I remember when Yarok was spoiled, man I was so excited. New commander for me. So me and a couple of friends head into town and stop by the game shop and they have these M20 planeswalker decks already for sale a couple of weeks before M20 was coming out, so we all thought why not pick one up. One friend wasn't to be paid until the end of the week however, so I covered it for him no problem. These planeswalker decks came with an M20 booster in them, and by this point they both knew how excited I was for Yarok, then the friend I bought the deck for open hs pack and lo and behold, what does he pull? He pulls a foil Yarok in the pack I bought him before my very eyes. Was he gragious? Was he fuck. That very Yarok then went on to torment the rest of out playgroup for the next year-year and a half. Good times
no idea why people play Brawl, spend even money on Wildcards for Brawl and signaling WotC that Brawl is okay. Simply boycott this horrible play format and force WotC to implement real EDH. If I want to play against Mono Red Aggro, I queue in Standard, Explorer or Historic, but no, those people are even in Brawl.
@@syferpolski4344 1v1 is full of competitive, toxic players who counter only your spells, discard only your hand. And since you cannot change those 15-y-o MTG kiddies you can at least distribute their toxicness on 2 other players in 1v1v1v1
Oh HELL YES!!! I've had an EDH Yarok deck since he came out, and let me tell you, he's SO obnoxious hahahaha so much value!!!! And we both know how much you love value, Luca xD Awesome deck and great job man!!!
Great deck! I checked and do not have Yarok yet but will get him the next mythic wildcard I get. What a fun deck. Keep up the great content! You inspire my brawl, standard and explorer playing the most! :)
great commander. and a lot of fun as well. Threw in shcholar of the lost trove bc i was missing a mythic and was able to get a double timewalk via burning rune demon. Provioner+cobra made it all happen within one turn. whatta play whatta deck.
My Craterhoof I will always refer to as Chadhoof. I had a crappy opening hand and had to put it on the bottom of the deck. I ended up getting it on the same turn I got my 8th land because of deck shuffling. I was so sad, because my go-to finisher was on the bottom of the deck. And it still ended up being my finisher right after I used cultivate. Cultivate was the first time I reshuffled my deck. The RNG gods blessed me so hardcore to the point I felt dirty even winning that match.
I would love to see your take on a Tameshi deck. Or really any of the lesser used commanders. Though I can say from experience that tameshi definitely pops off.
What I like about this deck is that Yarok is just gravy. You can very easily just win on a normal BUG ramp/value plan, but if you get yarok in play, you just bury the opponent.
Hi LVD, quick question I've always wondered. Is there a reason you don't use card art when showing off decks (parallax or alternate art)? Is it for clarity sake? The Explore alternate art made me think of it.
I avoid parallax styles because it would cause jarring transitions during the hundreds of editing cuts in every video. Without those styles it’s easier to make seamless transitions. Flying creatures are still the worst though 😂
32:26 What do you mean by returning Yarok to the Command Zone to get its abilities back? Doesn't perpetually means that moving between zones doesn't get the effect to wear off?
In the first game (~12:00) I'd block courier with cobra so if they do decide to sac it instead of trade you keep the cobra for more mana instead of the 1/1 which has already used its effect, and the steamkin would still die since it's a 1/1 at base so you only need to deal 1 to kill it if they use its mana effect.
In the first game, Massacre Wurm would have done 4, rather 2 twice, is it would have worked out well. But I play a deck similar to 5his and there's a lot of little synergies that are hard to track. Nice build and very well played
@@LegenVD very good point. You're an amazing player, and I don't question your lines, i was under the impression that you may not have seen that line. Thanks for making awesome content
Hey LVD! Love your content! I was curious how a Sarulf brawl deck would work/look but I haven’t really seen any proficient players give it a proper go. So I’m curious how you’d build your version. Thanks!
Brawl is becoming my favorite format because it doesn't required that you have 4 copies of the same card and for a casual free to play player like me, that is quite good
At 11:10 you said opponents creatures are a little too big for massacre wurm. It triggers twice tho so it would kill all your opponents creatures if I'm not mistaken
By the time it's our turn their commander would probably outgrow it and still prefer the lifegain. Especially if they manage to answer Yarok it's better to plan for the worse case.
@@LegenVD not really, When the wurm hits the field Yarok ability triggers and even if they kill Yarok it still goes off giving all his stuff -4, -4 which kills hims commander and -14 hp on top. Which leaves you ahead. But its all up to you on how you want to play said commander. I use the wurm in a black cycle and can get all opponents creates -100, -100. with sac outlets and grave power.
@@yarogrigoriev1609 In this hypothetical scenario they would either kill Yarok in their turn or at instant speed before the Wurm hits the battlefield. Dealing extra damage is fun, but in this case as long as we survive and gain some life we have the upper hand in the late game. No need to take the extra risk.
Ritual can be decent here, although with all the other ramp in the deck it can be redundant and cheating out Yarok doesn't necessarily do much by itself if it can get answered. I like Ritual a lot more in monoblack decks or any commander with a strong ETB effect or a Planeswalker. Wash Away can be great too, but this deck usually wants to tap out so can be awkward to keep up mana for it. Sometimes it's better to go for you own synergies and overpower the opponent as opposed to trying to interact on the stack.
Please keep doing brawl! It's quickly becoming my favorite format and I love your content!
Mine too!
same! loving the historic brawl content!
Yeah I wholly agree with this
My favorite commander, from my favorite MTG creator. Nice
Same! Was so excited to finally see this video.
I remember when Yarok was spoiled, man I was so excited. New commander for me. So me and a couple of friends head into town and stop by the game shop and they have these M20 planeswalker decks already for sale a couple of weeks before M20 was coming out, so we all thought why not pick one up. One friend wasn't to be paid until the end of the week however, so I covered it for him no problem. These planeswalker decks came with an M20 booster in them, and by this point they both knew how excited I was for Yarok, then the friend I bought the deck for open hs pack and lo and behold, what does he pull? He pulls a foil Yarok in the pack I bought him before my very eyes. Was he gragious? Was he fuck. That very Yarok then went on to torment the rest of out playgroup for the next year-year and a half. Good times
Thanks for sharing!
Risen reef goes HARD in this deck! If it goes unanswered, it will just win the game on it's own haha 💕
To the tune of Squidward in the future episode:
"VALUUUUUEEE... VAAALUUUUUEEEEE..."
"Gain more life, draw more cards: it's the Yarock way." 😂😂😍 That should be trade marked.
Oh man at the comboing at 25:43 is so satisfying
AFTER YEARS PLAYING YAROK, THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. THANK THE GODS. AND THANK YOU LUCA!
You actually did my request, you are such a gift and so is this video
Brawl is the closest thing we have to EDH/Commander at the moment, and love this one! Keep making your amazing content Luca! You're THE Legend!
no idea why people play Brawl, spend even money on Wildcards for Brawl and signaling WotC that Brawl is okay. Simply boycott this horrible play format and force WotC to implement real EDH. If I want to play against Mono Red Aggro, I queue in Standard, Explorer or Historic, but no, those people are even in Brawl.
@@NightfallTH What's the important difference between EDH and Brawl? Card legality(commander sets vs Alchemy)? 40 vs 25 hp?
@@syferpolski4344 1v1 is full of competitive, toxic players who counter only your spells, discard only your hand. And since you cannot change those 15-y-o MTG kiddies you can at least distribute their toxicness on 2 other players in 1v1v1v1
@@NightfallTH Sure... If you have trouble dealing emotionally with your opponent countering your spell, maybe Magic isn't the game for you.
@@AstoranSolaire shut up toxic player, go gatekeeping somewhere else.
I always find it funny when I seem to play against a lot of a certain commander one day and BOOM I find a video on it the following day.
Ah my beloved standard yarok deck with 4x field of the dead, I miss you so much
Seeing that combination of mana in the thumbnail activated my PTSD, I'm suing for damages
Oh HELL YES!!! I've had an EDH Yarok deck since he came out, and let me tell you, he's SO obnoxious hahahaha so much value!!!! And we both know how much you love value, Luca xD
Awesome deck and great job man!!!
You have amazing timing! Ty LVD!
Loving the unique commander content, keep it up!
Thank you very much for your fantastic gameplay, master LegenVD.
Glad you enjoyed it
I really love yarok with viviens arkbow. ITs such a fun wacky combo to discard a land and search through your deck for creatures
11:30 - if I'm not mistaken, Massacre Wurm also triggers twice, so it does have the potential to wipe opponent's board.
Blade Reforged is likely to grow and prefer the extra lifegain.
YES!! I waited a long time for this day!! Thanks for the great content.
Great deck! I checked and do not have Yarok yet but will get him the next mythic wildcard I get. What a fun deck. Keep up the great content! You inspire my brawl, standard and explorer playing the most! :)
"Make more treasures, draw more cards; it's the Yarok way." 🔥😂
Also Luca, I recently finished your entire draft playlist, I NEED MOREEE!! HAHAHA love your content man!
New set soon!
Brawl will be the content of the future. Stay ahead of the curve.
I've done more Brawl than most, as much as I like it Standard remains more popular for now.
Your content is top notch, your explaining even your land drops is really great. Keep it up!
great commander. and a lot of fun as well. Threw in shcholar of the lost trove bc i was missing a mythic and was able to get a double timewalk via burning rune demon. Provioner+cobra made it all happen within one turn. whatta play whatta deck.
My Craterhoof I will always refer to as Chadhoof. I had a crappy opening hand and had to put it on the bottom of the deck. I ended up getting it on the same turn I got my 8th land because of deck shuffling. I was so sad, because my go-to finisher was on the bottom of the deck. And it still ended up being my finisher right after I used cultivate. Cultivate was the first time I reshuffled my deck. The RNG gods blessed me so hardcore to the point I felt dirty even winning that match.
I would love to see your take on a Tameshi deck. Or really any of the lesser used commanders. Though I can say from experience that tameshi definitely pops off.
Anyone else find LVD's voice triggers asmr? I do, and what more could anyone need than mtg and asmr? :D
What I like about this deck is that Yarok is just gravy. You can very easily just win on a normal BUG ramp/value plan, but if you get yarok in play, you just bury the opponent.
Indeed! Value life ftw.
Hi LVD, quick question I've always wondered. Is there a reason you don't use card art when showing off decks (parallax or alternate art)? Is it for clarity sake? The Explore alternate art made me think of it.
I avoid parallax styles because it would cause jarring transitions during the hundreds of editing cuts in every video. Without those styles it’s easier to make seamless transitions. Flying creatures are still the worst though 😂
@@LegenVD Interesting, thanks for the response! Love your content
11:29 Massacre Worm also doubles with Yarok. Wouldve been -2 twice killing all and gaining life. =) saved me many times with the desecrated
Wurm doesn’t gain life unfortunately, we’re too used to Meathook Massacre 😅
Value overload provides a lot of value
I got this recommended now, kinda rare to get an old video recommended so decided to check it out. Wow the powerlevel was lower just a year ago.
Glad you decided to check it out!
@@LegenVD Always happy to, I pretty much never eat a meal without watching a legendvd video :P
I love Confounding Conundrum with Yarok. With Yarok out that second ability is incredibly punishing to ramp decks.
11:25 - not if Yarok survives.
32:26 What do you mean by returning Yarok to the Command Zone to get its abilities back?
Doesn't perpetually means that moving between zones doesn't get the effect to wear off?
They changed the rules when it comes to commanders a while back.
In the first game (~12:00) I'd block courier with cobra so if they do decide to sac it instead of trade you keep the cobra for more mana instead of the 1/1 which has already used its effect, and the steamkin would still die since it's a 1/1 at base so you only need to deal 1 to kill it if they use its mana effect.
Certainly reasonable
The only thing that this deck is missing is
The Hourglass Coven!
Thought about it but decided to forego Alchemy cards in case people want to play it in paper.
In the first game, Massacre Wurm would have done 4, rather 2 twice, is it would have worked out well. But I play a deck similar to 5his and there's a lot of little synergies that are hard to track. Nice build and very well played
Yeah, still prefer getting the lifegain cards in case they answer Yarok. Their commander is also likely to get out of range from Wurm.
@@LegenVD very good point. You're an amazing player, and I don't question your lines, i was under the impression that you may not have seen that line. Thanks for making awesome content
Hey LVD! Love your content! I was curious how a Sarulf brawl deck would work/look but I haven’t really seen any proficient players give it a proper go. So I’m curious how you’d build your version.
Thanks!
Speaking of Laelia... I'd love to see you build a brawl deck around her... she seems rather vulnerable and difficult to make consistently good.
Brawl is becoming my favorite format because it doesn't required that you have 4 copies of the same card and for a casual free to play player like me, that is quite good
It’s my favorite too!
Has anyone else played this deck and it threw them into hell queue?
Verdant Rejuvenation is I think a must have in this deck!
I left out most Alchemy cards so it's easier to recreate the deck in paper.
@@LegenVD Good guy LVD. The hero we need but not the one we deserve 🫡
At 11:10 you said opponents creatures are a little too big for massacre wurm. It triggers twice tho so it would kill all your opponents creatures if I'm not mistaken
By the time it's our turn their commander would probably outgrow it and still prefer the lifegain.
Especially if they manage to answer Yarok it's better to plan for the worse case.
Do you think you’d make any changes now that all will be one is out?
Oh cool, it’s Yarok
Surprised people chose this card; it's one of the most ubiquitous commanders on MTG Arena.
Played this deck a few weeks ago, ran into a hushbringer. I cried.
Ouch
My yarok deck combos so hard the opponent surrenders before I manage to deck myself
nice
Yeaaaaa!!! YAROK
Victory by overwhelming value
thats DISGUSTING!! I LOVE IT
10:20 Order doesn’t matter. If you play Yarok first Lotus Covra triggers twice off Garenbrig giving you two mana plus castle for Fierce Empath.
Ordering does matter. He can't play the empath first.
So at 11:30 you said massacre worm was bad but with Yarok that's -4-4 to all his stuff.
Yeah, still prefer getting the lifegain cards in case they answer Yarok. Their commander is also likely to get out of range from Wurm.
@@LegenVD not really, When the wurm hits the field Yarok ability triggers and even if they kill Yarok it still goes off giving all his stuff -4, -4 which kills hims commander and -14 hp on top. Which leaves you ahead. But its all up to you on how you want to play said commander. I use the wurm in a black cycle and can get all opponents creates -100, -100. with sac outlets and grave power.
@@yarogrigoriev1609 In this hypothetical scenario they would either kill Yarok in their turn or at instant speed before the Wurm hits the battlefield. Dealing extra damage is fun, but in this case as long as we survive and gain some life we have the upper hand in the late game. No need to take the extra risk.
not playing wash away and dark ritual activly nerfs every deck
Ritual can be decent here, although with all the other ramp in the deck it can be redundant and cheating out Yarok doesn't necessarily do much by itself if it can get answered. I like Ritual a lot more in monoblack decks or any commander with a strong ETB effect or a Planeswalker. Wash Away can be great too, but this deck usually wants to tap out so can be awkward to keep up mana for it. Sometimes it's better to go for you own synergies and overpower the opponent as opposed to trying to interact on the stack.
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opponents creatures ar too big for massacre worm. one was too big
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