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[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

42:30 - I could rewatch this over and over. Obliterate!

[@marcomarino1390]

It seems, when I play this deck I will get paired against other black or white decks and control piles. When I switch the decks- mono red aggro is the opponent again...

[@GamerFlair]

Yeah, I know this pain. I'll play fun stuff thats not great against aggro, and all I'll play is soldiers and RDW. The moment I swap to something that wrecks aggro, all I see is control/midrange until I swap back.

[@carlpalacios]

are you also plying in Mythic?, I find that it also depends on the level on ladder. I don't play that much so Im usually gold and plat,

[@GFauxfox]

Yep, my mono black *always pairs up against exile-heavy white.

[@KroyX]

Everything works as intended. That's how I also draw 4 or more lands in a row every day when it should stochastically take at least 40 games instead of my max. 10 for that.

[@unixtreme]

@@carlpalacios I'm finding tons of random stuff in mythic at around 90-95%. I'm not really trying to climb and playing random piles myself so I can't complain much but it's true that sometimes you come across the RDW tryhards back to back for an hour then when you decide to change to a deck that destroys RDW you run into a control pile that owns you haha.

[@nicholasgilvin6396]

“You’re a legend Harry!” Watching you crush mono red made my night.

[@paulogiannetti147]

42:50 I evil laughed for about a minute. THANK YOU CGB!

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

That was delicious!

[@derekfnord]

It is just hysterical to me that you are one of my favorite MtG KZbinrs, CGB. Because I play burn/aggro-style decks in Ranked more often than not, and I feel exactly the same way about mono-Blue as you do about mono-Red. 🤣 Just goes to show that the content you like is at least as much about the presenter as it is about the content itself...

[@vivid_swatch2091]

Lmao same. I love CGB's content, yet I am a red player and mono blue tempo hater 🤣

[@im7254]

I'd rather lose to agro or burn decks where I actually got to play something than get bored to death where I can't play any cards vs counterspell or discard dbags

[@vivid_swatch2091]

@@im7254 I love aggro vs aggro games.

[@josephcourtright8071]

Hat's off to you guys for keeping those people who only run 4+ mana spells in check.

[@Deadknight67]

I'm not mono red player but I do hate blue tempo/full controll decks

[@IceboxOG]

im loving the hatred against mono-red

[@Andrew12217]

Play phyrexian obliterator, never face mono-red again. Matching is perfectly balance. As all things should 🤣

[@jemhardar]

Go and play a real deck 😂

[@pointyheadYT]

Us mono red players do have a soul too you know 😢

[@v3rtigo_]

@@pointyheadYT no you don’t

[@matheuscruz8574]

Mono black is the one that deserves hatred for always being favored by WotC

[@Threadoflength]

That opening monologue is exactly why i love you CGB

[@SlothMtg]

I know exactly the feeling you mentioned in intro CGB - as long as deck doesn't lose to meta aggro - it's always a win in my mind😂 Thanks for creating/spreading this deck, truly doing God's work for standard's meta. Very satisfying games and great build choices as always🔥🔥

[@paulocampino5045]

I know this is the Obliterator showcase deck but Archfiend of the Dross with Gix Command equals to so much death triggers against creature decks.

[@absence9443]

More unlikely to win

[@jeremypekarek5802]

Such a great combo!

[@ltftw2]

Everyone forgets that invoke despair draws more invoke despairs without fail. That's just magic baby.

[@mariand.1087]

This deck has been my anti mono red strategy for quite a few months now, without the obliterator obviously since that just came out. It isn't even necessary, just have 4x Sheoldred so you can draw her consistently and stabilize the life total. By the time they empty their hand to deal with the Trespasser, Shelly's in the clear to live.

[@calighis]

This deck does it all. I can't believe the tool kit Monoblack has. Artifacts is about the only thing it can't deal with. It can even blow past sweepers based control with all the recursion from Gixis Command. I've never made it to mythic on the ladder, but this deck is uniquely outfitted to stomp RG, UW soldiers and Mono R. It's just delightful to see you holding all the answers all the time.

[@Andrew12217]

Invoke despair is insane good. Targets enchantments and planeswalkers, two things infrequent in monoblack and even if it doesn't hit any target there is still a huge payoff (what other card drains an opponent 6 lifes and draws you 3 for 6cmc?)

[@the_r4ts]

@@Andrew12217 Well, it doesn’t _target,_ it makes your opponent sacrifice, but it is busted :p (Also, its mana value is 5, I think burn 6 draw 3 is more reasonable for 6)

[@Andrew12217]

@@the_r4ts ohh yes now I re read it, yes burn 6 5 CMC. Still crazy good

[@蘑菇-f1z]

@@Andrew12217 You actually don't want to hit too many targets with this cards. This card is very interesting because it shows actually letting the opponent sacrificing 3 stuffs are not that strong, comparing to sac 1/2 + drawing 1/2 cards. This card is ridiculously good, but it's even ridiculous that because the standard meta is so strong now, with so many tools in monoblack, its winrate is actually only OKish. People complaining about Eldraine meta being too strong, but I think the current meta is even more insane. I don't even think the adventure decks or fires decks in eldraine era can match the speed of current standard decks like uw soldiers.

[@Andrew12217]

I've seen a trend post eldraine, adventure was plainly obvious but it was a starting for many cards to have 2 effects per card. That's why midrange was dominating. It easily outvalued aggro and every card that slipped control grip turned the boardstate by itself.

[@DukaM9432]

Red scoops, soldiers scoop. Never have I enjoyed a video more 👌

[@Deidoouu]

"Who's red?" "Red's dead, baby. Red's dead."

[@StanZibar420]

Underrated comment

[@freyamiles3718]

As you were saying "have something else with one toughness and does things" I thought of Thalia

[@williamjensen5683]

CGB, you should make a compilation video of stomping on aggro decks. It would be incredibly satisfying to watch.

[@bartoseku79]

At 29:13 they didnt attack because if you blocked with the fleshgorger it would die and you would get a trigger on the attack with the trespasser

[@Spooooky_Mulder]

That's what I was thinking in the moment but afterwards watching the vid I realized it wouldn't die and then I didn't have enough tokens afterwards. Guess this is why I'm not the one in best of one 😂

[@bartoseku79]

@@Spooooky_Mulder Myriel is a 3/4 and fleshgorger is a 3/3 so if they battled the fleshgorger would die, no? Am i missing something?

[@Spooooky_Mulder]

@@bartoseku79 oh no you are right. I got all turned around, guess there was no real way for me to get out of it other than draw the harbin or have the token ready for the block to not give my creature as the extra trespasser bait

[@bartoseku79]

@@Spooooky_Mulder D-Does this mean you are the one in best of one?

[@Spooooky_Mulder]

@@bartoseku79 all I know is next time I will be ready for the battle

[@pedroalcaraz-rt3pb]

CBD: “Phyrexian Obliterator. Go!” Opponent with mono red deck: “I concede!” As they rage scoop their deck.

[@HadzoonayMeegus]

Just found this channel recently the rant on the need to shit on aggro players and tell them to play a real deck really vibed with me, instantly subbed.

[@pointyheadYT]

Why does everyone hate on us mono red players? You people don't even treat us as fellow mtg players.

[@ek93765]

@@pointyheadYT Well, maybe it's because Monored and other Aggro have been on top of most played decks for a long time now, that's almost all you see, they're are the decks to be beaten. Also Monored and other Aggro decks doesn't require too much of a brain to play. Sometimes I ask myself if Monored and other Aggro players are really having fun. I personally dislikes any deck that is too simple and doesn't demand me to think and make strategy, but this is just my opinion.

[@jasonkorf7700]

@Erick Garcia Rude, you don't have to be a jerk to a person just because they like a certain archetype, and to be fair. There's usually a strong Aggro deck, Midrange deck, and Control deck in the meta for Standard. Plus Mono red for awhile wasn't a meta deck till Dominaria United. Magic typically return to certain archetypes over time like Grixis or Esper Midrange or Control. Right now, it's not even a tier 1 strategy along with most Aggro decks currently in Standard.

[@jamesreedy4344]

great work the videos are much better when you throw in the hatred for certain cards cause we all feel the same but we all do love to use them as well lol

[@siam1885]

I’ve been waiting to see mono red get annihilated by a deck for a while :)

[@r3games1985]

15:17 I have to start thinking the same way.

[@thorsfew64]

Loving the mono black decks. 😍🙈😍😆

[@rv907]

watching cgb drink mono-red tears reminds me why his content unparalleled. hahah you're the best man.

[@henrygandelman]

And to think that a monored video was what first brought me to the channel

[@Andrew12217]

We all love the mono-red song

[@everwake2689]

30:51 Thank you lol

[@stt5v2002]

Yes! You are using the red deck crusher, Life of Toshiro Umezawa. I love this card. It is so good against red aggro. For a little balance against midrange, you can use remove a despair and a bankbuster and replace with 2 Phyrexian arena.

[@healer_xxi]

Skyrocketed 15-2 today. Thanks for the deck!

[@ricdip001]

Cool to see you having fun.

[@l33tminion]

44:55 I like the part where he said it's Harbin time and then harbed all over the place.

[@Tech875O]

I must confess; I had a smile on my face for the majority of this video. 🙂

[@maxducoudray]

When I first started in Revised, my friends and I didn’t realize you could target a player with Lightning Bolt. The first time I played a stranger and they bolted me, it felt like cheating. Monored does indeed suck.

[@ChadGurney]

Obliterator "your go" classic.

[@americanxlove]

As a dabbler in the dark arts of mini red…we had this coming.

[@opticviewz]

Amazing game against the soldiers. Love the entertainment!

[@nemonomen3340]

I tried making a deck to punish aggro like this a while back, but I included a decent number of 1 mana protection spells (Shore Up and Armor of Shadows) so my Obliterator/Sheoldred would get added output. I also added a couple Vesuvan Duplimancy to put salt on the wound every time I deny the removal. I threw in some Gray Merchants cause that's a lot of black devotion just lying around. Finally, I had some Fake Your Own Death that I like to use on the Gray Merchants specifically since it will bring them back and trigger their entry ability again _AND_ make a copy that does the same for every Vesuvan Duplimancy on board.

[@newjerseydamo]

That was the biggest soldier field I've ever seen...

[@7Alberto7]

God I love when CGB is so evil,perfect (chef's kiss)

[@RustThisWorld]

Boy oh boy is this a satisfying video

[@T-Stokes]

I love Life of Toshiro Umezawa. Underrated card

[@SlothMtg]

Indeed, easy to forget this card but in a right matchup, it can be a 3 for 1 card. Pretty insane value for only 2 mana.

[@T-Stokes]

@@SlothMtg Exactly right bro. I run it with Phyrexian Arena too, to offset the life loss. Extra help along with Sheoldred gaining life.

[@SlothMtg]

@@T-Stokes Ohhh, love the idea! Noted!🔥🔥🔥

[@madcapital9906]

I can't lie. I never really stuck around for the games. But man that first game had me giggling like a little girl the whole time. I love black. Great deck

[@JBXyooj]

I hate Red too... they come out of the gate pants down and wee wee swinging. But then you pull out your black deck and you calmly touch their shoulder. "I'm going in dry."

[@coldspice463]

I love watching mono red get trounced ❤

[@stormcountmtg4183]

3:50 my friend owns a restaurant called swifties that sells burgers.

[@wsbellin1971]

Love it! Down with Red, hehehe.... I am so tired of playing nothing but Red and Solider as well.

[@jcarminatti09]

I just played some 20-something games yesterday with this anti mono red aggro deck and all I fought was Esper Legends. So yeah... fun.

[@Godzilla2000312]

Embraces Mono-red CGB. You know you want to haha

[@jamesreedy4344]

This deck is amazing made it into top 300 with this deck. I did adjust 2 Phyrexia for 2 archfiend and 2 other cards for sheoldreds edict.

[@wrayfinlay8104]

Thanks for the more efficient and better black deck to verse in standard lol

[@242sighting]

That first game... it just good to see him happy, you know?

[@ella6547]

I love CGB going 'get back into the 70s Steppenwolf' when they began in the 60s! Unless he simply meant the DC villain from the 70s. No Magic Carpet Ride ('68) for him!)

[@dwelsh226]

CGB as Oprah "I... *hate*... (br)Red. .. I hate Red."

[@carlpalacios]

Umezawa legend makes a lot of sense over underdog, this is a very nice black brew!

[@MrVenicoreTTV]

I've been away for about 18 mos, but I have to say...evil CGB has taken over. And this is fine.

[@zagor2009]

Red will never die, it's the best way to do a fast first win of the day in best of one, and for every loss, you win al least 2 games ( well, obviously i'm talking about an Historic red deck, a standard red deck at the moment is garbage)

[@Spooooky_Mulder]

Now that I know my mistake of not attacking. I will be ready for our next battle Mr. CGB

[@angelozaccardi7285]

Why in starter decklist there's no Sheoldred's Edict but during play yes? Instead of which cards should be put?

[@garethzbarker]

It has taken a while for everyone to realize Gix's command is the shit.

[@rogier4501]

Wonder if you'd make any changes to this deck now with the latest set

[@WildWildWes86]

How invoke despair was printed, I'll never know. The card is beyond broken...

[@mr.c5681]

CovertHateRed

[@sherishersh1882]

good deck, thanks.

[@darthrevan7012]

How could anyone hate Mono Red? 😱 The matches are so incredible fast - you win or you lose in just a few turns and then you can start a new game. Its so much more time efficent than these boring counter-control-decks, which win after a long grindy draw-go-game in turn 37.

[@kremnit]

"i hate mono red" *plays control*

[@Areandill]

I crafted this deck and its amasing but it is some problem for me. I used CGBs link to craft deck and its crafted Obliterator not from new set card look but from another one. How can I change its look like from ONE set?

[@Hexrampant]

Nothing is as much fun as stomping mono red

[@davidc3579]

that soldiers game lets gooo

[@daweblz4152]

Hello everyone, please give me some advice. Is it worth it for me to build this deck if it costs me: 9 rare + 9 mythic rare windcards? Will this deck at least get me to diamond rank? All the windcards I get take an awfully long time, so I'm asking for advice. Thank you very much in advance to anyone who can advise.

[@MBD-BDBF]

Mono red isnt as annoying as simic rotpreist

[@beauboulden5267]

sorry if this is a stupid question, but how tf did that 'crew' work at 11:17? The total power of tapped creatures was only 1?

[@qwerty62201]

Average CGB viewer

[@beauboulden5267]

@@qwerty62201 thanks for your help

[@JasstoJazz420]

I agree with everything in this video lol😁

[@maciejfrse4333]

Red's dead baby, Red's dead.

[@danielberger1176]

inner struggle type red cards would ACTUALLY blow your phyrexian obliterator out of the water. target creature deals damage equal to its power to itself. where as the obliterator reads if a source would deal damage to phyrexian obliterator, that sources controller sacrifices that many permanents. you being the controller of the obliterator would indeed have you paying the sacrifice cost.

[@danielberger1176]

if of course there were any cards with similar text in standard format..

[@epicgizmo5565]

this is beautiful

[@matthewjohnson5667]

Can you run a deck with the obliterator and green fight cards?! Seems fun

[@nissassagame]

Truly the red destroyer.

[@XX-11235]

33:45 why do you think it is smart (or smarter) to play the Tyvar's stand on the Chorus?

[@PsychedelicCheeseburgers]

@30:52 There you go saying what we were all gonna type in the comments haha. I'm still gonna make the comment though, gotta get those engagement numbers up regardless!

[@00punkroker]

I put this together with a few more shredders and 2 corrupts to go over the top mid to late game. Needless to say its a banger, I'm 14 and 2 only loosing to other Mono Black on the draw!

[@jeremypekarek5802]

Mono Black destroys red aggro, almost every time

[@jasonavina8135]

"Please end the festivities... No I mean the card not... Oh well" XD Also I share you disdain for unsophisticated red burn decks. I've played magic way too long to respect that garbage as well.

[@NellyDevo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, wouldn't attacking with Myrel also lead to a loss in that soldiers game? You would simply have to block with your fleshgorger, throwing it away, then you'd have a target for your trespasser.

[@NellyDevo]

Oh, you literally address that at the start of the next game

[@METAL__MECHANIC]

The only reason I play mono red sometimes is it is the only Meta deck that doesn't require a ton of wildcards to craft.

[@magslitepics8583]

33:43 wouldn’t that have left a mite either way? What’s the point of tyvars

[@alainassaf]

bankbuster crewed by steel seraph lifestlink is my go to 'punish monored'

[@СлаваБелезеко]

Which card can replace sheoldred in grixis deck?

[@ao_qd]

Isn't it safer to play only two Invoke Despairs since casting one will draw you another one 90% of the time? LOL.

[@timedGuano]

I know mono-red is a problem again, and in the interests of full-disclosure my go to deck when I just wanna get some wins and go is red burn...but did mono-black really need more tools? Really?

[@remallius]

What about the mono red deck that beats mono red?

[@arklaw8306]

Justice strike. Nough said.

[@Lazlo_The_BretzHell]

why can't the graveyard trespasser crew the vehicle around 24:00 ?

[@Danorii]

Myrel - During your turn, your opponents can’t cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

[@Lazlo_The_BretzHell]

@@Danorii aaaah thank you !

[@NeuroLaunch]

I'm right there with you on the "down to the core" hate on mono-red. Weenie whites, too. Thanks for helping change the tide!

[@DX100HHH]

Worth going green black with cards like Boon of Bosejiu on opponents creature then tail swipe.

[@MetalHev]

I too wanna lose 3 cards to a single removal on obliterator.

[@morganpryde9125]

As a mono-red player, im mildly insulted. As a sub to CGB, im very impressed and inspired to play the other colors more often

[@lambda6736]

Sorry, there was a...colorless deck running around? Well now we HAVE to see it.

[@maxclark1991]

First game i played against mono red - I lost. Nice.

[@NathanielGann]

Always felt this way about mono white. Every white deck is just a boring 0 IQ win button

[@michaelmckinnell5870]

If cbg makes enough mono-red hate do you think he believes that it will give him a week without mainly mono red?

[@maxwellforesman572]

I’m so tired of mono black though… black mana to me is what red mana is to CGB

[@jimbob371]

why did i come back to magic, to make this deck, and i have a mirror match every other game...... sheeesh