Worst Magic: The Gathering Blunder In Pro Tour History

Worst Blunder In Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour History featuring Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa vs Yam Wing Chun in the Semifinals of Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.

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[NikachuMTG]

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[thekilla]

This is one of those situations where you keep picking the card up to read it again to see if the rules text changes.

[lodagin]

Yeah, following the "play cards as late as possible" rule sometimes can make you do some dumb stuff. I do this all the time, so it's fair to assume anyone would while under the pressure of a grand final.

[AlexOvTheAbyss]

This oddly reminded me of a game I played at an LGS years ago. Opponent attacked, it was my turn, went to combat on my turn, and then my opponent went "oh wait, no, I want to go back and attack with this instead, so I win". Don't miss playing against that guy.

[Lanoraptor]

That was just heart breaking. I knew what I was getting myself into when I clicked on the video... but my heart still sank when he turned that card sideways. God damn. I had to pause the video and walk away.

[travismcarthur]

So intense! I definitely feel for Yam. Reminds me of a kaladesh standard match where I was playing simic energy/+1 counters and on my last attack completely forgot to use my hashep oasis for the last bit of pumping I needed to win

[VinnieKielbasa]

13:22 Look at how nervous he is after the blunder. Almost as nervous as if he has to use a toilet, on an airplane, but he can't open the toilet door, and then someone comes up and opens it, but quickly goes inside, and now he has to wait for that person to finish, and he really needs to poop.

[wetwillyis_]

I love this series, Nikachu, please keep it going. This one in particular makes me so nostalgic. This pro tour, the one where Wyatt Draby won, and the last tournament where Izzet Phoenix was legal and kicking ass will always make me almost cry. Those tournaments are so memorable and bring me back to some of the best times I ever had playing magic.

[riusaldregan]

Youtube suggested some of your videos to me and I really appreciate you explaining keywords like Indestructible. I haven't played MTG in decades but these are still very easy videos to follow along with.

[hoylematt]

This moment sticks out in my mind so much, cause Yam Wing Chung always slow rolled the card off the top, yet he rushed into combat and performed the blunder.

[IronBrutzler]

Please more of those videos. I just got back into magic after 15+ years and it is awesome to see all this

[Kaisingsens]

People probably underestimate how hard it is to play 2 days of 7-10 hours of highly competitive magic. I respect anyone who can keep it together to get this far in such a high level event!
Plus the added pressure when you already got this far.

[alistaircushnie]

It's interesting, I heard an interview with Huey Jensen, he said he deliberately slows down as he is reaching lethal as most players tend to speed up. I have done similar when you can see the finishing line and your play speeds up and you make an error, not quite the same stakes though!

[clarenceyax]

When you're in the heat of the moment and are thinking about all your possible situations and outs, and also plays your opponent may have based on what he has done, it is so easy to make a mistake like this in that brief moment when you get what you need and let your guard down. Classic, keep the content coming Nikachu!

[MakeThisPlaceIgnite]

These are really great videos for new players. As someone who already knows all of these historic Mtg moments it’s still nice to see this style video for players so everyone can enjoy the game the way I got to over the years

[VinnieKielbasa]

I like how the people commenting already have the whole thing analyzed in their head, know which card would win the game and instantly realize that he shouldn't attack, one quarter of a second after he taps Hazoret. They not only have an astounding knowledge about Magic and the decks in the standard they're commenting, they also have such wits and grasp on what's going on there.

[Xorthis]

As much as we can say, Yam should have won that, it comes down to the fact that Da Rosa handled himself better under pressure. They're playing the same cards, same deck, the difference is, he didn't misplay. That's what a world champion should be. Yep, Yam had an out. Sadly, he wasn't professional enough to keep cool and play the cards in the right order...

Poor Yam though, he will probably relive tapping that Hazoret for the rest of his life. You could see how badly he wanted that win, right from when he was deciding to play it or not, down to pulling the spell he needed.

[guydunn]

This was a fun video. I would love more commentary on pro tour stuff its fun and educational!

[cabalpaxiarch]

What I find interesting about this event is that, after PV won that pro tour, people kept saying it was pure luck because he was supposed to lose that semi-final and just got insanely lucky with his opponent's enormous punt. But that's what being the best means. PV didn't plan to win the pro tour by having his opponent punt. But he made every effort to give himself the best chance and that's what he does consistently. He maximizes his odds, so when a punt like this does happen, he's in the best possible position to take advantage of it. Being the best doesn't mean winning every championship. It means having consistently better odds than everyone else. Luck is always a factor in who wins. But PV deserved that win.

[nePercentJuice]

That was a hard one to watch.

I love the content you're putting out Nikachu, keep it up man.