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Rhystic Studies
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Magic: the Gathering art, history, and culture.
The Zugzwang Machine | A History of Lantern Control
This video follows the unlikely ascent of Magic’s most peculiar deck: Lantern Control. From a fleeting idea in a forum thread to winning the Pro Tour, Lantern Control challenged our understanding of Magic and forever changed how we think about its core game systems.
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Breathe Again Please - spring gang
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Always Pass It On - spring gang
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Trick Question - spring gang
www.epidemicsound.com/track/8BFzCzdlzJ/
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0:00 Card Kingdom
0:29 BASILISK
1:05 The Compulsion to Move
3:12 Assembling the Pieces: The MTGSalvation Thread
9:11 There Is No Game To Be Played
17:21 A Cult of the Obsessed
30:35 The Light That Never Goes Out
35:58 The Magali Villeneuve Playmat Collection
37:01 Rules Technicalities Galore
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The Red Temperance
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This video examines Carly Mazur's striking illustration of Faithless Looting and the backlash that befell it. Enter the BASILISK giveaway: gleam.io/CxnhK/rhystic-studies-x-basilisk-giveaway Magic the Gathering in Miniature II: www.gallerynucleus.com/events/1021?more_info=1 🎥 Sponsors: Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.com/studies Ultimate Guard: ultimateguard.com/?Rhystic_Studies&UA-cam BASILISK: b...
The Glimmer | 25 Years of Foil Magic Cards
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This video traces a 25-year history of the production, development, and evolution of foil Magic cards. 🎥 Sponsors: Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.com/studies Ultimate Guard: ultimateguard.com/?Rhystic_Studies&UA-cam BASILISK: basilisk.gg 📎 Connect: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Website: www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: rhysticstudies Instagram: rhystics...
There Are Skeletons Within Us
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"Quod fuimus, estis; quod sumus, vos eritis." 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy merch at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: rhysticstudies Linktree: linktr.ee/rhysticstudies 🎵 Music...
The Shape of a Format | A Data-Driven Retrospective of Dominaria United
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Dominaria United was an outlier of contemporary Magic design. How can running the numbers on draft logs help illustrate its many charming anomalies? BASILISK Esports: basilisk.gg/ 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy merch at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.com/stud...
Summer of the Gaak | The Story of Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
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🎨 Buy Magic Prints with Cook & Becker: www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100885780-15587584 This video tells the story of Hogaak’s 73-day rampage through the Modern format in the summer of 2019. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.co...
The Orb | A History of Magic's Old School Icon
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Back The Frameamajigs Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingamajigs/frameamajigs?ref=divdmz This video traces an off-kilter history of Magic through an eccentric collection of Chaos Orbs. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: www.ca...
Games Within Games | A History of "Forgetful Fish"
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🎨 Back the Nils Hamm Tokens & Playmat Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/nils-hamms-playmat-and-token-collection?ref=bjrp30 This video tells the story of "Forgetful Fish," the kitchen table Magic format also known as Dandân. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy merch at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collection...
Phyrexia is Hell | A 30-Year History of Magic's Most Sinister Villains
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🎨 Back the Nils Hamm Tokens & Playmat Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/nils-hamms-playmat-and-token-collection?ref=bjrp30 This video traces a 30-year history of Magic's oldest villains - the Phyrexians - and showcases the evolution of their visual design. It also provides an introduction to the esoteric Phyrexian language. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rh...
100 Proof | Miniature Paintings on Magic Cards
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This video is about the burgeoning subculture of collecting Artist Proofs. Support the Victor Adame Minguez Playmat Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/victor-adame-minguez-playmat-collection?ref=9e0g5k 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies...
The Psychopomp | A Meditation on Athreos
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How can we make peace with the awful mystery of death? 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: rhysticstudies Linktree: linktr.ee/rhysticstudi...
The King | A History of Tarmogoyf
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This video is about the rise and fall of Tarmogoyf, and with it, the golden era of Modern Magic. Support the Foglio Portfoglio 2 Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/foglio-portfoglio-2?ref=1zvu2d Watch Footnotes here: www.tiktok.com/@cardkingdommtg?lang=en 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off)...
The Blind Eternities | A Void Between Planes
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Memories of the Masters | A Retrospective on Reprints
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Double Masters 2022 brings back memories - memories of veteran illustrators, big plays on the Pro Tour, and friends I've made playing Magic. This video is #sponsored by Wizards of the Coast. Learn more about Double Masters 2022: spr.ly/2X2Studies 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections...
The Lies of New Capenna | On Mafia and The American Dream
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The Lies of New Capenna | On Mafia and The American Dream
Dear Gonti, Love Sophie | The Story of a Priceless Commander Deck
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Dear Gonti, Love Sophie | The Story of a Priceless Commander Deck
Understanding Sagas | How Magic Art Depicts In-World Histories
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Understanding Sagas | How Magic Art Depicts In-World Histories
The Old Kamigawa | Japanese Traditions and Customs in Magic
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The Old Kamigawa | Japanese Traditions and Customs in Magic
"Failed to Find" | The Tricky Rule of Searching Libraries
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"Failed to Find" | The Tricky Rule of Searching Libraries
Odric's Tragedy | The Greek Hero's Downfall
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Odric's Tragedy | The Greek Hero's Downfall
The Horror of Innistrad | Dissecting Gothic, Cosmic, and Cinematic Terror
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The Horror of Innistrad | Dissecting Gothic, Cosmic, and Cinematic Terror
The Great Wave off Dominaria | The Story of a Timeless Woodblock Print
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The Great Wave off Dominaria | The Story of a Timeless Woodblock Print
Limits of a [CARDNAME] | The Story of Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
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Limits of a [CARDNAME] | The Story of Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Life and Death in Kaldheim | Norse Traditions and Myths in Magic
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Life and Death in Kaldheim | Norse Traditions and Myths in Magic
Theros: Pastoral & Pastiche | Greek Myths in Magic
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Theros: Pastoral & Pastiche | Greek Myths in Magic
Verhungern | Food and Hunger in Eldraine
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Verhungern | Food and Hunger in Eldraine
The Menace | A History of Siege Rhino
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The Menace | A History of Siege Rhino
can u make a video of soul sisters?
I'm speechless at how f'd up America is, and always was.
I can’t get over the really cool gradient backgrounds you’re using throughout this video. They’re so freaking cool!
You can faff on about the meaning and her whole life story all you want, doesn't change that the art sucks, it doesn't fit magic, and that it was included is an indicator to the general trends of societal degradation today. So yeah, the "fall of western civilization" might be a bit hyperbolic and you can scoff at that all smug if you want, but over all it's not a wholly incorrect assertion. When a society falls, the standard of quality that society had falls with it.
I love this video. I must watch it every few months
I feel like Lantern Control represents the total reverse of my play style in magic. Despite this, I do find it interesting despite also being incredibly frustrated by it. I’m very stubborn, and I like my game actions. Conceding is not something I generally do, so lantern vexes me incredibly.
Could you please do a red prison video?
The five stages have a very similar mirror to the evolution of competitive fighting game releases.
Always a good decade when Rhystic Studies uploads.
Man, it’s so cool how all of this research, artistic history, hard work, tragic and beautiful storytelling all led up to all of these compleated planeswalkers just shaking it off and being a-okay Such a shame
Now if only spiders could get some love too
Rip to you but I'm built different
Lantern Control is perhaps one of the most miserable decks I have ever had the displeasure of playing against, & I wish it was still viable.
god was it an ugly card. I wouldnt even use it in my deck. But i didnt drag it through the mud.
maybe the win condition was the friends we made along the way
I imagine if something similar could be done in yugioh.
Its also incredibly ironic that riveteers ascendancy only cares about you sacrificeing expensive creatures, implying that even when they've made it to the top, the best thing a riveteer can do is sacrifice himself or his friends for value
As someone who hated this art. The reason it got such backlash is due to its a very niche art style. It's invokes unsettlingness. It makes people feel uncomfortable looking at it. Art is subjective and each person likes different art.
watching these videos puts a huge grin on my face from memory like that SCG interview i remember watching as a kid
the thought hit me. the deck has always been shikimaru from early naruto with just an isolating shadow possession
Dislike bar does not work so I would just go with the new age way of seeing how controversial something is "commends vs likes" : 2 to 1. This is all you nee to know that people in general do not like this art. Whether you came here to defend it or put some some hate, there is an old saying "where there is smoke, there is fire": At best the card art is divisive and at worst it is shiit.
I started pla MTG exactly 20 years ago when _Eternal Witness_ came out on Fifth Dawn set. Terese's Eternal is even today one of my favorite cards AND art.
Loved it. J. Avon is my favourite artist
This video was just amazing... Thank you very much. Good job
The PUP shoutout - love it
8:05, The EQ Skeleton laugh is iconic.
I disagree with the idea that the deck is anything more than a simple deck. Yes there are some choices to make but the deck generally leans heavily on its opening hand. I think its great for the deck to exist though, because its always offered an entry point for beginners
I didnt realize people disliked this artwork so much. It didnt really stand out to me during Strixhaven because all the catds from the Archive were all so unique. My favorite from the Wester Art is Brainstorm and JP would be Lightning Helix.
I run this in my Neheb, the Worthy deck
Would you like to pay the 1 sub? I sure would.
The most impressive part is that that deck GAINED followers during Eldrazi Winter.
He's now approached commander. Goyf never dies
This video did psychic damage to me great work 👍🏻
A friend of mine decades ago had a Garfield alter called "Big, Bad Sol Ring". It tapped for 20, but said this mana couldn't be spent on costs with X in them (this was during an era when mana burn existed). Yes, it was as broken as you think it was.
is it too late to get a signed hogaak?
can it be good in commander?
The EDH player mind cannot comprehend this deck.
I really like this artwork, and I am actually quite happy that carly didn't give the figure lipstick. Like, this piece makes me feel weirdly comfortable with my gender identity, and I believe some of that comfort would be lost of the figure would be more clearly feminine.
Best video so far on Lantern Control. Forever thankful!!! As the creator of Top Control, I give this doc 11/10 -Zerodown One Top to rule them all! PS: I am indeed a good chess player and my favorite analogy of the deck is a constrictor snake wrapping its coils around its prey and squeezing tighter and tighter until it suffocates.
This video was incredible!!! ❤
this has been in my watch later FOR A YEAR great vid
Okay, but what happens if two lantern controls piloted by experts play each other?
I feel like Monopoly (when played without house rules and by the book) is similar to lantern control: When you play optimally, you buy houses and not hotels, locking your opponents out of the game because they now can't buy houses (as the rules state that once there are no houses left, no one can buy houses), and at that point the game is effectively over.
i can't stop myself from watching this some nights, and every time i come back it is somehow shorter than the last time. perfection asymptotically approaching 0.
"Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no." -Negate. It's a bit wordy, but I like the idea of ultimate power boiling down to your consent dictating what can and can't happen
She didn’t deserve the hate she got. That doesn’t change the fact that it was a mistake to use her style for a fantasy game. It wasn’t unreasonable for the audience to have a negative reaction when they’re promised a product is going to be a certain way and given something else.
Lantern control in a way is control in its purest form. It controls the game to such a degree that losing is no longer an option - like that quote says.
Alright, was I among the rest who criticized this artwork? Yes. I still stand by it. That being said, sure her artwork could have some pieces I like. But, I will mention that society's well-being can be judged based on it's artworks, and America do be looking like Rakdos these days. Also, abstract art is the work of the devil and is used primarily by post-modern troglodytes who want to drag the world under their delusions of what's considered "art". There, I said it.
I agree wholly with this comment
Basado
It looks good. I haven't used the card but I would use this art if I would. You're a great artist.
pup mentioned; like dropped
What an amazing video. I have chills bro this was amazing. Phyrexia is so special to me and I am so happy that you made this video. This was beautiful.