Thx again for the Burn Game gems give away during your Alchemy release stream The gems were put to good use in a draft And the usual thx for the awesome content you constantly put out
@@trollface9903 honestly if we were brewing our own lists it would be harder, but in the era of net decking... All you gotta do is watch a few matches and play a few games, and you can learn the rotation pretty easy. The big hitting things we have now make it even easier though. IDK it's a give and take. I think k slowing it down in alchemy is a good strategy, but we will see.
I don't expect mono-white to stop being a menace in Alchemy for a long time - there are too many synergistic cards that they would have to nerf. As for Alchemy itself, I support balance changes, but I can't support WotC's practices like refundless nerfs, making the new Alchemy cards 90% rares, etc.
I mean youre still getting free cards that can be used outside of alchemy for free so even if you dont plan on playing it youre still benefiting from it
A more optimized version of this deck turned out to be my favorite standard deck of all time; running 3 copies of lorehold command and all 4 goldspan dragons turned out to be the secret to the meta. This is the deck that made me fall in love with tempo, after my first crafted deck being dimir rogues; thank you CGB for letting me re live a standard long gone.
Whilst I'm excited for Alchemy as a new format with a regularly evolving metagame I am disgusted by Wizards using it as an excuse to not make standard bans. They know that if they don't ban Epiphany it makes players more inclined to buy into and play Alchemy and I think that's just a rather shameful way to manage your game and abuse your player base.
I'm not 100% sure about that. There's still MTGO and Paper audiences (some or many of which who will never touch Arena). Bans need to come from the Paper department first before it can hit Arena Standard.
@@greyfox3954 I agree. It's the Izzet shell in general, Expressive Iteration, Galvanic Iteration, Divide by Zero and Unexpected Windfall... Epiphany has proven to be the best wincon but the Dragons and "Control" shells have proven you don't need the Epiphany to have a deck that is so much more consistent than any other deck in the meta.
I love that the answer to the format being terrible is to create a new game mode, rather than hold WotC responsible for fixing the current meta or creating balanced cards the first place. I'm not mad about Alchemy, I'm mad that this is going to give WotC and their fanboys even more of an excuse to ignore standard more than they already do.
when have they ever made a balanced meta, format, or set? The game is too complex - it's IMPOSSIBLE to make a set perfect before it's released. They make these cards like a year before they're published. They have no idea how the meta will shape. Now obviously they should be able to avoid stuff like Oko but modern product development is ITERATIVE because people figured out that old-school waterfall project management rarely works out well. Alchemy is the right path - but we all know they'll still fuck it up.
"Balance" can't happen when 2000+cards are being created yearly. WOTC doesn't even realize when they produce cards that destroy the little bit of balance that's already there. Their answer is to "fix" cards that came out months ago. If they just stopped mass producing so many sets and actually played their own game, It'd be easy to figure out where the next set needs to focus.
@@rotten2209 Some cards you look at and can say, that's not enough mama for this, or wtf that card is too strong. It's really not that hard. Like 2 mana for a card that produces a +1+1 token every turn..very easy to tell that should be 3 mana
@@kronozord8346 Storm Kiln Artist + Spells that copy spells like "Dual Strike" or "Teach by Example" Casting multiple of such spells together makes them copy each other And each copied spell creates a treasure token At 3 spells you get more mana than you started with and you can run your deck with 12 such spells
WOTC's ability to 'balance' the meta in the past was similar to the Titanic's ability to turn with it's rudder. In other words, every problem was solved with a gigantic hammer. Now that they can digitally update cards this is the FIRST time that they can actually fine-tune a format. But with that said, I tend to agree with you in that they'll still find a way to fuck it up. My guess is that they'll put some woke idiot at the helm that will make balancing decisions based on the gender and race of the people in the cards rather than hard data.
I'm not interested in Alchemy myself, but I do think that their ham-fisted balancing will work well in the new format. Every month they'll make some new terrible mistake, creating a new broken deck for the community to find and exploit - it just won't sit stale for months once that has been found. All the really need to be able to do is recognize which cards/decks are broken and do SOMETHING about those specifically, once a month. They'll do it badly but at least it will be fresh bad decisions every month!
Can't wait for alchemy. Love the balancing aspect. Love that paper magic doesn't have to worry about the format. Love that you're going to play it. Its a good day CGB great content, great intro!
CGB, what do you think changed in the format that caused these Izzet piles to get rid of Smoldering egg and focus on more on removal/interaction? Is that just a result of so many people playing monowhite?
You made a Bawitdaba reference in your last video, of course I love you CGB and it ain't just for the dated millennial memes. Thanks for being cool. @18:23 and now a NIN Hurt reference? Just be you CBG because it makes my day better. @27:08 I've seen better iterations of the current standard meta.
Thank you CGB, your videos are always so informative and entertaining. Doubly so when the deck you are playing against is mine! I was the mono white at the start that you humiliated into submission with your masterful plays. Well done. Your commentary is spot on on how your opponents think. Keep up the good work, and all the best even though I HATE BLUE probably as much as you hate red if not more so. Cheers.
I love videos like this where you show us cool and innovative decks that are well-positioned in the current metagame. I think this deck might just be the best big thing! :-) Great content!
Sorry you're getting all the hate, you're very entertaining. Great to see magic of course - but lots of people play magic, on paper I only play EDH haha, but Arena is it's own beast - and I'm definitely not here for the format xD I'm really glad that MTG will enter the digital space, I absolutely think they could have done it "better" haha, but I'm gonna watch no matter what you're playing! Arena being it's own beast is a Good thing, them allowing you to interact with the game in a digital way is a Good thing, keeping the day to day bread and butter format fresh and balanced - very good - so good. The few issues it has, from my perspective, is the majority of the day to day arena players won't be able to "keep up" with how quickly it changes, and that's fine - but if that leads the majority of the players to not queue for Alchemy, and it appears this potentially Really Really good thing for Arena Is Not doing well (despite it's huge potential) and they scrap it, that'd be a shame. It's going to be Huge at the start, and then it'll change, and it'll lose some players - maybe a few more who stopped playing earlier in the format pop back in, and then it'll change again... and hopefully that cycle is sustainable - until a new set drops and makes everything new again. I guess the issue is it has such a big buy in compared to other formats, not just a couple sets a year, and if it's successful they're going to have a Fantastic year financially like you're saying haha. But they could have implemented the format - slightly differently - to be more resilient. Like you said, you might lose some viewers, it's a huge polarizing topic today, I'm sure people will care less over time and you're going to gain more people over this nonsense (like it's your fault lol) just continuing to produce the Highest quality MTG content. Your personality is perfect for the game, especially since you play such diverse decks - you know enough to do it well - and if you consider your deck to be the "bad guy" in the format you're an excellent villain, you play a wonderful underdog - the content you put out isn't Magic it's just done through Magic haha. But imagine if you lose people like that... every couple weeks when nerfs and buffs change up the meta? It was worth acknowledgement from you over just a one time incident - but will it deter them from continuing to support the format? Hopefully not.
Oh that one vs life gain was SO COOL! When the game says well you played solid and didn't quit, take the cards you need to perfectly play to finish it. So COOL. Can you imagine trying to keep track of all that sheit in table. This game is getting CRAZY! WHAT'S it doing to be like in another 10 to 20 years? Here's my one mana 5/5 with text. Haha. Sometimes miss 94-97 magic
@@TheUpGrayed yeah now they give you a Shivan for walking into a LGS it seems. At least a while back it seemed to be in every pack with a promo card. ✌🌲🎅
I played some of rhe new format and just used thr top 8 zombie deck and it dis pretty well. I won't invest in any new cards until I see your builds and see what dexk looks best for me. Looking forward to your alchemy content
He had 4 mana open, and he needed all of it to cast Thundering Rebuke twice. So he could Jwari the veil, but then he wouldn't have enough mana to kill the Horror and so the opponent would untap with Horror on the board and that would be game over.
Sheesh man I’m here for MTG content, for you specifically, but not for tears man.. wth I almost cried at the end of the video. You’re fine man. Don’t listen to the negativity. Your mind says no but I know your heart says yes.. feels bad
I maintain the card that should be banned is the galvanic iteration over epiphany. Something needs to be banned in order to make standard playable again. I've been enjoying the play queue because I see interesting brews every now and then and dont have to play the top meta decks either. I hope alchemy succeeds, but its going to feel so different from standard in like 3 months tops.
Exactly this! 💯 Epiphany wasn't that broken until galvanic was added. Just ban galvanic until Epiphany rotates. Than both standards will be fun and playable
@@troysweere2417 Epiphany and Tibalt made Sultai Ult broken so it's still a card with an extra turn printed on it, a mechanic that needs retiring from Magic as it's far too oppressive in the modern day.
I maintain that bans are fucking retarded. Nerfs, buffs, and tweaks are strictly better if your primary goal is a healthy, thriving metagame. MtG finally has the balls to join the 21st century and it's glorious 🙌
Honestly, I don't think I'll be playing Alchemy. I can barely stand standard insofar as rotating formats go, but I enjoy watching your brews and am excited to see what fresh takes Alchemy gets out of you, so keep doing what your doing CGB. I for one will watch.
Maybe they should plan ahead and actually get quality players to play test cards before they finalize and print them. Any and all of these busted cards and combos could have been found long before they ever went to print.
@@TheLukieBoi1 Most people hugely overvalue the capacity of a small group of people to actually find every possible avenue compared to the actual playerbase. Of course being the devs of the game they should have a much higher than average capacity to do so, but even then it pales in comparison to the tens of thousands of decks that can be made and played even day 1 of release. And i'm not even saying epiphany shouldn't have gone away a while ago, that's just a specific example inside a much broader issue. Paper format is inherently difficult to balance due to its immutable nature and actual IRL value (which goes away for the most part when ban happens) but that wasn't that much of an issue before digital came out. Digital makes it much easier to play a lot more games than you would IRL and makes them much easier to play in small increments so formats are "figured out" much faster because of that. And it also obviously gets stale much faster. Magic is in general planned ahead for like 2y, that's not the issue as well.
I told you over a year ago to stop caring what the comments say, and some fans that actually like you express it by insulting you believe it or not. A view is a view thats all that matters. He who is most entertaining wins.
I trust you, sensai. I am quite distrustful and anti-corporate by nature. You have displayed a level of sincerity that is rare and should be cherished. It takes stones of steel to reveal your income directly to the people who support you. I hope the shill comments don't get you down. I think many of the people coming from that angle are uninformed, misinformed, or upset about something outside of your control, such as their purchasing power. The patron saint of persistence. Respect his name.
Yeah I’ve had so many down to one life losses cause of this deck, it’s so frustrating. Also each match is like 15 mins long, I think the majority of wins with it comes from people just scooping out of frustration
That was my experience, if they play out the game I win much less frequently with this deck. It isnt as strong as everyone thinks, and thats reflected by the stats showing its not played very frequently
Hey, don't listen to the haters. I'm not saying they don't make some good points, but boy, the moment content creators do not echo their negative opinions, they will go out of their way to bring you down. You're either with them or against them.
Hi CGB, I don't comment a lot on videos for UA-cam, but I just wanted to make a simple comment saying that your content is great and your videos are entertaining, fun and informative. Please do not let the haters bring you down because there are a lot of people who genuinely enjoy your stuff, brother! You are cool, stay cool :)
Don't give the naysayers oxygen. You have your own opinions, they have theirs. They're looking for a reaction from you and nothing you do could ever please them.
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Alchemy Launch Stream: www.twitch.tv/covertgoblue
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I enjoy your videos cgb. Sending you positive vibes man.
Thx again for the Burn Game gems give away during your Alchemy release stream
The gems were put to good use in a draft
And the usual thx for the awesome content you constantly put out
What’s the best way to chat with you and submit deck ideas? Thanks for the awesome content,
@@zakgalt308 probably on his discord bro
The best thing about the izzet mirrors is that I get to watch izzet lose.
Can’t tell if this is actually a self burn… 😆
Izzet enough to satiate you?
But you also watch izzet win...
I used to like extra turns decks when they were a niche strategy that was difficult to pilot. Now it's way too easy.
@@trollface9903 honestly if we were brewing our own lists it would be harder, but in the era of net decking... All you gotta do is watch a few matches and play a few games, and you can learn the rotation pretty easy. The big hitting things we have now make it even easier though. IDK it's a give and take. I think k slowing it down in alchemy is a good strategy, but we will see.
"What I love about this deck is that hopefully it effectively shares the need that something has to change" - CGB
Yep that's how it works. Play with what you don't want in the game. Makes alot of sense.
I don't expect mono-white to stop being a menace in Alchemy for a long time - there are too many synergistic cards that they would have to nerf.
As for Alchemy itself, I support balance changes, but I can't support WotC's practices like refundless nerfs, making the new Alchemy cards 90% rares, etc.
Hasbro WotC :sigh:
I thought that im drunk realizing there are no commons
I mean youre still getting free cards that can be used outside of alchemy for free so even if you dont plan on playing it youre still benefiting from it
@@xxxmelficexxx the only other format is hitoric and they are irrelevant there for now
A more optimized version of this deck turned out to be my favorite standard deck of all time; running 3 copies of lorehold command and all 4 goldspan dragons turned out to be the secret to the meta. This is the deck that made me fall in love with tempo, after my first crafted deck being dimir rogues; thank you CGB for letting me re live a standard long gone.
Whilst I'm excited for Alchemy as a new format with a regularly evolving metagame I am disgusted by Wizards using it as an excuse to not make standard bans. They know that if they don't ban Epiphany it makes players more inclined to buy into and play Alchemy and I think that's just a rather shameful way to manage your game and abuse your player base.
I'm not 100% sure about that. There's still MTGO and Paper audiences (some or many of which who will never touch Arena). Bans need to come from the Paper department first before it can hit Arena Standard.
Hehe, "whilst"
Lol I’ve been playing mtg since revised. Have you guys not learned who and what wotc is by now??? 🤣
Epiphany is not the problem though :/
@@greyfox3954 I agree. It's the Izzet shell in general, Expressive Iteration, Galvanic Iteration, Divide by Zero and Unexpected Windfall... Epiphany has proven to be the best wincon but the Dragons and "Control" shells have proven you don't need the Epiphany to have a deck that is so much more consistent than any other deck in the meta.
I love that the answer to the format being terrible is to create a new game mode, rather than hold WotC responsible for fixing the current meta or creating balanced cards the first place. I'm not mad about Alchemy, I'm mad that this is going to give WotC and their fanboys even more of an excuse to ignore standard more than they already do.
when have they ever made a balanced meta, format, or set? The game is too complex - it's IMPOSSIBLE to make a set perfect before it's released. They make these cards like a year before they're published. They have no idea how the meta will shape. Now obviously they should be able to avoid stuff like Oko but modern product development is ITERATIVE because people figured out that old-school waterfall project management rarely works out well. Alchemy is the right path - but we all know they'll still fuck it up.
They learnt from League of Legends, who needs balance when you have new content.
"Balance" can't happen when 2000+cards are being created yearly. WOTC doesn't even realize when they produce cards that destroy the little bit of balance that's already there. Their answer is to "fix" cards that came out months ago. If they just stopped mass producing so many sets and actually played their own game, It'd be easy to figure out where the next set needs to focus.
@@rotten2209 Some cards you look at and can say, that's not enough mama for this, or wtf that card is too strong. It's really not that hard. Like 2 mana for a card that produces a +1+1 token every turn..very easy to tell that should be 3 mana
Snakeskin Veil to protect Lier and Horror is next level tech for sure
Blue has one of those. I think it's You See a Guard.
Isn't dive down better?
@@sebastiandiaz7784 Dive down in Standard? Afraidnot my friend.
That's essentially like a 6 or 8 drop though and it rots in your hand when you need interaction....idk.
OMG what a unique izzet list. Never seen anything like it. Amazing brew
innovative, this has potential be be A tier for sure. eh maybe B
Thundering Rebuke is in the Video, why isnt it in the Decklist?! 😡
Where did the battle of frost and fire come from? At 6:59
Now this is the content I’m subbed for. What a combo CGB sensai. 👏
It's sensei not sensai
How did battle of frost and fire get in his deck? I didn't see it in the deck list.
I wonder if Nimi ever watches this video to witness how dramatically their Snakeskin Veil got them the win there around 34:50!
Idk why he didn’t double rebuke there. Seemed like that was his last chance to make something happen
@@Sugarstaches snakeskin veil gives hexproof
Did you know that Izzet in Standard can be played as a Storm deck without extra turn spells?
@@kronozord8346 Storm Kiln Artist
+ Spells that copy spells like "Dual Strike" or "Teach by Example"
Casting multiple of such spells together makes them copy each other
And each copied spell creates a treasure token
At 3 spells you get more mana than you started with and you can run your deck with 12 such spells
@@Hanmacx He did a video of that.
@@calebmills1014 but not in the best possible way
I can win Sorcerer Class
@@Hanmacx good for you?
@@calebmills1014 i can Storm off as early as turn 5 and draw more than 30 cards that turn
hey dude, in the video you're playing a battle of frost and fire that's not listed in the deck tech... what did you trade that in for?
Was wondering the same :)
I love how you introduced the deck with a straight face :)
Nothings wrong with standard, here's a new format where we just change these cards "just because"
Watching an izzet turns combo video from beginning to end, now that's commitment to the cause! *pat myself on the shoulder*
with Izzet vs Izzet match to boot! I dont know if I'm strong enough to keep going!
CGB, have you built that magecraft deck yet?
It is hopelessly adorable that people are trusting WOTC to do MORE balancing work, MORE often.
WOTC's ability to 'balance' the meta in the past was similar to the Titanic's ability to turn with it's rudder. In other words, every problem was solved with a gigantic hammer. Now that they can digitally update cards this is the FIRST time that they can actually fine-tune a format. But with that said, I tend to agree with you in that they'll still find a way to fuck it up. My guess is that they'll put some woke idiot at the helm that will make balancing decisions based on the gender and race of the people in the cards rather than hard data.
I'm not interested in Alchemy myself, but I do think that their ham-fisted balancing will work well in the new format. Every month they'll make some new terrible mistake, creating a new broken deck for the community to find and exploit - it just won't sit stale for months once that has been found. All the really need to be able to do is recognize which cards/decks are broken and do SOMETHING about those specifically, once a month. They'll do it badly but at least it will be fresh bad decisions every month!
@@CanuckMonkey13 lol well said
its okay alchemy is great so far stop bieng afraid and come have a good time with the rest of us
Yea because "perpetually" is a balanced mechanic. "Let's balance old cards and break the game with our new cards". Makes perfect sense to me...
So since the update I am unable to login today. Contacted support and they can't help. It keeps saying time out
Nice brew! What a deck! This could become a thing!
Can't wait for alchemy. Love the balancing aspect. Love that paper magic doesn't have to worry about the format. Love that you're going to play it. Its a good day CGB great content, great intro!
CGB, what do you think changed in the format that caused these Izzet piles to get rid of Smoldering egg and focus on more on removal/interaction? Is that just a result of so many people playing monowhite?
You made a Bawitdaba reference in your last video, of course I love you CGB and it ain't just for the dated millennial memes. Thanks for being cool.
@18:23 and now a NIN Hurt reference? Just be you CBG because it makes my day better.
@27:08 I've seen better iterations of the current standard meta.
Thank you CGB, your videos are always so informative and entertaining. Doubly so when the deck you are playing against is mine! I was the mono white at the start that you humiliated into submission with your masterful plays. Well done. Your commentary is spot on on how your opponents think. Keep up the good work, and all the best even though I HATE BLUE probably as much as you hate red if not more so. Cheers.
Good job playing other people's decks. THAT'S the problem with MTG. Filthy net deckers.
What are your sleeves
This is probably the best advert that Alvhemy can have! They should pay you for that video
Woke up to a cgb video was confused but not whining ^_^ thanks mate!
What's the best counter to the Izzit deck? I hate it so much I'm willing to build a deck that specifically counters it and loses to everything else...
OMG I am available to watch the stream today! Woot! Woot!
18:21...And you could have it allllllllll! My empire of CGB.
How did you have thundering rebuke in the first game? It wasn't in the intro
He also had Battle of Frost and Fire.
Bro the way you took that extra turn into ANOTHER EXTRA TURN!? That was hype.
Woah this was so early awesome! Can't wait to see your alchemy video!
Thanks for the morning suprise!
Your first video that I couldn't watch until the end, I had to just leave it running for the algorithm and go have some teeth pulled.
I'll watch what ever you post I learn from your videos
I love videos like this where you show us cool and innovative decks that are well-positioned in the current metagame. I think this deck might just be the best big thing! :-)
Great content!
🐑
just seeing the intro! totally agree and love it1 :D
Straight up liked for the opening rant
Bro in the deck list You did not put battle of the frost and fire
You are my favorite mtg content creator keep having fun
Love the truth bombs in the intro
New format: good. More cards to craft without additional resources to craft them: bad.
Is anyone else notice the sound getting distorted in some parts? It's been like this for every video for the past few weeks.
Yes! Geez, I thought there is something wrong with my PC. I've even reinstalled audio drivers cause of this...
Is there any interest in mixing in some pauper content?
Don't need to tell you CGB but don't listen to the haters! Happy for you man enjoy the sponsorship
18:45 : Izzet the mirror?
Closing commentary is THE BEST ! I'm giving a chance to Alchemy only because you!... but only ONE chance 😆😆😆
Sorry you're getting all the hate, you're very entertaining. Great to see magic of course - but lots of people play magic, on paper I only play EDH haha, but Arena is it's own beast - and I'm definitely not here for the format xD I'm really glad that MTG will enter the digital space, I absolutely think they could have done it "better" haha, but I'm gonna watch no matter what you're playing! Arena being it's own beast is a Good thing, them allowing you to interact with the game in a digital way is a Good thing, keeping the day to day bread and butter format fresh and balanced - very good - so good.
The few issues it has, from my perspective, is the majority of the day to day arena players won't be able to "keep up" with how quickly it changes, and that's fine - but if that leads the majority of the players to not queue for Alchemy, and it appears this potentially Really Really good thing for Arena Is Not doing well (despite it's huge potential) and they scrap it, that'd be a shame. It's going to be Huge at the start, and then it'll change, and it'll lose some players - maybe a few more who stopped playing earlier in the format pop back in, and then it'll change again... and hopefully that cycle is sustainable - until a new set drops and makes everything new again. I guess the issue is it has such a big buy in compared to other formats, not just a couple sets a year, and if it's successful they're going to have a Fantastic year financially like you're saying haha. But they could have implemented the format - slightly differently - to be more resilient.
Like you said, you might lose some viewers, it's a huge polarizing topic today, I'm sure people will care less over time and you're going to gain more people over this nonsense (like it's your fault lol) just continuing to produce the Highest quality MTG content. Your personality is perfect for the game, especially since you play such diverse decks - you know enough to do it well - and if you consider your deck to be the "bad guy" in the format you're an excellent villain, you play a wonderful underdog - the content you put out isn't Magic it's just done through Magic haha. But imagine if you lose people like that... every couple weeks when nerfs and buffs change up the meta? It was worth acknowledgement from you over just a one time incident - but will it deter them from continuing to support the format? Hopefully not.
There either needs to be a more disciplined banned list or they need to come out with a semi limited/ limited list much like how yugioh has.
Why not Alchemy?
Oh that one vs life gain was SO COOL! When the game says well you played solid and didn't quit, take the cards you need to perfectly play to finish it. So COOL. Can you imagine trying to keep track of all that sheit in table. This game is getting CRAZY! WHAT'S it doing to be like in another 10 to 20 years? Here's my one mana 5/5 with text. Haha. Sometimes miss 94-97 magic
The good old days. When Shivan Dragon was tha shit boy!
@@TheUpGrayed yeah now they give you a Shivan for walking into a LGS it seems. At least a while back it seemed to be in every pack with a promo card. ✌🌲🎅
@@TheUpGrayed I like how Inferno of the Star Mounts is literally Shivan Dragon but strictly better. And it still can't compete with Goldspan.
Best sarcastic CGB intro ever haha
whirlwind denial absolutely needs to make a comeback.
I played some of rhe new format and just used thr top 8 zombie deck and it dis pretty well. I won't invest in any new cards until I see your builds and see what dexk looks best for me. Looking forward to your alchemy content
The haters are dumb. I love CGB, and I will watch him play ANY format. Stoked for Alchemy, man
Why didn't CGB counter that Snakeskin Veil with Jwari Disruption? Am I missing something?
The dramatic reaction was glorious tho. 🤣
He had 4 mana open, and he needed all of it to cast Thundering Rebuke twice. So he could Jwari the veil, but then he wouldn't have enough mana to kill the Horror and so the opponent would untap with Horror on the board and that would be game over.
that sultai deck looked fun, especially as a refreshing tryout
WHAT!? SNAKESKIN VEIL!?
Glad you’re doing what you want. Don’t let the negativity get to you. Keep up the great content!
6:09 CovertGoTurns does it again
You just keep doin you CGB!
Sheesh man I’m here for MTG content, for you specifically, but not for tears man.. wth I almost cried at the end of the video.
You’re fine man. Don’t listen to the negativity. Your mind says no but I know your heart says yes.. feels bad
I’m ready for the alchemy content! Let’s goooo!
THE INTRO HAD ME ROLLING LMAO
I came for the Yorion, I stayed for the CGB.
I maintain the card that should be banned is the galvanic iteration over epiphany. Something needs to be banned in order to make standard playable again. I've been enjoying the play queue because I see interesting brews every now and then and dont have to play the top meta decks either. I hope alchemy succeeds, but its going to feel so different from standard in like 3 months tops.
Exactly this! 💯 Epiphany wasn't that broken until galvanic was added. Just ban galvanic until Epiphany rotates. Than both standards will be fun and playable
@@troysweere2417 Epiphany and Tibalt made Sultai Ult broken so it's still a card with an extra turn printed on it, a mechanic that needs retiring from Magic as it's far too oppressive in the modern day.
I maintain that bans are fucking retarded. Nerfs, buffs, and tweaks are strictly better if your primary goal is a healthy, thriving metagame. MtG finally has the balls to join the 21st century and it's glorious 🙌
IM SO EXCITED FOR ALCHEMY! Cant wait for the stream later!
Nice.
Honestly, I don't think I'll be playing Alchemy. I can barely stand standard insofar as rotating formats go, but I enjoy watching your brews and am excited to see what fresh takes Alchemy gets out of you, so keep doing what your doing CGB. I for one will watch.
what if wotc printed epiphany and iteration just to get us to alchemy in the first place? )
So crazy now instead of playing epiphany in standard I just play hullbreaker/lier in alchemy. Magic is saved
You were the chosen one! Love going to the dark side for this video 😆
As a control hater I do like your content, even though I hate your decks you play them well. Look forward to alchemy brews.
appreciate the end of the video talk bud
I'm PUMPED for Alchemy and am stoked to watch
This right here is why Alchemy is needed (or at least a nice alternative to Standard)…thanks for the reminder CGB!
Agreed 1000%, I’ll probably stop doing standard and just be alchemy once it’s released
Maybe they should plan ahead and actually get quality players to play test cards before they finalize and print them. Any and all of these busted cards and combos could have been found long before they ever went to print.
@@TheLukieBoi1 Most people hugely overvalue the capacity of a small group of people to actually find every possible avenue compared to the actual playerbase. Of course being the devs of the game they should have a much higher than average capacity to do so, but even then it pales in comparison to the tens of thousands of decks that can be made and played even day 1 of release. And i'm not even saying epiphany shouldn't have gone away a while ago, that's just a specific example inside a much broader issue.
Paper format is inherently difficult to balance due to its immutable nature and actual IRL value (which goes away for the most part when ban happens) but that wasn't that much of an issue before digital came out. Digital makes it much easier to play a lot more games than you would IRL and makes them much easier to play in small increments so formats are "figured out" much faster because of that. And it also obviously gets stale much faster.
Magic is in general planned ahead for like 2y, that's not the issue as well.
I'm glad you are trying out Alchemy even though the format isn't for me, I will still watch you play it.
I told you over a year ago to stop caring what the comments say, and some fans that actually like you express it by insulting you believe it or not. A view is a view thats all that matters. He who is most entertaining wins.
I trust you, sensai.
I am quite distrustful and anti-corporate by nature. You have displayed a level of sincerity that is rare and should be cherished. It takes stones of steel to reveal your income directly to the people who support you.
I hope the shill comments don't get you down. I think many of the people coming from that angle are uninformed, misinformed, or upset about something outside of your control, such as their purchasing power.
The patron saint of persistence. Respect his name.
always stay till the end, cant wait for some Alchemy content, new cards are fun! bring on the new brews!
New brews? He plays copied meta decks 90% of the time.
When you say Luminarch Aspirant I keep hearing Luminarch Asspirate, and I agree.
Yeah I’ve had so many down to one life losses cause of this deck, it’s so frustrating. Also each match is like 15 mins long, I think the majority of wins with it comes from people just scooping out of frustration
That was my experience, if they play out the game I win much less frequently with this deck. It isnt as strong as everyone thinks, and thats reflected by the stats showing its not played very frequently
CGB with this deck: “I’m going to change standard even if if I have to destroy it”
He actually thinks WOTC cares about what he thinks. He's just working on getting into mythic and uses excuses to play the top tier meta decks.
Love the deck, I added a Lythaform Engine into it too though, works great
Always stay to the end because I’m cool. Can’t wait for Alchemy content. Haters gonna hate. You do you.
The amount of irony in this intro is delightfull
Best Intro? Yes.
Deck on the intro shows 3x Cinderclasm but the first gameplay deck it's playing Battle of Frost & Fire - which one is better?
That is explained at the end
I love all the snark in the first two minutes. This is the content I'm here for, the bitter sarcasm. I legit lol'd.
I think you’re an amazing content creator, ignore the haters and I look forward to seeing what alchemy does for the client!
CGB subtly showing is why Alchemy is there.
Yuuuuuuuuuup.
Hey, don't listen to the haters. I'm not saying they don't make some good points, but boy, the moment content creators do not echo their negative opinions, they will go out of their way to bring you down. You're either with them or against them.
i always stay till the end :)
Hi CGB, I don't comment a lot on videos for UA-cam, but I just wanted to make a simple comment saying that your content is great and your videos are entertaining, fun and informative. Please do not let the haters bring you down because there are a lot of people who genuinely enjoy your stuff, brother! You are cool, stay cool :)
Had a blast with the mono red yesterday, think it would be better in alchemy since many mainstream deck got nerfed and it was unaffected
I expect we will see Red today on stream. We all need to see if that deck was really as (shockingly) good as it seemed.
Play whatever you find fun, CGB. I'll watch regardless. :)
Don't give the naysayers oxygen. You have your own opinions, they have theirs. They're looking for a reaction from you and nothing you do could ever please them.
My body is ready for alchemy content