Mtg Deck Tech: Grixis Dynavolt Tower in Aether Revolt Standard!

[@BKets4ever]

This is one of my favorite channels and has been since I discovered it. Dev is punctual, consistent and seems so friendly and an awesome dude in general. This channel definately deserves more attention and subscribers. Cheers Dev!

[@VeronicaFernandez9109]

Why did the impolite Magic Player lose all his matches? He didn't have good Manas.

[@ceracen]

Veronica Fernandez *badoom tss*

[@troystuart8870]

its so refreshing seeing women play MTG...My LGS has 0 girls in it ever lol. Oh and nice" Dad joke"

[@VeronicaFernandez9109]

Thank you : ) I have just started getting comfortable with the draft format. Playing many pack wars has really expanded my knowledge of the game. I wish we have more groups for FNM in my area but even if we did, I am sure I would still be a rarity lol. Have a great night!

[@xlepermessiahxx4144]

ive been playing almost this exact list since aether revolt released. good to know im not the only one who saw its versatility

[@danmaster333]

Another sweet brew, Dev! And of course the music, you've sparked a war ⚡️⚠️

[@andrewtierney1218]

I've been so excited for this deck tech! Can we ever expect to watch you play Dev?

[@SBMTG]

I've got a day job that I work about 30-35 hours a week at, but lately I've been considering taking the plunge, quitting my job, setting up a Patreon and spending the time I would normally go to work just posting gameplay videos. Still not sure I'm ready to do that, both from a personal standpoint and because I'm not sure the channel is quite big enough yet. Nothing's set in stone, of course, but it's just something I've been mulling over lately.

[@Thunder109050]

I agree with Wiygon, if you're going to quit your job you should make sure you have a good foothold here. I still enjoy your content tho :]

[@daievo073]

I agree with Wiygon. Besides, instead of taking the plunge all at once, dipping your feet in the water with a night or two per week would allow you to get a better sense of it all. I respect your content and steeze all the way, and totally hope you succeed with this.

[@AndyTargaryen]

Seeing you draft would be worth at least $1 a month!

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Yay, tech on the deck I've been playing for the past month or more. I love it.

[@einherjar4902]

Hey, im going to write this comment here again, hoping to hear your thoughts on that "I absolutely love your deck techs, especially your budget decks. I nearly built them all and they are all fun to play. Maybe i have another idea for videos that i would really apreciate. When a new block releases, can you maybe do 2 or 3 deck upgrade guides for 2 or 3 standard decks from the last block to upgrade to a modern deck? A perfect example would be the G/B Counter deck. Pointing out what are the flaws of this deck when you would use it in modern immediately doing a list of cards whom have to be removed for sure and a list of cards which definitely must stay in the new deck also recommendations of cards to add I would like to hear what you think about that."

[@einherjar4902]

In addition: Im a relatively new player (4 month now) and for sure standard is my format now (because i have no older cards + money) So i built this G/B Counter deck (not that cheap but affordable) and i love it. Problem: 1. When Ammonkhet releases this deck is invalid in standard. 2. In my place they mostly play EDH or modern, but i have no decks there. If i could just upgrade an outdated standard deck that would be to awesome

[@Thunder109050]

amonkhet doesn't rotate anything? you have nothing to worry about until the block after amonkhet, AKA september.

[@einherjar4902]

oh okay then i understood something wrong. thanks for correcting me :)

[@ronaldross8886]

Yuion aro He doesnt do Modern.

[@einherjar4902]

oh ok, i can understand that. i just thought there is nothing like this on youtube and he could fill a market hole with 2 or 3 videos every block. Nobody on youtube does that

[@Constant_Threat]

No Thing in the Ice, in the sideboard at least? Seems good with all the cheap instants.

[@rossgauld6421]

I was literally adapting my dimir control to be grixis dynavolt as you posted this

[@BenjaminNBS]

Love the 1 copy of Flame Lash - thatsa spicy meataballllla!

[@Arghore]

Idea? *"Strictly Budget Magic, the Gauntlet"* So i had this idea recently that might be a cool feature on your channel, a 'standard' budget decktech series in 'gauntlet' style. So basically, say every month, you feature a roughly $10-$15 budget deck that would fit in 'the Gauntlet'. This gauntlet would be a series of decks with similar power level, so that they can be played against each other!! In the running gauntlet only standard cards would be featured, but because the decks are aimed to have a similar power level, older no-longer standard decks could remain in the gauntlet for players at home. Why do i think this is a cool and nice feature. Well mainly because it could be an easy and budget way to keep a bunch of decks at home that can be played against each other for casual fun. Like, it's hard to have decks at the ready for some fair and fun games when visitors/friends come by and you just want to have something to do. With a running gauntlet you can simply offer to play some magic, let your visitors pick a deck and you yourself pick one, and have some fun fair games. Where the problem generally lies to make these decks oneself is mainly the fair part. Due to having a random assortment of pulls from packs, as well as certain preferred colours, quite possibly a standard meta at the time for which cards are purchased. Etc... the power level of decks available just ranges so much that fair casual games are hard to be had. And while there are 'duel decks' available to purchase, after a while the match-ups get boring. Having a monthly deck added to the gauntlet expands the options and thus keeps things fresh. Hope you might consider this, and hope other viewers see the value in a series like this. While i know this only caters to the casual budget players, a once a month episode doesn't feel like much to ask for something that basically becomes a true 'game collection' over a period of time, which can just be pulled from a closet and enjoyed.

[@runnerguy7]

I built a version of this deck that I'm loving right now. Something I've found is yehenni's expertise is great since you get the free cast trigger throwing an anticipate or a shock out there and getting more energy for tower. The biggest problem I've had with this is a kid playing a ramp deck and getting Ulamog and kozelek put on me when I don't have a counter handy. What the deck is missing is exile spells. A not so great one that I've found works really well is a 6 drop double black instant from bfz that exiles a land and a creature. It works wonders against more than just that bigger stuff since you hit lands also. And you can flash it back with gearhulk. Another 1 of I like is geistblast. It's a crappy version of shock but the exile effect from the graveyard for 3 mana to copy a glimmer of genius or the exile card late game is fantastic. Lastly I have a 1 of Lilliana the last hope in there. It was a Chandra but exiling my own cards wasn't a lot of fun. At first Lilliana didn't seem to fit well either but late game being able to bring a dead gearhulk back from the graveyard is fantastic. And she's another win con.

[@xx_shrek_420_blaze_xxbruh7]

Dev, B/R Vampires got some support in Revolt. From Yahenni, Gifted Atherborn, and Unlicensed Disintegration to Fatal Push. Can you do an updated decklist?

[@SBMTG]

Been thinking about it. We're gonna do Mono Black Aggro soon, and that'll have Drana and Gifted Aetherborn so there's that to look forward to

[@xx_shrek_420_blaze_xxbruh7]

Strictly Better MtG Oh wow, thanks for the quick reply! I'll be looking foward to seeing your deck tech.

[@demetriusa.phofolos7184]

Strictly Better MtG opinions on a midrange mono black, squeezing in Volderan Pariah?

[@andrewlewis7911]

Xx_Shrek_420_Blaze_xX Bruh please deck do a B/R vampires Olivia and falkenrath gorger is so good not to play

[@gregdavis6071]

Yeeee

[@whoknows814]

Hey dev if u get could, would you make a blue-white flash/control with avacyn and gearhulk.

[@whoknows814]

and I forgot about elder deep fiend

[@danielgellner7633]

Would like to see Aetherborn Tribal Deck. Looks pretty powerful with the right cards.

[@coronerdeath5073]

Daniel Gellner Wedge, at The Mana Source put up a pretty good one.

[@gimpgumby1127]

Have you considered a one of mechanized production? Making more dynavolt towers and can even make torrential gearhulks. Very fun.

[@kingjames3943]

please please do a tech on bug control or bant control around tamiyo, or bant splash black.

[@axelbloodmoon9841]

Would really like to see your take on a flash deck.

[@jasonmetcalfe8490]

what about adding mechanized production to multiply dynavolt towers or gearhulk?

[@zaxadillo5225]

Jason Metcalfe In my testing, any slots that would be taken up by production would be better used as kill spells or countermagic, but copying gearhulk could be a deck in its own. (Maybe simic or sultai. Possibly even 4-color)

[@vexxbane6172]

Dev great video as always! Really liking your deck techs. Something I wish your would add to your deck techs is a sideboard guide. Any reason you did not include any planeswalkers in the 75? Seems like there are some great choices in grixis colors.

[@raywalker2323]

been watching your deck techs for about a year now i have just about everyone from budget to competitive i play them all thank you so much i have an abzan planeswalkers deck i started playing in kaladesh and i would really like your take on it thanks

[@SBMTG]

I've been playing around with a list myself. [e-mail]

[@goatsage4029]

it's finaly here!!!

[@Grimm_HD]

This is pretty sweet. I won't lie though I'm hoping amon khet has some new control finishers besides Gearhulk and sphinx of the final word. Playing control has gotten kinda predictable, it's like they r gonna anticipate then counter/kill then glimmer then Gearhulk almost assuredly so if u force them off that tempo by making them have to kill or counter something on turns four and five instead of glimmering their hand usually just falls apart. Or say they do just play the glimmer and don't kill or counter well then now u have a big threat on the board two or three turns before they get theirs. Also if u hold up a disintegration or murder for turn six when they tap out for the hulk and bust it they usually just lose that turn. All that being said I do like versions with tower as that extra oomph and this one looks particularly sweet. Keep up the good work Dev.

[@hawkeye7522]

Have you considered cutting 2 Anticipate for Chandra, ToD? I feel like if I built this deck, Chandra would deserve a spot main board because her ultimate wins the game. Key word on Blue Gearhulk being "cast" target instant from your graveyard.

[@joshgooding3273]

kinda surprised at the lack of Wallers in the deck. I know tower and THulk like instances and sorceries though. I ran a similar list with the Grixis Hulks and walkers.

[@adamray3497]

I'm running Blue/Red with no Tower. I like this list a lot, and I may reconsider the Tower.

[@joeydtst9213]

this is the EXACT deck I made for game day Aether Revolt!! Didn't do as well as I had hoped:(

[@guiltyxbyxdesign]

this deck has been wrecking our fnm taking top three the last few weeks

[@alessandrogomez9532]

The 25 lands is definitely a surprise, since I've been running 26 and the land selection still felt clunky yet necessary to make sure you just hit them all. Might just try it since I've been bricking a lot with lands (missing, screw, flooded). How do you feel about Yahenni's Expertise instead of Radiant Flames? It's come up one time where devoting a T4 sorcery play to both sweep them and put down Dynavolt ended up stabilizing my game to victory against an aggro deck, but I'd imagine that it'd tilt the land base more to black. Also, borrowing a hint from the Temur version and replacing Weaver of Lighning with Shielded Aether Thief sounds spicy. Thanks for teching this deck, Dev!

[@fyredust960]

Alessandro Gomez ALL OF THE YES!

[@AHomlesspuppy]

I loooove this deck. Love it. I played a similar deck before AER dropped and I loved playing it. But...i almost always lost to the vehicles decks. I just don't see it beating Mardu vehicles now either. Or GB counters. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@BukWylde111]

Hi Dev, awesome video as always. As a new player, the idea of sideboarding is a little confusing. Not adding cards after game 1, that is all good, but your starting deck makes sense, so I don't know how to decide what to take out of it when sideboarding. Any clues? Could you start suggesting what to remove when you add a specific card (ie add shock against agro, take out......). Thanks Dev

[@andredwisaka5917]

Is that possible to run Lightning Axe and Fiery Temper in this deck?

[@scholtzspider]

Sweet deck! Thanks, Dev. But I'm still gonna keep calling for that promised Esper Aggro :P

[@NathanA-mk9ne]

Dev, with all these 1 mana burn/removal why does no one play overwhelming denial? You basically would get 2 spells for the price of a counter spell, which in this and something like thermo-thing, would really pay off.

[@proteus404]

Anyone thought of squeezing in Thing in the Ice?

[@MichaelSmith-sg3wt]

what about fog with the tower how would that do

[@aleckwright1607]

My list is very very similar, but I recently added a 1 of Baral and found that the games I resolve him he makes my spells go insane

[@KimoKeine]

Good cat sticking it out for the whole vid

[@TripsAhoy]

Love the deck, but why no thing in the ice? Dudes a beast in a deck like this.

[@gradis13]

its possible to buy 3 or 4 PLANESWALKER DECKs and make a deck with them?

[@edenglover212]

What if you cut tower, and splashed white for saheeli combo?

[@metalheadkirby]

been waiting for this

[@archlordgaming2358]

I still have my foil Nahiri that I pulled from my first pack of Shadows Over Innistrad during the Shadows Over Innistrad Pre-Release.

[@zander2582]

Trying to find a way to us the tower in a black green energy deck this what i got so fare, any one have a better way of makeing the snake worknin energy deck?

[@zander2582]

decks.deckedbuilder.com/d/279891

[@ongsiang4612]

sup sbmtg, can you do a deck profile on jeskai control in aether Revolt? because there are many people playing jeskai in aer pro tour but not jeskai saheeli, just jeskai control

[@SaintedPIacebo]

Am i the only player that any time i play more than 25 lands i flood like new orleans?

[@Chris-Collectible]

I want to try this deck out

[@elshaddai6669]

i know it sounds crazy but i have a control deck right now that is standard legal, does fairly well against the meta, and only runs 22 lands.

[@MrRjfp]

Why antecipate and not telling time?

[@hub_hikari]

How do you feel about Brutal Expulsion in this deck? It serves as a pseudo-counter and excellent way to remove small creatures and/or hit planeswalkers. I saw a version of this at my local FNM two weeks ago and Brutal Expulsion is a nasty card to run into and is another amazing recast for Gearhulk.

[@nope7832]

early game mana seems a little bad tho, the double blue counters may be a little bit heavy with this kind of mana

[@bradrosen3386]

Do a g/w revolt deck tech fir standard

[@chrislpierce75]

Hi Dev, just wanted to let you know there were no links for the two decks at the end of the video.

[@wynnberry1172]

Guys, don't forget that Sacrificing Evolving Wilds triggers revolt for fatal push, use this to your advantage!

[@genqua228]

Hi Dev, thanks for a great video. Why are you not considering Liliana even in the side? It's her interaction with a Gearhulk sweet enough?

[@brianwise5850]

now what about metalwork colossus eldrazi. i really like the deck.

[@sethx1327]

why no spire of industry of dark intimatians?

[@sethx1327]

or*

[@ashylarrymp]

Can this deck take down a tourney? It looks good.

[@coronerdeath5073]

Wasn't expecting it tonight. I really think live fast belongs in here though.

[@SBMTG]

I've seen a bunch of lists that play a one-of Painful Truths, usually tucked in the sideboard against Jeskai Saheeli. I like Live Fast with Tower, that obviously seems nice, but I might rather just have the third card off of Painful Truths over the extra energy

[@lostsoul9987]

where's the other cats

[@haetron]

Your end of episode annotations aren't working currently at time of posting, so no quick link to U/R Tower or U/R zombies. Otherwise, good content as usual!

[@bluebandit5586]

Dev, i have a suggestion. You covered the pro tour version and the professor did a version. How about your personal spin on JUND ENERGY. Maybe a bit more like b/g counters or maybe closer to g/r pummeler? You haven't steered me wrong before and i must know what you think. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@brookseth2943]

Blue Bandit I looked at the pro tour deck and made my own "budget" version just based on what cards I already had and then I threw together the rest and I actually ended up beating a G/B counters deck my friend is taking to the pro tour, jund energy is where it's at

[@bluebandit5586]

you mind sending a deck list so i can get an idea of some key cards? i would love to make my own version including some overlooked black energy cards

[@cjcrabapple1834]

No lilianas ?

[@jwhews1882]

Dev I haven't been this excited for deck in a long time. I just gotta save my pennies. At my FNM BG counters and cat combo reign, I just wanted a way to have a chance against it.

[@tannerschaidt8228]

Love all of your videos. I'm a insanely anti meta player so I do like seeing original content. Do you take deck lists. I have like 10 brews I've been working on that only get to grace my local FNM and I would like to do something else with them. Also since mimic came out I'd like to see you do something tribal don't care what tribe just not aetherborn.

[@calebmoberg192]

The Most important thing to remember with this type of deck is DON"t FORGET TO CAST SPELLS ON OPPONENTS EOT.

[@tzadkiel]

I like horribly awry these days as a 2 mana answer to faster decks. it's especially useful against scrapheap scrounger on the play. any thoughts on that in the counter magic package?

[@Tornblood27]

Baral's Expertise?

[@robertmeakin8101]

Why not Collective Defiance instead of Flame Lash in the board?

[@SBMTG]

The instant speed, mostly. It's also easier to cast in a three-color deck and Torrential Gearhulk can recast it, which is important.

[@robertmeakin8101]

Cheers for getting back to me Dev. You rock!

[@joejaboy]

I'm running a Grixis control deck without Tower. I use Metallurgic Summons.

[@UnlimitedLucas]

3 Thing i the Ice - Sideboard in vs GB counters. Blocks early game, flip it later on. Also good vs Cat Combo.

[@ethanmaede3220]

Dev please look at the temur tower list from GP Utrecht. It is super spicy.

[@TheKriskuan]

i played grixis control last fnm and flunked horribly, will try your build soon

[@anthonymentalewicz5143]

the gb match up card is chandra. her -3 is so good against gb

[@riptornsideways]

So I have a friend who plays Sultai/Bant Control and about 40% of our games end in him beating me down with a Lumbering Falls. How do I beat Lumbering falls other than Disallow the activation?

[@misutowolf2571]

Flash in a Gearhulk to block, or use Wandering Fumarole and trade?

[@riptornsideways]

MisutoWolf he plays so much removal himself that my Gearhulk or manlands usually die before blocks.

[@ejt2091]

Two the Slaughter is probably the best option for this deck. Otherwise Blessed Alliance or Blighted Fen or any other card that can make your opponent sacrifice a creature works too.

[@riptornsideways]

Enrique Tovar completely forgot about to the slaughter. I normally play Jeskai Control and I'm looking for a reason to play Grixis and I didn't want to play it if I could just lose to a hexproof creature.

[@pacree1015]

Hey dev you should make a commander deck

[@PeteAndGrimm]

crazy request i know, but could you link the music you use? Sweet deck tech btw, but why are the Torrential Gearhulks $20 still? i haven't seen a top 8 list with them anywhere...

[@SBMTG]

all the Jeskai Saheeli decks play a three-of Torrential, sometimes a playset

[@PeteAndGrimm]

#sadpanda#...

[@adam6727]

intro music citation please?

[@SBMTG]

just a little thing I made myself

[@Nerdiac]

Hi! Do you think UR Dynavault Tower is also still viable? Which Deck List would you suggest? Kind regards

[@juliettaylorswift]

Thoughts on grixis control (gearhulk & thing in the ice) vs tower?

[@coronerdeath5073]

josh hightower I love thing in the ice, It just sucks that it can be fatal pushed so easily..

[@juliettaylorswift]

My current decklist has 9 counterspells main and 5 more side. Plus the 4 gearhulks, so 13ish main. Most the time I stop their attempted killings. I love it being a cheap drop, but it would be nice if it were a 2U instead so fatal push would need more work to kill it.

[@coronerdeath5073]

I really like Nimblis of Frost, probably more than Thing in The ice. the ability to tap creatures down for a whole turn is amazing, and if you cast 2 non-creature spells on one turn it can swallow almost anything since it'll be a 5/5 flyer. Nimblis of frost would be the best sideboard option against green/black counters.

[@meatrace]

Have you thought of throwing a Baral or 3 into this deck?

[@SBMTG]

If I was going to add a sorcery-speed card, it would probably be a planeswalker. A lot of people have suggested Chsndra in the comments, and I like the idea of a main deck one-of Chandra. Painful truths is another sorcery you'll often see in this list. But Baral's first ability isn't amazing because we're going long anyway (i.e. You're not necessarily trying to cram a bunch of spells into the first five turns), and he gives our opponent an outlet for thier Fatal Pushes, and I'd rather keep that card dead.

[@2236UmbrellaCorp]

Why not Yaheni Expertise instead of Radiant?

[@2236UmbrellaCorp]

Oh... 4 mana not 3... got it

[@skynexus9933]

hey did this is kinda random but what do you think about the mighty morphin pr movie coming

[@SBMTG]

I'm cautiously optimistic, but I said that about Transformers too and look what happened there

[@skynexus9933]

ya its why imma see it with an open mind. Btw persona is amazing just had to through it in there cuz I noticed the table with it on there back in bfs standard when i was watching and i notice some intros had remixes from it!

[@SBMTG]

Bonds of people is the true power! Seriously P4 is one of my top 10 RPGs of all time

[@skynexus9933]

Persona 4 is amazing but persona 3 fes is good too.

[@jamesrobb704]

Hey Dev, would you make any difference in the mana base if we change the b/x lands (Choked Estuary & Foreboding Ruins) once S. hollow & S. Marsh rotates?

[@SBMTG]

With what we know right now, yes. But there's still lots of time before they rotate, so there may be better options by then (Battle and Oath won't rotate when Amonkhet comes out, because Wizards changed its rotation schedule again. BFZ and OGW rotate when the block after Amonkhet comes out).

[@jamesrobb704]

oh yeah, I forgot... BFZ and SOI will rotate out of standard altogether. thanks, Dev.

[@cjcrabapple1834]

Do you think Liliana deserves a spot?

[@HardenAngus]

which set is flame lash coming from??

[@nammynammy2307]

angus harden Kaladesh

[@motorologist]

The duel deck from Kaladesh (I forgot what it was called exactly)

[@SBMTG]

The Chandra planeswalker deck from Kaladesh

[@HoratiuGabrielDragne]

3 color decks are coming in the new meta of the new set... Not yet confirmed but everybody knows it.

[@marquisjohnson9590]

lets get a sultai midrange deck

[@joshdilbeck720]

building basically the same deck cutting the unlicensed decinigration for bring to light xD

[@lachpicker5605]

I was playing a dynavolt tower deck against my friend, and I killed his kozilek with a harnessed lightning

[@zemib]

hmmm dont know if this is better than RUG tower

[@SBMTG]

I like Temur Tower too. Attune with Aether is so hot that it makes me just want try going four colors. I also really like the idea of Tireless Tracker in this as a solid threat that makes those turns where you draw a land late actually matter. It's odd that he's not usually in the main in those lists. It just kind of looks like if you like to play the best removal, go with Grixis. If you want a smoother curve and manabase with a couple of extra threats, Temur is the way to go.

[@zemib]

Well, maybe four colors could be good just because of Fatal Push and Unlicensed Disintegration. But I dont know. Feels like the addition of black is slowing the deck and making it possible to have mana troubles in the early game. Having to play 3 evolving wilds is weird because this deck type (meaning tower decks) wants to accumulate a lot of energy fast. And like you told, Attune with Aether is just the perfect card to fix all these problems and is good also if you draw it late. Tireless Tracker in these decks must be sideboard imo because you have already the tower to open yourself for 3 mana. And you also dont want to spend mana on cracking clues because you have already many draws. Actually Im using now a grixis full spells without towers now because I realized that the towers worked poorly in black. But others may disagree. Keep up witht these awesome brews!

[@arnieburton9597]

My fnm is almost all control decks Between B/U Control, copy cat Control, and I play Bant zombie/control

[@plainbrad]

Flame Lash is good vs Gideon as well.

[@SBMTG]

Yup. Walkers in general. I really want to work it into the main somehow

[@rkindblom]

ok Dev, i NEED that introsong like yesterday, please link senpai #phatintro

[@houseofshadow6380]

Julie cat = best cat.

[@ModrasNeo]

POWER RANGERS GOOOO

[@DiGael1]

Personally I like temur dynavolt tower

[@Zonnak]

If you face lots of gb counter just add 2confiscation coup in sb it win the game pretty easily

[@thepumpkinking1971]

I play 26 lands and 4 wandering fumarole in my grixis control deck Fumorole won me two games last fnm

[@matke743]

I've made 60 energy with this deck xD (version of this deck).