Against the Odds: Evershrike (Modern)

[@sweetcerebrum6386]

That feeling when the mispronunciation in question is the Against the Odds cards itself. I may never hear it correctly again. Haha

[@Doodlebam]

I leek to heek in the mountains when I'm not riding my beek. My younger brother, Meek, still rides a treek. He's a cute little teek, but he still gets scared at night and yells, "Yeeks!" Sometimes he pretends to be a medieval spearman, where any fallen tree branch can become a deadly peek.

[@mysticswaypointadvocate]

And at night as the frogs sing from the creek, the wee lad kneels before the alter of his favorite card; Evershreek

[@lsmith12341985]

Games @8:27

[@davidh4423]

My man

[@hwago123]

The best magic channel. I wanted to make Evershrike work, but when I spent a few minutes thinking about it I just gave up. Well done, this deck is a thing of beauty.

[@BlaineTog]

27:53 Why didn't he use Destructive Revelry on Ensnaring Bridge here? I can't think of a single reason not to do that.

[@tomjackal5708]

yeah punt af

[@keep7smiling]

Came here to comment this, classic seth tunnel vision 🤣

[@DonovanPresents]

Thought the same thing!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Opponent can just get it back with Academy Ruins, but maybe we would have been fast enough.

[@keep7smiling]

@@MTGGoldfish well trying that route was at least better than doing nothing 😅

[@Anynewprovince]

It was crazy how much all of the artifact hate shredded up Ad Naus. Goes to show how little I know about modern 😂

[@MTGGoldfish]

Ad Nauseam is weird. While they are a spell-based combo deck they need at least five and often six or seven mana to win, so fighting their mana is often a good plan (especially for a deck like ours that doesn't have many discard spell or any counterspells).

[@sidasdf]

Anynewprovince Almost like artifact hate versus Dinrova Tron

[@OnlyBadSalmon]

The mispronunciation of Evershrike is going to kill me

[@christopherpie8559]

It's so hard to watch videos with Seth just because of the mispronunciations

[@last7116]

I'm accustomed to it at this point. He has no clue how to say anything

[@christopherpie8559]

Still bothers me though

[@SirDanyTheWarrior]

31:53 "more ensnaring bridges... that's a neverending bundle of fun" I'm going to remember this every time I play against a bridge deck

[@cedricwestcott1852]

You know how you know when you're an amazing deckbuilder? When your only loss is to your own deck that you built the previous week. Keep up the format breaking decks Seth!

[@onyourleft846]

No edge of divinity? Evershrike becomes a 7/7 flier for 3 mana.

[@the_snakelicious]

Wreath of Geists and Rancor are better in the deck, and there are only 8 aura slots.

[@MTGGoldfish]

It's hard to find room for more auras. The problem I found with Edge of Divinity is that while it's sometimes better than Wreath of Giests on Evershrike it's very bad if we have to go all in on another creature.

[@elijahmthompson2313]

Individually powerful cards are what makes modern decks legitimate not synergistic spells. Individually weak cards with high synergy are generally not good in modern due to cheap removal being able to take one piece or another.

[@p4r6g6777]

Gotta hand it to ya. I chose Evershrike to make you struggle and it looks like you rose to the challenge. Great work as usual SaffronOlive at once again going against the odds.

[@Drakksy]

Seth's playing Satyr Wayfinder and Grisly Salvage. It's gotta be a fun deck xD

[@pocketwatched]

Could you not just rancor up evershrike and destructive revelry the bridge to swing lethal... did I miss something?

[@justwantawholename]

Lord Hector I was thinking the same thing in game 2 on the Sly Sword match

[@blubbblubber4342]

No, he could not, since he would have no green mana left for Rancor after casting the Revelry

[@keep7smiling]

@@blubbblubber4342 well, 2 turn clock then

[@Zerothas]

@@blubbblubber4342 he should have put rancor on it when it came from the yard and blow up bridge on his main.

[@IndigoRose13]

That 19/17 Satyr Wayfinder with trample was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[@venomouzelite4380]

I was just wanting to watch some magic content then you drop this, thanks man

[@Tempestuous_Might]

Commune with the Gods to grab either a creature or Rancor/Wreath? Seems like this deck could use a few ways to get the auras you need to cast Evershrike from the grave. Maybe over Grisly Salvage?

[@gustavowadaslopes2479]

But over What? Way Finder is better since he find lands and the other cards all have larger utility in netting cards or using the grave.

[@tomjackal5708]

maybe some copies?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Might be worth it over Grisly Salvage. I wish Commune it enchantment or lands and I would definitely play it over Salvage.

[@JacoIII]

IMO, you should've put at least one Rancor on your Stitcher's Apprentice in M1G3. Then you can attack or use it to block Mutavaults more effectively. Rancor comes back to your hand if your opponent kills Stitcher's another way, if they don't you can get in for 3 damage a turn. Also, this was awesome!

[@killerkurez9233]

I'm a simple man. I hear *Seth, PROBABLY better known as SaffronOlive.* I hit like.

[@DarthTUK]

Seth I hope you'll start puting more basics in the manabase with assassin's trophy becoming legal in modern. It's so painful to see you be out of lands when someone paths you.

[@infinymagnus]

Needs more Edge of Divinity

[@EmXena315]

No wonder the deck was good. It poops out a massive evasive threat on turn 3 or 4 at instant speed, enabled by some extremely efficient graveyard fillers. It made sense once it got going.

[@zakkellingson4012]

Actually just made a deck using Evershrike in it. We just took a Bogles shell and shoved it plus red mana to help discard the Shrike. It has been running pretty well so far.

[@mrmaggot6699]

Would love to see more of this deck, or maybe a second take on it with some improvements now that you've played with it a bit. It was cool.

[@wasted4satan390]

been thinking of turning my UW spirits into Esper just for Lingering souls. That first round just made up my mind.

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

That was fun! Thanks, Seth!

[@ec3189]

I was watching the deck tech, I saw Viscera Seer and i thought "Man... I really wish there was Surveil and not Scry printed on that card...". I'm not a magic pro player, I can't evalute any card to be fair, but I guess it would have fit the theme so nicely...

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

I used to play a lovely esper version of this using Tallowisp and a bunch of surprisingly relevant arcane spells and shoals. Wasn't super competitive but it was really good fun and got a lot of advantage.

[@streiifi]

ty youtube for recommending this its gonna be fun to watch an old seth video

[@cosmotect]

Lmao that spirit hand xD Against the odds starting on a nice firm footing hahah

[@petefry82]

Watch out for the pronunciation police in these comments Seth!

[@ankhi3585]

One my favourite MtG artworks.

[@christopherholfeld8137]

Did you look at a reanimator style deck. You could replace wrath of geisits with journey to where as a way to bring evershrike back for free once and then the land can reanimate every turn. Then replace the bloodghast paladin 8 with goryo targets?

[@TheSLATEcleaner]

I think an interesting card for the deck (as a 1 or 2 of) would be Talons of Wildwood from M19. While it isn't one mana and seems underwhelming compared to the two auras already in the deck, it still makes Evershrike a 5/5, it gives trample, and (relevantly) it is an aura you can return to your hand if you put it in the graveyard and don't have any auras in hand. It costs a bunch of mana, but it would mean in games where you're not under a clock but don't have anything going on you can simply dredge into Talons of Wildwood then take a turn or two returning it to hand and reanimating an Evershrike with it. I think it's better than the 3 mana dredge aura since that one requires 5 lands to reanimate Evershrike whereas with Talons of Wildwood it is feasible to take turn 3 off to return it then return Evershrike with it turn 4 if you for instance mill both off Stinkweed. Obviously the card is super bad, but there were a couple time the deck had to luck into a card to reanimate Evershrike when a copy or two of Talons of Wildwood would've made Evershrike an immediate threat (5/5 is still a quarter of someone's life total). Additionally, while less relavant, in a REALLY long game it can be returned to hand then discarded to Faithless Looting for card advantage, but it's more interesting as a way to get an aura from dredging. It could probably replace 1 or both copies of Bloodsoaked Champion since they both sort of do the same thing but Talons is better with the primary plan of the deck and doesn't require attacks.

[@clioreportera]

One of the greates decks! awesome balance!

[@manolvitanov2571]

This felt like a Magic Aids deck, and I mean this as a compliment

[@hwago123]

@Saffron Olive, I'm wondering if you can do a series in which you revisit decks already played but with improvements. I'd be happy to work with you guys on that series. I think this deck might want 4 Viscera Seer since it can sac your Sitcher's Supplier and protect your creatures from exiling effects and Terminus. I also think you should play Sweltering Suns instead of Anger because you don't want to Anger away your team. The two of Fatal Push seem unnecessary. I think Collective Brutality might just be better, or just replace them with 2 more Viscera Seer. Maybe Talons of Wildwood or Aspect of Mongoose could make the cut. Commune with the Gods is also great since it can find an Enchantment while also binning creatures. Below is my updated list. I haven't yet thought about if your manabase needs to be improved though. // 60 Maindeck // 24 Creature 4 Stinkweed Imp 4 Viscera Seer 4 Stitcher's Supplier 4 Evershrike 4 Satyr Wayfinder 4 Bloodghast // 8 Enchantment 4 Wreath of Geists 4 Rancor // 2 Instant 2 Grisly Salvage // 20 Land 2 Blackcleave Cliffs 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Bloodstained Mire 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Blood Crypt 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Stomping Ground 2 Swamp 1 Forest 1 Mountain // 6 Sorcery 4 Faithless Looting 2 Commune with the Gods // 15 Sideboard // 4 Enchantment SB: 4 Leyline of the Void SB: 2 Ancient Grudge SB: 4 Assassin's Trophy SB: 3 Damnation SB: 2 Collective Brutality

[@MTGGoldfish]

Looks solid!

[@stephenlofton5403]

You forgot Talons of Wildwood, M19 limited all-star and also a recursive aura.

[@cruzerion]

And moldervine cloak is another option that can also fill your graveyard

[@Tempestuous_Might]

Probably too expensive, though I like the idea, paying more than three mana to bring back your Evershrike might be a bit much in a 20 land deck.

[@tomjackal5708]

def too expensive 5 mana to get it back and put it on

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, Moldervine Cloak was one of the first auras I tried, three mana is just too much with Evershrike.

[@SpektralJo]

rancor is just so much better

[@azlimajid2900]

I re-visited this deck. Looting change to witherbloom command!!!

[@joehemmann1156]

Opponent plays Tez, which will easily drain Seth out as soon as it ultimates. Seth's reaction "Yeah, I think it's our opponent's plan to just go through both our decks..." Did you forget Tez's ultimate there, Seth? You were dead when you passed turn...

[@arashinoguardianyeah9083]

I think that commune with the gods would have been a better idea than satyr or grisly salvage here...because the big problem with evershriek is that you need the aura in your hand, if you mill them you have not a way to get it back

[@dcluvspie5777]

When is my panharmonicon week starting?

[@gustavowadaslopes2479]

Might be next week, it's the last week it's Standard playable.(In MTGO at least, I believe.)

[@andyony2]

I didnt search all the comments, so maybe somebody else already talked about this idea: There could be Room for 1 Vineweft. Because in all these games, where you dont have an aura in Hand, its sad to dredge and dredge again withouth using Evershriek. With Vineweft you get an aura available from the graveyard :) Could be something for the long game.

[@zephid1868]

what do you think about sweltering suns instead of anger cause you want your 1/1s in your yard

[@mostlyokay]

At 52:39 why not sacrifice Stitcher's Supplier to Viscera Seer in order to get more damage in with the Satyr Wayfinder? Maybe Stitcher's Supplier would mill some creatures, and even if it didn't the Satyr would have at least one more power and Seth would get to scry for something. Maybe even sac Viscera Seer to itself afterwards?

[@calvinf.6750]

Did you consider noxious revival during your testing seth? grabs back wreath so you can get back evershrike, grisly for enabling, or even sb hate. i might give it the seer slots at least for the first round of tests

[@bullywag]

Brewmaster Olive doing what he does best...way to go my man!

[@bryantan4228]

Seth resisted adding Dragon Mantle and Keen Sense, the one mana card draw auras (because card draw). We are in a world where Seth chose power over card draw now.

[@shawndiaz7528]

Fling seems like an excellent one-of in this deck.

[@chriscunningham6401]

One copy of Jarad would be good as an alternate wincon for opponents that have prisons up.

[@Adjagus]

Nowadays Stitcher's supplier is in a lot of graveyard base deck, isn't it? Would it be an good addiction to your famous zubera deck?

[@NivMizzetFiremind]

Feels like such an old school deck. Lots of fun. ^_^

[@goreclawterrorofqualsisma2668]

I love this deck so much and i am attempting to build a much cheaper version without the boodghasts

[@mesasone2280]

lol @ 40:18 " I don't know what is happening... something with a lot of colors..." How many times do you think Seth's opponents have said the same thing vs his 4C against the odds decks?

[@Welverin]

With Blood Moon?

[@Akamatsu12]

Seems like a 1x moldervine cloak might be okay. There were a few times when you were flooding hard and a dredgable aura would have been amazing

[@lazyfigninja]

Would it be worth it to run a couple copies of Fling here? I feel like it would be a hilarious way to end games through an Ensnaring Bridge.

[@veithr3293]

This inspired me to make a golgari version with evershrike and tombstalker as finishers

[@picklethekid28]

Could use an enchantment that gives lifelink in the sideboard for aggro

[@sinned1015]

I love your energy and enthusiasm. That being said, I hope you will consider this constructive criticism: Please adjust your volume levels when you get excited and yell about something. You blow out my ear drums at least once a video.

[@immoralnight9895]

I think I prefer life from the loam over satyr way finder, though I understand why you run it.

[@MTGGoldfish]

I'll use any excuse to play Wayfinder.

[@matthewlohmeier2056]

Thud or fling in sideboard against bridge or fast combo

[@aetherllama8398]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe even main deck to win a turn faster, get damage through blockers, and prevent exile.

[@jojodosjogos]

Fun deck but I feel you missed an opportunity in not running Kolaghan Commands, removal recursion and artifact hate, capable of main boarding, a 1x or 2x would be pretty fine and as a bonus it'd let you get rid of evershrikes if you wished so.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Kolaghan's Command is solid.

[@jojodosjogos]

DTK's favourite and most beloved along CC

[@maxiewawa]

Have you showed us the deck called "conjectures" before? I see it saved on your screen.

[@MTGGoldfish]

It was a Budget Mirari Conjecture deck, but I don't think I won a game with it.

[@brawlkings-brawlstars6050]

13:45 Why not play Rancor. Opponent couldnt attack with Multavault?

[@ravensman49]

Idea for all your gameplay videos Show the deck record pre and post sideboard to see how it fairs after whatever hate it brought in. Feel like it would be pretty informative.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Oddly, with this deck we lose game one a lot, which is the exact opposite of what you'd expect since opponents bringing in graveyard hate should make things harder.

[@ravensman49]

@@MTGGoldfish That's really bizarre, any idea why? Just variance? Also with the pre and post board idea I didn't necessarily mean this deck exactly but you just pointing out the fact that this deck faired better post board against graveyard hate is interesting and worth noting I believe

[@cpeterso]

Hello, I've waited here for you. Evershrike

[@alldoitthesame]

Why does the league record sometimes count games and sometimes count matches?

[@dyrnwynski]

41 seconds in. I predict Seth calls it Evershriek the entire time.

[@Welverin]

way to go out on a limb...

[@forgottenartificer]

Did you consider Messengers Speed? It could allow for more instant kills

[@musicjax]

This is actually like a pretty good deck

[@aem472]

I feel like this deck could use one or two aspect of mongoose to help grind a bit. Unkillable 4 mana 5/5 flyers seems like a decent lategame.

[@grim3646]

Seems like a decent option, but I think Alpha Authority might be better since it gives it hexproof instead. (It also can’t be blocked by more than one creature, might be relevant sometimes). It’d be wise to have it be available for more enchantments to be added to it

[@aem472]

I thought about alpha authority but I figured recurring from board wipes would be relevant more often than wanting to add more auras.

[@erikblyt8412]

You need edge of divinity a 1 mana enchant that gives you a flying 7/7 is super good

[@TheEsCoPoLaMiNa]

What about adding alpha authority to the deck?

[@benjamintaylor6878]

Game two against Sly Sword... If that Destructive Revelry had been a snake it would have done bit ya son!

[@elizakleinman1332]

Game 1 was Esper Spirits, not UW

[@shepardthemailman]

Isn't Commune With the Gods better than Grisly Salvage in this deck?

[@Jandau85]

I hear it as Faithless Lewding every time...

[@Zach0451]

In what world does SHRIKE sound like SHRIEK

[@MTGGoldfish]

My world, I guess.

[@zsohaihfaosav]

I am totally fine with your world, Seth.

[@anxez]

To be fair. I say it your way too Seth.

[@ihsaningersoll9232]

Yo what’re your guys’ opinions on nix in modern? One mana counter a spell that cost nothing to cast, deals with goryo, hollow one sometimes, as foretold, all of the pacts

[@chedattilo]

I've played around a ton with it, and I think it's nice in some sideboards. Definitely fun against Vengevine.

[@sensei9767]

It doesn't deal with goryo, it deals with hollow one sometimes, but bringing in a card that can sometimes counter one specific card is not good, vs as foretold it's not bad, but I would rather play a more flexible counter like negate or spell pierce which can also counter as foretold itself. Ad nauseum plays pact of negation, so nix can only help you force trough your counters and not counter Ad nauseum itself like negate, spell pierce or dispell do. Vs bloomless titan it's still a bit narrow, but probably better than vs the other decks. If your local meta plays the right decks you can try it, but in generall it's terrible.

[@AncientHydraGaming]

I feel like building Everskrike you should at least be side boarding Pull From Eternity And yes that means you should be playing more white stuff. Which includes Spirit Loop (which return like Rancor) and Ethereal Armor.

[@tierelantijn]

What was the fifth color in 5 color control? :P

[@tylerrathburn6527]

Seth why didn't you take the free land off ghost quarter against D&T?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Was there a Leonin Arbiter out?

[@luliby2309]

Well...that was impressive.

[@nomatyx5789]

"Opponent's just playing BFZ standard!" Y'know, besides the shocks... And the Paths... And the Marsh Flats...

[@Nrdyco]

What about Lotleth Troll? Discard the Evershrike to it for free if you happen to draw it?

[@PalPlays]

Just saying? Ensaring Bridge should not exist. One card hard locks are really stupid. A fixed version of the card would probably be: Creatures cannot attack players or planeswalkers unless their controller pays {X} for each creature they control that's attacking, where {X} is equal to 4 minus the number of cards in your hand. That at least has a little bit of counterplay (they still stack for a hard lock) without the need for mainboard Disenchants.

[@texchip977]

why not champion of the flame to add more consistency?

[@chriswilliams6014]

I feel like you missed some opportunities to dredge stinkweed imp off of the faithless lootings.

[@xavisimon3095]

Seth try to mono blue mill the opponent, and it's a big fail. Seth try Jund self mill, and it's a success. Must be the power of fetchlands :P

[@matthewlohmeier2056]

Deck needs eternal witness to get back the enchantments or more milling.

[@tylerbass1553]

Looks like dredge got a new toy.

[@ericwilson3211]

thank god i was actually thinking about going to sleep smh never letting me down seth :)

[@dragonofthesky9999]

with all the dredge and discarding do you think demigod of revenge might be good in the deck?

[@MTGGoldfish]

I think it would be powerful, but I'm not sure how often we'd have enough lands to cast it.

[@dragonofthesky9999]

MTGGoldfish agreed, it is hybrid mana intensive. i thought it was 4 hybrid but its 5 so yeah it might not be as good as it could cause 3 color makes it fairly hard.

[@dragonofthesky9999]

but that might be another deck you could work on. black red rush with demi as the poster child

[@phoebesnow7142]

Why not try Eldrazi Conscription? :D

[@MTGGoldfish]

We'll just never get enough mana to put it into play :(

[@pietrociompi5883]

I would try the red cartouche, 1 mana to give haste is not bad

[@MTGGoldfish]

Haste does sound pretty sweet, it's just hard to find room.

[@thatdude2290]

Why no bolt for removal and a faster combo?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Not much room. Might be worth it over the couple of Fatal Pushes though.

[@Kerwanful]

*Evershriek* I don't know if I'll make it through the video

[@Fearthecow792]

I'm a simple man; I hear SaffronOlive mispronounce a card, I like.

[@RyanMclain]

*shrieks w/ joy @ ATO

[@xquizate8777]

i built a deck like this before that had a bunch of wog and damnation with brilliant halo and spirit loop with rancor.

[@hwago123]

He's most happy when he beats the 4c Jank unplayables lol