CONQUERING THE META w/ UW Control | Top 1k MYTHIC | Zendikar Rising Standard

[@covertgoblue]

It's a KZbinr Clash of the Titans: Live on Twitch today 4-6 EST: www.twitch.tv/covertgoblue

joining in

[@johnnyquest9519]

Almost 20 cards in your hand and you say you have options. Well I hope to hell you do lol!

[@devicetwist839]

Cmon man, where is my 2+ hours UW control video😱

[@1ofsolitude]

You and your east coast time, i can never seem to catch those, curses!

[@jaredjohnson9442]

The sheer happiness on CGB's face while playing this deck compared to yesterday's Gruul deck is hilarious.

[@fereldensandwich982]

Our boy just loves control decks XD

[@SpiritSquadMTG]

Imagine having like 22 cards in hand and no discarding. Who wouldn't smile like that!

[@h1munkulus]

I don't usually comment and while you always make quality videos, this one is my favorite in quite a while. It really shines through that you enjoyed the challenge of creating this deck and you really came up with something unique that really works and you play it very well. Also the glasses and bandana thing is not really my jam and I really enjoy this more "sincere" style. You know of course whats best for yourself and the channel, the videos are always quality. Keep up the great work and hopefully you reach your goal of 100k subscribers by the end of the year.

[@fubini_yt]

💯

[@el_Cabi]

agreed on everything you said

[@ekings2119]

I know I'm projecting, but it was almost like the "Good Games" you got from these opponents felt genuine. Like they appreciated you were playing something "different," and playing it well. 💪🏽

[@lvht1948]

No... I got the same impression. Those were very impressive matches.

[@yibtstill]

When ramp is so out of control and oppressive that people start thanking you for countering their spells instead.

[@aintdanyet]

Top shelf content, hands down. Best part for me is how CGB literally thinks out loud and addresses each possibility, several turns ahead. When I talk like this with friends about anything I often get some head scratches and obvious non-verbal cues indicating they are just not interested in speculative discussions. CGB's videos make me feel that although we are few and far between, there are people who genuinely enjoy mental crunchwork like this. The geeky wisecracks are a definite plus as well (definitely meant as a compliment!). Never stop, my dude. 🙏

[@thomasbrauer5538]

Me: I’m going to bed now, I need to wake up early tomorrow CGB: *uploads new video* Me: I’ll just watch the first game then go to bed CGB: I have you now...

[@sowde3645]

⬆️This is me

[@andrudex226]

+1 every single time

[@reflexo3.054]

You managed to control temur adventures, amazing mate.

[@timwangdev]

wizards_magic : We're closely monitoring developments in Standard. In order to avoid disrupting this weekend's tournaments, we intend to provide an update on the format early next week.

[@DaveMoongazer]

Bye Uro... prob

[@REON-pw5ze]

Here we go again 🔥

[@TheJanLeuchter]

@@DaveMoongazer I hope so. Cobra and Omnath can stay imo.

[@mguy5923]

See ya, scute!

[@dr.pepper1079]

@@DaveMoongazer Uro isnt really the problem anymore tho.

[@Dexterity_Jones]

Your addition of the apparitions is brilliant. This is what my U/W control was missing. I didn't know thats how it worked; its so good man; they just get a useless token back; so powerful. Nice touch and thanks.

[@dmcupitty]

the amount of restraint and pace my dude, this is why we watch u play, im more of a midrange guy, but dude this was entertaining

[@nareshbisen8638]

This is what I was waiting for!

[@Somane27]

Same⚪🔵

[@gabfontaine639]

Yeesssss

[@Khatastros]

thank you so so much CGB

[@robertvries1]

Hey mate. I started MTG again with the new exp and i've been having a blast watching your vids. Thanks dude!

[@RafitoOoO]

Finally Covert went blue.

[@mauddib7830]

He did the thing.

[@bbeennjjii]

Ooh, are we punny today

[@ZakanaHachihaCBC]

You could say, Covert Goes Blue?

[@mauddib7830]

@@ZakanaHachihaCBC Covert did the thing. Rafa commented on the thing. I did the thing about commenting about thing. Now you reword the thing. We have official reached maxed thing capacity.

[@jabendeacon]

"Okay, I'll just watch the first game then get on with my day..."

[@dmcupitty]

same just happened, then went into the comments searching for others... lol

[@buzzbuzzthebee]

"... Huh? Where am I? What time is it?"

[@georgembajiaku4567]

1 hour, 9 minutes later: Well at least it's CGB + Azorius control... #worthit

[@nickradovan5135]

Same

[@tazitus_]

CGB: Let's draw up to 20 cards WotC: We should bring this to mobile

[@kylecarey4189]

Please don't let it be cross play. People already play as if they're semi afk. Add in a tiny screen, and more distractions=bad idea.

[@dr7melee]

I already play it on mobile via Steam Link, u can handle it ez if ur phone isnt too small.

[@1ofsolitude]

Hearthstone has decent experience on mobile. I don't see why they can't have a similar or better experience here, oh wait thats right, it's wotc!

[@williamwalton9154]

I think I would just deck build on mobile. Maybey play sparky to test draw but little beyond that.

[@kingfuzzy2]

Any phone screen to pc sharing app still works. And theirs a few emulators / browsers on phones that can handle it. Also your phone / tablet needs to be a wide boi.

[@elnatanbitensky8314]

People think CGB is trying to win, so they keep on saying how he missed lethal, but in reality, all he wants are cards and value. So from now on, everybody should point how he could have drawn more cards or gained more value.

[@srikarpamidi1946]

lol

[@4dotaonly]

It makes me happy that CGB looks so cheerful. It is so contagious!

[@demonicell]

Love the 1 Copy of Legion Angel. I run it in my UW Yorion ETB Deck. Finished the vid. This deck is pretty awesome.

[@REON-pw5ze]

Gotta love that wincon 🤓

[@wrentheseedling]

I've seen so many misplays on the skyclave today it's been great. I've had it shocked before it's coming into play effect hits so they don't get the token. I've had it bounced so the leaving play effect occurs before the coming into play effect works, they get no token and I get to use it again and again. Loving it so far!

[@NamathCB]

THIS was it for me in 1995/6 with a 100+ white blue art control. Loved that deck MOST of all and esp for multi-player. Your HOME with these colors too. Can tell you've been playing awhile. Awesome to hear about the pup!

[@necropepper]

Ah the colors I've been waiting for, finally!

[@JohnnyMcJohnsn]

I'm glad the doggo is fine :) was asking a few times on your last stream but there was too much activity in the chat

[@xxdemestrosxx]

CGB simply has to make fun of those falling into the trap of apparition. just loved 5:39

[@Coto211]

dsbflasfd i was wondering if anyone else saw it! nice

[@nomad1337]

Well he's not wrong. He apparently read my mind when I killed an apparition yesterday to get my creature back...

[@xxdemestrosxx]

I don't judge!

[@barney3444]

Love the content, glad the doggo is ok, just helping the algorithm

[@666Killerkeks666]

"41 and 37 and thats in one day btw" First game he shows goes half an hour. Mathematically this should be impossible!

[@Mizmaaa]

You can see that first games lasted for 7, 10 minutes. And I also bet many of the losses were quick scoops after a few minutes. Some of the wins are probably similarly quick scoops from the opoonents.

[@RafitoOoO]

Not all matches are grind fests though.

[@heitortremor]

It's really nice to see CGB genuinely having fun playing the deck he loves in the way he likes to play it!

[@dayel11]

I was about to brew a UW control, glad someone already did most of the work!

[@bastokrepublic]

I feel like I understand UW Control a little bit now. It seems like it must feel so good to grind a value machine like adventures down to helplessness...

[@dcnole]

That first game was the most CGB game ever. A lot of people would view that as a brutal slog. But CGB was like a pig in you-know-what that entire time. (And, kidding aside, that was a beautifully played game. I need to get better at playing patiently.)

[@RPMatiussi_]

Woah, very tight playing on game 1. Congrats, i'm impressed!! Keep up the good work

[@sodowd7]

Absolutely epic. I’m exhausted. Standard scares me so much now I think I will just watch your videos.

[@aethernox9566]

I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed MTG content this much. Maybe my control bias is skewing my perspective, but I think the fact that this video was a labor of love really shines through. Big thanks CGB!

[@bottlebrushgames5556]

So glad your dog is feeling better! I know how “off” a sick pupper can make us. Be well little lab!

[@zerobrine5226]

Wow dude. What an Amazing 1st game. That was the best 40 mins of MTG Arena I've seen on YT for sure. Good job!

[@zerobrine5226]

@@brianv3ntura well then. Thanks for that breakdown. I was wondering why he won. I guess CGB just got lucky.

[@frsk6460]

well you have my gratitude and respect. building a working azorius control deck in this meta what a mad lad. ill craft this and play this until we either get a sky noodle deck or until Kaldheim drops.

[@ZorroDk]

I really enjoy the depth in a long intro with strategy. I am the reversed uncool-kid, who views just intro and outro, when I don't have the time to watch it all... Having thoughts on strategy is the absolute best for me, and I get so much more from it than watching game play... So, mad props to you for elaborating so much in this video :) (Even if I am more of an aggro player than a control player - I do play Sultai Control post rotation, so it's not like I don't enjoy control content as well :P )

[@covertgoblue]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jimbrehm8618]

Thanks for helping me improve my play. I used to only be able to curve out and smash face.

[@ВолодимирМайко-п7р]

great video, and it was really fun to watch. And it is so good to see you playing happily and proffesional again, without much salt. i will subscribe again

[@marcelm.1941]

Man, what a class o magic. I watched every move! My biggest frustration with controlling decks are the agro decks that make my hands usually to slow to stand the early game. Nonetheless, amazing job on this one! Tks CGB!!!! As always, great content!!

[@zackbucheli9]

Love the deck and loved the game play. Super interesting to watch. When yiu have good content like this im glad to stay and watch a longer video

[@shhoward71]

CGB's favorite card of all time: Sea Gate Restoration.

[@EricM93]

YESS, I've been hoping you would upload another UW video!! I've been tinkering around with the deck from your previous UW vid. Basically the main issue I had was if I didn't draw 1 of 4 shatters in the first 11 cards, I lost. I tried using 3x shatter in the main 1 in the sideboard to give a total of 6 hits with fae of wishes, little more stable but risks losing a turn. I also mained swift response which helped a little. Putting the apparitions and legion angel in is game-changing, much more value in the cards and it should help stabilize many more early games. Essence scatter combo with borrower also seems much stronger than using my swift response. I also found the main win-con to be gadwick rather than trawler, it really is about having a critical mass of answers in your hand before you can be confident your creatures are going to stick. Your solution with sea gate makes that win-con even more achievable. Awesome vid.

[@manuelzamora7827]

I've been waiting for this deck soooo long!!

[@uiop60]

I love watching you play the deck you love.

[@mandielyn0416]

Finally! More of this exactly please! This is why I watch, this is my kind of Magic!

[@olafthemoose9413]

1:00:22 I knew it. I always knew it. CGB does NOT mean Covert Go Blue. It means Covert Go Big!

[@hazadus]

41:37 to fine tune the deck - that’s what I call dedication!..

[@schickd12]

I love how much you love UW Control, I feel the same way. Playing with it or even playing against it, control it such a great part of magic. When it's not in the meta, the game loses some of the luster for me

[@ZakanaHachihaCBC]

schickd12 When Control isn’t a playable deck choice, the format is in a bad place.

[@kingfuzzy2]

Same for mid-range.

[@benistoneman9737]

Yeah Finally humble CGB is back and I love it. Cocky CGB was getting a bit annoying. Good stuff

[@GakisStylianos]

What, cocky cgb is best cgb

[@dl2one]

CGB is CGB, all around great no matter what

[@kingfuzzy2]

Him being himself is best either way the wind blows.

[@rcornejo911]

I love this deck! I used to think I was an aggro player and then a friend of mine reminded me of all the old decks I had made and use to play. Turns out I've been a control player this entire time, with a sprinkle of combo for fun.

[@thenumbernurturer4066]

So much dedication to the deck... Huge respect for that. I absolutely hate playing against these type decks, and not good enough, yet, to pilot them. So many super relevant decisions to make, ugh. Learning so very much from your videos, please keep it up! I was very late joining your twitch streams, didn't even know what twitch was 2 months ago. Luckily caught your epic pre-release stream, was freaking awesome. For anyone that hasn't joined his twitch, it's awesome. Showdown with AliasV and all the your party decks was incredible!

[@covertgoblue]

I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@TippettRugby]

Love the deck. I think the game audio is a smidge too loud compared to your voice, everything else looks and sounds good

[@stefanrabenstein3753]

Now this is a deck! These matchups looked very interesting, you have the potential to draw even more and better cards then them, but are more restricted on mana.

[@stevanvieira3665]

Great deck, smashed the evil decks of meta

[@kingfuzzy2]

Glad to see some uWu control again ( : and yes please upload more dimir, uWu, jeskai, and non-blue control thank you.

[@colinnoort6024]

LOVED IT! Definitely going to throw this deck together and try it out on MTG Arena. I'll give you full credit of course! Cheers.

[@loopnoop]

CGB doing UW control decks is what I keep looking forward to. Happy to hear about your doggo!

[@leosc24]

UB control has always been my favorite deck as well man! Love your take on it here, keep up the awesome content!

[@willo7734]

Out of all the streamers I watch you always come up with the most creative and nuanced decks. Thanks for the entertaining content!

[@covertgoblue]

Glad you like them!

[@bottlebrushgames5556]

This season is just battle of the value lords. That first game both you and oppo have nearly 20 cards each at one point!

[@hazadus]

Glad to hear that your dog is ok! And thanks for the great deck and video, as always!

[@bkliving5251]

I can see why you put so much love into this deck. I just played it for 4 hours and enjoyed every bit of it! Worth noting, I do not enjoy control decks.

[@hsauce08]

These matches are what Magic is all about. I learn so much from watching you play, thanks CGB!

[@covertgoblue]

Glad you like them!

[@guter1junge]

5:39 A picture of Fblthp Captain flies away

[@vidividivicious]

Those angels turned out to be better than what you expected in the podcast

[@EricM93]

What is your thought on running 2 and 2 instead of 1 and 3 in sideboard. Little less powerful when you hit it, but you hit it much more often. Also 3 angels usually does the trick, it's rare the 4th one is the one that matters that much. There are pros and cons to both.

[@ksoonsoon]

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed all of it

[@leehunt6031]

Glad your dog is going to be ok! Very excited for this deck

[@IlanPerez]

What an epic game. So impressed by the strategy and patience you played with

[@nickbalmes6640]

"Somebody stop me!" Heck yeah, awesome seeing you enjoy piloting a deck you love so much :)

[@KebapRocker]

Those games were so much fun! would you mind uploading another video of this deck?

[@JakeHowlHero]

I can hear our fellow UW control mages shouting with joy. When I first played mtga my favorite deck is UW pacifism control deck

[@jameswade1018]

I didn't have enough Sea Gates so I added Teferi master of time and he worked out great. Thanks for the Deck and I'm glad to here good new of your pup

[@mrshadelock]

Glad to hear puppers is ok. Thanks for all the content you put out for us. Also imagine a world where 3feri and Seagate exist in the same format. you are awesome CGB.

[@shadowmanx7558]

45:00 shh Ugin geez, tryin' to make a show here

[@kociol21]

YES! Finally UW Control! I play this deck since beginning of Zendikar and I'm curious what CGB made of it.

[@Seppi1310]

I anticipated that after the first defeat of Gruul yesterday 😄 I love a man doing what he loves the most ❤️

[@muitosabao]

Yup, i love long games like these!

[@geotechms]

I’ve been waiting for this video since you mentioned it a few days ago! 👍

[@DLT739]

Skyclave Apparition is a huge addition to this deck because it's been difficult up to now to have something worthwhile, or indeed, anything, to bring back with first ECD. Now you have repeated removal.

[@techguy5487]

CGB - Big fan of the content. With my first child, and associated expenses, my discretional card buying income has gone to zero. I appreciate what you do; I can still enjoy the game I've loved since the 90s, without needing to reuse diapers. ;) Seriously, with all the content, my kid will be a pro by the time he can talk. Thanks, and I hope you reach the 100k mark soon.

[@covertgoblue]

Thank you! I'm sure your child will be raised very well.

[@austinanthony4016]

Glad I wasnt the only mad lad putting a full set of Essence Scatters in this sort of deck. You have to have it early with the crazy ass creature meta going on right now. I feel like Whirlwind denial has a place in the deck vs. adventures and other matchups.

[@codybullock6123]

Nice first game!! That was a battle. Well played!

[@miltonfrey7274]

Hey man, the best video you ever put out was that blue-white fireball deck at like 2.5 hours so keep putting out these grindy videos

[@danibenitez8690]

for UW lovers. Thank you so much CGB!!!!

[@Jorg05111980]

1:01:09 you look so happy CGB...the Azorius mage face is back :-D

[@dalek6779]

This was so fun to watch. Thanks a bunch.

[@covertgoblue]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vail-t4x]

I personally prefer the webcam being where it was. I know it was more up-front and maybe in the way but I feel like I'm missing out on decisions, where it is now.

[@dudeofvalor9294]

Didn't realise the apparition took nonland permanents. Even better than I thought it was. Great video as always. Nice to see some UW control.

[@bokkazas]

I feel the same for Simic Flash. I have my historic version but i would love to see Evil CGB doing evil counter flash in historic.

[@mrolsen9377]

You sir, are a true mtgenius. What a charm this deck is

[@dux9408]

Love control match ups xD hope we see more of this deck :D

[@azullove979]

Great match ups... Love seeing the meta get wrecked

[@juanlising8097]

Wow! I'm a uw player too. And I can't build a good uw deck with the current meta. But This... This is awsome man, thank you

[@VorpalMac]

Control! Now you're all grown up. Road to 100k, let's go!

[@eunomiac]

Two questions (and sorry if I missed you answering them in the deck talk!) 1) Why no Yorion? Two of the three new Zendikar cards have powerful ETB effects, you'd think it would be even better than it was. The meta just too hostile to it? 2) Any particular reason for the Tranquil Coves over a set of blue-white Triomes? Is it just a budget-conscious decision for viewers who might want to craft the deck? Unrelated: _God_ I love that Ikoria/lava-land music.

[@hcmussla]

Hello! 1. Thanks a lot for daily entertainment and guidance in the misty jungle that’s this meta. 2. I was wondering if you have considered playing a uw control with Dance of the manse as a sort of graveyard Yorion for ecd and such. I feel like it could be fun, but this far it’s just semi successful for me.

[@davidellis2675]

Going back to the old days I was a huge fan of control. Mox Sapphire, Counterspell, Time Twister and Time Walk - just straight up fun blue :)

[@eskyde]

First things first: Amazing! The Temur adventure resource fight, maaan this is brutal. Second: When you got big hands like that could you do me a favor and sort the cards in pairs, that'll be awesome (:

[@nerp__]

UW control hype