love your videos keep up the good work for the sake of the elves
@lumberjacks48812 ай бұрын
Wow suncleanser mvp
@speterg22 ай бұрын
Im glad to see you back!
@georgemoraitis95992 ай бұрын
that suncleanser, cleaned the game
@georgemoraitis95992 ай бұрын
the fear of white flare made this game last more than it should :P
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
Exactly that. Plus I was comfortable flooding the board with 1/1s :P
@georgemoraitis95992 ай бұрын
that dismember <3
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
And this is why we play it!
@sheldorcraft83672 ай бұрын
Is the mirror entity also for protection on wirewood as well as vizier?
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
Yes it is but it's also a combo with mirror & symbiote & priest & any other elf. You creature an infinitely large attacker this way.
@sheldorcraft83672 ай бұрын
I’m very interested to see your list and what you’ve been testing. I’m currently using both nettle sentinel as well as devoted/vizier and I cut arch druid altogether for priest. It looks like you have 1 mainboard mirror entity as another out and option for living end? Glad to see some posts again! Thanks and best of luck to you!
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
I replied in your other comment about this combo. I did try nettle sentinels but they didn't work well for me. I've tried various configurations before this one and they were either unstable or a glass cannon. The Archdruid gives me a 5th priest effect that can be abused with Quirion and symbiote and it's a lord too, which is useful.
@sheldorcraft83672 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942Thanks for the clarification. I assume damping sphere over deafening silence because it’s more versatile for tron, along with having force and dismember for ral as well as ruby medallion?
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
The dismember is for anything that's a key creature. Eg Nadu
@sheldorcraft83672 ай бұрын
Fair enough, is gaddock teeg ever an option over the second suncleanser, it shuts off your own chords as well as opposing nadu chords etc. but it also shuts off wrath of the skies, kozileks command, etc. I’d also like to hear your opinion on tajuru preserver, whether or not it is too narrow or too slow, thank you!
@hig95george2 ай бұрын
Hey your voice is pleasant and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the addition of MH3!
@musagete39422 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment! I am not playing at the moment (I saw you joined our discord channel, so you might read the full explanation there) but I really hope I'll be back at some point with fresh ideas on the deck!
@MrKupo853 ай бұрын
Really, really great deck tech.
@imattman75863 ай бұрын
I think you could have produced infinite mana in game 1 with devoted: -1-1 to untap, tap for 4G, -1-1 to untap, tap for 4G, 7G to +2+2
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
Could you please specify which minute you mean? To be able to reply properly!
@jharrington21123 ай бұрын
My homarooni. Priest of Titania and Wirewood Symbiote are coming to modern!
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
I hope there's more to come :) Those aren't enough on their own to fix the fundamental problems of the deck!!
@jharrington21123 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 I mean, no deck is flawless. It should loose to Pyroclam spam.dec. Heroic Intervention is sweet tho
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
In my eyes, the problem isnt mass removals. Those exist for ever in modern and a tribal player learns to play around. The problem in my eyes is constant removals, eg Bowmaster, Wrenn, Yawgmoth. Those are the actual threats for the deck. If you see, the decks I try to build are both fast as well as resilient, this is why I also do not rely on heritage druid. It is still the beginning of the spoiler season though. I am still waiting for at least 2 more good cards and then I will start thinking about post MH3! I'm not a huge fan of heroic intervention either, as it requires you to have 2 open mana at any point. I've played it in the past, but I moved away from it. In general, thes reactive cards can be tricky sometimes from my point of view. Last but not least, let's not forget that after this set we are going back to Lorwyn, the best set for elves!
@jharrington21123 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 with bowmaster being everywhere. (Bug, rock, grixis and dimir midrange are all super popular, and now more goyphs are coming. ) What do you think about deathrite
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
Deathrite shaman would be a huge mistake. It's a 1 mana planeswalker that can be used/abused by so many decks that are already powerful. For now we will wait and see what they will give to us. After that, we as Elves players we have to learn to adapt to the new reality for tribal decks. We cannot keep on living the dream that we will play the style of magic that was played back in 2018, Magic has evolved, we have to adjust.
@poszlem3 ай бұрын
This deck is amazing, but could someone tell me what happened at 5:05? How did we get that much mana without killing druids? I'm so missing something....
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
Hello there! It is another of the deck combos, there are three in total with Devoted Druid. I analyse it in the deck guide, which should be linked in the description box. Your DDs become infinitely large because of Ezuri's pump ability.
@nickymamolaable3 ай бұрын
We’re finally getting wirewood symbiote!!!🎉
@TangoWithFernando3 ай бұрын
In Game 1 did you get Elvish Warmaster to conceal the information that you had Ezuri in the deck?
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
Yes sometimes I do that as many people don't know the deck as well :)
@themonkeymarvin3 ай бұрын
Pure value on opponenta side. I stopped playing elves with modern horizons 2. What are the Bad matchups right now besides rb? It feeks like you go 4-1 quite often or do you play way more leagues then i expect? 😁
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
Actually RB is a very good matchup, they need specific hands to beat us. As long as you have more threats than their answers, you can outvalue them. Realmwalker, Cauldron, Chorus are exceptional. The worst matchups are Yawg (by far), Creativity (especially Jund), Murk needs very specific hands to beat it (in a Murk meta I defo need the 3 caverns), anything that plays ephemerate isn't good either. As for my results, as I've mentioned before I win more than I lose. I don't keep track of it, but what I do pays for my Gold Manatraders subscription and I haven't bought tickets in years. Eg, last week I only played 5 leagues. I had 3 4-1s and 2 2-3s. Other weeks I might play 10 leagues, and others I might play 15-20, if I am in a good mood and have tons of spare time. I'm not posting here to become a streamer/KZbinr,, I'm just trying to create content for anyone that might be interested in modern Elves. I have spent many years and hours on the deck and I do believe that for now, this is the most competitive version of it so I am trying to promote it.
@themonkeymarvin3 ай бұрын
Nice thank you for the long answer. I thought that the RB matchup is bad because of bowmaster. But yeah it feels like cauldron and the devoted package make the deck more "unfair" for the fair matchups and cauldron let you grind better. I gotta try it out I guess. Thanks for the content. It feels like we needed some one like you who supports elves content-wise. Let's hope that we'll get something nice with mh3 like merfolk does ✌️
@themonkeymarvin3 ай бұрын
Its such bad class that these opponents never scoop to you having the combo with the payoff. 😢 I see that so often
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
This happens many a time against many decks, it's even worse against Titan to be honest and it's one of the main reasons I refrain from playing that deck online a lot anymore. We all do it up to a point, especially if we see a very slow playing opponent, but trust me, I'm not a slow player (playbacks are always way slower than I am when I am actually playing the deck). We just accept it and move on, being frustrated about that (too) isn't worth my energy. To be honest, I do not mind that as much as an opponent having e.g. 1-2 Lightning Bolt in their hand, me being on 3 life or less and them casting it only when I am about to win (while holding priority). That's bad sportsmanship, attitude and annoys me more than anything else to be honest.
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
these 2 vigors were beyond any cruelty i have ever witnessed :P
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Sometimes you just take no prisoners :P I wanted to make 100% sure the opponent couldn't come back from the dead eg if he had a solitude
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
we really want a mana dork with 2 defense
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
This is why I love Devoted Druid. It's 2 defence is priceless
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 the worrying part is that with all these spoiler i dont see an elf just the two we know. Hope we get sth more
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
But the spoiler season hasn't even started yet.... Just wait
@wakeup87873 ай бұрын
How is the Deck looking with MH3? Are Priest and Wirewood making the cut?
@musagete39423 ай бұрын
As I've said on discord the last days, I've been having some priorities I have to deal with in real life for the past two weeks and going on for some time. Magic will be put a bit on hold but I promise you I'll be back as soon as everything gets back in order!
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
how much i liked the first hand <3
@garymoreland7064 ай бұрын
Great play! Elves Vs Merfolk is one of the most one sided matchups I've ever seen aside from burn vs lifegain! Merfolk just can't deal with the speed and go wide / combo power of elves despite the fact that Merfolk are probably better suited to the meta than elves are.
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Actually, I believe Elves Vs Humans is more one sided, as we can generate blockers for days! If you don't have quirion the match up is less one sided, as they can get island walk and they also play Tishana and Subtlety.
@alx_94424 ай бұрын
I like your videos, always elves
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I am happy to hear that! I am only doing Modern Elves videos, I do not want to do anything else :)
@ferdulla4 ай бұрын
Turn the earth is out of your SB, no goryo mu's?
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I don't face the deck anymore so I don't see a reason to have it in t sideboard. If it becomes popular again, obviously it will come back
@jkp2454 ай бұрын
vizier shut down yawg?
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Correct! Our creatures cannot get -1/-1 counters if Vizier is in play! That's why it is the card to protect in this matchup.
@jkp2454 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 do you think that agatha cauldron will lose place in deck when mh3 come? that 2 card i dont have so i dont want to give 80 e if mh3 kick agatha from deck :D
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
It is too early to tell. Unless the whole set gets released and we see what actually is in this set, I cannot tell for sure what will stay and what will not. So I cannot tell you to buy the cards or not. I had bought it as soon as I saw it as I realised how good of a card it is in general, not only for elves but other decks too. It was an investment for me. Maybe you should wait one month for now if you haven't got them yet, I would hate to make someone spend money on cards they didn't want to.
@Stardustmiragedestin4 ай бұрын
I wanted to ask a question. If I don't want to play the cauldron, do you think it would be a good idea to replace Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler instead. 1. He can make your dorks tap has haste 2. He can revive druid, elvish warmaster, vizier, the 2 cost lord 3. With Realmwalker and Elven chorus you can just go to the infinity and beyond with the top Would really appreciate your take on this because your the person that made me believe in elf again!!
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Hello! Tyvar is one of the cards I get asked the most about. In my opinion, with the modern legal cards that exist right now, Tyvar is not an elf card. Archdruid is such a crucial part of the deck that you cannot really afford milling it to the graveyard. The strategy you are suggesting would work better in the OG Devoted combo shell, as it plays both giver and Stoneforge and a playset of Viziers. Stoneforge especially is amazing with Tyvars ability. It would also mean you would have to cut Grist, another card that's exceptional in grindy matchups. The same goes for Realmwalker and Ezuri, you do not wish to mill those cards. Furthermore, it would take up the curve from 2 to 3 a little bit too much, the deck is already testing it's limits with the 3 drops and chorus, which is a 4 drop. If you do not wish to buy Cauldrons, I would go to a lower to the ground tactic, meaning I would probably play a playset of nettle sentinels, to try to abuse the synergy with Chorus. This is the list I ran in the Regionals: www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6150456#paper For the last Cauldron spot I would add a 2nd Realmwalker, but it really depends on your local meta. If you mostly play online like me, Realmwalker is defo the choice.
@speterg24 ай бұрын
I will be running your list at en event tonight, I hope to replicate your success!
@TangoWithFernando4 ай бұрын
At the end of game 2 you talk about chording before blocks. So is the line: Chord for Quirion Ranger, make a token, chump block with token. Hope to top deck maybe another Elvish Warmaster to stabilize?
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
The thing is that I wouldn't have lost my Endurance, my blocker for fliers. This would buy me at least one more turn. The token would block the 7/7, Endurance (that I would untap with Quirion) would block effectively the flier and would survive too. Would this win the game for me for sure? Ofc not. But we always have to play to the maximum of our and the decks abilities and we need to know when the reward (keeping the Endurance alive and progressing our game plan/board state) is higher than the risk of losing on the spot. The way I played it pretty much defined the result as I had not many good draws to get me out of that spot.
@OrchettoMetallaro4 ай бұрын
Really nice deck you have put together! Would love to hear/read (in your primer, which is gold) what are the keepable hands for each match-up/type of decks! I'm assemblying the deck in paper right now ❤
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
That's a great suggestion! I will try to work on a piece that will explain how I approach each match up: what strategy I try to follow post board and what are the key cards to help you win. I think this will be more useful than just giving the answer, I believe the most important part when learning a deck is to learn the way of thinking behind each decision and makes us easier adaptive to any "odd" cards the opponent might play. Thank you!
@wakeup87874 ай бұрын
Are you excited for Priest of Titania?
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I am definitely happy to see the card in modern! Same as Wirewood Symbiote, which has been leaked and we're waiting for the official spoiler, even though I do believe we needed a second Heritage druid effect too (Birchlore). There will be more Elves in the set, so I am keeping my hopes high!
@wakeup87874 ай бұрын
Oh wow I will have to dust off my Wirewoods I did not see them spoiled yet! Fingers crossed for something new as well!
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
did you win because you returned a forest and took no damage from rack? amazing <3
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Exactly. Quirion ranger is a crucial card in the match up, I never cut down on them.
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 good to know i will keep that in mind
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
stone brain did a good job there
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
It did a good job game 3, but game 2 it wasn't enough. This is also the reason I am not a huge fan of the card after all, it's not a game winner as much as we believe. It can also be too slow to give you the effect you want.
@TangoWithFernando4 ай бұрын
Way to make a come back in games 2 and 3! Ezuri with Heritage Druid plus another elf is one of the best blocking strategies I’ve seen. As always thank you for your excellent and consistent posts. Way to represent the tribe!
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me to see such comments! And yes, Heritage can give some very nice and tricky blocks that the opponents might not see!
@speterg24 ай бұрын
Lol to the comandeer.
@TangoWithFernando4 ай бұрын
You played very tight. I really enjoyed the Soul Cauldron/ Scavenging Ooze play. That was awesome!
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I keep beating my self up about this one, maybe I was too greedy to try to progress my board and I should have kept mana open for Scooze. I don't know, I do think though that the topdeck Crash was a very good one for the opponent.
@georgemoraitis95994 ай бұрын
the second game was 🤯
@TangoWithFernando4 ай бұрын
What an ending to the match 🤩
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I know it wasn't a very thrilling match, I thought of not posting it because of the no game 2, but I couldn't throw away a 5-0 league, if it was a 4-1 I would
@jkp2454 ай бұрын
what percent of wins you have in mtgo? 50% or less
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I've never calculated it but I would say it's over 50% for sure, as I keep doing this for free for years while paying for a manatraders gold subscription with the wins too.
@kevrex61354 ай бұрын
Thank you so much❤ I played elves for years but as mh2 released i never played it again 'cause fury and all that "no fun for you tribe guy" cards. Now i think i can play this old love again thanks for sharing it, thanks for this great Job keep it up 😊
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
I'm happy this video might make you pick up the deck again!
@mikael_e4 ай бұрын
This is an exceptionally good work. I also love playing elves since I started MTG and haven't come across such a good and helpful video/article for a long long time. Looking forward to seeing your opinion on the priest - I am not sure to replace Archie though. Greetings from Austria and merci beaucoup. M.
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I did put a lot of effort in creating this and seeing such a positive feedback from the community means everything to me. I hope we'll be able to upgrade the deck significantly when priest comes out, I will definitely be around to test it and share my thoughts for sure!
@lumberjacks48814 ай бұрын
Amazing work keep it up and all hail to our elf :)
@TangoWithFernando4 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful break down of the deck and approach to playing it. Thank you so much for your wonderful work.
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Thank you! This means a lot to me!
@speterg24 ай бұрын
Tha k you making this! I have been playing your list for the past two weeks and have enjoyed it. This deck tech is greatly appreciated.
@musagete39424 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! It is very encouraging to know that this effort is being appreciated!
@jkp2454 ай бұрын
good job ty
@nickymamolaable5 ай бұрын
Love your elf content! I’m the only elf player at my game shop and have been for the last 8 years. I’ve tried so many different variations and can’t wait to try yours!
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
I am happy you will give it a chance and I will be more than happy to listen to any comments/feedback you might have! Hopefully by the end of this week I'll upload a deck tech video, it depends on how much time I'll be able to "steal" to sit down and do it
@georgemoraitis95995 ай бұрын
beatdown is viable? <3
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
Sometimes I see cursed totem and I just smile. If that's the game the opponent wishes to play, they better have a follow up. Otherwise, "block me if you can". This isn't yawgmoth or scales that rely a lot on the activated abilities, this deck has many lines of play and a good swarm/beatdown plan
@lumberjacks48815 ай бұрын
Funny IT was one of my Friend. He send me à message during that game saying is that you ? And right after telling me how cavern of soul Crush Him
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
hahaha, oops! But yeah, that's what the deck does, the second yavimaya helped a lot on that aspect as it's way easier to recast creatures with protection :D
@georgemoraitis95995 ай бұрын
pick the poison can pick the land i never thought of it <3
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
Oh definitely! As I've said it's an amazing card
@linque475 ай бұрын
Do you intend to replace Arch Druid with Priest of Titania, or do you think it's worth using both?
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
It is too early to tell. I hope there will be more Elves released in MH3 which could change the deck completely. The initial thought is ofc to replace Archdruid with Titania, but it is not something I am sure of yet how I'll try to approach it. One thing for sure is that I'll play Tyvar for the first time after that card was spoiled, until now I never believed it had a place in Elves as Archdruid was too valuable to throw in the gy.
@linque475 ай бұрын
Which elf do you most want to see in MH3?@@musagete3942
@georgemoraitis95995 ай бұрын
why didnt he take one of the chords?
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
When exactly?
@georgemoraitis95995 ай бұрын
@@musagete3942 2.50. he chose heritage druid
@musagete39425 ай бұрын
He doesn't get to see my hand, I discard whatever card I want