It's September 1st, 1 hour before ladder reset. CGB has been stuck at Diamond 1 bottom for 14 days. He now posts 3-hour long videos, 3 times a day. He can't recall the taste of food, nor the sound of water, nor the touch of grass. He has tried every deck in the meta, every combo, every jank pile, including 5C-Backup-Cleric-Tribal. Every deck-save for one. And because no one is immune to desperation and frustration (not even masters of the dojo, not even heroes among men), he finally breaks. Hands shaking, he slaps together a Mono-Red netdeck. He feels a rip in his soul as he clicks the "Play" button. 36 minutes later, he is up 7-0. He has made it-but at what cost. "You were the chosen one!" we scream, choking back bitter tears. "Honk honk", says the master, squeezing his red nose as his empty, watery eyes fade like distant stars in a sea of caked clown makeup under an orange wig.

If the intro is too sassy for you, remember to never take a salty gamer seriously

I do love the intro and the clown suit. Yes.. I wanted it. I needed it. 👊

Not the intro we need but the intro we deserve 😂 btw relatable content. Love it

It kills me every time you put your face on a buff magic card XD Thanks CGB

Man this is soooo relatable. Seeing yourself one win away from Mythic than fall all the way back down to the bottom of Diamond 1 mostly thanks to mana screw.

I love the uncut introless videos. Its one of the things I enjoy most about Sonio. The best commentary and card discussion occurs from your mid game analysis, IMO.

I was, as well wondering about the intros. And i say that as one of the people who not that rarly skip it. But this quick overview of the decklist that is the background of your intros really helps me grasp, what cards, what variants of the decks you are playing you are playing. And even on videos without the decklist, i appreciate a 3-5 seconds view on the decklist

Thanks CGB for all the vids you make. I do personally like the intros just to see what your playing before we dive in. Just a quick “here’s the deck” and I’m satisfied. And because I’m cool, I stay until the end!

Can’t even cap, I like intros like the ones today more. Just the slightest insight into the trials arena puts this man through are awesome

You're the best CGB, love your work! You've helped me through some hard times more than you'll ever know.

Again changes! I just settled with the no-intro version and now you're introducing them again, my underdeveloped brain can't handle this

Perfect intro CGB, I was laughing so hard... Do you not know what these cards DO?!?! We have a first timer here?!?! LOL. I feel your pain man, my salt levels are SO HIGH as well... literally been playing the SAME Azorius deck and got all the way to Diamond 2... and since then I can not win, I am back down to Diamond 4 it is a complete and epic disaster... similar getting screwed as in your videos, Constant mana screws / shuffler, facing Mono red on the draw multiple games in a row, or countless mirror matches where I cant draw a counter spell to save my life, but I will not change from Azorius bro, it is Azorius or bust to Mythic!!!!

I watched these last three videos on the ladder to mythic, and it's so satisfying to see someone else experience all the salt inducing games I do

that was the best intro i could ever ask for i want the whole clown circus cgb lol

Just getting back into watching magic vids and i come to you first for your intros explaining the decks haha. So yeah i am that viewer

If we don't hear, "let the nonsense begin", how would we know the nonsense is beginning?

I have more fun with the real experience videos than anything else. Stay cool CGB… stay cool

Respect CGB. I love the grind and the grit.

I will never not see your face agian when looking at the underdog! Lol! As always great content! Keep it coming!

Gix's command would've been a nice board wipe against the enchant deck and all those 2/2 creatures

This has and will always be my favorite thumbnail photo of you! 😂❤

It feels good to see mono black fall, there was a near year of dominance from that color and it was especially miserable in Dominaria standard.

Appreciate the words at the end CGB. Truly!

I hope you don't go completely crazy before you reach mythic!😂 Thumbs up! Keep up the fight!

😆You looked soooo triggered in that intro! omg, I feel sorry for the souls on the recieving end of that maniacal look

Thanks CGB! I was on the fight too but got Mythic today with Mono-Blue Tempo (Little eddited by myself) Good luck and keep fighting, i struggle so hard i was so tilted, Playing like 10 hours a day, i need to see sunlight again

Loved the outro. CGB speaks the truth.

I'd take a 2 hour control deck video with no intro over a 45 minute aggro video with intro every time

An intro about intros... so meta! :)

Bro are you ok? 🤣🤣 That intro was hilarious

Evil CGB is my favorite CGB.

If you you've watched CGB long enough. Then there is no need for intros 😎

I feel like someone, someday will use these intro clips to make a montage of CGB's inevitable descent into madness lol

I love the list. I'm trying out 2 phyrexian oblits to punish mono red further. They scoop everytime 😂

CovertGoSalty lol love the intro

@39:40 this game is almost in-hand, everything should be fine, then... Etali strikes again.

I'm dying at the intro... 🤣

Love the intro. Keep up the good content!

I'm new to magic, so i like the explanations...

That intro was awesome, loved it 😂

Nice deck CGB

Hey I’m the player @Math4u on 35:28! Nice game @Covertgoblue

Intro had me dying 😂

ah yes, long intro.. i love it. things are getting back to normal, world is healing XD greets bro

The frustrating part is that atraxa does draw you cards but not literally, so sheoldred doesn’t punish rip Etali into an atraxa or a breach is just painful

Hey it's me! I missed 3 land drops, never had a chance

Next month CGB: "i run 34 lands to curve out"

Stayed to the end. I'm with you.

I never complained about the 2 hour videos Cgb. I loved the 2 hour videos Cgb lol

This video is relatable hence it's good. Yes it's boring to watch streamers posting only wins and yes CGB got it right. It's an illusion. Keep up the good work. I played against CGB today so I knew he did not get to Mythic on this video. He was Diamond one when I played him. Don't want to spoil what deck he was playing. Guess we will see it soon. Hope he features our match.

Full tilt has been achieved 👏👏👏

I like my coffee like I like my men, black.

Idk if its just CGB picking certain matches to show, but it annoys me that mirror matches happen so much despite the range of decks in standard now

27:58 I think this is LVDs Brokers Ascendancy List

Love the content as always, plus black's my fav magic colour 😆 Have to say, ads every 5mins is getting a bit much tho 🤨

I see you CGB. Love the intro!

Best intro ever. Deck? Eh, same old same old. But the intro is epic.

Best intro ever! All mono red players must be destroyed.

33:40 Not that surprising not to get a double block when one of the two creatures isn't able to block

Oh god it's Covert Go Shill all the way down

I’m with you CGB… nobody said life in arena is easy…

can anyone explain why life total became -2 @9:18

Mono black without Flesh gorger, Sorin and Gix's Command. Interesting. Not the way like i play but this was a good video. thanks.

I don't care what the Standard meta game is, or what win rates say, I am a true believer in Painful Quandary. It is one of the best reps of black magic 💀🔥

That 2 land curse. If you have 2 land and you keep, you will never draw more land

I think all those games vs mono red have finally broken CGB! Hey I like the intros! I need the analysis as one who flounders in the silver/gold area and is trying to up their game. The problem is I fall in love with green gimmick cards and I must make them work!!! But they never do…

Best intro ever tbh

Best intro EVER! 😂

i love the thumbnail 😄

Hey cgb, been watching you a long time (found you when merchant was still playing) and heard some remarks in your last few videos that nobody will watch anything but your standard bo1 content. Who cares. Play what you want to play. I've probably watched about 300-400 of your videos. Any long time viewer can tell when you're playing something because you feel like you have to, and when you play something you're truly enjoying. The content is better when you're having fun. Haters gonna hate. I'll be liking every historic brawl video you release in the next year.

This intro honestly gave me serial killer vibes

sassy CGB acts mildly unhinged

I don't get tired of monoblack

I do love the intros though... Unhinged CGB is best CGB though

This is the new AI, ChatCGB!

Bro I’ve been running Concealing Curtains too, so good against Mono Red

Yes on the clown suit, as a gag, for one video plz

what do you think about swapping the 4 concealing curtains with Cult Conscript? @Covertgoblue

Best intro!

As crazy it is to see CGB "fail" in the last weeks it is wholsome to me because sometimes I forget that it is ok that my own games - like 20 games a week - don't have a 80% WR. I love your content doesn't matter the rank. :)

2:15 "Let the non-sense... begin!" Oh, because that... wasn't the non-sense?

"I hate mono red and I'm going to kill it". The words to live by.

Best intro ever 😂

Has cgb now transended evil cgb?

litttlle saaalty today? ahahah love ya!

Yo CGB you dropped this 🧂

27:46 - I think this was a Brokers Ascendancy superfriends deck. I saw it on another channel. Seems pretty weak when it doesn't draw Ascendancy.

That's much better :)

Yes dance clown, dance!

I swear im like mentally handicaped by tik tok and youtube shorts for not being able to watch cgb's most recent intros.

You have a clown suit! YES I want to see it

That intro…are you ok???😂❤

You should begin EVERY video with "I hate mono red. And I am going to kill it."

Mono black!!! My fav videos!!!! Lets gooo

Just do it CGB. Just play monored and get to mythic. All will be one.

Nice Nicholas Cage impression.

BEST INTRO EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post all 6 hours of the sufferage. That is what I am here for. Everytime the Arena ruins your game, its a ruined game of my own I feel much better about.

What did you swap out for Sorin? Your overview and deck list didn't have him