Alela vs Kruphix vs Glissa vs Zurgo EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

[@crovax1375]

Bowl of chocolate-covered almonds is a pretty sweet play and should see more action!

[@Leivve]

The problem is the costly upkeep.

[@adamrawn2063]

unfortunately they have Vanishing....

[@raulpacheco7488]

What a play

[@GillySquid]

It’s crazy to think how far your channel has come. Keep it up homie.

[@MTGMuddstah]

[@thaddeuspaulbrillantes2482]

15:00 An actual Food artifact token

[@zanderpxl581]

One time in an eldraine draft i used a thing of roasted peanuts i got earlier as food tokens lol

[@jordansullivan5428]

Daniel's Mana Crypt should have bounced to his hand from Michael's Cyclonic Rift

[@MTGMuddstah]

Good catch!

[@undeaddueler13]

thats why you don't put mana rocks in the same area as your lands..

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

Yeah, that's a very common and silly mistake... I always recommend to put mana rocks somewhere else, but nobody listens to me :'(

[@TheGamblingisgood]

Ultimately didn’t matter. Didn’t take the damage

[@ThaChedda]

Why didn't Dan on turn one, fetch, play Mana crypt and then play cultivate?

[@Silvermankitty]

Commandeering the chocolate covered almonds is probably the dirtiest play I have ever seen....

[@TedMattos]

Thanks for the content, Andrew. And thanks to Trevor for being a sport and filming these for us! :)

[@Devilish420]

That was a pretty sweet Alela deck. Gotta love gaining 100 times the life you lost the whole game in one swoop.

[@RedBossTV]

Oh boy, that Alela deck seems sweet. Hurry up Michael, I gotta check that list!

[@duesexistat5016]

Always a pleasure. Thanks Muddstah.

[@james22022]

I'm excited to see a Glissa deck. She's a hella fun a commander and every deck I see has cards I'd never think of.

[@nanoacido5174]

First strike plus deathtouch is nasty

[@Zectzozda]

@@nanoacido5174 that isn't the abusable element of the card though ;)

[@Ianoxen]

Yes, its kinda weird to see black/green that is artifact heavy. I tried Glissa way back. There are so much you can do and so many interactions, also many builds (infect/proliferate, tax, etc)

[@eliluttrell7637]

I built a recurring murderous theme style Glissa that seems to run amazingly. I would say, to anyone building or running the deck, there are 2 required cards. Viridian Longbow and Thornbite Staff Either one attached to Glissa makes her a murder stick and Thornbite can kill armies if you have the mana to spend.

[@Arufonsa1]

Hype for the Alela deck list when we can get it.

[@nathanspencer6140]

Danial would have been able to cast his commander on turn 2, if he had cast Cultivate on turn 1. He would have been more mana efficient. He spent 3 turns without using mana from his Tropical Island, which means that he could have just gotten a shockland instead.

[@marcellogenovese199]

He never got his elephant token

[@ianross9475]

Do you happen have a list for the Alela deck by chance? I'm looking into building an artifacts matter deck and would love to see what he included!

[@jackfrager2542]

I love saving up 700 Mana with nothing to spend it on

[@kingfuzzy2]

Me too thanks as a Johnny

[@paulmccudden1601]

Does anyone know what sleeves Michael used this game? I was given those sleeves from a friend and I want to get more of them! Such good quality.

[@Wreck1990]

Lol Mana Crypt refused to go back to hand.

[@iaminevitable4529]

Trevor: Is a combo player Also Trevor: That combo is called beating ass This post is endorsed by the Naya gang

[@isaachaahr8691]

Alela seems really nice rewarding you for mana development and permanent based disruption

[@TheAdontalis]

Really want to see Michael's list!

[@LAmanafull6246]

at 9:35, Elijan forgot to put a beautifull elephant in play, thk to the generous gift :)

[@Egovinco98]

seems like they used a centaur tokenas a stand it seconds later. and then Daniel rifted anyways

[@mattd824]

It makes me feel less bad about how much i forget triggered abilities like drawing extra cards to see how much your group is forgiving towards each other for it

[@AidanWR]

Hard to tell, but I think Michael forgot to draw from Avacyn attacking because Windreader Sphinx is any creature with flying

[@Moclord]

Came here to say this, any creature with flying triggers it, not just your own

[@MTGMuddstah]

Aidan Weiss-Rice very cool! I didn’t know that.

[@carlostecpanecatl1544]

9:01 bro got out two tezzerets, does the planes walker uniqueness rule not apply the same as legendary creatures?

[@DetroitTyler]

Elijah made the mistake with Glissa too many do, they leave out engine cards. You need consistent card draw/self mill/creature killing engines. Most people overload on card draw and ramp, but have nothing to do with it or nothing to spend it on, you need your GY to have stuff in it if you want value and it should function almost like a 2nd playing hand that you can dig into often. Highly recommended cards would be any artifact that can get itself to the GY, self milling creatures like Millikin, Skull Prophet (doubles as ramp), Cards like Codex Shredder are good can millself and gives you access to self sac'n it to bring back non artifact spells for 2nd 3rd uses etc. Ripples of Undeath and Underrealm Lich are both good card pitchers, Nowhere to run doubles as a creature kill/spell and helps you get around hexproof and ward longterm. Creatures like Angel of Suffering can really fill up the yard in a hurry, if your mill engine is working too good, Elixer of Immortality allows you to gain some life and shuffle your GY back into you library allowing you to recycle spells when those card draw engines are firing. The name of the game isn't artifacts with Glissa, it's value engine based on artifact recursion. If you are running single use cards 1 for 1 removal spells you need to look at creatures like Drana who is a mana sink creature killer on a stick. Sheodred and call to the grave are both trigger factories. You are killing creatures left and right you can toss a lil reanimator in there if you want to get value on what you are sniping morbid enablers. She also lends herself to go wide stratedgy, if you are constantly killing things for value and thinning their creature board, Eldrazi monument is a cheap defensive and offensive piece protecting your board from destroy, giving the team evasion and also being a sac outside for creatures all in one to help generate more value off of ETB artifact creatures or grave pact effects etc. Glissa works best with a strategic balance in my opinion, some control, some mill, some reanimator, some go wide, reusable answers, fun alternate win cons like Vorpal Sword, original Vraska Assasins, Pumping a Drana to kill a creature and playing a Tainted strike as an instant for a 1 shot kill.

[@DragonKingSkye]

I hope we see more planechase in the future, the planechase game was really interesting.

[@MTGMuddstah]

I'm picking up the Anthology set soon so that I can not have to rely on others bringing it.

[@DragonKingSkye]

@@MTGMuddstah Sounds awesome, can't wait.

[@brandonyoung8388]

Any update on the Alela deck list?

[@j13productions42]

Michael better hurry up with that list, it Looks heck'n sweet

[@heittordiniz1804]

When we can get the Alela deck list?

[@theonedraven8007]

is Daniels deck completely foiled out? I saw some expensive foils int ehre

[@taidghusflynnius]

Why is it that none of the decklists i want are never given

[@jamesbolton3544]

Did you ever get the Glissa deck list?

[@safertobeanonymous2224]

Thought I missed It didn’t ya! Daniel forgot to return the mana crypt to his hand from cyclonic rift!

[@caseyhankinson69]

Why didn't Daniel's mana crypt return to his hand aftet the second cyclonic rift?

[@jjcc8379]

Giving the season's past at 10:55 is silly. Very silly. EDIT: oh, the spellbomb. I totes forgot. :P

[@ujai5271]

5:45 shouldn't that be 6 damage because of Alela?

[@bigkat8313]

Did Michael ever make a deck list?

[@lngrangelover1797]

Did the Alela deck ever get posted?

[@masonweiss7128]

U guys should play with commanders from theros beyond death 💀. Lots of cool commanders that I’d love to see in action!

[@Jonzin4BeatzNYC]

I'm from the Bronx Where in NY was it filmed?

[@thiagosilva5791]

Deck list please!!!!!

[@eastona4885]

Really want to see Elijah’s list

[@alexchowin]

will there be siona enchantress games in the future?

[@felixcheru9625]

Still no glissa decklist available? :(

[@loekgenbu698]

@Michael, list please!

[@coreysierchio4650]

That Thalia card is beautiful.

[@darkmystic7764]

Alela list please! :)

[@turnipton9871]

Alela gives flying creatures +1/+0, which was missed regularly.

[@NightfallTH]

I don't understand the game winning combo in detail. Also Michael's deck list is still missing.

[@danaguilar8516]

:( Still waiting Michael list

[@michaelhansen9466]

is it only me but was shocked not see turn 1 cultivate into turn 2 commander?

[@josephmilia538]

Want that Alela list!!

[@pitakon]

Why didn't Daniel cast a first turn cultivate? He would have a second turn kruphix

[@pvoss07]

I don't understand how that final combo worked - can someone explain?

[@damonyaste6922]

Sure. It is a three card combo involving Aetherflux Reservior, Bolas's Citadel, and Sensie's Devining Top with Aetherflux Reservior being the finisher. Aetherflux Reservior gains you one life for each spell you have cast in a turn every time you cast a spell and allows you to pay 50 life to deal 50 damage. Bolas's Citadel is used in the combo as it allows you to play the top card of your library by paying life equal to its converted mana cost. Sensei's Divining Top is used in the combo as it can be tapped to allow you to draw a card and put it on top of your library. Once the combo is assembled, you tap the Top, draw a card, and put the Top back on top of you library, pay one life to cast it using the Citadel, and gain life back equal to the number of times you cast it from the Aetherful Resevior. Since you can keep casting the Top, you gain more and more life each time you cast it and can eventually use the Aetherflux to pay this gained life and deal 50 damage to your opponents. This combo is not infinite as you have to draw a card for each Top activation.

[@pvoss07]

Thank you so much! Very appreciated.

[@lizardoo8632]

Thoughts on putting Blood Funnel into a fairly average Glissa deck?

[@JujuInFlames]

9:08 ouch...😂

[@09Dragonite]

This game was full of Trevor's except that the original was the only one not making Trevor plays

[@RogueJuanGaming015]

Yay! Generic Goblin Noise!

[@Zectzozda]

Man, there are so many unnecessary instances of casting instants or activating abilities unnecessarily on your own turn ... they're most powerful in your opponents turns!

[@RobMedellin]

Yes, but sometimes you don't want a) opponents to untap (e.g. for a counterspell), b) an end of turn effect to happen (e.g. Jin-Gitaxias), c) an upkeep effect to happen (e.g. create fearies or adding mana). Or you want it to be bait, or lastly and least you may want to look like a noob to later surprise them.

[@theliving1037]

Doesn't he make a 1/1 farie from also playing the artifact land.

[@Onattamato]

No, Alela only triggers on cast.

[@theliving1037]

@@Onattamato Oh yea, still think etb would have been better, but i guess some form of balance is needed.

[@nicholasberry8456]

The Living10 You realize that if it was on etb then she would go infinite with herself, think about it.

[@theliving1037]

@@nicholasberry8456 Yea Alela+Mycosynth latice. Probably others too.

[@nicholasberry8456]

The Living10 Lol my bad actually, I thought she spawned artifacts not faeries.

[@zealous944]

I had to delete my last comment since it could have been viewed as a spoiler. I made the comment before I even knew who won the game lol.

[@Aeonsmagicks]

Daniel shouldn't have had mana crypt after cyc rift. Nothing happened anyway.

[@Ninetails113]

“He then plays a tapped evolving wilds which is just…. AWFUL” 😂😂😂

[@artemoila1]

top on top

[@chiuka0]

Nice

[@comicclub3320]

Lit

[@josueantonio12]

Why does it have to end with a combo... again?

[@rorykitchen2727]

Playing with powerful cards will do that.

[@CeilingNinja]

Cause EDH tends to build to combos rather than straight damage.

[@horribleville]

Cause a combo is easier than dealing 120 damage. It took him 15 mana (he couldve saved 4 by just tapping his top instead of cryptic) and 3 cards to assemble. Pretty tame

[@09Dragonite]

How often do you win without it? Just curious, not trying to be rude about it or anything.

[@faerie7dragon]

Sure it's a lame way to get wins, but it works!

[@themimeoplasm4882]

Gg ez

[@sephyrias883]

Trashy combat deck vs 2 combo decks. Pretty obvious that Trevor didn't stand a chance. The only way to play Zurgo on tables like those is with Obliterate and Jokulhaups.

[@faerie7dragon]

Cyclonic Rift just stone ages such decks.

[@sethbrock5993]

#BanCyclonicRift

[@MTGMuddstah]

No thanks

[@ToonLinksDair]

A Kruphix player with a mana advantage should never tap out at the end of their turn. Rank amateur.