Mono-Black Tokens | $43/15 Rare | MTG Standard | Budget Magic

[@MTGGoldfish]

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[@binniwienie]

PLEASE go see a speech therapist, you are straining your vocal chords. You will develop problems within a few years if you keep talking this way.

[@NinthSettler]

@@binniwienie he's been talking his way for years and still no problems

[@binniwienie]

@@NinthSettler that's the same argument smokers use, 'i've been smoking for years, still no cancer' I know what i'm talking about dude, I'm in the same paramedical branch

[@arghanothername]

Well, that was a dark intro. Love it.

[@daltonfongemie6414]

That intro is the best!

[@FMLYB]

Give whoever brought up that idea a raise sweet Mary Mother of God

[@xquizate8777]

"can you beat 2 1/1 fliers opponent?" Narrator: they could not.

[@Kealan124]

41:10 Early scoop. You lose your board, but you have the answer to Ugin in hand and the opponent isn't doing much else, could have easily won with some nice topdecks.

[@babatazyah]

His hatred for Ugin runs a little too deep lol.

[@davidhansen5067]

Darth SaffronOlive, Lord of the Seth.

[@ebonezra8073]

This deck is a great example of what I want Standard to be: unique decks which have mostly cards from the newest set.

[@Fyrefrye]

But that requires that the new cards are always better than the previous set's cards which is just pure power creep. I'd rather see an even spread of cards from every set in any given standard meta.

[@ebonezra8073]

@@Fyrefrye not necessarily so. What if Standard rotated more often? If you were only playing with four sets in Standard, we'd see less power creep because we'd see less cards.

[@Fyrefrye]

@@ebonezra8073 My point is that if the standard meta was primarily cards from the most recent set that means people are choosing to play them over the previous set's cards. This implies they are stronger or more synergistic than the previous sets. This is power creep and would be true regardless of how many sets are in standard. I will give you this, if standard had fewer sets this *would* bring its average power down but it would also exaggerate the issue of overtuned cards like Oko, genesis ultimatum, Uro, etc... With a lower cardpool it's harder to counter those cards or the decks they're put in.

[@ebonezra8073]

@@Fyrefrye that's a good point. I suppose my point is more specifically: if Standard had fewer cards in it, the odds of seeing cards from the most recent sets would be higher. And if there were real powerful cards that were more noticeable, they'd be banned faster. Standard doesn't need to be "mini-modern," it can be a "royale" of the four newest sets- a tougher ban list with a vision to show off the newest sets as a whole- not just the best Mythics.

[@Fyrefrye]

@@ebonezra8073 I just wish (naively) that we could return to the level of design that MTG had for over a decade that resulted in one or two standard bans EVER. Rather than the current "overtune and then ban just to fix the meta after a month or two of boredom."

[@christopherthokar8697]

top tier intro as usual

[@B1GJOE]

Best one for me! Loved it.

[@vardamir0397]

''Immerstrum Predator would be obnoxious'' Opponent a millisecond later: ''Psych''

[@pylonzone]

1:04:49 great play, could have been different if opponent assigned all Rage-Hound damage to just the pest to play around heartless act on the witch

[@stevecustodio2919]

Best. Intro. Ever.

[@chickenwyngs3646]

“Fumes tribal in the sideboard” was hilarious

[@forgottenartificer]

Love the flavor of a studnet go 'Hunt for Specimens' then them Learning 'Pest Summonings'

[@dankurach5340]

41:20 had the removal spell for ugin in hand. Concede 😂 😂

[@brkn613]

I was gonna say, yes he would probably lose the enchantments, but Bloodchief's hits creatures *and planeswalkers* no? And he had plenty of health to castle hopefully into an answer.

[@bobobo7730]

My first thought is "It's missing Ayara"

[@TabbyLikeAKat]

I actually think its better without her. Doubling up on drain and card draw is nice, but having to wait a full turn versus the tokens Sedgemoor Witch gives you hurts. Witch also helps make Plumb and Village Rites more free and plays into the drain theme too with its ward, idk tho, both are good

[@kallinblackburn717]

It’s not only drain but also card advantage. I’d run it over bastion at least

[@MTGGoldfish]

It's a rare!

[@mutaharyourmomisinmyharema1373]

@@kallinblackburn717 Bastion is muuuch better because it's much harder to remove,but i could see this deck using two copies of her Edit : also this deck already has draw for years haha

[@137shadowX]

i look at this and immediately ask: why no gray merchant with the card that gives 4 black devotion and is played as a 4 -of? similar question with ayara, with all the black tokens coming into play that would give some extra reach that doesn't require attacking

[@jamescooley5241]

Is it morally wrong that I laughed at that intro

[@ebonezra8073]

Yes, you're a bad person.

[@sushiske]

hey! i MADE it. i’m the morally dubious one here 😂

[@ebonezra8073]

@@sushiske lol so YOU'RE the one. GET HIM!

[@Th3Rad10D3m0m]

No, unless you laugh because of the original scene, where children die

[@wpmer]

Let us all join the Seth Lord!!

[@PatJamma]

This actually made me build my first ever Standard deck and I'm loving it! I slashed green for Witherbloom Apprentice and Dina Soul Steeper. I ended up cutting the Skyclave Shade and Bloodchief's Thirst to make room. You lose out on the repeatable body, but make up for it in more consistent life swings. I feel like Silversmote Ghoul is worth testing, but I don't know what to cut.

[@timbawden2577]

I highly recommend a couple Malakir Rebirths in this deck. They have amazing synergy with Plumb, as you can cast it on your witch in response to removal, then plumb your whole board and the witch comes back in and triggers off all the copies of plumb still

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

And ayara 😉

[@necroinsanity2639]

I wasn't gonna watch the video because I'm not into standard, but after that into you've got me hooked XD

[@rodrigodepaula4198]

1:15:13 I don't know if uou know this but you can keep removal to kill Vorinclex on the stack of the ultimatum and let they have just the other card. It is a fine way to deal with ultimatum.

[@Flashpoint3373]

I love this. Might get back into Magic to play this deck at some FNMs this summer if I find a good store

[@grantmansfield5144]

This deck is actually working better for me than my 10000 mythic prismari deck, and is also a lot more fun. Thanks, SaffronOlive

[@jackpabich763]

Is Pest Summonings the best/most playable Lesson card? It seems that the plumb decks are common, 2 mana for 2 1/1's is the going rate for the effect, but 1 extra mana has the tokens have a death trigger and it's a card that doesn't take up a slot in the MD

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

Yes. Its fantastic with witch and ayara which isn't in this particular build but is very good with the pest tokens I think people haven't really tested the viability of lessons yet, but in various builds a few lessons can be quite good, environmental sciences is also quite strong

[@ChaosForce08]

I think you summoned up the rate well. You need to take advantage of the two bodies and it's a great bonus if you can also take advantage of the lifegain triggers (such as with Dina). There are other lessons that work, but are more niche (Environmental Sciences, Academic Probation, the removal spells) or don't contribute as much to the gameplan (Inkling Summoning just as a 2/1 flying beater in White Aggro).

[@jackpabich763]

@@ChaosForce08 Thanks! I certainly love playing learn/lesson in draft and have seen them popping up in a variety of decks.

[@gochadc]

Loved it, I really like decks were you gotta think out of the box, like when the right move is to spend your removal in your own creatures.

[@JacobBos1988]

Seth never learns that learn can also loot. This would've helped find lands for the shades in the Yorion game. And yes, pun intended

[@edorr]

And/or 1 copy environmental sciences in sideboard

[@morgoth2425]

i'm a simple man. i see a mono black list, i press like

[@daviddent5662]

Pretty nice little gimmicky standard deck that can output power AND recover from interference despite using Tokens? Mad man you are sir! Beautiful sweet madness you are made of!

[@perezo27]

Honestly, between Mono Red Storm and this, going insane with numbers and triggers has been super fun And in Red and Black of all colors, not some Simic nonsense, we love to see it

[@threenil09]

I'm curious what the non-budget version of the deck looks like. 🤔 Maybe a video for the future? I'd love to see more game play.

[@brkn613]

In the description there's a link to the article which gives both a super budget and a no budget list. The no budget list is basically the same, except 4 awakenings for the extra recursion/land

[@biomancer3166]

Holy cow! That intro hit so hard! I love it.

[@liorramati265]

Wow. This deck is exactly up my alley, and the gameplay looks tight too. I think this will be the first time I craft a deck on Arena 😁

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

If you have Ayaras I would definitely try them in this 😉

[@MTGGoldfish]

Sweet! Have fun!

[@TherapyForNarhwals]

Wow that intro was... dark lmao but quite funny. A+

[@keeganlucas2071]

Amazing opener. You already have me hooked right there!

[@xquizate8777]

30:05 you should plumb then in response to your plumb castle locthwain

[@shadowisp]

This deck is everything I want in magic.

[@thatoneguy1991able]

20:00 he says he doesn’t have removal that kills the predator, yet he is holding Heartless Act. What am I missing?

[@anuragk3842]

... ability to read cards

[@rodrigodepaula4198]

4:12 "We never going to beat a Ugin." Says Seth with the removal in hand.

[@Midnightv]

Yea.. weirdly demoralized

[@thepower1104]

Best intro

[@mal3k1th]

that intro, and I'm watching on may the fourth. seth lord indeed

[@TheOmninovoi]

Might be the best intro yet

[@DarthTUK]

41:18 You just described any creative brewing in current standard with just one sentence...

[@Kaaierd]

Shortcut to the wrap-up in the description isn’t working. :: instead of :

[@dweebyphoebe3033]

Best intro yet

[@colecarmichael5724]

Okay the intros have been pretty dad chuckles at a bbq so far BUT now that one fucking got me 😂😂

[@jonathansnow21]

In a fun and unexpected twist, it is now Seth's opponents who are scooping early 🤔

[@damienbotts7981]

That was the greatest intro ever lol

[@thatoneginger]

This deck is actually fire.

[@samouflage99]

Another good budget deck-and I mean ultra budget-is Simic fractals/shapeshifters. Throw in some Mystic Reflection to make your opponents creatures and PWs come in as 0/0s.

[@thewolfpriest77]

i've been doing something like this in historic. Arya and Bontu are amazing in a pest build

[@MTGGoldfish]

Sounds sweet!

[@travismm6352]

Why is seth not playing on the ladder? I feel best of three non-ladder you get a lot of rogue decks(which i do enjoy seeing other home brews) or variation decks. For example, the sultai yorion deck he played at the end had questionable cards in it. Quick edit: the reason i bring this up is because when im testing a deck or a variant, i do best of three non ladder because i dont take as serious

[@elesegerardo]

Gosh that meme was **chef’s kiss**

[@gregoryrehling2988]

I should feel guilty for Liking the video before Seth could even get to the sponsor message, but that intro was love. And, yes, I have to comment about it. Y'know, The Algorithm (tm).

[@matthoward6130]

At 20:00 why not Heartless act the Predator before it gets a counter?

[@joao17771]

Game at 22:00 was definitely a win

[@grantwilliams1597]

That introooo 😭😭

[@archmage6725]

Seth is trying so hard to make pests work in standard. I applaud his efforts

[@chekl1982]

the amount of time i scream at the screen everytime Seth plays a land before attacking. my head hurt.

[@jonasnow]

THE INTRO I'M-

[@danivoid9466]

hmmm ayara+gary+dramatic finale? mmm mono black devotion😎

[@RicardoJavierMelero]

I thought the same! I must give it a try

[@gadamatwood]

Where did you get that MM shirt, Seth? I need it.

[@MTGGoldfish]

I'm pretty sure that's one that I bought online, probably Amazon.

[@gadamatwood]

Thanks, bud! I’ll look out for it!

[@notmynormalusername1]

14 ad breaks feels like a bit much, no? Is that normal?

[@bedwarssweat6205]

Fitting intro!

[@moebiuseight7977]

made mythic with seths build imo its a decent deck. though it can be derdle at times

[@PierGrutte]

Would Vito fit in this deck?

[@alwaysplaythegame]

People should splash green or white slightly in most builds if even just for expanded lessons

[@Toaster_luvin]

1:05:30 that was beautiful

[@Wearepricester]

I am just trying to understand why you didn't heartless act the predator?

[@hydra66]

it has the ability: sac another creature, become indestructable til end of turn

[@Wearepricester]

Ah, thank you. Helps when you read the card ;)

[@bamjo9]

I would have put a pair of the sac to scry with escape creature.

[@JacobBos1988]

Another way to beat exile based sweepers could be playing snow lands and faceless haven in non-budget builds.

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

You need 4 black for dramatic finale. Too hard to play haven in this I think.

[@JacobBos1988]

@@guessthatsitthen4982 Might be true. Maybe sb in the havens for the finales in the ultimatum mu? Or some sort of vehicle in the SB?

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

@@JacobBos1988 I think the best way to beat exile based removal is hand disruption honestly.

[@JacobBos1988]

@@guessthatsitthen4982 I think you're right. I do think Duress might be a better choice vs Agonizing Remorse because it curves much better and grabs all the problem cards anyway.

[@alecolson8360]

Plumb the forbidden is a very cool card!

[@mattiamiglino4968]

I would swap out shade for strider since is a free sac outlet!

[@wookieesden3133]

I’m wondering about that too. Shade is recursion, but with all the card draw I don’t know how much that matters. And having an on demand sac outlet is nice.

[@ramonochoanunez3211]

XD jajaja excelente cameo by the Child Slayer 3000

[@sidepocketbetray]

Plumb the Younglings

[@diobrando5896]

I love using test of talents on sweepers

[@brkn613]

Or ultimatums.

[@kallinblackburn717]

If you’re mono black tokens ayara seems really good if you aren’t running her

[@gfhgfhfhgfhfhgf]

I literally laughed till I cried at that into

[@Atmapalazzo]

I always like having a single environmental sciences in the board to fend off mana screw

[@atlys258]

Why'd they have to stick that "once per turn" clause on Finale? 😭

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

It would be busted otherwise.

[@atlys258]

@@guessthatsitthen4982 Idk, "one or more nontoken creatures" already feels restrictive for a rare 4 hybrid bw enchantment designed to support tokens. To then throw a once per turn clause on it feels like overkill.

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

@@atlys258 it's already really really good in limited. Taking out the once per turn makes it absurd.

[@DimT670]

For 4 mana it would make every mass removal basically irrelevant. Thats too good

[@atlys258]

@@DimT670 "whenever one or more nontoken creatures" is what prevents it from being broken by mass removal which is great I'm glad they did that, because that clause balances it just fine, whether a single or multiple die from the same effect, you're only getting a single token. The once per turn clause is what I'm talking about.

[@Sey318]

Best intro meme yet.

[@PLee-cy9nu]

Why not a colorless lesson that finds a land in the sideboard?

[@joao17771]

Needs the 5 mana exile lesson too

[@Tambanti]

If you sac an Eyetwitch with Village rights you have an Ancestral Recall in standard and not even in Blue

[@DimT670]

But its 2 mana and 2 cards for 3 cards, one of them underpowered

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

hm... playing hybrid cards in a monocolor deck. curious.

[@justAEtherWisp]

on Arena cards a lot of decks want like Bonecrusher or Lovestruck Beast are Budget cause most people already have them

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

No one wants to play eldraine.

[@leonardwisniewski3418]

Maybe a Vito or two?

[@canismajor1186]

Agonizing Remorse is graveyard hate.

[@Toaster_luvin]

That ultimatum should of tutored sweepers

[@anthonyclark9291]

I will say this, pests seem better than I initially thought.

[@TheMadManHimself]

Why does this video have so many ads compared to usual? Not hating just wondering

[@Chuubii]

Not mono black according to EDH rules committee :D

[@kirillm2517]

Kills his own sedgemoor witch to win. @1:06. What a heartless act.

[@chryobanshee]

Is it wrong of me to want Seth to do a Non budget, historic version of this :)

[@Clackerr]

Why is this unranked?

[@anthonyolimpio3545]

The moment when the intro makes you not want to play the deck cuz it reminds you that you're just murdering living beings for personal gain.

[@zotha]

Anyone else find it hilarious at how much Seth HATED learn/lesson in the spoiler season and then it is practically the only Standard decks he has played since release?

[@tevinhoward8408]

Intro funny as hell

[@OGNoNameNobody]

I *WEEP* at all the misplays Seth committed with this deck. Also Seth: F2P players have trouble with Rare Wildcards. Intro Seth: this deck is a great budget build with Zero Mythics and *15* Rares.

[@guessthatsitthen4982]

This deck is not an easy one to play

[@goodguyshuckle9270]

amazing intro