THE BEST PAUPER STORM DECK! Cycle Storm is extremely strong, as shown by me getting another TROPHY!

[@brandonguffey5959]

Poison Storm, Ruby Storm, Cycle Storm. This channel touches my soul.

[@brandonguffey5959]

And also can't forget to shout out Altwr Tron and Eggs Tron.

[@kalikaiz]

@@brandonguffey5959 stoked that you're enjoying it :)

[@richardlay8504]

Don't usually fist pump at pauper videos, but that was glorious! Well done Kali and have a great 2025!

[@kalikaiz]

@@richardlay8504 haha love that! Thanks!

[@calevans08]

GGs! Well played. Got some sweet wins there, beating hate cards!

[@kalikaiz]

Thanks! I was so excited! I actually even watched it again. I cut two horrors and then drew both of them for the win hahaha

[@gustavocoppola3448]

Happy New Year. Big Fan from Brasil. Continue the excellent work. Big hug man.

[@kalikaiz]

@@gustavocoppola3448 happy new year! Thanks for your support :)

[@kazekage_gaara_-8027]

Well done, congrats!

[@kalikaiz]

@@kazekage_gaara_-8027 thanks!

[@marcoceccarelli5083]

GGs!!!🎉

[@kalikaiz]

@@marcoceccarelli5083 thanks!

[@christianbay3507]

Congratulations!

[@kalikaiz]

@@christianbay3507 thanks!

[@oblobear2093]

You make it look easy. I've been practicing with the deck and i still keep punting the combo every now and then.😅

[@kalikaiz]

@@oblobear2093 I really like the rakdos version because it's pretty straightforward. But you can really get edges from maximizing still! Just takes practice

[@FirstContactX]

Great work! Big ups from NZ. I've got a similar list in paper that I'm still goldfishing. Trying to keep track of everything gets a bit difficult on combo turns.

[@kalikaiz]

@@FirstContactX I can't even imagine it in paper haha. Thanks!

[@federicogomez4581]

I'm trying a list with one less deadly and without the Rowans. Add 2 Reclaim and 3 Unearth. The Reclaim are very very effective and with Unearth, there are treasures and lotuses available for the reclaim. 3 mana, 1 green, 1 cycle and 1 black mana and cast another songs or whatever you need.

[@kalikaiz]

That's in interesting approach for sure

[@bikechannel4931]

If this deck gets any more popular it may be worth it to sideboard some Crypt Incursion

[@kalikaiz]

@@bikechannel4931 that is true, could beat that with dispel maybe haha

[@jeremiehoule548]

Very well played! One of my favorite deck in the format for sure! I'm wondering why I don't see anyone use Gilded Light to fight against Thraben Charms and Spellbombs thought... Also, do you not play Dihada's Ploy because you don't need it with the Healers? Thanks, have a good one!

[@kalikaiz]

@@jeremiehoule548 you can play gilded light for sure. I just didn't think it was necessary. I like using dispel for charm though. For Spellbomb you have the option of light, siege smash, or chewer. I personally just like chewer the best as 1 Mana is quite good. And it's pretty easy to beat just one spellbomb I personally think ploy doesn't do enough work and I found that healer is about as useful while not being clunky so that is why I dropped it

[@AustinWitter-v8u]

@@kalikaiz I am curious about not running Dihada's Ploy as well. In almost every other list I've seen of the deck they have usually 2 copies

[@superluckyhappylife2358]

Kalikaiz + combo deck = trophy

[@kalikaiz]

@@superluckyhappylife2358 not always but I'll take it when it happens!

[@rhystictomato5635]

Well played! Do you have any thoughts on the mono black/no-petal version of this list that unearths the stinger? I’ve found it’s more consistent but curious to get your take.

[@kalikaiz]

@@rhystictomato5635 thanks! I think that maybe mono black could work if you're still on the dispute package. Not being able to cast pyroblast or chewer/siege smash post board would be rough though

[@rhystictomato5635]

⁠@@kalikaizAppreciate the reply! Currently running Duress to try to snipe hate pieces over needing to counter/remove them, but I do find myself missing pyroblast at times for sure.

[@kalikaiz]

@@rhystictomato5635 good luck! Hopefully it's still strong enough to crush

[@MarianoGianni1]

I actually enjoyed your Broodscale videos quite a lot! BTW what's the reasoning behind adding a swamp post board?

[@kalikaiz]

@@MarianoGianni1 since I have gone down to 11 lands I am hoping that I can side in swamp vs things like wildfire or gorilla shaman, or in very slow matchups where I really want land drops

[@WrennNsix]

Nice!

[@kalikaiz]

@@WrennNsix thanks!

[@oraitheflame]

Hi man, with this meta poor of blu deck is not preferible play blue version for hydroblast in side to beat all the pyroblast by red base decks?

[@kalikaiz]

@@oraitheflame I'm not sure what you mean? Pyroblast doesn't really do anything vs this version of cycle storm. Am I missing something?

[@oraitheflame]

I mean....have u ever think to play the blu version of cycle storm to use the hydro in sideboard? The actual meta doesnt offer good spot for play blue decks so i was thinking about this...maybe hydro>pyro right now?

[@kalikaiz]

@oraitheflame in my opinion the best sideboard cards for cycle storm are in red (artifact hate, pyroblast) so I prefer to play the red lands here. I don't think the blue version with basics is anywhere near as good personally and I don't think using hydroblast is that useful for us

[@oraitheflame]

Thanks man! I appreciated it. Wish u the best... I'm big fan of u from Italy

[@kalikaiz]

@@oraitheflame thanks a lot!

[@wedgearyxsaber]

Is there a reason you prefer Arden elementalist over mystical teachings? I assume for deadly disputes?

[@kalikaiz]

@@wedgearyxsaber I really love using it as a rebuy for songs and a target for dispute. It's awesome

[@brettschmuckler4242]

"Our opponent is on...dockside extortionist" ???

[@kalikaiz]

@@brettschmuckler4242 yes I heard that when I rewatched it and I have no freaking idea where that came from lmao

Hi! Thanks for the video, happy 2025🎉❤ Question: why sometimes you cycle while having reaping in the stack? (if this information is on the guide on patreon, let me know)

[@kalikaiz]

Cycling with reaping on the stack lets you dig for a songs while maintaining as many creatures in the yard as possible. This maximizes the total Mana you can make if you find a songs in time. Maximizing every possible bit of Mana means you can cycle even more and are more likely to be able to avoid fizzling 😁

@kalikaiz thanks!

[@kalikaiz]

You're welcome!

[@deejay.zedemex]

31:38 smh not playing around gut shot :3

[@kalikaiz]

@@deejay.zedemex once at a tournament I watched a fams player take damage down to 1 vs bogles. The bogles player then gut shotted for lethal. The crowd exploded. It was amazing

[@naip3]

So, the way to beat this is by blowing up the red sources?

[@kalikaiz]

@@naip3 not necessarily but pinching on red Mana can be a problem. It depends on how you're going about it