Double Sea God, Double Trigger! Lithoform Engine Zendikar Rising Standard MTG Arena

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Companion
1 Yorion, Sky Nomad (IKO) 232
Deck
4 Sea Gate Restoration (ZNR) 76
4 Ondu Inversion (ZNR) 30
4 The Birth of Meletis (THB) 5
4 Jwari Disruption (ZNR) 64
4 Silundi Vision (ZNR) 80
4 Shatter the Sky (THB) 37
4 Elspeth Conquers Death (THB) 13
4 Lithoform Engine (ZNR) 245
4 Confounding Conundrum (ZNR) 53
4 Kiora Bests the Sea God (THB) 52
4 Fabled Passage (ELD) 244
4 Emeria's Call (ZNR) 12
4 Niambi, Esteemed Speaker (M21) 222
4 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage (M21) 45
4 Realm-Cloaked Giant (ELD) 26
1 Idyllic Tutor (THB) 24
4 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39
4 Midnight Clock (ELD) 54
3 Island (M19) 266
8 Plains (ELD) 253
Sideboard
1 Yorion, Sky Nomad (IKO) 232
2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (M21) 1
1 Sublime Epiphany (M21) 74
1 Banish into Fable (ELD) 325
1 Overflowing Insight (XLN) 66
2 Heliod's Intervention (THB) 19
1 Discontinuity (M21) 48
1 Stern Dismissal (THB) 68
1 Inscription of Insight (ZNR) 61

[@quillinpage8189]

21:09 The way he lines up the background music with the card inspection unknowingly 😂

[@StahliCell]

A good interaction that goes REALLY well with Niambi is Skyclave Apparition, while entering the battlefield, with the trigger that exiles a permanent on the stack you can play niambi and bouncing it back, so they don't get a token!

[@The578unit]

And you can even get another use out of Apparition. A killer 5 mana combo.

[@MTGJoeD]

That was some of the most fun I had getting my butt kicked that night! Thanks for the game! ( 24:30 )

[@robotetanus]

So glad they started creating some anti-ramp tech finally.

[@highblue5793]

One good reason to play Bo3

[@ryangainey94]

Really punishes fetches honestly. Crack a fetch and suddenly it’s a negative. More than one in play and it’s like stax versus fetches.

[@judeanjay9837]

Honestly not that bad early on play modal lands later return to hand for spell

[@solidman8360]

Pretty sad it's not white :( (probably would have to change it to be symmetrical tho)

[@united1500]

i love you Kriz - you single handily changed the meaning of DIngus= nouninformal•North American noun: dingus; plural noun: dinguses; noun: dinges; plural noun: dingeses used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically. "you can hack this dingus into having much better range"

[@fizzywizzy0]

Glad to see you back. And that into was hilarious!

[@valky5318]

Lithoform Engine + Karn the great Creator (turn artifact into a creature and search lithoform) + Rally to Battle + Nissa (just a good card) to turn lands into creatures = Infinite mana and damage. This might actually work.

[@whitestripesftw]

but Nissa is rotated out right? unless i'm missing something

[@dudeguy8686]

Took me a minute to realize you were right, being able to copy Rally over and over again. Sounds pretty fun

[@whitestripesftw]

​@Kurt Rustle there's a new Nissa isn't there? *opens Arena* ...shit.

[@whitestripesftw]

@Kurt Rustle lol did you call me a dumbass for not realizing he's talking about historic (when he never mentioned historic, nor does this video), then yourself realize there is in fact a new Nissa in standard that turns lands into creatures?

[@Flem100DK]

15:44 "Shatter the Sky? Sure". Uhmm, counter? All 6 mana spent :)

[@VamsiY]

We don't talk about misplays when we watch the DARK LORD!

[@wxpka47s]

Hello Dingus Sensei !

[@Flem100DK]

@@VamsiY Sorry!

[@magicisreal9362]

@7Ahilles yup, lotta issues when starting up and loading the main scene

[@andycancinos2461]

I'm not Chris any more -Chris 2020

[@Diogenes2077]

Thanks for the great video, I could not wat to see Lithoform Engine in action. Specialy since some people tried convincing me that it would be no good in standard.

[@MrARMBARS]

GG dude :) Always rough to see those board wipes! There is some recursion if I had Mothra out but a wipe that early is always painful. Great deck :)

[@fatshady81]

And my day has been made. Welcome back m’lord!

[@Mainter23]

Thassa, God of the Sea + Quarry Hauler (bounced by Thassa, remove counters from sagas) The choice of: -Time of ice (so you can tap all oponent's creatures, time of ice will never leave unless removed) -The Akroan War (same thing but with stealing) -Kiora bests the sea god (endless 8/8 or tapping permenents) -Any other saga... (elspeth, birth of meletis, etc)

[@williamurbanich9804]

The King of jank... Sorry, the Dark Lord has risen once again!

[@judeanjay9837]

Why not. Both

[@georgewesland9243]

Lithoform engine is amazing!!! It is like rings of bright earth only better ability wise.

[@ryangainey94]

theepicwizard Well in this case it’s a control shell which is pretty viable. The only kind of janky part of this is the Lithoform and even then, bonus value now and then really isn’t bad

[@Waffletoasters]

New chair, chill music in the background while talking? I approve! Let the shenanigans begin!

[@joefat420]

Glad to see your videos back. Looks like a fun deck.

[@Over_Reaction]

He's baaaaaaack!!!! Missed your videos so much! Hope you and the family are doing well.😊

[@pandoe5442]

Im glad the dark lord is back showcasing competitive fun jank decks!

[@slipkn0tic1]

1st Match. When you had the two 4/4 Angels on the field and Opponent used Shatter.... All his Mana was tapped, you could have easily play Jwari Disruption to counter since he couldn't pay the 1. Swung in for game.

[@bullishbeartrader6121]

Can't wait for you're return and would you like to revisit lithoform

[@glitch23882]

Glad you're back, buddy.

[@The9Angelo]

All hail the Lord of the Jank... and the King of the intros!! XD Welcome back my good sir!! Missing your crazy content =P

[@mannistef]

I am excited to try this deck but sadly I can't get into MTGA after the update :(

[@drt4527]

Can really see the power of the Double faced cards here. Always had lands available when you need them

[@hard2break]

Good to see you back!!! Missed your videos!

[@simplyjeef8503]

You can use Field of Ruin to force Confounding Conundrum to trigger.

[@dudeguy8686]

That Lithoform Engine has got to be my favorite card printed in a long while. Can't wait to get a few copies in paper for my myr to play around with. Lithoform + Xenograft + Karn (great creator i think it is, the animate artifacter), and then two Myr Galvinizers and a Palladium Myr. Whole lot of cards to get the combo off, but then you have infinite copies of pretty much anything. Four extra cards where a Fireball would usually work, but where's the fun in simple solutions? Also something really dumb that should still be possible in historic, Lithoform + Anointed Procession. If you manage to copy each AP with Lithoform, you wind up with a little more than 2^138 copies of AP, which i'm pretty sure would break Arena.

[@georgewesland9243]

Lithoform engine is amazing!!! It is like rings of bright earth only better ability wise.

[@ToadStellar]

IT'S HERE! HELL YEAH! Welcome Back!

[@aminzainal6509]

Chris, I have missed you my dark lord. Good to have you back. Say hi to junior and your wife for me Hope Yall doing good

[@aminzainal6509]

Scabbly scoons all over again bro

[@humanity3981]

Watching your video is my routine

[@taketake7962]

WELCOME TO STANDART ANOTHER TIME, glad to see you again

[@x1PMac1x]

Will you ever add timestamps to your video descriptions like LVD does? It really helps to comeback to the video if the viewer experiences an interruption or has to go somewhere before coming back to finish the video.

[@yetanotherplayer5780]

at long last! hail Dark lord!

[@lenardEkko]

YEEEEES the dark daddy dank is BAAAAAACK

[@Inufriki]

Oh, dude, I missed you so much!

[@jonasnow]

THE DARK LORD IS BACK BABYYYYYY QUE DIOS NOS PILLE CONFESADOS

[@Menelker]

Welcome back dark lord, I hope you had some fun with the early access event.

[@NexusRoy1]

This is the kind of jank I need to cheer up. Now I only need like 12 rare wildards and 30 uncommon to craft this shit LOL

[@simonchi5372]

Thanks for this video Dark Lord, i will take it and add Giant Crab and Zirda for more jank

[@owN-77]

All hail the Dark Lord !!!

[@sureshwarankrishnasamy4300]

He is baccccckkkkkkkk!

[@MrThule]

Not sure if that is against landfall.. it's against land ramp, but with landfall you just make sure that they can play a land next turn too.

[@rachmatmulia2349]

Nice deck as always LoL

[@xxskabxx]

Don’t you dare leave us like that again Chris lol

[@mtgbingo5544]

ahh welcome back , its been to long ohh dark lord

[@kolbhk2]

Thought my mass was broken a few times trying to grab that far left card.

[@Kyuubiify]

Welcome back brother! Missed your content, hope the baby is good!?

[@FelippeARJ]

YEAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! The best is back boyssssss

[@Jk-vb4ve]

Back in style, yo DL

[@seejiudan]

Welcome back dark lord

[@Josh-jv1oq]

Awwww yis. Love the intro

[@SirAztor]

Welcome Back, My Lord

[@hollllllllz]

Finally another dose of jank D:

[@funforall9741]

........ wait.... could you pay 2 to copy the activated ability of fabled passage and play 2 lands? Sounds like some shweet jank of you ask me. Lithoform engine ramp landfall combo?

[@dudeguy8686]

Yea you can, basically if it's something on the stack, it can be copied

[@detodoal100]

Te extrañe wapo

[@judeanjay9837]

First game when you played yorion you should have bounced one of the midnight clocks that went of on second turn to space out the card draw and get more value

[@fryd420]

FINALLY SOME STANDARD

[@brianalexander1792]

Another masterpiece! But the intro song! Can you re-link? Can't seem to find it :(

[@gesuzaki]

nice Zen

[@MagnesiumSulfate]

Don't Landfall decks want to be returning lands to their hand to replay them?

[@dudeguy8686]

A lot of times, yea, but forcing the bounce really slows down the ramp

[@zigzag2370]

4 teferi tutelage 4 maddening cacophony 4 opt 4 merfolk secret keeper 2 deliberate 2 into the story 2 shark typhoon 2 so tiny 4 into the roil 1 unsummon 2 negate 3 didn't say please 3 anti cognition 2 concerted defense Creatures 4 zulport duelist 3 sea gate storm caller 2 brazen borrower 2 charix the rising isle 2 master of wind Artifact 1 magic mirror 2 midnight clocc Arcane lands 2 silundi vision 2 jwari disruption 3 sea gate restoration 2 glasspool mimic Lands 2 castle vantress 14 island Companion Yorion

[@JohnDoe_69]

What is your PoE starter build this league?

[@qdog9521]

Shark Typhoon should be epic in this build?

[@donnierhodes7872]

"Could have ugin" i hear it everytime i watch him lol.

[@michaelgrandchamp1067]

Shoutout to sideways hipster pirate Dark Lord!

[@JaymzW]

Going to have a bigger mana base once these enter historic, using crucible of worlds.

[@adrielcapon8983]

BEST INTRO EVER XD

[@avatarofdeath]

Welcome back

[@z421_]

Wait zendikar rising is out?

[@pyredynasty]

Kiora bests the me blog.

[@DerLhurgoyf]

you can win with bounce

[@eriknilsen3350]

what song is that in the beginning 0:16

[@eriknilsen3350]

I found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/monTh3RtfqZ7Z9E

[@Kathlynn82]

Lithoform, lucky clover?

[@haddy1074]

Staxx rockman calls himself the djank lord. And dont get me wrong he is a good player and a good jank builder. However, mono black magic is the master of jank play. Then we have mtg arena original decks coming in a close 2nd.

[@poorsap1598]

Missed lethal for absolute dominance!!!

[@soilnrock1979]

Guybrush ULYSSES Threepwood if you would be so kind!

[@VodShod]

15:50 you could have countered he had no mana left

[@Skjeggspir]

Guybrush Threepwood

[@mrzhou7685]

How does he have 1.6M gems?

[@zulou2315]

1.6 millions gems? 😎

[@jaysolexplores]

So many gems?🤑

[@infinitedraw]

The good side about playing in streamer events is you won't get childishly roped... the bad side is the opponents are all consulting chat and their subscriber base... still long games.

[@johnericsusi4265]

I miss standard

[@carlosordenes3003]

Release the copied Kraken!

[@michaelwood8479]

Oh my God your intros lmfao

[@coachhoiidexplains36]

Engine + Approach of the Second Sun in historic?

[@Bonzomad]

2nd casting has to be from players hand; www.coolstuffinc.com/a/stephenjohnson-01062020-winning-ways-approach-of-the-second-sun

[@dudeguy8686]

Yea, unfortunately all you'd get is 7 extra life

[@coachhoiidexplains36]

Was thinking how it stacks since the copy would hit first; but the requirement is that it's cast from hand both times.

[@metallicadragon8802]

1st comment !! 2nd like .. Magic time..

[@judgepig7518]

Who else subscribed for stories about his nose?

[@ZelosWalgrem]

no one is gonna comment on the fact that he has 1.6MILLION Crystal :O dayummmm

[@haddy1074]

VIP account. Wizards give content creators a VIP account for an early access event. 20k+ of each wild and more gold and gems than you can ever spend

[@ZelosWalgrem]

@@haddy1074 make sense, thanks!

[@xavierxook5848]

Anyone casually see he had 1.6 MILLION Gems...He could basically buy anything and everything on Arena for a long time.

[@vindorin]

that's only for the account that wizards gave him for this event, unfortunately!

[@stevegreenpurp1636]

How are you gonna parody a pirate and not play pirate jace

[@trirtir]

Fart

[@AndrewSPb]

Historic... no, please((

[@danielrivera5291]

First game was too trash to continue rest of video