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  • @finnTekken
    @finnTekken 5 місяців тому +2

    Double comment : this video is really really good, i always had problems when i make a break, to quickly get „what is the actual meat or cornerstone , of these new decks.“ you simply explain it to me in 2 sentences. Subbed. (Please continue to explain the wincons and the weakness , really quick when you review these decks, really helps intermediate/returning players like me)

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      My pleasure and welcome to my community :)

  • @finnTekken
    @finnTekken 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the video. Had a break after March of the M. And coming back now, needed something like this to see what is going on now ^^

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Welcome back :)

  • @Glonk_Respecter
    @Glonk_Respecter 5 місяців тому +5

    Great video! Bunnies give me old tribal vibes from sets like onslaught. Pretty fun to run them if you grew up playing back then.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      Hell yeah! Elves and Goblins ftw

  • @FolloweroftheWay_Jesus3
    @FolloweroftheWay_Jesus3 5 місяців тому +1

    Interesting info. I'm having fun playing mono-white control on arena. I won 6 games in a row last night, barely beat a mono-black discard deck and a rakdos aggro deck.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      I like the deck too. I kept getting paired up against Domain in bo3 and didn't have the patience to grind it out. Probably should've sided in the Imodane's Recruiter.

  • @JamesAndrewA
    @JamesAndrewA 5 місяців тому +3

    Nice overview. Simple and clean. Subbed.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Welcome aboard :)

  • @jilocasin
    @jilocasin 5 місяців тому +3

    Very interesting video. I'm sitting in the top 250 playing Boros tokens in Bo1. According to my untapped I have an overall 82% winrate with my most recent revision and 60% or so winrate with it against monored and a bit better than that against the mirror match but I kind of absolutely smoke orzhov, monoblack, golgari, and rabbits. I think I do well against rabbits because I run 4 temporary lockdown and 4 get lost. I saw the japan standard open lists and am a bit inspired to take a version to Bo3 (which I sometimes play). Anyway good analysis and I hope you have fun playing it later.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +2

      Congrats on the mythic climb!

    • @finnTekken
      @finnTekken 5 місяців тому +1

      Could you post me your list? You can just put it as a comment, would appreciate.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      @@finnTekken I've got a bo1 Boros Tokens video coming out later tonight. The deck is nutty

    • @jilocasin
      @jilocasin 5 місяців тому +1

      @@finnTekken sure. This is what I was using. I’ve since switched to playing uw synthesizer (my favorite) in bo3.
      Deck
      4 Plains (SLD) 46
      2 Mountain (SLD) 49
      4 Battlefield Forge (BRO) 257
      4 Lightning Helix (MKM) 218
      4 Inspiring Vantage (OTJ) 269
      1 Mirrex (ONE) 254
      3 Restless Bivouac (WOE) 257
      3 Sunken Citadel (LCI) 285
      2 Elegant Parlor (MKM) 260
      3 Fountainport (BLB) 253
      4 Temporary Lockdown (DMU) 36
      4 Urabrask's Forge (ONE) 153
      1 Archangel Elspeth (MOM) 6
      2 Elspeth's Smite (MOM) 13
      2 Sunfall (MOM) 40
      3 Torch the Tower (WOE) 153
      4 Get Lost (LCI) 14
      4 Caretaker's Talent (BLB) 6
      4 Carrot Cake (BLB) 7
      1 Beza, the Bounding Spring (BLB) 2
      1 Brotherhood's End (BRO) 128

    • @finnTekken
      @finnTekken 5 місяців тому

      @@jilocasin thank you

  • @bigk7676
    @bigk7676 5 місяців тому +1

    What is that three drop black card above preacher of the schism in the abzan mid deck?

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Yeah sorry the glitched graphic is annoying. It's Darkstar Augur

  • @EpicMTGMusic
    @EpicMTGMusic 5 місяців тому +1

    Lizards direct counter - UW control ( Sunfall hits differently); Green Big bois ( we lack lifegain to sustain more than 1 hit).

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      WU control seems like a favorable matchup. mtga.untapped.gg/meta/cards?friendlyArchetype=4020&meta=current&opponentArchetype=176
      You might want to practice playing around the Sunfall or changing your strategy against WU control.
      Not enough data on Mono-Green Stompy.
      Rakdos Prowess seems like a tough match up
      mtga.untapped.gg/meta/cards?friendlyArchetype=4020&meta=current&opponentArchetype=388
      Same with Selesnya Rabbits
      mtga.untapped.gg/meta/cards?friendlyArchetype=4020&meta=current&opponentArchetype=4027
      Still a little early to lean fully on the data but starting to see some trends for Rakdos Lizards. Hope it helps :)

  • @johnmoore-alameda4241
    @johnmoore-alameda4241 5 місяців тому +1

    The azorius Monastery mentor deck looks awesome

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      I haven't seen it pop up yet. Do you think Hop to It is enough to make it viable? What other tools did we get from BLB?

  • @muhammetaliselimi80
    @muhammetaliselimi80 5 місяців тому +2

    woow very helpful breakdown. i appreciate the Work behind this. you got yourself a new sub sir !

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Welcome aboard :)

  • @DevoBlade
    @DevoBlade 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the breakdown lol more than 1 rectangle per card 😂

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      What can I say, rectangle theory ftw

  • @soprettymuchthatsthewayitis
    @soprettymuchthatsthewayitis 5 місяців тому +1

    I'd argue that Boros Convoke did actually lose quite a lot when epicure rotated. Yotian Frontliner is significantly worse, being unable to get a turn 2 convoke with gleeful demolition. Convoke is secretly a combo deck, so losing one of it's pieces reduces its consistency a lot. Of course, it's not on the level of something like Esper Raffine, losing Raffine, Dennek, Wedding Announcement, etc. but it definitely didn't lose nothing like golgari mid did losing out on graveyard tresspasser when it still has glissa, preacher, and even gix if it wants.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      Oh for sure. Losing Epicure was enough to knock it down a tier. But in comparison to Domain losing the Triomes (which turned out to not be that big a deal), and Azorius Control losing Wandering Emperor and Memory Deluge, and Esper Midrange losing Raffine, the archetype looked well positioned in comparison. I thought it was Golgari Midrange's time to shine but it's bane is Domain which is surprisingly doing fine

    • @soprettymuchthatsthewayitis
      @soprettymuchthatsthewayitis 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall yeah I was kind of hoping domain would kick the bucket but surveil lands are good enough :(

  • @malte3421
    @malte3421 5 місяців тому +2

    I was really hoping we would be free of the domain curse after rotation, but apparently it's still domain all the way down 😔

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      To everyone's amazement, the deck still works without triomes

  • @purplemayonnaise3467
    @purplemayonnaise3467 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m a newer player about to invest my wildcards in a first deck. Do you think the meta is stabilized after rotation or would I benefit from waiting longer? Thanks for the awesome video.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      I feel confident about Selesnya Rabbits, Mono-Red Aggo, and Rakdos Aggro being in the top 8 until Duskmourn in late September. The rest I feel less confident about. Hope that helps :)

  • @LeyGun
    @LeyGun 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video! I’ll craft all of them.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Thank you

  • @dankrocka64
    @dankrocka64 5 місяців тому +1

    No one has solved Scavenger's Talent capabilities yet. Best I've seen is Pitiless Carnage on mode 2 mill opponent. Or Mode 3 vinelasher/Lumra(you can even sac Lumra to bring it back), self-mill, with black village support

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      I haven't seen too much either. Camellia + Ygra + Bartolome + Scavenger's Talent is infinite mill but 4 card combos are a bit sketch. Will be interesting to see if someone cracks it

    • @dankrocka64
      @dankrocka64 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall
      the combo's(multiple, though all 4 can ping to zero and mill them in one turn)
      4 Vinelasher
      4 Scavenger's Talent
      4 Lumra
      2 Pitiless Carnage
      support stuff
      4 Freebooter
      4 Vinereap Mentor
      2 Goldvein Hydra
      4 Savor
      2 Deadly Derision
      2 Season of the Lost
      2 Haywire Mite
      lands(26)
      6 fetch
      3 Mudflat Village
      4 Blooming Marsh
      this is what I'm running right now
      does well against discard, very well, like we win everytime
      monored can be a problem sometimes
      probably tier 2, but its super fun and has several routes to victory

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      @@dankrocka64 Wanna submit it for the Community Deck Tech?

    • @dankrocka64
      @dankrocka64 5 місяців тому

      @@Arstall ok, im not a very good deck builder though, maybe it can spark some ideas. I can submit, how do I do that

  • @TheLightningeater
    @TheLightningeater 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m surprised sunspine lynx didn’t impact domain more 😢

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Perhaps it is too expensive?

    • @karlnord1429
      @karlnord1429 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall agreed. Raptors being a 3 drop was a big difference. The ping on it was nice as well.

    • @TheLightningeater
      @TheLightningeater 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall sorry just clocked you meant expensive in terms of mana, and yh you might be on to something

  • @Endeffekt_Hi
    @Endeffekt_Hi 5 місяців тому +1

    I just returned after a few years break. Which of these decks is worth spending the last of my wildcards on in terms of flexibility for bo1?
    Would be nice to make a deck that is able to shift and has cards that fit well into others down the line, just in case the meta shifts quite a bit.
    Many thanks :)

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Rabbits is prone to creature-type hate if they reprint something like Engineered Plague. I think the prowess decks, both Mono-Red and Rakdos, are going to be around in some form since the bo1 hand smoother ensures that Red Deck Wins is always a top performing archetype. Also, the games are very fast for grinding dailies until you build your collection

    • @Endeffekt_Hi
      @Endeffekt_Hi 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall Hmm. I have about 18 mythic and 34 rare I think. I forgot to mention my strong dislike for playing aggro decks. Don't mind fighting them though :)
      Also, great vid. Going to watch each week for sure.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      @@Endeffekt_Hi Thanks :) I had a lot of fun with the Mono-Black Discard deck. Perhaps that would be more your style? Can be a bit expensive to craft though ua-cam.com/video/HN_lduiuYcw/v-deo.htmlsi=pV5jbpv_4WVGCFQH

    • @Endeffekt_Hi
      @Endeffekt_Hi 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall Thanks captain! Will take a look :)

  • @quaidrowan
    @quaidrowan 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm doing GW Rabbits (with a few twists, same basic idea) and the only deck I fear is mono red aggro.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      We need something like Thalia in Mono-White Humans that can disrupt the turn 3 in Mono-Red. Then the bunnies will be unstoppable haha

    • @quaidrowan
      @quaidrowan 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstalloh god yes

  • @ataricatplays
    @ataricatplays 5 місяців тому

    Great video! 😎👍

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Thank you! 👍

  • @user-sd3oo8ub9j
    @user-sd3oo8ub9j 5 місяців тому +4

    This has to be bait because I tried the mono red deck and unless your opponent ignores you you lose. Literal dog water

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +2

      Forcing your opponent to have turn 2 interaction is meta defining and negates many potential archetypes. For example, Selesnya Rabbits struggles against Mono-Red. Now, you might be experiencing a lot of people who are prepped for a very popular deck, bumping into a lot of Mono-Black for example, but I'd say it's far from dog water. Every deck has it's strengths and weaknesses and a Rock, Paper, Scissors is a sign of a healthy meta.

  • @mossroks
    @mossroks 5 місяців тому +1

    Is the white/black bat deck not good anymore?

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      It's still good just didn't make the top 8 this week

    • @mossroks
      @mossroks 5 місяців тому

      @@Arstall would it be a good deck to build in this meta?

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      @@mossroks It's not favored against Rabbits and the Prowess decks. It struggles against decks that get off to a fast start, and isn't favored against Domain or Azorius Control because of Sunfall. It does well against Mono-Black Discard and Golgari Midrange, which rely on answering 1 for 1 with single point interaction, but I don't expect them to be dominant in the meta. I'd say craft bats if you think it looks fun. It's winrate is above 50% so you can climb with it but it doesn't look like it's shaping up to be a top meta pick.

  • @zigzag2370
    @zigzag2370 5 місяців тому +1

    when do we get naya convoke 😅

  • @timbacktrucking6035
    @timbacktrucking6035 5 місяців тому +1

    Watching

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Thanks :)

  • @devan9197
    @devan9197 5 місяців тому

    Why is that deck being called azorius convoke lmao theres no convoke cards in the deck.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Grandfathered in from before rotation. But it should probably be updated to Azorius Aggro

    • @Bluestomiv
      @Bluestomiv 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall Azorious Flash is what I would call it.

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому +1

      @@Bluestomiv Azorius Flash makes me think of the Zephyr Sentinel deck though

    • @errrzarrr
      @errrzarrr 5 місяців тому +1

      Nor azorious cards

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      @@errrzarrr wait did I mislabel something? Azorius is the name for white-blue

  • @PoYi-fi1zt
    @PoYi-fi1zt 5 місяців тому +2

    It’s all domain still…🙅

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      Domain was very prevalent this week. I think it's going to be around in some form until Sunfall and Atraxa rotate

    • @BadGuyFromAladdin
      @BadGuyFromAladdin 5 місяців тому +1

      I had hoped that without the triomes, Domain might finally die. I was sorely mistaken. A control meta is boring as hell in my opinion. 😢

    • @Arstall
      @Arstall  5 місяців тому

      @@BadGuyFromAladdin I definitely prefer anything to the control vs. control 30+ minute games

    • @BadGuyFromAladdin
      @BadGuyFromAladdin 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Arstall literally worse than watching paint dry 😆