Much Abrew: Mr. Toad's Heartless Summoning (Modern)

[@cdaddy145]

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[@Dragiceoriginal]

The editing on this one is a bit awkward - Several times, particularly around 26:00-27:00 words get cut off halfway through, and Seth mentions manifesting a land but that's skipped over entirely. I get that you want to accelerate the video a bit and cut out dead air, but sometimes it makes it a bit hard to hear/follow! I'm somewhat hard of hearing, so when something gets cut off, I can have a hard time figuring out what's happening

[@Firebird4Life]

That happens a lot. Whoever is editing the videos is valuing the total time on the videos too much and cutting off extra information. I get wanting to keep things moving, but cutting words out, missing what cards are drawn/revealed, and other info isn't worth saving 2 minutes in the video IMO.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Ugh, I'm sorry. I'll look into it.

[@Vortsukoto]

@@Firebird4Life This is why I've defaulted to 1.25 or 1.5 speed on MTG videos. I can deal with the more fast paced delivery to make the video shorter and the gameplay faster (plus I can always rewatch a section at normal speed if it gets too complex) but that doesn't help when things are cut out entirely.

[@adammoldover8769]

@@Vortsukoto whoever does Crim's videos is even worse. Often skips entirely what an opponents hand is on a discard spell

[@necrocreature9117]

Hype! More Gitrog is always a good thing.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Gitrog is always fun to play.

[@fateweaver9]

The real power play: Paying life with land when Uraborg is in play.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Gotta send a message :)

[@fishman523]

@@MTGGoldfish I went back to count, you did it 5 times! LOL. You spent a full quarter of your life total for no reason

[@ericyoumans2670]

@@fishman523 is “full quarter” a self contradiction?

[@Atmapalazzo]

>turn 5 being pretty fast >gets killed turn 3 the following match.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Turn five is pretty fast for The Gitrog Monster, but also fairly slow by the standards of some Modern decks.

[@brucepraska7781]

@@MTGGoldfish and that is why I believe they should ban at minimum call at worst once upon a time

[@HelloWorld-hy9xq]

Ouat was banned today. When you say call, do you mean Eladamri’s call? I can guarantee you that it will never be banned considering only one deck plays it and that deck isn’t even that good.

[@brucepraska7781]

@@HelloWorld-hy9xq really ouat what else I haven't received any uploads yet

[@HelloWorld-hy9xq]

Bruce Praska It’s on the wotc website, but if you haven’t seen it yet, Underworld Breach was banned in legacy and golos was banned brawl.

[@theyonlycomeoutwhenitsquiet]

The motor-car went “poop-poop-poop” as it raced along the road Who was it steered it into a pond? Ingenious Mr. Toad!

[@louisdooner1497]

I love how those two Assasin's Trophy's just sat in the sideboard for every single game.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, we didn't really hit the right matchups for it.

[@TheGabrielbowater]

lol, this is the second MTGGF vid with "beloved frog character with leg sticking out of mouth" thumbnail for a Gitrog deck

[@franksmith8298]

Wasn't the other video the deck tech for this deck?

[@laluckyman]

@@franksmith8298 nah it was the Brawl video with Kermit in the thumbnail

[@MTGGoldfish]

@@laluckyman The possibilities for The GItrog Monster are endless.

[@franksmith8298]

@@laluckyman ach, you're right! I guess Slippy from Starfox is next?

[@asdffjsdjasd]

I remember playing Heartless Summoning in standard and block. Double Summoning plus Solemn Simulacrum was just all the value.

[@MTGGoldfish]

So much value.

[@byronsmothers8064]

Heartless summoning Frost titan was the scariest deck I've ever battled

[@blueredlover1060]

You're playing summoning anyway, so maybe Thragtusk as a side board card to help in the Aggro matchups. I would also consider some sort of board sweeper as well. Maybe Cry of the Carnarium would help in those as well. Those are the two that I would try to make room for as side board options. The deck looks fun, if it can get going. Cry of the Carnarium would probably be the better of the two since it answers both the red and viser combo decks.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303]

If you want a wipe, massacre girl seems interesting

[@gryffinp]

13:33 You know it's a good deck when you're saying "The opponent can't interact with us, and we get to turn six, and we just go off!"

[@marcantoniosavelli1710]

"ElaDRAMI's call". Classic.

[@BalldoTM]

Way to really "Kermit" to that board-state vs. that manaless dredge player the first game!

[@stephenlofton5403]

With Titans dominating the format I’d say 4 Thoughtseize 2 Inquisitions is probably correct. Just a thought.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Y&eah, a bit more interaction if probably a good idea.

[@Ahayzo]

Main phase OUaT tapped out... Seeeeeeth!

[@matthewwhalen1570]

I like how casual Seth take the losses. Oh well. Combo deck. Next game lol.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, the deck is so slow and value-y that I don't really expect to beat fast combo. We can if we get lucky, but it's a long shot.

[@robez0256]

I just watched manaless dredge and the first matchup in that video is a deck played by Seth and then here the first matchup is another deck played by set which is also manaless dredge, wow

[@NoBody-ro3xj]

19:30... Why didn't you assassin trophy the druid?

[@luna6315]

what on earth was that first deck you played agaisnt

[@zacharygrom3979]

Sorin Rose manaless dredge is usually a legacy deck, I’m confused as well😂

[@luna6315]

@@zacharygrom3979 ikr i was like what??? i mean good on them but what on earth

[@zacharygrom3979]

Sorin Rose Seth needs to play that deck😂 for the spice👌🏻👌🏻

[@MTGGoldfish]

Manaless Dredge, video is coming soon :)

[@MC-yb1yt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n37PhaeurKp4qqc Seth did a deck tech on it recently

[@daltonmekis]

At 33:44 you paid life off of the peatland but they had an Urborg out. And you did it again at 34:10 AND AGAIN AT 35:19 SETHHHHH you bolted yourself for no reason! Bruh you did it AGAIN at 35:46 You didn’t give yourself a chance to win that game. It’s one thing to punt but to do it 4 times in the same game is a kick in the nuts 😂 Wait you won?!? Idk how the opponent threw that game away. You handed it to them🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MTGGoldfish]

We were just showing our opponent that we can illogical spend life for no reason and still beat them ;) (Seriously though, I do figure it out eventually).

[@Zerothas]

And didnt attack on Turn 6 of game 2 vs WB Smallpox with Swoordtooth which would have single handedly won the game regardless of who draws what.

[@joegaylord87]

I feel like 2 Coursers instead of maybe 1 Tracker/1 Goose might help your aggro matchup a LOT.

[@blank9735]

GB walue town but its mtggoldfish instead of PleasantKenobi.

[@apock2474]

Suboptimal beard copies superior beard

[@judjudson4399]

If combo is such a problem for the deck, would damping sphere in the side help? It seems pretty flexible in which decks it counters, but it also doesn't really do anything for this deck.

[@brettgibson1014]

It would be interesting to see a snakeshift version of the deck

[@fateweaver9]

Would Courser of Kruphix be a good sideboard card against aggro, or is it too awkward as another three drop that doesnt work as well with Heartless Summoning?

[@bryantan4228]

You know it’s a heartless summoning deck when Gilded Goose is better than Birds of Paradise

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, that's the reason for the Goose :)

[@MultiTaz333]

How does mana screw beat mana flood?

[@Ph34121307]

Very entertaining! You should try a voice modulator for extra funzies :)

[@thespottedgamer623]

Does anyone else hate the way it was edited? Bunch of needless skipping and it's a bit annoying, at least to me.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Someone else mentioned that as well. Sorry for the issue. I'll look into it and get it taken care of.

[@mattd6244]

manaless dredge is so cool

[@projectperfectmmo3745]

Im confused. In that... second match? It looked like you had assassins trophy in hand but didnt kill his combo, was there a reason why?

[@Dragiceoriginal]

Giver of Runes would make it do nothing

[@jaydub5515]

Do the changes in this list from the deck tech speed it up quite a bit? I was running the original list before, but it was too slow for my meta, so I switched it into a pioneer build, but the goose may make it playable in my area again.

[@MTGGoldfish]

I don't think we changes anything from the deck tech build.

[@zurran00]

wouldnt "battle at the bridge" be useful against burn since its removal that turns your clues into a massive amount of life that can even kill big eldrazi?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Battle at the Bridge could be a good sideboard option (or since we don't really have artifacts, maybe just Erebos's Intervention).

[@kallinblackburn717]

This is literally vince’s deck. Long live Vince the better beard!

[@colbybastian17]

One question. Why gilded goose?!

[@ODIRGO]

maybe because it doesn't die to heartless summoning like the other dorks do,

[@colbybastian17]

@@ODIRGO question answered, thanks!

[@knobhead6945]

tracker seems quite slow.

[@jackpabich763]

This 100% needs courser of Kruphix

[@fo-ef8qo]

I hate it so much that poor Seth cant get rewarded for keeping 1 land hands but gets spanked by someone keeping no landers

[@eliaswolter2955]

No azusa?

[@MTGGoldfish]

No, although an Azusa could be good. Probably would only play one thanks to it being legendary though.

[@zachgray4767]

4:27

[@smegmalasagna]

Lol there goes Once Upon a Time

[@gregthewalnut603]

More gitrog is always good

[@MTGGoldfish]

Agreed!

[@thecapuzzi2045]

I love how this deck is posted and the next day has a decently important card banned 😂

[@JohnSmith-hs9ez]

I'm disappointed this isn't manaless dredge

[@MTGGoldfish]

Manaless Dredge is on its way :)

[@zoltarth]

Gol-gary?

[@juannenna2293]

i think you should have played goose instead of discarding it to brutality on game 2 against burn. its about your best card in the matchup... i mean, you were pinched anyway, but it either survives and gets you life every turn, or it eats a removal/damage spell. could be totally wrong tho xD

[@Entropic_Alloy]

...Why didn't you just blow up the Devoted Druid's lands over and over?

[@ODIRGO]

same thought. especially if the opponent already had a landless hand at the begining.

[@absolutegamer7412]

But he had assassins trophy and didn’t kill the Devoted Druid.

[@grim3646]

There was a mom in play, it would fizzle

[@bryanbonar]

"Manaless Dredge is the only deck that chooses not to play first" *Laughs in 8Rack*

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303]

As a rack player since modern inception that hirt to hear my baby forgotten

[@Th3Hakusho]

Vizier of the menAHHgerie ♥️

[@judjudson4399]

Th3Hakusho isn't that how it's pronounced?

[@benjones1717]

Arboreal grazer.

[@sethchapman1425]

Again not knowing what opponent is playing in the discard deck. And then changing the deck with sideboard. Then stating you would have sideboard differently. Baffles me.

[@snowstalker913]

This isn’t bloated toad :/

[@MrShinyObject]

Very upset about that last game, huge misplay, should have cracked the fetch instead of conceding, massive loss of style points.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Oops!

[@wesgaines9691]

Banned. LOL!

[@muchogusto9957]

This has been a fringe deck for years. Nothing new to see here.

[@redstonepro5412]

But it is still a cool deck

[@StEvEn420BrUlE]

First

[@zachgray4767]

and

[@StEvEn420BrUlE]

@@zachgray4767 lol u mad

[@zachgray4767]

Yes. I'm so mad you were first and I was not.

[@StEvEn420BrUlE]

@@zachgray4767 yup you are

[@zachgray4767]

You win, man. Good job.

[@___ooobodybagooo___]

I would hate to play against this deck... Saying that I'm buying it tonight.

[@MTGGoldfish]

It's really fun, just watch out for fast combo.