A Better Oswald Fiddlebender | Mono-White Artifact Combo Pod | MTG EDH cEDH Commander Deck Tech

[@serrademers6047]

My partner begged me to start playing with her two years ago, and the bug bit me hard. I now have over 10 edh decks and have been interested in the highest level of play since. Hence the reason I am a subscriber to this channel.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Hey! Thank you for tying that in with the show, haha. It's funny... I was so reluctant to get back into MTG cause I knew I'd really go hard for it: buy all the "staple" cards, make a lot of decks, spend more than I probably ought to... However, *The 99* was not something I thought I'd take upon myself to make; but I'm real glad I did.

[@ianleggett8429]

I love how “fiddlebend” is a verb now. I hope it becomes part of the vernacular of the game like ramp or tutor.

[@Seltaeb_]

I'll fiddlebend my oakhame into a seed born. Yeah, I dig it.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Oh, that'd be brilliant. I'll try and leverage it as often as possible.

[@Seltaeb_]

@@LocalGameGroup thank you, Patrick. You're the hero we need.

[@jackfrager2542]

I got into magic because I saw all my friends playing it during our lunch break. It seemed fun and one of my friends had the heart to make me a deck. Now I'm an avid edh player with 4 casual and 1 cEDH decks.

[@LocalGameGroup]

That was super kind of your pal to make you a deck! Which Commander(s) was it?

[@jackfrager2542]

@@LocalGameGroup since it was school yard magic it was just 60 card pile decks and mine had the light theme of artifacts

[@markpascual9811]

@@LocalGameGroup olooooooooffoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook7kjn77n

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

1994, Christmas. I was going to a sleepover with some friends who got some "magic" and my brother got a Magic kit. I loved sleight of hand and card tricks, pulling quarters from behind someone's ear, etc! I was excited to learn some new tricks with my friends!... Little did I know that my life would change drastically that day when I learned that Magic the Gathering was a thing!

[@breadbyss5311]

I got into magic when I was a kid and me and my friends went down to the local library and sat in the back and played. Even though it’s a different time, place and people it still gives me that feeling of comfort with friends

[@GraakosIndeed]

I started in OG Mirrodin and still love artifacts. Running the Fiddle man as a casual list that's a little slower and value focused and it looks pretty fun.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Master Fiddle is such a solid Legendary. I'm really enjoying my deck.

[@chrisreid4655]

Interesting Deck! I hope to see more mono white commanders. Especially those that manipulate artifacts and your take on them

[@LocalGameGroup]

It's particularly potent. Very easy to get Oswald down and begin piling on hate. Love it.

[@crowmajester6947]

Hey, I started playing because I have loved card games and tcgs for most of my life and started magic because my friend switched from what we both played to MTG, and tho I was hesitant to switch over fully, after I did, I've never really looked back, I'd love to see this commander in any upcoming game nights you guy post to your channel

[@theotherguy4478]

I originally started playing magic back in ‘94 ‘95. My friends had cards and would let play with one of their decks. I eventually got cards of my own, but they were stolen. I didn’t get new cards, so I didn’t back into magic until about the end of 2018. I heard of commander and tried a game with a precon that I purchased. I liked it so much that it is now the only format that I play.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Yeah, Commander is all I build for/play as well... I just prefer the dynamic of having four players at the table. It also makes game nights that much more enjoyable.

[@mattiavenier3898]

I started back in the Kamigawa block and it was a friend that introduced me to the game / playgroup and everyone had a themed deck at the time. I enjoy playing magic as it takes me back to those moments of my life that were so nice and carefree. On another note fiddlebender is really proving himself to be a top performer in my Osgir deck!

[@orsettomorbido]

I started in 2001 thanks to my father that decided to try this way to help me get new friends. I don't remember what made me fell in love with the game. Probably the huge amount of possibilities (for legacy for sure, but that came later.) Probably the fact that it was a fantasy game that made me "escape" reality and have fun. I still play now, of course. Being able to come up with something myself and have it be good is so nice. Value is so nice. Everything about the game (stories, fan made cards, reading articles both old and new) it's something that fascinates me.

[@robby6382]

A friend in like 2014 got me into it surface level teaching me the basics, I was interested but was like "eh" Fast forward 4 years and a group of different magic players got me into commander, and I rounded out their pod, and it got me really into magic with them and my friend who originally got me into magic joins in to play every once in a while!

[@LocalGameGroup]

That's awesome! Once you get into Magic, understand the rules and mechanics, it's truly one of the best card games out there.

[@noahmurtha4036]

I love that my response was on this episode cuz I’m so high on Oswald dude. Since it’s spoiler. Him and Volo. Can’t wait to play this list after I tune Volo.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Volo is pretty dope, haha. Yeah! Definitely test the deck out and see if it's your speed. Thoroughly enjoying Oswald.

[@noahmurtha4036]

@@LocalGameGroup I used to play teshar so this is right up my alley. Volo intrigued me and I just had to find a way to break it and I have which is pretty dope lol. But I’m going to proxy up Oswald once this Volo list is done for sure 😎

[@JohnSmith-hs9ez]

As soon as I saw this commander, I knew it would potentially be a very good cEDH commander

[@LocalGameGroup]

I'm menacing and very enjoyable to play.

[@MasterQuestMaster]

1-drop artifact with copied ability to get both Mimic and Masticore sounds pretty good. Only W and 1 untap away from winning with the Blasting Station.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Yeah, that strategy plays out real smoothly. If you have an untapper on the field and the one drop, always shoot for that first. It's funny, sometimes I have board states that can play to multiple outs, haha. I'm still having trouble determining what's "best." That'll come with time though. Kinda the beauty of the deck though, that thoughtfulness.

[@BastionKid]

I got into magic back when I was playing yugioh senior year but the recent banlist had hit the deck I was playing really hard and I couldn't afford a whole new deck to play. Then a friend of a friend recommended we all pick up a commander precon and give magic a try. I purchased Vampiric Bloodlust, and the rest is history.

[@juanmichelsen7592]

Congratulations on this great video!

[@LocalGameGroup]

🙇‍♂️

[@mindmagemethin1550]

So you said chrome Sphere isn't wh r e we want to be since you have to activate it to get the card draw. What about the white implement from kaladesh? It has the same cost and secondary effect as star.

[@detectivecbass]

Idea about storm cauldron. Like the one ring it could give ghetto protection from opponents using lands and you could always use artifact mana to break it or keep it around and use the double landfall to your advantage? Or did i smoke the wrong blunt...

[@LocalGameGroup]

This is... The One Deck you're looking for... tappedout.net/mtg-decks/master-oswald/

[@ChrisThe1]

Top video. Very well put together. Thank you!

[@LocalGameGroup]

Thank you! Loving this list right now.

[@sir_quirkus7206]

how do i build stax deck when my meta is filled with creatures? ive tried using all the typical stax cards but they dont really do much to the decks i play against. i feel that stax is really only good against cedh decks.. am i wrong?

[@LocalGameGroup]

Creature heavy? I would run cards like Ghostly Prison to redirect those creatures, mass destruction and recovery to maintain dominance. Also, just a lot more single target removal and Rule of Law effects to ensure no one gets ahead on creatures.

[@jadencima50]

If you want commander recommendations I would recommend tergrid and zagras. They aren’t really stax decks in a traditional sense but you are hating out creature based strategies by stealing with tergrid and using pingers with zagras.

[@robertc9363]

Thanks pat! Any time we get strong white commanders is a good time

[@LocalGameGroup]

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[@akaqueequeg]

Has anyone mentioned mirage mirror yet? This would allow yoh to switch to any other line from the basalt/rings line allowing play through cards like narset/thief were top couldn't.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Just costly… I’ve found my play style often has me tapped out or with little mana open.

[@akaqueequeg]

@@LocalGameGroup I was more thinking as an outlet for infinite mana, since it gives you infinite white mana and infinite fiddle bender untaps. Plus it has great utility as a stand alone card and can copy an untapper or doubler albeit as you point out for 2 mana.

[@bloodblade487]

I've built a very similar list, and I absolutely love it! I have a question though. What does sculpting steel do for the deck? What play patterns does it lead to that entices you to run it?

[@sanctred]

I got into magic in 1994 when my buddy bought a starter deck.

[@jillyjimbo8220]

I started playing back in 2008. I was originally playing Yugioh at the time, and I was salty after losing the first round of a yugioh tournament. A guy there asked me if I wanted to trade my yugioh deck for his magic deck, and I said sure whatever. And I have never looked back since then 🤣

[@LocalGameGroup]

What a story! You straight up traded for whatever he had? Glad it worked out.

[@jillyjimbo8220]

@@LocalGameGroup yeah like in the grand scheme of things, he definitely got the better deal at the time, and I'm sure he knew that. But hell magic has been a huge part of my life and has created many friendships and opportunities for me, so I'm definitely glad it happened. Lmao

[@LocalGameGroup]

@@jillyjimbo8220 Turns out *you* got the better bargain. 😉 Really am glad it worked out so well for you.

[@Rishkar-Peema-Pants]

LOL worth it

[@waynefeller8824]

My ex collected the cards for the art. She was a huge fan of faerie art. I started collecting for her. Then one day the owner of the card shop asked if I wanted to play him. I explained I didn't know how, so he taught me. My focus then went from art to playing I now collect primarily for playing EDH or Pauper. But I do, on occasion, keep unplayable cards because of amazing art. And yes,I give many cards to my ex because she likes the art!

[@LocalGameGroup]

The art was honestly what got me into this game as well... One of the best aspects of MTG.

[@waynefeller8824]

@@LocalGameGroup - Do you prefer the Bad art, or the more refined examples?

[@LocalGameGroup]

@@waynefeller8824 Let's just say, if there's a version by Ron Spencer that's the one I use. I guess I lean towards the "old school" artists.

[@waynefeller8824]

@@LocalGameGroup - Lol! My fiancee knows him!

[@LocalGameGroup]

@@waynefeller8824 What!? Haha, no kidding. I love his art. I've been wanting to interview the artist of MTG and provide that as content here. You imagine Ron would be interested in something like that? Not to be pushy, but I find this too serendipitous not to ask.

[@Palme82]

Thanks for this. In the linked deck list Mystic Forge and Cloud Key are missing. What replaced them?

[@MustardWulf]

I am also wondering this. @the99 can you elaborate on what has replaced these cards?

[@lordgunther4674]

What cmc artifact do you need to sac with Oswald to find walking ballista? How does x x work

[@bmschlossberg]

XX=0, so you can’t fiddlebend into it

[@moreplease394]

Did you have that wrench just lying around?

[@LocalGameGroup]

I bought the pipe wrench *just* for this thumbnail. That's how you spend Patreon funds. 🙃

[@moreplease394]

@@LocalGameGroup but now you will always have the wrench. Don't forget to write it off as a business expense. Maybe you could display a card or two in a video using it? That would be hilarious!

[@waynefeller8824]

@@LocalGameGroup - Nothing wrong with a good wrench lying around! I hope that prop saves your pipes, some day!

[@LocalGameGroup]

I was joking there, haha. I bought this wrench to construct the table all our episodes are shot on. I never wrote it off, but it's always been handy. Would be funny to use it on set for more purposes.

[@waynefeller8824]

@@LocalGameGroup - Cool! Still how are the tables constructed? Sorry, I love building things. When I played Warhammer, I built tables with modular terrain, and the modular pieces stored inside the tables. Always looking for how others build to their needs.

[@michaelthepsenavong799]

Can I sacrifice a illusionist bracers attached to Oswald Fiddlebender and still get the trigger from equipment?

[@michaelthepsenavong799]

Had a game against a Winona deck and needed the additional trigger from bracers and rings of bright hearth to win

[@nolanbrett204]

I have always been a fan of great but tragic heroes, the stories they have tend to be amazing and relatable (in terms of why they do the good they do). Before Magic the Gathering, my favorites consisted of Tony Stark, Boromir, etc. Gideon Jura is the main reason I got into Magic, the lore surrounding him was great (though somewhat retconned) and he was a Legend, a true Hero, someone who does what's right no matter the situation, he doesn't ask "what should I do" he asks "what is the right thing to do" and he does it, his death being the best example. Gideon Jura being a Good person and a hero worth learning from is the reason I still play Magic.

[@veganeconomist7453]

Love Oswald as a cEDH or high power EDH deck! Any thoughts on how you'd update the deck from sets that came out in the past year? Skrelv? Soulless Jailer? Unlicensed Hearse? Karn's Silex? Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter? Loran's Escape? Soul Partition? So many others I'm forgetting I'm sure!

[@veganeconomist7453]

Mycosynth Gardens!

[@LocalGameGroup]

This sounds like a fun topic for a livestream 😳 Would definitely love to cover updates on decks. The last thing I added was Vanquish the Hordes

[@veganeconomist7453]

@The 99 Wouldn't have thought of adding a board wipe. I feel like the decklist is fairly tight but there's been some good new artifacts, Skrelv is pretty attractive and will go in my deck when I acquire one

[@veganeconomist7453]

The more I read Recomission the more I want to try it in Oswald... it just gets any combo piece to the battlefield!

[@LocalGameGroup]

@@veganeconomist7453 100%! That's a great add

[@kauwgomboom]

Drannith can get a much stronger lock with knowledge pool, but that card is 6 mana. Would it be worth running that one too or is the cmc too high?

[@scaevola]

Don't illusionist's bracers and rings of brighthearth make you sac an extra artifact to get out two?

[@LocalGameGroup]

Cost: Effect

[@jackfrager2542]

What's the consensus on treasure trove because I think just throwing in an addition artifact land is always helpful

[@LocalGameGroup]

*Treasure Vault?* It's fine and could easily take the place of Darksteel Citadel, but I own Darksteel Citadel, haha. You need White mana to break things, so I went with as few utility lands as possible.

[@MTG69]

haunting Wind loves this deck.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Hahaha, please... No! The secret tech to break all Fiddlebenders.

[@joakimbredaljacobsen3231]

Looking forward to see the fiddlebender on brew wars 😎🤞

[@staceykearns4336]

I know this video came out before caverns and all but honestly the idea that oswald isnt literally white birthing pod is kinda null and void now. Cause thats basically how i play mine. Of course again, I know this vid was before caverns. The stuff in that set really boosted this deck with all the artifact reanimation and gnome constructs, Chimil even.

[@eliasmecham8502]

I attempted to brew him, but he is cursed. No matter how many times I play him turn one he gets removed. Or I get pithing needled

[@moonlight2870]

I started playing magic around 2015 when someone in my lgs saw me buying pokemon cards and asked "why don't you buy an mtg booster?" And so I did.

[@bmschlossberg]

Does anyone have a deck list?

[@LocalGameGroup]

tappedout.net/mtg-decks/master-oswald/

[@ahmson5961]

My currenct combo Line is a bit risky, but only needs 2 cards to go off: Basalt Monolith + Mesmeric Orb to Mill your own Deck (Needs 2 extra mana). Cast Sevinnes Reclamation from grave, targeting loyal retainers + Conjurers Bauble Sac Retainer for Teshar, Ancestors Apostle and Conjurers Bauble for Lotus Petal Cast Lotus Petal, return Salvager of Ruin with Apostle to play Sac Petal, get mana. Sac Salvager return Petal to hand to get Infinit mana Sac Salvager and get Bauble = get all cards from grave to hand Ballista for win

[@LocalGameGroup]

I think the mana upfront is what put me off from doing any Mesmeric lines… I was playing with it at first, still have Sevinne’s in, but took it out ultimately. I like the set up though. The use of *Conjurer’s Bauble* here is great too. 👌

[@Durtaz]

A friend of mine wanted money to buy some illicit narcotics so I paid him 15 or 20 bucks for his duel decks from Khans. Never looked back!

[@joshholmes1372]

Lol you enabled his drug addiction and he enabled your magic addiction. A fitting ironic symmetry.

[@Durtaz]

@@joshholmes1372 too true. Luckily he’s been clean for well over a year or two and on his way to a college degree! All while I’m knee deep in cardboard. 😂

[@willthethrill8661]

If you copy the fiddle bend ability and choose the same artifact wouldn't want the second ability not resolved because you never sacrificed an artifact? I don't understand how he keeps saying he's going from one to two artifacts.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Cost: Effect -> you duplicate the Effect, Cost has been paid.

[@MTG69]

That shirt screams Indiana Jones.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Just need to find my bullwhip...

[@BetterCallKahl]

Can't you do an aetherflux combo

[@LocalGameGroup]

Tell me the lines! I’m sure you could, but I prefer Blasting/Walking as the outlets here.

[@joshholmes1372]

@@LocalGameGroup sensei's diving top combo you mentioned (rings + monolith + SDT) + aetherflux = storm for huge health nukes, since you are playing SDT over and over. Alternative line is to use the SDT/Mystic Forge/Cloud key (helm of awakening does the same thing as cloud key). Sooo, you infinitely spam SDT for aetherflux storm and then nuke everyone. Don't know how viable it is though, but honestly you already have the two winning lines, so aetherflux just presents a more direct win con.

[@BetterCallKahl]

@@joshholmes1372 yeah this is what i was thinking

[@undird210]

Deck seems cool but I'm just gonna stick to Magda for my designated artifact combo deck. Brain smol and smooth.

[@g33kaholic24]

See, I see this all the time with cedh decks where they lock themselves as well as everyone else out of the game and then they say you win from there but I have absolutely no clue how with just a couple artifacts you could completely set up a combo without needing to cast more spells

[@PaulMFDouglas]

Pod within a pod.

[@LocalGameGroup]

Oswald is the “Pod” King, too much fun manipulating artifacts

[@NoboruTakaoka]

Fiddlesticks

[@echoscorpiongaming1841]

The word illustrate count: like 49. Lol

[@kcb73mgb1]

I dislike every video that starts off with a begging speech.