Mtg Deck Tech: $20 Budget Mono-White Aggro in Guilds of Ravnica Standard!

Dev checks out the best way to spend $20 in Guilds of Ravnica standard - Mono-White Aggro!
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[@SBMTG]

I think I say that Leonin Vanguard can get the boost as early as turn 3, but actually, it's easy to get swinging for 2 on turn 2

[@reedjohnson5916]

a good thing to note is you dont have to attack to trigger leonin vanguard you just have to start your combat phase with 3 creatures

[@shauncarriere779]

Silverbeak has been replaced by remorseful cleric in many decks already

[@Tier1Jank]

You also said that Adanto lives through all non exile based removal, but apparently you forgot about the card you said would brick wall aggro a couple of seasons ago; Moment of Craving. Just a thought. We're big fans over here, you actually inspired us to create a channel of our own. Keep up the great work! ~Marcus~

[@DonovanPresents]

I think I have two or three Tocatli Honor Guard during Ixalan Sealed events. I think I would definitely try to work around this deck in Arena.

[@williamgray9088]

You should try Jeskai birds. Healers hawk, Rustwing, Murmuring mystic and some phoenixes (Arclight or Rekindling, but Arclight seems to do best) make a nice shell

[@jayhay2893]

Hi Dev, I love your channel! I think the main card missing here is Citywide Bust. It kills Drakes, Angels, green stompy creatures, mono blue djinn, and the top end of Golgari. Basically everything that's a problem.

[@dazaran714]

I love seeing deck techs for decks that almost cost less than double sleeving them.

[@maxi123ism]

Really like to see you playing this on Arena man... an intro to the deck, then a few best of one games to show how it plays.

[@championchampingtonchamps5245]

Yes! If you've never played mono white weeny you wouldn't believe how complicated the Mana base can be( no joke).

[@isaiahsmith4098]

Quite possibly the greatest MTG channel on KZbin. Love your content man. What are your thoughts on turning this into a semi-budget Selesnya Aggro deck?

[@anoukb8235]

I love Dawn Of Hope, I run 2 copies main in my Jeskai control list, only for LGS play though, but it's really awesome. It lets you stabilize from the mid-to-late-game against agro and midrange, and wins you the game in the late game. Against control if you stick it on T2 you have them on the defensive while they're pumping real cards into tokens

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

History of Benalia = Cost of the Whole Budget Deck...love it

[@masterthnag105]

The cracks in your wall... I just kept on thinking it was hair on my phone lol

[@andyanderson2669]

Master Thnag omg same!!! 😂

[@Pabling.Official]

It’s a trademark now! 😂

[@jasonstrickland9935]

Tocatli Honor guard also blanks chainwhilrer on the draw

[@carterbraun6284]

No longer budget

[@wolfbreacher]

@@carterbraun6284 I bought my copies when they were 15 cents each :,) they were way overlooked for almost a year.

[@jessemclean3585]

Been running mono versions since just before rotation. Finally singed up for arena as well. I really enjoy dropping one drops and seeing eyes pop and concede buttons being pushed. I do however find the izzet decks that play Niv challenging. Win rate is less than 40%against those. Any suggestions?

[@chrisgenson2278]

Don't forget Triumph of Gerard. Doubly good with Sunhome Stalwart's mentor, and even better with Gird for Battle.

[@MadkingLeviticus]

What about haazda marshal? Seems like you could likely trigger him fairly reliably on turn 3

[@Colorstalker]

how can you trigger him on turn 1? haha - you need him and at least two other creatures attacking - so you would first be able to do that at turn 3 with 1 drop turn 1+ 2 1 drops turn 2

[@MadkingLeviticus]

@@Colorstalker ya dumb mistake in my part. I'll edit

[@singedlesurfeurincurve5396]

Healer's hawk seems nuts with favorable winds can't wait to see azorius !

[@Joshuakim378]

Singed le surfeur incurvé all I’m saying is Healer’s Hawk with Curious Obsession is absurd. Azorius aggro/tempo seems to be good

[@TheMidnightSmith]

It was you! I got wrecked by this deck on Xmage recently, I feel like it was you testing it lol.

[@Citizen_J]

healers hawk is just a solid card. evasion and lifestink?? sign me up

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Healer Hawk is great especially when Mentoring :P

[@MrMartini333]

Great video! Love the budget stuff especially!

[@brendoncoyle5905]

Anybody else notice how much the Dino in baffling end was enjoying the smell of that vamp?

[@Jay-rb5pg]

Blue white bird tribal using mystic and a bunch of instants/sorceries with the white and blue birds + radiant destiny/favorable winds sounds fun.

[@danielharrison2383]

I have been teaching my 5 y/o son how to play magic. i think he will really enjoy this deck.

[@Generic42]

Daniel Harrison Likewise! I’m building this for a 9 year old’s first standard showdown!

[@michaedove3562]

Mines 8...but he likes giant guys like dino's and niv mizzet. Still a padawan.

[@koboldbiopellet]

White Weenies was my favorite deck back when I first started 8 years ago, when I was 7 years old. Also Krenko goblins was super fun.

[@acbaizas]

Long live Mono White Weenie! My absolute favorite archetype, AND it's 20 bucks! Awesome!

[@Drewbe821]

Looks like I found my entry into standard.

[@mihailobabic7087]

Been waiting on this the whole day thamks bby, now i can finally play some paper magic ❤️

[@SideboardMTG]

I will get gameplay for this out this weekend. Seems lots of people are liking the weinie decks.

[@dralock1]

Remorseful Cleric is just good. I know most people aren't geared toward MTGA but best-of-ones can definitely use two RC in their list. Totally worth it.

[@clarbri]

Please brew around Dawn of Hope more!

[@reedjohnson5916]

mono white aggro/ life gain is one of my best decks. i switch between this and W/B knights on arena, both usually make people scoop by turn 4-5.

[@baheimoth9621]

Prying blade sounds sweet but by the time you can afford the equip cost do you even need the treasure?

[@DonovanPresents]

What about making a standard pauper deck surrounding the prying blade idea? I'm always up for decks with no rares in them!

[@ChrisTobin603]

White is definitely the most fun to play for me in this format.

[@carlegeiger]

We used to foster a cat that looks very similar to yours, and loved to sit on your chest like yours. Any chance you live around Philadelphia, PA?

[@needlesareyourfriend]

Loving the budget deck, for anybody that played in a few prereleases most of this deck will just be laying around, as well as a good amount of the upgrades.

[@geraldgatchell6058]

Finally a deck I can afford

[@noxvenari5002]

Cool deck. I would put 4 copies of mentor of the week main board for card draw. That's just me. Still cool. Nice Dev.

[@EskimoBobTLF]

Make a Stand probably fits in here, as a 1 or 2 of to keep the curve low. I got beat up by that one the other day >.>

[@jcholland6316]

Hey dev, what should be taken out to replace with the Knights of grace?

[@Greezball86]

Love the build. Love the channel. You should consider a Twitch stream for MTG Arena perhaps, would be an instant subscribe from this deck brewer.

[@Scarecrow9black]

I'm loving the look of mono white in this standard. I'm looking to rock legions landing amd dawn of hope in some cool lifegain control deck

[@jericosha2842]

Your deck videos are so helpful. Thank you

[@MehrGills]

where did sideboard prices go?

[@markgordon2645]

Looks really good! Excited!

[@Arghore]

Good to know this is around, guess that means i will have to adjust my 2 drops to include more 1/3's ...

[@mevpo]

Would this be viable in paper magic?

[@Generic42]

Great deck, I’m building this for a 9 year old’s first standard showdown 👍

[@jcholland6316]

So, I took the adanto vanguard out for tithe taker. Thoughts?

[@robertrufino8837]

Great video man. definitely seems like a fun deck.

[@EpicJokinFail]

Could you make some kind of Budget/Competitive deck tech. A budget deck and how to make it more competitive (As you did in some videos time ago)

[@scottmwyman]

sheltering light is awesome.

[@Jay-rb5pg]

Great upgrade for this is splashing red for heroic reinforcements

[@lolimmune]

I've been playing something similar in competition. And honestly white weenies is solid right now

[@panwall1327]

Youve never treated me wrong with your mono white decks

[@discobiscuits4251]

Why not hazard marshal? Or whatever that one drop dude who give you another 1/1 token when you attack w two or three

[@MrTandtrollet]

Now I want to build a deck with only 1 CMC cards. Some small adjustments and it's done. X-D Card draw is gonna be rough though haha!

[@michaellong5479]

How would you make a budget version of the fliers list?

[@mikechurchill1071]

Are you paying the white knight in the deck? No history of Benalia is it just too expensive of what? I wouldn’t mind both of those and a single pride of conquers in the main as a 1 of just kill you and 3-4 legion landing as well. No hour guard on the SB? To expensive ??

[@ShadowSpanSpb]

Mike Churchill yes they are expensive

[@TheKoboldHoard]

Just went 8-3 on arena with a watered down version of this

[@TheKoboldHoard]

Update: Ive managed to tune my own version of this deck to go 11-2 tonight in like less than 2 hourson Arena. I main deck demotion. It is SICK to drop on their supposed blockers and DAMN fun to stick on their Doom Whisperer. Here is my list: 4 Healer's Hawk (GRN) 14 19 Plains (RIX) 192 3 Hunted Witness (GRN) 15 4 Leonin Vanguard (M19) 22 2 Dawn of Hope (GRN) 8 3 Benalish Marshal (DAR) 6 2 Mentor of the Meek (M19) 27 3 Conclave Tribunal (GRN) 6 3 Ajani's Pridemate (M19) 5 3 Take Heart (GRN) 28 3 Rustwing Falcon (M19) 36 4 Charge (DAR) 10 3 Demotion (GRN) 9 2 Skymarcher Aspirant (RIX) 21 2 Adanto Vanguard (XLN) 1 Thanks Dev for showing us this deck. Love all your techs.

[@hosersupreme]

I love your content, you, and your cat. Get that belleh

[@kairussell7372]

8:07 self deprecating. You said it not me, but you're built like a tank. Some people are just flub, no muscle mass. At least you got strength that you can see. It really can always be worse lol. I'm not harping on the people wit the flub either. The beautiful thing is if you're not happy you can change it. Working out seems harder than it really is. I went most of my life feeling tired and lazy. Started barely exercising at first. In like ten minutes intervals and it just grows from there. Having a set of abs takes dedication but losing some fat, putting on muscle. Those results can come quick and they make you feel good about yourself. It seems a lot harder than it actually is. And this is coming from someone who used to HATE exercise with a passion. . I've been fat, skinny, skinny fat. You build it up. I was amazed at how little effort it took to bring results. I literally started with 5 - 10 minutes a day. Long comment I know but I'll get winded if it can help anybody. The body you dream of really isn't that far away. And thats not coming from someone selling shit. Especially of you got a frame like dev's or have been fit in the past. Devs got some real strength, you can tell.

[@bucketspree4952]

I'm not going to understate the importance of regular exercise, but nutrition has a much higher premium when it comes to fat loss (80/20 rule) eating dark leafy greens with nuts and seeds (leafy greens have fat soluble vitamins) eating fresh fruits and nutrient-rich vegetables (broccoli, carrots, other colorful things) eating rolled oats and other whole-grain sources of fiber stay away from processed foods like white breads and other foods that have had their nutrients removed from them also dairy oils sweets are all low in actual nutritional value as far as exercise, you are right that starting small really pays dividends you'll be surprised how your energy levels change just from doing something simple like walking a flight of stairs 10 times daily

[@TehSeksyManz]

Dude, I've thought this since I first started watching Dev's videos. He has a broad chest and square shoulders, he has the base to be a beast no doubt in my mind. I've been hitting the gym for a few years now, so I notice physical traits of people almost immediately.

[@kairussell7372]

@@TehSeksyManz I'm curious if Dev played football? Or lifted in the past cause most people who look like him have. Most people dont have that frame naturally. Look at his biceps, his shoulders, that wide ass chest, he's probably got tree trunks as legs. He's a got a good base of muscle and a strong frame. You can just tell.

[@kairussell7372]

@@TehSeksyManz idk how tall he is, but the people who have Devs frame and start weight training are the people who become like Brian shaw strong men.... if they have that dedication. Before working out I was like 135 pounds, I dont have a big frame. And when I gain weight, I gain flub. I basically could never get to the lifts dev could easily get too with minimal weight training. . Better to have one of those big frames than a skinner frame like me for a lot of sports. But its huge in weigh training.

[@superrosegoldsaiyan1008]

I have 4 mentor of the meek in my main white weeni, 4 chargee and 2 pride of conqueror. Often win by turn 6

[@spartan4310]

It's ok snubhorn sentry, you'll have your day in the sun.

[@CraftingSelf]

Daww Ziggy... Deck techs are great and all, but Ziggy is the Star of the show.

[@Kodywit-AK]

How do you do you power rankings?

[@Kodywit-AK]

I know what each word means, but how do you know when it is a 4 or a 6

[@stormcrow1685]

No consideration for Ajani's Pridemate? Seems like a 2 mana 3/3 most of the time.

[@kil0_387]

what about haazda marshal?

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

Do you think this deck haazda space for it?

[@Max_Arjona]

Kinda surprised that Hazaada Marshall isn’t on this list.

[@MikeTheBFG]

I was taking a sip of juice when he made the joke about ziggy being as big as him. Juice all over my wall.

[@JonathanSirico]

I saw deck in like 15 out of 20 games on MTGA last night.

[@nylarnameless1759]

Whats up my Dev, its Wizards

[@yarrrthekraken]

Dev's up my wizards, it's what

[@SeraphimKnight]

If I vote on your patreon polls do I get a sticker?

[@michaedove3562]

Who would have thought that Dev would predict the PT winning deck. :)

[@kurtdronenburg8344]

playing your videos at 1.25x speed is unsettling.

[@traugottbauling8100]

First? Thanks for the deck Dev man, love the budget builds!

[@povisykt]

Love your music

[@Joshuakim378]

Make a Stand?

[@nicholasreif3443]

Your wall needs some art.

[@JamFlexx]

Splash red for frenzy at the top of the curve ? Would be nutty in this deck Z i g g i ' s B l e s s i n g

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Also some cantrips: Crash Through, Warlord Fury and Trumpet Blast for a quick anthem

[@JamFlexx]

@@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 Cantrips are a nonbo with frenzy though :P

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

@@JamFlexx True but drawing cards get's you to frenzy sooner and in the meantime creatures can have trample or first strike while drawing cards

[@OnlineAlbatross]

could also run sky terror then, solid card

[@Blackmystix]

Little did you know that makes the pro tour decks

[@samfarr1665]

Ironically, I play 3 clerics in my main board. I must admit that I did it cuz Meta demands it really.

[@TheBaxHead]

devcore rprznt!

[@notanetdeck5264]

Deck has the birds but not the girds :/

[@codygottman2642]

......next arena deck.

[@TheMadirishgunner]

My man Jake Tilk repping mono white at the PT this weekend, made day 2!! he also has a twitch, www.twitch.tv/firstfnm

[@magicmirror6729]

I don't care one bit about this deck.. that shirt is freakin awesome and I want it lol (deck is still sick 😉)

[@ActuallyDiogenes]

Can I pet Ziggy

[@marklummis712]

winweeniez

[@georgegividen]

Shalai