Love seeing you grow as a pillar of the MTG community. Now days when I'm discussing deck techs among friends and at FNM "Dev from SBMTG" is always mentioned. Even hearing your name on the different mtg streaming sites often. Keep up the good work. P.S. 90's Nickelodeon rules!
ive just started playing magic like 1 month ago, but since i stumbled across your channel, i cant recall a day without watching at least 2 or 3 of your videos mate and getting superhyped about new decks !
**really** considering quitting my day job now and just devoting all my time to the channel; when (not if, when) that happens, I'll be able to do gameplay vids once or twice a week at least
Honestly you are my go to for deck techs man, almost for sure you could do this full time with the community you have built around you :) Cheers though man great work on the channel and the interesting decks :)
More people need to put their money where their mouth is and show this man some love on Patreon. That's probably best way to get him to devote more time to the channel.
I've been playing tribal spirits in standard.. (Mega bummed it's rotating out) Excited to take this deck and run with it, thanks for posting! Been looking for another temp deck to play- IMO tempo decks are the most fun to play!
Not usually a fan of aggro, but you hooked me with the blue :) What I can't wait for, though, is a less budget, Esper control version of a riddleform deck. Keep up the solid work :)
Thanks dude, I'm glad that when I was searching youtube to update myself into MTG found your channel. thanks for the almost pauper deck - can I encourage you to do a video for pauper decks in standard now? Please! I'm considering coming back to MTG since I got out for years..
This deck is actually kinda real. Faced it on mtgo while playing temur energy and it got a ton of damage in with the riddleform. Obviously not tier 1 so it didn't win, but better than it's price tag.
Suscribed at lightspeed! Just wanted to say that I really enoyed watching this video for all the effort you took into actually planning for the meta adn still staying on budget! I'm totally building this with a couple of tweaks, maybe test with red too! If I may request something... You commented on using censor instead of ilumination, so could you do similar in the future? Whenever you make a ~$20 deck, commenting on what card would you recommend to replace X oY card that just happens to move the budget a bit above 20 but still could be a playable card for the deck, that would be awesome! Like, in mtggoldfish (if I remember right) they make a budget deck and then a nonbudget in the same article, you could comment on 1 or 2 "better" options for cards that seem too underwhelming :)
the new camera adds a distinct crispness to the video. it does seem to make a difference. also, r/w deserts is my suggestion. and also, what do you think of think of champion of wits for this? too slow perhaps?
UB Cycling for sure! I want that deck to really be competitive, because its so fun to play, but I cant really make it work against the top decks. Still a really good and fun casual deck.
I feel like a cool, cheap card that would work well here (at least u til rotation) would be Wharf Infiltrator. Skulk will get damage in and get you cards, then the cartouche will get him up and the air to be even tougher to block, always getting to dig through your deck. And doesn't Glimmer of Genius seem like a better choice over Hieroglyphic Illumination? It supports the slight energy theme well and gets lots of cards for the same CMC. Maybe it was budget reasoning? Either way awesome deck! I'll be sleeving this and Mono Black Discard this week!!
Dev I think you really should use some better lighting, just a lightbulb behind a white sheet of paper next to the camera would do the trick ! Without a better lighting, the new camera isn't worth it Great video and great budget deck, thank you !
I was thinking of a izzet deck with Cryptic serpent and Enigma drake, prettymuch use cycling, cantrips and drawspells to dump some spells in the graveyard and win with big dudes.
Could we please get that U/B Cycling deck? I really the concept and I already have a few cards from Frank Lepore's list, but I would also like to see your take on it. Also the new camera is sweet!
I have been toying with this idea ever since I saw slitherblade. I may pick this up for funsies. What happened to the end of vid "upgrades" options? Great work as usual. When do we get the other mono decks? Also u/b cycling please.
Wouldn't glimmer of genius be better than hieroglyphic illuminations because of the scry and the energy theme? Idk if it pushes the deck's budget, I think it's what $1? Sweet deck, keep up the budget awesomeness
You have 61 cards in the mainboard and 15 in the sideboard. So I believe you are over a card. I would just remove the negate from the mainboard in my own version of this. Overall awesome videos. Keep them coming!!!!!!!
You have 4 hieroglyphic illumination listed in the video and 3 in the decklist. I was just trying to point that out and not be rude. I love your videos. Your deck techs are really helping me be an all around better-rounded player. Please do a white weenie deck teck!
Aaron Deifel I've seen a couple where he highlights an option here or there, and that's cool, but it would be cool to have a little run down of some upgrades for each of these budget decks
what... no cryptic serpent...seems like it should be in a budget mono blue aggro deck... also i agree that i would love to see some streams of you playing/testing ur decks...
Not enough instant and sorcery spells to get any real value out of it in this deck. I do love Serpent though and have used it in a control deck a couple of times.
CC Squared i used it as a sideboard piece in a creature-less U/B Cruel Reality deck... after game one when my opponent would take out their removal I'd sneak in a couple of creatures from the sideboard...i think cryptic serpent is kind of undervalued...
I'm so sad about the Nimble Obstructionist that could've been. "Flash / Flying / When Nimble Obstructionist enters the battlefield, counter target activated or triggered ability you don't control." Sure, then it would've been a $20 card, but just so much more interesting.
since yoiu have a lot of creatures, could we add a Appeal // Authority as finisher? it costs just one green mana (white side of the card gets ignored) and by the time you gonna use the card you should have drawn a forest or a cheap manafixing card.
Hey Dev I have been a subscriber for quite a while and I have actually bought like 3 of the decks that you built (this is relevant because i am a kid with no source of income except birthdays and such) but I must say that she of your decks have been a little lack luster. I am still completely fine with your videos I just feel like I don't see enough competitive decklists that aren't net-decked because I love Jank. Thanks
I mean, this is just basically a fleshed out draft deck. I think the question was: Hey, given perfect picks, what would a mono blue aggro deck look like. Here it is.
I'm getting annoyed by red/blue control that everyone plays at my LGS. What would be better against it? A blue/other color mill, mono red, or something else?
Love seeing you grow as a pillar of the MTG community. Now days when I'm discussing deck techs among friends and at FNM "Dev from SBMTG" is always mentioned. Even hearing your name on the different mtg streaming sites often. Keep up the good work.
P.S. 90's Nickelodeon rules!
ive just started playing magic like 1 month ago, but since i stumbled across your channel, i cant recall a day without watching at least 2 or 3 of your videos mate and getting superhyped about new decks !
I love this! You are a brilliant deck builder my favorite on the channel. Dev rules!
Definite improvement Dev. Looking forward to the growth and your success.
Great as always, Dev. Let's hear it for UB cycling!
I love watching what decks you put together
Can we start getting game play of these deck techs?
Pangoria Fallstar. i second this
**really** considering quitting my day job now and just devoting all my time to the channel; when (not if, when) that happens, I'll be able to do gameplay vids once or twice a week at least
I third this.
Honestly you are my go to for deck techs man, almost for sure you could do this full time with the community you have built around you :) Cheers though man great work on the channel and the interesting decks :)
More people need to put their money where their mouth is and show this man some love on Patreon. That's probably best way to get him to devote more time to the channel.
New video quality is awesome! I was U/B cycling!
I've been playing tribal spirits in standard.. (Mega bummed it's rotating out) Excited to take this deck and run with it, thanks for posting! Been looking for another temp deck to play- IMO tempo decks are the most fun to play!
Not usually a fan of aggro, but you hooked me with the blue :) What I can't wait for, though, is a less budget, Esper control version of a riddleform deck. Keep up the solid work :)
Camera does make a remarkable difference. Love your stuff.
Blue Black cycling! The camera makes a huge difference!
U/B cycling! and the new camera looks great!
Sweet tech man! Liking the new camera too!
I'm loving these rotation proof budget decks!
Another great deck tech, thanks dev, BRING THE BEATS
Would to love to see blue/black cycling next deck tech
The video looks amazingggg. Great upgrade. I hope u/b cycling plays shadowstorm vizier. I love the art and think its a decent card
Thanks dude, I'm glad that when I was searching youtube to update myself into MTG found your channel. thanks for the almost pauper deck - can I encourage you to do a video for pauper decks in standard now? Please! I'm considering coming back to MTG since I got out for years..
16:11 Way to preach, brother. Tempo is so satisfying
B/U cycling. Wanna build it, wanna see dev do this video. Great content as always. Nice camera, too.
This deck is actually kinda real. Faced it on mtgo while playing temur energy and it got a ton of damage in with the riddleform. Obviously not tier 1 so it didn't win, but better than it's price tag.
The new cam is MUCH better! R/W Deserts sounds interesting!
The camera is great! Your mouth movement is clear now which was the one problem I had noticed before
Very tempted to piece this together, but reduce creatures to increase Negate and maybe throw in Countervailing Winds.
I vote cycle myself. Good stuff dev
Two words I dont often see together: blue and aggro.
havent seen the words mono blue and aggro put together in a long time.
charles hammond personally I've never heard it
Brendan Woolley i play with... interesting people.
charles hammond M... Merfolk?
Veikko Elo. it was a merfolk build. lord of atlantis, etc. wasnt standard. was modern.
Last time for me was m12 illusions. Merfolk obviously at times as well.
Congrats on new camera!
That opening is awesome !
Always love your deck tecks, this is no exception. Fyi audio did not match video toward the end... hope this helps you with your new camera.
keep up the work! i like your style and your lose way of explaining stuff! I would love some modern decktechs 8)
Suscribed at lightspeed! Just wanted to say that I really enoyed watching this video for all the effort you took into actually planning for the meta adn still staying on budget! I'm totally building this with a couple of tweaks, maybe test with red too!
If I may request something... You commented on using censor instead of ilumination, so could you do similar in the future? Whenever you make a ~$20 deck, commenting on what card would you recommend to replace X oY card that just happens to move the budget a bit above 20 but still could be a playable card for the deck, that would be awesome! Like, in mtggoldfish (if I remember right) they make a budget deck and then a nonbudget in the same article, you could comment on 1 or 2 "better" options for cards that seem too underwhelming :)
the new camera adds a distinct crispness to the video. it does seem to make a difference. also, r/w deserts is my suggestion. and also, what do you think of think of champion of wits for this? too slow perhaps?
U/B cycling is sweet. I brewed my own with Vile Manifestation as a pseudo-Tarmogoyf; I think it has potential.
UB Cycling for sure! I want that deck to really be competitive, because its so fun to play, but I cant really make it work against the top decks. Still a really good and fun casual deck.
DEV I LOVE YOUR SHIRT A LOT ALSO FANTASTIC DECK TECH IM GONNA GO BUILD THIS
I think this will be my first standard deck ever.
UB cycling pls, want both though :P new camera looks great :)
Thank you for answering my request
UB cycling!! Thanks Dev
New visuals look great!
U/B Cycling please! I'd like to see how you could improve the deck to face the current meta
I feel like a cool, cheap card that would work well here (at least u til rotation) would be Wharf Infiltrator. Skulk will get damage in and get you cards, then the cartouche will get him up and the air to be even tougher to block, always getting to dig through your deck. And doesn't Glimmer of Genius seem like a better choice over Hieroglyphic Illumination? It supports the slight energy theme well and gets lots of cards for the same CMC. Maybe it was budget reasoning? Either way awesome deck! I'll be sleeving this and Mono Black Discard this week!!
Really liking this deck!
image quality is much improved - the sofa looks much less distractingly blocky, and your joyful face looks better too.
New camera looking good. A little fuzzy but maybe that's UA-cam s compression algorithm.
Holy crap! The camera is so crisp. Love it!
i wanna see blue black cycling, or baral and as foretold counterspell control
Dev I think you really should use some better lighting, just a lightbulb behind a white sheet of paper next to the camera would do the trick ! Without a better lighting, the new camera isn't worth it
Great video and great budget deck, thank you !
I was thinking of a izzet deck with Cryptic serpent and Enigma drake, prettymuch use cycling, cantrips and drawspells to dump some spells in the graveyard and win with big dudes.
Awesome video quality love the camera
Dev....any consideration for ovalchase dragster??? A 6/1 trample haste crew 1 seems like a good removal tactic plus activated the riddle...
Could we please get that U/B Cycling deck? I really the concept and I already have a few cards from Frank Lepore's list, but I would also like to see your take on it. Also the new camera is sweet!
oh the chrono trig music? so good
U/B cycling! Camera looks great. Thanks as always for the awesome content. Where do I find your music?
The U/B cycling deck has bin fun around my LGS i would like to see how yours looks
UB cycling sounds cool!
definitely better image resolution!
U/B cycling please! :]
Good look w/ the new cam! Will look better with your cats. :3
I have been toying with this idea ever since I saw slitherblade. I may pick this up for funsies.
What happened to the end of vid "upgrades" options?
Great work as usual.
When do we get the other mono decks?
Also u/b cycling please.
I would like to see the UB cycling deck.
Also, thank you very much for putting out the mono blue aggro deck. I look forward to trying it out!
I need R/w desserts. the quality of the video was the first thing I noticed
Wouldn't glimmer of genius be better than hieroglyphic illuminations because of the scry and the energy theme? Idk if it pushes the deck's budget, I think it's what $1? Sweet deck, keep up the budget awesomeness
you can cycle off the hieroglyphic illuminations
Does cycling trigger the Sphinx ??
Love the stankonia shirt
You have 61 cards in the mainboard and 15 in the sideboard. So I believe you are over a card. I would just remove the negate from the mainboard in my own version of this. Overall awesome videos. Keep them coming!!!!!!!
Either there's an editing error or you've miscounted. Click the link for the decklist, it's 60 cards
You have 4 hieroglyphic illumination listed in the video and 3 in the decklist. I was just trying to point that out and not be rude. I love your videos. Your deck techs are really helping me be an all around better-rounded player. Please do a white weenie deck teck!
I'm curious about this deserts deck that you've come up with.
Slither blade has a typo on it. Shouldnt it read "as silently AS the sun's reflection" ?
love to see the desert deck. But also would love to start seeing gameplay of these builds. thanx dev!
This deck is beautiful.
Your username is beautiful
Ever think about adding a section at the end of these budget videos for some upgrades?
Derrin Ashley he does that sometimes just not every time.
Aaron Deifel I've seen a couple where he highlights an option here or there, and that's cool, but it would be cool to have a little run down of some upgrades for each of these budget decks
Thanks for all the decks
W/R desserts please. HD looking good
whoa is that a chrono trigger remix? dude. nice.
what... no cryptic serpent...seems like it should be in a budget mono blue aggro deck... also i agree that i would love to see some streams of you playing/testing ur decks...
Not enough instant and sorcery spells to get any real value out of it in this deck. I do love Serpent though and have used it in a control deck a couple of times.
CC Squared
i used it as a sideboard piece in a creature-less U/B Cruel Reality deck... after game one when my opponent would take out their removal I'd sneak in a couple of creatures from the sideboard...i think cryptic serpent is kind of undervalued...
I once dropped 2 of them right after Sweltering Suns. Putting 12 power on the board after sweeping will have your opponent sweating bullets.
Gearhulks don't have Devoid, so Ceremonious Rejection won't stop them.
Let us go Cycling!!!
Judge ruling here: Ceremonious Rejection Doesn't counter Torrential Gearhulk Because It is blue.
I'm so sad about the Nimble Obstructionist that could've been. "Flash / Flying / When Nimble Obstructionist enters the battlefield, counter target activated or triggered ability you don't control." Sure, then it would've been a $20 card, but just so much more interesting.
For ixalan please do grixis control AND femur energy
Cj The Mtg Man. after that, please make knee cap control and arm aggro.
That TMNT Stankonia shirt is so dope, where can I get one?
Wanted to know if you could tell about whether or not my budget homebrew is decent or not ,and make changes. G/B eldrazi mana ramp
@strictlybettermtg
since yoiu have a lot of creatures, could we add a Appeal // Authority as finisher? it costs just one green mana (white side of the card gets ignored) and by the time you gonna use the card you should have drawn a forest or a cheap manafixing card.
Ya know what. imma make this as best i can.
I really wanna see deserts matter
What expensive cards would you use for this deck
Where can I go to listen to your Bars @StrictlyMTG?
i play izzet burn with riddleform as one of the main attackers.
Video looks way better dev(:
For now, would Unsubstantiate or Take Inventory be viable here?
wow i didnt know the nimble obstructionist was so expensive. I have a foil
also new can looks gr8
camera*
UB Cycling for sure!
Hey Dev I have been a subscriber for quite a while and I have actually bought like 3 of the decks that you built (this is relevant because i am a kid with no source of income except birthdays and such) but I must say that she of your decks have been a little lack luster. I am still completely fine with your videos I just feel like I don't see enough competitive decklists that aren't net-decked because I love Jank. Thanks
B/U Cycle please Dev!
If you cast a noncreature spell that triggers Riddleform, can you then cast and attach Cartouche to it?
You can, but it will fall off at the end of the turn.
But you can.
Is there any reason you're not also playing red in this deck, for like burn cards and stuff
I realize your running strategic planning over anticipate cause of rotation but i feel like anticipate is worth playing atleast for a couple months
Go for it
I mean, this is just basically a fleshed out draft deck. I think the question was:
Hey, given perfect picks, what would a mono blue aggro deck look like.
Here it is.
I'm getting annoyed by red/blue control that everyone plays at my LGS. What would be better against it? A blue/other color mill, mono red, or something else?
danwash19 zombies poop on ur control
Blue black