cEDH Monocolor Deck Battle | Ragavan VS Heliod VS Magda VS K'rrik

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[@daniellambeth6769]

"apparently he thought I'd cut that" lmfao

[@akroma2170]

Turn 1 with Ragavan is a perfect example of why you should tutor in the endstep and not lose the best combo in your deck for no reason

[@charliecustave8922]

blud was afraid of a mindsalver or some 🗿

[@matthewsommerman5060]

Jerry couldn't cast Tibalt's Trickery because of Paladin class

[@OhSarcasticOne]

I had to pause the video to see that 22:28

[@josiahsantos6286]

So Alex won😂

[@Duskraven377]

Alex won this game. I call for a post-game victory mark on mono-W’s tally 🎉

[@najeelasnewboo]

Definitely wouldn't have cast the ballista. Leaving it exile means Sevinne's and recommission can't get it back if it hits the grave

[@WarmasterSidious]

Or what about casting an instant speed tutor on your turn against a ragavan. These aren’t the most brilliant players.

[@markbradshaw3066]

With a Magda at the table it wasn't a terrible idea imo. I think there is an argument for both.

[@f3aterfall]

i choked at 'stax: the little black dress of mono whtie'...dear editor thank you so much for your work

[@natalialialia964]

Both of eliot's tutors early game probably should have gotten dockside. This pod folds pretty easily to portal to phyrexia. Depending on the turn, cavern hoard to counterfeit K'rrik or heliod would also be incredible. The Imp recruiter for automaton was pretty loose-magda isn't a turbo deck, and needs to be able to win through one or two removal spells. Loved the game.

[@enricus2479]

I was like, "YES, that's 5 treasures baby just cast Magda again and the Dockside you obviously gambled for... but then he didn't"

[@mandielyn0416]

I love this new flash version of Heliod. The consistency of having four flash enablers completely changes the deck and I love it!

[@lu847]

❤

[@JJMickeyMedia]

Did you know Tibalt's Trickery can switch a video to 0.25 playback speed? There's always something new to learn about this game!

[@ThatBeardedGuy0103]

Keep up the awesome uploads, also breaking the fourth wall with the edits to such a nice touch.

[@IxWxSxProud]

I heard Mambo Number Gandalf and spit my coffee all over my monitor. Thanks Alex ❤

[@Egovinco98]

felt like diabolic/demonic Tutor for final parting into Necrotic ooze + asmodeus (GY) was a fine line. Then draw for praetors grasp as the out and get some removal for artifacts from the Red/White decks on the table. ( or dig for some way to entomb scourge familiar on the way). Dont think that was a blank jsut because of grafdiggers cage.

[@antonypistachio5476]

Hard casted Ooze beats Cage tbh.

[@allhailbolas]

as usual, editing on this is hilarious

[@hicria]

Jerry waiting for his turn to speak man you didnt had to do it dirty :D

[@wrMendax]

"He knows about all of them.... that sucks" cracked me up

[@shk241]

22:23 paladin class???

[@TheAngelRaven]

Two top-deck tutors with a Turn 1 Dashed Rag clear as day. The balls.

[@jimnah-]

Definitely expected Magda to tutor for Clock of Omens, Maskwood Nexus, then Reckless Fireweaver, but Portal to Phyrexia is pretty good too lol Edit: Posted this MOMENTS before he did exactly that lol. Note to self: finish the video before commenting!

[@MarvelOfRain]

I expected him to tutor Dockside on Turn 1. Not sure if it was play to not appear as such big of a threat, but with Dockside he could have attempted a win at any point given how it works with Magda.

[@nicoalmachannel]

Following your channel from Argentine... really like your matches!

[@alexmcgregor8658]

Never forget the Monkey

[@twotonesmybones]

Alex's decklist in the description doesnt seem to match the one he played exactly, there is no gandalf in the decklist link

[@PraetorGix]

Funny that without blue and with monocolored decks this didn't feel like CEDH at all, but it was fun to watch regardless!

[@barryweddle7089]

Commenting to ensure there were at least 53. Enjoyed the gameplay immensely.

[@wreckthereal6229]

Where did Jan get his hat and where can i get one

[@fredouellet3160]

Why there is a gemstone mine in a mono colored deck?

[@FunnyFunFunTime]

For a few reasons really: - Tainted Pact means you do not want multiple swamps. In fact cEDH tries to run as little basic land count as feasible. So niche lands like GMine can help. - In cEDH 3 turns is an ample amount of time. Usually the game is over by the time the 3rd counter is removed. - The flexibility of access to any mana type is extremely versatile for cards like Necrotic Ooze, Praetor's Grasp. - K'rrik (generally speaking) is paying life instead of mana, so even the need to tap GMine each turn is not required most the time. - If Jan is running dredge, extra fodder in the graveyard is cool. - Black likes sacrifice strategies. - Urborg,ToY can turn it into a swamp anyway. - It fits a strategy of power at any cost, which is thematic for decks like K'rrik. - Swampwalk while usually very rare (Solkanar or Zombie Master etc), still may be relevant. PS: Because I have not seen Jan's exact deck list yet; I'm just going from the top of my head & I am sure there are other reasons.

[@bulster]

Can somebody explain why grafdigger’s doesn’t stop Magda from tutoring her library? I’ve always thought they enter from the lib

[@spemtjin]

It does stop magda, just only creatures. Doesn't stop noncreature artifacts

[@MarvelOfRain]

The card is surprisingly quite bad against most tutor commanders. Godo, Sisay and Magda can all win just fine with it on board.

[@matthewtompkins4338]

@@MarvelOfRainIt mainly exists in stax decks to stop breach lines and Kinnan flips

[@soxfan9551]

Love this channel!

[@jasonandrews1770]

Can confirm. Did say cabal pit

[@Z3RO458]

so.. why did Jan have those lands in his deck? am i missing something?

[@MarvelOfRain]

He opted to play Tainted Pact, so he needs to play only a single copy of everything including basics or he risks killing himself with it. It is an interesting choice, but doesn't feel correct. K'rrik really wants the colored mana and doesn't like taking damage from his lands. The extra tutor doesn't seem worth it.

[@mtgaaron]

@39:39 he didn't even pick it up :(

[@EmmanuelZavala91]

Jan had imps mischief have deflecting swat target the mischief so wouldn’t Elliot have still been able to Imps Mischief the Solitude???

[@cjm8836]

Mischief can only redirect a spell, not ability.

[@caseyfurey1348]

The stack looks like this: 1. Solitude ETB targeting Magda 2. Swat targeting Solitude ETB 3. Mischief targeting Swat Mischief resolves, and changes Swat to target Mischief. Stack: 1. Solitude ETB targeting Magda 2. Swat targeting Mischief Swat fizzles since its target no longer exists. Solitude ETB resolves targeting Magda One small nitpick about this exchange is that Eliot shouldn’t have shared his intended new target for the Solitude ETB until Swat resolved. This might’ve influenced Jan’s decision to cast Mischief

[@ritviktrehan_ygo3536]

Where is the dockside tutor Elliot lmao 😂

[@mijiui22]

30:29 why did Alex play 2 lands?

[@marsultor878]

He didn't, he played a land and decided to move one to the other side of his playmat.

[@Egovinco98]

2:40 lol, amazing.

[@Guest10965]

N+1/53 Comment About Paladin Class. Always appreciate seeing MonoColor

[@Egovinco98]

so did eliot tutor for a mox diamond? im so confused what did he gamble for?

[@simonandersen7942]

I have no clue either.

[@BoGWoR]

Can't watch yet but commenting out of excitement

[@beardlybear6528]

good job on winning alex

[@Dragetsuyatamiki]

Im still confused why a mono red deck would run gemstone cavern.

[@TheSpikeFeeders]

It's a 75% chance of starting the game ahead by 1 mana

[@joeymoore6796]

The mono black gemstone mine is the one confusing me

[@simonandersen7942]

Same story. Being up one mana on K'rrik can be game winning.

[@joeymoore6796]

@@simonandersen7942 gemstone mine doesn't come into play for free its just a swamp you can only use 3 times

[@simonandersen7942]

@@joeymoore6796 oh you said mine! Yeah not sure about that.

[@nodekapunk]

Not getting krrrriiik out turn 1… what a fail! :p

[@benmanchester7671]

To 53 comments we go!!

[@LanuMiwok]

Very nice, I like it very much

[@kylemackay8970]

Caught this one early 😱😱

[@markscruggs8346]

This was... something.

[@asdfasgdfgsd107]

Why not play a blue deck like, idk urza he is pretty good.

[@HephHoff]

I will comment about it! Try and stop me!

[@MrDavidmauck]

Gemstone mine, spire of industry in a mono black deck…I am so lost

[@marsultor878]

He is playing Tainted Pact in his deck as another tutor so he is playing a bunch of different name lands so as to be able to find anything in his deck.

[@MrDavidmauck]

@@marsultor878 demonic consultation names not tainted but I guess maybe I see it…I feel like that is about as bad as you can play honestly. Just my opinion. If you had a better reason but if you are demonic for a spire of industry in a mono black deck you are already losing lol

[@marsultor878]

@@MrDavidmauck Yes Demonic Consultation names but for Tainted Pact if you hit the same name twice for any card in the deck while looking, then Tainted Pact fizzles and you get nothing. I'm not saying he is right for running it especially in Krikk as you already run imperial seal, demonic tutor, vampiric tutor, diabolic tutor, diabolic intent, beseech the mirror, beseech the queen, and other more niche tutors. I'm just giving his reason.

[@MrDavidmauck]

@@marsultor878 oh yeah nvm I guess it is until you reveal a same name card. Yeah that also just seems bad lol

[@MrDavidmauck]

@@marsultor878 yeah I just realized taunted pact did that cause it is typically only played in decks that generally do not worry about that.

[@razorskatermax35]

Jerry should play slicer plz

[@Jjdude101]

Fun af game

[@Modest7787]

I know kriik was instant win and advantage

[@diegorezi5760]

Ragavan at cedh? Really?

[@void91g]

❤😂🎉

[@JazTheScrewyPanda]

YAY... sarcasm.... 1 day to late for the KS playmat... YAY... Just saw the video.. just found out it closed yesterday.... YAY

[@TheSpikeFeeders]

Send us an email or message on twitter and i'll see if we can still accommodate ya! 😊

[@JazTheScrewyPanda]

@@TheSpikeFeeders Though it was long gone so just saw the message now. Email sent 😊

[@ajrowe5845]

Hi. Paladin Class. 53. GG. 😂

[@maxfawcett143]

I may be the only person who cares about this but Balthor the Defiled should have given Krrik +1/+1

[@smitchy657]

One of the 53 😁😆

[@x1PMac1x]

Weak coin flips on that Mana Crypt. No satisfying coin sound, either.

[@lukasgade]

33:12 i believe Imp's Mischief should not be able to change Solitude's ability, as Imp's Mischief says "Target spell", and not "Spell or ability".

[@Xubruitonutelbit]

I did not, it changed Defflecting swat target

[@lukasgade]

@@Xubruitonutelbit fair, I misheard ^^

[@nathantyrrell3824]

Contributing to 53 comments

[@avrohomguttman7083]

jan cheated by waiting for eliot to choose the new target. he asked do i get to choose the target and was given permission. once swat resolves that is when you choose new targets. the time to imps mischief is before eliot declares his new target for solitude.

[@irt3hsaint]

Don't targets need to be declared when swat is on the stack? Which is when imps mischief needs to be played. Once swat starts to resolve, it's too late to change targets

[@avrohomguttman7083]

deflecting swat allows you to choose new targets for the spell. the only thing it targets is the spell/ability which you are trying to re target as it resolves you will choose new targets for the spell/ability. since he could have been targeting the heliod in which case the imps mischif might not have been used.... @@irt3hsaint

[@chrisbedrin3618]

Selecting targets are part of putting a spell or ability on the stack. The only things that don't select targets until after are things like clones.

[@caseyfurey1348]

@@irt3hsaintyes, but the only thing Swat targets is the Solitude ETB ability itself. Only as Swat resolves, after all players have passed priority, does its controller declare the new targets for the spell or ability it’s modifying

[@DarkinBladeGaming]

Literally just plsying swamps would have been better than the K'rrik players manabase

[@Javaisd3ad]

Press X for doubt

[@PraetorGix]

None of these decks felt like Cedh honestly but the game was fun nonetheless!

[@MarvelOfRain]

The cage is quite good against K'rrik. Otherwise the deck can easily win turn 2 or even turn 1 with reanimate lines (Vilis or Broodlord). In cEDH scene I play in we usually expect the deck to have a turn 1 or turn 2 win ready when we are mulliganing and we are mostly correct. Heck just Jeweled Lotus, Swamp, Reanimate and Entomb is Turn 1 win for the deck on mull to 4. Also I don't know how to say it nicely but Jan doesn't seem that good of a pilot for the deck. With 2 tutors he could have easily gotten turn 3 Peer Into the Abyss with a K'rrik attack available against almost no interaction. That is like close to a goldfishing scenario for K'rrik list. Yes he might have failed since he needs some free mana and Praetor's Grasp an answer to the cage, but it was still within his power to get there and his fail case is a huge K'rrik and board full of demons and creatures. Of course the deck not being the optimized version also doesn't help when an opponent plays a stax piece that stops your loop and can't be removed by any card in your colors.

[@jacobbecicka2291]

#teamJerry

[@santajose]

It's the less cEDH game I have seen 😂 but still enjoyed, I guess this is the kind of interaction you have when no one plays blue

[@thevaultwalrus]

ragavanavavavavavvavav

[@thew1ldcard886]

49th comment.

[@veganpork7601]

Alex it's pronounced HEE-LEE-ODD. It's derived from Helios, the Greek god of the sun and I'm sorry but you're butchering his name

[@martynass]

Quite a sloppy game, mistakes and questionable plays on questionable plays over and over again :/ Magic is hard

[@WaitWaitDontKillMe]

I was told to be outraged about paladin class. Idk what that card does and obviously I'm not going to google it, as that would interrupt my unbridled outrage