Much Abrew: NeoBrand (Modern, Magic Online)

[@markgulbranson9864]

This deck has all the joy and complexity of flipping a coin in the corner by yourself.

[@luke53285]

i peed a little

[@TheCinderfang]

A good gold fish deck for seth.

[@kremlinhighlander4147]

I've been trying for an hour to think of a wittier way to comment on how unfun, uninteresting and frustrating this deck is. Still trying.

[@robspear03]

@@kremlinhighlander4147 For the folks playing it. Bad deck is bad.

[@theMightyMonarch88]

I’ve been thinking about this comment all day and laughing over and over... thank you sir

[@jonathansnow21]

That match 1 thing in the ice punt! Instant classic!

[@ErroneousClique]

Feels like Force of Negation was created to combat this deck. Obviously not, but great timing. =D

[@josephsulaiman9959]

it was likely meant to go with the london mulligan which inevitably powers up decks like these. perfectly balanced

[@ethandehoff3517]

@@josephsulaiman9959 As all things should be.

[@LaughingDepressed]

Isn't it pact of negation 😅 or is there another card called that?

[@x3mskbord]

@@LaughingDepressed force of negation is a new card coming out in modern horizons

[@LaughingDepressed]

@@x3mskbord thanks for the info 👍

[@tobiwongkenobi8436]

I was feeling depressed and decided to watch this beautiful, beautiful deck go off. THANK YOU SETH FOR GIVING ME FULL BELLY LAUGHS!

[@Shmackle123]

Only in a format as broken and degenerate as Modern can an opponent Combo Kill THEMSELVES on turn 3.

[@maxiewawa]

Oh man I feel bad for him, I've made plenty of mistkes I wouldn't want streamed for the world to see.

[@Shmackle123]

@@maxiewawa don't feel bad for arclight players. that random ass card that killed him was probably the only "tech" he contributed.

[@peewee130946]

Knightly honestly yeah plus the guy is obviously bad at magic making a play that dumb

[@joserene-t5z]

which match are you talking about? what time stamp?

[@SirDerpinmire]

@@joserene-t5z He's talking about Match 1 Game 2. When the opponent casts Set Adrift, around 11:42

[@CL32582]

Seth's greatest foe: Autochthon Wurm. ...not the creature, just its name.

[@spencerjeffries9320]

29:57- The Softest I’ve ever heard Seth get.

[@ExodusProphecy]

That was and INSIGHTFUL first match. Always read your cards. They are pretty insightful.

[@mad_max21]

He did. Opp just too smart by half.

[@ExodusProphecy]

@@mad_max21 his opponents name is insightful. Lol

[@christiank.8807]

Turn 1 kills... just like Richard Garfield envisioned it

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Didn't garfield also make power 9, duals and decks with no card limits?

[@shatzinorris1417]

Garfield litteraly intended turn one extra turn with mox x land x litteraly a turn for 2

[@MutantBamHammer]

G1, that hand of 6 was playable. Even if they Thoughtseize you, you only need to draw into a tutor and the mana for it. Better than shipping it for a mystery hand that has less % of having enough pieces of the combo.

[@justinsaunders110]

MutantBamHammer timestamp pls

[@cloysterd]

Just like Garfield drew it up.

[@carter9449]

The game against burn where you scooped to the path you probably should have played out. You would have a full hand it's not like you were topdecking

[@draftsatmatts1476]

Came here to say this.

[@merrytime8665]

11:45 Justification for never ever scooping :)

[@bzfiddleness]

Always play to your outs. Even if your only out is your opponent 5-for-1ing themselves for no reason.

[@BBBr0ny]

All I have to say is "Ouch" to the first opponent. Oof.

[@Skywarp2099]

That was so brutal, and I don't have a whole lot of empathy for either one of these decks.

[@whatcubedIlIlIl]

Big OOF haha.

[@LiyonRock]

"All I have to say is "ouch"" And you didn't even say ouch.

[@grymgungus3933]

I feel like if you have no info on the opponent you shouldn't try to sideboard. That echoing truth looked pretty silly against burn it's best to just maximize consistency especially in a combo deck. Also if you didn't concede to the path in game 2 you could've got some more information

[@punkwhale]

Yeah, concedes after one card, then complains about lack of information ;)

[@carter9449]

yeah he wouldn't even have been in bad shape after the path because he had another 7 cards coming. could have went off again next turn if the draw was decent

[@DonovanPresents]

So this is the video from that tweet. Good stuff Saffron Olive!

[@196killjoy]

11:59 your welcome

[@Khazuki_]

7:12 by Paramore.

[@mattd6244]

i love replaying 11:59 over and over

[@TheForbiddenDance]

if you ever do a video on the karn lattice lock please name it "Lattice entertain you"

[@knightofthenorth926]

19:19 you could have summoners pacted for a spirit guide to get the mana for manamorphose that turn and potentially won.

[@eepopgames2741]

Its a slim margin, but at 18:00, you could have Shoal'd for 3 life. Which would have ended up giving you one more turn, where if you had drawn another mana source you could have tried to combo again after the remand that happens at 19:56. You didn't have many lands to draw there, but it was a way to get one more roll of the dice. And given, with one less Shoal to use while comboing, it would be a little bit harder to win, so maybe its all a wash any way.

[@victorperron8092]

Seth: *Plays in a friendly modern league* Also Seth: *Breaks people in half with turn 1 kills* Hey seth, are you sure we define “friendly” the same?

[@Orinn000]

He was playing against Restore Balance, Burn, and Thing in the Ice combo. it's as friendly as Modern gets.

[@MassiveFoot29]

10/10 Game One would thing in the ice again

[@Nuke100]

It's a great deck however the new card force of negation will keep decks like this in check

[@MTGGoldfish]

Having Force of Negation around to keep decks like this in check would be a good thing.

[@Dan1loBC]

40:49 imagine opponent Pathing your Lab Maniac in response to your "winning" Draw 7 activation on the stack. Brutal!

[@irongears123]

Activate G-man again, win?

[@Dan1loBC]

@@irongears123 You're definitely correct. I was just wondering about losing to 'your own' lab maniac, in opposition to losing because you lost your combo pieces or that something got countered along the way.

[@KebbieG]

When in doubt side in chalice of the void. So many modern decks depend on 1 mana spells.

[@ErroneousClique]

Grafdigger's Cage is a thing...provided you get a turn.

[@brettgibson1014]

That game 1 was something else😂

[@anxez]

I wonder if there is a worthy thought for a version of this that's just Sultai valuing with Neoform. Instead of the Dinosaur, just roll into Griselbrand from a Gurmag Angler?

[@5fwwfw]

It's so funny and ironic that the name of the first opponent was "INSIGHTFUL" ahahahahhahaha

[@thecollectiblecollectabill2298]

i love watching the same deck played by 5 different people. gotta respect no one changing A SINGLE card in all these net decks!

[@thecollectiblecollectabill2298]

p.s yours is the one worth watching imo, no one else seems to be having as much fun as you. EVER.

[@christian11111]

@ 31:20 if you had just not Nourishing Shoaled you may have been able to win. The next turn the opponent plays a Swiftspear and attacks, the following turn only attacks. You then drew the second green spell you needed to cast the Rider. Obviously you didn't know that but I also don't see the logic in trashing all your combo pieces to survive a turn or two longer, especially against a deck which can deal 3-4 damage a turn.

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

I can't wait to Force of Negation my opponent's turn 1 Neoform on the creature they pacted for.

[@enriquewicks7797]

It doesn't counter creatures, but countering the Neoform is still tasty!

[@MrThundertyrant]

Not too Insightful, his lofty ambitions were set adrift.

[@powerstaplesde6757]

Let's play Fizzlebrand ;)

[@guxtAv123]

I think i saw this build with PleasantKenobi, hopefully you will run much better! (this before watching the video)

[@ben_clifford]

24:05 I think that you might be mulliganing a bit too aggressively. This particular hand looks like a keep to me. With Visions digging 3 cards deep, along with 3 draw steps and 3 lands, you are 65% to find a Neo or Evolution by T3, and 70% by turn 4. Against an unknown opponent, that sounds acceptable to me.

[@ygivens21]

Defense grid seems like it would be a great sideboard card

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, might be worth trying over Pact of Negation.

[@connorharrison7160]

36:59 Had you held the Manamorphose, you could have tried to pop off again

[@kaoticshadow]

Against burn why did you concede? You had 2 red floating, could've put it into UG then with the next 7 coming, gotten lucky and hit to restart the combo. I'm not saying you would've won, but you could've at least peeped those 7 in the off chance you got the combo again.

[@Small_Panda]

Not to mention find out What the opponent was playing.

[@dpop1]

Now we just need the London mulligan to be instated.

[@JBBost]

On game two of the first match, you could have bated the counter by playing Summoner's Pact.

[@josejesuscontrerassalazar9140]

It was a one turn kill combo thanks to the London Mulligan.

[@davidsmeltzer551]

Lots of decks are running lightening storm as alternative win

[@adammorin2955]

and seismic assault

[@suedonym3296]

In the game against monowhite you could have hardcast chancellor of the tangle

[@idunneedachannelffs]

im pretty sure this deck won the poll only because people wanted to ear Seth pronunciation of autochthon worm

[@hotcoldman9793]

The shame scoop. Haven't seen one of those in a while

[@alps3DV]

Maybe force of negation

[@mrmarklin]

Is this deck still legal in modern now? Or is some of its pieces banned?

[@Artaimus]

Much Abrew of a deck that is going 5-0 in major events.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Much Abrew is (mostly, unless there's a special episode) whatever Instant Deck Tech was most popular last week.

[@Sandfries]

Need some cards? Buy them on this website. Too bad the staples you need to be competitive are expensive.

[@antoninjanku3358]

Can you path to exile or bolt allosaur rider before the neoform resolves?

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

No. It's sacrificed as an additional cost

[@antoninjanku3358]

@@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761 and can I path it after they just play it? Reaction to entering the battlefield

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

@@antoninjanku3358 no. If they play somthing like a manamorphose then you could but not after it just entered

[@antoninjanku3358]

@@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761 Thanks

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

@@antoninjanku3358 UnU

[@turnipy88]

45:44 "Come on Simian Sprit Guide off the top!" *draws a card that finds Simian Spirit Guide*

[@MTGGoldfish]

Summoner's Pact only grabs green creatures.

[@michaelgordon7204]

Force of negation kinda counteracts London mulligan

[@Gbdragon89]

Wait am I confused? If I saw you gaining that much life I’m definitely leaving in the Searing Blazes. It’s still 3 life for two mana. If I had to fight someone with basically an EDH life total, I’m taking every good and “bad” bolt I can get!

[@BlaineTog]

Why not Lightning Storm?

[@vanish-2015]

BlaineTog Lightning storm basically makes it so if the opponent has enough lands in hand they can also kill you with it, plus this deck is a little skimpy on lands. Things like worship, angel’s grace, a prevent damage spell, life gain, leveling of sanctity, and phyrexian unlife can really mess up the plan. Additionally it’s a non-creature spell that can be hit by negate and spell pierce, which both see more play than creature focused counters.

[@BlaineTog]

@@vanish-2015 You draw your whole deck with this combo. Your opponent cannot possibly have more lands in hand, even if they have a full grip of just lands. I'm just saying, I'd make room for one copy.

[@sadfsdafsdfasdfasdfs]

@@BlaineTog If you play 2 Misty, only 11 lands in your deck.

[@MTGGoldfish]

You can use Lightning Storm as a finisher. There's benefits and drawbacks to both (with Leyline of Sanctity or counterspells like Stubborn Denial or Dovin's Veto being the biggest drawback of Lightning Storm).

[@MultiTaz333]

Did they get rid of the London Mulligan rule?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, it's gone for now (although we still don't have a decision on if it's going to become the rule or not).

[@ymmijx6061]

why doesn't this deck have 4 serum powder in it?

[@spoopymcspoop2253]

Welp. Opponent on match one game two wasnt very true to their name

[@BBullfrog720]

If you have not liked this video, You should. Quality content. Turn one Ass Blast. GG Ez Mode

[@nicksteffen6547]

Did they remove the London mulligan from mgto?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, it's gone now as we await Wizards final decision on the mulligan rule.

[@purework5372]

I need this deck

[@Alex-dk4px]

That game against Phoenix where you went for it after they shocked!! And played nothing it was obvious they had the spell pierce

[@blackopstk]

Gotta go for it

[@MTGGoldfish]

I mean, I think this deck just goes for it. Put them to the test and hope for the best. I could be wrong though.

[@joserene-t5z]

what time stamp is this?

[@caskaz1om]

why allosaurus rider over something like ornithopter? there are easier ways to get creature fodder into play if all you need to do is sac them

[@peterbillings7806]

caskaziom neoform says it has to be 1 converted mana cost higher.

[@danbarto8876]

Auto-Kytheon Wurm.... How?

[@garrett1433]

This deck makes me happy I swapped to limited lol

[@meatrace]

I guess I prefer Grizzleform.

[@illie2852]

Where is pact of negation

[@MineRoyale.]

Why not have Goryo's for redundancy?

[@MidgarMerc]

Cause cant get griz in the yard reliably and black messes up the mana base

[@naphackDT]

Adding the tech for goryo's would thin green cards out of the deck and make the main combo less reliable.

[@MTGGoldfish]

We don't really have a good way to get creatures in the graveyard.

[@netanelaker4437]

Match 3 Game 1: How did Seth won? He plays Lab Maniac but he does not have enough life to draw the last 2 cards, and so he loses because of the pact... What am I missing? No Shoals left...

[@SilverBordered]

He had 11 life after casting Lab Maniac, therefor he can spend 7 to draw 7. He won.

[@Diotialate]

He has 11 life to draw the last 2 cards. -7 life, draw 7 cards, library is negative 5 cards, 5 is less than 0, gg.

[@netanelaker4437]

Alright, now I see it. Thanks! :)

[@TheJuutai]

He has 11 life does he not? Enough to activate Griselbrand.

[@noahcooper6979]

I think nature's claim would be a lot better than rec stage in this deck

[@KarryKarryKarry]

The Cooper Squad Well you can tutor for the rec sage.. Seems more consistent.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Yeah, the main purpose is we can find it with Summoner's Pact, it is a bit slow though.

[@noahcooper6979]

@@MTGGoldfish were you at scg syracuse? I think we might have traded. I was the guy that wanted that beta unsummon from you but you couldn't find anything. I didnt wanna say anything cause I didnt recognize your voice. The beard was a dead giveaway though.

[@buttergod42]

..... you can win through damage Allosarus Rider gets hit by neoform into griselbrand. Exile Sprit Guide to get Samuts Sprint. Attack for 10 pay 28 life draw 28 cards. Cast a flurry of the hordes and attack for 10 once again.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Ohh, that sounds like another sweet way to pull off the combo kill. Hadn't really considered going on the Griselbrand attack plan.

[@ErroneousClique]

Woohoo! Modern! XD

[@XxiOSgamerxX]

What happened 12 minutes in?

[@natanieldequeiroz8006]

i really like to know too

[@grommthemans]

Opponent cast set adrift and the only legal target was thing in the ice so it went back on top of their library

[@MTGGoldfish]

Opponent was trying to flip their Thing in the Ice, so they targeted it with Set Adrift (which puts a permanent on top of the library), apparently thinking that TiTi flipping would fizzle it, but that's not how it works, so the flipped TiTi and immediately had to put it on top of their deck, leaving them emptyhanded.

[@Thestar17x]

Neobrando

[@Astar72439]

Idk if this could be considered much abrew at this point

[@maximiliansahler7487]

Nick Kroll?!

[@welersoncarvalho4245]

Why no challice on 1 against path? lol

[@christopherrue1773]

Magic the Gathering as it should be. :)

[@MTGGoldfish]

Good, clean Magic.

[@CaptNovogrod]

Why are you sideboarding when you win on turn 1? You literally had zero info when you went against the burn deck.

[@InsaneDrGreenthumb]

CaptNovogrod You side in the Echoing Truths to deal with any hate permanents your opponent may board in after you showed them your combo in G1

[@MTGGoldfish]

Basically just assuming that the opponent will have some sort of hate.

[@StevenSeagull69]

Dude at Friday night magic plays this deck EVERY. WEEK. he wonders why no one likes him lol

[@ScaredMotion]

When Windows Update tries to combo block you

[@NotoriouslyADD]

Thank you for not playing lightning storm. Lab man is the way to go.

[@serenastieveling]

Leyline hard counters lightning storm.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Plus Lab Man is fun!

[@the_old_crimge74]

Ok, something has been bugging me, why does this deck play that convoke wurm when it could play the buy-a-box promo that's 16 Mana?

[@jackmcfetridge]

Because the buy-a-box promo (impervious greatwurm is what I assume you're talking about) is a 16/16 with convoke and indestructible for ten mana, not 16.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Shoal cares about mana cost rather than power/toughness.

[@the_old_crimge74]

Ah, for some reason I was remembering it cost 16

[@ronankelley7768]

Auto-Kytheon- worm

[@kiDchemical]

Just run it back until you know what opponent is on

[@TheObviousCircus]

Does this deck just get wrecked by Force of Negation?

[@jaggededge11]

Yes, unless the deck starts packing Autumn's Veil, Guttural Response or Pact of Negation

[@MTGGoldfish]

It's a good answer to the combo, yeah (which is probably a positive thing for Modern overall, there needs to be more answers to turn one/two combos li9ke this).

[@MrThewooter]

As foretold jeskai is still a recm humans play? Huh, ok.

[@xylophone897]

I like the name Dino Belcher better.

[@arashinoguardianyeah9083]

I laughed off my chair in that first match...poor op though, i think he could have quit magic for good after that punt

[@Smorehead13]

More scoop early complaints :p haha. Against burn you could have seen what you draw after grizzel dies and if you hit rider you could have still won. And then again you scooped to swiftspear when you werent dead haha. They needed to topdeck and at first you only needed a green card but nurishinged despite just needing them to whiff and even after that just needed to topdeck rider and them to whiff. You assumed they had you dead when they would have killed you if they did 🤓

[@faradin42]

Not calling it Nio Brando.... ooof

[@propyrolan]

Modern is the best format lel

[@johnfarley7074]

Neva scoop

[@NicoJansevanRensburg]

Stone forge too strong for modern... twin too strong for modern....

[@gavinzurmely7998]

Nico Janse van Rensburg But Griselbrand? Nah, perfectly fair

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Burning shoal too strong for modern

[@antoniocatenaortega9852]

Is this the future of MTG, indeed playing by yourself in a cubical of 2 by 2 on the 13th floor?? No need for a playgroup with this one... I agree with you Mark Gulbranson... yawningly boring.

[@miketraster9658]

With L. Mulligan neobrand became SO consistent with T1 kills. Not healthy for the format...

[@dmany13]

Darn you windows update

[@guisseppimelon8224]

This deck dies to force of negation tho