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      cbl_james last edited by

      Hey folks,

      First time poster on TMD, despite being a longtime member of The Source. My name is James Hsu, I'm the co-founder of CardBoard.Live and creator of the Humans of Magic podcast.

      A few years ago I interviewed Roland Chang for Humans of Magic. We kept in touch. Fast forward to March 2020. In the midst of COVID-19, I decide to step into Vintage for the first time AND catch up with Roland. 2 birds, 1 stone.

      Here's our playthrough together. I run Roland's 75. He tells me how to actually play the deck. Much fun was had.

      https://youtu.be/GlowVQHGgI0

      If you like this sort of stuff, please follow my YouTube channel and/or Twitter @james_hsu. Cheers.

      Recorded March 23, 2020

      Decklist: https://twitter.com/james_hsu/status/1241908048060243968

      2:47 BUG Midrange -- deck overview
      5:38 Roland Chang -- background
      9:00 Match 1 vs. Golos Stax
      46:40 Match 2 vs. 4c Control
      1:42:35 Match 3 vs. Dredge
      2:17:12 Match 4 vs. Paradoxical Outcome
      2:40:53 Match 5 vs. Jund Walkers
      3:23:05 Post mortem & tweaks to decklist
      3:29:32 Bonus analysis -- BUG Midrange lists

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        Brass Man last edited by

        This is so cool! Really enjoyable to hear two smart people talk through the league like this. Hope you enjoyed making it.

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          cbl_james @Brass Man last edited by

          @brass-man I loved making the video, and Roland is always great to talk to. In fact, I've played quite a number of matches since this video, so I would say that I have officially gotten hooked on the format 🙂

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            revengeanceful TMD Supporter last edited by

            Just wanted to say this was a terrific watch. Really informative and insightful discussion that I found really entertaining and valuable. Would love to see more stuff like this.

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              ian.mars last edited by

              cool to see our match from your perspective. Sorry it had to go time. I probably would have conceded if I wasn't so salty from trying to run through a league with jund.

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                cbl_james last edited by

                Thank you all for watching! Just recorded another League with a friend, this time on PO, and looking forward to releasing soon.

                Advance warning that the play wasn't super high-caliber (99% me), but the series is meant to introduce decks to new players, so appropriate 🙂

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                  cbl_james @ian.mars last edited by

                  @ian-mars No worries! MODO clock is fair and part of the game, I didn't mind at all.

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