Magic TV Top 8 of the Week: Best Black Cards

[llollercoaster]

Cannot unsee big hand duress. THANKS LSV.

FUCK YOU.

[MrPersonPPL]

LSV:Black has always been Blue's Partner in crime! HAHAHAHA!

ME:*FACEPALM*

[Laihoistheman]

wurmcoil was 5 bucks....

[JeffSims009]

1. Dark Ritual

2. Dark Ritual

3. Dark Ritual

4. Dark Ritual

5. Dark Ritual

6. Dark Ritual

7. Dark Ritual

8. Dark Ritual

[t00115577]

LSV is a fucking boss, I would love to go for a pint with him and just nerd out over magic

[WeEnd31]

with inistrad, top 8 humans would be kinda cool

[anstytroll1]

Ritual, entomb, exhume...always been my fav first turn combo...

[Nightwing690]

Top 8 banned cards please

[vokuheila]

do top 8 cards with erotic pictures

[Kryptnyt]

You guys can sit and chuckle at Raging Cougar all you want.

It will still find you. And kill you.

[StoneThrowingDevil]

Hymn to tourach? He mentioned earlier how duress was fair, but Hymn felt unfair, then he says duress is better than hymn? LOL

[TrollOvGrimness]

Where was Nether Void ? Sinkhole?

[RegulusLupinus]

Contract from below?



[ChannelEmrakul]

Has Luis ever cast Gruesome Encore?

[BigNacho]

1. Press 7 repeatedly.

2. Look at TSG.

3. Try not to laugh.

[Snitzky666]

Yawgmoths Bargain is better then Necropotence.

[BigNacho]

@Snitzky666 lol

[Snitzky666]

@BigNacho Whats so funny ? Facts: With Yawgmoths Bargain you draw the cards at any time. NOT at the end of your turn like Necropotence. With Yawgmoths Bargain you do not exile your cards when you discard them like Necropotence does. YB is better. Much better.

Yawgmoths Bargain Foil is worth 25 crisp dollars. Necropotence Foil is at the bottom of the heap. Coming in at a measly 5 dollars.

[BigNacho]

@Snitzky666 1. Necropotence comes down 3 turns earlier. Three mana is a HUGE difference in any relevant format. Bargain is 3 turns slower, which is a joke in Vintage.

2. Exiling cards when you discard isn't relevant when you win the game before your cleanup step.

3. Necropotence was printed in 2 different sets and printed as a foil in 2 special edition sets. Yawgmoth's Bargain was printed in only one set, and it was only the second set that featured foils.

[greenmarcosu]

Colorless FTW!!

[danielwuso]

Contract from Below? Best magic card ever?

[IcedNeonFlames]

Hymn to Tourach should have been on the list because it's so unfair.

[dgodfrey17]

I think the top 8 for colors is a great idea, but including cards that are restricted in vintage seems incredibly redundant...I mean, they're restricted because they're ridiculously broken. We know they're "good". I think only cards legal in legacy should be discussed, it'd be 10 times more interesting. Keep it up gentlemen!

[MrMadden613]

HAHAHHAHAHA TSG and LSV are the shit awsome vids

[vegetajenovax]

Top 8 Decks of all time.

[FullMetalFan4life]

neerds



[vegetajenovax]

@FullMetalFan4life Trooll

[JeFFWaLKA]

i see humphrey traded his 4 plunge into darkness for a raging cougar

[JoelMonteiro]

Please do Top 8 sets!

[jaytf310]

@yahoonoahgmail really? ur gonna main deck cabal therapy over duress or thoughtseize? bad deck building if u do

[MachineAngel77]

I love the list, although I've definitely won more games off the back of Hymn to Tourach than Duress!

[iLITTER]

what about...... CONTRACT FROM BEEELOWWWW, MEHMEHMEH

[96skeens]

id like to see top 8 multicolerd or gfold cards i think it would be BA

[Rob1Ou7]

top 8 gold cards!!!

[bakura1510]

Top 8 artifacts would be sweet

[MichaelrDolan]

How do you leave Demonic Consultation off the list AND not even an honourable mention. It's better than Vampiric Tutor by a mile.

[hypn0t1c]

Back in the late 90s I had a deck that had 5 out of the top 8 on this list in the same deck.. .lol

[keichishoshuko]

legendary cards

[NeuclearRabbit]

Best 2 drop ever? . . .What about goyf

[andrew7913]

@NeuclearRabbit a 2 drop that gives u massive card advantage vs a big cheap creature?

[Slagomancer]

@NeuclearRabbit Goyf doesn't draw cards, and if you want to get into more techy stuff, Dark Confidant can hand you more cards to use and fuel Goyf.

[dontwalkdontrun]

NECROPOTENCE FTW!

[thehmanlives]

Top 8 six mana cost or more

[sethhhumphrey]

White has angels and the best removal spells of all time? (wrath of god and swords to plowshares?)

[jairomy]

How isn't Hymn to Tourach and Mind Twist on the list???

[MasterScopesvids]

There are certainly a plethora of ridiculous white cards. Mother of runes, enlightened tutor, austere command, reviellark, orim's chant, angels grace, land tax, academy rector, wrath of god, replenish, moat, armageddon, mageta the lion, swords to plowshares and finally balance. How is there not a top 8 white cars of all time in that list of awesome?

[ThePortableOps]

Top8 Hybrid/Gold Cards

[Badass087]

top 8 1mana creatures

[Rowsol84]

I'd like to see the top 8 Artwork on cards. Of course it's opinion but there are some really good looking cards out there.

[Timmy12688]

11:37 lol

[purklefluff]

top 8 most disruptive cards (i.e. advantage gaining cards)

e.g. man o' war; hypnotic spectre; counterspell etc.

[Xiadilian]

Top 8 Green, Top 8 3 color, Top 8 golem

[Johnb88x]

Let Humphrey do the top 8 green cards. Just have LSV animate him with his magic skillz.

[Wallyworld30]

Hymn to torach, Mind Twist and Sink Hole should of made top 8.

[mestiarcanus]

Top 8 cards Humphrey has held.

[elementalkirby]

bitterblossom no.9

[zielle]

Yawgmoth's Bargain



[mrtumorous]

Top 8 4-drops?

[jafoniceld]

why do i feel like luis was born playing magic at a pro level?

[reddyneddy]

Do the top 8 Pro Tour top 8's

Ok, maybe not...

[zarakisan11]

top 8 multicoloured cards.

magictv> the magic show

[bobmonkey420]

I think the top 8 hybrid allied (GW, WU, UB, BR, RG), hybrid enemy (RW, WB, BG, GU, UR) would be cool, either that or best gold for 2, 3, 4, 5 colors

[bronzong91]

do best naya coloured cards

[Zappzarappzap]

top 8 worst RARES ?

best legends?

[ChemEng1]

Demonic Consultation didn't make this list? Hrrmmm...

[FreeKill101101]

Best Gold.

[laguuni]

top 8 flavor texts

[laguuni]

top 8 combos (2 or more cards)

[cataphracts123]

Best gold cards

[elendarulianreo]

The worst card ever printed is Wood Elemental and it's not even remotely close.

[chaosof99]

@elendarulianreo Sorrow's Path. A land that doesn't produce mana and only has a minor and quite rarely useful effect while punishing you and conceivably killing a lot of your creatures in order to use it.

[victorgalura]

@elendarulianreo you're wrong. the worst card ever printed was chimney imp.

[jairomy]

@elendarulianreo You have never heard of Sorrow`s Path have you????

[elendarulianreo]

@jairomy Wood Elemental is way worse than Sorrow's Path. Sorrow's Path at least has a very miniscule potential benefit, and at worst costs no mana to play. Just to get a Hill Giant out of Wood elemental, you need to effectively spend 7 mana and 3-for-0 yourself.

[jwmints]

@elendarulianreo Norin the Wary is worst than wood elemental, at least if u get wood elemental out it actually does something. norin cant attack or block or anything

[S3bz3r0]

@jwmints Norin the Wary can combo with cards, that's the difference.

[dragoon0248]

Top 8 Commander Generals. :)

[macelol]

Top 8 Multicolored Cards

[ksviro]

Best multicolor cards

[BrandonCerelius]

No honorable mention for Contract from Below? How unhonorable.

[barneylovesbeagle]

@BrandonCerelius Its my favorite card even banned and a ante card lol my favorite art and card!

[MnE4life]

No damnation?

[jwalterwetherman]

Where is contract from below? You guys arent good at lists apparently.

[ElgartheWise]

Hypergenesis and Fauna Shaman are far from ridiculous, man.

[Alfrebaut]

I know it's not a "real" card, but I would have like to hear a mention of Contract from Below. That card seems sick. Also, I feel like Yawgmoth's Will is better than Necro, but I guess I never played Necro when it was all that degenerate.

[ltcampb31]

top 8 RED next!



[RedHorseRainbows]

Good top 8! I'd actually be stoked for TSG to talk more about his cube, channel fireball should get some cube content going!

[jwmints]

@topituulensuu one with nothing

nuff said

[Drecon84]

@topituulensuu Arcum's Sleigh is a good contender, but it's just a little bit better because of Shrapnel Blast :)

[NebulousIdeals]

I really want to know what happened to prompt the raging cougar being there haha

[thewanderingrogue]

Top 8 gold cards!

[CoopDaddy91]

NO LOVE FOR CHIMNEY IMP?!?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

[auhosj877]

top 8 jace abilities

[onecupmove]

I'd like to hear more about the incident(s?) that inspired the Raging Cougar joke.

[Dreamer01]

you guys actually changed your cloths... bravo for reinforcing the MTG NERD DONT SHOWER stereotype... o wait...

[GestapoAnon]

@Dreamer01 What the fuck are you talking about?

[anab0lic]

best multicoloured cards?

[BIGTM22]

top 8 artifacts

[AndydeHacker]

red

[MyLittlePwnys]

top 8 gold

[HarlequinCasts]

Raging Cougar ^_^ classy

[EtherStar555]

no bitterblossom? best card in standard for a while...was pretty good in extended...

[loganINTJ]

Demonic Consultation?

[Mystic1011]

Top 8 dinosaurs. Fund it.

[tbshawk]

You missed Contract from Below! draw 7 for one black!

[pleravens]

top 8 generals

[chaosof99]

I don't know what the aversion to green cards is. There's been a big chunk of ridiculous green cards.

Channel, Primeval Titan, Hypergenesis, Aluren, Argothian Enchantress, Survival of the Fittest, Food Chain, Eternal Witness, Regrowth, Birds of Paradise, Exploration, Fauna Shaman, Tarmogoyf, Fastbond, Hermit Druid, Tooth and Nail, Berserk, Plow Under

to name a few and I'm sure I overlooked something obvious.

White's the real offender in terms of lack of power level.

[BigNacho]

@chaosof99 All of those are complete shit when compared to Necropotence or Ancestral Recall.

[chaosof99]

@BigNacho Right, because cards that aren't as good as the best cards ever printed simply aren't good at all...

[BigNacho]

@chaosof99 Not necessarily. It's just that this fact is the reason why pros eschew green and play colors with more powerful cards.

[auhosj877]

@chaosof99 I agree green has great cards but white has path, swords, land tax, elspeth, balance, stoneforge mystic, wrath of god, enlightened tutor, gideon, baneslayer angel....its the weakest but its still got enough for a top 8. Honestly, red might be the worst. All of its best cards are all burn and goblins lol. I dont really think it matters, all the colors still have a top 8 best cards regardless of whether they are as powerful as the other colors

[jwmints]

@chaosof99 exalted angel, decree of justice, swords to plowshare, lin sivvi, wrath of god, balance, just off the top of my head.

but ya i think they are saying the top green and white cards are much much weaker than the top blue and black cards

[ElgartheWise]

@jwmints I'm surprised land tax wasn't on the top of your head :P

[jwmints]

@ElgartheWise Actually it popped into my head right after i posted, but was too lazy to edit.

im surprised oath of druids isnt in that guys green list

[FreeKill101101]

@chaosof99 So few of those are nuts like blue.

Channel, Aluren, Survivzl, Goyf, Fastbond, Tooth of Nail are the genuinely good ones. (Also Defence of the Heart).

[weihoozie]

@chaosof99

Rancor. For white though, maybe Wrath of God, Balance, Empyrial Armor, Swords to Plowshares, Baneslayer Angel, Moat, Land Tax, Exalted Angel, Abeyance, Figure of Destiny, Astral Slide to name some.

Both green and white have really nice cards but the power level of the blue and black cards and their interactions with the decks they go in is just absurd.

[bobmonkey420]

@chaosof99 Eh..even white has a few good ones like Land Tax, swords/path, oblivion ring, wrath, elspeth knight-errant, squadron hawks has proven to be of some use...though that's just naming a few good white which I'm sure can exist but who knows

[Zuul030]

@chaosof99 Genesis... Eureka... Aluren... Recycle yeah I agree with you... Green has some ridiculously OP cards.

[Nabby111]

@chaosof99 None of them are on the same level as Force of Will or Ancestral Recall or Necropotence.

[MTGNoobma]

@chaosof99

Don't forget elves in general and regal force. I'm sure LSV can educate us all about them.

[Lazris59]

@chaosof99 ahhh yeah... berserk. I want to splash green in my affinity deck for that. Cranial or Master of etherium berserked? fuck, finally got a 20+ power guy that has trample. Most of the time, i can get 18/1 but no trample = shit.

[Wedgehead123]

I didn't see the Gruesome Encore coming. I feel so stupid.

[Eljey54]

Top 8 best flavor texts. 

[MrMaximAllen]

Top 8 Limited Cards

Really stretch your memories

[Fragamemnon]

Raging Cougar LOL

[ThePacificCrossing]

Top 8 Worst cards

[mrtumorous]

@ThePacificCrossing Top 8 Worst Cards (That People Still Played)?

[themanwiththepan]

@ThePacificCrossing

Top 8 worst cards, of all time.

Just agreeing with you D:

[Pheenixz]

@ThePacificCrossing Oh, yes please! Top 8 worst would be pretty good. With No1 being the absolute worst card ever! Path of Sorrow anyone? Moonlace?

[JuJuHouse24]

yeah best walls please

[Syreal1234567890]

I want 9-16 Blue cards!

[kahlua20035]

Yawgmoth's Bargain?

[chaosof99]

I'm kinda surprised Reanimate didn't even get an honorable mention. Cheating on mana like nobody's business.

[kahlua20035]

Bitterblossom?

[FBWalshyFTW]

Gruesome Encore, bahahhaha.

[jlong5795]

I would have loved to see Cabal Therapy make the top 8... Excellent hand disruption in it's day... along side Duress at a point... with Flashback... definately an honorable mention at least.

[LeviHuddleson]

Just a suggestion for next week's Top 8, maybe you guys could do Top 8 Multicoloured Cards? Thanks!

[BigNacho]

I'm 1 second in and my guess is Yawgmoth's Will. If not that, then Necropotence for sure.

[JManJoe]

Best walls plz

[billysuperninja]

@JManJoe no

[winglessfool]

where's your canuck jersey. jeez