Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons | EDH Budget Deck Tech $50 | Counters | Magic the Gathering | Commander

[@SnailMan307]

I’m sooo glad the budget got raised. It’s still plenty affordable but opens up so many building options and opportunities like this one! Keep it up Mitch, you’re the reason I play the game.

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Well thank you, that's a big compliment!

[@efinveecaught7281]

@@TheCommandersQuarters Same, without you I wouldn't have got my first deck. Also the $50 max is great, I think it's the sweet spot where afterward I stop calling a deck "budget"

[@volfgang1393]

I'm subbing to you because you're name is snail man

[@hugomartins4203]

Hi! May I suggest "Glistering Oil" from New Phyrexia? Glistering Oil costs BB Enchantment Enchanted creature has infect At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on enchanted creature When Glistering Oil is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Glistering Oil to its owner's hand. Also, thanks for this deck tech.

[@CantyCanadian]

I never expected to see a card like Cryptolith Rites in your budget deck techs hahaha

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Haha me neither!

[@CantyCanadian]

@@TheCommandersQuarters Honestly, it feels like a bit of fresh air. 50$ gives you years-worth of new cards to use. Enough cards to lower the influence you have on the older small selection of budget cards. Love the new direction you took!

[@afromanfourtwenty]

Maybe we can start having wayfarer's bauble in every video again now

[@ShinkuDragon]

i did a double take when i saw skullclamp mentioned.

[@jaredharper19]

I literally wanted to make this deck and here it is. I’ve read this comment a lot but this is the first time it’s happened to me

[@mauiipantii]

would there be a time for an update for past commanders here with new cards and the new budget scheme? hoping for a new scarab god deck. cheers!

[@Isheian]

Seconded! I’d love to see a Zada upgrade or a ruric thar deck

[@eligriffith5973]

Or Skullclamp

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

I'll have to see if I can find a quicker way to do it since there are still so many new commanders to build around as well!

[@wtfihavetoregister]

@@TheCommandersQuarters Well, you have community there to help you! Tap into that.

[@blankingin4608]

I love your content and support the switch to $50! The effort in each video and consistent upload schedule is amazing! Keep it up!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Well thanks! Will do!

[@andreusemanuel4868]

Hapatra was my first Commander, so nostalgic seeing a deck tech of her

[@mprospero]

I'm building my first commander and it will be Hapatra too.

[@PlaneswalkerProject]

So I understand the need to up the budget from $25 to $50, but you can very much see the impact that slight uptick in budget can have on card options. This is an absolute monster of a deck, I have also learned of several cards I need to add to my own personal Hapatra. Also, it's important to note that with Flourishing Defenses and Nest of Scarabs, you get a trigger for each counter placed on creatures, so it is slightly different from Hapatra's ability, which gives one trigger no matter how many counters are placed on a single creature.

[@mrjohnheet]

*Slaps deck* this bad boi can fit so many snakes in it!

[@nelsonmesa6785]

The good old snake salesman slap

[@sjoerd972]

I've had a Hapatra deck for a long time now and keep changing it. It's lovely to play, but there were some really good includes in the video that I'll try out. What is also nice as a massive finisher is End-Raze Forerunners and/or Beastmaster Ascension. Of course, Craterhoof Behemoth would be better still, but since that'd blow the entire budget in one go, I doubt it's that much better...

[@gabrielfretas]

Please share your list with us bro!

[@JackThrowerofPrinnys]

This is so helpful hapatra is one of my favorite decks. I am happy to see this commander get more visibility =D

[@MCRsonglover]

I gotta say, I LOVE your channel..Not only do you explain everything so well where anyone can understand it but you make affordable options where anyone can build a great commander deck which can be tough at times..Thank you for all your work!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Well thank you! Glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@williammorgan-boyer9604]

Mitch I was just about to make my hapatra deck and now you've once again inspired me even more. Thanks for this video and keep up the excellent content.

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Awesome! Will do!

[@flusterfluff]

This deck just SCREAMS "Run a Dictate of Erebos in me". I love it.

[@kaidimino9858]

There’s gotta be an itch once in a while where you want to build a deck without budget restrictions, it doesn’t mean you build with only expensive cards, but surely there’s a commander you love in particular that you love a particular build you love. Your formatting of 10 tactics would be sweet to see on a deck that’s a labor of love. I submit to you a new potential series: Budget Non-Cents where you present a deck you love where budget isn’t factored, though could be encouraged. Perhaps it’s for decks that you return to (perhaps a different build?) Or whatever Non-cents means to you. Love the content, and thank you for your transparency.

[@punsman6806]

This is my first time that I have the first view, like and comment on a video! And I love Hapatra!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Nice!

[@ConsoleCleric]

I just built this deck a couple days ago. A great budget include? Viridian Longbow. For every 3-mana you spend, you can equip the bow to a deathtouch snake and snipe enemies. If you have multiple snakes, they can switch the bow with one another to snipe again.

[@sandfire-768]

I built a similar edh deck to this deck. I use the -1/-1 counters and discard effs with nath the gilt-leafed

[@CosmicGiggalo]

No love for Archfiend of Ifnir? I mean yes you have to discard cards to get his effect, but being able to choose when to spread -1/-1 counters to all creatures our opponents control seems pretty huge.

[@clutchbleach2057]

Love the new budget and the videos! Imo one of the best magic KZbin channels. Extreamly educational and help with deck building. I don't really ever copy decks but get inspiration from your videos. Picked up hapatra for 50 cents and making a commander with it.

[@imthatmysticgaming9341]

Been a subscriber seen 20k subs I’m glad to see your channel growing. Keep it up!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Well thank you!

[@derrickswinney2297]

cool deck. Had to click this one. Upgrade alert: In: Blood Artist ($3.00) out: Falkenrath Noble (0.30c)

[@SnuSnu33]

My first commander, maybe put in viridian bow also for infect and deathtouch since it works nicely

[@airforcec]

Viridian longbow is the mvp in my hapatra deck. Always funny to see the gears turning and clicking over when your opponents realize that you have 10 deathtouch snakes and can move the longbow to each one to keep the board clear.

[@SnuSnu33]

@@airforcec honestly couple of friends i played with didnt even know that deathtouch an infect work with the longbow

[@Aaron-bb5gi]

It's in my haptra deck, too bad I built this one a while ago

[@anthonycampbell4247]

Snu Snu It’s because it’s one of the few equipment that pings but the creature itself does the damage. If you look up Atemsis decks you’ll be able to find some more, I think there’s 6 total.

[@LXVecho]

I would also recommend the artifact, contagion engine.

[@sluchztowne369]

It’s so great that you do this, I don’t even usually build the decks you showcase but I usually try to use the base pieces you always you (bauble). I know you have helped people at my lgs play with a lower budget than mine so thanks for that!!

[@frankdefanti3455]

Oh, Hapatra, the legendary who made me discover edh. Loved having her as my commander!

[@michaelnaramore9310]

Pretty much me when ever someone mentions gisa and geralf (because I just loved zombies) one of my first self made decks and was surprisingly so combo hard I got targeted at my table every time we played.

[@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai]

Drinking game: put a single drop of beer on your tongue every time Mitch says “-1/-1 counter.” You’ll be obliterated in no time.

[@eac-ox2ly]

Heh

[@Jay-ch6hs]

I ended up making this same exact deck except with Muldrotha at the helm for some added color, versatility, and resilience! There's actually quite a few good blue cards that work with -1/-1 counters! Leech Bonder + Paradise Mantle/Song of Freyalise is another infinite proc for Hapatra/Nest of Scarabs/Flourishing Defenses!

[@airkami]

Very fun to see some of the combos I've discovered myself included as points of synergy rather than the real focus. You don't have to go infinite to win. I would be happy if I played the deck, and I got to destroy all of my opponent's indestructible creatures.

[@ryangiroux5688]

This is the coolest deck so far. I love how this channel leads me to commanders I never thought off and cards I wasn’t familiar with. I’m gonna definitely build this and tweak it to my play style.

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Nice! Have fun!

[@danielyorke5225]

Good choice on the budget increase! Keep it going I love your show!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Thanks!

[@Nanot33]

Hapatra is the deck I enjoy playing the most at the moment. Hope you guys enjoy it, too!

[@huskyxopowo2605]

I run a pretty similar deck to this. One thing I think is a no brainer to include is Dimir Machinations as a cheap tutor for Blowfly. As long as your running a 3 mana transmute and a throne of geth, might as well add a Glissa too

[@Terrivian_Vess]

I am wayy to late, but I feel Vraska, Swarms Eminence would be good. Makes snakes gain counters when hitting face.

[@eidorian3966]

I think so too

[@duo317]

One of my pet cards in this deck is Ulvenwald Tracker, since it can be used as a repeatable removal spell as long as you have snakes

[@gsumbreon]

Hapatra has always been one of my favorite commanders. Another great value engine is the combo of Archfiend of Ifnir and Undead Gladiator which allows you to do a one-sided Black Sun Zenith while filtering your hand.

[@daem0nfaust]

My fave. I already have this deck, but this tech gives me more ideas, as usual. Thanks.

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Nice!

[@danieljarvis4735]

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Mitch! I asked for this deck tech months ago and it's finnaly here and it's amazing! Thankyou!!!

[@Tony-ci2vt]

Thanks for the budget idea, it really puts the draft shafts to some use. I do miss the name categories on the top right.

[@kurowasanabe]

This is one of my first commander decks, and it's great. Some card you might consider: Yawgmoth, Thran Physician. This is an amazing engine and does everything your deck wants. Grim Poppet. It's disgusting with proliferate and gives you a lot of snakes. Triumph of the Hordes. This is an I win card most of the time. Viridian Longbow. Slap this on a snake and you have repeatable spot removal. It's also budget friendly.

[@jacobmeagher]

Could there be some place for Yawgmoth, Thran Physician in that Hapatra deck as he can put minus counters on any creature, that and he can proliferate?

[@jacobmeagher]

@@smullfilm reasonable upgrades perhaps, or would he be put into a hapatra deck that had, lets say, $100 limit?

[@AinzOoalGownGamer]

Raising the budget really makes the decks more interesting... A lot of neat cards in this deck

[@TOXICZER0]

I built Hapatra last year, and it is definitely one of my all time favorite commanders. It's so underestimated lol

[@howsjames1]

Same here, except I'm the one who underestimates it. I won 2 games in a row with it yesterday but for some reason I never expect her to win.

[@metalthrashingnerdpodcast9864]

I've been wanting to build this. I think you just gave me the incentive to finally do it. Thanks Mitch! Mitch needs to be invited to command zone.

[@rikuo1jko459]

nice deck! i love hapatra! the idea of building an army of snakes with deathtouch to bite everyone is so great!! i changed though some things, i put in beastmaster ascension and put out throne of geth, also i put in darksteel plates cause of indestructible and put out liliana influence. dont know if that was right thing to do but for i feel like it was.

[@kismetsoul4593]

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is an amazing upgrade for Hapatra.

[@beng1642]

I have a similar deck built around Hapatra that I dubbed "The Negative One" since I'm a huge Slipknot fan. There's some differences, but one of the more surprising omissions that I noticed was Parallel Lives. I know it's a little costly, but it's almost too good to not include it.

[@Altorin]

A budget commander deck with lands?! **faints**

[@reidmoore8754]

You know I made a Hapatra Commander deck back when she first came out. So I got a lot of those cards that are for upgrades when they were much cheaper like Crumbling Ashes and Necroskitter.

[@MrSocrates_]

Man, the budget raise was so good. The power level is so much higher, actually beautiful. No Yawgmoth in the upgrades tho?

[@braceharvey]

He's more than $10 so he won't be included in reasonable upgrades even though he would be fantastic

[@WorldOfSafari]

And immediatly the price of Hapatra goes up by ~25cents. Well done!

[@Dynavolt-ol1gb]

This is great! So glad you raised the budget!

[@DrukenReaps]

It is awesome that you can fit some amazing cards in these decks like skullclamp. Glad you increased the budget :)

[@MikeAsbestos]

Another reasonable upgrade is Yawgmoth, Thran Physician. You can sacrifice a Snake, draw a card, and put a -1/-1 counter on another creature. With a drain effect like Blood Artist or Falkenrath Noble, this lets you draw a ton of cards and wipe your opponents boards! Plus, he can proliferate as well, creating even more Snake tokens. I guess this begs the question, what are your criteria for reasonable upgrades? Yawgmoth seems like a very easy inclusion on the RU section and is still only about $15 at the time of this video. Could you give us some insight into how you decide what you should or shouldn't include?

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Yeah I should specify that in each episode, I believe I mentioned it at some point a while back. $10 or less for reasonable upgrades.

[@GPcarbone1]

Contagion Engine is another awesome upgrade for this deck. It goes with the -1/-1 theme and proliferates twice

[@JuQmadrid]

OMG! I can't believe I have a Generous Patron collecting dust and I didn't realized it triggers with -1/-1 counters, it's going straight to the deck. A pet card of mine for a Hapatra deck is Gaze of Pain, low cost, cheap as dirt and it works better than they ever intended with deathtouching snakes in a multiplayer game.

[@nicholas8739]

I've been running a Hapatra infect deck. It's been fun and still is seeking improvement. This helps. Right now my favorite interaction is with Yawgmoth and Hapatra (and her snakes).

[@brokenursa9986]

My thought was to augment this with various Infectors. Infect gives you another source of -1/-1 counters as well as an alternate win condition. Yeah, no one likes Infect in Commander, but it's still a valid way to play, and Golgari has a fair few cards that can inflict it.

[@DarthSmirnoff]

I really like the raise in budget, since it allows a limited number of cards like Skullclamp to get used in decks like this, where it just supercharges things.

[@sonnymoreno5083]

I’m glad the budget raised , your content is amazing keep up the great work!!! Huge fan

[@daoshax2615]

Thanks to the budget increase it looks like the decks can hold their own alot better and can even have a combo or two in them for some fun. I'm soo excited to order this deck!

[@SYST3MGL1TCH]

Thornbite staff is a great card in Hapatra. It enables even more combos.

[@MrShotime32]

Perfect timing! Thanks Commander Mitch!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

No problem!

[@spiderverse4380]

Love the episodes and also I built about a $300 version of this deck about a year ago and goes bonkers when things get rolling especially when you have about 30 snakes then drop a Natural Order into Craterhoof Behemoth. It kinda ends games quickly. But keep up the good work.

[@alejandromachado7133]

let's make this a drinking game every time he says -1/-1 counter we take a shot. Love the video.

[@blakecarter1867]

i like the budget raise. for this deck wouldn't the proliferate artifacts be a help?

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

I don't think they're in the budget.

[@helz529]

when the new commander 2019 decks coms out you shuld do a "how to upgrade" video!

[@jxhook]

This is a deck I run, and using obscure cards like Blowfly Infestation and Nest of Scarabs to dominate the game is so much fun. Great video, keep up the good work!

[@fearanarchy]

Obscure is not quite the phrasing Imhad in mind for an almost $4 uncommon that is good in a select few decks. Narrow, focused, perhaps essential? Only the budget jump could fit this in before Reasonable Upgrades like it was for Scorpion God

[@n.stevik]

nice i made a budget brawl deck w her back last so this is nice to upgrade it to a proper commander deck on budget

[@ty_sylicus]

Hapatra was my first Brawl deck. I've yet to morph it into an EDH build. Thanks for this video. It'll help!

[@thomaselliott3997]

Its worth mentioning that Blowfly infestation wont work in the way it is described in the video. The card says when a creature is sent to the graveyard. As tokens dont go to the Graveyard the infinity loop wont happen as the token with the -1\-1 counter will just disappear not go to the graveyard not triggering blowfly infestation. sad times

[@Wizdro]

False. A token going to the graveyard will cause all relevant abilities to trigger. However, it will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.

[@pinetree7764]

I was looking for a White/Green deck in the form of Karanetra, God of Harvest and didn’t notice anything to take reference from in your past videos. Maybe this will catch your eye

[@specialthanksyou601]

Is it possible you could do a Thantis, the Warweaver combat deck tech? I have a list but I want some ideas.

[@scottricks1676]

Ah man I second this!

[@bradleycox8835]

I built this when Yawgmoth was spoiled, snap bought the whole 99 lol. Glad I did since it's a blast to play. I would add beastmaster assension or Triumph of the hoard. My list was about 140$ and I bought some mp cards for cheep options.

[@MarvelOfRain]

I always wonder while watching your dechtechs how much removal/board wipes your playgroup plays. Granted I play on a higher budget for most of my decks (100-ish dollars), but I had a Hapatra deck for a long time (a year or so) and it never worked. Trust me I really tried to make it work and went through a lot of versions. Usually, I was either stuck with a hand full of cards that didn't do anything without my commander or played a bunch of good cards and had little use for her. The main problem was the fact that as soon as I became a threat my opponents used their removal to keep me off my general. I even tried similar strat to what you do (playing cards to protect my commander - Golgari Charm, Heroic Intervention, Boots...), but that ended up also being bad since I then didn't have enough cards to advance my board state. Is this something you encounter or is your group just lighter on removal then my is?

[@demonzero677]

Interesting deck, I would have dipped more into the infect and wither side of things myself but the combo potential on this is definitely nice.

[@ceoofgrilledcheese3299]

I never imagined playing a Golgari deck, just not my style. But this is a deck I can imagine myself playing!

[@robertcooper2165]

I have hapatra deck so far its really similar I think I have strayed away from my original goal snakes and tokens I usually win around turn 4 or 3 Bad hand turn 5 or 7 But with that coming back to me I think I can make it have a better

[@hectormorales4090]

Mitch, I know you know.... you're a genius!

[@Phelps285]

Awesome! I've been waiting for this video for a while.

[@Cahnehg]

Love this deck! I love -1/-1 counters can't wait to build this!

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Hope you enjoy playing it!

[@Sniperfuchs]

What do you think about Search for Tomorrow, Cultivate and Kodama's Reach? I know it's WAY better to ramp early (usually turn 2) but what if your commander is CMC 2? Is the advantage you get from playing it on curve and ramping outside of that (turn 1 or 3 with the examples I named) not stronger? Especially with someone like Hapatra who gets a decent boost from an additional attack.

[@AnagrammaMerk]

Im so happy aobout this deck because hapatra counters was my first standard deck.

[@operationaftermath7990]

Been running this deck a loooong time. It's sooo evil!

[@azazelmorningstar5631]

Just a reminder, when midnight banshee triggers she kills all your snakes and Hapatra replaces them but they have summoning sickness since they are not the same snakes, so make sure to have zulaport or another aristocrat to keep getting damage from the snakes

[@samhaskins127]

Just recently found and subscribed to your Channel. Just getting into commander and loving the tips and tricks. And I don't want to complain but why do you include shipping in the price of your techs? I feel that could vary a lot depending on location & seller.

[@tabbrisraziel194]

It feels like... Yawgmoth... I love it!

[@svfutbol20]

My Hapatra deck is easily my favorite of all the decks I use, but mine is stupid expensive lol. Budget Commander is arguably more fun though, it was cool to see this deck from that perspective.

[@thebenis3219]

I've got a Beastmasters Ascension, Yawgmoth, Triumph of the Hordes, Attrition and Sword of Truth and Justice laying around. Thoughts on what to swap out for these?

[@stormcrow4202]

I commend you with this commander pick. Can't go wrong with tokens! Also, I'm so happy Wizards finished the talismans, all the more options for budget ramp!

[@razernaga14]

I know the Modern Horizons Yawgmoth is expensive, but with Hapatra you can use them to a similar effect as Yawgmoth's Bargain except without any drawbacks and while removing your opponent's board

[@Crowen.]

I would love to see a Selvala, Explorer Returned deck from you, especially with the new budget. Great video as always!

[@GorgofGhent]

Please this! Selvala is a personal favorite commander of mine

[@DarkAngel-ki3co]

At one point you said put 2 -1/-1 counters on A creature and make 2 snakes... I believe you'd get 1 snake as it says on Hapatra "Whenever you put one OR MORE -1/-1 counters on a creature, create A 1/1 green Snake creature token with deathtouch." Gatherer does state if multiple creatures are targets, you get one for each creature targeted. Otherwise if you were to get 2 it would need to read like Nest of Scarabs or Flourishing Defenses (being slightly different worded versions of the same ability.) I do appreciate this deck tech, checking out what you did verse what I did and see if there are any good changes I could use. I like the -1/-1 counter on my creature to kill a creature, I'm not sure how I missed that one and I was looking through my cards and saw a Biskelion, just hadn't had a chance to put it in yet. I'd also like to add in my first card to my Hapatra deck which was Corrosive Mentor "Black creatures you control have wither." $1.03 on TCGplayer 07Jan2020.

[@ujai5271]

If you mean 4:20, he means 2 snakes total; one on entering, one when it dies. If you meant something else, I would be interested in a timestamp.

[@D1vidian]

@the commander's quarters did you also think about overrun effects like triumph of the hordes and such? I feel with death touch tokens it works really well (I also have a hapatra deck). Loved the video though, a well-rounded plan formed around an incredibly potent commander!

[@martinertlschweiger8218]

Love your work Mitch!

[@Tarragonable]

This was one of my very first decks I built entirely myself, and it's still a beatdown when played correctly. It's odd to see my own deck going through. (I've souped it up since then so it's not quite within budget anymore, but it's still very affordable)

[@DexSybaris]

what about archfiend of infir

[@R1S3_0F_D3ATH]

*UPGRADE IDEAS?* Doubling season? Parallel lives? Languish? Heartless summoning? Blasting station?

[@Cyrus_III]

Season is 30+ and comes down fairly late. Yes, it doubles your counters and therefore trchnically quadruples your tokens, but it's also super easily dealt with. Parallel lives is nice and more reasonable overall. For potential mill you have Altar of the Brood sitting at around 4$. Blasting station actually sounds sweet, I'd play it. I can't think of any right now, but there's probably a few more infinites I'm not seeing.

[@peepeemcgee97]

Contagion Engine would be a very nice fit for the deck

[@thatboikaiser2790]

Hey Mitch, bit new to Magic, I was wondering if you could do a Mazirek, Varolz or Jarad deck. As you can see, I really, really love Golgari, so please extend help, thanks :)