Thanks Dev for the deck! I took the list to my first Standard Showdown and went 3-1! I'm usually only a limited player, so it was really fun to try Standard for a very cheap entry. I only boosted the deck by a Carnage Tyrant and a Vraska, Relic seeker, which I both opened previously in drafts (and a swamp to splash Vraska), but other then that I left it. One of my Standard showdown prize boosters had a foil Nicol Bolas in it, so it was an all out success! Keep bringing the awesome budget brews!
I only recently got back into magic after a very very very long break and your vid's have been crazy helpful!! Thanks for making these great budget decks, love your work keep it up!
Don't know why you like appetite for the unnatural more than slice in twain. I would much rather draw a card instead of gaining 2 life for 1 more mana.
Tolarian Community College recommended you for deck construction and you do not disappoint. I'm still new to magic so your videos are amazing. I'm defenitly digging this deck mono green appeals to me
Shefet Monitor seems like an obvious upgrade for when you are up against control, and to smooth things out when you miss the 3 drop or it gets countered.
I believe we need some removal in the deck. Against creatures we have access to fight effects (pounce and savage stomp) or nature's way (safer than fight effects but lacks synergy with raptors). Blossoming defense is necessary against removal and if it's not included for budget reasons we could use hapatra's mark. Against artifacts and enchantments we can use slice in twain or manglehorn/dissenter's deliverance (only for artifacts). Deliverance can even be used mb since it has cycling.
Jack Pabich he also does some good standard meta coverages of almost every pt/gp and is overall a cool dude, so yeah, super worth watching and I'm glad I discovered his channel through dev's videos' comment sections
Another sick budget deck! Being a huge budget deck brewer myself, I really appreciate the variety here. Also when's Dev gonna drop that mixtape? Also also, maybe something for a non-standard format soon? Modern? Pauper? Legacy?! (I hope it's Pauper.)
Man, seen's to be a very fun deck! I have almost all the cards. Congrats, again! P.s.: I miss 2 things: 1 drop, maybe Attune and a draw machine other than the cycling.
I was recently thinking about pretty much this exact deck! Verdant Sun's + Sandwurm Convergence makes you pretty much immortal. Also be careful playing Stomper against a deck that could have Glorybringer.
THIS! I love Dev's brews but I too would be very interested in learning more about the final scores. Maybe we could get a quick vid to explain the power rakings =)
Hey Dev, do a construct tribal! Some pretty neat stuff available now to tie it together imo. Can do an aggro or mid route with it too. Splash whatever colours you like pretty easy for all the good stuff
Nug Humper I've been working on a mardu list and it's doing surprisingly well considering it's still in the works. I love refurbish and built to last/smash. Still tuning the land count and whatnot
I totally agree. I've found some of your other beats but a lot are just mixes without the lyrics. The mixes are good, but these lyrics are off the chart!
I am gonna start playing MTGO i think. Never played magic before but played lots of hearthstone and i have spent the last week just studying MtG and it intrigues me. I don't have a large budget at the moment so i will be limited to buying pauper, commander and budget decks. If i play a lot of budget standard decks in MTGO, will i be matched against basically anyone in standard format, regardless of the cost of the opposing player's deck or will i be matched against other budget decks? Is it possible for good budget decks to beat decks that cost several times more?
Super fun deck. Not totally sure about Walking Ballista as an upgrade, as a mana sink it's very weak. If you dump 6 mana into it (same as Carnage Tyrant), you're getting a 3/3. Meh. Carnage Tyrant as you mentioned is the obvious upgrade.
Just a quick question would drover of the mighty using the verdant sun would you gain 1 or 3 life? Cuz by default its a 1/3 but if you control a dino it gains +2/+0.
Spineback would be better with carnage tyrant and avatar to pump, I think it's placed correct in the sideboard, as it is easier to remove than convergence.
Yo Dev, know you're probably moving on at this point but I've gotta ask: What about 1 or 2 or Nissa, Genesis Mage in the deck? I know you're not "supposed" to recommend planeswalker pack walkers for Standard decks, but if you take out Waker and put in two Nissa, it would probably soup up the Midrange/Temur Matchup pretty nice. Not to mention if you ever Genesis Wave off her, you hit two Verdants or something you gain like 40 life.
I like this deck, but the lack of interaction is scary. And I know that that's kinda what you're signing up for when you play a Mono-Green deck, but surely we could consider Savage Stomp, at least? 20 creatures is enough to justify Stomp, a lot of the creatures are even Dinosaurs, and it would be fan-freaking-tastic with Ranging Raptors! That said, why even bother sticking with Mono-Green? This deck runs 14 cards that fix your colors! There's no reason we couldn't splash White for Cast Out and Overwhelming Splendor or Black for Cruel Reality. Just swamp in a few Basics and you're set.
Hate to say it, but i do not like this build ... Guess that can happen every once a while. But i will also say why: First off we do basically nothing for the first 3 turns of the game, and in some cases even the first 4 turns (if we don't hit that 4th land to make it to 5 mana. And there seems to be no reason for it ?!? ... Also the lack of interaction, while there are multiple big dudes available for it in combination with green spells, doesn't make sense to me... While i made some small adjustments below, i did find out more about why the deck is build as it is, and i guess this passive style ramp deck just isn't for me. But just to prove a point ... 4x Druid of the Cowl 4x Ixalli's Diviner 2x Waker of the Wilds 4x Arborback Stomper 4x Scaled Behemoth 2x Verdant Sun's Avatar 4x New Horizon's (+/+ counter, ramp 2 enchantment) 3x Beneath the Sands (get a basic land, cycle) 4x Hunt the Weak (+/+ counter, creature fights) 3x Hour of Promise 2x Sandwurm Convergence Still don't really like it though, i think 'ramping at 3' to possibly get to 5 is just to slow? also leaves very little room to build a board state or deal with things. But as said that's probably got more to do with my preferred playstyle. Though i do think that if you are going to ramp in green, there are likely more interesting things to do in dual colors. G/W 'Big Buts' f/e...
Stream will be up on this monday night at 8 central. Been a while on ramp nice way to shake it up. Thx Dev.
Thanks Dev for the deck! I took the list to my first Standard Showdown and went 3-1! I'm usually only a limited player, so it was really fun to try Standard for a very cheap entry. I only boosted the deck by a Carnage Tyrant and a Vraska, Relic seeker, which I both opened previously in drafts (and a swamp to splash Vraska), but other then that I left it. One of my Standard showdown prize boosters had a foil Nicol Bolas in it, so it was an all out success! Keep bringing the awesome budget brews!
As the year comes to an end I can say that one of my highlights was discovering your channel and your super duper intro songs. Thanks Dev.
I only recently got back into magic after a very very very long break and your vid's have been crazy helpful!! Thanks for making these great budget decks, love your work keep it up!
Dev, you have the best channel on the tube. Big props my man.
Hot upgrade: Walking Ballista. You probably already knew that but I figured I'd say it anyway
Don't know why you like appetite for the unnatural more than slice in twain. I would much rather draw a card instead of gaining 2 life for 1 more mana.
Strictly Better MtG so ballista and tryrant. Where would you put ballista? What would you take out?
How about rhonas monument? I'm not sure on waker of the wilds...
Ballista goes in every deck :( BOOORING!
Waker of the wilds would be the most logical. Swapping one with one of the monstrous onslaught is risky but could work.
Tolarian Community College recommended you for deck construction and you do not disappoint. I'm still new to magic so your videos are amazing.
I'm defenitly digging this deck mono green appeals to me
Same story for me
Notification Squad my boi! I've been waiting for this deck for ages! Keep it up Dev
Your content is both at a good pace and of a high quality
All that I ask of you is your songs
pleeeease
or something
Shefet Monitor seems like an obvious upgrade for when you are up against control, and to smooth things out when you miss the 3 drop or it gets countered.
I believe we need some removal in the deck. Against creatures we have access to fight effects (pounce and savage stomp) or nature's way (safer than fight effects but lacks synergy with raptors). Blossoming defense is necessary against removal and if it's not included for budget reasons we could use hapatra's mark. Against artifacts and enchantments we can use slice in twain or manglehorn/dissenter's deliverance (only for artifacts). Deliverance can even be used mb since it has cycling.
Hey dev, why don't you make videos of you playing these decks. I'd be super interested in seeing you play test this deck.
hell yeah! I would loooooove to watch these
SideboardMTG is a channel that does just that. He just streams Dev's decks.
Jack Pabich he also does some good standard meta coverages of almost every pt/gp and is overall a cool dude, so yeah, super worth watching and I'm glad I discovered his channel through dev's videos' comment sections
Jack Pabich thats just rude does dev know about this
I got your game play. And we go live with this one tonight at 8 central
Another sick budget deck! Being a huge budget deck brewer myself, I really appreciate the variety here. Also when's Dev gonna drop that mixtape? Also also, maybe something for a non-standard format soon? Modern? Pauper? Legacy?! (I hope it's Pauper.)
Ready.
It might seem like exaggeration, but it's so awesome to have constant deck-techs with kitty cats, too.
Man, seen's to be a very fun deck! I have almost all the cards. Congrats, again! P.s.: I miss 2 things: 1 drop, maybe Attune and a draw machine other than the cycling.
I freaking love these intro songs.
I wish my roommate would this. Looks like a super fun deck to run. Upgradeable too.
Dev! I need the full song of the intro music! It's epic. Also thanks for the great decks!
I was recently thinking about pretty much this exact deck! Verdant Sun's + Sandwurm Convergence makes you pretty much immortal. Also be careful playing Stomper against a deck that could have Glorybringer.
Potater Cat Yeah! True but could you not board in savage stomp to deal with that?
hey love your vids. i'm gonna try to use this as a shell for a SUPER budget standard deck
Hi deck cN we see a modified gruul dino deck the previous one you did was early in the rotation when we were n sure of the meta
Hi Dev, another great show as always! im just wondering how you come up with the power rankings for your decks! Thanks
THIS! I love Dev's brews but I too would be very interested in learning more about the final scores. Maybe we could get a quick vid to explain the power rakings =)
If you go back about a year into his playlists, He does just thathere
ua-cam.com/video/Jwv9RPZR-fA/v-deo.html
jonpen23 wow! have not went back.... ever! thanks, ill check this out later tonight!
I have been trying to build a deck that can get Sandwurm Convergence out since I first saw the card. I will give this a try.
Hey Dev, do a construct tribal! Some pretty neat stuff available now to tie it together imo. Can do an aggro or mid route with it too. Splash whatever colours you like pretty easy for all the good stuff
Rakdos, mmhhhmmm
Nug Humper I've been working on a mardu list and it's doing surprisingly well considering it's still in the works. I love refurbish and built to last/smash. Still tuning the land count and whatnot
Chris Ladouceur pia's revolution is good in those decks vers control.
Please make a remake of this deck with rivals of ixalan
It was very fun to play the stream had a lot of fun. What else you got?
Uncage the Menagerie?
For those that don't know, it's XGG - search your deck for X creatures with CMC X and different names
Hey dev, love the deck. Any ideas on abzan or jund midrange in the current standard meta?
I subbed before the cat appeared. Then I wanted to sub again XD
Dev you need to make a video on your intro music. It is the best music I have ever heard and need more of it
I totally agree. I've found some of your other beats but a lot are just mixes without the lyrics. The mixes are good, but these lyrics are off the chart!
Truth
Yup! I thought the same thing. I found his SoundCloud channel and some good beats but I want to hear more of the raps!
This deck is AWESOME!
I love how you make note to look to your right and pretend there is a card there. Its awesome
again the teleporting cat makes an appearance....lol
Love your budget decks
Dude, thank you for your work
kitty foot has a mind ofits own
If u play bristling hydra could u play attune with aether as well
I might use this.
I am gonna start playing MTGO i think. Never played magic before but played lots of hearthstone and i have spent the last week just studying MtG and it intrigues me. I don't have a large budget at the moment so i will be limited to buying pauper, commander and budget decks. If i play a lot of budget standard decks in MTGO, will i be matched against basically anyone in standard format, regardless of the cost of the opposing player's deck or will i be matched against other budget decks? Is it possible for good budget decks to beat decks that cost several times more?
Also, 9:02...White Sun's Zenith for 1? :D
No attune or commune?
YESSSS i love this intro
Is it possoble to make a budget eldrazi deck using oblivion sower and conduit of ruin
Super fun deck. Not totally sure about Walking Ballista as an upgrade, as a mana sink it's very weak. If you dump 6 mana into it (same as Carnage Tyrant), you're getting a 3/3. Meh. Carnage Tyrant as you mentioned is the obvious upgrade.
why no 1 drop elves into drover? and thunderherd migrations?
What's the plan for Approach?
I'm pretty sure I mainly watch this channel for the cats.
Can you make a full track of this intro music in this this video?
MOOO-ve on over for the Druid of the COW-L, Some cards just sound funny, like Sailor of Memes (Means)
Just a quick question would drover of the mighty using the verdant sun would you gain 1 or 3 life? Cuz by default its a 1/3 but if you control a dino it gains +2/+0.
You'd gain the 3 life as verdant sun's avatar states you gain life equal to the creatures toughness on ETB
Could you make a Mono White standard deck please?
I like Sifter Wurm over the Avatar
Same Manacosts, 7/7 trample, also good life Gain and Scry 3 is Great
HarryW83 yeah, the sifter wurm and I also thought the Thundering spineback were going to be the 7 drops.
Spineback would be better with carnage tyrant and avatar to pump, I think it's placed correct in the sideboard, as it is easier to remove than convergence.
What if fog rather than haze of pollen
Yo Dev, know you're probably moving on at this point but I've gotta ask: What about 1 or 2 or Nissa, Genesis Mage in the deck? I know you're not "supposed" to recommend planeswalker pack walkers for Standard decks, but if you take out Waker and put in two Nissa, it would probably soup up the Midrange/Temur Matchup pretty nice. Not to mention if you ever Genesis Wave off her, you hit two Verdants or something you gain like 40 life.
Dev what’s your sound cloud would like to hear the intro in full
Matanza montoya its dev the epiphet.
So THIS or the mono red dino one?
updates after RIX?
Would rhonas monument work here?
Jacob Chernick There are a lot of uses for mana that isn't for creatures. Hour of Promise, Sandwurm Convergence and cycling all need actual mana.
No Rhonas's Monument? Seems like an auto include to me.
What's the name of the song during the intro??
Dev where are your full songs
Hi Dev! What is the highest score you have ever given a deck? I've been watching for a very long time and can't remember anything 80+
Andrew Potasnak me either but from playing them if he rates it in the 70's take it to an event lol..
I think the highest one I remember Dev doing a deck tech for was a 71 or 72.
Beautiful shirt.
Do a Standard Death & Taxes, Dev! :0
9:03 I know what you're really here for
I like this deck, but the lack of interaction is scary. And I know that that's kinda what you're signing up for when you play a Mono-Green deck, but surely we could consider Savage Stomp, at least? 20 creatures is enough to justify Stomp, a lot of the creatures are even Dinosaurs, and it would be fan-freaking-tastic with Ranging Raptors!
That said, why even bother sticking with Mono-Green? This deck runs 14 cards that fix your colors! There's no reason we couldn't splash White for Cast Out and Overwhelming Splendor or Black for Cruel Reality. Just swamp in a few Basics and you're set.
BlaineTog I put torment of hailfire in the sideboard for matchups that go long.
Did you make The Intro yourself? Voice Sounds Like yours.
what about green monument?
A friend of mine built this deck and keeps destroying me. Any way I can counter it? :D
+1 Druid of the Cow.
Hello Dev, I am quite new here, could I ask what is your silverback buddy's name? I am interested in meeting him.
Seems decent
Plz make some playtesting videos :)
Dylan Hochule I got you. I stream all his decks.
Where's your mix tape
Why no growing rights?
Kyle McKiernan because it's budget. And growing rites is kind of bad in general.
Kyle McKiernan because it's not about playing A LOT of creatures. It's about playing A big one.
I can see this deck winning against ramunap. I can see it fighting a good fight against energy. But it just scoops against approach =/
if i could let the comments load faster. id be first. but at least i am here with no veiws no likes and no dislikes
You like Gift of Paradise better than New Horizons? I like a +1/+1 counter...
The life gain is more important vs the aggro decks
Weaver of currents, champion of rhonas, Fleet Swallower. Ok....coffee talk......talk amongst yourselves
Champion of Rhonas, Vizier of Menagerie, Steward of Elements. Ya, get back at me
But I must make the big fish traumatize everyone
Touche. Tou. Che
Champion x3 for sure
I have naerly half of these
Disregard scaled behemoths. Acquire carnage tyrants.
I agree; $15's not bad and if Dinos get a piece in Rivals, it'll go up...get it now.
Intro is less cringy now. The deck looks really fun though, especially as a budget player.
I only have one statement to make. Mooooo, that is all.
2:39 "As far as BTS goes"
Well they got to the AMAs so there is no telling how far they'll get.
Don't know how many ARMYs are here that will get that.
scaled behemoth should be a dinosaur :(
Arborback is a beast. I hate that guy; my buddy runs four in his ramp deck. I really, really hate that thing. :P
I wonder if your cat/s wonder why you talk to yourself so much
Insert carnage tyrant.
Dev odden
Even one would double the price...
Your the Best
Hate to say it, but i do not like this build ... Guess that can happen every once a while. But i will also say why: First off we do basically nothing for the first 3 turns of the game, and in some cases even the first 4 turns (if we don't hit that 4th land to make it to 5 mana. And there seems to be no reason for it ?!? ... Also the lack of interaction, while there are multiple big dudes available for it in combination with green spells, doesn't make sense to me... While i made some small adjustments below, i did find out more about why the deck is build as it is, and i guess this passive style ramp deck just isn't for me. But just to prove a point ...
4x Druid of the Cowl
4x Ixalli's Diviner
2x Waker of the Wilds
4x Arborback Stomper
4x Scaled Behemoth
2x Verdant Sun's Avatar
4x New Horizon's (+/+ counter, ramp 2 enchantment)
3x Beneath the Sands (get a basic land, cycle)
4x Hunt the Weak (+/+ counter, creature fights)
3x Hour of Promise
2x Sandwurm Convergence
Still don't really like it though, i think 'ramping at 3' to possibly get to 5 is just to slow? also leaves very little room to build a board state or deal with things. But as said that's probably got more to do with my preferred playstyle. Though i do think that if you are going to ramp in green, there are likely more interesting things to do in dual colors. G/W 'Big Buts' f/e...
My first deck was a mini green ramp it kinda sucked
You deserve a better recording setup for your raps.
poopa scuppa
Everytime there is a skip please pick up a different cat
Dev is getting Schwifty!
Green hasn’t been good in a while
lol nvm not frist
Oh and first
Just curious Dev, but what's your IQ? I get it if it's personal or something.