The analysis about titan and reflections is why you are the best in best of one. Not only is it top notch analysis, it’s explained in a way so we can learn and bring it into our games. Impressive as always.
Been waiting for a big blue deck like this - so cool. BTW, the "Cityscape Leveler" going over the top of "Titan of Industry" is just so on-point gameplay and lore-wise. Made me smile inside :)
@@ricardovillegas3465 Titan of Industry only has one effect, it is ''when Titan of Industry enters the battlefield, choose two...'' with you choosing which options you want. In this case, the effect was: '' When Titan of Industry enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment and create a 4/4 green Rhino Warrior creature token. '' As such, if you cancel the targeting aspect, you cancel the entire effect.
Fading Hope is such an aptly named card. When you're playing it, you feel like you're delaying the inevitable. When you play against it, you can feel your tempo draining and your chances to win before your opponent stars their bullshit disappear
CGB man I watch pretty much all your videos. I picked a green blue white control deck up from you weeks ago and it lead me to my first time ranked mythic. Thank you
You're a true deckbuilding virtuoso, I'm in love with this deck! Any chanche we'll see more mono-colored ramp decks? or something with Liberator? i feel there are so many cool artifacts without a home still, personally i'm too poor on wildcards to try everything :(
CGB is amazing but do you watch LVD? That guy is ridiculous, I dunno how he puts out so many videos. CGB is the go to for standard, but if you want something fun or just want to mix it up LVD is a deck building savant
@@reidyo5404 Yeah, CGB is clearly the most popular MTG Arena UA-camr and he is pretty good at what he does, but LVD is just something else and he can build around basically any halfway decent card.
as soon as the set came out i made a deck almost exactly like this with commands and karn, love to see your take on it, as im quite new to deck building, good insights
22:29 Players like this are my pet fucking peeve, it just saps the fun out of any game against them hoping players quit out of frustration. Effective though. Just makes winning against them all the more satisfying.
it's not impossible to play around really, if you have a portal in hand and plan to get it down, just dont exile the creatures and portal's 3 creature kill can actually combo with hearse to exile graveyard creatures like tenacious underdog so if you plan ahead and play the deck right it the cards do still function very well together and have strong effects
cgbs voice and the upbeat coolstuffinc music contrasts so well with "phyrexias power continues to grow as they prepare to take over the multiverse and make everything one" 🤣
Wow, nice! Indeed make disappear and thran spiders don't get on so well... how about disruption protocol in a monoblue artifact deck? But I guess we are playing md to survive the early game, so maybe dp is too slow. I also like a lot mirrorshell crap in general, and you can pay for that with powerstones, but of course it has the same problem of md..
Boros visions is my current go-to. Splashing a tiny amount of white for Sunset Revelry, which has some nice soft synergy with visions offsetting the tempo loss (plus visions doesn't actually *draw* cards so you can get a cantrip of it pretty often) and shores up the otherwise pretty terrifying mono red matchup. Deck works great though, just a bit weak to countermagic as this stuff tends to be. SaffronOlive experimented with the mono red visions ramp deck too a while back. It has legs.
I was very excited because I just played you in a historic brawl match. My user name is Mike22video. You taught me well and it was an extreme happy moment for me to play against you. I've been watching your videos for a while and really enjoy your content. Me playing against you pushed me over the edge to subscribe!!!
Bruh wtf is wrong with the comments on this video, I'm seeing so many nitpicks its honestly annoying. Great video CGB, this deck seems fun even if it has a couple nombos. Maybe with a few tweaks this can be truly devastating!
32:52 I think I'd try to save the construct here with Urza's command and let both Lier and Leveler die. You have lethal with the Constructs alone, and you have Unearth Leveler + Mishra's Foundry for a 2nd lethal. If you make a powerstone + Construct and draw a land you even get to double Foundry. They need at least two interaction pieces to survive with effectively 3 mana. It's a bit risky, but I think it's better than letting them untap again.
nooo the secret is out haha, got to mythic twice with something similar. karn is massively underestimated with his powerstone ramp and his ultimate is literally unstoppable if you can keep artifacts on the field. only problem is blue has no sweepers, gotta draw the bounce spells.
There’s not copy pasta option for mtg arena from the site you share the deck list on. I know it’s kinda lazy, but for someone who plays almost exclusively on mobile it makes this so tedious trying to build this deck manually.
Is not playing urzas command at 33 min a misplay? Both tokens would survive and you have lethal on board. Maybe I am missing something. Even if they have a blocker you can activate foundry.
I see what you’re saying, create a powerstone and construct and have two 7/7s that survive the sweeper. That’s a good catch. We know the opponent had a negate because they played it next turn. If CGB played the command he’d be tapped out, and opponent would negate and the board gets swept. Obviously this is hindsight and CGB didn’t “know” about the negate, and it appears he just missed that line because he didn’t mention it, but the opponent did have a lot of counter spells so maybe it’s just CGB’s experience and intuition that told him two cheap bounce spells was the slightly safer play than tapping out. It’s what makes him the Best!
Not to mention the Unearth from Leveler which still lets you activate Mishra's Foundry. I think the opponent would have to deal with 3 7+ power creatures with 3 mana, which I think is impossible unless it's 2 2 damage spells (as the 7-toughness constructs have 5 damage on them) and a Fading Hope outside of a blocker using the powerstone mana which they don't seem to have.
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have they ever made an XW make X/X 1/1 tokens? These ones make mana. Exploration/Augur of Autumn/Nissa here I come along with these lil buggers and Titania's 6 drop
I once commented that I did badly with one of your decks but it wasn't meant to be a criticism of you, just my bad luck getting manascrewed and being on the draw constantly.
All the triggered effects comes as one batch, since they were triggered by the Titan coming into play. If all the targets are invalid (only one in this case), they are all countered on resolution.
Is it weird I played a standard event and had a guy 20 health to 4 and he burns a rope, then i draw nothing but land for the next 7 turns and everything i have is taken out he only draws everything he needs and kills me... is that normal? i play with less land in deck as its a redburn/aggro mix with some mid cards thrown in. (32% draw chance) i practice with my friends who use monored burn which is rated 56% winrate for bo1 and i beat them consistently... i played 3 times and all 3 ive won only 1 game in each one. that is 3wins out of 12 games... which is 25% winrate. I'm starting to feel this shit fishy. No problem in ranked or unranked queue
A spell or ability having no targets to begin with is fine, but going from having targets to no targets while resolving is a big no-no. In other words, 0->0 is okay, 1+ -> 0 is not okay and will fizzle.
You work hard to create interesting and competitive decks. You play well. And yet every time someone says hello, figuratively reaching out to shake your hand, you don't just leave them hanging, you treat them with annoyance. NOT COOL. I don't think it's ego; I think you think you're funny. What you're actually doing is encouraging a culture of rude behavior, of treating others with disrespect. You're a gamer; you've been there. Why treat people the way you've been treated? If empathy doesn't convince you, consider this. Your opponents are your target audience. Treat enough of them like crap, and where will that leave you? You've shared with us how humbled you are by your viewers, and how it's changed your life. Ego or money, it's all the same: chase your viewers away and it'll all be gone.
it's just a good way to stop aggro very early on. negate doesn't counter creatures and disdainful stroke & dissipate are too expensive. surviving that early rampage of white or red creatures is the main challenge for the deck, and having counters that are limited or even a little more expensive can be problematic.
Portal to Phyrexia needs a ban, too powerful in the creature centered meta. When did it become ok to cheat out a nine mana artifact board wipe in standard?
My mono-blue decks win rate rose substantially when I added Witness Protections to the main. It isn’t an instant or sorcery so that sucks but a lot of the time you exile their creature but take a little chip damage down the road. Def a sideboard inclusion in a best of 3 format.
wait a second @CovertGoBlue whats the point of blue in this deck? wouldnt white be the same but much much better? u got invoke justice, sweepers, blinks, eternal wanderer blinks lol!. Hell u can even go red to have much more powerstone tokens they got plenti cards that make them red even has a deal 3 and make a powerstone token. it also has enchants that keep drawing or keep makin powerstone tokens. why the blue just to run 4 fading hopens and 4 counterspells makes no sense to me
@@jackgarn8392 thank you for pointing that out. But not all of us can afford to watch a full video and having the stats ahead of time would help people decide if this is a video they want to sink about an hour into
@@ZeeGamingMTG If you care that much about the actual record then I would just fast forward to the wrap up to check really quick. He always gives the win/loss at the end.
The analysis about titan and reflections is why you are the best in best of one. Not only is it top notch analysis, it’s explained in a way so we can learn and bring it into our games. Impressive as always.
Something nice about Thran Spider is that as a 2/4 artifact it gets around cut down and go for the throat.
Also survives lightning strike.
It is a solid ass 3 drop for artifacts
And blocks the soldier flyers
@@Johnnybsknees can't forget it lives if you end their brotherhood making it even better
It also brickwalls 3/2s.
Been waiting for a big blue deck like this - so cool. BTW, the "Cityscape Leveler" going over the top of "Titan of Industry" is just so on-point gameplay and lore-wise. Made me smile inside :)
I know its lunchtime when I get your video notifications. I wish any other part of life was as consistent as your videos
Agreed....
Try Metamucil
Pavlovian response
@rr ww every time Pavlov heard a bell he thought about feeding his dog. Got himself
You fizzled a rhino by making the first bounce effect from the titan miss... my mind is blown
Quality games!
I am confused! Arent they 2 separate effects? Why would the rhino care if the other effect doesnt land?
@Ricardo Villegas I've been playing mtg off and on for nearly 30 years and I didn't know that would work either
@@ricardovillegas3465 Titan of Industry only has one effect, it is ''when Titan of Industry enters the battlefield, choose two...'' with you choosing which options you want. In this case, the effect was:
'' When Titan of Industry enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment and create a 4/4 green Rhino Warrior creature token. ''
As such, if you cancel the targeting aspect, you cancel the entire effect.
Fading Hope is such an aptly named card. When you're playing it, you feel like you're delaying the inevitable. When you play against it, you can feel your tempo draining and your chances to win before your opponent stars their bullshit disappear
CGB man I watch pretty much all your videos.
I picked a green blue white control deck up from you weeks ago and it lead me to my first time ranked mythic. Thank you
Always enjoy the content. Even when I can’t watch I just listen so you can get the most out of everything.
You're a true deckbuilding virtuoso, I'm in love with this deck! Any chanche we'll see more mono-colored ramp decks? or something with Liberator? i feel there are so many cool artifacts without a home still, personally i'm too poor on wildcards to try everything :(
CGB is amazing but do you watch LVD? That guy is ridiculous, I dunno how he puts out so many videos. CGB is the go to for standard, but if you want something fun or just want to mix it up LVD is a deck building savant
@@reidyo5404 Yeah, CGB is clearly the most popular MTG Arena UA-camr and he is pretty good at what he does, but LVD is just something else and he can build around basically any halfway decent card.
26:13 that innistrad music playing in the kamigawa map
This is quality gameplay right here. Thanks CGB for being awesome.
as soon as the set came out i made a deck almost exactly like this with commands and karn, love to see your take on it, as im quite new to deck building, good insights
You're so much more patient and good at this game than I am, it's sad.
Thanks CGB. Loved seeing this take on blue.
22:29 Players like this are my pet fucking peeve, it just saps the fun out of any game against them hoping players quit out of frustration. Effective though. Just makes winning against them all the more satisfying.
Portal to Phyrexia and Unlicensed Hearse are also a 'Nombo".
it's not impossible to play around really, if you have a portal in hand and plan to get it down, just dont exile the creatures and portal's 3 creature kill can actually combo with hearse to exile graveyard creatures like tenacious underdog so if you plan ahead and play the deck right it the cards do still function very well together and have strong effects
No creatures+Vehicles are also nonbo's
cgbs voice and the upbeat coolstuffinc music contrasts so well with "phyrexias power continues to grow as they prepare to take over the multiverse and make everything one" 🤣
Awesome last game. GJ!
I knew he had a second counter. : D
Wow, nice! Indeed make disappear and thran spiders don't get on so well... how about disruption protocol in a monoblue artifact deck? But I guess we are playing md to survive the early game, so maybe dp is too slow.
I also like a lot mirrorshell crap in general, and you can pay for that with powerstones, but of course it has the same problem of md..
This was some good CGB. Mono B. Good games where people folded as soon as the power shifted. A good final game.
I think this type of deck is really good for red right now. Vision of Phyrexia is playing really well in this shell.
I may have to try that. I did one in white and black for the fleshgorger and steel sereph combo with invoke justice.
Boros visions is my current go-to. Splashing a tiny amount of white for Sunset Revelry, which has some nice soft synergy with visions offsetting the tempo loss (plus visions doesn't actually *draw* cards so you can get a cantrip of it pretty often) and shores up the otherwise pretty terrifying mono red matchup. Deck works great though, just a bit weak to countermagic as this stuff tends to be. SaffronOlive experimented with the mono red visions ramp deck too a while back. It has legs.
Mono blue artifact ramp is so old school. Nice to see its viable again. When is Workshop coming?
Hahah 10:30 "Enjoy that powerstone opponent"...Opponent immediately gets to enjoy that powerstone
I went 69-420 with this deck.
I don't believe it... I did too!
Nice
57-393 here
Is that losses first then win? Or win then losses?
fun video, great games, appreciate the commentary
this was an awesome one. thanksCGB!
That's impressive, fun times. 🤓👍
Another great video from the sensei.
I was very excited because I just played you in a historic brawl match. My user name is Mike22video. You taught me well and it was an extreme happy moment for me to play against you. I've been watching your videos for a while and really enjoy your content. Me playing against you pushed me over the edge to subscribe!!!
This is a better version of the deck mtga had on their midweek event!
Was losing my mind at the totally controlling green-white enchantment spin, powerful stuff lol
Bruh wtf is wrong with the comments on this video, I'm seeing so many nitpicks its honestly annoying. Great video CGB, this deck seems fun even if it has a couple nombos. Maybe with a few tweaks this can be truly devastating!
Sadly thumbnail spoiled the ruff spots but didn't really care, loved it , thanks for fantastic fun !
32:52 I think I'd try to save the construct here with Urza's command and let both Lier and Leveler die. You have lethal with the Constructs alone, and you have Unearth Leveler + Mishra's Foundry for a 2nd lethal. If you make a powerstone + Construct and draw a land you even get to double Foundry. They need at least two interaction pieces to survive with effectively 3 mana. It's a bit risky, but I think it's better than letting them untap again.
I've had an asbolute blast playing this today. It feels like the matchmaker is putting me up jank vs jank (rather than vs the meta midrange piles).
I much prefer this playstyle of blue than the full tempo control with 50% counter spells
Please WOTC, move blue in this direction!!
Today i made a uw ramp similar to this, then i found this video... instant suscribe
CGB, i love your videos so much man
The Phasing of Zhalfir is... a blue sweeper... ish. =\
Does phase trigger etbs?
@@l0lan00b3 Nope
nooo the secret is out haha, got to mythic twice with something similar. karn is massively underestimated with his powerstone ramp and his ultimate is literally unstoppable if you can keep artifacts on the field. only problem is blue has no sweepers, gotta draw the bounce spells.
This wins the prize for more unique deck I think hahaha
There’s not copy pasta option for mtg arena from the site you share the deck list on. I know it’s kinda lazy, but for someone who plays almost exclusively on mobile it makes this so tedious trying to build this deck manually.
Man that Temur game was AWESOME, GGs opponent and as always GGS CGB 😁
A Farewell in game 2 would be so satisfying
CGB the Hardest working man in show biz!!!
Awesome to watch. I would probably not have won those games. At least I’m cool, though.
"Blue Ramp" is a two-word horror story, and i say that as someone who mostly plays blue.
Is not playing urzas command at 33 min a misplay? Both tokens would survive and you have lethal on board. Maybe I am missing something. Even if they have a blocker you can activate foundry.
I see what you’re saying, create a powerstone and construct and have two 7/7s that survive the sweeper. That’s a good catch. We know the opponent had a negate because they played it next turn. If CGB played the command he’d be tapped out, and opponent would negate and the board gets swept.
Obviously this is hindsight and CGB didn’t “know” about the negate, and it appears he just missed that line because he didn’t mention it, but the opponent did have a lot of counter spells so maybe it’s just CGB’s experience and intuition that told him two cheap bounce spells was the slightly safer play than tapping out. It’s what makes him the Best!
@@tns4 You remember what Lier's first static ability is right ;). (Spells cant be countered)
Not to mention the Unearth from Leveler which still lets you activate Mishra's Foundry. I think the opponent would have to deal with 3 7+ power creatures with 3 mana, which I think is impossible unless it's 2 2 damage spells (as the 7-toughness constructs have 5 damage on them) and a Fading Hope outside of a blocker using the powerstone mana which they don't seem to have.
@@ChaosForce08 Yeah you are right, did not even think about that. With leveler in the GY unearth becomes available as well.
@@aljoschaniehoff8277 oooh mb y’all are right!!
A monoblue deck I might actually enjoy playing against? Huzzah! (I don't mind playing against control, just mono blue - its no fun for anyone)
with that many artifacts wouldnt disruptoin protocol be better than make disappear?
Might want to try Disruption Protocol, Blue.
I spent $50 on wild cards to craft this pile and went 0-11 Thanks CGB :(
Isn’t there an unearth creature that mills half the opponents library that could also be played in here or is that card to slow/bad?
A half effect doesn’t win the game. If it was flat 6-10 cards, people would be trying to break it.
I swapped out the Lier for a Liberator. Instant speed portals FTW.
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I refuse to re-subscribe until a Simic video shows up
Those who feel the pain of Simic neglect unleash oceans sorrow that resonate beyond the depths of space and time
No ex girlfriend could compare to these levels of emotion
So many artifacts in a deck. Maybe we get a mech titan core vid next time pt 58
26:10, how many songs are playing at the same time? THis game is glitched AF lol
have they ever made an XW make X/X 1/1 tokens? These ones make mana. Exploration/Augur of Autumn/Nissa here I come along with these lil buggers and Titania's 6 drop
Love this deck
I once commented that I did badly with one of your decks but it wasn't meant to be a criticism of you, just my bad luck getting manascrewed and being on the draw constantly.
Why no rhino if you remove the target for titan?
All the triggered effects comes as one batch, since they were triggered by the Titan coming into play. If all the targets are invalid (only one in this case), they are all countered on resolution.
This dude sounds like Tarantino. Hell yeah
I'll build it lol. Yay
Is it weird I played a standard event and had a guy 20 health to 4 and he burns a rope, then i draw nothing but land for the next 7 turns and everything i have is taken out he only draws everything he needs and kills me... is that normal? i play with less land in deck as its a redburn/aggro mix with some mid cards thrown in. (32% draw chance) i practice with my friends who use monored burn which is rated 56% winrate for bo1 and i beat them consistently... i played 3 times and all 3 ive won only 1 game in each one. that is 3wins out of 12 games... which is 25% winrate. I'm starting to feel this shit fishy. No problem in ranked or unranked queue
what is the fastest way to get wildcards without spending money
Please almighty CGB, brew a new Arcane Bombardment deck. Love ya
Honestly this deck needs karns sylex bad. Extra sweeper would be so nice
doesnt it exile the powerstones?
Can someone educate me on why "make disappear" is favored over "hard" counterspells? I feel it's mostly dead weight after T4 or sth.
Wait why in the hell does that make the rhino fizzle at 24:10
Ability fizzle when it lost all of its "targets". In that case, one target, and then target gone.
A spell or ability having no targets to begin with is fine, but going from having targets to no targets while resolving is a big no-no. In other words, 0->0 is okay, 1+ -> 0 is not okay and will fizzle.
Big brain CGB ^^
Stayed till the end. This deck seemed fun.
Why not just play white for Urza? You don't lose anything, and he's basically ramp for your expensive artifacts
that last game was a DOOZY
I’ll play this monoblue!
I know I would be one of these 0/11 Game type of Players... interesting but hard to play deck for the ordinary part-time-hobby-player like me 😝
Cgb try Arms Race + Meticulous Excavation
Into Portal to Phyrexia
You work hard to create interesting and competitive decks. You play well. And yet every time someone says hello, figuratively reaching out to shake your hand, you don't just leave them hanging, you treat them with annoyance. NOT COOL. I don't think it's ego; I think you think you're funny. What you're actually doing is encouraging a culture of rude behavior, of treating others with disrespect. You're a gamer; you've been there. Why treat people the way you've been treated?
If empathy doesn't convince you, consider this. Your opponents are your target audience. Treat enough of them like crap, and where will that leave you? You've shared with us how humbled you are by your viewers, and how it's changed your life. Ego or money, it's all the same: chase your viewers away and it'll all be gone.
I just got owned by someone using this in ranked. Nice list
I know you haven't been reading MTGoldfish because blue aggro isn't exactly unknown over there
I don't really understand Make Disappear over Negate / Disdainful Stroke / Dissipate.
it's just a good way to stop aggro very early on. negate doesn't counter creatures and disdainful stroke & dissipate are too expensive. surviving that early rampage of white or red creatures is the main challenge for the deck, and having counters that are limited or even a little more expensive can be problematic.
My favorite part was went covert went blue and then blued all over the place
How do u ever reach mythic when every game takes 30 mins?
I had a monored then a mono black but now I see mono phyrexia... hm..
Portal to Phyrexia needs a ban, too powerful in the creature centered meta. When did it become ok to cheat out a nine mana artifact board wipe in standard?
10% winrate
My mono-blue decks win rate rose substantially when I added Witness Protections to the main. It isn’t an instant or sorcery so that sucks but a lot of the time you exile their creature but take a little chip damage down the road. Def a sideboard inclusion in a best of 3 format.
wait a second @CovertGoBlue whats the point of blue in this deck? wouldnt white be the same but much much better? u got invoke justice, sweepers, blinks, eternal wanderer blinks lol!. Hell u can even go red to have much more powerstone tokens they got plenti cards that make them red even has a deal 3 and make a powerstone token. it also has enchants that keep drawing or keep makin powerstone tokens. why the blue just to run 4 fading hopens and 4 counterspells makes no sense to me
FYI I took a urza from opponents graveyard and tried to melt and did not work
Its johnny phi btw
this damn undo button in that place is so infuriating if you play an artifact-deck
I love you cgb but imma be real, chief:
15 blues to 19 colorless *miiiiiiight* not be mono blue ramp
39:23 CGB gets salty
I don’t like Moxfield because I can’t find an export to Arena button.
As if we hadn't seen enough annoying blue cards and portals to phyrexia.
It seems so toxic to just forfeit before your opponent gets to fully realize his build potential
saw mono blue.... debated unsubscribing... then i saw it was blue ramp. you got me okay thanks
it's a joke! i would never even consider :D
Can you please post stats somewhere so we can see how many games led to the 100% winrate?
A link to untapped or mtga assistant would be great
41:02 post game wrap talks about it, he even jokes about calling 3-0 undefeated being less than a huge dataset
@@jackgarn8392 thank you for pointing that out. But not all of us can afford to watch a full video and having the stats ahead of time would help people decide if this is a video they want to sink about an hour into
@@ZeeGamingMTG just skip to the end, the post game wraps are always there
@@ZeeGamingMTG If you care that much about the actual record then I would just fast forward to the wrap up to check really quick. He always gives the win/loss at the end.
Is this really blue or is it colorless?
If white gets to have a bunch of card draw now, then blue should have more exile and board destruction effects.