I'd replace thought erasure with either brazen borrower, Unsubstantiate or that counterspell with cycling from ikoria Cuz we need some early interaction to survive vs aggro
In Spanish Bolas means "Balls". So...the title reads like "Control is better with balls". It's been years of this translation innuendo, but I still find it funny.
In Brazilian Portuguese they had to change his Planeswalker type, so he's "Nicol Bolas" here instead of "Bolas", just to avoid having his type as BALLS.
32:27 A triggered ability with targets needs to have legal targets for it to go on the stack, so yes, you had to discard the Planeswalker cards on your upkeep.
@@robertchmielecki2580 That opponent quite literally fed CGB life several turns in a row due to his inability to allocate attackers correctly. Very painful
That game one come back was next level. You've gotta be my favorite streamer. No fluff. No theatrics. Just crushing skulls! Appreciate the entertainment
Hi, i follow your videos for more than one year now and your content is top notch. This time i need to make a comment because this deck is amazing. I really like Bolas and i missed the bolas with fires so much after the ban. I tried this deck with some minors changes, it was erasure with 2 brought back and 2 dawn of hope. I did a 9-1 run with some spectacular comebacks, one of the games was a comeback from 2 life :) Well just wanted to say thanks for your videos and keep up with the good work. Bless you.
I've been playing almost the same deck for quite some time now, and always having a blast with it =) 6 boardwipes instead of 4 and 4 cmc narset instead of kaya are the only differences. I feel like in bo1 you just need the additional sweepers, and in control matchups 4 cmc narset can discard the boardwipes to kill plainswalkers, so they aren't really in the way too much.
@@cleverreally there is bolas and 3cmc narset for card draw, and if push comes to shove there is the black castle, for me that was enough so far. Also in my experience it's not really needed in this deck. I don't usually get grindy games. You either empty your opponents resources and have an unchallenged bolas on the board by turn 10 or so (which makes them scoop) , or you're dead anyway ^^
What do you think about replacing the thought erasures with eliminates in the current meta? Like game 1, that erasure would be much better as an eliminate for the pelt collector.
In order to put an ability with a "target" on the stack, you need to have at least one valid target (the same applies to spells). So, it was definitely a good idea to do the Fae of Wishes discard trick in your draw step so that you can see one more card to help decide what you should discard, but after drawing while still in your draw step you'd need to discard the planeswalkers so that you have a valid target when you reach your main phase and you go to put the triggered ability on the stack. Take a close look the next time ECD reaches chapter 3 and you'll notice that you choose targets before putting the ability on the stack. This is because target selection is actually a "part of" putting the ability on the stack. This is also what would let a Scavenging Ooze "eat" your ECD target with the trigger on the stack because you had to choose a target beforehand.
ECD trigger failed because targets are chosen on the announcement of the spell/ability. A spell can't be cast without a target and a triggered ability will fizzle. There was no legal target when the ability was put on the stack.
Just as an option, I run Mortify x3 in my B/W/U Control deck. Also, I only run 3 of each planeswalker (as I only run 3 of each of everything, so I can have more options), and throw in Clear the Mind, to get all the juicy stuff back from the GY. Teferi +1 and CTM on opponent's end step is always a great time.
What do you think of the idea of adding another benefit to being on the draw? I'm not sure what could be added but feel like it could be healthy for the game if going first wasn't so obviously the best choice
interesting idea... maybe running Unsubstantiate as a better Aether Gust? Running that many potential targets I'd also try out some Sparkdoubles as well. Really like the card and how it effects the games!
@@lucius6639 wouldn't be a big benefit for being on the draw. I was thinking something like a scry 1 before your first draw step but I understand small things like this can have a big impact on the game.
CGB, your current change in content from running decks in Events to running them in Mythic or Diamond is great. You seemed to have more varied foes this way. I notice your change of room, coinciding perhaps coincidentally with your life issues last month. I hope all is well in your home life. At least you got the dog?
i feel ya cgb, 2 land hands all day no matter how high you go on your land count. also i got to mythic by going ultimate on the jeskai narset with a fae/clarion start, i'd love to see you rock your old jeskai control again.
Hey CGB i play a list very similar to this, and birth of meletis is crucial imo. you need to be able to hit land drops ups to 7 or 8 usually and the 0/4 protects 3-drop planeswalkers really well (or at least forces commitment from multiple creatures or a questing beast). Also, if you wanna play something like this long term I would definitely recommend spreading 5-7 wraths over extinction event, ritual of soot, and shatter the sky. also, bear in mind that you can play any 2colour planeswalker off interplanar beacon, so you could easily include GB Garruk or Tamio in the wishboard. I would definitely recommend it, as my climb was steady, easy, and fun. i tried thought erasue in the early iterations but it's awful. if you really want a look effect 1-2 maindeck spyglass is better in every matchup except mono red (but interplanar beacon and and birth win that matchup easily, and you can still name embercleave or the castle to lock them out in the late game, and force threats onto the table to get wrathed). anyway, love the vids, had plenty of great inspiration from all your different decks in the last few week. cheers :)
I stopped trying to run anything with more than two colors because of shuffler. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but I notice I tend to start with hands that have my minority colors or utility lands more often.
32:01 ECD: "Return target card from your graveyard to the battlefield." CGB: "Let's put the trigger on the stack, and then after it's on the stack we'll create something for it to target." :/
I've been having a lot of problems with land lately too. Run 24 in a shell with a cmc of 2.01 and still get screwed routinely. I need 3 to run all but one card (need 4 for the last), but lately I get stuck at 2 lands through 15+ cards. 0_o
Yup. I've been playing esper a lot lately and it literally does the same to me and it's only when I play esper. I never get land and when I finally do it's a beacon
Always have a card that can wipe the board in your deck rule n°1 against alllllllll the aggro decks in the meta ! Then only you can control the game once your opponents has put all his creatures on the board and has nothing more to play...well that's my opinion, "Shatter the sky", "Time wipe" (especially with Fae of wishes) works fine here :)
I dont agree, the work is already done with extinction for the important -5 of kaya since it exiles the cards and that could be important in games against black and white like cat deck who can put all cards again from graveyard in the battlefield next turn. You gain alot of life with the land cards, A LOT! :D so +1 of kaya can be used in other cards already in graveyard or cleaning a 1 mana of a agro deck or a token with the -1.
MTGA standard shuffler is a mess. I feel the pain, I get two out of six decent games running 25-28 lands and still get draws in a row where I have to Mulligan three or four times. That's when I lose patience and walk away because I am no longer enjoying rng. I sympathize with the frustration. At least there's jumpstart now.
is shuffer broken cheating? I always ask three questions when thinking about topics like this. 1. Is it possible? could mtg rig the shuffler ( I would say yes) 2. Are there person or persons who would want to do it? 3. Do they have the means and ability to do it. If all three questions are yes I would say its highly probable and in this case I would say all three are yes.
Hey guys, the shuffler's not broken......JK it is broken there is a great reddit post that explains the only way to get decent land draws is to start with a 3 land hand or put 23 lands in your deck, if you start with 2 it lowers your chance to get lands and if you start with 4 it increases your chance to get lands. Guy did a lot of research but wizards says "Nothing to see here move along"
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I'd replace thought erasure with either brazen borrower, Unsubstantiate or that counterspell with cycling from ikoria
Cuz we need some early interaction to survive vs aggro
"Starix??"
Me: i'm interested
"Terror of the Peaks?"
Me, sitting up in my chair: go on...
I know right? I want that guys decklist.
That satisfying moment when you check youtube for cgb's daily video and the thumbnail is nicol bolas
In Spanish Bolas means "Balls".
So...the title reads like "Control is better with balls".
It's been years of this translation innuendo, but I still find it funny.
@@regalgiant1597 I don't trust your comprehension of english
In Portuguese it means the same but I rather call him "boludo" which is the way we brazilians calls our latin neighbors. (Yes, its offensive)
In Brazilian Portuguese they had to change his Planeswalker type, so he's "Nicol Bolas" here instead of "Bolas", just to avoid having his type as BALLS.
@@DeepCDiva and @ Et All: In the Original Algonquin Nicol Bolas translates to Whale's Vagina (Nicol) Old-Old Sea Captain (Bolas).
But, when in Rome.
i saw the decklist at the beginning and realised that this video will be awesome
keep your opinion, this deck dominates mythic
26:44 you are right, I'm a bad, bad man.
So: MISSED LETHAL!!!11
32:27 A triggered ability with targets needs to have legal targets for it to go on the stack, so yes, you had to discard the Planeswalker cards on your upkeep.
Is there any reason not to discard already on upkeep? I don't see it..
@@CoreMetalCore maybe he's afraid the ECD will get destroyed after he discards the cards (still during upkeep)
@@Patronux Ok now i see it, thanks
@@CoreMetalCore I think he just wanted to check for a potentially better discard/res
First game in a nutshell:
Superfriends gains life better than dedicated lifegain decks.
@@robertchmielecki2580 That opponent quite literally fed CGB life several turns in a row due to his inability to allocate attackers correctly. Very painful
14:10 His internet is without limit! Bolas' wi-fi be praised.
Edoardo Spagnolo , I heard that to. Intellect/internet bolas don't care lol
Man, that Oath put in work in G1. I've never seen so much hate for Narset.
That game one come back was next level. You've gotta be my favorite streamer. No fluff. No theatrics. Just crushing skulls! Appreciate the entertainment
CGB: "Again? AGAIN?! Another 2-lander!"
Also CGB: Keeps hand instead of using a mulligan and gets frustrated about it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
because he'd flip the table getting the mulliganed hand + another of the expensive cards :D
@@silash.5535 The mulligan hand would still have only 2 lands, but this time with 2 beacons instead!
I'm a simple man, I see a CGB video with Bolas, I click on it.
I'm a simple man, I see a CGB video, I click on it.
Fixed that for you.
@@AJKiesel You forgot about twitch streams.
mono black wasn't wrong when he said "never keep a two-land hand in Arena"
Send it away.
True, I never get more lands until I'm destroyed when I keep 2-landers
Woa goodness gracious the game 1 opponent threw that game so hard it kissed the sun.
26:42 Bad person here, just helpfully confirming for you that you did, in fact, miss the lethal.
No thanks necessary, just doing my part.
Opponent: Misses land drop and concedes.
CGB: ESPORTS!!
I laughed hard at that one.
Hi, i follow your videos for more than one year now and your content is top notch. This time i need to make a comment because this deck is amazing. I really like Bolas and i missed the bolas with fires so much after the ban. I tried this deck with some minors changes, it was erasure with 2 brought back and 2 dawn of hope. I did a 9-1 run with some spectacular comebacks, one of the games was a comeback from 2 life :) Well just wanted to say thanks for your videos and keep up with the good work. Bless you.
"arrghhhhh ESPORTS!" CGB just killed me
Should have titled this: "Dragon-God screwed over by shuffler"
I've been playing almost the same deck for quite some time now, and always having a blast with it =) 6 boardwipes instead of 4 and 4 cmc narset instead of kaya are the only differences. I feel like in bo1 you just need the additional sweepers, and in control matchups 4 cmc narset can discard the boardwipes to kill plainswalkers, so they aren't really in the way too much.
I was trying it too, but man it has no card draw and you're constantly fucked in lands.
@@cleverreally there is bolas and 3cmc narset for card draw, and if push comes to shove there is the black castle, for me that was enough so far. Also in my experience it's not really needed in this deck. I don't usually get grindy games. You either empty your opponents resources and have an unchallenged bolas on the board by turn 10 or so (which makes them scoop) , or you're dead anyway ^^
Good ole Nicol always terrifying to see him in the meta
Went on a tear with this deck won 7 in row! Esper will always be my favorite
What do you think about replacing the thought erasures with eliminates in the current meta? Like game 1, that erasure would be much better as an eliminate for the pelt collector.
3:42 Bolas entering the battlefield was really satisfying for some reason.
Yessss Yore control I’ve been needing this
CGB, what are your thoughts about meta after the rotation?
In order to put an ability with a "target" on the stack, you need to have at least one valid target (the same applies to spells). So, it was definitely a good idea to do the Fae of Wishes discard trick in your draw step so that you can see one more card to help decide what you should discard, but after drawing while still in your draw step you'd need to discard the planeswalkers so that you have a valid target when you reach your main phase and you go to put the triggered ability on the stack.
Take a close look the next time ECD reaches chapter 3 and you'll notice that you choose targets before putting the ability on the stack. This is because target selection is actually a "part of" putting the ability on the stack. This is also what would let a Scavenging Ooze "eat" your ECD target with the trigger on the stack because you had to choose a target beforehand.
ECD trigger failed because targets are chosen on the announcement of the spell/ability. A spell can't be cast without a target and a triggered ability will fizzle. There was no legal target when the ability was put on the stack.
Actually, it was because it was only the second counter, not the third. CGB had to wait for the next turn to do the thing...
Actually, forget what I said! lol
Just as an option, I run Mortify x3 in my B/W/U Control deck. Also, I only run 3 of each planeswalker (as I only run 3 of each of everything, so I can have more options), and throw in Clear the Mind, to get all the juicy stuff back from the GY. Teferi +1 and CTM on opponent's end step is always a great time.
CGB clearly outsmarted the meta aeons ago ;)
37:15
RIP
Concede, exit, uninstall, leave house, get on rocket, goodbye Earth
Was playing this deck. Guess what? Had a mirror match! All hail the power of CGB to influence our interests!
What do you think of the idea of adding another benefit to being on the draw? I'm not sure what could be added but feel like it could be healthy for the game if going first wasn't so obviously the best choice
interesting idea... maybe running Unsubstantiate as a better Aether Gust? Running that many potential targets I'd also try out some Sparkdoubles as well. Really like the card and how it effects the games!
That would be a good idea if there wasn't a competitive legacy deck that wants to be on the draw.
Lol jk
@@lucius6639 wouldn't be a big benefit for being on the draw. I was thinking something like a scry 1 before your first draw step but I understand small things like this can have a big impact on the game.
Here to help you with the algorithm.
MISS LETHAL!!
Four colour deck really looks awesome mate and cool video 😎🤘👍
Me: Hello algorithm how are you doing this fine evening?
Algorithm: OMFG CGB MISSED LETHAL AGAIN!!!
Me: ...
CGB, your current change in content from running decks in Events to running them in Mythic or Diamond is great. You seemed to have more varied foes this way. I notice your change of room, coinciding perhaps coincidentally with your life issues last month. I hope all is well in your home life. At least you got the dog?
i feel ya cgb, 2 land hands all day no matter how high you go on your land count. also i got to mythic by going ultimate on the jeskai narset with a fae/clarion start, i'd love to see you rock your old jeskai control again.
Hey CGB i play a list very similar to this, and birth of meletis is crucial imo. you need to be able to hit land drops ups to 7 or 8 usually and the 0/4 protects 3-drop planeswalkers really well (or at least forces commitment from multiple creatures or a questing beast). Also, if you wanna play something like this long term I would definitely recommend spreading 5-7 wraths over extinction event, ritual of soot, and shatter the sky. also, bear in mind that you can play any 2colour planeswalker off interplanar beacon, so you could easily include GB Garruk or Tamio in the wishboard. I would definitely recommend it, as my climb was steady, easy, and fun. i tried thought erasue in the early iterations but it's awful. if you really want a look effect 1-2 maindeck spyglass is better in every matchup except mono red (but interplanar beacon and and birth win that matchup easily, and you can still name embercleave or the castle to lock them out in the late game, and force threats onto the table to get wrathed). anyway, love the vids, had plenty of great inspiration from all your different decks in the last few week. cheers :)
OMG MISSED LETHAL. 1 Day after actually finding LETHAL.
I stopped trying to run anything with more than two colors because of shuffler. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but I notice I tend to start with hands that have my minority colors or utility lands more often.
I still didn’t get why Extension Event instead of Shutter The Sky? STS looks more solid isn’t it?
I have the reverse luck with shuffler. Have a mono-red deck with 13 lands and still find myself 3 and 4 land hands
32:01
ECD: "Return target card from your graveyard to the battlefield."
CGB: "Let's put the trigger on the stack, and then after it's on the stack we'll create something for it to target."
:/
My cat sleeps to your videos. Not in a bad way. She's just very used to your voice, cause when I watch you, she's usually laying in my desk.
CGB: "Oh no, I missed lethal"
Me: "How the hell did he ever see that line?"
Swap the Thought Erasure's for a set of Eliminates?
Yea man, I feel you about the shuffler. I stopped playing MTGA because of the shuffler. I don't understand how it decides how to distribute cards
I've been having a lot of problems with land lately too. Run 24 in a shell with a cmc of 2.01 and still get screwed routinely. I need 3 to run all but one card (need 4 for the last), but lately I get stuck at 2 lands through 15+ cards. 0_o
I love how CGB pronounces "beacon" as bacon. Great video!
CGB: "Used one Claim the first Born. How many do you think they have?"
Me: All...??
Missed lethal, missed land drops.
Still, great content!
That post-draw step thought distortion was disgusting. CGB you are savage how could you do that??
Yup. I've been playing esper a lot lately and it literally does the same to me and it's only when I play esper. I never get land and when I finally do it's a beacon
I swear literally the last 10 games i was given 2 or less lands in my hand
I can relate so hard about the shuffler ruining it..😅
Hey UA-cam-Algorithm, CGB missed lethal!
*Land screwed opponent concedes*
*Double fist pump "AND THAT IS THE GAME"
Wow that first game though 😂 poor poor opponent that was a wild ride
Lost to the worst enemy, the shuffler. Happenes a lot to me lately so I feel your pain
1429 play error and were is the side board
Huh, Esper Bolas? Never expected that.
Nicol Bolus Dragon God has gotta be one of the coolest cards in standard. Always Awesome to see bolus gameplay . Comment for the algorithm day 40
Man i was sooo hyped to see you pick the sarkhan :
Always have a card that can wipe the board in your deck rule n°1 against alllllllll the aggro decks in the meta ! Then only you can control the game once your opponents has put all his creatures on the board and has nothing more to play...well that's my opinion, "Shatter the sky", "Time wipe" (especially with Fae of wishes) works fine here :)
Thanks CGB! E-Sports!
I was playing a 28 land deck and would constantly get stuck on 3 mana. It's crazy how bad it is.
those last few games is why i never keep a two lander. to many times getting screwed and the draw against mono red
this looks like it needs more sweepers maybe trim some 4 of's walkers to 3 ?
20:20 when my first deck somehow makes it to mythic because big creatures are cool
26:24....Teferi ??? Bounce cavalier e not elspeth ? GOOD CGB
I’m about to get you a Fae Of Wishes shirt. You love that card hehe
if your struggling for 2 drops, mazemind tome is surprising good imo
Why this opponent havent put Nissa counters on Mobilized District? It should be 6/6 atacker at least twice...
Wouldn't shatter be better cause it gives fodder for Plainswalker Kaya's +1 ?
I dont agree, the work is already done with extinction for the important -5 of kaya since it exiles the cards and that could be important in games against black and white like cat deck who can put all cards again from graveyard in the battlefield next turn. You gain alot of life with the land cards, A LOT! :D so +1 of kaya can be used in other cards already in graveyard or cleaning a 1 mana of a agro deck or a token with the -1.
@@Kecenaa I guess it depends on which side of Kaya you value more, the lifegain or the ult.
@@xanthiaswords6116 yeah you will not go wrong with shatter either ;)
Fun Deck!
a card i almost always have in wish board is high alert. comes in handy a lot.
Today I drew 7 cards after I kept a 2 lander, no lands. It's like the first standard paper event I played!
Amazing comeback in game 1, it seemed so hopeless! EONS AGO.
Day 23 of asking CGB to play a deck around dream trawler, magic mirror, and the new teferi draw more enchantment.
Yeah you would have thought you got the hint by now eh? JK I hate dream trawler so i have to troll the trawlers.
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Sounds janky... I would love to see it!
I'm already a subscriber on twitch I'm not throwing more money at the problem only more time.
Every time I see this comment I have to look up Magic Mirror because I don't think I've ever actually seen it played. I support this jank tho
I feel like Tyrant's storm is what you're missing here. Take care of early plays, and late you can reset your fairy wishes.
The shuffler especially enjoys screwing with me in limited by throwing in no land hands.
And all that suffering for us and science, lovely Kappa
YES YES YES YES MORE BOLAS!!!
MTGA standard shuffler is a mess. I feel the pain, I get two out of six decent games running 25-28 lands and still get draws in a row where I have to Mulligan three or four times. That's when I lose patience and walk away because I am no longer enjoying rng. I sympathize with the frustration. At least there's jumpstart now.
Im not a bad man, but since it helps the algorithm ....
OMG MISSED LEEEEATHAL SO BAAAAD!
that last game you should of mulled, it was a no brainer
Linda primeira partida parabéns
Missed shuffler! Broken lethal.
CGB flexing and grunting "esports" at his opponent missing land and conceding is quite a sight
is shuffer broken cheating?
I always ask three questions when thinking about topics like this.
1. Is it possible? could mtg rig the shuffler ( I would say yes)
2. Are there person or persons who would want to do it?
3. Do they have the means and ability to do it.
If all three questions are yes I would say its highly probable and in this case I would say all three are yes.
Game 1: Go through half of deck without finding Teferi. Game 2: 2 Teferi’s in opening hand. The shuffler is fine everyone
IT'SA ME, IT'SA CGB!
Esper Bolas - Ebola for short
We're not bad CGB but your opponents certainly are 👍
The Lands system is ridiculous. It’s like forgiving your Uncle Pete for doing stinking farts at social occasions just because he’s a good laugh.
Hey guys, the shuffler's not broken......JK it is broken there is a great reddit post that explains the only way to get decent land draws is to start with a 3 land hand or put 23 lands in your deck, if you start with 2 it lowers your chance to get lands and if you start with 4 it increases your chance to get lands. Guy did a lot of research but wizards says "Nothing to see here move along"
You missed LEATHAL!!! Lol your so much fun!
Haven't seen the video but I hope this deck rocks cause I love balls (bolas)