Abzan Control | Rotation Proof Standard | MTG Arena

An Abzan White/Black/Green control deck with lots of sweepers and removal.
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[@covertgoblue]

I see your comments but everything is working at 1080p for me 🤷‍♀ audio is fine for me too? Refresh, try again, report to KZbin maybe?

[@LrdAsmodeous]

Pretty sure it was just waiting for the full youtube conversion. Those are obnoxious when the video is just added. :x

[@EggsAreGood55]

It's working just fine now all good

[@honestabe411]

It’s just the dumb

[@urnow2986]

KZbin converts them at different rates, and the way the queue works is mysterious and arbitrary, high quality is up now.

[@simcosports2584]

@@covertgoblue I’d watch you on the screen on a refrigerator. Daily dose of the dojo.

[@MightyBile]

Im really liking this new format in the last two videos. I prefer seeing loses and shitty games, as thats the normal Magic experience. I would only like a little more info on how good you think the deck is, like you did in yesterdays video, when you said it was shit. I dont have many wildcards and while i want to have fun, i also dont want to craft a dub. Thanks for the great content!

[@PoYi-fi1zt]

I also would like talk about how to deck went and if it is good or bad or possibly changes.

[@FeenMachine88]

This right here, is why I watch CGB, I hate seeing a KZbinr play a deck and it's obvious they went 15-3 but posted the 3 wins with the title "UNSTOPPABLE BIRDS DECK".

[@haydndavis6753]

Anyone else wanna have a CGB brawl day where we get to sign up and fight him?

[@MemeDungeonCheese]

Oh yes. I keep hoping to run into him with my Faramir deck.

[@gingyplays9843]

This sounds good but I've ran into him in the wild and I didn't fair very well even with a strong start

[@arjunheart5859]

Gotta wait for WotC to fix the private match system first. It's half an hour of problem solving before one game.

[@honestabe411]

@@arjunheart5859hearthstone might be a better game for you

[@dmcdante1991]

He already said he doesn’t want to play viewers.

[@johnatterson774]

Yoooo I am the guy who played EDH with you in Amsterdam that had to dip out because my wife was calling! I showed her your video 🤣 good video though like the deck!

[@Moop321]

Damn 😂

[@davidunger6408]

This was one of the best commercials I've ever seen 😂

[@dabrainCH]

came here to say the same :)

[@Glonk_Respecter]

Man that control play on the Takenuma to pull Jayce out of the yard was pretty slick.

[@AzafTazarden]

Everytime I say Mirrex is a good card I feel like I'm not expressing it enough. Mirrex is such a good card holy moly

[@Andrew12217]

"NO! NOT LIKE THIS!" CGB's best salty outburst that spanned a complete standard rotation of memes

[@johnrobinson2504]

Talking about the salty outburst streak in the intro broke the salty outburst streak

[@obadijahparks]

Yup! XD

[@itmeurdad]

Was about to post a similar comment 😅

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

Nope, you're green here😂 that wasn't even close to long enough a rant😂😅

[@dispenserjakethedog5579]

i like the new post-vacation CGB. So much energy!

[@Gebored]

love the book at the start and the energy you bring, glad youre back cgb

[@canis39]

I just played against Abzan Control and I initially assumed they just copied your deck, but they did make a change -- they added two Outrageous Robbery. And it worked to perfection against my slow Arcane Bombardment deck.

[@ericwolf9664]

I was someone basically running midrange but not full creature azorius soldiers because that is what my free packs basically supported since there isn't a disenchant/breakdown system in this game like most DCCGs have. Those x3 - 4 requisition raids always seem to do work vs strats like this and it'll be interesting to see how it holds up post rotation.

[@kyanite2507]

Loving the style you've taken to presenting the decks in the past couple vids, I love seeing a mix of win and loss and your thoughts on a deck's strength in the ladder. PS: As a golgari/abzan midrange gamer I'd LOVE to see a vid on that deck Alejandro piloted in the final game.

[@tylerb2644]

You don’t need more than one win con if nothing can happen until you find your win con. The meta is rlly getting to him guys.

[@jamiecarroll7381]

With so many spot removal, that many sweepers look like a complete overkill and are very little use against control decks. A simple field of ruin can shut you down completely. Would definitely swap out a couple sweeper for some basic discard spells. Then you wouldn’t have so many dead cards in certain matchups

[@yomommashaus]

or you know, swap some removal cards for "wincons" - I know control players think a wincon is forcing the opp to quit from shear boredom, but you can actually put wincons in your control deck! shocking

[@drshinobi3979]

one step closer to an mono green control deck ;)

[@Hexrampant]

i know the shuffler is a joke in itself but lately i have had a problem with drawing the same of a single card more than lands in my deck and i'm glad to see its not just me.

[@MrDLew]

That commercial is hilarious😂

[@rubencp93]

CGB playing Standard 2025 while everyone else gets to play regular Standard. I wish they'd do that again. Standard 2022 was so good...

[@jdgarrison9913]

NGL. The rotation ready Golgari Deserts deck seemed pretty sweet. I might try it out.

[@SR-di7ox]

I love watching the Ultimate Guard commercial.

[@honestabe411]

Consoomer

[@andrecruz04]

Anyone have links for some CGB's salty outbursts videos?

[@Narkore]

Finally some abzan love ♥

[@SirFatCatt]

This deck could use a couple of discard spells and that one black spree card that lets you draw 3 cards

[@yavivanov6650]

You'll make a bad deck worse

[@Survivalist82]

I've got a creative deck for you that I haven't seen anyone else playing, revolves around Laughing Jasper and Obeka splitter of seconds

[@nikolaj5461]

Hey CGB, what are your thoughts on High Noon in any of your control builds?

[@funnehbunneh5415]

'There isn't a lot of adjustment you can make against the Jace decks'. Running Duress doesn't seem like a bad idea with cover-up and that fixes it I would say.

[@ncuco]

I wonder if you realize that playing against these decks (control/ups all removal) is what pushes people to play mono red. You help create the very thing you hate :p

[@voin3186]

Yeah there will always be people who are bad at magic, and need to look up the top decks, in order to be able to act competitive in magic. The sad part is when they take that mentality to unranked looking for an easy W. It's not paper magic, our group can't kick those people out and say we want to play not the top 2 decks. So be better at magic, play a deck where you don't just win turn 3 with your opponent playing 1 or two spells, based on cards you had to look up, not your own plan. But hey if you are playing only to read winner on the screen, and that gets you through life, then I guess magic is for everyone. I want to see your unique ideas played against my unique ideas. There Mr.CGB I gave my salty outburst after losing to the same top 2 decks 5 games in a row in unranked.

[@BarnettBlazer]

this deck is evil... I love it!

[@imaginarymatter]

It's like the old The Rock deck. Only the control mirrors rock me to sleep.

[@FlyingSpaceOstrich]

Can't WAIT until they put Siege Rhino back in standard

[@funnehbunneh5415]

Shandalar had an option where you could select to not autotap a permanent. Don't know why Arena doesn't have that.

[@someaussiebloke4487]

Did this upload in 360 or....?

[@Goatchaser]

I think his outburst about salty outbursts counts as a salty outburst

[@pajurr]

I am feeling sleepy with this deck haha

[@F4xP4s]

Covert No Blue

[@EggsAreGood55]

It will never not be satisfying to watch CGB clown selesnya enchantment decks 😆

[@utemakoto]

So is spark rupture not viable enough for standard control?

[@ir0np0ny]

Anyone want to tell hime that he had a salty outburst while explaining what a salty outburst is.

[@jackbuggeln4870]

Damn this deck looks mean as hell

[@RedJadeArt]

7:50 idk why they’re not scooping now xD there’s no universe where aggro beats you from here

[@youtubemadeb6417]

CGB has a salty outburst about not having salty outbursts. Set the calendar back to 0.

[@simcosports2584]

Farewell, farewell.

[@yomommashaus]

so so so happy it's gone - i've been waiting years ever since seeing it on the spoilers and thinking "wow, that's a fun killer right there"

[@nicks3976]

All things being equal, you hit at least 2 four of a kinds in a row playing 7 card stud. Shuffler is definitely fine lol

[@amyrlinn]

wait, cut down rotates in september, right? how is this rotation proof?

[@bhoky1012]

Wonder how High Noon would work in this deck?

[@RigelMoon78]

this is pure evilness

[@CarlosEduardo-vy9qs]

Sad thing wizards kinda killed azorious control... Very good abzan build indeed.

[@obadijahparks]

Do you think "placid rottentail" will get any play now?

[@AzureAiluren]

Gotta love board wipes, haha. Not enough artifacts in the game for marches to matter.

[@mikemcdermott7811]

Video has no audio for me. But no one else is mentioning it, so maybe it's just on my end? But all other KZbin videos are working properly.

[@joaofulgencio4683]

It's a yt bug try close and open and it should be fixed

[@cubandarknez]

wow, this would be an infuriating deck to run into. Hopefully it doesn't get too much traction.

[@Lordidude]

Would have loved a "life gained" counter again.

[@grahamburch5400]

Any pixels?

[@forbidden.404]

I remember the last time this deck showed up and it's completely dreadful to play against, worse than any other control deck

[@pineappleshoe]

I hate toxic. It is my least favourite mechanic and the reason I haven't played standard in like 2 years. But I'll watch the video to support CGB.

[@louisvisagie283]

360p only, will check back later

[@oscarguzman3017]

Show a clip of one of the salty outbursts in the next video 😂

[@AesirOdinn]

Wait, is Dominaria rotating? No more Shelly?:(

[@therealax6]

Yep, in a couple of weeks. Bloomburrow brings rotation.

[@AesirOdinn]

@@therealax6 yes i know, but they didn't said dominaria...

[@therealax6]

@@AesirOdinn I don't think DMU is going!

[@kikijeki3584]

put in final showdown

[@pixel9785]

Someone please link some CGB salty outbursts :D

[@user-cn6ti4mj2b]

First time have 360p for whole video XD

[@thurenv]

C G MESA FALCON B

[@tomaspavlik7922]

Showing the score in the intro kinda spoils some games. :(

[@yomommashaus]

can we just call this "removal tribal" instead of control lol you have 26 removal cards, not including lands... TWENTY SIX!!! i'm going to go ahead and name you a part of the problem

[@Jkatis]

All control is toxic!! Lol

[@JeffDarkspawn]

More people with no sound?

[@BuddhaJesusSoul]

F your deck man. "Oops only removals" wow does that suck

[@Orinn000]

Yesterday: watched the entire thing. Today: see 4x sunfall, leave a comment and go do literally anything else.

[@doomjazz420]

No audio video a tiny square in the middle of the video

[@adamgreen6051]

!

[@LuisRivera-jy9zl]

360p gang

[@biofixphysicaltherapy5353]

I hate toxic decks ugh so annoying to play against haha so guess that’s a compliment…but let’s be honest this is tribal sweep…boooooo🙈

[@LukasPlasil]

Nooooo, this is the most toxic deck.

[@johngustas658]

HEY! Stop stealing my ideas! /s. I made an Abzan deck the other day that's been tearing up the ladder. Now everyone is going to be aware of it. :(

[@nathananelson]

Are you playing best of one? I’m looking at building something like this in paper so I have something ready for store championship! Looking for advice

[@lordsnowdragon7834]

First!

[@simcosports2584]

First

[@dr.timsmith5539]

WORST GAME EVER MADE