These Cards Got GOOD! | EDHRECast 255

These cards were easy to overlook at first, but now they're all-stars! We explore cards with humble beginnings that have flourished into total powerhouses.
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[@boisjoli91]

I think Joey should present his co-hosts and then go directly in challenge the stats to be sure he doesn’t get scooped lol 😂

[@travis_approved]

I didn't even see that challenge the stats coming omg well done

[@JonReid01]

Edh rekt

[@Onattamato]

Ho. Lee. Shit. What a blowout

[@adrianmarquez5462]

That segue was particularly nasty

[@theearwyrm6105]

A particularly on point segway, well done!

[@daguynexdoor]

Oh my gosh, that came out of nowhere!

[@pauldyson8098]

Hot/weird take: Idol of Oblivion took a little time to catch on because of the "make a big token" clause. If the card ONLY said "Tap: Draw a card if you made a token this turn," it would've gotten popular more quickly. I know that sounds weird, but I feel like this has happened with other cards as well. With Idol, when I first saw it, I thought, "Well, this will be good in something like Trostani because that's a big token deck." A few months later, I realized that the card is just good in almost any deck.

[@KingJulius4]

That is exactly what happened to me! When I first saw the card I focused in on the token creature part of the cart and that led me to only thinking about adding it to token creature decks. It wasn't until I saw someone playing it in a Prosper Tomebound deck of all places that I realized the card draw was any tokens. Now its a standout card draw source in my Ognis, Ziatora, and Anhelo decks.

[@NerdByAnyOtherName]

One of my favorite cards I've been slotting into every deck in Green lately is Blessed Respite. I love the flexibility of it, it fogs the next combat and shuffles targets player's graveyard. I've always loved fogs, but the fact that it can hose a graveryard deck _or_ save me from mill in a pinch _on top of_ being a fog is absolutely lovely

[@thedanath]

I agree, Blessed Respite just for the Graveyard use is worth the 2 mana. The fact that it has a fog as well it should go into basically any green deck out there.

[@lightfut]

You know when Joey steals a dad joke punchline, the challenge steal is going to be epic

[@lightfut]

And there's the mic drop

[@Pimpulus]

recently discovered the channel and currently watching all these older episodes and i gotta say: this has to be the best segway. my gawd. well played.

[@FriendlyNewt]

Dana's challenge was epic.

[@PaulOkon1981]

Add a Cloudstone Curio and you've got a stew going!

[@bamby3144]

That challenge the stats steal was the best

[@ViventesMors]

"The three people that were playing Golos honestly were playing gates decks." It's me. I'm one of the three. Golos got banned AS I was building it.

[@elijahdprophet]

I got one win in with Golos before the ban. Gateshift with Field Of The Dead. People hated it.

[@serafimb2319]

Just play him anyway. Maybe also take field of the dead out and have fun

[@dawsondemars1092]

Yay! Yennet players unite! Thanks for using my challenge!

[@bamby3144]

omg twinning staff in volo, my eyes almost exploded out of my head when that was said

[@JonReid01]

Twinning staff in Ivy with Volo

[@JonReid01]

And mutate

[@Arcko9]

Mirran safehouse already has 10 copies in my "save for later" binder, and I VERY much think Matt is right and that I will have some good trade value at my LGS in the future.

[@lewish1248]

20:42: Joey being struck by a smooth criminal in real life! 🤣🤣

[@DarkCloudy03]

Fangren Marauder and Viridian Revel have done so much work in my Kibo EDH!

[@davewallace2992]

Just wanna say, y’all do a great job! I find this show fun, light-hearted, and best of all…informative! Thanks for all the great tips!

[@EpicGamerz01]

Not only did they steal the segue, they stole his Ibex

[@Onattamato]

36:14 Matt, I just want you to know that I'm giving you the "AH-AHHH-AHHHHHHH!" for that Daybound/Nightbound joke.

[@mathimus55]

I'm sad Dana didn't do it openly, but we don't always get what we want

[@coreyroberson4550]

9:34 - Tonight, I got 88x +1/+1 counters on Baba Lysaga thanks to Mazirek. It was pretty hilarious. I debated attacking (I mean, how often is she a 91/91?), but everyone had a blocker, and it was more effective to use her ability.

[@Zanzibawrr]

Twinning staff is awesome with cards that copy themselves, like the demonstrate cycle from strixhaven.

[@Achjakommaherkommadu]

The beauty of Batwing Brume is, that you can use it on players not attacking you! just let them kill someone else on the table and at the end of combat step, kill them with their own army :)

[@KingJulius4]

That is a great interaction to point out. You just convinced me to find a place for it in my Queen Marchesa deck now.

[@officeman15]

The one time I could have activated Twinning Staff in a game I would have gone from casting one Jaya's Firenado for x=55 to casting it 3 times for x=48. Seemed like overkill 😂

[@smegmalasagna]

Yeah my friend killed me with Marionette Master by saccing some treasures a little while ago. That was awesome :D

[@drsherifff]

I will never forget a friend of mine demolishing everyone at the table with a fable of the mirror breaker copied Marionette Master that had base power 3 because of a curse

[@mtgexplainers]

Love Hordeling Outburst in Winota!

[@dustinchang5089]

The real question is: in the realm of legendary pairs like Squee and Slimefoot, who pairs with the Phelddagriff?

[@jacekkrukowski7720]

the questing pheldagriff

[@dustinchang5089]

@@jacekkrukowski7720 not legendary tho…

[@rorschach1]

Kaysa

[@jacquesdespadas]

Zedruu

[@dustinchang5089]

@@jacquesdespadas that’s what I was thinking, I’m a new returnee to the game so I’m not really familiar with where the lore has gone(I knew Dominaria, Kamigawa, Mirrodin, and Mercadia existed). Is Zedruu on the same plane as Griff, and are either of them alive at this point? I think I read that Zedruu martyred herself, and Griff was from a really long time ago. But yes I would agree on theme, Zedruu for sure, maybe even Blim which would make for five colors.

[@DoylePrime]

LMAO Matt with the "Fighter's of the Night[bound]" reference to always sunny lol Excellent subtle jab haha

[@warrioraidan]

Viridian Revel was awesome when they spiked treasure production. I would a couple of base copies during the high and sold the 5 foils I had for $20 apiece.

[@PawzBrownMTG]

It's actually fun to see other cards that used to be good now turn to great. This was a fun video to watch guys ty

[@thomasstenson7989]

Thank you all! As always you have me some great ideas!

[@Mecal00]

Batwing is a great card, oddly hard to find, but is like a White/Black Rakdos Charm

[@VivBrodock]

A reminder: Mirran Safehouse doesn't specify non-mana abilities, if a land has hit the graveyard the floor of Safehouse is a 3 mana rock or a 3 mana fetch

[@Ryadic]

I caught the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference, Matt Morgan.

[@rizzzou]

The segue into challenge in this one was legendarily slick.

[@felipeguidolin1055]

That segway... Chef's kiss

[@applebird1218]

So friday night after our commander night me and my cousin got into a conversation of what i am. He says im a control player (because i run counter spells). I think im more of a combo player because the decks i play the main goal is to combo and win. You guys might of already talked about this but you should do a topic on how to classify your decks and play styles ie. Combo, control, aggro, midrange, or a combination of them. Even a episode on how to roughly tell your decks power level

[@bye1551]

13:40 Matt has cast Arachnogeneais 2.2186111e+18 times

[@JoshuaSanville]

Combat tricks are staples in my Ferrous Rokiric all-Red-and-White deck! Deflecting Palm, Master Warcraft, Intimidation Bolt, Aurelia’s Fury, etc.

[@magiccardmaster9921]

I remember having fangren marauder in one of my first decks ever, and I used to think oh its neat in the right matchup but now its like ready to gain 60 life in one turn?

[@olvynchuru1663]

Spark Double was not the first clone effect that got around the legend rule. The first one was Sakashima the Imposter, back in original Kamigawa.

[@jaredchristman3380]

When Dana mentioned support for Dungeons as a mechanic I had a flashback to playing a game with Joey at Commandfest Bellevue where we got wrecked by a dungeons deck. Never saw that coming, much like Dana grabbing that CTS segue.

[@jonathonleclare9268]

Holy hell. the Chandler and Joven joke killed me.

[@kylegonewild]

I've been singing the praises of Batwing Brume for years.

[@Mando0Melkor]

Ivy is by far the most amazing and complicated commanders of the past year and I love it.

[@Hutch_x]

Double Major is insane in my Miirym deck!

[@sharkrash]

their challenge the stats now have split second, Joey cant counter anymore

[@peterrowley110]

Saw the Michael Jackson joke going to mention his love for TEE HEE

[@Arvensa]

You say Pathbreaker Ibex was overlooked because Meren was terrorizing the format. But you see, I did my terrorizing *with* Pathbreaker Ibex *in* my Meren deck. (Golgari Germination, Awakening Zone, Endrek Sahr, Bloodspore Thrinax, Mycoloth, and Avenger of Zendikar made it a tokens deck. And I was often able to find my Mimic Vat for haste and additional recursion-- also at least once iced someone else's Ibex under it until I was set up for it myself)

[@Bucket_Boy101]

FWIW guys, Wizards has stated that the face commanders on the front of the Commander Legends are new. I checked this yesterday.

[@knick5639]

I honestly use all of the gates in my Ur-dragon deck because having all the gates is the cheapest reliable 5 mana base I've ever tried. There are also a bunch of cards that go and find "Gates" whichever one you want which is usually Gond, Basilisk, or Baldur's and once you have gond they stop being tap lands. I don't run maze because my table doesnt like it but playing 5 color gate decks pretty much just made me never want to spend the money for a "good" 5 color mana base.

[@FlawlessP401]

Twinning staff fun fact sees each instance of 1 or more copies. So volo into spark double means 4 volos then next cast twin staff will copy each volo trigger separately.

[@Gshadewolf14]

Mirran Safehouse was definitely one that I saw in a box opening earlier today and thought “how is that not worth more?” It’s like lands necrotic ooze, it seems so good

[@NeoAxiom]

I’ve already been using twinning staff and ibex in decks they’re great. Iben, craterhoof and siege behemoth is my package for a big green creature deck

[@chaseclosed3771]

19:54 I didn't know you guys were gonna give away my secrets.

[@Chaoslorden]

I would like to make a shout out to Font of Agonies in any of your decks that likes to pay life. Beledros Witherbloom, Gix, or well, a ton of decks really. I just put one in my Erebos deck where I can pay two life and draw a card every time one of my creatures died and it ends up being a constant threat. When you have the economy of life gain and pay, its a super good card over time. In Beledros you can threaten to untapp your lands, pay ten and kill atleast two creatures!

[@SaltySparrow]

I don't understand how revel isn't a $30 card.

[@Kryptnyt]

In Riches or Viridian?

[@steveshaw3130]

Yes

[@zackkelley2940]

Doesn't trigger on tokens and needs to get to upkeep for the win con?

[@MutualZebra0123]

Last time i played i drew a regular clone card and i chose to clone lotus cobra in that landfall deck. Worked out fine even though i couldn't clone the commander 😊

[@eLECHtricity]

Twinning Staff has always been insane. The deck it was printed in is absolutely absurd with it resolved. If you stuck it in a (spellslinger) Riku of Two Reflections or melek Izzet paragon or Wort the Raidmother deck it was one of the best cards in the 99. The only reason people didn't recognize its power was because its homes were so limited. The power of the card is the same, there are just more places to see it now.

[@ALTR_no_EGO]

Dana Commander Ninjutsu'ed that segue, it was epic.

[@kyuuketsukikun420]

LETS GO Joey! You were ahead of the punchline.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

I am a nerd. i freely admit it. I enjoy watching videos on Magic the Gathering. i also enjoy Star Trek, Chess, and Video games. Gen X here. Hey ! we brought you the Internet...You're Welcome :)

[@leonfriedemann9151]

I actually hope we see a reprint of Titania's song soon. Hope to through it into my muldrotha pile if the new artwork fits 😁

[@ericperry2032]

2:54 Joey NAILS a Dad joke!

[@johanandersson8252]

I use the cycling versions of the fogs so i can cantrip when i don’t need them.

[@rainmaker709]

Trick with Mirran Safehouse: Discard Thespian Stage, copy something high value like Cabal Coffers, get back stage and now you can have 3 Coffers out.

[@QuietAsHeimdal]

My Golos deck was tuned for winning with Maze's End; I miss it T.T

[@zackkelley2940]

Here's a good use for Indomitable Might... Yargle and Multani.^^ Instant unblockable 21 commander damage.

[@Kryptnyt]

Pathbreaker Ibex is the reason why you should still run Goatnapper in goblin commander decks! You'll live the dream someday little guy!

[@Monsterkey]

Hahaha omg, I am indeed playing golos as a maze's end deck 😂😂

[@ndragon47]

You guys mentioned Mirran Safehouse I'm surprised you didn't mention manascape refractor. That card is super under played in my opinion.

[@vincentproud6589]

Hey man! I adore your content! I'd love to see your take on a Cecily, Haunted Mage deck! :)

[@nathanmikkelson3703]

😂 missed opportunity Joey to pun in “I was but the learner, now I am the master”

[@FlawlessP401]

Twinning staff is super strong in my volo deck and my anhelo deck

[@rainmaker709]

Another trick that you can do with Resourceful Defense is to have a sacrifice outlet for your planeswalkers. If someone is going to have a lethal swing or burn spell, you can just sac it and still move the counters.

[@zackkelley2940]

What do you use as a sac outlet for planeswalkers? The only cards I can think of that can target planeswalkers are Despotic Scepter, Infernal Tribute, and Staff of Compleation.

[@imanujakku]

@@zackkelley2940 claws of gix

[@zackkelley2940]

@@imanujakku Nice find, forgot about that one.^^

[@JDP5127]

7:10 I have taken Revel in Riches out of my decks now because it is TOO good. It wins too easily anymore. I always thought 10 was a little low, but it has become trivial.

[@willstebbins5338]

Arachnogenesis is absurd in Adrix and Nev

[@The_Kaichu]

It's crazy in Chatterfang as well; I'm so happy I picked it up before it got super expensive.

[@dirtywizard]

Great segue 😅

[@danlong3050]

So Ivy, Gleefull Spellthief plus Twinning Staff and mutate?

[@scottstanley1705]

twinning staff works great in magus lucea kane deck

[@austinwalden8295]

I just played a game with her right as you commented this. It did great copying everything. And freed from the reel made my blue mana say tap: add 2 mana and copy a spell

[@zackkelley2940]

Here's one that got MUCH better with all the legendary creatures they've been releasing, Arena of the Ancients. 3 Artifact: When Arena of the Ancients comes into play, tap all legends. Legends do not untap during their controllers’ untap phase. Particularly backbreaking if someone's running a 'legendary matters' deck or if you can help it along yourself.^^

[@soleo2783]

More stax, great..

[@zackkelley2940]

@@soleo2783 Just a few that work well with my strategy. Mudslide is another good one if you're mostly running flyers.^^

[@d.e.p.5062]

Mirran Safehouse can also hit fetch lands, no?

[@BrokenSonsOfAiur]

No one expects challange the stats at flash speed!

[@lord_more_dino]

not me having played indominable might in my infect deck for 2 years hehehehehe

[@krazykilper]

Annieone notice how good the patreon shout out was today?

[@Byteside546]

DAYBOUND. FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTBOUND. AHHAHHAAAAA, CHAMPION OF THE SUN. AHHAHHAAAAA - HE'S A MASTER OF KARATE AND FRIENDSHIP TO EVERY ONE - DAYYBOUUND!!

[@damdaley8092]

0:29 Michael Jackson, also the king of posthumously being caught with chilp- r0n

[@hanschristopherson8056]

How exactly is mirran safe house not just manascape refractor 2.0?

[@zackfro]

Come to me for Ovika. By far my new favorite commander!

[@kingvire]

I actually have resourceful defense in my aminatou deck purely cause I saw crim running it and it blew my mind

[@beurtalvarez]

to me, the fact that Maze's End isn't a meme deck anymore kinda kill the interest of the mechanic. I mean, it's great for people that still like it, but the fun I had with gates deck came from the fact that my win chance were absurdly low

[@somersetbassett4580]

Acidic Slime will be unplayable in... 2 sets. Love that card though 😢

[@CTimmerman]

36:36 Sad fact: Petra Sphinx doesn't fly.

[@unseeliedream42]

Best Challenge The Stat Steal EVER O__O

[@beaureynolds4267]

Everyone knows Michael Jackson actually drinks Tea-heeee!

[@marcoottina654]

Wht about Aphetto Alchemist and the Artifact Lands?

[@forloveofthepage2361]

Pathbreaker Ibex is the GOAT. I'll see myself out. (Then this joke is made 2 min later)

[@somersetbassett4580]

I'm very happy for the 15 cards that have become relevant again. It only took WotC making 150 cards irrelevant 😂

[@crss29]

Weird seeing Matt in his Cats jacket.

[@MikeTHEmoneyshowmohs]

Did you hear about the kid napping He just woke up

[@jamazin94]

This video got my 5,000 like on KZbin! 🎉

[@brendans1983]

My pick for a card that is going to be broken ONE DAY, is Kaervek's Spite. Horrible card, interesting ability. Kinda like Demonic Consultation.

[@ingolf82]

I think it was a missed opportunity to not make "Nine-fingers Keene" a 5 colour commander. I use Idol of Oblivion in my edgar markov deck, it draws me a card almost every turn. hmmm.. would Mirran safehouse be good in Baba lysaga?