай бұрын
@@falconJB People have short memories. I still find it absurd after this set and White had a bit of a low point in Standard people acted as if the color pie was out of whack despite mono-White knights being a competitive Standard deck the year before and people complained that Simic was never good, yet neither UG or White gained or lost anything in their color pies.
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