I mean, the video is here. We can see why he's good. I also love he can think and explain his thought process at the same time. Deserves a sub and like.
CGB, I love you. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see UW Control with Baneslayer Angel as someone who started playing standard in 2009/2010. I started playing again with Theros and miss that old school standard meta of fair midrange and control decks. Well, I'm off to build a variant of this, although I may splash red for some more removal and clarion. Edit: Lmao at that game vs reclamation - he had the literal nut draw, perfect card answer for everything! Edit#2: Holy shit that game vs Rakdos sac was insane! well played
Thank you so much for putting your videos up, I can't stop watching them. I have successfully used 2 decks you made to move up the latter! Hope you win all the games that matter! Thanks for the help!
Idk what it was i loved more in this video baneslayer demanding respect, the long grindy games of attrition, or just seeing the finally go out for x=10 and seeing someone scoop but this was just incredibly satisfying. Keep up the U/W greatness.
Coming from a MTG noob, you're really smart at thinking ahead! I'm motivated to consider my opponent's choices more often. I like watching you predict ECD and Stonecoil.
Give it time any you'll get there. The cards used in decks are very predictable in most Arena ranked games as it's heavy with netdecking. It becomes second nature after enough experience.
Stonecoil is because opp held priority during second main with no available mana and their land drop already made for turn. Little arena tell. But yeah straight up he is hella adept at predicting plays, even against brews
Just want to thank you for staying on the content grind. You are my favorite MTG player and creator. I learn a lot from your videos and really enjoy your podcast. Just want to share some positive vibes, thanks again and keep it up! I always look forward to your stuff!
MaxxxPower here. Funny to watch our game together again. Was a nice one, thanks for your wishes, I made the 1200 that day. Cheers, nice content, greetings from Austria.
I first started watching you this season, I remember seeing you climbing through the ranks facing different janky decks, and then the absolute slog through mythic against MONO RED and such. I feel proud FOR you, CGB! Keep up the amazing content.
38:50 Opponent nooooooo. You have lethal if CGB does nothing or if CGB kills your stuff in response, just swing! Hopefully, that's his first time losing to Absorb like that and he will remember for next time.
LOVE THAT ANGEL!!! Power creep personified. "In my day" a 4/4 flyer with vigilance for the same cost, my beloved Serra had the same i quit reaction after a couple no tap attacks against their 2-3 power ground dwellers. Now this beauty here isn't even considered a powerhouse?! Sad I say. Love the content, thank you! Esp blue white control, my BABY That have around the 40 minute mark with the 2 absorbs to stay alive AT 1 then toss out The Bain Angel. WOW I'd have liked to have been in their room. LOL! ESP if they're fighting to be in the top pile of players. Just SO AWESOME!!! I reacted more to that win than you did. Haha. LOVE SEEING AN ANGEL DOING WORK and will get absorbs!
@@Angel24Marin Maybe, but in arena we used lyra as a top-end in control decks for quite some time. baneslayer is pretty much the same card, with some added protection, and i've never faced her in any game since m21 was introduced. if she was a medium during her time, she could have stayed a medium during our time as well. but right now we have so many cards that do so much more for the same cost.
@@geolan31 Lyra was a sideboard card in a weaker format. Burn was a lot better and boardwipes worse. Current control list can survive at low health as long as they keep the board clean but in Dominaria they needed to get life faster. In addition Dream Trawler do the same job as Bane but better against removal.
And yet again, 34:50 the cards you needed the most but never showed up in the previous long losing game, show right up at your next match's starting hand. Also, 12:30 LOL, master troll. Love it.
Loving this channel. I normally stop playing ranked when I hit platinum. I got dropped back down to silver again today. I've just built this deck. I'm going to have a go at piloting it, with tweaks along the way, until I hit diamond. Felt sorry for my opponents during a couple of the games earlier but I'm sure the feeling will pass once I've climbed out of gold.
"I don't need to prove I'm the greatest, I just am darn it" terrific !!! by the way , i just have copy your deck and play 7-0 wins from gold to platinum . and i have change 1 Swift Response with Runed Halo.
Judging by the comments this might be one of the most fan favorite deck! 💪😊 PLS make at least one more video with it and more games! Pls pls pls... I don't play magic anymore but when I did I came to the game right when "baneslayer revolution" began so this is kind of very nostalgic video for me hehe!😁 Pls at least one more video of this. ✌️
Edit: So I clearly messed up the timestamp and frankly I don't know what time I meant but there was a point where I'm convinced Gadwick was the play! Who's that information useful to? Nobody. I don't apologize and will take no questions.
Is there any reason to run baneslayer over dream trawler aside from the 1-mana difference? I've been trying to make my control finish out the game a bit quicker.
Not really. The only interesting interaction is that having first strike, Banslayer is a good counter to Dream Trawler as it would destroy it in combat. Maybe a sideboard card against control.
That game four reclamation deck must have been scientificaly designed to just beat your deck with perfect draws at the exact perfect moments. I mean two Negates and three disputes in this BO1 Format ist pretty ballsy and musst suck to play against the current meta.
I wouldn't have thought that Absorb would counter a Stonecoil due to it having Protection From Multicolored. I guess that only works after it's on the table.
I just went six and two with it....did very well against aggro....ran into some problems with a bantish deck....played in bo1 did well....by tomorrow i expect mana problems and shuffler problems as is the case with most decks; but i didn't have those problems today....good deck
Lycra isn't currently in Standard and he's playing standard Bo1 Ranked. Dream Trawler is the next best finisher for UW control, arguably superior to Baneslayer.
Since the great banning of 2020, what would you suggest to change. I didnt have enough rare wild cards to build this list exactly, but I've done the following, would like to know what you think: Deck 5 Plains (IKO) 262 3 Temple of Enlightenment (THB) 246 4 Raugrin Triome (IKO) 251 6 Island (IKO) 265 3 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39 2 Fae of Wishes (ELD) 44 1 Tranquil Cove (M20) 259 3 Baneslayer Angel (M21) 6 2 Gadwick, the Wizened (JMP) 48 4 Shatter the Sky (THB) 37 4 Absorb (RNA) 151 4 Swift Response (M21) 40 3 Elspeth Conquers Death (THB) 13 4 Omen of the Sea (THB) 58 3 Castle Ardenvale (ELD) 238 1 Castle Vantress (ELD) 242 4 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251 2 Dovin's Veto (WAR) 193 2 Raise the Alarm (M20) 34 Sideboard 1 Field of Ruin (THB) 242 1 Devout Decree (M20) 13 1 Aether Gust (M20) 42 1 Heliod's Intervention (THB) 19 1 Light of Hope (IKO) 20 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (M21) 1 1 Time Wipe (WAR) 223 1 Finale of Revelation (WAR) 51 1 Mass Manipulation (RNA) 42 1 Grafdigger's Cage (M20) 227 1 Radiant Fountain (M21) 248 Also your mono white Orzhov build got me to mythic last season!! SO thank you!!
"I don't need to prove I'm the greatest, I just am darn it" - aaaand that's when I decided cgb deserves a like for ballzyness
Truth be damned
😂 Def the GOAT for that one. Solidified my sub.
I mean, the video is here. We can see why he's good. I also love he can think and explain his thought process at the same time. Deserves a sub and like.
40:11 the pure excitement for a clutch Boomer Angel makes me weep for joy
CGB, I love you. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see UW Control with Baneslayer Angel as someone who started playing standard in 2009/2010. I started playing again with Theros and miss that old school standard meta of fair midrange and control decks. Well, I'm off to build a variant of this, although I may splash red for some more removal and clarion.
Edit: Lmao at that game vs reclamation - he had the literal nut draw, perfect card answer for everything!
Edit#2: Holy shit that game vs Rakdos sac was insane! well played
Thank you so much for putting your videos up, I can't stop watching them. I have successfully used 2 decks you made to move up the latter! Hope you win all the games that matter! Thanks for the help!
Idk what it was i loved more in this video baneslayer demanding respect, the long grindy games of attrition, or just seeing the finally go out for x=10 and seeing someone scoop but this was just incredibly satisfying. Keep up the U/W greatness.
"the cards become much more good" -CGB, qualifying final hours
I can appreciate a control deck that's showing love to Baneslayer Angel :)
The last time I was this early, baneslayer was only in M10
Coming from a MTG noob, you're really smart at thinking ahead! I'm motivated to consider my opponent's choices more often. I like watching you predict ECD and Stonecoil.
Give it time any you'll get there. The cards used in decks are very predictable in most Arena ranked games as it's heavy with netdecking. It becomes second nature after enough experience.
Stonecoil is because opp held priority during second main with no available mana and their land drop already made for turn. Little arena tell. But yeah straight up he is hella adept at predicting plays, even against brews
Everyone is playing the same decks for the most part so its really not that hard to predict
Just want to thank you for staying on the content grind. You are my favorite MTG player and creator. I learn a lot from your videos and really enjoy your podcast. Just want to share some positive vibes, thanks again and keep it up! I always look forward to your stuff!
MaxxxPower here. Funny to watch our game together again. Was a nice one, thanks for your wishes, I made the 1200 that day. Cheers, nice content, greetings from Austria.
CGB: "The stick means they have a Stonecoil Serpent"
Me: "There was a stick?"
I first started watching you this season, I remember seeing you climbing through the ranks facing different janky decks, and then the absolute slog through mythic against MONO RED and such. I feel proud FOR you, CGB! Keep up the amazing content.
The last match was super intense! Great video, as always! Thanks and good luck!
Awesome gameplay, I could watch you play blue white all day, that said I couldn't stand playing one game of blue-white myself
38:50 Opponent nooooooo. You have lethal if CGB does nothing or if CGB kills your stuff in response, just swing!
Hopefully, that's his first time losing to Absorb like that and he will remember for next time.
If he just slam all-in to CGB, the game would end with his victory.
Baneslayer Angel is my favorite card in the game. Glad you play it sometimes! I hope that with the rotation Baneslayer sees much more play.
LOVE THAT ANGEL!!! Power creep personified. "In my day" a 4/4 flyer with vigilance for the same cost, my beloved Serra had the same i quit reaction after a couple no tap attacks against their 2-3 power ground dwellers. Now this beauty here isn't even considered a powerhouse?! Sad I say.
Love the content, thank you! Esp blue white control, my BABY
That have around the 40 minute mark with the 2 absorbs to stay alive AT 1 then toss out The Bain Angel. WOW I'd have liked to have been in their room. LOL! ESP if they're fighting to be in the top pile of players. Just SO AWESOME!!! I reacted more to that win than you did. Haha. LOVE SEEING AN ANGEL DOING WORK and will get absorbs!
Great gameplay and thank you for your thoughts as you play. The value is tremendous!
Assistant installed!! Great addition!!! Tks man
That Baneslayer Angel barely impacts the meta just goes to show how much of a power creep there's been...
Baneslayer was already a medium card at her time.
@@Angel24Marin Maybe, but in arena we used lyra as a top-end in control decks for quite some time. baneslayer is pretty much the same card, with some added protection, and i've never faced her in any game since m21 was introduced.
if she was a medium during her time, she could have stayed a medium during our time as well. but right now we have so many cards that do so much more for the same cost.
Teferi and reclamations. Once those gone and 2 pieces or Jund, Bane and many other creatures are back, probably.
@@geolan31 Lyra was a sideboard card in a weaker format. Burn was a lot better and boardwipes worse. Current control list can survive at low health as long as they keep the board clean but in Dominaria they needed to get life faster. In addition Dream Trawler do the same job as Bane but better against removal.
@@futuropasado Thankfully, both have been banned now.
The most satisfying UA-cam video I've watched since July :D
Thanks. Gave me some inspiration to play a Chevill list that has been doing really good against aggro post bannings
And yet again, 34:50 the cards you needed the most but never showed up in the previous long losing game, show right up at your next match's starting hand.
Also, 12:30 LOL, master troll. Love it.
Loving this channel. I normally stop playing ranked when I hit platinum. I got dropped back down to silver again today. I've just built this deck. I'm going to have a go at piloting it, with tweaks along the way, until I hit diamond. Felt sorry for my opponents during a couple of the games earlier but I'm sure the feeling will pass once I've climbed out of gold.
My favorite episode for CGB- last mythic ⏳ hour.
"I don't need to prove I'm the greatest, I just am darn it" terrific !!!
by the way , i just have copy your deck and play 7-0 wins from gold to platinum . and i have change 1 Swift Response with Runed Halo.
Good job being the Greatest! I find this statement accurate.
CGB always has god-tier reads on the opponent
Wait till you see tomorrow’s video - vs elderspell/bolas
Ah yes my favorite content creator, convertgoblue
Crazy watching this now. What an insane format this was lmao.
The double absorb from 1 while they had lethal on board was.... something... I don't think you can come back harder than that. holy cow
Sweet god Thank you for saying "sad robot". I thought I was the only one left.
“...Let the nonsense begin...” best catch phrase man
I'd love to see more games with this deck!
Main deck negates AND disputes in Bo1, that was some bravery right there
Love your content CGB.
Aww yeah, keep up the blue/white control!
This was a great video! An interesting deck and I learned a LOT.
I lost my shiţ when you said "look at this boomer card dumpstering this zoomer deck" 😂😂😭
41:56 You've vastly underestimated how casually I play this game and don't pay attention to the meta and trends.
Judging by the comments this might be one of the most fan favorite deck! 💪😊 PLS make at least one more video with it and more games! Pls pls pls... I don't play magic anymore but when I did I came to the game right when "baneslayer revolution" began so this is kind of very nostalgic video for me hehe!😁 Pls at least one more video of this. ✌️
CGB the slayer of many 1200-1300 players hopes and dreams!
covert go play lots, covert go greatest
cgb is the king!! thanks for all the videos and knowledge sharing man!
Gratz on the rank!
It's very satisfying watching Baneslayer Angel put in work ✊
Around 5:30. Why not play Gadwick and hold up absorb? I think ECD looks better holding off on it
Edit: So I clearly messed up the timestamp and frankly I don't know what time I meant but there was a point where I'm convinced Gadwick was the play! Who's that information useful to? Nobody. I don't apologize and will take no questions.
"Would you like some Teferi to your Teferi?"Ehm no?! No I really think I do not want any more Teferi...
37:50 CGB could run 60 landand still be mana screwed. The shuffler is fine!
Curious on where you ended in the mtga rankings. Great video, great deck, and great finish to the season.
Baneslayer one of my favorite cards. How would this deck be adapted after the bans? Thanks :)
The problem with baneslayer angel is it wins the game on turn 5 but to be good in this standard you need to win on turn 4
Turn 3-4 or stabilize there.
You can hit that Watcher of the Spheres on T2 lmao
Is there any reason to run baneslayer over dream trawler aside from the 1-mana difference? I've been trying to make my control finish out the game a bit quicker.
Not really. The only interesting interaction is that having first strike, Banslayer is a good counter to Dream Trawler as it would destroy it in combat. Maybe a sideboard card against control.
I've just built the deck with one dream trawler so that I didn't have to burn a wild card on the third baneslayer.
Watch the video. Baneslayer trades with bonecrusher + cleave, first strike really matters. Think about the cards
hope u can revisit this deck post banning. is it as relevant? what would u replace taferi with?
Always impressed by videos of netdecks...
Haha, your evil laugh when you absorb the mono green zoomer’s 7/7 stone coiled serpent
Smyke....What a player .....BEST TOPDECKER EVER
Now that Teferi is banned, what would you replace it with in this deck?
Now that Teferi is banned what changes would you make to WU control?
What would be a good to replace Teferi with?
Hey dude,
Do you think that with Teferi's ban, this deck is bad?
I love how you name your decks 🤣
So what goes in place of teferi now??
Is this any different(better/worse) than using Dream Trawler? It basically plays the same way
50:45 Amazing that game panned out.
So tired of wilderness and ovens.
Uro
which decks are the best ones to counter oven rakdos?
espatec fuet - I find blue/white control to be pretty effective. Just run board wipes and Fae of Wishes to get grafdiggers and you’re set 👌🏼
You’ll he excited about the bans then
Who would have though! All wee needed was my boy J Davis to say the word! Thank you for your service!
That game four reclamation deck must have been scientificaly designed to just beat your deck with perfect draws at the exact perfect moments.
I mean two Negates and three disputes in this BO1 Format ist pretty ballsy and musst suck to play against the current meta.
don't you run halo in that sideboard specifically to stop Explosion?
Now they don't have to be too scared to play Teferi, Time Raveler.
I wouldn't have thought that Absorb would counter a Stonecoil due to it having Protection From Multicolored. I guess that only works after it's on the table.
congrats cgb 81 is nice
What's a good sub for 3feri here since he got nuked?
So ready for the rotation so that cards like to Teferi are gone.
I just went six and two with it....did very well against aggro....ran into some problems with a bantish deck....played in bo1 did well....by tomorrow i expect mana problems and shuffler problems as is the case with most decks; but i didn't have those problems today....good deck
"Look at this Boomer card dumpstering this Zoomer deck" -CGB, 2020
Why no rewind?
What do you mean rakdos has no way to kill it? priest? first born + cauldron? etc.
Claim can't touch it. It costs too much. Priest and deathtouch butcher are pretty much the only outs.
Can you make an update on this deck with some new cards? 🤩
now ehy would that first guy go for top 1200 if the is currently #1337
nice , great deck :)
Would 2 baneslayers and 1 Lyra be an objectively better deck?
Lycra isn't currently in Standard and he's playing standard Bo1 Ranked. Dream Trawler is the next best finisher for UW control, arguably superior to Baneslayer.
It would be so epic of the opponent had a thought distortion on that last turn
Is the reason for baneslayer over dream trawler mana constraint
He likes the first strike, made a difference vs Embercleave in the vid
2:17. Damn right!
Yay Cgb plays Azorius
HYPED
Why u took the angel back to hand with Teferi and played the angel again? Don't understand that...
To block? Is that a hard thing to understand?
@@covertgoblue ah, sry, too tired, really didnt get it while watching! Thx for explaining!
LOL I just made this deck exactly as you made it and I won 8-9 games before losing in standard. Wow.
For the algorithm!
I was really into that last game and wished it kept going
Since the great banning of 2020, what would you suggest to change. I didnt have enough rare wild cards to build this list exactly, but I've done the following, would like to know what you think:
Deck
5 Plains (IKO) 262
3 Temple of Enlightenment (THB) 246
4 Raugrin Triome (IKO) 251
6 Island (IKO) 265
3 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39
2 Fae of Wishes (ELD) 44
1 Tranquil Cove (M20) 259
3 Baneslayer Angel (M21) 6
2 Gadwick, the Wizened (JMP) 48
4 Shatter the Sky (THB) 37
4 Absorb (RNA) 151
4 Swift Response (M21) 40
3 Elspeth Conquers Death (THB) 13
4 Omen of the Sea (THB) 58
3 Castle Ardenvale (ELD) 238
1 Castle Vantress (ELD) 242
4 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251
2 Dovin's Veto (WAR) 193
2 Raise the Alarm (M20) 34
Sideboard
1 Field of Ruin (THB) 242
1 Devout Decree (M20) 13
1 Aether Gust (M20) 42
1 Heliod's Intervention (THB) 19
1 Light of Hope (IKO) 20
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (M21) 1
1 Time Wipe (WAR) 223
1 Finale of Revelation (WAR) 51
1 Mass Manipulation (RNA) 42
1 Grafdigger's Cage (M20) 227
1 Radiant Fountain (M21) 248
Also your mono white Orzhov build got me to mythic last season!! SO thank you!!
A copy of Ronaldinho Mangara goes very well in this deck too
Impressive, ninja’d baneslayer into the meta
Is this better than Lyra Dawnbringer?
@@thenightman9189 I agree, Baneslayer is also not Legendary. I was just wondering how often Protection from Demons/Dragons comes up
mono red owns this
I love evil control cgb >:D
Gadwick, Old Man :D
I turned this into Bant for the turn 3 baneslayer :)
46:53 thats what she said
Baneslayer Angel best card m21!