As a player that has transitioned for standard to mostly commander, I appreciate your frequent mentions of how cards can effect other formats
@rza5104 жыл бұрын
Some nice cards here, cooking up some ideas baby. Started playing last year....around the same time started watching your vids. YOU'RE MAKING ME A BETTER PLAYER, Thanks brotha, I appreciate you
@adamhall13404 жыл бұрын
Love your work Dev. Surprised to not see Kiora bests the sea god in the top 25. Seems like a great curve topper under certain circumstances.
@matthewsvihel18694 жыл бұрын
Dev, I am also really excited to play with Nightmare Shepherd. I think Woe Strider could be a decent pairing for giving more control over when things die, but of course might be best in a rakdos or Mardu aristocrats shell. I'm determined to have Mono Black devotion be my first standard deck I buy in paper since about 2015. Cheers.
@krisdaschwab9124 жыл бұрын
Me: Thinks I'm done with TBD coverage before Prerelease Dev: Hołd my beer.
@JonathanSirico4 жыл бұрын
Me: 'I'm sick of Simic, hopefully they get a back seat in Theros.' WotC: 'Simic will return more powerful than before.'
@GodwynDi4 жыл бұрын
Oko got banned, so maybe not more powerful than before.
@gregverbosky9434 жыл бұрын
Dev, you are the man! My honorable mention vote goes to Hydra’s growth. Seems pretty broken with like Voracious Hydra or something that’s main body is counters to begin with.
@Jagad884 жыл бұрын
Hydras growth on a Polukranos, Unchained after its escaped. 12/12 that doubels
@Buchertn4 жыл бұрын
A card to defently look into is Thassa's Oracle it could easily become quite a broken card.
@intelligentcounterspell16 Жыл бұрын
From the future , it did
@MrGimms4 жыл бұрын
First time on your channel, loved your video mate. Subbed. Glad you mentioned Shadowspear. I have that used in my cube and wow. Its freaking insane right now!
@dionfilippini84824 жыл бұрын
Great Video Dev! I think another good idea for a video would be the top 5-10 commons and uncommon from a set. Agonizing Remorse and Wolfwillow Haven seem like uncommons that deserve some discussion, for example.
@Humatra4 жыл бұрын
Loved the list Dev, can't wait for deck techs. I could listen to you talk about my favorite game all day!
@jameyfarmer52944 жыл бұрын
Mono blue thassa agent of treachery is going to be dumb
@TheElbjosh4 жыл бұрын
Dev i just wanted to say i personal think you are an awesome human beeing. Have a great day everyone. 😊
@ashenwuss16514 жыл бұрын
Dev and some Sumo. This is why I haven't slept since I got off work last night(hours ago). Let's start the days off of work good!
@Arctic_Cat4234 жыл бұрын
Agreed regarding play styles of countering spells versus liking to play magic and liking to cast magic spells.
@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche43034 жыл бұрын
I like to cast spells too, just that my commander deck has 36 instances of the word "counter"
@dracodominus28004 жыл бұрын
I like casting spells. I'm just happiest if when I cast spells my opponent doesn't.
@Noxea.4 жыл бұрын
Liked for the cat before the video even really started, thumbs up, quality content!
@whatdothlife46604 жыл бұрын
Dev, we adore you and the cats.
@ttvgameninjayeet51334 жыл бұрын
Like the Chrono Cross,in the background. I haven't played Mtg for a couple of years but I like this set.
@PabloGnesutta4 жыл бұрын
Great video bro, thank you! Thoguh, Purphoros is not a Sneak Attack effect since it doesnt provide HASTE. So... putting Illharg with Purphoros' ability would't do anything. I think it is not that broken. Putting Drakuseth might be powerful, but not broken since you have to pay the mana cost of Purphoros plus the ability. Anyway, my two cents. Great video. This is my first look at these cards and it has been a pleasure to hear you.
@JoshuaSAlt314 жыл бұрын
Sultai ramp is an amazing place for Ashiok, destroy there Hand early with 9 Card Removal Spells then Ramp to Ashiok or Hydroid Krasis
@Ausferius4 жыл бұрын
I think your list makes a lot more sense to me than some of the others I have seen. Shadow spear, in particular, I thought looked amazing, but was poopooed on a couple set reviews.
@magikot4 жыл бұрын
You're right, we come for the cats. The mtg stuff is just a bonus
@dracodominus28004 жыл бұрын
If you play for such time a day you should totally stream, Dude!
@hansgougar18744 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to let you know that you look good this video. That is all.
@Suichimo4 жыл бұрын
22:00 "Oh, by the way, it also works with Dread Presence. That's pretty cheeky but it could be a real deck!" Yes, Dev, yes it absolutely could be a real deck because it IS a real deck in Modern called Scapeshift and Druid of Ilysian Grove is absolutely going to be played in Scapeshift, especially my preferred variation which is Titanshift. How many other cards in this list can you say are going to become a staple of a Modern archetype?
@abstract41644 жыл бұрын
I just started with this set and the first box I open was a 36 card black box and I instantly got the planeswalker.
@joejaboy4 жыл бұрын
In case anyone was wondering why Nyxbloom Ancient + Nissa doesn't produce 6 mana from forests it's because Nissa adds the extra G, not the forest itself. So Nyxbloom says this forest produces 3Xmana and then Nissa says a forest was tapped for mana so here's an extra G.
@Arghore4 жыл бұрын
You are hardly ever a waste of time ... it's what brings me back to this yard time and time again ;)
@raydelmartinez29054 жыл бұрын
Great list, will be watching out for these on pre-release. Archon of sun's Grace is a great card to watch out for also.
@ryanvigneau14424 жыл бұрын
I think the frustrating part with Elspeth is that the deck you want her in, doesn't really put cards in the graveyard, so effectively she isn't a planeswalker you can reanimate, because you'd rarely ever have the option to.
@mrlucky7044 жыл бұрын
I liked the cards on your list. Some uncommons i felt could have made the list : Acolyte of affliction(eternal witness for black/green commanders?)..Minion's Return(Flash in-destroy-creature steal, seems good)..honorable mentions : Rise to Glory(value reanimate)/Mire Triton(I dunno low mana merfolk zombie deathtouch and mill yourself seems good in right deck) and finally Mirror Shield: hexproof artifact enablers have always been good commander staples)....obviously I am a commander main MTG player
@mikechurchill10714 жыл бұрын
This list was great as always and I love all of the lists you make:) this is one of the best Mtg channels out there and can’t wait to watch the tier 1 deck dechs you do this season. One of the cards that you might have missed at least I don’t remember seeing it is the 3 mana Phoenix that can pump +2/+0 for 3 I believe and then escape later on with an extra counter. I think it has haste as Well so it could be great in mono red
@CardShopReality4 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great content, Dev! THUMBS UP! Looking forward to Pre-Release!
@DeadBoyAlexxx4 жыл бұрын
Yay. Waiting for theros to release on Arena. Thanks Dev.
@kotahitt95634 жыл бұрын
Once you have seven Mana in a temur reclamation deck, as long as you've got the reclamation part on the board, you can explosion for 10 damage, draw 10 cards, likely into another explosion
@Jlgravitt4 жыл бұрын
I like mirror shield, first equipment I have seen that safeguards your creature so well.
@tylerlloydboone4 жыл бұрын
Ashiok is going to be strong! Mark, Peter, and Jacob my words!
@HexproofAnarchist4 жыл бұрын
Another honorable mention is the Mirror Shield!
@noofdavy4 жыл бұрын
My Standard Man! Ty for the tips, can't wait for your decks!
@llongone24 жыл бұрын
I think that Ashiok card is Top 10. It can just take over games in control decks, like...Dimir decks, for example.
@incorbanated4 жыл бұрын
As far as Standard side board goes, Mystic Repeal could be in every green deck. Instant speed 1 mana pseudo removal for Gods could be an honorable mention
@ChrisFactor4 жыл бұрын
Always a good one on this channel Dev👍👌
@HarmonicResonanceScale4 жыл бұрын
Mono black devotion with a nice reanimate backbone is pretty strong so far
@m3thingaround1004 жыл бұрын
Bruh nyxbloom ancient went straight into my 5 color Hydra edh deck and so did dryad of the illysian grove
@MarcusTullman4 жыл бұрын
Spent the whole video wondering what the other half of your shirt says =P "Mess with the honk, you get the bonk"? haha
@SBMTG4 жыл бұрын
You nailed it, actually!
@profedelasmontanas90234 жыл бұрын
I. Ought the same shirt for my 4 yo lol. He was wearing it while i watched this.
@Arctic_Cat4234 жыл бұрын
Love that Golden Goose shirt.
@darrylseamer26194 жыл бұрын
Why does simic get so much love!? Easly the most op two colour deck
@TehSeksyManz4 жыл бұрын
Well, it was probably the most underpowered color combo until last year.
@artamesfrost41794 жыл бұрын
Yes my Voracious Hydra told me you missed Hydras growth. Have played many decks that could do anything to it so got big quick.
@gabrij124 жыл бұрын
nightmare shepherd allows you to sac something you steal for a turn with a red card , exile it and put a copy of it on the bord , and thats my plan so far for theros
@marcuswatson42894 жыл бұрын
Hey, Dev, you where’s your prerelease vid? Starts here in NZ in an hour and a half. 😋👍 love yuh videos. Keep up the good work.
@vario64924 жыл бұрын
13:57 lava coil doesn't kill any of the gods because they have 4> toughness???? It wouldn't kill them even if they had 1 toughness! (Lava coil exiles only if they would die to those 4 damage, and indestructible makes then unable to die from that)
@cmcginn014 жыл бұрын
Thoughts on Nadir Kraken? I think that's a severely overlooked card, but I could be wrong
@assassinmaster12344 жыл бұрын
I feel like if unattended it absolutely will! I used it at prerelease and made sure I upped it every draw step and was able to overpower people
@mr.arcane94854 жыл бұрын
Everyone seems to be underestimating Ash boy. Black green will be so strong in this set. I think Ash boy bringing Phrexian back he already made possible to bring back the oil. 😋 Also new lotus take my money!!!!!
@PapaSwamp4 жыл бұрын
Dev, you should 100% do an MTG podcast or at least feature your expertise on some good ones (Allied Strategies, Limited Resources, GLHF, Common Knowledge, etc.)
@settratheimperishable78003 жыл бұрын
Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger, looks A Lot like Yorm The Giant from Dark Souls 3.
@merlin2k64 жыл бұрын
Has anyone been talking about how the titans combo with hushbringer?
@fcliverpool61674 жыл бұрын
Or lazav
@auroralee4 жыл бұрын
I ran into that pretty early. I don’t know how they defiled one of my favorite cards from Eldraine into something so vile...
@ChunkyTheClown4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it feels like everyone's been obsessing over that (and to a lesser extent, Lazav's) interaction basically since the titans were revealed. I personally don't put much value in it yet due to how situational the combo appears and the fact that you need to splash white into these otherwise dual (or even 3) color decks to make it work, but it is certainly interesting and has the potential to be insanely broken depending on how the format shapes up. I'm not sure how well Mardu colors will work with Kroxa, but Bant has been a pretty damn popular variant of Simic for a while now, so Uro is more than a little concerning. On that note, I desperately hope something else comes along that makes Simic not broken this time around. I absolutely adore the color combination, especially now with the added power of Uro's life gain and ability to recur himself, and just want to have fun with a consistent deck that controls its own mana base to play huge, satisfying cards without feeling like an asshole anymore. Ramping with Nissa into a 10/10 Krasis that tells counterspell decks to fuck right off is so satisfying and I don't want to see them go, but I also don't want them ruining yet ANOTHER format (especially considering how insanely awesome Theros has the potential to be. Eldraine seemed kinda meh from the get go, but I can't stop obsessing over practically every rare and mythic in this set).
@DabbleDo4 жыл бұрын
The thing I'm worried about with Heliod is that when he's not a creature, he's just an indestructible enchantment. What a pain
@iurirosa31554 жыл бұрын
Then... Don't destroy it, exile it
@captaind53674 жыл бұрын
Great list and Content as always. Thanks Dev👍
@innarrixl67534 жыл бұрын
Yah with Destiny spinner: I'm pretty sure the reason counterspells are bothering us more now is overabundance in each set. Wish they would just reprint counterspell then print five different versions in one set.
@sothisis19624 жыл бұрын
I believe the most powerful ability of a god card isn’t the creature part I mean a creature of medium power that can’t be killed by normal damage ways is great, but the passive ability of each one is what makes the card
@DestroAzureDx4 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I'm not the only one starting to hate counter magic because of arena...
@w4ffel4 жыл бұрын
No mention of Ashiok? Surprised. Watched the whole vid. Pulled an Uro on Sunday's Prerelease. Wasn't able to escape it unfortunately.
@tajicbladeofthelegion54744 жыл бұрын
Enigmatic Incarnation seems like it at least deserves to be an honorable mention, can do some silly shenanigans with that card
@liamsackaroff58424 жыл бұрын
Amazing list We all knew number 1 in our hearts
@fernandocelis33514 жыл бұрын
So no one's gonna talk about that Chrono Cross in the back?
@luizsiewerdt52914 жыл бұрын
if square enix release some remake of chrono cross, i will buy a PS for sure.
@mr.mammuthusafricanavus82994 жыл бұрын
No Idyllic Tutor? Underworld Breach reminds me of Past in Flames also. Thryx looks so fun Woe strider is ridiculous because of that line of text: ETB 0/1 Goat token! LOL ;P I like how Erebos and Nightmare Shepherd can stack triggers with Woe strider Elspeth conquers death and Kiora Bests the Sea God seem nuts for a enchanter control strategy Shatter the sky with indestructible creature over 4 power means you get a card and keep your creature and wipe the board LOL Nyxbloom Ancient=wtf Purphoros is absurd in a set with escape Dryad of the Illysian grove, LOL that art, this card is going to be a eternal EDH staple Klothys, I still think it should be Naya Shadowspear: Insane, but very simple design that comes off as lets just put a bunch of keywords on a card for a low cost. I would've loved to see a more interesting design :P Dream Trawler/Troller is going to be awesome in my Azorius fliers
@christianacquasanta14724 жыл бұрын
So, Simic 3 drop is the new meme? Imagine if Oko was still legal.. 😅
@funk-masterflex27964 жыл бұрын
Just play Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner turn 2, drop Nyx Lotus turn 3, untap with Kiora's ability and start dropping Nyxbloom turn 4 for just absurd mana ramp.
@SlyBlu74 жыл бұрын
I like to resolve... spells! [obvious cut for rant] Also, I'd like to see Elspeth Conquers Death go nuts, since it was my Promo. Pulled an Uro from my prize packs though, so who cares?!
@nicholastyson18054 жыл бұрын
nightmare shepherd is gonna do work in my shadowborn apostle edh deck
@poofypeanut02214 жыл бұрын
Love your vids man, keep it up!
@JoelChenFa4 жыл бұрын
It was Oko-tober. Now it Jan-Uro-ry
@TabooX19844 жыл бұрын
😄
@offthewalls12034 жыл бұрын
I’ve had more people scoop to Ashiok than any other spell so far. Close second being Aphemia
@jacobdow5614 жыл бұрын
So after watching Dev’s sleepers video, it made me think about that new card Dalakos, crafter of wonders. I keep trying to make an artificer tribal deck and I think Dalakos might make it work. Below is the start of a list. Dalakos x3 Renowned weaponsmith x 4 Inventors apprentice x 4 Gearsmith prodigy x 4 Bastion inventor x 2 Inventor’s googles x 3 Shadow spear x 2 Witching well x 3 Shrapnel blast x3 Stubborn denial x 3 Plus x 7 other cards Lands x 22 Any ideas are helpful.
@TabooX19844 жыл бұрын
Etherium Sculptor? Cloud Key?
@famousbowl99264 жыл бұрын
Yay! I have Underworld breach also!
@acidcrap32404 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dev, always love your videos man!
@destin994 жыл бұрын
Storms wrath also hits planeswalkers which is a huge difference.
@ChrisFactor4 жыл бұрын
I played the 4 drop Elspeth in the deck event and proxied in playtest in tabletop testing and this card does a ton of work and in selesnya with enough Mana in a mid-range style it's totally able to take over games and can even help you come behind very well. All you keyboard trolls can shove it! Lol. But seriously, In every situation there's always an answer for anything so all the comments about assassin's trophy or spark harvest are, though true and obvious, aren't not really as strong of a rebuttal. Those cards existed before and that didn't stop 3-fari from being a great card. not every deck you play is always going to haveremoval, not every deck you play has an answer sitting there ready to go and even if it does if I can knock 2 3 4 cars out of somebody's hand while consistently building my board state I'm all for that. So if you consider it on an average board state in an average situation on a Four drop, this car does its job well and consistently and it's really hard to get rid of without exile removal. it's not a popular statement but selesnya planeswalkers is something on my short list of decks I plan on building first when the new set drops for official standard play. Rant over Come and get it newbs
@M1nst3l4 жыл бұрын
Correction: 21:30 Nissa doesn't tap for double mana even with Dryad, tap for and additional Green Mana.
@jeffthibodeaux61374 жыл бұрын
Thought erasure+ looks like a format defining card. Surprised you didnt mention it. Unless I missed..
@dankrocka644 жыл бұрын
Thassa is stupid good and will take over the format. Double proccing Gary the turn you play it, and every turn thereafter and tap their best creature will win a lot of games
@fuzzybear-vi1px4 жыл бұрын
Dev...!..I'm a real person and YOU'RE the best...!but u gotta hear this....... Usually dont buy mtg retail due to tampering..ordering boxes on Ebay is usually where I'm at But was out of my mind w anticipation and could not wait... Bought 36 boosters against my better judgement...I got 2 UROs.....but only 1 Thirst 4 Meaning...W....T.....F....?
@thesarcasticliberal4 жыл бұрын
I've been playing mono-blue tempo with Nadir Kraken and the early winrate is over 80%. Once you drop it on 3, you can easily win just by stocking the rest of your deck with draw and counter cards (14 counters, 5 bounces, and 9 draw effects). Here is the list--it only costs 3 mythic and 11 rare: aetherhub.com/Deck/Public/207583
@gianmariacapuzzo23834 жыл бұрын
Magic and cats, what you could ever want more?
@jakepuckett8034 жыл бұрын
Thassa's Oracle.. I know it's only broken in cEDH, but it is SUPER BROKEN in cEDH!!
@27Lajon4 жыл бұрын
Thanks - somewhat new and I found this very helpful.
@shroomgoon4744 жыл бұрын
i opened uro on mtg arena while watching this video :D
@hurktang4 жыл бұрын
about uro : 3 mana for 3 life and a one of chance to put an extra land on turn 3 is not that broken. I believe you overestimate the card draw. You have to keep in mind that, you have to pay that card. It's only at the escape that this thing will draw you a card advantage. Until then it's just 3 life. And the extra land could be something... but won't do you much good on turn 3 when this gets out and will only have an effect on turn 4 IF you had 5 lands drawn at that point (that's only a 33% chance in a 24 land deck). If you didn't had the 5th land, you could just play the 4rth on turn 4. 66% chance of just winning 3 life and not losing a card... This is a pretty weak turn 3.
@santiagosola61444 жыл бұрын
Well it goes on a ramp deck you already wanna go to the late game so the life and the extra ramp drop plays fine.
@hurktang4 жыл бұрын
@@santiagosola6144 gift of paradise, trail of crumbs, paradise druid, risen reef... there is a lot of things that do essentially the same and stay on board and have much more impact until uro escape. And the escape just gonna be much later, if it even happen because there is a lot of answer in this set for graveyard hate. Edit : i'm not saying it's a bad card, but top 1 ? i doubt.
@ashadeofnight4 жыл бұрын
I think Polukranos is bad. They don't even have to remove it all they have to do is chump block and it becomes tiny. If you use the ability it becomes tiny. Only making it unblockable/indestructible makes it good imo.
@famousbowl99264 жыл бұрын
I love shatter the sky!
@Akatsuki24 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, the best subject to talk about besides MTG is how cute cats are.
@dernachtschreck8304 жыл бұрын
Escape is rather cool, but you can block it with Leyline Void or Tymaret.
@k671anna94 жыл бұрын
I disagree with the list highly, but its your opinion, so it’s fine to disagree. I would likr to ask though why do you not like ashiok more, esper hero with her, t3f, cerberus doggo, elite guard mage, and stuff like that will be insane, or straight up esper control with her and elspeth both of which look really good. I doubt the simic titan makes it into the ramp decks to begin with, the 3 drop that let’s you play an additional land per turn is far better for the ramp decks, uro seems highly overrated, I think there will even be a good chance of allot of other good decks out of this. I understand I may end up very wrong, but since spoilers have ended I’ve played somewhere around 100 matches of magic with friends where we are testing with new cards we proxied them.
@benopheim97374 жыл бұрын
No mention of 6/1 hushbringer combo? What are your thoughts on a 6 mana protection from everything
@DevTheo14 жыл бұрын
Glad you went with 25..top 50 scared me off the last couple times
@dracodominus28004 жыл бұрын
15:07 AliEldrazi was using this and at one point each land was tapping for over 20. Once you have one in play you can just draw until you get another.... And on and on. It's ridiculous.
@mr.mammuthusafricanavus82994 жыл бұрын
LOL I was wondering if multiples stacked:P
@chiefenumclaw79604 жыл бұрын
Good video, but I can't help but wonder how much better it would be if you traded in all your cats for dogs.
@mogelyCowboyUp4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video man!!
@jeremysette36574 жыл бұрын
Look how big the cat is! 😁🐱
@kapmasta4 жыл бұрын
i honestly figured out an amazing deck for kunoros 👌🏽