Summer of the Gaak | The Story of Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

This video tells the story of Hogaak’s 73-day rampage through the Modern format in the summer of 2019. 🎨 Buy Magic Prints with Cook & Becker: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100885780-15587584 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): https://www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: https://www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: https://www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rhysticstudies Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rhysticstudies 🎵 Music: Bennie & The Jets - Elton John https://youtu.be/wo1OwRTRKRk Slide n Glide - Rebecca Mardal, Guustavv https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/rwPWqs13RM/ 89 - Ben Elson https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/nVyoSO25UD/ Dream Caster - Lupus Nocte https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HWzuRStVkL/ Binary Motion - ELFL https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HhorIQIY47/ Cruising Higher - Wendy Marcini https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uzJTiAzjug/ 📘 Chapters: 0:00 Card Kingdom 0:31 Patreon 1:07 The Song of the Summer 2:37 Sun on the Horizon 4:58 Turning on the Burners 10:22 All On Fire 15:30 Enjoying the Boil 21:19 73 Days of Sunshine 22:43 Cook & Becker Art Prints 23:33 The Rotating Staircase 📓 Sources: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Modern_Horizons - Modern Horizons 1 Wiki https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/card-preview/whats-name-2019-05-30 - Modern Horizons Set Details https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/bu7iuj/mh1_hogaak_arisen_necropolis/ - Gaak Preview Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/bym9rr/79_winrate_serious_discussion_about_mh1_hogaak/ - Serious Winrate Discussion for the Gaak https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cpi8ok/why_isnt_lavinia_the_antihogaak/ - Why Isn’t Lavinia the Anti-Gaak? https://imgur.com/a/tZrQOJr - 2Vito gamelog https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1977723#paper - 2Vito Decklist https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1160658714472460290?s=09 - Channel Fireball Top 8 MF Minneapolis https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/cu8m0i/tcgplayer_doesnt_like_hogaak_either/ - TCG Player offers bonus bucks https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/grand-prix-las-vegas-2019 - Top 8 - MagicFest Vegas 2019 https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/bues8s/turn_2_hogaak_arisen_necropolis_will_be_easy_and/ - Turn 2 Hogaak Easy and Consistent https://imgur.com/a/Lc1N4dg - 18 power on turn 2 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2206244#paper - Simon Nielsen GP Vegas 2019 First Place List https://twitter.com/McWinSauce/status/1138533835912749056?s=20 - Game 1 Turn 1 vs UW Control https://blog.blacklotusgo.com/hogaak-arisen-necropolis-is-redefining-modern/ - Hogaak is Redefining Modern (June 2019) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/07/bridge-from-below-banned-in-modern/ - Bridge is Banned in Modern https://strategy.channelfireball.com/mtg/channelmagic-articles/hogaak-before-and-after-the-ban/ - Before and After the Ban - Mengucci (July 2019) https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Taking-the-Hogaak-Gamble-for-the-Mythic-Championship/ce73eddd-2c46-4790-b4d5-518cbee49a4a/ - Seth Manfield on Hogaak for MC IV (July 2019) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/belch-please-what-is-hogaak/ - QS - What is Hogaak? https://blog.cardsphere.com/the-state-of-modern-after-mythic-championship-iv/ - State of Modern after MC IV (August 2019) https://manatutors.com/index.php/2019/08/22/the-last-hogaak-guide-how-to-gaak-in-vegas/ - The Last Gaak - How to Gaak in Vegas 2019 (August 2019) https://twitter.com/Hedronik/status/1154495108449894400/photo/1 - Hogaak Summer Poster https://strategy.channelfireball.com/mtg/channelmagic-articles/welcome-to-hogaak-summer/ - Welcome to Hogaak Summer (August 2019) https://strategy.channelfireball.com/mtg/channelmagic-articles/magic-math-hogaak-can-be-played-on-turn-2-in-60-of-its-games/ - Magic Math - Gaak (August 2019) https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/august-26-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2019-08-26 - August 2019 B&R Announcement https://www.thesnapcast.com/2019/08/22/destroying-hogaak/ - Destroying Hogaak (August 2019) https://twitter.com/kanister_mtg/status/1136566891659583488?s=20 - Kannister decklist before MH1 released (June 2019) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/hogaak-arisen-necropolis-and-faithless-lotting-banned-in-modern/ - Faithless Looting and Gaak Banned in Modern https://youtu.be/_xZcb0OUi4c - SCG Versus - Gaak v Twin (June 22, 2019) https://youtu.be/5PzhKpaxWQc - Gaak v Eldrazi Winter (2021) https://youtu.be/2PPc9Sf-LYQ - Piotr Glogowski Deck Tech MC IV (July 2019) https://youtu.be/WDZ4yvRsBAc - Dylan Donegan Deck Tech - SCGCOL (July 2019) https://youtu.be/-rTZ06JvFJI - Hogaak - The Modern Rewind https://youtu.be/X70W-Ah4EgM - Sideboard Files - Modern Hogaak Vengevine #mtg #magicthegathering