Mtg Deck Tech: Budget U/W Spirits in Shadows over Innistrad Standard!

[@danielgellner7633]

By far the best deck techs. I have the mono black control deck and have yet to not place at my local card shop. Would love to see an updated deck tech for mono black control with Shadows in and cards rotated out

[@Kriterian]

I'm just getting back into Magic after not playing for years and really liked this video. It's much easier to have these quick videos that actually explain how the deck works and why you chose the cards instead of just copying a list. Also the cat was an awesome bonus.

[@noisepollution4473]

You are seriously the best deck brewer on KZbin. Love your stuff.

[@kalceus7856]

With so many fliers in this deck, the version I brewed up had a silver bullet copy of Thunderclap Wyvern. Always fun, and always unexpected. Also, I think Always Watching goes GREAT with our flying creatures. Great deck tech as always!

[@LeeJCander]

I'm new to MGT and videos like these help me no end when thinking about deck construction! Thank you...howver the best thing about the video is the cat...so cute!!

[@SBMTG]

Stasis Nare! Super secret tech

[@georgepownsu]

+Strictly Better MtG ya i was going to mention stasis snare i like it more then pacifism

[@Bobal27]

+George Harmon I think snare should replace flare in the main. It's more flexible, an enchantment, flash, and hits Ojutai mid-attack. It's just a bomb.

[@krampzman120]

+Strictly Better MtG Stasis Snare is OP

[@krampzman120]

+Strictly Better MtG Could you do A sliver deck?

[@JKEdaJOKER]

+Strictly Better MtG hey look into my deck, starfield of the nyxx / tutelage control Enchantments only!

[@brycejamison8441]

Thanks for all of your videos. I really enjoy them. Good stuff!

[@ronaldross8886]

Great deck tech Dev! I personally would like your take on B/G Delerium if possible. Thanks for another great video sir!

[@tempestandacomputer6951]

"It's actually pretty good!" -Dev,2016

[@kylemaclachlan1444]

I need your music in my life! Also great deck tech

[@hilarious_rider1239]

Man I love your channel, and I love your videos your deck videos are good for beginning players.

[@rogercousineau8630]

I love flyers and tribal decks, so I'll definitely give this deck a try. Thanks!

[@rashadstibbins813]

Thank you sir for mentioning b/w eldrazi. Keep up the great work.

[@thatoneperson4767]

Nice intro beat! Very fitting to the deck.

[@SalmonOfK84]

I'm liking the idea, was trying to do something similar! But I have to ask: why no Always Watching?! It might just be a regional thing, but it's criminally low-cost at the moment, and for a card that makes everything bigger- and for another play right after the Blessed Spirits- I can't really think of much better.

[@BMJ1060]

+SalmonOfK84 I agree, throwing always watching in the spirits deck I'm constructing right now. Thanks for the ideas, Dev!

[@BMJ1060]

+SalmonOfK84 +Strictly Better MtG Play tested with always watching, it is an absolute beast with Invocation of Saint Traft. You can get huge damage by flashing in rattle chains with an always watching on the board and playing invocation on it when it's your turn. It can make all of your things huge with vigilance, and with all fliers, it can get terrifying. The only thing we are prone to is board wipes for the most part, but even then, you can recover with something like always watching on the board and with clues from bishop as well. In my current mainboard, I'm considering cutting a pacifism and ojutai's in favor of +1 Always Watching and Invocation, but we will see. Decklist: 4 Topplegeist 3 Anafenza, Kin-Tree 4 Rattlechains 3 Blessed Spirits 4 Bygone Bishop 4 Reflector Mage 3 Spectral Shepard 4 Pacifism 3 Always Watching 3 Invocation of Saint Traft 2 Ojutai's Commandd

[@KrauftPT]

Nice deck! I'll probably wait on Eldritch Moon to try and build it though. I'll leave a suggestion for the next budget deck: how about UG Flash like you did for OGW? Maybe with some Werewolves? Looks like something that can happen.

[@hadroth]

probably my favorite intro music so far. left we wanting more

[@herslam3069]

Always watching instead of spectral Shepard because the Shepard is an investment(which the deck has a couple more), always watching is another enchantment for blessed spirit, and makes the clock faster and can also make creatures able to block with vigilance Now if you want to play budget then go ahead with this deck because it's still good, but always watching isn't even that much Love your deck techs sbmtg and I hope you keep making swag decks😎

[@williamjubi]

A cat owner offering good MTG advice. Subscribed

[@iJimjerk]

I love the topplegeist art. He's like "fuck your candles"

[@davoncorrie589]

lmao

[@StickgeneralArmy]

He is the spirit of every deceased cat

[@boltsnapbolt]

May try this out!

[@erickogen5010]

I built a similar deck at my pre-release with an always watching and a good amount of removal and bounce and a startled awake as an Alternate Win-Con I did well.

[@nosuchluckhere8]

Dev I'm your biggest fan! You're amazing and your channel is right on point! Can you PLEASE do bw eldrazi? I threw it trotter right before rotation because its well placed and super strong. I believe in you!!

[@darthentreri8742]

Love the deck, played something like this last night at FNM. they guy didn't have rattlechains, he would have gotten 3 but the guy nxt too him hate drafted all 3 realizing the guy was into blue. Invocation of Saint Traft is a beast , it hit me for some major pain before i was able to bounce the creature it was attached to and send it to the gy. Thoughts on Nimblis in the deck i know there isn't much to trigger prowess mainboard but it was a work horse in my B/U Zombie spirit deck.

[@TeshnosFire]

8| Some seriously cool budget decks possible. G/R werewolves, U/B Zombies, Green investigate (or did that have another color?) Thanks for the contend. :p

[@MrToadpond]

Black blue zombies(dimir)!!!! Please!!!

[@lapinwargame6147]

+Joaquin Gomez Need this pretty badly too^^

[@eatmydestitstk1880]

was trying to make something similar to this for my sister but she will be playing this at fnm and I'll inform you on how it goes

[@Captdimitri]

"It's actually pretty good" should be this channel's motto.

[@haydenlee2493]

super excited for angels!! one of my favorite tribes😃

[@nicotine789]

ive been enjoying thopter spy network with bygone bishop. being able to get a clue and get a thopter is really good

[@DuncanEllis]

after angels, can you do devils? Much more pointy.

[@zacharysherman8651]

UR mill seems like it could be broken, I've been testing it and would love to see others take on it.

[@JP-ep8gq]

men good fun deck the next i want to see is the one that you mension in the mono white beats

[@errickrenteria3046]

I would like to see a simic deck with altered ego being used if you could come up with one you think would work

[@alfredomartinez3105]

awesome deck I made it and had a two hour battle only reason I lost was because his library was bigger then mine. Thanks for the deck tech

[@scottlarsen8218]

a fine cardboardeaux.

[@SBMTG]

Best comment

[@BBrecht]

I come for the deck-techs, but stay for the Ziggy.

[@johnhoward8234]

This is better than 57 sir!!! I adore it.

[@VIISkies]

You doing a Naya midrange deck with angels would make my day.

[@케타두아이티]

Seems fun. I will try your build both in Standard and Modern bcuz i think its worth to try.

[@MatiasLugh]

please make a competitive version of it

[@jonathanj9513]

yes, please

[@79charbos]

I'd love to see a deck tech on B/U zombies deck and an investigate/control deck!!

[@mariojriverasantana471]

I would love to see a blue black deck that makes you opponent send cards from deck to the discard pile, using Thing in The Ice and Startle Awake!!

[@metalprime94]

I'm actually running a deck very similar to this one at my FNM. I'm not on a budget, but it plays very similarly to the one you have there. I'm actually going to put forward a few cards for the deck that are budget and work really well either in the sideboard or in the main board. First, Grasp of the Hieromancer. Enchantment, +1/+1 and you tap something every time you attack. Basically, if your opponent is playing a control deck that relies on one creature *cough* Ojutai *cough*, then you can tap it down and then work some pacifism magic on it after you get in for slightly boosted damage on your flyer. Westvale Abbey is a card I pulled in my pre-release packets, so I'm slightly in love with it. I have a strange tendency to put it in every deck I'm theory-crafting for this format. It's a creature in the land slot, is not bad to have in your opening hand, and heck, it even makes colorless mana. Why that's useful is coming next. Dimensional Infiltrator is like a second Rattlechains to me. 2/1 Flash with Flying? Sure, why not. Not quite as good as the Rattler, but with a little colorless mana you can possibly have it evade itself off the battlefield. Worth a look at least. Always Watching is one I think you overlooked. You're going wide with evasive flyers. Always Watching boosts everything and allows you to play defense as well. Excellent card, reasonably priced... why not? Engulf the Shore... isn't a big part of this deck returning your own stuff to your hand to stop a board wipe? Well, this has the nasty little side effect of doing the same thing to your opponent's critters as well. It's an instant speed board wipe, so let's just play it at the end of their second main phase and watch them discard their field. Ruins of Oran-Rief is not a card you'll hear a lot of people recommend for the deck, but combo it with a turn 3 Dimensional Infiltrator for a 3/2 flier on turn 3, and you're right on curve no problem. I also have Slayer's Plate as a "fun-of one-of". It's a two-turn drop and it's equipment, yes, but here's something you forgot: late game, it's just the top-deck you want. +4/+2, and it has mild synergy with Reflector Mage if you put it on him. If you don't, then your evasive flyer just got a heck of a lot better.

[@cruzsalazar2764]

thanks for the heads up

[@Guinea779]

I've been toying around with Assault Formation. I made a G/W deck based around it but I think R/G would be great. You think you could come up with something with that?

[@christiansmucker2725]

I am a little surprised you don't have any Thunderclap Wyverns! Blue White and +1/+1 to all other flying creatures seems like it would be ideal for this deck!

[@drumaboy70]

It's not a spirit, but is really awesome in this deck if you don't mind going off flavor haha

[@christiansmucker2725]

+Jason Gray Since even our tokens have fly and like 90% of the spirits do as well. On top of that it is flash as well. There is also that enchant that gives flying to target creature. I think that would be a good fit as well. :)

[@wynn3333]

I'm definitely curious about an investigate deck. And maybe decks that revolve around Westvale Abbey and titi.

[@SBMTG]

+Wynn Zetterberg You'll get all of these in the next few weeks. Westvale Abbey is like my new favorite card

[@LapahnYT]

+Strictly Better MtG I think Westvale Abbey is a trap card (at least in pro play), white has so much removal against it. That G/b deck with the Cryptolith Rites etc. basically auto scoops unless you have a full SB especially made against white. Eldrazi Displacer, Silk Wrap, Anguished Unmaking, Stasis Snare, Reflector Mage etc.

[@SBMTG]

Dude Hamster I've been playing with abbey for a couple of weeks and I'm pretty convinced it's real. I could be wrong, obviously, but I'm thinking it's gonna be pretty important

[@PapaBear5433]

That beat in the beginning

[@dimebag5884]

No uninvited guest :(? It works so well with invocation of saint traft.

[@SlyZorua]

Nice video, deck looks great. May even try it out myself 😉 oh and also first 😜

[@evenlydistributedmoney]

+Divine Blaze :3

[@teamstuntowin3050]

always watching would be great.

[@Gaus9817]

Red/Black budget and Competitive version 2.0 ;) of Vampires !!!

[@michaeldavidson6537]

I'm still working on Green Black aristocrats... Husk plus grotesque mutation is amazing against fast agro decks. And... in general!

[@SFTortoise]

I like this deck, I see where it can go and where changes need made.

[@SFTortoise]

I'm working on the U/W creature enchantment theme low budget vultron build available. Early aggro deck... This video inspired me to it.

[@balanceotto5918]

ETB creatures+ eerie interlude= insanity. Seriously boarding these against sweeper decks like esper control.

[@matarch7393]

love this channels stuff!!! thinking ill try this at fnm tonight. love me some ghosts

[@benashley2163]

Please don't forget, the green white humans. Sigarda is just too good to ignore. But I wouldn't be mad if you waited til eldritch moon.

[@laflame6704]

im in love with da music so so bad... i need it in my life>.>

[@gateway71]

I would consider throwing in 1 or 2 open the armoury's, it allows you to dig for aura's (invocation and pacifism) and maybe 1 or 2 containment membrane's as you can play topplegeiest on a later turn and then surge containment in

[@irishmaddog9836]

Ever thinking about making a B/G Investigate (Clue) deck?

[@krampzman120]

+Irish Maddog Someone in another video said he should do U/G 5 dollar investigate. Sounds legit to me

[@kingmric]

i can have a deck tech ready by tomorrow

[@Arghore]

Liking isn't that easy as you make it out to be, have to log in first :P ... but this was worth it ... So, I have a question in regards to this deck, and also one you might run into when building your white angels: Which are your considerations when deciding between enchantments and instant/sorceries... 'like' I build a mono white deck, with the cards I have, and I noticed that I could either build it with enchantments (and have some angel synergy) or build it with instants (likely making the deck a lot faster and more responsive to actions of my opponents). So, like, is there a definite answer to this choice?

[@CortlandTreon]

Could you make budget mono red with Scourge Wolf. I'm in love with it

[@XxAgeofLegendxX]

I'd like to first mention I'm new to MTG, loving it. Well hi. I'm looking for card sleeves for MTG. I've watched a bunch of videos on sleeves but can't find people talking about specific measurements. I have a couple questions. 1. What is the exact measurement of both perfect fit card sleeves and regular ones (in particular Dragon Shields), this being said as I would like to purchase both, the Dragon shields I would like to get are measured 67x91mm (2.64" x 3.58), which I found confusing because on Amazon the "perfect" fit card sleeves from KMC are measured at 3.6 x 3 x 0.7 inches (76x91.5) which are infact LARFER than the regular fits? unless I'm mistaken. Keeping in mind that MTG cards are 63 x 88, I just don't see how this makes any sense. (unless Amazon measure full product size rather than the individual sleeve). [b]]tldr; what is the exact mm for both perfect fit card sleeves and regular [/b] 2. Do Dragon Shield mini's fit MTG cards as either perfect fits or regular fits?

[@4l4n_]

Check out the tolarian community college KZbin channel for card sleeve reviews

[@joalcogui]

Could you make a BUG Sultai Delirium deck focusing on Inexorable Blob and Soul Swallower, with Aberrant Researcher and maybe Autumnal Gloom. It's a deck I'm very interested in and I think that Soul Swallower has real potential to be a game finisher. WIth some well played ramp and deck search we can get Delirium and Swallower in the battlefield by turn 4 or sooner...

[@DracosDiabolis]

nice, like to see a modern version, Revered Dead and Mesa Enchantress would be nice addatitions for a modern budget.

[@HoratiuGabrielDragne]

Pretty nice deck! Thank you

[@michaeldavidson6537]

Invocation is a great addition to Boggles tiny leaders!!

[@frdfasfgti7391]

i would like to see a double dech tech for g/w humans

[@Lv6_Esper]

is it possible to try and tinker with a W/U investigate tutelage deck?

[@Polyfly54]

Have you done a U/B Reanimator?

[@jaxonmorph1843]

Can you pleease make the U/B Zombies deck again with Cryptbreaker? Thanks.

[@corbinnorris8365]

Always Watching would be great

[@quregaming9411]

Hey man, if you were to expand the budget a bit what would you add? (Besides lands)

[@hanslain9729]

Great video - thanks.

[@liamglasel]

westvale abby token deck next! pulled it in my prerelease with avacyn and odric and came first!

[@Acrux_V]

Made this deck I'm killing it rn at my lgs

[@kaylalosch7272]

Any way possible to grab a friend and do some gameplay videos with your budget decks against top tier decks?

[@DeusExMachina_MMXI]

Gw humans deck would be fantastic :-)

[@guardbreak4034]

spirits! thanks for the deck tech

[@LapahnYT]

What would you add in a competitive version that is not just "spirits" but has the good spirit cards like Rattlechain, Anafenza, Bishop?

[@jonstephenson6665]

What do you use for power rankings?

[@joebobby8371]

can I use Prarie stream to the same extent as meandering river

[@edgarcalderon1173]

what about doing a white green humans deck?

[@SBMTG]

+Edgar Calderon Messing with it right now. Trying to get it up on the channel soon (specifically like a week, plus or minus a day or two)

[@georgecollier9407]

what would be a good way to make this a competitive deck

[@AUZlE]

This works pretty well on MTGO.

[@bumblebee1309]

My version has thunderclap wyvern and it works like a combo. It is really my main win condition...

[@BobMarley-tm5mm]

Can you do a non buget upgrade

[@ericschmidt5262]

what would a competitive deck of U/W spirits look like?

[@wingflow123]

+Eric Schmidt prob similar, but with Jace :D

[@ericschmidt5262]

+WingFlow ha, probably. wouldn't hurt that's for sure

[@chason935]

zombies would be awesome. good video thanks ;)

[@ethangrant1210]

what would you remove for thunderclap wyvern

[@icedcoffee2279]

Would you recommend putting a Geist of Saint Traft in?

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

If you are not playing Standard, why not?

[@brannonhood3076]

is dragons of tarkir still standard and if it is how long?

[@belindavanderslot8520]

So, would something like this be strong enough for Game Day? I want to participate, but I don't have a Standard deck and I'm looking for something cheap and reasonably strong. I also mostly play Modern, so I don't want to invest too much in Standard.

[@corybedard2983]

plz tell me devil tremors will be up soon ^_^

[@gramarmy]

Splash green for collected company! Would be sweet

[@treplaysgames]

Could a narset be thrown into this deck ... If so what could I remove for narset

[@lloydrich4797]

Can we get soi standard coco elves, either g/b or abzan

[@ibanez33150]

Kim tree spirit is playable in S.o.I???

[@kyletaylor3034]

Will u make a deck with jace in it