Life gain hasn't been this good in years!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 131

  • @westonlines6241
    @westonlines6241 9 місяців тому +66

    This is a huge turning point in CGB’s MTG journey! His hatred for mono-red has led him to see the light of life gain 😇

  • @AggroCrow616
    @AggroCrow616 9 місяців тому +165

    CGB is singlehandedly the only person keeping me playing Standard

    • @Rusaarules
      @Rusaarules 9 місяців тому +35

      You need some Legend and Sonio in your life.

    • @horsebones727
      @horsebones727 9 місяців тому +3

      Explorer is the way to go 😎

    • @just_zohan
      @just_zohan 9 місяців тому +1

      And for me it has been the case for a couple of years now! I'd probably only play historic brawl, explorer and limited if it wasn't for him

    • @AgentPazuzu
      @AgentPazuzu 9 місяців тому

      Still haven't really tried explorer. Is the explore meta limited to/plauged by a few go-to competative decks?

    • @just_zohan
      @just_zohan 9 місяців тому +2

      @@AgentPazuzu if you play ranked or bo3 events it can get grindy, but usually you get a lot of fun matchups. I played a couple of play queue matches as Rakdos Midrange and Dimir Rogues and ran into Amalia / Wildgrowth Walker combo and Invasion of Alara cascade combo.
      The format is cool because you can either play to win, or play for fun, or even both (unless you get thoughtseized every game lol)

  • @vermora356
    @vermora356 9 місяців тому +12

    This decks looks like it CRUSHES mono red. Even their good draws when they're on the play. Definitely going to play this one.

  • @Beesechurger_73
    @Beesechurger_73 9 місяців тому +82

    Resplendent Angel is one of my favorite cards ever printed

    • @tristinbulko6786
      @tristinbulko6786 9 місяців тому +8

      Such a cool animation too, feels like a power move on turn 3 lol

  • @Mattball82
    @Mattball82 9 місяців тому +2

    Yesterday I played an explorer game with an Orzhov angels lifegain deck I just made and played an opponent with probably 95% the same deck. The game took like 45 minutes and ended in a draw. He got the faceless haven/book of exalted deeds combo, but I was at 1756 life to his -705 at the draw. I also had the same combo in my library waiting to be drawn lol (thanks to an older video that I watched from this channel)! The turn he decided to finally block the attack lasted well over 30 seconds and most of it took place off screen. The draw was because his blocks resulted in 148 triggers on Bishop of Wings, which each one triggered 4 times 4 life gain. He was going to gain over 2300 life that turn! He got from -1133 to -705 then the draw happened from timeouts with 122 of the 148 triggers (each times 4 still) not done. Nothing was in either graveyard. It was majestic. I know CGB and any fans of his would appreciate this and thanks if you read all the way!

  • @NicolasTasche
    @NicolasTasche 9 місяців тому +5

    I like that the first oppo called “WhoRlyCares” plays it out to the last deluge.

  • @TrophyGuide101
    @TrophyGuide101 9 місяців тому +29

    Resplendent Angel reminds me of when I first played standard, not sure how meta it was but because I played a Ajani Pridemate cat lifegain deck it was mirrors everywhere. Games were just two huge Pridemates hitting each other and ending with ridiculous stalemates were players had over 1k life.

    • @brawlfan9999
      @brawlfan9999 9 місяців тому

      Man, lifegain stalemates are fun if you like to see numbers go up in a ridiculous amount

    • @plutonrond9206
      @plutonrond9206 9 місяців тому

      I miss stalemates in general in magic, that's such a cool moment where every decision matters to tip it to your side

  • @CeeBeMac
    @CeeBeMac 9 місяців тому +2

    That last game is the type of battle I like watching 😎 Kudos on the dope deckbuild!

  • @user-tg2dd6pj1x
    @user-tg2dd6pj1x 9 місяців тому +30

    I'd love to see what CGB could do with the millennium calendar

    • @funguslore
      @funguslore 9 місяців тому +12

      Probebly control with the calendar as the only wincon😂

    • @EduardG1976
      @EduardG1976 9 місяців тому +1

      Combo with All Will Be One

  • @GTAjedi
    @GTAjedi 9 місяців тому +3

    Angels and Clerics. A timeless combo

  • @matthewerickson3734
    @matthewerickson3734 9 місяців тому +4

    CGB single handedly got me into standard

  • @somekindadragon3414
    @somekindadragon3414 9 місяців тому +8

    CGB is probably the only person who could get me back on Arena.

  • @TheFluke32
    @TheFluke32 9 місяців тому

    "Ward - Pay 3 Life." It is such a beating 😂

  • @GuildMasterTrav
    @GuildMasterTrav 9 місяців тому +2

    CGB bringing back a classic OutKast song. Nice!

  • @AndrewVM11
    @AndrewVM11 9 місяців тому

    Fun stuff! :D I really liked using the Thran Portal for mana fixing in my lifegain brew since the damage is far less significant. Amalia and Voice are monsters and I'd love to make a lifegain deck that can actually compete with domain.Thanks for the video!

  • @binbhrf
    @binbhrf 9 місяців тому +4

    While orzhov does seem better on paper I've found better succes with seles leveraging augar and sigarda for card advantage. Playing off the top also makes resplendant more viable without bishop making life easy.

  • @hoplaaaa
    @hoplaaaa 9 місяців тому +1

    Damn, I didn't notice the resplendent angel was back in Ixalan. It brings back some fond memories!

    • @grfu08
      @grfu08 9 місяців тому

      She's back, and her new art is gorgeous.

  • @ertuzu2
    @ertuzu2 9 місяців тому +1

    i really enjoyed this video :)
    i just cheer for life gain decks and it is great to see, a new version that might be playable in standard and gives me a a view new additions out of the new set for my commander collection :D

  • @marcusolsen96
    @marcusolsen96 9 місяців тому +1

    Lifegain was my first fav deck when I started playing and it was so strong at the time with cards like Heliod, Daxos, Linden, Alseid, Speaker, Righteous Valk, Skyclave Maul and I even played boros sometimes for the hmm… Blade Historian (?) that could give double strike to someone 😌

  • @mysticthunder5838
    @mysticthunder5838 9 місяців тому +2

    It feels great to see you farming the red decks. I feel it is time to do the same.

  • @petejuliana8537
    @petejuliana8537 9 місяців тому

    CGB with the sneaky OutKast reference.

  • @danbecker9805
    @danbecker9805 9 місяців тому +1

    Loved the wrap up conversation!

  • @edwardsullivan5884
    @edwardsullivan5884 9 місяців тому

    I was doing Mono White Healing Soldiers... Switched to trying to incorporate Sheoldred with no luck, but this helps a lot

  • @jefrylopez2588
    @jefrylopez2588 8 місяців тому

    Dude that opening is soo lit!

  • @T-Stokes
    @T-Stokes 9 місяців тому

    Got my a** kicked a couple times today by this deck. Thanks a lot CGB 🤣 But nah you have a strong following and people love your decks. They are effective for sure 🔥

  • @lordfenrir1394
    @lordfenrir1394 9 місяців тому

    Ive being playing life gain even before Ixalan, and MRed scooped at 3rd turn some times.

  • @TheZombiegenesis
    @TheZombiegenesis 9 місяців тому +6

    "I wanted to play my game!" I actually laughed out loud at this. Unless your game is "constant removal" you don't get to play any game in Magic Arena. :)

  • @drakelastimoso8257
    @drakelastimoso8257 9 місяців тому +3

    Be-na-v-des a-gui-re

  • @geekwhosings
    @geekwhosings 9 місяців тому

    Liking this before I even see the games. This is one of my fav archetypes! May get me back into Arena for this :)

  • @moralnexus
    @moralnexus 9 місяців тому

    I like this deck because it is full of removal that incidentally gains life. Prob does just as well without as many lifegain payoffs

  • @silash.5535
    @silash.5535 9 місяців тому

    Interesting take on lifegain! Really like the deck

  • @gabrote42
    @gabrote42 9 місяців тому

    9:00 I would have attaced with the fortress for the drain 2 trigger

  • @edwardsullivan5884
    @edwardsullivan5884 9 місяців тому

    I struggle with the rare wildcards... Need about 10 gold cards just to get the same mana... another 8 to finish creatures

  • @sacha2785
    @sacha2785 9 місяців тому +2

    Amalia - BEN-AH-VEE-DESS is how you pronounce it

  • @cupcakeapplesauce
    @cupcakeapplesauce 9 місяців тому +1

    Actually cool deck

  • @CuTeapot
    @CuTeapot 9 місяців тому

    I know you said no questions, but where are the "no questions" sleeves haha

  • @eduardojuste
    @eduardojuste 9 місяців тому

    I crafted this deck and life has been hell since then. :( solid 37% winrate

  • @jaredplaudis4825
    @jaredplaudis4825 9 місяців тому

    As a control player myself, I truly cannot wait until Wandering Emperor rotates out

  • @l33tminion
    @l33tminion 9 місяців тому

    Which Johnny-bait line is more likely to actually come up in games: The "exactly 20 power" on Amalia or the 1000 time counters on Millennium Calendar?

    • @begovere6419
      @begovere6419 9 місяців тому +1

      The "exactly 20 power" is a emergency break to not get into an infinite loop with Wildgrowth Walker ("Whenever a creature you control explores, put a +1/+1 counter on Wildgrowth Walker and you gain 3 life.")
      Without that "exactly 20 power" you could get unlimited explore whenever you get life and get life when you explore.

    • @Goldy01
      @Goldy01 9 місяців тому

      Getting TMC to 1000 counters isn't too difficult

  • @DmitryGrunin
    @DmitryGrunin 9 місяців тому

    Hi!
    What is the app for matchup analytics in the end of the video?

  • @CakoKun
    @CakoKun 9 місяців тому +1

    Deep Cavern Bat could be interesting in this type of deck. The little bat helps with life gain and can exile a sweeper or removal from opponent's hand.

    • @Goldy01
      @Goldy01 9 місяців тому

      Seems like an auto-include to me

  • @carlpalacios
    @carlpalacios 9 місяців тому

    The one in best of one is back in standard!

  • @emti29
    @emti29 9 місяців тому

    I like that rank 69 is briefly shown. Nice

  • @acedobleace
    @acedobleace 9 місяців тому

    TAINTED REMEDY REJOICING

  • @deathwraith2318
    @deathwraith2318 9 місяців тому

    If it clowns on Brain Dead Mono Red, it gets my stamp of approval.

  • @LucasN4scimento
    @LucasN4scimento 9 місяців тому +3

    Life gains come to hunt mono red, now a question is your hate for monored overcome the boredon of life gain in previusly sets?

    • @TrophyGuide101
      @TrophyGuide101 9 місяців тому

      Looks like mill is back on the menu boys

  • @nijalgriffin1981
    @nijalgriffin1981 9 місяців тому

    I really want to see a Abzan life gain deck

  • @jarrodreed8183
    @jarrodreed8183 9 місяців тому

    Thought about doing a throne with cleric tribal and the draw card angel cleric

  • @valentinbouvard7798
    @valentinbouvard7798 9 місяців тому +1

    you're cool CGB

  • @damo9961
    @damo9961 9 місяців тому

    Yes! I'm always looking for decent decks that absolutely obliterate mono red.

    • @Enkelados1
      @Enkelados1 9 місяців тому +1

      Its not decent, spare your wildcards

  • @dispenserjakethedog5579
    @dispenserjakethedog5579 9 місяців тому

    that lst game was nuts

  • @YouWinTheAward
    @YouWinTheAward 9 місяців тому

    cgb dropping andre 3k lyrics lmao

  • @BarnettBlazer
    @BarnettBlazer 9 місяців тому

    here, take my wildcards!

  • @fatalheal
    @fatalheal 9 місяців тому

    Hopefully, Wizards will bring back my Torgaar one day.

  • @JKGuitarPro
    @JKGuitarPro 9 місяців тому

    Wait, what are you doing down in Platinum?

  • @Gonkcal
    @Gonkcal 9 місяців тому

    Any deck that beats mono red is a good deck in my book...

  • @facebreakr
    @facebreakr 9 місяців тому

    Down with mono red!

  • @chriscunningham6401
    @chriscunningham6401 9 місяців тому +2

    Does anything even rotate out these days? I thought a lot of the cards opponents have been playing would have been gone by now.

    • @cups9449
      @cups9449 9 місяців тому +1

      They made rotation changes this year by extending another year so midnight hunt, kamigawa, capenna, crimson vow won't rotate until next year.

  • @suNn.K.O
    @suNn.K.O 9 місяців тому

    Life gain? More like the lifepainfully most boring archtype! You're lucky you're a joy to watch, CGB. ;-)

  • @Sdustin77
    @Sdustin77 9 місяців тому +1

    I'll play this in standard just to keep mono red out of mythic 😂

  • @MikulOnIce85
    @MikulOnIce85 9 місяців тому

    Anything to get a win over Mono Red eh CGB?

  • @jaredplaudis4825
    @jaredplaudis4825 9 місяців тому

    So many early scoops by opponents in here

  • @Slap-m4s
    @Slap-m4s 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow 2 mana life gain

  • @jackmondbatchelor9632
    @jackmondbatchelor9632 9 місяців тому

    love this

  • @tomis080
    @tomis080 9 місяців тому

    Honestly if it lets me beat mono red I’ll play it

  • @benbachman9085
    @benbachman9085 9 місяців тому

    You absolute liar! I feel so betrayed by you CGB! You owe some so many wildcards for building this! 2-12

  • @dimaanufrienko2576
    @dimaanufrienko2576 9 місяців тому

    What about HB?!))))

  • @archangeljmj6008
    @archangeljmj6008 9 місяців тому

    When did cbg turn into James bottomtooth? 🤪

  • @HidemiChan
    @HidemiChan 9 місяців тому

    Yorion and gin is still in standard?

    • @Goldy01
      @Goldy01 9 місяців тому

      yorion isn't; there are two gin-gitaxis in standard, but not the "draw 7" kind

  • @Jerrysaurus
    @Jerrysaurus 9 місяців тому

    I miss Jinny-G

  • @DocShotsPhotography
    @DocShotsPhotography 9 місяців тому +1

    Game one
    Opp draw go and does nothing lol
    But I guess they don’t really care

  • @kaemonbonet4931
    @kaemonbonet4931 9 місяців тому

    Amalia seems like something for legends. getting extra lands and selection might be better than rona for that deck.

  • @BensonMTG
    @BensonMTG 9 місяців тому

    I call bullshit on going 8-1. Arena hoses your deck, rigging your matches and draws and opening hand.

  • @plopp2000_
    @plopp2000_ 9 місяців тому

    Day 12 of asking CGB to play The Locust god

  • @Crazyphapha
    @Crazyphapha 9 місяців тому

    hi cgb please bring mechtitan back this set

  • @dnicx143
    @dnicx143 9 місяців тому

    But CGB, you hate lifegain :(

  • @guidoromero5702
    @guidoromero5702 9 місяців тому

    Tip: Google translate will give you the correct spanish pronunciation ;)

  • @Enkelados1
    @Enkelados1 9 місяців тому +1

    ngl, im kinda bitter this video made me spent wildcards on gumdrop pos. Such a useless card.

  • @DJHaku12
    @DJHaku12 9 місяців тому

    I don't critique you much, but you can turn off the ability to record your system sounds.

  • @juanpablomaldonadoguzman5513
    @juanpablomaldonadoguzman5513 9 місяців тому

    WHY DON'T YOU APPLY STYLES????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @wiktorszczepanowski5526
    @wiktorszczepanowski5526 9 місяців тому

    standard is back on the menu boys!

  • @Geekintheflesh
    @Geekintheflesh 9 місяців тому

    One of the worst decks I've played so far.

  • @jakobnielsen229
    @jakobnielsen229 9 місяців тому

    Why not show games where you loose as you must have with this deck as the mana base are horrible.

  • @FullMetalMexican2025
    @FullMetalMexican2025 9 місяців тому

    I love it how mono colored decks, control decks get humiliated not only on this channel but all mtg arena channels web wide😂
    And these mono players suck at creating unique ingame names & I love how salty/bitter they are😂😂

  • @cycleben
    @cycleben 9 місяців тому

    This deck sucks, I don't know how you got an 8-1, you should play under another account that isn't preferred and see what the meta actually allows.

  • @vyletongue7206
    @vyletongue7206 9 місяців тому +1

    No new Resplendent Angel Art? UNSUBSCRIBE

  • @KoDoG06
    @KoDoG06 9 місяців тому +1

    Another clickbait trash deck from "The one in best of one"😂😂😂

  • @artificieraustin4855
    @artificieraustin4855 8 місяців тому

    Ngl, life gain is for wusses in mtg arena. Soon as i see one of the staple cards im out. Not gonna sit here and let them pretend theyre good

  • @LordQualopec
    @LordQualopec 9 місяців тому

    Deck is to weak for meta, again.

  • @GFauxfox
    @GFauxfox 9 місяців тому

    This deck completely fails the current standard meta because standard is currently filled to the brim with board wipes that this deck has no answer for as well as enchantments which this deck can't remove.

  • @Enkelados1
    @Enkelados1 9 місяців тому +1

    Now im one of those guys.
    This deck fucking sucks.
    The only thing you can win against is Mono red

    • @Enkelados1
      @Enkelados1 9 місяців тому

      - Enchantments get bigger and wider faster with more card draw
      - ramp board wipes one time and then plays atraxa
      - mill does the same
      - soldiers get too big too fast too
      - black just kills everything you have and then has a bigger creature

    • @brianwilson259
      @brianwilson259 9 місяців тому +1

      Can't even beat mono red..... thanks suffler!! 😤

  • @koganfinney219
    @koganfinney219 9 місяців тому

    I see sheoldred I skip

  • @odststalker5117
    @odststalker5117 9 місяців тому

    life gain is gross

  • @stevendefeo8424
    @stevendefeo8424 9 місяців тому +2

    This is not a life gain deck. He’s in turn 5 with only 19 life first game. This is the definition of not a life gain deck

  • @stevendefeo8424
    @stevendefeo8424 9 місяців тому +1

    What a lie the title to this video is. How is this life gain? Life gain hasn’t been a thing in standard since Cleric Class was legal.

  • @endlesstidesofphyrexia4357
    @endlesstidesofphyrexia4357 9 місяців тому

    CGB low key singing a Magic themed cover of NiN’s Perfect Drug has just about made my evening 😂

    • @RafaelAAMerlo
      @RafaelAAMerlo 9 місяців тому

      The reference to both of them actually is Tim Burton's "This is Halloween" :P

    • @RafaelAAMerlo
      @RafaelAAMerlo 9 місяців тому +1

      @@honestabe411 Huahauhau, true, my bad mismatching director and composer in the hurry 🤣