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@Diogenes20773 жыл бұрын
17:58 I think you missed bury in books.
@memphisbrody85283 жыл бұрын
I know I am quite off topic but does anyone know of a good place to stream new series online?
@luciankendrick66423 жыл бұрын
@Memphis Brody flixportal =)
@memphisbrody85283 жыл бұрын
@Lucian Kendrick Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D Appreciate it!
@luciankendrick66423 жыл бұрын
@Memphis Brody happy to help :)
@andrewkorn4563 жыл бұрын
It's ashame they didn't print a removal spell called "crippling debt"
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
This comment made me laugh. Just the concept of such a card existing cracks me up.
@mrt40883 жыл бұрын
College is always free
@zacdredge38593 жыл бұрын
You can still experience it firsthand by playing paper MTG. :)
@dahuntre3 жыл бұрын
@@zacdredge3859 Perhaps that’s why, it hits too close to home on both fronts - college and hasbro the gathering
@potatocannon443 жыл бұрын
It sounds like an actual Orzhov card though
@dumplingdepinto3 жыл бұрын
"Finding the open college is critical to your success" Jesus, now even games require you to to get into college in order to succeed.
@BuriedFlame3 жыл бұрын
Especially when most of the playerbase hasn't completed high school.
@rheegret84053 жыл бұрын
Oof
@rockyrashidi43293 жыл бұрын
what does finding open color / open college mean
@BuriedFlame3 жыл бұрын
@@rockyrashidi4329 It's the dark mystical art infinite drafters would like you to think they have -- the ability to not only know what cards are available but also the cards that aren't available so you know which ones *are* available. Then some Ritalin kid drafts a pile and goes 7-0 and posts on Reddit for internet cool points.
@rockyrashidi43293 жыл бұрын
@@BuriedFlame sorry im a total n00b , that just went over my head :(
@yourowndisaster933 жыл бұрын
I've been so hyped for this one for weeks! Your draft guides are the best!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and are excited for the set!
@MegaTrain3 жыл бұрын
Good content, always valuable. Would have liked to see a “best commons” section for each of the dual color pairs as well, even though you mentioned some of them in the schools overview.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
It is so contextual once you are drafting the deck. Part of the difficulty is that when you are drafting any Red deck you are probably picking Heated Debate over most of the Gold cards, and similarly a Blue deck is often taking Frost Trickster. It becomes difficult to start ranking the colorless cards against the Gold cards and going into gradations and which deck wants which card. I did consider doing Top 3 Commons for each College instead of for each Color, but I ended up deciding to stick with Color and just do an expanded archetype section (and I made sure to cover the archetypes first so the Commons would have some context). I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@jahbariw55343 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicolai! I've been following the channel for the longest time and your analysis is by far the best to listen to and follow along. I especially enjoyed your first look streams that allowed chat to add a bit of knowledge too. Keep it up!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you are enjoying my content! Thanks for the kind words!
@PatrickMartinez12 жыл бұрын
Your draft guides are the absolute best my dude.
@NicolaiBolas2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Patrick!
@1ZimZoom13 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the run-down, Nicolai! Well Done! Your content is fantastic!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
@bclar0813 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this! Love it!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to hear it!
@octavioorellana29283 жыл бұрын
Most awaited moment of the year!!!!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you liked the video! Your comments always make me smile.
@isaiah_mtg36033 жыл бұрын
thanks for the great content! i especially like the part at the end about no pacifisms and no unsummon on tokens. very useful information i might have missed. :)
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! I figured that might not be something people looked for, so I'm glad you liked that tidbit.
@matthewvanrensburg38243 жыл бұрын
Hey Its two weeks in and love to discuss/see an update on evaluations. Im up almost 70 boosters in winnings and seems no end insight for the streak so far. Just many cards are still getting utterly and atrociously undervalued in draft vs others being absurdly overhyped. So much depth to the draft format with the lessons and whatnot, so much fun. The stuff that goes 6th or 7th pick is crazy, not to mention alot of the stuff that wheels... Mindblowing (Premiere draft, hands down best EV for farming I reckon, but just alround probably my favourite way to play since it was introduced)
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the success Matthew!
@johanwikstrom34253 жыл бұрын
Great guide, thank you, looking forward to the draft videos/streams once set is released!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it!
@mankind5503 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide. As always it's a big help for me drafting the newest Set.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it!
@thatbearboy_8593 жыл бұрын
I know I shouldn't be that guy however magecraft also triggers when you copy a spell no just on cast. Other than that, great video Nicolai!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
It is not a complex ability and it is written on all the cards so I don't think it really matters that I forgot to say it.
@guillecarandini82083 жыл бұрын
Beneficial content as always. Every time a new set is released, I come to Nicolai Bolas' channel to get all my input. Keep up the good work, man!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words Guillermo!
@perezortegavalentin93433 жыл бұрын
If you draft it, take Blot Out The Sky and put it in your deck, no matter what. It's a wincon that's very hard to deal with, not a lot of counterspells or wraths on limited. Granted, it's not the cheapest, but it gives you an army of 2/1 flyers that can also get rid of enchantments and artifacts, it singlehandedly made me go flawless
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I just got to play with it today and I agree that it is fantastic! I think there are cases where you find a different college that is so open that it is worth abandoning it, but I would go to great lengths to splash it if possible even then.
@resirvoirdog943 жыл бұрын
Thanks to your guides, i finally got max wins in strixhaven QD. Silverquill is addictive.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome to hear Zack!
@DraconiaDrawing3 жыл бұрын
My lgs is opening up tonight and I’ve been playing commander exclusively for the past year so I’m just scrambling.
@montego23 жыл бұрын
Kudos on your draft guides. They're succint and informative and make good references to come back to.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@manoelteixeiradematos87633 жыл бұрын
Great guide. Thx
@RyanOSullivan3 жыл бұрын
This video is excellent, thank you!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it Ryan!
@daveclarke19903 жыл бұрын
Very well put together. Surprised at how you have Star Pupil over Expel, I see the reasoning that BW is always aggressive and RW is usually aggressive so defensive white spells are less valuable than aggressive ones, but I would have thought that exile removal that doesnt care against size (good against GU ramp targets and WB counters) would have still been more valuable than a reasonable 1 drop. I guess we'll see. Glad im not the only crazy person who has Hunt for Specimens over Lash of Malice :P
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I definitely factored in what I think the gameplan for each College would be when I rated the cards. Expel is similar to Swift Response from Core Set 2021 (it costs 1 more but it exiles) and Swift Response was not great in aggressive decks. Usually the controlling White decks are UW or WB, but since WB is aggro this time around and WR looks like it might have some aggressive versions too, it just seemed like Expel was at home in fewer decks.
@OsightblinderO3 жыл бұрын
This is a good guide.
@lennartvandereijk61263 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this together in time for the release on Arena, but as my feedback I would suggest taking your time with making these. As for why I say this: 1) When you go over the red combat tricks, adding there isn't one for 1 mana doesn't help because of not only Make Your Mark being castable for 1 red, but also Infuriate being an uncommon from the Mystical Archive and Academic Dispute being surprise Reach. 2) Bury in Books is instant-speed 'bounce' at common that works on tokens, so saying there is none, well... it feels like information that could lead people slightly astray. Again, I truly appreciate your efforts, so thank you for this timely Draft Guide. Also, from having read the earlier comments, I understand why you chose not to include Mystical Archive cards for this video. #RuleTheSchool
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I don't really consider something a, "Combat Trick," if it doesn't buff stats. Make your mark could definitely count there, but oh well. I don't consider a tuck spell to be the same as a bounce spell. I wrote this in response to another commentor, but I'll paste it here, "I consider Bury in Books to be slightly different. The key factor is that Bury in Books puts the card into your opponent's deck, so it is never card disadvantage, whereas a typical bounce spell like Unsummon or Disperse would return the card to the opponent's hand. One of the reasons bounce is so effective against tokens is because it turns the cheap (1 or 2 mana) tempo plays into actual removal spells. Since Bury in Books is already trading 1 for 1 (which is reflected in its increased mana value), I do not think it is the same." I actually spend a lot of time making these, like, a LOT. I probably spent 5 times as long making this as I would spend on a typical Draft video.
@jzoobs3 жыл бұрын
Those final tips are super helpful, thanks!
@Nickolas_Create3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, help me a lot in the draft.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it Low!
@michelebellosi36923 жыл бұрын
There is also a cool synergie with quandrix pledgemage and mentor s guidance, the simic command bounces creature token instant speed 😅
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
It is funny that you mention that combo because it was initially in the combos section but I ended up just putting it on one of the Quandrix archetype slides.
@maik29393 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide, just one comment: at the end when you say there's no bounce spells for tokens, I think Bury in Books should be considered. It doesn't bounce to hand, true, but for tokens it's the same effect.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I consider Bury in Books to be a tuck spell rather than a Bounce spell because Bounce spells typically involve card disadvantage. That's my perspective at least Maik.
@tsmiamorim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot man, really appreciate the work you put on those videos. Very educational
@_step_0_3 жыл бұрын
ty for the guide
@AnT_EyE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide!
@humphrey44803 жыл бұрын
great video, interesting commentary style!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it Humphrey!
@monkeylegitboss27153 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide! Looking forward drafting the new set!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it! I'm excited for the new set too!
@FelipeMota1653 жыл бұрын
Great content Nicolai, just a note on your final tips...I would consider Bury in books as an instant speed bounce for tokens since it puts into the library, what do you think? Keep up with the great content!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
That is an interesting thought. However, I consider Bury in Books to be slightly different. The key factor is that Bury in Books puts the card into your opponent's deck, so it is never card disadvantage, whereas a typical bounce spell like Unsummon or Disperse would return the card to the opponent's hand. One of the reasons bounce is so effective against tokens is because it turns the cheap (1 or 2 mana) tempo plays into actual removal spells. Since Bury in Books is already trading 1 for 1 (which is reflected in its increased mana value), I do not think it is the same. I'm glad you liked the video!
@mitchellkrever4213 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to using the card "Plumb the Forbidden". Combing it with Tendrils of Agony or magecraft cards that damage the oppenent.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I like that you are dreaming big with the cards. That would be epic!
@mitchellkrever4213 жыл бұрын
@@NicolaiBolas Magic Christmasland here I come!
@Minhyung04243 жыл бұрын
Thorough analysis! Your foretelling got my sub and like. Thanks. :)
@ItsDangerousGoAlone3 жыл бұрын
10:58 i would argue the opposite. White colleges are the best. White/red and white/black is best colleagues with green/black being third. I always try to force white and then see if i add red or black and has given me four drafts in a row of 7 wins so far.
@bethmaxwell78343 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thanks!
@chrispy69533 жыл бұрын
Every set I also find myself on your channel to "gitgud" for my drafting. I think that deserves a sub.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoy my videos!
@jamesmaple3 жыл бұрын
Great summary! Love the video
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@danielcolliver19933 жыл бұрын
Wanted to watch this before a prerelease im going to tonite. Always love your guides! #ruletheschool
@ThePsycheWard3 жыл бұрын
thank you, i always come here for limited tips and how tos's
@Fran-pm5qb3 жыл бұрын
Gracias por la guia Crack!!
@alexanderorth49593 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed my video Alexander!
@Iluminatili2 жыл бұрын
This was helpful
@NicolaiBolas2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad!
@Ermengrabby3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, nice review.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it!
@WillishBroadbino3 жыл бұрын
Bury in books does bounce tokens at instant speed...
@federicogrebnicoff88413 жыл бұрын
What about the mystical archives cards? i've been doing some test runs on draftsim and it seems those severly changes things. Anyways, great stuff
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I don't really talk about Rares or Mythics in my Draft Guides because they come up less frequently. Mystical Archives are in a similar space in that there is one in each pack, so I also did not want to make things too confusing by going in depth about them. I could have mentioned them under mechanics, but I ultimately decided not to.
@daveclarke19903 жыл бұрын
@@NicolaiBolas for the record any given uncommon mystical archive card has as much chance of being in a pack as any regular uncommon. For my money none of them really push you in a different direction than what youd expect from the normal set though.
@orionmoore1513 жыл бұрын
Good video!
@Fik20033 жыл бұрын
Thx
@door_gamer3 жыл бұрын
Does Bury in Books count as instant speed bounce for tokens? Also thanks for this guide! Really helpful
@jeltevanthul6003 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the effort nicolai, looking forward to the new set! When will you be able to start drafting streamer prerelease drafts?
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
They actually just announced that they aren't doing an Early Access Event, so I'll be jamming Drafts on Thursday like everyone else.
@jeltevanthul6003 жыл бұрын
@@NicolaiBolas ow thats to bad! Ok Il be watching:)
@aidandolinar3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@cwilfrid51213 жыл бұрын
Wait...are you Nicolai's brother? You have the same last name.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
You're awesome!
@ericbell73 жыл бұрын
Hello hello helloooooooo!
@evansteele863 жыл бұрын
thx
@frem773 жыл бұрын
No enchantment removal in the set? Fracture & Rip apart & Containment Breach. Or did i get something wrong?
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
"Enchantment removal" was referring to removal spells that are enchantments, like Pacifism or Capture Sphere. It is a bit strange that they use the same phrase Sergey, so I see where the confusion comes from.
@frem773 жыл бұрын
@@NicolaiBolas oh, I see. Thank you.
@soldancer3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was really confusing to me, too. I would call that "enchantment-based-removal" instead.
@t0nberry3 жыл бұрын
15:12 Why would you need to target your opponent's creature with the copied Make Your Mark? Wouldn't you get two 3/2s anyway if you target the golem with the copy as well and it dies?? Otherwise, nice video, thanks for the tips!
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
You could target your own creature twice if you wanted to in many cases. I just wanted to let people know that it is an option if you need to. For example, if they block your Golem with a 1/3, you put one copy of Make Your Mark on the Golem and one on their creature so you still kill their guy but also get a token. It's good knowledge to have because it can come up.
@dispenserjakethedog55793 жыл бұрын
Isn't bury in books an instant speed bounce spell for tokens?
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
A tuck spell is a bit different from a bounce spells. Bounce spells are inherent card disadvantage while a tuck spell is always trading one for one.
@forloveofthepage23613 жыл бұрын
Where's the Student Loan card? Like Mana Leak, but way more expensive.
@rabidsumo3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t divide by zero an instant bounce?
@julianfacundocalabrese11763 жыл бұрын
Any opinions in trying to go 3 colors in this set? The fix seems there, and things like temjr or jund kinda makes sense to me
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Going 3 colors almost always leads to more inconsistency than it is worth (in sets that are not designed for it like Khans of Tarkir). I do think that there is going to be a decent amount of splashing among certain color combinations though.
@juddmadden19373 жыл бұрын
You forgot Containment Breach. This is an enchantment removal.
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I meant enchantment removal spells like Pacifism or Bound in Gold, not removal spells for enchantments.
@NoxLegend13 жыл бұрын
What are gold cards? Are you talking about rares? Lpl
@d3ath183 жыл бұрын
Multicolored cards are gold cards..
@thomasszyszko41653 жыл бұрын
Can't Morality Spear kill enchantments?
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
I knew there would be some confusion with what I meant by this, but I was referring to enchantment removal spells in the vein of Bound in Gold or Pacifism. Spells you put on your opponent's creatures to remove them, not cards that remove enchantments. It is just one of those strange phrases that means two different things in Magic.
@hotboiientertainment9163 жыл бұрын
There other ways quandrix can play 😌
@grholanda3 жыл бұрын
GOLD! #RuleTheSchool
@NicolaiBolas3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ModestJoke3 жыл бұрын
Draught is pronounced "draft". It's just the British spelling of draft.