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I’m not sure. I thought I had it up high enough but I wasn’t paying close enough attention to my levels, I guess.

Thank you! I just did a short stream with Frog and Murktide yesterday. Was only able to get through 3 matches but it was a pretty strong combo when both on the battlefield. As for why Dimir, it’s mostly due to that stack interaction. Most other Shadow decks kind of have to race opponents but Dimir gets to control the game while still having a lot of the same fun gameplay decisions and life total management.

It's encouraging to hear Psychic Frog has been treating you well so far! I really hope it finds a good tempo home, I really love the callback design and the card art.

As always, thanks for checking out my stuff and leaving a comment or two! Unfortunately, I’ve been so busy with other stuff to test more but I’m thinking I’ll be on 4 Frog and 3 Murktide without any Goyfs as my next run. Should be back to streaming early next week and hope to have a clearer picture on my preferences soon enough.

All valid points. Usually, when testing new cards, you want to test as many of them as possible to get a sense of how they play and then adjust as needed. No question that Goyf, Frog and Murktide are flighting too much and I’ll be playing various combinations of 2 of the 3 moving forward until I find what I like best. I personally don’t like Spreading Seas as it’s typically not disruptive enough against anything other than Urza’s Saga. I’d rather have Break the Ice if I’m not on Harbinger. I’ve been too busy with other stuff to play since this upload but will be back to streaming next week and will be diving deeper into testing now that the meta is starting to develop more clearly. The Pro Tour should also help give some perspective on what’s best.

@MurmursMTG oh dude, 100 percent! I live the chanel and definitely didn't mean to come off as "that guy" I look forward to more vids!

I have absolutely zero issue with your comment. I appreciate the engagement and sharing your opinion. The best deck building typically happens as a community!

Glad you’re getting value out of the content! :) Hope to be back in full force next week!

Haven’t really had the chance to play much since the new set released. I’ll be sure to test it out!

Hey! I haven’t played legacy in over three years. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the discord that I used to be in for UB Shadow at the time.

Two deluge in the SB to start then I’ll adjust based on the meta and need. I’ll be testing Goyfs as there’s a lot of potential but I’m not sure if Dimir is the best Shadow build for it. Either way, it’s likely to be a very efficient beater that can close quick if unchecked.

@@MurmursMTG I mean I'm running an old Dimir list with thoughtscour, streetwraith, bauble etc, so in that list it seems pretty good, I can get it pretty big on turn 3 and value wise that's pretty good

Thank you very much! Hope to keep bringing more content MH3 drops.

We’ll see what the MH3 meta looks like. If there’s a lot of card draw floating around then I still want them. They’re also just good at being a threat against non interactive decks like Tron that can win the game quickly enough if they stumble or need to draw a lot to find full Tron. I can definitely see cutting down to 2 or 3 depending on how things shake up next week. Can’t imagine I’d want none so long as Ragavan is around. That little monkey can have such massive swings against us given how many 1 CMC spells we have.

It is not like arena. You can either buy the cards using stores like cardhoarder.com or goatbots.com. For someone that’s new to MTGO I would recommend cardhoarder as the easier way to buy cards until you’ve gotten comfortable with the “trade” feature within the platform. There’s also rental services where you can pay a monthly fee to be able to have access to a certain dollar value worth of cards and you have to rent them every time you want to play the deck. This is a cheaper option initially but if you’re playing over a long period of time and only want to play 1 deck then I’d recommend buying the deck. Both of the websites listed above should have resources on their respective websites to help you understand the process. Good luck!

You’re welcome! Hope it can be of help as you navigate the archetype! I’ve played with 1 swamp and 2 islands back in October and had success with it but blood moon and coffers decks had kind of died down over the last few months that I switched back to just islands as swamps can really mess up some of your efficiency. If your local meta is full of Blood Moon and Coffers then I’d definitely recommend a Swamp over Darkslick.

Glad the algorithm brought you here too! I’d be happy to do that for you but I think it’s smarter for me to wait until MH3 releases and then rebuild the deck then do a deck tech video as the meta shifts and there’s a whole new format. There’s a lot of interesting cards I want to test!

Hey! Absolutely! I think we’re likely to have a lot more really good SB cards available to us, like Toxic Deluge and Disruptor Flute. It’s also possible that Necrogoyf is something we want to have in the 60 as it can act as a nice beater, even if only a 3/4 or 4/5, while also being targeted by removal that would have otherwise been used on Shadows or Murktides. Who knows what the format looks like after MH3, but it looks to be moving into an interesting place.

@@MurmursMTG thanks a lot mate, the sad thing is that necrogoyf Is about 60€

You’re welcome! I’ll be testing Necrogoyf online, so come check out a stream or future videos to see if it’s worth playing/buying!

@@MurmursMTG for sure mate I'll be there!

Hey! So glad to hear that the content has been able to help you improve with the deck! Thanks for taking the time to let me know it's been of help to you.

You're very welcome. Thanks for taking the time to check out my content and show some appreciation! :)

Hey! I’ll try my best to build out a guide and get a few more videos up. I’m planning on doing a stream Friday and maybe Saturday and turning them into videos. I also have another 5-0 that I need to record and upload but have been busy with other priorities.

Appreciate the heads up. I wasn’t aware!

You're very welcome! Thank you for taking the time to check it out and share the kind words! I decided to make these videos with the hope that people like you would pick up the deck, love it, and help to keep growing the awesome Dimir Shadow community. I've started streaming and will be trying to get on at least once a week. I'll be uploading more videos soon! Thanks again for your support and kind words!

Thank you so much! Appreciate you taking the time to share such positive feedback! Looking forward to bringing you more content soon!

Unless you’re playing a lot of magic over the next two months, I’d definitely hold off on the Boweys until the MH3 anyway. They might be made obsolete or reduced to being a SB card that isn’t 100% needed depending on the meta. For now, you’ll definitely never replace it and I’d have to see your list to give you a decent recommendation. Can you share a list?

@@MurmursMTG right now I'm just using your list with proxies. I'm moving into this deck from my old one I don't get much enjoyment from anymore. Right now I'm thinking of putting in brazen borrower in place of the orcs, but also looking into collective brutality or soul reap as a way to snipe down smaller creatures.

There would need to be a graveyard focused combo deck at the very top of the meta that folds to losing one piece of the combo for me to want surgical. Esper Goryo doesn’t fold to losing access to Goryo’s Vengeance and isn’t prominent enough for me to want Surgicals right now.

@@MurmursMTG ok I see... Thx for your answer and congrats for the win!

Thank you!

I’ll be sure to upload in 1080 or higher moving forward. Thanks for the feedback!

Yeah, I was pretty upset at myself in the moment. Had I not drawn the Murktide for turn there’s no way I miss it. The fact that I play Break the Ice specifically because I hate losing to Tron and then to almost punt the game on that play was great. Can't believe they didn't hit a way to wipe my board.

This is a question I’ve gotten enough times that I’ve decided I’ll put a Green splash list together and try it so that I can give people a more data driven response. I don’t feel like it’s necessary as I’ve had a lot of success with what I’ve got and the Domain matchup has been above average. If it’s clear that making the splash improves Domain drastically and helps elsewhere then I’ll likely do the splash until MH3 drops. I’ll add that I really don’t like not having perfect mana for how interactive my version on UB Shadow has to be. Like, missing out on turns where you need double black (a lot of lines require it for pure efficiency) because I’m splashing for a SB card that ends up being no better than what I was doing without the splash is not at all where I’d prefer to be. But, yeah, I’ll test it so I’m not just telling you something I can’t validate/back up.

@@MurmursMTG Thanks! Appreciate the response and effort

@@MurmursMTG Also, why don't you set stops on the end of opponent's 2nd main phase, to cycle dress down without having it going into your own turn?

@@simonlin6062 Anytime I'm thinking of doing that I typically add the stop manually. It's not a play I make often enough to keep it as a stop that happens every 2nd main for my opponent. Sometimes I'll click through it but more often than not it's an inconvenience I prefer not to have.

@@MurmursMTG Thanks, good luck with the stream!

Thank you! This is a question I’ve gotten enough times that I’ve decided I’ll put a Green splash list together and try it so that I can give people a more data driven response. I don’t feel like it’s necessary as I’ve had a lot of success with what I’ve got and the Domain matchup has been above average. If it’s clear that making the splash improves Domain drastically and helps elsewhere then I’ll likely do the splash until MH3 drops. I’ll add that I really don’t like not having perfect mana for how interactive my version on UB Shadow has to be. Like, missing out on turns where you need double black (a lot of lines require it for pure efficiency) because I’m splashing for a SB card that ends up being no better than what I was doing without the splash is not at all where I’d prefer to be. But, yeah, I’ll test it so I’m not just telling you something I can’t validate/back up

@@MurmursMTG Thank you so much for your answer!

Hahaha I had to go play one of his recent interviews and you’re definitely not wrong, there’s a close intonation. Love that I get to use this fun anecdote with friends now! Thanks for checking out my content and sharing the kind words! I hope I can change the 75 frequently enough over the coming months to give you a bit of variety, though! 😉

Thank you for taking the time to watch and engage! Glad these videos have been helpful for you!

I really appreciate you taking the time to share the feedback and let me know the effort and content is helpful! I’ll do my best to keep bringing you great content as often as my schedule allows! With that said, is there anything you’d like to see more/less of?

As always, thank you very much for the support and allowing me to help grow through the community you’ve created! Glad to be able to pay you back and get a few new people entering the discord through seeing my content. Really appreciate you and your content, Mike!

Thank you for the kind words and support! Hope to bring more good Shadow content soon enough!

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Very happy that the work is appreciated and the content is actually helpful!

Congratulations !!!! Love your content I hope you will continue like this !

Thank you! More to come soon!

Thanks! Glad you liked it! I also have the deck foiled out! It’s the only deck I really want to play moving forward!

Thank you! I’ve got a video of my Challenge win coming out soon!

Hope to have something soon! Not expecting to have to make any drastic changes yet!

Awesome! It’s a fun deck that rewards tight play. Like any deck you’ll have terrible matchups but most feel very even other than Yawg. Not sure exactly how I plan to change the 75 yet. Probably going to wait to see what the meta looks like before making any drastic changes. Chalice can probably come out for now and probably bring in some Yawg or Tron hate depending on which matchup I hate losing to more. I might have some time to play through a challenge on Sunday and have better insight for you then! Hope my content can be of help long term if you do dive into the deck!

Unless the meta really leans that hard into UR Murktide then I’m not too worried about it. Dimir Shadow has a lot of ways to just never let one resolve and, even if it does, Otawara and Borrower are fine answers to just bounce it. I personally dislike a splash when Dimir already has other options available, though. Any edict effect is almost always a viable option against Murktide that doesn’t make mana reliability an issue. There’s also the 3 Murktides that we have access to that can keep things in check. Bowmasters have really made UR Murktide a much better matchup and an early DRC is typically much more problematic than a mid game Murktide.