FREE LESSONS | UNDEFEATED 🔵⚪ NIKO CONTROL | MYTHIC Top 300 MTG Arena

[@v_o_r_p_a_l]

23:30 plays like this dude... smooth as heck

[@haydenarishenkoff8147]

That crackle with power game was something else! Always a joy to watch, and dang that game was just a well done, fast paced and interesting match

[@RtotheK605]

12:35 You clicked the first bird, then Arena "helped" by moving the pile of unclicked birds over. Then you re-clicked the same bird that you had just pulled back.

[@ElJengo]

47:55 Ayyy, thats me

[@PenSwordXII]

"Have a good nap!" 🤣

[@genkimichael7329]

Yea lmaoo

[@kingfuzzy2]

Brought to you by cool stuff inc

[@legatelanius8498]

16:00 U can check who goes first by looking in the bottom right corner. If its Blue u go second if its orange u go first

[@JacobReynoldson]

Dual strike -> Irencrag Feat -> Crackle with Power for 4 (14 mana) -> 20 damage to 4 targets.

[@freyamiles3718]

Duel strike works with ironcrag feat. Ironcrag feat allows you to only cast one more spell. The copy isn't considered as a cast spell

[@roffe8751]

I used to only play agro. After discovering cgb I became a control mage. You made me evil.

[@Jm96RoCk]

Yes, give in to the dark side...

[@keiclera6596]

Loving the variety in content, not only in Brawl, but also the unique Standard decks :))

[@ethanfoery9399]

“Now wait for a prince to come kiss you, Bone Daddy.” 😂😂

[@reddragonminecraftmodsandm4366]

In case you’re still wondering, you can indeed dual strike ironcrag feat into crackle because feat says cast so the copied version doesn’t stop you.

[@tristenschneider7634]

Just got back into magic last season and got top 500 mythic already thanks for all the help with how to understand the game again!

[@mathieubakker947]

Hey CGB, I heard you asking who is going first again during mulligan. Thought i would share a tip. The triangle arrow at the bottom right colours orange during your turn and blue during opponent's turn.

[@AaronRotenberg]

The way you predicted every one of the mono-red opponent's plays in the game at 32:26 made me unreasonably amused.

[@kingtogwaggle5868]

Niko Aris is so underrated... the only thing I play is esper control, and 2 niko aris is so good to not run out of gas and also paired with archon it outright wins the game in the mid game - stick archon on 4, on 5 you make 2 shards you win against aggro. It can also come down on 3 and minus to kill a robber of the rich

[@suckerphree]

esper with niko sounds awesome. may i see a list? i'm curious about the mana base.

[@eostigaard]

Love the Pinky and the brain reference

[@martinpalazzo9703]

Nice mix of counter magic. Always love to see yorioooon uw control❤️

[@Tiwtin]

Watching your videos has definitely made my playing much better. Cheers bud!

[@PiNoYeBoy85]

the doggo being cast 7:13 disappointment is REAL

[@adreannasears994]

Opponet: "CRACKLE WITH POWER!" Cgb: *blows raspberry* 😁😁

[@starcapitalsuccessstarcapi7436]

yes that was beyond hilarious!

[@jeffkosko5815]

CKC! Always love watching you play these wheelhouse decks

[@robbae4949]

That bug at the start with the sideboard is weird. Said mascot was best of 3 only but also said you only had 7 cards. Happened when you clicked the card styles button

[@darthvaderzim7721]

Isn't it kind of funny how much people slept on learn? It's turned into a really powerful mechanic, especially in BO1 and limited, but has also made splashes in BO3

[@qasimabdul-baki6919]

I remember you and NerdGirl using Niko with the new FTK...she wasn't a believer, but you showed her the way!

[@genkimichael7329]

WAIT!! Did cgb say Professor of Symbology correctly? 😂

[@sadino123]

34:00 They hesitate on attacking there because you can ambush with Omen of the Sun ergo the Yorion.

[@Estuscancel]

Notification squad has arrived

[@theokunze677]

Lmao

[@DreamwatcherTheNightwing]

Divide by zero also bounces spells back to the hand too.

[@tenaxwulfric1553]

That greater blue mage moment! Naisu!!!

[@rafaelfonseca1542]

Bet that Izzet Crackle With Power mage unninstalled Arena so hard after that game

[@julienpontus3225]

😂

[@SaultheKing7]

Had a game where my opponent played Niko and I killed him with massacre worm. THE BEST!

[@00110000]

Skillshare really should have sponsored this video

[@zabdielsantiago2237]

I would love to know what deck you actually use to latter off camera, obviously control but I would love to know what kind since if I’m not mistaken last time it was UB control. Love your content😊

[@RafitoOoO]

I didn't know Alrund's Epiphany was lethal.

[@saqvobase4301]

Niko Aris is pretty good with archon of sun's grace, the shard tokens trigger constellation

[@TheSmartCinema]

outside of Niko, only 10% of his deck would trigger the Archon, which is why it's not a perfect fit for this particular deck

[@sachachristopher2142]

Back to UW Control = awesome!

[@nickbalmes6640]

Professor of Symblablabla doing work!

[@kingfuzzy2]

Yes please daddy

[@mickaelmalove2553]

"CRACKLE WITH PAWER!" pbbbt fun game though.

[@JioFreecss]

"Have a good nap" 😆

[@daforce128]

Thumbs up for Prof. Symblablabla

[@giodelonso6030]

The Pinky and the Brain quote was hilarious.

[@braceharvey]

Irencrag feat works with dual strike, the copy isn't cast so it doesn't count as your one more spell.

[@sustenance6267]

Y u no skyclave apparition ??? It's so good with glass casket and yorion, so that you can exile the tokens, flicker with ol yorion and get value

[@kingfuzzy2]

His deck might need more creatures like skybinder etc... If he goes that route

[@Herr-Bunny]

I like the color circles in the name of the video.

[@Jnelle4]

Professor of BlahBlahBlah to the rescue! 💟

[@freyamiles3718]

38:47 din't play elspeth conquers death on the embercleave. Strict misplay

[@joshuahafer]

@20:39 It's SYMBOLOGY!!! Just say it!

[@barney3444]

For the hard core Niko theme you could probably get away with 'Niko defies destiny'. U could add some behold the multiverse - and maybe even a couple of starheim unleashed -to lean into the foretell theme a bit more. I had a similar deck when kaldheim came out and it was loads of fun.

[@ADAMDefiant]

If you havent played the Test of Wits Challenge yet I want to share a deck I swept it clean with. KNIGHTS OF THE 100 Creatures(48) 4 Fervent Champion, 4 Venerable knight, 4 Weasleback Rider, 4Foulmire Knight, 4 Worthy knight, 4 Inspiring Veteran, 4 Stormfist Crusader, 4 Blacklance Paragon, 4 Acclaimed Champion, 4 Murderous Rider, 4 Liliana's Standard Bearer, and 4 Basri's Lt. Artifacts (8) 4 Skyclave Maul, 4 Embercleave. Instant (4) Rise of the Dread Marn Sorcery (4) Crippling Fear Enchantment (4) Showdown of the Skalds Lands(32) 12 Pathways Mardu colors, 4 Savai Triome, 4 Tournament Grounds, 4 plains, 4 swamp, 2 Mountains, 2 Fabled Passage. Plows through most people with the free treasure each turn. went 9-3 before I got bored farming.

[@grimtopia4804]

Not gonna lie I think Mascot exhibition should also make a 2/2 Fractal and a 1/1 pest

[@julienpontus3225]

Yeah why just 3 out of 5. Flavor fail

[@fabiogfox6751]

Maybe because Fractal and pest have abilites (counters and death triggers). They don't fit in the card.. - English isn't my first language, feel free to correct me.

[@grimtopia4804]

@@fabiogfox6751 you could very easily be right It is most likely that that is to much text for the card but it is not like wizards havent printed cards with to much text on them before

[@moocowp4970]

I never see high end decks play Kiora Bests The Sea God but I think that card is amazing; any reason why it doesn't get much play at a high level? I feel like it does more work than something like Alrunds Epiphany (but I may still be underestimating that card); especially if you can bounce the saga back to your hand with divide by Zero before it's finished!

[@MWBowen403]

I don’t understand at 10:30 how he could’ve gained the life for speaker. Anybody?

[@gabrielcrager5979]

I love this deck

[@oldschoolmagic4822]

What is the kill? One crawl?

[@adamkampia]

CGB UW control is best CGB. Gotta fit in some Shark Typhoons though

[@amsgoth]

Is this deck viable for rank?

[@AlbertoNeurohr]

I am baffled at CGB's inability to say "symbol-ogy"

[@MrCommandor1998]

Is shark typhoon banned? Because if not, I don't understand what's going on.

[@qwe2323]

trying this deck just destroyed my mythic rank lol

[@bumpy1031]

Why doesn’t that mascot card make a pest? Isn’t that one of the mascots?

[@ixchel3330]

Also dosen't make a fractal

[@shaneo4749]

Cgb really showing he doesn't have any Aussie friends. It's "Shane oh", not shannyoh. Lol. Still love you, cgb.

[@bigedyr]

Another day, another CGB stomping of mono red! Make ‘em cry in their mom’s basement, CGB!

[@marskalkblixten]

CGB is the kind of guy who gets high on boardwipes

[@CoffeePlz77]

The amount of people who missed the Tenacious D reference is disappointing.

[@phaiag1727]

I feel like a LOT of my decks are blue/white....one more won't hurt. I'll tell you when I've had enough!

[@ryanbolson23]

56:45 what a cry baby! Is so cocky that he preempted GGs, but then instantly conceded when the opponent plays 1 good card.

[@nwomaexi1614]

Title says Control, I have to klick and watch immediately... :-)

[@eruiluvatar8963]

ah yes. control the trolls

[@leiziru9642]

Commented because I've liked

[@The13rannon]

Two blue white decks this week and no shark typhoon, what’s happening to you sensi

[@Journeyman2585]

I just can't play blue without at least one gadwick and 1 sea gate restoration. This deck is awesome though.

[@aemperorgamedev]

Day 13 of asking CGB to play blex

[@diegovasquezcaballero]

Before this comment I didn't even know what Blex was. Now, I cannot live knowing CGB hasn't done it yet.

[@NStripleseven]

Ooooo blex would be fun

[@aemperorgamedev]

@@diegovasquezcaballero spread the good word of blex

[@kingfuzzy2]

Blex pests?

[@thomas-is6nx]

WENT 10 OUT OF 10 so far havent lost

[@jaredjohnson9442]

Commenting because I like!

[@fedond1133]

ALGORITHM!

[@ghouliedk]

Thanking a Twitch Frog during MY KZbin video?!

[@MrCytree]

When your wincon is roping turn after turn until your opponent realizes they can just concede and go play 4 other people instead.

[@KaiserTheDarkWolf]

blue white or esper but never grixis, god i miss grixis control old days.

[@this19suffering]

Nice

[@josephlck]

What 33 mythic was trying to do: dual strike, cast irongrag feat, dual strike copies the feat (not cast it) crackle with at least 14 mana - x = 4. 4×5 is 20. Turn 5 one hit KO. A better strategy would have to allow the combo to go through then counter the crackle.

[@negativevariance1363]

I tried this deck on the Bo1 ladder, and went 1-24 with it. Obviously, it’s not competitive. It has a 0% chance of beating sultai ultimatum, mono-red, and rogues. And I mean that literally, it’s mathematically impossible to beat those decks with this one. Against mono-white, it’s an underdog but can sometimes win. The expected win rate for this pile is maaaaybe 10% if the player is highly skilled.

[@eveechoes5024]

It require a bit of skill to play it

[@tresnalder2149]

I have an associates in symboblahblahblah

[@zombossbs6464]

Very Nice😁

[@johnmoloneyable]

I have like a 90%win rate in brawl with cgbs niko deck. I had to stop playing it bc i got bored of winning every time

[@dumplingdepinto]

Yeah that deck is brutal. A legitimate nope tribal, yikes.

[@RafaelAAMerlo]

Favourite Card: Doomskar

[@darreldorigatti862]

Another idea for Niko: archon of suns grace. Those are enchantment tokens homie.

[@ashcombrink4998]

Hey, I'm noticing more mistakes in your gameplay. You need to give yourself some rest sometimes. I'm worried about you =( don't burn out.

[@WithASixStringOnMyBack]

The sleeping sticker is rude and I loathe it tbh

[@RedHatRuss]

Sweet!

[@donaldtrump9545]

sim-ball-ah-gee

[@aborygen8]

No, You're cool!

[@vivictus7165]

I can't click like until you tell me that I'm cool.

[@tomschick5094]

He can't say ure cool until u click like

[@vivictus7165]

@@tomschick5094 we have a paradox here.

[@tomschick5094]

@@vivictus7165 schroedingers like problem

[@vivictus7165]

@@tomschick5094 good analogy.

[@ZinoDavidoffXIII]

omg cgb how dare you efficiently make youtube content by streaming it on twitch at the same time!!! giga sarcasm btw

[@amarauk9687]

I need a shirt that says (in full caps lock) "I'm gonna jwari your anax"

[@grantflippin7808]

When you're poor, so you have to use evolving wildlands

[@innarrixl6753]

Got paired against this today...did pretty well against a perfect draw...shufflers fine uhuh. Game went so long I finally quit out of boredom. It was obvious my opponent only copied the list from somewhere and didn't watch the video.

[@captaindc]

Yo

[@WizWiteKnight]

I know I say this every time, but its still really important to me that you continue to use Niko's pronouns correctly. As a fellow they/them, that little respect means a lot.

[@WizWiteKnight]

AND a 420 joke and its not even April!

[@zerobrine5226]

This has got to be one of the most dreadful decks to play up against.